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CONSENT CLAUSE FOR CBI PROBE REVOKED

Leadership squirms as
Gehlot ratchets it up,
calls Pilot nikamma Pilot breaks
silence: Sad,
not surprised
at charges, bid
A PASSAGE — AND A MESSAGE to stifle voice
The USS Nimitz carrier strike group and Indian Navy warships sail in the Indian Ocean Monday amid tensions with China over Ladakh and the South China MANOJ CG
Sea. The Nimitz’s transit is part of the Passage Exercise. Photo courtesy US Pacific Fleet via Twitter REPORT,PAGE5 Gehlot outside a hotel in Jaipur, Wednesday. Express NEW DELHI, JULY 20

HOURS AFTER a BSP-turned-

CM accuses him of conspiring with
Ahead of anniversary, PM’s J&K package
CongressMLAfromRajasthanal-
legedthatSachinPilothadoffered
BJP; another CLP meeting called today him money to join the BJP, Pilot
hit back on Monday, saying such

audit: 50% funds used, third of projects done

“vexatious” allegations were be-
HAMZAKHAN& MANOJCG BUSINESS AS USUAL ing levelled to “malign” him and
JAIPUR, NEW DELHI, JULY 20 to “stifle” the “legitimate con-
BY UNNY cerns” that he had raised against
EFFECTIVELY SLAMMING the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
5of 9projectsrelateto infrastructure,
includefour-laningof section of NH-1A
‘People want growth, can’t say door on former Deputy Chief
Minister Sachin Pilot and ruling
out anypossibility of rapproche-
Sources close to Pilot said his
next move will depend on the
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

NAVEED IQBAL J&K that because they are afraid’ ment, Rajasthan Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot ratcheted up the
rhetoric Monday, calling Pilot a
INSIDE
SRINAGAR, JULY 20 (for) all-round well-being of the “nikamma” and a “nakara” (use- WHIP ONLY FOR
ONEYEARAFTER ADIL AKHZER
AUGUST5
people of the Union Territory. less and worthless).
NEARLY FIVE years since the an- SRINAGAR, JULY 20 We have started our journey. He said Pilot had been “con-
HOUSE,NOT FOR
nouncement of the Prime spiring” to “stab the party in the PARTY MEETING: HC
Minister’sDevelopmentPackage AS THE countdown begins to What’s your assessment of the back” but “no one believed that PAGE 5
(PMDP)forJammuandKashmir, AN EXPRESS SERIES mark one year of the abrogation implementation of the Prime CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
only 49 per cent of the funds al- of special status, splitting and Minister’s J&K package?
located towards 54 projects (ex- fully “completed”, and eight downgrade of the state of The PM’s package was de-
cludingLadakh)hasbeenutilised,
accordingtoareviewundertaken
more “substantially completed”
in J&K. The outlay for this set of
Jammu and Kashmir, the first
LieutenantGovernor
clared in 2015. Only 27 per cent
expenditure (was When Parnami was state BJP chief,
son had set up a firm with Sanjay Jain
by the administration in July. 17 projects stood at Rs 10,465 of the Union recorded) by the end
The review splits the PMDP crore, which is less than a fifth of Territory of J&K, of 2018. We have
outlay for the Union Territories the total package for the Union G C Murmu, speaks now reached 54 per
of Jammu and Kashmir, and Territory. to The Indian Express. THE EXPRESScent. Projects com- alimitedliabilitypartnershipfirm ignated partners, with each con-
Ladakh.Of theRs58,627croreal-
locatedfortheUnionTerritoryof
A majority of 31 projects are
“ongoing”, two are “slow mov-
Excerpts:
INTERVIEW
WITH
pleted (have gone
up) from seven to 17.
DEEP MUKHERJEE
JAIPUR, JULY 20
Kuber Prime Infrastructure.
According to documents ob-
tributing Rs 50,000 as capital.
Udai’s address mentioned in
J&K, only Rs 28,768 crore has ing” and four are at the DPR Political process has started, On August 5, The Ranbir canal in tained from the Ministry of theLetterof Consentforthepart-
been utilised. The package was (Detailed Project Report) stage. vacuum temporary: Murmu Jammu and G C MURMU Jammu has been FOUR YEARS ago, when Ashok Corporate Affairs, and accessed nership is the same as provided
L-G, J&K
announced by Prime Minister ThoseatDPRstageincludesmall Kashmir will mark cleaned up after 11 Parnami was the Rajasthan BJP by The Indian Express, Kuber by his father Ashok Parnami in
Narendra Modi at a rally in hydro power projects (PMDP INSIDE one year since its years. In the Keran President, his son Udai Parnami Prime Infrastructure was incor- theaffidavithesubmittedahead
Srinagar on November 7, 2015. outlay Rs 2,000 crore), those un- special status was abrogated sector,electricitysupplywasnot had entered into a partnership porated on June 2, 2016, as an of the 2018 Assembly election.
J&K was a state then, run by a
BJP-PDP coalition, with Mufti
derBharatMala(Rs2,700crore),
flood management of river
CLASS12NCERT: and the state was split. What
has changed?
there, we had to use DG sets. For
the first time, we have laid an
with Sanjay Bardia alias Jain —
now arrested for allegedly con-
LLP with the Registrar of
Companies in Jaipur. The first
Ashok Parnami, a BJP candidate,
had lost the elections from the
Mohammad Sayeed as the Chief Jhelum — Part 2 (Rs 1,178 crore)
SEPARATISTPOLITICS August 5 is not a mile- electricity line there. Our idea is spiring to topple the Ashok subscriber list shows Sanjay Adarsh Nagar constituency.
Minister. and the Sudhmahadev-Goha OUT, AUG5MOVEIN stone…thatwasadecisiontaken to expand employment oppor- Gehlotgovernment—andfloated Bardia and Udai Parnami as des- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
In the last about five years, tunnel (Rs 2,100 crore). PAGE 7 to abrogate a temporary provi- tunitiesfortheyouthbybringing
only nine projects have been CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 sion.Ourhorizonsarelong-term, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

WORLD Much awaited Oxford TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE Data hints Delhi may be Ex-SC judge to
be in UP Dubey
vaccine gets immune 140 CASES: RECOVERED: 7,00,086 past peak, but can’t let panel as CJI
11,18,042 DEATHS: 27,497
response in early tests guard down: Guleria
DAYS SINCE
PANDEMIC
BEGAN TESTS: 1,40,47,908| DOUBLING RATE: 20.52** says ‘law needs

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ASTHA SAXENA
arrest, trial’
E X P L A I NE D

KAUNAIN SHERIFF M Promise NEW DELHI, JULY 20 ‘We seem

NEW DELHI, JULY 20 and some to have ANANTHAKRISHNAN G
ON COVID, TOP GOP AIIMS DIRECTOR Dr Randeep flattened NEW DELHI, JULY 20
LEADERS BREAK OXFORD UNIVERSITY re- ● caution Guleria, who is part of the core the curve’
RANKS WITH TRUMP searchers on Monday said their team monitoring the pandemic THE UTTAR PRADESH govern-
vaccine candidate had triggered THE OXFORD candidate, KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING in India, has told The Indian ment Monday agreed to expand
ACROSS U.S., MANY a dual immune response in hu- along with the Chinese TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* RATE** Express that data from the na- meanthatyoucanletyourguard the one-man inquiry commit-
WALK OFF JOBS TO mans against the coronavirus and Moderna candi- ■ Maharashtra 3,10,455 9,518 2.88% 24.97 tional capital suggests that the down. We still need to be very tee constituted to probe the
PROTEST RACIAL that causes Covid-19. dates, represent rising ■ Delhi 1,22,793 1,211 1.26% 57.17 Covid curve is flattening and the careful. If you start decreasing death of gang-
INEQUALITY Apreliminaryreportonearly- hope that scientists are
■ Tamil Nadu 1,70,693 4,979 3.03% 23.73
city“mayhavecrossedthepeak”. social distancing and mask- ster Vikas
PAGE 12 stagehumantrialdataof thevac- getting closer to a vac- On Monday, Delhi reported wearing, there can be a resur- Dubey in an en-
cine candidate — which is being cine that would defeat ■ Karnataka 63,772 4,120 7.34% 9.81 954 cases — the first time in genceof casesandyoumayhave counter on July
developedjointlywiththeBritish the coronavirus. It is im- ■ Andhra Pradesh 49,650 5,041 7.90% 9.12 weeks that the daily tally has another spike,” Guleria, the 10, to include an
EXPLAINED pharmagiantAstraZeneca—had portant to remember dipped below 1,000. This takes country's top pulmonologist, ex-judge of the
* Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last 7 days ** Calculated over 7-day growth
shown an “accepted safety pro- though, that the Oxford the total number of confirmed told The Indian Express. Supreme Court
file”, the researchers said. data is from early stage DAILY IN, DAILY OUT cases to 1,23,747. The number of “The infection has not gone and a retired
CASE FATALITY RATIO POSITIVITY RATE
In a paper published in The clinical trials; results of active cases is 15,166. away totally, but it has come police officer. Dubey was
7 DAYS EARLIER: 7 DAYS EARLIER: DETECTED TODAY
Lancet medical journal, the re- the larger Phase III trials “If you look at the data from down. We have to continue to This was after killed on
searchers said the candidate, will be crucial. 2.64 7.44 40,425 Delhi, it does suggest that we sustain (this) by following social the top court July 10
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, had during NOW: NOW: RECOVERED TODAY: seemto have flattened thecurve distancing, wearing masks, and underlined the
PhaseIandIIhumanclinicaltrials,
induced neutralising antibodies cine candidate is made from a
2.46 7.96 22,664 and, maybe, are showing a
downward trend. So, it is possi-
close surveillanceso thatif there
is a small cluster developing
state’s “respon-
sibility to maintain rule of law”
SIMPLY PUT Deaths as a ratio of Positives against Becoming sick vs
that specifically rendered the weakened version of a common positive cases (in %); number tested recovering; more ble that we have crossed the somewhere, it does not become which, it said, “requires arrest
OXFORDVACCINE, virusnon-infectiousin“allpartic- coldadenovirusthatcausesinfec- indicator of progress (in %); indicator of recoveries for 14 days peak as far as Delhi is concerned. an area of spread. All those and conviction if found guilty”.
OTHER VACCINES ipants” who had been adminis- tions in chimpanzees. The team in averting deaths the spread of disease may signal the peak But, considering the trend in measures which are being fol- A Bench comprising Chief
DataasonJuly18,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth, ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbersinclude
PAGE 11 tered a second dose. of researchers led by Dr Sarah datafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive
other cities and even in the US, lowed need to be aggressively JusticeSABobde andJusticesAS
TheOxford-AstraZenecavac- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 having crossed the peak doesn’t CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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ANCHOR In sixth heaviest deluge, highland & corridors shelter Kaziranga rhinos
sanctuary in 2017-18 and better Thisyear,theCentreapproved Animals are forced to take shel- ministration is also focussing on year, rescue teams have been
ABHISHEK SAHA corridor management will make Rs 12.5 crore for a highland and ter in these artificial highlands, managing animal corridors, in- strengthened with more equip-
GUWAHATI, JULY 20 adifferencethistime.Inthefloods road project that will heighten the mountains are the natural cludingthosecuttingacrossNH- ment and boats. We have been
last year, over 300 animals had someofthelowroadsinthejungle highlands for them,” he said. 37. “Recently, we took over 500 abletorescuebiganimalsalsoon
THEFLOODSinAssamhavesub- died, including over 20 rhinos. to the level of the existing tourist- Sivakumar rules out any new hectares, which will help in de- boats,”MinisterSuklabaidyasaid.
merged 85 per cent of the “Elephants and deer migrate circuitroad.“Inthenon-monsoon constructioninside thecorearea. velopingthreecorridors,”hesaid. As of now, officials say, 140 ani-
KazirangaNationalPark,famous whereasavastmajorityoftherhi- period,itcanbeusedforpatrolling And Akashdeep Baruah, a senior During floods, animals in mals have been rescued.
for its one-horned rhinoceros. nostendtoremaininsubmerged andduringfloods,itwillserveasa IFSofficerwhowastheparkdirec- Kaziranga migrate to the upper However, Honorary Wildlife
Already 113 animals, including partsoftheparkandforthem,the highland,”Sivakumarsaid. torwhenthehighlandswerecon- reaches, crossing the highway -- Warden Saikia contends that
11rhinos,havedied—two of the highlands provide succour,” said But still, artificial highlands structed,maintainsitis“possible” and often get hit by vehicles. At floodsareessentialtoKaziranga’s
rhinos succumbed to natural park director P Sivakumar. have their critics. Uttam Saikia, that had they not been there, least 15 hog deers have been eco-system. “It’s a process that
causes. And with this year's del- “Obviously, the highlands HonoraryWildlifeWardenof the more animals would have died. killedinroadaccidentssofarthis maintains ecological balance —
uge said to be the “sixth heavi- have helped. On a recent trip, I park, warned that these “high- “Thehighlandswerebuilt for season. On Sunday, a video of a deaths are a part of that process.
est” in the park's history, the fear saw over 50 animals on three lands should not come up in the a very limited purpose and they rhinorestingonNH-37,whilefor- Forthelast100years,weseethat
is that the animal toll will rise. highlands.Wehavealsoensured core areas of Kaziranga because areservingthatwell—theywere est officials and police restricted floodsplayaveryimportantrole
But park officials insist there thatfoodisprovidedatthe high- it might damage the ecology”. Rhinos take refuge on a highland in the flood-hit Kaziranga neverthoughttobeapermanent traffic,wentviralonsocialmedia. in the natural balance. But obvi-
is hope. Theysaythe33newarti- lands,” said Forest Minister “They can be built in the periph- National Park, in Golaghat district, Monday. PTI solution,” Baruah said. “Traffic control on the high- ously for us humans, we feel re-
ficialhighlandscreatedwithinthe Parimal Suklabaidya. ery and additional areas. Sivakumar says the park ad- wayhasbeenmoreeffective.This ally bad,” he said.

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Sanjay Bardia maining seats in February- about a “dreaded gangster”.
J&K audit
Gehlot ratchets up rhetoric, slams Pilot
March but then Covid-19 “Even police have funda-
Udai, however, is no longer a came… local bodies are getting mentalrights.Thereisadreaded Officials in the UT administra-
partner in the firm now. He quit direct funds from the terrorist and if police have exer- tion said in June 2018 (when
January-end 2017. A day before Government of India and under cised their right to self-defence, President’s rule was imposed in
he resigned, Udai appointed the finance commission. But someonewithaninnocentface general consent clause under made to change the Congress fromBombaycorporatehouses has it exceeded the right to self- the erstwhile state of J&K), the
Sanjay Bardia’s wife Vineeta they don’t have structure... We could do such a thing". Section 6 of the Delhi Special state president, not by any sen- sponsor… as you have been a defence? Was it just a case of funds released under PMDP
Bardia as a designated partner. have already chalked out a plan Gehlot’sattack,thesharpest PoliceEstablishmentAct,1946, ior or any junior. No one would corporate affairs minister”. petty trigger finger, or some- stood at 26 per cent. “It has in-
When contacted, Udai to create a separate cadre for the till date, left the Congress lead- which is required for a CBI in- have read a small news item Referring to the ongoing thing genuine?” Salve said, creased to 49 per cent now,” an
Parnamisaid,“Imethim(Sanjay Panchayats… That is half done. ershipsquirming.Apartyleader vestigation. that Pilot sahab should be re- court case, Gehlot mocked and adding “this is a dramatic arrest official said, who did not wish to
Bardia) through someone when Second part is that the delimita- told The Indian Express: "The Speakingtomediapersons, moved as state Congress com- questioned Pilot for hiring of a man who has slaughtered be named.
we wanted to do a project in the tion committee is already ap- Congress leadership disap- Gehlot said of Pilot: “The man- mittee president,” he said. lawyersHarishSalveandMukul police personnel… We have to In the last two years, the
coalsector.Wehadincorporated pointed, now delimitation will proves such personal remarks. ner in which he weaved a con- “Hum jaante thhey ye Rohatgi,sayingtheycommand also not demoralise the force”. numberof “completed”projects
the company after I liked the start. The Assembly elections He has been told about it. He is spiracyinthelastsixmonths,to nikamma hai, nakara hai, kuch a tall fee. “Where is this money While the Court first asked have increased from seven to
work, but later it didn’t seem al- should also come simultane- aseasonedleaderandheneeds separate from the party with kaam nahi kar raha hai, khali lo- coming from?” he said. UP to nominate members for nine. While in June 2018, about
right to me. Moreover, no trans- ously or after that. So this paral- to be careful." The leadership, the help of the BJP, join the BJP gon ko ladwa raha hai. (Pilot Claiming there was “a big the new panel, it then said, “You nine projects could not be initi-
actions had taken place. You can lel work is going on. I think this thepartyleadersaid,stillhopes or topple the government… used to say) mere saath ho ki conspiracy” to topple his gov- don’t make the appointment, ated “for one reason or the
seethatnoworkhadtakenplace vacuum is temporary. for a reconciliation. When our (rebel) MLAs said nahi ho? Mein yahan baingan ernment, he said: “There are you give the names.” Chief other”, work has begun on all
during that period. I am not in Another meeting of the theywon’tgotoBJP,thenitwas bechnenahiaayahoon,meinya- several powers involved. There Justice Bobde said they were such projects now.
touch with him.” When are the Assembly stateCongressLegislatureParty said that we will form a third han koi sabzi bechne nahi aaya wereI-Traids.Igottoknowtwo making this suggestion as the When contacted, Rohit
Udai said he was a business- elections expected? is to be held at 11 am Tuesday. front.Ifyouresign,noBJPcandi- hoon. Mein mukhya mantri days ago that raids will be car- coronavirus pandemic would Kansal, Principal Secretary,
man and not in the BJP. The Election Commission The CM’s remarks came on date will contest against you, banne aaya hoon (We knew he ried out on CM's chahete and make it difficult for a person to Power and Information, who is
Atpresent,SanjayBardiaand has to take a decision, whether the day a division bench of the this promise was taken, and wasuselessandworthless,and milne waley log (favourites). move from one state to another alsothespokespersonof theJ&K
hiswifeVineetaarethetwodes- as per earlier delimitation, or RajasthanHighCourt,hearinga that an alliance government wasmerelytryingtomakepeo- Andthenraidswereindeedcar- for the inquiry. administration, told The Indian
ignated partners in the firm. new. I hope that by the turn of petition by rebel MLAs, ques- will be formed, like Bihar." ple fight. Pilot used to say are ried out on them." Appearing for the PUCL, Express, “We have accelerated
Bardia was arrested by the thisyear,someprocesswillstart. tioned the show-cause notices “Nooneusedtobelievethat you with me or not. I am not He also claimed that rebel Senior Advocate Sanjay Parikh work on PMDP and we have
Special Operations Group (SOG) served on them by Speaker CP thispersoncandosuchathing. here to sell brinjals or vegeta- MLAs were being hostage. called for an inquiry by a sitting worked hard to remove all bot-
of the Rajasthan police. Key mainstream political Joshiforskippingapartymeet- Innocent face, good command bles, I have come here to be the “Everyone knows how they are SC judge into the “thousands of tlenecks impeding progress. In
Both Congress and BJP have leaders were kept under ing.Itsaidawhipcanonlybeis- over spoken Hindi and English CM),” he said. being kept; their mobiles have encounters” that had taken the last 18 months or so, there
accused Bardia of being close to detention. Even released, sued for an Assembly session, — and he impressed the media Gehlot said “you will never been taken… Many of them place in UP. The PUCL also ques- has been considerable accelera-
the other party. they are under house arrest. not a party meeting. The mat- in the entire country,” he said. find in history that a PCC presi- want to come. They are crying tioned statements by ruling tion, and several large projects
Ashok Parnami was an MLA Over a period of time, most ter will be heard Tuesday. “In seven years, Rajasthan dentandtheheadofthepartyis over the phone. Some say they party members allegedly legit- are now moving apace.”
from2008till2018,andhadear- have been released... There is a Also Monday, the must have been the only state conspiring to drown his party are using the barber’s phone, imising the encounters. One of the largest infrastruc-
lier served as Mayor of Jaipur for process, a committee which Governor’s office revoked the in India where no demand was and government… people otherstheirson’sphone.” The CJI said the court could ture projects the J&K adminis-
four years till 2008. He is a looks at threat perception... the not spare a sitting SC judge for tration has completed – four-
known Rajeloyalist.Parnamire-
signed as state BJP President in
April 2018, after the BJP lost sev-
courts are monitoring it. Those
releasedarenotunderhousede-
tention.Whereverthereishouse
Pilot breaks silence: Sad, not surprised at charges the same and added that the
PUCL plea will be heard sepa-
rately. Later, the CJI, turning to
laning of the Rs 4,707-crore
Chenani-Nashri section of NH-
1A – had a PMDP component of
eral bye-elections in the state. detention, there are clear direc- outcome of the battle in court. “nikamma” and a “nakara” Gehlot never gave him his due, Addressing a press conference the Solicitor General, said, “if only Rs 781 crore. A lot of work
The post remained vacant for tions… some released leaders In his first written state- (useless and worthless). despite the fact that he had in Jaipur, Malinga claimed that Chief Minister has made some was already underway when it
nearlytwomonthsprimarilybe- have even travelled to Delhi. ment since the crisis began on Sources close to Pilot said worked hard as PCC chief. In Pilot had offered him Rs 35 statements, Deputy Chief was brought under PMDP.
causeRajeopposedthecandida- July 12, Pilot said: “I am sad- Gehlot's “venomous” out- the 2018 Assembly elections, crore to switch sides. Minister has made some state- Among the nine projects com-
ture of Gajendra Singh The PDP's Mehbooba Mufti is dened but not surprised to be bursts proved Pilot’s point that the Congress won 41 of the 49 The Pilot camp pointed out ments & some things have hap- pleted so far, five relate to infra-
Shekhawat, who is now Union the only one still detained at the receiving end of such Gehlothadnevergivenhimre- seats in the 12 eastern districts that in the run-up to the Rajya pened, you please look into it structure, one concerns in-
Minister and alleged by the under the PSA? Why? baseless and vexatious allega- spect or treated him well. of Rajasthan where he carried Sabha elections on June 19, also, if it (the matter) doesn’t get creased remuneration for
Congress to be one of the con- The committee is reviewing tions being leveled against me. Gehlothassaidintelevisionin- out a focused campaign, Pilot there were allegations of cluttered...Whatisatstakeisnot Special Police Officers in the
spiratorsintheattempttodesta- it from time to time. This is done solely to malign terviews that he and Pilot had islearnttohavetoldtheleader- horse-tradingandMalingahad one incident in UP… What’s at Union Territory, and another is
bilise the Gehlot government. me and to stifle the legitimate not spoken to each other for ship. denied receiving any offer to stake is this whole system.” an interest subvention scheme
Almost all separatist leaders concerns that I had raised the last one-and-a-half years. Ten of the 18 MLAs with switch sides. on assistance for restoration of
Guleria are in jail. Has the against the party leadership of These sources said Pilot’s Pilot are from eastern Meanwhile, former minis- Oxford vaccine livelihood for traders. Over the
followed even in the coming government tried reaching the state, as a member and next move will depend on the Rajasthan, where theCongress ter and Dausa MLA Murari Lal Gilbert of The Jenner Institute at last two years, “substantially
weeks so that we don't see a out since you took over? MLA of INC. This attempt fur- verdict of the High Court, won most of the seats in dis- Meena hit out at Gehlot for his Oxford genetically changed the completed” projects include
resurgence of cases,” he said. I think there is a different ther aims at defaming me and whereheandhis18MLAshave tricts like Dausa, Karauli, remarks against Pilot. “He is adenovirusbyaddingthegenetic those for repair and restoration
“If there is a continued mechanism... Personally I have attacks my credibility.” challengedthedisqualification Bharatpur,SikarandJaipur.The such a senior leader... the lan- material of the spike glycopro- under the Union ministries of
downward trend for another no knowledge of that. “Thenarrativeisbeingredi- proceedings against them. An Congresswon18of the24con- guage he has used today…it tein(s) that are found on the sur- home affairs, finance and de-
two weeks, it will mean a dip for rected to avoid addressing the adverse verdict will, of course, stituencies in Tonk, Dausa, seems he has lost his balance.” face of the SARS-CoV-2 virus fence.
almostfourweeks.Normally,we How do you address main issue. I will be taking ap- limit his ability to manoeuvre. Karauli and Sikar districts. Meena is among the 18 (which causes Covid-19). Large infrastructure projects
would say that when you have a concerns that the new propriateandstrictestpossible Ontheotherhand,afavourable Eight MLAs in the Pilot camp MLAs supporting Pilot. “Pilot The Oxford AstraZeneca such as the Rs 5,100 crore
downward trend for more than domicile policy will change legal action against the MLA ruling will give him the space are from these four districts. and all of us are still in the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine can- Jammu-Akhnoor-Poonch road
28days,whichistwoincubation the demography of the state? who was made to make these to take his battle against Sources close to Pilot said Congress. How can he say that didate is currently undergoing and the Rs 1,800 crore Srinagar
periods, considering the current You had a Permanent accusations. I am sure more Gehlot, within the party, to a he would never join the BJP, Pilot has not done anything? large (Phase III) human trials in semi-ringroadprojectareeither
infection rate, it is unlikely to Resident Certificate (PRC), that suchconcoctedallegationswill new level. but the Gehlot camp was out When Pilot took over as PCC the United Kingdom and Brazil. movingatasnail’spaceorawait-
spread further,” he said. has a new name of domicile. be thrown at me to cause as- Sources said Pilot has not to tarnish his image before the chief, the Congress had 21 During human clinical trials, ing release of additional funds.
Guleria was part of the high- Changes are very few. Changes persions on my public image. snapped his links with the Congress leadership. Congress seats,” he said. vaccine candidates are assessed The Jammu Semi Ring Road,
level committee formed by the are for those who are here for ButIshallbeunfetteredandre- party leadership and has re- MLA from Badi, Giriraj Singh “Gehlot wants to push onthreeparameters,viz.,reacto- with a project cost of Rs 1,400
Ministry of Home Affairs to aug- the last 70 years, who didn’t main firm in my beliefs and peatedly said that he is not Malinga's allegation on Sachin and all of us out of the genicity(abilitytoproducecom- crore, has made 24 per cent
mentthecapital’sinfrastructure have PRC. Only they have been convictions,” he said. joiningtheBJP.Sourcescloseto Monday that Pilot had offered Congress… otherwise, why mon, adverse reactions), im- physicalprogressinitsconstruc-
andmedicalserviceswhendaily made eligible, like Gorkhas. In Pilot's statementcame on a him said he has told the him money to join the BJP is would anyone use such lan- munogenicity(abilitytoprovoke tion over the last two years.
cases were at their peak. the Maharaja’s time, there were day when Gehlot called him a Congress leadership that part of that attempt, they said. guage?” he said. animmuneresponse),andsafety. Legislative changes since
“Delhi was not doing very 10,000, but maybe they are InPhasesIandIIoftheOxford August 5, 2019, have, however,
well a few weeks ago, but we 30,000now...AllPRCholdersau- trial, 1,077 participants were en- expedited implementation of
havenowshowngoodimprove- tomaticallywillgetthedomicile. That we have flagged, be- dence. If somebody is indulging employment opportunities, son who was killed is a person rolledtoreceiveeitherChAdOx1 political promises. Property
ment. We are now in a better Then Valmikis, who were cause that decision has to be in that kind of thing, which at- (where) their future is secure, who has already shown his nCoV-19 (543) or MenACWY rights to women marrying out-
place,” he said. broughtfromPunjab,2000fam- takenatthehighestlevel...Atour tractstheIPCorCrPC,thenIhave and they are safe. They have a propensity and ability to fire at (534), the vaccine against sepsis, side the state are now protected
“Themostimportantparam- ilies, now they may be 20,000. level, we are trying to persuade nothing to say. steady income, they have an op- police and kill them”. whichwasusedasanactivecon- with the extension of the domi-
eter of looking at any virus is the They have been working here them. And if they surrender, we portunity to grow. Over time, When the Solicitor General trol. The study revealed two im- cile clause to all individuals who
mortality rate, which will mat- but they have no rights... Then will treat them properly. Besides Pakistan, now China some of them were silenced. If pointed out that “he (Dubey) portant outcomes: first, that have resided in the erstwhile
ter in the longrun. We are trying the displaced people, in 1947 has been making statements they say the right thing, some- was on parole… was facing 64 there were “no serious adverse state for more than 15 years.
very hard to bring our mortality they have come, but have noth- Recently a BJP leader was on Kashmir. body will kill them. Wherever I FIRs…”, the CJI said they were events related” to the vaccine Citizenship was also promised
rate down to 1%... Nowwe know ing. No new person will be killed along with two family J&K is an integral part of go,theyareinterestedin growth wellawareof thegangster’spast. candidate; second, that while and granted to over 20,000
a lot about the virus’s coagula- jumpingandcoming.Politicking members. the Union of India. It is interna- (and the future) and nothing “You don’t need to tell us.” neutralising antibodies, which refugees from West Pakistan, as
tion and we give anticoagula- is going on, nothing else. Thesepeople(thoseopposed tionally recognised…Anyone is else. But they cannot openly say At the previous hearing, specifically kill the virus, in- well as an unspecified number
tion, the fact that steroids are to the political process) have free to give any statement. that because they are afraid. JusticeBobdehadreferredtothe creased in a two-dose regimen, of safai karamcharis.
helpful, the importance of giv- Locals fear their land will be handlers and they want to cre- action taken by the Court in the the vaccine candidate also In September 2019, a
ing oxygen,” said Guleria. taken away. ate sensation... We will ensure 4G internet is still not Dubey probe case of the December 6, 2019, showed a “marked increase” in month after the revocation of
Healsosaidthattherewasn't Land is protected. We will no one is exposed to these allowed in J&K. Why? Bopanna and V Ramasubrama- encounter, killing four alleged theresponsegeneratedbycellu- J&K’s special status, the admin-
much proof of community not touch agriculture land, and things, whether it is the BJP or It’s monitored by the court. I nian also disagreed with the rapistsinHyderabad,andhinted lar immunity. istration in the newly-carved
transmission at national level. only government land. If some non-BJP or anybody. wish we got this permission, so state police that no steps should that it might adopt a similar AlsoonMondayinTheLancet, Union Territory of J&K, pub-
localpersonwantstoconverthis that 4G should start. be taken that could “demoralise process in the Dubey case too. A Chinese scientists reported en- lished full-page advertise-
J-K Governor land to industry, there can be a There is talk about return to the police force”. The CJI said, Bench headed by the CJI had couraging results in a separate ments in local dailies to explain
investment…We formulated different procedure. But we are statehood. If the decision to abrogate “We don’t appreciate the argu- then ordered a probe by a three- Covid-19candidatevaccinetrial– the “benefits” of the abrogation
some 14 policies to promote in- not touching that right now. The government has already special status is so unpopular ment that if we do something, it member commission, headed again, an adenovirus-based for- of Article 370 and Article 35A.
dustries, start-ups, we planned Land is very scarce. 30% of GDP promised that statehood will that the government doesn’t will demoralise the police force. by its former judge Justice V S mulation triggered an immune Besides promising local people
an investment summit in May comes from agriculture. Then come back. But it is a matter of allow normal activity of If theruleof lawisstrengthened, Sirpurkar and including an ex- responsewithoutanyseriousad- fundamental rights as enjoyed
but due to COVID-19 pandemic, hospitality and tourism. These timing — what and when to do. mainstream regional itwillnotdemoralisethepolice.” Bombay High Court judge and a verse reactions. by citizens in the rest of the
we had to postpone. two cover 50% GDP of the state. All major developments, infra- political parties, how is it The state government was former CBI director. Monday'sfindingshavecome country, the administration
structure development, job cre- going to ensure peace? representedbySolicitor General On Monday, the CJI said, “We less than a week after the said “development and
What’s the progress on Until last count, 128 militants ation…all this has to be done A narrative was created here of India TusharMehtawhilefor- also understand there is a big American biotech company progress will percolate to the
private investments? have been killed by security very quickly. That is why it was that 370 is protecting them and mer Solicitor General Harish difference between what hap- Moderna published interim re- grassroots”.
We have not yet allotted forces this year. Most of them deliberately kept as a UT… because of that there is auton- SalveappearedfortheUPPolice. pened in Telangana and this... sults of Phase 1 trials of its own The administration’s wide-
land. We have identified 6000 are said to be local militants. omy. In fact, 370 was not giving The Court was hearing a But you must also understand vaccine candidate, which in- scale efforts to seek investment
acres of government land. Our Definitely, it is a matter of The new media policy… the (any) advantage. After I came clutchof petitions seekinganin- thatasastateyouhavearespon- duced immune responses in all has so far resulted in 35 MoUs
policy is that we will only bring concern... These youngsters government will decide what here, out of 890 Union laws, 350 dependent inquiry into the en- sibility to maintain rule of participants with “mild or mod- with companies promising a
environment-friendly indus- don’t know for what they are is news/can be published. were already implemented; an- counters leading to the death of law...That requires arrest and erate” systemic adverse events. total investment of Rs 2,141
tries. We will give preference to fighting. They are not just mili- Ithinkmediapolicyhasbeen other 370 Union laws were not Dubey and his aides. One of the conviction if found guilty,” When contacted, Adar crore. The Jammu and Kashmir
local youth and entrepreneurs. tants, they are a threat to the read very wrongly. Our idea was applicable to J&K. After abroga- petitioners, the NGO People’s Justice Bobde said. “Like in Poonawalla, CEO of the Pune- Global Investors Summit 2020
We will see to it that no agricul- common people…We take par- how to accredit and how not to tion, only 170 more laws are rel- Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Telangana, you add an SC judge based Serum Institute of India, which was initially slated for
tural land is diverted. ents when there is a cordon but accredit them…We introduced evant. They are very good laws, sought an investigation into all andaretiredpoliceofficerto(the said: “The trials have shown October 2019, was rescheduled
they don’t listen... They should itastherewasnoearmarkingfor like protecting women, protect- the police encounters in UP. probe) committee.” promisingresultsandweareex- thrice and has now been de-
What are your expectations be more aware that picking up electronic and social media. ing SC/STs, Forest Rights Act. UP Director General of Police Salve had sought to draw a tremely happy about it. We will ferred indefinitely, with the
about the political process? arms is no solution...nowhere in Hitesh Chandra Awasthy had distinction between the Dubey beapplyingforlicensuretrialsto Covid-19 pandemic posing a
The political process has the world. There have been cases filed But are the people happy? submittedinanaffidavitthatthe andHyderabadencounters,say- the Indian regulator in a week's fresh challenge.
started. We conducted under UAPA against Khush hona chaahiye. I feel state had already set up a probe. ing that in the latter the concern time.”
Panchayat elections… we Is there any surrender policy journalists, FIRs regularly… 90% of the people in Kashmir Mehta reiterated this on was whether it was police vigi- (WITHANURADHA FULLREPORTSON
planned elections for the re- for militants? That is circumstantial evi- look for development, growth, Monday, adding that the “per- lantism while the UP case was MASCARENHAS,PUNE) www.indianexpress.com

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954 CASES, 35 DEATHS ON MONDAY BACK AT WORK AFTER A MONTH

First time in weeks, ‘People would say Delhi spreading virus

to other states, it can be opposite now’
cases below 1,000 Health Minister Satyendar Jain on combating Covid, why he moved to pvt hospital, the road ahead
in the existing setup. We have
created a bed capacity of 15,000
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, JULY 20
CASES PAST THE PEAK as per projections, and even the
CM has said there will be no al-
THE EXPRESS terations in the ongoing plan.

