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JOURNALISM OF COURAGE WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021, AHMEDABAD, LATE CITY, 18 PAGES SINCE 1932 `4.00 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM BJPOATH-TAKINGplaysCEREMONYsafeAT 11inAMKarnataka:TODAY BSYloyalistand fellowLingayat,BasavarajBommai,newCM Son of former CM SRBommai, says BSY personal pick is key will followinYediyurappa’s footsteps trouble-shooter, with CM Sarma visitspolicemen injured in the clash with posedatthe legislatureparty Mizoram forces, at ahospital in Silchar Tuesday. PTI JOHNSONTA meeting on Tuesdayevening by BENGALURU,JULY27 Yediyurappa and supportedby friends across parties sevenothers. BASAVARAJ BOMMAI, who was The selection is being seen as “He kept on dilly-dallying Delhi steps in, Assam the Home Ministerunder BS asignal that Yediyurappa will JOHNSONTA and in the end, did notcome Yediyurappa, will be sworn in wield sizeable clout in the state BENGALURU,JULY27 with me and did notallowothers as the 23rdChief Ministerof government —and that the BJP to come with me too. He has be- talks SC, Mizoram for at 11 am Wednesday leadership is wary of the veteran AHEAD OF the 2013 elections to trayed me in that way. He ranks following his election as the leader who bid atearful farewell the Karnataka Assembly, when number one forbetrayals,” newleader of the BJP stateleg- Mondaywhile suggesting that BSYediyurappa quit the BJP fol- Yediyurappa had said. peaceful ‘resolution’ islatureparty. he wasbeing easedout aftertwo lowing his ousterfromthe Chief On Tuesday, eight years later, The 61-year-old, who joined years at the helm. Minister’s post, Basavaraj it wasYediyurappa who pro- DGPs, Chief Secysofboththe states the BJP onlyin2008, is aformer Bommai’s father,SR Bommai did notfollowhim to posedthe name of Bommai to JanataDal (United)leader and Bommai, wasthe eleventh Chief join the veteranleader’s break- replace him as Chief Ministerof summonedtoDelhi todaybyGovt son of former JanataParty Chief MinisterofKarnataka between away Karnataka JanataParty. Karnataka —aposition he had MinisterofKarnataka, the late 1988 and 1989, and aformer At the time, in an interview vacated in tears on Monday. ment would deploy4,000com- SRBommai. He is also aclose as- Union Minister. with The Indian Express after Bommai, who has no rootsin TORAAGARWALA mandos along the state’s 165- sociateofYediyurappa and “Wehaveunanimously campaigning forthe KJP in the the BJP’s ideology,isapolitician &DEEPTIMANTIWARY km boundarywith Mizoram, member of the dominant elected BasavarajBommai as the Shiggaon in north Karnataka, with socialistmoorings who fol- GUWAHATI,NEWDELHI, and move the Supreme Court Lingayat community likethe for- legislatureparty leader.Ipro- whichisBommai’s constituency, lowedinthe footsteps of his fa- JULY27 to ensurethat the reservefor- Chief Minister. posedthe name of Basavaraj Yediyurappa had hit out at his ther SRBommai, aleader of the estinthe disputed area is pro- Bommai’s name waspro- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Yediyurappa, Bommai afterhis selection Tuesday. PTI protegefor deserting him. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 ADAY aftersix Assam Police tected and no settlement personnel and acivilian were comes up there. killedinfiring and clashes at a Sarma’s remarks followeda disputed border point between statement Mondaynight from Assam and Mizoram, the Mizoram Home Minister Didn’t get ok MinistryofHome Affairs sum- Lalchamliana who accusedthe Rahul chairs Opp monedthe Chief Secretaries Assam Police of “forcibly” cross- and Director Generals of Police ing over and overrunning apost for CBI post, of the twostatestoDelhi mannedbyMizoram Police. meeting, to push Wednesdayaspartofefforts to Calling it an “intrusion and Asthana is dial down tensions. aggression intothe territoryof As the Centresteppedin, Mizoram,” Lalchamliana, while new chief of jointly in House for Assam Chief MinisterHimanta regretting “the needless injuries CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Delhi Police Pegasus discussion BiswaSarma said his govern- Engg seats down to All to give adjournment notices today; Wastoretire in 4days, sevenOpp parties writetoPresident lowest in adecade; 63 replaces a chief named opposition parties. month ago MANOJCG Besides Gandhi, Congress instts to shut in 2021 NEWDELHI,JULY27: leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, and the party’s floor MAHENDERSINGH AMID THE continuing standoff managers, the meeting wasat- RITIKACHOPRA Lackof MANRAL in Parliament, ameeting on tendedby, among others, the Photo tweetedbyPMO of Modi’s meeting with CM MamataBanerjee in Delhi on Tuesday NEWDELHI,JULY27 demand NEWDELHI,JULY27 Tuesdayoffloor leaders of oppo- DMK’s TRBaalu and Kanimozhi, E fuelsdip sition parties in the Lok Sabha, the NCP’s SupriyaSule, the Shiv WITH Asteady stream of engi- EXPLAINED ● THE CENTRE on Tuesdayap- chaired by senior Congress Sena’s Arvind Sawant, the Kerala Mamata asks PM for more neering colleges applying forclo- pointed former CBI special direc- leader Rahul Gandhi, decided Congress (M)’s Thomas BUSINESSASUSUAL suresince 2015-16and asignifi- At their peak,in2014-15, torRakesh Asthana as the new that theywould come together Chazhikadan, the National cant reduction in capacity across AICTE-approved institu- Delhi Police Commissioner un- on the Pegasus spywarephone Conference’s Hasnain Masoodi, BY UNNY vaccines in first post-win others, the total number of seats tions had almost32lakh til July31, 2022. His appointment hacking rowand mount pres- the RSP’s NKPremachandran, in engineering institutes in engineering seats. Since —made four days before his re- sureonthe government foradis- the Muslim League’s ETMohd meet, then ups Pegasus heat has hit the lowest in adecade. then, lackofdemand has tirement —has also come with a cussion in the presence of Home Basheer and the CPM’s S The latestdatafromthe All forced around 400engi- service extension of one year. MinisterAmit Shah. Venkatesan and AM Ariff. But, speaking to reporters India Council forTechnical neering schools shut. Still, Asthana’s appointment as On Wednesday, sources said, During the meeting, some of DIPANKARGHOSE& afterher 4pmmeeting, Education (AICTE) showthat en- theyaccount for80% of Delhi Police chief comes two all the opposition parties would the opposition floor leaders ar- MANOJCG Banerjee raisedanother issue. gineering seatsatthe undergrad- seatsinthe technical months afterhelostout on his give adjournment notices in the guedthat the messagethat NEWDELHI,JULY27 Speaking on the Pegasus snoop- uate, postgraduateand diploma space (including architec- chance to become CBI Director. LokSabhaonthePegasusscandal. needs to go out to the BJP should ing controversy,she said the PM levels have declinedto23.28 lakh ture, management, etc). Asthana’s candidacy,along that Sources in the Opposition be of Opposition unity and there TERMINGHER meeting with should call an all-party meet- —the lowest in at least10years. of then NIA chief YCModi, had campclaimedthat the govern- should be no division or misun- Prime MinisterNarendraModi ing, take all opinions on board, The reduction in seatsthis year, been rejected afterCJI NV ment side had indicated that it derstanding among them. One on Tuesdayasa“courtesy visit”, and announce aSupreme on account of instituteclosure made up of architecture, man- Ramana —partofthe PM-led wasready foradiscussion on any leader,sources said, spokeabout West Bengal Chief Minister Court-aidedprobe. and decreasedadmission capac- agement, hotelmanagement committee to appoint the CBI subject, barring the Pegasus rev- the needfor amoreaggressive MamataBanerjee said she raised On Monday, Banerjee had ity,ispegged at 1.46 lakh. and pharmacy,among others) in chief —cited an earlier Supreme elations. The government’s disruption of the House, arguing twoissues: supplyofmorevac- announcedaninquiryintothe Despitethe significant drop, the country. Courtrulingthatnoofficer with move to push through twoBills that thegovernment wasable to HOUSE HOLDUP: PM cines and the longstanding de- issue, by acommission compris- engineering still accountsfor 80 At itspeak,in2014-15, engi- less than six months to during the din in the Lok Sabha carry out business despitethe SAYS ‘EXPOSE’ OPP mand forchanging the state’s ing retired Supreme Courtjudge per cent of the total seatsinthe neering education had almost32 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 on Mondayhas also infuriated CONTINUEDONPAGE2 PAGE 14 name to ‘Bangla’. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 technical education space (also CONTINUEDONPAGE2

GUNOTSAV EVALUATION INSIDE Harappan city of Dholavira in Kutch Only 14 of ’s 30,681 govt schools show improved learning outcomes among UNESCO’s world heritage sites Fuzhou, China, comes days after Gunotsav 2.0, as the newscoring give 80 per cent weightageto GOPALKATESHIYA the KakatiyaRudreshwaratem- RITUSHARMA method is called. learning outcomes, against60 RAJKOT,JULY27 ple in Telangana, popularly AHMEDABAD,JULY27 Education secretaryVinod per givenearlier. calledthe Ramappa Temple, was Raosaid that Covid-19did not Ministers areassigneddis- LS, RS MOVE ON DHOLAVIRA,THE Harappan-era inscribed on the list. IN AN assessment by the state have anyimpact on the evalua- trictstoindependentlyevaluate STOP-START MODE archaeological sitelocated in “Dholavira: AHarappan City, education department from tion as amajority of the schools primaryschoolchildren in gov- AS ADJOURNMENTS Kutchdistrict of Gujarat, wason inIndia,justinscribedonthe@UN- May2019to2021, mainlyon were evaluated forthe academic ernment schools as partofthis DROWN OUT Tuesdayinscribed on the UN- ESCO#WorldHeritageList. Cong- learning outcomes, only14of session 2019-20 and the remain- exercise, whichwas curtailedon BUSINESS ESCOlistofworld heritagesites, ratulations!” UNESCOtweeted. the 30,681 government primary ing fewin2021. account of the Covid pandemic. making it the firstsiteofIndus AfterChampaner,Rani ki schools scored A+ grade as The exercise, introducedin Schools have notreopenedfor of- VACCINATION FOR ValleyCivilisation in India to be Vavand the walledcity area of against3,207schools that got the 2009 under the then chief min- fline classes foroverayear now. KIDS MAY BEGIN IN includedonthe covetedlist. Ahm-edabad, Dholaviraisthe grade in 2018.The number of isterNarendraModi to improve ThisGunotsav evaluatedlearn- SEPT: MINISTER The decision takenatthe fourth sitefromGujarat to gain schoolsscoring Agrade also de- standards in government ing levels in the pre-pandemic 44th session of the UNESCO Dholavira, Harappan city in Kutch. Twitter/ the tag. PAGE 14 clinedfrom22,437to2,282 in schools, wasrevisedin2019to CONTINUEDONPAGE2 WorldHeritageCommittee on at CONTINUEDONPAGE12

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endedwith none, National Rifle athlete who will be evaluated? teams were about to begin their tween Bhaker and her former Association of India (NRAI) pres- Even Iwill be evaluated as pres- match. Besides, India’s shooting coachJaspal Rana, aformer ident Raninder Singh took aim at identofthe NRAI.Noone is in- campaign is yettoconclude. worldand Asian champion. EXPRESSAT the coaching staffand pointed to dispensable,” Singh said after Anjum Moudgil, Tejaswini “Therewas justone person whyIndia missedthe target by another medal-less dayfor India Sawant, SanjeevRajput and who wasthe negative factor in OLYMPICS suchawide margin. at shooting. AishwaryPratapTomar arestill the whole thing (wrangling He said therewould be an “I am consciouslyaware that to shoot. within the team). Iamreferring MIHIRVASAVDA overhaul of coaching staff, high- Ihavedone everything that is Singh issuedaclarification to Jaspal Rana. Beforethe tour to TOKYO,JULY27 lighted the internal wrangling humanlypossible. That’s whyI later,saying “post-mortems can Croatia (wherethe team moved within the team and warned feel alittle less responsible this wait till afterthe Games”, but his in May)... (therewas) alot of in- US IRAQ MISSION TO ON TUESDAY morning, astorm that no one wasindispensable time. But, it’s my team,” he said. commentsexposedthe pres- ternal wrangling in the pistol CONCLUDE BY YEAR that swirledtowards Japan —evenhimself, although he The timing of these remarks sure-cooker situation within the squad among coaches. That was END, SAYS BIDEN skirtedTokyo. But at the cheekilyaddedthat he felt “less wasintriguing, though. The NRAI shooting team. addressedtoall by me in person Olympics, the Indian shooting responsible” forthe below-par chief wasspeaking momentsaf- The NRAI chief claimedthat in an eight-pageletterIwrote ISRAELI MINISTER TO campfound itself at the centreof performances. terthe 10mair pistolqualifying internal wrangling within the prior to the team leaving for VISIT FRANCE TO astorm of itsown. “Weare going to see an over- round, wherethe pairing of team, especiallyamong coaches Croatia,” Singh said. DISCUSS NSO, IRAN On aday when the shooters haul of the Indian coaching staff Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Bhaker during the10m air pistolmixed team event Tuesday. of the pistolteam, might have He said that afterissues PAGE 15 were reasonablyconfident of forsure. Everybody will be eval- Chaudharymade atepid exit, The medal hopeful made atepid exit. PTI FULLCOVERAGEP17,18 impacted the performances. He croppedupbetween Bhaker,one winning at leastone medal but uated... Youthink it is onlythe and justwhen the tworifle also spokeabout “issues” be- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THEINDIANEXPRESS,WEDNESDAY,JULY28,2021

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That government said,wouldbedeployedinCachar, -the Government and the Indian Bommai. He has full support Yediyurappa. Iwill be sworn in close friend and Revenue ousterofYediyurappa. “I will Gunotsav 2.0 gave highest wasdismissedunceremoniously Hailakandi and Karimganj dis- Olympic Association predicted a from all of us. Basavaraj alone tomorrow,”hesaid. MinisterRAshoka, aVokkaliga. abide by whatever decision the weightageof80percentto learn- -- leading to the famous SR tricts. double-digithaul--reliedheavily Bommai’s father wasalso aCM Bommai said his priority Bommai had oftenbeen BJP leadership has taken,” said ing outcomes —54per cent on Bommai vs Union of India case Speaking to reporters, Sarma on the shooting team delivering and Bommai also has vast ex- would be fighting the Covid deputed by Yediyurappa to at- party MLAand Yediyurappa the basis of unit testsand semes- whichlaiddownnormsforascer- saidthiswasnot afightagainstthe between four to six medals. This perience from working several crisis and helping flood-hit ar- tend keymeetings likethat of baiter BasavarajPatil Yatnal, tertests,26per cent on atten- taining majority and curbed dis- people of Mizoram, and that assumption wasbasedontheir years as aminister. Iamvery eas of the state. the GSTCouncil and on water- who wasalso an aspirant for dance and school management. missals of stategovernments. Assam did notbelieve in enforc- dominancethroughlate2018and happytosee asenior leader The selection of Bommai sharing disputes with neigh- the Chief Minister’s post. While remaining 20 per cent on Accordingto BJPinsiders,akey ing anyeconomic blockade. entire2019, when Indians shat- likehim becoming the CM of has sent out the messageofa boring states. He wasalso akey On Tuesdayevening, Yatnal co-curricular activities and re- factorthathasworkedinfavourof Hesaidthiswas“notapolitical teredworld records, climbed to the state,” Yediyurappa said. status quointhe stategovern- member of aCovid ministerial leftThe Capitol Hotelin sources and itsusage—12per Bommai Jr is his accommodative issue”, but “a boundarydispute the topofthe ranking charts and Following the announce- ment with the BJP continuing task force. Bengaluru in ahurry afterthe cent on co-curricular activities nature--some call it “too acqui- between twostates” whichex- cappeditoff with arecord15 ment, Bommai metthe to implement policies put in On Tuesday, soon afterhe legislatureparty meeting. andleastof8percentto resources escing” -- and awillingness to let istedevenwhen therewere Olympic quotas. Governor to finalise the oath- place by Yediyurappa. It also in- waselected as legislative party Another rebelCPYogeshwara and itsuse. bygones be bygones. Congressgovernmentsinboththe But then, this wasthe first taking ceremony. “I have been dicates that the BJP does want leader,Bommai bowedatthe leftthe meeting without offer- Another major changeinthe Theydescribethe Chief states. Olympics forIndia’s teenage elected as the legislative party to tamper with itsLingayat vote feet of Yediyurappa and ob- ing commentstothe media. revisedGunotsav 2.0 is the ac- Ministerasacalm and astute Sarmasaidthedisputewasre- shooting brigade -- and the first leader.BSYediyurappa has base. “Wecan build the party tainedhis blessings. However, one of the other creditation of 100per cent gov- politicianwhoiswillingto deliber- latedto the use of areserveforest. multi-discipline experience for built the party with his blood, underhis (Bommai’s) leader- The BJP is likelytoappoint contenders, Arvind Bellad, 51, ernment schools externally ateatgreat length to understand He said satelliteimages have some. So, when the main show sweat and tears. Under difficult ship,” Yediyurappa said. Ashoka as anew Deputy CM to from the Panchamshali againstonly20per cent of the issues before taking decisions. shown that roads arebeing con- beganinTokyo, Chaudharywas circumstances, Yediyurapppa Following Yediyurappa’s balance equations between Lingayat sub-sect, expressed schools that were pickedfor ex- TheformerengineerwithTata structed and forestscleared for the onlyone to qualify forafinal. has run the government over exit, afew seers of the Lingayat the Lingayat and Vokkaliga full supportfor Bommai. ternal evaluation by bureaucrats, Motors is also popular with lead- jhum cultivation in the area and And now, theyare staring at the the lasttwo years. Iwill follow community had warnedthat communities while retaining Earlier in the day, the BJP police officers and ministers, ers across political parties in this cannotbeallowed. possibility of returning empty- in the footsteps of Yediyurappa the BJP could sufferserious Dalit leader , a statein-charge Arun Singh and whereas from the academic ses- Karnataka and wasdrafted by He said the stategovernment handedfromback-to-back to implement programmes for electoral losses in the stateasa close associateofYediyurappa, twocentral observers -- Union sion(2019-2020),allschoolswere Yediyurappa during his recent would file asuit in the Supreme Olympic campaigns. the poor,provide justice to all consequence. as another Deputy CM, and Ministers DharmendraPradhan subjected to external evaluation. tenuretobeLaw and Courttoensurethat forestsare TheNRAIchief stormedinand sections of society and Bommai, an engineer,has also appointing SC leader B and Kishan Reddy -- arrivedin So far, remaining 80 per cent ParliamentaryAffairs Minister, protected. out of the Asaka Shooting Ranges women,” Bommai said. oftenbeen Yediyurappa’s Sreeramulu as aDeputy CM. Bengaluru. Sources said Arun schoolswereevaluatedinternally too, on account of his ability to “The contestedland is in re- afterevery Indian miss. World “I will be sworn in at 11 am right-hand man and unofficial The appointment of Singh visited Yediyurappa’s by the schools and thus graded. bring Opposition leaders around serveforests,and we needtosee number tworifle shooter on Wednesday. Iwill be the prompter at official meetings Bommai, however, does not home wherehewas informed “Gujarat is the firststate to on keyissues and Bills. thattheyremainso.Ihavetoldthe DivyanshPanwarwasleftshaken Chief Ministerunder the lead- on technical aspects. He has seem to have gone down well by the former CM that evaluateits 100per cent schools On severaloccasions when Mizoram Chief Ministerthat we with his 32nd place finish in 10m ership of Prime Minister also been Yediyurappa’s main with some rebels in the BJP Bommai’s name would be pro- externally. This is one of the rec- tensions have risen in the assem- have nointentionto settleanyone air rifle. Afteranother under- NarendraModi and troubleshooteralong with his who had campaignedfor the posedashis successor. ommendations of the National bly, acalm intervention by there. All we want to do is protect whelming finish Tuesday, he sat Education Policy (NEP) which Bommaihaspreventedanescala- forest land,” he said. motionless, and wasconsoledby Gujarat has already completed tion. As Home Minister, Bommai On the killing of Assam Police teammateElavenil Valarivan. Engg seats down to lowest in adecade evenbefore itsimplementation,” waseager to showthat the state personnel, Sarma said therewill Bhaker,otherwise confident Raosays. government is willing to follow beaninvestigation,includinginto and articulate, wasataloss of lakh seatsacross all AICTE-ap- This year,63havegot AICTE’s Forthe academic year ulator has approved 143, 158, The evaluation has also been policy paths laid down by the the arming of civilians. wordsand choked while talking provedinstitutions. The drop is nod forclosure. 2021-22, AICTE has approved and 153new institutes in 2017- made morescientific, basedon Centre,includingthosethatwould He announcedthe grant of Rs about her performance. being attributedto the consoli- The technical education 54 newinstitutes. Chairman 18,2018-19, and 2019-20, re- unit testsand semesterand an- notfit intothe socialistorigins of 50 lakh eachtothe kin of police Chaudhary, whose childhood dation that startedseven years regulator’s approval forsetting Anil Sahasrabudhe told The spectively. nual examinations, rather than his political career. personnelkilledinthe incident. coachAmit Sheoran jokingly said ago, with reduceddemand forc- up newengineering institutes Indian Express that these ap- In December 2017,The on-the-spotassessment of stu- ALingayatcommunitymem- He said afamilymember of each thatheuttersonly“24 wordsin24 ing colleges to shut down. Since is at afive-year low. In 2019, provals arefor establishing en- Indian Express had published dents, whichwas being done till ber, Bommaiwasbroughtintothe wouldbegivenagovernmentjob. hours”,usedhalf of hisdailyquota then, roughly400 engineering AICTE announcedatwo-year gineering colleges in backward the findings of itsthree- now. The school inspectors or as- BJP fold by Yediyurappa ahead of Theinjured,hesaid,wouldreceive in one go. schools have wound up opera- moratorium on newinstitu- districts, requests that were al- month-long investigation, sessors appointed forthe task the2008polls when hispolitical Rs 1lakh each. “There’s nothing different tions. Exceptfor lastyear,which tions starting 2020-21. This was ready in the pipeline, and in the ‘DevaluedDegree’, which have justbeen trainedand career wasatthe crossroads -- af- The Assam government has about the Olympics,” said is when Covid-induceddisrup- done on the recommendation case of stategovernments found therewerenotakers for equippedwith GPS-enabled tertheJanataDal(United)lostpo- declaredstatemourningforthree Chaudhary, curtly. “Wahirangehai, tion wasfirstwitnessed, at least of agovernment committee wanting to startanew institute. 51 per cent of 15.5 lakh under- tabletswhichwillhelpthemeval- liticaltractioninKarnatakafollow- days as amarkofrespect forthe target hai, pistolhai, goli hai, hum 50 engineering institutes have headedbyIIT-Hyderabad In the three years before the graduateseatsin3,291engi- uateschools on real-time basis ing asplit in the JanataParty and policemen killedonduty. hai.Alagkyahoga?”heasked.Well, closedeveryyear since 2015-16. chairman BVRMohan Reddy. moratorium kickedin, the reg- neering colleges in 2016-17. and enter the dataonline. the passing of keyleaders like Sarma said: “Assam will not the result, forone. "Therecentevaluationof gov- RamakrishnaHegde,JHPateland launchacounter-attack. We will ernment primaryschools has re- SRBommai. notattacksomebody who be- Mamata would emerge “automatically”. to the letter.The Congress, the vealedthe actual position of Barring the separation from longs to the same country.” JusticeMadanBLokur,andformer “Thereisstill time forthe Lok Akali Dal’s main rivalinPunjab, GRADING OF SCHOOLS schoolsandeducationinthestate Yediyurappa between 2012 and Recalling pastincidents, he said: Chief Justice of CalcuttaHigh Sabha (elections), but planning wasnot asignatory. Total government. The stategovern- 2014,Bommai has been an inter- “Howcan youuse arms, ammu- Court, Justice (retd) Jyotirmay needs to be done from before,” UNDER GUNOTSAV 2.0 30,681 ment's tall claim of over 3,000 locutorfortheveteranleaderwith nition to settle adisputebetween Bhattacharya. she said. Asthana returns schoolsinthe topgrade has been the BJP leadership at the Centre, a twostates? it is notthe China- ThiswasBanerjee’sfirstmeet- retirement should be appointed 14 117 619 1546 20659 7335 391 exposedbyits ownevaluation,” troubleshooter, aprompterand a India boundary.” ing with Modi afterwinning the Opp meeting police chief. Gujarat Pradesh Congress frequent go-toman. OnTuesdayevening,Mizoram West Bengal Assemblyelections. slogan shouting. The announcement on A+ A A A B C D Committee spokesperson Bommai has worked in the Chief MinisterZoramthanga “I had sought time from the PM Sources said Gandhi will on Asthanacomesbarelyamonthaf- 95-100 90-95 90-85 85-75 75-50 50-25 25-0 Manish Doshi said accusing the pastasthe WaterResources postedaphoto on Twitter show- because, afterwinning the elec- Wednesdayalsochairacombined terBalaji Srivastava, an IPS officer stategovernment of promoting Ministerand has an in-depth un- ing an injured man on ahospital tions forthe thirdtime with the meeting of floor leaders of oppo- of the 1988 AGMUT-batch, was COMPARATIVE DATAOFNUMBER OF private schools that charge exor- derstanding of the water-sharing bed.“Lalmuansanga, resident of blessings of the people of West sition parties of both Lok Sabha givenadditional charge of SCHOOLSINEACH GRADE FROM GUNOTSAV bitantfeefromparentsinsteadof issues that Karnataka has with VairengteVenhlun, who suffered Bengal, Ihad notgot the opportu- and RajyaSabha to coordinate Commissioner of Police, Delhi. improving itseducation quality. neighbouring states. grievous bulletwound firedby nity to meetthe PM and their strategy.Sources said oppo- Asthana,aGujaratcadreIPSof- 1 TO 2.0 (FROM 2009 TO 2020) The Indian Express had re- Bommai wasinmourning a Assam Police yesterdayiscur- President… Ihavecome to Delhi sition parties, including those ficerof the1984batch,iscurrently portedonOctober 9, 2019,how coupleof weeksago followingthe rentlyundergoing treatment at aftertwo years... It is acourtesy from the BSP,had approached the chief of the Border Security A+ ABCD disparities in the grading of death of his petdog and waspic- Kolasib Civil Hospital. Utmost visit. Afterelections, youhaveto Gandhi to convene the meeting. Force(BSF) and held additional Gunotsav 15265 3,823 12,88714,582 schoolsunderGunotsav became turedpayingtearfultributesalong medicalcareavailableisgiven.All meetatleastonce,” she said. The opposition leaders will also charge of the Narcotics Control evidentintheresultsoftheeighth with his wifeand twochildren. expenses will be borne by the “I discussedthe Covid situa- hold ajoint press conference on Bureau. Additional charge of the Gunotsav 2131,016 10,40115,373 6,718 edition of the annual evaluation Mizoram Government,” he said. tion.Isaidwe needmorevaccines Wednesday. BSF has nowbeen giventoDG, Gunotsav 3154 7,07118,2377,220 1,285 of government primaryschool Assam-Mizoram Kolasib SP KVanlalfaka Ralte andmedicines.Ihavenoproblem Earlier in the day, Opposition ITBP,SSDeswal. Gunotsav 4113 6,336 20,241 5,452 2,035 children in 33,000schools. on both sides”, urgedAssam to said: “The situation is under con- withotherstatesalsogetting(vac- floor leaders of RajyaSabha ad- Shortlyafter the announce- With the number of schools Gunotsav 5858 11,132 15,778 4,763 1,706 “createcongenial environment trol,butthereisstillsomeresidual cines),but,accordingto ourpopu- dressedajoint press conference, ment, Asthana told The Indian gradeddifferinggreatlybetween forpeaceful resolution of the apprehension and tension.” lation share, we have gotmuch signalling aunited stand on the Express, “I have done field polic- Gunotsav 61,960 16,908 12,605 2,002 764 howinternal evaluators and ex- dispute”. “Weare worriedabout less than other states,” she said. Pegasus rowand the farmers’ is- ing forlong periods in Surat and Gunotsav 72,117 17,653 12,556 1,613300 ternal evaluators assess them, Official sources said the CRPF, National Highway 306getting “Our vaccination progress is very sue. Baroda. My priorities with Delhi Gunotsav 83,20722,4377,629 784170 basedonacademicandnon-aca- deployedinthe disputed area of blockedbecause this is the route good and our (positivity) rate is “Wewant adiscussion and a Police will be prevention and de- demicparameters,theeducation the boundarybetween the dis- through whichmanyessential nowaround 1per cent. But we probemonitoredby theSupreme tection of crime, besides mainte- Gunotsav 2.0 14 2,282 20,659 7,335 391 departmenthadalreadyinitiated trictsofCachar (Assam) and supplies come intoMizoram. We want to geteveryone vaccinated Court. Manycountries have or- nance of lawand order.” newevaluation methods from Kolasib(Mizoram),hadtakenover areallowing trucks to exit but no before the thirdwave,” she said. dered investigations. France has As special director in the CBI, the current academic year on- apostvacatedby theAssamPolice truckfromAssamiscomingin.So “I also discussedthe issue of ordered an inquiry, Hungaryand Asthana wasinvolvedinanun- cent, Cwith 50-25 per cent and plemented. wards. The datafromGunotsav 8 but Mizoram Police personnel we areconcernedthat it will lead changing the state’s name to Germanytoo, Iamtold, have set precedented feud with the the lowest of Dgrade with 25-0 The Gunotsav that evaluated (2018-19) accessedbythis paper were still to vacatetheir post. The to ashortage of supplies… We Bangla... he said he would look at upprobes.Idon’tunderstandwhy agency’s then director,Alok per cent. learning levels in the pre-pan- illustrated whythese changes situationonthegroundwastense have manyinjuries on the Mizo it,” she said. our government is trying to hide. Verma.At thepeakof theturf war Among 33 districtsand four demic academic year,combined were required. but under control, sources said. sidealso.Onepersoniscriticaland Banerjee indicated that many Ourgovernmentissayingthereis within the CBI, Verma had regis- municipalcorporations(total37), independent observations by Basedonparameters that Union Home MinisterAmit 8-9 areinjured,” he said. political leaders and non-politi- nothingintherevelations.If there teredanFIR againstAsthana on the topthree districtsare Valsad school inspectors and learning measureonlyacademicperform- Shah, sources said, wasintouch cianshadsoughttimeto meether is nothing in it, then whyare you October15,2018,allegingcorrup- that scored 67 per cent followed outcomes. The inspectors sat in ance, 1,563 schools got A+ grade, with Chief Ministers Sarma and Indian shooters over the next fewdays,signalling hiding? Whydon’t youset up a tion. Asthana waseventually by Devbhumi Dwarka with 66.8 class to observeparameters like while this number shoots up 14 .“He has had tele- of India’s toppistolshooters, and that she is keen to playanational probelikeothercountries,”Leader cleared of all chargesand the CBI per cent and Botad66.7 per cent. howisateacher teaching, how times to 23,228 schools when phonic conversations with both, her coachRana, he triedtomedi- role. Ahead of her meeting with of the Opposition in RajyaSabha had submitted in the High Court Ahugerise is seen in B, Cand D muchstudentshaveunderstood, evaluated on non-academic pa- multiple times during the dayto ate. “I got Manu’s familytogether Congress president Sonia Gandhi Mallikarjun Kharge said. thattherewasnoevidenceto sup- grade schools has been reported teachingenvironmentinclassetc, rameters. As forthe overall rank- take stockofthe situation. withJaspalbuttheydidnotgeton. on Wednesday, she metsenior He wasflanked by DMK’s portthe chargesagainsthim. At compared to the lastGunotsav whilethelearningoutcomeeval- ing, considering both academic Instructions have been passedto It’s notjustJaspal, the other side Congress leaders Anand Sharma, TiruchiSiva,SP’sRamGopalYadav, midnightonOctober21,2018,the conducted in 2018. uation wasfed online. andnon-academicparameters,as ensurenofurther violence takes also wasnot willing to work with Kamal Nath and Abhishek Manu TMC’sSukenduShekharRoy, RJD’s government swoopeddownon As manyas14districtsand Afterpilotroll out conducted manyas3,207schools arelisted place,” sources in the MHA said. him because of various instances Singhvi on Tuesday. Manoj Kumar Jha, AAP’s Sanjay the agency and forced both offi- one municipal corporation have in 850 schools, these institutes under A+ grade, an increase from Union Home SecretaryAjay thattheycited.Thegirlsaidsome- On her scheduledmeetings Singh and CPM’s Elamaram cers to go on leave. been gradedbelowthe stateav- were externallyevaluated by a 2,117schools in the previous aca- Bhallaislearntto have summoned thing, the familysaid something, withOppositionleaders,Banerjee Kareem and CPI’s BinoyViswam. WITHENSINPUTS erageof57.8per cent. These in- team of over 460 school inspec- demic session. the DGPs and Chief Secretaries of and Jaspal, in his defence, said said she wasmeeting many“old Congress deputy leader in Rajya cludeNarmada,Tapi,Surat,Kutch, tors.Attributingthishugedecline While therehas notbeen Assam and Mizoram to Delhi something,” he said. friends”. Sabha Anand Sharma said “the Gujarat schools Vadodara, Bharuch, Jamnagar, to different evaluation criteria, muchofanincrease between ac- Wednesdayfor ameeting on the He insistedthat India’s deba- Banerjee indicated that she blame of the deadlockin academic year,combinedinde- Dang, Aravalli, Anand, Rajkot Raosaid, “What wascalledA+ ademic years 2016 and 2017 Mondayincident and the future cle at the Olympics wasnot would meetDelhi Chief Minister Parliament lies squarelyatthe pendent observations by School Municipal Corporation, schoolsearlier had 60 onlyper where1,960and2,117schoolsre- course of action. “Jaspal’sfault”buttheincidentbe- on Thursday, as door of the government.” inspectors and learning out- Mahisagar,Banaskantha, Dahod cent weightagetolearning out- spectively were gradedA+, there In Silchar,headquarters of the tween the two“might have had wellasJavedAkhtarandShabana The dayalso sawseven oppo- comes.Theinspectorssatinclass andChhota Udepurwiththeleast comeswhichhasbeenincreased wasahugedisparity in the way Cachar district, Sarma visited the an impact on Manu to some ex- Azmi.Shesaidshewasscheduled sition parties, ledbyformer BJP to observeparameterslikehow is of 49.3 per cent. intherevisedcriteria.Thus,there internal assessors and external injured police personnel at the tent”.Bhakerwaschosenforthree to meetPresident RamNath allyShiromani Akali Dal, writing ateacher teaching, howmuch Since the firstGunotsav in is amajor difference in the num- evaluators grade schools, as in- Silchar Medical Collegeand events--10m air pistol, 10m Kovind on Thursday, but the to PresidentRamNathKovindand studentshaveunderstood,teach- 2009, the number of A+ grade bersundereachgrade.Onlyifthe ternal evaluators classify more Hospital and also paid tributes to mixed team and 25m pistol. “For meetingwasrunningintotrouble urging him to direct the govern- ing environment in class etc, schools increasedfrom5to3,207 resultsare closer to truth, then schoolsunderA+grade and thepolicemenkilledinthefiring– reasons best known to him and giventhe stipulation that she re- mentto discussthefarmers’issue whilethelearningoutcomeeval- in 2018.The evaluation exercise youcan improve.” fewerschools under the low while five policemen died the athlete concerned, theyare quired an RT-PCR test despitebe- and the snooping controversy in uation wasfed online. revealedanaverage grade of The evaluation criteria used grade of D, compared to exter- Monday, the sixth succumbed to unableto work togetherandwell, ing vaccinated. Parliament. The BSP,NCP,RLP, Schools with A+ scoreinthe 57.85 per cent indicates that in forGunotsav,sofar,had been in nal assessors, across districts. injuries Tuesday. this is notChina we live in. Ican- Responding to aquestion, National Conference, CPI and the rangeof100-85 per cent, Awith morethan 75 per cent schools, the ratio of 60:20:20, where60 FULL REPORTS ON Earlier,Sarmasaidhisgovern- notdictate,” Raninder said. Banerjee said Opposition unity CPI(M)were theothersignatories 85-75 per cent, Bwith 75-50 per no remedial education wasim- per cent foracademic perform- www.indianexpress.com

