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BATTLELINES DRAWN AS PARLIAMENT MEETS TODAY AN EXPRESS INVESTIGATION

Govt,Oppbraceforstormymonsoon Bypassing Ayushman

Bharat, doctor at top govt
session:Manipur,31Billsonthetable hospital duped patients,
Outrage over video
of women paraded made killing on implants
Neurosurgeon at Safdarjung Hospital in custody after he
naked & raped in and his associates overcharged patients for two years

Manipur, probe on
cludingabduction,gangrapeand
SUKRITA BARUAH murder against “unknown
GUWAHATI, JULY 19 armed miscreants”, was regis-
tered two months ago, there has
A VIDEO showing two women been no arrest so far.
Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Pralhad Joshi with Congress’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from the Kuki-Zomi commu- In a press note Wednesday
and other leaders at the all-party meeting on the eve of the monsoon session. Anil Sharma nity being paraded naked by a evening, Superintendent of
mob of men and being sexually Police K Meghachandra Singh
assaulted began doing the said the “state police is making
Rajnath tells all-party meeting Govt too concerned over rounds on social media an all-out effort to arrest the cul-
Wednesday, bringing to light an prits at the earliest”.
Manipur; Opp to raise Odisha train crash, Delhi ordinance incident which took place in The two women, one in her
Manipur more than two 20s and the other in her 40s, are
on Wednesday -- first at the months ago, when ethnic vio- from the hill district of
MANOJ C G & LIZ MATHEW meeting of the Business
BUSINESS AS USUAL lence erupted. Kangpokpi dominated by the Mohit Kumar suffered a fracture in his spine in March; his family paid Rs 80,000 for an
NEW DELHI, JULY 19 Advisory Committee (BAC) The video led to outrage and Kuki-Zomi people. implant even though he was eligible for Ayushman Bharat benefits. Gajendra Yadav
chaired by Lok Sabha Speaker BY UNNY drew sharp reactions from Inthevideo,theycanbeseen
ON THE eve of the Monsoon OmBirla,andthenatanall-party across the political spectrum, beingmadetowalknakeddown
Session which is beginning
Thursday, while the Opposition
parties soughttocornerthegov-
meeting chaired by Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh and at-
tended by Union Minister and
and prompted Smriti Irani,
Union Minister for Women and
Child Development, to speak
a road and towards a field by a
mob of men. Some of the men
can be seen dragging the two
KAUNAIN SHERIFF M
& ANKITA UPADHYAY
‘They lied: Ayushman
ernment in Parliament over the
Manipur situation, the Centre
Leader of the House in Rajya
Sabha Piyush Goyal and
with Chief Minister N Biren
Singh.
women towards a field and
forcibly groping them.
NEW DELHI, JULY 19
Bharat clearance would
countered with a demand for
discussion on the violence dur-
ing the recent panchayat polls in
Parliamentary Affairs Minister
Pralhad Joshi.
According to sources, when
A senior police officer con-
firmed that the incident had
taken place on May 4 in Thoubal
CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 INMARCHthisyear,whenMohit
Kumar, alinemanfromMeerut’s
Salahpur village, suffered a fall
take two-three months’
West Bengal. the Manipur issue was raised at district and that a zero FIR had OPP’S INDIA FRONT while at work, his family had phone call from Dr Manish
Seniorgovernmentministers the all-party meeting, Singh said been registered in the matter on LOOKS AT ‘JEETEGA some comfort: they had the ANKITA UPADHYAY Rawatlateintheevening.“Hein-
and Opposition leaders sat the government was also May 18 in Kangpokpi district. BHARAT’ TAGLINE AyushmanBharatschemetopay MEERUT, NEW DELHI, JULY 19 formed us about the surgery ex-
across the discussion tabletwice CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 While the FIR, on charges in- PAGE 8 for his treatment. penses of Rs 1.5 lakh. I broke
However,avisittoSafdarjung SHYAM SUNDER (44) and his down,” Lachho said. “I told him
Hospital, one of the nation’s pre- mother Lachho Devi ran a mod- wearepoorpeople,ourshophas
Granting bail miermedicalinstitutesrunbythe est flower and fruit shop in been demolished and my hus-

to Teesta, SC
ADDA WITH Central government, set them
backbyRs80,000astheyfellprey
SoutheastDelhi'sSewaNagarun-
tilitwastorndownduringadem-
band died two years ago.”
Lachho said that the neuro-

calls Gujarat MINISTER toaracketallegedlyrunbyaneu-

rosurgeon and his associates.
That surgeon, Dr Manish
olition drive last year, plunging
the family into financial turmoil.
To make matters worse,
surgeon eventually eventually
lowered it to Rs 35,000, “but
even this was a burden for us”.

