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Vol. 13 No. 107 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Wednesday, 1 September, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/- Delhi Congress Committee office bearers join AAP, Assam Congress To Cut Ties With Key Raghav Chadha welcomes new members in the party 'Mahajot' Allies Over "BJP Praise"

Guwahati: The Assam Congress has decided to sever ties with two of its key allies in the state with whom the party took on the BJP- led alliance in this year's assembly AAP MLA Raghav polls. The much hyped 10-party 'Mahajot' is all set to collapse as Chadha said the the party's state unit division writing to the high command to country's politics needs break the alliance with Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal led-AIUDF youth leadership, and and Hagrama Mohilary's Bodoland Peoples Front. A core- the Aadmi Party is the committee meeting presided by Assam Congress President party of the youth and Bhupen Borah observed that alliance partner AIUDF's "continuous praise" be a part of the alliance and instead, he said, inspired by CM for the BJP and the Chief Minister has baffled must remain independent and focus on growing Kejriwal’s work, the members of Congress. stronger at the grassroots. "When the Congress "TheAIUDF (All India United Democratic Front) was in the Mahajot and had to leave several governance, and leaderships' and senior members continuously seats for our allies, many grassroots workers and mysteriously praising the BJP party and were disheartened. So, it is time that the party honesty. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has listens to the aspirations and sentiments of the affected the public perception of the Congress party workers and free itself from the grand New Delhi: People are constantly joining the and Mehar Yadav joined the Aam Aadmi party," Congress's chief spokesperson alliance," he added. The main opposition Aam Aadmi Party after being influenced Party with their supporters. Introducing the Aam Aadmi Party, the Rajinder Nagar Bobbeeta Sharma said. "In this connection, Congress managed 29 seats in the March-April by the Kejriwal government's monumental the leaders to the gathering, Raghav Congress team has completely shifted to after a long discussion, the Core Committee elections, three seats more than 2016 polls. The work in various areas like schools, Chadha said, “Vikas Sharma served the Aam Aadmi Party, making the party members of APCC (Assam Pradesh Congress AIUDF won 16 seats up from 13 last time while BPF got four seats against 12 in previous polls hospitals, electricity, water, roads, and Wi- Congress for the last 16 years. He held stronger in Rajinder Nagar. While Committee) unanimously decided that AIUDF Fi services. AAP senior Leader and MLA important positions, like the Block Youth can no longer remain an alliance partner of and the CPM won just one seat. inducting them into the party, Raghav Reacting to the Congress statement to cut ties, the Raghav Chadha inducted several former Congress President and District Karol Chadha said, “They are taking these tough 'Mahajot' and in this regard will send intimation Congress workers and office bearers into Bagh Vice President and was till now a to AICC," Ms Sharma said. She also said that in AIUDF has also issued a press statement saying political decisions after being influenced the meeting, the discussion was also held about that the decision is "unfortunate". The AIUDF the party. Delegate of the Delhi State Congress by the development works done during by also stated that the 'Mahajot' was an alliance of On the occasion, Chadha said that the Committee. Mehar Yadav has also held the alliance with BPF (Bodoland Peoples the Aam Aadmi Party. Both the leaders Front). "Since BPF had already expressed their all secular political parties of Assam and the country's politics needs youth leadership, important posts like Block Youth Congress along with their teams have assured that unwillingness in various forums to remain in Congress has taken a 'one-sided' decision to and the Aadmi Party is the party of the President, and Rajinder Nagar Vidhan they would serve the public by working the 'Mahajot', therefore the APCC President has break the alliance. Earlier this year, the youth and inspired by CM Kejriwal’s Sabha Youth Congress President and was step by step with the Kejriwal government. been given full authority to take decision on this Congress had forged the 'Mahajot' with several work, governance, and honesty, people currently a Delegate of the Delhi State The country's politics needs youth matter and intimate the High Command," Ms parties including its arch enemy, AIUDF and its have been constantly joining the Aam Congress Committee.” leadership, and the Aadmi Party is the party Sharma said. Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi had estranged ally BPF, ahead of the assembly elections. Aadmi Party.On Monday, Vikas Sharma With Mehar Yadav and Vikas Sharma joining of the youth” just days ago said the Congress must no longer UP polls: Manish Sisodia, Karnataka CM Bommai asks officials to BJP Rushes Top Leaders To Sanjay Singh booked over Tripura Ahead Of Cabinet AAP’s Tiranga Yatra in Agra expedite disposal of SC/ST atrocity cases Expansion: Sources Agra. The Agra administration lodged an FIR against Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Bengaluru. Karnataka Chief Minister this matter, a state-level Review Agartala, Tripura: The BJP-led government in Sisodia, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh and Basavaraj Bommai has directed Committee comprising three members hundreds of AAP workers over the party’s Tripura, which came to power in 2018, is likely officials to take steps for speedy representing these communities was to conducts its first-ever cabinet expansion TirangaYatra on Sunday. disposal of cases of atrocities constituted. CM Bommai has also The FIR says Section 144 of the CrPC was today amid reports of growing dissidence committed against SC and STs that are directed stern action against those who against Chief Minister Biplab Deb. The imposed in Agra and the Tiranga Yatra was pending in courts. submit and issue fake caste certificates, decision was taken on Monday night after a taken out without permission. Covid as this deprives eligible people from While chairing a meeting of the State series of meetings held by top BJP leaders who guidelines were also violated, the FIR says. Level Vigilance and Monitoring availing government facilities. 17 AAP leaders have been named in the FIR were rushed to Agartala to resolve the internal Committee under SC/ ST (Prevention The Chief Minister also directed the crisis, sources said. and more than 400 unknown people have also of Atrocities) Act 1989 at Vidhan concerned departments to take steps to been booked under sections 188 CrPC, 269, Soudha on Monday, Bommai directed make amendments to rules to increase Party insiders also say that the Trinamool 270 IPC and under the Epidemic Diseases the Principal Secretary Social Welfare the time limit for applying for Congress's attempt to make inroads in Tripura Act. Sanjay Singh said that the Agra to personally coordinate with Home and government jobs on compassionate has also prompted the party high command to sub-divisional level committees hold rush central leaders to the state "to take administration did not allow the party to pass Law Departments to ensure there is no delay meetings quarterly. The Chief Minister told grounds for the kin of victims who died due through Mantola, a Muslim-dominated area. in investigation, filing charge sheet and to atrocity. As per Bommai’s instructions, corrective measures". Three MLAs - officials to focus on the safety and protection Ramprasad Paul, Bhagaban Das and Sushanta Due to this, the party had to change the route prosecution of such cases. He also directed of complainants and witnesses. In sensitive officials must give priority to education, of its journey at the last moment. The Yatra the officials to take steps to increase employment and empowerment of SC/ ST Chowdhury - will be sworn in as ministers in cases, he advised police to provide all likelihood. All of them are first-time started from GIC Ground and went through conviction rate. Officials have been directed protection to plaintiffs on the way to court. people and implement their welfare Mahatma Gandhi Marg till the Shaheed to review action taken report on the decision programmes in time bound manner. He told legislators. The event may happen this Notably, the committee has decided to evening, sources further added. On Monday, Smarak located at Sanjay Place. In view of taken in the meeting every month. It was appoint an additional advocate general to that ESCOMs were directed to utilise funds the upcoming 2022 UP Assembly election, previously decided to hold quarterly under SCSP/ TSP. The Act would be the party high command rushed top leaders, oversee the process. More than 1.8 lakh including BJP national secretary Dilip Saikia, AAP has started preparations in Agra. meeting of the committee in case of issues applications under Scheduled Tribes and amended to ensure that the funds allocated AAP ALLEGES POLITICAL that need to be addressed immediately. for the welfare of these communities shall be BJP North East Zonal secretary (organization) other traditional forest dwellers Act 2006 Ajay Jamwal, the party's Tripura unit head CONSPIRACY Bommai has also instructed that district and have been rejected in the state. To review utilised for the very purpose only. A local leader of the AAP said that the case has Vinod Sonkar and General Secretary been registered as a part of a political (Organization) Phanindranath Sarma. Their conspiracy. Only a few weeks ago, Agra MP ED raids Pune transport office in probe against Maharashtra Minister Anil Parab four-day visit is aimed at strengthening the SP Singh Baghel's welcome procession party's organizational base. Union Minister of stretched from the Yamuna Expressway, Mumbai. Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued to Parab by ED asking him to in July 2020, Parab had asked him to State from Tripura Pratima Bhowmik also through the entire length of Agra, and was officials conducted searches on the appear before the agency on Tuesday. contact SBUT (Saifee Burhani Upliftment reached Agartala and joined the meeting. The participated by thousands of BJP supporters, premises of Deputy Regional Transport Dismissed assistant police inspector Trust) officials against whom an inquiry Chief Minister and other senior leaders also he said. At several places, Baghel, who had Officer (DyRTO) Bajrang Kharmate in Sachin Vaze had made allegations against was pending with the Mumbai Police. participated in the meeting to discuss come to Agra for the first time after being Pune on Monday in connection with its Parab in a letter he wanted to submit at the Parab had allegedly asked Vaze to bring important organizational matters, sources appointed in the Union Cabinet, was probe against Maharashtra Transport NIA court. In the letter written in April by the SBUT officials to him and extort Rs 50 added. welcomed by party supporters throughout the Minister and Shiv Sena leader Anil Parab. Vaze, he had alleged that other than crore from them to settle the pending day, he said. The probe relates to the corruption case Deshmukh, Parab had also asked him to inquiry. In January 2021, Parab allegedly In A First, Nine Supreme Court against former Home Minister Anil extort crores of rupees on two different asked Vaze to extort Rs 2 crore each from Day after Dy CM sought action on Deshmukh. On Sunday, summons were occasions. Vaze had said in the letter that 50 blacklisted contractors of BMC. Judges Take Oath In One Go SDM, Haryana CM defends him New Delhi: Nine new Supreme Court judges, including three women, were administered Chandigarh. A day after Haryana Deputy Special vaccination drive on Wednesdays, jabs their oaths of office by Chief Justice NV CM Dushyant Chautala said that the state Ramana this morning. This is the first time in government will act against the Karnal the history of India's highest court that nine SDM for his controversial remarks, judges have been sworn in at one time. The purportedly asking the police to beat up ceremony was held in the auditorium of the protesting farmers, Haryana Chief Minister to 10 lakh in one go: Karnataka Health Minister Court's additional building complex; Manohar Lal Khattar Monday said that Simmi Kaur Babbar traditionally it is administered in the chief “although the officer’s choice of words was justice's court room. not correct, strictness had to be ensured at Bengaluru.Aspecial vaccination drive primary classes. Schools and the venue (of BJP meeting), where law and will be conducted every Wednesday colleges have been opened in the The nine new judges include Justice Abhay with the aim of inoculating 10 lakh state for 9th, 10th and PUC Shreeniwas Oka (former Chief Justice of order had to be maintained”. people in one go, said Karnataka students. Meanwhile, Covid-19 Farmer unions condemned Khattar’s “soft Karnataka High Court), Justice Vikram Nath Health & Medical Education guidelines have been issued ahead (former Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court), stance” on IAS officerAyush Sinha’s action, Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Monday. of the festive season. “The and the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) The Centre has provided 1.10 crore government does not want to Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari (former expressed “deep shock and objection Covid-19 vaccine doses in the month restrict any celebrations, but the Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court) and against the Chief Minister’s defence of the of August and the supply has decision has to be taken according Justice Hima Kohli (former Chief Justice of officer”. The Karnal SDM had earlier told increased further after Chief Minister to the situation. It is our duty to keep Telangana High Court). Justice BV The Indian Express that the video clip of his Basavaraj Bommai and Dr K in mind welfare of all the citizens. Nagarathna (formerly a judge in the Karnataka remarks that went viral on social media Sudhakar took up the matter with the Everyone should respect and follow High Court) was also sworn in. Justice “was doctored”, and that “only a selected government. the guidelines,” said Dr Sudhakar. Nagarathna is in line to become India's first portion” of his briefing to the police “We are aiming to vaccinate 5 lakh MOBILE NUMBER FOR woman chief justice in September 2027. She is people every day from now onwards. VACCINATION personnel deployed at his naka was made On Wednesday during special the daughter of former Chief Justice ES viral. Replying to questions on Monday, The same number used during vaccination drive the target is to registering for the first dose of Venkataramiah. The other new judges are Khattar said: “If any action has to be taken vaccinate at least 10 lakh people. This will vaccination drive will be conducted for slum vaccination should be provided while Justice CT Ravikumar (former Kerala High (against the officer), it would first have to be ensure 1.5 to 2 crore doses in one month. We dwellers every day which will enable staff to registering for second dose as well. Court judge), Justice MM Sundresh (former assessed by the district administration. The are aiming to make Bengaluru the first metro conduct the drive at every slums. Priority Otherwise, the information will mismatch Madras High Court judge), Justice Bela M DGP is also looking into it. We shall see it city to complete vaccination for all its will be accorded to the border districts of and final certificate will not be generated, Dr Trivedi (former Gujarat High Court judge ) later. To maintain law and order, strictness eligible residents,” said Dr Sudhakar. Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada and Sudhakar cautioned. PHANA has submitted Karnataka has administered four crore Udupi districts and villages within 20 kms of and Justice PS Narasimha (senior advocate had to be ensured.”“Also, the lathicharge a report to tackle the possible third Covid-19 and former Additional Solicitor General). vaccines, with one crore doses recorded in state borders. “Our aim is to fully vaccinate wave and the Karnataka government is well took place at Bastara toll plaza, while the the entire eligible population by the end of With the addition of these nine judges the video of the officer that went viral was at a the BBMP limits. The state government is prepared to tackle the challenge, the minister undertaking measures to increase the December,” reiterated the health minister. assured. “Government will discuss its strength of the Supreme Court stands at 33, distance of 15 km from the place where number in Bidar, Yadgir, Raichur and Dr Sudhakar further said that a decision will lathicharge took place. suggestions with the technical advisory including the Chief Justice, out of a sanctioned Kalburgi districts. Additionally, a special soon be taken on opening schools for committee. strength of 34. 2 New Delhi, Wednesday, 1 September, 2021 NATIONAL THE SIKH TIMES

