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THE EDITORIAL PAGE NO DATE SET FOR NEXT MEETING Faced pressure but FOODMATHS: IMBALANCESIN CEREALECONOMY Talksbreakdown,Centretellsfarmers went by scientists BY JEAN DRÈZE PAGE 10 wehavemadebestoffer,reconsider on vaccines: PM Bihar warns bid to dispel doubts Some forces don’t MSP to APMCs: of action for Suggests vaccination competitions by want to see this SC panel puts hospitals to move to 2nd phase quickly online posts resolved: Tomar up questions to MAULSHREESETH against govt; draw farmers BUSINESSASUSUAL HARIKISHANSHARMA LUCKNOW,JANUARY22 &RAAKHIJAGGA BY UNNY Opp calls it NEWDELHI,LUDHIANA,JAN22 HARIKISHANSHARMA CRITICISINGPOLITICS over coro- NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 navirus vaccines and trying to al- draconian TALKSBETWEEN the Centreand layfearsregarding the same, farmer unions demandingthe ■Areyou awareabout the im- PrimeMinister NarendraModi repeal of the newagriculture plications of legalising MSP? said Fridaythathehad been un- SANTOSHSINGH laws brokedownFriday after ■Do youthink theremay be risk der alot of "pressure" but leftthe PATNA,JANUARY22 weeksofnegotiation. The gov- of acquiring land by the corpo- call on when to introduce the ernmentmade it clear to the rate sector or the contractor? vaccines to scientists. IN Amove that hasbeen de- farmers that itsproposal to sus- Farmers’ representativesafter themeetinginNew Delhi on Friday. Amit Mehra ■ Thereare apprehensions that In atelevisedinteractionwith scribed as “draconian and un- pend the laws for18months was the provisions in the Actwill col- beneficiaries and vaccinators of warranted”bythe Opposition, the “best” it could offer, and lapse APMCmarkets. Do youfeel the Covid vaccines in his con- Bihar Police have issuedacircu- farmers could return to the talks so? If yes, howwill it be respon- stituency Varanasi, he also urged lar warning that those making table afterarethink. sible forthe collapseofAPMC peopletobelieve health workers “objectionable and indecent” The hardening of the Centre’s Opp partiestarget ‘rigid’Govt, markets? and doctors, andsuggestedthat commentsonlineagainstthe position wasevidentwhen, at These aresome of the ques- hospitals initiate"competitions tions raisedregarding emer- stategovernment, Ministers, the very startofthe meeting, tions in afeedbackform pre- in vaccination" so that the coun- gency use clearance to the in- MLAs, MPs and officials can be Union AgricultureMinister plan to turn up heat in Parliament pared by the Supreme Court- trycould move quicklytothe sec- digenouslydeveloped Covaxin booked under the IT Actand the NarendraSingh Tomar objected appointed committee seeking ond phase of the drive. despitesome missingdata Indian Penal Code. to the SamyuktaKisan Morcha’s Budget sessionofParliament NCPchief Sharad Pawarslated to "suggestions" of farmers and Without referring to ques- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 “Wehavebeen,oflate, get- announcement Thursday MANOJCG starting next week. participateinaprotestin other stakeholders on the three ting information aboutthe use evening that the farmer unions NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 Sources told The Indian Mumbai on January25. contentious farm laws andthe of objectionable and indecent had rejectedthe Centre’s offerto Express that president “Parliament will reconvene demand forlegal guarantee for languagebeing usedagainstthe suspend the laws. WITH TALKSbetween the Sonia Gandhi is likelytoconvene in aweek’s time. It is the Budget minimumsupportprice (MSP). government, Ministers, MPs, ItislearnedthatTomartoldthe Centreand farm unions break- ameeting of Opposition leaders session, of course. But thereare The feedbackform, available MLAs and government officials unions that since the talkswere ing down, Opposition parties ahead of the session to discuss so manypressing issuesofpub- on the committee’s webpage, through social media/ Internet. scheduledFriday,theyshouldhave Fridayslammedthe strategy,and that they areal- lic concern that needtobede- contains 20 multiple-choice This is againstprovisions of the communicated their decision to Government foradopting a ready in touchwith eachother. bated and discussedfully. questions dividedinto5sections. lawand comesunder the do- the government instead of an- “rigid” stand and signalledthat The Opposition parties have Whether the Government will While Sections A, B, and Cdeal main of cyber crime... Forthisact, nouncing it to themedia first. theywillraisethe issueforcefully also decidedtohold street agita- agree howeverremains to be with the three farm laws,Section it is apttotakeactionagainst CONTINUEDONPAGE2 and“vociferously”duringthe tions over the farm laws,with CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 suchoffenders,"statesthe circu- lar issuedbyBihar Police's Economic Offences Unit (EOU). The circular,whichisdated January21and signedby EXPRESS NETWORK Additional DGP(EOU and Cyber Chief MinisterUddhavThackeray with Cyrus Poonawalla Crime) NHKhan, has been sent and Adar Poonawalla in Pune on Friday. Ashish Kale to principal secretaries and sec- retaries of all stategovernment departments. It states that the EOU isthenodal agency forcyber Fire loss Rs 1,000 cr; crime, and that all principal sec- retaries and secretaries should bring “suchmatters” to itsnotice ANOTHERMINISTER BCG, rota vaccines so that “action can be initiated”. Reacting sharplytothe circu- QUITS IN BENGAL, lar,RJD leader andLeader of BJP INVITES HIMTO capacity hit: Serum Opposition TejashwiPrasad JOIN THEIR PARTY Yadavtweetedthat “in the birth- PAGE 5 CEO Adar Poonawallasaidata place of the Republic”, Bihar Chief EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE press conferenceonFriday. MinisterNitish Kumar “has been PUNE,JANUARY22 “By God’s grace, and prayers ripping apartdemocraticvalues”. THE CITY by all of us, the fire incidenttook Yadavsaidthe Opposition VACCINE-MAKER Serum placeinanother building and willnot allowthe JD(U)-BJPgov- InstituteofIndia has said it suf- Covishield production and stock ernment to “takeawaydemo- feredlosses worthatleast wasnot affected at all,” he said. cratic rights of the people”. Rs 1,000croreinThursday’s fire, Five workersengaged in elec- JD(U) spokesperson Neeraj although the production or sup- trical and air-conditioning jobs Kumar said the government's plies of the Covid-19vaccine re- were killed in the fire thaten- move is in accordance with the mainedunaffected. gulfed thethree upperfloors of a lawand will “apply to everyone”. NORTHEAST DELHI: “The fire incidentwillnot af- newly-constructed six-storey “Thereisnothing offensive about fect Covishield supplies,but it buildingonthe Serum campus in it,” he said. BJP PLANS ‘RATH has damaged the rotavirus and Pune'sManjhariareaonThursday. ADGP Khan latersaidpolice BEFORE THE PARADE YATRA’ FOR RAM BCGvaccine manufacturingand “Wewerehoping that there will nottakeany suo motu action. MANDIR DONATIONS storagefacilities. It is abig finan- wasnolossoflife.When we got “Wewill take action onlyif Artists taking partinthe Republic Daytableauxundergo Covid-19test, in NewDelhi on Friday. Praveen Khanna PAGE 3 cial loss forus, morethan an initial reportthattherehas CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Rs 1,000 crore,”Serum Institute CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Rajasthan bats for retd IAS officer, now Green laws passed at CWCASKSFOR JPCPROBE advisor to cricket body led by CM son instance of foreign ‘AllMinisters with us’: Arnab’s chats

Files plea to withdraw corruption ED powers: NHAI in HC makeBJP do some social distancing case against himand twoothers Withdrawal PLAIN E ring to aUNconference. mandeda"time-bound investi- ● symptom government has movedanap- EX EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE The submission wasmadeby LIZMATHEW&MANOJCG His WhatsApp gation” into“the breachofna- DEEPMUKHERJEE plication at the trial stageto BENGALURU,JANUARY22 aDeputy General Manager of NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 chatswith tional security,violations of the JAIPUR,JANUARY22 withdraw thecase againstthem IN ITS 2016 chargesheet, NHAI in objections to awritpe- ex-BARCCEO Official SecretsAct andthe role at aspecial courtset up forhear- the stateACB had accused THE NATIONAL Highways tition filedbythe NGO, United THE BJP and the Centrehave submittedto of the persons involved." FOUR YEARS afterchargesheets ing cases under the Prevention the three bureaucratsof Authority of (NHAI) has Conservation Movement, avoidedreactingtothe court Congress president Sonia were filedagainstthree bureau- of Corruption Act. criminal conspiracy foral- landedintrouble in the againsta2013 notificationofthe WhatsApp chatsbetween Gandhi criticisedwhat she called crats, including an IAS officer — Twochargesheets againstthe lotting land belonging to a Karnataka High Courtfor claim- Union EnvironmentMinistrydo- Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami the “deafening” silence of the who is nowretired andisanad- three officials —GSSandhu, IAS housing society to apri- ing in asubmission that the ing away withenvironment im- and former CEO of the Broadcast flagsGoswami’s claims of prox- Government, adding that "those visor to the Rajasthan Cricket (nowretired), Nishkam Diwakar vate construction com- Environment Protection Act, pact assessment reports for Audience Research Council imity with the government, that who give certificates of patriot- Association ledbyVaibhav (nowretired,Rajasthan pany. Thestate has now 1986 was“passedby Parliament widening national highways of (BARC) Partho Dasgupta submit- distancing will be tested once ism and nationalism to others Gehlot, son of Chief Minister Administrative Service) and movedaspecial courtto notonlyfor protection of envi- over 100kmbymorethan 40 tedtothe courtbythe Mumbai Parliament begins. nowstand totallyexposed." Ashok Gehlot—for corruption in Onkar Mal Saini (serving RAS withdraw the case. ronment but also at the instance metres. Police in the TRP case. But as the The Congress Working “Whyshould we enter an alleged land scam, the state CONTINUEDONPAGE2 of foreign powers” while refer- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Congress calls foraJPC probeand Committee (CWC) Fridayde- CONTINUEDONPAGE2

PAGE 1 ANCHOR Mystery of the missing ‘Spark’ as Thackeray gets statue in Mumbai

cal leader in Mumbai, comes up Spark replica and maintains the pushing sculpting beyond busts and convincedher to become a BENITAFERNANDO on the island on Saturday, it has trafficisland as peranarrange- of royaltyanddignitaries.Shewas sculptor. Buther workswereas &LAXMANSINGH suddenly cometonoticethat ment with the BMC, did not among the fewwomen sculptors inspired by American and MUMBAI,JANUARY22 'Spark' has gone missing again — comment on itscurrent location. at atime when the Indian art European modernismasHindu and mayhavebeen missing for The Spark replica had been worldwas dominatedbymen temple sculptures. SOMETIME IN the early 1990s, months now. installedthrough acitizen's ini- and painters. Born in 1923 to the Spark wasoriginally com- an imposing sculptureatHajiAli The BMC is undertaking a tiative,includingmembers such Adenwalla familythatset up the missionedbyBEST(Bombay Circle waslosttoaroad expan- makeoverofthe Colabatraffic is- as Dr Pheroza Godrej, former di- firm Cowasjee Dinshaw&Bros, Electric Supply&Transport), and sion project. Over two-storeytall, land. Asked aboutthe missing rector of the NGMA,and Zarir shemarriedintothe familyofSir Pochkhanawala made it welding shapedlikeapeacock, the sculp- replica,Assistant Municipal Cama, ex-CEOofHSBCIndia. SorabjiPochkhanawala,oneof the scrap metaltogether—the turecalledSparkhad been built Commissioner,Award (Colaba, Godrej madethe replicabasedon founders of the Central Bank of heavy,industrial quality of the by pioneering artistPilloo Fort), Chanda Jadhavsaid, "We Pochkhanawala’s scale model, India. work setoff by itslight, bird-like Pochkhanawala. Years later,in arenot awareofthe whereabouts whichshe owns. The replica was While she startedout work- features. Godrej says 2002, aminiature version of the of the sculpture. Ichecked with one-thirdthe height of the orig- ing with an advertising firm, a Pochkhanawala probablygaveit work wasplacedonatraffic is- our staffwhether it wasshifted inal sculptureatHajiAli. Europe tour in 1950 introduced that name due to BEST's connec- land outside the National Gallery to some other place or removed, Pochkhanawala, who diedin her to original worksof tion with electricity. of Modern Art(NGMA) in but no suchthing has takenplace 1986andwhoselegacyisnowal- A2013photograph of the sculptureinColaba, Mumbai. Photo Courtesy:Pheroza Godrej;the statue Constantin Brâncusi, Henry Pochkhanawala chose Haji Colaba. As aBal Thackeray from ourside." mostforgotten, made notable of Bal Thackeray whichistobeunveiled at the site. Ganesh Shirsekar Moore, BarbaraHepworth and Ali Circleasthe location as she statue, the firstofthe latepoliti- HSBC, whichfundedthe contributionto modernIndianart, Alexander Calder,among others, CONTINUEDONPAGE2

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Rajasthan home department and it wasfoundthereis Moreso, aftertheir topleaders came out no case. The three bureaucratswereframed to strongly defendGoswami when he was officer) —werefiledin2015and 2016 when by thethen BJP government under political Best offer: Centre tells farmers to reconsider pickedupfromhis home in asuicide abet- the BJP wasinpowerinthe state. vendettabecausethey refusedtoacceptsifar- ment case by Mumbai Police in November. Thechargesheet,filedonJuly8,2016bythe ish (recommendations) made by BJP leaders. Tomar and his colleagues Piyush Goyal implementationoflawsfor one or one- them aroadmapand leaders of the unions Union Ministers , Javadekar,S AntiCorruptionBureau,saidSandhu,who was My name wasnever in the FIR or anywhere and Som Prakash, it is learned, leftthemeet- and-a-half years is the best proposal.You would replyafter ameeting Saturday. Jaishankar,Piyush Goyaland Smriti Irani and PrincipalSecretaryintheUrbanDevelopment in the case. The ACBhad justcalled me, but it ing room aftertelling the farmer represen- should reconsider.That proposal is in the Tomar said the government adopteda BJP president JPNadda had calleditanat- and Housing (UDH) Department in 2010-11, said therewas nothing againstme. Therewere tativestoreconsider the Centre’s offer. interestoffarmers and the country. We told sensitive approachtowards farmersand tack on the free press. Diwakar, then Deputy Secretary, UDH, and no demands forbribes, and the government Tomar returnedlater andtold the unions them thatweare concluding the talksto- thought of their interest. He said “a sense to “That supportwas extendedbecause the Saini, then Deputy Commissioner, Jaipur didnot incur anyloss.Thereisnocaseagainst theycould discuss among themselvesand dayand if youarriveatany decision, tell us take adecisioninthe interestoffarmers Maharashtra governmentand the police were DevelopmentAuthority,werepartofa“crim- the bureaucrats. On the contrary, thegovern- letthe government knowSaturday. tomorrow. We can meetatany place to an- waslacking (among unions) ... When the going afterGoswami,” said asenior BJP leader. inal conspiracy” in allotting land belongingto ment has benefittedRs 54lakh,”Dhariwal told Responding to areporter’s queryon nounce that decision.” sanctity of amovementisdestroyed,then “Thisisn’t the samething. Thereisalleged ahousingsociety to aprivate company. The Indian Express. what would happen if the farmers don’t re- ButaSingh Burjgill,president of BKU no decisioncan be reached(Jab andolan ki wrongdoing andpeople have been arrested.” Sandhuand Saini were chargedunder When contacted,VibhutiBhushan turn with adecision, Tomar said: “I am not (Dakaunda), said: “The government told us pavitratanashthojaati hai,tab koinirnay At leasttwo leaders said the WhatsApp sections 409, 420 and 120B of the IPC along Sharma,AdditionalAdvocateGeneral,toldThe an astrologer.What will happen tomorrow, to accepttheirproposal, andthat theyare nahi hota hai)”. chatswerelikethe“Radiamoment”fortheBJP with relevant sections of the Prevention of Indian Express that it waswithin the powerof Idon’tknow.” notgoing to repeal the laws.Theydid not Askedabout the optionsbeforethe gov- referring to telephonechatsbetween former Corruption Act, 1988, in the 2016 thegovernmentto withdraw casesatanystage With the Centrehardening itsposition give anydatefor the next meeting, but told ernment if farmer unions do notreconsider corporatelobbyistNiira Radia and politicians chargesheet. Diwakar toowas of thetrial.“In criminal cases,the stateisthe and no newdateset forthe next round of us that theywillalwayscome to aplace the offerand intensify their protest, Tomar andjournalistsin2009,whichwasusedbythe chargesheetedi.The three were arrested,but party,” he said. talks, the spotlightnow is on the run-up where we callameeting foradiscussion. said: “Whatever best options we had, those BJP in itscampaign againstthe Congress-led were subsequentlygranted bail. In the withdrawalapplication,the state to January26whenfarmers intend to hold Nowour focus is on the tractorparade and have been giventothe farmer unions.” UPAintherunupto 2014 LokSabhaelections. In itsJanuary 19,2021, application before government has pointed out that none of atractor parade on Delhi’s Outer Ring it will be held peacefully. Next,there is the Jagjit Singh Dallewal,president of BKU “The content maynot be as damaging as the special court,the stategovernmenthas the three bureaucratswerenamed in the Road. Police have already deniedpermis- Budget session in Parliament… These laws (Sidhupur), said: “Wediscussedthe gov- Radia tapes, about specific claimsofprox- recommendedthat the case againstSandhu original complaint, preliminaryenquiry, or sion forthe tractor parade within city lim- came from Parliament and their repeal can ernment's proposal Thursday.Weare not imity to politicians and corporates. But it is and thetwoothersbewithdrawn. Six months the FIR. Further,itsaidnospecial person itsinviewofheightenedsecurity arrange- also come from the same Parliament.Our divided… We came herefor repeal and will embarrassing whensomeone flauntsor ago, in July2019, Sandhu andDiwakar had has been wrongly benefited or harmed.The mentsfor RepublicDay. protestwillcontinue.” notgobackwithout getting it.” brags about connectionswithMinisters,” made arepresentation to the governmentaf- government also nowsaid the land in ques- The breakdown of talksalso sets the The SamyuktaKisanMorcha, in astate- “Weare awarethat Parliament’s Budget said aparty leader. tertheCongress returnedtopower. TheUDH tion wasnot government land and itsstatus stagefor astormyBudget sessionof ment releasedbyKrantikari Kisan Union session is to start… theParliamentsession Thereisalso, another BJP leader said, un- department setupacommittee whichrec- quohad notbeenchanged.Italsonoted Parliament wherethe Opposition will tryto leaderDarshanPal,said: “The deadlock and the biggestfarmermovement in the certainty over what’s next —ifthereare other ommendedthe withdrawal of the case. that the ACBhad filedthe chargesheet corner the government and the ruling again arose in the meeting with the central countrywillcontinue sidebyside. We hope chatsthatwillberevealed by the Mumbai Sandhudid notrespond to calls and mes- againstSandhu,apublicservant, without party over the farmer protests. government today. Thegovernment came Oppositionpartieswill playtheirrole this Police who this week were successful in get- sages. takingprosecution sanctionasrequired un- Emerging from the meeting, which withthe proposal to suspendtheselaws for session,” he said. ting the court to reject Dasgupta’s bail. Incidentally, Shanti Dhariwal, UDH dersection 197CrPC. lasted barely30minuteswith longbreaks 18 months,while the farmers demanded Darshan Palsaid: “Anything on the gov- “Wedon’tknowwhat will come out but MinisterinGehlot’s Cabinet, wasalsocalled forlunchand tea, Tomar said: “Wetold the repealofthe laws.” On the tractor pa- ernment's stand will bediscussedafterthe as of now, the government and the party will forquestioninginthesamecasebytheACBin Bihar warns them that our proposal to put on hold the rade plan, it said police officers had given RepublicDay tractor parade.” maintain that we have nothingtodowith 2015.When asked if acommittee under his thereisacomplaint againstanyone.Under what has been leaked so far,”said aleader. ministryrecommending aclean to thethree existing legal provisions, anyone making ob- Oppparties target ‘rigid’ Govt, plan to turn up heat in Parliament “And that the lawwill take itscourse in the bureaucrats amounted to conflictofinterest, jectionable remarkscan be booked under TRP case anyway.” hesaidtherewasnocaseofconflictofinterest. IPC sections 409, 420 and 467, andunder IT seen... The agitation of farmers continues Government's“obduracy”.TrinamoolCong- demonstrations followedbydistrict-level Goswami, incidentally, has threatenedle- “The inquirywas conductedbythe UDH Actprovisions,” he said. and the Government has shown shocking ress’s Derek O'Brien said the onlyoption be- agitationsandconventionsbefore February galaction against theCongressfor its“fales- committee as well as acommittee of the Government sources told The Indian insensitivity and arrogance going through fore theGovernment is to repeal the laws. 28. At thestate level, therewill be massive hoods.” Dasgupta's advocateArjun Singh Express that the trigger forthe cir- the charade of consultations,” Gandhi told “Gazettedlaws can’tbekept suspended. conventions before February28insolidar- Thakur said “motivatedinterests”had leaked cular can be tracedto“objection- ameeting of the Congress Working Theyare enforceable unless repealed. The ity withthe farmers," said KCVenugopal, the chatsthat has “nothing incriminating.” able comments” postedonsome Committee (CWC). assurance to keep them on hold is, hence, general secretaryincharge of organisation. The CWC, meanwhile,expressedgrave digital platforms againstaDistrict “Wewillvociferouslyraisethe issue in hollow. Farmershave seen throughthissub- "TheParliamentsessionis coming...join- concern at the “revelationsexposing the sor- Magistrateand aprincipal secre- supportofthefoodgiversof ourcountry. Since terfuge. Repeal these laws,” said Yechury. ing hands with other like-mindedparties, did conversations thathaveundoubtedly tary in connection with the inves- the daythe ordinancewas promulgated,we Raja said the Government is “being the Congress will stand againsttheseanti- compromisednational security”. “It is clear tigation in themurderinPatna have been consistentlyopposing the anti- rigid”.He said the farm laws will jeopardise farmerlegislations andputpressureonthe that among thoseinvolvedare persons in the this month of Indigo executive tillerlegislation.Ourstandisveryclear.Itwill India’sfood security,and agriculturewillbe Government to repeal these three acts,” highestechelons of government and there Rupesh Singh. be pursuedinsideand outside Parliament,” handedovertobusiness houses. “The Venugopal said. has been abreachofsecrecy concerning vi- The Bihar move comes two Congress leader in Adhir Ranjan Government shouldhave agreedtorethink. In aresolution, the CWCsaidthe farm- taland sensitive military operations,” it said months afterthe Kerala govern- Chowdhurytold The Indian Express. When the whole farming community is ag- ers are“fighting adecisive battle to save in aresolution. ment said it will“notgoahead with SeniorLeftleaderDRajasaidhehadspo- itating, political parties cannotremain on- their farms and fields, their livesand liveli- implementing” acontroversial kenoverthe phone with Rahul Gandhi and lookers and mutespectators...,” Raja said. hood, and their presentand their future PM on vaccines amendmenttothe Kerala Police both agreedthat Opposition leaders should O'BrienaskedtheGovernmentto “bring againstadiabolicalonslaught by the Modi regarding trials, Modi said at the 30-minute Acttomandate ajail term forany meettochalk out ajoint strategy.CPM gen- an ordinance and scrap the bills”. Government determinedtosacrifice their video-conference,“Merepebadapressureaata “offensive” socialmedia post fol- eralsecretarySitaramYechurysaidthestale- TheCWC,too, chalkedoutanagitational interests at the altar of ahandful of crony tha, vaccinekyon nahinaati hai, vaccine kab la- lowing ahailstorm of criticism mateiscontinuingbecause of the plan. “Wehavedecidedtohold block-level industrialistfriends.” gaoge? Rajneetimein idhar ki bhi baat hoti hai, from across the political spectrum, udhar ki bhi baat hoti hai.Main ek hi baatkarta includingthe ruling CPM and its tha, ki vaigyanik jo kahengewahi karenge, yeh LDF alliance. “Covid-19isstillwreaking havocaround The portalrequires the respondentsto and challenging govt. policies ¬ifications hum political logon ka kaam nahinhai (There Lastmonth, hearing aplea filed the globe. Serum is aray of hope. When news sharedetailssuchasname, email, mobile and doing anti national activities''. wasalot of pressureonme, asto whythevac- by a38-year-old woman who was of the fire came, everyone washorrified. Five number and state. The High Courtnoted: “Toput it very cine is notcoming, when it would be admin- booked by MaharashtraPolice for persons diedbut thankfully themanufactur- mildly, we arereally shockedatthe waythe istered. In politics, people sayall kinds of allegedly making offensive re- ing and storageofthe Covid vaccine wasnot NHAI in HC statement of objections has been filedbythe things,but Iwould sayonlyonething, thatwe marks on social media against affected.People areworriedabout the Covid In itssubmission,the NHAI also alleged said Authority whichissigned and verified would do what the scientists say, it is not Chief MinisterUddhavThackeray vaccine. Iwanttoassure everyone that Covid that manyNGOs file petitions forupholding by the Deputy General Manager (Tech) of the something foruspoliticians to decide).” and hisson AadityainJuly, the vaccinemanufacturing hasn’t been affected,” thenorms of theAct “at the instance of for- second respondent (NHAI). The statement He added, “When the go-aheadfromthe BombayHigh Courtsaid that a the Chief Ministersaid. eign powers”. of objections is also signedbythe advocate scientists came, we had to decide from where “public office in ademocracy” has Taking strong objection to these claims forthe second respondent.” to start, andwedecidedtodoitfromhealth to face criticism. MSP to APMCs filedduring ahearing on January11, abench The courtsaid: “Suchscandalous allega- workers who handle patientsconstantly." MaharashtraPolice hadregis- Dcontains questions on the MSP.The last headedbyChief Justiceofthe High Court, tionhasbeenmadeagainstthecentrallegisla- teredseveral FIRs againstindividu- section, E, seeksthe respondents' sugges- AbhayShreeniwasOka, described them as turebyanagencyand instrumentality of the Thackeray alswhopostedallegedly defamatory tions. “shocking”. state.The said inferenceappears to have been livedinthe neighbourhood. However, Spark content on social media against ThefirstoftheeightquestionsinSectionA The NHAI has since attempted to retract drawnonthe basisofdecisions takenatthe wasshunted around even during her life- Thackeray andhisson.AlltheseFIRs asks if the farmers/stakeholders areaware of from the filings through asenior lawyer in United Nations Conference of the Human time, sidelinedtoasmallertraffic islandnext were filedafter thedeath of actor the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce the form of former advocategeneral Uday Environment held at StockholminJune1972, to the roundabout. The blacksculpturealso SushantSingh Rajput in June, when (PromotionandFacilitation)Act,2020—tobe Holla. But the High CourtonJanuary19in- inwhichIndiaparticipatedandagreedtotake got acoat of red. Eventually, thecircle van- policeclaimed“coordinatedattacks” answered in a‘Yes’ or ‘No’.Inthe next ques- sistedthat the NHAI respond on howthe steps forprotection of the environment.” ished, and so did Spark. were launched againstthe CM and tion, farmers areasked wheretheysell their submissions were filed. Thedivisionbenchnoted:“Moreover, the “I remember it lying on the side of the thestate government. produce —afarm gate, haat (market), APMC “Wecannotcasuallyallow withdrawal said authority seems to beproceeding on the pavement, whereCaféNoorani is today. The mandi,collectioncentre, acollectionorgan- of suchastatement of objections in which footing that mostofthe organizations which metalhad corrodedand the topangles had Serumfire loss isedbyacompanyorafarmer producer or- aboldstand hasbeen takenbythe said file petitions in this courtand theapexcourt broken.Iwas quitefond of it forthree reasons been no loss of life, we were re- ganisation. Authorityonoath that the said Actof1986 in environment mattersforprotectingthe en- —itwas anice piece, it wasPilloo’sand Iused lievedand hence Isent out a Section Agoesontoask if the respon- has been enacted notonlyfor the protec- vironmentaresupportedby foreignpowers.” to see it everyday,” Godrej said. tweet,” Poonawalla said. dents feel the Actgives them more choiceto tion of the environment,but also at the in- The courtis scheduledtotakeupthe mat- The citizen's initiative chose the NGMA “But later,after clearing of sell their produce beyond APMC markets, stance of the foreign powers,” thebench, teronFebruary2. to place the replica as Pochkhanawala had smoke, the dead bodies were dis- and if this would "benefit farmersinrealiz- also comprising Justice Sachin Shankar playedakey role in the foundation of the covered. We did nothaveacom- ing better prices fortheir produce". Magadum, said. Arnab’s chats galleryand also organisedthe Bombay plete listofthe third-party workers Section Bhas five questions regarding the Accordingtothe objections filedbyNHAI, the picture?” said aUnion Minister. Arts Festival formanyyears. However, and did notknowhow manywere Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) the Environment Protection Act, 1986 is an “Neither the government nor the party has Spark had always been toughtolocate working at the site. OnceIgot to Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Act“to provide forthe protection and im- anything to do with what chatsGoswami amidstthe shrubberyonthe trafficisland, knowabout thetragicdeathsofthe Services Act, 2020, including, “Areyou aware provement of environment and formatters has with someone. As of now, thereisno and nownobody,including residentsand workers,thenIsent out another aboutthe Actdealing with contractfarming?... connected therewith: whereas the decisions wrongdoing, nothing to provethat any shopownersinthe area,rememberwhen messagetocondole the deaths. My Do youknowthe Actis(a) contractfor pro- were takenatthe United NationsConference party leader has something to do with it,” theysaw it last. father (CyrusPoonawalla,chairman duce and notfor land?... Do youthink that on the Human Environment held at saidaUnionMinister. It was'ArtWalksMumbai', whichruns of the Poonawalla Group of which theremay berisk of acquiringlandby the cor- Stockholm in June, 1972,inwhich India par- On the Congress allegation that the chats arttours and education programmes in the Serum Instituteispart) also an- poratesector or the contractor?... Do youagree ticipated,totakeappropriate steps forthe showGoswami had prior knowledge of “sen- city,that firstnoticed the disappearance of nouncedfinancialaid fortheir fam- withthe disputeresolution through SDM un- protection and improvement of human en- sitive”militaryoperations —areferenceto the replica. During the lockdownlastyear, ilies,” he said. der theAct?... Do youhaveany suggestions to vironment.” Balakot —BJP leaderssaidthe chatsdidn’tre- theyhad covereditaspartofavirtual art Poonawalla said the fire had further improve the provisions in the Act?” The NHAI further states: “Hence, the Act vealanythingthatwasn’tpublicknowledge at tour. impacted plans to augment future Section Ccontains three questions about has been passedbyParliamentnot onlyfor thattime.Indeed, severalleaders in the party “For acity with so little engagingpublic capacities of BCGand rotavirus the Essential Commodities(Amendment) protection of the environment but also at the andtheGovernment,fromthePrimeMinister art, it’s devastating to lose Pilloo’s Sparkyet vaccines. “It is abrand newfacility Act, 2020, on whether the farmers areaware instance of foreign powers. And manyNGOs down,hadwarnedofdecisive actiontoavenge again. This piece wasakey visual element of and installation of equipment was of itsprovisions andhow theseaffect them, arefiling Writ Petitions at the instance of for- the Pulwama attack. our arttourintracing herjourneyfroma happening thereand perhaps that andthe changes theywould like. eign powers. Foreign entities suchas Yet, at leastsix BJP leaders TheIndian sculptorworkingwithscrap metaltothe or- (ongoingworks)iswhatcaused The MSP issueisdealt with in Section D, Amnesty Internationaland Peoples Union Express spokewith, includingaUnion ganiser of the BombayArtsFestival. She was this incident. What we have lostis in four questions —“Whatare the three forCivil liberties through itsIndian counter- Minister, admitted that the controversyhas aheadofher time in her choice of material,” the futureproduction,” he said. main produce yousell? Do yousell your pro- parts have filedWrit Petitions directlyun- put them in aspot. the ArtWalksfounders said. MaharashtraChief Minister duce at Minimum SupportPrices?(To) der Article 32 of the Constitution of India, by Negative referencestoleaderslikelateArun Butif Sparkdiedunheralded,the trafficis- UddhavThackerary visited the Whom do yousell?Are youaware about the passing High Courts, in furtheranceofvested Jaitley, PrakashJavadekarandformerminister landhas been givenamakeovertoreceivethe SerumInstitutecampus on Friday implicationsoflegalizing MSPespecially if interests.” RajyavardhanRathore;Goswami’sremarkthat Thackeray statue, whichwill be inaugurated and reviewedthe damagecaused the commodityisinsurplus… If yes, what The submission allegesthatmanyorgani- “all ministers arewith us,” and his offertome- on Saturday, on his birth anniversary. It’s 11 by thefire. The onlyrelief wasthat maybethose?” sations in India, whichfunctionasenviron- diate with thepolitical leadership, including feet tall and stands atop apedestal. manufacturing or storageof In the lastSection E, the respondentscan mentalactionandhumanrights,“areactively thePMO,aren’t what anyone in the party or FULLREPORTSON Covishield wasunaffected,hesaid. give “anyother suggestions” in 100words. involved in attackingdevelopmentprojects, government wantstohavetorespond on. www.indianexpress.com

New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 3 THECITY THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,JANUARY23,2021 JNUV-C Jagadesh YearafterNortheastDelhiriots, 200 samples from Kumar gets extension sero-survey missing BJPplans‘rathyatra’indistrict “This is the firsttime that the EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ASTHASAXENA samples from anydistrict have NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 been misplaced. The whole pur- pose of the exerciseisdefeated JAWAHARLALNEHRU University tocollectRamMandirdonations THE DIRECTORATE General of if the officials will have to re-col- Vice-Chancellor MJagadesh Health Services (DGHS) has is- lect the samples. It seems that Kumar,who wasscheduledtore- suedashowcause notice to the the samples got lostbetween the tireonJanuary 26,was Friday ing party workersright tillthe chief district medicalofficerof lab team and thedistrict offi- asked by the Education Ministry ABHINAVRAJPUT booth levelfromFebruary1to27. the West districtafter officials cials,” said asenior official from to continue in office till his suc- NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 VHP’sDelhi unit president were unable to trace 200sam- the statehealthdepartment. cessorisappointed. Kapil Khanna had told The Indian ples collected forthe fifthround The firstround of this exer- An advertisement had been A‘RATHyatra’in anine-seatervan Express that the cadres will reach of the serological survey in Delhi. cise, conducted between the last put out in October forthe same MJagadeshKumar was is being plannedfor his con- out to 43 lakhfamiliesand inform In the notice issuedbythe week of June and the firstweek saying the V-Cmustpossess “the scheduledtoretireon stituency by Manoj Tiwari, the them about the plan regarding DGHS, Dr NutanMundeja, offi- of July,had detected antibodies highestlevel of competence,in- January26 MP from NortheastDelhi andfor- the structureofthe temple and its cialshavebeen asked to explain in about 23% of the volunteers. tegrity,morals and institutional mer stateBJP chief, during which design. “While cadres will not the reason behind the lapse Aserological survey is an commitment”. he will collect contributions for contact non-Hinduhouseholds, withinthree days.“This is aseri- exercise to checkthe preva- "The incumbent Vice- protests in campus due to hostel construction of the RamMandir everyone can contributeby ous lapseonthe part of team of lence of the disease in apopu- ChancellorMJagadeshKumar, feehikeand mandatory atten- in Ayodhya. reaching out to us,” he had said. West district responsible forsero lation,bydetectingthe pres- whose five-year term is to com- dance forstudents and teachers. Calling it the ‘Sri Ram BJP MP from EastDelhi survey,” stated the notice,also ence of specific antibodies plete on January26, is allowedto Both the JNU Students’ Union Janmabhoomi Nirman Nidhi Gautam Gambhir hasdonatedRs markedtoPrincipal Secretary, againstthe virus. continue in the office, notwith- and JNU Teachers’ Association Abhiyan’, Tiwari said he will be- 1crore forconstruction of the Healthand FamilyWelfare, Delhi The survey includes IgG standing the expiry of the tenure have been at loggerheads with gin the yatrafromFebruary1, temple. "A gloriousRam temple government. Enzyme-LinkedImmunosorbent till his successor is appointed," the V-C, with demands forhis whichisalso his birthday. Anine-seater vanwill serveasthe ‘rath’ hasbeen thedream of all Indians. The fifthroundofthe sero- Assay(ELISA) test,whichesti- PKSingh, Under Secretary, resignation being raisedfrom "I will reachout to all sections Finallythislongstanding issue logical survey kickedoff in Delhi mates the proportion of the pop- MinistryofEducation, said time to time. of society to collect contributions has been put to rest.This will pave on January11. Atotal of 28,000 ulation exposedtoSars-Cov-2in- Friday. In January lastyear,the JNU foragrand Ramtemple. Thereare willstartfromTimarpurand head Nadda. the wayforunity andtranquillity. samples have been collected fection.The IgG test is notuseful Kumar has seen afair share campus had become the scene severalbrothers and sisters from to Chand Bagh and Yamuna Vihar. The idea is to collect as much Asmallcontribution from meand during the exercise whichwas fordetecting acuteinfections but of tumult on campus during his of violence when masked peo- the minoritycommunity who The next day’s programme is yet moneyaspossible forthetemple my familyhas been made in this expectedtoend on Friday. The it indicatesepisodes of infections tenure—starting from the ple went from hosteltohostel also wish to contribute, and Iwill to be decided. Chand Bagh was trust, Bakshi said, adding that all endeavour," he said. West district had atargetofcol- that have happenedinthe past. February9,2016sedition case assaulting studentsand damag- go to their houses, shops and es- among the areas that sawvio- effortswould be made to ensure DelhiBJP general secretary lecting 4200samples forthe sur- The test has been approvedby againstKanhaiyaKumar, Umar ing property.Several members tablishmentstoo," Tiwari said. lence in Februarylastyear. harmony is maintainedinthe KuljeetChehal, who is looking af- vey.The lastserosurvey wascon- ICMR forits highsensitivity and Khalid and Anirban of the faculty were also injured The NortheastDelhi con- Anine-seater vanwillbefash- area during the yatra. terthe fund collection drive,said ducted in October.Resultsofthe specificity. Bhattacharya foralleged anti-na- in the attacks. stituency had lastyearseen com- ionedintoarath,which will be As reportedbyThe Indian severalleaders and businessmen surveyshowed29.1% people had Meanwhile, Delhi saw266 tional slogans on campus to the JNU had formedapanel to munal riots that left53deadand decorated withphotosofLord Express,theBJP’sDelhiunitalong have startedcontributingalready antibodies in August, which newcases and sevendeaths due disappearance of JNU student look intothe violence, but —as hundredsinjured. Ram, the temple, Prime Minister withtheRSS willalsostartadrive and the party will reachout to droppedto25.1% in September to Covid-19inthe last 24 hours, Najeeb Ahmed. The campus has reportedbyThe Indian Express — BJP leader and Tiwari’s aide NarendraModi, Home Minister to collectdonationsforconstruc- everysection —beitindustrial- and later increasedto25.5% in taking the total number of cases also witnessedprolonged that waslater dissolved. Neelkant Bakshi said the yatra Amit Shah and BJP president JP tion of theRam Mandir,mobilis- ists or thoseliving in slums. October. in the city to 63,352.

