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For the investigations into the Sushant’s Sushant’s laptop and mobile cial witness in the case. The ED had earlier record- Sr Singh had also alleged thermal scanning will be done cers of various States. It has also public meetings, the district death. phone for investigations. The CBI officials also ques- ed the statements of Rajput’s that Rhea had left him and at the entry of the poll-related created an optional facility to election officer will identify The team has divided its The CBI officials also met tioned late Sushant’s few other father KK Singh and another taken away from his son his premises. Every voter’s body fill the nomination form and dedicated grounds and put various members and assigned Deputy Commissioner of staff members. sister Meetu. On Thursday, treatment papers, laptop, cred- temperature will be checked the affidavit online and sub- markers to ensure social dis- them specific tasks in the probe Police Abhishek Trimukhe, The team collected the filmmaker Rumi Jaffery’s it cards, jewellery and cash. He before the person is allowed to mission of the same, after tak- tancing norms by the attendees so as to finish the investigations who was heading the Mumbai case diary of the ADR and statement was recorded by the has also said his son did not enter the booth. ing the print, before the with clearly marked entry and into the sensational case as Police probe team. other important documents agency in Mumbai. suffer from mental health “If a voter, on the day of Returning Officer concerned. exit points. quickly as possible. On their part, the Mumbai related to the investigation of The PMLA case is an off- issues before his relationship voting, shows symptoms of To maintain social dis- The EC said the number of The CBI team’s first port of Police and the Maharashtra the case, including autopsy shoot of the Patna police FIR with Rhea. virus or body temperature is tancing, the EC said only two attendees should not exceed the call during the day was the Government have offered full and forensic reports. The vis- relating to the abetment to In the coming days, the found to be more will be people and two vehicles can limit prescribed by the State Bandra police station where a cooperation to the CBI, which cera report is awaited and the suicide case of Rajput in which CBI will record the statements checked twice, and if the result accompany a candidate if com- Disaster Management author- case of Accidental Death was entrusted with the inves- SIT is also expected to get hold actress Rhea Chakraborty, her of people connected with the remains the same, then they ing to the election office to file ity. For the first time, the can- Report (ADR) had been regis- tigations in the case by the of Rajput’s phones, the sources family members and others case. Apart from Rhea who has will be asked to visit again in papers. It restricted convoy for didates will have the option to tered in connection with Supreme Court on Wednesday. said. The team will recreate the are accused. been accused by Sushant’s the last hour of polling. Sector roadshows to five vehicles. deposit the security amount for Sushant’s death on June 14. The Another group from the crime scene at the spot during The visiting CBI team has father and other family mem- Magistrates shall coordinate The interval between two contesting the elections online. team members collected all visiting CBI team brought the the course of investigation, the made it clear that it will not bers of having abetted the 34- this in their allocated polling sets of convoys of vehicles The EC said sanitizer, soap, documents and pieces of evi- late actor’s cook Neeraj Singh sources said. arrest anyone in the case unless year-old actor’s suicide, the stations,” the guidelines said. should be half an hour instead water, gloves and thermal scan- dence, including autopsy and to the Defence Research and Meanwhile, the ED record- it has “concrete” evidence team will is expected to ques- It doesn’t mention any- of a gap of 100 meters. ners should be made available forensic reports. Development Organisation ed the statement of Rajput’s sis- against him or her. tion several Bollywood per- thing on virtual rallies and dig- It said public meetings and at the entry of the premises The CBI team also collect- (DRDO)-the Air Force Guest ter Priyanka Singh under During the weekend, a few sonalities who were associated ital campaigns. roadshows can be organised used for election purposes. ed the 56 statements that the House at Santa Cruz where PMLA here, officials said. The members of the CBI team, with either Sushant or Rhea. The new rules were framed but must follow Covid-19 con- Continued on Page 2 /"  