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Jungle Tea Safari' toy train Mumbai cops reach BJP MLA Ram Kadam's house started to boost tourism in Siliguri- after he announces to celebrate Dahi Handi Kolkata: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has introduced a regular basis 'Jungle Tea Safari' toy train to boost tourism in On Tuesday, Mumbai Police personnel reached the residence of BJP MLA Ram Kadam after he announced to celebrate Dahi Handi festival. Siliguri. The toy train, started on Monday, will travel from Siliguri to Rongtong, The MLA was earlier served a notice to not celebrate the festival as the state government banned it in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. according to the NFR. Mumbai. Police personnel reached the “All I am saying is allow me with Both the BJP and the Sanjay Chilwarwar,ADRM, Katihar division, residence of BJP MLA Ram Kadam on five other people. All of them are Maharashtra Navnirman NFR, told ANI, "....We're focusing on Tuesday after he announced to celebrate the doubly vaccinated. This Hindu Sena (MNS) have said they Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) to Dahi Handi festival, which has been banned tradition is very old and we need would be celebrating the boost tourism. Response has been positive," by the Maharashtra government in view of to keep the tradition alive. We festival despite the adding that "Complementary snacks will be the Covid-19 pandemic. won’t be breaking any Covid government ban. MNS leader served on this train." Notably, the According to reports, Ram Kadam was protocols. But I am not being Sandeep Deshpande Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) has organising Dahi Handi inside his house when allowed to move out from my organised a token Dahi Handi started the toy train second time to attract the police reached his residence. The police house.” “This government is event in the suburban area of tourists and to boost the tourism in the are not allowing him to move out, the leader anti-Hindu and is using the Dadar in Mumbai. region. The toy train will run on a regular said. “Today, we showed the Thackeray Mumbai police to stop us from Deshpande charged the state basis from Siliguri Junction to Rongtong government that no one can dampen our celebrating the traditional government with putting hill station with a heritage steam engine and spirit. We have upheld the Hindu tradition festival of Dahi Handi,” he said. restrictions over Hindu vista dome dining car facilities. The tourists and even after the Thackeray government not Ram Kadam accused Shiv Sena festivals and asserted that the can enjoy the scenic beauty of Mahananda giving permission, we celebrated this Hindu of losing their identity after government leaders Wildlife Sanctuary and the hills from the festival,” said Ram Kadam. On Monday, the joining hands with the Congress. themselves never followed train. After the three-hour journey, the toy police had issued a notice to Ram Kadam "This is not the Shiv Sena of any safety protocols. train reaches Rongtong station, and again asking him not to indulge in any activity that Balasahib Thackeray. Ever since dramatic move, the BJP leader locked the The MNS leader further said comes back to Siliguri Junction. The DHR could lead to a law and order situation and a the Shiv Sena has joined hands with the traditional Dahi Handi and said the lock that in defiance of the “Talibani order” of the toy train service was suspended for one- spread in Covid-19 cases. Last week, Chief Congress they have lost their identity. They represented the suppression of the Uddhav state government, the party, as promised, and-a-half-year in the wake of the COVID- Minister Uddhav Thackeray told Dahi Handi have lost their Hindutva," he said. Thackeray government. “How is it that only kept the long tradition alive and formed the 19 pandemic. festival organisers that Maharashtra should Since early Tuesday morning, heavy police Hindu festivals are stopped. Other religious human pyramid at 6 am - the auspicious time set an example by postponing celebrations deployment was seen outside Ram Kadam’s festivals aren’t stopped. The Sena might for celebration. On August 30 as well, the Congress Odisha in-charge for some time to fight Covid-19. Khar residence. The BJP leader has vowed have left its Hindutva but we will celebrate MNS defied state government orders and RAM KADAM CALLS OUT SHIV SENA that he will celebrate the festival despite the the festival at all cost," he said. organised human pyramids in several steps in to solve feud Opposing the CM's order, Ram Kadam said, government’s ban on celebrations. In a MNS CELEBRATES DAHI HANDI suburban areas of Mumbai and Ghatkopar.

Mysuru rape accused arrested earlier in Saleem Kidwai (1951- 2021): ‘Generous, sandalwood theft cases, got bail in Feb encouraged people to sandalwood pieces from a car with Tamil Nadu and Chamarajnagar, Karnataka. Police be comfortable with Bhubaneswar. All India Congress Police are now looking at the Nadu registration. A senior officer said the sources said the ticket found at the crime scene, Committee (AICC) Odisha in-charge A seized sandalwood was worth Rs 5.5 lakh. the language the suspects spoke in, and cell their sexuality’ Chella Kumar reached Bhubaneswar on possibility of the sandalwood theft “He was on the (police) radar, but not for tower information of Tamil Nadu phones that Monday amid reports of factionalism and gang's involvement in other attacks crimes against women. He was out on bail,” were in use at the crime spot led police to the Lucknow. The consensus among those rifts spiralling in the party’s state unit and the officer added. suspects. Bhupathi was a key link in the case, who knew historian, scholar and held a meeting with senior state leaders. and robberies in Mysuru, which may Before that, in 2019, Bhupathi and an leading to the arrest of four others. Police queer rights activist Saleem Kidwai is Kumar’s visit comes in the backdrop of associate, Praveen Kumar, alias Thambi, sources said Bhupathi and a second person that he never said no to share the remarks by Congress’s chief whip in the have not been reported on account of 20, were accused of stealing sandalwood allegedly involved in the gangrape were also “wealth of knowledge he possessed”. state Assembly, Tara Prasad Bahinipati, trees on November 29 and December 1, involved in the sandalwood theft and “His greatest quality was that he holding Odisha Pradesh Congress fear among the victims. from the premises of Sandalwood Oil smuggling cases. “They would come to always encouraged people to explore Committee president Niranjan Patnaik Factory and the forest department, Mysuru often, go the banana market. Their their ideas and for that, he never responsible for the downward trend of the respectively, in Mysuru. In another case recent visit, when the crime was committed, hesitated in sharing his knowledge. party’s performance in the state. The Bengaluru. A KEY accused in the Mysuru registered last year, Bhupathi is accused, along was also to the market,” a source said. Bhupathi gangrape case was linked to at least four He was very generous with his friction is a matter of concern for the party with Praveen, of stealing a sandalwood tree and Praveen Kumar were due to attend a court knowledge, which was immense and as the state is gearing up for rural body polls sandalwood theft and smuggling cases in the from the home of a Mysuru resident named hearing in connection with the sandalwood he was one of the most humble people scheduled for early 2022. Reacting to the region since 2019, with the latest of those filed Chirag Mehta on July 9-10 night. Bhupathi was theft cases of 2019 and 2020 on August 27 this I have known,” said author Rana fallout between Patnaik and Bahinipati, in January this year, it has emerged. Police are linked to the 2019 and 2020 cases after his year. Chella Kumar said such activities would not now looking at the possibility of the Safvi, speaking after Kidwai’s death arrest this January. While he got bail in the “The accused are between 17 and 28 years. They — due to heart-related complications be tolerated in the party. After a meeting sandalwood theft gang’s involvement in other latest sandalwood theft and smuggling case on have confessed to having committed similar convened with the senior Congress leaders attacks and robberies in Mysuru, which may at his residence in Lucknow’s January 30, he was was released on bail in the crimes in the past and were confident they Mahanagar area on Monday morning. of the state, Chella Kumar also assured that have not been reported on account of fear earlier three cases on February 26 this year. A would not get caught because of fear of Kidwai, who was openly gay, taught the discord has been mended. “Party would among the victims. vital clue that led to the arrest of Bhupathi and exposure among victims,” a police source said. not take any disciplinary action against Bhupathi, alias Keeri, 24, a resident of Talavadi four other suspects from Tamil Nadu onAugust “We suspect the accused recorded videos and medieval history at Delhi Bahinipati as he has already accepted his town in Tamil Nadu’s Erode district, a key 28 — four days after the gangrape of a student were blackmailing victims to prevent police University’s Ramjas College for 20 mistake,” he added. Meanwhile, two senior accused held in the August 24 gangrape case, and assault on her male friend in Lalithadripura reports. The Forensic Science Laboratory team years till 1993, before he returned to AICC members from Uttar Pradesh, was arrested, along with three others, on near Chamundi Hills road of Mysuru — was a is looking at the mobile phones of the accused,” Lucknow after taking early Shailendra Singh and Rajesh Singh, have January 8 after Mysuru police seized 40 kg bus ticket for travel between Talavadi in Tamil the source said. retirement to focus on scholarship. resigned from the party’s primary He is survived by his three sisters – membership, alleging that old and loyal Azra Kidwai, Sufia Kidwai and Congress leaders are being neglected. Afsaha Kidwai. His burial was Congress state secretary Raghavendra Selection of district party chief exposes rift within Kerala Congress conducted in his ancestral village Pratap Singh denied the allegations. Badagaon in Barabanki district. Thiruvananthapuram. Disquiet is brewing president K Sudhakaran and Opposition Kidwai was one of the first academics in the Kerala unit of the Congress over the leader V D Satheesan, Chennithala said, to publicly speak as a member of the ED searches seven locations appointment of party chiefs in 14 districts in “the present leaders have been part of LGBT community. He co-edited a linked to Sena MP Gawali the state. The selection of a new crop of groups and acted as the group managers. book named ‘Same-Sex Love in leaders has demonstrated the declining sway After securing party positions, such India: Readings in Indian Literature’ of senior leaders Oommen Chandy and leaders have now started denouncing with Ruth Vanita, an Indian academic “The offence was in connection with Ramesh Chennithala, who would share the groups. I can’t agree with that stand of who teaches at University of alleged misappropriation of Rs 16 party slots at all rungs between them for leaders.” Montana. It was a collection of crore. Searches were conducted at nearly two decades. Several young and middle-rung leaders, writings on same-sex love from over seven places in Washim district in A day after Chandy and Chennithala openly previously loyalists of Chandy or 2,000 years of Indian literature. “The connection with the offence,” ED expressed their displeasure over their Chennithala, are now rallying behind the idea behind the book was to sources said. nominees not being considered as DCC new leadership combine of state Congress contradict this idea that presidents, senior Congress leader A V president K Sudhakaran and Leader of the homosexuality as a concept emerged Gopinath, who lost in the race for the Palakkad against the appointment of Palod Ravi as DCC Opposition V D Satheesan. They include Nagpur . THE Enforcement Directorate president in Thiruvananthapuram and had from the west and was adopted by (ED) on Monday carried out searches at district, quit the party on Monday. Former party Chandy’s confidant Thiruvanchoor legislator K Sivadasan Nair and KPCC general claimed that Venugopal is a Congress Radhakrishnan and former party state chief K Indians…it was the British who came seven places, including an educational ‘terminator’ in Kerala. Realising that the institute, connected to Shiv Sena MP secretary K PAnil Kumar were suspended from Muraleedharan. Sudhakaran said, “Till now, to India with their Victorian values Bhavana Gawali in Washim in reference to the party after they openly criticised the new Congress in the state is emerging out of their decisions had been taken by them (Chandy and who villainised it,” said Lucknow- an offence registered at Risod town in the list, while KPCC secretary P S Prasanth was shadows, Chandy and Chennithala said neither Chennithala) without any discussions with based author and journalist Mehru district last year. expelled on Monday after he wrote to senior was consulted before the list of DCC chiefs was others. It is quite natural that they get uneasy Jaffer, who was a close friend of party leader Rahul Gandhi, raising allegations finalised. “A far better list could have been when that practice is over. Henceforth, only Kidwai. “I think one of his bigger “The offence was in connection with alleged brought out if consultations were held,” misappropriation of Rs 16 crore. Searches against AICC general secretary K C merit would matter in Congress. The days of contributions was that he encouraged were conducted at seven places in Washim Venugopal. Prasanth, who had contested in the Chandy said. Upset over the party rejecting his groupism are over and the party would have to people to be comfortable with their district in connection with the offence,” ED recent assembly elections, had come out nominees, Chennithala said group is a reality in change into a semi-cadre nature. sexuality. sources said. Last week, senior Bharatiya the Congress. Apparently referring to KPCC Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya had told The Indian Express that action would be taken against Gawali in connection with “a Rs 100-crore fraud”. Somaiya’s car was attacked with stones and Probe into Lanka boat intercepted with drugs, rifles ink last week when he was in Washim district to visit Shri Balaji Particle Board Limited unit at Risod, which is at the center of the alleged fraud. Gawali, the five-term may suggest LTTE revival: Kerala, TN officials Sena Parliamentarian from Yavatmal- Washim, said the ED raid was akin to the Emergency. “I was not given any notice by Chennai. An ongoing National Investigation intelligence officer attached to Kerala ATamil Nadu intelligence officer said there the ED. The ED officials have come to my Agency (NIA) probe into the seizure of 300 Police. The NIA probe would later find was evidence that Rajan met Sri Lankan institutions and are investigating. This is kg heroin, five AK-47 rifles and 1,000 live that six Sinhalese were labourers. drug lord Madhush Lakshitha alias akin to the Emergency and all the Shiv Sena rounds of 9mm ammunition off the coast of Meanwhile, Rajan was arrested from ‘Makandure Madush’, who was killed in leaders are being targeted,” said the MP. Vizhinjam near Thiruvananthapuram has led Angamaly, Kerala in August and was a shootout in the island nation in October “When there was some mismatch in the to speculation that an international drug later taken into custody by the Tamil 2020. “Rajan also was in touch with accounts, I myself had lodged an FIR running and weapon trading racket is aimed Nadu Q-branch for his links with LTTE Salim,” said the officer. There was also regarding my institution. But, picking up a at reviving the Sri Lankan Tamil separatist groups still active in Tamil Nadu and Sri evidence that Rajan and Soundarajan single sentence and single number from it group LTTE. Lanka. But after the NIA stepped in and worked closely with individuals who are and making it look like a big thing is being The case relates to the March 18 interception of took