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` 78 per kilo arebackattheLACtalkstabletoday ` 93 per kilo Meeting scheduledafter word from Beijingamidstextended winterdeploymentonbothsides ` 60 per Dozen XIV Corps commanderLt logue at the senior level, the two Consultation &Coordination on troops dug in at severalplaces in KRISHNKAUSHIK General PGK Menon and South sides have been working the hot- India-China Border Affairs eastern Ladakh. The Chinese re- NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 Xinjiang MilitaryRegion com- lines and other mechanisms to (WMCC), has also been attend- fusedtocomplete the disengage- MAHARASHTRA mander Major General Liu Lin are prevent anyuntowardincident ing the militarydiscussions. ment process and both armies MORE THAN two-and-a-half to meetSundaymorning at the on the ground. India has re- While the militarycom- broughtinadditionalforces in the STATETOLAUNCH months aftertheylastmet, Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) turnedtwo PLAsoldiers who manderslastmet on November depth areas, deploying tanks, ar- Indian and Chinese military point in Moldo on the Chinese strayed across the LAC. 6, the lastround of diplomatic tilleryand air power. JAIL TOURISMAT commanders will sit across the side of the LACnear Chushul. Arepresentative of the talksvia the WMCCtook place LastAugust, Indiantroops YERAWADAPRISON table Sunday to tryand make Sources said the meeting has MinistryofExternal Affairs will on December 18. surprisedthe Chinese by occu- ON REPUBLIC DAY headway in talksoverthe situa- been scheduledfollowing word also be at thetalks Sunday.MEA Forweeks afterthe standoff pying dominatingheightsonthe tion along the Line of Actual from China on amemothatIndia Joint Secretary(EastAsia) beganlastMay,whenthe Chinese south bank of Pangong Tso, and TUR PRICES UP, GOVT ControlinLadakhwherethou- sent. With 50,000troops of each Naveen Srivastava, leading the came in 8kmwestofthe point in the larger Chushulsub-sector. PROCUREMENT TO sands of troops have been in a armydeployedinthe region for Indian side in meetings of the that India says marks the LACon Indian troops positioned BE SLACK faceoffsince May2020. an indefiniteperiod and no dia- Working Mechanism for the north bank of Pangong Tso, CONTINUEDONPAGE4 PAGE 5 In the pipeline: flagship scheme to take tap water Prime MinisterNarendraModi with West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Chief MinisterMamataBanerjee at to all cities, towns the Victoria Memorial in KolkataonSaturday. Partha Paul Jal JeevanMission-Urban:Cabinetto At Netaji event, considerRs2,79,500-cr,5-year plan Mamata refuses to KARISHMAMEHROTRA BUDGET ’21 NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 speak after slogans IN THE Budget,the Centreis likelytoannounce anew flag- ship programme —Jal Jeevan in PM’s presence Mission-Urban (JJM-Urban) —to provide tapwater connections to all statutorytowns, and, sepa- Aconvoy of tractors heading towardsDelhi, on NH-10 in Rohtak,Haryana, on Saturday. Express India of Netaji’s dream is before world rately,sewer connections to all citieswithapopulation of over COUNTDOWN today, from LACtoLoC, says Modi 1lakh, by 2026. IN&OUTOFCOVIDSHADOW Government sources said the Farmers can enter Delhi Unease in Punjab BJP: ment programme, notthe pro- ExpenditureFinance Committee SANTANUCHOWDHURY grammeof apoliticalparty…This approved the Rs 2,79,500-crore &ATRIMITRA isapublicprogramme.Ithankthe five-year programme on for R-day tractor rally, ‘PM could solve row KOLKATA,JANUARY23 Prime Ministerand the Culture December 17,and the Union Ministryfor organising the pro- Housing and Urban Affairs WITH WESTBengal headedto gramme in Kolkata.But it doesn’t Ministryhas submittedthe pro- to stay near borders in aday if he wants’ assembly elections, rivals TMC behove youtohumiliateaperson posal to the CabinetSecretariat. and BJP sparred Saturday during afterextendinganinvitation.” “Therewas ademand from Nalsejal,both official parade on Rajpath. day" if he wanted. celebrationsinKolkatatomark Earlier in the day, theChief states that cities notcovered un- ruralandurban MAHENDERSINGH As per the agreement,the RAAKHIJAGGA Manyother party leaders ex- the birth anniversaryofNetaji Ministerhad targetedtheCentre der the Atal Mission for MANRAL farmers will enter Delhi from all LUDHIANA,JANUARY23 pressedapprehension that the Subhas ChandraBose. fordeclaringNetaji’s birth an- Rejuvenation and Urban NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 thethree borders wherethou- protests could take aviolent Her speechinterruptedby niversary as Parakram Divas. Transformation(AMRUT) MODELLED AFTER the ru- sands of them have been WITH NO quickend in sight to turn, even as theydread the civic BJP supporters whoraised ‘Jai Netaji, she said, wasadeshbhakt should also be providedsupport ralJal JeevanMission, the HAVINGFAILED to convince protesting forthe pasttwo the farmer agitationand talks polls schedulednextmonth. Shri Ram’ slogans, Chief Minister and, therefore, the statepaystrib- forwater and sewage,” asource MinistryofHousing and farmers to stay outside the bor- months, but stay in the adjoin- with the government stalled, Aformerminister, Chawla, Mamata Banerjee, sharing adais utetohim by celebrating his birth told TheSunday Express. Urban Affairshas proposed ders of Delhi despitetalksforthe ing areas and notventure to- thereisgrowing disquietwithin 78, told The SundayExpress, with Prime MinisterNarendra anniversaryasDeshnayak Divas. “Morethan 3,500cities are aparallelprogramme to pastweek,the Delhi Police wardsCentral Delhi. the ranksofthe Punjab BJP. “Speaking as acitizen of India Modi at Victoria Memorial, re- Afterleading a6-km march notsupportedbyany structured provide tapwater connec- Saturday grantedthem permis- Thousands of tractors are Veteranleader and formerBJP and notasaBJP leader,Ifeel no fusedtospeak,saying theyhad through the city,Banerjee said: scheme… so the government tion in everyurban house- sion to carry out atractor parade headedfor DelhifromPunjab national vice-president Laxmi protestshould run so long. Aso- no right to “humiliateaperson “WeobservedDeshnayakDivas has decidedtolaunchanother holdby2026. It will also fo- on Republic Dayinside the and Haryana to participateinthe KantaChawlasaid Saturdaythat lution to it should have been afterextending an invitation”. today. Rabindranath Tagore scheme to coverall 4,000forwa- cus on sewage connections Capital, but with modifications parade. Kulwant Singh Sandhu, the agitationshould nothave found at the earliest. In mid- Upsetbytheslogans,Banerjee calledNetajiDeshnayak. What is tersupply,”the source said. The in 500cities with apopula- in their planned routeand on the general secretaryofthe Punjab been allowedtofesterfor so December,after the number of toldthegathering:“Ifeelagovern- this Parakram? Youare building proposal to the EFC estimates tion of over 1lakh. condition that theywill start Jamhoori Kisan Sabha, said, long,and that the Prime Minister farmers dying due to cold or ment programme should have anew Parliament, buying new CONTINUEDONPAGE4 onlyafter the completion of the CONTINUEDONPAGE4 could solve the situation "in a CONTINUEDONPAGE4 some dignity.This is agovern- CONTINUEDONPAGE4
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Washington and Delhi connec- andcustomer-firstalternative,at NIRUPAMA tions to helpsecure his release. NANDAGOPALRAJAN atime of growing concerns over SUBRAMANIAN Sameera Fazili waspickedbythe new NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 the control wieldedbytech MUMBAI,JANUARY23 Fazili, from US President as Deputy Director megaliths. her Twitter of the National Economic “ATSCALE, an ad-supported “The ad modelhas been great TALK SHOW HOST SAMEERA FAZILI, one of the 20 account Council (NEC), apolicy body that product servesthe companythat forbringing search to everyone LARRY KINGDIES Indian-Americanswho will be is partofthe WhiteHouse. She AILINGLALU SHIFTED shows youads, it does notserve on the planet, but over time partofthe Joe Biden had been asenior advisor in the TO AIIMS-DELHI you.” With this thought, Sridhar Sridhar Ramaswamy, thereismoreand morepressure IMPEACHMENTTRIAL Administration,has aunique coinciding with the scrapping of NEC during the Obama Ramaswamyand Vivek VivekRaghunathan to showmoreads and notreally OF TRUMP TO BEGIN India connect:her cousin the specialstatus of Jammu and Administration. WEEK 1: 1.5MILLION Raghunathan, IIT alumni and what the user wants. Our thesis EARLY-FEBRUARY Mubeen Shah wasamong those Kashmir.Shah's mother and Shah wasreleasedin VACCINATED former Google executives, are is that we can createamuchbet- PAGE 9 held underthe Public SafetyAct Fazili's father aresiblings, and December 2019,and his is arare PAGE 8 ready to roll out Neeva, an ad- which, by the middle of this year, tersearch product, focusing (PSA) in the Valleyclampdown the familyhad tappedintotheir CONTINUEDONPAGE4 free, private search product, hopes to offeracustomer-paid CONTINUEDONPAGE4 Abridge in Bastar —why adistrict, securitymen arecounting on it
PAGE 1 unit —Chintavaagu controls ac- an operation when therewas in- out of Telangana twice. tained.Andarwaale(theMaoists) ANCHOR cess to the Maoistheartland of discriminatefiring from the CHHATTISGARH Shrinu, who got married last do the same if theysuspect us," Bastar, particularly the home of other side... We aretrying to get year,says thatwithout the regis- says thefrail19-year-old,whobe- dreadedNaxal commander closer and theydon't likeit." RAIPUR tration —and with bigger mar- longs to Cherla in Telangana. Hidma. Three years afterthe se- Access over Chintavaagu kets inaccessible —heisforcedto Recently, the sevenvillages GARGIVERMA curity forces managed to reach won't be just asecurity land- sell his paddy forRs1,050per fallingunder theDharmaram PAMED(BIJAPUR),JAN23 Pamed, graduallylaying an markfor the 64villages between ODISHA quintal to local vendors, against panchayatwrote to the 11-km road between 2017 and Pamedand Basaguda, as Shrinu, theMSP of Rs 2,500 per quintal. Superintendent of Police against CHINTAVAAGU, OR the stream of 2019,theyhope to finallyfinish 19,afarmerfromDharmaram Mostofhis family has already "police brutality". Says Kama Bijapur worry, is an important line for the last5-odd km to villagepointsout. To reachthe movedtoTelangana forwork, Gundi of Dharmaram, "When the security forces in Chintavaagu, and build abridge district headquarters forsome- Basaguda leaving him to till their 18 acres. we go in or out of the village,se- Chhattisgarh. One of several over it. The foundation waslaid thing as basic as gettinghimself Pamed Priya, listening to theTelugu curity personnel stop and inter- streams lying on a44-odd-km by Chief MinisterBhupesh registeredasafarmer withthe songs Shrinu got downloaded on rogate us.Ifsomeone gets scared axis between Pamedand Baghel earlier this month. Pamedsociety,tobeable to sell TELANGANA herphone the lasttimehewent and can't respond, theyare Basaguda in Bijapurdistrict, on Standing near the stream his produce to thegovernment, to thecity,worrieseverytimeher beaten up forbeingNaxal sup- the state's southernmostedge— armedwith an automaticrifle, Shrinu firsttakes his run-down husband leaveshome. "Weare porters." With severalprotests across arugged terrain secured SDOP (Sub-DivisionalOfficer of motorcycle to thestream; Villagers crossing the Chintavaagu stream. The last5kmto loadedwith the motorcycle stuckbetween twowarring on the matter held recently by around 2,000 security per- Police) AbhishekSingh says,"A pushes a dongi (a thin boat made it, and abridge, arenow awaited. Gargi Verma across to Pamed; and then drives forces.Villagersarebeatenupran- across Bijapur,seniorofficials sonnel, including the eliteCoBRA couple of weeksago,wewereon out of ahollowed-out tree trunk) another 200km, crossing in and domlybysecurityforces andde- CONTINUEDONPAGE4
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Tap water bersof herSrinagar-basedfamily mentionedbyIndian-American Searchengine had gone “from jail to jail in CongresswomanPramilaJayapal JJM-Urbantotarget2.68crore Srinagar”tryingto findoutwhere atthefirstUSCongressionalhear- Indian, Chinese commanders back at LAC talks solelyonwhatacustomerneeds,” households whichdonot have he had been taken. Shesaidshe ing on Kashmir on October 22, says Ramaswamy, the CEOof tapconnections, and 2.64crore could notbegin to describehow 2019,whoflaggedhispoorhealth. themselvesonGurung Hill, Finger 4. This scramble for ing that India vacatethe “Disengagement from fric- Neeva, speaking on avideo call householdswithoutsewerage or closely knittheentirefamilywas. She wanted to know if the State Magar Hill, Mukhpari, Rechin heightsled to warning shots heightsinthe Chushul sub- tion areas, and once this disen- from his California home.This is septage facilities. In her testimony, Yousra Departmenthad raisedthe mat- La and RezangLa. They also being firedbythe twosides. sector.India, on the other hand, gagement has been achieved, adomain the 54-year-old knows Sources said the proposal addedthat sheand Fazili had di- terofhis arrest withthe Indian have direct viewofChina’s Topmilitaryofficers told The has made it clearthat anyres- then overall de-escalation and well,havingbeentheseniorvice- would subsume AMRUT under alledfriends in the State government,and wasassuredby Moldo Garrison, and the IndianExpress that while there olution will have to factor all reduction in the strength of the president of ads and commerce JJM-Urban. The ongoing AMRUT Department on learningabout AliceWells,thenActingAssistant strategic SpanggurGap which have been indications from friction pointsinthe region. troops in the forwardareas… at Google, and also run itstravel, programmefocuseson500cities, Shah's arrest on August8,2019. Secretaryfor South and Central can be usedtolaunchoffen- China on moving backtroops - On January12, at apress We will ensurethat through shopping and search infrastruc- mostlythose with over1lakh And that theywereonlyable to Asian Affairs, that the US govern- sives--asthe Chinese did in -India has been seeking status conference ahead of ArmyDay, the medium of these talks, we tureteams. population, and aims to provide confirm he wasimprisonedin ment had takenupShah's case 1962. quoante, of troops returning to General MM Naravane said: reachasolutionthat is accept- Raghunathan studiedatIIT tapconnections to 1.39 crore Agra afterthe StateDepartment with Delhi. Indian troops also read- positions before the standoff– “Weare hoping that basedon able and notdetrimental to our Mumbai and wasearlier vice- households.Theschemehascur- placedan“informationalrequest” Followingtheinterventionby justedtheir positions on the there’s ahugetrustdeficit. the principle of mutual and interests…weare prepared to president of Monetisation at rentlyprovided95lakh connec- with the Indian government on theFazilisisters,theirDelhi-based Pangong Tsonorth bank, occu- The twosides, officers said, equal security,wewill be able hold our ground, whereweare, YouTube. tions,roughly75per cent,they his status. nieceandJayapal,Shah'swifeand pying features to dominate areunable to reachanunder- to reachanagreement which as long as it takestoachieve “So it's actuallyabroad setof said. “MycousinMubeenhasbeen his brother had been able to visit Chinese positions on the ridge- standing on details of the dis- would result in disengagement our national goals and inter- experiences. Similarly,Vivek was WhileJJM(U)aimsto saturate made an example of. His impris- him in Agra. line connecting Finger 3and engagement with China insist- and de-escalation.” ests,” he said. the firsttechlead of what is now urbanareaswithtapconnections, onment sendsastrong signal to On December 6, 2019 -- inci- calledthe Google Assistant. So the remainingsewageconnec- the people of Kashmirthat dentallythe same dayasJayapal we'veactually worked on search tionsoutsideof theAMRUTcities money, family andstatusmean introducedabipartisanresolution onbothsides,"Ramaswamysays, willbeoverseenbythe Swachh nothinginthefaceof Indiancapri- in the House of Representatives Farmers can enter Delhi for R-day tractor rally agraduatefromIIT Chennai. This Bharat Mission. ciousness,” she said in hertesti- urging the Indian governmentto is whytheyfelt “confident Acknowledgingthattheonus mony, goingonto talkabouthow end the restrictions on commu- “Around2.5-3lakhtractorswill viewofthe RepublicDay. wheretheyare protesting.They SpecialCP-rankofficerwassent enough”thattheycouldbuildthe of fetchingwaterfallssquarelyon “armedforces areconducting nicationsandthemassdetentions take to theroadsneartheprotest Sources said ameeting was have been assured medical as- from DelhiPolice headquarters technologyrelatively inexpen- womenandgirlsintheIndianso- night raids on homes and pulling in J&K -- Shah was“temporarily” sites. Theparade will be ab- heldonSaturday aswell,lasting sistanceandsecurityduringthe to jointhe meeting to discuss sively,headds. ciety,theproposalstatesthat“the young men and boys from their released. Twodays later,the J&K solutelypeaceful from around four hours, afterwhich parade,” police sources said. the routeand arrangementsof With a45-person team in the time savedcould be usedtoat- bedsintomilitarycustody” in administrationinformedthe our end.” thefarmers andsenior officers According to sources,while the proposedrallyonJanuary US, the plan is to roll outNeeva in tend to education, economic ac- Kashmir. Supreme Court, in replytoapeti- ButaSinghShadipur,Punjab of the Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and theparadefromtheSinghuside 26. Theyasked thefarmersto “four-fivemonths”, firstinthe tivities, and general wellbeing.” Hercousin,she said, was“not tionmovedbyhiswife,thatithad presidentoftheBharatiyaKisan Haryana Police reachedthe mightbeforaround100km,the carry out their tractor rallyon home market of the US and then Theproposedfundingpattern apolitician or adissident, he isn't “permanently revoked” the PSA Manch, said,"We arestill delib- agreement over the rallytobe tractors will travel 125km the Kundli–Manesar–Palwal English-speaking regions like forJJM (U) is to have the Centre afreedom fighter, or even akid in againstShah. erating on the routeand the lo- held on January26. around the Tikri border. (KMP) Expressway,but this too Western Europe, Australia and provide 100per cent fundingin the street throwing stones. He's In October 2020, incidentally, cations. On January26, vehicles “Thefarmers have been Sources said the firstmeet- wasrejected by the farmers,” India. “Fortunatelywehavea UnionTerritorieswithoutalegis- justabusinessman.Hislife'swork the J&K Police said theywere will march up to theselect askedto sendawrittenapplica- ing withfarmers had been said aseniorofficer. great team, and very good back- lature, 90 per cent in North has focused on bringing eco- seekingtoarrestShah through pointsandheadbacktothebor- tion,specifying their proposed chaired by aJCP-rank officer of In viewofthe Republic Day ers,"says Ramaswamy. Neevahas Eastern and other Himalayan nomic opportunity to Kashmir”. Interpol over apurported ders." routes, the number of tractors theDelhiPoliceinKondli,where celebrations,theDelhiPolicehas raised$37.5 million so far, with States,half incitieswithapopula- Shah, who is basedin Facebook postbyhim. J&K The Delhi Police had helda andfarmersparticipatinginthe theyreasonedwiththeprotest- deployedafive-layersecurityin equalinvestmentsfromGreylock, tion belowone lakh, one-thirdin Malaysia and owns acraftsbusi- DirectorGeneralof PoliceDilbagh series of talkswithfarmers try- parade,andthetimings.We will ersthatconductingarally inside andaroundthecity.Over40,000 SequoiaCapitalandRamaswamy cities withapopulation between ness, wasarrestedwhen visiting Singh said theyhad registereda ingto convincethemfirsttocan- discuss the routetomorrow the Capital on RepublicDay police,ITBPandCRPFpersonnel himself. one lakh and 10 lakh,and one- Kashmir along with his wife. caseforthepostthatallegedly tar- cel their parade, and later to with them. But theyhavesaid posedasecurity threat. But the willbedeployedatSinghu,Tikri The product will be different fourthincitieswithoveramillion Belongingtoone of themost getednon-local people living in keepitoutsidetheCapital,even thetractorparadewillonlybein farmers,sourcessaid,didnotre- and Ghazipur borders, from whatpeople areusedto, of- people. prominent families of Kashmir, the Valley. The DGP said theyhad as security wastightenedin the areas around the borders lent. “In another meeting,a police said. fering asingle window forsearch The documentstatesThe Shahhasatvarioustimesheaded initiated theprocess to declare andqueriesintopersonaldataon Agence Française de the Kashmir Chamberof Shah aproclaimed offender and services likeDropboxand email Développement (AFD), the Commerce and Industry, the attachhis properties in Kashmir. have been treated,"hesays.His Chawlasaid the farmers had arekeentocontestgiven the thecountryismanufacturingad- accounts, Ramaswamy says.Like FrenchDevelopmentBank, and Jammu&KashmirJointChamber Buttherehasbeennomovement motherUma Devi suffers from "setanexamplefortheworld"by anger.InBathinda, alocal party vancedaircraftlikethe Tejas. Google,NeevawilluseAIandma- KfW,the German Development of CommerceandIndustry,anda on this. kidneyfailure, with sevendying ensuring peace despitethe member threatenedtoquit if What would have been his feel- chinelearningto createthesecret Bank,haveshowinteresttofund body active on both sides of the Faziliisone of twoKashmiri- of similar ailmentsin2020 alone protestgoingonforsolong.“Kisan forced to contest. ingsonseeingthecountry’sarmy sauce —rankingsfor searches. up to $200millionand $300mil- border to promote trade across origin members in the Biden inPamed."Doctorstoldusitcould isnot100percentwrongandnei- Pakkadharnas(indefiniteagi- so strong, receiving advanced On apprehensions that may lion, respectively. the Line of Control that was team.TheotherisAishaShah,the be because of the water. We get ther arethe farm laws.The Prime tations) continue outsidethe weapons that he so wanted?” arise regarding personal data, startedin2008and is at ahalt partnership manager at the muddy,red-tinged waterhere," Ministerhimself shouldsit with houses of 31 BJP leadersinthe Modi said. Ramaswamysays,"We guaran- Biden team since India discontinueditin WhiteHouse office of Digital says Sunny, 16,whose mother thefarmersto findasolution.Ifeel state. Theyalso face protests “Today, if Netajihadseenhow teethattheproductandcompany caseinwhichtheJ&Kadministra- 2019. Strategy.Marriedwiththreechil- Swapna Vankail wasamong thatifthe PM wants, asolution whenevertheystepoutof homes India fought the pandemic, how aredesignedsothatpersonaldata tion withdrew the PSA. Another familymember,a dren,Fazili has degrees from those who diedlastyear.His fa- can be found in aday." forapublicfunction.OnSaturday, itreadiedadvancedsolutionslike is indexedtoserve your results, Fazili's sisterYousraFazili, a nieceof theFazilisistersandShah, Harvardand Yale, and is acom- ther Jaikumar says he nowbuys AMalwa-basedleader, re- protesters heldadharna outside the vaccine, what would have and fornothing else... We arecre- humanrightslawyer, wasamong is the India-based headofanin- munitydevelopmentfinanceex- bottledwater fordrinking. questing anonymity,accusedthe the Bathinda hotelwhere former been his feelings? If he had seen ating acompanythat, from the theKashmiriswhotestifiedatthe ternationaltradeservices'associ- pert. She wasborn in the US, On January10, Chief Minister stateunit of failing to present the ministerManoranjan Kalia was howIndiaishelping other coun- beginning, is customer firstand November2019 USCongressional ationandalsoworkedbehindthe whereher doctor parentsmi- BhupeshBaghelaskedtheBijapur true pictureofthe protests to the scheduledtoholdameeting. tries with the vaccine, he would customer only. We arevery hearing on the situation in the scenesfor his release, using her grated to in 1970-71. districtadministrationto arrange Delhi leadership. “Firstthe farm Denyingclaimsofdiscontent, have been filledwith pride.” adamant about making surethat Valley. She spokeindetailabout connections at the highest levels SpeakingtoTheSunday filtered waterinthe area. Bijapur ordinances were passedin PunjabBJPorganisationsecretary “ThestrongIndiaof hisdream this is the one and onlyrevenue hercousin's sudden arrest,his of government,sources said. Express from Malaysia, Shah said, CollectorRitesh Agrawalsays Parliamentdespiteprotests.Later, Dinesh Kumar says theparty did isbefore theworldtoday, fromthe source.” health condition and howmem- Shah's arrest had also been "Weare happyasafamilythat whiletheygot thewatertestedin the party did notwakeuptothe notmakeany mistakesand is on LACtothe LoC.Wherever an at- AblogonNeevaalsoreiterates Sameerahas takenanimportant 2020, the deaths were probably factthattheAkaliDalbrokeits27- the "same page" as the national temptismadeto challengeIndia’s itscommitment to be ad-free, positioninthe UnitedStates gov- due to "the excess use of urea in year-old alliance with us due to BJP. “Wecontinuouslykeptgiving sovereignty,Indiagivesabefitting guarantees that "yourdatawill WRITEBACK ernment." making mahua". Villagers brew the anger among the farmers. feedbacktothe authorities.” He reply,”hesaid. neverbesold in anyform what- thelocalintoxicantathome, and Aboveall, even though farmers also claims that initially, theagi- “WestBengalneedsto playan soever",andpromisesthatsearch Bastar bridge Agrawalsays they have startedan startedarail roko and indefinite tation wasfundedbythe important role in the questfor history will be deletedbydefault RESPONDING SEPARATELYto under corporatesocialrespon- claim these have been organised awarenesscampaignontherisks. protestsinOctober,thefirstmeet- Congress. “Theyarranged tents, AatmanirbharBharat,justlikethe after90days.