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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,,JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, , , 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 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 THREEWEEKS ago, Sepoy Prashant Sharma,23, told his childhood friend Pariskshit WORLD My ISOLATION Sharma over the phonefrom Kashmir that he was"luckyto Aweeklywindowintolivesof have survivedamilitaryopera- India’snewsmakers,impact tion". On Saturday evening, At thewreath laying ofthepandemiconthem Parikshit sat in disbelief at ceremonyinSrinagar. ANI; Sharma's house in village Left: SepoyPrashant PAGE 12 Budhana in 's Sharma’sgrieving father in ‘I spend 8-10 hrsin Muzaffarnagar,hours afternews Muzaffarnagar. GajendraYadav trickledinthat thesoldier had frontofscreen. been killedinanencounterwith ‘BLACK PANTHER’ Can’t complain’ militantsinPulwama in the wee to getmarriedonDecember 6. said he wasgoing foraroutine CHADWICK BOSEMAN SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN hours of the day. His brother Nishant, ayear operation. We also discussed DIES OF CANCERAT43 MADHYA PRADESH CM Sharma wastoreturnhome younger, said Sharmacalled his wedding preparations. PAGE 14 twodays later,and wassupposed home on Fridaynight at 8.30. "He CONTINUEDONPAGE2 NCRB data: Higher share of Dalits, tribals, Muslims in prison than numbers outside

PAGE 1 The data, forthe year 2019, 10.5% of all undertrials in jails, of economic opportunities,” for- ANCHOR also showthatamong themar- STATUSREPORT the Census put their numbersat mer chief of BureauofPolice ginalisedgroups, Muslims are 8.6% ofthe population. Research andDevelopment NR the one community whichhas CONUTPOP With apopulation shareof Wasan said. moreundertrials than convicts. SC 21.7 21 16.6 14.2%, Muslims formed16.6% of The numbers arestark when DEEPTIMANTIWARY At the end of 2019,Dalits ST 13.6 10.5 8.6 all convicts,but 18.7% of all un- compared to the shareofOBCs NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 made up 21.7% of all convictsin dertrials. This convict to under- andnon-marginalisedpopulation OBC 35 34 41 jails across the country. The trialratio wasreversedincase of in the various categories. While THE LATESTdataonprisons re- shareofScheduledCastes Muslim 16.6 18.7 14.2 both the Dalitsand tribals. forming41% of thepopulationas leasedbythe National Crime among undertrials languishing Rest*131619.6 “The datashowthat our per the National SampleSurvey Records Bureau(NCRB)show in jailsstood at 21%. The 2011 Con=Convicts,UT= criminal justice system is not Organisation2006data,theyrep- that Dalits, tribals and Muslims Census put their shareinthe Undertrial,POP=Population onlytardy but also loaded resented35% and 34% of thecon- continue to be jailedinnumbers population at 16.6%. againstthe poor.Thosewho can victsandundertrialsrespectively. *RestincludesGeneral Category disproportionatetotheir share In the case of tribals, the gap All figures in percentageshare hiregood lawyers getbail easily The othersbroadlyinclude in the population, unlikeOBCs wasequallybig.While the OBC numbers as per NSSO data and also have afair shot at jus- upper caste Hindus and non- and thosebelonging to thegen- ScheduledTribes madeup13.6% Other numbers,Census 2011 tice. The poor also tend to get marginalisedsections from eral category or upper castes. of the convictpopulation,and suckedintopetty crimes forlack CONTINUEDONPAGE2

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Russia exercise by MoreRetail, whichwas for- chain Pantaloons to theAditya militantskilled in the Pulwama merly ownedbythe AdityaBirla Birla group forRs1,600crore. encounter as Adil Hafiz,Arshid India had planned to send a Group. Biyani said this deal will also Unlock 4: Metrotostart Sept 7, no state AhmadDarandRouf AhmadMir, contingent comprising 180in- As partofthe deal, the Future enableFELto focusonthecreation alllocals.Itsaidthethreehad"ex- fantrytroops, 40 IAF personnel Group, whichwas struggling to of newage brands in theFMCG ecuted severalterrorattacks”in and twoNavyofficers as ob- keep afloat afterCovid-19hit the and fashion space and expandits Pulwama.AdilHafizwasallegedly servers. Indiaand China have traditionalretailbusiness,willini- reach. The transaction will help lockdowns outside containmentzones involvedinanattackonanaka,in been involvedinseveral rounds tiallyundergo areorganisationof FEL to expand withafocussed whichapolicepersonnel had of militaryand diplomatic talks itsbusinessesinwhichthe key business model and astronger Urban Affairs Ministrywill respectively -- tillSeptember StateSkill Development sion/ city/ villagelevel), outside been killedand another injured. since June to resolve the border group companiesincluding balance sheet. frame aStandardOperating 20. Afterthat, theirlimit too Missions or other ministries of the containment zones, with- Thepoliceclaimedtohaverecov- crisis in Ladakh, but the Chinese FutureRetail,Future Lifestyle Isha Ambani, Director, Procedure. will be raisedto100. the Centreand states. out prior consultation with the ered an AK-47rifle and twopis- have been reluctant to complete Fashions, FutureConsumer, Reliance Retail Ventures, said: In May, the Ministryhad The MHA said states and In higher education, the Central government. There tols from the killedmilitants. fulldisengagement,especially in FutureSupplyChains and Future "Wehopeto continuethegrowth shared adetailedSOP with all Union territories were notin guidelinessay,institutions can shall be no restriction on inter- Inastatement, the Armysaid, Pangong Tsowheretheir troops MarketNetworkswillmerge into momentumof theretailindustry Metrooperators across the favour of opening schools and be opened"only forresearch stateand intra-state move- “LateSepPrashantSharmawasin have come in 8kmwestofthe FutureEnterprises Limited (FEL). with our unique model of active country, including aproposal colleges and so theyshall re- scholars (Ph.D.) andpost-grad- ment of persons and goods.No the lead element of his party point whichIndia says marksthe FutureEnterpriseswillsubse- collaboration withsmall mer- to link QR code-based tickets main shut till September 30. uatestudentsoftechnical and separatepermission/ap- whenitcame intocontactwith LineofActual Control. quentlysellby wayofaslumpsale chantsandkiranasaswellaslarge with the AarogyaSetuapp, Specifying the relaxations professional programmes re- proval/e-permit will be re- theterrorists...Intheensuingfire- theretailandwholesalebusiness consumer brands. We arecom- mandatorymasks, limited en- allowedfromSeptember 21, quiring laboratory/experimen- quired forsuchmovement,” fight, three terrorists were elimi- Reliance Retail that includes keyformatssuchas mitted to continue providing try, thermal scanning of pas- the guidelinessay,“States/UTs talworks”. the guidelinessay. nated and LateSep Prashant ThisdealwillhelptheReliance BigBazaar,fbb,Foodhall,Easyday, valueto ourconsumersacrossthe sengers, longer opening of maypermit up to 50% of teach- “These will be permitted by An MHA official said, “Such Sharma sufferedmultiple gun- groupcommand adominantpo- Nilgiris,CentralandBrandFactory country." gatesofcoaches to letinfresh ing and non-teaching staffto the Department of Higher lockdowns and sealing of bor- shotwoundsonhischest.Despite sition in retail space, paving the to Reliance Retail and Fashion RelianceRetailreportedacon- air,and social distancing of be calledtothe schools at a Education (DHE)inconsulta- ders have severely impaired being grievouslyinjured, he con- wayforabattlewithUSretailma- Lifestyle Ltd (RRFLL), awholly solidated turnoverofRs162,936 passengers through alternate time foronline teaching/ tele- tion with the MHA,based on supplychains and aread- tinuedtofight." jorsAmazonand Walmart-con- ownedsubsidiaryofReliance croreand anet profit of Rs 5,448 vacant seats. counsellingand related work. the assessment of the situa- verselyaffectingefforts to re- Sharma's father Sheeshpal trolledFlipkart. Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL). It will crorefortheyearendedMarch 31, For“social/ academic/ Studentsofclasses 9to12may tion, and keeping in view the vive the economy." Singh, 48,who retired as Army Combining the heftof thetop also sellthe logisticsand ware- 2020. sports/entertainment/ cul- be permitted to visit their incidence of Covid-19in Within containment zones, Naik,saidthe 23-year-old,who twoplayers in India’sorganised housebusinessto RRVLby wayof Reliance said theacquisition tural/ religious/ political func- schools,inareas outside the states/UTs." With states such severe restrictions will con- had wonsome cyclingchampi- retail sector,the deal propels aslumpsale. of the retail, wholesale and sup- tions and other congregations”, containment zones only, on a as Maharashtra, Karnataka, tinue to plywithperimeter onships,joinedtheforcesin2017 Reliance Retail to aposition of “RelianceRetail is notalisted plychain business of the Future the guidelines have fixedaceil- voluntarybasis, fortaking and Bihar fre- control. The MHA also asked throughsportsquota."Initiallyhe control of over Rs 2lakh croreof entityandif youseethevaluation group complementsand makes ing of 100people. “Suchlim- guidance from their teachers. quentlysealing borders or im- people to strictlyfollowsocial trainedfor theArmy's sports di- India’sretailturnover, comprising of DMart, AdityaBirla Fashion, astrongstrategicfitintoReliance’s ited gatherings can be held This will be subject to written posing lockdowns, the MHA distancing and wearing of vision,butwaslatermovedtothe almostathirdoftheorganisedre- RelianceIndustriesenjoys amuch retail business. “This will help with mandatorywearingof consent of their parents/ has decidedtorescindthe masks. “National directives for RashtriyaRifles.Hewasdeployed tail pie. higher multiple, so while todayit Reliance retail to acceleratepro- face masks, social distancing, guardians." powerofstatestoimpose lock- Covid-19management shall to Pulwama around ayear ago." “Reliance already wasway mightlooklikeRelianceispaying vidingsupporttomillionsofsmall provisionfor thermal scanning Apartfromthis, skilloren- downs. It had in the pastwrit- continue to be followed Neighboursrecalledhow fond ahead of anyother retailer in the around Rs 27,000crore, itsvalua- merchantsinincreasing their and hand-wash or sanitiser,” trepreneurshiptrainingwill be tentostatesmultiple times to throughout the country, with Sharma wasofcycling, even countryandthisfurtherincreases tion will go higher because of the competitiveness and enhance the guidelines say. permitted in National Skill notrestrictthe movementof aviewtoensuresocial distanc- dreamingofwinning agold for the gapbetween Reliance Retail additional turnoverand itsdom- their income duringthese chal- The MHA clarifiedthat the Training Institutes, Industrial peopleand goods across dis- ing. Shops will needtomain- the countryinthe sport. and all other retail businesses… inant position. So one year from lenging times,” RIL said. same rules as currentlyappli- Training Institutes, and short- trict or stateborders. tain adequatephysical distanc- Sheeshpal said that recentlyhe asof March 31,RelianceRetailhad now, if Reliance were to raise FutureGroup’sportfoliocom- cable forweddings and funer- term training centres regis- “State/UT Governments ing among customers," the had bought acycle worthRs2.5 anannualturnoverof Rs1.65lakh money, we will realise that they position in apparel, general mer- als will continue--alimit of 50 teredwith the National Skill shall notimpose anylocal lock- guidelines say, adding the lakh,after saving up moneyfor it. crore. Future Group would have bought Future’s businessalmost chandise and ownFMCG brands and 20 people in attendance, Development Corporationor down (State/district/ sub-divi- MHA will monitor the same. Said Parikshit, "He trainedfor hadaturnoverfortheyearended free of cost,” Singhal said. will allowfor awider offering to monthsinRishikesh, and would March 31 —althoughtheyare yet RRFLLandRRVLwilltake over itscustomers. This acquisition is cyclealonghighways.During the to declare results—ofaround Rs certainborrowingsandcurrentli- subject to theSEBI, CCI, NCLT, peak of his training, he would 35,000 crore,” ArvindSinghal, abilities related to the business shareholders,creditorsandother NCRB prison data showscaste divide; clock80-90 km everyday." Even CMD of retail research firm anddischarge thebalanceconsid- requisiteapprovals. in calls home from Kashmir,he Technopak said. eration by wayofcash. Afterthis “Weare pleasedthat our would talk about howmuchhe Priorto theoutbreakof Covid- transaction,Biyani’sFEL willre- strongretailfranchiseandbrands more Muslimundertrialsthan convicts missedcycling. That's what 19,Technopak estimatedthe tain the manufacturing and dis- thatwehavecreated over time, makes him sad, Pariskhit added. market sizeof India’sretailsector tributionof FMCGgoodsandinte- aregoingtostronger hands and other religions. Estimated to 18.7% and 16.6% in 2019. 10.5% in 2019). Pradesh (2,947). "Itwasn'tthatPrashantwasafraid to be $825 billion, of which grated fashion sourcing and willcontinueto grow anddelight form 19.6% of the population, ForSCs and STs, the situa- State-wise,the maximum Asimilar analysis forcon- of the dangers in Kashmir,hejust around$85billionwasorganised manufacturing business and its Indianshoppers,” Biyani said. theyformed 13%ofthe con- tion has notchanged much number of Dalit undertrials in victsshowedthe largest Dalit wanted to achieve moreinthe or modern retail. The Reliance- insurance JVs with Generali and victsand 16%ofthe undertri- over the pastfiveyears. Dalits jails were in Uttar Pradesh numbers (6,143) in UP,fol- sport. He wasasportsman." FutureGroupdealputsaround30 JVs withNTC Mills. Kapil Sibal als. formedaround21% of the con- (17,995), followedbyBihar lowedbyMP(5,017)and Sheeshpal said Prashant was per cent of this with asingle en- Thelogisticsandwarehousing addressed“as soon as possible.” Compared to the NCRB victsand undertrials in jails as (6,843) and Punjab (6,831). Punjab (2,786). Mosttribal good at everything he put his tity,Singhal said. undertakingwillbetransferredto He said theCongress always data from 2015,the Muslim per the 2015 NCRB data--al- MostSTundertrials were in convictswereinMP(5,303), mind to."He enjoyedstudying “Reliance has thousands of RRVL and the Reliance arm will accuses the BJP of notfollowing proportion among undertrials mostthe same as 2019.The MadhyaPradesh(5,894), fol- Chhattisgarh(2,906) and and cycling, he wasveryfit, stores across cities in India. Their also invest Rs 1,200crore in the the Constitution and of destroy- fell in 2019,while rising slightly tribal numbers have remained lowedbyUP(3,954) and Jharkhand (1,985). At 6,098, trainedhard. He would take on reachisveryvastinany case, and preferentialissueofequityshares ingthefoundationof democracy. among convicts. In 2015, almostconstant among con- Chhattisgarh(3,471). The max- the largest number of Muslim challenges, and Pulwama wasa itwillonlybecomestrongernow. of FutureEnterprises to acquire “Whatdowe want?We wantad- Muslims formed20.9% of all victs(13.7% in 2015,13.6% last imum Muslim undertrials convictswereinUP, followed challenge. My son wanted to Allthesebusinesseswereintegral 6.09 per cent of post-mergereq- herence to our (party’s) undertrials in jails, and 15.8% year),while falling among un- were in UP (21,139), followed by West Bengal (2,369) and makethe countryproud by win- to FutureRetail’s core operations. uity, andRs400croreinaprefer- Constitution. Who can object to of all convicts--comparedto dertrials (12.4% in 2015 to by Bihar (4,758) and Madhya Maharashtra (2,114). ningagoldmedalincycling...Ibe- Theymay beseparate companies, ential issue of equity warrants that,” he said. lieve he made the countryproud but theywereworkingfor each which,uponconversionandpay- “Politicsinthiscountry, Idon’t todaybydying forit." other,” he said. mentof balance75percentof the talk of anyparticular party,is Asked whynoCongress independentlyofGST implemen- mentisfromthecessfund,some- three outoffourreformmeas- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister According to India Brand issueprice,willresultinRRFLLac- basednow primarilyonloyalty. leaderhassofarsupportedthe23 tation—affectingbothCentraland thing can be worked out,” the of- ures. YogiAdityanathannouncedcom- Equity Foundation, the hyper- quiring further 7.05 per cent of We needwhat is calledloyalty leaders,Sibal said: “In politics, Staterevenues, direct and indi- ficial said. GSTcompensationpayments pensation of Rs 50 lakh for marketsandsupermarketsspace FutureEnterprises. plus.What is that plus? That plus people saysomething publicly rect,” it said. UnderOption1, stateswillalso to states have been hanging fire Sharma's family, apartfromajob isledbyFutureGroup’sBigBazaar “Asaresultof thisreorganisa- is merit, inclusiveness,commit- and think otherwise in private. It further said that Central ex- be able to carry forward--tothe since April,with the pending foramemberofthe family, and andEasyday—BigBazaarhas295 tion and transaction, Future mentto thecauseandthatplusis Theysay something outside for pendituresare“stretchednot only next fiscal--the unutilisedbor- amount forApril-Julyestimated saidaroadwouldbenamedafter stores and Easydayaround800 Groupwillachieve aholisticsolu- about being able to listenand to somebody else’s consumption by thepandemic response but rowing space of 1per cent of atRs1.5lakhcrore.TheGSTcom- him in Muzaffarnagar. stores across the country. tion to the challenges thathave have adialogue. This is what pol- and something different inside.” also by theneeds of national se- GSDP unconditionallythatwas pensation requirement is esti- HyperCity,whichwas bought by been causedbyCovid and the iticsshould be,” he said. “Ithinkthatpeopleacrossthe curity”. It added: “This is ana- earlier announcedaspart of the mated to be around Rs 3lakh FutureGroup in 2017,has 20 macroeconomicenvironment. The letter sought a“full time country,whethertheybelongto tional problem notaCentral Covid-19package. crorethis year,while cess collec- surprisetoevenhis team mates stores. This transaction takesintoac- andeffective leadership”whichis the Congress or not...theyall ex- Government problem alone.” The states canalsocarry for- tion is expected to be around Rs as the playerhad justkepthis Reliance, on the other hand, count the interestofall itsstake- both “visible” and “active”inthe pressappreciation forour con- The Centrestatedthatthe ward the balance 1per cent of 70,000 crore. Under The GST franchiseand MS Dhoni has621RelianceFreshsupermar- holdersincluding lenders, share- field; electionstothe CWC; and cerns. So, thereisapublicsenti- compensation is to be paid only theirlimitbutlinkedto theimple- (CompensationtoStates) Act, in the loop. ketstores, 670fashionstoresun- holders, creditors, suppliers and the urgent establishment of an ment whichappreciates our fromtheCompensationFundand mentation of reform measures 2017,statesare guaranteedcom- BeforeleavingforUAE,anun- der RelianceTrendsbrand, in ad- employeesgivingcontinuityto all “institutionalleadership mecha- desiretorejuvenatetheCongress. it is notits obligation in caseofa suchasuniversalisation of ‘One pensation forloss of revenue on usualcrickettourthatwouldkeep dition to morethan 50 itsbusinesses,” KishoreBiyani, nism”to“collectively”guidethe If theCongressisnotthere,theop- shortfall. It also cited discussions Nation One Ration Card’, ease of account of implementation of him away from home forclose to cash-and-carrystoresunder the Group CEO,FutureGroup, said. party’s revival. positionisnot there. We in the Council and aproposed le- doing business, powerdistribu- GSTfor atransition periodoffive three months, Raina had spoken Reliance Market brand. It wasBiyani who spread the But the debate thelettertrig- (Congress)needtobethe lynch- galamendment to consider pay- tion, and augmentation of urban years (2017-22). The compensa- about missing his family, espe- Intermsofrevenues, Avenue retailchaincultureinthecountry geredwithin the party inevitably pin around whichthe wheel of mentsout of the Consolidated local body revenues. tioniscalculatedbasedonthedif- ciallyhis son who wasborn dur- Supermarts, whichoperatesthe throughhis BigBazaarchain and became aloyalty test with Chief the opposition revolves,” he said. Fundof India(CFI)formeetingthe In Option 2, states have not ference between the states’ cur- ing the Covid-19lockdown. DMartstores, is the thirdlargest severalother retail ventures. In Ministers and stateunitspledg- revenueshortfall,stating that been giventhe space to carryfor- rent GSTrevenue andthe “Ispentmostofmytimewith retailer in the country, followed 2012,Biyanisoldhisfashionretail ing allegiancetothe Gandhis and 2options those were votedagainstand ward theirreform-linkedborrow- protected revenueafter estimat- my family. Mykid’sonlineclasses the signatories at the CWCbeing entireloan.Of course,theinterest negated. ing limit. States’ borrowing ceil- ing an annualised 14 per cent have startedsoIwas busy with effectively sidelined. alsowill bepaid through the cess “ItisfortheGST Counciltode- ingwouldbere-calculatedbased growth rate from thebaseyear of that. The real challenge will start Sibal said the CWCshould mechanism. In no case will the cideonthemodeof makinggood on basic eligibility and shortfall, 2015-16. The rate of 14 per cent, formewhenIam away from have been apprisedofwhat the states be burdened.” the shortfall. To theextentthe implyingreductioninmaximum whichhas compoundedsince home, duringthe IPL. As Iwas lettersaid."Thatisthefundamen- TheCentrehas,however, clar- shortfall is notmade good, the borrowing limit announcedun- 2015-16, is seen asdelinkedfrom with them forthe lastfive talthing that should have hap- ifieditslegalstanceonthedistinc- stateswouldstillbeeligibleto get der the pandemic packageto1 economicrealities. months, Ienjoyedevery mo- pened. If youfind fault withany tion in revenue shortfall on ac- itinarrearsafterthetransitionpe- per cent of GSDP from 2per cent ment,”hehad said. EXPRSESEDUCATION partofwhat we have written, countof GSTimplementationand riodthroughextensionof thecess, of GSDP at present. Pulwama From the time the players then,surely, we canbequestioned COVID-19pandemic,apoint if so decidedbythe Council,” the ForOption1, theCentresaidit At 6.45am, ourfather got to landedinthe UAE, theyhaveun- and we shouldbequestioned." whichwasearliertermedbysev- statement said. would bear the marginbetween know he had died.” dergone multipletests and have "But if youdon’t talk of sub- eralstatesasunconstitutional. ThoughOption2takesinto ac- government securities (G-secs) The encounterhappenedas beenaskedto confinethemselves stanceandtalkof eithertimingor “Compensationispayablefor counttheimpactof thepandemic and averageofthe State the Jammu and Kashmir Police, to their rooms, notevenallowed thefactthatwe wrote,thatitself is theentireshortfall(evenifitisnot as separate from that of GSTim- Development Loan yields up to Armyand paramilitaryforces to meettheir teammates. anexampleof distancingyourself on account of GSTimplementa- plementation, aseniorgovern- 0.5 per cent throughasubsidy,if closedinonZadooravillagein Whilemostteams have fromthecause.Andthathaswhat tion). This positionhas been clar- ment officialsaid it is notmaking costofborrowing is higher than Pulwama afterspecific inputsre- startedtraining,theperiodof iso- hashappened.Notonerequestof ifiedbythe AttorneyGeneraland anydistinction.“Theentitlement G-sec yield. garding the presence of militants lationfor the CSK is likelytoget ours, concern of ours, reflectedin is acceptedbythe Central remains thesame.Onlything is In May, theCentrehad raised there.Thepolicesaidthemilitants longer. It is learntthat theCSK the letter,was sought to be ad- Government,”thestatementsaid. howmuchborrowing is pru- the netborrowing limit forstate openedfire,andSharmawasshot players,duringanonlinemeeting, dressed.Not one.Yetweare called The Centrealso said that the dent,”theofficialsaid,addingthat governmentsfrom3per centof intheinitialfiring.Hesuccumbed were told their expected training dissenters,” Sibal said. “Indian economy, naythe global thismaytiltstatestowardsOption the gross statedomestic product to his injuries in hospital. Three dayhasnowbeenpushedbackto While the letter wasnot dis- economy, issufferingfromanex- 1. to 5percentbutonly 0.5percent- militantswerekilledinthe gun- the firstweek of September. cussed, “in the course of the ogenous shock” this year,which Forthe special borrowing agepoint of the extraborrowing fight, and the security forces said In astatement,the BCCI said (CWC) meeting we were called hasimpactedtheeconomicactiv- windowunder Option 1, the windowwas unconditional. theywereaffiliated with the thattheyhadconducted1,988RT- traitorsandnobodysittinginthat ity and hence, the revenues. DepartmentofEconomic Affairs One percentagepoint after Hizbul Mujahideen. PCRtestsbetweenAugust 20and meetingincludingtheleadership “Parliament obviouslycould not is in consultations with the that wastobemade available in ThePulwamaencounterhap- 28. “All the affected personnel as Contact forAdvt. Booking: M/sFriends Publicity Service told them that this is notthe kind have contemplated ahistorically ReserveBank of India forfixing four equal tranchesand the bal- penedaday afterfour militants well as their close contactsare of language”usedintheCongress. unprecedented situationofhuge the modalities, the officialsaid. ance 0.5percentagepoint could were killedinanencounter in asymptomaticandhave beeniso- 23276901, 23282028 (M): 9212008155, 9212665841. “Our letter…every part ofitwas lossesof revenuefromthebase— “The borrowing will technically be accessed if milestones are nearbyShopian. latedfromotherteammembers,” inverycivilisedlanguage,”hesaid. arising from an ActofGod quite be of the states.But since repay- “completely achieved”inatleast Thepoliceidentifiedthethree it said.

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Northdistrict, meanwhile, preparestoreopenafterfivemonths EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE recorded1,208 penalties on NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 Saturday,asagainst 150daily penalties logged on an average sis of hospital bedsinearly June THE UPTICKinCovid cases in the in June. Both central and north EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE CORONAVIRUS IN THE CAPITAL whenthe daily averagehad capitalhas prompted district au- districtshavestarted fielding NEW DELHI,AUGUST 29 breached4,000 cases. thorities to deploy additional around nine additional teams in TOTALCASES Total Vacant Subsequently, manyhotels teams to preventviolations, this regard. WITH THE Home Ministryan- HOSPITALBEDS 14,135 10,114 and banquethalls were at- ranging from venturing out Theteamscompriseanexec- nouncing resumption of Metro 1,71,366 tached with hospitals —an without maskstospittingin utive magistrate,along withoffi- services from September 7, the VENTILATORS 1,229 749 arrangement whichwas dis- public places, resultinginasurge cials from Delhi Police and the DelhiMetro Rail Corporation Dailycases Recoveries Deaths Tests continuedearlier this month in penalties. RevenueDepartment.The penal- (DMRC) announcedthat it will Aug281,808 1,4462022,933 due to thedip in cases. With The decision to deployaddi- ties, under the Delhi Epidemic restartoperations in a“cali- cases rising, theDelhi govern- tional enforcement teams was Diseases, (Management of brated manner”. Chief Minister Aug291,9541,449 15 22,004 ment has ordered enhanced takenafter ChiefMinisterArvind Covid-19)Regulations, 2020, Arvind Kejriwal, who had pro- Total14,040* 1,52,922 4,40415,48,659 testing. Kejriwal’s warning against rangefromRs500 fornot wear- posedthat government em- *Total active cases The 1,954 casesonSaturday “complacency”, whichhad come ing maskstoRs1,000 forviolat- ployees be allowedtoavail were detected out of 16,013 againstthe backdrop of asteady ing social distancing norms. Metroservicesinthe firstphase, rapid antigen testsand 6,920 riseinthe number of cases in the Datashows that till dateover tweetedthat he was“glad” that have to be maintainedbetween pitals, whichhas also been RT-PCR tests. The CM has an- city. 2.1lakh people have been chal- operations would restart“in a Onceoperationsresume,tokens will notbeissuedand cash twopersons standing. steadilyrising, reached3,904, nouncedplans to test at least According to official data, lanedovermask violations, phasedmanner”. Metroservices transactions will be completelyunavailable. Archive Meanwhile, aweek before while 6,850people areunder 40,000 samplesdaily. while an averageof200 such around 22,000forsocial distanc- have been shut since March 22. the resumption of Metroserv- home isolation. The Noida MetroRail penalties were imposeddaily ing violations and 2,690 forspit- DMRCsaidfurther details on ices,the capitalhas seenan Till afortnight ago, around Corporation (NMRC) also is- during the firstweek of June in ting. Police have collected over usagebythe general public will Accordingly,ithas been de- ital modes formakingpay- uptickinCovid cases, with1,954 3,400bedswereoccupied and sued astatement on Saturday: everydistrict, the numbers have Rs 9crore from fines on maskvi- be shared once the Union cidedsofar that tokens will not ments. newcasesonSaturday, taking 5,809 peoplewereinhome iso- “As per the latest guidelines is- nowcrossed1,000in mostcases, olations. MinistryofHousing and Urban be issuedand cash transactions Therewillbethermal screen- the numberofactive cases past lation. Around 10,114 bedsre- suedbythe MinistryofHome with the Centraldistrict alone The number of additional Affairs issues the standardop- will be completely unavailable ing of everypassenger,and they the14,000 mark. main vacant, withthe levelof Affairs underUnlock-4, the acting againstover2,100people teams have been decidedbased eratingprocedure(SOP). The inside the Metrosystem, leav- will have to mandatorilywear The case load recordedon unoccupancy more in govern- NMRCwill be resuming itsserv- on Saturdayovermasksand so- on the size and population den- Metrohas, however, drawnup ingcommuterswith no option masks. Inside coaches,alternate Saturday wasthe highestsince ment-run hospitals than in pri- ices on the Aqua Line forpublic cial distancingviolations. sity of adistrict. Apartfrom guidelines based on theSOP of but to use smart cards and seatswill have to be leftvacant July10, when 2,089 cases had vate healthcarefacilities. from September 7, 2020inacal- The district had recordedan central and north, southwest the ministryissuedinMay. credit cards,debit cardsordig- and adistance of one metrewill surfaced. Bedoccupancy in hos- The city had witnessedacri- ibrated manner.” averageof168 penalties per day district has deployed 20 extra in the firstweekofJune. teams. BRIEFLY Award for Suspected of theft, HCrefusesto rejuvenating vacatestayon water body man tied to tree, broadcast NewDelhi: The Delhi govern- NewDelhi: The Delhi High ment has been granted an award beaten to death CourtSaturdayrefusedto of excellence forrejuvenation of vacateits stay on the tele- Rajokri waterbody in Southwest castofaprogrammeon Delhi at asummit hostedbythe JIGNASA SINHA Sudarshan TV abouta MinistryofJal Shakti on Friday. NEWDELHI, AUGUST29 “big exposeonconspir- An area of 9,000 square me- acy to infiltrate Muslims tres hasbeen developedin A23-YEAR-OLD man wastied in government service”. Rajokri with about 2,000 square to atreeand allegedly beaten The court gave the chan- metres of pondinthe centrewith to death by four men who sus- nel time tillSeptember 1 an amphitheatre, apark, anda pected he had stolenamobile The victim, to replytoanotice by the walking trackaround it, said phone,policesaid Saturday. Rahul I&B Ministry,whichwill Ankit Srivastava,technical advi- The incident took place in West decide on the matter sor to the Delhi Jal Board(DJB). Delhi’s Naraina. within 48 hours and Thewaterinthe pond isamix The accused, Istihar (30), body.Weregisteredamurder place itsdecisionbefore of rainwaterand treated waste- Anish (24), MustaqAhmed(32) case basedonKumar’s state- the court. waterfromnearbylocalities, and his brother Shiraj (28), al- ment.” whichistreatedthroughaprocess legedly dragged thevictim, Police sent their teams to SKIMMING THE SURFACE calledthe Scientific Wetlandand Rahul, to aparkearly on Friday. the area and arrested all four 8heldfor ActivatedBio-digester. TheDJB Police said theytiedhim to a men. During questioning, the smuggling The waterlevel of Yamuna wasrecordedat204.14metresatthe OldRailway Bridgeat7pmonSaturday, said an official of the and the flood control department tree and beat him up with accusedclaimedthat Rahul and irrigation and flood controldepartment. The warning levelis204.50metres. Amit Mehra areworkingto rejuvenate250wa- sticks andanironrod tillhe his associatestole Shiraj’s mo- NewDelhi: Eight men terbodies and 15 lakes. ENS died. The accusedhavebeen ar- bilephone from histruck.The were arrested by the rested,police said. others witnesseditand chased DirectorateofRevenue Police said Rahul wasun- the men, but theycould only Intelligence at NewDelhi employedand wasreleased catchRahul. Theaccusedthen Railway Station foral- L-G differs with Delhi Asked for helpabout missing from jail 15-20daysago after took him to aparkand thrashed legedly smuggling 504 being arrested in acaseofpetty him. When his condition dete- gold bars worthRs43 theft. riorated,the accusedsaid they croreintoIndia. govt on NEET, JEE child, twobeatman to death Police said theywerein- leftthe spot. formedabout the incident by Rahul’s familyreceivedin- team found Devi sobbing on the an eyewitness,Shesh Kumar. formation of hisdeath around Ownerofcar elected government on the is- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE side of the road and her husband He told police, “I woke up 7am. His mother Guddi thatmowed EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE sue,”asource in the Delhi gov- NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 lying in apoolofblood. Krishan around 5.30 am and found my claimed: “Sincehehad been NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 ernment said. wasrushedtoahospital but was neighbours beating up aman. I caught before in cases of theft, downCFOheld Neither the government, nor ADAY aftera40-year-old truck declared dead on arrival. Devi wasshocked… the man was localsand police target him. LT-GOVERNOR ANIL Baijal has the L-GSecretariat offeredany driver, who wassearching forhis told police her husband travelled being dragged to anearby park. Lastweek, agroup of men Gurgaon: Aweekafterthe givenhis go-ahead to hold the official comment on the devel- missing child, wasallegedly oftenonworkand she accompa- Theywerecarrying sticks and thrashedhim because they Chief Financial Officer of Joint Entrance Examination opment. beaten to deathbytwo brothers niedhim this time as she wanted oneofthem had an iron rod. I thought he stole their wallets, an MNCdiedafter thebike (Main) and NationalEligibility In alettertoUnionEducation in Okhla, police said the accused, to visit her mother’shousein asked them to leave the man, but theywerewrong.Rahul he wasriding washit by a cum Entrance Test (UG)inDelhi, MinisterRamesh Pokhriyal, who were drunk,thoughthe UttarPradesh. The family left but theytoldmehe’sathief and fractured hislefthand. On car allegedly being driven twodays afterDeputy Chief Sisodia had said that callingstu- wasaccusingthem of kidnap- from Jaipur,wheretheystay, on threatenedmeaswell.” Friday, he told us he wantsto by aminor,police has ar- MinisterManish Sisodia wrote dentstotakethe exams would ping his son. The twoaccusedwho killed Thursday. Afterdelivering acon- Kumar calledpolice and startanewlifeand will look for rested the car owner. to the Centreseeking to post- amount to “willfullyplaying DCP (Southeast) RP Meena the 40-year-old truckdriver signment, Krishan wastodrop filedacomplaintagainstthe ac- ajob. He gotmarried recently pone the exams or provide an al- with the livesofthe children”.“In said, “On Thursday, aroundmid- his wifeand child at his in-laws’ cused, who work as truckdriv- and wanted to help us. He left ternative. asituation like this, we will have night, Krishan Meena wasun- home. ers. home afterhis friend called Woman On August17, the Supreme to think notasadministrators loading some material from his proachedthem to ask if theyhad During investigation, asecu- DCP (West) Deepak Purohit him.Wedidn’tknowthathe rescued Courtdismissedaplea seeking but as guardians,” he wrote. truckinOkhla when his son, seen his son. Theyclaimed they rity guard in the area told police said, “The policeteam found would be thrashedlikethis. postponement of the entrance ApartfromDelhi,many Rahul,got out.” The victim spot- hadn’t, but Krishan did notleave, he had seenaman fleeingthe Rahul under atree. He wasal- Even if he did commit theft, the NewDelhi: A20-year-old tests. JEE (Main), an online exam other states have been opposing tedthe accused, Dheeraj and and theythought he wasaccus- crime scene. Police then found ready dead. Thereweremulti- accusedshouldn’t have beaten woman, who wasforced forengineering, is scheduledto the Centre’s move to hold the Rakesh Arora, nearbyand asked ing them of kidnapping his child. that the brothers had parked ple injuries on his body and him likethis.” intoprostitution after be held from September 1to6at exams. However, conveying the forhelp but theyhurledabuses “Dheeraj gotangryand their vans near an automobile some looked severe.Arope and Rahul livedwith his mother being allegedly lured by test centres, and NEET,apen- position of the Centre,Higher at him and allegedlybeathim up caught hold of the man. Rakesh showroom and caught Rakesh astole were also found near the and his wifeinKirti Nagar. the promise of ahigh and-paperexamfor medicaland Education SecretaryAmit Khare in front of his seven-month took an iron rodand hit Krishan there. Dheeraj waslater arrested paying job, wasrescued dental courses,onSeptember 13. told TheIndian Express recently pregnant wife. on his head. The duo continued from his house. on FridaybyDCW Delhi government sources that postponing the teststill af- The accused, drivers of a assaulting Krishan tillhis wife, On Friday, thepolice team aftershe filedacom- said Revenue MinisterKailash terDiwali would wash out an Gramin Sewa van, were arrested Pappi Devi, screamedfor help. had found the child, Rahul, near plaintonthe helpline for Gahlothad also flagged hisob- entiresemesterand affect fresh on Friday. During questioning, The brothers then fled,” said a ashop in Pul Prahladpur.Devi abuse. ENS jectionsinwriting. “The L-Ghas admissions over the next few theytold police theyweredrink- police officer. and her son have returned overturnedthe position of the years. ing afterworkwhenKrishan ap- Laterthat night, apatrolling home, said police.