Delhi’s R-Daytableau showing Chandni Chowk. Praveen Khanna Ahead of R-Day, over 40,000 personnel at border protest sites

at eachentrypoint at Lajpat Nagar’s JIGNASASINHA Central Market. NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 “Wehavealsointensifiedcheck- ing and frisking in the district. Over IN VIEW of the 72nd Republic Day 150CCTVs have been installedat celebrations, theDelhi Policehas crowdedareas —VeerSavarkar deployedafive-layersecurity in and Margand Central Market. Drones around the city to maintain lawand will alsobeusedonRepublic Day,” order during the parade and the said DCP Meena. proposed tractor marchatthe bor- To nab miscreants, frisking at ders. airport, bus, Metroand railway sta- DCP (New Delhi)and PROEish tionshas been tightened. Singhal said morethan6,000police In Southwestdistrict, police said personnelwillbedeployedat morethan 50 volunteers have been Rajpath forthe parade and award appointed as “eyesand ears” of the ceremonies. Sources in the police police. This is partofthe anti-terror said over 40,000 police, ITBP and measures followedatthe busy CRPF personnel will bedeployedat Sarojini NagarMarket. Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders. DCP (Southwest) Ingit Pratap Following Covidprotocols, only Singh said, “These volunteersare 25,000 people will be allowedto mostlyshopkeepers and workers at watchthe paradeatRajpath as op- theSarojini Nagarmarket. Theycan posedtoone lakhspectators who keep avigilduring celebrations,and attend the parade everyyear.The in case of terror activity,theycan ticketsfor the general public have helpthepublicandothershopkeep- been limited to 4,500this year. ers evacuatethe area.” The parade will also be shorter In SouthDelhi, police have de- this year.Instead of marching up to ployed severalteamsfor patrolling the RedFort, the parade will end at at mallsand crowdedmarkets. The National Stadium. Tableaux will be local police arealso encouraging allowedtoperform at RedFort. RWAs to come to police stations and On the ground, police will use hold ameeting with officials. face-recognition cameras through DCP (South) Atul Kumar Thakur CCTVs to maintain lawand order. said,“Ourstaff is conducting tenant Verificationdrivesand pa- verification, domestic helpverifica- trolling have been intensifiedin tion, along with picket duties near NewDelhi, South, Southwestand borders. We have also interacted Southeastdistricts. with securityguardsand asked DCP (Southeast)RPMeena said them to inform us of suspicious ac- morethan20commandos and po- tivities near them. We arechecking lice personnel have been deployed hotels and guesthouses as well.” Finish phase 1ofRani Khera biz park by May 2023: CM

struction commencing in May EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE 2021, firstphase to be constructed NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 by May2023, and second phase to be completedbyMay 2025. CHIEF MINISTER Arvind Kejriwal "The construction of the proj- Fridayinstructed officials to ensure ect should be completedwithin the completion of the firstphaseof the stipulated timeline," Kejriwal the proposedbusiness parkatWest said. He alsoreviewedthe status Delhi's Rani KherabyMay 2023. of ongoing maintenance worksin The Rani Kheraproject, along the industrial areas of DSIIDC. withanotherone at Baprola, was The city has 29 plannedindus- firstconceived in 2012.However, trial areas in places such as Bawana, these projectsdid nottakeoff over Narela, Okhla, Wazirpur, the years with the Delhi State Patparganj and Shahdara, among Industrial and Infrastructural others. The Delhi Statistical Development Corporation (DSI- Handbook2019putsthe number IDC) Limited revising thecomple- of factories in Delhi at 9,121, em- tion deadlines multiple times. ploying 4.19 lakh workers. On Friday, followingareview Kejriwal had in November 2020 meeting with DSIIDC officials, a announcedthatthe newindustrial government spokesperson saidthe areas in Delhi will onlyhaveserv- Rani Kheraprojectwill be con- ice-basedand hi-techindustrial structed in phases —with con- units.

New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM Total Vacant THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,JANUARY23,2021 TOTALCASES HOSPITALBEDS 9,053 8,135 6,33,542 VENTILATORS 1,176934 es

Dailycases Recoveries Deaths Tests as Jan21227 246881,550 ec

CORONAVIRUS activ Jan 22 266319 771,850 al

4 THE CITY ot IN THE CAPITAL

Total2,060* 6,20,693 10,789 1,02,12,593 *T Capital becomes garbage central

With thousands of NorthMCD workers on strikeoversalarydelays,roadsinseveral areas aredrowninginfilth, with no resolution to thecrisis on the horizon Business hit in Karol KANHAIYA NAGAR KAROL BAGH MARKET Bagh and Sadar: ‘No place to even walk’

do withthe stacks of garbage in ANANYATIWARI front of ourshops. It canlead to DELHI,JANUARY22 an illness. It has been around 8 days andeveryone keeps throw- IN WHATcould lead to ahealth ingmoregarbageonthe streets.” hazard, mounds of garbagehave Gulshan (24), another shop continuedtopile across several owner,said, “In afew days the localities in NorthDelhi as thou- pile will become unmanageable. KAROL BAGH sands of sanitation workers The authorities mustfind asolu- protestnon-payment of salaries. tion.”President of the Sadar The IndianExpress visitedSadar Bazar traders association, Bazar, Karol Bagh, Rohini, Delhi ParamjeetSingh Pamma,said Gateand KanhaiyaNagar on customer footfall has dropped Friday—in many areas, so much drasticallyasaresult. garbagehad collected that the Naveen Keshwani (41), who roads were barelyusable. runs ashoe storeatKarol Bagh, Satish Kumar (51), amainte- said,“We can’t even walk on the nance worker forthe NorthDelhi road; the smell is so bad. Karol MunicipalCorporation who Bagh marketwas onceatourist heads the union representing spot andnow it lookslikethis.” 4th class employees of munici- Jai Prakash, mayorofNorth palities suchassafai karam- MCD and the councillor of Sadar charis, told TheIndian Express, Bazar,said, “Todaywecleared 2 “For the past6-7 days,safai months’ worthofsalaries to safai karamcharis arenot working as karamcharis, worthapproxi- SADAR BAZAR GHANTA GHAR LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL partofthe strike. For4-5 matelyRs154 crores.” Urging months, theyhavenot been sanitation workerstoresume paid, bonuses arependingfor 2 work,hesaid: “This is the capi- years, thereare karamcharis talofthe country, andIappealto who have notyet been made the workers to go backtowork. permanentdespiteworking We areworking on apermanent with the MCD for15-20 years. solution… and even the Delhi Unless theypay our salaries and High Courtishearing the matter. figureout apermanentsolution We shallclear as manyduesas to this, this strikeshall continue.” possible of all employees by the At the prominent SadarBazar endofthe month.” and Karol Bagh markets,the filth But APKhan, convener of the has brought business to astand- Confederation of MCD still. Employees’ Union, drew ahard ChamanLal (76), who owns a line: “Till theyrelease salaries of shop in Sadar Bazar,said, “Noone allemployees,including pen- can work without salaries but we sioners, and find apermanent justwish cleanliness is main- solution, the strikewill con- Garbagepiledupindifferent parts of the city Fridayascivic workers continuedtheirstrike. Photos: Prem Nath Pandey tained—wedon’tknowwhat to tinue.” Behindcycle of salary delays: MCDstructure,2partiesatloggerheads

government and MCDs, in court up with the most“posh” colonies with Delhi government), health- maintains the Delhi government tion order waspassedon MALLICAJOSHI& and outside, is notnew —MCD —the Aand Bcategorytaxation care, maintenance of smaller iswithholdingfundsitisboundto Wednesdayfor release of Rs 337 ABHINAVRAJPUT employees have approachedthe zonesthatpaid higherproperty roads, property tax, cleaning of paythethreeMCDs,whichiswhy croretothe MCDs and other local NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 courtovernon-payment of taxes. The North, on the other roads,garbage disposaletcfall un- salaries have been delayed. bodies forJanuary-March 2021. salaries in 2018,2019and 2020. hand, got moreunauthorisedand der their purview. But with afall Delhi, being aUnion Territory MCD officials saytheir calcu- TRIFURCATION DATINGbacka lowertaxation categorycolonies, in revenue andamid atussle with withspecialpowers,hasaunique lations under the 3rdFinancial decade, polls slated fornextyear The 2012 trifurcation whichpay less tax, or notatall. the Delhi government, officials administrative structurewhere Commissionshows that between and the BJP and AAP vyingfor Trifurcation of the erstwhile Thesplitcreatedastructurein saycorporations arefinding it civicbodiesdonotcomeunderdi- 2012 and2016, Delhi government control —these aresome of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi in whichthe South endedupearn- hardtoperform all their duties. rect control of thestate govern- had to paySouth MCD Rs 428 keyreasonswhy Delhi’s munici- 2012 wasdone to ing around 30% of ment,butratherundertheCentre. crore;theNorthwas owedRs539 pal workers arefacing salaryde- “decentralise” the itsinternal revenue The politics The Centre’s grantstomunicipal crore; while Easthad no due. lays,and whyfilth has accumu- large local body. through property The tussle between AAP, bodiescomeunderspecificgrants Similarly,the figures givenby lated on the city’s roads overthe However, senior of- tax. Forthe North whichheads the state, and BJP, forprojects, while Delhi govern- the three MCDs statethat under pastweeks. ficials say, it wasalso corporation, the whichheadsthe three MCDs,has ment is supposedtopayacertain 5th Finance Commission recom- With hundredsofMCD em- an attempt to fixpo- AINED shareofinternal meant thereislittleroom forco- amount to the MCDs. mendations between2016and ployees going without salaries litical boundariesin revenue through operation. The funding structure 2021, South is owedRs1,901 and formeremployees without suchaway that the property taxwas forcorporations has remained The stateofplay crore; EastisowedRs1,624; and

EXPL E● pension, the Delhi High Court then Congress gov- around 15%, while At Karol Bagh Friday. AnanyaTiwari the same fordecades, but Sheila According to asanction order NorthisowedRs1,087crore. Thursdaynotedthat their griev- ernment in Delhi forthe Eastbody, Dikshit’s Congressgovernment of Delhi government’sdepart- In alettertothe three MCD ances had been reducedtoa“po- would be able to makeinroads this figurewas even lowerat didnothaveaconfrontational re- ment of urban development, mayors in October,Sisodiahad litical slugfest”, and expressed intothecivic bodywhich hadbe- around 9%. lowerthan what it waslastyear. been affected,withSouth MCD lationship with the Centreorthe from Wednesday, the corpora- said, “It is clear that no major “disgust” with the Delhi govern- come aBJP bastion. Corporations toohaveseen a collection being 20% lesswhile corporations,whichhavebeen tionswere owedaroundRs1,200 amount is due from Delhigov- mentandthecorporations. It also Afterthe trifurcation, the The Covid crisis morethan 50%shortage in collec- the figurestands at 40%for East ruledbyBJP forthe past14years. croreasper revisedestimates ernment,and anyfigurethe orderedtheDelhigovernment to Northand SouthDelhi Municipal Because of the pandemic, tion from advertising revenues, and North, senior officials said. TheAAP,whichwantsto wrest witha42% revenuedecline un- Mayors of MCDs aredemand- payany amount deducted or ad- Corporations were given104 both Delhi government and toll tax, health trade license and In the city,several roles — control of the three civic bodies der the basic taxassignment.Of ing is fictional and an attempt justedbyitduring the pandemic wardseach, while the EastMCD MCDs have suffered in terms of other sources of revenue. sometimes referred to as cradle next year,has alleged corruption this, Rs 862 crorehad been re- to divert the attentionofpublic from funds to be releasedtothe had 64,mostlyinthe trans- internal revenue collection. The corporations earn the to grave—are fulfilledbycorpo- and financialirregularities in leaseduntil December. from the deepfinancialmis- corporations, within twoweeks. Yamuna area. Due to Delhi’s de- According to Delhi government highestamountfromproperty rations. Birth and death certifi- MCDs, whichitsays is the reason The Delhi government told managementand corruption The fight between the Delhi mography, theSouth body ended officials, itsrevenueisatleast40% taxcollections whichtoo has cates, primaryeducation(along forthe financial crunch. The BJP the Delhi High Courtthat asanc- insidethe MCDs.” Three baolis set to get Ahead of R-Day protest, farmers firm: FIR against Sirsa over afresh lease of life ‘Makes no sense to turn back now’ gurdwara fund ‘misuse’ Boardand ASI askedforadetailed claimedBhupender Singh in his SHIVAMPATEL project report(DPR) on them, as farmerfromHoshiarpur in EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE complaint. NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 per the report. ASHNABUTANI Punjab who is affiliated to the NEWDELHI, JANUARY 22 The FIR alsoclaims thatSirsa ADJB official said, “Wehave NEWDELHI, JANUARY 22 Doaba KisanSangharsh along with his personalassis- THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL Survey of takenupthree ASI waterbodies Committee,said the govern- THE DELHIPolice’s Economic tant NarinderSingh misappro- India has asked Delhi Jal Boardto —two at Tughlaqabad and one at WITH FARMER unions rejecting ment needs to repealthe laws. Offences Wing has registeredan priated funds by notpurchasing rejuvenate12water bodies,in- Mehrauli —for rejuvenation at the Centre’s offertokeep the "Wehavecomesofar,there is FIR againstShiromani ACsand watercoolers from au- cluding Agrasen ki Baoli, RedFort present. The ASI requestedusto newfarm laws in abeyance for no point returning home now." leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa for thoriseddealersbut from a Baoli and Purana Qila Baoli. take up the others but we have 18 months,manyfarmers at the Four people from his 21- alleged cheating and misappro- company ownedbyNarinder’s Areportcontaining details of notconsentedyet.” An ASI official Singhu border said theirmove- member familyare at the priation of funds of the Delhi brother.“They also took out the plan wassubmittedtothe confirmedthree NOCs have been ment would be “futile” if they protestsite, said Harminder, Sikh GurdwaraManagement cash from the chestofthe National Green Tribunal issuedtothe DJB. turn backnow,especially with addingthat hiswifeand chil- Committee (DSGMC) whilehe GurdwaraCommittee forper- Wednesdaybyamonitoring Among the 12 waterbodies thousands moreexpected to dren visit on theweekends. wasits secretary-general. sonal use,” claimsthe com- committee headedbyretired in the listare GandhakkiBaoli join thembyRepublicDay. Hardeep Kaur (62) from Sirsa, when contacted,said plaint. Delhi HC judgeJusticeSPGarg. and RajonkiBaoli in Mehrauli, JangSingh (73),afarmer Ludhiana, amember of the All he wasbeingtargetedfor sup- Asenior officerfromthe Ano-objection certificate for twoBaolis at the Tughlaqabad from Ambala in Haryana who India Kisan Mahasabha, said portingthe farmers’ protest. EOWsaid, “Weare verifying the rejuvenation of three waterbod- Fort,HazratNizamuddin Baoli has been at the Singhu border morewomen will also join the An FIR waslodgedon claims and looking intothe al- ies under the ASI has already been and Arab ki Sarai in Nizamuddin, since the protestbegan, con- protestsoon. "Our fathers and Thursdayevening basedona legations. The complainant has issued to the DJBinSeptember, FerozShahKotla Baoli, Hindu cededthat “the government's AprotesteratSinghu Friday. AbhinavSaha mothers who have been partof complaint filedbyBhupender submitted some bills and doc- the reportstated. RaoBaoli and aBaoliat offertokeep thelawsincold the freedom struggle have seen Singh from Rakab Ganj uments. We areinvestigating “Aftermuchpersuasion by Wazirabad Gumbad in RK storageisdefinitelyawin for much worse than this. We draw Gurdwara. the matter." the monitoring committee,itwas Puram, as per the report. us”, but addedthat “wewill not Kisan Union, he said manymore to their fields, almostall said inspiration from them and con- In the FIR, Bhupender Singh Sirsa said, "The case has agreedby the ASI that theywillis- The Monitoring Committee go anywhere until the laws are farmers from his district are theywillnot stop protesting. tinue to fightfor ourrightshere." said he is “one of the stakehold- been going on fortwo years in sue NOC to DJBfor rejuvenation reportsaid, “AfterreceiptofDPR repealed… even if that means leaving their homes to be apart Gill said, "Tofightthe cold, At Ghazipur,Haseeb Ahmed ers in the funds receivedbyDS- court. Lastyear,police them- of waterbodies as it (ASI) has no of remaining waterbodies, ASI we have to stay forafew of the march on January26. we keep eating dryfruitsand (40), afarmer from Uttar GMC” and that Sirsahad al- selvestold thejudgetoremove expertise of itsown to rejuvenate would issue NOC fortheir revival... months”. Harsh Gill (18), also from pinni thatkeepuswarm.Our Pradesh's Rampur who is asso- legedly embezzledmoney my namefromthe case because them,” the reportsaid. (DJB informed) that work at one Singh, whose children and Ambala, said, "Wecannotgo clothes aregetting washedas ciatedwiththe BharatiyaKisan through the boguspurchaseof therewas no evidence.Now, In December,the ASI had waterbody... is under execution. grandchildren arealso at the backwithout awritten guaran- thereisalaundry service. We Union, said, "The government tents, blanketsand tarps worth theyare filing acase againstme. soughtaproposal on the plan Proposal forthe second water protestsitenow,saidhehas teethat the laws will be re- sleep well at night. Whywillwe thought we would go back. But Rs 1crore. Both Delhi and UP Police aretar- from the DJBchiefexecutive offi- body has been received...is at ten- helperstotakecareofhis fields pealed." leave until all our demands are it is quitethe opposite. We are “The accusedmade thepur- geting me forsupportingfarm- cer.OnDecember16, alistof12 der stage.Proposal of the third backhome. While some said that theygo met?" nowpreparingtomarch to chase of the items from non-ex- ers in their protestagainstfarm waterbodies wassent to the waterbody is yettobereceived...” Affiliated to the Bharatiya home from time to time to tend Harminder Singh (38),a DelhionJanuary26." isting sham companies,” laws."

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MANOJCG ED NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 Thelimbo PLAIN OVER FOUR months afterthe E continues Rajib Banerjee with West Bengal Governor Jagdeep ● EX Congress setinmotionthe DhankharinKolkataonFriday. Twitter @jdhankhar1 process of holdingelection for IT'Sbeenmorethan six appointmentofanewpresident, months since 23 leaders of the Congress Working the Congress wroteanun- Committee (CWC) Fridayunan- precedented letter to Another minister imouslyput offthe exercise till Sonia Gandhi seeking June in viewofthe forthcoming sweeping changes in the Assemblyelections, but notbe- party.Asitputsoff elec- TIMELY INTERVENTION fore thevirtual meeting sawa tions to party presidentby quits, BJP invites heated exchangebetween vet- another six months,the AFTER COMINGacross avideo of aCISF man saving the lifeofa eran leaders Rajasthan Chief Congress leaders V.K.Venugopal and Randeep Singh limbo in the Congress passenger who had sufferedheartattackataDelhi Metrosta- MinisterAshok Gehlotand Surjewala in NewDelhi, Friday. Anil Sharma clearly continues. him to join party tion, Home MinisterAmit Shah maynot have publicly lauded Ambika Soni on one side and the personnel, but has expressedhis desiretomeethim. Shah Anand Sharma on the other. calledthe intervention of the CISF man an example of the “un- Sharmaisoneof the23senior eral secretaryin-charge of organ- person of the Central Election over four decades, signalling he Good riddance, won’taffect us:TMC wavering commitment towardsserving the motherland and leaders who had written an un- isation KCVenugopal told re- Authority in August. wasasmuchaCongressman as humanity” by Central ArmedPolice Forces. The incident took precedented letter to Sonia portersthatthepartywaswilling Sources said that soon after Gehlot. Sharmasaidtherecan be made me take this decision.” place three days agowhen apassenger at the Dabri Mor Metro GandhiinJulydemandingsweep- to holdelections to theCWC -- Azad and Chidambaram sug- different perceptions andviews, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE “If onlyMamataBanerjee Stationcollapsedafter suffering heartattack. The CISF man ing changes in the party,includ- whichwerelastheldwhenSonia gested at the meeting thatelec- but therewas away to have adis- KOLKATA,JANUARY22 had calledmeonce over the rushed to him and gave himCardiopulmonaryResuscitation ing elections to the CWC. Gandhi took over as Congress tions be held to the CEC as well, cussion. Rahul said he under- phone, all issues would have or CPR. The timelyintervention savedthe passenger's life. SourcessaidRahulGandhiin- presidentin1998.Healsosaidthe Soni questionedthe insistence stood the viewpointsofboth WESTBENGALForestMinister been resolved,” Banerjeeis tervenedtosay harshwords CWChad decidedthat the party on holding elections and pointed Gehlotand Sharma. Rajib Banerjeeresignedon learnt to have told aides. should nothavebeenusedbyei- will have a“new, elected”presi- out that elections were notheld Sources saidmanyleaders,in- Friday, dealing another blowto TMC MP SougataRay said therside,andaddedthattheissue dent by June “at anycost.” in the BJP as well.She said the cludingAdhir Ranjan Chowdhury the Trinamool Congress fighting Banerjee's resignation wasex- SHOWOFLOYALTY of farmers’ agitation wasmore However, Venugopal added, needofthe hour wastotakeon and AKAntony, demanded that to stanchasteady stream of de- pected.“Good riddance. He was important and the leadership is- “As per our constitution, (a) little the BJP.Gehlot joinedher,and in party elections berescheduledin sertions to the BJP ahead of notdischarging his dutiesasa RAJASTHAN CHIEF MinisterAshok Gehlot’s outburstagainst suewouldbesettledwhentheor- clarityisneededoverwhetherthe afull-blownattackonthose viewofAssemblypolls. Assemblyelections. minister and party leader.We theletter-writing leaders in the Congress at the CWCmeeting ganisational elections take place. Congress president election and seeking elections, asked Addressing the press confer- TransportMinister Suvendu triedtochangehis mind. It is good on Fridaydid notcomeasasurprise to manyinthe party. Some The CWCmet to approvethe Working Committee can be to- whether theydidn't have faith in ence along with Venugopal, Adhikari and MinisterofState for thatheresigned, else we would leaders felt it wasclassicCongress politicsand acleverploy schedule and modalities of or- gether,orthat afterthe Congress Sonia's leadership. “Whyare Congress communication de- Sports Laxmi RatanShukla had have takenaction against him.” by theveteran to trytokill severalbirds with one stone. ganisational elections. Sources president election, Working elections being brought up every partment in-charge Randeep earlier resignedtheir posts in the TMC secretarygeneral Partha Gehlot’s name is oftentaken wheneverthereistalk of anon- said GhulamNabiAzad, one of Committee election has to be nowand then?" he asked. Surjewala denied therewas any government and party. Chatterjee said: “This will have Gandhifor the postofCongress president. He wasalsoper- the23 signatories to theletter, held...Definitely, accordingto that, At onepoint, he islearntto “uttejana (excitement)" or Rajib Banerjee had long been no impactonthe TMC. The party sonallyclosetomanyofthe 23 leaders–who wrotetoSonia said that electionsbeheld both election will be held. We arenot have questioned the locus standi "vaad-vivaad (disagreement)" at skipping meetings of the is likeanocean. Therewill be no Gandhi seeking sweeping changes in the party –including forthe CWCand the Central saying that the CWCelectionwill of thoseseeking elections. the CWCmeeting, and saidthe MamataBanerjeecabinet, and effect if youdrawtwo or three Anand Sharma and Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Therewas aper- Election Committee, akey body notbethere... As per the practice, One leader said Gehlotused talk of sparring betweenleaders had expressedunhappiness over drops from it. If one or twoleaves ception he wasacceptable to the 23 leaders. His aggression whichfinalises theparty’s can- firstthe Congress presidentelec- veryharshwords,seenasdirected was“mererumours”. the functioning of the party. fall from abanyantree, new on Friday, some feel, wastoclearly distance himself from the didates forvarious elections, as tion is held and thereafterthe atAzad.“Hesaid,'Kaunpehchante The Congress also raised In his resignation sent to the leavesstart growing.” letter-writersand showcase his loyalty to the Gandhis.Besides, providedbythe partyconstitu- CWCelection. That is the usual hain aapko(Who recognises questions on the vaccination Chief Ministerand copiedto The TMC also movedswiftly Gehlotstillfacesathreat from Sachin Pilotinhis home state. tion.The remarks leftboth practice.We needclarityonthat." you)? Whatisyour identity,your drive,arguing that“thereiscom- Governor JagdeepDhankhar, to crush further dissent in the So it wasperhaps also amessage to the Gandhis that his loy- Gehlotand Soni agitated. Interestingly,inher opening place? Nobodyrecognises you'." plete lackofclarity” aboutits Banerjeewrote that it had been party,expelling MLABaishali alty towardsthem is unflinching. Significantly, senior leader P address, Sonia said the schedule Sources said Sharma hit back, availability. It said no timeline a“great honourand privilegeto Dalmiyasoon aftershe came out ChidambarambackedAzad, as and modalities fororganisa- telling Gehlot, “Nobody has given has been laidout forthe pro- servethe people of West in Banerjee's supportonFriday. did Mukul Wasnik,who even ex- tionalelections had to getthe youthe right to bedisrespectful." grammebeyond the first3crore Bengal”, adding: “I heartilycon- Dalmiya, the daughterofthe BACKTOQUESTIONS plainedthe provisions in the CWC’s approval. Afterthis, dis- He also pointed out that Gehlot people. The party demanded veymygratitude forgetting this latecricket administrator Congress constitutionregarding cussions beganonthe schedule and he both owe "everything" to that the vaccine be administered opportunity.” Jagmohan Dalmiya, joinedthe DURINGTHE monsoon session, whichwas held amid thepan- holding of elections to the CEC. sent by Madhusudan Mistry, the party,and hadknown each forfreetounder-privileged and Banerjee, the two-term TMC TMC in 2016 and wasimmedi- demic with toomanyrestrictions, the question hour was Afterthe meeting,AICC gen- who had been appointedchair- other and been in the party for marginalisedsections. MLAfromDomjur in Howrah atelygiven thetickettocontest scrapped, drawingstrong criticism from the opposition.Soin district, later went to RajBhavan the Assemblyelection from Bally the Budget session, it has been reinstated, extending the du- to hand his resignation to the constituency in Howrah district. ration of the dailysession to five hours. The MPs appear to be Ex-CJI Gogoi Governor.Afterwards, an emo- AfterBanerjee quit, Dalmiya said: keen,asseveral of them have startedsending in their ques- PM invokes Test win to highlight tional Banerjeetold reporters: “I “Rajibda resigningasstate min- tions forthe government to answer.Sofar,the LokSabha MPs had decidedtoleave the state isterisabig losstothe party and have sent 8,340 questions –bothstarred (tobeansweredin gets ‘Z+’ VIP cabinettwo-and-a-half years the people. In Howrah district, the floorofthe House) as well as unstarred (for writtenan- young Indiataking on challenges ago, when Iwas removedasirri- we have facedalot of disrespect swers) –tothe LokSabha Secretariat. The Secretariat picks a security cover gation minister. Ihad expected from asection of the leadership.” balloteverydayfor starredquestions. So far, the ballots have the minimum courtesy from the Within hours, the TMC disci- been pickedfor dates up to February11. ABHISHEKSAHA CM as aco-workerthat she plinarycommitteemet andde- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE GUWAHATI,JANUARY22 would inform me about her de- cidedtoexpelher from the party. NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 cision before making the an- Since December,nine TMC VACCINE GESTURE PRIME MINISTER Narendra nouncement. Icame to know MLAs, including Suvendu THE CENTRE has accordedZplus Modi Fridaysaidtoday’s young from the media when Iwas Adhikari, have joinedthe BJP.Two AS INDIA sent Covid-19vaccines to Brazil on Fridayafter abit securitytoformerChief Justice India has anew wayoftaking on holding aparty meeting. Ihad Congress MLAs, an MLAeach of delay, Brazil President Jair Bolsonarothanked India with an Ranjan Gogoi. challenges and usedthe exam- then decidedtoleave the cabi- from theCPM and CPI, aTMC MP, imageofHanuman withthe Sanjivani, flying from India to Nominated to RajyaSabhaby ple of the recent victoryofthe netand remain aparty worker. and aformer TMC MP too, have Brazil.Hehad made the same reference in April lastyear when the government months after Test cricketteam in Australia to Later,Mamata Banerjeepacified joinedthe BJP.Laxmi Ratan he had asked forHydroxychloroquine. his retirement in November highlight his point. me and gave me newresponsi- Shukla has takenabreak from 2019,Gogoi will be protected by Virtually addressing the 18th bilities and roles as aminister.” politics and Rajib Banerjee will around adozen convocationofTezpur University He had takenuphis griev- likelyjoin BJP later this month. CRPF comman- in , Modisaid: “The cricket ances about the party with West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Kushwaha may align with dosatall times. team facedmanychallenges. The Jerenga Pothar (field) in Sivasagar district wherePM Mamataand other leadersover Ghosh appealedtoBanerjeeto Asimilarcontin- Theysufferedacrushingdefeat NarendraModi will give out land documents on Saturday. PTI the lasttwo-and-a-half years, join the party.“He has resigned gent will guard but recoveredand wonthe next Banerjee said. “Over the lasttwo as stateminister but he is still an JD(U), get education berth his residence. match.Theyshoweddetermina- months, Ihaveaired those griev- MLAofthe TMC. We cannotdo Sources said tion despiteinjuries.” The PM said the victoryhad the other adifficult one towards ances in public.But in lastfew anything unless he resigns as Former CJI the decision to He added: “Therewereinex- lessons beyond the field. victory—one mustgofor the monthsstatementsmadebymy MLA. But we will wait forhim. SANTOSHSINGH Ranjan accordhim se- periencedplayers, but their “First, we should have confi- win,” Modi said. co-workers have hurtmealot. He should come and join hands PATNA,JANUARY22 RLSP chief Gogoi curity coverun- morale washigh and they dence in our ability;second,a Chief MinisterSarbananda Personal attacks againstme with the BJP,” he said. Upendra der the highest grabbed theopportunity to cre- positive mindset begets positive Sonowalsaid that the Northeast RASHTRIYALOK SamtaParty Kushwaha categoryafter atehistory.Theydefeated abet- results. The thirdand most im- wasseeing “rapid progress due chief and formerUnionminister the Prime Minister’s wastaken terteam with their talent and portant lessonisthatifone has to the PM’s unparalleledpoliti- UpendraKushwaha is said to be afterathreatassessment by in- temperament.” twooptions—oneofsafeexit and cal will”. EC says no bikerallies in talkstoalign his party with the From the BJP,SyedShanawaz telligence agencies. Gogoi JD(U) and become the education Hussain is afront-runner fora headedthe five-judgebench after model codekicks in ministerinthe NitishKumar-led ministerial berth. Othercon- that deliveredthe Ayodhya ver- NDAgovernment in Bihar. tendersfromthe partyincluded dict in 2019. New parties flag ‘unfulfilled’ promises model code of conduct willbe AJD(U) source said: “There Nitish Mishra, Samrat Sources said Gogoi already EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE enforced. Afterthat, no motor- won’t be amergerofRLSPwith Choudhary, NitinNavin, Rana had Z-plus security by local po- “The BJP had said in itsvision “Thisgovernmentisnot se- KOLKATA,JANUARY22 bikerallywillbeallowedfor the JD(U). SinceKushwaha has been Randhir Singh and Gyanendra lice in Assam and duringvisitsto ABHISHEKSAHA document that theywould de- rious about NRC(National poll campaign.” taking up education issues, he Singh Gyanu. Delhi.“The securityhad been GUWAHATI,JANUARY22 portillegal foreigners from RegisterofCitizens)... It has not THE ELECTION Commission Aroraalso saidthe ruling could become education minis- Meanwhile, Chainpur MLA providedinanticipation of threat Assam... Now, as the PM visits realised that it wastheir respon- Fridaysaid bikeralliesinthe TMC's allegations against BSF ter,”the source said, adding that Jama Khan, the lone BSP legisla- to him following the Ayodhya ADAY ahead of Prime Minister Assam, we want to urge him to sibility to deliveranerror-free, forthcoming West Bengal were “unfortunate”, and asked the RLSP leader would be nom- torinBihar,joinedthe JD(U) on verdict. Security had been pro- Narendra Modi’svisittopoll- publish the names and details of foreigner-free registerofcitizens Assemblyelections will be the party to proveits claim. TMC inated to the Upper House in Friday. Khan could be made a videdtoother four judges as bound Assam, newly-formedre- those foreigners who have left to the people of Assam,” he said. bannedafter themodel code of had Thursdayclaimedthat the Bihar soon. ministerand be giventhe charge well, albeit lowincategory,”a gional outfitsAssam Jatiya Assam 'withbag and baggage' Bhasco De Saikia, chief con- conduct is enforced. In the last borderforce’s personnel were The Bihar Cabinetislikelyto of theminoritywelfare depart- Home Ministryofficial said. Parishad and Raijor Dal Friday since he came to power,”AJP venor of Raijor Dal, said that ac- Assemblypolls, bikerallies were “terrorising” people to vote for be expanded next week,with ment. Independent MLAChakai Sources said the difference questionedthe BJP government's chief LurinjyotiGogoi told re- cording to itsestimate, only5of allowed, but regulated. BJP.The EC benchisonathree- the JD(U) and BJP reportedly Sumit Singh is alsolikelytobe- this timeisthatGogoi will be “unfulfilledpromises”, particu- porters in Guwahati, referring to the 476 promisesmade by BJPin Chief Election Commissioner dayvisit to thestate to review agreeing to a50:50 seat-sharing come aministerfromthe JD (U) coveredbyaspecialisedVIP larly on the hot-button illegal im- an old statement made by Prime 2016 have been fulfilledand 46 Sunil Arorasaid, “Once the elec- preparedness forthe polls in formula. quota. forceunderthe Centre’s control. migrationissue in the state. MinisterModi. have been completedpartially. tion schedule is announced, the April-May. Kerala House passes resolutionagainst CAG report: ODISHA-CENTRE ROW OVER RICE PROCUREMENT CAP Factually wrong on KIIFB’s off-budget borrowings Paddy procurement sparks political war of words Ascuffle brokeout at the Tomar said, “Due to thetoken ests of “middle-men”. waspasseddespitestrong objec- were unwarranted,factually ings were made withoutunder- AISHWARYAMOHANTY protestsiteamong BJP workers system, manyfarmers arestill Meanwhile, farmers,whose SHAJUPHILIP tionsraisedbythe Opposition, wrong, and hastilyincorporated standing and analysing the basic BHUBANESWAR,JANUARY22 andthe police following which, waiting fortheir turn. Theyare produce is yettobesold, have THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, whichsaid the government was in suchamanner to hurtthe de- financial structureofthe KIIFB. 50 workersofthe saffron party forced to sell their produce be- startedanight vigil at yardsto JANUARY22 trying to destroy aConstitutional velopmental interestofthe state. As references againstKIIFBin THE ISSUE of paddy procurement were detainedand releasedlater, lowthe MSPofRs1,868, as the guardagainsttheft. body.The resolutionsaid the “This assemblysees that the ref- the statefinancialauditreport- in Odisha snowballedintoapo- officialssaid. procurement is stalledatvarious Ashok Pradhan, afarmer IN AN unprecedented develop- AssemblyrejectedCAG’s refer- erences againstKIIFB were made 2019 endanger the largerdevel- litical slugfest withthe opposition StateBJP leaders allegethat government-run yards.” leader in western Odisha, said ment, the Kerala Assemblyon ence about KIIFB in itsreport. without hearing the stategov- opmental interestofthe state, BJP holding asit-in protestonthe the BJD government hasmisled “... Food supplies minister the centralizedtokensofmost Fridaypassedaresolution against The CAGreport on statefi- ernment and in violation of the the assemblywanted to take up interveningnight of Thursday farmers with itscentralisedto- RanendraPratapSwain had farmers have expired.“Unlike aComptroller and Auditor nances audit for2019was tabled audit regulations issuedbyCAG itsanxiety with the CAG, it said. and FridayinSambalpur and ac- kensystem, with manyfarmers promisedthatcriminal cases other years, this year luckily General (CAG)report, which in the assemblyonJanuary19. It itself. The emergence of men- Congress’s VDSatheeshan, cusing the ruling BJD of ignoring unable to sell theirproduce. The will be filedifpaddyisprocured therewas no pest infestation or termedthe off-budget borrow- made adverse remarks against tions whichwerenot in the draft among the Opposition members farmers’ welfareand hampering BJD however, assured that the belowthe MSP at anyplace. But natural calamity,whichiswhy ingsthrough Kerala Infrastructure theoff-budgetborrowings,in- but includedinthe final reportis who spoke againstthe resolu- procurement. crop of “genuine” farmers would no cases arebeing filedany- the harvestwas good. However, Investment Fund Board(KIIFB)as cluding the masala bond, of the denial of natural justice.’’ tion, wanted the government to The issue comes amid the be procured. where,” BJP MP from Bargarh, therehavebeen alot of issues unconstitutionaland said that it KIIFB,which is the government The resolutionsaidthe CAG withdraw it. “The government is stategovernment's tusslewith The BJD had threatenedastir Suresh Pujari, alleged. pertaining to procurement, forc- encroachedupon the powers of entity formobilising funds forin- findings that KIIFB’s borrowings trying to destroyaConstitutional the Centreoverthe latter's deci- if the Centredid notretract the BJD spokesperson ing farmerstosell belowMSP in the Union government. frastructureprojects. areoff-budget and notpartofthe body and the resolutionshould siontocap parboiled rice pro- move to cap procurement. ShreemayeeMishrahit out at open yards,” Pradhan said. The resolution, movedby The resolution said the ad- contingent liability of the gov- be withdrawn to uphold the tra- curementfromthe stateat50 RajyaSabha MP and BJP in- the allegations saying the state FULLREPORTON Chief MinisterPinarayiVijayan, verse references againstKIIFB ernment were wrong. Suchfind- dition of the Assembly,’’ he said. per cent. charge of Odisha,Bijaypal Singh BJP wasrepresenting the inter- www.indianexpress.com