(Google's default is aJanuary20report‘Firm sibility. by Naxals. The 14 gram panchayats and ing with Union ministers was langarsandotherexpensesforthe rolethatNetajiplayedforthefree- 18 months.) ownedpartlybyCMJagan WithChintavaagu in theway, 64villagesof Chhattisgarhonthe arranged only on November 13. protesters.Andnowtheprotestis dom of the country. Having spent 16 years at familygets bulk of govtorders’, South India Cement mostofPamed's needs, as thatof other side of Chintavaagu have it Tenrounds of meetingshave in the hands of the Communists, Aatmanirbhar Bharat has to be Google, Ramaswamysays he has the Industries and Commerce Manufacturers Association: security forces, aremet from even worse. Jaya,21, says they takenplace since the farmers who don't want the issue settled. ledbyAatmanirbhar Bengal and come to believe that it is “justnot Department, Government of We have suppliedcement on Telangana.Thesliverofnew roads have been unable to getthe sole reachedDelhi,butonlyonemeet- In Punjab, out of 31 farm unions, SonarBangla," he said. healthy” to have very large tech AndhraPradesh, and the South amarginal costbasis to gov- have brought in some changes handpumpinDharmaram's ing washeld when farmers were 26 have Communist leanings." Earlier,Modivisitedtheances- platformscontrolsomuch.“There India Cement Manufacturers ernmentsofTamil Nadu, though, including electricity two Schoolparafixedfortwo months, protesting in PunjabfromJune 6 Kumargoesonto allege terror tral house of Netaji and also paid aregood people there, that's not Association (SICMA), have de- Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh monthsago."Till 2019,noone forcing them to resortto to November 26,”the leader links. "One cannotrule outthe floral tributes at Netaji’s statue at the issue. If youneedtomake niedthatsome cementcom- and Telangana forthe last so steppedoutalone.Eventhesecu- makeshiftarrangements. points out. roleof NaxalsandKhalistanipeo- the National Library. moremoney, the temptation to panies were favoured. manyyears. To accuse the as- rity personnelwould go outin The onlyPHC around is at Manjinder Singh Kang, the ple,whohave becomepartof the Meanwhile, Banerjee’s re- showone moreadisjustvery sociation of acartelfor aprod- groups. Now, because of street- Pamed.Deva,25,recentlytrekked former statesecretaryofthe BJP protest.” marks againstthe Centredrew strong,”hesays,addingthatwhat Industries and Commerce uct wherepricingisfreeand lightsand electricity,shops stay 15 km to it from hisvillage who resignedfromthe party on Aboutthe comingcivic polls, criticism from Governor Jagdeep Neevaprovides is achoice. “And Department, market drivenwas notaccept- open till lateevening," says Koyo, Kawalgutta, wading across the October 15,alsosays thesenior Kumar says,"We areinrevival Dhankhar. giving this choicecreates aricher AndhraPradesh: able. To thebestofour knowl- ashopkeeper in Pamed. Chintavaagu withhis four- stateleadership nevertook the mode and willcontest theelec- Afterunveiling aportrait of Internet.” The government exhibitsno edge,noother industrycomes The villageevenhas asmall month-old child and ailingwife agitation seriously. In the past10 tionsinallthemunicipalcouncils Netaji, Dhankhar,who has been He is awareofthe challenges partiality between various ce- forwardfor asocial cause at hotelnow,aslabour from Bhime,22. She onlyrequiredba- days,morethanthan15 BJPlead- andmunicipalcorporations...And at loggerheads with the ruling of offeringapaidproduct,andthe ment manufacturing compa- this scale. Telanganabuzzesaroundto meet sic medicinesfor fever,but the ershave quitthepartyandjoined in the 2022 Assemblypolls, the TMC, said: “Don’t oppose every- need to ensurethatitis"excel- nies in placing orders force- aspurtinconstruction demand. familyspent the nightatthe hos- the Akali Dal. “I kept saying the BJPwillformagovernmentonits thing just for the sakeofopposi- lent". However, Ramaswamy ment procurement in various The Indian Express replies: Sandeep, 28, recentlyset up a pital compound. "Wecouldn't leadership wasnot giving the owninthe state." tion.” says,for him that is the motiva- government projects. Cement The reportquotedthe pur- Wi-Fidevice withreachinakilo- have broughther again fast if right feedbacktothe high com- Across Kolkata, BJP leaders tion.Hecitestheexampleof serv- companies in the state under chase order figures displayed metre'sradius,andoffersAadhaar needed,especiallyatnight,"Deva mand.At timesIevenhadheated TMC, BJP spar paid tributetoNetaji, and several ices likeSpotify and Dropbox, the AndhraPradesh Cement in the ‘YSR Nirman’ portal. registration services as well as says.Kawalguttaisyet to get argumentswith them. Finally, planes,but whynomemorial for eventswereorganisedinthe dis- whichsucceededinsegments Manufacturers Association (AP It alsomentionsthe gov- spaceforchildrento attendonline power, andDevaand others use whenonOctober13,atameeting Netaji?... If youdid notwant to trictstoo. wheretherewasnodearthof free CMA) supplytoall govern- ernment purchases cement at classes.HespentRs12,000forthe their solar-poweredlights spar- with farmersinDelhi, the Union consult me, youcouldhavecon- Banerjee also raisedthe de- options, and hopes that Neeva ment departmentsatRs225 Rs 225 per 50 kg bag, whichis device,but businesshas been ingly."If theymalfunction, we ministersdidnotturnupbutsent sulted SugataBose (Netaji's mand forfour capitals in the mayalso forcetheir competitors per 50 kg bag, muchlower lowerthan the marketprice; good. "I also help villagers from can't getthem fixed, we have to the Secretary, Agriculture, Ide- grand-nephew, chairman of the country. ShesaidKolkatawasthe to cut backonads. "... Youcan't than the market price. To en- and thatpurchase orders are theothersideof Chintavaagu,"he waitmonthsfordistrictofficials," cidedtoresign,"Kangsays,adding Netaji Research Bureauand afor- capitalofIndiaunder the British. nowsay,I'mgoingtoshowapage suretransparent and assured givenbasedonmarketshare says. he says. that even afterthat, all that the merTrinamoolMP).Ifyouraction “I believe that India must have full of ads...Users aregoing to go supply, the government has of the companies and their It wasthe plight of his neigh- Collector Agrawalsaysthey NDAgovernmentdidinitiallywas is wrong, we will give areaction.” four rotating capitals… Why forapaidoption, because too designed‘YSR-Nirman’, acen- ability to supplyontime.It bour Guddu, 17,who studiesin hope to startthe Rs 15 croreproj- hold virtual meetings of Union PrimeMinisterModi,whoad- should Delhi decide all things? muchistoo much.” tralisedonline portalfor allce- onlyraisesthe question of con- Class 11 at aboarding school in ect to build thebridgeover ministers to "explain" the farm dressedBanerjeeas“behen”(sis- We shouldhavefourdifferent Ramswamyadds, “Wefeel ment consuming depart- flict of interestsince acom- Telanganabuthasbeenhomedue Chintavaagu by Februaryand laws."Theycompletely misread ter), saidNetaji wouldhavebeen capitals in four cornersofthe confidentthat acertain segment ments. So far, alldepartments panywhichispart-ownedby to Covid shutdowns, that gave complete it before the monsoon. the situation.” proud to see that the countryis country.” of thepopulationwillseevaluein put together have placedin- Chief MinisterYSJagan Mohan himtheidea,Sandeepsays."Heis "Whilethingsare notperfect, the AseniorleadersaidhadUnion following his footsteps. She said the Centreshould asuperiorproduct.Andespecially dented quantities of 16.64 Reddy’s familyhas bagged the verygoodatstudies,evenranked situation has improved mani- AgricultureMinisterNarendra “Ioftenwonderhow satisfied have declared Netaji’s birth an- in the current environmentof Lakh MT,ofwhich13.20 Lakh maximumorder during the firstinthe school in the 10th fold," he says,adding,"Once we SinghTomarheldtalkswithfarm- Netajiwouldhave beento seethe niversaryanational holidayand worry, about howlarge andhow MT has been supplied.APCMA year. boards. But he would have to cy- cross the river, other villages will ersbackwhentheywereprotest- changes in the countrytoday, the built amemorial forhim. “I influential the tech companies allocates cement suppliers on TheIndianExpress hadalso cle30-oddkmto Cherlaandhang alsobenefit." ing in the state, the latter may NewIndia that is taking shape. protestagainstthe Centre'sdeci- are, we feel we canget enough apro-ratabasis, as per theirin- contactedMGoutham Reddy, his phone from atreetojustget have settledforamendments.“At Howwouldhehavefelt had he sion nottodeclare Netaji's birth peoplewhosay‘Ijustwantasim- stalledand operating supply AndhraPradesh Industries networkfor classes... Ihavewrit- Punjab BJP thattime,theywereonlyworried seenhiscountryself-reliantinthe anniversaryasanationalholi- plealternative,aservicethatIuse, capacities. If supplies arede- Ministerand MRavinder tentothe districtadministration suicidehad reached30, Ieven about the MSP," the leader says. mostadvancedtechnologies? day… Youcan name anyportaf- thatIpay’.Andthat'sit,there'sno layedbyacompany, theyare Reddy,Director,Bharathi (for Internetconnectivity), but wrotetoPrimeMinisterNarendra Whatisaddingto thedisquiet Howwould he have felt to see terSyamaPrasadMookerjee...we moreworryaboutdata,there'sno allocated to well-performing Cement, and Vice-President, therehas been no help." Modithat if the Agriculture in the stateBJP arethe forthcom- Indians rightatthe topinthe have no objection. But Igot Rajiv moreworryaboutwhatelseisgo- suppliers. Companies take up APCMA,and accuratelyre- Guddu wantstobecome a Ministerisnot ableto solve theis- ing municipal council polls, world’s largest companies?” Gandhitoname Kolkataairport ing on.” these supplies as asocial cause portedtheir statements. doctor."All of us have lost family sue, the PM should take the mat- scheduledfor February15. A “Today,Indianforceshave ad- afterNetajiSubhas Chandra FULLREPORTSON: members to diseasesthatcould terinhis ownhands.” source said notmanyBJP leaders vancedaircraftliketheRafaleand Bose,” she said. www.indianexpress.com
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Tur prices REMEMBERING THE FREEDOM STRUGGLE LEGACY Centre caps fund assistance for up, govt procurement Statetolaunchjailtourismat Pune Metro extension, state to be slack YerawadaprisononR-Day will now need to spend more PARTHASARATHI with threenew elevatedstations BISWAS SANDEEPASHAR The Centreand the at Chinchwad, Akurdi and Nigdi. PUNE,JANUARY23 Goswami’s support’ MUMBAI,JANUARY23 stateare already at odds Italsoinvolvesdevelopmentof in- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE On the issueofnews anchor ter-nodalintegration,apedestrian GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT NAGPUR,PUNE,JANUARY23 Arnab Goswami’s Whatsapp THE MAHARASHTRA govern- over the relocationof bridgeand anew parking facility, of tur is likelytoevoke poor re- chat, Deshmukh said the Centre ment will have to approveafresh the Mumbai Metro among other amenities. sponse from farmers as whole- THE MAHARASHTRA govern- should disclose howGoswami aproposal forextending an ex- Line 3(Colaba-Bandra- Following the Centre’s com- sale pricesinmostmandis in ment is starting “jailtourism” in receivedinformation three days isting MetrocorridorinPune, munication,sourcessaidMMRCL Maharashtraare almosttouch- the state, beginning with Pune’s prior to theBalakot strike. twoyears afteritwas cleared,as Seepz) from Aareyto hasrevisedthefundingmodelfor ing the government declared 150-year-old Yerawada jail in the “The BJP had agitated in his the Union government has said Kanjurmarg the project,and proposedanen- minimum supportprice (MSP) firstphase, from Republic Dayon supportonthe streetswhen we it would notbeable to con- hancedallocationfromthestate’s of Rs 6,000 perquintal. January26. had arrested him (inTRP case). tributemorethan 10 percent of budget to it. On accountofthe re- Therefore,farmersprefertoof- Addressingapressconference Nowitshouldalsoanswerhowhe the project cost. thenodalagency forthe project - vision of the model, afresh nod fload their produce in open mar- inNagpuronSaturday, stateHome wasprivyto thesensitive military According to sources, the -had submittedthe proposal to willsoonbesoughtfromthestate ketsthan at the government pro- MinisterAnilDeshmukhsaid,“The operation in advance, something fresh approval is necessaryon theUnionministryforitsapproval. Cabinet, sources added. curement centers. Lowerthan famous Yerawada jail has cells whichonlythe Prime Minister, account of the changes in the Afteraseries of communica- The PuneMetro project was expected yields and the decision wheremanystalwarts of the Anil Deshmukh said the government will eventuallyextend defence minister, home minister proposedfunding arrangement tions,the Centre, last October, firstapproved in 2016.In2020- of small and medium farmersto Indianfreedomstrugglewere im- similar facilities to otherjails in Nashik and Thane. File and defence forces’ chiefsare in between the Centreand the wrotetothe agency,making it 21,FinanceMinister Ajit Pawar, holdonto theirproducehave kept prisoned. Theyinclude Mahatma the knowof,” he added.The min- statefor the project. clear thatthe financial assistance who hails from Pune, had ear- the tur pricesup, said Yogesh Gandhi, Lokmanya Tilak,Pandit istersaid, “Weare seeking legal The previous BJP-ledgovern- in theform of grantstothe new markedRs1,657crore forvari- Thorat, managing director of the Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, dardoperatingprocedure(SOP) cardsordocumentslikePANcards, adviceif itinvolvedviolationof the ment in the state had in February project will be limitedto10per ous Metroworks in the city,but MahaFPC. Sarojini Naidu and Motilal Nehru has been laid down forthe initia- Aadhaar cards forverification be- Official Secrets Act, 1923,tosee 2019 granted ago-ahead to aRs cent of the construction cost. spendcurbs put in place in view Ahead of the harvestingsea- amongothers.Italsohasatreebe- tive.According to theSOP,stu- fore entering the prison. Tourists whether we cangoahead with 1,100-crore4.4-kmlongextension Besides the cap, the Centrehas of the Covid-19pandemic have son, the spectreofabumper crop lowwhichthe PoonaPact was dentsand teachers of schools, col- wouldnotbeallowedto carrytheir further action in the matter.” to theongoingPimpriChinchwad also sought some revisions in the hit the fund flow. had brought down the prices be- signedbyMahatma Gandhi and leges and universities, members cell phones, cameras and food On the Centregivingits own to Swargate Metroroute. project’s designtoreduce the TheCentre andthestateare al- lowthe MSP.Ex-dal mill prices of Babasaheb Ambedkar.Similarly, of educational institutesand reg- items inside the prison. securitytoOppositionleadersafter TheCentre,whichholds50per overall costs. ready at oddsoverthe relocation the lentil in Latur -the country’s this is the jail where(revolution- isteredsocial organisations areel- Thegovernmenthasaskedthe the statewithdrew it, Deshmukh cent equity in the original Metro Theplanisto extendtheMetro of the Mumbai MetroLine 3 biggestturmarket-wasRs5,700- aries) the Chaphekar brothers igible to visit thejails as tourists. prison department to appoint of- said: “Thereisastate-levelcom- corridor,has conveyed thatit routefromthePimpriChinchwad (Colaba-Bandra-Seepz) from 5,800per quintal, withfurther were hangedto death.Alsoto hang Jail superintendentsand superior ficers or personnel as tourist mittee thattakesstock of thesitu- won’tbeinapositiontocontribute municipal headquarters to Nigdi, AareytoKanjurmarg. correction of prices notbeing herewereSukha andJinda,killers officers in the prison department guides. At least one jail officer and ationonthe basis of threat pre- morethan 10 per cent of the pro- ruledout as thearrivals start. of GeneralVKVaidyaand will grant permission to thosevis- threeguardsshouldbeappointed scription. If the Centrehas given ject’s construction cost. Also the Centre’s decisionto (Pakistani terrorist) Ajmal Kasab. iting the jails as tourists. to keep awatch on the tourists. security to leaders likeChandra- OnOctober5,2020,theUnion allowimports till December end Thestategovernmenthasdecided Those who wish to visit the Tourists would notbeal- kant Patil and NarayanRane, it’s MinistryofHousing and Urban hadpusheddownsentimentsjust to startjailtourismfromYerawada jailsastouristsshouldsubmittheir lowedtointeract with anyjail in- actually amendinginthejurisdic- PovertyAlleviation,hadcitedpro- before the harvestseason. Kharif jailonJanuary26withtheviewto applications to the jail superin- mates or prisoners. Staff, ap- tion of the stategovernment and visions of theCentre’snewMetro farmers have planted turover47 letpeople see the place.” tendentsseven days prior to their pointed by the jail officials, will they shouldn’t have done it.” policyto capthepermissiblegrant lakh hectares with Maharashtra “Maharashtraisthe firststate visit whichwould be allowedbe- take photographs and videos of Asked when an FIR would be to thenew project to 10 per cent reporting little over 12 lakh in thecountrytodoso,”he added. tweennoon and3pm. The dateof the touristsonlyatthe historic lodged in theBhandarahospital of thetotal construction cost. hectares of acreage. Deshmukhalsosaid, “It will visit will be decidedbythe jail su- places wherevisitswould be al- fire case, Deshmukh said, “It will In February2019, then However, asteady rallyhas also beusefulfor researchers and perintendents. Also,amaximum lowed. Photographs and videos be decidedonthe basis of foren- DevendraFadnavis-ledregime beennoticedintheprices,mostly students of history.” Chief of 50personswouldbeallowedto would beprovidedto the tourists sic reportthe government is hadapprovedthe4.4-kmlongex- from the startofJanuarywhich MinisterUddhav Thackeray will go insidejail on aday fortourism. free of cost. Boards giving infor- scheduledtoget today.” tension. Following this, the state- traders and farmers attributeto inauguratethe facility.Deputy Charges, to be takenfrom mation about the historic spots Refuting the BJP’s allegation run Maharashtra MetroRail crop loss duetounseasonal rains. Chief MinisterAjit Pawarwillalso touristsforvisitingthejails,would inside the jails would be dis- that therape complaint against Corporation Limited (MMRCL) -- Peracreyieldof thecrop,whichis attend the event. Deshmukh said be decidedindue course of time. played forthe tourists. senior NCPleader and Cabinet normallyintherangeof6-7quin- Maharashtra has 45 jails, and the Tillthen,touristswouldbeallowed The oldestexisting prison in MinisterDhananjay Munde was tal, has nowdippedto3-4 quin- government will eventuallyex- to enter theprisons free of cost. the stateisByculla District Prison, withdrawnunder duress, tals, whichisthe main reason for tend similar facilities to other jails During the jail visit, organisations whichwas builtin1840. Firstof Deshmukh said, “The com- the price rally. Thorat, whose or- in Nashik and Thaneaswell. should submitalistwith the the Central Prisons were Nagpur plainanthasgivenanaffidavitthat ganisationhas decidedtobuy tur As per agovernment notifica- names of itsstudents, teachers or and Yerwada, whichstarted in shehadfiledthecomplaintunder across 300procurement centers, tion, issuedonSaturdayby membersonits letterhead to the 1864 and 1866,respectively. political pressure. She wasforced saidthepricerisehasledtomany Additional Director Generalof prison officials. Also, the tourists to filethecomplaintby somepeo- farmers holding on to their crops. Prisons Sunil Ramanand, astan- will have to carrytheiridentity ‘BJP had agitated in ple forpolitical reasons.” The National Cooperative AgriculturalMarketingFederation (Nafed), Thorat said, had an- nouncedits procurement plan well lateinDecember justasthe arrivals startedinthe state. “This announcementandquickstartto farmerenrollment put brakes on the urgencyonpart of the farm- ers, especiallythe small and mediumones,to offloadtheirpro- duce,”headded.Farmers,hesaid, arenow holding on to theirpro- duce in the hope of better prices. “Thishasputsupply sidepressure on the marketsand the prices are expected to go up,” he said. Government procurement, Thoratsaid,hasstartedonJanuary 20butveryfewfarmersmightac- tuallysellthere.Thestatehasseen registration of around 1.04 lakh farmers in the centers but the ac- tualprocurement would be less. “Theannouncement and surety of governmentprocurement has REMEMBERING NETAJI helpedboostthe farmers’ confi- dencewhowouldnowholdonto At arangoli competitionorganisedbyRashtriyaKala Manch theirproduce tillthe prices are at Bhave School in Pune, Saturday. PavanKhengre right in open market,” he added. AAP slamsSena over ‘outright corruption in BMC’
rightcorruption in the BMC, but the town planning department, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE it actuallyputsusall at risk,inthe but waspostedatthe airporton MUMBAI,JANUARY23 middleofthe pandemic.Wede- Covid-19duty. mand ahigh-levelprobe and AAP demanded THE AAM Aadmi Party(AAP) resignations of all the officers that details of all inter- slammed theShivSena-ruled concerned", said AAP Mumbai national passengers Brihanmumbai Municipal prabhari Preeti Sharma Menon. who were exempted Corporation (BMC) afterits On January16, BMC filedan from the quarantine stafferwas caught forissuing FIR againstsub-engineer Dinesh be checked. “Even a fake letters on private hospital Gawande at Sahar police station. pandemic didn't deter letterheads to international pas- He wastoscrutinise passengers corruption. It proves sengers landing in the city,for arriving from the UK, Europe, the BMC is acesspool exemption from institutional Middle East and SouthAfrica. of corruption and quarantine. Officials said Gawande allegedly clearly thestaffer "Weare shockedand terri- chargedtwo passengers could nothaveactedof fied at the extent of rotinthe ad- Rs10,000 forletters from apri- his ownaccord,” ministration.Not onlyisthisout- vate hospital. Gawande is with addedSharmaMenon.
