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THE GATHERING NEWDELHI,LATECITY STORM JULY5,2020 What afolktheatre form 18PAGES,`6.00 from Sundarbans tells us (`8PATNA&RAIPUR,`12SRINAGAR) about human fragility DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH,DELHI,JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM PAGE 14, 15, 16

Geelani’s resignation blows lid offPakistan medical NO WORDONCALL FOR ‘STRATEGICREASONS’ collegeracket and the shadow war withinHurriyat Astensionssoaredafter

of hardline Kashmiri separatist of Islamabad, as his successor. linked to thisissue. NIRUPAMA leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani The unravelling of this um- Forclose to twodecades— SUBRAMANIAN& lastweek as “chairperson for brella group of separatists is a beginning with the détentein Galwan,Pompeomade BASHAARATMASOOD life” of the APHC has causeda high-stakes political thriller still the Musharrafyears—Pakistan MUMBAI,SRINAGAR,JULY4 near implosion in the Hurriyat. awaiting adenouement. Howit rolledout the redcarpetfor In his resignation letter,he ends could have far-reaching Kashmiri studentswanting to TWOYEARS ago, fewwould accusedHurriyat representa- consequences giventhe politi- study medicine and engineering. have imaginedthat questions tivesofcorruption and cosying calvacuum in the Valley. Until lastyear,studentswho quietcalltoJaishankar raisedwithin the All Party up to powerstructuresin Itsroots go backtothe could notget admissionlocally Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Pakistanwhich, ironically, is the 2018 controversy over med- would head to Pakistan, where about an alleged racket in med- shadowpatron of the Hurriyat Islamabad would likehim to ical seats, sources have told seatswerereserved forthemin Information sharing helping, good ical seatsinPakistan would and whose voice he wasinthe withdraw resignation but The Sunday Express.Geelani’s colleges in PoK, Islamabad, Facing long come to suchapass. Valley. He also nominated thelineshavebeen drawn reference to an “internal in- Karachi andLahore. Mostseats sense on Chinese build-up: Officials The bombshell resignation AbdullahGeelani, no favourite vestigation,” in his letter is CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 haul at LAC, SHUBHAJITROY Army’s big 2-weekhalt NEWDELHI,JULY4 AT THE height of tensionsbe- challenge: on flights to tween India and China following the June 15 incident in Galwan Logistics Kolkatafrom Valleywhere 20 Indian Army personnel were killedinclashes with Chinese troops, US 6citieswith SecretaryofState Michael SUSHANTSINGH RPompeo spoketoExternal NEWDELHI,JULY4 big case load Affairs MinisterSJaishankar, The Jaishankar, Pompeo spoke Sunday Express has learnt. about 10 days ago. File “AMATEURS DISCUSS strategy. The phone call by Pompeo, Professionals talk logistics." That sources said,was made about10 well-worn militarysaying is PRANAVMUKUL days agoand the conversation re- forces along the Line of Actual playing out forthe Armyonthe NEWDELHI,JULY4 volved around Washington’s Control. We note the Indian mil- disputed Line of Actual Control supporttoNew Delhi at thattime itaryhas announcedthat 20 sol- in Ladakh whereitprepares it- RESPONDINGTOthe West of crisis. diers have died, and we offerour self foralong-haul deployment Bengal government’s requestto Since March, Jaishankar and condolences to their families. againstthe Chinesearmy. curtail flightstothe state, the Pompeo had spoken to each Both India and China have ex- Adecision will have to be MinistryofCivil Aviation on other on at leastthree occa- pressedadesiretode-escalate, takenbythe Armywithinthe Saturdayasked airlines to sus- sions, but this wastheirfirst and we supportapeacefulreso- next six weeksonthe numberof pend flightstoKolkatafrom conversation afterthe Galwan lution of the current situation,” troops that can be supportedlo- Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Valleyincident. aspokesperson forthe US State gisticallyinthe remote area dur- Chennai and Ahmedabad —all Sources said information Department had said. ing the winter months by the cities with high Covid caseload VISITING THE FAMILY about the call wasnot made But US statementsinthe last militarysupplychain. —between July6and July 19. publicfor “strategic reasons” 10 days have seencalibration,re- The Armyisreported to have This is the firsttime since the IGP,Kashmir,Vijay Kumar on Saturdayvisitedthe familyofBashir Ahmad Khan, who waskilledinashootout between since India and China were in the flecting amorevocalsupport. nearly three division-strengthof resumption of domestic flights militantsand security forces in SoporeonWednesday. He promised aprobe intothe incident. ANI REPORT,PAGE7 middle of militaryand diplo- And Pompeo has been leading troops in thesector,with twodi- on May25thatastatehas de- matic talks—the second meet- from the front. On July1,briefing visionscoming from outside the cidedtocompletelycurtail in- ing of the Corps Commanders reporters in Washington DC, he theatre. coming flight movementsto took place on June 22 and the welcomedthe Indian govern- One of these divisions, which managethe spread of Covid-19 . Working Mechanism for ment’s decision to ban59 did nothaveadesignatedoper- Earlier,statessuchasKarnataka, TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE ICMR dials down on Consultation &Coordination on Chinese apps. ational role in the area, is likely Goa, Maharashtraand Delhihad India-China Border Affairs “WewelcomeIndia’s ban on to be logisticallymorecon- imposedrestrictions on trav- CASES: RECOVERED:3,94,226 (WMCC) metonJune 24. certain mobile apps that can strained. The situation is likelyto ellers in the form of quarantine 124 Aug 15 vaccinedate: Washington’s statement on serveasappendages of CCP’s be similar forother additional and self-isolation norms. DAYSSINCE 6,48,314 DEATHS:18,655 June 17,two days afterthe surveillance state. India’s clean unitsrushedtoLadakhfromthe PANDEMIC In alettertoCivil Aviation BEGAN TESTS: 95,40,132| DOUBLING RATE: 20.47** Galwan Valleyincident, was app approachwill boostIndia’s plains over the pasttwo months. SecretaryPradeepSingh Kharola ‘Letter to cut red tape’ seen as neutral in tone. “Weare sovereignty,will also boost Logistics supportfor addi- dated June 30, stateChief closelymonitoring the situation India’s integrity and national tional troops deployedonthe SecretaryRajivaSinha had writ- clinical trials of Covaxin, acan- between Indian and Chinese CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ten, “…l approachyou with are- KARISHMAMEHROTRA didate vaccine. questkindlynot to scheduleany NEWDELHI,JULY4 The potential vaccine is be- flight to West Bengal from high ing developedbyBharatBiotech, prevalence places viz. Delhi, ADAY aftersome of the coun- aHyderabad-basedpharmaceu- Chinese apps banned, SUNDAY Mumbai,Pune,Nagpur,Chennai, try's topscientists andmedical tical company, in partnership SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG lndore, Ahmedabad and Surat KEYSTATES TOTAL DOUBLING experts described as “unreason- with Pune-basedNational Govt callshomegrown STORY and to stop movement of flights TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* RATE** able” and “absurd” an ICMR Institute of Virology, an ICMR from these cities to Kolkataor ■ Maharashtra 1,92,990 6,364 3.40% 21.20 timeline to produce aCovid vac- laboratory. The Sunday Express PAGE 11 Bagdografor 2weeksstarting 6 ■ Delhi 94,695 2,520 2.95% 24.38 cine “for public health use latest has learnt thatascheduledvir- ones to rise to challenge July2020. Ialso requestyou to by August15”, theCouncil has tual meeting Saturdayofthe 4,329 4.67% restrict the number of flightsto ■ Tamil Nadu 1,02,721 15.41 claimedthatits letter to clinical principal trial investigators with tech andentertainment,and Kolkata, Bagdograand Andal ■ Haryana 16,003 494 3.15% 22.89 trial sites, whichmentionedthe ICMR and Bharat Biotech was AASHISHARYA& speechtranslation, among from other cities to afrequency ■ Telangana 20,462 1,892 7.48% 9.62 date,“wasmeant to cut unnec- postponed. PRANAVMUKUL others. of once aweekfor eachairline essary redtape”. In astatement issued NEWDELHI,JULY4 “Todaythereisimmense en- starting 6Julytill31July, 2020.” *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last 7days**Calculatedover7-day growth In astatement issued Saturday, ICMR said: “The letter thusiasmamongthetech &start- Though the Ministry, which CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT Saturday, ICMR said: “The aim is by DG-ICMRtoinvestigators of LESS THAN aweek afterit up community to createworld has been moving in the direc- to complete thesephases at the the clinical trial siteswas meant banned59applications with classMadeinIndiaApps. To facil- STOP tion of further reopening of do- 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY earliest, so that population- to cut unnecessaryred tape, Chinese links, the Centreon itatetheir ideas and products mestic flight movement, re- 3.08 6.36 22,771 basedtrials forefficacy couldbe withoutbypassingany necessary Saturdaylaunchedachallenge @GoI_MeitY(Ministryof APP questedthe stategovernment to NOW: NOW: RECOVEREDTODAY: initiated without delay.” process, and speeduprecruit- inviting Indian developers to Electronics and Information rethink itsdecision, Bengal is 2.88 6.80 14,335 The Council, however, re- ment of participants. Justasred come up withapps in arange Technology)and@AIMtoInnovate learnt to have stucktoits stand. mainedsilent on the unrealistic tape wasnot allowedtobecome of segmentssuchasoffice pro- (Niti Aayog’s Atal Innovation Software to hardware: Deaths as aratio of Positivesagainst Becoming sick vs WhileSinhahad sought the positive cases (in%); number tested recovering; more timeline andthe languageused ahindrance in the fast trackap- ductivity,social networking, e- Mission) arelaunching the China’sexpansionism suspension of flightsfromSurat indicator of progress (in %); indicator of recoveries for 14 days in the letter dated July2,and proval of newindigenous testing learning, news,games, health Aatmanirbhar Bharat App goes digital and Indoretoo, the Ministryhas in averting deaths the spreadofdisease may signal the peak sent by ICMR director general kitsorfor introducing in and wellness, agri-tech, fin- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 onlydirected the suspension of BasedondailydatafromUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbersincludedata Balram Bhargava to the 12 hos- the Indianmarket potential frompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 pitals selected forcarrying out CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

From seditiontomarital ED Refreshing Day after8of its men killed, UP Police Ganguly brand role raises thecode rape: Home panellooks at PLAIN E conflict of interestissues ● fortoday EX probes ‘insider’ role, suspends officer overhaul of criminal law THE INDIAN Penal Code DEVENDRAPANDEY Ganguly under Section124Arequire and Indian EvidenceAct AVANEESHMISHRA MUMBAI,JULY4 postedthis APURVAVISHWANATH omission or anyamendmentin were enacted by the &MANISHSAHU picture NEWDELHI,JULY4 terms of itsdefinition, scope ImperialLegislative LUCKNOW,JULY4 IN WHATraisesquestions of po- wearing JSW and cognizability?” is one of the Council in 1860 and 1872 tentialconflict of interest, BCCI Cement shirt FROM CRIMINALISINGmarital 49 questions that arebeing con- respectively.Reformof ADAY aftereight police person- president Sourav Ganguly on rape,makingsexualoffencesgen- sidered. the code, itsstatutes is nel, including aDeputy Saturdayappeared in an der-neutraltolegalising euthana- The committee, headedby long overdue. Changing Superintendent of Police (DSP), Instagram postwearingaJSW Group, the joint owner of the sia and revisiting sedition —afive- Dr Ranbir Singh, Vice-Chancellor laws on keyissues con- were killedduring araid to arrest Cement (Jindal Steel Works) T- Indian Premier League (IPL) fran- member committee constituted of National LawUniversity,Delhi, cerningcriminality, the history-sheeterVikasDubey in shirtwhile“at work”asthe com- chise Delhi Capitals. by theMinistryofHome Affairs is has sought around of online idea of justice and gender Bikru villageinKanpur, thesta- pany’s brand ambassador. Speaking to The Sunday lookingatasweepingoverhaulof public and expertconsultation equality needmore, tion officer (SO) of the policesta- Vikas Dubey’s house wasrazedinBikru village,Kanpur, JSWSports, the sports armof Express, Ganguly, whohas been criminal laws. on substantive andprocedural wider consultations. tion concernedwas suspended Saturday. Police deniedany role in thedemolition. PTI the business conglomerateJSW mentor of Delhi Capitals in the “Does the offence of sedition CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Group, is, alongwiththe GMR CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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From multipleretakes to ready to recordlessons,” classes from the firstweek of last SMITANAIR LOCKDOWN spending hours on research; Rodrigues recalls. “My school month,whenclassesusuallystart. PANJIM,JULY4 LESSONS from “reviewing”phone calls children knowmeasabubbly The SundayExpress visited US SENDS CARRIERS with studentstorecording late teacher.Iwould neverwant the Pondaschool, farfromthe TO SOUTH CHINA SEA ONE NIGHT lastmonth, CHANGING sessions at home;fromworking them to feel Ididn’t makeanef- comfortand convenience of the DURING CHINESE Carmelina Rodrigues found CLASSROOMS on PowerPoints, apps and images fort.Ican’t look shabbyorlike big city,totrack theeffort that herselfstuttering in front of her to navigating multiple online Einstein with hair all undone. goes behindeachonline class. DRILLS amusedson, who waswonder- AN EXPRESSSERIES platforms -- teachers in rural Goa, We have toconnect through Here, teachers usedtoclassroom ing “whymummyisgetting likemanyoftheir peers across everything...everything visual, settings arefacing newplat- WHO URGES FOCUS ON dressedupatquartertomid- Rodrigues, 48,isanEnglish the country, aregoing beyond the even our emotions.” forms —and challenges. FIRSTWAVEOF night”.Her neighbours, too, teacher at Pragati Vidyalaya in line of duty to engagewith stu- The stategovernment had Science teacher Shital CORONAVIRUS wanted to know “why shewas Ponda, and relies on the silence of dentsduringthe pandemic. asked teacherstoresume duty Shinkre, 51,says 18 years of PAGE 13 muttering away in the middle the night to recordonline tutori- “This feels likethe newnor- Teachers at PragatiVidyalayainPonda. SmitaNair from June 24,but manyhad teaching couldn’t prepareher for of the night”. als forher “children at school”. mal. Itoldmyson Iwas getting startedworkingononlinetutorial CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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With morethan 20,000 con- MinisterNarendraModisaid in Pompeomadequiet call to Jaishankar “Onehearsconcepts likeG-Meet, But Abdullah Geelani's con- firmedinfections, West Bengal atweet Saturday. live classes, YouTubeuploads, etc. venorship wasstormytoo.He has the sixth highestcaseload in As partofthe Digital India security,asthe Indian govern- Trumpand PrimeMinister Roosevelt conducted theirown Department’s Deputy At the ageof51, Iamlearning all wasnot popular with the other the country. In the lastone week, AatmaNirbhar BharatInnovate ment itself has stated,” he said. NarendraModihad spoken on joint operations in the area. It SecretaryofState Stephen E this. The firstchapteronLife Hurriyat leaders in PoK, nor with West Bengal added5,760 new Challenge, the Central govern- The US has conveyed, pub- June 2, before the Galwan is rare to seethree US aircraft Biegun metIndia’s Science usuallytakes amonth, the Pakestablishment. cases, 4,135ofwhich were de- ment has identifiedsub-cate- liclyand privately, itsunam- Valleyincident, Pompeo’s carriers operating at the same Ambassadortothe US, Taranjit but in the firsttwo weeks,Iman- Armedwith Geelani Senior' s tected in Kolkataand itssur- gories fordevelopers to build biguous support to SouthBlock phone conversation with time in the Western Pacific, Singh Sandhu, and conveyed agedtwopages online,”she says. mandate, he initiatedenquiries rounding areas of Howrah, apps. These include amobile- amid the tensions along the Jaishankar (afterthe clash) is and even moreunusual to have his country’s support. Recalling arecording of sev- againstSafi. But Safi, said to have Hooghlyand North24Paragnas. based microblogging applica- LAC. This has been matchedby learnt to have smoothenedthe separatedual-carrier exercises Meanwhile, Modi Saturday eral takes, with the noise of the backingofthe Pakestablish- According to flight tracking tion on the lines of Twitter and some substantivecooperation hierarchyworkflowinDelhi so close to eachother. night greetedTrumpvia a welding work in the back- ment, remainedapowercentre. portalflightradar24.com, more the Chinese Weibo (whichwas at the operationallevel too. and Washington. This week,the White Twitter post: “I congratulate ground, Shinkresays,“Then,my In his resignation letter, than200 flightshavebeen land- among the 59 bannedapps); a The SundayExpress has The active cooperation in Housespokesperson said @POTUS@realDonaldTrump mother walked in, asking if she GeelaniSeniormakesareference ing at Kolkata airport each day. mobile-basednews application learnt that the Indian side has practicaltermshas also been President Trumpbelieves that and the people of the USAon could fryfish fordinner.” to theseallegations, and says The airports from where that uses cutting-edgetechnol- got a“good sense” of the build- accompaniedbysome high- China’s “aggressive stance” the244th Independence Day As early as May, the when“investigations” were flightstoKolkata have been sus- ogy to recommend the mostrel- up of troops and weapons on voltageoptics.Two US aircraft againstIndia and other coun- of the USA. As the world's DirectorateofEducation initi- launchedbytheparty,“to circum- pendedare in states withthe evant and interesting news to the Chinese side of the LACbe- carriers kickedoff joint exer- tries in the region confirms the largest democracies, we cher- ated an online training work- vent the process of transparency highestCovid-19 caseloadsinthe eachuser,something on the cause of the information-shar- cises in the Philippine Sea last “true nature” of the ruling ish freedom and human enter- shop forteachers across Goa. At and accountability...your repre- country, with three of them – lines of bannedChinese apps ing cooperation with the US. Sunday, aweek afterthe USS CommunistParty of China. prise that this daycelebrates. Pragati Vidyalaya,withlimited sentativesstartednon-cooperat- Mumbai, Nagpur and Pune –in Newsdogand UCNews;anap- While President Donald Nimitz and the USSTheodore On July2,USState @WhiteHouse.” broadband and no WiFi,the ing with the convenor...” Maharashtra,whichcontinuesto plication to optimise the per- teachers became studentsto Safideniedthathisexitascon- toptheCovidcountinthecountry formance of mobile devices by Kalyani Joshi, 42, the in-house venorof theHurriyat’sPoKchap- with1,92,990 casessofar. cleaningjunk/cache filesetc. the Facing long haul at LAC, Army’s big challenge: Logistics computer teacher.“It started terwas acrimonious. “There are wayChinese apps Clean Master, with teachingthemhow to open no differences between us,” he ICMR vaccine Cache Cleaner and DU App LAC, if theycontinue to re- Armythrough Advanced stockingresources will have eas wheretemperatures can Gmail accounts,” she says. said, but addedthat “as Iamthe COVID-19related drugs, the in- Studio worked. main in location through the Winter Stocking (AWS). to be arranged.Routine main- go down to minus 25 degrees. Geographyteacher Bhakti representative (inPoK) of the digenous vaccine development Other categories includea winter,isassessed to stretch Supplies aretransportedvia tenance is feasible till the Another officer said certain Desai,33,struggledwithtrialsfor Tehreek-e-Hurriyat whichisnot process has also been sought to mobile application for“harness- the Army’s lengthysupply tworoutes–overthe Zoji La passes areopen. The big chal- units, movedfromthe plains aweek--camerafocus,glarefrom partofAPHC…Iamnot boundby be insulated from slow file ing the mostaccuratefacial chain forthe mountainous from Srinagar to Leh; and, via lengeisrampingupthe air ef- to Ladakh in the lastsix projector lights, multiple cables. the leadership of the APHC”. movement.” and/or body mapping technol- terrain. the Manali route. Whilethe fort whichislimited by the weeks, arebeing supplied “InruralsettingslikePonda,italso Safisaid he owes allegiance In the letter,Bhargava had ogy to allowfor atrue-to-lifevir- Amilitaryofficer, who has Zoji La routehas aturnaround constraintsofthe Leh airbase from surplus stocks held in takestimetopull in material. onlytoAshrafSehrai,leaderof the written: “Itisenvisagedto tual tryout of productslikespec- been in-charge of logistics for time of twoweeks,itis17-18 duetoaltitude and weather,” the area while reservestocks Then someone helpeduswitha TeHinKashmir.Sehrai, whose launchthe vaccine forpublic tacles,clothes,etc.”; a“mobile the Northern Command, told days forthe Manali axis.Both the officer said. from depotshavealsobeen digitalcamera.Now my husband, militantsonwasrecentlykilledin healthuse latestbyAugust15, application forreal-time The SundayExpress that “lo- these routes close by early Aircraftcannottakeoff movedforward. aveterinarysurgeon,recordsme an encounter,remains aserious 2020 aftercompletion of allclin- speech-to-speech translation gistics supportisgoing to be December due to snowfall. from Leh with full load once Thehabitat foradditional speaking at night,” she says. contenderto theleadershipof the ical trials... Youare strictlyad- and cameratranslationofmulti- achallenge–fromprocure- It is basedonthe logistics the temperaturegoes abovea troops, the officer said, is cur- The school has astrength of post-Geelani Hurriyat, despite visedtofast-trackall approvals ple languages”; “an automated ment to getting the supplies calculations that pullingout certain limit, whichmakes rentlynot aconstraint as they 240studentsfromClass 5-10. Geelani's naming of Abdullah as related to initiationofthe clini- web-basedapplication that han- to soldiers wheretheyare de- of certain non-essential pre-noon as the cutofffor re- can use normal tentsinmany Withthe termfeeatRs500ayear, heir.Meanwhile, Abdullah was cal trial,and ensure that the sub- dles business-to-businesslead ployed. Routine maintenance troops during the winter turn flightsduring summers. locations until September. Headmistress Bharati Srivastava burninghis bridgeswith ject enrolmentisinitiatedno generation and cold emailing forexisting troop levels is not could be considered by the The American C-130J aircraft By then, adequatenum- says onlinetraining can betough Islamabad. Sources said afterthe later than July7,2020.” Whileap- and is completely manageable an issue but assessments Army. aremuchbetterinthat re- bers of snoworArctictents formanystudents.“Thereare August 5decisionsinKashmir, proval forclinical trials had been from amobile device itself”. would have already begun, “The process starts with spect,comparedtothe vin- willbeprovidedtosoldiers familieswho cannotafforda AbdullahGeelanibecameavocal givenonJune 29, the ICMR chief “This Innovation Challenge and afinalcall willhavetobe procurement forwhichcon- tage Russian IL-76transport forthe winter,the officersaid, smartphone and remedial classes voice againstthe Pakestablish- warnedinthe letter:“Kindly with various cash awards and in- takeninthe next six weeks tractsare signedinMarch aircraft. adding that creation of semi- will be taken,” she says. ment fornot doing enough to note that non-compliancewill centives... seekstocreatean before the passes close.” everyyear.New contractswill Besides supplies,the other permanent habitat is notun- It'snotjustaboutchildrenand protestNew Delhi’s moves. be viewedveryseriously.” ecosystem whereIndian entre- The logistics supplies for have to be signednow and challenge is providingspecial der consideration at this connectivity,says Srivastava.“Let’s Hizbul Mujahideen chief The letter has triggered out- preneurs and startups areincen- troops areprovided by the moretransport, vehicles, clothing forhigh-altitude ar- stage. focus on teachers, too. Theyhave Syed Salahuddin, too, beganto rage among experts with AIIMS tivisedtoideate, incubate, build, been putting hours in the day question the silence of the Pak Director Randeep Guleriade- nurtureandsustaintech solutions preparing material and engaging establishment. One viewin scribing the deadline as “a very that can servenot onlycitizens awomaninrape cases, it is an is- cusedDubey of usurping their the killing of Shukla, who was Ganguly inliveclassroomsettings.Laterat Pakistanisthat Geelani'sresig- challenging and difficult task. withinIndia but also the world,” sue that is oftendebated.“What land to build the house, it denied then chairmanofthe Contract past, insistedhis newrole as night,theyrecord aftertheirfam- nation mayhavealso had aHizb Speaking to Karan Thapar for theITMinistrysaidinastatement. should be the standard of con- anyhand in the demolitionlater. Labour Board. In 2003, alocal brand ambassador of JSW ilies have been fed. Then they push.Atone stage, Salahuddin The Wire,WHO Chief Scientist sent under Section 375ofthe Admittingthattheyare prob- courtacquitted Dubey andoth- Cement didn't overlapwithhis have to cometo schoolphysically questionedhow some leadersin and former ICMR head Soumya Lawoverhaul IPC?” the committee asked. ingifDubey wastippedoff about ers forwant of evidence, and dutiesasBCCIpresident."Howdo and markattendance,” she says. Kashmir had escapeddetention Swaminathan pointed out that criminal lawand the lawon On revising punishment for the raid, Inspector General (IG), Awasthysaid theyweretrying Iinfluence? Iamnot brand am- BhaskarKhandeparkar,chair- while others had not, and why “phase-1 trials of ICMR/Bharat evidence. variousoffences,the committee Kanpur Range, Mohit Agarwal to determine the status of an ap- bassador of JSWSports(which man of Goa Vidyaprasarak those who were free hadnot Biotech vaccinehave notstarted”. The committee, constituted asked if “additionaltypes of told TheSunday Express that peal filedinthe Allahabad High handles Delhi CapitalsinIPL). I Mandal(GVM), whichruns spoken up. Geelani's resignation “It cannotbegiven to people on May5,isalsoconsidering the punishment —based on objec- Dubey’smenwere well-prepared Courtagainstitin2005. don't think the cementcompany PragatiVidyalaya,says,“Thesetu- letter tooraises thisconcern. on August15...it’simportant to introduction of special laws to tivesofdeterrence, rehabilita- forthe police team “andthe in- On Saturday,aJCB wasused isasponsorof the(DelhiCapitals) torialsexpose the styleofthe TheIndiansecurityestablish- followethical andscientific counter violent incidentsthat tion, restoration etc—bein- formant couldbefromthe police to demolish the boundarywall team. Idon't see anyconflictinit. teachers'trainingto themanage- ment has also been saying for guidelines... people mustbelieve have dominated social and polit- serted” in the Indian Penal Code. itself”.“If thatisthecase,thepolice as well as alarge portion of Iamnot associated with their ment and parentstoo. The teach- some months thatSalahuddin rigorous processes have been ical discourse including mob- It did not, however, specifywhat personnel would be sent to jail Dubey’s house, spread over cricket; had Ibeen,itwould have ers face that addedchallenge.” has been sidelined, and the new followed... WHO recommends lynching and “honour killing.” additional types of punishment and dismissed,” the IG said. 10,000 sq ft,inBikru, soon after been aconflict,” Gangulysaid. Kashmir militant outfit, The phase-3 trials should involve20- In December 2019,Union arebeing considered. Asenior police officer said apoliceteam reachedthe vil- Onapossibleconflictof inter- Geelani Resistance Front,isaPak-created 30,000 peopleand couldtake Home MinisterAmitShah had The IPC prescribes fines, im- theywerealso probing if only lage. TwoSUVs parked on the estsituation,directorindirect,the were fullysponsored by the frontofthe globally designated years,” she said. informedParliamentthatthe prisonment,forfeitureofproperty SO Tiwari had linkswith Dubey, premises were also damaged. BCCIconstitution makes the fol- Pakistangovernment,whichused Jaish-e-MohammedandLashkar- Saying that all protocols will governmentwas looking at nec- andthedeathpenalty. Inanother forpersonal gains, or more per- OnlyDubey’s father,who lowing hypothesis: "When the theHurriyat, onboth sides, to de- e-Toiba,and is asnubtothe Hizb. be followedinfast-trackmode, essaryamendments in IPC and question on punishment, the sonnel from the police station needsassistancemovingaround, BCCI, aMember,the IPLora cide the allocationofthese seats. Meanwhile, Hurriyat leaders the ICMR said in itsstatement: CrPC to deal with issues related committee asked if thereare any were involved.“Using call de- and his domestic help arecur- Franchisee enter intocontractual An indication of howmany in Srinagar toohavequestioned “While issues raisedinpublic to mob lynching, as members of offences forwhichthe quantum tails we will find out howfre- rentlyinthe house, whichhas arrangementswithentities in Kashmiris studiedinPakistan theauthenticityof Geelani'sresig- domain from time-to-time by Parliament calledfor aseparate of punishment mustberevised. quentlythe SO wastalkingto CCTVcameras all around. whichthe individual concerned camewhenhundredscrossedthe nationlettersayingheisinastate commentators arewelcome, as lawtocurb it. The committee also asked Dubey,” the officer said. Asked about the demolition, orhis/herrelative,partner,orclose Wagahborder last week andare of advanceddementia,andallege theyformanimportant partof He had alsounderlinedthe foramode of rationalising fines IG Agarwalhad earlier said IG Agarwaltoldreporters, associateshas an interest.This is nowatAmritsar,waiting to be the letter is afabrication by feedbackloop, the best of India’s government's“resolve”toamend collected from offenders and if theyhad heardofanaltercation “Yesterday,whenIvisitedthevil- to include cases wherefamily transportedbacktotheir homes. Abdullah.“He has been made medical professionals and re- theBritisherastatutesearlier.The fines under the penal codemust between Dubey and the com- lage, locals claimedthat he members,partnersorcloseasso- In 2018,Abdullah Geelani, a completely inaccessible.The se- search scientists shouldnot be changesto IPCandCrPChadbeen be re-adjusted forinflation plainantintheattempt to murder (Dubey)had captured theirland ciatesareinpositionsthatmay, or Kashmiri and aformer member curity around his house (Geelani second guessedfor their profes- firstrecommendedbythe 2003 across offences, either automat- FIRagainsthim,infrontof theSO. using threatstobuild the house. maybeseentocompromise an of the Hizbul Mujahideen, who is under house detention) does- sionalism or adherence to the Malimath Committee setupby icallyoronaone-time basis. What has also brought The house wasacentreofcrime individual’s participation, per- has livedinPakistanfor many n’t allowany of us to meethim,” highestscientific rigour.” then Home MinisterLKAdvani. The committee has also Tiwari’s role under acloud is his and criminals usedtoregularly formanceanddischarge of roles." years, alleged that Ghulam said aHurriyat leader in Srinagar. However, in abackground The Ranbir Singh committee startedadiscussion on subjects failuretoalertthepoliceonwhat visitit. People were in anguish.” JSWCement'sManaging Mustafa Safi, then convenor of Lastmonth,the APHC in note circulated the dayitre- has sought suggestions on newtothe legal landscape in theycould face during the early Later,Agarwal told The Director ParthJindal is also the the Muzaffarabad chapterofthe Muzaffarabad brought outa"re- ceivedapprovalfor clinical tri- whether thereisaneedtoalter Indiasuchascorporate homicide. Fridaymorning raid. “TheStation SundayExpress, “Locals com- director of JSWSportsand is the APHC, was“selling” theseseats port" alleging that Abdullah had als, vaccine developer Bharat the minimum ageofcriminal re- IntheUnitedKingdom, alaw was Officer has been postedinthe plainedabouthimissuing threats mostprominent representative in Kashmir.Abdullah is the foistedhimself on the elder Biotech had said that the results sponsibilityto commitanoffence. enactedin 2007 to criminaliseac- area long enough (since January but Ihavenoinformation that of the franchise.Heisregularly younger brother of the lateDelhi Geelani.Italleged Geelani's son of Phase Iand Phase II trials In 2015,the lawwas amendedto tivitiesofacorporation, includ- 31)toknowwhat the situation in Vikas’s house has been demol- seeninthe dugoutduring University teacher SARGeelani Dr Nayeem had"managed"to would be out onlybyOctober. treat ajuvenile above theage of ingemployers, if suchactivities the villagewas like and if Dubey ished. Police have no role in it.” matches of the Delhi Captials whowas acquittedinthe 2001 makeAbdullahthe convenorin “Wehaveverylittletime. 16 yearsasanadult forheinous lead to the death of anyperson. could be dangerous. Whenthe No other senior police or ad- team and is also avital decision- Parliament attack. 2019.Abdullah rejected thealle- Trials usuallydon’t happen this crimes and be punishedwith life forcewas going foraraid past ministration official wasready to maker at IPL auctions. As BCCI Lastyear,nostudentswent gations. Nayeem refusedtore- fast.Theyprobablywant to do imprisonment or death. UP raid midnight, whydidn’t he warn speak on thematter, anditwas chief, Gangulyattendsthe IPL's because of uncertain conditions spondtothe allegations, saying everythingatonceand fast Manyofthe committee’s pending an inquiry intolinks them?” the senior officer said. notclear under what legal governing council meetings. in Kashmir but before that, in Abdullah wasthe person autho- trackit,”said Dr Amit Bhate,the questions seek to harmonise the with Dubey. ADG, Kanpur Zone,Jai Narain process the house wasrazed. Text messages to Jindalin- Srinagar,itwas an opensecret risedtomakestatements. trial’s principal investigator at laws with judgmentsofthe Officers suspect Dubey was Singh told The Indian Express ADG Singh and ADG,Law and quiring about the possible con- that both the Geelani and On June 3, Abdullah was JeevanRekhaHospital in Supreme Courtonissues suchas tippedoff about theraid early Fridaythatwith better assess- Order,PrashantKumardidnotre- flict of interestinGanguly's role Mirwaiz factions of the Hurriyat oustedinMuzaffarabad, and re- Karnataka, whichisamong the euthanasia and sexual inter- Fridaymorning, helping him es- ment of the situation, aPAC plytoqueries on thematter.Sub- as brand ambassador went heldsway overwhogot theseats, placedbyHussain Mohammed 12 hospitals selected. courseofman andhis minor cape even as his men held offthe (Provincial Armed Divisional Magistrate, Bilhor,PN unanswered. according to abeneficiary. Khatib, said to be afront forSafi. Another principal investiga- wife. In 2017,the SC in aland- police team. Sources said the Constabulary) or SWAT team Raisaid he had no information re- In October last year,before GeelaniSenior’sgrand-daughters, The newappointment wasap- tor, Dr VenkataRao of Institute markruling had said that al- Special Task Force(STF) that is couldhavebeen sent. garding the demolition. gettingelected as BCCI presi- too, study medicine in Pakistan, provedby theAPHCinSrinagarat of Medical Sciences and SUM though marital rape is nota probing the shootout is ques- Ateam of around 20 police- The Kanpur police is con- dent, Gangulyhad informed butafterallegationsof racketeer- itsJune 5shura, minus Geelani's Hospital in Odisha, said: “It will criminal offence, sexual inter- tioning Chaubeypur Police men, including DSP and Bilhaur ducting raids across the stateto that he had resignedasthe ing firstsurfaced, he stoppedrec- participation, aflashpoint forhis depend on the ethical commit- course of aman with his minor StationSOVinayTiwari. DGP Circle Officer DevendraKumar trace Dubey and 20 others. The Delhi Capitals mentor.However, ommendingnames forthe seats. resignation. Even as it opposes tee's approval andthe human wifewill be consideredrape. Hitesh ChandraAwasthy con- Mishra(in-charge of Chaubeypur, Lucknowpolicesearched Dubey he continued to be associated The allegations arenow part Abdullah, Islamabad knows body's response. Whatever we In aseparatecategoryonsex- firmedthat aprobe wasoninto Bithoor and Shivrajpur), had ar- and his brother Deep Prakash’s with cricketbrands. Presently, of aNationalInvestigationAgency Geelaniremainsapowerfulvoice, maywant, the human body ual offences, the committeehas Tiwari’s “role in the case”. rivedatBikru villageat1.30am houses in the city. he endorses the online cricket investigation in whichseveral and would prefer that he with- takesits time to showifthe vac- asked if “in the lightofcontem- Police had gone to arrest on FridaytoarrestDubey.They Dubey’s house in Lucknow fantasy league My11Circle. Kashmiris areinTihar Jail. draw hisresignation,asourcesaid. cine worksornot.” porarydiscourse on sexual and Dubey,aformer zila panchayat were metwithheavy fire by auto- wasfound locked.Police said his The former India captain “Allegations areallegations,” On this side of the LoC, gov- TheUShas created acollab- reproductive rightsofwomen,” member who carries areward matic weapons. wifeand twosons,who live has in the pastexpressedhis Safitold TheSunday Express from ernmentsources said theywere oration of departmentsand pri- if the offence of causing miscar- of Rs 50,000on his head, in con- DGP Awasthysaid one of the there, were notpresent. reservations on the conflict-of- Pakistan. “These allegations are notbackinganyoneintheleader- vate players under “Operation riagecan be decriminalised. nection with an attempt to mur- cases againstDubey theyare Assistant Commissioner of interestclause in theBCCI con- fake,theyhavebeenmadeinalet- ship stakes. Said an official: “It is Warp Speed” fordevelopment. The committee also sought der FIR. looking at again is the murder of Police, Krishna Nagar, Deepak stitution. He had said that the ter, thereisnoproof. Allegations enough forusthat thereisconfu- Other vaccines arebeing devel- to discuss the big question in- OnSaturday, Dubey’shousein BJP leader SantoshShukla on the Singh said Dubey’s mother and Boardwill notget the services of NIAremain as allegations until sion in the separatistranks. It's opedbyUniversityofOxford, volved in rape cases:ofdefining Bikru villagewas demolished. Shivli Police Station campus in sister-in-lawwerepickedup of the best cricketers in the sys- proven and substantiated.” best if this confusion remains.” Moderna, and Wuhan Institute consent. Although courts have While apolice team waspresent Kanpur Dehat district in 2001. from hisbrother’s house for tem becauseofthe conflict-of- Butevenbefore theNIAinves- FULLREPORTSON of Biological Products. settledthe lawonthe consent of at the spotand said localshad ac- Dubey wasthe primeaccused in questioning and later released. interest clause. tigation, it had setoff astorm in www.indianexpress.com

