DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2020, PUNE, LATE CITY, 16 PAGES SINCE 1932 `5.00 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM Was preparedfor strike afterGalwan, China can’t get the better of us: IAF chief KRISHNKAUSHIK Modi, Xi at BRICS NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 SENDINGAtough messageto table in Nov, first China amid the Ladakh crisis, Air Chief Marshal RKS Tight security at the village of the Hathras victim, on Bhadauria said Monday that the meet since standoff Monday. Praveen Khanna RELATEDREPORTSPAGE12 IAF is “determinedtohandle EXPLAINED anycontingency” and its “de- holdsthe BRICS chair, an- ployment of combat-ready SHUBHAJITROY nouncedMondaythat the 12th HATHRAS PROTESTS unitsinresponse to thestand- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 BRICS Summit —ofBrazil, offalong the LACinthe Northis Russia, India,China, South Africa indicative of our operational IN WHATcould be the firstinter- —isgoing to be held via video statetoday”. action between PrimeMinister conference. Conspiracy,says Stating “we areverywell po- NarendraModi and Chinese Modi and Xi, who have met sitionedand there is no question President Xi Jinping since the at least18times in the lastsix MEDICINENOBEL that in anyconflict scenario there Air Chief MarshalRKS Bhadauria in NewDelhi Monday. PTI start of theborder standoffin years, have notspokentoeach that China can getthe better of Ladakh this May, the twolead- other or metsince the border CM,policefile21 FORHEPATITISC us”, Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria, ers arescheduled to attend the standoff. VIRUSDISCOVERY responding to aqueryon China afterthe Galwan Valley pared forit? Yes.” BRICSsummitmeeting via vir- No meeting or phone call be- PAGE 10 whether the IAF had comeclose clashes, said: “Did we comeclose Addressing the pressahead tual mode on November 17. tween the twoleaders is to carrying out strikes against to striking? No.But were we pre- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Russia, whichcurrently CONTINUEDONPAGE2 FIRsacrossUP, GST deadlock: Opp states sixinHathras Charges include sedition,criminal reject compensation plan conspiracyand promoting enmity He reiterated this on Monday, Next meeting Oct 12;needtotalk further:Sitharaman AVANEESHMISHRA saying “someanarchists who LUCKNOW,OCTOBER5 can’t bear to see development in During the meeting, the stateare conspiring to pro- AANCHAL MAGAZINE BUSINESSASUSUAL Opposition-ruled states reiter- FACINGCRITICISM forits han- mote communal frenzy and vio- NEW DELHI, OCTOBER5 ated that the Centreneededto dling of the murder and alleged lenceoncaste lines”. BY UNNY borrowmoney, instead of gangrape of the 19-year-old Dalit The FIRs, filedinthe last24 THE DEADLOCKovercompen- states,tobridgethe compensa- woman in Hathras, the Uttar hours,include six in Hathras – sation between states and the tion deficit of Rs 2.35lakh crore Pradesh Policehas filed21cases four at Chandpa police station, Centreremainedunresolvedat this fiscal —and notmakeany across the stateagainst,among and one eachatSasni and the 42nd Goodsand Services distinction in revenueshortfall other charges, attemptsto“incite Hathras Gatepolice stations. TaxCouncil meeting Monday, on account of GSTimplemen- caste andcommunal tension and “We have registered21 FIRs in with10non-BJP-ruledstates tation and the pandemic, The defame the stategovernment” the state, outofwhichsix arein rejecting the twoborrowing Indian Express haslearnt. using social media platforms and Hathras district. The sixmain FIRs options floated by the Centre. Acallfor voting,too, was public meetings. The chargesin- in Hathras have unidentifiedper- The Council, however, ap- learnt to have been proposed cludesedition, criminal conspir- sons as accused. The rest of the proved extension of the levy of by Kerala, Jharkhand, acyand promoting enmity. FIRsin otherdistrictshavenamed compensation cess on luxury Maharashtra, Delhi, Punjab, POSITIVE,NEGATIVE This comes aday afterChief persons as accused. Among the and sin goods beyond the five- Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, MinisterYogi Adityanath alleged FIRs in Hathras, one is against year transition period ending Telangana, West Bengal US President Donald Trumpoutside the Maryland hospital, where he is beingtreated for “conspiracies” againsthis gov- Samajwadi Partyand Rashtriya June 2022. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Covid.Hemade asurprise drive-bytowaveathis supporters. Reuters REPORT,PAGE14 ernment by “those who want to LokDalworkersforascufflewith incitecaste and communal riots”. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 MAHARASHTRA JDU hits back at Study: Sudden micro LJP, says exit from lockdownsled to spike INSIGHTSIAS SIMPLIFYING IAS EXAM PREPARATION alliance suicidal act in unemployment We have faith in NitishKumar:BJP ior minister. SANDEEPASHAR According to afinance de- We Don't Just Guide, We ‘EQUIP’ YoutoSucceed MUMBAI,OCTOBER5 partment report, the latest SANTOSHSINGH uptickinunemployment was PATNA,OCTOBER5 ASPIKE in Maharashtra’s unem- due to imposition of microlock- ployment rate in Augustis downs in severalparts of the 160+ RanksinUPSC CSE 2019 SLAMMINGTHE LJP’s move to threatening the revivalofthe state, the loss of work underthe leave theNDA forthe Bihar polls Covid-hit economy,agovern- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural as “overambitious and mis- PutsNitish ment reporthas said. Employment Guarantee Scheme 5RANKSinTOP 10 ||26 RANKSINTOP 100 25 RanksfROM Karnataka placed”, and “asuicidal act”, the In apresentationmade to (MGNREGS) and end of the Nitish Kumar-ledJD(U) said inaspot Chief MinisterUddhav kharif sowing season. Monday thatthe political re- Thackerayand seniorministers “Sudden microlockdowns alignment THEJD(U) mayput up a in ameeting on Monday, the have affected normal function- withjustthree braveface but LJP's open statefinance department ingoffirmsinthe supply chain weeksleftfor defiance of NitishKumar claimedthat the unemploy- and also the small and medium voting will —withthe BJP tacitlyen- ment rate hadclimbed from 3.9 enterprises. As the result, the de- have “no im- dorsing it —has put it in a per cent in Julyto6.2 per cent mand forlabour has declined,” pact”onthe re- spot. It has also giventhe in August. the reportstated. JeydevC.S. Sanjita M. DECISION sults. Opposition ahandle to “Therehas been an uptickin Post lockdown, the unem- Jatin Kishore Himanshu J. Abhishek S. 2020 “The LJP has playupanti-incumbency. the unemployment rate since ployment rate had peaked at 2Rnd ank 4Rth ank 5Rth ank 8Rth ank 10th Rank BIHAR committed a August. Unemployment has 20.9 per cent in April from 5.8 suicidal act by peaked to 20.9 per cent in April per cent in March.Itsubse- coming out of theNDA in Bihar Reiterating that the JD(U) is but had since declinedto3.9 quentlyimprovedto15.5per while sticking on in thealliance “unaffected”bythe move,Tyagi per cent by July due to meas- cent, 9.2 per cent and 3.9 per at the Centrefor itspolitical sur- said: “We (JDU and BJP) will ures being takentogradually cent in May, June and July, re- YOUCAN BE NEXT ON THE LIST! vival,” KCTyagi, JD(U) national swim or sink together.Thereare reopen economic and public spectively.InAugust, it rose to spokespersonand formerRajya no contradictions between us. In activities. 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