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PLAIN to US watchdog GEORGEMATHEW policy committee (MPC), said stronger rebound in the econ- E ● forcut MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 therewere“some encouraging RBI omywas “eminentlyfeasible” if EX BUSINESSASUSUAL signs” of abusinessturnaround, Governor the current momentum of up- IFFCOdeniestransactions, says CEO, MD THE RESERVE Bank of India (RBI) and that economic activity could Shaktikanta turn gainedground. The panel, THE RBI has said afaster BY UNNY on Fridaykeptkey policy rates return to growth in the January- Das which retained the accommoda- and stronger rebound in notdirectlyinvolvedinprocurement unchanged,signalling that the March quarter—evenasreal tive stance, said real GDPwas the economy was“emi- country, barring asecond wave GDP is projected to contract by likelytogrowby20.6 per cent in nentlyfeasible” if the of IFFCOinvolving transfers and of novelcoronavirus infections, 9.5 per cent forthe full fiscal year. “The deep contraction of the thefirstquarterof2021-22. current momentumof SHYAMLALYADAV remittancesworth $18.46mil- is poisedto“renewits trystwith The economyislikelytowit- June quarterof2020-21isbe- The central bank announced upturn gainedground. NEWDELHI,OCTOBER9 lion. The SARcited “negativein- itspre-Covidgrowth trajectory”, ness athree-speedrecovery,and hind us; silverlinings arevisible aseries of measurestoprovide The decision to keep the formation found on the MD and and that inflation is likelytoease the MPC has decidedtoaddress in theflatteningofthe active moreliquidity and keep bond policy rate unchanged at TRANSACTIONS of co-operative CEO of Indian Farmers Fertiliser closer to thetargetof4per cent the moreurgent needtorevive (Covid-19) caseload curveacross yields under control at a 4% implies thereisroom giant Indian FarmersFertiliser CooperativeLimitedfor poten- by the fourth quarterof2020-21. growth, Das said while unveiling the country,”hesaid. time when central and state forfurtherratecuts. Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) tial moneylaundering.” Governor ShaktikantaDas, af- the bi-monthlymonetary policy. The newlyrevampedMPC, CONTINUEDONPAGE2 with three companies basedin These transactions involved Dubai, Switzerland and IFFCO; itsDubai subsidiary Kisan Singapore, were red- International Trading flaggedbyDeutsche FZE and commodities Bank TrustCompany trading companies in WORLD Americas (DBTCA)to Switzerland and Sing- the US financial apore. Two months watchdog, Financial Some transaction Crimes Enforcement details indicated the after 18-yr-old’s Network, an investi- payments “werefor gation by The Indian ANEXPRESS subscription fee(but) suicide, rape Express has shown. INVESTIGATION DBTCA wasunable to The FinCEN Files, a confirm the commer- casefiled, 6held global investigation cial purpose of anyof ledbythe InternationalConsor- these transactions.” in Chhattisgarh TRUMP MAPS RETURN tium of Investigative Journalists The SARmentionedacom- TO CAMPAIGN TRAIL and BuzzFeed News,scrutinised plaint by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey CHINA:COVIDBROKE over 2000 Suspicious Activity to then Prime Minister GARGIVERMA ReportsfiledtoFinCEN by banks Manmohan Singh accusing KONDAGAON,OCTOBER9 OUT ELSEWHERE and financial institutions forsus- IFFCOMDandCEOUdayShankar LAST YEAR, WE pected moneylaundering or fi- Awasthi of “financial frauds, and- "SHE WAScrying and scared.I REPORTED IT FIRST nancial fraud. siphoning of moneyand money neverthought that would be the PAGE 12 In July2014, an SARfiledby laundering activities.” lasttime Iwas seeingher alive," DBTCA flagged 14 transactions CONTINUEDONPAGE2 said the 15-year-old, recalling the eventsofJuly18, when her 18-year-old friend wasallegedly ELGAR PARISHAD CASE gangrapedatawedding in MPSC exam KondagaondistrictofChhattis- Teltumbde, Stan garh.Aday later,the 18-year-old postponed killedherself. RamVilasPaswan’s son, Chirag Paswan, in NewDelhi on Friday. Thelastrites willbeheld in Patna on Saturday. Dipankar Ghose With the case of alleged gan- once again, grape coming to light over two Swamy,Navlakha months afterthe teenager's death, on October 6, police regis- fourth time teredanFIR under IPC sections Delhi heads to 12 Janpath as it bids among 8named in 365 (kidnapping)376D(gan- grape), 306(abetment of suicide) since April and 506(criminal intimidation), and arrested six of the sevenac- final farewell to Ram VilasPaswan NIA chargesheet cused, twoofthem minors. The EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE body,which wasexhumedand a MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 post-mortemprocedure done, the offices to the leftand right — quiet. Mourning the loss of one SADAFMODAK wasburied again on Friday. DIPANKARGHOSE THE IDEAS PAGE ticket-seekers looking foranop- of contemporaryIndia's political MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 FOLLOWINGOPPOSITION from The 18-year-old's parents, NEWDELHI,OCTOBER9 portunity,political workers look- behemoths. All politics forgotten. the Maratha community, farmers who belong to theGond INSIDERAND ing to congratulatePaswan's son The walls of the house were THE NATIONAL Investigation MaharashtraChief Minister tribe, told The Indian Express that UNTILTHURSDAY,12Janpath in CHANGEMAKER Chirag forhis political courage. an ode to Paswan's life. From Agency (NIA) filedits first UddhavThackeray on Fridayan- on July18, theyhad leftfor a the heartofNew Delhiwas alive BY MVENKAIAH NAIDU Chirag himself split time be- photographswith Lalu Prasad chargesheetinthe Elgar Parishad nouncedthat the Maharashtra wedding, 10 km from their vil- with excitement. PAGE 11 tween home and the hospital, Yadavand MulayamSingh when case on Fridayagainsteight per- Public Service Commission lage, leaving behind their five The LJP had made an auda- welcoming leaders intohis party theywereyoung socialistlead- sons,nearly tenmonths after Gautam Navlakha(left); (MPSC)exam, whichwas sched- children, including the 18-year- cious move in Bihar,deciding to by morning, and being by hisfa- ers, to those with Prime Minister takingoverthe probefromPune Stan Swamy uledtobeheld on Sundayfor old, their eldest. "She had not go it alone in the stateelections. home wasabuzz with ticket- ther'ssideatothertimes.On NarendraModi. Theytoldastory police. 200posts,has been deferred shown anyinterestincoming for As party founder and Union seekers. Friday, aday after74-year-old of alifelived in public glare. The agency claimedthat the again duetorequestsfromstu- the wedding... we didn'tknow MinisterRam Vilas Paswan lay The house at the centrewas Paswan passedaway, the house, In the middle of alarge, conspiracy related to the vio- Ranchi resident arrested late dentsofvarious communities. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 at the Fortis Escorts Hospital, his offbounds, but people thronged the offices, the people,were CONTINUEDONPAGE2 lence againstDalitsinBhima Thursday, wasflown to the city This is the fourth time the Koregaon on January1,2018, and producedbeforethe special MPSC exam has been postponed waspartofa"well chalked-out courtat1.30pmFriday. TheNIA since April due to the Covid-19 strategy", and spread across the did notseek his custody.Swamy pandemic. While twice the Nobel Peace Prize winner WFP’s As Kerala sees spike in country andbeyond. wassent to judicial custody till exam had been postponeddue Filedbeforethe special court October 23. to the lockdown, once it wasde- Covid cases, minister in Mumbai, the supplementary The agency,inits ferred as it clashedwith the Indialink: PDS reforms, rice ATMs chargesheet, whichisover10,000 chargesheet, claimedthat National Eligibility Cum pages, is againstJharkhand-based Swamywas aMaoistactively in- Entrance Test (NEET). says not reached peak yet Jesuit priestand tribalrights ac- volved in theoutfit’s activities, "After discussions, we have HARIKISHANSHARMA tivistFather Stan Swamywho and had been receivingits funds. decidedtodefer the MPSC exam NEWDELHI,OCTOBER9 wasarrestedonThursday; pro- The agencyclaimedthat docu- further forsome time. In the last AMITABHSINHA, DAILYCASESINKERALA fessor Anand Teltumbde, activist ments, including propaganda four months, schools, colleges THE UNITED Nations' World LIZMATHEW Gautam Navlakha, who were ar- material and literature, were and study centres have been Food Programme (WFP), which &SHAJUPHILIP 12,000 9,250 rested by the agency on April 14; found from his possession. A closeddue to thepandemic. has been working in India since PUNE,KOTTAYAM, 10,000 10,606 Delhi University associateprofes- statement by Swamy, twodays While the Maratha community 1963,atatimewhenthe country THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, sor HanyBabuarrestedonJuly before hisarrest, said that the had requestedthat the exam be wasbattling food shortages, has OCTOBER9 8,000 28; members of cultural group NIA had placedseveral extracts postponed, asection of students 7,445 been awardedthe 2020 Nobel Kabir Kala Manch, JyotiJagtap, before him implying his connec- from other communities also 6,000 Peace Prize. KERALA,THE firststate to getthe Sagar Gorkhe and Ramesh tion to Maoistforces, whichhe said theyneedsome time to The Norwegian Nobel The WorldFood Programme headquarters in Rome. Reuters novelcoronavirus, took four-and- 4,000 Gaichor arrestedlastmonth;and, claimedwere“fabrications study and preparefor the exams. Committee said the WFP,which a-halfmonths to record itsfirst 3,349 absconding accusedMilind stealthilyput intomycom- Considering all these aspects, the provides food assistance to mil- 10,000 infections.This Wednes- 2,000 Teltumbde,whois allegedtobea puter”. MPSC exam, to be held on lions across the world, had acted Public Distribution System, be- EXPLAINED day, it reportedmorethan 10,000 0 topoperative of thebanned The NIA,inits chargesheet, Sunday, has been deferredfur- "as adriving forceinefforts to sides piloting innovative solu- infections in asingle day. May1Oct9 CommunistParty of India also claimed that Swamywas a ther," Uddhav told mediaper- prevent the use of hunger as a tions suchasthe recent WHATTHEWORLD Therewas atimeKerala was (Maoist). convenor of the Persecuted sons. weapon of warand conflict". 'Annapurti', automaticgrain dis- fetedglobally foreffectivelycon- Twochargesheets were pre- PrisonersSolidarity Committee He addedthat the newexam In India, WFP has been work- pensers—ATMs forrice— that FOODPROGRAMME tainingthe spread of the virus. anyother statebarring viouslyfiledbyPunepolice (PPSC),calling it afrontal organ- datewill be announcedby ing closelywith the government, areaimedatchecking DOES PAGE 9 Over the pastfew weeks, it has Maharashtraand Karnataka. againstnine other accused. isation of CPI (Maoist). Swamy, MPSC. carrying out reforms in the CONTINUEDONPAGE2 seen morecases everyday than CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Swamy, the 83-year old CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 As theywaitfor PMAY subsidy, thousands forced to live in shanties, half-finished houses PAGE 1 The high demand forBLC,es- councils and nagar panchayats, ficiarieshavenot even been able ANCHOR peciallyinsmall cities and till date. to raise their ownshareoffunds towns, is because of the compar- But, of the 2.19 lakh houses towardsconstruction of these ative flexibilityitoffers to bene- sanctionedunder BLCbetween houses. As aresult,over1lakh ficiaries to construct stand-alone 2016 and 2019 in Maharashtra, beneficiaries in the statehave ATIKHRASHID houses on their ownplot. The only 22,000 houses have been notbeen able to build theirhous- PARBHANI,OCTOBER9 other three componentsofthe completed, nearly 80,000 re- ing unitsfurther despitereceipt scheme arethe Credit Linked main incomplete while work on of the firstfew instalmentsofthe BENEFICIARY-LED construction Subsidy Scheme(CLSS), the rest of theunits areyet to subsidy. (BLC), one of the four compo- Affordable Housing in start. Thousands of beneficiaries, nentsofthe Pradhan Mantri Partnership (AHP) and In-Situ who have already startedcon- The desperatewait Awas Yojana (PMAY) —Prime Slum Rehabilitation (ISSR). struction work on their houses, Mukhtar Begam, aresident of Minister Narendra Modi’s flag- Under BLC, the central gov- await the release of next instal- Pathri, atownofabout 40,000 ship programme to construct ernment provides an assistance (Top)PMAY, in numbers.(Left) Work on MukhtarBegam’s ment of the central subsidy, residentsinParbhani district, is 1.12 croreaffordable houses in of Rs 1.5lakh per beneficiaryfor home has halted due to lackofmoney. Atikh Rashid whichhas been delayedfor one of the beneficiaries of PMAY. urban areas by 2022, when India construction of anew house, months –inwholeorinpart. It has been over eight months willmarkthe 75th anniversary with acarpetareanot exceeding The Covid-19pandemic and sinceher familymoved into atin of itsindependence –— has 30 squaremetresorenhance- have also offeredtheir ownfi- ment offering an additional Rs 1 in the statecan be gaugedbythe since 2016 under 350urban lo- the prolonged lockdown has shederectedonanemptyplotun- emergedasthe mostpopular ment of 9squaremetrestoan nancialassistance to the scheme, lakh per dwellingunit (DU). fact that 2.19 lakh DUs have been cal bodies (ULBs), including mu- onlymade matters worse in the derhigh-tensionelectricitywires. component of the scheme. existing house. Severalstates with the Maharashtragovern- The popularity of the scheme sanctionedunder the scheme nicipal corporations, municipal stateasalarge number of bene- CONTINUEDONPAGE6 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,OCTOBER10,2020

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Paswan farewell comforting arm across his family rise.” ered.Shewasalldisheveled,with members. He made surethe rest According to Dr Asheel, “The injuriesonherhandandbloodon marbleddrawing room,lay his of the familysat in cars that were RBI keeps key rates unchanged,says important thing is notwhether her dress," she said, adding that body in aglass case,covered in to followthe truck. He walked to dailynumbers have gone past she and her friend startedwalk- whiteflowers.Formostpartofthe the truck, wherehewas givena 5,000or10,000;itiswhetherour ingbacktotheirvillageintheearly day, his familystood next to the helping hand to board. His legs publichealthcaresystems have hours of July19. body.Themoodsombre,theyac- seemedtobuckle.Onhis knees, GDP could contract 9.5%this fiscal thecapacityto dealwith5,000or "On the way, she told me she knowledgedthose who came to he wept. 10,000 cases everyday.Here, I hadbeenrapedbymultiplemen. paytheir respects, or brought a AndRam Vilas Paswan left12 governmentsand corporates nancial year.The panelcut the quarterof2020-21and (-)5.6 operations in the form of out- think Kerala has done well in all She also said he (their acquain- bouquet of flowers.Byafternoon, Janpath. arelooking to tapthe bond rate by 40 basispointsinthe per cent in the thirdquarter, right and special open market thesemonthsto strengthenitsca- tance) told her he would tell therewasnoplaceleftaroundthe marketfor funds in abig way. Mayreview, andkeptitun- before improvingto0.5 per operations,” Das said. pacities,soitisnowinamuchbet- everyone what theyhad done to glasscaseonthefloor.Therewere IFFCO Thesesteps include on-tap changed in the Augustpolicy. cent in the fourth quarter. At 5.82 per cent, the terposition to deal with the rise her.Shecriedalot,beggedmenot so many. Whencontacted,Dubey,aLok Targeted Long Term Repo StatingthattheIndianecon- “Real GDPgrowthfor the weighted averagecostofbor- in numbers.” to tell anyone about what had Those thatcame to paytheir Sabha MP from Jharkhand, told Operations (TLTRO) of Rs omyisenteringadecisive phase firstquarter2021-22 is placed rowings by the central gov- Dr BEkbal,chairman of the happened," the 15-year-old said. respectscutacrosspartylines,tes- The Indian Express thathehad 1,00,000crorefor the revivalof in the fight againstthe pan- at 20.6 per cent,” the panel said. ernment during the firsthalf expertcommittee to advise the Around1.30pmthefollowing tament to the relationships that written three complaints—be- specific sectors, and open mar- demic,the Governor said: According to Das, the MPC of 2020-21isthe lowest in 16 government on Covid-19man- day, with her parentsstillatthe Paswan kept,and the respect he tween 2011 and2013—to Singh ket operations (OMOs) forstate “Relativetopre-Covid levels, hasdecidedtolookatthecurrent years. agement, also said therewas wedding venue, her brothers, 4 had earnedinhis career.There and theywereforwarded to in- development loans (SDLs) for severalhigh frequency indica- inflationbump astransient, and StateBank of India chair- nothing unusual about Kerala's and 8yearsold,foundher hang- wasPrime MinisterNarendra vestigative agencies but the out- the firsttime. torsarepointingto theeasingof addressthemoreurgentneedto man Dinesh Kumar Kharasaid surge.“Ithink the stateistravers- ing from the beam at her house. Modi, and President RamNath come was"unknown." To boostthe flowoffunds contractions in various sectors revive growth and mitigatethe theRBI's policy statement was ing through the peak.All states "Wetried to rush her to hos- Kovind. Home Minister Amit According to itsSAR,DBTCA to thereal estate and retail seg- of the economyand the emer- impact of the pandemic. aperfect exposition of doing and countries will have to go pital (15kmaway), but she died Shah and DefenceMinister approachedState Bank of India ments, the RBI has relaxed the gence of impulses of growth.” On whether the recovery “whatever it takes” to revive through astage likethis at differ- on the way,"said her uncle. RajnathSingh, Congress leaders (SBI)forinformationaboutIFFCO risk weights—thecapitalre- However, thecountry's travails will be V, U, L, or Wshaped,Das growth. ent points of time,”hesaid. Policehavesofarrefusedtodi- Rahul Gandhi and Shaktisinh (SBI’s client) asking whether SBI quired to be setaside —onin- were notoveryet,and are- said: “Morerecently, therehas With growth projections at But it is also true that testing vulge addressesandotherdetails Gohil. Therewas Lalu Prasad had anyreason to dividual home loans, and newedrise in infections re- also been talk of aK-shapedre- (-)9.5 per cent and inflation set in Kerala wasquitelow in the ini- of the accused, saying that while Yadav’sdaughterMisaBhartiand believe thatthelistedtransac- raisedthe loan limit forretail mainedaseriousthreat,hesaid. covery.Inmyview, it is likelyto to behigher at leastfor now, and tialmonths.UntilJune,Keralawas twoofthem areminors, theyare the AAP’s SanjaySingh. There tions were in anyway of asuspi- and small business borrowers. TheRBI’sprojectionsindicate predominantlybeathree-speed with the possibility of anew testingnomorethan5,000-6,000 yettoestablishtheageoftheoth- seemedtobenopartywhoserep- cious nature. The SBI had re- The bank has also decided thatinflation would ease closer recovery,withindividualsectors surge of infections in many samplesdaily, whileMaharashtra, ers,includingthe18-year-old'sac- resentative hadn't come. spondedwith a“No.” When to makeavailable the RTGS to the target by the fourth quar- showingvaryingpaces,depend- countries, the MPC has rightly TamilNadu,andAndhraPradesh, quaintance. On Friday, when The But it wasnot justpolitical asked about complaints against (real time gross settlement) terof2020-21. IntheSeptember ing on sector-specific realities.” chosento keepthepolicystance the states with the highestcase- Indian Express visited the village, leaderswhocameto bidfarewell. Awasthi, the bank had said: “We system —online transfer of 2020 roundofthe RBI’s survey, Sectors that “open their ac- accommodative,relying more loads, had ramped up to more thesarpanchandherhusbandre- From10 am,alongqueuesnaked don’thaveany information.” funds above Rs 2lakh —round householdsexpectedinflationto counts” the earliestare ex- on discretion basedpolicy re- than 20,000-30,000 samples fusedtotalk about the incident. through the main gate to thehall The IndianExpress sentade- the clockonall days from decline modestlyoverthe next pected to be those that have sponses rather than being everyday.Overthe pastthree The family alleged that the wherePaswan lay. Therewere tailedquestionnairetoAwasthi. December 2020. With this, threemonths,indicative of hope shown resilience in the face of strictlyrule-based, Kharasaid. weeks, dailytesting numbers in thana-in-charge had"humiliated" party workers, those that had Inresponse,KamalVerma,Senior India willbeamong the few thatsupplychains were getting the crisis, and whichare also Afteradelayofoveraweek, Kerala have consistentlybeen them afterthe 18-year-oldwas worked under him, but manyfor Executive Director,IFFCO, said: countries globallywith alarge mended. Retail inflation is pro- labour-intensive. the government on Mondayap- over 40,000,and have even founddead,andsaidhewouldsay whom he wasaleader who had “Weare notaware about any value payment ecosystem. jectedat6.8percentforthesec- The RBI has assuredthat the pointed Shashanka Bhide, touched60,000on afew days. whateverhewantedto intheFIR. giventhem voice. transactionmadeby IFFCOworth The policy panel pre- ondquarterof2020-21,5.4-4.5 borrowing programme of the Ashima Goyal, and Jayanth R Dr Amar Fettle,who is the "Since we didn't knowwhy had This wasamourning in the over $18million during March dictablykeptthe repo rate (the per cent forthe firstsix months Centreand states forthe rest of Varma as independent mem- Health Department's nodal offi- killed herself, we agreed, but no times of Covid, and adisinfection 2014to June 2014,whichwere rate at whichthe RBI lends to of 2020-21, and4.3 percentfor 2020-21 willbecompletedina bers of the six-member MPC. cerforallinternationalemergen- FIRwasfiled,"thegirl'sunclesaid. tunnelatthemaingate triedtodo red-flaggedassuspiciousin2014. banks) at 4per cent, and re- the firstquarterof2021-22,the non-disruptive manner,with- RBI wasforcedtopostpone the cies,said testingnumberswould The thana in-charge has been itsjob, but struggled against the We confirm that therehas not verse repo rate at 3.35per cent, RBI said. out compromising on price and bi-monthlyMPC meeting be increasedfurther. suspendedand adepartmental numbers.Manyworemasks, been anyinstance of financial ir- and decidedtokeep the stance The policy panel said real financial stability. scheduledfor September 29 “Weare adding morenum- inquiryhas been initiated. manyothers didn’t. Grief had regularity,siphoningof moneyor at accommodative forthe rest GDP growth in 2020-21was “The RBI will maintain and 30, and October 1asthe bers everyday.But thereare un- The BastarIGhas alsoset up a seemedtomakethem forget. moneylaundering.” of thecurrent financial year expected to be negative at (- comfortable liquidity condi- governmentfailedtonominate predictable developmentssuch five-member committee under Theystood togetherinclusters, He added: “In case details of and beginning of the next fi- )9.8 per cent in the second tions and will conduct market itsthree members to the panel. as non-availabilityofteams for the Additional SP of the district. narratingstoriesof theirrelation- $18million transactionare pro- samplecollection, or other local "Wehavetakencognisanceof the ships with him. vided, relevant information for issues. Our teams have been case,registeredtheFIRandarein- Outside the main gate,BJP the same can be made available venors of ‘Bhima Koregaon of National Investigation Agency said,“WFPhasbeencollaborating during the festival. So, therewas workingcontinuouslyforthelast vestigating. Already,six of the ac- leader from Bihar Shahnawaz to substantiatethe genuineness Shaurya DinPrernaAbhiyan'and that theycouldnot find time in withtheDepartmentofFoodand ariseincasesinAugust.Afterthat, six months,” he said. cusedhavebeen arrested," IGP Hussain stood foralongtime of suchpayments. During the re- waspresentfortheElgarParishad the daylighttocomeand take Public Distributioninareas relat- therehavebeen Opposition The spikeincases has forced SundarrajPsaid. speakingto themedia.“Paswanji ferred period of March 2014 to event on December 31,2017and Father Stan Swamyand could ing to supplychainand rice forti- protests againstthestategovern- the stategovernment on to the wasloved by all. He waspatient June 2014,all paymentsagainst that Navlakha wasassignedthe reachhis residence onlyafter fication,andispromotingaware- ment, and hugegatherings have defensive. Statewide prohibitory and listenedtoeveryone. In poli- imports were made through au- task"touniteintellectualsagainst darkness had fallen... He had ex- nessamongbeneficiariesonbest been organised. It notonlyin- orders were issuedearlier this MPSC exam tics,peopledon’tacceptyouif you thorizedbankslike, StateBankof the government". It claimedthat plainedtothe investigatingau- practicesinthe food sector.” creasedthecasesbutalsogavethe week,banning assemblies of Thedecisioncameontheback arequicktoanger.Hehad no ill- India,HSBC,RBS,KotakMahindra he waspartofsome fact-finding thorities that he is an old man, "Weare also in the process of feelingthat the governmentwas morethan five people. Shailaja of Uddhav's meetings with vari- willtowardsanyone,evenhispo- Bank etc. againstsubmission of committees and that duringthe sick, andinthis Covid pandemic finalising amemorandum of un- unnecessarilyputting restric- has been warning that if people ous Maratha organisations over liticalenemies.Thatiswhatmade documents…andthebankersre- probehis linkswithISI also came times, his health wasatrisk if he derstanding between the Food tions,” she said. violatephysical distancing rules, the lastfew days,including a him so special,”Hussain said. lease/remit the paymentstothe to thefore. travelledtoMumbai....weare Corporation of India and WFP “Our biggestchallengeright the government would beforced meetingheldthroughvideocon- Thewaitingpressspokemuch overseas suppliers only afteref- On January1,2018, lakhs of shockedatthe wayFather Stan India," he added. nowistomakepeoplebehave re- to impose another lockdown. ference on Friday. Some Maratha the same language, of aman per- fectingduediligencewithrespect Dalitshad gathered near Puneto has been treated," the Church The Centrehas also givenan sponsibly,”theMinistersaid.“We Chief MinisterPinarayiVijayan leaders, expressing their opposi- sonable to the last. Theyspokeof to theauthenticityof thetransac- commemoratethe 200th an- said. in-principle approval to WPF for have to makepeople followthe hassaidthesituationisgrave,and tion to the exam, arguedthat theirlastconversationswithhim, tion and the suppliers.The Board niversaryofthe Battle of Bhima apilotofits Annapurti pro- social distancing protocols, and put partofthe blame on opposi- Maratha studentswould be at a mostinthe past month, even of DirectorsofIFFCOhasapproved Koregaon, wonbythe British WFP’s India link gramme, as partofwhichauto- we cannotaffordtolowerour tion protestsand rallies. disadvantageasthe quotameant whenhewasinhospital.Itwashe an elaborateprocedurefor pur- army, whichcomprisedlargely malpractices in the distribution maticgraindispensingmachines guard. Ihope people will behave forthe communityhas been thathad called, theysaid, onlyto chaseofraw materials and fin- soldiers from the Dalit commu- system. will be setupatfivelocations responsibly.” Chhattisgarh stayed by Supreme Courtlast ask them howtheywere, even ishedproducts. The Commercial nity,againstthe Peshwas in 1818. Commenting on the Nobel across five states -- Uttarakhand, Dr Mohammad Asheel, exec- she would changeher mind and month. thoughhewasbattlingforhislife. Department initiatesnecessary Ontheday, therewasviolence PeacePrizeannouncement,WFP Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar utive director of Kerala Social come later," her father said. Earlier,Other Backward From 10 am to 3pm, the actions forprocurement of such withvehiclesof thoseassembled Representative andCountry Pradesh and Haryana. These ma- Security Mission under the gov- Recounting the eventsofJuly Classes (OBC)leaders and state crowdrefusedtothin,aconstant material. All suchproposals are beingburnt and people beingas- Director in India BishowParajuli chines, expectedtocheckmal- ernment'sSocial Justice 18,the 15-year-old said that ministers Chhagan Bhujbal and stream of remembrance and an- being reviewedand approved by saulted. said, “Weare deeplyhumbled... practicesinPDS distribution,can Department,said the spikewas four of them, including the VijayWadettiwar had said that ecdotes. But preparations for the Executive Committee of the Following an eyewitness ac- We believe threepillars arecen- dispense twocommodities at a notsurprising. Kerala had “de- 18-year-old, had leftfor the wed- the exam should be held as per Paswan’s journeytohomein BoardofDirectors.TheManaging count, an FIR wasregisteredat tral to fixing food system chal- speedof25kgper 1.3minutes. layedthepeak”,hesaid,butthere ding on atwo-wheeler."When schedule as studentsfromother Biharbegan.Anambulance Director& CEO is notdirectly in- Pimpri police station on January lenges, especially duringthe Eachofthese dispensers has a wasnoescaping the pandemic we reached,themusicanddance communities should notbede- pulledupinside the gates. As did volvedinprocurement/purchase 2, namingHindutvaleaders Covid-19 pandemic--nationalso- built-in storagecapacity of 200- “runningits course”. hadbegun,sowe starteddancing privedoftheir righttoget jobs. atruckadornedwith his image of rawmaterials.” Milind Ekbote andSambhaji cial protectionsystems, basic de- 500kg. “Therewas aperception in outsideand didn't meetanyone AshokChavan,PWDMinister and whiteflowers. Bhide, forallegedincitement. livery of food and nutrition May, June, and July, thatKerala from the family.Later,when we andchairmanof theCabinetsub- Mostpoliticalleadershadleft, NIA chargesheet On January8,however, an- through school-basedpro- Kerala hadconqueredthepandemic.But took abreak,agroup of men cor- committee on Maratha reserva- leaving behind the family, and inhisstatement,hadsaidthat otherFIRwasfiledby Punepolice, grammes and resilient food sys- Since September,Kerala has Kerala had notconquered the neredusanddraggedusintoase- tion, however, maintainedthat staunchsupporters,hislargerpo- hisworkchallenging indiscrimi- claiming that the violence took tems.” addedmorethan1.93lakh cases pandemic.Kerala is notanisland cludedspot," she said. thereisnorelation between the liticalfamily. InoneToyota Innova natearrests of thousandsof place due to an event held on WFP'sIndiasaidthatwhileits –over70per cent of itscurrent thatyoucanisolateeveryonewho The15-year-oldsaidthatthey stay on Maratha reservation and parkedtothe side, were loaded young Adivasis labelledas December 31,2017calledElgar focus in the countryhas been on caseload of 2.68lakh. And be- got infected,and then youcon- knewoneof themeninthegroup. thedefermentof theMPSCexam, big suitcases, that held the fam- "Naxals" wasthe reason he was Parishad at Shaniwar Wada in “transformingthe targeted pub- cause mostofits cases arerecent, quer the pandemic,” Dr Asheel "He is from anearbyvillage...we whichheattributedtothe pan- ily'sbelongings.Theywouldallbe being implicated. Pune. licdistributionsystem”, it is also Kerala's active caseload of more told The Indian Express. areallfromthesamecommunity. demic. travellingwith him to Patna. The NIA claimedthat the role Sixteen persons have so far working on fortification of food than90,000is,again,nextonlyto “Movements(of people) are My friend and he have known Aspertheschedule,theMPSC Paswan wonhis firstelection of various frontal organisations been arrested in the case. Twoof distributed underthe mid-day Maharashtraand Karnataka. happening. Neighbouring eachother since childhood. He preliminaryexam, to fill up 200 in1969,apublicfigureeversince. had also emerged. It alsocalled the accused, in apetition before meal programme. The worst, it seems,isyet to KarnatakaandTamilNaduhave a wasinterestedinher,butshehad postsinvariousdepartments,was Themourning forhim,therefore, Kabir Kala Manchone suchor- theBombayHighCourt,have said AccordingtoWFPIndia,since come. highnumberof cases.Expatriates turnedhimdown,andhewasan- supposed to be held on April 5. It waspublictoo, his immediate ganisation,claimingthatitspoets thatthe transfer of the case from December 2018,4,145 metric “Dailynumbers could peak arecomingback.So,thevirushas grythat she waswith her other wasfirst postponedtoSeptember familyhavinglittletimeto them- and singers, Jagtap, Gorkhe and Pune police to NIA this year was tonnes of fortifiedrice has been around 20,000.Our effort is to been circulating in the commu- friends," shesaid. 13 amid the lockdown. However, selves. At 3.45 pm, forthe first Gaichor,weretrainedcadreswho “dueto malafidesandpoliticalex- distributed to 3lakhschoolchil- keep it below15,000 aday.We nity,” he said. The accused then allegedly sincetheNEETwasscheduledfor time in the day, themain door attendedmeetings to organise pediency” when the Maha Vikas dren under apilotprogramme in hope that by November,these “WhattheKeralagovernment dragged the 18-year-oldinto September 13,clashing with shut.For15minutes,itstayedthat the Elgar Parishad event. Aghadi coalition in the statepro- Varanasi. numberswouldbeginto decline,” wasable to do wastodelaythe some bushes near the wedding MPSC,theexamwasrescheduled way. Just his familyand him.At4 The NIA claimed that Babu posedtoconstituteanSITto probe During the pandemic,WFP stateHealth MinisterKKShailaja peak moreeffectively than other venue. "Theythreatenedtotake again to September 20. pm, theywerethrownopen was"instrumental in organising the case. IndiaalsosignedanMoUwiththe told The Indian Express. states.Thenationallockdownalso mealongwithmy friendandtold In August, the government again. The truckbackedintothe visits"offoreign journalists to The Ranchi CatholicChurch, Uttar Pradesh StateRural Shailaja cited severalreasons hadthesamepurpose.Keralawas methatifItoldanyone,neitherof again decidedtopostpone all driveway.And hisbody in the Maoistareasandwasinstrumen- in astatement,saiditwas "dis- Livelihood Mission to provide forthe rise in numbers. able to delayitmuchfurther by uswouldbealive,"sherecounted. MPSC exams until further notice glass case wascarriedout, and talinmakingefforts forrelease of tressedand troubled" over the technicalassistanceforthesetting “Between June and combining lockdown withother The 15-year-old saidthatshe and it waslater scheduledtobe loadedintothe truck. convicted accused GNSaibaba "way andmanner"inwhich up of supplementarynutrition September,about ninelakhpeo- publichealthmeasureslikeeffec- andthe othertwo friendswaited held on October 11.Around 2.5 Thesilencewasbrokenbyslo- and linkswithother banned Father Stan Swamywas arrested production unitsin18districts. ple came backtothe state. As it is, tive quarantine. But youcannot four hours outside the wedding lakh studentsappearfor the gans,voiceschoked,almost an groups. by theNIA from his residence Describing WFP’s journeyin Kerala is very denselypopulated. delaythispermanently. Thepan- venue forthe teenager to return. MPSC exams everyyear. emotional outburst. The agency claimedthat Thursday night. India as “verygood”, Food Then we had Onam, and people demic will have to runits course. "She wasfinallydroppedbackby FULLREPORTSON And then Chirag emerged, a Teltumbde wasone of the con- "Itbringsnoglorytothename Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey did notfollowthe rules properly At somepoint,the numbers will twomenwhohadtheirfacescov- www.indianexpress.com