INTERVIEW
■ Cumulativecases ■ Activecases
CASES IN Delhi fell below the The Delhi Corona App was
1,000 mark for the first time 150000 then put into place, beds were
sinceJune1onMonday,withthe 1,23,747 WITH added and soon the process was
city recording 954 cases over 24
120000 SATYENDAR JAIN easedout.Atpresent,anadequate
hours. The number of people 66,602 DELHI HEALTH MINISTER
number of beds are available,
90000
who recovered in the same du- which is one of the reasons peo-
rationwas 1,784. Thirtyfive peo- 60000 ple are assured and sitting at
ple died, taking the toll to 3,663 24,988 15,166 ASTHA SAXENA home.Thereasonbehindthesuc-
and the total fatality rate to 2.9%. 30000 NEW DELHI, JULY 20 cessof homeisolationisthelarge
On June 1, which was also a number of beds arranged by the
Monday, the city saw 990 cases 0 AT 11.30 AM on Monday, Delhi Delhi government. If we had
in the 24-hour period between June23 July20 Health Minister Satyendar Jain started home isolation and beds
Saturday midnight and Sunday reached his office at Delhi were notavailable, people would
midnight. CORONAVIRUS IN THE CAPITAL Secretariat, almost a month af- have been worried. Now people
Hospitalisation rate andtotal ter he had tested positive for areassuredthattheywillgetabed
active cases have dipped consis- TOTAL CASES Total Vacant Covid-19. With dipping oxygen even in the middle of the night.
HOSPITAL BEDS 15,462 11,974
tently over the past two weeks,
withseveralexpertssayingDelhi 1,23,747 VENTILATORS 1,178 722
levels,hehadbeenadministered
plasma therapy last month. His
Ours was the first government to
distributepulseoximeters.These
seems to be past its peak. Data first day back at work was spent Health Minister Satyendar Jain resumes work at his office in Delhi Secretariat on Monday, have been game-changers.
shows that on Monday, out of Daily cases Recoveries Deaths Tests clearing almost 70 files. The almost a month after testing positive for coronavirus. Prem Nath Pandey
15,462hospitalbeds,3,488were July 19 1,211 1,860 31 20,206 Indian Express spoke to him On Monday, the Uttar
occupied. July 20 954 1,784 35 11,470 about combating Covid — both Pradesh government also
The growth rate of Covid-19 personally and for the city. ities in an aggressive manner in But now, it’s reporting the high- started home isolation for
cases touched 1.21% in the city Total 15,166* 1,04,918 3,663 8,30,459 a short period of time. est number of cases. The virus patients. Do you feel other
over the past week, down from How has the past month Rajiv Gandhi Hospital seems to have washed away states should follow suit?
*Total active cases
close to 5% last month. been? You were first admitted to had not received the nod from Europe but we still don’t Whateverthegoodpractices,
According to data shared by The most important thing Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality to start plasma therapy. I know. So we have to wait and everyone must follow. Delhi had
the Delhi government, testing in were conducted, while 7,293 regarding the number of people during treatment of Covid-19 is hospital, but later shifted to was told permission was watch. We can’t be celebrating to do it earlier because it was the
thecity peaked in theweekend- Rapid Antigen tests were con- sent for repeat testing each day, to stay positive. I never lost hope Max Saket. thatthevirusisover.Earlier,peo- need of the hour. For instance,
ing July 12, with 1,46,340 tests ducted. While Delhi has been it told the Delhi High Court last even though doctors and people As my condition deterio-
expected in the next few ple used to say that the virus is when we converted Lok Nayak
being conducted in that dura- testing close to 20,000 people week, that of 2,81,555 people aroundmeweregettingworried rated, doctors suggested going days. I was adamant to being spread from Delhi to their into a complete Covid facility of
tion. In the week ending July 19, per day, a dip is seen every tested using antigen kits, 19,480 about my health. During the en- for plasma therapy. But by that stay there but my wife states, but it can be completely 2,000beds,questionswereraised
as many as 1,38,315 tests were Sunday, nationally. had tested positive. Of the re- tire treatment, I was never time, the hospital (Rajiv panicked. She called up opposite now. Cases of Covid ontheneed.Buttherewasatime
conducted. The positivity rate, it The number of RT-PCR tests maining, 1,365 went in for fol- scared.IneverfeltIhavebeendi- Gandhi) had not received the the CM and I was shifted started in Delhi as thousands when1,000patientswereadmit-
said, had come down to 7% as hasbeendippinginDelhiandhas low-up RT-PCR tests, of which agnosed with a serious illness; nod to start the therapy. I was to another hospital.” from across the globe travelled ted to the hospital. If we hadn’t
opposed to 9% in the week end- remainedbelow7,000forthepast 17.8% (243) tested positive. infact,Ipushedmyself tostayac- told the permission was ex- to the city and stayed here. That created the facility, how would
ing on July 12. week, with the focus shifting to “The protocol to retest those tive. When I was in the ICU, I in- pected in the next few days. I was the reason behind the dra- we have handled the situation?
The increase in the number antigen testing. with symptoms has been com- sistedthatdoctorsshiftmetothe was adamant to stay there for Delhi has seen a dip in the matic increase in the numbers.
of testsconductedwasfuelledby According to protocol, those municatedtoeverydistrictmag- room at the earliest, and then I the treatment but my wife pan- number of cases. What How does it feel to be back at
RapidAntigenTests,whichpoint who have symptoms have to be istrate. There is no curb on test- was determined to get dis- icked. She had lost her father re- comes next? What helped bring Delhi work? What have the doctors
out positive cases with signifi- tested again using the RT-PCR ing. Anyone who has charged soon. People should not cently and was already worried. Even though the numbers back on track? recommended?
cant success but also give false test, the gold standard, to make influenza-like symptoms is free bescaredatall.If thediseasewill She immediately called the CM are going down, we need to stay As per our plan, the next tar- Doctors will always ask you
negatives around 50% to 60% of suretheyarenotamongthefalse to get tested in whichever mode nottakeyourlife,panicmaylead and I was shifted to another cautious and can’t let our guard get was to increase bed capacity to rest. But I have a different def-
the time. negatives recorded in Rapid they choose – RT PCR or Rapid to trouble. Delhi’s medical sys- hospital against my wishes down. We don’t know how this to30,000.Butthatplanhasbeen inition of rest... To rest is to be at
Between Saturday and Antigen tests. Antigen. Getting a test done in tem is one of the best in the (laughs). The government hos- virus will behave. For instance, putonholdasthesituationisun- the place where you enjoy it — I
Sunday, 4,177 laboratory tests While the government does Delhi is very easy now,” a Delhi country. I think ours is the only pitals in Delhi are in no way in- in the US, initially it looked that der control right now. However, enjoy work so I feel best while I
(RT-PCR/ TrueNat/CBNAAT) notmakepublictheinformation government spokesperson said. state which has ramped upfacil- ferior to private hospitals. the numbers are manageable. we are not leaving any changes am working.

AMID RUBBLE
A woman knits outside her house that was demolished near East Laxmi Market, Monday. Praveen Khanna

On duty since March, contractual

doc dies of Covid, family in lurch
dispensary in South Delhi's SatyendarJainaboutgivingmed-
SOMYA LAKHANI Sangam Vihar before Covid-19 ical benefits to NHM members,
NEW DELHI, JULY 20 struck. His NHM colleague Dr including doctors, paramedics,
DheerajNathsaid,"Hetestedpos- dataentryofficers,amongothers.
A QUARANTINE centre in South itive on June 24, and complained “In March, we had ap-
Delhi’s Chattarpur, the Radha ofbreathingproblemsonJune26. proached the health minister
Soami Covid care centre, and Hewastakentoaprivatehospital, with the same demand. If we fall
serosurveillancecentreinPushp where Remdesivir was adminis- sick while treating Covid-19 pa-
Vihar—sinceMarch,DrJavedAli tered to him. His condition dete- tients, we have to foot our own
(42) had done duties at these rioratedandhewasshiftedtoLok bills. No one cares about us. If we
three places before contracting Nayak. Over the phone, he used test positive and are at home,
coronavirus in June. to say he will be back.’ our leaves and salary are cut too.
After a three-week-long bat- The conversation changed a Dr Ali's wife spent their money
tle with the virus, Dr Ali, who Dr Javed Ali died on Monday few days later when his oxygen on his treatment. Why call us
was a contractual doctor with levels dropped, said Dr Nath. “He warriors? Why talk about our
Delhi government's National sounded scared. He was then future? Make sure we and our
Health Mission (NHM), died at Papa ko ghar vaapis bhej de,”said moved to AIIMS Trauma Centre.” families are safe in the present.”
8.40amonMondayatthe AIIMS Dr Heena, over the phone. She Hiswifesaidnofinancialhelp “The death of a doctor who
Trauma Centre. said Dr Ali had no comorbidities. wasextendedbythegovernment was a corona warrior is very un-
He is survived by his wife Dr Dr Ali hailed from UP's when Dr Ali was at the private fortunate. Help will be extended
Heena, and their two children, Chandausi,anddidhisMBBSata hospital as he was a contractual to the family. If a representation
aged 6 and 12. Dr Heena told The state medical academyinRussia. doctor with NHM. “It's our job to has been sent to the govern-
Indian Express, “He was a dedi- His friend Dr Abu Bukr, who treat people, but what about our ment, we will try to help in the
cated doctor who did not take a studied with him in Russia, re- safety, our treatment? Who will best way that we can,” said a
single day off since March and called their conversation in fill the void? Who will help edu- health department official.
was on Covid-19 duty through- March. “He was a brilliant crick- cate his children? The govern- As of now, there are over
out. He even worked on Eid." eter. I had told him that once all ment must ensure safety of fam- 2,000membersof NHM,includ-
Forthelast10days,DrAliwas this is over, we will meet for a iliesofhealthcareworkers,evenif ing 240 doctors, on Covid-19
on ventilator support. "My chil- game of cricket. I had recently they are contractual healthcare duty. Dr Choudhary said, “Many
dren and I didn't even get to see found out he was in Lok Nayak workers,” said Dr Heena. NHM healthcare workers are
himonelasttime.Thereisnopro- hospital, but he was in no shape On Monday, Dr Alka shaken up after Dr Ali’s death
visionforthefamiliestosaygood- to talk to us by that time. I am Choudhary, Delhi president of and want to go on strike to de-
bye. My six-year-old son doesn't heartbroken.” NHM Doctors’ Welfare mand health benefits, but we
understanddeath,andkeepssay- DrAlijoinedNHMin2011and Association, said she has written want to meet the health minis-
ing ‘main Allah se dua karunga waspostedataDelhigovernment to Delhi Health Minister ter first. We have faith in him.”

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SDMC, JAL BOARD TRADE CHARGES

5 months since NE Delhi riots, 700
Wall on drain at ITO led to compensation applications pending
waterlogging, says PWD Victims shuffle between offices; pandemic, lockdown slows process further

SOURAV ROY BARMAN

NEW DELHI, JULY 20
They had to be shifted out later,
which also hampered the
process. Even now, the urgency
appears to be missing, despite
ASHNA BUTANI AMONG THE many lives up- DeputyCMManishSisodiawrit-
NEW DELHI, JULY 20 ended in Delhi in February were ing to the Northeast District
that of an expecting mother, Magistrate and other senior of-
A DAY after a drain, which runs days into her pregnancy, and a ficials,” said a district official.
betweentheunder-construction father barely making ends meet Sisodia had issued a note to
WHO headquarters at ITO and with a little help from his son. the DM and the revenue secre-
the Anna Nagar slum, over- In the riots that tore through tary on July 10, observing that in
flowed and washed away 10 Northeast Delhi between a lot of cases, compensation was
houses, officials from the Public February 23 and 26, claiming at sanctionedbuttheamountwas-
WorksDepartment(PWD)saida least 53 lives, Gulzeb Parveen n’tcredited.Thenotedirectedthe
wall built on the drain was the (21) lostherhusband MohsinAli DM office to look into the forms
root cause of the waterlogging. (23), while Ikramuddin lost his that were filed but couldn’t be
While the drain at ITO is un- younger sonAakib,whohadjust submitted at SDM office, forms
der the jurisdiction of the South turned 19. The riots in February left 53 people dead. Archive that were submitted but haven’t
MCD, officials said the wall was While public attention has beenverified,andsoughtatime-
not built by them. “It’s part of a shifted from riots to the pan- line to provide compensation to
DelhiJalBoardsewagetreatment demic, hundreds of families, in- tailsontheprogressmadebythe relief amounttothefamily,citing those eligible as quickly as
plant to supply water to the cluding that of Mohsin and police in investigating his death. absenceofapost-mortemreport. possible, with the government
Pragati power project. When Aakib, are struggling to pick up Hiswifeisnowexpectingandhas “Theinvestigatingofficersaysde- “mulling to stop accepting relief
therewaslesswater,DJBhadbuilt The drain overflowed and washed away 10 houses on Sunday. Praveen Khanna the pieces, with compensation moved back to Hapur,” Imran lay in furnishing the report is due claims after July 25”.
thewalltostorewater,treatitand announced by the Delhi govern- Khan, his uncle, said. to lockdown,” Ikramuddin said. AseniorNortheastdistrictof-
usethewaterfortheproject.This ment eluding them. Mohsin, who was an office The refrain of delay due to ficial said the DM has written to
was done without the SDMC’s
permission;wearenowbreaking
it,” said a senior MCD official.
According toexperts,the best
way to avoid flooding during
monsoon is to ensure the drains
Homes gone, families Senior officials, quoting offi-
cial records, told The Indian
Express that till June-end, of
beareroftheBJP’sminoritycellin
Hapur, was charred to death
barely 400 metres from Khajuri
lockdown also finds mention in
officialrecordsavailablewiththe
Northeast Delhi DM’s office. In
the revenue headquarters, seek-
ing more staff for expediting the
task of verification of claims.
However, the DJB claimed it
had sent a letter to the South
MCD regarding construction of
are allowed to flow unimpeded
andtakethewatertotheYamuna.
Meanwhile, residents of the
take shelter at tent around3,200claimsforcompen-
sation, 1,700 were approved,
around 700 remain pending,
Khas police station and 200 me-
tres from a CRPF camp on
February25.Adieselgeneratorset
case of injuries, till June 15, out
of 359claims,105werepending,
of which as many as 63 had
Five schools were also dam-
aged in the area, out of which
compensation has been cleared
the wall on November 26 last slum recalled a change in water we also have two daughters. whileover900wererejected.“So trader,Mohsin,thefamilyclaims, ‘lockdown’writtenagainstthem. forthree,whileinthecaseof two,
year. A DJB spokesperson said, flow on Sunday. “The water JIGNASA SINHA Yesterday, my wife ran from the far, a little over Rs 20 crore has hadgonetotheareatoattendtoa In case of 30, MLC papers were it remains pending “due to dis-
“We had sent a notice on con- flowed backwards. When that NEW DELHI, JULY 20 house minutes before the drain been disbursed as relief across call from a marriage hall owner. absent and in case of 12, bank pute”.In61cases,compensation
struction to the MCD, after we happened, water rushed into the swept nearby houses away. We categories,” said an official. “North MCD officials say the details were not available. could not be transferred due to
received an order from the pit at a very high speed, bringing OVER 20 families from the Anna thought we were lucky that we Theperusal of recordsshows delay in his death certificate is The segment on residential “incorrect/dormant accounts”.
National Green Tribunal.” down settlements and trees. We Nagar slum cluster at ITO spent still have our home but the au- that under the category of due to the lockdown. Without property damages shows that In some cases, victims had
TheNGTorderhadpointedto arescaredourhousewillgonext, Sunday night in a tent set up by thorities told us it’s not safe to deaths, in seven cases, compen- that,theDelhigovernmentisnot out of 1,286 claims, 152 were approached the court seeking
sewageoverflow“fromthegates it’sbuiltontheedgeof thedrain,” authorities near Indraprastha live there.” The family was only sation amounts of Rs 9 lakh each releasing the relief amount of Rs pending, of which 78 were due release of compensation. In one
of the Dr Sen Nursing Home nal- said Sikandar Saini (19). Metro station, after their homes allowed to take things like have not been released owing to 9 lakh,” Imran said. to lockdown. The majority of such case of serious injury, the
lah (near IP Metro station) in- The pit he was referring to were washed away in the rain. clothes, medicines and books. absence of bank account details Aakib, his father Ikramuddin pending cases, 178 out of 355, Delhi High Court had on July 8
stalled by the agency operating was the basement under con- The office of the central dis- They are now living in the tent. in one case, pending DNA re- said, had stepped out to buy had ‘lockdown’ marked against ordered that the person be ex-
the STP. DJB has proposed a weir struction at the WHO site. A trict magistrate has started re- The tent is divided into two ports in three cases, absence of clothes on February 24 after tak- them, including in case of dam- tended the amount of Rs 2 lakh
on the drain to trap it by PWD official said, “A basement leasing funds to those displaced. —onehalf formen andthe other FIRinonecaseandclaimantsnot ingRs1,000.“Westayinarented age to commercial property. within 10 days, saying “there is
December 19”. The letter stated that is 3-4 floors underground is Nidhi Srivastava, DM (central), for women and children. There appearing in two cases. house in Bhagirathi Vihar. His Incasesof propertydamages, no reason for any delay in releas-
thatconstructionof theweirwas being constructed. So when the said at least 10 families have are two fans outside and the “In our case, the compensa- sisterwastogetmarriedinApril, around 900 out of 2,700 claims ing compensation”.
tobecompletedbyJanuary2020. water hit the SDMC wall ahead, been given cheques of Rs 25,000 families sleep on a carpet. tion has not been released as we so he had gone out to buy have been rejected citing rea- The government had prom-
Drains need to be allowed to it created pressure and flowed each. RekhaRani(40),ahousewife, still await Mohsin’s death certifi- clothes. Later, we came to know sons such as “no damage as per ised to extend compensation up
carry water uninterrupted. The back to the WHO basement.” On Monday, government of- said she has been living in Anna cate. The crime branch direct us he had suffered head injuries assessment”,“casesnotfallingin toRs10lakhincasesofdeaths;Rs
practice of blocking drains to ei- Thefactthattheareaisalow- ficialsalsoadvisedotherfamilies Nagar with her husband and to Khajuri Khas police station. near Bhajanpura petrol pump. eligibility criteria”. Another rea- 5 lakh for permanent incapacita-
ther divert water or store it for lyingregiononlyaddstocompli- living next to a drain, which their two sons for the last 25 Police station directs us to North On March 2, he passed away at sonthathasbeencitedisthe“re- tion;Rs2lakhforseriousinjuries;
treatment usually works well cations. Officials said there is no overflowed and destroyed over years. “Last night, wedidn’t have MCD, which directs us to Lok GTB Hospital,” Ikramuddin said. lieving of sector SDMs”. Rs 20,000 for minor injuries; Rs
throughout the year, but results optionbuttopumpoutthewater 10 houses, to shift to the tent as food and slept at a temple but Nayak Hospital. Mohsin’s father He used to sell bangles for a “This is another important 5,000 for animal loss. In cases of
in a massive problem on days —eightpumpsweredeployedby the ground is unstable. had to leave as my husband said is on the verge of collapsing. He living,helpedbyhisson:“Firstwe factor.Asmany as 12SDMs were complete damages to residential
heavy rainfall is seen. A majority the PWD, while the SDMC has Among them was Rajan we weren’t safe.” wentaroundgovernmentoffices lostAakib.Thenthelockdownef- appointed for the purpose of units, up to Rs 5 lakh is being ex-
of stormwater drains in the city deployedsupersuckers.Officials Singh (37), a driver. He said, “It The family, which moved to evenonMonday.Initially,hisDNA fectively spelt doom for us. It is clearing and verifying relief tendedforeveryaffectedfloor;Rs
werecarvedoutanddetermined estimate that the WHO base- was difficult last night, we didn’t the tent, said they said they left report was awaited, which came gettingdifficulttoevenpayrent.” claims across four sub-divisions 2.5 lakh in case of substantial
by the flow of the water during ment is around 40-feet deep. have anything to eat and could- their house with nothing except inApril.Butwearefacingtrouble TheSDM’sofficehasbeenex- of Yamuna Vihar, Shahdara, damages; Rs 5 lakh in case of
the monsoon. (Inputs by Abhinav Rajput) n’t sleep. My wife is pregnant... their phones. evennow. Wealsodon’thavede- pressing inability to transfer the Seelampur and Karawal Nagar. uninsured commercial units.

Woman falls to death from 5th As UP begins home BRIEFLY

DUnodfor
floor flat, boyfriend booked isolation, AAP says ECAquota
SAKSHI DAYAL
GURGAON, JULY 20
tim’s boyfriend is a resident of
Sispal Vihar.
Inhercomplainttopolice,the
Inhercomplaint,thevictim’s
sister claimed Peggyla had tried
her best to get back together
proud to set example admissions
New Delhi: DU’s standing
victim’s sister claimed Peggyla with her boyfriend “because she committee of the
A 26-YEAR-OLD woman, who had been in a relationship with reallylovedhim”. The complaint EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Academic Council
police say worked as an airhost- her boyfriend for the last three alleges,“Whywouldhesendher NEW DELHI, JULY 20 Monday decided to hold
ess, fell to her death from the years.However,sheclaimedthat an email to join him for a get-to- admissions to all cate-
fifth floor of a gated condo- for the last four weeks, he had gether at his friend’s place, and THE AAP Monday said the Uttar gories under the extra-
minium in Gurgaon Sunday “cut off all links” with her and how is it that this mishap hap- Pradesh government’s decision curricular activity quota
night. Police have booked her blocked her on all social media. pened at that very moment?” to allow home isolation was a basedonself-attestedcer-
boyfriend, who was with her at On July 18, she stated, Bhutia re- Police said nobody has been Deputy CM Manish Sisodia met Areeba Irrfan, the Class XII “momentofpride”forDelhi’srul- tificates. Several teachers
thetime,forabetmentof suicide. ceived an email from her arrested so far. “An FIR has been Delhi govt school topper of the Southeast district, Monday ing AAP, which has consistently have raised objections.
According to officials, the FIR boyfriend “inviting her for a get- lodged under IPC Section 306 advocated the need to isolate
has been lodged on the basis of
acomplaintsubmittedbyBabyla
together at his friend’s place”. It
wasduringthisgettogetherthat
(abetment to suicide) at Sector
65 police station. Further inves-
people with mild or no symp-
toms at their homes itself. Sanjay Singh Manhangs
Bhutia, sister of the victim
Peggyla Bhutia, who used to re-
she fell from the fifth-floor flat.
“Thevictimwasimmediately
tigation is on,” said Subhash
Boken, PRO of Gurgaon Police. ‘Online learning may not AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay
SinghpointedoutthattheBJP-led
selfatAICC
side in Phase 3.
The incident took place
rushed to Artemis hospital, but
succumbed to her injuries dur-
“The postmortem of the
woman will be conducted on be solution, but necessary’ Centre had opposed the Delhi
government on home isolation,
pitalsafterdeteriorationinhealth
while under home isolation.
office
around 10 pm at Bestech Park ing treatment,” said Subhash Tuesday. The man has not been insistingthatallCovidpatientsbe But it was restored after the New Delhi: A 45-year-old
View Spa in Sector 65. The vic- Boken, PRO of Gurgaon Police. arrested yet,” he said. ing,Iwantschoolstobecomede- hospitalised. “But now, they are Delhi government opposed the man employed at the
EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE centralised autonomous institu- alsofollowingthehomeisolation move.Singh,whoistheAAP’sUP AICC office allegedly
NEW DELHI, JULY 20 tions and take charge of educa- rules.Around1.3lakhpeoplehave in-charge,saidhehadrepeatedly committedsuicideinside

Gurgaon: 2 roads cave in after rain THEDELHIgovernmentMonday

commenced leadership training
tion... Running the school is the
responsibilityofeachschoolprin-
cipal who is central to the entire
recovered in Delhi and 80% of
themrecoveredunderhomeiso-
lation. The Kejriwal government
requested the Yogi Adityanath
government to adopt home iso-
lation and increase testing.
the servant quarters of
the building in Akbar
Road Sunday.
curredundertheflyoveratIFFCO for its school principals for school system. We, as ministers, arrangedoximetersforallpatients “Itisamatterof pridethatthe
EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE
NEW DELHI, JULY 20
Chowk, the other occurred near
the Sector 46 turn in Sector 50.
this year in collaboration with
IIM-Ahmedabad. The Principal
Education Directors and officers,
are just the facilitators,” said
of home isolation, regular tele-
phonic counselling and proper
modelofCMKejriwalisbeingfol-
lowed in other states... But I be- 41heldafter
TRAFFICINpartsof Gurgaonwas
Officials from NHAI, which is
repairing IFFCO Chowk cave-in,
Training Programme with the
premier management institute
Education Minister Manish
Sisodia in his opening address.
quarantine centres,” he said.
Lt-Governor Anil Baijal had
lievethatUP governmentshould
increase testing facilities... UP
raidatclub
disrupted Monday after small said work will be done in “1-2 had begun begun four years ago, He also stated that the heads brieflystruckdowntheDelhigov- rightnowhasonly28testingcen- New Delhi: Police con-
portions of two roads caved in days”. At Sector 50, Gurugram andthenewroundistakingplace ofschoolsmustcommittoonline ernment’s home isolation rules tres whereas Delhi has 42. But ducted a raid at a club in
following heavy rainfall on Metropolitan Development with 50 new heads of schools. learning at this time. “Online lastmonth,withtheUnionHome Delhi has 2.5 crore population Paschim Vihar and ar-
Sunday night. According to po- At IFFCO Chowk Authority officials said repairs “Fromacademicstoadminis- learningmaynotbeasolutionbut Ministry claiming that many pa- whereas UP has a population of rested 41 people for vio-
lice, while the first cave-in oc- will take up to a week. tration,planningtodecisionmak- it is a necessity today,” he said. tientswerebeingbroughttohos- 24 crore,” Singh said. lating social distancing
norms Sunday night.

Manheldfor
NSO SURVEY FINDINGS ‘killing’mother
Delhi households spend more on education than most states New Delhi: A 45-year-old
woman was allegedly
killed by her son in
Ambedkar Nagar for
2017-June 2018 accounting for Abreakdownofthisexpendi- and Rs 2,886 for private tuition. seniorsecondarylevel,and12.9% constantly scolding him
SUKRITA BARUAH 1.52 lakh students. In Delhi, it tureshowsthataverageexpendi- The report also showed that at the graduate level or above. over his liquor and drugs
NEW DELHI, JULY 20 mapped 1,317 households. tureoncoursefee,whichincludes 32.9% males and 32.2% females The distribution of students habit. Police have ar-
The findings of the report tuition, exam and development from Delhi between the ages 3- amonginstitutionsatvariouslev- rested the accused.
PEOPLE IN Delhi are, on average, show that the all-India average fee, in Delhi is Rs 16,514. This was 35whohadneverenrolledined- elsinstateswithsimilarlyhighav-
spending more on education
than people in urban areas in
of expenditureperstudentinthe
academic year across all types of
wellabovethenationalurbanav-
erageofRs12,395.However,there
ucationinstituteshadnotdoneso
because of financial constraints.
erage expenditure on education
show a higher percentage of stu- Drugsseized
other states, other than courses at all levels of education are states in which this average is The distribution of students dents in private institutions, par- New Delhi: Four people
Himachal Pradesh, according to is Rs 9,948. If one were to only higher in urban areas, including aged 3-35 years in Delhi shows ticularly in urban areas. For in- werearrestedandover1.7
thefindingsof thelatestall-India look at urban areas, this average HimachalPradesh(Rs19,532)and that a larger percentage of these stance in Himachal Pradesh’s kg heroin was seized in
survey conducted by the expenditure across the country Haryana (Rs 17,146), as well as students are attending govern- urbanareas,21%;9.2%;18.6%;and two cases by Narcotics
National Statistical Office (NSO). rises to Rs 19,893. In this, Delhi is Telangana and Punjab. The aver- mentinstitutions,with14%of all 4.4% of all students are in private Control Bureau. Officers
The report, Household Social close to the top with an average ageexpenditureonotheritemsin students in government institu- institutionsattheprimary,upper said it was being smug-
Consumption on Education in expenditure of Rs 27,359. This is Delhiisalsoamongthehighest— tionsattheprimarylevel,9.7%at primary, secondary and senior gledthroughinternational
India,releasedlastweekmapped only higher in Himachal In Delhi, the average expenditure touches Rs 27,359 Rs3,332forbooks,stationeryand the upper primary or middle secondary, and graduate and courier services ENS.
1.13 lakh households during July Pradesh, where it is Rs 27,970. uniform; Rs 3,175 for transport; level, 17% at the secondary and above level respectively.