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INNUMBERS PunePolicegive 12 permissionfor The number of Covid- 19 deaths reportedin Pune on Saturday. 9,008 ElgaarParishad The toll so farinthe district. eventonJan30 482 The number of fresh Covid-19cases EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Last month, the police reportedonSaturday. PUNE,JANUARY23 had deniedpermission PUNE CITYPoliceonSaturday to organise the event 3,75,786 granted permission forthe on December 31,citing The total positive cases Elgaar Parishadevent being or- so farinthe district. ganisedinthe city on January30. the pandemic and law Lastmonth, thepolicehad and order reasons denied permission to organise the event on December 31,citing India turned Covid-19pandemic and lawand will be among the keyspeakers order reasons. Activists had then at the event. pandemic’s decidedtohold the Elgaar ‘BhimaKoregaon Shourya Parishad event on January30, Din Prerna Abhiyan’ had organ- challenge into whichisthe birth anniversaryof isedthe controversial Elgaar Rohith Vemula, aDalit research Parishad at Shaniwar Wada in scholar of University of Pune on December 31,2017, opportunity, Hyderabad who had diedbysui- ahead of the 200th commemo- cide in 2016. ration of the Battle of Bhima says Javadekar Retired High CourtjudgeBG Koregaon. Next day, on January Kolse Patil had appliedfor 1, 2018,violence wasreported police permission forholding from Koregaon Bhima, in which EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE the January30event at the one person waskilledand sev- PUNE,JANUARY23 REMEMBERING SENA SUPREMO Ganesh Kala Krida Manch near eral othersinjured. Swargate. PunePolice hasclaimedthat UNION MINISTER Prakash ArtistSuresh Raut makes asculptureofShivSena founderBalasaheb Thackeray on his birth anniversaryatBal GandharvaRangMandir on Saturday. Ashish Kale “Wehavegranted permis- Elgaar Parishadwas organisedas Javadekar on Saturdaysaid India sionfor the event. But due to per the strategy of thebanned has become aglobal leader in Covid-19situation, 200persons CPI-Maoist. Police also claimed vaccine manufacturingand suc- will be allowedtobepresent for that “provocative”speeches at cessfullyturnedthe pandemic’s the event,” said Senior Police the conference and during its challengeintoanopportunity. Number of studies underway to decidesuitable model Inspector Balasaheb Kopnar of campaign were among factors Theministersaidover 15 lakh Swargate police station. that aggravatedthe violence at healthcareworkers have been in- As per the pamphletreleased Koregaon Bhima. oculatedinthe firstweekofthe for joint theatre commands, says Army Commander by the event organiser,‘Bhima Police have arrested event or- vaccine rollout. “Lastyear started Koregaon Shourya Din Prerna ganiser Sudhir Dawale, artists of with coronavirus, this year started Abhiyan’, author Arundhati Roy, Kabir Kala Manchalong with with the vaccine. India has be- Referring to thereviewoftri- in dialogue with the Integrated former IAS officer Kannan severalactivists,including Sudha comeaglobal leader in vaccine SUSHANTKULKARNI services Amphibious Task Force Headquarters of MoD and Gopinathan, who resignedfrom Bharadwaj,GautamNavlakha, manufacturing and has success- PUNE,JANUARY23 he conducted recently, Lt Gen Defence Estatestomeetthe aspi- theservices in protest againstab- Varavara Raoand Stan Swamy fully converted the challengeof Mohanty said,“Very recently I rations of the cantonments.” rogation of Article 370, and fortheir alleged link withthe theCovid-19outbreakintoanop- THE SOUTHERN Army have witnessedanimportant tri- Speaking on the Army’s re- Rohith’s brother Raja Vemula CPI-Maoistinthis case. portunity.Today, wherever Igo Commander,Lieutenant General service exercise and Iampleased sponse to the Covid-19pan- across the worldand sayIam CP Mohanty,said on Saturday to inform youthat the levelofin- demic, Lt Gen Mohanty said, from Pune, theysay Poonawalla that anumberofstudies were tegration has been of extremely “Key challenges before us during vaccine,” Javadekar said. underwaytodecide asuitable high order.Thereisstill more pandemic have been to keep The ministerwas attending model forIndian Armedforces neededtowards thatend and we ourselvessafeand simultane- the renaming ceremonyof towardssetting up the joint the- areworking together.” ouslyprovide aid wherever CampEducation Society’s high atrecommand structures.He He added, “Our maritime neededmay that be civil admin- school and junior collegewhere also highlighted the needtoen- and amphibious capabilities istration or thepopulacearound he congratulated the chairman hance amphibious operational needtobedeveloped. We arean us.Priority wastokeep our force of vaccine manufacturer Serum capabilities of Armedforces. emerging powerand aregional safesoifthereisany crisis at the InstituteofIndia, Dr Cyrus Lt Gen Mohanty,who is soon power. Iamsurethat there border we would be ready to Poonawalla, who waspresent on slated to move as Vice Chief of would be always requirements fight it out. Manyquarantine the occasion.Hetermedthe in- the ArmyStaff,was interacting Lieutenant General CP Mohanty interactswith the media at foramphibious operations.” facilitieswerebuilt by us. As far digenous making of Covid-19 with the media at the Southern CommandHeadquarters Saturday. PavanKhengre Speaking about the emerg- as the Armyisconcerned, we vaccines the realisation of Prime Headquarters of the Southern ing threats, Lt Gen Mohanty said, have prioritisedour vaccination Firefighters dousethe flamesatthe Ramtekdi garbage- MinisterNarendra Modi’s Command in Pune.Whenasked “Weare continuouslyanalysing drive.Wehavestarted vaccinat- processing plantinHadapsar on Saturday. PavanKhengre Atmanirbhar Bharat mission. howthe role of Southern mannedbyall thethree services. things getapproved by the the emerging threats and the ing our unsung heroes and hero- The school and junior college Command will transform as Therewould be integration from government,theywould be newtechnologies to ensurethat ines —our health workers — wasrenamedafter Dr Armedforces move towardsthe- the beginning, right from the executed in aphased manner.” we areafutureready force. The acrossmilitary hospitals.Till Poonawalla who donated Rs 6 aterisationorsettingupjoint processofplanning and training Lt Gen Mohanty added, “As conventional, non-conventional date,around 6,000 have been Fire at garbage depot near croretothe institute. theatrecommand structures, he to theexecution of the opera- farasSouthern Command is and emerging threatsare being vaccinated.Wewill proceedas “Our neweducation policy said, “The Chief of ArmyStaff has tions. As we look at themanner concerned, we arealsoworking monitored continuously and per priority.” MIDC area, no casualties lays agreat emphasis on re- spoken in great details about the in whichitisgoing to happen, towardsintegration withour sis- protections measures arebeing The ArmyCommander also search.Earlier,Pune University joint theatre commands. Right thereare anumber of models terservices of the Navy and Air constantlyevolved.” said,“We have also carriedout around 8pm. Amassive fire was andNCL both were in thesame nowwefight our battlesindif- whichare available all over the Force. We have alarge number On therevenue deficitinthe with our partners the refurbish- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE reportedatRamtekdi garbage- vicinity but worked without ferent domains and the triser- world. We arestudying various of establishmentsofall the three cantonment boards, the General ing of the National War PUNE,JANUARY23 processing plant in Hadapsar. collaboration. Thankstothe vices coordinateresources when models.The best model that is services and towardsthatend officer said, “I am already in Memorialand the museum. This The cause of the fire is yettobe newpolicychanges,research required.But the momentjoint mostsuited forthe Indian we have achievedalot of joint- touchwith the senior hierarchy. would be inaugurated soon and AGARBAGEdepotnear the ascertained. and academics work together. theatrecommands come into Armedforces will be adoptedin nessbetween the threeservices We have bid forthe funds. The willbereopened to the public in MaharashtraIndustrial PMC Fire ChiefPrashant That’s wherereal innovation picture, we would be ab initio in- due course of time. Towardsthat and we areworkingtogether to- pandemic has had itseffect as far anew avatar. Iamsureitwill Development Corporation Ranpise said suchfires take will emerge,” the Union minis- tegrated underone singlehead- end,thereare anumber of stud- wardsachievementofour goal as revenue generations arecon- continue to inspirethe youth to (MIDC) area on Pune-Solapur longer to be extinguisheddue to tersaid. quarters, whichwould be ies whichare underway. As the of joint theatrecommands.” cerned. It will take us time. Iam join the Armedforces.” road caught fire on Saturday the presence of inflammable night. Officials said the Ramwadi materials and gases at garbage area wasengulfed in smokeas depots.“Thecallwas received the fire ragedonfor hours, even five minutes pasteightand we Bank staff held for as 11 fire tenders from the Pune rushed11firetenders to thespot. Municipal Corporation (PMC) Even afterone-and-a-half hours were pressedintoservice. Police of effortsbyour team, the fire ‘stealing Rs 40 lakh said no casualties were reported wasstill raging at 9:40 pm. Such till Saturdaynight. firesare difficult to douse and As per the PMC fire officials, createagreat amount of smoke local residentshad contacted due to the burnable material. It gold ornaments’ Members of the Pune unit of them afternoticing smokeem- maytakemuchlonger before it is the Congress protestagainst anating from the garbagedepot fullydoused,” said Ranpise. bank and wasinpossession of RepublicTVeditor-in-chief EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE the gold ornamentsmortgaged Arnab Goswami over his PUNE,JANUARY23 by customers. purportedWhatsApp chats She stole 994.607grams of that theparty alleged State govt ‘stays’PCMC PUNE POLICE have arrested a gold ornamentsfromthe bank amounted to breachof 24-year-old woman employed forpersonal gains,the police re- nationalsecurity and circular on TDR, FSI at HDFC bank on Apte Road in lease stated. violationofthe Official Deccan area of the city,and her Following acomplaint by SecretsAct,1923. Senior ministration, raising an objec- brother-in-law, forallegedly bankofficials, ateam of senior party leader Mohan Joshi EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE tion regarding the prioritylist committing theftofgold Police Inspector Murlidhar ledthe protestnear PUNE, JANUARY23 decidedbythe PCMC. ornamentsworth Rs 40.63 lakh. Karpe, Police Inspector Sanjay BalgandharvaRangmandir “I had arguedthat the circu- The primaryaccusedhas Mogale, Assistant Police on Saturday. Ashish Kale THE STATEgovernment on lar wasillegalbecause the state been identifiedasKiran Devidas Inspectors Shilpa Lambeand Friday“stayed” acircular issued government had publishedthe Dhotre, aresident of Wadarwadi, Babasaheb Zarekar and Sub- by theBJP-ruledPimpri- draftregulation of the Unified Model Colony. Inspector Kishor Shinde began Chinchwad civic administration Development Control Rules and As per apress release issued investigating the case. in connection with the Unified Promotion Regulation in 2017 by the Pune Police on Saturday, The accusedwoman wasar- Creative change &content mostexciting Development Control Rules and and invited suggestions and ob- Atul Ghavare (44), the gold loan rested andfurther probere- Promotion Regulations (UDCPR). jections. Subsequently, public area operationmanager at the vealedthat she had kept the BJP CorporatorSeema Savale, hearings were held. Afterfollow- bank,lodged aFirstInformation stolenornamentsather brother- transformation in film industry: Aamir who had objected to the civiccir- ing the due process, the govern- Report(FIR) in this case at in-lawDeepak Dashrath cular when it wasissuedon ment had notifiedthe regula- Deccan police station. Dhawale’s residence, who had duringthe 70sand 80s in cin- Asked about his process to December 23, welcomedthe tions in the gazette. When this Astatement issuedbyHDFC managed to sell some of the or- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ema. “Technically, alot of change choose afilm, Khan said it comes government’smoveinthis re- processhad already takenplace, bank read,“During aregular in- namentstoajeweller.Bothac- PUNE,JANUARY23 has come intofilmmaking be- from his instinct whichhas been gard. the PCMC had no right to decide ternal audit, we detected the cusedwereproducedbeforea sidesopening of multiplexes, honedoverthe years. Admitting In agazettenotification, the the priority listofTDR and pre- loss of three gold packets from local courtonSaturday. BOLLYWOOD ACTORAamir mediums likeOTT platforms.But that making films commercially stategovernment had laid out mium FSI... We did notthink it one of our branches in Pune. We Senior Police Inspector Khan deliveredaspeechatthe what excites me is the diversity viable is important to him too, he the UDCPR on December 3. wasappropriatetodosoand immediatelyconducted an in- Murlidhar Karpe said, “Wehave GoldenJubileelectureseries of in the kind of stories that are said his primaryresponsibility is Subsequently, the Pimpri- hence, had raisedanobjection to ternal investigation and also recovered770 gram of stolen Symbiosis International coming in the mainstream to give people agoodtime while Chinchwad Municipal it,” she said. filedapolice complaint. We are gold ornaments, in addition to University on YouTubeon whichwas notthe case earlier,” watching his films. Corporation (PCMC) had de- On Saturday, PCMC extendingcomplete coopera- cash amounting Rs 8lakh that Saturday evening. Aamir Khan delivers his he added. Khan, who is one of the cidedthe prioritylistfor transfer Commissioner ShravanHardikar tion to the authorities in their in- the duo got by selling some of “The creative changeand speech Stating that onlycreative mostpopular actors in countries of development rights(TDR)and told The SundayExpress,“The vestigation.” the stolen gold ornaments. content has been the mostexcit- people can touchpeople’sheart likeChina and has openedthe premiumfloor space index(FSI). governmenthas asked us to get Police said that the thefttook The courthas remandedthe ing transformation in the film in- by bringing hope in their lives, territoryfor manyother Indian Savale, aformer civic standing aclarification, rather than decid- place between January8and twoaccusedtopolice custody dustryoverthe lastfew decades film industryinthe early 80s, the actor said notonlycinema films, credited the success to the committee chairperson, said she ing the priority listatour end. January11. The woman worked tillJanuary27for furtherinves- forme,” said the actor. Khan said he wasn’t happywith but different sorts of arts have an audience in the neighbouring had written alettertothe state Therefore, we will seek clarifica- at the gold loan section of the tigation.” Recalling his entryintothe the content whichwas popular impact on young minds. country. government and the PCMC ad- tion from the government.”
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STUDY BY PROJECT39A FIRST STATUE OF SHIV SENA FOUNDERINMUMBAI ‘65%death penalties by ModidisrespectsTN,controls Uddhav unveilsBal Thackeray’s statue on 95th birth anniversary trial courts linked to sexual Maharaj VastuSangrahalaya and stategovt:Rahulpollpushbegins EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE NationalGalleryofModernArton MUMBAI,JANUARY23 MGRoad.Itisthefirststatueof the crimes... highest in 5years’ Senafounderinthecity. Balasaheb Chinniyampalayam,hereminded CHIEF MINISTERUddhav diedonNovember 17,2012. volvedcrimes of sexual violence. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE the crowdthat theyhad aloving Thackeray on Saturday unveiled calledtheunveilinga"memo- APURVAVISHWANATH As of December 31,2020, CHENNAI,JANUARY23 relationshipwithhisgrandmother the statue of ShivSena founder rable moment"ofhis lifeand NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 therewere404 prisoners on the and father.“Youhavegiven me so Balasaheb Thackeray on his 95th stated he washappythat leaders death row, 26 morethan the pre- MONTHSAHEADof theAssembly muchloveforwhichIamcommit- birth anniversary, with the open- fromallpartieshadcometogether CORRESPONDINGTOthe leg- vious year.The percentageof polls and aweek afterhis visit to tedtoyou... That’s what made me inglineofhis speeches, 'Jamlelya forthe programme. "This is a islative expansion of death deathsentencesinsexual crimes Madurai forPongal celebrations comeherenow.Iwantto helpyou majhya tamam Hindu bandha- memorable moment in my life. penalty forsexual crimes against has been steadilyincreasing and aJallikattu event, former once again to build Tamil Nadu,” vano, bhaginino ani matano (All Everyone knows that the Shiv women, morethan 65 per cent from 2016 as sexual crimes Congress president Rahul Gandhi he said. my Hindu brothers, sisters and Senasupremo wasagreat leader of all death sentencesimposed againstwomen andchildren has on Saturdaylaunchedwhat may TheCongressleadersaid,“Ican mothersgatheredhere)'inscribed of our countryand his thoughts by trialcourtswerelinked to driventhe national discourse on be his longest campaigninTamil seeTamilNadu is Indiaand India on itsbase. willcontinueto guideusinfuture. suchcases in 2020,the annual deathpenalty. Nadu with aroadshow in isTamilNaduunlikeModi-ji,who Thackeray familymembers Throughout his career,hehad study in death penalty in India In 2018,the Centrebrought Coimbatore. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in CoimbatoreonSaturday. PTI says TamilNaduispartofIndiabut andseniorleadersfromallparties closetieswithmanypoliticallead- by Project 39A--acriminal laws in an amendment to the In his speeches, Gandhi was India is notTamil Nadu. Narendra were presentatthe inauguration ers.Iamhappythatseniorleaders advocacy group with the Prevention of ChildrenFrom seenlargely targetingtheBJPgov- Modi disrespectsTamil Nadu. We The statue, measuring nine feet, of all political parties came to- National LawUniversity in Delhi Sexual OffencesAct 2012,intro- ernmentattheCentreratherthan canfrightenanybody. Hedoesnot pleinTirupur.Hewillalsovisitme- will neverallow disrespect to- wasunveiledatthe busy round- gether,keeping aside political dif- —has found. ducing stringent mandatory theruling AIADMK in the state. understandthatjustbecauseheis morials of regional, community wardsTamil people,” he said. aboutbetweenChhatrapatiShivaji ferences," said Uddhav. Since 2016,the shareofsex- minimum punishmentsand The Congress leader’s three- forsaledoesnotmeanTamilNadu leaders of the Kongu belt suchas During his ual crimes in the listofcrimesfor the death penalty forpenetra- dayvisitwillcoverimportantpor- is forsale,” he said. Asserting that DheeranChinnamalaiwhofought longinteraction whichtrial courtsare imposing tive sexualassault on children tions of the westernTamil Nadu Nagpur--areferencetothe RSS the British. withdifferent death penalty has been steadily under the ageof12. Similarly, districts, including Coimbatore, headquarters--cannotdecidethe AftermeetingsinCoimbatore, groups, includ- increasing. From 17.6 per cent in following the gangrape and Tirupur and Karur. futureofTamil Nadu, Gandhi said Gandhistoppedhisconvoy fortea ing MSME rep- 2016,itjumpedto37.27 per cent murderofa26-year old veteri- “You have agovernment in the Tamil peoplewill decidethe at anordinarycafeatAvinashibe- resentatives in 2017,41.1per centin2018and narydoctor in Hyderabad in Tamil Nadu that is compromised. state’s future. fore starting hiscampaignin and labourers, 53.39 per cent in 2019. November 2019,the statelegis- NarendraModi uses agencies like Other than brief public Tirupur. hecriticisedthe ReleasedonJanuary20, the latureofAndhra Pradesh CBI and Enforcement Directorate speeches en route, Gandhi’s cam- While Coimbatorealso wit- GSTsystem report found that though the amendedthe Indian Penal Code forthis,” Gandhi said, adding that paign plan, titledas“Rahulin nessedaroadshowbyChief andhowindus- number of death sentences to introduce the death penalty Modicannotcontrolthepeopleof Tamizh Vanakkam”,ispacked Minister and AIADMKleader tries had been went down to 77 in 2020 from forrape in the state. Tamil Nadu even if the govern- with anumber of interactions,in- Edappadi KPalaniswami on affected by the 102sentencesinthe previous FULL REPORT ON ment of Tamil Nadu is under his cluding withrepresentativesof Saturday, Gandhiinvokedmemo- taxpolicy and year,50ofthe 77 sentencesin- www.indianexpress.com control.“Narendra Modifeelsthat MSMEsinCoimbatore andindus- riesof hisfamily withTamilNadu. demonetisa- he can buy anybody.Hethinkshe trial and other working class peo- Addressing agatheringat tion.
Anothercross-border tunnel MAN BOOKED FOR ‘NAMAZ’ IN UP TEMPLE found in J&K, second in 10 days AllahabadHCgrantsanticipatory bail: nition in June 2020 and foiledan ARUNSHARMA infiltrationbidinNovember2019. JAMMU,JANUARY23 The use of cross-border tun- ‘Arrest should be last option for police’ nels to infiltrate intoJammu and THE BSF Saturday detected yet Kashmir is acommonphenome- tory bailbythe High Courtinanorder “Courtshaverepeatedly held that another cross-border tunnel non. AccordingtoBSF,ten cross- ASADREHMAN passedonTuesday. Faisal Khan was arrest should be thelastoption forthe near the InternationalBorder in bordertunnels have been de- LUCKNOW,JANUARY23 granted bail on December 18. police and it should be restricted to Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua tectedinJammuregioninthelast During Tuesday’s hearing,Ali those exceptionalcases wherearrest- district. This wasthe second tun- six months—four of them in GRANTINGANTICIPATORYbail to an Qambar Zaidi, the counsel for ingthe accusedisimperative or his cus- nelfound in Kathua district in Samba and Kathua districts. accused in acase filedfor “hurtingreli- Mohammed,hadsubmittedthat“only todial interrogation is required,” the the last10days. The previous tunnelwas gious sentiments”, the Allahabad High on the basis of photographs whichwent judgesaid. Thelatesttunnel,accordingto foundonJanuary13.Itopenedup Courthas observed that irrational and viral, the applicantcannotbesaid to “In the case of Joginder Kumar vs. BSFofficials,isaround150mlong 20-30 minside the barbed wire indiscriminatearrests areagross viola- have theintention to disturb the com- StateofUttar PradeshAIR 1994SC 1349, and30ftdeep. Unlikepreviously fence at Bobbiyan in Kathua's tion of human rights. munal harmonyofthe society”. the apexcourthasreferredtothe third discoveredtunnels,though,ithas Hiranagarsector. On November 2, four men belong- The additional government advo- reportofthe National Police adiametersignificantlylarger InNovember,theborderforce ingto theKhudaiKhidmatgar—aDelhi- cate, appearing forthe state, opposed Commission, wherein it is mentioned than3ft. Officials said the tunnel had found atunnel in Sambadis- basedorganisation —werebooked af- the plea saying “that in viewofthe se- thatarrests by thepoliceinIndia areone openedupinsidethebarbedwire trict’s Regalareathrough which tertwo of themallegedly offerednamaz riousness of the allegations made of the chief source of corruption in the fence betweenBSF border posts four heavilyarmedJaish-e- at Nand Mahaltemple in UP’s Mathura againstthe applicant, he is notentitled police,” said the order. 14 and 15—an area oppositeto Mohammad militantshad en- district. One of them, Faisal Khan, was to grant of anticipatorybail”. “The reportsuggestedthat, by and Pakistan’s AbhiyalDograand teredthe Union Territory. They arrested from Delhi afterthe FIR was Observingthat it is unclear when large,nearly60percent of thearrests Kingre-de-Kothe outpostsin were later killedbypoliceand se- filedwhile the others had been identi- the police will arrest Mohammed, the were either unnecessaryorunjustified Shakargarh district. This is the curityforcesatBanTollPlazanear fied as Chand Mohammed, AlokRatan single-judgebenchofJustice Siddharth andthatsuchunjustifiedpolice action sameareawhereBSFshotdowna Nagrotaonthe Jammu-Srinagar and Nilesh Gupta. said, “Thereisnodefiniteperiod fixed accountedfor43.2 percent of expendi- drone carryingarms and ammu- national highway. Mohammedwas grantedanticipa- forthe police to arrest an accused...” ture of the jails,”read the order.