HC order FOR IT Rawat,AssociateProfessoratthe

Department of Neurosurgery,
Shyamaccidentallyfellofftheter-
race on March 6 this year, a day
She said her younger son
Nand Kishore, a daily wage
SafdarjungHospital,isinjudicial before Holi. In the days that fol- labourer,borrowedmoneyfrom

‘perverse’ custody and the subject of a CBI

probe — whose ambit is only
lowed, his family tried – unsuc-
cessfully – to admit him to Babu
severalpeopletopayforShyam’s
surgery,whichinvolvedimplant-
spreading. Jagjivan Ram Hospital in ingplatesandscrewstoassisthis
Kumar’s example has played Jahangirpuri, then a hospital in recovery.
Teesta out in several cases. An investi- Rohini,thenoneinKashmiriGate, Lachho said she felt some-
Setalvad, gation of official records, CBI and finally Hindu Rao Hospital. thingwasoff abouthavingtopay
accused of courtfilings,andinterviewswith Eventually, on March 12, he was so much at a government hospi-
fabricating several doctors and patients by rushed to the new emergency tal – and a few days later, her ap-
evidence The Indian Express has pieced to- building of Safdarjung Hospital. prehensions were validated.
gether how 54 patients were But their woes had just be- A few weeks after the
CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 gun. Lachho recalled receiving a CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

ANANTHAKRISHNAN G Electronics and IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar in conversation with Anant

NEW DELHI, JULY 19 Goenka, Executive Director of The Indian Express Group, and Anil Sasi, National
Business Editor of The Indian Express, at the Express Adda in Mumbai. Narendra Vaskar
DESCRIBING THE “findings” of
the Gujarat High Court denying
bail to activist Teesta Setalvad as
“totally perverse” and “contra-
dictory”, the Supreme Court India-made C295 to start Pilot, husband arrested
rolling out 2026 from in Delhi for assault and
Wednesday granted her regular
bail. Setalvad has been accused
of fabricating evidence linked to
the 2002 Gujarat riots to impli-
cate senior government func-
tionaries.
Vadodara, says Airbus torture of 10-yr-old help
Setting aside the July 1 order 33,workingwithIndiGoAirlines,
of the High Court which dis- AMRITA NAYAK DUTTA Will have key JIGNASA SINHA and her husband, Kaushik
missed Setalvad’s bail plea, a SEVILLE (SPAIN), JULY 19 role in IAF NEW DELHI, JULY 19 Bagchi,36,workingwithVistara,
bench of Justices B R Gavai, A S have been arrested. In separate
BopannaandDipankarDattasaid A FULLY operational factory will THE MULTIROLE C295 A PILOT and her husband, an statements,boththeairlinessaid
shewillcontinuetoenjoythebail beinplaceinVadodarainGujarat aircraft will boost the aeronautical engineer, who al- theyhadderosteredtheemploy-
granted last year in the case. by November 2024 from where IAF’s transport duties, legedly tortured and assaulted a ees, but did not name them.
“Appellant is directed to be the first Indian-made C295mili- carrying troops and ma- 10-year-old girl they had em- “Atabout9am,wereceiveda
continued on the bail whichwas tary transport aircraft will start terial across the country. ployedtotakecareof theirthree- call about a child being mis-
granted to her on September 2, rolling out 2026 onward, senior The aircraft can operate year-old son, were beaten up by treated by her employers. It was
2022,” the bench said. Airbus officials said Wednesday. on short and unpaved the minor's relatives and resi- found that a 10-year-old girl had
Commenting on the High The facility will be similar to runways. dents of the area in Dwarka, been employed as a domestic
Court order, the bench said “the the sprawling 1.2 million-sqm Delhi, on Wednesday. help at a house for over a month.
order passed by the learned Airbus factory in Seville in Spain. The girl, from a village in Thecouplewerebeatingherand
judge running into more than The aircraft will be manufac- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Bihar, had bruises on her face, harassing her. This was noticed
100 pages makes an interesting tured under India’s first-ever (HAL) has had a monopoly over swollen eyes, lacerations and by the minor’s relative on
reading. On one hand, the ‘Make in India’ Aerospace pro- manufacture of military aircraft burn injuries on her arms when Wednesday,” said Harsha M
learned judge has spent pagesto gramme in the private sector. in India. she was rescued, said police. Vardhan, DCP (Dwarka).
CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 For the longest time, the CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 The pilot, Poornima Bagchi, CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