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Theyhad come at the request staff.Wekepttrying to gettomy hospitalsrelyonin-housedonations ANANYATIWARI& of alocal, she said. car,whichwas parked inside the JIGNASASINHA In the FIR registeredSaturday, street." Benn said theylocked NEWDELHI,JULY4 Benn stated,"Iwas walking to- themselvesinsidethe car butthe Corporatehouses,schools ing extraefforts and increasing in- wardsthe place wheremystaff mob had surroundedthem. She ASTHASAXENA and colleges, whichare shut house donations in hospitals. ATEAMoffourfromthe NGO had cornered the dog. Aman said, "Theyhurledabuses at us, NEWDELHI,JULY4 nowadays,are major sources of Doctors areregularly motivating Neighbourhood Woof, whichis askedme what Iwas doing. Itold threatenedtokill and rape us,and blood collections forseveral attendantstodonate,” said Dr authorisedbythe North Delhi himwewerecatchingstreetdogs pickedupstones to throwatus. " THE COVID-19pandemic has left NGOs. “Weare nowcoordinat- Mausami Swami, director of Municipal Corporationto sterilise forsterilisation and will drop "Towardthem off, Istarted blood banksinthe capitalrun- ing with RWAs forholdingblood Delhi'sbloodtransfusioncouncil. andvaccinatestreetdogs, wasal- them backinafewdays." the ignition and revvedthe car to ningdry,with thenumberofvol- donation camps in their areas,” Blood cancer patients, tha- legedly attackedbyamobatRani Benn said some locals were scarethem away.The car jerked untarydonations falling signifi- said Singh. lassemia patients, pregnant Bagh Fridayevening afteranal- notallowing their vantoenter aheadand hit afew men," she cantlygiven thefear of To meetthe supply,those vis- women, road accidentvictims tercation with locals. and hurledabusesatthem. She said. Benn said the mob threw transmission.Plus expanding iting the hospitalsare being mo- and people needing elective sur- Ayesha Christina Benn (33) said the twomen withwhom the stones andtiles at them. "I just containment zones in the city tivatedtodonateblood.The in- geries sufferthe mostdue to the said she wasonduty in her vehi- group hadhadanaltercationear- spedthe car and we escaped have leftlittle spacefor theblood house donations at hospitals, lackofblood donations. cle with threestaff members — lier came and instigated amob somehow,"she said. Police said bankstohold camps. There are though, arerelatively moresta- “Even patients andtheirfam- Vipin (24), Deepak (25) and againstthe group, even as theyat- the injured group wastaken to over 70 blood banksinthe capi- ble. ilies have exhaustedall possible Abhishek (25). Theywereinthe temptedtoshowthemidentifi- Babu JagjivanRam Hospitalto get tal, whichcollects95% of the “The voluntarydonations donors. The number of panic locality with aMaruti Eeco con- cation and explain their work. checked. DCP (Outer District) A blood through regular donation Thereare over 70 blood banksinthe capital. Archive have dropped significantlydur- calls from families has increased. verted into avan fortransporta- Benn said, "Theremay have Koan said an FIR againstthe resi- drivesbyorganisingcamps at ing the lockdown while the in- If someone requires twounitsof tion of captured dogs forbirth been around 30 men. They dentshas been registeredand fur- schools, colleges and private in- house donations have gone up. blood, then we areonlyableto control. startedtoget violent with my ther investigations areon. stitutions. wasable to arrangejust2,500 donateastheyreside in these ar- The situation wasgrim when the provide himone unit. We have The Indian RedCross Society unitsofblood during these three eas. At present, we areableto lockdown startedastherewas a requestedthe Delhi government (IRCS), avoluntary organisation months. meet50% of the demand,” said complete banonmovement. But to step in andmotivatepeople to with anetwork of blood banks “Thecontainment zones in IRCS director VanashreeSingh. we aresomehow motivating the come forwardand donateblood. across the country, hasbeen able Delhi have increasedoverthe Everyyear,the society organises donors to comeforward and do- The governmentcan also start to hold 57 camps in Delhi from lastfew months due to which amegablooddonation campon nate. In the lastthreemonths,we organising camps by following April 14 till date.The organisa- the blooddonationdrivescan- April 24 in which1,200-1,500 have organised25-30 camps in the social distancing rules,”said tion, whichusedtohold 25 notbecarriedout in those areas. unitsofbloodiscollected.This areas likeNajafgarh,Vikaspuri ShobhaTuli,secretaryofNGO blood donation camps amonth, Many volunteers arenot able to year,the event wascanceled. and Paschim Vihar.Weare mak- Thalassemics India.

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The borrower in particular and the public in general is hereby cautioned not to deal with the property and any Issues facedbyfinal-year students includeddifficulty in registering, dealings with the property will be subject to the charge of the Indian Bank (Erstwhile Allahabad Bank) for an allotmentofincorrect question papers,insufficient time giventoPWD amount and interest thereon. students, and inability to upload answer sheets. Archive The borrower's attention is invited to the provisions of sub-section (8) of section 13 of the Act, in respect of time available, to redeem the secured asset. Sl. Name of the Name of the Descriptionofthe charged/mortgaged Date of Amount No. Account & Borrower/ property (all the part &parcel of the Demand outstanding Branch Guarantor property consisting of) Notice as on the (Owner Date of date of As DU conducts mock of the Possession demand property) Notice notice 1. Shri Nirmal Mortgagor: All that part and parcel of the property consisting 23.10.2019 ` Kumar S/o Shri Nirmal of Flat No.101 in Moti Mansion Apartment in the 01.07.2020 18,09,637.33 examonline, students Late Udit Kumar and name of Sri Nirmal Kumar and Smt. Geeta Kumari (Rs. Narayan Smt. Geeta wide Sale Deed No.4154 dated 31.03.2013 Eighteen Singh and Kumari bearing book no.01, volume no.72, page no.423 lakh nine Smt. Geeta to 439, Khata No.199, Khesra/Plot No.318, thousand Kumari W/o Thana No.18 situated at Mauza-Rukanpura, six hundred facetechnical glitches Shri Nirmal Vijay Nagar Sector II, Pargana Phulwari, SRO thirty seven Kumar Danapur,Dist.-Patna, Bihar 801503.Bounded: and thirty B/o: RPS On the North by-Open space of Building, On the three paise Residential South by-Flat No.104, On the East by-Staircase only) Utkarsh Singh, astudent of Satyawati Public School and thereafter Flat No.102, On the West by-Open ARANYASHANKAR&SUKRITA College. space of building. BARUAH APWD student of Rajdhani College Date :01.07.2020 Authorised Officer NEWDELHI,JULY4 said, “Weare supposed to be givenfive Place :Patna Indian Bank (Erstwhile Allahabad Bank) hours to attempt the paper but as soon as THE FIRSTday of Delhi University’s (DU) Idownloadedmyquestionpaper,the mockonline open book exams (OBE) three-hour timer began.” Another com- Saturdaysaw manycomplaints fromhun- plaint concernedthe complications in up- dredsoffinal-year students, as issues faced loadingand submitting theanswer sheet includedadifficulty in registering, allot- files, particularly duetothe upper limit of mentofincorrect question papers,insuf- 5MBper file. “I am aB.Comstudent.When ficient time giventoPWD (persons with Iloggedin,Ifoundtherewas no paperfrom disabilities) students, and inability to up- my programme… In anycase, Itook some load answer sheets.Teachers said they photosofmybooksand notesand triedto were inundatedwithpaniccallsandmes- uploadthose to seeif Iwouldbeableto do sages from students, as that.Iassumed eachanswer comes to be #DUAgainstOnlineExams trendedon around 9-10pages long. Uploading these Twitter. tookme around40 minutesasIhadto cre- Despiteopposition from studentsand ateseveral different PDF files. When Ifi- teachers,DUhas decidedtoholdexams for nally tried to submit thefile, Igot ames- itsfinal year students--roughlyaround sagesaying ‘GatewayTimeout’,,” said Rashi 2.15 lakh in strength. While the mockex- Jain, astudent of Kirori Mal College. ams will be held from July4-8,the actual Hundredsofstudentsemailedthe DU exams will begin on July10. Studentswill Teachers’ Associationand theDean of have 15 sessions spread over five days to Examinations, and also took to Twitter to attempt the mockexams. bring attention to the problem. FromSaturdaymorningitself,students However, Dean Examinations Vinay saidtheybegan facingproblemsincluding Gupta brushedoff theallegations. Denying notreceiving the OTP to login to theweb- that therehad been major problems with site. Ishika Kumari, afinal-year student of registration, he said, “Over 30,000students Political SciencefromRajdhani College, registered in the firstslot. Theremay be said she triedtoregisterfor the mockex- some glitches but the point of holding ams from9amtonoonbutinvain. “When these mocks wastosmoothenthem out.” Itriedlogging intothe portal, it says ‘in- He also deniedallegations of subject pa- valid,record notfound’.Buttheadmitcard persbeingmixedup.“I’msittingherewith is already in my hand. These aremockex- the question papers open in front of me. ams, so I’m notworried, but if Ican’t regis- Theremay be an issue in one or twocases ter, howwill Isit formyfinals?” shesaid. but otherwise everything is in place,” he Studentsalso alleged the varsity up- said. Gupta also deniedthe websitehad loadedincorrect question papers and the crashed. “When theexams areactually websitewasn’t working. “Firstittooktime held,studentswillcometothe portalin to register. Then, when we clickedonthe batches as exam timings aredifferent. For Hindi(Hons)paperlink,itinsteadshowed mocks,the load is muchmoreand yetthe theBCom(Hons)question paper.Then the websitehasn’t crashed, whichsays some- websitecrashedaround noon,” said thing about our preparedness,” he said. 51 booked for holding cricket match

Noida: Agroup of 51 peoplewerebooked Officials said players were carrying kits forallegedlyplayinga cricket matchat and wearing jerseys,akintoaprofessional Greater Noida'sKnowledge Park area and tournament. Organisershad setupatent violatinglockdown norms. and acommonsnacks andrefreshment Greater Noida Police were informed table.Onesectionof thetenthadlaptops set Fridaythatlocal matcheswerebeing held up along withmicrophonesfor announce- andplayershadgatheredattheKnowledge ments. The players and staffcould be seen Park areato play. "Thematchwasheldwith- sittingnextto eachotherwithoutsocialdis- outanypermission.Teamshadbeenformed tancing,anofficialsaid. Localssaidthetour- andplayerswere calledwithoutanyautho- namentwasdueto go onforaweekif itwas- risingletter. The twomainaccusedare the n't forpolice intervention. organisers Deepak Aggarwal and Nagik An FIR waslodged under IPC sections Khurana. It is well known everyone has to 188, 269 and 270and provisions underthe maintainsocialdistancing,anditismanda- EpidemicDiseasesAct.The51 personswere tory to wear masks. Yettherewas alarge arrestedandgrantedbailinafew hours.The crowdandnonormswere beingfollowed," current imposition of Cr PC section 144in- said Rajesh Kumar Singh, DCP Zone 3, cludes ban on social, political,cultural or Greater Noida. sports gatherings. ENS

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NewDelhi: Gautam dence. pm, he went to the Bhagirathi other eyewitnesses. Both gave Budh NagarChief KAUNAINSHERIFFM& As per the chargesheet, the Vihar drain in search of his bike, similar details of what transpired. Medical Officer Dr MAHENDERSINGH man firstmade aPCR callat and “sawthat themob had On one of the witnesses,the Deepak Ohritestedpos- MANRAL 10.05 pm. The incident descrip- stoppedaperson coming from chargesheetstates: “After seeing itive forcoronavirus as NEWDELHI,JULY4 tion read: “The caller is Hindu. Loni”. “Afterestablishing his these incidents, he wasinfear the district reported66 Hindushaveset aMuslim man’s Muslim identity,theykilledhim and did notreport them to any- cases. Additional CMO APCR call made during the bikeonfire. Theywerealso go- with stones, cudgel, sticks, one. Later,hethoughtheshould Dr Naipaul Singh will be NortheastDelhi riots helped ing to sethim on fire,and he swords, and iron rods and threw reporttheseincidentstopolice.” be acting CMO in the Delhi Police trackakey eyewit- jumpedintothe drain.” him in the naala. Thereafter, the Aamin waskilledand meantime. On Thursday, ness, who shared details of how According to the mob stoppedtwo persons riding throwninadrain in Bhagirathi 13 children lodged at a amob carrying weapons identi- chargesheet, in acall 20 minutes an Apache bike. The mob, after Vihar’s C-blockaround 9.30 pm government juvenile fied andkilledMuslim men and later,the same caller said, establishing their identity,killed on February25, when he was protection home in threw theirbodiesinadrain, re- “Muslims arebeing killedand both the persons… and threw coming from Brijpuri Puliyaon Noida tested positive for veal three chargesheets filedin their bikes arebeing setonfire”. them in the naala… The mob foot.OnFebruary26, around coronavirus. In asubse- connection with the killing of The chargesheetquotesthe killedseveral others aftercon- 10.30 am, BhureAli waskilled quent RT-PCR test,eight three men duringthe riots. man as saying he wasreturning firming their religiousidentity,” and thrownatthe same spotas tested negative while The Delhi Police home on February24evening the chargesheetstates. Aamin. And on February26, the resultsofthe rest are chargesheets related to the mur- when he was“accostedbythe ri- The chargesheetalsostates around 9.15 pm, Hamza was awaited. ders of Aamin, BhureAli and oters at GangaVihar”.“While ap- he could identify afew “persons killedand throwninadrain in E- Hamza place on recorddetailsof plying the brake, his bikeslipped in the mob”. “Sumit and Ankit block, while he wascoming from aPCR call made on February26 and he fell down... When he got Fauji were leading the mob and Mustafabad. Manshoots at 10.05 pm, wherein the caller up, he found his bikemissing...He Security personnel in NortheastDelhi. Archive giving directions to associates... Police have namednine ac- motherover informedpolice about aMuslim made aPCR call and thereafter He knows all of them well, being cusedinthe murders —Lokesh man’s bikebeingset on fire,and went to policestation Gokalpuri, from the same area. Thereafter, Solanki (19), Pankaj Sharma (31), drinkinghabit the man jumping intothe drain but his complaint could notbe returning home from Gokalpuri gans like‘Jai Sri Ram’ and ‘Har the naala afterkilling them. Most he leftfor hishome and calledat Ankit Chaudary(23), Prince (22), to escape.The caller wastraced lodged as the situation wasgrim police station, “he sawalarge Har Mahadev’. Theywerecheck- in the mob were wearing ahel- PCR No.100 twotimes,” the Jatin Sharma (19), Himanshu NewDelhi: A26-year-old andidentifiedasaGangaVihar and officials told him to come the mob carrying stones, cudgel, ing identity of persons and if any metorhad their faces muffled,” chargesheetstates. Thakur (19), VivekPanchal(20), cab driverallegedly shot resident. His disclosurestate- next day,”itstates. sticks,swords, and iron rods, etc, Muslim wasfound, theywere the chargesheetstates. Policehavealsorelied on the Rishab Chaudary(20) and Sumit his mother dead aftershe ment is nowakeypieceofevi- The next day, at 4pm, while on Johripur Pulia,shouting slo- beatingand throwing bodies in On February26, around9.30 disclosurestatementsoftwo Chaudhary(23). scoldedhim forhis drinking habit, in Bawana. Police said Bala ACTIVE CASES STABLE, RECOVERYRATE IMPROVING Devi (60)was shotinside her house.DCP (Outer North) Gaurav Sharma said, “Her son shother in Covid-19tollcrosses3,000, the eye.” Ex-IES officer arrestedfor butpositivityratedipsincity duping NewDelhi: Delhi Police week and thenumberoftests has arrested aformer EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE TESTING&POSITIVECASES conducted,basedonthe city’s IndianEngineering NEWDELHI,JULY4 25000 daily health bulletin, shows that Service officer foral- 24165 positivity rate has been dipping. 21144 legedly duping aperson AS THE number of deaths due to On June 23,the city saw3,947 of around Rs 5crore on Covid-19inDelhi touched3,000 cases —the highestinasingleday 20000 23673 the pretextofopening a NOW OPEN on Saturday, the rising recovery 17533 so far. On theday,16,952tests TV channel. ENS rate anddippingpositivity rate, were conducted,taking the pos- At Dilli Haat, which reopenedSaturday. Entrywill be free for15days. Praveen Khanna officials said, were signsthat 15000 16157 itivity rate to23.2%. On Saturday, 14682 things were under control in 2,505 out of 23,673 people tested Delhi as compared to twoweeks 10000 Positive cases were positive,indicating aposi- ago. On Saturday, the city saw 6105 Tests tivity rate of 10.6%. 2,505 newcases, taking the total The seven-dayaverage 3947 Court comes to aid Faridabad shifts to 97,200. With 55 people dying 5000 3630 growth in the city has also been 1647 2505 of the viraldisease, the total toll falling consistently. While it was reached3,004.Ofthe 55 deaths 2909 2948 around 5.59% on June 23, it of couple, tells JNU focus to people who addedtothe toll, 26 were old 0 droppedto2.78% by Saturday. 1 2 3 4 17 21 15 16 19 18 27 22 25 23 26 29 28 24 cases addedtothe total count af- 20 AIIMS director,Randeep 30 July July July terassessment by the death au- July Guleria,meanwhile, said if the sit- June June June June June June June June June June June June June June June hostel to let them in have comorbidities dit committee. June uationremainedthe same,the The recovery rate stood at city will pass the peak in August: residence,” the courtwas told. pleabove the ageof60inthe dis- 70.2%,with the numberofactive CORONAVIRUS IN THE CAPITAL “If the number of cases in Delhi PRITAMPALSINGH The couple have been residing SAKSHIDAYAL trict, 21,000 had comorbidities. cases remaining under 26,000. continuestobestaticor decreases NEWDELHI,JULY4 at the hostelaccommodation for GURGAON,JULY4 Now, this fresh surveywillcom- Chief MinisterArvindKejriwal TOTALCASES Total Vacant over the next fewweeks, and the marriedstudentsatJNUforthelast pile information about anyone said it wasthe hardworkof HOSPITALBEDS 15,275 9,840 decline is at asustainedpace, then THE DELHI HighCourthas come five years. The pleastatedthathe WITH THE number of coron- suffering from comorbidities,ir- Delhiites that therecovery rate 97,200 VENTILATORS 888 331 we cansay that we maypass the to therescueof acouplewhowere hastwomoreyearstocompletehis avirus cases in Faridabad jump- respective of their age,” he said. wasimproving.“The hardworkof peak in August... In some cities deniedre-entrytothe Jawaharlal thesis, and they “neitherhaveal- ing from 360 at the end of May According to the health bul- the2crore peopleof Delhiisbear- Dailycases Recoveries Deaths Tests therewas adecline in trend, but Nehru University (JNU) campus ternativeaccommodationnorwill to over 3,700 amonth later,the letin released by the Haryana ing fruit. Icongratulateeveryone July 32,520 2,617 59 24,165 once the lockdown waslifted hostelaccommodation formar- anyone provide them shelter,es- districtadministration has de- government Friday, 87 people on Delhi’s recovery rate crossing people did notfollow thedos and July4 2,5052,632 55 23,673 riedstudentsbecause of acircu- peciallyinthese straitenedCovid- visedastrategytoidentify peo- have diedinFaridabad aftertest- 70%. We have to work harder to dont's and this ledtoasurge.So, lar whichsaid that studentswho 19 pandemic circumstances.” ple with comorbidities, protect ing positivefor coronavirus. Of defeat Corona,” he tweeted. Total25,940* 68,256 3,004 6,20,368 thereisnospace forcomplacency. had leftthe campus before the Justice Najmi Waziri, while them from infection, and pro- these, 58 had comorbidities. Alook at the number of cases Alapsesomewhere... could lead *Total active cases lockdown mayreturn onlyafter hearing the plea, observed,“Be vide them with immediateas- June saw3,371 newcases — recordedeachday over the past to aspike.” (With PTIinputs) such anotification is issued. that as it may, the university mar- sistance in case theydevelop 90% of the total —with69peo- The petitioner,aPhD scholar riedcouples’ hostelisthe only symptoms. ple dying.InJuly, almost500 inthethirdyearatJNU,wasoutfor home wherethe petitionerand “Our experience of the last cases of coronavirus have al- his field work toOPJindal his spousehavebeen staying for three and ahalf months is that ready emerged, with 10 more Man hits elderly woman, runs her over UniversityinSonipat,andwasnot the pastfew years.Their access healthypeople arenormallyable people dying. able to return to thehosteldue to to the same cannotbedeniedto to deal withthe infection... the Asked aboutthe surge, the the lockdown. He sought quash- them exceptbydue process of livesofthoseinold ageare Faridabad DC attributed it to in- with vehicle while trying to escape ing of aJune 8order by Dean of law. Simplybecause theyhad sometimes at risk.But it is peo- creasedmovementofpeople Students, JNU,whichstatedthat gone out on some fieldwork, he ple of anyage,already suffering during Unlock1and 2. theUniversityshallremainclosed cannotbedeniedre-entry... Since from anyserious illness, whose “This increase is happening the driverrunsoverher as he tries band and twosons in Chilla postedwith the PCR unit of Delhi andthetimeof itsre-openingmay the allotmentsubsists,theycan- livesare at stake,” said Deputy alloverthe state,country, and EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE to drive away.Peoplerun afterthe Village. Md Subhan, her husband, Police.After hitting the woman, getdelayedtillAugust15orlater. notbeshut out. They should not Commissioner Yashpal Yadav. the world, because economies NEWDELHI,JULY4 car and stop the driver. said, “She lefthome around 6pm the vehicle dragged her along for The courtobserved that the be prevented from living in the The administration,earlier have been opened... Faridabad DCP(East) JasmeetSinghsaid, to buy vegetables. She wasstand- afew metres before stopping. couple have no other place to allotted accommodation.” this month, beganconducting a specificallyhas alot of interac- A54-YEAR-OLD woman sus- “The accuseddriver, identifiedas ing outside the house whenthe Kumar has been arrested. go and areunlikelytoget an “al- The central government surveytoidentify persons of all tion withDelhi,whichhas alot tainedinjuries on her legs after Bhanu, wasarrestedfromthe car hit her... He didn’t stop after The woman, Noorjahan, lives ternateaccommodation in a standing counsel, Monika Arora, ages who maybesuffering from of coronavirus cases, but our in- she wasrun over by aspeeding spot. The woman wasrushedto hitting her,hewanted to escape. with her twosons nearGazipur. hurry especiallyintrying pan- obtainedinstruction from JNU comorbidities.According to of- ternal movement is also alot,” car in EastDelhi’s Chilla Village anearbyhospital and is stable We arelucky that she is safe be- “Thecar hit her and she fell demictimes”. and said the“university hasre- ficials, the survey wasstarted said Yadav. Fridayevening. Police said that now. We have registeredacase causeit lookedso dangerous.Our right near under it. She screamed The courtmade the observa- considered the petitioner’s case four days ago, andmorethan “Atthe same time,wehave the woman wasstanding outside againstthe driver at Mayur Vihar neighbours helpedincatching forhelp but the driverdidn’t stop tion on Fridayafter the man sub- and because of his special cir- 48,000households have already alsoincreasedthe number of her house when aspeeding grey police station.” the criminal.”Subhan and his and dragged her foraminutebe- mitted that thecouple were cumstances, he and his spouse been covered. It is expected to be tests, whichhas ledtomore Altohit her. Police said that Bhanu sup- sons took Hajiran to the hospital. fore stopping. It took us more marriedtoeachother againstthe will be forthwith allowedre-en- completedbyFriday. cases emerging,” he said. CCTVfootage of the incident, plies drinking waterinthe area. In aseparateincident, a60- than five minutes to liftthe car wishesoftheir families, and the tryand resumption of habitation “Earlier also, we had con- Yadavsaidthe district is well whichwas circulated on social While the familyalleged that the year-old woman washit by a and pull her out,” claimedIlyaas, villageelders, the khap pan- in their allotted university ac- ducted asurvey of persons who equippedtodealwiththe infec- media Saturday, shows the driverwas drunk,policesaidthey Swiftcar,allegedly drivenbya her son. Noorjahan wasrushedto chayat, areopposed to theirmat- commodation”. were over 60 years of ageand tion, and dismissedall rumours woman falling near the front tyre areyet to verify the claim. Delhi Police sub-inspector,in Max Hospital and is undergoing rimony. “Therefore,theycannot The plea was, thereafter, dis- suffering from comorbidities. It of another lockdown in the dis- of thecar afterithit her.While The injured woman, identi- Gazipur area Friday. The accused treatment there. She sustained go backtotheir native placefor posedof. wasfound that, of 93,000 peo- trict. people trytorescue the woman, fiedasHajiran,liveswith her hus- policeman, YogendraKumar,is injuries on her head and legs.

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when the lockdown wasim- stomachs. We have no choice but whichimmediately banned all workers returningtoworkdueto andMohammad Asif (32) arrived ANANYATIWARI posed, and the factoryowner to head back. The factoryowner forms of travel, lakhs of working necessity. at the terminal, wishing to go to NEWDELHI,JULY4 gave us oursalaryonlyfor the calledmebackbut we will get classdailywagelabourers re- Manoj Gond (25) from Kashmir.Rahisudeen said,“We next month, afterwhichitwas paid onlyfor 15 days per month turnedtotheir home in UP,Bihar AzamgarhinUPworkedata work aslabourers in Kashmir,and AS SHEHZADAKhan(24)stoodat stopped. Ihad to ask my familyto as thereisnoworkatthe mo- and Jharkhand, oftenwalking pipe-making factoryatour employerhas calledusback. the Anand Vihar Bus Terminal send me money,”saidKhan. After ment. It is better thannothing,” hundreds of kilometres. In May, Secunderabadearningaround Rs We earn around Rs 300-350 per waiting forabus to Sahibabad, he muchstruggle, he wasable to he said. Shramik trains were arrangedby 15,000 permonth. He left for day.”With families to support, the recalledthe journeythat took him head backtoBihar via the At the Anand Vihar Bus the Railways to transportthem. home in early Marchbeforethe menare leftwithoutany choice to his hometown amonth and a Shramik trains in May. Terminal in EastDelhi, manymi- Even though industries have lockdown wasimposedaswork even as cases continue to rise. half ago. Unable to find anyjob back grant labourers from Uttar startedtoreopen, factors suchas hadstoppedatthefactory. “Ihave “Wegot ourselvestestedatagov- Khan, who hails from Katihar home,nowheisbackatthe same Pradesh and Bihar arearriving, the breakdown of supplychains, alarge family, and thereisno ernment hospital, as our em- district in Bihar, worked at atoy jobatthetoy factorybut this time and have startedheading backto low demand and missingwork- work at home.Wehavetomake ployerwantedit,” said Asif. factoryinthe NCRtown, earning on alower salary. work in Delhi and other parts of ers have meantworkisoff to a alivingtoo, so Iamheading back The group has booked atrain Rs 8,000 per month, when the “ThemoneyIusedtosend thecountry. slowstart.AttheAnandViharBus to work,” he said. to Jammu from theNew Delhi pandemic struck. back homewas important…now Afterthe nationwide lock- At Anand Vihar bus terminal. Ananya Tiwari Terminal, though,there is ano- Hailing from Meerut, railway station,and will hail acab “I got stuckatthe factory Ialso needtoearnaliving,fill our down wasimposedonMarch 24, ticeable movement of migrant Mohammad Rahisudeen (45) from Jammu to Kashmir.