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Pune WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 8 EXPRESS NETWORK THE SUNDAY EXPRESS,JANUARY24,2021 Lalu flown to AIIMS TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE 15lakhvaccinatedinWeek1; NUMBER OF Delhi for treatment VACCINATIONS (JAN 23) 1,46,598 Covaxinnowin7morestates ABHISHEKANGAD RANCHI,JANUARY23 Total:15,37,190 ICMR &Health Ministrycover- RJD CHIEF Lalu Prasad wason NUMBER OF ADVERSE KAUNAINSHERIFFM ing all aspectsofimplementa- Saturdayflown to All India EVENTS AFTER NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 tion protocols,” said Dr Manohar InstituteofMedical Sciences (AI- IMMUNIZATION Agnani, Additional Secretary, IMS) Delhi for“high-levelcheck- AWEEK afteritrolledout the MinistryofHealth and Family up and treatment”. 123 world’s largest immunisation Welfare. This comesafter Lalu (72),a Total:1,643 drive against Covid-19, India on On Saturday,Agnani said that convict in fodder scam cases, Saturdaycompletedadminister- the Indian government also complainedofill health in CASES: ACTIVECASES:185,662 ing the firstdose of the vaccine completedthe two-daytraining RajendraInstituteofMedical 327 to morethan 15 lakh beneficiar- of the Immunization Sciences (RIMS) Ranchi, where DAYSSINCE 1,06,39,684 DEATHS:153,184 PANDEMIC ies in the priority groups of Programme Managers of 13 he has been undergoing BEGAN TESTS: 19,09,85,119 | RECOVERIES: 1,03,00,838 healthcareand frontline work- countries -- Bahrain, Bangladesh, treatment. ers. Bhutan, Brazil, Maldives, Jharkhand Jail IG Birendra RJD chief LaluPrasad being CASES DEATHS RECOVERIES TESTS JAN22 Atotal of 15,37,190benefici- Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Bhushan said aboardofdoctors shiftedtoAIIMS in Delhi 14,256 15217,130837,095 aries have been vaccinated Myanmar,Nepal, Oman, took stockofhis ill-health and from RajendraInstituteof through 27,776 vaccinationses- Seychelles and Sri Lanka -- using advisedthat he be shifted MedicalSciences in Ranchi, STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMCASES sions till 6pmonSaturday, the Vaccination drive in progress at Rajawadi Hospital Mumbai Indian-manufactured vaccines. to AIIMS. Saturday. PTI CASES(JAN22) TOTAL health ministrysaid. on Saturday. Deepak Joshi The Health Ministrysaid that "For ahigh-levelcheck-up Kerala 6,753 877,283 India’s crossing the 15-lakh in the last24hours, onemore and treatment at AIIMS afterrec- Maharashtra2,779 2,003,657 markinaweek afterthe rollout death has been reportedfrom ommendation of RIMS doctors, stable. Doctors said he has tested Tamil Nadu 574833,585 waslaunchedonJanuary16is beneficiaries have been hospi- cleared forrestricteduse on the Gurgaon, but the postmortem LaluPrasad has been sent fora negative forCovid-19. significantlyhigher than num- talizedafter reporting an adverse basis of onlysafetyand immuno- confirmsitisnot linked to the month. At the end of the period, RIMS Director Kameshwar STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMDEATHS bers in the firstweek across event postimmunization -- genicity data from phase1and2 vaccination. “In the last24hours, the Jail Superintendent will Yadavsaid: "Thereisasmall DEATHS(JAN21) TOTAL other countries: the US vacci- 0.0007per cent of the total vac- of thehumanclinical trials. one person aged 56 years who makehim come back. If the situ- patchofpneumonic consolida- Maharashtra5651,904 nated 5.56 lakh, 1.37 lakh were cinations. Six deaths have been Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, wasaresident of Gurugram, ation arises, he maytravel tion due to bacteria, notvirus. Kerala 19 3,612 inoculated in the UK while reportedinthe country, but the Kerala, MadhyaPradesh,Punjab Haryana has died. The Post- abroad forcheck-up subject to From the distributionofpatches, Chhattisgarh8 3,601 Russia vaccinated52,000. health ministryhas said that and West Bengalare the new mortemconfirms that Cardio- the discretion of AIIMS doctors. one can sayitisfavouring bacte- As per the official datacom- “none of these deaths have been states that will administer pulmonarydiseasewas therea- In case he cannotbeadmitted ria, notvirus. It is consistent with DataasonJanuary22,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare,IndianCouncilofMedical piledbythe Health Ministryon causallylinked withCovid-19 Covaxin from next week,the son forher deathand it wasnot immediately, Tihar jail authori- the reports.Heisonantibiotic Researchandstategovernments.Oftenthenumbersreleasedeverydaycontaindatafrompreviousdays aswell.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareonlyindicativeandnotdefinitive Saturday morning,Karnataka, vaccination”. healthministrysaid. related to vaccination,” Agnani ties arerequestedtotakecareof and showing marginal improve- AndhraPradesh, Odisha, Uttar In the secondweek,the Currently, only12stateswere said. The health ministryalso his security," said Jail IG Birendra ment." Pradesh, and Telangana reported healthministrysaid that seven using both Covaxinand Serum said that in the last24hours, one Bhushan. Laterinthe evening,PTI re- the highestcumulative vaccina- newstateswillalso usethe Institute-manufactured person, who wasvaccinated on AfterLalu hadcomplainedof portedthat Lalu wasadmitted to tions in the firstweek of immu- Bharat Biotech-ICMR vaccine -- Covishield. “Orientation of all January20, has been hospi- ill health, doctors at RIMS Ranchi AIIMS. “He has been admitted in Viva Group director Mehul nisation drive. Covaxin -- thatisbeingadminis- ProgrammeManagersofthese talisedatGovernment Hospital, had said that he had improved the coronarycareunit (CCU) of Thakur arrested by ED In thefirstweek,atotal of 11 teredina“clinical trialmode” 7Stateswas conducted todayby Guntur,Andhra Pradesh. marginallyand wascurrently thecardiothoracic centreofAI-
mandedMehulandChaturvedito DISTRIBUTESOVER 1LAKH LANDCERTIFICATES EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ED custody till January27. MUMBAI,JANUARY23 The ED told the courtthat Mehul, through his family mem- Indigenous families denied rights over land for years: PM in Assam THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate bers and relatives, ownedmore (ED) on SaturdayarrestedMehul than 25 companies. Mostofthese thelanddocuments isinlinewith Modi said. Highlighting the im- applied foritlongbackbut never Thakur,Director of Viva Group– firms arenow defunct but were ABHISHEKSAHA the promise made by the portanceof landpattas,Modisaid, got it. Thepattaestablishes my runby thefamily of VasaiMLAand usedto“divert hugefunds from GUWAHATI,JANUARY23 SarbanandaSonowal-ledgovern- “Gettinglegalpapersof theirland right over my land...” leader of Bahujan Vikas Aghadi, HDIL” in “connivance” with HDIL ment when it came to powerin fulfilsthe long demandofindige- PMModisaidthatforaself-re- HitendraThakur–for diverting promoterRakeshWadhawan. PRIMEMINISTERNarendraModi 2016—toprotect “jati, mati and nous people —and along with liant India, rapid development of over Rs 196crore from Housing The remand applicationsub- on Saturday said that whether it bheti (community,land and that, it also improves the quality northeastisnecessary. “The road Development Infrastructure mitted to the court by ED added be theAtalBihari Vajpayeegov- hearth)”. The Sonowal-ledgov- of lifeoflakhs of people.Theycan to self-reliant Assam passes Limited (HDIL)tothe group and thatViva Holding,Viva Estate,Viva ernment or the current NDAone, ernment has already allotted 1.10 nowbenefitfromseveralgovern- through the confidence of the transferringtwopropertiesworth KshitzEnterprisesPrivateLimited safeguarding Assam’s culture, lakhpattasoverthelastfour-and- ment schemes.”The PM said peopleofAssam,” he said. Rs 34 croreofacompanycon- and Viva Home Developers have self-respectandsecurityhasbeen a-half-years, and Saturday’s de- thesepeople will nowbeable to JerengaPotharholds signifi- trolledbythe HDIL promoters to receivedRs90.51crore,Rs70.11 the priority. velopment adds over one lakh getloans from banksagainstthe canceinAssamese history be- the group without anymonetary crore, Rs 32.93 croreand Rs 2.75 PM Modi addressedapublic PM NarendraModi with Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowalat familiesto thelistofbeneficiaries. land and can be assuredofthe cause it washerethat the 17th- consideration. crore, respectively,fromHDIL. event at the historic Jerenga apublic meetinginSivasagar district on Saturday. PTI “Earlier governmentsdid not benefit of schemessuchasPM centuryAhom princess Joymoti Mehulisthe son of Deepak “Suchdiversion of funds from Pothar in Sivasagar district and give priorityto yourconcerns.But KisanSammanNidhi,Kisancredit wastortured and killedbyher Thakur,acousinofHitendra HDIL controlledbythe ceremoniallydistributedover1 theSarbanandaSonowal-ledgov- card, and Crop Insurance Policy. brother-in-lawfor notrevealing Thakur. Wadhawans to theVivaGroup lakh land pattas to families from manysuchindigenous families government wasformed in ernment is seriouslyworking to JayantaRay,afarmer belong- the whereaboutsofher hus- The agency also arrested controlledbyMrMehul Thakur indigenous communities across who, forone reason or the other, Assam,6lakhindigenousfamilies solve your problems…Today, the ing to Rajbongshi community band. Joymoti’s husband — Madan Gopal Chaturvedi, achar- and others remain largely unex- the state. didn’t getlegal rightsovertheir did nothavelegal papersfor their Assam government is working to from Bongaigaon district of Prince Godapani —ultimately teredaccountantanddirectorof a plained,”theagencytoldthecourt. “In Assam, it is sad that even ownland.For this reason, alarge land,”Modi said. protect the languageand culture Assam, who wasabeneficiaryof became the king, bringing an era fewcompaniesownedbyMehul. FULL REPORT ON aftersomanyyearsofindepend- sectionof theAdivasicommunity Assam is expected to go to of indigenous people along with Saturday’sevent,said,“Today, Ifi- of stability and peace in Assam, Later in the day, alocal courtre- www.indianexpress.com ence, therehaveremainedso remainedlandless...When our polls in April. The distribution of protectingtheir rightsoverland,” nally got apattafor my land.Ihad historians say. 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TOPOFTHE WORLD InSenatedeal,Trump impeachmenttrial putoffuntilearlyFeb Delaytogivetimefor chamber to focus on Bidenagenda The truckinwhich39 people were found dead. Reuters file DAVIDMORGAN& RICHARDCOWAN WASHINGTON,JANUARY23 BRITAIN Smugglersget THE LEADERSofthe US Senate agreedonFridaytopush back longjailterms former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by forroleindeath twoweeks, giving thechamber of39migrants HONGKONGLOCKS DOWN THOUSANDS: Health workers inside alockeddownportion of the Jordan residential area in moretime to focus on President HongKong on Saturday.Hong Kong’s government lockeddownanareaofKowloon peninsula afteranoutbreak of the novel Joe Biden’s legislative agenda FOUR SMUGGLERS con- coronavirus, saying 10,000residentsmuststayhome untiltheyhavebeentestedand the resultslargely determined. The first and Cabinetnominees before SenateMajority Leader ChuckSchumer (left), aDemocrat, victed of killing39people suchmeasure thecity has takensince the pandemic beganhas occurredinthe denselypopulated neighbourhoods of Jordan turning to the contentious said thetrial is settobegin during theweek of Monday fromVietnamwhodiedin that is home to many subdividedflatsinwhichthe virus could spread moreeasily. Reuters showdown over Trump. February8,anarrangementpraisedbythe chamber’s top the backofacontainer SenateMajority Leader Chuck Republican,MitchMcConnell(right). Reuters truckasitwas shippedto Schumer,aDemocrat,saidthetrial England were sentenced is settobegin during the week of Fridaytobetween 13 and Monday February 8, an arrange- “Duringthat period, the Biden orders 27 yearsinprison.Thevic- WHO says Pfizer deal couldallow poor mentpraisedbythechamber’stop Senate willcontinue to do other tims, ages 15 to 44,were Republican, MitchMcConnell. business forthe American peo- assessment of found in October 2019 in- The House of Representatives ple, suchasCabinetnominations side arefrigerated con- countries to start vaccinating in February is due to formallydelivertothe and the Covid relief billwhich domestic tainerthathadtravelledby SenateonMonday theimpeach- would provide relief formillions ferryfromBelgium to the “In this worldweare as pro- ing criticismofvaccine inequity ment charge accusing Trumpof of Americans who aresuffering eastern English portof EMMAFARGE& Pfizer’s vaccine is so far tected as our neighbour,” said as wealthycountries inoculate incitinganinsurrection, amove during this pandemic,” Schumer extremism risk Purfleet.Themigrantshad MATTHIASBLAMONT the onlyone with WHO Pfizer’s CEO AlbertBourla, offi- millionsofpeople using shots that ordinarilywould have trig- said on the Senatefloor. Washignton: President Joe Biden paidsmugglersthousands GENEVA,JANUARY23 ciallyannouncing the deal which procured through bilateral deals. geredthe beginning of the trial The timeline wasacompro- has directed his administration of dollarstotakethem on emergency approval Reuters reportedonThursday. WHODirector-GeneralTedros within aday.The charge stems mise afterMcConnell had asked to conduct afull assessmentof riskyjourneys to what THE WORLDHealth Bourla said the 40 million Adhanom Ghebreyesussaid the from Trump’s incendiaryspeech the Democratic-ledHouse to de- the risk of domestic terrorism in theyhopedwould be bet- Organisation said on Fridayithad doses, afraction of thecom- newagreementwithPfizershould to supportersbefore theystormed laysending the charge until next thewakeofthe attackonthe US terlives abroad. Instead, reachedanagreement with WHO and the GAVI vaccine al- pany’s total 2021 production es- allowvaccinationstobegin in the CapitolonJan. 6inarampage Thursday, and calledonSchumer Capitol by supporters of former theydiedbysuffocationin Pfizer/BioNTechfor 40 million liance, signed deals forhundreds timateof2billion, would be sold Februaryfor health workers, but that delayedthe formal congres- to postpone the trial until mid- President Donald Trump, the theairtightcontainer.NYT doses of itsCovid-19vaccineand of millionsofdoses to vaccinate on anon-profit basis. He de- detailsof supplyarrangementsare sionalcertificationof Biden’selec- FebruarytogiveTrumpmore WhiteHouse said on Friday. should beable to startdelivering people in poorand lower-middle scribed it as an initial agreement, still being finalised. He said he tion victoryand leftfivepeople time to prepareadefence. The assessment will be car- vaccines to poorand lower-mid- income countries, but vaccina- and said moredoses could be hopedthe deal would prompt dead, includingapoliceofficer. Doug Andres, aspokesman riedout by theOffice of the dle income countries next month tionshave yettostart.Pfizer’svac- providedthrough the COVAX other nations to donatemoreof Schumer said the newtime- forMcConnell, said the senator Director of National Intelligence ITALY underits COVAXprogramme. cine is so farthe onlyone that has programme in future. their Pfizer doses to support roll- line will allowthe Senateto waspleasedDemocratshad in coordination with the FBI and TikToktoldto TheCOVAXscheme,ledby the WHOemergency approval. The deal comes amid grow- out, likeNorwayhas. REUTERS move quicklyonkey Biden ap- givenTrump’s defense more Department of Homeland pointees and other taskswhile time, and laid out atimeline that Security,White House spokes- blockusersafter giving House lawmakers who could have the trial begin as soon woman Jen Psaki said. India Club in UK will prosecutethe case and as February9.“This is awin for “We want fact-basedanaly- 10-year-olddies Taiwan reports large incursion by Trump’steam moretimetopre- due process and fairness,” sis,upon whichwecan shape THE ITALIAN dataprivacy raising funds to parefor thetrial. Andressaid. REUTERS policy,” Psaki told reporters. watchdog ordered video Psaki said that, in addition to app TikTok on Fridayto Chinese Air Force, deploys missiles fight closure threat the threat assessment, the White blockthe accounts of any London: The historic India Club in House would build out capability usersinItaly whoseage it London, ahub forIndian nation- Biden admin will within itsNational Security could notverifyfollowing REUTERS HOSTAGETAKERKILLEDINCHINASCHOOLATTACK alistsduringtheIndianindepend- Council to counterdomesticvio- the death of a10-year-old TAIPEI,JANUARY23 ence movement in the 1930s and lent extremism, including apol- girlwhohadbeenusingthe Beijing:PoliceintheChinesecity Footagereleasedbypolice ’40s, has launchedacrowdfund- review deal with the icyreviewonhow thefederalgov- Chinese-ownedapp. The EIGHT CHINESE bomber planes of Kunming shotdead aknife- showedthe middle-aged man ing drive to raiselegal costs fora ernmentcan shareinformation ruling came afteragirldied and four fighter jets entered the wielding man who attacked wasshotintheheadby asniper fighttoprevent itsclosure. aboutthethreatbetter.REUTERS of asphyxiationinPalermo, southwestern cornerofTaiwan’s sevenpeople outside amiddle as he heldaknifetothe neckof The venue, whichhad wona Taliban: White House Sicily, in acase that has air defence identification zone school before holding aboy the child he had takenhostage. battle to preventits demolition a shockedItaly.Her parents on Saturday, andTaiwan’s Air hostage.Oneof theinjureddied Afterhewas killedby fewyearsago,has been serveda More headsroll said she had been partici- Forcedeployedmissilesto later, China Daily reported. snipers, the boy, who ap- noticebylandlords to makeway REUTERS pating in aso-called black- “monitor” the incursion, the is- The 56-year-old man, sur- pearedtobeunharmed, stood foramoremodernised hotel. WASHINGTON,JANUARY23 at US-funded out challengeonTikTok, land’s Defence Ministrysaid. namedWang, targeted the up andran as dozensofpolice The proprietors launcheda putting abelt around her China,whichclaimsTaiwanas school in Wuhua district’s rushedin. The attacker’s mo- “Save India Club” online appeal THE UNITED States will review international neckandholdingherbreath itsown territory, has conducted Kunming city on Friday. tive wasunknown. PTI this week,whichhas already the peace agreement reached while recording herselfon almostdailyflightsoverthe wa- raised over £4,300 on theUK’s withthe Taliban lastyear,White broadcasters her phone. REUTERS tersbetweenthesouthernpartof Crowdfunder platform. Housenational security adviser Taiwan and the Taiwan-con- mission —Taiwan said it was craft, flewoverthe same waters “AsanIndo-Britishinstitution JakeSullivantold his Afghan Washington: Theheads of three FRANCE trolledPratas Islands in the South made up of eight nuclear-capa- wherethe mostrecent Chinese whichhassurvivedforover half a counterpart in aphonecall on US President Joe Biden at federallyfundedinternational ChinaSea in recentmonths. ble H-6K bombers and four J-16 missionshavebeentakingplace century, this is atragedy.Itisalso Friday, according to aWhite WhiteHouseonFriday. AP broadcasters were abruptly fired Passengerson Howevertheyhavegenerally fighter jets —isunusual. near the Pratas Islands. particularly painful as it comes at House statement. lateFridayasthe Biden adminis-
publictransport consisted of just one or twore- Amap providedbyTaiwan’s Taiwan’s Air Forcewarned atimewhenwe have workedtire- Under aFebruary 2020 deal ED trationcompletedahouse-clean- connaissance aircraft. DefenceMinistryshowedthatthe away the Chinese aircraftand lesslytosurvive the pandemic,” between the US and the Taliban, ing of Donald Trump-appointees urgednottotalk The presence of so many Chineseaircraft, whichalso in- deployedmissiles to monitor saidPhirozaMarker, themanager USforcesaretoleave Afghanistan Peacetalks attheUSAgencyforGlobalMedia. Chinese combat aircraftonthis cludedaY-8 anti-submarine air- them, the ministryadded. of IndiaClub. PTI by May2021inexchangefor PLAIN E Twoofficialsfamiliar with ● stalling tocurbCovid counter-terrorism guarantees. EX the changes said the acting chief PASSENGERS ON public Lastweek the number of US of the USAGMsummarilydis- transportsystems should troopsinAfghanistanwentdown THE BIDEN administration’s missedthe directorsofRadio avoid talking to onean- 2,000 held at Russianprotests backing Navalny to 2,500, the lowest levelof move to reviewthe US- Free Europe/RadioLiberty,Radio other or on the phonein Americanforcestheresince2001. Talibandeal comes at atime Free Asia and the MiddleEast order to minimise the risk as prosecution and possiblejail But violence levels in when the militant group and Broadcasting Networks just a of spreading coronavirus, GABRIELLETÉTRAULT- time forattending an unautho- Afghanistanhavesurged, has- the Afghan government are month aftertheyhad been the FrenchNational FARBER& risedevent. tening international calls fora holding peacetalksinDoha. namedtothe posts. AcademyofMedecine ANDREWOSBORN But protesters defiedthe ban ceasefirebetween the Afghan However, thetalkshaveso The changes came aday after said. “The mandatory MOSCOW,JANUARY23 and, in at leastone case in tem- government and the Taliban. farnot producedany major thedirectorof theVoiceof America wearing of masksonpub- peratures below-50 Celsius, SullivantoldAfghan national breakthroughs,with both andhisdeputywereremovedand lic transport, wheresocial POLICE DETAINED over 2,000 turnedout in force. Leonid Volkov, security adviser Hamdullah sidesblaming eachother for the chiefofthe Office of Cuba distancing is notpossible, people and usedforce to break up aNavalnyally, calledonthem to Mohib thatthe review would as- the lackofprogress. Broadcasting steppeddown. The should by accompaniedby rallies across Russia on Saturday do the same next weekend to try sess“whethertheTalibanwasliv- Moreover, attacks by the firingsfollowthe forced resigna- one very simple precau- as tens of thousandsof protesters to free Navalnyfromwhat he ing up to itscommitments to cut Taliban and othergroups tion of former President Donald tion: avoid talking and ignored extreme cold and police called “the clutches of his killers”. ties with terroristgroups, to re- have continuedatahigh fre- Trump’shandpickedchoiceto lead making phone calls,” the warnings to demand the release In central Moscow, where duceviolenceinAfghanistan,and quency in Afghanistan. In USAGMonlytwo hoursafter Joe academysaid in astate- of Kremlin critic AlexeiNavalny. Reuters reporters estimated at to engageinmeaningful negotia- this context, the position Biden took office on Wednesday. ment. “It is notanobliga- Navalnyhad calledonhis Police detain aman duringaprotestinMoscow Saturday. AP least 40,000 people had gath- tions with the Afghan govern- takenbythe newUSgovern- Trump’s USAGMchief tion,itisarecommenda- supporters to protest afterbeing ered in one of the biggestunau- mentandotherstakeholders,”the ment regarding itsagree- Michael Pack had been accused tion,” PatrickBerche, a arrested lastweekend as he re- thorisedrallies foryears, police statement said. Sullivanunder- ment withthe Talibanwill by Democratsand others of try- member of the academy, turnedtoRussia from Germany wasslippedtohim by statese- people to stay away from were seen roughlydetaining scoredthattheUSwillsupportthe be crucial to where the peace ing to turn VOAand itssisternet- said on BFM TV.REUTERS forthe firsttime since being poi- curity agentsinAugust. Saturday’s protests, saying they people, bundling them into peace process with “arobustand processgoes from this stage. worksintopro-Trumppropa- sonedwith anerveagent he says The authorities had warned risked catching Covid-19aswell nearbyvans. REUTERS regionaldiplomatic effort”. ganda machines. AP
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Workin progress
THE REASON this Australian triumph is being hailedasthe greatestTestseries win ever wasbecause India pulleditoff with astand-in captain in charge and abunchoffringe players. The hype around them notwithstanding, this young unit is still aworkin progress. In the lastcouple of years, afull-strength India has CHAMPIONS: lostTestseries in South Africa, TheIndian team with Indian cricket’s trystwith historyinAustraliadidn’thappen overnight. SRIRAMVEERA on allthat went intothe England and NewZealand. the Border-Gavaskar Theyhaven’t wonthe big ICC trophyafter the win in makingofthis Winning XI —fromtalent-spotters turning up at nets to coaches and selectors exchanging notes, tournamentseither.With this the fourth and final tour throwing up several Test matchagainst parentsand mentorstoself-motivatedplayers,some dreams, and alot of foresight match-winners, the system, Australia in Brisbane. while dealing with the prob- India wonthe lem of plenty,will have to series 2-1. PTI work towardsmaking the team moreconsistent.
FNEED be,Iwill call Rahul. He will tell He would also ask us to rate our own THEBACKROOM me what Ineedtoknowabout these performances.” two.” Ravi Shastri wassitting on the Raman zooms in on acrucial element THEDECISIONMAKERS I long, wooden, beer-soaked benchof broughtinbyDravid. “He took out winning RAHULDRAVID:As head coach, an 800-year-old pub carved intothe and losing from these Aand U-19games. He National Cricket Academy, theUnder- rocksofNottingham Castle, ponderingover made it clear that it’s about exposure, giving 19 andIndia Ateam coaches reported aselection dilemma. It wasinthe middle of achance to allkids over atour.Soeveryone to Dravid. Till afew months ago, he the 2018 seriesinEngland, and Shastri knewthat theywouldbegetting chances, also had 11 NCAcoaches working wanted to knowwhether to pickHanuma and could improvetheir games," he says. under him. Dravid’s role is to mentor Vihari or PrithviShaw, twountestedbats- The ways of training toochanged,with and monitor India’stalent pool. NCA men draftedintothe Test squad. Dravid was facilities available to the national team be- also ensures that young players who then head coachofthe India Aand U-19 ing made accessible to the juniors. getinjured stay in the system. teams and had seen the twoplayers up close AbhaySharma, aU-19and Acoach, says, NATIONALSELECTIONCOMMITTEE: and personal. Fresh out of the India Aseries “When Igivethem throwdowns with the The five-memberteam, all former Test in England, the twohad been pickedfor the slinger,Ido so at 140-145 kmph. We would players, pickthe squad. At thestart of national team. Afinal call on their skill and push them to the limit to help narrow theseason, theycompile alistof50 temperament, basedonDravid’s word,was the gap.” potential players forthe nationalteam eventuallytaken and Vihari would go on to Mentored by Rahul Dravid, ageneration of young cricketers have made asmooth transition to thesenior side BeforeShastri, therewas Anil Kumble, and travel around the countryto makeagritty debut in the fourth Test. who playedavital role in laying the blueprint followtheir progress. Twoyears later,it’s no coincidence that forthe present system. In July2016, days af- RAVISHASTRI:Senior team coach, he Vihari battedthrough atorn hamstringto terhetook over as India’scoach, he calledfor is assistedbythe bowling, batting and help India save the SydneyTestand laythe national selector endedlastNovember, this guy is ready.Heshould playinternational the order.Ihad seen him at local Tamil Nadu ameeting with all the stakeholders —selec- fieldingcoaches. Along with captain, foundation of what is being calledIndia’s remembers amorninginPune before aTest cricket,” Paranjpe says. league games and knewheishighlyrated. tors, Dravid, NCAcoaches, Test captain Kohli, he takesafinal call on theplaying XI. greatestcomebackseries win in Australia. matchagainstSouth Africa in end 2019.The Foreachofthe players, the journeyfrom He has abatsman’s mind. He knewifhe and ODI skipper MSDhoni. The intent wasto That aura-acquiring triumph didn’t hap- opener Gill,who is nowseen as the nextbig boytomanhood is hastenedbyhaving what played100balls, the matchwould turn. Only streamline the feeder system by getting THESYSTEM penovernight. Neither did itssecret sauce — Indian batsman, wasbatting againstthe is termedasshadowtours —beforethe abatsman can think likethat,” Paranjpe says. everyone on the same pagewith respect to ■Formostyoung cricketers, the the jaw-dropping benchstrength that kept fastestIndian throwerinthe nets,Raghu,a national team goes overseas, the Ateam is Aformerplayer, acoachand acommenta- long-term goals. Shastri and selectors have journeystartsatalocal academy replacing the broken bodies stretchered out. support-staff member who lovesharassing sent to the same place. tor, who wishes to be anonymous, toohad a continued from whereheleftoff. underacoach, who is mostlyaclubor EveryX-ray scanofbrokenbones and disap- batsmen withhis pace from the slinger-tool. Says Paranjpe, “Beforesuchtours, the sup- handinspottingSundarthebowler.Heraninto Paranjpe listsout histhree keyfactors afirst-class player. Theynextplayat pointmentwas seamlesslyreplacedbyam- “So, Raghu bowlsapacy one, and Gill, portstaff of the Indian team, Ateam,U-19 Sundar at aU-19campand askedhim, “What behind the strength of the back-up players. clubs/district tournaments, where bitious fresh faces, ready fortheir spine-tin- who is batting at centresquare, pulls the ball, team, selectors,and Dravid discuss which doyoudo,Waashi?”