AWARDEES INCLUDE 3 FROM GOVT SCHOOLS,1FROM NORTH MCD SCHOOL 12 teachers from Delhi chosenfor CBSE awards this year

MCD school in Bankner.One of connect with people living in when theylearn about the na- RANI DURGAVATI VISHWAVIDYALAYA,JABALPUR EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE his biggestachievementsiscre- nearbyareas andspeak to both tionalistmovement,” she said. NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 ating asmartclassroom in his men and women,” she said. Another school in whicharts ADMISSIONNOTIFICATION 2020-21 school, which, like other MCD Also among the winnersis is an integral partofthe curricu- FROM Ateacher creating asmart schools, is shortonresources. Seema Pandey, an artistwho lum is DAVPublic School, RaniDurgavati Vishwavidyalaya,Jabalpurinvites classroomby gatheringresources “My children study in apri- teaches artatRamjas School Pushpanjali Enclave,where prin- applicationfor Admission in University Teaching on his own, to one working to vate school, and on seeing smart Pusa Road and tries to integrate cipalRashmiBiswalhasbeencho- Departments from eligible candidates forvariousGraduate/ break taboos around menstrua- classrooms there, Ifelt even my it with other subjects. “I talk to senfortheaward.“Ourfocusison Post -Graduate/Diploma/certificate programmes forthe tion,to anotherbringingtogether studentsshould have it. Icollected Balwan Singh, Arti Qanungo, Seema Pandey&Rashmi Biswal teachers of mainstreamsubjects developing communication session 2020-2021 under the faculties of Arts,Social artwithothersubjects—adiverse Rs 5,000 from theprincipal and and think of what activities can among students, teaching them Science,Law,Commerce,Education, Mathematics, rangeofteachersfromthecapital senior teachersand arranged a be introduced. Beforethe stu- to be bold; dance and dramatics Science,LifeScience and Management. have been chosen forthe CBSE large donation from ajewellery common classroom;the interests Shakarpur and has been work- dentslearnt about concave and playavery important role in that. Details of Online Admission procedures,subjects and AwardtoTeachers this year.The business in Chandni Chowk. of children in subjectslikemath ing foryears to createawareness convexmirrors, we had an activ- Both activities areveryvibrant in fees structure maybeobtained from the official University 12 awardees from Delhi include Acquaintances offeredtodothe hasreallyincreased,” he said. on menstrual health. “It began ity in whichstudentsdid con- ourschool.Ialsoencourageteach- website- www.rdunijbpin.nic.in. three from government schools installation work of the projector Among the government with conversations with my stu- cave and convexportraits with ers to adaptdrama as amodeof REGISTRAR andonefromaNorthMCDschool. andwhiteboardfor free, and we school teachers to have wonis dents, but later Ifelt the needto spoons. Idon’t think they'll ever teaching.Mostimportantly, Ibe- Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Balwan Singh hasbeen managed to get thesystemin- Arti Qanungo, who teaches extend this to the community. forget the subject. Iintroduce lieve ahappyteachermakes a Jabalpur (M.P.) working as ateacher at North stalledin2017. It is nowusedasa English at agirls’ school in Through my students, I’m able to them to the Bengalschool of art happy classroom,”she said.

New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 4 THE CITY THE SUNDAY EXPRESS,AUGUST30,2020 DRAFT EIA REPORT SUBMITTED TO DPCC; PROJECT BEINGDEVELOPED BY NHAI Finances hit by Covid, Proposaltocut17,000treesfor3rdringroad discom unhappy with

The 38-kmstretch has been Dwarka Sector 24 southwestof cutting of approximately17,000 and jamun,among others: “Ten no hike in power tariff SHIVAMPATEL classifiedasNational Highway TheUrbanExtension the city,passing through Narela, trees, including forest area,” the trees foreachtreecut will be NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 number 344Mandwasproposed Road II, being developed Bawana, Nangloi, Najafgarhand document states, adding that plantedas apartofcompensatory by DelhiDevelopmentAuthority Kapashera. It will include dual trees will be felledonlyafter ob- afforestation. Plantation of about EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE TO MAKE wayfor Delhi's third (DDA)aspartofthe Delhi Master by the NHAI, also passes three-lane carriageway and taining permission under the 1,70,000trees is proposed.” NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 ring road and twoconnecting Plan 2021todecongest thecity. through 9.28 hectares of three-lane wide service road, Forest ConservationAct1980and It adds that 224households spur roads to Haryana, around “Delhi being the national cap- along with provision forpedes- the local tree protection act. owningprivate properties willbe TATA POWER, whichhas over 18 17,000 trees, including those in ital generatesand attracts huge protected forest land in trian walkways and cycle tracks. As of Saturday, the head office affectedby theproject,impacting lakh consumers in Delhi, protected forest areas, will need quantum of trafficnot onlyfrom the city Twospurroads connecting of the Delhi forest department 794persons. Aresettlementac- Saturday questionedthe DERC’s to be cut, as per adraft environ- withinDelhi but also from sur- the highway to Barwasni bypass had notreceived an application tion plan of Rs 1,272crore has decision to keep powertariffun- mental impact assessment (EIA) rounding regions. To cater to this in Haryana's Sonepat districtand forcuttingof trees under the proj- been prepared to address this. changed,saying “financial chal- DERCcited Covid-19tonot reportsubmitted to the Delhi regional traffic, Inner and Outer Thisleadsto heavycongestion on another to Bahadurgarh in ect, asenior official said. When “Additional land of approxi- lenges” being facedbythe dis- hike tariffsthis year Pollution Control Committee ring roads were plannedin1962, theexisting ringroads.Toaddress Haryana's Jhajjar district arealso asked if permissions fortree mately253.71 hawill berequired coms has put uninterrupted (DPCC). of which only theinner ring road this issue and further decongest proposed. The documentstates felling had been sought, Udeep fordevelopmentofproposed supplyofpowerinthe city at The Urban Extension Road II, could be completedwhereas Delhi, the DDAaspartofthe that9.28hectaresofprotectedfor- Singhal, the Delhi NHAI regional roads… The area under the pro- “graverisk”. BSES, whichhas a tomers and discoms. Thesharp being developedbythe National outer ring road is still notafull MasterPlan 2021proposed estland willneedtobediverted officer,said these were “parallel posedRight of Wayand thepro- consumer base of over 43 lakh, drop in sales to commercialand Highways Authority of India ring,” the draftEIA reads. Urban Extension Road-2." fortheproject,andtheforest area activities”and did notelaborate posedalignment of NH majorly did notcomment. industrial customers has deeply (NHAI), also passes through 9.28 “Non-Delhidestinedtraffic to The document states the impacted under the project may further.The draftEIA mentions passes through agricultural land, Delhi ElectricityRegulatory impacted discoms’finances in hectares of protected forest land and from north Indian states… highway would begin from increase afterthe forest depart- that some of the major species hencetherewill be permanent Commission (DERC)chairman the lastfivemonths. Considering in thecity asperthe draftEIApre- has to pass through Delhi due to Bankoli villageinthe north and ment declares deemedforest recordedinthe corridor of impact changeinthe land use from agri- Justice (retd) SSChauhan said the the pandemic,DERChas main- pared by aproject consultant. absence of alternatenetwork. terminatenearthe junction of land.“The alignment will require were peepal,neem,khajoor,semal, cultural to non-agricultural land..” discomsshould guardagainst tained tariff at the existing level. passing “offhand remarks”and However, fordiscoms,thistariff wait forthe tarifforder to come order will substantiallyincrease outofficially. “Tataisinagood financial challenges and the abil- Malls and markets in Gurgaon condition, their credit ratings are itytoensure 24x7 powersupply,” verygood, and theyhavebeen the TPDDL said in astatement. best performers,” he said. In the run up to the tarifffix- welcome change in closure days Citing Covid-19, DERCan- ingexercise,BSESandTPDDLhad nouncedits decision to stickto said theywillfacearevenuegap the prevailing powertariffsfor at of Rs 6,124crore in 2020-21iftar- amemberof theMGFMetropolitanMall least onemoreyear. iffs arenot hiked. Theyput theto- SAKSHIDAYAL Association. “Our desireisweget full “This tarifforder... is in the talrevenue requirement at Rs GURGAON,AUGUST29 working hours so we can meet our contextofthe pandemic which 23,139crore to meetoperational costs... but it is better the government is averychallengingtime forcus- expensesfor 2020-21. THE HARYANA government's decision keep Monday and Tuesdayclosed and to revise the days on whichshops and give us the weekend,” he said. malls aretoremain closedevery week AnofficialfromAmbienceMallsaid: —fromSaturdayand Sundayto “Theimpactof thistwo-dayclosure will NE Delhi riots: No bail Mondayand Tuesday —has givenmalls notbesomuchasthesearethefirstdays and markets in Gurgaon a"lifeline" as Malland shop officialssaid that of the week and people usuallydon’t for Kalita in UAPA case theystruggletoattract business. despitelosses, the closurewill not ventureout to malls and marketson To curb the spikeinCovid cases, the impact them as badly thesedays.”HeaddedthatatAmbience NewDelhi: ADelhi court dis- mentsclearly pointouttheroleof Haryana government issuedorders on Mall,footfallhasimprovedsignificantly missedthe bail plea of PinjraTod accusedDevangana (Kalita) as August21for weekend closureofpub- in the “lastfour-five weekends”, with member Devangana Kalita, who alsootherco-accusedpersonsand lic and private offices, malls and shops incurring losses, said the two-dayclo- around 35,000-37,000 people visiting hasbeenbookedundertheUAPA various actionstaken by them in notdealing in essential services. On surewill notimpact them as badly. on weekends—animprovement from in acase related to the Northeast pursuanceofthe conspiracy. Friday, however, fresh directions were “Thisismuchbetterthan the week- July whenmallswere allowedtoreopen. Delhi riots.Additional Sessions “Considering statementof issuedstating that“shoppingmallsand endclosure.Mostofoursaleshave been At Galleria market ,officials said the sit- Judge Amitabh Rawatsaid the suchwitnesses regarding role of shops, exceptthose dealing with essen- happening on Saturdayand Sunday uationiscloseto normalcybutwere ap- statementsofprotectedwitnesses accusedDevanganaandotherac- tial goods and services” would have to sincethelockdown;if we hadto beshut prehensive that suchlockdowns may in the case reflected therole of cusedpersons whose conduct is remain closedon Mondayand Tuesday on thosedays,the losses would be alot undo the progress made in the lasttwo manyaccused,includingKalita,in also highlighted by various state- instead. “Accordingly,there is no bar on more. However, staying closedonany months. Neeraj Yadav, head of the planningtheactivitiesatanti-CAA ments,Ihavenohesitationto hold opening of shopsand shopping malls daymeansalossasmallshave theirown Galleria Market Association said, "This protestsites as partofa“conspir- thatthereare reasonablegrounds dk;kZZy; vf/k”kklh vfHk;Urk on Saturday and Sundayintheseareas,” expenses.We payRs40-Rs50persquare will also have along-term impact...ten- acy” which ledtothe riots. forbelieving accusationagainst uydwwi [k.M&izFke] vyhx<+ states theorder. foot asmaintenance,salariesof employ- antsmay insistonreducing rent or ask “Theaccusedhadplannedand accusedare prima facie true,” the uhykeh lwpuk laa[;k&03@udw[w k&1@2020&21 Officialsfrommallsandoffice-bear- ees arehigherthan at normal markets, forwaivers,therewill be disputes, and done chakka-jam resulting in ri- judgesaid in his order passedon loZ lk/kkj.k dks lwfpr fd;k tkrk gS fd mRrj izns”k ds egkefge jkT;iky egksn; dh vksj ls v/kh{k.k vfHk;Urk] uydwi e.My] ers of marketassociations,though still and so arethe rentals,” said Aman Bajaj, moreshops mayget vacated." otsaspartofthe plan. 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The desired bidder may participate in the tender by log in the e- sarkari Nalkoop takCCsadak ka Nirman Dy.No.365 Dated: 28.08.2020 procurement portal site i.e. http://eprocure.gov.in/cppp/ 7 Sambhal Gram Pipli main Shiv Mandir se Devendra Guptak 4.670 0.10 650.00 45 DAY Canara Bank Vs Vidha Sagar &Anr. khet (tirahe) kharanja SI. Tender Estimated Amount EMD Registration To, 8 Sambhal Gram Shapur Sirpuda main Kalua kmakan se Aas 8.270 0.17 725.00 75 DAY No. in Rs. fee 1. Vidha Sagar,S/o Ram Pal, R/o Plot No.19, First Floor,B-100, New Dheerwali, Jwalapur,Haridwar Mohammad kmakan ka CC sadak ka Nirman 1. Fishery Right in Dewania Nalah 1,51,000/- 20,000/- 1,000/- 9 Sambhal Gram Shapur Sirpuda main Aas Mohammad kmakan 8.270 0.17 725.00 75 DAY (UK) se karbala ka CC sadak ka Nirman Whereas the above namedApplicant Bank has instituted OANo. 131 of 2020 against you for recovery Important Dates: Dr.Sanghamitra Maurya, Hon'ble MP Lok Sabha constituency Badaun of debts of Rs. 23,45,768/- in which Hon'bleTribunal was pleased to issue Summons/Notice U/s 19(4) of 1. Date of Publication 29.08.2020 BY 1200 Hrs 10 Sambhal Gram wyabhud nain Parveen kumar kmakan se 8.940 0.18 725.00 75 DAY the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 and was listed before the Hon'ble Presiding Officer on santosh kumar kmakan hote huye Rishipal kmakan 26.08.2020. 2. Online DocumentsDownload start date 29.08.2020 BY 1200 Hrs takInter locking sadak nirman kary Whereas, it has been shown to the satisfaction of the Tribunal that it is not possible to serve you in 3. Bid Submission Start Date 29.08.2020 BY 1200 Hrs 11 Sambhal Garm Fridpur main shir Kalyan maurya kDarwaje se 4.980 0.10 650.00 45 DAY shri Badan Singh kghar takinter locking sadak nirman ordinary way.Therefore, this notice is given by way of this publication directing you to appear in person or 4. Online DocumentsDownload end date 19.09.2020 BY 1700 Hrs 12 Sambhal Gram Panchayat Gangurra main road se manoj giri k 3.060 0.70 650.00 75 DAY through your duly authorized agent or legal practitioner before the Tribunal of 12.10.2020. Further,you 5. Bid Submission end Date 19.09.2020 BY 1700 Hrs ghar takinter locking sadak ka nirman are required to show cause as to why the relief (s) prayed for in OAshould not be granted and to file reply, 6. The last Date of Document submission 19.09.2020 BY 1700 Hrs 13 Sambhal Gram kadrabad main Mahavir kghar se kuwar Singh k 9.900 0.20 725.00 75 DAY if any,inyour defence in apaper book form in sets and produce all the documents and affidavits under ghar takinter locking sadak ka nirman kary which your defence or claim for set off, counter clain, in this Tribunal personally or through your duly 7. Opening Date of Technical bid 21.09.2020 BY 1230 Hrs 14 Sambhal Gram Rauradeep main Atauri kgharsesatyaram k 9.580 0.20 725.00 75 DAY authorized agent to legal practitioner within 30 days from the date of the publication of this notice. Note: ghar takinter locking sadak ka nirman kary Take notice that in case of default of your appearance on the specified day and time before the (i) Tender Document available and applied only on the Indian Government e-procurement portal i.e. 15 Sambhal Deeppur main G.S. 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KAPIL SIBAL,Rajya Sabha mem- eral. Idon’twant to talk about Speakerit’snotincourt ber, senior Congress leader and Congress.Thatistrueof otherpar- one of the23 signatoriesof the re- ties(aswell).WithintheCongress, cent letter to partychief Sonia people have great regard forthe “Totakeevidence of the repre- Gandhi that calledfor sweeping familyfortheircontributions.We LIZMATHEW Tharoor sentativesofthe DoT, MHA and changes, speakswithMANOJCG THEEXPRESS also have said it in the document NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 chairs the representativesofBiharand about the letter,the leaderswho that we greatlyappreciatedthe standing Delhi on the subject of suspen- wrote it,the CWCmeetthatig- INTERVIEW servicesthe Gandhi familyhas THE DEBATEoverthe Speaker’s committee sion of telecom services, Internet noredit, and the future.Excerpts: rendered...butthatdoesnotmean letter urging parliamentary pan- on IT and itsimpact.” WITH our concerns aremeaningless. els nottodiscuss matters pend- But sources said the commit- It has been three weekssince KAPIL SIBAL ing in courts is farfromover. tee will take evidence on the is- your letter to Sonia Gandhi. CONGRESS LEADER Ghulam Nabi Azad in an Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, tion of aSpecial Committee to sue of telecom and Internetserv- But thereseems to be no sign interviewtoThe IndianExpress who chairs the parliamentary “immediatelydetermine the ne- ices in J&K from officials of the of her having acceptedany of said he has no problem with standing committee on informa- cessity of the continuation of” MinistryofHome Affairs. your suggestions. sire to rejuvenatethe Congress. whoever becomes the party tion technology,has written to limiting mobile Internetto2G On Saturday, The Indian Politics is notabout dayfol- If the Congress is notthere, chief via election. So, if Rahul Speaker Om Birla, saying the speedinthe region. It directed Express reportedthat therehave lowing night. Politics is about the Oppositionisnot there. Gandhicontestsand wins, panel can take up the issue of that the committee “also exam- been anumber of instancesin chartering acourseofaction what is the debatethen? telecom and Internetconnec- inethe appropriateness of the al- the pastofparliamentarycom- with.Whereare we coming Within the Congress, we have Youare nowreducing the let- tions in Jammu and Kashmir. ternativessuggestedbythe mittees taking up matters pend- from? One, we believe that the Remember, these 23 [leaders] are not isolated notseenasingle leader tertoanindividual...Itisnotabout Sources said although J&K Petitioners, regarding limiting ing in courts –alleged irregular- legacy of the Congress and its individuals. We all have roots in society. Many of them standing up in your support. anybody.Itisaboutprocesses,itis has been droppedfromthe re- the restrictions to those areas ities in 2G spectrum, coal block historic role needs to be pre- are forces to be reckonedwith on their own. And they Then youdon’t knowpolitics. aboutdialogue,inclusiveness,dis- visedagenda forthe September where it is necessaryand theal- allocation and the served and that we mustmove have apan-India presence, literally from Kashmirto In politics, people saysomething cussions, understanding public 2meeting of the committee, the lowing of faster Internet(3G or AgustaWestlandhelicopterdeal forwardconsistent with those Kanyakumari…. Idon’t think anyone should think this publiclyand thinkotherwise in mood...it is about protecting the matter will be discussedby 4G) on atrial basis over certain amongthe several that were dis- values that Congressmen em- private.Theysay something out- future of India. We needadejure panel members. geographical areas”. cussed. bracedduring the course of the is something that we have done to belittle anybody. side forsomebodyelse’s con- and adefacto(party) president. Following the Speaker’s On August 16,4GInternet The ruling BJP,however, says freedom struggle. sumption and theysay some- August25letterasking heads of service wasrestoredonatrial the rule of amatter sub judice is Second, politics is about forthe CWC[Congress Working time president, thatweshould thing different inside. Manybelievethis concern all committeestoavoid discus- basis in Ganderbal (Kashmir) impliedwhen it is about to be change. We cannotbestuckin Committee] to have been told nothaveelections? All the con- arose becauseofaparticular sions on subjudice matters at th- and Udhampur (Jammu) in the adjudicated.“Parliament is the past. We need to embrace what we have written.Thatisthe cerns thatwehaveplacedbefore Even Shashi Tharoor,one of styleofleadership. eirmeetings, Tharoor is learntto Union Territory. supreme, and it canmakelaw the present. So we mustunder- fundamental thing that should the party…if theydonot agree thesignatories, has saidlet’s Whydoyou saythat? We have senthimareply, citingrules. Tharoor,itislearnt,said the even afterthe judgment.But stand the present,and in that have happened.Thisiswhatthese then only, we aredissenters. The end the debate. don’t have afull-time president. Sources said Tharoor has matter is notsub judicenow. when the adjudication is going contextthe mood of the people. 23peoplehave written.If youfind fact is we areatahistoric low. Do Because he is expecting the So we should have.When the or- pointed out that the issue of Sources said pressurefromBJP on, an interference by aparlia- The third partisthat politics fault with what we have written, theydisagree with that?....This concerns to be addressedas ganisation has elections bottom- Internet connection is no longer MP Nishikant Dubey forced mentarycommittee couldgo in this country—Idon’t talk of then,surely, we canbequestioned whole question of dissenters is quicklyaspossible. There is no up, youwill have arepresentation pending in the court. Tharoor to modify the agenda, againstparliamentaryproce- anyparticularparty—is based and we shouldbequestioned. completelyunacceptable. contradiction in that. of people who will give youa On May11, the Supreme dropping J&K from the listof dures and practices,” senior BJP nowprimarilyonloyalty. We But if youdon’ttalk of sub- We saythatour [party] con- flavour of the moodofthenation. Court, whiledecliningpleas for states from whereofficialsare to leader and RajyaSabha MP needwhat is calledloyalty-plus. stanceand talk of either timing stitution should prevail justas Thesense whichweare restorationof4GInternetserv- be calledtoprovide evidence. Bhupender Yadavtold The That plus ismerit, inclusiveness, or the fact that we wrote, thatit- the Indian Constitution should getting from the leadership is Do youforesee acontestfor ices in J&K, ordered the constitu- Currently, the agenda says: SundayExpress. commitment to the cause. That selfisanexample of distancing prevail and [PM Narendra] Modi thatacommittee, as someof thepostofCongress plus is about being able to listen yourself from the cause.And that should function in the contextof youweresaying, maynot be president? and have adialogue. is what has happened. Notone that. What is wrong with setup. Idon’t know. It all depends. I LETTER CONTROVERSY Therefore,whenyoustartsus- requestofours, concern of ours that?...Our concernsare on prin- Nothing happensinaday in cannotpredict the future. Influence of pecting people’s motives, then reflected in the letter has been ciples. None of us want apost. anypolitical party. Idon’t know naturallymisunderstandings de- sought to be addressed in that what sense youare getting from Among the 23, areany of you After facing criticism, dictatorship velop. Iamremindedofapoem [CWC] meeting—notone. Yetwe What is your next step. What where.Remember,these23[lead- prepared to contest? by : Dooriyan jabbadhne arecalleddissenters. areyou waiting for? ers] arenot isolated individuals. Thatispersonalising the is- lagi tohgalatfaimiyanbhi badhne Dissent meanscontrarytoan We arejusthopingthatthe We allhave rootsinsociety.Many sue. Idon’t want to do that. At the Tharoor now finds rising in lagi, phir usne wahi suna jo maine opinionthatsomebodyelseholds. partywilladdressthoseconcerns. of them areforces to be reckoned moment we want to revive and nahinkaha(whendistancesgrow, Theyshould have told us what with on their own. And theyhave strengthen the party. India: Sonia so do misunderstandings; they opiniontheyholdonthesubstan- But youhavenot been able to apan-India presence, literally support in Kerala unit thenhearwhatIdidn’tsay).Thisis tive concernsthatwe have raised. mobilise supportbesides fromKashmirto Kanyakumari…. In the next six months, the whathappenswhendistancebe- Then onlycan there be dissent. these 23 leaders. Idon’tthinkanybodyshouldthink AICC session will take place. Congress leader known at the EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE comesamodeofactionandevery Can anybody oppose the fact that Idon’tthink we should even this is something we did to belit- Mostprobablythere will be SHAJUPHILIP international level. He is our RAIPUR,AUGUST29 move is viewedwith suspicion. we should have awhole-time, talk about thosethings. We are tle anybody.Iftheythinklike elections forthe postof THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, belovedMPwho had thrice 24x7 president of the party? notagainstanybody. Ithink peo- that…they will behurting the fu- Congress president and Rahul AUGUST29 bundled offfascistforces from CONGRESS PRESIDENT Sonia Howdid thisdistance come Eithertheyshould saytheydon’t ple across the country—whether tureofCongress itself. Gandhi will contest. Howdo the statecapital. Ourenemies Gandhi Saturdaysaidthe about? Who is responsible for want it—then there will be dis- theybelongtothe Congress or yousee his leadership? SEVERAL PROMINENT leaders of areCPI (M)and BJP,” said Constitution will notbesavedby it? sent—but theyalso agree withit. not—and youhaveseen articles Youmentioned about Again, we arejumping the the Congress in Kerala have Satheesan. buildings (bhawans), but by re- At the moment, Iamtalking We haven’t had awhole-time in the media…theyall express loyalty-plus. In the Congress, gun. Letthe process start. Let’s come out in supportofMP Supportalsocamefromlegis- specting the emotions about politics. It is true of every- presidentsinceJuly3,2019... appreciation forour concerns.So when youthink aboutloyalty see whowantstodowhat. But Shashi Tharoor—under attack lator PTThomas, who said that (bhawana)ofthe people. daylifealso.Sothe mostimpor- Does the Congress believe obviously thereisapublicsenti- it is allabout the Gandhis. before that, our concerns have to from hissenior colleagues in the the move to “weaken” Tharoor is She alleged that anti-national tant thing in this entireexerciseis thereshouldnot be awhole- mentwhichappreciatesour de- Italked about politicsingen- be addressed. statefor being apartofthe “unfortunate”. “A global citizen and anti-poor forces were “group of 23”—indicating that a suchTharoorshouldbeevaluated spreading hatredand venom of notable section of the stateunit basedonhis dignity,”hesaid. violence in India, and that the in- ‘Districtcourts disposedof supports the call formajor or- Congress-ledUDF Convener fluence of Need to take farm education to ganisational changes made by and MP BennyBehanan and tanashahi (dic- him and 22 others. MLAKSSabarithanan also tatorship) on 12 lakh casessince lockdown’ Among those targeting threw their weight behind the country's middle-school level, says PM Tharoor were stateCongressunit Tharoor.Satheesan and Thomas lokshahi president Mullappally have been knowntoadvocatea (democracy) Asserting that steady efforts EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Ramachandran and working generationalshift in Congress wasrising. PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA arebeingmade to connect farm- NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 president and chief whip in the politics to make the party more Sonia Gandhi Sonia said the NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 ing with modern tech,the Prime Justice DY Lok Sabha Kodikkunnil Suresh. appealing to the youth. founding fa- Ministernoted that research in- DRAWINGATTENTION to the Chandrachud While Ramachandran calledthe The support forTharoor may thers could PRIME MINISTER Narendra stitutions andagriculturaluni- “positives” of the judiciary, statement on the AICC leader- beseenasanindicationthatmul- have neverimagined that the Modi Saturdaybatted fortaking versities have avital role to play. Supreme CourtJudgeJusticeDY ship unfoundedand totally tiple leaderssharedthe senti- Constitution and democracy farm education to the middle- Currently, thereare three ChandrachudSaturdaylaudedthe down.” wrong, Suresh dubbed Tharoor mentsreflectedby Tharooronthe would be in danger 75 years af- schoollevel, sayingnecessaryre- central agricultural universities country’s courts fortheir work “So oftenwehear criticism a“guestartiste”. partyleadership issue. terIndependence, as “freedom forms have been made in this re- PM Modi during his address in the country. Besidesthese, duringthe Covid-19 lockdown, about the judiciary... It’seasy to “Tharoor maybeaglobal cit- “I have no doubt that Tharoor of expression is in danger and gard in the National Education three morenational institu- saying district courts alone had criticize as it has the element of izen, but he should notthinkthat is an assetfor thepolyphonyof democratic institutions arebe- Policy (NEP) 2020. tions—Indian Agricultural managed to dispose of over 12 curiosity.Butforachange,let’stalk he can take anydecision or say democracy and broad-minded- ing ruined”. “Thereisaneedtotake “For this, manyreforms have Research Institute, Jharkhand, lakhcasesoutof over28lakhreg- aboutthepositivesbecausethisis anything. He should followthe ness of Congress.Itwas through Sonia wasaddressing the knowledge related to agriculture been made in the National IARI, Assam and Mahatma isteredbetween March 24 and thekindof work donefortheben- party policies,” Suresh had said Tharoor that Indian society,par- foundationstone-laying cere- and itspractical application to EducationPolicy," Modi said af- Gandhi Institute forIntegrated August28. efit of people,” he said. on Friday. With thecomments ticularly the youth, have under- monyofthe newChhattisgarh school level. Effortsare (on) to in- terthe virtual inauguration of Farming, Bihar—arebeingset up. “When international courts The judge said thee-court triggering criticism, he ex- stood about several vital issues Assemblybuilding in Nava troduce the Agriculturesubject the collegeand administration Modi soughtthe cooperation have been talking about casesin servicesprovide“remarkable”cit- pressedregret aday later. confronting the country,”said Raipur,the upcoming capital city at middle-school levelinvil- buildings of Jhansi-basedRani of the universities in developing singledigits,we have hundredsof izen-centric services. “I didn'tintend to cause any Sabarinathan. of the state, through arecorded lages,” he said. Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural an ecosystemtostreamlinethe thousands of cases disposed of,” The newwebsiteiseasy to personal hurttoTharoor nor de- The attackonTharoor also video messageinHindi. ThePrime Minister said thus University. flowofknowledge and expert- he said at the launchofthe new navigate, he said, adding though bilitatehim. At thesame time,I came afterhedifferedwiththe In the event attendedbyChief would help studentsdevelop The NEP approved by the ise from campus to field. websiteofthe SC eCommittee. itisinEnglish,itwillsoonbeavail- express my disagreement over party’s stand on the leasing out MinisterBhupesh Baghel, Sonia agriculture-related understand- Cabinetlastmonth replaces the Advocating the use of mod- Leadingthe wayhas been the able in different languages.“...We the letter to theparty high com- of Thiruvananthapuram airport said: “For some time, an attempt ing and enablethem to give in- 34-year-old National Policy on ern technologyintackling farm Supreme Court, said Justice mustbeconscious of thefact that mand,’’ he said on Saturday. to AdaniEnterprises.While the is being made to derail our coun- formation about agriculture, its Education and is aimedatpaving challenges, Modi cited theexam- Chandrachud,whoalsoheadsthe English is notthe language of the Denouncing Suresh’s state- entirestate Congress unit joined try. Today, it is at acrossroads.” modern farming techniques and the wayfor transformational re- ple of the locustattackduring eCommittee.“Weinteractedwith masses,”JusticeChandrachudre- ment, party legislatorand state hands with the ruling CPI(M) to Without naming anyone, marketing, to their familymem- forms in school and higher edu- which, he said, the authorities 50,000 lawyerswho have been marked. “The idea is to demystify unit vice-president VD protestthe Centre’s move, Sonia further said such forces bers, thus promoting agro-en- cation systems to makeIndia a worked on awar footing, deploy- able to accessthe servicesofthe theoperationsof thecourtsystem Satheesan saidthat Tharoor was Tharoor favoured the decisionas want to suppress the voice of the trepreneurship. global knowledge superpower. ing drones and spray machines. Supreme Court duringthe lock- and e-committee.” notthe party's enemy. “He is a it would “develop the airport”. people. BIHAR GEARS UP Naddaasks BJPMPs to overseepoll Former D-G joins JD(U), may RJD’s Raghuvansh gets ‘Lalu’s message’ 2 preparations in theirconstituencies contest seat in Lalu bastion months after quitting as V-P, may stay on be my mottoinpolitics as well. I Raghuvansh had steppeddown EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE SANTOSHSINGH have been impressedwith Nitish SANTOSHSINGH from the party postonJune 23 in NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 PATNA,AUGUST29 Kumar's idea of good govern- PATNA,AUGUST29 protestagainst this. ment and commitment to On Saturday, Tejashwi played KICKINGOFF the party's prepa- Former IPS officer Sunil Kumar, weaker sections of the society. I FORMERUNION minister down questions on Raghuvansh rations forthe Bihar Assembly who recentlyretired as Director will take anyassignment the Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, who leavingtheparty.“Idonot reactto elections scheduledinOctober- General (Home Guards and Fire party givesme”. resignedasRJD national vice- hearsay,” he said. November,BJP president JP Services), Saturdayjoinedthe JD(U) spokesperson and president in June, maystayback RJD national vice-president Nadda on Saturdayexhortedthe JD(U). Kumar,who had served as Information andPublic Relations in the party afterhereportedly ShivanandTiwarytoldTheSunday party’s MPs from Bihar to see Additional Director General of MinisterNeeraj Kumar said: reeivedamessagefromits na- Raghuvansh PrasadSingh Express:“Raghuvansh-babu has that everyNDA candidatefrom Police (Headquarters) duringthe “Sunil Kumar has been agood tional presidentLalu Prasad. beenacommittedRJDleader.We their respective Lok Sabha con- Grand Alliance regime, wasseen policeofficer.Hecomes with a Aparty source said Lalu,injail do notsee him leavingthe party". stituency wins. JPNadda at the meeting on Saturday. PTI as beingclose to both RJD leader political background. He will afterconvictioninafodderscam by his arch-rival, former MP While Raghuvansh has not Nadda, who had convened Lalu Prasad and Chief Minister surelyboost theparty with his case, recentlysent across ames- RamakishoreSingh, to join RJD. made anystatement of late, the meeting of MPs to discuss Nitish Kumar. ideas and services.” sagetoRaghuvanshinanattempt Contesting forLJP,Ramakishore Ramakishoreissaidtobestill party strategy forthe polls, said BJP's Bihar chief, Sanjay of preparations on the ground.” Kumar is the youngerbrother The party, whichislooking to to persuade him to stay withthe had defeated Raghuvansh from looking at ways to enter RJD. A eachMPshould take responsi- Jaiswal, told The SundayExpress As the party has decidedto of Congress's Bhore(Gopalganj) makeits presence felt in Prasad's party.“His concerns will be ad- VaishaliLokSabhaseatin2014.In source said, “Now he wantshis bility forNDA candidates under afterthe meeting:“MPswere contestthe electionswith the MLAAnil Kumar.Itislikelythat home district of Gopalganj, is dressed.Helooksconvincedwith 2019,JD(U)’s VeenaSingh de- wifetojoinRJD andcontestfrom their respective constituencies. alsoasked to hold avirtualmeet- JanataDal (United)and the Lok he will contestfromthe reserved counting on Kumar as asafebet themessagefromLaluPrasad,”an feated theRJD leader. MahnarAssembly segment.” He also asked Parliamentarians ing with one mandal represen- Janshakti Party—NDA allies — seat, with his elder brotherretir- from the Bhoreseat. Amember RJD leadersaid. Ramakishoreisseenasdes- Bothupper-caste Rajputlead- to visitatleast60panchayats tative everyday.Theyshould Nadda had earlier urgedparty ing from politics. of aScheduledCaste,hemay also Asenior RJD leader with a peratetojoin the party—he had ers, Raghuvansh and outside their constituencies in also hold adinner meetwithdis- workers to work together forthe The formerIPS officer said: be projectedasaDalit face in the Rajput votebase, Raghuvansh is even metLeader of Opposition Ramakishorehavebeenvyingfor the run up to the elections. trict representativestotakestock victoryofthe coalition. “The word 'service' in IPS would party. learnt to be upsetwithattempts Tejashwi Yadavearlier. Thakur votes in Vaishali.