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,WEDNESDAY,JULY28,2021 ANIMAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME. GUJARAT TO GIVE THREE LIONS TO DELHI Gujarat will give three lions to Delhi forbreeding under an animal exchange programme. “Central Zoo 3 Authorityapproved the proposal to bring alion and twolionesses from Kevadia and Sakkarbaug,” GUJARAT Delhi Zoo Director Ramesh Pandey said. Gujarat will get twohippopotamuses from Delhi. Tomitigateman-animalconflicts,forest depttosetupthreebreedingcentres

Sabarkanthawillbreedanimalsof Forest officials also said that PARIMALDABHI ungulatefamily. theyhavefeltaneedforthebreed- GANDHINAGAR,JULY27 MAN-ANIMALCONFLICTSINLASTFIVEYEARS InDevgadhBariaof Dahoddis- ingcentresof ungulates,hareand trict, Indian hares will be bred. redjungle fowl since forestsof INANattempt to mitigatethehu- Year Human Human Cattle Injuries/Deaths And the proposedcentrein Gujarat,otherthanlionlandscape, man-animal conflictsinGujarat Injuries Deaths Bhavnagar district will witness have scarce prey base. and to increase the prey-base for 2016-17113 19 4,209 breeding of redjungle fowls. As per the official figures of wild animals in itsforests,the 2017-1875173,429 The project is plannedtoad- the Forest department, in lastfive StateForestDepartment is plan- dressthelionandslothbearland- yearsbetween 2016-17and ningto setupthreebreedingcen- 2018-19136 19 3,218 scapes in the statethat will in- 2020-21, different wildlifecir- tresof ungulates,junglefowlsand 2019-20 159285,162 cludeleopardhabitattoointhose cles of Gujarat have witnessed hares in Sabarkantha, Dahod and 2020-21196 33 5,255 landscapes. As per forest depart- total 116cases of human deaths, Bhavnagar districts. mentofficials,majorman-animal 679cases of human injuries, Theinitiative ispartofaProject Total: 679116 21,273 conflictsinGujarat areobserved and 21,273 cases of injuries or forEcosystem Restoration in dueto leopards,Asiaticlions,sloth deaths of cattle in incidentsof The mortalremains of Hariprasad Swami arebrought to Haridham Sokhada. Express Gujarat (PERG) to be fundedby bears, crocodiles, blue bulls and man-animal conflicts. In all Japan International Cooperation statelikecoastalareas,grasslands, in conflict with humans... By wildboars.Theyaddthatwildan- these cases, the stategovern- Agency (JICA), whichhas sanc- wetlands and degradedforests. breeding these animals -likeun- imals,especiallylionandleopard, ment has paid ex-gratia tionedasoftloan worthRs905 Atop forest official said, “The gulates, jungle fowlsand Indian attackandkilllarge numberof do- amountstothe victims and their Haridham Sokhda founder croretotheForest departmentfor conceptbehind setting up the hares–and releasing them into mesticlivestockandevenhuman families running intocrores. theprojectof nineyears’duration. breeding centres is to makesure forests, we will trytoincrease the beings. And the breeding centers The forest department is PERG,expectedto beginthisyear, that wild animals getenough prey-base.” areanattempt to improvethe planning to spend around Rs 32 Hariprasad Swami dies at 87 includes restoration of various prey-base within forestssothat As per the official, the pro- habitat of these wild animals by lakh to setupthe three breeding ecologicallysensitive areas of the theydonot ventureoutandcome posedbreeding centrein increasingtheprey-baseinforests. centres.

four days forhis followers and leader’s mortalremains arrived EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE devotees to paytheir respects at theHaridham Sokhada Couple, son killed in accident VADODARA,JULY27 and his lastrites will be per- premises, whereafter cleans- formedonAugust1. ing with holyriver waters, his Rajkot: Acouple and their eight- tion said. HARIDHAM SOKHDAfounder, Tributes poured in forthe body waskeptfor the public to month-old son were killedwhen The victims Deepak Solanki Yogi Divine Society head and head of one of the Swaminarayan payhomage. the motorcycle theyweretrav- (30), his wifeDiksha (29) and spiritual leader Hariprasad sects, headquarteredinSokhda Union Home MinisterAmit elling on washit by acar in son Ronak were thrownoff the Swami breathedhis lastlateon town of Vadodara, who spent 56 Shah also expressedhis grief and Gujarat's Rajkot district, police two-wheeler when acar,which Mondayataprivate hospital in years as amonk since 1965. conveyedhis condolences to the said on Tuesday. wasbeing drivenonthe wrong Vadodara, wherehewas under- Chief MinisterVijay Rupani Swaminarayan sect on Twitter. The accident took place near side of the road, hit them, he said. going treatment forakidneyail- said, “Swamiji had spent his life Gujarat Pradesh Congress Party Dudhivadar villagein The trio, who hailedfrom ment. He was87. in the service of society,and his spokesperson Dr Manish Doshi, Jamkandorna taluka of the dis- Charakhdi villageofGondal Arelease from Haridham contribution in the fields of de- in astatement on behalf of the trict lateonMondaynight, an of- taluka, were killedonthe spot, stated that his mortalremains addiction and education will be party,said, “His spiritual teach- ficial of Jamkandorna police sta- the official said. PTI will bekept at the Swaminarayan remembered forever.” ings will always beaguiding light temple premises in Sokhda for On Tuesday, the spiritual forthe society.” Probe after 3men fire at businessman in Narol

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POLICE HAVE launchedanin- vestigation afterunidentified persons firedmultiple rounds at abusinessman, in Narolof Ahmedabad on Mondaynight, triggering panic in the area. According to police, busi- nessman Paramsukh Prajapati (55) receivedbulletgrazing marks on his body in the inci- dent that took place around 8.30 pm Mondayat‘Kavya Murti Gruh Udyog’ compound near Moni HotelinNarol ,three days afterhereceivedanextor- tion call forRs5lakh. Three assailantswho came on amotorcycle fledthe scene afteropening fire on Prajapati who is intoproduction and wholesale business of clayidols in Ahmedabad and Surat. “On July23evening, Ire- ceivedacall from an unknown number demanding Rs 5lakh forthe safetyofmyfamily members and IinAhmedabad and Surat. We triedcalling that number again but it was switchedoff,” said Prajapati in his complaint. “On Mondaynight, Iwas sit- ting on achair on my company premises when Iheardaloud noise and stood up. Isaw aman holdingapistoland afterfiring multiple rounds, he rantowards amotorcycle wheretwo people were waiting... All three then fledthe spot. Ireceivedbullet grazing injuries on my right hand and right cheek.Idon’t recognise anyofthe three men as their faces were masked nor do Iremember the vehicle reg- istration plate,” he added. Taking cognisance, police have booked acase of attempt to murder under IPC 307and 386 forextortion along with Arms Actagainstunknown per- sons.

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MURDER CASE OF VADODARA POLICE INSPECTOR’S PARTNER HEAVY RAIN WARNING Govt’s compensation 11 SDRF teams on inadequate: Fishermen BrothertoseekcustodyofSweety’sson, alert, 8NDRF teams deployed affected by cyclone was‘suspicious’whenshewent‘missing’ in South Gujarat, Talking about the compensa- Saurashtra EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE tion, Bharat Kamlaiyafrom AHMEDABAD,JULY27 Rajparasaid, “A measlyRs2000 He adds that when Sweety isn’t enough to buy atin of edible ADITIRAJA waspregnant with Ansh, she EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE CLAIMINGTHATthe monthly oil (15litres). We want at leastRs VADODARA,JULY27 concealedthe pregnancy from AHMEDABAD,JULY27 compensation of Rs 2000 an- 5,000 forayear as mostfisher- Desai for24weekstocross the nouncedisnot enoughto buyatin men will take about an year to get JAYDEEP PATEL, afarmer from gestation period that permits IN VIEW of the India of edibleoil,fishermenaffectedby their boatsrepaired.Till then they PansoravillageinUmrethtaluka abortion. Patelsaid, "She had told Meteorological Department’s cyclone Tauktae in Gujarat made would remain unemployed.” of Anand district, is yettocome us she waspregnant but she did (IMD’s) warning of heavy rain- arepresentation before the fish- While announcing aRs105 crore to terms with the revelations nottell him because she thought fall in Valsad district Wednesday, eriesdepartmentonTuesdayand package, the government had that have struckthe familysince he would notbeready to have a 11 teams of StateDisaster sought higher compensation. stated that it will payasum of Rs his 37-year-old sisterSweety child… When Ajayfound out Response Force(SDRF) have Fishermen from Shiyalbeyt, 2,000 to eachofthe fishermen Patelwent “missing” on June 5, about the pregnancy,whichwas been put on alertand 8teams of Chanch, Dhara, Syed Rajpara, whose boatsgot damaged in the from her residence in Karjan in an advancedstage, he still told National DisasterResponse Nawa Bandar,SimarandMahuva cyclone. that she shared with Police hertoabortthe child but finally Force(NDRF) deployedacross that arepartofAmreli, Gir According to Bharat, the Inspector AjayDesai of the agreedtohavethe baby." South Gujarat and Saurashtrare- SomnathandBhavnagardistricts banksinthese districtswerenot Vadodaradistrict Special The familyiskeen to know gion, while sevenhavebeen put metthe officials in Gandhinagar. giving loans beyond Rs 2lakh and Operations Group (SOG). what transpired that evening on reserve. “Wetoldthegovernmentthatthe so the government’s packagethat The Ahmedabad Detection that prompted Desai to take SevenNDRF teams have compensationannouncedforthe mentions 10 per cent interest of Crime Branch(DCB) arrested Sweety's life. "Iamgiven to un- been deployedinValsad, Surat, fishermenisinadequate.Overone subventions forloans up to Rs 10 Desai, Sweety's live-in partner derstand that he wasworriedhe Navsari, Rajkot,Gir Somnath, lakh fishermen arecurrentlyun- lakh forrepairing boats, is insuffi- and father of her two-year-old would lose his job as acivil ser- Junagadh, Morbi and Kutch employedafter their boatswere cient.Hesaidthefishermen who son, foralleged murder and de- vant as the rules do notpermit while twoteams have been put damaged or destroyed in the cy- migratetoports likeJafrabad for struction of evidence 49 days af- them to have twowives but he on reserveinVadodaraand one clone. In thegovernment’s pack- employment and have losttheir tershe went “missing”. had livedthat lie forsolong by team in Gandhinagar,arelease age, thereisnoprovision for shelter and belongings have not Even as the probeintothe se- hiding the factsfromboththe issuedbythe stategovernment 40,000 fisherwomen who arean been surveyed. quence of eventsthat ledtoher women -- his wifeaswell as stated. integral partoffishing industry DakshaBaria,18,theyoungest alleged murder continues, Patel Sweety.Sowhy did he kill her?" The details were discussed and areinvolvedincleaning, dry- in the group said she had come to is nowset to file apetition to Patelsays. and shared during the weather ing and packaging of fishes,” said represent her mother who used seek custody of her son, Ansh, Ahmedabad DCB officials reconstructed the crime scene at the residence of VadodaraPolice On Tuesday, the DCB also re- watchgroup meeting chaired by Arvind Khuman, who repre- to packagefish, but have re- who has been leftwithout both Inspector AjayDesai, accusedofmurdering Sweety Patel, on Tuesday. Express constructed the scene of crime relief commissioner Ardra sentedthefishermenfromRajula mainedunemployedsincethecy- his parents. at the tenement home of the Agarwalatthe StateEmergency in Amreli district. clone hit. The fishermen present "My biggestworry right now couple whereDesai allegedly Operation CentreGandhinagar. “The government’s package also said that they have sought a is thewellbeing of Ansh. We had The familyhas approacheda calledmeupthat morning to tell plice Kiritsinh Jadeja. murdered Sweety on the inter- As per the IMD forecastfor has no provisions forfishermen resurvey of the losses from the brought him home forclose to lawyer to prepareapetition to me that Sweety leftthe house The FIR has been classifiedas vening night of June 5. Wednesday, heavy rains arevery owningsmallboats.Secondly, the government. 20 days afterAjaytold us that seek legal custody of the child afteraminor fight, Iwas suspi- “sensitive”. The officers also brought in likely at isolated places in Valsad survey forthe compensation was The cyclone also destroyed Sweety had gone missing on on the grounds that theyare his cious. She would nothaveleft While the police investiga- avehicle to reconstruct the and in DadraNagar,whichwill done at atime when mostevacu- driedfish and fresh fish stocks. June 5. But he is big enough to onlyliving familyasDesai is ac- the house and the son foratriv- tion states that Desai bumped manner in whichDesai al- be followedbylight to moderate ated families had notreturned. These were also nottaken into understand thathis parentsare cusedofSweety's murder and ial matter..." offSweetyasshe wasforcing legedly loadedSweety's body rainfall across the statetill end of These families were leftout. account by the government. The notaround and he waspining for their relationship did nothave Patelsays that his suspicion him to divorcehis legal wife, intothe bootofhis compass this month. Thirdly, thereare at least5000 fishermen also asked the gov- them so we returnedhim to the supportofhis family. turnedstronger when Desai who he marriedin2017--ayear jeep, whichwas partiallyvisible On Tuesday, 100talukas re- boatsthat have gotdamaged, ernment to hikethe compensa- Ajay, in hope that he will be bet- "Wehaveasked the lawyer beganavoiding his calls afew aftertheybegan living in to- in the CCTVfootage of the soci- ceivedrainfall with highestin whichismuchhigher than the tion fordeath from Rs 6lakh to ter. Later,asthe mysterybegan to file apetition in the courtand days later. gether,Patel claims that Sweety etythat morning. Chhota Udepur’s Pavi Jetpur that government’scountof 1000,”said Rs 15 lakh. Officials in the gov- to unfold, we learnt that Ajayhad it will be done shortly. We need "I approachedthe Vadodara wasunaware that Desai had The police is also investigat- recorded19mmrainfall till 8pm. Khumanwhileaddressingmedia ernment said theywerelooking handedoverthe child to his to formalise the custody to avoid police with amissing persons' marriedanother woman. ing if Sweety waspregnant with The statehas so farrecorded persons aftermeeting the state intothe demands made by the friend in Ahmedabad. Now, after anyproblems later…My sister complaint on June 11... But the "She wasnot awarethat he their second child as Desai had 34.14per cent of the season’s government officials. fishermen. his arrest forSweety's murder, lovedhim so muchthat Icannot Vadodarapolice did notinvesti- had another wife…She knew told his co-accusedJadeja that rainfall. Among regions, South the friend has apparently lethim be passedaround from gate the case the waythey that he wasengaged to another his familywas pressuring him to Gujarat has recordedthe high- handedoverthe child to one of one hand to the other as an or- should have," says Patel, who is woman under familypressure kill his sister, who had become estof37per cent followedby Ajay's sisters. We want to know phan," says Patel. the complainant in the FIR of but he did nottell her that he pregnant from an affair,topro- Saurashtrawith 33.21per cent, CASETRACKER wheremysister's son is," Patel Patel, who lastspoketo murder lodged at Karjan police had marriedthe woman. Had tect the honour of his family. EastCentral with 32.37per cent, told The Indian Express in atele- Sweety forthe birthdayofAnsh, station on June 24 by the DCB she known, Iamsure, she would Patel, however, deniedthat Kutch31.34 per cent and North Places ConfirmedDeaths Newcases phonic conversation on Tuesday. said, "When he (AjayDesai) againstDesai and his accom- have lefthim," Patelclaims. Sweety waspregnant. Gujarat 28.61per cent. Ahmedabad 2,28,6353,411 4 Amreli 10,873 1021 Anand 9,619 49 1 Disturbed Areas Pregnant woman ‘shot Aravalli 5,465 79 0 Act extended to Banaskantha 13,658 1620 dead’ by former husband Bharuch 11,443 1180 5more yrs in 8 Bhavnagar 21,692 3000 acountry-made pistol, killing Botad 2,217 42 0 areas of Surat EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE her on the spot. He then fledthe Chhota Udepur 3,398380 RAJKOT, JULY 27 spot. Pankajtriedtogiveachase Dahod 9,572 38 2 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE APREGNANT woman wasal- to the accusedcriedfor help. Dang 864180 SURAT,JULY27 legedly shotdead by her former “One Krunal Chudasama Devbhoomi Dwarka 12,934820 husband at her residence in who waspassing by in his car Gandhinagar 20,827205 0 CHIEF MINISTER VijayRupani Ravi Park near Love Temple on with his friends noticedthe ac- Tuesdayannouncedthe exten- KalavadRoad on Tuesdaywith cusedgetting intoanautorick- Gir Somnath 8,532 67 0 sion of period of DisturbedAreas police saying the accusedwas shawand informedthe police Jamnagar 36,583477 2 Actineight police stations areas nabbed within hours. control. He than chasedthe au- Junagadh 20,456 2710 in Surat city to five moreyears. According to police, Akash torickshawand kept updating Kheda 10,386 48 0 The stategovernment had Maurya (27), aresident of the control room,” an official Kutch 12,502 1451 implemented the Disturbed Gorakhpur in , release from University Police Areas ActinAthwa, Salabatpura, came to Rajkot from UP and station said. Mahisagar 8,311 72 0 Chowk Bazaar,Mahidharpura, hired an autorickshawtogoto The release further said the Mehsana 24,282 1772 Saiyedpura, Lalgatepolice station the house of the victim, Sarita police teams eventuallyman- Morbi 6,500870 areas since October 17,2017. Chavda (26), around 1pm. aged to nab Maurya from Narmada 5,976 15 0 Rander and Limbayatareas also Police said that Saritaand Madhapar Chowkadi. Navsari 7,158240 cameunder the Actsince March INOCULATED her husband PankajChavda Police said Saritawas also a 14,2020. The period of the Actin were having lunchwhen native of Gorakhpur and was Panchmahal 11,741 70 2 all eight police station areas ends An elderly woman gets Covid-19vaccine dose inside avehicle at Bopal villagepanchayat Maurya reachedtheir resi- initiallymarried to Marya.She Patan 11,622 1290 by July31. office in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Nirmal Harindran dence and entered intoanar- tied the knotwith Chavda last Porbandar 3,843 19 0 Acting on the representations gument with Saritabefore year and wasthree months Rajkot 58,640 7232 made by BJP MLAs of Surat shooting her on the chestwith pregnant. Sabarkantha 9,335 1570 Purnesh Modi, Sangeeta Patil, Arvind Rana, and from several Surat 1,43,4681,958 11 BJP councillorsand sociallead- PM’s permission to fire ‘gola’ for ‘goli’ Surendranagar 8,120136 0 ers, Rupani had took the decision Tapi 4,440 22 0 to extend the validity of the Act brought down terror attacks: Jadeja Vadodara 77,641 788 4 in these areas. Valsad 6,235490 The press release from the Jammu and Kashmir in 2017. terrorists usedtovisit our coun- stategovernment said that the EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE “Weobserved Kargil Diwas trymorning and evening to bay Other states 1483 decision has been takentore- AHMEDABAD,JULY27 yesterday(July26) and paid forblood of innocent civilians... Total New Cumulative Cumulative duce the incidentsliketaking homagetothe jawans who laid before 2014,not muchwas done cases: cases: discharge: deaths: possession of the properties TERROR ATTACKSinIndia have down their livestoprotect the to stop them. Today, our befitting 8,33,038 30 8,14,413 10,076 through forceorpressure, by sev- reducedsince 2014 as PM Modi motherland. Since 2014,ifthere actions have brought down eral notorious elementsinthese has givenpermission to fire is anyattackonthe border,ifa these cases. We all remember GUJARAT CONFIDENTIAL Firstdosetakerstilldate Fullyvaccinatedtilldate areas. “gola” in replyof“goli”, said State ‘goli’ has been shotfromthe the 2008 serial blasts in 2,45,43,578 76,31,838 Home MinisterPradipsinh other side, permission to fire a Ahmedabad, when abomb blast Jadeja said on Tuesday. ‘gola’ backhas been givenby took place at civil hospital Govt said decision was The ministerwas speaking at none other than the son of trauma centreinAsarwa.Ire- POWER TUSSLE takentoreduce the afunction in agovernment pri- Gujarat, our PM NarendraModi. member howBJP volunteers incidentsliketaking maryschool in Chamanpura His political willpowerhas en- helpedthe injured patients,” the POWER STRUGGLE within the Vadodaracity unit of the Govt to give Rs 2,000 area of Ahmedabad city to inau- sured that the terror attacks in ministeradded. BhartiyaJantaParty (BJP) has come out in the open with the possession of the gurat the bustofShaheedLance India areaverted and borders are Earlier in the day, Jadeja in- local party executive trying to outdo the elected wing of its monthly aid to kids who properties through Naik Gopal Singh Bhadauria of safe... If needarises, surgical augurated newlybuilt Asarwa ownparty.Lastweek,the VadodaraMunicipal Corporation forcebynotorious the Indian Army. Bhadauria, a strikes areconducted to finish police chowki (outpost) under (VMC) wasatthe centreofacontroversy over proposedallot- native of Chamanpura, had laid the terror elementsintheir Shahibaug police station in ment of 75 open plots to private organisations. The opposi- have lost parent to Covid elements down his lifefighting terrorists lands,” said Jadeja. Ahmedabad that will cater to a tion raisedthe issue of misuse of 46 plots allotted since 1993 in an operation in Kulgam of “Earlier,-inspired population of 90,000. when MayorKeyur Rokadia announcedthat the VMC would fitofthis scheme to children who “takeback” all 46 plots allotted earlier.However, before the PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA have lostone of their parentsto official announcement from Rokadia, the BJP city unit issued AHMEDABAD, JULY 27 Covid-19,saidSunainaTomar,ad- astatement on the same. It also gave credit to the party city ditional chief secretaryofthe BJP’s ‘misrule’: AAPtohold8-day protest president Dr VijayShah forgetting the VMC to remove en- THE GUJARATgovernment on Social Justice and Empowerment croachments. Asenior elected representative of the party said, Tuesdayannouncedthat children Department,inawrittencommu- ment hasfailedinall aspectsof (Sensitivity) Diwas, we will hold “Wehavenever seen suchkind of oneupmanship in the BJP who have lostaparent to COVID- nication to district collectors. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE education, health, employment, Asamvedna Diwas, For unit before,atleastinVadodara. We areverydisturbed about 19 will getamonthlyassistance On August2,Chief Minister AHMEDABAD, JULY 27 agriculture, roads, electricity women’s empowerment Day it as it is affecting the imageofthe party.” of Rs 2,000 under the existing VijayRupani will launchthis connection, watersupplyand we will hold anti women BJP scheme of Mukhya Mantri Bal scheme forsuchchildren. THE GUJARATunit of the Aam sanitation in Gujarat. Instead of day, foremployment day, we Seva Yojna. Kin of artists to Aadmi Party(AAP) has an- getting embarrassed, theyare will hold unemployedday and Earlier,onlychildrenwhohad nouncedtoorganise an eight- busy in celebrating their five so on,” said Italia. TROLL OVER POTHOLE lost both their parentstothe dis- getcompensation day“ProtestUtsava”, highlight- years of misrule in Gujarat... We He also addedthat currently ease were coveredunder the The Gujarat government is ing the “misrule of Bharatiya will also organise aprotest his party workers aretravelling THE VADODARA Municipal Corporation (VMC) has received scheme and were eligible to geta consideringawardingcompensa- JanataParty in Gujarat” when demonstration with the name across Gujarat to touchbase flak afteravideo showing aman and awoman on atwo- monthlyassistanceof Rs4,000till tion to kin of artists,suchas the stategovernment is plan- of ‘Sauno Sath Bhajpa No Vikas’ with kin of those who losttheir wheeler falling offafter hitting apothole went viral. The civic theyturn 21,and if theychose to painters and theatreactors, who ning an eight-daycelebration to Gopal Italia at AAP’s state to showcase the reality to peo- livesdue to the Covid-19pan- body wastrolledfor itsSmartCity claims and the video was go forhigher studies afterthe age diedofCOVID-19, with acondi- markits five years of “good gov- office on Tuesday. Express ple,” said Italia. demic. also shared by Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia. of 21,theywouldreceive Rs6,000 tionthattheannualincomeof the ernance”. “The BJP has said that on “Till nowwehavevisited Netizens have calledout the VMC over the video, said to be of per month till theyturn 24. deceasedshouldbelessthanRs2 Making the announcement August1,theyintend to cele- 300villages in the stateand July17. In the CCTVfootage,whichisofaroad in the Akota At least776 children,wholost lakh, an official said on Tuesday. at the party’s stateoffice on as ajibeagainstthe Gujarat brate‘Gyan Diwas’ fortheir wherever we go,people meet area of the city,aman rides atwo-wheeler with awoman on both parentstothe infection, re- The proposal is in the primary Ashram Road on Tuesday, AAP BJP’s slogan of “Sauno Sath, work done in education sector. us with tearyeyesclaiming that pillion during heavy rain and as theycross astormwater ceivedthe firstmonthlyinstal- stageand the amount of com- Gujarat president Gopal Italia Sauno Vikas” (everyone’s sup- HoweverAAP will also protest no onehad come to their village drain, the front wheel of the two-wheeler hitsapothole. The ment of Rs 4,000 eachunder the pensation has notbeen decided, termedtheir upcoming protest port, everyone’s development). by celebrating the dayas‘Agyan before.Soon we will compile vehicle loses balance and the riders fall off. An official of the BalSeva Yojna,earlierthismonth. while authorities have instructed demonstration as “Sauno Sath “Weall knowabout the mis- Diwas’ to showcase the failed and release actual death figures VMC said that the pothole wasfixed shortlyafter the video The stategovernment has officials to startcollecting details Bhajpa No Vikas” (Everyone’s rule of the BJP in Gujarat forthe work of BJP in education. during Covid pandemic,” said came to light . nowdecidedtoextend the bene- of potential beneficiaries. supportfor BJP’s development) past27years. The stategovern- Similarly forSamvedna Italia.

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NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION-11(1) Revenue Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar TENDER NOTICE NO.9 OF SARDAR SAROVER NARMADANIGAM LIMITED The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, YEAR 2021-22 (Corrigendum-1) (A whollyowned Government of Gujarat Undertaking) Rehabilitation &Resettlement Act, 2013 (30 of 2013) 1) Est. Cost (a) Pre-bid Meeting The Corrigendum in the Tender Notice No.9 of year 2021- (Rs. in lacs) (b) Last date for online downloading District :Panchmahal 22 Dt.14/07/2021 issued by the ExecutiveEngineer,Surat Tender Notice No. & 2) Tender Fee (in /submission of tender documents No. AM-2021-298-M-LPN-2020-967-CH Date: 4JUL 2021 Name of the work Rs.) (including GST) (c) Last date for physical submission (R&B) Div.No.2, (R&B) Bhavan, 4th Floor,Opp.Dutch 3) EMD (Rs in lacs) (d) Online verification of documents Whereas it appears to the Government of Gujarat under The Garden, Nanpura, Surat Ph. No.2471097 is as under. 4) Class (e) Opening of Technical bid Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land 5) Time Limit (f) Opening of Price bid Acquisition, Rehabilition and Resettlement Act, 2013 (30 of The bid documents forworkatSr.No.1 &2will be avail- 1 2 3 2013) that the lands specified in the schedule hereto is likely able on website www.nprocure.com. up to 18.00 hrs.on Work under the Chief Engineer,(SBC), SSNNL, Rajkot to be needed forapublic purpose viz:for : PMGSY -Constg. Dated 05/08/2021 which mayplease be noted other Tender Notice No-8 of 2020-21 1) 1902.68 (a) N.A. details remnains unchanged. ID No. 474185 2) 21240/- (b) 12/08/2021 at 18.00 hrs. V.R. to VanzariyaFaliyaRoad. Construction Remaining 3) 19.03 (c) 13/08/2021 to 20/08/2021 up to It is herebynotified under the provisions of Section-11(1) of Forfurther details please visit our above mentioned web Distributaries and its Minors off 4) ''AA'' Class 18.00 hrs taking From Dhrangadhra 5) 11 Months (d) 17/08/2021 at 16.05 hrs the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land site. No.: INF-Surat/425/2021 Branch Canal between Ch 74.31 onwards (if possible) Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (30 of to 98.267 Km (D-18 to D-23) (e) 18/08/2021 at 16.05 hrs. 2013) that the said lands are likely to be needed forthe pur- Package Name:- DBC/CAD-IV onwards (if possible) Gujarat Water SupplyAnd SewerageBoard (f) 20/08/2021 at 12.00 hrs pose specified above. Tender Notice No-9 of 2020-21 1) 1915.60 Tender NoticeNo. 3(3rd att.) 07, 08 (2nd att.) ID No. 474308 2) 21240/- (if possible) 1. All persons interested in the same lands are hereby Construction Remaining 3) 19.16 warned not to obstruct or interfere with anysurveyors or Of 2021-2022 Distributaries and its Minors off 4) ''AA'' Class other persons employedupon the said lands forthe pur- Tender ID :473832 (3rd att.) 473840, 473833 (2nd att.) taking From Dhrangadhra 5) 11 Months Branch Canal between Ch 98.267 pose of the said acquisition. Anycontracts forthe disposal Tenders are invited through Twobid E-Tendering by the Executive to 124.983 Km (D-24 to D-28) of the said lands by sale,lease,mortgage,assignment Tenders are invited through Twobid E-Tendering by the Executive Package Name:- DBC/CAD-V exchange or otherwise or anyoutlayorimprovement made Engineer,Public Health works Dn., Rajkot 360005 from the Note : The details regarding contact place for physical submission and opening of tender, please visit website www.ssnnl.nprocure.com INF/710/21-22 therein, without the sanctioned of the collector,after the Government Registered Contractor for (1) L.L.J. of PVC Pipeline, date of this notification will under section-22 of the said act const.of sumpandpumphouseForVillageAjmerparavistarunder WATER AND SENITATION MANAGEMENT ORGENISATION to be disregarded by the officer assessing compensation E-TenderOnline Public Notice Ta.vinchhiya(2) P.L.L.J. of PVC Pipeline at Thoriyali to Rupavati ON-LINE TENDER NOTICE NO. 11 and 28 forsuch parts ofthe said lands as maybefinally acquired. On-Line Tender Notice No.08-Year 2021-22 The Unit Manager D.W.S.U. (WASMO), DEVBHOOMIDwARKA villageTa.Vichhiya (3) P.L.L.J. of P.V.C. Pipeline From Exi. Sump at (Second Attempt) OF (2021-22) 2. If the Government of Gujarat is satisfied that the said lands M.9978406925,invitesOnlinetenderfromTheRegisteredcontractors. RafalavillafetoExi.Cistern/SumpofJamgadhVillage,Chachadiya The Unit Manager,District Water &Sanitation Unit, are needed forthe aforesaid purpose asaid notification to Tender ID. Nos. (1) 473822(2) 473423. Internaldistribution Water village. Mesavda village And Barvan villege Ta.Rajkot. Tender RAJKOT,onbehalf of Chairman,Village Water & that effect under section-19 of the said Act will be published supply scheme (Rupenbandar (Varvala) Tal. Okhamandaland documentscan be seen, downloaded and submitted on website according to lawindue course,ifthe acquisition is in part Shaktinagar Tal. Jamkhambhalia, Dist. Dwarka are invited by the SanitationCommittee invites Online tender from the or wholly abandoned the fact will be duly notified according office of Unit Manager,DWSU, Devbhumidwarka (M. 9978406925) for https://www.nprocure.com The last date of submission of tender Registered contractors, Tender Details areasunder : the work of RCC Sump, RCC ESR, Distribution PVC Pipeline, Pump Dt.06/08/2021 up to 18:00 Hours. Physical document submission to law. house, Pumping machinery,Household connection etc. from the Tender Taluka Village Est. Cost Rs. 3. Read with Gujarat Government ExtraOrdinaryGazette Government contractor Registered in appropriate class milestone by Reg.Ad /Speed Post/Hand to HandAccept up to Dt.07/08/2021 ID Part-IV dated 12th August, 2016, the Gujarat Act No.12 of details are as under. 15:00 Hours Any additional Information of the tender will be (1) Estimated Cost Rs. 5,91,39,124/- 474057 Vinchhiyn Revaniyn 2930981.93 2016 and Under Clause-1 of Section-3G of the Right to Fair availableatabovementionedofficeAllrightisreservedtorejectany (2) Bid document downloading End Dtd. 12-08-2021 Time :18:00 474041 Vinchhiyn Ajmer 3511882.77 Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, (3) Submission of physical document Dtd. 13-08-2021 up to 15:00 or all tenders without assigning any reasons thereof. Any Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (30 of 2013) the hours. amendment regarding this tender will be shown/published only on Tender documents can be seen, downloaded &submit- Government of Gujarat pleased to appoint Additional Allotherdetailsareavailableonwww.nprocure.comWASMOreserve website only. ted on website http://www.nprocure.com The last date Special Land Acquisition Officer,Panchmahal, Godhrawho the right to reject any or all tender without assigning any reason.The following changes will be only online. For any query relatedtovillage water supply scheme. Contact on for submission of online tender is Dt. 10/08/2021upto mayfor the time being in Charge of Godhra Taluka to per- Toll free helpline no. 1916 or 18002333944 of GWSSB for water supply Toll Free No.1916. INF/RAJ/532/21 form the functions of aCollector in respect of the said INF/JAM/Advt./340/2021 18.00 hrs.Any Further amendments will be publish lands. online only website of information department District Water and sanitation Unit - Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board 4. APlan of the land maybeinspected in the office of Short E-Tender Notice No. 15 of Year-2021-22 htttps:wasmo.nprocure.com. Additional Special Land Acquisition Officer,Panchmahal, Navsari (4th Attempt) Toll free helpline no.1916 or 18002333944 of GWSSB for Godhraonany working dayduring the working hours. E-TENDER NOTICE NO. E-03 OF E-Tender ID No.:- 466921 water supply. INF/RAJ/538/21 5. 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Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,WEDNESDAY,JULY28,2021 7 ADVERTORIAL World NatureConservation Day “Conservationofnatural wealth along with sustainable use of natural resources is the key objective of forest department. Our conservation policies keep forest as well as forest dwellers at the center of all planning. We wish to achieve our goals of conservation by taking care of all the stakeholders involved in this process.” Shri Maniswara Raja,IFS Chief Conservator of Forests, Valsad. Overview of Valsad Forest Circle Participative approach to