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So far Irked over this, around ple running a government Jharkhand cadre. and thus misleading con- propriating the goodwill and respectively. Failing to comply the KVIC has issued legal 150 people gathered at the famous for good governance list of dirtiest cities. Good to see “The President is pleased sumers. reputation of Khadi trademark. with the instructions in seven notices to over 1000 private temple and demanded that and advertising won't be feel- that Patna became No. 1 at least to appoint Shri Rajiv Kumar… In the notices served to Apart from Khadi India, the days, legal action will be initi- firms including Fabindia for they should also be given sim- ing ashamed of it?) in something in the last 15 as the Election Commissioner Khadi Essentials and Khadi trademark “Khadi” can only be ated against the firms. misusing its brand name and ilar privilege. Lalu's son and leader of years." with effect from the date he Global in the first week of used by authorized licensee or KVIC Chairman, Vinai selling products under the As the officials stuck to opposition Tejashwi Yadav also Patna was declared the assumes the office vice Shri August, the KVIC has asked franchisee holders,” the notices Kumar Saxena said any misuse name of Khadi. KVIC has their stand, the angry crowd took a dig at the Bihar CM. dirtiest city among those hav- Ashok Lavasa, Election them to immediately stop sell- read. “The use of a mark which of the brand name “Khadi” has sought damages to the tune of demolished the gate, barged Taking to Twitter, he said, ing a population over 10 lakh Commissioner, who has ing or promoting its products completely subsumes KVIC’s a direct bearing on the liveli- Rs 500 crore from Fabindia inside the temple and took out "Congratulations to in Swachh Survekshan 2020 resigned with effect from using the brand name “Khadi” trademark for identical goods hood of our artisans who are which is pending before the the palanquin. However, police Honourable Chief Minister announced by Union Minister August 31, 2020,” the Law while also cancelling the will undoubtedly lead to con- making genuine handcrafted Mumbai High Court. managed to stop them from Shri Nitish Kumar as Patna of Urban Development Ministry said in the notifica- taking out the procession. achieves No. 1 position in the Hardeep Singh Puri. IANS tion. While Sunil Arora is the Chief Election Commissioner, &## '##*** exam centres before and after   

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Several States had filed a public inter- dents. this team of senior officers Other standard safety mea- bypolls were recently post- est litigation (PIL) in the In order to ease concerns From Page 1 said that it did not wish to when Mr Lavasa leaves after 10 sures like wearing face masks, From Page 1 poned mainly due to coron- Supreme Court seeking post- about health and safety during “Upcoming Ganpati festi- interfere with the state’s deci- days. using sanitizers, gloves, The metro station shall avirus and rains. ponement of NEET as well as the pandemic, the NTA had val in Maharashtra is altogeth- sion not to permit Jain temples Mr Kumar has more than installing thermal scanners and consist of four underground A reserve pool of polling, the engineering entrance test, allowed JEE (Main) candidates er different and it will become in Mumbai to open for devo- 30 years of experience in pub- wearing personal protection levels and on the surface the counting and other staff will be Joint Entrance Examination to change the allotted centre uncontrollable and we under- tees to mark the eight-day lic policy and administration in equipment (PPE) kits will con- building shall have a formation maintained by the Returning (JEE) Main. The Supreme five times. However, sources stand the situation for that but Paryushan festival from August several sectors. He holds BSc tinue during the election of G+8 floors. Above the sur- Officer to replace election staff Court dismissed their plea on said that 99.07 per cent had in this case the situation is dif- 15 to 23 in view of the Covid- and LLB degrees, along with process ensuring social dis- face, three floors shall be used who show symptoms of coro- August 17. been given their preferred ferent,” said the Bench, also 19 pandemic. Master of Public Policy and tancing norms. for commercial purposes and navirus infection. Candidates were allotted choice of centres. comprising Justices AS The top court considered Sustainability. Social distancing shall be rest six shall be utilised for Regarding the use of EVMs the exam centre/city on August “Requests for changes in Bopanna and V the undertaking of the Jain Mr Kumar was appointed maintained as per the extent parking, the DMRC said. and VVPATs, the ECI said 20, which can be checked by centres are being looked at Ramasubramanian. trust that it will abide by the Finance Secretary in July last Covid-19 guidelines the State The total land area would first and second randomization accessing the candidate login sympathetically,” the sources It said no permission for Centre’s guidelines and the year, and his stint ended in Government and Ministry of be around 25,000 sqm located and preparation of the EVMs portal on the official website of said. prayers would be given for SOP in allowing devotees February this year. He is known Home Affairs. Large halls at Shahi Idgah Road, Sadar and VVPATs will be done in a NEET. Similarly, students appear- any other temple in Mumbai. inside the temples for two days to have worked on key areas of should be identified and Bazar. Phase four of the Delhi large hall. Swamy, has written to the ing for the NEET (undergrad- The apex court, in a hear- of the rituals. Prime Minister Narendra utilised for the election process Metro comprises three corri- It said sufficient quantities PM and also spoken to uate) exam were also given the ing conducted through video “Having carefully consid- Modi’s plan of financial inclu- to endure social distancing dors, including Janakpuri West- of sanitisers will be made avail- Pokhriyal about the issue dur- option to change their centers