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convicted of rape (64.05%),fol- DEEPTIMANTIWARY lowedbythose convicted of 20,000 women injails,only NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 dowrydeaths (25.58%). Convictsunderlaws relatedto Sakshi Maharaj WHILEUNDERTRIALSinIndian liquor and narcotics drugs made 18% in women-onlyjails prisons increasedfrom67per up the bulk (55%)ofthose con- centin2015to69per cent in victed under special and local JHARKHAND 2019,capacity in jails increased laws,followedbythose convicted Separateprisons forwomeninmates in only15states, UTs SakshiMaharaj by 1.9per cent during this pe- under the Arms Act(11.45%). riod,according to latestdataon The trend forundertrialswas prisons. As aresult, whilewomen Punjab, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh putin14-day jailsreleasedbythe National similar,with64per cent facing DEEPTIMANTIWARY jails areunderutilised, the sepa- and West Bengal have one Crime Records Bureau(NCRB). chargesunder “Offences against NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 rate cells in common prisons are women's jail each. quarantine Morethan 18 lakhpeople Human Body” suchasmurder, overcrowdedinsome states. Of all women inmates, 65.8 were brought to jails in 2019,of rape and attempt to murder. THERE ARE close to 20,000 According to NCRB data, per cent areundertrials, and Giridih: BJP MP Sakshi whichover3lakhcontinue to The datashows that more women inmates in jails across Uttarakhand, whichhas no sep- among these undertrials, the Maharaj wasforcibly languish withoutany recourse than 26 per cent undertrials are the country, but only15states aratejail forwomen, hasthe maximum number (6,402) are home quarantined here to bail, the datafor 2019 shows. Thehighestoccupancy rate wasreported in Delhi jails. File in jail formorethan one year,and and UnionTerritories have sepa- highestovercrowding for in the agegroup of 30-50 years, Saturdayfor14 days forvi- It also pointstoovercrowd- morethan 32 per cent arein rate jails forwomen. women in prisons –morethan making up almost50per cent of olating Covid-19norms, ing in prisons –fromanoccu- prison formorethan three The latestprisondatare- 170per cent. It is followedby allwomen undertrials. Among prompting his party to hit pancy rate of 114per cent in 2015 in 2015 to 150per cent in 2019. cent during the period. months and up to ayear. leasedbythe NCRB for2019 Chhattisgarh(136per cent) and men, maximum undertrials out at the Hemant Soren to 118.5 per cent in 2019. Of 4.78 lakh prisoners across Among convictsunder IPC The educational profile of jail shows thereare 31 jailsfor Uttar Pradesh (127 per cent). (15.56lakh) belong to 18-30 age government foradopting The highestoccupancy rate the country, UP has reportedthe crimes (1,26,400) lodged in var- inmates(including undertrials women across the country, but However, theoverall occu- group. Forthis agegroup, there "double standards" in the wasreportedfromjails in Delhi, highestnumber –1lakh –inits ious jails, around 84.72per cent and convicts) shows theyare only asmall fractionofwomen pancy of women prisoners in are4,409 women undertrials. implementation of rules wherealmost 175prisoners are jails, contributing 21.2 per cent have committed offences affect- predominantlyilliterate or semi- inmates arelodged in these jails. states withnowomen's jails is Thereare also five girls in the and threateningtolaunch crammedinaspace meant for of all inmates, followedby ing “Human Body” and around literate. While27.7per cent pris- Of 19,913 women inmates, lowat76.7 percent. The highest agegroup of 16-18lodged in jails astatewideagitationif the 100.UttarPradesh(167.9percent) MadhyaPradesh (44,603),Bihar 11.07% have committed oners were illiterate, 41.6 per only3,652 arelodged in number of women inmates are in Bihar (1) and West Bengal (4), leader wasnot freedim- and Uttarakhand (159 per cent) (39,814), Maharashtra(36,798), “Offences againstProperty”. cent prisoners had education be- women's jails, makingupfor just in Jails of UP (4,174)followedby the NCRB datasays.The figure mediately. The MP from followDelhi, NCRB reported. Punjab (24,174) and West Bengal Among convictsof“Offences lowClass X, 21.5 per cent had 18 per cent of women inmates, Madhya Pradesh(1,758) and forboys of this agegroup in jails UttarPradeshhadcometo Delhi,however, has made an (23,092) as on December 31, againstHuman Body”, the high- passedClass Xbut were below according to NCRBdata. The Maharashtra(1,569). stands at 189, including Bihar Giridih to attend apro- improvement over itsfiguresfor 2019.These states together con- estnumber of inmates were graduation. In effect, almost70 states whichhavewomenjails States and UTswhichhave (54),Gujarat (46),WestBengal gramme from Unnao via 2015,when overcrowding in its tributearound 56.4 per cent of convicted of murder (67.44%), per cent inmatesare either illit- have acapacity of 6,511 inmates separate jails forwomen include (42) andAssam (41). Dhanbad. PTI prisons wasat233 per cent, but total prisoners in the country. followedbyrapeconvicts erateorsemi-literateand more but an occupancy rate of just56 Rajasthan (7), Tamil Nadu (5), In 2015,Parliamentpasseda it has faredpoorly in improve- The number of convicted (12.57%), and those convicted of than 90 per cent had notgone to percent, NCRB reports. Kerala (3) and AndhraPradesh, lawallowing forjuvenilesbe- ment compared to states suchas prisoners has increasedfrom attempt to murder (6.98%). college, NCRB datashows. Sourcessaid21 states andUTs Bihar,Gujarat and Delhi with tween 16 and 18 years to be tried Chhattisgarh, whichreduced 1,39,488 in 2018 to 1,44,125 in Among convictsof“Offences FULLREPORTON with no jails forwomen lodge twoeach. Karnataka, under adult lawand to be lodged MAHARASHTRA overcrowding from 233per cent 2019 –anincrease of 3.32 per againstWomen”,mostwere www.indianexpress.com them in separatecells in common Maharashtra, Mizoram, Odisha, in adult jails forheinouscrimes. Govt,Nagpur varsitytoldto ‘FOREIGN FIRM CAN’TCAUSE SOCIAL DISHARMONY FORPROFIT’ Akal Takht to payRs5Leach honour hijacker toShomaSen Cong writes to Facebook of Indian Nagpur: The Nagpur benchofthe Bombay Airlines plane to HighCourt has directed CEO again, seeksdetails the Maharashtragovern- Lahore in 1981 ment and Nagpur University (RTMNU) to payRs5lakheachtofor- of probeintoIndia ops KAMALDEEPSINGHBRAR mer professor Shoma Sen, AMRITSAR,AUGUST29 who is an accused in the Koregaon BhimaElgaar leasedaletterbyAICC general planning to take to investigate THE AKAL Takht, the highest Parishad case, as partof EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE secretary(organisation) KC these matters and draw aplan of temporal seat of Sikhism, has de- her gratuity and provident NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 Venugopal to Zuckerberg. action to stem the rot in your cidedtoconferthe ‘PanthSewak’ fund. Sen, who is in jail, Venugopal, in hisletter, recalled India operations," he said. awardonGajinder Singh, one of had approachedthe HC THE CONGRESS on Saturday that the Congress had, in the Later addressing apress the five men from the Dal Khalsa claimingthe Rashtrasant wrotetoFacebook CEOMark wake of areportinTheWallStreet conference,the party's who hijackedthe Delhi-Srinagar Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur Zuckerbergfor the second time Journal,written to him, asking Technology and DataCellchair- Indian Airlinesflight IC423, with University withheld her in afortnight, seeking details of him to setupaninquiryinto man Praveen Chakravartyand 117onboard,toLahoreon gratuity and PF since her the steps being takenbythe so- Facebook’sleadership team in spokespersonPawan Kherare- September 29, 1981. retirement in 2018.The cial media firm to investigateal- India and their operations and put iterated the demand foraJoint BSF personnel near the cross-border tunnel in J&K's Sambadistrict. PTI The hijacking wascarriedout high courthad earlier this legations that it does notapply in place anew team until comple- parliamentarycommittee(JPC) to protest againstthe arrest of monthdirectedthe varsity hatespeech rulestoposts by BJP tion of the internal investigation. probeintothe linksbetween Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale ear- to payasum of Rs five lakh members. “Weare nowcompelledto Facebook employees and the lier that year.Apartfrom to Sen as an interim The Opposition party alleged writetoyou again in suchashort ruling establishment. BSF detects cross-border Gajinder Singh, the four others arrangement. that the ruling BJP and Facebook span of time becauseoffurther The BJP hit back, with party who hijackedthe Indian Airline have a“quid-pro-quo relation- informationand revelations general secretaryPMuralidhar aircraftincludedTajinderpal UTTAR PRADESH ship” and said it “will also be pur- made public in another article by Raotweeting, "Sriman Singh, Satnam Singh, Jasbir suing legislativeand judicial ac- anotherreputedand credible #RahulGandhi..!!! Everytime tunnel in J&K’s Samba Singh Cheema, and Karan Singh. Covidpatient tions in Indiatoensurethata American mediapublication.We he comes with newsensation Gajinder along with the four fallstodeath foreign companycannotcon- draw your attention to the arti- news-allegations on,why's he certainlyhad some role in dig- against19accusedinthe others wasarrestedbythe tinue to causesocial disharmony cle in Time magazinethat reveals failed? WhyCongress's failing?" ARUNSHARMA gingsuchalongtunnel,” he said, February 2019 Pulwama terror Pakistanis on September 30, athospital in our nation forpursuit of pri- moreinformation and evidence He added, "2014 Congress SAMBA,AUGUST29 pointing to sand bags usedtore- attack,inwhich 40 CRPF person- tried, and jailed.Theywerere- vate profits”. of biases and aquid-pro-quo re- defeat duetoEVM manipula- inforce the opening of the tun- nel were killed.The chargesheet leased in 1994.While twoofthe Moradabad:Acoronavirus However, the BJP hit back, ac- lationship of Facebook India with tion; 2019 Cong-great failuredue THE BORDER Security Forceon nel on Indian side,which had said Umar Farooq, anephewof hijackers returnedtoIndia, the patient allegedly died by cusing the Congress of blaming the ruling BJP,” he wrote. to @Facebook,@Twitter bias to- Saturdayannouncedthat it has markings of factories in Jaish-e-Mohammad chief other three decidedtostayback. suicide by jumping from itsown shortcomings in the Venugopal said the article wards @BJP4India;BJP hold on detected across-border tunnel Shakargarh and Karachi. MasoodAzhar,had infiltrated India had put Gajinder thesixthfloorof ahospital elections on others. suggests that “the BJP has been @WhatsApp. Alwaysready to “150-160 metres towardsthe Jamwalsaid the BSF,overthe intoIndia via the International Singh’s name in the listof20 in Moradabad, policesaid. Referring to an article in Time allowedtoexercisecontrol of throw on others. Beware..!!!!" Indian side” in Jammu and pastfew days,had been receiv- Border at the Jammu-Samba “mostwanted”terrorists in Policesaidthe42-year-old magazine, former Congress pres- WhatsApp’s Indiaoperationsin Asked about the WSJ report, a Kashmir’s Samba sector and said ing inputsabout the existence of sector in April2018. January2002and hadbeen patient, who wasasenior ident Rahul Gandhi tweeted, return forapossible license for Facebook spokesperson told The it has foiledthe “nefarious de- across-border tunnelinSamba When asked whether Farooq seeking his extradition from managerwithabank,was "America's Time magazine ex- itspayment operations... More Indian Express:“We prohibit hate signs of Pakistan” to send mili- district and as such, it had couldhaveinfiltratedintoIndia Pakistan. admitted to Teerthankar poses WhatsApp-BJP nexus: than justone person in your speech andcontent that incites tantsintothe Union Territory. pressedintoservicesome special via this tunnel,Jamwalsaid that Akal Takht has decidedtoho- University hospital on Usedby40CrIndians, WhatsApp company's leadership team in violenceand we enforce these The tunnel originates from teams to carry outthe anti-tun- going by the condition of sand nour on 11 members of commu- August25. He jumpedto also wantstobeusedfor making India arebiasedand partisanin policies globally without regard Pakistani territoryclosetothe nelling operationsinareas along bags found in it, the tunnel ap- nity withdifferent awards and his death Thursdaynight, paymentsfor whichModi Govt's favour of the ruling BJP in their to anyone'spoliticalposition or International Border,BSF the International Border. peared to be freshlydug. Gajinder Singh, who waselected theyadded.Local police approval is needed. Thus, BJP has professional endeavours... party affiliation...” Inspector General (Jammu zone) The National Investigation “However, it is amatter of inves- as the chairman of the Dalk postin-charge Praveen aholdoverWhatsApp." “Weurgeyou to letusknow FULLREPORTON NSJamwalsaid. Agency had on Tuesdayfileda tigation whichisinprogress,”he Khalsa, is one of them. Kumar said CCTVfootage Following that,the partyre- what steps your companyis www.indianexpress.com “The Pakistani establishment chargesheetinanNIA Court said. Justifying the award, Dal showedhejumpedfrom Khalsa spokesman KanwarPal the sixth floor. His room Singh said, “Wehaveserious ob- has been sealedbypolice, NC political affairs panel Senior official of jectionstoIndia’s viewpoint on Kumar said, adding the Deported from Saudi, LeT Gajinder Singh. The decision of causeofthe incidentwill top media house the government to label him as beknownonlyafterinves- meets for first time since a‘terrorist’isunjustified. He is tigation. Primefacie,itap- booked on ‘terror recruiter’ held by NIA notakiller or acriminal. He is a pears to be acase of death man of politics. He wanted to by suicide, he added. PTI bifurcation of J&K chargesofsexual changethe system. He has never 2010-11toeachother —his shownany prejudice or discrim- TAMIL NADU NC vice-president Omar harassment JOHNSONTA brother-in-lawImran Ahmedand ination towardsany religion or EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Abdullah,general secretaryHaji BENGALURU,AUGUST29 Bengaluru engineer Mohammed culture. He struggled forSikh Congmanheld SRINAGAR,AUGUST29 Ali Muhammad Sagar,additional Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Shahid Faisal, alias Ustad. rightsbut nevertook up armsto forcheating general secretaryDrSheikh Thursdaybookedasenior man- AN INDIAN doctor,who wasde- Linked in the case following accomplish the mission. The THE POLITICALaffairscommit- Mustafa Kamal, senior leaders agement official of atop media portedfromthe UK in 2007 af- Imran's arrest,Sabeelhad stated chargesofsedition againsthim businessman tee(PAC) of the National Mohammad ShafiUri, ARRather house forallegedly sexuallyha- terhis elder brother carriedout in acommuniqué from Saudi doesn’t fall under the definition Conference(NC)onSaturday attendedthe meeting, among rassingafemale colleague. Police asuicide attackatGlasgow Arabia: “I am giventounderstand of terrorism. Sedition is notater- Coimbatore: ACongress held itsfirstmeeting since other senior leaders. said the complainant is asenior Airport, wasarrestedonFriday that the allegation against me is roristact. He has already spent Youth Wing functionary August5lastyear,when special “The unilateral, undemocra- journalist. on arrivinginNew Delhi afterhis that Ihavebeen partofsome 13 years and four months in wasarrestedfor allegedly status to J&K waswithdrawn tic and unconstitutional meas- In her complainttopolice, deportation from Saudi Arabia, Sabeel Ahmed meetings in Riyadhand Lahorejail forhis act”. cheating abusinessman andthe erstwhile statebifur- ures undertakenbyGOI the journalistsaid the accused wherehewas detainedincon- Dammam... Iamalso giventoun- Kanwar Palsaid that while from Karnataka of Rs 10 cated intotwo Union [Government of India], and its had touchedher inappropriately nection with an allegedLashkar- derstand thatIam accused of fi- Dal Khalsa activists hijackedthe lakh on the promise of Territories. impact on the groundlevel in and demandedsexual favours. e-Taiba (LeT) recruitment plot tack plannedbyhis brother. nancing and giving logisticalsup- aircrafttoLahore,none of them sending textile goods, po- The meeting, at the party Jammu and Kashmir wasdelib- When she refusedtocomply, the registeredinBengaluru in 2012. In 2010,Sabeel movedto porttothe plot. It is ridiculous... I carriedfirearms and did no harm licesaid on Saturday. headquarters in Srinagar,was erated in the PACmeeting,”the complainant said, she was DrSabeelAhmed,38,waspro- Saudi Arabia and wasemployed have neverhad anyexcess fi- to anypassenger. Hariharasudhan,a presided over by NC president party said in astatement. sacked. The complainant further ducedinaDelhicourt andwillbe at King Fahad hospital. In 2015, nances to distributetopeople In the wake of thehijacking, Congress Youth wing sec- Farooq Abdullah. The PACmem- The PACmembers also ex- said she wassexuallyharassed broughttoBengaluru on atransit the NIA namedhim as an ac- withouthaving knowledgeof the Union government had retary,promised to send bers authorisedFarooq“to pressed“outrage” over the deci- from April 2008 to August2020. warrant,anNIA source said. cusedinthe alleged2012plotof what is done with the money.” bannedthe Dal Khalsain1982. goodsthroughonlinetrad- widenthe acceptance of Gupkar sion takenonAugust5lastyear, Asenior IPS officer said the “A team from NIA's the LeT to recruityouthsinthe In 2017,Ahmedwas also The outfit wasallowedtorestart ingto thebusinessmanand Declaration among all sections saying the measures have “vio- complainant had approached Bengaluru campofficereached country. Anon-bailable warrant namedbyDelhi Police's Special overground activity adecade reportedly took money (ofpeople) in Kashmir,Jammu lated the spirit of federalism and Bandrapolicestation Thursday, Delhi and arrestedhim yesterday. and alook-out noticewas issued Cellof beingamongadozenmiss- later. from him, police said. The and Ladakh.” the sovereign pledges of Union and the case waslater transferred He has been produced in court againsthim in the case. ing Indians who were allegedly "Gajinder Singh reached businessman did notre- As itsleaders and functionar- of Indiatothe people of Jammu to NM Joshi Marg policestation. and takenontransitremand,'' the In an initial chargesheetfiled tryingto establishtheAlQaedain GermanyinJuly1996 to starthis ceive thegoods formore ies releasedfromhouse deten- and Kashmir made from time to Police have registeredacase un- NIA source said on Saturday. in 2015,Sabeelwas identified the IndianSubcontinent. lifeafresh there. He wasde- thansixmonthsandasked tion over the lastone month and time.” der sections 354(outragingmod- Sabeel is the youngerbrother onlyas“Motu doctor”, but the Sabeelwill nowface trial in portedtoPakistancourtesy the him to return the money, the party beganrevival of itspo- Rueing the “widespread ad- esty of awoman), 354(A) (assault of Indian-origin aeronautical en- deportation and arrest from connection with the LeT recruit- pressurefromIndia.Apetition butto noavail.AKarnataka litical activities, Saturday’s meet- ministrative inertia”, the PAC or criminal forceonwoman with gineer Kafeel Ahmed, involved Saudi Arabia in December 2015 ment case —firstregisteredby wasfiledbyour party activists in police team producedthe ing is the firstlarge congregation members also took note of the intend to outrageher modesty), in the June 29, 2007 suicide at- of Asadullah Khan, 57,helped Bengaluru police as aplottoat- the administrative court of accusedbeforeaspecial of itsleaders. Beforethis, Farooq alleged development deficit in 354(D) (stalking) and 509 (word, tack at Glasgowairport.Sabeel, NIA establish his identity. tack columnist PrathapSimha, Germanyprotestingthe depor- courtand obtainedatran- Abdullah held smaller meetings J&Kand expressedconcern over gestureoract intendedtoinsult then 25 and in London, wasde- Sabeel is allegedto have intro- nowaBJP MP from Mysuru. tation of Gajinder Singh backto sit warrant. PTI at his residence with the recently the state of economy in the themodesty of awoman)ofthe portedtoIndia forfailing to dis- ducedtwo key players in the al- FULLREPORTON Pakistan. Sincethen, he is in ex- releasedparty members. Union Territory. IndianPenal Code. ENS close prior knowledge of the at- leged LeT recruitment plotof www.indianexpress.com ile," KanwarPal said.

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IN MIGRANT DIST, DAILY POSITIVITY RATE NOW LESS THAN 2% 150 academicswrite TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE to PM in support of 180 CASES: RECOVERED:26,48,998 GanjamridesoutCovidcurve DAYSSINCE 34,63,972 DEATHS:62,550 PANDEMIC JEE, NEETdecision withcontacttracing,testing BEGAN TESTS: 4,04,06,609| DOUBLING RATE: 32.81** Delhi University and Jawaharlal EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Nehru University. NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 “The government has de- bulance with atrainedhealth clared itsdecision to conduct the AISHWARYAMOHANTY worker at eachgrampanchayat, AROUND 150academicsfrom Joint EntranceExam(JEE) and BHUBANESWAR,AUGUST29 apartfromthe 108call service different universities have writ- the National Eligibility cum forambulances."We hired pri- KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING tentoPrime MinisterNarendra Entrance Test (NEET) and an- AMONGTHE non-Tier Iand II ar- vate vehicles,equipped them TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* RATE** Modi asking him to go ahead nouncedthe respective dates. eas with one of the highestCovid with oxygen cylinders and posi- ■ Maharashtra 7,47,995 14,427 1.86% 38.70 with the Joint Entrance Exam We wholeheartedlywelcome deathtollsinthe country, tioned theminpanchayats. In ■ Tamil Nadu 4,09,238 5,996 1.55% 46.41 (JEE) and National Eligibility this move.The Honourable Ganjam appears to have turned redzones the ambulances were ■ Andhra 4,03,616 10,526 2.70% 26.66 cum Entrance Test (NEET) as Supreme Courttoo dismisseda acorner. The dailypositivity rate providedfor clusters," planned, and notgiveinto petition forpostponement of in the district wherealarge Mathivathanan said. ■ Karnataka 3,18,752 8,960 2.70% 26.68 voices of opposition. these exams saying that anyfur- number of migrantsflooded Another initiative wasoffer- ■ Uttar Pradesh 2,13,824 5,405 2.72% 26.50 “Youth and students arethe ther delayinconducting the test backfollowing the lockdown is ing counselling to patientsinthe futureofthe nation but in the would result in wasteofprecious nowless than2%, from 14.89% in firstthree days aftertheytest *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last 7days**Calculated over 7-daygrowth wake of Covid-19pandemic, year forstudents,” theywrote. the beginning of the month. The positive."Anxiety management CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT clouds of uncertainty have gath- “Thedreamsand futureofour district has gone three days has been one of our prime focus ered over their careers too. There youth and studentscannotbe without anycoronavirus deaths. areas, andthe initialdaysfor any 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY arealotofapprehensionsabout compromisedatany cost. Ganjam had reportedits first Door to doorscreening by health officials at Babanpur patient areturbulent. We have a 1.87 8.63 76,472 admissions and classes which However, some aretrying to play positive case on May2,soonaf- village in Aska blockofthe district. Express team of counsellors (around 50 NOW: NOW: RECOVERED TODAY: needtoberesolvedatthe earli- with the futureofour students terthe firstbatchofaround 200 of them) available round the 1.81 8.57 65,050 est,”the academicianswrote in simplytopropeltheir ownpolit- migrantsreturnedtoitfrom clock. Eachone makes around Deaths as aratio of Positives against Becoming sick vs the letter sent on August 27. ical agenda and oppose the gov- hotspotstatessuchasGujarat, around in Ganjam to increased fection is undetected," he said. 100calls aday," theofficersaid. positivecases(in %); numbertested recovering; more The signatories include Vice- ernment. We hope and strongly Maharashtraand TamilNadu. As testing, extensive contact trac- Even as owners of commer- Forsurveillancepurposes, a indicatorofprogress (in %); indicatorof recoveries for 14 days Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi believe that under your able lead- the number of returning mi- ing, testing of all close contacts, cial establishmentswereen- nodal officer with ateam of in averting deaths the spread of disease may signal the peak Central University,Motihari, ership, the central government grantsgradually climbedtofour and asecondround of screening couraged to getthemselves paramedicswas appointedfor DataasonAugust28,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbers includedatafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive SanjeevSharma,V-C of Baba will successfullyconduct the JEE lakh, before declining in end of recoveredpatientstocheckfor tested,District Collector Vijay every400 houses. The house Saheb Ambedkar University, and NEET exams taking full pre- June, Ganjam Covid numbers relapse. The district has three Kulangesaid theyrampedup mapping exercise alsohelpedof- Ahmedabad, Amil Upadhyay, cautions to ensure that the future rose steadily, from 59 on May7 Covid-onlyhospitals with 588 antigen testing. "Morefunds ficials preparealistofpatients and ProV-C of Central University studentsistaken careofand the to 1,000by June 22, andcrossing beds(261occupied), nine Covid were releasedfor the purpose." with comorbidities. Ten GujaratATS personnel of Kerala, JJayaprasad, along academic calendar for2020-21is 10,000 by end July. CareCentres with3,744 beds Senior IAS officer and Covid Ahelp desk with four lines with several teachers from rolledout,” theyadded. Amonth later,while Ganjam (around 450 occupied), 98 ICU observer forGanjamG and an outbound call centre with test positive for coronavirus has 17,456 cases, highestin beds(80 occupied), and 1,763 Mathivathanan said some errors 10 lines monitors allthe positive Odisha, only1,597 of these are with oxygen cylinders available were behind the surge that over- cases, especiallythoseinhome Ahmedabad: Asmanyasten per- Goswami, police sub inspector JK active.Its death toll, at 185, is also (121 occupied). whelmedthe district initially, in- isolation, with calls thriceaday. sonnel from the Gujarat Anti Rathod and three constables at- ‘Informal’ classesinAssam the highestinthe state. Having Siddharth Swain, Project cluding home quarantine for Everypatient has ahealth card, TerroristSquad (ATS), involved tachedwithValsadpolicestation, averaged sevendeaths dailyin Director,District Rural those coming from outside, whichisshared withcall centre in the investigation of the alleged onecommando,twostate reserve govt schools fromSept 15 June and mid-August, Ganjam Development Authority and whichwas floutedbymany. executivestohelp them frame assassination attempt on former police (SRP) constables and two has seen fatalities drop, while nodal officer forCovid manage- "That in away compounded the questions accordingly. home ministerGordhan Zadafia, clerkstestedpositive forCovid-19 From September 15,the min- newcases have been falling from ment in the district, said the test- problem." As afurther precaution, a tested Covidpositive on Saturday. Alleged sharpshooter EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE istersaid, when children reach 500per dayinJulyto200in early ing of contactshad made the dif- Once the migrant situation plasma collection centrewas Saturday. Morethan adozen from Mumbai, IrfanShaikh, and GUWAHATI,AUGUST29 school to receive their midday August, to 180inthe last10days ference. "Houses in Ganjam are wascontrolled, officials focused opened in the district,and has staffincluding senior officials another suspect detainedinthe meal packs duringthe week, even as testing has increasedto usuallylocated quiteclose to on disease management, the seen 102donors so far, of the 492 have since been quarantined. matter have also tested positive. THE ASSAM government will teachers will interact with them 10,000daily. The dailypositivity eachother,sharing the same goal being "no moredeaths". identified. Authorities say25 According to ATSofficials, 10 The ATSmembers have begin “informal” classes in its and issue question papers. rate as on August28was 1.74%. wall, whichincreases the One major local-levelinterven- peoplehaverecoveredafter re- personnel attachedwithGujarat been asked to stay in isolation schools from September 15,state “...theywillprovidestudy mate- Officials attributethe turn- chances of transmission if the in- tion wasstationingaprivate am- ceiving plasma. ATSincludingpolice inspectorJN forfivedays. ENS EducationMinisterHimanta rial forthe week,” Sarma said. BiswaSarma said on Saturday. “For Class XII and final-year “The timeline forteachers to graduation students, teachers Uttarakhand BJP getmandatorilytestedhas been will hold informal classes in extendedtoSeptember 15. groups of 4-5,” Sarma added. president tests Those who aretestedbynow Forother classes, teachers willjoin schools from September will be conducting online Covid positive 1. First15days,theywill be su- classes —not from their homes, pervisingschool sanitisation but from schools and colleges, Dehradun: Uttarakhand BJP work and re-organise class- Sarma said. president Bansi Dhar Bhagathas roomsasper social distancing He howeveradded that the tested positive forCovid-19. norms,” Sarma told reporters at plans could be altered as per the His son, who is an office- apress conference in Guwahati. unfoldingCovid situation. bearer of the party’s youth wing, had tested positive aday earlier. The state BJP headquarters in Dehradun has been closedfor Completelockdown in twodays forsanitisation. MLAfromKaladhungiin Kota untilSeptember6 Nainital district, Bhagat took to Twittertoconfirm that his co- plete lockdown in the district. rona test reportwas positive.He EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE “Considering the increasing appealedtoparty functionaries JAIPUR,AUGUST29 number of caseseveryday, we and workers who had come in didn't have anyother option but contact with him in the last THE KOTA districtadministra- to impose acomplete lock- week to gettested. tion on Saturdaydecidedtoim- down... and if the rate of infec- Bhagat (70) is asymptomatic pose an eight-day-long com- tion continues to be the same, but has been admitted to Doon plete lockdown from August30 we will face aseverecrisis of hospital due to the agefactor. to September 6inviewofthe ris- health infrastructureresulting in As Bhagat had interacted ing number of Covid-19cases. the shortage of ICU bedsand with mediapersons on Thursday, So far, nearly 5,000cases have oxygen. We arehoping thatthis and invited them foraninterac- been reportedfromthe district lockdown willhelpinbringing tion over lunchathis newoffi- along with71deaths—including down the total number of cases,” cial residence in Dehradun on twodeaths on Saturday. Kota collector Rathoretold The August24, thestate government According to the Rajasthan Health Sunday Express. has agreedtoget rapid antigen department's dailyCovid-19re- “Apartfromessentialand test of thosemediapersons done. port, 200new positive cases were medical services, examination Sources said the party will detected in Kota on Saturday centres and government offices hold itsstate executive meeton Kota DistrictCollector Ujjwal importantto handlepublicissues, August31, and the party’s central Rathoresaid theywereleftwith everythingelsewillremainclosed office-bearersfromDelhiwillcon- no option but to optfor acom- in this period,” he added. nectviavideo-conferencing.ENS Goapoliticians opt for pvt hospitals, MGP leader says not appropriate to use govt beds

former CM Churchill Alemao ment, writing, “I also request EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE and Dhavalikar himself sought other MLAs who mayhavetaken PANAJI,AUGUST29 treatment at private hospitals. or aretaking treatment at private Afterhetestedpositive forthe hospitals, nottoburdenthe al- WITH THE Opposition and civil virus, DirectorateofHealth readycash-strappedgovernment society criticising theadmission Service director Jose D’Sa also with their medical expenses.” of Goanpolitical leaders to pri- optedfor aprivate hospital, lead- Meanwhile, stateHealth vate hospitals forCovid-19 ing to criticism. MinisterVishwajit Rane said the treatment,MGP leader and for- In response, Dhavalikar “government can’t intervene in mer deputychief minister wroteonFacebook,“...with person’sindividual choice”. Sudin Dhavalikar has offereda manypatientsgetting admitted The government has been bizarre defence: thatpoliticians to government hospitals and showcasing the state-runGoa have optedtoseek treatmentin bedsgetting occupied, it wasnot Medical Collegehospital and private hospitals to ensurethey appropriatefor us to utilisethese ESI hospital as Covid facilities. didn’t take what was“reserved beds, as the same could be used D’Sa himself would frequently forthe needy”. by the needywhen required.” assureGoans of the “good pub- Over the pastfew weeks, He stated that he will notuse lic infrastructure” he oversaw Union ministerShripad Naik, government funds forhis treat- at ESI hospital. DELHI DISPUTE RESOLUTION SOCIETY (REGD.) (Deptt. of Law,Justice &LA, GNCTD) invites applications for Engagement of retired Govt. officers/ officials in DDRS on Short Term Contract Basis for 03 postsofAdditionalDirector and 02 postsof Stenographer (English Grade -II) The terms and conditions of the engagementand format of the application are available at the website: http://web.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_ddrs/ DELHI+DISPUTES+RESOLUTION+SOCIETY/Home/ Vacancies/ The last date of receipt of applications in this office is 15.09.2020. DIP/Shabdarth/0258/20-21