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THESUNDAYEXPRESS,JULY5,2020 6 GOVT &POLITICS Bihar polls: Demand BJPorganisationnota within Congress to reach out to LJP poll-winningmachine, Prasad Singh did someplain- MANOJCG speaking,sayingthatthe BJP and it’stoservepeople:PM NEWDELHI,JULY4 JD(U) areengineering defections while the pandemic and lock- WHILE THE anti-NDA down has forcedtheCongress to Opposition alliance in Bihar is curtail itsactivities,sourcessaid. LIZMATHEW struggling to resolve internal dif- While mentioning Jyotiraditya NEWDELHI,JULY4 ferences over the projection of Scindia’s exit and the defection RJD chief Tejashwi Yadavasthe of five RJD MLCstothe JD(U), FORTHE BJP,the partyorganisa- chief ministerial candidate, there Kumar said all is notwell in the tion is notjustamachine to win aredemandswithin the NDAand the Congress should es- electionsbut“itmeansservingthe Congress that it shouldtry and tablish contact with those who people, taking everyone along, exploit the fissuresinthe NDA areunhappy. His reference was and ensuring everybody's happi- camp and perhaps reachout to to the LJP,whichhas signalled ness and prosperity”, Prime RamVilas Paswan’s Lok that it is notcomfortable with Minister NarendraModisaid on JanshaktiParty (LJP). Chief MinisterNitish Kumar. President RamNath Kovindlightsalampduringavirtual event organisedbythe Saturday. Senior Congress leader Rahul LJP national president Chirag International BuddhistConfederation on the occasionofthe Dhamma ChakraDiwas, at Addressing party workers Gandhi held avirtualmeeting Paswan has said that the party’s Rashtrapati BhavanonSaturday. PTI from across the countryonavir- Prime MinisterNarendraModi addresses theBJP’s‘Seva Hi with topleaders of theCongress alliance in 2014 waswiththe BJP tual platform,Modi laudedthe Sangathan’ programme,inNew Delhi. PTI in Bihar to assess theparty’s and notwiththe JD(U). TheJD(U) leaders and workers forwelfare preparations forthe Assembly became partofthe NDAagain in worksdoneduringthelockdown elections and directed the party 2017 whenKumarwalked out of Modi: Buddha’s period and the pandemic,but re- talbooks, recording all welfare praises on these activities. leadership to sortout the al- the alliance with the RJD and PM pitcheshackathons mindedthem that eachone of andsocialactivitiesaswellascre- The Prime Ministersaid the lianceissuesbythe endofJuly. Congress and joinedhands with teachings can them is in public lifetoserve. ative worksfromthe respective BJP is following the same princi- While leaders of the alliance the BJP.Besides,the LJParguesits “Wheneverthe publicde- areas, would be an inspiration to ples itsfounding fathers had en- partners have held one round of alliance is at the national level provide lasting for agri innovation mands things of us, we mustun- the futuregeneration,hesaid. visaged forit. “Weconsidered meetings, smaller parties such and statepolitics is different. derstand thatitexpectsustode- It could be releasedon powerasamediumof service.We as former CM Jitan RamManjhi’s Singh, it is learnt, also told solutions giventhat alarge number of liver. TheCovid-19periodhas September 25 on the occasion of nevermadepowerour medium HAM(S), UpendraKushwaha’s Gandhi that he had told asenior EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE farm workers arewomen,” said helpedusunderstandthisfeeling DeenDayalUpadhyaya’sbirthan- of profit. Selfless service has been RLSP,and MukeshSahni’s Vikas- Congressleaderthreemonthsago EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE NEWDELHI,JULY4 the statement. better.The society gave us a niversary. ourresolve,andthathasbeenour sheel InsaanParty (VIP) have still that three MLAs of the JD(U) are NEWDELHI,JULY4 Modi also directed officials to chance to serve,” he said. Afterreviewing of thestate value,” he said. notagreedonTejashwi Yadavas interestedinjoiningtheCongress. TO ENSURE innovation in agri- ensureease of access to farm Moditoldpartyworkers:“For units’socialactivities, Home Modi had specialpraise for theCMcandidate. “Buthe(theseniorleader)hasnot THE TEACHINGS of LordBuddha cultureand alliedfields, Prime equipment and transportfacil- us, our organisation is notjusta MinisterAmitShahtweeted:“No Nadda, who,hesaid, has been Sources in the Congress said comebacktome. There is no di- areespecially relevant in current MinisterNarendraModion ity from field to markets. machine to win elections. Forus, organisation in the worldwould providing food packetsfromhis talkswith Leftparties —CPM rection whether Ishould getin times and can provide lasting so- Saturdayemphasisedonpro- “PM highlighted theneedto our organisation means service. have doneserviceworkonsuch ownhome forthe poor through- and CPI —are underwayand afi- touchwith them or not… Idon't lutions foraworldgrappling moting start-ups and agri-entre- orient agricultural education Our organisation means taking large scale.For this Icongratulate out the lockdown period. naldecision is expected soon. know whether this information with “extraordinarychallenges”, preneurs, and asked theIndian and research systems basedon everyonealong.Forus,ourorgan- NationalPresident@jpnaddaand He alsopointedout that the Meanwhile,Gandhi’smeet- has reachedyou… we cannotdo Prime Minister NarendraModi Council of AgricultureResearch agroclimatic requirementsto isationmeanshappinessof alland crores of workers of theBJP.” BJP has turnedthe crisis period ing with the Bihar leadership on politics likethis,” Prasadsaid. “All said Saturday, greeting the peo- to organise biannual hackathons meetthe demandsofthe farm- prosperity forall.” At the function, attendedby intoanopportunity. “Wewill re- Fridaysaw one of the senior is notwellwithin the NDA… but ple on Ashadha Poornima. forsolving“identifiedproblems” ers. The systems aretobe Modiwatchedpresentationof BJP presidentJPNaddaand party member the pandemic as the leaders suggestthatthe party somebodyshouldopenachannel Addressing an event at the in the sector. geared towardsenhancing workers from sevenstates— general secretaries suchas transformation stagefor BJP,dig- needs to be moreaggressive. of communication with them,” Rashtrapati Bhavan, markedas Reviewing ICAR’s progress farmer’s incomes while meet- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar, Rajnath Singh and Shah, among itally. Today, alot of our workers RajyaSabhaMPAkhilesh Prasad is learnttohavesaid. Dhamma ChakraDay,the Prime via video-conference,the Prime ing international standards,” Karnataka,Delhi,AssamandUttar others,Modisaid:“Atatimewhen have gotbetterondigital plat- Ministeralso said the govern- Ministerspokeonusing infor- the statementsaid. Pradesh—ontheirsocialandwel- everyoneintheworldisbusypro- forms.”Hereiterated aseven- ment wantstodevelop more mation technology to providein- During the reviewmeeting, fare activities duringthe lock- tecting themselves, youhave point code forparty workers — connectivity to Buddhist her- formation on demand to farm- AgricultureMinisterNarendra down periodatafunction to re- givenupyour worries and dedi- sevabhav (service), santulan (bal- ‘PMmustfollow raj itagesites in the countryfor pil- ers. He also highlighted the need Singh Tomar,Ministers of State viewthe ‘SevaHiSangathan’ catedyourself to theserviceof the ance), saiyam (restraint), sakarat- grims as well as tourists fordevelopingforward and in the MinistryofAgriculture, programme. He asked thework- poorandtheneedy.Thisisagreat mak (constructive), samvedana “Todaytheworldfightsextraor- backwardlinkagestoassure bet- and senior officials, including ers to prepareadigital book on example of service.” (sensitivity) and samvaad (dia- dharma...Indiashould dinarychallenges. To thesechal- terreturns forthem. ICAR DG Trilochan Mohapatra, workstheyhavedone right from If this hadtaken place in any logue)—andpointedoutthatthe lenges, lasting solutions cancome “PM directed that start-ups were present. themandalanddistrictleveltothe western country, Modi said, BJP is represented by allsections from the ideals of Lord Buddha. and agri-entrepreneurs needto The Prime Ministerreviewed stateand national level. The digi- everyone would have heaped of the society. tell Chinatoretreat’ Theywererelevantinthepast.They be promotedtoensureinnova- the ICAR’s contribution in devel- arerelevant in the present. And, tion and use of technology in oping newbreedsofcattle, they willremainrelevantinthefu- agricultureand alliedsectors,” sheep and goats, and highlighted BJP leader asks 2FISHERMEN KILLEDBYITALY MARINES EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Withdraw tax on ture,” he said in his video message. said astatement issuedbythe the needfor research on “indige- NEWDELHI,JULY4 The event wasinauguratedby Prime Minister’s Office. nous breeds” of dogs and horses. Chouhan to Build international disabilitypension President RamNathKovind, who, “He directed that hackathons “He exhortedthe needtocre- THE CONGRESS on Saturday for Army: Adhir too, echoedModi in his address. maybeorganisedtwice ayear to ateawareness regarding inclu- take charge asked Prime MinisterNarendra As the pandemic of Covid-19rav- solve identifiedproblems and sion of millets likejowar,bajra, pressure for fair trial, Modi to followhis “raj dharma” NewDelhi: The leader of ages human livesand economies meetdesign needs fortools and ragi and severalotherminor mil- of ‘unhappy’ and tell thecountryabout the re- Congress in the Lok across the globe, “Buddha’s mes- equipment that can reduce lets in the diettoensurehealthy MP divisions ality of the Chinese “incursions” Sabha, Adhir Ranjan sageserves likeabeacon”,he said. drudgeryiffarming activity, diet,” said the statement. Pinarayi writes to PM in Ladakh. The party also invoked Chowdhury, on Saturday Jawaharlal Nehru to suggestthat wrotetoPrime Minister MILINDGHATWAI India’s firstPrime Minister never NarendraModidemand- AT LEAST 50 VVIPs SEND SAMPLES; BIHAR CM TESTSNEGATIVE BHOPAL,JULY4 acceptedthe Chinese claim line ing the withdrawal of tax EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE andBeijing had acceptedduring imposedondisability Nitish, Sushil undergo tests as TWODAYSafterMadhya Pradesh KOCHI,JULY4 his tenurethat Galwan Valleybe- pensionfor military per- CM Shivraj Singh Chouhanex- longstoIndia. sonnel. Chowdhuryalso pandedhis Cabinetbyinducting KERALACHIEF MinisterPinarayi Addressingavirtualpresscon- praisedthe Prime Bihar Council Chairman positive adozenformer Congress MLAs, VijayanonSaturday wrote to ference, Congress leaderKapil Ministerfor visiting the seniorBJPleaderandformermin- PrimeMinister NarendraModi Sibalsaid satelliteimages of general hospital at Leh to isterAjayVishnoionSaturdayre- asking the Indian government to Pangong TsofromMay and June meetthe military person- Eight politicians, including questedChouhan to become in- build international pressure—in showedChinesestructuresinthe nel injuredinthe Galwan EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE six BJP leaders, aCongress legis- charge ministerofJabalpur and connection with the shooting of PinarayiVijayan areaandaskedthePrimeMinister Valleyclash. ENS PATNA,JULY4 lator and asenior RJD leader and Rewa districtstostemthe public twoIndian fishermen by Italian to at least speakthe truth. former Union minister, have discontent over the expansion. Marines in February 2012 —for a Referring to PM Modi’s visit BIHAR’S LEGISLATIVE Council tested positive in Bihar so far. Supporters of at leasthalf-a- fair trial in Italy. Tribunal is notappealable as to Ladakh, Sibal said former time, he said, Zhou sent Nehru a Chairman Awadhesh Narayan “The situationisveryscary. dozen BJP legislators have regis- An international tribunal ear- statedbytheCentralgovernment Prime Ministers Nehru, Indira letter asking India to accept the Singh and four of hisfamily People have scant respect for teredtheirprotests overexclusion lier this week ruledthat the in the affidavit filedbeforethe Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri 1959 Chinese claim line. members andstaffers testedpos- preventive norms despitesus- of their leaders. Italian Marines held immunity SupremeCourt,Government of had visited forwardlocations to Sibal said Nehru had told itive forCovid on Saturday,send- tainedawareness. The onlysav- Mahakaushal andVindhyare- and will face atrialinItaly. India should take earnestefforts boostthe morale of soldiers. Zhou that the demandfor India ing shudders through political Nitish Kumar sat next to inggrace is averygood recovery gions,ofwhich Jabalpurand Rewa In his letter,the Chief to build international pressurefor Nehru, he said, visitedsoldiers in to acceptthe Chinese 1959 line circles in the state, with at least Awadhesh Narayan Singh at rate.But co-morbidity is surelya arethe headquarters, have got the Ministersaid the gravecrime afair trial in Italy.” forwardlocations in NEFAin is ademandtowhich“India will 50 VVIPs, including Chief an event on July1.ANI big concern,” said aminister short shrift, with alion’s shareof committed againstthe two Vijayansaid India mustbar- 1962 but “it appears that our neversubmit,whateverthe con- MinisterNitish Kumar and his who has givenhis sample for ministerial berths having gone to Indian citizens “is notbeing gain foranexemplary amount of Prime Ministerstayed230 kms sequences and howeverlong deputy Sushil Kumar Modi send- testing. Gwalior-ChambalandMalwabelts, broughttojustice” in thecountry compensation and approachIT- away in Nimu, Leh”. and hardthe struggle maybe”. ing their samplesfor testing. Prasad had recentlymet the Another BJP leader said many heindicated.“Icanunderstandyour and the incident deserved a LOSwithinthe stipulated time On the Prime Minister’s re- “Paradoxically, the Chinese Nitish has tested negative Council Chairman —during ahu- areeagerly waiting forcontract- compulsions but notthe common morecautiousand sensitive period if adequatecompensa- marks that the “eraofexpansion- 1959 line clearly depictedthe en- while one of the staffers in his of- manrightscommissionmeetand tracing details. “Weare only people,whoare unhappy withthe handling from the beginning. tion is notpossible through ismisover”,Sibalquotedlettersex- tireGalwan ValleyinIndia... The fice tested positive forCovid, of- at the swearing-in ceremonyof praying Awadhesh Narayan ministry. Pleasecome and take “Whatever be the technicali- negotiations. changed in 1962 between then times warrant India to look eye- ficial sources said. the nine newly-elected MLCs on Singh’s case does notturnout to charge of Jabalpurand Rewa to ties of the international conven- Thetribunal acknowledged Prime MinisterNehru and then to-eye at China and unequivo- Singh’sreportcausedalarmas July1. be apolitical super-spreader.” makethem feel better.(Congress tions, the decisionofthe ITLOS India’s argument that the Chinese premier Zhou Enlai. He callytell them to retreatfrom morethan100 VVIPs, including Health department sources Biharhas 10,810 Covidcases, leader) Digvijaya Singh wasin has resulted in addedgrief to the marinesonboard‘EnricaLexie’ saidthetermLineof ActualControl their illegal and brazen occupa- CM Nitish Kumar,DeputyCM said at least50VVIPs have given of which7,930people have been chargeofJabalpurdistrictwhenhe bereavedfamiliesandthe people had violated the freedom of nav- wascoined by Zhou in 1956 and tion...MrPrime Minister, this is Modi, Bihar AssemblySpeaker their samples fortesting and the dischargedand 88 have died. In wasthe CM.Iam sureyou will ac- of Kerala. Iwish to conveyour igation rights under the UNCLOS then repeatedin 1959, and before the onlyraj dharma that you VijayKumarChoudharyand number is likelytogoupasSingh the last24hours, 546new cases ceptthe request,” Vishnoi, MLA strong feelingsonthis issue,” he by shooting at the fishermen on and during the 1962 war. At that mustfollow,”Sibal said. Leader of Opposition Tejashwi metseveral people recently. have been reported. from Jabalpur’sPatan,wrote. wrote. “If the awardofthe Arbitral the boat.

MINISTRY FOR DE-CRIMINALISATION OF ‘MINOR OFFENCES FOR IMPROVING BUSINESS SENTIMENT’ Govt looks to ‘amend’ parts of DisabilitiesAct, community protests

istryofficialspoint out that the ries and disability “The notification is acall for offences areconsidered severe, 2016 Actismoreabout rightsof hood,with 4per cent reservation will be takenout andthe ESHAROY Actisbeing examined to make activists/groups from across the feedbackand observations from and both have afinancial penalty disabledpersons, besides an ex- in government offices and 5per penalty can be negotiated by the NEWDELHI,JULY4 laws commensurate with the of- countryonSaturdaywrotetothe the community.The intent is not as well as the possibility of im- tensive listofbenefits in cent reservation in educational sparring parties under fence, whichmay notbethe case ministryinprotest. to harm the community or to prisonment. We feel both of- this Act.” institutions. supervision. THE UNION MinistryofSocial underthe 2016 law. Explaining the reasonfor pass an amendment whichmay fences arenot at the same level He said an “integral part” of Three sectionsofthe Actare Delhi-basedactivistSatendra Justiceand Empowerment’s no- In itsnotification issuedon startingthe “processof be detrimental to the rightsof of severity and needtobe those rightsispenal provisions, underreview: Section 89, which, Singh said: “Penal provisions of tification proposingamendment Wednesday, the Department of amendment”,the depart- disabledpersons.” treated differently.” providedfor the firsttime. “The in afirst, imposes afine —ofRs this Actare meant to be as effec- of the Right of Persons with Empowerment of Persons with ment’s director,and authorof Raosaid the department will But disabilityactivists demur. penal provisions aretoact as de- 10,000,going up to Rs 50,000to tive as those made forSC/STper- Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016,to Disabilities, under the ministry, the notification, KVSRao, said: consider reducing the punish- Theyargue that the 2016 Actwas terrentsagainstoffences against Rs 5,00,000 in asecondoffence sons. As the SC/STAct is strict, it de-criminalise “minoroffences stated that decriminalisationof “The government has under- ment or penalty metedout to an the result of years of struggle, disabledpersons. The depart- forbreaking of anyrule in the actsasahugedeterrent forof- forimprovingbusiness senti- minor offences will alleviatethe takenthe process of reviewing offence whichmay be classified and came intoforce afterIndia ment needs to understand that Act; Section92(a) forintention- fences being committed.RPwD ment and unclogging court risk of imprisonment foractions existing laws,manyofwhich as severe currentlybut which became asignatory to and rati- thereare layers of discrimination allyinsulting or intimidating a Actwas meant to do the same for processes’’ has metwithprotests whichdonot necessarilyhave were devisedbythe British un- the department holds as aminor fied the UN Convention on that adisabledperson goes person withdisabilitywithin- us. By removing penal provision, from the community of disabled “mala fide intent’’. It stated that der the IndianPenal Code and offence. RightsofPersons with through, including insults tent to humiliateinpublicview; the government is notonlydilut- persons, activists and the risk of jail is ahurdle in at- had neverbeenreviewed— “For instance, thereisadif- Disabilities in 2007. thrownatthemimplying that and Section 93, whichpertains ing the Actbut also going against organisations. tracting investments—from suchasIPC Section 377, which ference in severity between sex- Muralidharan, general secre- theyare notgood enough,This to companies contravening the commitments it made interna- While representativesofthe both domestic and foreign in- criminalises homosexuality. ual offence againstapersonwith tary of the National Platform for has severe psychological Actornot submitting relevant tionallyand to the UN....” disabledcommunity contend vestors —whichhas become When this(RPwD) Actwas for- disabilityand insultingadis- Rightsofthe Disabled(NPRD), effects...” documents to the Disability Raosaid the department is that the strong 2016 Acthas, for morepertinent afterthe Covid- mulated,manyIPC Sections abled person by calling them said: “The (earlier)1995 Actwas Some of the rightsthat the Commissioner when asked for. “flexible”and willconsiderex- the firsttime, giventheir mar- 19 pandemic in order to revive were addedmechanically, names,or(calling) anon-dis- notascomprehensive as the 2016 Act, whichcame intoeffect OnlySection 92(a) has apro- tending the dateoffeedback ginalisedcommunity robust the economy. without consideration of refor- abledperson by adisabledname 2016 Act. It coveredseven types in 2017,ensures is that of the vision forimprisonment. from July10. protection underpunitive meas- Three days since the depart- mulating to keep abreastwith whichdemeans the commu- of disabilities, as opposedto21 right to education, right to em- According to the newpro- FULLREPORTON ures includedinthe law, min- ment’s notification, 125signato- the times. nity,” Raosaid. “Atpresent,both thatthe 2016 Actcovers....The ployment and the righttoliveli- posal, imprisonmentprovision www.indianexpress.com

New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THESUNDAY EXPRESS,JULY5,2020 EXPRESS NETWORK 7 West Bengal: KashmirIGP visits TMC councillor TamilNaducustodialdeaths:Role shot at, injured Soporevictim’s in Barrackpore ofFriendsofPoliceunderscanner family,promises EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE KOLKATA,JULY4 the past. We have identified the statepolice system”. fulness is doubtedbyasection... ARUNJANARDHANAN them, and all six will be ar- Theprobe zeroed in “Itisbeingwidelymisusedin Thereare complaints, however, investigation NORTH BARRACKPORE council- CHENNAI,JULY4 rested,” an officer linked to the on the alleged role small towns and rural areas thatsomeundesirablepersonsen- lor Champa Das wasshotatin probetold TheSunday Express. wherepolice officers keep FOPs rollthemselvesunderthescheme theleg by unidentifiedpeople THE INVESTIGATION intothe Police have so fararrested of six members of the as sidekicks...tobuy teaorfood, and misuse the position...” troversy over pictures of Khan's near her home in North24 custodial deaths lastmonth of five officers, includingone in- state’s community help in vehicle checks,take Recommending that the ADILAKHZER 3-year-old grandson, who was Parganas district on Saturday. afather and son in Tamil Nadu's spector and twosub-inspectors, policing initiative seizedvehicles to stations, or scheme should be modifiedas SRINAGAR,JULY4 with him at the time, at the site. The incidenttook place Thoothukudi has brought un- in the case, while the govern- take people in illegal custody.In Citizen Volunteers Scheme, the Afterthe IGP's visit, family around8pm,whenDas,thecoun- der the scanner a27-year-old ment has transferredall the recent years, especiallyinsouth- reportsaid that “the effort of INSPECTOR GENERAL of Police members of the deceasedsaid cillor of NorthBarrackpore community policing initiative other officers postedatthe ern districtslikeThoothukudi, Police mustbetodevelop such (IGP),Kashmir,Vijay Kumar on theysought information about Municipality’sward numbertwo, in the state, Friends of Police Sathankulam station. The CBI is members in police stations the police system is facing chal- rapportwiththe public that all Saturdayvisited the familyofa the incident. “Wetold them [po- wasstanding near her home.The (FOP), with demands to dis- expected to take over the probe across Tamil Nadu. lenges from officers with strong citizens arefriends of Police, and civilian killed in firing in Sopore lice] that it [the incident] should attackers arrivedonabike, and mantle the system thatis soon, following arecommenda- “Volunteers can apply, and caste and religious identities, notonlyadesignatedfew”. threedays agoand assuredthe be investigated and we need firedather.Asthe councillor fell, “widely misused”, especiallyin tion from the stategovernment. thereare minimum criteria like who rely on the supportof KChandru, formerjudgeof familythatan“impartial investi- complete factsand information,” local peopleand party workers smalltowns and ruralareas. “One of the arrested officers no political affiliation or crimi- FOPs,” said an IG-rank officer. MadrasHigh Court, said: “This is gation” would beconductedinto Khan's son, Suhail, told The rushedtowards her,while theat- The probebythe state's said theyhad beaten the father nal background, etc. Those who The officers pointed outthat the proper timetoimplement the incident. SundayExpress.“Theyassuredus tackersfled.Shewasfirsttakento Crime Branch-CID intothe and son the same waytheyhad applyare mostlyrural youth the police forcehas benefited the police commission reporton Bashir Ahmad Khan, 65,and that an impartial investigation alocal hospital, and then admit- deathsofshopkeeperPJeyaraj been beating others. What we from poor backgrounds. It is not from similar initiatives likethe community policing.” aCRPFpersonwerekilledduring will be conducted intothe mat- tedtoRGKarMedicalCollegeand and his son JBennix in arenow probing is the natureof the salarybut theproximity to Home Guardfor trafficregula- In astatement referring to ashootout when militantsam- ter…. The familyisinshock; we Hospital here. Sathankulam police station on the crime that lastedfor several police thatisanattraction.Some tion and crowdcontrol, and the chargesagainstFOPsinthe bushedateamof police and CRPF want justice.” StateFoodMinister the night of June 19 has zeroed hours in the night,and how with criminal tendencies take VillageVigilanceCommittees for Sathankulam station, G personnel on the outskirts of Khan'selder brother Nazir JyotipriyoMulllickaccused the in on the alleged role of six FOP these FOPs also engaged in it,” advantageofafavourable envi- contact tracing in Covid-19.“But Lourduswamy, stateadministra- Sopore, in north Kashmir,on AhmadsaidIGP Kumar visited BJP of orchestrating the attackon members who had been “help- said the officer. ronment in the system,”said an- the FOPsystemalone has faced torofFOP,said:“They were not Wednesdaymorning. the familysince his sister-in-law the councillor.However, ing the Inspector and Sub- FOP, avoluntary system with other officer. charges,” said an officer. members of FOPbut volunteers “I, along with senior officers, —Khan’s wife –usedtoworkin NoaparaBJP MLASunil Singh Inspectors in routine affairs”. no salary, wasstarted in 1993 in The Sunday Express spoketo Forinstance,the 3rdTamil hired forcorona related work.” visited the familytodayand of- the police department. “He told dismissedthe accusation.“The “Wesuspect that all six of Ramanathapuram district to three IG-rank officers and six SPs Nadu Police Commission Report According to him, those who are feredour condolences. Itoldthem us thatsince she workedwith the police should properly probe them had arole in the custodial bring the police and the public overthe lasttwo days on this ini- submitted in 2008 said:“FOP facing chargeshad notattended that whateverisrunning on so- police department, theywere whythe female councillorwas torturethat happenedonJune closer.Itisestimated that there tiative,andall of themagreedthat schemehasnotbeenevaluatedby anytraining session and didnot cial media is incorrect," IGP heretooffer theircondolences.... shotatbymiscreants,” he added. 19 nightand similarincidentsin arearound 4,000 active FOP FOPs “have grownlikeacancer in an independent body and itsuse- have FOPidentity cards. Kumar told The SundayExpress.“I We told them that at the press heardthem patientlyand prom- conference instead of saying the isedtherewillbean impartialin- police will investigatethe matter FAILEDSOYBEANSEEDS HIT FARMERS IN MAHARASHTRA vestigation. Ialsoofferedto show and punish those who areguilty, them CCTVfootage”. youdeclared that he [Khan] died HC: Govt has no intention to act Kumar wasreferring to con- in the encounter.” against vendors of bogus seeds 2militants killed,

feelinghelplessasthesowingwas ingprecedesotheroperations,for OMKARGOKHALE already done by them during whichfarmersneedtoinvestre- 3soldiers injured in MUMBAI,JULY4 favourable conditions in theon- sources. going kharif season, the court Thebenchobserved,“Itcanbe PULLING UP the Maharashtra noted. said that the government, [and] Kulgam encounter government afterfailed soybean The benchhas appointed theconcerneddepartmenthasno seedsaffectedthousandsof farm- lawyer PPMoreasamicus curiae intention to take criminal action ers from ruralareas, the to assist the court with the suo againstthe vendors and produc- foreignerandidentifiedasAliBhai AurangabadbenchoftheBombay motu public interestlitigation. ersof thebogusseeds,evenwhen ADILAKHZER aliasHyder.Howevertheidentifi- HighCourtrecentlyobservedthat The HC also notedthat the theyhavedupedthe farmers and SRINAGAR,JULY4 cationof anotherkilledterroristis the stategovernment did not stateagricultureminister, causedhugeloss notonlytothe being ascertained. The killedter- showany intention to take crimi- DadasahebBhuse,onJune25,had farmers but to the country. The TWOHIZBUL Mujahideen mili- rorists were affiliated withpro- nalactionagainstthevendorsand expressed therewerenoprovi- yield will definitelycomedown tantswerekilledand three scribed terror outfit HM." producers of bogus seeds. sions of takingcriminal actions duetothe sale of suchbogus WET DAY Armymeninjuredinanencounter In the afternoon, Kulgam Adivision benchofJustices under the Seeds Act, 1966,but he seeds.” It added,“This season is in Kulgam district of South Policehadissuedastatementsay- TanajiVNalawadeandShrikantD wastrying to ensurethatthe morepeculiar, as due to the pan- Mumbaiand neighbouring Thanecontinuedtoreceiveheavy rain forthe second consecutive Kashmir on Saturday, policesaid. ing, “CASO waslaunchedin Kulkarni, on June 26, took suo farmers were givenfresh seeds. demic of Covid-19,peculiar cir- dayonSaturday. The IMDhas warned of very heavy to extremely heavyrainfallatisolatedplaces According to police, acordon Kulgampolicestationjurisdiction motucognizanceof news reports However, the benchsaid that cumstances arecreated.Theyare in thearea, besides the rest of the NorthKonkan regioninthe next 24 hours. Nirmal Harindran and search operation was whereterrorists firedupon joint pertainingto complaintsaboutno sternactioncouldbetakenunder usedby thetradersandso,theof- SaturdaylaunchedinArrah area forces triggering an encounter. actionagainsttradersandcompa- theseedsActandotherpenalpro- fence committed by them is and the gunbattle beganasmili- Updateswillbegivenpostconclu- nies, made by nearly 2,000farm- visions to avoidharm to agricul- graverinnature.”Thetradersand tantshidingintheareafiredatse- sion of operation.” ers in districts suchasNanded, tural production. officials have acted in “virtually 2daysbefore wedding, stalker curity forces. With the killing of twomore Parbhani, Hingoli and HC said similar complaints cruel manner”, and theycannot Asenior policeofficerin militants,aspertheofficialrecords Ahmednagar,who recentlypur- were made nearly four yearsago be spared,the courtsaid. Srinagar told The Sunday Express of J&KPolice,121 militantshave chasedsoybean seedsthat could and suchissues cannot be closed ThehighcourtwillhearthePIL killed 19-yr-old, her father; held thattwo militantshavebeen been killedsofar thisyear,with notgerminate. Thefarmers are by supplying moreseeds as sow- next on July 7 killed.“ThreeArmymensustained the highestnumber of militants tention to kill. Thebullets hit my injuries in the operation and they killedinthe ValleyinJune(48). AMILBHATNAGAR sister, my father and my brother. were shiftedtothe hospitalfor Nearly 90percentof thetotalmil- MEERUT,JULY4 My sisterand father suc- treatment,”hesaid. itantskilledinthefirsthalf of 2020 PSI arrested for ‘taking bribe cumbed.” In the evening, aCRPF in the Valleywerelocalsand 11 A10-litrecan of cooking oil, a Anchal’s mother Usha, 40, spokesperson said that firing in were foreigners, as per records. sackofflour andpacketsofdry maintainedthat the murder mo- theareahasstoppedandsearch is J&K Police had recentlysaid from rape accused’ in Gujarat fruitslie stackedinthe corner of tive waslinked to an altercation underway. “Thejoint troops re- that29foreignmilitantsare active ahouse in Meerut’s ShivPuram. between the victim’s familyand coveredbodiesoftwo terrorists,” in the upper reaches of South Jadejahadallegedly demandedRs facingtwoseparaterapecasesun- The rawingredientsfor awed- the accusedduring Diwali last he said. Kashmir,whichhas seenseveral EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE 35 lakhformhim,inexchange for derIPC section 376. ding feastwillnow be be re- year.COTripathi,however, dis- AJKPolicespokespersonsaid, major anti-militancy operations AHMEDABAD,JULY4 notbooking him under the Jadeja wasfirstentrusted turnedafter the bride-to-beand missedthat as amotive. "One of the killedterroristswas a in the lastfew months. Prevention of Anti-Social with the investigationofarape her father were shot dead—two The girl’sgrandfather at their On the night of June 27,the APOLICE sub-inspector (PSI) with Activities (PASA) Act. case againstShah in Januarythis days before the ceremony. Meerut house. GajendraYadav siblings were dancing in the Ahmedabad Police wasarrested The PASA ActinGujarat gives year,lodged at Mahila police sta- The house is nowcrowded drawing room, and Anchal can andsent to three-day police re- powertothe police to detain an tion (West). The rape case com- with relativesand friends paying be seen grooving joyfullyina mand, on Saturday, forallegedly accusedand send them to a plaint is of 2019.Anotherrape condolences to the garlanded Chandrakant Tripathi said: recordedvideo. Seconds later, accepting abribeofRs20lakh prison away from theirnative case againstShah wasbeing photographsofRaj Kumar (48) “Sagar has confessedthat he gunshots areheardand acom- from an Ahmedabad-basedbusi- district. The complainant probed by Assistant and daughter Anchal (19). plannedtomurder her since he motion ensues, the video shows. nessman —accusedintwo rape claimedthat he already paid Commissioner of Police (Crimes The FIR filedbyarelative, lovedher.Wehavearrestedfive According to familymembers, cases —inexchangefor notap- Rs 20 lakh of the total amount to AgainstWomen),Mini Josef. Aman, 21,says the two were people, including Sagar's Sagar and four others came with plyingastringentactagainst him. Jadeja on February3. As per the remand applica- killedonthe night of June 27— mother.One accusedremains guns at their doorstepand shot Accordingtopoliceofficials, On Saturday, asessionscourt tion report filedbypolice, Jadeja allegedly by astalker,who absconding.” Rajkumar,lyingonabed outside. ShwetaJadeja,PSIandincharge of remandedJadeja forthree days had allegedly threatenedShah wanted to marry Anchal. The FIR states: “Our neigh- As the childrenrushedout- Mahilapolicestation(West)inthe withtheCrimeBranch,whichwill through his brother and initially The main accused, Sagar bour Sagar Thakur had aone- side, the accusedshotAnchal city,was arrested by ateam of endat11.30amonJuly7.Following demandedRs25lakh fornot ap- Thakur,aneighbour, wasar- sidedloveaffair with my sister, thrice. She diedinstantly. Detection of Crime Branch(DCB) this, the PSI will undergo amed- plyingthe PASA Actagainstthe rested on Fridayafter abrief en- Anchal. He did nottakeinthe “They knewwhom theyhad officials in Ahmedabad on Friday icalcheck-upandbepresentedbe- accused. The bribeamount was counter, and the police said he fact that she wasgettingmarried to shoot,and how,”Usha said. afterthe complainant in the case, fore the magistrateagain. then settledatRs20lakh and in reaffirmedthe motive as men- to another person.Toput pres- “Theydid not give anyone any therapeaccused,approachedthe According to police, com- February, the accusedallegedly tionedinFIR. sureonus...along with four oth- notice. Theydid notwanttoin- Crime Branchand stated that plainantKenalShah is allegedly paidthe amount. Bhrampuri Circle Officer ers,openedfireatuswiththe in- jureher—theywantedtokill her.” At the site of the gunbattle in Arrah, Kulgam. ANI For five decades, his typewriter spoke CBI books man for acting as aide of fictitious PMO staffer NewDelhi:The CBI has reg- year and sought informa- for Mumbai,his letters forits people isteredacase againstaper- tion about itsdefence deal son forimpersonatingan bids, apart from asking its Churchgate:“Apropos the com- ject to choosefor the next letter.“In associateofafictitious officials to meet Mishraand MOHAMEDTHAVER plaintofMrAnthonyParakal, the the free time between Malad and “SpecialAssistant” to PK Union Home MinisterAmit MUMBAI,JULY4 Western Railway will be raising the CST, he would jotdownthe issues Mishra, Principal Secretary Shah. height of manyplatforms between in shorthand. Once he returned to the Prime Minister. According to the FIR, the ANTHONY PARAKAL belonged to a Churchgate and Virar. ForMalad home, he would take abath, have The impersonator al- person identifiedhimself as time when the common man station, contract formalities arebe- food, and pull out the typewriter.He legedly made severalcalls Anirudh Singh and claimed wroteletters congratulating Prime ing completed.” had aparticularspotonthe sofa to BoeingIndiabetween to be calling on behalf of Ministers on their appointment— Parakal'sconnection with the wherehesat to typeout those let- October and November last one JitendraKumar. ENS and receivedhandwritten re- Railwayswas lifelong, starting with ters. He wassodisciplined that the sponses. It wasatime when a hisfirstposting in Jhansi and trans- spot wherehesat on the sofaevery GOVERNMENTOFNATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORYOFDELHI reader’s letter to anewspaper's ed- fertoMumbaiin1953.“In Mumbai, dayhas worn out,”says Cherian. OFFICE OF THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER itor spurredthe government to act. ANTHONY PARAKAL he wasshockedtosee thepoor The son recalls another peculi- Thosetimesmay be long gone. 1931-2020 amenities, especially in the slums. arity. “The A-4letters that he typed L-BLOCK, VIKAS BHAWANI.P.ESTATE, NEW DELHI-110002 And on Tuesday, Parakal, whose This wasinstark contrasttoKerala did notfit in the envelopes available PUBLIC NOTICE typewriter in aone-room Malad fromwherehehailed,”says Parakal's then. So he would makehis own Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi has decided to grant licence in Form L-1F for the wholesale vend of Foreign residence spokefor the peopleof ters to newspapers after50years: son, Cherian, 55. envelopes,” he says. Liquor in the National Capital Territory of Delhi for the licensing year 2020-21 w.e.f. 01.07.2020 Mumbaifor over five decades, “What motivatedme...ismybelief Cherian says hisfather's elder Parakal’s file also includedcon- The prescribed form for the grant of L-1F licenses can be obtained from the website http//excise.Delhigovt.nic.in under breathedhis last, too. Ill and bed- that one shouldnot live forhimself brother Kurianwas aGandhianfrom gratulatorymessages sent to Prime heading ‘News’. Aprocessing fee of Rs 5000/- (Rupees five thousand) only for each licence form shall have to be deposited riddenfor five years,hesuccumbed but also forotherswithout which Narakkal in Kerala who wascalled Ministers, from Morarji Desai to along with the application form by way of online payment in favour of the Deputy Commissioner (Excise), Delhi. Applicants to acardiac arrest at 89. He is sur- we cannotliveinapeacefulsociety.” “SarvodayamParakal” forhis social RajivGandhi, and their replies. are required to apply online for grant of L-1F licenses at delhiexcise.gov.in. vivedbyhis wifeand three children. Astickler forrecord—thereare work.“He would go from house to “Weusedtoenjoy it. Sometimes, The terms and conditions for the licensing year 2020-21 are same as that of licensing year 2019-20. The Government In 1993, Parakal's name wasin- 16 files full of his letters—he also house,askingpeopleiftheyneeded by the endofthe month, when cash reserves the right for areview of manner of levying duties /fees and amount of duties /fee etc. to be paid /payable in case cludedinthe Limca Book of Records wroteinthat final note that his “last anything. That is where my father wasshort, our motherwould any amendment is made to the Act, Rule or Law related to liquor &bonded warehouse in Delhi during the period of licence. forhaving the mostnumber of let- social commitment” wasgetting developedasense of social respon- threaten to burnthe letters. Butshe Accordingly,the changes if any shall be binding to all the L-1F licensees. ters publishedinnewspapers till the height of the Maladrailwaysta- sibility...Atone point, he wasinter- wasactuallyverysupportive, and Further,incase of existing licensees/registered-brands active upto 30.06.2020, if there is no change in EDP/Price Structure, then: 3,700.By2005, when fading tion platform raisedsothatpeople estedinjournalism and had learnt took tuition at home to supportthe label, source, warehouse etc., the registered brands for the year 2019-20 may be registered for the year 2020-21 on same memoryand illhealth forced him didnot fall in thegap betweenthe shorthand writing. This could have family,”says Cherian. terms and conditions as that of licensing year 2019-20 consequent upon the payment of requisite fees and submission of to forsakethat typewriter,hehad train footboardand the platform. been the reason whyhechose the "As people came to knowabout under-taking/affidavit of the same. around 5,000 letters publishedin That letter,incidentally, was 'Lettersto the Editor'columnto fight his letter-writing, manyfromall For new registration of brands, application received without complete information and supporting documents, as required in his name, according to his son published in TheTimesofIndia on forsocial issues,” he says. over the city startedcoming to our the prescribed form, along with itsannexures shall be liable to be rejected. Sd/- Cherian, who is based in Sharjah. December 15,2003. On January28, Cherian says his father would house with their issues. He would (RAVI DHAWAN) In fact, Parakal had even typed 2004,therewas aresponsefrom travel on the suburbanline where ignoreus, but neverthe person DIP/Shabdarth/0131/20-21 COMMISSIONER (EXCISE) out anote on givingupwriting let- ShailendraKumar, CPRO, WR he would getideas about what sub- who came home with agrievance.”