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RAJASTHAN POWER PLAY Navy conducts joint

PleabyrebelMLAs:HCobserves exercise with US
DELHI CONFIDENTIAL
whipdoesn’tapplytopartymeets carrier strike group
cisesimprovedourinteroperabil-
Rajasthan govt SHUBHAJIT ROY ity and is a testimony to the flex-
HAMZA KHAN NEW DELHI, JULY 20 ibility of both our Navies.”
JAIPUR, JULY 20 revokes ‘general “While operating together,
TheUSSNimitzonMondaypartic- the US and Indian naval forces
HEARING A petition by rebel consent’ for ipatedinexerciseswiththeIndian conducted high-end exercises
Congress MLAs led by Sachin Navy, at a time when Indian and designed to maximize training
Pilot on disqualification notices CBI probe Chinese forces are locked in a and interoperability, including
issued to them by the Speaker, standoff at the LAC in Ladakh. air defense. Nimitz CSG’s opera-
the Rajasthan High Court ob- A US Navy statement said, tions are designed to provide se-
served on Monday that a whip HAMZA KHAN “TheNimitzCarrierStrikeGroup, curity throughout the region
can be issued only for an JAIPUR, JULY 20 consisting of flagship USS Nimitz while building partnerships
Assembly session but not with (CVN 68), Ticonderoga-class with friends and allies,” the US
NO TEMPLE TRYST respect to a party meeting.
The hearing in the case, by
THE ASHOK Gehlot government
has revoked the general consent
guided missile cruiser USS
Princeton (CG 59) and Arleigh
navy statement said.
It said that naval engage-
WHILE SHRI Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust didn't Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty under Section 6 of the Delhi Burke-class guided missile de- mentssuchastheseimprovethe
hesitatetoannounceitsinvitationtoPrimeMinisterNarendra and Prakash Gupta, could not be Special Police Establishment stroyersUSSSterett(DDG104)and cooperation of US and Indian
Modi for the 'bhoomi pujan' at Ayodhya to start temple con- concluded and the matter will The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court. Rohit Jain Paras (DSPE) Act, 1946, which is re- USSRalphJohnson(DDG114),par- maritime forces and contribute
struction, the organisation's move to make no reference to a now be heard on Tuesday. The quired for CBI investigation in ticipatedincooperativeexercises to both sides' ability to counter
coupleof nameshastakenmanyfromtheRamTemplemove- High Court had earlier allowed the state. The agency will now withtheIndianNavyintheIndian threats at sea, from piracy to vi-
ment by surprise. It was BJP patriarch L K Advani who had un- the MLAs time till Tuesday 5.30 ification. Singhvi contended that Talking to journalists, Joshi’s have to seek prior permission on Ocean commencing July 20.” olentextremism.“Theseengage-
dertaken the Rath Yatra to bring the issue to political cen- pm to file their response. the Tenth Schedule of the counsel Prateek Kasliwal said case to case basis in Rajasthan. “It was a privilege to operate ments also present opportuni-
trestage, while former UP Chief Minister Kalyan Singh had The MLAs have argued that Constitutiondealingwithdisqual- that only a show-cause notice The development comes in withtheIndianNavy,”RearAdm. ties to build upon the
lent his weight to the agitation. Both, incidentally, are facing there were no grounds to dis- ification – one of whose clauses has been issued so far. “Why is it the backdrop of political turmoil Jim Kirk, commander, Nimitz pre-existing strong relationship
trial in the alleged conspiracy for Babri demolition. While qualifythemjustformissingtwo has been challenged by the rebel being pre-empted that Speaker in the state. Carrier Strike Group, stated. between the United States and
Singh recently deposed before the court in Lucknow, Advani meetings of the Congress MLAs –is designed and intended willactinthefavourof oneside?” “...prior consent of “RADM Vatsayan, Flag Officer India and allow both countries
is slated to depose soon. The two leaders were synonymous Legislature Party (CLP). to be an autonomous, self-con- The counsel for the petition- GovernmentofRajasthanshallbe CommandingEasternFleet,leads to learn from each other,” it said.
with the Ram Temple movement, but no public invitation to Appearing for the respon- tainedcodetodealwithdefection ers, former Solicitor General of required to be taken on a case to a powerful and highly skilled Nimitz Carrier Strike Group
them has raised eyebrows among the cadres who fuelled the dents, including Speaker C P and disqualification of members. India Harish Salve, asked casebasisforinvestigationof any Fleet.Theopportunitytohavethe is currently deployed to the
movement. Joshi, Abhishek Manu Singhvi Singhvi cited various judgments whethertherewas any“applica- offenceorclassof offencesunder Nimitz Carrier Strike Group join Indian Ocean in support of a free
said that the court proceedings to say that courts have limited tionof mind”whennoticeswere Section3oftheDSPEAct,1946by with his Fleet for a series of exer- and open Indo-Pacific, it said.
were “non-maintainable, pre- grounds of interfering in a issued by the Speaker, adding the Delhi Special Police
MAPPING SEATS mature and without jurisdic- Speaker’sorderondisqualification. that disqualification notice over Establishment,” reads the notifi-

HOWTOseatmembersofbothHousesintheMonsoonSession
tion” as far as interim injunctive
relief was even contemplated.
Singhvi argued that whether
non-attendance of a meeting,
anintra-partydisagreementwas
violative of fundamental rights.
cationdatedJuly19andissuedby
the order of Governor. Jaishankar: China’s rise
affected its neighbours
whilemaintainingphysicaldistancingnormsisturningoutto He also argued that the criticism of the party, constitute Apart from Salve, the MLAs Congress leaders here have
betricky.RajyaSabhaChairpersonMVenkaiahNaiduandLok Speakerhadexclusive,non-trans- as grounds for disqualification is were represented by ex- been claiming that the CBI may
Sabha Speaker Om Birla met on Monday with a new option — ferableandnon-delegablepowers also for the sole consideration of Attorney General Mukul start investigations in the state
-of usingbothHousesformembersof eachHouse.TheUpper toadjudicateonissuesofdisqual- the Speaker. Rohatgi, among others. to pressure the party.
House and its galleries can accommodate 127 MPs, and the
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE

‘Don’t think Gehlot, Pilot

LowerHousewithitsgalleriescanseataround290,takingdis- External
tance norms into account. Members of each House beyond At MP Cong NEW DELHI, JULY 20 Affairs
these capacities will sit in the other House, it is proposed. The Minister
two leaders have asked their respective secretariats to look legislature party EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Minister S Jaishankar

will bury the hatchet...it’s

intologisticalandtechnicalchallenges—if thisoptionistaken SJaishankaronMondaysaidthat
up. Naidu and Birla also inspected chambers and galleries of meet, MLAs take rise of China has affected the en-
the two Houses before the two-hour discussion. tireworld“veryprofoundly”and unique. I mean every region
oath to stay has impacted its immediate would have its own.”

RELIGION CARD a show scripted by Gehlot’ with party neighbours. However, he said that the
Healsosaidthatgapinthede- two sides need to create “struc-
velopmentofIndiaandChinaover tural linkages” so that they take
COMPETITIVE DISPLAY of religiosity between the BJP and the thelastthreedecadeshas“impli- care of the “political cycles and
Congress is no more news. But it did surprise some Congress UNION MINISTER GAJENDRA government will not complete MILIND GHATWAI cations” for the relationship. any volatility that they form”.
leaders when they learnt that Youth Congress activists had, SINGH SHEKHAWAT, who has five years. BHOPAL, JULY 20 Speaking at the Mindmine On India taking positions, he
on Sunday, distributed Ganga-jal in Delhi on the occasion of been accused by the Congress summit, Jaishankar, without saidthatearlierthethinkingwas
Savan Shivratri. Some leaders wondered whether such activ- of taking active role in disrupt- What will BJP do in the WITH TWO Madhya Pradesh mentioningNepal,referredtothe to “stay out of trouble”, and
ities are necessary now, given the pandemic situation in the ing the Ashok Gehlot govern- current situation? Congress MLAs defecting to the situationbetweenthetwocoun- “don’t get entangled” into other
Capital. Many leaders, however, saw nothing wrong in it and ment, talks to LIZ MATHEW What can we do now? Let BJP last week, and speculation triesinthewakeof themapcon- people’s issues.
argued that religion is no party's monopoly. The Youth about the political crisis in the court decide. We will see that more are likely to follow troversy, saying “…bear in mind “But today, people turn to us
Congress said its president, Srinivas B V, arranged Ganga-jal Rajasthan. Excerpts: what we can do. Let's see what suit, the Congress legislature alotof itisalsopolitics,theirpol- as part of a solution... We are not
from Uttarakhand to be distributed to devotees and to be of- stand Pilot-saab is taking. After party met on Sunday, with leg- itics,ourpolitics-sometimesthe necessarily the bystander who
fered to Lord Shiva at various temples in Delhi because it is an How do you see the political that, let's see. Also, let things go islators taking an oath that they interplay of. Often, it would be, may get sucked into other peo-
important ritual according to Hindu scriptures. developments in Rajasthan? to the floor of the House. will not break away. you know, sharp positioning, ple’s issues. But we have a con-
The government is in a mi- The oath to 84 Congress leg- which may be sort of magnified tribution to make the big issues
nority because of an internal Do you see the possibility of islatorswasadministeredbyfor- bythemedia.Youknow,wecan’t of the day…You can’t say I’m go-
fight in the Congress between Gehlot and Pilot burying the mer tribalministerOmkar Singh push these things away, I mean ing to stay away, and there will
RAJASTHAN Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot – hatchet? Markam in the presence of this is politics at work, it’s not be competing choices,” he said.
THE EXPRESS
HC issues contempt
a fight that has been there since I don't think so. It's a scripted Pradesh Congress Committee
this government was elected. If
you look at the incidents -– from INTERVIEW story, and Gehlot is the producer
and director (of it); he has de-
chief and former chief minister
Kamal Nath, at whose residence
Rahul says PM’s ‘strongman’
notice to Chief Secy
the election victory (in 2018) to cided the climax, too. If there is the meeting was held.

image now India’s weakness

WITH
selectionof Chief Ministerto(the GAJENDRA SINGH a deviation from the climax he At least five of the 90
crisis) today --- you will know SHEKHAWAT hasdecided,onecanseehisrest- Congress legislators did not turn
Singhvi, had said that “the bun- there hasbeena verticaldivision JAL SHAKTI MINISTER lessness.If yougobacktothelast up, but the party said they had
HAMZA KHAN galow is allotted to her in the ca- in the party and in the govern- fewdays,youcanseethatwhen- conveyed their inability to at- RG Relaunch”.
JAIPUR, JULY 20 pacity of a senior MLA. The bun- ment. We have been saying (all ever there are reports of tend due to different reasons. EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE “The PM fabricated a fake
galows of this category are along that) it is vertically di- with one stone: finish Sachin Congress leadership being in Party insiders said the oath NEW DELHI, JULY 20 strongman image to come to
THE RAJASTHAN High Court on allotted by variousgovernments vided...but they always denied. Pilot and defame me. All I have touch with Pilot, Gehlot showed was not on the official agenda power.Itwashisbiggeststrength.
Monday issued a contempt no- to various senior MLAs.” Today Gehlot is saying that done is, I defeated his (Gehlot's) frustration. but MLAs ended up swearing TARGETING PRIME Minister It is now India’s biggest weak-
tice to Chief Secretary Rajeeva On September 4 lastyear, the heandthe(former)deputychief sonVaibhavintheelection[from their loyalty to the Congress be- NarendraModibylinkinghis“56- ness,”Gandhitweetedalongwith
Swarup on a contempt petition HC had held as “void” a 2017 ministerhavenotspokentoeach Jodhpur Lojk Sabha seat]. What is the immediate future cause Markam said it was the inch strongman” image with a video message in which he
in a matter pertaining to a bun- amendment which provided otherfor18months;hesaidthat of Rajasthan politics? need of the hour. China’stransgressionsintoIndian talkedaboutChina’sstrategicand
galow occupied by former Chief former CMs — for the remainder hisformerdeputyCM(Pilot)was Why were BJP leaders Thefutureofthepeopleofthe TheKamalNath government territory, Congress leader Rahul tactical game plan. He said China
Minister Vasundhara Raje. of their lives — a government good for nothing. At the same sympathising with Pilot? state is in darkness. There's so lost power in March after 22 Gandhi on Monday said if the isputtingpressureonModitoact
The issue had come in news residence, a car, telephone and a time, he is blaming us for this. We are in the political field; much uncertainty.... The CM has MLAs followed party leader Prime Minister allowed the inawaytheywanthimtoorthey
after former Deputy CM Sachin staff of 10. How are we responsible for this much is allowed. beensobusytogetridofthe“good Jyotiraditya Scindia in defecting Chinese to understand that they willdestroyhisstrongmanimage,
Pilot had, in an interview to Advocate Vimal Choudhary, them not talking to each other; fornothingdeputyCM.”Nowthe totheBJP.Lastweek,Pradyumna can manipulate him because of andhehassofarbeenseenasthe
Rajasthan Patrika, alleged that appearing for petitioner Milap that his PCC chief was good for Have the developments in priority is to save his chair. At a Singh Lodhi and Sumitra his image, he will no longer be one succumbing to it.
Gehlot was busy saving Raje Chand Dandia, said on Monday nothing? Jaipur gone the way the BJP time when the state is going Kasdekar also joined the BJP. worth anything for India. He said “And they (China) are think-
rather than fulfilling the prom- the government has not served expected? After Pilot's through a pandemic, we have BJPbelievesif thepartycould the PM denied that the “Chinese ing of putting pressure in a very
ises made by the party. Pilot had a notice to Raje and had told the Why is the Congress rebellion, did things go seen ruling party MLAs playing get more Congress MLAs to re- are sitting in our territory” which particularway.Andwhattheyare
cited how Raje was still living in court that she is entitled the attacking you? wrong for BJP? ‘antakshari’ataresortandwatch- sign, thereby increasing the suggeststhat“heisworriedabout doing,isthattheyareattackinghis
agovernmentbungalowdespite bungalow as an MLA. The Congress knows that Where is BJP in the picture? ing Sholay. At a time when the number of seats where by-elec- defending his image”. image. They understand that in
a HC order against it. The matter was heard by better. What I understand is, ini- We were not expecting any- government should be feeding tions will be held, it will hope to The BJP hit back, with party order for Narendra Modi to be an
ReactingtoPilot’sclaims,for- Justice Sabina and Justice tially I thought he was using my thing.Therewasaverticaldivide the poor, the Gehlot government inch closer to establishing a sim- president J P Nadda accusing effective politician; in order for
mer BJP MLAs Kailash Meghwal, Chandra Kumar Songara. The shoulders totrainhisgunsonhis in the (Congress) party and we was learning to cook Italian! ple majority on its own without Gandhiofindulgingin"mudsling- Modi to survive as a politician, he
who is also a former Assembly matter is now listed for PCCchief (Pilot),butnowIrealise were expecting there would be FULLINTERVIEWON having to depend on the Scindia ing"anddescribinghisremarksas has to protect the idea of ‘chhap-
Speaker, and Pratap Singh September 10, 2020. he was trying to kill two birds a split. We were sure that this www.indianexpress.com loyalists. another“failed”editionof“Project pan inch’,” he said.

BJP appoints new

party chiefs in
Omar threatens legal action Baghel govt kicks off scheme to buy cow dung
Gujarat, Ladakh against Baghel over Pilot dig GARGI VERMA
BIJAPUR, JULY 20
"Godhan Nyay Yojana will not
only help cattle ranchers earn
extra income, but also help in
Surat, Jammu: Three-time asked, and we will keep asking tackling the problem of open
Navsari MP, C R Paatil, was ap- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE it, as will the country.” THE CHHATTISGARH govern- grazing by cattle and encourage
pointed the Gujarat BJP presi- SRINAGAR, JULY 20 Abdullah replied, “You can ment’sGodhanNyayYojana,un- useof organicfertilizers,"hesaid.
dent on Monday, taking over sendyouranswertomylawyers... der which cow dung will be pro- However, not all were con-
from Jitu Vaghani, whose tenure FORMER J&K chief minister and Your ‘question’ was malicious & cured from cattle rearers for vinced.InBijapurcity,thereare96
was due to end. NC vice-president Omar will not go uncontested.” production of organic fertiliser, registered animal husbandmen.
Paatil who is also the party's Abdullah on Monday said he In a statement, NC said, “Mr was launched on Monday. Only11ofthemshowedupforthe
co-incharge of Bihar, and is would take Chhattisgarh CM Omar Abdullah and Baghelhasmaliciouslysuggested Amid rising Covid-19 cases, schemelaunchandsold400kgof
known as a trouble-shooter, will Bhupesh Baghel to court after Bhupesh Baghel that the release of our Vice cabinet ministers and district cowdung."Wehaveavermicom-
be the first non-Gujarati to head the latter raised questions on his President Mr. Omar Abdullah representatives inaugurated the post setup. We will engage self-
the party unit in the state. release from detention and from preventive detention was scheme at various Godhan col- help groups in buying, weighing
Chief minister Vijay Rupani hinted that it may be linked to doing is somehow linked to my somehow related to Mr. Sachin lection centres in the state. Total and treating the dung before it
welcomed the appointment developments in Rajasthan. ormyfather’sreleasefromdeten- Pilotorthepresentpoliticalsitu- collection of cow dung on the At the Gothan centre in Bijapur. Gargi Verma getsconvertedintobio-manure,"
calling Paatil, a leader who had “He and Mehbooba Muftiji tion earlier this year. Enough is ation unravelling in Rajasthan.” first day was 1,994 quintals. Bijapur CMO Pawan Meriya said.
“risen from the ranks”. were booked under the same enough. Mr @bhupeshbaghel Rejectingthe“malicious,false According to the scheme, the Some farmers, too, were not
Meanwhile,JamyangTsering sections of the law, while she is willbehearingfrommylawyers.” and politically motivated” state- government will buy cow dung care of, leading to fewer strays. cowsheds have been completed. on board with the scheme.
Namgyal, 35, a first-term MP stilllanguishing,heisout.Isitbe- HetaggedformerCongresspres- ment, NC said, “…we are from registered animal hus- The government plans to use Chief Minister Bhupesh Sudesh Tekam, convenor of a
fromLadakh,hasbeenappointed causeMr.Abdullahisbrother-in- ident Rahul Gandhi and party presently in the process of con- bandmen at Rs 2 per kg and, af- gothans (cow sheds) to imple- Baghel also inaugurated the farmers' organisation in
the president of the party's UT law of Sachin Pilot?” Baghel said spokesperson R S Surjewala. sulting our lawyers and shall be ter processing it into vermicom- mentthescheme.AspartofGram scheme amid festivitiesathisof- Rajnandgaon, said, "We have all
unit, a post which was vacant af- in an interview to The Hindu. Baghelresponded,“Pleasedo initiatingappropriatelegalaction post, sell it back to farmers for Rs Suraji Yojana, it had decided to ficial residence. He said it would decided not to sell cow dung to
ter his predecessor resigned. Reacting sharply, Abdullah not try to turn this tragic demise againsttheaforesaidstatement.” 8 per kg. According to a govern- make 5,000 gothans. Now, with be a boon to farmers and cattle thegovernment.If wesellnow,it
Namgyal had hit the headlines tweeted, “I am fed up of the of democracy into an opportune Farooq and Omar Abdullah ment official, this will provide Godhan Nyay Yojana, it plans to rearers, as well as for the rural will become a noose around our
for his energetic speeches in downrightmaliciousandfalseal- moment@OmarAbdullahji.The were released from detention additional income to farmers set up Gothans in all 11,630 gram economy during the pandemic, neck later at a higher cost, be-
Parliament. ENS legation that what Sachin Pilot is 'allegation' was only a question under PSA in March. and ensure that cattle are taken panchayats. However, only 2,785 according to a statement. causeofficialswillpushitonus."

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6 THE OUTBREAK
THE INDIAN EXPRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2020

UP govt allows Andhra now seeing fastest growth ‘Chinese phase 2

home isolation for in cases, stands fifth in total tally trial finds vaccine
asymptomatic cases In the last one week, there safe, induces
ply facility) hospitals, and 25 L-3 AMITABH SINHA has been a surge at the national
MAULSHREESETH
LUCKNOW,JULY20
(ventilators) hospitals.
State Health Minister Jai
Pratap Singh said that home iso-
PUNE, JULY 20

FIRST IT was Delhi, then Tamil

level as well. For the last five
days, the daily detections have
been more than 30,000, and on
immune response’
WITH THE number of cases in lation would reduce pressure on Nadu, Telangana and Karnataka. Sunday, the rise in cases went and 91% (118/129) of the recipi-
Uttar Pradesh crossing 50,000, hospitals as 85 per cent patients Now Andhra Pradesh is seeing a beyond 40,000 for the first time. ANURADHA ents in the low dose group
the state government on are asymptomatic. “Home isola- surge innovelcoronavirusnum- As a result, there is a reversal MASCARENHAS showed either T cell or antibody
Mondayallowedhome isolation tionwillonlybeforasymptomatic bers. On Sunday, Andhra re- in the national growth trend as PUNE, JULY 20 immune responses on day 28
forCovid-positiveasymptomatic patients.Ifanyonehasfluorfever, ported 5,041 new cases. Only well. It had been declining post-vaccination.
patients with certain riders. he will be kept in a hospital,” PTI Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu slowly, but steadily, for the last THE RESULTS of the phase 2 trial Adverse reactions such as
Till now, every person testing quoted the minister as saying. have gone beyond the 5,000 more than 20 days, but it has foraCovid-19vaccinecandidate, fever, fatigue and injection-site
positiveforCovid-19inUPhadto Officials said that many peo- mark in a single day. started to rise again. On Sunday, conducted in China’s Wuhan, pain were significantly higher in
shift to institutional isolation fa- ple with mild Covid symptoms After a four-day rise, Andhra the national growth rate was found that it was safe and in- vaccine recipients than those in
cilities or hospitals depending on were not getting tested just to nowhasthefastestgrowingdaily 3.5%, a level that was last duced immune response, re- placeborecipients(72%inthehigh
their health condition. avoid hospitalisation, thereby in- coronavirus numbers in the touched on July 5. searchpublishedintheLanceton dose group, 74% in the low dose
“Sofar,homeisolationwasnot creasing the risk of community country,at7.9%(seven-daycom- Karnataka continues to see a Monday said. group and 37% in the placebo
allowed in the state. But now we spread of the novel coronavirus. poundeddailygrowthrate).Over On Sunday, Andhra reported 5,041 new cases. Only rapid rise. On Sunday, it added This comes close on the heels group). However, most adverse
havedecidedtoallowitwithcer- ThiswasalsohighlightedbyChief 20,000 of its total 50,000 cases Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have gone beyond the 5,000 morethan4,000newcases.Also, of the promising trial results of reactionsweremildormoderate.
tain conditions and norms,” MinisterYogiAdityanathduringa (about40%)havecomeinthelast mark in a single day. PTI file Maharashtra reported more Oxford’s vaccine candidate. Phase 3 trials are needed to
Additional Chief Secretary reviewmeetingontheCovidsitu- oneweek.Thisishigherthanany than 9,500 new infections on The vaccine in the trial in confirm whether the vaccine
(Home)AwanishKumarAwasthi ation earlier in the day. otherstate,barringMaharashtra, Sunday, another single-day China uses a weakened human candidate effectively protects
told mediapersons here. “TheChiefMinistersaidthata Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Uttar Pradesh. 60,000, while five have between highest. common coldvirus(adenovirus, against the SARS-CoV-2 infec-
He said there is an adequate large number of people with As a result, Andhra on Amongst the top 10 states, 40,000 and 50,000 cases right Meanwhile, Bihar is knock- which infects human cells read- tion, Professor Feng-Cai Zhu,
number of beds in Covid-desig- Covidsymptomswerehidingthe Sunday became the state with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and now. Rajasthan is the only state ing on the doors of the top-10 ily but is incapable of causing Jiangsu Provincial Center for
nated hospitals in the state, and diseasewhichcouldleadtoafur- the fifth largest caseload in the Delhi have more than one lakh in the top 10 that has less than list, with cases growing at more disease) to deliver genetic mate- Disease Control and Prevention,
the decision to allow home isola- ther rise in the infection,” a gov- country, overtaking Gujarat and infections, Karnataka has over 40,000 cases now. than 7.1% every day. rial that codes for theSARS-CoV- China, said. “The phase 2 trial

Community transmission in
tionwasmadeonthebasisof“re- ernment spokesperson said. 2spikeproteintothecells.These adds further evidence on safety
quests from people”. The CM told officials to allow cellsthenproducethespikepro- and immunogenicity in a large
“We have sufficient numbers homeisolationonlyifallprotocols tein, and travel to the lymph populationthanthephase1trial.
of beds in all the L-1, L-2, and L-3 relatedtothediseasearefollowed, nodes where the immune sys- This is an important step in eval-
Covid hospitals,” Awasthi said. the press note issued by the gov- tem creates antibodies that will uating this early-stage experi-

some areas, says Bengal govt

Accordingtothegovernment,the ernmentsaid.Thedecisionistoen- recognise that spike protein and mentalvaccineandphase3trials
statehasover1.5lakhbedsin403 courage mild symptomatic pa- fight off the coronavirus. are now underway.”
L-1hospitals,75L-2(oxygensup- tientstogofortesting,officialssaid. The phase 2 randomised The authors noted that pre-
controlled trial of arecombinant existingimmunitytothehuman
adenovirus type-5-vectored adenovirus, which was used as
Covid-19vaccinewasconducted the vector for this vaccine, and
in China in April and involved increasing age could partially
State announces lockdown for two days every week Worst-hit MP 508 people. The primary objec-
tivewas to evaluate theimmune
hamper the specific immunere-
sponses to vaccination, particu-

EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE districts to response and safety of the vac-

cine and determine the most
larly for the antibody responses.
Professor Wei Chen, Beijing

see lockdown
KOLKATA, JULY 20 suitable dose for a phase 3 trial. Institute of Biotechnology, China,
Of the 508 participants, 253 said: “It is possible that an addi-
WEST BENGAL Home Secretary received a high dose of the vac- tional dose may be needed in or-
Alapan Bandyopadhyay on
Monday said that community
twice a week cine,129receivedalowdoseand
126 received a placebo. The trial
der to induce a stronger immune
response in the elderly popula-
transmission of Covid-19 has found that 95% (241/253)of par- tion,butfurtherresearchisunder-
been noticed in some areas of MILIND GHATWAI ticipants in the high dose group way to evaluate this.”
The Central team in Gaya on Monday. Express thestate.Healsoannouncedtwo BHOPAL, JULY 20
days of complete lockdown

Central team flags Bihar

every week in view of the in-
crease in cases.
West Bengal is the second
THE SUDDEN spike in Covid-19
cases over the last fortnight has
prompted the Madhya Pradesh
AIIMS begins process
surge threat, advises
statetoadmitcommunity trans-
mission of Covid-19. The Kerala
government had last week con-
government to step up restric-
tions in the most affected dis-
tricts — these districts will now
to recruit volunteers
focus on every case firmedthecommunityspreadof
coronavirus in two coastal areas
in Thiruvananthapuram district.
be under strict lockdown twice
a week instead of once.
Thegovernmenttookthede-
for Covaxin trials
ANMCH Medical “After talking to experts, we cision on Monday, when the
SANTOSHSINGH Superintendent Dr Harish have observed that there are a state’s case count reached EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
PATNA,JULY20 Chandra Hari said, “The Central few places in the state where 23,310, with 710 cases reported NEW DELHI, JULY 20 AIIMS
team visited our flu counters and community transmission of inthelast24 hours.With17new director Dr
A THREE-MEMBER Central askedushowtreatmentprotocols Covid-19 has been noticed,” deaths, the death toll due to THE ALL India Institute of Randeep
team, which visited hospitals are being followed. We told them Bandyopadhyay said in a press Police distribute masks in Kolkata on Monday as part of the Covid-19 in Madhya Pradesh Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Guleria
and containment zones in Patna aboutthestandardthreelayersof conference. #MaskUpKolkata initiative to raise awareness. Partha Paul climbed to 738 on Monday. DelhiMondaybegantheprocess
and Gaya over Sunday and treatmentasperICMRguidelines.” “From today, two days per Amongthedistrictsworsthit to recruit volunteers for human
Monday, has flagged the threat HesaidthededicatedCovidfa- week of full lockdown will be by the outbreak are Gwalior, clinical trials of the indigenously tiontoassessitsefficacyandther-
of further surge in Covid-19 cility had 50 patients, seven of imposed in addition to running 479 deaths. A senior official said, only 4-5% patients have serious Morena, Bhopal and Indore. developedCovid-19vaccinecan- apeuticbenefit.PhaseIofthevac-
cases in the state, authorities at whom wereinserious condition. the broadbased containment “Because of unlocking, cases symptomsand7-8%patientshave Indore has the highest case didate Covaxin. Addressing a cine trial will be done on healthy
one of the hospitals said. On Sunday, the team visited zone approach. This week it will jumpedinKolkataandfouradja- mild symptoms. So, almost 88% count in the state with 6,155 press conference, AIIMS director people, aged between 18 and 55
The multi-disciplinary team, NMCH, Patna and the contain- be on Thursday and Saturday,” cent districts. For migrant work- patients are asymptomatic and cases, followed by Bhopal with Dr Randeep Guleria said around years and having no comorbid
ledbyLavAgarwal,jointsecretary ment zone at Rajiv Nagar before he said. Next week there will be ers,casesincreasedinDarjeeling, may be kept in home isolation or 4,363cases.GwaliorandMorena 1,800 people registered for the conditions. Women who are not
in the Ministry of Health and holdingameetingwithseniorof- lockdown on Wednesday, and Malda and other North Bengal SafeHomeprocedure.Allmedical have 1,706 and 1,332 cases, re- trial at the institute. pregnant will also be selected to
FamilyWelfare,onMondayvisited ficials of the health department. the other day will be announced districts.” facilities will be served to them.” spectively. The number of active Thecountry’stopmedicalin- be a part of the trial in the first
specialised Covid hospitals in the The Central team reportedly as- later. “Which days complete Bandyopadhyay said that Twodaysago,Chief Secretary cases in the state, which was de- stitute is among 12sitesselected phase. In the second phase, 750
state — Nalanda Medical College suredthestategovernmentof all lockdown will be imposed will senior officials, experts and doc- Rajiva Sinha had ruled out the clining in June, has now climbed by the ICMR for conducting peoplewillberecruitedandthey
and Hospital (NMCH), Patna, and technicalandresearchassistance. be intimated in advance so one tors will meet every week to dis- possibility of a complete lock- to 6,888. phase I and II randomised, dou- will be between 12 and 65 years
Anugrah Narayan Magadh Ahealthdepartmentofficialsaid, can prepare,” he said. cuss the Covid situation. “The down in the state. For the past two weeks,strict ble-blind and placebo-con- of age,” Dr Guleria said.
MedicalCollegeandHospital(AN- “The team’s main concern was The state government later chain needs to be broken. So, the “Earlier, the possibility of lockdownwasinforceacrossthe trolled clinical trials of Covaxin. Covaxin, which is being de-
MCH), Gaya. The team also went the reasons behind the surge in said that all banks in West stategovernmenthasdecidedto community transmission was state on Sundays and additional In the first phase, the vaccine veloped by Hyderabad-based
to some containment zones in Covid cases in the last three Bengal are advised to remain go back to the lockdown regime. not showing in the increasing restrictions were in place in dis- would be tested on 375 volun- Bharat Biotech in collaboration
BodhgayaandPatna. weeks, which could be due to closed on Saturday and Sunday On the other days strict lock- trend. But now, in a few places, tricts like Gwalior and Morena. teers — 100 of them would be with the ICMR and the National
ANMCH principal Dr P K poor adherence to safety and and customer service be pro- down will be imposed in con- community transmission has from AIIMS. The second phase Institute of Virology (NIV), had
Agrawal said, “The team’s find- prevention protocols.” vided from 10 am to 2 pm on tainment zones. Efforts to con- beennoticed.Sothegovernment
64 inmates, 3 jail would include around 750 vol- recently got approval for human
ings suggested that there could The team met state Health working days. trol the Covid situation will be is again thinking of a complete staffers test positive unteers from the 12 sites. clinical trials from the Drugs
befurtherrapidriseinCovidcases Minister Mangal Pandey. Since June 1, when Unlock intensified in the coming days.” lockdown. First we are going for Meanwhile,threejailstaffers “In the first phase, we see the Controller General of India.
in Bihar and there was a need to As on Monday, the Covid case began, the increase in Covid The Home Secretary said, partial lockdown, but if spread and 64 of the total 82 prisoners safety of the vaccine which is of “...If everything works out
find ways of proper treatment of countinBiharis27,455—a jump cases gained momentum, and “Afterseeingtheincreaseinnum- of infection is not controlled by in the Bareli jail in Raisen district primaryimportanceandthedose ideally, then by the end of the
each patient and analyse every from10,205casesonJuly1.There gained further pace in July. From ber of infected persons, the ad- this process, then the govern- havetestedpositiveforCovid-19. rangeisalsocalculated.Inthesec- year or early next year, we
case. It is their calculation (that have been 187 deaths and the March17toJune30,WestBengal ministration is taking necessary ment has to think of a complete DG (Jail) Sanjay Chaudhary said ond phase, we will see how im- shouldbeinapositiontosaythat
the number of cases could rise state’s recovery rate has dipped recorded 18,559 cases and 668 measures like increasing hospi- lockdown for some days,” they will be isolated or hospi- munogenicitisandthatissubse- we can start manufacturing. But
fast).Wehavegottimetogetcau- from78percentthreeweeksago deaths. But, in the first20 days of tals, ambulances, beds and other sources in the state administra- talised depending on their quently followed by phase III, there are lots of ifs and buts in-
tious about treatment.” to 63.87 per cent. July,itrecorded26,210casesand facilities. However, it is seen that tion said. health condition. which involves a larger popula- volved,” Dr Guleria said.