HATHRAS: SEDITION, UAPA onthewaytoHathrasto meetthekin On Monday, journalistSiddique “The twoCFI members and the jour- were going in the same direction.” Rahman is national treasurer of CHARGES AGAINST FOUR AMILBHATNAGAR& of the19-year-oldDalitvictim, the Kappan (41), CFI members Atiq-ur- nalistare friends.” CFI is linked to the radical outfit CFI, and comes from Nagla, ANANYATIWARI outfit Fridaysaid itsmembers were Rahman(25) and Masood Ahmed Kappan's lawyer Anas Indori told Popular Front of India(PFI). Muzaffarnagar.“He nevertold us MUZAFFARNAGAR,NEWDELHI, “delegatedby usto go expresssolidar- (26), and driverAlam (26) were de- The Indian Express:“The case is base- At thepress event, Sharif said the whathedidforPFIas mostofhiswork CFI members wanted OCTOBER9 ity with the victim's family”. tainedfromatollplazainMathuraby less.Infact,oneof thepersonsarrested police's claim that pamphlets were wasoutsideMuzaffarnagar,” said his Addressingthe media in New UP Policewhile on waytoHathras. isadriverfromDelhi'sTrilokpuri,who foundwiththefourarefalse.“Thepo- brother Mateen, 32. “Since the lock- to expresssolidarity FOUR DAYS aftersedition and UAPA Delhi, CFI nationalgeneral secretary Sharif claimed Rahman and wasmerelytaking them to Hathras. lice saytheyhad abooklet,anotice down,hehasbeenhome.OnSunday, chargeswereinvoked againstajour- Rauf Sharif said:“Itisastudentorgan- Kappan were “earlier questionedby Siddiqueisajournalistandperhapsis thatsaid‘Justiceto Hathras’,alaptop... hehadgoneto AIIMS(Delhi)to collect with family, says outfit nalist,twomembersof CampusFront isation'smoral duty to expresssoli- the Special Cell of Delhi Police in rela- intouchwithsocialactivists,whode- Is carrying amobile and alaptopa medicines foraheartailment he was of India (CFI) and adriverwho were daritywith familiesofvictims.” tion to anti-CAA protests”. He said, cidedtoaccompanythem, as they crime? Therewerenopamphlets.” diagnosedwith over 15 years ago.” WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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Courtseeks SPIKEDTRP ‘SCAM’ Man posing as IPS officer report from held for extorting Rs 16 L Taloja jail MumbaiPolicesummonsRepublicMedia superintendent from Surat-based trader after undertrial him to Gujarat,” CFO,accountantsoftwootherchannels SAGARRAJPUT the officer said. misses exam MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 Theyreleased be conclusive evidence of the officers earlier this week.Based channels contacted him for Naviwala on MOHAMEDTHAVER culpability of anychannelsin- on this, it carriedout an investi- higher TRPs and paid him. He in AFTER A1,600-km car chase September 29 af- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 volvement in the scam.” gation and detained Bhandari. turn paid Bhandari and the fam- across three states, the Mumbai terhepaidtheac- MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 So far, based on thequestion- “When we informedHansa offi- ilies who kept these channels Police crime branchon Shiv cusedRs16lakh, THE MUMBAI Police on Friday ing of the twoarrestedaccused– cials about it, theysaid that their switchedon,” said an officer. Wednesdayarresteda38-year- Shankar police added. ASPECIAL courtonFridaysought issuedsummons to the chief Vishal Bhandari(21)and earlier audit reporthad shown The policehavelearnt that oldmanforallegedly posingasan Sharma The trader areportfromTalojajail,after a23- financial officer (CFO) of BompallyRao alias Sanju Rao that Bhandari wastinkering Hansahas around 20 regional IPS officer and kidnapping and later approached year-old undertrialwasunableto Republic Media Networkto (44) –the police have sought de- withthe system. In hisstatement managers forits approximately extorting Rs 16 lakh from aSurat- theGujaratPolice take an online exam despitethe appear before it on Saturday tails of Republic, BoxCinemas to the police, the deputy general 1,800homes in Mumbai that based businessman. with acomplaint, but as the inci- court’s order. morning in connectionwith the and Fakt Marathi from BARC. manager of Hansasaid that as have BAR-o-meters installed. The accused, ShivShankar dent had startedfromMumbai, Abdel Basit Parihar, arrested “spikedTRP scam”. “Therewas unusual activity in per their audit report, Bhandari Bhandari wasincharge of 83 Sharma (38), along with his four the local police did notlodgea in the alleged drug case along In addition to CFO The accusedwereproduced the TRPs of allthe three chan- had asked people to keep India such homesinMumbai’s north- associates had told the business- case. He then came to Marine with 20 others, including actor SSundaram, twoagencies that before Esplanade courtin nels,” said asenior IPS officer. Todayswitchedontoincrease ern suburbs. Of these 83,the man that the Directorateof Drive police station and submit- Rhea Chakraborty,isanarchitec- were involved in getting adver- Mumbai on Friday. The police said the tinkering TRP,” said an officer. BARC reportsaid therewas sus- Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had tedacomplaint. ture student in acity college. He tisementsofthe channel were Ganesh Shirsekar of the TRP in thecurrent case “However, when we ques- picious activity in 10 homes. registeredacase againsthim and Acaseunder IPC sections170 had been givenpermission by the issuedsummons to appear firstcame to lightafter BARC tionedBhandari, he took the “This is ahigh percentage offeredto“settle” the matter, po- (impersonatingapublicservant), courttoattend an online exam on before thepolice on Saturday. found some unusual readings names of Republic, Fakt Marathi whenitcomes to accounting for licesaid.Policeare yettoarrestthe 120(B)(criminalconspiracy),323 Thursday. The courthad directed Also, the accountantsofTV that allegedly made payments to earlier this year.During an inter- and BoxCinemas... Even of the TRPs,” an officer said. The police four other accusedinthe case. (assault),342 (wrongful confine- authoritiesatTalojajail, wherehe channels BoxCinemas and Fakt Hansa Research Group, which nal investigation,itfound that four personswhose statements arechecking if thereisany sus- Inhiscomplaint,Mohammed ment), 364(A) (kidnappingfor is lodged,tomakenecessary Marathi, also alleged to have calculates TRP forBARC, to get Hansa employeeVishal were recorded, who were al- picious activity in other homes EhteshamAslamNaviwala,agar- ransom), 386 (extortion by put- arrangementsfor the same. paid forhigh TRP (Television high TRP,the Mumbai Police on Bhandari wasinvolvedintam- legedly paidbyHansa,three de- whereBAR-o-meters have been ment trader from Surat, said he ting aperson in fear of hurt), 504 On Friday, Parihar’s father in- Rating Point) along with Fridaysaid that purelyonthe ba- pering readings. niedthat theywereasked to installed. wasacquainted withone of (abuse) and 34 (common inten- formedthe courtthat his son Republic, have been issued sum- sis of the interrogation of the ac- In fact, Hansahas found that watchIndia Today. The fourth Bhandari,Rao andthe own- Sharma’s accomplices, who ap- tion) of and sections3and 25 of couldnotgivethe exam,asprison mons to join the probe. cused, prima facie it does notap- Bhandari had twoBAR-o-meters person changed her statement ers of Fakt Marathi (Shirish proachedhim in Surat to inform the Arms Actwas registered. It authoritiesclaimedtherewas no The police, meanwhile,said pear that India Todaywas (installedintelevisions in se- about having been asked to Shetty) and BoxCinemas that the DRI had registeredacase wasthen transferredtoMumbai internetservice in the jail due to it will writetothe Broadcast involvedinthe alleged scam. lected households to measure watchthe channel. All of them (Narayan Sharma) have been so against him in Mumbaifor “vio- Policecrimebranch’s AEC. technical difficulty.Inanapplica- AudienceResearch Council Joint Commissioner of Police TRP) setupathis father’s resi- have namedthesethree chan- fararrestedinthe case. They lating” some customs and export Duringthe course of their in- tion, filedthrough his lawyers (BARC) seeking details of any (Crime) Milind Bharambesaid, dence. Sources said whileHansa nels,”the officer added. were producedbeforethe court rules. The man,the complainant vestigation, police foundthe ac- TaraqSayyedand AlishaParekh, a suspicious activity on the partof “However, no one has been given had asked him to quit in June, the During Bhandari’s interroga- on Friday, which remanded said, had claimedtoknowanIPS cusedwerehiding in Gujarat fol- reportwas sought from the jail afew other channels,including aclean chit. We will be writing companydid notfile apolice tion, the police came to know them in police custody till officer and offeredtohelp the lowing whichateam was superintendent regarding this. India Today. to BARC to find out if therewas complaint at the time. about BompallyRao alias Sanju October 18.Three persons have trader “settle” the matter. dispatchedtothestateearlierthis Special JudgeGBGurao di- WhileIndia Todayhad been anysuspicious activity regarding The police said that this in- Rao. “Rao wasthe go-between been identifiedaswanted ac- Accordingly,the complainant week.“Sharma somehowgot a rected the superintendent to file namedinthe FIR as achannel the TRP of India Today. That will formationreachedone of their forchannels and Bhandari. These cusedinthe case. came to Mumbai along with hintthatwe were chasinghim,so areportasto whyParihar wasun- Sharma’s accomplice on he escapedfromGujarat. After abletoappear forhis online exam. September 28,policesaid. chasing him overnight forover Parihar wasarrestedon DEMOLITION OF KANGANA OFFICE “Theywaitedfor the IPS offi- 1,600kilometres, we managedto September 3, and his bail appli- CR to add 22 more local cerataroomof afour-starhotelin nab him from Bengaluru on cation hadbeen rejected by the Copssummon journalistfor ‘obstructing’ southMumbai.Sharmaallegedly October 7,”anofficersaid. BombayHigh Courtearlierthis train services from today showedupwiththreeotherasso- Sharmawasproducedincourt week. ciates,posingashissubordinates, and remandedtopolice custody. civic body officials, ‘gathering crowd’ Mumbai: To preventcrowding in CR wasrunningonlyfasttrains, and offeredtoresolve the case for Police areonthe lookout forhis local trains, the Central Railway withfewer stops. ahefty fee,” an officer from the four accomplices. NAVRATRI partofRanaut's office and bun- nel, reporting on the demolition, (CR) will add 22 local services Schedules of the existing 431 Anti-Extortion Cell(AEC) said. Accordingto police,Sharma,a EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE galowatPaliHill on September 9 “gathered acrowd of people” starting today, officials said. CR special suburban services willre- Whenthecomplainantdisagreed, resident of Ajmer,Rajasthan,was BMCtorenew MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 at atime when she wascritical around him and “instigated currentlyoperates 431special main unchanged.CSMT-Kasara an argument brokeout between earlierarrestedforimpersonating of Chief MinisterUddhav them”. suburbanservicesfor staff, as no- specialswillhaltatallstationsex- Naviwala and Sharma, during an IPS officer and defraudinga NOCs issued to THE MUMBAI Police summoned Thackeray and lockedinawar of Acase waslater registered tifiedbythe stategovernment. ceptThansit and Umbermali, whichthe complainant allegedly restaurant owner in Madhya sculptors and atelevisionjournalist on Friday wordswith ShivSena MP Sanjay againstthe journalistatKhar po- FromSaturdayonwards,there while CSMT-Karjat specials will abusedhim. Pradesh.Heisalsofacingacasefor forallegedly obstructing BMC of- Raut over the death of actor lice station under the Indian willbe453servicesintotal.Of the nothalt at Shelu. CSMT-Panvel “Following the argument, dupingawomanpoliceofficeron puja pandals ficials from doing their job and Sushant Singh Rajput. The dem- Penal Code forusing criminal additional22, 18 will plyonthe specialswillhaltatallstationsex- Sharma and his four accomplices the pretextofmarrying her. gathering acrowd when the olition wasstoppedafter Ranaut forcetodeterpublicservants main line,and four willply on the ceptReayRoad,CottonGreen, confinedNaviwalaintheroomfor Whencontacted,Navivalasaid civic body wascarrying out par- approachedthe BombayHigh from dischargingtheir duties harbour section. These newserv- King’s Circle, Chunnabatti and afew hours. Later,the men kid- he would return to Surat on SANJANABHALERAO tial demolition of actor Court. The BMC's actions had re- and disobeying orders issuedby iceswillhaltatallstations.Earlier, Manasarovar stations. ENS nappedhimatgunpointandtook Saturday. MUMBAIOCTOBER9 KanaganaRanaut's bungalow ceivedwide media coverage. the police againstforming a and office in Mumbai last Asenior police officer said crowd. The officer said the jour- WITH EIGHT days to forNavratri, month. that ajournalistemployedwith nalist had notvisited the police the BMC on Fridayissuedguide- The BMC had demolisheda anational television news chan- station as of Fridaynight. lines forthe festiveseason while appealedtoresidentstostrictly adheretothem in the viewofthe Covid-19pandemic. Thin smog layer covers city skyline, In the circular issuedahead of Navratri and Durga Puja, the civic body said it will, and notthe po- air quality worst since March lice, renewnoobjection certifi- cates issuedlastyear to sculptors forthis year at 12 on June 30. The between 201and 300isconsid- and puja pandals afterscrutiny. SANJANABHALERAO AQIhas ranged between 17 and eredpoor, 301and 400verypoor, Policewillonlyprocess fresh ap- MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 29 in April and May. On and401and500severe.If theAQI plications forpandals,itadded. September 6, the AQIwas exceeds 500, it is consideredase- Also, permission will be given AT 118, Mumbai on Friday recordedat100,the highestuntil vere-plus category. to setuptemporarystalls forsale recordedits worstAir Quality last month forthe periodsince on Friday, Andheri recorded of idols. Index(AQI)sinceMarch21. While March21. the worstair quality in the city The other guidelines included hazyconditionswere recordedin This year’s highestpollution with PM 2.5 AQIof156, followed cappingthe height of the idol at thecity sinceTuesday,indicating levels were recordedaweekbe- by Malad at 152and Chembur four feet formandals and two arise in air pollution levels, offi- fore thelockdownwasfirstimple- (149).NavirecordedAQIat186.Of feet forhome worship; no pro- cials said, the pollutant-measur- mented:onMarch 17,theAQIwas the 10 locations whereSAFAR cession permitted foreither ar- ing indicator –AQI forPM2.5 – 272(poor);onMarch 18 it wasat records AQI, BKChas been non- rivalorvisarjan of the idol and wasrecordedatmoderatecate- 172(moderate), anditwas at 130 functioningformorethanaweek. wherever possible, usingonline gory Fridaywith athinlayer of (moderate) on March 19. Meanwhile,the weather bu- means and cablenetworksto smogacross the city’sskyline. Anincreaseinthedaytemper- reau hasforecast adelayof8-10 broadcast‘Devi Darshan’ and The city’s AQI, according to atureandlackofrainfallforaweek days in the withdrawal of mon- other events. System of Air QualityForecasting has contributed to an increasein soon.Withtheformationof alow- BMC has stressedonstrict ad- and Research (SAFAR),has been theAQIlevelsthismonth,officials pressureareaovernorth herence of four rules by organis- under 50 since the lockdown be- said. Forthe pastweek,the city’s Andamansea, athunderstorm is ers –sanitisation of pandals, strict ganinMarch,with isolated days AQIwas recordedinthe rangeof likelyatisolatedplaces in Raigad, adherencetophysical distancing of ‘satisfactory’AQIafterpartialre- 70 to 100. Ratnagiri and Sindhudurgover norms, use of masksand main- laxationinrestrictions.SAFARhas An AQIupto50isconsidered the weekend. Very light to light taining adistance of at least2m forecastasimilarAQIforSaturday. good, 51 to 100satisfactory, and rainislikelyinthecityonSaturday, between twopersons. The city recordedit’sbestAQI 101to200 as moderate. An AQI said the weather bureau.

WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY City-based psychiatrists, doctors say ‘overwhelmed’withworkload

other to address our ownprob- self to heal.” canhaveastrongimpact.Itfeltlike EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE lems,” he said on the eveofWorld Dr Shubhangi Parkar,former Iwaslookingataliensinsuits,”she MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 Mental Health Day, observed on head of psychiatrydepartment in said. Chanchalani re-joinedduty October 10 everyyear with the KEM and nowanindependent aftershe recovered. Now, Bhatia WITH THEcoronaviruspandemic overall objective of raisingaware- consultant, saidshe starteddoing hospital staffers gather everyfew in itsseventhmonth, city-based ness of mental health issues yoga and pranayama sincethe days to felicitatesome staffers to psychiatrists saytheyare already around the worldand mobilising pandemicbegan. “I am advising motivate them.“We realisedwe burnt out with the sheer load of effortsinsupportofmental everyone to eat good food and needtochangeoursurroundings. counselling notjustpatientsbut health. sleep foratleasteight hours.” So,we(doctors) take turns to go an increasing number of health- Thereisnomechanismto han- Parkar addedthe reasons for out of the cityonweekends fora careworkers. dle our ownstress. So, we aretry- stress vary.“Somedoctorsare break,” she added. “Earlier,wewereonlycoun- ing to find our ownway,” said an- worriedabout their elderly par- But noteveryone can afford sellingmentallyillpatients. Now, otherpsychiatristfromJJhospital. ents, some fortheir children, and breaks. At KEM hospital, resident along withthose patients,we are The Covid-19pandemic has some areunableto copewiththe doctors saytheir workloadhasin- counselling Covid-19patients, throwndifferent kinds of prob- dailygrind of the pandemic.” creasedeversince the routine and thedoctorsand nurses treat- lems –while some doctors miss Dr Gunjan Chanchalani, the out-patient department re- ingthem,”DrRamChandra,from theirfamilymembers and just head intensivistatBhatia hospi- opened. the psychiatrydepartment of JJ need other colleagues to talk to, tal, who contracted theinfection Dr Santosh Shetty,executive hospital said. some sufferfromthe constant in September,has ayoung child. director at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Chandra, who is postedatSt worryofcontractingtheinfection. She initiallybattledaconstant Ambani hospital,said theyare George’s hospital’s Covid-19 Psychiatryisalready an “over- fear forseveral months of bring- nowregularly organisingonline ward,also consultshis owncol- whelmingprofession”, psychia- ing home the infection to her group therapyand individual leagues suffering from mental tristDrAvinashD’Souzasaid. “But family. When she did contract counsellingsessionsfor theirdoc- health issues. “Wehaveformed this pandemic has put additional Covid-19and wasadmitted in tors to help them copewith the groups. Anyresident doctor,who stress. Everyweek Iamseeing at ICU,she said she “would getpanic constant stress due to thepan- testspositive forCovid-19, is least 2-3 doctors sufferingfrom attacks”. demic. Even at SL Raheja hospi- reachedout and counselledfor stress and anxiety.Itisimportant “Although Iknowabout this tal, personal counselling is offered anxiety and stress. We areover- forustotakebreaks, so Isome- disease, to lie on ahospital bed to doctors who showsymptoms whelmed, but we talk to each times take aday offtoallowmy- andnotseeahumanskinfordays of depression and anxiety. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,OCTOBER10,2020 4 MAHARASHTRA HALassistantsupervisor State has adequate Remdesivir stock, shortage as heldfor‘sharing’fighter patients wantcheapest drug,say FDA officials TABASSUM BARNAGARWALA 15.06lakh aircraftdetailswithISI MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 TOTALPOSITIVECASES MAHARASHTRAHAS adequate INMAHARASHTRA stockofRemdesivir,atotal of Active Cases 2,36,491 SAGARRAJPUT 51,491 vialsuntilWednesday, Alocal courtonFriday New Cases 12,134 MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 remandedDeepak Food andDrugAdministration (FDA) officials said. Pune, officials TotalDeaths 39,732 AN ASSISTANT supervisor of Shirsat to police added, has amaximum stock New Deaths 302 HindustanAeronautics Limited custody for10days with 9,170vials, followedby Quarantined23.24L (HAL) has been arrested by the Thane and Palghar with 6,551, MaharashtraAnti-Terrorism Mumbai 5,589,and Nashik 5,127. Tested 74.87lakh Squad forallegedly sharing se- five simand twomemorycards Apurported shortage of the cret information on Indian have been seizedfromShirsat antiviral medication, nowcom- 2,25,073 fighter aircraftwith aperson af- and sent to theForensic Science monlyusedfor coronavirus treat- TOTALPOSITIVE filiated with Pakistan’s Inter- Deepak Shirsat has been Laboratory forexamination, of- ment, has recentlyforcedpa- CASESINMUMBAI Services Intelligence (ISI). workingfor HAL for16 ficials said. “A technical analy- tients, especiallyinThane, to The accused, Deepak Shirsat years. Express sis of the seizedmaterial will re- scramble from one distributor to New Cases 2,289 (41), wasworking at HAL’s Ozar veal what information the another as mostpharmacies at TotalDeaths 9,343 unit in Nashik and was“honey- suspect providedtothe ISI,”an- small nursing homes and hospi- New Deaths 47 trapped” by the ISI intosharing information thataperson em- otherofficersaid. tals do notstock the medication. Amedical team conductsadoor-to-door survey to find residents with coronavirus vital information about Indian ployedwith HAL wassupplying Lastweek,21-year-old Pune and Thane have the symptoms, at MankhurdinMumbai on Friday. Amit Chakravarty fighter aircraftinthe production secret information about Indian SanjeevKumar wasarrestedfor maximumburden of active line of the company, officials fighter aircraftand their takingphotographs of the re- Covid-19infections, together ac- Chandrapur,Gadchiroli, said. He wasarrestedbyATS’s Nashik’s manufacturing unit to stricted armyareaatDeolali counting for23.6 per cent of the forRs5,400 per vial,Cipla sells have been askedto directpatients SK Trader,aregistereddistrib- Bhandara, Gondia, and Nashik unit on Thursdayunder aforeigner allegedly affiliated camp in Nashik and allegedly state’sactivevirusloadof2.41 it under the brand name to distributors if hospitals don’t utor of Remdesivir in Ghatkopar, Osmanabad have fewerthan Sections 3, 4and 5ofthe Official with the ISI. sending them to aPakistani lakh patients. Cipremi forRs4,800and Zydus stockRemdesivir,”Mantri said. saidtheydonot have Remdesivir 300vials. FDAofficials said the SecretsAct, 1923 forspying and “Shirsat has been working WhatsApp group. “The problem is notofshort- Cadila marketsitunder Remdac Social worker,Sandhya stockfor amonth. “The supply requirement forRemdesivir is wrongful communication with with HAL for16years now. We Setupin1964, HAL’s Ozar age”, JBMantri, Joint forRs2,800. Fernandes,who has been helping has stoppedfrommanufacturers lowinthese districtsdue to a foreign agents. Alocal court have learnt that he has been factoryhas built the Russian Commissioner (Drug), FDA, said. While Remdac is the cheap- coronaviruspatientsaccess treat- to us. We arereferring patientsto lowerCovid-19burden. The Fridayremandedhim to police sharing information since MiG-class aircraftand the “Theproblemisof patientswant- estavailable option in India, its ment, said the shortage surfaces Jupiter hospital since their phar- stockhas been diverted to other custody for10days. January2019and washoney- Sukhoi. It also looksafter the ing the cheapestavailable drug. production is lowerthan Hetero. once in afew weeks. Earlier this macy has stock,”amanager said. districtsthat have arising case Deputy Commissioner of trappedintosharing the infor- maintenance and repair work Different companies have differ- FDAofficials said as patientspre- week,she came across apatient Meanwhile,FDA officialssaid, trend. Nagpur,whichhas a Police VinayRathod(ATS) said, mation with the ISI,” asenior of the old aircraft that arestill entratesandpatientswanttopur- fertobuy Remdac, the shortfall in in Vedant hospital,Thane, who Satarahas just224 vials of the an- growing numberofCovid-19 “Aftersustainedinterrogation, IPS officer said.The officer said operational in the IndianAir chasetheonethathasisnotman- supplyhas created an “artificial” required five injections of tiviral medicationleft. The district cases, has 4,781vials in stock, it wasrevealedthat sharedse- whileitwas notknown exactly Forceand the ATSsuspects ufacturing it in large quantities.” shortage of the drug. Remdesivir.The hospital did not records 400to600 newvirus while Kolhapur has 2,959 vials, cret information relatedto if Shirsat had shared compro- Shirsat mayhavesharedinfor- Hetero Healthcaresupplies “Wehavecreated district have stockand asked thepatient cases everyday. and Aurangabad 2,870 vials, Indian aircraftbeing in the pro- mising pictures or videoswith mation on these aircraftwith Remdesivir,brandedasCovifor, helplinesand drug inspectors to procurefromoutside. Other districts suchas theyadded. duction line of HAL, manufac- awoman over whichhewas theISI. turing unitsand their plans,etc blackmailedintosharing vital HALspokesperson Gopal through WhatsApp and other information. “Weare trying to Sutar said as the investigation social media (platforms).” ascertain itsnature.” is on, theyhavenocomments At 88%, Thane clocks highest Covid recovery rate in state Officials said theyreceived Three mobile handsets with to offer. tientsfor 10 days of home or in- fection cases as compared to He addedthat there are18teams NEERAJTIWARI NUMBERSTILL stitutional isolation. Mumbai’s26,544untilOctober 7. of 172calloperatorswhocheckon THANE,OCTOBER9 The city,which has seen a Even with the best recovery rate, everypatientinhomequarantine. OCTOBER7 spikeincoronavirus cases since Thane has recorded1,035deaths The TMC has dividedpatients The Thane Municipal July, hasrecordedagradual de- due to the disease,accountingfor intofour categoriestoassesshos- Corporation (TMC), whichhas ■Totalpositive cases: cline in newcases. In the lastone 2.66per cent death rate,slightly pitalisation requirement. Most recorded38,944 Covid-19pa- 38,944 month,betweenSeptember9and higher than the state’s averageat fall under the general categoryof tientstill October 7and dis- ■Totaldischarged: October 9, Thane city added 2.64per cent until October 7. home isolation, the second cate- charged34,301 of them, has the 34,301 11,072 newCovid-19 cases, afall In April, Sharma said, the cor- gory is of those requiring oxygen highestrecovery rate in ■ Totaldeaths: 1,035 from14,425newcasesitrecorded poration dischargedanaverage support, the thirdcategoryofpa- Maharashtraat88.07per cent. It ■ Positivity rate :10.83% betweenAugust9andSeptember of 29 patients daily,whichin- tientsrequiring intensive careand is followedbyMumbaiand Pune ■ Active cases: 3,608 8. It also recordedadecline in creasedto293 in September.In fourth ventilatorsupport. “This with 83.7 per cent and 82 per ■ Totaltests done: monthlydeath toll —from206 September,atotal of 8,792 pa- categorisation has helpedus cent recovery rates, respectively. 3,59,449 deaths betweenAugust9and tientsrecoveredfromCovid-19 achieve good discharge rates,” Thestate’s averagedischarge rate September 8to181 between and were discharged. Sharma said. He addedthe cor- is 81.1 per cent. September 9and October 8. “Ouron-groundmedicalteam poration is following the concept On Friday, TMC commis- uted the high recovery rate to Datashared by the TMC worksinshifts to trackpositive of 5Ts—test, trace, track, treat- sioner Dr Vipin Sharma attrib- “strict monitoring”ofpositive pa- shows thecity has3,608 active in- cases and everysuchcase is ob- ment and technology —and one servedfor 40 days,” Sharma said. I(isolation).

