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Telangana,TN and adding cases rapidly;five South states now 25% of load Childrenatthe Musahari tola in BadbillavillageofBhagalpur. Manyparentssay theyhaven’tgot payments meant formeals since May3. DipankarGhose AMITABHSINHA Schoolshut, no mid-day meal, children in PUNE,JULY5 INDIA OVERTOOK Russia on Sundayevening to become the countrywiththe thirdlargest Bihar village back to work selling scrap caseload of novelcoronavirus in- fection in theworld.Onlythe United States and Brazil now that isn’t yetone. She struggles to understand the pandemic'sef- per cent. Gains have been made, theyhaveany food duringthe have more infectionsthan India. ASADISTRICT with his weight, slight as he is, fectsinsmalltownIndia. It has a withthese percentagesat55.6 daynow that schools areshut. LateonSunday evening, the trying to feed him out of abottle. city that is aspirational,but itsvil- and55.9in 2005-06.Butover the And what wastheir favouriteday global coronavirus database of UNLOCKS It is aburden thatisheavy to lages still suffer from issuesthat pastthreemonths,one of the pri- in school?“Friday,” theyshout, Johns Hopkins University bear.But the fight againsthunger have plaguedthe statefor maryweaponsin thefight against the one dayinthe week when showedRussiahad alittle over AN EXPRESS SERIES forchildren of the Musahari tola decades. Suchasmalnutrition. malnutrition has stopped: eggs were served. 6.8 lakh cases. By the time the in Badbilla villageofBhagalpur According to the National mid-daymeals in school. The children of the Musahari lastreports cameinfromstate Defence MinisterRajnath Singh with Delhi DIPANKARGHOSE has been adailychallenge. In this FamilyHealth Survey 2015-16, “Hum jaatethhe (Weusedto tola,aMahadalit colony, went governments, India’s total case- at aCovid-19facility setupbythe DRDO, in SULTANGANJ(BHAGALPUR), lockdown, that burden has only 48.3 per cent children (below5 go),” the 20 of them shout to- primarilytogovernment schools, load had gone past6.97lakh. NewDelhi on Sunday. PTI REPORT,PAGE3 JULY5 become heavier. years) were classifiedas“stunted” gether,raisingtheir hands. “Haan either in Dudhela or alittle fur- TheUShadmorethan28lakh Amicrocosm of Bihar, and 43.9 per cent as “under- (Yes),” theyshout, asked if they ther in Shahbad,withafewgo- cases, while Brazil had close to 16 IN THE arms of ayounggirl, Bhagalpuristhefocusof amonth- weight” in Bihar,muchabove the got food in school.“Nahin (No),” ing to Sultanganj town. lakh on Sundayevening, accord- three years old, is another child long series by The Indian Express national averageof38.4 and 35.7 theysay,morequietly, asked if CONTINUEDONPAGE2 ingto theJohnsHopkinsdatabase. Bengaluru battle: Amid Forthe lastfour days,India has been adding morethan spike, shortage of staff & DIPLOMACYAMID STAND-OFF 20,000 cases everyday.On TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE Sunday,close to 24,000 new cases were detected throughout ICU beds with ventilators Delhi explores SR-level talks amid CASES: RECOVERED:4,09,082 the country. 125 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 The Saturdayafternooninci- DAYSSINCE 6,73,164 DEATHS:19,268 JOHNSONTA dent at the private hospital is PANDEMIC first tentative signs of climbdown BEGAN TESTS: 97,89,066 | DOUBLING RATE: 20.53** BENGALURU,JULY5 symptomatic of agrowing SOUTH’SSHAREIN healthcarecrisis in Bengaluru, Official: Some withdrawal of manpower, ON JULY4,Santosh Hospital, a where, amid asudden surge in China makes TOTALCASELOAD(%) private healthcarefacilityineast Covidcases, apaucity of ICU beds structures in Galwan but details awaited (AndhraPradesh, Karnataka, Bengaluru, turnedawaya with ventilators coupledwitha new claim in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana) middle-aged woman with low growing number of healthcare 27.5 oxygen levels, since itsIntensive staffinfected by coronavirus, is ED SHUBHAJITROY Opening easternborder 25.85% Care Unit (ICU) had to be shut threatening to derail the admin- &DEEPTIMANTIWARY anew KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING 25 down afteranurse working at istration’s effortstoensure NEWDELHI,JULY5 PLAIN E with Bhutan TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* RATE** the unit dieddue to Covid-19 timelyand proper treatment. ● window EX 22.5 twodays earlier. Though the BJP government EIGHT weeksintothe border ■ 2,00,064 7,074 3.32% 21.66 “Nine of our nursesare in in Karnataka had claimedavail- stand-off, NewDelhi is consider- IN BEIJING, State SHUBHAJITROY ■ Tamil Nadu 1,07,001 4,280 4.56% 15.80 20 quarantine. Some of our staff ability of 4,958 hospitalbedsin ing activating the Special Councillor is higher than NEWDELHI,JULY5 16.41% have run away since the ICU ven- the city forCovid-19,ithas not ■ Delhi 97,200 2,505 2.79% 25.84 Representative(SR) mechanism Foreign Ministerand is 17.5 tilator nurse contractedCovid-19 been forthcoming on the avail- ontheboundarytalks.Under this, Special Representative(SR) WITH CHINAmaking newterri- ■ Telangana 22,312 1,850 7.51% 9.58 and died. We do nothavethe staff ability of ICU bedswith ventila- NationalSecurity Advisor Ajit forboundarytalks. Wang torial claims in itseastern border ■ 16,548 545 3.03% 23.76 15 to look afterpatients admittedin tors —socritical foremergency Dovalcould talk to hiscounter- happenstobeboth. with Bhutanthisweek,there is 1May 4July theICU,” said RatheeshNair, careofpatients whose vitals slip part, China’s StateCouncillor and Jaishankar and Doval(SR) considerabledisquietinDelhi. *Compounded Daily Growth Rate overlast7days ** Calculatedover7-day growth Administrator,SantoshHospital. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Foreign MinisterWang Yi, with have thesame Cabinet Beijing made this claim while CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT the sole objective of “de-escala- rank.Byfielding Doval, objecting to arequesttodevelop 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY tion”and“defusing”thesituation, Delhi hopestoopena the Sakteng wildlifesanctuaryin The Indian Expresshas learnt. diplomatic window. eastern Bhutan’s Trashigang dis- 3.04 6.43 24,850 This comes amid tentative trict at an onlinemeetingofthe NOW: NOW: RECOVERED TODAY: signs of aclimbdownatsome Global Environment Facility 2.86 6.88 14,856 BUSINESSASUSUAL Aug 15 vaccine timeline “friction points” five days after powerand structures and aver- (GEF). Setupin1992,GEF is aUS- Deathsasaratioof Positives against Becoming sick vs the Commander-level ificationwas to be doneJuly5. basedglobal body to finance proj- positivecases(in %); number tested recovering; more BY UNNY unrealistic, says Indian talksagreedonastep-by-step "Teams from theArmydid go ectsinthe environment sector. indicatorofprogress (in %); indicatorof recoveries for 14 days in avertingdeaths the spread of disease may signal the peak de-escalation in eastern . to verify at some pointswhere Bhutan objected to the Under this, both sides were our forces areinastandoff. Chinese claim,and the GEF BasedondailydatafromUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbersincludedata Academy of Sciences frompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive supposedtowithdraw man- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 In astatement,the scientists ESHAROY said:“IAScwelcomestheexciting Days before fire, OIL NEWDELHI,JULY5 development of acandidatevac- Will join police,sendgangsters where cine and wishes that the vaccine THE INDIAN Council of Medical is quicklymade available forpub- cleared curbs to get nod for they belong:slain DySP’s daughter Research's (ICMR's) target of lic use. However, as abody of sci- August15to“launchfor public entists —includingmanywhoare project inside national park health use” the Covid-19vaccine engagedin vaccine development AVANEESHMISHRA candidateCovaxin is “unfeasi- —IASc strongly believesthat the On May11, OIL obtaineden- KANPUR,JULY5 EXPLAINED ble” and has raised“unrealistic” announcedtimeline is unfeasible. JAYMAZOOMDAAR vironment clearance from the hopes, some of India'smostem- Thistimelinehasraisedunrealis- NEWDELHI,JULY5 Centrefor drilling sevenwells in- AS SHE watchedthe ashesofher inentscientists said on Sunday. tic hope andexpectationsinthe side Dibru Saikhowa using the father being immersedinthe The Council and the mindsofour citizens.” DAYS BEFOREablowout in its sub-surface ExtendedReach GangaSundaymorning, Fellowship of the Indian In acommunication issued to Baghjan oil field bordering the Drilling (ERD) technology from Vaishnavitookadecision. She AcademyofSciences(IASc),afo- clinical trial sites on July2,ICMR Dibru Saikhowa national parkin three existing wells (Baghjan 3, would give up her “lifelong rum comprising 1,100ofthe Director- Dr Balram Assam put “all lifeforms” in the 5and 11)adjacent to the park. dream” of becoming adoctor. country's foremostscientists, Bhargava had said, “It is envis- vicinity at risk,Oil India Limited According to OIL, the technol- Instead, the 21-year-old told her- welcomedthe development of aged to launchthe vaccine for (OIL)obtainedenvironmentclear- ogy enables it to drill at adepth self, she would become apolice SIMPLY PUT thevaccinecandidatebyICMR public health use latestby15th ance forexploring and extracting of 3,500-4,000 metres without officer,likeher father DySP and Bharat Biotech,but cau- August2020after completion of gasfrominsidethepark—despite disturbing the forest land sur- DevendraKumarMishra. COVID’SKAWASAKI tioned againstrushing into“any all clinical trials.” Following restrictionsintheminingleaseon face. Unlikeconventional drilling “I willsend criminals like Dy SP DevendraKumar Mishra’s daughters, Vaishardi and SYMPTOMS hasty solution that maycompro- strong criticism from scientists carrying out surveys insidesanc- that breaksthe land surface Vikas Dubeywheretheybelong,” Vaishnavi, witharelative. VishalSrivastav MOREREPORTS,P7 PAGE 11 mise rigorous scientific and experts,ICMR said on tuaries and nationalparks. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 processes and standards”. CONTINUEDONPAGE2

THE EDITORIAL PAGE THESAME Those whocrafted gold ornaments aredigging ditches today SHRINKING BY ASHUTOSH VARSHNEY SkilledmigrantsinBengal earned Rs 19,000, thatoflakhs of skilledmigrants TEST Aulad wasone of agroup of 22 PAGE 8 who returned to West Bengal returnedmigrant workers dig- nowdependenton`200-a-dayNREGAwork duringthe lockdown and Unlock REP RTS ging drainsoneithersideof aroad 1. They aredesperatetogoback FROM THE in Sojipurvillage. All of them were WORLD This isn't work that Aulad to the livesand livelihoods they freshlyout of quarantine. Most RAVIKBHATTACHARYA knows or enjoys.Likemanyin had to leave behind virtually FIELD were goldsmiths; afew were con- &JOYPRAKASHDAS his village, he is an experienced overnight. Noteveryonehas got TRACKINGTHEVIRUS, struction workers. Thereare 580 BURDWAN,SOUTH goldsmith, whose artisanship MNREGAwork, and it pays far familiesin Sojipur;themen of 80 24-PARGANAS,JULY5 earnedhim amonthlysalaryof less than what theyusedtoearn. LOCKDOWN per cent of those families have Rs 19,000 until before the lock- Some of these workers have been working in another stateor SHEIKH AULADAli, 39, useda down. He returnedfromPunjab startedtolookfor jobs in districts 18 years, and Ihavebeen in elsewhereinBengal. spade to scoop mud from the on aShramikSpecial trainand other than their own; manyhave Punjab forthe lastthird of those Sheikh KhorshedAli, 22, also roadsideinSojipur villageof spent 14 days in quarantine be- managedto obtain 'health certifi- years. TodayIamdigging ditches agold worker,returnedto Sojipur RAPPERKANYE Jamalpur blockinBurdwan dis- fore getting MNREGAworkthat cates’ from privatedoctors, in my village.Myhands arenot from Surat. “Our work stopped WEST SAYSHEIS trict,andsplatteredituncertainly earns him Rs 204daily.Every whichtheyhope willhelpthem suited to this work,but Ihaveno on March 21 evening, and we RUNNING FOR U.S intoabasket —whichaco-worker, day, he waitsfor hisbossin getwork. option,” said Aulad, who has eld- survivedsomehowbeforemak- PRESIDENT PAGE 12 Sheikh Sobur Ali, overturnedon Punjab to callhim back. Migrant workers in Sojipurvillage,Burdwan. Partha Paul “I createintricatedesigns on erly parents,his wife, and a ing it back by aShramik Special. the otherside of theroad. Aulad'ssituationissimilarto gold. Ihavedonethat work for daughter to support. CONTINUEDONPAGE2

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However, we are India goes pastRussia as 3rdworst-hit evaluationof safety(Phase1trial), funding.The GEF,accordingto disputed by Chinainthe past. committedto fulfillingalllegalre- efficacyand sideeffectsatdiffer- sources,rejected the Chinese Whathas complicated the quirements. That is whywehave entdose levels (Phase 2trial)and claimandapprovedtheproject— matter nowisthat the Chinese appliedforforest clearanceforthe Thislatestsurge hasbeenpow- edupto about4,000everyday. confirmation of safetyand effi- buttheviews of bothpartieswere foreignministry, inastatementis- ERD wells although we willnot ered by asharp rise in case RISINGNUMBERS Tamil Nadu, whichhas the cacyinthousandsof healthypeo- reflected in the minutes. suedtoHindustanTimesinBeijing enterthe surface area of the for- numbers in the southern secondhighestcaseloadinthe ple(Phase3trial)before itsrelease Bhutan wasrepresentedby onSaturday, hassaid“Thebound- estland.” states, mostnotablyin StateCaseload* Growth (Current CDGR) country, hasbeengrowingata forpublic use.” Aparna Subramani,Executive arybetween China and Bhutan SanjayKumar, Director Telangana and Karnataka, Tamil Nadu 1,07,001 4.56 slightlyslowerpace, but has Thedevelopmentof avaccine Director on theboardofWorld has neverbeen delimited.There General(Forests), Environment whichhavebeencontributing Telangana 22,312 7.51 still been adding morethan is along, uncertain process that Bank.AnIAS officer,she repre- have beendisputesovertheeast- Ministry, said: “The forest clear- morethan1,500caseseachfor 4,000 cases everyday forthe can run fordecadesand still yield sentsBangladesh, Bhutan, India ern, central and western sectors ance process is comprehensive the lastthree days. Karnataka 21,5498.82 lastoneweek.AndhraPradesh no results. Even afterthree and Sri Lanka since September 1, foralong time,and thereare no and all relevant issues will be On Sunday, Karnataka re- AndhraPradesh 17,699 5.35 isalsoshowingsignsof asurge, decadesofresearch,avaccinefor 2017. newdisputedareas.Chinaalways looked into, in view of therecent ported 1,925 newinfections, Kerala 5,2043.57 although itsdailynew detec- HIV is still in phase III of clinical The matter came to aheadas stands foranegotiated package mishap.” while Telangana found 1,590. tions arestillbelow 1,000. trials.Thevaccineformumpswas Maharashtra2,00,064 3.32 China had made the territorial solution to the China-Bhutan In 2006,the Assamgovern- These states nowhavemore Theexceptionto thesouth- oneof thefastesttobedeveloped, claimatthe 58th GEF Council boundaryissue.” ment granted a20-year (2003- than 23,000 cases each. In India 6,73,1643.48 ernsurge has been Kerala, but it still receivedapprovalfour meeting on June 2and 3. The statement in Mandarin 2023) petroleum mining lease to Telangana, about 9,500of *as on Saturday whichhasthelowest caseload years aftertrials beganin1963. Accordingtothe published further said “a thirdparty should OIL forBaghjan in Tinsukia dis- these have come in the past and growth rate among the “Whiletheadministrative ap- minutes of the council meeting, notpoint fingers” in the China- trict,“subjecttostrict observa- week; Karnataka has added five states.Ithasjustover5,400 provalscan be putonafast track, the Chineserepresentative said, Bhutan border issue –anappar- tion”of17conditions. While OIL over 10,000during this time. TelanganaandKarnatakaarethe accelerated in the lasttwo confirmed infectionssofar,and the scientificprocess in develop- “in lightofthe Sakteng Wildlife ent reference to India. wasfreetocarry out exploration The caseloads of all five highestinthe country. weeksdue to thesurge in itscurrent growth rate is the ingavaccineneedstotakeitsnat- SanctuaryintheprojectID10561 Whencontacted,theChinese surveys inreserveforestswithout southern states—Andhra The combinedcontribution Karnataka and Telangana. lowest amongsouthernstates. ural course,”ProfParthaP islocatedintheChina-Bhutandis- embassy in NewDelhi did notis- cutting trees, the lease stipulated Pradesh,Karnataka,Kerala,Tamil of thefive southernstatesinthe The rapid rise in Telangana Maharashtraisstillcon- Majumder,president of the IASc puted areaswhichisonthe sue anystatement.Nor did the that“the lessee shall...in no cir- Nadu, and Telangana –are cur- nationalcaseload is forthe first can be directlyattributed to an tributing the mostcases every Council,said.“Firstofalltimelines agenda of China-Bhutan bound- Bhutanese embassy offerany cumstancescarry out suchsur- rentlygrowing faster than the timemorethan25percentnow. increase in testing.Till about day. On Saturday,itreported forvaccinesdifferfromvaccineto arytalk,China opposes and does comment on the newclaim. veys”inside wildlifesanctuaries nationalgrowthrate (seven-day Theirsharehasbeenrisingsince three weeksago,the statewas morethan 7,000 newcases for vaccine and cannotbepredicted. notjoin the Council decision on and national parks. compoundeddailygrowth rate, the beginning of June,whenit testingjustafewhundredsam- the firsttime,taking thestate’s Essentially, youcannothavea this project”. OILgreennod Initssubmissionsforenviron- or CDGR). The current CDGRfor wasabout 17.5 per cent, but has ples,whichhasnowbeenramp- total to morethan 2lakh cases. timeline forthe launch of avac- To this,the Council member above thetarget,ERDreachesthe mentandwildlifeclearancesdur- cine because, forinstance, if your forthe Constituency of India, necessarydepth at adifferent lo- ing 2016-2017,OIL stated that firstphase fails, then youhaveto Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives cationbefore movinghorizontally therewas no need forforestland Bengaluru battle:paucity of staff, ventilators discardthe entireprocess and and Sri Lanka requestedthatthe to reachthe target. orforest clearancesincetheseven startafresh,” he said. views of Bhutan be reflectedas However, astate forest officer, wells would be drilledusing the rapidlydue to Covid-19and Now, 72 private hospitals have the main Covid-19hospital in them),”Home Minister “An injectable vaccine, which follows:“Bhutan totallyrejects who has served at Dibru ERDtechnologywithoutdisturb- Severe AcuteRespiratory allocatedanadditional98venti- the city. BasavarajBommai said aftera Covaxinwillbe,takeslongerthan the claimmadebythe Council Saikhowa,toldTheIndianExpress: ing the surface. Infections (SARI). lator ICU bedsfor Covid-19care “In acity like Bengaluru, task forcemeeting on July3. an oral vaccine,”ProfMajumder Member of China.Sakteng “Using ERD tech forthe firsttime This, the companyclaimed, Thegovernmenthealthcare out of atotal of 403 ICU ventila- thereshouldbe2,000bedswith “Thesuddenriseincaseshas said. “And the ICMRhas an- WildlifeSanctuary is an integral in India maysoundlikeafuturis- would complywiththe lease re- sector,private hospitals and torbedsavailable in the private ventilators across sectors. The been asurprise and this has put nouncedaclinical trial period of andsovereignterritoryofBhutan tic solution foravoidingsurface striction.However, OILhadto ap- medical colleges,togetherhave sector.Thistakesthetotalto228. stategovernment had time to pressureonthe healthcare amonth –this is unprecedented. andatnopointduringthebound- damage. But givenour record on plyfor forest clearance in 2017 onlyaround 225ICU bedswith “Onlythe privatesector has put things in place when the structureinBengaluru whichis This is unheardofand givesabad arydiscussions betweenBhutan safety issues, imagine the impact sincetheForest ConservationAct, ventilators available forCovid- ventilator bedsbut theyhave lockdown wasimposedin quiteold.Inoneortwodays,we name to the industry of biomed- and China hasitfeaturedas adis- of gasand oil spills from these 1980 also covered“the entireun- 19 care, according to dataavail- their compulsions and have March,butitseemsto have been will tie up everything and pri- ical research and pharmaceuti- puted area”. wells right underariver channel dergroundminingareabeneath ableinpublic domain. kept mostbedsfortheirownpa- unprepared forthe surge in vate hospitals also willbe cals. It is foolish and ashame on It is learnt Bhutan has also thatjoinstheBrahmaputrabarely the forest”. “Thereare around 80 ICU tientswho will needventilator cases,” the statedoctorsaid. broughtonboardwhichwillen- anyorganisation.’’ conveyed itsposition to China 20 km downstream.” Earlier,the Environment bedswithventilatorsingovern- support,”theseniordoctorsaid. Waking up to the impend- sureavailability of enough In itsstatement,the IASc said throughitsembassyinNewDelhi OnMay26,Baghjan5erupted Ministryhad exemptedthe “ex- mentmedicalcollegesandhos- With over 700Covid-19 ingcrisis,aministerialtaskforce beds,” MedicalEducation Min- that it “believesthat the an- —sincebothcountriesdon’thave with gasand crude oil, and burst pansionproject” from public pitals, and around 40 in the pri- cases being reportedonadaily fortacklingthe Covid-19crisis isterDrSudhakar said. nouncedtimelineisunreasonable embassies in eachother’s coun- into flames15 days later.Thecom- hearingwhileAssamreducedthe vate medicalcolleges. The basisinthecitysinceJune27,the announcedlastweekthat775 In the firstthree months of and without precedent” and that triesandconducttheirdiplomatic panyhasnotbeenableto contain nationalpark’seco-sensitive zone shocking partisstate-run hos- demandforICUbedshasseena ICUbedswith oxygen facilities pandemic in the city –from it“stronglybelievesthatanyhasty communication through their theleakorthe blaze yet. (ESZ) to accommodatethe pitalsinBengaluru (16ofthem) sharp rise as well. On June 28, will be createdatgovernment March 8toJune23–thegovern- solutionthatmaycompromiserig- missions in Delhi. Meanwhile,the exploration Baghjanwells. other than medical colleges therewere155 patients in ICU hospitalsotherthanthoseof the menthadclaimedaccessto 543 orousscientificprocessesandstan- Sources said Bhutanand and extraction project inside the In December 2019,an have only10ICU beds. Nothing careforCovid-19andonJune29, medicalcolleges. “Wehavede- ICU beds, including 254 with dards will likelyhavelong-term Chinahave held24 roundsof bor- parkisawaiting forest clearance. Environment Appraisal wasdoneevenin thelockdown therewere178,pushingICUbed cidedtocreate775 bedswith ventilators. But aftercases adverse impactsofunforeseen der talks, and if Beijingraisesthis Askedifthe parkprojectvio- Committee of the Ministryex- to equip thesehospitals,” said a capacities to their brink.Until oxygen facilities at hospitals startedtohoverover700 daily magnitude on citizens of India”. issueinthenextroundsof border latedminingleaseconditions,OIL emptedthe project from public seniorgovernment doctor in- June,therewereonlyaround10 other thanthe Victoria and since June27,thenumberssug- talks, Thimphu will counter it. spokesperson TridivHazarika hearingonthegroundthattheex- volvedinaddressingtheissueof patientsinICUcare,allatthe36- Bowring Hospitals (whichnow gest thereare barely200 ICU Daughter’svow ercisewas“practicallyimpossible hospital bedsinBengaluru. bedICUof theVictoriaHospital, have 50 ICU bedsbetween bedswith ventilators. the B.Sc final-year student said, due to the vulnerability of the her eyes redwithgrief andanger. area”,whichwould cause“sus- Her 18-year-old sisterVaishardi, pensionof productionactivities”. Gold ornaments ingman or woman has onlytwo Subhash Gupta,District In Pangong Tso, including the aClass 12 student, wantstoqual- It said that “every drop of oil pro- Nowmymaalik says thegold jobs: Garbagecollection or beg- ProgrammeOfficer in charge of areabetweenFinger4andFinger ifyfortheCivilServices.“Together, duction would significantly con- marketwillnot startbefore ging. Thoseare drying up, too. mid-daymeals,says, “Money is 8, where theChinese have ramp- we will fulfil thedreams he had EXPRSESEDUCATION tributetowards meeting the Diwali,”hesaid.AbedAli,32,said HiraManjhiearnedRs300 a going straight to their accounts ed up presence since May, de-es- forhis twochildren,” she said. PMO’svisionofreducing our oil itwasgoodto have got something dayfromacontractor to collect from acentralised system. Pay- calation is still to be ascertained. Mishra (59)was amongeight import10% by 2022”. to do in Bengal, “but Ihave wasteinSultanganj, 2kmaway. mentshavebeen made till May... “As farasthe build-upin police personnel killedinBikru But with publichearing worked in the jewelleryfieldin “Now,weonlygotwo days a The rough number of children Depsang is concerned, that is a village of Kanpur district Friday, mandatoryunder the Suratfor11years,andwillgo back week,” he says.His twochildren enrolledinBhagalpur is 5.25 matter of concern. Tangible re- whentheywereambusheddur- EnvironmentImpactAssessment at the firstopportunity”. aretoo young to go to school, but lakh.” sultsmay take time givenhow ing araidtocapturegangster Notification2006,theMinistryis- Sahabuddin Mondol, upa- theydidgo to thelocalanganwadi However, school teachers say talksplayout,” the official said. Dubey andhis associates. suedanamendmentthisJanuary, pradhanofthe Jamalpur1Gram foronemealaday.Thatisshut,too. it is unlikelythatthese meagre The SR-mechanismisbeing On Sunday, at his home in shiftingalloilandgasexploration Panchayat, said job cards had Meena Devi says that abouta amountswill go towardsfeeding explored even as External Affairs Kanpur'sSwaroopNagar, beyond projects to the “B2”categorythat been cleared forabout half of the monthago,governmentofficials children.AnjaniKumar,ateacher ministerSJaishankarhas spoken the anger and determination, did notrequirepublic consulta- 500fresh applications that were gave everyration-cardholder5kg at the MS Madhyamik Vidyalaya, to Wang,inhiscapacityasForeign therewerequestions, too: Who tion. receivedinthepanchayat.“Thisis of rice or wheat,and 1kgofdal KhurdKajraili, agovernment minister. tippedoff Dubeyabout their fa- Earlier,in2018, Assam re- atemporary solution,” he said. under the PM Garib KalyanAnn school on the outskirts of This,sourcessaid,isa“toolkit” ther arriving to catch him? Why ducedthe southernlimitsofthe “Onlycertainkinds of worksare Yojana. “Nobody has come after Bhagalpur, says,“Mostofthese NewDelhihas to reachout to wasthe powercut offtothe vil- ESZ from 8.7 km to zero, due to allowedunder MNREGA, and that. Howlongdotheythink 1kg childrencomefrompoorfamilies. Beijing at a“higher level.” For, a lageduring the raid? the “existence of crude oil and thereisahugedemand forjob of dal lasts forafamily? Without Moneyisoften sent to accounts StateCouncillorishigherthanthe The familysaysMishra had natural gasinthe immediate cards;wecan nevergivethemall the mid-daymeal in school,we forschool uniforms, and when Foreign Ministerinthe Chinese previouslyaccusedasubordinate vicinityof thesouthernsideof the work continuously forlong.” ask peopleinthe villageand youaskchildrenwheretheirnew hierarchical system. officer of indiscipline and multi- National Park boundary”. The Accordingtogovernment es- Sultanganj forfood,” she says. clothesare,theysay theirparents InIndia’scase,bothJaishankar ple irregularities. Thatofficer, three existing wells that theOIL timates, some 10.5 lakhmigrant District MagistratePranav had to use the money. The mid- and Dovalare at the same level— VinayTiwari, the SO of proposedtouse forERD areata workers have returnedtoBengal Kumar says that according to a daymealwasthesolereasonwhy both have Cabinetrank. Chaubeypurpolicestationunder distance of 1.1-1.5 km from the from other states; officials said governmentprogramme,money theycame to school.” What is different on the whichBikrufalls, has been sus- national parkboundary. over4lakhnewnameshave been has been sent to theaccountsof Chinese side is thatthe Foreign pendedand is being probed for In2016,OILhadpetitionedthe addedtothelistofMNREGAben- children,ortheirguardians,inlieu Climbdownsigns Ministerand the StateCouncillor his alleged links to Dubey. Supreme Courttomodifyits or- eficiaries. of mid-daymeals. “Thisisfor the Detailedreports willreachusonly (theSpecialRepresentative)isthe Speaking to TheIndian der prohibiting mining within 1 Subhankar Majumder, BDO, periodwhenschoolsareshut,”he tomorrowbut thereisevidence same person since2018. Until Express, Anant Deo, the former km of sanctuaries and national Jamalpur1, said:“Theadministra- says.The move is basedonanor- of some withdrawal of man- 2017,the Chinese Foreign minis- SSP of Kanpur who is nowDIG in parksacrossIndia.Theapexcourt tion has startedthe mapping of der issuedbythe stategovern- powerand dismantling of struc- terand the StateCouncillor were theSpecialTaskForce,confirmed referred theproject to the migrant workers. Asurvey is on- ment on March 14,adayafter tures,atleast intheGalwanarea,” different individuals. that Mishrahad complained NationalBoardforWildlife,which going. We arecategorisingthem schools were firstshut. The order asenior security establishment In 2017,during the Doklam about the SO's behaviour.“Such cleareditin2017. accordingtotheir skills and sec- calculated the moneybased on officer said. border stand-off, the Chinese differences between seniors and Aweek afterthe May26 tors. The survey also asksthem the value of food being distrib- This has been recordedinthe StateCouncillorwasYangJiechi— juniors arecommon in almost blowout, in apreliminaryreport whether theywant to stay or go uted:For15 days,Rs114.21tochil- pastthree days,hesaid, adding who wasthe Special everyprofession...Idon't think submitted to the Environment back. Some have said theywant dren from class1-5, and Rs 171.17 thattheprogressis“tardy...notas Representative.Thatmadeiteas- thathad anydirect connectionto Ministry, theWildlifeInstituteof to stay.Wewillprovidethemwith forthosefromclasses 6-8. The desired”. ierforIndianinterlocutorsasthey the incident,” he said. India notedwidespread damage opportunities forskill upgrada- costofafull stomach?Between “Wedonot knowifthat's in- couldreachout to different peo- But Mishra's daughters are causedto“all life forms”. It cau- tion and other help.” Rs 7.61 andRs11.41 aday. tentional.Theweatherinthepast ple in the Chinese system. clear:theywant aCBI probe. tionedthat “theapproved new But the residentsofBadbilla fewdays hasnot been good. At Wang —who became the “Theentire departmentknew wells shouldbeinitiated only af- Bihar children saytheyhavereceived no help. Galwan, the riverisinspate. That StateCouncillor and hence,the aboutmyfather'sbravery. Hewas terathoroughinvestigationof po- Themenuincludedrice,roti,veg- Sunil Gupta,principal of the canmakemovementslower,"the SpecialRepresentative —ismuch involvedinbusting the Kalua tentialimpact, as well as evaluat- etables, dal,soyaand, of course, Shanti Devi Kanya Vidyalayain officer said. morepowerful than he wasin gang.Hestarted his careerasa ing disasterhandling capabilities Fridayeggs. Thisbackboneofnu- Sultanganj, says that “until lock- AHome Ministryofficial said 2017. constable in the 1980s and after in place, with appropriatetech- tritionhas disappeared. down-2, some moneyhad come, thatatimeline of about 10 days clearingtheSub-Inspectorexam- nology and trainedmanpower”. At thetola,DinuManjhiholds whichhad been transferred to hadbeendrawnkeepinginmind Vaccine ination, reachedthe postof OIL'sHazarika said: “Right outasteel platewith alumpof bank accounts...for the monthof what can be achieved eachday Saturdaythatits letter “was Deputy DP without-of-turnpro- nowourpriorityistocaptheWell rice, salt, asmidgen of dal and April”. But afterlockdown-2 with targetsdefinedevery three meanttocut unnecessaryred motionsbecause of his good on fire.Ifall necessaryclearances chokha (boiled potatoes). “There endedonMay 3, she says “noth- to five days. tape”,but remainedsilentonthe work.Hewas postedindistricts comethrough,itwilltake another isnothingelse,”hesays.Residents ing has happened at all”. “I had a “There maybeaneedtorevise August15timeline. likeUnnao, Basti and Noida Contact forAdvt. Booking: M/sFriends Publicity Service 18 months to startthe extension saythereare 250votersinthetola total of 265 children, and the these timelinesbut at leastsome “While thereisan unques- (Gautam Buddh Nagar),” said work anddrillingsevenwellswill withapopulation of close to moneywould go to the parents' progress is being made in the tionedurgentneed,vaccine de- Vaishnavi. 23276901, 23282028 (M): 9212008155, 9212665841. take another four years or so.” 1,000.Ravagedby caste discrimi- accounts. But the amountsare a Galwanregion.Thatisthepriority velopment foruse in humans re- FULLREPORTSON nation and poverty, everywork- joke,” she says. area forus,”the official said. quires scientificallyexecuted www.indianexpress.com