ALSAD Forest Circle includes the district ofVal- among the local people and students around the for- sad, Navsari and Dang comprises of 4Divi- est area, various education camps and awareness Conservation: Astory of Dangs Vsions i.e Valsad North, Valsad South, Dang camps are arranged. Total 30 kishan shibir and 100 North, Dang South.Thetotal Forest area of the circle is natureeducation camps will be arrange in the year 2236.65 Sq Km. Main activities of the department in- 2021-22. cludes Plantation, Protection, Conservation, Nature Public welfare is also one more aspect of the de- awareness,Public welfare etc. partment’sworking. Various aid and supports are In Valsad Circle total Plantation of 57.16 lakh given to the local beneficiaries residing around the seedling in 4554 Ha. Forest area in 2020-21 and in forest area so that their dependency on the forest and 2021-22 plantation of total 67.79 lakh seedlings in its resources can be minimized .Inthe year 2020-21, 5587 Ha. were done.Which contribute towards total 1626 beneficiaries were provided the mango Greenery the Forest area. grafts and cashew grafts.Inthe year 2021-22 mango Forthe protection of around 2236.65 Sq Km forest and cashew grafts will be distributed to the total 4157 area at thefield level total 30 RFOs,72Foresters and beneficiaries. 218 Beat Guards are working to curb the problems of Fornature and environmental awareness through cutting, grazing, encroachment, forest fire etc. and tourism, various eco tourism sites have been devel- whenever such problems arises the field staff files the oped and eco tourism activities are carried out at var- Forest offence against the accused and takes the legal ious places.Inthe Dang Kilad camp site,Mahal camp action. In the year 2020-21 total number of 1422 for- site,Botanical garden, Gira waterfall etc. are the main Engaging local women in Forest nurseries Girmal Falls est offences have been field in various categories. eco tourism centers,managed by the departments Forspreading awareness about forest conservation which encourages the positive experience for nature among the visitors which promote the conservation and also promotes the employment and financial op- portunities for local people. Department also undertakes the forestry related works under MNREGA to generate employment to lo- cal people.Under MNAREGA total 299 works have been taken in the year 2020-21 which has generated employment of 59473 man-day work in Valsad For- est Circle. InValsad Circle,Navsari andValsad district are hav- ing around 105 km. of coastal belt, which is very rich in mangrove forest and casurina forest. Mangrove forest are mainly seen in the coastal of Navsari district which are vital natural coastal defense and natural Mushroom Cultivation training and kit barrier against violent storm surges,floods and Mahal Eco Tourism Camp site distribution to women SHGs White Musli Cultivation Barking deer at vansda national park tsunami. Similarly casurina forest are mainly seen on the coastal of Valsad district which also works as a HE Dangs forest, situated just 100 kilometers shared with locals of this area.This helps the forest natural coast defense against wind and wave erosion. from the diamond city of Surat,is undoubtedly department to garner theirsupport in conservation These both coastal belts are play vital role in natural Tthe real gem for Gujarat forest department as initiatives.Mahal Camp site situated inside the conservation as were as aesthetic value. this pristine forest dominated byTeak and Bamboo, Purna Sanctuary is one of the most popular nature Govada Forest of 58 Ha. In Umargam Taluka is the remained ahighly valued forest since colonial times. education camp sites of South Gujarat. Situated southernmost forest of Gujarat. It comes under Sanjan In 19th century,Britishers laid arailway track up to along the bank of river Purna, in adensely forested Range of Valsad South Division, which is having ad- Waghai to extract and export the precious Teak of area it gives an opportunity to feel the real forests of joining boundary with Maharshtra Forest. Due to Dangs to Britain.Traditions of forestry are more Western Ghats.This site provides an example how lo- which there were many problems of en- than acentury old in Dangs.This district also cal youth, who were earlier into poaching of birds croachment in the area. So in February holds another distinction that almosten- around their village can be turned into nature 2021, one unified operation with all the tire population of the area isTribal pop- guides and ambassadors of conservation.Forest de- staff wasconducted to clear the illegal ulation. Their bond with forest is very partment is imparting training to these locals to encroachment in thisforest area and a organicand almost entire life style of work as operators of various facilities at camp site protection chowki has been setup there locals in Dangs is dependent on the and also as tourist guides.This is one of the best ex- to protect this rich dense and hilly forest in one wayorthe other.Their Monsoon Clouds in Dangs amples of local empowerment through benefit Green bee eater forest area. house construction,food habits,and fes- sharing.Protection efforts of youth associated with tivals everything revolves around the for- Eco-Tourism Development Society with the help of est. It is therefore very important to include forest department has resulted in improved floral these stakeholders in conservations efforts for this and faunal statusof the forest around Mahal Camp forest area.Gujarat Forest department understood site.Further with the efforts of Forest Department, this inter linkage of forest and forest dwellers very Mahal Camp Site has become first Camp site in earlyand adopted conservation measures keeping South Gujarat to have online booking facility for vis- all the stakeholders in mind.Today forest department itors.This model has also given further impetus to is involved in managing this rich forest area through the efforts of Forest department in conservation of policies and initiative which create awin-win situa- the area as locals own the entire enterprise and they tion for all.There are number of departmental pro- have realised that their livelihood is dependent on grams benefitting locals of Dangs,afew of them are the health of this forest. mentioned below. Awareness generation activities: Every Employment Generation for locals year Forest Department takes several awareness through green activities: Forest Department is generation activities for conservation of flora and involved in several green initiatives in the region- Agneeshwar Vyas,IFS,Deputy Conservator of fauna in the region. This includes celebration of for enhancing forest cover,increasing species rich- Forests,North Dangs Division Wildlife week, VanMahotsav,World Forestry Day ness andimproving moisture regime.These initia- etc. Department is also engaged in spreading the tives include plantations in open forest areas,soil readily available market for this product.Forest de- message of conservation through Eco-Development and moisture conservation works and habitat im- partment has trained local women groups to culti- Committees and Joint Forest Management Com- provement activities.All these works of forest de- vate mushroom using local resources and has pro- mittees associated with forest department. One partment are labour intensive and thus they pro- vided them with kits for mushroom cultivation.It is flagship event of the forest department in Dangs is vide employment to locals in Dang. As per record interesting to share that certain villages of Dangs Dang Bird Festival, which is organised by North from last three years more than 25 lakh seedlings such as Kalibel, Mulchond and Bheskatri have be- Dangs Division at Purna Wildlife Sanctuary every havebeen planted in forest area every year as per come good centres for mushroom production to- year.This event provides an opportunity to the lo- working plan prescriptions.Further measures to day.Traders from nearby districts have started ap- cal tribal students to come on acommon platform control runoff water to minimise soil erosion and to proaching locals for continuous supply of with avifaunal and biodiversity experts.These ex- Forest of Vansda national park increase moisture conservation have also been mushroom.Thus amarket linkage has also been cre- perts help in inculcating deeper conservation ethos taken,employing locals.This creates awin-win sce- ated benefitting local farmers.Apart from mush- in the young minds attending the event. It is ex- nario both for the forest and forest dwellers. room, safed musli cultivation has been promoted pected that these events will help in creation of local Through these initiatives,onone hand locals receive by forest department in the area as this medicinal champions of conservation, who will takeleader- employment opportunity,while on the other hand plant has agood market value and can be cultivated ship role in conservation of this area in near future. their district gets benefit of greening and recharge of in this area with pure organic methods.Forest de- In conclusion, Dangs is ajewel in the crown of ground water sources. partment has also taken initiative of providing good our Biodiversity rich state of Gujarat. Forest de- Livelihood generation activities: Forest de- quality fruit seedlings such as Amba Kalam, Kaju partment is committed to the preservation of this partment has taken number of initiatives to support Kalam etc at free of cost to locals to create orchards pristine landscape and has adopted amodel of par- local enterprise and helped in livelihood generation (vaadis) fortheir long term sustainable income.This ticipative management. Forest staff is not merely for locals.Self Help Groups associated with Joint will also increase the green cover of the district. protecting the forest and wildlife; they are also Forest Management Committees and Eco Develop- More than 1000 beneficiaries have taken benefit of working to improve the income of forest depen- ment committees formed by the forest department this scheme in last two years. dent people,sothat pressure on forest could be re- are at the core of these initiatives.These SHGs of lo- Eco- tourism initiative: Natural beauty of duced.They are involving locals through Joint Forest cal women have received several trainings and in- Dangs attracts several thousand tourists from Gu- Management committees and Eco Development centives under the umbrella of forest department jarat, Maharashtraand other states every year. Committees to promote sustainable use of the for- for livelihood generation. Training for mushroom Therefore several spots have been developed as est resource.Weconsider that the future of this re- cultivation is one such successful activity that needs Eco-Tourism destination in the districts,these in- gion lies in taking local community in confidence aspecial mention.Considering the temperature and clude- Gira falls,Girmal Falls,Botanical Garden,Kilad and keeping them as keystakeholders in our con- relative humidity of this area,Dangs is highly suitable Camp Site,Devinamal Camp site and Mahal Camp servation plans.Asguardian of this forest we feel for cultivationof edible oyster mushroom. Even in site etc. These destinations are being managed that our responsibility is to makethe locals realise wild also certain edible mushrooms are available through locals in the form of Eco-Tourism Develop- the real value of this natural wealth,so that in long for alimited period during monsoon.Further locals ment Societies.This ensures that the financial bene- run they become the guardians and we play the consider mushroom as adelicacy,thus there is a fit accruing out of tourist activities at these places are role of facilitators for them.

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Assam-Mizoram violence pointstofailureofpolitical leadership. WITHTHESECONDwaveofinfectionsinIndia CompositeLeading Indicator (CLI). This indi- fectsformanyintermediatesupplysegments. havinglargely subsided,despitesomepersist- catorshows thatactivityinJulyislikelytohave Demand emanating from rural geogra- Peace mustberestored, and ways found to prevent breakdown enceinafew states,economicactivityinmany reachedwell above pre-second-wavelevels. phiesisimportant forsustaining recovery. HEFLARING OFviolenceontheAssam-MizoramborderMondaythatleftsixpo- sectorsandgeographieshasrecoveredtopre- The CLI readings arebasedlargely on Google Demand forworkunder MGNREGAsug- second-wavelevels, withsome segmentsdo- mobility signalsand electricityconsumption, gestscontinuing stress. Monsoonswill be a lice personnel dead is enormouslydisturbing. The incident took place twodays ing better thaneveninFebruary2020. At the bothof whichneedtobeinterpretedcarefully big contributor.Sowing of kharif crops afterUnion HomeMinisterAmit Shah held aclosed-door meeting with chief sametime,manydevelopedcountries,despite forexogenousinfluencerslikehot weather,but stalledinlateJune, but is predicted to pickup Tministersandchief secretariesof theNortheasternstates,inwhichtheinter-state risksfromfesteringinfections, have been the trendsseem to be reinforcedbye-way bill again in mid-July. Renewedgovernmentin- boundarydisputes, too, reportedlyfigured. The border is nowquietwith CRPF personnel in widelyvaccinated,and arepoisedfor strong filingsfor GSTpayments. tervention is required. charge,butthefalloutisripplinginotherspaces,includingonsocialmediawithAssamChief growth.Thiswillcompeltheirrespective cen- Taxcollections, another indicator of activ- Worries about inflation remain height- Minister HimantaBiswaSarma sharing videosofthe violence and earlier,Mizoram Chief tralbanksto beginnormalising theextremely ity,evenifabit skewed,supportthis view. ened, arising from the twin impulses of food loose monetary policies earlier than antici- Corporatetax collections in the April-June and crude oil prices, and could forceamone- MinisterZoramthangacounteringSarma.Sarma,whoisthemostprominentfaceof theNDA pated.Thiswillrequireareorientationof India’s quarterof2021-22 have been robust. As of tarypolicynormalisationfasterthanpresently in the Northeast,and his allyand Mizoramcounterpartmustknowthat congealedstate stimulusstrategyfromthelargely broad-based mid-June, corporatetax collections,postre- anticipated.Effectsofpotentialspilloversfrom boundarydisputesare toosensitive andcomplextobedebatedonsocialmediainapolarised measurestoamore targeted approachtocer- funds, areoverRs1.85 lakh crore, double that the earlier notedrisksofglobal central banks’ situation.Thespectacleof twochief ministersof statesthatsaweruptionof violencebattling tain sectors, to reduce the risk of overheating of thecorrespondingquarterof2020-21 —re- policytighteningwillonlyaddto thedifficulty on Twitter wasdisquieting. theeconomy,withinflationarypressureshav- markable, even adjusting forthe complete of balancing apolicy-inducedincrease in in- Likemanyofthe contentious issuesinthe Northeast,inter-state bordertensionsarealso ing remained persistent formanymonths. lockdown foralarge partofthat quarter. terest rates, moderating financialmarkets alegacy of colonial times when British commercial interests dictatedmap-making and On the global front, the growth momen- Collectionsreportedlyhavebeenfromarange volatility and maintaining growth incentives. tum has been strong, particularly in theUS of sectors—steel,metal,commodities,cement, Access to credit remainsacrucial input in state-building.Intheprocess, sensitivities of local communitiesregardinglandwereeither and China, although recent datasuggestthis pharma, banking, IT.Obviously, partofthis therecoverymatrix,particularly forsmalland ignored or suppressed. These faultlines were leftunaddressedafter Independence, when has peakedorisevenstalling. Post the per- would have been due to high metalprices in microenterprises.The Union government’s boundaries were redrawnand newstatescreated.Political conversations that demonise ceivedhawkishness of the lastUSFederal the quarter, but the resilienceoflarge corpo- Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme migrantsand “outsiders”shrink the spaceand scope forfluid borders and hyphenatediden- Reservepolicy meeting,the tradedinterest ratesisevidentacross the spectrum, suggest- (ECLGS) has reportedly been very effectivein tities that areessential forthe region to realise itscultural and economic potential. The rate of the benchmarkUS10-yeartreasury Shifting the lens to India’s ing that B2B (business-to-business) demand stabilisingthesolvency(andcashflows)ofmi- Northeastern states shareacollective destinyand onlybybeing sensitive to,and accom- bond fell to below1.3 per cent, reflecting dis- isstillstrong.EvenGSTcollectionsseemto have croandsmallbusinesses.Theexpansionof this quietaboutthe durabilityof the recoveryonce medium-term growth been quiterobust. subventionisprobablythemosteffective tem- modative of, eachother’s interests can the entireregion prosper. the fiscal stimulus starts waning. China re- potential, the encouraging Arevivalof retailconsumerdemandiscrit- platetoincentivise credit flows,leveraging on Therehavebeenconfrontationsoverterritoryintheregioninthepast.Forinstance,atleast centlyannounceda0.5 per cent cut in the re- aspectofthe recoveryisthe ical forsustainingthe recovery.Reportsfrom thegovernment’sbalancesheettotakeonthe 28policemenwere killedinclashesontheAssam-NagalandborderinJune1985.TheNSCN’s quired reserves ratio forbanks. Europe’sre- resilience of manymid and industryassociations suggestasomewhat firstlossrisks.At thesametime,capexpropos- demand foraGreater NagalandorNagalim that includes parts of Assam, and coveryhadbegun to inchup,but members of mixed picture, butthe narrative supports the als of the Centreand states should gradually has been amajor roadblockinthe resolutionofthe Naga issue. Manipur the European Central Bank have begunto large-turnover companies in trends of the CLI notedabove.Dealerships’ draw in private sectorcapex. has had itsshareofinter-state disputes resultingindestructiveeconomic blockades.The pushbackonmarket expectations of early ta- the face of the debilitating feedbacksuggests thatdemandforconsumer Shiftingthe lenstoIndia’s medium-term pering. However, some smaller globalcentral durables (ACs, refrigerators, coolers) remains growth potential, the encouraging aspect of Assam-Mizoramborderhasbeenrestive,particularly sincelast year,necessitatingthedeploy- public health crisis. banks, considered to be the “canaries in the robust.Theautomobilessectorisabellwether. therecoveryistheresilienceof manymid-and mentof paramilitaryforces.Inthisbackdrop,itistheresponsibilityof thepoliticalleadership mine” of global rate changecycles, have Corporate health has AndretailregistrationsimprovedinJuneacross large-turnovercompaniesinthefaceof thede- to exercisesobriety andrestraint, refrain from muscular posturing. The immediate task,of started normalising their respective improved,with lowerdebt segments.Asharprecoveryinthemediumand bilitatingpublichealthcrisis.Corporatehealth course, is to restorecalm. Security forces take thecue from the political leadership: Anysig- Quantitative Easing programmes. on balance sheets. Adoption heavy commercial vehicles (CV)segment is has improved,with lowerdebt on balance nalthat the forces will beallowedtoignore the lawand due processtoenforce theirwrit can In India, thereare signs that the recovery of technology is widespread, said to be limited due to BS-VI transition pro- sheets.Adoptionof technologyiswidespread; momentumbegan to strengthen from mid- ductionbottlenecks,butlightCVsalesare good, this will boostproductivity and competitive- have disturbing consequences. Both Assam and Mizoram have been throughlong years of this will boost productivity insurgency and arenow slowlyrebuildingtheireconomies. Their leaders mustnurturethe June,despitelockdowns still in place in eco- with the booming e-commerce ecosystem. ness.Butthesefactorsreinforcetrendsincon- nomically importantstates,andof demandac- and competitiveness. But Passengervehiclesgrowthalsoremainedsub- solidation and market power. It will require peace,putinplaceinstitutionalmechanismsto preventbreakdowns,andnegotiateawayout celerating,despitecapacityutilisationinmany these factorsreinforce trends dued withcontinued global semiconductor policyinterventionsto createamorelevelplay- of long-standing disputes in aspiritofgiveand take. industries belowthresholds neededfor the in consolidation and market shortages. Two-wheelersales remained ingfieldfor smaller companies, whichiscru- nextroundof privateinvestments.Inlinewith muted (compared to June 2019 levels) dueto cial forjob creation.Policy supportwillthus the market consensus, we think that 2021-22 power. It will require policy anunevenrecoveryinruralareas.Demandfor needto adapt from the “revive” to the “thrive” growthislikelytobeinthe9-10percentrange. interventions to create a residential housing has revivedstrongly in phase, to placeIndia on asustained7per cent STRENGTHEN THE CODE We trackasetofclose to 40 high frequency more level playing field for manymetrosandtier-Iandtier-IIcities,dueto plus growth path. metrics, manyofwhichare in the natureof smaller companies, whichis acombination of discounts,low interestrates “nowcasters”,concurrentorminimallylagging andstategovernmentincentivesofstamp duty Thewriter is executivevice-president and chief Outcomes under IBC have fallen shortofexpectations. data, basedonwhichwehaveconstructed a crucial forjob creation. cuts.Thisislikelytohavegrowthmultiplieref- economist, Axis Bank.Views arepersonal The process needs to be streamlined IVE YEARS AGO, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) waspassedbythe Parliament,bringingaboutastructuralchange in theframeworkthatgovernsthe Fcorporateinsolvency resolution process in India. The IBC provides foratime- bound resolution of firms, addressing the vexedproblem of firm exit in India. It STATE VERSUS STATE hasstrengthenedthe hands of creditors inenforcingtheirrightful claims againstcorporate debtors. The threat of losing control overtheir companyhas emergedasapowerful deter- rent forerrant promoters notwanting to meet their financialobligations.Ithas alsopro- Dialogue between Assam and Mizoram, aided by Centre, is neededtoresolve dispute videdoperational creditors —typicallymicro, small and medium enterprises —apowerful tool to negotiatethe payment of dues with the largerfirms. In fact, about half of the cases have been initiatedbyoperational creditors. However, despiteaconsiderableimprovement Subimal Bhattacharjee over the erstwhile architecture, on various parameters, outcomes under the IBC have not been as favourable as envisaged. AWAY FROM the attention of national media, intervention by theUnionHome Ministryand that the Assam Levy (nowthe Assam Rifles) Of the 4,376 cases that have been admitted intoinsolvency proceedingstillMarch 2021, theAssam-Mizoramborderhasbeensimmer- the subsequentdialoguebetween thetwo wasset up in 1835,with the sole objective of resolutionplanshavebeen approvedinonly348 cases (7.9 per cent), while 1,277(29 per ing forayear now—sporadicincidents have statessawthe tension abatefor ashortperiod. containingattacksby theLushaitribeonteaes- cent)caseshave endedinliquidation.Incaseswherearesolutionplanhasbeenaccepted,the been reportedinCachar and Hailakandi dis- This truce wasbrokenwhen aBengali- tatesintheplains.However, hugegeographical averagetimetakenstandsat459days,higherthanthe330limit.Inthesecasesfinancialcred- trictsofAssam that shareaboundarywith medium school on the border wasfire- upheavals over the last150 years have altered Kolasib districtinMizoram, and in Karimganj bombed.Asubsequent attackontruckscom- the region and the original demarcation no itors have realised only39.2 per cent of theiradmitted claims.Thereare severalpossible ex- districtthatbordersMizoram’sMamitdistrict. ingfrom Cachardistrict resultedin acomplete longer remains unchallenged. planations forthe outcomes notmeeting expectations. Forone, amid aslowing economy, These centred around the encroachment of blockade of the NationalHighway 306,which Clear dialogue between both sides, aided uncertainfutureprospectsmay have reducedthenumberof interestedbuyersordepressed reserveforestlandsand illegal constructions, is the lifeline forMizoram and whichhad se- by theUniongovernment,isneededtoresolve thebids forcompanies. It is also possible that in some cases assets mayhavebeen siphoned whichweretaken down by theAssamPolice. vere consequences forastate that depends on the issue.The border demarcation in place off, leavingverylittle value in the company. In casesthat were carrying on under earlier Lastyear,volunteers of aMizo student body the highway forall essential items. Central mustbereinforcedtoremove anyconfusion. regimes,thevalueof assets wouldhave beensignificantlyeroded.Further,delays ineitherbe- startedputtingupcheckpointsreportedlyon forces were also positionedincertain areas to In mid-July, the Union home secretaryhad the Assam side of the border, alleging that de-escalatethe situation. convenedameetingof chief secretariesof both ginningtheinsolvencyproceedingsortheresolutionprocessitself —inmanycases,promot- mostresidents were illegal Bangladeshi im- WhiletheAssamgovernmenthasviewed states and theconcerned policechiefsand all ers have repeatedly triedtomount legal hurdles causing considerable delay—would have migrantswhomightallegedly increasetherisk theseclashesasalaw-and-orderproblem,the issues were discussedwiththe help of maps, ledtosignificantvalue destruction. of transmissionduringtheCovid19pandemic. perspective of some of the residentsof photos, videos and satelliteimages of the re- TheIBChasemergedasacrediblethreatagainsterrantpromoters,andastringentmech- ThesecheckpointsevenpreventedAssamgov- Mizoram is thatitisaborder disputeand the gion.Aroadmapwasagreeduponto maintain anismtousherincreditdisciplineinthecountry. Butthefunctioningof theCodeneedsto be ernmentforestofficialsfromcarryingouttheir descendantsoftheLushaitribesarebeingde- thestatusquoandwithdraw forcesaway from While the Assam streamlinedand strengthened.Errantpromoters should notbeallowedtomanipulate the routine movements. niedtheir rightful home by theincreasing en- the border.The Mizoram government has to systemto theiradvantage.Thetimelinesforresolutionneedtobestrictlyadheredto asspeedy TheviolentclashesontheAssam-Mizoram government has viewed croachment of thosetheyallege are do serious work to rein in the various student border in Lailapur on Mondayare aresultof Bangladeshi immigrants. bodiesthatstokelocalsentiments.Thewhole resolutionwas oneofthe mostappealing aspectsofIBC. The capacityofthe system to han- these clashes as a thecontinuingconfrontation.Theycomedays law-and-order problem, the The border disputecan trace itsorigins to stretchofreserve forestshas to befreedofen- dle cases also needstobeaugmentedasdelays in the process destroy enterprisevalue. afterameetingofUnion HomeMinister Amit thedemarcationofLushaiHillsfromtheCachar croachmentsfromeither side. Shahwithchiefministersof theNortheastern perspective of some of the plains by the British in 1875. The fact remains Other issues that complicatethe situation states in Shillong, whereitwas reiteratedthat residents of Mizoram is that that even after, Lushai Hills and adjoining re- on the border include the transportation of inter-state border issues would be resolved the descendants of the gionswere administeredbyCachardistrictad- illegal drugsthat travel viaMizoram to Assam amicably. While Mizoram has accusedthe Lushai tribes are being ministrationtilltheendof colonialrule.Infact, and other parts of thecountry. The recent CLOTHES OF AWOMAN AssamPoliceof enteringitsterritory, videosof theoriginalstateofAssamincludedtheLushai crackdown by Assampolice has to be armedyoungMizomeninbattlefatiguesand denied their rightful home Hills; Mizoram became aUnion territoryin matchedbythe Mizoram police. Clearly, Women athletesare protesting againstuncomfortable, sexist helmetswere reportedfromtheMizoramside, by the increasing 1972 and then astate in 1987.The Mizos claim earnest effortshavetobemadetoensure that whichreportednoinjuries. encroachment of those thattheyabideby the1875demarcation,which peace is fostered. outfits. It is high time theywereheard In mid-October lastyear,people from both had been broughtintoeffect by theBritish to Assam’s Lailapur and Mizoram’s Vairengte they allege are completely sequesterthe movementsofthe Thewriter is adefenceand cybersecurity EWOMENALLwantto feelgoodinourskin,”saidGermangymnast Sarah were involvedinviolent clashes. Immediate Bangladeshi immigrants. Lushaitribes. It might be worth mentioning analyst Voss,assheexplainedherdecisionto wearafullbodysuitattheEuropean WArtisticGymnasticsChampionshipinAprilthisyear.OnSunday, shewas joinedbyherteammateswhowore unitardsthatcoveredtheirarmsand legs forthe TokyoOlympics’ qualifying round, making astatement againstwhat theyde- scribed as the “sexualisation” of women in sports.“We wanted to show that everywoman, JULY 28, 1981, FORTY YEARS AGO everybody,shoulddecidewhat to wear,” said German gymnastElisabethSeitz. Women athleteseverywhereare protesting rules and conventions that expect them to P OWER TO BANSTRIKES Cabinetshortlyafter the return of Indira cers forapreliminaryassessment of the dam- wear outfitswhichhaveless to do with function and moretodowithglamour and “sexap- GandhifromSrinagar.Thoughthe ordinance agecausedbythe flood. It’splanning to seek peal”. Mostsporting bodies remain conformistand sexistintheir approachtoathletic out- THE CENTRE HAS armeditself with sweep- givesalonglistofessential services brought Centralassistance to tide over the crisis. fits.Takewhathappenedwith the Norwegian women’s beachhandball team in the recent ing powers to ban strikes in essential serv- within itspurview, the powers conferredon EuropeanBeachHandballChampionship: Aftertheirrepeatedcomplaintsagainstthe man- ices. An ordinancepromulgated on July26 the Centreare wide enough to include any LOWERING TAXES empowers apolice officer to arrest without other service connected withmatters on dated bikini bottoms were ignored,theyplayedwearing shorts.The European Handball warrant anyperson “reasonably” suspected whichParliament has powers to makelaws. THE UNION FINANCE MinisterR Federationimposedafineof 150eurosper player, althoughafteroutragefromotherteams of having committed anyoffence under it. Venkataraman promised relaxation in in- and the general public, it promisedtodosomething to changethe uniform rules. Theordnance makes liable to penalaction FLOODS come taxrates, providedthe response to It’sbeennearly halfacenturysinceJohnBergerobserved,“Menlookatwomen.Women and disciplinaryproceedings including dis- thegovernment’sefforts at promoting vol- watchthemselvesbeinglooked at.”The tyrannyofthe “male gaze” is strongestinfields like missal from services notonlyworkers join- SIKAR DISTRICT AND 10 villages in Bharatpur untary compliance was“adequate” and cinema and sports.For women athletes, it cutsbothways: They’reforcedtowearclothes ingan“illegal” strikebut also those instigat- district have comeunder the grip of severe subject to voluntarycompulsions. The de- ing or inciting others to join suchastrikeor floods in Rajasthan following rains in these mand forlowering taxrates,bothcorporate thatmakethemself-conscious,andthey’realsocriticisediftheyembraceglamourandfem- giving financial supporttoit. The ordinance, areas. With this, sevendistricts have come and non-corporate, has been raisedbysev- ininity,ashappenedwithFlorenceGriffithJoyner.Finally,athletesthemselvesare startingto brandedbytrade unions andOpposition under floodsaffectingabout 53,000families eral members of the direct taxadvisory be heard: The Norwegian HandballFederationsupportedits playersand offeredtopay the leaders as “draconian”, wasapproved at a and 650 villages.The Rajasthan government committee. The Assocham head has also fine on their behalf. Others needtofollowits example. hastilyconvenedmeeting of the Union has asked theCentretosendateam of offi- supportedthe proposal.