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EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE CHANDIGARH,JANUARY22 illegaldataharvesting RJD chief LaluPrasad. PUNJAB CHIEF MinisterCapt Amarinder Singh Fridayan- criminal conspiracy withM/s from Koganand Cambridge JHARKHAND nouncedjobsforamemberof the DEEPTIMANTIWARY Cambridge Analytica(UK)Limited Analytica during2016-2017de- familyofeachfarmer from the NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 during 2014 and righttouse the claringthatallsuchdataobtained Lalu’shealth statewho diedduringthe ongo- illegallyharvesteddatasetswas by them through “thisisyourdigi- ingagitationagainstthe Centre's TWOYEARS afteritwas handed giventoM/sCambridge Analytica tallife”wasaccountedforandde- stable,say newfarmlaws. The announce- over the probeintoallegedillegal (UK)Limitedforcommercialpur- stroyed. RIMSdoctors mentcame soon afterthe state harvesting of dataofIndian poses,” the CBI FIR has said. “This fact confirms that M/s Cabinetpassed aresolution Facebook usersbyCambrige AccordingtoCBI, it wasfound Global ScienceResearch Limited, Ranchi:Aday afterRJD “stressingthatallthegenuinede- Analytica, the CBI has registered thatDrAleksandrKogan,founder UK illegallyharvested datasets supremo Lalu Prasad mandsofthefarmersmustbeac- anFIRagainsttheUK-basedcom- and director of GSRL, had created and providedthe same to M/s complainedabout ill cepted”. pany. Thecentralinvestigating an application called“thisisyour- Cambridge Analytica(UK)Limited health, doctors at the Asserting that it will take all agency has alleged that the com- digitallife”. According to the forcommercialpurposes,”theCBI RajendraInstituteof measuresto protectthestate’sand pany, in conspiracywith Global Facebook’s platform policy, this said. It, however, said it could not Medical Sciences (RIMS) itsfarmers’ interests,the Cabinet, FarmersataprotestinPanchkula on Friday. Jaipal Singh ScienceResearch Limited (GSRL), applicationwasauthorisedto col- authenticatethe veracity of the Ranchi said that he has in avirtual meeting chaired by illegally harvesteddataof335 lect specific data of users foraca- claimsofGSRLand Cambridge improved marginallyand Amarinder,made it clear that Facebookusersandtheir5.62lakh demicandresearch purposes.The Analyticathattheyhaddestroyed is currentlystable. “nothing shortofrepealofthe ing farmers and recognisedtheir YouthcaughtatSinghu border contactsacross India through an application,however, illegallycol- the said datasets. Doctors said that he has Centre’s blackfarm laws,which pain and anguish, the state application and usedthe datafor lected additionalunauthorised During the preliminaryen- tested negative forCovid- areanti-farmer,anti-nation and Cabinetsaid Centreshould not claims plot to kill farmer leaders commercial purposes. dataoftheusersaswellasof their quiry, although the 335 users of 19.RIMS Director anti-food security,would resolve makeitamatterof prestige asthe The CBI has listedboth friends’ networkonFacebook. theapplicationwere contactedby Kameshwar Yadavsaid: the present crisis”. matter,ifunresolved, could lead Chandigarh: Aman caught by ple, includinghim and twogirls Cambridge AnalyticaandGSRLas “Thisdatawascollectedwith- the probeofficer,onlysix of them “Thereisasmall patchof “The Central government is to devastating repercussions. farmersatthe Singhu border —one of whom, he wascharged accusedinitsFIRregisteredunder outtheknowledge andconsentof respondedand couldbe pneumonic consolidation out of touchwith the ground re- Later, in aformalresolution, outside Delhi has claimed that with harassing —had been sent various sectionsofthe IT Actand the App users. Thisdataincludes examined. due to bacteria notvirus. alities,”anofficialstatementquot- theCabinetreiterateditscommit- he wastrainedtoinciteviolence to inciteviolence duringthe ag- also accusedthemofcriminal demographic information, pages “Theyunanimouslystated From the distribution of ingAmarindersaid.Itsaidthatthe mentto theresolutionspassedby duringthe planned farmer agi- itation farmers have plannedfor conspiracy underIPC. liked on FB,contentsofprivate that theyweremisledbythe App patches,one can sayitis Council of Ministerdeclared un- the AssemblyonAugust28and tation on January26and that January26. Basedonacomplaintfromthe messages etc. FB conveyedthat andwere unaware of thefactthat favoring bacteria not equivocallythat“repeal of the October 20 lastyear,“stressing that therewas alleged plot to He also claimedtheywere MinistryofElectronics and 335 users in India had installed their personal and friends' data virus.Itisconsistent with farmlaws wastheonlyway outof that all the genuine demands of shootfour farmer leaders. asked to open fire during theag- Information Technology (MeitY), thisApp.Theyhaveestimatedthat washarvested. Theyalsostated the reports.Heisonan- the current imbroglio”. The the farmers mustbeaccepted”. According to the man, he was itation to lead policemen to the CBI had registeredaprelimi- dataofapproximately5.62 lakh thattheywouldnothaveusedthe tibiotic and showing mar- Cabinetdemandedthat “the Later,Amarinder,during a caught by farmers in connection think the farmers areusing naryenquiryagainstCambridge additionaluserswhowere partof App if theyknewitwoulddoso,” ginal improvement.” ENS Centremakeminimum support FacebookLive session,saidthatin with chargesofharassing a firearms. Afarmer leader said: Analytica in July2018. Following the friends' networkofthese335 the CBI said. price(MSP)astatutoryrightof the additionto theRs5lakhcompen- woman at the protestsite. The “Theyouth has identifiedphotos completionof thepreliminaryin- users has also been unauthoris- Thecase wasreferredtothe farmers”, as per the statement. sation being giventothe families farmerleaders producedhim of four farmer leaders who were vestigation,theagencyregistered edly harvestedbythe App,” CBI CBI afteraseries of media reports Pointing out that even the of deceasedfarmers, his govern- before the media latenightbe- to be targeted in some manner. the FIR on January 19. has alleged in the FIR. suggestedCambridgeAnalytica ANDHRA PRADESH Supreme Courthas acknowl- ment will also give job to amem- fore handing him overtothe po- The operation wastobeexe- “EnquiryhasfoundthatGlobal AccordingtotheCBI,Facebook and GSRLhad illegallyharvested 22peoplefall edgedtheconcernsof theprotest- beroftheir family. lice. The youth claimedten peo- cuted afterJanuary23.” ENS ScienceResearch entered into a had collectedwritten certificates Facebook users datainIndia. illinEluru,six Colaba residents discharged J&K approves new opposestatue of Amaravati: At least22peo- Bal Thackeray ple fell ill in Eluru city and land allotment policy anearby mandal head- ahead of unveiling quarters in West Godavari on Friday. This comes for entrepreneurs morethan amonth after severalhundredpeople in EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Eluru fell ill with symp- MUMBAI,JANUARY22 toms of nausea. “Six of EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Thenew policywill also these patientshavebeen JAMMU,JANUARY22 coverallotment for A11-FT TALL statue of Bal dischargedaftertreatment Thackeray,the centerpiece of while15 were admittedto THE JAMMU and Kashmir ad- healthinstitutions and ShivSena’s birth anniversarycel- the DistrictHospital in ministration on Fridayapproved educational institutes, ebrations of itsfounder on Eluru.Anotherpersonwas the adoption of anew policy for according to an official Saturday, has found itself in a getting treated in the local allotment of land to industrial controversy with residents of hospital in Poolla mandal entrepreneurs, proposing zon- statement Colaba opposing the structure headquarters,”aseniorof- ing of industrial areas at block that has been installedonabusy ficial said. PTI and municipalitylevelsafter tak- roundabout. ing intoaccount existing levelof Allotment Committee and The statue, the firstof MADHYAPRADESH industrial development in the Divisional LevelLandAllotment Thackeray in the city,iscoming area, itslocation and levelofur- Committee to decide andallot AIR POWER up at the busy roundabout be- 4heldfor banisation among others. industrial land to the applicant tween Chhatrapati Shivaji drugging, The Land Allotment Policy within 45 days in casesofproj- Fighter planes flyinformation duringabilateral air exercise between Indian and FrenchAir Forces in Jodhpur on Friday. PTI Maharaj VastuSangrahalaya and 2021-30, whichwas approvedat ectsworth Rs 200crore,Rs50- National GalleryofModern Art rapingteen the Administrative Council 200crore and up to Rs 50 crore, on MGRoad. meeting chaired by Lt Governor respectively. The Sena had proposedthe Indore:Four peoplehave Manoj Sinha, willalso coverland Under the policy,land will be Pakistanis jailed in Lanka pushing statue ayear ago. been arrested foral- allotment forhealth institu- allotted to the investors on lease Citizen groups from Colaba legedly sexuallyexploit- tions/medi-cities and educa- foraninitial period of 40 years, have opposed the statue being ing a15-year-oldgirland tional institutions/edu-cities, an extendable to 99 years. installedattraffic island citinga supplying drugs, police in official statement said. The allotted land willbeli- drugs into India through sea: NCB 2013 SupremeCourtorder that IndoreinMadhya Pradesh Pointing out that it aims at able to be cancelledincase of had said that stategovernments said on Friday. Twomen, evolving ahighlystructured in- failureofthe investor to take ef- IndianearTuticorinport.Asearch thorities closedinonthem. It is prising Afghanistan, Iran and should notallowany statues on identifiedasAman Verma dustrial land band forpromot- fective steps withinthe stipu- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE of the vessel ledtorecovery of also believedthat thereisan Pakistan,hastwoimportanttran- public roads and pavements. and Akash alias Gazni, ing equitable industrial growth lated time of twoyears, failure NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 95.875kgofHeroinand18.325kg InterpolRedCornerNoticeissued sitpointsfor processedheroin in “The proposal of installing lured her withdrugs and in the Union Territory, the state- of the industrial unit to come of Methamphetamine.Five pistols by SriLankangovernmentagainst theislandnationsof SriLankaand statues has been in the public alcohol six months ago ment said the newpolicy at- into productionwithin three AN INTERNATIONAL drug racket andmagazineswere foundinpos- Nawas,” an NCBstatement said. Maldives.Theheroinfromthisre- domain forovertwo years. That and had been raping her tempts to address various land- years, violation of provisions un- operated by Pakistani drug traf- session of the crew and seized. The NCBsaid intelligence gion is usuallyloadedinfishing time nobody objected.The BMC ever since aftershe got ad- related issues impeding der the lease deed, and non-co- fickers jailedinSri Lanka is in- Thesix-membercrew,allof them shared by the agency with Sri vessels setting sail from the ports has secured allrequired permis- dicted, said ASP Rajesh industrial development in operationofanenterprise fora creasingly pushing narcotics into Sri Lankan nationals,werear- Lankan authorities ledtoseizure of Iran and Pakistanfor mid-sea sions.. Thereare manyother stat- Raghuwanshi. “Theyhave Jammu and Kashmir by laying period of five years. Indiathrough the sea routeusing rested andare currentlyinjail. of 100kgofHeroin there. transfer intosimilar vesselsofSri ues in the premises...notraffic is- been arrested along with down aframework to regulate The policy alsoprovides Lankan and Maldiviancouriers,a Less than twomonths later, “With increasedvigil that our Lanka and Maldives. sues have come up. Icannot aman and woman who zoning of industrial areas, proj- renting out of 60 per cent of the recentinvestigationbyNarcotics NCBonJanuary20arrestedtwo borderguardingforceskeepinthe “However, themid seatrans- understand the intentionbehind supplieddrugstothe duo. ect appraisal and evaluation, built-up area of abusiness en- Control Bureau(NCB) has found. moreSri Lankan nationals, iden- north western borders of India, fershappeninterritorialwatersof the complainant,”said Mayor Theyhavebeencharged and the subsequent terprise forsetting up an ancil- The drug network, NCB tifiedasMMM Nawasand the traditionalrouteofAfghani- India or very near to itsterritorial Kishori Pednekar. under POCSO Actand IPC process flow. laryindustrial enterprise sources said, is spread across MohamedAfnasfromChennaifor Pakistani heroin is becoming waters. Thereisabig networkof The Sena has invited leaders provisions. The girlisina The policy provides forcon- through atripartiteagreement. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Sri allegedlybeingpartofthe racket. tougher to breach. This has also foreignentitiescontrollingthislu- from across the political spec- de-addiction centre,” the stitution of Divisional Level It aims at achieving inclusive Lanka, Maldives, Australia and “Both Nawasand Afnas hold ledtothe increaseduse of sea crative trade. Very reliable intelli- trum forthe unveiling of the officialadded. PTI Project Appraisal and Evaluation growth through sustainable in- India. important positions in the multi- routebyheroin traffickers to gence developedbyNCB and statue on Saturday. Committees to scrutiniseappli- dustrialisation and employment OnNovember26,inajointop- national heroin syndicate. They smuggle the narcotic intoIndia,” Indianagenciesovertheperiodin- UTTAR PRADESH cations receivedfor allotmentof generation, and includes provi- eration withthe Indian Coast were controlling midsea pickup an NCBofficial said. dicates that Pakistani drug traf- industrial land within 30 days; sions forevolving afairand Guard, NCBhad detainedSri and delivery of narcotic drugs According to NCB, the largest fickers lodged in SriLankanpris- Govt:Rare 15-year-oldgirl, ApexLevel Land Allotment transparent mechanism forland Lankan fishing vessel ‘Shenaya fromPakistaniandIranianvessels. opium cultivation region of the ons fordrugoffences control this nephewkilled, Committee, HighLevel Land allotment forindustrial use. Duwa’ in the territorial waters of Both had fledSri Lanka when au- world, the GoldenCrescent com- trade...” an NCBstatement said. disease policy rapesuspected will be finalised Chitrakoot:A15-year-old The voice of jagran that hit ahigh note in mainstream by March end girlwas hackedtodeath with an axeallegedly af- NewDelhi: Afterarap from the terbeing rapedand her later,crooning forcomposer duo cial. “Thereisnoone who can ter10th grade and worked at a to his popularity in the Armycir- Delhi High Court, the Centrehas four-year-old nephew SUANSHUKHURANA Laxmikant Pyarelal. compete with him in singing de- drycleaner’s shop forafewdays. cuit thatthe invite forthe said thatapolicy forrarediseases killedinavillageinUttar NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 The song ‘Beshak mandir votional ‘maatakibhent’. The Since therewas no radio or Mumbai concertlandedwith draftedlastyear wasdelayedby Pradesh, police said on masjid todo’, picturised on genreremains synonymous with gramophone at home, Chanchal, him.After Bobby,hesang ‘Main the Covid-19pandemic and will Friday. A30-year-old IT WASaBaisakhi concertinApril Dimple Kapadia and Rishi him. Ilookedup to him if Iwas to who would cravemusic, would benaam ho gaya’for RDBurman likelybefinalisedbyMarch 31. man from the girl's village 1973 in Mumbai whereNarendra Kapoor in the blockbusterhit recordone. We also performed go to anearbyshop and sit there in Benaam (1974), followedby The HighCourt had told the has been arrested in con- Chanchal, then ayoungsinger Bobby (1973), notonlytugged at together in manydevotional forhours listening to ‘Tune mujhe bulaaya’—aduet Centrelastweek to provide a nection withthe crime from Namak Mandi in Amritsar, the heartstrings of those who gatherings. His popularity was Mohammad Rafi andManna Dey with his idol MohammadRafiin specific timeline forthe finalisa- whichtook place on sang afamed17th-centurykaafi watchedthe twoloversinmis- somethingelse,” she told The songs. He would memorise the Aasha (1980).Therewerealso tion and notificationofthe pol- Thursday, they said. An (Sufipoem) — Ni main kamli haan ery, it alsowon Chanchal a Indian Express. songsand present them at the songs in Gujarati, Bengali and icy.The ministry, in itsreply officer of the concerned —byBabaBulleshah. He had FilmfareAward forBestSinger. NARENDRA Chanchal wasborn in next available opportunity. Marathi besides Punjabi. dated January20, told the court police station said the girl come across the poem in anews- This happeneddespitetherebe- CHANCHAL Amritsar as Narinder Kharbanda Appreciationfollowedsoon But Chanchal’s careerand that the 2020 draftpolicywas wasattackedwhen she paper that the neighbourhood ing no dearth of captivating 1940-2021 and wasone among eight broth- from friendsand his father’s success were much beyond films. earlier placedinpublic domain wasreturning home after halvaihad used to wrap songs in Bobby. ers and sisters. Since music was friends, who startedgiving hima He movedtoDelhi and became forfeedback, but itsfinalisation giving food to her father his food. But what madeChanchal, a taboo at home, he would sing little moneytosing forthem. one of the mostfamousand ex- wasdelayedbythe Covid-19 in the field. Meanwhile, What Chanchal did notknow jagran and wedding singer from singer who brought the sound of film songs and bhajans as achild Soon Chanchal wasmade partof pensive jaagran singers in the pandemic. an official spokesperson during the performance wasthat Amritsar,ahousehold name was jagrans intothe mainstream, among his friends and women in alocal musicgroup, and he country, travelling the worldto “In the meantime.... DGHS in Lucknowsaid Chief filmmaker RajKapoor sat in the asong from the film Avtaar a diedinDelhi’s ApolloHospitalon the neighbourhood.Hewould startedperforming in local wed- sing at jagrans. constituted an Expert MinisterYogi Adityanath audience, enraptured by his decade later.‘Chalobulawaaaya Friday. He was80. then return home –invariablyto dings and jagranstomakealiv- In his later years, Chanchal Committee to examinethe com- has takennote of the in- shrill, high-pitchedvoiceand hai’–atypical ‘maata ki bhent’– According to Chanchal’s col- angryparents. ing. His group became famous in alsofounded many non-profit ments/suggestions. TheExpert cident and announceda crisp diction. Afteraquickback- remains one of the mostpopular league and playbacksinger Aschool teachergavehim the the city and waschosen by the organisations, includingEkta Committee submitted itsrecom- financial assistance of stagemeeting and atight em- devotionalpieces to come out of Anuradha Paudwal, it wasthe in- nameChanchal, whichwent on I&B Ministrytoentertain Army Missionand NarendraChanchal mendations, whichare under Rs 5lakh. PTI brace,Chanchal found himself in the film industry. tensity of his voice and the emo- to sticktohim through life. jawans at the India-Pakistanand Institute forNon Formal examination to finalisethe draft arecordingstudiothree days Chanchal,the devotional tionalquality thatmade him spe- He droppedout of schoolaf- India-China borders. It wasdue Education. policy,” reads the reply. ENS

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Crime Branch and fire been registeredunder Khliehriat Ksan in EastJaintia Hills district. Ailingfatherof21-yr-old ABHISHEKSAHA police station, and investigation The Ksan accident brought to GUWAHATI,JANUARY22 of the case is in progresstoestab- light that illegal rat-hole mining, agencies launch probe lishthe whereaboutsofthe mine involving narrowtunnels dug SIXLABOURERS were killedin an owner and the manager of the intomountains forworkers to DevendraPotphode, chief fire accident involving acrane nearan mine, who have been absconding move through and extract coal, notinformedyet,saykin EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE officer of Pune Metropolitan abandonedcoal mine close to since the time of the incident,” a hadcontinuedto thrive in Megh- PUNE,JANUARY22 Region Development Authority, Sorkari, Deinshalu village, in police press statement said. alaya despite an NGTban in 2014. SantoshWarick,chief fire officerof Meghalaya’s EastJaintia Hillsdis- AseniorpoliceofficertoldThe In July2019, theSupreme ANURADHA PUNECITYPoliceandfire fighting MaharashtraIndustrial Develo- trict on Thursday, asenior police Indian Express that therewas no Courthadallowedmining opera- MASCARENHAS& agenciesonFridayinitiated a pmentCorporation,andPrashant officer said. traceof freshcoalatthesite. “The tions to continue in thestate on CHANDANHAYGUNDE probeintothe fire at the Serum Ranpise, chief fire officer of Pune “Primafacie thereasonappe- location is veryremote…Wewill privately andcommunity-owned PUNE,JANUARY22 InstituteofIndia (SII)building, in Fire Brigade,visitedthespotFriday. ars to bean accident of the crane, investigatewhetherthere was land,subject to the condition that whichfivepersons were killed. “Weare yettocometoany maybedue to some defect... Five anyattempt at illegal coal min- all necessarypermissions and SANJAY PASHTEhasbeenatahos- While the incident took place conclusionregardingthecauseof persons have already been iden- ing,” the officer said. clearances were obtained. When pitalforthepastfew days forhype- in Hadapsar policestation area, fire andhow itspread.Further in- tified,” Meghalaya Home Minister Coal mining in Meghalaya allegations of illegal coal mining rtension and diabetes-related is- consideringtheseriousnessof the vestigation is on,”said Potphode. Lahkmen Rymbuitold the media. came into the spotlight in 2018, were raisedinOctober lastyear, sues.Sohisfamilyhasnottoldhim case, the PuneCity Police Crime According to officials from ThedeceasedhailedfromAssam. when at least15workers got CM Conrad Sangma said the aboutthedeathof his21-year-old Branchhasstartedaparallelinves- Pune Fire Brigade, the firstcall “A criminal case has already trappedand diedinsideamine in claims were politically motivated. son Pratik in the fire at the Serum tigation.Acaseofaccidentaldeath about the fire wasreceived at the InstituteofIndiafacilityThursday. and burning incident has been control room around 2.33pmon Five labourers diedinthe fire,in- Arelative of one of thevictims on Friday. PavanKhengre lodgedatHadapsarpolicestation. Thursday. Officials said the fire cluding Pratik,who wasinvolved Teams of forensic science lab- could have started15to20min- inthework of inverterinstallation. oratory, fire brigadeandelectricity utespriorto that.Tenfire tenders, “Wehaven’t informedSanjay We hadto identifyPratikfromhis “Employees of thefirm where departmentvisitedthefacilityon fouradditionalwatertankers,four thathissonisnomore,”saidGan- clothes and other belongings.” Pratik worked oftenvisited the Fridaytoascertainthecauseof fire. Devdootvans(smallfire tenders), esh Ghanekar,Pratik’s maternal Pratikwaspursuingadiploma teastall runby hisparents.Thisis Pune Police Commissioner one hydraulic lift, and one van uncle. The lastrites were per- in telecommunication and also howhegot to knowaboutthe Amitabh Gupta said, “Wehavela- equippedwithbreathingappara- formedbySanjay’s elderbrother. workingforaprivate inverterfirm. firm. He joinedasatraineeovera unchedaprobe. Aforensics team tuswere putintoservicetodouse The familylives in asmall ho- His colleague, MahendraIngle year ago,” Ghanekar said. Pratik visitedthespotandcollectedsam- the fire,officials said. At least10 use in Pune’sDeccanarea. Afam- (30),alsodiedinthefire.Pratikand earnedabout Rs 12,000 per ples.CrimeBranchhasalsostarted fire officersandover70 personnel ilymember said it waspainfulto Inglewentto theManjrifacilityfor month and fundedhis educa- aprobe.Actionwillbetakenbased were involved in the fire-fighting identifythebody.“Itwascharred. inverter-related work Thursday. tional expenses, he added. on the preliminaryfindings.” operation, theyadded. Will look into video conferencing plea of Kappan’s mother: UP to SC

court to leave thematter to him. Government...”. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Thebenchadjournedhearing The stateaddedthat “PFI has NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 on the KUWJ plea by six weeks. beeninvolvedinanti-nationalac- Kappanandthreeotherswere tivitiesandkeepinglinkswithter- UTTAR PRADESH government arrested by the Uttar Pradesh roroutfits likeISIS”and that “as Fridaytold SupremeCourt that it PoliceonOctober5lastyearwhile per investigation till date, most willlookintoapleaof arrestedKer- theywereonway to Hathras membersof PFIwhoareex-office- ala journalistSiddique Kappan's whereayoungDalitwoman had bearers of bannedorganization mother who has soughttomeet diedafter allegedlybeing gang- SIMI” have been in close contact him over video conferencing. raped. Allfourare facing charges withKappan. It said that several Appearing forthe stategov- undervarious provisions of the incriminatingevidencehave been ernment,SolicitorGeneralTushar stringentUAPA andIPCprovisions found from Kappan's house. Mehtaurged abenchheadedby relating to sedition. The KUWJ, in an Additional Chief Justice of India SABobde to Accordingtothe KUWJ'speti- Rejoinder,hasaccusedthestate of leave thematter to himafter the tion,Kappan,who has morethan filing a“misleadingaffidavit, jus- courtobserved that it will allow 10 years of experience as ajour- tifyingtheunlawfuldetentionand the requestbrought to itsnotice nalist, wasonway to Hathras to maliciousprosecutionof”Kappan. by SeniorAdvocateKapil Sibal. reportonthegangrapeanddeath It said “it is amatter of gravecon- Sibal, who appeared forthe of the woman when he wasar- cern” thatUttar Pradesh has clai- Kerala Union of Working rested in Mathura. medthat Kappan “committed Journalists (KUWJ),toldthebench Opposing his bail plea, the veryseriousoffences,despitethe- also comprising Justices AS police have sought to link him to re being no materials to support Bopannaand VRamasub- the bannedSIMI and told the anyallegationsintheFIR,orinthe ramanian that Kappan’s mother SupremeCourtthathewentthere investigation, other than vague wasagedover90and unwell and onthe“instructionsof”Delhiriots statements, therebyseriously wishedtosee herson over video caseaccused Md Danish. prejudicing the faith of the com- conferencing.“Please allowher In an affidavit, the statealso mon maninthe legal system and the video conferencing option so saidthatKappan“hasbeenfound theprocedureestablishedby law”. thatshecanseeherson...We have associated with Popular Front of OntheallegationthatKappan filedanapplication. Please allow India (PFI)”, which“has been re- wasintouchwith PFI members, us,” Sibal saidwhile also pointing sponsible fordisrupting public KUWJ said he “would have been out that jail rules don’tallowit. peace of the Statebyprovoking in touchwith peoplefromall “Wewill allow,”said CJI Bob- class and caste conflictswith an walksoflife, whichisessential to de, following whichMehtaqui- intention to destroy public order discharge hisprofessionaldutyas ckly sought to assure, urging the and tarnishthe imageofthe ajournalist...” Uttarakhand cabinet nod to provide land for sadhus’ burial ground