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HELPLINESSET UP TO MOVE PATIENTS INTO HOSPITALS Maximum of 500 pilgrims Amidchaos,Karnatakarecalls to be allowed for Amarnath ordernottorevealtestresult Yatra:J&K ingof COVID19 positive cases/se- CM reallocates ARUNSHARMA JOHNSONTA rious COVID suspect cases (swab JAMMU,JULY4 BENGALURU,JULY4 given,butresultawaited)/orSARI Covid-related cases to appropriate medical fa- THE J&K administration on THEKARNATAKAgovernmenton cility and ensuring that theyare worktoministers Saturdaysaid that amaximum Saturdaydecidedtowithdraw a admitted and treated properly is of 500pilgrims can be allowed controversialJune27 order,which of paramount importance,” to undertake the Amarnath Yatra barreddisclosureofCovid-19test Saturday'scircularquotedHealth PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA this month. resultstopatients, following SecretaryJawaid Akhtar. BENGALURU,JULY4 Reviewing arrangementsfor widespread confusion in Besides moving patientsto the pilgrimage, Chief Secretary Bengaluru over hospitalisation of BSYediyurappa hospitals andbetween different KARNATAKA CHIEF MinisterB S BVRSubrahmanyamsaidthat peoplewhotestedpositive butdid levels of careand treatment cen- Yediyurappa on Saturdayre-al- the “yatrathis year would have nothavecopiesoftestresults. tres ,the 108ArogyaKavacha located COVID-relatedresponsi- to be undertakeninarestricted HelplinesformovingCovid-19 rector of healthand familywel- helpline will also facilitatehospi- bilities to his Cabinetcolleagues IDOLS ON WHEELS manner so that the SoPs for patients, or people suspected to fare services Dr Om Prakash Patil, taladmissionofpeople with forbettermanagement of the COVID-19are strictlyadhered beinfected,intohospitalsforcare stated,“Covidpositive test result symptoms indicativeofCovid-19 pandemic in the state. An idol maker arranges Ganeshidols inPune on Saturday. He plans to letpeople purchase to”during the period. wasalsointroducedonSaturday status should notberevealedto infection before atest. At aCovid-19task force them from theirhomesinorder to avoid crowds and preventaspread of the virus. Ashish Kale Pointing out that SoPs -- pre- asthestateauthoritiestookmeas- the individual by the authorities The circular asksall patients meeting, Yediyurappa ordered scribing 100per cent RTPCR test ures to deal with ajumpincases. of the government/private labo- facingbreathingdistress to call stringent sealing measures at ar- forall those travelling to J&K The bar on test reportsbeing ratoriesbyany means.”Labsmust the toll-free108 ambulance eas of Bengaluruthathavere- ‘POSSIBLE SPREAD FROM SMOKE CITED’ from across the countryand disclosedtopatientswas intro- upload test resultstoICMRportal service. “On receiving thecall, portedmorecases,asseveral their quarantine till theyare ducedafter confirmedcases in and details mustbegiven onlyto 108will quicklyascertain if the ministers expressedopposition tested negative -- will be appli- Bengaluru rose, and asingle-day stateofficials, it stated. patient is COVID-positive or is to re-imposition of lockdown. Protests by residents hold up cable to the pilgrims as well, the high of 918cases were reported The order waswidelycriti- COVID suspect (usingsample “Weare working as ateam Chief Secretaryobservedthat onJune27,creatingasurge inpeo- cisedbymedical professionals referral form (SRF) lD, provided and we have to work likethat. distancing norms would further ple trying to find hospital beds. It and experts. by ICMR) and then move We have aCovid-19task force cremation of patient in Bharuch strain the camping facilities used wasintended to facilitateacen- The government also an- him/her to nearbytreatmentfa- committee, along with that earlier as thoseare being usedas tralisedbed allocation system. nouncedtwo helplines:108toac- cility...” it stated. Revenue MinisterRAshoka and quarantine centres. But manypatients broughtto cess ambulances and hospital The 1912 helpline “should re- Chief Minister’s Political ceased,whohadtestedpositivefor fection as strict protocols arebe- “Giventhe constraints, a hospitals afterbeing informedby beds, and 1192 forgrievances of ceive grievances related to denial SecretarySRVishwanath ADITIRAJA Covid-19this week and wasad- ingfollowed. But theyrefusedto maximum of 500yatris only officials thattheyhad tested pos- denial of hospital admissions. of admissioninhospital/CCC for have been giventhe responsibil- VADODARA,JULY4 mitted to JayabenModi Hospital, agree.Sothebodywastakenback could be allowedper daybyroad itive were deniedadmissionsince “There shouldnotbeany unfortu- Covid-19patients or SARI pa- ity of ensuring availability of diedonFridayafternoon, officials to the hospital forthe night." from Jammu. Therefore, theywerenot providedcopies of natecasesof denialoftreatment,” tients,” it said. bedsatprivate hospitals,” RESIDENTS STAYINGnear two said.Asperprotocol,thebodywas On Saturdaymorning, the arrangementswill have tobe the test report. thehealthdepartmentstated.The On Saturday, 1,839con- Medical Education MinisterK crematoriumsinBharuchdistrict disinfected and wrappedinthree district magistrateinstructed the limited to this number,” he said “The notification issuedon helplines have been createdfol- firmedcases were reportedin Sudhakar said. prevented the district authorities layers of plasticand takentothe officials to take the body to at ameeting of the sub commit- June 27 has been withdrawn lowing deaths last week of two Karnataka, including42deaths "While Deputy Chief from cremating the body of a60- ShantidhamAnkleshwar crema- Bharuchcrematorium, whichis teeconstituted by the Supreme withimmediate effect. However, menagedover50inBengaluru— —asingle-dayhigh forthe state MinisterAshwath Narayanhas year-oldretired police constable, torium, whichisanotifiedCovid- about 10 km away.Meanwhile, Courtfor the pilgrimage. all government and private lab- one of them wassuspected of since the firstcase wasdetected been giventhe responsibility of who diedofCovid-19, on Friday, 19 crematorium. another patient also diedatthe Whilethe Shri Amarnath oratoriesshould uploadthe de- having contracted the infection on March 8. The majority of Covid-19carecentres and has andthebodyhadto finallybecre- But as news of the possible hospital in Ankleshwar and the ShrineBoardisyet to makeafor- tails of Covid-positive and nega- and another wasapersonwho cases were reportedfrom been asked to increase their mated on banks of the Narmada firstCovid-19cremation reached authorities were leftwiththe mal announcement regarding tive test cases to the ICMR portal hadwaitedfortwo days forahos- Bengaluru, wheredailynumbers numbers; Ihavebeendirected Riveronawoodenpyre,Saturday. the neighbourhood, residents task of cremating twobodies -- the datethe pilgrimagewill be- daily,”according to anotification pital bed aftertesting positive. crossedthe 1,000 markfor the to take careofpolicy-making, Residentsofcolonieslocated gatheredatthecrematoriumand the second body wasalso taken gin, sources said the duration is issuedonSaturday. “Asthenumberof casesinand firsttime—1,172fresh casesand guidelines,war rooms and the around twocrematoriums in got intoaheated argument with to Bharuch. likelytobefor only15days in Lastweek’sorder,issuedbydi- aroundBengaluruarerising,shift- 23 deaths were reportedfrom responsibility of briefing the me- Ankleshwar and Bharuchtowns officials, citing health concerns "Wefacedasimilaropposition viewofthe pandemic. the city on Saturday. dia...”headded. heldaggressive protestsonFriday and “possible spreadofCovid-19 there. Finally,wedecided to cre- Theyatraislikelytostart on PANKI THERMAL POWER STA- and Saturday, holding up the cre- from the smoke". matethe deceasedinanopen July 21 onlyonBaltal routeand TION,PANKI,KANPUR UTTAR mation forover24hours -- this Sub Divisional Magistrate, spaceabout one kilometreaway culminateonRaksha Bandhan PRADESH RAJYAVIDYUT HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE ELECTRONICS wasthe district's second case re- Bharuch, NR Prajapati, who per- from the Bharuchcrematorium on August 3, sources said. UTPADAN NIGAM LTD. TENDER DEVELOPMENTCORPORATION LIMITED quiring acremation, the earlier sonallywenttobothcrematori- on the banksofthe Narmada Helicoptersorties to the cave NOTICE Sealed and Separate Ist &Ground Floor,I.T.Bhawan, Mehli, Shimla-171013 ones having been burial rites. ums to urge residents to rethink River,"Prajapatisaid. shrine will onlybeallowed from Tenders are hereby invited contain- Tel. 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If¹fÊIf³ff¸f d½f¢MûdS¹ff ´ffIÊ ,¸fZSN selves tested at private labs in the city. proving to be hotspots of coronavirus leading to false positives. “Weare go- Consultancy Services for the plan- dÀ±f°f ¸fb£¹f Ad·f¹f³°ff (´ffSm.´fdV¨f¸f) ¸fb£¹ff»f¹f The owner of another topjew- spread.Asymptomaticpersonsattend- ing to issue notices to 13 private labs ning (Preparation of Plan, Elevation, ·f½f³f (´ffSm¿f¯f ·f½f³f) IZ ½ffd¿fÊI ªff³f´fQe¹f ellerychain, who, too, attendedthe inghugegatheringslikethisarespread- whichare notfollowing the norms,” Section, Architectural &Structural A³fbSÃf¯f If¹fÊÜ ´fif´°f Wû³fZ If dQ³ffaI E½fa Àf¸f¹f party,also died of of Covid-19 on ing the infection,” Director of Public Director of Public Health Raosaid. design etc.) for the construction of 11.08.2020 14.00 ¶fªfZ £fû»fZ ªff³fZ IedQ³ffaI E½fa Saturday. Officials suspect he con- Health GSrinivasRao said. One of these private laboratories multistoried tower consisting of 32 Àf¸f¹f 13.08.202014.00 ¶fªfZ d³fd½fQf ´fi´fÂf BÊ- tracted the infection from the host, Health MinisterEtela Rajender said has reportedanextremelyhigh sam- who owns ahigh-end jewellerystore hewasfrustrated.“Thereisadrasticrise ple positivity rate:With 2,672posi- Nos. Type-IV Residencesand 4Nos. ´fiû¢¹fûS¸faZM ½f`¶fÀffBM http://etender.up.nic.in Type-V residences, Guest House, in Himayatnagar area. in coronavirus cases in Hyderabad be- tive cases against3,726 total samples ÀfZ We À½feI fS dI ¹fZ ªff¹fZÔ¦fZÜ C¢°f d³fd½fQf ÀfZ At least100 members of the jew- causepeoplearerefusingto follow basic tested,the positivityrateis71.7per Club and miscellaneous develop- Àf¸¶fd³²f°f d½f½fS¯f ¹f±ff °fI ³feI ed½fdVfáeI S¯f, ellers association attendedthe party rules.Familiesarehostingbirthdaypar- cent—a gross variationand discrep- ment work at Panki Thermal Power recently. 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He had tion againstthem,”Rao said. distribution system &lighting system 611 dQ. 4/7/2020 of CISF Offices, Old Offices &STP etc. of inside plant of 1X660 MW OFFICE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PTPS and various electrical systems SHIVAMOGGA SMARTCITYLIMITED TRIPURA LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT AGENCY In Assam, officials lock down 3villages along with operation and preventive ST ASTABAL, AGARTALA maintenance of 11KV Switchgear Regd Office: 1 Floor, CorporationBuildingblock,SNMarket, as thousands attend preacher’s funeral panel of 33/11KVinside plant. NehruRoad, Shivamogga -577201 F.4-21/STY/TLDA/2010/219 Dated, Agartala 01.07.2020 Estimated Cost: 6,47,580.00 Tender CIN: U74999KA2017PLC100268, GSTIN: 29AAYCS3808B1Z0, his son Aminul Islam, an MLAofthe All India PAN: AAYCS3808B,TAN:BLRS63059D ONLINE BIDS OR e-TENDER FOR THE PURCHASE OF Fee: 826.00 Earnest Money: ABHISHEKSAHA United Democratic Front(AIUDF)fromDhing 12,600/- OPENING DATE OF E- Web: http://shivamoggasmartcity.in/ E-mail: 200 NOS. OF APPROX. 3-4 LITER CAPACITY [email protected] Phone No:08182-279951 GUWAHATI,JULY4 constituency,shows ahugegathering. Officials TENDER:04.08.2020 3. E-Tender - PORTABLE BIOLOGICAL CRYOCONTAINERSOR estimateatleast10,000people were present. No.: SSCL/CR/140/PBT/2018 Date:03.07.2020 06/PTPS/O&MC-II/EDD/2020 -21 CRYOCANS WITH 06 CANISTERS DURING THE YEAR AFTER THOUSANDS of people in Assam's Nagaon Deputy Commissioner Jadav Annual Rate Contract for the work of SHORTTERMREQUESTFOR PROPOSAL-CALL 3 2020-21TOBESUPPLIED TO CENTRAL SEMEN Nagaon district attendedthe funeral of awell- Saikia said twopolice cases have been filed. servicing/complete overhauling and ThroughGovernmentofKarnataka E-ProcurementOnly COLLECTION STATION, RADHAKISHORENAGAR, knownpreacher—thefatherof alegislator—fears “The gatherers violated the ongoing Covid WEST TRIPURA, PIN-799008. of spreadof coronavirushave escalated,prompt- pandemiclawsregarding gathering,social dis- other related work of departmental SSCL Shimoga invitesRequest ForProposalfor eligible bidders ingofficialsto lockdownthreevillagessurround- tancing, wearing masks, etc. The cases arenot AC, Water Coolers, AVS, Geysers of as perthe KarnatakaTransparency in PublicProcurementAct The details of terms &condition of e-Tender will be Hospital, Guest House, Schools, GM 1999 andRules 2000 throughe-procurement on Public Private ing the field wherethe gathering washeld. againstany individual but againstviolators,” available in the official websites of The funeral prayer gathering forKhairul Saikia told TheSunday Express. Camp Office etc. and inside plant of Partnership(PPP). Details of theworkisasbelow. http://tripuratenders.gov.in / www.arddtripura.gov.in . Islam—avice-president of theAll India Jamiat MLAIslamsaid:“...We had communicated PTPS, Panki, Kanpur for year 2020- Sl No:1.Name of thework :Survey, Investigation, Planning Sd/- Ulema and a“Aamir-e-Shariat” forthe to the administration about the death and the 21. Estimated Cost: 4,03,059.00 Design,engineering,Financing,Procurement,supply, Erection,Test- Northeast—was held in Nagaon on the after- funeral. To limit the number of participants, (D.K. Chakma) Tender Fee: 475.00 Earnest Money: ing, Installation, commissioning andcomprehensive operation& noon of July2.Islam was87. the police also asked manyvehiclestorevert 8,100/- OPENING DATE OF E-TEN- maintenanceand transfer of 25 MW Solarpower generation plant Chief Executive Officer The familywantedthe funeraltobeheldon back. But still people found ways to turn up.” DER:05.08.2020 4. 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HIMACHAL PRADESHSTATE ELECTRONICS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED PUBLIC NOTICE Ist &GroundFloor,I.T.Bhawan, Mehli, Shimla-171013 My Clientsnamely Smt. Rajni W/o Sh. Tel. No. 0177-2623259, 2623513, 2626320, 2623513 Ram Ratan and Sh. Ram Ratan S/o Late 2623043, FAX: 0177-2626320 Website: www.hpsedc.in Classifieds Sh. Bhura both R/o H. No. A-379, J.J. Colony,Bakkarwala, West Delhi-110041, No. HPSEDC/RC/Desktops-Laptops/2k20 Date:04-07-2020 have severed all relationship and disowned their son namely Sh. Rakesh e-TENDER NOTICE Kumar@Rupesh and daughter-in-law namely Mrs. Deepafrom their all movable e-Tenders are invited from the eligible bidders,for GeneralRate PERSONAL MATRIMONIAL and immovable properties. My clientsshall not be responsible for their Contract forprocurement of Computer Hardware (Desktops and I Movin Qureshi W/O, Neil Aldrin acts, deeds and things if any,asmyclients Laptops) forvariousGovernment Departments,Boards, have nothing to do with their businesses, Milton R/oC-62/j, Gali No-2, liabilities and actswhatsoever and my Corporations,and Autonomous Institutions etc. in the State of Bhajan Pura,Delhi- 110053 have clientswill not be responsible for the Himachal Pradesh. dealings done by them. changed my name to Movin N. Sd/- Deepak Choudhary,Advocate Pre-bid meeting will be held on 10.7.2020 at 2.30PM through Chamber 1019, 10th Floor,Lawyers Milton for all purposes. Chamber, Rohini Court Complex, video conference.Last date foronline e-bid submission is 0040540969-1 Sector-14, Rohini, Delhi- 110085 27/07/2020 (upto01:00 PM) and shall be openedon 28/07/2020 at 3.00PM.Detailed Tender Document containing Technical I Kanupriya Sharma W/o PUBLIC NOTICE Specifications and Terms&Conditions are available on Saurabh Kumar R/oFlat I, Chhama Vashisht Wife of Sh. Gaurav HPSEDCwebsite www.hpsedc.in and https://hptenders.gov.in. No.005,TowerNo. Vashisht R/o A-16/1, Laxman Park Chander Nagar, Delhi-110051, am the owner of Upper 206/HP General Manager(Technical) CS5,SupertechCapetown, Ground Floor, Part of Property No. A-15. Area Measuring 29.89 Sq. Mtrs., situated at Sector74, Noida Distt Gautam Laxman Park. Chander Nagar, Delhi-51. The Budh Nagar, UP-201301. Iwas previous GPA, will agreement deed and affidavit in resepet of the said property which known by name was in the name of S. Rajinder Singh S/o Sh. Hazara Singh executed by S. Hazara Singh Kanupriya/Kanupriya S/o Late S. Bishan Singh executed on Gupta/KanupriyaSharma. And 06.10.2009 duly registered attested by notary public delhi has been lost and Ihave lodged henceforth my name willbe the information report on 01.07.2020 vide LR No. 385473/2020. The said property is considered as Kanupriya absolutely free from any encumbrances GENERAL whatsoever. If any person has any claim or Sharma for all future Purposes. interest over thesaid property she/he is requestedtoforward their claim/s along with 0040541080-1 the relevant docments to me within 15 days of Tall Fair Avg40’s Mumbai this public notice. If no claim is received, it I Nandini D/oGovindGupta R/o Postgrad Sanskari Prefers shall be presumed after 15 days that the property is free from all encumbrances. T-64, IndiraColonyNarela, younger Bride with Child Ok. Sanjeev Kumar Advocate Delhi-110040, have changed my Photosand profile WhatsApp S. No. 314/2017 name to NandiniGupta 9137463368 0050166142-1 M.No. 9811166447 0070707993-1 I RavindraNath Das S/oLate Sh.Niranjan Nath Das R/oJ- 1980, First Floor,Chittaranjan Park, Ali South Delhi,Delhi- 110019 have changed the name of my minordaughter from Gargi Das to Shubhashree Das for all purposes. GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA 0040541163-1 BEED NAGARPARISHAD, BEED I SaurabhKumar S/oParshotam E-TENDERNOTICENO. NP BEED/05OF2020-2021 GuptaR/o Flat No.005,Tower Onlinetenders(e-tenders)inB-1 form forthe following worksare invitedbyChief Officer, No. CS5,Supertech Capetown, NagarParishad, Beed (Phone No.02442-222423) on Government of Maharashtra Sector74, Noida Distt Gautam ElectronicTenderManagementSystemfromthe contractor registered with punblic Works Budh Nagar, UP-201301. Ihave Department of MaharashtraState. changed my name from BRAHMIN Note: This Tendernoticecontains (44) Works&detailedworkwisenoticecan be viewed Saurabh Gupta to Saurabh on websitegiven belowfromDate: 07/07/2020. Allinformation about E-tenderisavailableonthe following Portal. Kumar for allfuturePurposes. Wanted groom for 1. https://mahatenders.gov.in sd/- smart,confident and beautiful (Changes if anywill be intimated over aboveportal) 0040541076-1 ChiefOfficer girl,age 28, belonging to I Upasana Pandita W/o Ajeet Nagarparishad, Beed brahamin family height 5’-5”, Kumar Pandita R/o-C-502 Balaji fair complexionand slim. Residency Ahinsa Khand-2, Qulaification-MBA.Doing job in Mall Road Plot No-9 MNC in New Delhi. Father is IndirapuramGhaziabad U.P- serving ArmyOfficer (Maj Gen) 201014 have changed my name postedinJ&K. Seeking alliance to Upasana Tiku. from well settled, smart 0040541175-1 handsome groom from affluent family. BelieveinHoroscope. I, Avanti /Avanti Devi. W/o Individual Not be MANGLIK. Dayanand Yadav, R/oH.No. 135. GUJARATMEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION LIMITED Contact:9419180635/ Vill. Baldhan Kalan Teh. Rewari, 09596979595. 0020408006-1 (A Government of Gujarat Undertaking) Distt. Rewari, Haryana have Regd. Office: BlockNo. 14/1, Dr.Jivraj Mehta Bhavan, changed my name to Avanti Sector-10, Gandhinagar, Yadav. 0070707936-1 PUBLIC NOTICE Ph. 079-23250767, 23250766, 23257696 I, Dinesh s/oSham Lal Goyalr/o That my client Mr.Rajiv Kohli S/o Shri A-4/532, Paschim Vihar, Delhi- VedPrakash,R/o HouseNo. F-43, TENDER NOTICE :D-03/2020-2021 Block-F,West Patel Nagar,New Delhi- PROPERTY FOR SALE 110063 have changedmyname 110008 hereby disown their relations to DINESH GOEL. from their son Deepak Kohli and his Tenders are invited online from reputed Manufacturers/Formulators/Direct Importers wife Prabhjit Kaur Kohli, F-43, Ground 0040541176-1 Floor,West Patel Nagar,New Delhi- PRIME PROPERTY forpurchase of (1) Alphacypermethrin 5% wp (2) Pyrethrum extract 2% on rate 110008 andthere fromtheir all immovable and movable properties for 150 YARDS FOR contract basis and details if specification, quantity is available on I, Nivedita W/oLate Sushanta ever,because their conduct, dealings, Das Gupta, aresident of B-160, behaviour,attitude, feelingand SALE IN REGAR https://gmscl.gujarat.gov.in and www.statetenders.com.All tender documents sentimentsare adverse and prejudice DDAFlats, Type A, Pocket- to the rights, Interest, natural feelings PURA KAROL can be downloaded free on the website https://gmscl.nprocure.com &TenderNotice. 3,Bindapur, New Delhi -110059 and sentimentsofmyclients. Sd/- BAGH NEW DELHI Interested bidders are requested to submit the tender through e-tenderprocess. herebyinform my name as H.S. MUDGAL ADJOINING TANK Duration of downloading of tender document (online) :- Nivedita Das Gupta. Ialso Advocate Ch. No. B-4, Baba Gurcharan Singh ROAD MARKET. inform that Nivedita and Block TisHazari Court, Delhi-110054 03/07/2020to23/07/2020upto 18.00 Hrs. Nivedita Das Gupta is one and ONLYGENUINE Last date forsubmission (online): 23/07/2020 upto 18.00 HRS. same person in all for allfuture BUYER MAY Last date forsubmission of physical document: 24/07/2020upto 18.00 HRS. purposes. 0040541172-1 PUBLIC NOTICE CONTACT Opening of Technical Bid Date (online) 27/07/2020 at 15.00 HRS. I, Rajya ShreeD/o-Ramchander, My clientess Smt. Jyoti Sharma, Wife of Sh. 8527095611. Jai Dev Sharma, Resident of C-148, JJ INF/389/20-21 MANAGING DIRECTOR W/o Rajender SinghDalal, Colony,Khayala, New Delhi-110018 is the H.No.537, Sector-5, Gurgaon- exclusive owner of herself acquired property bearing no. C-148, JJ Colony, 122001(Haryana), have Khayala, New Delhi-110018. That my clientess Smt. Jyoti Sharma, IYF¹FFÊÕX¹F A²FeÃF¯F Ad·F¹Fa°FF, ÕXûIYd³F¸FFʯF d½F·FF¦F, d¶FÕXFÀF´FbSX¸FaOXÕX, d¶FÕXFÀF´FbSX changed my name to Rajya notifies that she hasdisinherited and Shree Dalal. 0040541179-2 debarred her son, Sh. Naveen Sharma, Son of SH. Jai Dev Sharma, Resident of C- BÊ-´Fiû¢¹FûSX¸FZÔMXd³Fd½FQF ÀFc¨F³FF I 148, JJ Colony, Khayala, New Delhi- KeshavS/o Govind Gupta R/oT- 110018.Atpresent, her sonNaveen Portal:http://eproc.cgstate.gov.in 64, IndiraColonyNarela,Delhi- Sharma, who is married, having blessed LXØFeÀF¦FPX ¾FFÀF³F, ÕXûIY d³F¸FFʯFd½F·FF¦F, d¶FÕXFÀF´FbSX ¸F¯OXÕX d¶FÕXFÀF´FbSX ¸FZÔ d³F¸³FdÕXdJ°F IYF¹FÊ ³F½Fe³FBÊ-´FaªFe¹F³F ¸FZÔ ´FaªFeIÈY°F NZXIZYQFSX WZX°Fb ÀFSXÕX IiY.01ÀFZ 06 110040,have changed my name with one girl child is living separately at B- 1/83, Vishnu Garden, Khayala, New Delhi dQ³FFaIY 21.07.2020 E½FaÀFSXÕX IiY. 09 ÀFZ 16 WZX°Fb dQ³FFaIY 24.07.2020°FIY d³Fd½FQF AF¸FadÂF°F IYe ªFF°FeW`X:- to KeshavGupta and my client has got no knowledge about the whereaboutsofher daughter in law i.e 0070707994-1 Jai Laxmi Sharma moreover her daughter in law Smt. Jai Laxmi Sharma is also living separatelyfrom her husband Naveen I, YogendraSingh, R/oofPlot No Sharma along with her girl child and both of E001,Flat No. 146, Resident H them shall have no right upon any of the moveable or immoveable property owned and GBuilding Society,Sector- by my client or her husband Sh. Jai Dev 42, Noida-201303,have to Sharma in Delhi or elsewhere in India. That anybody dealing with her Son Naveen changed my name to Yogendra Sharma and his wife Jai Laxmi Sharma shall do so at his/her own cost and risk and Singh Kataria as per my Aadhar my client and her husband Sh. Jai Dev cardname mentioned &my Sharma shall not be held responsible in any manner. father’s name changed to Sd/- ShambraSingh Kataria (AMIT SHARMA) ADVOCATE 0070707948-1 CHAMBER NO. 86, TEHSIL BUILDING, TIS HAZARI COURTS, DELHI. I,Harpreet Kaur wadhwa,Harpreet wadhwa D/o-GurdeepSingh shandilya PUBLIC NOTICE r/o-A1/147,Third-floor It is to be notified that my client Smt. Suman W/o late Shri Jasbir Singh R/o 5, Inderpuri,I.A.R.I., Delhi- Kingsway Road, Near Radio Colony,Delhi has disinherited, disowned &severed all 110012.have changed to relations with her son Mr.Maninder Pal Harpreet Kaur,for all,purposes. Singhand herdaughterinlaw Mrs. Kamalpreet Kaur Sahani and her grandson 0040541179-1 Master Divnoor SinghKochhar from inheriting her movable and immovable properties as my client has no control over I, Gaura Choudhary,W/o Parkash them. Henceforth my aforesaid clientshas DAKSHINANCHAL VIDYUT VITRAN NIGAM LIMITED severedher allrelationswith them and will Chand R/oHouse.No.D-339, not be responsible forthe actsand (UNDERTAKING OF U.P.GOVERNMENT) Alapur(66) Palwal Tehsil & omissions of the above named persons with anybody in respect of anything (CIN: U31200UP2003SGC027460) Distt.-Palwal,have changed my whatsoever. name to Gauri Chaudhary. (BHUPINDER MEHTANI) ADVOCATE e-Tender Extension Notice Ch.No.245, Western Wing, TisHazari Courts, 0040541116-4 Delhi-110054. ´fÂffaIY:1529/A²fe.Ad·f.(IYf¹fÊVff»ff.) Q.d½f.d½f.d³f.d»f./d³fd½fQf Àfc¨f³ffdQ³ffaIY: 03.07.2020 Estimated Revised Revised Tender Tender No. Short Description Cost in Earnest Tender Fee Opening LOST & FOUND Rs. Money in Rs. in Rs. Date &Time d³Fd½FQF ¸FZÔ ·FF¦FÕZX³FZ IYe ´FidIiY¹FF E½Fad³Fd½FQF IZY ÀFa¶Fa²F ¸FZZÔ d½FÀ°FÈ°F ªFF³FIYFSXed½F·FF¦F IZY CX´FSXûöY ½FZ¶FÀFFBÊMX ¸FZÔ QZJZ ªFF ÀFIY°FZ W`XÜ Repairing of 10/16 KVAto100 Approx. WXÀ°FF/- KVAT/F at Workshop Panki Rs. Rs. 5,000.00 20.07.2020 35/2019-20 Rs. My powerofattorney (Sachendi) under EWD 2,10,000.00 (GST Extra) 15:00 Hrs. 82111 A²FeÃF¯FAd·F¹Fa°FF, ÕXû.d³F.d½F.d¶FÕXFÀF´FbSX ¸F¯OXÕX, d¶FÕXFÀF´FbSX 208.50 Lac Regd.No.22193 issued by Kanpur Punjab National Bank has been Repairing of 10/16 KVAto100 Approx. Rs. Rs. 5,000.00 20.07.2020 36/2019-20 KVAT/F at Workshop Agra Rs. lost. If,found by anyone, please 2,10,000.00 (GST Extra) 15:00 Hrs. contact@011-28044478. under EWD Agra 208.20 Lac Repairing of 10/16 KVAto100 Approx. Navneet Bansal Chief Manager Rs. Rs. 5,000.00 20.07.2020 39/2019-20 KVAT/F at Workshop Kanpur Rs. 208.50 Punjab National Bank, HO, 2,10,000.00 (GST Extra) 15:00 Hrs. (Jainpur) under EWD Kanpur Lac Sector-10,Dwarka. Repairing of 10/16 KVAto400 Approx. Rs. Rs. 3,000.00 20.08.2020 43/2019-20 KVAT/F at Workshop Auraiya Rs. 83.81 0040541179-4 84,000.00 (GST Extra) 15:00 Hrs. (Etawah) under EWD Kanpur Lac I Akriti Rana D/oharish Kumar Approx. AMC of EOT Crain at various Rs. Rs. 3,000.00 25.07.2020 56/2019-20 Rs. R/o3/1115,Vasundhara, workshopsunder EWC, Agra 30,000.00 (GST Extra) 15:00 Hrs. Ghaziabad, UP-201012 have lost 30.00 Lac AMC of Machineries at Approx. my Original Certificate / Rs. Rs. 3,000.00 25.07.2020 58/2019-20 various workshopsunder Rs. 35.00 35,000.00 (GST Extra) 15:00 Hrs. Marksheet of Class 10th Year EWD, Kanpur Lac 2018, Roll No-5393062, CBSE AMC of Machineries at Approx. Rs. Rs. 3,000.00 25.07.2020 Delhi, Mobile Number 59/2019-20 various workshopsunder Rs. 25.00 25,000.00 (GST Extra) 15:00 Hrs. 9810114124/ 0070707995-1 EWD, Jhansi/Banda Lac Repairing of 100 KVAto1000 Approx. KVAT/F at workshop Panki Rs. Rs. 5,000.00 30.07.2020 69/2019-20 Rs.208.175 (Sachendi) under EWD, 2,10,000.00 (GST Extra) 15:00 Hrs. Lac PUBLIC NOTICE Kanpur This is to inform to general public that Repairing of 100 KVAto1000 Approx. Rs. Rs. 5,000.00 30.07.2020 Gian Chand Basheshar Nath (HUF) is 70/2019-20 KVAT/F at Workshop Kanpur Rs.208.175 the owner of property bearing no. 2,10,000.00 (GST Extra) 15:00 Hrs. (Jainpur) under EWD Kanpur Lac 2891/92, Nabi Karim, Idgah Road, Singhara Chowk, Near Qutab Road, Repairing of 100 KVAto1000 Approx. Rs. Rs. 5,000.00 20.08.2020 Delhi measuring 3600 sq. yards and my 71/2019-20 KVAT/F at Workshop Rs.102.485 1,00,000.00 (GST Extra) 15:00 Hrs. client Sh. Subhash Jain and Sh. Brijesh Shikohabad under EWD Agra Lac Jain are KartaofHUF.Myclientshave Approx. Repairing of 100 KVAto1000 not executed any sale documentsof Rs. Rs. Rs. 5,000.00 30.07.2020 any part of their aforesaid property to till 72/2019-20 KVAT/F at Workshop Agra 123.425 1,25,000.00 (GST Extra) 15:00 Hrs. date in favour of anyone and if anybody under EWD Agra Lac claims thathe/she have any such documents, then those documentsare Supply and Installation 3Ton forged and fabricated and having no Moterisedhoiest for stacking sanctity in law.Any person. if deals in yard &Prepairing washing, Approx. aforesaid property with anyone except Painting Area at newly Rs. Rs. 3,000.00 10.07.2020 85/2019-20 Rs. 14.90 my client, then he/she shall be dealing workshop Vidhuna (Auraiya) 15,000.00 (GST Extra) 16:00 Hrs. Lac at his own risk and consequences and under EWD, Kanpur (Date my clientsshall not be held responsible Extention 03.07.2020 to for any such dealing with respect to the 10.07.2020) aforesaid property.And if any person Supply and Installation of Oil wantstotake any clarificationregarding Approx. Filling System at newly Rs. Rs. 1,000.00 10.07.2020 aforesaid property,thenhe/she can 01/2020-21 Rs. 8.04 workshop Orai (Jalaun) under 8,000.00 (GST Extra) 16:00 Hrs. contact to my client on his mobile no. Lac 9810202295. EWD, Jhansi Sd/- Other Terms &Conditions have been given in detailed tender for which please visit at RAKESH PATIYAL eprocurement portal of UP Government https://etender.up.nic.in or contact us (Advocate) at given address as follows: D-575/00 Chamber No.45, 727/20(I) Western Wing, TisHazari Courts, Urja Bhawan, 220 KV Sub-Station, Bye Pass Road, Superintending Engineer (Workshop) Delhi-110054 Northcentralrailways www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in @CPRONCR Sikandra, Agra 282007 (UP) Ph. No. 9068944455 D.V.V.N.L. AGRA