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Theproposaltoreorganise the military intoatheatrecommand underthe chief of defence staffand split Muslim question the Air Forceintofour is inadvisable, mustbereconsidered Thecommunity would be better off notwaitingfor an answer.Hopefor the future maylie in civilsociety

ists of both communities, what is the Muslim expected to do? The ordinaryMuslim lives on the margins and is lefttofighthis demons SKrishnaswamy on his own. But with the firstwhiffofelec- tions, he is broughtcentre stagetobecome THE AIR ARM of theIndian defence forces the plaything forthe powergames and vote can todaylaunchasurprise mission with calculations of the competing camps. Every speedand accuracy. This wasdemonstrated Abdul Khaliq party seekstobenefit electorallyfromthe in the attackonBalakot,acomplex mission polarisation of communities instead of trying thatemployedalarge forceonapitch-dark to mend the social fabric. night in whichthree geographical com- EVERYONE CANSEE thatthe Congress party Communalism isindubitablyour biggest mands of the Air Forceparticipated.Most is in thethroes of an existential crisis, partic- enemybut the political class alone cannot importantly, the government understood ularly afterits drubbing in the lastLok Sabha fight this deeplyembeddedcancer.Muslims and acknowledgedtheir capabilityingiv- elections. Since then, it has been humiliated have to join others in launching afrontal po- ing the missionago-ahead. It took decades in everyassemblyelection. It has ceded litical offensive againstcommunalistsofall forthe Air Forcetoreachthe current level powerpre-term inMadhya Pradeshas acon- hues. To begin with, theymustdisown their of capabilities. sequence of defections, and Rajasthan is obscurantistleaderswho areprimarilyre- The Air Chief’s professional leadership of poisedonaknife-edge. In Punjab, the chief sponsible forfanning Hindu fundamental- theAir Forceiscrucialtoorchestrateavari- ministerand statepresident of the party are ism. Communal outfitssuchasAsaduddin etyofsupport elements likeaerialtankers, at daggers drawn, and thereare ominous Owaisi’s AIMIM and the Muslim League in AWACS, AEW,Heliborne supportand UAVs rumblings in . Kerala areanaffront to the foundational prin- in an “offensive operation”. Aland theatre Amidtheturmoil, awar of ideashas bro- ciples of asecularpolityandhave deeply hurt command, if givenpower overthe air ele- kenout within the Congress party on what the interests of theMuslimmasses.Itwasin- ments, maynot have theconfidence to needs to be done to reverse itsfortunes. The deedheartening that Muslims of Bengal launchsuchamission because of the lackof debatecentres around the mostdesirable summarilyrejectedAIMIM and the inappro- in-depth understanding of the organisational stance on the Muslim question. Following priatelynamedIndian Secular Front (ISF). complexity and the risksinvolved. the Lok Sabha debacle of 2014,Sonia Gandhi In recent years, Muslimwomen have The government is reportedlyplanning hadascribedthe Congressdefeat to the BJP’s been leading thecharge to effect social re- to re-organise the militaryintoatheatre success in portraying the Congress as a forms in the community.Theyspearheaded command under thechief of defence staff Muslim party,cynicallyignoring the notori- the fight foraban on unilateral, instanta- (CDS) in whichthe assets of the Air Forcewill etythat broughtdownher government. neous triple talaq. But the AIMPLBpetitioned be split intofour and distributed among four Since then, the Congress has been agitating theSupremeCourtthatthepleas challenging operational theatres.Dilution of the combat about the “Muslim party” tag. triple talaq were notmaintainableasthe is- assets of the Air Force, a30-squadronforce Following thelatestelectoral setbacks, sue fell outsidethe realm of the judiciary. This consisting of five or sixtypes of aircraft, Kapil Sibal and Salman Khurshid have pub- allowedthe political formation mostinimi- might severely affect mission-effectiveness. liclycrossed swords on this issue.Inare- cal to the Muslim community’s interests to Theproject calls forcareful study before it’s CRSasikumar cent interview, Sibal wascritical of the garner the credit forbanning instant triple implemented.One should notexpect the mantleofthe operational head of the entire issues with respect to communication and Congress tie-upswith AIUDF in Assam and talaq.The AIMPLB fought forretaining in- current levelofefficiencytobemaintainedif militaryoperation. Joint planningisamust, networking of Air Forceand ArmyAir ISF in West Bengal, pointing out that “mi- stant talaq whereas Muslim-baiters likethe the combat inventoryofthe Air Forceissplit but operations arebestundertakenbyindi- Defence (AD) elements.Since ArmyADas- nority and majority communalism are Hindu Mahasabha and intosmaller units. vidual services who knowwhatother serv- sets will come under the AD Command, the equallydangerous forthe country”, an un- calledfor itsban. That does hurt! In 2012,the Naresh ChandraCommittee ices aredoing and when. differences needtobeironedout. Therewill exceptionable argument. The Muslim community should notfall suggestedthe creation of aCDS, whichwould Forming aseparate airdefence command be significant expendituretoconstruct the Khurshid’s response conceivablyreflects intothe trapof opposing the populationcon- take on overall functions of the chairman, fortheairdefenceof theentirenationseemsan operational infrastructureofthe theatre the views of the party leadership. trol measures announcedbythe BJP-ruled chiefsofcommittee as well as the responsi- impracticalideaconsideringourresourcelim- commands. Training and orientation would Dismissing Sibal’s observations, he cites Assam and UP governmentsdespitethe fact bilities pertaining to centralisedplanning, in- itations. The current arrangement of adecen- be acontinualaffair,requiring separate in- Nehru’s warning that the “communalism that the policy has been announcedwith the duction, training, intelligence and logistics. tralisedair defence organisation managed by frastructureand instructors. of the majority is farmoredangerous than clear collateral intent of accentuating com- Operations, according to the committee’s Air Forcegeographical commands has func- The parent bases of operational aircraft, the communalism of the minority.” He then munal polarisation. Muslimsmustsend an suggestion, would continue to be managed tionedfaultlessly. What,then, is the need to such as Mirage-2000,SU-30MKI and Rafale, justifies partnership with Muslim commu- emphatic messagethat theyendorse the by the respectivechiefsofstaff.The CDS was changeit? Amajority of the combat element have an extensive infrastructure. Billions of nal outfitsonthe grounds that theyhave two-child norm as critical forbetterment of to exercise operational control onlyofthe deployedfor air defence can also perform of- rupees have been spent to obtain the multi- been “integral to the Congress since the na- thecommunityandsociety.Infact,in thelast Strategic ForceCommand and the Andaman fensive airdefence (counter-air)missions. role capabilityofthese machines and in tional movement”. He piouslystatesthat three decades, Muslims have been more Nicobar Command. The CDS secretariat, the These could be switchedtoastriking role, or training crew.The land theatrecommander successive defeatsinelections should not committed to adopting familyplanning CISC, would handle all responsibilitiesas- evenamaritimerolewhenrequired.Theexist- Did we not start with the will nowhavetolearn to utilise these assets drive the party to jettison “the ideological methods than Hindus, reflectedinthesharp signedtothe CDS. ing structuresaffordbetterflexibility. on missions that arenot in the “regular ballastofNehruvian vision”. narrowing of the fertility differential be- Sometime in 2016-17, this idea was It has been reportedthat the proposed idea to reduce the books” of land forces. This will nowrequire To piggybackonthe great man to justify tween the twocommunities. modifiedtoorganise the operational assets maritime theatre command(MTC) will draw responsibilities of the chiefs extensive training, whichAWACS (Airborne consortingwithcommunaloutfitsisaninsult But will these ameliorative measures for of the three services intofour theatre com- the entireoperational fleetfromthe three of staffbyintroducing the Warning And Control Systems) would need to hismemory.Whilecondemningmajoritar- boosting social solidarityhelpremedy the mands, all of whichare nowproposedtobe navaloperational commands (West, East and CDS who wastotakeonly to participateinregularly.Will atheatre com- ian communalism, Nehru neverimpliedthat problems arising outof institutionaliseddis- brought under the CDS. That would leave South) intoone “fist” under the MTC—anew mander from the armybeabletomanage minority communalism waskosher. Before criminationand the burgeoning powerof onlytraining, maintenance,and support navalentity without anydispersion of skills non-operational suchtasks? Thereare no easy answers. Partition, Nehru wasscathing in his denunci- majoritarianism? Social scientists believe under the chiefsofstaff —agross under- or operationalsystems. The Coastal responsibilities? There is no We aretrying to effect changes at atime ation of Muslim communalism and, to quote that hope forthe futurelies in civil society. utilisation of theoperational leadership Command and itsfleetwill be absorbed by white paper on the the militaryisdeployedactively.The Chinese MJAkbar in his wonderful Nehru biography, Social justice and empowerment move- built over 40 years. the MTC, givingitfurther strength. The MTC advantages of the theatre have dug in hard, and we do notyet know he“refusedtobepolite aboutJinnah”,overthe mentslikeBlackLives Matterandthe MeToo It is extremely doubtful if theCDS can would also have an Army and an Air Force their strategy and, importantly, the capabil- Quaid-i-Azam’s overtsectarian leanings. protests that co-optedpeople of all ethnici- cope with the enhancedresponsibilities that formation “under command” thus qualify- command or that listing the ity of their Air Force. StandardAir Forcemis- Instead of providing ballasttothe ties, forced thepowerelitetosquareupto include operations, albeit through the the- ing it forthe “Integrated Command”stamp. merits of the CDS donning sions maynot work.The Air Forcemusthave Nehruvian vision, theCongress partytoday the evils of systemic racismand sexual abuse. atrecommanders.Did we notstart with the While it has been decidedtoconsolidate the mantle of the operational the freedom to experiment and explorewhat is guilty of distorting his great secular legacy. At home, we have the braveexample of the idea to reduce the responsibilities of the the operational assets of theNavyunder head of the entire military the aircraftand pilots can do. To divide the He, in fact, wanted religion and religiosityto anti-CAA protests ledbywomenand stu- chiefsofstaff by introducing the CDS who MTC, it beatsone’s mind as to whythe Air Air Forceintofour unitsatthis momentisin- bebanishedfromthepublicsquare.Speaking dentsthat kept politicians andreligious lead- wastotakeonlynon-operationalresponsi- Forceshould be parcelledintosmaller units. operation. Joint planning is a advisable. The Air Forceisinthe midstofab- in Aligarh Muslim University in 1948,Nehru ers at bay. Have theyprovidedthe template bilities? An Air Forceand an ArmyCommand Certain operations’ infrastructureofthe Air must,but operations are best sorbing newinductions and weapons. These told his audience thathedid notapprove of forfightingsystemicexploitation and injus- working jointlywithin thesame geographic Forceisusedfor the planning and execution undertaken by individual arebeingdeployedwhile training is in theuniversitybeingcalledMuslimUniversity tice in the future? responsibilitycertainlyoffer better assur- of missions. These would needtobemodi- services who knowwhat progress. In suchascenario, it is inadvisable justasheobjected to theBanaras University ance of success. Thereisnowhitepaper on fied andnew ones addedtosupportthe air to initiateorganisational changes. having thenomenclature of Hindu. The writer is Secretary General of theLok the advantages of the theatrecommands or elements of land and maritime theatre com- other services are doing Perpetuallycaught in the crossfire be- Janshakti Party and aformer civil servant. one listing the meritsofthe CDS donning the mands. Therecouldbesome compatibility and when. The writer is former Chief of Air Staff tween pseudo-secularists and fundamental- Viewsare personal Those we have lost LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR WORK TOGETHER THIS REFERS TO the article,‘The great IDEAS The devastation of the pandemic calls forareinvention of the obituary convergenceand alag’ (IE, July27). Geopoliticalaswellasotherstrategiccon- ONLINE ditions playakey role while conducting AmritaDutta international affairs. The US would cer- ONLYINTHE EXPRESS tainlybeill-disposedtoignoreIndia’s SEVEN YEARSBEFOREhedied, Ichanced the messinessoflife. undercounting Covid deaths is an ongoing It might be naïvetoexpect otherpoliti- strategiclocationandpoliticalcloutinthe ● ONMUSLIMPOPULATION upon folders of obituaries of five-time West But journalistic detachment, or the pleas- one —some estimates of excess deathsput cianstofollowJha,toopen up Parliament to Indo-Pacific to counter China’s ascen- GROWTH,MOHANBHAGWAT Bengal chief minister JyotiBasuinaboxycom- ureofagood copy, is harder when youare as India’sCovid-19death toll near 4million. acollective testimonyofloss. Ordinarylives, dancy. Boththepowerswoulddowellto ISWRONG: puter in the Calcuttanewsroom Iworkedin. muchapartofanunfolding tragedyasthose And yet, the dead —those we have lost— we know, areworth little in this country. We strengthen the groupings likethe Quad. FAIZANMUSTAFA Idon’t remember much, barring an anecdote youwriteon. When youhavestayedupin risk becoming afaceless plural, their human- have struggledtocometoterms with mem- VinaySaroha, Delhi about the unsmiling Marxist’sannoyance at a dread at thesound of ambulance sirens, when ity buriedinstatistics. The obituarist’s impulse ories of collectivetrauma suchasthe ● ENABLING PEOPLE WITH INFORMATION: jackal that would notlet him sleep at night. youhavelostfriends and family, when the —toremember and rescue alifefromoblivion Partition, though we wield it easilyasa CONSERVATIONFIRST Death and deadline, then and now—the few writing has been knocked outofyou by fear. —isupagainstabrazen denial. The govern- weapon. The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic led VIKAS GUPTA certainties of this profession. “What is thisday!” oneofusexclaimedre- ment’s replyinthe RajyaSabha thatnostates to 20 million deaths in the subcontinent and THIS REFERS TO theeditorial, ‘Dealing In the months sincethe pandemic began, cently, on aday bludgeonedbynews of the reportedoxygendeaths anywhereinthe is scarcelyremembered. with deluge’ (IE, July27).The recent www.indianexpress.com my colleagues and Ihavewritten, commis- deaths of Surekha Sikri, Gautam Benegal and countryisjustone exampleofhow poweris Butlanguageisarepositoryofcollective life floods in western and northern Indiaare sionedand editednumerous obituaries. Those DanishSiddiqui. wieldedagainstcollective livedexperience. —and it finds away to remember.Inanessay the latestinagrim series of disasters who went toosoon, others who were notde- In theearly months of thepandemic last Therehas been no acknowledgement —for- lastmonthinAnandabazarPatrika,PrajitBehari broughtonbyclimatechange.Rapidde- cidentratherthanblamingeachotheraf- ceivedbytime.Not all of these deathswere year,the obituaryhad felt likeanintimate, getaccountability—forthe central and state Mukhopadhyayrecountedhow the lifeofa forestation,architecturalplanningoutof terthetragedy. Isthepublictobelieve that due to Covid-19. But theyhavefelt partofa consoling genre. It made space forthe sorrow governments’ brutal abandonment of citizens popular Bengali ghoststorywasaltered,every touchwith topography, andthe rise of officialsof bothsidesactedontheirown? greater,relentlesstoll. that had become heavy and inarticulatewith during thesecondwave. Prime Minister fewdecades,bythe epidemics of choleraand mega-projectshavemassively con- LRMurmu, Delhi Mostjournalists on an obitdeadline dwell isolation.Aseyesusedtothe glareofday learn NarendraModi has congratulated thechief the fluand the 1971 Bangladesh war. None of tributed to thesetragedies.The ruling little on the fact of death. Theyare keener on to see the shadesoftwilight, it made us aware ministerofastateinwhichthe Covid dead the iterations, however, dwells on sorrowor class mustput ecological conservation MISREADING BILL the right anecdote,the elegant line. “I think of of ashared mortality,otherwiseablur in our were flungintothe Gangaorburied in the loss —itreveals the resilience of the collective. abovepolitical considerations. the obituaryasacelebration of life,” said Ann frenziedeveryday. shallowsand on riverbanksfor his “outstand- Betweendevastation and resilience, Ila Railkar, Mumbai THIS REFERS TO thearticle, ‘The ableist Wroe, the obituaries editor for The Economist, Lastyear,asthe Covid toll mounted,news- ing work”indealing with the secondwave. though, lies the work of the memorialist. proposal’(IE,July27).Itentirelydepends known forimmersive portraitsofpoliticians, papers in the West commissionedobitsof“or- Can the debateoverexcessmortality Perhaps, an artistsuchasSvetlana Alexeivich, PLANFOR PEACE on parentswhether to treatadivyang generals, singers, actors —and once England’s dinarypeople”, and notjustpublic figures, alone lead us to areckoning, if we darenot who has forged literatureout of collective child as adivine responsibility or aliabil- mostfamousfish. who diedofCovid-19—awaytocomprehend speak of our excess grief?For,despitedivisive memories, retrievedthe “splintered truth” THIS REFERS TO thereport,‘Five Assam ity.Whenparentsstrive to have ahealthy In death’s departure, the defiance of the the scale of an exponential tragedy. The New politics and the fractures of caste andreligion, about warand trauma through countless in- policemen killedinviolent turn to bor- child and areprevented by law, their living is that we look back—bystaging alife York Times series “Those we have lost” rantill this is the common ground we stand on —too terviews with “little people”, can showusthe der disputewithMizoram’ (IE, July 27). wrath againstthe divyang child is likely in 1,000words, by re-tellingthe singular joys June this year,profiling 500Covid-19victims. manyofushavedied. Their obituaries unwrit- way. “In my books, thesepeople tell their own, This incidentcoming twodays after to go up.The exemption under Section and quirksof aperson’s life. An obit of Marcel “Theystood in forthe staggering number of ten. RJD MP Manoj Jha’s moving speechinthe little histories,and big historyis told along the Home MinisterAmitShah’s meeting 15 of the draftUPPopulation ControlBill Prousttold us “that his apartmentinParis was victims whose liveswecould notpossiblyre- RajyaSabha wasarareacknowledgement of way. We haven’t hadtime to comprehend with chief ministers of the Northeast should beseen as an attempttodiscour- linedthroughout with corkinanineffectual count,” said series editor Daniel Wakin. this collectiveloss. The monsoon session,he what already has and is stillhappeningtous, states suggests thelackofapeace-keep- agesuchnegative feelings aboutthe di- attempt to keep out the uproar of the noisiest Who have we in Indialost? In Gujarat, remindedfellow parliamentarians, had we just needtosay it,” she said in her Nobel ingformula.CMsof AssamandMizoram vyang child. cityinthe world.” Obituaries spiky with crit- pages and pages of paid death notices in local openedwith alisting of an unprecedented56 lecture. Will the obituaristlisten? oughtto have beentalkingbeforethein- YGChouksey, Pune icism —evenmalice —are important.They newspapers became away forjournalists to obituaries.“Look forthe figuresinyour own areantidotes to easypieties, and returnusto question the official death toll. The debateover pain and loss,”hetoldthe House. [email protected]

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TOTAL VACCINATED IN INDIA (at least one dose) The Assam-Mizoram dispute 34,65,16,149 ■Firstdose ■ Seconddose

50,00,000 20,07,300 Behind theviolent clashes on Mondaylie twoboundarydemarcations from the colonialera.Why does 47,13,442 32,28,536 Mizoram acceptone and notthe other,and howdid the 150-year-old disputeget so violent now?

25,00,000 the Mizoram side also setupanewarmed DEBRAJDEB Silchar camponahillocknexttothecamp of theneu- Karimganj AGARTALA,JULY27 tralforce,CRPF,inthesamevicinity...ateamof BANGLADESH National Highway 20,02,952 Hailakandi Assam officials including an IGP,DIG, DC 0 THE BOUNDARYdisputebetween Assam Cachar,SPCacharandDFOCacharwentto the LAST 10 DAYS (daily) and Mizoram dates backnearly acentury INDIA areathismorningto requesttheMizoramside July17July26 and ahalf. While therehavebeenseveral Assam Police CheckGate nottodisturbthe status quo.” showdowns arising out of inter-state dis- Lailapur Vairengte putes between various states of the Whereisthis headed? Bangladesh Phainuam TOTAL DOSES COVISHIELD COVAXIN Northeast, the disputebetween Assam and ASSAM Following the intervention of Union 88% 12% Mizoram has rarely culminated in violence. MANIPUR Home MinisterAmit Shah —who on 44,19,12,395 Yet, it escalated to unprecedented levels on Mizoram Kolasib Saturdayhad held closed-door meetings MIZORAM Monday,asfiring on the inter-state boundary with the NortheastCMs in Shillong and dis- (SputnikV's4,11,236doses leftatleastsix Assam policemen dead and cussedinter-state disputes and other issues over 50 individuals injured. —bothsides have nowretracted theirforces. notrepresentedinpie) Alook at the history of the dispute, and VairengteinMizoram and Lailapur in Assam have seen violence in recent months. In itsstatement, Mizoram has said it the recent events leading to the violence: Mamit and Mizoram capital Aizawl liesouth of Kolasib. wants“that the inter-state border issue with DOSES ON JULY2667,16,394 Assam be resolvedinanatmosphereofpeace What is the demarcated boundary? and understanding”. It has also calledupon JULY 25: 20,45,137 (14,15,012 st doses; 6,30,125 2nd) Mizoram borders Assam’s Barak Valley, der issue wrote in amemorandumsubmitted way. Later that month, the inter-state high- Assam to create “congenial environment”for and both border Bangladesh. The boundary to Prime MinisterNarendraModi in 2018. wayaswell as the National Highway con- peaceful resolution of the dispute. between the twostates, whichruns165 km “Itistothe Mizos no morethananimag- necting the twostateswas blockadedbyin- Assam has askedMizoramto“restrain its INDIA ACTIVE CASES 3,98,100 today, has ahistory datingbacktothe time inaryline pushedfarther and farther south of dividuals at Lailapur in Assam. In November, people and police personnel from indulging whenMizoram wasadistrict of Assam and theInner Line of 1875,depriving the Mizos of bombs explodedatUpper PhainuamLower in wanton violence, and work towardsrestor- knownasLushai Hills. Boundarydemarca- the gentle slopes and flat landsfor the con- PrimarySchool in Mizoram. Apeace meeting ing peace”. It allegedthat the fact thatthere 5,00,000 tions in 1875 and 1933,particularly thesec- venienceofoutside settlers (mainly washeld betweenthe twostates. wasnocasualty on Mizoram side wasproof ond one, areatthe heartofthe dispute. Bangladeshees) brought by the British,” the In recent months, severalhutsand small that Assam authorities had showedrestraint. The 1875 demarcation,notifiedonAugust memorandum reads. In fact, theywerere- shops have been torched, andviolent clashes Assam Chief MinisterHimantaBiswa 4,22,660 3,98,100 20 that year,derivedfromthe Bengal Eastern ferring to atime when the countryof have takenplace on issues as petty as claims Sarma and Mizoram Chief Minister 2,50,000 Frontier Regulation (BEFR) Act, 1873.Itdiffer- Bangladesh had notevenbeen created. over betelnut cultivation, with plantations Zoramthangatagged eachother in their entiatedLushai Hillsfromthe plains of Cachar belonging to tworesidents of Mizoram al- tweets while calling forpeace. The previous in Assam’s Barak Valley.This wasdone in con- Whendid the disputebecome so bitter? legedly setablaze.Therehavebeenclashes day, theyhad sparredpubliclyonTwitter. sultation with Mizo chiefs,and it became the The disputehas been simmering since between villagers of Lailapurand Vairengte, 0 basis forthe InnerLine ReserveForestdemar- Mizoram became aUnion Territoryin1972 and between residentsofKarimganj (Assam) What arethe other border disputes in LAST 10 DAYS cation in the Gazettetwo years later. and then astate in the 1980s. The twostates and Mamiut (Mizoram). the region? July17July26 The 1933 demarcation marks abound- signedanagreement that status quo should Assam, whichsharesitsboundarywithall Note:The July 26 figuresinthese graphs arebased on thegovernment updates on July 27 arybetween Lushai Hills and Manipur,be- be maintainedatno-man’s land setupinthe But what ledtosuchviolence on otherNortheaststates—andfromwhichstates ginning at the tri-junction of Lushai Hills, boundaries. While alleged transgressions Monday? suchasNagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram Cachar district and Manipur.The Mizos do have oftenhappenedoverthe decades, skir- Ateam of around 200Assam Police led were carved out —has been involvedindis- INDIATOTAL CASES 3,14,40,951 notacceptthis demarcation on the ground mishes have happenedveryfrequentlyinre- by the IGP,Assam Police, and the DC, SP and putes with severalofits neighbours. Source: Ministry of Health &Family Welfare,updated at 11 pm on July 27 that their chiefswerenot consulted this time. cent months. DFOofCachar travelledtothe Vairengteau- Assam and Nagaland sharehas a500-km While Assam sees itsclaimedboundary torickshawstand on Monday. While Assam boundary. Violent conflicts, some leading to Whichisthe boundarydoes Mizoram as transgressed, Mizoram cites unilateral has reasonedthat theywentto“resolve mat- deaths, have takenplace in severalphases TELLING NUMBERS find acceptable? movesbyAssam inside Mizoramterritory.It ters”, Mizoram has said they“forced their since 1965. The Institute According to Mizo leaders, the onlyac- alleges that in June lastyear,Assam officials wayin”, overrunning security posts. forDefence Studies and Analyses published ceptable boundaryisthe Inner Line of 1875 entered Mamit district and visited some “Theteam forciblycrossed aduty-post apaper on these clashes in 2008. Lower MRP on Covid drugs, on the southern frontierofCachar,notifiedas farms; that miscreantsentered Kolasibdis- mannedbyCRPF personnel stationedthere With Arunachal Pradesh, Assam shares per the BEFR Act. (This wassubsequentlyre- trict and burnt down twofarm huts; and that and overranaduty postmannedbyone sec- an around 800-km boundary. Here, the first devices after GST reduction visedin1878asitsoughttodemarcate the Assam officials visited theinter-state border tion of Mizoram police personnel. The Assam clashes were reportedin1992. Eachstate has Lushai Hills frontier from the plains of Assam.) between Vairengte(Mizoram) and Lailapur Policealso damaged severalvehicles that accusedthe other of boundarytransgres- IN ITS44thmeetingon June12,the GST tax/GSTrates have been reduced, “The present so-calledboundarywas arbi- (Assam)and crossedthe duty postmanned were travelling along the National Highway sions and illegal encroachment. These issues Council had reducedGST on goods be- Union Ministerfor Chemicals & trarilymade in 1930 and 1933 withoutthe by the CRPF.Mizoram claims that both between Vairengteand Lailapur,” the arenow being heardinthe Supreme Court. ing usedinCovid-19management un- Fetilisers Mansukh LMandaviyasaid consent and approval of the competent au- Assam and Mizoram authorities have under- Mizoram government said in astatement. With Meghalaya,Assam shares abound- til September 30. On June 15,the in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. thorities and the people of the Lushai Hills, takenconstruction work at Buarchep village The Assam Home Minister, forhis part, is- aryof884 km. Therehas been aseriesofrecent National Pharmaceutical Pricing He wasreplying to an unstarred nowMizoram,therebyunreasonablyexclud- of Mizoram, and that the Home Ministryis suedastatement:“In another breachofexist- flare-ups here, too. The Meghalaya govern- Authority (NPPA) issuedinstructions question from Congress MP MK ing some of the Lushai inhabited areas such awareofall these issues. ing agreementsand the existing status quo, ment claims it has 12 areas of disputes with to all manufacturers and marketing Raghavan, who wanted to know as Cachar Zion, Tlangnuam, Lala Bazar and LastOctober,Assam Police officers al- Mizoram beganconstructing aroadtowards Assam. The Chief Ministers of these states held companies of drugs/formulations and whether theNPPAhas askedpharma BangaBazar,” political parties of Mizoram, legedly visitedSaihapui ‘V’ in Mizoram and RengtiBastiinAssam,destroyingtheInnerLine talksinFebruarythis year and agreedonthe medical devices to revisethe maxi- manufactures to reduce theprices of NGOs andajoint action committee on the bor- threatenedtoblockade the inter-state high- ReserveForestinLailapurarea.Simultaneously, needtomaintain status quo and peace. mumretailprice of items on which medicinesinviewoftheGSTreduction.

Items GSTrates ExistingasofRecommended Key NASA telescope in centre of LGBT debate June 12,2021byGST Council Tocilizumab 5% Nil wasadministrator,NASAlaunchedover75 Amphotericin B5%Nil MEHRGILL space science missions, including probes that Anti-coagulantslikeheparin 12%5% NEWDELHI,JULY27 were sent to Mars and Venus. Remdesivir 12%5% As perNASA,Webb “did morefor science Anyother recommendeddrug As applicable 5% NASA IS settolaunchthe large infrared James thanperhaps anyother governmentofficial Oxygen&relatedequipment 12%5% Webb Space Telescope (JWST)touted as the and… it is onlyfitting that the Next Covid testingkits12% 5% “premierobservatory” of the coming decade Generation Space Telescope would be Pulse oximeters 12%5% later this year.Considered the successor of namedafter him”. the Hubble Space Telescope, JWST willstudy Artistimpression of Hand sanitiser 18%5% various phases in the history of the universe, JWST (left), named Do other scientistsagree with the four Temperaturecheckequipment18% 5% from the formation of solar systems to the afterformer NASA petitioners? Furnaces forcrematorium 18%5% evolution of our ownSolar System. administrator James Notall astronomers seem to agree with Ambulances 28% 12% But before it launches, NASA has an im- Webb (above). NASA the four who have startedthe petition. It has Source: Lok Sabha portantdecisiontomake—whethertore- triggeredadebate, nevertheless.Those notin name the $8.8-billion telescope. These con- favour of renaming believe that either there siderations stem from allegations that Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Sarah Tuttle, he arrivedatNASAin1961(he served until is notenough evidence to implicateWebb, or NASA’s former government-appointed ad- Lucianne Walkowicz and Brian Nord — 1968). This wasthen federal policy,“which that the windowtodosohas passed. ministrator James Webb, afterwhom JWST launchedthe petition forachange in name. wasaforerunner to theantigay witchhunt The debatemarks arareinstance of as- is named, had persecuted homosexuals Theyhad already made theircase with an ar- known todayasthe lavender scare”, accord- tronomers making apolitical statement. when he had worked forthe government. ticle in Scientific American in March,writing ing to the astronomers, who have written Another recent example is from ornithology According to an article publishedinthe that it was“unfortunate” that “NASA's cur- that Webb wasaware of this as earlyas1950. in the US, wheresome scientists have sought journal Nature,NASAdoes nothaveashortlist rent plan is to launchthis incredible instru- In 2016,archivist Judith Adkins wrotethat the renamingofbirds named afterpeople of namesasofnow.Bill Nelson, the NASA ad- ment intospace carrying the name of aman as part of “Lavender Scare” thousands of gay linked to racism,slavery and Whitesu- ministrator who is likelytomakethe finalde- whose legacy at best is complicated andat employees were firedorforcedtoresign from premacy.Here, too, ornithologistsare di- cision, has notsaid anythingonthis publicly. worstreflectscomplicityinhomophobic dis- the federal workforcebecauseoftheir sexu- vided, because some of them believe that crimination in the federal government”. ality.Itwas during this time that Webb started changingnames of birds would lead to con- So, whatisthis about? Theywrote thatWebb(1906-92)purged his career with the US government in the late fusion, and that it is akin to erasing an im- In May, four prominent astronomers — LGBT individuals from the workforceafter 1940s, prior to joining NASA.When Webb portant partofhistory. BengalprobesPegasus:whatarethepowersofaCommissionofInquiry?

reportedInterception and the possession, Under Section 5ofthe Act, the matter without the approval of the Centre. government, constituted aCommission of In the Pegasus inquirycommission, the APURVAVISHWANATH storageanduseof suchinformationcollected Commissionalso has the powertorequire But if astate has appointed aCommission, Inquiryonthe same subject, under former West Bengalgovernmenthascitedpublicor- NEWDELHI,JULY27 through suchInterception, in the hands of anyperson, subject to anyprivilegewhich then the Centrecan appoint anotheronthe Supreme Courtjudge UCBanerjee.The der and police entries.While these subjects Stateactors and non-State actors.” maybeclaimedbythatperson under any same subject if it is of the opinion that the BanerjeeCommissionreportedfindingscon- areinthe StateList, an argument could also THE WESTBengalgovernment has setupa The notification said reports that arepart lawfor the time being in force, to furnish in- scope of the inquiryshould be extendedto trarytothat of the statecommission. bemadethatthesubjectmatterof theinquiry Commission of Inquiryintothe allegedsur- of aglobal investigation by 17 media organi- formation on suchpointsormatters that, twoormorestates. However, the Gujarat High Courtlater essentiallyfalls under the Central List. veillance of phones using the Pegasusspy- sationsdrawing on data accessed by Paris- in the opinion of the Commission, maybe TheWest Bengalgovernment’smove ap- held that the constitution of the Banerjee Entry31ofthe Union ListorListIdeals ware developedbythe Israeli cyber-intelli- basedForbidden Stories area“definitemat- useful for, or relevant to,the subject matter pointing acommittee firstcould forcethe Commission wasillegal, and quashedits withposts andtelegraphs,telephones,wire- gence company NSOGroup.The terofpublic importance”. of the inquiry. Centretoreactonthe issue. conclusions since the state-appointed less,broadcasting and other likeforms of Commission, comprising former Supreme In the past, therehavebeen political tus- Commission wasalready lookingintothe communication. CourtJustice Madan BLokur and former What areits powers? Whyhas astate government setupthe sles between astate and the Centreleading issue. CalcuttaHighCourtJustice Jyotirmay Under The Commissions of InquiryAct, Commission? to setting up of differentCommissions of What value does suchaCommission’s Bhattacharya,will look intothe alleged 1952, aCommission setupbythe govern- Whilebothcentralandstategovernments Inquiryonthe same subject matter.In2002, What kind of subjectscan aCommission reporthave? breachofprivacy of severalindividuals — ment shall have thepowers of acivil court, canset upsuch Commissionsof Inquiry, states when NarendraModi wasGujarat Chief probe? Thefindingsof suchcommissionsarenor- journalists, activists,businesspersons, po- while trying asuit under the Code of Civil arerestrictedbysubjectmattersthattheyare Minister, thestate government has setupa Under Section 2(a) of the 1952 Act, mallytabledinthe AssemblyorParliament, liceofficials,politicians—bothinthe gov- Procedure, 1908. This means that the empoweredtolegislateupon. Commission of retired Justices GTNanavati Commissions setupbythe central govern- depending on who constituted it. The West ernment and the opposition. Commission has powers to summon and However, it matterswho orders an in- and AHMehtatoprobe the Godhratrain mentcanmakeaninquiryintoany matterre- Bengalgovernment has tasked the Lokur enforce the attendance of anyperson from quiryfirst. Notjustpolitically, but alsounder burningand the subsequent riots.The latableto anyoftheentriesinListI(UnionList) Commission to submit areportwithin six What is itsmandate? anypartofIndia and examine her on oath, the law. Commissionlatergaveacleanchitto thestate orListII(StateList)orListIII(ConcurrentList) months. However, thegovernment is not Accordingto thenotificationissuedbythe and receive evidence, and it can order req- If the central government setupthe governmentinits report. in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, bound to make the report public. The find- West Bengal government, the Commission uisition of anypublic recordorcopyfrom commission first, then states cannotset up In 2004,LaluPrasad Yadav, then Union while Commissions setupbystate govern- ings arenot binding on theexecutive wither, will “enquireintoand reportoninter alia the anycourt or office. aparallel commission on the same subject Railways Ministerinthe Congress-ledUPA mentscan look intoentriesinListIIorListIII. but canbereliedupon by courts as evidence.