No breathability norms in place, ‘sweat chamber’ PPE kits pile up

mestic demand, with the price versus demand, cost factor, etc. fromEuropeandUSagencieswill Centre for Textiles & Apparels,
JAYMAZOOMDAAR slumping from up to Rs 1,500 to and after evolving consensus,” be critical for exports, and most whichissupportedbyNITIAayog.
NEWDELHI,JULY20 under Rs 300 per kit. But health- said a BIS spokesperson. manufacturers will need to ac- InMay,areportbyInvestIndia,
care experts at the forefront of “A panel consisting of stake- quire those in the months the national investment promo-
FROM FACING an acute shortage theracetocontaintheCovidout- holders and experts has already to come.” tionandfacilitationagency,stated
due to the “disrupted global sup- break continue to complain that beenconstitutedandbasedonthe Nishith Dand, managing di- that the Tiruppur Exporters
ply chain” in March to certifying
over 600 domestic makers by
these kits are “suffocating” and
“unwearable”.
THE recommendations of the panel,
furtheractionshallbetakenindue
rector, Sure Safety, a Vadodara
firmthathasdevelopedreusable
Association (TEA) estimated “an
INR10,000-15,000crorerevenue
May,Indiaemergedastheworld’s Professor Dr Arvind Baronia, COVID course of time to revise the stan- PPE kits, said: “A few companies opportunity, this year alone”
second largest manufacturer of
PPE kits, after China, in just 60
head of critical care, Sanjay
GandhiPost-GraduateInstituteof
BUSINESS dard comprehensively," the
spokesperson said.
may still find some takers in
Africa or in our neighbourhood
through the export of PPEs.
Theoutlookhaschangeddra-
days.Butintherushtoboostpro- Medical Sciences, Lucknow, said VENTILATORS TO TESTING KITS, The BIS did not comment on but no developed country will matically. “The fabric we used for
duction, quality norms were left the facility “returned 60-70% of OXYGEN SUPPLIES TO PPE whythestandardsissuedonApril touch these ‘sweat chambers’ PPEs was not on par with the in-
behind, with these kits being the PPEs supplied”. “It is difficult 14 were withdrawn. The Health passed as PPEs. This situation is ternational requirement. It was
dubbed as “sweat chambers” by to spend even a few minutes in
AN EXPRESS SERIES Ministry did not respond to completely unwarranted since also difficult to sterilise our gar-
medicalprofessionalsand“unfit” thosemadefromcheapnon-wo- emails,phonecalls,andmessages usingbreathablefabricsincreases ment units as thoroughly as re-
fordomesticuseorexportbysev- venfabricwithpolyethylenelam- Health Ministry’s guidelines on seeking comment. the cost by only 10-15 percent.” quired. We will have to resolve
eral stakeholders. ination,” he said. PPEs. There was no mention of Stakeholders say, most new Meanwhile, production has theseissues.Nowonlyafewunits
Somuchso,thatanestimated On April 14, the Bureau of Healthworkerssharephotosof eachotherwearingPPEgear,at “moisture transmission” tests or entrantsinPPEmanufacturing,in- been stalled, including in Tamil aremakingPPEsagainstsomedo-
overallstockofmorethan20lakh IndianStandards(BIS)soughttest- ascreeningcampinMumbai’sTrombayarea. Amit Chakravarty “breathability”. cluding some textile majors, fol- Nadu’s textile hub Tiruppur. mestic orders,” said R Senthil
kits remained unsold in the first ing of PPEs under ISO 11092 “Requirements in standards lowed “inadequate standards”. “Over 100 units in our garment Kumar, joint secretary, TEA.
week of July amid a stall in pro- (sweatingguarded-hotplatetest) areprescribedafterextensivede- Kulin Lalbhai, Executive cluster used to make PPE kits. Tomakemattersworse,global
duction. And although PPE was because “materials without the drawninthreedays,withsources PPEs only to be “impermeable to liberations and consultations Director of Arvind Limited, said: Then we received a lot of com- demand has slumped from the
shifted from “prohibited” to the ability to allow moisture trans- saying that it was aimed at “en- blood and body fluids.” And ex- with all stakeholders taking into “Arvind used breathable fabrics plaints and realised that breath- peak it hit in April-May. “Most
“restricted” export category with missionaregenerallyuncomfort- couraging mass production”. On perts say several manufacturers consideration a number of fac- fromtheonsetandproactivelydid able fabric was a basic require- manufacturers are sitting on at
alimitof5millionkitsonJune29, able” and “doctors/healthcare April 17, the BIS tweeted: “As of achievedthiswithlaminationthat tors, e.g. manufacturing capabil- moisture/vapour transmission ment. We have found the right leastoneweek’sproductplusraw
sourcessaynolicencehasbeenis- personnel are subjected to heat now standards specified by the allowed no breathing at all. itiesinthecountry,availabilityof tests on its kits, which were suit- materialandwillstartproduction stock. The government should
sued so far. stress”whileusingthemfor“pro- Ministry of Health and Family Two months later, on June 16, suitablerawmaterials,availabil- ableforhighertierortypeofmed- soon,” said Periasamy haveallowedexportearlier tore-
On the flip side, production longed duration”. Welfare are applicable”. The the BIS issued norms “as interim ity of test methods and test facil- ical PPEs. Arvind is exploring ex- Subramaniam, CEO of Tamil lease some stocks,” said a manu-
capacity has far outpaced do- But these norms were with- Ministry's standards required arrangements” based on the ities, manufacturing capacity port opportunities. Certification Nadu’s Tiruppur Incubation facturer based in Raipur.

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THE INDIAN EXPRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2020 EXPRESS NETWORK 7
SC junks pleas to conserve
sculptures found during NCERTbook:J&Kseparatism Puducherry govt
presents Budget
levelling of ground for
Ram temple in Ayodhya out,scrappingspecialstatusin without L-G speech,
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
organisation called ‘Samyak
Vishwa Sangh’, which is “dedi-
Section on ‘Separatism and Beyond’ replaced with ‘2002 and Beyond’ sparks Bedi-govt row
NEW DELHI, JULY 20 cated to study of ancient caves textbook to find that the topic textbook stated that the initial Ladakh.”
and artefacts at various ancient RITIKA CHOPRA ‘Separatism and Beyond’, which period of “popular support to Another new paragraph in- ARUN JANARDHANAN
THESUPREMECourtonMonday caves and museums in India”. NEW DELHI, JULY 20 elaborated on “different forms” militancy has now given way to troduced earlier in the chapter CHENNAI, JULY 20
dismissed two petitions that Referring to recovery of sculp- of separatist politics in J&K, has the urge for peace” and that the says that despite the special sta-
sought directions to conserve tures and other material in May THE NATIONAL Council of been deleted. Centre has started negotiations tus, J&K “experienced violence, THE PUDUCHERRY government
the “artefacts and sculptures” this year “at the time of leveling Educational Research and “Separatist politics which with separatist groups. cross border terrorism and po- on Monday presented the 2020-
that have emerged during the andexcavatingtheland...forcon- Training (NCERT) has revised a surfaced in Kashmir from 1989 The above head has now litical instability with internal 21 Budget for the Union Territory
levelling of ground for the Ram struction of Ram Temple at chapter in the Class 12 Political has taken different forms and is been replaced with the topic and external ramifications”. “It despite an objection from Puducherry Chief Minister
Temple in Ayodhya and called Ayodhya”, the petitioner said Science textbook to replace con- made up of various strands. ‘2002 and Beyond’ that talks also resulted in the loss of many Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi, V Narayanasamy; Lt
this an attempt to overreach its these are “remains of rich an- tent on separatist politics in Thereis onestrand of separatists about democratically elected lives, including that of innocent who was not present for the cus- Governor Kiran Bedi
verdict in the Ayodhya case. cient Indian culture, and there- Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) with who want a separate Kashmiri coalition governments of PDP civilians, security personnel and tomary address ahead of the
“Thesearefrivolouspetitions fore are required to be protected electoral politics and scrapping nation,independentof Indiaand and Congress in 2002, NC and militants.Besides,therewasalso Budget presentation.
to get rid of the judgment of this and scientific, archeological re- of special status. Pakistan. Then there are groups Congress in 2009, and PDP-BJP a large scale displacement of Chief Minister V asked. “I have not even seen the
court...what respectdo you have search at to their origin is re- The change in J&K’s status that want Kashmir to merge in 2014. Kashmiri Pandits from the Narayanasamy, who holds the Budget.Idonotknowwhatgrants
for the system?... We will direct quired to be made”. from a state to Union territory with Pakistan. Besides these, Thescrappingof J&K’sspecial Kashmir valley,” it states. Finance portfolio, presented the have been sanctioned… Rule
investigation against the peti- The petition stated, hasbeenintroducedinthechap- there is a third strand which status under Article 370 is then The chapter now also carries Budget after Speaker V P 28(3) says 'No demand for grant
tioners...what nonsense... We “However, it is learnt that those ter titled ‘Regional Aspirations’ wants greater autonomy for the introduced, saying, “During the details on the United Nation’s SivakolundhucancelledBedi’sad- shall be made except on the rec-
will order CBI investigation artefacts and sculptures are pro- in the textbook ‘Politics in India people of the State within the tenure of Mahbooba Mufti, ma- 1948 resolution that recom- dress, followed by a resolution ommendationoftheadministra-
against(the) petitioners,”Justice jected as shivling and the re- since Independence’. Indian union. The idea of auton- jor acts of terrorism, mounting mendedafree andfairplebiscite passed by the House. tor'.”
Arun Mishra, heading a three- mains of Hindu culture and reli- On August 5, 2019, omy attracts the people of external and internal tensions in J&K. Bedi said she needed the file SheaccusedNarayanasamyof
judge bench, remarked. gion without any scientific, Parliament approved a resolu- Jammu and Ladakh regions in a were witnessed. The President’s The NCERT has also deleted ofannualfinancestatement(AFS) doing something “totally illegal
The bench, also comprising archeological research, study tion abrogating special status to different way. They often com- rule was imposed in June 2018 one political cartoon on peace in anddemandforgrantsbeforeshe and irregular”.
Justices B R Gavai and Krishna and analysis...” It said although J&K under Article 370 of the plain of neglect and backward- afterBJPwithdrewitssupportto Kashmir that depicts a dove rid- could give her approval to the She said the Budget has al-
Murari, imposed a fine of Rs 1 the site has “many histories and Constitution. The state was also ness. Therefore, the demand for the Mufti government. On dled with bullets. NCERT text- Budget. Referring to the section readybeenapprovedbytheChief
lakheachonthetwopetitioners: ancientstories”,diggingandlev- bifurcated into two Union terri- intra-Stateautonomyisasstrong August 5 2019, Article 370 was books are used by all schools af- concerned of the business rules, Secretary, and the file should be
Satish Chindhuji Shambharkar eling of land was “not done un- tories — Ladakh with no legisla- as the demand for the State au- abolished by the Jammu & filiated to the CBSE. Bedisaidshedidn’treceivethefile. sent to her. “I will clear the file af-
and others, and Dr Ambedkar der the observation” of the tive assembly and Jammu and tonomy,” the deleted portion Kashmir Reorganisation Act About 19 school systems Narayanasamy,however,said ter I see it… Send me the file to-
Bodhikunja Foundation. Archeological Survey of India, Kashmir with one. read. 2019 and the state was consti- (boards and SCERTs) from 14 therehasbeennothingoutof the day,” Bedi said in a statement re-
Senior advocate Menaka which is “competent authority The Indian Express compared Under ‘Separatism and tuted into two Union Territories, states have adopted or adapted ordinarydonebyhisgovernment. leased to the media. “Instead of
Guruswamy, who appeared for for protection and conservation the old and new versions of the Beyond’, the old version of the viz., Jammu & Kashmir and these books. He told The Indian Express that doingthat,youareaccusingL-G’s
Shambharkar and others, of ancient sites and monu- the Budget file recommended by office…. People should ask (the)
pleaded that the fine may not be ments”. It said the organisation Bedi was sent for the President's CM to forward the Budget file to
imposed, but the bench did not
relent.ThepleabyShambharkar
said he was associated with an
hadmaderepresentations tothe
ASI, but there has been “no re-
ply... till date”.
HC asks NIA, state if Varavara Draft rules give
e-commerce sites
approval,anditwasapproved.“So
there is no need for the approval
of L-GBediforplacingtheBudget
L-G...” After she was informed
about Monday's Budget Session
onSundayevening,Bediwroteto

Rao kin can see him at hospital 48 hours to note

complaints
file before the Assembly. This has
been the practice we have been
following…” he said.
Narayanasamyandstatedthatthe
government should submit the
AFS and demand for grants, and
AppearingforNIA,Additional ButBedi,whohashadseveral said she would fix a fresh date to
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Solicitor General Anil Singh said run-inswiththeCongressgovern- presenttheBudget.However,the
MUMBAI, JULY 20 Raowasunderpropercareatthe HARIKISHAN SHARMA ment headed by Narayanasamy, government is of the view that it
Nanavati Hospital as per Indian NEW DELHI, JULY 20 said the Chief Minister did not wasnotnecessarytosendthefile
THE BOMBAY High Court on Varavara Rao Council of Medical Research sendhertheBudgetfileapproved again to Bedi after the President
Monday sought responses from guidelines. THEPROPOSEDrulessettobeno- by the President. “Then how do I andtheUnionHomeMinistryhad
theNIAandtheMaharashtragov- The court observed that Rao tified soon under the new lay it before the Assembly,” she approved the Budget.
ernment on whether family what J J hospital proposed. It also was shifted to Nanavati hospital Consumer Protection Act, 2019,
members of poet and activist sought directions to authorities as ‘prima facie’ he was facing se- statethate-commerceentitieswill
Varavara Rao, an accused in the tosendRaoforacheck-upimme- vere health conditions. havetoacknowledgereceiptofcon- UPSC to reimburse airfares of civil
Elgaar Parishad case, can visit or diately and submit the latest re- ASG Singh submitted that as sumercomplaintswithin48hours
BJP members protest in Kolkata on Monday against the see him from a reasonable dis- port, and if necessary, send him per protocol, no such visits to and redress the same within a services aspirants travelling for test
Dinajpur incident. Partha Paul tanceinviewof the80-year-old’s to a private hospital at his own Covid-19 patients were allowed, monthofreceivingit.
critical condition. expense. but he would take instructions if Thoughmostofthesectionsof New Delhi: The Union Public “Astrainservicesarenotfully
Rao was shifted to Nanavati OnMonday,advocateSudeep it could be facilitated. the new consumer law came into Service Commission (UPSC) will functional, the Commission, as a

Bengal: Boy’s body HospitalSundayforneurological

andurologicaltreatment.Hehad
been undergoing treatment at
Pasbola referred to news reports
and said Rao’s wife filed an affi-
davit last week, requesting per-
Public Prosecutor Deepak
Thakare, appearing for the state
prisonauthorities,saidthepossi-
forceonMonday,provisionsrelated
to e-commerce and direct selling
areyettobenotified.
reimburse‘to-and-fro’airfaresof
civilservicesaspirantsappearing
for the personality test in New
one-time measure, has decided
to reimburse the lowest 'to and
froairfare'tothecandidatescom-

found day after girl’s the state-run St George Hospital

since Thursday after testing pos-
mission to see him.
If granted bail, his family
bilityofvideoconferencingcanbe
considered.
“The rules related to e-com-
merce and the Central Consumer
Delhi as train services are “not
fullyfunctional”duetoCovid-19
ingforthepersonalitytests.State
governments have been re-

death sparked violence

itive for Covid-19. During treat- members can take care of him, The court said that it would ProtectionAuthority(CCPA)willbe curbs, according to an official quested to allow the candidates
mentforCovid-19,doctorsfound Pasbola said. not pass orders on merits of the notified by the end of this week...” statement issued on Monday. holding e-summon letters for
his condition to be stable but ob- “Rao’s condition is very seri- bail plea at this stage and sought MinisterofConsumerAffairs,Food The commission will also personality tests to move in/out
servedhehadneurologicalprob- ous.Heisalmostonhisdeathbed responses from authorities. The and Public Distribution Ram Vilas help candidates with their lodg- of the restricted zones for the
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE lems. andifhewastodie,itwouldbein plea will be heard next on Paswan said during a digital press ing and transport requirements, purpose of attending the same,”
KOLKATA, JULY 20 AdivisionbenchofJusticesSS thepresenceofhisfamily.Raohit Thursday. conference on Monday. Proposed the statement said. the UPSC statement said. ENS
Shinde and S P Tavade was hear- hisheadagainstthehospitalbed, Rao’s wife Hemalatha and rules say, e-commerce entities are
A DAY after violence broke out in North Dinajpur district following the ing his writ petition that stated while he was admitted at the J J threedaughtersissuedapressre- alsorequiredtodisplay,“alltherel-
discoveryof thebodyof ateenagegirl,thebodyof aboywasrecovered that jail authorities did not con- Hospitalandsustainedseveralin- lease Monday, urging the evant details about the goods and
from a pond in the same area on Monday. duct check-ups as suggested by juries. He also suffers from other Maharashtra government to al- servicesofferedforsalebytheseller
Police sources said that this boy had been named in a complaint the J J hospital and sought action ailmentsandishallucinatingand lowafamilymembertoattendto including country of origin which
filed by the girl’s father on Sunday. According to the complaint, the girl against the officials. The bench is delirious,” Pasbola submitted. him and sought daily updates. arenecessary...”
was raped and murdered. also heard Rao’s appeal against
“...deadbodyof ayoungboyhasbeenrecoveredfromapondof the the special court rejecting his in-
same area where a young girl died yesterday of poisoning. Inquest has terim bail plea. GOVT. OF BIHAR
beendonebyamagistrateandvideographyofthePostMortemwillbe The writ plea, filed last BIHAR COMBINED ENTRANCE COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION BOARD
done.Policeisinvestigatingboththecasesandlookingintoallpossible Monday,soughtadirectiontoau- I.A.S. Association Building, Near Patna Airport, Patna-14.
aspects of the incident...” West Bengal Police tweeted. thoritiestoproduceRao’sreports
Accordingtothecomplaintlodgedbythegirl’sfather,theboyused andareportonactiontakenafter POST GRADUATE MEDICAL ADMISSION COUNSELLING (PGMAC)-2020
to go to the same private tutor as his daughter and would harass her. June 2 while complying with for MD / MS & MDS in Government / Private Medical / Dental colleges of Bihar
Thegirlandtheboybelongedtodifferentreligiouscommunities.While
the complaint alleged rape and murder, the post- Advt. No.- BCECEB(PGMAC)-2020/07 Dated : 20.07.2020
mortem report published on Monday stated the N O T I C E
cause of the girl’s death as the “effects of poison”. In continuation to advertisement no. BCECEB(PGMAC)-2020/05 dated 11.07.2020 and 2020/06
The police said there was no physical or sexual as- dated 14.07.2020 , it is to inform all PGMAC(MD/MS/Diploma/ MDS)-2020 candidates that Rank card
saultonherbody.“Nosignsofexternalinjuryseen. of PGMAC-2020 has already been uploaded on Board's website on 19.07.2020. Detailed programme for
Effects of poison. However, final opinion reserved choice filling / seat allotment / online reporting is uploaded on BCECE Board website vide Adv. No.
pendingtillreceiptofchemicalexaminersreport,” BCECEB(PGMAC)-2020/08 dated 20.07.2020.
said the post-mortem report. Seat matrix is also uploaded on Board website : bceceboard.bihar.gov.in . The candidates are advised
to go through the above mentioned advertisement.
ViolenceeruptedonSundayafterthegirl’sbody
Controller of Examination
wasfound.TheBJPclaimedthevictimwasasister
ofalocalboothpresidentofthepartyandslammed
Chief MinisterMamataBanerjeefornotproviding Enclosure to CO INS India
protection to women. letter No. 227/28/PA dated 06 Jul 2020
Thepolicesaidtheyhavearrested16peoplefor NOTICE FOR VENDOR REGISTRATION FOR CONCLUSION OF PRICE AGREEMENT
alleged involvement in the violence.
FOR MI ROOM, INS INDIA / ECHS POLYCLINIC, EAST DELHI,SHAHDARA FOR
OnMonday,afive-memberTMCdelegationled
LOCAL PURCHASE OF MEDICAL STORES /GENERIC IN NATURE INCLUDING
by minister Gautam Deb met the girl’s family.
Earlier in the day, the police did not allow the BJP LABORATORY, RADIOLOGY & DENTAL CONSUMABLE STORES
1. Applications are invited for Vendor Registration for conclusion of Price Agreement by the Commanding Officer INS India,
to take out a procession with the body of the girl. Dara Shukoh Road, New Delhi — 110011 for the Local Purchase of drugs and consumable medical stores including
Thepartyallegedtherewasanattempttocoverup Laboratory, Radiology & Dental consumable stores for the period of one year.
the death. 2. Vendors willing to register their firms have to forward their acceptance letter for supply of drugs and consumable medical
stores along with the following documents to the above mentioned address. Sealed application along with relevant
documents will be accepted between 0900 - 1700 hrs on all working days (excluding Saturday and Sundays).

1 injured in firing Location of tender box Last date of submission of

acceptance letter & documents
Date of opening of tender
box

by Nepal police Tender box is placed at INS India near main gate.
(a) Particulars of Firm/ Distributor/Dealer:-
10 Aug 2020 at 1030 hrs 11 Aug 2020 at 1100 hrs

along border (i) Name

(ii) Address
(iii) Telephone No. (with STD code)
Patna, Kolkata: A25-year-oldres- (iv) Fax
(v) Email ID
identofKishanganjwasinjuredin
(b) Name of proprietor/partners with contact details like telephone numbers, address, fax and email ID. (Note: If more than
firing by the Nepal Armed Police one proprietor, copy of partnership deed to be attached)
Force(APF)alongtheIndia-Nepal (c) Name of contact person with contact details - Telephone /mobile No. and email ID (Note : Letter of Authorization from
borderinSiliguri,WestBengal,late competent authority of firm to be attached).
(d) For manufacturing firms / OEM: Manufacturing License No. issued by Drug Licensing Auth (copy to be enclosed).
on Saturday night.
(e) For distributor/dealers: Manufacturing Agency agreement I notarized declaration and duration of validity.
This is the second incident (f) Pharmaceutical firms to furnish the following-
within a month in which the (i) DGQA Registration
Nepal APF personnel has shot at Or
an Indian. A Sitamarhi youth was GMP certificate issued by State/Central authority
Or
killed in firing by the personnel Certificate of original inventor of molecule
last month. (ii) Annual turnover certificate of last 03 years duly audited/ signed by Chartered Accountant.
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) IG (g) (i) DGAFMS/DGQA Registration, if any (Proof to be attached).
SBandopadhyaysaidonMonday, (ii) RC Holder with DGAFMS if any (Proof to be attached).
(iii) Name of Govt agency, the firm is on panel for supplying medical stores, if any (Proof to be attached).
“The incident happened day be- (h) TIN No (Proof to be attached).
fore yesterday. Some people had (j) Permanent Ac No (PAN) (Proof to be attached).
gonetotheNepalsidetograzecat- (k) Bankers of firm, with branch and address, MICR No., NEFT Code, ECS A/C No (Cancelled cheque to be enclosed).
tle.Therewasanaltercation...Four (I) Sales Tax Registration certificate (Copy to be attached).
(m) Latest Income Tax clearance certificate (Copy to be attached).
rounds were fired by Nepal
(n) Audit report for the last (03) three years from Chartered Accountant.
Armed Police. One person re- (p) Non Conviction certificate (non judicial stamp paper).
ceived injuries. He is stable now (q) Self certification regarding quality assurance protocol followed in manufacturing items, as applicable.
andadmittedtoPurniahospital.” (r) ISO/BIS/CE certificate as applicable (copy to be attached).
Kishanganj resident Jitendra (s) Import License, if applicable.
(t) List of products with valid MMC (for drugs) for which inclusion in vendor data base is sought (soft copy may be attached).
Kumar Singh was initially admit- (u) Brief /Information Brochure/ Folder about the applicant firm.
tedtoTedhaghatprimaryhealth- (v) Undertaking to comply with standard terms and condition (for vendors included in the data base).
carecentrefromwherehewasre-
davp 10702/11/0022/2021
ferredtothePurniahospital. ENS

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An onion can make people cry but there's never
been a vegetable that can make people laugh.
— WILL ROGERS

State and Temple

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RAMNATH GOENKA
Court findings in Padmanabhaswamy case turn on
BECAUSE THE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL
specific facts. But there are wider ramifications

POTATO TEARS Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Price rise underlines need to not just invest in cold stores, but IN THE SRI Marthanda Varma vs State of templebythestateofTamilNadu.Thisis,iron- Padmanabhaswamy temple, lower castes
Kerala, a two-judge Supreme Court bench ically, at the same moment when BJP govern- were not allowed in on important occasions
also crop area planning, for more informed planting decisions overturned a Kerala High Court finding that mentsinstateslikeUttarakhandwantthestate tillthemid-twentiethcentury.Andtheman-

A
the Travancore royal family had no role in to take over more temples. agement of temples is the source of patron-
SPURT IN vegetable prices, especially of tomatoes and potatoes, raises ques- controlling or managing the Sri The spectre of a secular state managing age. So thecontest is,who controls,asDevraj
tionsnotonlyontheReserveBankof India’s(RBI)headroomforfurtherinter- Padmanabhaswamy Temple. In 1949, the thousands of temples through properly or- Urs once put it, endowment, hereditary and
est rate cuts, but even for continuing with its accommodative monetary pol- princely state of Travancore had signed a ganised government departments is an patronagerights.ItisnotaboutHindusbeing
icystancetorevivegrowthandinvestmentintheeconomy.Thisisevenmore covenant with the Union of India that the anomaly. The future chief justice, Patanjali victimised. The systematisation of temple
sowithconsumerpriceinflation,at6.09percentinJune,alreadycrossingthecentralbank’s rulers of Travancore, Balarama Varma and Sastri,hadarguedinthedebateovertheHindu management challenged these nodes of
his legitimate successors, could control the Religious and Charitable Endowments Act power. A lot of the exaggerated angst about
6 per cent lakshman rekha and the pass-through effects of the Rs 11-12/litre increase in
managementof thetemple. In1971,the26th that “rigid departmental control over the re- thestatemanagingtemplescomesfromade-
diesel prices since last month still to be felt. Vegetables turning dearer can significantly in- Amendment to the Constitution had abol- ligious institutions and management was sire to wrest control over these nodes of
fluence household inflation expectations that are also a key metric factored in by the RBI’s ished all royal titles. So the conundrum: If against the secular nature of the Indian power; it is the ressentiment of privilege as-
monetarypolicycommittee.InitslastMay22meeting,thecommitteehadtakennoteofthe there were no royal titles, could there be a Constitution”. The distinction that the state serting itself against democratisation. There
“unusual spike in food inflation in April”, which it expected to “moderate” on the back of a royal family? If there was no royal family, managesthesecularaspectsofthetempleand isalegitimatequestion:Whoshouldallocate
normal monsoon. how could it control the temple? The not its religious aspects can be hard to main- the vast resources that temples command?
Supreme Court held that the 26th tain. The line between what is a private de- Neitherprivatetrustsnorthegovernmenthas
Retailpotatopricesgoingup,fromroughlyRs20toRs30perkginthelastthreemonths,
Amendmentdidnotimpugntherightsof the nominational temple, and what is a public used them for the enlightened public good.
shouldn’tsurprise.Themainrabicrop,whichfarmersharvestinJanuary-Marchandmainly royal family in the case of the temple, has always been deeply politicised. But this question is not well served by dis-
keepincoldstoresformakingstaggeredsalestillOctober-November,hasbeenanestimated Padmanabhaswamy temple. The Right is partially correct that liberals counting the serious moral imperatives that
25 per cent lower this time. The reason: Poor price realisations for the last three seasons The Supreme Court’s finding turned on sometimes worry too little about the statism led to state oversight of temples. No wonder
(2016-17 to 2018-19), leading farmers to sow less in 2019-20. Given the production short- two claims. A vast number of temples in implicit in the state running temples. State the BJP in power understands some of this
fall,thecurrentpricesareactuallyreasonable.Thepotatostoryissimilartoonionslastyear. Kerala had been handed over to state trusts managementofthesetemplesneedsscrutiny. logic,evenasitsadherentslaunchcampaigns
in 1949. That there was a specific covenant ButtheHindutvanarrative,thatthisphe- to rescue allegedly colonised temples.
Then, too, it was the price crash from a bumper 2017-18 crop that made farmers reduce
concerning the Padmanabhaswamy temple Many have been arguing that nomenonisanotherinstanceof thestatevic- There is also an irony here. It is actually
plantings the following year. Aloo prices would have gone the pyaaz way, but for the lock- made it an exception. It also turned on the timising Hindus, is exaggerated myth mak- the state’s systematisation of temple man-
down-inducedshutdownof eateriesanddipinconsumptionof potato-basedsnacksfrom metaphysically interesting claim that the
thousands of temples need to ing. No Hindu religious worship has been agement the created a singular legal identity
samosasto french fries. More than potatoes, therise in tomato prices— from Rs20 toRs50 royalfamilywasnotroyalbyvirtueof itspar- be liberated from the state, impeded. The histories of the management for Hindu temples in the first place; Tamil
perkgwithinhardlytwomonths—isstriking.ThefactthatgrowersweregettingRs3-5/kg ticular title, but because it was a particular particularly in South India. of specifictemplesandstateendowmentacts Nadu, for example, treats collections from
for their produce in May, while even dumping them on roads, should not be lost on con- family.Theroyalfamilyhadplayedakeyrole They see the political climate vary. But broadly speaking, there was a gen- Hindu temples as a common pool that can
sumers. Nor the fact that onions are retailing today at around Rs 20, as against Rs 90-100 at inmanagingthetemple;butthatrolederived uine conundrum over who has sovereign be shared by other struggling temples. It is
fromthecentralityof kingshipinthemanag- as ripe for it. And they see the rights over the administration of historically actuallytheverystate,whomthetempleres-
the year’s start. evolving jurisprudence in the
ingof thetemple.Itwasthekingwho,afterall, significanttemples.Templeswereritualscaf- cue brigade reviles, that created a national
Therealtakeaway onvegetablesis theneedfor notjustinvesting incoldstores.Neither offered his realm to Padmanabhaswamy as Supreme Court, driven by a foldings for maintaining kingship; the king, Hindu legal identity, and perhaps unwit-
these nor in-field kanda chawl storage structures have reduced price volatility in potatoes the sovereign. So in this sense the case was while leaving theological matters to priests, tingly abetted Hindutva in its political form.
constellation of ‘conservative’
andonions.Whatisnecessary—especiallywhenIndiahasmovedfrombeingastructurally not about a title to property. It was about was responsible for management oversight. In the Padmanabhaswamy case also, the
deficit to surplus producer — is crop area planning. Farmers should have access to credible whether kingship could have a role when judges, as setting a new Askingshipdissolved,thequestionwas:Who court has tried a fine line. While it invokes
forecasts of opening stocks, domestic consumption and export demand for all crops to en- therewerenokings.TheSupremeCourtheld precedent for wresting control wouldstepinforthatmanagementrole?The the hereditary principle to secure the royal
thatitwasthefamilylineage,notthetitle,that of temples away from the answer was, other Hindus, but now through family’s rights, it still retains the mechanism
ablethemtomaketherightplantingdecisions.ThisisajobanagencyliketheCommission
made this family royal. thedemocraticmechanismsof thestate.This of anAdministrativeCommitteewherestate
for Agricultural Costs and Prices should be entrusted with. Wild price and acreage swings state. This was most recently
The findings in the Padmanabhaswamy is not an instance of the state exercising sov- functionaries have a role. Given its specific
ultimately benefit no one — whether farmers, consumers, processors or policymakers. case turn on facts specific to the case. But the seen in the Chidambaram ereigntyoverHindus;itisHinduscollectively features, it is not clear that the
case has wider political ramifications. Many temple case, which limited the governingtheirtemplesthroughnewmech- Padmanabhaswamycasesets,inlegalterms,
have been arguing that thousands of temples duration of management of anisms.Sothecampaigntorescuetemplesis a precedent for radically reconstituting the
needtobeliberatedfromthestate,particularly not about rescuing Hindus from the state. governanceof templesastheRightsupposes.

