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Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY As Biden warns of more attacks, NITI bats for tax breaks to U.S. destroys car bomb in Kabul achieve monetisation goal It proposes insolvency cover for investment instruments The explosive-laden vehicle was destined for the airport, says Taliban spokesman JD(U) reiterates demand Vikas Dhoot for castebased Census Agence France-Presse NEW DELHI PATNA Kabul To make the National Mone At its national council The United States said it des tisation Pipeline (NMP) a meeting in Patna under new troyed an explosiveladen success, the government president Rajiv Ranjan Singh, the Janata DalUnited on vehicle with an air strike in should give Income Tax Sunday passed eight resolu Kabul on Sunday, hours after breaks to attract retail inves tions, including the demand President Joe Biden warned tors into instruments such as for a castebased Census. of another terror attack in Infrastructure Investment NORTH & EAST Ī PAGE 4 the capital as a massive airlift Trusts (InvITs), the NITI DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD of tens of thousands of Af Aayog has recommended. ghans entered its last days. The Centre’s think tank Over 2.5 lakh people A Taliban spokesman con driving the NMP, estimated affected by Assam floods firmed the incident, saying a to raise almost ₹6 lakh crore GUWAHATI car bomb destined for the for the exchequer over four Floods in Assam, delayed by airport had been destroyed years, has also called for three months, have affected — and that a possible second bringing such trusts within more than 2.58 lakh people strike had hit a nearby the ambit of the Insolvency across 16 districts, said offici als of Assam State Disaster house. The U.S. said it had and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) Management Authority. The only struck the vehicle, but to provide greater comfort worst affected is Lakhimpur. added that secondary blasts to investors. NORTH & EAST Ī PAGE 4 indicated “a substantial Bringing in policy and participation in the instru to be a success in the past,” DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD amount of explosive mate Future tense: A U.S. Marine carries a baby as the family prepares for the evacuation process at regulatory changes to scale ments,” the Aayog said in its Amit Singhania, partner at
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Local media reported Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. * AFP up monetisation instru blueprint, indicating that Shardul Amarchand Mangal International flights stay there may have been civilian ments such as InvITs and further taxationrelated das & Co., told The Hindu, suspended till Sept. 30 casualties. winding down despite West the group. “The situation on senger terminal, handing Real Estate Investment tweaks may be needed along adding that this will encour NEW DELHI The strike comes after a ern powers saying thou the ground continues to be them over to the U.S. forces Trusts (REITs) and expand the way. age retail investor participa The suspension of scheduled suicide bomber from the Is sands may be left behind. extremely dangerous, and for evacuation. their investor base have tion in InvITs. international passenger lamic State group on Thurs the threat of terrorist attacks The troops were seen been identified as a critical Capital gains offset While InvIT structures flights due to the COVID19 day targeted U.S. troops 300 Americans remain on the airport remains high,” throughout the civilian side element for the NMP. The Section 54EC allows tax have been used in India pandemic has been extended till September 30, the stopping huge crowds of pe U.S. Secretary of State Anto Mr. Biden said. of the airport grounds and government plans to use the payers to offset longterm since 2014, the Aayog point DGCA said on Sunday. ople from entering the air ny Blinken said some 300 “Our commanders in annexe buildings, while U.S. InvIT and REIT route to mo capital gains from transac ed out that such trusts are NEWS Ī PAGE 10 port in Kabul, from where Americans still in Afghanis formed me that an attack is Marines peered at them netise public assets such as tions in immoveable proper not considered a ‘legal per DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD about 1,14,000 people have tan were seeking to leave the highly likely in the next 24 from the passenger terminal highways, gas pipelines, rail ties through investments in son’ and cannot be brought been evacuated since August country. “They are not going 36 hours.” roof. After a 20year war, the way tracks and power trans bonds issued by some go under IBC proceedings, de 15 when the Taliban swept to be stuck,” he told ABC, ad The IS attack has forced foes were within open sight mission lines. vernmentbacked infrastruc terring lenders from partici back into power. ding that the U.S. had “a me the U.S. military and the Tali of each other, separated by “More taxefficient and ture firms. “Though this will pating. “Since the trusts are More than 100 people chanism to get them out”. ban into a form of coopera just 30 metres. userfriendly mechanisms entail a cost in the form of not considered as ‘legal per died in the attack, including The Pentagon said on Sa tion to ensure security at the like allowing tax benefits in loss of revenue for exche son’ under the extant regula 13 U.S. service personnel, turday that retaliation drone airport that was unthinkable INDIA SILENT Ī PAGE 9 InvITs as eligible security to quer, the longterm benefits tions, the IBC regulations are slowing down the airlift strikes had killed two “high two weeks ago. On Saturday, TALIBAN KILL SINGER Ī PAGE 11 invest under Section 54EC of may outweigh the cost as not applicable for InvIT ahead of Mr. Biden’s dea level” IS jihadists in eastern Taliban fighters escorted a BIDEN HONOURS TROOPS Ī PAGE 11 the Income Tax Act, 1961, linking investments in speci loans,” the Aayog said. dline for evacuations to end Afghanistan, but Mr. Biden steady stream of Afghans AKHUNDZADA IS IN KANDAHAR, are important starting fied bonds with the capital PAGE 8 EDUCATION PLUS Ī PAGE 5 by Tuesday. The operation is warned of more attacks from from buses to the main pas SAY TALIBAN Ī PAGE 11 points for initiating retail gains exemption had proved EXTEND PROVISIONS Ī ‘Oil palm plan is a Pained by farmer-police clashes in ‘Every party faces leadership tussles’ Sandeep Phukan les are “a natural corollary of On turbulences in Con Karnal, says Dushyant Chautala New Delhi politics of personality in gressruled Chhattisgarh and recipe for disaster’ As the turf war between Pun stead of ideology”. Rajasthan, he said they were Ashok Kumar State and derail its agrarian jab Chief Minister Amarinder “There is no division in a “part and parcel” of polit Activists raise concern over proposal GURUGRAM economy. “The SKM leader Singh and PCC chief Navjot the Congress in Punjab. ics. “Every party is buffeted A day after several farmers ship should explain why Singh Sidhu comes to a head, There is, however, a diffe by them from time to time,” and policemen were injured there were no roadblocks in Lok Sabha member and se rence of opinion on certain said the senior leader. during a clash in Karnal, Ha Punjab and Uttar Pradesh af nior Congress leader Manish key fundamentals,” Mr. Ti ryana Deputy Chief Minister ter the incident yesterday Tewari said leadership tuss wari told The Hindu. INTERVIEW ON Ī PAGE 9 Dushyant Chautala on Sun (Saturday). The 40 top lead day said he was “pained” at ers of SKM are mostly from the turn of events, but con Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, demned the farmers for at Dushyant Chautala but why is Haryana being tacking policemen with made the epicentre? Harya spades. Mr. Chautala, at a press na and its people are suffer He also questioned the Sa conference in Chandigarh, ing, but the political parties myukt Kisan Morcha leader said the Morcha leaders, in the pollbound States will ship for making Haryana the mostly hailing from Punjab benefit,” Mr. Chautala said. “epicentre of the move and Uttar Pradesh, were ment” against the three con causing turmoil in Haryana CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 The Centre plans to promote oil palm plantations in the tentious farm laws. to disturb the peace in the MORE REPORTS ON Ī PAGE 4 northeast and Andamans.
Priscilla Jebaraj cally fragile” and oil palm New Delhi plantations would denude Given the widespread des forest cover and destroy the truction of rainforests and habitat of endangered wil native biodiversity caused dlife. by oil palm plantations in It could also detach tri Southeast Asia, environ bespeople from their identi mental experts and politi ty linked with the communi cians are warning that the ty ownership of land and Union government’s move “wreak havoc on the social to promote their cultivation fabric”, said the National Pe in the northeastern States ople’s Party leader. and in the Andaman and Ni Congress leader and cobar Islands can be former Environment Minis disastrous. ter Jairam Ramesh said pro Other concerns include posals for largescale oil the impact on community palm cultivation had been ownership of tribal lands, as studied and rejected as part well as the fact that the oil of the technology mission palm is a waterguzzling, on edible oils in the late monoculture crop with a 1980s as it was a “recipe for long gestation period unsuit ecological disaster”. able for small farmers. Ho He alleged that “the pre wever, the government says sent proposal of course is land productivity for palm designed to benefit Patanjali oil is higher than that for oil and Adani”, both corporates seeds, with Union Agricul with interests in edible oil ture Minister Narendra expansion. Singh Tomar giving an assu “The palm is an invasive rance that the land identi species. It is not a natural fied for oil palm plantations forest product of northeast in the northeastern States is ern India and its impact on already cleared for our biodiversity as well as on cultivation. soil conditions has to be ana lysed even if it is grown in Letter to PM nonforest areas. Any kind of In a letter to Prime Minister monoculture plantation is Narendra Modi last week, not desirable,” said Bibhab soon after the launch of the Talukdar, a biologist who ₹11,040 crore National Mis heads the Guwahatibased sion on Edible OilOil Palm conservation organisation (NMEOOP), Meghalaya MP Aaranyak, advising caution Agatha Sangma warned that in introducing oil palm. the focus areas were “biodi versity hotspots and ecologi CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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Inmates at the city’s old age centres have been A life unto themselves: Inmates at Gharonda old age home at Asola Extension among the worstaffected victims of COVID19. Road in Fatehpur Beri. * SANDEEP SAXENA Confined to the premises with no visitors in months, the senior residents are giving up on the only strength that keeps them going — the hope to see their loved ones A pandemic of
Talking about his roommate and spending her time listening to radio, loneliness namesake, the octogenarian Kishan watching TV, sitting in the garden and Lal, Mr. Kishan said his son is diffe talking to the rest of the inmates. rently abled and his wife works as a house help in East Delhi. As she was The most loved one unable to take care of both of them fi The most impacted by COVID19 and nancially, Mr. Lal had to come here also the most loved inmate at the eight years ago. He doesn’t have teeth home is Gurucharan Singh Bhatia, 88. and has trouble walking. His digestive He was the first resident of this old age system is weak and he lives only on home in 2000. “His health has dete fluids. “It’s tough to see him like this,” riorated a lot in the last year and a the younger one said. half. He doesn’t remember much now Since February 2020, when CO and also talks about things nobody un VID19 pandemic first hit the country, derstands,” said caretaker Sunil Bish the octogenarian’s family has not was, 58, who has been working here come to see him. Others aren’t sure if since the opening of the home. he even waits. Mr. Bhatia used to be handle the pa tients at the clinic located in the front Full of fear porch of the old age home. He would For Usha Goyal, life during the pandem hand out prescription slips and take de ic has been full of fear of being stuck out tails of the visitors. However, now, he is side the old age home. On the day the incapable of any of it. But the caretakers lockdown was announced in March last and owners let him sit at the clinic and year, Ms. Goyal was visiting her daught work in whatever capacity he can so he Hemani Bhandari point of it? I have a phone and there’s er in Moti Nagar. She ended up staying doesn’t feel left out. “He was a social NEW DELHI no one to talk to,” she said. with her for the next five months till the person and COVID19 meant social dis t’s been over 12 years since Kiran unlock phase began. tancing. It clearly had an impact on his Bhandari, 70, has been living at Abandoned by family Ms. Goyal came to this home 15 mind,” Mr. Bishwas said. I‘Gharonda’ old age home. She Her husband — who was under heavy years ago with her husband Raghuvir doesn’t wish to live any more, a feel debt — disappeared one day about 13 Goyal. Raghuvir passed away after suf No visitors ing that has only become stronger years ago, leaving her alone in a rented fering a heart attack 12 years ago. She Mr. Bhatia clearly remembers he was since the COVID19 outbreak last year. house in Mahipalpur. She knocked at had three daughters — two of them born in Sialkot in Pakistan and during Like Ms. Bhandari, there are 27 oth door of her motherinlaw who turned old age home. She cried, not for being stepping out much because he usually passed away a few years ago. the Partition, he moved to Murada er senior citizens living here in this her away. Her own brother also didn’t abandoned by her family but for the stayed indoors. Mr. Kishan spends his She also has a son she doesn’t want bad. No one has visited him in the last doublestorey home with twin sharing take her in. After spending a year at an demise of her two sons. day helping in daily chores, serving to remember him. “I don’t know 21 years. His wife is believed to be rooms and a sprawling garden area lo ashram in Ballabhgarh, she was told Ms. Bhandari recalled: “The last meals and taking care of his room where he is and I don’t want to know dead. A man so active once upon a cated on a narrow street in South Del about this old age home where she has few months were very tough, especial mate – his namesake Kishan Lal, 86. it either.” Her expressions change time, now mostly prefers to sleep. hi’s Fatehpur Beri. At least 20 others now been staying. “All I pray to God is to ly without mummy [referring to Ms. Mr. Kishan had come here seven from calm to angry just at his men The owner of the old age home, are currently back with their families let me leave the world from here only. I Malik]. Every time I watched news years ago from Haryana’s Rewari. A tion. He is said to have left his family Pravesh Jain, a businessman based in because of the pandemic. don’t want to go to another old age and heard about people dying, I just heart patient, he suffered two heart in his early 20s when they used to live South Delhi who runs a trust — Paras The inmates at the home come with home,” she said. wished to be gone in this wave.” attacks and his medicines cost ₹7,000 in a rented house in Paharganj. Foundation, said the reason behind a load of emotional baggage, memo The last one and half years have been Ms. Bhandari saw a sister in Usha a month — an amount his son wasn’t “Beti se milti thi har mahine corona running this home is his father. ries of a life spent with family and fear very tough for Ms. Bhandari. Kamlesh Goyal, 75, and a brother in 64yearold capable or willing to bear. His wife still se pehle. Jab se wapas aayi hun, tab se “My father would look at old, of being forgotten by all. The pandem Malik, whom Ms. Bhandari takes as her Kishan Lal. “ Ab to yahi ghar wale lives with the son and he visits them nahin mili hun. Phone pe baat hoti hai homeless people and worry about ic has only made matters worse. mother at the home, had gone back to hain… inhi se baat karke time nikal jata occasionally. [I used to meet my daughter every them. After he passed away, I decided Ms. Bhandari still wears bright red her own family in Rohini for 10 months. hai [Now, this is my family and time “My heart only works at 25% capac month before the COVID19 outbreak. to turn this place into an old age vermilion. She is hopeful that her hus She returned only three weeks ago after goes by talking to them]”. ity. I don’t have the courage to deal I haven’t met her since I came back af home. And I run it like my own house band would return one day but so losing both her sons in a span of three An inmate who refrained from fol with any problems anymore. I used to ter spending five months. We talk over and treat the elderly residing here like mewhere inside, she knows he might months. lowing news was Mr. Kishan. He said meet my wife and my son before the the phone,]” she sighed. my parents. I try to take care of all not. “I am just waiting to die. I have Ms. Malik hesitated to share what he stopped watching TV because it pandemic outbreak. It stopped after The last few months have made her their needs – from food to medicines,” lived alone for so long. What’s the transpired before she moved into the troubled him. He said he didn’t miss that,” he said. feel lonelier but she is okay, she said, he said HC grants relief to electrician who fell from pole Bail plea of man involved in Judge directs victim’s father to open general store from the money received through compensation fake currency racket rejected
Soibam Rocky Singh totalling a sum of ₹20 lakh, notifications, as may be ap wakes up till the time he New Delhi to the 28yearold within plicable to him from sleeps, since he cannot Circulation of fake notes is detrimental to the economy: HC In a rare show of compas four weeks. timetotime. standup or walk or even sit sion for a young electrician, on a chair without support Soibam Rocky Singh terfeit currency notes often has the propensity of having who became permanently Non-monetary relief 2014 incident and assistance. New Delhi stems from dissatisfaction a disastrous effect on the disabled following an acci Generally, courts restrict On April 25, 2014, Mr. Bha The court was further in The Delhi High Court has ob with a country’s growth, and country’s economy”. dent at work, the Delhi High their adjudication in similar rat, who was then about 21 formed that Mr. Bharat served that fake currency is therefore, aimed at finan “The nature of the activi Court has not only ordered cases to monetary compen years of age, while working needs constant supervision has the propensity of having cially disintegrating and des ty, the chances of the peti monetary compensation but sation aspect only. However, as an electrician with Bryn even while sitting, since he is a disastrous effect on the tabilising the steady equili tioner [Ahmed] absconding/ also taken the initiative of Justice Bhambhani went a Construction Company, was not stable and risks falling economy, while noting that brium of liquidity in the jumping bail or continuing planning a stable source of step further. The judge or tasked with rectifying a fault over. the process of making fake economy,” Justice Prasad to indulge in the same activ income for him. dered the father of the vic in an electricity pole that currency notes has reached said. ity on release cannot be Justice Anup Jairam tim to open a “general/provi was causing fluctuation in No safety gear a level of immaculate sophis “Counterfeiting of curren ruled out at this juncture,” Bhambhani ruled that both sions store” in the name of rected the Uttar Pradesh go the electricity supply at a The High Court noted that tication due to which they cy notes breeds drug smug the court added. the contractor and the pow Bharat from the money re vernment to continue to farmhouse in Bijwasan, New Mr. Bharat was not provided are indistinguishable from gling, purchase of illegal On December 19, 2019, er distribution company ceived through treat Mr. Bharat as a person Delhi. any safety gear, including real currency notes. arms and ammunition, fund Delhi Police Special Cell re were jointly and severely lia compensation. with 100% permanent dis As Mr. Bharat climbed the rubber gloves, ladders be “Circulation of fake cur ing of undesirable terrorist ceived secret information ble to compensate Bharat The court instructed that ability and to provide him electricity pole and started fore he was directed to climb rency notes is severely detri outfits, crossborder money that a Dubaibased Pakistani Singh for putting him in his the general/provisions store disability pension, lifelong repairing the fault, it fell the pole to undertake the re mental to the economy and laundering, human traffick national was trying to bring current state where he is un shall be run from a portion free bus and railway passes, along with the live electrici pair task. hampers the financial regu ing and various other phe fake Indian currency notes able to perform even basic, of his house in Daulat Nagar, and free physiotherapy and ty cable and he suffered sev “It is clear that the acci lation of the country,” Justice nomena. It has a disastrous to the country. personal and daily chores District Bulandshahr, Uttar occupational therapy. ere trauma on his backbone. dent could not have oc Subramonium Prasad said effect on the economy.” Probe was conducted and himself. He is all but 100% Pradesh and all earnings The court further direct The High Court was in curred had Bryn and/or while rejecting the bail plea The High Court rejected it has surfaced that a syndi dependent on others. from the store will be used ed the State government to formed that Mr. Bharat is un BRPL not been negligent in of a man who was part of a the bail plea of one Tabrej cate of procurement, print The judge directed the and applied for Mr. Bharat’s extend all other forms of as able to perform any of his taking reasonable precau wellorganised syndicate in Ahmed noting that he was ing, circulation and distribu contractor — Bryn Construc medical and living expenses sistance, help and aid in ac daily chores on his own and tions to avoid it; which gives volved in printing, procur part of a “welloiled machin tion of fake notes is being tion Company — and BSES and for his welfare and cordance with Mr. Bharat’s requires to be physically rise to their strict liability for ing, circulating fake Indian ery/syndicate dealing in done. Ahmed’s name sur Rajdhani Power Limited wellbeing. entitlements, under govern supported for all daily rou the injuries sustained by currency notes. printing and circulation of faced along with the names (BRPL) to pay ₹10 lakh each, The High Court also di ment schemes, rules and tines, from the time he Bharat,” the court said. “The production of coun fake currency notes and it of a few other people. Mini indoor stadium Separate toilets for transgenders at metro stations Man held for cheating likely to open soon DMRC measure to help provide safe space and prevent gender discrimination people of ₹3.5 crore Special Correspondent to these toilets. Victims were promised high returns Noida facility to boost sporting culture NEW DELHI “Besides this provision of Press Trust of India Press Trust of India For the convenience of separate toilet for them, any ed them of their money in (CEO) Ritu Maheshwari said. New Delhi Noida transgender passengers tra transgender who wishes to vested in the schemes The mini stadium will velling on the metro, the Del use genderbased toilet as The Delhi police have ar offered by the firm, Mr. The first ‘mini indoor stadi add to the already existing hi Metro Rail Corporation per selfidentified gender rested a man for allegedly Singh said. um’ in Noida could open for sporting facilities for resi (DMRC) has made a provi will also continue to do so. cheating people of their in public soon as the local dents in Noida that include a sion for them to access sepa The Delhi Metro is also in the vestments through schemes 531 investors authority is reviewing pro fullfledged stadium with an rate toilets at stations. process of contemplating offered by him promising Around 531 victims invested posals from private firms for internationallevel cricket The toilets that were ways to identify dedicated high returns, a senior pol money in these schemes. maintenance and operation ground and an indoor stadi meant only for the use of locations to provide separate ice officer said on Sunday. The directors of the compa of the facility, officials said um with a shooting range as persons with disabilities can public toilet facilities at its The accused, Murari Ku ny collected around ₹3.5 on Sunday. their highlights, Ms. Ma now be accessed by trans upcoming stations in Phase mar Srivastav, was arrested crore from investors and Located in Sarfabad vil heshwari said. genders as well. IV,” the spokesperson from Humayunpur village, fled, the officer said. lage and costing ₹54 crore, “The stadium will give a added. Sitamari district in Bihar, Srivastav, along with his the stadium boasts of state major boost to the sporting Meant for ‘Divyangjan’ Toilets meant for persons with disabilities can now be The DMRC said that the Additional Commissioner acquaintances, operated ofart facilities for wrestling, culture in Noida and since it “In its efforts to provide safe accessed by transgenders as well. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT provisions of Section 22 of of Police (Economic Offenc the company from Pahar judo, weightlifting, taek is located in Sarfabad vil space and prevent gender the Transgender Persons es Wing) R.K. Singh said. ganj and targeted people wondo and squash, among lage, the talent from rural discrimination against trans genders, too. At present, the network,” the DMRC said. (Protection of Rights) Act, The arrest was made on from DelhiNCR. others, and is expected to parts will also get a platform genders, the Delhi Metro on Delhi Metro has 347 such A metro spokesperson 2019, mandates adequate a complaint made by 38 pe Most of the payments particularly give a push to to practice and showcase priority basis has designated dedicated toilets in addition said that to guide transgen welfare measures for trans ople, who alleged that a were collected in cash. He sports talent from rural their skills,” Noida Authori its existing toilets meant on to the regular toilets for oth ders to these toilets, bilin genders at all public build company called ‘Progress also sold his house here be areas, Noida Authority’s ty’s Chief General Manager ly for ‘Divyangjan’ so far, to er passengers at its metro gual signages and symbols ings, and the facilities were a Producer Company Limit fore running away, the pol Chief Executive Officer (CGM) Rajeev Tyagi said. be accessible for the trans stations spread across the have been installed adjacent step in this direction. ed’ and its directors cheat ice said.