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Dholavira of Kutch among World Heritage Sites AFTER CHANGE IN RULES Kheti Bank polls: 3firms to develop 12.26 Lsqft 9BJP members FROMPAGEONE largest archaeological siteofthe dramodi ji towardspromoting locatedinpresent-dayPakistanis An official release from UN- Indus ValleyCivilisation, dating Indian cultureand heritage.” theotherIndusValleyCivilisation among 11 elected ESCOdescribed Dholaviraasan backtoaround3000BCandisbe- Union Ministerfor Culture, siteinscribed on the UNESCOlist ancient city,whichisone of the- lievedtohavebeen occupiedtill Tourism and Development of of worldheritagesites. housing space in GIFT City unopposed mostremarkable and well-pre- 1500 BC. It drawsits name from NorthEastern Region, GKishan “Depositsrunning 13 metres servedurbansettlementsinSouth present-dayvillageDholaviraon ReddysaidthatDholavirawasthe deep in Dholavirahaveprovided area on 5,128squaremetresof velopedonthe “walk-to-work” Gandhinagar: Intheelectionsto 18 Asiadatingfromthethirdtomid- the semi-arid island on the Indo- 40thsitefromIndiato beincluded averyconvincingstoryofriseand AVINASHNAIR land.AsubsidiaryofAhmedabad- conceptdid notallowanyone not seatsofthe Gujarat StateCo-op- second millennium BCE (Before Pakistanborder. ontheworldheritagelistand10th fall of Indus ValleyCivilisation AHMEDABAD, JULY27 headquarteredSambhaavGroup, employedwithinGIFTCityto own erative Agriculture&Rural Common Era). “Absolutelydelighted by this to maketothe listsince 2014. from about3000 BCE to about the real-estate firm listedonthe ahouseorresidewithinthecam- DevelopmentBankLimited,pop- Discoveredin1968, UNESCO news.Dholavirawasanimportant LocallyknownasKotdaTimba 1500 BCE, during whichitsaw AFTER THE Gujarat government BSEisthelatesttoreceive theallot- pus. ularly known as Kheti Bank,can- saidinarelease,thesiteisset apart urban centreand is one of our (thefortmound),thesitewasdis- various stages —stage of infancy, tweakedtherulesregardingown- ment from GIFT City. However, the relaxation has didates on 11 seatshavebeen by itsuniquecharacteristics,such mostimportantlinkageswithour coveredinthe1960sby archaeol- stageofadolescence,stageofma- ership of houses in the Gujarat Kaavyaratna Group, whichis been cappedfor the construction elected unopposedand nine of asitswatermanagementsystem, past.Itisamustvisit,especiallyfor ogistJagat Pati Joshi who served turity and then stageofold age/ International Finance Tec-City already building astring of hous- of first5,000 houses or forthose them areBJP party members, as multi-layereddefensive mecha- thoseinterestedinhistory,culture as the director general of Archae- decline and to finallyhow avery (GIFT City), three newreal-estate ing projectsonthe GIFT City road unitswhose construction begins per apress statement issuedby nisms, extensive use of stone and andarchaeology,”PrimeMinister ological Survey of India (ASI) be- advancedurbancivilisationfinally developers have pledged to de- in Gandhinagar,will develop 5 before March 31,2023. With the the party Tuesday. special burial structures. NarendraModi tweeted, adding tween 1987 and 1990. The site became totallyruinous settle- velop12.26lakhsquarefeetofres- lakh squarefeetofresidential addition of these three projects, Convener of the BJP’s Co-op- “Of note is also the artassoci- he had firstvisited the siteduring wasexcavatedunderthesupervi- ment,” said the 77-year-old ar- idential space. “Afterthe change spaces within the GIFT campus. the total approval giventoresi- eration Cell in Gujarat Bipin Patel ated with the city –artefactsof his student days and wasmes- sion of archaeologistRavindra chaeologistretired as joint direc- in rules, three newfirms have Ahmedabad-basedSavvy Group, dential projectsisfor 33 lakh said that the elections to the co- variouskindssuchascopper,shell, merisedbythe place. “As CM of SinghBishtof theASIinthe1990s. torgeneral of ASI in 2004.He come forwardtobuild houses in along with ATSGroup, will de- squarefeet,whichroughlycomes operative bank arenot fought on stone, jewelleryofsemi-precious Gujarat, Ihad the opportunity to The acropolis is dividedinto addedthat Dholavirawas an ex- GIFT.All of them arebasedin velop 2.2 lakh squarefeetofresi- to 3,300to3,500apartments. party symbols, but nine candi- stones,terracotta,gold,ivoryhave work on aspectsrelating to her- threemainparts—thecitadel,the plainedexampleof townplanning Gujarat. With this addition, 33 dential space. This joint venture Over 25,000 smarthomes dateselecteduncontestedare BJP beenfoundatthesite.Inaddition, itageconservationandrestoration middletownandthelowertown, withmathematicalprecision,nice lakh squarefeetofallotment companyhas already developed areproposedtobebuilt within members.“Nineof ourcandidates theinterregionaltradelinksasso- in Dholavira. Our team also with the citadel having elaborate architectureandacascadingseries rightshavebeen giventosix de- acommercial towerinGIFT IFSC. GIFT City.However, Bengaluru- have beenelectedunopposedand ciated with Dholavira, have also workedto createtourism-friendly fortificationstructures.Excavation waterreservoirs right aroundthe velopers forresidential projects,” In March 2021, the Gujarat basedJannadhar Pvt Ltd has the we areconfidentthatsixoutof the beenacknowledgedascontribut- infrastructurethere,”Modiadded. has revealedthat the city houses, built-upareaalthoughwellwithin said aGIFT City official. government had tweaked rules onlyfunctional housing project remainingsevenseatsthatwillgo ing to the shared heritageofhu- Crediting the PM forbringing constructed using sandy lime- the outer fortification. Nila Spaces Limited is the opening doors to all those inter- that houses 300-odd families in to polls on August7will be won manity,” UNESCOsaid. the honour,Chief MinisterVijay stones, were connected to an ex- “This is unique as it has not biggestofthetriothatwilldevelop estedinpurchasing ahouse in the 330affordable housing by our candidates as well,” Patel LocatedonKhadirislandinthe Rupani tweeted, “It is amatter of tensive networkofsewage. beenfoundinanyotherHarappan 5.4 lakh squarefeetofbuilt-up GIFT City.Earlier,the project de- units. added. ENS Great Rann of Kutch(GRK) in immense pride that the @UN- Thecityalsohadtankstostore sites so far. Twomulti-purpose Bhachautaluka of Kutchdistrict, ESCOhas conferredthe World rainwaterorfresh waterharve- grounds —Iusedtocall one of Dholaviraisaround 210kilome- Heritagetagto Dholavira,aHarap- stedfromothersources.Remains them the great multi-purpose SURAT tres eastofdistrict headquarters pan city in Kutch. This shows the of coppersmeltershave alsobeen groundwhichwasusedforsocial Bhuj.Spreadover22hectares,the firm commitment of our Hono- foundalongwithmemorialshav- gatherings, festivals, sports,races CAs teach Class 11 students in municipal schools Harappan-eraacropolisisthefifth urablePrimeMinisterShri@naren- ing hemispherical structures and other cultural programmes. though no mortalremains of hu- We found evidence that afterall had suggestedthe idea of teach- partedtrainingto 78CAsandalso pilotproject forone year and we mans have been recovered. Red festivities, the area wasusedfor KAMAALSAIYED ing underprivileged studentsof shared Class 11 syllabus with willexpandtheprogrammelater,” earthenware,ornamental beads trading. Dholavirapeople usedto SURAT,JULY27 Suman schools to SMC standing them to choose the chapters they said ChayanAgrawal. madeof semi-preciousstonesand manufacturecopperware and committeechairmanPareshPatel wish to teach. Manyofthe CAs The Surat Municipal microlithic tools were also found productsofshell and sell them as CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS of and administrative official of teachatcolleges in Surat city and Corporation started24classes during the excavation. farawayasMesopotamia.Thates- Surat branchofthe Instituteof Suman school Dharmesh Patel. areexperienced.SixCAswillteach startedfor Class 11 in itsSuuman Officers of the Kutchdistrict tablishes it as amanufacturing CharteredAccountantsofIndia Talking to the Indian Express, differentchaptersinasingleclass schoolsonJuly26, out of which administration said that apro- andcommercialhub,”saidthear- have startedteaching Naveen Jain, said, “Three of us so that proper attention will be 20 classes areofCommerce posal wasforwarded to the UN- chaeologistwho wasconferred Accountancy on an honoraryba- decidedtodosome service for giventothe students. These CA’s stream, three forArtsstream and ESCOseeking to inscribe Padma Shri in 2013. sisto theClass11 studentsofSurat the people of Surat and zeroed will teachthroughout year on one forScience stream. Atotal of Dholaviraonthe worldheritage Dholaviraalso featured in the Municipal Corporation-run in on teaching underprivileged honorarybases.” 1,592 studentsare studying in sites listand the WorldHeritage Khusbhu Gujarat Ki campaign of Suman schools. students.” Theystartedteachingthestu- these classes. Committee of the UN body ap- the Tourism Corporation of ICAI Surat branchchairman Atotal of 78 charteredac- dentsfromJuly26in13schools According to Paresh Patel, provedtheproposalatitsongoing Gujarat Limited (TCGL). NaveenJain,centralcouncilmem- countantsexpressedwillingness wherethemodeof educationisin suchaninitiative is the firstinthe virtual session chaired from “This is big news.Itwill help berofICAIJay ChhairaandChayan to teachthe municipal school Gujarati and Hindi. state. “Wewanted to help these Fuzhou in China on Tuesday. in conservation of the siteand Agrawal, managing committee students. “The CAswill also give career studentsbuild abetterfuture,” AnelatedBishttoldTheIndian boosttourism in Kutch,” member of Surat branchofICAI, JayChhaira said,“Wehaveim- guidance to the students. This is a he said. Express,“Thisisrecognitionof my Praveena DK, district collector of work.Iamveryhappy. It is also a Kutch, told The Indian Express. greatthingasDholaviraisthefirst “Ghaduli-Santaplur highway is Vadodara civic HarappansitefromIndiato bein- under construction and it will Probe after bodies of man and scribedontheworldheritagesites soon integrateDholavirainthe body proposes to list. Iamdoublyhappybecause I tourism circuit of Kutch. It will worked on Rani Ki VavinPatan, connect the WhiteDesertto woman found in Mahisagar river construct deep whichisalsoaworldheritagesite.” Dholaviraand reduce the dis- Mohenjo-Daro, the largest tance between Kutchand Assistant sub-inspector of riverwas swollen due to heavy recharge wells Harappan-eraarchaeologicalsite Dholavira,” she added. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Vadodarataluka police station, rain over the pastfew days. VADODARA,JULY27 Surekha Patel, said, “The twobe- Pateladdedthat the woman, ¡¼¼Ìh• @¼Ì‡m ¬¼Ì‡¼ÂhÌ£¼‡¼ û¼Ì‡¼Ì]û¼Ì‡h longed to the same villageof aged 22, and the man aged,24, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE WATER AND SENITATION MANAGEMENT THEVADODARAtalukapolicesta- Napad in Anand and were from parkedtheir two-wheeler on the VADODARA, JULY 27 ORGENISATION @¼¼ÌS¼Î‡¼¼CdÌ£¼‡¼ (¡¼¼¬û¼¼Ì) @¼û¼•Ìÿ¼Â tionhasbegunaprobeintotheal- the same community.Their fam- bridge. The bodies were washed ON-LINE TENDERNOTICE NO. 11 OF (2021-22) leged suicide of aman and wo- ilies told us that theywereinare- to the bank on Tuesdayafter THE VADODARA Municipal The ExecutiveEngineer,D.W.S.U.(WASMO), “Jal Bhavan”, 2nd ^°Ì• ½‡¼½¡¼y¼ ‡¼Z. 4, ¡¼©¼™ 2021-22 man, whose bodies were lationship foroverfiveyears but whichthe locals alertedthe po- Corporation (VMC) Tuesday Floor,Bilkha Road, Junagadh Telephone No.0285-2654105, recoveredfromtheMahisagarriv- their families had disapproved of lice. “The bodies were decom- put forthaproposal before the invites Online tender from The Registered contractors.Tender S¼Æ]•¼t¼ •¼]ü¼‡¼¼ ^°Ì• ù¼¼Z†¼K¼û¼ ½¡¼ú¼¼S¼‡¼¼ K¼Ì‡h›¼Kh¼Ì•‡¼Â û¼¼‡ü¼ ü¼¼y er near Sindhrot in Vadodara it. The familyforcedthe man to posed. We have handedoverthe Standing Committee to pro- Details are as under ü¼¼ÌSü¼ ¦¼Ìr¼Âû¼¼Z ü¼Æ½‡¼h û¼Ì‡¼Ì]•¦¼Â, ¡¼¼Ìh• @¼Ì‡m ¬¼Ì‡¼ÂhÌ£¼‡¼ û¼Ì‡¼Ì]û¼Ì‡h Tuesday. Thecouplewasallegedly marry another woman in 2017 bodies to the families afterpost- mote aproject to construct Tender ID Name of work Est. Cost Rs. in arelationship but were forced and the deceasedwoman got mortemonTuesdayevening,” deep recharge wells forrainwa- CONSTRUCTING (1) RCC Sump-4nos. @¼¼ÌS¼Î‡¼¼CdÌ£¼‡¼(¡¼¼¬û¼¼Ì) @¼û¼•Ìÿ¼Â, ù¼hÆK ¬û¼Ê½t¼, ẏ¼¼ ù¼ÍK ¬¼¼Ì¬¼¼ü¼hÂ, (2) PVC line,(3) T- section, (4) Pumping to marrydifferentpersonsby dis- marriedtwo months ago. We are Patelsaid adding acase of acci- terharvesting in the residential machinery-4 nos.(5) Pump House-4nos, ¬hÌ£¼‡¼ •¼Ìm, @¼û¼•Ìÿ¼Â-365602 ö¼Ì‡¼/öÌL¬¼ ‡¼Z. 02792-228120, …¼•¼ approving families, police said. stillinvestigatingthedetails.”The dental death has been registered. colonies of the city. 474302 (6) Wall painting Transparency Board & 84,47,152.89 ÿ¼¼S¼Æ Š¼mt¼¼ ¡¼S¼™ †¼•¼¡¼t¼Â @¼Ì]‡¬¼Â Š¼¼¬¼Ìx¼Â @¼û¼•Ìÿ¼Â _ÿÿ¼¼‡¼¼ ]Æy¼ ]Æy¼ The project has been the Water Quality Board (7) Household Tap “STOP CORONA:Wear Mask, Follow Physical Distancing Maintain Hand Hygiene” proposedonthe lines of the ex- Connections under Nal se Jal(JJM) at t¼¼ÿ¼ÆK¼‡¼¼ KÆÿ¼ 8S¼¼û¼¼Ìû¼¼Z @¼¼Zt¼½•K Š¼¼r¼Â Š¼Æ•¡¼k¼ ü¼¼Ì]‡¼¼‡¼Â @¼Zy¼_t¼ DELHI JAL BOARD: GOVT.OFNCT DELHI isting policyfor construction of Village :PremparaTaluka :Visavadar. KÂû¼t¼ —¼. 13.30 K•¼Ìm‡¼¼ K¼û¼¼Ì hÆ ù¼Âm ¬¼Â¬hû¼x¼Â ‡¼Â[¼Ì ]r¼¼¡¼Ìÿ¼ ḣm• OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (SDW) VII RCCroads in colonies on an CONSTRUCTING PVC Distribution/ NSTP CORONATION PILLAR DELHI-110009 80:20 sharing basis. Risingamain Pipe line,Pumping @¼¼C.mÂ.‡¼Zù¼•x¼Â@¼¼Ì‡¼ÿ¼¼C‡¼ḣm•Š¼††¼½t¼x¼Âḣm•û¼¼ZS¼¡¼¼û¼¼Z@¼¼¡¼Ì\Ì. E-mail ID:- [email protected], Phone No 011-27602302 SHORT PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER NO: 7(2021-22) Theproposal, movedbythe 474353 machinery, TSystem And Wall Painting, 62,09,768.00 office of the City Engineer, Transparency Board &Water Quality ḣm• @¼¼C.mÂ. ‡¼Zù¼• :- 474771, 474774, 474776, 474779, S. Name of work Estimated Cost of work Date of release of tender Last date /time for receipt states that the project is to be Board under JalJivan Mission at No Cost (In Rs.) in E-Procurement solution of tender Through e- 474780, 474782, 474786, 474790 KÆÿ¼ =8 Procurement Solution Village :Pajod Taluka :Manavadar undertakeninprivate residen- @¼¼ K¼û¼‡¼Â ½¡¼S¼t¼¡¼¼• ‡¼¼Ìh¬¼ ‡¼Â[¼Ì ]r¼¼¡¼Ìÿ¼ C‡h•‡¼Ìh ¬¼¼Ch 1 Deployment of stafffor Item Rate 94500/- or 27.07.2021 02.08.2021 tial colonies, by raising funds CONSTRUCTING RCC Sump,PVC Operation&minor mainte- Undertaking as Tender ID. No. is at 1.30 PM forthe VMC's 80% share Distribution /Risingmain Pipe line, http://nprocure.com t¼x¼¼ www.statetenders.gujarat.gov.in nance of all allied E&M per office memo- 2021_DJB_206250_1 Pumping machinery, Household Tap equipmentsatNarela STP randum No. F- through Public-Private 474358 Connections and Wall Painting, 58,33,098.00 EŠ¼• t¼¼. 26/07/2021 x¼Â û¼Ìº¼¡¼Â £¼K¼£¼Ì. @¼¼Ì‡¼ÿ¼¼C‡¼ ḣm•¼Ì t¼¼. reinvite 9/14/2020-PPD Partnership (PPP) and Transparency Board &Water Quality 26/07/2021 x¼Â t¼¼. 20/08/2021‡¼¼ •¼Ì] 18:00 Kÿ¼¼K ¬¼Æ†¼Â NIT along with all terms &conditions is available on WebSite https://govtprocurement.delhi.gov.in CorporateSocial Responsibility Board under JalJivan Mission at ISSUED BY P.R.O. (WATER) Sd/- (Er.O.P.Yadav) (CSR) funds. Village :Limbuda Taluka :Manavadar @¼¼Ì‡¼ÿ¼¼C‡¼ ú¼•Â £¼K¼£¼Ì. °¡¼Ì Š¼\‡¼¼ K¼ÌCŠ¼r¼ ¬¼Æ†¼¼•¼ û¼¼w¼ @¼¼Ì‡¼ÿ¼¼C‡¼ Advt. No. J.S.V.017/2021-22 EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (SDW) VII The proposal comes 12 Tender documents can be seen, down loaded &submitted on website http://www.nprocure.com The last date forsubmission K•¡¼¼û¼¼Z @¼¼¡¼£¼Ì. K¼ÌC @¼ÌK @¼x¼¡¼¼ ù¼†¼¼ ḣm•¼Ì K¼•r¼ @¼¼Šü¼¼ ½¬¼¡¼¼ü¼ •y years afterVMC, in 2009, issued of tender is Dt.09/08/2021 upto 18.00 hrs.Any Further amend- anotification making it manda- ments will be publish online only website of information depart- K•¡¼¼‡¼Â ¬¼u¼¼ ¬¼P¼û¼ @¼½†¼K¼•Â¦¼Â‡¼Ì @¼ù¼¼½†¼t¼ •°Ì£¼Ì. ḣm•‡¼Ì ÿ¼S¼t¼Â tory forupcoming construc- ment htttps:wasmo.nprocure.com. @¼‡ü¼ £¼•t¼¼Ì t¼Ìû¼] ½¡¼S¼t¼¼Ì @¼¼Ì‡¼ÿ¼¼C‡¼ m¼ÌLü¼Æû¼Ì‡h Š¼•x¼Â û¼Ìº¼¡¼Â £¼K¼£¼Ì. tions within itslimitstohave Toll free helpline no.1916 or 18002333944 of GWSSB forwater Classifieds percolating wells forrainwater supply related anycomplaints of villages. û¼¼½°t¼Â/@¼û¼•/127/21-22 INF/JUN/ADVT/361/21 harvesting. However, the civic body did WATER &SANITATION MANAGEMENT WATER &SANITATION MANAGEMENT MISCELLANEOUS notstrictlyenforce the notifi- cation so far. ORGANIZATION, GANDHINAGAR ORGANIZATION, GANDHINAGAR PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE The newproposal states, The General Public Is Hereby The General Public Is Hereby The General Public Is Hereby DISTRICTWATER &SANITATION MANAGEMENT DISTRICTWATER &SANITATION MANAGEMENT Informed That Our Clients Mr.Vishal Informed That Our Client Mrs. Informed That Our Clients Shri Y.k. "Currently, it is being under- Chaudhary S/o Shri Y.k. Chaudhary Kanika Chaudhary W/o Lt. Shri Chaudhary And Smt. Sneh takeninmostgovernment ORGANIZATION WASMO -CHHOTAUDEPUR ORGANIZATION WASMO -CHHOTAUDEPUR And Mrs. Sunita Chaudhary W/o Mr. Pankaj Chaudhary Residents Of Chaudhary W/o Shri Y.k. Chaudhary Vishal Chaudhary Both Residents E-416, Greater Kailash Part 2, 1st Both Residents Of E-416, Greater lands and developers under- TENDERNOTICE NO.14/2021-22 TENDERNOTICE NO.13/2021-22 Of E-46, 2nd Floor Amar Colony, Floor,New Delhi, Has Severed All Kailash Part 2, 1st Floor,New Delhi Lajpat Nagar,New Delhi Have Her Relations With Ms. Anshu Have Severed All Their Relations taking newconstruction have First Attempt Tender ID No- 474568, 474562, 474564, Second Attempt Tender ID No.474549, 474535, 474551, SeveredAll Their Relations With Ms. Chaudhary D/o Shri Y.k. With Their Daughter Ms. Anshu been asked to createarecharge Anshu Chaudhary D/o Shri Y.k. Chaudhary R/o E-53, 1st Floor, Chaudhary R/o E-53, 1st Floor, 474579, 474580, 474581, 474569, 474563, 474573, 474552, 474553, 474554, 474555, 474556, 474547, Chaudhary R/o E-53, 1st Floor, Greater Kailash Enclave, New Greater Kailash Enclave, New well. However, the needisto Greater Kailash Enclave, New Delhi, Sister In Law Of Our Client Delhi, Henceforth As She Has Been executethe project in the exist- 474574, 474566, 474567, 474565, 474582, 474583, 474548, 474532, 474557, 474558, 474559, 474560, Delhi, Sister /Sister In Law Of Our Henceforth As She Has Been Living Seperately From Our Clients Clients Henceforth As She Has Since Marriage And Even After Her Living Seperately From Our Client ing residential societies. APPP 474585, 474586, 474587, 474588, 474589, 474570, 474561, 474533, 474534, 474536, 474537, 474538, Been Living Seperately From Our Divorce And Further Involved Since Marriage And Even After Her Clients Since Marriage And Even Herself In Various Illegal And model can simplify this project. 474571, 474572, 474584, 474593, 474642, 474675. The 474539, 474540, 474541, 474542, 474543, 474544, After Her Divorce And Further Divorce And Further Involved Financial Irregularities And Herself In Various Illegal And The project will be undertaken Contractors Can takepartinabove said Tenders Who 474545, 474546, 474671, 474706. The Contractors Can Involved Herself In Various Illegal Defamed Our Clients In Society By And Financial Irregularities, Financial Irregularities ,Resulted Maligning Their Image And Ruining on acost-sharing ratio of 80:20, Are registerd in" A, B, C, D, E-1 And E-2 class and takepartinabove said Tenders Who Are registerd in D, Resulted In Daily Disturbance In In Daily Disturbance In The Life Of Hard Earned Goodwill, Resulted In The Lives Of Our Clients Due To Our Client Due To Visits Of Various Daily Disturbance In The Lives Of in whichthe VMC will pay80% above.invited by unit manager District water &sanitation E-1 And E-2 class and above.invited by unit manager Visits Of Various Persons / Persons /Authorities To Know Her Our Clients Due To Visits Of Various of the costs through funding Authorities To Know Her Whereabouts Which Our Client Is Persons /Authorities To Know Her management organization Wasmo Chhotaudepur on District water &sanitation management organization Whereabouts Which Our ClientsAre Not Aware Of. Our Client Has Whereabouts Which Our ClientsAre from PPP model or through Not Aware Of. Our Clients Have SeveredAll Her Relations With Her Not Aware Of. Our Clients Have behalf of chairman village water &sanitation committee Wasmo Chhotaudepur on behalf of chairman village SeveredAll Their Relations With Her Sister In Law And Shall Not Be SeveredAll Their Relations With Her CorporateSocial Responsibility And Shall Not Be Responsible And Responsible And Liable For Any And Shall Not Be Responsible And (CSR) and the residential soci- Sankheda, Bodeli, Chhotaudepur,Kawant And water &sanitation committeeKawant, Naswadi Bodeli, Liable For Any Acts, Conducts And Acts, Conducts And Deeds Done Liable For Any Acts, Conducts And Jetpurpavi District Total-27 online E-tendersfor various Chhotaudepur,Sankheda And Jetpurpavi District Total- Deeds Done By Her In Past, Present By Her In Past, Present Or Future. Deeds Done By Her In Past, Present etywill bear 20% of the cost." Or Future. Any Person /Association Any Person /Association / Or Future. Any Person /Association The project, initiated by the component likeBor,Pump Test, Pumping Machinery, 31 online E-tenclers forvarious component likeBor, /Company Whosoever Deals With Company Whosoever Deals With /Company Whosoever Deals With Her Shall Do It At His/her/their Own Her Shall Do ItAt His/her/their Own Her Shall Do It At His/her/their Own Futuristic Planning Cell of the Pump eabine,ESR, Raising main, Sump, Distribution Pump Test, Pumping Machinery,Pump Cabine,ESR, Risks, CostsAnd Consequences. Risks, CostsAnd Consequences. Risks, CostsAnd Consequences. VMC, would requireresidential Pipeline,Cistern, House connection, Painting Board And Raising main, Distribution Pipeline, Cistern, House con- K&BPARTNERS K&BPARTNERS K&BPARTNERS ADVOCATES &SOLICITORS ADVOCATES &SOLICITORS ADVOCATES &SOLICITORS colonies to submit their ap- Slogans.Estimated Amount of RS.3.44 Lacs to nection, Painting Board And Slogans.Estimated Amount C-450, LGF,DEFENCE COLONY C-450, LGF,DEFENCE COLONY C-450, LGF,DEFENCE COLONY NEW DELHI-110024 NEW DELHI-110024 NEW DELHI-110024 proved layouts, documents Rs.300.52 Lacs Total Rs.2342.94 Lacs Tender is sought of Rs.3.87 Lacs to Rs.89.78 Lacs Total Rs.1111.48 Lacs MOBILE NO.:9811116256, 9811123134 MOBILE NO.:9811116256, 9811123134 MOBILE NO.:9811116256, 9811123134 EMAIL:[email protected] EMAIL:[email protected] EMAIL:[email protected] pertaining to constructions Online.Last Date &Time foronline submission of Bids: Tender is sought Online.Last Date &Time foronline sub- permissions from the civic 09/0812021 up to 18:00 Hrs.Last Date &Time for mission of Bids: 03/08/2021 up to 18:00 Hrs.Last Date & PERSONAL body as well as the completion Physical submission of Documents 10/08/2021 up to Time forPhysical submission of Documents: 04/08/2021 certificate. The proposal states, 15:00 Hrs.Physical submission Of Documents Will Be up to 15:00 Hrs.Physical submission Of Documents Will I, Patel Ashvinbhai I Have Changed My "Ideally, the well would be con- Acceptedonly Through RPAD /SPEED POST /HAND TO Be Acceptedonly Through RPAD /SPEED POST /HAND Purushottamdas,S/o- Name From Azhar S/o structed in the common plotof Patel Purushottamdas Mahammadhanif the society or an internal area HAND.(Bidders has to mention name ofworkand tender TO HAND.(Bidders has to mention name of work and Girdhardas, R/o-Plot No- Mansuri To Salman S/o whichisnot concretized. It can- id number on cover). Agrrement, workorder And pay- tender id number on cover). Agrrement, workorder And 288/2, Sector-2B,Near-GH notbedone forindividual flats 0,Gandhinagar-382007, Mahammadhanif ment of the work bill will be done by the ViIlage Water payment of the work bill will be done by the ViIlage Water but forthe common use of all Gujarat-India, have Mansuri.Address: 1744, and SanitationCommittee of the concerned village and SanitationCommittee of the concerned village residentsofthe residential changed’myname to Sadak FaliyaNear New Further information is available at Website www.npro- Further information is available at Website www.npro- colonies. In case the society is Patel Ashvinkumar Post Office, Kalol- cure.com And www.statetenders.gujarat.gov.in If any cure.com And www.statetenders.gujarat.gov.in If any Purushottamdas,for all notaregisteredcooperative 389330, Dist- modificationsamendments required in tender can only modificationsamendments required in tender can only purposes,with immediate housing society,the members Panchmahals Gujarat. be viewedonline. be viewedonline. effect. will have to decide aperson to 0040577868-1 0120012100-1 head the committee. The an- Note- To accept anytender And cancellation of all ten- Note- To accept anytender And cancellation of all ten- nual maintenance of the well IMPORTANT Whilst care is taken prior to acceptance of advertising copy,it ders shall be the right to Water Committee/District ders shall be the right to Water Committee/District is not possible to verify its contents. The Indian Express (P) would be the responsibility of Water and SanitationCommittee or the above authority. Water and SanitationCommittee or the above authority. Limited cannot be held responsible for such contents, nor for any loss or damage incurred the society as well as the safety as aresult of transactions with companies, associations or individuals advertising in its From AnyQueries &Complaint RegardingDrinking From AnyQueries &Complaint RegardingDrinking newspapers or Publications. We therefore recommend that readers make necessary management of the same." Water Supply Yo uCan Contact Control Room Toll Free Water Supply Yo uCan Contact Control Room Toll Free inquiries before sending any monies or entering into any agreements with advertisers or The Standing Committee otherwise acting on an advertisement in any manner whatsoever. Number 1916. (INF-VAD-492-21-22) Number 1916. (INF-VAD-493-21-22) will meetonThursdaytodis- cuss the proposal.

Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,WEDNESDAY,JULY28,2021 13 E-TENDER PRESS NOTICE The EXECUTIVE ENGINEER CD-XIII, I&FC Department Govt. of Delhi, on behalf of the President of India, invites online Percentage rate tender from the approved and eligible contractors registered with IRRIGATION AND FLOOD TENDER NOTICE NO·05 of 2021-22 CONTROL DEPARTMENT.The contractors who are registered with other department and now got their (Tender I. D. No 472656 to 472675) registrations verified from I&FC Deptt. are eligible to participate in Tender process for the work:- D.W.S.U. (WASMO) Arvalli 1. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/53(Revised) (ID No. 2021_IFC_205643_1) Major Head of Account 4515-Plan Unit Manager,District Water and Sanitation Unit WASMO, (RDB) Name of Work: Construction of road Kh.No.395 at village Dhansa in N.G.Block. Estimated Cost (in Rs.) Arvalli Gujarat State Invites Online Tenders on behalf of 98,14,067/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 180 Days. Last date &time of receiving &opening of tender Diffrent Village Pani Samittee ForBelowMentioned work. through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03.00 Hrs &03.05 Hrs respectively. 1. Name of Work:- Total nos of 21 (village) Water supply 2. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/11(ID No. 2021_IFC_ 205654_1) Major Head of Account 2711(Revenue) Name Scheme work fordifferent Villages of Rs.6.94 To 90.29 lacs. of Work: De-silting of Ponds Kh. No: 82/4/2 at village Dichaon Kalan, Kh. No. 75/1 at village Kharkhari Jatmal 2. Total Estimated Cost:- 885.60 lacs. and Kh. No. 40/1/2 at village Surehera in Najafgarh Block. Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 21,50,867/- Earnest Money 3. Last Date of submission of tender:- 11/08/2021 up to (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 45 Days. Last date &time of receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement 18.00 Hrs Regd Office: PSEB Head Office,The Mall, (Patiala) System 28.07.2021 on 03.00 Hrs &03.05 Hrs respectively. 4. Last Date of physical document submission of ten- CIN: U40109PB2010SGC033813, Website: www.pspcl.in 3. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/12 (ID No. 2021_IFC_205753_1) Major Head of Account 2711(Revenue) Name der:- 12/08/2021 up to 16.00 Hrs (Contact Number: 96461-18773) Tender EnquiryNo. QQ-1308/PO-C&S of Work: Construction of Bituminous road From RD 4610m to RD 7090m on Right Bank of Mungeshpur Drain. 5. Elegiblety:- The tender is in One bid system,the bidders Supply of Heat Shrinkable Type Cable End Terminations Kits and Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 60,26,054/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 45 Days. Last date &time of who are registered (Civil) in "R &B or Irrigation Dept. in Appropriate class" with tender bidders have to attech copy Straight Joint suitable forThree Core 11 KV XLPE Cables,asper PSPCL receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03.00 Hrs &03.05 Hrs respectively. Specification No.QQ-1308/PO/C&S of the following sizes: of Registration, GST Registration, PanCard, tender feeand 2 4. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/13 (ID No. 2021_IFC_205757_1) Major Head of Account 2711(Revenue) Name Sr.Size(MM )Outdoor Indoor St. Th. emd, Hard copyoftender will accept by R.P.A.D/Speed 1. 3Cx35 11960 4600 390 of Work: Attending Miscellaneous work of day to day in the office of Sub-Division-II, CD-XIII, Kakraula Model post/Courier.itisinthe powerofunit manager to approve 2. 3Cx150 12510 4900 390 Nursery and Mungeshpur drain. Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 29,86,053/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 210 or cancle the Tender,Further information is available at 3. 3Cx300 3330 1730 100 Days. Last date &time of receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03.00 Hrs Fordetailed NIT &tender specification please refer to https://eproc.pun- website www.nprocure.com Control room is functioning at jab.gov.in from 27.07.2021 onwards. &03.05 Hrs respectively. the state levelfor rurallevel water supply schemes where NOTE: Corrigendum &addendum, if anywill be published online at https://eproc.punjab.gov.in. 5. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/14 (ID No. 2021_IFC_205769_1) Major Head of Account 2711(Revenue) Name toll free number 1916 can be contacted forwater related C277/21 6283/Pb of Work: Desilting of water body in Kh. No. 153 at village Dhansa in N.G.Block. Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 5,45,775/- complaints/suggestions INF/HMT/226/2021 Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 30 Days. Last date &time of receiving &opening of tender through E- Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03.00 Hrs &03.05 Hrs respectively. Board 6. NIT No. E.E/CD.13/Acs/2021-22/15 (ID No. 2021_IFC 205786_1) Major Head of Account 4515-Plan (RDB) Name Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage TENDER NOTICE NO 05 OF 2021-22 of Work: Improvement of existing link road from Ujwa Daryapur more to Hasanpur more at village Ujwa in N.G. Board, TENDER ID: 474750 Block. Desilting of water body in Kh. No. 113atvillage Ujwa in N.G.Block. Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 8,52,232/- Tender NoticeNo02of2021-22 Online Tender through E-Tendering are invited forthe fol- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 30 Days. Last date &time of receiving &opening of tender through E- TENDER ID: 474003/474004/474005 lowing worksbyExecutiveEngineer,Public Health Works Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03.00 Hrs &03.05 Hrs respectively. Division, B-16 SashtriNagar Society,Near Vasundhara 7. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/16 (ID No. 2021_IFC_205867_1) Major Head of Account 2711(Revenue) Name ExecutiveEngineer, P. H. Mechanical Dn, GWSSB, Mill, VadodaraHigh Way, Chhotaudepur 02669-232343 of Work: Construction of protection wall on L/B of B.C. Drain from RD 6200m to RD 6500m. Estimated Cost (in 35/B,Nirmal Society, Behind Gopal Guest House, Rs.) 28,17,769/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 90 Days. Last date &time of receiving &opening of Nr.College,Chhotaudepur,Phone:9978406685 Name of Work :- Maintenance,Repairing, replacing Spare tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03.00 Hrs &03.05 Hrs respectively. invites online tendersfor the work of Mini Water Partsand Servicing of Existing Gasious Chlorination 8. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/17 (ID No. 2021_IFC_205869_1) Major Head of Account 2711(Revenue) Name Supply (Solar rowerbased) in Hilleyarea of Ta. Plants at Various Head/ Sub Headworks (For 24 Months). under aswadi Regional Waler Supply Scheme Taluka : of Work: Demolishing and Reconstruction of existing protection wall on R/B of B.C. Drain from RD 4200m to RD Chhotaudepur,Jetpurpavi, Kawant and Naswadi of Naswadi, Dist. :Chhotaudepur.(Estimated cost Rs.20.03 5000m. Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 77,77,082/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 90 Days. Last date &time District Chhotaudepur from those who are regis- Lakh, Tender ID No.474750 ) of receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03.00 Hrs &03.05 Hrs tered in appropriate class Electrical Registration Last Date of Online Tender Submission:- 10/0812021, respectively. and having Electrical LicenseofGovt. also men- 18.00 Hr.For further delails of tender notice,scope of 9. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/18 (ID No. 2021_IFC_205871_1) Major Head of Account 2711(Revenue) Name tioned Eligibility Creteria mentioned in Tender doc- work,Tender Fee, EMD and Specification etc. Please visit of Work: Attending Miscellaneous work of day to day in the office of Sub-Division-IV,CD-XIII and Najafgarh store Websites http://gwssb.nprocure.com and forfurther infor- adjacent to B.D.O. office for 7month. Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 18,59,949/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed ument.Estimated cost forGroup-1 worthRs: 690.01 lacs., Group-2 worthRs: 610.40 lacs., mation please contact ExecutiveEngineer,Public Health 210 Days. Last date &time of receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03.00 WorksDivision, Chhotaudepur,Department reservesthe Group-3 worthRs: 221.16 lacs Further details can Hrs &03.05 Hrs respectively. right to reject the Tenders without assigning anyReason. 10. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/19 (ID No. 2021_IFC 205876_1) Major Head of Account 2711(Revenue) Name be made available on website www.nprocure.com Nowonwards,all the improvements/Corrections in the of Work: Removal of silt from Pond Kh. No. 150 at village Issapur by deploying 15.5m long boom excavator. www.gwssb.nprocure.com and Tender,visit above website only.Last date of Physically Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 13,37,791/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 30 Days. Last date &time of www.statetenders.com the last date of tender Documents Dt.- 11/08/2021, up to 15.00 Hours. receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03.00 Hrs &03.05 Hrs downloading/uploading is Dtd.: 12.08.2021 up to Forany problem of ruralarea water supply please contact respectively. 18.00 hrs.Further amendment made will be dis- GWSSS help line no:-1916 (INF-VAD-495-21-22) 11.NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/20 (ID No. 2021_IFC_205904_1) Major Head of Account 2711(Revenue) Name burse only on www.nprocure.com website only. of Work: Demolishing and Reconstruction of existing protection wall on R/B of B.C. Drain from RD 2025m to RD Note :- ContactGWSSB Toll Free Help Line No. Notification Under Section-19(1) 2825m. Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 77,77,082/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 90 Days. Last date &time 1916 forany complaint of drinkine water in rural Revenue Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar of receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03.00 Hrs &03.05 Hrs (The Right to Fair Compensation and TransparencyinLand respectively. area. (INF-VAD-494-21-22) Acquisition, Rehabilitation &Resettlement Act, 2013 (No. 30 of 2013) 12. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/21 (ID No. 2021_IFC_205881_1) Major Head of Account 2711(Revenue) District :Panchmahal Name of Work: Demolishing and Reconstruction of existing protection wall on R/B of B.C. Drain from RD 1200m Notification Under Section-19(1) No. AM-2021-302-M-LPN-2020-2046-CH Date: 4JUL 2021 to RD 2025m. Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 77,77,082/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 90 Days. Last date Revenue Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar Whereas it appears to the Govrenment of Gujarat The Right to Fair &time of receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03.00 Hrs &03.05 Hrs (The Right to Fair Compensation and TransparencyinLand compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilation respectively. Acquisition, Rehabilitation &Resettlement Act, 2013 (No. 30 of 2013) and Resettlement 2013 (30 of 2013) that the land specified in below 13. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/22 (ID No. 2021_IFC_205928_1) Major Head of Account 2711(Revenue) District :Panchmahal SCHEDULE are required for public purpose viz. for PMGSY Constg. M.D.R. to Maji Sarpanch Faliya Road. Name of Work: Improvement and Beautification at R/B of B.C Drain from RD 400m to RD 630m. Estimated Cost No. AM-2021-326-M-LPN-2019-182-CH Date: 9JUL 2021 (in Rs.) 25,34,848/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 60 Days. Last date &time of receiving &opening Whereas it appears to the Govrenment of Gujarat The Right to Fair And whereas by Government of Guajrat, Revenue Department Notification no. AM-2020-664-M-LPN-2020- 246-CH published of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03.00 Hrs &03.05 Hrs respectively. compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilation and Resettlement 2013 (30 of 2013) that the land specified in below according to law on Dated 29/10/2020 It was notified that lands spec- 14. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/23 (ID No. 2021_IFC_205888_1) Major Head of Account 4515-Plan (RDB) SCHEDULE are required for public purpose viz. for PMGSY Constg. ified in the schedule hereto after referred as the lands are required for Name of Work: Construction of road on Kh. No. 131-J at village Issapur in N.G.Block, Estimated Cost (In Rs.) Damar Road to Pipliya Road. the public purpose and whereas the Government of Gujarat is satisfied 40,75,275/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 180 Days. Last dae &time of receiving &opening of tender And whereas by Government of Guajrat, Revenue Department after considering the report of Additional Special Land Acquisition through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03.00 Hrs &03.05 Hrs respectively. Notification no. AM-2020-664-M-LPN-2019-182-CH published Officer,Panchmahal, Godhra under section 15 of the Right to Fair 15. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/24 (ID No. 2021_IFC_205931_1) Major Head of Account 2711(Revenue) according to law on Dated 07/12/2020 It was notified that lands spec- Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation Name of Work: Providing and fixing Retro Reflective overhead signage board on different water bodies at village ified in the schedule hereto after referred as the lands are required for and Resettlement Act, 2013 (30 of 2013) that the said lands are need- Issapur (Kh. No. 150,151,152, 153), village Bakkargarh (Kh. No. 76, 77, 78) and village Mundella Kalan (Kh. No. the public purpose and whereas the Government of Gujarat is satisfied ed to be acquired as per the schedule hereto. 78, 22/3, 79), Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 10,01,743/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 30 Days. Last date after considering the report of Additional Special Land Acquisition It is hereby declared that under the provision of Section 19 of the said &time of receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03:00 Hrs &03.05. Hrs Officer,Panchmahal, Godhra under section 15 of the Right to Fair act that the lands admeasuring of 3-22-06 He-Are-Sq.mts. in Village respectively. Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation Bilvaniya, Taluka Morva(H), District Panchmahal are needed for the public purpose mentioned above. 16. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/25 (ID No. 2021_IFC_205939_1) Major Head of Account 2711(Revenue) and Resettlement Act, 2013 (30 of 2013) that the said lands are need- Name of Work: Attending Miscellaneous work of day to day inside the campus of CD-XIII, Basaldarapur,New ed to be acquired as per the schedule hereto. As no family is getting displaced due to the subject land acquisition and therefore no resettlement area is required. Delhi- 110027. Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 34,18,530/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 300 Days. Last date It is hereby declared that under the provision of Section 19 of the said &time of receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03:00 Hrs &03.05. Hrs act that the lands admeasuring of 2-01-62 He-Are-Sq.mts. in Village Under Section 3(G) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Vandeli, Taluka Morva(H), District Panchmahal are needed for the Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement respectively. public purpose mentioned above. Act, 2013 (30 of 2013) the Additional Special Land Acquisition Officer, 17. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/26 (ID No. 2021_IFC_205949_1) Major Head of Account 2711(Revenue) As no family is getting displaced due to the subject land acquisition Panchmahal, Godhra is here by appointed to perform the functions of Name of Work: Maintenance of Office of the EE/CD-XIII and SE (FC-IV), I&FC Department, Basaidarapur,New and therefore no resettlement area is required. the Collector for all proceeding here after to be taken in respect of the Delhi -110027. Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 21,95,910/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 300 Days. Last Under Section 3(G) of the Right to Fair Compensation and said land' acquisition. date &time of receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03:00 Hrs &03.05. Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement APlan of land may be inspected in the office of additional Special Land Hrs respectively. Act, 2013 (30 of 2013) the Additional Special Land Acquisition Officer, Acquisition Officer,Panchmahal, Godhra on any working day. 18. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/27 (ID No. 2021_IFC_205955_1) Major Head of Account 2711(Revenue) Panchmahal, Godhra is here by appointed to perform the functions of SCHEDULE Case No.04/2019 Name of Work: Construction of Boundary wall upto plinth level and column upto 1.80m height on the Right Bank the Collector for all proceeding here after to be taken in respect of the Village: Bilvaniya Taluka: Morva(H) District :Panchmahal of Mundella Drain from RD 7350m to 7350m to 7750m and Fabrication of M.S. Temporary Bridge for Crossing said land' acquisition. Survey/ Area Survey /Area of Mundella Drain. Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 58,91,305/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 120 Days. Last APlan of land may be inspected in the office of additional Special Land Block No. (H.Are.Sq.Mtr.) Block No. (H.Are.Sq.Mtr.) date &time of receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03:00 Hrs &03.05. Acquisition Officer,Panchmahal, Godhra on any working day. 30 0-11-00 32 0-25-00 Hrs respectively. SCHEDULE 31 0-07-06 38 0-12-00 19. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/28 (ID No. 2021_IFC_205972_1) Major Head of Account 4217 (Unauthorized Village: Vandeli Taluka: Morva(H) District :Panchmahal 47 0-02-00 79 0-15-00 Colonies) Name of Work: Improvement of Streetsand side Drian at Laxmi vihar,Block A, B, CBlock, Near Survey/ Area Survey /Area 86 0-00-50 105 0-13-00 Dichaon Depot, Najafgarh (Reg. No. 989/904. Improvement of existing road from Dichaon Enclave to Dichaon Block No. (H.Are.Sq.Mtr.) Block No. (H.Are.Sq.Mtr.) 109 0-03-50 111 0-14-00 Bus Depot in N.G.Block (Balance Work). Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 92,67,502/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time 523 0-02-40 131/4 0-01-00 allowed 120 Days. Last date &time of receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 116 0-11-00 117 0-06-00 112 0-24-12 128/1 0-05-64 on 03:00 Hrs &03.05. Hrs respectively. 124 0-09-00 126 0-06-00 20. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/29 (ID No. 2021_IFC_205987_1) Major Head of Account 4217 130 0-09-11 128/2 0-04-44 40 0-13-00 45 0-02-00 (Unauthorized Colonies) Name of Work: Improvement of Streetsand side Drian at Jharoda village, Kh. No. 111/ Paiki 20-02-70 128/3 0-04-20 41 0-23-00 46 0-20-00 84/21, 85/16, 85/14/1, 85/14/2, 92/22, 92/23, 85/8, 85/9, 85/12, 85/13, 156 in N.G.Block (Reg. No. 137-ELD). 129/2 0-18-72 128/4 0-03-60 80 0-16-00 81 0-17-00 Construction of approach road, crossing Mungeshpur Drain RD 9000m connecting Unauthorized Colony Reg. 113/1 0-03-06 142/1 0-27-60 106 0-05-00 108 0-40-00 No. 137, Geetanjali Enclave and PVC Market near Tikri Border road in N.G.Block, AC-35 (Balance Work). 131/3 0-02-79 126 Paiki 10-11-40 112 0-15-00 113 0-10-00 Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 64,67,471/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 180 Days. Last date &time of 126 Paiki 20-05-40 148 0-20-40 118 00-06-00 119 0-02-00 receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03:00 Hrs &03.05. Hrs 151 Paiki 20-26-00 149 0-05-40 130 0-16-00 131 0-02-00 respectively. --- Total 2-01-62 Total 3-22-06 21. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/30 (ID No. 2021_IFC_205989_1) Major Head of Account 2711(Revenue) By order and in the name of Governor of Gujarat By order and in the name of Governor of Gujarat Name of Work: Widening /Proteciotn of Leftembankment of Mundella Drain fro mRD 6950m to RD 7500m Sd/- Sd/- through Gabbion. Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 43,23,752/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 180 Days. Last (I. D. Chaudhari) (I. D. Chaudhari) date &time of receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03:00 Hrs &03.05. Deputy Secretary Deputy Secretary Hrs respectively. Revenue Department Revenue Department 22. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/31 (ID No. 2021_IFC_205990_1) Major Head of Account 2711(Revenue) (INF/Godhra/369/2021) Govt. of Gujarat (INF/Godhra/367/2021) Govt. of Gujarat Name of Work: Construction of Proteciton wall on Right Bank of Mungeshpur Drain from RD 3700m to RD D 4450m. Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 67,22,963/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 90 Days. Last date &time e 26. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/35 (ID No. 2021_IFC_206056_1) Major Head of Account 4515 (RDB) Name of of receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03:00 Hrs &03.05. Hrs s Work: Improvement/Development of Phirni of Ujwa village in N.G.Block. Improvement of existing link road from respectively. Kharkhari-Khera Dabar towards Ujwa Phirni for alength of 845.00m at village Ujwa in N.G.Block. Estimated Cost 23. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/32 (ID No. 2021_IFC_206037_1) Major Head of Account 4515 (RDB) Name e (in Rs.) 45,11,108/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 60 Days. Last date &time of receiving &opening of Work: Improvement /Development of raod by providing RMC from MC Primary school to Shiv Mandir in n of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03:00 Hrs &03.05. Hrs respectively. village Mundella Kalan in AC-35. Restoration of existing road by providing and laying RMC from the house of f 27. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/36(ID No. 2021_IFC_206057_1) Major Head of Account 4217(Unauthorized Sh. Dharambir S/o Late Netram to S.D.M.C. School at village Mundella Kalan in Ac-35, Najafgarh. Estimated d Colonies) Name of Work: Improvement of Streetsand side Drain at Mand NBlock, Gopal Nagar,Main Dhansa Cost (in Rs.) 7,60,149/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 30 Days. Last date &time of receiving & & road, Najafgarh New Delhi-110043 (Reg. No. 476-B/904). Providing and Laying on remaining portion of MD Marg opening of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03:00 Hrs &03.05. Hrs respectively. and Providing and Laying C.C Paver Block in narrow lane. Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 24,02,292/- Earnest Money 24. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/33 (ID No. 2021_IFC_206053_1) Major Head of Account 4515 (RDB) Name e (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 30 Days. Last date &time of receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement of Work: Improvement of existing link road from Ujwa Daryapur more to Hansanpur more at village Ujwa in N.G. . System 28-07-2021 on 03.00 Hrs &03.05 Hrs respectively. Block. Improvement of existing link road from Phirni towards Kharkhari-Khera Dabar for alength of 855.00m at t Note :- village Ujwa in N.G.Block. Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 45,67,365/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time allowed 60 Days. . 1) Details of above mentioned works &eligibility criteria can be seen and downloaded from the web site Last date &time of receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 on 03:00 Hrs & & https://govteprocurement.delhi.gov.in 03.05. Hrs respectively. 2) Amendment(s)/alteration(s)/corrigendum if any,will be available at website only. 25. NIT No. E.E/CD-13/Acs/2021-22/34 (ID No. 2021_IFC_206055_1) Major Head of Account 2711(Revenue) ) 3) EMD in the form of Bankers Cheque/DD/Fixed Deposit receipt in F/o EE/CD-XIII, l&FC Deptt Shall be scanned Name of Work: Providing and fixing Retro Reflective overhead signage board on different water bodies at village e and uploaded to the e-tender website within the period of bid submission. The original EMD should be deposited in Dhansa (Kh. No. 152, 153, 137, 138) village Malikpur (Kh. No. 11/23, 11/24 and Near Cremation) and village e the office of EE/CD-XIII, I&FC Deptt. within the period of bid submission. Ujwa (Kh. No. 103, 126, 129) in N.G.Block. Estimated Cost (in Rs.) 10,01,743/- Earnest Money (in Rs.) Nil Time e Sd/- allowed 30 Days. Last date &time of receiving &opening of tender through E-Procurement System 28.07.2021 EXECUTIVE ENGINEER CD.XIII. on 03:00 Hrs &03.05. Hrs respectively. DIP/Shabdarth/0190/21-22

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NEWDELHI,JULY27 VACCINATIONFOR But theydon’t want. ganeering by Congress-ledUPA Theprotestsby theOpposition KIDSMAYBEGININ members and Trinamool parties in the Well of the House, even as the Chairman asked oth- AWEEK afterhetermedthe SEPT:MINISTER But do younot think the issues Congress MPs forced him to ad- ADJOURNMENTSINLOKSABHA despitehis repeated appeals for ers to resume business. With the Congress as aparty that has not theyare raising areserious? journtheproceedingstill11.45am order,forcedChairman M protests gettinglouder,Naidusaid been able to digestthe BJP’s suc- NewDelhi: During the BJP We aretelling them to discuss forthe firsttime. It wasfollowed ASSEMBLED ADJOURNED TILL to call upon the it wasthe “sixth of the scheduled cess, Prime MinisterNarendra parliamentaryparty whatever theywant. In the BAC by repeated adjournments— 11:0011:26 11:45 protesting MPs to “introspect if 19 sittings of the House forthis Modi on Tuesdayblamedthe meeting, Union Health meeting, the Opposition was nine, in all. this is what we makeofour ex- Monsoon Session. We arestill to Opposition party forthe contin- MinisterMansukh asked to choose the subject so Unlikeonprevious days,TMC 11:45 11:50 12:00 altedparliamentarydemocracy”. getintobusiness mode”. uing disruptions in Parliament. Mandaviyatold the mem- that time can be allotted to it. members brought placards that 12:0012:05 12:30 Amid the din, the House “What is this called? Letthe Accordingto sourcesintheBJP, bers that the government Adhir Ranjan Chowdhurywas read“MasterofDigitalInvasion”and 12:30 12:3414:00 passedthe Marine Aids to people decide and describewhat Modi, while addressing the BJP is hopeful of launching there. But it seems theyare “Big Brother is watching” and put Navigation Bill, 2021, whichwas this is called,” he said, referring to MPs at the parliamentaryparty vaccination forchildren by 14:0014:0614:30 moreinterestedingetting them up while shouting slogans. passedbyLok Sabha in March.It the protests.Hesaid thereare meeting, pointed out that the September.“He said the political mileage... SADand BSP members, 14:30 14:3715:00 will replace Lighthouse Act, 1927, eight Bills forthe House to con- Congress has forgottenthat the trial resultssofar have meanwhile,raisedslogansagainst 15:0015:0615:30 andprovideafreshframework for sider.“Unfortunately, Parliament floorof theHouseisfordiscussion, been good and encourag- Who do youblame forit? thethreefarm laws,seekingtheir development, maintenance and is being reducedtosuchasorry notforsloganraising.Heaskedthe ing. He said the govern- 15:30 15:3716:00 Single-handedlythe Congress. repeal. management of navigation aids. stateofaffairs... Youare depriving BJPMPsto “exposetheattitudeof ment is happyabout it and When therewas an all-party AgricultureMinisterNarendra 16:0016:03 16:30 AstheHouseassembledinthe members of ZeroHour submis- the Congress and some other that India is likelytobegin meeting on Covid-19, the PM SinghTomarsaidtheuproarisde- 16:30 16:3311:00am(July 28) morning, severalopposition MPs sions, Special Mentions and also Opposition parties”. vaccinating children by wasready to listentoeveryone, stroying the dignity of the House. cameto theWellshoutingslogans Questions.” Both the Houses have been September,” said an MP. he wanted to talk about the witnessing ruckusand repeated With the Prime vaccination programme. But adjournmentsduring the mon- Ministerurging the MPs to the Congress did notwant to... soon session without anymajor counter the Opposition al- Govt seeks 6-month extension to frame CAA rules legislative business or debates. legations againstthe gov- The Opposition says the The Opposition parties –the ernment over vaccination, government has notagreed “The Citizenship 2019,” MinisterofState forHome On February2,the Ministryof deadline till July9. Congress-ledUPA,TMC, SAD, SP the ministersaid that the foradebateonPegasus? TMC EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) Nityanand Raisaid in awritten re- Home Affairs had told the Lok The MHA has been deliberat- andBSP –havebeen protesting government had initiated wasasking foradebate... NEWDELHI,JULY27 has been notifiedon12.12.2019 plytoaquestion. Sabha that the rules forthe con- ing the rules foroverayear with- againstthe alleged snooping by the processmuchahead of We areready... and has come intoforce w.e.f. Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi troversial lawwerestill being out anyheadway,say sources. The Pegasus spywareand con- manycountries. ENS THE GOVERNMENT has sought 10.01.2020. The Committees on had asked whether the govern- framedevenasithad got an ex- rules areessential forimplemen- tentious farm laws. Will the government tryfor six moremonths to frame rules SubordinateLegislation, Lok ment wasaware that it had tension of time from Committees tation of the Act. “The Prime Ministersaid the some dialogue with the forthe Citizenship Amendment Sabha and RajyaSabha, have been missedthe deadline forframing on SubordinateLegislation in Replying to another question, Congress does notwant to run the Congress’s move to boycott Opposition? Act(CAA). The MinistryofHome requestedtogrant further exten- of rules. both the Houses. While the Lok the MHA refusedtodisclose the House and is blocking all at- abriefing on the pandemic and The government has been... Affairs on Tuesdaytold the Lok sion of time upto 09.01.2022 to The MHA had earlier sought Sabha committee had granted it names of those arrested under tempts to break the stalematein the vaccination programme last Pralhad Joshi and Sabha that it has sought time till frame the rules under the time till July9this year to frame time till April 9, the RajyaSabha Unlawful Activities Prevention Parliament,” said aparty MP.The week. FULLREPORTON have been talking to Opposition... January9,2022 to frame the rules. Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the rules. committee had extendedthe Act(UAPA)inDelhi lastyear. Prime Ministeralso mentioned www.indianexpress.com

