DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA ● REG.NO. MCS/067/2018 -20RNI REGN. NO. 1543/57 JOURNALISM OF COURAGE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2020, MUMBAI, LATE CITY, 16 PAGES SINCE 1932 `5.00, WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM MEASURES TO BOOST CONSUMPTION GovttargetsRs1lakhcrspendbyMarch-end, announcesnewLTCvoucher,festivaladvance But experts saydemand impetus will PROJECTED Bid to put be small, needbigger stimulus CONSUMPTION/ money in Finance MinisterNirmala CAPEXBOOST Familymembers of the Hathras victim arrive at the High SUNNYVERMA& Sitharaman said supplycon- LTCvoucher 28,000 hand, then Court, in LucknowonMonday. Vishal Srivastav AANCHALMAGAZINE straintsinthe economyhad scheme NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 easedoverrecent months, but Festival 8,000 consumer demand remainedaf- tying it too advance TO STIMULATEgrowth in the fected —and these measures Cremation against scheme economy, the government on were aimedatadvancing con- Mondayannouncedatwin setof sumer spending and capexina Centreand 37,000 PVAIDYANATHANIYER measures to boostconsumption “fiscallyprudent way”. Capital statecapex NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 our wishes, Hathras demand and capital expendi- expendituresteps are“directly Est. private 28,000 ture, whichalong with partici- linked to increase in economic sector spend JUSTTHREE DAYS ago, acon- pation of the private sector,are output (GDP), giventheir high sumer confidence survey by the TOTAL1,01,000 victim’s family to HC estimated to result in quick multiplier effect”, she said. ReserveBank of India said dis- spending of morethan Rs 1lakh Some economists argued Figures in Rs cr Sitharaman in NewDelhi on Monday. Prem Nath Pandey cretionaryspending wasex- theyhad inputsabout ahugelaw crorebyMarch-end. that the amountsweretoo small pected to remain lowinthe near MANISHSAHU and order problem the next Through the Leave Travel to have anymeaningful impact futureeven LUCKNOW,OCTOBER12 morning, following whichthey Concession (LTC)voucher on economic growth, and that though peo- took the decision to carry out the scheme, whichcan be availedby therewas no additional spend- ple expected THE FAMILYmembers of the 19- cremation.TheDistrictMagistrate private sector employees as well, ing push from the government GST deadlock on, Centre says can an improve- year-old Dalit woman, who died deniedhaving sought anydirec- and afestivaladvance forgov- itself. In response to aquery, ment notjust afterbeingassaultedandallegedly tion from Lucknoworgot any ernment employees, the Finance Department of Economic Affairs E in economic gangrapedbyfour upper-caste guidancefromLucknowinthede- ● enable borrowing for Option 1states EXPLAINED Ministryhas triedtoadvance SecretaryTarun Bajajsaid these situation but meninHathras,toldtheLucknow cisionregardingthecremation.He consumption of non-essential, measures would notrequireany also in employment conditions benchoftheAllahabadHighCourt told the courtthat the decision relatively high-value goods and extraborrowing by the central sus on the borrowing options Stating that borrowing by and income scenario. Finance on Mondaythat the district ad- wastaken(byofficials)locally, in- services in the economy. government. ENSECONOMICBUREAU made available. the Centrewill lead to arise in MinisterNirmala Sitharaman’s ministration carriedout her cre- cluding him,” said Mathur. Likeinthe earlier leg of itsre- An additional Rs 25,000crore NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 The Centrestatedits intent to G-sec yields and borrowing announcement on measures to mation “againsttheir wishes”. A PTI reportquotedSeema lief packageinMay,the series of is being providedfor capital ex- facilitateborrowing under costs forstatesand the private boostconsumer spending is “Her familytold the court Kushwaha, counsel forthe family announcementsmade by the penditureonroads, defence in- THE STANDOFF between Option 1—Rs1.1 lakh crore sector,Union Finance Minister clearly an acknowledgement that the cremation wasdone by members, as saying that they Finance MinistryonMonday frastructure, watersupply, urban Opposition-ruledstatesand the through aspecial windowfacil- Nirmala Sitharaman said that that people going out and spend- the Hathras district administra- wantedthe case to betransferred continuedwith the basic design development, and domestically Centreovercompensation itated by the RBI and Finance borrowing falls under Article ing is keytoafasterturnaround tion againsttheir wishes,” said out of the state. “The family of leveraging adegree of stimu- producedcapital equipment. shortfall in Goods and Services Ministry—for the 21 states that 293 of the Constitution, and it is of the economy. senior advocateJaideep Narain CONTINUEDONPAGE2 lus with minimal fiscal costto This is expected to come through Taxcontinuedatthe GSTCouncil agreedtothis routewhile the “a state’s right to decide what But then, twothings stand Mathur,who wasappointed am- the exchequer. re-allocation of resources. meeting Mondaywith both other states termedthe process theywant to do”. out in the announcement:One, icus curiae in the case. Announcing the package, CONTINUEDONPAGE2 sides failing to arrive at aconsen- as illegal. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 “In his statement, Hathras JOURNALIST HELD District MagistratePraveen UNDER UAPA: MOVE Kumar Laxkar told the courtthat HC, SAYS SC PAGE 8 Power outage trips up Mumbai, Top Bollywood producers move HC for curbs on 2news channels ` 110 per kilo supply restored in most areas Namedinlawsuit, editors of Republic, Times Nowhit back Mondaymoved the Delhi High Editor-in-ChiefArnab Goswami ` 138 per kilo SOFIAHSAN CourtagainstRepublic TV and and Consulting Editor Pradeep NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 Times Nowand their senior ed- Bhandari; and, Times Now, its ` 171 per kilo itors, seeking “perpetual and Editor-in-Chief Rahul Shiv- THIRTY-EIGHT LEADINGcinema permanent” injunction against shankar,and Times Network ` 72 per Dozen associations and production them from making or publishing Group Editor,Navika Kumar. houses, including Karan Johar's “irresponsible, derogatoryand Social media platforms have also Dharma Productions, Ajay defamatoryremarks”againstthe been addedasparties to the case. DevgnFilms, and those owned film industryand those partofit. The petitioners have sought Rajnath: Pak, by Salman Khan, Aamir Khan The civil suit, filedvia DSK the court’s intervention to ensure China are and Shah Rukh Khan, on Legal, is againstRepublic TV,its CONTINUEDONPAGE2 creating border AN EXPRESSINVESTIGATION disputes under In pandemic, Centre waved amission red flag on trafficking, but key DEEPTIMANTIWARY NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 states yet to take action AMID TALKSwith the Chinese to At Mumbai Central station on Mondayafter trains came to ahalt due to the poweroutage. Ganesh Shirsekar PAGE4 resolve the militarystandoff From UP to Maharashtra, ChhattisgarhtoJharkhand, along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, Defence Minister Patientsshiftedfromhospital after eight states fall shortinsetting up anti-trafficking units Rajnath Singh said Mondaythat When the grid failed & China and Pakistanhavebeen generator catches fire;one dies (AHTUs) in everydistrict on a creating border disputes “under “mosturgent basis”. BUSINESSASUSUAL amission”. notbeen restored lateintothe ‘islanding’ didn’t work But official records investi- Inaugurating 44bridges built EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE evening. The lasttime Mumbai BY UNNY gatedbyThe Indian Express show by the Border Roads Organisation MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 experiencedsuchalong outage gether the factors that ledtothe that eight states, including Covid (BRO) in sevenborder states and wasin2018. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE outage. Four 400KVpowerlines hotspots UP and Maharashtra, Union Territories, and signalling AMASSIVE poweroutagecaused Fortypatientswereshifted MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 supplyelectricity to Mumbai. COVID ABUSE—2 and J&K areyet to put these units the startofworkonthe Nechiphu by grid failuredisruptednormal from ApexHospital in Mulund These four lines come together at in place. tunnel on the road to Tawang in lifeinthe Mumbai Metropolitan afterthe generator caught fire POWER OUTAGES of the kind the 400KVKalwasubstation in In fact, records show, UP and Arunachal Pradesh, Singh said, Region (MMR) and beyond on due to overheating. The fire was that paralysed Mumbai on Thane and from therepoweris DIPANKARGHOSE Maharashtraare amongsixstates “You areaware of the situation on Monday, bringing to astandstill extinguishedat6.12pm. Patients Mondayare rare.The western distributedto the entireMumbai NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 inthisgroupthathave notreached our eastern and northern bor- forafew hours at mid-morning were shiftedtoFortis Hospital, powergrid that serves these ar- Metropolitan Region (MMR). abasic norm firstmappedout ten ders. It appears as if border dis- severalessential services, includ- Mulund Covid jumbo facility and eas, plus “islanding” systems, are Of the four lines, the 400KV THREE MONTHS ago, the yearsago:setupAHTUsinatleast putes arebeing created under a ing suburban trains ferrying es- Astha Hospital. designedtosupplypower24x7 Kalwa-Talegaon line shut down MinistryofHome Affairs sent an CONTINUEDONPAGE2 mission, firstbyPakistanand sential services workers, online While shifting, 82-year-old to India’s financial nervecentre. on Saturdayat1:47pmdue to a advisorytoall states laying down nowevenChina.” exams and watersupply. Pandurang Kulkarni, who was The lastbig outagewas in June broken conductor.The break- severalmarkers to combat hu- “The twocountries share While powersupplyinmany critical and suffering from Covid-