conferencing, granted ered the rival submissions, we sion, through flagship schemes norms. RK Ashram Marg corridor. able for the officials involved in ing the day but a meeting till and around 95,000 candidates “reprieve” on the plea of “Shri are of the view that a small such as Pradhan Mantri Jan “Earmarking circle for 15- the process. Also, gloves will be late evening at Education had availed this opportunity. Parshwatilak Shwetamber reprieve can be granted to the Dhan Yojana and Mudra loan 20 persons of 2 yards (6 feet) state that nomination forms made available to each official Ministry decided to go ahead Of the total of nearly 16 Murtipujak Jain Trust” which petitioners, without making it scheme, among others. distance for voters standing in will be available online on the handling EVMs and VVPATs. with the exams. Swamy sug- lakh candidates for this exam, has challenged the Bombay as a precedent. After all, the Mr Lavasa, 62, was the queue depending on the website of CEO/ DEO. The training of election gested holding the exams after 99.87 per cent were given their High Court order. petitioners are not seeking to appointed Election availability of space. There Further, election affidavits officials will be organised in a Diwali. preferred choice of cities in The Bench was hearing an hold any festivities in congre- Commissioner in January 2018 shall be three queues each, for by the candidates can also be decentralised manner at large LJP leader Chirag Paswan which to appear for the exam. appeal against the Bombay gation,” the Bench said in the and has two years left in his male, female, and PwD/ Senior filled in online on the website. halls. It said all sufficient num- and RJD leader Tejashvi Yadav On Monday the Supreme High Court order which had order. tenure. PTI citizen voters,” the EC said. The term of the Bihar leg- ber of poll staff will be kept in too had urged the Education Court had said, “The careers of A maximum of 1,000 vot- islative Assembly comes to an reserve in case of any need. Minister seeking postpone- students cannot be put under ers can be present at any polling end on November 29 and polls The carrying cases of control ment due to flood and corona jeopardy. Life cannot be booth at a time. The guidelines are likely to be held sometime units and the voter-verifiable pandemic in Bihar. stopped. We have to paper trail Sources in Education move ahead with all safeguards. will be sani- Ministry said exams will be Are students ready to waste a tised before conducted in line with the whole year? Education they are Centre’s guidelines on hygiene should be opened up. Covid placed on protocols during the pandem- may continue for a year more. counting ic and elaborate arrangements Are you going to wait for tables. have been made to sanitise another year?”

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Director Identificayion account of Antara Purukul **    012+1*34 representatives of hotel associ- The accused have been Number (DIN) was issued in Senior Living Ltd, a subsidiary **    012+1*34 declared the sealing done by ations met Chief Minister identified as Mukesh Kumar his name, do not belong to him. company of Max Group. The the Monitoring Committee orthern Railways claimed Arvind Kejriwal and thanked (53), a resident of Ganga Vihar, On the basis of the complaint, two accused people fraudu- t least 6,000 residential outside its jurisdiction unjus- Nto have achieved another him for the move. and Sudhanshu Bansal (43), a a case under relevant sections lently procured DIN on the Aproperties will get the ben- tifiable after which the path of milestone by transporting Interacting with them, resident of Laxmi Nagar. was registered on November basis of fabricated documents efit of de-sealing out of approx de-sealing of sealed houses 203.65 lakh tonnes food grains Kejriwal said, after many Kejriwal said all stakeholders According to a senior 21, 2015,” said police. and morphed photographs,” 10,000 properties sealed by has been cleared,” he said. to 18 different States of the attempts, the decision to open have to come together in police official, a complaint was “During investigation, said the Joint CP. the municipal Corporation of Gupta said that 6000 resi- country. hotels in Delhi was taken in a strengthening Delhi's econo- received from the Registrar of police found that the four com- “Thereafter, the DIN was Delhi on the instruction of the dential properties will get the Rajiv Chaudhry, General Delhi Disaster Management my." Companies (RoC) where it panies did not exist at the used for incorporating shell Supreme Court authorised benefit of de-sealing out of Manager of North Central and Authority ( DDMA ) headed by Addressing the represen- was mentioned that the four address available with the RoC companies. These shell com- monitoring committee, Delhi approx 10,000 sealed properties Northern Railway said that Lieutenant Governor Anil tatives of the hotel associations, companies, allegedly on April record. FSL report confirmed panies were used for money BJP president Adesh Gupta from the decision of the despite the operational chal- Baijal. Kejriwal said, "We have to 5, 2014, donated Rs 50 lakh that the various documents laundering, entry operation announced on Friday. Supreme Court. “The issue lenges faced due to nationwide “All the stakeholders have think about two challenges, each to the AAP. relating to Deepak Aggarwal and other illegal