over the probe, they found being monitored for their sympathies for done by some political leaders. Children a boat with the contraband by the Coast scientific evidence of a Dubai link from LTTE and its reported revival mission. “If from rural areas have been studying in my Guard following an intelligence input. The a Thuraya handset (considered an drugs were to earn money, the five AK-47 institution for the last 20 years,” said mastermind behind the operation was Sri advanced satellite phone) which was rifles seized from the boats were Gawali, while speaking with media Lankan Tamil Suresh Rajan, a resident of seized from the boat. “That was the crucial 18 incident was not an isolated case. supposedly for LTTE sleeper cells,” the persons, after the ED searches on her Colombo who had been living at Kundrathur, evidence that led to the arrest of Suresh and “Evidences collected from Rajan after his officer said. Officers in Kerala and Tamil institution. Gawali asked if similar a Chennai suburb, for some time. Multiple his associate Soundararajan,” the officer arrest, including those of transactions worth Nadu familiar with the NIA probe said they investigations would be carried out against sources in Kerala and Tamil Nadu said. crores, shows that he was an international are closely working with Central agencies to a BJP MLA who has been accused of intelligence agencies said they failed to During searches conducted by NIA at premises drug smuggler with active links with explore the LTTE angle. “We cannot corruption. Without naming the legislator, closely look at the case as it was being probed linked to the accused in Kerala and Tamil Pakistan-based drug runner Haji Salim, who ascertain at this moment whether there is Gawali said, “He has also committed a by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). Nadu, several incriminating documents, often shuttled between Dubai, Pakistan and already a revival (of LTTE) in Sri Lanka or scam of Rs 500 crore. Will the Union “The NCB was about to chargesheet six including books relating to LTTE and several Iran. Rajan held a prominent role in drugs Tamil Nadu, or if it is a group earning money government also initiate an ED probe into Sinhalese who were on board when NIA cellphones, gadgets and SIM cards were and arms trafficking to Sri Lanka through the in the guise of reviving the group,” said an it? This is my question,” she said. stepped in and probed further,” said an seized. According to the officer, the March backyard of India,” the officer said. officer. New Delhi, Wednesday, 1 September, 2021 DELHI-NCR THE SIKH TIMES 5 INS Airavat arrives in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam with Covid relief supplies PM Modi speaks to Assam CM over flood New Delhi. As part of the ongoing Mission SAGAR, INS Airavat arrived at Ho Chi NewMinh Delhi. City PortThe in VietnamCentral with Bureau Covid-19 of Investigationrelief material (CBI) on Monday.has arrested The theship chief is situation in state; assures all possible help managingcarrying 100 director metric (CMD)tons of liquidof a Kolkata-medical basedoxygen private in five company ISO containers from Maharashtra's and 300 New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on deluge across 17 districts, an official Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Morigaon, Palgharoxygen concentratorsin connection ofwith 10 a LPM chit fund capacity, case. Tuesday called Assam Chief Minister bulletin said.According to theAssam Nalbari and South Salmara district, Dibakareach based Das, on the requirementchief managing projected director by Himanta Biswa Sarma to enquire about the State Disaster Management the bulletin said. Roads and other (CMD)the government of Rubi Star of MarketingVietnam inPvt itsLtd, fight was flood situation in the state and assured all Authority (ASDMA), one child each infrastructure have been damaged producedagainst the before ongoing a pandemic.Kolkata court after his possible assistance. Confirming the drowned in the floodwaters at by floodwaters in Barpeta, INSarrest Airavat, and has an beenindigenously sent to five built days' Landing police development, Sarma took to Twitter today Chenga in Barpeta district and Darrang, Golaghat, Morigaon, custody.Ship Tank (Large) under the Eastern Naval and said the prime minister has assured all Mayong in Morigaon. More than Nagaon, Sivasagar, Lakhimpur, CBICommand had registered based at a Visakhapatnam,case on June 8, is 2017, on a help to combat the menace caused due to 3,63,100 persons were affected by and Tinsukia,ASDMAsaid.Atotal againstdeployment Dibakar to South Das andEast his Asia company for trans- on floods in Assam. "Adarniya Pradhan Mantri the floods in Barpeta, Biswanath, of 2,56,144 domestic animals and directionsshipment ofof Covid-19 the Supreme relief Court.aid. The It shipwas Narendra Modi telephoned today to enquire Cachar, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, poultry were affected in the allegedhad earlier that enteredDibakar TanjungDas had Priokentered Port into in a about flood situation and assured all help to Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, deluge, it added. According to a conspiracyJakarta, Indonesia with an onulterior August motive 24 and of Assam to combat this menace. Current flood Kamrup, West Karbi Anglong, report issued by the Central Water siphoningdisembarked off the10 illegallyliquid medical collected oxygen money has gravely impacted the livelihoods of Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Commission, the Brahmaputra is amountingcontainers requestedto Rs 38 crore by the from government the investors of people. My gratitude to Adarniya Modi Ji for Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar, flowing in "above normal to severe underIndonesia. various As partfraudulent of the Centre’s schemes vision on theof standing with us at this hour of crisis," Sarma Sonitpur, South Salmara and flood situations" in Dibrugarh, assuranceSAGAR (Security of paying and high Growth returns for All on in such the tweeted. Prime Minister Narendra Modi too Tinsukia districts, it said. 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The bulletin stated that different relief Sonitpur, Dikhow in Sivasagar, Sankosh in thethe company.entire extent An amount of the of Indian Rs 5.65 Ocean crore Centre to help mitigate the situation. I pray people being affected. Till Sunday, over 2.58 agencies have evacuated 470 persons from Dhubri, Subansiri in Lakhimpur, Dhansiri in wasincluding also South/diverted South from East the Asia company's and East for the safety and well-being of those living lakh people were affected by the flood across various parts of the state. The authorities Golaghat, Gaurang in Kokrajhar and accountAfrica. Indiato the andbank Vietnam account ofenjoy CMD, a strong which in the affected areas." 14 districts of the state. At present, 950 have distributed 621.34 quintals of rice, dal Puthimari in Kamrup districts are flowing in wastraditional misappropriated bond of friendship by the accused. and have been Assam flood situation worsens villages are under water and 30,333.36 and salt, 578.82 litres of mustard oil, 100 above normal to severe flood situations. working together towards a safer maritime The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on hectares of crop areas have been damaged "Kushiyara river (Barak and others) in domain. The two navies cooperate in quintals of cattle feed and other flood relief Monday with two persons losing their lives across Assam, ASDMAsaid. Authorities are items. Massive erosions were witnessed in Karimganj are flowing in an above normal various areas including a composite training and over 3.63 lakh people suffering in the running 44 relief camps and distribution flood situation," it said. programme in the fields of the submarine, Barpeta, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, aviation and technical training, and regularly carry out joint naval exercises in the form of bilateral exercises. The current Bad news for Noida, deployment of the ship aims to further strengthen the strategic relationship. The Uttarakhand: Pauri Garhwal reports first case ship will depart Ho Chi Minh City post Ghaziabad residents as 10- disembarkation of the medical supplies and as part of the ongoing Mission SAGAR Disputecontinue overonwards use toof deliverplot leads medical of Delta Plus AY-12 variant of coronavirus year scrapping rule for supplies to other friendly nations in the toregion. clash between two ? Diseases (NICD) and the diesel vehicles will apply communities in Delhi The number of Delta Plus variant of KwaZulu-Natal Research Uttarakhand: 5 dead, 2 missing coronavirus cases in Rudraprayag Innovation and Sequencing New Delhi. The Delhi government has as houses collapse after heavy district rose to 15 after a fresh case Platform (KRISP) in South Africa banned the use of 15-year-old petrol said the potential variant of vehicles and 10-year-old diesel vehicles in was reported on Monday. interest, C.1.2, was first detected rains in Dharchula the National Capital Region, NCR. The in the country in May this year. state government has been advised by the New Delhi. Five people, including three New Delhi. Pauri Garhwal district in C.1.2 has since been found in children, died and two others went missing Uttarakhand reported its first case of Delta China, the Democratic Republic National Green Tribunal to deregister any after heavy rains lashed Dharchula sub- Plus AY-12 variant of coronavirus on of the Congo, Mauritius, England, such vehicles that flout the norms. division of the district in Uttarakhand, Monday. The case of the Delta Plus AY-12 New Zealand, Portugal and The rules are also going to be applied for the resulting in the collapsing of houses in a variant of coronavirus was reported in Switzerland as of August 13, they residents of Noida, Ghaziabad and other village, an official said on Monday. Kotdwar in Pauri Garhwal.According to the the relatives and other people who came in said. According to the yet-to-be parts of the NCR as they will also have to get According to Pithoragarh District Magistrate State Health Department, necessary contact with the patient are being traced." peer-reviewed study posted on the preprint their old vehicles scrapped. In a public Ashish Chauhan, the incident took place in guidelines have been issued and the patient Meanwhile, the number of Delta Plus repository MedRxiv on August 24, C.1.2 notice, the department clarified that Jumma village on late Sunday night, has been quarantined at home. The medical variant of coronavirus cases in Rudraprayag has mutated substantially compared to C.1, although registration certificates of all types following which he rushed to the spot to team of the health department is district rose to 15 after a fresh case was one of the lineages which dominated the of vehicles are valid for 15 years, a diesel supervise relief and rescue operations. continuously monitoring the patient. reported on Monday, said the district health SARS-CoV-2 infections in the first wave in vehicle cannot ply beyond 10 years in Delhi. "While five bodies, including those of three However, no-objection certificates for children, have been recovered, the search for Officials said that relatives and other people department. New Covid variant, C.1.2, South Africa. The new variant has more two more still missing is underway," SSB who came in contact with the patient are maybe more infectious: StudyA new variant mutations than other variants of concern vehicles aged 10 to 15 years can be obtained commandant MP Singh said. The deceased being traced. With tests also being done at of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes (VOCs) or variants of interest (VOIs) so that they can be registered in states where children have been identified as Sanjana the entry points of the Pauri Garhwal COVID-19, has been detected in South detected worldwide so far, the researchers it is permissible, it stated. "Owners of over (15), Renu (11), Shivani (9) -- all daughters district, a total of 15 new COVID cases have Africa and many other countries globally said. They noted that the number of 10-year-old diesel and 15-year-old petrol of Joga Singh of Jumma village -- and the been reported. Chief Medical Officer, Pauri which could be more transmissible and available sequences of C.1.2 may be an vehicles are advised not to ply these other two as Sunita Devi and Parwati Devi. Dr. Manoj Sharma said, "travel history of evade protection provided by vaccines, underrepresentation of the spread and vehicles on the roads in Delhi/NCR and Jayamati Devi and Lal Singh who were frequency of the variant in South Africa and injured have been admitted to Dharchula the patient of Delta Plus variant of according to a study. Scientists from further advised to get such end of life PHC, officials said. Sniffer dogs are being coronavirus is being taken. Along with this, National Institute for Communicable around the world. vehicles scrapped through authorised used by the search teams to trace Chander scrappers of the transport department," said Singh and Hajari Devi, who are still missing, the notice. It also cited a Supreme Court district disaster management officer order for impounding end-of-life diesel and Bhupendra Singh Mahar said. The district petrol vehicles. magistrate said that a helipad has been built Indian Army to place orders worth Rs The Union government in its voluntary in the affected area, a control room has been set up and a medical team has been sent to vehicle scrapping policy has allowed plying the village to treat the injured. "Rescue of old vehicles if they pass fitness test. The operations will continue until all the missing policy provides for fitness test after 20 years persons are found and the affected people for personal vehicles while commercial are moved to safety. The casualties could be 15,000 crore for indigenous weapon systems vehicles require it after the completion of 15 higher as the affected village is on the top of years. End-of-life vehicles in Delhi, a hill," Chauhan added. An aerial survey of New Delhi. The Indian Army is going to distances up to 25-30 km. the village has been conducted by a including two-wheelers, number around 37 helicopter and SDRF and NDRF teams have place orders worth around Rs 15,000 The missiles are capable of performing in lakh out of over one crore registered been sent, along with police and revenue crore for indigenous weapon systems extremely cold weather conditions in vehicles. Many of these ply on the roads teams, to the village to run relief and rescue including Akash missiles and ALH Ladakh and meet all the requirements causing pollution. Here are some of the operations on a war footing. Meanwhile, Dhruv helicopters. of the Indian Army in mountainous and answers you might be wanting: Will the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh The Defence Acquisition Council, led by other regions along India's boundaries Dhami spoke to Chauhan and Kumaon fitness certificate issued by the central Commissioner Sushilk Kumar to assess the defence minister Rajnath Singh, is with China and Pakistan. The missile government be not useful? The rule extent of damage caused by heavy rains in expected to make orders for two system developed by the Defence propagated by the centre will be applicable Jumma village. He directed the officials to regiments of Akash missiles for the Research and Development in the entire country except Delhi. The move the affected people to safe locations army's air defence and 25 ALH Organisation is already in the Army's prohibition order in the state has been done immediately and make adequate helicopters for the army's aviation wing, service. Upgraded versions of it will be due to an order by the court, so you can get arrangements for food and medicine for relaxation only after an intervention by the them. The chief minister also asked the defence sources told India Today. The inducted into the services in the Kumaon commissioner to ensure that the two projects will boost the capability of Speaking about the Akash-S missiles to be coming days. The DRDO recently court. Is it possible to drive a Delhi vehicle roads, including national highways blocked the Indian Army to defend the boundaries of acquired by the force, sources said they are a tested the Akash-New Generation variant of in the NCR even if it doesn’t fulfill the by landslide rubble in the region should be the nation, they said. The force is also new variant of the Akash missile system the missile system. It is to be used for longer criteria? No. The rule is applicable in the cleared at the earliest. Though Pushkar looking at acquiring 25 ALH Dhruv Mark 3 range intersection of enemy targets and has entire Delhi-NCR area, which