New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 8 EXPRESS NETWORK THE SUNDAYEXPRESS,AUGUST30,2020 Chinese betting racket OwnersofKerala finance firm Officer’swifeandson busted, ED freezes bank held in Rs 2,000 crorefraud: police accounts with Rs 47 cr “Our preliminaryassumption is wide lockdown implemented in shotdeadinLucknow, SHAJUPHILIP that thefirm’sdeposit collection Marchreduced the flowoffresh identifiedasmanagerofBeijing THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, would go up to Rs 2,000 crore. We deposits, achunkofwhich the firm DEEPTIMANTIWARY TomorrowPowerCompany. AUGUST29 aregetting complaintsfromacross earlier usedtopay to investors NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 According to ED, some states, where it (PopularFinance) whose depositsmature. teenagedaughterheld Chinese nationals floated multi- PROMOTERS OF aKerala-based has branches. As per complaintsal- Gold pledged withthe firm for THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate ple Indiancompanieswith the non-banking financial company, ready under police process, Rs 300 loan have been re-pledged in (ED) has frozen close to Rs 47 helpof Indiancharteredaccount- whichfacesseveral cases of fraud croreisatstake.’’ banksbypromoters forfurther crorebelonging to aChinese antsusing Indian directors to in- from depositors, were arrested on He said, “Wedon’t think (peo- loans, it is learnt. ASADREHMAN Police said the girlconfessed companyallegedly running ille- corporatethem.Later,Chinesena- Saturday forallegedly defrauding ple's) depositsare safewith the The issue emergedwhen the LUCKNOW,AUGUST29 to the crime, and that they galbetting in India. tionals took over directorship in investors of nearly Rs 2,000 crore. firm. We realisedthat achunk of firm could notrepaysomein- The agency also conducted these firms,EDsaid. Pathanamthittadistrict depositshas been shiftedoverseas. vestors fortheir matureddeposits. THE WIFE and ason of asenior officer were had seizedthe murder searches at 15 locations across “Some locals were hired and Superintendent of Police KG Aprobe is on.” When the promoters filedaninsol- shotdead, allegedly by the officer’s teenage weapon —a.22 bore pistol Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai and usedtoopenaccountswithHSBC Simon said Popular Finance, based Police sources said Popular vency suit in alocal court, panic- daughter,attheir Lucknowhome on Puneatpremisesassociatedwith Bank and open trade accounts at Vakayarvillage in Finance, which hasstakesinsev- strickendepositorscame in hordes, Saturday, police said. the company, itsdirectors and withonlinewallets Paytm, Pathanamthittadistrict, did not eral non-banking verticals and fi- putting the firm in atightspot, a Police said theyhavedetained the girlwho told us that she has hurtherself witharazor. charteredaccountants.TheEDhas Cashfree,Razorpayetc.Thesewal- have the required licence from the nancial services,had offeredhigh source said. theyclaimedhad admitted to the killings. We have recoveredthe razor and her right heldonlinepaymentgatewaysac- lets had lax due diligence mecha- banking regulator. interestrates fordepositstolure Wison Varghese, who said he is While the motive is notyet known, police said hand wasbandaged.The wounds were visi- countableforalleged“laxduedili- nisms and their non-reporting of On Saturday, the company's customers. adupedinvestor, said around Rs 50 she is sufferingfromdepression. ble afterweopenedthe bandage. Therewere gence”and“non-reportingof sus- suspicioustransactionsto thereg- managing director Thomas Daniel “Atone time, theyhad offered crorehas been collected at the “Wereceived information in the afternoon alsoold wounds. Till now, it has cometolight picious transactions”, which ulatoryauthoritieshelpedtheac- and his wifePrabha, who is also a interestupto18per cent, which firm’s Anchal branchinKollam dis- that therehas been amurder at asenior offi- that she is suffering from depression. We ques- allowedthis racket to flourish. cusedcompaniestolaunchpan- partner,werearrested. went down up to 12 per cent. trict. Manydepositors areretired cer’shouse.While the officerispostedin tionedher in front of her maternal grandfa- “...ED seized17harddisks, 5 India operations,” the ED stated. Theirdaughters and senior ex- When unreasonable interestwas people, who banked on monthly Delhi, his familylives here. Afterreaching the ther... We will send her to ajuvenile home later. laptops, phones, crucial incrimi- AccordingtoED,oncebankac- ecutivesofthe firm,RinuMaria offeredfor deposits, the number of interestfromtheir deposits, house, we found twobodies. We were in- Till then,wewill take careofher.Her father is nating documentsand has also countswereopened, internetac- Thomasand RiyaAnna Thomas, investors grew exponentially,”an he said. formed that the wifeand son of the officer on his way,”CommissionerPandeysaid. frozen Rs 46.96 croreheld in 4 cesscredentialswere courieredby were detainedatNew Delhi airport officialsaid. “Theywerepaidinter- “I am aGulfreturnee and de- were shot. The son wasshotinthe head. According to police, thereweresix to HSBCBankaccounts,”theagency the Indian employees to China on Friday, trying to leave the coun- estregularly,which created an im- posited Rs 15 lakh in twoinstal- Becausethere wasalotofblood, we could not sevendomestic helps at the home when the said in astatement. and major payment instructions tryinthe face of complaintsfrom pression that depositsweresafe, ments. The amount attainedma- figureout themother’sinjuries,”Lucknow murder took place. The gun used in the crime The ED caseisbasedonanFIR came from the beneficial owners aggrieveddepositors,the police attracting moreinvestors.” turity six months ago. Iwanttoget Commissioner of Police SujeetPandeysaid. was.22 borepistol, police said. registeredbyTelanganapoliceaf- basedinChina. Accusedcompa- said hereonSaturday. But manyinvestors did notre- back at leastthe principal amount,’’ “When we conductedan investigation,we “The motiveseems to be depression. In the teritarrestedBeijingresidentYan niesallegedly floatedalarge num- The statepolice had alertedair- alise that the interestfor monthly Varghese said. found thatthe murders were committed by bathroom, she has written ‘disqualifiedhu- Hao and associates Dhiraj Sarkar berofsimilar lookingwebsites ports across the countryafter Rinu paymentwas lifted from the de- Popular Finance has 274 the daughter.She had shotbothher mother man’ whichshe says shehas writtenfor her- and AnkitKapoor on chargesof whichwerehostedthrough and Riyawentabsconding. posit itself, the official said. branches across the country, and her brother.Wehaveseizedthe weapon. self.She had also firedatthe mirror. We have runningabettingracket.Haowas Cloudfare, USA, the EDstated. PathanamthittaSPSimon said, Sources said that the nation- mainlyinSouth India. She has confessedtothe crime andhas also found the pellet,” he said.

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Other particulars of bid may be visited on the procurement portal A¦f»fZ If¹fÊ dQ½fÀf ´fS d³f²ffÊdS°f Àf¸f¹f °fI (http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in. http://sppp.raj.nic.in)ofthe state. probethe “BJP angle" in the death of actor UBN No. MCJ2021SLOB00059 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Sushant Singh Rajput. In astatement, the À½feI fS Ie ªff¹fZ¦fe E½fa d³f²ffÊdS°fÀf¸f¹f ´fS Sd/- Medical Superintendent cum, MUMBAI,AUGUST29 Congress had also raisedquestionsabout Jû»fe ªff¹fZ¦feÜ BÊ-d³fd½fQfAûÔ Iû d¶f³ff IûBÊ Member Secretary,RMRS, DIPR/C/6816/2020 SMS Hospital, Jaipur Ssingh's linkswith the BJP,addingthat he IfS¯f¶f°ff¹fZ BÊ-d³fd½fQfAûÔ Iû MAHARASHTRA HOME MinisterAnil claimedtobeafriend of Rajput’s. AÀ½feI fS/d½f·ffdªf°f IS³fZ If Ad²fI fS Deshmukh said on Saturdaythathewould MaharashtraCongress spokesperson forwardtothe CBI complaints he had received Sachin Sawant had shared apicture from so- A²fûWÀ°ffÃfSI°ffÊ IZ ´ffÀf ÀfbSdÃf°f SWZ¦ffÜ about linksoffilm producer Sandip Ssingh cial media of Ssingh with former IÈ ´f¹ff d½fÀ°fÈ°f ªff³fI fSe, OfC³f»fûO,²fSûWS withthe BJP and a“drugnexus” in Bollywood. Maharashtra chief minister and BJP leader SfdVf E½fa d³fd½fQf ´fi´fÂf Vfb»I ªf¸ff IS³fZ °f±ff “Sandip Ssingh had made abiopic of the DevendraFadnavis. Prime Ministerin27languages. Ihavere- Denying anylinks to Ssingh, Fadnavis A³¹f ÀfaVfû²f³fûÔ E½fa BÊ-d³fd½fQf´fiÀ°fb°f IS³fZ IZ ceivedvariouscomplaints seekinganinquiry had said Ssingh wasalso said to have some dQ³ffaI°fI d½fÀ°ffS AfdQ IZ Àf¸¶f³²f ¸fZÔ intohis linkswith the BJP as well as his links association with the ShivSena. www.etender.up.nic.in ´fS »ffg¦f Af³f with the drug nexus in Bollywood. We will "Why did the Mumbai Police notinves- forwardthese complaints forfurther investi- tigatethese people earlier? The person in ISmÔÜ d³fd½fQfIYf d½f½fSX¯f d³f¸³f´fiIYfSXW`X:- gation,” Deshmukh said. Ssingh wasone of questionmay have been present at some BÊ-d³fd½fQf Àfa£¹ff, If¹fÊ Ifd½f½fS¯f, d³fd½fQf IZ the producers of the 2019 film PM Narendra function whereIwas present. Thereisalso ´fi±f¸f·ff¦f Jb»f³fZ IedQ³ffaI ,²fSûWSSfdVf E½fa Modi starring VivekOberoi. some reportthat thesame person wasthe d³fd½fQf If ¸fc»¹f (I SÀfdW°f) Iû Ii ¸f ¸fZÔ The Maharashtraunitofthe Congress director of amovie to be made on Balasaheb had said on Fridaythatthere wasaneed to Thackeray," Fadnavis said in Pune. GUJARATWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ´fPÞfªff¹fZÜ 1. MXe-82/20-21 CORPORATION LIMITED, GANDHINAGAR (A»´fIYfd»fIY):- d½fôb°f ´ffSm¿f¯fJ¯O ¸fZSN OFFICE OF THE GEOHYDROLOGIST,UNIT-2, KHERVA-382711 IZ A³°f¦fÊ°f 132 IZ .½fe. ¸fûQe´fbS¸f-Ia ISJZOf Four children dead, thousands Tender Notice No.01/2020-21 NATIONAL HYDROLOGY PROJECT (WORLD BANK FUNDED) »ffB³f (RRTS IfgSeOûS IZ A³°f¦fÊ°f) IZ 1. Officeofthe Geohydrologisl, Unit-2, RegionalData Mf½fS Àfa£¹ff 03 WZ°fb dSMZd³fa¦f ½ff»f IZ d³f¸ffʯf evacuated as rain batters MP Processing Center,Opp.Ganpat University,Kherva-382711, ÀfZ Àf¸¶fd³²f°f If¹fÊÜ dQ³ffaI 08.09.2020, ÷. Tal&Dist Mehsana, Gujarat Tel. No.02762-286016, e-mail: 2,000.00/-, ÷. 590.00/- A²feÃf¯f [email protected] invites online Bid forthe following work EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE from the experienced agencies. Ad·f¹fa°ff, d½fôb°f ´ffSmX¿f¯f ¸f¯OX»f, 130-OXe, BHOPAL,AUGUST29 S. Name of work 1. Bid Security kk´ffSmX¿f¯f ·f½f³fll d½f¢MXûdSX¹ff´ffIÊY, ¸fZSXNXÜ FOUR CHILDREN diedafter awall collapsed No.2.Tender Fee kkSXf¿MÑXdWX°f¸fZÔDYªffÊ ¶f¨ff¹fZÔll ´fÂffaIY2483 in Dheemarkheda tehsil of Katni districtas 1The Supply,lnstaliation, Testing, Commi- 1. 39,00,000/- d½f.´ff.¸f/¸fZSXNX/dQ³ffaIY29/08/2020 heavy rain lashedseveral eastern districtsof ssioning and Maintanace of 1083 No.of2.18,000/- Madhya PradeshonSaturday. At least9,308 Digital Water levelRecorder (DWLRs) CX.´fi. ´ff½fSX MÑXf³Àfd¸fVf³f IYfSX´fûSmXVf³f people from 16 villages were evacuated and Non-vented pressure sensor type) with movedtoshelterhomes. Telemetrysystem in Piezometersfor d»f. BÊX-d³fd½fQf Àfc¨f³ff Àfa. 36- OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PRISON The four children who diedwereiden- Ground water Monitoring and Integrate BÊXÀfeMXeÀfe/¸fbSXf./2020-21 BÊ-M`¯OS PRISON HEAD QUARTER: tifiedasSuhani Kaul (6), PinkuKaul(8),Lalit with Existing Data center located at ¨ffS ¸ffW Ie ½f`²f°ffWZ°fb Qû ·ff¦fûÔ ¸fZÔ NEAR LAJWANTI GARDEN CHOWK Kaul (4) and Annapurna Kaul (8). The chil- Gandhinagar,Gujarat including dren were said to be playing near their Commutersstruggletonavigate JANAK PURI: NEW DELHI improvement /maintenance of exidting ·ff¦f-1 ½f ·ff¦f-2 A²fûd»fd£f°f d½f½fS¯f house when awallcollapsed on them. The floodedroadsinBhopal, Saturday. PTI Piezometers (cleaning through bailing IZ A³fbÀffS Af¸fadÂf°f dI ¹fZ ªff°fZ W`Ô- PROVISION BRANCH district administration has announcedcom- and development by Air compressor) in No.F.7/Prov.Fact/Hand Sanitizer/CJ-05/2020-21/CD-003612226/ 174-175 pensation of Rs 4lakh foreachchild to the Gujarat state Ii ¸ffaI 1. Ied³fd½fQf ´fif´°f Wû³fZ/ Jû»fZ Dated: 25.08.2020 Tender ID No.: 2020_CJT_193855_1 familyofthe deceased. who were stuckfor 18 hours in their village 2. Detailed Invitationfor Bid is available on ªff³fZ If dQ³ffaI ½f Àf¸f¹f Ii ¸fVf: e-TENDER NOTICE Of the areas flooded by heavy rains were had to be airlifted. https://www.nprocure.com three towns and 16 villageswhich included ChiefMinisterShivraj SinghChouhan, 21.09.2020, 14.00 ¶fªfZ E½fa For and on behalf of the President of India, e-tender (online 3. The bidding documents are available online and can be Bhopal, Chinddwada, Indore, Hoshangabad, who held areviewmeeting at 10 am, urged 22.09.2020 14.00 ¶fªfZ °f±ff Ii ¸ffaI procurementwebsite https://govtprocurement.delhi.gov.in) are downloaded free of cost by invited for procurement of raw material for manufacturing of hand Harda,Narsinghpur,Dewas andSehore. Two people livinginlow-lying areas to move to 4. Log in on to the website https://www.nprocure.com from 2, 3Ied³fdQ½ffEa ´fif´°f Wû³fZ/ Jû»fZ sanitizer in jail factory CJ-05 for 01 year from the date of issue of rate helicopters of the air forcewererequisitioned safer houses. 31/08/2020 (11.00 hrs.to12.10.2020 till 12.00 hrs ªff³fZ If dQ³ffaI ½f Àf¸f¹f Ii ¸fVf: contract (extendable upto 03 months). The NIT has been uploaded and to carry out evacuations in Sehoreand The Narmada riverhad surpassedthe dan- 5. Deadline forsubmission of bid is 15.00 hours on 12.10.2020 available along with terms and conditions and detailed specifications. All Hoshangabad. germarkof964 feet and wasflowing at 973 6. Opening of bid is at 15.30 hours on 12.10.2020 05.10.2020, 14.00 ¶fªfZ E½fa the tenderers participating in e-tendering and should have aDigital However, badweather prevented their feet in Hoshangabad afterthe gatesofvari- 7. The bid is to be submittedonline through the same 06.10.2020 14.00 ¶fªfZ W`ÜIi¸ffaI Signature/ Smart Card and should apply online before the Last Date movement and theyare expected to start ous dams had to be opened. Chouhan urged e-Procurement portal only. and Time. In case (22.09.2020) is being declared Govt. Holiday the rescue work on Sundaymorning. Athird hel- residentstodial 100or1079toask forhelp. No.DDI/MEH/166/20-21 next working day will be treated as Tender Date.) 1. If¹fÊ If³ff¸f 220 IZ .½fe.C´fIZ ³Qi icopterwas pressedintorescue people in NDRFand SDRF teams areequipped with150 A¸fSûWf´fS 01 ³f¦f °f±ff 220 IZ .½fe. Estimated Cost of Work :Rs. 80 Lakhs (Approx) Chinddwada. In Chinddwada, five people boatstorescue people. KARNATAKA FOREST DEPARTMENT Date of release of tender through E- :02.09.2020 Office of the Deputy Conservator of Forests, k¶fZl E½fa 01 ³f¦f 220 IZ .½fe. ¶fÀf procurement website Shivamogga Division,Shivamogga-577 201. I´f»fS WfBd¶fiO k¶fZl ÀfZÀfa¶fad²f°f https://govtprocurement.delhi.gov.in As Mahanadi Last date/ Time of receipt of tenders :22.09.2020 at 12.00 Noon Ph: 08182-272210, Email:[email protected] ªff³f´fQe¹f If¹fÊÜ Ii ¸ffaI 2. If¹fÊ If through e-procurement solution water levels No.B1/Sandal/E-auction/CR-03/2020-21 Date:28.08.2020 ³ff¸f 220 IZ .½fe. C´fIZ ³Qi Af½ffÀfe¹f Date of on line opening of Pre- :22.09.2020 at 12.30 PM rise, Hirakud BRIEF SALE NOTIFICATION If»fû³fe ¸fÓfû»ff, ¸fbSfQf¶ffQ ´fS qualification bids Sd/- dam opens 46 It is hereby notified forthe generalinformation of ªf»ff´fcd°fÊ E½fa ÀffR ÀfR fBÊ IZ ½ffd¿fÊI Superintendent: PHQ-II the public thatSandal logs andpiecesstored at Government A³fbSÃf¯f E½fa ¸fS¸¸f°f If¹fÊ (½f¿fÊ DIP/Shabdarth/0268/20-21 Tihar,New Delhi sluice gates Sandalwood Depot, Sandal Koti, Shivamogga- 577203.as mentioned belowwill be sold by e-tender-cum-auction mode 2020-21) Ii ¸ffaI 3. 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Pre Bid Meeting :25th September d³fd½fQf ´fi´fÂf Ie »ff¦f°f B°¹ffdQ E½fa PLACES OF BHOPAL CITY ISSR 2012 increasing by 8cm 2020 at 4.30 PM dI Àfe ´fiI fS IZ ÀfaVfû²f³f, ´fdS½f°fʳf, ZONE 01 TO 19 (2020200171) everyhour."Theinflow 32020_UAD_ ANNUAL TENDER WORK 1,79,84,921/- 1,79,849/- 12,500/- MPUAAD 12 Detailed SaleCondition to be downloadedfrom Vfbdð ´fÂf WZ°fb 101684_1 MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING BUILDING Month of Hirakud is 8.78 lakh www.mstcecommerce.com http://etender.up.nic.in A±f½ff TOILETS,FOOTPATHDRAINS AND NON cusecswhile the out- A.C.F.SandalKoti, Shivamogga Contact Mobile No: AND OTHERS WORK AT SOR WORK flowis7.57lakhcusecs... BHOPAL CITY ZONE01TO192012 9448407544 www.upptcl.org ´fS »ffgd¦f³f ISmÔÜ The waterlevel stands WXÀ°ff./-A²feÃf¯fAd·f¹f³°ff kkSXfáÑX (2020200169) at626.89feet asagainst Sd/-(G.U. SHANKAR) Deputy Conservator of Forests, v. 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Bhushan case: Gujarat announces inauguration of ElgaarParishad case: Kin of accused, lawyers,activistsholdvirtualmeeting SC to pronounce seaplane service on October31 Mumbai: To markovertwo years ing on Saturdayevening claim- 2018 by the Pune police, who Three others,including Anand The event organisedby sincethe arrestsinthe Elgaar ing that theywerefalselyimpli- claimedtheir involvement in the Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha People's Union forCivil Liberties quantum of Vadodara: The Gujarat govern- Ahmedabad to StatueofUnityin Parishad case, familymembers cated forraising their voice violence whichtookplaceagainst and HanyBabu were arrestedthis wasattendedbyothers includ- ment has announcedthe inau- Kevadia colony in Narmada dis- of theaccused, lawyers and ac- againstthe government. Dalitsgathered at Bhima year by the NIA whichtook over ing senior lawyersRebecca John punishment guration of aseaplane service trict, to be operated by SpiceJet. tivists gathered in avirtualmeet- Nine people were arrested in Koregaon on January1,2018. the probefromthe Pune police. and Mihir Desai. ENS on August 31 from October 31 -- the birth an- In arelease on Saturday,the niversaryofSardar Vallabhbhai governmentsaidthatthis“kindof OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDUSTRIES Patel-which has been billedas serviceisfirsteverinthecountry.” GOVERNMENT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORYOFDELHI India's firstseaplane service. The service maybeinaugu- DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH SERVICES UDYOG SADAN, PLOT NO. 419, F.I.E., PATPARGANJ INDUSTRIAL AREA DELHI-110092 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE The inaugural flight will take ratedbyPrime MinisterNarendra NAHARLAGUN ADMISSION NOTICE —SESSION 2020-21 NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 offfromSabarmati Riverfront in Modi, said an official. ENS No. COVID-19/MDEV-43/2020 Dated Naharlagun, the 28th August 2020. RE-TENDER NOTICE EXTENSION OF LAST DATE UP TO4TH SEPTEMBER 2020 FOR Applying for Admission in First Year of Three Years Diploma in Handloom and Textile THE SUPREME Courtwillpro- 1. Competitive bids are invited for the procurement of hospital Technology (DHTT) Course 2020-21 Session nounce on August31the quan- equipment to prepare 10 District Hospitals (Tawang, Please refer to our earlier office Press Advertisementsfor admission to the above said tum of punishment foradvocate Bomdila, Ziro, Aalo, Tezu, Namsai, Changlang, Khonsa, course dated 12.07.2020 &19.07.20211 The last date has been extended up to 4th Prashant Bhushan whom it Seppa, Yingkiong) to fight COVID-19 under NESIDS in the found guilty of criminal con- September,2020 for submitting applications on prescribed format only from bona Directorate of Health Services, Naharlagun in continuation fide residentsofNational Capital Territory of Delhi (no application from any other State temptfor twoofhis tweets. of earlier publication: will be considered) for admission to the aforementioned course commencing from 1st AbenchofJusticesArun •Part-I (medical equipment) with approximate cost of October,2020 at Indian Institute of Handloom Technology (IIHT), Jodhpur. Candidates who Mishra, BRGavai and Rs. 21,63,48,650.00 have already applied, need not apply,again. The selections will be based on merit of Murari will deliverthe rulingat •Part-II (imaging equipment) with approximate cost of marks obtained in 10th Standardor equivalent exam 10.30 am. Rs. 15,41,00,00.00 Eligibility: On August14, thebenchhad •Part-IV (mortuary van) with approximate cost of Rs. (i) Educational Qualification: To be eligible for admission to first year of Diploma Course held Bhushanguilty over the 1,20,00,000.00 in Handlooms &Textile Technology,the candidate should have passed 10th standard or tweets made on June 29 and 29. 2. The tender fee receipt with Checklist, should be collected equivalent examinationwith English as asubject of study. It heardargumentsfor sentenc- and duly filled and shall be submitted to DDHS (Supply & (ii) Age Limit: The age limit for admission to first year of Diploma Course in Handlooms & ing on August20and reserved Transport) Branch, Directorate of Health Services, Govt. of Textile Technology for all the categories except SC/ST should be between 15-23 it's judgement on August25. ArunachalPradesh, PO/PS-Naharlagun, Papum Pare years and for SC/ST candidates it should be between 15-25 Years as on 01-July During the arguments, District, Pin 791110. EMD in the form of Demand of 2020. Bhushan submitted astatedto Draft/Banker's Cheque drawn on any nationalized Bank in (iii) Seats: TotalNumber of Seatsfor admission from Delhi State are 8(eight). the courtthatthe “two tweets favour of Director of Health Services payable at (iv)Reservation: The Reservation Policy for SC/ST/OBC as per existing policy of Govt. of represented”his “bonafide be- Naharlagun. NCT of Delhi will be followed. Minimum 20% of the total seatsallotted to the States are liefs” andthat he didnot want to 3. Time schedule reserved for candidates belonging to weavers community.Shortfall, if any,will be met out apologise forthe same. He also from the candidates other than weavers community.10% Seatshave been reserved for Date of uploading in Website: answered in the negative when Economically Weaker Section (EWS). website/ publishing of https://arunachaltenders.gov.in asked if he wished to reconsider (v) Last Date for submission of Application Forms: 4th September 2020 up to 5.00 tender paper 29/08/2020 at 0900hrs his statement. pm. Start date &time for 29/08/2020 at 1000hrs onwards The courthowevergavehim Application form and other details regarding total no. of seats, State reservation, downloading tender time till August24“to submit availability and submission of application forms, documentstobeattached, stipend etc. are documents unconditional apology,ifheso available at website (http://industries.delhi.gov.in or from the Office of Commissioner desires”. Start date &time for 29/08/2020 at 1000hrs onwards of Industries, Udyog Sadan, 419, 4th Floor Patparganj Industrial Area, Delhi-110092 on all working days between 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 pm.from the date of publication up to Attorney-General KK submission of online bids 4th September,2020 and the duly filled in form should be submitted at the above office Venugopal urgedthe court not Last date &time for 05/09/2020 at 0900hrs address in person. Forms sent directly to IIHT,Jodhpur will not be considered for admission to punish Bhushan,saying he submission of online bids process. Date &time for opening 05/09/2020 at 1100hrs onwards had done alot of good work in Sd/- the area of public interestlitiga- of technical bids SECTION OFFICER (HANDLOOM)-Link tions. Tender opening venue Conference Hall, DHS Complex DIP/Shabdarth/0210/20-21 GOVT.OFNCT DELHI Bhushan stucktohis guns Naharlagun and, in asupplementarystate- Date &time of opening of Will be intimated on Website. APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR THE POST OF ACCOUNT ASSISTANT/CLERK ment on August24, said the price bids STATION COMMANDER 27 ED AIR FORCE, PRAHLADPUR INVITES tweets represent his beliefsand Address for DDHS (Supply &Transport) apologising forthem “would be communication: Branch, Directorate of Health APPLICATION FROM EX-SERVICE MEN FOR THE POST OF ACCOUNT insincere”. Services, Govt. of Arunachal ASSISTANT/CLERK IN SERVICE INSTITUTE ON CONTRACT BASIS The benchmet again in Pradesh, PO/PS-Naharlagun, SL NO OF POST EDN QUALIFICATION ELIGIBILITY/WORK EXPERIENCE August25toconsiderthe “effect Papum Pare District ,Pin 791110 NO VACANCIES of the supplementary state- 01 01 Account 12th pass/Graduate Qualification 12th pass/Graduate (with Commerce) PH. NO. 0360-2350302/2244113 Assistant/ (with Commerce) Nationality Indian Language: English, Hindi (Read and Write) ment”. email: [email protected] Clerk Technical Skills: Basic Knowledge in Computer,Accounting Reserving itsjudgement that Software Work Experience Optional Character Certificate From day, thebenchexpressedits an- 4. Tender fee is Rs. 5000.00 Gazetted Officer Other Skills: Positive attitude/Communication skills/General guish at Bhushan’scriticism of 5. The interested bidders can download tender documents from the e-tendering Website: https://arunachaltenders. Service Knowledge “sitting and retired”judges. Fitness: Physical/Medical fitness gov.in The courtsaid while criticism FOR ACCOUNT ASSISTANT/CLERK is welcome, one should not“at- 6. All the key dates and deadlines will be followed as per the Signed application (Hindi/English) with following documents time schedule in NIT unless explicitly amended through a (a) Curriculum Vita tributemotives to judges” since (b) Mark Sheet and Certificate of 12th Pass/Graduate (Commerce) theycannotgotothe press to de- corrigendum in the e-tendering Website: (c) Work experience certificate: Optional fend themselvesand “can only https://arunachaltenders.gov.in (d) Identify Proof: EX-service men Sd/- (e) Character Certificate: From Gazetted Officer speak through judgements”. (f) Contact no and address (P.Parthiban) IAS, Selection procedure: Stage 1: Written test (Basic knowledge of Accountancy,English and GSK) Secretary(Health &Family Welfare) Stage 2: Typing Test Duly mentioned on envelope: Application for the post of Account Assistant/Clerk SI. 27ED AF J&K cops to Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar. Application to be submitted by Post/Hand at Service Institute 27 ED Air Force Dated Naharlagun, the 28th August’ 2020. Air Force Station Prahladpur New Delhi- 110010 move court DIPR/ARN NO-13021-25 All Applications to reach by 14 Sep. 2020. against bail to pharmacist

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TWODAYSafter aUAPAcourt granted bail to aHealth Department pharmacist, calling thechargesunderthe stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act[UAPA]asanattempt to “falselyimplicate” him, Jammu and Kashmir Police Saturday said theywillappeal againstthe bail order. Zahoor Ahmed, who was postedinRenia, of Marwah tehsil, wasarrestedinKishtwar’s Dachhan area on January6. On Thursday, Special UAPA JudgeSunit Gupta had calledthe charges“asuccessful attempt to falselyimplicate” him and said that Ahmedshould be released “forthwith” from Jammu Central Jailoninterim bail subject to him furnishing asuretybond of Rs 25,000,and if he is notnamedin anyother case. On Saturday, SSP,Kishtwar, HarmeetSinghtold the media that Ahmedhas been granted bail by thecourton“technical grounds”inone of the cases reg- istered againsthim under UAPA. He said, “Wehad evidence againsthim and we had kept a photocopyofthe evidencein that particular case. We will take up the case with the judiciary again.” SSP Singh said Ahmedis“in- volvedinanti-national activities’’. In his bail order,Special Judge Gupta held that therewas no ev- idenceofAhmed's involvement in anyoffence under UAPA and that he wasonly“performinghis professional duty”ifhewas in- tending to delivermedicines even to aterrorist. The courtsaid, “The offences attributed to him arewith regard to unlawful ac- tivities, conspiracy,harbouring of terrorists and…supportgiven to theterroristorganisation. None of these offences have even been alleged by anyofthe prosecution witnesseswhose statements were recordedbythe IO (investigating officer)...or even the witnesseswhose statements were recordedunder Section 164, CrPC.” The courtheld that “(on) the strength of the said copyofthe statement, the IO has made a successful attempt to falselyim- plicateZahoorAhmed.”