In a Mumbai hospital, an abandoned baby is

nursed to health: Khushi, their bundle of joy
PAGE 1 That’s how Baby Khushi ar- “After examination, we re-
ANCHOR rived at the hospital run by the alised that the child must have
Brihanmumbai Municipal beenin thedustbinforatleast2-
Corporation(BMC).Asthepolice 3 hours. We first rushed her to
team handed the baby over to the infant warmer machine and
RUPSA CHAKRABORTY the doctors, Dr Vatkar recalls,his later put her on oxygen,” said Dr
MUMBAI, JULY 19 heart sank at the sight of the frail Vatkar, who heads the hospital’s
and sickly baby bundled in a rag. paediatric department.
AROUND NOON on June 12, Dr Khushi had been rescued Dr Vatkar said that given
Amit Vatkar was on his daily that morning after a passerby Khushi’s prolonged exposure to
rounds at the paediatric ward of spotted her inside a dustbin and an unhygienic environment, his
Ghatkopar’s civic-run Rajawadi informed the Powai Police. The team had to ensure that the baby
Hospital when his phone lit up newborn, her umbilical cord in- didn’t contract an infection. “Our
with a message: an abandoned tact, had weakened breathing main challenge was to save her
newborn had been rescued by and her body had started turn- from any possible infection and
thePowaiPoliceandneededim- ing blue when she was brought Khushi at the Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar. Deepak Joshi developmentofsepsis,”headded.
mediate medical attention. to Rajawadi. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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● India-made C295 to start rolling out
of houses of 3 razed for In September 2021, India for- and avionics — which have been

‘spitting water’ on Govt, Opp brace for stormy session malised the acquisition of 56
AirbusC295aircrafttoreplacethe
legacyAvrofleetoftheIAFatacost
of Rs 21,935 crore.
sourced from Pratt & Whitney,
Collins Aerospace – there will be
atransferof manufacturingtech-
nologytoTASLbyAirbusonmost