means you Singh Dhami wanted to take stock of the with a new indigenous seeker which helicopters for its aviation squadrons. improves accuracy and helps in taking down the capability to operate at very high altitude won’t be able to use any such vehicle in area himself, he could not do so pertaining to Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram. the bad weather conditions. AKASH-S MISSILES enemy aircraft and cruise missiles at locations along the northern borders. Concerned over Gaza escalation, need to address causes: India New Delhi. India on Monday expressed and achieve a two-state solution. The Minister, Benny Gantz, held talks with concern over the escalation at the Gaza Strip international community, the Middle East Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the and called for restraint on the part of all Quartet in particular, has an important role to West Bank on Sunday, the first high-level parties saying they should refrain from acts play in reviving these negotiations,” he said. meeting between the two sides in years. In his that could worsen the security situation of “The West Bank continues to witness incidents speech, Shringla noted that the decision by the region. of violence and clashes between the Israel to increase the number of work permits Speaking at the UN Security Council meeting Palestinians and Israeli security forces. Both issued to Palestinians will help strengthen in New York on the Middle East Peace sides must desist from provocative actions in both the Palestinian and Israeli economies. Process, including the Palestine Question, the interest of peace and stability,” Shringla “Further, the recognition of Covid vaccination Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said. “We note the progress in the legal certificates issued by the Palestinian authority also expressed hope for early challenge to the eviction of Palestinian and the facilitation of passage of patients from commencement of high-level negotiations families in Sheikh Jarrah and underscore the the Gaza Strip to the West Bank are also between Israel and Palestine that can need for respecting the historic status quo in positive signals,” he said. He reaffirmed “provide the best opportunity” to resolve all East Jerusalem and its neighbourhoods. We India’s call for regular and predictable transfer final status issues and achieve a two-state also urge parties to refrain from unilateral of aid and other essential items to Gaza to ease solution. “We are concerned by the recent actions that undermine the viability of the the humanitarian situation and facilitate early escalation in the Gaza Strip, which once two-State solution,” he added. He underlined reconstruction, as well as for appropriate use again underscores the fragility of the that “given our long-standing and firm of such aid. ceasefire and the urgent need for addressing commitment to the establishment of a “It is also important that the international donor the underlying causes that have triggered the sovereign, independent and viable State of community supports the reconstruction of the escalation,” said Shringla, who chaired the could exacerbate tensions and worsen the and Palestine contributes to a better Palestine, within secure, recognised and Gaza Strip through the PalestinianAuthority,” UNSC meeting as president of the Security security situation. We recognise the efforts environment for the resumption of direct mutually agreed borders, living side by side he said, adding that India takes note of the Council for the month of August. Addressing made by the UN and regional countries to peace negotiations. “We hope to see early with Israel in peace and security, India will incremental relaxation of restrictions for entry the council in his national capacity, Shringla prevent the hostilities from escalating into commencement of these negotiations remain fully supportive of all efforts to restart of commodities into the Gaza Strip and urges said India calls on “all parties to the conflict to another military conflict.” Shringla stressed between the two sides, as they provide the best the peace process.” the parties to work together to ensure timely respect the ceasefire and refrain from acts that that “high-level interaction” between Israel opportunity to resolve all final status issues His remarks come a day after Israel’s Defence access to such relief for the Palestinians. New Delhi, Wednesday, 1 September, 2021 EDITORIAL THE SIKH TIMES 6 The final curtain Old tricks Calcutta’s cobwebbed circular stages One of my earliest memories of theatre is of darkness. I am a sleeping child, eyes shut tight, about to be slaughtered at the divine altar. It is Rabindranath’s play, Bisarjan, where the goddess needs human blood. The priest carries me and I feel the silent movement. I knew when the slaughtering machete is to come down on me; my heart screams but I keep quiet as promised. The king’s sword blocks the priest’s machete. He will not allow the sacrifice of life in his land. I would live, grow up to be a real human being. I was three years old. The play was a local affair, performed in a primary school in North Calcutta. My school principal, a giant of a man with great shaggy hair, played the priest. My mother, a professional actor, was the cruel queen. “It’s going to be a little scary,” they’d asked me, “Can you stay quiet?” I had fulfilled that promise. I had Violent Islamist movements, as current events in played the sleeping child who did not know how close he Afghanistan demonstrate, have had some success came to being slaughtered. in Muslim countries that were invaded by the My tiny role in that play, in many ways, predicted what United States of America. But they have failed theatre would mean in my life. A child in a blanket of everywhere else, and the whole Islamist ideology darkness, the fury of swords over me, a religion thirsty for is getting long in the tooth. Revolutionary blood, a king pledged to prevent the murder of innocents ideologies rarely prosper after they pass the age of — Rabindranath’s play breathes too much reality for this 50. nation to bear. But it was also the semi-conscious nature of There is much media chatter at the moment about the moment, the primal fear and joy of life, the breathing how the Taliban’s victory will inspire like-minded proximity of one of my earliest teachers and, most grounds of St Paul’s Cathedral. But middle-class society, went up in flames at the stake right in front of the stage. groups elsewhere and lead to a steep rise in importantly, of my mother, whose acting life would be a too, is its own dramatic stage, especially when it comes to The last one, Jean Anouilh’s L’Alouette, translated as terrorist attacks. Some of this is just journalistic source of much pride, beauty and pain all through her brief a married woman’s life in theatre. The conflict of belief Aguner Pakhi, the bird of fire, by my mother’s brother, panic-mongering, but various military and life and her short-lived presence in my own. A finely and passion created intense trauma in its own right and Arup Rudra, who taught literature at Jadavpur University, political interest groups will also promote this executed play as the work of a local community, an intense spilled into the alleys run by the communist moral police. branded that image of the burning woman into my soul to notion for their own purposes. Therefore, we will classic with political undertones. It speaks so much of Plays remained the bitterly sonorous clash of swords that inspire, years later, the carving of the novel with the soul of soon find ourselves being urged to engage in a Calcutta, a certain Calcutta where I grew up. A wilted were too spectacular, too sharply shamed by the public a play. But the last decades of the last century were a new ‘war on terror’. It wouldn’t be as big, long and tradition of feudal decadence, the languor of unemployed eye. Literature, in the spirit of bourgeois modernity, the twilight hour. While we marvelled at the experimental counter-productive as the first one, but much time, (or under-employed) youth, a sharp, left-leaning political quiet isolation and solipsism of print, was the safe space to aesthetics of the plays in halls like Girish Mancha, money and many lives would be wasted if it got polemic. This was a mixed bag of contradictory things, but which one could turn. Safer, more distant, if it be the Academy of Fine Arts, Rabindra Sadan, Madhusudan off the ground. So think of this as an aide-memoire they made up everything from which we were asked to literature of the West, richer with promise, with the Mancha, lights started to go out in another set of on why that would be a very stupid thing to do. keep away if we wanted a rewarding career and a safe life. potential to flee a city starting to feel claustrophobic. But playhouses, mostly around Hatibagan in North Calcutta, a The Taliban are Afghans, of course, but Islamist This was the city to leave behind. For those of us who how does a Bengali grow up in Calcutta without theatre? few of them in the red-light district along Central Avenue. terrorism is primarily a phenomenon of the Arab came of age in the 1980s and 1990s, straddling the My personal terrors, including the emotional death-trap of Rangmahal, Star, Circarina, Minerva, Kashi Bishwanath, world. That is the part of the Muslim world where liberalization of the last decade through the continuing watching, as a five-year-old, Ma die on stage, would later Biswarupa — if they did not reinvent themselves as a the rulers are most brazenly cruel and corrupt. apathy of communist rule, life and career were to be staked breathe into my novel, The Firebird. But it also shaped a movie hall or a repertory theatre, they became shopping Many Arabs have been attracted to Islamism as a on the desertion of the old drugs. My personal stakes were happy delirium through which I experienced many malls or banquet halls. Or, in the case of Circarina, whose possible way to replace those regimes; some of higher. It was difficult to be the only child of an actor who worlds. There was the amazing universe of Utpal Dutt and owner, the octogenarian, Amar Ghosh, I interviewed in them have concluded that only violence can bring struggled with career, family, and community all her life People’s Little Theatre — the sharp-white naval revolt of 2012 shortly before his death — just a decrepit, deserted Islamists to power.A minority of Arabs, then, buys for brief luminescence on stage. Starting with Manoj Kallol and its searing explosions, the lyrical pain of the building. There are few things, I realized, more the Islamist argument that the deplorable state of Mitra’s Sundaram, my mother moved through many assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in Ekla Cholo Re, a play heartbreaking than an abandoned theatre hall, the dust- the Arab world is because Muslims are failing to groups, often forming lasting bonds — Theatre Workshop, sharply criticized by a high school friend who would later glazed seats, and, at Circarina, a cobwebbed circular live their lives as god intends: in the radical Nandikar, several others — before appearing for the last become a national leader of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi stage. For these playhouses held the hue of a different version of Islamic observance that Islamists time for Sayak. Glances of her on screen return to me from Parishad. The drowsy spring cornucopia of Chaitali genre — the babu theatre of feudal culture, the gaudy believe is the only correct interpretation of god’s time to time — as the widow of a slain Naxalite Raater Swapno, Dutt’s translation of Shakespeare’s A naturalism of commercial theatre as opposed to the will. The solution to the Muslim world’s current interviewed by a journalist played by Goutam Ghose in Midsummer Night’s Dream, where the agile elf, Puck, progressive experimentations of group theatre, a binary plight, therefore, is to instal revolutionary Islamist Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s Grihayuddha, the sister-in-law of springs in and out of my fancy. set in motion since the Indian People’s Theatre regimes that will enforce that version of god’s Rani Rashmoni in the early years of the mega serial. A The spellbinding chimera of Bohurupee, led by Kumar Roy, Association emerged as a firm voice of the left. Dying in will, whereupon with god’s help they will start to mud-splattered Antigone, carrying the corpse of her dead and the death of giants: of Galileo who dared to speak the the brightening glare of multi-channel television, the win. A united Muslim world will arise that breaks brother, in Hansgünther Heyme’s production in the open truth before the world was ready for it, of Joan of Arc who mega serial, and video culture. its current shackles, achieves great power and prosperity — and in some versions, converts the entire world to Islam. An attractive vision for manyArabs who were near despair, and the 1970s, Buzz fades ’80s and ’90s were filled with attempted Islamist revolutions, from Algeria to Saudi Arabia, all of Natural pollinators increase crop productivity — they are essential for the reproduction of three-fourths of food crops and flowering plants — by facilitating fertilization which failed. The Islamists never managed to convince enough people that this pipe dream was Temporary solutions can lead to permanent problems. production over the past half century. But while worth dying for. So around 1999 an Islamist leader The scourge of global hunger has plagued the world other causes of food shortage — such as climate called Osama bin Laden came up with a new for years: according to the Food and Agriculture change, overpopulation, social inequality — are strategy. The only way to mobilize enough Organization, the number of hungry people has widely discussed, the impact of the shrinking Muslims behind the Islamist dream, he believed, increased consistently over the last six years. This, in population of pollinators on global food security was to provoke a direct assault on Islam by the spite of the United Nations’ resolution to eliminate is sporadic in the public discourse. The gap infidels. And the only way to motivate the lazy global hunger as part of its sustainable development between the growing demand for food and its infidels to play their allotted role in this strategy goals. Efforts to mitigate food shortage and rising supply needs to be mitigated, but by sustainable was to attack them directly — not to conquer global food prices — projected to increase by about means. The need of the hour is to understand the them, which was impossible, but to trick them into 25 per cent in 2021 compared to last year — have importance of pollinator species and formulate invading Muslim countries. That was the strategy mostly focused on stopgap measures, such as the concrete plans to conserve their numbers. India’s behind the 9/11 attacks, and it succeeded even enhanced use of pesticides and agricultural practices environment ministry has taken a step in the right beyond bin Laden’s expectations. The outraged aimed at maximizing crop yield. However, a recent direction by launching a project that enables the US declared the ‘war on terror’ and invaded not study has identified these very practices to be the study of such ecosystems. But scientific one but two Muslim countries: Afghanistan and primary reasons behind the decline of the population investigations will only yield fruit when their Iraq. The former had little to do with 9/11 and the of natural pollinators like bees, butterflies, wasps, findings are incorporated into grass-root policies. latter nothing at all, but the invasions had the and bats, which is adversely affecting the volume of Ecocentric agricultural practices — the use of effect that bin Laden was seeking. Twenty years food produced and, thus, contributing to global eco-friendly pesticides, for instance — must be later, however, the benefits for the Islamist cause hunger. where farmers cannot afford large-scale artificial methods encouraged. The loss of natural habitat for have been quite limited. The Taliban are finally Natural pollinators increase crop productivity — they are of pollination. Therefore, a decrease in their population pollinators must be redressed by integrating them into the back in power in Afghanistan, and there was an essential for the reproduction of three-fourths of food would, naturally, lead to a fall in the quality and the models of future ‘smart cities’. The larger challenge is to harmonize the needs of ecological sustainability with interval when the ‘Islamic State’ controlled a lot of crops and flowering plants — by facilitating fertilization. quantity of crops. According to a 2016 report, there has agricultural production and its practices. Iraq and even expanded. Their role is particularly significant in countries like India been a 300 per cent increase in pollinator-dependent food