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HARYANA-121002.HAVE Birth-Certificate.The actual- CHANGEMYNAME TO SURESH Ph: 08182-272210, Email:[email protected] name of mine is Gopal Bihani BHATI. 0040546558-3 which maybeamended No.B1/Sandal/E-auction/CR-03/2020-21 Date:28.08.2020 I AnitaD/o Om Prakash and W/o accordingly. 0040546558-10 Suresh Kumar R/oWZ1672/11 BRIEF SALE NOTIFICATION I,Vijay Kumar Goswami,S/o Nangal Raya NewDelhi declare Lt.KundanLal Goswami R/o-S- It is hereby notified forthe general information of that Anitaand AnitaRaniare 1/54,Ground-Floor,Old thepublic that Sandal logs and pieces stored at Government name of one person that is me Mahavir-Nagar,Tilak- Sandalwood Depot, Sandal Koti, Shivamogga-577 203.as 0050168015-1 Nagar,Delhi-110018, inform mentioned below will be sold by e-tender-cum-auctionmode I Arun Kumar S/oOmPrakash that my D.O.B24-09-1961 is incorrect, whereas-correct through MSTCLtd., on the onlineplatform"www. R/oRZ14A/21/24Gali No 1 mstcecommerce.com".The sale conducting authority is Main Sagar PurNew Delhi D.O.B. is-24-09-1951. declarethat Arun Kumar and 0040546560-1 OTHERS DeputyConservatorofForests,Shivamogga Division Arun Kumar Kataria arename Shivamogga. The e-tender-cum auction is subject to I,Rajesh Kumar S/oLate sukhbir of one person that is me Punjabi Nai-Devitt family singh R/oHouse No.9271 terms and conditions uploaded on the website www. seeking alliancefor their son, 0050168011-1 Gaushala Kishan Ganj ,Delhi-6. mstcecommerce. com. by e-tender-cum E-Auction No: 28, B.Tech, PGD completed and Ihave changed my minor son I Jaspreet Singh Ahluwalia s/o MBAPursuing,Working for MSTC/BLR/KARNATAKA FOREST DEPARTMENT /1/GSWD name from Himanshu kumar to Shri VeerinderSingh Ahluwalia German MNC, lookingfor awell SANDAL KOTI SHIVAMOGGA/20-21/10229 Himanshu for all purposes. r/o1/9547,West Rohtas nagar educatedworking girl from Date of e-tender-cum-auction :30September 2020 NOTICE INVITING e-TENDERS shahdara, Delhi-32declarethat 0040546500-1 same community pref from Mode :Online-www.mstcecommerce.com Time : 2.00 PM name of my wife is mention as Punjab and Delhi-NCR. Contact The Executive Engineer,Mechanical Division No. II, Irrigation &Flood I,R. Mohan Kumar,S/o Late Sh. Navdeep Kaur in my minor 9654746113 0050167898-1 to 5.00PM Quantity of Material :Approximately Control Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, l&FC Wing, Vikas Bhawan-II, K.K. RamakrishananR/o-27-B, daughter passport no. 26.46MTSandal wood of Different kind Approximate Civil Lines, Delhi-110054. Invites on behalf of the President of India, online HPL Staff-Colony,Bhogal,New H3797254 of Jas Simar Kaur tender from approved and eligible contractors of l&FC and other Deptt. of Delhi-110014,State that Both value :Rs.10.00 Crores Inspection of logs by the Ahluwalia. The actual name of central /State Govt.(whose registration details have been verified by the the Names R.Mohan Kumar bidders : 21.09.2020 to 25.09.2020 10:30 AM to 04:00 PM my wife is Navdeep Kaur l&FC Deptt.) dealing with similar nature of work for the following works:- and R.MohanaKumar areof Ahluwalia. 0040546522-1 at Government Sandalwood Depot, Sandal Koti, N.O.W:- R/M of Draglines &Hydraulic Excavator for the year 2020-21. Same Person. 0040546560-2 Shivamogga-577 203. PreBid Meeting :25thSeptember Sub Work:- Providing of Operators and Khallasi cum Chowkidar for I, Anju Sadana d/oBhavandas I,Hitherto known as Rahul Dragline (TATA 320, HE-200 &TFC) &Backhoe Loader for the period of 06 Sadana, w/oShankar Lal r/o93, 2020 at 4.30 PM Kumar Taak,S/o-SunderLal Month. First floor, PaschimVihar Extn., R/o-WS-114,St.No.3 Detailed SaleConditiontobedownloaded from (H.O.A:- MH 2711(NON PLAN) Delhi-110063 have changedmy Sudamapuri,Babarpur,Delhi- www.mstcecommerce.com Estimated Cost: Rs. 15,88,080/- name to KIRAN. 110032,have changed my name A.C.F.Sandal Koti, Shivamogga Contact Mobile No: Earnest Money: Rs. 31,762/- 0040546523-1 and shall hereafter be known Period of completion : (180) Days, 9448407544 Last date &time of submission of tender: upto 3:00 p.m on 02/09/2020. I Kum. Rekha Kumari GuptaD/o- as RahulSingh. 0040546558-9 PUBLIC NOTICE (Tender I.D 2020_IFC_193863_1) GaindaLal Gupta R/o-119-120, Sd/- (G.U.SHANKAR) Deputy ConservatorofForests, I,Harvinder Singh Khera, S/O- I, Kamlesh Gupta, w/o Late Sh. Note 1) The Tender forms and other details can be obtained from the Upper Ground Floor,Pocket-B- Shri Jaswant Singh KheraR/O- Narender Prakash Guptar/o D- Shivamogga Division, Shivamogga website http://govtprocurement.delhi.gov.in 2, Sector-6, Rohini, Delhi-85 13/4, Sector8,Rohini, Delhi, UP-33,2nd-Floor,Maurya MUSLIM DIP/Shabdarth/0266/20-21 have changed my name after have severed all relations with, DIPR/smg/No.107/08/mca/20-21 Enclave,PitamPura,Delhi- disowned and disinherited my marriage to Rekha GoyalW/o- 110034,have changed my minor Muslim 89 Born Mcom Fair son Sameer Aggarwal andhis Harish Goyalfor allpurposes. family from allmymovable and son’s name,from Sanampreet Smart EmployedPune Girl Singh to Sanampreet Singh immovable properties. 0040546508-1 Expects MuslimWelleducated Henceforth, Ishallnot be Khera. 0040546571-5 Wellsettled BoyPhone: responsible for any of his actions. I SidhiShankar Kaustubh I,4576776H l/nk AjayKumar,S/o 9168466117 0090275037-1 Sd/- A.K. GUPTA Parakala S/oSudhir Kumar Advocate Parakala R/O326 GF LIG Sec 14 Shri.BalbirSinghingh,R/o- Ch. No.:E-709, Lawyers’ Chambers, Phase 3PKT 2DwarkaNew Daboda KhurdBahadurgarh, District CourtsComplex, Distt.Jhajjar,Haryana,inform LOST & FOUND Karkardooma, Delhi-110032 Delhi 110075 have changed my E.No.:D/477/95 name to Kaustubh Parakala that my wife name wrongly- I, MEENA SHARMA D/O Kiran vide affidavit dated 24/08/2020 written as Anju in my army Sharma R/oB-2/19 RanaPratap service-record. Actual name of PUBLIC NOTICE 0050168182-1 Bagh,Delhi-110007 have lost my wife is Anju bala It is to inform to the general public that my my original certificate of class client Sh. Ram Sewak S/O Sh. Ganesh I SidhiShankar Kaustubh Prasad, R/O S-64 A, Vishwas Park, Uttam 0040546558-6 12th Year-1999,Roll No.6208884 Nagar, Delhi-110059 has severed all his Parakala alias PSS Kaustubh CBSE-Delhi 0040546556-1 relations with his son Sh. Sandeep Kumar I,4576776H l/nk AjayKumar,S/o and his daughter-in-law Smt. Babli W/O Sh. Jain S/oSudhirKumar Parakala Sandeep Kumar, R/O H-66 A, Gali No. 3, Jain R/O326GF LIG Sec 14 Phase Shri.BalbirSingh,R/o-Daboda We,Mr.Anoop Ramachandran& Vishwas Park, Uttam Nagar, Delhi-110059 Mrs. VibhaAnoop both and disowned them from his all movable and 3PKT 2DwarkaNew Delhi KhurdBahadurgarh, immovableproperties. My above named Distt.Jhajjar,Haryana,inform Residing-A-702,The Balmoral- client will not be responsible for any act of his 110075 have changed my name above named son Sh. Sandeep Kumar and to Kaustubh Parakala vide that my mother Kamlesh her Estate, Pune,have lost our daughter-in-law Smt. Babli in future, if any property- person dealing with Sh. Sandeep Kumar and affidavit dated24/08/2020 date-of-birth wrongly-written Smt. Babli, will do at his own risk. as-15/12/1967 in my army Documents(Payment- Sd/- 0050168215-1 PANKAJ TRIPATHI service-record.My mother Receipts.No. ADVOCATE 0777255130707452, Enr. No. D/288-F/2000 I, CHETSINGHVISHT,S/O KALAM actualdate-of-birth is- Chamber No. 931, Lawyers Chamber, SINGH BISHT,R/o- 07/05/1964. 0040546558-7 0777273131955295, Rohini Court Complex, Delhi 6/258,DR.AMBEDKARNAGAR 0777276132526159,N0901400115 I, gurjit Singh baweja,s/o DAKSHINPURI, DELHI-110062. 16632,N139140017574221,HVAT amarjit SinghR/O.m-10 first- Changed my name to CHET Receipt,NEFTINW-0089729221 GUJARATMEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION LIMITED floor rajouri garden vtc rajouri- SINGH BISHT. 0040546577-1 NEFTINW0—095130906)of (A Government of Gujarat Undertaking) market,Delhi-110027,have Flat.No.EFP-II-54-0302,Emerald I, Chanda Shafiul Islam S/o changed my namegurjeet Premier-Floor,Sec-65, Gurgaon, Regd. Office: BlockNo. 14/1, Dr.Jivraj Mehta Bhavan, ShafiulIslam,R/o-B-593, Singh baweja. 0040546577-4 measuring-1975 Sqfts, Emaar Sector-10, Gandhinagar, Sector-1, Avantika, Rohini, I, Vanspal Choudhary S/oJogi MGF Land Ltd,Gurugram.If Ph. 079-23250767, 23250766, 23257698 Delhi-110085,have changedmy Ram R/o-WZ-66, Hari Singh anybody find document of name to Chanda. Park Multan Nagar Delhi- above said-propertycontact- TENDERNOTICE:D-05/2020-2021 0040546571-3 110056,have changed my name above mentioned-address. to Vansh Pal. 0040546558-5 Contact.no.9923043450. Tenders are invited online from reputed Manufacturers/Formulators/Direct Importers I, DeepikaW/o Sh.Gurmeet forpurchase of Recombinant Antihemophilie Factor VIIa &IXon rate contract basis Singh, H.No. 57-58, 3rd-Floor, 0040546560-4 I, UDAYVIR SINGH S/OBALVIR and details of specification, quantity is available on https://gmscl.gujarat.gov.in Pocket-11,Sector-22, SINGH,H.NO.C-31/B, I Mamta W/oSh. Gagan Kumar and www.statetenders.com. All tender documents can be downloaded free on the Rohini,Delhi-110086,have GALI.NO.16-E, MOLARBAND- R/oR-26, Nandwani Nagar, changed my name to Deepika EXTN. BADARPUR,NEW DELHI- website https://gmscl.nprocure.com &TenderNotice. Interestedbidders are Near Shiv Mandir, Ward No.14, Àff½fʪfd³fIY Àfc¨f³ff Kaur Singh. 0040546571-4 110044.HAVE CHANGEMY Sonipat, Haryana have requested to submit the tender through e-tenderprocess. ¸fZSm ¸fb½fd¢I»f¦fbS¨fS¯f dÀfaW ´fbÂf QVfʳf I, Geeta Rani Sharma D/oLate NAME TO UDAY VEER SINGH. lost/misplaced my Share dÀfaW d³f½ffÀfe-E¢Àf/2838, ¦f»fe ³fa. 5, Duration of downloading of tender document(online):- 0040546558-2 Certificate No.237, Dated Sh. AjayChand, Age52, R/o S§fb½fS´fbSf³fa. 2, ¦ffa²fe ³f¦fS,dQ»»fe- 31/08/2020 to 22/09/2020 upto 15.55Hrs. 10196/1/3, Jhandewalan Ram 12.08.2007 &AllotmentCum I, Sunil Kumar Sagar S/o 110031 ³fZ A´f³fe ´fbÂfe d´fi¹faI fI»fÀfe Nagar, Delhi-110055 do hereby Possession Slip of Flat No.A- Last date forsubmission (online): 22/09/2020 upto 18.00 HRS. Shri.K.S.Sagar R/o-RZF-720,Raj IZ A·fýi ½¹f½fWfS,d³f¹faÂf¯f ÀfZ ´fcSe°fSW solemnily affirm and declar 104, First Floor, The Samrat Last date forsubmission of physical document: 23/09/2020upto 18.00 HRS. Nagar, Part-ll, Extn, Palam- ÀfZ ¶ffWSWû³fZ IZ IfS¯fBÀfÀfZ A´f³fZ that Ihave Change my name AshokaCo-operativeGroup Opening of Technical Bid Date (online) 24/09/2020 at 15.00 HRS. Colony, New Delhi-110077,state Àf·fe Àf¸¶f³²f-d½f¨LZQISBÀfZ A´f³fe from Geeta to Geeta Rani Housing Society Ltd. PlotNo. that Sunil Kumar Sagar,Sunil Àf¸fÀ°f ¨f»f-A¨f»f Àf¸´fdØf ÀfZ ¶fZQJ»f Sharma for all future purposes. 36/2,Sector-9, Rohini, Delhi- INF/765/20-21 MANAGING DIRECTOR and Sunil Kumar is one and IS dQ¹ff W`ÜBÀfIZ If¹fûË/ »fZ³fQZ³f/ Geeta and Geeta Rani Sharma 110085 somewhere. If anybody same person.This is for all ½¹f½fWfS IZ d»fE ¸fZSm ¸fb½fd¢I »f C³fI f is one and the same person. found, please contactonabove ´fdS½ffS dªf¸¸fZQfS ³fWeÔ Wû¦ffÜ record,and future purposes. address. 0040546550-1 Government of India 0040546469-1 ´f½f³f¨fü²fSXeEOX½fûIZYMX, 0040546525-1 Department of Atomic Energy I, Harvinder Kaur am selling my En. D-2235/2004 I, Harman Preet Singh,S/o I, SanjayKumar son of late Shri flat no. 1901, tower19inlotus Board of RadiationRadiation andand Isotope TTeecchnologyhnology Bahadur SinghR/o-RZ-63,Main KanwalSingh residentof boulevardnoida to Mr. Nitin Road Palam Gali.No.2, Puran- Village-Godhari, P.O Gupta and Vishakha Gupta. I CORRIGENDUM TO N.I.T.PUBLISHED ON 23/3/2020 Nagar Palam-Colony,Delhi-45 Achhej,Tehsil-Beri, Distt- have misplaced original Chief Executive, BRIT/General Manager/TD,BRIT,Vashi changed my name to Jhajjar, Haryana have changed builder buyer agreement and 1 Complex, Sector 20, Vashi, Navi Mumbai 400703, hereby re- Harmanpreet Singh. my minor son’s name from paymentreceipt. Finder please invites sealed tenders for item rate tender for following work. 0040546558-8 Vivek to Vivek Beniwal for all contact:9810446181 01. TENDER NOTICE NO.:- BRIT/CIRUS/TFS&TLC/ ELECTRICAL/2020/01 Date :14/3/2020 I, MohdUbed S/oMDYunus,R/o purposes. 0050168216-1 0050168201-1 02. NAME OF WORK :- Laboratory Electrification work complete House.no.286Block-27,Trilok- I, Rahul Yadavs/o Late Sh. Vijay in all respect along with the CCTV system, OFC based networking Puri Delhi-110091,have PUBLIC NOTICE Pal, R/oHNo-98, Gwari for the TFS&TLC labinthe basement of CIRUS building and the changed my name to Mohd This is to inform you that my client Mohallah,Sarhaul,Sector-18, preclinical evaluation facility of BRIT in modular lab of BARC, Obaid,forAll futurepurposes. Opp.PS-Chowki Road, Sarhol, Ms.Bhavna SethD/o Late Shri Bharat Bhushan Seth R/o B-50, 3rd Trombay,Mumbaiand BRIT Vashi complex, Navi Mumbai. Gurgaon, Haryana-122015, 0040546558-1 Floor,Krishan Kunj Part 2, Lakshmi 03. Estimated cost (Incl. GST):- Rs.28,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty informs that my father’s Nagar,Delhi-110092 wantstocertify/ Eight Lakh Only) I, NARESH KUMAR GERA,S/O VED names VijayPal andVijay inform through this public notice that PRAKASH, R/o-316, VASANT my client’sfathergot expiredon 04. Earnest money deposit:- Rs. 56,000/- (Rs. Fifty six thousand only) Yadavbelong to one and only 01/02/2018 so, my client or other ENCLAVE, DDA-FLATS,VASANT- the same person who died on legal heirs of Late Shri Bharat 05. Revised date of Sale of Tender documents:- 1-9-2020 to 19-9-2020. VIHAR,SOUTH/WEST DELHI- 21.06.2011 0040546436-1 Bhushan Seth are not responsible 06. Revised date of submission &opening of tender:- Up to 14:00 110057,changed my nameto for any kind of loan, debts, assets hrs or before on 30/9/2020and will be openedbyhim/her in his/ I, PoonamD/o Parmod Kumar and an transaction of movable or NARESHGERApermanently. immovable properties done on her office at 15:00 Hrs. on 30/9/2020. R/oF-2/123, F-Block, behalf of Late Shri Bharat Bhushan For detail NIT,kindly visit website http://www.britatom.gov.in 0040546577-3 Mangolpuri, Delhi-110083,have Seth by forged signature or by any (A.C. Dey) I, NirmalaSaini W/oLate changed my nametoPriyanka other means after 01/02/2018. GianenderPrakash Saini R/o- in my LIC Policy No.331432411. Sd/- SHIVALI DHINGRA General Manager,TD/BRIT ADVOCATE 312,Desu Road Shalimar Bagh 0040546571-1 (E. No.- D/3445/2016) Delhi-110088,changed my R/c C-2, Press Apartment name to Nirmal Saini. 23, I.P.Extension, Delhi-110092 PUBLIC NOTICE 0040546571-2 My client Shri Sanjeev Kumar S/o Shri Naval SinghR/o H. No. 70, Near Old Choupal, I, No.3198849A Hav, W/M Kamruddin Nagar,Nangloi,Delhi- 110041, has Santosh Kumar Gupta S/oLate severed all his relation,connection, link with his brother namelyRambir Shokeen, Ex-MLA, Sh.Harishankar Gupta R/o- Delhi and his wife Smt. RitaShokeen BothR/o H.No. 151, Extension-4, Nangloi, Delhi also at Sonwal, PO:Andharipur, A-166, Opposite Raju Park, Bus Stand, Devli, Tehsil:Zamania, Khanpur, New Delhi, as they aredeclared ProclaimedOffender by the Court and working Distt:Ghazipur,UP- against the society,that is causing defamation 232336,inform that my wife to my client and my client is afraid of mishappening due to their activities, anyone name and D.O.B. wrongly dealing with them will himself be responsible PUBLIC NOTICE written in my service recordas for the same and my client will not be Public at large is hereby informed responsible for their any misdeed. that my clientsShri. Satish Tyagi and Rambha KumariGupta and Sd/- YOGESH RATHEE (ADVOCATE) his wife Smt. Sheela Tyagi both R/o D.O.B. 10-June-1982 instead of SEATNO. 10, BEHIND LADIES BAR E-10, Mansarovar Garden, New ROOM, WESTERN WING, Delhi- 110015, have detached all the TIS HAZARI, DELHI Rambha Gupta and D.O.B. 25- ties with their son namely Shri. Anuj Jan-1986 respectively. Tyagi and Daughter in law namely Arti Tyagi, due to their bad behaviour 0040546553-1 and cold attitude towards my clients PUBLIC NOTICE and their other family members, they I, PAWANSINGH VISHT,S/oCHET Be it known to all that my clientsSh. are further disowned and SINGH BISHT, R/o- Ram Singh S/o Lt. Sh. GhasitaRam disinherited from the inheritance of and his wife Smt. Kavitaboth all the assetsand estate of my 6/258,DR.AMBEDKARNAGAR residentsofA-803/3, Amarpuri, Nabi clients, and now they have no right, DAKSHINPURI, DELHI- Karim, Paharganj, Delhi-110006 title, interest or claim of any nature have severed all relations with his whatsoever in the assetsand estate 110062.Changed my name to son namely Manoj @Montu and his of my clients. That the said son and PAWANSINGH BISHT. wife Smt. 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8TH EAST ASIA SUMMIT ECONOMIC MINISTERS’ MEETING INTERVIEW WITH MD, OMIDYAR NETWORK INDIA ‘India to create $500 billion in AtmanirbharBharatinitiativedoes new economic value by 2030 notmeanprotectionistIndia:Goyal via open digital ecosystems’ ON THE lines of Aadhaar and the something calledDIKSHA in the Meetagrees trade restrictive steps amid Covid mustbetemporary,transparent, WTO-rules compliant UnifiedPaymentsInterface (UPI), education sector,and it’s essen- whichenvisaged buildingopen tiallyanopendigitalpublicinfra- he said. precedented health crisis but digital ecosystems (ODE) of pub- structure, whichhas all kinds of ENSECONOMICBUREAU Reiteratingtheir supportfor also causedasharp contraction licandprivate entities,asectionof educational content on it. It has NEW DELHI,AUGUST 29 the “necessaryreform”ofthe in economic activities, disrupt- the industry has pegged ap- your textbooks, your curriculum, WorldTrade Organization ing trade and investments. proaching various sectors suchas ithastests,teachertraining,audios. ECONOMIC MINISTERS from (WTO), the ministers pledged The International Monetary healthcare,education,agriculture, It has been rolledout in all the the10Asean (Association of to continue to work together “to Fund (IMF) has predicted a4.9 lawand justice through suchnet- states, acoupleofstateshave SoutheastAsian Nations) mem- realise afree, fair,transparent, per cent contraction for2020 worksinvolvingdigitalinfrastruc- adopteditmoreextensively— bers and eight other nations, in- nondiscriminatory, predictable, global GDP,warningthat the turebuilders, governments and Tamil Nadu andMaharashtra,for cluding India, the US and China, and stable trade environment, Covid-19 outbreakhas plunged community.Inaninterview, Roopa Kudva example,havemade more have highlighted theimpor- and affirmedthe importance of the globaleconomy intoits ROOPAKUDVA,MDofinvestment progressinutilisingDIKSHAmore tance of strengthening regional agreed-upon rules in the WTO”. worstrecession since the Great firm Omidyar NetworkIndia, told effectively.Onthestudentside,not supply chains to make them re- “The ministers agreed that Depressionin1930s. The WTO, PRANAVMUKUL that 10 suchna- platform and build solutions. everyone has smartphones and silient in times of heightened anytrade restrictive emergency too, had in April warned that tional ODEs in various sectors can that is coming in the wayoffull challengesposedbythe Covid- Economicand trade ministers at the 8th EastAsia Summit measures put in place to ad- global trade volume growth collectively createnew economic Does the lackofadata utilisationby thestudentcommu- 19 pandemic, andtospur eco- Economic Ministers’ Meeting. via @PiyushGoyal Twitter handle dressthe impactofCovid-19 could crash by 13-32 per cent in value of $500billion by 2030. protection lawinthe country nity.But that is agood example of nomic growth. must be targeted,proportion- 2020. Edited excerpts: throw in some kind of aplatform thathas been built and As per ajointstatementaf- ate, transparent, temporary, The meeting waschaired by uncertainty when we talk Ithinkthatwillprogressovertime. terthe 8thEastAsiaSummit goods suchasmedical supplies, ment’s Atmanirbhar Bharat ini- consistent with WTOrulesand Vietnam’sIndustryand Trade Youmentionedgovernance about aproject of this scale? The other open digital ecosys- Economic Ministers’ Meeting medicines, including vaccines, tiative “doesnot mean aprotec- do notcreateunnecessary bar- MinisterTranTuanAnh. being akey layerofthe Ithink we allagree thatpass- templatform that’s been built us- heldonFriday, the ministers food, commoditiesand other tionistIndia”. But it is about riers to tradeordisruption of Apart from Goyal, US Trade proposedODEs, but what ing the dataprotection lawisgo- ing those principlesissomething “reaffirmed their commitment essentialsupplies and services “upscaling the growth of Indian global and regional supply Representative Robert Light- exactlyisexpectedfrom the ing to be an important milestone calledthe National Urban to promotetrade and invest- in the region”. industry,its skills and capabili- chains,” according to thejoint hizer and economicministers government to makethis a in the evolution of Digital Innovation Stack. That has three ment, minimise disruptions to Speaking on this occasion, ties to makethem resilientand statement releasedSaturday. from China, Japan,SouthKorea, reality? India.Thatissomething we hope layers, firstlayer is something trade and global supply chains Commerce and Industry lessvulnerabletoshocksand The meeting comes at acrit- Russia, Australia and New Thereare threethings. It’s a happensquicklyandhappensina calleddigit,whichisactually aplat- and facilitatesupplychaincon- MinisterPiyush Goyalreiter- integrating our industries with ical juncturewhenthe pan- Zealandalso attendedthe vir- combination of regulation,insti- robustmanner.However,Ithink form that operates in municipali- nectivity,including foressential ated that theModi govern- the global supplychains,” demic has notjustposedanun- tualmeeting. FE tutionsandpractices.Asfarasreg- it’s very important to pointout ties.Ithasalreadybeenadoptedby ulations,etc,areconcerned,Ithink whichway thewindsareblowing. hundredsofmunicipalities. Now it is about starting with the more Even without the DataProtection the National InstituteofUrban BRIEFLY basic things likeprivacy regula- Bill, if youlook at the debatedis- Affairshastakenitover, andistry- AMID COVID-19 OUTLOOK: 35-40% tions, dataprotection —which cussiontodayandeventherecent ing to makethat astandardised GSTNstarts Maintaininganegativeoutlookfor anyway,the Data Protection Bill is National Digital Health Mission, I approachforusebyallmunicipal- ‘Realtysectortosee up therealestatesector,theagency dipincollectionsfromcustomers under discussion —and we have thinktheyare allreferringrightup- ities all over India. auto-drafted notedthattheoverallsalesvolume that journeytobefullyaccom- front to privacy by design.Evenif The other interestingone fromcompletedandunder- 30% plished. But it is also about things youlookatthewayexistingarchi- whichisunder construction un- ITCstatement to 60% fall in residential constructioninventoryisexpected Icraexpectsthespendsonongoing likesetting standardsjustlikeyou tecture has been built —taketwo derthisNationalUrbanInnovation toreduceby40-60percent projectstoreducebyaround30 have the BureauofIndustrial very importantexamples, one is StackissomethingcalledtheIndia NewDelhi: The GST sales volume in FY21’ percentinFY21onaccountofthe Standards,thereneedsto besome theDigiLockerandtheotheristhe UrbanDataExchange.It’sbeingpi- NetworkonSaturday WHYISTHISIMPORTANT? pandemic kindofsettingof standardsonba- account aggregators —inboth lotedbyPune, as well as the startedproviding auto- Liquidity-starved real estatesector is expected to witness Theeconomicfalloutofthe sic things,rightfromconstruct, to these important pieces of infra- NationalOpenLearningPlatform, draftedinput taxcredit(ITC) a40-60per cent declineinresidentialsales volumes this pandemichashurtjobsandpeople’s issueslikeprivacy,security,things structure,youneedtheconsentof and that is basicallyget alot of ur- statement GSTR-2B which take-homesalaries.Withlessin- NEWLAUNCHES, whichwere likeanonymisation of data, if my theownerofthe data before data ban datainone place different fiscal due to theCovid-19pandemic, as per Icra would assistthe taxpayers handmoney,residentialsalesareset alreadyonadecliningtrendgiven dataisthereinthedatabaseandis is shared. kinds of open data and makeit in determining their ITClia- totakeahitaspeoplelooktosave theincreasedfocusondeliveries, beingmadeapartofanopendata Ithink the formal passageof open forinnovatorstocome in to bility.GSTNhandles the IT moreduringthepandemic. arelikelytogetfurtherdeferred set, whichyou mayneedtodofor laws is very important but even use that data to find solution. So backbone of Goods and research purposes. without that, todaypeople are that is under construction as well. Services Tax(GST). THE PREFERENCEfor OVERALL PROJECT cashflows The second partisparticipa- recognising that if youwant to Others under construction at this completedinventoryisexpectedto areexpectedtobeimpactedby tory governanceorconsultations. build something whichpeople pointissomethingcalledtheagri- continuethusfavouringthe slowercollectionsleadingto Thatiswhy in the DataProtection willuse,rightandwhichwillwork, stack. Right nowthere is acom- NMDCokays developershavinghigher reducedinflows Bill, oneofthe pointsorsugges- youcannotdoitwithouthaving mittee that’s been formedtolook demergerof proportionofsuchprojects tions that we have made is that thesecoreprinciplesandtheseba- intoit,howtosetitup.Sotheseare HIGHER RATEDclientshave howtheDataProtectionAuthority sic approaches enshrined. the other areas where, where steelplant COMMITTED RECEIVABLES maintainedconsiderableliquidity gets setupisveryimportant. ODEsarebeingbuilt.Butwe really fromalreadybookedsaleshave buffers,whichcanbeusedtomeet Then youhavethe thirdpart, What arethe other sectors think that this principle of tech NewDelhi: The boardofdi- beenimpacted,giventhatsome projectcostsanddebtobligations, whichisthepractices.It’sveryim- whereyou seethe next UPI layerplus governance plus com- rectorsofNMDCLimitedap- milestonebasedpaymentshave asperthereport portant to have something likea coming up? We’realready munityengagementissomething proved the demergerofits beendeferredduetostoppageof national council forgovernance, seeing it in health… whichhas very wide application. upcoming 3million tonne constructionactivitiesearlier Source: Icra/PTI whichwill basicallytry and en- Health is something that has Thatiswhywe’veidentifiedthose per annumcapacity steel couragepeople or newentrepre- been announced. We already 10 areas like talent, MSMEs, law plant in Chhattisgarh,the neursto comeandactuallyusethe knowIndiaStack.Theotheroneis and justice, land records. PSU said. WockhardtQ1 FOREIGN CURRENCY ASSETS’ JUMP IN WEEK TO AUG 21 PROPELS GAIN Rupee gains nearly 2% in aweek: What netprofitat After brief fall, forex reserves `759crore are the factorsdriving the upswing? NewDelhi: Wockhardt on surgeby$2.2 bn to $537.5 bn wardshotterinflationcouldfur- “The sharp fall in USD-rupee Powell said. The newpolicywill Saturday reported aconsol- GEORGEMATHEW ther boost inflowsand boostthe spothas been unexpected and allowthe centralbank to keep in- idatednet profitof Rs759.75 Expressedindollar terms, the been supported by decline in im- MUMBAI,AUGUST29 rupee’s value, traders said. traders areinshock.Initially, the terest rateslowerfor longer,stim- crorefor June quarter, ENSECONOMICBUREAU foreigncurrencyassetsincludethe portbilloverthe last4-5 months Globally, risk sentimentshave RBI wasprotecting the 74.50 ulating growth to help tackle un- mainlyonaccountof excep- NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 effectof appreciationordeprecia- on account of dip in crude prices THE RUPEE rose nearly 2per strengthenedonaggressive stim- zone but itsabsence has ledtoa employment.The Fed’s move tional itemsinconnection tion of non-USunitslikethe euro, andtradeimpactfollowingCovid- cent to 73.40 againstthe US dol- ulus by theUSFedand therehave free fall. The question arises will leadtomorecapital flowsto with the transfer of abusi- THE NATION’S foreign exchange pound and yenheld in the foreign 19 pandemic. lar lastweek, as foreignportfo- been sharp inflows intothe stock whether can we expect the RBI emerging marketslikeIndia. ness comprising 62 prod- reserves rose by $2.296 billion to exchangereserves.The gold re- Rising forexreserves give alot lio investors (FPIs) pumpedmore market.Asaresult, the Sensex intervention going ahead or it is uctsand Baddifacility to reach$537.548billionintheweek serves were down $331 millionin of comforttothegovernmentand moneyintodomestic markets gained over 1,000 pointsto comfortable with current levels,” What’s the impact Dr Reddy’s Laboratories. to August21, the ReserveBank of reporting week to $37.264billion. the ReserveBankofIndiainman- and the ReserveBank of India 39,467.31 lastweek. said Rahul Gupta, on gold prices? India (RBI) datashowed. The special drawing rights agingIndia’sexternalandinternal (RBI) refrainedfromintervening head of research, Gold prices, which had re- In the previousweek ended with the International Monetary financialissuesatatimewhenthe in the foreign exchangemarket. Whyisthe RBI EmkayGlobal cently retreated from the all- APSEZpromoters August14, thereserves hadde- Fund (IMF) rose $2 millionto economicgrowthissettocontract keeping away? FinancialServices. time high levels, reboundedon pledgesharesto clinedby2.939billionto $535.252 $1.481 billion. The country’s re- by 5.8percentin2020-21.It’sabig Whyare FPIspumping The RBI, which Fridayastradersbegan to incor- billion. The forexkitty had in- servepositionwiththeIMFalsoin- cushion in the event of anycrisis in money? bought $59.74bil- What wasthe US poratethe Fed’s newpolicy raise`430crore creasedby$3.623 billion to reach creasedby$6millionto $4.634bil- ontheeconomicfrontandenough FPIshaveboughtRs46,602 lionofforex reserves Fedpolicy shift? whichisfocusedoninflation. arecordhighof $538.191billionin lionduringthereportingweek,the to covertheimportbillof thecoun- croreworth of shares so farin since April 1this The US Federal The dollar movedloweron NewDelhi: Promoters of the week endedAugust7. datashowed. tryforayear.Reserveswillprovide August, thehighest monthlyin- year to boost the Reserverecentlysig- Fridaydespiterising US yields, Adani Portsand Special In the reporting week,the in- The rise has been in several alevel of confidence to markets flowincalendar year 2020. FPIs country’s reserves, did notinter- nalled amajor shift in itsap- whichhelpedtopavethe way Economic Zone have creaseinreserveswasmainlydue stages and has been ledbydiffer- that acountrycan meetits exter- aremakinguse of the interest vene in the market to prevent proachtomanaging inflation in forhighergoldprices. In pledged 206.09 lakh shares to ajumpinforeigncurrency as- ent factors over the lastten nal obligations, demonstratethe rate differential to bring in dol- the rupee appreciation in the by- abid to aidthe country’s econ- Mumbai, gold .999 variety was of the companyinfavourof sets(FCAs),amajorcomponentof months. Expertssay that the rise backing of domesticcurrency lars. Analysts said dollarinflows gone week.When the RBI buys omy’s recovery.Itwill nowtarget quoted at Rs 51,177 per 10 gram Credit Suisse AG to raise theoverall reserves. FCAs rose by in foreign exchangeinflows by external assets,assistthe gov- intothe stockmarket andgains dollars, it releases equivalent an “average”of2per cent infla- and gold .916 varietyat Rs430croreforagroupcom- $2.618 billionto $494.168billionin through Foreign Portfolio ernment in meeting foreign ex- in other Asian currencies boosted amount in the rupeesintothe tion, rather than making afixed Rs 46,878per 10 gram,accord- pany, as per afiling. PTI the reporting week,the central Investment (FPIs) and Foreign changeneeds and external debt the rupee’s value. The US Federal system,which,inturn, could put 2-per cent target,givingitmore ing to the Indian Bullion and bank datashowed. Direct Investment (FDI )has also obligations. WITHPTI Reserve’s recentpolicyshiftto- pressureoninflation andyields. flexibility,Fed chief Jerome Jewellers Association. Will FM answer how to describe Leveraging funds, US Fed policymakers do their Made$20-bn bid raising capex by with Centricus mismanagement of economy CPSEs may boost own math on ‘average’ inflation for TikTok GDP by 2-3%, fortable with inflation running a the number.... It’s reallyabout the assets: Triller before pandemic:Chidambaram REUTERS “little bit” above the Fed’s 2per velocity,” Harkersaid during a says PESB chief NEWYORK,AUGUST29 centinflationtargetifthe econ- separateinterview with CNBC, REUTERS “Ifthepandemicisan losses due to pendingGST dues. omyweretoonce again be run- adding thatinflation “creeping NEWYORK,AUGUST29 PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA ‘ActofGod’,howdowe He assertedthat the twoop- ADAY afterrolling outanew ningnearfull employment.”And up to 2.5 percent” is different NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 describemismanagement tions givenbythe Modi govern- PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA strategy forUSmonetary policy, forme, alittle bit means alittle from inflation that is “shooting TRILLER INCexecutive chairman ment to thestatestobridgethe NEWDELHI,AUGUST29 Federal Reserveofficials on bit,” or about2.25per cent, past2.5 per cent.”The Fedan- BobbySarnevesht said on Friday CONGRESS LEADER PChidam- oftheeconomyduring GSTcompensationgap areunac- Fridaydivergedoverwhatit Kaplan said duringaninterview nouncedonThursdaythatits in- thattheshort-videoapphadmade baramonSaturdayasked“theFM 2017-18,2018-19and ceptable. CENTRALPUBLICsectorenter- might mean in practice, saying with BloombergTV. flationtargetwould be basedon a$20billionofferwithinvestment as the Messenger of God” to 2019-20.Beforethe “Under the firstoption the prises,whichhaveacombinednet thereisno exact formula forthe “I still think price stability is an averageovertime rather than firmCentricusAssetManagement “please answer” howtodescribe pandemicstruckIndia?” states areasked to borrowby worthofclose to Rs 12 lakh crore, averageinflation rate theyplan the overriding goal and this ahardannual target,ashad been Ltd forthe assets of rivalTikTok the “mismanagement” of the pledgingtheir futurereceivables can boostIndia’s GDP by 2-3 per to target. frameworkdoesn’tchange the case since2012, an approach thatChina’s ByteDance is seeking economybeforethe coronavirus PCHIDAMBARAM under Compensation cess. The fi- centby leveragingfundsandstep- While the aim of the new that.”St. LouisFed President that it said would makeitlikely to adivest. pandemic. FORMER FINANCE MINISTER nancialburdenfallsentirelyonthe pingupcapitalexpenditure,Public strategy is to allowhigher infla- JamesBullard, whoalong with to aim fortoo-high inflation fora ByteDance and TikTok denied Finance MinisterNirmala states,” Chidambaramsaid. EnterprisesSelectionBoard(PESB) tion and, as aside-effect,addi- Kaplan and their 15 policymaker time to makeupfor what has knowledge of the offer, raising Sitharaman on Thursdaysaid the ing2017-18,2018-19and2019-20. “Under the second option, Chairman RajivKumar has said. tionaljob growth over time, Fed colleagues will carryoutthe Fed’s been yearsoftoo-low inflation. questionsoverwhether the pro- economyhasbeenhitby thepan- Beforethe pandemic struck states areasked to borrowfrom Healsoexhortedpublicsector policymakers differedoverjust newstrategy,had adifferent an- The disconnect among poli- poseddeal between twoofthe demic,whichisan“ActofGod”, India?” theRBIwindow.Itismoremarket firms to “rise to the occasion” and howmuchmoreinflation they swer.”Inflation has run belowtar- cymakers underscores the big mostpopularsocialmediaappsin and it will see acontractioninthe “WilltheFMastheMessenger borrowing,onlybyadifferent play their partinbuilding an will tolerateorwhat metrics they get, certainlybyhalf apercent, for question -what to expect when theUnitedStatesrepresentedase- currentfiscal. of Godpleaseanswer?”theformer name. Again, the entirefinancial ‘Aatamanirbhar Bharat’. will be looking at -acomplica- quiteawhile, so it seems likeyou youare expecting higher infla- rious bid or wasapublicity stunt. TakingaswipeatSitharaman financeministeraskedonTwitter. burdenfallsonthestates,”hesaid. Forthe last5-6 years, CPSEs tion forinvestors or households could run abovefor ahalf aper- tion? Recognizing when inflation ByteDance hasbeen ordered over the remark, Chidambaram Inaseriesof tweets,thesenior Chidambaram claimedthe have been major investors in the setting expectations about the cent forquiteawhile,” Bullard has risen toomuchwilldepend by US PresidentDonaldTrumpto said, “If the pandemic is an ‘Act of Congressleaderalsoslammedthe Central government is absolving economyasthe private sector has future. told CNBC.And Philadelphia Fed on what else is happening with divest TikTok in the United States, God’,howdowedescribethemis- Centrefor asking statestoborrow itself of anyfinancialresponsi- been shying away from making Dallas FedPresident Robert PresidentPatrickHarkerhad yet the economy,Cleveland Fed amid security concerns over the managementof theeconomydur- moretomakeupfor revenue bility. fresh investment. Kaplan said he would be com- another view.”It’s notsomuch President Loretta Mestersaid. personal dataithandles.