UNLOCKING THE CLASSROOM inSouthIndia.Theyseethepoliticalclimateas

the temple by the state of Hindu temples are run by Hindus. It is about But then temples, as we know, are never
ripe for it. And they see the evolving jurispru- Tamil Nadu. This is, displacing one mechanism controlled by about the law. The idols in the temple are
dence in the Supreme Court, driven by a con- ironically, at the same Hindus, with another set of Hindus. meant to be pathways to a luminous con-
stellationof“conservative”judges,assettinga moment when BJP Temples were not just at the centre of sciousness; the management of temples is
Decision must be taken with caution, after wide consultations newprecedentforwrestingcontroloftemples kingship. They controlled land; and vast re- always a pathway to murky politics.
with local governments, schools, parents away from the state. This was most recently
governments in states like sources. They were often mechanisms of ex-

T
seenintheChidambaramtemplecase,which Uttarakhand want the state to clusion,inthereligioushierarchiesandnorms The writer is contributing editor,
HE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC has led to a crisis in education, amplifying and limited the duration of management of the take over more temples. of entry they instituted. Even in the The Indian Express
deepening the many fault lines that existed in an already unequal schooling
system.Inthepushtomoveeducationonline,millionsof children,whodonot
have the privilege of geography, income and broadband speeds, are being left
disadvantaged. In this context, the Union Ministry for Human Resource Development’s
three-day deadline to states and Union territories, asking them to come back with par-

ART IN THE AGE OF COVID

ents’ views on when they would want schools to reopen — August, September or October
— might seem like another pragmatic step that will allow us “to live with the virus”.
But with cases in India crossing one million and showing no signs of slowing down,
opening schools remains rife with risk — and should be approached with immense cau-
tion. Convincing the adult population to follow social distancing and wear masks is still Art that is relayed digitally misses the warmth and context of human contact
work in progress, as is amply evident in public places. To expect children to be better at
it, when put together in enclosed spaces, is a wholly unrealistic assessment in the mid-
dle of a pandemic. How, then, do governments and societies come up with a solution that Yashodhara Dalmia
compensates for the absence of this vital social space in the lives of children? One way
would be to stop panicking about children “falling behind” in some imaginary academic IT WAS ONLY a year after it was discovered is the raw immediacy of these paintings that through digital means. There are virtual
that photography came to India in 1840. stays in memory. shows, webinars and zoom discussions. The
race. The closure of schools is a setback in many other ways — for the millions of children
Unlike painted likenesses of individuals or The last works done by Mughal artists, as vastexpansionof knowledgethishasbought
whose nutrition is supplemented by mid-day meals, for example, it has grim implica- groups, photographs captured the moment wellastheMughalruleitself,becameathing about could only be possible through these
tions for their future health. For others, it is a loss of solidarity and social life that has con- paralleling the functions of memory. But in of the past in the disastrous aftermath of the brilliant and innovative means. It is as if the
sequences for mental health. For teachers who have not been paid salaries, it underlines doing so, it deprived the image of the warm, 1857 uprising. The accurate depiction of re- horizon has expanded endlessly, like those
how societies have undervalued their skills. human context in which the felt experience ality as well as a concern with ordinary peo- of the medieval miniatures where there was
But like Kerala and other states have shown, it is possible for states and local commu- was embedded. In a painted work of the ple in these brilliant workswas overtaken by no border between sea and sky.
nities to set priorities — deliver mid-day meal rations to children’s homes, or mobilise YellowBoys —soldierswhodressedincanary photography. Yet photography shorn of its Yet, if one looks at the participants in
yellow and belonged to Colonel James emotionalcontextcreatedananaestheticat- these virtual discussions, the profiles are
funds from the community to buy mobile phones, smart televisions and smartphones —
Skinner’s irregular troops — for instance, the mosphere, which would irreversibly change mostly punctuated by darkness or related in
so that children grow as well as keep learning. The pandemic has revealed, again and groupwithitshighlyindividualisedfeatures, the nature of the narrative. As the critic John shadows and light. Could this be the dark-
again, that negligible investments in public goods — such as health and education — hob- standing in a row, also reveals an emotional Berger points out: “It had been freed from ness of death? For the isolation of the space
ble societies. And that top-down diktats are not enforceable in an exploding crisis. It is lo- andpsychologicalunity.ItisbelievedMughal the limitations of fine art, and it had become is filled by shades of black. The drama
cal governments that, for better or worse, have the responsibility of containment and artist Ghulam Ali Khan, who most likely a public medium which could be used dem- matches the 16th century Italian artist
mitigation. Similarly, in the absence of a vaccine, communities, panchayats, schools and painted these, was taken by Skinner on his ocratically. Yet the moment was brief. The Caravaggio’s brilliant effects in black. His
travels to make sketches. Where in these virtual very ‘truthfulness’ of the new medium en- darkening shadows and transfixing subjects
parents shouldbeencouraged and empowered todecideif and whentoreopen the class- discussions or these zoom
Skinner, born of a Rajput woman and a couraged its deliberate use as a means of in bright shafts of light created a virtual
room, and how to teach in a way that no child is left behind. Scottish officer in the late 18th century, shows is the drama of being propaganda. The Nazis were among the first drama of life and death. But where in these
would not be admitted to the East India with like-minded people, of tousesystematicphotographicpropaganda.” virtual discussions or these zoom shows is
Company because he was considered a half By the early 20th century, we had works the drama of being with like-minded peo-
the warmth of contact and

PROTECTING DREAMS
breed. Hence he raised his own irregular of art being reproduced mechanically. But ple,thewarmthof contactandtheoccasional
troops, which stood out because of their yel- the occasional snort? Surely while art could be shared by the ordinary snort? Surely art relayed digitally can never
lowuniformandthemarkeddisplayof brav- art relayed digitally can never folk, there was a lack of the very aura which createthestirof excitementatabrushstroke
ery and skill. These painted portraits of him a specific context created for it. In the words or a wisp of flying colour or an unfaltering
create the stir of excitement
In a crisis, sports federations, other stakeholders must rally and his troops are a vivid testimony of those
at a brush stroke or a wisp of
of the cultural theorist Walter Benjamin, line. Nor can the discussion lead to a shared
feverishtimeswhentheMughalempirewas “…that which withersin the age of mechan- laughter or a disgruntled shake. When the
around young and vulnerable players who have yet to take off declining and there was a chaos of struggles flying colour or an ical reproduction is the aura of the work of COVIDparticleitself glitterslikeabejewelled

A
between rival powers to assume the throne. unfaltering line. Nor can the art. …By making many reproductions it sub- gem, it replaces an artcreated for individuals
MONGST THE LOSSES most unaccounted for during the COVID-19 pan-
These depictions by the artist Ghulam Ali, stitutes a plurality of copies for a unique ex- whichcomesintoitsownbyhumancontact.
demic is the breaking of sporting dreams. In what was supposed to be an who also painted the last Mughal emperor
discussion lead to a shared istence.”
Olympic year where India's fittest athletes would inspire the nation, there Bahadur Shah II in all his tragic glory, are a laughter or a disgruntled In these COVID times, we are experienc- The writer is an art historian and an
are heartbreaking tales of athletes at the start of their journeys having to reminder of these times. Pauper or prince, it shake. ing for the first time art being relayed only independent curator
give up on sport completely. Asian youth medallists in track and field are staring at a fu-
ture where the drudgery of desperation — selling bananas on handcarts or loading crates
of milk or ferrying commuters in a rickshaw — will replace their ambitions of taking off
inasandpitorbreastingthefinishtapetowildapplauseinastadiumonagloriousevening.
This was the grass roots base of the pyramid that would eventually enable India to be JULY 21, 1980, FORTY YEARS AGO
seen as a country with a robust sporting culture. While the government can't be faulted
for first securing training budgets for the Tokyo-bound elite athletes, other stakeholders DETENTE IN ASSAM ciprocalannouncementwithdrawingrepres- leadership. In support, he quoted some of his
now need to step in. Nurturing the base shouldn't be a difficult goal for sports federations THE SPONSORS OF the Assam agitation an- sivemeasuresandactionagainstgovernment statementsintheAndhralegislature.
nouncedapartialandconditionalsuspension employees and release of detenus.
— in this case, the Athletics Federation of India — which must now rally around its run-
oftheir10-month-oldagitationforafortnight DENG ON INDIA
ners and jumpers and throwers at the smallest district levels.
Funds must be raised and devoted to those who fall outside the safety net of govern-
asatokenoftheirwillingnesstoresumenego- REDDY STILL CM THE CHINESE SENIOR Vice-Premier Deng
tiations on a solution to the foreigners’ issue. ANDHRAPRADESHCHIEFMinisterMChenna Xiaoping has said that the Chinese leaders
ment or corporate financial backing for sport. Indian sport has always drawn from the A joint statement, issued by the Assam Reddy is not being disturbed for the present. have the same “serious, positive and active”
burning aspirations and ambitions of talented children from lower income groups, who Students Union (AASU) and the All Assam Thisindicationwasavailableafteranhour-long attitude towards improving bilateral rela-
see the playing field as a great leveller. They are vulnerable in crisis. Legends like Milkha GanaSangramParishad(AAGSP),saidthesus- meetingbetweenthechiefministerandPrime tions as Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. “I
Singh, PT Usha and Anju Bobby George as well as the current superstars like Hima Das, pension of the agitation — barring the block- Minister Indira Gandhi in Delhi. During the think you can pass this message to Mrs
ade on oil, jute, bamboo and plywood export talks,itislearnt,MrsGandhigaveapatienthear- Gandhi,” he said in an interview to the edi-
Dutee Chand and Neeraj Chopra could lend their names to fundraisers for India's grass
— till August 3 was being announced in def- ing to the point of view expressed by Reddy, tor of Delhi's defence journal Vikrant. There
roots athletes. It's also the time for federation officials — from national to state and dis- erencetothewishesofthegovernmenttocre- without indicating her opinion. Reddy is un- have been points of difference between the
trict level — to own this responsibility and display leadership. After all, fastest, highest, ate an atmosphere to resume discussions. derstoodtohavetakenpainstotellMrsGandhi two countries in the past. But these were
strongest winners emerge from a wide base. No one wins gold running in a solitary lane. They expected the government to make re- thathehadnevertalkedorworkedagainsther now narrowing.

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WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
“Other countries should indeed make a choice, not between the US and China,
but between confrontation and cooperation.”
— CHINA DAILY

Reforms that miss the point Iran fantasy,

Agriculture sector reforms, such as amending APMC Act, can be counterproductive. State
Arab neglect
intervention is needed to make farming economically and ecologically viable The costs for India of neglecting new possibilities
for wide-ranging Arabian business are far higher
than a lost railway contract in Iran
nuclear confrontation with the non-prolif-
eration treaty (NPT), they warned, would
mean killing support in the US Congress for
the historic civil nuclear initiative signed by
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and
Christophe Jaffrelot President George W Bush in July 2005.
Delhi’s vote against Iran in the
and Hemal Thakker RAJA MANDALA
International Atomic Energy Agency drew
huge fire from PM Singh’s critics. The prag-
by C Raja Mohan matists were vindicated when Iran con-
cludedanucleardealof itsownwiththeUS
IN RURAL INDIA, the COVID-related eco- andmajorpowers,adecadelater.Iransurely
nomic crisis should be addressed as a prior- FEWOFINDIA’Sexternalpartnershipsdraw can take care of its own interests, and there
ity, not only because of its social dimension the kind of passion that Iran does in Delhi. is little reason why Delhi must back Tehran
butalsobecauseof theneedforstructuralre- India’s Iran romance endures despite the in every one of its fights with Washington.
formsthiscrisisisrevealing.However,there- huge gap between the hype and reality in This does not mean Iran is unimportant
formsannouncedbytheNarendraModigov- ties. The persistent enthusiasm for Iran in forIndia’sforeignpolicy.Geographicandde-
ernment are not necessarily the right ones. Delhi also stands in stark contrast to the mographic size, the geopolitical location
FarminginIndiahasbeenmadeeconom- perennial under-appreciation of India’s nextdoor,naturalresourcesandtheextraor-
ically unviable due to the post-1991 policies. much deeper and wider relationship with dinarytalentsof itspeoplemakeIranoneof
The priority, since then, has been given to in- Iran’s Arab neighbours. the most important nations of the world.
dustry as well as services. Middle-class con- Thetheoryof thecaseinDelhiforanex- Mostofthosefabulousassetshavebeen,un-
C R Sasikumar
sumers have been pampered by successive tra-special relationship with Iran rests on a fortunately,neutralisedbyIran’sprolonged
governmentsattheexpenseof farmers,who count for entrepreneurial costs. It helped to whosemarketpricesareconsequentlymore number of claims — historical connections, confrontation with the US.
could not sell their crops at a fair price any- containtheurban/ruraldivide.Suchpractices attractiveandcompetitive.Thishasledtoen- civilisationalbonds,energysuppliesandre- The tendency to view Iran through the
more.Thisunprecedentedneglectof theagri- have been gradually eroded post-1991. The vironmental degradation like the depletion gional security. All these factors are of far lens of its confrontation with the US leads
cultural sector has resulted in an equally un- problem, therefore, is not state intervention of groundwater levels and monocultures greater import in India’s engagement with manyinDelhitoignoretheideologicalchar-
precedented gap between the standard of butthewaythegovernmentdealswithagri- which are a threat to biodiversity. It has also theArabianpeninsula.MillionsofIndianim- acterof theIranianRevolutionandthefears
livingintheruralandurbanpartsof thecoun- culture. ledtotheindustrialisationof agriculture,that migrants in the Arab nations, massive hard generatedbyTehran’spromisetoexportitto
try.WhileunderUPA2,theurban/ruralratio, Second, the APMC Act helped India to results in the strengthening of a handful of currency remittances from them, and the the Arab world. Meanwhile, Iran’s four
intermsof monthlypercapitaexpenditures, buildupfoodstocks—partof which,inciden- multinational companies, which supply densityofcommercialengagementwiththe decades-oldIslamicorderfacesfrequentdo-
was reduced for the first time since 1974, it tally, should be distributed today. As of June, chemical inputs. Liberalisation would only Arab Gulf outweigh the relationship with mestic rebellions. Iran’s clerical regime has
has jumped from 1.84 to 2.42 between 2012 theFoodCorporationofIndia(FCI)had832.69 strengthen the role of large companies — in- Iran. The UAE and Saudi Arabia have, in re- cleavagesofitsownthatcomplicateTehran’s
and2018.Thismeansthatanaverageurban- lakh tonnes of rice and wheat in stock, the cluding those in the agri-food sector. cent years, extended invaluable support in global engagement. Tehran’s moment un-
dwellertodaycanconsumealmost2.5times most since 2005. India managed to weather Structurally, farming needs to be made counteringterrorismandblockedattempts derthesunwillcomeoneday.Butthatmo-
more than an average person in a village. the2008globalfoodcrisisonlybecauseithad economicallyandecologicallyviableinIndia. to condemn India in the Muslim world. ment is not at hand.
Inthiscontext,theModigovernmenthas enoughfoodstocksasIndianagriculturewas Insteadoffurtherliberalisationof agriculture, The sources of this curious inversion in For both internal and external reasons,
decided to liberalise India’s agriculture by not linked to the international futures mar- state intervention for better pricing, invest- India’s intellectual imagination are many. Iran will remain a difficult place to do busi-
amending the Agricultural Produce ket.Thiswaspossibleduetotheprocurement mentsinwaterharvestingandanagroecolog- But first to the latest anxiety in Delhi about ness. Delhi must advance ties with it within
Marketing Committee (APMC) Act and the done through the APMC Act. ical transition could ensure a more resilient the loss of a railway contract in Iran. Large theconfinesofthatunfortunatebutrealcon-
EssentialCommoditiesActtoderegulatetrad- Third, the APMC Act has already been re- systemtoweathershockslikethecurrentone. countries with major foreign investments straint. Meanwhile, the Arab world has had
ing practices in agricultural markets (man- formed to a great extent. Since agriculture is After all, the present migrant workers’ crisis and projects win some and lose some. That its doors open for political, economic and
dis). Peasants will be allowed to sell their a state subject, the Act has been modified in has shown that peasants could not/did not is part of doing business in other countries. technologicalcooperationwithIndia.Three
productswhereveritisvaluableforthemand 17 states. Some of the initiatives include want to stay in rural India. The magnitude of Then there is no escaping the political risk moderateArabnations—Egypt,SaudiArabia
barrierstointer-statetradeinagriculturewill Uzhavar Sandhai in Tamil Nadu, the Rythu the problem may worsen if these workers associated with foreign projects. And poli- andtheUAE—areconfrontingradicalforces
be lifted. Contract farming will also be intro- BazaarinAndhraPradeshandTelangana,the have to continue living in their villages. tics — both domestic and international — is in the region and are valuable partners for
ducedinsuchawaythatthebuyercanassure Apni Mandi in Punjab, the Raitha Santhe in To make India’s agriculture sustainable, all-consuming in Iran. India incounteringforces of destabilisation.
a price to the farmer at the time of sowing. KarnatakaandtheKrushakBazaarinOdisha. The APMC Act is not the thegovernmentcoulddrawinspirationfrom ThesanctionsregimeimposedbytheUS Those who are worried about India los-
This has been touted as the “1991 moment” Therefore,itisincorrecttodescribetheAPMC main problem. On the the Andhra Pradesh Community Managed hascrippledtheIranianeconomy.Italsotar- ing to China in Iran should see the scale of
for the agriculture sector. Actasanimpedimentinalleviatingruraldis- contrary, it has historically Farmingmodel,whichpromotesagroecolog- gets third countries that do business with Beijing’s economic advances in the Arab
ThemainargumentagainsttheAPMCAct tress. On the contrary, the condition of peas- ical principles with the use of locally-pro- certain Iranian entities. India is careful not world.Thetalkofaspectaculardealbetween
been part of the solution —
is that it does not allow the free market to antshasoftenbeenaffectedwhentheAPMC duced,ecologically-sustainableinputsfocus- toattracttheUSsanctions.Indiadidgainan ChinaandIranisjusttalk fornow.Butthere
function due to government intervention, Act has been diluted. Bihar is a case in point: like state intervention in ing on soil health, instead of depending on exemptionfromtheUSsanctionsregimefor is real Chinese economic action in the Arab
thereby denying farmers the opportunity to The APMC Act was revoked in 2006 with the general. Farm pricing is a chemical fertilisers. Since the agro-ecologi- itsparticipationintheChabaharportproject world as the region embraces China's Belt
determine the prices of crops in the market- samerationalethatfurtherderegulationwill case in point. The cal system of farming is more biodiverse in in Iran. But they don’t apply to some of the andRoadInitiative.China’sDigitalSilkRoad
place. In theory, this is a valid argument. But attract private investment in infrastructure. nature,itwillmakethesystemmoreresilient partners suggested by Iran in the railway too is gaining ground in the Arab world.
as the High-Level Committee headed by Notonlyhasthatnotmaterialised,buttheex-
Agricultural Prices overallandprovideasafetynetforfarmersin project.IranwouldlikeIndiatobreaktheUS India is no minor economic force in the
Shanta Kumar observed in 2015, only 6 per isting APMC market infrastructure was also Commission (APC) that case of crop damage due to various factors sanctions regime. A prudent Delhi is resist- Arab world, having had a much longer en-
cent of farmers get the Minimum Support dismantled. As the economist Himanshu was established in 1965 such as climate change or droughts. ingthattemptation.Itwouldratherlosethe gagement with the region than China.
Price (MSP) — 94 per cent already face the pointed out, reforms have “led to prolifera- gradually included the living By investing again in agriculture and fol- railway contract than get into the raging Instead of defining an unrealistic competi-
whims of the market. This is because of bar- tion of private unregulated markets which lowing,atlast,therecommendationsoftheM crossfire between the US and Iran. tion with Beijing, Delhi must up its own
rierstoaccessforfarmersasonly22cropsare charge a market fee from traders as well as
costs of farmers to assess the SSwaminathanCommittee,theGovernment Sectionsof theforeignpolicyelite,how- commercialgameintheArabworld.Oneof
procuredunderMSP.Infrastructureisalsoin- farmers, and without any infrastructure for terms of trade between of Indiawouldalsohelpbridgethedrasticur- ever, see India’s Iran policy as a continuous thenewpossibilitiesforIndialiesinthedo-
adequate, there are only an estimated 7,000 weighing, sorting, grading and storage”. agriculture and industry — ban-ruraldivide—somethingtheMGNREGA puritytestforDelhi’s“strategicautonomy”. main of new technologies.
APMCmandisacrossIndia,andprocurement While the reforms announced by the while determining had contributed to under UPA 1 and 2. These They expect Delhi to conduct its relation- On Monday, the UAE launched the first
depends on the stocks required by the state. Modi government are not the right ones, structuralreformswouldrepresentforfarm- ship with Iran without a reference to either home-grown Arab space mission from a
The APMC Act is not the main problem. Indian agriculture does need real reforms. agricultural pricing. The ers what the MGNREGA has been for land- acost-benefitcalculusorIran’stroubledre- Japanese rocket. The UAE’s space pro-
On the contrary, it has historically been part First,itisstilltooheavilysubsidisedinfavour Commission for less peasants — who would most probably lationshipwithotherswithwhomIndiahas grammeisonlyareflectionof theemerging
of the solution — like state intervention in of the big players. In the Union Budget 2019- Agricultural Costs and benefit from these reforms as well. important partnerships. For the romantics, sentiment among the Gulf Arabs to reduce
general. Farm pricing is a case in point. The 20, the allocation for the Ministry of Prices (CACP) that replaced it is about proving Delhi’s friendship with theover-dependenceonoil,promotealter-
Agricultural Prices Commission (APC) that AgriculturewasRs1,30,485croreandthefer- Jaffrelot is senior research fellow at CERI- Tehran by defying the US. nativeenergysources,investinhigheredu-
was established in 1965 gradually included tiliser subsidy alone was estimated at Rs the APC in 1985 added a 10 Sciences Po/CNRS, Paris and professor of NogovernmentinDelhicanbuyintothat cation, and develop technology hubs. This
thelivingcostsof farmerstoassesstheterms 79,996 crore. However, these subsidies are per cent mark-up over the Indian Politics and Sociology at King’s India proposition. The criticism of the NDA gov- provides a solid basis for elevating India’s
of trade between agriculture and industry concentrated on a few crops. As the agricul- MSP to account for Institute; Thakker is food and agriculture ernment today is similar to that directed at economic partnership with the Arab world
while determining agricultural pricing. The tureeconomistBrunoDorinhasshown,only policy analyst and student of environment theUPAgovernmentin2005overitsstance to the next level. For India, the costs of ne-
entrepreneurial costs. It
CommissionforAgriculturalCostsandPrices three crops receive more than 60 per cent of policy with specialisations in agriculture on Iran’s covert nuclear programme. As the glectingthenewpossibilitiesforwide-rang-
(CACP) that replaced the APC in 1985 added theso-called“non-product-specific”support helped to contain the policy and African affairs at the Paris School USmountedpressureonIrantocomeclean ing Arabian business are far higher than a
a 10 per cent mark-up over the MSP to ac- to agriculture — rice, wheat and sugarcane, urban/rural divide. of International Affairs, SciencesPo 15yearsago,therewasastrongviewinDelhi lost railway contract in Iran.
thatIndiashouldcastitslotwithTehran.But
pragmatistspointedtooneof theprecondi- The writer is director, Institute of South
tionsfortheIndia-US nucleardeal—Delhi’s Asian Studies, National University of

The slipped fisc

strongcommitmenttopreventtheprolifer- Singapore and contributing editor on
ationof nuclearweapons.BackingIraninits international affairs for The Indian Express

Amidtheuncertainty,thisyearwillseeasoberingexpansioninfiscaldeficit LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Aditi Nayar TWO FRONTS
IDEAS
ONLINE
THESPREADOFtheCOVID-19pandemic,and actions have improved with the easing of re- tothestates,ICRAexpectsnettaxrevenuesof caldeficitwouldrisefurthertoRs14.2trillion. THIS REFERS to the article, 'A pincer in
variousfiscalandothermeasuresannounced strictions. Reports have also pegged the de- the Centre to fall short of the budgeted level It is also clear that the compensation that Ladakh', (IE, July 20). The timing of the
bythegovernmenttocontainitsimpact,have cline in direct tax collections at about 25 per by Rs 3.9 trillion. Further, the current market istobeprovidedtostategovernmentswillsig- Chinese ingression into Indian terri-
structurally altered the arithmetic for its fi- centasonJune17—inlinewithourGDPfore- conditions also indicate a shortfall of non-tax nificantlyovershootthefundsthatwillaccrue tory, multiple unprovoked ceasefire vi- ONLY IN THE EXPRESS
nances for the current fiscal year. While the cast for the first quarter. revenues from the telecom sector as well as through the compensation cess. We project olations along the LOC by Pakistan and
fiscal outlook is evolving along with the pan- On the indirect tax side, GST collections disinvestmentproceeds.WepegthisgapatRs the gap between the available past and cur- incidences of militant attacks in the ● A PACT IN
demic and its economic fallout, the range of have recovered sharply, from 28 per cent in 2.2-2.3 trillion. rentcesscollections,andtherequirementfor Kashmir valley cannot be ignored as JEOPARDY:
options suggests that the government’s fiscal April(ascomparedtocollectionsoverthesame The fiscal support announced by the gov- compensation (for 2020-21 and what was mere coincidences. Since August last S SAMUEL C RAJIV
deficit for 2020-21 could surge to anywhere periodlastyear)to91percentinJune.However, ernment under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat pendingfor2019-20attheendof March),ata year, there has been an overt diplo-
between Rs 13-16.1 trillion, well above the the inflows in June include late payments for AbhiyanisestimatedataroundRs2trillion.At staggeringRs3.9trillion.IftheCentreprovides matic and strategic understanding be- ● LOCKINGHORNS
budgeted level of Rs 8 trillion. the previous three months as well and are thesametime,theexpendituremanagement onlyhalfofthesefunds,itsfiscaldeficitwould tween China and Pakistan to system- ATTHE BORDER:
Thedatawehaveforthefirsttwomonths therefore unlikely to be a goodrepresentation measures that had been put in place for the surge further by around Rs 2 trillion to nearly atically undermine India's global
of the current year is sobering. With a sharp of the level of collections we should expect in first quarter have now been extended to the Rs16.1trillion.However,iftheGSTCouncilde- image. The closeness of the Pakistani
JOYEETABHATTACHARJEE
squeezeinrevenuereceipts,amidstamarginal the subsequent months. Data on e-way bills secondquarter.However,assessingtheextent cides to, and is procedurally able to, borrow armed forces with the fanatic elements
contractionintotalspending,theCentre’sfis- paints a similar picture. GST e-way bills, as a of savings that can be generated by such fundstocompensatethestates—backedbya and its dependence on the irregular www.indianexpress.com
cal deficit has widened to Rs 4.7 trillion in percentageofthelevelsobservedlastyearhave spending restrictions is challenging at this guarantee from the Centre — its fiscal deficit militia is an open secret. But the
April-May,stretchingalreadyto59percentof alsorisen,fromamuted16percentinAprilto juncture.Ifwearetoassumeamoderatecom- andmarketborrowingswouldnotbeaffected. Chinese regime could be digging its
the budget estimate (BE) — this is 27 per cent 87percentinJune.However,anoteof caution pressioninexpenditure,ourbaselineestimate Moreover,if thegovernmentdecidestoramp own grave by joining forces with a be a priority in wooing back Tehran.
higher than the same period last year. —pentupdemand,especiallyforitemsthatare is that the Centre’s fiscal deficit will surge to upitscapitalspendinglaterintheyeartostim- rogue army that can exploit the fault Anjali Bhavana, Thiruvananthapuram
The government’s revenue and capital nowconsideredtobeessentialunderthework- Rs 13 trillion this year. ulatetheeconomy,itcouldgenerateadditional lines in Xinjiang to appease the hard-
spending recorded a mixed trend during the
lockdownmonths.Afterexpandingbyasharp
from-home scenario, could have led to a tem-
poraryuptickinsalesofsmalltomid-sizedcon-
However,alackofclaritycontinuestoper-
sistonsomebig-ticketitems.Forinstance,the
fiscal pressures.
Worryingly,theanticipatedfiscalslippage,
liners back home.
Sudip Kumar Dey, Kolkata
WRONG PRIORITY
24 per cent in April, partly reflecting up- sumerdurablesintheinitial“unlocking”period. provisionoffreefoodgrainsunderthePradhan eveninourbasecasescenario,exceedstheex- THISREFERStothereport,“Ramtemple
frontingof somespending,revenueexpendi-
ture contracted by 26percentin May.Incon-
While this would boost both e-way bills and
GSTcollections,itmaynotsustain.
Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana has been ex-
tendedtillNovember,atanaggregatecostofRs
tentbywhichtheCentre’smarketborrowings
havealreadybeenincreased.However,amidst
TEHRAN MATTERS Trust fixed Aug 3 or 5 for start of work,
requests PM to join” (IE, July 19).
trast,capitaloutlay,whichhadshrunkby8per Withthesemixedtrends,howdowefore- 1.5 trillion. Our understanding is that only Rs alltheseconcerns,yieldsongovernmentsecu- THIS REFERS to the editorial 'Iran and FocussingontheRamTemplewouldbe
centinthefirstmonthofthelockdown,roseby see government finances unfolding over the 0.3trilliontowardssuchcostswasincludedin rityappearremarkablysanguine,asiftheyare China',(IE, July 20). While there are po- imprudent at a time India has become
a substantial 57 per cent as the lockdown re- year?Buildingintheexpectedimpactof con- thefiscalsupportannouncedearlier.Ifthebal- patiently waiting for the central bank to ab- liticalrisksforIndiaintheproposedSino- the third most affected COVID-affected
strictions were partly eased. tinuing economic uncertainty on individual anceamountisentirelyfundedthroughbudg- sorbtheextrasovereignborrowingsinthepri- Iranian deal, New Delhi needs to exer- country in the world. The need of the
Encouragingly, the extent of contraction and corporate income levels and non-discre- etaryresources,asopposedtothepossibilityof mary or secondary market. cise caution. Improving its track record hour is to keep the virus in check.
in the Centre’s gross tax revenues has nar- tionary spending, the windfall related to the being partly funded through loans from the on project implementation should also S S Paul, Nadia
rowed down to 37 per cent in May, from 44 hikesinexcisedutyleviedonpetrolanddiesel, National Small Savings Fund to the Food The writer is principal economist, ICRA.
percentinApril,ledbyindirecttaxes,astrans- and adjusting for lower taxes to be devolved CorporationofIndia,thenthegovernment’sfis- Views are personal

