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Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY Assam gets 45 Lalu faces tough test 80 Indians evacuated; 150 miss days to finish detention as sons feud over RJD flight as Taliban intercept them camp work Tej Pratap and Tejashwi are both MLAs Punjab police seize 41 kg IAF aircraft shifts evacuees to Dushanbe; likely to bring them to Delhi today SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Amarnath Tewary of heroin on border Guwahati Patna CHANDIGARH Suhasini Haidar The Gauhati High Court For Rashtriya Janata Dal The Punjab police on Saturday NEW DELHI has given the Assam go (RJD) patriarch Lalu Prasad, said they had foiled a major At least 80 Indian nationals vernment 45 days to com who has been recuperating bid to smuggle drugs from were airlifted from Afghanis plete the construction of a from multiple health issues Pakistan and recovered 40.81 standalone detention kg of of heroin, estimated at tan capital Kabul to Dush at the residence of his about ₹200 crore in the anbe in neighbouring Taji centre for declared fo daughter in Delhi, the tussle international market, in the kistan on Saturday aboard reigners at Matia in Goal between his two sons is pos Panjgraian border outpost an Indian Air Force C130J para district. ing new challenges to his area of Amritsar. aircraft. However, more than The court also sought health, family and the party. A file photo of Tej Pratap NEWS Ī PAGE 6 150 others failed to get past the shifting of 177 inmates The siblings — Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejashwi, in white. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD the Taliban guards blocking from the existing deten Yadav and younger brother access to the Hamid Karzai tion centres, now called Tejashwi, whom Mr. Prasad brother who is also the Lead Arunachal Inheritance International Airport in time transit camps. has already declared as his er of the Opposition in the Bill faces stiff opposition for the flight. Hearing a petition, Jus heir apparent — are currently State Assembly, Mr. Tej Pra GUWAHATI tice Kalyan Rai Surana di The draft Arunachal Pradesh The airlift was part of the locked in a fierce fight for tap is often in the news for Marriage and Inheritance of ongoing efforts of the go rected the State’s Secre control of the party and have his caustic remarks and rus Property Bill, 2021, envisaging vernment to bring back hun tary of Home and Political thrown the ball in their fath tic mannerisms, causing ma land rights for girls, has met dreds of Indian doctors, Department to file the up er’s court to resolve the dis jor embarrassment to the with stiff opposition. Various teachers, engineers and oth dated status report after 45 content between them. RJD and its leaders. student organisations said ers who have been unable to days from August 11. Mr. Tej Pratap, MLA from Matters seem to have they would not allow the Bill leave the country since the Hasanpur in Samastipur dis come to a head after a face to be passed in the Assembly. Taliban took over more than ‘In a month’ trict, has religious leanings toface confrontation bet NEWS Ī PAGE 6 a week ago. Tense moments: Afghans waiting to get evacuated at the airport in Kabul. * AP “…The State envisaged that and is considered to have a ween the brothers earlier DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD the construction of deten colourful and happygo this week in Patna. On Au Dropped in Doha eral entry points due to the convoy spent the entire day tion centre at Matia, Goal lucky personality. gust 20, Mr. Tej Pratap visit The group of 80 Indians, large rush of people cla trying to enter the airport, 14 arrested para, would be completed ed 10 Circular Road, the offi who managed to enter the mouring to get in, and had to and some of them were by September 2021. In this SPECIAL cial residence of Rabri Devi, airport perimeter on Thurs fire several rounds in the air briefly detained by the Tali for proTaliban regard, the learned Advo where Mr. Tejashwi also day, boarded the special to stem the crowds. ban forces outside the air cate General has submit Sporting a chandan tikka lives, to discuss the differen plane late on Friday night, Visuals on international port to have their docu posts in Assam ted although he has re (sandal dot on his forehead) ces between him and State and are due to return to Del channels showed an uncon ments checked. ceived specific instruction and different coloured RJD chief Jagdanand Singh. hi by Sunday morning. A firmed number of bodies of Despite being released The police in Assam have from the concerned auth robes, he is a frequent visitor “While, we started talking third, smaller group of In Afghans who died in stam and allowed to proceed sub arrested 14 people, includ orities of the Home De to the holy city of Mathura in with each other Sanjay Ya dians was able to board a NA pedes and from severe dehy sequently, the group had ing a medical student, for partment that expeditious Uttar Pradesh. He calls him dav (close aide of Mr. Tejash TOoperated charter which dration. Others reportedly been unable to reach the air “objectionable” proTali steps are being taken to self a devotee of Krishna and wi) intervened and took Te dropped them in Doha. They died in the violence and fir port gates, at the time of go ban posts on social media complete the construction Shiva, and is said to be close jashwi away. He did not are expected to return to In ing by the armed militia on ing to press. platforms. They have been work of the detention to his mother and former allow me to talk to my broth dia by commercial flights. crowds outside the airport. booked under Sections of centre within a period of Chief Minister Rabri Devi. er,” Mr. Tej Pratap alleged On Saturday, the U.S.led Officials coordinating the CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 6 the Unlawful Activities one month...” Mr. Tejashwi, MLA from while leaving the meeting. MAGAZINE Ī 8 PAGES NATO forces guarding the movement of the second INFILTRATION BIDS Ī PAGE 7 (Prevention) Act, the IT Act Raghopur, is seen as close to CLASSIFIEDS Ī PAGE 4 airport in Kabul sealed sev group of 150 Indians said the BARADAR IN KABUL Ī PAGE 9 and the CrPC. Ī page 7 CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 6 his father. Unlike his younger CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 6

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Waterway Markets, malls to stay open War of words over silence on Article 370 Peerzada Ashiq position parties, chaired by “How can J&K leaders justify after 8 p.m. from tomorrow Srinagar Congress president Sonia their presence in the meeting A war of words erupted bet Gandhi, stayed silent on the if they could not convince the City reports 19 cases, lowest in 16 months ween Sajad Lone’s People’s issue of the reading down of leaders to talk about Article Conference and Dr. Farooq Article 370. 370.What is the national Op Staff Reporter es, this time limit is being Abdullah’s National Confe Taking on the NC and Meh position’s stance?” New Delhi done away with from Mon rence on Saturday, a day after booba Mufti’s Peoples Demo Markets, malls, restaurants day. The markets can stay the virtual meeting of 19 Op cratic Party, Mr. Lone said, DETAILS ON Ī PAGE 7 and bars in the Capital can open according to their nor stay open beyond 8 p.m. mal timings,” Mr. Kejriwal from August 23 with the Del said in a tweet. hi government announcing Delhi reported only 19 on Saturday that restrictions new COVID19 cases over 24 are being lifted following the hours, the lowest since April decline in the number of 15 last year, taking the tally COVID19 cases. to 14,37,293, said a bulletin “In view of the coronavi released by the govern rus situation, the markets ment. No new COVID19re No entry: A waterlogged Minto Bridge remained closed to traﬃc till noon following heavy were presently allowed to lated death was reported rain in New Delhi on Saturday. * R.V. MOORTHY (REPORT ON PAGE 2) stay open till 8 p.m. With and the toll stood at 25,079. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC the decline in COVID19 cas (With inputs from PTI) Plea to be ﬁled against exDGP Saini’s release Vigilance Bureau to move recall petitions

Special Correspondent Chandigarh Punjab’s Vigilance Bureau has decided to file a recall petition in the High Court against the August 19 release orders of Sumedh Saini in a land fraud case. It will also petition against the court’s Sumedh Saini interim bail order of August 12 in the disproportionate as regard to the documentary sets case against the former evidence or banking transac Director General of Police. tions, this court is of the opi The Bureau will soon be nion that custodial interroga moving the recall petitions tion of the petitioner is not in the two cases filed against required. The petitioner is Mr Saini, a 1982batch IPS granted interim bail subject officer. to his joining probe within Mr. Saini was arrested on one week from today.” August 18 in the land fraud Pointing out that the ex case when he went to the Vi DGP had chosen to visit the gilance Bureau (VB) office in VB office late in the evening connection with another on the last day of the 7day case of disproportionate as period, an official spokesper sets. He had gone to the VB son of the Bureau said Mr. office in accordance with the Saini had thus failed to fol High Court order awarding low the HC orders in letter him interim bail subject to and spirit. “Saini intentional him joining the investigation ly exhausted the sevenday in the disproportionate as period during which he had sets case within 7 days of the to join the probe, and even grant of interim bail. then he arrived at the Sector Ordering Mr Saini’s inte 68 Mohali office of the Bu rim bail, the court had, on reau without any prior inti August 12, stated: “For join mation to the investing offic ing loose ends, if any, with er,” said the spokesperson. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 2 CITY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Torrential rain breaks 14-year record, IMD issues ‘yellow’ alert Delhi received 138.8 mm of rainfall over 24 hours — the most for a day in August since 2007; light rain with possibility of ‘severely bad weather’ forecast for today

Staff Reporter New Delhi The national capital received Waterlogging complaints flood PWD 138.8 mm of rainfall over 24 hours (from 8.30 a.m. on Fri day to 8.30 a.m. on Saturday) Drainage system buckles under deluge, traffic crawls on most major stretches — the highest for a single day in August since 2007. Special Correspondent Sunday is expected to be New Delhi generally cloudy with light The Public Works Depart rain, said the India Meteoro ment received over 334 com logical Department. plaints of waterlogging bet The alltime highest ween midnight on Friday amount of rainfall on a single and throughout Saturday as day in the month was 184 all critical points identified mm on August 2, 1961. by the agency were flooded Saturday’s reading is the for the most part of the day. ninth highest in the list. Safdarjung observatory, Guard electrocuted which is considered as repre According to Delhi Police of sentational data for the city, ficials, a 60yearold guard recorded 138.8 mm of rain died on Saturday due to elec fall, The Ridge observatory Familiar sights: Two buses stalled under a railway bridge near Welcome metro station in north- tric shock in east Delhi’s registered 149.2 mm of rain east Delhi; (below) vehicles stuck in the water at Azadpur underpass in north Delhi following Anand Vihar area allegedly fall over 24 hours. heavy rain on Saturday. * R.V. MOORTHY, SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA due to waterlogging. Narela station recorded 11 Medicines at a Staterun Heavy waterlogging near mm of rainfall. hospital in Rohini were alleg Shahdara railway station; The minimum tempera edly damaged as the rainwa tree uprooted in Jahangir- ture on Saturday was record ter entered the pharmacy, a puri during the downpour. ed at 23.8 degrees Celsius, government official said. * SANDEEP SAXENA, SUSHIL KUMAR three notches below average, According to data from VERMA while the maximum temper the three civic bodies, at ature was 32.6 degree celsi least 14 incidents of tree fell wading through waterlogged us, a notch below normal. ing were reported in the city. streets across the Capital. Delhi’s air quality on Sa Meanwhile, commuters According to a senior turday evening was in the ‘sa had a harrowing experience PWD official, Minto Bridge, tisfactory’ category. as vehicles crawled on im which was cordoned off by The IMD had issued an portant stretches across the the traffic police on Saturday ‘orange’ alert for Saturday, a city. Vikas Tyagi, a commu morning, was among the warning for extremely bad ter, said it took him over four first points to get flooded. started lashing the city on pass, Lajpat Nagar, ITO, weather with the potential of hours to reach Burari from The situation there was, Friday. Most of the vulnera Mathura Road, and more. disruption in commute with Hapur due to waterlogging. however, brought quickly ble and critical points The average rainfall that road and drain closures and The trip usually takes two under control as water was around the city got water the drainage network of the interruption of power sup hours, he added. pumped out and the stretch logged,” said a PWD official. city can cater to is 50 mm plyand. A ‘yellow’ warning Traffic movement was al was reopened to traffic. Most complaints of water per day but Delhi received has been issued for Sunday, so disrupted on the Mehrau “The PWD control room logging came from Azadpur, 138.8 mm of rainfall in 24 indicating severely bad liBadarpur road in south began getting complaints of several points on the Ring hours, the PWD said. weather. Delhi. People were also seen waterlogging as soon as rain Road, Pul Prahladpur under (With inputs from PTI) Hindu Army chief held in sloganeering case

Staff Reporter A video surfaced in which NEW DELHI <> Sushil Tiwari can be heard The police arrested Hindu Army using foul words for chief Sushil Tiwari in connection members of the minority with raising antiMuslim inflam community matory slogans during a rally at the Jantar Mantar on August 8. Senior police officer A senior officer on Saturday said Tiwari (40) from Lucknow Vinod and Deepak Kumar was arrested on Friday night. On August 8, a rally was called “A video surfaced in which he to demand the end of ‘colonial era could be heard using foul words laws’ by Supreme Court advocate for members of minority com and former Delhi BJP Spokesper munity,” the officer said. son Ashwini Upadhyay. The event The police had earlier arrested was attended by several rightwing six people, including advocate organisations. and former BJP spokesperson Ash Subsequently, a video among wini Upadhyay, Save India Foun several others went viral wherein dation’s reet Singh alias Sundar a group of men led by a man wear Pal, Hindu Force’s Deepak Singh, ing a saffron Tshirt could be Hindu Raksha Dal’s Deepak Ku heard raising antiMuslim inflam mar, Sudarshan Vahini’s Vinod matory slogans. Sharma, and one Vinit Bajpai. The police registered a case on A Delhi court had granted bail charges of promoting enmity and to Mr. Upadhyay and two others for flouting Delhi Disaster Manage while rejecting the plea of Preet, ment Authority guidelines. Teenager falls into drain, dies Staff Reporter On reaching the spot, the youth NEW DELHI was rescued by fire tenders and A 17yearold boy died on Saturday divers. He was then shifted to a after he fell into a drain in north hospital where he was declared east Delhi’s Seelampur, the police brought dead . The boy — Naveen said. The police said they received from Nabi Karim — was a ragpicker a PCR call at around 12.50 p.m. and lost his balance while crossing about the incident near Nag Devta the drain. Legal action will be ta Mandir in Seelampur. ken, the police added.

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Timings DELHI Regularisation of illegal colonies awaits Centre’s nod SUNDAY, AUG. 22 RISE 05:55 SET 18:54 RISE 19:12 SET 05:24 ‘Colonies which do not meet basic requirements will have to go for compulsory redevelopment’ MONDAY, AUG. 23 RISE 05:55 SET 18:53 Shinjini Ghosh ticular colony meets the bas The pace of posed regularisation process ship rights to people residing NEW DELHI <> RISE 19:48 SET 06:26 ic level of norms, then the registrations and can be implemented. The in unauthorised colonies. TUESDAY, AUG. 24 In a bid to regularise unauth DDA will regularise it, as it completed first few model colonies will According to data provid RISE 05:56 SET 18:52 orised colonies in the nation is.” applications was most likely be the ones ed by the DDA, the urban bo RISE 20:20 SET 07:27 al capital, proposals have Stating that unauthorised hit by the ongoing which can be regularised as dy has received over 4.25 been sent to the Central go colonies which do not meet COVID-19 it is, if they meet the basic lakh registrations under the vernment, senior officials of the basic requirements will pandemic requirements.” scheme and over 78,000 the Delhi Development Auth have to go for compulsory re applications. Anurag Jain ority (DDA) said. development. DDA vice-chairman Had consultations Speaking about the pace To ensure better living Mr. Jain explained, “If a While the landowning agen of the PMUDAY scheme, Mr. conditions and to push for particular colony is not will be finalised after receiv cy has had consultations Jain said, “The pace of regis regularisation of the unauth meeting the basic norms, in ing required approvals. with other departments like trations and completed ap orised colonies, the proposal cluding the minimum width Officials of the urban body the fire department regard plications was hit by the on entails regularising colonies of a road and so on, the colo also said that urban planning ing basic requirements that going COVID19 pandemic. as it is, in cases where the nies will have to go for rede agencies like the National In are to be laid out, senior offi There still exists a gap bet respective colonies meet velopment. People will be stitute of Urban Affairs (NI cials said that once a colony ween the number of registra basic requirements. asked to pool their lands. UA) have also been asked to is regularised, agencies con tions and the number of The more land that gets select colonies on a random cerned like civic bodies and completed applications. We Better living pooled, the incentives pro basis and make layouts of public works department are in the process of restart DDA vicechairman Anurag vided will be better. If for ex whether the proposed regu among others, will have to ing camps to facilitate peo Over 10,000 doses given Jain told The Hindu, “In the ample, 2,000 square metre larisation process can be carry out the required deve ple. We have also changed ’70s and ’80s, when colonies of land gets accumulated, implemented. lopment work in the area. our strategy and will be con were regularised, there was then we will make multisto Meanwhile, as per official tinuing the work in coordina to inmates in Delhi jails not really much difference in reys and regularise the colo Model colonies records, the DDA had issued tion with the civic bodies.” their lives. What we have ny. This will also ensure that Mr. Jain said, “It is still at the over 8,000 conveyance “Apart from direct mes Jab drive began in Tihar on March 18 0 proposed is to make certain the quality of life in the area planning stage but the NIUA deeds and authorisation saging through camps, in DISCLAIMER: Readers are requested to norms which will ensure bet improves.” has been asked to choose five slips as of August 15. The case of deficiencies in appli Staff Reporter The vaccination drive in verify and make appropriate enquiries to NEW DELHI satisfy themselves about the veracity of ter living in the colonies Senior officials said that to six colonies as model colo scheme was launched in De cations, we will also be doing Tihar prison complex was an advertisement before responding to any published in this newspaper. THG which get regularised. The the proposal is with the nies and make plans accord cember 2019 after the Centre targeted messaging,” said A total of 10,885 doses of CO launched on March 18 for the PUBLISHING PVT LTD., the Publisher & Owner of this newspaper, does not vouch first part of it is that if a par Centre and the guidelines ingly to see whether the pro passed a Bill to grant owner Mr. Jain. VID19 vaccines have been 45plus category and the for the authenticity of any advertisement or advertiser or for any of the advertiser’s administered to the inmates drive for inmates in the 1844 products and/or services. In no event can the Owner, Publisher, Printer, Editor, Dir- of three jails in Delhi so far, age group began on May 18. ector/s, Employees of this newspaper/ company be held responsible/liable in the Delhi Prisons Depart Since March, at least 383 CO any manner whatsoever for any claims and/or damages for advertisements in DU closes registration ment said on Saturday. VID19 cases have been re this newspaper. Agencies given list of 15 names According to the data ported among the inmates of shared by prison officials as the jails in the national capi portal for PG courses on Thursday, 1,648 Tihar jail tal and eight of them have IN BRIEF to file fake FIRs against: Sisodia inmates aged above 45 and succumbed to the disease, It received over 1.79 lakh applications 5,750 below the age of 45 the data showed. years had been vaccinated. Metro services to start Many people on this list are from AAP, says Deputy CM Staff Reporter there are around 20,000 In Rohini jail, 172 inmates Out on interim bail early on Raksha Bandhan NEW DELHI postgraduate seats on offer above 45 years and 600 be Prison officials said over NEW DELHI Staff Reporter come to come and raid us in The online registration por this year. low that age were adminis 4,000 inmates were released Delhi Metro services across New Delhi false cases, but don’t forget tal for the various postgrad The university had earlier tered the vaccine. In Mandoli from three jails. “This year, many of its corridors will Deputy Chief Minister and that you couldn’t find a sin uate courses in Delhi Univer announced that the entire jail, 483 inmates aged above the process of releasing in begin early on Sunday to senior AAP leader Manish Si gle thing against us in all sity closed on Saturday. admission process would be 45 and 2,232 below it have mates started from the se facilitate passengers on the The university received online and applicants were been vaccinated so far. cond week of May. occasion of Raksha Bandhan, sodia on Saturday claimed your past raids instead,” over 1.79 lakh registrations not required to visit depart Director General (Prisons) A total of 3,442 undertrial the DMRC said on Saturday. that they have come to know Chief Minister Arvind Kejri Services on Sunday begins on from “reliable sources” that wal said in a statement. for PG courses. ments or campuses for any Sandeep Goel, “The inmates prisoners were released on Ph-III corridors at 8 a.m. on Prime Minister Narendra Mr. Sisodia claimed that According to data provid admissionrelated purposes. who received their first dose interim bail and 845 convicts regular days. “In order to Modi has given a list of 15 pe Mr. Modi had got houses of ed by DU, as of 6 p.m. on Sa The Delhi University En inside the prison and re were released on emergency facilitate those travelling for ople to the Central Bureau of AAP leaders, including his turday, the university had trance Test (DUET) will also leased on interim bail or parole from the prisons,” Raksha Bandhan, metro Investigation, the Enforce raided in the past as well. received around 28,827 re be conducted by the Nation emergency parole were they said. services will begin at 6.30 ment Directorate and the Mr. Sisodia said that the gistrations for M.Phil and al Testing Agency (NTA) bet asked to get the second dose Officials said that since the a.m. on Pink Line and 6 a.m. Delhi police to raid and file Delhi government believes in Ph.D courses. ween Sept. 26 and Oct. 1 for in the dispensaries and hos outbreak of the pandemic, on Magenta Line on 22 fake FIRs against. Manish Sisodia honest politics and giving The online portal for PG, the various entrance based pitals near their homes. If the prisons department has August,” the DMRC said. PTI Many names in this list are quality education. M.Phil and Ph.D registra PG courses. they face any difficulty in remained vigilant and in from the AAP, he added. growth, and thus, he has Mr. Sisodia said that the tions was launched by the The officials said the de getting the vaccine, then structed its staff to maintain Indian Oil celebrates “PM Modi is using his promised PM Modi that he BJP is “scared” and upset of university on July 26. claration of admission lists they can approach the jail hygiene and social distanc Raksha Bandhan brahmastra to falsely impli will ruin these people the increasing popularity of According to officials, will be announced later. authorities”. ing among themselves. NEW DELHI cate the leaders of the Aam through fake cases,” Mr. Siso the AAP. “The growth graph On the eve of Raksha Aadmi Party in view of the dia said during a ‘online of the AAP is increasing ra Bandhan, Indian Oil officials gave away gifts to women coming elections. Delhi Pol press conference’. pidly in Punjab, Goa, Utta customer attendants at ice Commissioner Rakesh Mr. Sisodia did not explain rakhand, Uttar Pradesh. See COCO Niti Marg. They were Asthana’s career graph has from where they got the in ing this, the BJP is shaken ,” gifted a kit containing ladies matched PM Modi’s political formation. “You are wel he said. purse, sweets, two rakhi sets and a mask.

Management school Delhi govt. baffled over DTC bus inquiry: BJP celebrates Onam GREATER NOIDA Special Correspondent probe in the DTC bus pur Gupta said. BIMTECH celebrated Onam, New Delhi chase scam by a “baffled” He added that the AAP the homecoming of King Delhi BJP president Adesh Delhi government. had “a history of first mak Mahabali and the popular Gupta on Saturday called “It has been seen in the ing unwarranted allegations harvest festival of Kerala, Deputy Chief Minister Man past seven years that whe and then apologising”. with great enthusiasm and ish Sisodia’s allegations never a scam of the Kejriwal He sought to issue a warn spirit. The evening started against PM Narendra Modi government gets exposed, ing to Mr. Sisodia to either with lighting of the lamp by “baseless”. they are baffled and they identify the sources behind director Harivansh He alleged that these were start coming out with all his allegation or offer an Chaturvedi. being made in response to kinds of unfounded and apology to the Central go the Centre’s nod for a CBI baseless statements,” Mr. vernment. Man who set self on fire Couple held for killing outside SC dies two-year-old nephew Staff Reporter NEW DELHI Staff Reporter probe, a woman can be seen A 27yearold man, who had NEW DELHI carrying the child. “She was allegedly set himself on fire A couple has been arrested then apprehended from outside the Supreme Court, for allegedly kidnapping and Tughlakabad,” an officer succumbed to injuries on killing their 2yearold ne said. Next, her husband was Saturday, the police said. phew in west Delhi’s Rajouri held on Saturday. The man and a woman Garden, the police said on They told police that they had tried to end their lives Saturday. strangulated the child and by setting themselves DCP (West) Urvija Goel dumped him in a drain. Ac ablaze on August 16. The said the accused — Yamuna cused said they killed the boy man had sustained 65% and her husband Rajesh — because they believed he will burn injuries and the 24 beg for a living. On Friday, a grow up and rule the begging yearold woman suffered woman told an ASI that her area while they will be side 85%burns. Officials de son has been missing. During lined. ployed the court rushed them to Ram Manohar Lo hia Hospital. The woman is undergoing treatment. The woman — from U.P.’s Ghazipur — was allegedly raped by a BJP MP in 2019. The accused has been in jail for two years and the mat ter is undergoing trial. In a live video before the incident, the woman and the man alleged that a few police officers and other noted people were support ing the accused. In August, a local court in Varanasi is sued a nonbailable warrant against her in a case of for gery based on a complaint filed by the accused MP’s brother. Suicide prevention hel- pline: Sanjivini, Society for Mental Health, Telephone: 011-4076 9002, Monday- Saturday, 10 a.m. -7.30 p.m.