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CLOSE OBSERVERSofthe SupremeCourt rightsare concerned—and nowincreas- is 34 —the highestCourtcan be reformed arebecause of epochal changes or wide- of Indiawillagree that the role, functions ingly human, animal and environmen- to perform both roles as aCourtofAppeal spread clamour among the people. and proceedingsofthe Courthave tal/ecologicalrightstoo —the Supreme and aConstitutionalCourt. However, in India, judgmentshavebeen Dissent changed considerablyinthe lasttwo Courtisthe sentinel on the quivive.That 2. It is necessarytoeliminate the prac- reversedbecause atwo-orthree-judge decades. Some noticeable features are role can beperformedonlyifthe Courtis ticeof‘assigning’casesto Benches.Under Benchhas refusedtofollowbinding judg- ■ System of assignment of cases to fiercelyindependent and, in my view, the newarrangement, therewill be no mentsofConstitution Benches; or be- strengthens PCHIDAMBARAM judges, especiallythe presidingjudge; that independence can bepreservedand Benches and no needfor aMasterofthe cause aBenchofthree judges hassimply Website:pchidambaram.in ■ Composition of Benches; demonstratedonlyifsome major re- Roster.(Critics saythat the system of takenaview different from an earlier view. Twitter@Pchidambaram_IN ■ Expansionof theCourt’sjurisdiction; forms areundertaken. Hereare some de- Masterofthe Roster has turnedintoasys- An example is the case involving Section democracy ■ Jurisprudentialfoundationof certain sirable reforms: temofRosterofthe Master.)MrJustice K 24 of the RighttoFair Compensation and judgments; and NSingh, duringhisbrief tenureof18days Transparency in Land Acquisition, ■ Erosion of the powers of the as Chief Justice, assignedtohis Benchaset Rehabilitation and Resettlement, Act, SONIA GANDHI and NarendraModihave Executive. WANTED: of cases anddeliveredjudgments; after 2013.Practising lawyers areworried one thing in common. Theyhatecriticism. CONSTITUTIONAL his retirement, manyofthose judgments about the legal uncertainty.Thereisalso And, knowhow to preventpesky hacks were reviewedand reversed. Howcan uncertainty in the minds of citizens in ar- from voicing it by keeping them on aleash, OLD CONCERNS COURT one explain Mr Justice Dipak Misrapass- ranging their personal and business af- but by different means. Since Modi Rajbe- PERSIST 1. TheSupremeCourtmustbeelevated ing,in acase involving allegationsagainst fairswhilethe lawisbeinginterpretedand gan, some ‘independent’ news channels Arenewed concern has been to aConstitutionalCourt.Itmusthearand himself, an order on the administrative re-interpreted differently. have begun to sound moreloyal to the king expressed about the Manyscholars have written about ju- decide onlycasesinvolving questionsre- sideoverruling ajudicialorder (albeitun- 4. TheExecutive,through itslaw offi- than Doordarshan. As aproud printjour- ‘independence’ of the dicial reforms.Manyreforms have been garding the interpretation of the usual) of another Bench, constituting a cers,muststand up to the SupremeCourt nalist,itsaddens me to concedethat most judiciary... So far as undertakenbythe Central and stategov- Constitution of India and, on rare occa- five-judgeBenchled by himself to affirm when itseeksto judiciallyreviewapurely newspapers and magazines (especiallyin ernments—creation of special courts,ap- sions,casesthatinvolve legalissuesof great theadministrative order, and then assign- administrative or policy decisionwithout Hindi) have becomeModi mouthpieces. fundamental rights are pointment of morejudges, etc; by public importance and consequences. ing the case to athree-judgeBench? And anyjurisprudential basis to do so. If the The method his media management team concerned —and now Parliament —morelegislation; and by the Under my proposal,there will be seven howcan one condone Mr Justice Ranjan Executive’s policy or administrative deci- has usedtowhipthemintodocility is ven- increasingly human, animal SupremeCourt itself —digitisation,case judgesof theSupremeCourtsittingasone Gogoi assigning to hisBench(with two sion is wrong, the place to correct it is the omousostracisation. and environmental/ management and, nowvirtual courts.Yet, Court andnot in Benches. other judges) acase involving allegations Parliament/Legislatureorthevotingbooth. SoniaGandhi’sways were differentbut the disturbing factsremainastheywere Aquestionwillariseimmediately: who againsthimself and the Benchhearing 5. The scope forthe Executiveto‘re- worked well. Instead of ablacklist, she had ecological rights too —the —hugependency of cases at everylevel; willhearappealsfromjudgmentsofHigh and passing an order signedonlybythe ward’judgesofthe Supreme Courtafter aguestlist, and thosesenior editors and fa- Supreme Court is the large number of unfilledvacancies of Courts?Appellatejurisdictionisindeedan other twojudges? Theseare,ofcourse, theirretirementmustbeeliminated.Every mous TV anchors who were regularly in- sentinel on the qui vive.That judges; and generaldissatisfaction importantfunction, especially inafederal egregiousexamples,but we must discard judgeofthe Supreme Court, afterretire- vitedto 10 Janpathforteaandchitchatusu- role canbeperformed only if amonglitigantsabout the quality of jus- system, and High Courts could give con- thepracticeofassigningcases to Benches ment,shouldreceive his/herfullsalaryand allyended up silencedand seduced. In the ticethat is delivered. flictingjudgments.Theansweristo create of the Supreme Court. allowancesforlife,butmaynot acceptany decade that she wasdefactoprime minis- the Court is fiercely Arenewedconcern has been ex- CourtsofAppeal:five CourtsofAppeal,six assignment or postorConstitutional of- ter, andinthe twodecades she has con- independent and,inmyview, pressedabout the ‘independence’ of the judgesineachCourtsittingintwo Benches fice. It is asmallfinancial costthatthe na- trolledthe Congress party,she has hardly OTHER REFORMS that independence canbe judiciary. Thecausesfor theconcern are of threejudgeseach,altogether30judges. tionwillbearcheerfullytoensuretheinde- everbeenpersonallycriticised.Herchosen preserved and demonstrated different at the levels of the subordinate Notalarge number foracountry whose 3. Because Benches hearcases, thelaw pendence of the Supreme Court. prime ministers were attacked oftenand judiciary, HighCourtsandSupremeCourt. populationisexpectedto peakat161crore. declared by the Supreme Courtisuncer- Youshouldthink about morereforms brutallyand her sonismockedoften and only if some major reforms My immediatefocusisonthe Thus with 37 judges —the present tain. Everyhighestcourt has reversedits becauseweall need an independent brutally.But,she has managed to remain are undertaken Supreme Court. So farasfundamental sanctionedstrengthoftheSupremeCourt earlier rulings, but usuallysuchreversals Supreme Court. above criticismnotjustfrompoliticalcom- mentators but even from hercomrades. In the letter that 23 Congress leaders wrote thismonthaskingforchangeandintrospec- tionintheparty,shewasnot mentionedby inGurgaonto AIIMS,Delhi.Shah’sdecision My ISOLATION name.She should have been. to getadmitted to Medantafor Covid-19 It is her delusions of eternal succession inside treatmentwasnot promptedby lackoffaith AWEEKLY WINDOW INTO LIVES OF INDIA’S NEWSMAKERS AND IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON THEM forthe Dynastythat have brought the TRACK in agovernment hospital. AIIMS, in fact, re- Congress party to thissorry state. These serves aseriesofrooms forthe PM and delusionscomenaturallytoherbecauseshe COOMIKAPOOR VVIPswithallthelatestfacilities.Itwaspri- ‘I spend 8-10 hrsinfront of screen. has livedinthe PrimeMinister’s residence vacy concerns that ledShah to optfor formostofthe yearsthatshe has livedin Medanta. Unionism is rampant at AIIMS India. First, as adaughter-in-law and then andmedicalinformationaboutVIPpatients as the Prime Minister’s wife. AfterRajiv is oftenleaked.(The lateArunJaitley’s sar- Can’tcomplain, gets work done’ Gandhi lostthe election in 1989, he moved MISSING THE TARGET comacancerwasdisclosedbythemediaal- his family to 10 Janpath and although this mostassoon as it wasdiagnosed). The is notofficiallythe PrimeMinister’sresi- Thedraftingskillsof thetoplawyersand workaholic Home Ministercheckedout *What precautions do youtaketo Now, Ihavebeen travelling onlywhen dence,anyonewhocoversnationalpolitics spokespersons who signedontothe letter from the private hospital tooearly afterhis stay Covid-free? absolutelynecessary. In the field, some knowswell that in the years when Sonia’s to theCongress president seeking changes treatmentandsubsequentlysufferedasud- Ifollow allthe safety measures.Iuse people tend to getcarriedawayand ig- chosengovernmentsruled,10 Janpathwas inthepartywere foundwanting.Theletter denshortnessofbreath. He wasrushedto masks, frequentlywashmyhands, use nore safetymeasures. Theywanttocome the real seat of power. wasactuallymeantto target thecoteriesur- the nearesthospital, whichwas AIIMS, sanitiser… All these measures have be- near youand talk.Itell them to maintain This causedher to have suchadeluded rounding Rahul Gandhi, known as the whichisnot aCovid-19hospital.According come partofmydailylifenow.Ialso en- distance. Istrictlyfollowsocial distancing. sense of entitlement that when Modi won Tughlaq Lane club,and notthe Gandhis to reports,Shahcontinuestoworkfromhis surethat allthe coronavirus-linkedguide- In fact, duringmytours,Iensurethat his firstfullmajority in 2014,she in her themselves. All important issues in the hospital bed,signing files in the morning. lines issuedbythe Centreare strictly through me people getthe rightmessage brief concession speechcould notbring party arereferredbySonia Gandhitoher He takesabreak laterinthe day. enforcedinmystate. about the importance of following safety herself to sayhis name. She congratulated son’sresidence. Rahulgenerally doesnot measures during apandemic. the ‘newgovernment’ although it did not handle them personally, but delegates to a *You were amongthe firstchief come intoexistence till later.Her children fewfavoured people. This coterie is so em- UNSCIENTIFIC WAY ministers to test positive forCovid-19. *How muchtimedoyou endup have inherited thatsense of entitlement poweredthat when SoniaGandhi recently KVijayRaghavan,principalscientificad- Yes. Once the lockdown ended, Ihad spending in frontofascreen? anditshowedinsuchanoffensiveway sent the approved namesasobservers for viser (PSA) to the PMO, has extraordinary to travel to severalplacesinthe statefor Because of thepandemic, mostworkis during the 2019 election campaignthat it theMadhya Pradeshbypolls,KCVenugopal clout in the health sector.(He impressed work.Despitetaking all the precautions being done online, through video confer- helpedModi win asecond term. didnotclearthenamesforthreedays.Rahul Modi backin2017when he arranged for and trying my levelbesttoprotect myself, encing etc. So, Iend up spendingabout 8- If thiswas just an internal problem of shiesaway fromvisitorsandVenugopalacts nine Nobellaureates to attendthe Gujarat Icontracted thevirusand wasdiagnosed 10 hours everyday in front of ascreen. the Congress party none of this would as the gatekeeper.BothVenugopal and Global Summit 2017). Although amolecu- with Covid-19. Then, Ifollowedall the ad- But, one can’t complain, because dur- have mattered.Sadly, we needastrongop- Rajeev Satavavoided contesting the 2019 larbiologistandnotavirologistoramedical vice giventomebythe doctors and recov- ing the lockdown phases Icould continue position party todaymorethan ever be- Lok Sabha polls despiteaparty directive. doctor,VijayRaghavan’s opinion has often ered fairly soon.Iambacktoworknow. my work onlybecause of online connec- cause all the pillars of democracy have be- Nevertheless,theywererewardedwith been heededoverthe Indian Council of tivity.Inthe early days of thepandemic, it come very shaky.The legislature is now RajyaSabha seats. AjayMaken, whohas Medical Research (ICMR) and health au- *What routinedid youfollow in self- helpedusprocure masks, testing kits, PPE totally under the Modi government’s con- been in politicaloblivionlosing hisdeposit thorities on Covid-19issues. It was isolation? kits, getintouchwith testing labs, organ- trol and it canram through anylaw it in twoconsecutive Delhi Lok Sabha polls, VijayRaghavanwhorecommendedtheuse Iwould wake up at 4.30 inthe morn- Illustration: Suvajit Dey ise ICU bedsfor patientsetc. wants. The judiciaryisgoing through such smartlyrealisedthe benefitsofcosying up of HCQinthetreatmentof Covid-19,though ing and firstdoyoga, followedbymedita- Now, Idiscuss the situation with col- abad timethat an activistlawyer’stweet to Venugopal and RandeepSurjewala. itsuse as aprophylactic is contested. He is tion and finallyoffer prayers. This has al- lectors,divisionalcommissioners and invitedcontempt proceedings. Hence, it is Maken has been suddenly appointed gen- also believedtohavenudged the ICMRto ways been apartofmymorningroutine. On July 25,Madhya Pradesh people’s representativesthrough online with some trepidation that Isay that it is eralsecretaryin-charge of Rajasthan,astate push foraCovid-19vaccine before August Afterthat, Idivestraight intomywork, de- Chief Minister Shivraj Singh meetings. Ihavemanaged to reachout to scandalousthat issues related to the of whichhehas no knowledge. 15,anobjective whichwas universally voting allmytime forthe welfareofthe people in times of distress onlybecause changes in the former stateofJammu & ridiculed. Recently, the PSAgavethe go- people and to taking steps to bringdevel- Chouhan, 61, tested positive for of the Internet. Kashmir have been treatedwithsuchdis- ahead forateam of 20 Israelis to gather opment to Madhya Pradesh. This givesme Covid-19.After staying in dain. Notevenonhabeas corpus wasthe ADHOC APPROACH saliva samplesfromfourDelhihospitals,by- real happiness. hospital for11days, and in *How do youkeep your mindoff the Supreme Court able to take astand. The manner in whichthe flag-hoisting passingthe ICMR. He obtainedpermission home quarantine foranother pandemic? As foruswho constitutethe Fourth ceremonytook placeatthe Congress office from the DRDO, whichisnot the right au- *What kind of gloves and mask do Ihavebegun to see this period as an Pillar,let me saythatmostjournalists to- onIndependenceDaytypifiestheadhocism thority.TheICMRhascautionedonthehaz- youuse? week,Chouhan is nowbackat opportunity forself-growth and practice dayare tooscaredtospeak forfear of be- in the party.RahulGandhi wasfirstre- ards of collecting 20,000 samples from Imostlyuse masksmadeofcotton work,conducting meetings of deep spirituality.Ifocus onlyonmy ing branded‘anti-national’ and forfear of questedtohoisttheflag,butdeclined.Then Covid-19patients.Itrequiresexpertsuper- cloth. Iamafarmer’s son and so Iknow online and travelling only when work,day or night, to controlthe further losing their jobs. The ‘fearless’ journalists AKAntonyastheeldestpresentwasasked vision and an authorised centralcollecting howtouse a gamcha (cotton stole) as a “absolutely necessary”. He has spread of the virus. These days,Ihardly arethose yousee screechingout their ‘na- to dothehonours.RahulsuggestedthatKC office. Understandably, relations between mask.Idon’t use gloves very often, only travel and work from the Mantralaya.Ifeel tionalist’ credentials in what pass for Venugopal, the party organising secretary, the ICMR and PSAare notverycordial. while signing files. Iprefertowashmy also been urging people of his alot at peace. primetime debates on populist news also be on the dais. Somebody remarked hands or use sanitiser. state to strictly followall the channels, who clearly believe that to ques- thatwithbothleadersfromKerala,onestate Covid-19 safetyguidelines *What is the firstthing youwant to tion the PrimeMinisteramountstobeing would seem to be overrepresented.Then SWITCHING PHOTO *What precautions do youtake do whenthe pandemicispast? ‘anti-national’ and ‘anti-Hindu’. Rahul askedAdhir Ranjan Chowdhury,the SatishManeshinde,RheaChakraborty’s duringpublic interactions? Thepandemic has made us realise the Thatleavesuswithonlypoliticalparties party’s Lok Sabha leader,tojoin, while ig- lawyer,was once ajunior of the lateRam At work,social distancing is mostim- INTERVIEWBYLIZ MATHEW importance of good health, and once who can challenge the government. Most noringthemuchseniorGhulamNabiAzad, JethmalaniandhasrepresentedSanjayDutt portant. Imakesurethat Imaintain adis- Madhya Pradesh is Covid-free, Iwantto aretoo feeble or tooregional to putupany leaderof theOppositionintheRajyaSabha. andSalmanKhan.Hehadaphoto of himself tance of at least twometresfromevery- work towardsensuring that the stategets kindof challenge.Withtheexceptionof the Perhaps,becausetheletterwithAzad’ssign with thelateBalThackerayashisprofilepic- one Imeet. And, of course, the mask is devoted to the service of the people. That rid of everykind of illness. Congress party.This is whyitcheeredme on it hadalready been dispatched. tureonsocial media accounts.But afterhe always on,and Iuse sanitiser too. LikeI is whyIdon’t mindtravelling forworkthat Iwant Madhya Pradesh to emerge as a up in this very gloomytimewhen 23 im- took up Sushant Singh Rajput’s case, he mentionedearlier,itisahabit now. will bring welfaretothe people,evenifit healthyand prosperous state. AfterCovid, portantCongressleadersdecidedtowrite a changeditto thatof himself withPMModi. means staying away from family. Iwant to begin development work in the letter to Sonia andson, politely requesting HOSPITAL SWITCH Clearly,hewantedto convey hewasnot tak- *How long have yougone without statewithcompletefocusand fulfil the change. It is sad that thosewho asked for Therewas speculation in Delhiover ing up the case at the instance of Aaditya seeingyour family? *Doyou take anyspecific precautions Prime Minister’s dream of an atmanirb- introspection and inner-party democracy AmitShah’s move from MedantaHospital Thackeray,asinsinuated by the BJP. Eachand everymomentofmylifeis while youtravel? har Bharat. were soquicklysilenced,firstbytheparty’s Matriarch threatening to resignand then by her pulling out the whip. If Sonia Gandhi wantsthe Congress party to continue playing arole in Indian politics, she muststart listening. And, she History mustallow theparty she has so dimin- When Bihar’swomengot period leave ished, to tryand recoversome of itsfor- HEADLINE mer staturebystanding up forthe values Ankita that it claims to espouse.When senior BJP Lalu had become CM of Bihar forthe first In late1991, Prasad and his team finally remember what prompted Lalu Prasad to professor Bharati SKumar. leaders spit and rage against‘secularism’ DwivediJohri time, leading the JanataDal to powerand got an audience with the CM. Negotiations agree,butitwasanaturaldecisionandthere In the university’s post-graduate and ‘liberal democracy’ as if thesewere [email protected] markingahistorical shift in the balance of went on forfour days,“sometimesbegin- were barelyany hurdles. No onespoke Departmentof History,whichKumarwent wordsofabuse, itshouldbethe role of the powertobackwardcastesinthe state. ning at 7pmand going on well past1am”. about it in all these years…,” says the77- on to head as the firstwoman HoD, there Congress party to point out that theyare It wasatime of hartals,Prasadsays. When the issueofmenstrual leave came year-old leaderoverthephone fromPatna. were 5women and 20 male professors at not. Instead, the fools that the Dynastyhas ZOMATO’S DECISION to grant menstrual “Nearly six lakh employees were on strike, up, he recalls, “Laluji listenedpatiently”. “Bihar wasthe firststate to introduce the time.Kumar says shedecidedtotake surroundeditself with advisedaturn to leave to itswomen employeeshassparked demandingbettersalaries,promotionsetc. “Wecriticise him formanythings, buton suchaprogressive legislation. Nowthe thelead. “I wroteanapplication forleave softHindutva. This has been triedbefore apolariseddiscussion on whether sucha About10% per cent were women. InPatna, this,hewas withus,” says Prasad. womendecidewhichdays to take theleave when Ihad my periods. Forasecond, the anddid notworkbecause this is agame policy will sowseeds of discrimination at 5,000 of us would stand at the Secretariat At theendof thenegotiations,not allthe by simply sending an email to theirboss. HoD wasstumped. He justlooked at me, the BJP plays better. the workplace or offerrelief forwomen and raiseour demands everyday.” demands were accepted, but the CM gave Also,(lastyear)theyweretoldthattheycan but then he agreed,” says Kumar.“There Whatwillworkistorebuild the dealing with crippling pain everymonth. Among the women who were part of hisnodforleave duringmenstruation,says decide when to stop taking the leave be- were sarcastic smilesfrommymale col- Congress party by speakingupfor itsfoun- Whatremainsrelatively untalkedof ishow, the strikes were teachers, auxiliarynurses, Tiwari. On January2,1992, astate govern- cause(menopause)timeisdifferentfordif- leagues, some said ‘Ek aurfavourmil gaya dational values and by recruiting Indians nearly 30yearsago,theLaluPrasadgovern- clerksandtypists.“Towardstheendof 1991, ment order declared that allwomenem- ferentwomen,”says RajKumar,Directorof (The women have gotanother privilege)’, whoalsobelieve inthem.Thiswillonlybe- ment in Bihar introducedsuchastepfor when we launched a32-daystrike, some ployees would gettwo consecutive days of BiharSocial WelfareDepartment. but it didn’t matter.” gin to happenwhenthe Matriarch shakes working women —revolutionary both for women asked formenstrual leave to be leaveevery month (apartfromusual offs). But,ittookalong time forthe order to Later,Kumarrecalls, sherecounted her offthat sense of entitlement that she has thestate(whichlagsonmostdevelopment added to the demands,” recollectsPrasad. VeteranRJD leader Shivanand Tiwari, percolatedownthe system. “The Patna experienceatthe ‘Patna CollegeLadies passedontobothofherchildren.Thattime indices), and forits time (when women Meena Tiwari, national general secre- who wasvice-president of the state’s University Teachers’ Association sought its Teacher’sClub’,comprisingagroupof about has gone whenitmattered to voters that formedasmallportion of workingstaff). tary of the All India Progressive Women’s Citizen’s Councilatthe time,says it was“a implementation. However, mostwomen 25 women professors who metovertea to youwerethe grandsonorgranddaughter RambaliPrasad,generalsecretaryofthe Alliance, who wasalsoapartofthe agita- turbulent period and the order hardlygot professors,especially inco-educationalcol- discuss personaland professional issues. of IndiraGandhi. So, to flaunt this as your BiharNon-GazettedEmployees’Federation tion then,says thelistofdemands grew to anymediacoverage”.“TheMandalprotests leges, found it awkwardtoask forsucha Soon,shesays,theotherstoowere ready reason forbeinginpolitics is notjustfutile (Gope faction), recalls that it was1990 and includetoilets, creches, andhostels. were raging. Therewas violence… Idon’t leave,”says formerPatnaUniversityhistory to writetheirown applications. butstupid.

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In effortstofind an end to the Covid-19pandemic, global hopes rest on an OxfordUniversity vaccine candidate — and the fewwho have signedupfor itsadvancedtrials. ANURADHA MASCARENHAS meets six, among many, on whomrests thefateof‘Covishield’ in India, to find the roads that ledthem here THEVACCINE VOLUNTEERS

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TWAS afterexactlyfivemonthsand four days that the64year-old former topofficial of apharmaceutical firm in Pune wasstepping out of his bun- At Pune trial site, I galow. On August27, he dressed slowly, washedhis hands before wearing gloves, put on an N95 mask and safetygog- aqueue to sign up gles, and then waited forhis wife, 59, daugh- ter, 40, to getdressed similarly andjoin him Ashotin in the car.All three of them then headedfor HE CLINICALtrial unit is protein that growsonthe surface of the Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical Collegeand located on the ground SARS-CoV-2thatcausesCovid-19, thedark Hospital in Pune —tobepartoftrials forone floor of Pune’s Bharati plantedtheminadenovirusextracted of the mostpromising vaccinecandidates T Vidyapeeth MedicalCol- from chimpanzees and modifiedthe againstthe coronavirus as yet. legeand Hospital, in itsnon-Covid virussothatitcannotgrowinhumans. WITH THE economystagnant “Oh my God, it had been so long,” says the section and near the ENT and paedi- On August2,the Drug Controller and cases notseeing auniform 64-year-old. “I had onlybeen listening to tragic atrics OPD. Notices pastedonadoor GeneralofIndiapermittedthePune- dip, avaccine remains the gov- news —another healthcareworkerIknew in English and Marathiare the only based Serum InstituteofIndia, the ernment’s hopetocome out of passedawaydue to Covid. In the car,we sign that trials whichthe countryis world’s largestmanufacturer of vac- the coronavirus pandemic. switchedoffthe AC,sanitisedtheseats, disin- eagerly waiting forare on here. cines, to conduct the Phase 2/3 hu- However, while the trials offera fectedthesteering wheelandsatdiagonally.” The831-bedBharatiHospital(350 man clinical trials of the vaccine in glimmer,and clearances have But while the virus might have kept him of these arenow kept aside forCovid India.Officially, thestudyisdescribed been fast-tracked, thereisstilla home allthesedays, he says he didn’thesitate cases)hasbeenaclinicalsite formore as ‘Observer-Blind, Randomized, longway to go before avaccine on coming to knowvolunteers were needed Amedical staffadministers the Covishieldtoone of thevolunteers at Bharati than 50 vaccine trials so far. Itstrial ControlledStudy to Determine the is available widely. forPhase 2/3 clinical trials of Oxford- Hospital in Pune; (above) the hospital has been partof50suchtrials. Arul Horizon team of 15-odd includes medical so- Safetyand Immunogenicity of AstraZeneca vaccine —orCovishield, as it is cialworkers,doctorsandnurses,who Covishield (COVID-19Vaccine) in to be calledinIndia. “Therewas absolutely between them handle everything HealthyIndian Adults’. no doubt in my mind that Iwould volunteer.” And that’s what theyhavedone, says the Bharati Hospital. His parentswerewaiting fromteststoansweringcalls,sending In abig gamble giventhatthe tri- NEEDLEANDTHEHAYSTACK The 64-year-old has been closelymonitor- daughter.“Ibarelyfelt theneedle prick(of eagerly forhim when he returned, the 32- emails and counselling volunteers. alsarestillon,theSerumInstitutean- ing the progress of the vaccine developedby the vaccine), came home and ateasimple year-old says —veryproud of the fact that he But while the hospital itself is not nouncedatie-upwithAstraZenecato ■Atotal of 1,600, 18 years of ageor OxfordUniversity —including the advanced meal of dal,rice and methi,”she says. wasthe firsttoget the Covishield dose newtosuchattention, the anticipa- produceabilliondosesof thevaccine over,are to be enrolled in the study human trials that arealready on in Brazil, “I needtogoout and meet people,” the in India. tionhastakenitbysurprise.DrSanjay forlow-income countries.Itisramp- forthe Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine or SouthAfrica andtheUnitedKingdom. In India, 64-year-old adds. “It has justbeen toolong.” Aday later,the 32-year-old wasback Lalwani,thehospital’sMedicalDirec- ingupitsfacilitiesandproductionca- Covishield in India. the Phase 2/3 trials startedonAugust25. at work. tor, says people from all walksoflife pacitiestomeetthistarget. ■ Theywill be split into‘safetycohort’ As partofthe pharmaceuticalindustry,he ■ ■ ■ have been making enquiries seeking In all, thereare 17 sites listedwith and ‘immunogenicity(to checkfor had seen suchtrials up close, he says,with his ■ ■ ■ to be volunteers. Amedical social theClinicalTrialsRegistry, India.Ato- immunity) cohort’. team beingpart of severalresearch studies. The 32-year-old, who also has linkstothe workeratthehospital,SameerPawar, talof14orlessmay eventually partici- ■ Of the 1,600participants,1,200will “I read the Lancet study (on the Oxford drugs industry as abiostatistician, nowholds Of the firstvolunteers, the case ofthe 48- adds, “A 75-year-old man from pateinthe Covishield trials. Initially, be split 3:1toreceive either vaccine) and spoketoexpertslikedoctors the distinction of being the firstinIndia to year-old gynaecologistisspecial. It is the sec- Guruwar Peth nearbywas among 100volunteersare to be enrolled— Covishield or aplacebo across all sites. and policymakers. Ifound that allofthem receive the Covishield shot. An employeeat ond time he is partofaclinicaltrial, the first those waiting at the hospital at 9.30 with Pune’s twosites,includingKEM Theywould comprise the safety were optimistic about the vaccine... Also, af- aprivate firm in Pune, the research student being when he and his daughter,then11, amto getthedose.”Enquiriesarealso HospitalandResearch Centre,thefirst cohort, and gettwo doses while no terreading so muchabout the resultsofthe says he has been reading up on vaccine de- signedupfor H1N1 vaccine trials at Bharati comingfromparentsofpatientsinthe offthe block. Dr Ashish Bawdekar, blood samples would be collected to safetytrials abroad, Ifelt this vaccine has po- velopment, and joinedwhen he heardthat Hospital in 2009. Thatyear,Indiasaw 981 hospital’s paediatric ward. principal investigator of the siteat checkfor antibodies. Theywould be tential, and decided, whynot take it?” trials were being held in the city.“Idecided deaths due to H1N1asper theNational This is unlike2009, whentrials KEMHospital,saidtheywouldbeen- monitored forsix months. His wifeand daughter were nothardto to volunteer as thereisincreasing hope that Centrefor Disease Control. In the decade were held forH1N1atthe hospital, rolling 30 volunteers in the initial ■ The remaining 400, partofthe convince either. “Well, somebodyhas to vol- we can find asolution soon to end this night- since, over 1.58 lakh people have gotswine when it wasmainlyhealthcare phaseofthe safety cohort. immunogenicity cohort, would unteer and take achance. If this is going to mare,” he says.“The pandemic has takena flu in thecountryand more than 10,000have workers and doctors who signedup Atotal of 1,600eligiblepeople 18 receive either Covishield or allowmetotravel, so be it,” says the40-year- hugetoll on our lives. So manypeople have diedofit. as volunteers. yearsorolderare to beselectedaspar- Oxford/AZ-ChAdOx1 nCoV-19,alsoin old who has been staying with her parents lostjobs and as youngsters we canvolunteer Around five years later,the daughter en- Dr MandeepChadha, former vi- ticipantsinthe study. aratio of 3:1 (the same vaccine, but since the lockdown. forsuchtrials. This is the leastIcould do.” rolledagain foratrial,for avaccine against rologist withthe National Instituteof Sevendays aftereachofthe 100 the firstproducedbySerum andthe The RT-PCRand bloodtestresultshad His felicity with datamade his decision cervical cancer,alsoatBharati Hospital. The Virology,Pune,thathas been at the participantshavereceived the dose, second by AstraZeneca).After the come the daybefore, certifying that they easier,accordingtothe 32-year-old. “I stud- father says bothtimes, their experiencewas forefront of the coronavirus effortsin the dataistobepresented to aData second dose,blood samples will be didn’t have antibodies and hence fittovolun- iedthe results of thePhase 2study inthe UK reassuring, with experts regularly following Indiafromthe start, says thenovelty SafetyMonitoring Board, including takenuptosix months to checkfor teer.Their driverwho has been with them and, as astatistician, understood that there up with them. and contagiousness of SARS-CoV-2 physiciansandstatisticians.If thereare antibodies.These trials will be done at forawhile also offeredtovolunteer,but was were fewside effects.” This time, the twoagain cleared testsfor lend extraurgency to the effortsto no major concerns during atempo- onlyfour or five sites. rejected as he already had antibodies. On OxfordUniversityresearchers had re- Covishield trials, while the 48-year-old’s find avaccine.“Therewas afair raryhalt,thetrialwouldrecommence. August27, the familylefthome at 10.30 am. portedthat the vaccine had triggered adual wife, also agynaecologist, wasrejected as amountofpanicduringthe H1N1 As per the study design, 0.5 ml of ■ The volunteers at Pune so farare Aftertheyhad receivedthe shot, their vitals immune response in Phase 1and 2human she wasfound to have developedantibodies pandemic in 2009 as well,but antivi- Covishield is to be administered on partofthe safetycohort. were monitored forhalf an hour and, with trials and had an “acceptedsafetyprofile”. forCovid. He got his shotonAugust26(the raldrugs, in particular oseltamivir Days 1and 29, intramuscularly. everything normal, were allowedtogo He says he approachedBharati Hospital secondtoreceivethe vaccine afterthe 32- (Tamiflu), were soon available then.” Once all the phases of the trial are RACEAGAINSTTIME home. The daughter,husband and wife on his own, saying he wasinterestedinvol- year-old) and his daughter the next day. It waslastmonth that The Lancet completed, dataistabulated,results were backhome by 1pm. “Itwas comfort- unteeringfor thetrial. “Theygavemeinfor- While the 48-year-old finishedhis publishedthat an OxfordUniversity areobtainedand submitted to the ■Three vaccine candidates, including able. The team wasveryprofessional,” says mation about the study being undertaken morningappointmentsataprivate hospital vaccine candidateagainstthe coron- Drug Controller General of India for twoindigenous, areindevelopment the 59-year-old. and told me to sign aconsent form... The whereheworks as aconsultant before go- avirus,backedbyAstraZenecaPlc,had approval. Participantsare informed in the country. About20kmfromPune, at the KEM team took my blood pressureand checked ing to the hospital, the daughter,now 21 shown positiveresults. The Oxford- abouttheresultsandthosewhohave ■ Phase 1trials of the indigenous Hospital and Research CentreatVadu,which other vitals and since the RT-PCR and anti- andinthe final year of an engineering de- AstraZeneca vaccine is essentiallya been givenaplacebo getthe vaccine Covaxin, by Bharat Biotech in is also asitefor the clinical trials, the screen- body test resultswerenegative forCovid, I gree, went afterher online classes forthe weakenedversionofacommoncold dose from the firm. The regulatory collaboration withICMR, and ZyCoV- ing of volunteers is underway. got the firstdose.” daywereover. virusknownasadenovirus.Thescien- bodyalsoinspectsthevaccine/factory D, by Zydus Cadila Ltd, arecomplete. The64-year-oldsays itwasawell-consid- On August26, he followedhis normal The familyhas been one on this issue al- tists extracted genesfromthe spike productionandotherrelevantdetails. ■ Zydus has startedPhase 2trials. ereddecision, and aftertheyhad approached routine and, afterbreakfast, headedfor ways,the 21-year-old says.“Iwas in Bharat Biotech willbegin in Bharati Hospital, it sent them aconsent form Class4or5when my parents decided to September. via e-mail.The form wasnearly eightpages “I read the Lancet study(on enrol me as avolunteer in the H1N1 vaccine long,and includeddetails on Covid-19, the trials. The second time, Ivolunteered fora ■ Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is in vaccine, itspossible side effects, the blood the Oxfordvaccine) and spoke vaccine againstcervicalcancer.Idid nothave the mostadvancedstage.InIndia, its samples and other interventions needed, to experts suchasdoctorsand anymajor side effects. Forthis trial toowe Phase2/3 trials commenced on what the blood samples would be tested for, decidedunanimouslytoenrol as volunteers.” August25. andthereimbursementamountto bepaidfor policymakers. Ifound that all According to the 48-year-old,the deci- ■ 172countries areintalksto hospitalvisits. They were alsotoldtheywould of them were optimistic about sion wasn’t difficult. His scientificbent of participateinCOVAX, to ensure gettwo doses in all, on Day1and 29,and mind means he is exasperated at all the talk vaccines reachall equitably. It has 9 would bemonitoredoverthe next six months. the vaccine... Also, after of immuno-boosters and other non-tested candidates under consideration, Theyweregiven detailedguidelines on reading so muchabout the solutions forthe coronavirus, he says. includingModerna, US (Phase 3). what to watchout for—mostimportantly results of the safetytrials “Healthcareworkers including doctors have ■ Russia has cleared ‘Sputnik V’ for fever —and to immediatelycontact the doc- gotinfected. Ihaveseen somedie due to this civilian use amid doubts; while China tors on the emergency numbers of the vac- abroad,Ifelt this vaccine has disease. Avaccineisthe solution,” he asserts. cleared CoronaVac developedbyits cine trial team in case of anyissues. What potential, and decided,why His wife, disappointed at notbeing able to The vaccine trial team at Bharati is on call foremergencies. Arul Horizon SinovacBiotech foremergency use wasmostimportant, the volunteers were volunteer,teases that he and theirdaughter in July. told, is that theycontinue their dailyroutine. not takeit?” justwanted to be in the limelight.