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to arrive
by July 29
Proposed LS chamber to
be 3 times present size
and Rajya Sabha Secretariats, se-
Covidclaims3brotherswithin6days ysis,andtheelderbrothershadun- Dr Rohan Kate, who was on from a kidney ailment,” said Dr sorethroatandfever,shewentto
ANANTHAKRISHNAN G curity agencies, Speakers and MANOJ MORE dergoneangioplasty.Theyalsohad the team that treated them, said, Rajendra Wable, dean of YCM YCM Hospital. Her test report
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, JULY 20 committees, and will not only PUNE, JULY 20 diabetesandhypertension,arela- “They were admitted late. They HospitalandMedicalCollege. came positive after her death.”
NEW DELHI, JULY 20 help address the space require- tive said. “Earlier, they lived sepa- wereathomeforfourtofivedays Ajay Patade, BJP leader from Thehusbandwasintothecon-
THECPWD,inanaffidavitfiledin ments, but “will also facilitate to FIVEDEATHSduetoCovid-19took rately. They built one building so aftertheystartedshowingsymp- Indrayani Nagar, said the couple structionbusinessandthefamily
THEINDIANAirForceMondayan- the Supreme Court, has stated keep and maintain the existing placeintwofamiliesfromPimpri- thattheycouldlivetogether,”said toms.Foroneday,theywereatan- lived in a residential society and lived in a rented flat.
nouncedthatthefirstbatchoffive thattheLokSabhachamberinthe iconicbuildingintactasasymbol Chinchwad. One family lost three advocate Sushil Mancharkar, a otherhospitalbeforebeingbrou- did not have close relatives in “After his wife's death, the so-
Rafale fighter jets will come to proposedParliamentbuildingwill of vibrant democracy”. It “will be brothers within six days, and a family friend. The brothers were ghthere.Oneof themwasputon Pimpri-Chinchwad. “They have a ciety residents got him and his
India from France by the end of be“almostthreetimesthesizeof a showcase to the rest of the couplediedinanother,leavingbe- infectedafteroneof theirsonste- invasive ventilator as soon as he 13-year-old daughter, who is all daughtertested.Whilethedaugh-
July.Indiahasbought36Rafalejets present chamber”, while the world...,” the affidavit said. hinda13-year-olddaughter. stedpositiveforCovid-19.Allthree was brought in. The other two alone.Hergrandmother,whowas ter tested negative, he tested pos-
inadealworth7.87billioneuros. “new Rajya Sabha Chamber will On the need for the new Cen- The city has so far recorded were admitted to ICU after they wereonnon-invasiveventilators.” living with her, left after the itive. He was admitted to YCM
In a statement, the Air Force be four times” the current one. tralVista,itsaidworkonthepres- over10,000casesand220deaths. complainedof breathlessness. Inanotherfamily,acoupledied motherdied.Thesocietyresidents Hospital,andfromthere,takento
saidthejetswillbeinductedatAir Theaffidavitcameinresponse ent Parliament building was sta- In case of the three brothers, AspokespersonfromLokma- of Covid-19 within a span of 13 aretakingcareofthegirl,”hesaid. BalewadiCovidCareCentre.Here-
Force Station Ambala on July 29, to petitions challenging the gov- rted in 1921 and completed in who lived in a joint family of 18 nya hospital in Chinchwad said, days.WhilethewifediedatYCM A person who claimed to be a turned on July 18 as his daughter
subjecttoweather.Itsaid,“Nome- ernment’s plan to redesign the 1927and“itisalmost100yearsold members,theywereadmittedto “All three had oxygen saturation Hospital, the husband died after relative said the woman died the wasalone.Hetoldthedoctorsthat
diacoverageisplannedonarrival. Central Vista comprising the andaHeritageGrade-Ibuilding”. a private hospital on July 8. The levels much below 94 per cent. being discharged from the hos- day she was hospitalised. “She since he had no symptoms, he
Thefinalinductionceremonywill CentralSecretariatandothergov- “Overtheyears,theParliame- youngest(56)diedonJuly12,the Two of them had saturation lev- pital.Hehadrequestedhomeiso- died after she was admitted on shouldbeallowedhomeisolation.
takeplaceinsecondhalfofAugust ernment buildings. ntaryactivitiesandthenumberof eldest(68)diedadaylater,andthe els between 80 and 86 per cent, lationashehadnosymptoms,and July6.Shewasunderstressasher On Sunday, his daughter called
20 wherein full media coverage The current strength of Lok people working therein and visi- third (61) died on July 18. and the third had 65 per cent. wanted to take care of his daugh- husbandhadbeenadmittedfora me... I rushed to find him uncon-
would be planned.” Sabha,theCPWDpointedout,has tors have increased manifold. All three had co-morbidities. They were critical when they ter.“First,thewifedied...Andthen kidneyailmenttoaprivatehospi- scious. He was declared dead at
Itstatedthataircrewandgro- remainedat545asperthedelim- Therefore it is showing signs of Theyoungestsufferedfromparal- were brought in.” the husband died, he suffered tal. When she had symptoms of YCMHospital,”saidtherelative.
und crew of the Air Force “have itation carried out on the basis of distressduetooverutilisationand
undergonecomprehensivetrain- 1971 Census. “It is likely to in- isnotabletomeetthecurrentre-
ingontheaircraft,includingitshi-
ghly advanced weapons systems
crease substantiallyafter2026as
the freeze on the total number of
quirements in terms of space,
amenitiesandtechnology,”theaf-
LETTER FROM HEALTH MINISTRY, ICMR
Surat: Glaring gap in
and are fully operational now”
and after the aircraft arrive, “ef-
fortswillfocusonoperationalisa-
seats is only till 2026, it said.
Tocopewiththis,thenewLok
SabhaChamber,theaffidavitsaid,
fidavit said. It said the Central
Secretariat is currently spread
over17buildingsandthereare39
Govt urges states to add labs to death figures put out by
tion of the aircraftatthe earliest”.
Meanwhile, the Air Force lea-
dership is set to meet for its bian-
will beabletoaccommodate876
membersand1224membersdu-
ringjointsessions,whilethenew
ministries located in the Central
Vista in various buildings.
The different locations of the
ramp up testing, get more kits civic body, state govt
nualconferencetodiscussdeploy- RajyaSabhachamberwillbeable government offices “result in dif-
ments and the national security to accommodate 400 members. ficulty in inter-departmental co- KARISHMA MEHROTRA sivelystudyaspects”surrounding
scenario from July 22 to July 24. The proposed Parliament ordination, inefficiency, linger NEW DELHI, JULY 20 SOHINI GHOSH the death of Covid-19 patients.
DefenceMinisterRajnathSinghis building has been designed in traveltimecausingtrafficconges- & KAMAAL SAIYED The order was “effective im-
likelytoinauguratetheconference. consultation with the Lok Sabha tion and pollution”. THE HEALTH Ministry and the GANDHINAGAR,SURAT,JULY20 mediately”,anddirectedthecon-
Indian Council of Medical Rese- stitutionofadeathauditcommit-
arch (ICMR) have suggested a set AN UNEXPLAINED gap has teeinmedicalcollegescomprising
HIMACHAL PRADESH of short-termandmedium-term emerged between the figures of members from the departments
JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT actions for state governments to Covid-19 deaths put out by the of medicine, paediatrics, anaes-
e-PROCUREMENT NOTICE enhance the country’s Covid-19 Suratdistrict administrationand thesiaandcommunitymedicine.
testing capacity. theSurat MunicipalCorporation Thedeathauditformdetailsthen
*NOTICE FOR BIDS (IFB)*
In a letter to the states on (SMC) and those released by the had to be communicated to the
The Executive Engineer Jal Shakti Division Dharamshala District Kangra (HP) on behalf of Governor of
Himachal Pradesh invites the item rate/lump sum contract bids from the eligible contractors/Firms.Bidders
Monday, Health Secretary Preeti Gujarathealthdepartment,with district-level officers. The 33 dis-
should be registered with Central Govt. or State Govt. or Central Govt. or State Government under takings. The Sudan and ICMR’s director gen- the latter under-reporting at tricts and eight municipal corpo-
Contractor/Firm who have experience in construction of similar work and have established organization for tak- eral Dr Balram Bhargava sug- A health worker collects a swab sample, in Guwahati. PTI least 160 deaths as of July 16. ration areas across the state have
ing up such work and who satisfy the qualification criteria of bid document need only apply. The scope of the gested that states should help in- On comparing the data on beendividedamongthedeathau-
work will be as under:
crease testing capacity by adding the SMC dashboard, the daily ditcommitteesconstitutedinthe
Sr. Name of Work Estimated EMD Cost of Time more labs, enhancing testing fa- 261privatemedicalcollegeshave chines each, it would enhance SMC and Surat rural bulletins, 17 government medical colleges.
No. Cost Tender Form Limit cilitiesofexistinglabs,andprocur- Medical Council of India’s appro- testingcapacityto48,000perday. with the state dashboard, The Askedhowthelagstretchedto
1 Name of work: Renovation and Augumentation of Rs. Rs. Rs. One ing more kits and machines. val, only 263 and 76 of them, re- “Stategovernmentsmustendeav- Indian Express found that the over 100 deaths in the two dash-
3 Nos. water supply scheme WSS Salig Jurther, 10293317/- 135435/- 2500/- Year
WSS Khanyara Dari Sidhbari and Kaned Barwala
The new strategy delineates spectively, have ICMR’s approval ourtoaddatleast5LabsperState state under-reported 19 deaths boards,HealthCommissionerJai-
in Tehsil Dharamshala Distt. Kangra (HP). (SH: immediate measures that states to conduct Covid-19 testing. For into the network,” they noted. as on June 27. Till July 16, the gap prakashShivaharesaid,“We(state)
Laying, jointing & testing of Gravity main and other should take. These include trans- theremaining12governmentand Intheshortterm,theministry increased with the state report- reflectdatacommunicatedtous.”
Miscellaneous works under WSS Salig Jurther.) ferring machines at government 185privatemedicalcollegestobe andICMRhaveaskedstatesto“ur- ing234deathsbythen,andSurat When informed that Surat is
2 Providing House to House connectivity to Rs. Rs. Rs. 6 hospitals to district hospitals and addedtothetestingnetwork,each gently procure rapid antigen kits districtadministrationreporting reporting more than what the
Sewerage Scheme Dharamshala Town Distt. 879639/- 17595/- 250/- Months labs,increasingregistrationof ex- institution needs to acquire two toenhancetheirtestingpotential.” 395 deaths — a difference of 161. stateisreporting,Shivaharesaid,“I
Kangra (H.P). Sub Head: Laying, jointing & testing
of DI K-7 pipe 150mm dia & C/o RCC Manhole istinglabstoconducttesting,add- RT-PCRtestingmachines,ancillary Inthemediumterm,theletter When contacted, Surat Mun- don’t know about this, I’ll check
chamber to part area of Khajanchi Mohalla Kotwali ing more private labs, and “urge- equipment,andtechnicians. stated, government labs are sup- icipalCommissionerBNPanisaid, with the district administration."
Bazar in Ward No. 6. ntly”procuringrapidantigenkits. Stategovernmentsshouldalso posed to have two RT-PCR ma- “We know there is discrepancy... Additionaldirector,health,Dr
1. The offer should be for the complete job. In the medium term, states prepare a “roadmap” for tempo- chines, but 123 government labs I will check where the lacuna is” PrakashVaghelasaidthestatewas
2. Availability of bid document and mode of submission: The bid documents is available online and bid have been asked to help procure rary “redeployment” of any RT- (out of 391 labs conducting RT- Inanofficeorderissuedinthe declaringdeathsbyfollowingthe
should be submitted in online mode on website https://hptenders.gov.in. For submission of bids, the bid- RT-PCR machines and RNA ex- PCRmachinesthatareatresearch PCRtests)have one andwill need first week of April from the addi- guidelinesofMedicalCertification
der is required to have Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) from one of the authorized certifying Authorities
(CA). “Aspiring bidders who have not obtained the user ID and password for participating in e-tendering tractionkitsforgovernment labs, and educational institutions un- to add another. This measure tionaldirectorofMedicalServices of Cause of Death issued by
in HP Jal Shakti may obtain the same from the website https://hptenders.gov.in. Digital signature is and help upgrade district hospi- der the ambit of the government wouldenhancetestingcapacityby & Medical Education & Research, National Centre for Disease
mandatory to participate in the e-tendering. Bidders already possessing the digital signature issued from tals’ diagnostic labs. to district hospitals and labs, the almost30,000testsaday,itnoted. Raghavendra Dixit, a structure of Informatics and Research under
authorized CAs can use the same in this tender. Theletternotedthatwhile281 officers wrote. In addition, if pri- FULL REPORT ON deathauditswasputinplaceasit the Indian Council of Medical
3. Schedule of tendering
governmentmedicalcollegesand vate labs have two RT-PCR ma- www.indianexpress.com was “necessary to comprehen- Research.
1 Key Dates:
a) Date of online publication 08.07.2020 at 17.00 P.M.
b) Period of availability of bidding documents
on website https://hptenders.gov.in.
c) Date of submission of e-tender
08.07.2020 at
29.07.2020 at
08.07.2020 at
17.00
11:00
17.00
P.M. Upto
A.M.
P.M. Upto
Missing for three days, minor Sikh girl
2 Opening of bids: The bids will be opened online
by the authorized officer at the appointed time.
29.07.2020 at 11:00 A.M.
in Afghanistan reunited with family
a) Time and date for opening of part one of the bid At 11.30 A.M dt. 29.07.2020 in the office of world and atrocities inflicted on
(the technical qualification part) the Executive Engineer Jal Shakti Division DIVYA GOYAL Sikhs here. A local Muslim youth
Dharamshala
LUDHIANA, JULY 20 who lives in a house opposite to
b) Time and date for opening of part two of the bid To be notified later the gurdwara brainwashed and
(the financial bid) of bidders who qualified in
part 1 of the bid A 15-YEAR old Sikh girl, who had threatenedmysisterandtookher
gonemissingfromBabaSriChand away. She was taken to Panjshir
3 Last date of bid validity. 120 days for the deadline date for submis-
sion of bids. gurdwara in Kabul’s Shor Bazar fromwherewebroughtherback
4 Friday,wasreunitedwithherfam- today. They tried to get her mar-
Officer inviting bids. Designation: The Executive Engineer Jal
Shakti Division Dharamshala ily Monday, local community ried forcibly. She was instigated
leaderstoldTheIndianExpress.Her against her own family.”
4. Terms and conditions: The offer should be for complete job of construction of scheme. familyclaimedthatshewastaken The girl had lost her father in
(A) The e-tender documents shall be uploaded online in 2 covers:- away Friday by a local Muslim an Islamic State (IS) terror attack
Cover-I shall contain scanned copies of “eligibility information”.
Cover-2 shall contain “Financial Bid” on the prescribed form.
youth who “brainwashed and Gurdwara from where the at Gurdwara Har Rai Sahib in
(B) Cover-I shall contain scanned copies of following “eligibility information” (scanned copies to be threatened”hertomarryhimand girl went missing. Pritpal Singh Kabul on March 25. At least 25
uploaded) on the website https://hptenders.gov.inat the appropriate place. “convert to Islam”. membersoftheSikhcommunity
(i) Bid security/Earnest money deposited through e-payment mode in ICICI bank authorized by the Sikh community members were killed in the attack.
Govt. Of HP as well as cost of tender form. Bank guarantee submitted as bid security shall be
saidthegirlwas“convincedtore- Sheisatmyhomeandsafe.People The girl's brother, who runs a
valid for 45 days beyond the validity of the bid. Bid security of unsuccessful bidders shall be
refunded as promptly as possible within 45 days after the expiry of the validity of bid. turn”bytheeffortsofgovernment who influenced and took her medicine and cosmetics shop in
Eligibility Criteria: andlocalSikhMPNarinderSingh away are in police custody. Police Kabul,said,“Eachdayhereisnow
1. The bidder/contractor/firm should be registered with central Govt. or State Government department or Khalsa. A police complaint has is helping us,” Khalsa told The a punishment. You don't know
Central/State Government under Taking. been registered for an attempt to Indian Express over phone. whenyouwillbetargetedagain.”
The list of works for similar nature executed by the intending contractor/firm alongwith performance cer- forcefully marry a minor girl. Thegirl’s22-year-oldbrother, Against the backdrop of the
tificate from the authority under which the work executed, indicating gross amount paid was executed
must be submitted. The works executed in state/Central Government Departments, PSUs (Public Sector “The girl was influenced and who lives with his mother and incident, the Sikh community in
under takings), Autonomous Bodies of Central and State Govt. Shall only be considered. takenawayonthepretextofmar- brother on the gurdwara prem- Afghanistanhasreiterateditsde-
2. The work shall be considered completed if it is executed 90% either to awarded physical quantities or riage.Sheisaminor.Wehaveres- ises,said,“Mysisterisjust15.She mand for immediate evacuation
financial values. cued her and brought her back. doesn’tknowanythingaboutthe to India.
3. The contractor/firm must have registered under GST/EPF/Income Tax and latest clearance certificate
thereof.
4. The lowest bidder must got himself registered with HP Jal Shakti Department before the acceptance of
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lungs of severe Covid-19 patients? is characterised by chronic low-grade tem is expected to recognise the spike protein Whiletheresultsseempromising,itisim- vaccineresults? Such vaccines use the messenger RNA
In a Perspective published in the inflammation, which occurs without asapotentiallyharmfulforeignsubstance,and portant to remember this data is from early- Moderna,thefirstfirmtobeginhumantri- (mRNA)moleculesthattellcellswhatproteins
journal Science, researchers Arne an infection. While inflammation is startsbuildingantibodiesagainstit. stage clinical trials. This data cannot give clar- als for a Covid-19 vaccine candidate in collab- tobuild.ThemRNA,inthiscase,iscodedtotell
Akbar and Derek Gilroy of University essentialtotheimmune response,in- Onceimmunityisbuilt,theantibodieswill ity on questions like how long the antibodies orationwiththeUSNationalInstituteofAllergy thecellstorecreatethespikeprotein.Onceitis
College London discuss the impact of flammageing is not. Research has attacktherealvirusifittriestoinfectthebody. willlastinthebody,animportantfactorinde- and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), published injected,thecellswillusethemRNA’sinstruc-
inflammageing on immunity in age- shown that this state of elevated in- termining how effective the vaccine will be. early stage results last week for its vaccine, tions, creating copies of the spike protein,
ing individuals. They suggest that re- flammationcanworsenmanyage-re- Whatdothelatestresultsmean? Thiswill requiredatafromlarger,phase IIItri- whichusesadifferenttechnology(mRNA).The which in turn is expected to prompt the im-
ducing inflammation using anti-in- lated diseases, and further inhibit the ThepreliminaryresultsfromphaseI/IItri- als, which are currently under way. data it released in the New England Journal of mune cells to create antibodies to fight it.
flammatory drugs may provide a response from an already declining als of the vaccine, published in The Lancet, of- MedicineonJuly14showedsimilarabilitiesto FRONTRUNNERS: Moderna-NIAID,
therapeutic strategy, not only for en- immune system. In the case of Covid, fered some promise by showing the vaccine Whathappensnext? induceantibodyandneutralisingantibodies,as BioNTech-Fosun Pharma-Pfizer, Imperial
hancingimmunitybutalsofor poten- the Perspective suggests it could be was notonly safe, but also seemed tobuild an Globally, Oxford and AstraZeneca have al- well as some T-cell response. Moderna is ex- College London, Curevac, PLA Academy of
tially improving Covid-19 outcomes the initial trigger that kicks off the ex- immuneresponseintheparticipants.Forone, ready begunphaseIII trials inBrazil,targeting pected to begin its phase III trials on July 27. Military Sciences-Walvax Biotech
in older patients. treme inflammatory responses seen it was found that being injected with the vac- 5,000volunteers.AsimilartrialinSouthAfrica Given the differences in the way the data
In an article introducing the in the most severely ill patients. cine led to participants building neutralising is also expected to be under way. has been presented by Moderna and the DNA
Perspective, Science publisher EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE antibodies.Anotherpotentialpositivewasthat Meanwhile,SerumInstituteofIndia,which University of Oxford/AstraZeneca, some ex- These vaccines use genetically engi-
it increased the number of T cells — a type of hastiedupwithOxfordandAstraZeneca,plans pertssayitisdifficulttoprovideapropercom- neeredDNA moleculesthat,again,arecoded
white blood cell that protects the body from tomake“millionsofdoses”ofthevaccineover parison of the two at this stage. with the antigen against which the immune
pathogens and cancer cells and works to ac- thenextthreemonths,afteritreceivesaman- response is to be built.
INDIA COUNT: 11,18,043 (27,497 DEATHS) tively destroy infected cells.
A single dose of the vaccine elicited an in-
ufacturing licence. The firm is expected to
manufacturethevaccineforlow-andmiddle-
Whicharetheothertopcontenders?
Over160potentialvaccinesarebeingstud-
FRONTRUNNERS:
Pharmaceuticals-International Vaccine
Inovio

crease in antibodies specifically against the income countries. iedglobally,with23ofthemrecognisedbythe Institute,OsakaUniversity-AnGeS-TakaraBio,

TOP 10 STATES REST OF INDIA
AndamanandNicobarIslands203
ArunachalPradesh 740
spikeproteinbythefirst28days.Neutralising However, Serum will have to conduct World Health Organization as candidates in Zydus Cadila, Genexine Consortium.

Assam 23999

Series of missions to Mars: why, when

49,247 UP Chandigarh 717
Chhattisgarh 5407
1,22,793 26,569 DadraandNagarHaveli 605
Delhi Biahr Goa 3657
Haryana 26164
HimachalPradesh 1483
JammuandKashmir 13899
Jharkhand 5535 habitableconditionsandmicrobiallifeinMars’ first interplanetary one. The previous three
Kerala 12480 MEHRGILL ancient past. Over its mission of one Martian were all Earth-observation satellites.
42,487 Ladakh 1178
West Bengal MadhyaPradesh 22600 NEWDELHI,JULY20 year (687 Earth days), it will collect Martian Hope is scheduled to reach Mars’s orbit in
48,355 Manipur 1911 rock and sediment samples for analysis. February 2021 and then start orbiting the
Gujarat 45,076 Meghalaya 450 ON SUNDAY, the UAE launched the Arab The rover is equipped with specialised planet. Its mission life is one Martian year.
Telangana Mizoram 284
world’sfirstmissiontoMars.Thelaunchofthe equipment to collect data, analyse weather
3,10,455 49,650
Nagaland
Odisha
988
17437 spacecraft Amal (Hope) took place from the conditionsthatcanhelpplanforfuturehuman Tianwen-1: Soil study
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh Puducherry 1999 Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, aboard missions, and produce oxygen from the car- China’s first Mars probe will be launched
Punjab 10100
63,772 Rajasthan 29434
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ H-II A rocket. bon-dioxide-rich atmosphere. on a Long March 5 Y-4 booster from Xichang,
1,70,693 Karnataka Sikkim 283 The UAE launch marks the first of three Perseverance is expected to land on China.Theprobeconsistsofanorbiter,alander
Tamil Nadu Tripura 2878 missions being planned to Mars in the end of February 18, 2021. NASA’s Curiosity rover has and a rover and aims to study Martian topog-
Uttarakhand 4515 July.ChinaplansitsfirstMarsprobe,Tianwen- been exploring Mars since 2012. raphyandgeologyanddeterminethecompo-
1(formerlyHuoxing1),inthecomingfewdays. sition of the surface material, climate and en-
UnionHealthMinistryupdateasof 11pm,July20.Somestatesmayhave The US, the only country that has sent previ- Hope: Atmospheric data vironment.
reportedhighernumbers.Onlystates/UTswithatleastonecaselistedabove. ous missions to Mars, plans its Perseverance Hope was developed by UAE scientists in Tianwen-1 is expected to reach the Red
7,00,087 PATIENTS DISCHARGED IN 35 STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES mission on July 30. the US, and its launch is the 45th for H-II A. Planet by early 2021 and will use high-reso-
The end of July 2020 offers a launch win- Carryingthreeinstrumentsincludingacamera lution cameras to search for a suitable land-
dowwithEarthandMarsalignedattheirclos- andaspectrometer,thespacecraftisonanor- ing site somewhere in the Utopia Planitia re-
Have a question on the COVID-19 outbreak and what you should/should not do? est in two years, which means using less fuel. bitalmissiontocollectdataonMartianclimate gion. The spacecraft weighs around 240 kg
Write to explained@indianexpress.com Japan’s H-IIA rocket takes off with dynamicsandhelpscientistsunderstandwhy and will carry cameras, a subsurface radar, a
Perseverance: Hunt or life UAE’s Hope orbiter in Japan. AP Mars’s atmosphere is decaying into space. spectrometer, a magnetometer, and atmos-
NASA’s Perseverance will look for signs of HopeistheUAE’sfourthspacemissionand pheric sensors.

The legacy of C S Seshadri, mathematician, researcher, educator

anofferfromthenewlyformedSPICScience raphy,computationalbiologyandmathemat- theory,integerprogrammingandtheoretical Henri Poincaré.
KABIRFIRAQUE Foundation to set up a School of ical economics, Thiagarajan said. physics.TheNarasimhan-Seshadritheorem, TheNarasimhan-Seshadritheoremsetup
NEWDELHI,JULY20 Mathematics. Seshadri was then at the “Without a doubt, CMI with its present developed in 1965 with his friend M S acorrespondencebetweentwobasicclasses
Institute of Mathematical Sciences, where stature and potential would not exist with- Narasimhan,playsacentralroleinconformal of objects, Balaji said. “Setting up such corre-
INLIFE,themathematicianCSSeshadriwas he had launched a doctoral programme but out the vision, leadership and monumen- field theory and string theory. spondences was somewhat like the process
recognised with awards ranging from the waskeenonaprogrammethatwouldcom- taleffortsof Seshadri,”Thiagarajansaid.“His Born in 1932 in Kanchipuram and edu- ofidentifyingaRosettastoneforthedecipher-
Padma Bhushan and the Shanti Swarup bine high-level research with undergradu- personality, a delightful mix of simplicity, cated in Chengleput (Tamil Nadu), Chennai ing of hieroglyphics. The two classes in the
Bhatnagar Award in India to fellowships ate teaching. lack of malice, love of life and uncompro- and Mumbai (he got his PhD from Bombay Narasimhan-Seshadri theorem were analo-
withRoyalSocietyfellowshipandAmerican “Since it seemed to offer a more realistic mising standards of excellence, attracted University),Seshadri made hismajor contri- gous to two of the lines in the Rosetta stone,”
Mathematical Society abroad. In death, he path towards launching an undergraduate the goodwill and support of all those who butionsafterhewenttoParisin1957.“Atthe hesaid.“Athirdlinecameupmuchlaterfrom
has received tributes from the Prime teachingprogramme,Seshadrimadetherad- came into contact with him. This has con- time that he finished his doctoral work, the theworkofSimonDonaldsonduringthemid-
Minister, the President and leaders in sci- ical decision to move to this private setting,” tributedimmeasurablytothefoundingand subjectitself wasundergoingauniquerevo- 1980s. Once this was provided, many subtle
ence and mathematics. his long-time friend P S Thiagarajan told The C S Seshadri (1932-2020) development of CMI.” lution,”saidCMI’sProfessorBalaji,oneof the and beautiful aspects of differential geome-
From the huge body of his contributions Indian Express by email from California. PhDstudentswhohadjoinedSeshadriinhis try,topology,mathematicalphysicsandnum-
to mathematical research and teaching, two Thiagarajanisatheoreticalcomputerscientist His research move from the Institute of Mathematical bertheorygotunravelledmiraculously.”
stand out. He founded the Chennai whomSeshadrihadrecruitedattheInstitute onmathematicsbutincludedcorecomputer Senior school students are familiar with Sciences in the 1980s. From Seshadri’s work with Narasimhan
MathematicalInstitute,whichattractstalent ofMathematicalSciences,andwhomhetook science courses. In 1998, the School of graphs that plot straight lines from linear “Seshadri went to Paris in 1957 and very arose the concept of “Seshadri constants”.
from around the world with its courses on alongtobuildthenewschool.“Iwasdelighted MathematicswasreorganisedastheChennai equations in two variables; science stream quicklyenteredthesanctumofthisnewtem-
mathematics,computerscienceandtheoret- tojoinhimonthisadventure,”hesaid.Others MathematicalInstitute(CMI),whichwenton students go on to work with higher-order pleofalgebraicgeometry.Thisprovidedadis- After Paris
icalphysics.Theotherstandoutcontribution who joined them were then PhD students to be recognised as a deemed university by equations that describe two-dimensional tinctively unifying perspective which con- Seshadri returned to India in 1960 and
is his breakthrough research in algebraic Vikraman Balaji (mathematics) and the UGC in 2006. shapes such as a circle or 3D shapes such as nected it to all branches of mathematics at joined Tata Institute of Fundamental
geometry; there is a theorem and a type of MadhavanMukund(computerscience),both Today, CMI offers undergraduate educa- cube. Seshadri’s field of study was algebraic some level,” Balaji said. Research,wherehehelpedestablishaschool
constant named after him. now senior faculty members at the Chennai tion in mathematics and computer science, geometry,acoredisciplineinmodernmath- Itwasinthissettingthatoneshouldview of algebraic geometry. In 1984, he moved to
Seshadri died on Friday, aged 88. Mathematical Institute. a research programme in these subjects as ematicsthatinvestigatesthegeometryofso- Seshadri's collaboration with Narasimhan, theInstituteofMathematicalSciences,where
It began as a teaching programme with well as theoretical physics, and an MSc pro- lution-sets of such equations. Balaji said. Their theorem’s roots lay in the he recruited Thiagarajan who was then
The Institute initialrecognitionfromBhojOpenUniversity gramme that includes data science. It plans Applications of algebraic geometry arise work of the French mathematician André abroad.FromtherewouldfollowtheChennai
InChennaiinthemid-1980s,Seshadrigot (Madhya Pradesh). The curriculum centred toexpandintoquantumcomputing,cryptog- in statistics, control theory, robotics, coding Weil and were closely linked to the work of Mathematical Institute.

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MEANWHILE
BAR REFAELI CONVICTED OF TAX EVASION
An Israeli court convicted top model Bar Refaeli on Monday on four counts of tax
offences, capping a prolonged tax evasion case against her and her family that sullied
the image of a once beloved national icon.