HC TO GOVT, RAILWAYS ‘Devise way to ensure all those allowed to take local trains can reach work without overcrowding’ Tender Notice No.01/2020-21 load on Railways. OMKARGOKHALE Kumbhakoni said thatmany Design, Supply &Installation of MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 peopleallowed to use local trains equipments of Interceptor vehicle on and other modes of publictrans- THE BOMBAY High Courton portwerenot observingsafety MahindraScorpio Fridaydirected the Maharashtra norms.Ifthe lawyers’ demand Commissionerate of Transport, Gujarat State is inviting governmentand the Railwaysto wastobeallowed, the HC is re- devise amechanism to increase quiredto passappropriate orders Tender for the design, Supply and Installation of equipment local train services to ensure to ensureeveryone waswearing of Interceptor vehicle on Mahindra Scorpio.Duly qualified ANDHRA PRADESH INTEGRATED IRRIGATION AND people working in all sectors that masks, he added. interested parties can download RFP from the website AGRICULTURE TRANSFORMATION PROJECT have opened up forbusiness and “Please understand the grav- arepermitted to take thetrains ity of the pandemic... Thereisno (World Bank Aided Project) http://www.nprocure.com or http://cot.nprocure.com from to reachoffices, can do so with- return ticket forcoronavirus and 12/10/2020, 12.00 noon onwards.Pre-bid meeting will Request for Bids (Natiotioal Competitive Bidding) out overcrowding and while fol- we have to live withit. Therefore, be held by video conference on Dt. 21/10/2020at12.00 Tender Notice Nos.50/2020-21 to 51/2020-21, date:5-10-2020 lowing Covid-19physical dis- peopleneedtobecareful.If we al- The District Project Director,APIIATP &Executive Engineer,IBDivision, tancing norms. lowthepublicto enterlocaltrains, p.m. link will be available on http://cot.nprocure.com. Penukonda, Ananthapuram District, Pin Code:515110, Andhra Pradesh invites The courtaskedauthoritiesto we expect them to behave prop- If any query or question, it must be submitted to Bids from the intending Bidders for 1) Repairs to fish ponds in Anantapur involvestakeholdersfromallsuch erly,” Kumbhakoni said. city 2) Rehabilitation/Modernisation of Manchineella cheruvu under “ANDHRA sectors and frame a“broader pol- Additional Solicitor General [email protected] by Date: 19/10/2020 at 4.00 p.m. PRADESH INTEGRATED IRRIGATION AND AGRICULTURE TRANSFORMATION icy”onstaggeredwork timingsto (ASG) Anil Singh, appearing for PROJECT” (APIIATP) from Dt:12-10-2020 to Dt: 18-11-2020 upto 5.00PM Office of the Commissioner of Transport avoid overcrowdingatstations theRailways,submittedacharton For complete details visit us at: www.apeprocurement.gov.in For queries: Gujarat State,Gandhinagar and rush during peak hours. current localtrain passengers, Contact no: 08554-220208. Sd/- District Project Director,APIIATP & INF/1064/2021 Executive Engineer,IBDivision, Penkonda Itfurtheraskedthestatetoin- pointing out that the problem of DIPR No.366PP/CL/ADVT/1/1/2020-21 Dt.09/10/2020 form it aboutthe measures and overcrowdingwasseenonlydur- precautions it proposes to take in ing peakhours —8amto10am Government of India JemeF&-efJejej çenj ceneveiejheeef}keâe the event of a“secondwave” of and 4pmto7pm. He added that BhaBha atomIc ReseaRch centRe surge in Covid-19cases during Railwayshad suggestedstagger- nuclear Recycle Boardtarapur Jeenve efJeYeeie December and January, as pre- ingofoffice timings to thestate. shoRttenDeR notIce efÉleerÙe çegefæhe$ekeâ dicted by media reports. Senior counsel Milind Sathe, On line item rate tender in two parts i.e. Part A–Technical Bid and Part B–Financial Adivision benchofChief appearing forthe Bar council of Bid are hereby invited through e-Tendering mode on behalf of the President of India JemeF& efJejej çenj ceneveiejheeef}kesâÛÙee ‘‘IevekeâÛeje JÙeJemLeeheve efJeYeeie’’ Je by the Project Manager,TNRPO, NRB, BARC Tarapur for the following work from the JusticeDipankarDattaandJustice Maharashtraand Goa, said contractors having adequate experience in similar works ‘‘mJeÛÚlee efJeYeeieemee"er’’ 2veie ‘‘efmJeefhebie ceçeerveJeenve (Sweeping GirishSKulkarni washearing lawyerscan be askedtotravelby Tender Reference No. BARC(T)/NRB/INRPO/COL-01/2020 Machine Vehicle)’’ Kejsoer keâjCÙeekeâeceerefo. 15.09.2020 jespeer publicinterestlitigationsseeking localtrainsonlywhentheyhadto “Construction of polycarbonate sheet roofing pee.›eâ.JeefJeçece/182/2020 F&-efveefJeoe metÛevee Øeefmeæ kesâ}s}er Deens. meoj directions to the statetoconsider appearbefore subordinatecourts Name of work and miscellaneous civil works at SWC &CSB F&-efveefJeosle Kee}er}ØeceeCesmegOeejCeekeâjCÙeele Ùesle Deens. practising advocates as essential —whichgofor staggered work at BARC colony,Tarapur.” service providersand permit timings—duringnon-peakhours. Online e-tendering on De.›eâ. megOeejCee Mode of tendering them to travel by suburban local Followingthis, CJ Dattasaid, www.tenderwizard.com/DAE Minimum Technical Specification for Self-Propelled trainsto attendhearingsatsubor- “Survivalshouldbethe foremost Estimated Cost 52.00 Lakhs. (Rupees Fifty TwoLakh only) mechanical Sweeping Machine ceOeer} self-propelled 6 dinatecourts in Mumbai thinginourmind.Deviceamech- 104000/- (Rupee One Lakh Four Thousand 1) Earnest Money Deposit Metropolitan Region (MMR). anismto ensure thatallpeopledo only) cum ÙeeSsJepeer 5.5 cum les 6 cum Demes JeeÛeCÙeele ÙeeJes. AdvocateGeneral (AG) notcometo therailway platforms Cost of Tender Document NIL Minimum Technical Specification for Self-Propelled Ashutosh Kumbhakoni, appear- at the sametime.” Rs. 3068/- by e-payment through electronic Tender processing fee mode (Non-returnable)in favour of M/s ITI mechanical Sweeping Machine ceOeer} De.›eâ. 3ceOÙes ingforthestate,onFridaytoldthe “...Weare notconcerned only Limited, New Delhi Waste Hopper Container volume and material of HC that the government had no forlawyers. We areconsidering objection in increasing the fre- thosesectors,which have opened Period of completion 06 (Six) Calendar months construction ÙeeceOeer} Minimum 6 Cum capacity of 2) quency of local trains and had up. Devise amechanism forpeo- Tender sale period From 12.10.2020 (10:00 Hrs.) to stainless steel material of minimum 3 mm thickness. a.Download of Tender Document 19.10.2020(16:00 Hrs.) been asking the Railways to in- ple from all these sectors... Date of Pre-Bid Meeting NA ÙeeSsJepeer Minimum 5.5 Cum capacity of stainless crease servicesfromtime to time Increasetrainservicessothatthey Last Date &time of steel material of minimum 3 mm thickness Demes based on demand. canreachtheir places of work,” 26/10/2020 (16:00 Hrs.) a. Last data &time of closing of JeeÛeCÙeele ÙeeJes. He addedthat the transport thecourttoldtheAG andtheASG. online submission of tenders. department will start500 new Justice Kulkarni said: “You b.Date &time of online opening 29.10.2020 (15:00 Hrs.) mener/- bus services and also request have to have abroader policy on of Part A the municipal corporations in this. Sooner the better.” The detailed tender notice can be seen on the website http://www.barc.gov.in/ pee.›eâ./JeefJeçece/Jeenve/302/2020 DeeÙegkeäle tenders For clarification contact: (02525) 293405/294816. efo. 09.10.2020 JemeF&-efJejej çenj ceneveiejheeef}keâe MMR to increase the number The court will hear the case of bus services to reduce the again on October 19. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,OCTOBER10,2020 MAHARASHTRA 5 CM: Cabinet How proctoring keeps atab on sub-committee BJPlegislatorstovisit to be set up candidates taking online exams to address farmersacrossstate of electronic devices,textual ma- —tothe leftorright —isflaggedto workarounds that web-based issues of OBC ABHAGORADIA terial and stationeryitems like the invigilator by an alert. remote proctoring softwarecan- MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 smartwatches and pen drivesis Audio-video streaming or notcatch. Separatedevices, such prohibited, and so is the use of continuouscapturing of photos as cheat sheets,notes or phones EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE WITH COLLEGES allowing stu- telecommunication devices like at intervals of about 15 to 20 sec- kept on or beside laptops, which MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 toexplainnewlaws dentstotakefinal-year exams on- cellphones, head phones, blue- onds, whichcan amount to 200 areout of viewofthe laptop linefromhome,proctoring,atech- toothearphones, pagers and to 240images in an hour,isde- cameras, areharder to catch. AMID FEARS amongthe Other nology deployedtoensurethe health bands among others. A ployed,apartfromcapturing all BackwardClasses (OBC) that Leader of Opposition in the had supportedagriculturalre- identityofthetesttakerandthein- candidatehas to makesurethat activity on the user’s screen. Is this methodfull-proof? their existing quotawillbere- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE stateAssembly, Devendra forms. The 2006 reforms, includ- tegrity of the test taking environ- thereisnonoise in the back- Regardless of the technology ducedtoaccommodatereserva- MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 Fadnavis, has urgedthe party to ing contract farming, waspassed ment has gainedcurrency. ground during the exam. No What arethe types of solutions adoptedbycolleges, tion forthe Marathas in jobs and study NCPpresident Sharad when Congress andNCP were in other application or webpage proctoring? thereisacommon consensus education, Chief Minister STARTINGFRIDAY,BJP MPs and Pawar’s take on the farm laws. power,”the leader added. What is proctoring, and why should be open on the computer Proctoring can be done in among facultiesthat online ex- Uddhav Thackeray on Fridaysaid MLAs will visit farmersinvil- “Pawar’s day-long fast (over The campaign attemptsto is it necessary? exceptthe providedexam twoways: full-viewand face ams arenot full-proof. “The soft- that aCabinet sub-committee lages across the state over the the farm Bills) wasaprotest convey to the farmers that the At exams conducted in col- software. proctoring. In full-viewproctor- ware deployedfor exams has so will be setuptoaddress the is- next twoweeks to explain to againstthe suspension of mem- newlawswould empowerthem, leges, invigilation helps keep a Switching,min- ing, thestudent'slaptop farnot flaggedany student for sues facedbyOBC communities. them the newfarm laws passed bers from the RajyaSabha (over said party leaders. “BJP believes checkonstudents. Foronline ex- imising or closing the is kept on the side at a misconduct, yetwehavecome D He also assured that reservation recentlybythe Parliament. The their protestregarding the pas- thereisclearadivide among ams takenathome, the possibil- exam windowisnot suitable vantagepoint to across screenshots of question of OBC communities would not campaign will be spreadacross sageoftheBills).Itwasnot forthe farmer unions. Noteverybody is ityofcheating increases. Several allowed. Acandidate INE obtain aviewofhis or her papers thatare being shared on

be reduced. Vidarbha, Marathwada, north passageofBills,”FadnavistoldThe againstthese laws.Thus, the universities have adoptedamul- alsohas to ensurethe PLA face, hands, answerbook, informal WhatsApp groups. E● In ameeting with OBC and and western Maharashtraas IndianExpresswhilerecallingthat protestinthestatewasmildwhen tiple choice questionnaire for- availability of hard- EX and the cellphoneusedto Moststudentshavebeen achiev- Dhangar community leaders on well as Konkan region. the NCPchief’s earlier interviews comparedtoothers,”aleadersaid. mat, whichmight also enable a ware,software, broad- take theexam.The “full ing good marks,whichwould Friday, Uddhavsaid: “Weare The BJP’s farmers’ outreach and biographywherehehad ex- Former agricultureminister candidatetoquicklysearch the band Internetand powerback- view” can also be obtainedusing nothavebeen the case if physical awareofthe demandsand issues comes afterthe Uddhav pressedthe needfor an open and and BJP Kisan Cell president Anil Internetfor the right answers. To up. Further,noother person aphone instead of alaptop, but exams were to be conducted,” facedbythe OBC communities. Thackeray-ledgovernment,inthe competitive markettoensure Bonde said, “The strength of the maintain the veracity of an indi- should be present in the room. has limitations suchasstorage said an exam coordinator of a ACabinet sub-committee willbe wake of largescale protests by farmersgethigherremuneration. laws lie in the assurance that vidual's grades, as ameasureto issues. south Mumbai college. setupimmediatelytoaddress farmer outfitsacross India, said “The BJP plans to showthe di- rightsoffarmers arenon-nego- evaluateastudent’s perform- Howdoes proctoring work? In face-viewproctoring, a Videoshavebeentrending them expeditiously. This com- the laws won’tbeenforcedwith- vide within the government. tiable. Irrespective of acontract ance, invigilation becomes Beforethe exam begins, the student takesthe exam on alap- on YouTubeexplaining ways to mittee should consider the de- out consultations. While Congress is opposing the signedbetweenfarmerandcom- mandatory. Proctoring com- imageofthe student on the top, and the laptopcameramon- cheat during online exams. mands of the communities and NotonlywillthestateBJPhold reforms,NCPandShivSenaarein paniesorlossorprofit,agriculture prises artificial intelligence (AI) screen is compared with the itors his or her face. The hands Institutions suchasIIT-Bombay speedupthe decision-making personal interactionswithfarm- favour is the theorybehind the land remains with individual basedalgorithms and tools that photo available in the system, arenot visible. Giventhe limita- have proposedsolutions requir- process.” ers,italsoplansto digdeeperinto campaign,” said aparty leader. farmer.Thelaws alsohave aclause keep acheckoncandidates dur- basedonwhichauser is allowed tions of equipment and Internet ingalaptopwithawebcam and “The Cabinetsub-committee the three ruling allies adopting “The pamphlets preparedby that even afterlosses, companies ing online exams nottaken at an to continue. connectivity facedbystudents, asmartphone, or twosmart- should decide on priority work variedstances during the debate us also highlightsthatthe have to payfor the produce pro- exam centre. AI-basedalgorithms keep mostinstitutions have optedfor phones in the absence of alap- firstwhile requesting funds from on farm Bills in the Parliament. Congress,inits electionmanifesto, cured from farmers.” usersfrom opening other tabson this mode of remote proctoring. top, to minimise instances of the government,”headded. What setofrules does a their screen. In case of multiple However, thereare twotypes of cheating.However, it maystill The meeting wasattendedby candidateneedtocomply such attempts, the examine is integrity riskswith face view notbeafull-proof solution to NCPleader and Ministerfor Civil WORLDMENTALHEALTH DAY with during online exams? suspendedfromappearing for proctoring —thereare curb malpractices. Supplies Chhagan Bhujbal, Mostcommonly, collegeor exam in mostcases. The algo- Congress leader and Ministerfor 188 patients, staffers test Covid government-issuedidentity rithms also keep arecordofthe Relief and RehabilitationVijay cards aretobedisplayedbycan- number of times students Wadettiwar andformer MLA didates in front of the camerato openedother windows,and PrakashShendageamong others. positive at fourmental hospitals provetheir identity at the time capturessurrounding audio.Any of taking the examination. Use changeinthe user’s line of sight stafferswithsymptoms.Thetotal 75% postsfilled ANURADHA number of staffatthis hospital is ATS gets new MASCARENHAS 216.At theregionalmentalhospi- Officialsfromthestatemental PUNE,OCTOBER9 talinPune thathas the largest healthcellsaidtheyhadstrength- chief, Bharti in number of patientsat1,019,305 enedthe mental healthpro- VULNERABILITYTOCovid-19 with symptoms underwent test- gramme across 34 districts and charge of MSSC among patientsand staffatgov- ing of whichsix were found to be 70 percent out of 260 posts had ernment-run mental institutions Covidpositive.Atthehospital,out been filled. hascometo theforewiththestate of 646staffers,133 with symp- Ateam of at least six to seven EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE healthdepartmentrecordingato- toms were tested and 40 were persons, including psychiatrist, MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 talof188 cases at four suchhos- found to be positive. clinical psychologist, nurse, pitalsinPune,Thane,Nagpurand Dr Duryodhan Chavan, assis- record-keeper,and others, had JAIJEET SINGH, a1990-batchIPS Ratnagiri as of October 7. Out of tant director of health, mental beenidentifiedunderthedistrict officer,was on Friday namedthe them, 68arepatientsand 120are health programme, told The mental health programme stateAnti TerrorismSquad (ATS) staffmembers. IndianExpress that patientshad (DMHP). “Wehaveissuedadver- chief, replacing DevenBharti According to statehealth been quarantinedatisolation tisementsandatleast75percent who wasgiven the charge of datatill October 7, the highest wardsinthementalhospitalsand of 260 posts have been filled,” Dr MaharashtraState Security number of Covid-19cases areat were constantlybeingmonitored. Chavansaid. Corporation (MSSC). the governmentmental hospital According to guidelines by He addedthat theyhad held While Bharti wastransferred in Thane, whereall 782 patients Indian Council of Medical meetings with psychiatric asso- on September 2, he wasnot re- underwent testsand 42 tested Research (ICMR), onlythose who ciations, whose members were lievedbythe statepolice in the positive forthe novelcoron- were symptomatic underwent involved in counselling patients absence of areplacement. avirus. Among staff too, all 436 testing, said Dr AbjijeetPhadnis, during lockdown. Besides, the stategovern- people were tested and 40 came Superintendent of Regional From April 3toAugust12, ment appointed Niket Kaushik out to be positive. Mental HospitalatPune. DMHPteamsvisited1,933mi- as the joint commissioner of po- At Ratnagiri government “Wehavereferredthem to grant shelters across the state lice (Economic Offences Wing) mentalhospital,fromamong109 Sassoon GeneralHospitaland af- and counselled1.2lakhmigrant and Rajwardhan, whom he re- patients,46withsymptomswere terthe 10-dayisolation period, workers. The teams visited394 placed, as the special IG tested and10werefound to be theyare under quarantine inside isolation wardsatCovid Care (Prevention of Atrocitiesagainst positive.Outof 82staffers,50with theirseparaterooms at the men- Centres and other facilities and Women).Kaushik,who wasear- symptoms were tested and 14 talhospital;we have ensuredthat counselled30,300Covid pa- lier the IG (Konkan range), has were positive. theycan see others by maintain- tients. At 135dedicated Covid been replacedbySanjayMohite. In Nagpur,out of 412patients, ing distance and using necessary hospitals, 29,928patients were NavalBajaj,who wasearlier 225 were tested and10were protective gear.Someof oursocial counselled, he said. the joint commissioner of police found to be Covid positive,while workers also counsel them,” Dr (Administration), has been made 26 tested positive outof190 Phadnis said. the additional director general THE YAVATMAL URBAN CO-OP.BANK LTD., YAVATMAL (Economic Offences Wing) on (Regd. No.YML/ BNK /114) promotion. He replacedPrabhat Branch: Aurangabad. Kumar,who has been trans- Addreess:- Sarang Co-operative Society,Garkheda, Aurangabad.Phone No. 0240 –2330006 ferred as ADG (Anti Corruption O.W.No.YUCBL/ Aurangabad/2020-2021 DT:-08/10/2020 Bureau). APPENDIX- IV-A, RULE 8(6) SALE NOTICE FOR SALE OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES Auction Sale Notice for Sale of Immovable Assets under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 read with provison to rule 8(6) of the security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002. Notice is hereby given to the public in general and in particular to the Borrower(s) and Guarantor(s) that, the below 7cops booked described immovable property mortgaged/charged to the Secured Creditor,the Physical (whichever is applicable) pos- session of which has been taken dt.11/03/2020 by the Authorized Officer of Amol Anantrao Badhe, secured Creditor, for ‘parading will be sold on “As where is”,As is what is”, and “whatever there is” on dt.13/11/2020 (mention name of the Guarantor(s)). Mortgage deed already executed on Dt. 15/07/2014 vide doc.No.2389 amounting Rs.7,00,000/-(Inwords Rs.Seven semi-naked Lacs only). The reserve price will be Rs.7,25,000/-(Inwords Rs.Seven Lacs Twenty Five Thousand only) and the earnest money juveniles on the deposit will be Rs. 10,000/- The interested Party may submit their tenders on or before dt. 12/11/2020 during the office hours 11.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. street’ in Nagpur in Sealed envelope addressed to “The Authorized Officer of The Yavatmal Urban Co-op. Bank Ltd.Yavatmal, Branch at –Jalna ,” along with earnest money deposit of Rs. 10,000/- per tender by way of Demand Draft or Pay Order in favour of Authorized Officer The Yavatmal Urban Co-op. Bank Ltd. Branch at– Jalna ,ondt. 12/11/2020 prior to 4.00 p.m. VIVEKDESHPANDE The undersigned hereby invites tenders in sealed envelopes from the interested purchasers in respect of the NAGPUR,OCTOBER9 below mentioned property on the terms and conditions stipulated herein below :- (1) Padul Kiran Prop. Shri. Ambadas Sheshrao Padul (Borrower &Mortgagor) R/o. Behind Bajaj Nagar,Aurangabad Road, Jalna Pin No.431203 SEVEN POLICEMEN from (2) Shri. Eknath Sudhakar Dehadray (Guarantor) R/o. At Post- Dabhadi Tq. Badnapur Dist- Jalna. Nagpur city’s Jaripatka police (3) Shri. Bhaguji Uttamrao Padul (Guarantor) R/o. At. Kawatha Post- Rajni Tq &Dist- Jalna ✒2 Dues Outstanding :- station were booked on Friday Loan A/c No.172/ 28 Branch –Jalna Outstanding As per Demand Notice dt. 18/11/2019 Principal Rs. 9,97,800/- forallegedly parading five ju- (Inwords Rupees Nine Lacs Ninety Seven Thousand Eight Hundred only)+Interest Rs.90,228/- (Inwords Rupees Ninety veniles semi-naked on the Thousand TwoHundred Twenty Eight only) Total Rs.10,88,028/- (Inwords Rupees TenLacs Eighty Eight Thousand street and beating them along &Twenty Eight only.) Plus Further Interest with all other incidental charges other Expences and cost. ✒2 Sale Value:- Rs. 7,25,000/- (Inwords Rs. Seven Lacs Twenty Five Thousand only) theway. ✒2 Earnest Money Deposit :- Rs. 10,000/ (Inwords Rs. TenThousand only) The five juveniles had been ✒2 Description of Property :- detainedinconnection with an Mortgaged Immovable property of Shri. Ambadas Sheshrao Padul armedrobbery in aliquor bar. Mouza: Jalna, Situated at Padmawati Nagar,Aurangabad Road, Jalna Tq &Dist: Jalna Open Plot No.1, CTS No.11429/A-1, S.No.31/3, 32/3, Open Plot Area 1115.81 Sq.Feet Bounded as under - East :- Road, West :- Gajanan Avideo of the incident, Society in Plot, North :- Plot No.2, CTS No.11429/A-2, South:-Plot No.1, CTS No.11429/A-1, (Achyut Annasaheb whichtook place on September Nalge Plot) 23, had gone viral. In the video, Terms &Conditions :- i.) Blank tenders forms will be available at The Yavatmal Urban Co-Op. Bank Ltd., as wel as Branch –Jalna of the the policemen can be seen Bank and can be obtained by depositing Rs. 100/- (Inwords Rs.One Hundred only) in cash or Demand Draft beating the juveniles even as issued in favour of the Bank. the latter begged formercy. ii.) Interested purchasers should submit their tenders in asealed envelope either at Jalna Branch office of the Bank An inquirywas conducted alongwith an amount of Rs.10,000/ (Inwords Rupees TenThousand only) by Demand Draft in favour of the Bank as asecurity amount on 12/11/2020 or before prior to 4.00 p.m. intothe incident by Assistant iii.) The tenders submitted without the prescribed amount of Rs.10,000/ (Inwords Rupees TenThousand only)shall be Commissioner of Police summarily rejected. Parshuram Karyakarta.“We iv.) The tender received within stipulated time period will be opened on dated 13/11/2020 at about 1.00 p.m.at the have booked sevenpolicemen Jalna Branch office of the bank. v.)The successive Bidder will have to deposit 25% of the Bid price immediately and if he /she fails to deposite forparading the five juveniles... the same then the amount deposited by him /her/ it shall be forfited and the property shall be forthwith sold to the semi-naked on thestreetand other competent bidder. also forassaulting them,” said vi.) The balance amount of the Sale price shall be paid by the successive Bidder on of before the 15th day of the con- firmation of sale and if such 15th day is aholiday the on its next day. Police Commissioner Amitesh vii.) The Bank is not aware of the outside liabilities if any in respect of the above mentioned property and hence all Kumar. charges, levies, taxes and other liabilities if any accuring on account of above shall be soley born by the succes- He added, “Wehavebooked sive Bidder. them underSections 74 and 75 viii.) The undersigned deserves right to accept or reject any or all the offers, and also to adjourn or postpone the sale without assigning the any reason thereof. of the Juvenile Justice (Careand ix.) The undersigned Authorised officer can be contacted at the Branch: Jalna Address:-”Asha Arked” Durga Mata Protection) Act.” Mandir Road, Near Mishan Hospital, Jalna Ph.No.02482-241184,85 &Authorised officer Address:- Branch:- The policemenbookedin Aurangabad. Sarang Co-operative Society,Garkheda, Aurangabad.Phone No. 0240 –2330006 & the case areSenior Police M.No.7774044902 the Bank during working hours i.e. between 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. for any relevant enquiry in respect of the referred property. Inspector Khushal Tijare, Sub- x.) Expenses towards stamp duty,registration fee shall be solely borned by succes- sive bidder. Inspector VijayDhumal and Place :- Aurangabad sd/-(Amol Anantrao Badhe) Police Constables Laxman Authorised Officer Chaware,Mahesh Yadav, Rohan The Yavatmal Urban Co-op. Bank Ltd, Yavatmal Head Quarter :Aurangabad Tiwari, Dagaand Sunil (Secured Creditor) M.No.7774044902 Mahajan. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 6 EXPRESS NETWORK THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,OCTOBER10,2020 China signal in US official’s India visit next week SiliconValley star is now