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Sood moves SC over illegal constructionorder TRP case: HC refuses urgent Need sanctionto NewDelhi: ActorSonu Sood allegedillegal construction lengedthe high courtorder. take cognizance Fridaymoved the Supreme at his residential building in While dismissing the Courtchallenging the Mumbai. actor's appeal and applica- relief to formerBARC CEO of ‘offences’ by BombayHigh Courtorder AdvocateVineet tion, the HC said: "Law Kangana: Court whichdismissedhis appeal Dhanda,who filedthe plea, helps onlythosewho are The stategovernment, through chief againstaBMC noticeover said that Sood has chal- diligent." PTI OMKARGOKHALE public prosecutor Deepak Thakare, op- Mumbai: Hearing acriminal MUMBAI,JANUARY22 posed theplea and submitted that there complaintagainstactor Kangana wasnourgentneedfor Dasgupta to be Ranaut, the metropolitan mag- THE BOMBAY High Court Friday refused shifted to aprivate hospital since JJ istrate’s court Fridaysaid sanc- to grant urgent relief to former Hospital had examinedhis health and tion from either the Centreorthe BroadcastAudienceResearch Council declaredhim to be fittobedischarged. statewas necessarytotakecog- (BARC) chief executive officer(CEO) Thakaresaid, Dasgupta wasbeing nizance of the offences alleged Partho Dasgupta,arrestedinalleged TRP takentoTalojajail hospital wherehe to have been committed by her. EmpanelmentofVendorsfor Supply of Books scam case. Dasguptahad movedanur- would remain under observation. LastOctober,Mumbai-based gent praecipe seeking his transfer to a Medical officers therewould examine lawyer Ali Kaashif Khan had Applicaons areinvited forempanelmentofbook suppliersonthe terms & private hospitalafter beingdischarged him and onlybasedontheir decision, movedthe courtalleging that condions prescribed by the university.For details, please refertothe university from state-run JJHospital. The ex-BARC he would be takeninsidethe prison, he Ranaut, through hersocial me- website www.ipu.ac.in CEO,who wasbeingshifted to Taloja jail, said. “If the medical officers from jail dia account, had made “defama- Lastdateofsubmission of prescribed form in this regard along with claimedhewas unfittobedischarged. find it necessaryatany point of the time tory remarks”againstthe Asingle-judgebenchofjustice that the applicantisrequired to be ad- Mumbai Police in regard to the non –refundable demand dra of Rs 2,000 in favour of Registrar,GGSIPU, Prakash DNaik heardDasgupta’s plea mitted to JJHospital again, theywould probeintoactor Sushant Singh New Delhi is 26/02/2021. Registrar in his chambers Fridayevening after take appropriatesteps. In accordance Rajput’s death. regular courthours. with the discharge note,the applicant “As per Section 196ofthe Through advocateArjun Singh would be treatedbymedical officers in Criminal ProcedureCode, it is Madhya Pradesh Police Head quarter, Thakur,Dasgupta had movedabail ap- jail,” Thakareadded. necessarytotakethe sanction of Bhopal (M.P.) plication before thehigh courtafter the The courtwhile permitting the bail the central or the stategovern- sessions courtonJanuary20rejected his plea seeking interim relief to be heard ment before taking cognizance No. Phq/SRB/S-3/102/21 Dated 18/01/2021 bail plea in the alleged TRP scam.Inthe Monday, refusedtogrant anyurgent re- of offences under (the above sec- e- Notice Inviting Tender plea, Dasguptasought interim bail for lief and asked thestate government to tions),” the courtsaid. Khan said e- tenders are invited by the Additional Director General of Police Selection &Recruitment twoweeksorsoughttobetransferred place before it documentspertaining to that he will writetothe govern- Branch Madhya Pradesh Police Head quarter,Bhopal (M.P.) on behalf of DGP MP Bhopal to HindujaHospitalfor treatment. Dasgupta’s health condition. ment in the coming week. ENS for “Conducting Physical Proficiency test based on RFID Technology for Recruitment of Police Constable Selection Examination 2020-21 by providing complete services using Computer system based RF-ID, Synchronised cameras for measurement of distance, U.P.POWER and/or automated solution for such measurementoftime/distance and recording of events TRANSMISSION includingCommunication and other equipments, Digital height/chest measurement CORPORATION LTD. E- 4G curbs extended in devices etc.” as per schedule below:- Tender Notice Online e-Bids are Name of Item(s) Qty. Tender EMD Paid Online invited for “Construction and Fees Through J&K till February 6 (Rs.) mptenders.gov.in commissioning of Twonos. Conducting Physical Proficiency test basedonRFID 15,000/- 15,00,000/- 400KV AIS Line Bay at 400kV S/s Technology for Recruitment of Police Constable Selection Muradnagar-II” on Turn-key basis EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Admin says ‘threat Examination 2020-21 by providing complete services using against Tender Specn. No. ESD Computer system based RF-ID. Synchronised cameras for JAMMU,JANUARY22 perception’ on security DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING measurement of distance, and/or automated solution for such 8/160. E-tender uploaded on GUJARATSTATE measurement of time/distance and recording of events 18.01.2021 on https://etender.up. THE Jammu and Kashmir admin- front is still high including Communication andotherequipments,Digital nic.in. EMD Cost for the tender is (An ISO 9001:2008 certified organization) height/chest measurement devices etc. istration on Fridayextendedre- Dr.Jivraj Mehta Bhavan, Block No.1,ThirdFloor, Rs.15 Lacs and tender Fee of Rs. strictions on 4G high-speedmobile Gandhinagar -382010, Ph. No.(079) 23253800 1. Bids shall be submitted online through website https://www.mptenders.gov.in on or 11,800.00 will be deposited through Internetservices till February6, agenda since regulationofhigh before specified date and time. E-mail: ao-det@.gov.in RTGS/NEFT.Last date for saying that the “threat perception speedmobileinternet prevents 2. The cost of tender document (Tender Fee) is Rs. 15000/- (Fifteen Thousand Only) which submission of tender is 17.02.2021 Online E-Tender Notice No.03/2020-21 is non refundable and cannot be exempted in any condition. Tender fee must be paid on the security front” in the Union easy streaming/ dissemination/ e-TENDER (EOI) NOTICE online through website https://www.mptenders.gov.in at 17.30 Hrs and opening of part-1 is Territory“continues to be high”. downloading of suchmaterial/ (Account) 3. Detailed Tender/RFP document is availableonthe websites 19.02.2021 at 16:00 Hrs. Total Pointing out that exceptfor the videos,’’ the order said. Proposal in the form of BIDS is requested from agencies,willing to bid https://www.mptenders.gov.in and www.mppolice.gov.in 18/01/2021 onwards. Quantity of work, tender districtsofGanderbal and “Reports further suggestthat for Empenalment of Agency/Agencies for Inernal Audit of various offices 1. Tender Publication date 18-1-2021 TIME 17:00 specification and other terms and Udhampur,the Internetspeedon dataservicesthat rely on availabil- under Directorate of Employment &Training. TheEOI document can be 2. 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Government of Karnataka STOP CORONA [WEAR MASK] [WASH YOURHAND] [FOLLOW SOCIAL DISTANCING] DELHI JAL BOARD: GOVT.OFNCT OF DELHI Department of Public Works, Dharwad Division, Dharwad OFFICE OFTHE PUBLIC RELATIONS (W) Office of the Executive Engineer, ROOM NO. 306 VARUNALAYA PH-II, KAROL BAGH, NEW DELHI-110005 Department of Public Works, Dharwad Division, Dharwad Email: [email protected], Phone No- 0112355 0843 Publication of Short term tender EXPRESSION OF INTEREST S. Name of Work Estimated Bid security Period of Last dt/Time N. Cost For each deposit For each Completion of receipt of Sl. No.: EEDPWD /PB-8 /Tender/2020-21/6975 Date: 22-01-2021 group (Rs.) group (Rs.) Bids 1 Selection of Partner NGOs to carry out Public Lump Sum Nil 36 months 16.03.2021 KW –4(Through Standard Document) Participation, Advocacy and SchoolOutreach (Declaration form up-to 15.00 Programme under Public Outreach Component for to be filled) Hours The tender for the following works has been invited for the following works on behalf of the YAP-III, in specified Region of Delhi. Governor of Karnataka by the Public Works Department from aqualified contractors. Eligible contractors Further details in this regard can be seen at DJB website i.e www.delhijalboard.nic.in under “Expression can participate in the tender by confirming the date and other details as published in the e-Governance of Interest” link. Sd/- Center or website. www.eproc.karnataka.gov.in Further information can be obtained from the office. Dy.Director (PR) Other details of the works are as follows. ISSUED BY PRO (WATER) Advt. No. J.S.V.335/2020-21 Delhi Jal Board Total Filled Opening Opening Tenders Date of Date of Sl. Name of Works Estimate GOVERNMENT OF CHHATTISGARH, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT No. in Rs. Receiving Technical Financial OFFICE OF THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER Lakhs Date (e-Proc) Bid (e-Proc) Bid (e-Proc) SHIVNATH CIRCLE DURG (CHHATTISGARH) Construction of Sports Complex at Kalghatgi 1 Taluk, Dharwad District (WORK_INDENT 135006) 500.00 24-02-2021 25-02-2021 26-02-2021 e-PROCUREMENT TENDER NOTICE Construction of Sports Complex at Annigeri Taluk, eProcurement Portal: https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in 2 Dharwad District (WORK_INDENT 135002) 500.00 24-02-2021 25-02-2021 26-02-2021 (1st Call ) System Tender No. :70835 /NIT No. :35/SAC/2020-21, Durg, Dated :20.01.2021 Construction of Valmiki Bhavan at Survey No. 80/1 (behind the new bus station) at Gulaganji Online Tenders are Invited for The Following Works up to 10.02.2021 at 17:30 Hour 3 Koppa, Ward No. 3, Dharwad District. 200.00 24-02-2021 25-02-2021 26-02-2021 Name of Work :CONSTRUCTION OF TEMRISTOPDAM IN BLOCK DHAMDHA (WORK_INDENT 134995) AND DISTRICT DURG. Sd/ -Executive Engineers, Probable Amount of Contract :Rs. 136.63 Lakhs Department of Public Works, The details can be viewed and downloaded online directly from the Government of Chhattisgarh DIPR/651/2020-21/DWD/DESHPANDEPUBLICITY Dharwad Division, Dharwad. Integrated e-Procurement Portal (https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in) from Date 27.01.2021, at 17:31 Hours (IST) onwards. GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU&KASHMIR (1) All eligible/interested contractors/bidders are mandated to get enrolled on the Integrated e- OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (R&B) PROJECT CIRCLE DIVISION1ST SRINAGAR procurement portal (https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in) and get approval on specific vendor class from CORRIGENDUM PWD under Centralized Contractor/ Supplier Registration in order to download the tender doc- Subject: Construction of Service road (5.5m width) along NH-44 bypass (both sides) From Ch. 1+900 to 4+500 &Ch. 11+900 to 17+800 (except km uments and participate in the subsequent bidding process. sd/- 13.145 to km 14.027 ,Bemina flyover) (length =15.236 kms) and renewalcoatonmain existing 4-lane carriagewayfrom Ch. 4+500 to 11+500 in the UT of Jammu&Kashmir on EPC mode Complete job EXECUTIVE ENGINEER Reference: This office Fresh NIT No.NIT No PCD-RnB-63 of 2020-21 Dated:21/12/2020 issued Vide endorsement No PCD-Ist/NIT/7141-50 Dated: 18-12-2020. Tandula Water Resources Division,Durg Sr.No. In RFP Instead Of Please Read for,Superintending Engineer, 1 2.2.2.1 BID Capacity 2.2.2.1 BID Capacity N= Number of years prescribed forcompletion of work forwhich Bid N= Number of years prescribed forcompletion of work forwhich Bid is 86486 Shivnath Circle, Durg (C.G.) is invited. (1 Ye ar) invited. (1.5 Ye ars) In Schedule instead Of Please Read 1. SCOPE OF WORK: SCOPE OF WORK: Improvement Allowed: Improvement Allowed: a) Construction of service road a) Construction of service road Note:-The provision of price escalation has been considered forsix Note:- Deleted. months (beyond 1year:project duration is 18 months) @2.5% of allotted civil cost of the project. 2 Geometric Design and General Features Geometric Design and General Features (i) General (i) General Improvement &geometric standards are not applicable.The scope of The scope of Project shall include road Geometric design and general Project shall only include road Geometric design and general features of features of the Project Highway in accordance with Section 2ofthe the Project Highway shall be in accordance with Section 2ofthe Manual. Manual 3. 2. Geometric Design and General Features 2. Geometric Design and General Features (v) Type of shoulders (v) Type of shoulders (b) In open country, earthen shoulders of 1.0-1.5 mwidth shall be (b) In open areas,earthen shoulders of 1.0-1.5 mwidth shall be provided provided as per attached typical cross sections in Annexure-B-1 as per attached typical cross sections (TCS I&TCSII) in Annexure-B-1 4. Pavement Design Pavement Design (i) Pavement design shall be carried out in accordance with the pro- (i) Pavement design shall be carried out in accordance with the provision vision of relevant Manual i.e.IRC 37-2018. The Project road shall of relevant include construction of service road. Thus,existing road shall be Manual i.e.IRC 37-2018. The Project road shall include construction of overtopped, which shall be provided 30mm BC,60mm DBM, 150mm newservice road and renewalcoat on existing Highway.Thus,new road WMM and 150mm GSB,asgiven in tables below. The crust compo- shall have to be provided with pavement composition as,30mm BC, sition applicable forapproaches of Bridges shall be following as per 60mm DBM, 150mm WMM and 150mm GSB,asgiven in tables below design requirements– and renewalcoat of 40mm BC over existing Highway. 5. (Schedule-D) (Schedule-D) Specifications and Standards forConstruction Specifications and Standards forConstruction 1. Specifications and Standards 1. Specifications and Standards All Materials,works and construction operations shall conformtothe All Materials,works and construction operations shall conformtothe Manual of Specifications and Standards forTwo-Laning of Highways Manual of Specifications and Standards forFour-Laning of Highways IRC: SP: 73-2015, referred to as the Manual if applicable anywhere, IRC:SP:84-2019, referred to as the Manual if applicable anywhere,and and MORTH Specifications forRoad and Bridge Works. Where the MORTH Specifications forRoad and Bridge Works. Where the specifica- specification foraworkisnot given, Good IndustryPractice shall be tion foraworkisnot given, Good IndustryPractice shall be adopted to the adopted to the satisfaction of the Authority’sEngineer. satisfaction of the Authority’sEngineer. 6. Schedule –J Schedule –J Project Completion Schedule Project Completion Schedule 2. Project Milestone-I 2. Project Milestone-I (i) Project Milestone-I shall occur on the date falling on the 128th (i) Project Milestone-I shall occur on the date falling on the 192nd (One (One Hundred Twenty Eight) dayfrom the Appointed Date (the Hundred Ninety Two) dayfrom the Appointed Date (the “Project “Project Milestone- I”). Milestone- I”). 3. Project Milestone-II 3. Project Milestone-II (i) Project Milestone-II shall occur on the date falling on the 219th (i) Project Milestone-II shall occur on the date falling on the 329th (Three (Two hundred Nineteen) dayfrom the Appointed Date (the “Project hundred Twenty Nine)day from the Appointed Date(the “Project Milestone- II”). Milestone- II”). 4. Project Milestone-III 4. Project Milestone-III (i) Project Milestone-III shall occur on the date falling on the 310th (i) Project Milestone-III shall occur on the date falling on the 465th (Four (Three Hundred Ten) dayfrom the Appointed Date (the “Project Hundred Sixty Five) dayfromthe Appointed Date (the “Project Milestone- III”). Milestone- III”). 5. Scheduled Completion Date 5. Scheduled Completion Date (i) The Scheduled Completion Date shall occur on the 547th (Five (i) The Scheduled Completion Date shall occur on the 365th (Three Hundred and FortySeven) dayfrom the Appointed Date. Sixty-five) dayfrom the Appointed Date. 7. 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ABUSE AT BILASPURSHELTER Missingsince2008,Kutchcattleherder State WCD dept releasedfromPakistanjail,reachesAmritsar recommends closure of Ujjawala home During ahearing in the reachedGhaziabadbyFriday GOPALKATESHIYA Kulbhushan Jadhavcase on evening. that women at the home were RAJKOT,JANUARY22 January2,India reportedly “WehavereachedGhaziabad GARGIVERMA scared and notready to speak.Of brought it to the noticeofthe and areexpecting to reach BILASPUR,JANUARY22 the sevenwomenatthehome, ISMAILSAMA,acattle herder Islamabad High CourtthatIsmail Amritsar by train on Saturday twoare learnt to have told the from Nana Dinaravillagein Samacontinuedtobedetained morning. Ireceivedacall from The ChhattisgarhWomen and panel that theywerekeptthere Gujarat’s Kutchdistrict who in Pakistanevenafter he had Ismail on Fridayevening inform- Child Development (WCD)de- forcefullyafter police took them went missing in 2008 and was served his prison term. The High ing me that he wasatthe Indian partment on Fridayislearntto there. laterfound in aPakistani jail, was Court, while hearingthe matter RedCross Society branchin have recommendedtothe One of them, a27-year-old releasedonFriday following an again on January14, hadordered Amritsar,” Fazalla, who also runs Centre thatthe Ujjawala home woman, is learnt to have told the order by the Islamabad High (Above)Ismail Sama; Ismail’srelease on January 22. Shri ManavSevaPanchham in Bilaspur,whereseveral panel thatshe had lefther home CourtonJanuary14. (left) Hisson Ataulla and “ApparentlyIsmail wasre- Vistar Vikas NavjivanTrust, an women have alleged sexual to startworking and living inde- Ismail reachedthe Indian wifeKamabai neartheir leasedonThursday... Four years NGOworking forthe welfareof abuse by the staff, be shut down. pendently. She said that afterliv- RedCross Society’s branchin home in 2018. Express is averylongtime afterone has peopleofwestern Kutch, said. The recommendation has ingattheshelterhomeforaweek, Amritsar afterPakistani officers served his jail term. Both the Desai said, “The cattle-herder been made on the basis of are- she triedtoleave and herfamily handedhim over to Indianau- countries should adoptamech- livesinavillageonthe border portsubmitted by officials of the came to take her home,but the thorities. RafiqJat,anative of anearbyvil- membered that number and di- Information (RTI)Act, Jatin Desai, anism by whichcitizens of the and is jailedbyPakistanfor walk- department on the situation at staffdid notlet her meetthem. Nana Dinaravillageislocated lagereturnedhome afterbeing alleditafter reachingAmritsar. former general secretaryofthe other countryare repatriated the ing afew kilometres from his the shelter,run by NGO Out of the sevenwomen, one near Khavda, around 50 km from releasedfromPakistanin He is coming home after13long Indian chapterofPakistan-India very next dayafter hisorher le- home. It takesmorethan a Shivmangal Shikshan Samiti. eachisfromAssam,Odishaand on the Indo-Pakistanborder in October,2017, and informed years,” Ataullatold The Indian People’s Forum forPeace and galcustody ends,” Desai told The decade forhim to be released The Samiti’s president UttarPradesh, and four arefrom Bhuj taluka of Kutchdistrict. them that he and Ismail were to- Express over phone from Allaiya Democracy (PIPFPD), said that Indian Express. and morethan a2,000-kilome- Jitendra Mourya,who hasbeen Chhattisgarh. Ismail went missing on gether in aKarachi prison. Vandh area of Nana Dinara. Ismail wasawarded afive-year Noormamad Sama, sarpanch trelong journeytocomeback chargedwithsexually abusing The report, it is learnt,states August28, 2008,and hiswife Ataulla, 33,the eldest of “He spoketome, my mother jail term by aPakistani courtin of Nana Dinara, said Fazalla and home.”Desai has also been ad- women staying at the shelter that the women have revealedin Kamabai believesthat her hus- Ismail’s nine children, confirmed Kamabai and my younger October 2011 on espionage Ismail’s stepbrother Yunus had vocating ano-arrest policy at sea andarrestedonThursday, was separateinterviews that they bandlosthis wayand inadver- that his father had reached brotherQayum. My uncle Yunus charge.His prison term endedin boardedatrain from Gujarat on in cases when fishermen inad- sent to judicial custody on Friday. were notgiven enough food or tentlycrossedovertothe Amritsar.“At 6pmonFriday, we and deputy sarpanchofour vil- October,2016but the cattle Thursday forAmritsar afterbe- vertentlycross themaritime Accordingtosources,officials articles of dailyuse likesoaps, Pakistanside of the border or receivedaphonecallonmyfa- lage,Fazalla Sama, arealready on herder continuedtolanguish in ing infromedbyDesai that Ismail boundary. of the stateWCD department and medical supplies. Theywere wasabductedbyPakistani bor- ther’s mobile number.Hehad their waytoAmritsartoreceive aPakistani detention centrefor waslikelytobehandedoverto Aspokesperson forthe conducted a“sudden examina- “verbally abused, beaten and in- der guards. lefthis phone backhome when him,” Ataulla said. morethan four years as Indian Indian authorities at the Wagah PakistanHighCommissionin tion” at the Ujjawala home on timidated”, it noted. Forabout adecade, the fam- he went missing and Ihad been Citing documentsheac- authorities took time to confirm border. Delhi confirmedthat one fisher- January18, aday afterthree The reportstatesthat thesu- ilyhad no news about him until usingthat number since. He re- cessed under the Right to hisnationality. Fazalla Sama and Yunus man wasrepatriated on Friday. women escapedfromthe shel- perintendent AartiVerma and terhomewith the helpofthe president Mourya usedindecent familymembers of one of them. languagewith the inmates. These women later went to Further,the staffcouldn’t explain Elephant dies afterburning Old Bhopal tense as NGO gets the police station and com- the allegationsorthe visiting plainedabout sexual and physi- hours of Mourya. cal abuse at the shelter.The po- The panelthatexaminedthe ownership of disputed land lice then registeredanFIR under home hasevacuated the home tyre attackinTN, twoheld bailable sections. Afterthe out of safetyconcerns. women’s statementswere “Threeofthe women were recordedinfront of acivil judge handedovertotheir families af- IRAMSIDDIQUE in the district courtonThursday, terbothsides acceptedrepatri- ARUNJANARDHANAN& BHOPAL,JANUARY22 the police addedsections of rape ation. The rest have been accom- NITHYAPANDIAN and assault to the FIR and modated in other centres for CHENNAI,COIMBATORE, THE OLD BhopalareainMadhya nabbed Mourya. women,” an official said. JANUARY22 Pradesh remainedunder heavy It is learnt that the report So far, policehavenot ques- police bandobastFriday afterthe submitted by the WCDdepart- tionedany of the women staffat AN ELEPHANT has diednear districtadministrationgavepos- ment director and her team says the Ujjawala home. Ooty due to severe bleeding session on January17(Sunday) causedbyaburning tyrethrown of adisputed land parcel meas- at it by local residentsonJanuary uring2.88acres, claimedtobea ED searches Row over FIR 8. Twodays afterits death, Tamil Avideograb of the attackonthe elephantnear the resortin graveyardbyMuslim commu- Nadu Police on Fridayarrested the Nilgiris; (right) the twowho have so farbeen arrested. nity,toRajdevJanseva Trust, an offices of Viva aftervandalism twopeople in this connection. NGO, manyofwhose trustees According to asenior forest areBJP and VHP leaders. Group, run by of toilet in official, the elephant wasat- residential areas, and have ac- An autopsy reportrevealed The Trustisnow in the tacked on January8afterithad cusedthe forest staffofnot mon- thatithad severe injuries on the process of constructing abound- Barricades near the disputed site. Express Vasai MLA’s kin Saharanpur damaged aluxurycar parkedat itored the animal properly. back and burn injuries on theear. arywall and plans to build a Mavanahalla near Masinagudi. Nilgiris District Collector Meanwhile, Bellan,55, an community hall in the area. Avideoofthe attack emergedon JInnocent Divyaconfirmed that anti-poaching watcher at On Thursday, the residentsin vice president of BJP in MP; an- tle the disputeoverWakf prop- KHUSHBOONARAYAN MANISHSAHU social media,following whichan orders have been passedtoseal Mudumalai TigerReservewho the area who had approached other trusteeVishnu Khatri is the erty,Bhopal Collector Avinash MUMBAI,JANUARY22 LUCKNOW,JANUARY22 investigationwas conducted. theresort. wasassignedtotakecareofthe the Wakf Tribunal forastayon sitting BJP MLAfromBerasia; Lavania said, “As per the Revenue “They threw atyrefilled with VijayKrishnaraj of theNilgiris- elephant, has been unable to construction work,shut down Bhagwandas Sabnani, another land records, thelandbelongs to THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate AROW has eruptedbetween kerosene at the elephant, which basedUnited Conservation control his tears sinceits death. their shopsinprotest.The Wakf trustee, is stategeneral secretary the Trustand thereisnostay (ED)Fridaysearchedtheofficesof transport officialsinSaharanpur wasalready being treated by the Movement (UCM) Movement, “Wenamedthe elephant ‘SI’ Tribunal is scheduledtohear the of BJP; Shashibhai Seth,another from anycourt that prohibits Viva Grouprun by the familyof district and the Bajrang Dal, with forest department foradeep said the injuredelephant wasbe- because it walkedlikeastrict po- ongoing title suit on January23. trustee, wasthe Sangh them from going ahead and tak- Vasai MLAand leader of Bahujan the group accusingSaharanpur backinjury,”hesaid. ing treated forabout 45 days by lice officer.SIfrequentlyvisited Earlier on Sunday, curfew Sanchalak in RSS. ing possession. The issue of re- Vikas Aghadi, HitendraThakur, Roadways officialsof falselyfram- LCSSrikanth, deputy director the forest department. “They ourvillage before anditneverdid had to be imposedinthe juris- Asked about the affiliationof ceiverhas been resolvedbythe and twoconsultantstothe group ing six of itsworkers in acase of of Mudumalai TigerReserve were administering medicine anyharm to the villagers…Its diction of three police stations the trustwithRSS, Pitambar SDM; hence,legally, thetrust in connection with itsprobe into publictoilet vandalism at the lo- (BufferZone), who is in charge of and feeding fruits. While han- condition wasgetting better and close to the disputedsitewhile Rajdev, who is aVHP Prant waswell within itsrightstocon- the alleged Rs 6,200crore fraud cal bus depot Wednesday. the area, said theybookedone dling it wastough, therewas one the forest department employed section 144was invokedinsev- Pramukh,saidafew membersare struct aboundarywall to take perpetratedby HousingDevelop- The transportdepartment’s moreperson and he wasout of forest watcher who wastaking four moreemployees to monitor eral places in the area. Though affiliated withthe RSSbut the possession of itsproperty.” ment Infrastructure Limited officials on Fridayclaimed they station. careofthe elephant all these it with me… the curfew wasliftedMonday, trustisanindependententityand However, SarwatSharif (HDIL)atPunjabandMaharashtra namedpeople in their complaint “The twopersons detained days,” Krishnaraj said. “One night,SIwandered people’smovement close to the carries outsocial welfarework. Khan, lawyer at the Madhya Co-operative (PMC) Bank. basedoninformation provided were arrested todayand will be The forest official and away towardsMavanahallain disputed siteremains restricted “The curfew had been im- Pradesh Wakf Boardsaid the Thakur is asix-time MLAand by local people who witnessed sent forremand,” he said. Krishnaraj said the reason forthe search of food… The people at and nearbymarkets areshut. posedtowardoff the repeat of mattertodecide the finalowner his party currentlyhas three the incident. The miscreantsal- The arrested have been iden- death wasseverebleeding. the resorttreated it badlyand Pitambar Rajdev, Vice 2001-likesituation sensing the of the land (title suite)was sub- MLAs in the Maharashtra legedlyraisedobjections as the tifiedasReymond Mallan “Aftertheythrew the flaming threw aburning tyreonit,” President, RajdevJanseva Trust, sensitivity of the matter,” pointed judice before the Wakf Tribunal, Assembly, including Thakur’s toiletwas located close to atem- Malcolm (28) and Prasath object, it had damaged the ear Bellan told TheIndian Express. said the trust whichhad con- out DIG Bhopal, Irshad Wali. Back the highestcourttosettle the son Kshitij. The party has ex- ple, and claimedreligioussenti- Sugumaran (36). According to lobeleading to severe bleeding. “Itwas tired,had lostalot of structed the Sindhi colony,will then, the area had turnedtense disputeofWakf properties.“The tendedsupporttothe Maha mentsofHindus hadbeenhurt. local residents, the elephant was Therewereefforts to save the an- blood and wasinpain.Two vet- develop acommunity hall in the when the trusttried to take pos- next hearing is on January23. Vikas Aghadi government. The Saharanpur police have attackedafter it came close to a imal but it diedonJanuary19. erinaryteamstranquilisedit disputed land. sessionofthe land. However, the Trustillegallytook Sources said searches were arrested aperson identifiedas resortrun by Malcolm. Similar incidentsare increasing with the help of Kumki ele- Of the 15 members of the When asked if the district ad- possessionofthe disputed land conducted at five locations after KawaljeetSingh. “Wehavesofar The residentssaid people in Mudumalai region,” said phants... We triedtoshiftitto Trust, manyhold positions in BJP, ministration can allowthe pos- with the help of the district ad- the agency allegedly found identifiedfour persons and they from the resortfrequentlyused Krishnaraj,referring to the poi- TheppakaduElephant camp, VHP and areworkers of RSS. session of the disputed land ministration,”healleged. transfers of about Rs 250 crore have no association with any to callthe forest departmentto soning of twotigers about 1kmaway… But we just Trustmember Alok Sharma, for- when itsstillpending hearing in FULLREPORTON from HDIL to aclutchofcompa- Hinduoutfits. In the video, there chase the elephant away from recently. lostit,” he added. mer mayorofBhopal, is nowthe the Wakf Tribunal, acourt to set- www.indianexpress.com nies associated withVivaGroup. arearound10-12persons and These transfers, the ED has al- the processtoidentify others is leged,weredone to siphon on,” said Saharanpur Circle moneyfromHDIL. Officer Durga Prasad Tewari. TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE About aboy who ran away from home, a When contacted,Hitendra The officer said alocal court Thakur said, “I am notsurewhat sent KawaljeetSinghtojudicial the ED is looking for. However, custody on Thursday, and added NUMBER OF lonely roomand 5months of onlineclasses all our transactions arethrough that the Hindu outfitsinthe re- VACCINATIONS cheque and we will give ourjus- gion had deniedinvolvement in (JAN 22) been irregular since the online behind in studies, with tuitions the elderly ones to be safe,and tificationtothe agency.” the incident. 2,28,563 KAMAALSAIYED classesbeganfivemonths ago. also stoppedand no one to help ridinghis bicycle alternately, to SURAT,JANUARY22 Whilehescored74per cent in him with problems. makeittoMumbai. He claims to Total:12,72,097 Class7,hedidn't appear in the The school principal says have spentadifficult,cold night 4held in Greater Noida over IT HAD been months.Hemissed recent school exams. theycalled his parentsthree at the backofatruck, till aguard NUMBER OF ADVERSE his friends, teachers, the chatter The Rander police arenot times forameeting,concerned lent him ablanket.Hesayshe EVENTS AFTER in the classroom, and playing planning anyaction, apart from about the “above average, well- thought of calling his parentsto medical student abduction IMMUNIZATION cricket.Online classes were not sending over some personnel to behaved” teenager skipping tell them he wassafe, but was the same. “I could see on atiny talk to the teenager.“We trusthis classes. scared theywould be very angry his cousin Rohit Singh, Nitesh 267 mobile phone screen the teacher statement. He has notcommit- “But theydidn't come. or come with the police. “I am EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Kashyapand Mohit Singh –all in Total:1,520 writing something on ablack- tedany crime. The boyhas re- Knowing that the familyisnot afraid of the police.” LUCKNOW,JANUARY22 their twenties. board. Icould neither read what turnedsafely,”says an inspector. well-offfinancially, we had Around 10.30 pm on January Main accused Abhishekhas a CASES: ACTIVECASES:1,88,688 theywrotenor hear what they The teenager,who aspiresto waived his fees forsix months. 19,heknockedonhis uncle's IN Ajoint operation,Uttar BAMS degreefromaBangalore 326 said,” he says. become apilot,sayshefelt We also gave the boybooks,” the door.“Theywerehappytosee Pradesh Police’s Special Task collegeand worksataDelhihos- DAYSSINCE 1,06,25,428 DEATHS:1,53,032 PANDEMIC On January18, carrying awa- “ghunglaman (suffocated)” since principal said. me. Ijustate and slept.Myuncle Force(STF) and Gonda police on pital. Police areconducting raids BEGAN TESTS: 19,01,48,024 | RECOVERIES: 1,02,83,708 terbottle, chips, and his bicycle, the Covid lockdown began. The 14-year-old could only knowing Ihad lefthome with- Fridayarrestedfour people, in- to trace Abhishek's colleague Dr the 14-year oldClass 8student The family's one-bedroom think of one escape, to his grand- out telling my parentscalledup cluding an Ayurvedic doctor,in Preeti Mehrawho wasalso in- CASES DEATHS RECOVERIES TESTS ranawayfromhis home in Surat flat on the sixth floor of an apart- mother and uncle, who live in my father to tell him whereI Greater Noida and rescueda19- volvedinthe abduction and is at JAN21 14,545 16318,002 8,00,242 to an uncle in Bhayander, ment building in Adajan is bare Bhayander.His parentsand he was.” year-old medical student who large.“Preeti startedcalling Mumbai, 280 km away. but foradivan, atelevision case also livedinBhayander till six The Rander police wasalso wasabductedlastweek. Abhishek and talked to him for STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMCASES He leftthe phonebehind, and withnoTVinit, and afew chairs. years ago, but movedtoSurat in on histrail,having figured out Additional Superintendent of nearly fourdays.SheaskedGaurav CASES(JAN21) TOTAL anote:telling his parentshewas Once his parents,who areto- thehopeofabetter life. He had with the help of CCTVfootage of Police, STF, RajKumar Mishra to meether outsidehis collegein Kerala 6,334 8,70,530 sorry forthe trouble but he was bacco vendors, leftfor work,he lastmet his uncle and grand- the apartment that he had left said,“Whilefourpeoplehave Gonda on January18,” said Maharashtra2,886 20,00,878 going “far away”; “Yehonline would spend days alone in the mother before the pandemic home on his bicycle. been arrested,one person is ab- Inspector,STF,Saurabh Vikram Chhattisgarh674 9,34,252 classes mein kuchchsamajh nahin room, staring at the mobile began. On January 20, his parents ar- sconding.” Singh.“WhenGaurav reachedthe aata (I can't getanything in these phone -- days which quickly When he leftfor Bhayander, rivedinBhayander to gethim Aresident of Bahraichdistrict, spottomeetPreeti, theaccused STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMDEATHS online classes)”. turnedtomonths. He has no on the bicycle gifted by his un- back. Sittingwithhim at home, Gaurav Haldar is afirst-year stu- dragged himinsidethe car,”said DEATHS(JAN21) TOTAL On Thursday, his parentsgot siblings. cle, he thought he would “never the father says theywouldnever dentofBachelorofAyurvedic Singh.HewasthentakentoDelhi, Maharashtra5351,848 him back. His school plans to Almostthe only time he return”,hesays. nag him to studyagain, or “leave Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) at Singh added. Kerala 21 3,593 send over twoteachershomefor steppedout wastohelp his par- “WeusedtogotoMumbai by him alone at home”. “Wework acollegeinGonda and stayed in On getting calls forransom Punjab 15 5,535 counselling. entscarry tobacco bags up. road on my father's motorbike, hardtoensurehehas acomfort- hostel. Police saidthe accusedhad Gaurav’s father,Nikhil Haldar, ap- The principalofthe school, “I love playing cricket, but all so Iwas awareofthe routeand able life, nowwewill work to demandedaransomofRs70lakh proachedthepolice. Theaccused DataasonJanuary21,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare,IndianCouncilofMedical an English-medium, grant-in- my friendsstayfar away,” he that it was280 km away," he keep him happy.” from his father,Nikhil Haldar. were arrested afterpolice laid a Researchandstategovernments.Oftenthenumbersreleasedeverydaycontaindatafrompreviousdays aswell.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareonlyindicativeandnotdefinitive aid institution, says the 14-year- says. says,claiming to have takenlifts This Sunday, he will drive his Those arrested have been trap forthem at Knowledge Park old is agoodstudentbut has Meanwhile, he kept falling with truckdrivers,choosingonly son to his friend'shouse to play. identifiedasDrAbhishek Singh, in Greater Noida.