TOPOFTHE
WORLD As virus cases surge,
top GOP leaders break
King Salman
ranks with Trump
SenateleaderamongthosepubliclycontradictingPresident
SAUDI ARABIA
KingSalman,84, ALEXANDER BURNS,
JONATHAN MARTIN &
ishospitalised MAGGIE HABERMAN
SAUDI ARABIA’S 84-year- JULY 20
old ruler, King Salman bin
Abdulaziz, has been ad- US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s
mitted to hospital in the failuretocontainthecoronavirus
capital Riyadh, suffering outbreak and his refusal to pro-
from inflammation of the mote clear public-health guide-
gall bladder, state news lines have left many senior
agency SPA said on Republicans despairing that he
Monday. The king, who will ever play a constructive role
has ruled the world’s
largest oil exporter and PORTLAND: FEDERAL AGENTS CLASH WITH PROTESTERS inaddressingthecrisis,withsome
concluding they must work
aroundTrumpandignoreoreven
Trumpdidn’twearamaskduringatriptoAtlantathisweek. NYT
close US ally since 2015, is
Federal agents try to disperse Black Lives Matter protesters near a federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, on Monday. contradict his pronouncements.
undergoing medical
checks,theagencyadded, Protesters outside the courthouse set a fire in the building’s entryway in yet another night of conflict with federal agents In recent days, some of the High stakes forRepublicans in poll yr
without giving details. who repeatedly teargassed the demonstrators to drive them away, officials said. AP mostprominentfiguresintheGOP
Afterthenews,IraqiPrime outsidetheWhiteHousehavebro- MANY SENIOR mem- result in the Democrats
Minister Mustafa al- ken with Trump over issues like bers of the Republican being able push

UK suspends HK extradition
Kadhimipostponedavisit the value of wearing a mask in party are concerned through Bills and re-
scheduledtoSaudiArabia, UAE launches public and heeding the advice of
health experts like Dr. Anthony
that Trump’s handling
of the coronavirus —
align the Supreme
Court without much bi-
said Foreign Minister
PrinceFaisalbinFarhanAl Amal, its first Fauci,whothePresidentandoth- which has seen him trailing partisan cooperation. Senior
Saud said. The de facto
rulerandnextinlinetothe
throneisthecrownprince,
treaty, stoking China tensions mission to Mars
ersintheadministrationhavesub-
jectedtocausticpersonalcriticism.
They appear to be spurred by
several overlapping forces, in-
his Democratic rival Joe Biden
by a big margin in multiple
polls — could not only end up
costing the party the presi-
GOP leaders met Trump in the
White House on Monday to
discuss ways of fighting the
virus even as they seek to
Mohammed bin Salman,
who has launched re- Chinadidnottellthewholetruth ASSOCIATED PRESS cluding deteriorating conditions dency but also control of the change the narrative around
forms to transform the WILLIAM JAMES over the coronavirus outbreak. TOKYO, JULY 20 in their own states, Trump’s Senate. Such a scenario would how it was handled so far.
kingdom’s economy and & ANDY BRUCE Raab said he would extend a seemingindifferencetotheprob-
end its “addiction” to oil. LONDON, JULY 20 longstanding arms embargo on A UNITED Arab Emirates space- lem and the approach of a presi-
China to include Hong kong, craftrocketedintoblueskiesfrom dentialelectioninwhichTrumpis to the continuing disaster. nearlyeverymajorissuerelatedto
BRITAIN ANNOUNCED on meaning no exports of weapons aJapaneselaunchcenterMonday badly lagging his Democratic “ThePresidentgotboredwith the virus. “The straight talk here
Mondayitwouldsuspend itsex- orammunition and a banon any atthestartofaseven-monthjour- challenger,JoeBiden,inthepolls. it,” David Carney, an adviser to that everyone needs to under-
EU SUMMIT tradition treaty with Hong Kong equipmentwhichmightbeused ney to Mars on the Arab world’s Once-reticentRepublicangov- Texas governor, Greg Abbott, a standis:Thisisnotgoingawayun-
Nostimulusdeal inanescalationof adisputewith
China over its introduction of a Britain’s Foreign Secretary
for internal repression, like
shackles and smoke grenades.
first interplanetary mission.
The liftoff of the Mars orbiter
ernors are now issuing orders on
mask-wearing and business re-
Republican,saidofthepandemic.
A handful of Republican law-
til we get a vaccine,” McConnell
said Wednesday, contradicting
yet,buttalks national security law for the for- Dominic Raab on Sunday Australia and Canada sus- named Amal, or Hope, starts a strictions that run counter to makers in the Senate have pri- Trump’spredictions.Theresultisa
progressing mer British colony.
Foreign Secretary Dominic
accused China of gross
human rights violations
pendedextraditiontreatieswith
Hong Kong earlier this month.
rush to fly to Earth’s neighbour
that is scheduled to be followed
Trump’sdemands.Someofthose
governors have sought out part-
vatelypressedtheadministration
to bring back health briefings led
wideningbreachbetweenTrump
andleadingfiguresinhisparty,as
EUROPEANUNIONleaders Raab told Parliament the treaty US President Donald Trump has in the next few days by China ners in the administration other by figures like Fauci. And in his thevirusburnsthroughmajorpo-
said on Monday they were would be suspended immedi- ended preferential economic and the United States. thanthePresident,includingVice homestateofKentuckylastweek, litical battlegrounds in the South
cautiously optimistic that ately and an arms embargo The ban is another nail in the treatment for Hong Kong. At the space centre in Dubai, PresidentMikePence,whoisseen Sen.MitchMcConnell,themajor- and the West, like in the states of
agreement on a massive wouldbeextendedtoHongKong. coffin of what then Prime China — once courted as the peoplewatchingweretransfixed bygovernorsasfarmoreattentive ity leader, broke with Trump on Arizona,TexasandGeorgia. NYT
stimulus plan for their “We will not consider reacti- Minister David Cameron in 2015 prime source of investment in by the liftoff, then cheered and
virus-blighted economies vating those arrangements, un- cast as a “golden era” of ties with British infrastructure projects clapped, with one woman with
was within reach, but ten-
sions between them re-
less and until there are clear and
robust safeguards, which are
China, the world’s second-
largest economy.
fromnucleartorail-hasaccused
Britain of pandering to the
offering a celebratory cry com-
mon for weddings.
China using
mained high after days of
summit squabbling. Slow
able to prevent extradition from
the UK being misused under the
London has been dismayed
by a crackdown in Hong Kong,
United States. Officials in Hong
Kong and Beijing have said the
Amal blasted off from the
Tanegashima Space Center Uighur labour
to produce
tocoordinatetheirinitialre- new national security legisla- which returned to Chinese rule law is vital to plug gaps in na- aboard a Mitsubishi Heavy
sponse to the Covid-19 tion,” Raab said. in 1997, and the perception that tional security. REUTERS Industries’ H-IIA rocket on time
pandemic and already
face masks
at 6.58 am after being delayed
weakened by Britain’s de- five days by bad weather.
parturefromthebloc,adeal
on the economic aid plan
would demonstrate that
Man opens fire at
US federal judge’s
Tens of thousands in Mitsubishi later said the
probe successfully separated
NEW YORK TIMES
US to walk off jobs to
from the rocket and was now on
Europeans can step up to a its solo journey to Mars. JULY 20
crisis and remain united.
The Brussels summit
house, killing her
protest racial inequality
AS THE coronavirus pandemic
draggedintoitsfourthday- son and injuring Journalist who continues to drive demand for
approaching the record
length set at a 2000 meet- her husband wrote on graft The team works on the open-source and low-cost ventilator,
personal protective equipment,
Chinese companies are rushing
ing in France.
AARON MORRISON Labour unions,along held in Zimbabwe in Herat Province, Afghanistan. Reuters to manufacture the gear for do-
mestic and global consumption.
NORTH KOREA MARYCLAIRE DALE NEW YORK, JULY 20 Harare: Zimbabwean police on A New York Times investigation

All-girls robotics team

withsocialandracial
Kimfiresofficials JULY 20
ORGANISERSOFanationalwork- justiceorganisations
Monday swooped in and de-
tained a prominent journalist
has found that some of those
companies are using Uighur la-
forextortionlinked A GUNMAN shot and killed the ers strike said tens of thousands fromNewYorktoLos and a protest leader ahead of bor through a contentious gov-
tohospitalproject
North Korea’s leader has
20-year-oldsonofafederaljudge
as he answered the door of the
were ready to walk off the job
Mondayinmorethantwodozen
Angeles,participatein
‘StrikeforBlackLives’
anti-government protests
planned for the end of this in Afghanistan designs ernment-sponsoredprogramme
that experts said often puts peo-

low-cost ventilator
family home Sunday in New US cities to protest systemic month, their lawyers said. ple to work against their will.
sacked officials building a Jerseyandshotandwoundedthe racism and economic inequality The journalist, Hopewell Uighurs are a largely Muslim
hospital after they pressed judge’s husband before fleeing, that has only worsened during Chin’ono, has a huge following ethnicminorityprimarilyfromthe
thepublicforcontributions, according to judiciary officials. the coronavirus pandemic. Lives Matter movement. on Twitter, where he regularly Xinjiang region. The programme
media reported on Theshootingsoccurredatthe Dubbed the “Strike for Black “The Strike for Black Lives is a posts about alleged government It took the team almost four sends Uighurs and other minori-
Monday,thesecondrebuke North Brunswick home of US Lives,” labour unions, along with moment of reckoning for corpo- corruption. STORAY KARIMI months to finalise the ventilator, ties into factory jobs. Now their
linked to the high-profile District Judge Esther Salas, and social and racial justice organisa- rationsthathavelongignoredthe “They are breaking into my HERAT, JULY 20 which is partly based on a labour is part of the PPE supply
project in a country where killed her son, Daniel. Her hus- tions from New York City to Los concernsoftheirBlackworkforce home.Alerttheworld!”Chin’ono Massachusetts Institute of chain. The Times found at least 17
such problems are rarely band, Mark Anderl, was injured. Angeles,willparticipateinarange and denied them better working tweeted as police raided his IN THE eastern Afghan city of Technology (MIT) design, and companiesinXinjiang participate
publicised.LeaderKimJong Salas was in the basement at of planned actions. Where work conditions, living wages and home. His lawyer Beatrice Herat, 18-year-old high school they received guidance from ex- inthelabourtransferprogramme.
UnorderedthePyongyang the time and wasn’t injured. The stoppagesarenotpossibleforafull healthcare,”saidHenderson,who Mtetwa said he is detained at a student Somaya Faruqi adjusts a perts at Harvard University. The companies produce
GeneralHospitaltobebuilt perpetrator, believed to be a lone day,participantswilleitherpicket isalsoco-executivedirectorofthe policestationinHarare,butisbe- suction cap as she puts the fin- Thedeviceiseasytocarry,can equipment primarily for domes-
by the 75th anniversary of gunman posing as a FedEx deliv- during a lunch break or observe Tennessee-based Highlander ing denied access to lawyers. ishingtouchesbeforeunveilinga runonbatterypowerfor10hours, tic use, but the Times identified
the founding of the ruling eryperson,wasnotincustody,the moments of silence to honour Research and Education Center. The arrest of Chin’ono, a low-cost, lightweight ventilator and costs roughly $700 to pro- several other companies outside
party,callingita“topprior- official said. Blackliveslosttopoliceviolence. Amongthestrikerswillbees- Harvard University Nieman created by her and six other duce,comparedwiththe$20,000 Xinjiang that use Uighur labour
ity” in improving public Salashaspresidedoveranon- “We are ... building a country sential workers — nursing home Fellow, drew sharp criticism in young women. price of a traditional ventilator. and export globally. The Times
health.Butduringhislatest going case brought by Deutsche whereBlacklivesmatterinevery employees, janitors and delivery Zimbabwe and abroad. The all-female Afghan Although the ventilator still tracedashipmentofmaskstothe
visit to the site, Kim fired a Bank investors who claim the aspect of society — including in workers.Fastfood,ride-shareand “Political intimidation of the Robotics Team, which has won has to undergo final testing from US state of Georgia from a factory
group of managers for fail- company made false statements the workplace,” said Ash-Lee airportworkersarealsoexpected press has no place in democra- international awards for its ro- authorities before it can be used, in Hubei province, where more
ingtoallocateabudgetand about its anti-money laundering Henderson, an organiser with to take part. The strike continues cies,”tweetedtheUSembassyin bots, started work in March on officials welcome it in a country than100Uighurworkershadbeen
supplyingequipmentfrom policies and failed to monitor the Movement for Black Lives, a an ongoing global reckoning on Harare, which in the past has an open-source, low-cost venti- withonly800ventilatorstotreat sent. The workers are required to
ordinary citizens. “high-risk” customers including coalition of over 150 organisa- raceandpolicebrutalitysetoffby beenaccusedbythe rulingparty lator as the coronavirus pan- the fast-growing number of pledge their loyalty to China at
Jeffrey Epstein. AP tions that make up the Black the death of George Floyd. AP of “sponsoring” Chin’ono. AP demic hit the war-torn nation. coronavirus cases. REUTERS weeklyflag-raisingevents. NYT

POPULAR RAPPER, WHO ANNOUNCED HE IS RUNNING RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, HELD HIS FIRST POLITICAL RALLY

‘Harriet Tubman never actually freed slaves’: Kanye kicks off campaign
monologue, touching on topics women’s suffrage. formation. deadline.
MEG KINNARD from abortion and religion to On abortion, West said that Speaking without a micro- West needed to collect
COLUMBIA, JULY 20 international trade and licens- while he believes it should be le- phone, West became tearful at 10,000 signatures by noon
ing deals, before a crowd in gal, financial incentives to help one point while talking about Monday to appear on the South
RAPPER KANYE West, in his North Charleston, South struggling mothers could be a his mother, who died follow- Carolina ballot, according to
first event since declaring him- Carolina. Whether he is actu- way to discourage the practice. ing plastic surgery complica- state law. The entertainer
self a presidential candidate,
ranted against historical figure
ally seeking the nation’s high-
est office remains a question.
“Everybody that has a baby
gets a million dollars,” he said as
RACE FOR tions in 2007.
West missed the deadline to
tweeted out a list of locations
around the Charleston area
Harriet Tubman on Sunday, Tubman is one of the most an example. THE WHITE qualify for the ballot in several where petitions could be
saying the Underground
Railroad conductor “never ac-
respected figures of 19th cen-
tury America. An African
Wearing a protective vest
and with “2020” shaved into his HOUSE states, and it was unclear if he
was willing or able to collect
signed. Email to an address
purportedly associated with
tually freed the slaves, she just American who escaped slavery, head, the entertainer appeared enough signatures required to the campaign was not returned
had them work for other white she helped enslaved Black men on a livestream of the event. qualify in others. Last week, he Sunday afternoon.
people,” comments that drew and women travel north to Several hundred people gath- The event was reportedly qualified to appear on West, who is married to real-
shouts of opposition from freedom and fought for the ered in a venue, where gospel Kanye West makes his first presidential campaign appearance for registered guests only, al- Oklahoma’s presidential ballot, itytelevisionstarKimKardashian
some in the crowd. Union during the Civil War. She music played before West’s ap- in North Charleston, South Carolina, on Sunday. AP though a campaign website the first state where he met the West, initially announced his
West delivered a lengthy later became a supporter of pearance. had no registration or RSVP in- requirements before the filing candidacy on July 4. AP

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tronic tendering systems from the eligible class of contractors registered with HPPWD for the work as detailed in the table.
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SALUTE THE SOLDIER

No. Cost downloading Money submission
(In Rs.) Bid (In Rs.) of Bid
HARYANA STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION
1 2 3 4 5 6 BAYS NO. 67-70, SECTOR 2, PANCHKULA-134151
1. Construction of 40 Mtrs Span Bridge over Gharwaswra Chaswal Answai 1,78,69,595/- 01.08.2020 212000/- 14.08.2020 (www.hssc.gov.in)
Kapahi road at RD 4/480 (SH: Construction of Sub Structure and Super
Structure and both side approaches) Notice for Scrutiny of Documents for the
The bidders are advised to note other details of tender from the department website www.hptenders.gov.in.
on behalf of Governor of H.P.
various post of ITI Instructors against Advt. No. On 21 Jul 2000, IC-59276 Lt Hari Singh Bist of 3/11
GR had made supreme sacrifice during OP Rakshak
Dharampur Division, HPPWD Dharampur,
Executive Engineer,
Distt: Mandi (H.P)
12/2019, Cat. Nos. 11, 12, 23, 26, 09, 10, 13, 19, (J&K ) in Jul 1999
1675/H.P.
24, 17 and 21 of Skill Development & Industrial Colonel 11 GR & Sikkim Scouts
Training Department, Haryana. and All Ranks

Reference Commission’s earlier notices dated Lt Hari Singh Bist

03.03.2020, 12.03.2020, 13.03.2020, 14.03.2020,
16.03.2020 and 26.03.2020 for Scrutiny of Document,
it is notified for the information of candidates that TOURISM CORPORATION OF GUJARAT LIMITED
Commission has re-scheduled the date for scrutiny of (A Government of Gujarat Undertaking)
documents for the various posts of ITI Instructors Nigam Bhavan, 1st Floor, Sector–16
against Advt. No. 12/2019, Cat. No. 11, 12, 23, 26, Gandhinagar – 382016, Gujarat
09, 10, 13, 19, 24, 17 and 21 of Skill Development &
Industrial Training Department, Haryana and Tender Notice
accordingly the scrutiny of documents for the said The tender is invited by Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd. (TCGL), for the
posts will now be held from 01.09.2020 to 30.09.2020 appointment of agency for "Development of Sasan Gir village
as per schedule being notified separately. Taluko–Mendarda, Dist- Junagadh" Estimated Cost of the Project:
Rs.10,22,76,014/-. The interested bidders/agencies may download the tender
Note: Other terms and conditions will remain the document from the website: www.nprocure.com from 21/07/2020 onwards,
same. pre-bid on date 29/07/2020. Last date of submission on online: 10/08/2020.
Sd/- Superintendent, Tender may also be referred on www.gujarattourism.com. Managing
For Secretary Haryana Staff Selection Commission, Director of TCGL reserves the right to reject or accept any or all tenders without
Dated, Panchkula,
the 20th July, 2020 81854/HRY.
Panchkula. assigning any reason thereof. ■ Managing Director

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It is to be notified that my client Shri Parvesh
Arora s/o late Shri Sant Ram Arora and
Smt. Jyoti Arora w/o Shri Parvesh Arora,
both R/o 415, First Floor, Sainik Vihar,
Pitampura, Delhi have disinherited,
disowned & debarred their son Sh. Saurabh
Arora, their daughter-in-law Smt. Bhawika
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PERSONAL LOST & FOUND immovable properties due to their constant
disobedient attitude and mis-behaviour as
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my clients have no control over them.
Henceforth my aforesaid clients have
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Kumar Sharma R/o-RZ-225A Attorney against my House severed their all relations with them and will
not be responsible for the acts and
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changed my name,from Lata Lalwani at above noted

(BHUPINDER MEHTANI) ADVOCATE
245, Western Wing, Tis Hazari Courts,
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Sharma Vide-Affidavit Dated-
Lost of Original Sale Deed duly ¸fW f´fi ¶fa ²fI ,
02.07.2020, Delhi.
Regd,as document No.3670,in
0040541769-9
Book No.I,Volume No.9077 on PUBLIC NOTICE 81841/HRY W dS ¹ff¯ff S fª¹f ´fdS½fW ³f, ´ff³fe´f°fÜ
I surjit kaur madaan W/o Page 30 to 37 08/05/2020 in the It is to be notified that my client Shri Rajpal
Sachdeva s/o late Shri Bansi Lal Sachdeva
office of Sub-Rgistrar,Delhi on and Smt. Ritu Sachdeva W/o Sh. Rajpal
mahinder pal Singh R/o.E-44 OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER TRANS. LINE
14.05.2020 in Respect of Sachdeva, both R/o A-132, Preet Vihar,
2and floor sector-1 rohini ND-
Flat.No.D-6, Idpl Appartments,
Delhi have disinherited, disowned &
debarred their son Sh. Ish Sachdeva, their MAINTT. DIV. IV, JKPTCL, AMBEDKAR CHOWK, JAMMU J&K
85. have changed my name to
surjit kaur. 0040542321-7
Road.No.44, Pitampura ,Delhi- daughter-in-law Smt. Hitansha Sachdeva
from inheriting their movable and
E-mail: extlcd2@gmail.com , Ph./Fax: 0191-2453427
110034 exeuted by Smt. Preeti immovable properties due to their constant SUBJECT: E-NIT No:TLMD-IV/J/02 of 2020-21 Dated: 24.06.2020
I Inderjeet S/o Charanjeet Singh Chaudhary W/o Shri Raman disobedient attitude and mis-behaviour as
my clients have no control over them. CORRIGENDUM
R/o-A-62,Omex Galleria Sector- Chaudhary in Favour of Henceforth my aforesaid clients have
The rate for carriage of T&P/Equipment/Allied Material from
14, Bahadurgarh, Haryana. Smt.Suman Goel W/o Shri severed their all relations with them and will
not be responsible for the acts and Divisional Store to site of work and back carriage of the damaged
have change my name to Dinesh Goel.9911455421, omissions of the above named persons with
equipment shall be paid as per the amount quoted in Sr. No. 41 by
Inderjeet Singh. 8368744748(Gulshan Kumar). anybody in respect of anything whatsoever.
(BHUPINDER MEHTANI) ADVOCATE the bidder. So the bidders are requested to quote the item rates of Sr.
0040542321-1 0040542321-11 245, Western Wing, Tis Hazari Courts,
Delhi-110054.
No. 5.12, 5.16, 6.12, 8.10 and 10.00 (items which include carriage of
T&P/Equipment/allied material from Divisional Store to site of work
I Mannu Ajmani Alias Mannu D/o Lost Original Papers ViZ Share
PUBLIC NOTICE and back carriage of the damaged equipment) without including the
TilakRaj Ajmani W/o Ajay Certificate of Arvind CGHS Ltd, It is Hereby Informed to the General rates of Mechanical Transport carriage.
Kumar Sharam R/o RZ 33 Membership No.258 Flate.No- Public at Large that My Client Shyam Sd/-
A/1,Mahavir Enclave-1,Palam B-101, in the Name of Lal Son of Sh. Babu Lal R/o H.No.B- PUBLIC NOTICE Executive Engineer,
192, Pandav Nagar, New Delhi-110008 It is to the public at large that my client No.:TLMD-IV/J/950-53
Village, NewDelhi -110045 Have Mrs.Shwata Lal and Mr.Puneet has severed all his relation with his Son
Virander Singh S/o Lt. Sh. Munshi Ram Dated: 06-07-2020 Trans Line Maintt. Division-IV,
Namely Praveen And Disowned &
Changed My Name To Manisha Sharma S/o Shiam Sunder debarred from all the moveable and
Presently Residing at 16/A Railway Colony DIPJ-951 JKPTCL Jammu
Tughlakabad New Delhi-110044 and
Sharma As Per Affidavit Situated at Plote No.9 Sector- immoveable properties, so henceforth
Permanent Resident of Village Gulawad
my client do not have any kind of
19B, Dwarka, Phase-ll New Tehsil Hodal Distt. Palwal, Haryana hereby
0050166694-1 Relationship with his Son, immediate
Delhi-110075, alongwith effect as he is beyond control from my declaring/debarring their Son Kapil and his
client, so my client shall not be held wife Smt. Krishna from their life , property
I Meenakshi Khatri W/O, Vikas Photocopy of Property Responsible For Any Kind Of Act, and state, rnovable or immovable and
Malik R/o N802, The Palm Drive papers.Voter-ID Card and omission and commission of offences severed all their relation with them
committed by him, if anybody deals because they are not under the control of
Sector 66, Golf Course Electricity Bill Etc. FlR lodged with him. He/She shall do so at his/her my clients.
Extension Road, Gurgaon have Vide LR.No-419025/2020 Dated- own risks. Costs and consequences. Sd/-
M.K. Chaudhary Advocate SHIV SHANKAR GAUR
changed my name to 16/7/2020, Fonnder inform at:- Advocate
Bar Liberary No.1 Supreme Court
Meenakshi Malik for all 9899974230 0040542311-1 Of India New Delhi-110001 Office at:- Plot no. 2, Office No.1,
Keshri Market, M.B. Road,
purposes. 0040542334-1 Lost My Original New Delhi-110044

I Neeru Dahiya W/O, Jitender Marksheet/Certificate Of 10th

Singh R/o 1/405, Mission Road, Roll.No.6332025, Year-2003,
Sonipat, Haryana have from CBSE-Delhi., Finder May
changed my name to Neeru for Contact:-Ruchi Sharma, C-148,
all future purposes. Pandav Nagar East, Delhi-92
0040542284-1 0040542324-2

I Swati Bhanot Perti W/o Muddit LOST MY ORIGINAL-SALEDEED

Perti R/o C-401, Vanashree CHS, 2PAGE DATED-28-02-2000
Palm Beach road, Sector No- PAGE.No.5,6 FOUNDER MAY
58A, Seawoods, Navi Mumbai, INFORM RAJ KISHOR
Nerul Node-3, Thane, VERMA,S/o VIJAY PAL
Maharashtra-400706, have SINGH,H.No.751-D,
changed my name to Swati GALI.No.13,BHOLANATH-
Bhanot 0070708989-1 NAGAR,SHAHDARA,DELHI-
110032. 0040542282-1
I mahinder pal Singh madaan
S/o.dhanna ram R/o E-44 2and Lost My Original Certificate Of
floor sector-1 rohini ND- 10th Roll.No.6360797, Year-
85.have changed my name to 2010, from CBSE Delhi., Finder
mahinderpal singh. May Contact Priya: 9873475710 PUBLIC NOTICE
General public at large is hereby informed
0040542324-1
0040542321-5 that my clients namely Sh. Sanjay Jain and
Smt. Monica Jain W/o Sh. Sanjay Jain R/o
This is for information of public BM-31, East Shalimar Bagh, Delhi have
I, Varsha Johar D/o, Kamal debarred and disown their son Ashish Jain
that my property document
Kumar Gupta, (R/o 171 1st and his wife Smt. Priyanka Jain from all their

Floor, Ram Nagar Extn, Krishna

Permission to Mortgage and Tri movable and immovable properties and their
business due to their disrespectful behaviour
NOTICE
Party Agreement of M2-07GF Himachal Pradesh Road and Other Infrastructure
Nagar, Delhi 110051) declaring and involved unlawful activities towards my
lost. If found inform to Sumer clients, have also severed all kind of relations
name Varsha Johar & Varsha with them among public at large. They have Development Corporation Limited State Road Project
Singh Mob. 9650577474.
Gupta Belong to Same Person already left the house of my clients with their
belongings. If anybody deal with them he or
Nirman Bhawan Nigam Vihar Shimla -171002
and have Changed My Name To 0040542298-1 she/they shall do to act on their risk, cost and F AX: 0177-2620663: Tel: 0177-2620663/2627602
Varsha Gupta For All
consequences. My clients shall not be
Email ID: pdsrp-hp@nic.in
I, Suresh Sahni S/o Kuldeep Raj responsible for the same any act omission
documentation Purpose. Sahni R/o. WZ-3B, 2nd/Floor,
and commission committed by them in any
Assignment Title: Engagement of Company Secretary in HPRIDC
manner whatsoever in future.
0040542124-1 Gali.No.8, Guru Nanak Nagar, Sd/- on monthly retainershipfee basis
Deepak K. Tyagi
Tilak Nagar, New Delhi-110018, Advocate Himachal Pradesh Road and Other Infrastructure
I, Siddik Shaikh S/o Amanulla Chamber No. 455, 2nd Floor,
have lost Original Registered Western Wings DevelopmentCorpn. Ltd (the Corporation) intends to engage a
Shaikh and Anowara Bibi R/o
General Power,of Attorney Tis Hazari Court, Delhi-110054 Company Secretary in practice who is member of the institute of
Bangaljhi, Nadia, WB-741123, Paper (Dt.13/12/2006), of
Mob. No. 9810283029
Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), for conducting the secretarial
have changed my name to House.No.WZ-3B, 2nd/Floor, work of the Corporation and to advise the corporation on Company
Siddik Biswas Gali.No.8, Guru Nanak Nagar, Law matters, Corporate Affairs, Good Corporate Governance
0070708979-1 Tilak Nagar, New Delhi-110018 Practices, Compliances & procedural aspects etc.
I, Puja Sharma W/o Arijit Das R/o somewhere in Guru Nanak The detailed Request for Expression of Interest (REoI) –cum
447, 3rd Floor Rishi Nagar,Rani Nagar, Tilak Nagar. Finder may –Request for Proposal for the proposed assignment along with scope
Bagh, Saraswati Vihar, North Please Contact:-9278503506 of work shall be made available on the HPRIDC website at following
West Delhi-110034 Have 0040542343-1 link w.e.f. July 21,2020
Changed my Name to Pooja http://himachalservices.nic.in/hpridc/
Das. 0070708985-1 PUBLIC NOTICE All future corrigendum’s /addendums etc. will also be made
My client SUMER SINGH S/o Sh. Shiv available on the HPRIDC website on the above link. Proposal must
I, Pravin Kumar Agarwal S/O Om be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by
Singh & SMT. BIRHMA DEVI W/o Sh.
Prakash Agarwal R/O 179-180, post) August 06, 2020 at 1500 hours (IST).
Sumer Singh both R/o H-17/25, Sec-7,
SF, E-16, Rohini Sector-8, Delhi, Rohini, Delhi have severe their her
Changed Name to Praveen
Chief Engineer-cum-Project Director
relations & debar their son Abhishek State Roads Project, HPRIDC,
Agarwal. 0040542321-3 Tewatia and his wife Natasha Tewatia NirmanBhawan, Nigam Vihar,Shimla -171002(H.P)
I, Nirmail Kaur W/o Swaran from all their movable & immovable Tel: - 0177-2620663, 2627602
properties due to their misconduct.
Singh R/o 415 LIG Flats-DDA Fax:- 0177-2620663
Anybody dealing with them will do so
Pocket-13, Dwarka Delhi-
at his/her risk. My client will not be 252/H.P.
Email: - pdsrp-hp@nic.in
110045, changed my name to responsible for their act and deeds.
Nirmal Kaur. 0040542321-4 And as the same has been debarred HIMACHAL PRADESH
I, Meena w/o-Pushpankar Deo & disown with our free will and with- PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
out any kind of pressure as they are
R/o-B-1044, DDA-MIG-Flats, e-PROCUREMENT NOTICE
not according to our temperament
East-of-Loni-Road, Delhi- INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)
and was not obeying to us.
110093,I Want To Declare That 1. The Executive Engineer HPPWD Dharamshala Division, on behalf of Governor of H.P invites the item rate bids, in electronic
SUBHASH CHANDER (Advocate) tendering system, for following works from the eligible and approved contractors registered with HPPWD:
Meena And Meena Rani Both Ch. no. 598, Western wing, Tishazari, Delhi
Are the same Person. Sr. Name of Work Estimated Earnest Time Start Date for Deadline
No. Cost in Rs. Money Limit Downloading Submission
0040542321-8 Bid of Bid
I, Mariyam Jamil D/o-Jamil 1 Construction of road from BSNL Telecom Complex 1,07,11,032/- 1,40,000/- Twelve 05.08.2020 18.08.2020
(near Circuit House) to Link with GCDM road near C.E. Months
Ahmad R/o-B-39/A,First- (KZ) PWD residence km 0/000 to 0/915 (Sanjay Marg
Floor,Mustaqeen Manzil, Ward No. 6) in Distt. Kangra (H.P.) (SH: Providing and
Shaheen Bagh,Jamia Laying Cement concrete Pavement, Retaining wall,
Nagar,Okhala,New Delhi- Edge wall, Service Duct, Culverts, Footpath, railing,
Benches and Metal beam Crash Barrier)
110025,have changed my name
2 Improvement of Camel Track road KM 0/000 to 2/600 in 2,32,00,860/- 2,64,510/- Twelve 05.08.2020 18.08.2020
to Mariyam Jameel for Tehsil Dharamshala Distt. Kangra (H.P.) (SH: C/o Months
all,future purpose. Retaining wall, Breast wall, cross drainage at various
RDs, side drain, parapets and providing and laying
0040542321-2 WBM Grading-I and Cobble stone pavement)
I, Lakhan Singh S/o Badan Singh The bidders are advised to note other details of tenders from the departmental website https://hptenders.gov.in. The Executive
Pathak R/o Vamanpura, Agra, Engineer reserves the right to reject any tender or all tenders without assigning any reasons.
Executive Engineer,
UP-283122, have changed my Dharamshala Division, HP.PWD., Dharamshala.
name to Laxman Singh 1674/HP HIM SUCHANA AVAM JAN SAMPARK. On behalf of Governor of Himachal Pradesh.

0070708981-1
I, LALJIT S/O RAM BILAS
RESIDENT-330/27,VIR-BHAGAT PUBLIC NOTICE
SINGH COLONY,ROHTAK ROAD, THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED
THAT MY CLIENTS SMT. POONAM W/O MURLI
SONIPAT,HARYANA.HAVE DHAR AND MURLI DHAR S/O SAI DITTA MAL
CHANGED MY NAME TO LALIT BOTH R/O 795, G.F. RISHI NAGAR, DELHI-34,
HAD DISOWNED THEIR SON AMIT CHHOKRA
SINGH. 0040542321-10 AND HIS WIFE NISHA INCLUDING THEIR CHILD
IN FUTURE FROM ALL ASSETS & LIABILITIES
FROM NOW ONWARD/ PROPERTY PURCHASE
I, Kathleen Minica baluja w/o IN FUTURE DUE TO BOTH ARE OUT OF MY
CONTROL. INCASE ANY PERSON DEALS WITH
Surinder Baluja R/o-12/17, Arya THEM. WHICH WILL BE AT THEIR OWN RISKS
AND MY CLIENTS SHALL NOT BE
Samaj-Road, KarolBagh, Delhi- RESPONSIBLE OF ANY CLAIMS AGAINST AMIT
GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR
CHHOKRA AND HIS WIFE NISA WITH
110005, Have Changed my
Name To Monica Baluja
IMMIDIATE EFFECT IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
Sd/- OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,
MECHANICAL IRRIGATION DIVISION SRINAGAR,
JAGDISH CHACHRA @ ARORA
Permanently. (ADVOCATE)
DELHI HIGH COURT
0040542345-2 Enl. No. 2290/14,
Res/Off. 11, Second Floor, Anand Vihar
NEAR J&K BANK(ZALDAGAR
Telefax No. 0194-2503195 e.mail Id: xenmidsrinagar@gmail.com
I Jujhar Singh S/o Pritam Singh Pitam Pura Delhi-110034

R/o-A-40 WZ-222 Hari Nagar Sub: “Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation,

Clock Tower, New Delhi.have PUBLIC NOTICE Testing & Commissioning of 01 No. 20 Cusec
changed my name to Jojar It is for general information that I
Singh. 0040542345-1 ZEENIA G GHURRA D/o
Capacity Vertical turbine Pumping units with 8
GURDIP SINGH GHURA R/o 8, meters dynamic head coupled with suitable rat-
I, HARISH S/O KEDAR NATH Tolstoy Marg, Connaught Place ing vertical squirrel cage induction motor for
RESIDENT-252, SECTOR-15, New Delhi-110001, declare that
SONIPAT, HARYANA. HAVE the name of mine has been
De-watering Station Chonchifaquir”.
CHANGED MY NAME TO HARISH wrongly written as ZENIA Ref:1. This office extension notice 2 issued vide No.
KUMAR,FOR ALL PURPOSES. GHURA in my Aadhaar Card No.
308372892774, Pan Card No. MIDS/Ts/ 1292-96, Dated:- 15.07.2020.
0040542321-9 ATYPG2712N And Passport No. 2. This office extension notice 1 issued vide No.
Z5321721. The Actual name of
I, Divya Arora wife of Shri mine is ZEENIA G GHURRA
MIDS/TS/ 984-87, Dated:- 01.07.2020
Naveen Sardana Resident of respectively which may be 3. This office e- NIT No. 25 OF 2020-21 Dated:
House No. A-1/333, Second amended accordingly. 10.06.2020.
Floor, Janak Puri, New Delhi-
110058 have changed my name
from Divya Arora to Divya
CORRIGENDUM
Sardana for all intents & Please read Bowel efficiency at Duty Point of Pump
Purposes. Inform that Divya not less than 80% instead of 88% at S.No. 6 under
Arora & Divya Sardana both are Pump Specifications of Annexure “A” (Technical
one & same Person Name
Specifications) to this office above referred e-NIT for
0040542300-1 the subject work.
I Amar singh madaan S/o Dhana Rest of the terms and conditions shall remain unal-
ram R/o flat.no-91 dhudial tered as laid down in the original N.I.T.
apartment pitampura ND-
34.have changed my name to No. MIDS/Ts/ 1335-39 Sd/- Executive Engineer,
Amar singh. Dated:- 16.07.2020 Mechanical Irrigation Division,
0040542321-6
DIPK-3167
Srinagar.