The visit assumessignificance 2+2 meeting on October 26-27, it gan--apart from US envoy on event in August end, Biegun had SHUBHAJITROY at atime when Indiaand China will depend on the evolving situ- Taliban reconciliation process said that the US seeksto“push teacher in TN, says busy with NEWDELHI,OCTOBER9 arelockedinaborder stand-off ationinthe pandemic. The two ZalmayKhalilzad's twovisitsin backagainst” Beijing and that formorethan five months, and it sidesare keen to wrap up the Mayand September.Biegunhas China is in “nearhostilitieswith AMONTH afterslammingChina coincides with the next round of ministerial before theNovember had aseriesofweeklyphone calls the Government of India” among forpicking afight right nowon India-China Corps Commander- 3USPresidential polls, as acon- sincelateMarch with Foreign the aggressive behaviour against new start-up —rural school virtuallyevery front, US Deputy leveltalksonOctober 12. solidation exerciseofthe past Secretary Harsh Vardhan severalcountries. From October SecretaryofState StephenE The visitisalso likelytoset the four years’ efforts. Shringla and has been very sup- 14-16, Biegun willvisit Dhaka to BiegunwillbeinIndiafrom stagefor theIndo-US 2+2 minis- Biegun'svisit is thefirstvisit portive of New Delhi amid the meet topofficials. ARUNJANARDHANAN October 12 to 14 —inaclear terial meeting laterthis month. by atop US administration offi- pandemic and border stand-off. FULLREPORTON CHENNAI,OCTOBER9 strategicsignal to Beijing. While thereisapossibilityofa cial since the border standoffbe- Speakingatathinktank www.indianexpress.com FORTHE rest of theworld,Sridhar Vembu is the founder of Zoho MUMBAI SLUM IMPROVEMENT BOARD Corporation, aSilicon Valleystar AREGIONAL UNIT OFF valuedbyForbesatnearly $2.5 (MAHARASHTRA HOUSING AND AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,) billion who decidedtotakethe Tel. no. -022-66405432, E-mail- [email protected] unusualstepof moving to asmall e-TENDER NOTICE villageinTenkasi in southern (for Labour Co-op. Society registered under DDR Mumbai Suburban District (West)) DIGITALY Signed &unconditional online e-Tender in form "B-1" (Percentage Rate) are invited by the Executive Engineer (West) Division, Mumbai Slum Improvement Board, (Unit of MHADA) Tamil Nadu lastyear.But the man Room No. 537, 4th floor,Griha Nirman Bhavan, Bandra (East), Mumbai 400051 from the for Labour Co-op Society registered under DDR in appropriate class in Mumbai Suburban District (West) :- himself says he is more of a e- Name of Works Estimated Security Deposit 1% Registration Tender Time limit for completion of teacher these days,wearing the Tender cost Rs. of Estimated cost (Class) of L.C.S. Price work traditional veshti and moving No. Rs. (50% initially & under Deputy including around on abicycle in Sridhar Vembu at Mathalamparai village. Express 50% through bill) District Register GST in Rs. Mathalamparai. 1 Beautification of Garden Near Devchhaya Building, Anand Nagar,Dahisar (E) 836752.00 9000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months What startedsix months ago (153-Dahisar Constituency) (including monsoon) 2 P/F Paver Block at Sneh Sadan, Ambawadi, Dahisar (E) (153-Dahisar Constituency) 1639175.00 17000.00 Class-A 560.00 12 Months (including monsoon) as home tuition forthree children that took up “abouttwo-three posted: “Within fewdays,myso- poorestfamilies alone who end 3 P/F Paver Block Near Jai Shree Ram Mitra Mandal, Sukarwadi, M. G. Road, Borivali 1407460.00 15000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 12 Months (including (E) (153- Dahisar Constituency) monsoon) hours” of his spare time, Vembu cial distancedopen air class up in the government schools. 4 Beautification work/ Open Gym Equipment/ Benches/ Grill Near Shiv Samarth Sahkari 2132644.00 22000.00 Class-A 560.00 12 Months (including says he nowhas four teachers and swelledfromthreekidsto 25and Their parentsmay be having a CHS, New MHADA Colony,Shailendra Nagar,Dahisar (E) (153-Dahisar Constituency) monsoon) 52 students in thefold, mostly kids got unrulyand Iwas strug- precarious income, theymay 5 Const. of Chequred Tiles/ Grill/ Beautification at Michealwadi, Near Buddha Vihar, 974065.00 10000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months children of farm labourers from gling (smiley) and realisedhow have jobs onlyfor afew days... Link Road, Dahisar (W) (153-Dahisar Constituency) (including monsoon) the village. harditistobeateacher.” Alcoholismisanotherproblem.If 6 NDVSY work for Const. of Toilet Block at Om Sai Prasad Co. Op. Hsg. Society, 1287311.00 13000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 12 Months The 53-year-old is nowall set “On the ground, what Isee is afather is drinking heavily, he Bunder Pakhadi, Kandivali (W) (MLC fund) (including monsoon) to take this “lockdown experi- poverty...I noticedthat kids com- won’t be bringing the income 7 NDVSY work for Const. of Toilet Block at Transit Camp. Near Chanakya Building, 1287311.00 13000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 12 Months ment” to thenextlevel: “a rural ing to our tuition centreare actu- home and the kid will getneg- Link Road, Kandivali (W), (MLC fund) (including monsoon) school start-up”thatwillprovide ally hungry.How canyou learn lected,theywill go hungry. Isee 8 DPDC work for P/F Ladi &Coba at Rajendra Nagar,Golden Krida Mandal, Borivali 858207.00 9000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months (including monsoon) (E) (152-Borivali Constituency) free education and food, amodel anything when youare hungry? it here,” he says.Vembu insists 9 DPDC work for Const. of Drainage Line &Beautification work at Bharat Baugh 858207.00 9000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months (including monsoon) that doesn’t believe in marksor That hasto besorted. Iappreciate that the root of mostproblems in Chawl, Near Lancelot Apartment, S. V. Road, Borivali (W) &Shivaji Statue, Charkop degrees or conventional affilia- the noon-meal scheme but that the education system is “creden- Sector 4, Kandivali (W) (152-Borivali Constituency) tions forcertificates, or “creden- is notenough,” he says,adding tialism”. “Even the bright stu- 10 DPDC work for Const. of Toilet Block Outside of Railway Station, Near S. V. Road, 1287311.00 13000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 12 Month (including monsoon) tials” as he calls it. that his “school” provides two dentsfocus onlyongrades, not Borivali (152-Borivali Constituency) 11 DPDC work for Const. of Toilet Block at Ground, Veer Savarkar Road, Borivali (W) 1287311.00 13000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 12 Months “This has becomeaserious meals aday,and snacks around the knowledge theyacquire. (152-Borivali Constituency) (including monsoon) project. Iamalsodoing part-time 4.30 pm, before children aresent Thereare manynon-traditional 12 NDVSY work for Const. of Drain/Passage &P/L Water Supply Line Near Nargis Dutt 858207.00 9000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months (including monsoon) teaching. We aretrying to putit home. learners. Theyare amongus, in Nagar,Flyover Bridge, Bandra (E) (MLC fund) together as amodel now...busy According to Vembu, policies ourfamilies.We know them,they 13 NDVSY work for Const. of Drain/Passage, Drainage &P/F Ladi Near Millat Nagar & 858207.00 9000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months (including monsoon) preparing papers, getting neces- made in Chennai or Delhi with arebrilliant but the exam results Vijay Nagar,Andheri (E) (MLC fund) saryapprovals,” says Vembu, good intentions getdilutedwhen will notshowthat. The system 14 NDVSY work for Const. of Drain/Passage &P/F Ladi, Cover Near Industrial Area, 944028.00 10000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months (including monsoon) speaking to TheIndian Express theyreachvillages. “Thereisnot should accommodatenon-tradi- Anand Nagar,Near Nalla, Jai Bhim Nagar,Jogeshwari (W) (MLC fund) over phone from Tenkasi. He is enough ground talent to do the tional learners too, those who fail 15 NDVSY work for Const. of Drain/Passage, Drainage Line Near Dhobighat, Vakola 1029848.00 11000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 12 Months Gaondevi Road, Hanuman Tekadi, Santacruz (E) (MLC fund) (including monsoon) clear though that his “start-up” implementation,” he says. in exams but still do the best in 16 DPDC work for Const. of Gutter &P/F Ladi at Shantilal Poonamchand Chawl, 257462.00 3000.00 Class-B &Above 224.00 6Months (including monsoon) will notseek affiliationwith the “Thereare different categories jobs,” he says. Mograpada Parisar,Andheri (E) (166-Andheri (E) Constituency) CBSEorany other conventional of students among the rural poor. Beforethe school, Zoho, 17 DPDCwork forP/F ChequredTiles&SteelRailing forBridge at Shantilal 343283.00 4000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months (including monsoon) educational board. Some who reallywant to getcre- whichclockedanoperating rev- Poonamchand Chawl, Mograpada Parisar,Andheri (E) (166- Andheri (E) Constituency) It's notanew templatefor dentials, and manyothers who enueofRs3,300crore in financial 18 DPDC work for Const. of Concretikaran Near Chakala Vajan Kata, Andheri (E) (166- 772386.00 8000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months (including monsoon) Vembu. Over the lastdecade, his areactuallyplanning to drop out year 2018-19with morethan 50 Andheri (E) Constituency) ZohoUniversity,apartofZoho at one point, afterClass 8or10,” millionclients, openedovera 19 DPDC work for Const. of 9Inch Drainage Line &Children Playing Equipment Near Kiran 858207.00 9000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months (including monsoon) Building-D, Parshi Panchayat Road, Mograpada, Andheri (E) (166- Andheri (E) Constituency) Corporation, has successfully he says.Retaining the dropouts, dozen rural offices in Tamil Nadu 20 DPDC work for Const. of Drainage Line &P/F Chequred Tiles at Anuradha Building, 1029848.00 11000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 12 Months managed theconceptofhelping he says,isthe challenge. during the lockdowntotakesoft- Old Nagardas Road, Andheri (E) (166-Andheri (E) Constituency) (including monsoon) Class 10,11and 12 dropoutstobe- In the village, Vembu says, ware engineers backtotheir vil- 21 DPDC work for P/F Chequred Tiles at Hariom SRA Society No. 3, Ambewadi, R. K. 1029848.00 11000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 12 Months comeITprofessionals and team classifying children basedon lages. Singh Marg, Andheri (E) (166-Andheri (E) Constituency) (including monsoon) leaders in his ownfirm and oth- what theyknowisbetterthan “Myonlydemandwas to set 22 DPDC work for Const. of Passage/Drainage &P/L Water Supply Line at Yadav Nagar, 1287311.00 13000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 12 Months (including ers. But the challengeinthe vil- segregating by age. “It is areal up offices in rural areas. Theyde- Bandivali Hill, Jogeshwari (W) (164-Versova Constituency) monsoon) lage, he says,was different after start-up challenge,” he says, cidedthelocations.We willopen 23 DPDC work for Beautification &Const. of Jogging Track, Open Gym/ Playing Equipment Near 1287311.00 13000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 12 Months Patliputra Cosmopolitan Society,Oshiwara, Jogeshwari (W) (164- Versova Constituency) (including monsoon) the Covid curbs came intoforce. pointing to children in Class 7 10 moreoffices inthree months, “Practically,itwas notpossible for who do notknowthe English al- opening moreinTamil Nadu as 24 DPDC work for Development of Garden at Dheeraj Gaurav,Near Building No. 3, 858207.00 9000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months (including monsoon) Andheri (W) (164-Versova Constituency) them to attend classes (onlineaf- phabet. well as Kerala and Andhra, each 25 DPDC work for Beautification Near Park Plaza Building, Yari Road, Versova, Andheri 600745.00 7000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months (including monsoon) terthe lockdown)...some parents “Another challengeisthat with aseating capacity of up to (W) (164- Versova Constituency) had smartphones but cheap teachers do notliveinthe village. 100people,” he says.In 26 DPDC work for Const. of Drainage/Passage &High Mast Light at Kabrastan, Near 858207.00 9000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months (including monsoon) models. Ihad enough time, and Theycome and go from atown Mathalamparai, Vembu says,he Noor Masjid, Hill Road, Jogeshwari (W) (164-Versova Constituency) we did some physical experi- about 30-40kmaway... When has made manyfriends overthe 27 DPDC work for Development of Garden &Const. of Jogging Track at Momin Nagar, 1287311.00 13000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 12 Months ments, Itaught them alittle people who can afford to send lastyearvisiting teashopsand Patel State Road, Jogeshwari (W) (164-Versova Constituency) (including monsoon) Science, Mathematics and kids to private schools even in ru- playing cricket with children. 28 NDVSY work for Const. of Passage &P/F Ladi Near Yashoda Building, Pari Cross 858207.00 9000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months (including monsoon) Road, Bandra (W) (MP RSS) English,” he says. ralvillages and when teachers of “Theywereverywarm. They 29 NDVSY work for Const. of Passage &P/F Ladi at Bhulabhai Chawl, Bhimwada, S. V. 858207.00 9000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months (including monsoon) On September 13,Vembu, rural schools refuse to send their were curious but still veryfriendly Road, Santacruz (W) (MP RSS) who is an active Twitter user, children there, it is the kids from to astranger,” he says. 30 NDVSY work for Const. of Passage &P/F Ladi Near Bhim Nagar,Newkantwadi, Bandra (W) (MP RSS) 858207.00 9000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months (including monsoon) 31 DPDC work for Const. of Toilet Block at Ward No. 36, Near Narshingh Chawl, Durga 1716414.00 18000.00 Class-A 560.00 12 Months Chawl, Bakshi Singh, Tanaji Nagar,Malad (E) (159-Dindoshi Constituency) (including monsoon) FROMPAGEONE 32 DPDC work for Const. of Toilet Block at Ward No. 36, Near Santoshi Chawl, Kasumbi 1716414.00 18000.00 Class-A 560.00 12 Months Chawl, Tanaji Nagar,Malad (E) (159- Dindoshi Constituency) (including monsoon) 33 DPDC work for Const. of Gutter/Passage &P/F Paver Block at Ward No. 41, Indrayani 2145518.00 22000.00 Class-A 560.00 12 Months 1,050 tenements between ‘Utilisation certificates Society,Malad (E) (159- Dindoshi Constituency) (including monsoon) PMAY subsidy January2019and January2020. 34 DPDC work for Const. of Open Shed at Ward No. 32, Near Shankarwadi, Shrikant 1029848.00 11000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 12 Months notsubmitted’ Maindan, Malad (W) (162- Malad (W) Constituency) (including monsoon) Afterher house wassanc- As of October 5, only200 homes 35 DPDC work for Const. of Toilet Block at Ward No. 32, Near Jai Ambe Welfare Society, 514924.00 6000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months tionedunder PMAYlastyear,the have been completedwhile 621 AccordingtoDilip Muglikar, Chikuwadi, Malad (W) (162- Malad (W) Constituency) (including monsoon) familydismantledthe kuccha remaininvariousstagesofincom- executive engineerofthe 36 DPDC work for Const. of Gutter/Passage at Ward No. 46, Near Dheeraj Krishna 1716414.00 18000.00 Class-A 560.00 12 Months house to clearthe plotand builda pletion.All these houses have re- MaharashtraHousing and Area Society,Next to Narmada Building, Malad (W) (162- Malad (W) Constituency) (including monsoon) newtwo-room house,with a ceivedRs1lakh in twoinstal- Development Authority 37 DPDC work for Const. of Toilet Block at Ward No. 47, Near Chawl No. 80 &81, MHB 1029848.00 11000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 12 Months kitchen and atoilet, as promised mentsfromthe state (MHADA), whichisthe imple- Colony,Gate No. 8, Malad (W) (162- Malad (W) Constituency) (including monsoon) by thescheme. government’s share--one of Rs menting agency forPMAYinthe 38 DPDC work for P/L Water Supply Line at Ambojwadi, Azami Nagar,MHB Colony, 1287311.00 13000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 12 Months Gate No. 8, Malad (W) (162- Malad (W) Constituency) (including monsoon) The construction progressed 40,000 andthen Rs 60,000 –and state, the main factor that has led 39 DPDC work for P/L Water Supply Line at Malvani, Malad (W) (162- Malad (W) 858207.00 9000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months until the lintel-level, but then the areawaitingfurtherfundsto com- to withholdingofcentralassis- Constituency) (including monsoon) moneyran out. Thefamilyhas plete the work.About 250 have tance from the beneficiaries, 40 Const. of Rasta &Pathway at Ward No. 43, Basuwala Society,Kokanipada, Masjid 429104.00 5000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months spentoverRs2lakhonthehouse, shownnoprogress. whose work has progressedsat- Gully,Malad (E) (159- Dindoshi Constituency) (including monsoon) includingthe Rs 1lakh theyre- Intheneighbouringdistrictof isfactorily, isthefailureofsomeur- 41 Const. of Sewerage Line at Ward No. 43, Noorani Haji Chawl No. 3Bhaji Market, 429104.00 5000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months ceivedfromthestategovernment. Hingoli, construction of 1,098 banlocalbodiesto submitutilisa- Pathanwadi, Malad (E) (159- Dindoshi Constituency) (including monsoon) Herhusbandisawoodcutterwho houses wassanctionedand work tioncertificates(UC)of thecentral 42 Const. of Samajik Sabhagruh at Ward No. 41, Beat No. 3, Nasheman CHS, Shivshahi 858207.00 9000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months Prakalp, Near Indira Gandhi Research, Goregaon (E) (159-Dindoshi Constituency) (including monsoon) earns Rs300onthedays heman- orders were issuedin951 cases. funds receivedbythem. 43 Dr.BASVY work for Const. of Gutter &Passage Near Bajrang Welfare Society,Jai 429104.00 5000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months ages to find work.His income has Of these,448DUshavebeencom- “Funds from the sanctioned Bhim Nagar,Malad (E) (159- Dindoshi Constituency) (including monsoon) driedupsince March,when the pletedwhile 503 DUs arestuckat central subsidy areheld up be- 44 Dr.BASVY work for Const. of Gutter &Passage Near Ajinkya Welfare Society,Jai 686566.00 7000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months nationwide lockdown came into the lintel level. Even mostofthe cause of the issue of submission Bhim Nagar,Malad (E) (159- Dindoshi Constituency) (including monsoon) effect in India. beneficiaries who have com- of the UCs. As per the rule, the 45 Dr.BASVY work for Const. of Gutter &Passage Near Preeti General Store, Jai Bhim 686566.00 7000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months “He has to travel to cut trees pleted their houses saytheyhave statewill have to submit UCs for Nagar,Malad (E) (159- Dindoshi Constituency) (including monsoon) and during the lockdown, all the notreceived central assistance. at least70per cent of the re- 46 Dr.BASVY work for Const. of Gutter &Passage Near Panchsheel Mitra Mandal, Jai 686566.00 7000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months Bhim Nagar,Malad (E) (159- Dindoshi Constituency) (including monsoon) travellingcameto ahalt.We were On the delayinrelease of cen- leasedfunds to seekfurther re- 47 Dr.BASVY work for Const. of Gutter &Passage Near Tricharan Welfare Society,Jai 686566.00 7000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months struggling to survive,” said tral funds, Hingoli Municipal lease.Ofthe Rs 600crore-odd Bhim Nagar,Malad (E) (159- Dindoshi Constituency) (including monsoon) Mukhtar Begum, who is mother Council ChiefOfficer Ajay centralassistancereleasedto 48 Dr.BASVY work for Const. of Gutter &Passage Near Nakoda Jewelleres, Jai Bhim 686566.00 7000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months to threedaughtersand ason. Kurwade said, “Wereceived Rs ULBs in Maharashtra, we have Nagar,Malad (E) (159- Dindoshi Constituency) (including monsoon) Monsoon has been especially 11.33crore fromthestategovern- submitted to the Union Ministry 49 Dr.BASVY work for Const. of Gutter &Passage Near Saibaba Mitra Mandal, Jai Bhim 686566.00 7000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months challenging forthe family. While mentandshouldhave receivedRs of Housing and Urban Affairs Nagar,Malad (E) (159- Dindoshi Constituency) (including monsoon) theyare usedto aleakingroof,life 16 crorefromthe centralgovern- (MoHUA) UCs foronlyRs214 50 Dr.BASVY work for Const. of Gutter &Passage Near Siddhivinayak Jewellers, Jai 686566.00 7000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 9Months in amakeshiftshanty during ment... but have receivedonlyRs crore. Utilisation certificates for Bhim Nagar,Malad (E) (159- Dindoshi Constituency) (including monsoon) heavy rain has posed some new 35.4lakh(whatdoesthismean?). Rs 200crore have been received 51 DPDC work for Const of Open Shed Near Sant Rohidas Samaj, New Mill Road, Kurla 1716414.00 18000.00 Class-A 560.00 12 Months (W) (MLC Fund) (including monsoon) and frighteningchallenges. The Utilisation certificates of all the from ULBs and will soon be sent 52 DPDC work for Const of 7seated Sarvajanik Toilet Block for Gents at Durgamata 1373131.00 14000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 12 Months overhead high-tension wires of- fundshavebeen submitted–not to theHousing Ministry. Once Chawl, Dutt Mandir Road, Vakola Santacruz (E) (MLC Fund) (including monsoon) tensnap in strong winds and fall once but four times–but further the number crosses 70 percent 53 DPDC work for Const of 7seated Sarvajanik Toilet Block for Ladies at Durgamata 1373131.00 14000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 12 Months on the tin roof of herhouse, turn- funds have notbeenreleased. In (about Rs 450 crore), our case to Chawl, Dutt Mandir Road, Vakola, Santacruz (E) (MLC Fund) (including monsoon) ing the entiretenementintoan fact, forsome of the beneficiaries, seekthe release of next rounds 54 DPDC work for Const of Vachnalaya Near Ashtavinayak Chawl, Eagal Wadi, Kurla (W) (MLC fund) 257462.00 3000.00 Class-B &Above 224.00 6Months (including monsoon) electrically-chargedunit. we usedunspent funds from the of fundswill be strengthened,” Sr.No. Stage Desc. Date of time period About 100metresaway, in stategovernment scheme.” said Muglikar. 1 Published Date 14.10.2020 VilasGopleNagar, BabaraoTambe Localpoliticalleaderspointed He also said that therewas a 2 Document sale start 14.10.2020, 10.30 a.m. says he regretschoosing PMAY out thatthe condition of those possibility that thebeneficiaries 3 Document sale end 28.10.2020, 5.45 p.m. over RamaiAwasYojana, the beneficiarieswhohadmovedinto mayhavespent the moneysanc- 4 Bid Submission start 14.10.2020, 10.30 a.m. Maharashtragovernment’shous- rentalaccommodationsafterdis- tionedbyPMAYelsewhere. “The 5 Bid Submission end 28.10.2020, 5.45 p.m. ingschemeforpoorfamiliesfrom mantlingtheir existinghomes -- Covid-19pandemicand the pro- 6 Technical Bid Opening 02.11.2020, 10.30 a.m. onward ScheduledCastesand Scheduled to construct newand better ones longed lockdown mayhave 7 Price Bid Opening 03.11.2020, 10.30 a.m. onward Tribes, which also provides aRs under PMAY–was themostdes- playedarole,” said Muglikar. 1. The Complete bidding process will be online (e-Tendering) in two bid system. All the notifications and detailed terms and conditions regarding this tender notice hereafter will be published online on web site https://mahatenders.gov.in, MHADA Website -https://mhada.maharashtra.gov.in 2.5 lakh subsidy foranew perate. Whencontacted,theMinistry 2. Bidding documents can be loaded on the web site https://mahatenders.gov.in,from Date 14.10.2020 at 10.30 a.m. to Date 28.10.2020 upto 5.45 p.m. dwelling unit. “In Pathri, manybeneficiaries of Housingand Urban Affairs did 3. The payment for Tender Form Fee must be made online. “My cousin had got ahouse arestayinginrented houses and notprovide an official response. 4. Technical Bids will be opened on 02.11.2020 from 10.30 a.m. onward &Price bids will be opened on 03.11.2020 from 10.30 a.m. onward at the office of the Executive Engineer (West)/ MSIB, sanctionedunder Ramai Yojana have spentaconsiderableamount On condition of anonymity,a Room No. 537, 4th Floor,MHADA, Kalanagar,Bandra (East), Mumbai-400 051 on web site http://mahatenders.gov.in. at the same time Igot mine inrent.Dueto thelongdelayinthe highly-placedofficersaidthatthe 5. e-Tenderer should submit original documents (those were uploaded during bid preparation) for verification at the time of Technical Bid opening. through PMAY. IhavereceivedRs release of thirdand fourth instal- Ministrywas awareofthe issues 6. e-Tenderer should submit information and scanned copies in PDF format in Technical Envelope as mentioned in Technical Offer. 1lakhandspentRs3.6lakhonthe mentsofthe central subsidy, beingfacedinthe implementa- 7. e-Tenderer should have valid Class-II/III, Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) obtained from any certifying authority. 8. The Executive Engineer (West)/ M.S.I.Board, MHADA, Kalanagar.Bandra (East), Mumbai-400 051, reserves the right to accept or reject any or all tenders without assigning any reason. house.Ihad to borrow Rs 2lakh manyhavenow startedtoreturn tion of BLCinMaharashtraand 9. e-Tenderer shall refer detailed Tender Notice regarding Performance Security,other documents to be submitted. forthis.MycousinhasreceivedRs to half-constructedhousesby cov- wastakingurgentstepsto resolve 10. e-Tenderer should upload GST Registration Certificate. 2.5 lakh in subsidy and his house ering them with tin or plastic them. 11.Tender called is based on SSR rate year 2017-18 without GST.GST will be paid on accepted contract value. isready...hehastopay back aloan sheets,because theycan’t afford “Weare in regular touchwith 12. In case of the rates quoted below the estimated Tender cost, the L1 (1st lowest) bidder should have to submit Additional Performance Security Deposit within 8days after date of opening tender. of about Rs 1lakh. Iwould have to payrent anymore,” said NCP MHADAofficialsand have now If he failed to submit the Additional Performance Security Deposit then L2 (2nd Lowest) bidder will be asked and if he L2 is agree to carry out the work below %than L1 quoted Rate; than his offer will be accepted. For more information please refer Detail Tender notice. been better offifIhad applied leader from Pathri and MLC written to the stategovernment. 13. Guidelines regardinge-tendering system andsubmission of bidscan be downloaded from web site http://mahatenders.gov.in, Help support : through that scheme,” said Abdullah Khan Durrani. Theissueisnotcausedbyalackof 1800-307-02232; E-mail : [email protected] Tambe. The highcostofsandhas also funds.We areseekingsubmission Sd/- Across Pathri, 1,153DUs were made it difficult forpoorfamilies of utilisation certificatesand will MHADA -Leading Housing Authority in the Nation Executive Engineer (W), CPRO/A/167 M.S.I.B. Board, Mumbai sanctionedunder the scheme to finishtheconstructionontheir soon resolve the problem,” said since 2018 and work started on own, he added. the MoHUAofficial. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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EC increases TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE ‘Ifrebelsdon’treturntopartybefore broadcast time 221 CASES: RECOVERED:59,06,069 DAYSSINCE 69,06,151 DEATHS:1,06,490 for parties on PANDEMIC BEGAN TESTS: 8,46,34,680 | DOUBLING RATE: 65.06** October12,actionwillbetaken’ DD, AIR