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10 THE EDITORIAL PAGE —BERNIE SANDERS Food Maths

§ FOUNDED BY § RAMNATH GOENKA Imbalances in India’s cereal economy BECAUSETHE TRUTHINVOLVES US ALL needmorethan ashort-term fix

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Markets touchrecordhighs on backofgreater confidence over THE PARADOXOF“hunger amidstplenty”has with normal levels. Afterreaching apeak of looming imbalance between production and haunted India foralongtime and shows no nearly 100milliontonnes in July2020(more consumption. Cereal production has been economy. Optimismneeds to be tempered with caution signof going away.Onthe contrary, it reached than twice the buffer-stocknorms), cereal wellabove 250million tonnesforfiveyearsin NTHURSDAY,THE BSESensexbreachedthe historic 50,000 markfor anew plane in 2020.Onthe one hand, the eco- stocks stoppedgrowing. But with the recent arow,and is likely to cross280 milliontonnes nomic recession precipitatedbythe COVID- discontinuation of PMGKAY, they areall set this year.According to the second India thefirsttime. Whilethe markets have since then been pulleddownby 19 crisis and national lockdown exposedhuge to grow again in 2021. Human Development Survey,average cereal profit booking, the near 90 per cent rise in the Sensexfromthe depths numbers of people to food insecurity.Many In the short-term, thereisnosimple way consumption wasalittle below12kgper per- observedinMarch last year has been nothingshortofspectacular. household surveys point to reducedfood in- of closing the gapbetween procurement son per month 2011-12. Using this bench- OMoreover, this surge has notbeen concentrated in afew select stocks,but take in both quantitative and qualitative terms. and distribution other than expanding dis- mark, aggregatecereal consumption is likely is morebroad-basedwith the BSE mid and small cap indices also witnessing asimilar Thelatestsurvey,Hunger Watch,suggests that tribution. With farmers demanding higher to be around 200million tonnestoday,ina surge.Foreigninvestors have also flockedindroves—between April 1and January21, food insecurity continuedwell afterthe lock- MSPs and being quiteassertive about it, pro- normal year.Sustainedpovertyreduction down. The government is trying to createan curement is unlikelytodecline soon (except would perhaps raise it alittle beyond that, but foreignportfolio investors invested anet of Rs 2.41lakh croreinIndian equities, the high- impression that the crisis is largely over,but in years of bad harvest). Exports would re- notmuch. Cereals have other uses than hu- esteverinasingle year.Retail participation toohas seen aspectacular pickup—around forinformal-sector workers, hardship is likely quiremassive subsidies, since MSPs tend to man consumption, but it is notclearhow well 10 millionnew demat accountswereopenedin2020. All this suggests thatdespitethe to continue foralongtime. be higherthan worldprices —almost50per the surplus can be used. economygoingthrough arguablythe severest recession in decades, marketparticipants On the other hand, excess cereal stocks cent higher in the case of wheat today. So This imbalance reflects the excessive fo- areoptimisticabout futureprospects. (mainlyrice and wheat) have reachedun- would the useofexcess stocks as cattle feed. cus of subsidisedprocurement on rice and Thereare severalpossible explanationsfor the surge in the markets.First, thereisfar precedented levels and areall settogrowfur- Large subsidies forexportsorcattle feed (not wheat. Perhaps the all-out promotion of rice greateroptimism over the stateofthe economythanbeforewithleading economic in- ther in 2021. Bloated stocks reflect agrow- to speak of ethanol) would be hardtojus- and wheat servedapurpose at one time, ing imbalancebetween procurement and tify.Open-market sales would defeat the when India facedapossible danger of cereal dicators suggesting that astrong recovery is underway. Addtothat expectations of a distribution. According to the official purpose of MSPs. shortage.Today, it makes little sense. smooth rollout of the Covidvaccine and as aconsequence, demand firming up, especially Foodgrains Bulletin, cereal procurement was This imbalance reflects the The case forexpanding distribution arises Diversificationofagriculture,especially to- forhigh-contact services, thereisreason to be optimistic. This viewwas echoed by econ- around 70 million tonnes in 2017-18, 80 mil- excessive focus of subsidised notonlyfromthe lack of sensiblealternatives wardsnutritiouscropssuchasmillets,pulses, omists at the RBI in their latestmonthlyoutlook on the stateofthe economy, who noted lion tonnes in 2018-19, and close to 90 mil- procurement on rice and but also from the needto consolidate the food oilseeds andvegetables, is important notonly that “the recovery is getting stronger in itstraction and soon the winter of our discon- lion tonnes in 2019-20.This year,itmay cross security netinthis crisis situation. Ad hoc forbetternutrition but alsotopromote equity wheat. Perhaps the all-out tent will be made glorious summer,”adding that “barring the visitation of another wave, 100million tonnes.Meanwhile, cereal dis- measures, oftenprone to confusionand cor- and sustainability. This requires morebal- tribution under the public distributionsys- ruption,should give waytosustainedentitle- ancedsubsidies —for instance, higher MSPs the worstisbehind us”. Second, thereare heightenedexpectations from the upcoming promotion of rice and wheat tem(PDS) and other welfareschemes has served apurpose at one time, ments. Thereare manypossibilitiesinthis re- forpulses, combinedwith more active pro- Union Budget.Considering that the government has been rather conservative in itsap- stagnated at around 60 million tonnes. gard —expandingthe Antyodaya programme, curement and the inclusion of pulses in the proachthis year,thereare expectations that the finance minister, in addition to announc- Procurement and distribution do notmatch when India faced apossible updating the population figures usedtocal- PDS. The feasibility of including pulses in the ing steps to aid the economic recovery,will loosen the fiscal taps,providingthe much- because theyare drivenbyindependent danger of cereal shortage. culateNFSAcoverage, raising monthlycereal PDS wasamply demonstrated in 2020 under neededfillip to theeconomy.And third, favourable liquidity conditions, both domestically forces —procurement by minimum support Today, it makes little sense. rations above the modest norm of 5kgper the PMGKAY—this couldworkwondersfor and globally, areplaying asignificant role in pushing up stockprices. prices (MSPs), distribution by thenorms of Diversification of person,anduniversalisingthePDS inruralar- farmers, poor people, and the environment. the National Food Security Act(NFSA). eas and urbanslums, among others. Justto Diversificationalso calls forother forms of However, thereisreason to be cautious. Even though marketsare forward-looking, val- Whenthe NFSAwas beingdrafted10years agriculture,especially amplify the lastoption, universalisingthe PDS public support (such as marketing arrange- uations appear to be stretched. The marketiscurrentlytrading at aprice to earnings ra- ago, cereal procurement wasaround 60 mil- towards nutritious crops in rural areas at NFSArates (5 kg per person ments,credit facilities, scientific advice, effec- tio of 34 that is farinexcess of itslong term average. While earnings will getupgraded, lion tonnes. The Planning Commission and fi- suchasmillets, pulses, permonth)would requireanextraallocation tive insurance), especiallyfor small farmers this expansion in the earnings multiplewill at some point adjusttothe reality that the nance ministryarguedthat it would notand oilseeds and vegetables, is of about 15-20 million tonnes per year — and deprivedregions. economystillhas aconsiderable distance to travel to recovertopre-COVID levels. Even should notgrowfurther,and insistedon60 barelyhalf of the current gapbetweenannual Soonerorlater,the double imbalance in important not only forbetter accounting forthe faster recovery,the economyislikelytorecoverto2019-20levels, only million tonnes as an upper bound forthe ce- procurement and distribution. India’s cereal economy(betweenprocure- by around the end of 2021-22. real requirementsofthe NFSA.Tenyearslater, nutrition but also to Another approachwould be to simply ment and distribution as well as betweenpro- procurement has actuallygrown by more promote equityand raise state-wise NFSAallocations by afixed duction and consumption) will needmore than 50 per cent. sustainability. This requires percentage(say20per cent), and letthe states than ashort-term fix. Meanwhile, the needof The imbalance between procurement decide howtouse theadditional quotas the hour is to expand distribution under the and distribution wastemporarily hiddenin more balanced subsidies — withinthePDS framework.Duringthe lastfew PDS. Failing that, thecountry is headingto- SLAUGHTERING SENSE 2020 because additional PDS rations of 5kg forinstance,higher MSPs months,manystateshavetriedto expand the wardsanother round of wasteful stockaccu- per person per month were provided to forpulses, combined with coverage of thePDS as arelief measure, but it mulationeven aspoor people struggle to feed NFSAcardholders from April to November is hardfor them —especiallythepoorerstates their families. Delhi civic body wantsrestaurants to displayhow their meat is under the Pradhan Mantri Garib KalyanAnna more active procurement —todoitwithout central assistance. slaughtered.Itisabad policy with suspectmotives Yojana (PMGKAY). This ledtothe release of and the inclusion of pulses Aside from amajor gapbetween cereal The author is Visiting Professor at the an extra30million tonnes or so, compared in the PDS. procurement and distribution, thereisalsoa Department of Economics, Ranchi University POLICY CANbecriticised on manycounts—for being superfluous and wasteful, impractical, callous or even forbeing the instrument of alarger, divisive agenda. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation(SDMC) order Amaking it mandatoryfor restaurantsand eateries to displaywhether they serve“halal” or “jhatka”meatand poultryhas the rare distinction of checking all these boxes. The food and beverage industryinthe capital is still reeling from THE WHATSAPP FIX the financialimpact of the pandemic, and another unnecessaryrule will onlyadd to its burden. According to meattraders,itispriceand quality thatdetermine thekindofmeat purchased by restaurants, notthe methodofslaughter.Besides,asmultiple restaurateurs Adataprotection lawwould have made its privacy updateillegal told this newspaper,customers rarely inquire—or care—about howthe meat they con- sume is slaughtered.SDMC officials have also pointedout that enforcing the policy is nearly impossible,sincethereisnoway to distinguish betweenhalal andjhatka in cooked meat. SubimalBhattacharjee Giventhe opposition to and futility of the policy,the only explanation forits promulga- tion lies in the political ends it means to serve.Alarge chunk —about 80 per cent, by some IN NOVEMBER 2014,WhatsApp adoptedthe duringthe 2016 US elections and Brexit is passedbynow,WhatsApp’smove would have estimates—ofthe meatconsumedinDelhi is “halal” because amajorityofbutchers be- Signal protocol forend-to-end encryption af- proof. In 2018,therewerereports of Facebook been illegal. Provisionsin the bill requiredthat terits acquisition by Facebook in Februaryin entering intodata-sharing deals with other everydataintermediaryhas to take explicit long to the Muslim community.Itisalso avital sector because of the employment it gener- the same year.Since then, it has growntobe tech firms likeApple, Amazon and Spotify. permission from the user whose datawould ates. Moreover, in acountrystruggling with amalnutritionproblem, animalproteins arean the most popularappforIP messaging and te- WhatsApprespondedtowidespreadcon- beharvested. Even the method of dataclassi- essentialpartofthe nutrition matrix. The rationalefor theorder,accordingtoBJP SDMC lephonywithalmost twobillion users world- cern by,first, trying to clarify that the update fication intosensitivepersonal dataand crit- leader NarendraChawla, is that it will “benefit the Khatik community”, whichuses the wide, of which400 million areinIndia, the did notchangeanything as farasthe private ical data has been definedand their process- “jhatka” method. The motive,then, seemstobetocommunalise food and to pit people in- largest in anycountry.WhatsApp’s unique chatsbetween individuals and groups were ing possibilities mentionedinthe bill. volvedinthe animal tradeagainsteachother.Bybranding food served according to the re- blend of text, audio and voice messaging and concernedand that thedatawouldbeshared Clearly,the government has to makethe callingplatform with the end-to-end encryp- In the most recent note,the onlyfor businessinteractions.Itthen issued PDPB intolaw sooner than later so that such ligion of those who provide it, the BJP-controlledSDMC is trying to communalise food. tion has allowedthe companytomaintain its large media ads and finallyproposedtodefer restrictive practicescan neverbeintroduced All this is being done by amunicipal administration that is unable to meeteventhe government referred to the pole position,despitehiccups likethe Pegasus principle of purpose the implementation by aboutthree months in the firstplace.Afterall, WhatsAppdidmake basicobligations to itsemployees. On Thursday, the Delhi High Court, while ordering the malwareepisode. to May15, 2021.But these steps didn’t stop the an exception forits users in the European stategovernment and municipalcorporation to paythe backlog of salaries and pensions It is, therefore, surprising that aplatform limitation provisions in the exodusof manyusersto alternateonlinemes- Union. At the same time, forthe Competition to itsemployees, said that it was“disgusted” by “absolutelynoconcern youhaveshown that has made avirtue out of protecting user Personal DataProtection Bill saging services likeSignal and Telegram. Commissionof India,thisis aclassiccaseof an foryour employees”. Perhaps, rather than focusing on what notices restaurantsneedto privacy is trying to forceits updated terms of (PDPB) that wasintroduced The Indian government has also sent a organisation usingits nearmonopolistic service (ToS) and privacy policy on users. The strong note,seeking the company’s response powerinthe markettopush through some- carry as apolitical ploy, theSDMC shouldfocus on the needs of the city and itsstaff. in Parliament in December policy seeksconsent from users to allowthe to 14 queriesrelatedto theirpractices in India thing that is notinthe consumer interest. platform to sharetheir datawithFacebook 2019 and is currently being and asking the platform to withdraw those The fact remains that tech giants need and itscompanies, whichmeans that discussed by ajoint select proposedchanges. This note has sent aclear morelegal and regulatorywatch, giventhe WhatsAppwould sharetransaction data, mo- committee. It will be messagetoWhatsApptonot subject Indian digital proliferation in the country. As Digital bile device information, IP addresses and other users to greater information security risksand India expands and brings in moreusers from THE SANDERS STYLE metadataonhow users interact with busi- pertinent to mention that vulnerabilities with the consolidation of data the current base of 70 crore, and moretaketo nesses on WhatsApp. Suchsharing would be had the bill been passed by from WhatsApp and Facebook.In2019, dur- social media forcommunications and busi- It’s onlyapt that Bernie Sanders breaksthe internetasJoe done with the user being notifiedbeforethe now, WhatsApp’smove ing the revelations of the Pegasus hacking the ness, theymustbeensured asafer digital Bidentakes over as 46th president of US startof achat if the businessuses Facebookto would have been illegal. IT ministerhad takenasimilar stand, forcing space, giventhat mostwouldn’tbeaware of storeand analysedataand the user would WhatsAppto committoafewdeliverables. In the reachofthe data beinggenerated.For now, ERNIE SANDERS IS everywhere, even if he is notinthe WhiteHouse. The have the option of blocking the business. Provisions in the bill themostrecent note,thegovernmentreferred WhatsApp hastoroll back the TOSand pri- seasonedDemocrat launchedamillion memes by turning up at US However, even this woulddefythe princi- required that everydata to the principle of purpose limitation provi- vacy policyandthinkof methods to allowopt- President Joe Biden’s inauguration in an ensemble that has been variously ple of purpose limitation that has been the intermediaryhas to take sions in the Personal DataProtection Bill in and opt-out choices so that forced consent described as “grumpy chic”and “going to thepostoffice”look.Amid the yardstickofaddressing privacy concerns at a explicit permission from (PDPB) that wasintroducedinParliament in is nevermade the order of the day. B global level. It is afactthat Facebook does not December 2019 and is currentlybeing dis- striking visuals of Vice-President Kamala Harris’s purple powersuit, Lady have astellar recordofdataprotectionofits the user whose datawould cussedbyajoint select committee. It will be The writer is amember of theeditorial board Gaga’s operatic gown and Michelle Obama’s strikingly confident head-to-toe plum attire, users, as the CambridgeAnalytica datascam be harvested. pertinent to mention that had the bill been of thecyber journal of Chatham House in walked Sanders in an unfussy dun-coloured coatpulleduptohis ears,carrying amanila envelope and wearing thickmittens made of up-cycledsweaters —apictureofmatter- of-fact, we-have-got-work-to-do ordinariness. It might be relief at the end of the tenure of apopulistpost-fact president, who pushed the famedAmerican democracy to the edge of acoup, at the return of the humdrum af- JANUARY 23, 1981, FORTY YEARS AGO terthe disruptive reign of Doland Trump, but the US interwebz went tipsy with amuse- ment. The photograph of amasked Sanders, seated in achairatthe inauguration, unim- BOND CONTROVERSY ing to his colleagues, “sold apup to the than an hour,demanding an immediate pressedbythe pompall around, has been graftedontomillions of images, from Edward The Planning Commission wasnot con- Prime Minister”. Whether due to secrecy meeting of the BACduringthe firstsession Hopper paintings to Lordofthe Rings scenesand NewYorkstreetcorners.It’s apt, of sulted on the bonds meant to mop up black concerns, or some other reasons, therewere of the assembly. course, that American voters have notforgottenSanders in thismoment of transition. moneytothe tune of Rs 25,000croreinthe very little discussions even within the gov- country. One of the members of the com- ernment before the ordinanceonbonds PM’S MESSAGE The Vermont Senator eventuallybowed out of the race to become the Democratic con- mission feels that notenough homework were issued. ADMITTINGTHATTHE countrywas pass- tender forthe presidential race, because his agenda wasseen, in the final analysis, as too wasdone before deciding on the bonds as a ing through agrave economic crisisdue to radical and left-wing forthe compromises neededtooil thewheels of democracy. measuretoclean up black money. In the AKALIS SCORE APOINT therise in prices of essential commodities Nevertheless, his critique of American politics and corporatecaptureofcapitalism, his earlier schemes —for example, the1976 Opposition parties forced the Punjab gov- and inflationarytrends, Prime Minister advocacy of affordable healthcare, increasing the minimum wage,among other things has voluntarydisclosures —the Planning ernment to abandon the approved pro- Indira Gandhi calledonthe people to unit- pushedthe Democratic agenda towardsacoursecorrection, towardsconnecting with a Commission wasinvolved. This time they gramme forthe StateAssemblyand madeit edly fight the test whichthe nation was working-class that remainssuspicious of the elitecaptureofdemocratic institutions. came to knowabout thebonds from news- agree to are-convene the business advisory passing through. She said that the youth de- papers.Inquires made by theFinance committee forafresh look at the businessto served moreopportunities in nation build- Sanders wassurprisedbyhis breaking the internet. “In Vermont we dress warm... and Ministryreveal that even those officials be transacted during the Budget Session. ingand askedthemtocomeout of the grip we’renot so concernedabout good fashion,” he said. Forpoliticians across the worldreel- who deal with the subject were nottaken The government decision came aftermem- of anarchistforces who posedathreat by ing from the rise of autocratic populism, though, Sanders is areminder that good old- into confidence. The proposal seems to be bers of the Akali Dal (Talwandi) sat in a constantlydisrupting the country’s law fashionedprogressive politics will nevergoout of fashion. the brainchild of oneofficial, who, accord- protest dharnainside the Housefor more andorder.