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TOPOFTHE WORLD XisaysBeijingwill stepupeffortsto fightTibet‘splittism’

Ahorse standsina Urgesstrengthening of ideological education in Tibetschools boxatanequestrian club in Les Yvelines, China captures west of Paris. AP REUTERS SHANGHAI,AUGUST29 Hong Kong FRANCE CHINAMUSTbuild an “impreg- activists fleeing Horseskilled nablefortress”to maintainstabil- ityinTibet,protect national unity to Taiwan by sea inritual-like and educate the masses in the struggle against “splittism”, mutilations President Xi Jinping told senior Xi said that Tibetan AUSTINRAMZY ARMEDWITHknives, leaders,statemediasaidSaturday. Buddhism also neededto &ELAINEYU some knowledge of their ChinaseizedcontroloverTibet adapttosocialism and to HONGKONG,AUGUST29 prey andalarge dose of in 1950 in what it describes as a Chinese conditions cruelty,attackers aregoing “peaceful liberation” that helped CHINESE AUTHORITIES have de- afterhorses and ponies in VIOLENT TURNTOPROTEST AGAINST SWEDEN FAR-RIGHT the remote Himalayan region tainedadozen activists from pastures across France in throw offits “feudalist” past. But ern, socialistTibet”, Xi said China Hong Kong who were attempt- whatmayberitualmutila- Violence brokeout on Fridayinthe southern Swedish town of Malmo, whereatleast 300peoplehad gathered to protest critics,ledbyexiledspiritualleader neededtostrengthenthe role of ing to leave the territoryvia tions.Policearestymiedby againstanti-Islam activities.Objectswerethrownatpolice officers and car tyres were setonfire, police said. Earlier in the the DalaiLama, sayBeijing’srule the CommunistParty in theter- speedboat, according to people the macabreattacks that day, far-right extremists took out aprotestinMalmo duringwhichtheydesecrated acopyofthe Quran. Daily Aftonbladet amountsto“cultural genocide”. ritoryand better integrate its familiar with the attempt and include slashings and said severalanti-Islam activities had takenplace on Fridayafter Rasmus Paludan, leaderofDanish far-right political party At asenior Communist Party ethnic groups. the individuals captured,as worse.Mostoften,anear— HardLine, had been deniedpermission to holdameeting in Malmo and wasstoppedatthe Swedish border. AP meeting on Tibet’sfuturegover- TibetanBuddhism also Beijing intensifies acampaign to usuallythe right one—has nance, Xi laudedachievements neededtoadapttosocialismand seek out protestleaders andoth- been cut off, recalling the made and praisedfrontline offi- to Chinese conditions,headded. ers resisting the Communist matador’s trophyinabull- cials but said moreefforts were China’s policies towards Party’s tightening grip. ring. Up to 30 attacks have Facebook should neededtoenrich, rejuvenateand Tibethavecome under the spot- At least one of the peopleon been reported in France, Jacob Blake was handcuffedto strengthen unity in the region. light again this year amid the boardtheboat,seizedonSunday fromthemountainousJura have taken down Politicaland ideologicaledu- country’s deteriorating relation- by the Chinese CoastGuard,was region in the easttothe cation neededtobestrength- shipwith the United States. an activist whowas being inves- Atlantic coast, manythis hospital bed after police shot him KenoshaGuard enedinTibet’s schools in order US SecretaryofState Mike tigatedunder the city’snew na- summer,the agriculture to “plantthe seeds of loving Pompeo said in Julythatthe tional security law. ministersaid Friday. One page: Zuckerberg China in the depths of the hearts United States would restrictvisas The group wasapparently attackwas registeredin JOHNELIGON, of everyyouth”,Xisaid in re- forsomeChineseofficialsinvolved tryingtoflee to Taiwan, saida February, according to the SARAHMERVOSH& marks publishedbystate news in blocking diplomatic access to second person familiar with the magazine Le Point. AP RICHARDAOPPELJR NEWYORKTIMES agency Xinhua. Tibetand engaging in “human episode. The detentions were KENOSHA,AUGUST29 AUGUST29 Pledging to builda“united, rightsabuses”, adding that the firstconfirmedcase of such prosperous, civilised,harmo- Washington supported“mean- activists being caught by the DAYS AFTERaKenoshapoliceoffi- FACEBOOKMADEan“operational nious and beautiful new, mod- ingful autonomy”for Tibet. Chinese authorities at sea. NYT LIBYA cer shotJacob Blakeoutsidean mistake”bynot takingdowna Interiorminister apartment building, the authori- pagethat violated itspolicies on tiesonFridayprovidednew details militia organisations, the com- First Covid-19 suspended on what leduptothe videotaped pany’s chief executive,Mark Race to be Japan PM: encounter that has prompted Zuckerberg, said in apublic ad- reinfection case amidprotests heatedstreetprotestsandcallsfor dress and in ameeting with em- THE HEAD of Libya’s in- reformfromprofessionalathletes, ployees in whichheaddressed Abe loyalist emerges in US identified ternationallyrecognised politicians and residents. Jacob BlakeSr, the father of Jacob Blake, who wasshotby their concerns over arecent government suspended Lawenforcementofficialssaid police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, addresses amarch in shooting in Kenosha,Wisconsin. in Nevada study his powerful interior thatinrecentdays theyhadshack- Washington on Friday. Reuters The pagebelonged to afringe as strong contender ministerfromhis duties ledBlaketohis hospitalbed, militia group calling itself the on Friday, saying his han- whereheisparalysed from the Kenosha Guard,whichshould DEENABEASLEY dling of street protests waistdownfromhiswounds,be- OnFridayafternooninWisconsin, matters,too.He’snotlessof aman. have been identifiedasadanger- LINDASIEG AUGUST29 and aviolent crackdown cause he facedanarrestwarrant near the spotwhere Officer He’s ahuman being with kids, ous organization and brokerules TOKYO,AUGUST29 againstthem would be from Julyonchargesofthird-de- Rusten Sheskey firedatBlake with afamily, with aheartbeat.” the companyhad recentlyput in RESEARCHERS FORthe firsttime investigated.The move gree sexual assault, criminal tres- seventimes, some of thosewho On Friday, thousands of pro- place, Zuckerbergsaidinavideo YOSHIHIDE SUGA, alongtime have identifiedsomeoneinthe coincides with reports of pass and disorderly conduct. The knewBlakesaid authorities were testers gathered in Washington postedonhis Facebook page. lieutenant of Japan’s Shinzo Abe, UnitedStateswhowasreinfected growing friction between same woman who had filedthat attemptingto justifyaclear-cutin- at the Lincoln Memorial foran The Kenosha Guardusedthe has emergedasastrongcon- withthe novelcoronavirus, ac- Fayezal-Sarraj, Prime complaint had called911 before stance of excessive forcebytar- event aimedatrekindling the pagetoorganise an event that tender to succeedhim as prime cordingto astudythathasnotyet Ministerofthe Tripoli- the shooting Sunday to report nishinghis reputation. spirit of the 1963 March on calledfor armedinterventionin minister, an outcomethat would beenreviewedbyoutsideexperts. basedGovernmentof Blake’s presencetothe police, ac- “They’retryingtoreverseit Washington. The familyofBlake KenoshaonTuesday, thenighttwo extend the fiscal and monetary The report, published online, National Accord(GNA), cordingto interviews andrecords. andmakeitseemlikehewassuch wasamong relativesofvictims peoplewere killedataprotest.Kyle stimulus that definedAbe’s Yoshihide Suga describes a25-year-old man liv- and Interior Minister Some onlookers and Ben acriminal,” saidJesse Franklin,a of police violence who spoke. Rittenhouse, a17-year-old Illinois nearly eight years in office. ing in Reno, Nevada, who tested Fathi Bashagha, an influ- Crump,thecivilrightslawyerwho community activistwho de- “Thereare twosystems of resident,hasbeenchargedincon- Abe, Japan’slongest-serving positive forthe virusinApril af- ential figurefromthe port is representingBlake, have de- scribedBlakeasalaid-backfather justice in the United States,” nection with the shooting. premier,said on Fridayhewas Donald Trumpwas on display. tershowing mild illness. He got city and militarypower scribed Blake as apeacemaker whospentconsiderabletimewith Blake’s father,Jacob BlakeSr, Facebook failedtotakethe stepping down due to aworsen- Aself-madepolitician,Suga sickagain in late Mayand devel- base of Misrata. REUTERS who wasseeking to break up a his three young children. “The said. “There’s awhitesystemand pagedownevenafter it received ing of achronic illness, setting waschosen by Abein2012for oped moresevereCovid-19, the disturbance involving two wholepointis,Idon’tcareifhe’sa there’s aBlacksystem. The Black severalcomplaintsregarding it the stagefor aleadershipelec- the pivotal role of chief cabinet disease causedbythe virus. EUROPE women when the police arrived. criminal or has arecord.Your life system ain’tdoing so well.” NYT ahead of the event. tion within the ruling Liberal secretary, actingastop govern- “Thisstudylikely representsa Democratic Party(LDP). ment spokesman, coordinating clearexampleofreinfection... re- Banksy’srescue While some other would-be policies and riding herdon infections arepossible —which boatstranded, successors have declaredtheir in- bureaucrats. we already knew, because immu- UAE officially ends itsboycott of Israel tention to run, the 71-year-old The winner of the LDP vote, nity is never100%,” Kristian seekshelp Sugahas said he doesn’t want the whichdomestic media said Anderson, professor of immunol- ARESCUE boatfundedby the WAMnews agencysaid. job.Butsuchcommentshavebeen could be held around Sept. 15,is ogy and microbiology at Scripps Britishstreet artistBanksy MAHERCHMAYTELLI Opening up lucrativeopportunities Israeli Foreign MinisterGabi calledintoquestion by an aggres- virtuallyensured thepremier- Research in La Jolla,California, has issuedurgentcallsfor DUBAI,AUGUST29 Ashkenazi said the UAEhad sive mediapushinrecentdays that ship because of theparty’s ma- said in an emailedcomment. help, saying it is stranded taken“an important step to- puthimsquarelyinthepubliceye. jority in parliament. The victor Cases of presumedreinfection in the Mediterranean and THE PRESIDENT of the United WITH THE UAEofficially gains from the markets wardspeace, whichwill yield “Theyare reallygoing to try will serveout Abe’s remaining have croppedup in other parts of overloadedwithmigrants Arab Emirates scrappedaneco- ending the boycott, of UAE’s wealthyemi- substantial economic and com- to getSugatoreplace Abeand term as LDP chief, whichends in the world, but questions have who it has been unable to nomic boycottagainst Israel,al- companies from the rates. Firms from the mercialachievementsfor both continue theAbe government September 2021. arisen about testing accuracy. bring ashore. The Louise lowing trade and financial countrywillbeallowed UAEare already striking people while strengthening the without Abe,”said Sophia Former defence minister Earlier this week,University of Michel startedoperating agreements betweenthe coun- to do business with deals with Israeli com- stability in the region”. University political science pro- Shigeru Ishiba, 63, asoftspoken Hong Kong researchers reported lastweek.Itistryingto find tries in another keystepto- Israelis, and Israeli firms will be paniesfor technicalexpertise, The announcement came as fessor Koichi Nakano. security hawk who aims to re- details of a33-year-old man who asafeportfor the 219mi- wardsnormalties, the UAE’s allowedtooperate in the UAE. especially in fields likecyberse- Israeli flag carrier El Al Israel In an interviewwith Reuters vive Japan’s regional economies, had recoveredinApril from ase- grantsithas pickedupoff statenews agency reported This opens up an array of lucra- curity.The UAEisalso keen on Airlines Ltd prepared to operate this week,Sugastressedthe is also expectedtorun.Along- vere case of Covid-19and wasdi- the coastofLibya since on Saturday. tive opportunities forboth defence cooperation, particu- the country’s firstdirect flight needtospureconomic growth time Abecritic, Ishiba is popular agnosedfour months later with a Thursday.The boat issued Israeland theUAE said on sides.Israel’sthriving diamond larly to thwartIran, whichis between TelAviv’s Ben Gurion over tighteningrestrictions to with the public but less so different strain of the virus. aseries of tweets on August13theywouldnormalise trade and mushrooming tech considered athreat by both the Airportand the UAE’s capital, contain the virus, pointing to the amongparty MPs. Researchersatthe University Saturdaysayingits situa- diplomatic relations in adeal start-ups arelikelytomakebig Emirates andIsrael. Abu Dhabi. needtopromote tourism. Ex-foreign ministerFumio of Nevada, Reno School of tion wasworsening, and brokered by US President AnIsraeligovernmentdelega- “Weneedtoconsider what Kishida, 63, longseen as Abe’s Medicine and the Nevada State appealing forhelp from Donald Trumpthatreshapesthe tion and topaides to Trump, in- we can do to prevent the econ- favoured heir,saidonFriday he PublicHealthLaboratorysaidthey authorities in Italy, Malta order of Middle Eastpolitics Al Nahyan issuedadecree abol- operation with Israel, leading to cludinghissenioradviserandson- omyfromfalling offacliff,” Suga would run in the party poll, but were able to showthatthe virus and Germany. REUTERS from the Palestinianissuetothe ishing aboycott lawaspartof bilateral relations by stimulating in-lawJared Kushner,are due to said at hisparliamentaryoffice, the dovish lawmaker from associated with eachinstance of fight againstIran. “the UAE’s effortstoexpand economic growth and promot- travel on the flight on August31, a wherealarge photograph of him Hiroshima has struggledtogain the man’s infection represented President Khalifabin Zayed diplomaticand commercial co- ing technological innovation,” US officialsaid. REUTERS standing next to US President traction with voters. REUTERS different strains. REUTERS

HE ALSO PORTRAYED PIONEERING BLACK FIGURES SUCH AS JACKIE ROBINSON,JAMES BROWN AND THURGOOD MARSHALL Chadwick Boseman, starofBlackPanther,dies of cancer at 43

“It is with immeasurable grief South Carolina, Boseman wasthe theatreprogramme at the MICHAELLEVENSON that we confirm the passing of BRILLIANT,KIND,LEARNED:TRIBUTESPOURIN youngestofthree boys.His University of Oxford, an adven- AUGUST29 ChadwickBoseman,” the state- mother,Carolyn, wasanurse and turehelaterlearnedhad been fi- ment said. “A true fighter, BARACK OBAMA hislifemadeadifference.” his father,Leroy,workedfor an nancedbyafriend of hers: CHADWICKBOSEMAN, theac- Chadwickperseveredthrough it “Tobeyoung, gifted, and agriculturalconglomerateandhad Denzel Washington. torwho found fame as the star all, and broughtyou many of the Black; to use that powerto OPRAH WINFREY aside business as an upholsterer. Aftercollege, Boseman of BlackPanther andwho also films youhavecometoloveso give them heroes to look up “What agentle giftedsoul. In high school, Boseman was landedone-offtelevision roles in portrayed pathbreaking Black much,” it added. “From Marshall to;todoitall while in pain — Showing us all that aserious basketball player but Law&Order, CSI: NY,and Cold figures suchasJackie Robinson, to Da5Bloods,AugustWilson’sMa what ause of his years.” greatness in between turnedtostorytellingafter a Case andeventuallybookedare- James Brownand Thurgood Rainey’s BlackBottom and several surgeries and chemo. friend and teammatewas shot curring role in the 2007-09 ABC Marshall, diedFriday. more, all were filmedduringand KAMALAHARRIS The courage, the strength, and killed. Boseman processed Familyseries LincolnHeights. He was43, his publicist,Nicki between countless surgeries and “ChadwickBoseman was the powerittakes to do his emotions by writing whathe Theshowwas filmedinLos Fioravante, told The Associated chemotherapy.” Astatement postedonBoseman’s Instagram account said brilliant, kind, learned, and that.This is what dignity eventuallyrealisedwas aplay. Angeles and afforded Boseman Press. Astatement postedon Boseman wasbestknown for theactor learnedin2016that he had colon cancer. AP humble.Helefttoo early but lookslike.” When it wastime to consider his firsttaste of Hollywood. Boseman’s Instagram account his role as T’Challa, or the Black colleges, he chose an arts pro- “Beforethat,Ihad justwanted said the actor learnedin2016 Panther,king of the fictional gramme at Howard University. to be an artistinNew York,” he that he had stage3colon cancer, African nation of Wakanda in the jor superheromovie with an The film represented amo- outings to see the film. BrowninGetOnUp,in2014, and At Howard,hetookanacting said. “I didn’t understand that whichhad progressedtostage 4. 2018 Marvel superheromovie African protagonist; and in Ryan ment of hope and pridefor Boseman also portrayed Supreme CourtJustice Thurgood classwithTony-winning actress coming to LA and trying to be a It said he diedinhis home, with Black Panther.The film wasacul- Coogler,the firsttoemploya African American moviegoers, baseball icon Jackie Robinson in Marshall in Marshall,in2017. and directorPhylicia Rashad, film actor wasacompletelydif- his wifeand familybyhis side. tural touchstone —the firstma- Blackwriter and director. manyofwhom planned special 42,in2013, soulsinger James Born and raisedinAnderson, who helpedhim getintoanelite ferent thing.” NYT

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FINDFINDMEME ONONAHAHILLILLININ IMPHALIMPHAL

COURTESY:YUMNAMRAJESHWORSINGH

resembledone), and Rajeshwor and his ■ ■ ■ Several British and Japanese soldiers died in the hills of Manipur during friends refertoitbythe same name. It is aterrain he has studiedfor ayear — In recent years, Manipur has seen the be- WWII. They do not lie here forgotten. Ateam of ‘battlefield diggers’ has first, throughdocuments he sourcedfrom the ginningsof “war tourism” —initiatives to map British Library, then through adrone he flew the warthrough battlefield tourism tours, per- been scouring the terrain to find their remains —and bring closure to over it and by trekking to the spotlast hapsthefirstofits kind in the country. “WWII November.“We followedthe exact route battlefields in Europe aremappedtotheT; the mentionedinthe British wardiaryof the time. Indian partof the warand thesitesof fighting families seeking answersabout their final days in aforeign land It maintainedthe eventsofthe episode —who around Manipur and Nagalandhavealways shotwhom, the directionofthe attack, etc,” been hazy,” says researcher and author says Rajeshwor.According to records,16 Allied Hemant Singh Katoch, on the phone from To ra Agarwala ridiculous idea. But Iamless amusedwhen I soldiers had fallen at the Pimple. “According to Yangon. In 2013,hefoundedand conceptu- see the 72-year-oldmember of thegroup, trot- protocol,theywereburied with crosses. But alisedthe “Battle of Imphal” tours, the firstin ting upthe hill,wayahead of me, withthe sup- when theImperial WarGravesCommission the state. In the three years he spent in Imphal, NAfull-moon night, atop a portofone thin stick. unitcametwo years later to collectthe re- Katochled manytourists —often families of hill in Manipur,Yumnam Rajeshwor hangs backtotell me his story. mains, the area wasanovergrownjungle and warveterans —onthese tours. “It is away to Rajeshwor Singh reads the Likemanyothers, he grew up in ignorance themarkers were gone,” says Rajeshwor.“Of connect to their family’s past. In some cases, it names of the dead. They about the WWII battlegrounds.Morethan the 16 bodies, only12wererecovered, and is notagrandfather or granduncle, but the fa- mayhavebeen gone from sevendecadesago,this hill wasone of the four were leftbehind.” ther who has fought the war.” Othis earth 76 years, but time manysitesinImphalthattheJapaneseandthe One of them wasofTod,Gibson’s great- Forexample,Johnson has spent decades is relative forRajeshwor,aman with aplan — Britishskirmishedin—theJapaneselostmore grandfather.The familybelievedthat he was unravelling his father George Johnson’s role and dozens of maps. than 30,000men in adefeatsodecisivethatit “lostinthe jungles of Burma (nowMyanmar)”, in the war. He trackeddownfamilies of those “Weare on this ridge,” he says,tracing a endedtheirimperialpursuitsinAsia.Butitwas since these battlesfellunder the British’s who servedwith his fatherinImphal. In time, finger on an A4 size copyofamapfrom1944. onlyin2013,whenavotebytheNationalArmy “Burma Campaign”. “That the battlefields he found out that George had to kill one of his “And there—therewerethe Japanese Museum of Britain termedthem “Britain’s transcendedthe boundaries of Burma is woundedorderlies, Howard,inthe war. “It bunkers!Fromwhere theyfired.” He points GreatestBattle”thattheBattlesof Imphal and something theyhavecometounderstand wasacaseofmercy killing —mygrandfather alittle further away,inthe direction from Kohimaentered public consciousness. now,”says Joseph Longjam,aDirectorateof neverspoke aboutit, but carriedwith him where we had trekkedin the morning —car- Tillthen,thebattleswereburiedinthehills Information and Public Relation employeein years afterthe war,”says DavidWestgate, rying pressurecookers, metaldetectors, tents of the Northeast, unknown, save forsome lit- Imphal, who workswith Rajeshwor. Johnson’snephew, over avideocallRajeshwor and cannedfish. The nondescript hill,about eraturebymilitaryexperts,war veterans and “Wewerereallyex- sets up formethatnight 15 km from Imphal,was oneofmanybattle- historians. In 2005, Rajeshwor chancedupon pecting ajungleinBurma from the hill. In 2017, fields of the SiegeofImphal, where the Allied one suchbook: TheForgottenArmy’s Boxof and notahill in Imphal,” Johnson managedto track and the Axis powers fought betweenMarch Lions: The True Story of theDefence and says Gibson later,overan down Howard’s family. In and July1944, in someofthe fiercestbattles Evacuation of the LargestSupply Depotonthe email.Lastyear,shedreamt April lastyear,during the of WorldWar II. Imphal Plain (2001) by ChristopherDJohnson. of aman, who she thinks 75th anniversaryofthe Rajeshwor gets backtoreading his listof “It wasset in Manipurand focusedonthe bat- washergreat-grandfather, Battle of Imphal, his great dead soldiers —aidedbyflashlightsofthree tle of Kanglatongbi,Iwas surprisedthatIknew telling her:“Find me in granddaughter,Ellie, flew phones —before he stops at one. “Private Tod nothing about it. Growing up, we onlyknew Burma.”Gibsongotherself down to Imphal. “Wehad D,” he says,“Thisisthe guy we arelookingfor.” what ourgrandparentstoldus...thatthere was onaFacebookgroup,com- asmall ceremony. Iwalked awar...the Japan laan (war),” recalls Rajeshwor. prisingfamiliesof warvet- up to Ellie and apologised. ■ ■ ■ Over the years, he struck up an unlikely erans,scholarsandhistori- Shesaidtherewas no need pen friendshipwithJohnson, whose father ans.Herqueriesledhernot TORAAGARWALA to.‘Your grandfather In early March,whenRajeshwordrivesme fought in the war. “Christopher startedsend- ACORNER OF A their grandfather’s graveinthe Imphal to Burma, but to aman in didwhat he had to do,’” re- to the hill to look forthe remains of David Tod, ing me books, wardiaries —material Iwould FOREIGN FIELD Cemetery,” says Rajeshwor.Overthe years,the Imphal. That month, calls Westgate. aBritishsoldierwhodiedinthe war, theskies devour lateintothe night,” he says.Soon, with requests became moreelaborate: someone Rajeshwor poredoverwar (Clockwise from top) areblue and the days areglorious. The news- Johnson’scross-continental guidanceand en- from the UK enquiring about the location of a diaries, got in touchwith ■ ■ ■ papers have some news about the virus from couragement, Rajeshwor graduated from The members of the tank blasttheirgrandfatherdiedin(“Could researchers in the UK and China entering Indiabut fewinManipurthink bookstobattlefields. “Theywereall around Second World War youplease find that spotand layawreath managed to trackdown The next morning, the of it as athreat. Rajeshwor,who worksina me ...all these years, Ihad no idea,” he says. Imphal Campaign there?”); another 78-year-old from the UK Tod’sregiment,and,finally, hillis abuzz with thebeep- telecommunicationscompanyinImphal, has In time, manyfriends joinedin. Beforethey Foundation on an whose dying wish wastolocatehis father’s the location wherehe beep of metaldetectors, his itinerarychalkedout. “Iwillbeonmytour knewit, weekends or holidays became so- expedition in 2014; remains in Imphal. “I have done allthat— died, by painstakingly su- and the scraping of shov- from March28—UK, France, Belgium,” says journs intohistory.“We would go from bat- Rajeshwor Singh climbed ahill, laid awreath, put apoppy perimposing map refer- els. “All these years, we the 43-year-old. tlefield to battlefield, spades and shovels in cross,” says Rajeshwor,who does notcharge ences of the time to Google have notrecordedour Formonths, Ihavebeen persuadinghim hand. Even years later,therewerethings to atop the ‘Pimple’; a anymoneyfor theworkhedoes. When last Earth to pinpoint the work but Iamthinking of to letmejoinhis WWIIexcavation expeditions find: helmets,shrapnel,cartridges, personal plaque laid down for June, Sharon Gibson, a40-year-old nurse, rough location of 25 yards. Finally, in making avideo repositoryonYouTubeand —where he travels the hillyManipuricountry- artefactssuchasbuckles and combs and even aslainBritish reachedout to himfrom Edinburgh, withare- November lastyear,theydid their firsttrek. namingthechannel‘BattlefieldDiggers’,”says sidewithhis friends,unearthingrelicsandre- bones,” he says.In2013, Rajeshwor and his soldier; and the questto“find” her long-dead great-grandfa- “Wejuststarteddigging anyway in the lo- Rajeshwor.LastOctober,the team chanced mains, storiesand memories from the twin friend, Arambam ‘Bobby’ Singh, foundedthe relics recovered ther,withonlyaname (DavidTod)andapho- cation we identified. Suddenly, we found the upon amass burial site, the recoveredremains WorldWar II Battles of Imphal (Manipur) and Second WorldWar Imphal Campaign from the dig tograph (black-and-whiteand faded), he told personal effectsofsoldiers in apit. Forus, it of whichtheyhavehanded over to the Kohima(Nagaland). He is reluctant because Foundation to formalisetheir weekend expe- her:“No problem. This is abig thing foryou, wasaeureka momentbecause it meantthat Japanese. “But personal bone collection mis- the work is “secret”and done in the “complete ditions in digging up aforgottenbattle. Since but asmall thing forus. We will do it.” thefour remainingbodies were around that sions, likethat of Sharon’s great-grandfather, absence of media.” But earlier this year,when 2017,the JapanAssociation forRecovery and area,” he says.AtGibson’srequest, Rajeshwor can take years too,”says Rajeshwor. Isend him my customarymonthlyWhatsApp Repatriation of WarCasualties has been col- ■ ■ ■ had lugged up amemorial plaque and are- At theendof thedig, theyhaveshrapnel,a messageasking him if he has changed his laborating with the foundation on missions membrance poppycross.Inasmall cere- fewbuckles, acomb, parts of abullet, tail fins mind, he relents, but with acaveat:“Please to recoverthe remains of Japanese soldiers Whenwe reachthe top, Rajeshwor andhis mony, the team laid the plaque at the spot of mortarshells,butnobones.Beforetheteam don’t mention the exact location.” killedinthe war. “But Iamnot allowedtotalk team gettoworkatonce—the metaldetectors wheretheybelievedTod waskilled, and starts their descent down the Pimple that af- Tenminutes intothe climb, Iunderstand about that,” says Rajeshwor. and shovels areout, tentsare being pitched, livestreamedittoher in Edinburgh. “It wasa ternoon—unaware thatapandemic will keep whyRajeshwor had asked me if Iwas fit What he can talk about arethe personal wood is being collected to cook lunch, and veryemotional sight. Iwas afraid to even blink subsequent ones on hold forsome time — enough. My running shoes arenot equipped requests he gets.Through Johnson, Rajeshwor “toilets”are being “constructed”—unper- in caseImissed anyofit,”she recalls. Rajeshwor calls up Gibson, and informs her forthe terrain, and Islip, stumble, fall, and, on wasintroducedto descendantsofanumberof turbedby thefact thatitisraining,abittercold “Rajeshwor dustedoff thelayers of time and that the excavation wasunsuccessful. certain portions,comicallycrawl up the hill. warveterans seekinginformation about the wind sweeping away the glorioussummer brought alittle-known partofhistoryto light. “That’s okay,”she says,“At least, we now To think of men vying foreachothers’blood, lastdays of their familymembers. “It started dayweleftbehindatthe base of the hill. The It is amazing what he has done forme, a knowwheregreat-grandfather Todis. He is with guns and bayonets in hand, seems a with someone wanting me to layawreath at British codenameditthe Pimple (because it stranger from across the globe.” no longer lost.”

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limitations as an actor.So, it’s important that Idon’t repeat the same look.Moreprecisely, I DOWN IN want to look the character. Speaking of limitations, howessentialisit forgreat artistestohaveself-doubts? JUNGLELAND Ihaveself-doubtsandIdon’t consider my- self to be agreat artiste.This is nothing to do with being unsure. But an actor needs to be flexible.Idon’tbelieve thatIcanplayany char- acter that’s giventome. I’m herebecause I’ve nowhereelseto go.Idon’tknowfor howlong I’llbehere. I’venot promisedanyone thatIwill RanjitLal be around forany giventime.