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duct a security audit and submit looking to just deface and ware have CnC (Command and so already. works”.
PRANAVMUKUL Amazon aims for its a compliance certificate as soon disrupt. What is different Control) servers in China. Earlier last month, The letter was sent after the
NEWDELHI,JULY20 Global Selling as possible. this time is that the at- Right after the (border) Singapore-based cybersecurity DoT was alerted that “data exfil- ENSECONOMICBUREAU
Government officials said tacks appear to be well clashes, we observed up to firm Cyfirma Research had tration” was taking place from NEWDELHI,JULY20
FROM A Mumbai-based tex- Programme to reach suchattackshaveincreasedmul- planned, and aimed at 10,000 attack attempts per day. warned that Chinese hackers one of the web portals of the
tilecompanythathasbecome $10 billion in tifoldsincetheborderclashwith extracting information It has come down a bit but we had increased their attacks on ministry that did not have a INDIGOWILLlayoff10percentof
one of the most popular bra- Chinese troops on June 15 and and sensitive data. have to be alert,” another official top Indian government estab- valid cyber-security audit. Data its around 27,000 employees on
nds in the bed-linen category exports by Indian the ban on 59 apps linked to said. lishments and were trying to exfiltration occurs when a mal- accountoftheeconomiccrisistrig-
on Amazon’s US marketplace sellers by 2025 China. A report on possible cyber- collect data from websites and ware or a virus gains unautho- geredbytheCOVID-19pandemic,
to a Bengaluru-based elec- “Most of these attacks are in denial of service), phishing, data attacks and the security aspects web portals of the Defence rised access to any computer the airline’s CEO Ronojoy Dutta
tronicstoymanufacturerthat highestcontributorsfromthe the nature of DDOS (distributed exfiltration, remote access tool of sensitive government web- Ministry, and private companies connected to a network. said on Monday. “We did have to
expandeditspresencebeyond region being Jaipur, Mumbai, undertakeanumberof measures
India and the US to the UK, Surat, Ahmedabad, Udaipur suchaspaycuts,leavewithoutpay
Canada,AustraliaandtheUAE
—severalMSMEshavegrown
as a part of Amazon’s Global
andPune.JodhpurandKotain
Rajasthan, and Bharuch in
Gujarat featured among the
‘Centre can fund deficit at lower Jio pushes for standard int’l roaming
rates; Bharti Airtel, Voda Idea oppose
andvariousothercosts,butunfor-
tunately, these cost savings are
clearlynotenoughtooffsetthede-
sellingProgramme(GSP).The
onlineretailer’sGSP,whichhas
clocked$2billioninsalesfrom
topemergingcitiesfromwhe-
re goods are being exported.
Similarly, Bengaluru-
rates through direct monetisation’ NewDelhi:RelianceJioInfocomm
has opposed Bharti Airtel and
Bharti Airtel and Vodafone
Idea, on the other hand, have op-
cline in revenues,” Dutta said in a
statement. IndiGo is India’s only
cash-positiveairline.
India since its launch in 2015, basedPlayShifu,whichstarted Within this, external debt is esti- Vodafone Idea on the issue of ra- posedthemoveandsaidanysuch “Andfromwherethingsstand
saw the highest exports last as an indigenous augmented SUNNYVERMA Undermonetisation,the mated to increase to Rs 6.8 lakh tionalisation of tariff structures in movecouldbedetrimentaltocus- currently, it is impossible for our
year from cities like Delhi, reality-based recreational so- NEWDELHI,JULY20 crore (3.5% of GDP),” SBI Group international mobile roaming by tomer experience. In May, Trai company to fly through this eco-
Jaipur,Mumbai,Surat,Benga- lution for Indian children, ex-
Centrecanraisefunds chief economic adviser Soumya pushingforstandardisedrates. floatedaconsultationpaperonin- nomic storm without making
luru and Indore. This January, pandedtofiveothercountries AMIDAspikeinthecountry’sdebt directlyfromtheRBIvia KantiGhoshwroteinthereport. Thetelcohasinitsrecommen- ternationalmobile roaming serv- somesacrifices,inordertosustain
AmazonhadaimedforitsGSP clocking eight times y-o-y levels and falling revenues, an SBI issuanceof “COVID The Finance Ministry has, so dations on international mobile ice,inwhichitwantedtoknowthe our business operations.
— which comprises 60,000 growth on Amazon’s global report has recommended direct far,nottakenanyviewonmoneti- roamingratessaidtheTraicanand telcos’ views on price regulations Therefore,aftercarefullyassessing
Indian exporters — to reach selling platform in the first monetisationasaplausiblewayof perpetualbonds”or sation of the deficit, though it has must intervene in removing the fortheserviceandthevastgapbe- andreviewingallpossiblescenar-
$10billioninexportsbyIndian three years of the company’s fundingtheCentre’sdeficitatlower suchinstruments said it is open to consider all op- “disparitybetweenpackandnon- tweencallrateswithoutanypacks ios, it is clear that we will need to
sellers by 2025. operations since 2016. rates without increasing inflation tions.TheFiscalResponsibilityand pack”internationalmobileroam- and in those with some bundling bid a painful adieu to 10 per cent
Mumbai-basedNMKTex- PlayShifu was an outlier in andaffectingdebtsustainability. Budget Management (FRBM) Act ingtariffs. of services. ENS of ourworkforce,”headded.
tiles,whichwasestablishedin India’s southern region, from Under monetisation, the gov- mantra”togetbackontrack,itsaid. “clearlymentionsthatdirectmon-
2006, manufactured and ex- wherethekeycategoriestobe ernment can raise funds directly The SBI report comes amid a etisation of deficit can be used by
portedhigh-endbedlinensto exported include jewellery, from the RBI via issuance of seriesof meetingsbeingtakenby the government in certain excep-
largedepartmentstoresinthe leatherjournals,kanthaquilts, “COVID perpetual bonds” or such thePrimeMinister’sOfficepossi- tionalcircumstances.Thecurrent
US and Canada. However, af- tapestry,homedécorproducts instruments. The report by SBI’s bly to prepare further measures COVIDpandemicisonesuch,”SBI
ter 2016,the company saw its and herbal extracts. economicsdepartmentnotedthat to boost growth and economic said. Monetisation simply means
offlineexportsbusinessslow- Another Mumbai-based India’s debttoGDP ratiohas risen activity. thattheRBIdirectlyfundsthecen-
ingdown,pushingittorework MSMEAromatanCosmetics— substantially over the years, and “India’s debt to GDP ratio has tralgovernment’sdeficit.
itssupplychainandlaunching which sells incense and fra- contraction in growth this year increased gradually from Rs 58.8 The report argued bringing
itsnewbrandonAmazonGSP grances on Amazon — saw could raise questions over debt lakh crore (67.4% of GDP) in FY12 growthbackismoreimportantto
in2017.Inthepastthreeyears, rapidgrowthontheGSP,with sustainability. TheGDPcollapseis to Rs 146.9 lakh crore (72.2% of debt sustainability, compared to
NMKTextiles’brandCalifornia thecompanybeingabletoex- pushing up the debt to GDP ratio GDP)inFY20. Higherlevelofbor- fearsofratingdowngradesresult-
Design Den has seen an over pandfromitstraditionalmar- byatleast4percent,implyingthat rowing this fiscal are likely to in- ingjustfromhigherdeficitlevels.
100 per cent y-o-y growth in kets. “We have been making “growthratherthancontinuedfis- creasegrossdebtfurthertoaround Full report on
Amazon’s US marketplace, bakhoor, the most authentic cal conservatism is the only Rs 170 lakh crore or 87.6% of GDP. www.indianexpress.com
which paved the way for its and the purest form of in- TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATIVE
expansionintootherAmazon cense,for107years.Ourprod- CORPORATION OF ORISSA LTD (TDCCOL)
marketplaces. By 2022, the
brand aims to post $100 mil-
uctrangeisconsumedbypeo-
pleallovertheworld.Wehave CBDT chief on faceless assessment: Will Tel. 0674-2542475/ 2542617 Fax- 2544828
Email admin@tdccorissa.org.
lioninsalesonAmazon’sGSP.
“We will continue to em-
powerIndianmicro,smalland
beentraditionallyexportingto
theMiddleEastandAfrica.But
Amazonhasgivenusatreme-
help remove discretion of tax officers CAD-282
E-Auction Notification No: 1363
website: www.tdccorissa.org

E-Auction Notice for Sale of Tamarind (with Seeds), Harida (with Seeds), Hill Brooms (Loose), Sal
Date: 17.07.2020

mediumenterprises(MSMEs) ndousopportunitytodirectly “In the first phase, we put matter,” he said. Seeds, Mahua Seeds & Chironjee Pods with Seeds-2020 Crop procured under MSP Scheme
atAmazon.Wearecommitted servecustomersintheUSand AANCHALMAGAZINE 58,000 cases under the Modysaidthoughtheprocess through forward auction platform of NCDEX e-markets limited (NeML)
to digitise 10 million MSMEs, Europe. We have rapidly gro- NEWDELHI,JULY20 startedinOctober,ithasbeenop-
create 1 million incremental wn from daily earnings of
process; from that, 8,000 erationalised now. “We are now
1. Tender published on website 18th July 2020

jobsanddrive$10billionine- $200to$2,500.Weareexcited WITH THE tax department dis- cases have been assessed gettingtheresults.Wehavedone
2. Name of Client TRIBAL DEVELPMENT COOPERATIVE CORPORATION OF ODISHA
LTD.
commerce exports by 2025,” to see this growth within a posingof about14percentof the without any additions...” about 8,000 assessments and so 3. Address and Concerned Customer Service Group- NCDEX emarkets limited, 1st floor, 101 & 101T,
Amit Agarwal, senior vice- year and are committed to 58,000 cases selected in the first far the experience is that it has person for correspondence Akruti corporate park, near GE Garden L.B.S. Marg, Kanjurmarg (west)
president & country head, making this a $2 million sales phase which was launched last
PRAMOD CHANDRA MODY workedwell.Inthefirstphase,we Mumbai-400078 Tel-022-48810555 or 7575002165
CHAIRMAN, CBDT Email- askus@neml.in
AmazonIndia,saidatthelaun- platform in next two years,” October, Central Board of Direct put 58,000 cases under the proc-
4. Registration Fees Rs. 5,000/- (Five Thousand) only (Non-refundable) + 18% GST
chofthethirdeditionofAma- said Taha Nabee, vice-presi- Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Pramod in voluntary compliance and re- ess; from that, 8,000 cases have
5. EMD Rs. 1.00 Lakh for each Sal Seed & Seeded Tamarind, Rs. 5000.00 for
zonGlobalExportsDigest.The dent, Aromatan Cosmetics. Chandra Mody said faceless as- sultinlessmismatchesandhence, been assessed without any addi-
other MFPs as listed in Annexure in shape of Demand Draft favoring the
gross merchandise sales on Listing the priority areas sessment would help in remov- lessscrutinyfromthetaxdepart- tions (to tax demand). Among Managing Director, TDCCOL, Bhubaneswar from any nationalized bank
theGSPfromIndiagrewby47 whereAmazonIndiaiswork- ingthediscretionofindividualtax ment, Mody told The Indian these taxpayers, nobody was re- has to be submitted within three working days from the date of auction.
per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) ing on to increase exports of officers along with bringing in a Express on Monday. quiredtoreporttoanI-Tofficebe- 6. Security Deposit 10% of Value of BId
in 2019, with Amazon’s flag- India-made goods on its plat- time-boundprocessforresolving “Earlier the assessment was cause he doesn’t know here the 7. Last Date of registration 4th August 2020, 11.00 A.M
ship Prime Day sales posting form, Agarwal said that the any mismatches in assessments. linked to a territory to which an process is happening,” he added. 8. Date of Forward auction 4th August 2020, 3.00 PM
72percenton-yeargrowthfor company’s“workwithvarious The Income Tax (I-T) depart- assessee is linked. In a way, the About300caseshaverequired 1. All eligible Individuals of partnership firm, Registered Company or Co-operative society or any legal entity should
exporters from the country. stategovernmentsandindus- ment will also consider adding taxpayerwasboundbythat.Alot review in the tax demand, Mody mandatorily, register with NCDEX e-markets Limited for participation in Forward Action.
2. The schedule of e-auction to be conducted will be uploaded on www.tdccordisha.org & www.neml.in
According to the Amazon try bodies on creating more more items of information for a of things would depend on the said, adding that the process will 3. Any changes/modification in the tender documents will be posted on website.
Global Exports Digest 2020, awarenessaboute-commerce taxpayerasitmovestowardspro- discretion of an assessing officer. happen without the taxpayer re- Sd/-
Managing Director
releasedMonday,solidsheets, exports on ground, end-to- viding more auto-filled details of Wehavecompletelyrevampedit. quired to go to tax offices. Mody TDCCOL
kitchenlinen,toys,towels,ap- end digitisation of processes financial transactions in the in- Instead of territorial jurisdiction, also said that ultimately the tax OIPR-26005/11/0001/2021
parel, spices and leather bags forMSMEstogetstartedoffas come tax returns, a step forward we have brought in dynamic ju- administrationwillmovetoadig-
wereamongthetopexported
items from the Western part
of India on the GSP, with the
exporters, and building effec-
tiveyetlowcostlogisticssolu-
tions is progressing well”.
fromthelatestrevisedForm26AS
whereallhigh-valuetransactions
aregoingtobereflectedtothetax-
risdiction.Thismeansthatthere-
turnisgettingfiledelectronically,
now whether the assessment is
italplatform,withassessmentsto
appeals to be conducted online.
Full report on
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BRIEFLY CUMULATIVE DEBT TO BE RESOLVED IS `57K CR, FROM IL&FS GROUP’S TOTAL DEBT OF ` 99K CR 1. The Tender due dates are extended as follows:

PMmessage ‘`50,500K cr of IL&FS debt likely to be resolved by FY21-end’ 1) Tender No.PKG1/ICB/TNUHP/JICA/C2/RAD/TNMSC/ENGG/2020, dt.04.02.2020 - Digital X-ray
Machine (4), Digital Radiography with Fluoroscopy (8), Mobile X-ray -100 mA (9), Computed Radiography
addingthatthepandemichasalso volving debt of Rs 6,035 crore. Machine (5) & C-Arm Machine (19)
toIBMCEO ENSECONOMICBUREAU
MUMBAI,JULY20
delayed the recoveries in IL&FS
Financial Services Ltd (IFIN).
Earlier, in March, the IL&FS
board received nod from the
2) Tender No.PKG2/ICB/TNUHP/JICA/C2/MAM/TNMSC/ENGG/2020, dt.04.02.2020 - Digital
Mammography System (3)
New Delhi: This is a great The new board took over the NationalCompanyLawAppellate 3) Tender No.PKG3/ICB/TNUHP/JICA/C2/USG/TNMSC/ENGG/2020, dt.04.02.2020 - Ultrasound
time to invest in India and THE NEW board of IL&FS, led by crisis-hitgroupin2019andhasso Tribunal for its resolution frame- Machine (5), Ultrasonogram Colour Doppler with 3 probes (18) & Portable Ultrasound Machine (6)
thecountryiswelcomingin- Uday Kotak, on Monday said it is far resolved 18 per cent of the work for the IL&FS Group. 4) Tender No.PKG4/ICB/TNUHP/JICA/C2/END/TNMSC/ENGG/2020, dt.04.02.2020 - Upper
vestmentsinthetechsector, likely to resolve debt worth Rs IL&FS Group non-executive group’stotaldebt.“Rs17,640crore The board on Monday also GI Endoscope Entire Set (13), Video Duodenoscope with ERCP accessories entire set (10),
Prime Minister Narendra 50,500crorebytheendofthecur- chairman Uday Kotak. File of debthasbeenaddressedsofar, shared a quarterly plan that esti- Video Colonoscope Entire Set (12), Endoscopic table (20), Endoscopic Washer disinfector (13),
Modi told IBM CEO Arvind rent fiscal. It has also revised the including Rs 16,084 crore fund matesaddressingadditionaldebt Video Bronchoscope (Flexible) (2) & Ultraslim Video Gastroscope (6)
Krishna on Monday. estimate for the overall debt res- based and Rs 1,556 crore non- ofRs8,800crorebySeptember,Rs 5) Tender No.PKG5/ICB/TNUHP/JICA/C2/RIG/TNMSC/ENGG/2020, dt.04.02.2020 - FESS Complete
olutionto57percentandtermed debt of around Rs 99,000 crore. fund based debt,” said CS Rajan, 18,000 crore by December and Set with Microdebrider (11) & Laparascope (High Definition) (8)
Mylanlaunches it“significantlyhigherthantheav-
eragerealisationforfinancialcred-
“TheCOVID-19-ledlockdown
has impacted our ability to con-
MD, IL&FS. He said the company
islookingtowindup61domestic
over Rs 6,000 crore by the end of
2020-21. IL&FS said it is currently
6) Tender No.PKG6/ICB/TNUHP/JICA/C2/OPE-I/TNMSC/ENGG/2020, dt.04.02.2020 - Multipara Monitor
(4), Multiparamonitor with IBP (4), Multiparamonitor with ETCO2 (18), Defibrillator (15), Anesthesia Work
genericremdesivir itors under the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code (IBC) process”.
clude timelines. It has impacted
the sale of real estate assets and
entitieswithadebtofRs278crore
and9offshoreentitieswithadebt
pursuing the debt restructuring
processofthreegroupcompanies
Station with monitor (18), Anesthesia Workstation (20), Operation Theatre fracture Table (with ortho
attachment, C-arm compatible) (17) & Operation Theatre Table (with General Surgery attachment) (10)
New Delhi: Mylan Monday Thecompanysaidthecumulative therecouldbeanimpactonvalu- of Rs310crore.Further,atleast11 with debt of Rs 9,382 crore and 7) Tender No.PKG7/ICB/TNUHP/JICA/C2/OPE-II/TNMSC/ENGG/ 2020, dt.04.02.2020 - Operation
said it has commercially debt to be resolved is Rs 57,000 ations,”saidUdayKotak,non-ex- projects,largelyroadassets,have real estatemonetisation for eight Theatre LED light (18)
launched generic version of crore, from IL&FS Group’s total ecutivechairmanofIL&FSGroup, beenidentifiedforterminationin- entitieswithadebtofRs473crore. 8) Tender No.PKG8/ICB/TNUHP/JICA/C2/HEM/TNMSC/ENGG/2020, dt.04.02.2020 - CRRT Complete
Remdesivir drug under the (Inclusive of bed, RO, consumables 30 kits) (16)
brand name ‘Desrem’ in
Won’t hear arguments for re-assessment: SC
9) Tender No.PKG15/ICB/TNUHP/JICA/C2/CAR-III/TNMSC/ENGG/ 2020, dt.04.02.2020 -
Indiafortreatmentofcoron- Naik: Opportune Echocardiogram with 3D TEE probe (7) & Echo Machine (4)
avirus patients. PTI
after reserving order on window for AGR dues moment to 10) Tender No.PKG16/ICB/TNUHP/JICA/C2/CAR-IV/TNMSC/ENGG/ 2020, dt.04.02.2020 -
Electrophysiology and Ablation System (3), Intra Vascular Ultrasound (3), Optical Coherence tomography
Chevrontobuy part and the time (for paying the Shah, did not mince words and minimise external (OCT) with FFR (5) &Rotablator (5)
Sl. No. Sale period Submission of Bids Opening of Bids
Noblefor$5bn EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE
NEWDELHI,JULY20
dues)...Whatishappeninginthis
country! We will not permit this
said,“Wewillnotheararguments
forre-assessment(ofAGRrelated
dependencies 1
2
Upto 12.08.2020
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13.08.2020, 11.00 AM
14.08.2020, 12.00 PM
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Houston:ChevronCorpsaid tohappen...Wehavedecidedthe dues) even for a second”. New Delhi: L&T Group Chairman
3 Upto 13.08.2020 14.08.2020, 03.00 PM 14.08.2020, 04.00 PM
Mondayitwouldbuyoiland THE SUPREME Court on Monday definition of AGR and based on The Bench also did not seem A M Naik has said this is the op-
4 Upto 17.08.2020 18.08.2020, 11.00 AM 18.08.2020, 12.00 PM
gas producer Noble Energy reserved its verdict on the plea to that, demands have been raised tobeinfavourofallowingsuchan portunemomenttominimiseex-
Inc for about $5 billion in allowtelecomcompanies(telcos) by the DoT (Department of extended time period for paying ternaldependenciesastheworld 5 Upto 17.08.2020 18.08.2020, 12.00 PM 18.08.2020, 01.00 PM
stock, the first big energy a 20-year window for paying ad- Telecommunications)andweare the dues as it observed that the is seeing groundswell of opinion 6 Upto 18.08.2020 19.08.2020, 03.00 PM 19.08.2020, 04.00 PM
deal since the COVID crisis justed gross revenue (AGR) dues not going to reopen this”, Justice 20-yearperiod—assuggestedby against China and seeking viable 7 Upto 18.08.2020 19.08.2020, 11.00 AM 19.08.2020, 12.00 PM
crushedglobalfueldemand totalling an approximate Rs 1.5 Arun Mishra, heading a three- thegovernment—or15years-as alternative supply sources. 8 Upto 19.08.2020 20.08.2020, 12.00 PM 20.08.2020, 01.00 PM
andsentcrudepricestohis- lakh crore, and made it clear that judgeBench,remarked,asacoun- proposed by Vodafone Idea In the annual report released 9 Upto 19.08.2020 20.08.2020, 03.00 PM 20.08.2020, 04.00 PM
toriclows.IncludingNoble's it was not going to reopen the is- sel for one of the telcos sought to Monday—forthepaymentisnot onMonday,heurgedthegovern- 10 Upto 19.08.2020 20.08.2020, 04.00 PM 20.08.2020, 05.00 PM
debt pile, the deal is worth sue of calculation of the dues. dispute the figures. reasonableandaskedthecompa- menttointroducemuch-needed For details visit www.tenders.tn.gov.in and TNMSC website www.tnmsc.tn.gov.in.
nearly$13billion. REUTERS “Everybody is disputing the The Bench, also comprising niestocomeupwithanappropri- reformsinlandacquisition,com- DIPR/ 2699 /Tender/2020 General Manager (Equipment)
dues. Tell us only the instalment Justices S Abdul Nazeer and M R ate timeline. petency & skill building. PTI

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CHELSEA IN FA CUP FINAL
Chelsea beat Manchester United 3-1 on Sunday to
book their place in an all-London FA Cup final,
helped by two glaring errors from goalkeeper David
de Gea and an own goal by Harry Maguire.

Ben Master
1st innings centurion Stokes delivers as opener and bowls with vigour as England level series 1-1
T20 World Cup deferred,
IPL gets a window
SHAMIK CHAKRABARTY According to BCCI sources,
SANDIP G KOLKATA, JULY 20 another reason why the UAE is
JULY 20
THE INTERNATIONAL Cricket Council (ICC) preferred is that both Emirates
STUART BROAD’S searing spell with the new on Monday postponed the 2020 T20 World airline and Etihad Airways have
ball and Ben Stokes’s all-round verve fash- Cup that was scheduled to be held in
ioned a series-levelling 113-run victory for Australia in October-November. The post-
started regular flights while in
England at Old Trafford. The defeat seemed ponement paves the way for the BCCI to or- India, only Air India is doing so
an inevitability after the visitors had capitu- ganisethisyear’sIndianPremierLeague(IPL) at the moment.
lated late on Sunday evening, squandering a during those months, likely in the United
fabulousopportunitytosavetheTestand re- Arab Emirates. It is learnt that the Indian
tain the Wisden Trophy. board will now approach Union Home should have called off the World Cup much
It was nip-backers that wreaked havoc Minister Amit Shah for approval. As per the earlier. I don’t know why they delayed. They
on West Indies. Barring the left-handed ICCrelease,“disruptioncausedbyCOVID-19” should have given all the (Member) boards
opener John Campbell, the rest of the top forced the T20 World Cup postponement. enough time to make their own pro-
seven were consumed by the inward-bend- According to a BCCI functionary, follow- grammes... Bilateral programmes, even for
ing deliveries. Broad, reinforcing that he is ing the postponement, the Indian board will us, IPL we could have planned much earlier,”
stillamatch-influencer,showedthewayand first write to the Home Ministry, seeking ap- Patel told The Indian Express.
the rest followed. If the14-ball-three-wicket provaltoholdtheIPLinIndia.Asperprotocol, He informed that the BCCI hasn’t fixed
burst with the old ball set the match up for the BCCI has to write to the Sports Ministry, any dates for the IPL, and a decision will be
England, his five-ball-two-wicket spell with theMinistryof ExternalAffairsandtheHome taken in the next Governing Council meet-
the new ball ripped West Indies. Ministry. But at the moment, the Home ing.“WewillhaveaGoverningCouncilmeet-
No one quite bowls those as frequently Ministry istaking allCovid-related decisions inginaboutaweekorsoandaccordingly,we
or masterfully as Broad in contemporary in consultation with the Health Ministry. will finalise the dates and the arrangements
cricket.His highlightreels mostlyfeaturethe However, because of the coronavirus to be made for the IPL. We are waiting for the
nip-backers, creaking through tiny spaces spread in the country, the BCCI is not hope- government’s permission (to hold it in the
between the bat and body and knocking the ful of getting the go-ahead to organise the UAE). We will (formally) inform the fran-
upperhalf of thestumps.TakeOval2009,the tournamentinIndia.Astheboardfunctionary chises (in due course). Now that the World
hat-trickagainstIndiain2011,thefirstmorn- said,havingitintheUAE“shouldn’tbeaprob- Cup is called off, things will start moving,”
ing at Trent Bridge in 2015, Johannesburg in lem”,forthecurvehasflattenedconsiderably saidtheformerIndiamiddle-orderbatsman.
2016, the nip-backer jags into the screen intheEmirates.HeinformedthatBCCIoffice- Earlier thisyear, the Indian board had de-
from all corners. bearerswillseekanaudiencewiththeHome ferred the IPL indefinitely because of the
He renders it differently, as compared to All-rounder Ben Stokes scored 176, 78 not out and also returned 1 for 29 and 2 for 30 with the ball at Old Trafford. Reuters Minister sometime next week. Covid-induced lockdown. Last week, during
the magnificent Chris Woakes, who has a According to BCCI sources, another rea- theApexCouncilmeeting,however,theBCCI
dreamy seam presentation and whose back- son why the UAE is preferred is that both office-bearers told the members that the IPL
benders fetched him the precious wicket of at the crease. None of them possess a firm prise,theyofferedthevisitorsaremotehope the fourth day, he had taken out a well-set Emirates airline and Etihad Airways have would be held, subject to the postponement
Kraigg Brathwaite and wicket-keeper Shane front-foot stride, which could have not only ofsavingthematch.Theymatchedeachother Brathwaite, pulling England back into the started regular flights while in India, only Air of the T20 World Cup, and the Indian gov-
Dowrich. The seam remains upright and the nullified the dangers of the nip-backer but strokeforstroke.Brooksdrovegorgeouslyon gamewithathrifty11-overspell.OnMonday India is doing so at the moment. Also, the ernment’s approval.
ball lands on the edge of the seam. Broad also forced Broad and Woakes to pull their both sides of the wicket, Blackwood cut and again, he bounded in relentlessly. UAE doesn’t have a 14-day quarantine rule. OnMonday,attheglobalbody’sIBCBoard
holds it differently, the wrist is stiffer, the length back a fraction. flickedwithoutfuss.Inthepreludetotea,they Hence, the protagonist of this Test win Downloading the ALHOSN UAE app – “the (thecommercialsubsidiaryof theICC)meet-
seam position more tilted, subsequently the The impressive Shamarh Brooks later stroked boundaries so frequently that it was as much as Stokes as it was Broad. In the officialintegrateddigitalplatformforCOVID- ing, the decision to postpone this year’s T20
ball wobbles a wee bit mid-air. Nonetheless, showed how to defuse those with a decisive seemed West Indies were on a hot pursuit of morning, he straightway led England’s 19 tests in the UAE” – would suffice. World Cup was finalised. With hosts Cricket
he extractsappreciableinwarddeviation.He front-foot press, but even he couldn’t stave thetarget.At least a drawseemedwithin the charge with a belligerent 78 off 57 deliver- The BCCI seems to be keeping the IPL Australiacallingtheorganisationof thisyear’s
has a teasing away-swinger too, a cutter that off an in-ducker from Sam Curran. He was realm of possibility. ies. His assault—despite all the delaying tac- franchises abreast of the developments. As a event “unrealistic”, the postponement was
he rolls off his fingers, but it’s the nip-backer anywaywagingalonebattle,afterBroadand The hope, though, turned out to be fleet- tics West Indies threw up— provided franchise official said, at least four teams – expected. The global body has marked two
that’s his main weapon. Five of his six wick- Woakes had snuffed out West Indies best- ing. In the fourth ball of the last over before England the safety valve of runs. England Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, windowstoholdthepostponedevent.Asper
ets in the match were thus bargained. laid plans of escaping with a draw even be- lunch, Stokes hurried Blackwood into an un- racked up 92 runs in just 11 overs, eventu- Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals – have an ICC release,back-to-back T20 World Cups
The fundamentals of the Caribbean bats- fore lunch, when they were 25 for 3. Soon controlled flap off his chest. It was such an ally declaring at 129 for 3. alreadystartedplanningforanIPLintheUAE. will be held in 2021 and 2022, but with an
men amplified the sting of the nip-backer. they stumbled to 37 for 4. innocuous delivery, around the stump at the “Before that, we want a three-week camp at eye on the pandemic, the game’s governing
Brathwaite shuffles across in his trigger That West Indies’s resistance lasted this rib-cagethathecouldneitherduckorweave. BRIEF SCORES: England 469/9d & 129/3d a remote place in India which falls under bodyhasn’ttakenacallonthesequencewith
movement, Chase has the tendency to plant long was thanks to a sublime 100-run part- He could just lob it into the outstretched (Ben Stokes 78 not out; Kemar Roach 2/37) green zone,” said the franchise official. regards to host nations.
hisfront-legandplayacrossit andShaiHope nership between Brooks and Jermaine palms of a lunging Jos Buttler. Yet again, beat West Indies 287 & 198 all out in 70.1 ovs IPL Governing Council chairman Brijesh India was originally scheduled to host
pushed his hands through the ball a little Blackwood. Batting as if there was nothing Stokes deliveredwhen it mattered, just as he (Shamarh Brooks 62, Jermaine Blackwood Patel, meanwhile, aimed a dig at the ICC for next year’s T20 World Cup, but following the
morethanusual,besidesoftengettingstruck amiss, with the regular freedom and enter- had on countless occasions in this Test. On 55; Stuart Broad 3/42) by 113 runs delaying the announcement. “They (ICC) postponement, this can change.

OVER THE HEDGE by Michael Fry & T Lewis

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Mars has now The best
commenced a new relationships at the
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to lift your morale based on joint
and give you a massive shot in interests, and the happiest
the arm, but only if you turn social life is that built on good
your attention to all unfinished conversation. Consider the
business and left-over tasks. legal situation, and make sure
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can you possibly make the most your rights. And don’t give
of all your many talents and anyone the wrong idea about
abundant energy? your intentions.
TAURUS (Apr 21 - May 21) SCORPIO (Oct 24 - Nov 23)
From now on you The cycle you’re now
will have to move entering is one
very carefully, which warns you
CALVIN & HOBBES by Bill Watterson flitting about behind about the danger of
the scenes, doing your best burning yourself out, but offers
without being spotted. The you the chance to get your
coming phase in your life is one physical well-being together,
for discretion, so plan cleaning up your diet,
accordingly. Also, if a friend or improving your exercise
partner lets you down, don’t be and tackling niggling
ACROSS Down too hard on them: they might chronic complaints.
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volunteered (7) (5)
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day. But, on the other reveal facts which
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confidence should be growing. However, when it comes to
(8,10) (10)
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offence, and always realise that authority, extracting the truth
(10) (4)
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be patient. CAPRICORN (Dec 23 - Jan 20)
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evil makes a comeback (7) well aware of certain exactly where you
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show? (4) (6) it’s thanks to your intuitive your relationships. Consider
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(7) (4) be faced. That doesn’t mean warm welcome.
that you’ll come up with the
right answers, though, so AQUARIUS (Jan 21- Feb 19)
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8Flightpaths,13Complete,15Alsoran,17Greece,20Train,21Girt. Don’t expect any let- to abandon certain
up in the pressure in schemes, or at least reach a
the long-term, even major compromise. Family
if today’s stars are plans are still in a state of some
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more relaxed than usual. You
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uncertainty, while domestic
entertaining looks favourable.
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to take control. At fact be support. If someone
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listened to and obeyed, it may be that they are
although they in their turn somehow forcing you to
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