religious procession concerned about the situation,

and it was a serious issue that
shouldbediscussedinParliament.
The discussion on The
Government of National Capital
Territory of Delhi (Amendment)
wherethecurrentHousestrength
is238MPs,theBJPanditsalliesto-
getherhave111members(includ-
mand of INDIA,” tweeted
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.
The BAC and the all-party
Underthedeal,Airbuswillde-
liver the first 16 aircraft in ‘fly-
away’ condition from its final as-
othercomponentssothat95per-
centoftheaircraftcouldbemade
inIndiawithinthenextfewyears.
a recent religious programme in After the meeting, Joshi said the Bill is expected to raise heat in ing nominated MPs). The meeting also saw some parties sembly line in Seville while the Tamarit said the airframe of
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Ujjain. The police registered an government was willing to dis- both the Houses, especially Rajya Oppositionisonlymarginallybe- liketheDMK,CPI(M),CPI,RSPand remaining40aircraftwillbeman- themediumtransportaircraftwill
BHOPAL, JULY 19 FIR under various Sections, lead- cusseveryissuepermittedunder Sabha, where the Opposition is hind with 106 members, barring the Muslim League asking the ufactured and assembled by the involve more than 14,000 parts
ingtotheirsubsequentdetention. therulesandapprovedbythepre- planning to make every effort to theBJD,YSRCP,BSP,TDPandJD(S). government to address concerns Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) in and components, and around
THEUJJAINdistrictadministration WetheninformedtheMunicipal siding officers. stall its passage. The government “TheOppositionraisedaseries over the Uniform Civil Code. The Indiaaspartof anindustrialpart- 3,500 parts will be industrialised
on Wednesday razed purported Corporation and the Revenue However,theOpposition’sin- will need the support of some of issues, but Rajnath Singh re- Congress was silent on the UCC. nershipbetweenthetwocompa- progressively every year by Tata,
illegal constructions at houses of Department about the accused.” sistence that the discussion non-NDA,non-Oppositionparties sponded to the Manipur issue The TMC did not attend the all- nies at the factory in Vadodara. dependingonthecapabilityofthe
three people in an action against Today, he said, the “illegal en- shouldtakeplaceinthepresence to ensure that the Bill sails only,” said a source. party meeting. At present, the only final as- Indian supply chains to reach the
them for allegedly spitting water croachments were removed”. ofPrimeMinisterNarendraModi, through. Sources said Congress's Sources said Chowdhury told semblylinefortheC295aircraftis stated level of indigenization.
ondevoteeswhowerepartofthe Asked why the police turned or after a suo motu statement by The Delhi ordinance was Chowdhury demanded discus- theBACmeetingthatthegovern- locatedinSeville–italsoproduces Itisexpectedthatthe32ndair-
‘Baba Mahakal Sawari’ religious up with the drummers, he said, him, could lead to a standoff and raisedbyAAP'sSanjaySinghatthe sions on several issues, including mentshouldallowdiscussionson the Airbus A400 aircraft. craft, which is scheduled for de-
procession, the police said. “It is in the rules to bring drum- disruptions, as the government all-partymeeting,whiletheDMK theManipursituation,floods,rail “genuine” issues concerning the ThisisthefirsttimeAirbuswill livery in the first quarter of 2029,
Around 10 am, a large police mers and announce in public may not accede to that demand. drew attention to the Governor's safety,pricerise,unemployment, peopleandallocatetime,pointing have a full production system in will be nearly a fully Indian C295,
team arrived at the homes of the that illegal construction is being “AttheBACmeeting,Joshisaid move to dismiss a minister of an assault on the federal structure, outthatthegovernmenthaslisted another country, which Jorge said officials.
accused, flanked by two men removed. We followed these there should be a discussion on elected government. “The and the situation at the India- 31Billsforconsiderationandpas- Tamarit, head of the C295 pro- There would also be spares
beating drums, on allegations by rules.” the violence in West Bengal also. Opposition'soverallconcernwas China border. “Two months have sage during the 17-day session. grammeinIndia,called“unprece- support, provided by the
thelocaladministrationthattheir Police registered a case Congress leader Adhir Ranjan regarding the Centre's alleged passed but the Prime Minister is The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) de- dented”consideringvarioustime European defence major for 10
houseswereconstructedillegally. against the three, who belong to Chowdhury quickly agreed that moves to destabilise elected gov- silent on Manipur... he should at manded passage of the long- and supply chain constraints years and a performance-based
AdditionalSuperintendentof another community, after a there should be a debate on it,” ernmentsthroughconstitutional least make a statement in pending Women’s Reservation needed to pull this off. logisticscontractforfiveyears,en-
Police Akash Bhuriya said video emerged online, showing saidasource.Chowdhury,whois bodies like the Governor or Parliamentandallowustoholda Bill,andspecialcategorystatusfor “This is the first time that suring 85 percent of aircraft fleet