CANCEL DEAL, SAYS OPPOSITION BJP Rise in daily cases in 22 dists, Baghel says acquisition of Singh Deo walks out of can’t say 2nd wave over: Govt Chhattisgarh House, private college will save time lashes out at own govt HARIKISHANSHARMA oftimetobuildtheinfrastructureof NEWDELHI,JULY27 TRACKING THE SECOND SURGE GARGIVERMA amedicalcollege.Withtheacquisi- out, AICC Chhattisgarhin-charge RAIPUR,JULY27 tion of 150-seat Medical College GARGIVERMA PLPunia releasedastatement THE UNION Health Ministry 513 NEWCASES:38,290 recognisedbythe Medical Council RAIPUR,JULY27 saying anotice has been served Tuesdayreportedarise in daily CHHATTISGARH Chief Minister of India, the people of the statewill on Singh, asking him to explain DAYSSINCE ACTIVECASES:3,95,136 newCovid cases in 22 districts PANDEMIC BhupeshBaghelTuesdayprom- beabletogetthebenefitofonemore CHHATTISGARH Health Minister his allegations and his stand. across sevenstates, calling it a BEGAN TOTALVACCINATION:44,19,12,395 isedtransparency in the acquisi- governmentmedicalcollegeonlyat TSSingh Deo Tuesdaystageda The BJP had staged awalkout “cause forconcern”. Sevenof tion of aprivate collegefor which half of the cost,” he said. walkout from the Assemblyde- on Monday, the firstday of the DAILY DEATHS TOTAL DEATHS WEEKLY CFR OVERALL CFR these districtsare in Kerala, and 646 4,22,028 1.26% 1.36% the stategovernment haspro- ChhattisgarhCM TheOpposition,however, crit- manding that his government Assemblysession, demanding twoinMaharashtra, with the posedtoenact anew law. icisedthestatementgovernment clear the air over allegations lev- answers from the government rest spread across the Northeast. Responding to areportinThe andaccused theCMofnepotism elledagainsthim by his party on the matter.While on Tuesday Addressing apress confer- IndianExpressonTuesdaythatthe “If thereisaquestionof public andcorruption.BJPleaderRaman colleague and Congress MLA Home MinisterTamradhwaj ence, LavAgarwal, Joint Secretary, state’s unusual move to take over interest,thegovernmentwillbuy Singh,whowastheCMbefore the Brihaspati Singh. The BJP has Sahu tabledthe government re- Health, said, “Thereare 22 dis- afinancially-strappedmedical aprivate medicalcollegeandalso party lostAssemblyelections, stalledthe House fortwo days on plyonSingh’s accusations, trictsinthe countrywhereanin- collegeownedbyafamilyinto a(steel)plantatNagarnar.Weare said,"TheCentralgovernmenthas the matter,including Tuesday. Leader of Opposition Dharamlal creasing trendincases hasbeen whichhis daughter has married in favour of the public sector and ascheme in whichbrand new Later,Singh Deo returnedto Kaushik demandedthat state- noted… An increase has been TESTS TODAY: 19,91,706 | TOTAL TESTS: 46,11,55,827 raisedquestions of conflict of in- willcontinueto remainso.We are medical colleges can be built in attend ameeting with Chief mentsofSingh and Singh Deo be seen during the lastfour weeks... WEEKLY POSITIVITY: 2.20% | OVERALL POSITIVITY: 6.83% terest,Chief MinisterBaghel said, notselling public property like 1/4th the costofanewcollege. MinisterBhupesh Baghel in his recordedaswell. This increase is acause forcon- “As faraskinship and vested in- them,” Baghel said. Whythen arewespending so chamber.“Ihavebeen calledby Following this, Singh Deo cern on whichwecontinue to STATES REPORTING MOST CASES terestsare concerned,Iwantto tell The draftofthe Bill to acquire muchonadefunct college? This the CM forameeting so Ihave walked out, saying, “I don’t see hold discussions with states.” the people of my statethat CCMMC in Durgdistrict wasap- isagrossmisuseof power. We will come. But Istand by my state- myself fittosit in the session While Alappuzha, Kottayam, STATE NEW ACTIVE WEEKLY TOTAL BhupeshBaghelisaccountableto provedintheCabinetmeetingon take onthegovernmentonthisis- ment that Imade in the until the government issues a Malappuram, Thrissur,Wayanad, CASES CASES POSITIVITY VACCINATION themandhehasalways donepol- July20, and it willbetabledinthe sue in the Assemblysession." Assembly,”hetold reporters. clear statement about this inci- Ernakulum and Pathanamthitta ■ Kerala 22,1291,4579712.19%1,88,13,319 itics with transparency.” stateAssembly,Parliamentary SeniorBJPMLAandex-Cabinet On Sunday, Singh, atribal dent...Enoughisenough. Iama in Kerala areseeing arise in daily ■ Maharashtra6,258 82,082 3.49% 4,17,69,693 Baghel said the move to ac- AffairsMinisterRavindraChaubey ministerinthe state, Brijmohan MLAfromRamanujganj, had ac- human being. The stateiswell cases, in Manipur,Chandel, quirethecollegewas“anattempt said in apress statement. Agrawal, said the Bill wasanat- cusedSingh Deo of orchestrat- awareofmynature, my lineage Tamil Nadu 1,76722,1881.29% 2,14,34,417 Churachandpur,Imphal East, ■ to save thefutureofamedicalcol- The monsoon session, which tempttobenefitpeopleassociated ing an attackonhis convoy the and my familyvalues. Ihaveal- NoneyandThoubalareshowinga ■ AndhraPradesh 1,54020,965 2.73% 2,07,57,119 lege(Chandulal Chandrakar commencedMonday, is under- withthecollege.“Itseemsitisbeing previous night in Sarguja dis- ready attendedmeetings with similar increase, apartfromWest ■ Karnataka 1,50122,510 1.17%2,91,25,783 Memorial Medical College) and wayandisscheduledtoconclude done to benefit people associated trict. He had alleged that it was the Chief Ministeroverthis issue. GaroHills,South-West KhasiHills hundredsofstudentsinthestate”. on July30. with the college. Otherwise, there done as he had spoken in praise The government has to makeits and South-West GaroHills in STATES REPORTING MOST DEATHS “This will save the time of setting The stategovernment decided areseveral colleges whichhave of Baghel at apress conference stand clear." Meghalaya,PapumPare,Lohitand up anew medical collegeand toacquirethecollegeintheinterest been facing losses. Will the state earlier this month, amid specu- Singh Deo wasapparently West Siang in Arunachal, Nalbari STATE TODAY’S TOTAL WEEKLY OVERALL everyyear the statewill get150 of the people and studentswith an government acquirethem all?” lation of apossible changeof peevedwith the Congress gov- in Assam, and West Tripurain DEATHS DEATHS CFR CFR doctors… Once the deal is done, aimatspeedyexpansionofmedical In aseparatestatement, the guardinthe state. He also ernment notclearing his name Tripura. The twodistrictsin ■ Maharashtra260 1,35,2241.91% 2.19% everything will be clear,” he said education,Chaubeysaid.“Usuallyit stateBJP asked the CM to cancel claimedathreat to his life. completely in itsresponse in the Maharashtracausing concern to in aseries of tweets. takesaround Rs 500crore and alot the "familydeal". Soon afterSingh Deo’s walk- Assembly. officials areSolapur and Beed. ■ Kerala 15616,405 0.89% 0.53% Agarwalsaid, “In Mala- ■ Odisha 60 5,687 2.46% 0.60% ppuram in Kerala, aweeklyfig- ■ Karnataka 32 36,4371.41% 1.27% ureof1,428 cases wasreported Blinken’s visit to prepare ground for Quad summit ■ Tamil Nadu 29 33,9660.90% 1.35% during the period between June 28 and July4,whichhas gone up Note:DataasonJuly27;vaccinationnumbersasofJuly26.Deathsincludethosefrompreviousdays. isters from China, Russia and said that as along-standing plu- to 2,270 in the lastweek -- an in- SHUBHAJITROY Pakistan, among others. Afghani- ralistic society,India is “open to crease of around 59%...Similarly, newcases, compared to ahigh of Ministryhad issuedclear guide- NEWDELHI,JULY27 stan is expected to dominatethe engaging those who nowrecog- in Kottayam, the number of 4,14,188 on May7.The average lines, specifying the restrictions agenda at the SCOmeeting. nise the value of diversity”, weeklycases has increasedby dailynew cases were down to to be placedwherever the case US SecretaryofState AntonyJ It’s an issue that will also fea- which, sources said, is an oblique 63% to 849inthe lastweek from 38,090 in the week ending July positivity washigh. Blinken arrivedinNew Delhi on tureinBlinken’s talksinDelhi. underlining of the polarisedna- 519weeklycases amonth ago... 27,from3,87,029 in the week NITI Aayogmember Dr VK Tuesdayonabrief visit that is ex- Sources in Delhi said “implica- tureofUSsociety. We areinconstant discussion ending May11, Agarwalsaid. Paul, who wasalso present at the pected to laythe groundworkfor tions of withdrawal of US forces Sources in the Indian govern- with states on howweshould fo- Further,the official said, the press conference, said it would the Quad leaders’ summit later from Afghanistan, and the need ment said “issues suchashuman cus on containment efforts, early number of districtswith above be wrong to call the second wave this year in the US, whichPrime forsustainedpressureon rightsand democracy areuni- detection, so that the number of 100cases wasdownto62inthe over.“We maybetired,but the MinisterNarendraModi is Pakistanonterrorfinancing and versal and extend beyond apar- cases can be reduced." weekendingJuly25.Thisstoodat virus is nottired…Things can- scheduledtoattend. terror havens, will be partofthe ticular national or cultural per- The Health Secretaryadded 379inthe week ending May25. notbetaken forgranted.Virus Modi is expected to travel to agenda”. spective”, and “India is proud of that even as the number of ac- In terms of positivity rate, behaviour cannotbetaken for the US forthe firstin-person US Secy of StateBlinken arrivesatDelhi airportTuesday. PTI The US officials have said that itsachievementsinbothdo- tive cases wasdowntobelow4 Agarwalsaid 54 districtswere granted,” he said. Quad leaders’ summit, pro- they“intend to discuss effortsto mains and is always glad to share lakh from 37 lakh at the peak,the reporting morethan 10%positiv- Dr Paulalso shared the re- videdthat the Covid-19situa- supportajustand durable peace experiences”. cases arenow spread across a ity forthe week ending July26. sultsofastudy conducted by a tion does notdisrupttravel Jaishankar Wednesdaynoon is in Dushanbe in Afghanistan”. Theysaid discussions on limited geography--making This figurestood at 46 in the team of the ArmedForces schedules of the leaders from and PM Modi at 4pm, before (Tajikistan) to attend the defence Ahead of Blinken’s visit, deepening Quad engagement containment efforts, restrictions week ending July20--showing Medical College, on 15 lakh doc- the four member countries that flying to Kuwait later in the ministers’ meeting of the Washington said he will also will be akey focus area of the and follow-up on Covid appro- that the virus remains active in tors and frontline workers of the include Japan and Australia. evening. Blinken is also likelyto Shanghai Cooperation raise the issues of human rights talks, with the possibility of afor- priatebehaviour necessary. areas. Agarwaladdedthat the armedforces who all got Blinken is scheduledtomeet meetNSA Ajit Doval. Organisation (SCO) countries, and democracy in India. eign ministerial Quad meeting July27saw overall 29,689 Health Ministryand Home Covishield vaccine. External Affairs MinisterS Meanwhile, Defence Minister whichwill be attendedbymin- In response, NewDelhi has later this year. Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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TOPOFTHE Koreas reopen WORLD Biden:UScombatmissionin hotlines as leaders seek to Iraqtoconcludebyyear-end rebuild ties THENEWYORKTIMES SEOUL,JULY27 Says US militarywill continue to assist Iraq troopsinfightagainst Islamic State NORTH AND SouthKorea on forthe nation. Tuesdayreopenedmilitaryand ASSOCIATEDPRESS Foral-Kadhimi, the ability to other diplomatic communica- An expertinspectsthe WASHINGTON,JULY27 offerthe Iraqi public adatefor tion hotlinesafter ahiatusof damageatthe the end of the US combat pres- Protestors outside theofficesofIsraelicyber firm NSO. Reuters nearly 14 months, as the North embassy. Reuters PRESIDENT JOE Biden said ence could be afeather in his cap said it wanted to improveties “as Monday theUScombat mission before elections scheduledfor early as possible” amid adeep- in Iraq will conclude by the end October. ening economic crisis. FRANCE of the year,anannouncement Bidenadministration officials Israeli minister to The decision to restorethe CubanEmbassy that reflectsthe reality on the sayal-Kadhimi also deserves linkswas brokered in aseries of ground more than amajor shift creditforimprovingIraq'sstand- lettersexchangedsince April be- attackedwith in American policy. ing in the Mideast. Lastmonth, visit France to tween President Moon Jae-in of The announcement comes King Abdullah II of Jordan and South Koreaand Kim Jong Un, petrolbombs on the heels of Biden's decision Egyptian President Abdel Fattah the leader of NorthKorea,both Paris: TheCuban Embassy to withdrawfullyfrom al-Sisi visited Baghdad forjoint discussNSO, Iran countries’ governments said in Paris said on Tuesday Afghanistannearly 20 years af- meetings -- the firsttime an Tuesday. The pair chose to re- that itsbuilding had been terthe US launchedthat warin Egyptian president has made an technologies likePegasus. open communications on a attackedwith petrol responsetothe September 11, official visitsincethe 1990s, when REUTERS Aglobal investigationpub- symbolic day: theanniversary of bombs, causing serious 2001,attacks. US President Joe Biden with Iraq’s PM Mustafa Al-Kadhimi ties were severedafter Saddam JERUSALEM,JULY27 lishedlastweek by 17 media or- the truce that effectively ended damagebut no injuries to Together,the wars in in the Oval Office at the WhiteHouse. Reuters Hussein invadedKuwait. ganisations, ledbythe Paris- the Korean Warin1953. diplomatic staff. It did not Afghanistanand Iraq have heav- WhiteHouse press secretary ISRAELI DEFENCE MinisterBenny basednon-profit journalism The Northcut offall commu- saywho it thought wasre- ilytaxedthe US militaryand kept Jen Psaki declinedtosay how Gantz will travel to France this group Forbidden Stories, said nicationswithSouthKoreainJune sponsible. “Those directly it from devotingmoreattention outofIraqimmediatelyand have intelligence-sharing. manytroops would remain in week to discuss spywaresold by Pegasus had been usedinat- 2020, saying that it had no need responsible forthese acts to arisingChina, whichthe Biden periodicallyattackedbasesthat “Our shared fight againstISIS Iraq by year's end. Israeli cyber firmNSO that wasal- temptedand successful hacksof to continueto communicatewith arethose who incitevio- administration calls the biggest house American troops. is critical forthe stabilityofthe “The numbers will be driven legedly used to target French smartphones belonging to jour- acountryitdeemedan“enemy.” lence and hatred against long-term securitychallenge. DanCaldwell, aseniorad- region and our counterterrorism by what is neededfor the mis- President Emmanuel Macron. nalists,government officials and At 10 a.m. Tuesday, duty offi- our country,”the Cuban Foryears, US troops have viser to ConcernedVeterans for operation will continue, even as sion over time, so it is more Macron's phone wasonalist humanrightsactivists. cials from the twocountries sta- Foreign Ministry saidon playedsupportroles in Iraq and America, said US troops will re- we shifttothis newphase we're about moving to amoreadvis- of targetsthatwerepossibly un- Israel has sinceset up asenior tionedatPanmunjom, aso- Twitter.Apolice source in neighboring Syria, which was mainatrisk. going to be talking about,” Biden ing and training capacity from der surveillance by Morocco, inter-ministerialteam to assess calledtruce villagethat straddles said an investigation was the origin of the Islamic State “Regardless of whether their said. “We'renot goingtobe, by whatwehavehad over the last whichusedNSO Group's anymisuse of the spyware. the inter-Koreanborder, spoke under way. REUTERS group that sweptacrossthe bor- deployment is calledacombat the end of the year,inacombat severalyears,”she said. Pegasus software, according to NSO rejected thereports, on the phone, the South Korean der in 2014 and captured large mission, US troopswillremain mission.” The US troop presencehas France's Le Monde newspaper. saying it was“full of wrong as- government said. swathsofIraqi territory, prompt- under regular attackaslong as In his remarks alongside stood at about 2,500since late The Frenchleader has called for sumptions and uncorroborated “Weexpect therestoration of ing the US to sendtroops backto theyremain in Iraq,” Caldwell Biden,al-Kadhimi thanked the lastyear when then-President an investigation. theories”. Pegasus is intendedfor the South-North communica- AFGHANISTAN Iraq that year. said in astatement. “An United States forits support. DonaldTrumpordered areduc- Gantz will meetFrench use onlybygovernment intelli- tions lines to makepositive con- 4journalistsheld Speaking to reporters during American militarypresence in Backhome, al-Kadhimi faces tion from 3,000. Defence MinisterFlorence Parly gence and lawenforcement tributions to improving and de- an Oval Office sessionwithIraqi Iraq is notnecessaryfor our no shortage of problems. The Iraqi government in 2017 on Wednesday, an official Israeli agencies to fight terrorism and veloping bilateral relations,”said byintelligence Prime MinisterMustafa al- safetyand onlyrisksthe loss of Iranian-backedmilitias operat- declared victoryoverthe Islamic statement said. “Gantz will dis- crime, the companysaid. Moon’s spokesperson. Kadhimi, Biden said his adminis- moreAmerican life.” inginside Iraq have steppedup Stategroup, whichisnow ashell cuss the crisis in Lebanon and Gantz's trip wasplannedbe- Reporting the samean- agency trationremainedcommitted to a Biden said the US military attacks againstUSforces in re- of itsformer self. Still, it has the developing agreementwith fore the NSO affair and was nouncement,the North’s official Kabul: Four Afghan jour- partnership with Iraq -- arela- will continuetoassist Iraq in its cent months, and aseries of dev- shown it can carry outhigh-ca- Iran. He willalso updatethe min- meant to focus on thegrowing Korean Central News Agency said nalists were arrested by tionship that hasbeen increas- fight againstthe Islamic State. A astating hospital firesthat left sualty attacks.Lastweek,the isteronthe topic of NSO,” it said. economic crisis in Lebanon, and that“thewholeKoreannationde- the country's intelligence ingly complicated by Iranian- joint US-Iraqstatement said the dozensofpeople dead and soar- group claimed responsibility for Israel's Defence Ministry on worldpowers' effortstore- sires to see the North-Southrela- service aftertheyre- backedIraqi militia groups. securityrelationship willbefo- ing coronavirus infections have aroadsidebombingthat killed oversees commercial exports of sume anuclear deal with Iran, tions recoveredfromsetbackand turnedtothe cityof The militias want all US troops cusedontraining,advisingand addedfresh layers of frustration at least30people in Baghdad. spywareand cyber-surveillance Israeli media said. stagnation as early as possible.” Kandahar following are- porting trip to aborder area recentlytaken by the Taliban, an Afghan press US Defence Secretary Bhutan fully vaccinates freedom group said Tuesday.The four had says committed to stable 90% adults in aweek travelledtoSpinBoldakto interview Taliban. A immunityamong our popula- spokesman forthe relationship with China ASSOCIATEDPRESS tion in the shortest possible time InteriorMinistrysaidthe GUWAHATI,JULY27 to avertamajorpublichealth cri- four areaccused of sis,” DechenWangmo, Bhutan's spreading propaganda for IDREESALI BHUTAN HAS fullyvaccinated 90 health ministersaid. the Taliban. AP SINGAPORE,JULY27 per cent of itseligible adult pop- Health experts sayBhutan's ulation within justseven days, small population helped, but the UKRAINE US DEFENCE SecretaryLloyd itshealth ministrysaid on countryalso benefited from Austin said on Tuesday he was Tuesday. strong and effective messaging Presidentfires committed to having aconstruc- The tinycountry,wedgedbe- from topofficials and an estab- armedforces tive relationship with China and tween India and China and lishedcold chain storagesystem. working on common challenges home to nearly 800,000people, Morethan3,000healthwork- chiefoverdispute as he laid out his vision forties begangivingout second doses ers participated and 1,200vacci- Kyiv: Ukraine President withBeijing, whichhavesunk to Lloyd Austin on July20inamass drive that nation centers across the country Volodymyr Zelenskiy has their lowest pointindecades. has been hailedbyUNICEF as helpedensure that shots reached dismissedRuslan The United States has put “arguablythe fastestvaccination everyeligibleadult.Insomecases, Khomchak,theheadof the countering China at the heartof campaign to be executedduring healthworkers trekked fordays armedforces, his itsnational security policy for NEWCHINESEENVOY apandemic.” through landslidesand pouring spokesman said Tuesday, yearsand President Joe Biden's OFFTOWASHINGTON In April,Bhutan grabbed rain to reachextremelyremote citing tensions between administration has calledrivalry headlineswhen itsgovernment villages atop steep mountains to the armedforces and the with Beijing "the biggestgeopo- Beijing: China’s newambas- INDONESIA REELS UNDER COVID WAVE said it had inoculated around the administerdosesto thoseunable defence ministry. Ukraine litical test"ofthis century. sadortothe UnitedStates,Qin same percentageofeligible to gettoacenter,said Dr.Sonam troops have fought While Austin's speechin Gang, who is yettobefor- PPE-cladworkers buryacoffinatagraveyard forCovid-19patientsinGowa, South Sulawesi adultswith the firstdose in un- Wangchuk,amember of Russian-backedsepa- Singaporetouchedonthe usual mallyannounced, headed to province, Indonesia. Thousands of foreigners have left Indonesiainlastfew weeks, airport dertwo weeksafter India do- Bhutan's vaccination task force. ratistsinaconflictthatKyiv listofbehavior Washington de- Washington Tuesday, accord- records releasedonTuesdayshowed, apparentlyspurredbyabrutal pandemic waveand a nated 550,000 shots of “Vaccination is the pillar of says haskilled14,000since scribes as destabilizing, from ing to people familiar with general shortage of vaccines. AntaraFoto via Reuters AstraZeneca vaccine. Bhutan's healthcare initiative,” 2014. REUTERS Taiwan to the South China Sea, the matter,amid worsening “Our aim is to achieve herd he said. his comments aboutseeking a relations between the world's UNITED STATES stable relationshipcould provide twolargest economies.Qin is an opening forthe twocountries one of China's vice foreign Hong Kong: 1st Pak lawmaker Atlantaspa to starttoreduce tension. ministers and has had two British Indian among 13 novelists shootergets “Wewill notflinchwhen our stints as foreignministry to be charged arrested for interests arethreatened. Yetwe spokesman between 2006 lifeinprison do notseek confrontation," and 2014. REUTERS under security on BookerPrize longlist for fiction calling Imran’s Canton: Aman accused Austin said in Singapore. teninEnglish and publishedin of killing eight people, “I am committedtopursuing law found guilty AGENCIES Britain or Ireland. aide an Ahmadi mostofthem of Asian de- aconstructive,stable relationship to be able to mitigatepotential LONDON,JULY27 The Booker Prize’s judges are scent, at Atlanta-area with China, includingstronger flare-ups or tackle anyaccidents. Hong Kong: Thefirstperson to be Sunjeev ledbyhistorian Maya Jasanoff massagebusinesses crisis communicationswith the Atop Chinese diplomat, in triedunder Hong Kong’ssweep- INDIAN-ORIGIN BRITISH novel- Sahota and include novelistChigozie MZULQERNAIN pleadedguilty Tuesdayto People'sLiberation Army." rare high-level talkswith the ing national security lawwas istSunjeevSahota is among 13 Obioma and RowanWilliams, LAHORE,JULY27 four murders and was Austin has been unable to United States,onMondayac- found guilty of secessionism and authors longlistedfor this year's the former archbishop of handedfour life sen- speak with anysenior Chinese cusedWashingtonofcreating an terrorism on Tuesday. Booker Prize forfiction for China theRunaways and is awinnerof Canterbury. ALAWMAKER from Pakistan’s tences without parole. official despiterepeated at- "imaginaryenemy" to divert at- Tong Ying-kit wascharged Room,anovel described as a the European Union Prize for The judges willnow reread ruling party wasarrestedon Robert AaronLong, 22, tempts since starting as defense tention from domestic problems with inciting secession and ter- “brilliant twist” on the immi- Literaturein2017. the 13 booksbeforecutting them Tuesdayfor allegedlycalling one faces the death penalty in secretaryinJanuary. and suppress China. read more rorism fordriving his motorcy- grant experience. Kazuo Ishiguro, Rachel Cusk down to asix-strong shortlistto of Prime MinisterImran Khan’s the four other deaths, Even with the tension and Biden has ramped up sanc- cle intoagroup of police officers The 40-year-old, whose and RichardPowers areamong be announcedSeptember 14. special assistantsa‘Qadiani’ -- a whichare beingprose- heated rhetoric, US militaryoffi- tions on China over alleged hu- lastyear while carrying aflag grandparentsemigrated from the other novelists namedinthe The winner,who will receive a slur usedtorefer to members of cuted in adifferent cials have longsought to keep man rightsabuses in Xinjiang bearing the bannedprotest slo- Punjab in the 1960s, has been running forthe prize. prize of 50,000 pounds, will be the Ahmadicommunity. county. AP open lines of communication and Hong Kong and targeted of- gan‘LiberateHong Kong, revolu- previouslyshortlistedfor the The Booker Prize is awarded announcedataceremonyin Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) with their Chinese counterparts, ficials lastweek. REUTERS tion of our times’. AP 2015 BookerPrize for The Year of eachyear to thebestnovel writ- London on November 3. lawmaker Nazir Chohan, who is partofthe party’s estranged Jahangir Tareen group, had in a TV talk show in May, claimed ‘They have my sister’: As Uyghurs speak out, Chinatargets their families that Mirza Shahzad Akbar, Special Assistant to Khan on diedinstate custody. ing foreign governmentstoim- president of the WorldUyghur continue campaigning. Accountability and Interior,isa AUSTINRAMZY Ayup, who nowlives in pose sanctions. Congress, aUyghur rightsgroup, Backhome, Ayup’s brother, “Qadiani” and challenged him to HONGKONG,JULY27 Norway,says his niece wasonly Nowthe Chinese authorities said he believeshis older brother ErkinAyup knewthat hisownsit- sayonoath that“he is aMuslim the latestinhis familytocome arepushing backagainstover- isindetention.HelearnedinMay uationwasprecarious.In 2016,he and notanAhmadi”. SHE WASagiftedagricultural under pressurefromthe author- seas Uyghurs by targeting their thathisyoungerbrother,Hushtar, told his daughter that acrack- In response, Akbar fileda scientisteducated at prestigious ities. His twosiblings had already relatives. had been sentencedtolifein down wasunfolding, and he complaint with Lahorepolice, universities in Shanghai and been detainedand imprisoned. The CommunistParty has prison. “It wasconnected to my fearedhe couldbecaughtup init. whichregisteredanFIR against Tokyo. But because of her uncle’s All three were targeted in retali- long treated the relativesofdis- activism, surely,”Isa said. Ayup believesthe authorities Chohan and arrested him activism forChina’s oppressed ation forhis effortstoexpose the sidents as guilty by association At Beijing’srequest, some took his brother intocustody in Tuesday. Akbar said Chohan's re- Muslim Uyghurs, her familyand plight of the Uyghurs, he said. and usedthem to pressureand countries have also sent more mid-2017.Inthe years that fol- marksabouthis religious beliefs friends said, the Chinese state The sisterofRushan Abbas, a punish outspoken familymem- than 300Uyghurs backtoChina lowed, Erkin’s anxiety over her have puthis lifeatrisk.“Chohan made her asecurity target. Uyghur American activist, was bers. With the courtsunder the since2010, according to astudy father’s situationboredownon tried to provokereligious hatred At firsttheytook away her fa- sentenced in December to 20 control of theauthorities, there by the Oxus Society forCentral her.Her familyand friends say againstmeand put my lifeat ther.Thentheypressed her to re- years in prison forterrorism.“As is little recourse to challenge Asian Affairs,and the Uyghur her decision to return to China in risk,” he said. turn home from Japan. Lastyear, retaliation againstmebecause I suchprosecutions. Human RightsProject, nonprof- June 2019 wassudden. Pakistan's Parliament in 1974 at age30, MihriayErkin, the sci- made that public speech, as a Apolice patrol in Kashgar, Xinjiang province. Reuters file But with the Uyghurs, au- itsbasedinWashington. Beforeshe returned,Erkin had declared the Ahmadi com- entist, diedinXinjiang, under tool to silenceme, theyabducted thorities seemtobeapplying In thecase of MihriayErkin, seemedtobeaware thather re- munity as non-Muslims. A mysterious circumstances. my sister,”Abbas said. “They this tactic with unusual,and in- the scientist, her uncle Ayup was turn could end tragically. “Weall decade later,theywerebanned The government confirmed have my sisterasahostage.” seas have felt compelledtospeak testimonies have addedtoa creasingseverity, placing some arrested in 2013 and spent 15 leavealone,the only things that from calling themselves Erkin’s death but attributeditto As Beijing has intensifiedits out about mass internment growing body of evidence of Uyghur activists’relativesin months in prison. Afterhewas can accompanyusare the Love of Muslims. Theyare bannedfrom an illness. Her uncle, Abduweli repression in Xinjiang in recent camps and other abuses against China’s crackdown, whichsome prison fordecades,orlonger. released, he fledabroad, but his Allah and our smile,” she wrote preachingand from travelling to Ayup, the activist, believesshe years, moreUyghurs living over- their familiesbackhome. Their have calledagenocide, prompt- DolkunIsa,theGerman-based experienceemboldened him to in text messages to Ayup. NYT Saudi Arabia forpilgrimage. PTI

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International market data till 1900IST DEPARTMENT-RELATEDPARLIAMENTARYSTANDINGCOMMITTEEONINDUSTRYREPORT 300-BASIS POINT SLASH FROM12.5%PROJECTEDINAPRIL ‘Nod to CCI Covid second wave hits probe: Flipkart Stimulus‘inadequate’,25%of moves SC’ recovery: IMF cuts FY22 NewDelhi: Flipkarthas appealed the Supreme Courtagainstthe Karnataka High Court’s decision MSMEloansmaydefault:Panel that allowedanantitrust probe growth forecast to 9.5% intothe e-commerce firm and its rivalAmazon.comIncto continue, ment cycle.“…the 90 days limit thepandemicexposedthevulner- three sources told Reuters on

SUNNYVERMA ED fixedbyRBI forclassifying over- abilities of MSMEs likenever be- Tuesday. The HC lastweek dis- NEWDELHI,JULY27 dues of MSMEsshould be in- fore andhighlightedtheproblems ENSECONOMICBUREAU WORLDECONOMICOUTLOOKUPDATE missedcasesfiledbyAmazonand Amidcash creasedto180days sothatMSMEs facedbythem suchasdelayed NEWDELHI,JULY27 Flipkart whichsought to quash PLAIN APARLIAMENTARYpanel study- E arenot constrainedtodivert their payments,highinformality,low fi- the Competition Commission of ● crunch EX 20212022 ing the impactofCovid-19 on workingcapitaltowardsservicing nancialresilience, scarcityinraw THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary INDIA* India’s2020 probe. REUTERS World6.0 %4.9 % MSMEshasnotedinitsreportthat VARIOUS INDUSTRYasso- of theirloan-instalmentsand material availability etc,” it said. Fund(IMF)onTuesdayslashedits FY22 9.5% the stimuluspackageannounced ciations have pointed out clearing their dues at the costof Apartfromsubsidisedsoft FY22growth forecastfor Indiaby United States 7.0% 4.9 % FY23 8.5% by the Centralgovernment is “in- that MSMEs arefacing an normal business operations. This loansto MSMEs,thepanelrecom- 300basis points(bps) from its China 8.1% 5.7 % Future-RRVL: adequate” as the measures were acutecash crunchasthe proposedchangeintheRBIguide- mendedinclusion of traders and Aprilprojectionto 9.5percent,the moreofloan offerings and long pandemic affected their lineswillsavealarge number of retailers in the Emergency Credit sharpestcut forany country,cit- Note:Real GDP,annual per cent change; SC to decide on term, instead of improving the earningsby20-50 per cent. MSMEs from turning sickorget- Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) ingthedamagecausedbythesec- Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Update, July 2021 cash flowtogeneratedemand as tingclosedresultinginlossofeco- and restructuring of the existing ond Covid wavethat peaked in arbitrator award immediaterelief. nomicactivityandemployment,” subordinatedebt scheme which May. Forthe next fiscal, however, Expressing concern over the with anew employment policy. according to the report. MSME has failedtotakeoff.Traders, re- the Fund has raisedthe growth TheIMFalsorevisedupitspre- grim situation of smallenter- In their submissions to the sector contributes around 30 per tailersaswellaswholesalershave projection forthe countryto8.5 dictions of global trade volume Global growth ENSECONOMICBUREAU prises, the committee recom- Committee,variousindustryasso- cent to the country’s production all nowbeen reinstatedinMSME per centfrom6.9 per cent. growth by asharp 130bps for pegged at 6% NEWDELHI,JULY27 mendedthe government to un- ciationsarguedthat MSMEs are and about 45 per cent of exports. category, making nearly 2.5 crore ItsApril forecasts hadn’t fac- 2021to9.7percentand50bpsfor veil a“largereconomic package facinganacutecashcrunch,asthe Stressing that the Centralgov- traders eligibleunder ECLGS. toredinthe impact of the resur- 2022 to 7per cent. India is setto Washington:TheIMFisshar- THE SUPREME Courtsaid Tues- aimedatbolstering demand,in- pandemic affected their earnings ernment did notconduct any The panel suggestedways to gence of Covid infections in India. benefit from an expected rise in plyupgrading itseconomic dayitwill decide whetherthe vestment, exports andemploy- by 20-50 per cent. “It is estimated studytoascertain the extent of promotedomesticmanufacturing While the multilateral body global trade prospectsonce its outlook this year forthe wo- Singaporeemergency arbitra- mentgenerationto helptheecon- that almost25per cent of MSME losses sufferedbyMSMEs dueto and encourageimportsubstitu- retaineditsglobalgrowthforecast supply side gains traction. rld’swealthycountries,espe- tor’s (EA) orderrestrainingthe omy, includingMSMEs.” loanscouldslipintodefaultassev- lockdown, it calledfor adetailed tion. “Availability of softloansto at 6per cent for2021, it trimmed “Vaccine access has emerged ciallytheUS,asCovidvaccin- FutureGroup from going ahead NotingthatMSMEshave been eralMSMEsarefindingittoughto examination of the issue. “The MSMEsatminimalinterestrateof itsearlier projection by 40 bps for as the principal fault line along ations help sustain solid with itsRs24,713-croredeal with severely impacted by Covid, the draw workingcapitalfrombanks,” committeenotesfromthewritten 3-4percentwithextendedrepay- developingcountriesandraisedit whichthe global recovery splits reboundsfromthe pande- Reliance Retail (RRVL) is “valid” Department-related Parlia- thechamberstoldtheCommittee, replies furnishedbythe Ministry menttenure,easylandacquisition, by 50 bps foradvanced intotwo blocs:thosethatcanlook mic recession. Overall, the and“enforceable” underIndian mentaryStanding Committee on asperthereportreleasedTuesday. that no intensive study has been less parameters of compliances economies. Risksaroundthe forwardtofurther normalization IMFsaiditexpectstheglobal arbitration laws.The disputebe- Industrypressedfor softloans to The committee, chaired by conducted by the Ministryof etc. could helpindeveloping im- global baseline projections are, of activity later this year (almost economytoexpand 6per tween Futureand Amazon has MSMEsatminimalinterestrateof RajyaSabha MP KKeshava Rao, MSME to ascertain the actual portsubstitution in the country. however, to the downside, it cau- all advancedeconomies) and cent this year —adramatic been goingonsince lastOctober 3-4 per cent, liquidity supportto suggestedthe ReserveBank of losses sufferedbythe MSME sec- Besides, SpecialEconomic Zones tioned. Countries lagging in vac- those that will still face resurgent bounce-backfromthe 3.2 when the SingaporeEApassed small enterprises,and setting up India to relax non-performing as- torasawholedue to nationwide (SEZ) focusingupon importsub- cination, suchasIndiaand infectionsand risingCovid death per cent contraction in the an interim order restraining of aNational Electronic setclassification (NPA) norms for lockdownimposedbythegovern- stitution could be developed Indonesia, would suffer the most tolls,” IMF said in itslatestWorld pandemic year of 2020. AP FutureGroup from going ahead Employment Exchangealong MSMEsand align these to pay- ment.Moreso,thesecondwaveof across the country,”itsaid. amongG20 economies, it added. Economic Outlookforecast. FE with itsdeal with RRVL. FE

PARLIAMENT WATCH 78 foreign cos registeredinIndia COMPANIES STRUCK OFF FROM OFFICIAL BANKING 2,38,223RECORDS FROM 2018 TO JUNE 2021 lastfiscal; down from 124inFY20 UNDER SECTION 248 OF COMPANIES ACT, 2013 As manyas78foreign companies were registeredinthe Whatisaforeigncompany: Unregisteredonlineactivities: Wilful defaulters country under thecompanies lawinthe lastfinancial Anycompanyorcorporate Whenaskedifanyforeign year,according to official data entityincorporatedoutside companiesareconducting Indiawhich(a)hasaplaceof onlineactivitieswithout risebyover 200 to FOREIGN COMPANIES businessinIndiabyitselfor registration,MoSforCorporate REGISTERED IN INDIA throughanagent,physicallyor AffairsRaoInderjitSinghtold thoroughelectronicmodeand RajyaSabhanosuchcomplaint 2019-20 124 (b)conductsanybusiness hadbeenreceived 2,494 in FY21: FM 2018-19 118 activityinIndiainany othermanner Source: Government of India/PTI Nearly `49,000cr lyingunclaimed withbanks, insurers:MoS Finance IndiGo parent clocks OFFICE OF ADDITIONAL CHIEF ENGINEER ENSECONOMICBUREAU Cairnarbitration: PHED, JAIPUR REGION-I, JAIPUR NEWDELHI,JULY27 Jyoti Nagar,Sahakar Marg, Jaipur-302005 Govt confirms order highest-ever quarterly Phone: 0141-2740170 (o) e-mail: [email protected] No.: F.13/ACE/PHED/Ar.Distt.DnJJN/ NIT-59/2021-22/5755-75 Date: 20.07.2021 THE NUMBER of wilfulde- NewDelhi: Weeksafter (e-NIT No. 59/2021-22) faulters has increased from Cairn Energy secured a loss on 2nd wave hit On behalf of the Governor of Rajasthan NIT No. 59/2021-22 online tender is 2,208 to 2,494 at the end of Frenchcourtorder to hereby invited from eligible bidders for “RWSS of block Pilani under JJM Sub March 31,2021, Finance seize about 20 govern- Div.Pilani District Division Jhunjhunu costing Rs. 540.87 Lacs” as per criteria mentioned in the detailed NIT/tender document available on website MinisterNirmala Sitharaman mentpropertiesworthRs ENSECONOMICBUREAU https://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in.&http://sppp.rajasthan.gov.in.Tenders informedParliamenton 177crore inParis,thegov- MUMBAI,JULY27 are to be submitted online in electronic format on website Tuesday.Asper RBIdataon ernment Tuesdaycon- https://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in as per prescribed schedule. global operations, during the firmed it and said it has INTERGLOBEAVIATIONLtd,which NIB No. PHE2122A2353 UBN No. PHE2122WLOB05243 (Arun Srivastava) lastthree financial years, pub- ropedinaninternational operates the country’s largest do- SAVE WATER -SAVELIFE lawfirm to handle the Addl. Chief Engineer licsectorbanks(PSBs)have ef- mesticairline IndiGo, reported its DIPR/C/7209/2021 PHED, Jaipur Region-I, Jaipur fected recovery of Rs 3,12,987 proceedings. sixth consecutive quarterly loss croreinnon-performingassets during the three-month period OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PHED (NPAs) and written-offloans, endedJune due to theimpact of ‘Withthe second PROJECT CIRCLE, JODHPUR she said in awritten replyto claimedamountistill second waveofCovid. wave receding, we No. SE/PHED/PR/CR/JU/21-22 Date: the RajyaSabha. December31, 2020. The companyreported acon- are seeing a Notice Inviting Bid (NIB No. 03/2021-22) “RBI has further apprises Inaseparatedevelopment, solidatednet lossofRs3,174.20 measured recovery Bid for Operation and Maintenance of Complete Water Supply System of that the totalnumberof unemployment rate for crorefortheJunequarter, itshigh- in bookings for July “RWSS RGLC RD 177.5- Tinwari- Mathaniya- Osain- Baori-Bhopalgarh includ- unique wilful defaulters re- women fell to 4.2 percentin estquarterly loss ever,asagainst ing Infrastructure for Source for 113Villages (PKG-II) and infrastructure up to and August’ VTC for 47 Villages (Cluster PKG-III) District- Jodhpur” including Civil, portedbyPSBswas2,017ason 2019-20 from 5.1per cent in Rs2,844.3crorelossreporteddur- Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation installation work &related works etc March 31,2019, 2,208 as on 2018-19,accordingtoPeriodic ing the same quarterofthe previ- complete system for Five Years period on Single Point Responsibility Basis RONOJOY DUTTA (Estimated cost Rs. 968.58 Lacs) is invited from intereste bidder up to 18.00 hrs, March31,2020and2,494ason Labour ForceSurvey (PLFS) ousyear.Theairline’stotalrevenue CEO, INDIGO 10.08.2021. Other particulars of the bid may be visited on the procurement portal March 31,2021,”she said. conducted by National rose by 177per cent during the (http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in, http://sppp.raj.nic.in)ofthe state; and http://dipr.rajasthan.gov.in An estimatedRs49,000 Statistical Office. According to June quartertoRs3,170.25 crore. UBN: PHE2122WLOB05098 croreislying unclaimedwith the statement, the findings of Forthe quarter,the airline’s RonojoyDutta, CEO at IndiGo, Sd/- (Bhanwara Ram Chaudhary) banksand insurance compa- the survey were informedby passengerticketrevenueswere Rs said, “The number of passengers Superintending Engineer, nies, the MinisterofState for MinisterofState forLabourand 2297.6crore,anincrease of 292.5 traveling declinedsharplyinthe DIPR/C/7163/2021 PHED, Project Circle, Jodhpur Finance Bhagwat Karad in- EmploymentRameshwarTeli per cent and ancillaryrevenues monthsof MayandJune.Withthe formedthe RajyaSabha. in awrittenreplyinthe Lok were Rs668.3crore,anincreaseof second Covid wavereceding, we The dataonthe un- Sabha on Monday. 296.0 per cent compared to the areseeingameasuredrecoveryin same period lastyear bookings forJulyand August.” Mohalla Tech BRIEFLY Online lenders can’t Office of the Superintending Engiheer PHED, raises $145 mn; Project Circle, Jaipur, Inoxsharesrise Sector 26, Near Ayush Bhawan, Pratap Nagar,Jaipur NewDelhi: Shares of Inox be allowed to charge Mob. 9414846513 Leisuresurgedasmuchas valuation rises Email: [email protected] 14.3percentonTuesday.The (Email Offical- [email protected]) to $2.8 billion No. 438-445 Date 20.07.2021 Indian Express reportedthat ‘exorbitant’ rates: HC Notice Inviting Bid No. 07/2021-22 thecompanyisindiscussions UBN-PHE 2122WLOB05206 with Amazon India forapo- “The RBI cannot say ENSECONOMICBUREAU Online bids are invited on behalf of the Governor of Rajasthan from eligible enlisted “AA tential stakesale. The scrip EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE NEWDELHI,JULY27 class contractors of PHED, Rajasthan and meeting eligibility criteria. Contractors enlisted ‘I don’t have powers’. The with other departmentsofGovernment of Rajasthan or enlisted with CPWD/ Postal/ ended5.86 higher on BSE. In NEWDELHI,JULY27 rate of interest you Telecom/ Railways/ MES/ other State Government/ Central Government undertakings/ anotice to the exchanges, MOHALLATECH, the parent firm organization in class equivalent to “AA” class of Rajasthan and meeting prescribed should finalise” eligibility criteria may also apply after depositing prescribed Bid Security.Details of this Bid however, InoxLeisuresaid THEDELHIHighCourtonTuesday of ShareChatandshortvideoplat- notification and pre-qualification criteria can also be seen in NIB exhibited on web site the report was“factuallyin- saiddigitallendingplatformscan- form Moj, has raisedafresh $145 www.dipr.rajasthan.gov.in, http://sppp.rajasthan.gov.in and DELHI HC DIVISION BENCH http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in.Bids are to be submitted online electronic format on web correct” and therewereno notbeallowedto charge an“exor- millioninfundingledbyTemasek site http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in. discussions between it and bitant” rate of interestand ob- andMooreStrategicVenturesata NIB No Particulars of work NIB Cost Amazon India. ENS servedthat it expectsthe Centre redressalfor borrowers in every valuation of $2.88 billion. Mirae- 07/2021-22 Bid for the Retrofitting Works of 28 Villages of Bassi Tehsil Rs. 24.95 and the ReserveBank of India to state. It alleges that the online NaverAsiaGrowthFundalsopar- under Bassi-Bisalpur water supply project to carry out works of Crores comeout with somethingtofix lendingplatforms areoffering in- ticipated in the financialround. providing Functional household Tapconnections under Jal IL&FSfloatsEoI Jeevan Mission (JJM) the rate of interest. stant loans but deducting almost The investment is an exten- Important Dates:- NewDelhi: Infrastructure “Don’t allowall these things. 35 per cent to 45 per cent of loan sion of the company’s series Ffi- SN Events Date &time Website /Location Leasingand Financial Youare acustodian of interestof moneyasplatform fees, service nancialround as part of whichit 1. Date &time for From 21.07.2021 at http://www.eproc.rajasthan.gov.in Services (IL&FS) on Tuesday asmall man also,”the division chargesand on other pretexts. had raised$502 million this downloading of bid 10.00 AM to document. 11.08.2021 invited expressions of inter- BenchofChief Justice DNPatel The RBI told the courtthat Aprilat avaluation of some $2.1 up to 06.00 PM est(EoI)for its100 per cent and Justice JyotiSingh while list- Centrehasto comeoutwithareg- billion, joining the unicornclub. 2. Date &time for online From 02.08.2021, http://www.eproc.rajasthan.gov.in stakeinRamagiriRenewable ingaPIL,seekingregulation of the ulation. “Weregulatebanks and Founded in 2015,Mohalla submission of bid 10.00 AM to document 11.08.2021 Energy Ltd (RREL) and fixed onlinedigitallenders, forhearing non-banking financecompanies. Tech has nowraisedover$911 up to 6.00 PM assets of IL&FS Energy on August27. Theseonline lendingplatforms million across sevenrounds. The 3. Date &Time for 12.08.2021 In the Office of Superintending Development Company. The petitionfiledby aredifferent,” it told the court. bulk of the capital will be used to Opening of Technical at 03.00 PM Engineer,PHED, Project Circle, bid. Jaipur DharanidharKarimojji,afree- Thecourtsaidinterestratecan- build asophisticatedAIfeedbe- 4. Opening of Price bid Will be intimated after In the Office of Superintending lancer in digitalmarketing, notbeexorbitant.The Benchalso sidesattractingand incentivising decision of Technical Engineer,PHED, Project Circle, HUDCOsharesale through advocate Prashant told the Centre that it should “be adiverse creator base. The com- Bid Jaipur NewDelhi: Institutional in- Bhushan,seeksfixing of the quickinreactinginthis matter”. panywill also deployaportion of Sd/- vestorsplacedRs870-crore maximumrateofinterest “RBI cannotsay ‘I don’t have pow- the funds towardshiring skilled (Bharat Lal Meena) Superintending Engineer bidsinHUDCOsharesale.PTI chargeable by onlinedigital ven- ers’.Therateof interestyoushould talentintheAIandmachinelearn- DIPR/C/7216/2021 PHED, Project Circle, Jaipur dors and settingupofagrievance finalise,” it said. ing spaces. FE Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 17 SPORT THEINDIANEXPRESS,WEDNESDAY,JULY28,2021