activities,” the Welcoming this decision will be discussed by sitting with lockdown, Northern Railway to work together to strengthen first is how to end the spread “In its complaint, the RoC submitted to Ministry of Joint CP added. of the Supreme Court, Delhi the officials and all three cor- has risen to the occasion to the Delhi's economy, I want to of the pandemic, and the sec- alleged that the four companies Corporate Affairs for issuing Reacting to the develop- BJP President Adesh Gupta porations should form a help ensure enhanced availability of thank the entire hotel industry ond is reviving the economy of -- Goldmine Buildcon Pvt Ltd, DIN were bearing his forged ment, AAP issued a statement. and former Delhi BJP president desk and start working on the food grains under ‘public dis- because when corona was at its Delhi because businesses have Skyline Metal and Alloys Pvt signatures. Photograph on the "Aam Admi Party is Manoj Tiwari said that Delhi process related to de-sealing,” tribution system’ at ration peak, the hotels supported us in been shut down and jobs have Ltd, Sun Vision Agencies Pvt DIN form does not belong to committed to honest and trans- BJP has been opposing work he said. shops in various deficient enhancing the capacity of beds been lost due to the pandem- Ltd and Infolance Software him,” said O P Mishra, the Joint parent politics and has being done by the Monitoring Former Delhi BJP presi- states. for treatment of patients,” ic. I want to thank the entire Solutions Ltd -- were bogus and Commissioner of Police, changed the political discourse Committee since the beginning dent Tiwari said that the prob- “It has made four times Kejriwal said,All hospitals, hotel industry because when not located at the addresses Economic Offense Wing in India in the last eight years outside its jurisdiction. lem of sealing in Delhi has been new records of single day food hotels, and religious and social Corona was at its peak in which were in its record,” said (EOW). of its existence. AAP will never Gupta said that the work of there for the last 10-12 years grains loading. On 24th July,20 organizations supported us in Delhi, we had attached the the senior police official. “It was also found that the compromise on its integrity", the Monitoring Committee due to the arbitrariness in seal- highest single day food grain our efforts and now situation is hotels to the hospitals in Delhi “There was a huge infusion forged documents for procur- it said. was to prevent commercializa- ing the public was troubled. loading of 55 rakes breaking under control.” to increase the capacity of beds of money in these companies ing DIN in the name of "This is a six year old case tion of residential areas, to “The decision of the the previous three records in Lauding the efforts of Delhi in the national capital", he by way of share premium Aggarwal were submitted which has been investigated by check misuse of Government Supreme Court has given relief recent past. During the lock- administration, Kejriwal said said. amount, but the sources from under the Digital Signature almost all agencies. So far, lands but it did not take any to those people. We have raised down and unlock period, the that I am happy that since we " It was very important where the money had come Certificate of Chartered nothing amiss has been found action on the encroachment on this issue in the Parliament as northern railway has loaded have lifted the lockdown, we because since large number of were not disclosed. The RoC Accountant Sudhanshu Bansal. against AAP by any of the government lands. Therefore, well. We took the issue to the 4492 rakes of food grains (12.66 have not felt the need to impose beds were not available with us issued notices to all the direc- Investigation also revealed that agencies. AAP has cooperated Manoj Tiwari ji and all the Supreme Court and finally the million tonnes) which is 6.86 the lockdown again. for the treatment of Corona tors of the companies, but all the directors of the four with all agencies and will con- three municipal Corporations Court also said that the sealing million tonnes higher The meeting came after the patients initially. We received none of them, except one companies Yogesh Kumar, tinue to cooperate with them", raised this issue prominently. done in the residential areas is (118.41per cent higher) than decision to open the hotel huge support from the hotel Deepak Aggarwal, one of the Mohit Kumar, Dharmender the AAP stated. “The Supreme Court unjustifiable,” he said. previous year,” he said. industry in Delhi was taken by industry in Delhi. We tried to the Delhi government, after the bring everyone along with us in approval by the Centre and our fight against Corona, be it 