New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 3 THECITY THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,JULY6,2020 KEJRIWAL, SHAH VISIT DRDO FACILITY Delhi’s ventilator beds double in amonth 9,900bedsfree,no on Sundaystood at 71.7%, the fa- admitted withSevereAcute EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE tality rate was3.1%. “Patientsin CORONAVIRUS IN THE CAPITAL RespiratoryInfection; asympto- NEWDELHI,JULY5 home quarantine arerecovering maticpatientswho have to un- well. The focus needs to shift to TOTALCASES Total Vacant dergo chemotherapy; those im- DELHI HAS managed to more those with severe symptoms as 99,444 HOSPITALBEDS 15,161 9,867 munosuppressedincluding ones scarcityincapital:CM than double the number of ICU we needtolowerthe death rate. VENTILATORS 898 338 who areHIV+; thosewho have to bedswithventilatorsoverthe This is whywehad asked the undergotransplants; those over pastmonth, data shows.While Centretoalso provide us withICU Dailycases Recoveries Deaths Tests theageof65withco-morbidities. therewere408 ventilatorbeds beds, when the Home Minister July 42,505 2,632 55 23,673 TheDelhigovernmenthaspur- ANANYATIWARI in the city on June 3, the number said 2,000bedsinCentre-run fa- chasedover6lakhrapid antigen July5 2,244 3,0836323,136 NEWDELHI,JULY5 rose to 898bySundayevening. cilitieswillbeprovidedby them,” testing kits. The firstset of 10,000 As the number of Covid-19 saidaseniorgovernmentofficial. Total25,038* 71,339 3,067 6,43,504 kitswas givenbythe Centre. FEWER COVID-19patientsin cases rises in Delhi, the stategov- Officials saythe biggestpush *Total active cases Niti AayogCEO, Amitabh Delhi nowrequirehospitalisa- ernment is focusing moreon in ICUbedshas come from three Kant saidDelhi’s testing rates– tion, and the capitalhas ample thosewithseveresymptoms state-run hospitals. “The three- the city has tested 33,868peo- bedsand more ICU capacity and who needintensive care. On fold increase in ICU bedsinthese creasedfrom60atthe beginning from 31 to 66…,” the official said. ple per million –should be emu- thanisneededatthe moment, Sunday, 2,244 newCovid cases facilities will strengthen the city’s of lockdown to 180today.The Meanwhile, the statehealth latedbyother states. In atweet, Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal were addedtothe tally, taking fight. Afew days ago, the CM had number of ICU bedsinRajiv department has made antigen he said: “This is critical. States said on Sunday. the total to 99,444.The deathtoll said major effortsare underway Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital testing mandatoryforasectionof mustbejudged on testing. We Kejriwal accompaniedHome is 3,067,with 63 deathsreported to increase ICU beds. The contin- has increasedfrom45to120, and patientsvisiting healthcare facil- can succeedagainstCovid-19 MinisterAmit Shah, Defence in the last24hours. uedpush meant number of beds the number of bedsinGuru Teg ities —including those who have onlywith3Tstrategy of testing, MinisterRajnath Singh, and While the city’s recovery rate at Lok NayakHospital has in- Bahadur Hospital hasincreased influenza-like symptoms or are tracing &treating.” Health MinisterDrHarsh Vardhan on avisit to atemporary hospital setupbythe Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)inthe city. The Sardar VallabhbhaiPatel The ICU ward at Sardar Vallabhbhai PatelCovid-19hospital Covid-19 HospitalonUlan Batar on Sunday. Prem Nath Pandey Margnear theairportinthe Delhi Cantonmentarea, has 1,000 beds, including 250 in the constructed using rapidfabrica- of Kejriwal andthe Union Intensive CareUnit. tion technique, has air condition- Ministers, said 600personnel, in- “Less and less people in Delhi ing valvesrunning through the cluding doctors, nursing officers arenow requiringhospitalisation, ceiling. TheICU ward is named and paramedical staff, will bede- moreandmorepeopleare getting afterCol BSantoshBabu,the ployed duringthe firstmonth. cured at home. Whereas there Indian Armyofficerwho lost his DRDO spokesperson were around 2,300new patients lifealong with 19 of his men in NarendraAryasaid: “The hospi- daily lastweek,thenumberof pa- the clashwithChinesesoldiers in talisareferralfacility andwill be tientsinhospitals has gone down Galwan Valley on June 15. run by theArmedForces from 6,200to5,300.Today, 9,900 The facility will be run by a Medical Services. Some prepa- corona bedsare free,” Kejriwal teamof theArmedForcesMedical rations areongoingstill.” postedonTwitterbeforethe visit Services, and will be maintained Counselling will be provided to the hospital in the afternoon. by DRDO.TheMinistriesof Home forthe mental well being of pa- Afterward, the CM said, “For andHealth,alongwiththearmed tients. Eachbed is equipped to now, thereisnoscarcity of hos- forces and the Tata Trust, have have oxygen, andX-ray,electro- pital beds. We have over 15,000 helpedbuild the hospital. cardiogram (ECG), haematolog- beds, out of which5,300 areoc- Afterthe visit,HomeMinister ical test facilities, and ventilators cupied.Thereisapaucity of ICU Shah tweeted: “PMNarendra areavailable at the facility,apart beds. If thereisany spikeinCovid Modi ji is fullycommitted to from aCovid test lab. cases, these ICU bedsare very helping the peopleofDelhi in Astatement issued by the critical forus.” these challenging times and this Press Information Bureausaid Of the 996 ICU bedsavailable Covid hospital, yetagain, high- the Home Ministerhad held a in Delhi without ventilators, 434 lights theresolve.Ithank DRDO, series of meetings since June 14 arecurrentlyunoccupied. Tatasand our ArmedForces to reviewCovid-19management Another 898ICU bedsare Medical personnel who have in Delhi-NCR. “An urgent needto equippedwith ventilators, of risen to the occasion and helped augment the existing hospital which338 arecurrentlyavailable. tackle the emergency.” bedscapacity… wasdiscussed Kejriwal thanked theCentre The air conditioningductswill between the MinistryofHome forstarting thefacility: “I thank release pressurisedair inside the Affairs and MinistryofDefence the central governmentonbehalf facility, andwillnot re-circulate on the modalities of deploying a of Delhiites. It (the hospital) has the air to ensurethat clean, non- 1,000 bed hospital in aspan of 250 ICU beds, whichisverymuch infected airisavailable inside, an less than 14 days…Critical cases neededinDelhi at the moment.” official at the sitesaid. The hospi- will be referred to AIIMS… Delhi has had 99,444cases of talwill be opened to patientson Commissioning of this Hospital novelcoronavirus infection so Monday, afterthe process of in- will contributetoanincrease of far, and has 25,038 active cases stalling the air conditioning is 11%additionalCovid-19bedsin currently. completedinthe general wards. Delhi, thus overcoming the cur- The DRDOhospital wasread- Lt Gen Dr Madhuri Kanitkar, rent critical situation,” the state- iedinjust12days. Thefacility, who waspresent during the visit ment said. Epicentre of 18 minor earthquakes, Rohtak comes under scanner

with respect to the other.“Acer- SHIVAMPATEL tain amount of energy is released NEWDELHI,JULY5 in eachearthquake, as per its magnitude, and morenumberof THE NATIONAL Centrefor seismometers will help detect Seismology (NCS) has increased howmanyearthquakes areoc- monitoring in theareaaround curring aroundRohtak,” he said. Rohtak,Haryana —the epicen- Three temporaryearthquake treof18out of 29 “minor” earth- sensors or seismometers were quakes recordedinthe National installedaround the city last Capital Region (NCR) since April. week in addition to apermanent Scientists aretrying to ascer- device thatwas already fitted, tain the extent to whichearth- Gautam said. quakes areoccurring in the re- But at present, the activity in gion by installing more the region seems to have sub- seismometers and computing Amockdrill forearthquake sided. The NCS's webdashboard the energy released everytime preparednessinDelhi, held shows no earthquakehas been the ground shakes. by the Nationaland Delhi recordedsince June 30 in the re- With moreseismometers, DisasterManagement gion. The mostrecent earth- scientistswillbeable to trace Authorities. Archive quakewhichsent strong tremors earthquakes of very lowmagni- to Delhiwas of 4.7magnitude on tudes, even below1.8, whichwas July3andhad itsepicentrein the lowest magnitude recorded is about 80 km from India Gatein Alwar,. in Rohtak four times in June. NewDelhi. The Mahendragarh- “Therecent quakemay have JLGautam, ascientistatthe Dehradungeological fault —a been aresult of one of the faults NCS, said, “With the occurrence fractureinthe rocksofthe earth’s in the Aravalli range. In the case of severalsmall earthquakes in crust—runs close to the city. of Rohtak,the activityseems to an area in ashortperiodoftime, Gautam said it appears that the have gone down... but this is all the possibility of alargerquake fault is currentlyactive. normal and does notindicate, or is reduced.” During an earthquake, the rule out, the possibilityofalarger RohtakisapartoftheNCRand rock on onesideofthe fault slips earthquake,” Gautam said. SDMC’snoticeto30buildings to check for seismic stability

tutions and schools, and asked The civic body has also iden- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE them to submit astructure au- tified 27 municipal buildings for NEWDELHI,JULY5 dit reportwithin 30 days to en- astructuralaudit, andhas sureseismic stability of the startedengaging structural con- THE SOUTH Delhi Municipal buildings,” asenior SDMC offi- sultantsfor retrofitting work. Corporation(SDMC) has issued cial said. Prior to this, the EastDelhi notices to authorities of 30 more Thebuilding owners arere- Municipal Corporation had said schools, housing societies and sponding to thenotices, and six on June 20 that authorities of 22 institutions to submit structural of them have already startedthe schools and 44residential group audit reports to checktheir seis- process of engaging structural housing societies were issued mic stability. consultantsand consulting en- noticestosubmit structural au- Earlier,SDMC had issuedno- gineers of the SDMC, he said. dit reports. tices to authorities of 77 build- The SDMC has been conduct- Seeking to ensureseismic ings forthe same purpose. ing asurvey to identify high-rise stability of high-rise buildings, The move came on Saturday, buildings and structures under the NDMC toohas startediden- aday afterDelhi washit by a itsjurisdiction to examine their tifyingsuchstructures and has tremor of moderateintensity. seismic stability,and urging issued115 notices to many “Wehaveissued notices to RWAs and housing societies to groups and institutions forstruc- 30 moreresidential group hous- approachitfor proper consulta- tural audit reports,the civic body ing societies, educationalinsti- tion and advice, it added. had said on Wednesday.

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173 88 34 210 AQI AQI AQI AQI Pollutant: 05Pollutant: 00 0500 05PM: 2.5 00 0 Pollutant: 500 OZONE OZONE OZONE 4 THE CITY 0-50 Good 51-100 Satisfactory 101-200 Moderate 201-300Poor 301-400 Very Poor 401-500 Severe POLICEBlazSAYeaOWNERtMDIDN’TodHAVEiNPAPERWORK,agarCOPcandleSUSPENDED factoryleaves7dead

in the small space. Some of AMILBHATNAGAR them brokeapart of thewall to Wall factoryworkersbroke GHAZIABAD,JULY5 escape. Locals and officials involved SEVEN PEOPLE, including three in the rescue operation had to dig difference between life, death minors, diedand 11 were injured through packets of candles to afteranexplosionandfire inacan- find the bodies. dle-makingfactoryinGhaziabad’s According to police, the fac- year-oldChinki. ModiNagar on Sunday. Police re- tory wasbeingrun forthe past AMILBHATNAGAR "She started working afew ceivedacall around 3.30 pm year and ahalf by Nitin GHAZIABAD, JULY 5 days back.All ofushavebeen about the fire and severalpeople Chaudhary, aresident of the vil- feelingthe pinchofjob loss being trappedinsidethe factory, lage. The accusedhad hired the RAJAN (41) and some of her since we aredailywagers. whichoperatedillegallyhidden rear of the under-construction coworkers knewthe only way Chinki thoughther family behind an under-construction house from another person on a they’d escape the blaze wasby would benefitfromthe extrain- house.Bythetimepolice,fire offi- fixedpayment basis, and would breaking awall. Afteradesper- come.She would work eight cialsand localsdragged the operatethe factorythere, hidden ate, sustained effort,some hours and we were told it was trappedpersons out, sevenpeo- in plainsight. Locals allegedthat workersmanagedtobreak a safe. By the time we reached, plehadbeencharredtodeath.The apoliceteam had come to raid partofthe wall and run away, her body wascharred,” said injured areadmitted to Meerut’s the placebut were paid offbythe even as the fire engulfedseven Pawan, arelative. Subharti Medical College. accused. “A police officer posted of their co-workers and injured The families of the dead said “It appears the factorywas op- in ModiNagar police station has manyothers. The factoryemployed40-50 theynever knewthe job came eratingillegallywithoutadequate been suspended. The role of the “It wasliterally amatter of people. GajendraYadav with sucharisk."Theywere paperwork.The workersmade officer will be investigated,” said seconds. Therewas alarge clearly using some kindofan sparkling candles usedonbirth- The factorymanufactured ‘sparkling candles’ forbirthdays. GajendraYadav Neeraj Jadaun. flame whichengulfed people explosive substance. Suchfacil- daycakes. The cause of the fire is “Wereceivedacall at3.52pm who were around it,killing The factoryemployed40-50 ities employ manywomen and being investigatedsincewehave and twofiretenders were rushed. them instantly. We were on the people who were paidapprox- children. Ilostmymotherinthe notrecoveredany explosive sub- Poonam, Baby(41), Munesh, farms in the village, comprised would wrap it with asticker. The cause of fire hasnotbeende- othersideand were stucknext imatelyRs5,000 amonth for fire.The factoryowner and the stance. An FIR will befiledagainst Chinki (21) and minors Rohit, twomain rooms and an open On Sunday, locals hearda terminedand the fire was to awall. We somehow brokeit stuffing and packaging candles. people who helpedhim run this the factoryownerand arrestswill Shahinoor,and Lakshmi (aged area wherepackaged candles loud explosion followedby brought under control by twoand and escaped.Had we been Amid the lockdown, many needtobearrested,” said be made soon,” said Neeraj between 15-17), residentsof wouldbekept in bundles. Oneset screams.Thosewho rushedto ahalf hours since it wassimmer- stuckthereany longer,anything workershad flockedtothe fac- Deepak, whose mother Baby Jadaun, SP,Rural,Ghaziabad. Bakharvavillage. of workers would stuffthe pow- the spotclaimedtherewereap- ing,” said an official from the could have happened,” said tory forany chance of getting (41) succumbed to the burn in- Thevictimswere identifiedas The factory, whichoverlooked der inside candles, whileanother proximately40people working Ghaziabad Fire Department. Rajan. work.Among them was21- juries. BRIEFLY Ex-MLA jailed for 1984 riots Gurgaon nears Riotsaccused 6,000 cases, deniedbail tests positive in prison, dies admin to step NewDelhi:ADelhi court deniedbail to Faizan KanwarSingh, amurder convict, up testing Khan, who is accusedin JIGNASASINHA whodiedinthe jailonJune15 due the vandalism of Rajdhani NEWDELHI,JULY5 to Covid. In subsequenttesting, Public School in the DG Goel said over 17 inmates SAKSHIDAYAL NortheastDelhi riots. FORMER DELHI MLAand acon- tested positive,but Yadavwasn’t GURGAON,JULY5 Additional SessionsJudge vict in the 1984 anti-Sikhriots, one of them:“The 12 inmates VinodKhandeniedbailto Mahender Yadav(70), died of who tested negative were again AS THE number of coronavirus Khan, observing that even Covid-related complications at a tested on June 25. Aday later,we cases in Gurgaon inchtowards though the chargesheet hospital in the nationalcapital found that Yadavand twoother 6,000,the health department of has been filed, the inves- on Saturdayevening, three days inmates testedpositive.Thesame the district plans to intensifytest- tigation is still pending. afterthe Supreme Courtdenied Mahender Yadav day, he wastakento thehospital.” ing campaigns and isolating “Consideringthe gravity his family's plea to granthim in- Yadav’s son Raghuvinder, Covidpositive patientstocontain of allegations; clear eye- terim bail. This is the second case however, alleged:“Jailauthorities the spread of the virus. witness account against of aDelhi prison inmatesuc- courtheisanold manwith alot and hospital didn’t informus... It “Whiletheadministration,un- theapplicantandthepos- cumbing to thevirus. of health issues. He had acutedi- wasthrough other officials that I til June 30, wascollecting around sibility that if releasedon Yadav, former Congress MLA abetes, prostate andkidneymal- got to know. Iwantedhimto go to 350-400samples per day, atarget bail, the applicant may from Palam, waslodged at function, and also contracted aprivate hospital.The authorities of collecting2,000samplesperday threaten the complainant MandoliJail, and had tested pos- Covid. He also neededakneere- took twodays to shifthim. Imet hasnowbeenset.Adetailedman- and eyewitness, Iamnot itive on June 26. Delhi Prisons DG placement. His familywanted to himaweekagoandhetoldmejail agement plan has been prepared inclined to admithim on Sandeep Goel said, “AfterYadav be with him and provide better officialsdidn’ttreat himwell.” COOLDOWN to identifyinfectedpatientsandto bail," the order read. tested positive,hewas shiftedto medical care.” AdvocateSingh allegedYadav prevent further spread,” said Civil DDU Hospital. He complainedof Responding to the senior and other inmates were infected Ahealthcareworkerinprotectivegear takesabreak in front of acooler at arapid Covid Surgeon Dr Virender Yadav. breathlessnessand had symp- counsel’s argument,the order because of the in-housejaildoc- sample collection centre at Old Delhi’sTurkman Gate, Sunday. Gajendra Yadav The health bulletins released Foreignerheld toms of heart-related issues. states, “Thereis... no specificin- tor: “Authorities were reckless by the administration also indi- NewDelhi: A32-year-old Later that day, he wasreferredto dication and/or suggestion forth- with healthcarefacilities. It was cateanincrease in the number of Nigerian nationalwas ar- Lok NayakHospital. On his fam- comingfromthe petitioner asenior citizens’ barrack,they samples being collecteddaily in rested from Southeast ily’s request, he wastaken to a and/orhis familymembers as to should have been morecareful.” the last10days, since antigen Delhi’s Sarita Vihar foral- private hospital, wherehedied." the steps whichtheywish to The DG deniedthe allega- Land grab claim: Court orders testingbegan in the district on legedly posing as anex- Yadav’s familyhad shifted take.Thereisnooffer from the tions: “Our doctors always take June 24.While thenumberof ecutive officerofaTokyo- him to Aakash Healthcarein familytoshift petitioner to any proper careand followprotocol samples collected daily between based pharmaceutical Dwarka on June 30. His family other hospital.Thereisnot even while checking/screening in- FIR against 9Haryana officers June 24 and June 29 hoveredbe- company and duping a had appliedfor interim bailon awhisper in the petitionthat any mates. Special careistaken of tween 900and 1,400, this figure man of Rs. 44.25lakh. June 27 because he washospi- differential treatmentismetedto senior citizens. The familywas has remained above1,600since talisedinthe ICU. the patient or to hisrelativeson informedabout Covid on June 26 Sessions JudgeMMstructed warehousesand facto- June 30.Between Tuesdayand The July1courtorder states the ground of incarceration of pe- itself.” EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Dhonchak has orderedthe po- ries thereincontravention of the Saturday, the bulletins reveal the Manhangsself the counsel forthe petitioner, titioner.The application, there- Yadavwas convicted in ari- CHANDIGARH,JULY5 lice to registeranFIR. “...In view law, but alsogot thesaledeed number of samples collected Noida:A34-year-oldman, senior advocateRBasant, argued fore,cannotbeentertained.” otscase along with former MLA of the factsincorporated in the registeredintheir favour in col- crossed2,000 on three days, the son of ajudgeposted that interim bail should be The SC said it wastold that he Kishan Khokhar in 2018.His NINE HARYANA government of- complaint coupledwithdocu- lusion and conspiracy with offi- peaking on Saturdayat2,640 in Agra,allegedlycommit- granted to Yadavto“enable him is admittedtothe ICU of the hos- lawyer said he surrendered be- ficers, including Gurgaon mentswhichhavebeen en- cialsand staff. samples. On Fridayand Saturday, tedsuicide by hanging and/or hisfamilytotakesteps in pital where“everything possible fore theHigh Courton Municipal Commissioner Vinay closedwith the complaint, this The complainant saidthat atotal of 2,402and 2,640 samples himself from aceiling fan view of his deteriorating health”. is being done forthe treatment”. December 31,2018. In the same Pratap Singh and Administrator courtfindsthat the matterneeds the violations arevisibleonthe respectively were collected. at his home in Noida AdvocateSamar VijaySingh, Serving a10-year sentence, case, Congress leader Sajjan of Haryana Shahri Vikas to be investigated forwhich spot, and accusedthe firms con- As perofficials,atotal of 7,052 Sector 46 Saturday. ENS who alsorepresented Yadav, told Yadavwas lodged in Jail No.14 Kumar (73) has been sentenced Pradhikaran (HSVP) Jitender lodging the FIR is sine quanon,” cernedofinvolvement in be- persons had been tested in the TheIndian Express,“We told the with 30 other inmates, including to lifebythe Delhi High Court. Kumar,are settoface investiga- the courtobserved. nami property and moneylaun- district using rapid kitsuntil tion foralleged inaction against As manyas19companiesor dering. The complainant Saturdayevening--45%of the to- land grabbers afteraGurgaon industries have also been named claimedthat the matter was tal15,671 samplescollectedsince courtordered an FIR on acrimi- in the complaint. brought to the notice of officials. the kitshavestarted being used. BJP asks leaders to help in Covid fight nal complaintagainstthem. According to the complaint, Gurgaon Municipal Gurgaon resident Raman Sector 94 of Gurgaon has been Corporation Commissioner be handedovertothe Delhi gov- tial societies with the assistance Anotherisolationcentrewith Sharma had approachedthe notifiedbythe Haryana Town VinayPratapSingh said they ABHINAVRAJPUT ernment, with facilities suchas of MLAVijender Gupta.Hesaid, acapacity of about 50 beds, courtalleging thatthe adminis- and CountryPlanning(TCP) have receivedthe courtorders. NEWDELHI,JULY5 oxygen cylinders, kettles, electric- "These isolation centers have whichhas been readiedwithhelp tration did notact against “many Department as an “open space” "Sector 94 doesn't fall in the ju- ity points, food, waterand enter- been developedbysocieties at from residents anddeputy mayor land grabbers who have raised under the GurugramManesar risdiction of the Municipal THE BJP has asked itsparty lead- tainment. ourrequest. Six bedshavebeen Ritu Goel, will be inaugurated by illegal construction in the shape Urban ComplexPlan Scheme. Corporation. The complainant ers to assistinopening isolation Gambhir said, "The centre, lo- arrangedin the isolation centreof Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta in of factories, warehouses and res- “All kinds of construction in the did notrevealthis fact before the centres withbasic treatment fa- cated in Gandhi Nagar, would Atma Vallabh Society.Thereis Rohini's ward 60 on Monday. idential and commercial build- said area wasbannedbythe TCP court. Whenever the investiga- cilities, with the help of local res- work with ahospital forcases in also an arrangement of oxygen Delhi BJP media department ings in Gurgaon’s notifiedopen department withoutits permis- tion starts,wewillbringthis to identsand social organisations, whichthere arecomplications. cylinders on eachbed.Ifneeded, head AshokGoelsaid that coun- space of Sector 94 by violating sion… the area to abutting their notice," he said. forthosewholive in smallhouses The DM has done the inspection, doctors can be called." cillors and MLAs have been told the notification of the town and Pataudi-Gurugram road is also Administrator of Haryana and jhuggi clusters in the city. and the Delhi government can He said suchcentres have to join hands with residentsand countryplanning department, in the Green Belt.” Shahri Vikas Pradhikaran To this end, EastDelhi MP startusing it when needed." been startedinsevensocietiesso look forcommunity spaces and provisions of the Haryana Naming various companies (HSVP) Jitender Kumar said he Atotal of 2,640 samples Gautam Gambhir has helped Another twocentres have farinRohini and will onlycater to wherepeople from the area can Development and Regulation of and industries, Sharma claimed did notwish to comment on the were collected Saturday ready a50-bedisolationcentreto been startedinRohinibyresiden- residentsinthe area. be isolated. Urban areas Act, 1975…” thatthesefirms notonlycon- issue.

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of the three ASHA workers in Kundan also keeps trackof the Pul Prahlad Pur dispensary. 23,and 13-year-old grand- Theyget defensive,not wishing ANANYATIWARI the community,conductsdoor- households with positive pa- “Wetold them we wanted to daughter,had developedfever, to letanyone know they areill,” NEW DELHI, JULY 5 to-door surveys andkeeps atab tientsand providesthemmed- knowhow muchimmunity lowBPand vomiting. She tested she said. on residentsshowing Covid icines and other facilities. theyhave, andtheyunderstood. positive on June 7and got out of She wasalsoinstrumental in DESPITESUSPICIOUS residents, symptoms, or those who have If aresident is symptomatic, We always give them achoice.” quarantine on June 17.Now part helpingFarhana (28),who gave aperpetual fear of contracting come in contactwithapositive their personal and Aadhaar card Till now, onlyahandful of of the survey, Devi said shehas birth to aboy on June 14 and the virus, and longworking case in the past14days. details aretaken by ASHAwork- residentsatthe campare posi- been at the receiving end of re- wasasked to gettestedbefore hours,the capital’sASHA “Wehead out daily andkeep ersand theyare directedtothe tive —three from the familyof sistance from the community: delivery.She tested positive on (Accredited Social Health trackofall households.Our dispensaryfor atest. “Wein- anotherASHAworker. “Since everyone knows Itested June 5and washospitalised. She Activist) workers continue to be workload has increasedim- form the dispensaryalso... ASHA worker BhagwanDevi positive,noone likes to talk to has nowrecovered. the firstline of defence in the menselysince the pandemic, as There is no wayofknowing (44), who liveswith her hus- me.” “Weget women in the last Covid fight. we needtokeep ourselvesin- who is positiveifwedon’tdo band, twochildren aged27and Kundan said thereisade- stages of pregnancy tested and At the VP Singh JJ camp, a formedofthe statusofquaran- thesurveys,” saidKundan. gree of secrecy among residents maintain records, since no hos- sluminTughlakabadwhere tinedresidents,” saidKundan, On June 29, afterthe surveys ASHA workers conduct who don’t reportsymptoms pital allows entrywithoutatest residentslivewith largefami- who has been working as an beganonMay 24,Kundan chose door-to-door surveys to fearingstigma. report. Icame to Farhana’s lies in congested, one-twobed- ASHA worker since 2008 and nine people of different age keep atab on residents “But aftertrying multiple house everytwo days to ensure room houses, Kundan (49), one earnsRs3,000 amonth. groupsfor an antibody test at times, theyopen their doors. shewas fine,” said Kundan.

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Competent Authority shall make that does notagree onanything MOHAMEDTHAVER mid-term transfer of anyPolice and hence, the Covid-19situa- MUMBAI,JULY5 Personnel of the police force.” It tion in Maharashtrahas gotten added, “The competent author- worse,”hesaid. IN AN indication of tensions in ity forofficers of theIPS is the On Sunday, the 10 officers Maharashtra's three-party Maha Chief Minister.” who had movedontothe new Prime MinisterNarendraModi meets President RamNath Vikas Aghadi (MVA) govern- Uddhav An official said that the order postings,returnedtotheir old KovindatRashtrapati BhavanonSunday. PTI ment, merelythree days after10 Thackeray of the copy, which listedthe ones. Among them, deputy commissioners of police transfers of the 10 officers, was Sangramsingh Nishandar re- (DCP) in the Mumbai Police were markedtothe additional chief turnedasDCP (ZoneI)after hav- reshuffled, the government re- hasbeen cancelledbymeand secretaryofthe home depart- ing takencharge as DCP Amid Covid, LAC vokedtheir transfer order on the CM. Thereisgood commu- ment. (Operations), and ParamjitSingh Sunday. nication betweenCongress,NCP Amember of the govern- Dahiya, who wasmade DCP The rescindingofthe order and ShivSena andtalksofany ment said therehad been an (ZoneI), had to returntohis post- standoff,PMmeets, wasannounced by Home rifts arebaseless,” he told medi- "unofficial understanding" that ing as DCP (Zone VII). BIRTHDAY GREETINGS MinisterAnil Deshmukh. apersons. ShivSenawould have an impor- Nishandar,who as DCP FROM PRIME MinisterNarendraModitotop ministers like Thursday's transfer order had in- The transfer order issuedon tant sayinpostings of officers in (Operations) wasalso made the and , rulingand opposition leaders vokedSection 22 (n) (2) of the Thursdayhad stated,“As per the Mumbai Metropolitan Mumbai Police spokesperson, briefs President likeJPNadda, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, SupriyaSule and Upendra MaharashtraPolice Act, which MaharashtraPolice Act, 1951 Region. “But it appears that the handedthe second charge back Kushwaha and manychief ministers on Sundaygreeted LJP vestsinthe chief ministerdiscre- section 22 (n) (2) and the pow- transfer of the officers did notgo to DCPPranaya Ashok,who re- The standoffbetween the patriarch and Union MinisterRam VilasPaswanonTwitter tionaryspecial powers to trans- ers granted to the Police down well and eventually, when turnedasDCP (Operations). LIZMATHEW IndianandChinesearmiesineast- on hisbirthday. But, therewerenowishesfromBiharChief ferIPS officers in the state, indi- Establishment Board(PEB) of all three parties were noton Thursday's transfers had NEWDELHI,JULY5 ern Ladakh has entered intothe MinisterNitish Kumar.And among the messages, the one by cating thattheywerecarriedout Commissioner rank,adecision board, the order wascancelled,” also filledtwo slots that had ninthweekandthetalksbetween former MP Pappu Yadavstood out. Yadav, who is in the anti- under the authority of Uddhav wastaken by the PEB established an official said. fallen vacant afterDCPs AGAINSTTHEbackdropof border the twoforeignministers, three NDAcamp, beseechedPaswantotakearesolve on hisbirth- Thackeray. under Mumbai Police commis- The flip-flop drew criticism Abhinash Kumar and Niyati tensions, economic crisis and the rounds of Corps Commander- daytohelpBihar emerge and show peopleofthe statethe Deshmukh claimedthere sioneratefollowing whichthe from the BJP that questionedthe Thakkar-Davewent on central Covid-19situation,PrimeMinister leveltalksand other discussions wayforward.His messagecomes againstthe backdrop of re- were no differences amongthe following the deputy commis- priorities of the government in deputation. With thosetwo NarendraModionSundaycalled atthediplomaticandmilitarylev- ports that all is notwell between LJP and the JD(U) and de- Shiv Sena, NCPand Congress and sioner of police rank officers the times of apandemic. BJP's posts vacant again afterthe re- on PresidentRam Nath Kovind at els have failedtobreak the im- mands in the Congress to reachout to Paswan. that the order wasrevoked by were transferred.” Maharashtraspokesperson, scinding of the orders, DCP N Rashtrapati Bhavanand briefed passe so far. TheArmyisnow him in coordination with Section 22 (n) (2) stated:“...in RamKadam, told mediapersons Ambika and DCP Pranaya Ashok himon“issuesofnationaland in- preparing forthe long haul and is Uddhav. “The order of internally exceptional cases, in public in- that while one party transfers of- will hold additional charge of ternational importance”. expected to decide within the FAKE HANDLES transferring DCP's by the terest andonaccount of admin- ficers, the other stops them. “It is theirpostings as DCPZone III This wasPrimeMinister next six weeksonthe numberof Mumbai Police commissioner istrative exigencies, the agovernment of three parties and V, respectively. Modi's firstbriefing to the troops that can be supportedlo- FAKE accountsare creating anuisance forpolitical Presidentsincethe lockdown be- gisticallyinthe remote area dur- parties again. The other day, an account in the name of AK ganinMarch.The visit to the ingthe winter. Antonywithaphotograph of the former Defence Minister India-Bangladesh Rashtrapati Bhavanassumes Afteran11-hour -longmeet- and an opening tweet“FinallyjoinedTwitter” wasspotted by Ventilators bought using PM-CARES moresignificanceasitcame two ing between XIV Corps his son Anil KAntony, convenor of the Congress’s social me- trade resumes days afterhis unannouncedvisit CommanderLtGeneralHarinder dia wing in Kerala.Interestingly,official Twitterhandles of funds delayed, no transparency: Cong to Ladakhwherehesaidinhisad- SinghandSouthXinjiangMilitary some topCongress leaders startedfollowing the fake handle via Petrapole dress to soldiers that “the eraof Region Commander Major in no time. Anil reported it to Twitterand the account has had PM-CARESallocated Rs 4lakh expansionism is over” and “his- GeneralLiuLinattheChushulbor- since vanished. The BJP’s foreign affairs department in-charge Dhaka: Trade between India and EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE per ventilator?Where is thisextra tory is witness thatsuchforces der point on ways to reduce ten- VijayChauthaiwale put out atweet Saturday, sayingunknown Bangladesh through the NEWDELHI,JULY5 moneygoing?”Vallabhquestioned. have been wipedout, or have sions along the Line of Actual entities have created handles likeBjp4Australia, Bjp4amer- Petrapole-Benapoleborder in Rahul Congress leader Rahul Gandhi been forced to turn around”. ControlinLadakh, Armysources ica and Bjp4malaysia and the partyhas nothing to do with West BengalresumedSunday af- THECONGRESSonSundayalleged Gandhi tweetedonthe issue. “#PMCares Afterthe visit,President have indicated that moremeet- these. All those handlessaid theyare unofficial Twitter ac- terthestateopenedtheborderfor that therewas adelayinthe pur- opacity is:1.Putting Indian livesat Kovind’s handle tweeted: “Prime ingsandtalkswillbeneeded,both countsofthe BJP unit of that country. Bangladeshilorries,threemonths chase of ventilators through the risk.2.Ensuring public moneyis Minister@narendramodi called atthemilitaryanddiplomaticlev- followingitsclosuredueto Covid- PM-CARESfundaswellasalackof torsbythegovernmentorisitsep- usedtobuy sub-standardprod- on President Kovind and briefed els, to breakthe impasse. 19,officialsheresaid. transparency in the process. arate? As per aPMO statement, ucts,” he posted. himonthe issues of nationaland “Although therewereregular DUAL MESSAGING Officialssaidtruckmovement Addressing avirtual press only1,340 ventilators have been The Congress also asked international importance at meetings between the executive beganSundayafternoon. meet, party spokesperson Gourav deliveredtill June 23. We want to whether the government had Rashtrapati Bhavantoday.” leadership, no such meeting took CHIEF MinisterBiplab Kumar Debistakingmessag- India had allowedexportof Vallabh said the government had knowwherehas the PM-CARES optedfor “open tendering and “Therehavebeenanumberof placedueto socialdistancingpro- ing during the Covid-19 crisis to another level. Afterallocat- goods from Petrapole, the largest on March 31 ordered 40,000 ven- moneygoneandwhythereisade- competitive bidding process”. developmentsinthe lastfew tocols in the wake of Covid-19in ing Rs 1crore forfreedistribution of pineapple and lemon landborderportwithBangladesh, tilatorsfromtwodomesticmanu- layindeliveryof ventilatorstohos- “Multiple government hospi- weeks–theborderissues,includ- thelastthreemonths,”theofficial juice to people everySaturday, the chief ministerpublicised on June 7. But the Bengalgovern- facturers. Later,hesaid, the PM- pitals” he said. talsof reputeandanexpertpanelof ingthe tension with China, the said. Prime MinisterModivisited photosofhim serving his mother hotwater withginger.The ment demandedthatincoming CARES fund allocated Rs 2,000 “Asper the PMO’srelease, per doctors had reportedthat ventila- coronavirus pandemic, itseffect Rashtrapati BhavaninApril last official twitter handles of Tripuragovernment circulated the driversundergo quarantine.Thus, crorefor supplyof50,000ventila- ventilator price comes out as Rs 4 tors suppliedbyAgVaHealth Care on the economy.All these issues weekfortheswearing-infunction video, saying it will help boosther immunity powertofight consignments were halted. torstogovernment-runCovidhos- lakh. At the same time, suppliers areofsub-standardquality...Whyis mayhavecomeup.Butthemeet- of Sanjay KothariasChief againstthe coronavirus. There’s amessagealso forthe peo- “Finally, West Bengal opened pitals. likeAgVaHealthCarehad quoted government compromising the ing is one-to-one between the Vigilance Commissioner.“But it ple. “You tooservehot waterwith ginger/Tulsi to elders“. And the border as we sentaletterto “Do the 50,000 ventilators or- the price of Rs 1.5lakh per ventila- health of lakhs of patientswith PresidentandthePrimeMinister,” wasaformal function andthere he asked people to sharephotos/videosonsocial media using DelhionFriday,”ForeignMinister deredthroughPM-CARESinclude tor. Whentheventilatorisavailable suchsub-standardequipment at saidasourcefamiliarwiththede- wasnoofficial conversation,” the a#TakeCareOfElders. People close to the Chief Ministersaid AKAbdul Momen said. PTI theearlierorderof 40,000ventila- at Rs 1.5lakh per piece thenwhy suchacriticaltime?”Vallabhasked. velopment. source added. he wastrying to send the messages of the fightagainst the virus and taking careofsenior citizens simultaneously. StraininBihar alliance BALANCING ACT with JD(U) opposedto HAVINGSTRUGGLEDtostrikeabalance in Cabinetexpansion, Madhya Pradeshchief ministerShivraj Singh Chouhan is now struggling in portfolio allocation even three days afterthe ex- MLCseat for LJP pansion. Since the deal forJyotiradityaScindia's entryintothe BJP wasstruck at the central level, Chouhan has to look to- takenwithBJPnotyet decidedon wardscentral leadershipfor theexpansion and nowportfo- SANTOSHSINGH leavingout LJP.ManyBJP leaders lio allocation. Chouhan reachedthe national capital on Sunday PATNA,JULY5 believe LJP should getatleast one ostensibly with an appointment with aclutchofunionmin- seat againstits demand of two. isters forofficial work,the real reason wasconsulting party WITH BIHAR’S rulingalliance el- But JD(U) does notlookkeen to leadershipabout portfolios that needtobeannounced. igible for12nominated MLC give anythingtothe Paswans to seats, atussle hasbrokenout sendamessage,”saidaBJPsource. among itsconstituentsovertheir AJD(U) leader said the distribution. The JD(U), miffedby younger Paswan had been TMC MP calls Nirmala a‘venomous astring of statements by allyLJP “crossing limitsbyengaging in againstthe stategovernment, constant criticism” of the gov- snake’, BJP threatens to file FIR wantstopushitout of con- ernment. “He has yetnot proved tention forthe seats, and, instead, his worthand is still under his fa- dying one by one owing to divvy them up with the BJP. ther’s shadow,”said the leader. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE who has Now, pushedintoacorner, LJP Sources sayJD(U) has been KOLKATA,JULY5 shatteredthe country’s economy. has been showing signs of un- trying to frustrateLJP before seat- She is the worstfinanceminister easiness in the alliance. And, with sharing talks. Theparty is trying TRINAMOOL CONGRESS MP in the world,” said the MP. the Congress making strong to contest moreseatsthan BJP, KalyanBanerjeehas compared Banerjee also attackedPrime overtures to the Chirag Paswan- which, in turn, wantstofight an Finance MinisterNirmala MinisterNarendraModifor ledparty aheadofthe Assembly equal number of seatsonthe ba- Sitharaman with a“venomous “failing” to fulfil his promise of a polls, all eyes arenow on the BJP’s sis of the 2019 LS formula. LJPtoo snake” while lambasting her newIndia, and for“bringing handling of the situation. isvyingforashare,leadingto pos- handling of the economy, draw- down the GDP growth rate to The JD(U) had startedsnub- turing by all three parties. ing condemnation from the BJP abysmal levels”. bingLJPafterPaswan,anMPfrom whichonSundaythreatenedto StateBJP chief Jamui, criticisedBiharChief file an FIR. said Chief MinisterMamata MinisterNitish Kumar over a Banerjee made the remark Banerjee had lostcontrol over “governance deficit”. Earlier,his on SaturdayatarallyinBankura partyleaders.“We don't give father,Ram Vilas Paswan—a districtwhile protesting against muchimportance to such com- Unionministerfor food and pub- risingfuel prices and the pro- ments....theyare uttering such licdistribution—hadpulledupthe posedprivatisationoftrains. nonsense out of frustration,” he BihargovernnmentonPDSquota. “Justlikeakalnagini (ven- said. BJP national secretaryRahul “Therehad been twocabinet omous snake) that kills ahuman Sinha said the party would file meetingsrecentlyoverthe 12 being, people of the countryare an FIR againstthe MP. MLCseats, but no call could be BJP mediahead allotted Priyanka bungalow

NewDelhi: The government has allotted the Lutyens’ Delhi bun- galowcurrentlyoccupiedby Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi to the BJP’s national me- diahead and RajyaSabha mem- berAnil Baluni, an official of the UnionHousing andUrban Affairs Ministrysaid on Sunday. Theministryhad on July 1 cancelledthe allotment of the bungalowtoGandhi, saying she wasnot entitledtothe facility PUBLIC NOTICE following the withdrawal of her SPG security cover. TheCongress This is to inform that “Tata ConsultancyServices (TCS) Noida general secretaryhas been asked ITSEZ Campus”atPlot no.1,Sector 157, Noida, Gautam Budh to vacatethe 35 Lodhi Estate Nagar, had been accorded with Environmental bungalowbyAugust1. Clearance from State LevelEnvironment ImpactAssessment “Priyanka Gandhi’s bunga- lowhas been allotted to Anil Authority, Uttar Pradesh. Baluni following his request. He will getpossession ofthe bunga- Thecopies of the clearance letters areavailablewith State Level lowonce the Congress leader va- EnvironmentImpactAssessmentAuthority, Uttar Pradesh. cates it,” the official said. PTI

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As casesmount, ASSAM CAPITALREPORTS 2,741 CASES IN 10 DAYS Keralaannounces Storesshut,roadsempty:HowGuwahati capital lockdown lockeddownasrestofthecountryunlocked

SHAJUPHILIP to stockuponessentials. lockeddownfivedays before the THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, ABHISHEKSAHA “Prices of vegetables shot up city. JULY5 ,JULY5 —gettingpotatoeswas really dif- Twenty-one neighbours of ficult and it costRs80per kilo. I Ujjwal Bhowmick, apharmacist AMID AspikeinCovid-19cases, ON THE evening of June 28, three managedto buyonlyhalf kgof po- inMaligaon,arehospitalisedwith the Kerala government on days beforethe rest of India en- tatoes whichfinishedintwo Covid.“Thereispanicamongpeo- Sundayannouncedaweek-long teredphaseIIof unlocking,Assam days,” Borah said. ple.Inmanycities,asymptomatic complete lockdown in the state capitalGuwahatiwentinto oneof With essentials out of reach, patientscan be home quaran- capital. All governmentoffices, MinisterKadakampally strictestlockdownsimplemented some took risks to cash in on the tined. Buthere, as of now, every- including the statesecretariat, Surendran is in charge of in the country to curb the spread highdemand.OnThursday,police onewillbetaken to ahospital,” would remain closedstarting Thiruvananthapuram dist of Covid-19. seizedanambulancebeingused he said. Monday. Under the strict 14-daylock- forselling vegetables, fish and MinisterSarmaexplainedthat Tourism Minister down, even groceryshopsand chicken.Policehave nowinitiated in acitylikeGuwahati,itcould be KadakampallySurendran, who is Thelastcoupleofdayshave vegetable stores in the city re- legal action againstthe accused. difficult forapatient to getasep- in charge of thecapital district, seenasurge in Covid-19cases in mainedshut.OnSunday, however, In the twodaysbetween the aratewashroom in the house. told the media that the statecapital that do nothave thestategovernmentorderedthat announcement and the lock- Also, he said, it could be difficult Thiruvananthapuram“is perched aknown source of infection. from MondaytoFriday, stand- down,Ruby Chakravartty,67, are- to arrangefor adoctor if apatient on avolcano, whichcan erupt On Sunday, the alone grocery stores would be al- tiredschoolteacherstockedupon developscomplicationslateinthe anytime”. “However, thereisno Thiruvananthapuram districtre- lowedtoopenfrom11 amto 4pm groceries and vegetables. night.However, he said, if an communityspreadof thevirus at ported27fresh cases, and 22 of anddoor-to-doorsaleof fruitsand “Wehaveacceptedthis lock- apartmentsocietygivesawritten this stage. Moretests would be them do nothaveatravel history vegetables would be allowedon down in Guwahati. Thereisno application that theywould have held in areas wherecases with- or anyknown source of infection. Mondayand Wednesday be- wayout. People have to accept noproblemwiththepatientstay- out source of infection have Amongthose infectedarepeople tween 8amand 2pm. thatanyone canget infected in ing at home, the government emerged,’’ said the minister. who, as partoftheir work,come From June 24 to July4, Guwahatitoday. We needtohave would nothaveaproblem. An official release said the intocontact with alarge number Guwahati,the largestcityinthe Guwahati’s commercial hub Fancy Bazaar wore adesertedlookonSaturday. AbhishekSaha the couragethat we shall over- AsGuwahatiisthegatewayto lockdown would be strictlyim- of people. Theyinclude peddlers Northeast, has reported2,741 come,” shesaid. the Northeast, the lockdown is plemented from Monday6am at afish market,apoliceconsta- Covid-19cases. Among those af- Everyvehicleisbeingchecked, also having amajor impact on onwards. People residing in the ble on duty at avenueof aprotest, fected aredistrictadministration almostimmediately, arebeing ambulances, healthcareworkers more,” said Biswajit Pegu, DCP, saypolice. “The lockdown has businesses. municipal corporation area afooddelivery boy, anursery officials, police officers and doc- usedinthe city. and the media. No passes have Kamrup(Metro),underwhichju- beenby andlarge successfulandI Dilip Jalan is the owner of two would notbeallowedtoventure school teacher and hospital staff. tors. The city sawits highestsin- “Guwahati formallyentered been issued in this lockdown. risdictionthe city falls. thank city residentsfor it,” said rollingmills,oneinGuwahatiand out of homes and all roads lead- Thiruvananthapuram district gle-day spike of 782positive cases intothe pandemic in the last10 Theshuttersof allshopsinthe Ujjal Borah, an entrepreneur Police Commissioner MPGupta. another on the outskirts. ing to the city would be closed has so farreported287 cases, of on Saturday andreported 552 days.Hadthelockdownbeenim- otherwise busy Fancy Bazaarare inthepublicationsectorandares- “Therehavebeen fewviolations The slowing down of con- down. Police can be contacted which62havebeenattributed cases on Sunday. posedlate, the situation would down.Exceptforpharmacies,lab- identof UzanBazar,saidthelock- and we have initiated action.” struction work sinceMarch and forsupplyofessential commodi- to localtransmission —about 21 HomeMinisterAmitShahhas have beenfarscarier,”statehealth oratories, hospitals,some petrol down could have been imple- However, ascasesspike,panic nowthestrictlockdowninthecity ties. However, movement of per- per cent. On Sunday, Kerala re- advised thestate to trytotest ministerHimanta BiswaSarma stations, and Covid Counselling mented in amoresystematic is growing. have come as adoublewhammy sonnel associated with essential ported225 newcases, taking the 10,000samplesinGuwahatidaily. told reporters Sunday. Centres,nothingisopeninthecity. matter.Guwahati witnessed Maligaon, abustlinglocality forJalan. Yet, heargued, the lock- services would be allowed. total case count to 5,429. As testing is ramped up, officials Sincethelockdowncameinto “Thesituationcontinuesto be chaos on the streetsinthe two whichalso housesthe headquar- down in the city wasessential. “It fearcasecountwillspiketoo.One force,thecity’sarterialroadshave alarming. Alarge number of city days betweentheannouncement tersof NortheastFrontierRailway, willsaveusfromlarge-scalecom- lakh kitsofanewrapid antigen been deserted, exceptfor police residentsare testing positive.We and the lockdown coming into wasamongthefirstinhotspotsin munity spread. It’s agood deci- Kerala: With strict detectiontest,whichgivesresults deployment and movement of have to continuetestingmoreand forceaspeopleflockedtomarkets the city. Theneighbourhood was sion,” he said. Pvt hospital charged UP hospital Covid measures, sealed over ‘fake drop in flu cases Rs 1.19 lakh for aday Covid reports’; owner says scare and taking medicines from for Covid treatment: SHAJUPHILIP the counters. bid to defame THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, All Kerala Chemists and JULY5 Druggists Association spokesman Telangana govt doctor Tomy Varkey saidthe saleof med- AMITSHARMA WITH COVID-19prompting peo- icines forcommunicable dis- paid Rs 1.19 lakh foraday’s treat- MEERUT,JULY5 ple to maintain social distancing, eases, flu and epidemics has - EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ment at the hospital,’’ she stated wear masksand followcough ticallydecreasedinthe state. “The HYDERABAD,JULY5 in her complaint. AHOSPITAL in Meerut has been etiquette, Kerala has reported a trend beganwithlockdown and Astatement releasedbythe sealedand an FIR lodged against sharp fall in flu cases in June, a still continues... The general vigi- ADOCTOR at agovernmenthos- hospital said Sultana wasadmit- itsmanagement afteravideo — month whichusedtosee aspike lance againstCovid-19has made pitalinHyderabad has filedapo- tedwithout anyissues. “She was purportedly showing the hospi- in fever caseswith the onsetof people wear masksand keep dis- lice complaint alleging that she billedfor the services and medi- talstaff offering negative Covid- the monsoon. tance. Thereisatendency to avoid waschargedRs1.19lakh foraday cinesgiven to her duringher stay 19 reports formoney—was Areviewofthe dataonthe in- public transportalso. This has by aprivate hospitalfor Covid-19 at the hospital,”the hospital widelycirculatedonsocial me- tegrateddiseasesurveillancepro- brought down communicable treatmentinviolationof thestate stated. dia, officials said Sunday. grammeofthe stateHealth diseases and subsequentlyim- government’sguidelinesontreat- The hospital authorities did Shah Alam, the owner of The Department shows that flucases pacted saleofmedicines... June- ment costs. notrespond to attempts forcom- NewMeerut Hospital situated have reportedafallof63per cent Julyseasons usedtoreportfourto However, the hospital said ment by The Indian Express. on Hapur road, deniedthe alle- in June this year compared to the five timesincrease in sale of med- Municipal workers sanitise the RidgeareainShimla on Sunday. TheHimachal Pradesh thatshewaschargedforthe“serv- Sultana also postedavideo gations and said the video was correspondingmonthlastyear.In icines in tune with the increase in government has decided to relaxthe ban on entryoftourists as partofits phasedre-opening ices and medicinesgiven to her”. fromthehospitalonsocialmedia, releasedinabid to defame him. June, 2020, the statehas reported turn out at hospitals. But this plan under Unlock2.0. On Sunday,17people, including an ITBP personnel, tested positive in In her complaint at following which, healthofficials “I am innocent and the inquiry only95,544fevercasescompared time, the sale has come down by thestate,pushing thetallyto1,064. Pradeep Kumar Chaderghat Police Station on July shiftedherto theNizam’sInstitute will provethat,” he said. to 2,60,072 casesinJune2019. 60 per cent,” he said. 4,DrAsraSultana,whoisanassis- of Medical Sciences (NIMS). Meerut’s Chief Medical Dr Amar Fettle,the Health Public health expertDr tant civil surgeon at the The Telangana Doctors’ Officer Rajkumar Saini said the Department’s nodal officer for RamankuttyVsaidsocialdistanc- Government FeverHospital, said Association said the incident has video shows hospitalmembers Public Health Emergency of ing has brought down the num- that she went to the Thumbay highlighted howprivate hospi- offering negativetestreports for International Concern, said every berofflu cases. “If we read the fall Govt: Vaccines gettingnod for HospitalonJune1aftersheexpe- tals arelooting people and called Rs 2,500. He said that he wasalso yearthereusedtobeaspikeinvi- in flu cases reported in hospitals rienced problems inbreathing. upon the government to take shown anegative test reporton ralfevercasesinKeraladuringthe alongwiththedipinsalesof med- She had testedpositive forCovid- strict action. Saturdayafternoon. According monsoon. “Wehavealwaysbeen icines,wecan assume thatflu human trials ‘beginningofend’ 19 twoweeksago and wasin Theassociation’spresident,Dr to him, it wascarrying the seal of urging the public to followcough cases have come down in Kerala home isolationprior to the night Lalu PrasadRathod,said,“Even in one of the twogovernment-run hygiene duringthis period to re- now. Therecouldhave beenaten- be developedanywhereinthe vaccine, developedbyKaiser of June1,shesaidinthecomplaint. this pandemic situation, private district hospitals —Pyarelal duce the viral fever cases. dencyamongpeopleto avoidhos- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE world, but without Indian man- PermanenteWashington Health Sultana wasasked to payRs hospitalsare lootinghelplessciti- District Hospital. However, thistime,thecampaign pitalsfearingCovid-19.But,thefall NEWDELHI,JULY5 ufacturers involved the produc- Research Institute, Washington, 40,000 at thetimeofadmission zens. Dr Sultana is awell-re- Dr PKBansal, superinten- to wearmaskandmaintainsocial insaleof medicineshave ruledout tion of required quantity is not and takenupfor production by andwhenshewantedto leave the spected andexperienceddoctor dent of PyarelalDistrict Hospital, distancing has been generallyac- that aspect,’’ he said. THE MINISTRYofScienceand going to be feasible,” the min- the US-basedModerna pharma- next day, the hospital did notal- andshe herself wasatthe fore- said, “Wedocollect samples for ceptedbypeople. This has re- Thereisatangible fall in the Technology on Sundaysaid that istrysaid in astatement. ceuticalisjustastepbehind.Both lowher to go tillapaymentofRs front of the battle againstCorona. coronavirus test with genuine ducedthe chances of spread of number of flucases in the firstsix the approval givenbythe Drug Alongwith Covaxin, whichis thesefirmshave alreadyinkedan 79,000 wasmade, the complaint When she has to undergo this IDsand then send the same to severalviruses, whichpeople monthsof2020 comparedto any Controller General of India for being developedbyBharat agreementwithIndianmanufac- further stated. kind of humiliation at the hospi- the Meerut MedicalCollegebe- usedtotransmit in the commu- corresponding period since 2017. conducting humantrials for Biotech,and ZyCov-D(Zydus turersforproductionof theCovid- “They did notgivemeproper taland wasissuedabill of over Rs cause we do nothavethe equip- nity.Thisshows propercoughhy- Thisyear,inthe six months up to Indian Covid-19vaccines Cadila),thereare 11 vaccinecandi- 19 vaccines. medicinesandthenurseswere ir- 1lakh, just imagine howthe pri- ment and the expertise to test giene and supporting careat June 30, Kerala reportedonly7.74 Covaxin and ZyCov-D“marks dates out of atotal of 140which Indian institutions have also responsible.Theydidnotgiveme vate hospitalsarelootingmiddle- the same at our hospital.” homecanreduceunnecessaryin- lakh flu cases as againstcasesof the beginning of the end” of the have entered thehuman engaged in R&D forthe develop- medication on time...For justone class patients.WhenDrSultana “TheFIR has been lodged on take of medicines,” Amar said. 11-12lakh in the previousyears pandemic. trials stage. mentof vaccinesinIndia.Withthe day, Iwas at thehospitalonJuly2, questionedthe medication and behalf of the Dy CMO on Thefallinflucasesreportedin forthe corresponding period. “In the pastyears, Indiahas One of the leading candidates primaryscientific inputscoming theycharged me Rs 1.19 lakh. I billing, shewas askedtoleave the Saturdayeveningand we arein- hospitalsisalsoreflected in the Kerala has made wearing a emergedasone of the significant is AZD1222, developedbyJenner from institutions such as Pune- paidRs40,000,but as Idid not hospitalbutwasnot allowedtogo vestigating the veracity of state’sRs1,200-crorepharmaceu- face mask mandatorysince April vaccine manufacturing hubs. Institute,Universityof Oxfordand basedNational Instituteof have theremaining amount they untilshepaidthebill.We demand charges. But no arrest has been ticalsectorintermsof dipinbusi- 29andnon-compliancewasmade Indian manufacturers account licensedto British-Swedishmulti- Virology and Hyderabad-based detainedmeforseveralhoursun- thatthegovernmenttake strictac- made so far. We will go forthe ness, ruling outthe assumption apunishableoffence. Police have for60per cent of vaccine sup- nationalpharmaceuticalandbio- Center forCellularand Molecular til my brother,who is alsoCovid- tion againstprivate hospitals arrest afterwecomplete our in- that people have been skipping been imposing afine of Rs 200for plies made to UNICEF.The vac- pharmaceutical company Biology,six Indian companies are positive,cameand paid the re- whichare lootingorovercharging vestigation,” said Meerut (City) hospitals due to theCovid-19 failuretowear masksinpublic. cine fornovelcoronavirus may AstraZeneca. The MRNA-1273 workingonavaccineforCovid-19. maining amount. Eventually we people.” SP Akhilesh Narain Singh. Stop meeting Sharp spike in demand for home medical devices, reveals data neighbours, were averagingsalesinthe hun- whichwerealready being sold Google search trends show suchasdifficultyinbreathing or says CM KARISHMAMEHROTRA dredsinMay.Theysurgedto15 in the low-to-medium thou- that interestinoximeters began adip in oxygen saturation below NEWDELHI,JULY5 times thatinJune. Pulse oxime- sands, have seen a20per cent rising at the start of Mayand 95 per cent. Panjim: Chief MinisterPramod ters areclip devices usedonthe month-by-month increase for reachedasearchpopularity of In addition to people who Sawant on Sundayjustified AS NON-SEVERE Covid-19pa- fingers or ears to easilytestoxy- the lastthree months. 100onJune27. The popularity tested positive forCovid-19, opening the state’s borders for tientscontinue to be sent home genlevels, or saturation, in Chyawanprash,giloy, kadha and number representsits search in- those who recentlytravelledare tourismwhile asking people in due to existing guidelinesonthe the blood. ashwagandhasaw a25per cent terest relative to othertermsin also required in manystatesto the statetoavoid visiting friends outbreak,and fears about infec- On Thursday, theCentre month-by-month growth in that India. Maharashtraand Tamil home isolateand monitor their and neighbours. tions in health facilitiesescalate, easedhomeisolation rulesin time. Nadu areshowing the highest symptoms. The protocols forthis Sawant cited “bigpressure salesdatashowsharp increases what had become asignificant “Nocategories areslowing relative interestlevels. Searches were handedovertothe states from the tourism industry” be- in the demand foroximeters, in- flashpoint between it and the down postthe spikes,sohigh about oximeters surpassedeven in lateMay. hind the decision to open the bor- frared thermometers, inhalers Delhi government.Revisingits levels of consumption arecon- hand sanitisers beginning June Aweek ago, the Delhi gov- ders amid economic uncertainty. and other home medical May10guidelines, the Centre tinuing forCovid solutions,” 1mg 22. Thermalscanners reached ernment also announcedgov- However, with 818active cases in checkupdevices. has extendedhome isolation op- founder Prashant Tandon said. 100interms of search interestin ernment-suppliedoximeters to the state, he appealedto the peo- Consumer demand forpulse tions to asymptomatic, mild and “With the Covid-19pan- India on May18. those under home isolation, ple to stay home and avoid meet- oximeters increased by 23 times, pre-symptomatic cases. demic necessitating the use of “The patient shall agree to with concerns that oxygen lev- ing even “next door neighbours”, and demand forinfrared ther- Other medical devices such Consumer demandfor infrared thermometres rose by 26 productssuchasthermometers monitor his health and regularly els can fall suddenly. saying that “this has to stop”. mometres rose by 26 timeson as glucometers (whichread the times on Flipkartoverpastsix months. PTI and scanners... we arewitness- inform his health status to the As cases mount in south Goa reportedthe seventh Flipkart over the pastsix months, levelofglucoseinthe blood) and ing an increasingdemand forthe District Surveillance Officer,who India, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Covid deathonSunday with for- aspokesperson said. inhalers also sawaspikeof90 same,”the Flipkartspokesper- willfacilitatefurther followup have also instituted guidelines to mer ministerJose Phillip On one of the country’s per cent and 80 per cent, respec- The companytold The Indian sufferfrom“significant sonsaid, adding thermal scan- by the surveillanceteams,” the allowasymptomatic or mildly D’Souza’selder brother suc- largest online pharmaceutical tively,on1mg medicine storein Express that oxygen concentra- supplyissues”. ners have also seen spikes newguidelinesbythe Centre symptomatic Covid-19 patients cumbing to the disease. ENS platforms, 1mg, pulse oximeters May. tors arealso in high demand but Immunity supplements, in sales. state, highlighting serious signs to isolateathome.

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ANTI-CAAPROTESTS Govt blocks Kin of Darapuri, Kanpurattack:Gangstergottip-off 40 websites Jafar say officials of ‘unlawful’ frompolicestation,saysarrestedaide Sikh group On Saturday, VinayTiwari, threatened to seize MANISHSAHU Station Officer,Chaubeypur po- LUCKNOW,JULY5 lice station, wassuspended DEEPTIMANTIWARY pending an inquiryintohis links NEWDELHI,JULY5 their properties AN ACCOMPLICE of gangster with Dubey. Vikas Dubey,identifiedasDaya IG Agarwalsaid Tiwari has THE GOVERNMENT on Sunday Shankar Agnihotri, has said that been sent to police lines. “Hehas blocked40websites of Sikhs for Admn rejectsclaims, says went to remind Dubey receivedacallfrom notbeendetained.Investigations Justice,an“unlawfulorganisation” someone in the police depart- aregoingon. If anyevidence is suspected to be associatedwith themdeadline to paydamages wasover ment,informing him about the foundwhichsuggests thatTiwari the Khalistanmovement,for al- raid to arrest him. Eight police waspartofthe conspiracy,then legedly soliciting supportonline. personnel were killedduring the he willbedetained,”hetold PTI. The action has been takenby EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE raid in Bikru villageofKanpur Police arestudying Tiwari's the MinistryofInformation LUCKNOW,JULY5 district on Friday. call detail records. “Weare also Technology (MeiTY) based on Agnihotri, 42, wasarrestedin checking call detail records of a recommendations made by the THE FAMILIES of retired IPS offi- apre-dawn operation on fewmorepersonnel postedat MinistryofHome Affairs (MHA). cer and activistSRDarapuri (77), Sunday. Police said he wasshot Chaubeypur police station. “Sikhs forJustice, an unlaw- and Congress workerandactivist in the leg when he openedfire Action will be takenonthe basis ful organisationunderUAPA, Sadaf Jafar (44) have alleged that SRDarapuri and SadafJafar on apolice team and triedtoflee of the inquiryreport," said asen- 1967,launchedacampaign for Lucknow administration officials on his motorcycle. ior police officer. registering supportersfor its visitedtheirhousesandallegedly Agnihotri spoketoreporters PTI reportedthat police have cause. On recommendation of threatenedtoseizetheir proper- our house if Darapurijidoes not when police took him to hospi- detainedthe sub-divisional offi- Ahouse near Vikas Dubey’s demolished mansion, whichthe owners did notevenlock MHA,MeiTYhas issuedorders ties if theyfailtopay fordamages meetthem. We have responded tal. Later,apurported video clip cer and another employeeofthe before leaving. Vishal Srivastav under section 60 Aofthe IT Act, to public properties whichoc- to allthe notices, whereas the ad- in whichhemade these remarks local powersub-station. Power 2000,for blocking 40 websites of curredduringananti-CAA protest ministration has notresponded wasalso circulated on social supplywas cut during the raid SFJ,” astatement from MHA said. on December 19.Neitheractivist to anyofour replies. My grand- media. on Friday. The development comes days wasathomeduring the visit. mother is severely ill and has In the video clip, Agnihotri has Police, however, saidthe sus- Eerie silence hangs over afterthe government declared An official of the administra- morethan one comorbidity.If said thatafterreceving thetip-off, pendedSOhad asked the elec- nine individuals suspected to be tion deniedthe claim of Jafar’s theyevictus, wherewill we go Dubey ralliedtogether25-30 tricity departmenttocut power associated withthe Khalistan and Darapuri’s families, and clar- during thepandemic?”hesaid. men and prepared them forthe supplytoBikru villagesothat the village, most homes locked movement as “terrorists”under ifiedthat the visit wasmeant to Jafar saidthat ateam of police attack. He has also said that rescue team had the coverof the newly amendedUnlawful remind them that the deadline and administration officials vis- Dubey wasamong those who darkness. “When the police Activities Prevention Act(UAPA). to payfor the damageswas over. ited her house in Gomti Nagar openedfireonthe police team. team reachedthe village, they earlier partofthe now-demol- containerhad broken and rice Earlier,onlyorganisations could The activistsare among 57 area on Saturday afternoon. “They Agnihotri, however, has said were easily spotted because of AVANEESHMISHRA ishedmansion of history- had spilledontothe floor.Asmall be declared terrorist. peopleinLucknowaccused of intimidatedand threatened my that he waslockedinside the the light. SO VinayTiwari made KANPUR,JULY5 sheeterVikas Dubey,who is ab- refrigerator waslying on the Among those declaredas ter- vandalism during protests and children and video-graphed the houseduringtheraid,andwasnot acalltothe electricity depart- sconding. In that pile of rubble, ground with itsdoors open.The rorists on July 1bythe MHA was asked to payRs1.55 crorein interaction,” she said. among the attackers. ment, at around 2am, and asked TWODAYSafter eightpolice- whichhas spilledovertothe policemen deployedinthe vil- US-basedSikh forJustice mem- damages, failing whichtheir Naib Tehsildar (Kakori) Inspector General, Kanpur them to cut powersupply,”said men, including aDSP and three adjoining roads,are mangled lagesaid theyhavenoinforma- berGurpatwant SinghPannun. properties will be seized. Jafar MahimaMishra,whovisitedboth Range, Mohit Agarwalsaid: SSP,Kanpur,Dinesh Kumar P. Sub-Inspectors, were killedthere remains of at leasttwo SUVs tion about who ransackedthese Sikh ForJustice has earlier been wasarrestedonDecember19 houses,toldTheIndianExpressthe “Daya Shankar Agnihotri was Police said on Sundaythat during araidtoarrestacriminal, and twotractors. homes. Near the kitchenare nar- declared an “unlawfulassocia- and Darapuri on December 20. officials neitherthreatenednor namedinthe FIR and police had theyhadrecoveredarmsandam- an eerie silence hangs over Bikru On Saturday, the mansion rowstairsleading to one of the tion” by the government. Theywerelater releasedonbail. misbehavedwith the families. declared arewardofRs25,000 munition from Dubey's house. village in Kanpur.The streetsare wasdemolishedusing thesame roofs, from wherethe police Othersdesignated terrorists SpeakingtoThe Indian “Wevisited because theyhad on his head. He is aclose associ- “Duringthesearch operation,po- deserted, exceptfor armed po- vehicle whichhad blockedthe team wasfired upon. Abroken include chief of Babbar Khalsa Express,Darapuri’s grandson been served noticesand the time ateofVikas Dubey and had also lice recoveredaround2kgofex- licemenkeeping vigil. road when the police team came lockisseen near ametaldoor to International Wadhawa Singh Siddharth said, “On Friday, giventothemisnow over.We firedonthe police party.” plosives, six countrymade pistols The silenceisdisruptedmo- to arrest Dubey. Whileapolice aroof. Babbar;chief of International around 20 officials came to our video-graphedthe conversation Police said Agnihotri and his and 15 crude bombs from differ- mentarilybysome children team waspresent at the spot “This wasthe terror of Vikas Sikh Youth Federation Lakhbir houseand startedtothreaten us. so that no one can accuse us of familyliveinDubey's house, ent areas of the house, including playing at adistance. On being during thedemolitionexercise Dubey.You visit the whole vil- Singh; chief of Khalistan Theyasked us whereDarapuriji anything,”said Mishra. whereAgnihotri's wifeworksas abunker,” said apolice officer. asked,some of them said they and said local residentshad ac- lage, youwillnot find asingle Zindabad ForceRanjeetSingh; is. My grandfather wasnot here. In an order in February, the adomestic help. While theyare The stategovernment on arefromthe neighbouringvil- cused Dubeyofusurping their house without aheavy metal and chief of Khalistan Theysaid that theywillseize the Lucknowadministrationhad checkinghis criminal record, an Sunday announcedarewardofRs lageand came to Bikru out of land to buildthe mansion, it door.Nothing in this villagehap- Commando ForceParamjit property wherewelivein. They asked 28 people to payfor dam- officer said theyhad “notfound 1lakh forinformation leading to curiosity. deniedany role in the demoli- penedwithout his permission Singh. All arebasedinPakistan. video-graphedour house, cars ages worthRs63,37,637in anycase against him so far”. Dubey’s arrest,doublingthe Locks hangonthe iron gates tion later. and both localpoliceand admin- Also on the listare Khalistani and the conversation my uncle Hazratganj area duringananti- Asked aboutAgnihotri's re- amount initiallyoffered. of almostall homes in thevillage. About50mfrom thedemol- istration were in his pocket. You terrorists holedupinGermany. had with the officials.” CAAprotestonDecember19.Ato- marks,Senior Superintendent of Meanwhile, the Kanpur po- When asked,residents of anad- ishedstructureare twohouses canimagineitbythe fact that Theseinclude KZF members The following day, another talof57peopleare supposedto Police, Kanpur,Dinesh Kumar P, lice arrested the owner of a joining villagesaid that soon af- thatthe owners did noteven even though he is absconding, Bhupinder Singh Bhindaand team visited the houseand en- payRs1.55 crorefor alleged van- said: “Weare already conduct- coaching institutefor allegedly terthe incident, mostlocal resi- lockbeforeescaping. The doors no one has the couragetocome GurmeetSingh Bagga. Paramjit quired about “mygrandfather’s dalism, failing whichtheir prop- ing an inquiryintothe allegation praising Dubey and makingob- dentsleftthe village. to all the rooms areopenand ob- backand live heretillheiscaught Singh, the UK-based Chiefof whereabouts”, said Siddharth. ertieswillbeseized,theadminis- that Dubey wastippedoff about jectionableremarksagainsta In the centreofthe villageare jectsinside scattered.Inthe or killedinanencounter,” said Babbar Khalsa International, is “They saidtheywillconfiscate tration had said. theraid.” particular community. piles of bricks and concrete, kitchen in one of the houses, a an elderly local resident. also on the list. Atmanirbhar call to galvanise Militantskilled in Kulgam CRPF man injuredin growth,innovate: V-P Naidu encounterfound Covidpositive Pulwama IED blast AoLvolunteers launch homegrown social networking app conducted in NorthKashmir. stable now. Police andsecurity ADILAKHZER JK Police in April “Since the outbreak of the ADILAKHZER forceteams along with BDS cessity in this dayand age. SRINAGAR,JULY5 stoppedhanding over Covid-19pandemic and to ensure SRINAGAR,JULY5 Pulwama rushedtothe spotto EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE “Technology in itself is notgood the safetyofpeoplefrominher- take stockofthe situation,”aJ&K NEWDELHI,JULY5 or badbut we should use it judi- THE JAMMU amd Kashmir bodies of slain ent risk of contracting the infec- ACRPF personnel wasinjured in Policespokesperson said in a ciously. Humanism andhuman- PoliceonSundaysaid that two militantstotheir tion, the burial of the killed ter- alow-intensity IED blastinSouth statement. “INDIA IS passing through acru- ity should be an essential partof militantskilledinanencounter familymembers citing rorists is carriedout at designated Kashmir’s Pulwama district on ACRPF spokesperson said cial moment in history,weare technology to enable better in Kulgam district on Saturday places. Medico-legal formalities Sundaymorning.Police recov- that militantsattemptedtotar- facing anumber of internal and communication and pave the have been found Covid positive. the pandemic arestrictlyfollowedinrespect of ered another IED planted in the getCRPF personnel. external challenges, but Iam wayfor acompassionatesociety “...It is further informedthat suchkilledterrorists whichin- area whichwas laterdefused, ac- “Unknown terrorists triedto confidentweshould remain res- and abetterworld," he said. whilecarrying out the medico- Kulgam districtonSaturday. cludes post-mortem, DNAand cording to J&K Police. targetCRPFtroops by detonat- oluteinour response to the chal- The app wascreated withan legal formalities the samplesof In April, police decidedtostop Covid-19tests,” police said. The incident took place in ing an IED on the road around lenges thrownatus. Prime “emphasis on dataprivacy the killedterrorists were taken handingoverbodies of militants Afterthe encounter on Gangoo area around 7.30 am af- 0740 hrs. One CRPF Personnel of Minister NarendraModihas wherein users’ datawillbe and sent forCovid-19test. Today, to familymembers afteralarge Saturday, police had said the termilitantsdetonated an IEDto 182BnCRPF sustainedminor givenacall forAtmanirbhar Vice PresidentMVenkaiah stored in India and would never the test reports were received crowdgatheredto attend the fu- bodies were sent to Handwara target CRPF personnel in the splinterinjuryand wasevacu- Bharat…It is amissiontogal- Naidu at thevirtual release be shared withathirdparty from CD HospitalSrinagarand neral of aJaish-e-Mohammed forlastrites, but on Sundaythe area, police said. ated to Unit MI room,” he said. vanise the forceofgrowth across of the indigenous app without the user’s explicit con- both the killedterrorists were commander killedinanen- police said that the burial will “Todayatabout 0728hrsan The area wascordoned off the countryinvarious sectors of ElymentsonSunday. PTI sent”, and “utmostattention confirmedasCoronavirus posi- counter in SoporeonApril 8. The take place in Baramulla district. IED blasttookplace in theor- soon afterthe incident andsecu- the country...Innovation is a would be paid to the sovereignty tive,” aJ&K Police spokesperson police, whichwas then pulledup “The dead bodies of the said chards near PeaksAutomobile rity forces rushedtothe spot. watchwordfor the 21st century," of Indian cyberspace,”saidthe said in astatement. forallowing the funeral, had ar- killedterroristsshallbecarried Pulwama where routine joint Police said one moreIED was said Vice President Venkaiah ferent features of existing social organisation,inastatement. TwoHizbul Mujahideen mil- rested at least10peoplefor vio- through protective careambu- naka of police/CRPF is estab- found and “defusedbyBDS Naidu Sunday. He wasspeaking media apps on one platform. Among those who partici- itants, including aforeigner, lating Covid protocols. lance and buried strictlyasper lished. During the terror inci- Pulwama” and Pulwama police at an online event to launch Users can chat, makeaudioand pated in thelaunchwereactor- were killedand three Armymen Familymembersarecurrently Covid-19protocol at Baramulla,” dent, one CRPF personnelre- have “taken cognizance and Elyments,anew social network- video calls, shareand like each MP Hema Malini; former injured in an encounter in allowedtoattend burials mostly police said. ceivedminor injuries and is startedinvestigation”. ing app. other’s posts,follow influencers, MinisterofCommerce & Elymentsisone of the first and playgames. Industry andCivil Aviation home-grownsocial media apps The team also plans to add ; former Chief MP woman to emergeinthe Indian market features likeaudio and video Election Commissioner SY Revenue down by 58%,Railways since the ban of 59 Chinese apps, conferencing, securepayments Quraishi; Anant Goenka, stabbed to death including TikTok,lastweek.Itis via ElymentsPay,and acurated ExecutiveDirector, TheIndian developedbyover1,000 IT spe- commerce platform forIndian Express Group; Ashok PHinduja, hours before cialists,who arevolunteers with brands on the app. Chairman, Hinduja Group of enforcing cost-cutting measures spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Speaking at the launch, Companies(India);RamojiRao, her wedding Shankar’s The ArtofLiving or- Shankar reiterated the impor- Head Ramoji Group; filmmakers that can be trainedtoperform ganisation. tance of communication and Anand LRai andMadhur IRAMSIDDIQUE multiple tasksfor theirefficient It aims to bring together dif- howstaying connected is ane- Bhandarkar. MUMBAI,JULY5 utilisation. An official from EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Railway Board explainedthat BHOPAL,JULY5 WITH ITS revenue down by the job of apersonnel of Railway about 58 per cent due to the Protection Force(RPF) overlaps AWOMAN wasallegedly stabbed Locust menace: FAO asks India to lockdown, the Railways is en- with that of ticketing staffof to death hours before herwed- forcing aslewofcost-cutting commercial department and is ding at JaoratowninRatlam dis- measures. being reviewedtoascertain if trictonSundaybyamanshe had be on high alert for next 4weeks The Railway Board has sent a one can do the job of the other. knownfor three years andwho detailedlettertovarious depart- The staffdeployedatPublic wasreportedlyagainsther mar- to returntoRajasthanwith the ments, urgingthemtoreview Reservation Systems (PRS) will riage, police said on Sunday. PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA startofmonsoonin coming days. orders, contracts, review man- soon beredistributedin other de- Police said Sonu Yadavwas NEWDELHI,JULY5 These swarms willreturn to powerrequirementsand bring partmentsas80per cent of ticket gettingher bridal makeup done Rajasthantojoinotherswarmsstill down fuel and energy consump- bookingsnow happen online. at abeauty parlour when the ac- INDIA,WHICHistackling the arriving from Iran and , tions to curtail expenditure. Onlyafraction of Railways services arecurrentlyrunning. File Meanwhile, to save up on fuel cused, 26-year-old RamYadav, worstlocustattackin26years whichisexpected to be supple- Themostrecentmeasure,fol- andenergyconsumption,“adiesel allegedly walked intothe place forthe lastthree months,should mentedby swarmsfromtheHorn lowing the board’s cost-cutting locomotive willnowonlybeoper- and stabbed Sonu before fleeing. remain on “highalert”during of Africa in aboutmid-July, it guidelines, comes with the can- from different departmentsto cleaning shifts aretobereduced ated with prior approval from the Ramallegedly stabbed Sonu the next four weeks, according added.“Early breedinghasalready cellation of replacement of dust- look aftercleaning, linen and AC from three to twoorone de- General Manager”, said another in front of the makeup artistand to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Aswarm of locusts in Jaipur occurredalong the Indo-Pakistan bins in 30,000 Linke Hofmann maintenance. It is being worked pending on footfalls,” advised senior railway officer.Nospare the cousin. She wasrushedtoa Organisation (FAO). in May. File border where substantial hatch- Busch(LHB) coaches to save up out to have about 11 staffinstead the letter from the board. partsfordiesellocomotiveswillbe local hospital whereshe wasde- Meanwhile, the Centrehas ing and band formation willtake about Rs 60 crore. Instead of re- of 15 by training the staffinmul- In another letter recentlyto procured and those beyond 30 clared ‘brought dead’. steppedupefforts and is using place in Julythatwill cause the placing dustbins of 30,000 tiple areas and cutting down by all zones, the Railway Boardhas years of agewill be scrapped. BasedonCCTVfootage and latesttechnologyand equipment , Haryana and Bihar first-generationsummerswarms coaches,onlyabout5,000coaches at least25per cent.” put afreeze on creation of new Railwaysisworking towards location datafromphones,the likedrones and Bell helicopters tooare notleftunaffected. to form in mid-August,” FAOsaid. will be takenupinternallybythe Railways,which spends close posts.All posts created in the last increasing itsfreightloadwith police took Ram’s friend Pawan forcontrol of the menace. In itslatestupdate, the FAO India and Pakistanaswell as Modern Coach Factoryatthe cost to Rs 1,200crore on cleaning twoyears andthat remainunoc- various policy interventions, in- Panchal intocustody when he While Rajasthan is the most has said that spring-bred locust Sudan, Ethiopia, South Sudan of about 1.78 lakh. contracts, is reviewing itscon- cupiedhavetobesurrendered. cluding atimetable service of wasreturning to the stateafter affected state, other states like swarms thatmigrated to Indo- and Somalia should remain on Similarly,asenior officer tractsinthe wake of the lock- Aspecial multitasking com- good trains muchonthe lines of dropping RaminRajasthan. MadhyaPradesh,Punjab,, Pakistanborder andtravelledeast “high alertduring the next four from the railway explained, down wherein onlyafraction of mittee has been constitutedat passenger trains to bring freight Officials said searches areon Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, to northern states, areexpected weeks,” it noted. “Every trainhas about15staff itsservices arerunning. “The the board’s leveltoreview staff load that it has losttoroad. forRam.

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In anchoring development of COVID vaccine, ICMR mustnot ARE AMERICA’S BLACKS and India’s Muslims Trump, were nottoo farfromthistargetin Hindu nationalistnarrative,Muslimshave al- politicallycomparable? This question has ac- 2016,whenTrumpreceived 64 per cent of ways been disloyaltothe Indiannation, which do anything that undermines public trust quiredanew saliencewiththeriseof theBlack Whitevote(and onlysix per cent of the Black in turn is equated with the Hindu majority. LivesMatter(BLM) movement,underway for vote). Aftervictory, Trumphas followeda India’s partition is presentedas the latestproof DAYAFTER BEINGcalledout by medicalexperts formaking unreasonable weeksinthe US, covering severalhundred Whiteracistagenda,and the strategy for of Muslim infidelity.Itistheir everlasting dis- claims to launchaCOVID-19vaccine by August15, the Indian Council of cities.Comparisonshavebeendrawnwiththe November 2020 is also clearly aimedatracial loyalty whichmakes Muslimsunworthyof MedicalResearch (ICMR) issuedaclarification. It said that itsletterofJuly anti-CAAprotests in India, lasting three polarisation.Hemay not, of course, succeed. equality withthe Hindus.Inthe White su- 2tothe 12 hospitals selectedtoconduct thevaccine’s clinical trials “was monthsaftermid-December,rebelling against The BLM protests have been remarkably premacistnarrative,Blacksarenot disloyalto Ameanttocut unnecessaryredtape”. However, the Council’sclarification, theattempteddemotionof India’sMuslimsto multi-racial, and polls showasubstantial re- the US whichis, of course, viewedasaWhite secondarycitizenship.ThemainstreamBlack duction in Trump’s Whitesupport. nation.ButBlacks,for them,are irredeemably on July4,issilentonanissue of critical medicaland ethicalimportance —the unrealistic argumentthatBlackshave beentreatedasin- The greatestdifference between the US inferior,andtherefore, entirelyundeserving of timeline it had setinthe July2lettertothe 12 hospitals. The ICMR had askedthesehealth- ferior Americans, withWhites as the putative Blacks and Indian Muslimsis, of course, his- equality and respect. The twonarrativescon- carefacilities to select participantsfor clinical trials by July 7. But finding volunteers who ownersof thenation,isnotaltogetherdistinct. torical. The Blacks were brought to the US as struct unworthiness differently. agree to getashot of an untestedvaccine —inthiscase, introducing an inactivatedCOVID In what ways,then, areIndia’s Muslims slaves, starting 1619.Bought and sold as com- Bothnarrativesare fundamentallyflawed. pathogen into their bodies—may notbeaneasy task.The procedurerequires approval and America’s Blackssimilar or different? And modities with no rights, familiesoften split The Hindu nationalistnarrative errs when it by an ethics committee. At leastsix of the hospitals, including AIIMS Delhi, had reasoned aresuchsimilarities and differences politically andviolence frequentlyinflicted,theybore flattensthebehaviouralpluralityof theMuslim consequential? Blacks,ofcourse, arenot reli- the pain of slavery till 1864.After slavery princes. The proverbial comparison between that five days wastoo shortaperiodtocomplete the process. The ICMR’s clarification, that giouslydistinct from Whites. Theyare pre- ended, the suffering of the Jim Crow erabe- Akbar and Aurangzeb —the twobiggest it will “follow allprotocols”, falls short of adequatelyaddressing this concern. dominantlyChristian. In contrast, India’s gan,whentherecentlywon equalityand vot- Mughalemperors—belongstothisdiscursive Anovel vaccine candidateundergoes an elaborateregulatoryprocess. According to the Muslimsareracially similartotheHindus,but ing rightswereobliterated, segregation en- realm. It is impossible to proveAkbar’s disloy- WHO’s guidelines, Phase 1ofclinical trials involvestesting the vaccine “in small numbers religiouslydifferent. forced,and lynchings and pogromsunleashed. alty to India, and as forAurangzeb,even of healthy adults”. These trials areprimarilyconcerned with “the safetyofthe vaccine”. Similarities emerge when we turn to de- Finally, afterequality and voting rightsre- Jawaharlal Nehru wrote, in TheDiscovery of Phase 2studiesinvolve “largernumber of participants” and areintendedtoobtain infor- mographyand politics. Blacks arealittle over turnedinthe mid-1960s, policeviolence India,that“Aurangzeb setthe clockback”. No 12 per cent of the US population,Muslims emergedasamethod of social control. The serioushistorian finds an unbroken chain of mationabout thevaccine’s “abilitytoproduce desired effects”. Researchers have to mon- slightlyover14per cent of India’s. nine-minutepolice knee on George Floyd’s Hindu-repression andIndia-hatred running itor samples and analysedatatoestimatethe time takenfor the volunteers to develop an- Democraciestend to privilegenumbers. In neckwas thewrenching tip of avasticeberg. across centuries of Muslim rule. tibodies.The human body takesits time to showifavaccine worksornot and therecan conditions of polarisation, racialorreligious Though the parallel is notexact, untouch- Morefundamentally, howare Muslim be no shortcutstothese processes. Bharat Biotech,the Hyderabad-basedcompanywhose minorities can getswamped by racial or reli- ability in India came closesttoslavery.That is masses implicated in the princelyconduct? vaccine has been approvedforclinicaltrialsbythe Drug Controller General of India (DGCI), gious majorities. When amajority of Hindus whysome social scientists have sought to Whypunishthem? Historically, Muslim so- estimatesthat the resultsofthe firsttwo phases of the trials wouldbeout onlybyOctober. or Whites votecommunallyorracially, the compareBlacksandDalits. Muslimswere nei- cial structurehas been bi-modal. Asmall It’s unclear if the ICMR is on the same pagewith itscollaborator on this time-frame. threat to minorities can become quitereal. ther forced intoslavery,nor untouchability. court-basedprincelyand aristocratic classco- Considerthe politicalarithmetic underly- LikeBlacks,India’sMuslims Between the 11th and 18th centuries, much existedwithavastmassof poorMuslims.And The WHO recommends that Phase 3trials “beconducted on 20,000 to 30,000 peo- ing the proposition above.Hindusare roughly are mostly poor and of India wasruledbyMuslim princes. There in 2005, the Sachar Committee conclusively ple”. But before givingthe go-ahead to inoculating suchalarge number of people, regu- 80 per cent of India, and Whites about 73 per deprived,and likethem, they is no Black parallel in US history.Blacks have demonstrated something already intuitively latoryagencies must ensurethat the candidatevaccine has no side effects. Thatiswhy the cent of America’s electorate. If 50 per cent of are aminority. After the mid been at the bottom of American society for known: That, along with Dalitsand Adivasis, procedures in the firsttwo stages muststand up to all yardsticksof rigour.The WHO does Hindus voteforthe BJP,itwould constitute40 four centuries. Muslims arethepoorestcommunityof India. note that participation in these trials “would be leastrisky foryoung healthyadults”.But per cent of the national vote,which, givena 20th century, ademocracyis This historical contrasthas been undeni- This is wherethe Black-Muslim compari- the global health agency alsounderlines that “preserving public trustinresearch requires certain geographic distribution, is enough for not aproper democracy ablyconsequential. Muslim princelypower son begins to recoverits validity.LikeBlacks, victoryinaparliamentarysystem, if notina has been usedbyHindunationalists to trans- India’sMuslimsaremostlypoorand deprived, minimising harm notonlytovolunteers but also to research staffand thirdparties”. The unlessitprotects minorities presidential system.When it won44per cent form the conduct of some Muslim rulers, es- and likethem, theyare aminority.After the ICMR, whichhas so farcreditablyanchoredthe country’s fight againstCOVID 19,cannot of Hindu vote,the BJPapproximatedthispos- from majoritarian fury. And peciallyBabur and Aurangzeb, and before mid 20th century, ademocracy is notaproper afford to relegatethis imperative.Inthe development of avaccine againstthe contagion, sibilityin2019. Indeed, only1.4 per cent of if the minorities are also them, the invasionof Ghazniand Ghouri,into democracy unless it safeguards minorities. it mustnot do anything, or be seen to be doinganything, in undue haste. BJP’s national votelastyear wasnon-Hindu. poor,the protection becomes alargeranti-Muslim political narrative.MS And if the minorities arealso poor,the protec- That levelofHindu concentration, avoting even more necessary.Apoor Golwalkar’s formulation “barahsau saal ki tion becomes even morenecessary. Apoor novelty in India, allowedthe NarendraModi ghulami”(1,200years of servitude, thus minority deserves empathy andjustice,not regime to embarkonananti-Muslimlegisla- minoritydeserves empathy colonisation starting before the Britishcon- hatred and repression. It is amorallydimin- tive frenzy between Julyand December,cul- and justice,not hatred and quest), whichModi repeatedly articulated ishedand normatively impoverishedsoci- POWER OF THECENTRE minating in the CAA. repression. We will be a when he came to powerin2014, refers to the ety, whichadopts the latter path.. Analogously, if 70 per cent of Whites vote morally diminished and West and Central Asian invasions from 8th EventsinMP, Karnataka suggestfurther centralisation of foraracistpartyinthe US, it can easilywin the centuryonwards. The writer is Sol Goldman Professor of presidentialelections,assumingacertain dis- normatively impoverished This narrative is very different from the International Studies and Professor of Political powerinBJP,likeinthe Congress tribution of that vote. Republicans, under societyifwegothe latter way. anti-Blacknarrative of White racism. In the Science at BrownUniversity HIEF MINISTERSHIVRAJ SinghChouhan finallymanagedto expand his min- istrylastweek, morethan three months afterheformedthe government in . Of the 33 ministers in Chouhan’s team, 11 areknown to be supporters of JyotiradityaScindia,who left theCongress to join the CBJP with 22 MLAs in March.Itisrarefor aparty to allotsuchalarge shareof ministerial berths to those who have recentlycrossed over from otherparties,and even WHEN BAIL IS EXCEPTION moreunusual to have aministrywithsomanywho arenot yetmembers of the assembly. The BJP central leadership reportedly overruledthe preferences of Chouhan, one of itstallest stateleaders and chief ministerfor 13 successive years, to obligenew entrantstothe party. Mustthe rights framework that limits stateexcessbesuspended in disaster? The BJP takespride in being acadre-based, ideology-centredparty,unlikethe Congress, whichisaloose coalition of interestgroups and individuals who pledgeloyaltytothe Pratiksha Baxi and Navsharan Singh party high command,the Nehru-Gandhi family. The BJP also projectsitself as aparty that encourages regional leaders and allows them room to grow.Indeed, the party has bene- ONJUNE15,a62-year-oldman diedofCOVID- erential treatment by the HPC. We might do Section61isoperative.Itsays,“while pro- fitedagreat deal from amorefederal approachasitenabledthe rise of strong leaders 19 in the senior citizen barracksinaDelhi well to remember the abject loss facedbya viding compensationand relief to the vic- from the grass roots. Chouhan is one suchleader who rose from the ranks, and excelled prison in Mandoli. Twenty-twoinmates woman undertrialin 2011.TanujaGnanadurai tims of disaster, thereshall be no discrimi- as acampaigner and administrator.BSYediyurappa in Karnataka, in tested positivethereafter. One positive in- alias Sonia Mann wascoercedtoundergoa nation on the ground of sex, caste, Chhattisgarh, VasundharaRajeinRajasthan,and even before he shiftedtothe Centre, mate’s bail application, movedwhile he was prematuredeliveryin theprison,andherbaby community,descent or religion”. Prisons are NarendraModiinGujarat, were instrumental in building up the BJP as aparty of govern- in ICU,was denied.Severalailingorelderly un- diedofinjuryfromanunassisteddelivery.This “affected areas”, and relief and compensa- ment. The Congress, on the other hand, followedadifferent trajectorysince the 1970s, dertrials aredeniedbail due to the gravity of inhuman and cruel treatment has notbeen tion to prisoners is astatutoryobligation. The their offence, as the contagion reportedly accounted forinour legal history. HPC classification needs urgent review to en- when underthe leadership of IndiraGandhi, it sawanerosion of the party’s federal char- sweeps through severalprisons. Yetundertri- In Delhi, SafooraZargarwas givenbail on surethereisnodiscrimination as per the acter, marginalisation of state-levelleaders and privileging of loyalty to the leader than als account fornearly 70 per cent of India’s humanitarian grounds, on the condition that DMA.Women, children, senior citizens,gen- to the party.Its inability to reinvent itself afterrepeated drubbing in elections has much prison population. this should notbeconsideredaprecedent, af- der and sexual minorities, Dalits, religious to do with this culture of loyalty to the high command. From the distribution of tickets in By the Supreme Court’s ownadmission, terthe stateopposedher bail three times.This minorities and the disabledmustbetreated elections to selection of chief ministers, the Congresshigh command continues to im- prisons areovercrowdedand potential wasawelcome concession even if humanity as custodial minorities. Strangely, thegov- pose itswill on stateunitsand leaders, oftenforcing powerful satraps to break away. hotbedsofCOVID-19. High Power towardsall pregnant inmates wasnot held to ernment’sCOVID policythat specifically Committees (HPC) createdin each stateinter- bealegalprecedent. Yetitisthis government’s identifies senior citizens,the co-morbid, Is the BJP nowfollowing adiscredited Congress model? Beforethe eventsinMP, preted the SC’s orders as adirection forcreat- ownMinistryofWomenand Child pregnant, lactating women as high-risk pop- Yediyurappa, who had once quit the BJP over differences with the central leadership, was ing aclassification on the basis of offence and Development whichrecommendedin2018 ulations is silentonprisoninmates. made to wait by theleadership in Delhiwhen he wanted to expand his ministry, and sentence. These HPCs have notadoptedapris- that, “pregnantwomen should be givenbail Is thedisasterlaw onlymeanttoarrestand morerecently,duringthe RajyaSabha elections,when theCM’s nominees were ignored. oner-centric approacheventowards termi- to facilitatechildbirth outside the prison”.The incarceratescoresofpeople under Sections Modi’s presidential-style election campaigns have almosttransformedthe party intoan nallyill, pregnant and lactating women, for- National CommissionofWomen’sadvisory 51 to 60 of the DMA,read with Section 188of appendageofthe leader.The ongoing relegation of stateleaders looksset to further that eigners, the elderly or disabled, or the (2020) recommendedthat women undertri- the IPC? Mustthe rights framework that lim- trend of centralisation. undertrials who areinprison foryears. In als who arechargedwith lifeordeath should itsstate excess and binds stateaction be sus- Delhi, all foreigners, who arelargely South also be givenbail. pended? In violation of the non-discrimina- Asians andBlacks,are excludedfromtheHPC’s Custodial childbirthand incarceratedpreg- tion clause of the disasterlaw,many classification as deserving of interim bail, ir- nancyis aspecificformofcruel,inhuman and undertrials areconstructed as “undeserving” respective of offence or sentence, even though Custodial childbirth and degrading punishment. It is harm inflictedon and condemnedtoinhuman, cruel and de- Freeze Frame EPUnny Article 21 protectsall persons.Norarewomen women as women. Hence, imprisoning grading treatment. Amoratorium should be treated as aclass. incarcerated pregnancy is a women under trials also violates Rule 24 of pronouncedonfresharrests,remandand cus- From news reports,weknowthatatleast specific form of cruel, the UN’s Rules forthe Treatment of Women todial measures to ensurethat jail is trulythe twopregnant inmates were in Delhi prisons, inhuman and degrading Prisoners, whichholds that,“non-custodial exception forundertrials. andeightin Maharashtraprisons.Apregnant punishment. It is harm means should be preferredfor pregnant inmateinaThane jail wasinfectedby COVID- women during the pre-trial phase”. Baxi is associateprofessor,Centrefor theStudy 19.Yet,pregnant and lactating women in- inflicted on women as The application of the Disaster of Lawand Governance, JNU,and Singh is a mates arenot treatedas aclass deservingpref- women. Management Act, 2005 (DMA) meansthat Delhi-based feministresearcher

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ASSAM TURMOIL SHEIKH RESPONDS tals in Delhi, other than AIIMS, remainedaf- FORTHESECONDdaytoday, Assamremained JAMMU ANDKASHMIR chief ministerSheikh fected following an indefinitestrikecalledby cutofffromthe rest of the country. Onlyafew MohammedAbdullah hasasked theUnion the junior doctors. The striking doctors arede- passengers arrivedfromthree flightsin ministerofhome affairs, Giani Zail Singh, to mandingincreasedpay scales, fixedduty Calcutta.Picketing continued at railways sta- prove with concreteevidence theallegations hours –48hours aweek as againstthe cur- tions and Indian Airlines offices. K levelledbyhim againstthe National rent 70-100hours–earned, medical leave and Ramamurthy, senior adviser to the Assam Conference that it washaving asecret under- better accommodation.Thoughexactfigures Governor,toldnewsmen that acircular had standing with communal parties suchasthe arenot available it is estimatedthat operations beenissuedtogovernmentemployeesstating BJP. The J&K CM said thatSingh wasnolonger had come down by more than 50 per cent. that employees found cooperating with the an ordinaryCongress workerand he should picketers or absenting themselvesfromduty have used wordswithcareand responsibil- BORG WINS will be punished. He deniedareportinasec- ity.Sheikh said his party neverbelievedinse- BJORN BORG FOUGHT offatenacious John tion of the press that lathis were usedagainst cret understandings or pacts. McEnroe and wonhis fifthconsecutive woman agitators at at Borjhar airport. The re- Wimbledon title. The victoryfeatured the porthad allegedthat about 50 people. includ- DOCTORS STRIKE longesttiebreaker in Wimbledon’shistory. ing women, were injured in the lathi-charge. NORMALFUNCTIONING IN allmajor hospi- Borg’s win took 3hours and 53 minutes.

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‘AATMANIRBHARKHETI’-INDIA’SEXPORTSANDIMPORTSOFAGRICULTURALPRODUCE Alesson from Mao, 50 courtesy my father 40 AGRIEXPORT 30 WhyJagat Mehtawould have seenXiinthe Mao, notDeng, mould, and calledfor a Billion 20 velvetfistand an ironglove USD AGRIIMPORT AGRITRADE In SURPLUS 10 of diplomatic supportfor Pakistan. Hecalled it right and wascommendedfor his judge- ment by Prime MinisterLal Bahadur Shastri. 0 Themessageofcommendation is hungon a 1 7 5 9 6 6 4 0 wall in our home in . P) 01 02 09 08 ( -17 -13 -05 -03 1-12 7-18 5-1 3-14 On another occasion, my father,who 18-1 14-1 09-1 05-0 08- 03-0 -20 201

2010-1 wasbackinDelhi, receivedacall to be told 2016 201 2012 201 20 20 201 2001- 20 2000- 2006-0 2007- 2002 20 20 2004 20 the Chinese had dispatchedaplane to pick 2019 uptwooftheirdiplomats whohadbeenex- Vikram SMehta pelledby ourgovernmentinresponsetothe treatment metedout to ourofficialsafew days earlier.The Cultural Revolution wasat IAMNOChina expert. And Icertainlycannot itsheight and the Chinese had accusedtwo add to the wisdomalready expressedin of our diplomatsofspying. They had put these pages on the current Sino-India bor- these diplomatsonahopping flight from der crisis. But Ihavehad,inaverynarrow Peking to Hong Kong and at everystop, CRSasikumar sense, aringside viewofthis conundrum. It crowds atthe airportshadsubjectedthemto has beenastapleof ourfamily’sdinnertable verbal abuse and at times, physical humili- conversations fordecades. So drivenbythe ation. My father musthavealready cleared reflection that the pastcan offersome, al- his lines forIrecollect him informing the beit imperfect, guideposts forthe futureand caller,innouncertain terms, that were the “one should read nothing but biographyfor Chinese plane to breachIndian air space, it Aatmanirbhar in agriculture that is history without theory”, Iwould like would be shotdown. The Chinese diverted to shareafewpersonal vignettes. the plane to Kathmandu. My father,Jagat Singh Mehtawas a My fatherregardedMao’sChinaasadis- diplomatandto theextent, ourforeignserv- ruptive force. He believedMao wasbenton It will requireincentives forexport of high-value agri-produce like fruits andvegetables, spices,tea and iceacknowledgesspecialisation,he wascon- fanningtheideologicalpolaritiesof theCold sideredaSinologist. Directlyorindirectly, he Wartoget the developingcontinentsofLatin coffee, or cotton. And aconcerted focusonoil palm cultivation wasengaged withChinafor mostofhis America, Africaand Asia(“thevillagesofthe working life. world”) to “surround” the developedconti- exchangereserves. In that sense, the biggest Together powerand fertiliser subsidiesac- Directly, he waspartofthe Indian del- nentsofEurope and NorthAmerica (“the reform in the lastthree decadesthat has led count forabout 10-15per cent of thevalue of egation in 1960 that sat across the table cities”). Mao supported the“Che Guevara” to “aatma nirbharta”infood is the correction rice and sugar producedonaper hectareba- from their Chinese counterpartsfor six strategy in Latin America, anti-colonial rev- of the exchangerate,coupledwiththe gradual sis. But moreimportantly, it is leading to the continuous months to gather and compile olutions in Africa, the Naxalitesand OPEC’s integration of India with the worldeconomy. virtualexport of waterasone kg of rice re- historical datainsupportofthe border embargo of oilsupplies,alltowardsthisend. This has helpedIndia increase itsforeign ex- quires 3,500-5,000 litres of waterfor irriga- claims of the respective governments. The He wasnot interestedinany formof detente. changereserves from $1.1 billion in June end, tion, and one kg of sugar consumes about Indian report, whichran into600 pages, My fathersawDengXiaoping’sChinain 1991 to morethan $500billion today. 2,000 litres of water. So, in asense, thetwo waspresented to Parliament in 1961. adifferent light. Deng toowasmotivatedby FROM PLATETOPLOUGH In anycase, letuslookwithin the agricul- crops areleading to afasterdepletion of Clearly these discussions did nothavethe great poweraspirations but sought to realise by Ashok Gulati tural sector.IsIndia anet exporterornet im- groundwaterin states suchasPunjab,Haryana impact everyone had hopedfor as the two themthroughpoliciesthatblendedwiththe porterofagricultural products? The graph (due to rice) and Maharashtra(due to sugar). countries went to warinOctober 1962. rules-basedframework of the post-World presentsexports andimports of agricultural Thus, quiteabit of the “revealedcomparative Almostimmediatelythereafter, in 1963, my WarIImultilateral system. My father be- WITH GLOBAL SUPPLYchainsbeingdisrupted commodities overthe last 10 years(2010-11to advantage” in rice and sugar is hidden in in- father waspostedtothe Indian mission in lievedthat the Sino-India border issues because of the COVID-19crisis and the coun- 2019-20). It clearly shows that India hasbeen put subsidies. This leads to increasedpressure Peking. Irememberwelivedin alarge ugly could have been legallyresolvedduring the tryembroiledinaborderstandoff withChina, anet exporterofagri-produce. In fact,ithas on scarcewaterandahighlyinefficient useof blockofahouse.There must have been at Deng era. That theywerenot wasbecause Prime MinisterNarendraModihas givena been so ever since the economic reforms be- fertilisers.Itmaybeworth notingthat almost least25rooms in the house, but we were of the exigencies of our domestic politics. clarion call for“Aatma NirbharBharat”.The ganin1991. The golden year of agri-trade, 75 per cent of the nitrogen in urea is notab- advised to limitour familyconversation to Isuspect my father would have re- Modi government has banned59Chinese however, was2013-14. That year agri-exports sorbed by plants. It either evaporates intothe onlythree rooms. The rest of thehouse was garded President Xi Jinping’s China as cut apps, it hassteppedupeffort to checkimports peaked at $43.6 billion while imports were environment or leaches intogroundwater reportedlybugged. We had eight Chinese from the Maoistmould. He would have ar- and investmentsfromChina, even raisedim- $18.9 billion, giving anet tradesurplus of $24.7 Rice and sugar cultivation making it unfit fordrinking. “domestics” —theywereall spies and gued that President Xi’s aggressive and ex- portduties, and askedIndians to “bevocal for billion. That wasthe lastyear of theUPA gov- are quite subsidised through Whydon’t we offersimilar incentivesfor made no pretence of being anything but pansionist “Beltand Road” strategy bore local”.Manyeconomists have describedall ernment. Since the Modi government took free powerand highly exports of high-value agri-produce likefruits that. Our movement wasrestricted and we comparison withMao’s policy to polarise this as “backtoprotectionism”. over the reins of the economyin2014, agri- and vegetables, spices, teaand coffee, or even were followedeverywhere. It wasexciting the worldbetween the “haves” and “have- One mayask:What does Aatma Nirbhar exportshavebeen sluggish and sliding. In subsidised fertilisers, cotton,aswedofor rice andsugar? This is a forus“kids” to live amongstspooksand in nots”. That China’s heavy-handedmoves Bharat mean? Is it self-reliance or self-suffi- 2019-20, when the Modi government had especially urea. Together question that policy makers needtothink the knowledge thatperhaps much of what to changethe statusquo in the South China ciency in all essential items? Can Indiabe completedsix years in office, agri-exports powerand fertiliser about with an eyeonthe “comparative advan- we said wasbeing recordedbysomeone in sea, Hong Kong,Taiwan, and nowthe LAC, aatma nirbhar in crude oil, whichissoessen- were just$36 billion, and the netagri-trade subsidies account forabout tage”principle. the recesses of the Chinesegovernment. arecontemporarisedmirrorreflections of tialand whereimportdependence is roughly surplus at $11.2billion. With this lacklustre On theagri-importsfront, thebiggestitem But Isuspect my father wasonthe edge. Mao’s effortstoupend theestablishedin- 80-85 per cent? One gets fuzzy answers from performance, talk of doubling agri-exports by 10-15 per cent of the value of is edible oils —worth about $10billion (more He wasforever returning from banquets to ternational order. thegovernment. 2022 looksalmostimpossible. rice and sugar being than 15 mt). This is where thereisaneedto ameal of dal and chawal.This wasbecause One can onlyspeculateastowhy Letmefocushereon“aatma nirbharta” in However, if onewere to look at agriculture produced on aper hectare create“aatma nirbharta”, notbylevying high the Chinese hosts had ahabit of delivering President Xi decidedtotriggerthecrisis with the agriculturesector.Itispresumedthat for andchalk out astrategy whereexportscanbe import duties, but by creating acompetitive anti-India speeches before dinner.Hehad India. But if he does indeedthink likeMao, alarge countrylikeIndia, with apopulation augmentedand imports compressed, we basis. But more importantly, advantagethrough augmenting productivity to walk out in protest leaving untoucheda he mayhavemade thestrategic calculation of 1.37 billion, muchofthe food has to bepro- would needtokeep in mind theprinciple of it is leading to the virtual and increasing the recovery ratio of oil from 20-plus coursebanquet.Irememberone that,giventhe weakenedstate of theIndian ducedathome.Wedon’t want to bein a“ship “comparative advantage”. That meansexport- export of water as one kg of oilseeds and in case of palm oil, from fresh fruit time he came backtoclaim he might have economy, aconflict with India would be a to mouth” situation,aswewereinthe mid- ing morewherewehaveacompetitive edge, rice requires 35,00-50,00 bunches. While mustard,sunflower, ground- justacquiredthe distinctionof beingthefirst lowriskway of distracting attention from 1960s. We knowthe political costofover-de- and importing wherewelackcompetitive- nuts, and cottonseedhaveapotential to in- diplomat to walk out of abanquethostedby his domestic vulnerabilities. pendence on food aid. But thereisone basic ness. The current agri-exportbasket of 2019- litres of water forirrigation, crease oil output to some extent, the maxi- Chairman Mao. Iknowmyfather wouldhave advocated difference betweenthemid-1960s andtoday 20 givesasenseof “revealedcomparative ad- and one kg of sugar mum potential lies in oil palm. Thisis the only One day, he wassummonedtothe India find adiplomatic solution to the cur- —theavailability of foreign exchangereserves. vantage”. Marine productswith$6.7 billion consumes about 2,000 litres plant that can give about four tonnes of oil on Chineseforeign office in themiddleofthe rent imbroglio.Noone gainsfromconflict. In the mid-1960s, if India had spent all itsfor- exports topthe list, followedbyrice at $6.4 bil- of water.So, in asense,the aper hectarebasis. India has about 2million night to receive an ultimatumthat India But givenhisexperience of Maoist China,he eign currency reserves —the countryhad lion (basmati at $4.6 billion and commonrice hectares that aresuitable foroil palm cultiva- mustwithdraw afew yaks and demolish would have alsourgedthat our velvetglove about $400million —justonwheat imports, at $2.0 billion), spices at $3.6 billion, buffalo twocrops are leading to tion —this can yield 8mtofpalm oil. But it somebunkersontheborder.Orelse...Itwas of diplomacy mustnow coveranironfistof it couldhaveimportedabout sevenmillion meat at $3.2 billion, sugar at $2.0 billion, tea faster depletion of needs along term vision and strategy.Ifthe 1965 and the India-Pakistanconflict wasin resolve. tonnes(mt)of wheat.Today, Indiahasforeign and coffeeat$1.5billion, fresh fruitsand veg- groundwater in states such Modigovernment wants“aatmanirbharta” full flow. My father advisedDelhi nottore- exchangereserves of morethan $500billion. etables at $1.4 billion, and cotton at $1 billion. as Punjab, Haryana (due to in agriculture, oil palm is acroptoworkon. act. He felt the threat to open asecond front The writer is Chairman and Senior Fellow, Even if the countryhas to buy 20 mt of wheat However, rice andsugar cultivation are wasabluffand no morethan an affirmation Brookings India at alandedcostof$250/tonne, it will spend quitesubsidisedthrough free powerand rice) and Maharashtra(due The writer is InfosysChair Professor for just$5billion—justone per cent of itsforeign highlysubsidisedfertilisers,especiallyurea. to sugar). AgricultureatICRIER LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR

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I Tamshi RawatD/O,Pawan vacate bungalows RawatR/o 75b Gyan Khand 4, Indirapuram,Ghaziabad, UP- excitementoverCentre’sAPMCreforms 201014 have changed my name MILINDGHATWAI to AvikaRawat. BHOPAL,JULY5 0040541217-1 going to affect us much. The rea- wholesalemarket forjeera GOPALKATESHIYA son whyfarmersfromacross (cumin seed), collectsannual AS MANYas21ministers in the I Anuj Garg S/ODharam Pal GargR/O-D-1/7, Ground-Floor, GONDAL(GUJARAT),JULY5 Saurashtrabring theirproduce cess revenues of about Rs 30 KamalNathgovernment,who Vasant-Vihar, New-Delhi- hereisbecause of price discov- crore, Out of that, Rs 12 croreis hadnotvacatedtheirofficialbun- 110057.Have Changed my to MOMBHAI JAPDAwatches erythrough open auctionsin- from transactionsoutside its galows inBhopalafterthechange Anooj DharmGarg. labourers weighing his 50 quin- volving manybuyers,proper main market yard. of guardinlateMarch,havebeen 0040541217-2 tals of groundnut at the APMC weighment and paymentonthe Manish Bhardwaj,secretary served final notices. I Girish Kumar S/oInder Dev (agriculturalproduce market spot,” claims Gopal Shingala, at Gujarat government’sdepart- Over the lastcoupleof R/o-F-113Sector-10 Faridabad committee) yard in Gondal.The chairman of the APMC. ment of agricultureand cooper- months, the occupantshaveei- have Changed my Name to four-acrefarmer from Lakhtar He concedes that the APMC ation, emphasises that the re- ther notresponded to the notices GirishKumarArora village of Jamnagardistrict has might lose some revenuesfrom formsdonot seek to shut down orcitedtheCovid-19pandemicor 0040541168-1 cartedhis produce, harvestedlast the average0.6% cess it charges APMCs, but limit their regulatory lackofalternateaccommodation I,hitherto known as Hina,W/o November,tosell at theAPMC on everysalethat takesplace on powers to tradingwithin their as reasons in their responses for Sanjeev Kumar,residing at- near Rajkot more than 100km itsyardaswell as in 81 villages of market yard boundaries. theirinabilityto vacatetheprem- 166,Village-Nadauna,Post- away. Gondaltaluka. “Nothing stops them from set- ises,asper sources. Malikpura,Nadauna-Nagla “Whywouldn’t I, when prices Gujarat has 224APMCs.Till ting up moresuchyards to reach “The officialin-charge of exe- Lachhi,Hathras,Uttar Pradesh- hereare better even afterac- the amendmenttothe state’s themaximumnumber of farm- cutionof thefinalnoticeshasbeen 202150.have changed my name and shall hereafter be counting fortransportcostofRs APMCAct, all of them exercised ers,”hetells TheIndian Express. authorisedtoseekpolice force. known as NehaSharma. 100per quintal?,”asksthe 32- powers to levy fees on produce The ones leastenthusiastic She will firsttry to getthe bunga- 0040541217-6 year-old,who has realisedarate Mombhai Japdalooks on as labourers weigh his produce at theGondal APMC. Chirag Chotalihya transactions even beyond their about the reformsare the li- lows vacated amicably because of Rs 5,925 per quintal. That is market yard boundaries.Any censedAPMCcommission the occupantsare former minis- I, Shais James w/oMayank morethan the government’s traderbuying producefroma agents, who act as the link be- ters, and then use police forcefor MishraR/O H.no-275,4th floor Indravihar, Mukherjee Nagar minimum supportprice(MSP) of also notattract anyfees leviedby tities areoffered by many farm- position to bargain better and fix marketyardorevendirectlyfrom tween farmers and the traders compliance,” director of the de- Delhi, have changed my name Rs 5,090, althoughJapda hassold thesegovernment-regulated ers,making it viable to bring ve- the price of their produce,” farmers in villageshad to obtain and charge a1.5% feeonthe value partment, RRBhonsle, told The to Shais Mishra(without afterstoring his crop forover bodies. hicles and labourers. In the pointsout Bhuva,who has sold alicencefromthe APMC con- of everytransaction“facilitated” Indian Express. changing religion) for all sevenmonths. Japda’sviewisechoedby APMC, one can selleveninthe 36 quintals of wheat at Rs 1,650 cerned. But the amendedlaw has by them. “Weare the safetynet He said four formerministers purposes. for all future “The government would have DhanaParmar, who farms 8acres off-season at the going rate,” per quintal (belowthe MSP of Rs declaredthe wholeofGujarat a forfarmers. We notonlyarrange had told the directoratethat they purposes vide affidavitdated 11/03/2020,Delhi procuredonlyhalf of my produce at Lunagaravillage in Rajkot dis- notesthe 69-year-old,who has 1,925) to alocal trader. single market,makingthe licence forthe auctioning of farmers’ were allottedalternateaccommo- at MSP,” he adds. trict’s Jetpur taluka. “The oil sold 18 quintals of dhaniya, The Gujarat government issuedbyany APMC valid forthe produce, but also paythemim- dation by the Assembly 0050166168-1 Japda is amongthose in millers who will come to buy fetching Rs 1.04 lakh. amendedits APMC Actof1963 in entirestate. mediately on thetraders’ behalf. Secretariat.Theyfurthersaidthey I, Minimol Ramesan, Spouse of Gujarat’s Saurashtraregion—a from our farmgateare likelyto Rasik Bhuva, who cultivates line with the Centre’s Farmers’ Dinesh Patel, chairman of the If traders startpurchasing di- wouldvacatetheministerialbun- V.R.Ramesan, residentof majorcottonand groundnut tamper with weighingscales. 3acres at Lunagara, is more ProduceTrade and Commerce APMCatUnjha in Mehsana dis- rectly from farmers,who will galows oncetheygainpossession House No 178 Ground Floor,Sector30/33,Faridabad- bowl —not particularly im- Thereisnosuchcheating at the hopeful. “I sell my cotton directly (Promotion &Facilitation) trict, isn’t convincedabout the re- guarantee payments?,” states of the alternateaccommodation. 121003,Haryana have changed pressedbythe NarendraModi APMC,” he says. to some ginners. Theyusuallyof- Ordinance nearly amonth before forms. “Justincreasing the num- Mukesh Satasiya, presidentof Former tourism minister my name from Minimol government’s recent reform al- Ravji Rupareliya, a14-acre ferprices lowerthan at the the latter’s promulgation on June berofmarkets makes no sense Gondal APMC Commission Surendra Baghelsaidhewouldn’t Ramesan to MiniRamesan via lowing farmers to sell crops di- farmer from Kolithad village, APMC, but Isaveonloading, un- 5. Spread over 77.5 acres, the unless the number of traders also Agents Association. vacatehis bungalowuntil alter- Affidavit dated 03.07.2020at rectlytooil millers, ginners, cites adifferent reason whyhe loading and transport costs.If GondalAPMC is India’s biggest goes up. Besides, mostfarmers FULLREPORTON nateaccommodationisprovided. Faridabad. 0050166247-1 traders or exporters without hav- prefers APMCs. “I have tried sell- the newlaw will enablemore wholesale market forgroundnut. aremarginalcultivators. How www.indianexpress.com “Wedid notdispossess former I, MOHD SULTANANSARI,S/O ing to bring to APMC mandis. ing directly. But traders visit vil- buyers to turn up at my farm, It also trades in redchilli, garlic, manyofthemcan approach TOMORROW: Maharashtra’s ministers when we came to ABDUL SALAM ANSARI, Suchsales outside the bound- lages onlyduring harvesting that would be good. Farmers can coriander and sesame seeds. traders directly?,” he quips. big APMCs see no threat power(in December 2018),” R/O.H.NO.291, Gali.No-01, old- village-Garhi Mendu,Delhi- aries of APMC marketyards will season, when significant quan- earn profitsonlyiftheyare in a “Thenew amendments/lawisn’t Unjha APMC, the world’s biggest from reforms he said. 53.Have change my nameto SULTANAHMED. 0040541217-4 I, Deepa Gupta W/O-Rajinder Prasad Gupta R/O-H- 4.65 mtidal waves, waterlogging 1202,Sidhartha NCR One, 25 JUN 1963 -06JUL 1993 Sector-95,Gurgaon Haryana- 122505 Have Changed my In everlasting memory of Late Major Rajeev Name to ChampaDevi Gupta. Bhasin, who made the supreme sacrifice for the honour of the Nation on 06 Jul 1993 in across city: Rain batters Mumbai 0040541217-3 J&K .His Memory will continue to inspire I Sunil Kumar/Sunil Kumar all ranks of SHOLAS. month since 2015,” an official Verma S/O, Sh. Madan Lal R/o EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE from Metdepartment said F-24, Ff, West Patel Nagar, New MAJ RAJEEV CO &All Ranks 16 RAJPUT Delhi have changed my name BHASIN MUMBAI,JULY5 Sunday. to Sunnil Verma for all Thanerecordedthe highest purposes. 0040541174-1 141 MEDIUM REGIMENT (KARGIL) HEAVY RAIN continued to pelt 24-hour rain across the Konkan I Stanley Gomes S/oJoseph 01 Jun 80 -06July 99 MumbaiandcoastalMaharashtra region and the stateat377 mm Reynold GomesR/o-Flat.No- On the occasion of SHAHEEDI DIWAS of forthe thirdconsecutive dayon rain,whichfallsunderthe‘excep- 1801,Tower-6M3M,Merlin- Gnr(DMT) JogalRameshKumar Vikam Sunday. Manyparts of city wit- tionally heavyrain’ category,as Society secter-67,Gurugram- Bhai of 141 Medium Regiment (KARGIL) on nessedwaterlogging afterthe per the IMD. 122018,have Changed my early morningdownpourcoin- Aftertheheavyrainfall,several Name to Stanley Gomez for all 06 July 2020, the Commanding Officer,all futurepurposes GNR (DMT) ranks, their families and the Buzurgs of the cidedwith the hugetidal waves parts of city and itssuburbs re- reaching up to 4.65metres. portedintense waterlogging. 0040541168-2 JOGAL Regiment pay homage to the martyr who RAMESH made the supreme sacrifice for the Nation TheSantacruzweatherobser- AwaterloggedNaviMumbai street followingheavy showers About 35 BEST bus routes had to I RichaKushal W/O, Mohit Arya KUMAR during op VIJAY.His valour &heroism vatory that represents the west- on Sunday. NarendraVaskar bediverted.Accordingto officials, R/oWpBlock ,Flat No-176-a, ern and eastern partofthe city high tidalwaves, reaching up to pitampuraDelhi -110034 have VIKAM BHAI continues to inspire all of us. On this day, changed my name to Richa We pledge to take the nameofthe Regiment to ever recorded103.9mmrainfall,while 4.65 meters, hit Mumbai’s shores itsColabacounterpart,whichcov- whichis58.1per cent of the spells(30-50mmperhour)atiso- at 12.23 pm. However, the inten- Aryafor all purposes. greaterheights and glory in the times to come. ers the island city,recorded26.79 month’saverage rainfall of 840.7 lated locations. sity of rain had reducedbythe af- 0040540971-1 CO &All Ranks 141 Medium Regiment (KARGIL) mmrainfallbetween8.30amand mm. The city hadrecorded 395 “On Sunday, Mumbai ternoon, theyadded. I RADHIKA SHARMAD/o 5.30 pm. mm rain in June, whichwas the recordedits second-highest24- IMDhaspredictedheavyrain- VIJENDER SHARMA R/O-237 BANK ENCLAVE LAXMI-NAGAR Inthelastfivedays,thecityhas lowest monthly rain in five years. hour rain (200.8 mm)for July in fall at isolated places in Palghar, DELHI-92, changed my nameto receivedover50per cent of July’s The India Meteorological over the pastfiveyears. Lastyear, Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and DIVYANSHI SHARMA. averagerainfall.Mumbai has, so Departmenthadpredictedheavy the city had recorded 375.2 mm Konkan in next 24 hours. It has 0040541217-5 far, recorded489 mm rain from rainfallwithintensespells(20-30 rainonJuly2,whichwasthehigh- also warnedofheavy rainfall in July1till5.30 pm on Sunday, mm per hour) and very intense est24-hourrain recordedinthe parts of Gujarat and Saurashtra. LOST & FOUND Lost my original-Character Telanganaplan to build vaastu-compliant certificate,transfer- certificate,schooling certificate-Marksheet & certificate of 10th-class Secretariat stuckinCovid quandary Roll.No-167107 &12th-class Roll.no-322044 issued by CBSE,and migration,college- missedPILs filedbyactivists chambers in the Secretariatand activists and Congress leaders degree roll.no-274444 issued by SREENIVASJANYALA againstthe demolition. continuedtoworkfromPragati have appealed to the CM to con- Delhi-University,Candidate HYDERABAD,JULY5 Roads and Buildings Minister Bhavan—his office-cum-resi- vert theexisting buildings intoa Name-Praveen Kumar Vemula PrashanthReddy said it dence at Begumpet. On June 27 Covidhospital.“Thestatelostover Gupta,S/O-Sunder Singh,R/O- THE TELANGANA government’s wasnot anappropriatetimeto re- lastyear,KCR laidthe foundation Rs20,000croreinrevenueduring 114,Kapil- Vihar,PitamPura,Delhi-110034. plan to build avaastu-compliant spond to aquestion on whether stone forthe newSecretariatbut the lockdown. We arespending Secretariatisfacingsomebadluck. the government will go ahead theHighCourtorderedastayafter crores on augmenting health fa- 0040541217-8 Firstitran intolegal hurdles, withthe newsecretariatplan. activists filedPILsopposingthe cilitiesinthestatetobattleCorona. It is notified for the information and now, the government is in a Citing bad vaastu and an un- demolition. Idon’tthink it isagoodtime to that my original-qualifying quandarywhether to go ahead scientific layout of the existing The High Courtdismissedthe bring down buildings and con- examination-marksheet and certificate of main-secondary with demolition of the existing buildings, Chief Minister PILslastweekbuttheplanisstuck struct newones,”anofficial said. examination of year-1994,and Secretariat buildingsand con- KChandrashekar Raohad withthe government —now The government had cut roll.no.5142854,andmain struct anew one amid criticism plannedtobuild an expansive drawing flak forlow testing and salaries and pensions of govern- senior-secondary-examination over lowtesting, revenuelosses newSecretariatto accommodate handlingof Covid—waryofmak- ment officials forApril and May, of year-1996,and and demands to convert existing all offices in one place. 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286,931 241,611 680,283 Covid’s Kawasakisymptoms 2,852,807 US United Kingdom Italy Russia In Indiaand elsewhere, anew illness, with some symptoms commonwith the rare Kawasaki disease, has been affecting childrenwith Covid-19. Alook at the disorder,where it is likeKawasaki,and whereitisnot 252,165 Mexico sepsis and macrophageactivation syn- 299,080 TABASSUMBARNAGARWALA dromes”. “It can also present with unusual Peru MUMBAI,JULY5 abdominal symptoms,” it says. 1,577,004 673,165 The RCPCHsays that in multisystem in- Brazil 250,545 India AROUND THE world, including in India since flammatorysyndrome, children mayormay 291,847 Spain recently, children with Covid-19infection nottestpositive forCovid-19and show in- Chile have oftenshown some symptoms similar flammation, persistent fever,single or multi- TOTALCONFIRMED:11,317,637 DEATHCOUNT:531,729 to thoseassociated with arareillness called organdysfunction. The cases seen in Wadia Kawasaki disease —suchasrashesand in- Hospital matchthese criteria. Source: Johns Hopkins University,updated at 11 pm on July 5.JHU’s India tally and Health flammation —while other symptoms of “It is currentlyunknown if multisystem Ministry’s tally (below)may notmatchifthese areaccounted at different times. Kawasaki disease have been absent. In fact, inflammatorysyndrome (MIS) is specific to suchsymptoms have also shown in children children or if it also occurs in adults,” states who tested negative forCovid-19. the Centers forDisease Controland The firstsuchcases startedgetting re- Prevention(CDC) in the US.The CDChas Covid causes hyperactivity in portedsince April,fromthe US and Europe. takennote of cases in the UK and New York, Doctors in India have startedseeing such wherechildren withrecent or current Covid- blood-clotting cells: study casesoverthe last fewweeks. Last month, 19 infection developedinflammation. “There the WorldHealth Organization (WHO) is limited information currentlyavailable SCIENTISTS HAVE journal, the researchers termedthis newillness “multisystem in- about risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical flagged yetanother describeastudyof41 flammatorydisorder”. course, and treatment forMIS-C,”CDC says. wayinwhich Covid-19 Covid-19patientsat Afew things areclear—itisseen in pa- can affect the body:It University of Utah What is Kawasaki disease? Achild’ssample is collected forCovid-19testing in NewDelhi. PTI tientsagedless than 19;inflammation, ab- causes changes in Hospital. Theycom- It affectschildren. Itssymptoms include dominal pain, diarrhoea arecommon; heart blood platelets that paredblood from these redeyes, rashes, and aswollen tongue with attackand septic shockmay happen. The can, in some patients, patientswith samples reddened lips —often termedstrawberry In India, too, thecases (includingsome withKawasaki-likesymptoms, of whom two WHOsays there also will be ahistory of con- contributetothe onset PAPER takenfromhealthyin- tongue —and an inflamedblood vessel sys- children who tested negativefor Covid-19) required ventilator support. “But all four tact with apositive case of Covid-19. of heartattacks, dividuals matchedfor temall over the body.Thereisconstant high that have been coming up have shown some were negative forCovid-19. That does not strokes, and other seri- CLIP ageand sex. fever foratleast five days.The disease also of the symptoms associated with Kawasaki rule out Covid-19—itispossible that by the What is the treatment? ous complications. Using differential affectscoronaryfunctions in the heart. disease, but with some differences. time we did RT-PCR test forthe throat sam- At Kokilaben Hospital, Dr Singhal put the University of Utah NEWRESEARCH gene analysis, the re- The disease derivesits name from a ple, it came negative and antibodies had been 14-year-old on steroids to reduce inflamma- Health researchers searchers found that Japanese paediatrician, TomisakuKawasaki, What have these symptoms been? developed.” The four children had rashes, in- tion,atadosage 10 timeshigherthanusual.She found that inflammatoryproteins SARS-CoV-2 appears to trigger genetic who reportedthe firstcase in 1961 —afour- A14-year-oldgirl, admitted to Kokilaben flammation in entireblood vesselsystem, alsotreatedtheteenwiththedrugTocilizumab producedduring infection signifi- changes in platelets.The researchers year-old boy—and laterfoundsimilar cases Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in June, came but again “did notentirelyfit in Kawasaki dis- forCovid-19management.“Antiviralsmaynot cantlyalter the function of platelets, did not, however, detect evidence of in otherchildren. The doctor,95, diedonJune with high fever and rashes. She tested Covid- ease definition”, Panda noted. work in suchcases,” she said. making them “hyperactive”and more the virus in the vast majority of 5thisyear in Tokyo. 19 positive. One June 26,she wasadmitted Kawasaki typicallyaffectschildren aged Dr Panda,of Bai Jerbai WadiaHospital, said prone to formdangerous and poten- platelets.This suggestedthat it could What causes Kawasaki disease is notyet to the ICU and wascritical, but has since re- under five.InCovid-19cases, even adoles- twoofthe four children he sawwerekepton tiallydeadlybloodclots. be promoting the genetic changes known. “What we do knowisthat it is an im- coveredand wasdischargedonSaturday. centsare presenting these symptoms. While ventilator supportfor 10 days.The twowere In their paper publishedinBlood, within these cells indirectly. munologicalreactiontoaninfection or avirus. Dr Tanu Singhal, paediatric infectious dis- Kawasaki involves coronarychanges, this has inseptic shock, unabletobreathe, their heart an AmericanSociety of Hematology Source: University of Utah Health Achild’simmunitysystemrespondsto apartic- ease expertatthe hospital, had said (before notbeenthe case with all Covid-19-positive functions were poor,and they couldnot pass ularinfection and develops these symptoms,” the teen recovered): “She has rashes and high children with Kawasaki-likesymptoms.The urinedue to kidneyproblems.“In such syn- said Dr MukeshAgrawal,Head, Paediatrics feverlikeKawasaki, but other symptoms like strawberry tongue mayormay notbepres- dromes whereverylittleisknown, we can INDIA COUNT: 6,73,165 (19,268 DEATHS) Department in KEM Hospital, Mumbai. redeyes, redtongue arenot present. Her entinthose with Covid-19. onlyprovidesymptomatic therapy. We gave heartisswollen but coronaryfunctions are supportive therapyfor eachorgan. If lungs RESTOFINDIA What is the link with Covid-19? notaffected likeinKawasaki.” In June, So, it is notexactlyKawasaki? can’t work,weput them on ventilator,ifkid- TOP10STATES AndamanandNicobarIslands 119 Childrenwith Covid-19are mostly Singhal treated twoother similar cases in The RoyalCollegeofPaediatricians and neydoesn’t work we give medication,”hesaid. ArunachalPradesh259 16,548 Assam 10668 asymptomatic or develop mild symptoms. children with Kawasaki-likesymptoms in Child Health (RCPCH)has observed that this Steroids remain akey treatment to reduce Haryana Bihar 11700 It has been in rare cases that children with Mumbai, but theytestedCovid-19negative. syndrome shares symptoms with other in- inflammation. India is nothet maintaining any Chandigarh 460 Covid-19haveshown symptoms similar to In Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital, paediatric flammatorysyndromes in children like registryonKawasaki-likedisease or multisys- 19,532 97,200Delhi Chhattisgarh 3161 Rajasthan DadraandNagarHaveli271 thoseofKawasakidisease,2-3 weeksafter cardiologistDrBiswa RPanda hascome “Kawasaki disease, staphylococcal and strep- teminflammatory syndrome to knowhow 26,554 UP Goa1684 gettinginfected with coronavirus. across four cases in thelastthree months tococcal toxic shocksyndromes, bacterial manychildren have it along with Covid-19. HimachalPradesh1046 JammuandKashmir8246 2739 Kerala 5204 Ladakh 1005 35,312 MadhyaPradesh 14604 21,231 1325 Gujarat West Bengal How to calculate adog’s age in ‘human years’ Meghalaya 62 17,699 Mizoram 164 2,00,064 Andhra Pradesh Nagaland 563 Maharashtra Odisha 8601 Puducherry 802 Suppose your dog is four years old. Locate Punjab 6109 MEHRGILL&KABIRFIRAQUE AND THE NEW FORMULA IS... 4onthe horizontal (X) axis, then trace your 21,549 Sikkim 103 NEWDELHI,JULY5 finger upwards until youreachthe redcurve. 1,07,001 Karnataka Telangana22312 Tamil Nadu Tripura 1546 Juv Ado Mature Senior From thatpoint, move lefttowards thever- 3093 DOGS LIVEshorterlives than humans, and so tical (Y)axis, whichyour finger will touchat 80 Union Health Ministry update as of 11 pm, July 5. Some states may have afour-year-olddogisatafarlaterstageofitslife Senior 52 years. So, afour-year-old dog is equivalent reported higher numbers. Only states/UTs with at least one case listed above. thanafour-year-oldchild.What,then,isitsage 70 in physiological agetoa52-year-old human. in“humanyears”?Newresearch,publishedin 2,44,814 PATIENTS DISCHARGED IN 34 STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES CellSystems,hascomeupwithaformula—and 60 What is the basisofthiscalculation? agraph —todetermine that. 50 Itis basedonmolecularchangesin the hu- Have aquestion on the COVID-19outbreak and whatyou should/shouldnot do? ars man genome and dog genome over time.

Ye Mature [email protected] Wastherenot aformula already? 40 Researchers at the University of California at Thereexists averysimple and commonly 30 San Diego analysedpatternsover time in abio- followedthumb rule: multiplyadog’sage by Adolescent chemical process,calledmethylation,inthe 7, andyou supposedlyget itsequivalent agein Human 20 genome. The newformula, theresearchers humanyears:Forexample,afour-year-olddog 10 Juvenile said,providesanew “epigenetic clock” forde- is28inhumanyears.Thenewresearch,based terminingthe ageofacell,tissue ororganism. on epigenetics, has describedthis as amyth. It 0 02468101214 epigenetics, has found the comparison be- Dog Years Howwas the formula derived? tween human years anddog yearsisnot per- Theyanalysed patterns in blood samples fectlylinear—whichwouldhave beenthecase from 105Labrador retrievers. Theyacknowl- had the 1:7 thumbrule been reliable. edgedthat using asingle breedisalimitation, since some dog breeds live longer than others. What then is the newcomparison? While calling formoreresearch,theysaid the The study,led by researchers from the epigenetic clockisaccuratefor humansand University of California atSan Diego,foundthe Tocalculateyourdog’sagein“humanyears”,findthedog’sagealongthebottomaxisandtraceyourfinger mice, as well as Labrador retrievers, and pre- relationship between adog’sage and ahu- straight up until you reach the red curve. Then trace your finger straight over to the left to find the dicted that it will applytoall dog breeds. man’s agefollows the redcurveinthe graph correspondinghumanage. (Credit:CellPressviaUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego) (the human photosare of actor TomHanks). Longer version: www.indianexpress.com HowKashmiristudentswenttoPakistanformedicalcourses,andwhy

government scholarship programme that to Pakistanthis year so far. 2018,when Hurriyat’s Abdullah Geelani too. But the attacks on Kashmiristudents University of Balochistan; University of BASHAARATMASOOD covers the costofeducation, including tu- accusedthen convener of the around thecountryoverthe lastsix years Health Sciences,Lahore; University of SRINAGAR,JULY5 ition, andaccommodation, as well provid- Who determines eligibility? Muzaffarabad chapterofthe Hurriyat ledtomoreKashmiri studentschoosing to Karachi and University of Sindh. ingfor a per diem.Those whose parentsor While thereisacut-off percentagefor Conference,Ghulam MohammedSafi, of study in Pakistanand Bangladesh. Afterearning adegree from recognised IN HIS letter dissociating himself from the closerelativeswerekilledbysecurity forces admission to various courses, the recom- sellingthese seats. SASGeelani removed BeforeAugust5lastyear,all medical colleges abroad, medical graduates have to Hurriyat Conference, itsfounder and life- in Kashmir or have “sufferedatthe hands mendation forthe studentsunder the him from the post, namedAbdullah as the seatsinJammu and Kashmir were re- take an exam in India to be allowedtoprac- time chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani ac- of Indian forces” aregiven preference for scholarshipprogrammeisgiven by sepa- convenerinMuzaffarabad,triggeringa served forresidents only. With the abro- tice in India. cused the Muzaffarabad chapterofthe the seats. ratistleaders. Over theyears, both the chain of eventswithin the Hurriyat that gation of Jammu and Kashmir's special sta- Kashmiri studentsalso take admission Hurriyat Conference of “open rebellion” Everyyear,around 50 studentsgoto Mirwaiz and Geelanifactions of the eventuallyculminatedinGeelani's own tus, studentshavetocompete with their in colleges in Pakistan-occupiedKashmir, and “financialirregularities”. Pakistanunder the scholarship programme Hurriyat Conference have been issuingrec- resignationonJune28. counterpartsacross the country. With a whichare notrecognised.In2019, acon- “Recently, afteraninvestigation, some forMBBS alone, while asimilar number get ommendation letters to thestudents. crumbling education system and frequent troversy surfacedwhen the National [members] were dismissed,and some admission in other courses. The students However, the Hurriyat ledbyGeelani Whywould Kashmiri studentsprefer closures, it is difficult forstudentstocom- BoardofExamination refusedtoallow a moreare under investigation,” Geelani aredistributed in colleges of Pakistan, as stoppedissuing recommendation letters to study in Pakistan? pete at the highestlevel andcould mean student to take the foreign medical grad- wrote. The investigation, Hurriyat sources well as in Pakistan-OccupiedKashmir. twoyears agoafter allegations of corrup- Kashmiriparentsaspire fortheirchil- morestudents opting forstudiesin uateexamination/screeningtest. The stu- say, wasoveranalleged racket by some Thereisanother categoryofstudents tionsurfaced. dren to study medicine, especially daugh- Pakistanand Bangladesh. dent had studiedmedicine in Mirpur in members in the distribution of seatsin that goes to Pakistan, and theyapplyunder ters. But Kashmir itself has very fewpro- PoK. The student approachedthe J&K High Pakistani medicalcolleges that the aquota the PakistanEducationMinistryre- What were the allegations? fessional colleges. Aredegrees from Pakistanrecognised Courtthat askedthe MinistryofExternal Pakistani government reserves for serves forinternational students. These Over the years, therehavebeenallega- In the early 1990s when militancy by the Medical Council of India? Affairs to consider recognising the med- Kashmiri students. have to payfees.Among theseare those tions that some separatistleaders,espe- eruptedinthe Valley, parentspreferred to Under an international agreement, the ical degree. who take admission forpostgraduate stud- ciallythosebasedinPakistan, were de- send their children outside Kashmir for MCI recognises medical education in 481 “There should be no disputethat the Since when has Pakistanbeen ies, including MPhil and PhD degrees. manding moneyfromaspirantsbefore studies. Those aspiring to studymedicine medicalcolleges in countries across the area known as PoK, wherethe medical col- reserving collegeseatsfor Kashmiris? In Februarythisyear, thePakistangov- issuing arecommendation letter.There would head to Russia.Inthe lasttwo world. These include the following in legeissituated is partofIndiathough it is This provision of aspecial quotain ernment had announced1,600scholar- were also allegations thatthe eligibility cri- decades, it has been Pakistan, wherethe Pakistan: Liaquat UniversityofMedicaland on other side of LoC and is under the oc- Pakistanfor studentsofJammu and ships forKashmiri studentsfor 2020- teria setbythe Pakistangovernment were courses arefreeorinexpensive,and Health Sciences, Sindh;Peoples University cupation and administrative controlof Kashmir has been in existence foraround 21.This wasdisclosedinameeting of the being blatantlyflouted,and that children Bangladesh, wherestudentsgoasfee-pay- of Medical&Health Sciencesfor Women Islamic republic of Pakistan,” ruled the twodecades.The quotaisfor allprofes- PakistanNational Assembly’sStanding from privileged backgrounds, including of ing international students. Shaheed Benzirabad (earlier Nawabshah High Court. “Ifthat be theadmitted posi- sional courses, butthe medicaland engi- Committee forFederal Education and some policeofficers, managed recommen- As private medical colleges mush- in Sindh);Punjab University, tion, amedical institution operating in the neering courses areparticularly popular. Professional Training. However, due to the dation letters from separatistleaders. roomedacross India, manyKashmiristu- Lahore;ShaheedMohtarma Banazir Bhutto area can’t be expected to seek anyrecogni- These seatsare free,under aPakistan pandemic, no student has been able to go The controversy wasout in the openin dentstook admissions in these institutes Medical University,Larkana, Sindh; tion from the Medical CouncilofIndia.”

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AMERICAN RAPPER Kanye West, KANYEWESThas re- presidential run, he is avocalsupporter of US President portedlynot yetfiled unlikelytomakemuch Donald Trump, announced on anypaperwork forhis of asplash in the 239expertstellWHO Saturdaythat he would run for nomination as an inde- November election. president in 2020 in an apparent pendent candidate, West has ahistory challengetoTrumpand hispre- and the deadline to getonthe of making eccentric state- Researchers’ letter sumptive Democratic rival, for- ballot has passed in many ma- ments, once controversially mer Vice President Joe Biden. West hasbeen avocal jor states. This means that claiming that slavery wasa asksWHO to “Wemustnow realise the supporter of Donald Trump even if he is serious about a choice. Israel’s Defence promise of America by trusting revise guidelines MinisterBennyGantz God, unifying our vision and building our future. Iamrunning if West wasserious about vying wifeKim Kardashian West have der,whichhesaid wasactually forpresident of the United forthe presidency four months visitedTrumpintheWhiteHouse. sleepdeprivation. APOORVAMANDAVILLI WESTASIA States,” West wrote in aTwitter before the November 3election At one meeting in October ElonMusk,CEOof electric-car JULY5 ‘Notnecessarily’ post, adding an American flag or if he had filedany official pa- 2018,Westdeliveredarambling, makerTeslaandanothercelebrity emoji and the hashtag perwork to appear on state profanity-laden speechinwhich knownforeccentricoutbursts,en- THE CORONAVIRUS is finding behindIranN-site “#2020VISION”. election ballots. hediscussedalternative universes dorsed West’s Twitter post: “You newvictimsworldwide,inbars incidents:Israel It wasnot immediatelyclear West andhis equallyfamous andhisdiagnosisofbipolardisor- have my full support!” he wrote. and restaurants, offices, markets and casinos, giving rise to fright- Jerusalem: Israel’s ening clusters of infection. Defence MinisterBenny If airborne transmission is a Gantz said his country significant factor in the pan- wasnot “necessarily” be- demic, especially in crowded At London’s Covent Garden afterEngland allowedpubs and hind all the recent myste- spaces with poor ventilation, the restaurantstoopenfromSaturdayinthe country’s biggest step rious incidents in Iran, af- consequences forcontainment so farinreopeningfollowingthe coronavirus lockdown. Reuters terafireatthe Natanz willbesignificant. Masksmay be nuclear siteprompted neededindoors, even in socially some Iranian officials to distant settings. Health care sayitwas the resultofcy- workers mayneedN95 masks UK puts £8.4 mn into bersabotage. Israel, be- that filter out even the smallest lievedtobethe region’s respiratorydroplets as theycare onlynuclear power, has forcoronavirus patients. study on long term pledged nevertoallow The WorldHealth Iran to obtain atomic Organisation has long heldthat weapons. Iran denies ever the coronavirus is spread prima- effects of Covid-19 seekingnucleararms and rilybylarge respiratorydroplets says itsatomicpro- that, once expelledbyinfected gramme is peaceful. The peopleincoughs andsneezes, said 10,000 people would take underground Natanz site, fall quicklytothe floor. REUTERS&AP partinthe study,whichisbeing whereaone-storeybuild- But in an open letter to the LONDON,BERLIN,JULY5 ledbythe University of Leicester ing waspartlyburnedon WHO, 239 scientists in 32 coun- and hospitals in the city. Thursday, is the centre- tries have outlinedthe evidence BRITAIN IS putting 8.4 million Meanwhile, on Saturday, The piece of Iran’s uranium showing that smallerparticles pounds($10.49million)intoa WorldHealth Organisation said enrichment programme. can infect people and arecalling newstudytoexaminethe long- it wasdiscontinuingits trials of forthe agency to revise itsrec- term effectsofCovid-19onpa- the malariadrug hydroxy- ommendations. The researchers tients, thehealth ministrysaid chloroquine and combination plan to publish their letter in a on Sunday. HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in USA scientific journal. The novelcoronavirus hospitalised patientswith 2deadinshooting Eveninitslatestupdateonthe whichcausesCovid-19has Covid-19after they failed to re- coronavirus,releasedJune29,the been observedtocause many duce mortality. atSouthCarolina JAPAN FLOODS LEAVE UP TO 34 DEAD WHO saidairborne transmission health impactsfor some pa- ThesetbackcameastheWHO nightclub of the virus is possibleonlyafter tientsbeyond immediaterespi- also reportedmorethan 200,000 Soldiers rescue residentsafter flooding in Kuma village, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan on Sunday. Reuters medicalproceduresthatproduce ratory issues, but with other in- newcases globallyofthe disease Greenville: Ashooting at a aerosols, or droplets smaller than fected people asymptomatic, forthe firsttimeinasingle day. South Carolina nightclub 5microns. the workings of the virus arenot “These interimtrial results lefttwo peopledead and ■ Deep floodwaters and the risk of more ■ Large areasalongthe Kuma Riverwere ■ At aflooded elderly carehome in Kuma Dr BenedettaAllegranzi, the fullyunderstood. showthathydroxychloroquine eight wounded, asheriff’s mudslides hampered searchand rescue swallowedbyfloodwaters, with many village, 14 residents were presumeddead, WHO’s technical lead on infec- “As we continue ourfight and lopinavir/ritonavir produce official said. Two operations Sundayafter heavy rain leftat houses, buildings and vehicles and rescue operations continuedSunday tion control, said the evidence againstthis global pandemic, little or no reduction in the mor- Greenville County sher- least34peopledead in southern Japan. submergedalmost up to theirroofs. fordozens of remaining residents. forthe virusspreading by air was we arelearning moreand more tality of hospitalisedCovid-19 iff’s deputies noticeda unconvincing. “Especially in the about the impact the disease patientswhen compared to disturbance at Lavish lastcoupleofmonths, we have can have,not onlyonimmedi- standardofcare. Solidarity trial Lounge justbefore2am, beenstatingseveraltimesthatwe atehealth, but longer-term investigators will interruptthe and sawalarge crowd considerairbornetransmissionas physical and mental health trials with immediateeffect,” the running out of the build- Trump repeats vow to defeat possiblebut certainlynot sup- too,” health ministerMatt WHO said in astatement, refer- ing, SheriffHobart Lewis portedbysolid or even clear evi- Hancocksaid. ring to large multicountrytrials said at apress conference. dence,” she said. NYT The Department of Health that theagency is leading. Therewas “activegunfire ‘radicalleft’ in July 4speech from inside the building,” Lt. JimmyBoltsaid in an MayorMurielBowser’swarnings initial statement, and JEFFMASON,KATANGA that the mass spectator event Oli meets Nepal Army chief Lewissaidall theshots JOHNSON&JULIAHARTE would defy healthofficials’ guid- were firedinside. No one WASHINGTON,JULY5 ance during the pandemic. wasimmediatelytaken Just steps from whereTrump ahead of key meeting today intocustody.“We don’t US PRESIDENT Donald Trump spoke, peaceful protesters reallyhaveapersonofin- on Saturday vowedtodefeat marched down blocked-off terest that we can name,” the “radicalleft,”inan streetsaround the WhiteHouse, general secretaryBishnu Paudel, Lewis added. Independence Dayspeechat BlackLives Matter Plazaand the YUBARAJGHIMIRE intervenedand sought time un- the White House that con- Donald and Melania Trump LincolnMemorial.Theywerecon- Protesters pull down astatue KATHMANDU,JULY5 til Mondaymorningtohammer LIBYA demnedrecentprotestsagainst at the WhiteHouse Fourth fronted by counter-protesters of Christopher Columbusin out aworkingarrangement. Jetshitairbase monumentstohistorical figures of Julycelebrations. Reuters chanting, “USA! USA!” but there Baltimore. Reuters UNWILLINGTOyield to party Thereisdeep division in the as attemptstodestroy theUS. were no reports of violence. pressuretostepdownfromhis rulingpartyoverOli’sfunctioning whereTurkey Trumpclaimedwithout evi- Millions of Americans have post,NepalPrime MinisterKP in general, and his handling of re- maybuildbase dence that 99% of coronavirus “held accountable”for failing to been demonstrating againstpo- Columbus statue Sharma Oli metthe Army chief lations with India in particular. cases in the United States were contain the disease. licebrutality and racial inequal- Sunday, fuelling speculation Days afterhesteered acon- Benghazi: Warplanes “totallyharmless”. Theadministrationheldafire- ity since the May25killing of toppled, thrown that he maygoinfor some stitution amendment Bill to get struckovernight at an air- Trump, who has facedcriti- worksdisplayoverthe National George Floyd, aBlackman who tough measures, including parliamentarysanction for basethat wasrecentlyre- cism over his handlingofthe Mall as nightfell afterTrump’s diedafter awhitepolice officer into harbour promulgation of an ordinance, Nepal’s newmap that includes captured by Libya’s inter- pandemic, said China mustbe speech, despiteWashington knelt on his neck. REUTERS to retain power. three territories with India nationallyrecognised Baltimore: Baltimoreprotesters General PurnaChandra (Kalapani, Lipulekh and government from eastern pulleddownastatue of Thapa calledonthe Prime Limpiyadhura), Oli alleged that forces with help from Christopher Columbus and Minister—this wastheirsecond Nepal PM KPSharmaOli’s India and asection of the leaders Turkey,amilitarysource UK factory facesmodern slavery probe threw it intothe city’s Inner meeting in twodays —after in- handling of relations with in Kathmandu were plotting to withthe eastern forces Workers in clothing factoryinLeicesterinclude manyfromIndia Harbor on Saturdaynight. formal talksbetween Oliand India has worseneddivision remove him from power. and aresident nearby Demonstrators usedropes to party rivalPushpa Kamal Dahal in the ruling party Angry party members said said. The strikes were car- manyofthem from India. as “truly appalling” and com- topple the monument near the 'Prachanda' endedabruptly. he had put the government and riedout by “unknown air- ADITIKHANNA Accordingto TheSundayTimes, mendedthe undercoverinvesti- Little Italyneighbourhood, news Prachanda, sources said, in- the party in adifficult spotwith craft”, the militarysource LONDON,JULY5 itsundercoverreporterfoundthat gation forits role in “uncovering outlets reported. sistedthathewould settle for no mood to give up the posts. unsubstantiated chargesand with the LibyanNational workers were beingpaid as little suchabhorrent practices”. Protesters mobilisedbythe nothing less than Oli's resigna- Akey meeting of the party muststepdown. Army(LNA) of eastern- ACLOTHINGfactorynamed as 3.50 pounds an hour as against “I willnot toleratesickcrim- death of George Floyd at the tion from the posts of Prime standing committee wasde- On Saturday, Oli warnedof basedcommander Jaswal Fashions basedinthe the UK’s legal minimum wage of inals forcing innocent people hands of police have calledforthe Ministerand chair of the ruling ferred from SaturdaytoMonday stern measures,and claimedef- KhalifaHaftarsaid. Ares- eastern England city of Leicester 8.72poundsanhourandwasalso intoslave labour and alifeofex- removalofstatues of Columbus, Nepal CommunistParty.Oli to give time forbackchannel fortswereontodislodge notjust ident at the nearbytown faces amodernslavery investi- operatinglastweekduringthelo- ploitation,” said Patel. Confederatefiguresand others. and he arethe twochairper- movestokeep theparty intact. himbut also PresidentBidhya of Zintan said explosions gation afteranundercover re- calisedcoronaviruslockdownim- “Thisisjustthestart.Whatyou Theysay theItalianexplorer is re- sons of the party. Sources said Oli and Devi Bhandari. Through the en- were heardfromthe di- porteralleged sweatshop-like posedonthe city. aredoingisillegal,itwillnotbetol- sponsiblefor thegenocideand Oli, sources said, waswilling Prachanda were willing to part tire crisis, the President has rection of the base. conditions and belowminimum UK Home SecretaryPriti erated and we arecoming after exploitation of native peoples in to hand executive powers of the ways at the meeting Sunday, but backed thedecisions of the wage paymentstoits workers, Pateldescribed the allegations you,” she said. PTI the Americas. AP party to Prachanda, but wasin other leaders, including NCP Prime Minister.

IN ACITY KNOWN FOR ITS FREEDOMS,CHINA HAS MADE SOME IDEAS SUDDENLY DANGEROUS Hong Kong, changed overnightwith securitylaw, navigates new reality

ity stand as erect as soldiers. Seemingly overnight, Hong andoptimism.Forothers,whohad shootings of twostudent inexpensive yettoughheadgear, VIVIANWANG,ELAINEYU In recent days,asChina took a Kong wasvisiblyand viscerally hopedthedesperateprotestcam- demonstrators. Even afteroppo- worn by protesters who fought &TIFFANYMAY victorylapoverthelawitimposed different,itsmorethansevenmil- paignwould help secure long- nents of themovement threat- with the police, had become a HONG KONG,JULY5 on the city Tuesday, thedefiant lion people lefttonavigatewhat cherishedfreedoms, it signalleda enedtovandalise theshop last symbolof their scrappyfortitude. masses who once filledHong thelawwouldmeantotheirlives. newera of fear and uncertainty. fall, the decorations stayed. “I don’t knowiftheyare so ABARGE drapedwith enormous Kong’sstreets in protesthave The territory’s distinct cultureof “This is home,” said Ming Tse, But on Thursday, Tse, 34, took sensitive,” Tsesaid. “It’s justahel- redbanners celebratingChina’s largely gone quiet. Sticky notes politicalactivismandfreespeech, sitting in the cafehemanages, everything down. Newsreports metonadinosaur.”Hepaused, newsecurity lawwas sailing that had plastered thewalls of at timesbrazenlydirected at whichonce loudlysupported said police officers had interro- then reconsidered:“Actually, across Hong Kong’s famed pro-democracy businesses van- China’s ruling CommunistParty, the protesters. “But Idon’t think gatedowners of restaurantswith everything is sensitive.” Victoria Harbour onlyhours af- ished,takendownby ownerssud- appeared to be in peril. this place lovesusanymore.” similarprotest paraphernalia.The Police have already collected terthe legislation passed. The denlyfearful of the wordsscrib- Forsome whohad been Formonths, Tse’s love forhis securitylawcriminalises“subver- DNAsamples and searched the police nowhoistapurplesign bledonthem. Parentswhispered alarmedbythe ferocityoflast home wasadvertisedathis shop sion” of the government,acrime homes of 10 people arrested on warningprotesters that their about whether to stop their chil- year’sunrest,whichattimestrans- in the working-class neighbour- thatthe policesay encompasses suspicionof incitingsubversion— chantscould be criminal. Along dren from singing apopular formedshopping districts, neigh- hood of NorthPoint. The oat milk speechsuchaspolitical slogans. measures thatseemedexcessive major roads throughout the city, protestsong, while activists de- bourhoods and university cam- Bannersonabarge in Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong cartonatthe cash register sat be- Allthatremainedwasasmall when appliedtopeople accused neon-coloured flagshailing a visedcodedwaystoexpressnow- puses intosmoke-filled welcomedthe national security lawimposedonthe city. NYT hind postcards of protestart.A plastic dinosauronthe counter, onlyofpossessingpamphlets,said newera of stability and prosper- dangerous ideas. battlefields,thelawbroughtrelief postercondemnedthe police wearing ayellow hardhat.That JanetPang, alawyer. NYT

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,JULY6,2020 MarketWatch FPISPULL OUT `3.7K CR IN JULYSOFAR NewDelhi: Foreign portfolio investors(FPIs)havepulled out Rs 3,741 crore from the Indian markets in just three trading sessions of July,whichmarket analysts attributed to profit booking 13 ECONOMY PTI and appreciation in the rupee over the last few weeks.

‘ISSUEMAYBERAISEDWITHRBI,FINMINTHROUGHINDIANBANKSASSOCIATION’ OVER LAST YEAR, LICCUT HOLDING IN 33 COS TO 0% OR UNDER1% Ahead of its planned IPO, LIC Chineseimports:Banksdelayissue disposing of companies with low ofLCs,flagSMEsolvencyconcerns market cap from equity portfolio Welspun Investmentsand SANDEEPSINGH MOREINVESTMENT Commercials had revenue and alettertothe Central Boardof to theindustry at all,” Pharmexil NEWDELHI,JULY5 profit of less than Rs 2crore and GEORGEMATHEW& LENDERSTURNINGCAUTIOUSNOW Indirect Taxesand Customs ear- said in amissive to the Centre. INBIGGERCOS 1crore,respectively, in each of ANILSASI lierthismonth,saidthatthemove The Indian Drugs Manufact- SADDLED WITH severalnon- the lastfiveyears. MUMBAI/NEWDELHI,JULY5 ■Normally, banksissue the fundingbank of the by Customs authorities at several urers Association has written let- performing,low market capital- ■ Life Insurance During the quarter, LICalso guarantees on behalf of exporter if the Indian ports to undertake 100per cent ters to the Chief Commissioner isation companies in itsequity Corporation of India reducedits holdingsignificantly MAJORSTATE-OWNEDbanksare importers and other importer fails to makethe examinationof goodsoriginating Customs at Nhava Sheva (JNPT portfolio, LifeInsurance seemstobeinvesting in YesBank (from 8.06 percent learnt to have sloweddownthe customers in favour of payment on the due date from China,Hong Kong and Port), and Air Cargo Complex of Corporation of India (LIC) seems moneyinbigger to 1.64per cent) and in Dredging rate atwhichlettersof credit(LCs) beneficiaries abroad Taiwan has“created undue delay Mumbai and Ahmedabad. to be slowlygetting ridofthem companies Corporation of India (from 5.61 areissuedforpaymentsby Indian ■But now, bankshave in clearance of imported ship- Bankshavesaidthesesudden ahead of itsplannedinitial pub- per cent to 1.79 per cent). companiestowardsChineseimp- ■Letters of credit (LCs) are turnedcautious as reports of mentsofinputs,whichare meant supplydisruptions of pre-con- lic offering (IPO) that mayhit the ■ While LIC made fresh On the otherhand, it either orts.With Chinese-originconsig- issuedtoimporters from the consignmentsbeing held up formanufacturing garmentsfor tracted cargocould have adetri- market sometime next calendar investmentsorraised made fresh investmentsor nmentsgettingstuckatIndianpo- domestic branches in India, at ports continue and duty exports”and that delayisaffect- mental impact on the viability of year.Infact,LIC —the single itsholding above 1% in raisedits holding above 1per rts,LCsissuedbyIndianbanksare who guarantee paymentsto ratesare being revised ingfactoryoperationsandthatex- unitsacross sectors that depend largest investor in India markets 28 companies between cent in 14 companies, including beingencashedbytheseller,even porters fear that they“mightfail oninputsandintermediategoods —has been raising itsholding in April2019and March HCL Technologies, Tata asIndiancompaniesareunableto to meettheirdeliveryschedules”. from China. bigger and better knowncom- 2020, 16 of these had Consumer Products, Shree receive theimportedgoods. contracts, as sellers or exporters pharma,auto,chemicalsandcap- TheIndiaCellularandElectro- In alettertoFinanceMinister panieshaving high marketcap- market cap of over Cement, IndusInd Bank among Banksare of theviewthatsus- receive paymentimmediately af- ital goods sectors have com- nics Association(ICEA) has writ- Nirmala Sitharaman and italisations. `10,000croreand of others. In fact, nineofthese 14 taineddelays,especially at atime terthe shipment. plained. Thereare reports that tentotheCentresayingthemove Commerce&Industry Minister An analysis of datasourced these, 9had market cap companies, whereLIC invested when unitsare in theprocess of Bankshaveturnedcautiousas duty is likelytobeincreased and to checkeveryconsignmentcom- , Road Transport & from Prime Infobase shows that of over `30,000crore in Q4FY20, had marketcapitali- restarting operations afterthe reportsofconsignmentsbeing morerestrictions will be slapped ing from China is disrupting sup- MSMEMinisterNitinGadkarihad over the last year,LIC brought sation above Rs 10,000 crore. lockdown, could impact the sol- heldupatports continueandduty onimports fromChina.Banksare plychains and leading to losses, said the Union government can down itsholding in 33 compa- Besidesthese, LIC also signif- vency of smaller units. This could ratesare being revisedupwards turningcautiouswhileextending especially when unitsare restart- think of imposing restrictions on nies to either zeroorto less than hadamarketcap of less than Rs icantlyincreasedits holding in have abearingonthe repayment forcertaincategoriesofproducts. guarantees forfutureconsign- ing operations afteralonggap. futureimports from China, but 1per cent. 100crore. Rites Ltd (from 5.45 per cent to of loans takenbytheseunits, “Goodsareheldupatportsfor‘in- ments. We have informedthe Apartfromthe ports,ICEAsaidits stallingthereleaseof goodsalrea- Acloser look atthe compa- So, on anet basis, while LIC 7.83 percent) and in PowerGrid bankshavecommunicated,relay- spections’. On the other hand, governmentabout thissituation member companies have receiv- dyinIndianportswillhurtIndian nies shows that 13 of them had reducedits holding in 13 com- Corporation of India (from 4.71 ing viability concerns flagged by shipmentswere doneonthebasis asbadloansareset to riseafterthe ed word from Chennai,Mumbai businessinterests,especiallytho- market capoflessthan Rs 1,000 panies having marketcap of less per cent to 6.41per cent). industry players from sectors of guarantees issued by banks. moratorium on loanrepayment andDelhiairportsaboutallChina- se players who had placedtheir croreand 22 had market cap of thanRs1,000 crore, it pickedup Primarymarketexperts say rangingfromautotopharmaand Money hasgone to theseller ends in August,” said asource. origin consignmentsbeing sub- orders before theborder clashes less than Rs 5,000 crore. There stakeorraised itsholding in only that the quality of assets and in- garmentstoelectronics. Theyare (Chinese exporter) but the goods Lastyear,the valueofim- ject to 100per cent examination, betweenthe twocountries. were four companies in the list three companies that had mar- vestmentsmatteralotfor insur- likelytoescalatethe issuetothe have notreachedthe importer portedChinesegoodsinIndiawas eventhoughthereare “nowritten Astatement from Chennai whichhad market capitalisation ketcap of Rs 1,000 crore. ance companies. “Premium col- ReserveBank of India and the (Indian buyer). This can affect the estimatedtobe$70 billion,mostly orders”bythe government. CustomsBrokers’Associationsaid of less than Rs 100crore. The trend is even more lection and investment portfolio MinistryofFinancethrough the unitswhichimported themate- electronics, mechanical machin- Pharmexcil has said the drug thereisaninternal instruction On the otherhand, the in- prominent in the quarterended arethe twomostcritical metrics IndianBanksAssociation,sources rial and ledtodefaults,” said a ery, chemicaland iron andsteel industryisworriedabout non- from Customs to allcustodiansof surer seemedtobeinvesting March2020. During the quarter, forinsurance companies includ- involvedinthe exercise said. bank official, justifying the move goods.Bankshavesoughtthegov- clearance of importedpharma cargo including port terminals, money in biggercompanies. LIC reducedits holding in 7com- ing the profitability of course. So Normally, banksissueguaran- to delaythe issueoffresh LCs ernment’ssupportinspeedingup keystarting rawmaterials, inter- airports andall customs freight While it made fresh investments panies to either nil or less than 1 howmuchtheyhaveinvested tees on behalf of importers and againstimports from China. the clearance of import consign- mediates and active pharmaceu- stations to holdall consignments or raisedits holding above 1per per cent. The listincluded and wherematters alot,” said othercustomersinfavourof ben- Afterthe skirmish along the mentsfromChina, especiallyin- ticalingredients. “We’vebeen in- that have originatedfromChina. cent in 28 companies between Premier Limited,HexaTradex PranavHaldea, MD, Prime eficiariesabroad.LCsare issuedto Line of Actual Control, Chinese putsfor varioussectors.The “un- undatedwithdistresscallsfroma TheUSIndiaStrategicPartner- April 2019 andMarch 2020,16 and Welspun Investmentsand Database. importers from the domestic goodshave beenpilingupatmul- due delay” is impacting their lotofourmembercompaniesthat shipForum said the decision by of these companies had market CommercialsLtd. All three com- Kick-starting the process of branchesinIndia,whoguarantee tiple Indian ports.These include operationsandmightresultinfur- therehas been an acute disrup- Customs officials to abruptlyhalt cap of over Rs 10,000 croreand panies had marketcap of under LIC disinvestment, the Finance paymentstothe funding bank of consignments—bothcontainer- ther financial losses formanufac- tioninmanufacturingof pharma- clearances of industrial consign- of these, ninehad market capof Rs 100crore as on June 29, 2020. MinistryonJune 19,invited bids theexporteriftheIndianimporter isedand bulk cargo—wherecus- turers already grappling withthe ceutical productsoverthe last mentscoming in from China at more than Rs 30,000 crore. WhileHexaTradexhad nil from consulting firms,invest- fails to makethe payment on the toms duty and GSThavebeen COVID-19crisis, theysaid. three days.Verycritical KSMs, in- majorIndian portsand airports Onlythree companiesout of income over lastthree ment bankers, and financial in- duedate.AnLCenablesimporters paid but goods have notbeenre- Apparel ExportPromotion termediatesand APIs arenot be- has raisedconcerns amongUS the 28 had marketcap of below years, Premier has reported stitutions foradvising it on the to negotiategood prices in sales leased. “Manyimporters from Council chairman ASakthivel, in ingclearedforreasonsnot known manufacturers based in India. Rs 1,000 crore, of whichonly1 losses forthe last five years and proposedIPO. BRIEFLY June: Against May, number of e-way I-T department YesBankputs ‘Sustainablesolutions cancut CO2 ~15.9 MT amends TDS emissions in Himalayasby30%’ CO2emissions from bills rises69.8%,value generated up 38% space heating for form, makes upproperties As traditional spaceheating mechanisms threaten natural 2020 stand for entire forsale resources and healthofresidents, sustainable spaceheating IHR, equivalent to ENSECONOMICBUREAU E-WAYBILLGENERATIONPICKSUPINJUNE it more systems can bring down CO2emissions by 30% in theIHR by annual emissions NEWDELHI,JULY5 generated from about 20,00,000 NewDelhi: YesBank will 2030, as per areportbyWWF India and TERI Valueofe-waybill(incr) comprehensive auctionpropertiesof Thapar 27 units of 200MW AFTER Athree-fourth reduction Group’s Avantha Holdings Emissions from PROJECTIONOFEMISSIONS thermal power plants inthevalueof e-way billsgenera- cr) 15,00,000 E-waybills and Oscar Investments Ltd 71.4%traditional space tion in the month of April,apick- (in generated PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA of Singh brothers alongside heating in Indian Himalayan FROMSPACEHEATINGFOR upwasseeninJune,indicatingre- bill 84,53,853 NEWDELHI,JULY5 those of some individuals Region (IHR) contributed by COMMERCIAL/ sumption of movement of goods 10,00,000 later this month to recover , closer to pre-lockdownlevels. e-way THEINCOMEtaxdepartmenthas of loan dues of over Rs 1,000 Uttarakhand and Jammu & INSTITUTIONALBUILDINGS Thevalueof electronicway, or 5,00,000 ,291 amendedthe TDS form,making crore.Thesaleof immovable Kashmir e-way,bills—whichare required itmorecomprehensive andman- Value 5,61,03,179 4,00,36,175 5,63,72,154 assets will take place forinter-state transportation of 2,51,95 dating deductors to statereasons 0 4,27,83,833 through e-auction on vari- 12.3 MT Projected CO2 goodsunderGSTforgoodsworth fornon-deduction of tax. Apr Jan Feb Jun Mar ous dates in Julyunder the emissions from space heating Rs 50,000 or more—rose nearly Source: GSTN May According to theamended form, CO2 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020

SecuritizationandReconstr- in IHR by 2030 through use of of 38percentmonth-on-month(m- bankswill also have to reportTax uction of FinancialAssets efficient technologies, under o-m) to Rs 12.4 lakh croreinJune, DeductedatSource(TDS)forcash andEnforcementofSecurity business as usual while the number of e-way bills 54,500crore,thehighestsincethe in Unlock2.0, whichalong with withdrawals aboveRs1crore. InterestAct,2002. PTI (BAU) scenario, falling from Tonnes rose by 69.8 per cent from last enforcement of the lockdown, other indicators is ahealthysign Viaanotification,the Central 560 600 640

the projected 17.8 million ooo’ monthto 4.27crore,datareleased GSTN said. On an average, e-way of anearly economicrecoveryand BoardofDirectTaxeshasamend- tonnes (MT) 2020 2030 2040 by Goods and Services TaxNetw- billgeneration usedtobe20lakh stability,” GSTN said. ed Income TaxRulestoinclude Recallof660K ork (GSTN) on Sundayshowed. in aday across India.March had As per GSTrules,the permits TDS on e-commerce operators, Chinavehicles Why this is important: The ‘Sustainable Space Heating Solutions in the Source: WWF E-way billgeneration fell seenthe steepestfall in e-way bill forconventionalcargo (otherthan dividend distributed by mutual Himalayan Region’report by WWF India and TERI highlights the role of MSMEs, India/TERI sharplyto84.5 lakhinAprilfrom generation plunging to alow of over-dimensionalcargo)are valid funds and businesstrusts, cash byMercedes innovators and startups in developing and mainstreaming sustainabletechnology 4crore in March,5.63 crorein around0.50lakhonMarch 25,the foronedayformovementof goo- withdrawals, professional fees Februaryand 5.61 croreinJanu- lowest figureonthefirstday of the ds for100 km, and in the same andinterest.Nangia&CoLLPpart- Beijing:Mercedes-Benzwill ary. Thedeclinewas recorded in nationwide lockdown, it said. proportionforfollowingdays.The nerShaileshKumarsaidwiththis, recall over 660,000vehicles value terms as well to Rs 3.9 lakh “Itisevidentfromthemonth- Centrehadearlierinanotification the Centrehas revisedtheformat in China forapossible oil DHFL defaults on NCD repayments of `50 cr croreinApril from Rs 11.43 lakh on-month comparison of gener- issuedonMay 5extendedall the of forms 26Q and 27Q. Form 26Q leak.Asealbetween ahigh- croreinMarch,Rs15.39lakhcrore ationof e-ways bills,bothinterms e-waybills issuedbeforeMarch is usedfor quarterly filing of TDS pressurefuel pumpand a as it is under moratorium since The companyiscurrentlyun- in Februaryand Rs 15.71lakh of numbers and value, that eco- 24 tillMay 31.Ithadalsoextended returns on anypayment other low-pressurefuelpipecould PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA last November. der moratorium under the IBC croreinJanuary. nomic activities areonupswing the deadline to file GSTreturns. than salarytoIndian residentsby weaken over time, allowing NEWDELHI,JULY5 The paymenthas notbeen since November29, 2019 and The numbers have nowsho- and on road to recovery.The up- ForApril-June, GSTcollection thegovernmentorcorporatesop- oiltoleak when the engine made by thecompanytothe re- hence, it is notinaposition to wnimprovementinJune,inching wardstrend means Unlock2.0 is fell41 percentto Rs1.85lakhcrore erating in India. Form 27Qisused starts in cold weather,State DHFL HAS defaulted on payment spective investors of the secured makepayment of interestor closer to pre-lockdownlevels to- going to have morereasons to even though m-o-m collections forquarterly filing of TDS returns Administration forMarket of Rs 50 croreonbonds, saying NCDs (non-convertible deben- principal to anyoflenders of the wardsthe end of the month. On cheer ... basedonthe current showedapickupinJune,risingto electronically on anypayment Regulationsaid. AP the companyisnot in aposition tures) foraprincipal amount of company, including NCDs hold- June 30, 18.32 lakh e-way bills trend,itisexpectedthatthecargo Rs99,940crore,fromarecord low otherthansalarytonon-residents, to makepaymentstothe lenders Rs 50 croredue on July3,itsaid. ers, DHFL said. were generated worthoverRs movementwillfurtheraccelerate of Rs 32,394crore in April. including NRIs and foreigners. Similar entities already available, govt may relook Former RBI Awaiting nod, IOC’s winter diesel may Governor Credit GuaranteeEnhancement Corporationplan Urjit Patel pens help Army ride out freezing terrains aid in augmenting the credit rat- come unusable. would lead to moreair pollution. SUNNYVERMA ingsof bondsof certainabove-in- KARUNJITSINGH SV Ramakumar,director of Thereisaviewthat forinfrastructure projectscredit book on NPAs What arethe armed NEWDELHI,JULY5 vestmentgradeoperationalinfra- NEWDELHI,JULY5 research anddevelopment at guaranteecan be providedbyexisting companies structureprojects,improvingtheir IOC,said that the flowcharacter- forces using currently? THE CENTRE is reviewing itsplan attractiveness to institutional in- PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA INDIA’S ARMED forces maysoon istics of regulardiesel changes at Indian Oil and otheroil mar- of settingupaCredit Guarantee vestors, by proving partial or full MUMBAI,JULY5 be using winter diesel foropera- suchlow temperatures and us- keting companies,including Enhancement Corporation in the panies likeIIFCL instead of anew nsionandinsurancefundsintoin- credit guarantees. This alsolow- tions in high altitude areas, such ing it maybedetrimental to vehi- Bharat Petroleum Corporation light of similar facilities being al- corporation being setup. frastructuresector.Somegovern- ers their costofraisingfunds, im- URJIT PATEL, whose stint as the as Ladakh, wherewinter temper- cles. Ltd and HindustanPetroleum readyoffered by existing govern- “Wehaveheldinter-ministe- mentdepartmentshadexpressed provingtheviabilityof infrastruc- head of the centralbankwas one atures plummetto Ramakumar Corporation Ltd,providethe ment agencies. In the Union Bud- rialdiscussions on this proposal theirreservationsonthisproposal. tureprojects. The Finance of the mosttumultuousinrecent extremelylow levels. notedthatwinter armedforces with diesel high getannouncedonJuly5,2019,the and adraft plan wasfloated.The Acredit enhancement struc- Ministrydid notreplytoanemail times that endedwith the rare State-ownedIndian diesel,whichcon- sulphur pour point (DHPP-W)for government had announced viewnow emerging is that state- tureoracompany helps in lifting seekingcommentsfor this story. event of an ReserveBank of India Oil Corporation tains additives to operations in suchlow tempera- plansforsettingupaCreditGuar- ownedcompanies arealready theratings of aspecific project or IIFCL currentlyprovides par- (RBI) Governor resigning, will be (IOC), whichisthe maintain lowervis- tureareas. DHPP-W also has a anteeEnhancementCorporation, working on providing partial that of aspecial purpose vehicle tial guarantee to improveratings releasing abooklater this largest oil marketing cosity,can beusedin pour point of -30°C. IOC maybe- forwhichinter-ministerialdiscus- guarantees to lift ratings of spe- (SPV) executing that project. of bonds issuedbyinfrastructure month, his publishers said. companyinthe temperatures as low gin supplying winter diesel to the sionswere heldlatelastyear.Such cific infrastructureprojectsand a “InstitutionalinvestorsinIndiaare companies to AA or higher forre- Titled‘Overdraft: Saving the country, has sought as -30°C. armedforces once itsuse is ap- acompany wasexpectedtofree newstructure forasimilarpur- permitted to invest in infrastruc- financingofexisting loans. Under Indian Saver’, the book focuses approval from the He said thatbe- proved by the Controllerate of up banks’ lending resources or pose maynot be immediatelyre- ture projectsrated AA or above, this scheme, IIFCL can undertake on the non-performing assets DirectorateGeneral of Quality sides alow pour point, it had Quality Assurance forpetroleum around Rs 3lakh crore. quired.But we areworking on an butmostoftheongoinginfrastru- creditenhancementtotheextent (NPAs) issue that has afflicted Assurance (DGQA)ofthe armed higher cetane rating —anindica- products,under theDGQAofthe Withthegovernmentalready action plan to deepencorporate ctureprojectsinIndia arerarely of 20 per cent of total project cost Indian banking in recent years, forces to approvewinter diesel, toristhe combustion speedof armedforces. movingswiftly to provide full bond market,whichwill address ratedBBB or above,resulting in a (or40percentof totalprojectcost itscauses andPatel’sefforts as whichissaid to beusable at tem- diesel and compressionneeded Has the demand risen credit guarantee againstloan issueofprovidingcreditenhance- significantmismatchbetweenthe withbackstopguarantor),subject the RBI Governor in dealing peratures as lowas-30degree forignition— and lowersulphur lossesonMSMEswhoseaccounts ment by providing increased extent of institutionalinvestor to amaximum of 50 per cent of with it. celsius. content, whichwould lead to afterthe border tiff? arenon-NPA(non-performingas- funding,” agovernment official credit available and actual credit thetotalamountof projectbonds. “Urjit Patelinvests his thirty lowerdeposits in engines and While experts expect that de- sets)and apartial guarantee to said, asking nottobenamed. requirement forfinancinginfra- Since the launchofthe scheme in years of macroeconomic experi- What is winter diesel? better performance. mand mayrise givenborder ten- stressedmicro, small and The Finance Ministryhad in structuresectorinIndia,”thetask 2012,IIFCLsanctionedguarantees ence in building strategies to Winter diesel is aspecialised Ramakumar notedthatbe- sions, thedemand forDHPP-W medium enterprises(MSMEs), Januarycirculated adraft note on forceonNational Infrastructure of over Rs 2,200crore forbondis- protect our banksfromun- fuel that wasintroduced by IOC fore the launchofwinter diesel, from the armedforces has notin- thereisaviewincertain sections establishment of the credit en- PipelinenotedinitsreportinApril, suances of morethanRs8,000 scrupulous racketeers, ulti- lastyear specificallyfor highalti- consumersinareas which creasedsignificantlysince the of the government that forinfra- hancement companytoall con- whilearguingforsettingupanen- croreinvarious infraprojects, as matelyaimed at saving our sav- tude regions and low-tempera- reachedsuchlow temperatures clash between Indianand structureprojectssuchafacility cernedministries, with an aim to tity proving credit enhancement. per latestavailable annualreport ings...,” publisher HarperCollins tureregions suchasLadakh, were using kerosene to dilute Chinesesoldiers in the Galwan can be providedbyexisting com- attractlong-termcapitalfrompe- Credit enhancement entities 2018-19ofthe company. 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THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,JULY6,2020 BOTTASWINS;6DON’TTAKE KNEE Va ltteri Bottaswon achaotic season-opening Austrian Grand Prix on Sundaywhile FormulaOne champion Lewis Hamilton finished fourth after getting alate timepenalty. FormulaOne driversall wore 14 SPORT ablack T-shirt with ‘End Racism’ written on it before the start but six of the20drivers did nottakethe knee. Police probe Examining Dandiwal angle Marin’s heroes wear scrubs complaint against Kohli: in fake SL T20 Spanish badminton star readytogiveher gold medals to medical professionals working duringpandemic Ethics officer league case cooking(“I love it”), readingbooks,watch- SHIVANINAIK ing movies, catching up with her cousins on- MUMBAI,JULY5 line. “Ihad my training sessions too. The PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA JAGDEEPSINGHDEEP& whole daywas kind of very busy.Coachhad NEWDELHI,JULY5 NITINSHARMA IT WASastrange starttothe summer when givenusadetailed training programmefor a MOHALI,JULY5 the super-combative badminton Olympic week and thesessions were monitoredby BCCI ETHICS officer DK Jain on Sundaysaid champion Carolina Marinannouncedshe the other coaches,” she says. he is examining aconflictofinterestcom- THE INVESTIGATION intothe matchesofthe wasready to hand over all her medals. TherewereSkypesessions with herpsy- plaint againstIndia captain ViratKohli from UvaT20 League,purportedlyplayedinSri Notpass on the baton of excellence, so to chologistMaria, and she listenedtomusic Madhya PradeshCricket Association life Lanka but actuallyheld at Sawara village near speak,toone of her manycompetitors who and practiseddifferent exercises to relax. member Sanjeev Gupta,who haslevelled Mohali,isalso delving intothe possiblein- would love to boastofamedal haul of three Cooking, Marin has said earlier,isnot some- similar chargesagainst otherplayers in the volvement of Ravinder Dandiwal, the alleged WorldChampionships and an Olympic gold. thing she indulges in onlyasatherapeutic. past which were deemed"infructuous". kingpin of amajor international tennis But hang those precious ribboneddiscs, Living on her ownather trainingbase in In his latestcomplaint, Guptahas alleged match-fixing syndicate, as namedbyVictoria unique to her in the world, around the necks Madrid, she “cookstoeat”, as no one else oth- that Kohli is conflicted as he occupies two Police in Australia. of thoroughlydeserving medical carepro- erwise would. She took over the Huelva posts -- captain of the Indian team and di- Dandiwalhas alsobeen onthe radarofthe fessionals -doctors, nurses and janitors -who kitchen pretty muchfromDay 1. “What Ien- rector of aventurewhichhas co-directors BoardofControl forCricket in India's (BCCI) have been treating Covid-19patients. joyedthe mostwas catching up on webse- linked to atalent management companythat anti-corruption unit. “Yes, we arealso prob- “Nexttoyou,I’m nothing,” Marin would ries in Netflix; La casa de Papel (MoneyHeist) has on board, severalofhis teammates. ing Ravinder Dandiwal’s role. He could bebe- tell frontline hospital professionals of Virgen and Vikingos (Vikings) aremyfavourites.” Gupta has alleged that it is aviolation of hind thisracket, since he is alocal and his del Mar hospital in Madrid, whereabunch Ameticulousplanner who would sit and the BCCI constitution whichbars one indi- name had recentlycroppedup,” Mohali of tiredstaff were givenaday-endsurprise rehearse pronunciations of different Indian vidual from holdingmultiple positions. SeniorSuperintendentof Police(SSP)Kuldeep when the Rio Games women’s singles cham- junior players’ names to perfection when she “I have receivedacomplaint. Iwill exam- Singh Chahal told TheIndian Express. pion connectedwith them over along video- Carolina Marin praisedmedical-careprofessionals over avideo call. File did asmall commentary stint forthe league ine it and then see if thecase is made out or Dandiwal wasrecently named as the call interaction,making them chuckle, asking in Bangalorelastyear,Marin wasbound to not. If yes, then Ihavetoaffordanopportu- “centralfigure”inanalleged tennis match- about their well-being and telling them how have kept an eyeonwhather competitors - nity to him (Kohli) to respond,” Jain told PTI. fixing scandal related to at leasttwo lower- theyhad inspired her. rowacellphone to connect withfamily,was Right from the lockdown to thefear and the and crucially, gold medal contenders TaiTzu- Gupta claims that Kohli, who is one of the leveltournamentsinEgyptand Brazil. At the Sanitas Cima hospitalinBarcelona just howdirethe situation was. It made the pain of losing people,” the 26-year-old says. Ying, PV Sindhu, NozomiOkuharaand Akane directors at Cornerstone VenturePartnersLLP The interrogation of twoaccusedRaju later,she told careworkers theywerethe real restless and hyper-energeticMarin take a “WinningOlympics”,Marin says,“wasa Yamaguchi –weredoing.“Haha, notmuch and ViratKohli Sports LLP,isconflictedashis and Pankaj(7havebeen namedinthe FIR) champions aftergushing about howthey pause from the one thing she can’t live with- dreamthat Iand my coachhad seen and my exceptoverInstagram, liking posts.Yeah, I co-directors--AmitArun Sajdeh (better revealedthat theybookedthe cricketground had successfullytreated a100-year-old man out -training chasing her golden goals. “As entireteam hadput together unbelievable have seen what the othersare doing once in knownasBunty Sajdeh in Indian cricket cir- of Strokers Cricket AssociationatSawaravil- againstall odds and senthim homehappy, muchasthe urge has been to return to court, hardworkfor thefouryears to gettothat gold awhile.” cles) and BinoyBharatKhimji -- arealso a lagefor Rs 33,000 through the complainant calling it “our owntriumphant record” as a the pandemic and the loss of human livesin in Rio. Nowmygoal is setagain.” The summerheadingintothe Olympics partofthe talent management company Parminder Singh, aresident of Kharar town. fellowSpaniard. my countryand the worldhas shaken us all. usuallysees her travel to Indonesia, India and Cornerstone Sportand Entertainment Private The complainant told the police that he “I offeredall my medals to them when I Staying at home wasthe onlyway to help all Inspirational stories Malaysia. “Though this year would have been Limited. Kohli does nothavearole in worksfor asoftdrink manufacturing com- wastalkingtothem as theyare in fact the real those braveheartsfight it out forus,” she said. Alot moreexperiencedthis time, expec- different with the Olympics. Iwould have Cornerstone Sportand Entertainment panyand oneGoldy,who wasknown to him, heroes in Spain. Theydeserveevery applause Even as the outbreak explodedinSpain, tations have raised thebar forhardwork. been immersedintraining as the countdown Private Limited. had contacted him andasked to bookthe and accolade,” Marin told TheIndianExpress Marin had asituation at home while wrap- “This pandemic is unprecedented,yet we would have startedbynow.” The companymanages the commercial ground forholding friendlyT20 matches of viaemail,adding howher multiple interac- ping up playing at the All England in mid- have so many inspirational stories that can With ayear’s postponement and along interests of theIndiaskipper and his many children from June 29 to July5.The com- tions changed howshe thought of national March:her father had been hospitalisedin only makemewanttogiveback. Taking to layoff, Marinhas resumedtraining now. “It otherteammatesincludingKLRahul, plainant then contacted RinkuNehra, an of- honour. the lead-uptothe tournament afteranacci- the courtand playing to win will be away to will take some time before Igofullsteam but Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav ficial of the Strokers CricketAssociation and “It wasinspirational. Ijustwantedto dent. “That definitelyaffected me but when paygratitude forthese health warriors. I once the tournamentsstart,time shall fly.” andKuldeep Yadav. visited theground to book it forthe tourna- thankthem. Theyare the real heroes forall I’m on the court, Ionlythinkabout giving my hope people in India can come out of it soon She’s looking forwardtohostingglobal “In view of theabove,Shri ViratKohli is ment. Parminder then deposited Rs 10,000in the effort in takingcareofsickpeoplein best irrespective of the situation. Iknewmy too,” she says of acountry that has warmly badminton at home when the World occupying twoposts at atime in blatant vio- RinkuNehra’s bankaccount on June 26. Spain during these terrible times. Theydid father wasingoodhands and thereare peo- welcomedher,the lasttimeinSeason 4of Championships take place at the end of next lationtoBCCI Rule 38 (4) approved by “The accused(Goldy,Pankaj) had formed an incredible job and Iwould liketothank ple around him, and am happytosay he is the Premier Badminton League. year at Huelva.“Iwill be playing in front of . As such, he mustre- four teams of local players and held the the frontline fighters who risk their lives recovering now.” Marin spent the lockdown in Huelvawith my home crowdonsuchabig platform for linquish hisone postatonceincompliance...,” matches at villageSawaraand were also everyday and continue to servepeople like She rushedhome from All England after her mother,perhaps thefirstlong spell spent the very firsttime. I’ll trygiving the citizens wroteGupta in his complaint. placing bets on thematches. Icame to know us,” she said. her semis, and straight intoalockdownin at home since she movedtoMadridatthe of Huelva aspectaclewhen theycomesup- In the past, Jain had dealtwiththe conflict about it and asked Goldyand Pankajbut they What Marin learnt from these informal her hometown Huelva. “The situation was startofher teens. “I’m glad Icould take care porting me in full attendance,”says the one- of interestcomplaintsagainstRahul Dravid, could notgivemeasatisfactoryreply. They chatswheredoctors spokeabout their ex- very grim with Covid playedhavoc with so of her and she washappy to have me around. woman Spanish Armada.She’ll look to add Sourav Ganguly,VVS Laxman and KapilDev. leftafter picking up all their equipmentand haustion, complicated choices, working as a manydead and lifecomingtoastandstill the But nowIhavealready startedtraining and twomoremedalstobegiven to thedoctors All of these camefromGupta andthe players kitfromthe ground on June 29,”Parminder team, andempathisingwithpatientswho worldover. These areuncertain times and a am missing her by my side,” she says. to remember their services in this forgettable had to resign from one position before the allegedinhis complaint. were always alone and looking onlytobor- tragedythat no one has seen or experienced. Typically, she would spend her days nightmareofayear. complaints were rendered “infructuous”.

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