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Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY Xi’s mobilisation order, months of planning ahead of border moves ‘Timing of even hours apart on the while border frontier troops was seen as routine at the same day — leading to skir­ remained in forward areas, time, Indian officials believe incursions shows mishes in early and for the first time moved it dramatically altered the high level of mid­May. close to the border. Due to pattern of annual exercises New cases below 2,000 The timing of the inci­ this, there was huge mobili­ and China’s forward deploy­ for second day in a row coordination’ dents suggested a high level sation since April and the ments, not just with India NEW DELHI of coordination and plan­ move was very evident, offi­ but also in other theatres, The Capital on Sunday Dinakar Peri ning, the officials said. cials stated. where tensions have flared reported 1,573 new COVID­19 Ananth Krishnan In Galwan Valley and Pan­ this summer with Japan, Tai­ cases in a single day, taking NEW DELHI gong Lake, the People’s Lib­ Significant new order wan and in the South China the total to 1,12,494. A total of 1,781 fresh cases China’s moves into the Gal­ eration Army’s (PLA) de­ In January 2020, President Sea. were reported on Saturday. wan Valley, Pangong Lake Xi signed a new Training Mo­ Government sources said area and several other spots EXCLUSIVE bilisation Order (TMO) for the TMO called for “confron­ CITY Ī PAGE 3 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD along the Line of Actual Con­ strengthening military train­ tational training” to assess trol (LAC), starting in early ployments appeared to have ing in real combat condi­ the reaction of commanders Markets in U.P. to remain May, were likely planned for been aimed at pushing India tions and “to maintain a in real­time combat situa­ shut on weekends months and followed a new back from the LAC and re­ high level of readiness”. The tions and deal with “a multi­ LUCKNOW mobilisation order issued by drawing it to more closely Watchful eyes: An Army vehicle moving towards Ladakh on Saturday. * PTI new order updated the 2019 front situation”. All markets and establish­ President Xi Jinping, accord­ align with China’s official TMO, which was the first “They are putting these to ments in Uttar Pradesh ing to the assessments of In­ borders. ing the line around 1 km inside from the Indian claim nual exercises in Xinjiang, such order to be signed by test and are war­gaming in will remain closed on dian officials. A buffer zone that both west. line at Finger 8 which is which borders Ladakh. Mr. Xi, and had called for im­ real­time,” said one govern­ weekends as part of the State’s efforts to check the Several Chinese incur­ sides have temporarily In Pangong Lake, China about 8 km from Finger 4. This year, however, in a plementing new military ment source, who like oth­ spread of COVID­19. sions across the LAC took agreed to in Galwan has, on has thinned its presence Starting in late January major departure from the training guidelines an­ ers quoted in this article re­ place almost simultaneously China’s insistence, been from its LAC perception at and early February, the PLA earlier annual exercises, nounced by him in 2018 to quested anonymity. NORTH & EAST Ī PAGE 4 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD in locations several hundred structured around Beijing’s Finger 4 but moved only to began what was viewed as PLA troops that used to train improve combat readiness. kilometres apart — some new LAC perception, shift­ Finger 5, still much deeper routine mobilisation for an­ far inside their territory, While the announcement CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 EDUCATION PLUS Ī PAGE 11 NATGRID gets access to data U.P. sets up judicial panel to Pilot’s rebellion with 30 MLAs from 14,000 probe killing of Dubey, aides police stations puts Gehlot govt. on the edge Vijaita Singh Single­judge panel will also look into Bikru ambush New Delhi Simmering differences spill out; Rajasthan Deputy CM says govt. is in minority The National Intelligence special correspondent Eight policemen were Grid has signed an MoU with LUCKNOW killed in the ambush while Special Correspondent ruled Haryana, a source the National Crime Records The killing of history­sheeter five associates linked to Du­ Jaipur/New Delhi close to him told The Hindu. Bureau to access the central­ Vikas Dubey allegedly while bey were killed later by the The power struggle between Mr. Pilot was miffed over a ised online database on FIRs trying to escape from police police in alleged exchange of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot notice issued by the Special and stolen vehicles. custody on July 10 will be fire. The commission has and his deputy Sachin Pilot, Operations Group of Rajas­ First conceptualised in probed by a single­member been formed barely a day af­ that has been simmering for than police seeking time 2009, NATGRID seeks to be­ commission, led by a retired ter the State government set long, spilled out into the from him to record his state­ come the one­stop destina­ judge, the Uttar Pradesh go­ up a Special Investigation open on Sunday, threatening ment in a case of conspiracy tion for security and intelli­ vernment said on Sunday. Team (SIT) to probe the Bik­ the stability of the 20­ and sedition registered after gence agencies to access Retired Allahabad High ru incident, the financial month­old Congress govern­ attempts were allegedly database related to immigra­ Court judge Sashi Kant Agar­ The probe team visiting Bikru and criminal background of ment in Rajasthan. made by the BJP to bribe tion entry and exit, banking wal will head the commis­ village in U.P. on Sunday. * PTI the accused and the role of In a statement released Congress MLAs to switch and telephone details of a sion, which will be based out the Kanpur police. through his media adviser, Divided house: Television crews outside the hotel in Manesar, sides during last month's Ra­ suspect on a “secured plat­ of Kanpur, and have two The commission will also The SIT has been mandat­ Mr. Pilot said the Gehlot go­ where some MLAs are said to be staying. * ASHOK KUMAR jya Sabha polls. “The police form”. The project aims to months to submit its report. investigate ‘intensively’ the ed to investigate the involve­ vernment was now in a mi­ sending a similar notice to go live by December 31. Bikru ambush as well as all ment of policemen in the in­ nority after over 30 Con­ er Congress chief Rahul naround and the party’s the Chief Minister was just a The MoU, signed in Petitions in SC the cases of ‘encounters’ cident, examine a full­year’s gress MLAs and some Gandhi had had a conversa­ next move would depend on pretext to harass Mr. Pilot,” March, will give NATGRID The decision comes a day af­ between the police and Du­ call records of Dubey and his independent lawmakers had tion with Mr. Pilot. The out­ the number of MLAs that he the source in his camp said. access to the Crime and Cri­ ter a series of petitions were bey’s associates, a govern­ associates and recommend pledged support to him. Mr. come of the discussion was could rally behind him. Sev­ A source close to Mr. Geh­ minal Tracking Network and filed in the Supreme Court ment spokesperson said. “suitable and tough” action Pilot also said he would not not immediately clear. eral MLAs who support Mr. lot, however, said Mr. Pilot Systems database, a plat­ seeking an independent The incidents had be­ against policemen they were attend a meeting of the Con­ Pilot, have moved to a hotel was playing into the hands of form that links around probe into the killing of Du­ come a “matter of public im­ in touch with, if evidence gress Legislature Party sche­ ‘Moved too far’ in Manesar on the outskirts the BJP. 14,000 police stations. bey and his associates by the portance,” making a probe was found against them. duled for Monday. Meanwhile, BJP sources said of Delhi while others have CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 police following the Bikru necessary, the spokesperson Late night on Sunday, Mr. Pilot had moved too far moved in with relatives in RELATED REPORTS PAGE 10 INFO FROM FIR Ī PAGE 9 ambush. added. Ī Congress sources said form­ from the Congress for a tur­ the Gurgaon area, all in BJP­ RELATED REPORTS Ī PAGE 9 Pak. militant among 3 killed in Kashmir Peerzada Ashiq were killed in the Sopore en­ Kashmir Vijay Kumar said.