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Timings DELHI Students at the Delhi University’s Investigation standard MONDAY, AUG. 30 School of Open Learning. RISE 05:59 SET 18:45 * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA RISE 23:37 SET 12:57 ‘very poor’ in number TUESDAY, AUG. 31 how much higher the cutoffs will RISE 05:59 SET 18:44 go. The final deliberations can be RISE 00:00 SET 13:53 gin only once the registration pro of Delhi riot cases: court WEDNESDAY, SEP. 01 cess closes,” said the principal of a RISE 06:00 SET 18:43 South Campus college. ‘DCP, others should take remedial action’ RISE 00:19 SET 14:47 Data provided by Delhi Universi ty had shown that in the first two Staff Reporter <> It is noticed that weeks of registration, over 1.21 lakh New Delhi after filing the students from the CBSE board had A Delhi court has observed halfbaked registered to the university. Ac that “the standard of investi chargesheets in cording to the data, over 8,300 stu gation is very poor” in a large court, the police dents had registered under the ECA number of cases related to hardly bother about (ExtraCurricular Activities) catego northeast riots. It has asked taking the ry and 5,187 registrations were re the Deputy Commissioner of investigation to a corded under the sports category. Police (NorthEast) and other officers to take notice of the logical end No trials issue and initiate immediate Vinod Yadav Additional Sessions Judge Due to the ongoing COVID19 pan remedial action. demic, trials will not be held by the Additional Sessions Judge collected from the appro university this year and admissions Vinod Yadav said: “It is not priate authority in the mat will be based on certificates of pre iced that after filing the half ters and what steps are re vious years. Rajeev Gupta, Chair baked chargesheets in court, quired to be taken to take the Nearly 4.13 lakh person of Admission in the varsity the police hardly bother investigation to a logical had earlier announced that the about taking the investiga end,” the court added. best three certificates from the last tion to a logical end. The ac The court’s observations IN BRIEF four years will be considered. cused persons, who have came while framing charges “This modification has been been roped in multiple cases against one Ashraf Ali for al brought to ensure that students continue to languish in jails legedly attacking police offi Chadha inaugurates register for 70K who were unable to participate in as a consequence thereof”. cials with acid, glass bottles water purification plants events last year due to the pandem “It is really painful to note and bricks during the riot on NEW DELHI ic are also able to upload their three here that a large number of February 25, 2020. “This DJB VC Raghav Chadha best certificates. This will give stu cases of riots have been case is a glaring example, inaugurated water dents a wider chance. They can pending consideration on wherein injured persons/vic purification plants capable of seats in DU upload certificated dated between charge before this court and tims are police personnel it dispensing 500 litres of water every hour at May 1, 2017, and April 30 this year,” in a majority of cases the in self, yet the IO did not bother Government Girls Senior The first cutoff list is expected on October 1; a senior official said. vestigating officers [IOs] have to collect the sample of acid/ Secondary School, F block, admissions to begin on October 4 There are around 27 sportslist not been appearing in court corrosive substance and to Inderpuri and Sarvodaya ed and 14 categories under the ECA either physically or through have its chemical analysis,” Kanya Vidayalaya, C block, quota in the university, according videoconferencing at the the court said adding, “the Naraina Vihar on Sunday. The Shinjini Ghosh marks before the cutoffs are to officials. The registration process time of consideration on supervising officers have NEW DELHI two RO plants have a declared. for undergraduate admission to the charge,” the judge said. miserably failed to supervise capacity to purify and ith one day left for Delhi Pinki Sharma, DU’s Dean of Ad various courses began on August 1. “In the morning of the the investigation”. dispense 500 litres of water University’s undergrad missions, said: “We have to see fi Apart from selected UG courses for date of hearing on the On behalf of the accused, every hour, the government Wuate registration portal to nally how many complete the en ficials. The CBSE itself saw over which the Delhi University En charge, they simply email it was argued that he had said. shut, DU has already seen over 4.13 tire registration process by making 70,000 students scoring above 95% trance Test (DUET) will be conduct PDF of the chargesheet to the been falsely implicated in the lakh aspirants registering for the the required payment. That will be while in 2020, over 38,000 stu ed by the National Testing Agency Special PP [public prosecu matter by the investigating Video shows men drinking various courses for the 70,000 our base for the number of stu dents had scored above 95%. (NTA), admission to all other cours tor] and leave it upon him to agency, being a resident of in lockup, SI suspended seats that are on offer. dents. While the schedule for all es will be based on merit. argue the matter on charge the same locality. The ac NEW DELHI Out of the total number of regis the cutoff lists is yet to be ap High cutoff mark Bachelor in Physiotherapy, Ba as it is without giving him an cused argued that there is an A subinspector of Delhi trations, around 2.14 lakh have proved, the first cutoff list will be Last year, Lady Shri Ram College chelor in Occupational Therapy, opportunity to go deep into “unexplained delay” of Police Special Cell has been suspended after a video completed the payment process as declared on October 1. This is being for Women had set a 100% cutoff Bachelor of Prosthetics and Orthot the facts and the investiga about two days in the regis purportedly showing some on Friday, according to officials. done so that students who are ap for three courses including Psy ics are some of the undergraduate tion conducted in the mat tration of FIR, as the alleged men consuming liquor inside Even though the registration pro pearing for their boards in Septem chology, Economics and Political courses for which the DUET will be ter,” the court said. incident took place in the af a lockup surfaced on social cess is set to close on August 31, the ber have time to update their marks Science. “The high marks received conducted. “After the filing of char ternoon of February 25, media, officials said on first cutoff list is expected on Oc on the portal.” by students in their board examina Following the declaration of the gesheet in the Court, neither 2020, while the case FIR was Sunday. The SI was suspended tober 1. Officials said that students Due to a high number of students tions is bound to have an effect on first cutoff list, admissions to the the IO nor the Station House registered on February 27. after he was found who are set to reappear for their receiving above 95% in their Class the cutoff marks. The total number various meritbased undergraduate Officer [SHO] nor the afore The court, however, noted responsible for allowing board examinations in September 12 board results, the cutoffs are of students applying will also play a courses in the university are ex said supervising officers that though there is no CCTV people to meet the accused in will be allowed to update their likely to see a spike, according to of factor in determining the degree of pected to begin from October 4. bother to see as to what oth footage of the incident availa the lockup, officials said. er material is required to be ble on record.
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Special Correspondent and his government are for making such reckless re NEW DELHI scared of the questions, marks against him. The BJP MLA Vijender Gupta on which I am raising in the Del Transport Minister has Sunday said the Delhi go hi Assembly and on social further sought removal of all vernment was trying to si media platforms,” Mr. Gupta defamatory content posted lence the “voice of truth” in said. by Vijender Gupta against response to a criminal and He added that his tweets him on Twitter and civil defamation suit filed are always based on facts, Facebook. against him by Transport Mi which are from reliable The Delhi High Court, ho City sees 31 COVID cases nister Kailash Gahlot for sources. wever, has refused to pass an claiming irregularities in the exparte interim order di procurement of 1,000 low Gahlot’s alleges recting the removal of alleg Over 70K tests conducted in 24 hours floor buses by the Delhi Mr. Gahlot has alleged that edly defamatory statements Transport Corporation. Mr. Gupta intentionally de and posts shared by Mr. Special Correspondent home isolation. “Instead of answering pe famed and tarnished his rep Gupta on social media NEW DELHI Under the vaccination ople on the financial irregu utation of the Transport Mi against Mr. Gahlot. The city recorded 31 new drive, 1,85,831 beneficiaries larities in the DTC bus pur nister for malafide purposes The court on Saturday, COVID19 cases with zero were vaccinated in 24 hours chase scam, the AAP and to gain political mileage. granted 30 days to the BJP deaths, according to a with 1,21,236 beneficiaries government has been going He has as sought ₹5 crore leader to respond to the suit Testing times: Students appearing for management exam flouting COVID protocols outside a health bulletin issued by the receiving their first dose. after me for exposing them. as damages in the civil defa as well as the application for centre in New Delhi’s Anand Vihar on Sunday. * R.V. MOORTHY Delhi government on Sun The number of people who Both CM Arvind Kejriwal mation suit from Mr. Gupta an interim order. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC day. have been benefited by the The bulletin said 71,634 drive stands at 1,32,02,618, tests had been conducted in of which 37,68,824 are fully 24 hours with a positivity vaccinated. Three teenagers drown in the Yamuna in Delhi NMRC revises fast trains’ rate of 0.04%. According to the vaccina The total number of cases tion bulletin, there are Press Trust of India 7.40 a.m. following which two New Delhi stoppages after protests in Delhi since the pandemic 2,23,600 doses of Covaxin fire tenders were rushed to began now stands at and 3,33,470 of Covishield Three teenagers who had the spot. The divers pulled the Press Trust of India five of the 10 stations that 14,37,716 cases along with available as on August 28. gone to take a bath in the Ya three teenagers from the river. Noida they did not stop at earlier 25,080 deaths. Keeping with the pace of the muna river drowned on Sun They were rushed to a hospi Starting August 31 (Tuesday), during the peak hours, There are currently 392 vaccination drive, these day morning here, police said. tal where they were declared the “fast trains” of the Noida NMRC Managing Director Ri active cases in the Capital, stocks are expected to last The deceased have been dead, a senior officer said. Greater Noida Metro will tu Maheshwari said. The of which 101 are under for two days. identified as Sameer (16), Pan According to the police, Sa stop at four more stations NMRC operates “fast trains” kaj (15) and Sumit (15), all resi meer, Pankaj, Sumit and Bun between the twin cities dur during peak hours (8 a.m. to dents of Karawal Nagar, they ty went for a bath in the river. ing peak hours on weekdays, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.) said. While the three had gone into the Noida Metro Rail Corpo on weekdays. These trains Security tightened Officials of the fire depart deep waters, Bunty was be ration (NMRC) announced skip 10 stations with a low av The Yamuna river near Wazirabad old bridge where the three ment said they received infor hind them and was saved, offi on Sunday. However, the erage ridership between Noi for Janmashtami boys drowned. * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR mation about the incident at cials said. trains would continue to skip da and Greater Noida. Press Trust of India DDMA guidelines,” Mr. Bis New Delhi wal said. Light rain Jain inaugurates 10 MW battery energy storage system Delhi Police on Sunday said Senior officers said they security arrangements has will ask people to strictly likely in city been tightened across the na wear mask and not gather at It will help city deal with high demand for power, can be charged with solar energy tional capital in view of Jan a public places. Press Trust of India mashtami celebrations, and Siddhant Sharma (30), a New Delhi Special Correspondent <> The Delhi ing the whole grid against involve smart use of technolo asked people to strictly fol resident of Vivek Vihar in The national capital on NEW DELHI government is fluctuations. gy, can be replicated in other low COVIDappropriate be east Delhi, said after the CO Sunday recorded a mini Delhi Power Minister Satyen planning to create a “The Delhi government is States. haviour. Janmashtami is on VID outbreak, they perform mum temperature of 25.8 dar Jain on Sunday inaugurat 600 MW network of planning to create a 600 MW The Minister added that Monday. ‘puja’ at home. “Before the degree Celsius, a notch be ed a 10 MW “Battery Energy such power banks network of such power banks the facility costs around ₹55 Delhi Police PRO Chinmoy pandemic, we used to go to low the season’s average, Storage System” at the Tata around the Capital, creating a crore but the government was around the Capital... Biswal said adequate securi the temples. Since the COVID the IMD said. The relative Power Delhi Distribution Li power reserve that shall be looking to reduce costs by in Satyendar Jain ty arrangements are in pla outbreak, we have been wor humidity was recorded at mited (TPDDL) plant in Rohi Delhi Power Minister nefit the consumers in case of novating further. ce.“We have deployed adeq shipping at our home. We, 83%, it said. ni. The system will help the grid instability or a shut “We will review the project uate numbers of personnel especially our parents, do The weather office has city deal with its peak de tem of energy storage is de down,” Mr. Jain said. in a month’s time and based in all district across the na not go outside in crowded predicted generally cloudy mand for power, he added. signed in a way that it can be He used the opportunity to on our learnings from its op tional capital. We also urge areas. The situation is not sky with light rain on Mon The system could be charged during offpeak pow reiterate that the Kejriwal go eration, we will plan out the people who will come out of good and in these tough day. The maximum tem charged with solar and other er demand hours. The stored vernment’s peopleoriented replication of the system for their homes to follow COVID times, staying at home is the perature will settle around renewable sources of energy. energy can be utilised during governance model and its in other parts of the city,” Mr. appropriate behaviour and safest option,” he said. 34 degrees Celsius. Mr. Jain said the new sys peak hours, thereby stabilis novative solutions that often Jain said. Published by N. Ravi at Kasturi Buildings, 859 & 860, Anna Salai, Chennai-600002 and Printed by S. Ramanujam at HT Media Ltd. Plot No. 8, Udyog Vihar, Greater Noida Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar, U.P. 201306, on behalf of THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD., Chennai-600002. Group Editorial Officer: Krishna Prasad. Editor: Suresh Nambath (Responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act). Regd. DL(ND)-11/6110/2006-07-08 ● RNI No. UPENG/2012/49940 ● ISSN 0971 - 751X ● Vol. 11 ● No. 206
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DELHI THE HINDU 4 NORTH & EAST MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Kisan Mahapanchayat flays police Protests against Karnal incident: 30 FIRs filed action on farmers in Haryana Sporadic cases of violence, say police special correspondent process of registration of Farmers cautioned against communal forces desperate to polarise people Gurugram criminal cases in connec EDUCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL Around 30 First Informa tion with the violent clash Ashok Kumar the successes the ongoing tion Reports have been re between the police and the GURUGRAM farmers movement had alrea gistered by the Haryana Pol farmers. She said that 14 pol A Kisan Mahapanchayat at dy achieved in the form of un ice in connection with the icemen and 1520 farmers Nuh on Sunday condemned precedented unity of the toil widespread incidents of vio had so far been reported in the police action on protest ing masses of various States. lence and roadblocks across jured in the clash. ing farmers at Bastara toll pla Besides, this struggle has to the State in protest against “We have asked the in za in Karnal a day ago. The tally exposed the procorpo the lathicharge on the farm jured farmers to approach farmers belonging to all com rate character of the Modi go ers in Karnal on Saturday. the police and get their munities participated in the vernment, he said. “There were sporadic in medical examination done Mahapanchayat and resolved cidents of violence and to procure the Medico Legal to make all Samyukt Kisan ‘Assets sold for a song’ roadblock across the State Report. Around 1520 farm Morcha decisions a big suc Mr. Tikait recalled how the on Saturday in the after ers have come to us so far cess, be it the proposed Mu BKU leader Rakesh Tikait being welcomed during the Kisan conspiracy was hatched to math of the clash between and the number is likely to zaffarnagar kisan rally or Bha Mahapanchayat at Nuh in Haryana on Sunday. * PTI disrepute the farmers move the police and the farmers go up,” said Ms. Singh. rat Bandh. ment on 26 January. He said in Karnal. We have regis SKM top leaders Rakesh Ti Minimum Support Price for regimes, which has rendered that it was not just the three tered 30 FIRs across the Farmer killed: BKU(C) kait, Jogender Singh Ugrahan, all crops. the region into socioeco laws, but the real issue was to State in this connection,” Bharatiya Kisan Union (Cha Dr. Darshan Pal, Yogender Ya Dr. Pal expressed surprise nomic backwardness. Mr. save the country. He accused said a senior Haryana Police runi) leader Gurnam Singh URGENTLY REQUIRED Experienced Fac- dav, Avik Saha, Inderjit Singh, as how could a government Singh cautioned the farmers the Modi regime of selling out officer, not willing to be Charuni, in a tweet during ulty for AE & JE coaching classes Satyawan and others ap official order the police to against communal forces valuable national assets to his identified. He, however, ad the day, claimed that Sushil in Itanagr, Arunachal Pradesh. Send Resume: [email protected] pealed to the gathering to break the heads of farmers which were desperate to po corporate friends for a song. ded that there was no up Kajal, a farmer with a land or call 8287007025 make villagelevel commit without having a signal from larise the people on commu The farmer leader alleged date on the arrests so far. holding of around 1.5 acre, tees to strengthen the ongo the political bosses. nal lines by disrupting the his that hoarding of food grain InspectorGeneral of Pol had died due to heart failure ing farmers struggle to get the Mr. Yadav raised the issue torical unity and amity of the and fruits had already been ice, Karnal Range, Mamta late on Saturday night after PUBLIC NOTICE three “black laws” withdrawn of discrimination meted out Mewati people. launched in huge silos be Singh told The Hindu that he was injured in the lathi and get a legal guarantee for to Mewat region by successive Mr. Ugrahan highlighted longing to the Adanis. the Karnal Police were in the charge at Karnal.
I, ISHITA Mehta, D/O Sanjay Mehta, lost my Jawaharlal Nehru Universi- ty MA degree with enrollment no 11/ 53/HG/002 and registration number Over 2.5 lakh people 83234. If found, please contact JD(U) calls for castebased Census 8130948007. affected by Assam floods Bihar’s ruling party, under new president Lalan Singh, adopts eight resolutions SITUATION VACANT Many have moved into relief camps Amarnath Tewary vour of any harsh or tough Patna measure for population con SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT tricts. Among the floodhit, At its national council meet trol, rather it supports aware GENERAL GUWAHATI 87,337 are females and 47,377 ing in Patna under new presi ness campaign and education Floods in Assam, delayed by are children. dent Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias for girls for this,” party lead three months, have affected There was no report of Lalan Singh, Bihar’s ruling ers said at the meeting. more than 2.58 lakh people loss of human lives. party, the Janata DalUnited across 16 districts, officials of Crops on 16,338.46 hec JD(U), on Sunday passed eight Rohini panel report the Assam State Disaster tares of land have been af resolutions, including the de The party also demanded the Management Authority fected while several roads, mand for a castebased Cen recommendations of Justice (ASDMA) said Sunday. bridges and other infrastruc sus and a focus on girl educa Rohini Commission be made Ten of the floodhit dis ture have been damaged, the tion for population control in public to strengthen efforts tricts are in eastern Assam authority said. the country. for social, educational and and three each in central and Meanwhile, at least three Earlier, Mr. Singh who was economic empowerment of
western Assam. The worst af feral horses have died in the nominated as new party pre Janata Dal-United president Rajiv Ranjan Singh * FILE PHOTO extremely backward people. fected is Lakhimpur with delugehit DibruSaikhowa sident, had called upon the In another resolution, it more than 1.05 lakh people National Park while a hog party officebearers and func the party headquarters and cy,” a JD(U) leader said. welcomed reservations in on rooftops or in temporary deer was killed by a speeding tionaries to work together to attended by all of its top lead The JD(U) runs the govern medical education. “This will shelters on higher grounds. vehicle when it was trying to fulfil Chief Minister Nitish Ku ers. In one of its resolutions, ment in Bihar along with the encourage efforts of provid Officials said the Brahma escape floodwaters in Kazi mar’s dream of making the JD the JD(U) said it was neces Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ing equal opportunity in putra and several of its tribu ranga National Park as vast (U) “a national party”. sary the Central government and two other alliance par medical services,” party lead taries have swollen following tracts of the parks in Assam At the national council conducted a castebased Cen ties, the Hindustani Awam ers said. incessant rains in Assam and have been inundated, Forest meeting, the party ratified sus to make public the actual Morcha (Secular) and the Vi While speaking to media adjoining Arunachal Pra officials said on Sunday. Mr. Singh’s nomination as na population of all castes so kassheel Insaan Party (VIP). persons on the sidelines of desh, where erosion has af Almost 70% of the Dibru tional president and recalled that the fruits of development The JD(U) also passed a re the meeting, party leader fected dozens of villages in Saikhowa National Park has the pioneering works done by reach poor and underdeve solution saying “educated K.C. Tyagi said that the JD(U) the Siang River belt. been flooded, forcing ani former party president and loped people. “Castebased girlhappy family” of “Bihar would welcome the setting up According to the ASDMA, mals to flee to highlands, a now Union Cabinet Minister, Census will be in the interest model” should be the crite of a National Democratic Al 6,218 people have moved in Forest department official R.C.P. Singh. of both government and so rion for population control in liance (NDA) coordination to 24 relief camps set up said. Eight resolutions were ciety and it will strengthen India. committee to resolve issues across the worst affected dis (With PTI inputs) passed at the meeting held at our Parliamentary democra “The JD(U) is not in the fa between alliance partners. Manipur autonomous council Riotdisplaced people to return head accused of fund misuse home after 25 years in Assam We are being threatened to withdraw complaint: beneficiaries We want affected people to live without fear, says BTC chief SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT 18. money from their bank ac Rahul Karmakar Mr. Boro told The Hindu extremist groups, primarily GUWAHATI Work agencies are locals counts”. GUWAHATI from the BTC headquarters the nowdisbanded National More than a year after RTI ac chosen by the ADC for exe The work agencies and be Thousands of people dis Kokrajhar. Democratic Front of Boro tivists were forced to flee for cuting a range of develop neficiaries said the authority placed by ethnic and commu He was a signatory to the land (NDFB). Some of the 8.4 seeking information on the mental projects. concerned should be wary of nal riots in areas under the accord as the president of the lakh people displaced by the utilisation of Central funds A statement issued by the the accused destroying evi Bodoland Territorial Region All Bodo Students’ Union. He violence have remained in by the Autonomous District work agencies and benefici dence between the period of (BTR) since 1996 are set to re quit the union and became shabby relief camps while Council (ADC) of Senapati aries of Kambiron and Lung inquiry and their summon turn to the homes they left the president of the United others relocated to areas district, beneficiaries in kao villages demanded pun ing by the Lokayukta. behind. People’s Party Liberal, which beyond presentday BTR. another Manipur district are ishment of the two officials They also alleged that the Central schemes such as rules the BTC in alliance with “We are rebuilding the allegedly being threatened for embezzlement. former CEO had been threa the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yo the BJP and the Gana Su damaged or destroyed hous for demanding details on tening the locals with “severe jana and Jal Jeevan Mission raksha Party. es of a few thousand. The oth how the money for develop ‘Public has lost trust’ consequences” if they did have been dovetailed with ers have not gone to their mental projects has been “The public has lost trust in not withdraw their com the rehabilitation pro Adivasi, Bodo people houses because of security spent. such public servants/civil ser plaint to the Lokayukta. gramme within the next three “The rehabilitation will start concerns. We are setting up The work agencies and be vants who do not hesitate to Mr. Gangmei and Mr. Pan months, Bodoland Territorial with the affected Adivasi and police outposts in their areas neficiaries of projects sanc commit the act of gross mis mei could not be contacted Council (BTC) chief Pramod Bodo people of Gossaigaon to help them get over their tioned under the ADC of Ta appropriation and cheating but an associate in the ADC Boro said. area [Kokrajhar district]. It is fears,” Mr. Boro said. menglong district have the innocent work agencies said the charges against them “Bodoland had witnessed unfortunate that they have The BTC chief also said the accused the council’s former and beneficiaries,” it said. were baseless. riots in 1996, 2008 and 2012. been away from home for 25 former NDFB extremists Chief Executive Officer Din The statement clarified Extremist groups in Mani Peace has returned to the re years,” he said. would be rehabilitated soon ganglung Gangmei and that the work agencies were pur have had a history of tak gion after the signing of the Between 1993 and 2014, in keeping with a clause of Chairman Namsinrei Panmei “not a party to the signato ing away the lion’s share of BTR Peace Accord in January more than 970 Bengalispeak the peace accord. “The As of misusing ₹1,802.28 crore ries of any document related development funds allegedly 2020. We want the affected ing Muslims, Adivasis and Bo sam government will give us received under the 14th Fi to the issuing of work order, in collusion with officials and people to go back home and dos died in clashes triggered ₹160 crore by September for nance Commission of 2017 check slip or withdrawal of contractors. live their lives without fear,” by indiscriminate shooting by their rehabilitation,” he said.
TENDERS AAP brings out ‘Tiranga Yatra’ 0 DISCLAIMER: Readers are requested to verify and make appropriate enquiries to satisfy them- selves about the veracity of an advertisement before responding to any published in this newspa- in Agra; Sisodia slams Yogi govt. per. THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD., the Publisher & Owner of this newspaper, does not vouch for the authenticity of any advertisement or advertiser or for any of the advertiser’s products and/or ser- vices. In no event can the Owner, Publisher, Printer, Editor, Director/s, Employees of this newspa- per/company be held responsible/liable in any manner whatsoever for any claims and/or damages for advertisements in this newspaper. Press trust of india Mr. Sisodia said his party ment to the youth, and good Agra would carry out ‘Tiranga Ya amount for crop to farmers.” Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) tra’ in the Ayodhya on Sep “Because of unavailability workers brought out a ‘Tiran tember 14 and later, it would of the beds in hospitals, a ga Yatra’ here on Sunday, led be brought out in 403 As pregnant woman had to de by Delhi Deputy Chief Minis sembly segments in Uttar Pra liver a baby on road in this ter Manish Sisodia. desh. In Agra, the ‘Tiranga State. They feed salt and roti The AAP leader slammed Yatra’ started from the GIC in midday meal and act the BJP government in Uttar ground around 4 p.m. and against the reporter if they Pradesh over the State’s law ended at the Shaheed Smarak try to raise the issue.” he said. andorder, education, health in Sanjay Place. Mr. Sisodia was referring care and employment to a journalist booked in 2019 situation. ‘No good education, job’ for allegedly doing the “des Ahead of the Assembly Interacting with reporters at picable work” of maligning polls in Uttar Pradesh, the the circuit house in Agra, Mr. the image of the Uttar Pra AAP plans to take out Tiranga Sisodia said, “This govern desh government by record Yatras in Ayodhya, Lucknow ment is failing to provide ing a video of school children and Noida to mark the 75th good education to the chil being served salt and roti in year of India’s Independence. dren of the poor, employ midday meal.
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IN BRIEF Weather Watch Infighting engulfs Congress in Kerala ainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday Contentious nomination of District Congress Committee presidents intensifies faction feud
G. Anand Thiruvananthapuram about whether the fragile un ing axis of power had KPCC ity forged by the party high president K. Sudhakaran and The Congress unit in Kerala command would hold. Leader of the Opposition Narasimha Rao’s daughter becomes MLC appeared engulfed in a po For one, ‘A’ and ‘I’ groups V.D. Satheesan, among oth HYDERABAD tentially incapacitating feud were miffed that the KPCC ers, as its prime backers. Former Prime Minister P.V. on a scale rarely seen in re had suspended senior lead Mr. Venugopal is the AICC Narasimha Rao’s daughter cent years. ers K.P. Anil Kumar and K. Si general secretary incharge Surabhi Vani Devi, who was The latest round of infight vadasan Nair from the organ of the organisation. The elected to the Legislative ing in the party is the politi isation for pointing out the three leaders have repeated Council from Hyderabad- cal fallout of the contentious DCC postings were arbitrary ly claimed they were above Rangareddy-Mahabubnagar nomination of District Con and imposed from above factional politics. They had Graduates constituency a few gress Committee (DCC) pre without factoring in the declared that their mandate months ago, was on Sunday sidents. ground reality. was solely that of the Con sworn in by pro-tem council Oommen Chandy and Ra The groups viewed the gress high command. chairman V. Bhoopal Reddy. mesh Chennithala, the ‘A’ Congress leaders Oommen Chandy and Ramesh Chennithala disciplinary action as the lat Mr. Satheesan said group
She had contested on and ‘I’ group’s leaders, res are upset about the latest appointments. * FILE PHOTO est in factional manoeuvring politics could not hold party Telangana Rashtra Samithi pectively, have aired their by the emergent ‘K.C.Venu reorganisation to ransom Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 19.00 Hrs) (TRS) ticket. Legislative misgivings about the ap leadership consulted every at the DCC level. Groups gopal’ clique in the Con any more. The All India Con Forecast for Monday: Heavy to very heavy rain likely at isolated Affairs Minister V. Prashant pointments. They said they body. “My name was were an undeniable reality gress. They perceived a gress Committee’s (AICC) list places over Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, eastern Ra- Reddy and TRS leaders were had no role in the reorgani dragged into a process in in the party, he said. move to marginalise ‘A’ and of DCC presidents had re present at the swearing-in. jasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, central Maha- sation. which I had no say,” he said. ‘I’ groups and relegate Mr. leased the party from the rashtra, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Mr. Chandy said the reor Mr. Chennithala echoed a Fragile unity Chandy and Mr. Chennithala mould of group loyalties. It Kerala Four brothers killed over ganisation would have tran similar sentiment. He said The DCC reorganisation to organisational emphasised merit. No two city rain max min city rain max min property feud, nine held spired in a better atmosph keeping everybody in the seemed to have exacerbated irrelevance. leaders could apportion par Agartala...... 10.0....32.2....27.0 Kozhikode...... 54.0....27.0....23.3 HUBBALLI ere had the Kerala Pradesh loop would have ensured a the factional divisions in the The group managers al ty posts between themselves Ahmedabad...... —....36.4....26.6 Kurnool ...... 0.3....30.1....23.7 Four brothers of a family were Aizawl...... 66.0....27.1....21.5 Lucknow...... 7.0....31.0....26.3 Congress Committee (KPCC) smooth transition of power party and raised questions leged that the upandcom forever, he said. Allahabad...... —...... —...... — Madurai...... 0.5....34.0....25.2 hacked to death over a Bengaluru ...... 4.0....25.0....19.2 Mangaluru ...... 55.8....26.5....22.0 property feud in Bagalkot Bhopal ...... —....31.4....23.7 Mumbai ...... 0.1....31.3....26.1 district of Karnataka on Bhubaneswar...... —....32.8....25.6 Mysuru ...... 1.0....28.0....21.2 Chandigarh ...... 5.0....34.4....24.5 New Delhi ...... —....34.7....25.8 Saturday. Nine of the Chennai ...... 33.0....32.0....23.6 Patna ...... —...... —...... — accused have been arrested. Student held in rape case freed 3,400 kg of marijuana Coimbatore ...... 3.0....30.4....21.3 Port Blair...... 0.3....29.8....24.7 According to sources, there Dehradun...... 9.0....26.0....22.7 Puducherry ...... 1.4....31.4....23.4 was a property dispute Gangtok...... 4.6....19.3....16.7 Pune...... —....31.7....21.2 worth ₹21 crore seized Goa...... 5.0....30.6....23.3 Raipur ...... 1.2....32.0....26.0 between the Mudaraddi after negative DNA test result Guwahati ...... —....33.1....25.6 Ranchi...... 0.4....30.4....23.2 and Putani families of Hubballi...... —...... —...... — Shillong...... —....24.3....16.5 Madhurakandi village in NCB intercepts truck in Hyderabad Hyderabad ...... 10.0....31.6....22.3 Shimla...... 4.0....23.0....15.6 Jamkhandi taluk. A quarrel Imphal ...... —....29.0....22.5 Srinagar...... —....28.1....16.4 Special Correspondent Jaipur ...... —...... —...... — Thiruvananthapuram.... 21.0....30.4....22.1 broke out between them on 18yearold was jailed after a school girl alleged abuse the marijuana concealed in Kochi ...... 32.0....27.6....23.8 Tiruchi...... —....31.0....26.0 Bengaluru Saturday, during which Putani 141 gunny bags under tar Kohima ...... 7.0....25.8....17.6 Vijayawada ...... —...... —...... — family members hacked to Staff Reporter <> Who will house and taken him to the The Narcotics Control Bu paulin sheets, which were Kolkata ...... 10.0....32.2....27.0 Visakhapatnam ...... —....31.2....25.0 death four men of MALAPPURAM compensate me for station without telling his fa reau (NCB) seized 3,400 kg further covered by a variety (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) the Mudaraddi family. The Kerala police were left what I suffered? I’m mily the reason for the ar of highgrade marijuana of nursery saplings, said Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE redfaced when an 18year a student. I was rest. from a truck at the Hydera Amit Ghawate, NCB, Zonal Ahmedabad..... 84 .37 56 ....63 .120 ....* Protest against steel old higher secondary stu taken to two police “In the jeep, one consta bad Ring Road toll booth on Director. Bengaluru ...... 11 ..— 66 ....23 ...41 ....* In observation made at 4.00 plant privatisation dent walked out of the Tirur ble showered me with abus Saturday. It is estimated to According to the officials, Chennai ...... 10 .15 87 ....23 .....— ....* p.m., Hisar, Haryana recorded stations & three jails an overall air quality index VISAKHAPATNAM Delhi ...... 6 .25 38 ..163 .179 ....* subjail on Saturday after 35 es. At the police station, he be worth around ₹21 crore. a kingpin from Maharashtra Hyderabad ...... 5 .76 20 ....28 ...37 ....* (AQI) score of 134indicating Thousands of people a moderate level of pollution. days of incarceration. He with the girl for about a year threatened to apply pepper According to officials, the was running the operation. Kolkata...... 11 .13 38 ....20 ...42 ....* In contrast, Gorakhpur, Uttar participated in a 10-km-long was jailed in a Protection of but had not abused her. spray on my genitals,” he truck was transporting the He had arranged the Lucknow...... 22 .35 84 ....58 ...88 ....* Pradesh recorded a healthy Mumbai ...... 14 .10 20 ....74 .103 ....* AQI score of 16 human chain in solidarity with Children from Sexual Of said. He had been taken to consignment from the And banned substance for multi the agitation against the Pune...... — .32 81 ..106 ...92 ....* fences Act (POCSO) case af Days of trauma the girl’s house in handcuffs hra PradeshOdisha border ple syndicates that were Visakhapatnam 18 .47 37 ....67 ...95 ....* decision of the Union ter a 17yearold schoolgirl al The youth said he under the next morning. to Maharashtra via Bengalu trafficking drugs in Pune government to privatise Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) Visakhapatnam Steel Plant leged that he had raped and went severe mental trauma Recalling custodial brutal ru and Hyderabad. Three district, Mumbai, Thane, SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, impregnated her. after being wrongly ar ity, he said, “I could not hear people — D. Shinde, M.R. and other States. These syn making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air (VSP) here on Sunday. The particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues protest was organised by the After a DNA examination raigned in a POCSO case. properly for many days after Kamble and N. Jogdand, all dicates, in turn, sell contra and monuments. Visakha Ukku Parirakshana conducted on the girl “Who is going to compen a subinspector slapped me from Latur district of Maha band to students in colleges, NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by Porata Committee, which is proved that the boy was not sate me for what I suffered on my face. The worst police rashtra — were arrested. in private parties, and indi reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. spearheading the movement. responsible for her pregnan these days? I am a student. I behaviour was at the Kalpa On receiving an alert , a vidual clients via an elabo CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause Hundreds of steel plant cy, the POCSO court ordered was taken to two police sta kanchery station.” joint team of the Bengaluru rate network, said the NCB. dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. workers and those displaced his release. tions and three jails,” he The youth said the case and Hyderabad NCB officials Officials added that the PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, by the establishment of the The PlusTwo student said. should be investigated pro arrived near the toll booth source of the contraband nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced plant, their family members, from Tennala, near Tiruran The police had picked perly and the culprits and intercepted the truck. was Andhra Pradesh–Od lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature death in people with heart or lung disease and general public took part. gadi, said he was acquainted him up at midnight from his brought to book. During a search, they found isha border area.
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DELHI THE HINDU 6 EDITORIAL MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE The Afghan theatre and judging India’s responses Closing the embassy in Kabul does not fall among the questionable decisions in the country’s foreign policy stance Government was justified in taking to upset Ashraf Ghani. We could State in Khorasan (ISK, or ISIS K). the decision that it did. not talk to the Taliban because The Government had possibly in First, India is not a major pow they refused to talk to the Govern telligence about the threats posed A fine line er, particularly when it comes to ment. As Ambassador Vivek Katju by these groups. It is reported that Infrastructure development and Afghanistan. We have not followed has argued, engaging does not they provided thousands of fight eco-conservation should go hand-in-hand an independent or national inter imply endorsing. This was a se ers to the Taliban in their jihad C.R. Gharekhan estbased policy towards the rious lapse. We have to talk to peo against foreign forces. They are a he need for infrastructure development in the Hi events in that country. This is true ple whom we may find distasteful potent threat to us now, also per malayan region rubs up against the environmen also of the previous G overnment. to talk to, whether it is Pakistan, haps to the Taliban as demonstrat Ttal and ecological challenges that they pose. The he Government’s decision to We have let the Americans decide China or the Taliban. ed by the horrific suicide bombing Uttarakhand government has for decades envisaged hy pull out all staff from the In our actions. To reiterate, w e have Even if we had had skeleton on August 26 which took the lives droelectric projects as the way forward to power the Tdian E mbassy in Kabul, Af never been a major player in Af staff for consular work, how would of at least 13 American military State, premised on the region’s undulating topography. ghanistan, including the Ambassa ghanistan. All we did was to sup those needing consular help have personnel and many more Af dor, has come in for much adverse port whatever government was in approached them? Nobody want ghans. Even if one of our citizens
However, the rising frequency of intense rains has been GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO comment among analysts and ex stalled in Kabul by the United ed to risk going out, everybody had been killed, there would have contributing to landslips, avalanches, and the loss of perts. It is argued that all major States, first that of Hamid Karzai, tan. was afraid of guntoting Taliban been an outcry. lives and property. All of this has a bearing on hydroe powers, including China, Russia and then Ashraf Ghani. Criticism of the Government for fighters. Online help? That could lectric projects being situated in terrain prone to envi and Iran, have maintained their Putting all the eggs in the Ghani not engaging the Taliban, not esta be extended from anywhere. Now, Foreign policy approach ronmental shocks. In the aftermath of the devastatin g missions. We would have been of basket was wrong. He might have blishing contacts with them, is ful the Government has even can One can criticise the G overnment Kedarnath floods of 2013, the Supreme Court ordered a much better help to our citizens been a good academic and author ly justified. It is reported in the me celled all the visas issued so far ; for some approaches it has fol halt to hydroprojects in the Alaknanda and Bhagirath i and others had we remained there ity on developing countries, but dia that the G overnment did not a convincing way to render lowed in foreign policy, for exam river basins pending a review on whether they exacer instead of packing our bags and he was not a statesman or a good engage the Taliban of late; the Go consular assistance. ple aligning so closely with Ameri leaving in such haste. At the least, administrator, besides being cor vernment has not denied this If the Taliban did give an assu ca which has, in turn, has caused bated the damage. The last few years have seen consid it is said, we ought to have had a rupt and tolerating corruption on claim. However, if it did begin talk rance of safety and requested us the Russians to be unhappy with erable friction on this issue, especially because th e fu consular office at the airport, such a massive scale. Also, he was not a ing to the Taliban, it was too little, not to close the embassy, how us and which has led them to ture of hydroprojects is closely linked to the National as the one said to have been kept free agent, having to do America’s too late. could we rely on their word? Did move closer to our enemy, China. Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) programme. For the by the Americans. Some have even bidding all the time. We poured We should have been open we, do we, have the means to force Giving such huge importance to health of the river, it must be allowed to flow unimped stated that the Taliban had re money — $3 billion worth — in about it and established contacts them to keep their word? The the Quad (composed of the U.S., ed, and hydropower projects are an obstacle. A com quested India to maintain its em small and medium projects across at the senior level of the Taliban. Americans have; they can still Australia, India, and Japan) is also mittee of experts recommended to the Court that al bassy, meaning thereby that they the country, which has undoubt Other powers did — China, Russia cause a huge amount of harm to a questionable decision; the Quad had assured us of safety. This is a edly earned us goodwill among and even Iran, a Shiamajority the Taliban ; they have assets on is an American manoeuvre to con most all hydropower projects, cleared by the brief summary of the views of the people of Afghanistan. But that country openly talking to a Shia the ground to do so, and which tain China; it is an unabashedly an Government for construction, be scrapped. Propo those critical of the Government. did not earn us any role in the pol hating Sunni terror group. Even they are not able to deploy fully to tiChina arrangement which per nents of six of these projects approached the C ourt on itical consultations or socalled re America started talking, openly, protect their people. haps we ought not to have the grounds that they had obtained prior clearances Where India stands conciliation negotiations among without feeling in the least embar embraced so enthusiastically. But and scrapping projects would entail significant losse s. This writer has no means of verify the stakeholders. rassed, to the Taliban at the senior The other groups closing the embassy in Kabul does Since then, the Centre has been trying to walk a fine ing whether or not the Taliban had level; this is the terrorist group And it is not just the Taliban. not fall among the questionable line between salvaging some of them while acknow made such an approach to the Go Feelers to the Taliban which is estimated to have killed There are other groups in Afghan decisions. vernment and would not like to se In other words, India has not been 2,500 American military person istan that are inimical to India — ledging, at least on paper, the environmental costs. condguess its decision. But it a relevant player in whatever mat nel since 2001. the LashkareTa iba, the Jaishe Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, Indian Foreign There have been divisions even within various Cen seems to me, that on balance, the tered most in relation to Afghanis We were obviously not wanting Mohammed, as well as the Islamic Service (retired) tral ministries: the Water Resources M inistry, which manages the NMCG, is opposed to hydropower projects while the Ministry of Power roots for them. Through the years, whenever a group of experts has recom Seize this opportunity to institutionalise accountability mended a cessation of infrastructure development, there is always another group of experts, usually affiliat The discourse on an indemnity waiver for COVID-19 vaccines is a hidden moment for India to act ed to government institutions, that differ and recom er longterm impacts can only be similar protections. turers and distributors. mend the opposite. The avalanche in Chamoli this Fe known over a period of time. Though at a broader level, the This discourse clearly needs a bruary, that destroyed two power projects and killed at There is a need for increased stand and unwillingness of these recalibration and provides the In least 200, was only the latest reminder of the fraught and sustained vaccine supply in manufacturers to supply COVID19 dian government a valuable op India. The country’s COVID19 vac vaccines to any country unless portunity to institutionalise legal risks that committees and their tussles inadequately ac cination drive has been underper granted indemnity is too rigid. Ho safeguards from vaccine injuries count for. The Centre has been saying that it is not too Virag Gupta & forming, and in the sevenanda wever, beyond indemnity, India and possibly, at a larger level, im keen on new hydropower projects and is only permit Chandrakant Lahariya half months since the drive was in does have mechanisms in the cur prove overall patient and health ting those that are at least 50% complete to go ahead gi itiated, only 11% of the total rent legal framework to ensure sa care safety in the country. Such in ven the sunk costs. While such statements have been population has been fully vacci fety and legal remedy for any stitutional mechanisms need to be made in Parliament, they do not appear in the latest af he Drugs Controller General nated, and 35.5% has received a GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO harm. First, the Drugs Controller supplemented with dedicated fidavit to the Court; so there are concerns on whether of India granted Emergency single dose. A reason for this is the There seem to be two key thoughts General of India while granting re funding from the Government. this is indeed a lasting policy commitment. Uttarak TUse Authorisation (EUA) to insufficient supply, which has con that are delaying the Govern gistration certificates is empo Such systems can then be applica the COVID19 vaccines manufac sistently been less than the pro ment’s decision on indemnity. wered to take action against com ble to any licensed vaccines in hand, like all other S tates, is not immune from the de tured by Moderna and by Johnson jected vaccine availability. The sit First, the supply from these manu panies found to be in violation of India. mands for reliable power and infrastructure from its & Johnson, in end June and early uation persists in spite of the facturers is likely to be a very small the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, One of the characteristics of In people. Along with better dialogue, power companies August 2021, respectively. In addi certain regulatory modifications proportion of total vaccine availa 1940. Second, any individual seek dia’s response to the COVID19 and the Centre must inspire greater trust in the resi tion, India has an opportunity to enacted by the Government to in bility in the country. Second, it is ing compensation after experienc pandemic has been delaying deci dents of the region: infrastructure development will receive 5 crore to 10 crore doses of crease availability, including: fast likely that once foreign manufac ing AEFI may directly file petitions sions till a point of crisis has have to necessarily account for the region’s constraints. PfizerBioNTech’s mRNAbased track authorisation of COVID19 turers are granted indemnity, ma before consumer courts and the emerged. Situations such as the vaccine, including through the CO vaccines approved by regulatory nufacturers currently supplying High Courts. Third, recent amend novel coronavirus pandemic de VAX mechanism coled by the Coa authorities in the United States, vaccines might make similar de ments to the Consumer Protection mand proactive and decisive pro Rape and insensitivity lition for Epidemic Preparedness the United Kingdom, Japan and mands citing the fair play rule. Act, 1986 disallow individuals but blemsolving instead of burying Innovations (CEPI), Gavi and the Europe, and those included in the What do the existing rules and permit the regulatory bodies to in our heads in the sand, hoping the Women’s security must not be predicated on World Health Organization, before World Health Organization (WHO) regulations suggest? The rules go itiate class action suits (cases re problem will disappear. However, restrictions of their rights and freedoms the end of 2021. emergency use listing; waiving off verning clinical trials in India spec presenting groups of people who the debate on indemnity has far he narrative of violence against women in India requirements for bridging trials; ify that compensation must be have suffered from the same loss) reaching consequences. It must be What it covers and doing away with mandatory granted in case of injury or death based on individual complaints. seen as an opportunity far beyond continues unhindered. On August 24, an MBA Despite granting EUA for two vac batch testing for vaccines manu of a trial subject. However, though the quantum of vaccines, to re Tstudent was gangraped near Chamundi Hills in cines and a third (that of Pfizer factured abroad. Though these a similar compensation mechan Opportunity in the crisis view legal provisions and create Mysuru, sending shock waves around the country. Four BioNTech) being eligible for ap steps have led to the EUA of two ism does not exist for AEFIs re Requests for indemnity must be longterm mechanisms for protec men and a juvenile have been arrested from Tiruppur proval, uncertainty on supply and additional vaccines, there is a lack ported under the G overnment’s contextualised within the larger tion from vaccine harm and mak in Tamil Nadu in connection with the rape. The men availability remains. One of the of clarity on the definitive timeline routine immunisation programme public interest. For citizens, as ing health services safer and ac tried to rob the girl and her friend but on finding no va primary reasons for this is the In on their availability in India. A key in the country or for any other vac long as mechanisms to tackle and countable. It is a high time that a luables, they raped her and assaulted him. Earlier t his dian government’s indecision on bottleneck is demand from manu cinerelated injury; the legal res compensate for a potential harm decision on granting (or not) in month, a minor Dalit girl was raped, murdered and hur requests for indemnity from these facturers to grant indemnity. The ponsibility for any vaccinerelated are effective, it makes a marginal demnity to COVID19 vaccines ma manufacturers. Indemnity tran core argument of the manufactur injury, in the existing Indian regu difference if they come from the nufacturers is taken, before the sit riedly cremated in Delhi while the parents were kept slates to protection from legal pro ers is that they have been granted lations, lies with the manufactur Government or a manufacturer. uation morphs into another crisis away. In July, two minor girls were raped in Goa. De s ceedings and liabilities, against indemnity in their country of ori ers. Therefore, if manufacturers Moreover, even in cases where ma and then a decision is rushed. The pite stringent laws in place, especially after the 2012 claims from people who may ex gin and have supplied vaccines to are granted indemnity for any CO nufacturers hold legal liability, the approach has to be to safeguard Nirbhaya case in Delhi, a rape occurs every 16 minutes perience rare and serious Adverse other countries only when grant VID19 vaccine, there has to be an Government and regulators can the interest of the citizen and con in India, according to the latest records available with Events Following Immunisation ed indemnity. Vaccines under CO alternative mechanism for people not wash their hands of their res vert this as an opportunity to re the National Crime Records Bureau. To make matters (AEFI). VAX programme, further have an to make a legal claim for compen ponsibility to protect public duce vaccine ‘licensing to availa worse, sexist, misogynist, survivorblaming remarks COVID19 vaccines are given effective waiver of indemnity, sation. That essentially would health. bility gap’, increase vaccine EUA by the regulatory authorities through a separate mechanism mean the Government has to ac Therefore, India should exa availability, and establish institu and inept measures invariably follow a heinous crime after a thorough review of their sa that has been established. cept responsibility to provide mine safeguards instituted by tional mechanisms. against women. Girls are pulled up for wearing rippe d fety and efficacy. However, even compensation for any such proven countries which have granted in jeans, and staying out late. Sections of society, in their though vaccines meet safety pa The existing provisions injury or harm. Second, indemni demnity to manufacturers, such as Virag Gupta is a practising advocate in the warped thinking, often argue the survivor could have rameters, as an immunobiologi The idea of not granting indemni ty must not be construed as blan America’s Countermeasures Inju Supreme Court of India. Dr. Chandrakant evaded the assailants by adhering to conservative cal substance, a vaccine can be as ty is to hold vaccine manufactur ket protection for deliberate acts, ry Compensation Program (CICP) Lahariya, a physician-epidemiologist, is norms: wearing traditional attire, skipping parties, re sociated with rare and serious ers accountable. The manufactur fraud or instances of negligence. and similar schemes in the U.K., also a public policy and health systems turning home by sunset. Parents are blamed for not AEFIs, some of which — such as ers of the three vaccines currently Third, if foreign vaccine manufac Canada, the European Union, and expert and co-author of ‘Till We Win: vaccineinduced immune throm being administered in India (Cov turers are granted indemnity, then Singapore. The COVAX has un India’s Fight Against The COVID-19 bringing up their girl children with ‘Indian values’ . Af botic thrombocytopenia (VITT) ishield, Covaxin, and Sputnik V) manufacturers of the vaccines cur derwritten the compensation bur Pandemic’. The views expressed are ter the Mysuru rape, a similar pattern ensued. The Kar and Myocarditis — are known. Oth have not been granted indemnity. rently in use are likely to demand den to protect vaccine manufac personal nataka Home Minister, Araga Jnanendra, ‘joked’ about rape while accusing the Congress of ‘politicising’ it. He LETTERS TO THE EDITOR subsequently retracted his insensitive remarks after Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. State Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai stepped in. To read more letters Mysore University did a flipflop too, first announc Crime in Mysuru foot patrolling and a visible insensitive remarks or India, what stands out is the in ADM Jabalpur. Now, it is online, scan the QR code ing that girls would not be allowed to step off the Mana The Mysuru gang rape case police presence in comments. omission of Justice Akil the unfortunate omission of sagangotri campus after 6.30 p.m., and then withdraw is disturbing. (Page 1, “5 crimeprone areas round H.N. Ramakrishna, Kureshi. The reasons are not Justice Kureshi at the visit a bank branch as I have held in Mysuru gang rape the clock and exemplary Bengaluru far to see. The appointments threshold itself. been denied a notional ing the missive. Activists cried foul because the ac tion case”, August, 29). But punishments for the were kept in the backburner No person can be made to benefit of five years in showed the intent to blame everything on the girl. To making it even worse have perpetrators through fast ■ This is one more example for almost two years and suffer for his boldness and pensionary benefits; this may do right by women, courts too should play a role, bu t been the uncharitable track courts that can make of the growing violence popped up no sooner than fairness as it is the most well be the condition of despite some soulsearching as in Aparna Bhat & Ors vs. remarks made by a very visible difference. against women in the star performer Justice cherished value of the many others like me. State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr., where the Supreme politicians and others, V. Johan Dhanakumar, country. Only a fraction of Rohinton Fali Nariman judicial system and its very Recently, the family pension Court admitted to the “entrenched paternalistic and casting aspersions on the Chennai women who are assaulted, retired and was out of the bedrock. We may still have of bank employees was misogynistic attitudes that are regrettably reflected at survivorstudent for the file complaints, and most collegium. some Justice Khannas and enhanced from 15% to 30% ■ times in judicial orders and judgments,” other verdicts abominable incident. India has been an survivors prefer to remain It is one of the lamentable Justice Kureshis left, but that and I sent a representation to It has become the practice unfriendly nation for women silent because of the social follies of the Collegium and is no consolation. We need a the Finance Minister have fallen short. Recent rulings by the Chhattisgarh for people in authority to in general, with no signs of stigma. India is a deeply its consequent fallout on the fearless judiciary. requesting intervention in a High Court and the Kerala High Court, reiterating th at make crass remarks, crimes against them abating. patriarchal society and it is independence of the N.G.R. Prasad, matter pending since 1996 any sexual act by a man against his wife, even if it i n conveniently forgetting the An atrocity almost similar to no exaggeration to say that judiciary. The striking down Chennai when the Disabilities Act was volved force, is not rape, may be correct in law, but unquantifiable trauma and the 2012 Nirbhaya case has popular culture encourages of the National Judicial first passed. served to highlight the lacuna in the penal code, which agony the survivors been perpetuated in Mysuru, young men to harass women. Appointments Commission Pension regulations What needs to be highlighted does not recognise marital rape. In June, the Suprem e undergo. a city known for its safety The relevant laws need to be (NJAC) which wanted to I am a disability activist is the anomaly in Section 30 Court had to order police protection to a couple in a This only shows a and civility. The perpetrators revisited as there has been include other constitutional suffering from multiple of the bank pension retrograde mindset and of the ghastly crime need to no reduction in the wave of functionaries in the sclerosis for the last 23 years. regulations regarding denial livein relationship who were denied relief by the P un lack of empathy for the face quick justice; it is only crimes against women. appointment of judges, has I had to take premature of notional benefit of five jab and Haryana High Court. Women have come a long distraught women. Assaults such a step that will instil R. Sivakumar, really made no difference. retirement from bank service years in the pensionary way, fighting for their rights against patriarchal mi nd on women only show the confidence in all. The Chennai Earlier it was the case of due to total incapacitation benefits of those who have sets and other social ills. Instead of curbing their free law enforcement agency in current laws do not seem to supersession of Justice H.R. after completion of 30 years taken premature retirement dom, society and the state must ensure protection of a bad light; but it is also a be proving to be a deterrent. Selection of judges Khanna for the post of the of service. due to total incapacitation. women both in public and private places. blot on the entire society. This is also no occasion to In the long list of appointees Chief Justice of India after he My physical condition is such Yash Pal Ralhan, Finally, it is only intensive make and exchange to the Supreme Court of delivered his historic dissent that I have not been able to Jalandhar, Punjab
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Towards a more humane police force FROM THE READERS’ EDITOR Efforts are on to improve the human rights protection regime in police stations Disappearance of followup mostly comply with them. Followup stories hold those in power accountable Further, in order to check the vio lation of human rights, CCTV came but the relentless news cycle makes them hard to do ras have been installed in police sta tions. In Paramvir Singh v. Baljit nalism. News manuals say that “followups Singh (2020), the Supreme Court has are needed because one story on its own R.K. Vij directed States to cover more area of may not cover all aspects of an event or con each police station under CCTV cam troversy properly.” Mr. Balakesari said that eras and have storage facility of au the silence of industry leaders means that Earlier this month, Chief Justice of diovideo recording for 18 months. they either endorse what the Minister al India N.V. Ramana expressed con An independent committee shall stu A.S. Panneerselvan leged or they are collectively spineless. His cern at the degree of human rights dy the footage and periodically pu question to news organisations in general, violations in police stations in the blish reports of its observations. and this newspaper in particular, was how country. He said that “the threat to Thus, sufficient steps are being taken Readers’ Editor proposes; reader disposes. this episode made a disappearing act. human rights and bodily integrity is to ensure that the abuse of human Or so it seems. When I started this count the highest in police stations”. He al rights is minimised. down series, the idea was to focus on jour Shifting focus so said that “in spite of constitutional Custodial death is perhaps one of nalism and its multiple challenges including The lack of followup to the Minister’s uncha
declarations and guarantees, lack of K MURALI KUMAR the worst crimes in a civilised society the erosion of public trust, the elusive busi racteristic observation against a conglomer effective legal representation at the governed by the rule of law. The guil ness model and a polarised polity. I also ate was neither the result of censorship nor police stations is a huge detriment to alone not sufficient . In Arnesh Ku will not use unwarranted methods to ty, therefore, must be punished se wanted to make the readers realise the diffe selfregulation. Offthecuff remarks by those detained persons”. However, a reali mar v. State of Bihar (2014), it was extract confession from the accused. verely for his misconduct and crimi rences in approach between audience in power have become commonplace. The ty check shows that the picture is not held that despite the offence being The Central Bureau of Investigation nal act. NCRB data show that on oriented editors and a news ombudsman. news cycle has become relentless and many so bleak and efforts are being made nonbailable under Section 498A of and the National Investigation Agen average about 47.2 criminal cases I have always been concerned about the significant developments — including the fall to improve the human rights protec the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which cy have already earned the reputa were registered annually against pol vulnerability of journalists. In light of the Pe of Kabul and the Finance Minister’s announ tion regime in police stations. relates to torture for dowry, arrest is tion of the country’s premier investi icemen in last 10 years. Departmen gasus spyware scandal, I was looking at the cement of the ₹6 lakh crore national moneti not mandatory as per Section 41 of gation agencies. Though efforts have tal action against errant officers is a digital surveillance industry. It is a broad and sation plan for infrastructure assets — took Deaths in police custody the Code of Criminal Procedure been made by some States in this di rule in the police force, rather than largely opaque network of companies that place in the days following the strange obser Deaths in police custody are indeed a (CrPC). In Special Action Forum v. rection, more resources are required an exception. The National Human produce technology to monitor and track in vation of the Commerce and Industry Minis matter of grave concern. Each such Union of India (2018), the Court in policing to implement the Court’s Rights Commission also oversees dividuals. A recent report by the Center for ter. The media was forced to focus on these death must be seriously inquired in further held that the police officer directions. deaths in custody due to human International Media Assistance (CIMA), ‘Spy emerging issues. to, to unravel the truth. National shall furnish to the magistrate the One of the alleged reasons for us rights violations and recommends ware: An Unregulated and Escalating Threat While I can give any number of reasons Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data reasons and materials which necessi ing extreme methods is to extract a compensation in appropriate cases. to Independent Media’, documented how for the media not following up on Mr. Goyal’s reveal that though the number of tated the arrest for further detention quick confession from the suspect. the privatisation of digital repression is hurt attack on the Tatas, including the factors that custodial deaths varies year to year, of the accused. The purpose of these Though the total police force has in Protecting human rights ing free and independent media. I was also forced the Confederation of Indian Industry on average of about 100 custodial checks is to ensure that the police creased in the last five years, the civil The police officers must know that intrigued by the averment of Solicitor Gener to pull down the video from its YouTube deaths have taken place every year does not abuse the power of arrest. police mostly remains over their mandate is to protect human al Tushar Mehta that the twomember com channel, I value the idea of followup. It between 2010 and 2019. Of them, NCRB data show that the ratio of stretched. Therefore, unless investi rights and not violate them. They mission of inquiry headed by retired justice helps to beat the compulsions imposed by about 3.5 persons allegedly died due the number of arrests to the number gating officers are increased in pro need to be sensitised regularly and Madan Lokur set up by the West Bengal was the relentless news cycle and tries to keep to injuries caused by policemen, 8.6 of IPC offences has decreased from portion to the number of serious of encouraged to employ scientific tools unconstitutional. the focus on holding those in power while escaping from custody, 28.1 1.33 in 2010 to 0.96 in 2019 and des fences, the quality of investigation of interrogation and investigation accountable. due to suicide, and the rest due to va pite an increase in total IPC offences, may suffer, and the Malimath Com like the lie detection test, narco test Intrinsic element of good journalism One of the biggest successes in journalism rious reasons like illness and injuries the actual number of arrests has re mittee’s recommendation that an in and brainfingerprinting test. However, I was forced to pause my study of in recent times is the ‘Spotlight’ investigation caused in road accidents . A judicial duced by more than five lakh in the vestigating officer should preferably The Home Ministry has recently the spyware’s debilitating impact on journal by the Boston Globe reporters. The meticu inquiry, which is mandatory for ev last five years. Though the arrests in investigate no more than 10 cases ev linked the ‘police modernisation ism following a mail from a contributorread lous documentation by the reporters of sex ery suspicious custodial death, was the previous years’ cases may in ery year will continue to remain a scheme’ with police reforms. Unless er, K. Balakesari, former Member of the Rail ual abuse by Catholic priests won them a Pu conducted in 26.4 cases. Though ev crease to some extent, it is hoped dream. Similarly, with the increase of sufficient action is taken by the State way Board. He raised questions about the litzer Prize. This investigation highlighted ery death in custody needs to be pre that violence in custody will be newer types of crime like white col governments and the police authori report “Industry’s practices are against na the importance of followup stories as part of vented, suspicious deaths which checked if the amended law is imple lar crime and cybercrime, subject ex ties, incentives in the form of addi tional interest, says Piyush Goyal” (August the news agenda and helped to circumvent bring disrepute to the police system mented in letter and spirit. perts are needed to assist the police tional funds will not be released. 14) in which the Union Minister targeted the the tyranny of the news cycle. must be rooted out completely. The National Police Commission in the investigation. The CJI’s suggestion to install dis Tata group. Mr. Balakesari wrote: “I would The International Journalists’ Network The foremost measure to reduce (197781), the Law Commission in its It cannot be denied that much has play boards on human rights to dis have expected that such a strong tirade by a has a section dedicated to followups in its instances of custodial violence is to 154th report (1996) and the Malimath changed in the police consequent to seminate information about the con senior Minister in the Union Cabinet against journalism basics section. It argues that the reduce the number of arrests. The Committee Report (2003), among the judgment in D.K. Basu v. State of stitutional right to legal aid and industry in general and particularly against a partial decline in followup stories is due to law on arrest says that arrest for of others, and the Supreme Court in West Bengal (1996). In that case, the availability of free legal aid services business house that is held up as a bellweth slashed newsroom budgets and the warp fences punishable up to seven years Prakash Singh v. Union of India Supreme Court laid down guidelines may deter police excesses. Our com er of corporate rectitude and sound business speed of the Internet age. It says that a struc of imprisonment should be made on (2006), have recommended that the to check custodial torture and in mitment to the protection of human practices would have merited at least an ed tured followup mechanism helps a news ly when the police officer is satisfied investigating police should be sepa crease transparency and responsibil rights is unconditional and total. Ma itorial in The Hindu. I can understand indus room make the competition follow it. If hold that such arrest is necessary to pre rated from the lawandorder police ity of the police officer effecting ar ny steps have been taken so far to try wanting to downplay the incident be ing power accountable is the central tenet of vent the person from tampering with to ensure better expertise in investi rest. Most of these guidelines such as check custodial violence and no cause of various considerations but what journalism, and if newsrooms are not going evidence, to prevent the person from gation. It was suggested that the sep providing information to a friend or stone shall be left unturned to elimi prevented the media from taking the issue to be swept by the power of algorithmic deci committing any further offence, etc. aration start in towns which have relative about the arrest, medical ex nate such violence in toto. further in the public domain? Censorship or sionmaking and Big Data, followups are the The Supreme Court held that each more than 10 lakh population. It is amination, and permission to meet a ‘voluntary’ selfregulation.” best journalistic tool. arrest must be necessary and justi believed that a separate wing will do lawyer have now been incorporated R.K. Vij is a senior IPS officer in Chhattisgarh. Mr. Balakesari is right; as followup is an fied; having the authority to arrest is more professional investigation and in the CrPC. Investigating officers Views are personal essential and intrinsic element of good jour [email protected]
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Kunal Ray to be read as sociology camouflaging Prohibition goes in Tamil Nadu as literature. We must discuss their Delhi University recently dropped artistic and literary merits too. I have Though Prohibition will remain suspended Mahasweta Devi’s renowned short encountered several realities of this in Tamil Nadu from tomorrow, bars will not story, ‘Draupadi’, and two Dalit wri nation through these writings with be allowed in hotels and restaurants, accord ters — Bama and Sukirtharani — from little or no experience of the terrain ing to a decision taken by the State Govern the BA English (Hons) syllabus. Sev the writers have written about or the ment [Madras, Aug. 29]. Social clubs will, eral writers, academics and media caste atrocities they have faced. however, be permitted to serve liquor to its outlets have reacted adversely to this Their writing has been a great educa members as hitherto. But the license fee in news. Devi’s short story details the tion to say the least. At the same their case will be doubled from Rs. 1,000 to plight of tribals and re time, history is archived in Rs. 2,000. In addition, these organisations mains relevant to this the life story of the individual will be required to pay a club fee of Rs. 2 (in day. Bama’s Karukku will and other characters in their stead of Rs. 1.60) for every 50 bottles of liqu forever be remembered fiction. The decisionmakers or served to its members. An official spokes for its searing account of at Delhi University could ar person explained there were at present 22 her life of subjugation gue that all syllabi should be social clubs in the State holding two kinds of and perennial ostracism. regularly updated. While that licences, F.L.2 and F.L.2A. The former auth Sukirtharani’s poems lay cannot be contested, the orised them to serve drinks to its members, bare her Dalit feminist texts that replace the above both Indian and foreign, while the latter res politics. These are important voices writers should invite further scruti tricted it to foreigners alone. This discrimi that any student of literature or the ny. Also, it should be asked why only nation would be removed from tomorrow Humanities ought to engage with in these texts were chosen to be axed and there would be a single licence for all contemporary India. And it is often while others were left untouched. clubs. Westernstyle hotels holding F.L.3 li through university syllabi that young This act of elimination will hope cences are now permitted to supply liquor to minds are introduced to such writing fully motivate several to read these foreign tourists and foreign residents for which may not feature in the usual writers and explore their work with consumption within their private rooms at bestseller lists or other traps laid out greater interest. The same happened the hotels. by corporate publishing intended to in the past when texts such as A.K. endear readers to certain types of Ramanujan’s Three Hundred Ra A HUNDRED YEARS AGO AUGUST 30, 1921 books – lifestyle, selfhelp and ‘how mayanas and Rohinton Mistry’s A to do’ guides – which don’t encour Fine Balance were dropped from un Manual Training in Education. age critical questioning and thinking. iversity syllabi under political pres sure. Needless to say, banned books Education is generally regarded as a means An introduction to who we are have always aroused great curiosity to an end, an investment calculated to yield At this point, we must ask: what is the amongst readers. a substantial return in the form of a decent purpose of literature in a classroom employment. It is also evident that the gla really? Literary studies have moved Reading Indian writing mour about education is day by day waning far beyond merely imparting tools of It was a welcome move by Delhi Un because the present day education “does literary analysis to students in the iversity to teach the writings of Ma not pay.” Several suggestions are made as to classroom. Studying literature no hasweta Devi and Bama as part of the how the present day education could be im longer means analysing plot, charac English syllabus and wean such proved so that it might produce more ter and setting, and writing long pro courses away from their excessive healthy, independent and capable men of saic answers in exams alone. These Eurocentrism. To read Indian litera practical wisdom with a wider outlook of are important elements to under ture in translation is one of the best men and things than the puisne graduate, stand a text in its entirety but litera introductions to the country and its uncertain of his profession, weak in health ture is also an introduction to where enormous literary wealth. Through and forlorn about his future. Not the least and how we live and the challenges such a practice, students are also among the suggestions is the introduction of that face our time and society. In ma taught to read and appreciate litera Manual Training as an essential part of the ny ways, literature is an introduction ture in the comfort of a familiar con school work. A Swedish educationist had to who we are, or ought to be, as pe text and become informed citizens. stated that Manual Training would instil a ople. All over the world, literature While world literature has its own taste for and love of bodily labour, develop syllabi are being redrawn to ensure merits, an introduction to Indian independence and self reliance, cultivate ha inclusion and diversity. writing and especially those that help bits of order, neatness, accuracy and persev The writings of the authors who us to be ‘critical insiders’ (a term that erance, train the eye and give a general dex have been dropped from the course the writer U.R. Ananthamurthy used) terity of hand and promote the development could be subjected to traditional liter will go a long way in creating passion of the physical powers. Mr. M. Jules Ferry, ary analysis. At the same time, they ate learners. Isn’t that the purpose of the great advocate of manual training in also identify and highlight concerns education after all? France stated that, in order the value and that aid a sociocultural understand nobility of Manual Training should be recog ing of the issues that plague Indian Kunal Ray teaches literary and cultural nised by people, it should find a place in the society. These texts, however, are not studies at FLAME University, Pune school curriculum. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
DELHI THE HINDU 8 NEWS MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FROM PAGE ONE Youth breaking the mould and Govt. extends deadline Pained by farmer-police amid IT portal glitches clashes, says Chautala embracing start-up culture: PM New dates for institutional taxpayers Special Correspondent vide much needed relief to He promised action against money was being trans They are keen on new destinations, goals and have new aspirations, says Modi NEW DELHI taxpayers for making the a SubDivisional Officer who ferred directly to the bank With the new Income Tax compliances and will also was caught on camera ask accounts of the farmers. Special Correspondent to Dhyan Chand. portal yet to become fully save them from penal con ing police personnel to “We have repeatedly said NEW DELHI Observing that the young functional, the Finance Mi sequences,” said Shailesh “break the heads” of farm mandis and MSP are going Prime Minister Narendra population’s mindset had nistry on Sunday extended Kumar, partner at Nangia & ers. “The video of a 2018 to stay,” Mr. Chautala said. Modi said on Sunday that the undergone a sweeping the deadlines for several ca Co. LLP. “The extension has batch IAS officer has gone vi Replying to question on youth were breaking the change, he said it was now tegories of taxpayers to file been made not only to ad ral. Later there was a clarifi the clash, Mr. Chautala said, mould and embracing the keen on new destinations taxrelated forms electroni dress immediate filing re cation that he had not slept “You cannot welcome some startup culture even in and new goals by taking new cally. The fresh deadlines quirements due within Au for two days, but he proba one with a garland, if they small towns and cities, a paths and having new for 11 specified forms, a cou gust or September 2021, but bly doesn’t know that farm attack you with a spade.” He sign, he said, of India’s aspirations. ple of which have been ex also some mediumterm re ers too remain awake for said Prime Minister Naren bright future. tended to March 31, 2022, lief has been given to tax 200 days in a year. What he dra Modi had offered to sus In his monthly radio ople also had a responsibility ing tributes to different Sanskrit promotion largely pertain to institu payers for some complianc said is condemnable and ac pend the three laws and broadcast programme, to carry forward these great skills. Mr. Modi paid glowing Mr. Modi mentioned a FM ra tional taxpayers, not indivi es,” Mr. Kumar said. tion will be taken for sure,” even make amendments, Mann ki Baat, Mr. Modi said traditions. tributes to hockey legend dio station at Kevadiya in duals. These include multi The last date for tax Mr. Chautala said. but the Morcha leadership space sector reforms had “That which is temporary Dhyan Chand saying he con Gujarat through which radio national firms, sovereign payers to pay up dues under He questioned the objec did not come forward for caught the people’s imagina and has perished has to be quered the world of hockey jockeys were working to pro wealth funds, and bodies the Vivad Se Vishwas tive behind the agitation talks. Mr. Chautala said that tion, and expressed confi left behind, but what is time for the country. mote Sanskrit. like charitable trusts. Scheme for direct tax dis when new mandis (markets) dialogue was the only way dence that a large number of less has to be carried for National Sports Day is ce He said the ancient lan “On consideration of diffi pute resolution has also were being opened in the forward and offered to me satellites in the coming days ward. Let us celebrate our lebrated every year on Au guage, through its thoughts culties reported by the tax been extended from August State, the crop was being diate if the farmers wanted would be those on which festivals, understand their gust 29 on the occasion of and medium of literary texts, payers and other stakehol 31 to September 30, where procured at the MSP and the to talk with the government. youngsters from universi scientific meaning and the Dhyan Chand’s birth nurtured knowledge and al ders in electronic filing of no additional amount is ties, labs and other sectors connotation behind them. anniversary. so strengthened national certain Forms under the payable. Where taxpayers had worked upon. There is an underlying mes unity. provisions of the Income are required to pay an addi Oil palm plan is a recipe sage in every festival,” he Olympics gold The Prime Minister urged tax Act,1961 read with In tional amount, the October Indian traditions said, wishing people a happy Noting that India won an people to continue to main cometax Rules,1962 31 deadline has been re With the festival season com Janmashtami, which is cele Olympic medal in men’s tain precautions against CO (Rules), Central Board of Di tained, the Ministry said. for disaster, say activists ing up in the country, the brated on Monday. hockey after over four de VID19. rect Taxes (CBDT) has de The Central Board of In Prime Minister said the Noting that Vishwakarma cades, he said the youth “More than 62 crore vac cided to further extend the direct Taxes and Customs The Union government in However, in a January world had been paying Puja will be observed in the were now drawn towards cine doses have been admi due dates for electronic fil extended the deadline for sists it is already proceeding 2019 letter to the Agricul “heed to Indian spiritual tra coming days, he said the fes sports and their parents nistered in the country but ing of such forms,” the Mi an amnesty scheme under on the basis of cautious ture Department, the Chief ditions and philosophy”, ad tival was essentially an an were happy to back them. still we have to be careful, be nistry said in a statement. the GST regime, from Au scientific analysis. A study Conservator of Forests of ding that in this scenario, pe cient Indian practice of pay This itself was a great tribute vigilant,” he said. “The extension will pro gust 31 to November 30. done by the Indian Council the Union Territory pointed of Agricultural Research re out that much of these lands commended 28 lakh hec are protected or reserve for Sanjay Raut has tares across the country ests and any land use chang AI moves where oil palm can be cul es would require the appro President prays at Ayodhya temple tivated, out of which only 9 val of the Supreme Court, damaged Shiv court to quash lakh hectares are in the whose 2002 order had di northeastern States, Mr. To rected that existing planta Sena: Rane Kovind says it is impossible to imagine Ayodhya without Lord Ram Cairn plea mar said. tions, whether of oil palm, “This 9 lakh hectares is rubber or teak, should be Shoumojit Banerjee Omar Rashid Press Trust of India not being given by cutting phased out. The land should Pune LUCKNOW New Delhi forests or other crops. This be regenerated to its natural The Shiv Sena had been ir It is impossible to imagine Air India has asked a New is land available for cultiva profile without any further retrievably damaged by its Ayodhya without Lord Ram, York court to dismiss a pe tion. The other reason is introduction of exotic spe chief spokesperson MP said President Ram Nath Ko tition filed by Britain’s that besides the availability cies, it said. In its feasibility Sanjay Raut, said Union Mi vind as he visited the Uttar Cairn Energy for seizure of of land and the suitability of report, the IIOPR said the nister Narayan Rane on Pradesh town on Sunday to its assets to enforce $1.2bil climate, in the context of en Chief Secretary of the is Sunday as the vicious launch several cultural lion arbitral awards against vironment too, it will help lands gave an assurance that sabrerattling between Mr. projects. the Indian government, bring balance,” the Agricul “A&N administration would Rane and the Sena conti The President also visited saying the litigation was ture Minister told reporters take care of issues relating nued unabated. the makeshift Ram Janmab premature as an appeal after the Cabinet approved to Supreme Court Ban and Speaking in Sindhudurg hoomi temple and offered against the arbitration the new mission. other Committee Reports district on the last day of prayers there. award was still pending. “There is research going with the help of the Govern his Jan Ashirwad Yatra, Mr. “Ayodhya nagri is not just The petition by the air on to increase the produc ment of India”. Rane said Mr. Raut’s re Prabhu Ram’s janmabhoomi line, which is separate tion of oilseeds like mus marks in the Sena mouth and leelabhoomi but without from the government’s tard, groundnut, soyabean, Lesson from Sri Lanka piece Saamana had result Ram it is impossible to even plea in a Washington court sunflower, and there has Although it shares similarly ed in the “party going to imagine about this town,” seeking dismissal of Cairn’s been increasing growth in suitable climatic conditions, the dogs”. “If he keeps up Mr. Kovind said. lawsuit to seek confirma the production of these oil Sri Lanka has recently dis this level of personal invec The President was speak tion of the arbitral award, seeds, but if we have to fill avowed oil palm, with a May tive against me, then I will ing at the inauguration of the lacks jurisdiction to adjudi huge gap in production ver announcement to raze exist be compelled to offer a si Ramayana Conclave and cate a “mere hypothetical sus demand [of edible oils] ing plantations and ban milarly sharp response launch of various projects of question” or one that de soon, we will have to ven palm oil imports as the crop through my newspaper the Department of Culture pends upon contingent fu ture into crops where pro has replaced more environ Prahaar,” he warned. and Tourism, U.P. President Ram Nath Kovind at the makeshift Ram temple in Ayodhya on Sunday. * PTI ture events that may or duction is more. The pro mentally friendly and em may not occur, the New duction of palm oil from one ployment generating planta York district court said. hectare is far greater than tion crops, dried up local Cairn first moved a court the production of mustard streams, and showed signs in the U.S. District Court oil in the same area. So natu of becoming an invasive spe India, Russia to expand Central Asia ties: envoy for the District of Columbia rally, though we are promot cies threatening native seeking confirmation of ing the production of other plants and animals. the arbitration awards and oilseed, the production rate In the parts of peninsular The two countries will ink deal on logistics, naval coordination during Russian Defence Minister’s visit then filed a petition in the of oilseeds cannot be com India which already grow oil New York court to seek de pared to that of palm oil,” he palm, the response has Dinakar Peri dia programme. “Russia will mentalist and radical groups claration of Air India as an said. Palm oil currently been mixed. Industry stake MOSCOW remain a key defence partn and the sanctuary that could “alter ego” of the Indian makes up a whopping 55% holders in Kerala, which has India and Russia are expect er for India for decades to be claimed by terror groups, government and so it of India’s edible oil imports, had widespread experience ing to conclude the bilateral come,” he said. Mr. Varma said. This would should be made liable to and the new mission is in with plantation crops, are logistics agreement, Reci impact both India and Rus pay the arbitral awards. tended to move towards excited about growth pros procal Exchange of Logistics Afghanistan crisis sia and normal interState re An international arbitra domestic production and pects via the new mission. Agreement (RELOS), and a The fastchanging develop lations especially with res tion tribunal in December self reliance instead. Former Oil Palm India chair Navyto Navy cooperation ments in Afghanistan have of pect to Central Asia, with last year set aside the levy man Vijayan Kunissery told memorandum of under course taken everyone by additional threats emanating of capital gains tax, using a Previous experience The Hindu that a number of standing (MoU) when Rus The Hindu, said: “There are during the visit of Gen. Shoi surprise — unexpected as to from drug trafficking, organ 2012 retrospective legisla The Andaman and Nicobar rubber farmers are interest sian Defence Minister Gen. specific defence and nation gu. On the summit meeting, their speed, as well as their ized crime and the flow of re tion, on a 2006 reorganisa Islands have already had ed in switching to oil palm Sergei Shoigu visits India la al security considerations he said that dates were yet to consequences, Mr. Varma fugees, he added. tion of Indian business that some experience with oil and expected a revival of the ter this year. The two sides that led India to conclude be fixed, but was expected to said, adding that it was im “This could potentially Cairn carried before listing palm, including some aban sector by 2022. The State go are also looking at expand the contract for the supply of take place towards the end perative that India and Rus upend the very foundations it on local stock exchanges. doned plantations on Katch vernment has identified po ing cooperation in Central S400 systems. All I can say of this year subject to the CO sia adapt their policies, wha of interstate relations in the “Cairn’s petition to con al Island in the Nicobar tential sites for cultivation in Asia and the possibility of is that this contract will be VID situation. tever their policies were in broader region,” he stated. firm the Award is pending chain, and a 1,593hectare Wayanad and Palakkad dis supplementing bilateral ex implemented. We will do Mr. Varma said that both the past. Mr. Varma, who will be re in the District Court for the area on Little Andaman tricts, apart from rejuvena ercises with trilateral and what we have to do and ne sides were also looking at While a number of coun tiring in two months , de District of Columbia,” Air which was planted more tion of existing gardens sup multilateral ones, Indian En cessary for India to preserve how they could cooperate in tries in the region and scribed the transformation India said in the August 23 than 35 years ago and aban ported by the new mission. voy in Russia D.B. Venkatesh and protect its national se using India as a production beyond are affected by the in the IndiaRussia relation petition. It said that the go doned on the instructions of In Andhra Pradesh, Varma said. curity interests.” base for exporting to third Afghan developments, India ship in the last two years as a vernment had filed before the Supreme Court. which currently grows more On the deal for S400 air Both countries are also countries of Russianorigin and Russia are, in essence, “quiet revolution.” a court in The Hague a Mo According to a feasibility than 90% of India’s oil palm, defence systems, the envoy, scheduled to hold the mai equipment and services and affected even more due to (Full interview on bit.ly/ tion to Stay and a Motion to report prepared by the In farmers depended on bore in an exclusive interview to den 2+2 ministerial dialogue would add to the Make in In the rise of Islamic funda InterviewVenkateshVarma) Dismiss the arbitral award. dian Institute of Oil Palm Re well irrigation. G.V. Raman search (IIOPR), based on vi janeyulu, an agricultural sits to the islands in late scientist who heads the 2018, these can be revived Hyderabadbased Centre for Webinar to be held on and supplemented by plan Sustainable Agriculture, Extend IBC provisions to InvITs: experts tations in the grasslands, pointed out that oil palm re which make up more than quires 300 litres of water banking for MSMEs 75% of the land area of Little per tree per day, as well as Robust resolution process crucial to ensure retail investor safety in NMP Andaman, Katchal, Bara high pesticide use in areas tang, Kamorta and Teressa. where it is not a native crop, Vikas Dhoot involve a change in the spon fort for the investors,” it way Authority of India, Rural Sectoral experts to participate in event “Existing grass in the islands leading to consumer health NEW DELHI sor, investment manager opined. Electrification Corporation, is not of any use and is being concerns as well. Changes to the Infrastruc and/ or trustee or transfer of Apart from InvITs’ inclu Power Finance Corporation Staff Reporter burnt every year to avoid The high levels of invest ture Investment Trusts (In an infrastructure asset,” he sion under the IBC, other and the Indian Railway Fi Chennai snakebites,” said the IIOPR’s ment and the long wait for vITs) structure and regula said. amendments may be needed nance Corporation. A webinar on “How banks feasibility report, which ad high returns tend to attract tions are among crucial The NITI Aayog has also to allay concerns that retail “The government should can boost MSME growth ded that the soil and climat large corporate investors, modifications required to at flagged the fact that lenders investors may have about the provide a high threshold for during the pandemic” pre ic conditions were suitable while small cultivators have tract retail investors to the do not have existing process safety of their investments in such tax breaks given the ur sented by the State Bank of for oil palm plantation, with struggled with the long ges National Monetisation Pipe for recourse to project assets such large underlying assets, gent need to push retail par India and The Hindu Busi- high rainfall doing away tation period, and have re line, say financial experts. as Trusts are not considered said Abhishek Goenka, ticipation in these formats,” nessLine will be held from 4 with the need for irrigation quired heavy government Aashit Shah, partner at a ‘legal person’ in its NMP partner at Aeka Advisors. Mr. Goenka said. p.m. on August 31. which could suck out support. “If similar subsi law firm J Sagar Associates, guidebook. Simply put, InvITs are Ketan Gaikwad, manag groundwater. All five islands dies and support are ex said extending IBC provi “While the lenders are Separate section structured so as to give in ing director and CEO, Re are home to tribal commun tended to oilseeds which are sions to InvITs would help protected under the Securiti Mr. Goenka also asserted vestors an opportunity to in ceivable Exchange of India; ities, including the Jarawa indigenous to India and suit lenders access a faster and sation and Reconstruction of that a separate section in the vest in infrastructure assets K.E. Raghunathan, conven The discussion will be and Onge tribes. The IIOPR ed for dryland agriculture, more effective debt restruc Financial Assets and Enfor income tax law to provide with predictable cash flows, er, Consortium of Indian As moderated by Surabhi, De suggested that multicrop they can help achieve self turing and resolution op cement of Security Interest capital gains tax relief for in while the asset owners can sociations; and B. puty Editor, The Hin- ping during the first three reliance without depen tion. Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) vestments in eligible InvITs raise upfront resources Sankar, Chief Gen du BusinessLine. years of the oil palm’s life cy dence on oil palm,” Dr. Ra “However, infrastructure and the Recovery of Debts specifically holding NMP as against future revenue cash eral ManagerSME To watch the webi cle would help provide in manjaneyulu said. regulators and SEBI would and Bankruptcy Act, 1993, sets would be better than ex flows from those assets, and SCF, State nar, register at come before the plantation (With inputs from Nava- need to work in tandem for a the provision of recourse un tending Section 54EC, which which in turn can be de Bank of India, will https:// yields returns from the my Sudhish in Kollam, Ker- successful insolvency resolu der IBC regulations will currently applies to bonds is ployed in new assets or used speak as a part of bit.ly/3jnxAzW or fourth to seventh years. ala) tion of an InvIT which may bring in added level of com sued by the National High to repay debt. the webinar. scan the QR code. 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INTERVIEW | MANISH TEWARI ‘Every party is buffeted by leadership tussles from time to time’ There is no division in the Congress in Punjab, but there is, however, a difference of opinion on certain key fundamentals, says senior Congress leader
Sandeep Phukan showpiece in the party. ry first political appointee leadership within the has the party travelled in deavour has been when she became Congress Congress affect the terms of addressing these deliberately misrepresented Talking about the leadership tussle in Punjab Congress, Lok ■ In my four decade long ac president in 1998. She ap prospects of Opposition issues? by ‘certain interests’. Sabha member and senior party leader Manish Tewari said tive association with the INC pointed me as the national unity in the runup to the it was “a natural corollary of the politics of personality in- what I have imbibed is that president of the Indian 2024 polls? ■ G23 is not a group of self Finally, yours is a border stead of ideology”. Excerpts: politics means ‘we’ and not Youth Congress. I respect seekers. It is an emotion. A State and has tremendous ‘me’. The job of every leader her as much as I respect my ■ Opposition unity against sentiment of those ordinary security implications given Punjab is going to the polls Congress in Punjab. There is, is to carry people along. Try late mother. the current dispensation is a Congress workers who want what is happening in in about six months, but the however, a difference of opi and create the widest con bottomsup and not a top to see the INC return to pin Afghanistan and the State's Congress seems to be nion on certain key funda sensus among your compa Let they be Punjab, down process. The reason nacle of its heyday. Those own history. What are your imploding. The party is mentals. triots on issues and matters. Chhattisgarh or Rajasthan, why the Opposition is com who seek ideological clarity, thoughts on this? divided between Chief The reason I had to call Democracy isn’t a contest every Congressruled State ing together is because peo organisational robustness, Minister Amarinder Singh out one of the ‘so called’ ad between personalities alone. is witnessing a leadership ple want it. They are tired of political sagacity and an al ■ The victory of the Taliban and State Congress chief visors is that you cannot just It is rather a battlefield of tussle. And the top the constant lies, half truths, ternative narrative to the bi in Afghanistan represents a Navjot Singh Sidhu. You too go against the national con ideas and visions. The litmus leadership is unable to chest thumping braggado gotry of the ruling NDA/ BJP huge triumph for the Pakista The reason I had to questioned Mr. Sidhu's sensus on Jammu & Kashmir test being its acceptability by <> handle it well. Is it a sign of a cio, economic mismanage dispensation identify with ni deep state. It has embol advisers? [J&K] as articulated by two the people. call out one of the ‘so leadership vacuum at the ment, criminal negligence in this feeling. Unfortunately dened every extremist/terro unanimous resolutions of called’ advisers is top? the handling of COVID19, there are ‘certain people’ rist organisation in the wider ■ The Indian National Con Parliament in 1994 and 2012 Congress president Sonia that you cannot just the undermining of each and who want to convince the Middle East and South Asia gress [INC] in Punjab has respectively. Gandhi appointed Mr. Sidhu go against the ■ These turbulences are a every institution of our Re leadership that ‘these’ peo from the Hezbollah, Hamas, been tempered in the fire of The INC is against the dis despite stiff opposition from national consensus part and parcel of politics. public and the constant as ple are challenging your pa Islamic State, LashkareTai nationalism. It was the van memberment of J&K, it voted party MPs and the Chief on Jammu & Every party is buffeted by sault on the idea of India. ramountcy. Nothing could be ba, JaisheMohammad. The guard of the struggle against against the abrogation of Ar Minister. So, targeting him is Kashmir them from time to time. There is an intrinsic DNA of further from the truth. The narrative that the Mujahi separatism, extremism and ticle 370 in Parliament but at seen as challenging her the Even the BJP has had to re decency in every Indian that fact is that we lost 2014 and deen/ Taliban vanquished terrorism in Punjab. More no point in time has the INC leadership. third generation Congress place Chief Ministers in Utta is now revolting against the 2019 general elections fairly the Soviet Union — a super than 30,000 Congressmen or any of its responsible man, I consider it my boun rakhand and Karnataka. current regime and its de badly. The fact is that in the power then, in the penulti and women were martyred functionaries held or be ■ It is the prerogative of the den duty to respectfully When politics departs from fault reliance on the Hindu last round of Assembly elec mate decade of the 20th cen to protect, preserve and de lieved that J&K is not an inte Hon’ble Congress president point it out. I do not think ideology and centres on per Muslim binary of tions we did not fare well. tury and U.S. the only fend the unity and integrity gral part of India. Anyone to appoint PCC [Pradesh that in any way even remote sonalities, such unrest is a polarisation. The fact is that young peo remaining hyperpower in of India between 1980 and who believes to the contrary Congress Committee] presi ly tantamounts to challeng natural corollary. We are ple, as opposed to us grizzled the second decade of the 21st 1995. The Congress, there is way out of line. dents. That prerogative has ing the prerogative of the passing through a peculiar A recent dinner hosted by veterans, are leaving the par century has huge resonance fore, is a patriotic emotion in never been in question and Congress president. All of us phase of Indian politics Kapil Sibal was seen as a ty looking for greener pas in the socalled axis of resis Punjab and not a political Mr. Sidhu has talked about that discretion is unfettered have also been appointed by where we are witnessing the resurgence of the G23 tures. The fact is this nation tance. The implications in party in the conventional lack of freedom in to say the least. However, her. She gave us ticket to death of ideology. [Group of 23 dissenters]. requires a rejuvenated Con J&K and Punjab would be sense of the word. decisionmaking and where there is a stark aberra come to Parliament. More than a year after you gress as never before. Unfor portentous in the days to There is no division in the doesn’t want to become a tion manifesting itself, as a Incidentally, I was her ve Won’t the uncertainty about all sought reforms, how far tunately, our intent and en come. Karnataka CM India silent on Taliban overture ‘Global power shifts lead Mob thrashes to decide on to security challenges’ pastor, family reopening Outreach from Taliban leader Stanekzai ahead of crucial UNSC sessions in Chhattisgarh Rajnath cites Afghanistan as example of schools Kallol Bhattacherjee soil. But another statement Press Trust of India NEW DELHI Special Correspondent Kawardha (Chhattisgarh) Special Correspondent issued on August 27 re NEW DELHI Bengaluru South Block has maintained moved Taliban from the A group of over 100 people a studied silence in response text stating, “no Afghan Alignment and realignment allegedly beat up a 25year Karnataka Chief Minister to the comments from Tali group or individual should of global powers have added old pastor after barging in Basavaraj Bommai will ban leader Sher Mohammed support terrorists..” The to the already changing se to his house at a remote vil hold a meeting with mem Stanekzai who on Saturday changing stance on Taliban curity challenges and the lage in Chhattisgarh’s Ka bers of COVID19 Technical described India as “very im and its allied partner, the changing equations in Af birdham district on Advisory Committee and portant for the region”. Haqqani Network — cur ghanistan are a recent and Sunday. The mob also the Ministers concerned Mr. Stanekzai’s comments rently in charge of capital important example of this, shouted slogans against re on Monday to take stock of were the first overt signal Kabul’s security — has been Defence Minister Rajnath ligious conversion, vandal the pandemic situation as from the Taliban that it wish highlighted by the suicide Singh said on Sunday while ised property and manhan well as decisions related to es to engage India which is attacks at the Kabul airport stating that the Quadrilater dled the pastor’s family, a opening of primary currently the President of that were blamed on the Is al grouping has been consti Rajnath Singh * PTI police official said. schools and relaxation of the UN Security Council and lamic State fighters that are tuted keeping these things The incident took place guidelines for the Gowri is set to preside over global posing a threat to the Tali in mind. Stating that despite the around 11 a.m. in Polmi vil Ganesha festival in deliberations on the current ban in Afghan cities like Ka “Today the enemy no lon challenges on India’s bor lage when a prayer was un September. chaotic situation in bul and Jalalabad. ger needs to enter the bor der, the common man is der way at the house of Sources said Mr. Bom Afghanistan. Homecoming: An Indian embassy staff member with his Mr. Stanekzai’s realism der. He can also target our confident that there will be pastor Kawalsingh Paraste, mai would chair a meeting “India is very important family arriving at the Air force base, in Gujarat. * FILE PHOTO regarding India is aimed to security apparatus from no compromise on national Kabirdham Superinten at 4 p.m. and take deci for the region, and we want help brighten the chances outside the border. Align security, Mr. Singh said this dent of Police Mohit Garg sions related to opening of trade and economic rela shown that some progress Security Council. But di of delisting of groups such ment and realignment of belief gradually became said. primary schools after con tions with it. We expect the has been made in repairing plomatic observers here as the Haqqani Network global powers have added to stronger that India would “As per the preliminary sulting health experts and relationship will continue India’s ties with the Taliban have pointed out that the from the list of global terro the already changing securi not only end terror on its information, a crowd of ov Ministers heading depart like before,” Mr. Stanekzai which have been weighed realism on both sides is rists. India has been an ad ty challenges,” Mr. Singh own land, but would not er 100 people stormed into ments such as Health and said in a video message. Mr down by India’s misgivings tinted heavily with the U.S. vocate of tough measures told officers at the Defence hesitate to hit adversary on his house and allegedly Family Welfare, Primary Stanekzai has served as the about the outfit following role as the arbiter of a mul against the Haqqani Net Services Staff College at its soil if needed. damaged articles of wor and Secondary Education, leader of the political team the hijacking of an an In tilateral agenda at the Se work. But of late, India’s Wellington. Referring to the standoff ship and household items, and Higher Education. of the Taliban that negotiat dian Airlines flight IC814 in curity Council where it is statements at the UNSC along the Line of Actual and tore scriptures,” he With growing demand ed the Doha pact with the December 1999 which led the “pen holder” on issues and UN Human Rights Quad’s relevance Control (LAC) with China in said. for relaxation of norms for U.S. to the release of Jaishe Mo related to Afghanistan and Council were cautiously “The changing equations in Eastern Ladakh, Mr. Singh President of Chhattis public celebrations of Gow The overture from the Ta hammed chief Masood Az terrorism. worded and avoided men Afghanistan are a recent said a unilateral attempt was garh’s Christian Forum riGanesha festival, which liban for ties “like before” har and other terrorists. A statement from the Se tion of the Taliban. Experts and important example of made last year to change the Arun Pannalal has said the falls on September 10, by has come after months of Mr. Stanekzai’s ‘peace curity Council issued a day here say this display of cau this. These circumstances status quo in the northern police and the State go BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil speculation about India’s ov signal’ is being interpreted after the fall of Kabul on tion shows New Delhi is have forced every country sector too. “Here too we vernment have not taken Yatnal and many right ert and covert diplomacy widely as Taliban’s chang August 15, mentioned “Ta “playing a role” within the to think on its strategy to have faced our adversary any action despite at least wing organisations, Mr. with various stakeholders ing stance towards India liban” unambiguously and framework defined by the day. Quad has been consti with a new dynamism away 10 such attacks being re Bommai is expected to about the Taliban. Mr. Sta because the country holds urged it not to allow terro Doha agreement between tuted keeping these things from our past response,” he ported over the last two take a decision on Monday. nekzai’s video statement has the presidency of the UN rists to operate from its the U.S. and the Taliban. in mind,” he said. said. weeks. ‘No cognisable ‘U.S. will focus more on China now’ Congress to hold press conferences on NMP offence by Deshmukh’ USISPF chief says India can benefit from U.S. investment that is leaving China Assets of 70 years up for sale: Rahul CBI’s preliminary probe report leaked Suhasini Haidar the U.S. completes its pull out from Afghanistan. Special Correspondent cused the Modi government Alok Deshpande The Biden administration’s “I think pulling out from New Delhi of selling the assets, built ov Mumbai moves to pull out troops Afghanistan and Iraq will The Congress is all set to er 70 years. A leaked report of a preli from Afghanistan and Iraq give resources to the strate hold a series of press confe While Mukul Wasnik will minary inquiry conducted mean there will be more gists in the U.S. side and they rences on National Moneti be addressing the media in by Central Bureau of Investi American focus on dealing will start looking at putting sation Pipeline (NMP) that Guwahati on August 31 and gation (CBI) reveals that the with China, and India could resources on dealing with seeks to monetise assets like Leader of the Opposition in agency had concluded that benefit from U.S. investment China. So I think you will see ports, airports, rail and the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun “no cognisable offence has that is leaving China if the Quad getting more stronger roads, among others. Kharge will do so in Hydera been committed by Anil Modi government becomes from that perspective, with On a day when Prime Mi bad on September 1. Deshmukh, the former more transparent in policy more focus. And hopefully, it nister Narendra Modi held Sachin Pilot plans to hold Home Minister of making and “open for busi Last week, Commerce Mi Modi to the United States in a will go beyond the geopoliti his Mann Ki Baat, former a press conference in Benga Maharashtra”. ness”, said IndoU.S. trade nister Piyush Goyal had said few weeks. cal to looking at the econom Congress chief Rahul Gand luru, Milind Deora in Kochi, The inquiry was conduct Anil Deshmukh body chief Mukesh Aghi. in a speech the U.S. had indi The USISPF has invited ic agenda,” Mr. Aghi said. hi tweeted, “The country is Chhattisgarh Chief Minister ed by a CBI team following However, he said there is cated it was “not looking” Mr. Modi to address a special Mr. Aghi also said with In talking about friendmono Bhupesh Baghel in Lucknow orders by the Bombay High times to appear for it. not as much interest in con for a new trade agreement, annual meeting of its mem diaChina tensions growing poly # IndiaOnSale.” and Digvijaya Singh in Pat Court on a criminal writ pe The CBI report, which cluding an IndoU.S. Free but wanted to work on im bers in Washington, where and the Modi government Earlier, Mr. Gandhi ac na. tition filed by advocate has been leaked to the me Trade Agreement as there proving market access issues President Biden is expected blocking Chinese FDI (fo Jayshri Patil who had lodged dia and has been seen by was during the Trump admi that have become a sore to hold the first inperson reign direct investment) pro a complaint in wake of the The Hindu, has now cast nistration and India must al point. However, despite the ‘Quad’ summit with the lead posals, India will need to de letter written by former doubts over the ongoing in so put aside its hopes of hav cancellation of India’s GSP ers of India, Australia and Ja pend on other countries like Mumbai Police Commis vestigation by the central ing its “GSP status” restored, status, exports to the U.S. are pan. the U.S. to realise the PM’s sioner Param Bir Singh to agency. According to sourc which was cancelled in 2019. the fastest rising than to any hopes of a “5trillion dollar Chief Minister Uddhav es, despite the investigation Both sides must work on other country, indicating the Economic cooperation economy”, as well as a possi Thackeray. In his letter, Mr. officer not finding any cog more deliverable goals. GSP status, which New Delhi The summit, which is yet to ble economic trade agree Singh had alleged that Mr. nisable offence committed has been pushing for, may be confirmed by all the lead ment on the lines of the Deshmukh had asked form by Mr. Deshmukh, an FIR Bones of contention not have affected demand. ers, is likely to be held on “TransPacific Partnership.” er Mumbai Police API Sa was registered. “If [India] makes GSP a cen Mr. Aghi was in Delhi for September 2627, a day after Mr. Aghi said India still chin Vaze to collect ₹100 According to CBI report, tral issue, and the U.S. side meetings with several Minis PM Modi delivers an address has a “communication pro crore from hotel owners in “There is no proof of any makes human rights, labour ters including Mr. Goyal, Ex to the U.N. General Assemb blem” among U.S. business Mumbai. meeting of Sachin Vaze with rights a central issue, then ternal Affairs Minister S. ly. The four countries are es, as it is not seen as inves However, based on this the then Home Minister at it’s a nonstarter. Look at Jaishankar who is a “Board likely to discuss economic torfriendly on issues like inquiry report, the CBI filed his residence apart from of other bigger challenges we Member Emeritus” of the cooperation on issues like consultative policy making; an FIR against the former ficial briefings/purposes in have,” Mr. Aghi, President USISPF, as well as Ministers critical and emerging tech legal protections like the in Minister. Subsequently, the the presence of other offic and CEO of the Washington of Information Technology nology, countering climate demnity issue holding up Enforcement Directorate ers. There was NO proof of based U.S. India Strategic (MEiTY), Civil Aviation, change and a COVID19 vac the import of U.S.made vac (ED) too initiated a probe any demand by the then HM Partnership Forum (USISPF) Sports, Health and Educa cine partnership. The meet cines and arbitration and against Mr. Deshmukh and or his P.S. Sanjeev Palande told The Hindu in an tion ahead of a planned visit ing will also be significant as dispute resolution, referring has summoned him several for collection of money.” interview. by Prime Minister Narendra it would come shortly after to the Cairn Energy dispute.
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Special Correspondent the present level (5.6% in Ju NEW DELHI ly), while 67% expect it to be NCB questions actor Indian industry does not uncomfortably close to or Armaan Kohli seem to share the optimism beyond the RBI’s monetary MUMBAI of the government and the policy tolerance threshold of Bollywood actor Armaan Reserve Bank of India about 6%. As many as 30% of the Kohli was question by the this year’s growth prospects, CEOs polled by the CII, ex Narcotics Control Bureau according to a poll of CEOs pect average inflation to go (NCB) after banned drugs conducted by the Confeder past 6% over the year. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya releases the first were allegedly recovered ation of Indian Industry On the investment front, batch of Covaxin made in Ankleshwar. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT from his house here, sources (CII). over half the CEOs attribut in the central agency said. An Nearly twothirds of CEOs ed the lack of animal spirits NCB team searched Mr. of large corporates polled by and new investment plans to First Covaxin batch from Kohli’s house on Saturday the CII at its national council the fact that the ease of do and later took him to the meeting earlier this month ing business remains cum agency’s office in south expect India’s GDP growth bersome at the ground level. Gujaratbased unit is out Mumbai as some narcotics in 202122 to be 9% or less. As many as 33% of the CE were found at his house, an The central bank has re Os said fresh investments official said. Mr. Kohli had cently downgraded its GDP Road ahead: High commodity prices and transportation costs are making industry leaders less were not in the offing as cur featured in the Salman It can make 1 crore doses per month growth projection for the bullish on growth prospects in the country this year. * FILE PHOTO rent capacities exceed de Khanstarrer Prem Ratan year to 9.5% from 10.5% ear mand, while 32% blamed the Special Correspondent tionality at the facility. Pro Dhan Payo and other films New Delhi and was a contestant of the lier, while the Chief Econom Just 12% of the CEOs ex and 9%, while 23% expect it high commodity prices and high cost of doing business ducts manufactured from reality show Bigg Boss. PTI ic Adviser Krishnamurthy pect growth to be over 10%, to hit the 9%10% range. transportation costs are not in the country, by which Union Minister of Health Ankleshwar facilities would Subramanian expects while 20% expect GDP to While policymakers have so sure. they did not refer to the cost and Family Welfare Man be available for supplies Gehlot out of hospital growth to be at 11% as esti grow at 8% or less than 8%. been stressing that inflation Just 33% of the CEOs ex of capital. Just 15% of CEOs sukh Mandaviya on Sunday starting September 2021, he after angioplasty mated in the Economic Sur As many as 44% expect is a transient problem, in pect average retail inflation said the cost of capital (read released the first commer added. JAIPUR vey. growth to be between 8% dustry captains coping with during the year to cool from interest rates) is high. cial batch of COVID19 vac Krishna Ella, chairman Rajasthan Chief Minister cine manufactured in An and managing director, Bha Ashok Gehlot, who kleshwar, Gujarat. The rat Biotech, said, “Our goal underwent an angioplasty Minister said that vaccina to develop a vaccine with after the detection of a block Norms to be tion was most important to global safety and efficacy in one of his coronary Slow uptick in Maharashtra cases strengthen the country in standards has now been arteries, was discharged from stricter in the fight against the pan achieved, we are now the Sawai Man Singh demic. marching towards the goal Government Hospital here on Surge seen in Pune district with 1,000 new cases and 25 deaths in 24 hours Mumbai He said that the Anklesh of annualised capacity of ~ Sunday following his war plant had a manufactur 1.0 billion doses.” recovery. A stent was placed Shoumojit Banerjee parts reporting 600 cases to special correspondent ing capacity of more than successfully in his artery in Pune 650 cases daily. MUMBAI which 90% block was found, one crore doses a month. Global partners doctors said. “I would like to COVID19 cases continued to Mumbai reported 345 The Brihanmumbai Muni On the status of Covaxin Bharat Biotech was also ex thank all the staff, including register an uptick in Maha new cases to take its total cipal Corporation (BMC) production in India, the Un ploring manufacturing part the doctors, nursing staff, rashtra on Sunday, with the case tally to 7,43,499 while has issued instructions for ion Minister said that Bharat nerships with its partners in ward boys and sweepers of State reporting 4,666 new the active count stood at strict enforcement of CO Biotech had already de other countries which had SMS Hospital, who took good ones against 3,301 patients 3,378. A couple of deaths VIDappropriate behaviour ployed multiple production expertise in commercial care of me,” he tweeted. being discharged. The active took the city’s death count to in public places in the lines at its Hyderabad, Ma scale manufacturing of inac case tally rose to 52,844. 15,974. wake of a possible third lur, Bengaluru, and Pune tivated viral vaccines under Unitech promoters As many as 131 deaths Ahmednagar reported 732 wave gripping the city. units, and the addition of biosafety containment for shifted from Tihar jail pushed the State’s cumula new cases and 12 deaths, tak BMC Commissioner Iq Chiron Behring, Anklesh further augmentation, he NEW DELHI tive fatalities to 1,37,157. The ing its total cases to 3,05,288 bal Singh Chahal on Sun war, would further augment added. Former Unitech promoters case fatality rate rose to of which 5,168 are active. day issued instructions to its Covaxin production ca In his speech, the Minis Sanjay Chandra and Ajay 2.12%. The district’s cumulative all the Assistant Municipal pacity. ter noted that India was run Chandra have been shifted The total number of cases Concerted campaign: A health worker administering a COVID death toll has risen to 6,536. Commissioners of the 25 A release issued by the ning one of the largest vacci from the Tihar jail here to has reached 64,56,939, vaccine at a drivein centre in Mumbai. * EMMANUAL YOGINI Satara reported 406 new wards for strict implemen Ministry of Chemicals and nation programmes in the Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail while cumulative recoveries cases and 18 deaths taking tation of the guidelines. Fertilizers noted that a new world and it was made pos and Taloja Central Jail, have risen to 62,63,416 with more than 2.03 lakh samples death tally over 18,650. Dis the total cases to 2,37,812 of In his order, Mr. Chahal facility constructed during sible due to the develop following a Supreme Court the recovery rate standing at being tested in the last 24 trict authorities said the ac which 5,515 are active. took note of a photograph 2020 was now being utilised ment of these indigenous order, officials said on 97%. hours,” State Surveillance tive case tally had exceeded Neighbouring Sangli re published by The Hindu in for the production of Covax vaccines. Sunday. DirectorGeneral “Of a total of 5,36,59,613 Officer Pradeep Awate said. the 9,000 mark. ported nearly 458 new cases its Mumbai edition of hun in. “The National COVID19 (Prisons) Sandeep Goel laboratory samples tested Pune reported yet anoth The district has been re and 19 deaths. The total case dreds of people gathered in The production had be Vaccination Programme has confirmed that the brothers thus far, 64,56,939 (with the er surge of more than 1,000 cording the most cases in the tally stands at 2,01,357 with the Marine Drive prome were shifted on Saturday. A gun in early June, before been successfully going on average case positivity fall new cases, taking its total State for the past few days, the active cases standing at nade on Saturday flouting Bench of Justices D.Y. which the team had execut across all States and Union Chandrachud and M.R. Shah ing incrementally to 12.03%) cases to 11,17,298 while 25 contributing nearly 20% of 4,712 while its total death toll the physical distancing ed engineering batches to Territories since January16, had ordered the move after have returned positive with deaths pushed the total all fresh cases with the rural reached 5,455. norms. study the equipment func 2021,” he added. reports of the Enforcement Directorate about the conduct of Sanjay and Ajay Chandra and the connivance International passenger flights SC issues protocol for physical hearings of Tihar jail staff in flouting orders and undermining the jurisdiction of the court. PTI Virtual mode to distancing norms are man physical hearing, the final stay suspended till Sept. 30 datory for all entrants into hearing/regular matters list Two held for forcing man continue on the Supreme Court premis ed on nonmiscellaneous to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ Mondays, Fridays es, including into the cour days may be heard in the BHOPAL Selected routes to be cleared on a case-to-case basis: DGCA trooms,” the SOP said. physical mode [with hybrid A Muslim scrap dealer was Press Trust of India The procedures mandat option], as may be decided allegedly threatened and Press Trust of India al “air bubble” arrange New Delhi ed that once litigants and the by the Bench, considering forced to chant “Jai Shri Ram” New Delhi ments with select countries The Supreme Court has is lawyers opt for the hearing the number of parties in a by two men at a village in The suspension of sche since July 2020. sued fresh standard operat through physical mode, matter as well as the limited Ujjain district of Madhya duled international passen India has formed airbub ing procedures to accord fi “hearing through video/tele capacity of the courtrooms; Pradesh, following which the ger flights due to the CO ble pacts with around 28 nal hearing of cases in conferencing mode to the further, any other matter police have arrested the VID19 pandemic has been countries, including the physical mode from Septem party concerned will not be may be heard in physical accused duo, an official said extended till September 30, U.S., the U.K., the UAE, Ke ber 1, and will employ a hy facilitated”. mode on such days, if Bench on Sunday. The incident the Directorate General of nya, Bhutan and France. Un brid option from Tuesday to financial and technical directs likewise. occurred on Saturday and two Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on der an airbubble pact bet Thursday every week amid difficulties. Representations heard “All other matters, includ purported video clips of it Sunday. Limited commercial flights ween two countries, special strict observance of COVID The SOP, issued by the Se The SOP has been issued on ing those listed on miscella have gone viral on social have been operating since media, police said. Kamal “However, international international flights can be safety norms. cretaryGeneral on Saturday, the directions of Chief Jus neous days shall continue to the onset of the pandemic. Singh, 22, and Ishwar Singh, scheduled flights may be al operated by their airlines The top court has been made it clear that the courts tice N.V. Ramana who took be heard through video/tele 27, were booked under lowed on selected routes by between their territories. hearing cases through video would keep hearing miscel note of the recommenda conferencing mode.” Sections 153A (promoting the competent authority on since March 23, 2020, due to The DGCA circular also conferencing since March laneous cases through vir tions of the Judges’ Commit The Bench, hearing cases enmity between different a casetocase basis,” it the pandemic. But special said the suspension does not last year due to the pandem tual mode on Mondays and tee set up earlier to consider through physical mode, may groups on grounds of added. international flights have affect the operations of in ic and several Bar bodies and Fridays. representations and re decide on taking a break dur religion), 505 (2) (public Scheduled international been operating under the ternational allcargo servic lawyers have been demand “Wearing of mask, fre quests of Bar bodies. ing the hearings for 15 mi mischief) and 323 (voluntarily passenger services have Vande Bharat Mission since es and flights specifically ap ing that physical hearings quent use of hand sanitiser “With a view to gradually nutes, so that the courtroom causing hurt) of the IPC. PTI been suspended in India May 2020 and under bilater proved by it. should resume as they face and maintaining physical facilitate resumption of may be sanitised, it said.
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15 Winger caught in sheer neglect (4) 18 Affirm a pledge (4) At various times, we all make offerings to God, but n o one 20 Open an airline? That would be a bloomer (7) gives everything he has. But Putana gave up her very life, 23 Love to get protection right away (5) and thus earned moksha, said V.S. Karunakarachariar, in a discourse. Putana had come to kill Krishna. How then could 24 Herb crossing lunar crater is a violation (9) she be considered worthy of moksha? Although her int en 26 Tick off money, collecting record margin (9) tion had been evil, she had ultimately been killed by Krish 27 Fire wall, finally it doesn’t make any sense (5) na, and had also had the good fortune of touching the Lord. 28 Where it’s odd to be small (3) Giving up her life can be said to be giving up everything, and 29 Hat of straw rejected by crazy follower (11) so she qualified for His daya. Krishna closed His eyes, when he sucked her milk and her life. Some interpret this to mean ■ DOWN that the Lord was sorry that the first person He was killing in 1 Growing vegetable done — turn upside down (4,4) that avatara was a woman. 2 Group singing, choir’s assembled for “sign of the cross” (8) But Krishna closed His eyes for a different reason. H ere 3 More comfortable, Charlie’s willows? (5) was Putana giving up her life to Krishna, and what could He 4 Almighty flower? (3,4) give her in turn? Krishna felt that nothing He could give her was enough for this supreme sacrifice! In shame, therefore, 5 Bridge convention yet to be used by novice (7) He closed His eyes. Such is the Lord’s kindness, that He is 6 Before a perch, stop — so full of self doubt (9) never satisfied that He has compensated or rewarded us 7 Eggs go through in a vehicle (6) Solution to puzzle 13338 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku enough. This attribute of the Lord is pointed out by Venka 8 Wrong list changes the heart rate (6) tadri kavi, the author of Lakshmi Sahasra. He says that the 14 Take up study about parasites? Forget it (5,4) Lord does not know what to give him (Venkatadri) as a re ■ ACROSS 16 Criminal tries to mediate, invite star (8) ward. The Lord feels that whatever He gives will be too small 1 OK, shifted as ordered but it’s sure to fail (4,2,5) 17 He pilots a ship of sorts (8) a gift for the poet. Why did Krishna kill those Kamsa sent to destroy Him? In 7 Doctor comes right away, is prompt (3) 19 Refuse salary, get away (7) 9 All exposed, deny one quit due to boredom (5) stead could He not have killed Kamsa first? He wanted Kam 20 Breaking safe, the rascal enters wearing masks (7) 10 Try to limit deprivation with very short skirt (5,4) sa to live in terror, not knowing when Krishna would slay 11 Give politician the money collected in church (9) 21 Dolly’s local scene (6) him. Such fear is what His enemies experience. The S un is 12 Land or farm machinery? (5) 22 Dead body found close to border, in the forest (6) scorching, but the lotus finds the Sun pleasing. Likewise, de 13 Exotic scenes covering oriental spirit (7) 25 Chosen to help from the south of the country (5) votees do not have to fear the Lord. But those who o ppose Him will be afraid of Him.
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THE HINDU DELHI MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2021 WORLD 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Biden honours U.S. troops killed in Kabul China to require foreign vessels First Lady joined the President to grieve with families as the ‘dignified transfer’ of remains unfolded to report in ‘territorial waters’ Associated Press Delaware Akhundzada is ‘55% of India’s trade via South China Sea, the Malacca Straits’ President Joe Biden met in solemn privacy on Sunday in Kandahar, Ananth Krishnan with the families of the 13 U.S. troops killed in the sui say Taliban In a move that could have cide attack near the Kabul Agence France-Presse ramifications for the free airport as the remains of Kabul passage of both military and their loved ones returned to The Taliban’s supreme commercial vessels in the U.S. soil from Afghanistan. leader Hibatullah South China Sea, Chinese First lady Jill Biden joined Akhundzada — who has authorities said on Sunday the president at Dover Air never made a public they will require a range of Force Base to grieve with appearance and whose vessels “to report their infor loved ones as the “dignified whereabouts have largely mation” when passing transfer” of remains unfold remained unknown — is in through what China sees as Keeping watch: The USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz in ed, a military ritual for those Afghanistan, the hardline its “territorial waters”, start formation in the South China Sea, in this file photo. * AP killed in foreign combat. Islamist group confirmed ing from September 1. The dead ranged in age on Sunday. Over $5 trillion trade pass tion to those vessels, any Beijing has generally only from 20 to 31, and came from “He is present in es through the South China vessel deemed to “endanger sought to enforce its claims California and Massachusetts Kandahar. He has been Sea, and 55% of India’s trade the maritime traffic safety of in response to the passage of and states in between. They living there from the very pass through its waters and China” will also be required foreign military vessels not include a 20yearold Marine beginning,” said Taliban the Malacca Straits, accord to report its information, in the entire sea but in the from Wyoming who had Last honours: President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, and senior officials, watch on as Navy spokesman Zabihullah ing to estimates by India’s which would include their territorial waters around the been expecting his first child personnel carry the remains of a corpsman killed in Kabul blast, at Dover Air Force Base. * AP Mujahid. “He will soon Ministry of External Affairs name, call sign, current po islands, reefs and other fea in three weeks and a 22year appear in public,” added (MEA). China claims under a sition next port of call, and tures, some artificially con old Navy corpsman who in that we lost were heroes who transfer cases are taken off those U.S. citizens seeking to deputy spokesman Bilal socalled “nine dash line” on estimated time of arrival. structed, that China claims. his last FaceTime conversa made the ultimate sacrifice the transport plane that re leave Afghanistan, “we have Karimi. its maps most of the South The vessels will also have to tion with his mother assured in service of our highest turns them to American soil. the capacity to have 300 The socalled China Sea’s waters, which submit information on the ‘Nine dash line’ her that he would stay safe American ideals and while Aside from the quiet com Americans... come to the commander of the faithful, are disputed by several oth nature of goods and cargo The “nine dash line” is because “my guys got me.” saving the lives of others,” mands of honour guards airport and get on planes in Akhundzada has er countries, including the dead weight. “After entering deemed by most countries Five were just 20, born Mr. Biden said in a statement who carry the transfer cases, the time that is remaining.” shepherded the Taliban as Philippines, Vietnam, Malay the Chinese territorial sea, a as being inconsistent with not long before the attacks of Saturday. “Their bravery and the prayers of the chaplain Secretary of State Antony its chief since 2016. Little sia and Indonesia. followup report is not re the United Nations Conven September 11, 2001, that selflessness has enabled typically are the only words Blinken said the U.S. was is still known about While it remains unclear quired if the vessel’s auto tion on the Law of the Sea spurred the U.S. to invade Af more than 1,17,000 people at spoken during the ritual. working with other coun Akhundzada’s daytoday how, whether, and where matic identification system (UNCLOS), which only gives ghanistan in order to topple risk to reach safety thus far.” tries in the region to either role, with his public profile China plans to enforce this is in good condition. But if states the right to establish a alQaeda and dismantle their Family members of the Evacuation for 300 keep the Kabul airport open largely limited to the new regulation starting the automatic identification territorial sea up to 12 nauti Taliban hosts. fallen often travel to Dover to National Security Adviser after Tuesday or to reopen it release of annual messages Wednesday, the Maritime system does not work pro cal miles. The requirements “The 13 service members be present as flagdraped Jake Sullivan said that for “in a timely fashion.” during Islamic holidays. Safety Administration said perly, the vessel should re of the latest notice will also in a notice “operators of sub port every two hours until it be seen as being inconsis mersibles, nuclear vessels, leaves the territorial sea,” tent with UNCLOS, which ELSEWHERE ships carrying radioactive the notice said. states that ships of all coun materials and ships carrying The Global Times noted tries “enjoy the right of inno Taliban kill Afghan folk singer in Baghlan bulk oil, chemicals, liquefied the Maritime Safety Admi cent passage through the ter gas and other toxic and nistration “has the power to ritorial sea”. Associated Press was named, an area of Bagh home and searched it, even the incident, but had no oth harmful substances are re dispel or reject a vessel’s en The MEA told Parliament Kabul lan province, some 100 km drinking tea with the musi er details on the killing. quired to report their de try to Chinese waters if the in 2017 in response to a A Taliban fighter shot dead north of Kabul. The Valley cian, his son Jawad Andarabi Andarabi played the ghi tailed information upon vessel is found to pose threat question on India’s trade in an Afghan folk singer in a had seen upheaval since the said. But something changed chak, a bowed lute, and sang their visits to Chinese terri to China’s national security.” the South China Sea that ov restive mountain province Taliban takeover, with some on Friday. traditional songs about his torial waters,” the Commu How China will enforce er US$ 5 trillion global trade Macron visits former under unclear circumstanc districts in the area coming “He was innocent, a sin birthplace, people and Af nist Partyrun Global Times these rules remains to be passes through its sea lanes IS stronghold in Iraq es, his family said on Sunday. under the control of militia ger who only was entertain ghanistan as a whole. A vi reported. seen, and in which waters of and “over 55% of India’s MOSUL The killing reignited con opposed to the Taliban rule. ing people,” his son said. deo online showed him at The newspaper quoted the sea. Indian commercial trade passes through South French President Emmanuel cerns among activists that The Taliban say they have “They shot him in the head one performance, sitting on observers as saying “such a vessels as well as ships of the China Sea and Malacca Macron on Sunday visited the the insurgents would return since retaken those areas, on the farm.” a rug with the mountains of rollout of maritime regula Indian Navy regularly tra Straits.” “Peace and stability Islamic State’s former Iraqi to their oppressive rule in though neighbouring Panj His son said he wanted home surrounding him. tions are a sign of stepped verse the waters of the South in the region is of great sig stronghold Mosul, a day after the country after their mili shir in the Hindu Kush justice and that a local Tali “There is no country in up efforts to safeguard Chi China Sea, through which nificance to India. India un vowing to keep troops in the tary blitz toppled the govern mountains remains the only ban council promised to the world like my homeland, na’s national security at sea pass key international sea dertakes various activities, country. He also visited a ment. one of Afghanistan's 34 pro punish his father’s killer. a proud nation,” he sang. by implementing strict rules lanes. While China claims including cooperation in oil church and the site of a The shooting on Friday of vinces not under its control. Taliban spokesman Zabi “Our beautiful valley, our to boost maritime identifica most of its waters, marked and gas sector, with littoral mosque IS destroyed in 2017 the folk singer came in the The Taliban previously hullah Mujahid said that the greatgrandparents' tion capability.” by the “nine dash line” on its states of South China Sea,” in a gesture towards all the Andarabi Valley for which he came out to Andarabi’s insurgents would investigate homeland." The notice said in addi maps, Indian officials say the MEA said. communities in Iraq. In a speech at the devastated city’s Church of Our Lady of the Hour, which the UN’s Houthi strikes cultural agency UNESCO is Israel strikes Gaza after working to restore, Mr. on Yemen Macron urged Iraq’s religious balloon attack, clashes communities to “work base kill 30 together” to rebuild the country. "We will bring back a Bennett blames Hamas for unrest Reuters (French) consulate and Agence France-Presse ADEN schools," he pledged. AFP “The strikes were in res Gaza City ponse to Hamas launching At least 30 soldiers were UAE to resume visas The Israeli Air Force at incendiary balloons into Is killed and 60 wounded on for vaccinated tourists tacked two sites in Gaza on raeli territory and the vio Sunday in Houthi strikes DUBAI Sunday, the Army said, after lent riots that took place on a military base belong The United Arab Emirates Gazans clashed with forces yesterday,” it said. ing to forces of the Saudi announced it will resume on the border and launched The Army said both inci led coalition in southwest issuing visas to all tourists incendiary balloons into dents were “examples of Yemen, a spokesman for fully vaccinated against southern Israel. how Hamas continues to the southern forces said. COVID19 from Monday, a The latest escalation employ terror tactics and The Houthis have car month before Dubai hosts the came as Israel and Egypt target civilians.” ried out several attacks us Expo 2020 trade fair. The continued to relax restric There were no reports ing armed drones and bal move comes amid a drop in tions on commerce and tra from the Gaza Strip of any listic missiles on the infections in the country, vel imposed on the Gaza casualties caused by the Is alAnad military base, Mo after it reported less than Strip, largely cut off by both raeli strikes. hamed alNaqeeb said. 1,000 cases per day last week countries since the Islamist Speaking in Washington, Mr. Naqeeb said that bet for the first time in months. movement Hamas seized where he met with U.S. Pre ween 30 to 40 soldiers The decision to reopen its doors to tourists was taken in the Palestinian enclave in sident Joe Biden, Israeli PM were killed and at least 60 order “to achieve sustainable 2007. Naftali Bennett said he held wounded, adding the recovery and economic Israeli “fighter jets struck Hamas responsible for any death toll may still rise as growth”, the official WAM a Hamas military compound unrest from the Palestinian rescuers were still clearing news agency reported. Those used for manufacturing enclave. the scene. eligible would have to be weapons and training as “As I have already said, The attacks came at a fully inoculated with one of well as an entrance to a ter our actions in Gaza will time when peace talks bet the COVID19 vaccines ror tunnel adjacent to Jaba serve our interests,” he told ween the Saudiled coali approved by the WHO. AFP lia,” the Israeli Army said. reporters. tion and the Houthis. Japan detects Hurricane Ida strikes U.S. more vaccine contamination Ida could be worst direct hit in 170 years: Louisiana Governor Agence France-Presse The National Hurricane Agence France-Presse Louisiana Center also reported high Tokyo Hurricane Ida struck the water levels and flooding af Two Japanese regions sus coast of Louisiana on Sun fecting the communities of pended use of some Mo day as a powerful Category 4 Shell Beach, Louisiana and derna COVID19 shots on storm, 16 years to the day af Yach Club, Mississippi. Sunday after more cases of ter deadly Hurricane Katrina Extensive and longlasting contamination were spot devastated the southern U.S. power outages are expected, ted, the local governments city of New Orleans. with more than 1,50,000 said. “Extremely dangerous Ca homes already without elec The move came a day af tegory 4 Hurricane Ida A vehicle passing through tricity by midday, according ter the Japanese Health Mi makes landfall near Port a flooded road in Pass to the website nistry said it was investigat Fourchon, Louisiana,” the Christian, Mississippi. * AP poweroutage.us. ing the death of two men National Hurricane Center Amid urgent warnings of who received doses from wrote in an advisory. gathered force on its ap catastrophic damage, most other tainted Moderna Ida struck the port, locat proach through the warm residents had heeded auth batches — though the cause ed approximately 160 km di waters of the Gulf, could be orities’ instructions to flee. of death is unknown. rectly south of New Orleans, the most powerful storm to Scores of people packed Okinawa prefecture said at 1655 GMT. hit the state since 1850. bumpertobumper roads it had suspended use of Ahead of Ida’s arrival, “Hurricane #Ida has leading out of New Orleans Moderna shots at a major showers and strong wind made landfall in Louisiana. in the days preceding Ida’s vaccination centre, while swept New Orleans’ desert Find the safest place in your arrival. Gunma prefecture also ed streets throughout the house and stay there until Mr. Edwards warned on said it had paused use of morning, buffeting boarded the storm passes,” he wrote Sunday that Ida would be “a contaminated lots. up windows at businesses on Twitter. very serious test for our le Those doses were drawn and homes surrounded by Storm surges had earlier vee systems,” a network of from one of the three sandbags. flooded Grand Isle, on a bar pumps, gates and earthen batches suspended by the State Governor John Bel rier island south of New Or and concrete berms that was government on Thursday. Edwards said Ida, which had leans, CNN reported. expanded after Katrina.
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If you paid the premium on April 15, ogydriven world is axiomatic. their passion into investments. avenues is fine, but considering 2021, you can claim the rebate under Section Firstperson view drone and And now, it is cryptos and Perceived valuation alternatives for your goalbased 80C or 80D, as the case may be, for the virtual reality have brought ex NFTs. You can consider alternative in investments is quite another ar financial year 202122. citement to our lives. The ques Before you invest in alterna vestments as part of your ‘ex gument. You would do well to Q. We are a 26 years’ old couple and have tion is: Will newage invest tives, consider whether you are plore’ portfolio. allocate not more than 25% of been recently married. We have a family ments such as cryptocurrencies investing to achieve a goal or This as a portfolio where you your total investments to alter floater option for health insurance and I have and nonfungible tokens (NFTs) whether you are exploring ave invest in alternatives to earn natives as part of the ‘explore’ a wholelife insurance policy in my name and bring the same enthusiasm to nues to get rich. Of course, all of higher returns or derive returns portfolio. Note that these in my husband has a PPF account. Apart from our personal finance? In this ar us want to be rich, but only from nontraditional factors vestments could be illiquid; you this, we do a regular recurring deposit of ticle, we discuss why traditional some are fortunate enough to such as volatility and inflation. may be forced to sell at a lower ₹2,000 and have two different FDs investments are appropriate to become successful entrepre Investing in cryptos, NFTs and price based on the urgency amounting around ₹70,000. As a young couple, we have had doubts as to achieve life goals and newage neurs or investors. passion assets such as arts and with which you want to convert the needs of an LIC policy and its gains. How investments (or alternatives) So, you may want to first set antiques fall into this ‘explore them into cash. much and if we can really get any sum are best kept in the ‘explore’ up a path to achieve your goals portfolio’. It will be interesting to ob assured. portfolio. and then explore avenues to This means that your prim serve how individuals who pref Though we did talk to the agent, their getting rich. ary savings must be in tradition er the touchandfeel of real as language wasn’t understandable enough. As Traditional vs alternatives By goals, we mean buying a al investments. Your additional Stark contrast: Traditional investments don’t exhibit the volatility sets such as land and gold per the financial goals I have my education Equity and bonds are consi house and funding your child’s savings can be in alternative in seen in traded alternatives like cryptocurrencies. * GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK embrace digital assets such as loan to repay. I am taking a break to prepare dered as traditional invest college education. vestments of your choice. cryptos and NFTs. Only time for my postgraduation entrance exams and my husband is the only one earning right ments. You can add real estate It is preferable to invest in You must, however, conduct based on its perceived value. depend on perceived value. will tell which will turn good — now (₹6 lakh p/a). We wish to buy a house in to this group if you accept the traditional investments to your due diligence before in You may buy, for instance, an True, even financial assets traditional investments set up coming four to five years and want to save at argument that people traded in achieve your goals. Why? For vesting in alternatives. This is NFT of the Magpierobin, an en trade on perceived value, but to achieve your goals, or alter least ₹5 lakh for down payment and the like. real estate even before they in one, traditional investments important given the short track dangered species that lives in there is an underlying cash flow natives investments that have What according to you should be our plan for vested in equity and bonds. All have an established market record for these assets and the Seychelles. These socalled ‘col as a reference point. the potential to make you rich, improving our savings and right method of other investments are consi and, therefore, are easy to sell. continual development in pro lectibles’ may be valuable when Bond investments have inter or perhaps both. investment? dered as alternatives. You can redeem your equity cess and technology to provide it catches collectors’ fancy, gi est income; you can depend on (The author offers training SRAAVYA LA This category has witnessed mutual funds because there are credibility to these ven that there will be only limit company earnings to arrive at a programmes for individuals for A. For a young couple migrating from two blistering additions in the last regulations in place to do so. investments. ed tokens sold by Nature Sey stock value. managing their personal invest incomes to a single income, your risk two decades — private equity, For another, traditional invest Note that an asset’s price is chelles. 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PARALYMPICS days back that his classifica tion was done and I was Press Trust of India there. Three Tokyo Paralym TOKYO pics classifiers had classified Table tennis star Bhavina Pa Vinod as F52. We are confi tel and high jumper Nishad dent that the medal will stay Kumar won silver medals after review,” Team India’s while discus thrower Vinod deputy chef de mission Ar Kumar claimed a bronze at han Bagati said. the Paralympics here on Sun The F52 classification is day, to give the country a big for athletes with impaired reason to smile on National muscle power, restricted Sports Day. range of movement, limb The 21yearold Nishad, a deficiency or leg length diffe farmer’s son from Himachal rence, with athletes compet Pradesh, cleared 2.06m in ing in seated position. the T47 class before 41year old BSF man Vinod, whose Bittersweet father fought in the 1971 In Earlier, Bhavina’s impressive doPakistan war, produced a run ended with a fighting 7 best throw of 19.91m to 11, 511, 611 loss to World No. clinch a bronze in F52 event. 1 Zhou, a twotime gold me The two athletics medals dallist, in a summit clash came after paddler Bhavina which lasted 19 minutes. gave India its first medal in “I’m extremely delighted the Games after going down to win a medal but also a bit to Chinese paddler Ying disappointed as well. I got a Zhou in the Class 4 women’s bit nervous,” Bhavina, who singles final. also became the first Indian to win a Paralympic medal in Asian record table tennis, was quoted as Nishad cleared the same saying by International Para height of 2.06m to set a new lympic Committee. Asian mark. USA’s Roderick “I can only assure you that Townsend, won with a world next time I meet her you will record jump of 2.15m, while see a different me. She clear fellowAmerican Dallas Wise ly got the better of me and was also awarded a silver for had all the shots in her book his 2.06m effort. to outsmart by effort. Howev The second Indian in the er, this medal will go a long fray, Ram Pal, finished fifth way and I can assure you with a best jump of 1.94m. that,” added Bhavina. T47 class is meant for ath In archery, the Indian letes with a unilateral upper challenge ended in the com limb impairment resulting in pound mixed pair Open sec some loss of function at the tion after the duo of Rakesh shoulder, elbow and wrist. Kumar and Jyoti Baliyan Vinod also set an Asian re made a quarterfinal exit. The cord while winning the sixthseeded duo lost to Tur bronze medal. Piotr Kosew key’s Oznur Cure and Bulent icz (20.02m) of Poland and Korkmaz 151153. Earlier, the Velimir Sandor (19.98m) of Indians had stormed past Croatia won gold and silver. Thailand’s Anon Aungaphi A protest has been lodged nan and Praphaporn Hom against Vinod after his podi janthuek 147141. um finish. The Indian contin In women’s compound gent is, however, confident open section, Jyoti lost to that the athlete will retain his KerrieLouise Leonard of Ire bronze. “It was only four land 141137 in the first round. History beckons as Djokovic chases sporting immortality Jadeja taken for precautionary scans A record 21st Major will complete the coveted calendar Grand Slam; Osaka, Barty lead women's field Team management thinks injury might not be ‘very serious’ US OPEN hauls — Russia’s second Cincinnati title and beat Djo INDIA IN ENG ranked Daniil Medvedev, kovic in the Olympic semifi Agence France-Presse Greece’s thirdranked Stefa nals. He’s on a 11match win Press Trust of India New York nos Tsitsipas and fourth streak. NEW DELHI Topranked Novak Djokovic ranked Olympic champion Allrounder Ravindra Jadeja will try to complete the first Alexander Zverev of Eyes on Osaka was taken to a hospital in calendaryear men’s singles Germany. Meanwhile, women’s de Leeds on Saturday for pre Grand Slam in 52 years and After opening against a fending champion Naomi cautionary scans to know become the alltime men’s qualifier, Djokovic could face Osaka seeks her third US the extent of a knee injury leader in Slam titles by cap sixth seed Matteo Berrettini Open title in four tries. he sustained during the turing the US Open. in a quarterfinal, Zverev in a What’s uncertain is whether third Test against England. Not since Rod Laver in semifinal and Medvedev or New York will see Osaka re Jadeja apparently hurt his 1969 has the feat been Tsitsipas in the final. discover her dominant form. knee while fielding during achieved and the chance at US Open 2019 runnerup The 23yearold Japanese the England innings on the tennis history has fuelled Medvedev, who won a tune star lit the flame in the Olym second day of the match. Djokovic’s fire. “I know how up title at Toronto, sees Djo pic cauldron at the Tokyo Jadeja posted a picture of big of an opportunity is in kovic as a clear favourite. Games and lost in the third himself, wearing hospital front of me,” the Serbian star Tsitsipas is proud of his round. Since Japan she has apparels, on his instagram In trouble: Jadeja injured his knee while fielding during the said. “I’m very motivated to ranking and his Roland Gar played only two matches page with a caption “Not a third Test at Headingley. * FILE PHOTO play my best tennis. I’m ros finals run. “Three is a ahead of the Open. good place to be at”. hugely inspired and motivat number that’s very signifi Ashleigh Barty, the top As of now, the Indian Woakes are set to be added squad in the absence of key ed by that, no doubt.” cant,” Tsitsipas said. “It ranked woman since Sep team management doesn’t to the England squad for the players such as Ben Stokes pushes me so much to sus tember 2019 , has rolled to seem to be too worried as it fourth Test against India af and Jofra Archer. “Both of Missing stars tain that, to want to go the wins at Wimbledon and Cin might not be “very serious”. ter regaining full fitness, them have come through Five past champions won’t extra mile.” cinnati, putting her on best The Indian team is sup head coach Chris Silver fine. Wood was bowling yes be in the field when the Zverev, last year’s US form entering the Flushing posed to leave for London wood said on Sunday. terday morning. He will be showdown begins on Mon Open runnerup, won the Meadows fortnight. on Monday and if the scan Wood had hurt his right available for selection and day at Flushing Meadows, reports do not reveal anyth shoulder while fielding dur Woakes has played so he be with Roger Federer, Rafael MONDAY’S PICKS ing major, Jadeja will accom ing the second Test at comes available again,” Sil DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Nadal, Stan Wawrinka, Juan DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD pany the team. Lord’s, while Woakes has re verwood said a day after En Martin del Potro and 2020 The fourth Test starts on covered from the heel injury gland’s serieslevelling win Women Men winner Dominic Thiem ab September 2 at the Oval and that has kept him out of in over India at Leeds. sent due to injuries. B 2Sabalenka vs. Stojanovic B 2Medvedev vs. Gasquet there is a possibility of R. ternational cricket since the The fourth Test begins on The main obstacles in Djo B 3Osaka vs. Bouzkova B 3Tsitsipas vs. Murray Ashwin replacing Jadeja on a ODI series against Pakistan Sept. 2 at the Oval. kovic’s path to a 21st career track which is known to off in July. Wicketkeeperbatsman Slam crown will be a set of B 9Muguruza vs. Vekic B 5Rublev vs. Karlovic er help to the slow bowlers. Woakes played a domestic Jos Buttler could miss the re rising 20something talents B 12Halep vs. Giorgi B 18Bautista Agut vs. Kyrgios Meanwhile, pacer Mark T20 game on Friday and will maining two Tests to attend trying to build their trophy DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Wood and allrounder Chris be a welcome addition to the the birth of his second child. Max Verstappen wins Son sends Spurs to the top; Greenwood nets United’s winner F1’s shortest race Barcelona and Real Madrid manage full points; Juventus slumps to a defeat against promoted side Empoli REUTERS EURO LEAGUES Three consecutive 10 out Lionel Messi, Barcelona Watford 0. SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS wins, including one against has seven points from three LaLiga: Barcelona 2 (Roberto 2, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen Agence France-Presse champion Manchester City, games along with Real Ma Depay 30) bt Getafe 1 (Ramirez won Formula One’s shortest LONDON as well as progress in the Eu drid, Sevilla, Valencia and 18). Saturday: Elche 1 (Roco 11) race on Sunday with the Son Heungmin sent Totten ropa Conference League, Mallorca. drew with Sevilla 1 (En Nesyri 40); Real Sociedad 1 (Barrenet rainhit Belgian GP red ham to the top of the Pre suggest Tottenham could en On Saturday, Dani Carva xea 42) bt Levante 0; Real Betis flagged after three laps be mier League as the South Ko joy a better season than jal’s secondhalf goal gave 0 lost to Real Madrid 1 (Carvajal hind the safety car and half rean’s 42nd minute freekick expected. Real Madrid a 10 win at Real 61). points awarded for only the clinched a 10 win against At Molineux, United set an Betis as Carlo Ancelotti’s Bundesliga: Union Berlin 2 sixth time ever. Watford at home, while teen English topflight record for men rode their luck. (Giesselmann 22, Awoniyi 41) bt Fans waited for three ager Mason Greenwood’s unbeaten away league games In Serie A, Juventus Borussia Moenchengladbach 1 hours in torrential rain be 80th minute strike fired Man in their first match since slumped to a shock 10 home (Hofmann 90+1); Wolfsburg 1 (Roussillon 52) bt RB Leipzig 0. fore the safety car led the chester United to a record agreeing to sign Cristiano Ro defeat to promoted Empoli field from the pitlane. breaking 10 victory at naldo from Juventus. Serie A: Genoa 1 (Cambiaso 69) on Saturday in its first match lost to Napoli 2 (Fabian Ruiz 39, The race was then Verstappen. * GETTY IMAGES Wolves on Sunday. The Portuguese was not Decisive moment: United’s Mason Greenwood races away in of the postRonaldo era. Petagna 84); Sassuolo 0 Samp stopped after completing Nuno Espirito Santo’s side available to make his debut delight after his late strike against the Wolves * REUTERS The results: doria 0. Saturday: Juventus 0 the laps necessary for half Lewis Hamilton was third has made a flawless start to this weekend as he waits to Premier League: Wolves 0 lost lost to Empoli 1 (Mancuso 21); points to be scored. for Mercedes and his overall the new domestic season officially complete the move. ing the mark they shared the LaLiga with Dutch striker to Manchester United 1 (Green Fiorentina 2 (Gonzalez 41, Vla George Russell of Wil lead over Verstappen was and sits two points clear of United have now gone 28 with Arsenal. Memphis Depay providing wood 80); Burnley 1 (Wood 61) hovic 70) bt Torino 1 (S. Verdi liams finished second to se cut from eight points to secondplaced West Ham af successive away league Barcelona dug deep for a the winner. drew with Leeds 1 (Bamford 89); Atalanta 0 drew with Bo cure his first podium. three. ter a third successive victory. games without defeat, pass narrow 21 win over Getafe in Getting used to life with 86); Tottenham 1 (Son 42) bt logna 0.