.Hesaid,“Sir,Ibat,andoc- “First, the India Aframework,second is Virat stateassociation selectors turn up to gling trystwith history. whichtakes offatalow trajectoryfromhis bucket of players we want to concentrateon. casionallybowl.”Already impressedwithhis Kohli setting an example in fitness. The third pickstate teams. The blueprint forthis feeder system was bat and goes likeanoutswinger to hit the up- The performances in the Ranji Trophymatter batting, the coachgot him to bowl forashort is IPL. It makes players realise what cham- ■ Everyyear,state associations drawnupoverthe years. Talentscouts in state per rowseatsatthe Gahunjestadium. One in the selection of the Ateam. Mayank whileand, at the end of it, told him, “From to- pion players around the worldare doing.” conduct Under-14, Under-16, associations, national and junior selectors, of my evaluation pointsiswho plays Raghu Agarwaland Vihari were day, afteryoufinishyourbat- Under-19, Under-23 and Ranji Trophy coaches of ‘A’ and U-19teams, the national best,and until then, it had been Virat(Kohli). pickedfromthere. The A TheBCCI’s ting and fielding,hit the ■ ■ ■ selection trials before theannual team’s thinktank, domesticcricket,and the Guess what, it wasGill afterthat session,” teams have agreat guy like structurecame bowlingnets.” Boardtournament. confidence-boosting IPL —together they says Paranjpe. Dravid working with them, Those outsidethe official system toodo ■ Junior national selectors keep a made up Indian cricket’s newecosystem. He recalls one of the many “jumbo” from wheretheygoto together to feed the ■ ■ ■ their jobs. Likethe personal coaches at the watchoninter-state tournamentsto The BCCI’s structure, whichisdemocra- meetings with all the stakeholdersinvolved someone as good as Shastri national team with grassroots.When Hardik Pandyasought to pickplayers forzonal camps. At this tised, professionalised, and even if occasion- ahead of akey series —Shastri and the team in the national team. It’s a Another Brisbane hero, hide under his sunglasses afterasleepless stage, the NCArepresentativesenter allycompromised, came together to feed the management, Dravid and his coaches at A seamless transition.” talented playerswho Shardul Thakur,too didn’t night, afterbeingsent backfromthe 2019 ODI the system. Theytrain cricketers at national team with talented players who and U-19, and the selectors —to“understand Trainedprofessional were mentally, justemerge outofPalghar series againstAustralia and New Zealand over these camps and sharetheir were mentally,physically, and skilfullyready what kind of culturethe Indian team man- eyes watchnot onlythe one fine daytoplayfor the Karan Johar showfiasco, it washis child- assessmentswith the selection to take on the world. agement wantstobuild”. India nets but all domestic physically,and India. Along with various hood coachJitenderSingh who pulledhim committees that pickJunior,India A “Ha ha, unnecessarycredit, the boys de- “ViratKohli is alogical thinker,hecomes matches. Thebig pace find skilfully readyto opportunities providedby out of his home to startplaying cricket again. and senior teams. serveall the praise,” wasDravid’sreplywhen prepared withall numbers, so we need to be of this Australia tour, his state association and IPL, As ateenager,when RishabhPant’s runs The Sunday Express reachedout to him. The prepared.Asselectors,weneedtoknow Mohammad Siraj,oweshis takeonthe world he talksaboutthe influence driedup, it washis coachTarak Sinha who THEJUNIOR TEAMS message, with asmileyand athumbs-up, what acertain playerhas done one year ago place in the side to Indian of India Aonhis growth. helpedhim reassemble his technique.“It took INDIAA wasn’t justatypicallymodestone but an and againstwhichteam.Ifyou can convince bowling coachBharat Arun, who noticedhim “We playagainstthose who areeither in me nearly twoyears, Iwould getupat2.30 am This is ateam of players on the honestone. To give credit to afew is adis- Virat, he agrees,” he adds. at the IPL nets in Hyderabad afew years ago. contention fortheir spotinthe national team to shadow practise what he taught me. And threshold of the national team. Since service to the rest,asthe system is morethan The selectors listedplayers with poten- Others toobegan noticing him. “Duringthe or even afew who have already made their justashesaid,unknown to myself, it became 2015,out of the 99 players who have the sum of itsparts. It neededthe dreams tial —PriyankPanchal, Vihari and Avesh last triptoAustralia, in end 2018,Iremem- names internationally. In our team, we share partofmymuscle memory. People don’t re- playedfor India A, 53 have been and persuasion of parentsand mentors, in- Khan, to nameafew—and eachone of them berwediscussedhim alot in our selection adressing room with the likes of ViratKohli, alise the importance of acoach. Icall him my elevatedtothe senior team. In the last sane levels of self-motivation from players, had to watchaplayerfromthe list over the meetings,” Paranjpe says. Cheteshwar Pujara, AjinkyaRahane,Shikhar ustaad,” Pant once told this newspaper. three years, India Ahas playedsix tours some luck, and alot of foresight —and it next one year. “We had to go and see that Theycouldn’t fitSiraj in then, but he Dhawan, so the learning is huge,” Thakur tells Once ayoungstercomes through state at home and sevenabroad. Since ‘A’ neededasystemtofallinplace. playermultiple times during the year.What grabbed his chance this tour,displaying the TheSunday Express. trials and gets intothe system at the U-14or teams of other countries arestrong, “Howmanypeople told youtheyhad first this does is, we gettosee them in different maturity to bowl to the team’s leg-trap plans, It’s the same forVihari. “India Atours play U-16level,the process takesover. Says Indian players have facedthe very best spotted Shubman Gill?” laughs WVRaman, situations and different people areseeing reverse the ball when necessary, and even ahugepartbecause the gapisreduced. Also Raman, “From there on, thereisaladder to before theygoontorepresent India. aformerIndia playerwho has coachedthe them. All these opinions converge, and the call out racism —overand beyond what one IPL... Rahul sir wasthe coachinmanyAtours. climb and the kid can see it. Howfastheor Shubman Gill hasn’t yetplayedaTest India Aand U-19teams, wasthe batting best solutioncomes out of it,” says Paranjpe. would expect from adebutant. Heissomeonewhodoesn’tsayalot and does she climbs is still up to them to an extent, but againstSouth Africa, but he has coachatthe National Cricket Academy(NCA), The individual experience of the selec- Washington Sundar,who went from notask me to maketoo manychanges in tech- at leastaclarity of thepath ahead is visible. already facedtheir pace trio of Kagiso and is currentlywith India Women’s team. tors kicks in at this point. Like wasthe case being anet bowler to agame changer in the nique. Instead, he has instilleddiscipline and That’s all that young players needatthat Rabada, Lungi Ngidi and AnrichNortje. “Buttheyare notlying!” with Vihari and Paranjpe. final Test at Brisbane, might have surprised focusedonthe mental aspect of the game. So stage. The feeling that yes, this can be done. UNDER-19 What Raman means is that in acountry “Ihaveseen Vihari since his junior days. many, but he has been on the selectors’ radar, those tours have helpedme,” says Vihari. That it’s notanimpossible dream.” Since 2016,six Under-19players have as large as India, in asport as coded in our Ihad gone to see one Mumbai vs Andhra even forTests,since 2019 —bothfor hisbowl- “Dravid gave us afreehand,” says Thakur. gone on to playfor thesenior side. DNAascricket,itwould needmultiple pairs game in Ongol and he scored 160runs. The ing and batting. “He told us, ‘Makeyour ownplan and play, INPUTSFROMDEVENDRAPANDEY, Besides, close to 100players have of talent-spotters to push aplayerthrough. wayhecontrols the game and the wayhe “He wasn’t playing forTamil Nadu state but sticktoyour plans’. He would also strictly SHAMIKCHAKRABARTY, playedfirst-class. Jatin Paranjpe, whose four-yeartenureas leads, IcalledMSKPrasadand told him that team but we knewhecould be lethal down evaluateour performances aftereachgame. VISHALMENON DEVENDRAPANDEY
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Across Fifth THEAISLE COLUMN ‘Exactwords’isabetrayal TAVLEENSINGH Twitter@tavleen_singh
THE NAME of the TV channelisnot ma- is growing suspicion that suchconversa- that people will be elated. untilthe launch. Youmay draw your con- terial. The name of the journalistisnot tions canbehacked. Exact words used. clusionsonwho usedthe “exactwords” material. The accusations in respect of All this is bad news forMrMark TheattackatPulwamawasanactof ter- and shared the protected information. some other matters againstthe channel Zuckerberg, theownerofFacebook, rorism and 40 solderswerekilled. Thede- My worryis, wasthe information Listen to arenot relevant fortoday’s column. What Instagram andWhatsApp,and among fenceforceswere infuriated.Itwasbelieved shared with anyone else who (perhaps arerelevant andmaterial arethe deci- the richestpersonsinthe world. thatPakistanhadrecruitedandtrainedthe unknown to the source) mayhavebeen a PCHIDAMBARAM sion-making process and thedecisions Be that as it may, certain conversa- person responsible forthe attack. Aretal- spyorinformerofPakistan? My second the people Website:pchidambaram.in concerning national security takenatthe tions between twoindividuals have be- iatorystrikewasexpected.The“conversa- worryisabout the “Other” person in the Twitter@Pchidambaram_IN highestlevels of the government. come public. To thebestofmyknowl- tion”tookplaceonFebruary23.Threedays conversation. What washis security clas- Thepurpose of this column is notto edge,the publishedmaterial (in print and later,onFebruary26, Indian Air Force sification and did he sharethe informa- FORTHE firsttime since India firstcele- accuse or malignanyone. Thepurpose is on the social media) has notbeendenied planes struckatBalakot in Pakistan. tion with anyone? brated Republic DayonJanuary26, 1950, to askastraightforwardquestion: were by theindividuals concerned. If it is de- Iamnot concernedwith who heard therewill be twoparades in Delhi next sensitive andprotected decisions of the nied, that is theend of the matterasfar those“words”. That person, Ishall assume, week.One will be the official parade to government shared with anyone who as this column is concerned; if it is not, waslucky:hewas in theright placeat the DEATH VIGIL whichthe onlypeople invited noware Iamnot concerned with who wasnot apartofthe decision-making certain questionsarise. right time! Iamconcernedaboutwho ut- The collateraldamage causedbythe high officials and theirfriends and rela- heard those “words”. That process? Asupplementaryquestion is, tered those words. Whywerethe words conversations wasthe reputation of the tions. The other is aparade that is being person, Ishall assume,was would some of those decisions fall under uttered in thepresence of anon-govern- latefinance ministerArun Jaitley (mayhe organisedbythe peopleofour republicto “official secrets”? AN OFFICIAL SECRET ment person? Were they utteredwith the rest in peace): whichnoofficials have been invited. It will lucky:hewas in the right Therewas an attack on an Indian mil- intentionofsharingprotected informa- 10-04-2019 be aparade of tractors carrying angry place at the right time! Iam itaryconvoy at PulwamaonFebruary14, tion? While it waswidely expected that 12.45 pm: Other: Jaitleyistheir biggest farmersand their families. It seeksnot to BAD NEWSFOR concerned about who uttered 2019.Aconversation took place between the defence forces will retaliatetothe failure disruptthe official parade but to makethe ZUCKERBERG ‘Journalist’ and ‘Other’ on February23: Pulwama attack, no body couldhave Journalist: that Iagree totally pointthatthe government hasstopped those words. Whywere the 23-02-2019 imaginedthe “exactwords used”tode- Shockingly,therewas adeathvigil listening to the people. If this were not words uttered in the presence Howthese matters tumbledout of 10.31pm: Journalist: On another note scribethe intendedretaliation.Obviously, over averyill man. true, whywould the Modi government of anon-government person? the closetisamystery.Theyare supposed something big will happen. someone shared sensitive and protected 19-08-2019 insistonfarmreformsthat farmers so Were they uttered with the to be “chats” on WhatsApp.The owners 10.33pm: Other: Am sureyou will information. Who wasthat person? 10.08am: Journalist: Jaitleystretch- deeplyresent that theyhavecampedon of WhatsApp have long claimedthatall and Istrongly wish your success SomedecisionsareConfidential,some ing it. PMO does notknowwhat to do. PM theborders of Delhi formorethantwo intention of sharing conversations on WhatsApp areen- 10.34pm: Other: Foryour success areSecret,someareTop Secret,and some leaving on Wednesdayfor France months? The unofficial parade maybe protected information? cryptedfromend-to-end and no onehas 10.36 pm: Journalist: No sir, Pakistan. are‘ForYour Eyes Only’. Aretaliatorystrike 10.09 am: Other: So has notdied yet? stoppedfromentering Delhi, but the While it waswidely expected access to thoseconversations. It wasalso Something major will be done this time. on atargetinPakistanwould be FYEO. I 10.55 am: Journalist: Maintaining farmers have made their point. that the defence forces will claimedthatthe owners do nothavea 10.37pm: Other: Itsgood forbig man am pretty certain that the decision-mak- him. Iexpect something by theevening. One Therewas atime in the early years of recordofthe conversations and cannot in this season ing process as well as the decision in- of my meetings in delhi this week gets ourrepublicwhen ordinarypeople could retaliate to the Pulwama sharethem withanyone. Idonot knowif He will sweep pollsthen volved onlythe Prime Minister, the pushed because of this. attend the official parade. As someone attack,nobodycould have those claimsare true, but thereisgrow- Strike?? Or Bigger Defence Minister, the NSA, theArmyand Igrievefor ourcountry,our Armed who livedwithin walking distance of imagined the “exactwords ing doubt. Can conversations between 10.40 pm:Journalist: Bigger than a Air ForceChiefsand theCommander of Forces and their secretsand, notthe least, Rajpath, Irememberwellthose cold, wet used” to describethe twoindividuals be hacked—that is, one normal strike. And also on thesametime the Western Air Command. Even the forthe familyofArun Jaitley who served Januarymorningswhenwewould go ex- enters illegallyand steals? Idonot know something major on Kashmir.OnPakistan strikepilotswould have beenbriefedonly the BJP (and itspredecessor, the Jan traearly to getgoodseatsonthe green intended retaliation the answer to that question too, but there theGovtisconfident of strikinginaway hours before the strike, and quarantined Sangh)loyallysince1975. wooden benches that linedbothsides of the parade route. Security wasnoprob- lem so we would carry with us baskets filledwith food and hotbeverages and wait forwhatseemed likehoursfor the parade to begin. It usedtobeacelebra- Acommunity,their voices life & Fireman’s diary:Ofcalls tion in whichordinarypeople partici- pated withjoy and excitement. But, for WORK manyyears now, it has been aparade brushed under the carpet RAJENDRAUCHAKE at night, family’sPlanB whichonlyVIPs can actuallywitness. This makesthe otherparade next week [email protected] moreinteresting,evenifitisstoppedat the lastminute. Dalitality The farmers aretrying to be heardand MANY YEARS ago, in the latehours of the the Prime Ministershould listen. Last RADHIKAKUMAR night, afirebroke out at aprominent sci- week an India Today poll declared that KAUSHALPANWAR ence collegeinNagpur.With ahose pipe NarendraModi is as popular as ever and in our hands, my colleague and Imade our that if an electionwereheldtodaythe rul- waytothe laboratorythatwas engulfed ing National Democratic Alliance(NDA) in huge flames. As we got close, therewas that he leads would getmorethan 300 WHEN THE rankings forthe fifthedition of tions,but forthe purposes of official recog- an explosion and the room filledwith seats. This could have moretodowith the the Swachh Survekshan were releasedin nition, theywereexpected to choose smoke. We were gasping forbreath but dismal stateofthe Opposition, but that is Augustlastyear,one wasstruck by the amongstthe establishedreligions. couldn’t find away out. Finally, we de- neither herenor there. Modi’s charisma, plethoraofterms in use under the vernac- In fact, the sub-castes were aggressive- cidedtolie down on the floor and use the according to this poll, remainsaslustrous ularnomenclatureofSwachhataorcleanli- ly courtedbyHindu organisations in the hose pipe to trace our waybacktosafety. as ever.Sothen whydowehavethis sec- ness.TheseincludetheSwachhataSamiksha early twentieth centurytodeclaretheirre- In the 28 years that Ihavebeen part ond parade taking place at all? Whyhave (cleanliness review), SwachhataPakhwada ligionasHinduism.Vijay Prashadwrites in of the firefighters’ family, life-threaten- angryfarmers been protesting on the bor- (cleanlinessfortnight)and the Swachh UntouchableFreedomthatthepopularising ing incidentssuchasthese, whichre- ders of Delhi formorethan twomonths? Survekshan.Yet,conspicuousby itsabsence of Valmiki amongstuntouchableswas a quirepresence of mind, courage, intel- Whyisthe government unable to per- has been ‘Swachhkar Samaj’, the term used ploymeantto separatethe‘sweepers’from ligence and patience, have been many. suade them that the farm laws it has to identifythe community associatedwith the leadership of the Dalits. Risksare apartofthe job and it is away brought will be good forthem? Whywith the task of cleanliness. The absence of the AfterIndependence, naming and con- of lifefor us. even themedia firmlyonhis side has the Samaj is reflective of howthe vernacular is solidationofthe castesengaged in the task Ialwayswantedtojoinaprofession Prime Ministernot been able to convince oftenselectively appropriatedtobuildpop- of cleanlinessgot embroiledinelectoralpol- whereIwould gettowear the uniform. At the protesting farmersthat their protest ular appeal. iticsasvarious political parties sought to 20, afterIfailedtoclear the exams forthe is wrong? The popular also calls on the personal mobiliseex-untouchablescastes. Howev- National Defence Academy, Igaveupon Having mulledoverthese questions to servethenationby participatinginclean- er,asclaimedbymanysub-castes, the pa- my dreamofjoiningthe defenceforces. longand hard, Ihaveconcluded that the liness campaigns, as the slogan ‘Swachhata tronageextendedtothem in terms of gov- Later,Iappeared foranother competitive Afterthe BhandaraDistrict Hospital fire in which10newborns were killed. PTI real reason forthis apparent dichotomy is hisewa hai(cleanlinessisservice)’becomes ernment jobs as sweepers proved to be exam and got admission to the Sub Fire thatModi’s government is being seen as salient. Also, thecareful leveragingofthe detrimentalinthelongrun.Whileotherex- Officers course at the National Fire Service arrogant and contemptuous. When the vernaculardovetailsintothepoliticsof cul- untouchable castessuchasthe Chamars College.Ayear later, Ijoinedabig petro- Suddenly, thegenerator ranout of fuel and trol the fire.Imagine if the already farmers begantheir siegeonDelhi’s bor- turalnationalism.Indoingso,itchangesthe gainedthrougheducationandoccupational chemicals firm, and worked therefor 11 the lamps went off. The crowdbecame stretchedteam had to respond to another ders, the firstreaction of senior ministers frame of reference, leaving little opportu- diversification,thosesub-castesengagedin years. However, highlyeffectivepreven- silent and almostimmediatelyafaint fire callsimultaneously? What would wastocharge them with being Khalistanis nityfortheSwachhkarto beaudible.So,the cleanlinesswere unabletogainsocialmobi- tive measures ensured that industrialac- sound of someoneinpain could be heard. theyhavedone? and ‘anti-national’.Some BJP spokesmen narrativeofanentire community —those lity.These attemptsatcasting an identity cidents were rareatthe firm. Iwas look- Within minutes, thegirlwas rescuedalive. Afirefighter’s jobalso takesatoll on actuallysaid on national television that involved in the taskofcleaning —findsno forthe ex-untouchable castesaggravated ing forachallenge, and Onlyafirefighterknows his familylife. Firstly, giventhe risksofthe this wasnothingbut acontinuation of the mentioninthe official vocabulary. differences amongstthe sub-castes. Yet, that is when the offerto My wifeand daughters that relief, that satisfac- job, no one wantstomarry afirefighter. Shaheen Bagh protestagainstthe citizen- But this does notmean thatmention of narrativesand movementsaimed at Dalit join the Nagpur have nowadjusted to tion of pulling people out My wifeArchanaand daughters, Maithili ship laws.Inthe case of that protest, it was the Swachhkars has always been absent in emancipation have flourished parallel to Municipal Corporation’s of the jaws of death. and Sameera, have nowadjusted to the easy to spread conspiracy theories be- the mainstream discourse. The firstrefer- theimpositionof thesecontrivedidentities. (NMC) Fire Brigade as the realities of my At times, firefighters realities of my profession. Everytime Igo cause the protesters were Muslims. In the enceto acommunityengagedinsanitation The term Swachhkar Samaj is said to in- Assistant Station Officer profession. Everytime I face criticism over their out on amission, my wifesays, “Youdon’t case of the farmers, it hasnot been easy worksistracedtothe British administra- cludeallthosesub-casteswhichdojobssuch came up —a24/7 job response time. What needtobetoo daring.” As my daughters to getawaywith wild chargesbecause tioninIndia.NicolasJaoul,inhispiecetitled assweeping,garbagecollectionandsanita- to cater to notjustfire go out on amission, my people don’t understand grew up, they joinedtheir mother in voic- theyrespondedangrilyand oftenthat it ‘Casting theSweepers’, argues thatthe colo- tionwork.Collectingnarrativesfromthever- exigencies but also wife says, “You don’t is that the teams have to ing concern.Attimes, particularly in the is their sons, brothers and fathers who de- nial administration leveragedcaste net- nacular reveals the uncertain origins of the other accidents. Anew need to be too daring.” negotiatetheir way summermonths, when fire incidentsare fend India’s borders. Sikh farmers have workstorecruit members to perform “un- term, though it is said to be in use since the journeybegan. through heavy trafficto morefrequent, the phone ringing at night been moreaggressive because of the sly touchable tasks” in urban areas; thereby 1990s.Thepurposeof theSwachhkarSamaj Over the years, Ihave When Ireturn, my reachthe accident spot, alarms them. When Ireturn from the spot, campaign the government has run that creating the categoryofthe ‘sweeper’. isto formoneumbrellaorganisationsothat found that rescuing a blackened face says my whichisoften milling my blackenedfacetells them my storybut seekstocreatethe impression that it is While manyofthe sub-castesthat took varioussub-castesmay collectively mobilise person trappedinfire storybut anxietysoon with anxious crowds. their anxieties soon give waytorelief. only Sikhfarmers whoare angryabout upsanitationwork inthecitywere alsoen- and asserttheir “constitutional rights”. Yet sometimes becomes Other factors suchas Even when we step out, my familyhas the newlaws. gagedinsimilaroccupations in the village, the various sub-castesincludedwithinthe moredifficult because of gives way to relief paucity of staffand fire aPlan Bready in case Iget adistress call. It The truth is that arrogancehas been others suchasthe Dhanuk and Bansphod Samaj alsoclaim to have distinct identities. the noise created by on- tenders mayalso impact upsets them,but theyhavebecome ac- the definingcharacteristic of Modi’s sec- joined thecategoryofsweepers onlyafter The Swachhkar Samaj faces adaunting lookers. Ionce experienceditwhenatwo- responsetime. While Nagpur’s fire- customedtothislife. When Ireturn,my ond term as Prime Minister. Parliament theymigratedtothe cities. Hence,their in- task as it attemptstocastthe vernacular in storey building had collapsed.Werescued fighting facilitiesare adequate, the NMC wifekeeps waterreadyfor my bath,lays has been treated not(to usehis own corporation intothe urban work force the vocabularyofthe mainstream and yet twopeoplealive from under thedebris Fire Brigade routinelygetscalledfor ac- out my clothes, and serves us asumptu- words) as that ‘temple of democracy’ on brought them within the fold of newcate- preventitsemancipatoryvisionfrombeing but couldn’t find anine-year-oldgirl. It cidentsoutside the municipal limits, ous meal. Things seem normal again, till whose steps he bowedhis head on his first gories of identification. While the British challengedandhijackedbyadministrative, wasdark, and we had putupinflatable across the Vidarbha region, wherethe the next phone call. daythere. But, as avehicle to ramthrough adopted‘modern’ways of reorganisingand religiousandelectoralagendasof thedom- lightswhichweredrawing powerfroma facilities maybefound wanting. laws whether the people want them or identifying the workforce, theysimultane- inant classes, castesand leaders. generator.The thrumming of the equip- Bhandara, forexample —where10 RajendraUchake is theChief Fire Officer not. This waseasy when it came to theab- ouslydisregardedthedemandsforrecogni- Kumar and Panwar teachatMotilal ment alongwith the noise created by the newborns diedduring afireatthe district at Nagpur Municipal Corporation rogation of Article 370because most tion as aseparatecommunity.Thisrejec- Nehru College, University of Delhi. crowdthat had gathered made it very dif- hospital on January9—has onlyone fire Indians outside Kashmir approved totally. tion wasbasedonthe argument that these Suraj Yengde, author of Caste Matters, ficult to hear anycries forhelp from the tender and four contractual employees. Translated from Marathi by It waswith the changes to thecitizenship varioussub-casteshad common occupa- curates thefortnightly‘Dalitality’ column trappedgirland to trace her location. However, the team still managed to con- VivekDeshpande lawthatthings startedtoget morecom- plicated.Modi’s ministers and his min- ions on social media shrieked their heads offthat Indian Muslims would notfind their citizenshipunder threat, buttheyre- mainedunconvincedwith good reason. On the In morewaysthan one the Hindutvaproj- The inescapable lure of Neverland ect that has been launchedinModi’s sec- LOOSE ond term has made it clear thatMuslims aresecond-class citizens. LEHERKALA ated.Thereare overlappingpossibilitiesbut Open Daycancelled. Riders onthestorm, before unexpectedly dy- surprisethatKumar’slife,aKafkaesquefog Instead of trying to address their fears, [email protected] no infallible map to serve as guide. Some Hypothetically, if Kumar had been a ing. The truth is onesimplycannotpredict of laughable evil,iseffecting only in avis- the responsehas been to pass ludicrous aredestinedfor serendipity,others to be conductor on anyofthe other 20 busesex- whereanother fork in the road mayhave ceral kind of way. The mostcaptivating as- love jihad laws in BJP-ruledstates, whose trappedbycircumstances —how theuni- ceptthe one the victim travelledin, he led.Yet,we inhabitastate of wistfulconjec- pectofthiscase is thatjustice has been main purpose seems to be to jail Muslim ONONEof thesebleak,foggymorningsthat verseconspiresto decidewhoendsuphow would nothaveevenbeen an accused. tureonall the improbable possibles that served.Kumar has been absolvedofahor- men who marry Hindu women. This is a makefor reflection, my mother wondered and where, remains an eternal mystery. Happenstance placedhim thereand all it didn’tcometofruition. It’s perfectlynatu- rific charge and his accusers identified, as lawthat demeans women by denying aloud howmylifemight have turnedout if Take theutterly arbitrarycase of abus took wasalittle bit of godforsaken luckto raltolookbackandcontemplatewherewe opposedtolanguishinginjailforever(anall them the fundamental right to choose we hadn’t movedfromBombaytoDelhi conductor falselyimplicated in aDelhi permanentlyalter afuture. would be if situations hadpanned out dif- toopossible alternatereality). who they marry,but somehowBJP chief when Iwas ateenager.Not fundamentally school boy’s murder.The case, big news Thereare turningpointsinall our lives ferently. But viewing our imagined selves The mostcritical part of hishaunting ministers do notsee it this way. Couldit differently, Iliketopresume.I’d still be me. threeyearsago,was trending againsince when lifecould have been one thing but through rose-tinted glasses prevents us narrative is that he went from povertyto be because, in emulation of the Prime But whenever Iglance at ablackand white the CBI has filedachargesheetagainstfour turnsout to be another.The human ten- from fully enjoying the livesweare living. destitution through no fault of his, adeval- Minister, theyhavedecidedthat they familyphotograph with aragingmonsoon Gurgaon policeofficers forframing Ashok dency is to viewthe opportunitiesthat AhistoriceventlikeCovidhassuddenly uedsocial identity abruptlydiminishing knowbestwhat is good forthe people? sea in the background, Ifeel atwingeofnot Kumar.Accusedofsodomyandbrutally tor- passedusbyinamoodof hazydreaminess, givenallof humanityendlesshourstorumi- whatever meagreprospectshis twochil- This contempt for theiropinion is some- exactlyregret, butlonging,for acity that turedduringhistwo-monthincarceration, likegreat things might have happenedif nateoverthefrustratinggapbetweenwhat dren had. The explanation, if thereisone, thing the peoplehavenoticed, whichis couldhave beenmy homebutisnot.Iknow, Kumar can no longer work andneeds onlywehadletthem.Fortunatelyperhaps, is, and what mayhavebeen. In an ideal lies outside the realm. But we mayglean whywehaveseen this spateofpublic Imerelyexchangedone metrofor another, strong pain medication to getthrough the we dwell less on the calamities that could world, 2020 wouldhaveprovokedhuge from injustice theprecarious natureof protests.Analternative Republic Daypa- aprettylameexampleforrandomnesscon- day. His lifetook ashattering turn because justaseasilyhavebefallen us instead. “Into amountsofgratitude. And it did, albeit things, maybeevenappreciate the obsta- rade in Delhi next week could be the be- sidering howpeople aretossedaround by the alleged murderer,another student, thisworldwe’rethrown,likeadogwithout briefly.Itdidn’t lastbecause human beings cleswe avoided,onthisstrangeandunpre- ginning of something that bodes illfor twistsinfate andfortune.However, therole scared of his parents’ wrath at his poorac- abone. An actor out alone,” warnedJim areselfish, unbridled narcissists whose dictableride. Modi unless he resolvestolistentothe chance plays in our livesisunder appreci- ademic performance, wastrying to get Morrison,inhissomewhatcreepylastsong, mainpreoccupationsarethemselves.It’sno Thewriterisdirector,HutkayFilms voices of the people.
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THESUNDAY EXPRESS,JANUARY24,2021 Crude Wa tch OIL FALLSONCHINA’S COVID CASES NewYork: Oilprices settled lower, weighed down by abuild in US crude inventories and worries that new pandemic restrictions in 12 ECONOMY China will curb fuel demand in the world’sbiggest oil importer.Brent crude futures fell 69 cents to settle at $55.41 abarrel. REUTERS RESE‘RupRVE BANKee’sOF INDIAreaSTUDYlvaluestable,showing betterexternalcompetitiveness’
ciation of the rupee and poten- Taking cognisanceofthese 2015 to May2019. ENSECONOMICBUREAU tiallyunderminetheexportcom- ED factors,thebroadbasket of NEER/ Infact,theissuerelatingto un- MUMBAI,JANUARY23 petitiveness, the RBI paper said. Valuation REER indices of therupee has der/overvaluation of currencies “In such amilieu,focus on price PLAIN E beenexpandedfrom36to40cur- has been at the coreofseveral ● akeyissue THE REAL effective exchangerate stabilityunder the flexible infla- EX rencies and rebasedto2015-16, globaltrade disputes. The (REER) of the rupee has remained tion targeting regime should re- theRBIstudysaid.ThenewREER, International Monetary Fund aroundthebenchmark(baseyear mainapolicypriorityto offset the Theissuerelating to un- onaverage,was0.8percentabove (IMF) usesREER models (along value of 100) formostpart of the erosion in external competitive- der/overvaluation of cur- itsbase year levelduring 2016-17 with current account model) to last15years,reflectingIndia’sbet- ness whichmay emanatefrom rencies has been at the to 2019-20, aperiod coinciding makeexternal balance assess- terexternal competitiveness, a appreciationoftherupeeinnom- coreofseveral global withmoderateinflationobserved mentsfor individual economies ReserveBank of India study said. inal terms,” it said. trade disputes. since the adoption of FIT frame- andproducemultilaterallyconsis- Inflation differentials be- Giventhe fact that the global work.This implies thatthe infla- tent estimates forthe current ac- tween India and itsmajor trading tradeenvironmentisundergoing tion differentialsbetween India count and real exchangerate PAPERLESS BUDGET:ANEW NORMAL partners have declinedand sta- ashift, it is important that the dexoftheweightedaverageofbi- and itstrading partners were less norms and gaps, the RBI said. bilisedsince the adoption of flex- nominal effective exchangerate lateral exchangerates of home of aconcernfor former’s external Effective exchangerates(EERs) Finance MinisterNirmala Sitharaman, MinisterofState forFinance Anurag Thakur ible inflation targeting (FIT) (NEER) and real effective ex- currency vis-a-vis currencies of competitiveness underFIT serveasagaugefor assessingthe (thirdfromleft) and senior officialsofthe Finance Ministryparticipatedinthe symbolic framework,boding well for changerate(REER) basket of the tradingpartners,withweightsde- regime, the paper said. fair value of acurrency,the exter- 'Halwa Ceremony' in NorthBlock,New Delhi, on Saturday. PTI India’s externalcompetitiveness, rupee is reviewedregularly,the rivedfromtheirsharesinthetrade The newREER indices (both nal competitiveness of an econ- theRBI paper said. RBIpapersaid.Inthecaseof India, basket of the home currency.A trade- and export-weighted), omyandevenserveasguideposts Goingforward,large capitalin- therelative importanceof trading REER is the NEER adjustedbyrel- whichhaveremainedaround the forsettingmonetaryandfinancial ■ This willbethe firsttime since independence ■ The FM also launchedthe ‘UnionBudget flows unless fullyabsorbed partners has shifted mainlyto- ative pricesorcosts,typicallycap- benchmark(i.e.,baseyearvalueof conditions. An EER is asummary that the papers will notbephysically printed. Mobile App’ forhassle-free access of Budget through current account deficit wardsemergingmarketsandde- turedin inflation differentials be- 100), show amodest apprecia- indicator of movementsofthe Theywill be distributed electronicallytoMPs. documentsbyMPs and the general public. and/ormoppedupasforeign ex- veloping economies(EMDEs) tween the home economyand tion/higher depreciation relative homecurrencyagainstabasketof changereservescancauseappre- since 2004-05. The NEER is an in- trading partners. to theoldseriesduringNovember currencies of trading partners.
SECTOR WATCH INTERVIEW:MD&CEO,CANARAHSBCORIENTALBANKOFCOMMERCELIFEINSURANCE ‘Securitisation volume FUEL 63% ‘Awareness post Covid high, crosses `26,000 cr in Q3’ ofvolumesecuritisedthisfiscal hasbeenthroughthedirect Securitisation volume crossed Rs 26,000 croreinDecember assignment(DA)route,including Oil on the boil: Post quarter as moreoriginators entered themarketand MFs thoseunder but no surge in bizasseveral started investing in newissuances, says aCrisil Ratings report thegovernment-sponsored PartialCreditGuaranteescheme 4th hike this week, Around`48,000cr Volume in theOctober- sectors are facing challenges’ Totalvolumeforthefirstnine Decemberquarterwashigherthan Stabilityinpoolcollectionsin monthsofthisfiscal,stillway thecumulativeRs22,000crore thepost-moratoriumperiodhas AS ECONOMY has startedrecov- levels. While it is very difficult to petrol, diesel prices behindFY2018(aroundRs loggedinthefirsthalf beenasignofconfidencein ering, insurance companies predictratesbeyond2-3years,but 60,000crore),FY2019(nearRs securitisationforinvestors have seen ariseindemand. Idon’t think over the next 3-5 145,000crore)andFY2020 Disbursement activityat ANUJ MATHUR,MD&CEO, years the interestrates will go (closetoRs152,000crore) non-bankingfinancialcompanies Mutual fundshavejoined CanaraHSBC Oriental Bank of sub-5 per cent. touch all-time high (NBFCs)hasresumedinsyncwith banks,insurancecompanies,and CommerceLifeInsurance, told theuptickineconomicactivity highnet-worthindividuals SANDEEP SINGH that while Howdoyou seeretirement (HNIs)asinvestorsin awareness has increasedbecause as atheme forfuture? And ENSECONOMICBUREAU securitisationtransactions, of theCovid pandemic, it maynot with ratesgoing down, NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 albeitgradually translateinto animmediatesurge howcould it impact? in demand as severalsectors are Iamverybullish on pension PETROL AND diesel prices in Issuance ofinnovative still under stress and affordability andthatisonemarketthatIthink the countryonSaturday structuredproducts,suchas has been hit. He further said that would explode. Longevityisin- touchednew all-timehighsaf- replenishingsecuritisationsand he expectsthatthe Irdai’s Saral creasing it is akey reasonfor re- terrateswere increasedforthe coveredbonds,crossed Bima Yojana will be asuccess and tirement products going up. fourth time this week. 2percentofthetransaction itssimplicity will attractpeople. Interestratesgoingdownwillalso Petroland diesel prices volumeinthethirdquarter, Edited excerpts: help. As longevityrises, people were hiked by 25 paise per indicatinggreater will have to save moreasport-re- litreeach, according to aprice acceptancebythe Howdoyou see tirement lifemay be equaltothe notification from oil market- ` market,especiallyHNIs business recovery? Anuj Mathur working life. Ithinkthe needfor ing companies. This took the It is recovering. While panic annuities will go up. petrol price in Delhi to Rs ApetrolpumpinKarad, buyingisnot therenow,peopleare Idon’t think we will getim- 85.70per litreand in Mumbai Maharashtra, Saturday. PTI Traction in securitisation volumes will however be dependent on continued improvement Source: Crisil buying because of higher aware- could makeitasuccess. LikePM pacted as we do averyclose asset to Rs 92.28. Diesel rate in collection efficiency and stabilisation of the business environment for NBFCs Ratings/PTI ness.We arealsoseeinggoodtrac- JeevanJyoti Bima Yojana, it is a liabilitymanagement.Asaninsur- climbed to Rs 75.88 alitrein tion forinvestment products,too, pureprotectionproduct.Whilethe ance companywecan invest for the national capital and to Rs on January 6resumeddaily as the interestrates have gone amount is cappedatRs2lakh in reallylong term and if youtakea 82.66per litreinMumbai, the price revision afternearly a down and thereare fewoptions caseof PMJJY,ifsomeoneislooking 30 years term plan, we can invest price datashowed. month-long hiatus. availableforthelongtermthatare at Rs 20-25 lakh coverthen this forthat long. Also, from time to This is the second consec- Sincethen,rateshavegone Targeted through false offeringgoodreturn.Peoplearere- will come very handy. It will be a time the productsare repricedin utive dayofrateincrease and up by Rs 1.99 alitreonpetrol alisingthata5-5.5percenttax-free fullyunderwritten product so the line with interestratemovement the fourth this week.Inall and Rs 2.01incase of diesel. return over aperiod of time is at- application will be followedby and we also hedgeour positions. priceshave goneupby Re 1per This comes afterinterna- tractive in current times and so some requirementsincluding litrethis week. tional oilprices firmed up on propaganda:Adani Group theyare looking at them. medical.Ithinkthatthesimplicity Howhas consumer Fuel prices,whichvary hopes of demandreturning of the product willattract people. behaviour changed? from statetostate depending fromtherolloutof coronavirus Did the pandemic help Thenew model is digital but on local salestax or VAT, are vaccinesindifferentcountries, stitutionsthathave demonstrated EconomicAffairs and NITI Aayog, enhance awareness levels Is thereany pressurebecause physical also plays an important nowatrecordhighs in the including India. ENSECONOMICBUREAU faith and invested in theAdani with the tenderconditions of the and rise in business? of pandemic claims? role. Theywanttotalktoanadvi- country, prompting cries fora Prior to thecurrent highs NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 Group,” the Ahmedabad-based 2019 roundof airportprivatisation, Theawarenessishighbutthat Claims have gone up,but not sor and understand as insurance cut in excise duty to ease the triggeredby thepricehikesthis group said. were brushed aside by thePublic maynot translateintoimmediate exponentially andare notalarm- productsare abitcomplicated.The burden on consumers. month, fuel prices had last UNDERSCORINGTHATithasare- “…on numerous occasions, Private Partnership Appraisal surge inbusinessasseveralsectors ing.Claimsare nowgoingdownin phygitalmodeisnowgoingtoplay Oil MinisterDharmendra touchedrecord high on sponsibilityto itsshareholdersand Adani Grouphas been targeted Committee(PPPAC), and that this includingMSMEsare still im- linewithdeclineinnewcasesand adominant role because several Pradhan earlier this week October 4, 2018. the local and international finan- throughfalse propaganda. We effectively pavedthewayforAdani pacted and peoplehaveseen de- mortality. things needtobeexplainedand blamedSaudi oiloutput cut At that time the govern- cialinstitutions, the Adani Group have also been avictim of manu- Groupto wintherightstooperate, cline in their income levels. It will face to face or voiceinteraction is forthe surge in oilprices but ment had cut excise duty on saidithasbeen “targetedthrough facturedonlinemediacampaigns manageand develop all six air- takesometimeforrestoration.So, Howdoyou seethe interest required. remainednon-committal on petrolanddieselby Rs1.50per false propaganda” on numerous aimedatspreading malicious lies ports that were being privatised. whileawarenesshasgoneup,peo- rate movement forIndia? Onegoodaspectisthatpeople taxcuts. litreinabid to ease inflation- occasions. Thecompanysaid this about our operations andinflict- This newspaper also reported ple should have free cash flowsto Fortunately, thecountrythat have gotusedtodigitalmodesand Topoil explorer Saudi arypressureand boostcon- in anote titled“An Open Letter on ingharm to ourshareholders,”it thatgiventheunprecedentedcon- buy and it will rise withimprove- we arein, thereisagreat oppor- whileonlinechannelsexisted,the Arabiahas pledged additional sumer confidence. the needtoact againstfalseprop- added, without referring to any centrationofpower in at least ment in affordability. tunity.Itisconsumption-ledand penetration waslow anditisris- voluntaryoutputcutsof1mil- Alongside, state-ownedfuel aganda impacting our sharehold- particular allegation. sevencoresectors in corporate Idon’tthink therewill be asitu- ing now. lionbarrelsperdayinFebruary retailers cutprices by another ers”, postedonTwitter Saturday. Lastweek,BJP’sMemberof India, from pharma and telecom Irdai came up with Saral Bima ation wherebusinesses would and March,whichhas ledto Re 1alitre,whichtheyre- “Wereachoutacrossmanyre- Parliament Subramanian Swamy to airportsand ports,the Yojana. What role will it play? notneedcapital. So, Idon’t think What would youliketosee in price climbing to mostsince coupedlater. mote partsofthe countryand we calledAdani a“trapeze artist” CompetitionCommissionof India Asof now, theproductsare not we will ever getintoascenario theBudget from economy’s the pandemic brokeout. This time, thereare no in- areproud thatweare asourceof and said his group owedRs4.5 has launchedaset of detailedin- availableandalmostall insurance wherethe interestratewill be pointofview? State-ownedfuel retailers dications of aduty cut so far. directandindirectemploymentto lakh croreasNPA to banks, an al- vestigations on the marketdy- companiesarewaitingforregula- zeroor1.Asmanufacturing ac- While the government has —Indian Oil Corporation Ltd Petrolanddiesel pricesare hundredsofthousandsof people... legation that the group denied namicsofeachsector.Thisin- toryapprovalto launchtheirprod- tivity rises,demand forfunds will helpedinboosting consumption, (IOC), Bharat Petroleum revisedonadailybasis in line Oursixlistedcompanieshave con- saying it hasnever defaulted on cludes areviewofthe model uctsand we expect it to come also go up. we expect to see some steps in Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and with benchmarkinterna- sistentlydeliveredexceptional anybankloan. concession agreementsinkey in- soon.ItslaunchdatewasJanuary1, Though interestrates in India the Budget,too, so that it lifts de- HindustanPetroleum tional priceand foreign ex- gainsto ourshareholders.We have Earlier this month, TheIndian frastructuresectors likeairports, buttheregulatorhadsomequeries have come down by 3-4percent- mand. Infrastructurespending CorporationLtd (HPCL) —had changerates. aresponsibilitytothemandthelo- Express reported that redflags ports and electricity,inwhichthe and observations. agepointsoverthe lastfiveyears, will be keyasthat provides mass cal and international financial in- raisedbythe Department of Adani Group is amajor player. Thereare severalreasonsthat theyhavenot gone belowsub-5 employment. BRIEFLY Biden, citing ‘economic imperative,’ orders faster relief cheques BanonChinese appstoremain virus and millions of jobs have torBrian Deese said he would his first100 days in office and on choice forTreasurySecretary, NANDITABOSE been lost. speakwithlawmakersonSunday Fridayhespokeofexceeding that paving the wayfor her confirma- NewDelhi: The government &DOINACHIACU “It’snot justtomeetthemoral to push forrelief. number.“We’regoing to,God tion by the full chamber.Biden’s has sent noticestoChinese WASHINGTON,JANUARY23 obligation,”Bidensaidinremarks “We’reataprecarious mo- willing, notonlydo100 million, hopesforspeedyactiononhisleg- apps, including Tiktok,that at aWhiteHouse eventtosign mentfor the virus and the econ- we’regoing do morethan that,” islative agenda and Cabinetap- the order to blockthem will US PRESIDENT Joe Biden has or- twoexecutive orders. “This is an omy. Withoutdecisive action, we he said. pointments arecomplicated by becontinued.Thenoticehas dered the faster issuance of pan- economic imperative.” riskfallingintoaveryseriouseco- The US Centersfor Disease the expectedtrialofTrumpinthe been issuedbythe Ministry demicstimuluschequesto needy Bidensaid hisstimulus pack- nomic hole,evenmoreserious Control said it had administered Senateasearly as next week and of Electronics and IT. familiesandincreasedfoodaidfor agetoaddress the economic ef- thanthe crisis we find ourselves 19.1 million dosesofthe vaccine bipartisansquabblingoveropera- children who normallyrelyon fectsofthepandemichassupport in,” Deese said. as of Friday. Women, minorities tions in an evenlysplitSenate. school meals, an effort to ease from business, labor,Wall Street Biden’sactionswere notasub- and low-income service workers Inanexecutive orderonFriday, Davossummit Americans’ burdens while andMainStreet. stitutefor legislative relief, Deese have been disproportionately Biden asked the Treasury tobegintoday Congress negotiates over hispro- “A lotofAmerica is hurting. said,withabout16 millionpeople hurt, withBlackand Hispanic Department to consider taking posed$1.9trillioneconomicstim- Thevirusissurging....Familiesare nowreceiving some type of un- workersfacinghigherjoblessrates steps to expand and improvede- NewDelhi/Davos: Prime ulus package. goinghungry. Peopleareatriskof employmentbenefitand an esti- than whiteworkers. liveryof stimuluschequessuchas MinisterNarendraModiwill In the opening days of his ad- being evicted.Job lossesare mated29millionwhodonothave In an early test of whether by establishing online tools for beamongtheworldleaders ministration, Biden is emphasis- mounting again. We needtoact. enoughtoeat. Republicansmight support claiming payments. Unem- who willparticipateinthe ing thatthe government must No matter howyou look at it, we US President Joe Biden signs executiveorders on the economy Amajorpillarof theBidenplan Democrat Biden’s plans forcoro- ployment benefits arelargely ad- six-dayonline Davos tackle the coronaviruscrisis with needtoact,”Bidensaid. as Vice President KamalaHarris looks on. AP/PTI is greatlyincreasing the number navirus relief, infrastructure in- ministeredbythestates,whichset Agenda Summit of the urgency afterhis predecessor Republican lawmakers have of people who arebeing vacci- vestment and taxincreases, the theirowneligibilityrequirements, WorldEconomicForum,be- Donald Trumplargely playedit questionedthe pricetag on pan- nated againstthe novelcoron- US SenateFinance Committee anditwasunclearhowthefederal ginning Sunday. PTI down. Morethan 400,000 demic aid and aseparateinvest- green energyprojects, education EarlieronFriday, WhiteHouse avirus. In December,Biden seta voted unanimouslyonFridayto agency would put this directive Americanshavediedfromthe ment proposalfor infrastructure, and research. NationalEconomicCouncildirec- goalof 100millionvaccinationsin approveJanet Yellen, Biden’s intoeffect. REUTERS
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POINTOFVIEW ARTS etc Vision from the Past Escaping Home Tamil writer Salma on chronicling the TheMartyrs’ Monument in Chandigarh’s Capitol claustrophobiaofhomeand the universalstory Complex nears completion withthe installation of women of Le Corbusier’s enigmatic sculptures eye
WISWISHUHUPONPONAA Whatcouldbemoreemblematicofacapitalconstantlyonthebuildthan theharmonyofafamiliarmonument,abustlingavenueandabroad REPUBLICREPUBLIC boulevardcommandingaviewofthecorridorsofpowerandanopensky?
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Narayani Gupta “monuments” oftenignore the complexna- cities, it is Japan we have to learn from, notthe tureofthis urbanscape. The great builders USA, wherethereisstill so muchland to ex- knewwheretobuild but also wherenot to. ploit. Norfromthe British imperial notion of TISanational festivalwhichdoesnot Therewas an instinctiveharmony andbal- cantonment planning, but from the design of move around like DiwaliorEid-ul- anceinthe heightof buildingsset offbygreen British offices today, spare and minimal. Fitr.Itisfixed in the Gregorian calen- lawns or pedestrian paths,the ratio of open Do we reallybelieve “development” is dar,somuchsothat it is notreferred spaceandbuiltarea,the vanishingpoints, the markedbyhugeconvention centres or nine- to by theclunky GantantraDivas but balance of textures and colours. Today, our storeyedbuildings fordepartmentsthat keep Ias Chhabees Janvari.Mygeneration open spaces —the lungs of the city —haveto expanding on avariation of Parkinson’s law will remember the cold morning of January be guardedvigilantly. Thereare anumber of (workexpands according to thespace avail- 26, 1951,when we were wakenedtothe suchspaces, butturningthe lightonthree ma- able)? Wouldn’t it bemuch morerewarding to sound,thenthe sightofvillagers walkingbare- jor ones will be enough to makethe point — retain forall the peoplethe spaces bequeathed foot to Rajpath, shoes prudentlycarriedon first,theopenspacesandlawnsof Humayun’s by earlier generations of buildersand design- their heads to save them from the harsh tarred mausoleum (designedinthe 1570s, modified ers of vision.Our three examples neednore- roads. Whichexplains the déjà vu feelingin by theArchaeologicalSurvey inthe1920s);the inforcing —amemorialwhichisamong the lateMarch 2020—but with adifference: un- spacious boulevard of Shah Jahan’s Chandni finest, mostuplifting of Indian architecture, liketheir grandparents, the endless line of peo- Chowk(mid-17thcentury)fromwhere pedes- setinquiettree-shadedlawns wherechildren ple were walking away from the city. trians with good vision could see the Badshah can play; an avenue of whichthe city’s poets Republic Dayechoes to other footsteps, on his throne; and, finally,the century-old wrotewithaffection; aboulevard command- too—the marching feet of soldiers and of chil- Kingsway/Rajpath, designedbyBritish horti- ing aviewofaharmoniousensemble of build- dren in the parade, the abandonoffolk- culturistsinspiredby theMughals,withatwo- ings and institutions inviting youtoashared dances, familiar but always impressive and milelawnandwaterchannels,encircledbyja- OURS ARE THE namedafter,whohadalso laidout theLahore the area reclaimed.OnRajpath,the green on culture, amajestic expanse of sky. strangelymoving. Variety comesinthe form mun trees that come alive in the monsoon. STREETS AND canal, musthavebeen asatisfiedman. both sides areatemptation to “developers”to Arthistorians maysometimes lose sight of jhankis(tableau) presented by different If onlywecould rewind and listentocon- THE SKIES Architectsand engineers commandedwell- whom open areas areempty areas, an invita- of the wood forthe trees, indulgeindoubts states with the same pride as school children versations about these spaces at the time they deservedhonour at theroyal court. tionto buildon.Thejamuntreesandthebuild- about “authenticity”, argue about pink sand- presenting “projects”. were designed!Humayun musthavede- The Rajpath and the As theydid in early 20th-centuryDelhi, ing bye-lawsheldtheir ownand the serenity stone or blue domes, label narrowly as “colo- What if one were to visualise a jhanki for scribed the wonderful gardens in Iran he had Humayun’s To mb too. The centreofthe British capital in India, remainedevenafteradministrative blocksand nial” what wasactuallypartofinternational our ownmillennium city? Acity constantly seenwhen in exile.His sonAkbar created a are among the finest running west to east, wasexactlyparallel to culturalvenueswere builtinthe’50sand’80s. design initiatives. But to jadedoffice-workers, on the build (and oftenclearly on the make) carpet-garden forhim on the bankofthe examples of Indian Chandni Chowk,and to oneofthe twoav- Whyshould Iwish these three spacesto exhaustedhousebound women, children re- like Delhi,shouldlookbeforeand after. Things Yamuna, morebeautiful than the one in Kabul design, offering enues dividing Humayun’s garden intofour be the theme of the jhanki forDelhi? Because leasedfromthe tyrannyofhomework,these that have happenedinthelast year have given wherehis grandfather Babur wasburied. baghs. Basedonclassical Roman planning oneofthe messages of lastyear’s pandemic is places arepriceless gifts —the spaciousness peoplerespite from muchtothink about. At anymoment,the city Eighty years later,Shah Jahan wasalso inspired principles revivedbyPalladio, it wasagreen that monumentality has nothing to offer; that of Humayun’s Tomb gardens, the pedestri- can find the ecological balanceofcenturies by drawings of Isfahan, of agreat imperial av- their daily drudgery expanse, acounterpoint to thehill wherethe “development” does notmean less trees, less anisedChandni Chowk,the majestic Central upset, notonlybyavirus,butby human pred- enue,withroomfor all.ThatinShahjahanabad dramatictwin Secretariatbuildingssoaredup grass underfoot.Or,moremotorcars, moreof- Vista as it is today. Interact with them and ators, including those who areits custodians. ledfromthe Fort to the Fatehpuri Mosque. to the plateauofthe Government House. fices, morepaper, more peoplerequiring more theremight bean unexpectedmoment of de- Forcenturies, thosewho settledherehave UnlikeinEurope, avenues in India were not AfterIndependence,theHumayun’sTomb space. Neither shops nor government offices lightwhen youechosomethingsaidbyone flattenedits surface, channelledits streams, named, but the people’s name foranorna- gardensdiddutyasarefugeecamp.Half acen- need morespace. The magic phrase — “on- of our greatestarchitects, Louis Kahn. “The sun cutintoits quartziteand sandstone to build mental pool—Chandni Chowk —was used turylater,the AgaKhan Trustbreathednew line” —can scale them down. Efficiency is neverknewhow great it wasuntil it hit the forts, garden-houses and walkways nestedon forthe street.With the reincarnated nahar of lifeintoit. Chandni Chowk wasalmostde- achievedbyenergetic work andahealthyat- side of abuilding.” Forthe sun to light up our green carpets.Thatmagic combinationof Ferozeshah Tughlaqrunningdownitslength, stroyed by mindless jerry-building and indis- mosphere, whichiscontingentonclean, beau- buildings, we have to respect our unbuilt areas. dusty rose sandstone,clearwater andverdant the street came to lifeand became an icon. Ali criminatemotorisedtraffic,untiltwoyearsago, tiful open spaces wherewecan connectwith foliageisthe signatureofDelhi. References to Mardan, the Persian whom the canal was when arescueoperation wasmounted and earth and sky. When it comes to designing NarayaniGuptaisaDelhi-basedhistorian The Day of the Citizen
The annual presidential address on the eve of Republic Day is an occasion for introspection and affirmation of our constitutional values
Praveen Siddharth also aproduct of years of labour and resolve. fare of more than 320 million men and opportunity to highlight what theyfeel is the The midwives—the members of our women who inhabit it”. needofthehour.Thebedrock of everyaddress Constituent Assembly—enacted the From then on,every year,our presidents has been the principles enshrinedinour OCCASIONALLY, Atelevisedevent can bring a Constitution onNovember 24,1949, butthey have sought to remind us notonlyofhow far Constitution.PresidentPranabMukherjeesaid lumptothe throat, due to an overwhelming waited until January 26,1950, to proclaim it we have come but also howfar we areyet to it best in his 2013 address, “Indiadid notwin feeling of national pride, likewhen our cricket as the guiding documentof our nation.During travelinourcollective pursuitoftheidealsspelt freedomfromtheBritishinorderto denyfree- team wins amajor tournament overseas. But the 1929 Lahoresession of the Indian National out in 1950. In his 1967 address, PresidentS dom to Indians. The Constitution represented something that occurs morepredictablyisthe Congress,itwas decidedthat this date will Radhakrishnansaid,“Ourtiessubsistbecause asecond liberation, this time from the stran- President’s annual address on the eveof henceforth becelebratedasourIndependence they were notofironandsteel,orevenof gold, gleholdof traditionalinequityingender,caste, Republic Day. We watchitonour televisions, Day. So, when ourConstitution wasfinally butofthe silken cords of the human spirit”. community,alongwith other fetters...” notmerelyasspectators ready,the members did not At the same time, our presidentshavere- Finally,ourPresidents have alsoprompted but as participants in the want to lose the signifi- mindeduswho the real owners of thisenter- us to notbecontent merelywith looking at exercise of nation building cance of the date. prise are. Our ambitions and dreams areno what benefitsusasacountrybut also strive that we embarkedupon In manyways, our longer enslavedbythe wishesofafewthou- to makethe worldabetterplace. In 2018, collectively in 1950. Republic Dayismoresignif- sands in foreign shores. As president R President RamNath Kovind setour goals Other heads of statealso icant than our Venkatraman statedinhis 1990 address, manynotches higher.Hesaid, “Thehighest give televisedspeeches, the IndependenceDay.India RepublicDaywastheday “thecitizensofIndia stageofIndia’s nation-building project is to mostfamous, perhaps, be- mayhavebecome free were guaranteedfundamentalrightstolifeand contributetobuildingabetterworld—acom- ing the annual Christmas from British rule on August liberty and were freedfromexploitationand positeand cohesive world, aworld at peace address by the British Living History 15,1947, but lifewas discrimination. Aboveall, it wasonthis day with itself and at peace with nature.” monarch,atradition since breathedintoour nation COURTESY:RASHTRAPATIBHAVAN thateverycitizenof Indiaemergedasthesov- Whether they act as nudges forintrospec- 1932, or the US President’s An Indian Express with the adoption of the IN THISTOGETHER ereign of thecountrythrough the adoption of tion, guiding lights, or progress milestones, state-of-unionaddress.But collaboration with the Constitution.Inthe inter- The Republic Day celebration in 1953 universaladultfranchise”.Ourpresidentshave these addresses have had one thing in com- these aremoreinthe form RashtrapatiBhavan vening period,wewerea implored us to shun parochialism. In his 1997 mon: timelessness. What wassaidhalf acen- of personal reflections or Britishdominion.Ourhead address,President Shankar DayalSharma ap- turyago still holdsgoodtoday. Our presidents accountsofactions taken of statewas KingGeorge VI, at 10.18 am, in the Durbar Hall of the hisfirstRepublic Dayspeech, whichwas also pealed,“we mustalldevelopabroadnational- have been the voice of our collective con- duringthe year.The address by our president, representedby thegovernor generalforIndia, Rashtrapati Bhavangovernor general C his acceptance speech, President Prasad an- istoutlookwherebywevieweveryissuenotin science. So, when we listentothe address on ontheotherhand, is an occasion forcollective and our head of government,Jawaharlal Rajagopalachari read out aproclamation an- nounced, “Today, forthe firsttime in our long alimited,narroworparochial perspectivebut the 26th, we would do well to remember that introspection,amirrorheld up to ourcon- Nehru, wasacting as the secretaryfor state. nouncing the birth of our republic.This was and chequered history we find the whole of in the context of thegood of the nation.” we areonlylistening to ourinner selves. science by ourfirstcitizen. With our Constitution, we took ourfirst followedbythe swearing-in of our firstpres- thisvastland... brought together under the ju- The annual presidential addressiscom- Justasour independence wasthe result of steps towardsdefining ouridentity asasover- ident, RajendraPrasad,and our firstprime risdiction of one constitution and one union posedofthepresident’sownthoughts,notthat PraveenSiddharthisprivatesecretarytothe decades of struggle, our birth as arepublicwas eign democraticrepublic. On January26, 1950, minister, Jawaharlal Nehru and his cabinet. In whichtakes over responsibility forthe wel- of theexecutive.Asaresult,theyhaveusedthis PresidentofIndia
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EYE SPY MomentofReckoning EVERY FORTNIGHT, WE PICK, YOU WATCH Must Have The insurrection in the US provided an opportunity for other nations to reaffirm Been Love their faith in democracy ity in the other. But lurking in the feting, in the crowds lin- SLICEOFLIFE ing up to gettheir cookbookssigned, in the lauded airportarrivals, wasthe America I'd encountered at thefarmers’ market in Union Square—anation divided, unable to grapple with asociety wheretherecould be equality among people who look very different from one another,who speakdifferently, who come from different parts of the world. And, so, I would bestrip-searched.Iwould bedetained forhours in airportbackrooms untilthe au- thoritieswereconvincedthat thisbrown man wasn'taterrorist. Iwould be called names, I THINGSFALLAPART would be humiliated. People would marvel Astill from The Squid and the Whale that IspokeEnglish, would be shockedthat I atewith aknifeand fork. January6,2021, wasareminder that The Squid and the Whale explores America is atale of these twocountries. Two very different realities, bitterly polarised and the fallout of acollapsing marriage unableto accept the otherasequalandto hold honestand meaningful dialogue. Shubhra Gupta SuvirSaran If America wantsthe worldtosee it as ex- ceptional,itneedstobecomethat.OnJanuary Suvir Saran is achef,author,educator 6, the worldsaw America as farfromexcep- WO PEOPLE falling apartisasnatural as two and world traveller tional. It wasIraq, it wasAfghanistan, it was people falling in love.It’s funnyhow we spend Syria. Nowthe worldwatches to seeifthese considerable time and emotion in searching for twoAmericascan come together,with the Tthe perfect partner,and consider ourselveslucky SCIENCETELLSusabout the dopamine rush same reality forall itspeople. The Joe Biden- when it happens. But we forget that we arechangeable we experience when we process informa- KamalaHarris administration will needto creatures. Couples do grow out of eachother,and amar- tion that supports our beliefs, no matter how heal this festering wound before anythingelse. riagecan and, sadly, does break. fake thatinformation mightbe. Mostofus But what happenedatthe Capitol in Noah Baumbach’s 2019 MarriageStory,about an ac- tireeasilyand choose to remain in the com- Washington DC will notbecontainedby tress and astage director drifting apart, shows us how forting confinesofsameness, whereour mis- Americanborders.HowAmericareactstothe painful breakdowns can be:the characters playedby guidedthoughtsgouncheckedand we feel insurrection is howdemocracies around the Adam Driverand Scarlett Johansson were joined at the good about ourselvesand the worldaswe worldmay react to the same challenges to- hip notsolong back; nowtheycan’t bear to look at each choose to see it. morrow. Other nations still believe in America, other.Therapydoesn’t work.Neither do well-meant in- But reasondemands morefromus. Reason in the imageitprojectsand what it wantsto terventions from friends and family. In an explosive argu- challenges us to evolve and grow. be.Fledglingcountriesarewatching“theshin- ment,Charlie yells at Nicole that he wishes she would die. ModernSchool,VasantViharinNew ing light on the hill”. And youknow, just as theydo, that that’s the end. Furious Delhi, wasoriginallyconceivedasanalterna- As we preparefor our ownRepublicDay people do saystufftheydon’t mean, but something as fi- tive to the missionaryschools operating in IndiaonJanuary26, the lessons of history nal as this is hardtodial backfrom. through the prism of Christianity and the arestaring us in the face. Through her long his- Baumbach’s bio states that his lifewas deeplyim- colonisers'’ sensibilities about education and toryMotherIndia hassurvivedlootand plun- pacted by his parents’ messy divorce. His 2005 film, The childhood development. My father wased- der,hateand bigotry,communalism and au- SquidAnd The Whale,whichfeels likeayounger version of ucatedat Modern while my mother is aprod- thoritarianismand has always endedupliving MarriageStory,isshowing on MUBI. JeffDaniels and Laura uct of Irish Catholic convent education. Icon- proud and bright forher embrace of the plu- Linneyplayaliterarycouple who’vehad it with each sideritmygoodlucktohavebenefitedfrom raloverthe singular. other.Soon afterthe film opens, we seethem informing amix of their twoeducational sensibilities. But the oldest andthelargestdemocracies their twoboys,aged12and 16 years (playedrespectively From agesix to 18,Iwas made awareofIndia’s of theworldaredancingto theseductive tune by Owen Klineand Jesse Eisenberg), about the split. challenges, itscultural wealth and societalis- of viral conspiracytheories and cunningly-ex- What makes the older film so interesting is howpared sues, itsrichdiversity andfragile secular ecuted campaigns of deception. These pose a down it is. MarriageStory has therapists and lawyers dreams. My parents came of agewith acolo- vexing problem to geopolitics, with danger- jumping in, leading the battle-scarredcouple intolong- nial backgroundfromwhichtheygleaned ousoutcomes forthe world. Myopia has led drawn, futile meetings. TheSquid And The Whale keeps its light and growth. Icame of ageinanIndia glu- SUVIRSARAN to self-destructive behaviour in the US, and a ●●● focus on the family, makingnot the slightestattempt to ing itself intoamosaic, whereplurality was similar jingoism and sectarianism is found garner our sympathies either forthe husband, or the wife. valuedand our manyIndian faces and forms across the world. Neither aresaints. She is in arelationship with the connected us to our common humanity.The Now the world watches to see if these two Americas can come together, America, as we once knew her,has fallen. younger boy’s tennis coach; he is making the movesona challengeofthisimmense task,the commu- She might still have achance to survive, but student young enough to be his daughter. nal riots andvexing polarisations fomented withthe same reality for all its people poorer nations, with manymorechallenges, What’s even moreinteresting is howneither parent by recklesslyself-servingand vote-hungry have doom looming large over them, unless ●●● tries to hide their affair.Dotheyeventhink of howthis politicians, wasourstoobserve,study and theynip dangerous behaviours in the bud. will affect thechildren, already devastated by the separa- discusswith our teachers and parents. Igrew smokecloseto my homein Greenwich Village. leave the US andgohome. OtherNew Democracies newerand developing have a tion? Jointcustody means that the boys have to learn to up watching India go from strength to My father calledabout aterroristattackatthe Yorkers savedme, and Iarrived home atad moment of reckoning and awakening, acall split their time between twohouses, one well-ap- strength while occasionallybeing brought to same moment the second plane hit the tow- shaken.Scratchedand sore, Icooked dinner, to fill the void of reason and decency that has pointed,the othershabby and disorganised, and two itsknees through humanfolly. ers. That imageisetchedinmymemory. Also served our friends, and receivedcaring sup- been at leasttemporarilyleftbythe US.This warring individuals. Baumbachinjectswry humour into The autumn of 1993 broughtmetoNew engravedin my psycheisthe scent of burning portfromthem. dreamer hopes that nations steepedincivili- this searing autobiographical movie,and that savesus York Citytostudy graphicdesignand arthis- flesh and building material. But the mostlast- Afew yearslater,myfirstcookbook,which sational history,generational empathyand from recoiling everytime theadults do something stupid tory.Familyand friends welcomedmewith ing imprint wasleftbythe callous behaviour would go on to become one of the mostpop- maternal instinctscan stop fashioning them- or immature,leaving the young people to figure thorny love and gave me nurturing support. Ifound shown by thosefromoutsidethe citytosome ular Indian cookbookspublishedinthe US, selvesafter the machismo and fascismthat thingsout forthemselves. myself happilysettledinNYC withinweeks of us who livedthere. debutedas the nation washealing.Myrestau- we have seen being championedinthe West. The film leavesyou thinking—ishappily-ever-afteran and living the lifeofaManhattanite. That life After9/11itbecame clear that America rant Devi, whichgot the firstMichelin star for Mayboththe UnitedStates of America under illusion? Should we keep going justfor thesakeofour erodedthe divisivenessImight have felt is notone nation but twonations within the anIndianrestaurantinNorthAmerica,opened Biden and Harris and the old and sage children, even if it bungs us intoastate of permanent mis- with thosethat seemeddifferent from me. construct of one. Aweek and ahalf afterthe at thesame time. This recognitionbroughtme Republic of India find comfortintheir shared ery? What comes through is auniversal truth: twopeo- That washow all of us who made ahome in attackIwas at the Union SquareFarmers endless opportunities, affordedme by incred- ideals of belief, faithandrespectinourshared ple, living in close proximity,are morethan capable of cre- NYClived. Market,onlyafewblocks from my home, ible Americans. Itravelledacross the US speak- humanity,and in our disparatebeliefsand eth- ating unending storms in their teacups. Being madly, Eight years intowhat might have been buying vegetables and comestibles forameal ingandteaching,feedingandsharing,andap- nicities. Mayweuse this momentaryhorror deeplyinlovecan make youbelieve that youcan’t live consideredutopia by most, Iwas in the shower with friends, so that we could come together pearing on TV shows.Mylikeness and my to guide us backtoour hallowedpaths of na- without eachother.Itcan also, sometime, somewhere when Iheardsirens and chaos in the streets. and shareour grief and find hope fortomor- recipes, my bioand my story, were celebrated tionalgrowth andinternationalcamaraderie, down the road, makeyou want to kill each other. Hair stillwet andclothes barelybuttoned, I row. Instead, Icame home bruised aftera in newspapers and magazines big and small. epluribus unum (out of many, one) being the wasonthe rooftopwithin minutes to seewhat touristbroke abottle and hurleditatme, call- Iwas All-American;Ifelt as if Ibelonged.Isaw unitinglink acrossall democracieswanting to washappening and whytherewas so much ingmea“f***ing Arab terrorist” who ought to the worldasbeing one village; Isaw human- be civil societies. Vision from the Past The Martyrs’ Monument in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complexnears completion with the installation of Corbusier’s enigmatic sculptures
Rajnish Wattas ation of Chandigarh”. Corbusier,spurredbyDrew’ssuggestion, startedworking on the signs, culling from his CHANDIGARHWAS bornout of thetrauma of sketchbooks.Hewas equallykeen to pickup India’sPartition. Anew city “unfetteredbythe elementsofnaturelikeplants, animals,birds, traditions of the past” wastobecreated,both serpents, etc.,asreminders that humansdon’t to act as thenew capitalcity of Punjab and to existinisolation, but in harmonywithother settle the vast number of refugees. Though a living beings. Muchbeforehewas chosen for provincial project, it became anational sym- the Chandigarhproject, Corbusier wasal- bol of India’s newbeginning and pride in its ready interestedinIndian civilisation, and, in resurgent nationhood. fact, kept abook on it in his office. Jawaharlal Nehru, the patron-in-chief of Beforeinstalling signs in the Capitol the project, didn’t want anypseudo-revival- Complex, Corbusier asked Jeanneret foralist iststyle mimicking the historic monuments of the keysymbols denoting Indian civilisa- of India. So, he invited the iconic modernist tion from experts.Not findingmuchresponse, Swiss-Frenchplanner-architect Le Corbusier Corbusier turnedtoNehru,which, too, didn’t to designChandigarh. Starting on agreenfield yield much. Finally, an Indian junior colleague PHOTOS COURTESYCHANDIGARHADMINISTRATION panoramic site, Corbusier placedthe city’s in Chandigarhgavehim abookletonIndian CROWNING ing installation. The keyelementsare astone tims of the Partition; it will also, 55 years after crowning glory, the Capitol Complex, at the animal symbols. Eventually, he evolvedhis GLORY debris on whichstand atiger and aserpent their creator died, bring to lifethe sculptures headof the town,withthe Shivalik hills in the owniconographyfor the Capitol from his col- alongside afallenpillar of thecolonialedifices. whichhad been lying around all this while. (Clockwise from backdrop. Conceivedasacosmic ensemble of lection of sketches of bullockcarts,cartwheels Close to this isapronehuman figure, Parusha. The monument will also showcase the secu- buildings,piazzas, monuments, earth forms and villagehomes, wherehumans livedin above) The wall of Thetiger representsstrengthand the hooded lar and abstract elementspreferredby thepa- andwater bodies —placedamidstapastoral remained incomplete. The suggestion to perfect harmonywith domestic animals. the Martyrs’ serpentprimordial mythological power. The tronsof architectureatthetime,insteadof val- landscape —itwas to be detached from the adorn the piazza with signsand symbols, in The Martyrs’ Monument is designedasa Monument with the tiger,serpent and the human figurecastin ourising anyindividual or ideology. main city,likealater-dayAcropolis that fact, came from the British architect Jane squareenclosureformedbyslopingconcrete symbol of wheel; bronze arealready completedand wait to be The completion of theMartyrs’ echoedthetimelessnessof Indiancivilisation. Drew who,alongwith her husband Maxwell walls and asculpturalensembledepictingthe with the symbol of installedonthe stone base. It is onlythe elab- Monument will also remind the worldthat The Capitol Complexcomprises the as- Fryand Corbusier’s cousin-cum-partner from sacrifice and martyrdom of those who lost oratecontoursand shapeof the fallencolumn Corbusier wasapolymath whonot only Swastika; abird's eye sembly, secretariat and high courtand the Paris, Pierre Jeanneret,formedthe coreofthe their livesduring the Partition. The purpose and the debris belowthe sculptures that are gainedfame as an architect-planner,but also (unbuilt) “governor’spalace”. Avastes- Europeanteam thatworkedonthe of therampinthe concreteenclosureisnot view of the Capitol nowbeing made with stone from special as apainter, sculptorand colourtheorist. He planadebetween the assemblyand thehigh Chandigarhproject. onlytoprovide apedestalfromwhichtobet- Complexshowing quarries in Rajasthan. dabbledinthe synthesis of geometryand hu- courtwas conceivedasapedestrian plaza and One evening, on the lawn of the PWD rest terobservethe sculptural elementsofthe the Martyrs' Onthewallsof theramp andtheenclosure manproportions and relentlesslyimbuedar- wasinterspersedwith monuments,sculp- house of Chandigarh, Drew said to Corbusier, monument,but also to savour the interplay Monument in the arethe symbols of Indian cosmology:awheel chitecturewith an artistic vision that waspas- tures and symbols.Besides agiant peace “Le Corbusier,you shouldsetupinthe heartof of the various edifices on the plaza. centre of the piazza and a swastika.The wheel denotesnineplan- sionateand insightful. sculpturecalledthe Open Hand,therewas the the Capitol signs whichsymbolisethe basisof The Chandigarhadministration has re- etsand the swastikarepresentsthe revolution TowerofShadows, Geometric Hill and some your philosophyand by which youarrived at cently takenupthe completion of this long of the sun and the seasons of human life. RajnishWattasisanarchitecturalcriticandthe other monuments. However, the mostenig- the basisofyour city design. Thesesigns awaited project andthe missing sculptural TheprojectwasconceivedbyCorbusier in formerprincipaloftheChandigarhCollege matic of all is the Martyrs’Monument, which shouldbeknown —theyare the keytothe cre- componentsofthe monumentarenow near- the ’50s. It will be atimelytributetothe vic- ofArchitecture
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JANUARY 24, 2021 ARTS etc 15 Escaping Home DOWN IN
Ta mil writer Salma on chronicling the claustrophobia of home and the universal story of women JUNGLELAND
Amrita Dutta Religion is complicit in the oppression of women in Salma’s stories. Women, Dreaming exploreshow Wahhabi Islamtrickles into a RanjitLal HE PANDEMIC home might be a community,squeezing the freedoms for novelexperience of confinement. women. But the protagonists arenot helpless Ranjit Lal is an author, But foravastmajority of women, Muslim womenwho spur the Hindutvasav- environmentalistand lockdown is less metaphor,more iour complex. Salma’s clear critiqueofortho- birdwatcher Tthe solidmesh of rulesand restric- doxIslam has angered conservatives in her tions that has alwaysheld them back. That is TamilMuslimcommunity,butthecurrentpol- certainlytrue of the characters we meetinthe itics makes her uncomfortable. “While Iwas fiction of Tamil writer Salma. In the opening writing this book,this kind of Islamophobia storyofThe Curse: Stories (Speaking Tiger), a didn’t exist. It washonestcriticism, but, at the newcollectionof her stories,three womenget moment, Ifeel protectiveofmycommunity, Better Left intoacar.But evenastheyjourney away from whichisunderattack undertheBJPrule,”says their home, the claustrophobia of their shared Salma,who is aDMK member. livespursues them. The storyistold from the Women, Dreaming is abouttwo women point of viewofayoung woman, who is castout of marriage. Parveenhas been sent Alone acutelyattuned—inawaythat women are backtoher maternal home by her in-laws. burdenedby the weight of others’ emotions — Mehar choosestodivorce her orthodox hus- to theriftbetween thetwo elderly women. bandwhenhedecidesto marryagain,anactof From the teeniest to the most The ceaseless complaining, their unsaid rage rebellion that plunges her intomentaldisso- twistedintotussles over little things is alan- lution.Thenovelfollows theirattemptstofree belligerent, alist of creatures to guagethat onlythe women hearand respond themselves, thoughitremains scepticalthat to —themale relative in thedriver’s seatisim- suchtransformations arepossible. Solidarity keep adistance from pervious to what’s goingon. Though about between womendoesn’tcome easy,evenifit nothing calamitous, the narration unsettles seems probable. “All women arenot in aposi- T’S OFTEN thought that animal lovers go gaga over the reader with apersistent nervous anxiety. tion of strength.Onlywhentheyhavepower everyliving creature, but forme, there’s awhole Likeother stories in this stellar collection of can theyhelp others,” says Salma. bunchofthem whose companyIabhor and tryto shortfiction translated by NKalyanRaman, In these works, one hears the drone of Iavoid wherever possible. Starting from the smallest ‘On the Edge’ is an exposition of the powerof grumbling,that mostdomesticof languages— and mostinsidious, we’ll proceedtothe big goons. familyties to bind and incarcerate. “The con- repetitive andnever-finished, likethe labour Firstonthe listhas to be mosquitoes, especiallythose ditionof beingforcedto live in averycramped that feedsthe home. Women gripe and grate soprano sirens that hoveraround your ear early in the place, of leading alifeofrestriction and subor- on eachother;theyare hauntedby an inartic- morning, wailing “Malaria!” Then, of course, flies with big dination, creates acertain neurosis. The story ulate anxiety,theysufferreproductive vio- belligerent eyes that will sit on something sickening, suck is theexpression of this neurosis,” says Salma, lence of multiple abortions. Despitethe sur- up muckand land on your fresh piece of toastand have a 52, over avideo call from Chennai. face calm of Salma’s words, an unexplained wash-up. This has to be followedbyticks —the big bul- Sincethe 1990s, the definingfeature of dread floods the stories,recallingCharlotte bous kind that will burrowdeep in your dog’s ear,sucking Salma’s writing has been the close, uncom- Perkins Gilman’s TheYellowWallpaper. blood till they’relikebarrage balloons and leaving their promising attention she brings to bear on Writing from within the darkness of the heads behind if youtakeliberties with them. We used to home andmarriage,andthewomenwho live home,Salma has spoken of the woman’s body remove them (once in hordes) from our poor Boxerand inside itswalls. These fictional worlds make anditsunacknowledgeddesires.“Awoman’s with vicious delight dumpthem intoacan of kerosene space forthe tetchiness and tedium of domes- body is either oppressedorconsidered ob- watching them sink and drown. Oh yes, suretheyhavea tic life. The desire, discomfortand pain of the scene or sacralised,” she says.Astorylike role to playinthe bigger scheme of things, but notwith woman’s body finds expression in away that ‘Toilets’, about awoman’s difficulty in peeing my dog, thank you! Leeches, too, areabig turn-off–espe- is notsanitised, that is definitelyrarein at home and outside, is remarkable forhow it ciallythe waytheyscent the air forablood meal (yours, of Anglophone fiction. In this circumscribed turns the woman’s bodilyexperience of dis- course), and then leave the bitesitebleeding because of world, women nonetheless strain forfreedom, comfortand damage intopowerful literature. all the anti-coagulantstheyhaveinjected.Yes,atleast as we seeintwo recent translations—The “Thenaturalinclinations of the body,not only theyhavethe courtesy of giving youananesthetic as they Curse and Women, Dreaming, the English in terms of desirebut also of comfort, arede- sawtheir waythrough your blood vessels, but theydoget translation by Meena KandasamyofSalma’s her mother,who came to her aid, smuggling EVERYTHING I ForSalma, freedom came from politics. In niedtous. In our culture, awoman’s body is intoplaces theyhaveabsolutelynoright to knowabout! 2016 novel Manaamiyangal. out scraps of paper on whichshe had written NEVERTOLD 2001,when the local panchayatseat wasre- something that is waiting forliberation. Istill harbour an automatic “kill on sight” attitude to- The experienceof imprisonmentwascru- her poetryinsecret,and sending it to literary YOU served forwomen, her husband reluctantly Therefore, this is somethingIwant to write wardscentipedes, especiallythose that come shimmer- cial to Salma’sbecomingawriter. “Istarted magazines and publishers. In the 1990s, even turnedtoher,hoping she would remain a again and again in my stories.That the body ing out of the drain while you’reshowering and head to- writing when Iwas 15 or 16,asaresponse to as her poetrybrought literaryacclaim to (Clockwise from top) proxyfor him.The writerseizedthe opportu- is aliving thing before it is anything else, before wardsyou, pincers waving evilly. Iknowthese guysare my anxietyabout whymylife Salma, Rajathi’s battles remained Salma; book covers nity to step out of the house, with- what culturemakes of it. For meant to be harmless, but I’d rather nothavethem scuttle could notbedifferent, as acritique the same: to keep writing, and not of Women, Dreaming; outaburqa, wonthe election — women’s bodies to be seen as a up my legs and take abiteout of me. Others arequite of society [and what it wasdoing blow her cover. When shedid at- The Curse and neverlooked back. source of pride, society has to call deadly, so it’s better to keep the toiletbrush handy. to me],”she says.In tend the rare literarygathering, it Salma’s poetry—and later her offits oppression,” shesays. Thereare probablymanysmall boys around the world Thuvarankurichi villageinTrichy wasvia subterfuge: she travelled fiction —broke newground in Salma’sjourneyisremarkable, who arebesties with cockroaches. Ihavetoadmit, looked districtinTamil Nadu, whereshe out of her villagewith her mother Tamil literature. “Women’s writ- notonlybecause she fought and at dispassionately, someofthem can be pretty handsome wasborn Rajathi Samsudeen, she on the pretextofmedical visits. ing in Tamil didn’t challengethe wonagainsther family, but be- —ofimpressive dimensionsand clothedinshinyma- livedacarefree lifetill she turned Thereare nounambiguous he- basic principles that held society causeshe remainsinside,aclinical hogany-date-brown. But man, those feelers waving 13.Customdemandedthat all girls roes or fallen villainsin Salma’s sto- together.Inthe 1950s and ’60s, chronicler of theoppression of around inquisitively and that classic cockroachscuttle! who reachedpuberty do notstep ries; the mother-daughter rela- some of it wasreformist.Later, home.She has no illusions about Open up amanhole coverand there’ll be hordes of them, out of their homes. She waspulled tionship, too, is adeep shade of Ambai struckadifferent path, her writing’s powertochangethe out of school, imprisonedindoors, grey. “In Indian culture, mother- though she chose amorecerebral livesofother women. “Literature, ofteninatiny, darkroom, fornine hood is considered very sacred.I mode. Salma writes from the gut, especiallythe kind Iwrite, does not years —till she wastrickedintomarriageby wantto talk [inmy work]aboutwhathappens and she tells the universal storyofwomen. reachthe masses. Nordoes it become apart her mother.Inthat confinementshe had be- outside the sacredness, between twohuman She does it notjustfromthe body,but also of literarydiscourse,” she says.What then is gun to writepoetry. She had become Salma. In beingswithdifferent aims.Themotherhas to with averykeen sense of howsociety is or- escape? “Thereare certain things youget over her marital home, her writing wasmet with be conservative to survive underoppression. ganised, both emotionallyand materially,” by speaking and writing, and that is averycon- anger and threatsfromher husband. It was The daughter yearns forfreedom,” she says. says KalyanRaman. structive thing,” she says.