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Contact: 93444 29752. poosam, Fair, M.Tech Doing Ph.D at ter Rich Family seeks seeks employed groom from same lance on movies as a hobby. Con- Groom9884510869 tact 9600174846 DOCTOR UMASS, Prefers US based grooms Sub- caste NAIDU, 26/180CM, BTech, MS, Pu- sect welcome. Contact :9841014971 Ct.9087296964/[email protected] ratathi , Working in Sweden. Seek- HASTHAM 33, 154 Fair MCA Upper Mid- Hindu ISAI VELLALAR 44 M.Com PILLAI, 25 yrs, 5’3" , Pretty look- HINDU SC. AD, Mesham, Bharani, GAVARA/BALIJA AVITTAM Kumbam 28 Govt. 90000/- pm. Seeks divorcee / ing Bride from any sub sect of dle Class Seek Mudaliar/Pillai Pro- Naidu or Reddy, Contact 8220014155 ing Doctor Bride lives in Qatar, 33yrs B.E. MBA, SBI Manager. Seeks fessionaly Qualified Groom. Fair−Good Looking,BE (E&I )seeks widow bride w/o issues. Sub caste no having US B2/B2 visa till 2026. Fa- Suitable Educated Groom. Ct: 8925640261 Suitable Groom India/ Abroad Sub− bar. 97880 58370 ther Engineer, Brother Studying 8056104103 Caste No Bar. Ct:8056093838/ ROYAL NAIDU 27/B.E (Builders & MBBS in India. Expecting Pillai or 9500009694 VADALKALAI BHARATWAJAM Kruthigai Flat promoters)Own commercial com- Caste No Bar (BC) Doctor Groom who 26, FAIR, M.S. in US Working in REDDY DIVORCEE 1980 Hastham Kanni, 36,170cm, M.B.B.S, D.L.O Govt. Doc- plex Mount road Anna Ngr etc 500 is willing to settle in USA . Ct. Bangalore, Seeks Well Settled Bcom, FCA, Manager Chennai 2Lpm, RICH NAIDU 27/M.B.A., OwnGranite tor. Seeks Suitable Bride. Crores family seeks Rich Bride 9500124086 Groom . CNB.9489935653 seeks suitable employed profession- Industries well settled fairseeks 9360379051 9884510761 al. Call: 9442370784 Groom 9884510761 REDDIYAR 29YRS, 5’3". MBBS, Doing HINDU NADAR MBBS MD 165cm Income CASTE NO Bar 1978/170 DCE well set- NAIDU HINDU Boy, 39 Yr, B.Com MBA, Final yr MD, fair looking Bride 50000PM Seeks Suitable Groom KA RA- SC Adi Dravida (Tamil), 25, 156 cms, TELUGU JOGI Kirthigai 37/152 tled Midunam, Mirugaserisham−3 Asst. Mgr (Big 4), Veg, seeks Reli- lives in Chennai, Father in to Civ- MAN NADAR Whatsup 9380791999 working as Optometrist (PG) in repu- M.Com, B.Ed,Veg seek Employed Business seeks bride. Ct: gious, Educated Girl. Ct: il Engineering Business from a af- groom CasteNoBar, BC,MBC prefd. 9087865951 9790925350 fluent family, Looking for Doctor ted Hospital in Vizag, presently living HINDU GOUNDER Bride Affluent, in Vizag, Father Senior Officer in Cen- Ct: 8056012713 Groom from Any Caste (BC). Ct. 27yrs, ht: 5.4ft good looking, MUDALIAR 34y/165cm Mca Poonar- 9384059327 tral Government, Looking for a well- posam Emp Tirupur Wheatish Seeks URDU working location: India UK ,US , educated professional groom, prefera- BALIJA NAIDU Widow No encumbrance UAE, seeks groom,age : 27yr to well to do 51/ 5.7 seeks Govt em- Bride CNB 9486247057. SM4 31 year Brahmin girl 5' -4" MBBS 35yrs, Ht : 5.7yrs + business work- bly working in Vizag. Contact URDU SPEAKING Sunni Muslim, 30, No.7036868889 ployed below 58 Well settled Tel- PursuingMD,9815450276,9417212011 ing PG any discipline Doctors, re- ugu Widower / Divorcee. Ct: HINDU PILLAI 41 MSC computer sci- 6’2", Cambridge educated, working MARRIAGE BUREAU spects women clean habits, from 8807703450 ence First marriage pvt co 40k Thu- in Chennai, innocent divorcee look- ENGINEER good social and economical family, AGAMUDIYAR 26/165 M.com Fin. lam Swathi Own House Chennai needs ing for good natured, modest Mus- send mail to santameera.krish@ Analyst Good looking Seeks Educat- CNB, Hindu /SC/ Mala 32 Years, brides contact 9840591187 lim girl. contact 8939943132 FREE REGISTRATION Yogiram Matrimo- YADHAVA NAIDU , Magam 27/152 , CTS gmail.com ed ,Settled. fairkumar@ 5.4ht, Fair MBA, Bank Officer Seeks ny 8525048790,9043702990 allReli- salary 65k seeking groom Any Naidu gmail.com.9445145455 Suitable Hindu Groom. Contact Email: PILLAI 33 Govt Off looks working ✔ 31 YRS, 6’2" practicing Muslim gion preferable Mobile: 9884001366 , HINDU VANNIYAR Bride, Affluent Age TELUGU [email protected], Phone qualified bride any Govt/PSU Call from Chennai. Founder of a start- 9176611611 : 26, ht: 5.6ft, MBBS, MD patholo- Number: 8897751988 9786113003 up. Looking for a religious, edu- NEW LAUNCH www.harikesamatrimony. DKV 29YRS 164/58 MBA(IIT) fair NAIDU GAVARA, 28/170, BE. Studying gy − studying Location : India or working in MNC Seeks for bright HINDU NADAR Boy B.Tech, 27 Yrs cated Urdu Muslim bride from Chen- com this website is free for 100 MALAYALAM abroad seeks groom Age : 26yrs to MS Computer Science US. Seeks suit- KAMMAVAR NAIDU, Age−25, Height−5. nai/Tamil Nadu. No dargah/biddath. days. Available for all communi- bridegroom from educated family able groom working in US. Working in Air India (Govt) look- 35yr, caste No bar well educated 9940507235 5, BTECH, MBA, MPHIL, Suitable Edu- Ph. 9176271056 ties of Hindu religion. JACOBITE F 30YR 155 cm Engr MBA Doctors CA Business Well settled 8072397518 cated Employed groom needed. ing for Girl from same caste with Canada PR wants suitable Christi- family send mail to 6382251908 9444215304 an Keralite groom, Ct: 09605 319960. MADHIGA, HINDU, S.C Telugu Girl, [email protected] Tamil well to do Brahmin Bride loo- fair, B.Tech(I.T), DOB 08−11−1990, KONGU VELLALA Gounder,26yrs,5’8" MALAYALEE VISWAKARMA(G.S) girl 38/ king for Supportive Compassionate Ht.163cms. Seeks working Groom URDU B.Tec, MS. Presently working in 162, Avittom, Deputy Manager in DOCTOR (PAEDIATRICS) DOB: 1991. partner 40-45 Years, Professional, well from decent family. Send full de- Germany. Wealthy Business Family MNC,Chennai. Seeks educated & Em- Vellore (TN). Hindu (Caste no bar) to do family. Reply with photo to tails to 7397314810. Brokers ex- PARENTS INVITE groom for good look- running Masala manufacturing Compa- ployed Groom(CNB). 9445651626 / Contact: 9443685770/ 9840509914 WhatsApp # 98410 26998 or Email : cuse. ing pious 31/159 BSc (CS), IT Pro- ny and having good farm lands in 9790739037 [email protected] fessional. Email: [email protected] Coimbatore, Seeking suitable Bride LEGAL NOTICE HINDU NADAR, 30/153, BE, MBA YADAVA 22/177 Danusu, Moolam4, from same caste. ct.9500122918 DOCTOR GIRL MBBS,MD(RD) , Govt. Sr.Consultant/ SWE/Bangalore, B.Tech IT,(MBA) seeks well quali- Urdu speaking parents invites allian- Services,DOB : 27-12-92, Thiruvo- Pooram, 16L/PA Seeks suitable fied suitable groom(Tamil also) ce for their fair, good looking, religious, GRADUATED BRIDE Wanted for IT boy nam,5.4" Paravar, seeking alliance. groom 9442126376 9940895840 unmarried 41/152 cm PG graduate (First Marriage) 6.2 ft h, 31 Yrs, Religion & Caste no bar. 7025755593 daughter from well settled family. born to inter−religious parents, AGAMUDI MUDALIAR (Vellore), Elite NAIDU ISSUELESS Divorcee 45/151cm 95972 67814 working at UK, (Caste/Religious/So- MENON DOCTOR Girl doing M.S.,(OG) Family, 29/165, PG, Working HR in ACS MBA Govt.Officer looking for cial Status NO Bar). Contact: 26,167cm Good Looking Chennai. MNC Seeks MS/ M.Tech Groom Bride groom in Chennai.CNB CHENNAI BASED Parents of Urdu Sun- [email protected] Seeks Pg Medical Doctors. 9176780777 8778873501 ni Muslim Girl 26/174 MS.,(US)H1− Ct:9042249800 ELITE RICH (Naidu) 24 / M.B.B.S, Visa, seek Groom from US Ct MUDALIAR HASTHAM Kanni 28/182 MUDALIYAR 39/163 BE Mech Emp Chen- M.S., own 3 Hospitals (750 Beds) 9600078086 BE,TCS,SWE Affluent Family Chennai NAIR GIRL, Anizham 23/153 Diploma nai Divorcee Revathi Wheatish seeks Educated Bride. Ct:9629276108 in Cardio Vascular Tech. Employed/AP fair girl. Seeks Groom. Ct: 98845 SMU GIRL: 25 years, BE (CE) working seeks caring clean habit, CNB. 10869 seeks suitable Groom. Ct:8985589604 9444254061 @ Bangalore seeks suitable groom. REDDI 30, 5.4', B.E., M.BA / MNC NAIDU GOOD Look 1973/171cm MBA Ct: 9886597804, 9501673934. Email: seeks qualified Bride from respectable NAIR GIRL Pooram 23/155 BE, TCS [email protected] family. 97904 79849. seeks Educated Employed Groom. AGAMUDAIYAR, 50 +, Unmarried, Working Seeks Groom below 49 Yrs. Contact: 9488956976 Fair, seeks suitable Groom from same Ct:9444663564, dlokeswaran@ caste. Contact: 91766 91525. yahoo.co.in SMU 20/5.3 chubby, smiling,brown IYER KAUSHIKA 29/178 MEng UFT Man- skin, practising Islamic values, ager Gov Canada, bride 20−25yrs , ALLIANCE FOR Doctor Girl Rich 17/ NAIDU DIVORCEE no issues born 1977 IGCSE schooling,pursuing final [email protected], 10/1990 /153cm Hastham/Kanni, Slim job MNC caste No Bar, Wanted year Arabic studies,respectable 9841092618. MBBS, MS(OBG) Working in Pvt Col- employed Bridegroom. Ph: 94433 family background. Email 44936 [email protected] VANNAN TAMIL 29 BE Software Engi- lege, Chennai, Vegetarian Family neer Seeks working girl Preferably Karkatharpillai share your details BE contact 7598951763 9841039515 MUDALIAR, 29/177, Handsome, M. HINDU YADAVA 33, MBA, Bharani, Tech, SWE, HCL, 1200000.PA, Afflu- Wheatish, Working @ Infosys, Seeks ent Family, CNB. 7299576644, Groom Prefer IT. 9962601864/ 7299576666 9884191464 RICH MUDALIAR 28/B.E, M.S, own Bus HINDU ADIDRAVIDAR Kongu Parayar, Transport 100yrsBusiness etc.Elite 30 BE, M.Tech, Ph.D Seeks Educated Family seek Bride. Rathi:9884510869 Profnl Groom. 87608 83559/89733 45370 MBBS MS (Govt Dr) age 31 1Lakh per month Good Looking, Well Settled. TAMIL YADAVA GIRL 25/155 B.E. working in Need Dr / BE any PG. Ct: 6374767370 RC NADAR age 26 B.com Seeking S/W Co Chennai getting 1.5L p. mseeks suitable Yadava VELLALAR PILLAI Hindu 33/175 Avit- BrideGroom for well Settled Bride tam BE MS, MNC seeks educated :9600131536,9840425192 Groom:7010056280 bride. Mudaliar/SubCaste NoBar. BUSINESS OFFER RC CHRISTIAN 36yrs/167cms Software PILLAI 29/163 Aswini wheatish M.E 9500010275 Egr Unmarried Udayar Fair Good MNC Chennai 10Lpa. Seeks Corporate looking. Seeks suitable unmarried Professional Grooms Ct: 98407 40707 Vadama Vaadholam Swathy 35/5'7" SHARES / INVESTMENTS groom. Ct:[email protected] MBA 90000 Subsect No Bar Contact: SELLING 9943084508 SC-AD Hindu Tiruvadhirai 34/162 BA, 9865934938 / 9965991434. BL,ML, Chennai seeks educated Well- SHARE−MARKET TRAINING: Learn Tech- TAMIL GOD fearing spinster 1970/ MD ANAESTHESIA Final Yr Doctor settld groom.9940671899/9940343483 Bramin Boy 5’10"90 Born Chen- nical Analysis With Ravi. 165 M.Com, M.Phil Ex−Lecturer FOREIGN CARS 9840723378 seeks suitable Tamil Christian god- naiBased Seek Bramin Girl PG Doc- HINDU NADAR Poosam Kadagam 24/ tor 9968267797 ly bachelor/widower. Email: annvex@ 153, Fair, B.Tech seeks Well Educated PORSCHE MACAN 3.6Ltr Twin Turbo P yahoo.com Chennai Based Groom.Ct:9840942228 54 YRS Old State Tax Officer (GST) 2017 Rgd. A&S 9884023737/ CHRISTIAN / RC girl 45yrs, 5.5, in CBE Iyengar Vadakalai Bharatwa- 9840953737 SELLING Fair, govt job, well settled. Cast WORKING PROFESSIONAL ,36,M.A(Eng)M. jam Tiruvonam 5ft Seeks Iyer Iyen- no bar Ct: 9941228433 / 8610875391 Phil., looking for a 36−40yr old, gar Bride from 45 yrs. Ct: 87786 RESIDENTIAL LAND well qualified & settled groom 14458 BUSINESS OFFER Tamil Muslim 26 / 157 Software Engg from Vellalar/Mudhaliyar community. CHENNAI BESANT Nagar Near Beach (1 Lakh PM) Seeks suitable groom. contact :8072553100,6379881605 IYER HARITA Uthratadhi Dec 73 MNC 6000sft Land (Rs.10500/sft) Parents doctors. (Trichy) Ct : 98658 Bank, Chennai. Seeks Iyer Graduate BUSINESS 9444224422 10041. HINDU/SC−AD 31/160 MBA, ESIC(Govt) Bride, Age Diff Min 3yrs. , seeks suitable groom(Govt. 9791036664 TRICHY THIRUPATTUR 140Ft Road DTCP CSI CHRISTIAN Nadar Girl Fair, OUR SUPER Mrket Expansion Venture Appd Plots 8428505260/ 9841154344. preferred) from SC−AD family, call for Financial partners/in- Good Looking, 03−04−1986 born / Ct:9941887824 152cm / M.Sc M.Phil, working as As- vestors on mntly prfit Sharing COMPUTER / INFO.TECH. 6381095123 sistant Professor in a Reputed Wom- HINDU NADAR, 29/160, M.Res(UK), CHENNAI CSI, good looking Girl, en’s College, Mount Road, Chennai. Fair, Revathy seeks qualified employ- TAMIL 28, 5’3’’, IT Professional, Cast Both Parents Doctors (Private), ed India / Abroad Groom in same FINANCE no bar, expects Smart Christian Suitable Alliance, Employed / Set- caste. Ct: 94864 86810. MARUTHUVAR − 45, MSc. MA, Govt. Groom in IT/Engg profession, in tled in Chennai / With Clean Job − Salary 60K, Seeks Well Edu- Chennai, Bangalore. 9791229171 Habits from Same Community. Con- HINDU SEERKARUNEEGAR 28/156 BE Non− cated and Employed Bride. FDI LOANS Loan Consolidation Get tact: 9841182514 veg Pooram seeks well−mannered COSMOPOLITAN MALAYALAM 8300867757 Funds from 8CR &ABOVE Interest suitable Groom Caste No Bar @3.5%PA International Collabora- COSMOPOLITAN MARUTHUVAR − 47, P.hd, Professor. SC MALA, 28/5’10", Handsome, Tel- tion, All types of Funding Done, Private Job, Seeks Well Educated 9894978735 NAIR BOY 28 yrs/165cm Bharani ✔ CASTE NO Bar : 32/182, Hand- ugu, B.Tech. & Masters (IISc), 30 working in Central government as sci- some, B.E, MBA, Established Busi- LAP,Feasible Project,Business SEEK MATCH from Doc/Er/MBA/Grp−1 and Employed Groom. 8300867757 LPA − top MNC Hyderabad. Father se- Amendable Tenure,Transparent pro- officer, age 36−42,tall,fair,Gen UDAYAR/PARKAVAKULA NATHAMAN, 27/ entist-engineer. Proposals invited (not ness, Chennai, Elite Family − HINDU KARUNEEGAR, 27/ 5.4‘, B.E., 159, B.Tech from Premier All India nior government officer. Seeks from bureau) 9496122999, Seeks Good looking girl − cess, Solicit enquiry 7200418844, category only for daughter, aged beautiful, Hindu/Christian bride [email protected] 36,Dentist by qual,fair,good look- SWE, MNC seeks Non Veg Employed Institute. Working for Software 9497429830 7305810258 (MNC), 1M+ p.a. Seeks well quali- from a well educated family. ing,160cm,nvr married. Contact Groom with equivalent Qualification & Age:23−27, Caste/ language no bar. 8076012583. decent salary. Ct: 76398 15660. fied groom from India/Abroad. HINDU NADAR 29, BE MBA, 178cm, 23L Ct:09159581400 No Brokers. Send details to: KERALA NAMBOODIRI Brahmin parents PA, Smart Well Settled Seeks Suit- MUDALIAR : 25/160,V.Fair, BE, MS [email protected] or call at seek alliance for their son 30/ able Bride CNB 7200866346/ NAIR GIRL 45 years. Rohini star. Di- (USA), MNC, Analyst, Chennai, HINDU PILLAI Ayilyam 25/172 BE 8328645024. 168cms, B.E. (Chemical) employed 8778514465 vorcee. M.Com, MBA. Currently Seeks groom − Abroad / India − TCS 40K Chennai seeks Educated in Gujarat from Kerala/Karanataka/ working as Global Head : Talent and 8939012419 Employed Groom.Cont: 98842 19327 PQM FOR Reddy boy 31, 5’10’’ Tamil Brahmin/Ambalavasi girls set- HINDU AD 34/178 M.S.Biotech organisational Transformation in lea- M.Tech, MBA, Ph.D. (pursuing) from tled anywhere in India. Contact: Manager, Pharma co. affluent await- ding IT firm, Seeks alliance from pro- MUDALIAR 23/164 V.Fair,MBBS, Fa- MUDALIAR (SENGUNTHAR) 30/155, Bha- reputed university, having own in- 9974097645, [email protected] ing Mutual divorce seeks educated fessional, well employed boys. ther Business, RubberIndustry, Re- rani, B.Tech, Working in US (H1B) vestment business, financially family Bride Ct:9994459158 Ph: 9619359575. sorts, Pharma Company, Rich Fami- Seeks Software Prof. Groom with well−off family, Father Ophthalmol- HINDU M30YRS BE Mech working in ly, Seeks groom− Doctor/Business− Clean Habits.Call: 9840697596. ogist, Mother Academic Counsellor, RC 47 /5.5" MBA,ML Deputy collec- Cognizant, Settled in Chennai. tor St. Govt Never married well PQM FOR Delhi based fair girl, 8925019776 Mail: [email protected] looking for suitable match India/ Seeking fair looking graduated Hin- 1987 / 165 cm, divorcee and single Abroad, Contact: 8328211046. settled, seeks suitable bride HINDU SC AD 34, BE SWE TCS 1 lakh/ du Tamil/Malayali girl. Contact 9444934393 / 9444252852 mother . Successful Entrepreneur, HINDU AD 29/150, MBA, Chithirai, +919940317807 mechdeepak.91@ heading her own company . Attrac- pm, seeks suitable grooms working ISSUELESS DIVORCEE 54 working as in Chennai/Bangalore Ct 9952147216 having vitiligo seeks suitable freelancer with BIOGRAPHY in gmail.com SC HINDU Mithunam Thiruvadhirai 28/ tive , very fit and health con- Groom from Coimbatore. CT: 93900 scious from an affluent back- B’lore/chennai seeks Broadminded 180, BE MBA Smart IT Chennai seeks AGAMUDAYAR MUDALIYAR, 28/167cm,BE 10021. Companion,Caretaker & Friend. Homely, Educated, Mingle with Join & ground. seeks liberal minded, suit- (CS)Working as developer in a IT EZHAVA / thiyya 27/172 anizham able match . Willing to support 9742546839 (CNB) Btech Amazon chennai settled well Well settled Family.Caste No Bar.Mail: organization earning 85K per CHETTIAR (CNB) : 25/173, Very [email protected] / 87785 46961 and promote the groom’s venture month, Divorcee(No Issues) seeks Fair, B.Tech, Father Business, DIVORCEE educated preferred 9840612295 Email : [email protected] with Groom, Well educated , family ori- Elite & AffluentFamily, Seeks photo and details Caste no bar. AGAMUDAIYAR 37 MSc IT Consultant ented person. Contact − 9884494909/ Groom − India / Abroad − TAMIL BRAHMIN divorcee 40/180 NRI MBA/CA/ICWA seeks Bride from OBC − 9445612997 PROPOSALS INVITED from well em- 044−25547066. 9994915406/ 7358510790 employed in global company looking for North / South Indian brahmin HINDU VISWAKARMA, 34yrs, B.E, ployed Upper Caste Hindu Boys AGAMUDAIYAR 46 MSc IT Professional YADAV/ CASTE no bar, Tiruttani, preferably working in US, for a INVITING VANNIYARKULA Shathriyar girls without issues. No demands Engineer, 20000 pm, seeks Bride, in Chennai seeks Groom from OBC − Bride Groom from Decent Family for 29, 5’7", CA, ICWA, NRI, 60 lacs caste no bar, Contact: 96003 03385. well educated Hindu Nair girl (Age simple marriage. Reply email : salary, Telugu/Tamil, 9113070596 37) with decent family ground. Con- 9444112697 Bride 28 / 162 / wheatish / PhD. [email protected] Contact. 9840495355 MUDALIYAR POORAM 35/172 Fair tact : 8433628306, E−mail: HINDU UDAYAR, 38yrs first Marriage. [email protected]. B.Tech MBA Software Business Owner Degree holder, well to do family. seeks 32 SC AD Hindu Tamil Chennai, MBA ENGLISH TAMIL Req Bride Subsect no bar MAL/ TAM, caste/ relig no bar F/ Bridegroom (FC, BC, MBC) working HR working in MNC, Seek suitable Ct:9840358389 21, D.Arch need human value groom within India. Ct: 90803 59664. groom, ph 9500174710 HINDU ADI Dravida MBBS, Fair. 28/ TAMIL GOD fearing bachelor 1972/ below 30 with good family back- 167/55 − Poorattadi − Kumbam. 175 MSc, PGDCA − IT Sr Manager HINDU SC, B.E, MBA, 45, working in MUDALIYAR GIRL, 27Yrs/Doctor, Di- email : [email protected] seeks suitable Tamil Christian god- ground Dad−8300598513 vorced. Seeks Settled & Educated HINDU,PILLAI, 26/178CM,B.E (CSE) govt of India company seeks allian- working in IT sector seeks well Ed- ly bride. Email: [email protected] ce from any graduates, no expecta- CNB 27 years beautiful PG Dual Unmarried Groom,Caste no bar. Con- tact :9442287394, 9600644953 ucated Groom working Abroad (US/UK/ HINDI tions. Caste no bar Contact Prof seeks match from well settled Canada) Ct: 9790690593 9489302145 Groom CHRISTIAN NADAR well settled [email protected] SC AD, 38/165, Revathi, Meena Rasi, LOOKING FOR suitable match for Ra- family seeking bride for only Son MBBS, MD, Govt Doctor Bangalore, HINDU SC PR Kongu 1984 MBBS jput boy, 29 years, residing in DIVORCEE 52 years, Government 25/180 MS USA working @ Teacher. Seeks Bride, Government Divorcee, no issues seeks suitable DCH Doctor, working in Govt Hospital, Bangalore,(5’11"), MCA, The bride Philadelphia from same community, DIVORCEE professional groom, Caste No Bar. seeks suitable groom. Ct:94436-80973 should hail from a decent, educat- Service. Caste no bar. Green Card prfd any professional Contact : 9498001707. Contact: 8678923254/ 9731313919 / ed family, Same caste Contact with degree Ct: 9344380866 FAIR/ MUDALIYAR Girl 30/162, 10th, details 8898414145 or Email to No issue, seeks suitable groom, 080-25468640. HINDU PILLAI 50/179 Eng Dip, Self SAIVA PILLAI 34/160/MBA CAIIB, Emp, Karthigai, 1st Patham, decent fa- [email protected] caste no bar, Chennai only. HINDU NADAR Girl, Poosam , 24/159, RC CHRISTIAN, BE, MBA, Age: 38, Govt. Bank Officer, Bharani, Mes- 9840353368 mily, 1st Marriage, delay due to com- ham, only son, well settled seeks CA, Rs.5 lakhs P.A. seeks suitable Bri- mitment, seeks Groom below 55yrs 1985/175CM. IT. 25 Lakhs PA. Chen- 183cm, Own Business in Chennai degroom in same Nadar caste. Can seeks suitable Bride. Ct: suitably qualified Bride. with clean habits from decent family nai. Father Doctor. Seeks well edu- Contact: 9443625846 DOCTOR contact 9566921121 or 9442272744 preferably from Chennai/Divorcee/ 2nd cated bride. WhatsApp: 96290 12248 9790950158 Marriage avoid. Whatsapp Bio-data : MUDALIAR (CASTE NoBar) 42/155, PhD HINDU VANNIYAR Groom, Affluent, 30 DOCTOR GIRL 26/167, MBBS SC 94422 73407. yrs , ht : 5.8ft , B.E, MBA, sambavar, parayan, Christian, seeks (Pharma) seeks Qualified Employed KANNADA Salem-based Tamil Muslim parents of Groom, India/Abroad. 9444675720/ travel industry professional, 35, issuel- Project manager in Canada seeks Groom from Doctors only Contact: VISWAKARMA THIRUVATHIRAI 27/169Cm, bride age : 26 to 29yrs , ht : 5.2 94425 22322. 9282129789, rajasekaransguru@ GROOM/ 38 /5’7" /Kannada brahmin/ ess divorcee, working in Chennai, gmail.com B.E Girl Own House, Seeking Educat- seek brides (issueless divorcees or & above, good looking , well edu- ed Groom. WhatsApp/Call: Working in IT/1 lakh p.m/ 8807355640/No expectations. first marriage), from respectable Tamil cated, with good family values, DOCTOR MBBS PG in Emergency SC, AD, 38, Divorced Asst. Prof. 9444181129. 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IN BRIEF Weather Watch Kerala scales down Onam celebrations Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday

COVID-19 keeps people away from accompanied by three ‘Palli yodam’s, each carrying 40 key temples; mass feasts cancelled persons on board. On their arrival at Aranmula, they Special Correspondent about 7 a.m., which was fol were accorded a grand Kochi IMD issues yellow alert lowed by the “Sheeveli” ri reception. for five districts in Kerala Onam festival was celebrated tual up to noon . Temple Festivities at the temple THIRUVANANTHAPURAM in a subdued manner across authorities had been given began with Mr. Bhattathiri A number of Kerala districts Kerala on Saturday with CO permission to use just one handing over the light to the can expect isolated heavy VID19 infections remaining elephant for the festivities, eternal lamp at the temple. rainfall over the weekend, high. instead of nine or even 11 ele This followed preparations the India Meteorological The Thrikkakara temple, phants seen in the prepan of the feast at the temple Department has indicated. seat of the Onam legend in demic days. A concert of de kitchen for serving devotees The weather agency has put Kerala, saw a scaleddown votional songs, along with a at the temple dining hall. five districts — Thiruvonam as warnings by performance of the Thiru In view of COVID19 regu Pathanamthitta, Idukki, the health authorities kept vathira dance, was planned lations, the number of peo Malappuram, Kollam and people away from the cele for the evening, temple auth Ceremonial welcome: A boy dressed as King Mahabali at the ple attending the procession Wayanad — on yellow alert brations. The most signifi orities said. Thrikkakara temple on Saturday. * H. VIBHU and rituals at Aranmula was on Sunday. cant among the ceremonies Restrictions notwith strictly regulated. Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs) skipped on Thiruvonam day standing, Onam was cele ing deity after the noon ri In Aranmula, the Thiruvo Meanwhile, Kerala report HC upholds demand for Forecast for Sunday: Heavy rainfall likely at isolated places over was the mass lunch in which brated with religious fervour tuals. nathoni carrying provisions ed 17,106 new cases of CO ₹982 cr. from Eagleton Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim, about 50,000 people usually at Sabarimala on Saturday. Only people with negative for the Onam feast reached VID19 on Saturday, when BENGALURU Bihar, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The High Court of Karnataka participate. The onasadya The temple’s chief priest RTPCR tests taken within the Sree Parthasarathy tem 96,481 samples were tested Thunderstorm with lightning likely at isolated places over Hi has upheld the decision of the (feast), was cancelled, tem (thantri) Kandararu Mahesh the previous 48 hours, or ple in the morning. Led by over the past 24 hours. machal Pradesh, Punjab, Delhi, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, State government to collect ple authorities said. Mohanararu led the perfor having completed two shots M.R. Raveendra Babu Bhat The Onam holiday and Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Rayalaseema, Yanam and Karaikal around ₹982 crore from the mance of various special pu- of COVID19 vaccination , tathiri, the eldest member of festivities affected testing city rain max min city rain max min Only one elephant jas marking the auspicious were permitted entry to the the Mangattu Illam in Kuma and the dip in the number of Agartala...... —....34.4....25.4 Kozhikode...... —....32.0....25.1 promoter of Eagleton Golf Ahmedabad...... 0.8....27.9....25.6 Kurnool ...... —....33.6....25.4 Course and Resorts, for Programme convenor K.T. day. temple. The temple will be ranallur, the vessel had be samples tested saw test posi Aizawl...... —....27.1....21.0 Lucknow...... 39....32.7....25.0 allowing it to retain Rajappan said the temple ce The sumptuous onasadya closed after Onam celebra gun its journey from Kattoor tivity rate rise from 16.94% to Allahabad...... —....33.5....25.6 Madurai...... 10....31.6....25.2 government land encroached remonies began at 4 a. m. . for devotees began with the tions on August 23, and will by 6.30 p.m.. 17.73% on Saturday. Bengaluru ...... 0.3....27.7....21.1 Mangaluru ...... 0.6....29.8....23.6 Bhopal ...... 7.6....30.7....23.6 Mumbai ...... 52....26.4....23.3 while developing the project The ceremonial reception to thantri serving the dishes in reopen for monthly pujas on In its 10hour long voyage, (With inputs from Bhubaneswar...... 7.1....32.9....25.4 Mysuru ...... —....30.5....21.2 during the late 1990s. King Mahabali was held at a banana leaf to the presid September 16. the Thiruvonathoni was also Pathanamthitta) Chandigarh ...... 22.5....27.1....24.2 New Delhi ...... 139....32.2....23.8 Chennai ...... —....32.3....26.6 Patna ...... —....34.8....27.2 Coimbatore ...... —....30.2....23.6 Port Blair...... —....31.1....24.7 Dehradun...... 17....29.6....23.4 Puducherry ...... 54.1....27.3....19.8 Gangtok...... 0.2....20.2....17.8 Pune...... 5.4....27.6....21.7 Former A.P. Goa...... 1....29.8....23.6 Raipur ...... —....33.5....24.6 Actor Chitra passes Priest falls to death from Guwahati ...... 0.6....34.0....26.0 Ranchi...... 5....30.7....23.2 Hubballi...... —....28.0....21.0 Shillong...... 0.2....24.1....16.6 Minister’s son Hyderabad ...... —....29.7....23.1 Shimla...... 12....21.6....18.6 Imphal ...... 0.2....29.8....21.0 Srinagar...... —....30.7....16.4 questioned Jaipur ...... —....32.9....25.0 Thiruvananthapuram...... —....32.2....24.8 away in Chennai hillock in Andhra Pradesh Kochi ...... —....30.6....25.4 Tiruchi...... 28....27.9....23.8 Kohima ...... 7....24.3....17.4 Vijayawada ...... 4....28.4....26.4 Special Correspondent Staff Reporter Special Correspondent Kolkata ...... 0.7....33.4....26.7 Visakhapatnam ...... 4....32.4....25.2 Thiruvananthapuram Hyderabad ANANTAPUR (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) Actress Chitra, who played Three days after a live The priest of Gampamallay Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE memorable roles in some round was found in his ya Swamy temple in Ananda * Ahmedabad...... — .25 .28 ..117 .122 .... In observation made at iconic Malayalam films, died baggage during the securi raopeta village of Singana Bengaluru ...... 11 ..— .68 ....64 ...62 ....* 4.00 p.m., Jodhpur, in Chennai on Saturday. She ty check at Hyderabad air mala mandal of Andhra Chennai ...... 5 .33 .86 ....28 ...44 ....* Rajasthan recorded an Delhi ...... — .10 110 ....38 ...34 ....* overall air quality index was 56. port, Andhra Pradesh’s Pradesh’s Anantapur dis * (AQI) score of 105 Hyderabad ...... 5 .77 .20 ....25 ...39 .... indicating a moderate level She had begun her career former Minister late Parita trict, known for his darede Kolkata...... 13 .22 .18 ....41 ...45 ....* of pollution. In contrast, in tinseltown as a child ar la Ravindra’s son Sidhartha Lucknow...... 5 .40 .75 ....54 ...70 ....* Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh vilry, died on Saturday, Mumbai ...... 15 .10 ...— ....72 .102 ....* recorded a healthy AQI tiste in Tamil films. But it was summoned by the when he slipped from the Pune...... 14 .36 108 ....65 ...57 ....* score of 13 was through Malayalam Cyberabad police for top of the temple. Visakhapatnam ..— ..— .26 ..... — .....— ....— films that she attained questioning. Appa Papayya, 49, climbs Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) popularity. Though Sidhartha is a li nearvertical rock cliffs step Fatal fall: The hillock from where the priest of SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, After debuting as an adult censed firearm holder, the making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air ping on oilsoaked edges Gampamallayya Swamy temple slipped to death. particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues in a minor role in Hariha Chitra bullet found in his bag did four times every year on Sa and monuments. ran’s Valaruthumrugangal in not match with his licensed turdays during Sravana Ma Ironically his grandfather the top of the hillock and NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by 1981, she gained recognition along with Mohanlal. weapon. “While he has a li reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. sam as part of a ritual to ap too died in a similar fashion, tried to climb down the CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to with Aattakalasham, in In Tamil, her notable cense for .32 MM pistol, pease the Lord while performing the ritual, slope, when he slipped into critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause which she was featured in films include En Thangachi 5.56 MM INSAS rifle round Gampamallayya and per the police said. the valley and fell close to dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, the popular song Naana- Padichava, Oorkkavalan was found in his bag,” a se form the puja in the temple On Saturday, the priest 100 feet resulting in his in nose and throat, coughing, heart attacks and premature death in people with maavunoo meni novunno… and Thirippu Munai. nior police officer said. on top of the hillock. was performing the ritual on stantaneous death. heart or lung disease

Staff Reporter More than 18.5 million trees projects, we can make a new slashed during the removal trees with medicinal value,” BHUBANESWAR have been felled for the wi beginning,” a Forest official process, chances of the sur said Ram Prasad Panda, The Forest Department in dening of roads in the State said. vival of the transplanted tree Chief General Manager, Odisha may move the Na in the past decade. He said banyan, arjun and become slim,” the official ad NHAI, Bhubaneswar. tional High Authority of In “We will move the NHAI peepal trees, preferably ded. According to sources, ho dia (NHAI) with a request to with a request to issue an ad around 15yearold, should The NHAI was not averse wever, the major problem in translocate trees that were visory to executing agencies especially be extirpated and to the idea, but certain basic relocating trees would be the felled when laying roads. to deracinate fully grown planted again as their chanc issues needed to be ad scarcity of land. The identifi The proposal was mooted trees and translocate them es of survival are higher. “It dressed to firm up the pro cation of land for trees re in the wake of a massive loss to nearby areas. Though the is difficult to deracinate trees posal. “We can start it on a li quiring translocation should of tree cover due to road wi translocation of trees has not that are more than 50year mited scale by identifying be made at the beginning of dening projects in the State. been taken up in any of our old. If the taproot gets endangered species and a project.

DELHI THE HINDU 6 NEWS SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FROM PAGE ONE Kalyan Singh, former U.P. CM, passes away at 89 80 Indians evacuated; Twice Chief Minister, he led State during Babri demolition; he was acquitted last year for lack of evidence

150 miss flight Omar Rashid President Ram Nath Ko A special CBI court in LUCKNOW vind condoled Singh’s de Lucknow last September ac A second IAF aircraft is now nationals back,” the official Former Uttar Pradesh Chief mise, saying he had a “magi quitted Singh along with oth parked at Dushanbe airport, added, explaining that the Minister Kalyan Singh, who cal connect” with the er senior BJP and Sangh Pari awaiting clearance to go Afghan staff members of the died at the age of 89 on Sa masses. Prime Minister Na var leaders in the Babri back into Kabul once the Indian Embassy, and other turday, personified the BJP rendra Modi said he was Masjid demolition case for group of 150 is able to enter. Afghans holding visas would RSS blend of caste and Hin “saddened beyond words” lack of credible evidence. “We are operating the not be facilitated immediate dutva, which helped the saf by Singh’s death, and de Singh left the BJP for the flights from Dushanbe as it is ly. fron party achieve power in scribed him as a statesman, first time in 1999 after his difficult for planes to be Meanwhile, about 72 Af the State, first riding on the veteran administrator, grass verbal attacks on then Prime parked in Kabul for an ex ghan Sikhs and Hindus, Ram Mandir movement that rootslevel leader and great Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee tended period,” explained most of whom have Indian also fractured old communal human. before returning to the saf an official involved in the visas, and have families re and political equations in the Even while Singh served Life in images: Kalyan Singh celebrating his birthday in Lucknow in 2016; and Singh with fron fold in 2004. In 2009, operations. siding here were unable to country’s most populous as Governor in Rajasthan former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in New Delhi in 2004. * FILE PHOTOS he left the BJP again due to fly out after the Taliban forc State. It was under Singh’s from 2014, in U.P., the BJP differences over distribution Safe passage es reportedly turned them watch that the Mughalera tried to cash in on his Hin came to power, it would re nificance for the BJP that ov (OBC) family in Atrauli, near of ticket. The biggest problem is en back from the airport, an Babri Mosque was demol dutva credentials and iron plicate a “Kalyan Singhtype er the past two months, each Aligarh, in 1932, Singh was In March 2014, Singh, suring safe passage for the NGO working on evacuating ished by a mob of karsevaks. fist policy on law and order, of government”. The import time senior BJP leaders from groomed in the ideology of then Independent MP from Indians trying to reach the the Afghan minorities said. The Sanjay Gandhi Post a model replicated in a new was not lost on anyone as Delhi visited Lucknow in the RSS and in 1967 was first Etah, returned to the BJP. airport, and increasingly, for It is unclear whether the Graduate Institute of Medical form under the Yogi Aditya Singh’s rule was best remem preparation for the 2022 As elected to the State Assemb Singh is survived by wife them to be allowed in. The Taliban have officially decid Sciences said Singh, who had nath government since 2017. bered for the Babri Masjid sembly polls, they made sure ly as a Jan Sangh candidate. Ramvati Devi, son Rajveer special Afghanistan cell of ed not to let the group, been admitted there on July In October 2016, while cam demolition. Though Singh they paid a visit to the hospi He went on to win the seat Singh, MP, and grandson the Ministry of External Af which is taking shelter at the 4 in critical condition, died paigning in Etawah, Amit resigned over the incident, tal and to enquire about several times, later on a BJP Sandeep Singh, who is a U.P. fairs, which has been coordi main gurdwara in Kabul, due to sepsis and multior Shah, then BJP chief, pro he expressed no guilt over it. Singh’s wellbeing. ticket, becoming Chief Minis Minister . nating over the telephone leave. gan failure. mised U.P. that if the BJP Such was his political sig Born into a Lodh Rajput ter of U.P. twice. (With PTI inputs) and through social media “We are trying to ensure groups with Indians strand seamless coordination with ed in Afghanistan, estimated local guards and through the that once all the three MEA to U.S. forces, so that ‘States earn more when groups return, an additional they are allowed to enter the 41 kg of heroin seized on border 200250 Indians will remain airport. Once they come to to be rescued from Kabul. India, we will help rehabili basic oil prices increase’ With the Indian Embassy in tate them or facilitate on Punjab police and BSF recover drug being smuggled in from Pakistan Kabul closed, organising ward travel,” Vikramjit Singh Economy is recovering: Sitharaman their passage has become Sahney, president of the SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT 180 g of opium and two plas Chandigarh more difficult with each World Punjabi Organisation, tic pipes (manufactured by Special Correspondent rate, the States tax at ad va- passing day, even as no for told The Hindu, adding that The Punjab police on Satur Super Punjab Pump in Pakis NEW DELHI lorem. So whenever there is mal government has been the Ministry of External Af day said they had foiled a tan). The police have also im The States and the Centre an increase in the basic fuel formed in Afghanistan. fairs has committed to bring major bid to smuggle drugs pounded a motorcycle and a need to work out how to ad price, the States’ ad valo- “Our single focus at the ing the group back by Indian from Pakistan and recovered Scooty belonging to the dress people’s concern rem-based taxes will also moment is to bring Indian Air Force aircraft if required. 39 packets of heroin, weigh smugglers from the smug about high fuel prices, Fi increase.” ing 40.81 kg and estimated at gling side, found stationed at nance and Corporate Affairs Asserting that the coun about ₹200 crore in the in the vicinity,” he said. Minister Nirmala Sithara try’s micro, small and medi Lalu faces tough test as ternational market, in the “The police have man said on Saturday, reit um enterprises (MSMEs) Panjgraian border outpost launched a massive manhunt erating that States earn were now getting the recog area of Amritsar. to arrest Sonu, who is also more when basic oil prices nition they were denied for sons feud over leadership DirectorGeneral of Police wanted by the Tarn Taran rise. decades, Ms. Sitharaman Dinkar Gupta said the opera police in a case of 1 kg of he Stressing that India’s pan said the government had ta Shorty thereafter, Mr. Te moved the president of the tion based on specific inputs roin recovered in 2020.” demicaffected economy ken several measures to jashwi left for New Delhi to party’s student wing presi was carried out by the Amrit “An FIR under Sections 21, was recovering, Ms. Sithara help them over the past two meet his father. However, he dent, Akash Yadav, a proté sar (Rural) police, supported 61 and 85 of the Narcotic man promised to provide years. told reporters that he was gé of Mr. Tej Pratap, escalat by the Border Security Force Drugs and Psychotropic Sub any support that was re Ms. Sitharaman was visiting the national capital ing tensions. (BSF). “Following an input Huge haul: Punjab police officers showing the confiscated stances Act; Section 14 of the quired to spur the recovery speaking in Lucknow at the for the upcoming Raksha While rebuking some that Nirmal Singh, alias Sonu heroin in Amritsar on Saturday. * AFP Foreigners Act; and Sections further. “We see signs of re launch of an alternative in Bandhan as his six sisters members of the student’s Mayer, a notorious smuggler 3, 34 and 20 of the Indian covery and hope the econo vestment fund called Ub live in the DelhiNCR region. wing who were said to be of the Gharinda area, was at dent of Police, Amritsar (Ru Joint teams of the Punjab Passport Act, has been regis my will recover, and are harte Sitare Fund that was Besides he is also part of an supporters of Mr. Tej Pra tempting to smuggle heroin ral) Gulneet Singh Khurana police and the BSF success tered at the Ramdas Police willing to give any help that announced in last year’s allparty delegation, led by tap, Mr. Singh said, “Those through the IndiaPakistan immediately shared the pin fully seized the huge heroin Station, Amritsar,” Mr. Gupta would be needed to push Budget. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish who wear jeans, can’t be border, Senior Superinten pointed inputs with the BSF. cache, besides recovering said. the recovery process more,” The Minister urged the Kumar, that is scheduled to leaders of our party.” she said. Small Industries Develop meet Prime Minister Naren On the issue of fuel pric ment Bank of India (SIDBI) dra Modi on their demand Seeking counsel CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC es, the Minister said: “As re and India Exim Bank to for a castebased census in Party sources told The Hin- gards fuel price, the Centre work with the State adminis the country. du that Mr. Tejashwi was Veiled mountains as well as the States tax fuel. tration to popularise its of perturbed over the develop The Centre taxes at a fixed fering for small enterprises. Mythical comparisons ments in the party because “Tejashwi is my Arjun and I of his brother and he want am his Krishna. I will make ed to discuss the issue with him Chief Minister of the his father “urgently”. Another extortion case State one day,” Mr. Tej Pra “He (Tej Pratap) may be tap has often said. However, my elder brother but our pa on Saturday, he said, “Until rents have taught us to res filed against Param Bir he (Tejashwi Yadav) gets rid pect our elders. Whoever he of people like Shishupala may be, indiscipline within Press Trust of India Singh alias Chintu, Alpesh and Duryodhana (charac party is not good and causes Mumbai Patel, Vinay Singh alias Ba ters in the Mahabharata problem,” Mr. Tejashwi was The Mumbai Police have re bloo, and Riyaz Bhati — have seen as having a corrupting quoted as saying. gistered one more case of also been named as ac influence), I doubt that he Mr. Tej Pratap said, “In a extortion against former Ci cused. will become the Chief couple of days I will leave ty Police Commissioner Pa As per the complaint by Minister.” for Delhi and discuss the ram Bir Singh on the basis of Mr. Agrawal, the accused ex Drawing further compari matter with my father Lalu a complaint lodged by a torted collectively ₹9 lakh sons, Mr. Tej Pratap went on Prasad.” buildercumhotelier, an of from him in several tranch to call Mr. Sanjay Yadav Du He also took a swipe at his ficial said on Saturday. es for not conducting raids ryodhana and Mr. Jagda younger brother’s depar This is the fourth such on two bars and restau nand Singh Sishupala. ture, saying, “Tejashwi left case against Mr. Singh and rants, which he ran in part “Just like Krishna was people of Bihar to fend for the second in Mumbai. Two nership, and also forced him abused by Shishupala in the themselves in the floods and other cases were filed in to buy two smartphones Mahabharata, similarly I went to Delhi. He is being Thane city. All these FIRs worth around ₹2.92 lakh. am a victim of Jagdanand brainwashed by Sanjay Ya were registered within a The incident occurred bet Singh. People also know dav on whose advice he is span of one month. The lat ween January 2020 and how Duryodhana was working.” est FIR was filed on Friday March 2021. killed. It was Krishna who “The sooner the family night at the Goregaon police Based on the complaint, gave tips to tear apart the resolves or reins in over Tej station based on a com the case was filed under Sec thighs of Duryodhana,” he Pratap’s growing nuisance plaint lodged by Bimal Agra tions 384 and 385 (both per said. “They both (Mr. Sanjay within the party, the better wal, 48, the official said. taining to extortion) and 34 and Mr. Singh) want to it will be for everyone in In this case, dismissed (common intention) of the create rift between us and RJD,” said a senior party A white morning: Fog covering the mountains following heavy rain in Shimla on Saturday.* PTI police officer Sachin Vaze Indian Penal Code against want to weaken the party. leader close to Mr. Lalu Pra CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC and four others — Sumit the six accused. But I can never tolerate any sad. wrong thing and will conti Meanwhile, the ruling nue to call a spade a spade,” NDA leaders took a jibe at he said. the ongoing power tussle Arunachal Inheritance The reference was to his between the two brothers. A battery powered by human sweat running feud with Mr. “In this internal fight in RJD, Singh, whom he recently ac who will become Dara Shi Bill faces stiff opposition cused of running the RJD in koh and who will rule like Indian scientist among creators of battery that does not contain toxic chemicals “Hitler style” — a barb which Aurangzeb, only time will No plan to table now, says govt. apparently upset Mr. Singh, tell,” tweeted senior State S. Vijay Kumar conventional batteries, tionary bicycle for 30 mi who stopped coming to the BJP leader and Rajya Sabha SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT permanently. Chennai which are often built using nutes was able to generate a party headquarters. A few member Sushil Kumar Mo Guwahati “This Bill is a bid to struc In a first, scientists from the unsustainable materials that voltage of 4.2 V and output days later, Mr. Singh re di. The draft Arunachal Pra turally change the custom Nanyang Technological Un are harmful to the environ power of 3.9 mW that was desh Marriage and Inheri ary laws or traditional set iversity (NTU), Singapore, ment and at times pose a sufficient to power a com tance of Property Bill, 2021, tings of the State’s tribal have introduced a stretcha threat of explosion. We have mercial temperature sensor Assam gets 45 days to finish envisaging land rights for people. It is aggressive and ble battery that is powered applied to patent this tech device and send the data to a girls has met with stiff oppo undemocratic in nature and by human perspiration. nology,” says Dr. Thangavel, smartphone via Bluetooth. detention camp work sition in the State. largely undermines the Gurunathan Thangavel, a a Senior Research Fellow in “By capitalising on perspi Various student organisa views and opinions of all the native of Archampatti in Ka NTU’s School of Material ration, we could be looking “But as a matter of abun vide the necessary docu tions said they would not al communitybased organisa rur district, Tamil Nadu, is Science and Engineering. at a more environmentally dant caution, the learned ments, which the State is low the Bill to be passed in tions,” AAPSU general secre among the three scientists Gurunathan Thangavel and “Conventional batteries friendly way of powering Advocate General has presently insisting for re the Assembly unless tribal tary Tobom Dai said. who designed and deve others of the team who use organic electrolyte, the wearable devices that does prayed for allowing 6 weeks’ leasing the said detenus,” women marrying men be “Opposing the draft Bill loped the battery that can developed the battery. reby limiting their applica not rely on conventional bat time to the State to com the court said. longing to the nonAruna doesn’t mean we are against discharge about 20 hours of tion in skininterfering elec teries. It is a nearguaranteed plete the construction of the The next hearing has chal Pradesh Scheduled the women of Arunachal electricity derived from just wearable devices, including tronics. Our battery source of energy produced proposed detention centre been fixed on September Tribes (nonAPSTs) were Pradesh. But the govern 2 ml of sweat. smart watches and arm conforms to the skin of users by our bodies ,” he quoted and to shift the detenus of 30. stripped of ST status and be ment should first publish The soft stretchable bat straps, via Bluetooth. by our wellsynthesised hy Lee Pooi See, Dean of NTU the various detention People adjudged nonciti nefits. the draft it has been prepar tery comprises printed silver To demonstrate its poten drophilic elastomeric bin Graduate College, who led centres…,” the court said. zens by the quasijudicial The All Arunachal Pra ing on the issue of the flake electrodes that gener tial use when it becomes in der. This device will help to the study, as saying. The Advocate General Foreigners’ Tribunals are desh Students’ Union (AAP offspring of nonAPST men ate electricity in the pre corporated in wearable bio do away with toxic materials Adding that the third had told the court that there sent to detention centres. SU) said the Bill was being married to APST women,” sence of sweat. The battery sensors and other electronic used in batteries,” he said. member of the team is Lyu are 177 inmates in the deten Such people are tried after brought without consulta he said. looks like a paper bandage devices, the scientists tested In a separate trial, the Jian, Research Fellow, Mate tion centres. “It is also sub the border wing of the As tions with the stakeholders The criticism led the go that can be affixed to a flexi their device with artificial team reported that an indivi rials Science and Engineer mitted that majority of sam police serve them not and, if passed, would pave vernment to clarify that it ble sweatabsorbent textile human sweat. “The battery dual wearing the sweatpo ing, NTU, Dr. Thangavel said those remaining detenus ice on suspicion of being fo the way for nonAPSTs to has no plans to table the Bill which draws power from does not contain heavy me wered battery around the the stretchable textile re have not been able to pro reigners. settle down in the State in the upcoming session. sweat and transfers it to tals or toxic chemicals unlike wrist and cycling on a sta tained a lot of sweat.