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It is worth noting that unlike in India, where the benefits of economic growth are being enjoyed by a tiny segment, Bangladesh’s prosperity is broad-based Bangladesh has gone ahead of India in many respects in Hindu-majority states of India by addressing the recent years. Its GDP per head is now higher than that of underlying causes of poverty and underdevelopment. India. To put this in perspective, on average, a Differently put, the Bangladesh experience reiterates Bangladeshi earns 51 per cent more than someone from that inclusive economic growth accompanies lower birth Uttar Pradesh and 16 per cent more than an Assamese rates. To explain, raising living standards beyond citizen. Aside from GDP per capita, Bangladesh’s subsistence levels refers to increasing opportunities for performance in the progress of quality of life is off-farm work, higher educational achievements and outstanding as reflected in social indicators. Life better health, leading, in turn, to changes in families’ expectancy is estimated to be about three years longer motivation for having children and declining fertility. in Bangladesh than in India. One of the many lessons The progress in human development indicators is that Bangladesh holds for India is its remarkable sluggish in India, particularly for the economically success in reducing fertility, from a high of 6.3 children backward states. For instance, in Bihar, as per the NFHS per woman in 1971 to two children per woman in 2018. (2019-20), the IMR is still very high (47 per thousand The significance of this achievement is best understood live births) and has been stagnating for years; 42 per cent after taking into account Bangladesh’s situation at the of the women are illiterate and only about 29 per cent time of its independence. completed 10 years of schooling. Besides, the female When Bangladesh’s war of independence ended, the work participation rate (4.2 per cent and 2.5 per cent in economy was in tatters. The GDP contracted by 7 and rural and urban areas, respectively, in 2017-18) is 15 per cent in 1971 and 1972, respectively. There were substantially below Bangladesh’s FWPR at 33.9 per severe problems of mass illiteracy, hunger and cent. The poor socioeconomic conditions of families malnutrition. The infant mortality rate stood at 158. keep the average age of marriage low in Bihar, leading to The birth of Bangladesh was promptly dismissed as a a large number of women getting pregnant and bearing ‘basket case’. However, the young nation demonstrated children in their teens, thereby contributing to both two things to the world. First and foremost, its higher fertility and mortality. The demographic situation impressive economic advancements stand in stark in the other Hindi heartland states is more or less similar. contrast to the neo-Malthusian predictions on the future instrumental in increasing secondary school enrolment reduction of diarrhoea-specific mortality is another high- As India’s population size is still increasing and the overall development of underdeveloped countries. Two, for girls from 39 per cent in 1998 to 67 per cent in 2017. achievement tale. In nutrition, especially child nutrition, well-being of a large majority is yet to reach the desired Bangladesh’s success story is also distinguished by the Evaluations suggest that the conditional cash transfer Bangladesh fares enormously better than India. Twenty- level, many think that there must be something wrong fact that it did not employ a coercive approach like a one- programme did not only improve education outcomes two per cent children are underweight in Bangladesh with India’s population policy and that there is a need for child or a two-child policy to lower fertility rates. but also led to a decline in early marriage. (2017-18); the figure is 35 per cent in India (2015-16). compulsory government control to achieve smaller Bangladesh’s policymakers purposely avoided taking The government also undertook other initiatives to The key factors that are believed to be responsible for the family size. However, according to the latest data, on that line and, instead, implemented a voluntary family enhance overall human development. Bangladesh’s improvement in nutrition include improving incomes, average, women are having less than two lifetime births planning programme. More importantly, Bangladesh child immunization programme achieved near universal women’s education and wider access to healthcare. It is in two-thirds of the bigger states. Only six states — implemented human development programmes — coverage. The national sanitation campaign made the worth noting that unlike in India, where the benefits of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, especially girls’ education — to influence the country nearly open-defecation-free in 2016, and this has economic growth are being enjoyed by a tiny segment of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh — where women regardless determinants of fertility. The Female Secondary Stipend significantly contributed to improving health and the population, Bangladesh’s prosperity is broad-based. of their caste or religion are also bearing lesser number of andAssistance Programme, which provided stipends and hygiene conditions. Also, Bangladesh’s successful drive Bangladesh’s story is also special because it has babies than their mothers, are yet to achieve the tuition waivers to girls attending secondary school, was against childhood diarrhoea and the consequent successfully reduced fertility much faster than many replacement level fertility. New Delhi, Wednesday, 1 September, 2021 RelationshipsRELATIONSHIPS THE SIKH TIMES 7

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US exits Afghanistan, Taliban say after '20 years of killing As US military exits Kabul, many soldiers' New Delhi. AsAmerican troops made a hasty exit from Afghanistan after 20 years, the Taliban said it killed thousands of soldiers Americans, Afghans left behind and inflicted unprecedented financial crisis. Ahmadullah Wasiq, the deputy head of the Taliban’s cultural commission, said, Washington. As the final five US military from the State Department. “Our very last minute” as the final US "Occupying US troops withdrew from transport aircraft lifted off out ofAfghanistan commitment to them holds no deadline.” military aircraft flew out, officials said. Afghanistan after a 20-year military Monday, they left behind up to 200 ‘DIDN’T GET EVERYBODYOUT’ One of the last things US troops did mission, killing and wounding thousands of Americans and thousands of desperate Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of US was to make the so-called C-RAMS soldiers and inflicting unprecedented Afghans who couldn’t get out and now must Central Command, told reporters the US (Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar financial losses." Celebratory gunfire rang rely on the Taliban to allow their departure. military was able to get as many as 1,500 System) inoperable. McKenzie said out in Kabul after the completion of the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Afghans out in the final hours of the they “demilitarized” the system so it pullout. The Taliban fighters watched the US will continue to try to get Americans and American evacuation mission. But now it can never be used again. Officials said last US planes disappear into the night sky Afghans out of the country, and will work will be up to the State Department troops did not blow up equipment in and then fired their guns into the air and lit with Afghanistan’s neighbors to secure their working with the Taliban to get any more order to ensure they left the airport crackers, celebrating victory after the 20- departure either over land or by charter flight people out. McKenzie said there were no workable for future flights, once those year war in Afghanistan. once the Kabul airport reopens. citizens left stranded at the airport and begin again. In addition, McKenzie Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf said, “The last “We have no illusion that any of this will be none were on the final few military flights said the US also disabled 27 Humvees US soldier has left Kabul airport and our easy, or rapid,” said Blinken, adding that the out. He said the US military maintained the Taliban and Islamic State group militants did and 73 aircraft so they can never be used country gained complete independence.” total number of Americans who are in ability to get Americans out right up until just not get functioning US military weapons again. Throughout the day, as the final C-17 However, a contingent of Americans, Afghanistan and still want to leave may be before the end, but “none of them made it to systems and other equipment. transport planes prepared to take off, estimated to be around 100 people, who closer to 100. Speaking shortly after the the airport.” MILITARY EQUIPMENT DISABLED McKenzie said the US kept “overwhelming wanted to leave Afghanistan are still Pentagon announced the completion of the “There’s a lot of heartbreak associated with The terror threat remains a major problem in US airpower overhead” to deal with potential stranded in the country. The United States US military pullout Monday, Blinken said this departure,” said McKenzie. “We did not Afghanistan, with at least 2,000 “hard core” IS threats. completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan the US Embassy in Kabul will remain get everybody out that we wanted to get out. members of the Islamic State group who HUSHED SILENCE IN FINAL late Monday, ending America’s longest war shuttered and vacant for the foreseeable But I think if we’d stayed another 10 days we remain in the country, including many MOMENTS and closing a chapter in military history future. American diplomats, he said, will be wouldn’t have gotten everybody out that we released from prisons as the Taliban swept to Back at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Lloyd likely to be remembered for colossal based in Doha, Qatar. “We will continue our wanted to get out.” McKenzie and other control. Underscoring the ongoing security Austin and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of failures, unfulfilled promises and a frantic relentless efforts to help Americans, foreign officials painted a vivid picture of the finalthreats, the weapon systems used just hours the Joint Chiefs of Staff, watched the final 90 final exit that cost the lives of more than 180 nationals and Afghans leave Afghanistan if hours US troops were on the ground, and the earlier to counter IS rockets launched toward minutes of the military departure in real time Afghans and 13 US service members, some they choose,” Blinken said in an address preparations they took to ensure that the the airport were kept operational until “the from an operations center in the basement. barely older than the war. Hours ahead of President Joe Biden's Tuesday deadline for shutting down a final airlift, and thus ending the US war, Air Force transport Major General Chris planes carried a remaining contingent of troops from Kabul airport. Thousands of Taliban take over Chinook helicopters Donahue -- the last troops had spent a harrowing two weeks protecting the airlift of tens of thousands of Afghans, Americans and others seeking to American to leave escape a country once again ruled by left behind by US Army at Kabul airport Taliban militants. In announcing the completion of the evacuation and war Afghanistan effort. Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of US equipment left behind by Central Command, said the last planes took After the US evacuated its troops fleeing Afghan forces. Since New Delhi. In a hurried end to its 20 off from Kabul airport at 3:29 pm 2003 the United States has years of war in Afghanistan, the US Washington time, or one minute before in Afghanistan, the Taliban took provided Afghan forces with evacuated its last troops from the midnight in Kabul. over the Kabul airport and seized at least 600,000 infantry Kabul international airport on weapons including M16 Monday night. In a photo shared by Fireworks, celebratory firing: the Chinook helicopters left assault rifles, 162,000 pieces the Department of Defense, Army of communication equipment, Major General Chris Donahue was Taliban proclaim 'full behind by the US military. and 16,000 night-vision the last US soldier to step out of goggle devices. Afghanistan. The current intelligence A photograph using night vision independence' after US troops New Delhi. Moments after the US completed the optics showed General Chris evacuation of its troops in Afghanistan, Taliban assessment was that the Taliban are believed to control Donahue, commander of the 82nd leave Afghanistan fighters took over the Kabul airport and seized Airborne Division, stepping on more than 2,000 armoured the Chinook helicopters left behind by the US board a transport plane as what the Kabul. The Taliban have proclaimed “full vehicles, including US military. XVIII Airborne Corps called the independence” for Afghanistan after the Humvees, and up to 40 aircraft last US soldiers flew out following 20 years In videos shared by a Los Angeles Times last soldier to leave Kabul. With his correspondent on Twitter, Taliban fighters in potentially including UH-60 departure ended the two weeks of of war. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Black Hawks, scout attack Mujahid said early Tuesday that “American uniforms and equipped with body armour, in Kabul were "demilitarised" or rendered hurried evacuation by the US and night-vision goggles and guns were seen useless by the US troops before they wrapped helicopters, and ScanEagle military drones, an Nato allies from Afghanistan. The soldiers left the Kabul airport, and our official told Reuters. nation got its full independence.” entering the now deserted airport. They then up the two-week evacuation. In a hurried end to US had set August 31 as the "We have already seen Taliban fighters armed The US confirmed its last forces withdrew entered a hangar to examine the Chinook its 20 years of war in Afghanistan, the US deadline for the pullout of its troops ahead of a Tuesday deadline, ending helicopters of the US army. However, reports evacuated its last troops from the Kabul with US-made weapons they seized from the from Kabul. According to America's longest war and a frantic two- suggested that the US military disabled a international airport on Monday night. Afghan forces. This poses a significant threat to estimates, more than 122,000 week evacuation effort. The Taliban seized number of their choppers and armoured According to estimates, more than 122,000 the United States and our allies," people have been airlifted out of most of the country in a matter of days vehicles at the Kabul airport hangar before people have been airlifted out of Kabul since Representative Michael McCaul, the top Kabul since August 14, a day earlier this month. Taliban fighters watched leaving. US Central Command head General August 14, a day before the Taliban took over Republican on the US House of before the Taliban took over Kabul. the last US planes disappear into the night Kenneth McKenzie said 73 aircraft that were Kabul. After taking hold of Kabul on August Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, After the last US evacuation flight sky around midnight Monday and then fired already at Hamid Karzai International Airport 15, the Taliban had seized the weapons and told Reuters in an email. took off from Kabul, celebratory their guns into the air and lit fireworks, gunfire rang out in the city as the celebrating victory after a 20-year Taliban proclaimed "full insurgency in Afghanistan that drove the independence" for Afghanistan. world's most powerful military out of one of Taliban spokesman Zabihullah the poorest countries. The departure of the Are captured US military equipment of use to Taliban? Mujahid said early Tuesday that cargo planes marked the end of a massive “American soldiers left the Kabul airlift in which tens of thousands of people New Delhi. The Taliban celebrated as the last Wheeled Vehicles (Humvee) have also airport, and our nation got its full fled Afghanistan, fearful of the return of US planes flew out of Afghanistan shortly been left at the Karzai International Airport. independence.” The 20-year Taliban rule after they took over most of the before the August 31 deadline, bringing CAN TALIBAN USE THEM? conflict took the lives of nearly country and rolled into the capital earlier down the curtain on America's longest war. According to General McKenzie, the 2,500 US troops and