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omists have been verycriticalin recentyears of the Supreme Court’s “interference” in the economy, withits decisions in taxmatters, etc. It does nothavethe necessaryexpertise foreconomic policies, theysay.Caught in the impasse of agriculturereforms, the govern- ment nowseems inclinedtolet theSupreme Courtdecide what shouldbedone.Isthis not an admission that the government and the AmritaDutta economists who advise it do nothavethe ex- ArunMaira pertise requiredfordemocraticgovernance? The expansion of the idea of human THE KITCHEN IS Aplace of nourishment and rightsisthe mother forceofdemocracy. skill —but also of the exhausted, unvoicedrage “THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS cannotbeal- Democracy is deepenedbythe realisation of Indian women. That anger simmers in the lowedtobesubverted through unlawful that those who rule always have morepower just-releasedMalayalamfilm,TheGreatIndian protests,” Prime NarendraMinister Modi than those theyrule over.The nobility over Kitchen.But before it boils over,the camera tweeted, commenting onthe stormingof the peasants; whitepeople over coloured peo- lingers on the hands of women at work:Slicing US Capitol by DonaldTrump’ssupporters. ple;upper castesoverlowercastes;employ- carrots, peeling tapioca, washing cups, scrub- Meanwhile, thousands of farmers are ersoverworkers;men over women. Thead- bing dishes, grinding coconut intoachutney campedinbitterly cold weather around vance of ill-regulatedcapital across the world on astone slab, sweeping, mopping, washing. India’s capital. Theyare peacefullyprotest- in recent years, to promote the ease of doing Breakfastfollowslunchfollows dinner. The ing amendments to farm laws thegovern- business rather than easeofliving, has given menreadthe newspaper orstretchintoayoga- menthas rammedthrough without adis- those with morewealth greaterpower to asana, call out fortea (with milk forhim, and cussion in the country’s elected Parliament. frame rules than citizens who have no without forsomeone else). Theyask forthe Theythreatentocarryout apeaceful tractor wealth. Democracy mustcorrect this. toothbrush to be handedoverand knowhot march in Delhi on the nation’s Republic Day The fault-linesin democracyare: Ill-reg- dosas will find the plate, unasked.Scene after if their demands arenot concededbythen. ulated capitalistmarketsare corroding scene looksatthe never-quite-finished These protests in theworld’stwo largest democracy;expertsare misinformedabout women’slabour at home —aswellas the easy, democracies raise questions about the health realities; global elites, who areconnected in polite entitlementwithwhichmenreceive the CRSasikumar of the global democratic enterprise. aglobal community transcendingnational fruitsofthatwork,notevenahaldi stain on the problem of toofew womeninthe workforce labour that subsidises the economic activities What is a“lawful” protest? Who deter- borders, aredisconnected from common assumption that this is howitshould be. because a) “theydonot have to leave home of society,the proposalleavesthe fundamen- mines whether the purpose of the protestis people. Theythink“global” and believe that This unsettling look at domestic drudgery and face molestation or badnaami” and b) be- talhierarchyofthe patriarchal home unchal- lawful? And whichmethods of protestare thinking “national and local” is going back- —bothinJeo Baby’s TheGreat Indian Kitchen cause it can makeitfeasible forthem to do lenged —that awoman’s place is in the home lawful?Ifsuchquestions should bediscussed wardswhereas people within countries and the Bengali film Tasher Ghawr,about a “both office and familychores”. The Supreme —and absolvesitofchange.Asalaryalso pre- within ademocratically-electedParliament everywhere, especiallythose left behind in housewifetrappedwithherabusive husband CourtChief Justice finds it possible to suggest supposes aworker’s ability to bargain for (orCongress), and if elected institutions do the global race, want their governmentsto in lockdown—israreincontemporarypopu- that women farmersfromPunjab give up their higher wages, and exit her workplace. Can notfunction,should the peoplenot protest? look inwardstotheir needs first. larculture.Indeed, to manyofus, food is daily spaceindemocratic protests andreturnhome, thesenegotiations take place in thehome, They must protest, albeit non-violently, in a The EdelmanTrustBarometer, anannual pleasureand aestheticism, alink to cultures rather than bargain fortheir economic rights. whichplaces men’sneeds and pleasures at the manner that will maketheir protestheard global survey of citizens’ trustininstitutions and histories that makeus. But likethe salt that It is the same daddy complexthatleadsto anti- centre of itsworkflow?Moreimportantly, how as theIndianfarmersare, andthe protestors reported, in 2020, that:“Agrowing sense of disappears intoasambhar or adal done right, conversion laws meant to “rescue”Hindu can women determine afairprice, when the in Shaheen Bagh were. inequity is undermining trustinall institu- the arduouslabour of women in the kitchen women in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh labour that sustains homes is so consistently Expertsadvising thegovernment arepre- tions —government, business, themedia, and home (and their lack of choice in opting from the exercise of their ownwill —and re- devalued? These areimportant questions, pared fordiscussions with the farmers pro- even NGOs.” Government, the media, and out of it) is an essential —and ignored—ingre- turn them to their families, their homes. giventhatthe economicshockofthe pan- videdthe discussionsare“evidence-based”, NGOs aresupposedtoservethe people. Even dient of Indian lives. Hereare the facts: The Forabrief while lastyear,the middle-class demicisboundtopushmorewomen outof theysay.Whichraises more questions. What businesses realise theymustbetrusted by NSSO time-use survey 2019 of nearly 4.5 lakh lockdown home —bybecoming asimultane- the workforce—and intounpaid domestic is evidencerequiredfor?Whatisacceptable the people fortheir license to operate. They Indians reveals that women spend nearly five ous space forsalariedworkand unpaid house- service. According to Centre forMonitoring as evidence?The experts have theirown sci- shouldnot have to turn to the government hours everyday on unpaid domestic work, work —made it impossible to ignorethe toil IndianEconomy (CMIE) data, whilemen re- entificmodelsaboutwhatisimportant.The to convincecitizensthat bigcorporations are compared to 98 minutes by men. Less than 6 that sustained ahouse. In the absence of do- coveredmostoftheir lostjobs by November farmers have their experience of what mat- good forthepeople.Becausethen thepeople percent of Indianmen areinvolvedincook- mestic help, schools and childcare, women 2020, women didn’t—49percent of joblosses ters. Experts want moreharddata. Whereas willbelieve thatthe governmentandcorpo- ing, compared to 75 per cent women. were stretchedthin —but men, too, did more Thehome is where the were of women. farmers’ mistrustofthe government’s inten- rations areincahoots to servecorporatein- The home is wherethe majority of Indian at home. Astudy by economist Ashwani majorityofIndian women Afalsehierarchy of gender and caste prac- tions is basedontheir experience, including terests, and theywilllosefaith in their own women perform work that sustains house- Deshpande found that the gender gapindo- perform work that sustains ticeshas,indeed, devaluedthe essentialwork the wayinwhichthe reforms arebeing government. holds and enables men (and privileged mesticworkshrunkduringthelockdown, but that sustains us —whether cleaningorcook- rammedonthem. That’s nothow democ- Trustisdecreasing because no one is lis- women) to take up productive paid jobs in the widenedagain by August,when manymen households and enables men ing or the careofinfantsand elderly.Itallows racy is supposedtowork, theyprotest. tening to others. The government is notlis- economy. Even forthose women who take up returnedtoemployment. (and privileged women) to caste-privilegedwomen and nearly allmen Liberals everywhereare feeling threat- tening to thepeople, neither areexperts. work outside the home,domestic responsibil- Around April, Ihad steppedintofull-time take up productive paid jobs to pass on this work to those from “lower enedbythe riseofautocratic leaders.Elected Experts in their specialisedsilos arenot even ities shape their choice of work and profes- kitchen work forthe firsttime in my life, ears castes” and the impoverished—for low leaders maysay theyworkfor the people and listening to experts in other silos. Social me- sional progress. The drag on Indian women’s ringing with the mocking prophecy of aunts in the economy. Even for wages. This fundamental inequality robs listentothem.However, the expertswhoad- dia is forcing people further intogatedcom- labour forceparticipation (one of the lowest (“In the end, no woman escapes the pressure those women who take up women of self-worth, but also stuntsmen visethem plugpeopleasnumbers intotheir munities of “people likeus” who areunable, in the world) is notonlyafunctionoflow ed- cooker”). All my lifeIhad determined thatI work outside the home, into pre-fabricated social roles. It radiates out scientific models, even looking down on and unwilling, to listen to “peoplenot like ucation and social status, but also, to asignifi- wouldnotturnintomymother, an immensely domestic responsibilities of the home intothe public sphere. It shapes them as uneducated masses. When leaders us”. Democratic governance is breaking cant extent, of culture—the basket of values capable woman whose talentand energy workplaces that reward24x7 male workers rely tooheavily on expertadvisers forsolu- down because no one is willingtolistento that, by tyingwomen’s identity tightlytothe ought nottohavebeen circumscribed by the shape their choice of work who can afford to ignorethe demands of the tions, trustinelected leaders breaksdown. peopletheydon’t understandor agree with. supervision of children andhome, nudges dazzling meals she cooked,and the exacting, and professional progress. home; easesout women who shoulder pre- Trumproseuponaglobal waveofcitizens’ The fundamental reform India needs them out of the workforce. “Whydoyou want punishing standardsofdomestic work by ThedragonIndian women’s ciselythatburden or confines them in sup- mistrustinthe waydemocratic institutions (andthe worldtoo) is a“no tech”one.Itis the to take upajob,whenthe work youdoathome whichshe ranher life. But, here,Iwas.Working labour force participation portive,secondaryroles.Itleads to abysmal arefunctioning. Trumpmay have fallen, but process of listening to people who do not is more importantthanthatof ministers?” says with my mother in the kitchen, Ilearnt with wagespaid to domestic workers. Carework the waveofilliberalismhasnotpassed.Ithas seem to think likewedo. By listening to other the father-in-lawtothe newly-weddaughter- my hands what Iknewintheory—that this is (one of the lowest in the performedbywomen,largely from the lower risen due to the failure, so far, of twoprojects perspectives, we will comprehend the sys- in-lawinThe Great Indian Kitchen.Like work thatdemands skill, creativity and organ- world) is not only afunction castes, remains devaluedeveninthe middle to meet citizens’ expectations of improve- temofwhich we areall small parts;and Schrodinger’s cat, the domestic work per- isation; that likeall physical labour,itrewires of loweducation and social of apandemic, as is evidentinthe struggle of mentsinthe human condition—the project economists willimprove their science too. formedbywives anddaughters is both price- andrestores therhythmof thebody;thatital- status, but also, to a ASHA workers. Even professions suchas of electoral democracy,and theproject of sci- Moreover,bylistening better to eachother less, and of little value. lows the sharing of pleasures that makes us teaching, that tend to employmorewomen, entific rationality. we can trusteachother, and then we can No matterthestridesin educationand so- human. Why, then, do men notfeeltheneedto significant extent,ofculture remain low-paying. The Indian government is being urgedby work together,democratically, to makethe cial practices, in the political and cultural dis- acquirethis lifestill? —the basket of values that, Dismantlingthesehierarchies –and ex- economists and industrialists to implement worldbetterfor everyone. course about women, marriageand home are Could asalaryfor houseworkpaid by the by tying women’s identity panding theimaginationof women as citizens economic reforms firmly. The people who still seen, unquestioningly,asthe rightful and state, asMakkal Needhi Maiam(MNM)leader tightly to the supervision of independent of the home —might makethe arethe intendedbeneficiaries arenot con- Maira, aformer member,Planning naturalcontextforwomen’slives. So muchso Kamal Haasan has promisedTamilNadu familyanourishing place, notonlyfor men. vinced,asthe farmers’are saying.Evenex- Commission, is theauthor of Listening for that economistSwaminathan Aiyar can pre- women voters, be away to value this work? children and home,nudges perts disagree amongstthemselveswhether Well-Being: Conversations scribework-from-home (WFH) as afix to the While arefreshing acknowledgement of the them out of the workforce. [email protected] the reforms arethe right ones. Indian econ- withPeopleNot Like Us Rollback is not the answer LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR HASTE, WASTE IDEAS Farmlaws areonlyway to pushagricultureoutof low-incometrap THIS REFERS TO the editorial, 'Laws on pause' (IE, January22).The failureofthe ONLINE government to implement the well-in- Atanu Purkayastha tendedand pro-farmer but hastily-en- ONLYINTHE EXPRESS actedfarmlawsshouldmakeitrealise INDIAN AGRICULTUREGREW at about 1per enhancedtostoptheir migration to thenon- actlywhatisrequired in theagricultural sec- an opportunityfor themiddleman to dictate that laws enactedwithoutthe participa- ● MAKINGHEALTHFUNDS centper annum in the 50 years before agriculturesector. tor. Thethree farm laws reforming the agri- prices and pocket alion’s shareofprofits. tion of the stakeholders arecounterpro- WORK:SANDHYA Independence. It has grownatabout 2.6 per Worldover, it is the farmerwho decides culturesectorare much-needed. Creation of storehouses etc. makesitpos- ductive. Itsreluctance to put in practice VENKATESWARANAND cent per annuminthe post-Independence era the market price of his produce, butinIndia, Processingisthe mantra to generate sible inter alia to storeperishable agri-pro- the labour codes and Citizenship NACHIKETMOR to become the world’s second-largest food it is decidedbyintermediaries. During har- higher income from agri-produce and calls duce and makethem availableduring the off- Amendment Actand the willingness to producer.This transformationhas been pos- vest,agricultural production centres see aglut forprivate investment.However,private in- season whenprices arehigh and maintain defer the farm laws should teachitthat ● BEATING CHINA’S FAIT sible through increasing theareaundercul- of produce at throwaway prices whereas vestment entails profit-making and forthis year-roundsupplyofagri-rawmaterials for adelayedbut doable decision is better ACCOMPLI TRAP: tivation andadoption of modern production shortagesand high prices rule the roostat to happen, the investor needstohaveasayin processing factories. Keeping theserequire- than agoodbut undoable decision. AMEYA PRATAP SINGH technologies. Though agricultureisIndia’s consumption centres. About16per cent of the saleofthe agriculture produce.Thisispos- mentsinmind, the Essential Commodities YGChouksey, Pune main occupation, itscontribution to GDP hov- fruits and vegetables and 10 per centof sible when the investor has alegal agreement (Amendment) Act, 2020 waspassedtoregu- www.indianexpress.com ers around 17 per cent because farm produc- oilseeds, pulses and cereals perish before or “contract” with the farmer-producer guar- latethe supply of certainfoodstuffs onlyun- A CONTRADICTION tivity has almoststagnated.Feeding the reaching the consumer’stable, while the anteeingsaleofproduce at pre-determined der extraordinarycircumstances. To prevent world’s second-mostpopulated country re- Global Hunger Index (GHI) of International quality,quantity and price.Thisiswhatthe the blackmarketers from taking the advan- THIS REFERS TO the report, 'PM to dis- mains aprime responsibility and the govern- Food Policy Research Instituteranked India Farmers (Empowerment andProtection) tage of this well-intendedlaw,arider could tributeover1lakh land papers to indige- curedmorethan70 millionvotesdespite ment has to find ways to retain farmers’ in- 100th out of 118countries in 2018.The 15th Agreement On Price Assurance and Farm have been addedsetting limits on thestorage nous people in poll-bound Assam'(IE, being on the losing side and the kind of terest in agriculture. Finance Commission observed that power Services Act, 2020 provides for. The Actenvis- of directly-consumableproducts. January22).CMSarbananda Sonowal's violence we have seen in Washington re- Compared to the worldaverage of 11 per subsidies imperil our already-stretched ages the investor to provide farm servicesin The three Farm Acts intendedtobreak the announcement thatlandless indigenous cently, theball would bein President Joe cent, around 51 per centofIndia’sareaisal- groundwater resources.India’s electricitycon- the form of technology infusion forachieving logjam in the agriculture sector.How they people will be allotted land means that Biden's courttobridgethis ever-deep- ready undercultivation, with rainfeddrylands sumptioninagriculture is fargreater than any the desiredproduction, protection againstac- hamper farmers’ interesthas notbeenex- the government has recognisedthe ex- eningdivide. He seemstohavestarted constituting 65 per cent of thenet sown area. comparablecountryand withdrawal of quisition of farmer’s land and disputeredres- plainedbyany of the agitatingfarmers’ or- istence of indigenous people in Assam. on apositive note by passing aslewof Thereisnofurther scope to increasethe area groundwater is morethan China’s and the sal mechanism. The apprehension thatthis ganisations or their political sympathisers. This isat oddswiththeCentre's negation executive orderson hisfirstday in office. under cultivation and agriculture research fa- US’s put together. Actwould leadtothe exploitation of farmers The argument that theselawswouldresult in in the UN Declaration that withinthe Bal Govind, Noida tigue has strangled crop productivity. Over the years, influencedbygovernment is unfounded. loss of staterevenue is absurdasthe statecan- country, theIndian stateprovides no According to the lastagricultural census, of interventionslikeMSP,seed, fertilisersubsi- Notreceiving the right priceisthe main notearnrevenuebykeeping farmers in per- suchrecognition to anycommunities, NAME GAME 14.57crore agriculturalholdings in the coun- dies, our agricultureproduction system has reasonfor farmers’dissatisfaction. The petualpoverty. exceptasScheduledTribes. try, 12.56crore (86.21per cent) aresmall and been primarilyrice-wheat centric. These in- Farmers’ Produce Trade andCommerce If the farm laws aretoberepealed, it LRMurmu, Delhi THISREFERSTOtheeditorial, 'Slayingthe marginal holdings(less than 2hectares)rep- terventions were once essential forfoodse- (Promotion andFacilitation) Act, 2020 now would sound adeathknell forthe effortsto dragon' (IE, January22).Changing the resenting 47 percent of the total operated curity.Onceachieved, theyshould have been givesliberty to thefarmer-producers to sell improvethe agriculturesector,for no politi- GOOD START name of afruit justbecause it hintsat(in- agricultural area.With an averageofatleast tweakedtoenforce reforms to bring agricul- their producetoany trader or through mod- cal party in government would ever darecarry correct) Chinese origins is illogical. If four members perfamily, agricultureisthe tureintune with market demands, incentivise ern electronic platforms to anyplace at aprice outagricultural reforms again, muchlikehow THIS REFERS TO the editorial, 'Biden's India wantstobecome agreat Asian sourceoflivelihood forthishalfabillion peo- crop diversification, and createinfrastructure decidedbyhim. The Actalsodefines who is thefamily planningprogramme has been for- burden' (IE, January22).The US may country, name-changing is notthe way ple, generating an approximatemonthlyin- to modernise agriculture.The economic the trader of agricultural commodities, sets gotteninthe country. neverhavebeen as severely dividedasit to go about it. comeofRs6,000—Rs50per personper day. boomofthe last 25 yearsisdue to the open- thetime limitfor paymentsand includes a is today. With Donald Trumphaving se- Barad Krishnapalsinh, Ahmedabad It is thissegment of the farming community ing up of theeconomythatbegan under disputeredressal system. 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SIMPLY PUT QUESTION &ANSWER When Parliament passed The cost of guaranteed MSP Bills but govt did not give effect to thoselaws Apartfromrepeal of farm laws,farmersare demanding guaranteedminimum supportprices, which have no legalbacking. Alookatwhat the implicationswould be if thegovtdid provide the guarantee cycling activities in India. CHAKSHUROY NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 Giving effect to alaw HARISHDAMODARAN Thereare alsoinstances when the govern- NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 IN THE ongoingstalemate betweenprotest- ment does notbring alaw intoforce formany ing farmers and the Centre, the government years. Twoexamples arethe National FARMER UNIONS protesting on Delhi’s bor- has repeated itsoffer of keeping the three EnvironmentTribunalActand theDelhi Rent ders areraisingtwo fundamentaldemands. contentious farm laws on hold forone to one- Control Act, whichParliamentpassedduring The firstisfor repealing the three agricultural and-a-halfyears, while the farmershavere- Prime MinisterPVNarasimha Rao's tenure. reform laws enacted by the Centre. The sec- jected the offerand insisted that the laws be The government neverbrought theselaws ond is to provide legal guarantee forthe min- repealed. Over the years, Parliament has re- intoforce, whichwerepassedin1995 and imum supportprices (MSPs) that the Centre pealed severallaws—andtherehavealso cleared by the President. The National Green declares forvarious crops everyyear. been precedentsofthe government not Tribunal Actfinallyrepealedthe environmen- Currently, thereisnostatutorybacking for bringing alaw intoforce forseveral yearsaf- taltribunallawin2010. And aBilltorepeal the these prices or anylaw mandating their im- terithas been passed. Delhi Rent Control Actintroducedin2013is plementation. What arethe implications if still pending in RajyaSabha. the government were to acceptthe farmer Bringing/removing alaw Thereare also multiple instances wherea unions’ demand? Parliament has the powertomakealaw lawspecifies when it will come intoeffect.The andto remove it from thestatutebooks(a law 2013 land acquisition lawput an outer limit Howcan MSP be made legallybinding? can bestruckdownbythe judiciaryifitisun- of three months forthe Centretobring it into Thereare twowaysitcan be done. constitutional). But the passing of aBill does forceafterthePresidentapprovedit.ABillcan The firstistoforce private buyerstopay notmean that it will start working from the also specify the exact dateonwhichitwill it. In this case, no crop can be purchasedbe- next day. Thereare threemoresteps foritto come intoeffect.Bills replacing ordinances lowthe MSP, whichwould also act as the becomeafunctioninglaw. Thefirststepisthe sometimes do that. In suchcases, the Bill sets floor pricefor bidding in mandi auctions. President giving his or her assent to the Bill. thedateonwhichthePresidentsignedtheor- There’s already aprecedent:Insugarcane, Then the lawcomes intoeffect from apartic- dinance (since Parliament wasnot in session) mills arerequired by lawtopay growers the ulardate.And finally, the government frames asthedaythelawwillcomeintoforce. Forex- Centre’s “fairand remunerative price” –Uttar therules andregulations to makethelawop- ample, the lawbanning e-cigarettescameinto Pradesh and Haryana fixevenhigher “state erational on the ground. The completion of effect from September 18,2019(Ordinance advisedprices” –within 14 days of supply. In these steps determines whenthe law date) afterParliamentpassedthe Bill no other crop is the compulsion to paythe becomes functional. to replace the Ordinance on government-announcedMSP thrustonthe Paddy crop in Patiala district. The totalvalueofIndia’s paddyproduction worksout to Rs 3.2 lakh crore, going by MSP. Express Archive The firststepisthe simplest. December 2, 2019.Similarly,the privatetrade/industry. Article 111 of theConstitution three farm Bills replacing their The second routeis, of course, the govern- specifies that the President can ordinances came intoforce on ment itself buying theentire crop that farm- soyabean and sunflower. Takinganaverage of MSP procurement. either sign offonthe Bill or June 5, 2020. ers offeratthe MSP.In2019-20, government 75%would yield anumber of just over Rs 8 MSPVALUEOFPRODUCTION All in all, the additional fiscal outgo, from withhold his consent. The agencies—FoodCorporationof India,National lakh crore. This is the MSP value of production the government undertaking the maximum Presidentrarelywithholds their IN FACT Rules ®ulations AgriculturalCooperative MarketingFederation that is the marketable surplus —whichfarm- required procurement forguaranteeingMSP assent to aBill. The last time it ABill passedbyParliament of India and Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) ers actuallysell. CROP VALUE to farmers, maynot be more thanRs1-1.5 happenedwas in 2006 when President APJ is theoutlineof alaw.For thelaw to startwork- –procured77.34milliontonnes(mt)of paddy Paddy 3,20,821.57 lakh croreper year. Abdul Kalam refusedtosignaBill protecting ing on the ground, individuals needtobere- and 38.99 mt of wheat, worthroughlyRs So, is this the money that the government MPs from disqualification forholdinganof- cruited or giventhe power, to administerit. Wheat 2,07,110.75 140,834 croreand Rs 75,060 croreattheir re- would have to spend in order to ensure That isn’t much, right? fice of profit. ABill is sent to Parliamentforre- The implementing ministryalso needs to fi- spective MSPs. Further,theypurchased105.23 farmers getMSP? Sugarcane 97,817.50 The government undertaking to buy at consideration if the President withholds his nalise forms to gather information and pro- lakhbales of cotton (MSPvalue of Rs 28,202 Notreally.Tostart with,one must ex- Cotton 95,117.65 MSP is definitelybetterthan forcing private or her assent on it. And if Parliament sends it vide benefitsorservices. Theseday-to-dayop- croreintermsof rawun-ginnedkapas),2.1mt clude sugarcane from the calculations. The Chana 55,331.25 players. If the recordofsugar mills –their in- backtothe President, he or he has no choice erational details arecalledrules and of chana or chickpea (Rs 10,238 crore), 0.7 mt onus forpaying cane MSP,asearlier pointed ability to payfarmers on time despitestatu- but to approve it. regulations.And Parliamentgivesthegovern- eachofarharorpigeon-pea(Rs4,176crore)and out, lies on sugar mills and notthe govern- Groundnut 51,388.64 tory provisions of the Sugarcane (Control) MostBills receive thePresident's approval ment the responsibilityofmaking them. groundnut(Rs3,614 crore),0.8mtofrapeseed- ment. Secondly, thegovernmentisalready Maize 50,406.40 Order,1966issuedunder the Essential in afew days.President RamNathKovind Theseregulations arecritical forthe function- mustard (Rs3,540 crore) and 0.1mtofmoong procuring manycrops –especiallypaddy, Soyabean 41,607.65 Commodities Act–is anyguide,notraderor signedthe three farm Billsintolaw within a ing of law. or greengram(Rs 987crore). wheat, cotton and also pulses and oilseeds. processer will purchase crops at prices be- week of their passing in September 2020. In If the governmentdoesnotmakerules and Mustard 40,338.30 The combinedMSP value of the procured yond what the market supply-demanddy- 1986, President Zail Singh made use of aloop- regulations,alaw or partsofitwill notget im- But howmuchoffarmers’ produce can quantities of these would have exceededRs Arhar22,214.00 namics permit. Their going out of business hole inthe Constitution. ABill criticisedfor vi- plemented.The Benami Transactions Actof the governmentbuy at MSP? 2.7 lakh crorein2019-20. Bajra20,560.00 would ultimatelyhurtfarmers most. olating the privacy of personal correspon- 1988 is an exampleofacomplete lawremain- The MSP is nowapplicable on 23 farm Thirdly, government agencies don’t have However, even assured government dence wassent to him forapproval seven ing unimplementedin the absenceof regula- Moong 17,343.00 commodities:7cereals (paddy,wheat,maize, to buy everysingle grain that comes to the MSP-based procurementisfraught with months before theend of his term. The tions. Thelaw gave the government powerto bajra, jowar, ragi and barley), 5pulses (chana, market.Mopping up even aquarterorthird Jowar12,061.50 problems. The coverage of MSPs todaydoes Constitution does notspecify atime limit for confiscatebenami properties. For25years, arhar, moong, urad and masur), 7oilseeds of the market arrivals is usuallyenoughto Urad 11,628.00 notextend to fruits, vegetables and livestock the President to approveaBill. So President suchproperties were immune from seizure (groundnut, soyabean, rapeseed-mustard, liftprices.Takecotton, whereCCI hassofar Copra7,140.75 productsthat together have a45% sharein Singhdecidednot to take anyaction on the in the absence of framing relevant govern- sesamum, sunflower, nigerseedand saf- procured 87.85 lakh bales out of the current the gross value of output of India’s agricul- Bill until the end of his term. ment rules. The lawwas finallyrepealedin flower) and 4commercial crops (sugarcane, year’s (October 2020-September 2021) pro- Jute6,691.93 ture, forestry and fishing sector.The value of The nextstepis decidingthe date on which 2016 and replacedwith anew one. cotton, copraand rawjute). jected crop of 358.50lakhbales. The state- Masur 5,664.00 milk and milk products alone is morethan the lawcomes intoeffect.Inmanycases, Parliamenthas recommendedthat the The chartshows that the MSP value of the ownedcorporation’s intervention has led Ragi 5,481.00 that of all cereals and pulses combined. Parliament delegates to the government the governmentmakeruleswithin six monthsof total production of the 23 crops worked out to openmarket prices crossing the MSP for Extending MSP to all farm produce and powertodetermine this date. The Bill states passing alaw.But parliamentarycommittees Sesamum 4,863.75 to around Rs 10.78 lakh crorein2019-20. Not kapas in mostmandis,thereby notneces- guaranteeing it through lawishugelychal- that the law“shallcomeintoforce on such have observed that this recommendation is all this produce, however, is marketed. sitating further officialpurchases. Barley2,577.25 lenging, fiscallyand otherwise. It also ex- dateastheCentral Government may, by noti- “being followedinbreachbyvarious min- Farmers retain partofitforself-consumption, Fourth, the crop bought on government Sunflower1,226.05 plains whyeconomists increasingly arein ficationinthe OfficialGazette,appoint and istries”.The governmentnot onlyhas the seedfor the next season’s sowing and also for account also gets sold. Whilesuchsales in Nigerseed249.48 favour of guaranteeing minimum “incomes” different dates maybeappointed fordiffer- powertomakerules but can also suppress feeding their animals. The marketedsurplus wheat and paddy –whichare distributed rather than “prices” to farmers. One wayto ent provisions of this Act”. Forexample, rulesmadebyitearlier.Inthe case of farm ratio fordifferent crops is estimated to range at super-subsidised ratesunder the Safflower156.45 achieve that is via direct cash transfers either Parliament passedthe Recycling of Ships Act laws,the government has made some rules from below50% forragi and 65-70%for bajra National Food Security Act–entailheavy TOTAL Value 10,77,796.88 on aflat per-acre(as in the Telangana gov- in December 2019.InOctober 2020, the gov- in October 2020. (pearl-millet) and jowar (sorghum) to 75% for losses, those arefar less in theremaining ernment’sRythu Bandhu scheme)orper- ernment brought Section 3ofthe lawinto (Prices in Rs crore; for 2019-20) wheat, 80% forpaddy,85% forsugarcane,90% MSP crops. The revenuesrealised from sales farm household (the Centre’s Pradhan force. This section empowers the government The author is Head of Outreach, formostpulses,and 95%-plus forcotton, jute, would partlyoffsetthe expenditures from Mantri KisanSamman Nidhi) basis. to designateanofficertosupervise all ship re- PRS LegislativeResearch CORONAVIRUS DASHBOARD AtPM venuetoday,recallinganAssamicon INDIAACTIVE CASES 188,688

protectedarchaeological site, itsvicinity in- 250,000 TORAAGARWALA cludes anumber of protected sites, includ- GUWAHATI,JANUARY22 ing the Na Pukhuri tank to itseastand the 214,507 Pohu Garh, anatural zoo built during the 188,688 PRIME MINISTER NarendraModiissched- Ahom era, to itswest. Closebyisthe large uledto visitAssam on Saturday, January23 Joysagar tank,built by Ahom king —his firstinthe run-up to the Assembly Swargadeo RudraSingha in 1697,and the 200,000 elections likelyinApril. Thevenuefor Vishnu Dol temple. Modi’s programme —wherehewill launch According to Jiten BorpatraGohain, are- an Assam government initiative to distrib- tiredprofessorofhistoryin Namrup College, uteoverone lakhland pattas (documents) the Jerenga Pothar wasinitiallycalled LAST 10 DAYS to indigenous communities of the state— JerengaHaabi or Jerengaforest. “In Jan 12 Jan 21 is the historic JerengaPothar in Upper Orunodoi,the firstAssamesejournal,there 150,000 Assam’s Sivasagar district. would bereferences to wild buffalos killing Formerly known as Rangpur,Sivasagar people in JerengaPothar,” he said. Note: The Jan 21 figureinthisgraph is based on theHealthMinistry updateonJan 22 wasthe seat of the powerful Ahom dynasty, He said it wasonlyin1707 when who ruledAssam forsix centuries (1228- Jerenga Pothar in Sivasagar,venue of Modi's rally. Historical and cultural icon Rangpur (erstwhile Svasagar)was estab- 1826). It is part of Upper Assam, whichsaw Joymoti wastorturedtodeath on this ground. PTI lished as the capital of the Ahom kingdom, SARS-CoV-2 triggers antibodies strong opposition to the Citizenship and manymonumentscameupinthe Amendment Act(CAA) lastyear. vicinity (Rang Ghar,TalatalGhar, Kareng Prince Godapani,Joymoti’shusband, was storywas passeddownfromgeneration to Ghar), that the area developed. from past coronavirus attacks What is the historical significance of next in line, but he escapedtotheNaga Hills generation by word of mouth.” Sivasagar-basedSonaram Barua, are- JerengaPothar? before LoraRajaand hismen could capture Dr Gogoisaidthatthe turnofthe 20th tired principal of Sibsagar Girls’ College, THE RESULTS of anew design futurevaccines or JerengaPothar,anopen field in Sivasagar him. “It wasthen that Lora Raja sought out centurysaw anumberofpublications said JerengaPothar is situated in alow-ly- studysuggestthattheim- monoclonal antibody town, is popularly connected to the valour Godapani’swifeJoymoti,hopingshe would recordthe episode,beginningwithone in ing area, and remains floodedduring the mune systems of people therapiescapable of pro- of 17th century Ahom princess Joymoti. tell him about his whereabouts,” said Dr Jonaki magazine by Ratneshwar Mahanta. monsoon even today. "JerengaPothar is an infected with Covid-19 tectingagainstmutations While the courageofAhom kings is well- Gogoi, “However, despite being torturedfor In 1935,culturalicon JyotiPrasad Agarwala open field, flanked by villages on all sides. mayrelyonantibodies thatmay occur in the documented,Joymoti’s story—little- days,tiedtoathornyplant, in an openfield, made the firstAssamese featurefilm, On rare occasions it is usedfor important created during infections PAPER Covid-19 virus. knownuntil the latter part of the 19th cen- Joymoti refusedtodivulgeany information.” Joymati,based on LakshminathBezbaroa’s events,” he said. In 2017,the field wasused fromearliercoronaviruses The researchers used tury—is todaycelebratedand invokedasa She died,sacrificing herlifeforher husband, drama JoymotiKonwari (1915). “That is forthe centenarycelebrations of the apex (other than SARS-CoV-2) atoolcalledPepSeq to symbolofinspiration. who ultimatelybecame the king, ushering in when the public became awareofher sac- and influential literarybody,the Asam to help fight the disease. CLIP finelymap antibody re- “From1671to1681, the Ahomkingdom an eraofstability and peace in Assam. rifice and strength,” said Dr Gogoi. Sahitya Sabha. The study sought to sponses to all human-in- wasundergoing aperiod of tumult under The place Joymoti wastorturedtodeath Cultural historian Ankur Tamuli Phukan Preparations areinfull swing forPM understand howcoron- NEWRESEARCH fecting coronaviruses. ‘ministerial superiority’, meaning theno- wasJerenga Pothar. said this pavedthe wayfor Joymoti to be- Modi’s land patta distribution event on avirusesignitethehuman PepSeqisanoveltechnol- bles and prime ministers were moreimpor- come anationalisticon. “Joymoti’s storysig- Saturday,whichisinlinewith the BJP’s 2016 immunesystemandconductadeeper ogy being developedatTranslational tant than the king, who were oftenpup- Howdid Joymoti become anationalist nifiednot justthe strength and loyalty of poll plank to protect the Jaati, Maati and dive on theinner workings of theanti- Genomics Research Institute and pets,” said Dr Jahnabi Gogoi, aDibrugarh icon? the Assamese woman, but her resistance Bheti (community,landand hearth). bodyresponse.Thepublishedfindings NorthernArizona University . University professor who specialisesinthe According to historians, the Jerenga and couragerepresented the relationship According to Tamuli Phukan, the choice of appear in Cell Reports Medicine. Besides SARS-CoV-2, researchers medievalhistory of Assam. Potharepisode is notofficially recorded in between familial/domestic lifeand national venue is interesting because Upper Assam This knowledge could help re- examinedtheantibodyresponsesfrom It wasatthis time that Sulikhpaa— also any buranji,orAhom-erachronicle. “These life,”hesaid. is wherethe strongestopposition to theBJP- searchersdesignnewdiagnostics,eval- twoother potentiallydeadlycoron- known as‘LoraRaja’orthe boyprince—and were mostlywritten by men, or on the ledgovernment’s CAAcame from. “Not just uatethe healing powers of convales- aviruses:MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-1. his prime minister Laluksala Borphukan king’s orders,” said Dr Gogoi, “Soitispossi- What is the significance of Jerenga JerengaPothar,but Sivasagar is historically centplasma,developnewtherapeutic Source: Northern Arizona were tracking down, and killing, possible ble thatthis episode wasn’t consideredim- Pothar today? important, and representsthe Assamese treatments and—importantly—help University heirs,to ensureaclear passagetothe throne. portant enough to record. However, the While the JerengaPotharitself is nota ‘nation’,” he said.

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TOPOFTHE UK PM: New virus WORLD Housetosendimpeachmentarticleto variant may carry SenateMonday,triggeringTrumptrial higher risk of death Turns down Republican leader McConnell’srequest to delaytrial until February SENATECONFIRMSLLOYD MICHAELHOLDEN& AUSTINASDEFENCESECY ALISTAIRSMOUT NICHOLASFANDOS ED Trialmay LONDON,JANUARY22 The National Rifle JANUARY22 notstart Association’s office in PLAIN E Lloyd BRITISH PRIME MinisterBoris ● rightaway NewYork. Reuters THE US House of Representatives EX Austin Johnson said on Fridaythe new will send itsarticle of impeach- English variant of Covid-19may ment charging former President THE SENATEisbound to begin be associated with ahigher level USA Donald Trumpwith“incitement atrial soon afterthe House Washington: The US Senateon of mortality although he said ev- Judgedismisses of insurrection”tothe Senate on sends over impeachment arti- Fridayconfirmed PresidentJoe idence showedthatbothvac- Boris Johnson said all Monday,triggeringthe startofa cle. But thereisreportedly Biden’s nominee, retiredArmy cines being usedinthe country evidence showedthat NRAbidtoend trial unlikeany in American his- some willingness from General LloydAustin, to serve areeffectiveagainstit. vaccines remainedeffective tory,Senator ChuckSchumer of Democratic Senators to give as SecretaryofDefence —the “We’vebeeninformedtoday againstold and newvariants NewYorkcase New York said on Friday. the GOP some time to prepare. firstBlackAmericaninthe role. that in addition to spreading ANEW York statejudge on Schumer,the majority leader, So, even though the GOP may The votewas an overwhelming morequickly, it also nowap- Thursdayrejected the saidthedecisionhadbeenrelayed notget the whole of one 93-2 in the100-membercham- pearsthat thereissome evi- people had been giventheir first NationalRifleAssociation’s by Speaker Nancy Pelosi but he month that theyasked for, ber, farmorethan the simple dence that the newvariant —the dose of avaccine, with 409,855 bid to dismiss or move a declinedtoelaborate further on Speaker Nancy Pelosiwill sendtothe Senatethe impeachment Senators could come to adeal majority needed. Lawmakers variant that wasfirstdiscovered receiving it in the past24hours, lawsuit by NewYork howthetrialwouldrun.Oncethe articlethat waspassedinthe Housewhere 10 Republicans to procedurally delaythe start from both parties said they in London and the southeast(of arecordhigh so far. AttorneyGeneral Letitia articlearrives,Senaterulessaythe joined allDemocratsinvoting to impeach Trump. AP of oral argumentsinthe trial. were pleasedthat Austin would England) —may be associated England and Scotland an- James seeking to dissolve chamber mustalmost immedi- be installedtolead the withahigher degree of mortal- nouncednew restrictions on thegunrightsgroup.Justice atelybetransformedintoacourt Pentagon justtwo days after ity,” he told anews briefing. January4tostemasurge in the JoelCohenruledsixdays af- of impeachment and sit in judg- furtherparameters forthe trial Cabinetnominees before the arequestMcConnellmade on Biden wassworn in as President The warning about the disease fuelledbythe highly terthe NRA filedfor ment untilaverdict is reached. in hopes of settling on bipartisan trial starts eachday. Thursday to delaythe trialtopro- on Wednesday. REUTERS higherrisk of death from the transmissible newvariantofthe Chapter11bankruptcyto Schumer and Senator Mitch rules. Democratsare intent on Pelosi’s decision to move on videTrump’snewlyappointedle- newvariant, whichwas identi- coronavirus,whichhas ledto protectitself fromlawsuits, McConnell of Kentucky,his trying to setupadual track Monday, alittlelessthan two galteam time to prepare.Hehad fied in England latelastyear, recordnumbers of dailydeaths and said it would reincor- Republican counterpart, have wherebythe Senatecould still weeksafter theHouse’s biparti- askedthattheheartofthetrialnot FAUCIIN‘LIBERATING’ came as afresh blowafter the and infections this month. porateinthe moregun- been negotiating fordays over confirm President JoeBiden’s san impeachment vote, rebuffed beginuntilmid-February. NYT RETURNTOWHITE countryhad earlier been buoyed The latestestimates from the friendly Texasafter 150 by news the number of new health ministrysuggest that the years in NewYork. James HOUSEBRIEFINGROOM Covid-19infections wasesti- number of newinfectionswas had suedthe NRA,Chief Washington: Most of the times mated to be shrinking by as shrinking by betweenone and Executive WayneLaPierre White House: Harris as V-P cements US-India ties Dr AnthonyFauci made an ap- muchasfour per cent aday. four per cent aday.Lastweek,it and others lastAugust. She pearance in the WhiteHouse Johnson said, however, that wasthoughtcases were grow- accusedthegroupof violat- tisan successful relationship be- briefing room in 2020 —before all the current evidence showed ing by muchasfiveper cent, and ingstatelawsfornonprofits LALITKJHA US Vice tween leaders in India and the eventuallybeing banishedfrom both vaccines remainedeffective the turnaround gave hope that by divertingmillionsof dol- WASHINGTON,JANUARY22 President United States. It looksforwardto publicviewfor his grim assess- againstold and newvariants. the spread of the virus wasbe- lars to fund luxurious trips Kamala Harris acontinuation of that,” Psaki said mentsofthe pandemic —hehad Datapublished earlier on ingcurbed,although the min- forofficials and othersus- THE HISTORIC inaugurationof and husband responding to aquestion on President Donald Trumpglow- Fridayshowedthat 5.38 million istryurged caution. pect expenses. REUTERS Kamala Harris as America's vice Doug Emhoff at India-US relationshipunder the ering over his shoulder.On president has further cemented aPresidential newBiden administration. Thursday, Fauci,the US’foremost the importance of the relation- Inaugural The historic inauguration of infectious diseasespecialist,was ship between the United States Prayer Service Indian-originHarris,shesaid,fur- back, this time with no one IRAQ and India, according to atop on Thursday. AP ther cementsthis relationship. telling him what to say. And he ISclaims WhiteHouse official. “Obviously,he(Biden)se- made no effort to hide howhe Born to aJamaican father lected and yesterday, she (Harris) felt about it. “The idea that you responsibilityfor and an Indian mother,56-year- sworn in just before Joe Biden, SecretaryJen PsakisaidPresident wassworn in as the firstIndian- can getuphereand talk about old Harris made history on 78, took the oath of office to be- Biden respectsthe long biparti- American to serveaspresident what youknow—whatthe evi- Baghdadblasts Wednesdaywhen she was comethe 46th President of the san successful relationship be- or vicepresident. Certainly, ahis- dence, what the science is —and THE ISLAMIC State sworn in as the firstfemale,first United States. tweenthe twocountries. toric moment forall of us in this knowthat’sit, letthe science claimedresponsibility for Blackand firstAsian-American Addressing reporters at her “President Biden, of course, countrybut afurther cementing speak,” Fauci said,pausing fora araresuicide attackthat US vice-president. The former dailynews conference on has visitedIndia manytimes, re- of the importance of ourrela- second. “It is somewhat of alib- rocked central Baghdad, senator from California was Thursday, WhiteHouse Press spectsand values the long bipar- tionship,” Psaki said. PTI erating feeling.” NYT killing 32 people and wounding dozens. The bombing targeted “apos- Moscow welcomes US bid tate Shias,” the group said Peopleline up foraCovid test in Beijing on Friday. Reuters in astatementon an IS-af- filiated websitelate to extend nuclear treaty Thursday. The US-led coalition recentlyceased ThursdaythatBiden haspro- More travel curbs combat activities andis VLADIMIRISACHENKOV posedtoRussia afive-year ex- graduallydrawingdown MOSCOW,JANUARY22 tension of the NewSTART treaty. itstroop presence in Iraq, “Wecan onlywelcomepoliti- around theworld sparking fears of an IS THE KREMLIN on Fridaywel- cal will to extend the document,” resurgence. The group has comedUSPresident Joe Biden’s Peskov said in aconference call take coordinated action in re- rarely been able to pene- proposaltoextend thelastre- withreporters.“Butallwilldepend THENEWYORKTIMES sponse to the variants, whichsci- tratethe capital since be- maining nuclear arms control on the details of the proposal.” JANUARY22 entists believe originated in ing dislodged by Iraqi treaty between the twocoun- The treaty,signedin2010by Britain and in South Africaand forces and the US-led tries, whichisset to expireinless President BarackObama and AYEAR intothe worstglobal appear to be significantlymore coalition in 2017. AP than twoweeks. Russian President Dmitry healthcrisisinacentury, andmuch contagious than others. Russian President Vladimir Medvedev,limitseachcountry of the worldfeels frozeninplace. In Britain, whichcompleted SYRIA Putin’sspokesman, Dmitry to no morethan 1,550 deployed Countries that had loosened itsexit from thebloconJan 1, Peskov,said that Russia stands nuclearwarheads and700 de- up their frontiers afterimposing flightsfromLatin America and Childrenamong forextending the pact and is ployed missilesand bombers, restrictions earlier in the pan- Portugal were bannedoverfears fourkilledin waiting to see the details of the and envisages sweeping on-site demic arenow tightening them of avariant firstdiscoveredin US proposal. inspections to verify compliance. again, worriedabout new, more Brazil. FlightsfromSouth Africa, strikesbyIsrael The WhiteHouse said It expires on February5.AP At aprotest againstthe dissolution of Parliament,inKathmandu on Friday. Reuters contagious variantsofthe coro- whereanother highlyconta- ISRAELIWARPLANESfired navirus. Some aretightening gious variant wasdiscoveredlast severalmissilestoward travel restrictions or imposing month, arealso banned. central Syria early Friday, EU lawmakers want tech newrules on travelers. And in China, wherethe virus 3Nepal ex-PMs joinprotest In the United States, spiraledout of control during the killingafamilyoffour—in- cluding twochildren — President Joe Biden signedase- ChineseLunar NewYear in 2020, andwoundingfourothers, giants’ CEOs at Feb hearing ries of executive ordersaimed at officials arediscouraging travel against Parliament dissolution thwarting the pandemic, in- over the holiday,whichbegins statemedia reported. State-news agency SANA rivals and to do moretotackle cluding arequirement that trav- Feb12. The newyear is usually quotedanunnamedmili- FOOYUNCHEE online fake news and harmful about twoyearsbeforehis gov- “Wewill all continue our ellers comingfromabroad quar- the occasion forthe largest annual tary official as saying the BRUSSELS,JANUARY22 content or face hefty fines. GOPALSHARMA ernment’s tenureends. protests to pressureOli to realise antine afterarrivinginthe US, human migration in the world. attacktookplace shortly “The purpose of the planned KATHMANDU,JANUARY22 Oli, 68,has said internal his mistake andcorrect it,” for- though it is notclearhow that Beijing is restricting the before dawn when Israeli EU LAWMAKERS have invited hearing is to have an exchange squabbling and alackofcooper- mer PM MadhavKumar Nepal will be enforced. number of passengers allowed warplanes flew over the chief executivesofAmazon, withthechiefexecutive officersof THREE FORMER Nepali prime ationfrommembersofhis party told the rallyinKathmandu. European Union leaders on public transit and has ex- neighbouring Lebanon. Apple, Facebook and Alphabet to thefourgloballyleadingplatform ministers joinedthousands of had paralysed decision-making, Former PMsPrime Minister agreedtolimit nonessential tendedthe quarantine period Israel has launchedhun- aFebruary1hearing in Brussels companies to learn about their demonstratorsonFridaytoprotest forcing his December 2020 Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ travel within the bloc and from fortravellers returning from dredsofstrikes against as theytry to crackdownonthe current business models and fu- againstPrimeMinisterKPSharma move to seek an early vote. and Jhal Nath Khanal, were also nonmember countries in abid to overseas.Schools have been Iran-linkedmilitarytargets powers of US tech giants. tureconceptsastheyface the Oli’s abruptmovetodissolve par- On Friday, theprotesters de- at the rally. All three former slowthe spread of twovariants closed, and the authorities said in Syriaoverthe years. But The European Parliament challengesof alteringmarket con- liamentand call snap elections. mandedthat he withdrawhis prime ministers arefromOli’s that arealready present in mul- on Wednesdaythat people re- it rarely acknowledges will in the coming months pro- ditions,” said an invitation sent to Judges in the Supreme Court “unconstitutional” move that party but oppose the dissolution. tiple countries in the region. turningtorural areas forthe hol- suchoperations. AP vide input intoproposals by the thefirms.Peoplefamiliarwiththe arehearing argumentsonmore has plunged theyoungrepublic Policesaid around 25,000 Leaders from the bloc’s 27 idaymusttestnegative forthe European Commission to force companies doubted theywould than adozen petitions challeng- already battlingthe pandemic people had gatheredtoprotest nations, meeting via teleconfer- virusand quarantine at home the companiestoplayfairly with acceptthe invitation. REUTERS ing Oli’s plan to seek elections intopolitical turmoil. near Oli’s office Friday. REUTERS ence lateThursday, agreed to for14days.