AMIDTHE political upheavalin Thereare allegations thatthe dateisover, both parties will take list. Howcan anyone else use the ENS &PTI the NDAahead of the Bihar Asse- BJP has proppedup‘rebels’ actionagainstthem. star campaigner of the NDA? If NEWDELHI,OCTOBER9 mblyelections —with the LJPex- againstthe JD(U). theydo,theElectionCommission iting the NDAinthe stateand at We have neverdonethatkind The LJP says Nitish Kumar is shouldtake action.We have given WITH THE pandemicrestricting KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING leastfiveBJP ‘rebels’ switching of politics.Wewill tryand con- notthe Nitish Kumar of 2000 that in writing to theEC. movement and the number of TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* TIME** over — SANJAY JAISWAL,presi- vinceevery rebeltillthe lastdate or 2005…Why is the BJP still physical meetings and rallies dent of the BJP in Bihar,tells LIZ of withdrawal…If we failto bring projecting himasthe face of TheHathras incident has meantforBiharpolls,theElection ■ Maharashtra 14,93,884 13,395 0.92% 78.09 MATHEW“only thosewhoaccept them backintoour fold till 5pm the alliance? triggeredwidespread protests Commission (EC) on Fridayin- ■ Andhra 7,39,719 5,292 0.79% 91.52 Nitish Kumar as CM can remain onOctober12,actionwillbetaken Lookatthe wayNitish Kumar across the country. Howisit creasedthe broadcast time allot- ■ Tamil Nadu 6,40,943 5,088 0.87% 82.89 partofthe NDA”. againstthem.Theyare partofour has handled governance since going to affect the pollsin tedtorecognisedpolitical parties partyandwe donotwantthemto 2005. It has been phenomenal... Bihar? on Doordarshanand All India ■ Delhi 3,00,833 2,726 0.89% 80.95 TheNDA is adividedhouse in go in the wrong direction. We aregoing to winwith more Whateverhappenedisunfor- Radio to aidcampaigning. ■ Kerala 2,58,850 5,445 3.44% 20.91 Bihar.How is it going to impact than200seats. tunate.TheUttarPradeshgovern- Eachrecognisednational and the polls? Is it truethat NitishKumar was ment has already takenaction — regionalpartywillbegivenatleast *Compounded Daily Growth Rate overlast 7days**Calculated over7-day growth It’s notdivided at all. In Bihar, upsetand refused to attend Giventhat therehavebeen so an SIThas been setup. 90 minutes of airtime. CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT the leader of the NDAisNitish the jointpress conference? THEEXPRESS manyissues between the “A base time of 90 minutes Kumar and anyone who accepts Absolutelynot.Weare in a partners, howare BJP and its What arethe main challenges will be giventoeachnational 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY NitishKumar as Chief Ministeris very cordial relationship. INTERVIEW allies ensuring unity and forthe BJP? The statehas faced party and recognisedstate party 1.56 8.33 70,496 partofthe NDA. Those who dis- Interestingly,when we had dis- mutual supportamong severalcrises —Covid, returnof of Biharuniformlyontheregional NOW: NOW: RECOVERED TODAY: agree arenot part of theNDA. cussions on seat distribution,we workers during the campaign? migrant labourers, flood, etc. kendrasof Doordarshannetwork 1.54 8.16 78,365 were having some issues regard- WITH Thatisnotaproblem.We have Thereisalso an anti-incum- and All India Radio networkin Deathsasaratioof Positives against Becoming sick vs But the LJPremains partofthe ing candidates. We took twocan- SANJAY JAISWA L coordinationcommitteesinevery bency factor and now, an ally Bihar,” the commission said. positive cases (in%); number tested recovering; more government at the Centre. didates from the JD(U) side — BIHAR BJP PRESIDENT district. Thefour parties—BJP, with almost5per centofthe However, no party will be indicatorofprogress (in %); indicatorof recoveries for 14 days in averting deaths the spreadofdisease may signal the peak That does notmatter.Ram Pramod Sinhaand Krish Kumar JD(U), HAM and Mukesh Sahni’s voteisfighting separately. givenmorethan 30 minutesina Vilas Paswan (LJP founder and Mandalfor Shahpur Kalan and againstcandidates of theJD(U) party(VikassheelInsaanParty)— The people will decide what single broadcastsession. And any DataasonOctober8,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbersinclude datafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive Union ministerfor Consumer Amnour —and the JD(U) recipro- and HAM (Hindustani Awam willwork together.Wehaveavery kind of governmenttheywant. additionaltime(beyondthebasic Affairs, Food and Public Distrib- cated by taking twoofour candi- Morcha). cordial relationship.Weknow Theyhaveseen Mahagath- 90 minutes) will be giventoa ution)wasnot inapositionto take dates intotheir fold —Amar Thedistrictpresident of the eachother well. bandhan rule from 1990-2015. partybasedonitsperformancein decisions. If he wasworking, Kumar Singh and Saba Zafar JD(U) in Kaimur has joinedLJP Theyhaveseen the NDArule too. thelastAssemblyelectionin2015, thingswouldhave beendifferent. (Amour). and is fighting againstour can- Would youlet LJP use PM Theywillchoosewhattheywant. the EC said in apress statement. House panel on IT may Unfortunately, those who arede- didate, who is asitting MLA. It’s Modi’s posters in its Whatever people choose,wewill Theperiodof broadcastwillbe ciding the issueare on the wrong But the JD(U) is visiblyupset atwo-way story. Both sidesare campaign? acceptit. In the lasteight months, between the last dateoffiling takeup‘TRP fraud’issue track.We triedto settle…butthey about the BJP rebels switching trying to pacify them (the PM Modi is our star cam- people have seen ourworkand nominationsandtwodays before arenot very practical people. over to the LJP to contest rebels).Once the withdrawal paigner,the number oneinour howpro-poor we are. the dateofpolling in Bihar. The statewill go to polls in Information Technology take up three phases on October 28, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE this issue. Therefore, Irequest November 3and November 7. NEWDELHI,OCTOBER 9 youtocallbeforethe Committee After joiningJD(U), son says RJD ED Son-shine Counting of votes will take place concernedofficials of the re- maydent on November 10. ADAY afterMumbai Policesaid sponsible ministry, Ministryof PLAIN E RJDshow “The PrasarBharati ● it had busteda“racket”of Information and Broadcasting, insulted Raghuvansh,didn’t value him EX Corporation in consultation with “fraudulent” manipulation of to seek necessaryclarification the Commissionwill decide the TelevisionRating Points(TRPs) on the current situationand re- RAGHUVANSHPRASAD actualdateandtimeforbroadcast involving three channels, there medial measures,” wife, is likelytocontest from party thathas astrong socialist On the controversy over the Singh wasknown well andtelecast. Thiswillbesubject were indications that theShashi Chidambaram wrote. SANTOSHSINGH Mahnar Assemblysegment, in background.NitishKumarcomes “authenticity”of thelettershisfa- across Bihar—beyond to thebroadtechnicalconstraints Tharoor-headedParliamentary The next meeting of the PATNA,OCTOBER9 Vaishali district, on an RJD ticket. from the same socialistschool, ther wrote, days before hisdeath, just the upper-caste governingtheactualtimeof trans- Standing Committeeoncommittee is on October 15.The Raghuvansh, who wasa and JD(U) is the proper forum to Singh said, “All topRJD leaders Rajput constituency— missionavailablewith the Information Technology could agenda forthe next meeting in- ADAY afterhejoinedJD(U), Satya founder-memberofRJD and one startmypolitical innings.” An en- recognise my father’shandwrit- and his son joining JD(U) DoordarshanandAllIndiaRadio,” take up the issue fordiscussion. cludes hearing the “representa- Prakash Singh, son of lateRJD of the tallestsocialistleadersin gineerwhohasworkedwithsev- ing (the letters, criticisingRJD’s is settogivethe latter an the poll panel said. Thereis“considerable inter- tivesofNewsBroadcasters leader and former post-KarpooriThakur eral reputed companies,Satya styleoffunctioning, were hand- upper hand.Especially Thepartieswillberequiredto est” in the committeeintaking Association, PressCouncil of Union minister Biharpolitics,hadrep- Prakash said he will notcontest written). Ahandwriting expert giventhe criticism submittranscripts andrecordings up the issue, it is learnt. The view Indiaand Prasar Bharati on the Raghuvansh resented Vaishali for theupcomingpolls–hehasplans can makeitclearwithinanhour Tejashwi Yadavhas re- in advance.“In addition to the is thatthe matter falls within the subject 'Ethical Standards in Prasad Singh, on five termsinLok to do dataanalytics and has al- or so. My father wrote those let- ceivedfromsome quar- broadcastbyparties, the Prasar purviewofthe panel. Media Coverage'”. The News Fridaysaid RJD “in- Sabhaandhadalways readytakento thefieldinthestate. ters before fungal infectioninhis ters over hisstyle of func- Bharati Corporationwill organ- Making his viewknown, Broadcasters Association is an sulted”his father’s resistedpolitical rival Asked whyhedid notjoin RJD, lungs proved fatal.” tioning. Whilepan-Bihar, ise amaximum of four panel dis- Karti Chidambaram, one of the industrybody fortelevision memory by letting Rama Kishore’s entry Singh said: “TheRJD had insulted Singh said his father had also themovemay embarrass cussionsand/ordebates on the members of the committee, has news. Rama KishoreSin- intoRJD. Rama my father.Ihadalsoregisteredmy takenupthe issue of EWSquota RJD electorally, theparty Kendra/Station of Doordarshan/ written to Tharoor askinghim The agenda also includes gh,aformer Lok Kishorehad defeated strong reservation withTejashwi with the RJD, seekingthe party’s couldbeanimmediate All India Radio. Eacheligible to take up the issue fordiscus- taking “oral evidence of the rep- Sabha MP from DECISION Raghuvansh in the Prasad Yadavafter an RJD group support on it,and had been hurt beneficiaryinMahnar — party cannominateone repre- sion. resentatives” of the I&B Ministry VaishaliandSingh’s 2020 2014 LokSabhafrom (onsocialmedia)postedanobjec- when theparty objectedtoit. itslikelycandidate forthe sentative to suchaprogramme,” On Thursday, Mumbai Police on Ethical Standards in Media bete noire forlong, VaishaliasanLJPnom- tionable comment on my father. Raghuvansh,whohadearned seat,VeenaDevi, could the commission said. Commissioner ParamBir Singh Coverage. join the party. Sin- BIHAR inee. He (Tejashwi) agreedthat it was accolades as Union Rural tilt the scaleinRJD’s addressedapress conference Speaking to TimesNow on gh,elderofRaghu- SatyaPrakash Singh wrong....Myfatherwasoneof the Development ministerinUPA-1, favour,given husband claiming that the police had Friday, Union Informationand vansh’s twosons, said told The Indian Express:“If I founder-members of RJD. How wasnot includedinthe Union Rama Kishoreinfluence 36% Bihar MPs, bustedaracketindulging in Broadcasting MinisterPrakash RJD did not“value” his father. had to followthe footsteps of my could anysmall-time leader dis- CabinetunderUPA-2afterhisvic- among Rajput voters. fraudulent manipulation of Javadekar said thatthe “TRPsys- Veena Devi, Rama Kishore’s father,Ihad to choose apolitical ownmyfather’s statement?” tory in 2009 Lok Sabha polls. MLAs in last 20 TRPs and namedthree televi- temismanaged by BARC”and is sion channels --- Arnab a“creation of the broadcasters yrs faceserious Goswami’s Republic TV,Fakt themselves”. He urgedthe Karnataka court crime cases: Marathi andBox Cinema – broadcasters to “improve the directs FIR against RAM VILAS PASWA N 1946-2020 whichhesaid have been found system” if thereare anyprob- ADR report to be indulging in suchmalprac- lems. “I saymedia should notbe Kangana for tweet tices. TRP-driven,” he said. In his letter to Tharoor on Reacting to the Mumbai on farmerprotests Friday, Chidambaram saidthat Police Commissioner’s state- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE “the recent issuessurrounding” ment, Republic TV had said that Bengaluru: AKarnatakacourt NEWDELHI,OCTOBER9 TRPs of television channels it wasnot namedinthe FIR. The Fridaydirected alocal police sta- “have castdoubtsonthe legiti- FIR, it said, had instead named tionto bookactorKanganaRanaut AT 36percent,morethanathird— macy and reliability of the sys- another channel and alleged forher tweetonfarmers protest- or295outof 820—MPsandMLAs tem”. He said that the “TRPs pro- that Singh had made false alle- ingthe newagri-sector laws.The fromBiharelectedsince2005have duce essential dataontelevision gations. ruling came afteraprivate com- serious criminal cases registered audiences in India and have be- “Wefound that some chan- plaint wasfiled by advocate againstthem,includingthoserelat- come theprimarybasis forad- nels were paying former em- Ramesh Naik.“My criminal case ingtocrimesagainstwomen,mur- vertising decisions”. ployees of agency Hansa againstpopularBollywoodactress der,assault,andcorruption,accord- He mentionedthat the gov- Research Group, which is con- Kangana Ranaut the Hon'ble ingtoananalysis of the legislators’ ernment’s “advertising expen- tracted by BARC to carry outthe Tumkur (Karnataka) JMFC PTI PTI electionaffidavitbytheAssociation dituredependsonthis system, research,tomanipulateTRPs in [Judicial MagistrateFirstClass] of Democratic Reforms (ADR). but public spending should not their favour.This is mainlyinthe Courtdirected my jurisdictional (Clockwise from topleft) Among these legislators,84 be basedonflaweddata”. Mumbairegion,” the Police police stationtoregisterFIR. President RamNath Kovind; were electedonaBJPticket,101 on “There is aneedtounder- Commissioner had said. “They Justicetoall farmers of this great PM NarendraModi; NCP aJD(U)ticket,62representRJD,17 stand this situation. In lightof in turn were paying certain country India (sic),” the advocate chief Sharad Pawarand CPI were fieldedbythe Congress, and this, it is important thatthe households selected forputting said in astatement afterthe leader DRaja; and Congress 11 by LJP. Standing Committeeonup BAR-o-meters.” ruling. ENS leader Rahul Gandhi at the In termsofpercentage, LJP was residence of Union minister found to have thelargest percent- RamVilasPaswan to pay ageoflegislators (41%, or 11 out of BJP’S MARCH TO NABANNA their lastrespects, in New 27 Mps/MLAssince2005)withse- Delhi on Friday. Rahulis riouscriminal cases. This wasfol- seenwith Paswan’s son and lowedbyRJD (39%; 62 of 158) and Vijayvargiya,Mukul Roy LJP chief Chirag Paswan. Congress(37%;17 of 46).TheJD(U) PTI Prem Nath Pandey and BJP had 34 per cent MPs and MLAsfromBiharwithseriouscrim- among 24 booked for rioting inal cases againstthem. Cabinet says Paswan Body flown to Patna, Onassetsoftheseelectedrepre- sentatives, the ADR reportstates: aday afterparts of the statecapital 30,000 false cases across the state. “Among national parties, since EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE andneighbouringHowrahresem- Since TMC is losing ground politi- ‘voice of the oppressed’ cremation today 2005 averageassets of 46 KOLKATA,OCTOBER9 bled abattle zoneasBJP workers cally, itisusingthepolicetostopthe MPs/MLAs from INC[Congress] is clashedwiththe police afterbeing BJP. Icondemn suchaction by po- his political journey, the Cabinet Rs 4.04crore,while 246BJP KOLKATA POLICE on Fridaylodged stoppedfrommarchingtostatesec- lice against our leaders in strong EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE resolutionmentionedthathewas SANTOSHSINGH CM Nitish Kumar and MPs/MLAs have averageassetsof FIRsagainstseniorBJPleadersatthe retariatNabannato protestagainst words. No democracy can survive NEWDELHI,OCTOBER9 elected to 16th Lok Sabhain2014 PATNA,OCTOBER9 Dy CM Sushil Kumar Rs2.92crore.Averageassetsof 296 Hastings and NorthPortpolice sta- recent killings of anumberofBJP likethis.” “and served as Ministerof JD(U)MPs/MLAsisRs1.42crore,av- tions forunlawful assembly and workers.Themarchwasorganised Mukul Roysaid, “I have seen EXPRESSINGCONDOLENCES on ConsumerAffairs,FoodandPublic LEADERS FROM acrossparty lines Modi were present erageassets of 158RJD MPs/ MLAs damagetopublicpropertiesduring by theBharatiyaJanataYuva thatthosegovernmentswhichde- the deathofformer Union Distribution”. In 2019,itmen- paidtributetolateUnionminister isRs2.14 crore,andaverageassetsof theparty’s“MarchtoNabanna”the Morcha. Afterbeing stopped, BJP pendtoomuchonthepolicetoful- MinisterRam Vilas Paswan, the tioned,hewas elected to Rajya RamVilas Paswan afterhis body 21 Independent MPs/MLAs is Rs daybefore. workers hurledstonesand bricks filltheirobjectivesurvive foravery Union CabinetonFridaycalled Sabha and continuedasMinister reachedPatna airportonFriday. of supporters at Patna airport, 3.05 crore.” BJP’s national general secretary atpoliceofficialsandsetfiretotyres. shorttime. Ourlegal cell is looking him “the voiceofthe oppressed” of Consumer Affairs,Foodand Among those present were with some of them chanting To checkcriminalisationof pol- Kailash Vijayvargiya,MPs Arjun Therewerealso reports of crude intoall thesecases.” and observedtwo minutes of si- Public Distribution. “Shri Paswan BiharChief MinisterandJDUchief “RamVilas Paswan amar rahe itics,theSupremeCourthasmade SinghandLocketChatterjee,andna- bombsbeing hurledatpolicemen, According to the FIRs, the BJP lence in his memory. wasthe voice of the oppressed NitishKumar,DeputyCMandBJP (long live RamVilas Paswan)”. it mandatoryfor candidates to tional vice-president Mukul Roy but the BJP dismissed the claim. leaders applied“criminalforce” to The Cabinetapproved astate and alwayschampionedthe leaderSushilKumarModi,Leader People lined up along roads publicise their criminal an- were amongthe24 peoplebooked Thepoliceusedwatercannons the police personnel who formed funeral forPaswanand aresolu- cause of marginalizedsections of of Opposition in Assemblyand to paytheir respectsasthe vehi- tecedentsaside from declaring it forunlawfulassemblyand damage andbatons,andfiredteargasshells the line of the securitycordon. tion that stated:“TheCabinet ex- the society.The cabinetextends RJDleaderTejashwiPrasadYadav, cle carrying Paswan's body in poll affidavits. to public properties.The police in to beatbacktheprotesters.Twoof “Theydamagedgovernmentprop- presses profound sorrowatthe itsheartfeltcondolencesto thebe- UnionLawMinisterRaviShankar passedby. Scores of LJP leaders Lastmonth, the Election Howrah districthavefiledacase theparty’sleaders,ArvindMenon erties likeironguard rails, wooden sad demise of Shri Ramvilas reaved familyonbehalf of the Prasad (BJP) andUnionMinister returnedfromtheir Assembly Commissionmadeitmandatoryfor againstMPSaumitraKhan, who andRajuBanerjee,were admitted shields, iron face shields.Seven ac- Paswan, Union Ministerfor Government and the entirena- of Statefor Healthand Family segments, wheretheyhad gone candidatestopublicisethisthrice— heads the BJP youth wing’s state to hospitals with injuries. cusedpersonsnamedinFIRshave ConsumerAffairs,FoodandPublic tion,” it said. UnionMinisterfor WelfareAshwiniKumarChoubey aheadofthe Assemblypolls, to firstwithinfourdaysofthelastdate unit, and other leaders. Reactingtothecasesfiledbythe been arrested.Investigation is on,” Distribution. In hispassing away, Railways and Commerce Piyush (BJP). LJP leaderChirag Paswan bid their final farewell to the of withdrawal of candidature, then Sevenofthe 24 named in the police, stateBJP president Dilip saidanofficial. Thecaseshavebeen the nation has lostaneminent Goyalwas giventhe additional paid floral tributetohis father. party patriarch. withinthe fifthand eighth days of FIRs areamong the 113arrestedin Ghosh saidthe partywould move lodged under IPC,Disaster leader,adistinguishedparliamen- charge of Paswan’s Ministryof Tejashwiwasseenconsolinghim. The cremation will take place the last dateofwithdrawal,and connection with the violence. court. “This is nothing new,”he Management Act; and Prevention tarianandanableadministrator.” ConsumerAffairs,FoodandPublic Even as Covid safetynorms with full statehonours on lastlyfromthe ninth until the last Thepolicecaseswereregistered added. “Wehavebeen fighting ofDisruptiontoPublicPropertyAct. 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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYDEPARTMENT Navi Mumbai Municipal Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA) Transport Technical StoreDept. Re E-Auction Sale Tender NMMT/TM/TEC-STORE/04/2020-21 TENDER Description :- Sale of Scrap Buses on 'As is whereisbasis' Estimated cost Rs. 1,45,45,000/- Which is available on Website https://nmmc.maharashtra.etenders.in GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB S/d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH &FAMILYWELFARE Transport Manager, PRAYASBuilding 5th Floor,Sector 38, Chandigarh. N.M.M.T. ☎% No. 0172-4012011-13, Fax: 0172-4012013 NATIONAL HEALTH MISSION No. PB-NHM/AO4/2020/ Dated: SELECTION OF CONCURRENT AUDITORS -REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL HIRING SERVICES OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT FIRM FOR CONCURRENT AUDIT OF STATE HEALTH SOCIETY (SHS) &22DISTRICT HEALTH SOCIETIES (DHSs) -(FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2020-21) UNDER NATIONAL HEALTH MISSION (NHM). Govt. of India (Gol) in partnership with the States is implementing the National Health Mission. To facilitate implementation of NHM, State and District levelentities (Health Societies) have been registered which work under the administrativecontrol of the Department of Health &Family Welfare.State Health Society,Punjab invites ‘Request forProposal' (RFP) from firms of Chartered Accountants empanelled with C& AG and which meet all the conditions in the eligibility criteria listed below, forcarrying out the Concurrent Audit of the State and DHSs forthe FY2020-21 as per the TermsofReference provided in the RFP. Detailed RFP: Detailed Request forProposal (RFP) comprising Background, TermsofReference (TOR) and Guidelines forsubmitting the proposal can be either downloaded from the website https://nhm.punjab.gov.in/nhmwebsite/tender.php or can be collected from the O/o Mission Director,SHS Punjab,Chandigarh. The Chartered Accountant Firms applying forthe Audit of SHS/DHS mayattend the pre bid conference on the belowmentioned date.The Chartered Accountant firms applying foraudit of SHS has to submit their application in the O/o Mission Director;PRAYASBuilding, 5th Floor,Sector 38-B,Chandigarh U.P. POLICE TECHNICAL SERVICES HEADQUARTER and the Chartered Accountant Firms applying forthe Audit of DHS has to submit their application in the O/o 8½ffa°f»f, MXf½fSX-4, ´fbd»fÀf ¸fb£¹ff»f¹f, A¸fSXVfWXeQ´f±f,¦fû¸f°fe³f¦fSX d½fÀ°ffSX,»f£f³fDY-226002 e-mail: [email protected] Civil Surgeon of the concerned District. Lett. No.: TS-55/2020 Dated- October 05, 2020 E-Tender Notice Important Dates: Online E-tender of the following instrument for Forensic Science Laboratory,UPLucknow,Ghaziabad, Prayagraj, 1. Last date forcollection of RFP from SHS/DHS: 29.10.2020 Moradabad, Gorakhpur are invited by Superintendentsofpolice/ Asstt. Director,U.P.Police Computer Centre, Lucknow: 2. Date forpre-bid conference: 15.10.2020 at 11:00 AM Name of the District Tender No. Name of the Qty. EMD Tender Cost with Period of 3. Last date forsubmission of Proposal to SHS/DHS: 30.10.2020 at 12:00 PM Instrument (in Rs.) 18% GST (in Rs.) Work 4. Date of opening of Technical Bid: 30.10.2020 at 3:00 PM 1. LUCKNOW,GHAZIABAD, TS-55/2020 Decicator 08 4500.00 944.00 According to PRAYAGRAJ, MORADABAD, Conditions 5. Date of opening of Financial Bid: 06.11.2020 at 12:00 PM GORAKHPUR 6. Venuefor Pre Bid and Opening of Bids ForState Health Society-Committee Room O/o Bid documents are available on the website http://etender.up.nic.in, http://eprocure.gov.in and Mission Director,ParyasBuilding, Sector http://uppolice.gov.in from 12.10.2020 to 02.11.2020. E-Bids can be upload up to 02.11.2020 at 12:00 noon. Technical bids will be opened on 02.11.2020 at 16:00 Hrs. 38-B,Chandigarh. All information’sregarding E-Tender are available on website http://etender.up.nic.in, http://eprocure.gov.in and https://uppolice.gov.in. ForDistrict Health Society-O/o Civil Sd/- Surgeon of respectiveDistrict. (SHAHAB RASHID KHAN) Mission Director, UPID-155792 DATE- 08.10.2020 Superintendent of Police/ Asstt. Director, For State Health Society,Punjab. WWW.UPGOV.NIC.IN UP Police Computer Centre, Lucknow 88045/Pb (Chairman- Purchase Committee) WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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SIMPLY PUT QUESTION &ANSWER CORONAVIRUS DASHBOARD From 10 lakh+ to under 9lakh, active cases continue decline The dominance of big tech SUSTAINEDDROPS in the droppedtoless than AreportbyaUSHouse panel has described howAmazon, Apple,Google and Facebook monopolise their dailynumbers of new 5,500. Forthe firsttime coronavirus infections in about three weeks, respectivedomains by shutting out competition. What do the findings mean forIndia, and the world? has resulted in active Kerala had morerecov- cases in the country eries(over 7,000) than dropping belownine the newcases. sion market, and others. lakh now. In the middle Meanwhile, East AASHISHARYAN In 2019,for example, India’s antitrust of September,therewere CORONAVIRUS Godavari district in NEWDELHI,OCTOBER9 bodyhad heldGoogle guilty of misuse of its morethan 10.17lakh ac- COUNT AndhraPradesh has be- dominant position in the mobile Android tive cases. come the firstnon-metro, ON WEDNESDAY,aUSHouse of marketand said the companyhad imposed About 20% of this reduction in ac- non-tier-I city to clockmorethan one Representativespanel submittedthereportof “unfair conditions” on devicemanufactur- tive cases can be attributed to the lakhcases. But asin therest of thestate, abipartisan investigation intothe working of ers to preventthem from using other oper- nearly 23,000 deaths that have hap- the number of newcases have been Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook.The ating systems.Inits 14-page order, CCI had penedduring this period. The remain- falling steadilyinEastGodavari as well. 449-pagereportcalledfor the big technology heldthat requiring mobile phone makers to ing 80% is aresult of fall in the daily It is nowconsistentlyreporting less companies to be broken up and fora“pre- pre-install the entireGoogle mobileservices newcases being detected,whichhave than 1,000 cases aday,and, on sumptiveprohibitionagainstfuture mergers packwas unfair.Recently, Google has also been lowerthan the number of recov- Thursday, this number fell to 652, the andacquisitions by the dominant platform”. been accusedoffollowing ahigh and unfair eries. lowest since the lastweekofJuly. commissionmechanism forapps listedon On Thursday, forexample, there Thane city has become the fifth Whywas theHouseofRepresentatives itsPlayStore. were only about70,000 newdetec- city to recordmorethan twolakh probing bigtechcompanies? With the US House panel focusing on the tions, while morethan 78,000people coronavirus cases. The other four are These companies have been on the gov- dominance of big tech companies across the were declared to have recovered. One Pune, Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. ernment radar in manycountries forbeing world, the companies arelikelytocome un- bigcontributortothe lowcount on Delhi crossedthe three lakh markon big spenders and trying to steamroll compe- der morescrutinyfromregulatorsincluding Thursdaywas Kerala, where thenum- Thursday. OnlyPune has morecases. tition by either buying out their rivals or the CCI in India. In coming years, as India bersuddenlyfell to almosthalf the So far, more than69lakh peoplein pushingvendorstoavoid working with their plans to regulatethe use of personal and previous day’s count. Onlyon the countryhavebeen infected with competitors. Forexample, the US Congress non-personal data,these tech companies Wednesday, Kerala had crossed the virus, of whom morethan 59 lakh wanted to knowfromApple if it had, in order could face scrutinyoverhow theymanage 10,000cases in asingle dayfor the first have recovered. to promoteanapp that allows parentsto anduse the datatheycollect from users in time. On Thursday, this number AMITABHSINHA limit screen time forchildren, thrownout a India, according to experts. rivalapp on the pretence that it wasnot safe. Amazon CEO JeffBezos speaksvia videoconference during ahearing of the House Amazon and Facebook,whichare trying As partofreviewing the stateofcompeti- of RepresentativescommitteeinJuly. AP File to enter the retail space in India, arealso likely INDIAACTIVE CASES 893,592 tiononline,theUSHousepanelfromJune2019 to be under the lens forthe waytheyprice probedApple,Amazon,GoogleandFacebook, their productsand the space theygive/deny and howtheycontrolledthe flowofdatafor ners and losers throughoutour economy. erating in an “adjacent line of business”. to their competition. 950,000 themselvesaswellastheircompetition.Itcol- Theynot onlywield tremendouspower, but Athirdrecommendation is that there lected 1.3million documents, listenedtose- theyalso abuseitbychargingexorbitant fees, should be a“presumptiveprohibition” What global impact couldthe US panel 893,592 cret testimonies from severalemployees in imposingoppressivecontract terms, and ex- againstbig tech companies going formerg- recommendations have? 940,441 thesefirms, and questionedcompanyheads tracting valuable datafromthe peopleand ers and acquisitions. Zuckerberg, whose Although the recommendations of the JeffBezos (Amazon), TimCook (Apple), Mark businesses that rely on them,” the chairof companies had bought Instagram and House panel arenot legallybinding on either Zuckerberg(Facebook)and Sundar Pichai the House panelsaid in his remarks. WhatsApp in some of thebiggest deals in the US governmentorany other agency,it 900,000 (Google)overtheevidencethatsuggestedthe In away,the panel said,these companies technologyspace, has been accusedofusing could setthe ball rolling in the directionof companieshave exploited,entrenchedandex- ranthe marketplace fortheir respective do- moneypower to outright buycompetition morecontrols. panded their poweroverdigital markets in mains, while also competing in it. And to en- and then pushing them aggressively against Forexample, the panel has said Congress anti-competitiveand abusive ways. suretheyretainthe number one position, the other competitors. should bring backits cultureofprobing and LAST 10 DAYS companies have restored to “self-preferenc- asking tough questions of companies that What arethe findings? ing, predatorypricing, or exclusionarycon- What did the probefind about big tech seem to breakmonopolyand anti-competi- 850,000 The panel observed that the answers by duct”, it noted. influenceinIndia? tive laws.Ithas also said the lawonvertical Sept29Oct 8 Bezos, Cook,Zuckerbergand Pichai were of- The role of the of big tech companies in mergers and overriding problematic prece- ten“evasive andnon-responsive”. This, it Whathas the panel recommended? stifling competitioninIndiafinds mention dentsinthe lawshould be givenarethink. Note:The Oct 8figureinthisgraph is based on thegovernment updateonOct 9 said, raisedfresh questions on thepowers as- One recommendation is to push for in the US panel'sreport. It refers to the vari- These recommendations maynot impact sumedbythese big tech companies and “structural separations” of the big tech com- ous antitrust probes going on againstGoogle anybig tech companies directly as of now, TOTAL CASES 6,906,951 whethertheyconsidered themselves“be- panies. What this essentiallymeans is that in India. Google has had run-ins with regula- but could increase the scrutinyofregulators yond the reachofdemocratic oversight”. the panel wantsthese companies to be bro- tors, especiallythe Competition Commission and probeagencies worldwide. The panel said eachofthese companies kenintosmaller companies to ensurethat of India(CCI). Apart from increasedfederal scrutiny, big wasnow actingasa“gatekeeper” over akey theywould notbeabletohaveasmuchinflu- In the lasttwo years, the CCI has raisedis- tech companies arealsolikelytoface more CVID-19 VACCINE TRACKER channel of distribution, whichmeant that ence as theyhavecurrentlyoverthe digital sues with Google's commercial flight search questions and probes from states in the US, theyhad full control over whatwent on in marketplace. option, itsdominant position in the search whichhaveinthe recent pasthauledthese their respective domains. “By controlling ac- Another recommendation of the panel is marketplace, the abuse of itsdominant posi- firmsupfornot doingmoretocontroltheirin- EU signs deal for 400 mn doses cess to markets, these giantscan pickwin- that these companies be prohibited from op- tion in the Android phone and smarttelevi- fluenceonday-to-dayaspectsoflife. of Johnson &Johnson vaccine Whyanti-radiation missile Rudrammatters THE EUROPEANCommission, the ex- vancedordersofatleast800 million ecutivearm of the European Union, doses of vaccines. The United States has entered intoanagreement with toohas secured advancedsupplies of and Development Organisation (DRDO). requirement to enhance itsSuppression of Johnson &Johnson forsecuring sup- 800million doses, having signed SUSHANTKULKARNI Officials said DRDO initiated developmentof EnemyAir Defence (SEAD) capability.Asone plies of 400million doses of acoron- agreements with six developers. The PUNE,OCTOBER9 anti-radiationmissilesofthistypearoundeight of the manyaspectsofSEAD tactics, anti-ra- avirus vaccine that the companyisde- United Kingdom has signedsix agree- years ago, and itsintegration with fighterjets diation missiles areusedmainlyinthe ini- veloping. The deal will allowmember mentsaswell,and booked350 mil- INDIA’S FIRST indigenous anti-radiationmis- hasbeenacollaborative effortof variousDRDO tialpartofair conflict to strikeatthe air de- countries to access guaranteedsup- lion doses forits citizens. sile,Rudram, developedfor the Indian Air facilities and formations of the IAF and fence assets of the enemy, and also in later plies of 200million doses The advance booking Force, wassuccessfullyflight-testedfroma HindustanAeronautics Ltd.While the system parts,leading to higher survivability to a oncethe vaccine is ready, with multiple developers is Sukhoi-30 MKI jetoff the eastcoastonFriday. hasbeentestedfromaSukhoi-30MKI,itcanbe country’s ownaircraft. Neutralising or dis- possiblyearly next year.The being done to safeguardthe adapted forlaunchfromother fighter jets too. rupting the operations of the adversary's agreement keeps openthe countries againstfailureof What is an anti-radiationmissile? Because the missilesare to be carriedand early warning radars, command and control possibility of supplies of an- one or moreofthese vac- Anti-radiationmissilesaredesignedtode- launchedfromextremelycomplexand sen- systems, surveillancesystems that use radio other 200million doses, if cines to getregulatoryap- tect,trackandneutralisetheadversary’sradar, sitive fighter jets,the development wasfull of frequencies and give inputsfor anti-aircraft the needarises. proval. Advance orders en- communication assets andother radio fre- challenges, suchasdevelopmentofradiation weaponry, canbeverycrucial. This is the thirdsuchagreement surethat these countrieswould get quency sources, whichare generallypartof seeker technologies and guidance systems, Scientists saidmodern-day warfareis that the EuropeanCommissionhas the supplies first, as and when the vac- theirairdefencesystems.Suchamissile’snav- (Top) The Rudram missile is launched besidesintegration with the fighter jet, said moreand morenetwork-centric, which entered into. It has earlier signedsim- cines startgetting manufactured af- igationmechanismcomprisesaninertialnav- from aSukhoi-30 MKI; and (above) aDRDO scientist. means it comprises elaboratedetection, sur- ilar contractswith AstraZeneca, which tertheyare approved,sothat theyare igationsystem—acomputerisedmechanism heads towardsits target. DRDO An official said the Sanskrit name Rudram veillance and communicationsystems that is developing avaccine in collabora- notaffected by the likelyshortage dur- that uses changes in the object’sown position wasgiven in keepingwithtradition, because areintegrated with the weapons systems. tion with OxfordUniversity,and with ing the firstfew months afterthe vac- —coupledwith GPS, whichissatellite-based. it includes the letters ARM (the acronym for Sanofi-GSK. Those deals arefor 300 cines areready. Forguidance, it has a“passive homing offinbetween.Officialssaidthemissilehasan anti-radiation missile) and the word in What next forRudram? million doses each. The European Commission said it head” —asystemthat can detect, classify and operationalrangeofmorethan100km,based Sanskrit describes a“removerofsorrows” Rudram hit the radiationtargetwithpin- The latestagreement with had concludedexploratory talkswith engagetargets (radiofrequencysourcesinthis on the launchparameters from the fighter jet. (one of itsmeanings). point accuracy,DRDO said. Afterthe test, Johnson &Johnson means the three other vaccine developers — case) over awide band of frequencies as pro- Defence MinisterRajnath Singh tweetedto European Union nowhas placedad- Moderna,Pfizer/BioNTechandCureVac. grammed.OfficialssaidoncetheRudrammis- Howwas Rudram developed? Howsignificant aresuchmissiles in saythe test is “a remarkable achievement”. sile locks on the target,itiscapable of striking Rudram is an air-to-surface missile, de- aerial warfare? Officials said some moreflightswouldtake accuratelyeveniftheradiationsourceswitches signedanddevelopedbytheDefenceResearch Rudram has been developedfor the IAF's place before the system is ready forinduction. HowPeaceNobelwinnerWFPhascombatedhungeraroundtheworld

launchedits firstdevelopment programme WFP India said in astatement:“From the WhatisWFP’s role in India? setting up supplementarynutrition produc- HARIKISHANSHARMA in 1963 forNubians in Sudan. In the same rebuilding of post-warSouthKorea in the The WFP has been working in India tion units in 18 districts forsupplyofqual- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER9 year,the WFP’s firstschool meals project – late1960s,through the emergency re- since 1963, twoyears afterits establish- ityfood to about 33 lakh beneficiaries of the in Togo –was approved.Two years later, sponse aftergenocides in Cambodia and ment. Apartfromfocusing on reforms in the Anganwadi scheme (Integrated Child THE NORWEGIAN NobelCommittee on WFP became afull-fledged UN programme. Rwanda, the long-running conflictinSouth Targeted PublicDistribution System, it pro- Development Services). It has also prepared Fridayannouncedthe 2020 NobelPeace The WFP is headquarteredinRome, Sudan and the morerecent wars in Yemen videspolicy inputs, advocacy and technical aguidance note forthe re-opening of Prize to theUNagency WorldFood Italy. It is governedbyanExecutive Board, NOBEL FOR PEACE andSyria, WFP has been aconstantpres- assistance forimproving access to food. schools duringthe pandemic. Programme (WFP), “for itsefforts to com- whichconsists of 36 member states. It is ence forthe poor and the destitute, refugees The WFP has proposedsome unique ini- bathunger, forits contributiontobettering headedbyanExecutive Director,who is ap- The WorldFood and the dispossessed.” tiativeslikeAutomatic GrainDispensing What has the NobelCommitteesaid conditions forpeace in conflict-affected ar- pointed jointlybythe UN Secretary-General Programme(WFP) Machine (Annapurti) and MobileStorage whiledeclaringthe award? eas and foracting as adriving forceinef- and the Director-General of the Food and "for itsefforts to Whydoes theworld needafood Unitsfor theeffective implementation of The Norwegian NobelCommittee high- fortstoprevent the use of hunger as a AgricultureOrganization of the United combat hunger, programme? TPDS. Annapurti allows beneficiaries to lighted theworkdone by the WFP to erad- weaponofwar and conflict”. Nations. The Executive Director is appointed forits contribution Eradicatinghunger is one of the UN’s withdraw their foodgrain quotaaccurately icatehunger and underlinedits role in the The WFP is the 28th organisation forfixed five-year terms. to bettering conditions forpeace Sustainable Development Goals to be and at atime of their choice.Itcan dispense wake of the Covid-19outbreak. awardedthe NobelPeace Prize since itsin- in conflict-affected areas and for achievedby2030. The WFP is the UN’s pri- twocommodities at aspeedof25kgper 1.3 “The coronavirus pandemic has con- ception in 1901. Whatisthe scale of itswork? actingasadriving forceinefforts maryagency that workstowards this goal. minutes. It has astorage capacity of 200kg tributed to astrong upsurge in the number Today, the WFP is the world's largesthu- to prevent the use of hunger as a According to theWFP,thereare 690 million to 500kg. of victims of hunger in the world. In coun- What is the WFP? manitarian agency combating hunger. weapon of warand conflict". hungrypeople around the worldand According to WFPIndia, it has com- tries suchasYemen, the Democratic It wasestablishedin1961. ThenUS In 2019,itassisted97million people – around60% of themliveincountries af- pletedapilotonrice fortification usedinthe Republic of Congo, Nigeria, South Sudan and President Dwight Eisenhowerhad sug- the largest number since 2012 –in88coun- MONDAY:ECONOMICS fected by conflict. The number of hungry government’s Mid-dayMeals scheme in Burkina Faso, the combination of violent gestedtheidea of providing food aid through tries, says the WFP.The same year,itdeliv- people is expected to increase further due to Varanasi. Since December 2018,4,145 conflict and the pandemic has ledtoadra- the UN system. Months afteritwas setup, ered about 4.4 million tonnes of food, pur- the Covid-19 pandemic. tonnes of fortifiedrice has been produced maticrise in the numberofpeopleliving on the WFP facedahumanitarian crisis when chased$1.7billion worthoffood from 91 “Everyyear,wedistribute more than 15 The WFP estimates suggestthat by and fedto300,000 schoolchildren, it says. the brink of starvation,”the Committeesaid. more than12,000 peoplediedinanearth- countries,and $762 million worthofgoods billion rations at an estimated averagecost 2030, nearly half of the global poor will be Even during the pandemic, WFP India “In the face of the pandemic, the World quakeinBoein Zahrainnorthern Iran. The and servicesfrom156 countries.Onany per ration of US$ 0.61. Thesenumbers lie at living in fragile and conflict-affected situa- has worked with the central and stategov- Food Programme has demonstrated an im- WFP sent tonnesofwheat, sugar andtea. givenday,WFP has5,600trucks,30ships the rootsofWFP’s unparalleledreputation tions. It says people living in countries with ernments. Forinstance, it signedanMoU pressiveability to intensify itsefforts.Asthe Thereafter, it playedanimportant role in and nearly 100planes on the move,deliver- as an emergency responder,one that gets long-running crises aremorethan twice as with the Uttar Pradesh StateRural organisation itself has stated,‘Until the day providing food aid in Thailand and Algeria. ing food and other assistance to those in the job done quicklyatscale in the mostdif- likelytobeundernourishedthan people Livelihood Mission. Under the agreement, we have amedical vaccine, food is the best Details on WFP websites showthat It mostneed, it says. ficult environments,” it says. elsewhere(2.5 times as much). WFP will provide technical assistance for vaccine againstchaos’,”itsaid. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,OCTOBER10,2020 WORDLY WISE After agood dinner one canforgive 10 THE EDITORIAL PAGE anybody, even one’sown relations. —OSCAR WILDE The poet of disillusionment