an estimated this month. “The last five aircraft have left, Now that the Taliban have complete control equipment left at the Kabul airport have 240,000 Afghans and cost some $2 it's over!” said Hemad Sherzad, a Taliban over the country, the question is -- to what trillion. fighter stationed at Kabul's international been demilitarised, so that nobody would be extent will the insurgent group be able to use able to use them. "It's a complex procedure - Perilous evacuation airport. “I cannot express my happiness in military equipment left by the US? words. ... Our 20 years of sacrifice worked.” - it's a complex and time-intensive After August 15, the US and its Allaying fears of illegitimate use of weapons procedure to break down those systems. So Western allies scrambled to airlift In Washington, General Frank McKenzie, by the Taliban, General Kenneth F. head of US Central Command, announced we demilitarised those systems so that their citizens as well as translators, McKenzie Jr., Commander, US Central they'll never be used again. And they were local embassy staff, civil rights the completion of America's longest war Command said the military assets, including and the evacuation effort, saying the last just a -- we felt it was more important to activists, journalists and other at- planes took off from Kabul airport at 3,29 cars and aircraft, were demilitarised and protect our forces than to bring those risk Afghans out of Kabul. The would be of no use to the Taliban. The Pentagon deployed to protect the airport. These missile systems back", he told reporters. Even the evacuations became even more p.m. EDT — one minute before midnight defence systems prevented a rocket attack that Monday in Kabul. on Tuesday provided the details of those assets tactical vehicles have been demilitarised, so perilous when a suicide bomb left by the US forces at the airport following targeted the Kabul airport on Monday morning. that they will never be driven again. The US attack claimed by Islamic State- their final departure. According to General About 70 Mine - Resistant Ambush Protected defence department did not provide a Khorasan -- enemy of both the West (MRAP) tactical vehicles have been also left at UN Security Council adopts Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the US forces had to breakdown of the 73 aircraft left at the airport and the Taliban - killed 13 US the Kabul airport. As many as 73 aircraft have leave some military assets at the airport, but said those aircraft will not fly again. "Those service members and over 170 resolution on Afghanistan, but been left at the ramps of the Kabul airport. including Counter - Rocket, Artillery, Mortar aircraft will never fly again when we left. Afghans near the Kabul airport. no 'safe zone' (C-RAM) missile defence systems that were Additionally, 27 High-Mobility Multipurpose They'll never be able to be operated by anyone. United Nations. The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Monday requiring the Taliban to honour their commitment to let people freely leave Afghanistan, but the 'War is over': US completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan measure did not cite a "safe zone" mentioned by French President Emmanuel Macron. The resolution -- drafted by the Kabul. The United States completed the from both Democrats and Republicans became even more perilous when a United States, Britain and France, and seen withdrawal of its forces fromAfghanistan on for his handling of Afghanistan since the suicide bomb attack claimed by Islamic by AFP -- was passed with 13 votes in Monday, ending 20 years of war that Taliban took over Kabul earlier this State - enemy of both the West and the favour and no objections. China and Russia culminated in the militant Taliban's return to month after a lightning advance. Taliban - killed 13 US service members abstained. The resolution says the council power. Washington and its NATO allies were General Frank McKenzie, commander of and scores of Afghans waiting by the expects the Taliban to allow a "safe, secure, forced into a hasty exit. Following a chaotic the US Central Command, told a airport gates on Thursday. Biden and orderly departure from Afghanistan of evacuation, they leave behind thousands of Pentagon briefing that the chief US promised after the bloody Kabul airport Afghans and all foreign nationals." Afghans who helped Western countries and diplomat in Afghanistan, Ross Wilson, attack to hunt down the people It refers to an August 27 statement by the might have qualified for evacuation. was on the last C-17 flight out. "Every responsible. The departure took place Taliban in which the hardline Islamists said Celebratory gunfire rang out in Kabul after single US service member is now out of after US anti-missile defences Afghans would be able to travel abroad, and completion of the US pullout that ended Afghanistan. I can say that with 100% intercepted rockets fired at Kabul's leave Afghanistan any time they want to, America's longest war. certainty," he said. Two US officials said airport. A US official said initial reports including by any border crossing, both air Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf said: "The last "core" diplomatic staff were among the did not indicate any US casualties from and ground. The Security Council "expects US soldier has left Kabul airport and our 6,000 Americans to have left. McKenzie by a US-led invasion. Tuesday's deadline for as many as five missiles fired on the that the Taliban will adhere to these and all airport. Islamic State claimed responsibility other commitments," the resolution says. country gained complete independence," Al added the final flights did not include the less troops to leave was set by Biden, fulfilling an Jazeera TV reported on Monday. President than 250 Americans who expressed a desire agreement reached with the Taliban by his for the rocket attacks. In recent days, Macron had raised hopes of more concrete Washington has warned of more attacks, proposals in comments published in the Joe Biden said in a statement after the to leave but could not get to the airport. predecessor, Donald Trump to end US withdrawal that the world would hold the "There's a lot of heartbreak associated with involvement in Afghanistan. The while carrying out two air strikes. It said both weekly Journal du Dimanche over the hit Islamic State targets, one thwarting an weekend. He said Paris and London would Taliban to their commitment to allow safe this departure. We did not get everybody out Democratic president said the United States present a draft resolution which "aims to passage for those to want to leave that we wanted to get out. But I think if we'd long ago achieved the objectives it set in attempted suicide bombing in Kabul on define, under UN control, a 'safe zone' in Afghanistan. "Now, our 20-year military stayed another 10 days, we wouldn't have ousting the Taliban in 2001 for harbouring al Sunday by destroying a car packed with Kabul, that will allow humanitarian presence in Afghanistan has ended," said gotten everybody out," McKenzie told Qaeda militants who masterminded the Sept. explosives, but which Afghans said had operations to continue," Macron said. "I am Biden, who thanked the US military for reporters. 11 attacks on the United States. The United struck civilians. The United States said on very hopeful that it will be successful. I carrying out the dangerous evacuation. He PERILOUS EVACUATIONS States and its Western allies scrambled to Saturday it had killed two Islamic State don't see who could be against making plans to address the American people on More than 122,000 people have been airlifted save citizens of their own countries as well as militants with a drone attack. On Sunday, US humanitarian projects secure," he said. But Tuesday afternoon. The operation was out of Kabul since Aug. 14, the day before translators, local embassy staff, civil rights officials said a drone strike killed a suicide the UN resolution on the table is far less completed before the Tuesday deadline set the Taliban regained control of the country activists, journalists and other Afghans car bomber suspected of preparing to attack ambitious. by Biden, who has drawn heavy criticism two decades after being removed from power vulnerable to reprisals. The evacuations the airport. New Delhi, Wednesday, 1 September, 2021 RelationshipsRELATIONSHIPS THE SIKH TIMES 9 Your anxiety is making your kids Don't buy dogs if you can't commit AggressiveAggressive for a lifetime older, their needs go up. Shruti and Zubi's non-profit initiative 'A place to bark' registers that labradors top You may want to be warm as well as restrictive if you the abandonment list. "People buy them thinking want to limit the amount of violent video games that they are cute as pups. But once they grow older, your kids play as a recent study has suggested so. their energy multiples and so do their bodies. Parents who are more anxious and They need a lot of were successful in limiting children's play d that warm parents tend to refrain emotional can impact the amount of exercise and most of violent video games. However, highly from physical discipline and show people can't give them violent video games their children play, emotional and anxious parents had the approval through affection. that much of dedicated according to new consumer research from opposite effect - their children played Restrictive parents set and enforce everyday time," they Iowa State University. more. firm rules for the household. Anxious- say. Researcher Russell Laczniak says given It's not surprising that warmer and more emotional parents are often Labs are the harmful effects of violent video restrictive parents, or what we call overprotective and show elevated followed by games, he and his colleagues wanted to If you can not commit for a lifetime, authoritative, are most effective at emotions when interacting with their Pomerarians. "Poms, as better understand how parents influence please do not buy dogs, plead animal reducing the amount of violent video children. pups, are very small and adorable. But as children's behavior. They found that rescue workers. games played by their children, Laczniak Laczniak says the biggest takeaway they grow they tend to yap and bark a lot. parents who When Shruti Darak and her co-rescuer It is also very difficult to rehouse them as said, adding that if parents are more for parents is to set limits and be more were more Md Zubi found little Disney, an they come under the category of 'single anxious, their message is not as well calmly detached in the relations with warm and abandoned Lhasa Apso, it was parent' dog. So they need to be socialised received by their children and it inhibits their children, adding that for heartbreaking. restricti before they can be re-sheltered," adds what they're trying to do. parents, who are more anxious, Despite coming across several cases of ve Shruti. In the paper, the rules become less abused and abandoned pedigree dogs, Another people-run organisation Noah's researchers effective and those kids these animal-lovers still well up with Army also reveals that 35-40 per cent of explaine are going to play more. tears. their rescue cases have been pedigree "You can see her hair is matted and her dogs, including ill-treated dogs. "Our skin has infections and she has not been rescues are mostly accident-hit, injured, fed for days," says Shruti, as she rushes or tortured dogs. We just started in from the police station to hydrate the dog. February this year and although our Disney also had to be shaved to help her primary focus was to feed and help strays, recover from skin and hair ailments. we were surprised to see the number of Yes, these rescuers are expected to report pedigree dogs that are ill-treated," says an abandoned dog to a station, and get a Rahul, a member of Noah's Army. letter to allow them to foster and re- Once these dogs are rescued, these shelter them if the owner does not claim animal-lovers foster them at homes and them for 15 days. If the owner is after a span of six weeks, they are given to unknown, the dog has to be reported the loving families. Some of these non- news about the lost dog has to be spread, profits have tie ups with shelters as well. and only after a month can one take For rescue and fostering, these volunteers personal action. work with help from donors of money, "In the case of Disney, we traced the pet food or medical needs. owners and called them. Although they promised to come and pick her up in an hour's time, she was never picked up," explains Shruti. "We did get a call from the driver, however, asking us, 'What is the need to go to the police for a dog?'" This is the attitude of the people. Most pedigree dogs are bought because they are "super cute" as pups, but as they grow

Right from the time behaviour. Monitor his actions regularly, and never let any indiscipline go unnoticed. Also, let the child also corporal understand how gruesome his act is and hence always keep someone as a trump punishment has card to complain about him, someone who can set him straight. Thoughtful been banned, it is Try subtle tactics Make sure you correct the child extremely difficult depending at times, on the seriousness of the issue. Also, a better way are the subtle to control children. things like not talking to them for some time, not buying their favourite candy ways of disciplining However, it is for when grocery shopping. This will make him realise his mistakes and the child parents to take it up would make an effort to clean up his act. Set a routine in a fun way.... As a parent, it is your responsibility to correct your child. Hence, do not leave any scope for Your kids indiscipline. Set a fixed Your kids routine for him like going to the art class, cycling, sports along with dedicated hours for homework as well as play and tv time. This will make him understand that you understand his age and are making space for things he likes to do, this will ensure that he doesn't To inculcate good values and discipline in indulge in any indiscipline kids is surely an umpteen task as schools whatsoever. these days have taken a rather lenient way to educating them. Right from the time corporal punishment has been banned, it is extremely difficult to control children. However, it is for parents to take it up in a fun way.... Reward them when do good This helps a lot, whenever your child is seen in his best of behaviour, reward him. For instance, if there's a month when there's not a single complaint from school about his in discipline or he has been a good child when you were away for some work till late. This will motivate him to stay disciplined. Set ground rules Make a list of all his indisciplinary actions and a punishment for every action. This will make your child cautious of his New Delhi, Wednesday, 1 September, 2021 BUSINESS THE SIKH TIMES 10