Revenue and Municipal authori- some people purportedly spit- also the president of the party's Lieutenant-Governor, or central debate,” Chowdhury told re- the state. The BRS too demanded Airbusisbuildingacompletepro- at any time.
tieshadmadealistof illegalcon- ting water on a religious proces- WestBengalunit,hasbeenattack- agencies such as the ED,” said a porters. specialcategorystatusforAndhra ductionsystemoutsideSpain,”he The supply of initial spares to
structionsoftheaccusedpersons, sion in Ujjain, sparking protests. ingtheTMCovertheviolence.He leaderwhoattendedthemeeting. RSP'sNKPremachandranalso Pradesh. said, adding that some other India will continue for 10 years
following which the action was Police subsequently registered hadevenapproachedtheCalcutta TheNCTBilliscrucialasitwill saidthatModishouldmakeasuo Amongthe31Billslinedupby countries have a final assembly andwillcover10operatingbases,
taken. “Some individuals tried to an FIR. Two of the accused are High Court on the issue. test the newly forged Opposition motu statement on the Manipur thegovernmentare:adraftlegis- line or a pre-final assembly line Airbus officials said, adding that
disturbreligiousharmonyduring said to be minors. Thegovernmentplanstotake unity, with the AAP having met issue in Parliament. lation to check film piracy, intro- but not a full production system. thecontractwillalsoinvolvesup-
up as many as 31 Bills during the non-NDApartiestoseeksupport. “Tomorrow Parliament's duce age-based categories for ThefirstC295aircrafttobede- ply of special maintenance tools,
session – set to be held from July The Opposition's decision to monsoon session will start and it censor certification; a Bill for set- liveredtoIndiainSeptemberhad ground support equipment, spe-
● Khushi, their bundle of joy 20 to August 11, with 17 sittings. put up a united front could be a will end on August 11. Will the ting up the National Research itsfirstmaidenflightinMay,while cialtestequipment,technicalpub-
Among these are The hurdlefortheBJPingettingitsleg- Modi Govt allow for a discussion Foundation; the Jan Vishwas thesecondaircraftisbeingputto- lications,trainingcourseforpilots,
Thequickresponsepaidoff.A nursing staff, Archana Pawar, a Government of National Capital islative agenda cleared in Rajya onthecontinuinghorrifictragedy (Amendment of Provisions) Bill; gether here to be delivered to the maintenance and technical per-
little over a month since Khushi womanpoliceconstableattached Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Sabha. However, BJP sources said which is destroying the delicate the Multi-State Cooperative IAF in May next year, followed by sonnel,trainingaidsincludingone
was admitted to the Neonatal to the Powai Police Nirbhaya Bill to replace the ordinance on itsfriendlypartieswouldbackkey socialfabricof Manipur?Willthe Societies(Amendment)Bill;aBill scheduled deliveries of one air- full motion simulator. A training
Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Squad, has been stationed at the services in Delhi, The Digital Bills. “The government will have PMbreakhissilenceandtakethe seeking changes in the list of craftbyAirbuseverymonthuntil facility has been set up in Agra
Rajawadi — around 31 weeks old hospital. Personal Data Protection Bill, The a smooth run. We will have the nationintoconfidenceontheway Scheduled Tribes for Jammu and 2025. The 40 aircraft to be made which will be operational late
and weighing all of 1.4 kg — doc- Doctors said Khushi is being BiologicalDiversity(Amendment) numb ers to clear the Bill,” said a forward towards reconciliation? Kashmir; another for including in India at the Vadodara factory next year.
tors arehappy at the turnaround. fed breast milk from the human Bill,andTheForest(Conservation) source in the government. Debate alone is not enough. As I Mahra and Mahara as synonyms are scheduled for delivery to the Airbus officials also said talks
She now weighs 2.2 kg, is active, milkbankatthehospital.DrSwati Amendment Bill. TheBJP,withits303members, hadsaidonJune12,Parliamentis ofMehar,MehraandMaharinthe IAF between 2026 and 2031. are underway with the Indian
has a healthy appetite and the Eknath, administrative officer of The Congress has declared enjoys a clear majority in Lok the forum for PM's Manipur ki list of Scheduled Castes in Thefinalassemblylinewhich Navy and the Indian Coast Guard
mostwinninggrunts,gurglesand the milk bank, said, “Breast milk that it will oppose all these Bills. Sabha. However, in Rajya Sabha, Baat. This is a non-negotiable de- Chhattisgarh. willcomeupinVadodara–itwill fortheprocurementofaround15
coos. “The first thing I do when I helps to increase immunity. It is have a capacity of producing 12 additional aircraft, of which nine
come to work every day is to compulsory for newborn babies, aircraft per year – is operated by will be for maritime surveillance
check on Khushi. She has such a
beautiful smile,” said Sadna Patil,
especially those born under-
weight. Every day, we made sure
● Outrage over video of women paraded naked & raped in Manipur Tataandwillhavethesamestan-
dardsastheAirbusfinalassembly
purposes. They said the aircraft
will also have export potential to