THE HINDU DELHI SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 NEWS 7 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ‘LeT, JeM may intensify infiltration bids’ Academic from Kashmir After things settle down a little in Afghanistan, their focus will again shift to J&K, say officials stuck outside Kabul airport Devesh K. Pandey tinue to get support from NEW DELHI Taliban. Nominate a pointsman who can help us, he requests govt. Terrorists of banned outfits This apart, as per a UNSC such as the LashkareTaiba report in June, based on the Peerzada Ashiq (LeT) and the JaisheMo Monitoring Team’s observa Srinagar hammed ( JeM), which had tions, the Taliban and al An academic from Kashmir, been fighting alongside the Qaeda continued to be close who is stranded outside the Taliban against the U.S.led ly aligned. AlQaeda ele airport in Afghanistan’s cap forces in Afghanistan for the ments were said to be ital Kabul, on Saturday past several years, may soon residing in at least 15 Afghan uploaded an SOS on social intensify efforts to infiltrate provinces. media seeking help from the into Indian territory, accord “Sirajuddin Haqqani is the Indian government to nomi ing to the latest assessment leader of the Miram Shah nate a pointsman who could of security agencies. Shura, which is not a geo help it in the evacuation of “Carrying out terror at graphical term but an analyt Indian citizens. Total chaos: Afghans on a road near the the airport in Kabul tacks in Jammu and Kashmir ical concept describing a re “We are around 280 [In on Saturday. * AFP has been the primary goal of Sign of hope: Evacuees waiting for a flight at the airport in Kabul on Thursday. * REUTERS gional body of the Supreme dian] people. Everyone is these outfits. Over the years, Council. He is also assessed blank and clueless. We are citizens inside. However, “There is a very serious they have extended active out that even on Saturday, plane had been taken to the while JeM fighters are active to be a member of the wider not able to enter the Kabul there is no official for us. We situation of chaos and confu support to the Taliban. The three suspected JeM cadres then Talibancontrolled in the Ghazni, Kandahar and alQaeda leadership, but not airport despite reaching seek help so that we do not sion. There are chances of JeM has been deploying se were killed in an encounter Kandahar. Helmand provinces of of the AlQaeda core leader around 12 a.m. [on Friday suffer at the hands of people retaliation and confronta nior commanders and with security forces in south Azhar was earlier the gen Afghanistan. ship [the Hattin Shura],” said night],” Mohammed Asif who could do anything,” Mr. tion. The Indian government trained cadres for Taliban Kashmir. Preliminary find eral secretary of Pakistan the report. Shah, an Assistant Professor Shah said. has already closed its embas operations. The LeT has also ings indicated that they were based HarkatulAnsar, Taliban functionaries AlQaeda in the Indian of Economics, said in a video He asked the Indian go sy and left all citizens in con been a major source of part of the module involving which had links with alQae “The LeT and JeM leader Subcontinent, whose first message. vernment, especially the Mi fusion,” he reportedly wrote armed men fighting along two Pakistani nationals who da. “The JeM has an organic ships have been in contact chief was Asim Umar, alias He described the situa nistry of External Affairs, to to his friend in the Valley. with the Taliban and the were eliminated in Awantip link with the Taliban. In the with top Taliban functionar Shaanul Haq, from Deepa tion outside the Kabul air appoint an official at the Ka Mr. Shah also said there Haqqani Network. They ora on July 31. past, it has also provided re ies through the Haqqani Net Sarai in Sambhal, Uttar Pra port as “chaotic” and “sca bul airport who could help was no accommodation share the same ideology,” a fuge to their cadres... Follow work, which is in the United desh, also operates under ry”. “Tens of thousands of them enter inside. available. “The airport is un government official said. 95 terrorists ing the Taliban takeover, the Nations Security Council’s the Taliban umbrella from people are marching to In a message wired to a der U.S. control and security “However, after things set Since January, 95 terrorists JeM chief on August 16 con [UNSC] sanctions list. Its Kandahar, Helmand and wards the Kabul airport. Ev friend in Kashmir, Mr. Shah personnel are continuously tle down a little in Afghanis have been neutralised in gratulated his followers chief, Sirajuddin Haqqani, Nimruz provinces. ery country has its own per said he was passing through firing gunshots in the air to tan, their focus will again Jammu and Kashmir, and 18 through a message titled and key operatives like Khalil “The group reportedly sonnel who take their “a distressed condition”. disperse people,” he said. shift to their main objective. of them were Pakistani na Manzil Ki Taraf [Towards Ahmed Haqqani are UNde consists of primarily Afghan Among the hundreds of pri tionals, officials said. the Goal],” the official said. signated terrorists,” said the and Pakistani nationals, but soners released from Afghan The JeM was founded in Now headquartered at official. also individuals from Bangla prisons, many were from the Pakistan by Masood Azhar in Muridke in Pakistan, the LeT Following the Taliban ta desh, India and Myanmar,” it 14 held for Three militants killed LeT and the JeM,” the official 2000, after his release from was founded in the Kunar keover, the group led by Sira said, also noting that the wife added. an Indian prison along with province of Afghanistan in juddin’s brother Anas and of Asim Umar, who was later proTaliban The agencies said at two others in exchange for 1987 by Hafiz Saeed and oth Khalil is now controlling se killed, was said to be among in Pulwama, say officials tempts to infiltrate via the passengers on board the In ers. At present, LeT cadres curity for Kabul. Based on the 5,000 Taliban prisoners posts in Assam JammuRajouri sector had al dian Airlines flight IC814 are said to be mostly operat this development, Indian se freed by the nowousted Af ‘One was involved in killing BJP leader’ ready increased. that was hijacked on Decem ing in the Kunar, Nangarhar curity agencies believe that ghan government last year as SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Another official pointed ber 24, 1999. The hijacked and Nuristan provinces, the LeT and the JeM will con part of the Doha agreement. GUWAHATI Peerzada Ashiq was identified as Wakeel A medical student and an SRINAGAR Shah. “JeM militant Shah All India United Democrat Three militants were killed was neutralised in today’s ic Front leader were in a shootout at a forest encounter. He was involved among the 14 arrested in area of Tral in Pulwama, in the killing of Rakesh Pan War of words over Opposition’s silence on Article 370 Assam since Friday for south Kashmir, on Saturday, dita [BJP leader],” Inspec “objectionable” proTali taking the toll of militants torGeneral of Police Vijay Sajad Lone questions National Conference, Peoples Democratic Party silence over issue at Sonia’s meet ban posts on social media. killed in the last 24 hours to Kumar said. Two persons each were five in the district. According to the Army, Peerzada Ashiq lent on the issue of the read presence in the meeting if spoke of the need to restore Mr. Lone of “changing arrested from Barpeta, An official said the mili search operations in the up Srinagar ing down of Article 370. they could not convince the statehood to J&K. narratives”. Dhubri, Kamrup and Ka tants, associated with the per reaches of Nagaberan A war of words erupted bet Taking on the NC and leaders to talk about Article “Leaders from J&K should “His only permanent cha rimganj districts and one JaisheMuhammad ( JeM), and Dacchigam Forests ween Sajad Lone’s Peoples Mehbooba Mufti’s Peoples 370. The BJP’s anti370 either get the national Oppo racter is that of a pendu each from Cachar, Dar were encircled in Nagbae were on since August 17. Conference (PC) and Farooq Democratic Party (PDP), stance is clear. What is the sition to endorse the de lum... From joining the Peo rang, Goalpara, Hailakan ran area of Tral in Pulwama. “A contact was esta Abdullah’s National Confe who participated in Ms. national Opposition’s mand for Article 370... Or ples Alliance for the Gupkar di, Hojai and South Salma “On being encircled by blished with militants at rence (NC) on Saturday, a Gandhi’s meeting, Mr. Lone stance?” just keep out of it,” Mr. Lone Declaration to leaving it, he ra. Officials said they were the security forces, the mili 6.45 a.m. on August 20. Two day after the virtual meeting said, “No mention of Article Mr. Lone was not invited said. has only damaged the cause charged under the Unlaw tants opened fire and were AK47 rifles, one SLR and of 19 Opposition parties, 370 in the Opposition parties for the meeting. Responding to the accusa of restoration of Article 370 ful Activities (Prevention) killed in the subsequent en other warlike stores were re chaired by Congress presi meet. In wonderment, how The joint statement issued tions, several NC leaders, in and 35A,” the statement Act, IT Act and the Code of counter,” the police said. covered from them,” the Ar dent Sonia Gandhi, stayed si can J&K leaders justify their at the end of the meeting a joint statement, accused said. Criminal Procedure. One of the slain militants my said. Oppn. divided over focus on Pegasus Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren flags challenge of explaining issue to voters

Sobhana K. Nair State, especially his “disap New Delhi pearing act” during the se At Friday’s meeting of 19 Op cond wave of the COVID19 position parties, Jharkhand pandemic. The Pegasus cyb Chief Minister Hemant Soren erattack remained impor raised questions on whether tant, but there were many is the emphasis on the Pegasus sues on which the cyberattack was misplaced government needed to be and spoke of the challenges questioned, he said. “Right of effectively communicating now, we are going through a the issue to the general pu episode, on how all the insti Punjab and Uttarakhand, huge economic disruption blic. With three States going tutions were controlled by which are scheduled for ear that has been brought about to the polls early next year, the government using this ly next year. on us by the BJP govern many within the Congress spyware and how dangerous There was a section with ment,” Mr. Owaisi said. and other parties felt that it was for democracy. in the Congress, too, who Bahujan Samaj Party the strong focus on the issue Former Congress presi feel that “Pegasus first” was (BSP) and Samajwadi Party may not be helping the Op dent Rahul Gandhi said the a wrong strategy to follow in (SP) leaders both agreed that position’s cause and that it Pegasus spyware was used the recent monsoon session taking the Pegasus issue to a could even turn out to be a by the BJP government to of Parliament. Members largely rural electorate in Ut second Rafale. turn the country into a “to from Punjab and Haryana tar Pradesh would be an According to sources, Mr. talitarian state”. felt aggrieved as the farmers’ uphill task. BSP Lok Sabha Soren said while Pegasus However, a section of Op agitation was relegated to MP Ritesh Pandey said Pega was important, how did it position leaders at the meet the background. sus could not be a rallying impact the common man on ing agreed that communica All India MajliseIttehad cry for the polls, but it could the street or a farmer strug tion on the spyware would ulMuslimeen (AIMIM) lead also not dismissed as a non gling against the new farm be a challenge. er Asaduddin Owaisi said the issue. “Since the Opposition laws. CPI(M) general secre The first test of political elections could not be fought has been talking about it, pe tary Sitaram Yechury, in rep currency of the Pegasus on one issue alone. The U.P. ople want to know. They are ly, said Opposition leaders snooping episode would election was a mandate on fearful that their rights might had to convey the wider im come up during Assembly the “misrule” by the Yogi Ad already be compromised,” plications of the snooping elections in Uttar Pradesh, ityanath government in the Mr. Pandey said.

Tripura Cong. chief resigns amid rumours

A correspondent Agartala Acting president of the Tripura Congress unit, Pi jush Kanti Biswas, who re signed from the party on Saturday, said he may not return to politics, but will concentrate on his legal profession and social ser vice. Mr. Biswas, however, did not comment on reports that claimed his resignation was part of a deal with the Trinamool Congress. In a post on social me dia, Mr. Biswas said he had resigned from the post of State party president and retired from politics as well.

DELHI THE HINDU 8 NEWS SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Zydus Cadila hoping to supply SC relief for two candidates with vaccine by end of September ‘equivalent qualification’ for jobs Appeals filed by applicants to post of high school assistants Darjeeling ‘toy train’ Clarity on pricing may come in a week or two, says the company’s MD Krishnadas Rajagopal service from August 25 cerned for which the job was Press Trust of India ZyCoVD is the sixth vac NEW DELHI notified. GUWAHATI New Delhi The ‘toy trains’ on the World cine to get the emergency Veering away from the norm The Kerala PSC continued Heritage Darjeeling Drug firm Zydus Cadila on use authorisation in the that an aspirant should have to object despite the State’s Himalayan Railway are Saturday said it was looking country, after Serum Insti the “requisite qualification” Higher Education Depart scheduled to chug again after to supply its COVID19 vac tute of India’s Covishield, at the time of notification of ment issuing orders in 2019, more than a year of closure cine ZyCoVD by the end of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, job vacancy, the Supreme specifically saying that Mr. due to COVID-19. A September, adding the pric Russian vaccine Sputnik V Court said an “equivalent Kumar’s and Ms. Devi’s de statement issued by the ing of the dose will be an and the vaccines of Moderna qualification” at the time of grees were equivalent to a Northeast Frontier Railway nounced in a week or two. and Johnson & Johnson. application will do equally natural sciences degree (NFR) on Saturday said the The company’s indige well. from Kerala universities. narrow-gauge train services nously developed needle Three now in use “The principle of service The PSC argued that the between New Jalpaiguri and free threedose COVID19 Of these, Covishield, Covax jurisprudence that a candi government orders in ser Darjeeling in West Bengal vaccine ZyCoVD was grant in and Sputnik V are current date must possess the requi vice cases cannot apply re would be resumed from ed emergency use authorisa ly in use in India. site qualification for a post lor of Education (B.Ed.) de trospectively. It said the duo August 25. The timings for a tion (EUA) by the drug regu These vaccines are being on the date of issue of em gree in the subject of natural were not qualified at the pair of trains from each lator on Friday, making it the given to only those above 18 ployment notification can sciences. time of job application in terminal, around 88 km first vaccine to be adminis years of age and unlike Zy not be applied in the appel The appellants, Praveen 2012. apart, are yet to be notified. tered to those in the age New addition: ZyCoV-D is the sixth vaccine to get emergency CoVD, which has three dos lants’ cases, as in our view, Kumar and P. Anitha Devi, Justice Bose, however,

group of 1218 in the country. use authorisation in India. * ZYDUS CADILA/AFP es, these are administered in they possessed equivalent represented by advocate Sa disagreed with the Kerala Taliban defaming Islam, “Now we will work closely two doses. qualifications when they ap rath S. Janardanan, had High Court, which favoured says Ajmer dargah head with the regulatory authori this. We believe by October the country. He added that “This is a historic miles plied for the posts,” a Bench B.Ed. degrees in biological the PSC, saying “the accep JAIPUR ties to work on the pricing we will start producing 1 the company was also seek tone with ZyCoVD, a pro of Justices L. Nageswara Rao science from the University tance of the Government Or Indian Muslims would never and modality of delivery of crore doses and that would ing approval for a twodose duct of Indian innovation be and Aniruddha Bose said in of Mysore and Bharathiar ders (GOs) with retrospec support the ideology the doses of our vaccine. In mean by end of January, we regimen of the vaccine. coming the world’s first DNA a recent judgment. University in Coimbatore, tive effect would amount to espoused by the Taliban the next one or two weeks, can have 4 to 5 crore doses,” Describing the approval vaccine being offered for hu The judgment was based respectively. Their degrees change in the rule of the because the group was we will have better clarity on he added. for Zydus Cadila’s vaccine as man use and supporting the on appeals filed by two ap in biological sciences were game midway, which is “defaming Islam” and distorting religious principles, the pricing,” Zydus Group a momentous feat, Prime Mi world’s largest immunisa plicants to the posts of high considered “equivalent” to a impermissible”. Syed Zainul Abedin, spiritual Managing Director Sharvil Ramping up nister Narendra Modi in a tion drive,” Cadila Health school assistants in Kerala. natural sciences degree “The GOs only confirmed head of the Ajmer dargah, Patel said at a virtual press Asked if the company was tweet on Friday had said, care Chairman Pankaj R Pa The question before the from a university in Kerala. the equivalency of their said on Saturday. Mr. Abedin, conference. considering partnering with “India is fighting COVID19 tel had said on Friday. court was whether their They were both shortlisted B.Ed. degrees. In our opi the hereditary trustee of the The company hopes that other firms to scale up pro with full vigour. The appro “I would like to thank all B.Ed. degrees were in the and even allowed to partici nion, they shall be deemed historic shrine of Sufi saint “by middle to end of Sep duction of its vaccine, Mr. val for the world’s first DNA the researchers, clinical trial subjects fulfilling the eligibil pate in the job interview. to have had the equivalent Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, tember, we can start supply Patel said Zydus Cadila was based ‘ZyCovD’ vaccine of investigators, volunteers and ity criteria for the job noti However, their candida qualification on the relevant said the Taliban were in fact ing the vaccines, and as I actively looking at ramping @ZydusUniverse is a testi the regulators who have sup fied by the State Public Ser ture were put on hold after date [of the job notifica promoting hatred against said we need to scale up to 1 up manufacturing both mony to the innovative zeal ported this endeavour,” the vice Commission (PSC) in an objection came up on the tion],” Justice Bose ob Muslims around the world by crore doses and we believe domestically through part of India’s scientists. A mo Cadila Healthcare chairman 2012. ground that they were not served, allowing their ap their “dictatorial activities” by October we can achieve nerships and also outside mentous feat indeed.” had added. The job required a Bache qualified in the subject con peals. ever since they captured major cities in Afghanistan. Mr. Abedin said the Taliban were misinterpreting the Islamic laws to serve their ‘Demands for bifurcation Stamp of support: postal cover Service Chiefs visit own agenda. of W.B. not unjustified’ alma mater Minister’s remarks on on Kashmir’s magic carpet together Rahul angers Congress Dilip Ghosh MUMBAI They reviewed training at NDA The Congress on Saturday blames TMC Plans under way to lift up dwindling trade with GI tag demanded the resignation of Union Minister of State for chief for people’s Special Correspondent Peerzada Ashiq New Delhi Railways Raosaheb Danve for dissatisfaction Srinagar his “indecent and shocking” In a landmark visit, the Shiv Sahay Singh remarks about party leader Kashmir’s famed handknot three Service Chiefs togeth Kolkata Rahul Gandhi. Congress’ ted carpet, with its intricate er visited the National De Maharashtra unit chief Nana West Bengal Bharatiya Jana and colourful floral patterns, fence Academy (NDA) at Patole said, “He (Danve) has ta Party president Dilip adorned a special cover of Khadakwasla in Pune, their crossed all the boundaries. Ghosh on Saturday said the the Indian Postal Service this alma mater, on August 20 Dilip Ghosh * His remarks are indecent and demands for bifurcation of week. and 21, during which they shocking. We demand his the State were not The move comes as a shot reviewed the ongoing train removal from Union Council unjustified. The State BJP president in the arm of the J&K Handi ing of cadets and the availa of Ministers for using such a The remark assumes pol went to on to blame Chief crafts and Handloom De ble training and administra foul language against itical significance over simi Minister Mamata Banerjee partment’s efforts to push tive infrastructure, the Gandhi,” he said. “It makes me lar statements made by BJP for people raising such de for the Geographical Indica Army said on Saturday. wonder how he can be given MPs from North Bengal and mands. tion (GI) certification, up The Army said in a state such an important post State’s Jangalmahal region. “The entire responsibility scale the dwindling trade, ment: “The visit marks a his despite his track record of The Trinamool Congress of this lies with Mamata Ba and restore its lost glory. torical moment for this using foul language,” Mr. and Chief Minister Mamata nerjee. 75 years after Inde “The inclusion of Kash prestigious triservice train Patole added. PTI The three Service chiefs at Banerjee have in the past se pendence, why do the peo mir’s handknotted carpet as The postal cover on Kashmir carpet. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ing Academy as all three ser the NDA on Saturday. verely criticised BJP leaders ple of north Bengal have to a postal cover will help edu vice chiefs are coursemates Indore police look for raising such demand. go other States for jobs, edu cate people about GI tagging the craftsmen who wove it ,” said. Around 80,000 people from the 56th Course of January 1949. The founda for owner of horse cation and healthcare facili and reach a wide audience. Mr. Shah said. are associated with carpet NDA, which is rare and un tion stone of the Academy at INDORE ‘Party stand’ ties? In Jangalmahal, the sit The situation demands the The Kashmir carpet faces manufacturing in Kashmir, ique.” Prior to this, it was Khadakwasla was laid on Indore police in Madhya “If they (BJP MPs) have uation is the same. Why the building of trust and restor tough competition interna which saw a major jump in only in 1991 that all three October 6, 1949 and inaugu Pradesh are searching for the raised such demands these women in Jangalmahal have ing consumer confidence to tionally from the products of both manufacturing and ex Service Chiefs were course rated on January 16, 1955. owner of a horse which was are not unjustified. John to depend on sal and tendu buy our authentic carpets,” countries such as China, ports post1990, with the mates. They belonged to the Admiral Karambir Singh painted in the BJP’s flag Barla is a public representa leaves for livelihood. Why Mahmood Ahmad Shah, Di Turkey and Belgium, and in production going up from first course of the NDA, the took over as the Navy Chief colours and paraded during tive; it is his duty to listen to do they have to go Odisha, rector, Handloom and Han ternally from carpets manu ₹84.55 crore in 199091 to erstwhile Joint Services on May 31, 2019; Air Chief Union Minister Jyotiraditya and raise the opinion of pe Ranchi and Gujarat for dicrafts Kashmir, told The factured in Jaipur, Agra, Bha ₹821.5 crore in 201617. Wing, the statement said. Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria Scindia’s ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ ople who have elected him. jobs,” Mr. Ghosh said. Hindu. dohi and Amritsar. But the figures have been The idea of establishing took over as Air Chief on after receiving a complaint He has only done that. The Mr. Ghosh said demands To win over buyers, Mr. Carpet export fell to ₹299 sliding. the NDA for training officers September 30, 2019; and from an animal welfare NGO. Incidentally, the founder of party may have a different of separate State have been Shah said his department crore for 201920, the Handi “We are also pushing for of the three services was General Manoj Naravane the complainant NGO, People stand. It will think about it,” raised in the hills for several was planning to shift from crafts Department’s figures an organised sector for the conceived by a committee took over as Army Chief on For Animal, is BJP MP Maneka Mr. Ghosh said, with Alipur years in the name of the traditional label system show. According to one esti carpet industry, which re headed by the then Com December 31, 2019. Gandhi. The horse, which also duar MP John Barla by his Gorkhaland. to the Quick Response (QR) mate, carpet exports stood mains unorganised due to manderinChief of the In During the visit, the had the word ‘BJP’ in English side. Mr Ghosh’s remarks trig code for carpets. at ₹369.81 crore in 201617. multiple processes like dy dian Army, Field Marshal Sir Chiefs paid homage at the and party symbol lotus Mr. Barla, now Minister of gered strong reactions from “A buyer can use his mo “Yes, there is a slump in ing, weaving, etc. being Claude Auchinlek, in 1945, ‘Hut of Remembrance’, painted on its body, was seen State in the Union Govern the TMC which said the BJP bile phone to know about the sale of carpets. The fresh done at separate places. and the Academy com which commemorates the walking alongside Mr. ment, was the first to raise is trying to raise sectarian is the knots per inch, yarn and dip is due to the pandemic, Fresh interventions are like menced functioning at its in sacrifice of NDA officers Scindia’s ‘rath’ during the the issue a few weeks ago af sues for their political inter the material used. The buyer which affected the export of ly to meet the demands of terim location in Dehradun who laid down their lives in event on Thursday. PTI ter the State Assembly polls. ests. can also access the name of carpets badly,” Mr. Shah the market,” Mr. Shah said. as the Joint Service Wing in the line of duty. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Manipur Chief Minister Makers of madur mats win accolades SUDOKU felicitates Olympians Gauri Rani Jana and Gauri Bala Das are expert weavers from West Bengal They were given appointment letters Shiv Sahay Singh ished under royal patronage. Iboyaima Laithangbam As announced earlier, Mr. Kolkata In 1744, Nawab Alibardi IMPHAL Biren handed over a cheque Two women from Sabang in Khan issued a charter to Five sportspersons from Ma for ₹75 lakh to Mr. Nilakanta. West Bengal’s Paschim Me landowning jagirdars in nipur, who were part of the Ms. Kom, Ms. Likmabam dinpur district have been gi this regard, and as a result, it Indian team for the Tokyo and Ms. Pukhrambam were ven the National Handicraft was obligatory to supply Olympics, were felicitated given ₹25 lakh each. Award in recognition of their Masland mats for use in the by the State government on Ms. Chanu, who had outstanding contribution to Collectorate. Saturday. bagged a silver medal,was the development of crafts. “I started weaving at a ve The Olympians, felicitat given ₹1 crore recently, The announcement of ry early age. Now there are ed at the Khuman Lampak along with an appointment awards for Gauri Rani Jana about 60 women in my Sports Complex, were Mary letter as an Additional Supe and Gauri Bala Das was workshop. The design and Kom, Shushila Likmabam, rintendent of Police made on Independence Day the quality of material used Sushila Chanu Pukhram (Sports). to honour their skills in mak determine the price of the bam, S. Mirabai Chanu and The other sportspersons ing madur floor mats that madur,” Ms. Jana said. S. Nilakanta. were honoured with gifts are unique to West Bengal. For the past two years, the Chief Minister N. Biren from the State government. An intrinsic part of the Ben COVID19induced lockdown handed over appointment Mr. Biren said people gali lifestyle, madur mats are Intricate craft: Women working on madur mats that are has impacted the weavers.