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New Delhi. Fuel prices were unchanged on Tuesday as state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) decided to keep watch over volatile international crude oil rates. Petrol and diesel prices have not been at draft rules for e-commerce changed for over a week after a minor reduction in rates. New Delhi. Facing a pushback from not only raised by the industry, the “broad control over their inventory. Industry International crude oil prices fell slightly the industry but also some sections of the definition” of ‘related party’ has been players have argued that on the one hand after damage from Hurricane Ida led to the government, the Department of Consumer flagged — as one “that can potentially the FDI policy prohibits companies such shutdown of several US refiners. US West Affairs is learnt to be revisiting some include all entities such as those as Amazon and Flipkart from having Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures provisions pertaining to definitions such as involved in logistics, any joint ventures, control over the inventory sold on their were down to $68.88 per barrel, while ‘related party’ and ‘e-commerce entity’ etc.”, thereby vastly expanding the platforms, while on the other, the e- benchmark Brent crude futures fell to $73 proposed in the draft e-commerce rules it remit of the new rules. commerce rules of the ConsumerAffairs per barrel. However, that marginal fall in published in June, multiple sources involved “The definition of related party certainly Department holds these platforms liable crude oil prices may not lead to a reduction in the exercise have told The most needs some more clarity, otherwise it in case a seller fails to deliver goods or in domestic fuel rates. OMCs had reduced significant criticism from within the will be difficult not only for foreign services due to negligent conduct, which rates a few weeks ago after Brent crude government is related to the perception of players like Amazon and Flipkart, but causes loss to the customer. “Provisions futures slipped to $66 per barrel and any “overreach” by the Consumer Affairs even homegrown companies like Tata like fall-back liability are antithetical to further relief is unlikely if it stays above Department — venturing into areas where and Reliance to have their various say every e-commerce marketplace must the way e-commerce business models $70. Domestic prices remain elevated as a other departments such as the Department for brands such as 1mg, Netmeds, Urban Ladder,ensure that nothing is done by related parties have evolved and they are even in result. Petrol price remains steady at Rs Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Milkbasket, etc. sell on their super-apps,” a or associated enterprises that the e- contravention of the existing rules,” a senior 101.49 per litre in Delhi and above Rs 107 (DPIIT) and the Ministry of Electronics & Delhi-based retail executive said oncommerce entity itself cannot do. Sources industry official said. An e-mail query sent to per litre in Mumbai. It costs Rs 101.82 per Information Technology (MeitY) are already condition of anonymity. There was broad said the provisions might be changed to have the Consumer Affairs Ministry seeking litre in Kolkata and Rs 99.20 for an equal working. consensus in the industry over this issue, the certain exclusions in the definition to comments on the issue did not elicit a quantity in Chennai. The price of petrol Several contradictions in the draft rules that executive said. The executive gave theaccommodate these concerns. Also, it has response. The cross-indexing of rules remains above Rs 100 per litre in many have triggered confusion among sectoral example of the joint venture between the Tatabeen highlighted that in some cases, governing the e-commerce sector among cities despite the recent cut in prices. Diesel players have also been flagged, including Group and Starbucks, which would be provisions such as fall-back liability is various government departments has also prices also remain high at Rs 88.92 per litre some provisions that run contrary to the rules considered a related party under the proposedcounter-effective to the DPIIT’s policy for been flagged. The most significant in the national capital and above Rs 96 per governing the sector issued earlier by the provisions, and would not be able to sell foreign funding of e-commerce companies intervention has come from the Niti Aayog, litre in Mumbai. It costs nearly Rs 92 per DPIIT, officials said. Among the concerns products on a Tata super-app. The draft rules that disallows these firms from having which is learnt to have flagged. litre in Kolkata and Rs 93.52 per litre in Chennai. Citizens may have to bear the burden of higher fuel prices for a longer period as OMCs are unlikely to reduce rates in view of higher international crude oil Cryptocurrency prices : Bitcoin falls Sensex jumps over 200 rates. As the situation stands, only daily revision by OMCs can bring down fuel points to cross 57K prices as taxes levied on petrol and diesel are unlikely to be cut anytime in the near amid high volatility, Ether rises 2% future. mark in early trade Airtel’s Rs 21K-crore fundraise New Delhi. Cryptocurrency per cent over its value a day momentum, Edul Patel, CEO and Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex prices weakened on Tuesday as ago. Out of all the popular Co-founder of Mudrex, a global crossed the 57,000-mark for the key to expansion plan volatility remains high in the digital coins, Ether is the only algorithm based crypto trading very first time, as it jumped over virtual coin market, following a one that has registered gains in platform, said, “Bitcoin made a 200 points in early trade on New Delhi. The board of directors of Bharti selloff on Monday. The round of the last 24 hours. Ether was dash towards the $49,000 mark Tuesday, tracking gains in index Airtel has approved the company’s plan to profit booking has also led to a3 trading at $3,237 at 11:10 am earlier in the session yesterday. heavyweights Infosys, HDFC raise up to Rs 21,000 crore by way of a per cent drop in the virtual coin’s and its market capitalisation However, the markets went into a Bank and TCS amid fresh foreign rights issue. The company’s chairman Sunil market capitalisation. has increased to $379.39 profit booking mode and BTC fell fund inflows. Bharti Mittal chaired an investor call on Bitcoin, the world’s most popular billion. Altcoins remained lower and hovered around the In tandem, the broader NSE Nifty cryptocurrency, retreated to mixed with some like $47,000 mark.” “The entire crypto Monday to apprise investors of the rights billion. The 24-hour trading was trading a tad below the crucial issue. $47,000 after making a dash Polkadot, Uniswap and Chainlink market felt after this selloff and the 17,000-mark. After touching a towards $49,000 during volume, however, remains weak at rising while a larger number of market capitalisation dropped How a rights issue works $1.09 billion. lifetime high of 57,124.78 in the yesterday’s session. Bitcoin is virtual coins — XRP, Cardano, approximately 3 per cent,” he opening session, the 30-share index Under company laws, a rights issue is one of Cryptocurrency highlights | Dogecoin, Stellar and Polygon — added. “The coming 24 hours the many ways by which a company can down over 1.60 per cent from its was trading 115.53 points or 0.20 Check yesterday's prices fell during Tuesday’s trading would likely remain volatile for raise additional capital when it needs it. A value 24 hours ago and the market per cent higher at 57,005.29. On the other hand, Ether rose 2.08 session. Commenting on the weak the crypto spectrum.” rights issue gives investors the option, or a capitalisation has dropped to $887 Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty right, to buy new shares of the company at a advanced 24.15 points or 0.14 per discount to the current market price. This cent to 16,955.20. Bharti Airtel was means instead of going to the public at the top gainer in the Sensex pack, large, only existing shareholders can buy rising over 1 per cent, followed by How to scrap your old vehicle as per HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, TCS additional shares in the company if they wish to. Companies also declare a rights and Asian Paints. On the other entitlement ratio when declaring a rights hand, M&M, IndusInd Bank, SBI issue. For example, if a company declares and Reliance Industries were an entitlement ratio of 1:4, it means that for the new policy; check the process here among the laggards. In the previous every four shares that a shareholder already session, the BSE index ended has, they can buy one more share in the 765.04 points or 1.36 per cent NEW DELHI: Earlier this year in March, than fitted vehicles and are a bigger threat higher to 56,889.76, and Nifty rights issue. In some cases, if there is a Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari to road safety. Currently, there are around surged 225.85 points or 1.35 per belief that funds being raised via rights had announced the much-awaited Vehicle 51 lakh light motor vehicles in India which cent to its record closing of issue are for a positive intent and may help Scrappage Policy in the Lok Sabha. are more than 20 years old and there are 34 16,931.05. Foreign institutional the company in the short or long run, the Gadkari then said that the policy, which is lakhs vehicles that are more than 15 years investors (FIIs) turned net buyers in stock price as well as market capitalisation touted as a top measure to boost the Indian old. There are about 17 lakh medium and the capital market as they of the company increases. automobile sector, will help in reducing heavy commercial vehicles that are more purchased shares worth Rs Bharti Airtel’s plan pollution and increase road safety. The than 15 years old and operating without the 1,202.81 crore on Monday, as per Bharti Airtel’s board has approved raising up policy was first announced by the Union required 'Fitness Certificate'. provisional exchange data. "A to Rs 21,000 crore by way of the rights Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on How will this policy benefit vehicle distinguishing feature of this bull issue. For every 14 shares held by an February 1. owners? market which started in April 2020, existing shareholder, they will be allowed What is the Vehicle Scrappage Policy? Under the scrappage policy vehicle owners is that it has been remarkably stable to purchase one share. This is the third without any major correction," V K The government’s new Vehicle Scrappage government and PSUs vehicles above 15 years while buying a new vehicle will get a fundraising round by Airtel over the last Policy has laid down comprehensive rebate of 4 to 6 per cent off the total price. Apart Vijayakumar, Chief Investment three years. With the additional capital, wasApril 1, 2022. Testing of old vehicles under guidelines about how old vehicles in the from this, the state governments may be Strategist at Geojit Financial Bharti Airtel is likely to go for expansion of the scrappage policy Old vehicles will be country will be scrapped or discarded. Under advised to offer a road-tax rebate of up to 25% Services. So, the newbie retail its current capacities. tested at the Automated Fitness Center and the investors who entered the market this new policy, government and commercial fitness test of the vehicles will be conducted for personal vehicles and up to 15% for vehicles older than 15 years and private commercial vehicles. Vehicle manufacturers since April 2020 (1.42 crore new according to international standards. Emission Demat accounts opened in FY21) Future-Reliance Deal: Amazon vehicles older than 20 years will be scrapped or test, braking system, safety components will be will also give a discount of 5% to people who destroyed. Under the scrappage policy, old will produce the 'Scrapping Certificate' and have been buying every dip, urges Sebi to comply with SC tested and the vehicles which fail in the fitness successfully, he noted, adding that vehicles will have to pass a fitness test before test will be scrapped. The rules for creating registration fees will be waived off on the re-registration and, as per the policy, purchase of a new vehicle. Another advantage with the Fed giving a commentary Fitness Test and Scrapping Centers will come favourable to bulls, momentum is order on Future-Reliance deal government commercial vehicles more than 15 of this policy is that scrap materials will get into effect from October 1, 2021 while the likely to take the Nifty to 17,000. years old and private vehicles which are over cheaper and that will reduce the production New Delhi. Amazon has written to Sebi scrapping of vehicles of 15-year-old US equities extended gains mostly 20 years old will be scrapped. The government government and PSUs will start from April 1, cost of the vehicle manufacturers. It also with S&P 500 and Nasdaq requesting the regulator to direct stock also proposed that all vehicles of the central estimated to provide employment to about 3 exchanges to withdraw the ‘Observation 2022 and heavy vehicles from April 1, 2023. recording fresh highs. In Asia, government, state government, municipal The fitness test will be made mandatory for crore 70 lakh people in the automobile sector. bourses in Shanghai and Hong Letters’ that were issued related to the corporation, panchayats, state transport In the new fitness centers, 35 thousand people proposed Rs 24,713-crore Future- commercial vehicles and from June 1, 2024, Kong were trading with losses in undertakings, public sector undertakings and the fitness test will be made mandatory for all will get employment and an investment of Rs mid-session deals, while Tokyo and Reliance deal. The e-commerce company autonomous bodies with the Union and state other categories of vehicles in a phased manner. 10,000 crores will be pumped in. The Seoul were positive. Meanwhile, has also urged the Securities and Exchange governments may be de-registered and Why is scrappage policy important? The new government treasury is expected to get around international oil benchmark Brent Board of India (Sebi) to take necessary scrapped after 15 years from the date of scrappage policy is important because older Rs 30,000 to 40,000 crores of money through crude fell 0.53 per cent to USD action to comply with the recent Supreme registration. The tentative date for scrappage of vehicles exert 10 to 12 times more pollution GST from this policy. 71.85 per barrel. Court judgment related to the deal. In its letter dated August 17, Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC noted that the SC had on August 6 held that the order Gold, Silver prices : Precious metals witness marginal jump on MCX| Check latest rates of the Singapore-based Emergency Arbitrator in the case was an ‘order’ Z referable to and made under Section 17(1) Both gold and silver are trading on the higher side of the Multi Commodity Exchange(MCX) on Tuesday. Check the latest rates here. of the Arbitration and Conciliation (A&C) New Delhi. On August 31, 2021, both gold and factors like the USD to INR $1,816.00, reports stated. Act. silver are trading on the higher side of the conversion rate and the supply Cleveland Fed President Thus, the arbitration order can be enforced Multi Commodity Exchange(MCX). and demand of gold and silver in Loretta Mester was quoted under the provisions of Section 17(2) of Witnessing a marginal jump, gold futures MCX trading also play a key role by Reuters as saying that the Act. In January, Sebi had given its go- maturing on October 5, 2021, stand at Rs in determining the prices of these the U.S. economy is ahead to Future Group’s scheme of 47,299 per 10 grams on the MCX. Gold has precious metals. showing signs of recovery. arrangement and sale of assets to Reliance recorded a hike of 0.25 per cent or Rs 116. Gold, Silver on international However, she said that she with some riders, based on which the BSE On the other hand, silver futures, maturing on market: is still not convinced that granted its “no adverse observation” report December 3, 2021, are trading at Rs 63,776 As per Reuters, gold prices were the recent inflation readings for the Rs 24,713-crore deal. The BSE, in per kg with a hike of 0.35 per cent or Rs 222. underpinned by a subdued dollar will be enough to satisfy the its observation letter on January 20, said it Yesterday, gold stood at Rs 47,438 on the on the global front as investors goal of price stability which has “no adverse observations with limited MCX and silver recorded a marginal were eagerly waiting for U.S. was revamped by the reference to those matters having a bearing downfall, while trading at Rs 64,085 per kg. non-farm payrolls data, news central bank a year ago. on listing/de-listing/continuous listing The prices of gold and silver stood at Rs agency Reuters reported. With the report of U.S. non- requirements within the provisions of 47,164 and Rs 63,587, respectively, on the Meanwhile, the dollar traded on farm payrolls for this month MCX when the market closed on August 30, the lower side near two-week expected on Friday, hopes Listing Agreement, so as to enable the tapering timeline. Spot gold ticked a little 2021. In India, gold and silver rates largely lows against a basket of currencies as there are high for fresh jobs and speculations are company (Future) to file the scheme with higher and rose 0.1 per cent to $1,812.27 per depend on the international prices and are was no signal from Fed Chief Jerome Powell rife that unemployment would fall from 5.4 Hon’ble National Company Law ounce and U.S. gold futures also saw an calculated keeping the latter as bases. Other in connection with the central bank's per cent to 5.2 per cent. Tribunal.” upward trend with a hike of 0.2 per cent at New Delhi, Wednesday, 1 September, 2021 SPORTS THE SIKH TIMES 11