BITCOIN PROCESSING CENTRES ARE BEING SEEN AS ABURDEN ON THE COUNTRY’S POWER GRID Iran, pressured by blackoutsand pollution, cracks down on Bitcoin

ernment launched awide-rang- drew in 2018 from Tehran’snu- around four centsper kilowatt- to theblockchain collectfees in country’ssouthandpermittedim- NASSERKARIMI ing crackdown on Bitcoin pro- clear accordwith worldpowers hourinIran,comparedto anaver- bitcoins, akey advantageamid portsofcomputers formining. &ISABELDEBRE cessing centres,which require andre-imposedsanctionsonIran, ageof13centsintheUnitedStates. the country’s currency collapse. Amir Nazemi, deputy minis- TEHRAN,JANUARY22 immenseamountsofelectricity cryptocurrencyhassurgedinpop- Iran is among the top10 Iran’s rial, whichhad been trad- teroftelecommunications and to powertheir specialisedcom- ularity in the Islamic Republic. countries with the mostBitcoin ing at 32,000 to the dollar at the information, declared lastweek IRAN’S CAPITAL and major cities puters and to keep them cool — ForIran, anonymous online mining capacity in theworld — time of the 2015 nuclear deal, that cryptocurrency “can be plunged intodarkness in recent aburden on Iran’s powergrid. transactions made in cryptocur- 450 megawattsaday.The US has tumbledtoaround 240,000 helpful” as Iran struggles to cope weeksasrolling outages leftmil- Authorities shuttered 1,600 rencies allowindividuals and networkhas adailycapacity of to the dollarthese days. with sanctions on itsoil sector. lionswithoutelectricityforhours. centres acrossthe country, in- companies to bypass banking morethan 1,100megawatts. Iran’s government has sent Ontheotherhand,thegovern- Trafficlightsdied. Offices went cluding, forthe firsttime, those sanctions that have crippledthe On Tehran’s outskirts and mixedmessagesaboutBitcoin.On mentworriesaboutlimitinghow dark. Online classes stopped. legallyauthorisedtooperate.As economy. Bitcoin offers an alter- across Iran’s south and north- one hand, it wantstocapitalise on muchmoneyissent abroad and With toxic smog blanketing the latestinaseries of conflict- native to cash printed by sover- west,windowless warehouses the soaring popularity of digital controlling moneylaundering, Tehran skies and the country ing government moves, the eign governmentsand central An unlit street during ablackout in Tehran on Wednesday. AP hum withheavy industrial ma- currency and sees value in legit- drug sales andcriminal groups. buckling under the pandemic and clampdown stirredconfusion in banks—and in the case of Iran chineryand rows of computers imisingtransactionsthatflyunder Iran is nowgoingafter unau- other mounting crises, social me- the crypto industry—and suspi- and other countriesunder sanc- that crunchhighlycomplex al- Washington’s radar.Itauthorised thorisedBitcoin farmswith fre- dia has been rifewith speculation. cion that Bitcoin had become a tions like Venezuela, amoresta- work muchmorethan others be- Iran’s generouslysubsidised gorithms to verifytransactions. 24 Bitcoinprocessingcentresthat quentpoliceraids.Thosewhogain Soon, fingers pointed at an un- useful scapegoat forthe nation’s ble placetoparkmoneythanthe causewecan’taccess anykindof electricity has put the countryon The transactions,calledblocks, consume an estimated300 authorisationtoprocess cryp- likelyculprit:Bitcoin. deeper-rootedproblems. local currency. global payment networks,” said thecrypto-miningmap,giventhe arethen addedtoapublic megawattsofenergyaday,at- tocurrencyaresubjecttoelectric- Within days,asfrustration Since former US President “Iranians understand the ZiyaSadr,aTehran-basedBitcoin operation’s enormouselectricity record, known as the blockchain. tractedtech-savvyChineseentre- itytariffs,whichminerscomplain spread among residents, the gov- DonaldTrumpunilaterallywith- value of suchaborderless net- expert. “Bitcoin shineshere.” consumption. Electricity goes for “Miners” adding anew block preneurstotax-free zonesinthe discourageinvestment. AP

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Renovation work of VIP rest house at Ukai Dam site and construction of new R.K Puram,New Delhi- purposes. 0040561021-1 or immoveable properties. My clients subhash chander S/oAsha control room at Ukai Dam. Estimated Cost Rs.41663912.45. Ram village. bhagwan post 110022,Declarethat Igot will not be responsible for any acts I, DIVYA SAXENA D/ORamesh and deeds of above named son and Other details of tender notice No.38of2020-21b shall be remained same. daides,teh.Noharpolice divorce,from my husbandvide his wife. Anyone dealing with them ChandraSaxena, R/oNear Any kind of amendments will be published only on online &will be final &bind- station. Nohar, dist Court-Decree no. R.C.S NO. shall be doing so at his/her/ their own Water Tank, H.No.-3, Sec-6, risk, cost and consequence. ing to all. Forfurther details contact to this office during office hours.Detailed hanumangarh (Raj) 842A/2017 dated-15.03.2019 Shri RadhaPuram Estate, Sd/- FurtherI,have changed my MOHD. ASIF (Adv.) Tender Notice can also be seenonwww.statetenders.com and 0110021917-1 Ganesara,Krishna Nagar, name and shall hereafter be 329, Lawyers Chamber Block www.nwr.npocure.com Mathura, UttarPradesh, Saket Court, New Delhi-110017 No.Mahiti/Surat/1278/2021 Kanchan BindraD/o Bahadur known as JESNY RAJAN. 281004 .have changed my Chand W/o Satpal BindraR/o 0040561068-2 name and shall hereafter be HNo-3800, Sector 32A, Known as DIYARA SINHA . Chandigarh Road,Urban I,JC-766812A Subedar Satish Estate, Ludhiana, Punjab- Chand,R/o-H.No.941/26, 0070728334-1 141010, have changed my Gali.no.1,Chandana I Saharoon Khatun W/o- name and shall hereafterbe Road,Bank Nizamuddin R/o-Jhugge Knownas PremLata. Colony,Kaithal,Haryana- No.273, Camp No.3, Bhim 136027,informthat in my 0070728312-1 Nagar, Nangloi,Delhi-41 Service records my wife declarethat name of mine was I,Yaspal Singh Negi,S/o namely(Smt.Sunita wrongly-written in E.S.I.C. as Mahaveer Singh Negi,H.no- Devi)D.O.B. has wrongly Sairun Khatoon.The correct 235/cUnit-4 Shanti- mentioned as and actual name of mineis Niwas,MG.road New- 17.01.1982,insteadof- Saharoon Khatun. Manglapuri 28.01.1982. 0040561048-4 Mehrauli,N.D-30,have change 0040561019-1 I,GOPIKA UNNI daughter of my name Yashpal Singh Sh.Janardhana Unni PK,R/o I,Nishan Singh S/o-Hoshiar Negi,for all,futurepurposes. Singh,R/oC-104 Gali.No.8 Sarang,G SSadan 0040561058-5 (PO),Palakkad(Distt.), Kerala- Groundfloor West Vinod- Nagar Delhi-92,have changed I,Vinod Kumar Sawaroop,s/o 679302,have changed my my name to Nishan Chauhan. Ram Swaroop,R/o-A-94,Transit name,from GOPIKA UNNI to Camp GovindPuri N.D-19,have GOPIKA UNNI PJ,vide- 0040561063-6 affidavit, date-20-1-2021. change my name Vinod I Harminder Singh S/o- Kumar,forall future purposes. 0040561068-3 GurmukhSingh R/o-E-304, Jhulelal Apartments, 0040561058-4 I,Amla Mary Francis,D/o Pitampura, Delhi-110034 have I,Vinod Kumar Gupta S/OLate Mariyadas Francis,R/o-505 changed my name to Sh.Om Prakash R/O402,GH-26, Block-C,J.J.ColonyOld To be known to that we Mr Harminder SinghPasricha for RainbowApartments,Sec- Seemapuri Delhi-110095,have JOGINDER SINGH MAKKAR AND changed my name to Amla all purposes. 0040561017-1 Mr Harminder Singh s/o of S. 43,Gurugram,Haryana-122009 BALWANT singh R/o and owner of informs that Vinod Kumar and Mary,for all purposes I,NaziraMalik D/oNasiruddin PUBLIC NOTICE LGF-5, 13/41, Punjabi Bagh west VinodKumar Gupta both are 0040561048-9 Malik R/oA-832- This is to inform to public at large ND 26. That The Original Agreement same and one person. 33,Camp.no.2,Nangloi,Delhi-41 that my client Sh. Ashok Verma S/o to sell Dated 16th September 1992 Lt. Sh. Ram Prakash Verma and his between M/s Essel Properties & I,ANITA NAYAL,W/o Chiranjit state that Iamalso known as 0040561008-1 Singh Bisht R/oB-107,Delhi family R/o RZF-13 Nihal Vihar,Delhi industries and our Father S. Balwant NaziraMallik.Both person are had DISOWNED AND Singh and an Agreement dated 17th I,Surinder Kumar Sahni,R/oA- Govt.Flats,Timarpur North same.Mycorrect-name is DISINHERETED their son Pawan June 1989 between M/s Essel 23 First-Floor Street No.10 New Delhi-54,have changed my NaziraMalik,for all purposes. Verma from all their movable and Properties &industriesand Mr name to ANITABISHT,for all immovable properties. Any person Ashok Goel Both has been lost, GovindPuraDelhi-51,have misplaced and Regards to same we purposes. 0040561048-6 0040561058-7 dealing in finances with him shall be changed my minor daughter solely responsible for his actsand have Loged FIR vide LR No. name Sheffali Shani to Shefali I,ANARI KUMARI W/o I,MeeraW/o Krishan Gopal,R/o deeds. 61312/2021 DATED 21/01/2021. Shani. 0040561048-1 2/225, 2nd floor, Subhash Sd/- ANY PERSON WHO FOUND OR C.S.PanwarR/o-C-1/758, Aya HAVE ANY INFORMATION Nagar,TagoreGarden, N.D- DIMPLE VIVEK (ADVOCATE) I,Shashi/Shashi Bala,D/O-Shri Nagar,Hauz Khas,South Delhi- Ch. No. 132, Ist Floor, REGARDS TO SAME KINDLY 27,have changedmyname to CONTACT US ON 9999228900 OR Jagdish Prasad 110047,have changed my Western Wing, Renu. 0040561058-6 TisHazari Courts, Delhi-110054 DELIVER THE SAME ON ABOVE Aggarwal,W/O-Shri Hari Om name to ANITAPANWAR,for all MENTIONED ADDRESS. I,Rasam VinayakSuryakant, R/OB-5A,Shivangi purposes. 0040561048-8 S/oSuryakant Daji Rasam, R/o- kunj,Madipur,NewDelhi- PUBLIC NOTICE j34h k(12) I,AMBILI KM wife of C/301, LeoHousing Complex 110063,inform that My client, Urmila Kumari w/o Ashok Kumar r/o Sh.Janardhana Unni PK,R/o Opp Cosmos School Janta 211A, MAIN ROAD, New Lahore Colony, Shashi/Shashi bala and Anjali Shastri Nagar, Delhi 110031, do hereby Sarang,G S Market KokanNagar Bhandup declareand affirm that, herson namely both the names areone &the Sadan(PO),Palakkad (West)Mumbai Maharashtra- Dinesh Kochhar and his wife Ms. Sabita same person. 0040561048-3 Subhudhi d/o of Late Sh. Ram Nath Subudhi, (Distt.),Kerala-679302,have 400078, have changed my name are totally debarred from all our properties changed my name,from and estates. She has no connection with I,Sanjay Kumar,S/o-Late Naval from Rasam VinayakSuryakant them and neither want to keep any Kishore,R/o-90B, LIG Flats AMBILI KM to AMBILI KM.vide- to VinayakSuryakant Rasam relationship with them in future. That any affidavit, date-20-1-2021, person dealing with them shall be dealing at Rampura,Delhi-110035,have for all purposes. 0040560920-2 their own responsibility and she will not be held responsible for any of their act changed my name to Sanjay 0040561068-5 individually or jointly in future or in past. Gupta for all purposes. Sd/- I, Sangita Rani W/o Gaurav LOST & FOUND GAURAV KOCHHAR 0040561063-1 Kumar Nigam R/o-C-1131, ADVOCATE I,Vikas Tushir,S/oJaiparkash D-906/04 GaurHomes, Govindpuram, CHAMBER NO 60, WESTERN WING, TIS I,Sadhana D/O Ram Sahay,R/O Tushir,R/o-H.No.596,Janti- HAZARI COURTS 110054 Ghaziabad, UP-201013,have A-432, Raja-Vihar Samaipur kalan- changed my name to Badli,Delhi-110042changed 131028,Sonepat,Haryana,have Sangeeta Nigam. PUBLIC NOTICE my name to Sadhna. lost my original PUBLIC NOTICE 0040561029-2 ENTIRE PROPERTY BEARING NO. 0040561048-2 certificate/Marksheet class- G-93, AREA MEASURING 200 SQ Be it Known that my client Sh. Parveen YDS, NARAINA VIHAR, NEW DELHI Kumar S/o Sh. Banarsi Dass declare that I, Sandiip Kapur, S/oShri 10th year-2014 Rollno- Public at large is hereby informed that Original(1) Map sanction letter memo No. I,Pawan Kumar Gupta,s/o Suresh Kapur, r/o86, Poorvi 2188305,CBSE-PANCHKULA. the captioned propertyissubject 10445 dated 25-11-97 &Re-allotment letter PuranChandGupta,R/o-8637, matter of Equitable Mortgage with No. 14403 dated 30-12-99 issued by HUDA Marg, Vasant Vihar,New 0040561048-10 SBI/ other Bank/ FI.Anagreement to office Sonepat, Haryana. (2) Deed of East Park-Road,Shidipura, Delhi-110057 herebydeclare Sell &Purchase executed between the Conveyance Memo No. 7295 dated 11-3-97 present seller and my client. &GPA memo No. 441 Date 04-12-97 issued KarolBagh,NewDelhi- by Registrar Office Sonepat, Haryana has that Sandiip Kapur and I Gulshan Rai Chanana S/oShri J Will dated 14.02.2014 executed by 110005,have changed my been lost. Loan has been applied for said Sandeep Kapur both aresame. RChanana R/oB-137, Shri Raj Kumar Khanna son of Late property in State Bank of India, Atlas Road name to PawanGupta Shri Devi Das Khanna in favor of Shri Sonepat for mortgage bearing H. No. 683P, My correct name is Sandiip Gujranwala Town, New Delhi- Yagnik Khanna son of ShriRajan permanently. 0040561063-5 Sector-15, Sonepat. If anyone has objection Kapur for all purposes. 110009 have lost my original Khanna in respect of the captioned related to this property, he/she can contact Allotment Letter of PlotNo.3on property,duly registered vide Regd. above mention bank within 7days of I,Pawan Jain,S/o Gyani Ram 0040561023-1 No. 203, dated 14.02.2014. publication &after that no claim will be Market Road, DLF City Phase-1, It is hereby notifed that any person or entertained. Jain R/o-D-1/3-AKrishna- entity,firm/ company,Bank, financial Sd/- Nagar,Delhi-110051,have I, SANTOSH KUMARI,spouse of Gurugram, Haryana.Finder institution/ HUF/ MemberofHUF KAMAL SINGH (Advocate) RAJ KUMARYADAV resident of maycontactatabove address. having claim any charge, interest or Enrl. No. D-748/2014 changed the name of my lien or claim on the basis of documents minor daughter Priya Flat No.A4/12D,Green Power 0040561028-1 mentioned above or otherwise and/ or objection to the proposed Sale deed Jain(16Years)and she shall Residency, Sector-75, PUBLIC NOTICE I Indu Uppal W/o ShriSatish thereof, he/ she/ they may lodge/ notify hereafter be known as Maanvi Faridabad (Haryana)-121004; the same to the undersigned with To be known to all that, my clients (1) Sh. Jagjit have changed my name from Uppal R/oA-66, GulmoharPark, documentary proof/ Court Judgement Singh &(2) Sh. Paramjeet Singh both sons of Jain. 0040561058-3 within15days from theday of Late Sh. Swarn Singh both residents of WZ- NewDelhi-110049 have lost my 2201, Raja Park, Shakur Basti, Delhi-110034, SANTOSH KUMARI to SANTOSH publication of this public notice, failing inherited the Ground Floor (in favour of Sh. Jagjit I,PRITISH SHARMA. as per Affidavit dated original Allotment & which any claim shall be rejected and Singh) &First Floor (In favour of Sh. Paramjeet the title/ Sale Deed proposed to be Singh) of Built up Property Bearing No. WZ- S/O.OPINDER KUMAR 21/02/2021. 0040560939-1 Possession Letter of Plot executed in favor of my client(s) or in 2201, Raja Park, Shakur Basti, Delhi-110034, SHARMA. ADDRESS- BB/2F, No.7519, DLF City Phase-4, the name of his/her/ their nominees after the demise of their mother Late Smt. Nirmal I, Rakesh DograS/o Kartar shall deemed to be clear and Kaur wife of Late Sh. Swarn Singh, on the basis Government of India DDAFLATS JNU MUNIRKA Gurugram, Haryana. Finder marketable without anydefect, of regd. WILL dated 04.08.2016. And my clients have legal rights to Sell the said property. Chand DograR/o Plot no. 77, encumbrance, flaw andimpediment ,SOUTHWEST DELHI-110067. If any person(s) claiming any objection in the maycontactatabove address. and my client(s) shall proceed further 2nd Floor, Gali no.9,Nand said property may contact with above named changed my nametoPRITESH and complete the Sale. Ministry of Health &FamilyWelfare 0040561028-2 person/ clients at above address/ phone no. KSHARMA. 0040561068-1 Vihar, NSIT,Dwarka, South Sd/- NIRMAL KUMAR VERMA 9250000585 within 15 days of publication of this West Delhi, Delhi -110078 have ADVOCATE notice. I Pradeep Kumar Panda S/o- Chamber No. 561, 5th Floor, All the information given by my clients and I, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING&RESEARCH I,ANUJ S/oBhagmal R/o-368, VinodWadhwaAdvocate, giving this Public changed my name to Randeep Sh.Raghunath PandaR/o- Saket Courts, New Delhi Vikas NagarLoni,Ghaziabad- Notice on behalf of my clients. 332 SVP Road, Khetwadi, Girgaon, Mumbai-400004 Mann. 0070728316-1 H.No.65,TopFloor,Pocket-3, Sd/- VINODWADHWA (Advocate) 201102, have changed my PUBLIC NOTICE Enrl. No. D/769/2005 I, Sector-24,Rohini, Delhi-110085 name to ANUJKUMAR, for all RAN VIJAY SINGH General public is hereby informed that my am the owner of the TopFloor ADMISSION NOTICE (2021-22) purposes. 0040561048-7 RATHOUR,father of,PRATEEK clientsSH. MADAN LAL S/o Sh. DEEP H.No.65,Pocket-3, Sector- CHAND and Smt. SANTOSH DEVI W/o ''IMPORTANT'' SINGH RATHORE,Presently Sh. MADAN LAL both residentsofH.No. 24,Rohini,Delhi-110085.Original A29, Deenpur Extn.VillageDeenpur, NATIONAL InstituteofPublic Health Training &Research, Mumbai, aCentral I,No-30012211F,SPR-Aijaz H.No.41/4, Old-Willington- Whilst care is taken prior to GeneralPowerofAttorney, Najafgarh, New Delhi110043 have Ahmad Pathan,S/O-Farooq Camp,RaceCourse-Road,New disownedtheir son Sh. Vinay Singh acceptance of advertising Training InstituteofMinistry of Health &Family Welfare, Govt. of India invites Ahmad Pathan,R/O- Agreement to Sell registeredin Shokeen S/o Madan Lal and their Delhi-110003,have changed daughter-in-law Raman Rani W/o Vinay copy,itisnot possible to verify applications in the prescribed format for the following courses for the the name of Jaswinder Kaur by Singh Shokeen both resident of Deenpur Nambla,Tehsil -Uri,District- my minor son’s name, from its contents. The Indian PawanGargdated-24.12.2007 Extn. Village Deenpur,Najafgarh, New academic year 2021-22. Baramulla.In my service PRATEEK SINGH RATHORE to Delhi 110043 and have severed all their Express (P) Limited cannotbe records the name and (D oB) were misplaced/Lost.If anyone relation and ties with them as they are not PRATEEK SINGH in their control. Whoever deals with them in held responsible for such A. Regular Courses : found the same please return any manner will be doing so at his own risk of my brotherhas been RATHOUR.vide-affidavit,date- contents,nor for any loss or to me,if anypersontry to and my above named clientswould not be wrongly mentioned as Umer 20-1-2021, 0040561068-4 responsible for it. damageincurred as aresult of Regular Courses Age (Years) No. of Duration Ahmad Pathan (D oB-05-03- misuse thenlarge action will Sd/- R.S. SHOKEEN (Advocate) ENRL. NO. D/3926/18 transactionswithcompanies, I, PradeepSachdeva,S/o Ram be taken as per law. Seats 2003) insteadofUmer Farooq CH. No. 401, Dwarka Court Complex, associations or individuals Pathan (D oB-02-01-2003).It Prakash,H.No-16,Street.No- Dwarka, New Delhi-110075 1. Master in Public Health Minimum age 21 years 10 Two 2,Block.No-5,Geeta 0040561015-1 advertising in its newspapers needs correction. Objections or Publications.Wetherefore (MPH) Years Colony,Gandhi-Nagar,Delhi- Original handover-letter &NOC be filed to concerned recommend that readers 110031,have changed my issued,fromJaipur Greens 0f 2. Post Graduate Diploma in Minimum age 21 years 30 One authoritieswithin sevendays. make necessary inquiries name to Pardeep Kumar Flat/unit No.JGP-Z-208, in the 0020416722-1 before sending any monies or Hospital Management Year permanently. 0040561063-4 name of my minordaughter entering into any agreements (PGDHM) I,KRISHNA MALIK,W/O LATE Sakshi Anandam has been I, Nirala W/oPramod Kumar R/o with advertisers or otherwise SHRI SANJEEV ANAND,R/O-A- actually lost.Founder may 3. Diploma in Health Up to 40 years. 30 One H.N-102 Near JP Group Sector- actingonanadvertisement in 1/263C, JANTA-FLATS,MAA- contact,Mr.Brij Mohan 128 Noida,Asgarpur Jagir GB any mannerwhatsoever. Promotion Education (Age relaxation as per GOI Year SHAKTI Nagar-201304 UP,have Gupta.Mobile-No.9811219994. (DHPE) rules) APARTMENT,PASCHIM- changed my name from Nirala 0040561063-9 VIHAR,NEWDELHI,have to NirmalaAwana for all 4. Post Graduate Diploma in Up to 40 years. 30 One changed my name and shall purposes. 0040561003-1 Community Health Care (Age relaxation as per GOI Year hereafter be known as MADHU (PGDCHC) rules) ANAND. 0040561058-1 I, Naresh Sachdeva S/oLate Sh. Krishan Lal Grandson of Late I,Jayanthy Choudhary,W/oEx Sh. Ram Lubhaya R/oA- B. Skill Based Training Programmes : (As per the guidelines issued by the, Sergent JitendraKumar 1A/34C, Janakpuri, NewDelhi Ministry of Health &Family Welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi) Chaudhary,R/oH.No.T444 AK- 110058 do herebysolemnly Road P-OBartala Kolkata West affirm and declareonoath Skill Based Training Age (Years) No. of Duration BengalPin-700018,Have that Naresh Kumar,Naresh Changed My Name,From Kumar Sachdevaand Naresh PUBLIC NOTICE Programme Seats All are hereby informed through JayanthyChoudhary To Sachdevaissame and one 1. Sanitary Health 18-30 30 One Year JayanthyKodaikanal this Public Notice that my client Sh. person. 0040561000-1 Mukesh Sahu R/o B-214, Kewal Inspector Ramanathan,Vide-Affidavit Park, Azad Pur,Delhi-110033 has Dated-21/01/2021 BeforeNCT- I, Mohammed Anis, S/o. debarred his son Sh. Manoj Sahu 2. Diabetes Educator Above 30 On campus-3 Months DELHI. 0040561063-8 Mohammed Din,R/o-376, and his wife Smt. ShwetaSahu from his all moveable and Shahzada Bagh,Phase-1, 22 Years Online/Off campus -6Months I,Jaspinder Singh Kochhar S/o immoveable property as his son Inderlok, Delhi-110035,have and daughter-in-law ill-treatmy 3. Home Health Aide 18-30 30 4Months GuljitSingh Kochhar R/o-33/5, changed my name to Mohd. client. My client shall not be held EDUCATION responsible for any of their acts, East-Patel Nagar, N.Delhi- Anees. Mohammad Anis and 4. General Duty 18-30 30 6Months 08,have changed my minor deed and things in whatsoever in Mohd. Anees,is one and,the any manner. Assistant daughter’s name Rehmat to same person. 0040561029-1 ADMISSION Sd/- C.S. MANN (Advocate) 5. First Responder 18 Years 30 4Days Rehmat Kaur Kochhar. LAST 2021 MBBS ADMISSIONS I, DheerajGargs/o R.C. Gargr/o Ch.No. 608 Western wing, and above 0040561063-2 WITHOUT NEET BAMS OTHERS TisHazari Courts, Delhi-54 D/05-5, Redwood Residency, TOPFAST -MBA,B.TECH I,Ghanshayam Dass,S/o Radhe Sector-78, Faridabad, The last date for submission of completed application along with application .OTHERS,MIGRATIONS 10+ - ShyamGupta R/o-92- Haryana-121101 have changed PUBLIC NOTICE NAVY OTHERS fees Rs. 200/- (Rs. TwoHundred only) paid Online or by DD/Bankers cheque C/1,Gali.No.7,East-Azad Nagar my namefromDheerajGargto ETC.@8527710489 DELHI My client Smt. Simranjeet Kaur W/o drawn in favour of "Director,National InstituteofPublic Health Training & Delhi-110051,have changed Dhiraj Gargfor futurepurpose. Late Sh. Harminder Singh R/o M-41, 0040560879-1 Research" payable at Mumbai by Registered/speed post only is 31st March my name to GhanshyamDass 0040560998-1 GSApartments, Sector-13, Rohini, Gupta,forall purposes Delhi-85 hasDebarred and Disowned 2021. SC/ST candidates are exempted from the application fees. Selection of I Vinitaw/o Sachin Kumar in their Daughter Manmeet Kaur W/o 0040561058-2 EDUCATIONAL R/oHouse no-105, Street No-03 Rishabh Tandon from all their candidates will be by CommonEntrance Test (CET) for regular courses. The I,Gauri Shankar Mittal,S/o Hari B-block ,Brij Puri, Delhi-110094 National Central council of movable and immovable property detail notification for the admission to various courses conducted by NIPHTR, due to their bad behaviour and Ram Mittal,R/o-1/7507, have changedmyname Vocational Training invited application for start Training misconduct. Anybody dealing with Mumbai are available at www.fwtrc.gov.in. gali.no.13,East Gorakh-park Vinneta kumari to Vinita themwill do so at his/her/their Shahdara,Delhi-110032,have Affadavit No.45AB 330917 and Study Centre Sd/- www.nccvt.in own risk, cost, and consequences. changed my name to Gauri My client will not be responsible 0040561013-1 Mob.7499647774/ 9823647194 DIRECTOR/efveosçekeâ Shankar,for all purposes. for any act. S. K. Gupta (Advocate) N.I.P.H.T.R. MUMBAI/Sve.DeeÙe.heer.SÛe.šer.Deej., cegbyeF&-4. 0040561048-5 0090280356-1 Ch. No. D-209, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi-32

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Internationalmarketdata till 1900IST SECTOR WATCH BASE, MIDDLE, UPPER AND APOSSIBLE TOP LAYER PRODUCTION-LINKEDINCENTIVE SCHEME ONLINE NEWS RBIproposes4-tierstructure Self-reliance push: In Google and FB’s 3cos to manufacture Australiantussle, fortighterregulationofNBFCs priority bulk drugs The RBI paper said regulatory Thereisnoparallelforthislayerat ENSECONOMICBUREAU THECOMPANIES issuesofconcern ENSECONOMICBUREAU framework anchoredonpropor- present, as this will beanew layer NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 MUMBAI,JANUARY22 tionality can be introduced. forregulation. Theregulatory ■Aurobindo BASELAYER:If theframework framework forNBFCsfallinginthis THE GOVERNMENT on Friday Pharmaceuticals THE RESERVEBank of India (RBI) isvisualisedasapyramid,thebot- layerwill bebank-like, albeit with gave thegreen lighttothree drug for India as well hasproposedatighterregulatory tomofthe pyramid, where least suitableand appropriatemodifi- makers,includingonepublicsec- ■ Karnataka Antibiotics framework fornon-banking fi- regulatoryintervention is war- cations, it said. torfirm,to setupcapacitiesunder and Pharmaceuticals Ltd nancial companies (NBFCs) by ranted,can consistofNBFCs,cur- TOPLAYER: It is possiblethat the production-linked incentive PRANAVMUKUL Tech giantGoogle has creatingafour-tierstructurewith rentlyclassifiedasnon-systemi- consideredsupervisoryjudgment (PLI) scheme to promote selfre- ■ KinvanPvt Ltd NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 threatenedtoremove aprogressive increaseinintensity cally importantNBFCs(NBFC-ND), mightpushsomeNBFCsfromout lianceincritical drugingredients of regulation. NBFCP2Plendingplatforms,NBF- of the upper layerofthe systemi- in the country. Thefirms — MARKINGANescalation of itssearch engine In itsdiscussion paper on re- CAA, NOFHC and Type INBFCs. callysignificant NBFCs forhigher Aurobindo Pharmaceuticals, terials(KSMs),drugintermediates the slugfest between the from Australia visedregulatoryframework for MIDDLE LAYER: As one regulation/supervision. These Karnataka Antibiotics and (DIs)andactivepharmaceuticalin- Australian government and NBFCs, the RBI has said the regu- The RBI has proposed movesup, the next layercan con- NBFCs willoccupy the topofthe Pharmaceuticals Ltd (KAPL) and gredients (APIs). The announce- global tech platforms overthe latoryandsupervisoryframework classification of NPAs of sistofNBFCscurrentlyclassifiedas upperlayerasadistinctset.Ideally, KinvanPvt Ltd —will be the first mentcameacoupleof monthsaf- sharing of royaltieswith eachofthe digital platforms, of NBFCsshould be basedona base layerNBFCs from systemicallyimportant NBFCs this toplayer of thepyramid will to make select bulk drugs under terCovid-19cases in China had news publishers, Googlehas and that the newrules pro- four-layeredstructure:BaseLayer, 180to90days overdue. File (NBFC-ND-SI), deposit taking remain emptyunless supervisors the recentlyapproved scheme. surged, causing the neighbouring threatened to remove its posedbythe Australianau- Middle Layer, Upper Layerand a NBFCs(NBFC-D), housing finance take aviewonspecific NBFCs. In India is presently“fully” de- countrytoshutdownseveralbulk search enginefromthe coun- thorities would expose them possible TopLayer.Ithas alsopro- companies,IFCs,IDFs, SPDs and otherwords,if certainNBFCslying pendent on importsfor these drug manufacturing plantsinits try, and Facebook has said it to “unmanageable levels of fi- posed classificationofnon-per- leastforfouryearsfromitslastap- coreinvestment companies. The intheupperlayerare seento pose products—penicillin G, 7- Hubeiprovince.Thisledtothegov- couldblockAustralianusers nancial and operational risk.” formingassets(NPAs)of baselayer pearance in the category,even regulatoryregimeforthislayerwill extreme risksasper supervisory aminocephalosporanic acid (7- ernment announcing arestriction from posting or sharing news The fundamental differ- NBFCs from 180daysto90days whereitdoes notmeetthe para- be stricter compared to the base judgement, theycan be put to ACA), erythromycin thiocyanate on exports of various keydrug in- linksifproposednorms on ence in the approachtaken by overdue.NBFCsinlowerlayerwill metric criteria in the subsequent layer. Adverseregulatoryarbitrage higherandbespokeregulatory/su- (TIOC)andclavulanicacid—which gredients. Over the lastthree royalty paymentsare rolled the French and Spanish au- be knownasNBFC-Base Layer year.“Hence,if anidentifiedNBFC- vis-à-vis bankscan be addressed pervisoryrequirements, it said. is whytheywereconsidered for decades, India has slowlygrown out. Representativesofboth thorities on the issue is that (NBFC-BL). NBFCs in middle layer UL does notmeetthe criteria for forNBFCsfallinginthislayerinor- In viewofthe recent stress in approvals on priority. more dependent on imports from tech majors were appearing they’vespecificallylinkedpay- will be known as NBFC-Middle classification forfour consecutive der to reduce systemic risk spill- the sector,ithas become impera- Thefirmshave committedto a Chinaforsuchingredients,leading at aSenatehearing in mentstocopyright,without Layer(NBFC-ML).AnNBFC in the years, it will move out of the en- overs,whererequired,theRBIsaid. tive to re-examine the suitability total investment of around to firms with indigenous capacity CanberraonFriday. putting aforcing device into Upper Layerwillbeknown as hancedregulatoryframework,” it UPPER LAYER: Goingfurther, of this regulatoryapproach, espe- Rs 3,761 crorefor setting up these to makethese rawmaterials to The showdown is being the agreements. Australia’s NBFC-UpperLayer(NBFC-UL)and said.The NBFC sector has seen thenextlayercanconsistofNBFCs ciallywhenfailure of anextremely plants, according to the Ministry shutshop,industryexecutivesear- closely watchedby code is almost en- willinvite anew regulatorysuper- tremendous growth in recent whichare identified as systemi- large NBFC can precipitatesys- of ChemicalsandFertilizers,which lier told The Indian Express.Itrelies regulatorsanddigital tirelyfocussedon structure.ThereisalsoaTopLayer, years. In last five years alone,size callysignificantamong.Thislayer temicrisks,theRBIpapersaid.The expectscommercialproductionto onChinaforabout70 percentofits

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PolicymakersinIndia PL vis the tech majors, NBFC-UL, it will be subject to en- from Rs 20.72lakhcrore (2015)to spill-overofrisksandhave theabil- pacewithchangingrealitiesinthe upto Rs3,600crore inPLIoverthe With rising tension between