letters and financial incen were overjoyed when Ms. made of natural fibres. unique to West Bengal. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Some, however, are selling tives to three of them. Two Kom was seen carrying the Madurkathi was awarded their products using online Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku of them already have go Indian flag in Tokyo. The the geographical indication of the entire workforce en dent of Sarta village in Sa platforms. vernment jobs. Olympic Park, which was (GI) tag by the Geographical gaged in this traditional craft bang said that the price of a “Madur was a unique Mr. Biren handed over an under construction, would Indication Registry in April comprised of women. madur mat can range from household tradition in West appointment letter for the be completed by November, 2018. Madurkathi is a rhi “Women are faster weav ₹100 to ₹1 lakh. Bengal. The tradition of post of Deputy Director of he added. zomebased plant ( Cyperus ers and since they stay at weaving fine madur was Sports to Mr. Nilakanta and Those who were present tegetum or Cyperus pango- home, they have more time. Royal patronage slowly dying. Over the past the post of Assistant Direc during the function also rei) found abundantly in the Moreover, it’s a tradition of Ms. Jana and Ms. Das are few years, these workers tor in the same Department stood in silence for a minute alluvial tracts of Purba and the region, where every hou both expert weavers of the have revived the tradition to Ms. Likmabam. to pay their respects to Paschim Medinipur. sehold has people taking up ‘Masland’ a fine quality ma- and found a market,” said Ms. Pukhrambam was gi Ngangom Dinku, an interna Speaking to The Hindu, the craft. Men usually help dur mat, which takes weeks Ananya Bhattacharya, direc ven the post of Inspector of tional boxer who died re both Ms. Jana and Ms. Das us with designs,” Ms. Das to weave. During the 18th tor, Banglanatak.com, a so Police. cently due to cancer. said that about 80% to 90% said. The 62yearold resi century, Masland mats flour cial enterprise. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

THE HINDU DELHI SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 WORLD 9 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Taliban co-founder in Kabul Attacks cast doubt on China’s Pak. projects After two suicide bombings, concerns ter of TTP”, saying the at tacker was “trained in Af for talks to form government raised over safety of Chinese workers ghanistan”. Pakistan’s officials, including the Fo Ananth Krishnan statement said “the bomber reign Minister, claimed the Abdul Ghani Baradar is scheduled to meet ‘jihadi leaders and politicians’ targeted the convoy of Chi attacker “received support Two suicide bombings in the nese nationals comprising from Indian and Afghan in Agence France-Presse the country’s secondbiggest space of just over one month four Chinese vehicles with telligence agencies”, claims Kabul city Kandahar — the Tali have cast doubt on the fu integral security details of which New Delhi rubbished Taliban cofounder Mullah ban’s spiritual birthplace. ture of China’s ambitious the Pakistan Army and pol as “absurd” and “yet anoth Abdul Ghani Baradar arrived Within hours of his re projects in Pakistan and ice contingent on the East er attempt by Pakistan to in Kabul on Saturday for turn, the group announced neighbouring Afghanistan, Bay Expressway near Fisher malign India in a bid to de talks on establishing a new its rule would be “different” with renewed concerns over men Colony in Gwadar.” “A flect international attention “inclusive” government in this time. the safety of Chinese person young boy ran out of the co A file photo of the Gwadar from its role as…a safe haven Afghanistan, a senior official But they have given few nel in the region. lony once the convoy port in Pakistan. * REUTERS for proscribed terrorists”. said. details about who would On Friday, a motorcade reached there to target Chi Pakistan’s claims haven’t It comes after other senior form their government. carrying Chinese personnel nese vehicles. Fortunately, work has not been stopped received wide attention in Taliban leaders were seen in Arrested in Pakistan in working at the East Bay Ex soldiers of the Pakistan Ar completely”. the Chinese press, and the the capital in recent days, in 2010, Baradar was in custo pressway project in Gwadar, my in plain clothes em Many Chinese projects in Chinese Foreign Ministry in cluding Khalil Haqqani — one dy until pressure from the the Arabian Sea port where ployed as hanging around se Afghanistan have also been a statement on August 13, in of America’s most wanted Time for talks: Taliban cofounder Mullah Abdul Ghani U.S. saw him freed in 2018 the China Pakistan Econom curity rushed to intercept on pause. While China on response to queries about terrorists with a $5 million Baradar arriving in Kandahar, in this file photo. * AFP and relocated to Qatar. ic Corridor (CPEC) ends, was the boy; who immediately Monday was among the first the claims, stopped short of bounty on his head. He was appointed head of attacked by a suicide bom exploded himself about 15 major countries to say it directly endorsing the allega A senior Taliban official soud — had “declared alle sued a statement. the Taliban’s political office ber, Pakistani and Chinese 20 meters away from the “stands ready” to work with tion. It said “further investi said that Baradar would giance” to the movement. Haqqani has also met with in Doha, where he oversaw officials said, with two local convoy,” said a statement re Afghanistan in the wake of gation by Pakistan is still on meet “jihadi leaders and pol Mr. Massoud had earlier Gulbuddin Hekmatyar — a the signing of the agreement children killed and one Chi ported by the Press Trust of the Taliban takeover and going at the moment” and iticians for an inclusive go this week appealed to the former bitter rival during the last year that led to the with nese worker injured. This India. Chinese state media have ce China “firmly opposes any vernment setup”. United States to supply arms brutal civil war of the early drawal of U.S. forces and an followed another bomb at lebrated the U.S. exit, there force using terrorism to seek Hours later, proTaliban to his resistance movement 1990s, but still influential in end to their 20year tack on July 14 targeting Chi Companies worried are longpersisting concerns geopolitical gains”. social media accounts in the Panjshir Valley, north Afghan politics. campaign. nese workers at the Dasu hy The July 14 attack had alrea among Chinese officials over China on July 28 invited a showed Haqqani announc east of Kabul, saying he On Friday, Haqqani — the dropower project, that killed dy deepened concerns the Taliban’s links to jihadist delegation from the Taliban ing that Ahmad Massoud — wanted to follow in his father ‘Different’ rule uncle of Taliban deputy 13 people, including nine among Chinese companies groups going back to the and sought a commitment the son of Afghanistan’s Ahmad Shah Massoud’s Baradar arrived in Afghanis leader Sirajuddin Haqqani — Chinese nationals. and workers, particularly 1990s that “very much re from the grouping to “make most famed antiTaliban footsteps. tan last Tuesday from Qatar, was seen leading prayers at a The attacks prompted an amid the instability in neigh main”, said Andrew Small, a clean break” with jihadist fighter Ahmad Shah Mas Mr. Massoud has not is choosing to touch down in mosque in Kabul. unusual statement from Chi bouring Afghanistan and the senior fellow at the German groups, although some Chi nese authorities on Friday. Taliban takeover. Workers Marshall Fund and author of nese analysts remain skepti “Recently, the security situa for Chinese companies in “The China Pakistan Axis”. cal of that likelihood. Never tion in Pakistan has been volved in the Dasu project “If you’ve seen the recent theless, some Chinese Avoid Kabul severe,” the Chinese Embas were “reportedly on tenter developments with CPEC companies have expressed Anti-Taliban forces take 3 districts sy in Islamabad said, adding hooks and fearful of another and the Chinese investments hope, regardless of China’s airport, U.S. that it “launched the emer terrorist attack,” the Hong in Pakistan, there’s been far past concerns, that the Tali The areas fall under Baghlan province, north of Panjshir gency plan immediately, de Kongbased South China more anxiety about the se ban takeover might bring tells its citizens manding Pakistan to proper Morning Post reported, qu curity situation there in the stability if the civil war ends. Reuters to scattered indications of pelled Soviet forces and the ly treat the wounded, oting a local interpreter for last few months than in the “While some Chinese Associated Press Kabul opposition to the Taliban Taliban in 1980s and 1990s. conduct a thorough investi one Chinese firm as saying last few years,” Mr. Small companies are involved in Washington Forces holding out against who swept to power in a People close to Mr. Mas gation on the attack, and se “Pakistani mobile army units told The Hindu. “They’re several major projects in Af Potential Islamic State the Taliban in northern Af lightning campaign that saw soud say that more than verely punish the only provided protection to concerned that effectively, ghanistan, including the Ay threats against Americans ghanistan say they have ta them take all of Afghanis 6,000 fighters, made up of perpetrators.” Chinese staff travelling bet Afghanistan could be used as nak Copper Mine project, in Afghanistan are forcing ken three districts close to tan’s main cities in a week. remnants of Army and Spe “At the same time, rele ween the Barseen residential strategic depth for the Pakis which is the secondlargest the U.S. military to develop the Panjshir Valley, where Local television station cial Forces units as well as lo vant departments at all le camp and the hydropower tani Taliban, and that that copper mine in the world, new ways to get evacuees remnants of government Tolo News quoted a local cal militia groups, have gath vels in Pakistan must take project’s various sites out would have implications for many have been stalled or to the airport in Kabul, a forces and other militia police commander who said ered in the Valley. They say practical and effective mea side Dasu town in the remote their investments and secur seen slow progress due to senior U.S. official said on groups have gathered. Bano district in Baghlan was they have some helicopters sures to accelerate to imple Kohistan region.” ity interests in the country. political instability in the Saturday. Defence Minister General under the control of local and military vehicles and ment strengthened whole “Without consistent army The attack that we saw a few country,” the Communist The official said that Bismillah Mohammadi, who militia forces and said there have repaired some of the ar process security measures protection at the worksites, weeks ago was probably the Partyrun Global Times re small groups of Americans has vowed to resist the Tali had been heavy casualties. moured vehicles left behind and upgraded security coop senior executives of the Chi largest loss of life you’ve ported. and possibly other civilians ban, said in a tweet that the The Taliban have not com by the Soviets. eration mechanism to en nese firms have reportedly seen in a terrorist attack on “We would consider reo will be given specific in districts of Deh Saleh, Bano mented on the incident. There appeared to be no sure that similar incidents refused to put their staff at Chinese personnel in Pakis pening it after the situation structions on what to do. and PulHesar in the neigh Former VicePresident connection between the will not happen again,” the risk and ordered a goslow,” tan, full stop.” is stabilised, and internation The U.S. Embassy has is bouring province of Baghlan Amrullah Saleh and Ahmad groups in Panjshir and appa statement said, noting the interpreter said, while Most Chinese experts al recognition, including the sued a security warning to the north of Panjshir had Massoud, son of former anti rently uncoordinated de “there have been several ter Arif Yousafzai, deputy com have blamed the July 14 at Chinese government’s recog telling citizens not to travel been taken. Soviet Mujahideen comman monstrations in some east rorist attacks in succession, missioner for Lower Kohis tack on the Pakistani Taliban nition of the Taliban regime, to Kabul airport without in It was not immediately der Ahmad Shah Massoud, ern cities and the capital resulting in the casualties of tan district, said “full or TTP. Authorities in Pakis takes place,” a source at Chi struction from government clear what forces were in have vowed to resist the Tali Kabul in which protesters several Chinese citizens.” fledged activities are yet to tan claimed the attack was na Metallurgical Group Cor representative. volved but the incident adds ban from Panjshir, which re raised the Afghan flag. Pakistani authorities in a be resumed” although “the “executed by the Swat chap poration told the paper.

Hurricane Hundreds held in Australia threatens U.S. after clashes over lockdown East Coast Agence France-Presse New South Wales, Victoria record sharp rise in infections New York A swath of the U.S. East Associated Press lockdown rules, with police Coast, including New York Sydney using pepper spray in vio City, was under alert on Sa Hundreds were arrested af lent clashes with protesters. turday, as storm Henri was ter violent clashes between Seven officers were in upgraded to what could be antilockdown protesters jured and more than 200 pe the first hurricane in 30 and police in Australia’s two ople were arrested in the years to hit New England. largest cities on Saturday as “violent and unlawful” prot Forecasters warned of the country recorded its est, Victoria Police said in a violent winds, the risk of sharpest rise in daily CO statement. flash floods and surging VID19 cases since the pan “While there were some seas as the storm churned demic began. peaceful protestors in atten in the Atlantic, packing Sydney’s State of New Police and protesters dance, the majority of those maximum sustained winds South Wales posted 825 in clashing during a rally in who attended came with near 120 km per hour. fections — a record for the Melbourne. * AFP violence in mind,” they said. “Although some wea entire country — a day after In Sydney more than kening is expected prior to authorities extended the ci look forward to freedom is 1,500 police flooded the city, landfall on Sunday, Henri is ty’s lockdown until at least by making sure that we get setting up roadblocks and forecast to be at or near September to try to head off vaccinated.” making dozens of arrests as hurricane strength when it the Delta variant. An increasing outbreak in around 250 gathered there, reaches the coasts of Long “No matter how hard we Melbourne’s State of Victo NSW Police said. Island and southern New work, no matter if 99% of pe ria also prompted stayat Large crowds were also England,” the United States ople are doing the right home orders to be extended reported at an antilock National Hurricane Center thing, there’s an element of across the State on Saturday. down rally in Brisbane. said. Delta that nobody can con But Melbourne’s public Sydney’s outbreak has al The heavy rainfall “may trol,” NSW Premier Gladys health orders didn’t deter so been linked to a case that result in considerable Berejiklian told media. thousands from venting an sparked a national lockdown flash, urban, and small “The best way we can ger in a march against the in New Zealand. stream flooding,” it added. Sri Lanka elephants to get biometric ID cards New law bans mahouts from drinking on the job, mandates daily bath for jumbos

Agence France-Presse Logging elephants cannot Colombo be worked for more than Sri Lanka will issue captive four hours a day and night elephants with their own work is prohibited. biometric identity cards and There are new restrictions ban their riders from drink on the tourism industry too ing on the job under a wide — from now on, no more ranging new animal protec than four people can ride an tion law. elephant at once, and they Many rich Sri Lankans — must sit on a wellpadded including Buddhist monks — saddle. Their use in films is keep elephants as pets to banned, except for govern show off their wealth, but ment productions under complaints of ill treatment strict veterinary supervi and cruelty are widespread. Safety first: New measures mandate a daily sion, as is allowing their rid The new measures are twoandahalfhour bath for each elephant. * AP ers to drink while working. aimed at protecting the ani “The person who owns or mals and include strict regu South Asian nation, with the It also brings in multiple has the custody of such ele lations around working ele population in the wild esti regulations for working ele phants shall ensure that the phants, as well as mandating mated at about 7,500. phants. mahout (rider) is not con a daily twoandahalfhour The new law will require Baby elephants can no suming any liquor or any bath for each creature. all owners to ensure that ani longer be used for work — harmful drug while em Official records show mals under their care have even cultural pageants — and ployed,” Wildlife Protection there are about 200 domes new photo identity cards cannot be separated from Minister Wimalaweera Dissa ticated elephants in the with a DNA stamp. their mothers. nayake said.

DELHI THE HINDU 10 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE SNAPSHOTS Grasping at straws: the race towards herd immunity When people move, changing the demography of the ‘herd,’ or when new variants emerge, this can lead to loss of herd immunity

R. Prasad formerly with the National Insti ed does not seem to be possible threshold anytime soon a big chal tute of Immunology, is even more with this virus,” explains epide lenge. In the beginning of the pandemic, blunt in dismissing the notion of miologist Dr. Giridhara Babu from Even among the vaccinated, in Green mermaid when vaccines were still undergo achieving herd immunity to con the Public Health Foundation of equity in terms of geography and A team of marine biologists ing clinical trials, the goal was to trol the SARSCoV2 virus spread. India, Bengaluru. Dr Rath adds socioeconomic strata is rampant. from the Central University of quickly reach herd immunity “Herd immunity is not, in fact, it that except for very rare cases of “This inequity means that the real Punjab have discovered a new through vaccination and natural cannot be, a prospective end goal someone who already has, for ex ity will be wellvaccinated and species of marine green algae infection. Herd immunity — where for a public health policy, especial ample, a major lifethreatening al poorlyvaccinated communities from Andaman and Nicobar a large percentage of the popula ly one aimed at a globally spread lergyrelated illness, there are real living cheekbyjowl, making any Islands. It has been named tion is infected or vaccinated so ing new infection. We have no idea ly no individuals who cannot take idea of stable herd immunity even Acetabularia jalakanyakae. that virus spread in the population what percentage of population a vaccine; there are only those less likely,” Dr. Rath notes. Jalakanyaka in Sanskrit is significantly slowed or stopped coverage will end up being effec who do not want to take a vaccine. literally means mermaid, the — was seen as an endgame of the tive [for] herd immunity,” he says Lasting immunity researchers were influenced pandemic. in an email. “It is quite likely that Small surveys Finally, by the time the entire by the fairy tale “The Little There have been instances in any state of such ‘herd immunity’ The over 63% average seropreva country reaches very high sero Mermaid.” some countries where the virus in a given community will not be lence in the country combined positivity either through vaccina spread has largely been under stable — people move, thereby with increased vaccination cover tion or natural infection to achieve some kind of control at least for changing the demography of the age can help reduce the speed of herd immunity, it remains unclear some duration. However, the ‘herd’; variants emerge, thus mak virus spread. But more important if protection would last in those emergence of highly contagious ing the ‘immunity’ less effective, ly, natural infection and vaccina who have been infected/vaccinat new variants, breakthrough infec and all of these changes can well people get infected by the Delta According to her, the data from tion can decrease the risk of sev ed early on. It is likely that protec tions even among the fully vacci lead to loss of herd immunity.” variant, and such people shed vi Israel seems to indicate that there ere disease and death even when tion from severe disease and mor nated and such people spreading Dr. Rath adds: “The idea that rus at levels that resemble pre is strong protection from trans reinfected. But the over 63% sero tality might last for several years. the virus to others, and reinfec we can aim for a stable situation of viously uninfected individuals and mission with the mRNA vaccines prevalence is only an average and However, there is no data at the tions in the unvaccinated have herd immunity and then just stop thus infect others. “But the dura shortly after vaccination, and this has been arrived at based on a sur moment. made the race to reach the magi worrying about the pandemic has tion of shedding may be shorter, then declines with time. But she vey of less than 30,000 people in While Dr. Babu feels that the Warming bias cal herd immunity threshold look always been more wishful than which means that the overall abili says that these are early data, and less than 10% of India's districts. endgame might be a situation A study by MIT researchers like chasing a mirage. real.” ty of the virus to spread in pre there is a lot to learn about the “It does not mean that twothirds where we would have to live with published in Science Advances viously infected or vaccinated in performance of other vaccines of every neighbourhood is sero the virus with some level of en looks at paleoclimate over the No magic number Role of variants dividuals will be lower,” Dr. Kang and over time. positive; the reality is much more demicity but with reduced hospi last 66 million years and finds “If herd immunity is viewed as a If the Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant was says. of a patchwork quilt, making any talisation and lower mortality, Dr. a warming bias, that is, there magic number where, if we 60% more transmissive than the Even if the duration of virus Help from vaccines easy predictions misleading,” Dr. Kang says it is too early to give up were far more warming events achieve X percent infection or vac original strain, the Delta variant is shedding in the vaccinated is “There are many more vaccines to Rath clarifies. on herd immunity. than cooling ones. There were cination, life will get back to nor even more contagious thus requir short, it makes it harder to break come, and it is feasible that the This makes quickly vaccinating “There are viruses that are many more instances of mal then that is not going to hap ing an even higher herd immunity the transmission chain even in a next wave of vaccines or combina a large percentage of people very much more infectious than SARS prolonged global warming pen in near term. In other words, threshold to break the transmis population that is highly vaccinat tions of vaccines could help drive important. Unfortunately, the CoV2, such as measles. We have that lasted thousands to tens attaining high levels of population sion chain. It is estimated that the ed. Thus, even the theoretical pos down transmission through lower pace of vaccination is slow in India achieved reasonable control of of thousands of years. These were multiplied by existing protection to slow virus spread is Delta variant may have a basic re sibility of protecting through herd levels of replication and better — less than 33% are vaccinated measles and are striving to do bet warming. an end goal, but is not the end productive number of between immunity those individuals who protection from infection,” says with one dose and less than 9.5% ter. We have not hit the herd im game,” Dr. Gagandeep Kang, Pro 6.5 and 8, which means that herd cannot take a vaccine gets dimin Dr. Kang. fully vaccinated — and vaccine munity threshold in many parts of fessor of Microbiology at CMC Vel immunity will be 85% or higher. ished. “There is no question of “Vaccines are needed for al shortages in many States have be the world, and yet measles is no lore says in an email to The Hindu. The next layer of complexity is ending transmission until we end most everyone. Expecting the be come a norm. This makes reach longer the major global killer it Immunologist Dr. Satjajit Rath, seen when even fully vaccinated infections,” she adds. nefit to pass on to the unvaccinat ing the imaginary herd immunity once was,” she says. Rainfall at Greenland ice U.S. lab makes headway in nuclear fusion energy

Giraffe grannies summit for first time Elephants and killer whales The National Ignition facility demonstrated fusion energy equal to about 1.3 megajoule are highly socially organised. Reuters global temperatures Giraffes were believed to have increase. Shubashree Desikan output that is at least tens of Kazdan Pak, Stagnation Chair Professor, Institute for little or no social structures, Rain fell at the highest point The rain fell for several times the input energy. Science Team lead, Law Plasma Research, Gandhina which studies over the last on the Greenland ice sheet hours at the ice sheet’s 3,216 Nuclear fusion is a clean and A tiny pellet of the fuel rence Livermore National gar, and an expert in ther decade have shown otherwise. last week for the first time on metre summit on August 14, green route to producing (deuterium and tritium) is Laboratory, in an email to monuclear fusion. A study from Bristol University record, another worrying where temperatures re energy, as it does not involve placed in a cylidrical thumb The Hindu. This is the first Several steps remain be finds about 30% of the life of sign of warming for the ice mained above freezing for any remnant radioactive nailsized vessel, known as a time, in a controlled labora fore a viable nuclear fusion giraffes is in post-reproductive sheet already melting at an around nine hours, scien waste products. Fusion reac hohlraum that has holes on tory setting, that an inertial reactor can be realised. Igni stages, comparable to, say, increasing rate, scientists tists at the U.S. National tions power hydrogen both faces. A total of 192 las fusion system ( another tion, or energy breakeven elephants. The study deduces said on Friday, August 20. Snow and Ice Data Center bombs. However, so far, fu er beams are directed name for a laser driven fu must be achieved. Many las that this helps giraffes engage “That's not a healthy sign said. Temperatures at the ice sion devices that show a net through the holes to strike sion system) has produced er pulses must be made to in co-operative parenting. for an ice sheet,” said Indra cap almost never lift above energy gain have not been the walls of the hohlraum. nearly as much energy was act per second to increase ni Das, a glaciologist with freezing, but have now done demonstrated in labs. This causes the hohlraum to Solar power: In stars like our supplied to initiate the reac the net yield to a sufficiently Columbia University's La so three times in less than a An experiment at the U.S. emit xrays which, in turn, Sun, hydrogen is being tion. Dr Kazdan Pak further high value. Then the tech montDoherty Earth Obser decade. National Ignition Facility impinge on the pellet and converted through fusion explains: “If we do the ener nology to convert the neu vatory. “Water on ice is In total, 7 billion tonnes of (NIF), within the Lawrence compress it. The heated core into helium, releasing huge gy accounting we estimate tron energy into electricity bad... It makes the ice sheet rain fell across Greenland Livermore National Labora of the pellet reaches 100 mil amounts of energy. * AFP/NASA that the fusion energy pro has to be developed. more prone to surface melt.” over three days, from August tory, Livermore, California, lion degrees temperature duction is approximately 5 Meanwhile, Dr Kazdan Not only is water warmer 14 through August 16 – the comes close to demonstrat which starts the fusion reac the openings in the hohl times the amount of energy Pak makes a mindblowing than the usual snow, it is also largest amount since records ing this. In this lab, using las tions. Further, the pellet has raum which contains the pel coupled from the laser to comparison: “The fusion darker – so it absorbs more began in 1950. The record er beams, tiny pellets of deu to “ignite” and only then can let measuring some 23 mm. target.” energy produced is released sunlight. breaking rain is the latest in terium and tritium (heavier it reach the stage of becom “The amount of laser in an incredibly short Babbling bat babies a string of warning signs. isotopes of hydrogen) have ing a microbomb – a deuteri energy used in these experi Tremendous progress amount of time, approxi Human babies are not the only Unprecedented rise “This alarming rain at the been fused to form helium umtritium fusion reactor – ments is quite modest, 1.9 “To make a fusion reactor, mately, 90 picoseconds pro ones who babble, some bats This meltwater is streaming summit of Greenland is not are also very talkative in their and release energy that very and release energy that can megajoule (MJ). This is ap hundreds of pellet implo ducing close to 15 petawatts into the ocean, causing sea an isolated event,” said Twi infancy. Babbling in human nearly matches the amount be tapped. proximately equal to the sions have to happen per se of power. This is approxi children is key to developing levels to rise. Already, melt la Moon, deputy lead scien of energy input using the energy it takes to heat a large cond and means have to be mately equivalent to some the careful control over the ing from Greenland's ice tist with the U.S. National lasers. Laser facility pot (8 litres) of water by 100 found to extract the neutron recent estimates of the total vocal apparatus necessary for sheet – the world's second Snow and Ice Data Center. The NIF has been trying to The laser facility itself occu degrees Celsius. The amount energy as heat and produce world power consumption, speech. The study, published largest after Antarctica's – Along with rising floods, achieve this for nearly a de pies a large area, equal to of fusion energy produced in electricity. This [experi however the experiment on in the journal Science, indicates has caused around 25% of fires, and other extremes, it cade. Now, the experiment nearly three cricket fields, these experiments was ap ment] is far from that stage, ly produces this power for that the same practice is seen global sea level rise seen ov is one of many “alarm bells” has produced a yield that al and the lasers can deliver up proximately 1.3 MJ which is but the researchers have an incredibly short period of in the greater sac-winged bat, er the last few decades, signalling the need to reduce most equals the laser energy to 500 terawatts of power us now for the first time com made tremendous progress time, whereas power is con or Saccopteryx bilineata, native scientists estimate. That greenhouse gas emissions, input. To be functional, a ing its 192 individual laser parable to amount of laser in the last decade,” says P. I sumed continuously across to Central America. share is expected to grow, as she said. reactor has to produce an beams. This is focused into energy input,” says Arthur John, Former Meghnad Saha the world.”

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BALASUBRAMANIAN who had mild memory com tion 2021). What K. S. Pawar belly. An additional hair plaints, and gave one group and colleagues had done was Researchers have cyclespecific promoter Every kitchen in India makes Asia, Burma, Indonesia and Long association: Turmeric was known for over 4,000 years in placebo and the other group to conduct a doubleblind, successfully uncovered mediates the production use of turmeric in its meal, in China, and used as an essen the Indian subcontinent, West Asia, Burma, Indonesia and 90 mg of Curcumin, twice randomised, control trial in a the secret behind the of agouti signalling one form or another. The ac tial part of our daily food – China and used as an essential part of our daily food. * THE HINDU daily for 18 months. All 40 re 30bed dedicated COVID19 inheritance of coat protein during specific tual turmeric slices or tur what the colonials called cur ceived standardised assess Heath Centre in Maharash colour patterns in dogs. stages of hair growth and meric powder that we use ev ry powder. It has also been ties; it is a natural antiin spread of cancer is reduced, ment tests and the curcumin tra. Administration of oral A genetic variant enables the formation of ery day in preparing our known as a medicine for ag flammatory compound; and new tumour cells are levels in their blood at start curcumin with piperine as an responsible for a very banded hair. meals (as Haldi, Manjal, Pa- es, and to have antibacterial, chronic lowlevel inflamma stopped. In arthritis and and at 18 months. 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The story so far: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently repeated a refrain that the Centre had been unduly burdened by the cost of having to service ‘oil bonds’ issued by the UPA government, and it Up against changes: Opponents say DBT will end was this financial commitment which had mainly the heavily subsidised or free power supply to the constrained the government’s ability to reduce excise farm sector. * G. RAMAKRISHNA duty and other Central levies on petroleum products so as to lessen the burden on consumers. Interacting with the media on August 16, Ms. Sitharaman termed the actions taken by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Power play Singh’s government as “trickery” and said: “Oil bonds worth ₹1.44 lakh crore were issued by the UPA to show reduced oil prices in 2013. Who is paying for it, the Modi Why are Chief Ministers 2.0 government.” She added, “Today, you are asking me protesting against the draft Electricity why we are not reducing the prices. I am subsidising the reduction they had offered. So far, ₹70,195.72 crore has (Amendment) Bill which proposes been paid as interest on outstanding bonds worth around more private players in distribution? ₹1.31 lakh crore. Another ₹37,000 crore more is payable as interest till 202526, taking the interest alone close to ₹1 lakh crore.” T. Ramakrishnan What are these oil bonds ? The story so far: Opposition parties and several organisations have objected to certain features in the draft Between 2005 and 2010, the government issued Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021. the Kerala Assembly longdated Special Securities, totalling about ₹1.4 lakh has unanimously passed a resolution urging the Centre to crore, to oil marketing companies (OMCs), including withdraw the Bill. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Banerjee has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation. These (PPAC). The retail selling price of petrol ranged from a pump price of petrol sold in Delhi as on August 16 this reiterating her opposition to the “muchcriticised” Bill. In debt securities or bonds, which carry coupons ranging low of ₹37.99 to a peak of ₹50.62 (in July 2008) over the year, compared with just 14% in May 2014. State taxes Karnataka, farmers held demonstrations against the draft from 6.35% to 8.4%, were issued in lieu of cash subsidy to same period. have increased at a more gradual pace and risen in Delhi legislation. The proposed legislation, according to critics, cover the underrecovery that OMCs sustained on to 23% of the pump price, from 17% in May 2014. goes against the federal structure of the Constitution as account of selling petroleum products below cost. The What is the link between oil cost and retail fuel prices? electricity is in the concurrent list. Those opposing the Bill bonds paid an annual interest to OMCs and on maturity, How relevant is the Minister’s contention? contend that it will lead to more private players in the the face value of the bonds, too, would accrue to them. Besides the price of crude oil that is processed into the power sector, making electricity unaffordable for The then government opted to issue these bonds so as to respective fuels, there are Central and State levies and The Centre has consistently derived far higher returns vulnerable sections, but the Centre says it has its reasons reduce the annual fiscal burden and stagger the liability dealer commissions that get added on to finally feed into from excise duty and other levies than the expenditure it for proposing the changes. over an extended period of time. the pump price of the petroleum products. The price of has so far incurred in relation to the bonds. Its receipts by the Indian basket of crude oil kept rising during the UPA way of excise duty alone almost doubled from ₹99,068 What prompted the Centre to propose Why were they issued only up to 2010? years, starting at an annual average of $39.21 in 200405 crore in 201415 to ₹1,78,477 crore in 201516, and was changes in the Electricity Act? and climbing to a high of $111.89 in 201112. Prices eased provisionally estimated at ₹3,71,726 crore in 202021, The UPA government deregulated petrol pricing in June slightly thereafter to an annual average of $105.52 in according to PPAC data. In contrast, while the principal For years, electricity distribution has remained the sore 2010, ending underrecovery on the fuel, and OMCs 201314, before the government headed by Prime Minister outstanding for the bonds has barely changed over the point in the country’s power network. Thirty years ago, stopped suffering losses on every litre of diesel they sold Narendra Modi assumed office in May 2014. Since 201415, last seven years — marginally declining from ₹1.34 lakh when the Centre opened up the power sector, experts from October 2014. During the fiveyear period that the when a barrel on average cost $84.16, crude prices have crore as of March 2014 to ₹1.31 lakh crore as of March argued that distribution should have been covered initially. oil bonds were issued, the price of a barrel of the Indian been on a downtrend and fell to $44.82 in 202021. Excise 2021 — the interest outgo, by the Minister’s own account The Electricity Act, 2003, led to thermal generation getting basket of crude oil averaged $70.15, according to the data duty and related Central levies have, however, risen at a little over ₹70,000 crore, averages to just about delicensed and States unbundling the vertically integrated on the website of the Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell sharply and constituted 32% or almost a third of the ₹10,000 crore a year. State Electricity Boards into generation companies and distribution companies (discoms). Though the The States feel that a idea is to promote greater role for private competition and Will changes in AERA Act help smaller airports? efficiency, the discoms distribution companies have, by and large, and franchisees will lead remained under the Are private players going to invest in aviation if a profitable sector is clubbed with nonprofitable ones? to ‘cherry-picking of control of the States. At remunerative areas’ by the end of June 2021, the Jagriti Chandra — Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Thiruvanan passenger per annum (mppa), which was amended in them, leaving it discoms owed over thapuram and Guwahati — for operations, management 2019 to 3.5 mppa. According to the AERA website, there ₹90,000 crore to power The story so far: In the monsoon session, Parliament and development in publicprivate partnership mode in are 25 major airports. For the remaining nonmajor air to State discoms to serve producers. Thirtysix out passed the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of In February 2019. Later that year, the AAI Board, in its 190th ports owned by AAI, the Ministry of Civil Aviation ap the poor of 56 discoms reported dia (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The Bill, tabled in March this meeting held on September 5, approved leasing of another proves the charges for aeronautical services. There are a aggregate losses of around year and sent to a standing committee, seeks to broa den six airports — Bhubaneswar, Varanasi, Amritsar, Raipur , total of 154 airports in the country. Among these, AAI ₹32,900 crore as on the category of airports for which the Airports Econ omic Indore and Tiruchi — for owns 136 airports and provides air traffic services over the March 31, 2020. With the discoms saddled with structural Regulatory Authority (AERA) of India can determine tariff Balancing the interests undertaking opera entire Indian airspace and adjoining oceanic areas. challenges in governance and regulation, combined with by amending the definition of major airports. tions, management and the chronic problems of underinvestment, line losses and of the private sector and development in public What are the apprehensions? issues in billing, metering, and collection, the government Why has the definition of a major airport been amended? the government’s private partnership has been trying to amend the Electricity Act. The present objective of privatising mode. The Ministry of “Though this Bill proposes to make changes which appear version of the draft Bill was drawn up in April 2020. The AERA regulates tariffs and other charges for aeronaut smaller airports will be a Civil Aviation plans to to be lucrative for the aviation sector, there is a lack of clar Recently, Union Power Minister R.K. Singh said the revised ical services rendered at ‘major’ airports. Under the AERA tightrope walk, says club each of these air ity regarding what will be the criterion for deciding which draft, prepared in consultation with stakeholders, had Act, 2008, a major airport is one which “has, or is desig ports with nearby airports get clubbed together. Will it be passenger traffic of been sent to the Cabinet Secretary. nated to have, annual passenger throughput in excess of Jagannarayan smaller airports for more than 3.5 million or some other factors too? This clar threeandahalf million or any other airport as the Central Padmanabhan of CRISIL joint development. The ity needs to be brought in to achieve the objective of the What are the contours of the draft Bill? Government may, by notification, specify”. However, it move follows Finance Bill,” says Poonam Verma, Partner, J Sagar Associates, ad does not provide for determination of tariff for a group of Minister Nirmala Sitha ding that the government will also have to ensure that a The broad objectives of the legislation, as articulated by Mr. airports. The Amendment Bill has amended the definition raman’s Budget Speech this year, in which she said the go monopoly situation is not created in the airport operating Singh a year ago, are: ensure consumercentricity, promote of a major airport to include “a group of airports” after the vernment planned to monetise airports in tier2 and tier3 business while awarding a group of airports to the same ease of doing business, enhance sustainability of the power words “any other airport”. The government hopes the cities. entity. sector and promote green power. The draft Bill has covered move will encourage development of smaller airports and “Balancing the interests of the private sector and the go nearly a dozen areas, such as distribution franchise and make bidding for airports with less passenger traffic at How did AERA come into existence? What tariffs vernment’s objective of privatising smaller airports will be sublicence, subsidy, and costreflective tariff. Among the tractive. It plans to club profitable airports with nonprofit does it determine? a tightrope walk,” says Jagannarayan Padmanabhan, Prac remedies presented by the government through the able ones and offer them as a package for development in tice leader and Director, Transport and Logistics, C RISIL initiative are direct benefit transfer (DBT) of subsidies, publicprivate partnership mode to expand connectivity. The AERA Act was enacted in 2008 and an independent Limited. “Whether the government succeeds will also de reduction of cross subsidies, role for distribution economic regulator, i.e., the AERA, was established in pend on how the airports are packaged and if there a re sublicensees with regulators’ nod, the adoption of a Was there a need to amend the AERA Act? 2009 for determining the tariff for aeronautical service s enough growth prospects, economic activity or tourist at national renewable energy policy and the establishment of rendered at major airports. The initial benchmark passen tractions near the nonprofitable airports that will be the electricity contract enforcement authority. On August The Airports Authority of India (AAI) awarded six airports ger throughput to qualify as a major airport was 1.5 million clubbed.” 10, the Union Minister informed the Rajya Sabha that after the announcement in the 2021 Union Budget on the need for enabling consumers to choose among discoms, the Centre held discussions with a range of stakeholders. As this required an amendment to the law, the “desired How will human trials for new HIV vaccine work? procedures are being followed”, he said. Why is this approach promising? Why have several States opposed the Bill? Why is the mRNA platform being used and how did the The quest to develop an HIV vaccine is considered among The proposed delicensing of distribution has unnerved the holy grails of scientific research. While treatment with many States, from Tamil Nadu to West Bengal and COVID19 experience help? AntiRetroviral Therapy has significantly improved the Maharashtra to Punjab. The States feel that a greater role Jacob Koshy longevity of those with AIDS, this is a lifelong treatment. for private distribution companies and franchisees would According to the World Health Organization, there are only lead to “cherrypicking of remunerative areas” by The story so far: Moderna, the Massachusettsbased around 37.7 million living with HIV as of 2020. Traditional them, leaving it to the State discoms to serve social sector American biotechnology company, has indicated that it vaccine approaches have not worked for HIV, and in fact, obligations and rural areas. This, they feel, will lead to the may begin human trials for a vaccine for HIV (human some of them have gone on to worsen infection. States incurring massive losses. Ms. Banerjee, in her letter immunodeficiency virus) in September, according to the RNAbased immunogens are believed to be a promising to Mr. Modi, argues that while the Electricity Act, 2003, ClinicalTrials.gov website, employing the same mRNA Silver lining: Moderna, the American biotechnology alternative because they do not involve the use of a live had struck a “fine balance” between the Centre and the platform that it has used in its COVID19 vaccine. company, has indicated that it may begin human trials virus, can be made relatively easily, can be quickly

States in the management of the sector, the proposed for a HIV vaccine in September. * GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO deployed and safely administered. A drawback of mRNA amendment “strikes at the root of the federal structure”. How is the candidate vaccine expected to work? vaccines used to be their instability. However, the The objective of providing choices to the consumers would One such immunogen that has been designed in the lab experience with the coronavirus vaccine has come as a “end up in profiteering” by new service providers through Formally known as mRNA1644, it is made in a way to is eODGT8 60mer, developed by the International AIDS shot in the arm. The success of mRNA vaccines — Pfizer tariff hikes. The draft Bill is also being opposed by many stimulate the B cells of the immune system. These are a Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and its partners. In a Phase I trial, BioNTech and Moderna — in reducing hospitalisation and political parties and farmers on the ground that DBT will class of white blood cells that produce antibodies which scientists tested whether this approach would stimulate mortality has led to confidence in the underlying do away with the heavily subsidised or free power supply can bind to invading bacteria and viruses. The larger the human immune system to initiate the generation of platform and, therefore, fresh investments to improve it. to the farm sector. This is why, it is one among three pieces purpose of stimulating the B cells is to generate what are bnAbs. This February, IAVI announced that their trial of legislation against which agitating agriculturists’ bodies called broadly neutralising antibodies (bnAbs), which are produced promising results and their vaccine had What are the challenges ahead? have been carrying on a campaign. One of the complaints specialised blood proteins that attach to the surface succeeded in stimulating the production of the bnAbs of Tamil Nadu against the draft Bill is that hydropower proteins of HIV and disable them by accessing key but needed to stimulate antibodies. The targeted response Of the people living with HIV, over twothirds are in purchase obligation cannot be fixed separately as hardtoreach regions on the virus. Over the last decade, was detected in 97% of the participants. There were 48 Africa. Any success in containing the HIV pandemic hydropower generation is seasonal, monsoondependent there have been advances in identifying new bnAbs from healthy adults who had volunteered in the trial, some of would mean drastically cutting the rates of transmission and not in the control of its discom. HIVinfected individuals that were seen to target very whom got the vaccine and some did not. The Moderna there. However, as the experience with the Moderna and specific sites in the outer envelope of the HIV. Labbased trial is designed to investigate a way to effectively deliver Pfizer vaccines shows, getting essential jabs to the regions What is the way forward? analysis and tests on animals have improved the the eODGT8 60mer immunogen using the mRNA where they are most needed is the biggest stumbling understanding of how the knowledge of these sites can be technology that will direct cells to make the BnAbs which block. Another challenge with mRNA vaccines is that If the Centre and the States can arrive at a broad used to make immunogens (or parts of a virus or bacteria will elicit immune responses against HIV. For this trial, they are sensitive to temperature in storage, and is a consensus, at least on two crucial areas of DBT and giving that elicit an antibody response from the immune system. Moderna will recruit 56 healthy adults without HIV to test challenge for developing countries. HIV has mutated into space for private distribution companies and franchisees, In the case of a coronavirus, for instance, the spike the safety of the vaccine mRNA1644 and basic immune several variants and is an insidious virus, and it will be the proposed amendment can be a gamechanger for the protein is an immunogen against which different vaccines response. The vaccine’s development involves funding many years before definitive proof of the success of the power sector, according to experts. elicit antibodies.) from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. mRNA approach can be established.

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ILLUSTRATION: R.RAJESH HIBATULLAH AKHUNDZADA the U.S.’s intervention, the Taliban’s leadership were driven away from Afghanis tan, but they slowly gained and retained territory, par The Mullah who took ticularly in the south. No change to the core The Quetta Shura managed to retain control in parts of rural Afghanistan by institut the reins of Afghanistan ing a shadow government and even gained limited sup port beyond its core Pushtun ethnic adherents during the The shadowy figure, under whose leadership the insurgents took Kabul insurgency. However, even back after 20 years, is set to become the ruler of the wartorn country during peace and power sharing talks with the repre sentatives of the Afghan go vernment before the Ameri Srinivasan Ramani ship council is also known as ers. During Akhundzada’s te can withdrawal, the Taliban the ‘Rahbari Shura’ and is nure as the emir, the Tali showed little inclination to fter a blitzkrieg op further divided into sub ban’s public face to the dilute its core ideological te eration to capture committees. The members external world has remained nets of establishing an Islam cities and towns fol of this council are tasked its political office in Doha, ic emirate ruled predomi Alowing the withdra with recruitment, training Qatar, and represented by nantly by the emir (the wal of U.S.led military forc and planning the insurgency. his deputy Mullah Abdul Taliban leader), who would In Focus es, the Taliban now control The council was essentially a Ghani Baradar, a founder appoint the ulema of Sunni most of Afghanistan, includ shadow government that leader who was captured by Muslims following the Hanafi B Akhundzada was an early ing the capital city of Kabul. controlled large parts of the Pakistan security forces in sect and who would imple member of The only province that country, especially the eth 2010 at a time of internal dis ment the sharia law. the Taliban, stands outside the Taliban’s nic Pashtun dominated cord within the outfit and re The Taliban, as political tasked with control Panjshir is in the southern areas, during the leased later in 2018. Other scientist Barnett Rubin point fighting northcentral part of the insurgency. It has been deputies include Sirajuddin ed out in a recent special re crime, and serving as country. Poised to form a helped by the protection Haqqani, son of Jalaluddin port, released a draft Consti part of the new government, the Tali provided by the Pakistani Haqqani who led the dread tution in 2005, but had not Taliban ban are yet to clearly reveal ed Haqqani Network that published or adopted it. Ta CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Supreme the contours of their regime, backed the Taliban during its ken together with other texts Court but they had already been in The Taliban, led by tenure between 1996 and endorsed by the group, the B He took power between 1996 and 2001 and have engaged in Taliban have shown no indi control of 2001 over vast areas in the their ‘emir’, Mawlawi several terror attacks in Ka cation that they will conform the Taliban country, which was then de Hibatullah bul and beyond. themselves in power to a de after his predecessor, clared as the ‘Islamic emirate Akhundzada, are Baradar has sought to pro mocracy that will be commit Mullah Akhtar of Afghanistan’, and go essentially controlled ject the Taliban as an antioc ted to pluralism inherent in Mansour, who verned on the basis of a strict cupation force that was com the ethnic, sectional and reli was widely interpretation of ‘Sharia by the ‘Quetta Shura’, mitted to the defeat and gious diversity of the country seen as a law’. While their spokesper which has provided withdrawal of the U.S. mili or anything other than a the violent and sons, especially the political tary forces in Afghanistan ocratic, unitary system of divisive the ideological leader, was leaders based in Doha, Qatar, leadership for the but there has been little evi governance. killed in a have evinced that the group insurgency dence of any reform in its Akhundzada will seek to U.S. drone has, over time, reformed and core ideology. preside over an Islamic Emi strike. refined itself, there seems to CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC rate after annulling the 2004 Akhundzada, be little inclination of any Secretive movement Constitution of the Islamic on the other hand, is change in its core ideology. deep State and has financed Formed in 1994 in the south forces, especially in the Kan calls the “traditionalists” with the war and the corrupt Republic as the group has revered by The Taliban as a force are the insurgency by various ern province of Kandahar, dahar province. from the tribal networks, the leaders of the Mujahideen, professed to do, and there is the outfit’s led by their “emir”, Mawlawi means such as donations the Taliban, in their initial As journalist Ahmed Rash ground was laid for the emer by relying on religious piety expected to be little diffe rank and file Hibatullah Akhundzada and from the Gulf and the opium years and even after coming id pointed out, the mujahi gence of the radical Islamists and strict observance of Is rence in its intent from its for his are essentially controlled by trade in Afghanistan. to power in Kabul in 1996, deen in the south had coa of the Taliban, who were in lamic law. The Taliban made rule in the 1990s. The Tali religious credentials the ‘Quetta Shura’, which Akhundzada, who former were a secretive political lesced around their Pushtun itially student recruits (Ta rapid military gains after get ban have emerged as a more has provided the ideological ly headed the Taliban’s ule movement committed to a tribal identities and were led libs) from madrassas profess ting support from other fun powerful military force than B Akhundzada leadership for the insurgen ma council (religious elders), radical interpretation of Is by tribal clan chiefs and their ing a version of Deobandi damentalist groups and the its 1990s avatar, following the is set to preside over cy as a “leadership council” took control of the Taliban lamic ideology and jurispru religious scholars (or the ule Islamic revivalism in the Af militarydriven deep State in U.S. withdrawal. This time, an Islamic on the top of a chain of com after the death of his prede dence. The movement ma). Following the withdra ghanistanPakistan border Pakistan, which diversified they have recognised the vir Emirate after mand that extends itself into cessor, Mullah Akhtar Man emerged in the detritus of wal of the Soviets, the inter areas. Akhundzada was an its patrons from the Mujahi tues of public relations exer annulling the military groups and opera sour, who was widely seen as the bitter civil war between necine war among the early member of the Taliban, deen to the new radical Isla cises, world diplomacy and 2004 tions that now encompasses a violent and divisive leader, different factions of the mu mujahideen also included tasked with fighting crime, mists. Once in power, the Ta communication. But they Constitution of the country most of Afghanistan. The in a U.S. drone attack in 2016. jahideen that fought for the battles between the rural tri and serving as part of the Ta liban, under Mullah Omar, will find it much more diffi Quetta Shura is named so be Akhundzada, on the other spoils of power after the bal fighters and the more or liban Supreme Court, before pursued a radical Islamist cult to establish a theocratic, cause it was protected and hand, is revered by the out withdrawal of the Soviet Un ganised Islamists, who were training recruits in rule, curbing women’s medieval regime without re based in Quetta, Balochistan, fit’s rank and file for his reli ion in 1989 and the fall of the funded by the InterServices seminaries. rights, banning liberal insti sistance in a country, which in west Pakistan and even gious credentials, having communist government in Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan, The Taliban in the 1990s tutions, and adopting medie has seen a significant in though only some of its lea made his mark in deciding 1992. It was led by former besides other external actors were led by Mullah Moham val values, besides becoming crease in nominal freedom of dership is believed to remain over thorny issues such as fighters of the mujahideen, such as the U.S.’ secret ser mad Omar, a reclusive leader a haven for other radical Isla expression, participation of there, the name has stuck. the insurgent group’s use of who had taken part in the in vice, the CIA. After the deci who sought to gain the sup mist and terrorist groups women in public life and oth The Quetta Shura’s leader suicide attacks, among oth surgency against the Soviet mation of what Mr. Rashid port of the people fed up such as alQaeda. Following er civil liberties.

PANJSHIR HAQQANI NETWORK The valley of resistance The sword arm of Taliban

Ahmad Massoud is trying to revive the Northern Alliance against the Taliban The terrorist network is an inﬂuential faction among the Afghan insurgents

Stanly Johny many fled kallol bhattacharjee groups intensified in the af to Kabul . termath of the exit of the So hen the Taliban Some others fled to n August 17, Sirajud viet Union and the fall of the took Kabul in Panjshir, hoping din Haqqani, the government of Mohammad W1996, President that the Valley, the Oleader of the Haqqa Najibullah. Burhanuddin Rabbani and traditional capital of ni Network, arrived in Kabul Defence Minister Ahmad the Tajik mujahideen, from Quetta in Pakistan. Ties with al-Qaeda Shah Massoud, along with would hold off the Taliban The Haqqanis have been Jalaluddin, a Minister in the their allies, retreated to onslaught. During the anti part of the Taliban and the previous Taliban govern northern Afghanistan. The communist war, the Mujahi responsibilities given to Sira ment from 1996 to 2001, was Taliban had captured much deen were backed by the juddin point to the influence considered close to alQae of Afghanistan, except the U.S. with military and finan the group has over the Tali da and its founder Osama north. Massoud, who was cial aid coming via Pakistan. ban. He is the leader in bin Laden. He had several called ‘the Lion of Panjshir’, When the Taliban were in charge of military opera sons from his multiple mar built a united front of anti power in the 1990s, the tions in Afghanistan . Be riages — Badruddin, Nasi Taliban forces in the Panj Northern Alliance was lieved to be in his 40s, Sira ruddin, Anas, Azizuddin, Si shir Valley, and continued backed by India, Iran and juddin has established rajuddin and Khalil. He lost the resistance against the Russia. And much of the himself as a key figure in the most of his sons in the bat Taliban regime. While the Taliban are trying ghanistan in 1979, Panjshir country’s north, including Talibanled “Islamic Emirate bul Intercontinental Hotel. the Cordovez formula, ho tles that the Haqqanis Massoud was assassinat to tighten their grip on Af emerged the hotbed of the Badakhshan and parts of of Afghanistan” that will They have carried out at wever, did not take off as Pa fought against the Ameri ed by alQaeda on Septem ghanistan, early signs sug antiSoviet communist, with Takhar, besides Panjshir, take shape in the coming tacks against the Indian and kistan began to chart its own cans and the NATO forces. ber 9, 2001, two days ahead gest a resistance to their rule help coming from the U.S. was outside the control of days. the U.S. Embassies in Kabul, course after the withdrawal Anas and Sirajuddin are of the terrorist attacks on is taking shape in Panjshir. the Taliban. This time, the In terms of importance, the Afghan Presidential pa of the USSR. Afghanistan now in the leadership of the the World Trade Center in When Afghanistan be Mountainous terrain Taliban appear to be stron Sirajuddin is seen as the lace and the office of the had become an open space Network. Anas was seen New York. But the Northern came a republic in 1973, the Located 150 km north of Ka ger. Panjshir is the last pro third most powerful Taliban NDS, the Afghan national in for power tussle after Soviet holding talks with former Alliance he had command 20yearold Ahmad Shah bul, the Valley is near the vince standing. The Taliban figure after Mullah Baradar telligence. withdrawal. CEO of Afghanistan Abdul ed played a critical part in Massoud was a student in Hindu Kush mountain have also established con and Hibatullah Akhundza Jalaluddin belonged to lah Abdullah and Sirajuddin the U.S.led attacks on the Kabul University. Muham range. It’s divided by the tacts with Iran, Russia and da. With this, Sirajuddin is Power tussle the Zadran tribe in the has proved to be the mili Taliban that saw a quick col mad Daoud Khan, backed Panjshir river and ringed by China. It’s not clear whether emerging as the top leader In July 1988, Jalaluddin Haq northwest frontiers of Pakis tary successor of his father. lapse of the Taliban regime by the communist People’s the Panjshir mountains in the resistance would gain of the Haqqani Network, the qani had voted for peace tan and the mountains in The Haqqani Network’s in 2001. Democratic Party, became the north and the Kuhestan regional or international muchfeared group that first along with the tribal elders the eastern Afghanistan. emergence as the sword After 20 years, the Tali the first President of the mountains in the south. The support. In an article in The emerged to fight the Soviet of entire Afghanistan. He These were some of areas arm of the Taliban in Kabul ban are back in Kabul. The country. Massoud, who was mountain tops are covered Washington Post on August troops in Afghanistan and had put his signature in a where resistance to the So has surprised many obser Taliban are now controlling a member of the Muslim by snow throughout the 18, Ahmad Massoud said continued to fight and de long list of tribal leaders of viet occupation rose promi vers, who believe the Haq almost all of Afghanistan— Youth, the student wing of year. This difficult terrain he’s “ready to follow my feat the U.S. with its terror the northeast Afghanistan, nently among the Pashtuns. qanis are closely aligned except Panjshir. In the pro the Jamiate Islami, started makes the Valley a night father’s footsteps”. “But we tactics. where his clan, the Haqqa The Haqqanis were asso with Arab insurgent groups vince, located in the north an uprising in Panjshir that mare for invaders. It al need more weapons, more Although his stature has nis, dominated over an area ciated with Younus Khalis of such as alQaeda, a tradition east of the country, Ahmad was backed by the Pakistani lowed Massoud to keep the ammunition and more sup risen within the militant that traditionally covers Wa HezbeIslami, one of the that goes back to Jalalud Massoud, the 32yearold intelligence. Initially Daoud Valley away from first the plies,” he wrote, in a direct ranks, Sirajuddin remains a ziristan of Pakistan. His re main antiSoviet jihadist din’s collaboration with the son of Ahmad Shah Mas Khan’s regime put down the communist government and call for help. UNdesignated global terro presentatives came to meet groups. As the resistance Arabs against the Soviets soud, is leading the new re protests and Massoud had to then the Taliban regime. The more immediate rist responsible for the sui the UNappointed special grew stronger in the 1980s, and his own marriage to an sistance against the Taliban. flee to Pakistan. But he Earlier, Panjshir was part of questions Mr. Massoud and cide bombings and raids un negotiator for Afghanistan, Jalaluddin’s militants re Arab woman. According to Amrullah Saleh, the First would return to Panjshir af Parwan Province. In 2004, Mr. Saleh face is whether leashed on the U.S. and Diego Cordovez. The plan ceived weapons and train the TalibanU.S. agreement, Vice President of the Ghani ter the communists took ov the Valley and the surround they can muster the kind of NATO troops as well as civi was to create the “broadest” ing, including stringer mis the leading figures of the Ta administration, is believed er Kabul in 1978 through the ing region became an inde support among Afghans that lians in Afghanistan over the possible government in Af siles supplied by the Central liban and aligned groups are to be with Mr. Massoud in ‘Saur Revolution’. In the pendent province. Roughly the Northern Alliance did in past two decades. The Haq ghanistan that would put an Intelligence Agency (CIA) . expected to be out of the list Panjshir. Last week, Mr. Sa Panjshir Valley, literally the 1,50,000 people are living in the 1990s and whether Panj qani Network has also been end to the violence that had The attacks by the Haqqanis of global terrorists. Any de leh declared himself the valley of five lions, Massoud Panjshir, a huge majority of shir can survive as an island responsible for some of the broken out in Afghanistan on the Soviet forces in Af lay to this effect will create ‘legitimate caretaker Presi built a guerrilla resistance them ethnic Tajiks. When of resistance in an Afghanis attacks on prominent tar beginning with the Soviet in ghanistan were legendary complications for the Haq dent of Afghanistan’ as per against the communists. Af the Taliban started taking tan tightly controlled by the gets in Afghanistan. In June vasion of the country in and they evolved as the con qanis, who are now in Ka the Afghan Constitution. ter the Soviets came to Af provinces after provinces, Taliban. 2011, they attacked the Ka 1979. The peace process, or flict among the Mujahideen bul.

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Arvind INTERVIEW | S.N. SUBRAHMANYAN Fashions SEBI keeps Adani Wilmar’s raises ₹439 cr. ‘Pickup in economic indicators PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ₹4,500crore IPO in abeyance gives hope for coming quarters’ NEW DELHI Arvind Fashions Ltd., In Have not received any formal communication, says Adani Group spokesperson dia’s leading casual and de ‘Risk of third wave lingers, but we hope it will not be severe’ nim manufacturer, on Sa PRESS TRUST OF INDIA requests from them in the turday said it has raised NEW DELHI past. We will continue to N. Anand ductionlinked incentive ₹439 crore from various Capital markets regulator cooperate with the regula schemes. marquee investors, includ SEBI has kept the proposed tors in the future as well,” Indian mutlinational con- The government also ing promoters by issuing ₹4,500crore initial share the spokesperson added. glomerate Larsen & Toubro rightly stepped in to an equity shares of the sale of edible oil major Adani AWL’s proposed listing on Ltd. is betting on key focus nounce a series of fiscal re company. Wilmar Ltd. (AWL) in the stock exchanges will markets such as West Asia, lief measures. This will ‘significantly “abeyance”. comprise the fresh issue of Africa and the Far East for The greatest opportunity strengthen’ the balance However, the Securities new equity shares by AWL growth. Within India, it will and the biggest need in front sheet and allow the busi and Exchange Board of India for an amount of up to continue to target projects of the government is to ness to pursue its growth (SEBI) did not elaborate ₹4,500 crore. funded by multilateral agen- create jobs. strategy while insulating it further. There will not be any se cies, MD & CEO S.N. Sub- Important determinants from any COVID19related The company had filed On hold: In market parlance, SEBI’s observations is a kind of condary offering, Adani En rahmanyan said in an e- ahead revolve around sus For the next 4-6 uncertainties, AFL said in a preliminary papers with SE goahead to float a public issue. * REUTERS terprises Ltd. (AEL), the flag mail interview. Excerpts: <> tained capex ordering from statement. BI on August 3, to raise funds ship company of the Adani quarters, govt. will the government and an ena “The board of directors through an initial public of In market parlance, SEBI’s servations being kept in group, had said in a regulato How is the infrastructure have to do the heavy bling environment for execu of AFL, at its meeting held fering (IPO). observations is a kind of go abeyance”. ry filing. scenario in India and lifting in capex tion and liquidity to today (Saturday), approved Without disclosing the ahead to float a public issue. AWL, which sells cooking globally? formation contrators. the preferential allotment reason, SEBI said “issuance In a statement on Satur ‘Fully compliant’ oils under the Fortune ■ Both the Indian economy A robust prequalification of equity shares aggregat of observations kept in day, an Adani Group spokes “While we have always been brand, is a major player in as well as all its constituents impact to economic activity. criterion for projects, timely ing to ₹439 crore to various abeyance” with regard to the person said, “we have not re fully compliant with applica the edible oil industry. comprising households, cor In a normal year, public settlement of retention mo marquee investors, includ Adani Wilmar IPO, accord ceived any formal ble SEBI Regulations, we The firm is a 50:50 joint porates and government are spends comprising those by ney and claims, reduced ar ing promoters, at the price ing to an update on the SEBI communication from SEBI have made full disclosure to venture between the Adani seeking to get back to growth the Centre, the States and bitration and enhanced con of ₹218.50,” it said. website as on August 13. with respect to the IPO ob SEBI on specific information group and the Wilmar group. momentum. The pickup in public sector units add up to ciliation processes and a less highfrequency economic in 7% of India’s GDP. stringent bank guarantee ex dicators builds hope for the For the next 46 quarters posure will augur well. coming quarters. Govern till private investments pick California judge nixes gig ‘Listed insurers to control ment is committed to infra up, the heavy lifting in terms How have your international formation in India and we of capex formation will have orders shaped up? believe large parts of the na to be [done] by the ■ Our principal markets worker ballot measure tional infrastructure pipe government. apart from India are West 60% of business post LIC IPO’ line [target] will be achieved. We see various prospects Asia, to some extent Africa, Exemption from law ‘unconstitutional’ Creation of a develop in different areas of infras and to a lesser extent the Far ment finance institution and tructure like metros, hydel East. We see some positive Reuters Majority of 69 firms past initial breakeven phase: Agrawal announcements around re projects, tunnelling and momentum in Africa. A California judge on Friday cycling of operating assets bridge construction, in There has been revival of ruled that a 2020 ballot PRESS TRUST OF INDIA duction of competition and are credible measures that roads, power transmission & both power transmission measure that exempted NEW DELHI regulation, has matured have been recently taken up. distribution, water spends and water projects in certain rideshare and food delivery After the initial public offer with 69 insurers today as With the pickup in oil and hydrocarbon projects parts of Africa. We have bid drivers from a State labour ing (IPO) of LIC, about 60% against only eight in 2000. prices, the Gulf Coopera including activities taking for some hydrocarbon jobs law is unconstitutional as it of the insurance business “A majority of these have tion Council (GCC) is looking place in factories; and com in certain countries; we infringed on the legislature’s will be with listed compa crossed their initial break a lot better; and Africa with mercial activities such as da hope that with oil prices sta power to set standards at nies, Additional Secretary in even phase. consistent multilateral fund ta centres, big auditoriums, bilising, we will see some the workplace. the Finance Ministry Amit “Once the proposed list ing support should do well. and the central vista. positive movement on some Agrawal said on Saturday. ing of LIC happens, about Having said that, the risk of those projects in the GCC. ‘Limits the power’ Gig economy companies The Cabinet Committee 60% of the insurance indus of a third wave and its conse What kind of support do you Domestic tendering and Proposition 22 is unconsti including Uber, Lyft, Door on Economic Affairs had in Agrawal said amid global try business would be with quent economic fallout does expect from the Centre? awarding activity was sub tutional as “it limits the dash and Instacart were July given its inprinciple ap challenges, India has conti listed entities. The sector as linger in our mind at this ■ With an aim to speed up dued in Q1 but with econom power of a future Legisla pushing to keep drivers’ in proval for the listing of the nued to develop as an a whole has been growing at juncture, but we hope this economic normalisation, the ic normalisation from Q2 on ture to define appbased dependent contractor sta insurance behemoth. emerging economy with a fi a pace significantly higher will not be severe. Indian government acceler wards, we will see a revival. drivers as workers subject to tus, albeit with additional The IPO of the state nancial system that has ma than that of the overall eco ated public investments in For the remaining nine workers’ compensation benefits. owned life insurer is part of tured, deepened and nomy,” he said. Currently, What are the key drivers that key infrastructure sectors. months of FY22, we see total law”, which makes the en The ballot measure was the government’s efforts to achieved scale. there are four listed life in will boost infrastructure? The wheels of India’s ca ordering prospects of tire ballot measure “unen meant to cement appbased raise ₹1.75 lakh crore The needs of this emerg surers and two in the non ■ The government is seized pex cycle had been set in around ₹9 trillion — compris forceable”, Alameda Coun food delivery and ridehail through disinvestment in ing India are in many ways life segment. Stateowned of the fact that investment motion with a strong revival ing domestic opportunities ty Superior Court Judge drivers’ status as indepen the current financial year. different, he said, adding the reinsurer General Insu spends can create the much in investmentled growth of ₹6.3 trillion, and ₹2.7 tril Frank Roesch wrote in the dent contractors, not Speaking at an event to insurance sector, over the rance Corporation of India is needed employment oppor supported by the ‘Atmanirb lion in international ruling. employees. mark Actuaries Day, Mr. two decades since the intro also listed on the bourses. tunities and add multiplier har Bharat Mission’ and pro prospects.

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At the other DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Sports Reporter Bof the 2021 AFC Cup fol end, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu AFGHAN SERIES CHENNAI lowing a goalless draw got his palms to Jonathan Press Trust of India B The series is due to begin Akanksha Nitture of Maha against Bashundhara Kings Reis’ effort from outside the NEW DELHI Press Trust of India on Sept. 3 in Sri Lanka rashtra and Haryana’s Chirag in Male on Saturday. The re box. Rohit Chamoli (48kg), An Karachi DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Duhan annexed the singles sult kept the Marco Pezzaiu On the stroke of halftime, kush (66kg) and Gaurav The Pakistan Cricket Board Sri Lanka with the Sri Lanka titles in the Tennishub MPTA olicoached side third in BFC earned a freekick after Saini (70kg) advanced to has put on hold a training board hosting the matches National junior under18 clay Group D (one point), with a foul on Silva, but couldn’t the semifinals of the ASBC camp that was scheduled to on behalf of the ACB. court tennis championships Bashundhara and ATK Mo capitalise. youth and junior boxing start on Saturday in Lahore The official said the Af at the MPTA, KTC courts, on hun Bagan both above. Bashundhara came close championships in Dubai, and also the announcement ghanistan cricket authori Saturday. The two had ear Pezzaiuoli made three in the 57th minute through assuring themselves of at of its squad for the ODI se ties are yet to confirm when lier won the doubles crowns. changes to the side that lost Brazilian winger Robinho least bronze medals. ries against Afghanistan their players will leave Ka In the girls’ final, the se to ATKMB, with Parag Shri whose effort deflected off Chamoli outclassed Al next month in Sri Lanka. bul for Colombo and also condseeded Akanksha was vas, Danish Farooq and Bi Gurpreet’s foot and was sail hassan Qadous Sriya 50, With Taliban taking over the schedule of the match in full flow against the top dyashagar Singh replacing ing goalward until Naorem Ankush blanked Bader the reins in Afghanistan and es. “Once they give us the seeded Reshma Maruri of Sarthak Golui, Ajay Chhetri Roshan Singh’s acrobatic ef Shehab 50 and Saini dom the country facing its worst complete series travel plans Karnataka, winning 61, 63. The toppers: Duhan and Akanksha, the champions, with and Udanta Singh. fort and Gurpreet’s out inated Yaqoub Saadallah crisis in last two decades, and itinerary we will have A. Vellayan and Premkumar Karra. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Both sides had periods stretched arm kept the ball before he was declared the the PCB wants a confirma the camp and also release Staging a comeback where they held the upper from going in. Towards the winner. tion from Afghanistan Crick our squad,” he said. In the boys’ summit clash, man, Murugappa Group and Other result: Girls doubles hand but neither could pre end, Silva, Jayesh Rane and Ashish (54kg), Anshul et Board whether the series The ACB is said to be in top seed Duhan staged a co vicepresident, TNTA, gave (final): Akanksha Nitture (Mah) vail. On 24 minutes, Cleiton skipper Sunil Chhetri all (57kg) and Preet Malik is on and only the will it an talks with the Taliban auth meback after losing the first away the prizes in the pre & Kavya Kirwar (Del) bt Reshma Silva’s ball into the box was tried to break the game (63kg) were the other three nounce the squad. orities and US troops which set, prevailing 46, 63, 62. sence of Premkumar Karra, Maruri & Suhitha Maruri (Kar) met by a diving Yrondu Mu open, but Bashundhara’s to emerge victorious in The series is due to begin are controlling all flights in A. Vellayan, former chair honourary secretary, TNTA. 64, 76(5). savuKing but his header defence held strong. their respective matches. on Sept. 3 in Hambantota in and out of Kabul airport. RACING Miracle showcases her class in feature event HYDERABAD: Trainer P. Shroff’s City Of Passion (Ashad Asbar) 2, Corfe Castle tipped for Governor’s Cup champion filly Miracle, piloted by Appenzelle (Akshay Kumar) 3 and P.S. Chouhan, won the 47th run Castlerock (Ajeeth Kumar) 4. 1/2, 1 HYDERABAD: Trainer L. D’Silva’s Singh 53 and 10. Bedazzled (2) (2) Ajinkya 62, 3. Star Babe (10) Sandesh 60, 2. Moondancer (1) ning of the Deccan Fillies Champi 1/4 and Nk. 1m, 14.97s. ₹83 (w), 18, Corfe Castle, who ran second in Surya Prakash 50. Koushik 61.5, 4. Winning Player Zervan 55, 3. Victory Parade (7) onship Stakes (Gr. 3), the stellar at 21 and 12 (p). SHP: 69, THP: 64, FP: his last start, should make 1. EXPLOSIVE, (8) Gaurav Singh 61.5, 5. Elmira B.R. Kumar 55, 4. Consigliori (4) traction of Saturday’s (Aug. 21) 1,072, Q: 636, Tanala: 5,017. Fa races here. The winner is owned amends in the Governor’s Cup, 2. SUBLIME, (13) Santosh Raj 61, 6. Elegant Akshay Kumar 54.5, 5. Prince Vali vourite: Appenzelle. Owners: Ms by Mr. Mehernosh H. Deboo & the feature event of Sunday’s 3. CURCUMIN Stroke (11) R.S. Jodha 60.5, 7. Sac ant (5) P. Gaddam 53.5, 6. Gallop Meka Ahalya & Mrs. Rajini Meka. (Aug. 22) races. Rails will be an red Lamp (7) Mukesh Kumar ing Gangster (3) S.S. Tanwar 52 Mrs. Auzita M. Deboo. Miracle Trainer: L. D’Silva. DONCASTER PLATE (DIV. II) nounced one hour before the first 60.5, 8. Secret Command (3) and 7. Titus (2) Ashad Asbar 52. (Multidimensional–Khalila), kept 7. DECCAN FILLIES CHAMPION- calmly in fourth position by jockey race. 3 (1,400m) (Terms) Maiden, 3 Kiran Naidu 59, 9. Let It Be Me (6) 1. CORFE CASTLE, SHIP STAKES (GR.3) (1,600M) yo only (Cat. II), 2.00: 1. Dream Chouhan till the bend, cruised DONCASTER PLATE (DIV. I) B.R. Kumar 58.5, 10. Proud Leg 2. CONSIGLIORI, (TERMS), FILLIES 3-Y-O ONLY: MIR- Station (5) Zervan 56, 2. My Mas acy (9) A.A. Vikrant 57.5, 11. Felix into the lead while homeward ACLE (MULTIDIMENSIONAL– (1,400m) (Terms) Maiden, 3yo ter (9) Nakhat Singh 56, 3. Special 3. PRINCE VALIANT bound to win by a comfortable 1 Flame (12) B. Nikhil 57, 12. India KHALILA) (P.S. CHOUHAN) 1, Alicia only (Cat. II), 1 p.m.: 1. Ashwa Sul Effort (7) P.S. Chouhan 56, 4. Win margin from stablemate Alicia. Gate (5) Md. Ismail 56 and 13. Mo BEANDAZ PLATE (DIV. II) (Western Aristocrat–Heather) (Zer tan (4) Ashad Asbar 56, 2. Gregor ning Streak (2) Sandesh 56, 5. ment Of Silence (4) Afroz Khan (1,100m), rated up to 25 (Cat. 1. OCEAN STAR PLATE (DIV. II) van) 2, Pecanwood (Win Legend– Clegane (10) P. Sai Kumar 56, 3. Ahanu (10) Afroz Khan 54.5, 6. 8 50. III), 5.00: 1. Berkeley (12) Gaurav (1,400m) 5yo & upward, rated 20 Woodberg) (Ashad Asbar) 3 and Salisbury (6) Zervan 56, 4. Wallop Angelita (4) Koushik 54.5, 7. Hot STAR RACER 1. AIR SALUTE, Singh 62, 2. Aibak (9) Afroz Khan to 45 (Cat. III): (A.A. New Look (Sedgefield–Ballade And Gallop (9) Ajeeth Kumar 56, Seat (6) A.A. Vikrant 54.5, 8. Key 2. SACRED LAMP, 61.5, 3. Stark (Ex: Echoes Of Vikrant) 1, Max (Abhay Singh) 2, Danon) (Nakhat Singh) 4. 33/4, 1 5. Yesterday (5) Surya Prakash 56, To Time (8) Ajeeth Kumar 54.5, 9. 3. STAR BABE Heaven) (10) Ajit Singh 61.5, 4. Brisbane (Surya Prakash) 3 and Rewarding a champion: Miracle’s trainer P. Shroff, left, and 2. 1m, 39.82s. ₹12 (w), 12, 10 6. Able Love (3) B. Nikhil 54.5, 7. Over Joy (1) Ashad Asbar 54.5 and Hurricane (1) Abhay Singh 61, 5. Mind Reader (B.R. Kumar) 4. 2, Hd and 20 (p). SHP: 24, THP: 47, FP: Garden Of Eden (8) Abhay Singh 10. Soloist (3) Akshay Kumar 54.5. HYDERABAD CITY POLICE receives the Deccan Fillies Championship winner’s trophy Bravo (8) P. Sai Kumar 60.5, 6. and 11/2. 1m, 28.22s. ₹80 (w), 26, 27, Q: 27, Tanala: 178. Favourite: 54.5, 8. Inside Story (1) B.R. Ku COMMISSIONER’S CUP * 1. SOLOIST, 6 Golden Forza (2) Mukesh Kumar 13 and 17 (p). SHP: 51, THP: 73, FP: from HRC steward V. Krishna Das. G. RAMAKRISHNA mar 54.5, 9. Maximum Glamour Miracle. Owners: Mr. Mehernosh 2. WINNING STREAK, (1,200m) 5yo & upward, rated 60.5, 7. Jo Malone (13) Deepak 748, Q: 423, Tanala: 4,554. Favour (11) Akshay Kumar 54.5, 10. Moon 40 to 65 (Cat. II), 3.45: 1. Her Leg H. Deboo & Mrs. Auzita M. Deboo. 3. SPECIAL EFFORT Singh 59.5, 8. Charcoal (4) San ite: Mind Reader. Owners: Mr. (1,200m), rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): Edge. Owners: Mr. Rama Seshu Ey Trainer: P. Shroff. light Ruby (2) Koushik 54.5 and 11. acy (1) P.S. Chouhan 60, 2. Sport Jitendra D. Parekh & Mr. Mamidi SAI RAMA PLATE (1,600m) tosh Raj 58.5, 9. Big Day (3) Na ALL TIME LEGEND (A.A. Vikrant) 1, unni & Mr. P. Prabhakar Reddy. Morior Invictus (7) Nakhat Singh ing Smile (2) C.P. Bopanna 58.5, 3. Bhudevi Dilip Kumar. Trainer: S. 8. OCEAN STAR PLATE (DIV. I) rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III), 2.35: 1. khat Singh 57.5, 10. N R I Flame Star Dancer (Kiran Naidu) 2, Differ Trainer: R H Sequeira. 54.5. 4 N R I Elegance (3) B.R. Kumar Sreekant. (1,400m) 5yo & upward, rated 20 1. MORIOR INVICTUS, Cheltenham (6) Gaurav Singh 60, (6) B.R. Kumar 57.5, 11. Acadian ent (Md. Ismail) 3 and Blue 5. NAWAB MEHDI JUNG BAHADUR 57.5, 4. Full Volume (Ex: Mari 2. RAZIA SULTANA PLATE (1,200m) to 45 (Cat. III): GREEN TURF (B.R. 2. MAXIMUM GLAMOUR, 2. Lamha (4) Akshay Kumar 60, 3. Angel (11) G. Naresh 56.5, 12. Valentine (Surya Prakash) 4. 4, 2 MEMORIAL CUP (1,600m), rated netti) (11) Ajinkya 57, 5. Incredu Cephalonia (5) N.B. Kuldeep 54.5 (Terms) Maiden, 3yo only (Cat. RENO STAR Kumar) 1, Once More (Nakhat 3. WALLOP AND GALLOP Campania (5) Surya Prakash 58.5, lous (8) Md. Ismail 55.5, 6. Max and 2. 1m, 14.19s. ₹13 (w), 11, 16 and 60 to 85 (Cat. II): Singh) 2, Nearest (G. Naresh) 3 and and 13. Royal Avenger (7) Ajeeth II): COSMIC RUN (Kiran Naidu) 1, (Abhay Singh) 1, Sovet Pride 4. Sweet Melody (2) B.R. Kumar well (4) Mukesh Kumar 55.5, 7. 18 (p). SHP: 36, THP: 55, FP: 68, Q: Linewiler (Abhay Singh) 4. 1/2, 2 OCEAN STAR PLATE (DIV. III) Kumar 50. Galwan (Akshay Kumar) 2, Novem (Sandesh) 2, Ashwa Yashobali 57, 5. Catalina (3) Zervan 56.5, 6. Shaquille (5) Ashad Asbar 55.5, 8. 52, Tanala: 383. Favourite: All 3/4 and Nk. 1m, 27.90s. ₹85 (w), 28, (1,400m), 5yo & upward, 1. BERKELEY, ber Rain (R. Ajinkya) 3 and Total (Gaurav Singh) 3 and British 2 Steve Rogers (Ex: Always Success) N R I Vision (10) Akshay Kumar Time Legend. Owner: Mr. N.V. Ro 22 and 51 (p). SHP: 56, THP: 147, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III), 1.30: 1. Darc (Afroz Khan) 4. 3/4, 21/2 and Empress (Akshay Kumar) 4. 2, Sh (1) P.S. Chouhan) 56.5 and 7. 55, 9. Rapid Fire (6) Nakhat Singh 2. AIBAK, hin Kumar. Trainer: D. Netto. FP: 744, Q: 251, Tanala: 7, 666. Fa Miss Marvellous (10) Abhay Singh 11/2. 1m, 14.55s. ₹324 (w), 46, 11 4. NEWBURY PLATE (1,600m), and 2. 1m, 40.14s. ₹188 (w), 23, 11 Grand Duke (7) Nakhat Singh 54. 55, 10. City Of Wisdom (7) P. Sai 3. ACADIAN ANGEL vourite: Dunkirk. Owner: Mr. Mad 61.5, 2. Lockhart (5) Ajeeth Kumar and 59 (p). SHP: 31, THP: 173, FP: rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): FALCON and 11 (p). SHP: 38, THP: 39, FP: 1. CAMPANIA, Kumar 53 and 11. N R I Magic (9) Day’s Best: CORFE CASTLE dali Sai Kumar. Trainer: G. 61, 3. Curcumin (4) Deepak Singh 2,296, Q: 240, Tanala: 12, 724. Fa EDGE (Akshay Kumar) 1, Peaky 827, Q: 348, Tanala: 1,552. Favour 2. LAMHA, Afroz Khan 52. Jackpot: 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8. Shashikanth. 60.5, 4. Soul Empress (1) P. Sai Ku vourite: Galwan. Owners: Mr. & Blinders (Sandesh) 2, Dandy Man ite: British Empress. Owner: Mr. mar 59.5, 5. Explosive (9) Gaurav 3. CHELTENHAM 1. HER LEGACY, Mini Jackpot: (i) 2, 3, 4 & 5, (ii) 5, Mrs. Shapoor P. Mistry rep. Manjri 2. N R I VISION, 3. FULL VOLUME (Ashad Asbar) 3 and Francis Bacon Subodh Chand Bothra. Trainer: Jackpot: 70%: ₹60,001 (7 tkts.) & Singh 57, 6. Gazebo (3) B.R. Ku BEANDAZ PLATE (DIV. I) 6, 7 & 8. Horse Breeders Farm Private Lim (Nakhat Singh) 4. 23/4, 5 and Nk. R.H. Sequeira. 30%: 1,747 (103 tkts.); Treble: (i) 37, mar 56.5, 7. Sublime (6) Santosh 5 (1,100m) rated up to 25 (Cat. GOVERNOR’S CUP (1,400m) Treble: (i) 1, 2 & 3, (ii) 3, 4 & 5, (iii) ited & Mr. Teegala Vijender Reddy. 1m, 39.58s. ₹16 (w), 11, 10 and 22 6. SANDOWN PARK PLATE (DIV. I) 598 (c/o), (ii) 834 (36 tkts.), (iii) Raj 56.5, 8. Rhine (8) A.A. Vikrant III), 3.10: 1. Air Salute (1) Abhay 7 (Terms), 3yo & upward (Cat. 6, 7 & 8. Trainer: K.S.V. Prasad Raju. (p). SHP: 25, THP: 48, FP: 41, Q: (1,200m) rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): 1,981 (43 tkts.); Mini Jackpot: (i) 54, 9. Story Teller (7) Nakhat Singh 62, 2. Healthandhappiness I), 4.20: 1. Corfe Castle (6) Tanala: All races. 3. SANDOWN PARK PLATE (DIV. II) 28, Tanala: 298. Favourite: Falcon BLINK OF AN EYE (Afroz Khan) 1, 36,480 (c/o), (ii) 49, 885 (1 tkt).

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TV PICKS Comfortable win for Premier League: SS Select 1 Race walker Amit wins historic silver (SD & HD), 6.30 p.m. & 9 p.m. Bundesliga: Sony Ten 2 (SD Quartermiler Priya improves personal best while finishing fourth Hassan in 5000m & HD), 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Agence France-Presse 400m hurdles semifinal in ATHLETICS Eugene (USA) IN BRIEF 52.88s and crashed out. Stan Rayan Namibia's Christine Mbo Double gold medallist Sifan ma, the Olympic 200m silver Hassan came up short in a bid mit Khatri, who had medallist, and Beatrice Ma to set a world record in the Abeen on a recordbreak silingi who were not allowed 5,000m at the Prefontaine ing spree in the national cir to run the quartermile in To Classic on Friday, but she still cuit this year, won the men’s kyo because of their high tes managed to win comfortably 10,000m race walk silver af tosterone levels, made it a in a time of 14 minutes 27.89 ter a brave effort at the World fast onetwo in the women's seconds. Athletics under20 cham 200m, the former even The Dutch star, who won Aditi makes the cut pionships in Nairobi on breaking the under20 world gold in the 5,000m and CARNOUSTIE (SCOTLAND) Saturday. record (21.84s). 10,000m at the Tokyo Games Aditi Ashok crossed the first The 17yearold from Roh Frenchman Sasha Zhoya earlier this month, finished hurdle as she made the cut tak, the world’s fastest un (110m hurdles, 12.72s, new well ahead of runnerup Sen for the weekend rounds of der20 walker this year, held u20 world record), Nigeria's bere Teferi of Ethiopia who the AIG Women's Open here. the lead for a good part of clocked 14:42.25. Teferi’s Eth Udodi Chudi (men's 200m, * AFP Aditi (7174) hung in during Hassan. the race with host Kenya’s 20.21s), Botswana's Anthony iopian teammate Fantu Wor the tough closing holes at Heristone Wanyonyi hot on Pesela (men's 400m, ku was third in 14:42.85 and time and she was nowhere the challenging Carnoustie his heels. Loice Chemnung of Kenya Links to finish at oneover On a high: Amit Khatri gave India its firstever race walk medal in the World championships. 44.58s), Ethiopia's Ayal Dag near the world mark of * finished fourth in 14:43.65. when the cut was applied. It TWITTER/SAIMEDIA nachew (women's 800m, 14:06.62 set by Ethiopia’s Le Water woes Organisers hyped Hassan’s was at the same course that 2:02.96s), Kenya's Vincent tesenbet Gidey in October in But the Indian had missed 42:10.84s while Amit clocked won the gold in 46:23.01s. ning the gold in 51.55s. Kibet Keter (men's 1500m, attempted assault on the Valencia, Spain. She ran six Aditi achieved her 42:17.94 for India’s firstever careerbest in a Major with picking a bottle from the wa Later in the evening, Priya The Indian quartet of Ab 3:37.24s), Israel's Yonathan world record and she did run races in Tokyo, also captur race walk medal in a World T22 finish in 2018. PTI ter table on a couple of occa H. Mohan went all out in the dul Razak, Sumit Chahal, Ka Kapitolnik (men's high jump, all alone for the last half of ing a bronze in the 1,500m. sions midway through the championships. women’s 400m final and im pil and Bharath Sridhar fin 2.26m) and Jamaican Ackera the race, beating Teferi by 14 Gidey decided not to run race and later appeared to go Baljeet Kaur finished se proved her personal best by ished last in its heat, and Nugent (women's 100m hur seconds and bettering her in the 5,000 metres, choos for too many ‘water breaks’ venth with a personal best more than half second, overall, in the men’s dles, 12.95s) were among Olympic winning time of ing to compete in what which perhaps cost him the 48:58.17s in the women’s clocking 52.77s, but could 4x400m relay in 3:10.62s, other gold medallists on the 14:36.79. turned out to be a blistering gold. 10,000m walk where Mexi only finish fourth with Niger while Rohan Gautam Kamble championships' penultimate But it was more than five two mile race instead, where Wanyonyi won the title in co’s Sofia Ramos Rodrigues ian Imaobong Nse Uko win was seventh in the men’s day. seconds off her personal best she finished second. Rain affects play Hasaranga, Chameera, David in RCB squad QUICK SINGLES The three have been added for the second part to be held from Sept. 19 Lahiri moves into the on the second day weekend action NEW JERSEY IPL 2021 Anirban Lahiri shot another Pakistan had finished day 1 at 212/4 Ashwin Achal twounder 69 in the second BENGALURU round of the Northen Trust golf tournament to move into Wanindu Hasaranga, Dush the weekend action in the mantha Chameera and Tim first playoffs at the David have been added to FedExCup here. His 6969 the Royal Challengers Ban Buttler to miss IPL for moved him to fourunder and galore (RCB) squad for the birth of second child was T36, down 21 places second part of IPL 2021, the NEW DELHI from his overnight T15. He is team announced on Jos Buttler, England’s four strokes outside the Saturday. wicketkeeperbatsman, will top10 presently, and eight The side will miss the ser miss the second leg of IPL behind leader Jon Rahm of vices of Finn Allen, Scott 2021 due to the impending Spain. PTI Kuggeleijn, Kane Richard birth of his second child, his son, Daniel Sams and Adam franchise Rajasthan Royals Zampa. announced on Saturday. Stepping up: Alam got going when Pakistan and skipper Royals signed New Zealand Azam needed him the most. * AFP Katich steps down wicketkeeperbatsman Glenn Phillips, currently part of tack. Azam and Alam took In another personnel Barbados Royals in the PAKISTAN IN WI change, Australian Simon the total to 160 before the Caribbean Premier League. Katich stepped down as the Press Trust of India latter had to retire hurt ow The second leg of the T20 Kingston ing to cramps. Head Coach due to personal league is scheduled to take He faced 149 deliveries reasons. Mike Hesson, the place in the UAE from Sept. Rain played spoilsport on for his unbeaten 76 before Director of Cricket Opera 19. Royals will also be the opening session of day leaving the field. tions, will additionally take without England pacer Jofra two in the second Test bet Azam’s innings ended on the role of Head Coach Archer who is suffering from ween West Indies and Pakis when he got a thick edge to for the remainder of the Value addition: Wanindu Hasaranga offers balance with his wristspin and batting, a stress fracture of his right Kapur makes cut tan at Sabina Park on Roach and Jason Holder season. says Mike Hesson. * AFP elbow. PTI in Czech Masters Saturday. Sri Lankan legspinner PRAGUE took a catch low to his left at On day one, Babar Azam Hasaranga, who replaced lian David has made a mark New Zealand cricketers gland — started their seven Ellis is replacement India’s Shiv Kapur shot a second slip in the 61st over. and Fawad Alam had forged Australian Zampa, turned as a hardhitting middleor Allen and Kuggeleijn will day quarantine in Bengalu player for PBKS second straight round of Azam scored 75 from 174 a 158run stand to guide the heads recently with a four der batsman. not be available as they ru on Saturday. NEW DELHI twounder and moved to deliveries. visitors to 212 for four at David, who found great have been selected for inter Punjab Kings (PBKS) has fourunder to make he cut at At close, Rizwan was un fornine haul against the vis stumps. success in Pakistan Super national duty. Departure on Aug. 29 named Australia pacer Nathan the D+D REAL Czech Masters beaten on 22 and Faheem iting Indians in the third League (PSL) and Big Bash Australians Richardson, Ellis as a replacement player golf tournament here. Ashraf on 23. T20I. “Hasaranga offers ba After undergoing three CO for the remainder of Indian However, S.S.P. Chawrasia Fighting back lance with his wristspin, League (BBL), most recent Sams and Zampa have de VID19 tests, the contingent ly recorded two matchwin clared themselves unavaila Premier League beginning in (7075) and Ajeetesh Sandhu After one of Pakistan’s Roach the best and also with his batting,” will depart from here via a the UAE on September 19. (7473) missed the cut. worst starts to a Test match Hesson said in a media inte ning centuries in the Royal ble for the tournament. chartered flight on August The West Indies used seven Punjab Kings will miss Riley Sebastian Soderberg fired an — it was reduced to two for raction on Saturday. London Cup oneday tour Richardson and Zampa 29. The other international bowlers, with Roach (3/49) Meredith and Kane eightunder par 64 to take three in the first four overs Fellow Sri Lankan Cha nament in England. were among the first over players and staff will assem spearheading a weary at Richardson during the second the halfway lead. PTI — captain Azam and Alam meera was equally impres “David is a power player seas players to pull out of ble in the UAE from August tack before bad light phase of the IPL. Ellis dug in to withstand the ear who could become a the first part of the IPL held 29. stopped play. sive against India, generat recently set the T20 world SaumyaLisa pair loses ly seam movement and post straight swap for (Glenn) in India, as the nation suf West Indies had won a ing good pace with the new The IPL was suspended ablaze as he became the first in semifinals Maxwell or A.B. de Villiers, fered an alarming spike in resilient halfcenturies. tense first Test by one ball. “Chameera has ge in May after a rise in CO bowler ever to pick up a GERMANY On a hot, attritional day, nuine pace. “His whiteball if required,” Hesson said. COVID19 numbers. VID19 cases among players Saumya Vig, in partnership wicket. hattrick on international both batsmen played and game has developed signifi “We have one more spot RCB’s India players, sup and staff. RCB had won five with LisaMarie Rioux of The scores: Pakistan 212/4 in debut. Ellis claimed figures of cantly in the last few years,” to fill, which we will do in port staff and team manage of seven matches at that Japan, was beaten 46, 36 missed initially and had 74 overs (Babar Azam 75, Fa 3/34 on debut against by Carolina Kuhl and Angelina some false shots but even wad Alam retd. hurt 76, Kemar Hesson said. the coming days,” Hesson ment — apart from those stage. The league will res Bangladesh earlier this Wirges in the doubles tually got on top of the at Roach 3/49) vs WI. Singaporeborn Austra added. who are away on tour in En ume in the UAE on Sept. 19. month. PTI semifinals of the $25,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament. The results: $25,000 ITF ATKMB rallies women, Erwitte, Germany: Jagan clinches top spot in style Man City cruises past Norwich Doubles (semifinals): Carolina Kuhl & Angelina past Maziya Wirges (Ger) bt LisaMarie Alwin Sundar and Kavin Quintal also ride to victories Liverpool extends perfect start; PSG survives a scare Rious (Jpn) & Saumya Vig 64, 63. MOTORSPORTS AFC CUP EURO LEAGUES Sports Reporter Sports Bureau Agence France-PressE Ravi, Narinder Chennai London TK Mohun Bagan Defending champion Jagan Jack Grealish scored his first still in the Ascored three goals in goal for Manchester City as Kumar (TVS Racing) did as the second half to beat Ma he pleased on his super the Premier League cham medal hunt ziya S&RC 31 and climb to pion thrashed Norwich 50, quick Apache RTR 160 bike the top of the Group D to win the premium Pro while title rival Liverpool ex WRESTLING standings with six points in tended its perfect start with a Stock 165cc Open race in the the AFC Cup at the Mal Sports Bureau first round of the MRF MMSC 20 victory against Burnley dives National Football Sta on Saturday. UFA (RUSSIA) FMSCI Indian National Mo dium, Male, on Saturday. Aymeric Laporte, Raheem Ravi Malik and Narinder torcycle Racing Champion With his side trailing by Sterling and Riyad Mahrez Cheema remained in medal ship 2021 at the MMRT, here a goal, coach Antonio Ha Burning rubber: TVS Racing’s Jagan Kumar speeding away to netted in the second half to contention of Greco Roman on Saturday. bas brought in Ashutosh glory in the ProStock 165cc Open race on Saturday. ensure City bounced back competitions at the World Earlier, Alwin Sundar (AS Mehta for Sumit Rathi after Motorsports), who turns 19 from last weekend’s defeat at junior wrestling champion Novice (Stock, 165cc, Race 1. Kevin Kannan (Chennai) the break and he made an Cool finish: Riyad Mahrez scores Manchester City’s fifth goal Tottenham. * ships here on Saturday. in a week’s time, gave him One): 1. Alwin Sundar (AS Mo (13:28.543), 2. Veera Ashwin immediate impact. Ashu against Norwich City. GETTY IMAGES Ravi defeated Robin Us self an advance birthday gift At Anfield, Liverpool torsports) (13:09.026), 2. Anfal Lal (Madurai) (13:49.116), 3. tosh’s cross was nodded The results: Premier League: Wolfsburg 2 (Baku 74, Nmecha by taking the Novice (Stock earned a second successive penski of Estonia (60) and A (Rockstar Racing) Sudheer Sudhakar (New Delhi) home by Liston Colaco, Liverpool 2 (Jota 18, Mane 69) 88); VfL Bochum 2 (Holtmann wins thanks to goals from Zhenish Zhumabekov of 165cc) race from fifth on the (13:09.157), 3. Teja TVR Nam (13:52.208). who had had a listless first bt Burnley 0; Aston Villa 2 21, Polter 56) bt Mainz 0; Kyrgyzstan (189) in the grid. buru (Gusto Racing) TVS Apache RR 310 Open half, in the 48th minute. Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane. (Ings 45+3, El Ghazi 62pen) bt Greuther Fuerth 1 (Klos 45) (13:09.335). 82kg category. He lost to Ar Another notable winner (Race One): 1. Amarnath Me Habas then introduced In Ligue 1, Paris SaintGer Newcastle 0; Crystal Palace 0 drew with Arminia Bielefeld 1 menia’s Karen Khacha was 16yearold Kavin Quin OneMake championships: non (Kerala) (12:18.421), 2. Hugo Boumous for David main survived a scare with drew with Brentford 0; Leeds 2 (Hrgota 50pen). tryan (09) in the semifinals tal from Chennai in the high Idemitsu Honda India Talent Yashas RL (Bengaluru) out Neymar and Lionel Messi (Klich 41, Raphinha 72) drew Williams in the 63rd mi LaLiga: Alaves 0 lost to Mallor end NSF 250R class of the Cup–NSF 250 Open (Race (12:19.175), 3. Jagadeesh N with Everton 2 (CalvertLewin and will figure in the nute. before beating Brest 42 and ca 1 (Fer Nino 80). bronze medal bout. Idemitsu Honda India Talent One): 1. Kavin Quintal (Chen (Bengaluru) (12:19.737). extending its winning start to 30pen, Gray 50); Manchester nai) (11:04.310), 2. Varoon Sa The move worked as the Narinder got past Ger Cup. TVS Rookie (RTR 200, Race three games. City 5 (Krul 7og, Grealish 22, On Friday: LaLiga: Real Betis 1 dasivam (Chennai) (11:15.762), Frenchman’s assist saw Laporte 64, Sterling 71, Mahrez man Anton Vieweg (65) The results (provisional, six One): 1. Jinendra Kiran Sangave Coach Mauricio Pochetti (Juanmi 22) drew with Cadiz 1 3. Geoffrey Reviven Emmanuel (Kolhapur) (13:00.501), 2. Ze Roy Krishna make it 21. 84) bt Norwich 0; Brighton 2 (Alvaro Negredo 11pen). and Uzbek Abrorbek Nur laps unless mentioned): Na no indicated that Messi could tional championship: Pro (Chennai) (11:16.398). nas Zhotan Bailey (Auroville) Manvir Singh sealed the is (Duffy 10, Maupay 41) bt Wat mukhammedov (116) be make his debut against Reims Bundesliga: RB Leipzig 4 (Szo Stock 165cc Open (Race One): Honda CBR 150 (Race One): 1. (13:21.271), 3, Jagathishree sue in the 77th minute ford 0. fore falling to Pavel Hlin next weekend. “Next week boszlai 38, 52, Forsberg 46, Sil 1. Jagan Kumar (TVS Racing) Rakshith S Dave (Chennai) (Chennai) (13:21.432). when he scored off another Bundesliga: Eintracht Frank chuk of Belarus (40) in the va 65pen) bt VfB Stuttgart 0. (11mins, 50.845secs), 2. Rajiv (13:12.373), 2. Prakash Kamath TVS Girls (RTR 200, Five laps): Boumous assist. will be a long one, but if all furt 0 drew with Augsburg 0; 97kg quarterfinals. As Hlin Sethu (Idemitsu Honda SK69 (Bokharo Steel City) 1. Rakshita Srihari Dave (Chen The result: Maziya 1 (Aisam goes well, we hope he can be Freiburg 2 (Grifo 6, Sallai 53) bt Ligue 1: Brest 2 (Honorat 42, chuk entered the final, Na Racing) (11:55.312), 3. Deepak (13:17.189), 3. Theopaul Lean nai) (11:21.305), 2. Adlin Seles Ibrahim 25) lost to ATKMB 3 in the squad and start at a Borussia Dortmund 1 (Keitel Mounie 85) lost to PSG 4 (Her rinder got into the repech Ravikumar (TVS Racing) der (Chennai) (13:21.759). (Chennai) (11:25.725), 3. Nishita (Liston Colaco 48, Roy Krish competitive level [against 59og); Hertha Berlin 1 (Luke rera 23, Mbappe 36, Gueye 73, age round. (11:57.519). Honda Hornet 2.0 (Race One): Palani (Chennai) (11:32.585). na 64, Manvir Singh 77). Reims].” bakio 60pen) lost to VfL Di Maria 90). CM A ND-NDE YK