MEDALTALLY wherehewas stuckwith twoskiers from MIHIRVASAVDA Mexico and Chile, Pitacalledhis brother af- JULY27 terlearning about the final qualification tour- COUNTRY GSBTOTAL There’s no Olympian nament in Iceland. He booked aone-way 1. Japan 10 03 05 18 THE TOPLESS Tongan has broken bones, sur- ticket,landedinReykjavik and beganathree- 2. USA09080825 vivedglaciers andmarched in -20 degrees daydrive to Isafjordur,whichisotherwise a 3. China 09 05 07 21 celsius with nothing but coconut oil day's journey, through asnowstorm. 4. ROC* 07 07 04 18 slathered on his upper body. "They had blockedall the roads because 5.Great Britain04050413 like the Topless Tongan But PitaTaufatofua's toughesttest, he of anumber of avalanches thathad hit the 6. South Korea03020409 laughed, wasonTuesday. Aftertraining for area," he said. "So, we decided to parkour car 7. Australia03010509 almosttwo yearsinkayaking, he endedup and hikethe last20-25km so thatwecould 8. Canada 02 03 03 08 competing in taekwondo. competeinour race." 9. France 02 02 03 07 Taekwondo, kayaking, cross-country skiing-the man who would do Pita's Olympics lastedjustsix minutes. The journeywas worthit. Pitaand his 10.Germany02000305 But it wasenough time to be aunique anything to be at all Olympic Games, Summer or Winter. Mexican friend, German Baca, qualifiedfor 39. India 00 01 00 01 Olympian. The man who the worldrecog- the Winter Games. In Pyeongchang, he once *Russian Olympic Committee nises from five years backasthe bare-torso again entered thearena shirtless with an ex- flag-bearer at Rio Games became the first tracoating of coconut oil to 'protect' himself HIGHLIGHTSREEL athlete to complete arareOlympics hat-trick in extreme cold. -one Winter Games squeezedbetween the Pitawasn't lastinPyeongchang, and that INDIA Summer Games. itself felt likeavictorytohim.Hefinished23 Pitalost24-3 in his opening round bout of minutes behind the eventual gold medalist SHOOTING the +80kgcategoryagainstRussian world but finishedahead of Baca. Saurabh Chaudhary/Manu Bhaker and number oneVladislavLarin. Forhim,itfelt YashahswiniDeswal/AbhishekVermafail likeawin -and he celebrated eachofthe Skiing to kayaking to qualify formedal round in 10mAir three pointslikethat. “In Rio, Igot one point He'd notevenrecoveredfromhis Winter PistolMixed Team event, endedat7th and Iwas happy. BeforeIcame heremyun- Games experiencewhen Pitaset his sights place.ElavenilValarivan/DivyanshSingh cle said to me, 'if youget twopointsthat's a on the TokyoOlympics-in kayaking. He Panwar and AnjumMoudgil/Deepak 100% improvement'. Isaid, 'well, I'll get chose kayakasatributetohis ancestorswho Kumar failedtoqualifyfor themedal three',” he said. sailedaround the pacific in their canoes. But round in the 10mAir Rifle MixedTeam he always wanted to becomethe firstper- event, ending 17th. Pitaalways does what he says. son in the modern eratocompete in three As a12-year-old, he lineduponthe road unrelated sports at the Olympics. HOCKEY from the Vava'u airporttothe city centreto "All my training up until five-and-a-half India beat Spain3-0 in Men's Pool A welcome Tonga's onlyOlympic medalist, weeksago,probably80-90 percent of my Matchthanksto goals from Simranjeet Paea Wolfgramm, when returnedhome af- training, waskayak sprint," Pita,who livesin Singh (14th minute) and Rupinder Pal terwinning the silveratthe 1996 Atlanta Brisbane, said. Singh (15th and 51st). India arestill to Games. Pitaheld up the alphabet 'P' and "Wethen had the worldqualification face Argentina and Japan. when the carparadedthrough thestreets, tournament over in Russia (but) we areina he said to himself, 'I will become an bubble, we can'tleave the countrysoIcould- Olympian'. n't even getacross forthat. So we said, 'okay, Twentyyearslater,hedid. Afterbreaking we have got five-and-a-half weeksfor taek- six bones, tearing three ligaments,spending wondo, we areprobablygoing to fight the three months on awheelchair,spending a worldNo.1, sortyourstuffout." year-and-a-half on crutches and after'hun- Taekwondoin PitaTaufatofua of Tongaatthe opening ceremonyofthe TokyoOlympics. He's got his kayaktoTokyo,justincase. dredsofhours' of physiotherapy. Pitamight notbeaserial winner,inthe Pitacallsthe moment he qualified forthe literal sense of the term, but he embodies the Olympics -via agoldenpoint, taekwondo's Games Villagethat housedsome of the Thechallengeswere immense.Pita'sbody clichéd Olympic spirit. equivalent of agoldengoal-ashis life's biggestnames in the worldofsport, Pitagar- isn't built forlong-distance skiing. "I'm more "The Olympics formeisn't about the ath- 'greatest'. Immediately, he got down to nered considerable fame forhimself.Helost suitedforexplosive,short-durationgameslike lete so muchasit's about the people watch- preparation -not justrelated to his bout."I in thefirstround to the then worldnumber taekwondo,"hesaid."Butthat'swhyIwanted ing. The six, sevenbillion people in the world wasgoing to carry theflagof1,000 years of 1Sajjad Mardani. to do it;becauseitdidn't makesense." who aretrying to overcome thingsintheir history.Myancestor's heartwas in that flag," But Pitawas justgetting started. “I had As it turnedout, getting in shape forski- ownlife," he said. "The athlete is arepresen- he said. neverexperiencedsnow. So Ithought, I ing became the leastofhis concerns. He got tation of us trying to overcome. Iamfighting So, he looked at what the ancient should do it,” he laughed. intodebt worththousands of dollars and aworld champion, Iamtrying to overcome." Polynesians wore.Fine-tunedit, consulted Of course, he did it. This soundedlikea frayed relationships and still got nowhere He wasonapodcastwith Snoop Dog and his familyand prepared aspecial costume plotstraight out of Cool Runnings -aman closer to qualifying forthe Winter Olympics, Kevin Hart the nightbeforehis bout.Hedoes that would become his global identity -the from atropical nation deciding to compete finishing lastinevery qualifying competition motivational talksand has been offered ta'ovala, amat thatiswrappedaround the in the Winter Olympics but it appealedto he took partin. movie roles, whichishardlyasurprise given waist. His familygavehim hand-scrapedco- Pitaonlybecause it soundedsoabsurd. At "He thought he missedhis lastchance to his outrageous journey. BADMINTON conut oil, whichhesmeared on hisupper the end of 2016,heset his sightsonthe 2018 qualify at acompetition in Croatiaafter he "But Olympics-wise, Iamjustwarming Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty body to makeagrand entryinside the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Taufatofua wasbeated by 2019 world missedhis flight in Turkey," says Tonga up," he said. "I am justgettingreadyfor the beat Ben Lane/Sean Vendy (Great Maracana. At that point, Pitadid notrealise Korea. And he chose arguablyone of the champion VladislavLarininaround of Olympic Association's secretary-general next one." Britain) 21-1721-19inMen's Doubles howbig asplash it would create. toughestsports in the Olympics, summer or 16 matchonTuesday. SiosifaTaakitoa. Perhaps, he meant the Winter Games in Group AMatchbut were knockedout #ToplessTongan begantotrend. And in a winter,tocompete:cross-countryskiing. Out of cash and strandedatanairport, Beijing next year. of thedoublesevent as theyfinished thirdintheir group. BOXING Duffy, the superstar from the leagueofsmall nations Lovlina Borgohain beat Nadine Apetz (Germany) 3-2 in Women's 69kg Round of 16 Bout. If she beatsChinese phoon Nepartakmade herwaitlonger.The LUXEMBOURG: 1GOLD, 1SILVER Taipei’s Chen Nien-Chin, she is assured NIHALKOSHIE startwas delayedby15minutes. Wind and 1ST GOLD: 1952, HELSINKI; of amedal at the Olympics. JULY27 rain made it tougher forthe competitors. POPULATIONIN ’52: 2.99 LAKHS Whenshe spotted her husband on the The landlockedEuropean countryhas to TABLE TENNIS BERMUDA,AN ISLAND whereBritish troops home stretch, Duffy got emotional as she fin- thank middle-distance runner Joseph Sharath Kamal losttoMaLong (China) firstpopularisedwearinghalf pantstobeat ishedahead of Georgia Taylor Brownof Barthel fortheir onlygoldatthe Summer 7-11, 11-8, 11-13, 4-11, 4-11inaMen's the heat,entered theOlympic recordbooks Britain and Katie Zaferes of USA. Games,inthe 1500 metres. Barthel had fin- Singles Round 3Match. when 33-year-old FloraDuffy wonthe Three years ago, Duffy startedthe Flora ishedninth at the 1948 London Games and women’s triathlon gold in one hour,55min- Fund to help Bermudian athletestopay for wasasurprise winnerinHelsinki.His name- utes and 36 seconds. registration fees, travel and equipment. sakeJoseph Alzinisthe only other medallist, INTERNATIONAL 62,278 heartsswelledwith pride when This fund promotedbythe island’sonly asilverinweightlifting, at the Antwerp BOXER Duffy finishedthe 10 kilometre run, the last Olympic gold medallistmay help in reduc- Games in 1920 MOROCCANOLYMPICBOXERTRIESTO of the three endurance segmentsafter swim- ing the time gapbetween twopodiumfin- TAKEABITEOUTOFOPPONENT ming, cycling and then pumpedher hands ishes.Smaller nations winningtheir firstgold SURINAME: 1GOLD, 1BRONZE Aheavyweight boxerfromMorocco in the air. medal at the Olympic Games makefor feel 1ST GOLD: 1988, SEOUL; apparentlytriedtotakeabiteout of his The number of peopleinBermuda is good stories but breakthrough winners are POPULATIONIN '88 : 3.89 LAKHS NewZealand opponent's ear in their about 45,000 lesser than the 1.07 lakh who fewand farbetween. AnthonyNesty pulledoff one of the opening bout at the TokyoOlympics. celebrated in Grenadawhen Kirani James biggestupsets in the pool when he beat Youness Baalla'sattempt to fight like stunnedthe Americans to win the400 me- GRENADA: 1GOLD, 1SILVER American super star Matt Biondiinthe final MikeTyson occurredlateinthe third tres gold at the London Games nine years 1ST GOLD MEDAL: 2012, LONDON; of the men’s100metres butterflyfor the first round of his loss to David Nyika during ago. Bermuda is nowthe leastpopulated POPULATIONIN 2012: 1.07 LAKHS ever medal, agold, forthe South American aclinchinthe center of the ring. The countrytowin an Olympic gold. nation. An official stampwas issued, the na- bite didn't appeartohaveany teeth, and Duffyand men’srower DaraAlizadeh are tional airlines namedone of their planes af- Nyika advancedtothe quarterfinals by the onlytwo athletesfromthe north Atlantic terhim and commemorative coins were is- unanimous decision. “He didn't geta and British Overseas Territoryatthe Tokyo FloraDuffy,33, wonthe triathlon to give Bermuda the honourofbeing the sued. Four years later in Barcelona he wona full mouthful,” Nyika said. “Luckily, he Olympics. countrywith the leastpopulation to have an Olympic gold medal. bronze. had his mouth guardin, and Iwas abit “I think (the medal) is bigger than me. It’s sweaty.... Ithink he triedtoget my going to inspire theyouth of Bermuda and BAHAMAS: 6GOLD, 2SILVER, 6 cheekbone. He probablyjustgot a everyone backhome that competing on the Duffy and men’s rowerDara By the ageof20, her childhood dream of BRONZE 1ST GOLD: 1964, TOKYO; mouthful of sweat.” worldstage from asmall island is reallypos- Alizadeh arethe onlytwo becoming aworld champion no longer fu- sible,” Duffy said. elledher competitive spirit. She got away POPULATION IN’64:1:34 LAKHS FOOTBALL And to think their biggestmedal hope athletesfromthe north Atlantic from the sportand took up ajob in atourist Bahamas has seen amini windfall in US ADVANCES TO QUARTERFINALS since boxerClarence Hill, abronze medallist and British Overseas Territoryat shop in Bermuda. medals since the firstgoldand theyowe it to AFTER0-0DRAWWITHAUSTRALIA at the 1976 Montreal Games,had quit the Afterawhile she decidedtogetadegree. theirtrack and field stars. Sailorswerethe Hidilyn Diaz has become the first sportafter aDid NotFinish againsther name the TokyoOlympics. She enrolledatthe University of Colorado, path-breakers though.Starclass sailorsCecil Olympic gold medalistfromthe at the Beijing Games. Boulder, and studiedsociology. George Cook and Durwand Knowles won Philippines afterwinning the women’s Muchbeforethe triathlete wroteher Eventuallyshe made acomeback,fin- Kirani James wasjust19when he won gold at the TokyoGames, the lastoftwo 55-kilogram weightlifting category. name and Bermuda's intothe history books volves swimming(1.5km), cycling (40km) ished45th at the London Olympics, 8th at the Olympic 400m final with atiming of medals in the sport(sailors bagged abronze Diaz overtookLiao Qiuyun of China on of Olympic sport, she wasacautionarytale. and running (10km). Rio, an achievement in itself afterhitting a 43.94sec. He created asensation by being the at the 1956 Melbourne Games). Since 1992, her lastliftinthe clean and jerktowin Post-Beijing, Duffy's career went offthe Being in asport whereaverylow-body nadir in Beijing. firstathlete from outside the United States theyhavewon 12 medals in athletics,includ- with atotal 224kilograms. Thatwas rails. She wasdiagnosedwithaneating dis- fatisthe norm, 10 percent the gold standard, The 2018 Commonwealth Games medal- to clockasub-44 time. Since then Grenada ing five gold medals. Shaunae Miller, the one morethan Liao. order,was injured andfelt likeshe had noth- Duffy’s mission to getleaner backfired. listhas been the odds on favouritetowin the has wonone more medal,asilverbyJames at women’s400mgold winnerof2016, was ing lefttogiveinagruelling event whichin- She atebadlyand had lost20pounds. gold in Tokyobut bad weather because of ty- the Rio Olympics. their lastindividual gold medallist. Krunal, close contacts to miss game Mirabaireturns home to hero’s welcome

Tuesday. ARapid Antigen Test wascon- domino effect, with Prithvi Shawand JIMMYLEIVON Manyevenattempted to present SHAMIKCHAKRABARTY ducted,whichreturnedpositive.The entire Suryakumar Yadavset to join the Indian Test IMPHAL|JULY27 flowers and garlands onlytobe KOLKATA,JULY27 team subsequentlyunderwent RT-PCR tests team in England.India is still on the United and the resultsreturnednegative. Kingdom’s Covid redlistand quarantine pro- “LONGLIVE Mirabai, long live Manipur”. The prevented by the police citing INDIA’S SECOND T20I againstSri Lanka has “Following the Rapid Antigen Testscon- tocols arestricterinthatpartofthe world. slogan reverberated the streetsofImphal on Covid restrictions. been pushedbackbyadayafter spin-all- ducted aheadofthe matchonTuesday Both Shawand Yadavplayedthe firstT20I TuesdayasTokyoOlympics silvermedallist rounderKrunal Pandyatestedpositive for morning, Team India all-rounder Krunal alongside Krunal on Sundayand shared Mirabai Chanu made her waytoher native Covid-19. Pandyawas found to be positive.The Medical spaces with the spinnerafter that. villageofNongpok Kakching. “I have no wordstoexpress howhappy I Eight squad members,including players, Teams have identifiedeight members as This is the second time the series/tour has Chanu landedatImphal’s Bir Tikendrajit am. The love and supportextendedtomeis who were sent into isolation forbeing close contacts,” said the BCCI release. suffered Covid-forcedpostponements. A International Airportinthe afternoon. overwhelming. Right from theairporttill Krunal's close contacts, however, have tested “The entire contingent is undergoing RT- virus outbreak in the Sri Lankan campbefore Manipur Chief MinisterN.Biren Singh was here, your warm welcome has made this day negative.The players in isolation will notbe PCR teststodaytoascertain anyfurther out- the startofthe limited-overs series pushed theretoreceive Chanu, as were hundredsof the greatestday of my life,” Chanu said at a consideredfor the last twogames, while the break in the squad,” it added. backthe ODI leg of the tour to July18from well-wishers and supporters seeking a gathering in her village. staffmembers toowill nottraveltothe venue. itsscheduledstart on July13. The Sri Lankan glimpse of the weightlifter. At NongpokKakching, the villagers or- The second match wasscheduledtobe Conditions apply team is said to be unaffected by the latestde- From the airport, Chanu wasescortedto ganisedareception at acommunity hall. playedonTuesdayand afterpostponement, The rescheduling of tomorrow’s game, velopments. the city convention centrewhereshe was An emotional Mirabai on reaching However, in viewofthe Covid-19pandemic, it would be played on Wednesdayfollowed however, came with arider that everything Authoritiesare tight-lippedonhow Covid givenagrand reception by the stategovern- homeinNongpok Kakching. the event waslimited to the presentation of by thefinalgame of the series on Thursday. from hereonneededtogowell. “Will play enteredthe Indian camp.Bothteams areop- ment. During thefelicitation event, Chanu gifts andcongratulatoryspeeches by village India lead the series 1-0. tomorrowifall OK,” aSri Lanka Cricket (SLC) erating out of abio-bubble, with ahotel ex- washandedanaward of over Rs one crore elders. “The second T20I between Sri Lanka and functionaryinformedthispaper via atext clusively assignedtothem. and an appointment letter to the postof Nongpok Kakching lies on the eastern side “One of the driving forces forwhat Ihave India originallyscheduledtobeplayedon message. Also, the matches arebeing playedbe- Additional Superintendent of Police (Sports) of Imphal Valley, about 20 km from the state achievedismydesiretoput Manipur on the July27has been pushedforward (sic) by a The BCCI hasn’t confirmedthe period of hind closeddoors.Professor Arjuna de Silva, by the chief minister. The amount wasfor capital.Despitethe ongoing curfew to curb roadmap of the world. It painsmetolearn dayand will nowtakeplace on Wednesday, isolation forKrunal, and the medical team is who is in charge of SLC’sbio-bubble proto- athletesfromthe statewho winmedals at Covid-19, hordes of young and old linedupto that people don’t knowthat asmall statelike July28,” BCCI secretary JayShah saidvia a expectedtotakeacall on this. India have a cols forinternational tours, told ESPNcricinfo the ongoing Olympics. cheerChanu alongthe waytoher village. Manipurevenexists,” Chanu said. press release. 20-member squad plus five netbowlers for that howKrunal contracted Covidremained Afterthe felicitation, Chanu headedtoher Manyevenattemptedtopresent flowers and Asked abouther next aim, she said her It is learnt that Krunal complainedofa the series, so replacementsare available. a“mystery”, with “no reports of the bubble nativevillageled by amotorcade of well- garlands onlytobeprevented by the police main focus would be preparingfor the next sorethroat justhours before the matchon But Krunal’s case might well have a being broken”. wishers, localclubmembers and police. citingCovid restrictions. Olympics.

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THESCHEDULE Thatisnotaverygoodquestion,Iwouldsay...SimoneBilesishuman. VIKTORIA LISTUNOVA EYEONINDIA WHEN ASKED BY AN AMERICAN JOURNALIST IFTHE RUSSIAN GYMNASTICS TEAM WERE GOOD ENOUGH TO WIN GOLD IF THE SUPERSTAR WOULD NOT HAVE PULLED OUT. WOMEN’S HOCKEY INDIAVSGREATBRITAIN-6.30AM Aftertwo successive defeatstostarttheir campaign, it doesn’t getany easier for Rani&Cowhentheyfacethedefending gold medallists.

BADMINTON WOMEN’S SINGLES GROUP STAGE PV Sindhu vs Cheung Ngan Yi (Hong Kong, China) -7.30 am

MEN’SSINGLESGROUPSTAGE The Russian gymnastics team arecock-a-hoop afterhaving clinchedgold, their firstinthe women’s team event since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. AP BSai Praneeth vs MarkCaljouw (NED) –2.30 pm.

ARCHERY MEN’SINDIVIDUALROUND Tarundeep RaivsOleksii Hunbin (Ukraine) –7.31am; Pravin Jadhavvs Russia win GoldWar GalsanBazarzhapov(ROC)–12.30pm.

WOMEN’SINDIVIDUALFIRSTROUND Deepika Kumari vs Karma (Bhutan) With or withoutsuperstarSimone Biles, USAgymnastics team provetobesecond best –2.14pm

ROWING ForBiles, with the kind of routines she per- MEN’S DOUBLE SCULLS SEMIFINALS forms, confidence is the keyfactor.The slightest --8AM RUSSIASWEEPTHEFLOORTOTAKEALL-AROUNDTITLE doubt can have disastrous outcomes, so she (Arjun Lal Jat &Arvind Singh) chosenottotakeachance.“Ijustdon’ttrustmy- EXPRESSAT Mumbai: Angelina Melnikova, the Russian double layout on the floor rotation to score selfasmuchasIusedto.Idon’tknowifit’sage.I’m SAILING women’s gymnastics team leader had afall 14.166,asignificantimprovementfromqual- alittlebitmorenervouswhenIdogymnastics.I MEN’S49ERRACE2,3&4–8.35AM; OLYMPICS on the Floor Exercises during the 2016 Rio ification. And it can be said that the Russians feel likeI’m also nothaving as muchfun, and I KC Ganapathy&Varun Thakkar. Gamesall-aroundteamqualification.Shewas didwhatwasneeded,despitebumpsonthe knowthatthisOlympicGames,Iwantedittobe MIHIRVASAVDA 16 then. balance beam, to nail their firstteam gold formyself (crying). Iwas still doing it forother BOXING TOKYO,JULY27 Post that Olympics debut, Melnikova since1992,asTchaikovsky’sNo.1 hitthehigh people,soithurtsmy heartthatdoingwhatIlove Women’s 75kgRound of 16 would shoreupher scores on all apparatus, notes. The men’s team had wonits firstgold has been kind of takenawayfrommetoplease Pooja Rani vs Ichrak Chaib (Algeria) steer the Russian team to World in 25 years on Monday, beating Asian giants other people.” –2.33pm. IT WASascene straight out of one of those Cold Championship silverand pickthe ‘Elegance’ Japan and China. The women floored the Without their biggeststar, the Americans War-eramovies. prize forharmonious movements–regard- Americansforthefirsttimein11 years.Before triedtostage acomeback,withSunisaLeelead- AnAmericanreporteraskedthegoldmedal- less of medals won. On Tuesdayonthe thefloorkickedoffforboth,ROCledby0.800, ingthechargeonunevenbars.Buttheywereun- WORLDWATCH winningRussiangymnasticsteamiftheywould biggeststage,Melnikovaneeding 10.535on as Grace McCallum stayed in bounds for able to surge pastthe impressive Russians, with have been good enough to win if Simone Biles the floor forRussia to seal the gold, stuckher 13.500.ThisusedtobeCueBiles,andshehad Listunova leadingtheirmarch.Listunova would- JULY28 would nothavepulledout. landing,beatherclosedfistagainstherheart 1.433overevery Russian in Qualification. n’t even have been in Tokyo. The 16-year-old MEN’S BASKETBALL The Russians lettheir youngest, 16-year-old and wonthe country’s firstteam gold since Vladislava Urazova wassteady with her wouldhavebeentooyoungtocompetehadthe MEN’SPRELIMINARYROUNDUSAvs Viktoria Listunova,takethe question. She rolled the disintegration of the SovietUnion. 13.366, whichreducedthe Russian lead to Games takenplace as scheduledlastyear. IRAN--10:10AM her eyes and smirkedcondescendingly.“That is SimoneBiles,whosteppedbackafterfeel- 0.66.Biles’replacement,theteenagedunder- Her teammateVladislava Urazova,also 16, This clash has deep political under- notaverygood question, Iwould say,”she be- ing uncertain posther Vault, had scored a study Jordan Chiles, would then sit on her toowas able to compete in major international tones due to the twocountries’ hos- gan.“SimoneBilesishuman.”Almostoncue,the mammoth15.800roundingofftheRioteam tumbling pass and stutter out, foran11.700. eventsonlylastyear.For both, the Olympics are tile bilateral relations. Addtothat Russiansinthepressroombrokeintoswift,loud final.Anditwillremainintherealmsof con- Russia’s teen Listunova would topupher the firstbig test. the fact that both teams arecoming applause. The Americans, as one would expect, jectureifRussia’s3.5-pointwinovertheUSA Qualification,anddespiteSunisaLee’s13.666, And although Urazova –and teammate offdefeatsintheir opening encoun- weren’ttooamused.Thatonelandedbetterthan would’vebeen possible with Biles doing her the Americans would finally, collectively fall Angelina Melnikova–sufferedtwo falls in the ters, and afull-throttle contestwill anyofUrazova’s rotations during the gymnas- usual brilliant things -Russia scored 41.498 short. Biles could have made up the deficit, balance beam, they’d done enough to securea be on the cards. The Americans tics team final. The two-time champions USA, Adistraught Simona Biles on Tuesday on the floor,while US had 38.866. buttheRussiancollectivemightandcompo- surprise gold. ForRussia, the toppodium finish would liketoget their campaign ledbyBiles, were widelytippedtodefend their evening. Reuters America’srunawaygoldinRioby8points sureprevailed. “The impossible is possible assumes alot moresignificance. Theyare com- backontrack afterthe end of their title. But in astunning upset, it wasRussia who wasbeing visiblychippedoverthe lastfew now. We still can’t believe it’s happening,” peting at these Games as the Russian Olympic long winning streak at the Olympics. went home with agold medal. seasons. TheRussianswontheWorldJunior Angelina Melnikovawould say. "Of course, Committee(ROC)becauseofthedopingbanim- Russia’s margin of win, 3.432 points, wasa So, it came as ashocktothose inside the Championshipswiththeiryoungest,Viktoria areveryhappy.”Itwasastellarreboundfrom posedonthe country. MEN’S FOOTBALL clear enough indication that it wastheir rock- AriakeGymnastics Arena to see the American Listunova,16, bringing out her triple twist, that fall at 16. SHIVANINAIK This meant that the gymnasts,likeother GROUPC:SPAINVSARGENTINA– solidperformanceinthevault,unevenbarsand great fluffarelatively easy routine. She planned Russian athletes, can’t see their flag go up or lis- 4.30PM floorexercisethatledtothewin,notanAmerican todotheYurchenkowithtwo-and-a-halftwists. immediately, Biles wassurroundedbyher Biles clarifiedthat she wasn't injured but she tentotheirnationalanthemonthepodium.And This is onlyanU-23 competition, but mistake,whichweremany, or the absence of But when the moment came, she wateredit coaches and leftthe stagewith atrainer.When pulledout because she wasn’t in the right place although theyare wearing red, whiteand blue both countries arealways blessed Biles.ButBiles’sexitdidseemtohaveanimpact. down to one-and-a-half twistand then stum- she returned, Biles waswearing awarm-up mentally. colours, their flag cannotappear on the t-shirts. with young talented footballers and Thiswassupposedtobethenightwhenthe bledonher landing, almostsitting. She was jacket and pantsoverher red-and-blue leotard, "No, no injury, thankfully. It's been really But as muchasitwas about them winning with three players over 23 allowed, Olympics’brighteststarwouldshine.Biles,ever awardedascoreof13.766points,whichwascon- signalling her exit from the final, as her team- stressful this Olympic Games. Ijustthought it thegold,Tuesday’sfinalwasalso,perhapsmore, some stars from the recent Euros and since she has vaulted intothe collective con- sideredverylowforthebestvaulterintheworld. matesbegantheirwarm-upfortheunevenbars. would be better to take abackseat to work on about Biles, her mental health and her futureat Copa America squads will be on dis- sciousnessofthesportingworld,hasdaredtodo ThatresultedintheUSAfinishingfirstofthefour Forthe rest of the evening, Biles playedthe my mindfulness...tomorrowwehaveahalf-day these Games. play. rotations considered so difficult that no other eventsmorethanapointbehindRussiaandthey roleofacheerleaderbuteventhen,theentirefo- soitwillbeagoodmentalrest.Andsowe'lltake Bilesprovedsheisjustahuman.The16-year- gymnasteventrains to do them. werealwaysplayingcatchupfromthere.Almost cuswasjustonher.Lateratthepressconference, it from there," she said. old Russian prodigy said it.

BOXING AND SHOOTING: HOPE FOR LOVLINA, AGONY FOR MANU Lovlina just awin away from medal Iamonly concerned if Manu

punches. has eaten her meals, says mother GAURAV BHATT Borgohain wonall three rounds 3-2. JULY 27 But with one judgeawarding all three rounds to the German, the split decision Irrespective of the outcome of Manu’s next LOVLINABORGOHAIN became the first could have gone either way. “I am sad- ANDREWAMSAN event,thefamilywilltakeabreakandheadtoits Indian boxertoenter the quarterfinals denedbythe behaviour of the Sri Lankan CHAKRIDADRI,JULY27 nativevillageGoriainJhajjardistrictof . with a3-2 win over German welter- judgewho sawLovlina lose forall three RamKishanwantshisdaughterto spendsome weight Nadine Apetz on Tuesday. Both rounds,” Bergamasco adds. “Lovlina could THE STREET leading to teen shooterManu time with her cousins. The shooting qualifica- boxers, two-time Worldchampionship perform alot better,” says childhood Bhaker’shomeinCharkhiDadri,Haryanawore tion rounds on Tuesdaywerenot broadcaston bronze medallists,had receivedbyesinto coachPadam Boro. “The firstround, she adesertedlook on Tuesdaymorning. No press TV,but Sumedha would have notswitchedon the last16. Borgohain can nowsecurea wascautious and onlygot going in the OBvans,photographersornosyreporterswere the television even if it wasonair.The pressure bronze medal with awin over Chin-Chen lasttwo.She wasnot able to properly in the vicinity of “Bhaker Bhawan” in anticipa- isunbearable,sheadmits.“Ijustwaitforpeople Nien of Chinese Taipei on Friday. utilise her right hand. If she did that, the tion of an Olympic medal in the 10mAir Pistol tocalltocongratulatemeandthatishowIgetto The 69kgcontestwas the firstOlympic scorewould have been 5-0 in her favour.” Mixed team event. As it turnedout, Manu and knowmydaughter’s results. But todayitwas- bout forboththe 23-year-old Borgohain Boro, coachatSports Authority of her teammateSaurabh Chaudharycould not n’t the case,” she says. and Apetz, 12 years her senior.The India’s (SAI) Guwahati centre, discovered even qualify forthe medal rounds. German took up boxing out of curiosity Borgohain during atalent hunt at the With Manu’s father’s mobile phone No pressureathome at 21;Borgohain had abronze eachatthe Sarupathar Girls School in 2012. switchedoff since Mondayevening, smiling WheneverManu returns from anycompe- Asian Championships and World “Wesaw the certificates and realised facesweren’texpectedonanuninvitedvisitjust tition,sportsisnotdiscussedforafewdays.And Championships by that age. she wasagood MuayThai athlete.She minutes afterthe debacle. But Manu’s mother it won’t be anydifferent this time. “Wenever Forawelterweight, the 5’9 Borgohain wasimpressive in all her testsand Sumedhaopenedthedoorswithabrightsmile. Manu’sparentsSumedhaandRam ask her anything whenevershe returns from movesquickly. And while she onlyhad an showedthat she could easilybecome a “Weare so glad that at leastone person had KishanattheirresidenceinCharkhiDadri. competition. She takesafew days to unwind inchonApetz, the German’s slightly- topboxer,” says Boro. “She neededtobe hopedManuwouldwintodayandcameallthe andthenopenup.Shethentellsuseveryminute more-crouchedstance helpedBorgohain convincedsince she wasleaving her sport waytovisit us. Magar ab kyalikhoge (But what detail,”saysRamKishan.Therehasbeenstrong maximise the height and reachadvan- behind. But during training, she got so will youwritenow)?” Sumedha said with a painful campaign in Tokyosofar.Her debut criticism,someatouchharsh,onsocialmediafor tage.Jab wasthe order of the day, often intoboxing that she wouldn’t leave with- touchofsarcasm. Olympicsstartedwithatechnicalsnagtwodays India’s young guns, including Manu, but the followedupwith another.The double-jab Standing between Lovlina out clearing all her doubtsorperfecting a Manu’sparentshaven’tbeenabletogetany agointhe 10mair pistolevent, whereshe fin- Bhaker familycouldn’t careless. is employedtodistract, createdistance Borgohain and an Olympic medal is technique we justshowed.”Standing be- sleep over the lastfew days and the exhaustion ished12th in the qualification round. “Everyone keeps asking about onlyone and line up the second punch. fourth seedNien-Chin Chen. Reuters tween Borgohain and an Olympic medal shows in their eyes. Expectations were high “She calledusupand explainedthe glitch thing, medals. But Iamconcernedifshe has The straight left, thus, wasthe keytool is the imposing fourth seedNien-Chin from Manu and Saurabh coming intothe with her pistol. She wasobviouslyverydis- eaten her meals on time or if she’s taking good on Tuesday. Chen. The 24-year-old from Chinese Olympics afteraseries of WorldCup gold turbed but told us, ‘it wasjustbad luckthat day careofherself.Iamamotherandmy bondwith The jabs stung and kept Apetz at bay, speedofhits, especiallywith the leftjab.” Taipei handilydefeated Borgohain in the medalsundertheirbelt.“Wehavebeentossing and misfortune doesn’t lastforever and Iwill Manuisnotaffectedbyherachievementsorfail- while the hook wastheretocatchand It wasn’t all easy going. Apetz —anin- semifinals of the 2018 Worlds in New andturning in ourbedssince the lastfew days definitelywinanOlympicmedal’.Ithoughtthat uresontherange,”saysSumedha,ensuringone counter her when she rushedin. spirationinEuropean boxing circles who Delhi, going on to win the gold medal. and sometimes even forget to have our meals. medal would come todaybut who knewI had enough to write. “I am satisfiedwith Lovlina’s perform- put aPh.D in neuroscience -focusing on “Lovlina wouldn’t be nervous,” Boro Forus, it’s notmedals but the happiness of our would have to wait longer,” says father Ram But one lasttask remained. Arequestfor a ance. She playedanexcellent match Parkinson’s Disease and deep brain stim- says.“Todayalso, she wascautious but I daughter that matters. We neverspeak about KishanBhaker.Allisnotoverfortheteenagerin photographwashappilyfulfilledbyManu’spar- againstthe German, also worldbronze,” ulation -onhold forher Games debut — don’t think she wasnervous. That wasmy medals at home,” says Sumedha. Tokyo,though,feelsRamKishan,whoiswilling ents.“ThewayIamsmilingforthepicture,some women’s high performance director wasaggressive and launchedflurries. She messagetoher when we spoke. ‘Do not to put his moneyonManu in the 25m air pistol peoplearegoingto askif ourdaughterhaswon Raffaele Bergamasco says.“Lovlina was pushedthe action, oftenclosing the dis- stress, playyour game, bring home the Bad beginning event. “Her competition is notoveryet and she amedal. We should neverlosehopeand Manu rewardedfor her greater pressureand tance with step-in combos and overhand medal.’” The 19-year-old shooting star has had a is very strong in 25m.” will getthat gold sooner or later.”

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