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TV PICKS Myneni replaces Nagal TOKYO 2020 PARA- LYMPICS: DD SPORTS & EUROSPORT Sania flies the flag for sporting mothers (SD & HD), 5.45 A.M. & 3.15 P.M. US OPEN 2021: SS SELECT 1 & 2 (SD & HD), 8.30 P.M. & 4 A.M. in Davis Cup squad (TUESDAY) Star has entered another critical phase of her career, says father Imran Press Trust of India IN BRIEF TENNIS feat, with the right dose of New Delhi humour. Nasima (mother) Indian tennis player Sumit and I have always ensured V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM Nagal has withdrawn from we never put pressure on HYDERABAD the country’s upcoming her by way of expectations,” away Davis Cup tie against Sixtime Grand Slam cham Imran said. Finland citing a hip injury pion Sania Mirza embarks on To be in rhythm at the and has been replaced by yet another journey carrying highest level, a player needs Saketh Myneni in the five the message that an athlete’s at least 3040 matches a man squad for the indoor life doesn’t stop on attaining year. contest on September 1819. motherhood. The 34year But, due to injury, preg old Sania is partnering CoCo nancy followed by her son’s Nagal, who had lost in the Myneni. * FILE PHOTO Vandeweghe at the US Open, birth and then the pandem first round of the US Open which begins on Monday. ic, she had only played Qualifiers, communicated jury he sustained after the to the All India Tennis Asso Meiraba Luwang Maisam Her fathercumcoach Im around 25 matches in the last US Open qualifiers. Myneni ran Mirza says Sania is going four years, Imran said, ad ciation (AITA) on Saturday can play both singles and triumphs in Lativa that doctors have advised JELGAVA (LATVIA) through another critical ding “that’s just not enough.” doubles, so he has been ad him not to play on the hard India’s Meiraba Luwang phase of her career. “I am more than satisfied ded to the squad,” AITA se courts. Maisam won his maiden “As long as she wants to with her achievements. It is cretarygeneral Anil Dhupar senior title at the Latvia play, she will. But, her prior up to her to take a call on Nonplaying captain Ro said. International tournament, ities have obviously changed how long she will play and hit Rajpal and chairman of Myneni has played six Da beating Alex Lanier of France a bit after the birth of son Iz balance her role as a mother the selection committee, vis Cup ties for India in eight 2115, 1221, 2220 in the haan. as well as her family commit Nandan Bal then discussed nominations. He was part of final here on Sunday. The “She is mature enough to ments,” he said. the replacement and agreed the Indian squad that beat 18yearold, who qualified know what she wants and Balancing act: Sania Mirza’s priorities have changed a bit after the birth of son Izhaan, says “But, Sania is keen to upon the name of Myneni, Pakistan in Kazakhstan in for the main draw, trains at what is good for her and her Imran Mirza. * FILE PHOTO: V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM prove what a mother can who last played for India in 2019 but did not get to play the Prakash Padukone family,” Imran said during a achieve in the world of sport. 2018 in the World Group any match. Badminton Academy in virtual interaction with fans “Yes, she will have to and even if she competes on life doesn’t stop after moth I’m happy she wants to make Playoff tie against Serbia. “I have been training and Bengaluru. and Shivani Gupta, coauth make a few adjustments. It level terms with the best in erhood,” he said. a point and she has the en “Sumit Nagal has written playing practice matches . or of Sania’s biography Ace will be a tough ride. If she the world, she would be “We (family) have always tire family’s support,” Imran to us that he can’t play this It’s good to be back in the Against Odds. wins one more Grand Slam, making a very strong point — made her smile, even in de said. Davis Cup tie due to a hip in team,” Myneni said. Sports Minister launches Shaili Singh — grit and determination aplenty Former IOC president Rogge passes away Fit India mobile app There could be ten more like the wonder girl in Jhansi, feels her coach Bobby George PARIS Jacques Rogge, who spent 12 GENERAL tually attended by bronze ATHLETICS be 10 more Shailis,” said plan and produce the best re years as president of the medalwinning Tokyo Olym Bobby. sults... I'm happy in that Stan Rayan sense,” said Bobby, who ex International Olympic Press Trust of India pics hockey team captain And he is eager to have a KOCHI Committee from 2001, has New Delhi Manpreet Singh. look. pects Shaili to be India's first died at the age of 79, the When Shaili Singh spotted “What I need is support... sevenmetre jumper in a few Sports Minister Anurag Tha “The app is a must for organisation announced on Swede Maja Askag training at and you give a free hand to years. kur on Sunday launched the sportspersons to remain fit Sunday. An orthopaedic the long jump area during experts to spot talent. Anju “I would like to call this Fit India mobile app, a per and they are expected to fol surgeon with a degree in the recent under20 Worlds can go and shortlist athletes, my second wind.” sonal trainercumfitness low the app rigorously. This sports medicine, the Belgian in Nairobi, she got a little we can conduct a small camp played rugby at international guide, on the occasion of is an effort to keep new, Bobby is the only coach in excited. and scrutinise. We need eve level and became a world the second anniversary of young India fit because a fit the country who has pro Askag, the junior Euro rybody on board, the federa champion sailor, taking part in the Fit India Movement youth can make a great In duced two World champion pean champion, had a wind tion (AFI) and the SAI. three straight Olympics from here. dia,” he added. ship medallists (the other be aided 6.80m just weeks ear 1968. AFP ing his wife Anju George — Thakur said the app was a “We don’t give enough Bobby’s big dream lier and was the favourite for 2003 Worlds, long jump gift from the government to importance to fitness. What “My dream is to have six girls gold (which she would go on bronze). the people of India on the we need to devote is just to win) but Shaili did not let who are capable of crossing National Sports Day, which half an hour of our time in a herself be intimidated. 6.50m from my academy And Shaili, despite being is celebrated to mark the day to fitness. This app is “She started showing off a The target: Robert Bobby George expects Shaili Singh to be (Bengaluru's Anju Bobby just 17, has been able to help fun and free and anyone can birth anniversary of hockey bit on the runway. I told her, India's first sevenmetre jumper in a few years. * PTI Centre where he's head her struggling mother and si legend Major Dhyan Chand. test and monitor their fit 'that's your big opponent’,” coach and Anju the mentor). blings back home. “The Fit India app is a tri ness anywhere.” revealed her coach Robert “Shaili is like a tiger. She could be more such brave It's possible, but I need re “She is supporting her fa bute to Major Dhyan Chand Manpreet too vouched Bobby George in a chat with told me that she would fight hearts in Jhansi (UP) where sources, funds and other mily with the scholarship who is an icon to country’s for the app. “This app is ve The Hindu. till the last drop of her blood. Shaili comes from. support too.” money she gets, supporting Aditi shoots up to sportspersons,” Thakur said ry helpful and easy to use. I “She replied, 'I won't be She can tolerate a great “She says there are many Clearly, Shaili is as much her brother's studies. And T7 in Sweden at a function at the Major am already using it and I scared even if her dad amount of pain— mental and children like her back home, of an asset for Bobby as he is because of migraine, her FISKEBACKSKIL (SWEDEN) Dhyan Chand National Sta hope it will help me in im comes. She doesn't know... physical. Anju was also like who are talented like her. for her. mother's tailoring work is Aditi Ashok fired a dium here. proving my fitness more,” I'm Shaili Singh'.” that,” said Bobby. That's something amazing. If “It's the dream of any gone, so Shaili is supporting sensational fiveunder 64 to The event was also vir he said. Bobby was stunned. Now, it looks like there you look around, there could coach if he can execute the her too,” said Bobby. move to tied seventh after the second round of the Didriksons Skafto Open here. Among other Indians, Vani Vidit Gujrathi Four handed Kapoor (71, 69) was tied 18th, Abhishek and Nidhi top the charts Four Indian boxers while Amandeep Drall (80, tosses away NYP contract 68) missed the cut. Pauline CARROM points in the fourth round. make the next stage. Yet, he was the best in mak Roussin Bouchard of France Tanishka Viswakarma, winning start PTI ing the next stage. clinch gold medals PKL AUCTION leads the field. Special Correspondent Kavya Shree, Shruti Sona Abdul Rahman, Mo NEW DELHI wane, Deepa Naik, Akank hammed Sheikh, Fazal Rakesh Rao Ashwin Achal Abhishek Chavan of Maha sha Kadam, Mantasha Iqbal, NEW DELHI Rohit, Bharat, Vishnu, Tanu taste success Ahmed, Rahim Khan, Mohd. rashtra topped the men’s Neha Kumari and Mamta Ku Rehan, Abdul Asif and Vikas Vidit Gujrathi blew away a nly four players — Mo field with 34 points after mari made it to the cham Press Trust of India Dharia were the others to good start and slipped to bekistan. In the girls’ com Ohit Goyat (Puneri Pal four rounds of the super pions league. New Delhi qualify for the champions joint ninth place with two petition, Vishnu picked up tan), Govind Gurjar (Pune league in qualifying for the league. In the women’s section, S. points after five prelimin It was gold rush for India at the gold medal defeating ri Paltan), Prince (Telugu champions league in the In Abdul Jabbar of Assam Appoorwa, Rashmi Kumari, ary rounds of Aimchess the Asian junior boxing Uzbekistan’s Bakhtiyorova Titans) and Nitin Panwar Quartararo storms to dian online carrom chal had the best performance in Khushboo Rani, Naga Jothi, US rapid online chess championships in Dubai Robiyakhon. (UP Yoddha) — were signed victory, extends lead lenge organised by the All In the fourth round but missed Debajani Tamuly, Kajal Ku tournament. with four pugilists from the After her, Tanu edged in the New Young Players SILVERSTONE dia Carrom Federation. Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo qualification by two points. mari and Parimala Devi are After beating Dutch country finishing on top in past Tomiris Myrzakul of (NYP) draft segment of the stormed to victory at the After compiling impres In the women’s section, some of the leading players man Jorden van Foreest in the finals held on Sunday. Kazakhstan in a split 32 Pro Kabaddi League auc British Grand Prix at sive performances in the Nidhi Gupta of Chandigarh scheduled to compete in the the opening round, Vidit Rohit Chamoli (48kg), verdict. tion held at Mumbai on Silverstone on Sunday to first three rounds when he topped with 101 points. third stage of competition drew with favourite Mag Bharat Joon (+81kg), Vishu Sunday. claim his fifth win of the had a total of 16 points, Abh Two players tied for the which will lead to the knock nus Carlsen (Norway), lost Rathee (girls 48kg), and Ta Muskan loses in final The base price and auc season and extend his lead at ishek slipped in scoring 18 eighth spot and both will out stage. to Wesley So (USA), drew nu (girls 52kg) notched up However, Muskan (46kg) tion price were not dis the top of the MotoGP world with JanKrzysztof Duda contrasting victories in had to be content with a sil closed. championship standings. (Poland) and signed off their summit clashes to bag ver medal after being best The NYPs are uncapped Suzuki rider Alex Rins finished with a loss to Le Quang the top prize. ed by another Uzbek Ganie players who have been de second while Aprilia Racing Ashok Nagar meets Union Academy Liem (Vietnam). While Rohit defeated va Gulsevar in a veloped through Mashal Team Gresini's Aleix Vidit needs to be Mongolia’s Otgonbayar Tuv closelyfought bout. Espargaro finished third to Sports’ Future Kabaddi In Sunday’s first semifi scored for OTHL. among the topeight after shinzaya 32 in an intense fi India has already won six claim his team's first MotoGP HOCKEY Heroes (FKH) programme. nal, Ashok Nagar defeated 15 rounds of league games nal, Bharat got the better of bronze medals in the junior podium. REUTERS Teams will be busier on In the second semifinal, to enter the quarterfinals. Kazakhstan’s Yerdos Sha event after Devika Ghor One Thousand Hockey Legs Monday, when the over NEW DELHI: Ashok Nagar Union Academy routed Jai ripbek 50 to finish on top. pade (50kg), Aarzoo (54kg) SaniaMcHale pair (OTHL) 61. seas players and elite Cate Hockey Stadium will take on Bharat Hockey Academy 51. Aronian in lead and Supriya Rawat (66kg) loses final gory A domestic players go Union Academy in the final Radhey Shyam, Kuldeep Nandkishore, Govind Bisht Armenia’s Levon Aronian Silver for Gaurav lost in the girls semifinals CLEVELAND (USA) under the hammer. Sania Mirza in partnership of the Delhi state junior (two each), Rahul, Moham (two each) and Sahil Kumar led with four points, fol In another final, Gaurav Sai while Ashish (54kg), Anshul Former India captain with Christina McHale of the hockey championship at the mad Arbaaz Siddiqui were found the target for Union lowed by Carlsen and Rus ni (70kg) signed off with a (57kg) and Ankush (66kg) Ajay Thakur, PKL alltime US was beaten by the top Major Dhyanchand National the scorers for the victo Academy. Vikas Upadhyay sia’s Vladislav Artemiev at silver medal after losing 05 also claimed bronze in the seeded Japanese Shuko Stadium here on Monday. rious team. Anshuman Jha scored for Jai Bharat. 3.5 points. to Boltaev Shavkatjon of Uz boys’ event. leading scorer Pardeep Aoyama and Ena Shibahara Narwal, star raiders Sidd 75, 63 in the doubles final harth Desai and Rahul of the $235,238 WTA tennis Chaudhari are some of the tournament in Cleveland, big names expected to at USA. Saffron Art wins Tiger Roll Plate Double for Iniyan tract attention. The champion team collected HYDERABAD: Mr. S. Pathy’s Saf Prabhakar Reddy & Mr. Peddi (B. Nikhil) 1, Reining Queen (p). SHP: 44, THP: 48, FP: 100, Q: PKL season 8, which 280 WTA points and $10,300. fron Art (Ajit Singh up) claimed Reddy Prabhakar Reddy. Trainer: (Ajeeth Kumar) 2, Spectacular 33, Tanala: 326. Favourite: CHESS was postponed due to the The IndoAmerican pair the Tiger Roll Plate, the main R.H. Sequeira. Cruise (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Kim Scramjet. Owner: Mr. S. Pathy. COVID19 pandemic, is pocketed 180 points and event of Sunday’s (Aug.29) races. 3. FIGHTING FORCE PLATE berley (S.S. Tanwar) 4. 1/2, 11/4 Trainer: Laxman Singh. The winner is trained by Laxman Sports Bureau scheduled to be held in De $6000. (1,200m), 5yo & upward, rated and 11/4. 1m, 15.77s. ₹64 (w), 17, 16 NOTE: Horus (Akshay Kumar up) Singh. 20 to 45 (Cat. III): MYSTERY (Kiran and 10 (p). SHP: 29, THP: 61, FP: planted in the stalls soon after the PARIS cember. The results: $235,238 WTA, 1. MAMMA’S MINK PLATE (1,100m), Naidu) 1, N R I Magic (Akshay Ku 305, Q: 106, Tanala: 568. Favour start and did not participate. It was double delight for Cleveland, US: rated up to 25 (Cat. III): HUR- mar) 2, Angel Tesoro (A.A. ite: Spectacular Cruise. Owners: 8. SIR IVOR PLATE (DIV. II) Doubles (final): Shuko RICANE (Abhay Singh) 1, Acadian Vikrant) 3 and Explosive (Gaurav Mr. P. Prabhakar Reddy & Mr. (1,100m), rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): Grandmaster P. Iniyan as he Aoyama & Ena Shibahara Angel (G. Naresh) 2, Hashtag Singh) 4. 1/2, 21/2 and Sh. 1m, Peddi Reddy Prabhakar Reddy. CITY OF BLISS (Mukesh Kumar) 1, won the Noisiel Internation Shubhankar Trainer: N. Ravinder Singh. Amyra (Gaurav Singh) 2, Show Me (Jpn) bt Christina McHale (Gaurav Singh) 3 and Ice Berry 14.23s. ₹31 (w), 13, 14 and 41 (p). al Open 2021 chess tourna (C.P. Bopanna) 4. 41/2, Nose and SHP: 37, THP: 121, FP: 106, Q: 51, 6. SIR IVOR PLATE (DIV. I) Your Walk (Akshay Kumar) 3 and (USA) & Sania Mirza 75, 63. 21/4. 1m, 8.29s. ₹119 (w), 22, 15 Tanala: 1,462. Favourite: N R I Ma (1,100m), rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): Ashwa Jauhar (Trevor) 4. Nk, 31/4 ment in both the Swiss Sys eyes another and 14 (p). SHP: 46, THP: 41, FP: gic. Owners: Mr. Niraj Tyagi & Mr. LIFETIME (Trevor) 1, Four One and 21/2. 1m, 7.90s. ₹60 (w), 14, tem with classical time Svitolina wins US Open 1,488, Q: 574, Tanala: 8,456. Fa Vikas Sachdeva. Trainer: K S V Four (Deepak Singh) 2, Beauty On 21 and 13 (p). SHP: 70, THP: 59, control and the Blitz event. FP: 776, Q: 339, Tanala: 3,084. Fa solid finish warmup in Chicago vourite: Secret Command. Prasad Raju. Parade (Md. Ismail) 3 and King Owner: Mr. Rakesh Reddy 4. BHISHMA PLATE (1,400m), ston (Nakhat Singh) 4. 21/2, Nk vourite: Show Me Your Walk. Iniyan scored eight points CHICAGO Kondakalla. Trainer: Robin Reddy rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): DUE DILI- and 3/4. 1m, 7.69s. ₹31 (w), 16, 28 Owners: Mr. K. Thribhuvan Reddy from nine rounds and won Press Trust of India Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina, the Kondakalla. GENCE (Trevor) 1, N R I Sun (Ak and 56 (p). SHP: 82, THP: 152, FP: & Mr. K. Vivek Reddy. Trainer: S. with a halfpoint lead over Crans Montana shay Kumar) 2, N R I Blue (B. 415, Q: 231, Tanala: 4,608. Favour Sreekant. (Switzerland) top seed, held off France’s 2. RED RUM PLATE (DIV. II) GM Yuri Solodovnichenko (1,200m), (Terms) Maiden, 3yo Nikhil) 3 and Lightning Power ite: Kingston. Owner: Mr. M. NOTE: Soon after the start, The Alize Cornet 75, 64 to win * only (Cat. II): TOP DIAMOND (Ak (Ajit Singh) 4. 1/2, 41/4 and 23/4. Satyanarayana. Trainer: L V R Prospect (Deepak Singh up) of Ukraine (7.5). P. Iniyan. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Shubhankar Sharma the WTA hardcourt shay Kumar) 1, Quality Warrior 1m, 26.82s. ₹31 (w), 13, 10 and 93 Deshmukh. turned around and dislodged his This was his first over stayed on course for a tournament here on Saturday. (Kiran Naidu) 2, Joy O Joy (R. (p). SHP: 46, THP: 221, FP: 61, Q: 7. TIGER ROLL PLATE (1,400m), 4 rider, who escaped unhurt. Jackpot: 70%: ₹18, 342 (21 tkts.) theboard open event since In Blitz, Iniyan tallied 7.5 top10 finish carding a It was Svitolina’s 16th WTA Laxmikanth) 3 and Siri (Ashad As 20, Tanala: 1,392. Favourite: N R I yo & upward, rated 40 to 65 (Cat. bar) 4. Not run: Sye Ra. 23/4, 21/2 Sun. Owner: Mr. C.S. Kaushik. II): SAFFRON ART (Ajit Singh) 1, and 30%: 1,196 (138 tkts.). January 2020. points from nine rounds threeunder 67 to lie tied title and the first since the and 21/4. 1m, 14.37s. ₹12 (w), 11, 16 Trainer: L V R Deshmukh. Scramjet (Trevor) 2, Mirana Treble: (i) 1,761 (25 tkts.), (ii) 757 With this result, Iniyan al and won on a better tie ninth here on Saturday. claycourt tournament in 5. RED RUM PLATE (DIV. I) (44 tkts.), (iii) 890 (103 tkts.). and 15 (p). SHP: 40, THP: 39, FP: (Gaurav Singh) 3 and Crazy Horse so got a 13 rating points breaker score after finishing He is now sevenunder Strasbourg almost a year ago. 52, Q: 42, Tanala: 230. Favourite: (1,200m) (Terms), Maiden 3yo (A.A. Vikrant) 4. 1/2, Hd and 11/2. Mini Jackpot: (i) 1,615 (35 tkts.), (ii) AFP Top Diamond. Owners: Mr. P. only (Cat. II): GENERAL ATLANTIC 1m, 26.42s. ₹45 (w), 13, 13 and 12 7,830 (11 tkts.). boost. tied with two others. for three rounds. CM A ND-NDE YK