§ FOUNDED BY § RAMNATH GOENKA NobeltoGluckprivileges aliteraturewhose job is to BECAUSETHE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL resistredemption or enchantment

A DOVISH STANCE PratapBhanu Mehta MPC views elevatedinflationastransitoryamidconcerns over durability of economic uptick THE NOBEL PRIZE forLiteraturehas an air of that is attractive preciselybecause it is so ent banners: whereas the male believedthat imperiousidiosyncrasy about it. Thereisof- sedentary. It appealstothose of us with love waswhat one felt in one’s heart/the fe- tenanevident, willedparochialism about the sedentarynatures. But this turnedout to be male believedlovewas what one did.” NITS FIRSTmeeting, the newly reconstituted monetary policy committeechose history and human experience, genreand amonumental deception. The act of slowing But it is harder to shake offadeeper to maintain the status quoonthe benchmarkrepo rate.Yet the tone of the pol- geography, from whichgreat literature down, of looking out from awindow, slowly darker motif: In aworld that has liberated us icy statement wasdovishonseveral counts. First, despitethe consternation over emerges. The Committee will oftenstretch but surely, unleashes an avalanche that from the constraintsofobjective meaning, elevatedinflation, the newMPC is viewing the current inflationhumpas“tran- itsimagination to discoversome newavant makes living look easier.The cosmic jokeis we aresupposedtopursue our passions. But I gardeinEurope, achoice so niche and that if youthink sitting and contemplating what if these passions aremysterious, per- sient”, andhas attached primacy,rightlyso, to growth concerns.Second, the strangethat it onlyunderscores the is arefugefromlife, youare mistaken: Living verse, oftentorturous and notquite under committee has stated itsintention to maintain an accommodative policy stance well into Committee’s provincialism. Thereisalways is neededtosaveusfromwhat observing control? Gluck’s talent is to show that the the next financial year in order to stimulateeconomicactivity.Third, with the central the philosophicalcanard thatany citation ourselvesmight unleash. manifestation of this darkness is notinthe bank expecting inflation to trend lowerataround 4.5-5.4 per centinthe second halfof carries:Great literaturemusthaveuniversal The Village is alatecomposition in aca- public actsofevil, it flows through ordinary the current year,and thereafterdecliningfurther to 4.3 per cent in the firstquarterofthe appealorrelate to themes of universal sig- reer that spans almosthalf acentury. It does relationships. Or the always ambiguous char- next financial year —well belowthe 6per cent upper limitofits inflation targeting regime nificance. But justwhat is that universal, and nothavethe directness of her earlier work, acter of anystriving. In “Descending Figure” —itopens up space forfurther monetary easing down the road. howisitconstituted?What gets confinedto but youcould see that she wasagreat poetof she writes, “It is the same needtoperfect/of Alongside,the RBI announcedaslewofmeasures aimedatensuringsmooth passage the categoryofthe particular? disillusionment. One of the features of her whichdeath is the merebyproduct”. These questions hang likeashadowover work wasthat she invoked“Nature,” rain, She is oftendescribed as the poetofre- of the enhancedborrowing programme of both the Centreand states, reducing the volatil- manyofthe Nobelchoices. In the choices for She is often described as the trees,seasons, plants,mountains, as akind lationships: Marriage,siblingrivalry, friend- ity in interestrates, and easingthe flowoffunds to different segments in the economy. poetry, itself an increasinglymarginalised poet of relationships: of homologywith emotional life. But she ship, betrayal, the body,familial conflict, and First, it has increasedthe size of itsopen market operations to buy government bonds to genre, some choices, likeSeamus Heaneyor doesitinacompletely unsettlingway.Unlike moreprofoundly, death. But howmuchof Rs 20,000 crore, up from around Rs 10,000 crorecurrently. Second, theheld-to-maturity Wislawa Szymborska stand out foraself-ev- Marriage,sibling rivalry, her NewEngland predecessors, from the appreciation of her work depends on limit forbankswill remainat22per cent till March31, 2022. Third, thecentral bank will, ident luminosity,intelligence, precision and friendship, betrayal, the EmersontoRobertFrost,Nature does not sharing her unsparing disillusionment? She forthe firsttime, be conducting open market operations forstate government bonds. the powertomove. The winner thisyear, body,familial conflict, and console, nor is it the source of order. can profoundlyilluminatehuman experi- Louise Gluck, is supremelyworthyofthe ho- Landscape has acertain permanence,but it ence. But the claim thatthis is of universal Fourth, an on-tap targetedlong-term repo operation (TLTRO) of Rs 1lakh crorehas also been more profoundly,death. But nour.But acknowledging that fact is notin- heightens ourturbulence, does notcalm it. significance depends on sharing the end announced. These announcementsare likelytohelp calm the marketsinlight of recent sig- compatiblewith recognising that she is not howmuchofthe Thereisnosolace. point of mostofher poems: The controlled nals thathaveemanated from the government’sbond auctionswhichindicatedthe mar- an obvious choice. She has been morerecog- appreciation of her work The Israeli novelist, David Grossman, articulation of aturbulent disenchantment. ket’s increasingdiscomfiturewith the absorption of government debt. The measures an- nisedthrough awards than read. Heaneyor depends on sharing her once said themostepicdramas of our lives Put aside the technicalities of the craftofpo- nounced, along with the RBI calling upon itspowers of moral suasiontogoad markets Szymborska were global names before the unsparing disillusionment? arenot in public deeds, theyare in the most etry,but therewas atime whenaWBYeats participantstotakeabroader time perspective,are likelytopersuadebuyers of government Prize. And even Gluck’s mostardent defend- intimatesphere. The familyisthe siteofthe or aRabindranath Tagore would be consid- ers will acknowledge,she does notturn too She canprofoundly mostepic battles.It, notthe sphereofgreat ered universal,becauseofwhat theyoffered: paper,help lowerthe spread of statebonds over G-sec, and push credit flowtodesired manymemorable phrases that stickinyour illuminate human public deeds, is what unleashes the full range Apossibilityofre-enchantment. segments of theeconomy as andwhendemand forcredit picks up. Responding to these mind; the effect of her poems is notinthat experience. But the claim that of human emotions, and exposes the elusive That re-enchantment, in the mood of our announcements, the 10-year benchmarkyield droppedby8basis points duringthe day. flash of illumination, it is in the slowbuild-up questfor self-mastery.Every reader of any age, nowappears as aform of sentimental- The central bank also providedclarity over the stateofthe economybyreleasing its of adisconcerting experience. this is of universal ancient text knows this. But in modernity, ism. In selecting Gluck, we arenot justhon- forecastofeconomic growth forthe firsttime since the onsetofthe COVID-19pandemic. Ihad notheardofGlucktill afriend gifted significance depends on thereisapeculiar burden that the sphereof ouring acraft;weare privileging aliterature Forthe full year,the RBI expectsthe economytocontract by 9.5 per cent, but the pace of acopyofher collection AVillageLife.Alotof sharing the end point of most familyand intimacy carry.This is, in one whosejobis to resistredemptionor enchant- contraction is expected to ease considerablyoverthe second and thirdquarter, with contemporarypoetryinvites scepticism, of her poems: Thecontrolled sense, the sphereoffreedom, the sitewhere ment. It is nottosaveus,but to expose the fact wherethe effort to rewardratio seems not love and meaning areconstructed.But this (as her best collections, Ararat, Meadowlands, growth expected to turn mildlypositive in the fourth quarter. However, therecontinues quiteright. Iwas sceptical. But the firstpara- articulation of aturbulent is aburden it cannotbear. and The Wild Iris,remind us) that we areen- to be concern over the durability of the pick-up in economyactivity,with questions over graph wasinviting. “Thereshould be more disenchantment. Putaside In Gluck, this has twomotifs. One is afa- tirelyatthe mercy of our ownpassions; even the resilience of household demand afterthe festiveseasonand lingering uncertainty time likethis, to sit and dream/ It’s as his the technicalities of thecraft miliar feministone: That structures of power aGod would give up ordering them. over the spread of the pandemic. cousin says:Living —living takesyou away of poetry, but there wasa makethissphereevenmorecruellyrepro- In “Parados”, she writes, “I wasborn to a from sitting.” The next five poems all had the duce powerthan provide arefuge from it. It vocation/tobear witness to the great mys- figureof“sitting.” Nothing especiallypoetic time when aWBYeats or a is done with an expansive poignancy in her teries. Nowthat Ihaveseen both birth and about “sitting,” exceptthe suggestion of a Rabindranath Tagore would retellingthe storyofAbishag from theOld death, Iknowtothe darknaturetheseare hardwon pause, aslowing down, an injunc- be considered universal, Testament to hermusing on marriage proofs, notmysteries.” She givesproof of a THE BRIDGE tion to observe. because of what they offered: through the recreation of Penelope from the disillusionedexistence. At the levelofaffect, this sitting and look- Odysseus.Inthe “Parable of the Swans” from ing out of windows,the refugefromliving, Apossibilityofre- Meadowlands shewrites: “So it came to light The writer is contributingeditor, RamVilas Paswan, product of Lohiaitepolitics and JP alsoseemedtospeak to akind of freedom enchantment. that the male and female/flewunder differ- The Indian Express Movement, wasaDalit leader at ease with coalition politics

AM VILAS PASWAN,who passedawayonThursday,was oneofthe tallest Dalit leaders in the country. However, his political tradition wasdiffer- ent from the Ambedkaritestream that has become the defining idiom R of Dalit politicsinrecent times.His political vision wasinfluencedby RamManohar Lohia and the social justice politics he practisedprivi- AVOICE FOR THE DISPOSSESSED leged abroad oppressedcaste identity over Dalit exclusivity.Itprovidedhim the tactical nous and space to negotiatewith moreinfluential leaders from the backwardcastesin Bihar,his political battleground, without letting his identity of aDalit politician be sub- RamVilas Paswan used his politicalcapital to speak forthe mostvulnerable sumedinthe JanataParty or itsmanyoff-shoots.Herecognisedthe importance of polit- ical office to Dalit emancipation and wasarguablywilling to compromise on ideology to be part of the government —hewas aministerwith as manyassix prime ministers, in- Abdul Khaliq cludingNarendraModi, over whose role in the 2002 Gujarat riots he quit the NDA. He wasanatural in coalition politics and, notsurprisingly,became anotable presence in the RAM VILAS PASWAN cut his politicalteethun- George Fernandes,who could move around of Paswanji is that he wasaweathervane who coalition ministries ledbythe JanataDal (1989-90and 1996-98), the BJP (1998-2002 and der the tutelageofJayaprakash Narayan, the statewithout an armedescort. As lateas invariablymanipulated hisway intothe al- 2014-2020) and the Congress (2004-14). KarpooriThakurand RajNarainbut hisworld- 2016,Paswanji had pitchedfor a“mahasang- liance that formedthe government of the day. Paswan entered electoral politics on aSamyuktaSocialistParty ticketinthe 1969 Bihar viewand politics were inspired mainlyby hatan” of India, Pakistanand Bangladesh with Pray,whichparty in the countryhas notac- RamManohar Lohia. Throughout his life, he acommoncurrencyand open trade —alathe commodated conflicting ideologies to wrest assemblyelection. That wasthe heydayofLohiaitepolitics, whichstood forafairer rep- embracedLohia's dictum that “in astruggle European Union.Inrecentyears, one of his power? None! Paswanji understood the im- resentation of oppressedcommunities. He resignedhis assemblyticketonJayaprakash between the richand poor,besuretosupport abiding sorrows wasthe complete rupturein portance of using political powerresponsibly Narayan’s call forTotal Revolution and wasjailedduring the Emergency.Hewas elected thepoor. So also, in the fight between the up- relations withPakistanowing to thatcoun- andwasnot shyaboutseekingit.Asoneof the to the LokSabha in the 1977 Janatawavewith arecordmargin.Associal welfareminis- per caste andthe Dalit, or the majority and the try’s repeatedperfidy.Knowing intimatelythe foremostleaders of the mostoppressedgroup terinthe VP Singh government,hewas responsible forthe implementation of the Mandal minority,come out in supportofthe weaker pulse of this nation, he waspainfullyaware of of citizens, he has usedhis stintsinvarious Commission report. Ironically, the political reconfiguration that followedMandal lim- of the twoand youwould have done the right howrelations with Pakistanimpacted governments to protect andadvance theirin- thing.” Muslims in India. terests. ited his growth in national politics. Mandal pavedthe wayfor assertion of caste-centric Hislife-longmissionwastofight injustice Paswanji wasthe quintessential minister, Asageoncesaidthatto behonourable and identity politics, prodding Paswan to leave the Janata Dal and form the Lok Janshakti Party and be the voice of the dispossessedand the An oft-repeated and ill- dignified, soft-spoken and completely devoid faithful in smallthings is agreat thing. Ihave (LJP) in 2000,which, however, failedtoexpand beyond his Dusadh caste. downtrodden. Unlikeleaders who could not informed criticism of of administrative self-importance. neverbeentoamorehospitableandwelcom- Besides Mandal,the rise of the BSP under Kanshi Ramand the idea of aBahujan Samaj look beyond their owncaste,heusedhis po- Government officials who had the privilege ing home than Paswanji’s. Anyone, irrespec- firedthe Dalit political imagination in the 1990s.Mayawati, who became UP chief minis- litical capital and poweronbehalf of themost Paswanji is that he wasa of working with him will vouchfor his razor- tive of socialstatus,wastreatedwithgenuine termultiple times, emergedasthe tallestDalit leader in India.Nitish Kumar undercut vulnerable citizens, irrespective of their affil- weather vane who invariably sharp mind and affable style. Notonlywas he warmth andcaringandtheinevitable sweet- iation. He playedapivotal role in implement- nimble in comprehending even the most meat and tea. He empathisedwith people’s Paswan’s claim to bealeader of all the DalitsinBihar. Though his politicalinfluence waned manipulated his way into the ing the cataclysmic Mandal-inspiredOBC technicalofsubjects,but moreoften than not, suffering and alwayslent ahelping hand to in the lastphase of his life, Paswan, likeanother illustrious Dalit leader from Bihar,Babu reservation that changed Indianpoliticsfor alliance that formed the his inputsenhancedunderstanding.Although those in need. His passing has leftagaping Jagjivan Ram, will be remembered as an amiablepolitician and efficient administrator. good. An indefatigable champion of Dalit government of the day. Pray, he did notsufferfools gladly, he had infinite hole in the livesofthe millionswho lookedup rights, he wasinstrumental in the executive's whichpartyinthe country faith in the capacityof peopleto overcomeig- to him as their messiah. repudiation of the Supreme Courtverdict di- has not accommodated norance, errorand prejudice through knowl- Farewell, my dearestSir.This poor soul luting the punitive clauses of the SC/ST edge.Heurged his officers to cut out the red who has been the beneficiaryofyour good- (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. conflicting ideologies to wrest tape and bureaucratese to improveproduc- ness and largesse forthe lastthree decades is A VERY INDIAN DISH Muslims have always had aspecial affinity power? None! Paswanji tivity.Indeed, he wasawonderful teacher and orphanedand desolate.Therewill neverbe forPaswanji. Theyhavenot forgottenthat in understood the importance guide. And lestweforget, he wasone of the another likeyou. The storm over the idli. And the ghee-, sambar-and chutney- the wake of theGujarat riots in 2002, he re- of using political power great public speakers of our time,his speeches signedasaministerinprotest. During the remarkable forsheer lucidity of thought and The writer,aretired civil servant, is secretary soaked reasons whyitdoesn't matter years of unremitting insurgency in Kashmir, responsibly and wasnot shy expression. general of theLok Janshakti Party.Views are he wasone of the fewleaders, apartfrom about seeking it. An oft-repeatedand ill-informedcriticism personal HE IDLI DOESN’T need defenders.The white, spongy disc, usuallyserved with coconut chutneyand sambar, has along history as abeloved food on the subcontinent. It can hold itsown againstany number of assaultsonits Treputation, the mostrecent one being from British historyprofessor Edward Anderson who tweetedthat it is the most “boring” thing in the world. We don’tknowwhat Anderson has been eating his idlis with, but to eachhis own. OCTOBER 10, 1980, FORTY YEARS AGO In itstransformationfromthe unfermented iddarika as described in the 12th century Sanskrit text Manasollasa,tothe modern dish made with fermentation and steaming tech- MISSILES IN GULF WAR LOTUS FOR BJP countries who participated in the meeting niques importedfromIndonesia, as chronicledinKTAchaya’s Indian Food: AHistorical APPARENTLY FROM ITS ownterritory, Iraq THE ELECTION COMMISSION recognisedthe supportedthe Indian stand. Other nations Companion,idlispeaksofIndia’s history of exchangewith other partsofthe world. In the launchedapowerful 60-km rangemissile party ledbyChandraShekhar as the Janata taunted India that by underwriting the Soviet deep intothe strategic town of Denzul and Partyand allotted it the symbol of the hald- intervention in Afghanistanitwas deviating economic sustenance that the cooking and selling of this breakfaststaple provides to fam- itsneighbouring Andimesh in south-west- har within wheels, whichwas earlier frozen. from itspolicy of non-alignment. India was ilies across India, the idli encapsulates an Indian entrepreneurial spirit. The invention of rava ern Iran killing 110civilians and wounding The EC also granted recognition to the BJP as also under attackfor supporting the pro- idli, due to the acuteshortageofrice during the Second WorldWar,speaksofacountry’s 300. Iranian sources confirmedthe attack, anational party on aregular basis with the Vietnameseregime in Kampuchea. resilience. And the manyregional and local variants—the spice-fleckedKanchipuram idli, the firsttime that the joint staffofthe Iranian lotus as itssymbol. the softand flat Ramassery idli, the fragrant kottekadubu steamed —taste of the creativ- armedforces had talked of rocketsbeingde- NOBEL FOR MILOSZ ity that binds togethermanyculinarytraditions. ployedinthe 16-daywar.Italso confirmed INDIA ISOLATED THE LITHUNIAN BORN Polish-poetCzeslaw the casualties andsaidthat the rocketshit INDIA WASISOLATED on questions of Milosz wasgiven the Nobelprizefor litera- In acountrythat has still notwon the waragainstpoverty,the idli is within reachofal- the residential area of Denzul, regarded as Afghanistanand Kampuchea in the recently ture. The Swedish Academyawarded the mostanyone. Thewell-offmay sitinsiderestaurantsandenjoy theiroat-and-ragiidliswhile important because of itsoil pumping station concludedmeeting of the Commonwealth 8,80,000 crownprize to Milosz “who with the poor maypurchase the usual rice-and-blackgramidlis foraslittle as Re 1. Forall these and major air base. Iran retaliated by bomb- ParliamentaryConference at Lusaka, accord- uncompromising clear sightedness exposes —and other ghee-, sambar-and chutney-soaked reasons —the idli will always be acher- ing civil areas in northern Iraqi cities Mosul, ing to Atal Bihari Vajpayeewho participated the(human) condition in aworld of severe ishedpartofthe Indian plate. Kirkukand Erbil. in the meeting. He said notone of the 39 conflicts”. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,OCTOBER10,2020 WHATTHE OTHERSSAY “The We st shouldstop pretending to care about human rights in China. Such 11 THE IDEAS PAGE hypocrisyisdisgusting.” —GLOBALTIMES,CHINA Insider and changemaker Thetrue TRP People-meters have ahistory of manipulation. RamVilas Paswan endeavoured to harmonisethe politics of power Hugepenetration of Direct-to-Home and the pursuit of social justice television offers asolution

tising,wehavetogobysomefiguresand TAMisthe onlyfigureavailable, so we have no option. Theyalso had no idea about the wayinwhichdatawas collected and had neverseenapeople-meter. I asked the advertisers if they would vol- unteer to install ameter in their house. This toodrew ablank,for obvious reasons. We also learnt that atop international MVenkaiah Naidu SYQuraishi TVnetworkfamous forits highlyviewed serials had common ownership with the (grand)parentorganisation of the re- ELECTED TO THE Lok Sabha eight timesand THE TRP (TELEVISION Rating Point) scan- search agency.This conflict of interesttoo twice amember of the RajyaSabha. AUnion dal unearthedbythe Mumbai police on did notseem to botheranyone. ministereight times under six prime minis- Thursday,whichhas shockedthe nation, The controversycontinuedtosimmer ters. Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha. actually goes backnearly 20 years. As the till it wasraisedinParliament in 2008. The lateRam Vilas Paswan wasborn intothe Director General of Doordarshan in 2002- NDTVevensuedTAM and Nielsen foral- weaker section of the stratifiedsociety of 3, Ihad found the racket to be rampant legedly manipulating viewership data. Bihar,justoverayear before Independence. and working againstthe national broad- The MinistryofInformation and He breathed hislastonOctober 8, after51 caster. Even whenDDhad amonopoly Broadcasting (MIB) in 2008 asked the long and eventful years in publiclife. These over 50 per cent of India, whichhad no Telecom RegulatoryAuthority (TRAI) to figures,whichmade himaleader of acertain cable or satellite, itssharewas shownas frame policy guidelines forrating agen- statureand avoiceofthe aspiring weaker less than 2per cent. cies. TRAI recommendedself-regulation sections of society, need to be understood in When our suspicion grew,Istarted in- through the setting up of an industry-led aproper perspective. vestigating the workingofthe TRPsys- body,the Broadcast AudienceResearch Paswan's lifeand politics needtobeun- tem. Very fewmay remember that ini- Council (BARC). derstood in the contextofthe churn forsocial tially, thereweretwo rating agencies, The MIB notifiedPolicyGuidelines for justice in the country. He wasbaptisedinto TAMand INTAM, whichusedtocome out Television Rating Agencies in India in politics at the young ageof23with his elec- with almostdiametrically opposite data. January2014and accredited BARC on July tion to the Bihar LegislativeAssemblyin Soon enough, in 2001,TAM bought over 28, 2015,tocarry out TV ratings in India. 1969. That wasthe time of political ferment INTAM. This wasnothingshort of carteli- TAMexited TVviewership measurement in the country, with the dominance of the sation. But TAMcoinedacleverterm, on February29, 2016.Since then, BARC is upper castesbeginningtowane. Thisre- “single currency”, to idealise itsmonop- the sole provider of TVrating services on sulted in alternative governmentsinafew oly. This killedthe possibility of bringing acommercial basis. At present, BARC has states in NorthIndia. the real audience figures to light. 40,000 sample households in itsmeas- His personal experiences of discrimina- Curious about howTAM works, Ide- urement universe (according to 2019 tionand deprivationmouldedPaswan's cidedtoget a“people-meter” installedon data) of the 153.5 million households worldview—seeking justice, liberty and my office TVset. Iobservedthat connect- with aTVset —this is dividedalmost equality forall. His opposition to the ing the metertoaTVinvolvedremoving equallybetween urban and rural areas. Emergency in 1975 wasthe firstevidence of the backcover of the TV and soldering BARC hired aresearch agency,Hansa, his yearning forthe dignity and liberty of all twowires from the meteronthe TV to implement the project. With opera- individuals.Hewas arrested and imprisoned tuner.Iwondered:Why would anyone tions in 77 countries, Hansa Research is foralong time. allowsuchtinkering with their TV set, one of the largest consumerinsight com- Paswan'sfirstelection to the LokSabha losing itswarranty in the process? panies. Reportedly,this is notthe first from Hajipur in Bihar in 1977 with89per The datacardwas collected twicea time the companyhas approached the cent of the total votes polled—aGuinness week by an AC Nielsen employee. Iques- police againstits employees. It had reg- record—was no ordinaryevent. It wasanac- tionedthis person if anypayment was isteredacomplaint in April 2018 aftera knowledgement by the people of thecon- made to the households where the me- leak of BARC-related databyanemployee stituencyofthe powerofhis wordsand ters were installed. This AC Nielsen em- in Gwalior. deeds duringthe preceding eightyearsin ployeedeniedit, at first. Later,after Ihad What is the wayforward? public lifeand arealisation of the hugepo- befriendedhim with teaand samosas, he With ahugepenetration of Direct to tential theysaw in Paswan. came out with the truth and revealedthat Home (DTH) television, the situation has Socialjustice is the spirit and vision that households aregiven incentivesinkind, changed drasticallyfromwhat it was20 animates the Indian Constitution. It is the CRSasikumar likeapressurecooker or adining set. The years ago. The set-top boxcan nowbe duty of the statetosecureasocial order in cat wasout of the bag! tweaked to recordwhichchannel is be- whichsocial justiceispromotedbasedon he emergedasone of the tallestvoicesofso- that to pursue his chosen mission, it would To dive deep intothe issue, it is impor- ing actuallywatched—ifitisalready not constitutional principles. Ours is aconstitu- cial justice and an acknowledged senior be better to be in aposition of power. He suc- tant to understand howthe people-me- happening in aclandestine manner.This tional democracy with definedrules of the leader of the weaker sections, notonlyin ceededinemerging as the voice of the aspir- terworks.This is aset-top boxwith are- will certainlyraise questionspertaining game. The Constitution provides forneces- Biharbut also outside. ing weaker sections. mote controlwhose buttons areassigned to viewers’ privacy forwhichasolution saryinitiativesand actions to ensuresocial No politician is devoid of ambition. But As aministerinthe Cabinets of Atal Bihari to eachmember of afamily. Everymem- likeencryption can surelybefound. justice besides enabling the fulfilment of the in Paswan's case, he waspropelledbyacer- Vajpayeeand NarendraModi, Iwas awitness berwatchingaprogramme has to press Even if afraction of the morethan aspirations of all and in particular, thede- tain sense of mission,whichwas matched No politician is devoid of to his commitment to thecause he believed an assigned button and when theyleave hundred millionDTH sets (free and paid) privedand the weaker sections. by arecordofwords and deedsthatmade in. We held severalrounds of discussions on the room, theyhavetopress this button areadaptedasaudience monitors, that Paswan understood the significance of him different. In my view,hewanted to ambition. But in Paswan's issues relating to social justice, peace, democ- again. Who would have the patience to will be ahugenumber and provide fool- political powerindriving changeand mak- demonstratethe possibilities offeredbyour case,hewas propelled by a racy anddevelopment. Paswan wasanable followthis drill throughout the day? proof data, better than the small sample ingadifference. He wasdeterminedtoplay chosen political system and seek changeby certain sense of mission, administrator,great orator and averyeffec- Exceptfor poorpeople,who arepaid as of 40,000 people-meters withahistory the game according to the rules and work being apartofit. His meteoric rise resonated whichwas matched by a tive parliamentarian —withforcefulinter- lowasRs400 amonth to runthe chan- of manipulation. forchange from within. Givenhis knowl- among the weaker sections,building confi- ventions from both the Treasuryand nel —aswas discoveredinMumbai. The manipulation does notinvolve edge of the harsh social realities and his dence in them whichinturn strengthened record of words and deeds Opposition benches. We organisedameeting with thetop justfinancial fraud, but abigger crime of powers of articulation,Paswan had the op- our polity and deepeneddemocracy. that made him different. In In essence, Paswan endeavoured to har- 10 advertisers of the countryinMumbai fraudonthe people’s righttoknowthe tion of taking acombative routetostrivefor RamVilas Paswan wasabeneficiary of my view,hewanted to monisethe politics of powerand the pursuit along withanACNielsen representative. truth, whichthe media is morallyand change. Instead, the advantageofbeing the system of positive discrimination.But his of socialjustice. This made him aunique At that time, spending on TV adswas legallybound to provide —instead of fake proactive by being within thesystemap- emergence as aleader and representative of demonstrate the possibilities politician, offering himself to diverse assess- about Rs 8,000crore—itisnow Rs 27,000 news and manufactured hate narrative. pealedtohim more. alarge number of those from the weaker sec- offered by our chosen ments. Nelson Mandela once said: “Your crore. Iasked them whytheywerenot Paswan wasaUnion ministeringovern- tionsofthe societywas made possibleby political system and seek playing small does notservethe world. Who scrutinising audience figures to ensure The writer is former DG Doordarshan mentsofdifferent ideological dispensations. sustainedfocusand effort.Iamaware that change by being apart of it. areyou nottobegreat?" RamVilasPaswan that the moneygoestothe right channels. and former member of National He knewwhathewas doing. Paswan wanted as aUnion minister,Paswanlenthis might wasnot wrong to seek greatness. He lefthis Their replywas astonishing: While adver- Broadcasting StandardsAuthority to remain an independent identity butatthe to protect and promote therightsand inter- Hismeteoric rise resonated mark, following his chosen path. RamVilas same time,hewas also conscious of the lim- ests of theweaker sections wheneverwar- among the weaker sections, ji's sudden demise is abig loss to thecountry itations that he had to work within in the ranted.Arecent intervention in this regard building confidence in them and ahugesetbackfor the aspirations of the contextofIndian politics. Keen to be aforce by him waswith the government in the mat- whichinturn strengthened weaker sections of the country. Iwill miss a to reckon with and also to push his visionof terofrestoring the original mandateofthe dear friend. social justice, Paswan had alliedhimself with ScheduledCastesand ScheduledTribes our polityand deepened LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR different parties and alliances.Inthe process, (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Paswan proved democracy. The writer is Vice-President of India HER FINAL WORDS THIS REFERS TO the editorial, ’The IDEAS Hathras dead-end’ (IE, October 9). The dying declaration givenbythe victim ONLINE in the Hathras case should be used as conclusive evidence to provegan- ONLYINTHE EXPRESS The chaos to come grape againstthe four accusedasper Indian law. Instead, the UP Police has ● FARMLAWS,CLAIMS been victim-blaming. Thereseems to ANDREALITY: Pakistanisvulnerableto theimpendingideologicalstorminAfghanistan be an intentional overlookingofthe ASHISHMITAL caste-basedcrimes againstwomen. Khaled Ahmed The importance of the dying declara- ● GOINGBACK tion is articulated by Shakespearein TOSCHOOL: RichardII: “Wherewords arescarce, SANJEEVRAI FORMERCHIEFEXECUTIVEOfficerof theUnity ownPakhtunBelt on the Durand Line, and the Daesh and the Haqqani networkrecentlycar- quentlyalotofrefugees —women andchil- theyare seldom spent in vain; They Government of the Islamic Republicof Tajikswereperipheral to itsstrategicinterest. riedout major attacks in Kabul, including an dren —racing across theborders. breathethe truth that breathe their Afghanistan, and nowleader of the High Today, Pakistanisdisenchanted withthe old attackonaSikh temple in March.Pakistanis Awareofthe coming chaos, Pakistanis wordsinpain”. www.indianexpress.com Council forNational Reconciliation, Abdullah policy of Talibanisation of Pakistan. supposedtoget the Haqqanisto agree thatthe wire-fencing itsborder with Afghanistanand AnkitaSrivastava, Delhi Abdullah, wasinPakistaninthe last week of Indiahas traditionallybeen connected Taliban and other jihadi outfitslikeIslamic thereare people on the other side who don’t September seeking the latter'shelpingetting with the Tajiksofnorthern Afghanistanand Jihadwould stopkillingand sitacrossthetable want it and Pakistanarmypersonnel arebe- UNEQUAL REPORTS the Taliban to stop killing and sitdownwith developedpolitical-socialrelations with with the Afghan government. In 2012,the US ingkilleddailyonthe DurandLine.Whocould PHONEYPANEGYRIC the government in Kabuland talk aboutthe them —likeTajiksgetting their higher edu- had triedtopersuade Pakistanabout joint ac- be behind this? The Pakistani Taliban, who THIS REFERS TO thereport, ‘Freedom of futureofthe country. Persian-speaking cation in India —while Pakistangot intotrou- tion againstthe Haqqanis and Mullah can easilybebribedby anyone, arethought to speech most abused: SC slams Govt for This refers to the article, ‘The best is yet Abdullah wasimmediatelylikeable, quoting ble with itsside of the Afghan jihad. Thelast Fazlullah but Pakistanwouldn’t see the two be behind it. Pakistan, disenchanted finally itsevasive affidavit’(IE, October 9). The to come’ (IE, October 8). The fervid Pakistan’snationalpoetAllamaIqbalinPersian leader of the Taliban —Mullah Fazlullah — as one force. Once again, it is Pakistan’s out- with its“strategic depth” dream, is nonethe- charade of freedom of speechand ex- praise of anyparty’s topleadership by and speakingUrduwith TVhosts. In termsof played havocwiththe Swat Valleyin reachtothe Haqqani Networkthat is being less fatallyunafraid of “the dream of sharia”. pressionoverthe media coverage of itsoffice bearers as been acommon publicrelations,hewasanimmediate success Pakistan’s north until he wasoustedfrom considered an important factor in discussing TheHaqqani Networkcan help because it is Tablighi Jammat issue has already been featureofIndianpolitics. TheBJP is not in contrasttoPresident Ashraf Ghani, whose there. While in Afghanistan, he deliveredthe the futureofAfghanistan. the strongestgroup fighting under one com- exposedand shreddedbythe Bombay an exception to this phenomenon. It is earliervisitwasmarkedwithstiffnessbecause mostlethal blowtoPakistan—the 2014 mas- Pakistanissupposedtobefacing offapos- mand but itsideological worldviewisdiffer- HighCourtinits stinging observation no secret that low-levelleaders in any of his scepticism about Islamabad’s“friend- sacreofchildren at an army-run school in sible Indian penetration intoAfghanistanbut ent from the averagePakistani, barring the aboutmedia'srolefor defaming and tar- party seem to be singing fortheir sup- ship”withhis government. Peshawar,killing 132children.(Ehsanullah itsreal danger is from the jihadi outfits—the rare general likeShahid Aziz who will disap- geting Tablighis forspreading COVID- per.But itspublicity-hungrysupremo Both visitswereaparable of paradox. Ehsan, the man who plannedthe massacre, Pakistani Taliban and Afghan Taliban, Islamic pearafterretirement andjointhe Islamic State 19.Moreover, the “evasive”affidavit de- is happywith wordsofpraise from Ghani wasaPakhtun deeplysuspicious of wascaught by Pakistanbut wasabletomys- State, al Qaeda, etc—withwarriors from the in Syriaand achieve the kind of martyrdom fendingthe defamatorymedia coverage them. Theyare usedasstalking horses Pakistan, Abdullah, aTajik,seemedupbeat. teriouslyescape; yetanother indicator of northern neighbourhood likeUzbeksand Pakistancouldn’t allow—fighting to thelast in the name of freedom of speechbears by the party chief when he is engaged The Pakhtun represent the external imageof Pakistan’s vulnerability while dealing with Uighurs. If the Talibantakeoverfromthe againstthe evil of the US. an uncannyresemblance to Chief Justice in the public dust-up with his political Afghanistanbut theyare deeplydivided. Tajik Afghanistan.) Somehow,one believesthat the Afghan government, theywill have atough Pakistanisvulnerable to the coming ide- SABobde’s statement on theeve of tak- opponentsorevenwith dissidentsin Abdullah is supposedtobepro-India but ap- Pakistani Taliban shelteringinAfghanistan time deciding whichgroup of warriors will ological storm in Afghanistan. Itsborder ing oathasCJI —some “getting away his ownparty.Infact, these worthies pears to have forgottenwhat Pakistandid af- willremain separated from the Afghan have the lead in governance. Theywilllikely provinces arerebellious and receptive to the withanything and everything in public behave more likethe ventriloquists of terall thecommandersfacingupto the Soviet Pakhtuns in the post-US phase. end up dividing the countryintoinfighting newwaveofstrictIslam,helpedno lessbythe and socialmedia platforms” while oth- the party’s numerouno than messen- invasion of 1979 took refugeinPakistan. But it is the Haqqani NetworkPakistanis satrapies. The sharia will have to comeback deeplyaggrievedand “believing” populations ers “get manhandledfor expressing gers of people’s response to him. The Clearly,the “charismatic” Pakhtun Hekmatyar delivering on in the latestphase of diplomacy. to regain consensus, and muchofthe social that it allowedtobecrushedbyits jihadis. their views”. BJP is nowawash with them. waspreferred over the Tajik leader Ahmad TheHaqqanis,marriedintotheGulf Arabaris- development under the Afghan government LRMurmu, Delhi Tarsem Singh, Mahilpur Shah Massoud. ForPakistan, the choicewas tocracy,are the strongestgroup of fighters in and American guidance will be rolledback. The writer is consulting editor, natural: Afghanistanwas an extension of its Afghanistan. Ajoint cell of the Islamic Stateor And therewillbecivil warredux, and conse- Newsweek Pakistan WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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TOPOFTHE China: Coronavirus WORLD Trumpsettoreturntocampaigntrail broke out in various afterdoctorsaystreatmentcomplete parts of world last yr, Justoveraweek aftertesting positive forCovid-19, President planstoaddress rallyinFlorida today we reported it first 13 men charged REUTERS&NYT Mohammad Reza WASHINGTON,OCTOBER9 in plot to kidnap KJMVARMA Shajarian BEIJING,OCTOBER9 US PRESIDENT Donald Trumpon Michigan gov; Fridayprepared to return to the CHINAONFriday claimedthat IRAN campaign trail with apair of RACE FOR she blames Trump the coronavirus brokeout in var- Mohammad weekend rallies afterhis Covid- ious parts of the worldlastyear 19 diagnosis sidelinedhim fora THE WHITE but it wasthe onlyone to have RezaShajarian, week in the race against REUTERS reportedand acted first, refuting Democratic nominee Joe Biden HOUSE OCTOBER9 the viewthat the contagion orig- At the SinoVac vaccine legendarysinger forthe WhiteHouse. inated in Wuhan before turning factoryinBeijing. AP

&dissident,dies Trump, who announcedhe ED THIRTEEN MEN, sevenofthem intoapandemic. hadbeeninfectedwiththecoron- associated with an anti-govern- China, besides denying US al- THE PERSIAN classical mu- avirusonOctober 2and spent Worryover ment militia group calledthe legations thatCovid-19emerged Beijing joins sicsingerMohammadReza three nightsinamilitaryhospital PLAIN E At the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House. AP WolverineWatchmen, have been from abio-lab in Wuhan, also re- ● rallies Shajarian,atowering figure receivingtreatment,saidThursday EX arrestedon chargesofconspiring jected that it emanated from a COVAXCovid to Iranians forbothhis he wasfeeling “reallygood”. to kidnap theMichigangovernor, wetmarketinthe central vaccine alliance artistryandhispublicstand He secured astatement from TRUMP’S PLAN to holdrallies McConnell avoids White House, attackthe statelegislatureand Chinese city from bats or pan- with protesters againstthe theWhite House physicianclear- on Saturday andSundayhave threaten lawenforcement, pros- golins before infecting humans. Taipei: China, whichhas at government,diedinTehran inghim to return to public activi- raisedconcernsoverwhether citing laxity on Covid precautions ecutors said on Thursday. Chinese Foreign Ministry leastfourcoronavirusvaccine on Thursday.Hewas 80 ties on Saturday andthen the President is still conta- Thesuspectsplottedto abduct spokesperson HuaChunyingsaid candidates in the laststage of years old, and had battled promptly said he would tryto gious. The concern has been Washington:USSenateMajority 19 economic stimulus and Governor Gretchen Whitmer,a “the coronavirus is anew kind of clinicaltrials,said Fridayitis kidneycancerformorethan hold acampaignrally in Florida exacerbated by the White Leader MitchMcConnell, one of Supreme Courtmoves with Democrat who has clashedpub- virus as moreand morefacts joining the Covid-19vaccine adecade. His son, thatday,two days earlierthanthe House’s repeated refusal to PresidentDonaldTrump’smost Trump, he told reporters. “I ac- liclywithPresidentDonaldTrump emerge as reportsreveal, we all allianceknown as COVAX. HomayounShajarian,alsoa doctor had originallysaid was discloseifTrumphas tested powerfulalliesinWashington, tuallyhaven’tbeento theWhite overstatecoronavirusrestrictions, know that the epidemic broke The countrysignedanagree- classical singer,announced neededtodeterminewhether he negative or when his lastneg- has avoidedvisitingthe White HousesinceAug 6, because my according to stateand federal out in various places in the world mentwithGavi,theco-leader the news on his Instagram wastrulyout of danger.Trump is ative result was. According to House formorethantwo impression wastheir approach criminal complaints. at the end of lastyear,while China of the alliance, on Thursday, pagewithonelinethatcap- also planning to hold arallyin topUSexpert Anthony Fauci, monthsbecause of itshandling to howtohandlethiswasdiffer- Prosecutors said the conspir- wasthe firsttoreportthe out- China’sforeignministry said. tured the singular place Pennsylvania on Sunday. Trumpcan be considered not of the coronavirus, he told re- ent from mine and what Iin- atorsdiscussedrecruiting aforce break,identifiedthe pathogen Initially,China did notagree Shajarian held in the hearts While Trumphas released infected when he goes 10 porters on Thursday. The top sistedthatwedointhe Senate, of 200supporters to storm the and sharedthegenome sequence to jointhe alliance, missing of Iranians, and also his hu- severalvideos on Twitter,hehas days without symptoms and RepublicaninCongressrelieson whichistowear amask and statecapitol building in Lansing with the world”. the deadline to joinin mility:“The dustbeneath notappearedinpublicsincehere- then gets twonegativePCR phoneconversations to discuss practice social distancing,” the and take hostages, but later Hua’s commentscame in re- September.Theallianceisde- the feet of the people flew turnedhomefromthehospitalon lab tests24hours apart. important issues such as Covid- 78-year-oldsaid. REUTERS switchedtoaplantokidnap sponse to US Secretary of State signedsothatrichercountries hometo meethistruelove.” Monday. He is scheduledtodoan Whitmer at her vacation home. MikePompeo’s allegations of a agree to buy intopotential Shajarian’sappeal crossed on-camera interviewwith Fox WhitmeraccusedTrumpof cover-up by theruling vaccines and help financeac- generations and political News on Fridaynight, his first Sounding hoarse and occa- DemocratslikeBiden and former hispoliticalantagonistsshouldbe fomenting political extremism, CommunistParty of China (CPC). cess forpoorer ones. The US factions,andthenews of his sincebeingdiagnosed.Hetoldthe sionallypausingand clearing his PresidentBarackObama.Hecom- prosecuted, but in this case, he citing his commentsduring last The coronavirus crisis wasin- has declined to join. AP death spurredanoutpour- networklateonThursday he was throat,TrumptoldFoxNewshost plainedthatSecretaryofState wentfurtherby indicatingthathe week’s US presidential debate in finitelymade worse by the ingof grief fromIraniansthe likelytobetestedfor the viruson Sean Hannity in an interview MikePompeo had notreleased had directlypressured Mr.Barrto whichTrumpdeclinedtocon- ChineseCommunistParty's worldover. NYT Friday. The WhiteHouse has de- Thursdaynighthewasdoingwell. HillaryClinton’semails, saying, indict without waiting formore demn whitesupremacists. cover-up, Pompeo had said in contagion has infectedover36 clined to saywhen he lasttested Trumpcastigatedhis own “I’m nothappyabouthim forthat evidence.“He’sgot alltheinforma- “Whenourleadersmeetwith,en- Tokyoatthe QUAD ministerial million people and killedmore negative forthe disease. team, declaring that Attorney- reason.” Andhetargeted tion he needs,” the President said. courageand fraternise with do- meeting of the US, India, than 1million across the world. Trumplashes out at GeneralWilliam Barrwouldgo ChristopherWray,theFBIdirector. “Theywant to getmore, more, mestic terrorists theylegitimise Australia and Japan on Tuesday. The US is the worstaffectedcoun- USA downinhistory“asaverysad,sad “He’sbeendisappointing,”Trump more, they keep gettingmore. I their actions,and theyare com- According to Johns Hopkins trywith over 7.6million cases and Twitterimposes his ownteam situation”ifhedid notindict said. Trumphas oftenarguedthat said, ‘You don’t needany more.’” plicit,”Whitmer said. CoronavirusResourceCenter,the morethan 2,12,000deaths. PTI morerestrictions aheadofelection Sri Lankan President Pakistanbans TikTok TWITTER SAID on Fridayit would remove tweets call- over‘immoral’ content ing forpeople to interfere draws country closer withtheUSelectionprocess or implementation of elec- The PTAsaid TikTok has been tion results, including to China after summit REUTERS informedthat the regulator is through violence, as the ISLAMABAD,OCTOBER9 open to engagement and will re- companyalsoannounced Says Hambantotaportnot adebttrap view itsdecisionsubject to asat- morelabelsandrestrictions PAKISTANONFridayblockedso- isfactorymechanism by TikTok to slow the spread of misin- cial media app TikTok forfailing to moderateunlawful content. formation. Twitter said in a WARUNAKARUNATILAKE to filter out “immoral and inde- TikTok said it wascommitted blog postthat, from next COLOMBO,OCTOBER9 cent” content, the country’s to following the lawinmarkets week,users willget a telecommunicationauthority wherethe app is offered. “We prompt pointing them to CHINAAND Sri Lanka plan to said in astatement. have been in regular communi- credibleinformationbefore restartdiscussions on afreetrade “In viewofnumber of com- cation with the PTAand con- theycan retweetcontent agreement, Sri Lankan President plaintsfromdifferent segments tinue to work with them.Weare thathasbeenlabeledasmis- Gotabaya RajapaksasaidonFriday, of the society againstimmoral hopefultoreachaconclusion leading. It said it would add followingahigh-levelmeetingbe- and indecent content on the that helps us continue to serve morewarnings on tweets tween the twocountries. SriLankan President video sharing application TikTok, the country’s vibrant and cre- with misleading informa- Seen as close to Beijing, Gotabaya Rajapaksa PakistanTelecommunication ative onlinecommunity,” it said. tion labels. REUTERS Rajapaksa has appointedseveral Authority (PTA) has issuedin- TikTok,ownedbyChina-based members of his familytotop HOSTAGE FOR 4YRS,FRENCH WOMAN RETURNS structions forblocking of the ap- ByteDance, hasbecome hugely PAKISTAN cabinet positionssince his party trol over Sri Lankan affairs,” plication,” saidthe statement popular in ashortperiod of time. wonacommanding majorityin Rajapaksa told the Chinese dele- French aid worker Sophie Petroniniswelcomedbyher familyupon her arrivalatamilitary that confirmedanearlier Reuters Itsquick rise has caught it in a Suspended August’s parliamentaryelections gation,led by Yang Jiechi,China’s airportnear Paris on Friday. French President EmmanuelMacron(right)greeted her at the reportonthe looming ban. firestorm,withanumberof coun- officialssue —including his brother topdiplomat. “I want to prove airport. Petronin, 75, washeld hostage forfour years by extremists in Mali before beingreleased TikTok wasnot immediately tries raisingsecurity andprivacy Mahinda, who previouslyalso that it is notthe case and that thisweek.She said she wantstoreturntoher aid work withmalnourishedchildren in Africa. AP reachablefor comment on the concerns over itslinkstoChina. In agencythatruns served as president. this large-scaleproject willhelp matter. June,itwas blockedinIndia. Negotiations on afreetrade improvethe living standards of VoiceofAmerica agreementwere lastheldin2017. thepeople,” he added. SUSPENDEDOFFICIALSat China has been making in- The countries also agreedto the agencythat runs the creasing inroads intoSouth Asia deepentiesintheagriculture, ed- 1,800 students, staff at north England universities test positive Voice of America news with itsBelt and Road Initiative, ucation, tourism, watersupply outletfiledsuit againstit, aimedatfinancing critical infra- and healthcare sectors,according 94 lastFriday.AtNorthumbria protect everyone on campus. leges to remainoncampus for accusing itsCEO and his structureindozens of countries to asummaryofthe meeting re- ADITIKHANNA University,therewerealso 619 “Weexpectedtoseecasesrise the next week following the topaides of trying to turn across the world. leasedbyRajapaksa’s office. LONDON,OCTOBER9 newcases and Durham in light of the increase in cases sharp rise in cases and it intoavehicle to pro- In 2017,Sri Lanka signedover The Chinese visit comes as Sri University confirmed219 cases bothlocallyandnationally andall Northumbria Universitysaid it mote PresidentDonald control of aChinese-financed Lanka faces mounting worries MORE THAN1,800students and in studentsinthe lastweek. HE(highereducation)institutions was"continuing to makeexten- Trump's agenda. The law- port, Hambantota, to Beijing af- overfinances,withratingagencies stafffromuniversities across the Mostuniversities areplan- have to managethis on an ongo- sive efforts" to providesupport suitsaysthe actions of US terincurring heavy losses, to the warningthat acoronavirus-in- north-eastofEngland, currently ning to switchtoonlineteaching ing basis,” aspokespersonsaid. forits self-isolating students Agency forGlobal Media alarm of the US and India. ducedshockwill significantly under tougher localisedlock- foratleastthree weeks, except “Wefeel confidentthat we have with online concierge services or CEO Michael Pack andhis On Friday, Rajapaksa rejected weaken its“already fragile fund- downs, tested positive forthe in cases wherein-person lessons appropriatemeasures in placeto food parcelsdeliveredbystaff senior advisers violatethe accusations that China wanted ing and external positions”. coronavirus over the pastweek. areessential. protect us all while we areon and the students' union. “statutoryfirewall” in- to trap SriLanka intomounting Rajapaksasaidthecountry’strade Newcastle University said NewcastleUniversitysaid“the campus and to reduce the poten- Meanwhile,Leeds University tendedtoprotect VOA debt with the portdeal. deficit withChina is toohigh and 1,003students and 12 members overwhelmingmajorityofcases” 1,003studentsofNewcastle tial fortransmission in our com- said 555 studentsand three staff from political interfer- “Manygeo-political analysis urgedBeijingtoincrease the vol- of staffwereconfirmedtohave were from “socialand residential University tested positive for munity,”thespokespersonadded. members tested positive be- ence. AP interpretsthis project as a‘debt ume of goods purchasedfromSri been infected with coronavirus settings” and said appropriate Covid-19inthe pastweek Durham University has tween September 28 and trap’ setupbyChina to gain con- Lanka to bring it down. REUTERS in the pastweek, compared with measures were being takento asked studentsliving in twocol- October 4. PTI Gunmen kill HOTEL’S USE OF THAILAND’S HARSH DEFAMATION LAWS ALARMS TRAVELLERS Pakistansinger

Quetta: Gunmen riding on amo- He said sorryfor hisbad reviews; he may nowavoid prison torcycle in southwestern Pakistanshotand killedapopu- lar local singer and father of ahu- criminal defamation chargescan madearecompletely untrue,”the Barnes compliedwith the terms companies to silence critics. man rightsactivistoutsidehis RICHARDCPADDOCK resultinaprisonterm of up to statement said. “These reviews of the agreement by October 30. The disputebegan in June home, police said Friday. BANGKOK,OCTOBER9 twoyears. Barnes had already and commentswerewritten out Barnes’ arrest and the filing of whenBarnes, ahotel guest, ob- Thefatal shooting took place spenttwo days in jail afterhis ar- of anger and malice. Now, I, Mr criminal chargeslastmonth over jected to paying a$15 corkage onThursdayinthetownof Turbat, HE’S VERY, very sorry.But the rest on those chargeslastmonth Barnes,have regrettedmyactions reviewshepostedonTripAdvisor feesothat he could drink from a in the country’s restivesouth- hotelinThailand that threatened before posting bail. andwouldliketoapologiseto Sea and Google alarmedmanytrav- bottle of ginhehad broughtto westernBalochistanprovince.The an American guestwith prison The question nowfor the Sea View KohChang, and itsstaff.” ellers, who have long felt free to thehotel restaurant. Amanager slainsinger, Hanif Chamrok,isthe forhis bad reviews mayend up View resort—and forThailand’s As required by the settle- postblunt and critical online re- eventuallywaivedthe fee. father of women's right activist with bigger regrets. tourism industry, whichisstrug- ment with the hotel, Barnes also views in Thailand and elsewhere. Barnes said afterhis arrest Tayyaba Baloch. She has been a WesleyBarnes, the American gling underthe coronavirustravel sent the statement to news out- The move also calledinto thathesaw the same manager vocal critic of Pakistani security guest, publiclyapologisedFriday freeze —iswhether it can recover lets that coveredhis case, includ- question the judgment of the later harshlycriticising an em- forces, whichoften detain sus- forhis bluntonline reviews of from the considerable damageits ing The NewYork Times.Heapol- Thaiauthorities forpursuing the ployeeand concluded“there pectsinBalochistanoveralleged the SeaViewKoh Chang resort reputation has sufferedbythreat- ogised“formyrepeatedlyfalse criminal case justasThailand is wassome master/slave mental- linkstomilitants. in Thailand. In exchange, the ho- ening Barnes with prison. The re- Passengers on aferry to the island of KohChang, Thailand. and untruestatements/reviews desperatelytrying to revive its ity going on.” Localpolice chief Roshan Ali telpromiseditwould drop the sort, on the KohChang island on SeaViewKoh Changisanhour’s flight from Bangkok. NYT made to maliciouslydefameSea touristindustry. That inspired him to posta said the motive forthe killing complaint that ledauthorities in Thailand’s southeastern coast, has View KohChang.” Human rightsadvocates series of negative reviews on Trip wasnot immediatelyknown Thailand to file criminal defama- been excoriated online forusing The resortonKoh Changis- have long criticisedThailand’s Advisor and Google, including and no one had so farclaimedre- tion chargesagainsthim. the country’s tough defamation writeabout it. filledwithstiltedofficiallanguage land, an hour’sflight from defamation law, which can lead one in whichhewrote,“Avoid sponsibility forthe slaying. The Morethanwoundedpride laws againstaguestwho didn’t Barnes struckadecidedlydif- reminiscentof aforcedconfession. Bangkok,said by email that it to criminal chargesfor speaking this place as if it wasthe gunmen fledthe scene afterthe wasonthe line. In Thailand, enjoyhis stay anddecidedto ferent tone Friday, in astatement “All of the statements that I would drop itscomplaint if out and is sometimes usedby Coronavirus!” NYT shooting. AP WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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ENSECONOMICBUREAU NEWDELHI,OCTOBER9 CMIEUNEMPLOYMENTRATE(%) 25 OMOsforstatebondstokeeplidonyields 23.5 21.7 ANUMBER of consumption-re- 20 lated indicators showeconomic 15 10.2 operations in SDLs as aspecial of theyear.ThelastTLTRO scheme activity has surpassed the 10 7.8 8.8 7.4 8.4 6.7 ENSECONOMICBUREAU case duringthe current financial had enabledBBB and Arated en- Februaryorpre-Covid-19levels, 5 MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 year.This is being done to impart tities to access funding through while in some other areas con- Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep liquidity to SDLs and therebyfa- bonds,whichwasotherwisechal- nected withsectors suchas WITHCENTRALandstategovern- cilitateefficient pricing. This lenging forthem. tourism, airlines, hospitality,the mentsand corporates settotap would improvesecondarymar- According to AbheekBarua, downturn continues. Domesticairpassengertraffic,do- ment on Friday, RBIGovernor thebondmarket forfundsinabig ket activity and rationalize Chief Economist, HDFC Bank, the RBI datafor Augustand mesticaircargo,portcargo andex- ShaktikantaDassaid, “Relative to way, the ReserveBankofIndia spreads of SDLsovercentral gov- highlight of the policy wasthe September shows domestic sales ports and importscontinuetore- pre-COVID levels, severalhigh- (RBI) on Fridayannouncedase- ernmentsecuritiesof comparable RBI’ssignalthatitwould“dowhat- of tractors,twowheelersandcon- main belowthe Februarybase frequency indicators arepointing riesof measuresto bringmoreliq- maturities, the RBI said.“We look ever it takes” (a phrase immortal- sumption of steel, electricity,pay- levels. The dataindicates uneven to the easingofcontractions in uidity and keep bond yields un- forwardtocooperative solutions izedbyformer EuropeanCentral mentof lifeandnonlifeinsurance paceof recoveryacrosssectorsand various sectors of the economy der control. The benchmark fortheborrowingprogrammefor Bank Governor Mario Draghi) to premium have crossedthe base segments. and the emergence of impulses 10-yearbondyieldfellasmuchas thesecondhalfoftheyear.Itissaid align risk-free government bond levels recordedinFebruary 2020. In his monetary policy state- of growth.” 8basispointsto5.93per cent af- that it takesatleasttwo views to yields with the fundamentals of terthe RBI announcement. makeamarket, but these views the economy. “Werethese meas- TheRBIhasintroducedon-tap canbecompetitive withoutbeing uresto succeed,asweexpectthem HIGH-FREQUENCYINDICATORS-ASONOCTOBER8,2020 targeted long-term repo opera- combative,” RBI Governor to,the upwardpressureonyields tions (TLTRO) of Rs 1,00,000crore Bi-monthly monetary policy address by RBIGovernor ShaktikantaDas said. that have built up on the backof February2020=100unlessspecifiedotherwise forprovidingadditional liquidity Shaktikanta Das via videolink Friday. Screengrab via @RBI Twitter “Weexpect bond yields to heavy anticipated supplyofcen- INDICATORS FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP to sectorswith backward and for- softenpostthis announcement tralandstategovernmentbonds,is MGNREGAworkdemand(households) 100 93 60 168 201 144 109 109 ward linkagesto growth,extended andpricestorally acrossgilts,SDLs likelytomoderate,” Barua said. SLR holding limitsunder HTM with regard to enhancement of response to feedbackfrommar- andcorporate bonds.Moneymar- It remains to be seen if the Electricitydemand 100 95 82 99 101 108 105 108 (held to maturity) till March 2022 the amount and period afterare- ket participants, the size of these ket yields arealready trading at commitment to facilitatestate Steelconsumption 100 82 20 58 79 105 94 101 and announced open market op- viewofthe response to the auctions will be increasedtoRs lowlevelsinthe backdrop of am- and central government borrow- Automobilesales 100 65 019678898 erations(OMOs)forstate develop- scheme. Liquidity availedby 20,000 crorefromRs10,000 ple bankingsystemliquidity and ing, as well as the explicitsignals Domesticsalesoftractors 100 41 15 76 89 101 137 mentloans(SDLs)forthefirsttime banksundertheschemehasto be crore, the RBI said. pastratecuts,” said Bekxy aimedatsoftening yields, aread- Two-wheelersales 100 69 0207294104 to compress the rising spreads. deployedincorporate bonds, It said bankswhichhad Kuriakose, head–fixed Income, equatetoensurethatthe bond Freighttrafficnettonnekilometre 100 81 60 70 84 87 91 102 It has decidedtoconduct on- commercial papers and NCDs is- availedoffunds earlier under tar- Principal Asset Management. market shrugs offconcerns re- Portcargo 100 92 78 73 84 86 88 94 tapTLTRO with tenors of up to suedbyentitiesinspecificsectors. getedlong-term repo operations KrishnanSitaraman,seniordi- garding the fiscal healthofthe Tollcollection:Volume 100 77 950747988100 three years foratotal amount of The RBI will maintain com- (TLTROand TLTRO2.0)will be rector,CRISIL Ratings,said, “The centralandstate governments,as up to Rs 1lakh croreatafloating fortable liquidity conditions and giventheoptionof reversingthese Rs 1lakh croreTLTRO window well as the large supply of state Petroleumconsumption 100 81 50 77 86 86 79 rate linkedto the policyrepo rate. will conduct marketoperations transactions before maturity. shouldenhancefundingavailabil- bondsthatisexpected in Q4 GSTe-waybill 100 71 15 45 76 85 86 100 Theschemewillbeavailableupto in the formofoutright and spe- Forthe firsttime, the RBI has ityforcompaniesaseconomicac- FY2021,saidAditiNayar, principal Merchandiseexports 100 77 37 69 79 85 82 March 31,2021, with flexibility cial open marketoperations. In decidedtoconduct open market tivitypicks up in the second half economist, ICRA Ltd. ■ PMI:Manufacturing ■ PMI:Services 60 Risk weights on home 50 APMIabove50 Recovery from pandemic takesprecedence 40 representsan expansionwhen The Monetary Policy Committee of theReserveBank of India on Fridaykeptkey policy loans eased, limit for 30 20 comparedwith ratesunchanged again, stating that revival of theeconomyfromanunprecedented theprevious Covid-19pandemic assumes thehighestpriority in theconduct of monetary policy 10 month retail lending raised 0 4.00%: Reporate, the REVISIONINPOLICYRATES(INPERCENTAGE) Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept rateatwhich the RBI lends Date Bank rate Repo rate Reversereporate CRR funds withsecurity ENSECONOMICBUREAU Maximum aggregated Source: RBI Feb6,2020 5.40 5.15 4.90 4.00 MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 retail exposure 3.35%: Reverserepo rate, Mar27,2020 4.65 4.40 4.00 3.00 the rate at whichRBI borrows May22,2020 4.25 4.00 3.35 3.00 IN Aboosttothe real estate and threshold has been from banks Aug6,2020 4.25 4.00 3.35 3.00 retailsegments,theReserveBank hiked to `7.5 crorefrom Labour Bureau to conduct three Oct9,2020 4.25 4.00 3.35 3.00 of Indiahasrelaxedtheriskweig- `5 croreinrespect of all MPCSTANCE: hts—thecapitalrequiredto beset AllmembersoftheMPC— aside—onindividualhomeloans fresh and incremental surveys to assess job situation ShashankaBhide,AshimaGoyal, andintothenextone,withVarma GROWTHPROJECTION: and hikedthe loan limitfor retail qualifyingexposuresto JayanthRVarma,MridulK votingagainstthisformulation RealGDP(grossdomestic dertakenbythe Labour Bureau and small businessborrowers. retail and small Saggar,MichaelDebabrataPatra product)growthinFY21is Further,the extension of the ENSECONOMICBUREAU An expertgroup has will provide estimates of the andShaktikantaDas—votedfor INFLATIONFORECAST: expectedtobenegativeat co-lending model by the central business borrowers NEWDELHI,OCTOBER9 numberof migrantworkersinthe keepingthepolicyreporate Retailinflationisprojectedat (-)9.5%,withriskstiltedtothe bankwillhelp expand leverage been setupfor aperiod countryalongwithanassessment unchanged.Fivemembersvoted 6.8%forQ2FY21,at5.4-4.5% downside:(-)9.8%inQ2FY21; capacities of housing financeco- small business borrowers. THELABOURBureauwillconduct of 3years to provide of theissuesbeingfacedbythem. tocontinuewiththe forH2FY21and4.3%for (-)5.6%inQ3;and0.5%inQ4. mpanies(HFCs)andunlockvalue Siddhartha Mohanty,MD& three surveys on migration, do- technical guidance to The panelhas been asked to accommodativestanceatleast Q1FY22,withrisksbroadly RealGDPgrowthforQ1FY22is forthem,industry officialssaid. CEO of LIC Housing Finance, said mestic workers and professional collectdataondomesticworkers, duringthecurrentfinancialyear balanced placedat20.6% The RBI measurewill give a regulatorymeasuressuchas bodiesforassessingtheiremploy- the Labour Bureau whoconstitute roughly3percent boosttohousing finance by link- tweaksonrisk weights forhome ment situation, especiallyinthe of the workers in the country, ing risk weightstoloan to value loans aligning it to onlythe LTVs, wake of theCovid-19pandemic, making it afirst-of-its-kind sur- (LTV)ratherthantheexistingloan increaseof exposurelimitstoindi- aLabour Ministry release said ployment and unemployment. veyondomestic workerstobe amount. This is applicable forall vidual retail and small business Friday. Labour MinisterSantosh “The government, in an en- carriedout by the Labour Bureau. RTGS to become 24x7 from Dec newhousingloanssanctionedup loans, and extension of co-origi- Gangwaraddressedthefirstmee- deavour to understand the issues Forthesurvey onprofessional to March 31,2022.Loanswillhave nation modelstocover all NBFCs ting of the expertgroup formed concerning special segmentsof bodies, the government said that seamlesspaymentsinrealtimefor and the system has been operat- ariskweightof 35 percentwhere and HFCswillhelp the sector. forthesesurveysonThursday. labour,has entrusted theLabour giventhe high proportionofem- ENSECONOMICBUREAU domesticbusinessesand institu- ing smoothlysince then, it said. LTVisless than or equal to 80 per HardayalPrasad, MD &CEO, Theexpertgroupischairedby Bureauwith the task of conduct- ployment generated in profes- MUMBAI,OCTOBER9 tions, it has been decidedtomake The RTGS system is primarily cent, and arisk weight of 50 per PNB HousingFinance, said, SPMukherjee,EmeritusProfessor, ingthree ambitious surveys,” sions likecharteredaccountants, available the RTGS system round meantforlarge valuetransactions. cent whereLTV is morethan80 “Homeloanswillbecomeaccessi- Universityof Kolkata,andconsists Gangwarsaid.Hehighlightedthe lawyers and doctors, thereisa THE RESERVE BankofIndia (RBI) the clockonall days from Theminimum amount to be re- per cent but lessthan or equal to ble and competitive forthe cus- of economists,statisticians and needfor having reliable dataon needtoundertakeaperiodicesti- has decidedtomakeavailable the December2020,” the RBI said. mitted through RTGS is Rs two 90 per cent, said Shanti Ekamba- tomers. This move (riskweights) government functionaries. these workersand the issues be- mation of the employment cre- RTGS (real-time gross settlement “This will facilitate innovations in lakh with no upper or maximum ram,grouppresident—consumer by thecentral bank addresses the It has been constituted by the ingfacedbythemespecially inthe ated in such professions. system) —online fund transfer the large value paymentsecosys- ceiling. Currently, RTGS service banking, KotakMahindra Bank. urgencyrequiredto boostthereal government foraperiod of three wake of Covid-19pandemic.“The Giventhe urgent needofthis above Rs 2lakh —round the clock temand promote easeofdoing windowforcustomertransactions TheRBIhasalsoincreasedthe estate sector in the country. This years to provide technicalguida- database will enable the govern- data, the expertgroup has been on all days from December 2020. business,” the RBI said. is availabletobanks from 7amto maximumaggregated retail ex- willalsoleadto thedesiredrecov- nceto theLabourBureauwithres- ment to devise pragmatic solu- asked to finalise all the technical Withthis,Indiawillbeamongthe In December 2019,the RBI 6pmonaworking day, forsettle- posurethreshold to Rs 7.5crore eryofthe construction sector pectto surveysonmigration,prof- tionstoimprove their conditions detailsrelatedto thissurvey atthe fewcountriesgloballywithalarge made available the National mentattheRBIend.However, the from Rs 5crore in respect of all whichhas averyimportant role essionalbodies,domesticworkers and planemployment opportu- earliesttoenablethelaunchofthe value payment ecosystem. Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) timingsthatthebanksfollow may freshaswellasincrementalqual- to play in creating employment and other surveys and to expand nities forthem,” he said. surveyswithout anydelay, the “In order to facilitateswiftand systemroundtheclockonalldays vary from bank to bank, RBI said. ifyingexposurestoretail and and growth.” available sources of dataonem- Themigrationsurvey to beun- ministrysaid. BRIEFLY What is fuelling India getssecond setof ONGC‘losing `6K-7K cr on 69.5L e-invoices UStariffson Swiss bank account details natural gas biz’ every year generated in 1st aluminiumsheet the Sensex rally? week of launch nancialaccountswithin the APM.Thecentralgovernmentre- Washington: The US will PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA framework of globalstandardson ENSECONOMICBUREAU centlylowered the priceofnatu- NewDelhi:Asmanyas69.5lakhe- charge tariffs onaluminium reportprepared by Credit Suisse NEWDELHI/BERNE,OCTOBER9 AEOI this year. NEWDELHI,OCTOBER9 ralgasundertheAPMto $1.79per invoices have been generated by sheetproducts worth$1.96 SANDEEPSINGH showedthat rail freight in the last Theinformationexchange this mmBtufrom$2.39mmBtuforsix 71,000users in sevendays since it billion from 18 nations, in- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER9 10 days of September rose by 19 INDIA HAS got thesecondset of yearinvolvednearly 3.1million(31 ONGC IS losing around Rs 6,000- monthsstarting October 1. waslaunchedonOctober 1for cluding India. REUTERS per cent and the pharma market Swiss bank account details of its lakh) financial accounts, FTAsaid. 7,000 croreevery year on itsnat- “Rs, 6,000-7,000 croreisthe GST-registeredbusinessesoverRs THE SENSEX closedabove the grew 4.5 per cent in September. nationals and entities under the Thenumberofsuchaccountswas uralgasbusinessasthepriceof the loss from the gasbusinessper se” 500crore turnover. Finance 40,000-markonThursdayand automatic exchangeofinforma- similar in 2019.While the state- gasproducedundertheadminis- said Subash Kumar,director (fi- SecretaryAjayBhushan Pandey ‘Nomajorbenefit held on to itsgains even on Friday. Does it look sustainable? tionpactwithSwitzerland,mark- mentdidnotexplicitlynameIndia teredpricemechanism(APM)re- nance) of ONGC. and other indirect-tax officials re- ofUmifenovir’ Over the lastseven trading ses- In itsmonetary policy state- ingakeymilestone in the govern- among the 86 countries, officials mains well belowthe costofpro- ShashiShanker,Chairmanand viewedthemechanismonFriday, sions,theindexhasrisenby 2,536 ment, the RBI said severalhigh- ment’s fight againstblackmoney told PTI thatIndiaisamong the duction forthe company, Managing Director,ONGC, said Finance Ministrysaid. NewDelhi: GlenmarkPhar- points, or 6.7percent,and closed frequency indicators arepointing allegedly stashed abroad. prominentcountries with which accordingto aseniorofficialof the thatthe Japan/Korea markerfor The system would be rolled maceuticals said adding at an over seven-month high of to theeasingof contractionsinvar- India is among the 86 coun- Switzerland has shared details state-runoilmarketingcompany. natural gascould be one of the outfortaxpayersoverRs100crore Umifenovir showed no ma- 40,509.49onFriday. ious sectors of the tries with whichSwitzerland’s aboutfinancialaccountsofclients Over 95 per cent of ONGC’s benchmarks usedtoreviewthe fromJanuarynextyear,andwillbe jor benefitoverFavipiravir Following the mone- economyand the Federal TaxAdministration (FTA) of Swiss banksand various other productionof 60-65MMSCMDis formula forarriving at the price available to allB2B transactions alone in Covid-19 patients. tary policyannounce- emergence of im- has exchanged information on fi- financial institutions. pricedunder the government’s of natural gas. from April 1, 2021. FE ment by the RBI on pulses of growth. It Goldbondissue Friday, where it kept saiddeepcontractions therepo rate on hold of Q1-2020-21 arebe- GST Council can vote on borrowing ‘CBIbooks Wadhawans for pricefixed with accommodative hind us and silverlin- stance, the Sensex ings arevisible in the `200-cr loan fraud in Yes Bank’ Mumbai: The issue pricefor gainedmoreground and rose flattening of the active caseload options:AmitMitra on compensation sovereign gold bond has 326.82 pointsbyend of trading. curveacross the country. Barring The agency also carriedout beensetatRs5,051/gofgold, the incidence of asecond wave, findaway to reachconsensus,but PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA searchesatnineotherpremisesin the ReserveBanksaid. What is leading to therally? Indiastandspoisedtoshrugoffthe ENSECONOMICBUREAU didn’texplicitlyruleoutvoting.He NEWDELHI,OCTOBER9 Mumbai, including twooffices of Better-than-expected num- deathlygripof thevirusandrenew NEWDELHI,OCTOBER9 said the Centrewas consistently HDIL, theysaid. bers on various economic fronts itstryst withits pre-Covid growth shifting the goalpost on the spe- THECBIhasbookedHDILpromot- It is alleged thatYes Bank had ‘IBMIndiastaff has driventhe rally. If the strong trajectory. SPEAKINGAHEAD of Monday’s cialwindowtobeprovidedfor ersRakeshWadhawanandSarang givenloantoMackStarinwhich couldbemoved’ vehiclesales numbers for FallingCovidcasesandfurther Goods and Services Tax(GST) statesif theychooseto borrowun- Wadhawan, along with other di- HDILwas aminority shareholder. Septemberwasone,TCSannounc- easinginlockdownrestrictionsare Council meeting, West Bengal West Bengal Finance der ‘option 1’ of the proposal. rectors and auditors in the firm, in It is alleged thefunds trans- NewDelhi: About athird of ing astrongperformance forthe expected to further provide FinanceMinisterAmit Mitraon MinisterAmitMitra. File “Written text on the proposal anallegedRs200-croreloanfraud ferredto MackStarbyYes Bank as IBM's employees in India quarterendedSeptember lifted strength to restorationofeco- Fridayrefuted the argument that says aspecial windowwould be inYesBankinvolvingMackStar, of- loan were transferredto accounts couldbemovedtotheman- thestockpricesof leadingITcom- nomic activities across the coun- the Council lackedthe authority providedfor borrowing, but Exp- ficials said Friday. of HDILgroupcompaniesto repay agedinfrastructure services panies.Thee-way billsjumped10 tryand willhelp sustain momen- to vote on the issue of borrowing ber5,atleast10statesinsistedthe enditureSecretaryhas said that Afterregisteringthe case,the itsloan to thebank, theysaid. businessunit,itsCEOArvind per cent in September andthe tum in the stockmarkets. astheloanoptionswere conveyed Centre shouldborrowtocompen- only aletterofcomfortcouldbe CBI searched the residence of SarangWadhawanhadreport- Krishna said. PTI powerdemand, too, has wit- Full reporton to statesby theCouncilsecretariat. satestatesfor revenue shortfall. worked out. Whoare we to be- Rakesh Wadhawanand his son edly deniedany wrongdoinginthe nessedadouble-digit growth. A www.indianexpress.com At theearlier meetingonOcto- Mitra said theCouncil has to lieve,” Mitra questioned. FE Sarang in Mumbai, theysaid. transactions. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 14 CALENDAR THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,OCTOBER10,2020