one of the nurses who has been that we kept some milk aside for While the incident had taken on May 3. They said they were NationalCommissionforWomen cident will fall short. Women and line in Spain, officials said. other countries.
attending to the baby. “She is like Khushi,” Dr Eknath said. place in the Meitei-dominated later rescued by the police and take cognizance of the incident children have to face the maxi- Six IAF pilots, officials said, OnthefutureoftheC295pro-
mydaughter.Iprayedfordaysfor DoctorssaidthatwithKhushi valley district of Thoubal, the vic- werebeingtakentothepolicesta- and act against the perpetrators. mumbruntof violenceinsociety. havealreadyreceivedtrainingand gramme, Jean-Brice Dumont,
her recovery.” having recovered, the process of timslaterfiledacomplaintatapo- tion,butwerestoppedontheway Asthevideosparkedoutrage, Wemustallcondemntheviolence a batch of 20 maintenance crew Head of Military Air Systems,
Patilrecallsthatfivedaysafter putting her up for adoption will lice station in Kangpokpi district by a mob and seized from police Union Minister Smriti Irani in one voice while furthering the of the IAF are currently being Airbus, said, “Let us do what we
she was brought in, Khushi soon begin. “She will be handed where a zero FIR was registered custody around two kilometres tweeted: “The horrific video of effortsforpeaceinManipur.Why trained at the Airbus facility in havebeenpaidtodo,”addingthat
opened her eyes and smiled. “It over to the police, who will con- andthecaseforwardedtothepo- from the police station. They sexual assault of 2 women ema- is the Central government, Prime Seville.ThreemorebatchesofIAF C295 is “a great aircraft for India
was a moment of celebration for tacttheChildWelfareCommittee, licestationconcernedinThoubal. statedthattheyoungestwoman’s nating from Manipur is con- Minister sitting blindly on the vi- personnel are scheduled to be and56ofthemisalotbutalsonot
allofuswhohavebeenattending whichwillsendhertoanorphan- According to their complaint, father was killed on the spot and demnable and downright inhu- olent incidents in Manipur? Do trained here next year. a lot at the same time”.
to her. We have photos of that age. Our hospital staff came up while the video shows only two that“allthreewomenwerephys- man. Spoke to CM N Biren Singh suchimagesandviolentincidents Lastyear,TASLhadsetupafac- This contract, on top of the
smile. We were so thrilled to withthenameKhushi.Ihopethe women, there was another ically forced to remove their ji who has informed me that in- notdisturbthem?” tory in Hyderabad, but the man- MakeinIndiaobligations,willalso
knowthatsheisrecovering,”said orphanage retains that name woman in her 50s who was also clothes and were stripped naked vestigation is currently under- The AAP said in a statement: ufacturing of the major airframe havea30percentoffsetobligation.
Patil. Khushi’s crib at the NICU whentheygetherbirthcertificate forced to take off her clothes by in front of the mob”, after which way and assured that no effort “The inaction of the State and componentssuchasfuselageand Whilethisoffsetclausewillbegin
ward is now the centre of attrac- done.Wealsohopesheisadopted the mob. The complaint also al- they alleged that the youngest will be spared to bring perpetra- Centralgovernmentispainfulfor tail will gather steam as produc- withsourcingof partsfromIndia,
tion,asdoctors,nursesandpolice by a family that gives Khushi the leges that the younger woman was raped in front of the others. tors to justice.” all the citizens of the country.We tion of their initial assemblies – other options for obligations are
officers stop to play with her. love and care she deserves,” said was“brutallygangrapedinbroad Theyalsoallegedthatherbrother CongressleaderRahulGandhi again request the intervention of technically known as the ‘main alsobeingevaluated,officialssaid.
Besides the doctors and the Dr Vatkar. daylight”. waskilledwhiletryingtohelpher. tweetedthatthe“PM’ssilenceand the Prime Minister in Manipur. constituent assembly’ – will start Adecisiononthetimelineand
Intheircomplaint,thevictims The three women were later inactionhasledManipurintoan- Turning a blind eye to the prob- at the factory next week. location for setting up the
havesaidthatfivemembersofthe abletoescapethroughtheadjoin- archy”. “INDIA will not stay silent lem will notmakeit go away. The The major sections of the air- MaintenanceRepairOverhaulfa-
village — the three women and inghilldistrictofTengnoupaland whiletheideaofIndiaisbeingat- AAP is ready and willing to assist craftassembledattheHyderabad cility for the aircraft is yet to be
two family members of the are currently in relief camps. tackedinManipur.Westandwith in any manner as the Central facility will then be moved to the taken, the officials said.
youngest — had fled towards the In response to the release of the people of Manipur. Peace is Government may deem fit.” Vadodara facility next year, and Once inducted, the multirole

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forestaftera“groupof 800-1,000 the video, the Indigenous Tribal the only way forward,” he wrote. Priyanka Chaturvedi, Rajya willbefittedwiththeengineand aircraft will provide a fillip to the
persons carrying sophisticated Leaders’Forum—aconglomerate In a Twitter post, