The Lockdown to Contain the Coronavirus Outbreak Has Disrupted Supply Chains
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You may follow The Indian Express’s news and analysis through the day on indianexpress.com eye THE SUNDAY EXPRESSMAGAZINE Find Me on a NEWDELHI,LATECITY Hill in Imphal AUGUST30,2020 ‘Battlefield diggers’ look for 18PAGES,`6.00 remains of soldierswho died (`8PATNA&RAIPUR,`12SRINAGAR) in Manipur hills in WWII DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH,DELHI,JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM PAGES 15, 16, 17 Reliance Retail adds UNLOCK 4.0: CENTRE’S GUIDELINES Future Group firms MetrotostartSept7,no to its shopping cart statelockdownsoutside D Sale of Big Bazaar, E Whythis Easyday part of iskeyto PLAIN E containmentzones ● RILplans Rs 24,713-cr deal EX THE DEAL strengthens Studentscan visitschools, colleges; PRANAVMUKUL& RIL’sposition in the coun- WHAT’SALLOWED GEORGEMATHEW try’s retail ecosystem by gatherings of up to 100fromSept21 ■ MetrofromSept7 NEWDELHI,MUMBAI, enabling it to control ■ Congregations of up AUGUST29 nearly athirdoforganised The Centrehas also allowedop- to 100peoplefromSept retail revenues, and also DEEPTIMANTIWARY eration of open airtheatresfrom 21,including forsports MUKESH AMBANI’S Reliance bolsters Reliance’s ownre- NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 September 21. ■ 50% teachersin Industries Ltd (RIL) has agreedto tail plans.The companyre- While schools and colleges schools, colleges for acquirethe retail business of centlylaunchedits online METROSERVICES will startfrom will remain shut tillSeptember online classes KishoreBiyani’sFuture Group in groceryportalunder the September 1, largergatherings end, theycan call in 50% of their amegadeal involving aconsid- JioMart brand and the AWARDS,VIRTUALLY will be allowedinalimited man- teachers forfacilitating online ■ Studentsinschools erationofRs24,713 crore. cross-linkages between ner from September 21,while teaching. Studentsofclasses 9to on “voluntarybasis” if Aftermonths of negotiations, FutureGroup’s large logis- BoxerLovlina Borgohain with her Arjuna Awardcitation at the UT Secretariat in Chandigarh senior studentscan come to 12 can visit schools on a“volun- parentspermit Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd tical and warehousing on Saturday. The awards were held online, withplayers logginginfromacross the countryor schools on avoluntarybasis. The tary basis” to clear their doubts. ■ Open air theatres (RRVL), asubsidiary of RIL, an- footprint will add to its turning up at fixedvenues. KamleshwarSingh REPORT,PAGE18 Centre'sstep-by-step opening The onlyactivities expressly ■ Higher education nounced Saturday that it is ac- presenceinretail and up post-coronavirus lockdown prohibited under the newguide- institutes requiring quiring the retail and wholesale wholesalebusinesses. is settosee majorrelaxations in linesare opening of cinema halls, research and lab work business,includingtheBig Bazaar Unlock4.0, whichwas unveiled swimmingpools,entertainment forPGand PhD hypermarketchain, andthe logis- GST COMPENSATION Raina returns onSaturday. parks,theatres(excluding open ticsand warehousingbusiness “retail king”, wasoverburdened The guidelines issuedbythe air theatres) and similar places WHAT’SNOT from the Future Group as going withadebtof Rs 12,778croreand Centre gives states 2 to Indiaas Union MinistryofHome Affairs withahigh risk of spread of the ■ Cinemahalls concern on aslumpsale basis. facedrepayment issues. saythatstatescan no longer im- virus. International air travel of ■ Swimming pools Biyani,who wasknown as the CONTINUEDONPAGE2 pose lockdowns outside con- passengers, exceptaspermitted ■ Entertainment parks positive cases tainment zones without the by the MHA, and train services options:easier terms ■ Theatres Centre's permission and must will remain restricted. CWC AND LETTER OF 23 riseinCSK notseal borders. On Metroservices,the guide- Metrotrains will run forthe lines say, “Metrorailwill be al- RESTRICTED ‘No one stepped in when for lower borrowing ahead of IPL firsttime sinceMarch starting lowedtooperatewith effect ■ International air September 7, "inagradedman- from 7thSeptember 2020 in a travel Option 1won’t be treated as statedebt;in ner" while social, academic, gradedmanner." It says the ■ Train services we were attacked, not DEVENDRAPANDEY sports,entertainment, cultural, MinistryofRailwaysand Urban Option 2, need to service interestondebt MUMBAI,AUGUST29 religious and political functions Affairs will run the trains in con- RELATEDREPORT, can be held with amaximum sultationwiththe MHA,andthe PAGE3 oneconcern addressed’ ing the interestburden though FORMER INDIA playerand 100people from September 21. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 AANCHALMAGAZINE principalwillberepaidfromthe Chennai Super Kings star Suresh NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 cess proceeds. TheGST shortfall Raina has pulledout of the MANOJCG P5 amount (Rs 97,000crore) will not Indian Premier Leaguethat starts NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 TWODAYSafter theGoods and be counted as states’debt, while September 19 in the UAE. Services Tax(GST) Council meet- the rest of the amount of Rs 1.38 On Saturdaymorning, a China in Russia military exercise, NOTONEof theconcernstheyhad ing, the Centre Saturdaydetailed lakh crorewillbecounted in the statement on the CSK official raisedwas eitheraddressed—or the borrowing options proposed booksofthe states. Twitter handlesaid Raina had re- even shared —atthe Congress THEEXPRESS to states formeeting this year’s Finance Secretaryand turnedtoIndia because of per- India opts out citing pandemic WorkingCommitteemeetingand INTERVIEW compensation shortfall of Rs ExpenditureSecretarywillhold sonal reasons and the franchise no leader steppedinwhen those 2.35lakh croreunder the indi- ameeting with statefinance sec- offered“com- ion, central Asian nations, Turkey of Defence said: “Russia and who wrotethe letterwereat- POLITICS IN THIS rect taxregime. retaries on Tuesdaytoclarify is- plete support KRISHNKAUSHIK andIranwillbesending contin- Indiaare close andprivileged tacked,said senior leader Kapil COUNTRYISBASED Option1hasaspecialwindow sues regardingthese twobor- to Suresh and NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 gentstoRussia forthe exercise. strategicpartners.AtRussia'sin- Sibalwhoisoneof the23signato- NOWPRIMARILYON forstates, coordinated by the rowing options. his familydur- On Friday, India cited the vitation, India has been partici- ries to theunprecedented letter LOYALTY. WE NEED Finance Ministry, to borrowthe The sharing of interestbur- ing this time”. INDIA HAS pulledout of amulti- Covid-19pandemic as the rea- pating in manyinternational calling forreformsinthe party. LOYALTYPLUS projected shortfall of Rs 97,000 den in the second option has Later in the lateral tri-services militaryexer- son to turndownRussia’sinvita- events. However, in viewof Speaking to The Indian KAPIL SIBAL croreonlyonaccount of GSTim- been modifiedfromwhatwas day, the BCCI, cise being hostedbyRussia next tion, but sources in the defence Pandemic and consequent diffi- Express,whichfirstreportedon plementation —and notthe announcedThursday. Finance in apress re- monthbecause of theparticipa- establishment said India did not culties in exercise, including the letter lastSunday, (fulltextof Covid-19pandemic —and this SecretaryAjayBhushan Pandey lease, said 13 tion of aChinesecontingent. want to participateinafriendly arrangementsoflogistics,India the letter is at amount can be fullyrepaid from had then said, “So farasthe re- ‘Personal personnel in Indiawasoneof thecountries exercise alongside Chinese has decidednot to send acontin- indianexpress.com), Sibal said thecompensationcessfund,with- payment of loans is concerned reasons’ the UAE, in- scheduledtoparticipateinKavkaz troops at atime when the two gent this year to Kavkaz-2020. Saturdaythatthe Congress out being counted as states’ debt. in both the options, it will be cluding two 2020 from September 15 to countries areinvolvedinatense The same has been informedto needs a“de jureand adefacto DEAR CONGRESS PRESIDENT: Option 2takes intoaccount made through the cess collected players, had September 27.Members of the military standoff in Ladakh. the Russian side.” president” and the concernsout- THE FULL TEXT the impact of the pandemic, pro- in the 6th year,7th year or what- tested positivefor Covid-19. ShanghaiCooperationOrganisat- In astatement, the Ministry CONTINUEDONPAGE2 linedinthe letter should be WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM posing states to borrowthe en- ever time it takestorepaythe Whilethe Indian boarddidn’t CONTINUEDONPAGE2 tireRs2.35lakh croreand bear- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 identify thosewho have been in- fected,itislearntthatall arefrom the CSK tour party.Incidentally, CSK is the onlyteamthatcon- SUNDAY Soldier killed in Pulwama leaves ducted afive-daycampin Chennai before flying to the UAE. STORY Those in the knowsay that behind dreams of cycling gold though Raina’s test wasclear,the PAGE 13 risingnumber of Covid cases THE VACCINE around him and the subsequent AMILBHATNAGAR& extension of the quarantine pe- VOLUNTEERS BASHAARATMASOOD riod forCSK resulted in the left- Meet six who have MUZAFFARNAGAR,SRINAGAR, handertaking this step. signed up for AUGUST29 Raina’s exit came as a ‘Covishield’ trials CONTINUEDONPAGE2