The fascinating world of illustrator Rajiv Eipe, RANJITLAL winner of this year’s Big DARK LORD Little Book Award The crow is the master of mobilising asnatch-and-grab
Paromita Chakrabarti quivering indignantlyatthis invasion of their privacy. Little boys also take delight in rats,but while Idoun- derstand that rats and bandicoots arebut squirrels with THE HANDFUL of illustrations on RajivEipe’s scalytails, I’d rather nothavethem scuttle over my feet dormant Instagram pageare somewhat dif- while I’m cooking! Iwas takeninbyone little fellowwho ferent from his vivid artworkfor children’s pic- perched himselfonthe sideboardand watchedaNational turebooks. Dating backtothe 2019 protests Geographic programmeonTVwithavid interest, but againstthe Citizenship(Amendment)Actand what he and his siblings did to the fruit basket afterlights- the National RegisterofCitizens, these stark out, wasunforgivable! We’vehad to evict hugejoint fami- monochromatic pen/pencil sketches offera lies of them from the kitchen and garage from time to satiriccommentaryoncontemporarypolitics. time and one doting mother had unraveledawhole roll of In contrast, his illustrations forchildren are toiletpaper down the stairs with whichtoline her nestin moreelaborate—popping with unusual graduatestudies, following it up with acourse the depths of an air-conditioner! colours, likeapurple-skinned, curly-haired in animation film design from the National Even as an avid birder,I’d rather notget chummywith book-loving little girl,bursting with exuber- The Day the Crayons InstituteofDesign, Ahmedabad in 2004.The blue rock pigeons and crows. Looked at in sunlight, the ance, likethe anticipation writ large on aboy’s offertodesign apicturebookcameafewyears blue-rockishandsome, what with that iridescent purple- face as he helps his Ammachi makecoconut later,when he had been working as an anima- and-pink neckand throat and neat grey plumage. But barfis. But there’s one thread that binds both tion artistinMumbai. Geeta Dharmarajan of have youseen these so called“birds of peace” tryand rip —adeep awareness of the milieu and a Katha Booksinvited himtoillustrateher pic- eachother’s throatsout as theyfight? They’resaid to be sparkling sense of humour.The Bengaluru- Came Home turebook,Dinosaur-Long-As-127-Kids (2010). monogamous, something Ifind hardtobelieve,because basedartisthimself has neverdistinguished Suddenly, Eipe wasonthe threshold of the ca- theyare perpetuallygurgling and pirouetting around one between the two. “Iamnot sureifillustrating reer his love forart had ledupto. “Fromcopy- another.Also, theymakeastinking mess in your balconies forchildren is anydifferent from doing it for ing drawings from illustrated booksand car- and air-conditioner ductswith vast volumes of poop. an adult. An imageisunlikeastory because flower, stopping by at thelocal kirana storeor toons as achild, then learning to draw and Their giant progenysquat in their homes, wheezing petu- we allnotice differentthings in it. That’s what the sabzi mandi,where youknoweveryone paint from ‘howtodrawand paint’ books, to lantly, demanding anon-stopsupplyoffood. makesitinteresting,” says Eipe, 37,winner of and everyone knows you. Theillustrations learning about great artists from booksand Crowsand manyother corvids have an unnatural, un- this year’s Big Little Book Award(BLBA) in the openuptheworldfromChutku’sperspective magazines, and then going to artschool and settling glitter in their beady blackeyesastheysize you illustration category, an annual awardtocel- —itisaplace both unknown and familiar,full being exposedtoawonderful worldofcon- up forasnatch-and-grab raid. If youobject toostrongly, ebrateexcellence in children’s literature. of wondrous discoveries and intimatejoys, temporaryart,[I] finally, [came a] full circle they’ll summon amob and harass youlikelove-jihadists. So what doesone notice quitelikeEipe’s artwork [byreturning] to drawing forpicturebooks,” Among the mammals, the rhesus macaque has to take when one looksatanEipe art- themselves. says Eipe,whose dexterity in multimedia has topplace. Yes, babies in their mom’s arms can be very work?You could stop at his il- “Working with Rajivisnot notreplacedhis love forpencil, charcoal or cute, and, sometimes, even the big macho fellows become lustration of the irrepressible justdelightful, but alsofasci- crayon sketches. goofy while playing with youngsters. But theydohavein- Anand (Anand,Pratham nating. Whether it’s purple Working to awriter’s narrative is notal- candescent tempers whichtheylose once every10sec- BooksStoryweaver),whocol- Puchkuand the tall giraffe ways the easiestoftasks,but Eipe, who has onds or so, and then matters getreally vicious. Look them lectstrash from the neigh- with aband-aid on her knee writtenafew picturebookshimself,including in the eyeatyour ownperil —theytakeitasawar cryand bourhood and lovestojig in in ABook forPuchku PHOTOS:RAJIVEIPE AnandandthepopularAmmachiseries,prefers will flatten their ears and baretheir teeth. And their ca- his free time. The castofchar- (DeepanjanaPal),the sensory MASTER conventionally enough. At hisChennai home, itto writinghisownstories.“Storytellingdoes- nines can be largerthan those of your Rottweiler! But actershemeets onthejob,the details in Pishi and Me,the STROKES his brother and he grew up with thequintes- n’t comenaturally to me.IlikeitwhenIcan frankly, theyremind me toomuchofourselves. overflowing garbagevan that feisty Ammachi in the beloved sentials of an ’80s childhood — Tintin and bounceoff ideaswiththeeditorandtheartdi- Among the giants, it’s the buffalo I’d rather stay away (Clockwise from top) he drives, the waypeoplere- eponymous series, or the Asterix,RobertHargreaves’s Mr Men series, rectorto getasenseof whereIamheaded,”he from. Theyhavebelligerent eyes and an unpredictable ex- act to himare vignettes of fa- poignant and awesome Anand Rajiv Eipe’s children’smagazines suchasTarget and Tinkle. says.Hiseditorsarecertainlynot complaining. pression —asiftheyhaven’t quitemade up their minds miliar metropolitanlife, in- —his stories, characters and Illustration from Pishi “Copying those cartoon characters felt like When news of his BLBAwin broke, one of what to do with you. And, of course, those horns that can cluding theuncomfortable truth about how settings offeranewway of looking at the and I; ABook for some sortofvalidation. At that age, Ihad no them, Aparna Kapur,author and deputy edi- toss alion tenfeetintothe air:Iwasonce buffetedbyone little one knows about the “kudawale bhaiya” world, turning it around with his sense of hu- Puchku;Eipe idea what Iwanted to be when Igrew up but tor, PrathamBooksStoryweaver, senttheartist andonlythen realisedtheir brutestrength. I’vealways ad- who does the same forour neighbourhoods. mour,warmthand imagination,” says author artmade me happy,” he says.In1993, when he acongratulatorymessage: “Thereoncewas a mired those who blithelyperch on their backs and take Youcould stroll with Chutkuand his pishi and editor Bijal Vachharajani, who has worked was10years old, the familymoved to chap named Eipe/ Who neverdid grumble or them out grazing. As forme, thanksbut no thanks! (PishiandI,TimiraGupta), slowing downever extensively with the artistonbook projects. Mumbai. It would behere thatEipe would join gripe./ With eachbook he drew/His admirers so oftentopet astray or pick apebble or a Eipe’s journeyintothe worldofart began acourse in fine arts attheSir JJ School of Artfor grew./ He’s very muchworththe hype!”
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REUTERS pickthings up in the second game. They GALLE,JANUARY23 SHIVANINAIK (Chia/Woh Wooi Yik) aremoreexperienced MUMBAI,JANUARY23 players. Theymade the All England finals in JAMESANDERSON took sixwickets to help 2019.Wefought foreachpoint and maybe bowl Sri Lanka outfor 381, but England's ONE WOULD have to be blind to notfigure we could have been calmer. We’redisap- openers failedagain as the touristsclosedthe that Satwiksairaj Rankireddy’s mastercode pointedbut happytoplayinthe semifinals,” second dayofthe second and final Test on 98 is the big smash. He uses it to kill points; the Satwik would say. fortwo in replyatGalle International Stadium smashmanages to awethose watching and Headingintothe Olympics forwhichthe on Saturday. Joe Root scoredabreezy, un- those playing him alike. Neutralising the big duo has almostqualified, and wherethe last beaten 67 andwill resume on the thirdmorn- weapon, though, needs morethanmerecog- twomedalsinwomen’ssingles came notout ing with JonnyBairstow, who has 24. nizance of it. of merereputation, but with careful tactical The pair have put on 93 forthe third Malaysian WorldNo. 9Aaron Chiaand planning againstmorefanciednames, Indian wicket at arateofmorethan four runs per Soh Wooi Yik sawalittle morethan the ob- badminton enters anew territorywhereits over to dig the tourists out of some early vious.Theyhad coachFlandy Limpele in their coaching staffwill needall the scoutingand strife. Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Lasith corner. strategising resources to backSatwik- Embuldeniya(2-33) quicklybagged the The Indonesianhad coachedthe Indians Chirag’s hardwork. wickets of England openers DomSibley(0) till hisexit last year,and helpedguide them andZak Crawley(5), maintaininghis domi- to their firstfew upsetwins in Europe. Ashwini-Satwik fight in vain nance over the pair havingalso dismissed Afterexpressinghis annoyance at Indian The mixed doubles unseededpairing did them in both innings in the firstTest. players’ (lack of) commitmenttohis training well againstThai topseeds Dechapol Sibleywas trappedleg before wicketand system, he hassettledinthe employof Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai. Crawleyedged to firstslip.The twohave Malaysians. It’s all kosher and howinterna- But themid-game pushbackwasn’t enough managed just 28 runsinsix inningsbetween tional sportworks -coaches move,coaches to avoida22-20,18-21, 21-12loss. them this series, aworry forthe tourists as talk,coaches plot. But it wasinevitable that The Indians were scattering theThais theyhead to India forfour Testsoncomple- his current chargeswould one dayrun into well with their variedattack-Satwik man- tion of this match. his pastwards. ning the back-but the home team coun- Bairstowand Root employed the sweep Fortuitouslyfor the Indians, this hap- teredthe blitz and raisedtheir owngame to excellent effect as acounter-attackmeas- penedatthe startofthe season as Satwik and in the third. ure, the latter having also punishedSri Lanka Chirag Shetty went down 18-21, 18-21in35 “I thinkwehaveplayedone of the best with the stroke in his 228 in the firstTest. minutes to apairing ranked only one place matches of our careers againstthese It took England 139.3 overs to finallydis- abovethem. Round 1toMalaysia in this fas- (Puavaranukroh/Taerattanachai) topplay- miss the home side aftertheyelected to bat, cinating mid-table men’sdoublesbattle. ers. We couldn’tevenpractise before com- with Anderson the chief wicket-taker with “WeknewSatwik is agood attacking ing here. We just wanted to play. We gave 6-40 in 29 overs.Sri Lanka had frustrated the player. So we triedtomanagethe firstthree it agood fight today, it wasveryclose.” tourists with their tail, the final four wickets shotsand notlifttoo much,” Aaronwould Satwik said. adding 138. saylater,describing the Indian’s propensity Sapsiree Taerattanachai is aYouth Anderson removedcenturion Angelo to go foritearly in therally.Itwas the early Olympics singles gold medallist. Mathews (110)early in the dayafter areview taming of Satwik that gave theyoung Addtoitthe 2010 junior crownin by Root foracaught behind that nobodyelse Malaysians, All England finalists from 2019, Satwik (standing) and Chiraj losttoMalaysia’s AaronChia and Soh Wooi Yikinthe semis of Thailand Open. Badminton Photo Singapore, and her unique achievement of seemedparticularly interestedin. But any apsychological head start, that stoppedthe winning aGrand Prix-leveltitleinwomen’s thoughtsthatitwould precipitateaSri Lanka Indian combination in the semifinal. singles (2012), women’s doublesand mixed collapse were endedbystronginnings from ing the lead,and bowedout, though not “I think if we’d been able to take afew wins againstother pairings,including World doubles. Niroshan Dickwella (92) and Dilruwan Homework done by opponents without taking one good look at therivals points andconverted the firstgame,the sce- No.2Indonesians Ahsan-Setiawan, Japan’s Alongside Dechapol Puavaranukroh, the Perera (67). WhileSatwik has awell-roundedgame theywill run intoplenty. nario would have been alot different,” Chirag Endo-Watanabe(2-2), Fajar-Ardianto Thaidoubles ace wonher country’s biggest Left-hander Dickwella wasdeniedafirst well beyond the go-tokill weapon, it is his CoachLimpele knows theIndians’game told BWF. (Indonesia) and even boastasuperiorrecord WorldChampionship doubles medal, asil- Test centurywhen he triedtolaunchawider instinct to tryand wrap up the rallies quickly intimately, but theMalaysians would con- againstthe ChineseLi-Liu (2-1) and Koreans ver, at Baselin2019-theyhad twobronzes Anderson delivery over mid-offbut was that opponentswill learn to counter as the cede that over-eagerness towardsthe end of Wayoff the pace Choi Soigyu-Seo SeungJae (2-0). in mixed doubles, backin2005-6. caught in that positionbyadiving Jack Indians’ game gets dissectedand SWOT- the secondgame,wherethe Indians had be- Indians areway offthe pace against What the Indians will needtolookout for “I felt likeweendedupmaking acouple Leach.Fastbowler Mark Wood (3-84)was analysed in the coming months. guntoprolong ralliesand changetack, had WorldNo. 1Marcus Gideon and Kevin is the sophomoreseason -when opponents, of crucial mistakes, starting with my serve also among the wickets as he ensured aTest “Wewereclearer than before.Weknew drawnout errors that could’veprovedcostly. Sukamuljo Sanjay(lost8,won none), but had coachingbrains and their fancy camcorders and then we lostpointsone afterthe other debut duckfor Ramesh Mendis and induced what we had to do and what we didn’t,” The servicegame waswobblyonthe day been draggingdeciders into20-19scenarios startfiguring out ways to snipe at some very from there. Then we changed sidesand they an edge from Lasith Embuldeniya to Root at Aaronwould sayoftheir 2-0 head-to-head andthough the Indians returnedreasonably before thepandemic. Similarly,while they obvious (and effervescent) strengths -like (Puavaranukroh/Taerattanachai) got smarter, firstslip.Pererawas the lastman out, caught lead nowoverthe WorldNo. 10 pairing. The well,theycouldn’tforce adecider -where are0-5 againstthe topJapanese pair,Takeshi Satwik’s smash. theyare moreexperiencedand changed in the deepbyLeach offSam Curran. It was Indians neverquite got going, barely ever tak- theytend to be moredangerous. Kamura-KeigoSonoda, theyhaveclocked “Wedidn’t control the shuttle. We triedto their game style,” Ashwinisaid. the firsttimethat all 10 wicketsinaninnings have fallen to seamers in Galle. England wonthe firstTestatthe same venue by sevenwickets. At wrestlingnationals,nodistancing, stands full, few with masks BRIEF SCORES: Sri Lanka 381in139.3 ovs(A Mathews 110, NDickwella92, DPerera67, D And while referees officiating the bouts protests.“He has been goingthere regularly Chadimal 52; JAnderson 6/40) vs England MIHIRVASAVDA wore face shields, fewothers wore masks. but Ihaven’t been able to joinhim as Iwas 98 for2in30ovs (J Root batting 67,JBairstow NOIDA,JANUARY23 People roamedaroundfreelywithin thefield preparing forthe national championship,” batting 24). of play and at one point had to bechasedout Sandeep said. NO MASK, no social distancing and packed by WrestlingFederation of India (WFI) pres- Thewrestler said he cared about the is- stands. On Saturday, wrestling became the identBrijBhushan Sharan Singh, who too sue since his career wasfundedbythe firstmajor Olympic sport to hold itsnational did notwear amask and wasonthe dais moneyhis familymade from farming. “I do championship since the outbreak of the wherethe dignitaries sat close to each other. nothaveany sponsors so the monthlyex- Covid-19pandemic. The spectators mingled freely withthe pense to keep my wrestlinggoing, whichis On December 26, the sports ministry had wrestlersbefore andafterthebouts,posedfor around Rs 30,000,comes from farming. It’s releasedaneight-pageStandardOperating selfies and, in some cases, shared meals and my livelihood. It’s unfortunateIhaven’t been Procedures (SOP)for organising competi- cupsof tea.AWFIofficialsaidtheytriedtocon- able to join theprotestsand fight forthe tionsinthe midstofapandemic, in whichit trolthecrowdbuttheorderswere disobeyed. cause,” he said. underlinedthatthe eventsshouldbecon- “Theydidnotlistentous.Itwasnot possiblefor Sandeep defeated Haryana’s Jitender ducted ‘strictlyinaccordance with the guide- us to keep alternateseating sincethere were Singh in aclosely-contestedfinal, thus open- linesofthe MinistryofHome Affairs’. nochairsinthestands;instead,thespectators ing up the race foraspotinthe team forthe The government had said that the organ- sat on the steps,” the officialsaid. TokyoOlympics qualifiers. isersshould ensurethere arespecific mark- India is yettoearn aquota in the 74kg cat- ings on the flooratgaps of six feet,limit the Farmer’s son is national champ egory. Sandeep’svictorymeans he zooms presence of supportstaff at the venue, en- Wrestling Federation of India officials found it difficult to stop spectators from Whilehis father is at the farmer protests intocontention in acrowded field, whichalso sure ventilation andmakeavailable face cov- moving about freely at thewrestlinghall of the Noida Stadium. Express at the Singhu Border in Delhi, Punjab includes former national champion Gourav At 38, James Anderson (6/40)showed ers, masks, gloves and sanitisers at the venue. wrestlerSandeep Singh wascrownedna- Baliyan, who lostinthe firstround to he has the skill to deliveron It had also saidthatspectators will be al- tional champion in thehighly-competitive Narsingh Yadav--another contender. Two- subcontinental wickets.The loweduptoamaximum of 50 per cent of the watchthe men’sfreestyle championship, ble forthe championship. However, there 74kg weight categoryonSaturday. time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar,too, Englishman became the oldestpacer capacity of the stadium foroutdoor events. whichhas attracted 252 wrestlersin10 wasnosuchrequirement forcoaches and Sandeep, who belongs to afarming fam- competesinthis category. to take afive-for in Asia. File Howeveratthe indoor arena of the Noida weight categories. The grapplers had to pro- supportstaff accompanying them, as well as ilyinMansa, said one of his regretswas not The selection trials foraplace in the qual- Stadium, hundredsofspectators gathered to duce aCovid-negative certificatetobeeligi- referees and federation officials. being abletojoinhis father,Sagar,atthe ifiers will be held in March. Why cricketers will have to train, think like middle-distance runners now
abatsman is in the 90s, it is extremelyhot that an athlete is ‘okay’ because he/she is sus- wasgoing at 17 kilometres an hour,accord- the frequency of the beeps increases and the NIHALKOSHIE and humid outside. The time trial will help taining high-speedrunning foralarge ing to England’s strength and conditioning number of shuttles (up and down runs) also NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 in terms of when to push(and)when to amount of time.” coachPhil Scott’s column in the DailyMail. goes up before aplayergetsashortbreak.A sprint,” Srinivasan said. “It especiallyhelps Another benefit of the time trial is that it According to Srinivasan, Sri Lanka, South playergets a‘warning’ if he or shefailstocross THE TWO-KILOMETRE time trial, setateight in developing running mechanics, develop will helptoredrawthe fitness schedule of a Africa and NewZealand alsoput cricketers acone before abeep within the stipulated minutes and 15 secondsfor fast bowlers and breathing patterns. If youhavewrong run- cricketer, if needed.“Quantifiable data(on) through the time-trial test. time. Three warnings during atestmarksthe 8:30 forbatsmen, spinners and wicketkeep- ning mechanics,you arebasicallywasting whether aparticular fitness schedule is end. Yo-Yo testshavebeenusedinfootball for ers, hasbecome mandatoryfor India’s cen- loads of energy.You understand your heart working foryou or not. If players areinjured Will Indian cricketers have to train differ- ages. The BCCI made clearing the Yo-Yotest trally-contracted cricketers.How does it rate andcomplete bodybetter(through the when running, youcan infer various things entlytomeettargettimes? mandatoryfor Indian cricketers in 2016. comparetothe Yo-Yotestand what arethe time trial).” from atime trial,” Ramji says. “Theywill have to hit the road running,” “Yo-Yo has alot of acceleration and decel- benefitsofatime trial? Cricketers will be taking their heartlevel Srinivasan says.“Youhaveadouble eration and rapid changeofdirection. Yo-Yo to itsnear-maximum and stabilising it.“So Howdoes 2k in 8:30 comparetoworld- whammyofdeveloping speed-endurance test is probablyafar moresport-specifictest What is the 2k time trial? as youget fitter,your resting class track-and-field athletes? as well as maximum aerobic speed. They forcricket,but in recent years thereseems to On astandardathletic track, heart rate willcomedown. Top The men’sworld record forthe 2,000me- have to think likea1,500-metreor3,000- be apreference amongstcertain sports scien- the distance is coveredinfivelaps eliteathleteslikeaRoger tres is four minutes and 44.79 seconds, set metrerunner.Theyhavetotrain likemiddle- tists to be testing this 2-kilometretime trial of 400metreseach. The timings Federer’s resting heartratewill by Morocco’sHicham El Guerrouj in 1999. distance runners. Everysession needs to be with elite-levelcricketers,” Matthewssays. can be measured with astop- be in the30s to 40s. Foranaver- Forwomen,the corresponding timing is target-oriented.You cannotjusttaketwo or watchoranelectronic clock. The ageperson, it will be in the70s 5:23.75 setbyGenzebeDibabaofEthiopia three minutes to run alap andthen expect Can you‘game’ the time trial? 2k time trial is aspeed-endurance to 90s. Thefitterthe athlete, in 2017.For theAverage Joe,ittakes about10 to improveonyour speed-endurance.” Both Matthews and Srinivasan believe there test,according to Ramji lowerthe resting heartrate. For to 12 minutes to walk akilometre, so abrisk Cricketerswillhavetodoalot moreofin- is scope to ‘cheat’ in the Yo-Yo test but notin Srinivasan, the 2011 WorldCup- example, if youare gettingtired The BCCIhas madethe 2k time trial walker can complete 2k in about 18 minutes. terval training; shortintense runs, followed the time trial. “In Yo-Yoyou cancut corners winningIndian team’s strength in 10 minutes, theywill justget mandatoryfor Indiancricketers. File Elite athletes, who areintorunning, take by brief periodsofrecovery,followed again hereand there, instead of 20 metres youcan and conditioning coach. “It is actually a warmedupin10minutes,” Srinivasan says. about six minutes to completethe two-kilo- by high-intensity runs.The mechanics of do 19.5 metres and it willaccumulateover dreadedthing,youtellanyathleteatime trial, metretime trial, and someonewho runsreg- running on atreadmill is different from that 100metresatthe end of asession. Hereno- and theywill go ‘Oh dear’.” What will it reveal about fitness levels? It is agood screening test in terms of muscu- ularly can do it in about 14 minutes. of running outdoors, Ramji warns. body can favour anybody.You justneeda Hiding injuries won’t be possible,says larand skeletalfitnessaswell as cardio-vas- stopwatchoranelectronic timer.Itisthere Howwill it help cricketers? Heath Matthews,asports physiotherapist cular,” Matthews,the head of sports science Areother teams using the time-trial test? Howisthe time trial different from aYo-Yo foreveryone to see. Thereare lotofwaysto Srinivasan givesthe example of someone who workswith Olympic-levelathletes. and medicine at HN Reliance Foundation Ahead of the 2015 WorldCup, TheSydney test? skin acat in Yo-Yo,” Srinivasan says. batting forhours in difficult conditions. “Running within aspecific time tells youa Hospital in Mumbai, says. Morning Herald reportedMichael Clarke’s In the Yo-Yotest, twocones areplaced20 Matthews says the Yo-Yotestis‘compli- “Time trial is going to make youfitter.For ex- lotaboutthe cardio-vascular system, alot If an athlete meetsthe standardset for time forthe 2k time trial wascut by 40 to 50 metres apart. At the firstbeep, theathlete cated’and needs‘toomanytools’which ample, if youhavetocover thelast100 me- about injuriesorailments that they arecar- the time trial, he or she can be termed‘fit’. seconds because he wasinaraceagainst starts and must reachthe cone at the other means small gains could be made without tres in 20 seconds, youcannotstride, you rying because if youhavegot pain, it is very “You maynot knowthe minutedetails about time following ahamstring injury. England end before the second beep, turn and run being noticed. “Likeaperson taking the Yo- have to sprint. Especially whenyourmuscles difficult to hide that pain foreight minutes movement in the lowerbackorstrength of all-rounder Ben Stokes ranasub-seven- backtocross the starting point before the Yo test maynot always cross their respective arefatigued, youhavetopush.For example, continuouslyand also perform at ahigh level. the kneebut youknow, broadlyspeaking, minutetrial aheadofthe 2019 Ashes. Stokes thirdbeep. As the Yo-Yo test levelgets tougher, line fully.”
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