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BRIEFLY RobbieFowlertakes Themath-headwhocanwritehistory chargeofEastBengal

Kolkata: Former England and Liverpool Using geometryofthe courtand her measuredtennis, Swiatek aims to solve the Kenin problem to become the firstPolishwomantowin Grand Slam striker Robbie Fowler has been ap- pointedheadcoachofSCEastBengalon atwo-year contract, the Indian Super GAURAVBHATT League (ISL) club said on Friday. The45- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER9 Rafadowns Schwartzman to year-old lastmanaged A-League side BrisbaneRoarandguidedthemtofourth DURINGLASTyear’s FrenchOpen, IgaSwiatek place before theseason wassuspended explainedhow she applies her favouritesub- reach 13th Roland Garrosfinal due to theCOVID-19pandemic. The jecttotennis: “I see the geometryofthe court Australianclubannouncedhisexitinlate and use the angles.” And when notsolving will tie him with RogerFederer’s men’s June. Fowler also has coaching experi- on-courtproblems withher measured ten- REUTERS singles recordof20major titles. ence in Thailand, whenhewas player- nis, the 19-year-oldcan be foundsolving PARIS,OCTOBER9 The Spaniardreachedhis 13th French coachMuangthongUnitedinthe 2011- mathproblems with AC/DC and Guns N’ Open final without dropping aset in this 12 season, and worked at Liverpool’s Roses blasting in the background. RAFAEL NADALmoved within one win year’s edition. Schwartzman, playing his academyafter hanging up his “She’s gotanold head on young shoul- of arecord-equalling 20th Grand Slam firstGrand Slamsemi-final,had two boots.“Shree Cement EastBengal ders,” coachNickBrown sums it up. “You title by reaching the FrenchOpen final breakpointsinthe opening game but Foundationisdelightedtoannouncethe don't even have to seeitinher tennis, just withacomfortable 6-36-3 7-6(0)vic- Nadal savedbothtowin the game after appointment of... Fowler as the head speaktoher.She reminds me of somebody tory over DiegoSchwartzmanonFriday. battling for14minutes. The Spaniard coachfor itsfirstteam whichwill take likeMartina Hingis when she wasyounger. Nadal wasbeaten by the 12th seedalit- went on to break the Argentine twicein partinthe2020-21 HeroISLseason,”the Her decision making is reallygood. She tle over twoweeksago on the claycourts eachofthe firsttwo sets. club said in astatement. processesthings,instructions, tacticalinfor- in Rome but the 12-time French Open The duo tradeddouble service breaks mation. She’s quietand levelheaded.” champion showedhewas still the undis- in the thirdset before Nadalacedthe Swiatekalsodoesn’t likehistory because puted king of Roland Garrosashe tiebreak without losing apoint. MessigivesArgentina she isn’t “good at remembering dates”. That notchedupa10th win in 11 meetings Schwartzman found the netwith are- awinningstart might justchange on Saturdaywhen she over the Argentine. turn to hand Nadal victoryinthree hours squares up with Sofia Kenin in the French “Two and ahalf weeksago,Ilostin and nine minutes. BuenosAires: Argentinagot theirWorld Openwomen’s singles final. It’s been ahis- Rome,” Nadal said in an on-courtinter- “It’s averydifficult year,thank you Cupqualifyingcampaignofftotheper- toric run already forSwiatek—the firstPolish view. “I’m happythe wayIplayed, how everyone forcoming,” said Nadal, who fect startonThursdaywhen Lionel woman to reachthe FrenchOpen singles fi- I’ve improved,todaywas averypositive hit 38 winners during the contest. “With Messi’s early penalty gave them a1-0 nal in the Open eraand the youngestplayer win forme.” AvictoryonSundayfor the theseconditions it’s very difficult,and win over Ecuador in alacklustrematch sinceKim Clijsters in 2001. 34-year-old left-hander,againsteither it’s still incredible to be in the final again. inBuenosAires.TheArgentineFA piped She beganthe campaignwith a6-1,6-2 worldnumber one NovakDjokovic or Thankstomyteam, my family. It’s a fannoisearoundtheemptyBombonera win over 2019 runner-up Marketa IgaSwiatek,who beat Nadia Podoroska in the semis, is yettodropaset. Reuters fifth-seededGreek StefanosTsitsipas, beautiful moment forme.” REUTERS stadium and the chantsof“Messi! Vondrousova,and then defeated the topseed Messi!”werevindicated as early as the Simona Halep by the same score in the fourth 12th minutewhen he put Argentina round, exacting revengeoverthe Romanian drew the top-seed in thefirstround,and lost with awin over 10th seedand previous year's players have been troubledmoving up on the pable, taking breaks, flingingracquet and aheadfromthe spotafter Lucas fora6-1,6-0 defeat lastyear. the firstset.And that wasthe onlyset the lost semifinalistGoran Ivanisevic. dampclay, Swiatekhas won51of66net arguing with the umpire. Ocamposwasfouledinsidethepenalty “She wasabit distraught when shecame the wholetournament.” “When youwalk on the courtyou'vegot points, asuccess rate of 77! Suchmomentsofvulnerability couldbe area.Argentinahadlostjustoneof their offthatmatch.Itold heryou will use this ex- Everytime Swiatek steppedoff the lawns, to completely ignorewho you'replaying. Also aiding her volley-game has been the deadlyagainsther former junior rivalon lasteight WorldCup qualifiers against perienceinthe futuretobeable to come back she told Brown: “I hategrass, Idon’t likeplay- It's all about imposing your game on your impressive doubles campaign, whichended Saturday. In January, Kenin wasthe surprise Ecuador and although theycould not and achieve great things,” Browntells The ing on it.” “‘Howdoyou likegrass now?’ I opponent,irrespective of whoitis. Alot of in a7-6 (5), 1-6,6-4 loss inFriday's semifi- packagewhen sheliftedthe Australian Open addto thescorelinetheyneverlookedin Indian Express from Cambridge, UK. “She asked herafter she wonthe final. ‘Oh, Ilove peoplecan'tdothat and getintimidated by nals to Alexa Guarachi and Desirae Krawczyk. afterwinsoverworld No.1Ashleigh Barty danger of losing in ascrappygame came to train herebeforeChristmas with her it’,” laughs Brown. “I think she has the game the person on the other end.That's notthe “Lastyear,she didn't playdoubles.Ispoke and two-time Major winner Garbine againstlimited opponents. “It wasim- coach(Piotr Sierzputowski), and she's com- to win Wimbledon.She doesn't think so at the casewithIga.” to thecoachand said she needs to do that,” Muguruza.And unlikeSwiatek, Keninhas portant to startwithawin because we ing backhereinNovember. And youcan't get moment because she wasbrought up on clay.” SwiatekoutplayedHalep, smashing 30 says Brown. “Being on the courtwith some of been battle-testedinParis with four three- knowhow difficultthequalifiersareand her offthe court. She wantstostayontill she winnerstothe latter's12. Among her grow- the best players is good forthe game. It gives setters. Saturdayisthe American's chance to allthematchesaregoingtobeashardas gets it, and as acoachyou want this kind of Breakout on clay ing legion of fans areopponentsand com- youmorecourt-time during atournament win the second Major of theyear and dis- this one,” Messi said. drive andworkethic.” It wasonthe brickdustatRoland Garros mentators. PamShriverhas been singing and during aGrand Slam whenyou'renot tance herself from the one-hit wonders like The former British No.2has been work- that Swaitek brokethrough lastyear,reach- praises of the lethalforehand while Mats playing everyday,itgives yousomethingto Barty, Bianca Andreescu, JelenaOstapenko ing closelywith Polish tennis since 2005, and ing the fourth round before she received Wilander is remindedofNovak Djokovic by focus on during the singles matches.” and SloaneStephens. wascalledupon in 2018 to take stockofthe what Browncalls “an absolute hiding” at the her complete game. On Friday, however, Swiatek's focus wa- “Igabeat her the lasttime theymet as Tokyomarathon prospects. He struckarapportwith Swiatek hands of Halep. Same round,same opponent, Call it Swiateknical tennis, if youwill.The vered. She has conceded only23games juniors, whichwas actuallyatthe French 2021postponed and her coachduring the junior FrenchOpen Swiatek commandedthe courtthis year and firstserveisfastand accurate. She is domi- during her march to the singles final. In the Open. She's notgoing to be intimidated by championships thatyear,where she reached afterthe win said: “I am, Ithink stunned.” nant from the baseline,picks theballs early doubles semifinal, she conceded14. Sophie, Ican tell youthat now. Tomorrow, it's London:Nextyear’sTokyomarathonhas the singles semis and wonthe doubles title. Brownwasn't. The 59-year-oldknows a and smacks them with heavy spin. In the six Swiatek and partner Nicole Melichar lost up forgrabs. It’s ashootout. It’s Iga’s chance been rescheduledfromMarch to until Amonth later,theywereworking together thing or twoabout upsetting favourites. At matches, she has racked up 130winners. the firstset afterbeing twobreaksup, and to embrace the momentand makehistory.” afterthe delayedOlympics due to the at the Wimbledon juniors. 1991 Wimbledon, Brown, ranked 591, sent She is notafraid to come forwardeither. failedtoconsolidate the breakinthe de- FrenchOpen women's singles:6:30pm ISTon ongoingconcernscausedbytheCOVID- “Igahad neverplayedongrass before.She the All England home crowdintodelirium In atournamentdominatedbydropshots as cider three times. Swiatek looked flap- Star network/Hotstar 19 pandemic,organiserssaidonFriday. The race wasoriginally scheduled to takeplaceonMarch7andwasexpected to allowaround 38,000runners to par- Delhi Capitalsfind anew hero with the bat Jadhav’s spot under lens ticipate.Dueto restrictedentryinJapan, the race has nowbeen pushed backto Preview: RCBvsCSK October17.Tokyoisoneof thesixWorld CSK: WLLLWL; RCB: WLWWL Marathon Majors alongwith Boston, ducedaT20 bowling masterclass, spreading quitematchedhisreputation.It’sthereasonhe Giventhe resources at their disposal, Berlin, Chicago, NewYorkand London. SYNOPSIS out his feathers likeapeacockand killing the wasquickly moveddownfromNo. 3toNo. 6 thereislittle else that Chennai Super The firstfour of these were cancelled Ashwin’s masterclass, Hetmyer’s match in the Powerplayitself. Even the exem- in the Delhi Capitals batting order. Kingscan do other than hope forthe in 2020 due to the pandemic, while maturityseal the deal for plarySteve Smithchosecaution,butforapulled ButonFriday, Hetmyershowedsignsof ma- best.Theirbattinglooksshortofconsis- the London eventwas held last week- Capitals. boundarywhenAshwinerredfortheonlytime turingwithaninningsof poiseandquality.The tency and firepowerafter the topthree, end featuring onlyeliterunners in a on the night. Capitals were in trouble at 79/4 whenhe andthebowlinglackspace.Onechange “controlledsecurebiosphere”. He found driftand dip, besidesthe perfect walkedout.TheRajasthanRoyalsspinnerswere theycan makefor Saturday’s game lengthonthesurface.Acombinationofallthese concedinglittleaway.Theycouldill-afford los- againstRoyal ChallengersBangaloreis SANDIPG nuances accounted forMahipal Lormor,who ing another wicket.Hetmyer hadtoplaythe to include Josh Hazlewood in the XI to 3moreInterplayers OCTOBER9 wasluredto playontheleg-sideby thedriftbe- waiting game yetensurethat the run rate mo- add some teethtothe attack. Sam testCovidpositive fore the ball pitchedand turnedaway, procur- toredalong.It’sablendhehadn’t quitemas- Curranhasbeenquiteimpressive inthe WITH A46-run victoryoverRajasthan Royals, ingtheleadingedge of hisbat.Ashwinwasnot teredinthe past, but he did incredibly well in tournamentsofar, butwillhave to sitout Milan: Afurther three Inter Milan play- DelhiCapitals arereinforcing their title-chas- seeking massive side-spin, but looking to pur- thisgame.TheWestIndianplayedthefirsteight in that case. Butthe bigger problem is ershave testedforCOVID-19,theItalian ingcredentials.Theirall-weatherbowlingfirm chaseover-spin.Sothelengthwasnot quitefull, deliveries carefully, nothing careless, nothing the batting. AfterShane Watson, Fafdu SerieAclubsaidonFriday, takingtheto- put on another showofaggression, but it’s the butslightlyshortofaspinner’sgoodlength.He injudicious, justold-fashionedODI batting. Plessisand Ambati Rayudu, onecan’t taltofivethis week.Inter,lastseason’s composureShimron Hetmyershoweddown Shimron Hetmyertop-scored forDelhi usedthe carromball sparingly,and mostlyto Then when the bowled erred, ever-so- trustanyone else to deliverinacrunch Serie Arunners-up, said in astatement theirevolvingbattingorderthatshouldplease Capitals with24-ball45. BCCI prevent the batsmen from stepping out, to in- slightly, hewouldlatchwiththerelishof atiger. situation. MS Dhoni has struggled to thatmidfieldersRobertoGagliardiniand them more. duce doubt and keep them tiedtothe crease. Shortballs he would pummel, length ball he bring the side home in tight games, but Radja Nainggolan and reservegoal- would pulverise. At the same time, he righted it’sKedar Jadhav’s utilityinthe team keeperIonutRaduhadallreturnedpos- Ashwin masterclass dippedatthelastmomentandtheEnglishman Hetmyershows maturity theoldfailingof soakinguptoomanydot balls, that’s in question.Therewas atime itive tests. Previously, defender Milan Ravichandran Ashwin’s celebrations after mistimed the shottoShikhar Dhawanat Theself-destructive tendenciesofShimron especiallyoff spinners. The pull and the hook when he could be reliedonfor acouple Skriniar tested positive whilewith the consumingJos Buttler told the story. He leapt square-leg.Therewasnothingeye-catchingor Hetmyerhaveoftenshadedouttheattractive- were hisfavouritetools, while he cashedinon of overs and also to finish tight games Slovakia nationalteam andAlessandro in joy, punchedthe air and wagged hisindex dramatic about the dismissal, but the guile ness of his stroke-play. Blessedwithequal the shortstraightboundaries too. withthebat.Theteammanagementcan Bastoni, another defender,testedposi- finger.Therewas no elaborate set-up or plan- Ashwin demonstrated wasaclear statement amountsoffinesse and power, he is prone to BRIEF SCORES: DelhiCapitals 184/8 do well to tryayoung Indian batsman tive whilewiththe Italianunder-21 ning, justinstant deception. thatheisfarfromafinishedproductinthisfor- squanderinghiswicket inpursuitof theoutra- (ShimronHetmeyer45, JofraArcher3/24)beat in his place. team. AGENCIES Buttler likes to slog-sweep and Ashwin mat andthathis craftisstill of immensevalue. geous, oftenplaying onestroketoo many.It’s RajasthanRoyals138(RahulTewatia38,Kagiso Live on Star Sports Network,7:30 pm temptedhim intothe shot, onlythat the ball Buoyedbythe Buttler wicket,Ashwin pro- themainreasontheGuyanese’sreturnshaven’t Rabada3/35, RAshwin 2/22) by 46 runs. Kings XI PunjabvsKKR: 3.30 pm

GLOBE-TROTTER Delhi-born, Manila-bred forward Pandita tipped to be the future of Indian football

It’s an impressive CV foranIndian youth formetopursue swimming,”hesays.“Igrad- attention of Leganes, newly-promotedtoLa Pandita has aknackofmaking timelyruns MIHIRVASAVDA player.And ahandfulofYouTubevideos from uallywent toward football.” Liga, whooffered him adeal.Panditacould- intospaces and plays on both wingsaswell as NEWDELHI,OCTOBER9 Spain’s youth league and third-tier games at- Even afterrelocatingtoBengaluru, n’t refuse aLaLigaside and became apartof up front. This abilityofhis has got the follow- test to his potential.“Maybehecan be an ex- Panditahad continuedhis association with Leganes’ squad forthe youth league. ers of Indian football excited,especiallybe- AGLOWING reference by his former Espanyol amplefor many of the other young Indian the age-group team of Manila-basedMakati Ferrando, who signedPandita at FC Goa causethereisadearth of quality strikers in teammateWalterPandiani wasenough for players,” Ferrandosays. Football Club. In 2013,Makati representedthe claims to have seen him playatLorca, says the the country. In Pandita, thereisahope that FC Goa manager Juan Ferrando to make,what Pandita, who is calmlysoakinginall the Philippines in the Gothia Cup –one of the levelofcompetition in the youth league is in- the perennial‘who-after- Chhetri’ question is virtually, ablind signing. “Waltertoldme,” attention, mustfeel likeaforeigner in hisown biggestinternational tournamentsfor youth tense.“Leganes were playinginahigh cate- will finallybelaidtorest. Ferrando says,“Ishan is the futureofIndian land.The Delhi-born,Manila-bredplayer, teams from across the world–and Pandita gory against(youth) teams likeReal Madrid, It is, though, yettobeseen howPandita football.” He quicklytempers down the ex- who livedinBengalurufor five years before wasapartofthe squad. Atletico Madrid…very, very hardcategory faresinatop division. It is also amysterywhy pectations. “But it’sfootball, eh?” spending thelastsix in Madrid has nowmade The team didnot do so well but Pandita since alot of good teams arefromthatregion,” he hasn’t been givenalook-in forthe national This sums up the hype and caution sur- Goa his ‘home’. “Because of the Covid-19pan- got noticed. Swedish club IFBrommapojkarna Ferrando says. team, even at an age-group level. In 2016, rounding Ishan Pandita. The forward, 22,is demic, it wasdifficult to find aclub in Spain,” (knownfor being one of the biggest clubs in Explaining anormal youth set-up in Bhaichung Bhutia had suggestedtothen- arguablyone of the mostexciting and talked- Panditasays.“So Ithought it wasagoodtime Europe in terms of the number of teams across Spain, Ferrando adds: “When youare play- coachStephen Constantine to consider him about young Indianplayers. Some even see to return to India.” all age-groups) offeredhim atrial fortheir un- ing in U-19inSpain, youare thinking about forthe under-20 squad. But the call from him as the successor to Sunil Chhetri and He had leftthe countryfor thefirsttime der-17side. But the idea of sending their 15- football 24 hours. Youare watching the games Constantine nevercame. eventuallylead India’s forwardline. when he wasjustthree afterhis familymoved year-old child to a‘dark and cold’ Stockholm of the firstteam because thatisyourtarget, Panditahas no doubt he would have But here’s the catch: fewinIndia have ac- to the Philippines’capital. “I wasenrolledinto did notenthuse Pandita’s parents. sometimes youare training in their re- ‘played forIndiabynow onehundredper tuallyseen him play. The buzz around him, the British School of Manila and that’s where In 2014,however, theywarmeduptothe serves…it’s averyinteresting time.” cent’ had he stayed in thecountry.“Butthat instead, is largely because of the routehe everythingkickedoff,” Panditasays.“Football, opportunity of sending their sontoabright Ferrando sees it as an addedadvantage wasn’t an issuefor me.Iwas so setongrow- chose to take to become aprofessional: grind- athletics, swimming… In fact, swimming was and sunnyMadrid, wherehejoined that Pandita,inhis keyteenageyears, got ingasaplayerthat Iknewnational team call ing his waythrough the Spanish youth sys- number one formeand football wasaclose AlcobendasCF. The move setthe ballrolling trainedbycoaches likePandiani and Asier would come eventually,”hesays. tem, securing aspotfor himself with Lorca in number two.” But afterthe familyrelocated andthe following year,hegot scouted by the Garitano, who managed Spanishclubs like Nowthatthe Delhi-born, Manila-bredfor- Spain’s thirdtier,beforesigning adeal witha to Bengaluruin2009, the priorities were re- Ishan Panditahas signeda1-year deal youth team of Almeria, who were in the Leganes, Real Sociedad and Alaves. ward is finallyhome, via Madrid, it has stirred top-division Indianclub,FCGoa,which has a versed.“Iwas living an hour-and-a-half away with FC Goa. SegundaDivision at the time. Their influence reflectsinPandita’splay- up the mysterypot.All that remains to be heavy Spanish influence. from the facilitysothe situation madeithard Pandita’s performancestherecaught the ing style. Aforward with astrongright foot, seen is if he can walk the talk.

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