EX E● have so farfocussed and has some coer- hancedregulatoryrequirementat Rs 49.22 lakh crore(2020). ity to impact financial stability. financial sector,itsaid. agreedsix-year period of the India and China lastyear and on the dominanceof cive featuresaswell. scheme.Aurobindo,throughsub- Prime MinisterNarendraModi’s intermediaries such Australian regula- sidiaryLyfius Pharma,will be set- callforIndiato bemoreself-reliant asGoogleandFacebook,which tors had initiallyproposeda ting up greenfield capacities to invarioussectors,theDepartment arepositionedinaway that voluntarycodeofconduct,but ‘Soaring fuel prices crowdout makepenicillinGaswellas7-ACA of Pharmaceuticals(DoP)lastyear serviceproviderscannotreach have sincesteppeduppressure 65% (usedtomakecephalosporin an- launchedthePLIschemewithato- customers exceptthrough citingthe“unequalbargaining other spends on credit cards’ Non-discretionary tibiotics and intermediates). The taloutlayofRs6,940 crore. It these platforms. position”between news me- spendsoncreditcards Hyderabadfirmwillalsobebuild- sought applications from Indian The issues beingthrashed dia outlets and tech platforms Massiverise in retail fuel prices crowded out other ing capacities to make TIOC drug makers to setupgreenfield ofthetotalspends, outinAustraliaandelsewhere that couldprevent thecode discretionary spends on credit cards in December, whilediscretionary through subsidiaryQule Pharma. capacityin36bulk drugs by couldhavebroader implica- from getting implementedon according areport by SBI Research spendinghasfallen KAPLwillalsobemanufactur- November 30, 2020. tions forthe regulation of the avoluntarybasis. belowthetrendrate ing 7-ACA, whileKinvanwill be Atotalof 215applicationswere SPEND ON oilhascrowdedoutin driventhischangeisthemassive digitaleconomyinIndiainthe In astatement earlier this of35percent makingclavulanicacid,according receivedandwere to beprocessed longer term. Asubstantial dis- week,Googlesaiditsnew plat- Decemberspendingonother spikeininflationbetweenApriland to the ministry. anddecideduponby February28, cussionontheimpactof inter- form NewsShowcase, which essentialitemssuchashealth, November,whichonaveragestood “Setting of these plantswill 2021, according to the Ministry. mediary platforms on the ismadeupof storypanelsthat groceryandutilityserviceswhich at120bpslowerthanNSOinflation URGENT REDUCTIONin continuetogetdistorted makethe country self-reliant to a Whilethefirstfourbulkdrugsthat health of news media outlets give participating publishers wasthetrendinearliermonths numbersat6.3percent.Thishas oilpricesthroughtax andcrowdoutdiscretionary large extent in respect of these the government has givenap- is yettocommenceinany the abilitytopackage the sto- happenedasspendsonoilhave rationalisationneededotherwise, expenses,”accordingto bulk drugs,” said the ministryina provals forcomeunder the firstof meaningful wayhere. ries that appear within SINGLE BIGGEST factorthathas crowdedoutotheressentialitems “non-discretionaryspendswill thereport release about the development. fourtarget segmentsofkey ingre- AccordingtoaFICCI-EYre- Google’s news products,now The government in March dients, applications underthe portonIndia’s media and en- hasonboardover450publica- Spending habits of consumers significantly changedduring the pandemic and that too within essential/non-discretionary and Source: SBI 2020 had announcedits intent to other three segmentsare pro- tertainment sector for2020, tionsacrossadozencountries. non-essential/discretionaryitems. Theshareofdiscretionary spending had crashed to 15 per cent of total cards spending in April Research/PTI launchaPLIschemeforcriticalbulk posedtobetaken up forapproval thereare 300millionusers of These include Le Monde, Le drugs,includingkey starting ma- in the next 45 days. online news sites, portals and Figaro,andLibérationinFrance; aggregators in the country— El Cronista and La Gaceta in GOVTAMENDSCSRRULES making up approximately46 Argentina; TAG24 and FB’s policies difficult to per cent of Internetusers and SachsischeZeitunginGermany; RIL Q3 profit rises 12.55%, 77 per centofsmartphone and Jornal do Commercio,a Cos can users in India at the end of newspaperfromPernambuco understand: Signal COO 2019.With282millionunique in Brazil.InDecember,the visitors,Indiaistheworld’ssec- company announceditwould Covid eats into revenue undertake ond largest online news con- “soon startoffering people ac- Signal has seen aspikeinnew suming nation afterChina. cess to paywalledcontent in JIONETPROFIT wasRs3,489 crore, registering ANUJBHATIA usersfromIndiafollowingtheup- Paying fornews feed by it- partnership with select news ENSECONOMICBUREAU growth of 15.5 per cent. Jio’s total multi-year NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 roaroverWhatsApp’snewprivacy self appears to be less of an is- publishers”.Thecompanyhad MUMBAI,JANUARY22 customer base as of December policy.Ithas been among the top sue forthe tech giants,given saiditwouldpayparticipating 15.5% 2020 was410.8 million, showing projects “PEOPLE AREcoming to realise downloadedapp in India mostof that Google entered anew partnersto providelimitedac- DESPITETHEdisturbancescaused anet addition of 5.2 millioncus- thatFacebookdoesnotbuildprod- January. In an email interaction, agreement to paynews publi- cess to paywalledcontent for by theCovid pandemic,Reliance tomers. ARPU(averagerevenue uctsforthem,butratherFacebook Harder says the uniqueaspect of cationsinFrancejusthoursbe- News Showcase users. Industries, India’s largest firm by ■ForJio Platforms, RIL’s per user) during the quarterofRs buildsproductsfortheirdata,”said Signalisthatitdoesnotknowany- fore threatening to remove its InIndia,digitaladvertising marketcapitalisation,onFridayre- digitalarm, revenue including 151per subscriber permonth as ENSECONOMICBUREAU ArunaHarder,chief operatingoffi- thingaboutanyone.“Wecollectno search functions in Australia. spends in 2019 grew 24 per porteda12.55percentriseincon- access revenues forthe againstRs145 per subscriber. NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 cer of Signal Messenger,adding data,havenoads ever,and arenot The showdown in Australia centyear-on-yearto Rs27,900 solidated netprofitatRs13,101 quarterwas Rs 22,858 crore, The companysaid Reliance from theuser’s point of view the drivenbyprofit.” seemscenteredrather,onhow crore, according to EY esti- crorefor thequarterended higher by 5.3 per cent. The net Retail’srevenueforthequarterwas THE GOVERNMENT Friday social network’s policies arevery Fullreporton muchcontrolthesecompanies mates,andareexpectedto fur- December 2020 (Q3), as against profit forthe quarterwas Rs Rs 37,845 crore, lowerby7.9 per amendedvariousrulespertaining difficult to understand. www.indianexpress.com would gettoretain on their thergrow to Rs51,340croreby Rs11,640croreinthesameperiod 3,489crore,registering a cent. However, thenet profit for to thecorporatesocialresponsibil- payout process–operational 2022. Globally, Facebook and ayear ago. growth of 15.5 per cent. the quarterrosetoRs1,830 crore, ity (CSR)regime,includingallow- aspectssuchasdeciding the Google togethercommand Onaquarter-on-quarterbasis, agrowth of 88.1 per cent. ingcorporatesto undertakemulti- quantum of payments for 61 percentofthemarket share thenetprofitrose37 percentfrom RILChairmanandMDMukesh year projectsand making news feedsources,andhaving indigitaladspends,according Rs 9,567crore in the September causing significant disturbance D. Ambani said: “Atatimewhen registrationcompulsoryforagen- to revealchangesintheiralgo- to EdelweissResearch;Google quarter. Thenet profit before ex- andslowdownof economicactiv- the economyispoisedfor aconfi- cies implementing CSR activities rithms. Heftyfinesproposed leads with a37per cent ceptional item forthe December ity.Thegroup’soperationsandrev- dent recovery,weatReliance are on behalf of companies. by Canberra arebeing seen market share. quarterwasRs15,015 crore,higher enue duringthe periodwereim- humbledthat we have been able Besides, companies have been as an addeddisincentive. In aseparatenote, by 41.6 per cent, RIL said. pacted due to Covid-19,” the to contribute with our impressive allowedtoset the excess amount Theargumentmadeby the Edelweisssaidthatitexpected Consolidated revenue from companysaid. performance in the thirdquarter spentunder CSR up to threesuc- companiesintheSenatehear- digitalspendsto befurtherac- operationsdeclined 21.1 per cent ForJio Platforms, RIL’s digital of FY21.Wehavedelivered strong ceedingfinancialyears.Non-com- ingsisthatthemediaindustry celerated ledbyasubstantial to Rs 123,997crore as against arm,revenueincludingaccessrev- operational resultswith arobust pliance with CSR provisions has isalreadybenefitingfromtraf- jumpinonlineactivityfurther Rs157,165crore intheyear-agope- enues forthe quarterwas revivalinO2Candretailsegments, been decriminalisedbyshifting ficbeing routed to them by accentuated by Covid-19. riod.“Theoutbreakof coronavirus Rs 22,858 crore, higher by 5.3 per and asteady growth in our digital suchoffencestopenaltyregime,as Office of RUDSICO, External Aided pandemic globallyand in Indiais cent. The netprofitfor the quarter services business.” per the CorporateAffairs Ministry. Project (RUIDP) Rajasthan Urban Drinking Water Sewerage and Infrastructure Corporation Ltd. (RUDSICO) Address:- AVSBuilding, Jawahar Circle, JLN Marg, Jaipur -302017 Ph.- 141 2721966, Fax No.: 141 2721919 BRIEFLY E-mail:- [email protected] Website:- www.ruidp.raiasthan.gov.in Globalcues, selling pressure CIN :U74999 RJ2004SGC019961 No. F3 (301)(74)/RUIDP/PMU/Ph-IV/Third party inspection/12051 Date: 13.01.2021 IL&FSaddresses Invitation for Proposals (IFP) for Third Party `32K-croredebt Inspection Services under RUIDP pull Sensexdown by 746 pts 1. India has applied for financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) toward NewDelhi: IL&FS board said the cost of Rajasthan Secondary Towns Development Sector Project (RSTDSP - RUIDP Phase IV). The Project will invest in the rehabilitation and expansion of it addressedRs32,000 crore search,Religare Broking, said sec- water supply,sewerage, drainage, heritage and other works component as of the group’s overalldebt. ENSECONOMICBUREAU FALLSFOR2NDDAY toralindices tradedintandem identified by Government in about 42 secondary towns of the State. The boardretained itstarget MUMBAI,JANUARY22 with thebenchmarkwherein 2. Local Self Government (LSGD), GoR through RUIDP,the executing agency,now propose to engage agencies for Third Party Inspection Services (TPIS) for Pre of addressing adebt of over banking and metalended as the 49,594.95 dispatch inspections at Manufacturer’s works for Rajasthan Secondary Towns Rs 56,000crorebyFY22. AFTER HITTINGthe 50,000-level toplosers.Sellingpressurewasvis- Development Sector Project (RSTDSP,RUIDP Phase-IV) and Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Program (RUSDP-RUIDP Phase-III). on Thursday, stockmarketson 48,878.54 ible on the broader front, too, as Fridaycameundersellingpressure theyendedinthe rangeof1-1.2 Lot No. Broad Material Eligible firms Estimated Cost Powerdemand Description Accredited in field of (In Lacs) amid weak global marketsand per cent. Meanwhile,the rupee inspection persistentworriesoverCovidpan- clawed back lostground towards atall-timehigh Lot -02 RCC Pipes and specials IAF 16 Rs. 125 demicandeconomicrecovery.The thefag-endof thesessionandset- 3. Inspecting Agency will be selected using Least Cost Selection basis from among NewDelhi: Powerdemand benchmarkSensex fell746points, Sensex(intra-day) tled withamarginal 2paise gain the eligible and qualified bidders. Technical and Financial Proposal for the above touchedanall-time high of or 1.50 per cent, to 48,878.54 and at 72.97againstthe US dollar on assignment from the reputed firms/ organizations accredited by National 187.3GWonFriday,Power the Nifty50 plummeted218 Friday, supportedbyeasing crude Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) in particular field of 9:15AM 3:30PM Inspection are invited. MinisterRKSingh said. points,or1.50percent,to 14,371.90 oil prices. 4. The Request for Proposal (RFP) document including Terms of Reference (TOR), on across-the-boardselling. In midday trading on Wall Technical and Financial Proposal forms for submitting the technical and financial Thebenchmarkequityindices 2009. Among the sectors, bank, Street,the DowJones Industrial proposals are availableathttp://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in and can be Petrolcrosses downloaded. The evaluation and qualification criteria and procedure of evaluation endedlowerfor thesecond PSUbank,metalsandrealtyfellthe Averagefell 117.4points, or 0.38 of proposals and award of Contract are included in RFP document. `92inMumbai straightday,correcting further af- mostwhile auto indexgained. percent,to 31,058.61, theS&P500 5. Proposals will be submitted at http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in.Pre-bid meeting termakingarecordhigh on Adding to investor worries, lost6.81points,or0.18 percent,to will be held at 15-00 hours on 29.01.2021. Proposals will be received upto 15:00 hours on 16.02.2021. NewDelhi: Petrolprice in Thursday. Thiswasthebiggestsin- datashowedthe flash eurozone 3,846.26 and the Nasdaq 6. Any addendum, clarification to the bidder’s queries and corrigendum etc will be Delhi touchedRs85.45 and gle-day drop forthe benchmarks purchasingmanagersindexdrop- Compositedropped14.89points, published at e-proc web site http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in.Incase there is a Rs 92.04inMumbai. Diesel in amonth.Friday’s correction ping in January to atwo-month or 0.11 per cent, to 13,516.03.The holiday on the day of opening of bid, activities assigned on that date shall be carried out on the next working day. climbed to Rs 75.63 in Delhi markedthe end of an 11-week lowof47.5,comingcloseto theex- risk-offmoodfollowedaperiodof Sd/- UID 2021 RFP 0006 (Kumar Pal Gautam) andRs82.40inMumbai.PTI gainingstreakfor the frontline in- pected 47.6 —from49.1in relief afterthe transition of power DIPR/C/523/2021 Project Director dices,whichwasthelongestsince December. Ajit Mishra, VP-re- in the United States.

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ZIDANE TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 18 Spanish club Real Madrid’s coachand former footballer Zinedine SPORT Zidane hastested positive forCovid-19, the La Ligaclub revealed on Friday. TheFrenchmanwillnow enter aperiodofself-isolation. Olympic-size dilemma

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AROUND THIS time lastyear,aJapanese city roughly400 km from Tokyowas preparing to roll out the redcarpet forapartofIndia’s Olympics-bound contingent. AYoutubevideo grab of Ravi Ashwin and R. Sridhar’s chat. Yogaworkshopswerebeingheldacrossthe Qualifyingachallenge townandfoodrecipesplayedoutonlocalchan- nels as the residentsofKurobetried to under- forathletes ASHWIN’S CHANNEL standIndianculture before theywouldhostthe archeryteam in thebuild-up to theGames. With the International Olympic Ayear on, the cultural sensitisationdrive Committee (IOC) and the Japanese Message Shardul didn’t has been put on the backburner.Instead,the governmentputting theirfootdown peopleinKurobeare familiarising themselves and insisting that the rescheduled withpandemic protocols. “I went therelast Games will open on July23, the ques- week forayoga workshop. People thereare tion is howwill theylook. deliver, Shastri said anxiousaboutwhat’sgoing to happen,” says Amidstall theuncertainty over the RandeepRakwal, aprofessor at the University Olympics, what is known forsuresofar of Tsukuba who is alsothe liaison between is that theGames will be fardifferent 36 is abadge of honour KurobecityofficialsandIndia’ssportsministry. from anyofthe previous editions. The opening ceremonywillbescaled Organisers determined,peopleworried Japan and the IOC stood firm on their commitmenttohostthe Olympics thisyear. Reuters down, athleteswill be advisedtocome for36, Virat Kohli messaged me asking 'what On Friday, after TheTimes reportedthat as lateand leave as earlyaspossible, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE areyou doing? It was12:30am. Head coach, Japan waslooking to cancel the Olympics be- theirmovement will be restricted in- NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 Arunsir,Vikramsir,allof usweresittingtogether. cause of the pandemic, the country’s govern- double the number of people land up in Tokyo leading up to the Olympics. side the Games Village, and onlyhalf of Kohli said 'I will also come'. Ravi Shastri made a ment said in astatement that ‘Prime Minister foramonth.Job losses aresevere, povertyhas The Olympics arethe end product of arig- the 11,000-odd athleteswill be apart OFF-SPINNER Ravichandran Ashwin spoketo point in that chat. ‘'This 36, wear it likeabadge. (Yoshihide)Sugahasexpressedhisdetermina- increasedand come outinthe open,” he tells orous qualifying system, whichhas gone hay- of the opening ceremony. Japanese India'sfieldingcoachRSridharinatwo-partchat This36,iswhatwillmakethisteamgreat'[mim- tion to hold the Games.’ thispaper.TheissuesextendbeyondtheGames wirebecauseof thepandemic.So far, only four media has reportedtherewill be close showcalled‘KangarooBhoomi’onhisYouTube icsShastri’sboisteroustone!]We wereabitcon- Aday earlier,International Olympic themselves. As per Kyodo News, athletesand sports –cycling, equestrian, hockey andsoft- to 10,000doctors and nurses on siteat channel, covering the firstthree Testsin fusedatthat time (laughs). Ajinkyajoinedthe Committee (IOC) president ThomasBachtoo supportstafffromroughly180countriesareto ball –havecompleted their qualifying events. different venues. The twounanswered Adelaide,MelbourneandSydney. Thefrankyet next morning. When ateam is out for36, usu- had said the Games would go ahead as sched- be hostedbyapproximately500 municipali- Forthe remaining 29, the timelines have been questions,though,pertain to thequali- light-hearteddiscussion wasfull of nuggets. allyateam strengthens itsbatting. But Shastri, uled, from July23toAugust9. ties across Japan under the TokyoOlympics’ extendedandprocessesmodified.Butthepre- ficationprocess, whichinsome sports Excerpts Viratand Ajinkya decidedtostrengthenthe “Wehave,atthismoment,noreasonwhat- host-towninitiative. vailing travel restrictions andprotocols mean runs until June, and the prospect of bowling. ViratKohliwas replacedbyRavindra soevertobelieve that the Olympic Games in OneofthehosttownsisKurobeandRakwal it is still notclearifqualifying forall sports will having fans. Roughly4,700athletesare Adelaide, 1stTest Jadeja. It wasamasterstroke. Tokyowill notopen on the 23rdofJuly. This is says there areunderlying concerns in the city, be completedintime. still to makethe cut forthe Games and SHASTRIONFLOORAFTER Ashwin: What wasthe thought process whythereisnoPlanB,”BachtoldKyodoNews. avirtualCovid-free zone,about hostingath- And forthose who have qualified,like the process might getcomplex due to DROPPEDCATCH behindcancelingpractice(dayafter36allout)? But on the ground, the anticipation forthe letesfromacountrywithmorethan10 million Aikman’s Asian Games champions, thereare the pandemic-forcedrestrictions. Ravichandran Ashwin: We dropped Sridhar: It wasArun sir's idea. He felt if the world’s biggestsporting eventhas made way cases. The town officials arescrambling to put fewopportunities to playmatches. Japan has Regarding fans, the organisers are some715catchesinthatgame,yourthoughtsas boys practiced, it will be out of frustration and foranxiety.“Ifeel people aremoreworried in place aplan to createasecureenvironment imposed restrictionsonteams entering the reportedtobeworking on scenarios of fielding coach?! theywilltend to overthinkand over-analyze now,”Japan’s hockeycoach SiegfriedAikman fortheIndianarchers,whichhasto besubmit- countryandgettingclearancestoplayoverseas having full capacity crowds, 50 percent RSridhar:IthoughtIwouldlosemy jobaf- whichisnot good fortheir minds. We hadthat tells The Indian Express from the team’s train- tedtothe Games organisers next month. has become tougher afterthe emergence of capacity and emptystadiums.Adeci- terthatgame [smiles].Beforethat,inthe one- dinnerthat night and had afew games (dumb ing base in Kakamigahara. “In the area where “Theyare wonderinghow manyPCR tests newvirus strains. sion is also pending on whether to al- dayerswe haddroppedsome363catches!They charadesandkaraoke)andgot theboystogether. we train, thereisnoCovid. But the increasing to conduct on players, what should be their “Weare allowedtopractise andthereare lowfansfromoutside Japan during the were 111 for7(Australia's firstinnings at cases in Tokyoare aconcernfor many.” modeof transport,howtomonitorthem,who tournamentsbeing playedwithinJapan. But it Olympics. One wayoranother,itisex- Adelaide).Wedroppedthree catches. Iwas Melbourne, 2nd Test Rakwal,aDelhi-bornJapaneseresident,adds will be the people to take careofthem… They is almostayear sincewelastplayedaninter- pected that the fate of the Tokyo wonderinghowwillIshowmyfacetothehead ‘ASSHHH,GETTHEBALLINTHEFIRST that publicopinionabout the Olympics “was donotknowwhatto dobecausetheyhavenot national match,” Aikman says. Olympics will be known by March. coach(RaviShastri).Buttheheadcoachwasnot 10OVERS’ notsogoodevenbeforethepandemic.”Now, it experiencedthis; theyare in remote areas eveninhischair!.Ilookeddownandhewaslit- Ashwin:In MelbourneTimPainewinsthe hasworsened.Inapollearlierthismonth,more whichare almostCovid-free,” Rakwal says. Political call erallylyingonthefloor'Arreyaar'heshoutedin toss... Shastri came intothe dressing room and than 80 per cent of Tokyoresidentssaid they Publicinteraction wasthe mostimportant as- Thefuture of the TokyoGames,according pressing aheadwiththe Games, with the only utter disappointment (when Paine was boomed, ASSHHHH', 'get the ball in the first10 wantedtheGamestobeeitherpostponed(44.8 pect of the host-towninitiative.Indianarchers to RaySaitofromthefacultyof cultureandsport pointof contentionbeingwhetherto allowfans dropped). It wasone of the best scenes of the overs'. Ithought to myself 'in Melbournehe per cent) or cancelled (35.3 per cent). were to visitpeopleattheirhomes,sharemeals policy at the Toin University in Yokohama, will from abroad. Test matchfor me. wantsmetobowlinthefirst10overs'.(Ashwin and meetchildren during their stay.“That be- also be influenced by the general elections Asahi Shimbun reportedonFridaythatthe imitating Shastri) 'Itmight be damp, it might Safetyand monetary issues comes very difficult now,”hesays. scheduledlaterthisyear.Thecancellationcosts, organisingcommitteehascomeupwiththree SLAPONCHEEK,HANDONBACK spin,IhavetoldJinks(Rahane)'.Bumrahbowled Thereasonsforthisarevarious,accordingto SaitotoldTheTicketpodcast,wouldsway pub- options regarding spectator numbers at the ANDSUGARPILLS agoodspell.Jinksthengave metheballandthe Rakwal,butprimarilybecauseof thehealthand Ready to play? lic opinion as well. venues:nolimit,50percentcapacity,ornofans Ashwin: As coaches howdoyou getthe firstball Ibowled, it spun alot and bouncedas financial stress caused by the pandemic. Aikman,theDutchcoachofJapan’shockey With Tokyo’s reputation on the line and at all. The final decision in this regard will be team to bounce back? well. Iwas like wow. “Peoplewonderhowthingswillbemanagedif team, pointstothe other issue –preparation moneyatstake forthe IOC, the organisersare takenbyMarch-end, it said. Sridhar:Firstofallwhenemotionsarerun- Sridhar:My firstthought when Isaw you ning high we don't react. Youmakebad deci- bowl andtheballspinningwas'howisRishabh sions when emotions arerunninghigh. If we Pant going to keep againstyou on this wicket?' Chennai Tests wanttotellaplayersomethingwe runitbyeach [smiles]. Mathews rolls back years, steadies Lanka other to see if we arecommunicating properly. Thereisafiltrationprocessamongthefourof us Sydney, 3rdTest behind closed doors bouncer that hitthe batsman on the head.His (bowling coachBharat Arun, batting coach ‘SHABASH’SAID249TIMES KOLKATA: CLOSED-DOORSTESTS, three ASSOCIATEDPRESS perseverance paid offwhen he trapped VikramRathore,Shastri).Eachplayerresponds Sridhar:WhenyouandVihariwerebatting rounds of Covid testing in the lead-up to the COLOMBO,JANUARY22 Chandimal leg before wicket. The batsman, differently. Forone youput ahand on the back, we usedthe word Shabhash 249times! firstgame,team hotelblockedfor outsiders who made 52 forhis 20th half-century, un- one yougiveaslap on the cheek [smiles as (smiles).. As aball wasbowled, Shastri would –India’s home international seasonisset to AN UNBEATEN hundred by Angelo Mathews successfullyreviewedthe decision. Ashwin places his hand on his cheek]. Alot of lean towardsthe edge of thechair and go commenceinafortnight. Afteragap of nearly helpedSri Lanka to 229-4 at stumps Friday "It washardworkbowlingout there," times youhavetogivesugar pills also (sugar- 'Shabash Ash!’ Pant had put them on the back- ayear-and-a-half–thelasthome Test was on the firstday of the secondtestagainst Wood said. "This pithwas tougher than the coated firing). foot,Puji (Pujara) had playedanoutstanding playedinNovember 2019 –India would be England. Mathews came in to bat at 7-2 after lastone. We knewitwas going to be harder. knock. Ravi Shastrigot annoyedwithVihari’s hosting ahomeTestseries,and the Tamil JamesAnderson had dismissedbothKusal Theyplayedwell and it didn't spin as much ‘AAHS’AND‘OOHS’...TOLDPANT injury. 'Howcan he tear his hamstring by run- Nadu CricketAssociation (TNCA) secretaryRS Perera (6) and Oshada Fernando (0) in the as it did in the firsttest. We intend to make DOESN'TSOUNDGOOD. ning justasingle? Why? How? (smiles). Ramasaamy confirmedthat the firsttwo Tests morning session.The formerSri Lanka cap- early inroads tomorrowmorning." Ashwin: Team wasout for36inAdelaide of the four-matchseries againstEngland, to tain wasthen tested by aprobing spell of fast Mathews,who missedSri Lanka's recent and wastrolled. THEMESSAGESHARDULNEVER be playedinChennai, would be held behind bowling by MarkWood, who had him in tour of South Africa withahamstring injury, Sridhar: This is from my point of view. CONVEYED closeddoors. troublewith acouple of shortdeliveries. reachedhis 11th test hundred and the third Overnight we were 9for 1. (Rishabh) Pant Sridhar: Ravi Shastri calls Shardul and tells “Wehavebeen instructed (bythe Wood wasconstantlybowlingtoMathews againstEnglandwith asingle offJackLeach wantedto practice wicket-keeping. The match him (togiveamessagetoAshwin and Vihari) BCCI) that crowds would notbeallowed. on middleand leg-stumpwithaleg-gully in Angelo Mathews brought up his fifth to point region. It washis firsttesthundred in wastostart at 2:30 pm so we said 'bye'to that Ashwin should take careofthis end(Lyon) Not even the press would be allowed. place expecting the batsman to flick one. Test centuryonhome soil and the first Galle, avenue wherehehad made his test Mayank Agarwaland went to the nets.In10 and Vihari should bat from the other end (pac- That’s the situation now,”Ramasaamy Mathews did nottakethe bait but a againstEngland. Reuters debut12years ago. minutes we could hear sounds like'aahs' and ers).'AshwinisthebestbatsmanagainstNathan told TheIndian Express. bouncer struckhis gloveand landedwhere England took the newball soon afterit 'oohs'.Thenwe startedhearingsoundsforevery Lyon in this entireteam', Shastrisaid. 'Vihari is TheBCCI,however,isnotincreasingthehost- therewas no fielder before crossing the wasavailable but weren't able to makethe ball. So Itold Rishabh, 'this doesn't sound good managingStarc and Cummins very well... ask ingfeeforthestagingassociation,whichremains boundaryrope. Thatbrought up Mathews' thirdwicket before Anderson struckinthe breakthrough as Niroshan Dickwella and letusgoand see'. He said 'yes let's go'. We were them to continue'. Rs2.5crorepergameandwithoutfanstheTNCA half-century. second ball afterlunchasThirimanne nicked Mathews were involved in an unfinished36 likewhathappened.AshwinandVihariarebat- Ashwin: We areoblivioustoit... Thakur would miss out on gate receipts –nearly Rs 1 "Welostthe openersearly unfortunately one to the wicketkeeper. run stand forthe fifthwicket. ting. It has been just20minutes right?! comesrunning in and he is panting.Itell him croreoverfivedays by arough estimate. and we just had to seethrough afew overs Stand-incaptain Dinesh Chandimal then The Sri Lankan wicketkeeper has been justtellmewhatthemessageis.Shardulaftera “Both teams arestaying at the Leela and getthe ball slightly older and look for joinedMathews and the duo produceda117- promotedtosixthinthis series and is under DAY-OFFAFTER36ALLOUT. while says:'theytoldmemanythings in the Palace. The entirehotelhas been blocked. runs," Mathews said. "Scoring runs was run stand forthe fourth wicket. fire afterastring of rash strokesbrought Ashwin: Adelaide Alapparaigal (Adelaide dressing room, Iamnot going to sayany of it. Upon arrival, theywillundergo Covid tests tough although the wicketwas flat.England Wood waspersisting with some high about his dismissal in recent tests. Shenanigans)isover.MissionMelbournebegan Youguysare already doing agreat job. So con- followedbytwo moreroundsoftesting were on the moneynot giving away too quality fast bowling on aflat wicketwhere Anderson finishedwith 3-24. Tenofhis in Adelaide only. ViratKohliwas leaving likein tinue. 'I told him, Is this the message? Whydid (beforethe match). This is applicable to manyloose balls." therewas hardly anyassistance forthe seam 19 oversweremaidens. these collegefarewells. We were like'even you youcome all this wayfor this?! (smiles). After everybody,includingsome of the ground Lahiru Thirimanne gave solid supportto bowlers. BRIEF SCORES: SriLanka229 for4 areleaving? Please don't go.[laughs]. the match, he tells me what the messagewas staff,”the TNCA secretarysaid. ENS Mathews.Sri Lanka added69runs forthe He had Chandimalintrouble with a (Mathews 107*, Dickwella 19*) vs England. Sridhar: On the daywewerebowledout (laughs). Satwik the enforcer helps doubles stars earn their stripes

Ashwini beat their quarterfinal opponents thatwrecked her composure.But she brings ing itsstingathalfway stages of both sets,as 14 at onepointbut Icontinuouslygaveher SHIVANI NAIK WorldNo.7 Malaysian opponentsPeng Soon the mostprecious commoditytothis part- the Malaysians defendedwell. points. Therewererallies, butthose lifts were MUMBAI, JANUARY22 Chan--Liu Ying Goh 18-21, 24-22, 22-20 nership -her honesty.So, shelet Satwiktake Shetty would help hold on steering the going out. Iwas playing comfortablyearlier shirkingoff acouple of match points. over."Satwik held his nerves. Mine were all game towardsvariation smashes, cuttingon but theykeptgoing out. Iwas nervous and SATWIKSAIRAJ RANKIREDDYisthrilledto This is the CWGchampion mixeddoubles over the place.Hetookcharge.Hedealt with the pace anddrops. But Satwik would soon made simple errors." be on the badminton courtwithhis strat- pairing's firstSuper 1000 semifinal,India's situations muchbetter. Iwas alittle tooex- fetchupright next to himonthe forecourt egy:attack, attack. He doesn'tactuallygo best result on the circuit in XD in adozen cited,alittle tooeager,soended up making a and push them backtofinishinstraight sets. Sameer ‘Warrior’ ballistic, trying to mangle everyshuttle that years. Jwala Gutta -VDijuhad made the feweasy mistakes. When needed,hewas "Firsttime I'mplayingbothmen's dou- Anders Antonsen whose focus wasinand floatsinhis orbit.Hecan stingevenstand- Super Series finals in 2009. calm," shetoldBWF. bles and mixed doubles semis. Very excited. out throughout his matchwith Sameer ing, like someone catching abutterfly. But Moreexpectedly,Satwik combinedwith Satwik's attackisthe sortthatcan make It'll bereallychallenging. Illbeready.Wehave Verma, had atough time quelling the oppo- the burly enforcer knows the thunderous Chirag Shetty to beat backMalaysian Ong match-pointsseem inflammable because op- to keep calm," he would say. nent andhis slingy defense."Sameer is awar- trickthat bulges up his sleeve -his ability YewSin -Teo Ee Yi 21-18, 24-22 in 37 min- Satwik combinedwithChirag Shetty ponentsrealise he will roar and revuphis at- The man is 20, fitand raring to slaytwo rior.Tough match," hewouldsay, asthe Indian to kill arally withone swing of the axe, the utes, wheretheylookedscratchy,but did to beat Ong YewSin -Teo Ee Yi 21-18, tack from halfametreaway. Satwikusedthe events. It'll be pointless to wrap the Hulk in wrung out Antonsen's depleting reserves and momenthepleases. what all topinternational pairsdo-winona 24-22. BadmintonPhoto bulky smash to put them under pressurein cotton wool and ask him to ration his rage for pushedhimto the veryendinthemostexcit- On Saturday, along with his partners bad day. thesecond,and the confidence carriedhim justone event. ing matchofthe day. Defending everyshot Ashwini Ponappa and Chirag Shetty,Satwik All talk of Satwik needing to focus on one through to the end. and transitioningmanyretrievesintowinners, providedIndianbadminton the solid rocket event looking ahead at the Olympics, might The reason wasSatwik standing right Liu Ying Goh is formidable but recuperat- Sindhu ready forfinals Sameer would leave Antonsen gasping. boosterseparation -for the firsttime two run intoamassive wall: Satwik's choice. thereatthe net-with aracquet foraringmas- ing from backpain.She would parry attacks PV Sindhu made plentyofunforceder- At onepoint theWorld No.4 Dane would doubles pairings will be in semifinalsofa "Wedidn't see our opponents. Doesn't ter's whip. "On court we justwanttoplay100 from Satwik and wasengaged in some top rors losing21-13, 21-9, to Intanon Ratchanok, tell his coachquiteastoundedthat Sameer Super 1000.Singles players PV Sindhu and matter if we lose or win," he would sayafter percent. If we losealso, doesn't matter.One notchrepartee shots with Ashwini, but the withher lifts going all over theplacetoexit waspicking thetoughshots,but wasatad Sameer Verma exitedbefore thebusinessend knocking offthe Malaysians who held their year we areresting. So we want to playmore Indians managed to unsettle their focus. ThailandSuper 1000on Friday. But the week- vulnerable whengoing forthe easy kills. The kicked in, losing their quarters. three match-points, likematch sticks flam- matches, moretournaments. That's my strat- Satwikwas only warmingupfor the end'sbestusedtopreparefor the big one next Indian's precisionwasn't thebest. But he dis- It'staken awhile, but Indian doubles pair- ingtoo close to thefinger:with great trepi- egy,"hewould say. men's doubles pairing of Malaysians. The week -- WorldTour Finals. "Didn't play100 sectedeveryAntonsen attackfor 80 odd min- ings have finallytaken centrestage. Satwik- dation. Ashwini had worked up nervous energy Indians would trail atad with their attacklos- pc. Made alot of unforcederrors.Itwas 13- utes before going down 13-21, 21-19, 20-22.

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