PR Sreejesh on Virat Kohli: Be it Bangladesh or Australia, he will Tokyo Paralympics: Yogesh was a little upset with give his all, that's best thing you can learn silver, motivated me to go for gold - Sumit Antil New Delhi. PR Sreejesh’s last-minute penalty corner save against Germany in the bronze match play-off gave India a historic medal after the gap of 41 years at the Tokyo Tokyo Paralympics: Speaking to Sports Today, Yogesh Kathuniya and Sumit Antil recalled how the two athletes motivated each other before their medal Olympics recently. events at the Paralympics on Monday. While Sumit won gold in javelin after setting a world record, Yogesh won a silver in men's discus. However, the 33-year-old, admires India’s men’s cricket team captain Virat Kohli, and New Delhi. Yogesh Kathuniya and Sumit throwing a lot further in training because I wants to emulate the cricketer's strive for Antil share a room at the Games Village at have seen him from close quarters. But perfection. "Virat Kohli is really good. He the Tokyo Paralympics. The two Indian sitting events are a lot more technical. If is a person who tries to play each ball athletes were not able to sleep for a couple of even the slightest of contact is lost from perfectly. It doesn't matter if he is playing days in the lead up to their events at the the chair, the throw will be deemed foul. Bangladesh or Australia, he will give his Games as they were drowned in thoughts His fourth throw was very good, maybe it best shot. That's the best thing you can about their performances and winning a could have been a new world record. But learn," stated Sreejesh to Olympics.com. medal for the country. he was a little upset," Sumit Antil told PR Sreejesh was in a red-hot form at the BothYogesh's Discus final and Sumit's javelin India Today Consulting Editor, Sports, Tokyo 2020 Olympics and his heroics final were set to take place on Monday, Boria Majumdar in an interview for under the sticks helped India finish on the August 30 at the Paralympics. Yogesh's Sports Today. "He told me 'look, I have podium after 41 years. Right from the first event was in the morning. The 24-year-old won a silver. But you should not aim for match against New Zealand to the bronze did the nation proud with a silver medal in anything less than a gold medal'. "I told medal playoff against Germany, barring the Men's Discus Throw F56 event, throwing a Yogesh before going that the national fixture against Australia, he had been in best of 44.38m. Yogesh badly wanted a gold anthem will be played for sure whatever sublime form, making numerous saves medal but Rio Paralympics gold medalist happens." throughout the tournament. In fact, with Batista dos Santos stepped up and set a new When he threw 68.55m, I knew it was just seven seconds to the final hooter, the Paralympics record with a throw of 45.59m done: Yogesh Germans had won a penalty corner. India had to protect a narrow one-goal lead at this to take the gold medal. Yogesh was happy Sumit indeed kept his promise and won the point. The drag-flick from Germany’s with the silver medal but the feeling of gold medal in an emphatic manner, Lukas Windfeder looked to be heading into having not won the gold was lingering in his breaking his own world record as many as javelin final from the Olympic Stadium as told him not to worry and that he will be able the goal but an alert Sreejesh made a terrific mind. However, he channelized that energy three times. Sumit started with a throw of his medal ceremony was going on during the to do it," Yogesh said. "When he threw save to help India clinch a bronze medal. into motivating his good friend and 66.95m and bettered it with 68.08m. He then landmark moment. "I was not able to break 66.95m, I thought that no one will be able to "Was it the most important save in my roommate Sumit Antil who headed for the went past that mark in his penultimate the world record, but next time at the World get close to him. My medal ceremony was career? Umm, you can say that now. That javelin F64 final. "At the start of the day, attempt -- 68.55m. Yogesh was able to see Championships or at the Asian Games. But going on when he thew 68.55m, and I knew save has its own importance. Because an Yogesh's silver medal came. He was his friend, Sumit in action in the men's you should not leave anyone on the field. I it was done," he added. Olympic medal is the biggest medal that one can win. That save helped me to win the medal and it is the biggest day of my life," IPL 2021: We are looking he said. Although it is almost three weeks Tokyo Paralympics: Singhraj wins bronze in men’s to start from scratch, says since India won the medal, the Kerala-born keeper accepts that he needs more time to adjust himself to the reality that in his third Delhi Capitals assistant Olympic appearance he has finally guided coach Pravin Amre India to a medal. 10m air pistol SH1, India double Rio 2016 medal tally Delhi Capitals assistant coach Pravin Ranji Trophy: Delhi, Karnataka Z Singhraj dropped out of contention with his China, though, dominated the finals Amre on Tueday said that the team with defending champion Chao have to start from scratch when they and Mumbai drawn in Group of poor 19th shot but managed to get back in the Yang (237.9 - Paralympic record) reckoning with his 20th attempt and Huang Xing (237.5) winning will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Death, Bengal get easy draw the gold and silver medals second leg of the Indian Premier Z Manish Narwal, who topped the qualifications respectively. Before his 9.1 saw League at Dubai on September 22. New Delhi. The Board of Control for Cricket in with 575, was eliminated in the seventh place him slip to fourth, Singhraj had India announced the draws for Ranji Trophy Z moved up to third place as the New Delhi. elhi Capitals had a as the premier domestic tournament is all set Singhraj's medal is India's 8th, doubling the Chinese shooter endured a low brilliant start to the Indian Premier to get underway from January in 2022. country's previous best haul of 4 at the 2016 series.Earlier, Rubina Francis League (IPL), before the Heavyweights Karnataka, Mumbai and Games finished seventh in the women's tournament got postponed due to Delhi have been drawn in what is considered 10m air pistol SH1 final of the Covid-19 outbreak in the bio- to be Group of Death. Along with the Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday. bubble. Pravin Amre, the assistant Tokyo. Indian shooter Singhraj claimed the Rubina, who held the finals world multiple time Ranji champions are bronze medal in the P1 men's 10m air pistol coach of the Delhi Capitals, said that Hyderabad, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand in record before Tuesday, shot 128.1 his team have to start from scratch in SH1 event of the Paralympics here on Tuesday. points at the Asaka Shooting Range the Elite group C. Singhraj shot a total of 216.8 to finish third in the second leg of the tournament, Defending champions Saurashtra are clubbed in Tokyo. As the pistol is held with which is scheduled to kick-off on the event after qualifying for the eight-man the Bronze medal in the men's 10m Air Pistol one hand only, athletes in SH1 category have an with Tamil Nadu, Railways, Jammu and final as the sixth best shooter. Singhraj's medal SH1 at the #Tokyo2020 Paralympics September 19 in Dubai. Kashmir, Jharkhand and Goa in Elite group impairment affecting one arm and/or the legs, is India's eighth at Tokyo 2020, double the #Praise4Para — Abhinav A. Bindra OLY for example resulting from amputations or "We have to look at the remainder of D. Last year's runners-up Bengal has a country's previous best haul at the 2016 Rio (@Abhinav_Bindra)August 31, 2021 spinal cord injuries. P1 is a classification for the season as a fresh one. There has relatively easy group (Elite B) with Olympics. However, Manish Narwal, who Hovering around the top three, Singhraj dropped the men''s 10 air pistol competition. Some been a long break after the first half Vidarbha, Haryana, Kerala, Tripura and topped the qualifications with 575, was out of contention with a poor 19th shot but shooters compete in a seated position, while and we will be playing in different Rajasthan. Another interesting group will be eliminated after finishing seventh. managed to get back in the reckoning with his others take aim in a standing position as defined conditions and wickets,” said Pravin Elite group A that has Gujarat, Punjab, Congratulations Singhraj Adhana on winning 20th attempt as China's Xiaolong Lou got 8.6. in the rules. Amre. “We are looking to start from Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, scratch and not show any Services and Assam. The Elite E group has complacency after a brilliant Andhra, Uttar Pradesh, Baroda, Odisha, performance in the first half of the Chattisgarh and Pondicherry. The Plate tournament. We will look to play group will comprise Chandigarh, Meghalya, Tokyo Paralympics: India's Rubina Francis with the same intensity that we Bihar, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, showed in our first match of the IPL Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh. The six cities 2021 against Chennai Super Kings," where matches will be played are Mumbai he added. Delhi Capitals, who are (Elite A), Bengaluru (Elite B), Kolkata (Elite currently at the top of the table with C), Ahmedabad (Elite D), Trivandrum (Elite finishes 7th in women's 10m air pistol SH1 final 12 points from 8 matches, will E) and Chennai (Plate). There will be a five- day quarantine for teams ahead of each game. resume their season against Z end of the second series. Sunrisers Hyderabad on September Iran's Sareh Javanmardi Rubina then moved to third place 22. Shreyas is fit and raring to go: Virat Kohli is a typical Asian surpassed Rubina's finals world with 282 points at the halfway Amre Shreyas Iyer, who missed out stage of the qualifications. In the on the first half of the season due to a batsman, will have a problem record with a score of 239.2 and next two series, Rubina recorded shoulder injury, reached Dubai a scores of 93 and 93 respectively week earlier than the rest of the team in England and South Africa, clinched gold medal. and slipped to the seventh spot. As to work on his game with Amre. The Z the pistol is held with one hand assistant coach expressed that Iyer says Aaqib Javed It was always going to be an only, athletes in SH1 pistol have an has regained his full fitness and is uphill task for Rubina after she shot impairment affecting one arm hitting the ball very well in the nets. and/or the legs, for example, He said: "It's always hard for any a horror 6.6 in the first series resulting from amputations or cricketer to come back after an Z spinal cord injuries. Some shooters injury.” “Our entire team, especially Rubina could not then regain the compete in a seated position, while Delhi Capitals' strength and lost ground and was the second others take aim in a standing conditioning coach Rajinikanth always going to be an uphill task for Rubina position as defined in the rules. The Sivagnanam, assistant Physio shooter to be eliminated in the after she shot a horror 6.6 in the first series. Still 22-year-old from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh Dhananjay Kaushik and physio she was placed fourth after the end of the 1st set the world record in the finals at the World Patrick Farhart worked hard when eight-women final competition stage with 93.1 points, as the Cup in Lima, Peru in June. She was born with Shreyas was undergoing elimination rounds began. Rubina could not an impairment to her leg. In May, she had rehabilitation. Even the National Tokyo. Indian shooter Rubina Francis finished then regain the lost ground and was the second contracted COVID-19 while at the national Cricket Academy played an seventh in the women's 10m air pistol SH1 final shooter to be eliminated in the eight-women training camp. She was unable to train for more important role during Shreyas' of the Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday. Rubina, final. Rubina finished seventh in the than a month, until days before the World Cup recovery period. Getting his New Delhi. Indian captain Virat Kohli's who held the finals world record before qualification as well, starting off well and event in Lima, Peru, where she won gold in the shoulder strength back was struggles with scoring big runs in England Tuesday, shot 128.1 points at the Asaka finishing with 560 points and make the final. At women's SH1 10m air pistol and secured a important for him and he has been is typical of any Asian batsman, said former Shooting Range in Tokyo. Iran's Sareh the end of the first series, Rubina was in 13th quota place for Tokyo. Javanmardi also topped hitting the ball as long as anybody in Pakistan fast bowler Aaqib Javed. Kohli Javanmardi surpassed the record with a score place with 91 points but the Indian shooter the qualifying round with a score of 572, a new the nets," said Amre. has scored 124 runs in five innings at an of 239.2 and clinched gold medal. It was moved into sixth place after a total of 187 at the Paralympic Games record for qualifying. average of 24.80 thus far in India's five- match Test series against England. "Kohli is a typical Asian player, he can be Javelin star Sumit Antil eyes 80m throw: Dream is to compete at Olympics and Paralympics in Paris successful in Australia. But in places like England and South Africa or anywhere where the ball swings or seams, he has got a Tokyo Paralympics: India's javelin star Sumit Antil said he is confident of getting close to 80m throws. The 23-year-old from problem. He'll chase the ball as he's vulnerable against the controlled Haryana broke his own world record 3 times in the men's javelin F64 final on Monday to win the gold medal. outswing," Javed said on Paktv.tv’s New Delhi. After having come up with a back when he underlines his ultimate goal. considerably over the next three years. "If YouTube channel. record-breaking spree at the Tokyo The Haryana para-athlete wants to we talk about the able-bodied athletes, Kohli, however, seemed to have overcome Paralympics, India's javelin star Sumit Antil represent India in both the Olympic and the their Gold was won at 87m and ours is his troubles in England in India's last Test is hoping for bigger things. The 23-year-old Paralympic Games in 3 year's time in Paris. 68m and there's a difference of 18-19m in series in the country. Kohli had scored 593 had headed into the Games as the world In fact, Sumit had competed alongside our records," Sumit said. "My main goal runs in the five-match series at an average record holder and he went on to break his Neeraj Chopra at the Indian Grand Prix is to bring down this gap as much as I can. of 57.85. Furthermore, Kohli was the own record as many as 3 times during earlier this year. "Don’t be surprised to see In the upcoming years, I will try my best highest run scorer in India's last Test series Monday's Men's Javelin F64 final. me at Paris 2024 taking part in both to get closer to the 85m mark. I will try in South Africa in 2017/18, scoring 286 Sumit left his competitors well behind in the Olympic and Paralympics. That’s my my level best to achieve that and reduce runs across three Tests in what was often big final, making sure the Indian national dream," Sumit told the Paralympics after the gap, in order to set a benchmark in treacherous batting conditions. Kohli's anthem was heard at the Olympic Stadium in winning the historic gold medal on Paralympics and change people's England counterpart Joe Root has been in Tokyo for the second time this month. Sumit Monday. Sumit pointed out that Neeraj perception of Paralympics. "I firmly blistering form in the ongoing series. Root started with a throw of 66.95m and bettered it Chopra won the gold medal in Men's believe I can get closer to the 80m-mark. I has scored a century in all Tests thus far, with 68.08m. He then went past that mark in Javelin at the Tokyo Olympics with a bestmore to learn in terms of technique and am able to throw 70m. My coach keeps scoring a whopping 507 runs in five his penultimate attempt -- 68.55m. Sumit throw of 87.58m and that he is confident he correcting minor mistakes in his throwing telling me that the peak for a javelin thrower innings. Javed said that Root's air-tight Antil is hungry for more. The para-javelin can bridge the gap between the gold medal-will only help him achieve his dream of is around 28 years of age. I am just 23 and I defense is helping him stay longer in the star believes he has the ability to try and winning throws at Paralympics andgetting closer to the 80m mark. have 5 more years. I started javelin only 3-4 middle. "Joe Root's air-tight technique in redefine the limits of para-javelin athlete. Olympics. Want to go back and start from the basics: years ago. There is a lot of technical stuff that these tough conditions make him safer than Having gotten close to the 70m-mark, Sumit Sumit, who initially started out to be a wrestler Sumit I can learn. "I want to go back and start from Kohli as he knows how to play the ball believes he can get close to 80m and even try before taking up para-javelin after a car Speaking to Sports Today, Sumit Antil said he the basics. I want to get over the small, small late," he said. going to as much as 85m. Sumit doesn't hold accident in 2015, stressed that there is a lot wants to get back to basics and improve mistakes. Right now.