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New Green Highways Policy approach and technologies. He under all plantation projects. statement, the notification for ducation Minister Ramesh tion with the blast which took The NIA court observed (Plantation) and to discuss use appreciated the use of such While inaugurating the mobile the bypoll will be issued on EPokhriyal Nishank has said place in Punjab’s Tarn Taran dis- that evidence pointed to the of new technologies in road con- technology in road construction app, Gadkari emphasised on August 25 and the election that the Government is work- trict in September last year. accused was an active member struction through video con- in Andaman and Nicobar and strict monitoring of plantation would be held on September 11. ing to prevent talent and patent A bench headed by Justice of the pro-Khalistan terrorist ference, Gadkari said that it motivated NHIDCL to follow and transplantation of trees. As per the established practice, from leaving the country. NV Ramana dismissed the plea gang, adding that it was of the should be our mission to reduce the example in rest of the pro- The Minister suggested that the counting of votes will be “Now, we will stop both talent and testing, and asked the saying it cannot grant bail to the opinion that there was suffi- cost of construction by 25 per- jects. specialised persons/agencies held on September 11 evening and patent from leaving the organisation to promote the accused. cient ground for believing that cent and for this, new tech- The Minister also launched should be hired for plantation of after the conclusion of voting. country,” Pokhriyal said at the objectives of the NEP. The accused Malkit Singh accusation against the appli- trees along the highways. He The EC said in a statement that All India Management Nishank also declared that had earlier applied for bail on cant/accused is prima facie suggested involving NGOs, Self the Uttar Pradesh Chief Association (AIMA) 25th con- the new curriculum of man- health grounds in the Punjab true. help groups and Horticulture Secretary had been directed to vocation on Thursday. agement and engineering and Haryana High Court and The NIA had in March this and Forest department in this. appoint a senior officer to make He pointed out that 7.5-8 institutes would be developed the National Investigation year filed a chargesheet against The officials assured that they sure that instructions related to lakh Indian students go over- in partnership with the indus- Agency (NIA) court in Mohali, nine accused in connection will be able to achieve the goal COVID-19 are followed during seas looking for their future try. He also stated that now both of which were dismissed by with Tarn Taran blast case of 100% plantation on highways the bypoll process. The bypoll and, in the process, Rs 1.5 lakh onwards 50% of the students the respective courts. before a special NIA court. upto March 2022. is likely to go uncontested and crore flows out of the country. of IIMs and IITs would work Before the NIA court, he Two persons were killed While discussing the issue will increase the numbers of the “India is contributing to the with the industry during their had sought bail contending that and one other was injured in of Transplantation of trees, BJP in the Upper House. excellence of other countries,” studies. he was falsely implicated and the blast, which took place in Gadkari said that it should be Singh was a member of he remarked. He added that AICTE Chairman, Dr Anil that he was a patient of diabetes. Tarn Taran on September 4 last our mission to save all the trees Rajya Sabha from Uttar the proof of our education’s Sahasrabudhe delivered the The prosecution had sub- year, when the victims were from being cut and specialised Pradesh. Veteran politician excellence is that the CEOs of keynote address of the convo- mitted before the NIA court reportedly digging a pit to agencies equipped with new Amar Singh passed away on Google and Microsoft studied cation. that during the course of inves- retrieve a concealed explosive technologies should be hired for August 1 at the age of 64 while in India. He appreciated AIMA for tigation incriminating role of consignment. the purpose. The minister he was in Singapore due to kid- The Minister said that holding the country’s first stressed upon using local indige- ney-related complications. His India would lead the online entirely online convocation. nous material like jute, coir, etc term as a Rajya Sabha member education revolution and He pointed out that covid had    ?  for strengthening purposes. Shri from Uttar Pradesh was till July, efforts would be made to offer allowed higher education and Gadkari also said that right 2022. He was elected to the online courses from the regulation to go online though     4   choice of species suiting local Upper House on a Samajwadi world’s top 100 universities. He AICTE had faced stiff resis- conditions is also very impor- Party ticket, but had later appreciated AIMA’s initiative tance for two years in digital-  012+1*34 tant. aligned with the BJP. in promoting online education izing the approval process. he Supreme Court on TFriday refused to enter- tain a plea seeking setting up   9)  2  $ )  of a three-judge panel to inquire into the conduct of  012+1*34 Chief Justice of India S A  % -P ters are scheduled to be list- former Chief Justice of India Bobde passed the order after   ed for hearing on September Ranjan Gogoi as a judge of the interest litigation (PIL), and he Supreme Court has noting that connected matters 9, 2020, we deem it appropri- apex court. said the petitioner did not Textended the term of three were posted for hearing in the ate that the term of three Gogoi is now a Rajya press for a hearing in last two Administrative Members of next month. was extended for a period of administrative members of Sabha MP. years and moreover, now the Armed Forces Tribunal “The term of three one month by an Order of this the Armed Forces Tribunal is A bench headed by Justice Justice (retd) Gogoi has for a period of two months. A administrative members of Court dated July 16, 2020. extended for a period of two Arun Mishra termed as already demitted office. three-judge bench headed by the Armed Forces Tribunal “As all the connected mat- more months,” the bench said. “infructuous” the public “Why did not you (peti- tioner) press it for hearing in the last two years? This plea has become infructuous as he has demitted office,” the bench, also comprising Justices B R Gavai and Krishna Murari, said. “Sorry we can’t entertain,” the bench told petitioner Arun Ramchandra Hublikar, who had sought inquiry into the alleged “omission and commission” by Justice (retd) Gogoi as a judge of the apex court. The petitioner claimed before the bench that he had met the secretary general of the top court for listing of his plea but it was not listed. 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The persons were diagnosed with the pan- and this has caused anguish among the the reasons behind violation of died of sickness or hunger in the alleged that the AIADMK Government has opened TASMAC demic across the State, said a medical policy makers and health procedures in its implementa- train. The body was kept at the aharashtra Government led by Edappadi liquor outlets and allowed slaughter bulletin issued by the department of workers. This is in stark contrast to the tion. It has been disclosed by station. The two and a half year Mbreached Palaniswami is discriminating the of animals for Id. But why we are Health. The State also saw 101 persons events of last week when the number those arrested in the gold smug- old child was trying to wake his the Covid-19 Hindus in the State while encour- being discriminated against?” asked succumbing to Covid-19 in the last 24 of afflicted persons in the capital city gling scam that the Kerala gov- mother again and again. Its infections’ mark aging other religion. Sri Priya Iyer, a BJP activist. hours. came down to 900s for a few days ernment had signed a video also went viral on social of 14,000 for the Arjun Sampath, founder, HMK, Sampath said while Maharashtra There were 53, 413 active cases of which was music to the ears of the civic Memorandum of media. Film actor Shah Rukh second consecu- said in a statement on Friday that the and Karnataka have allowed Ganesh covid-19 across the State as on Friday officials. Understanding with the UAE Khan asked to adopt the child tive day on Friday, as it recorded sec- Government’s refusal of permission Chathurthi festivities, the Dravidian evening. The day also saw 5,764 patients Situation in Chengalpet (430) and based Red Crescent to build but later gave 2 lakh to the ond highest-ever 14,161 infected to Hindus to observe Vinayaka governments in Tamil Nadu always getting cured and discharged from hos- Kancheepuram (220) were no different houses as part of LIFE Mission. grandparents. cases, while it logged 339 pandemic Chathurthi scheduled for Saturday treat the event as a law and order pitals. as the numbers were high in these two deaths in various parts of the state. was proof of this ‘blatant discrimi- issue despite the Hindus observe the The covid test centres numbering districts which are home to the State’s A day after highest-ever 14,492 nation’. celebration with due diligence. 139 across the State tested 72,423 per- many industrial and educational com- people had tested positive for the pan- He said that this year’s Vinayaka But the Madras High Court on sons on Friday proving the plexes. Thiruvallur , another neigh- demic in the State, 14,161 new infec- Chathurthi was of significant to the Wednesday had disposed off a peti- commitment of the Health boring district tested 369 positive cases tions were reported on Friday, taking Hindus because of their prayer to the tion filed by a Hindu Front activist Department in aggressive testing and on Friday. the total number of infected cases in God for an early end to the Covid- asking for directive to the the State to 6,57,450. 19 pandemic haunting the world. “ Government allowing the festivities Pune with 1,44,450 fresh cases We had told the Government that of Vinayak Chathurthi. The State continued to race ahead of Mumbai there wouldn’t be any festivities and Government had declared pro- with 1,34,228 in terms of the total celebrations but we should be allowed hibitory orders till August 31 mak- infections. to take processions observing social ing it difficult for the organisers to With fresh fatalities, the total distancing norms for immersion of undertake processions. number of deaths in the state rose to the statues in the Bay of Bengal and Sampath pointed out that the a staggering 21,698. rivers in the State,” said Sampath. 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The data- Analysis and impact: The prima- endeavours by the SEBI to facilitate issues for the listed firm, intermediary Information (UPSI) subject to certain actions under Schedule B of the base should store data for the previous ry benefit of the amendment that man- easy routes of raising capital. This is or fiduciary, because in addition to exceptions. Rule four of the PIT Regulations, exempting them from eight years at any given time. dated a structured digital database is much needed and will give more maintaining more data for a more Regulations contains provisions apro- trading window restrictions, was not The second most notable amend- reduced information asymmetry while chances to listed entities to raise fast extended period, the entity is no  !1! pos trading when in possession of amenable to additions. This prohibit- ment is that the trading window the SEBI investigates matters of insid- capital. Lastly, the mandatory longer permitted to outsource the task UPSI. Trades carried out by a person ed reasonable expansion of the same restrictions would no more apply to er trading. In cases relating to it, dis- announcing of infringement of the of keeping the database. here is no other kind of trading who has UPSI would be presumed to to include transactions of a like nature. “offer for sale” (OFS) and “Rights tinguishing the insider who conveyed code of conduct would make a more Market conduct regulation is in India but the insider variety,” have been motivated by the knowledge Lastly, there was also the issue of lack Entitlement” (RE). Schedule B of the the UPSI, in any case, turns out to be strong system of compliance. poised at a critical threshold in India, Tremarked a former president of and awareness of such information and of adherence to the code of conduct PIT Regulations mandates that there progressively significant for narrowing Regulatory solutions: With each where a combination of nuanced laws the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in they shall be held guilty of insider trad- under the PIT Regulations. should be a closure of the trading win- down expected guilty parties and to of these amendments, while the SEBI and efficient enforcement can indeed 1992, whereas Arthur Levitt, ing. Simply put, any abuse of position Recent amendments to insider dow for designated people and their follow the data trail. This was one of has chalked out additional responsi- be transformative. When understood Chairman of the US Securities or power by insiders for personal ben- trading: Through a previous amend- relatives as it can be reasonably expect- the pertinent issues in the ongoing bilities for intermediaries and fiducia- in their true spirit, these amend- Exchange Commission (SEC), viewed efits, monetary or otherwise, is a ment that came into effect on April 1, ed that they possess UPSI. However, “WhatsApp spill” case wherein after ries, as well as streamlined its regula- ments are capable of engendering a it as one with no place in any law-abid- fraud committed on public sharehold- 2019, the SEBI had mandated every through another notification in July, extensive investigations, the SEBI had tory powers with bourses, the overall behavioural shift across corporates, ing economy. Between these ends of ers, who expect unbiased management listed entity, intermediary and fiducia- the SEBI allowed selling of promoters’ punished certain people for spilling impact on the market hygiene remains their Board and other key stakehold- the spectrum lies the debate on insid- of the company’s operations in their ry to maintain a structured digital data- holding by way of OFS and exercising data identified to be price-sensitive. to be seen. While there seem to be con- ers, in terms of how we balance com- er trading. Although India was not late interest. The 2020 amendments to the base, which would have the name and RE during the period of closure of the However, since WhatsApp messages cerns regarding the degree and extent mercial interests with accountability for in recognising the detrimental impact PIT Regulations aim at bolstering the PAN details of a person with whom the trading window. are typically ensured through end-to- of control that may be exercised by information access. As the market of insider trading on the rights of level of compliance and mitigating the UPSI was shared. This was done to The SEBI also specified that list- end encryption, the SEBI could not stock exchanges over unlisted entities, practice evolves on this, one can only shareholders, corporate governance defects plaguing them. Prior to the ensure that there was a trail of infor- ed entities, intermediaries and fiducia- efficiently recognise the entities the same will depend on the success- hope that we can achieve that fine yet and financial markets, the legal regime, amendment, there was considerable mation whenever the SEBI needed to ries are now mandated to promptly involved in the trade, thus setting an ful implementation of the PIT firm balance, amply aided by even- including the enforcement mechanism confusion with respect to the handling investigate the sharing of UPSI. Now, and voluntarily report any Code of alarmingly low standard of proof in Amendment and issuance of further handed regulatory practices and judi- relating to its prevention, remains in of UPSI by intermediaries. through an amendment in July, the Conduct violation under the PIT such cases. It is hoped that the new, clarifications and circulars by SEBI. cial momentum. a nascent stage. The Securities and Notwithstanding the FAQs released by SEBI has mandated that the nature of Regulations in the prescribed format organised and structured digital data- The requirement of maintaining (The writer is Managing Partner Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the SEBI to address the same, specif- the UPSI and the details of the person to the bourses and any amount recov- base may help and forestall such an enhanced digital database is in line KS Legal and Associates.)    ! " " " 7