Ranjit Lal is an author, Howcloselydoyou work with writers environmentalistand and howdoyou pickascript? birdwatcher Writers areanintegral partofmyfunction- ing. Ispend alot of time with them but I’m moreofalistener.ImeetSyamwhen he starts writing, when he’s midway and afterhefin- ishes. These three meetings give me alot of details forthe shoot. Ikeepdiscussing the Pussycat, Where scriptwith my writer,director and cinematog- rapher.Imainlyworkwith people Ihave known forlong. Theyare very awareofwhat Ican do. Thereare very fewroles that I’vere- Have YouBeen? jected.I’vetaken up almost80per cent of the work that has come my way. The films I’ve Think what domesticating big cats done, I’vechosen in the fraction of asecond. does to their dignity and reputation On Irrfan’sdeath in April, youwrote how he in YunHotaToh KyaHota (2006) inspired youduring your US days. HE ONEthing Ihateasmuchascrocwranglers Irrfan wassoappealing because he showing offispeople who keep big cats–tigers, seemedveryoriginalandreal. That wassorare lions,pumas and leopards –aspets. Forall their in cinema backthen, when actors wanted to T“animal loving”ways, this, unfortunately,isal- lookextraordinarywith six-packs.Heessayed lowedinmanyWestern countries. In India,it’s against hischaracters as an ordinaryman. Therewas the lawbut who’s to saywhat goes on in the outlying arootedness to the roles he played. farmsofthe richand famous. ‘I’m here becauseI’ve Thereare manyvideos and serials on this: inevitably Does the Everyman heroofMalayalam theydepict swaggering rednecks sauntering into enclo- cinema exciteyou? Do youobserve life suresand gettingintoloving clinches with amagnificent keenlytoportray roles likethe gold- lion or tiger or agroup of them,all of whichwithasingle chain-swallowing thief in swipe of apaw can take their smug faces off. Probably, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum? mostofthe animalsmustthink it to be beneath their dig- Characters don’t exciteme, the narra- nity –unless something sets them offand all hell breaks nowhere else to go’ tive,the story, the film as awhole does. loose. But it’s reallydemeaning to see suchgorgeous Once we decideonthe idea andnarrative, hunting animals, reducedtothe stateofovergrown we think of actors forthe roles, that includes pussycats. They ought to be out thereinthe wild, stalk- me. The narrative chooses howyour heroes ing,chasing and bringing down even five-ton beasts. Actor Fahadh Faasil on his new production, why he feels rooted in aregoing to be. Mostofthese big cats, unfortunately, have usually When Icame home forthe holidays from been rescued as cubs and lovinglybrought up in human Malayalam cinema, and suffering from self-doubts theUS,onatrain ride,there wasafamilywith homes, and, thus, been savedfromanuntimelyend.And asmallboywho wasmaking alot of noise. He yes, it musttakesomecouragetoswagger intoanenclo- smiledatsomeone on the upper berth, who, surewith a200kg lion and “wrestle”affectionatelywith AlakaSahani made during the lockdown? as Ilookedup, wasplaying with the boy. Later, it.But if the cameras arerolling...it’s all worthit. The igno- Twoyearsago,(editor-director) Mahesh when the train stoppedatastation, and the ramuses, who keep these animals as pets,evenallow Narayanan had come across aconfession boywas sleeping, the policeman sitting next their children intothe enclosureswiththem –what an NRECENT years,Kochi-based Fahadh video of atraffickedMalayali girlinSaudi to me waved at the guy,who camedown. egoboost, even if it is the heightoffoolishness.Insome Faasilhasbeenmakingheadsturnwith Arabia whereshe wascrying forhelp. It was That’s when Irealised he had handcuffs.The national parks abroad, big catshavegottensousedto hisfineactinginmuch-discussedfilms disturbing and stayedwith me foralong time. episode stayed with me.Iplayedthe thief’s touristsvehiclesthat theyevenclimb intothem to have suchasMaheshinte Prathikaaram During the lockdown, Mahesh, who staysa role withthe belief that Ididn’tsteal the chain, I(2016),ThondimuthalumDriksakshiyum blockawayfrommybuilding, andIstarted until the climax. That’s theonlyway to play selfies takenwith their petrified admirers.Merelyletting loose acouple of deep-bass growls, these poor beasts (2017),KumbalangiNightsandTamilfilmSuper talking aboutnewpossibilities in cinema.One this character. have lostall sense of decencyand self-respect. Deluxe,in2019,amongothers.Launchedatage canplayaround, exploredifferent techniques, In manycases whereacub has been orphanedand 19 by hisfilmmakerfatherFazilintheromance and redesignafilmonthe edit table –gocloser With your films on streaming platforms, rescued, the intentionistoeventuallyrehabilitateitin dramaKaiyethum Doorath(2002), Faasil went to acharacter or makeanothercharacter more do youthink local idioms and nuances the wild again. But this is anotoriouslydifficult thing to to theUStostudyengineering afterthe film prominent. So, we collaborated on Mahesh’s getlostinthe subtitles? do becausethe animal is accustomedtohumanbeings tanked.Inhissecondinningsasanactor,hehas idea. If Iweretoshootthis film when there’s Subtitlingis thebiggestrevolutiontohave and there’s no saying what it might do once free. deliveredanumber of impressive perform- nolockdown,I’d have doneitinthesame way. happenedtoIndian cinema in recent years. It At Gir National Park,neither do the lionspay great at- ances. The 38-year-old will be seennextinCU However, lockdown is the reason it got made, might be areference point. But films arego- tention to the villagers livinginand around, nor do the Soon,athriller shot in thelockdown, releasing otherwise, none of us stays athome forsolong. WITH ALITTLE Friends made Kumbalangi Nights and CU ingbeyondit.The ideaisto makethe audience latter bother the lions(though this is, sadly, changingas on Amazon Prime Video on September 1. We were givenaproper script, attendeda HELP FROM Soon.What’s the idea behind it? followthe emotion. Cinema has an emotion. the lion population rises and preys on livestock). No Excerpts: three-dayworkshop,livedinonebuilding and MYFRIENDS The idea is to makemoney. An actorlike That’s the mostpowerful thing in anarrative. metinthe evenings. me needs moneyand aback-upplan. I’vepro- Music, graphics, subtitlingare techniques to Youare famouslymedia shy. What Malayalam actor ducedfilms that were rejectedby others. Any increasethe possibilityof telling astory.Itde- changed this time? Youproducedthe film with your actor- Fahadh Faasil in a time Ihad anissue convincingproducers pends onwhat designyouare choosingto tell From the point Istart shooting till Ifinish, wifeNazriyaNazim.What professional still from CU Soon; about aproject, Ibankrolledit. It wasdifficult aparticular story. my biggest concern is whether I’vedone jus- dynamics do youshare? (top) in astill from to getsomeone to playShammi’s role(a char- tice to what Iconceived. When I’m notsure, I She’s the strength behind what I’m doing. Super Deluxe acter with darkshades) in Kumbalangi Nights, What relationship do youshare with the don’t talk about the film. Iwant my audience If thereisno support at home, Idon’t think I we were in talkswith aTamil actor forittoo, evolvedMalayali audience? Areyou open to discoveritinthe theatres. I’m neverready candoany of thesethings. She givesmethe but it wasgoing nowhere. So, (co-producer to Hindi and internationalprojects? to discuss my films, that’s the problem. This push to go outand do it.There’s no constant and writer) Syam (Pushkaran) and (co-pro- Theywatchedmymovies before they time, thereare tworeasons:one is to saythat checking on what the other person is doing ducer) Dileesh (Pothan) asked me to do it. came on theOTT platforms. Iowe my career to CUSoon is something fresh and new. And,it’s but we aretogether in this. She interactswith them. It’s because of them that I’m attempting going to peopleunlikeearlierwhentheywent Maheshmorethan me. Sheasked us notto Arethe different looksfor your roles in (these movies) and experimenting. Outside to watchmovies. So, Ithought Ishould talk shootinour bedroom, so I’veshotinevery eachfilm consciouslydone? of Kerala,Idon’tthinkIcan do thekindoffilms about it as we arewitnessing achange. other possible corner of my building. It helps if it doesn’t remind the audience that Ido. None of my filmsareremade because RANJITLAL of the previouscharacters Iplayed. Iplay theyare veryrooted. Iabsolutelyenjoyithere FIFTY SHADESOFGRRR Couldyou talk about how CU Soon was Your productionhouseFahadh Faasil and around with six reactionsand I’mawareofmy andjustwant to be herefor the time being. The human desire to tame the wild is deplorable

gung-ho bravado –the villagers justacknowledge the presence of the animalsand politelygiveway.And there have been reportsdating back years (read Jim Corbett) of village women quietlywalkingpasttigers on jungle In My Own Skin paths and coming to no harm. This, too, is sadlychanging aswebecome the hideouslyintolerant society we’re headingtowards, and lynchanimals. Sheeba Chaddha, one of the first actors to transition to Elephants, hippos and rhinos –also kept as “pets”or forworking purposes –haveusually been born and the OTTs, on her role in the web-series raised among us, and so areapparentlyusedtous. Yet, an elephant,loyal to itsmahout fordecades maysuddenly and the need for writing solid women characters go berserk and attackhim one day. The pachyderms re- allyare best lefttomuse and sway in the jungles. Ektaa Malik young age, theatredrew Chaddha, who grew There’s also afondness forkeeping dangerousreptiles upinDelhi’sNewRajinderNagar. “Iwaspretty andcreepy-crawlies. Some people(again, mostly abroad) active in inter-school theatrecompetitions. I gettheir kicks by keeping giganticpythons as pets,until FORHER role as MohiniRathod, adaughter- got admission in Hansraj College(in Delhi one morning theyfind the toddler missing. Then, it’s re- in-lawofamusical familyofJodhpur in the University)throughthedramaticsquota.Iwas leasedinthe nearestswamp (this happens with ‘pet’ alli- web-series Bandish Bandits (streaming on always abackbencherandnotinterestedinac- gators, too) –inFlorida, this has becomeamajor prob- Amazon Prime Video), Sheeba Chaddhahad ademics.Hansraj hadaprettyestablishedthe- lem.Some full-grown, beefcakesprefercuddling with to briefly playthe tanpura. It wasalittle chal- atresceneand we mounted full-fledged pro- hairyvenomoustarantulas, andhavethem walk up and lenging, alittle nostalgic. ductions,” says Chaddha, down their arms or the backsoftheir thicknecks. As achild, she had taken 47,who waslater associ- With some extremelyrarebirdspecies,there is no some lessons in playing ated withDelhi’s Chingari hopeother than to take eggs, hatch them and raisethe the sitar.The show’s story, theatregroup. chicks in captivity.But keeping in mindthat the chicks says the Mumbai-based Following her mar- have to be released, the caretakers oftendon gloves actor,isnot an “earth- riage and two-year stay in whichmimic the chick’s parents’ faces –soitisunaware shattering” one, “it has fa- the US, she returnedand PHOTOS:COURTESYAMAZONPRIMEVIDEO thatahuman being is feeding it.InIsrael, theyrecently miliar tones, it worked be- headedtoMumbai to try NOT ANOTE daily-soap boom, TV wasruined. The con- Iliked thecharacterthatwas written–cool had amilitary-specificationdrone drop piecesofmeat to cause of the writing and herluckinscreen acting. OUT OF PLACE tent waspathetic, but it paid your bills. After and progressive.Actors can onlyshine if they ararevulturewhose motherhad diedand fathercouldn’t the addedtwists and Herfirstactinggig was that, Ionlywent on aTVset to makemoney. have good writing to work with,”she says. (Above) Astill from keep up. turns”.She doesn’t have Bhansali’s film, though Ihope TV is revived, because, as amedium, A“bigjump”wasneeded,sheadds,“inthe But yes, imaginethe ego-kickyou’d getifyou hada very manydialogues, but Mani Ratnam’s DilSe... Bandish Bandits; it’s still relevant. Sadly, thewomen charac- waywewerewritingand portraying our Bengal tiger lying by your feet in the drawing room –or her eyes andgait speak of (1998) releasedayear Sheeba Chaddha ters –the movers and shakers of the TV en- women characters. Shouldn’t detailed, well- better still,atyour side when yougofor awalkinDelhi’s herpain and acceptance earlier.Itwas, however, terprise –are either shown as the sari-sin- fleshed,relatablecharactersbethenorm?Why Lodi Gardens,while the strutters go about with their im- of her constraints. The on television, and later, door-clad sweet bahu or the overtlymade-up do we look at good content through the lens ported poodles and Pomeranians. That’s until your twistcomes towardsthe web-series, whereshe vamp,” she adds. of ‘women characters’?Eventhe OTT plat- pussycatdecides thatthe poodle or Pomand their owner end when her ghoonghat- would carveher niche. Even in her piecemeal roles as amother forms have nottaken cognisance of the fact might just makeahandy snack! clad character emergesfromwithin the strict “By the time Icame back, it wasthe early or wife, she’s been making noteworthy thattheyactuallyhavethespacewhichallows Isupposeit’s difficult to raise ayowling cub without patriarchal worldshe inhabits–with silence Nineties and therewas abig revolution in swerves. As the mother who shieldsShah forthis type of exploratory writing,tocreate falling forits babycharms.Likeany parent, youwill love and gravitas. “That, forme, wasthe mostin- the TVspace. In Delhi, youcould onlydothe- Rukh Khan from being beaten by his angry immersive stories.We stillkeepbindingitinto it unconditionally even as itgrows up and goes through teresting part. And thereisararesweetness atreand it wasn’t sufficient to survive,” says father in Zero (2018), and the mother who the same systems, of afamous nameand big itsobnoxious adolescent phase. What could be moreful- to theshowwhichwedon’t see nowadays,” Chaddha, who then movedtoMumbai and slaps Alia Bhatt in GullyBoy (2019). Or,the studio.Ihopeitdoesn’tfallintothesametrap.” filling than when it chargesuptoyou and putsits mas- says Chaddha. acted in TV showslike Shri Krishna and Hip “cool” mom in Permanent Roommates (2014), Fornow,Chaddha is happyplaying sive paws around youand purrs likealovesickdiesel The heroine’s cousin in SanjayLeela Hip Hurray in the ’90s, and Hitler Didi and India’s first-everweb showthatmade her a Vasudhainthe web-show Mirzapur,whose generator? And, heck, the cameras arerolling–sothe Bhansali’sHumDilDeChukeSanam(1999),the PavitraRishta around the2010s.“I’m glad household name amongmillennials. And Season2will stream in October and acom- whole worldiswatchingthisawestruck!But justpause modestproducer’s wifeinZoyaAkhtar’s Luck that Iwas able to be apartofsome good tel- later,inher comic sketches by short-audio- edy is in the works. But she’s most and think what it doesfor thedignity and reputation of by Chance (2009)–the character actor brings evision shows,” she says. visual-content-creator Filter Copy. excited about playing Kabir’s mother in Mira the animal –remember,big cats arenot pussycats. moretoher roles than what’swritten.Inaca- “When Istarted,itwas very formulaic. She’s one of the firstactors to successfully Nair’s ASuitable Boy,whichstreams in reer spanning twodecades, she’scemented Films centred around the heroand heroine, makethe transition to the OTT space. “TVF September.“I’mthereonlyfor ascene and a her reputationasa“dependableactor”. At a everything wasone-dimensional. With the (media producerThe ViralFever) came to me. half,” she says,“but it’s alovelyscene.”

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EXPRESSARCHIVE MEN AT WORK (Right to left) Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Bhai Mahavir,Balraj Madhok and Jagannath Rao Joshi during anational executive meeting of the Jan Sangh in Ahmedabad,1970 Democratic Dividends Yogendra Yadav’s essays cover India from Rajiv Gandhi to Narendra Modi, but without sufficient connect with sociopolitical history

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EW SCHOLARS and observers of the Indian po- litical scene over the lastthree decades have been as prolific and wide in scope as Yogendra PTIFILE FYadav. Hisrecent shifttoparty politicalworkhas IN THISTOGETHER seen achange of tone and timbreashemade the transi- Afile photo of and Isher Judge Ahluwaliaatthe Brihadisvara Te mple in Thanjavur,Tamil Nadu tion from being watcher to playerinthe political and even electoral arena. The coreofhis work is the relation of ideas to politi- cal practice, nowhere moresothaninthe study of elec- Omkar Goswami of Prices and Outputs in India: AMacro- toraltrends and the changing social and economic Econometric Approach. makeup of the parties that aresovital to theprocess. Then came care. Of parenting twoboys — This collection is likerefinedgold, as it puts thecoreof TALMOST the end of her long ALife Apart firstPavan, who wasborn in November 1977; his essays in one place. innings, wrackedbygrade IV and, then, Aman in October 1979, afterthe The demise of the Congress system and the rise of re- glioblastoma, amongthe tough- three of them had returnedtoIndia forgood. gional and Mandal and Dalit-ledparties in north India estofall cancers, Isher Judge Of takingcharge of what wasanimmaculate wasstudied in his well-known essays.The titles sayitall, AAhluwalia —grace, charm and home and hearth; of looking afteragrowing thoughtheydonot appear in quitethatdirect, pithyform subtlety personified, and, with widespread Amid abattle with an implacable disease, Isher Judge family that eventuallyextended to daugh- here. The rise of the thirdelectoralsystem, 1989-2014, connections —took it upon herself to write ters-in-law andgrandchildren; of being a sawgoverningwith no reallydominant party at the cen- this book.Courageous as she is, Isher did so in partner to Montek,who would returnlateat treofthe web. Further, it washigher participation in poli- the mosttrying circumstances, while she was Ahluwalia has published an account of her night with stacks of government files. tics, notjustinelectionseason,thatsaw the rise of figures losing the abilitytoread andwriteonher own, Then, therewas commitment to her pro- likeMayawati, Lalu PrasadYadav, Nitish Kumar and the relying extensively on help from the familyto extraordinary life and career fession.“Beingamotherisafull-timejob.Being Yadavs of UP.Finally, the Congress itself showedsigns of put down her thoughts. aworkingmother is twofull-timejobs.” Even reverting to agroup of diversestate-levelparties held to- Yet, thank God that she has written this so,Ishercompletedtwo majorbooks:Industrial gether by aleader in New Delhi. book,for it is astory of grit, love,careand School of Economics forher Master’s degree. per-bright young man,the clever, erudite GrowthinIndia:StagnationSincetheMid-Sixties Thereisafascinating essayonthe “State Nation”, not commitment. Grit, because who would have “Myfamilywouldneverhavelet mego to Delhi English-speaking debater from St Stephen’s (1989, OxfordUniversity Press) and the nation-state,whereYadavdetours intoEuropean betthat adaughter of simple, traditional Sikh to live in ahostel. At this point, Ihad alucky and winner of acongratulatoryfirstinphilos- Productivity and Growth in Indian history andshows howinIndia, the challengeofforging parents—one of 11 siblings—living in a break.In1964,my brotherdecidedtomove to ophy, politics andeconomics from Oxford, Manufacturing(1991, OUP).Sheworkedatthe asense of nationhood became more, notless,acuteafter small, rented flat near Purna Cinema, notfar the capital with his familytostart abusiness one Montek Singh Ahluwalia, who had Centre forPolicy Research,then took over as Independence. The formation of linguistic states and ef- from Calcutta’s Kalighat, would reachwhere andmy parentsagreedtomygoingto live with joinedthe WorldBank as apartofits Young the head of IndianCouncilfor Research on fortsatpositive discrimination areseen as progressive. she did, entirelyonthe strength of her efforts them, attending DSEasaday student.” Professionals Program. InternationalEconomicRelations(ICRIER),an Yet, beyond these,this collection fallsshort. The and her intense determination to succeed? As wasthe case with manyofus, DSE was Montek impressedIsher sufficiently institutionwhichshestrengthenedbyattract- reasonsemergeinthe introduc- Or,that she would in 1962, finish her Isher’s road to Damascus—apoint of revela- enough —lunchinthe Bank’s Executive ing excellent full-time fellows and garnering tion and more so in his essay West BengalHigher SecondaryBoardexam- tion when she wasdeterminedtostudy fur- Dining Room, films, dinners, walksand someveryseriousgrantsfromabroadandthe written on the eveofthe 2019 ination from the highly-regarded Shri ther and applyfor aPhD. Armedwith ahigh drives. “Itwas during one of those drives, Indian corporateworld, that made ICRIER fi- generalelection. He rightlysets ShikshayatanVidyalaya,coming eighth in firstdivision in ayear when sevenofthe eight while we were picnickingoff some bread and nanciallycomfortable. If these were not aside simpleanti-Modisenti- the state? She writes, “My father had never ‘first-divvers’ were women, Isher appliedto BREAKING cheese and aglass of wine,thatIdecidedthat enough, Isher got intourbanisation and pub- mentand drawsanuncanny shown anyinterestinour education but MassachusettsInstitute of Technology(MIT), THROUGH: A Montek wasthe man forme.” Soon, Isher se- lished twobooksonthe subject. parallel with the flop of ‘Indira when Idid well in the exams, he would of- whereshe wasacceptedwith afellowship. MEMOIR cured afull-time job at the IMF;and, in 1971, Breaking Through is abeautiful read be- Hatao’asasloganin1971. But if tentell his friends with some pride that Ihad Thus beganher journeyinCambridge, ISHER JUDGE she and Montek marriedinWashington. causeitissohonestlywritten, so touchingin her party raisedits tallyfrom gotthe thirdrank among girls. While Iap- Massachusetts, apassage that took abit Four years passedinsetting up home in content —awonderful mélange of the per- 283to350-plus (verysimilar AHLUWALIA proved of hisnew interestineducation, Iob- longerthannecessarybecause of an inter- Georgetown, going with IMF delegations for sonal and the public.Itis, in effect,asigning but notidentical withModi’s Rupa Publications jected to the gender differentiation; Iwould lude in Washington, DC. Article IV consultations in the Caribbean, and off. Of agreat life. Of struggles. Of success. Of owngains),the reasons doneed 184pages correct him, saying Iwas eighth, notthird.” In the summer of 1970,Isher appliedto working long hours at the Fund. Suddenly, it love andcaring.Ofbuilding families,values morethoughtand care.Yadav Isherthen went to Presidency College, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for `395 dawnedupon her that she had lefther PhD and institutions. And, of Montek. MAKING begins well, but falters. Calcutta, to study economics with ascholar- asummer internship. Instead of the usual programme behind. So Isher appliedfor afel- Thank you, Isher. SENSE OF The deeper reason maybe shipofRs35permonth,which paidforhercol- three months, she gotaspecial six-month lowship at Brookings and completedher MIT INDIAN both apparent and substantial. legefees and the tram ride from home and break from MIT.With that came love.Soon thesis from therein1976—whichwas pub- Theauthoristhefounderandchairpersonof DEMOCRACY Forone, the assertion that sup- back. AfterPresidency,she joinedthe Delhi aftermoving to DC,she had adatewith asu- lishedin1979byMacmillan, titled Behaviour CERGAdvisoryPrivateLimited YOGENDRA posedlysecular parties forged a unifiedMuslim voteand ren- YADAV dered the BJP’staskeasier is not Permanent new. But it is made morebythe Black/Ashoka latter’s acolytes and has been University contestedbymanyofYadav’s invariablyseen through male eyes. Thisis 390pages owncolleagues. Inmorein- notthe predatorymale gaze somuchasa `995 stances than can be counted, mi- Beasts and quizzical but indulgent regard forthe differ- norityvoters have splitonclass ent quiddity of women. Thereare several or castelines, or of party.And if this indeedwas the sudden kisses, initiated by women as well case,the Jan Sangh should have romped home easily, as men. In an especiallyintricatestory,a muchearlier. woman stands stark naked before amirror, The deeper issueisanalytic. Forsomeone so versedin Superbeasts gazing at herselfthrough the narrowgap be- political lore, thereisscant engagement withserious so- tween her fingers with whichshe covers her ciopolitical history.This leads to aserious underestima- face. She is trying to see howshe looksto tion of whyNorth and South (or West)are so very differ- Through the stratagem of the inhuman, Kunwar others —with the male narratorwatching ent as macroregions. The social and cultural her watching herself. transformationsunleashedinthe latter have yettores- Narain explored what it means to be human These stories arelikenoothers written onate fullyinthe Gangabasin andmuchofHindi-speak- by anyHindi writer.Asifconducting semi- ing India. These worksoverthe last quartercentury Harish Trivedi snarland growl. In yetanother,a scientific experiments, Narain brings ascep- would include Rajni Kothari’s volume CasteinIndian mysterious man comes riding a tical scalpel to allkinds of characters to peel Politics (1969). Theresult is that the volume is at itsbest high horse and orders the narra- offtheir put-on humanesque skinsand ex- in sheddinglight on the Indiabetween Rajiv’s fall and IN ONE of Kunwar Narain’ssto- tortotakeoff all his clothes.And, posetheir beastlynature. Through setting Modi’s rise. But in contrasttothe lateProfessor Kothari, ries, twomen beginfightingin in yetanother,aterrifyinginsect himself theseethical puzzles, Narain seems whose work on the Congress system Yadavanalyses so the middle of astreet, calling appears and sitsontop of the intent on figuring out what preciselyit well, the latter stops shortofgrappling with whythe eachother the“son of apig,” “in- narrator’s manuscript, glinting at meanstobehuman and to acthuman.Some drama unfoldedasithas. sect,”“owl”, etc. Gradually, all him moreand moreterrifyingly. of the storiesseem to be ingeniouslyde- Issues of gender and occupational mobility, of access the creaturessoinvoked come But no, unlikeinKafka, the min- signedthought-experiments, and in some to education and ageofmarriageweretaken up farear- and surround the twomen to atoryinsect hereisone entity and others, this persistent humanist concern be- lier,and systematically.Few in Hindi-speaking India watchthem fight. The ass asks the human victim another;the EXPRESSARCHIVE comes explicit, as with the strings in the pup- knowthat the firstNadar School forBoys wasfounded (he would,wouldn’the?) why one does notmetamorphoseinto WORDS OF the hour as he is made to sitall day,waiting peteer’s hand occasionallyshowing in the ti- in 1890, forgirls in 1910 andabankin1920.This wider theyare fighting, notknowing THE PLAY OF the other. WISDOM to be calledinbyagovernment official he tle-story,‘The PlayofDolls’. The word penumbra of changes neverfiguredinthe agenda of the thattofightyou don’t needa The humanity of men is has come to see. Manyofthe first-person “human” tolls through the book. north Indian OBC leaders, mostofwhom cut their teeth DOLLS: Kunwar Narain reason, but onlystrength. When STORIES strippedand threatenednot narrators in the otherstories hereare meek, Kumar Narain wasprimarilyapoet, in on Lohiaitesocialism. This is notsimplyapoliticalfailing the twomen have strangled onlyinrelationtoanimalsin receiving the 41st mild and fairly faceless characters, created whichcapacity he wonmanyplum awards but alargersocio-culturalvacuum, and it is this that en- eachother to death, all the ani- KUNWARNARAIN, these stories but also, of course, Jnanpith award (for mainlytobesat upon, but this one shows and honours: the SahityaAkademi, the abledaremakingofthe Hindutvaparty under itsfirst- mals clap loud and long enough TRANSLATED to other men. An ageing man 2005) from then high individuality. Jnanpith, the and the lot. ever OBC massnational-levelleader.Toknowwhy this to makethe skies resound. The INTOENGLISH BY renounces the worldbut is soon president Pratibha Sitting idlybut impatiently, he vaguelyre- In afamous poem, he saidhewishedtobe wasso, maybehistory and politicaleconomyneedtobe liondeclares ceremoniously JOHN VATER AND hauledbacktoapolice station Patil in Parliament calls Shakespeare: “Iamtied to the reborn as “human-er”. This volume of short looked at afresh. thatthe fight ended in atie,and because theyhavefound an old stake/...bear-like”(animal and stakeagain!). storieswas the onlyone he put together in Afleeting thought is to getYadav to write afull- APURVA NARAIN House, New Delhi, orders an owlsitting on atreeto Penguin Modern shirt of his with bloodstains on He then recalls more accuratelySahir his lifetime. The twoconscientious transla- lengthaccount of political changeoverthe lasttwo or recordthe history of the fight for it. By the time the killer is found, in 2009 Ludhianvi: “Meri raaton ke muqaddar mein tors substantiallyenhance the 143pages of three decades. But the present anthology is an aid to Classics the edification of futuregener- this all-forsakingman has gone sahar hai ki nahin? (Isitthe fate of my nights thetextherewith48pages of informative thinking through post-1989India—abooktoread, mull 208 pages ationsofanimals. out of his mindand begun to to seethe dawn or not?, as translated here)” and solicitouspara-text. One can’twait for over and argue with. `399 In another story, tworapa- claim that he has murdered When he is finallycalledin, the smug official, Narain’s other (posthumous) collection of cious and rivalmanagers of an or- notone person but “the whohas probablynever heardofeither poet, shortstories to come out in English, forthey MaheshRangarajanteacheshistory phanageare prevented from killing each whole world”. dismisseshis plea at once with civil aplomb. areevenmoreplayfullyinquisitive. andenvironmentalstudiesatAshokaUniversity other by awoman tying them to stakes at op- In aquieter andsubtler story, aman feels The fewwomen in these stories areless positeends of acourtyard as theyviciously his status as ahuman being diminishedby than fullyhuman to startwith, fortheyare HarishTriveditaughtEnglishatDelhiUniversity

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APARTFROMthe novelty of the firstevervir- ’s Suresh Raina re- BARCELONAISunwavering in itsintention tual ceremony, Saturday’s national sports turnedtoIndia from the UAEfor personal to keep Lionel Messi,who told the club ear- awards function alsosaw an unprecedented reasonsand will be unavailable forthe IPL lier this week that he wanted to leave. number of awardeeswith sports minister season. Raina has been the second mostim- Spanish media sayMessihas contacted the Kiren Rijiju saying India’s improved perform- portant cog in the CSK wheel afterMSDhoni. club to trytoresolve the situation, but ance on the international stagemerited such Raina plays multipleroles forCSK.The ab- Barcelona confirmedtothe AssociatedPress ajumbo list. senceofDhoni’s Man Fridaycould impact on Saturday thatitwillnot negotiatetoal- Altogether 74 sportspersons, coaches and the team this season. lowthe Argentina great to departbeforehis institutions were selected forthe honours – contract ends next year. including an unprecedented five names for As abatsman Earlier this week,Messi said he wanted the RajivGandhi Khel Ratna and 27 forthe Over the past12seasons, Raina has to invoke acontract clause that allowedhim ArjunaAward –morethan double the usual scored 5,368runsin193 matches forCSK. to leave at the end of last season, but the club number. The team has FafduPlessis, Ambati Rayudu, said the clause had already expired. “The performance of our athletesinthe , and Murali Vijayinthe top Suresh Raina has been asource of Alengthylegal battlemay ensue as the international levelhas become better.When order.But Raina’s ability to pace hisinnings supportfor MS Dhoni. File 33-year-old forwardisexpectedtosay the our players perform better,theyhavetobe at No.3 separates himfromthe rest.Heisthe clause wasvaliduntil the end of the season, recognisedand rewarded. If the government glue in CSK’s batting. whichwas pushed backbecause of the coro- doesn’t recognise their achievements, it will ShooterManu Bhaker,who specialises in the 10mair pistolevent,clicksa Also, Raina has the ability to up the ante mains an outstanding fielder, mainlybecause navirus pandemic. discourageevery budding sporting talents photograph before receivingthe Arjuna AwardonSaturday. SAIMedia in the death overs. His IPL strike of his anticipation. CSK will miss Barcelona is notwilling to give up onthe we have in India,”the minister said. rate of 137attests to his all-round his world-class presenceboth player, especiallynot forfree. Messi'scon- “So, compared to the previous years, the ability as abatsman. close-in and in the outfield. tract, whichends in June 2021, has abuyout performances of Indian athleteshavegone the virtual ceremonyafter testing positive had to undergo aCOVID-19testbeforere- In Raina’s absence, if Dhoni clauseof700 million euros ($831 million). up considerablyand as aresult, the number forCovid-19. porting to their respective SAIcentres. decides to promotehimself up As Dhoni’s Man Friday He has been withthe club fornearly two of awardwinners have also gone up.” President RamNathKovind applauded Among the Khel Ratna awardees, table the order,thenthe team will Suchisthe bondbetween decades, leading it to morethan three-dozen At thesame time, Rijiju said that the gov- as the names and achievementsofthe tennis playerManika Batraattended from have to find anew finisher. the twoplayers that Raina de- titles and holding mostofits individual ernment had no role in deciding the awards awardees attending the ceremonywerean- Pune, women’s hockeycaptain Rani Rampal Raina’s unavailability is likelyto cidedtohanguphis interna- records. Spanish media said Messi andhis listwithaselection panel in place forthe pur- nounced. “This is the firstawardsceremony and Paralympic gold medallistMariyappan forceCSK to rejig, batting-wise. tional boots minutes afterhis team contacted theclub latethis week to try pose. in COVID times duringwhichthe President Thangavelu were at the SAIcentrein skipper bade farewell to interna- to discuss his situation. “For the sports awards,the committee has participated,” Rijiju said. Bengaluru. As abowler and fielder tional . He had announcedhis intention to leave washeadedbyaSupreme Court judgeand Among those receiving the Arjuna Award It would be wrongtojudgeRaina’s bowl- Raina is Dhoni’s deputy inCSK,someone by sendingthe club aburofax, acertifieddoc- all the renownedpeople from the field of Increase in cash prize on SaturdaywerestarsprinterDutee Chand, ing by the number of –25–he has whocontributes agreat deal to the strategy ument similar to atelegram. sports.When theytakeacallthereisintense This year,the cash prizefor the awardees woman cricketerDeepti Sharma,archer takeninthe IPL.Hehas been Dhoni’sgo-to with his tacticalinputs. From short mid- Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu re- deliberation, discussion and thereare set wasalso boosted. The prize moneyfor the Atanu Das and men’s hockey team forward man in the middle overs,especiallyagainst or short cover, Rainaisalwaystalking portedlytriedtomeetwiththe player after guidelines on the basisofwhichtheyhave Khel Ratna wasincreasedtoRs25lakh from Akashdeep Singh. left-handers. His economyrate, alittle over 7, tothe younger bowlers, helping them feel his decisiontoleave wasannounced.Helater usedtheir judgement,” he said. Rs 7.5lakh while Arjuna awardees,who got The Dronacharya awardinthe lifetime confirmshis utilityas apart-timeoff-spinner. comfortable. said he waswilling to resign if that waswhat “Theministerdoesn’t decidethe awards, Rs 5lakh last year,receivedRs15lakhthis categorywas bestowed on eight coaches, in- His skill to take the ball away from left-han- it took to getMessi to stay,and if thesix-times the minister onlygives theconsent on behalf time. TheDronacharya (Lifetime)awardees’ cluding DharmendraTiwary(archery), ders helps CSK to curtailruns before the death As on-field cheerleader Ballon D'Or winneradmittedthe president's of the government but it is the technical com- cash prize wasalso increasedfromRs5lakh Naresh Kumar (tennis), ShivSingh (boxing) overs.Often Raina has shaken themomen- Raina also actsasabridgebetween the presence at the club wasthe reason he mittee whichdecides.” to Rs 15 lakh,whilethe regular Dronacharya and Romesh Pathania (hockey). tum of rivalteamsbybreaking partnerships. junior cricketers and Dhoni. The CSK skipper wanted to leave. Only60ofthe 74 awardees were present Awardbrought Rs 10 lakh instead of Rs 5 In the regular Dronacharya category,the In the desertheat, on overusedpitches –just is aman of fewwords, and althoughDhoni Messi reportedlytalked to newcoach at various Sports Authority of India centres. lakh. Dhyanchand Awardees receivedRs10 five awardees included Jude Felix (hockey) three venues will be usedfor the 2020 IPL in hardlycarriesany airs,young players can be Ronald Koeman before makinghis decision Some -likecricketers Rohit Sharma (Khel lakh, double lastyear’s amount. and Jaspal Rana (shooting). Trupti Murgunde the UnitedArab Emirates –taking pace offthe alittlehesitant to directlycommunicate with to leave.Messihasn't spoken publiclysince Ratna) and (Arjuna), golfer Due to theprevailingpandemic, stringent (badminton) and Nandan Bal (tennis) were ball would beimportant, and Raina’s absence theircaptain. GivenDhoni’s statureinthe the embarrassing 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich Aditi Ashok (Arjuna) and former national health and safetyprotocols were followedat amongthoseconferred theDhyan Chand is going to hurtCSK, the fact that the squad is game,that’s understandable. This is where in the quarterfinals of the Champions League football coachSukhwinder Singh (Dhyan the 11 SAIcentres in various cities, wherethe Award. loadedwith spinners notwithstanding. Raina actsasabridgeand this method has on August14, oneofthe worstdefeatsinthe Chand Award) -werenot in thecountry awardees had to assemble. Despitethe long listofawardeesthis year, In Raina’s absence, the onus would be on workedwonderfully wellforthe team.His en- player's career and in the club's history. while others including wrestler Vinesh Theywereseen in PPE kitsastheymade there’s bound to be afew heartbreaks. Rijiju Kedar Jadhavtostepupasthe team’s fifthor ergy inthefield too, isvital.Hekeepsthefield- He wasoutspoken againstsome of the Phogat (Khel Ratna) and shuttler their waytothe various venues. As per the said that the deserving candidates who sixth bowler. ersonthetoes, appreciatestheirefforts,andis club's decisions this season,the firstwithout Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (Arjuna) had to skip government directions, eachone of them missedout can look forwardtonextyear. And even at 33 years of age, Raina re- always ready with inputsfor thebowlers. atitle since2007-08. YOURWEEKAHEAD BRIDGE SUNDAY CROSSWORD 2284 Ingeneral, leadlowforafinesse. If it’s your YouareSouth,declarer in7NT. ARIES (Mar 21 - Apr 20) LIBRA (Sep 24 - Oct 23) QUICKCLUES Let’s look ahead a You may battle on at NORTH SOUTH ACROSS Birthday little and comment work and let ♠ AK8 ♠ Q762 1. Dispensary(8) 5. Artist’s workroom (6) on your financial nobody tell you ❤K63 ❤AQ5 10.Ruler(7) prospects, which are you’re not good ♦ KQ2 ♦ AJ4 11.Tell astory (7) about to become absolutely enough. Also, prepare for a ♣AJ103 ♣Q64 12.Second largestofGreek Ionian SundayAugust30 amazing. 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