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FOUR MONTHS LEFT FOR DEADLINE INTERVIEW WITH ZYDUS CADILA CHAIRMAN ‘Initially, there were alot of Bankssanction36.7%ofgovt’s challenges ... but everyone rallied MSMEpackage,lagindisbursals and the govt was very proactive’ WHILE SEVERALmanufacturing plied, so what to do? industries were subjected to the We hadto charteraflighttoget Private lendersdisburse`13 lakh per customer,publicsectorbanks `2.65lakh nationwidelockdownannounced UNLOCKING THE this(supplytothedestination).So, in March,pharmaceutical firms goods whichwould have aselling ters forRs6,578 croreloans. Of tionedand disbursed. hadtokeep operationsgoing as ECONOMY priceof roughlyRs35lakh,we had GEORGEMATHEW MAHARASHTRAGETSMAXIMUMLOANSFROMPSBs this, Rs 3,310 crorehas been dis- Manyprivate bankswere their goods were considered es- WISHLIST&ROADMAP to airliftfor (nearly that amount) MUMBAI,JULY4 bursedto94,377 borrowers so pushing forrelaxationinthe eli- sential. Zydus Cadila chairman to supply. We didallthat.Thatwas ■ Private bankshave borrowerbyprivate banks far. In TamilNadu, MSME loans gibility conditions forthe govern- PANKAJ RPATEL, in an interview ANEXPRESSINTERVIEWSERIES important (todo), because,in WITH FOUR moremonths leftfor disbursedRs18,906crore wasRs13.07lakh while PSU worthRs6,390 crorehavebeen ment’s MSME packageinviewof to PRABHA RAGHAVAN, explains pharma, we believe that supplyis the deadline, bankshavesanc- under the packageto1.45 banksdisbursedanaverage sanctioned to 3.21lakh borrow- the revisioninturnoverlimit for howthe Ahmedabad-headquar- mostimportant and that risk is a tioned36.7 per centofthe tar- lakh borrowers as on July1, of Rs 2.65 lakh perborrower ers while 1.26 lakh customers got MSMEsfromRs100 croreto tered drugmaker overcame sup- consequenceofbusiness. So,we getedRs3lakhcrore under the according to official data ■ Among states, Rs 3,695crore disbursements so Rs 250crore.Bankers andindus- plychain challenges during the were usingairchartering...tomake EmergencyCredit Line Guarantee ■ Of totalsanctions of Rs Maharashtragot the far. In Uttar Pradesh,total sanc- trybodies have already takenup lockdown and tried to keep the (supplyofourmedicines)happen. Scheme (ECLGS) scheme for 110,343 crore, public sector maximumloans from PSU tions were Rs 6,001crore and dis- the issue with the government. pandemic from entering the And, gradually, exemptions stressedmicro, small and bankssanctionedRs63,234 bankswith 2.62 lakh bursementsatRs3,259 crore. SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar workplace. Edited excerpts: were grantedforpharmaceutical medium enterprises(MSMEs),as croreto12.58 lakh borrowers getting sanction StateBank of India (SBI) has said the newdefinition of goodstomovearound...Oneofthe per Finance Ministrydata. borrowers. However, letters forRs6,578 crore sanctionedloans worthRs20,281 MSMEs, whichincludedboth What challenges to operations good thingsisthat our supply As per the scheme, banks averagedisbursement per loans croreand disbursed Rs 12,885 turnoverand investment limits, and personnel did Zydus Cadila chainisverywellsetup.Typically, can lend Rs 3lakh croretill crore. CanaraBanksanctionedRs has made things simpler and will face during the nationwide everypharma companywould October31, 2020, of which 8,237crore and disbursed lead to improvedflowofcredit to lockdown? PANKAJ RPATEL have adepotinevery...state, and CHAIRMAN, ZYDUS CADILA Rs 1.10 lakh crore has already 4.19 lakhborrowers underthe Of the total sanctions of Rs 4,342 crore. Though the gov- the sector. “SBI is the largest From dayone, we’vebeen eachdepotwould have at least been already sanctionedby package. The current patternof Rs 1,10,343 crore, public sector ernment has givenguarantees on lender to the sector and is in- working very diligentlytomake 30-40 days stock. So, those first banks to 34.69 lakh borrowers loan disbursals indicates thatpri- bankssanctionedRs63,234crore repayment, private banksinitially creasinglyutilisingdigital tech- surethe rightprecautions arebe- to work,wealso tracedthemand 30-40 days,there wasstock (of tillJuly1,accordingtoofficial vate banks areoptingfor bigger to 12.58 lakhborrowers. had alacklustrestart. nology platformstoenablehas- ingtaken.Being(partofthe)phar- continueddoing the tracing. medicines) lying at the statelevel data. However, disbursalslag at loans of around Rs 13 lakh per However, averagedisbursement KotakMahindraBankVice- sle free credit flowtothe MSME maceuticalsindustry,wecannot Suppose somebody notcoming and intra-state movementwas 47 per cent of the sanctionsat borrower, while publicsector per borrower by privatebanks Chairman and MD UdayKotak industries,” Kumar said while ad- stop (operations) because medi- nowhas got COVID because his notaproblem. Rs 52,255 croreto14.03 lakh banksprefersmall loans in the wasRs13.07 lakh, while PSU recently admitted that private dressing the MSME meet organ- cines arerequired and have to be wifegot COVID or his neighbour Thatiswhy one could supply. borrowers as of July1.This rangeofRs2.5 lakh to Rs 3.50 banksdisbursed an averageof banks have started alittle slow, izedbythe CII. produced.Whiletherewasaprob- got COVID and he contracted (it By that time (at the end of the worksout to 17.41per cent of lakh per customer. Rs 2.65 lakh per borrower. but assured that in thenextfew Under the scheme, 100per lem —therewas alockdown— from them). The moment we first30days), inter-statepermits the Rs 3lakh croretarget. Private bankshavedisbursed Among states, Maharashtra weekstherewouldbesignificant cent guarantee coveragewill be therewerechallenges fortrans- knowanybody in ourcompany is were givenand (supply) could Afteraslowstart,private Rs 18,906crore under the pack- receivedthe maximum loans flow of credit from privatesec- providedbyNationalCredit portation, challengesofthe in close contact (with them), we be replenished. banks areslowlycatchingupby ageto1.45 lakh borrowers as of from PSU banks, with 2.62 lakh torbanksunder the scheme — Guarantee TrusteeCompany (spreadof thevirusduringtheout- isolatethem and puttheminto Initially, there were alot of sanctioning Rs 47,108 croreto July1,accordingtoofficial data. borrowers getting sanction let- both in terms of loans sanc- (NCGTC). break), howdoyou protect your quarantine. We keep on doing challenges...butIthinkeverybody people? That wasthe biggest thisand, through that,ensure that ralliedand the government was worrywehad. the pandemic doesn’t come into veryproactive.Theyhadformeda BRIEFLY We providedthem with the workplace. special group in the government ‘Rebound in economy based on pent-up demand, masks, we providedthem with whomwe couldalwaysgoandtell AirFranceand protective (equipment),we meas- During the initial phases of the (about problems) and getitre- consumption plateauing as COVID-19cases rise’ uredtheirtemperatures.Theseare lockdown, we’d learnt that solved.Thiswashappeningevery- sisterairlineto standard(practices). pharma operations across the day... supplychain(issues) were But, what we did morewas, industryhad been disrupted, discussedatthehighestlevelinthe cut7,580jobs GDPSHAREOFTOPAFFECTEDSTATES GOOGLEMOBILITYINDEXACROSSACTIVITIES wheretheywereworking,we cre- especiallymovementof governmentalsoto makesurethat ated compartments so thatthey essentialgoods across state pharmaceutical goods shortages % %Changefrommedian Nantes:AirFranceconfirmed ■ %share of cases ■ %shareofGDP can’tactuallycomeincontactwith borders. Did youface these didn’t happen. (7 day moving avg) plans to cut some 7,500jobs 35.0 eachother.Wetriedtosegregate issues andhow didyou adapt? including 1,000atsisterair- .8 50 (our workers) —only50per cent Iremember.You know, (like) With restrictions slowly line HOP! on Friday, as staff 30.0 29 Residential coming to work andnot 100per withhydroxychloroquinetablets easing, what is the outlook for 30 protestedoverits response 25.0 cent. (Even our) canteens were ... we were the manufacturers. your operations going to thecollapseintraveldue 10 (arranged)the same way. So, Everythingwas locked up and forward? to the coronavirus pan- 20.0 (we’ve)triedto avoidphysicalcon- nothing wasmoving, and our Currently, ourplantsare oper- demic.The French flag car- 7 tact as muchaspossible. production wasbeingdone at ating at 80 per cent (capacity) ... 15. -10 14.7

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TL: Telangana, KR: Karnataka, has been in forcesince shamestruants Source: Google and NomuraGlobal Economics seeksmandatoryPAN of thede- AP:AndhraPradesh;basedon2018 data.Source:CEIC,NomuraGlobalEconomics AHEAD OF thefirstinstalment 2016 on payment ductor.Further,itprovides for Shanghai: Chineseregula- paymentdeadlineonJuly7,thein- exceeding `1 lakh ayear ‘Outside India’ optionwhile seek- tors adoptedshockand the cases have the lowest levels reflected in the mobility curve, withindividualsmaking acon- cometaxdepartmenthasbrought to anon-resident ingaddress details. awetacticsSaturdaytotar- ENSECONOMICBUREAU of workplace mobility,Japanese while the supply-sidecontinues sciousdecisiontopracticesocial inchangesto thechallanforpaying Nangia Andersen LLP partner getmisbehaving share- NEWDELHI,JULY4 financial research firm Nomura to catchup, then the risk is that distancing due to thealarming the equalisation levy by expand- service provider for SandeepJhunjhunwalasaidalong holders of banksand insur- said in areport. The economic firmscould become saddled riseininfections,itsaid. The in- ing itsscopetoinclude non-resi- online advertisements withthismodificationinthepay- ers by namingand THE PICK-UP in economic activ- uncertainty is arising as the top with excess inventories afterthe crementaltighteningoflock- dente-commerceplayerssupply- mentchallan,theCentralBoardof shaming 38 corporatein- ityafter theeasing of lockdown 12 worst-affected states,which initialpent-updemand phase, down measures at locallevel ing goods or services online. Direct Taxeshas cleared the vestors forhaving “gravely” is nowlooking to be shortlived, comprise approximately84per leading to lower-than-expected mayalso be one of the reasons The move comes afterthe of 2percenteffective April1, 2020. clouds on requirement of PANby violated rules in their first with indicatorsincludingwork- cent of the pandemic cases, ac- growth in H2 FY21,”Nomura said behindthe plateauinthe mobil- UnitedStatesTradeRepresentative Equalisationlevyat6per cent making it amandatorytab in the suchexercise. place mobilitytrends and busi- countfor about 66per cent of the in itsreport. ity curve. (USTR)lastmonthinitiatedinves- has been in forcesince 2016 on challan. “This has rather imposed ness resumption indices plateau- country’s GDP,itsaid. Google’s workplace mobility The pace of India’srecovery tigationsintotaxesadoptedorun- payment exceeding Rs 1lakh a aburdensomeand challenging ing and remaining belowthe “The recent evidence that indexrose by 37 percentage out of the pandemic will be de- der consideration by 10 nations, year to anon-resident service task fornon-residente-com- USapparel pre-pandemic levels aftermid- mobility has startedto plateauaf- pointsby mid-JunefromApril(on terminedbyhow quicklyactiv- includingIndia,onrevenuesof US provider foronline advertise- merceplayersto applyforandob- companyfiles June. Amid rising COVID-19cases terthe initialacceleration – a7-daymovingaverage basis)but ity normalisesacrossstates, digitalservice companies like ments. Thisisnow applicable for tainPermanentAccountNumber across the country,the pickup whether due to public or private sincemid-June,themobilitycurve Nomurasaid. It expects India’s Netflix,Airbnb,Uber,LinkedInand e-commerce companies that are within one business dayinthe forbankruptcy seems to have been drivenbythe reasons –amidarising number hasplateaued,withtheworkplace GDP growth in April-June to Spotify,andcompanieswere seek- sourcingrevenuefromIndiancus- midstofcurbs, lockdown and pent-up demand, raising con- of COVID-19cases nationally, mobility indexworsening by plummetto-15.2 per cent from ing further clarification. tomers without having tangible pandemicaffected businesslife Bengaluru: Apparelcom- cerns of excess supplies afterthis suggests arisingriskthat, afteran nearly 2percentagepoints, de- 3.1per cent, whichisthenex- India—inamendmentstothe presencehereinthe country. and also organize the mode of panyLucky Brand Dung- phase, whichisthen likely to re- initial burst, activity maystart to spitethe continuedrelaxation of pected to remain in the negative FinanceAct,2020inMarch-end— The income taxdepartment payment through an Indian bank arees is filing forChapter11 sult in alower-than-expected stabilise at alevel that is still sub- measuresunderUnlock1.0. territoryfor the nextthree quar- had expandedthe ambitofthe hasmodifiedchallanITNS285(re- accountordebitcardissuedby an bankruptcy, it said on growth in the secondhalfof stantiallybelowpre-pandemic Restricted activity could be ters (-5.6 per cent in July- equalisationlevyfornon-resident lating to paymentofequalisation Indian bank,” he said. Friday, becoming thelatest 2020-21financialyear. levels. Indeed,atthe regional the consequence of publicinter- September,-2.8 percentin e-commerce operators involved levy)to enablepaymentof thefirst Non-resident digital compa- retailer to fall victimtothe The worst-affected states — level, flattening appears to betak- vention in the form of recurring October-Decemberand -1.4 per insupplyofservices,includingon- installment by non-resident e- nies were waiting foradetailed pandemic. REUTERS Maharashtra, Delhi,Tamil Nadu ing place across moststates...if lockdown restrictions imposed cent in January-March next year, line saleofgoodsand provision of commerce operators. The FAQtoget clarity on issues sur- —accounting for60per cent of consumers remain cautious, as at local levels or privately driven averaging-6.1per centinFY21). services, with the levy at the rate amendedchallannow adds “e- rounding the equalisationlevy. No international flights till July 31: End of runway for 747 jumbo as Govt considers replacing multimodal transportation Why has DGCA extended ban? Boeing placed final part orders act with national logistics law Additionally, theUKgovern- PRANAVMUKUL As per officials, the ban ment has also establishedtravel REUTERS NEWDELHI,JULY4 wasextendedon corridors with 59 jurisdictions, SEATTLE,JULY4 PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA WHATISMULTIMODAL from where passengers will be NEWDELHI,JULY4 TRANSPORTATION? THE DIRECTORATE General of account of asense that allowedtoenter theUKJuly10 BOEINGCOand suppliers setthe Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday it will take some more onwardswithout having to self- final number of parts it would THE COMMERCE Ministryiscon- ■ Multimodal extendedthe banoninterna- time forIndia to isolatethem, unless theytrav- needfor the 747jumbo jetpro- sidering to replace the multi- transportation tional flightsfromJuly15earlier elledtoacountry notmen- grammeatleastayearago,signal- modaltransportationof goodsact preparebeforeitcan includes a to July31, further elongating the tionedinthe list in the ingtheendforaplanethatdemoc- with afull fledged nationallogis- combinationofmore periodafter whichscheduled resume scheduled preceding14days of theirar- ratizedglobalairtravelinthe1970s tics lawwith aviewtopromote than one modeof international passenger flights foreign operations rival. The UK’s safelistalso does but fell behind modern twin-en- growth of the sector,asenior gov- movement, such as rail, could operatenormally. notinclude India. gineaircraft,industrysourcessaid ernment official said on Saturday. road or sea, forend-to- on Friday. Boeing’s “Queen of the Special Secretaryinthe logis- end deliveryofgoods. Whydid the DGCAextend Have anycountries relaxed Is India planning to establish Skies”,theworld’smosteasilyrec- ticsdivisionof theministry, Pawan the ban? restrictions forIndians? travel corridors? ognizedjetliner with itshumped ALufthansa Boeing 747ataircraftstorage and recycling Agarwal, said aNationalLogistics According to senior govern- Contrarily,assome jurisdic- On Thursday, Airports fuselageandfourengines,marked companyTarmac Aerosave in Tarbes,France. Reuters file Efficiency and Advancement fledged national logistics law.” ment officials, the tions areopening up Authority of India(AAI) its50-year flying anniversaryin Predictability and SafetyAct NLEAPSisunderconsideration,he ban wasextended their borders for Chairman ArvindSingh had told February 2019,clinging to life (NLEAPS) is underconsideration said at awebinar organisedbyin- on account of a travel, theyhaveleft reporters that India wasinad- thankstoacargomarketboomfu- 747program, firstreported by convoy of outsize parts forthe and this lawtendstodefinevari- dustrychamber PHDCCI. sense that it will take out some major vancedstagesofdiscussions to eledbyonline shopping. BloombergNewsonThursday.”At world’slargestairlinercrawledto- ous participantsofthe logistics Multimodaltransportationin- some moretime for countries including establish individual travel bub- But the end forthe program abuild rateof0.5 airplanesper wardsanassemblyplantinsouth- spaceandcreatealightregulatory cludesacombinationof morethan India to preparebe- India, the US, Brazil, bles with the US, Canada and has been hanging in the air for month,the 747-8 program has west France. ecosystem. one mode of movement, such as fore it canresume wherethe COVID-19 severalEuropeancountries. yearsamidfallingordersandpric- morethantwoyearsof production The death of the 747program “Whatthelogisticssectorisall rail,roadorsea,forend-to-endde- scheduledinterna- spread is still on a On these lines,US-based ingpressure.Thecoronaviruspan- aheadof itinordertofulfillourcur- could alsomean chargesand lay- about is notverycleartousasof livery of goods. tional operations. rise. Agroup of 27 United Airlineshas announced demichasalsocrushedpassenger rent customercommitments,” a offs forhaltingproductionatthe nowandinthatdirection,we need The Special Secretarysought The resumption of interna- European Union countries flightsonDelhi-Newarkroute travel and demand fornew jets. Boeing spokesmansaid. mammoth wide-body plant out- to clearly definewhatthelogistics views of theindustryonthe tional flights depends mainly on agreedonaninitial“safe list” of on July10, July12and July 15 to The last orderfor apassenger “Wewillcontinueto makethe side Seattle. It could also have fi- sector is andwhat arethe various newlaw. the destinationcountryallow- 14 countries earlier this week, carry passengers from India to versioncamein2017,whentheUS rightdecisionsto keeptheproduc- nancial implications on newer elementsinit. In this direction, He said the logistics division is ingIndiancitizensintoits bor- and travellers from countries in the US. government asked Boeing to re- tion line healthyand meet cus- programs suchasthe 787 thereisathinking and Iamjust alsoworkingonhowtomodernise ders or removing travel restric- the safelistwillbeallowedto Whilethe airline will ferry purposetwo747-8jetlinersforuse tomer needs,” he added. Dreamliner and the latestmodel sharingthatthinkingthattheear- andformalisethelogisticsservices tions that theyput in place over travel fornon-essential pur- passengers from India to the US, as Air ForceOne by the US presi- The end of the 747would fol- of 777,whichwouldhave to beara lier legislationmultimodal trans- and promoting digitisation in the the lastfew months in light of poses. This listisset to be re- it has notbeen permitted to fly dent.Boeing declinedtoconfirm lowAirbus SE’s phasing out of its largershareofthe plant’s huge portation of goods act...Weare sector,whichiskey forthesmooth the pandemic. viewedevery twoweeks. passengers from the US to India. that it waspulling theplugonthe A380 jumbojet.InJune, the last overheadif the747linewentdark. consideringto replaceitwithafull- movement of goods.

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Lastweek,amidstatense border standoff with China, the government banned59mobileapplications with linkstothe neighbouring country. PRANAV MUKUL,KARISHMA MEHROTRA,AASHISH ARYAN& SANDEEP SINGHonhow Chinesecompanies cametodominate India’s digital space—from apps to devicesand ancillaries, there’s more than alittle bitofChina on our phones

NTIL RECENTLY, the mostfas- cinating storyaboutValsad India’s smartphone market wasits Freddie Mercurycon- nection —the British rock U musician tracedhis lineage 10.6% 8.5% 31.2% to this SouthGujarat town that’s nowa Oppo Others Xiaomi chemical industryhub. But when the town shut down in responsetothe Covid pan- demic, SanjayRathod, a29-year old who washedcars foraliving, found himself out of work.Hefilledhis long, vacant hours prac- tising his dances movesand recording them on his smartphone,one with abrokenscreen andaninexpensive data pack. Soon, his videos were up on TikTok —and anew star wasborn. In alittle over three months, JANUARY- Rathod, who went by thescreen name MARCH ‘Armaan’, had earned7million followers on the video sharing app. 13.1% 2020 Lastweek,amidstatense border stand- Realme MARKET offwith China, the Centrebannedthe app SHARE along with 58 others forposing “emergent threats” to the country’s nationalsecurity. WhileTikTok’sreach—with over 120mil- lion active usersinIndia —made it the most visible symbol of the government’s action againstChina, the otherapps toohad adeep presence in India. According to technology marketresearch firm Counterpoint, almost one out of everythree smartphone usersin 15.6% 21% India had one or moreofthese apps on Samsung Vivo their devices. Tailored forthe first-time IndianInternet user, these apps areamong hundreds that Source: IDC Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker,May 2020 makeupChina’s digital presenceinIndia, *AllexceptSamsungareChinesebrands had his firstjob interviewinBeijing at alittle- muchofthosesurrounding China’s far- and whichhavebeen graduallyedging out known companycalled NewsDog. NewsDog reaching Internetlaws, whichexperts in- Americancompetitors from the country’s CHINESEINVESTMENTININDIANUNICORNS wasone of the forerunners in Chinese apps terprettomeanthat these apps and com- topdownloads since 2018. built exclusively forIndia. panies could be forced to give datatotheir In 2018,44ofthe 100mostdownloaded NowafellowwithDigitalAsia Hub, a government. They saythatboththe 2017 Internetapplications in India were made by CompanyChinese Investor Amount ($M) Yenching scholar at Peking University and National Intelligence Lawand the2014 Chinese companies, ahugejumpfrom18 researcher of India-China technology rela- Counter-Espionagelaw can be leveragedby Ola Cabs Tencent, Sailing Capital 451 such apps in 2017,accordingtoareport in tions, Lewissays, “I remember the founder the Chinese governmenttoseekdatafrom the Observer Research Foundation. Swiggy.com Tencent, HillhouseCapital 328 said something on the lines of, ‘I knownoth- companies that run outofIndia and Last year,TikTok surpassedFacebook to Anewredline ing about India, but Iknowit’s the only other countries. reach611 million downloads in India, accord- Paytm Mall Alibaba 222 other marketlikeChina.Imissed thebus in Despitethese concerns, experts say ing to Sensor Tower, amarket analysis firm. China;Iwanttogofor India’.Itwas anew China’s disproportionatepresence in India’s Policy Bazaar Tencent 150 WHILE INDIA has resistedChina’s gold rush.” app economyhas allowedthe Indian gov- Tech as strategic goal Dream11.com Tencent 100 signature physical infrastructure Characterisedasultra-experimentative ernment abargaining chip, albeit alow- But this is morethan justanapp story. projectssuchasthe Belt and Road and iterative,Chinese companies applythe hanging one, in these times of tension. From hardware to software, Chinese compa- Delhivery Fosun Group 49 Initiative,the neighbour’s Digital Shenzhen manufacturing model —quick-to- “This (ban) is justastopgap measure... to nies have dominatedthe digital technologies Byju’s Classes Tencent 40 Silk Road policy,launchedin2015, market and quick-to-fix —for itsproducts. conveythatthe Chineseshould stop what space in India over the lastfew years, with hashelpedChinese companies ByteDance,whichowns TikTok,has been theyare doing, otherwise India has levers in morethan alittle push from the Chinese Big Basket Alibaba, TRCapital**makesignificant headway intothe calledan“app factory”, with at least21prod- other respects,” says ArunMohan Sukumar, establishment. Indian technological space. In that uctssince itsfounding in 2012. who is pursuing aPhD at TuftsUniversity on The CommunistParty of China (CPC) has Lenskart.comTRCapital ** light, the ban signifies anew red Another Indian, who requested internationalrule-making in cyberspace. consistentlyviewedtechnology as thenext ZomatoAlibaba, ShunweiCapital ** line, withnewlyerected virtual anonymity,recalls her time in 2017 working “Whether theyhavethe Digital Road or the frontierthrough whichtoestablish itssu- walls between the twocountries. at ByteDance in Beijing, whereshe was BRI(Belt and Road Initiative), China just can’t premacyinthe globalmarket,withits‘Digital **Amount notdisclosed; Source:VentureIntelligence tasked with looking at international prod- ignoreIndia. Half the population is still wait- Silk Road’ policy —announcedinawhitepa- uctsfor the company(the companyhad no ing to be connected to the Internet. No mat- perin2015—anattempt at expandingitsdig- productsinIndiathen). In November that terwhat our growth prospects, the digital ital footprintsto65countries. outgoonimportofelectronics alone,” the the Indian mobilephone market, beating blitzkrieg on the softwareside as well. The year,ByteDance bought another Chinese- economywillmature.” In 2016,the country’s National Cyber MinistryofElectronics and Information global behemoths suchasSamsung and three Chinese giants, search engine Baidu, company, Musical.ly, whichhad agrowing The bargaining chip maybepuresig- Security Strategy adoptedthe phrase “strong Technology detailedinits National Electronics Nokia. But this wasbeforethe entryof online marketplace Alibaba and WeChat de- Indian base. In August2018, it mergedthe nalling. To be sure, the Chinese-owned Internetpower” as astrategic objective. Policy of 2017. Chinese players, who together accounted for veloper Tencent —alsoknown as theBAT companywithTikTok. MiPay,MiCredit,and RealMe Paysahandle Numerous other strategies, suchasthe The effortstomakeIndia amanufactur- 114million of the 158million smartphones trinity—haveinvestedinabunch of start- “These companies considerthemselves muchmoresensitive financial data, and InternetPlusstrategyof2015and the ing hub forelectronics resulted in dozens of shippedtoIndia in 2019. ups in India, including unicorns (startups global, notChinese. Theybelieve thatwhat- have notbeen touchedbythis ban.Yet,the National Informatization Development Chinese companies and their contract man- In addition to flooding the digital market worthatleast$1billion) suchasSwiggy, ever success theyhaveinChina can be repli- ban serves to highlightthe growing diplo- Strategy of 2006-2020, explicitlycall forthe ufacturers setting up base in Maharashtra, with affordable products, Zomato, Ola, Snapdeal, cated in alot of other markets,” says the prod- matic dimension of these digital routes country’s largest companiessuchasBaidu, Telangana, AndhraPradesh, Karnataka, Uttar the Chinese also pushedthe BigBasket andByju’s among uct strategist. intoIndia. Alibaba and Tencent to push out productsto Pradesh and elsewhere. purchase of these products Of the 30 unicorns severalothers. Chinese developers working on apps “Dataprivacy has become the newna- international markets. Chinese equipmentvendorssuchas through micro-financing. in the country, more Of the 30 unicorns in the suchasTikTok or NewsDog were quickto tional security.It’s natural that India would In India,the ground forthis aggressive Huaweiand ZTE also have asignificant pres- Forexample, smartphone country, more than half comprehend India’s highly-stratifiedmar- viewHuaweidifferentlyfromanEricsson push from Chinese companies waslaid in ence in the telecom equipment spacein brand Oppo has jumped than half have major have majorinvestments ketwithdivisions of Tier 2and Tier 3cities. or aNokia. Technology is notneutral. When July2014, when Xiaomi, oftencalled the India. Indiatelecomcompanies have de- ontothe financial services investments from from Chinese firms. Twelve “The themes of migration from smaller cities youstrip everything down, it’saquestionof ‘Apple of China’, made itsentry, followedby pendedontechnologies by these Chinese bandwagon in India, of these count marquee in- to bigger cities, from lowermiddleclass to who do youtrustmore—the Chinese, the aflurry of Chinese brands suchasOppo, Vivo, equipment makers to take on Europeangi- launching Oppo Kash. Chinese firms. vestors Alibabaand Tencent upper middle class —those arestories the Americans, the Europeans,” said Lewis, OnePlus, Realme etc. The influx of these antssuchasEricssonand Nokia, apartner- Realme and Xiaomi arethe Twelveofthese amongtheir backers. Chinese canrelateto.”Something worked the researcher of India-China technology Chinese companies peakedin2016when ship that has helpedbring down costs. other smartphone makers count marquee Simultaneously, hun- and TikTok became ahousehold name relations. Reliance Jio launchedits cheap dataoffer- Thus, while the smartphones were being that offercredit, investment dredsofutilities app were in India. Whilethe Indiangovernment has chosen ings, starting with itsfreeInternetpackage assembledinthe country, mostofthe high- and other financial products investorsAlibaba launchedonApple’s App Giventhe app’s reachinIndia, global to crackdownonChinese apps fornow,the that disruptedthe telecom sector. value componentssuchasprinted circuit through theirapps PaySa andTencent among Storeand Google’s Play, and brands suchasPepsiCoand Reckitt Benckiser, technology space offers plenty of fodder for Latestdatabythe International Data boards, memorydevices, storageunits, and Mi Credit respectively. aconcerted push from the whichmakes Dettol, jumpedontothe band- diplomatic negotiations. Corporation shows that amongthe topfive processors, were —and continuetobe—im- Theseplayers arealso en- their backers Chinese companies ledto wagon, their video campaigns garnering On the heels of the 2017 Doklam incident, smartphone sellers in the country, four are ported, muchofitfromChina. gagedinprovidingservices some of these becoming the views in billions on TikTok. the Defence Ministryasked armedforces Chinese with Xiaomi topping the charts with This has been mainlybecause of the scale suchassmartphone screen mostpopular ones in their personnel to uninstall 42 Chineseapps. More amarket shareof31.2%, followedbyVivoat of Chinesemanufacturingthat has enabled insurance, personal loan, business loan, free respective categories. These included An expanding footprint recently, ChinesetechcompanyHuaweihas 21%(seebox). companies to offercheap, low-cost products. credit reportand even mutualfund invest- CamScanner,whichwas usedevenbysen- The increasing popularity of these apps been entangledingeopoliticalconcerns, as This rapid increase in imports of elec- Mostofthe Chineseproductswould techno- ments. ior officials in the Indian government to scan also prompted the companies running them other members of the ‘Quad’ grouping tronic goods worriedthe Central govern- logicallyfollow premiumbrands suchas India’sfinancial technology sector has- and sharedocumentsontheir mobile to invest heavilyintheir India operations. To (Japan, Australia, and US) have decidedtoban ment, whichinApril 2017 notifiedaphased Apple and Samsung, oftenresulting in a n’t remained untouchedeither. Chinese e- phones. The app wasamong the59banned begin with, to meet India’s datalocalisation the companyfrom5Ginfrastructure. India is manufacturingplan to ramp up domestic $100-device with functionalities and design commerce giantAlibaba is the largestin- lastweek. norms, major companieswithChina links, yettofollowsuit. production of smartphones. of a$1000+one. vestor in payment appPaytm.Zestmoney, DevLewis is among those who have wit- including Tencent, Alibaba Group and Speaking at the 2015 WorldInternet “The importofelectronic goods wasofthe Even Indian brands suchasMicromax which has raisedRs236 croretill dateinthe nessedthe early days of this Chinese “gold ByteDance announcedthe setting up of data Conference in Wuzhen,ChinesePresident order of $53billion (approximately had initiallyresortedtoimporting semi- form of equity,countsXiaomiamong rush” forthe Indian digital space. Keenly centres within India. Xi Jinping wasquotedinChina Daily as say- Rs 3,44,500crore)in2017-18. With the de- knocked-down mobile phone unitsfrom itsinvestors. awareoftheir ownsaturated user bases, Lastyear,ByteDance, whichisbasedin ing,“Cyberspace should notbecomeabat- mand forelectronics hardwareexpected to China to assemble them locallyand sell at a Chinese companies big andsmall were ea- Cayman Islands, announcedaninvestment tlefield forcountriescompeting against rise rapidly to about $400billion (approxi- competitively lowerprice. The Gurugram- The softwarepresence gertoharness India’sdatarevolution. of $1 billion in India over aperiodof one another.” matelyRs26,00,000 crore) by 2025, India headquarteredcompany, which is now Once they had flooded thehardware In 2016,with afresh diploma in Chinese three years. But now, it seems, anew front has cannotaffordtobear ahugeforeignexchange struggling to maintain itsground, onceled market,Chinese companies launcheda language and literatureunder his belt, Lewis Through all this, therewereconcerns, opened. Avirtual one.

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Across Fifth THEAISLE COLUMN TAVLEENSINGH Rescuelibertyfromlaw Twitter@tavleen_singh

IF Aperson is arrested,he/she must to LordDenning: ARREST &REMAND EXCEPTION BECOMES have done wrong. If the person is de- “Noone can suppose that the execu- niedbail, he/she mustbeguilty.Ifaper- tive will neverbeguilty of the sinsthat Thefirstreformistotakeawaythe RULE! Nationalism sonissenttojudicialcustody (whichis arecommon to allofus. Youmay be sure powerofarrestfrommanyauthorities. The fourth stageisbail. Fewmagis- different from policecustody), he/she that theywillsometimes do things The second is to declare that anyauthor- trates/district judges will reject the pros- PCHIDAMBARAM deservedtobepunishedwith impris- whichtheyought nottodo: and will not itywiththe powerofarrestisa‘police’ ecutor’s opposition to bail, at leastatthe with anew Website:pchidambaram.in onment. do things that theyought to do.” officer.The thirdistoseverelylimit the firstorsecond hearing. Everyjail is filled Twitter@Pchidambaram_IN Fewpause to reflect that eachofthe The seedofcustodial tortureissown powerofarresttocases arising in speci- with under-investigationorunder-trial above conclusions is patentlywrong.Itis not after the custody,itcan be traced to fied circumstances.Remember,Jeyaraj prisonerswhen, under the law, they nuance ourcallousness towardsthat inviolable the stages of arrest,denial of bail, allow- and Bennixwerearrestedfor allegedly shouldbeonbail. Thelaw waslaiddown right called‘liberty’and our ignorance ing police custody,and remanding to ju- keeping their shop open for15minutes by Krishna Iyer JinBalchand (1977) 4SCC THE WORD nationalism has acquired a about howliberty is erodedthat lead to dicial custody.Atevery stage, the lawis morethanthe time allowedinalock- 308.Since then, ‘Bail is the rule, jail is the rancid,venomous meaninginNarendra aGeorgeFloyd moment in Minnesota, clear, but itsapplicationisoften wrong down! exception’ has become ahallowedprin- Modi’s ‘new’ India. Instead of meaning love US, or aJeyaraj and Bennix moment in and perverse. The second stageisproduction and ciple. However, fewmagistrates/district and pride foryourcountry, it has become It is depressing that the law Tamil Nadu, India. Let’sbeginwith arrest.InDKBasu, remand. Amagistrate/districtjudge judges applythe rule,theyare happyto aweapon to be usedagainst anyone who Jeyarajand Bennix’s is notthe first the Court pointed out that we have given will grant police custody without applythe exception! does notshowblind faithingovernment concerning personal liberty case of alleged custodial tortureinIndia. the powerofarresttomanyauthorities scarcelyathought to the needfor such In the Jeyarajand Bennix case, forthe policies and unquestioningdevotion to the remains one in theoryand In 1996, twojudges of theSupreme other than the regular police: the CBI, ED, custody.Atthe end of police custody allegedpetty offence, theyshould not Great Leader. Ironically, in this time of se- another in practice. Courttookup, suomotu,letters from CID, CRPF,BSF,Traffic Police, Income-Tax, (maximum of 15 days), the magis- have been remandedtoany custody,po- rious hostilities withChina,the Prime oneDKBasu of West Bengal and one A etc. Some of them claim theyare not‘po- trate/district judgewill invariablysend liceorjudicial, andshould have been Minister, and theBJP,thatisnow imprinted Mercifully,things are KJohriofUttar Pradesh that alleged fre- lice’ and arenot bound by the Code of the arrested person to judicial custody. granted bail on production. with his personal stamp,haveadoptedthe changing. Recently,a quent instances of custodial torture, and Criminal Procedure! The ED, forexam- The lawisverydifferent. In Manubhai It is depressing that the lawconcern- Chinese version of nationalism.Itisaver- Constitution Benchin deliveredahistoric judgment on ple, has asserted it is notobliged to main- Ratilal Patel, (2013)1SCC 314,the ing personal liberty remainsone in the- sion thatexists in alltotalitarian countries Sushila Aggarwal (January December 18,1996 (DKBasuvsState of tain a‘case diary’. Worse, we have not Supreme Courtsaid “...the Magistrate oryand another in practice. Mercifully, but shouldbeconsideredanabomination West Bengal,(1997)1SCC 436). That specifiedthe circumstances when an ar- can appreciate the factual scenario and thingsare changing. Recently, a in ourproud democracy. 29,2020) reaffirmed another judgment has been affirmedmany rest maybemade. The National Police applyhis mind whether thereisawar- Constitution BenchinSushilaAggarwal The onething we have that makes usa Constitution Bench times; yet, sadly, nothing has changed Commission (ThirdReport) had ob- rant forpolice custody or justification (January29, 2020)reaffirmedanother much,muchbettercountrythanChina is judgment in Gurbaksh Singh after24years. served that 60 per cent of all arrestswere forjudicial remand or thereisnoneed Constitution Benchjudgment in ourdemocracy,sothose peoplewho have Sibbia,(1980) 2SCC 565 and “unnecessary”. The judges quotedthe for anyremand at all”. Rare is the mag- Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia, (1980) 2SCC 565 takenituponthemselvestocreatethis guidelines recommendedinthe Report istrate/district judgewho bears in mind and courageouslyoverruled eight judg- newdefinition of nationalism aretruly courageously overruled eight TOO MANY POLICE and lamented, the underlinedwords. mentsofthe SupremeCourt and also de- India’s biggest enemies. And,itistheywho judgments of the Supreme An averagepersonhas atouching “Therecommendationsofthe Police The thirdstage is the doctor’s exam- clared as “not good law” the viewex- we see on primetime debates banging Court and also declared as faith in the Stateinsofar as theState Commission reflect the constitutional ination of aperson arrested or remanded pressedincertain other judgments. To err their strident, jingoistic drums and hurl- “not good law” the view deals with other persons, and is willing to concomitantsofthe fundamental right to custody.IfJeyaraj and Bennix had is human, to correct the errorisjustice. ing abuse at anyone who dares question believe that apolice officer,aprosecutor, to personal libertyand freedom. These been examinedbyadoctor,properly, Thereisyet hope forthose who find the Prime Ministeronany of his policies. expressed in certain amagistrate, ajudgeoradoctor will al- recommendations, however, have not howcould theyhavebeen givenaclean themselvesinasituation likeJeyaraj and Sadly,some of theloudest, noisiestdrums other judgments ways actlawfully. He/She is wrong. Listen acquired anystatutorystatus so far.” billofhealth? Bennixdid before they died. arebeing beaten these days by famous TV anchors. Theyseemtohaveforgottenthat mostfundamentalofjournalistic princi- ples, whichistospeak truth to power. Modi has had aterribleyear.Never in in talkswith senior counsel Harish Salve, History his longpolitical careerhas he been more inside currentlybasedinLondon, to eventually Don’t strip Malabar in needof people who tell him the truth.If take over the AG’s post.Salve has impressed HEADLINE someonehad dared tell him thetruth TRACK Prime MinisterModi afterhis legalvictory when the Shaheen Bagh protests hap- on Kulbhushan Jadhavatthe International AMRITHLAL pened, he would have learnedthatthe COOMIKAPOOR CourtofJustice. He chargedatoken feeof rebellion offits layers women who were ready to protest one rupee forthe complexcase. Salve has [email protected] through Delhi’sicy cold winter nights,of- requestedagrace period of eight months tenwith small children in their arms, did to decide on the offer, as he has some per- so because theyweregenuinelyterrified sonal work totie up first. THE MALABAR rebellion, also called of losingtheir right to be Indiancitizens. CABINET CARPENTRY? Mappilarevolt,continuesto beacontested Theywerenot idiots so theyknewthat it andpolarisingeventnearly ahundredyears wasnot the Citizenship Amendment Act AT Ameeting lastweek in Delhi,Prime CUP AND LIP SLIP afterittook place. It has nowgrabbed the (CAA) that wasthe threat but the wayin MinisterNarendraModimet senior RSS The Congress believedithad sewn up the headlines afterafilm project on one of the whichitwas linkedby the Home Minister functionaries DattatreyaHosabale and loneRajya Sabha seat in Manipur,and rebelleaders,VariyankunnathuKunjaham- to theNationalRegister of Citizens (NRC). Krishna Gopal as well as BJP president JP would also succeedintoppling BJP Chief medHaji, wasannounced. Oneright-wing The Home Ministersaid menacinglyand Nadda and generalsecretary(organisa- MinisterNBiren Singh, since it had per- group in Kerala has announcedthat it will oftenthat thesetwo things were linked tion) BLSanthosh.However, none of suadedafewdisgruntled formerCongress contestthe attemptsto“glorify” Haji and and then used Shaheen Bagh to tryand Modi’s ministers were present. The meet- MLAswhohasswitchedto theBJPto return therevoltwithayear-longcampaign“toex- win votes in the Delhi election. ing has fuelled speculation that aCabinet to itsfold. But thereismanyaslip between pose the atrocities committed on Hindus” The BJP lost. But, the poison that was reshuffle is on the cards by August. There the cup and the lip. Thankstosome deft during the rebellion. Three morefilmsare spread in the name of nationalism and areconflicting views as to the likely movesbyAssam Deputy Chief Minister reportedlyinthe works—the upcoming anti-nationalism had no antidote by then changes, if the move fructifies. Some be- Himanta BiswaSarma, Biren Singh sur- centenaryoftherebellionissuretoofferpo- and Delhi sawHindu-Muslim riots forthe lieve that onlymiddle-rank portfolios will vived, at leasttemporarily. TheCongress litical and commercial opportunities. firsttimeindecades. These happened be switchedsince the PM wantscertain wassoflat-footedthat it sent AjayMaken The rebellion wasaremarkable event even as the Prime Ministerand his high politicians replacedbydomainexperts and Gaurav Gogoi as electionobservers for that sawpeople in southernMalabar,pre- The rebels captured afterabattlewithBritishtroops. Wikimedia Commons officialswereentertaining Donald Trump and those with technical know-how. The the RajyaSabha poll without firstfinding dominantly Muslims,wageanarmedstrug- in Rashtrapati Bhavan. The media contin- entryofformer Congress stalwart outthequarantinerulesinManipur.When gle againstthe British fornearly six months gent that travelledwith the American JyotiradityaScindialooks near certain. theobserverslandedinthestate,they were beginning August 1921.InsociologistDN the armyand police raidedthe Tirurangadi hammedHajidiscouraged andopposed President came from the world’soldest However, thebuzz in some quarters is that sent intoquarantine since theyhad failed Dhanagare’swords,“grossneglectof theba- mosque, an important religious centre forcible conversionsand looting and de- democracy and sawwherethe storywas. even asenior ministerialportfoliocould to bookreturnticketsforthesame day. The sic tenurial security,the deterioration of headedbyAliMusaliyar,whosoonemerged struction of property belonging to non- Theylostinterestinthe Statevisit and see achange. Congress also did notreckonthat blood is landlord-tenant relationsand the political as aleader of the rebels. Attempts by senior Muslims.RHHitchcock, thepolice official concentrated on the riots that killedmore thickerthan water. Though Congress MLA alienation of the poor peasantrywerethe Congress-Khilafatleaders suchas wholedtheBritishforcesagainsttherebels, than 50 people. Imo Singh is from an old Congress family, important formative conditions”ofthe re- Muhammed Abdurahman Saheb,Moidu wastowritethatneither wasthe rebellion When the violence ended, Covid-19 JOINT OPERATION he is the chief minister’s son-in-law and bellion. According to Dhanagare, three dif- Moulavi,KMMoulavi,MPNarayanaMenon brought about onlybyMuslimsnor all arrived. By then the poisonofcommunal Indian Intelligence agencies believe that tookfulladvantage of therelationship.Imo ferent political movementsmergedtotrig- and KMadhavanNairtopacify the rebels Muslims were supportive of the rebels. hatred had seepedintothe political fab- Pakistanand China areacting in tandem. Singhjumpedshipasdidseveralotherturn- gertherebellion—oneof these,thetenancy failed. Following the Tirurangadiincident, TheBritishauthoritiesputdownthere- ric of Delhi. So, senior BJP leaderstriedto Additional Pakistani troops have been coats.TheBJPmayhavewonthisround,but movement, wasrootedinlocal agrarian Khilafat workers mobilisedacross the re- bellioninthemostbrutalmanner—official blame Muslims forspreading thevirus. movedcloser to the LoCinthe Pakistan thequestionishowmuchlongerSarmawill grievances (particularly in south Malabar); gion.Theyweretargetedbythearmy, which estimateis2,337 rebels killed, 1,652 Rumours spread across the countrythat OccupiedKashmir sector as well as near remaincontenttoplaysecondfiddleto CM the other twowerethe Khilafat (Caliphate) triggered moremobilisations and violence. woundedand no less than 45,000takenas Muslimshated India so muchthat when the Punjab and Jammu borders. The Sarbananda SonowalinAssam, consider- movementandtheNon-Cooperationmove- Therebelstargetedpublicofficialsandbuild- prisoners. Sumit Sarkar in Modern India theyweretaken from the Tablighi Jamaat Chinese People’s Liberation Army, which ing he is the BJP’s masterstrategistfor the ment, launchedjointlybythe All-India ings, and those who collaborated with the quotesanAryaSamaj source that claimed conclave to hospitals to be tested,they wasveryactive from May1toMay 18,has entireNortheast. Khilafat Committee and the Indian Nation- administration. The rebels initiallyforced about 600Hinduswerekilledand 2,500 spatatnursesand doctors in an attempt to massedtroops at 18 locationsnearthe LAC. al Congress.The talukas wherethe Khilafat the British administration to flee from the forciblyconverted during the rebellion. spread the disease. Aspeechbythe head In sevenlocations in Ladakh theyhad agitation turnedviolent,had asignificant region, but armyand police returnedwith Unofficial estimates saythatnearly 10,000 of this Islamic group playedrepeatedly on crossedtheborder,and of these,infivepo- VETERAN’S VICTORY presence of Muslims, who nursedpolitical, reinforcementstoput down the rebels. rebels were killedand thousands of their news channels in whichhewas heard sitionstheymoved 3to4km inwards. The When the 77-year-old Lingayat leader BS administrative,economicand religious The anarchy that followedthe collapse familymembers and relativesdeportedto urging Muslims to continue praying in Chinese forwardmovementwas accom- Yediyurappa wasappointedChiefMinister grievancesagainsttheBritish—Malabarhad of administrative andleadershipstructures the Andamans. Police brutality in Malabar mosques because what better place to die paniedbythe building of huts, bunkers and of Karnatakaitwas presumeditwasastop- witnessedoverthree dozen Muslim peas- wasexploited by rabid and criminal ele- wasmostvisible in the WagonTragedy in- than while at prayer.Speaking of which, roads.Sincethentherehasbeen somepull- gaparrangement and the real powerin antrevoltsagainst theBritishandlandlords mentsamongtherebelsto furthersectarian cident (November1921), in which 67 pris- whereisMaulanaSaad? Howisitthatso backofChinese forces. the statewould lie with BJP General inthe19thcentury. Thetenancymovement andcommunalagendas,includingdestruc- oners diedofsuffocation aftertheywere manymonths on he still manages to hide Secretary(Organisation) BLSanthosh, who in the 1910shad foregroundedthe agrarian tionof property,killingsandforcedconver- forcedto travel in aclosedrailwaycarriage. from justice? would eventuallysucceedhim. But BSY’s issues thataffected the peasants, manyof sions of Hindus. Therewerefew gainsfromtherebellion When it became clear thatthe Chinese BYPASSING CHIEF masterfulhandlingof theCovidpandemic them Muslims, causing unease among the The religious edge in the Khilafat agita- whereas it adverselyaffected Hindu- viruswas spreading well beyond the bor- GENERAL BIPIN Rawatbecame the first in Karnataka has silencedhis critics. Even landlords,mostofthemuppercaste Hindus, tion —Khalifatmovementdemandedthe Muslim unity,inMalabarand beyond, and ders of Delhi the Prime Ministerre- Chief of DefenceStaff(CDS)in Januarythis thoughBengaluru is the thirdlargest city and the colonial administration. restoration of the Turkish Caliphate, which reinforcedthe stereotype of the Muslim as spondedwith what is nowacknowledged year.But since the postisnewlycreated, in India,itsCovid-19figuresand deathrate However, theturningpointwasthevisit wasformanyMuslimsbothatemporaland areligious fanatic that Britishadministra- as the strictestlockdown in the world. It the profile and duties of the CDS on adaily arelowerthan allother metropolises such of Maulana ShaukatAli and Mahatma spiritual institution —had turnedmany tors, who wroteaboutthe Mappila agrar- happened at four hours’notice, andnone basis arestill unclear. It is learnt that some- as Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Gandhi to MalabarinAugust 1920, which Hinduslukewarmto therebellion,andlater, ianrevoltsofthe19thcentury, hadcreated. of his close advisors appears to have no- timesChiefofArmyStaff General MM Ahmedabad. TheexperiencedBSY enlisted attracted Muslimsinlarge numbers to join when the rabid voicesgainedprominence, TheMalabarrebellion is alayeredstory ticedthat when migrant workers losttheir Naravane is takenabackwhen General the cooperation of the Opposition and the the Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Move- to side withthe British administration, withmultiple strands that defy simplistic jobs in the cities theywould be forced to RawattalksdirectlytoArmyofficersonde- minorities, in theall-out waragainst the ments.ByFebruary1921,theBritishauthor- whichfurthered the communal divide. narrations.Erasing anyofthese strandsor flee to their ruralhomes. WhenBarkha fence matters, going over his head. disease. TheCMheededtheadviceof med- ities started to ban Khilafat meetings and Scholar MGangadharan has arguedthat experiences—theanti-colonialimpulse,re- Dutt walked with them on national high- ical experts andsenior bureaucrats. evenarrestedseniorCongress-Khilafatlead- manyrebelsharboured thesuspicion that ligious content, agrarian moorings, police ways to bring their stories to us, she was Santhosh mayhavehad hisway in select- ers. The crackdown transformedthe char- Hindus,includingCongressworkers,could brutality —would result in an incomplete, calledatraitor many, manytimes on so- WAITING IN WINGS ing non-entities as BJP candidates forthe acterof themovementandinfluencedlocal besympatheticto theBritishandwhenever lopsidedpictureoftheeventwithpotential cial mediabypeople whose handles an- AttorneyGeneral KKVenugopal, 89,was threeRajya Sabha seats, but BSYremains leadersandcadres,whosenotionsof justice therebelsturnedintomobstookto violence fordangerousinterpretationsinourfraught nounce theirpolitical loyalties. keen to step down afterhis three-year boss of Karnataka. An impressedAmit Shah wasshapedbyreligiousvalues and memo- againstnon-Muslims.However,Gangadha- present.Surely, uncriticalvalorisationofthe The lockdowns have notdone much tenureendedearlier this year,due to his consulted the Karnataka CM foradvice on ries of pastresistancetothe colonialforces, ran,historianKNPanikkarandotherspoint rebellion or spinning asingular Hindu vic- morethan slowdownthe spread of Covid- advancedage.But,he waspersuadedtoac- howtotacklethepandemicin theNational to resistthe British forces with arms. out that the toprebel leaders including Ali timhoodnarrative cannotdojusticetothe 19 but people in the Prime Minister’s in- ceptayear’s extension. The governmentis Capital Region. TherebellionstartedonAugust20when Musaliyar and Variyankunnathu Kunja- complextragedy that therebellion was. ner circleare telling him that if it were not forhim therewould have been corpses piledhigh in the streetsofour cities. If the media were doing itsjob, he would betold instead that the virus is going to stay fora whileand that if we do notdeal with our Whose Asian century? Clearly, China’s hugeeconomic problemspeoplewill be Outof dying from hunger and notdisease. It is in this terrible time that the MYMIND Chinese have chosen to makeincursions the British launchedthe Opium Wars . twenty-firstcenturywillbeAsia’s, but no transformedChina by asingular applica- powerbut justaclient of the US. intoour territoryinthe Galwan Valley. The MEGHNADDESAI After1840, Chinahad to give waytowest- oneknewwhichAsia. In Europe, it was tion of the Capitalistmodel adaptedto Xi Jinping has nowfollowedDeng’s brutal massacreof20Indian soldiers will ern powers. Western Europe plus North America. Now China. China’s transformation within the rulebook.Hehas unilaterallybrokenthe go down in militaryhistory as one of the Asia, especiallyIran, India and China, it is quiteclearthat it is EastAsiaand more 30 yearsfollowing1978has been the Treaty.The Hong Kong Treatywas like mostbarbaric actsofwar ever.The WHEN THE English Ambassador George had been the dominant richeconomies till particularly China whichwill denote Asia. fastestofany economyanywhere. Deng Article 370. It wasdesignedfor interna- Chinese arestill on our territoryand they McCartneywent to Beijing in 1793 to pay 1750. Afterthe navaladventuresof China has been preparing forthis mo- has to be oneofthe Greatsofthe tional display. Nowthat thetime has areshowing everysign of making perma- respect to the ChineseEmperor,hewas at Columbus and Vasco da Gama,the ment fordecades. Maowasted30years af- Twentieth Century. come, China has torn it up. The timing is nent bases in the Galwan Valley.Itwas pains to denythathehad ‘kowtowed’. He Europeans firstconcentratedon American terthe Revolution in his fantasy economic Morethan the economywas his sub- important notjustbecause Chinaismore good to see the Prime Ministervisiting had gone because Great Britain had a continent. But then, half amillennium experimentscosting 30 to 40 million lives. tle waywithforeign policy.Hesignedthe powerful. The Western Alliance has fallen troops in Ladakh last week butwhathe trade deficit with China. The British later,itwas Asia’s turn.The European But then came Deng Xiaoping.Indeed he UK-China TreatyonHong Kong playing a apart. The battle forEuropean hegemony needsnow morethaneverare real nation- wanted Chinesetea buthad nothing to of- WorldOrder wasconstructed in 1815 af- wasalways therebiding his time. Even softlysoftlystrategy,agreeingtoOne wasoverin1991, with the collapse of the alists around him. People who daretotell ferinreturn .The Chinese did notfancy terthe Battle of Waterloo. FirstBritain and nowthe ChineseworshipMao notDeng. CountryTwo Systems. He had learnt from USSR.Trumphas shown that America is him the truth about howhecan lead India English woollens. then America ruledthe world. The Anglo Deng didnot seek permanent office. After Chinese history that as England had done no longer interested.The UK has Brexited. in this year in whichhis leadership is be- But parts of India had comeunder Americanconsortium wonthe battle for retirement, he continuedtoworkas in McCartney’s days,pretend to bow Xi knows thatthe US will notfightthe ing so tested.Real patriots and nationalists British control and soon Indian opium was European hegemonyintwo WorldWars Secretaryofthe Bridge Club of seniorcom- while waiting foryour turn to strike. The UK’s battles, nor will the UK, whatever arethose who speak truth to powerinthe going to Chinatopay fortea. When the andthen the Cold Warby1991. rades in the Zhongnanhai. He abandoned British fell forit. Of course, theyalready protestitmounts. fullestsense of that term. Modi needs Chinese wanted to ban opiumimports, It has been said forsometimethat the his corebeliefsinsocialisteconomics and knew that theywerenolongerthe top The Asian Eraishere, likeitornot. them todaymorethan ever.

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TURKEY MATTHEWTOSTEVIN Khashoggicase: JULY4 Ovenwaslitafter TWOUSaircraftcarriers were conducting exercises in the dis- killing,courttold puted South China Sea on Istanbul: ASaudi con- Saturday, the US navy said, as sulateworkerinIstanbul China also carriedout military told aTurkish courton drills that have been criticised Fridayhehad been asked Trumpwatchesthe US Navy Blue Angels’ flypastasheattends the US Independence Daycelebrations at Mount Rushmorein by the Pentagon and neigh- to light atandooroven Keystone, South Dakota. Reuters bouring states. less than an hour after China and the United States Saudi journalistJamal have accusedeachother of stok- Khashoggi entered the ing tension in the strategicwa- building wherehewas Trump slams ‘left-wing cultural revolution’ terway at atime of strainedre- killed. ZekiDemir, alocal lations over everythingfromthe TheRonald Reagan StrikeGroup is carryingout drillsinSouth technician who worked newcoronavirus to tradeto ChinaSea amid heightened tensions in the region. Reuters file forthe consulate, wasgiv- in I-Day address at Mount Rushmore Hong Kong. ing evidence on the first The USS Nimitz and USS Senate seeks to sanction China officials dayofthe trial in absentia advice of health officials. Ronald Reagan were carryingout of 20 Saudi officials over JEFFMASON Why event riled Native Americans Trumphasnotwornamaskin operations and exercises in the THE US SenateonThursday Hollen,DemocratofMaryland, Khashoggi’skilling, which MOUNTRUSHMORENATIONAL publicandmadelimitedreference SouthChina Sea “tosupporta unanimouslypassedlegislation comes days afterChinese lead- sparked global outrage. MEMORIAL,JULY4 to thepandemic in his remarks. free and open Indo-Pacific”, the to impose sanctionsonChinese ers imposedasweepingnew Demir said he hadbeen THE MONUMENT the land. Native Speakingunderneath the navy said in astatement. officials trying to stampoutpo- security lawonHong Kong. “It’s calledtothe consul’s res- US PRESIDENT DonaldTrump known as Mount American leaders say famedlandmarkdepicting four It did notsay exactlywhere litical dissent in Hong Kong, notonlyanefforttoshieldfree- idence afterKhashoggi on Fridayaccused“angrymobs” Rushmoreispartof the carving of thefaces US presidents, Trumpwarned the exercises were being con- sending the measureto dom-loving Hong Kongers entered the nearbycon- of trying to erase history with South Dakota’s Black of four whitepresi- the demonstrations over racial ducted in theSouth China Sea, President Trump’s desk forhis from thiscontinuing escalation sulatetoseekhis papers. effortstoremoveorrethink Hills —sacred landfor dents on to thesacred inequality threatenedthe foun- whichextends forsome1,500 signature. The passageofthe of aggression by the Chinese “Therewerefivetosix monumentstoUShistorical fig- the Native American tribes hills symbolises the plunder of dations of the US political system. km and 90 per cent of whichis Bill, spearheadedbySenators communists,but the Bill is a people there... Theyasked ures and usedaspeech at that occupiedthe region be- the indigenous population by “Makenomistake,this left claimedbyChina despitethe PatrickToomey, Republican of largersignal to China,”Toomey me to light up the tandoor Mount Rushmoretopaint him- fore European colonisation. An the European colonisers and wing cultural revolution is de- protests of itsneighbours. Pennsylvania,and ChrisVan said. NYT (oven). There wasanair of self as abulwarkagainstleft- 1868 treaty, upheldbya1980 the US’srefusaltohonour signedtooverthrow theAmerican “The purpose is to show an panic,” he said. wing extremism. Supreme Courtruling, granted treaties. Theysay the pompof revolution,”Trumpsaid.“Ourchil- unambiguous signal to ourpart- On aday when sevenUS the BlackHills to the Sioux aJuly4event in the area adds dren aretaughtinschool to hate ners and allies thatweare com- Reagan, said the exercises were icism of itsdrills on Fridayand states postedarecordnumber of tribe, but the government kept salt to the wound. their owncountry.” mitted to regional security and notaresponse to thosebeing suggestedthe United States was newCovid-19cases, the pan- “Angrymobsare trying to stability,” Rear AdmiralGeorge conducted by China, whichthe to blame forincreasing tensions. PAKISTAN demic movedfurther into tear down statues of our M. Wikoff wasquotedassaying Pentagon criticisedthis week as China announced lastweekit PIAterminates Trump’s inner circle. Kimberly Dakotabeforethe event, accord- The pre-July4holidayevent founders, deface our mostsacred by the Wall Street Journal,which “counter-productive to efforts had scheduledfivedays of drills Guilfoyle, asenior campaign of- ing to Sergio Gor,aTrumpcam- drew 7,500people, packedinto memorials, and unleash awave firstreportedthe exercises. at easing tensionsand main- starting July1near the Paracel servicesof52 ficial and the girlfriend of Donald paign official.TrumpJrtested an outdoor amphitheatre. Many of violent crime in our cities,” Wikoff,commanderofthe taining stability”. Islands,whichare claimedbyboth employees:report TrumpJr, tested positive in South negative,Gor said. did notwearmasks, defying the Trumpsaid. REUTERS strikegroup ledbythe Ronald China dismissedthe US crit- Vietnam and China. REUTERS Islamabad: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) GLOBAL COVID-19 CASES RISETOOVER 11 MILLION has terminated the serv- Oli fights to save PM ices of 52 employees on various charges, including WHOurges focusonfirst wave of coronavirus fake degrees, breachof chair, claims plot to rules, accordingtoamedia Worldexperiencing secondpeakin report. Lastmonth,the na- dislodge President too tionalflag carriergrounded firstwave: WHO emergencies chief morethan 140pilots after it wasrevealed in the National Assemblythat AP&REUTERS Indian man dozes YUBARAJGHIMIRE some of them held “dubi- GENEVA,JULY4 KATHMANDU,JULY4 ous and fake”licences. “It is off at Dubai important to appreciate THE WORLD Health airport, misses WITH THE chorus forhis resig- hardworking and dedi- Organisation’s emergencies nation growing within the rul- catedemployees and pun- chief says “weneedtoput up a repatriation flight ing Nepal CommunistParty, ish defaulters found guilty fight now” during apeak in the Prime MinisterKPSharma Oli aftertransparent and un- current waveofthe coronavirus Dubai: A53-year-old Indian dragged in President Bidhya Devi biasedinquiries as per pandemic rather thanfocusing workerintheUAEhasmissed Bhandariintothe rowSaturday, Nepal PM KPSharma Oli law,” Dawn quoted the on when asecondwavemight aspecialrepatriationflightaf- claiming therewas a“larger con- PIA’s HR department’s let- come. Dr Michael Ryan said the terhedozed offatthe Dubai spiracy” to dislodgenot justhim tertoits employees. worldwill be muchbetterat InternationalAirport,amedia but also the President, and that “measurestosavethemselves”. fighting asecond wave, if peo- reportsaid. PShajahan, who he would take sternmeasures to Last month, Oli steeredacon- JAPAN ple can learn thelessons of fight- worked as astorekeeperin counter the threat. stitution amendment Bill to get ing the firstwave. AbuDhabi, wassupposedto Shortlyafter he metBhandari parliamentarysanction for Thousandsflee WHO officials emphasised flytoThiruvananthapuram forabout50minutes in the Nepal’s newmap that includes asrainslash mask-wearing, social distancing, on the Emirates jumbo jet evening, Oli convenedameeting three territories with India and hygiene by individuals,along charteredbythe Kerala of ministers, office bearers of the (Kalapani, Lipulekh and southernKyushu with contact-tracing and tracking Muslim Cultural Centre Awedding ceremony,under social distancing norms, at St George’s ChurchinLeeds,England, on party and secretariat members, Limpiyadhura). He later claimed Tokyo: Japanasked thou- of cases by health authorities as Dubai, Gulf News reported. It Saturday. Weddingsare once againpermitted to take place in the country, with ceremonies telling them to choose between that Indiaand asection of leaders sands of peopletoevacu- key strategies to fight the virus. wasthe first-everjumbojet cappedatamaximum of 30 guests.Englandisembarking on itsbiggest lockdown easing as him and those opposedtohim. in Kathmandu were plotting to atetheir homes on its Theysay governmentsand chartered forrepatriation. pubs and restaurantsreopen Saturday forthe firsttime in morethanthree months. AP "Ihave allalongstoodforparty remove him from power. southern island of Kyushu, individuals should contour Shajahan,whohadpaid1,100 unity and had no problemin OnJuly 2,Olirefusedto yieldto media said on Saturday, theirpolicies and behaviour dirham ($300) forthe ticket, handingexecutive powers to party pressuretostepdown, and following unprecedented basedonthe outbreak’s status said he had notsleptthe pre- party co-chair Pushpa Kamal got bothHousesof Parliamentpro- torrentialrainsinwhich 15 in their countries. viousnightashekept waiting China says G4 swineflu virus not Dahal (Prachanda), but ignoring roguedtowardoff threatstopost. peoplearefeareddeadand Ryan said theworld wasex- forthe confirmation of his allthat,thereisaconspiracyto dis- The Cabinetrecommendationto nine missing. With the re- periencing a“second peak in the ticket. PTI new, does not infect humanseasily lodgemeand the President from endthesessionswasimmediately gionfacing the risk of fur- firstwave”, asituation in which our posts," Oli wasquotedbyone acceptedbythe President. ther floods and landslides, the virus hasn’t been suppressed of those present at the meeting. At the meeting Saturday, Oli authorities told 92,200 enoughtoquell transmissionto nually, according to the WHO. That study,byateam of by themedia “in an exaggerated He did notmention India indicatedthathemaydropminis- households in the prefec- end the firstone. Manyhard-hit countries are REUTERS Chinese scientists and published and nonfactual way.” whenhespokeofa“conspiracy” ters from the rivalcamp. He was tures of Kumamoto and Meanwhile, global coron- easing lockdowns put in place to SHANGHAI,BEIJING,JULY4 by theUSjournal Proceedingsof An analysis by theministry —hedid that aweek ago, setting quotedsaying“maybesomeof us Kagoshima to vacatetheir avirus cases exceeded11million, slowthe spread of the coron- theNational AcademyofSciences concludedthat sampling of the offapolitical firestorm in will notbeseeing each other”. homes, the Kyodo news according to aReuters tally, avirus while making extensive CHINA’S MINISTRYof(PNAS), warnedthat anew publishedstudy is toosmall to Kathmandu —but maintained Thereisspeculation he may agency said. “The heavy marking another milestone in alterations to work and social life Agriculture and RuralAffairs said swine flu virus, namedG4, has be representative. he wasbeing targeted,along bringanordinancetotweakalaw rainfall is likelytocontinue the spread of the diseasethathas thatcould last forayear or more on Saturday that the so-called become moreinfectious to hu- The ministrysaid it drew its with Bhandari, becauseofhis that will allowhim to split the untilSunday, and peoplein killedmorethan halfamillion until avaccine is available. “G4” strain of swine flu virus is mans and could become apo- conclusions afterholding asemi- stand on the border issue. party.Ameetingofthe standing the area arerequired to be people in sevenmonths. Almostaquarterofthe notnew and does notinfect or tential “pandemic virus”. nar on the G4 virus’s impact on RivalPrachandaheldaparallel committee,scheduledfor Satur- on maximum alert,” PM The number of cases is more known global deaths have sickenhumans and animals eas- However, China’s agriculture the hogindustryand public meeting at his residence.The ap- day, waspostponedtoMondayto Shinzo Abesaid. than double the figurefor severe occurredinthe United States — ily, rebuffing astudy published ministry said in astatement that health. Participantsincludedthe prehension in his campisthat the give time forbackchannelmoves influenza illnessesrecordedan- nearly 129,000. earlier this week. the study has been interpreted leadingauthorsof thePNASstudy. PM and President maygoinfor to keep the party intact.

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found 2kgofPETN plasticexplo- Germanyhas aproblem. For ingly.The nation’s topintelli- to be concentrated in the mili- munition and 62 kg,orabout 137 KATRINBENNHOLD sives, adetonator, afuse, an AK- years, politicians and security gence officialsand senior mili- tary unit that is supposedtobe pounds, of explosiveshavedis- CALW,JULY4 47,asilencer,two knives, across- chiefsrejected thenotionofany tary commandersare movingto the mosteliteand dedicated to appeared from the KSKalto- bowand thousands of rounds of far-rightinfiltrationof thesecurity confront an issuethathas be- the German state, the special gether,she said. AS GERMANY emergedfromits ammunition—muchofitbe- services,speakingonlyof“individ- come toodangerous to ignore. forces, known by their German Germany’s militarycounter- coronaviruslockdowninMay, po- lievedtohavebeenstolen from ual cases”. The idea of networks The problemhas deepened acronym, the KSK. intelligence agency is nowinves- lice commandos pulledupout- the German military. wasdismissed. The superiors of with the emergence of the This week,Germany’s de- tigating morethan 600soldiers sidearural property ownedbya Theyalso found an SS song- thoseexposedasextremistswere Alternative forGermanyparty,or fence minister, Annegret Kramp- forfar-right extremism,out of sergeant major in the special book,14editions of amagazine protected.Gunsand ammunition AfD, whichlegitimisedafar-right Karrenbauer,tookthe drastic 184,000in the military. Some 20 forces, the country’s mosthighly forformer members of the disappeared from military stock- ideology thatusedthe arrivalof step of disbandingafighting of them areinthe KSK, apropor- trainedandsecretivemilitaryunit. Waffen SS and ahostofother piles with no real investigation. morethan1millionmigrantsin companyinthe KSKconsidered tion that is five times higher than Theybrought adigger. Nazi memorabilia. The government is nowwak- 2015 —and recentlythe coron- infestedwith extremists. Little in other units. But German au- The sergeant major’s nick- “He had aplan,” said EvaHögl, ingup. Casesoffar-right extrem- avirus pandemic —toengender a Sheep,the sergeantmajor thorities areconcernedthe prob- name wasLittle Sheep. He was Germany’s parliamentarycom- ists in the militaryand police, The town of Calw,Germany, in the BlackForestregion,near sense of impending crisis. whose weapons stash wasun- lem maybefar larger and other suspected of being aneo-Nazi. missioner forthe armedforces. some hoarding weapons and ex- the base whereKSK soldiers arestationed. NYT Mostconcerning to authori- coveredinMay,was amember. security institutions have been Buriedinthe garden, police “And he is notthe only one.” plosives, have multipliedalarm- ties is that the extremists appear Some 48,000 rounds of am- infiltrated as well. NYT

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SPOTLIGHT BOOKS StrawberryFieldsForever ● Review of Shantanu Datta’s Calling Elvis Fiftyyearsafter they split,the Beatles ● HowtoTalktoYour Child About Death: remain the original rockstars Children’s writer AnitaRoy on her eye new book about an ecological catastrophe

THE GATHERING STORM

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onlyMaBon Bibican save you,” says Anuja What acenturies-old folk theatre Adhikari, 37,fromLahripurvillageinGosaba, who also plays the deity in the Bon Bibi’r form unique to the Sundarbans tells Palagaan. She runs a kirana shopand catches fishandcrabsin the forest.“ThemoneyIbring us about human fragility, survival and home runs the family. The onlytimeIforget my troubles and feel happyiswhen Iact and sing as Bon Bibi. Ihavefaiththat Bon Bibi will surrenderinthe tide country look afterus,” shesays. Afew years ago, when she wasreturning Dipanita Nath BengalTigers. Many of them depend on the home afterplaying Dukhey’s mother in Bon forest fortheir livelihood as fishermen, Bibi’r Palagaan, Adhikari smelt the animal crab-collectors and gatherers of the thick nearby. “The tiger had crossedthe riverfrom OW DOES agoddessdefeat and strong honeythatgrows in combs on theforest intothe village. Ikepttellingmyself, astorm? When Amphan the hetal, gorjon,goran and sundari man- ‘Ma achche, oshubida hobey na’ (Motherwill sweptthrough the grovetrees. look afterme),” she says.She found the tiger Sundarbans on May20, The people of Sundarbans believe that in acattle shedofamilkman. “Ifthe tiger had HtheatreactorAnitaMondal, youcan enter the forest anytime youlike. notfoundits aahar (food) in acow that day, I who livesinAnnpur,are- Whether youwill leave it dependsonBon wouldn’t bealive.Throughmyperformances, mote villageonthe islands, crawledunder a Bibi.Lastmonth, alone, one man went out to allIwanttotellpeopleis to have faiththatBon charpaiwith her husband and children. “Even getfirewood from the forest andanother to Bibi will save you,” she says. if the walls fell, we would live if we hid under fish.Tigerstook themboth. Hence, the 54 in- the bed,” she says over the phone, amonth habited islands of the 102deltaic islands of ■ ■ ■ later.Clutching abag of precious belongings, the Sundarbansare studdedwith temples to sheheardthe wind tear down hugesiris trees Bon Bibi and her twin brother,Shah Jongoli. Battered by cyclonesthroughthe ages, and coconut palms, and blowawaythe Legend has it that Bon Bibi wasborn far and nowbuffetedbythe pandemic as well as thatchedroof of theirhouse.Asthe ground away in Saudi Arabia. Her father wasFakir Amphan, the Sundarbans is down to itslast begantotremble, theygrabbedthelegs of the Ibrahim, who livedinMedina, andher mother dreg of resilience.Lifeonthe islands will only charpai to keep it from flying away. wasGulal, awomanfromMecca.“Bon Bibire- becomeharsherwith the rise in sea temper- As the storm raged, Mondal waspraying alises that theyhavebeen sent to earth to ful- atures and climatechange. In this turmoil,the forhelp from the protagonistshe plays on filadivine purpose and mustleave Medina POULOMIDAS/PICTURE COURTESY:SAHAPEDIA palagaan willalso have to adapt, as it hasin stageoncalmerdays —Bon Bibi, thedeity of andthatis howshereachedtheSundarbans,” THE FARTHEST (khali haathe). Theislandersexplained that Manchester, the UK. the past. While night-long ritual perform- the forest andthe central characterofBon Bibi’r says Kanailal Sarkar,66, author of Historyof SHORES theyhad to identify completely with Dukhe, Thereare nodocumentstoconfirmwhen ances were stillheld, touristlodgeshad be- Palagaan, amusical drama unique to the Sundarbans (2011), whowasborninLahripur, whose unfailing belief in Bonbibi had saved the performances started, aproblem with come the newplatform in the lastfew years, (Above) A Sundarbans. “Wedonot have aroof but Ifeel avillageinGosaba. him,” writes anthropologist Annu Jalaisin mostfolk artforms in India. Sahana says that with shows tailoredto suit foreigners or met- blessed. Bon Bibi savedour lives,” she says. The palagaan recountsher birth and the performanceofthe Forest of Tigers: People,Politics and Environment the Bon Bibi cult spread during and afterthe ropolitanIndians lookingtoexperiencean The Sundarbans boasts of almost 30 storyofBon Bibi and Shah Jongoli’s triumph Bon Bibi’r Palagaan; in the Sundarbans (2010). Great Bengal Famine of the early 1770s,which exotic Indian art. troupes that perform Bon Bibi’rPalagaan in overthe fierce Dokkhin Raiand his mother peopleofthe “You mustalso nottakemorethan you killedlakhs. “Since agriculturewas destroyed But, increasingly,itisbecoming hardto various islands through the year. Narayani, who represent tigers. It is the third Sundarbanslive in need,” adds Sen. Youmay enter onlyifyou by the famine, people who livedand farmed keep the faith. Afew years ago, Sanjit usedto Traditionally, the performances areheld near partofthe story, DukheyJatra, whichismost close proximity to have nothing to eat at home and have to seek inthe upper parts of theSundarbans, came to play DukheyinBonbibi’rPalagaan. Thefamily Bon Bibitemples or villages borderingthe performedin theSundarbans.“Intheplay, we your livelihood in the forest.You mustnot the lowerparts of theislands to fish and live off had afishingboat at the time that cost tigers,crocodiles, forests, in the light of solar lamps and bulbs areagroup ofhoney-gatherers who go to the defecateinthe forest,smoke beedi or wash the forest.Theybecame bonojeevi orpeople Rs 15,000.During cyclone Aila in 2009, the poweredbygenerators. Mondal has essayed forest withalittleboy called Dukhey.His snakes and sharks utensils. “I nevercarriedany weapons when whowork in the forest.Asthepressureofhu- boat wastiedtightly to atreebythe side of the the role ofthe goddess for20yearsnow, mother wantshim to stay home but cannot Iwent intotheforest to fish or catchcrabs.Bon manity grew on the forests, therewas thein- river. “When we went backafter thestorm, it whichmeans something in the Sundarbans, afford to feedhim as theyare desperatelypoor. Bibi would beangryif Idid.Sheis the onewho evitable clash with wild animals,especially wasinsplinters.Machineparts had been flung wherethe audience comprise people who When youhavenothing to eat,you have no protectsmeinthe forest,” says Sanjit Mondol tigers,” he adds. on the bank.Aila also destroyed our house, go intothe mangroves to collect honey, choice but to go to theforesttowork, justlike from Pakhiralay,avillageonGosaba island. brokethe river’s dam and floodedthe island,” prawns, fish or crabs everyday.Theysee the us. Unfortunately, Dukheydoes notreturn What if he were attacked? “Whenatiger ■ ■ ■ says Sanjit. He decidedtoend hiscareer on playasapartoftheir dailylife, foritisbythe from the forest.The honey-gatherers tell his chooses you, thereisnothing to do anyway,” stage.“Icould also see thatthe days of Bon grace of Bon Bibi that theybelieve they sur- mother that he has been takenbyatiger and he says. In the palagaan,human protagonists are Bibi’r Palagaan were numbered.Alot of peo- vive in tiger country. will neverreturn to her lap again,” says Barik. Sanjit is aregular member of the audience notthe heroes butthe subjects or prey of na- ple arenot accepting of the Bon Bibi faith any- Likeeverything else in the Sundarbans, In the forest,the child calls out to the goddess of Bon Bibi’r Palagaan, whose storycan be ture —alesson that the pandemicisspread- more,”hesays.Today, the 23-year-old isacon- Amphan has ravagedthrough the artform and forprotection. Bon Bibi rescues Dukheyand found in a19th-centurytextcalled BonBibi ing across the world. People reducedtotheir struction workerinTamilNadu and other itspractitioners. The pink sari that Mondal’s restores him to his mother. Johuranama(The Chronicles of Bon Bibi’sGlory). primalcondition —frail skin and bones, fear parts of West Bengal and an eco-tourism guide Bon Bibi usedtowear on stagehas been “WhenIvisitedthe Sundarbansin2014 “It is difficult to confirm whether the perfor- and helplessness —againstthe whimsofna- in the Sundarbans. wrappedinaplastic packetand putaway. The forresearch,Istayedinseveral remote villages mativetextofthe palagaan precedes the tureisthe old normal. And so, the actors of On the other hand, the island has sent out spaces wherethe palagaan usedtobeplayed of Gosaba.Something fundamental about the printed johuranamasorviceversa,”writes Bon Bibi’rPalagaan notonlyeducateorenter- itsfirstgraduatefromthe NationalSchoolof arenow sites of destruction. The island has people, especiallythose whowereverypoor, Mousumi Mandal, assistant professor, tain but also advocatetotal surrender.“When Drama in Delhi. Sajal Mondol, 38, who grad- nothad asingle performance formorethan wasthat theyidentifiedthemselveswith Presidency University,inBonbibi-rPalagaan: we go intothe forest,wethink,‘Ja hobeyhobey, uated in 2011,chosetoreturn home to work three months, the longestinrecent memory. Dukheyand thought of themselvesasBon Tradition, History and Performance, on sheta porey bhaba jaabey. Jodiphiri tohbhalo, in the local theatreform.Hestagedamajor Itspoetryliessubmergedinbrackishwater. “I Bibi’schildren,” says AmritaSen,assistant pro- Sahapedia. The languageofthe johuranama is na phiri tohkikorajabey?’ (Whatever has to showofthe palagaan in 2013 in the have no work so Iamsitting at home. The only fessor in thedepartment of humanities and MusalmaniBangla, writteninthe Bengali happenwillhappen. If Ireturn home, it would Sundarbans and Kolkata and wassupported time Igoout is to get traan (relief),”says Uttam social sciences at the Indian Instituteof script, but withthebookopeningto theright, be good. If Idon’t, nothing can be doneabout by the state’s ministry of culture.But he,too, Barik,arickshaw-puller from Gosaba, one of Technology,Kharagpur. in the Arabic style. “Her worshippers do not it),’”says Sanjit. discoveredthat the Sundarbans did notoffer the main islands of the Sundarbans, and a In one of the mostecologicallyfragile re- think of herintermsof ‘Muslim’or ‘Hindu’but In ascene in the play, the fishermen arein opportunitiestoanartiste. third-generation performer. gions of the world, astrict code,tiedtothe be- as a‘forest super-power’ whoextends her pro- the middle of the hugeRaimongolriver,which Across the world, theatres areshutting lief in Bon Bibi, governs human acquisition. tection over individuals of all communities is so vast that youcannotsee itsend, when down as avirus stipulates newrules of social ■ ■ ■ The islanders believe that one mustenter her equally,” writes Jalais.“WhenpeoplereadBon clouds sweep through the sky.Theydonot ask interaction.Willthepalagaanbestagedagain? kingdom withoutcarrying anyweapons. Bibi johuranama, theypunctuatethe verses the waves to recede. Theysubmit, asking the Adhikari says,“Things will be all right, have In the largest continuousmangrovefor- “…the islanders oftenexplainedthatBonbibi with achorus of ‘Allah Allah Bol (Saythe name boatman, to rowthe boat quicklyand take faith in Bon Bibi. The pandemic will be over estinthe world, humans reside ashortdis- (sic) had leftthem theinjunctions thatthey of Allah)’,” adds Mehebub Sahana, aresearch themashore,withthe helpof Bon Bibi.“When soon and we will,once again, sit together to tance from athriving population of croco- were to enter the forestonlywith apure associateinthe School of Environment, yousee awild animal, youshouldnot fight but pray and perform. Afterall, Sundarbans will diles, snakes, sharks and man-eating Royal heart/mind’ (pobitro mon)and ‘empty hands’ Educationand Development, University of move out of itsway.Ifatiger has chosen you, notbeSundarbans without Bon Bibi.” New Delhi EYE,THE SUNDAY EXPRESS MAGAZINE

15 SPOTLIGHT JULY 5, 2020 DOWN IN Strawberry Fields Forever JUNGLELAND Fifty years after they split, the Beatles RanjitLal remain the original RanjitLal is an author, rockstars environmentalistand birdwatcher Seema Chishti

ELL BEFORE television ushered in the ageofthe Wild Love celebrity,The Beatles were rockstars. Fifty Wyears aftertheir break- On dating and mating rituals up, the Liverpool ladsremain so. ABBC radio documentaryonthe quaintsubject of the among the birds and the bees evolution of song fade-outs, made in 2010 by StuartMaconie, paidtributetohow the OSTGUYSthink theyknowhow to woothe Beatles revolutionisedeventhataspectof girloftheir dreams. Some serenade girls music. The two-minutelong fade-out for Hey with guitars under their balconies (or spout Jude in 1960 markedacompletebreak in how Mmushypoetry), others strut around in tight the ending of songs wastobeimagined. T-shirts flexing their biceps and showing offtheir abs. Yet Aspecial issue of LIFE magazinethis April, others spray themselveswith aftershave,drive around in marking TheBeatles splithalf acenturyago, Lamborghinis (usuallyleased) and buy expensive jew- offers asmall window intowhy theband ellery(or take the the girls to obscenelyexpensive restau- mattered.Itdescribes howontheir 1964visit rants). Thereare those, usuallybulging with biceps, who to NewYork, people “ran through the street go berserk(likebull elephantsinmusth)and bash up any- againsttraffic, pastmounted policemen, as one and everyone who comes anywherenear their cho- they swarmedthe Plaza Hotel, wherethe sen one. Some might even take theirgirls up to their pala- Beatles were still staying three days aftertheir tial penthouse apartments. Then, thereare those smitten appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.” The au- jokers who can onlyshaketheir heads in speechless won- dience of 73 million forthe showwas not the der and go “duh!” when theybehold their beloveds. only landmark.Fans watchingThe Beatles Well, what goes on in the animal kingdom is no differ- leave theplaza, included “New York Catholic ent, so that’s abit of an egodeflator forusatthe topofthe archbishop Francis Cardinal Spellman, who evolutionarypile. We must also keep in mind one almost had been born in the previous century.” universal truth: in mostcases, it’s the girls who choose Hittingtheir prime twodecades afterthe who theywant to be with. Also, animals tend to carry off sun had setonthe British empire, it wasthe courtship with muchmoreélan and stylethan we do! Beatles, afterthe English language andthe Let’s startoff with the insect and arachnid world. The BBC, who endedupopeningdoors forBritish tiny, but gorgeous, peacockspider does an elaboratefan culturethe worldover. dance in front of his belovedtoconvince her of his love — When theywerenot touring, theykept and that she should please noteat him during the “office hours”atthe nowtouristhotspot, courtship. Mostmale spiders —wimps in comparison to London’s Abbey Road studio —industriously their lady friends —haveaseduction routine that serves managed by producer George Martin and to chill their ferocious girlfriends, or theybring them silk- other technicians. In some exceptionallypro- wrappedgifts (cockroaches do nicely), which the female ductive times, theywereable to recordupto cannotresistopening while the male does his partand four songsaday, twobeforethe lunchhour beatsit. Moths and butterflies spray irresistible “come break andtwo after. From 1962 to 1970,they hither” perfumes (pheromones) around themselves, did awhopping 210songs, almostall recog- summoning one another from as faras11kmaway. nisable decades on —complete with clear Birds, of course, have been through the entiremenu, sharp voices, complexmusic and lyrics. so to speak.Acocksparrowwill stickout his chestand The juryisout on whether thelyrics strut in front of his girl, looking, frankly, likeaneta trying would command an honour in the wayBob to impressaField Marshal. Indian myna gentsshowasur- Dylan’scould. LetitBe(1970), an all-time hit, WIKIMEDIACOMMONS prising humility —they’ll ducktheir heads and raise their remainsaworld-classballad forall timesbut THE LONG ANDWINDING ROAD crests andchortle deep loving things around their girls. theBeatles nevermade the angstordarkside (Above)The Beatles with Ed Sullivan from their first appearance on Sullivan’s television show in Floricans jumpsky high as if bouncing on atrampoline of the 1960s their primarypreoccupation. February 1964; wax statues of the band membersatMadame Tu ssauds, New Delhi and sagegrouse puffthemselvesuplikeair-bags and strut Theysignalledconcern on worldevents, but around one another.Perhaps, the mostwonderfullydig- were original in what theyhad to sayabout it. nifiedstrut-displayI’veseen wasthat of the endangered The Beatles prospered right through the great Indian bustard.Sometimes, feathers maywell flyas polarising Cold War(1947-91) and their song very loudly, and“forthe rest of you, will you together in 1994. the gentlemen trytobeat one another up, to showthe BackintheUSSR (1968)involvedacheerful please jangle your jewellery?” The fact that Thereisnosuchcomforting tale about shout-out to Ukrainegirls “whoreally knock theycouldget away with it,with their boy- The Beatles. me out”. Thereisalso the runaway hit, ish charm and grins, onlyreflectedthe ex- Perhaps, theyruledthe music scene forso Revolution (1968), whichmellifluouslyin- tent of the popular supporttheyenjoyed. long onlybecausetheypartedclosetotheir vokesthe ways of ChairmanMao. In an inter- India wastohaveits ownspecial relation- peak.John Lennon wasmurderedtragicallyin viewwith GQ in 2018, PaulMcCartneydoes ship withThe Beatles viameditation, the sitar NewYorkjust10yearsafter thesplit, but not mention Blackbird (1968) as beinghis expres- andthetabla.MaheshYogi hostedthem athis before he had deliveredlegendary hits even sion of protestagainst racism, but the Beatles ashram in Rishikesh, providing anew musical by himself. GeorgeHarrison diedin2001. were no exhorters to the marching public. influence.Afterthe split,George Harrisonper- Paul McCartneyremains the most The quality of their songwriting maynot TASHITOBGYAL sistedwith the sensibility he had got attuned visible connect to pop-history’s greatest have literaryflourish, but whatever theydid (1966), DearPrudence (1968) and Eleanor to here. band of the 20th century. Last year,the reclu- had the signatureoffreshness andelegance. A Rigby (1966). Weekswould pass, andtheir The storygoes that when The Eagles were sive RingoStarr and PaulMcCartneyap- Day in theLife (1967) wasliterallystitchedup songs would be stuckontop of radio charts. parting ways in the middle of their associa- peared together at aconcerttowild cheer, from reportspickedfromnews dailies,soit In November 1963, at the Royal Variety tion,news reporters asked them when they when McCartney presentedhis latestalbum had the ability to speak to Everyman. The way concertinLondon at the Prince of Wales the- would sing together again. One of them mut- EgyptStation to reasonable acclaim. What RANJITLAL theyinvoked common people in their music, atre, with the Queen Mother and Princess teredangrily: “When hellfreezes over.”So didtheyfirstperform together on July14, WATCH ME SOAR talking about their names,hopesand hope- Margaretwatching from the royal box, John that wasthe name of the album, HellFreezes 2019? Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Gadwalls exchanging flying kisses mid-air lessness, touchedachord: PaperbackWriter Lennon urgedthose in the cheap seatstoclap Over,when theycame backtomakingmusic (1967), of course.

lady that theyare stronger and morevirile. But, birds areprobablymostfamousfor their singing. Magpie robins, deckedout in shinytuxedos, will produce fluteconcertosthat Mozartcould have written. Ionce came across aBrahminymyna (starling) looking likeadi- ASport and a shevelledhobo, throwing his head backand singing his heartout, eyes rolling wildly, crestresembling amohawk hairstyle. The shama is said to outclass the magpie-robin and ornithologistSalim Ali ratedthe grey-winged black- birdnumber one on his playlist. Likesomanyofus, there Pastime arebirds who think theycan sing, but aretone-deaf, and assume volume can makeupfor this. The Indian prinia and the tailorbirdcan deafen youfrom50paces away,and Despatches from the world of dating Ionce encountered acouple of shinyblackkoelgentle- men yodelling their heads offateachother at 110deci- apps, as ideas about romance and bels, with nottwo feet distance between them. Their ruby eyes bulged belligerentlyastheyshrieked and their intimacy evolve to meet the challenges speckledlady friend got so nervous that she slunk offwith of the pandemic another gentleman hanging backinthe bushes! Some birds prefer dancing, the peacockbeing the prime example of this. He’ll unfurlhis tapestryintoagreat Divya Sethu shimmering fan, suggestively wigglehis brownwing feathers as he twirls round and round. His harem pre- tends to be uninterested, but youcan betthat if a “PUT YOURSELF out there!” If you’resingle, wannabeprincess makes amovetowards him the reign- you’veheardthis statement alot.Never mind ing queen will flyather enraged.Personally, Ipreferthe that it is vague and overused, but in the time mad, exuberant dance of the Sarus crane —abirdknown of apandemic, it’salsothe one thing we can’t forits lifelong fidelity,indulging in an exhilarating cabaret do. As the worldremains in COVID-19’s grip, act that would have been at home at the Moulin Rouge. with countries either in lockdown or enforc- The famous baya weaver is askilledarchitectand ing strict social distancing,asingleton’s builder and woos his lady by weaving abeautiful vase- search forloveneeds to be put on hold. GETTYIMAGES likenestout of grass. He boasts loudlyabout itsassets Meeting people on dating apps comes with (central air-conditioning,CCTV, gold-plated faucets,etc). risks of itsown, but were Ito“put myself out ingappsdoesn’tseemlikeit’sworththeeffort. an opportunity forlead-hunting.“It’slikeI’m This is because swiping on dating apps But once he has settledone bride (if she accepts), he will there” rightnow,catchingthe coronavirus As my friend Poornima,a22-year-old dig- keeping arepositoryfor now.Italktothem rightnow has moretodowith finding some then go and build another palace foranother bride and would justbeanadditiontoalong, already ital-content producer basedinNoida, puts it, justsoitdoesn’t getawkward afterthe quar- brief validation of one’s desirability,some sort so on! Manyofthe raptors indulgeinspectacular aerial existing listofthreats. “I’m notondatingapps to talk.SoifI’m do- antine ends,” says Pakhi, 21,amarketing as- of anchoring in aworld oflove thatone can’t acrobatics to impress their ladies while birds likepara- Ienvycouples who manage to remain in- ing that right now, it seems likedoing all the sociateinPune. However, she admits that the fullyparticipateinright now. It has little to do keetsand owls areplain old-fashionedromantics —of- timateevenwhen miles apart. According to work withoutany reward.” lockdown has made her want to meetmore with actuallywantingtobeinarelationship fering tidbits andthen getting on with some passionate the meme floating around about howdating “I would liketomeetnew people and ac- people and form moremeaningfulconnec- or even justgoingout on adate. But when I Frenchkissing. is nowserious business because you’rees- tively look foramoremeaningfulrelationship tionsinthe future. look at thosearoundmewho areinrelation- Male mammals, too, willstrut around or roar to show sentiallychoosing your apocalypse partner, now. We’reconditioned to shift importance The ideaofseeking acasual relationship ships, Irealise that what Iyearn foristohave who’s boss: the snootieststrutterhas got to be theblack- these couples seem to have it figured out. to aesthetics instead of wit, intelligence, or any rightnow seems redundant.Welookfor stability.Unlikeinthe worldofhook-ups, buckthat will prance aroundhis harem likeaprinceling, Most of my closestfriends areinhappy, other positive attribute. Essentially,weswipe comfortinfamiliarityintimes of uncertainty. long-term relationships can navigatethe lack snorting,his skewer-likehorns flat againsthis back. fulfilling relationships rightnow.Two,who forlooks,supplemented by mediocrebios,” We want to retreat intothe security and of physical intimacy that this lockdown has Ofteninthe mammalian world, violence breaksout be- areinalongdistance relationshipwith their another friend of mine, Pooja, 22, astudent at safetyofarelationship. These arenot things presented us with, and build on the princi- tween competingmales, but they trytheir best to avoid boyfriends, told me theykeep in touch auniversity in Toronto, says.SoifI’m onlyfo- thatcasual dating offers. From wherewe ples of love,trustand companionship. injury or worse because then, your romance is over.This, through text and video calls,watch movies cusingonhow aperson looks, howdoIpre- stand now, perhapsfor once,dating apps and So hang in there, singletons, because Ido alas, is so unlikeus. together online, and sometimes even have tend to careenoughtosustain aconversation? the instant gratification that theyoffer won’t believe ourapocalypse partners areoutthere. dates wheretheyeat meals together. Some of my friends who areactive dat- be enough to sustain us in atime when lone- Hopefully, they, too, aremaintaining social dis- DoingthatwiththepeopleI’vemet ondat- ing-appusersare treating thissituation as liness and feelings of isolation arepeaking. tance and washing their hands right now.

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AllThat Jazz Shadow Lines

Aglimpse into the world of some of the greatest musicians of the last three decades Washeasocial radical till the and their impact on the etiquette and aesthetics of music end, or did he lose his way? A biography of MKarunanidhi seeks Susmit Bose to demystify the politician

OW,MAN,what an eclectic compilation! CALLINGELVIS Conversations, inter- BY SHANTANU views and reportage W withsome of the great- DATTA estmasters of music, from RogerWaters, Ian Speaking Tiger Anderson, MarkKnopfler,John McLaughlin, 230 pages Sting,Jean-Luc Ponty andCarlosSantana to L `399 Subramaniam,LouisBanks, Sivamani,Ranjit Barot,Junoon and Amyt Datta, and Srikanto Acharya,the contemporaryfolk group Bhoomi and Tapas‘Bapi’Das of the baul jazz andblues group Moheener Ghoraguli. Ilike this genreinthe regional languages, and POWER PLAY Shantanu Dattadoes well to include them in Karunanidhi (right) with MG Ramachandran the book. Iwishhehad also includedthe pi- oneers, Kabir Suman and Anjan Dutt. Datta hasthe credibility to write Calling Elvis.The Mahesh Rangarajan book describes him “as ajournalist(who) has been placedatthe forefront of music re- portagefor muchofthe pastthree decades”. TTHE time of his death in August2018, M He livesuptothe reputation. Karunanidhi wasthe titan among leaders of his Ifind that interviews of artistes, especially home stateofTamil Nadu and one of India’s se- musicians, and, particularly,rockand pop Aniormostpoliticians. From 1938, when he took artistesare very fluid,randomand toocasual. to the streetsagainstthe Congress government’s promo- Perhaps, it is because theyare not‘in the mo- tion of Hindi in school education, right to hislastelectoral ment’, whichiswhen theyare composing or battle in 2016,when his party finishedsecond, he stood performing. But Datta manages to hold them out as afighter.But he wasalso awriter,playwright and captive by his questions. Iliked the interviews screenwriter,anoratorand aman of letters. Novelistand with John McLaughlin, Jean-Luc Ponty and PHOTOS COURTESY: TEJANBALAKRISHNAN veteranjournalistVaasanthi offers rare insightsintothe Herbie Hancock, exploringtheir relationship man and his mind. The young Karunanidhi experienced withMiles Davis, “the Picasso of jazz”. Datta’s caste exclusionwhen he sawthat his father,anexpert interactions with humble men likeSting and nadaswaram player, lefthis chestbarewhen he meta Carlos Santana areheartfelt. member of the upper-caste landedgentry, or mirasdar. These arematuremusical conversations The idea of aunifiedTamil society whichaddressedissues and one learns so muchabout the etiquette of exclusion would take him firstintothe militant Dravida and aesthetics of the art. Aspiring artistes Kazhagam, and, then, with his mentor CN Annadurai, to would do well to imbibethe wisdom ofthese the Dravidar MunnetraKazhagam. musicians. Imustconfess that Idon’t under- Adeep pride in Tamil languageand culturewas not stand the idea of fusionmusic,and don’t like unique to the young idealist, activistand editor.But he was the term becauseitundermines music itself, EXPRESSARCHIVE PHOTOS COURTESY: SHANTANUDATTA giftedwith the writtenand spoken word and skilfullyor- but if artistesfromvariedgenresgetting to- THE RIGHT NOTES ganisedpoliticalworkers.The loss of his firstwife, terms in getherandperformingiswhatexplainsfusion, (Clockwise from top left) Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock in Mumbai; Dilip Balakrishnan; jailand ahand-to-mouth existence deepenedhis commit- then Iamall forit. ‘Jamming’isnot the word. ment. By the early 1960s,hewas akey leaderinarising re- Louis Banks at his 75th birthday celebration; Bapi Das Ialso did notunderstand whythe book gionalparty.Asasenior minister, he waswell placedto had to bepeggedso heavilyontheinterviews succeedAnnadurai when he diedofcancer in 1969. and conversations, as Datta calls them. The firsttwo terms in office sawmorethan the expan- They’regreat add-ons to the story, but there- metDevdan Sen of Great Bear in Amsterdam Hemen Babu, who made ascale-changehar- sion of reservations and steps to claimmoreautonomyfor portage is muchmorethan that. It’s about the manyyears agoand we reminiscedabout the monium formyfather.Iamglad that there is the states.The horrific Kilvenmani massacreofDalits music of the times when it waspractised, and times, and similarly withLouis Banksand also amention of Melody,the recordstore (1968) in the Thanjavur deltaexposedthe pressing need the temperament of artistes. As Miles Davis PamCrain, who sang forone of my albums. whichwas ameeting point foryoung musi- forredressingagrarianinequality.Legislation forfair wages said, “I am notwhat Ido; Idowhat Iam.” Thankfully,IamintouchwithNondonBagchi cians in Calcutta. and ahigher minimumwagewas followedin1970by Datta’s writing on Western musicand the and Usha Uthup to getmyfix of the late The book is amust-read formusic lovers halvingthe landceiling from 30 to 15 acres. sceneinCalcuttaisveryprofound. His next Sixties and early Seventies in Calcutta. Ire- and practitioners. Datta’s Calling Elvis is ajob By aligning with Mrs IndiraGandhi in the historic book,perhaps the sequel to Calling Elvis, member PanditJnanPrakash Ghoshplaying well done. In his ownwords, “As tributes go, Congress split of 1969, the DMK leader also entered the should be about Western music in Indiaand me some nonsense verse on the tabla when this one, by one who grew up in Calcutta, and national stage. In the wake of theIndirawaveof1971, he the strong influences that it is structuredon. Iwas aboy.Itsoundedlikehip-hop. drew on experiencesour magnanimous coun- managed to manoeuvrethe na- The music scene in Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore Datta’s inclusion of the music store trythrowsupevery day, mayseem woefully tional party out of statepolitics and Madras could have completed the story. Braganzaiswonderful. Old manBraganza inadequate, givenmyownshortcomingsand while allowing it ashareofLok Iloved Datta’s tributetoDilip presented me with a12-string guitar in the the variednatureofthe conversations. But it Sabha seats. Despiteafalling-out Balakrishnan of Great Bear —and later,front- Seventies, whichIstill have and cherish. is atributenevertheless...iffor nothing else, over the Emergency and the dis- man, vocalistand songwriter of the group George Harrison, Ian Anderson, Ian Carrof then forthe singers of the world, their tunes missal of his government, he was High —and to Usha Uthup’s tenacity in doing Magna Carta and severalother musicians and symphonies yettocome.” able to forgeties with the Congress what she has done. Iwas also hangingout in from the West visited Braganza to buy Indian later —with Indirain1980and Calcuttaatthat time and it allringssotrue. I instruments. There wasalso Hemen-da or SusmitBoseisanurbanfolksingerandsongwriter with Sonia in 2004,hewas the ally PHOTOS COURTESY:SHANTANUDATTA of an all-India party that swept backintooffice. The ascent to the topand the subsequent falling-out with MG KARUNANIDHI: Ramachandran arewell-known: THEDEFINITIVE closefriends became rivals and BIOGRAPHY partedwaysthree yearslater.The How To Ta lk to Your Child AboutDeath BY VAASANTHI MGR decade, till his death in Juggernaut Books 1987,was atrial by fire forthe 274pages DMK and Karunanidhi could not Anita Roy on her new book,and why the ongoing theworld to children? And, again, how `599 dent the chief minister’s base. did we returntokeeping things real? As atrocities mounted in Sri ecological catastrophe stems from our inability to face In India, 15-20 years ago, therewas a Lanka,bothmen soughttoplay strong sense that therewerecertain topics on Tamil sentiments. By the time India intervenedin up to being mortal that weren’t suitable forchildren, certain 1987-90, theywerealready on opposite sides, the one things youcould and couldn’t —and should- backingafederal nation and the DMK coming close to Paromita Chakrabarti Iwanted to find away to begin to explore n’t —say.The emphasiswas on single-issue, endorsingEelam. But as chief ministerin1990-91, some of these quitedifficult, philosophical morallyimproving tales, usuallyinvolving Karunanidhi wasunable to control the Tigers; their rival and spiritual matters in away that made clumsilydrawn anthropomorphic animals. KPadmanabha wasbrutallymurdered in June 1990. EDITOR-WRITER Anita Roy, 55, has playeda them accessible to kids. In away that did not Things have massivelyimprovedthankstoa Even before RajivGandhi’sassassination, and his gov- pivotal role in Indian publishing forchildren fudgeorsoft-soap the heartbreakingfact of slewofcreative and imaginativewriters and ernment’s dismissal, Karunanidhi wasseen as being soft and young adults. In 2004,she setupYoung death’s finality,but endedonthe tremen- illustrators coming up through the ranks, on terror.This gave JJayalalithaa the perfect launching Zubaan, an imprint that promotesdiversity douslypositive note of interconnectedness. whose work hasbeen championedand sup- pad to powerin1991. in children’s publishing; she wasalso one of To be honest, Iworriedaboutthe book portedbycommissioning editors,mostly Karunanidhi wasinpower twice afterthat, and in the founding members of the popular coming out justasthe COVID-19crisis was women! Children’s publishing in India today these terms, including the lastin2006-11, he retainedhis Bookaroo Festival of Children’s Literaturein acceleratingall over the world, when death is amuchbroader church,with booksthat focus on social and economic inclusion. But succession 2008. In this interview, the UK-basedRoy is so much‘in the air’. Would people dealing ‘keep it real’ and others that gleefullykeep it wasaproblem. He reacted strongly when asked who his speaksabout her debutYAnovelondeath with real grief, real loss, be offendedatthe fantastic! The wholespectrum is necessary. heir would be,asserting that the DMK wasademocratic and ecological destruction, and darkness in lightness of tone, the humour,the laughter? If Ilook at the current crop of titles for party,not areligious order.Yet by the mid-1990s, the children's literature. Excerpts: Agoodfriend of mine diedofCOVID-19last children (middle-grade as well as young choice of his son MK Stalin wasclear.The long spell of monthand Ican almosthear her cackling at adult) theyseem to be falling over them- powerofthe Congress-ledalliance in Delhi sawthe party GravepyresSchool forthe the thought. selvestoexploredarkthemes. Drug addic- embroiledinthe 2G spectrum scam controversy,and a Recently Deceased is out at a Deathmay be sad —Iwant a tion, conflict, sexual abuse,racism, sexism – long jail spell forhis daughter Kanimozhi. Sadly, lineage timewhen theworld is facing much, much biggerwordbut it it seems liketherearen’t any subjectsthat and kinship became central issues, even in amovement itsown fragility. What made will have to do —but it is serious areoff the table. Thereare many, manypos- with aradical social message. youcontemplateabook notsolemn, mysterious rather itivestobehad from this: notleastthe empa- Karunanidhi’s determination, visible whenhewas ar- on death? than morbid. The ecological catas- thy-building work that children’sliterature is rested by Jayalalithaa in 2001,was paralleledbyadeepvul- There’s apoint in the novel trophe that we arecurrentlyex- so very good at. The importance of seeing nerability.Vaasanthi portrayshis anguish at his daughter’s when Jose, the main protagonist, periencingstems from the same ‘people likeme’ in the stories that youread is arrest.Was he losingthe plotbythat time? Certainly, the remembers his grandfathersay- inability to deal honestlyand vital forchildrentogrowuphaving ahealthy damagedonebythe 2G scam wasbeyond what the party ing: it’s amazinghow it’s the one openlywith our ownmortality. sense of who theyare and what theymight had imagined. Vaasanthi drawsonKarunanidhi’s writings thing that is 100per cent guaran- We have bought intothe myth hope to become. and speeches, stray remarks and editorials. The emergence teed to happen to everyone, and, that life—oratleastour human TILL DEATH DO It has alsofocusedour concern on the of the Kalaignar as kingmaker and shaper of policy in Delhi yet, no one ever imagines it will lives—can be livedwithout limit US PART mostvulnerable —the elderly,thoseincare There’s adelightfulmix of English, in 1996, and in the longspellincoalitions virtuallyunbro- ever happen to them.Itisex- GRAVEPYRES or consequence. Alarge part ofthe homes. Howwecarefor our elderly is how Arabic, Indian, Frenchand Spanish being kenuntil 2014,getsdue attention. Gravepyres Schoolfor tremelydifficult to contemplate SCHOOLFORTHE storyofGravepyres is also about we,too,will be cared forwhen we reachthat usedinthe afterlifeinGravepyres.Do Other than KKamaraj in the 1960s, no Tamil leader RECENTLY the Recently Deceased the fact of your ownmortality. DECEASED the disastrous consequences of point. Howwetreat the sickishow we,too, youenvisionitas moreaccommodating ever wieldedsuchinfluence. In the Kalaignar’s case, The psychiatrist Irvin Yalom has trying to stop the naturalflowof is Anita Roy’s first willbetreated.How we grieve is howwe of our manycultural influences? therewas anear-unbroken spell in office as coalition aphrase forit: ‘staring at the sun’. BY ANITAROY time, the natural processes of novel, meant for would hope others might grieve forus—for Iamall forcultural confluence. Maybe, it partner from 1996 to 2014.This made aregional party a In his book of the same name,he RedPanda death, decayand rebirth. young adults love andgrief areminted together to make has partlytodowith my ownbackground — major playerineconomic decision-making at the fed- writes: ‘I feel strongly—asaman 232 pages that preciouscoin. half-Bengali, half-English, whogrew up in eral level. Vaasanthi rightlyshows the deep affinity he who will himself die one dayin `499 Do yousee the pandemic Howhas it affected children? Well, Idon’t the UK but spent half my adult lifeinIndia. had forthe lateVPSingh, mainlyonaccount of the the not-too-distant futureand as affecting howweapproach know—but Idoworry. Iworry that it has With access to films, books, videos and mu- Mandal Commission. apsychiatristwho has spent decades deal- grief as acommunity? How promotedasense that the worldoutside is a sic from everycorner of the globe, today’s And, yet, the man remains an enigma. Washeasocial ingwith death anxiety—thatconfronting differentlydoyou see childrenreacting place of danger and other people areasource children aremuchmoreopen to other cul- radical till the end, or did he lose his way? Can regional death allows us...tore-enter lifeinaricher, to bereavement? of infection. Iworry aboutbuilding empathy turesthan, perhaps, theywould have been nationalism survive once itscolossus has departed? Much morecompassionatemanner.’ Ihope that one of the manythings that in aworld wherehuggingisseen astrans- in the past—and Indian children, in partic- food forthought here. Vaasanthi’s prose is beguilingly There’s agreat question Iwas once asked: we learn as acommunity is howconnected gressive and possiblyfatal. ular,are adeptatswimming in different cul- simple. Itsskilful playofshadowand light preoccupies ‘What is the oppositeofdeath?’Immediately, we are. Ihavebeen astonished by howmuch tural and linguistic streams. And, at the end long afteryou finish reading. the answer comes, ‘Life!’ but that’s wrong. compassion has been shown by people — Alot of children’s literature, both of the day, we areall united in our shared The oppositeofdeath is birth. Life, whenyou helping others became (for atime at least contemporaryand traditional, have mortality.We’reall going to die —whether MaheshRangarajanteacheshistoryandenvironmentalstudiesat reallyget down to thetruth of the matter,has during lockdown, hereinthe UK) asortof quitedarkthemes. Whendoyouthink youare Inuit or Sentinelese, from AshokaUniversity no opposite. national characteristic. the trendarose to present arosy view of BuckinghamshireorJohannesburg.

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VOICE BANK feel, this cutsacross the spectrum. Whether the liberals areasintolerant of the non-lib- eral pointofviewand vice-versa. AAMIR KHAN, ACTOR ABHINAV BINDRA UDAY KOTAK is that youare forced to look at acom- I’veworked OLYMPIC SHOOTINGCHAMPION MANAGING DIRECTOR, mon denominator,else youare at the On whether the trolling of very closely To what extent KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK risk of losing attention. Karan Johar will affect Koffee with Uday would COVID-19 Wheredoyou seethe futureof With Karan when we were accelerate entertainment and sports in the GAUTAM GAMBHIR doing the TV fragmentation newdigital worldpost-Covid? FORMER INDIA CRICKETER, LOK SABHA MP Idon’t think this will be afactor.The show Satyamev of sports Thereisgoing to be aRenaissance Do youhaveany trollingitself wasunfortunate. The loss of Jayate.Hewas content, because the morechannels of reaching plans to apromisingyounglife(Sushant Singh the one who production and the consumer that we find, the richer promote Rajput) is very tragic.But to playpolitics came up with consumption? the health of the industrywillbe. The hockey, our and to push personal agenda on the back the title. Star wasgoingtobe industrybegins to chokewhen the sup- national sport? of thatisreallyrepugnant. And, just be- hosting the show, but Ialso wanted VVS LAXMAN, FORMER INDIA CRICKETER plylines arechoked. Youhaveto causesomebody’s lifehas been lost, no On the crises that surround us it to airitonDoordarshan, a With the realise thatwhat- matter howtragicitis, butall thosewho competitive channel. It’s avery pandemic, live ■ ■ ■ ever sport league arelivingdonotbecome culpritsjustbe- Ithinkit’s aperfect storm. The Covid- strangecondition that Iput... he did sports action we getinvolved causeofthat. 19 crisisisareally serious one, it’s likelyto nothesitate. He’s someone who also has been with,wecan only do as much. If thereis affect everybody.The silverlining is that reallysees beyond justthe financial affected SANJIV MEHTA, CEO &MD, HINDUSTAN notagroundswell of excitement around On the possibility of sports India has still done better thanalotof aspect of things. tremendously. UNILEVER LIMITED the sport, it’stough forustobe able to do commentators being dropped other countries. While some of the eco- Ihad heardhorrorstories about Howcan we With spectator everything.Hockey hasreal potential, because of public opinion nomic fears were exaggerated,asitisturn- Aamir.Iwas told thathejustdecides tackle this? sporttaking a and that’s whyweare involved with it ing out to be,some of them were actually everything and it’s impossible to work The fragmen- backseat, how and Ithink Indian hockey is lookingbet- Ithink thereisadistinction that we understated. So, as we playalong,overthe with him. And Ihavetosay,one of my tation is happening,but Iliketosee this do yousee the tertodaythanitwas 10 years ago. needtomakebetween cricket journalists next fewmonths, my biggestproblem is mostfulfilling experiences wasthat as segmentation. The multiplechannels future? andcricket commentators. Youare ajour- thatit’s difficult to take afix on the econ- project. Iamabig believer in regular en- that aregetting created,are making the If we usethe ■ ■ ■ nalist, youare at liberty to say omy, primarilybecausewestill don’t have tertainment, people have so much reachofthe sportbigger.Inthe short Covid-19disrup- what youwant to say, and your onlydis- afix on thetrajectoryofthe infection it- drudgeryintheir livesthat theyneed term, it might look likeaudiences areget- tion as an oppor- cipline comes from the discipline your pa- self. And on topofthat, the whole Chinese to be takenintoamake-believe world. tingfragmented,but over aperiodof tunity to take RAMIT BHATNAGAR per and your reader imposes on you. A tensiononthe border. But when you’ve gottheir attention, I time, these areall multipliers fordeliver- sportstomorepeopleand createafuller, COO, MJ GLOBAL commentator is not, in my view, equallybelieveyou should seedsome ing the content to alargeruniverse of richer and morefleshed-out experience RAJESH MEHTA ajournalist. Acommentator is partofthe On the ban on Chinese apps relevant messages. And Aamir turned fans. Right now, the mostimportant thing forthosewho arenot in the stadium, then entirepackagetomakethe game FOUNDER, ENTRY-INDIA This is an unprecedentedmix of storms out to be abelieverinthe same agenda. is forpeople to be safeand as soon as we the sports can getbigger. moreentertaining. andcrisesthatwe arelivingthrough.Andra- can createareasonably safebubble for Do yousee this trend lasting where On the changing role of tionalityisnotthedefaultmodeforanyoneat ■ ■ ■ bringing live sports back,that’sthe most ■ ■ ■ mainstream cinema movies release this time. Probably, thereare other,better important thing. on OTTplatforms? broadcasters ways of handling this, frankly,becauseit Idon’t think it's asubstitutive trend; The role of the broadcasterindeter- RAHUL JOHRI NANDAN NILEKANI doesn’thelp anyone or resolve the tension. ■ ■ ■ it’s one morestream forreleasingcin- mining the natureofthe content has got But in areal world, symbolismsometimes BCCI CEO NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, INFOSYS ema. We have justannouncedthe pre- reduced. And, peopletalk aboutthe BCCI gets thebetterofrational decision-making. What is the futureofbroadcasting, The startup that miere of sevenfilms on Disney+Hotstar having played averyregressiverolein ANIL KUMBLE, FORMER INDIA CRICKETER On the rise of the sentiment especiallypay TV,and do yousee youhavedone over the next twomonths, and some of that, but it’sthe same everywhere. As digitalsubscription revenues Alot of people by creating a them arereally big. Thereisan broadcasters, we oftenfeel creatively,the againstglobalisation overtaking payTV? arewatching wholenew appetitefor films but thereare only52 onlything we understand is howtomake We aregoing through amassive reac- Television has afuture in this coun- live sportson tournament weeksinthe year and only52Fridays. exciting contentacross genres. And yet, tion againstglobalisation.We’reseeing try. But one of the biggestchallenges that their mobile around Kabbadi So direct to digital releases or premieres you’d be shocked to see the kind of rigid the rise of protectionism. The advocates it is facingisthe whole payecosystem, apps. What and telecasting is agreat initiative framework in whichsometimes people and drivers of globalisation should have and the wayithas been devastated,orit would be the it, has made . insist thatwecooperate.Actually, the been mindful of all this, because unbri- has neverbeen allowedtotakeoff.And next wave in watchingthe ■ ■ ■ broadcasterisgetting moremarginalised. dledglobalisationwas goingon, without that is whyweare notabletoinvest broadcastand sportsopopular. The only time he has asay is when the anyconcern forpeople at the bottom of enough in content, and notcreaterobust the viewership broadcasterissayinghow muchtheyare the pyramid. If globalisation meant lots businessmodels. Despiteall the prom- experience? RISHANK DEVADIGA SHYAM BAGRI going to payfor it. of FDI and moneythatcame in,foreign ise, Idon’tbelieve that digital streaming Everysport wasfirstwatchedbypeo- PRO KABBADI PLAYER FOUNDER, BAGRRY’S goods were also flooding the market.It services areanywhereatthat scalewhere ple whogathered on the ground,and Has therebeen Howcan the OTT platform be used On whether cricket would lead to areaction.And that is theycan replace television. then stadiums came,and thenradiocom- some planning foradvertising? viewership will move from TV where amodel likeStarIndia is arelevant mentaryand television broadcast. Each forthe Pro On Disney+Hotstar, we have the com- to digital model that everyone should think about. ■ ■ ■ of these have made the sportbiggerand Kabbadi season plete ability to customise and deliveryour Star is aforeign company, ownedbyfor- even if people arenot in the stadiums to- this year? messagetothe targetaudienceand in In India, television has along runway, it eign entities, firstbyNewsCorp and Fox, day, sooner or later,theywillstart going Kabbadiisa parts of thecountrythatyou want the will still continue to go foralong time in my and nowbyThe Walt DisneyCompany, ANIRUDH CHAUDHARY back to thestadium. close contact messagetogo. Even in acity,wecan tar- view. Itisoneof thefewcountrieswherestill whichhas acquired the 21st Century Fox FORMER TREASURER, BCCI sport, and we getittoyour specific requirements. newTVhomes arebeing added. India is one company, but Star is —inthe minds of the Howdoyou prioritise the following ■ ■ ■ have to be ex- of the cheapestmarkets to buy television. consumers, of the people here—inits this year:the Indian bilateral series, tremelycarefulasand when we do it, ■ ■ ■ And,yet,thewaytheworldismoving,inthis brand, culture, content and product, in IndianPremier League, and the ICC because we have to createasafebubble. country, we believe that in the next four-five everyrespect, atrulyIndiancompany. T20 World? And howfar aheadin MAHESH BHATT, FILMMAKER years, therewillbeabout 700-750 million KARAN JOHAR, FILMMAKER And that is amodel whereit’s agood mix time is virtual reality in cricket What arethe ■ ■ ■ handheld screens, and about 200-250 mil- of globalisation and localisation. production? radical Howdoyou manage to maintain lionTVscreens.Clearly,handhelddeviceswill On the impact of boycottof Right now, thereisnoclarity on changes that social distance from the become veryimportant. Good thing is thata when the tournamentswill be held. areafoot in our ANANT NATH, EDITOR, THE CARAVAN entertainment and sports fraternity, large part of the same consumer switches Chinese firms and products With ICC T20 tournament, nothaving industryin HowreflectiveisTVprogramming and yetengagewith them seamlesslybetween TVanddigital. Firstofall, in national interest, every clarity doesn’t help. In case of IPL also, terms of of our societalissues, including professionally? government has theright to decide what we knowthatthe BCCI is keen to getit content class,caste,ethnicityand race? I’m notaproductofthis industry.I On when to expect the IPL theywant to do, andeverybody has to back but theyare in no position to tell distribution, Thereisnosuchthing as an Indian came throughnews and nowIsee this We allknowthatweare living through complywiththat, whether we likeitor us. But technology-wise, this is ahuge exhibition, society;thereare multiple layers and as ajob.Ihavedeepest respect aperfect storm. The good news is that the not. But, the second point —and that’s a opportunity.With thisdisruption, there production and audience nuancedstructuresalong both the ge- foreverybody thatIdealwith, but in or- BCCI is very keen to do something because very material point —when we invested is pressureoneveryone to innovate. ownership? What will each ographical and the socio-economic hi- der to maintain objectivity,it's theyknowthat—bothfor the love of cricket in cricket,wedid not invest on theback contributetothis Renaissance that I erarchies. And the challengeofdoing important to maintain some amount and alsofor signallingtothe countrythat of companies from anycountry,orofany ■ ■ ■ fantasise about? programming in India, especiallyonTV, of distance. lifetriumphs —itisimportant that people specific companies.Weinvestedincricket getthe IPLexperience and then thereare because we believedithad power, which other tournamentsthat arelinedup. But comes from itspopularity and depths of we reallydon’t knowwhen theywillhap- itsengagement with Indian consumers. On whether audiences are pen, because we don’thaveafixonthe tra- If people likesomething so passionately, different monetisation model. spond to alot of thesepressurepoints. eralism also means tolerance, to hear the jectoryofthe virus itself. Though we are becoming thin-skinned therewill be people who would be will- On Unileverstopping Theycreatetheir productsand services other point of view no matter howrepug- ready internally, discussing, planning, we ing to put moneybehind that. There’s a and sell to the society; theyneedtoexist We areall getting very,verythin- nant that might be.Weare living in afunny don’t want the tournamentstobeheldun- monetisation model that youcan create. advertising on Facebook and and theyneedthe endorsement of skinnedingeneral. We all want to have the worldwheremypoint of viewisthe most tilitisreasonably safe. 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Bournemouth wasprevalent and he didn't eschewflash- post: Jaitley Jr SHIVANINAIK His shotarmourywas Paris, New therewas yetanother dimension to his game MUMBAI,JULY4 York and Milan fashion weeks as asouthpawevenifitdidn't look as pretty ASSOCIATEDPRESS as Bao Chunlai's or Lee Hyun Il's. NIHALKOSHIE MANCHESTER,JULY4 FOR142 long,deludedweeksbeforethe rolledintoone forsetting Perhaps the mostunderratedaspect of NEWDELHI,JULY4 London Olympics, Lin Dan allowedLee trends, slavishlymimicked his game washis economyofmovements- TEENAGEMANCHESTER United striker Chong Weitosit on topofthe worldasNo.1, agraph that RogerFederer traversedinan- ROHAN JAITLEY,son of former union minister Mason Greenwood enhancedhis burgeon- hoping forhis ownstabatgreatness when across the shuttle world other sporttoprolonghis magic. Chong Wei thelateArunJaitley,saidheis“notaversetothe ing reputation with wonderful finishes off the Games fetchedup. Dan, in fact, strung would be bouncing about, the length, idea” of contesting forthe postofpresident of either foot for adouble in a5-2 win over rel- him along till 19-all in the thirdinthe final. breadth of the courtand in theair above.Dan the Delhi and District CricketAssociation egation-threatenedBournemouthinthe Then in one smooth move —orthree — that wasafter asuccessful decade and half would returntothe Tlikeahorseunfailingly (DDCA). Arun Jaitleywas DDCApresident for Premier League on Saturday. of aprowling jungle cat, the Chinesereigning of being nurturedly leashedtothe regi- gallops intoits barn,and barely exerthim- over adecade till 2013 and themainstadium The 18-year-old Greenwood took his goal champion, gentlypulledthe rug from under mented Chinesesystem. self morethanwhat wasneeded. in the capital, whichhosts international tallyinall competitions forthe senior team to the Malaysian's feet to lordoverthe big mo- Dan arrivedonthe scene as ajunior Forall his dominancespanninghis career, matches, is namedafter him. 15 in his breakthrough season at United and ment of reckoning—not forthe firsttimein Worldchampion, highlytouted afterwins as Lin Dan rarely looked like he wasstepping on “I have had alot of people across the board thequalityof his strikes showedwhy he is be- hiscareer,nor the last. ateenager in Koreaand Denmark, but with the gas, to disintegratehis opponent. Unlike who have come and metmeand discussed ing ratedasone of English soccer's mosthighly Badminton's greatestmen's singles abig booming flashygame thatpredictably Chong Weiwhose switchofgears wasavisi- variousthings. Ihavebeen requestedtodoit ratedtalents. Hisfirstgoal,whichcanceledout player, the unanimouslybeloved Chinese, didn't paythe dividends early on. ble hustle bustle signalling achange in pace (contestfor president’spost).Ihave told them Junior Stanislas'16th-minuteopener for anointed Super Dan at WembleybyPeter Lin Dan has twoOlympic &fiveWorld Beijing would provetobethe startofthe and bursting of nerve,Dan would ease intokill that Iwillkeep it in mind certainly, but let the Bournemouth, waslashedhome with his left Gade (another WorldNo.1bereftofthe Championship titlestohis name. AP Super Dan epochasaraucous home crowd mode smoothlywithout awrinkle on his vis- electoral process start. My intention is the foot afterbeing fedbyBrunoFernandes. Olympics gold) afterhis firstAll England tri- matchedhis roaringbloodlustfor hisfirst age. Former international Arvind Bhat recalls welfareofthe association.Itshould be Afterapenalty from Marcus Rashfordand umph in 2004,calledtime on his career on Olympic title. howLin Dan would put in afull hour's brought backtothe glorydays.Atthe appro- abrilliant25-yardfinishbyAnthonyMartial, Saturdayafter pain and(diminishing) phys- reer,Super Dan had 9firstround losses in 19 Assuch,Dan's gamecan beclearly demar- warmup of hitting with sparrers justbeforea priate time,Iwill convey whatever my deci- Greenwood got his secondwith an individual ical abilities wonthe inevitable battle against matches in the lastyear to be dubbed 'First cated intopre-and-postBeijing:anoutra- match —drops,parallel, flicks,box,justknock- sion is. Iamnot averse to the idea,” Rohan told strikethatsaw him driftroundleftback Diego perseverance forthe ageing 37-year-old. Round Lin'. At the 2016 Rio Games, he even geouslyattackinglefthanderto startwithmak- ingaroundandwasseldomseensitting in the The SundayExpress. Rico and fire an angledright-footedshotinto Chong Weiisthe original perseverer; the lostthe semistoold nemesis Chong Weiand ing use of his exceptionallyquickarm speed crowddoing nothing before his games. Over the pastmonth, various groups the topcorner in the 54th minute. "Mason is greatestand firstamongst unequals shown returnedwithout amedal, likeinAthens.A till 2008 to cutting down pacelater and play- An introvert who rarelysmiled —not out within DDCAhavebeen calling on Rohan, who one of the best,ifnot the best finisher,Ihave this chimerabyLin Dan, whose extraordi- bunchofupstartsfromaroundthe world ing astubbornlysteady game to preservehis of arrogance but from staying manicallyfo- is alawyer, and have claimedthat he has workedwith and seen," United manager Ole nariness layindangling the chance of awin nowfanciedtheir chances againsthim, bodyforthatblazingspeedwasunsustainable. cussed—DanremainedChina'selusive genius, agreedtocontestfor thepostofDDCApresi- Gunnar Solskjaer said. "He is so calm. He before his opponentsbeforepouncing at vic- though he casuallymade the 2017 World Danhadthatspinningsmash,hithardand notverytalkative evenafterwinninghisbigti- dent. On Saturday,DDCAsecretaryVinod knows where to finishifitisonthe training tory everysingle time. At Beijing in 2008, Championship and 2018 All Englandfinals steep and afollow-up netshotwherehewas tles.AfterwinningtheworldtitleatHyderabad Tiharasaid:“Looking at the mess in the DDCA, ground, hereorinhis garden at home." Chong Weihad been packedoff in 40 odd to showhehadn't completelylosthis aura. aggressive andwould go on peppering oppo- in 2009, he would come intothe media room we needsomeone who can uniteall groups That restoredUnited's two-goal leadat4- minutes, the savagery of 21-8, 21-12loss "Everyforceful jumpwas adesirefor vic- nent's body line likearadarguidedmissile to donning aShaquille O'Neal tee—amere and someone who everyone will respect and 2after Josh King's penaltyfor Bournemouth, sparing him protracted heartbreak. tory.Ihavededicated everything to this sport shred theirdefense. Therewas that impossi- changeofshirtfor him, as he would lookbe- listentofor guidance. If Rohan Jaitleydecides and Fernandesaddedafifth offafree kick Dan courtedbadminton greatness by loy- Ilove," he announced on Weibo.The post- ble forehand clearwherehewould retrieve fuddledwhen asked aboutthe NBAstar. to contestforthepresident’s postofthe DDCA, from theedgeofthe area in the 59th. allychasing big occassions, and turnedin- ponement of Olympics owing to Covid, had from theedgeofthe lines running back, drag- But badminton's famous four —Dan, Ithink he will beaunanimous candidate. The Athirdstraight victory, in whichthe team ducing these dramatic disappointmentsin meant he would'veneededtolabour another gingtheshuttlebackintoplaybysheerforceof Chong Wei, Peter Gade and Taufiq Hidayat— contestwillbefor theotherfiveposts in the has scored at leastthree timesineachgame, Chong Wei's life, intofine art. season to leapfrog Chen Long and Shi Yuqi to will,yetsendingitback withsuchferocityand had aworld of their ownand in their own DDCA. According to me, Rohan Jaitley is the maintainedUnited's push forChampions TwoWorld Championship finals at reachTokyo, though he had been training in precisionthatadefensive scrambleturnedinto classy way, theywentabout taking the game best persontoleadthe DDCA and run the as- League qualification. Solskjaer's side stayed London (2011)and Guangzhou (2013)onei- right earnest—atthe same facility as China's awinner deep intothe rival's backcourt. to unprecedented heights in quality,evenif sociation smoothy.” three pointsbehind third-place Leicester ther side of the 2012 Olympics title came in fastestsprinter,tokeep up hisspeed. All of that, shots seeming simple but theywereall fartoo reticent(or cool) to get DDCA joint secretaryRajan Manchanda, with five games remaining. similar drawnout, teasing fashion,elevating His pasttwo seasons had seemedpro- pulledoff afterhours of training and chatty about smashes in English and open up who has arunning feud with Tiharasince the badminton to extravagant opera. Finals that pelledbysponsor's nudges, though you strengthening the body as well as repur- theirworld to alargerbase. Though compa- annualgeneralbodymeetinginDecember,was BuffonsetsSerie Arecord could'vegone eitherway,but Lin Dan insist- would be afooltoignorepreps of aman who posedreturns by taking the shuttle mighty rable to tennis' Big Four,the shuttle quartet alsoinfavourof Jaitley’spotentialcandidature. Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffonset ing on stamping his class on everyfinish to in the lead-up to one of his Olympic titles ran late —found followers religiouslyattempt- nevertriedtoohardtostake claim to asimilar “What we areaimingfor is to ensurethat an outright SerieArecordonSaturdaywith build the legend of his dominance.For there under blazing sun at noon in high tempera- ing to ape his style. His shotarmourywas space (maybetothe game's detriment). But Rohan Jaitley is elected unopposedand it is a his 648th appearance in Italy's topflight. The came five WorldChampionships, two tures to bolster his capacity. Paris, New York and Milan fashion weeks forthose who followedafeathery bird man- unanimous decision. Amajority of the mem- Turin derbygame againstTorinomovedthe Olympic titles,six All England's, 66 tourna- Also having broken free from China's na- rolledintoone forsettingtrends,slavishly gledmagicallybyfour sorcerers of that era, bers arereadytosupporthim. If other groups 42-year-old Buffonone ahead of AC Milan ment victories and 666career wins including tionaltrainingsystem, he hadonce defiantly mimickedacross the shuttleworld.And the enchantment wasself-sufficient. Chong withinDDCAare supportinghim,itwillbeben- great Paolo Maldini, who setthe recordin aclutch of team titles in Thomas and declared afterwinning one of his lasttitles, though the 21-point system would'velargely WeiturnedpoetatDan's departurefromin- eficial forthe association,” Manchanda said. 2009. Buffonmatchedthis recordon Sudirman Cup as well as the Asiad, to head- "All theChinese coaches aresitting therein constricted his flair -- one neverknows what ternational badminton when he tweeted, On June 17,the DelhiHigh Courthad di- December 18 againstSampdoria. It was line shuttle'smostsuccessful career. the corner.And Iwant to provetothem that he could'vedone with his manyround the "Your final wave...all four disappear....Within rected theDDCAtohold electionswithin six Buffon's 915th club matchasaprofessional. Nearing the end of his 20-year-long ca- even if Iam33, I, LinDan, canstill win." But body trickshots if the 15 or 11 point format the hush of silent tear." weeks. YOURWEEKAHEAD BRIDGE SUNDAY CROSSWORD 2276 If it’s your ARIES(Mar 21 -Apr 20) LIBRA (Sep 24 -Oct 23) DealerSouth You’re right in the The overwhelming TQUICK CLUES Birthday middle of aperiod of impact of your NORTH SOUTH ACROSS financial opportunity. planets is felt on your 8. Basque ball game (6) ♠ A10982 Forsome of youthis finances. Thereare ♠ KQJ73 9. 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