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Every time I watch the  Where do you find the motivation to er and I put them into the book. I write films, I get emotional, not just because the continue writing when you hit a writer’s in a little shed at the bottom of my garden end result is so spectacular but because block? How do you deal with it? in London. Starting a new series takes a something so personal to me also became I have to say I’ve never had it. I’ve been lot more time. My most recent series, The special to them and that comes across lucky. When my children were young I had Wizards of Once, began in a notebook that beautifully on screen. I am grateful to very little time to write, so I had to get it took five years to develop, on and off. them, beyond words. done, there was no choice. Sometimes But my personal quest is to create that’s the best way, even though at the time  Why did you decide to write for chil- books and play small part in trying to get it was of course very stressful. dren and make them your target audi- the children read, write and draw with the ence? Isn’t it more challenging to capture same excitement and wonder that I did  What would be your advice to aspir- the attention of the younger ones? when I was a kid. ing children authors? I have spent twenty years writing for It can be tricky to write for children, Read as much as you can, to get a feel children and over those years I have lost because you have to pitch the writing for what age group you want to write for. count of the times people have asked me, exactly right and you also have to appeal Have big ideas notebook where what you ‘Have you ever thought of writing for to the adult reading with the child, but it’s write doesn’t matter. And then just do it. adults?’ as if writing for children was some challenge I enjoy. You’ll get better and you have to start sort of second best activity, something you somewhere. Try and make yourself laugh, do before moving on to the higher level of  What were you most excited about cry and feel. If you can’t do that for your- writing for adults. while writing How to Train Your Dragon self, you won’t be able to do it for other There is no greater privilege than writ- books? What aspect from the book people. You are your own first reader. ing for children. As adults we can get con- franchise did you think would work best fused by trivialities. Children are focussed for kids?  Since there’s currently a lockdown in on the essentials. It was exciting, because even though many parts of the world, people have I often get asked if I had ever wanted it sounds very unlikely, How to Train Your more time to read. Apart from your to move to LA and be a screenwriter for Dragon is a lot about my own childhood books, what else would you recommend How to Train Your Dragon. The answer is and also about my children when they to people? no. I wasn’t a film writer, I was a book were young. I began writing Dragon I’ve been doing lots of readings from writer. When I was a little girl, dreaming when I had just had a baby. And there is my shed on YouTube, of what I might possibly be one day, it was a moment when you have just had a baby, CressidaCowellOfficial. Try and use the always to be an author, not a screenwriter. (every parent will recognise this), that ents dealt with you. Toothless is a lot like me talking to my tod- now, because if I had known, it would have time to be creative, get that notebook for However glamorous and wonderful films when you look in the back of the car and I grew up in London but I spent a lot dlers at the time. felt daunting to start. I’ve been so, so lucky. your ideas. But also, don’t put too much might be, I shouldn’t get distracted from there’s tiny little alien creature sitting there of time on an uninhabited island off the I wanted the books to be funny and I feel grateful every day for the readers pressure on yourself. A lot of people are my ‘quest’. Children always know what the behind you and you think: ‘They’re going west coast of Scotland where real Vikings exciting but also make the reader feel who’ve taken and made my books part of trying to work and look after the kids, quest is. They may seem not to be concen- to let me out of hospital with a baby? But would have lived once upon a time… So things — make them laugh or cry and want their family life. I also feel incredibly grate- which is very hard. In the midst of a glob- trating but when it comes to fundamen- I know nothing about babies!’ I wrote this story based on that little island to read on. I know I’ve succeeded when a ful to the team for taking something so al crisis is not the time to make yourself tals, they don’t get distracted. So you start reading up everything and the relationship between Hiccup and Dad tells me they’ve cried reading it… personal and important to me and creat- feel guilty about anything. I should pause here to say that I love about babies and how to deal with them. Stoick the Vast was inspired by my rela- ing it magnificently on screen. (Watch How to Train your Dragon: The the work DreamWorks have done on While you’re doing this, you are thinking tionship with my father. There really was  Did you anticipate this level of success Hidden World on August 30 at 1 pm and Dragon. One of my philosophies is to part- about your own childhood and how you an Isle of Berk (though it has a different for the franchise?  The first How to Train Your Dragon 9 pm on Sony PIX.) ner with the best people and trust them to were brought up and how your own par- name). 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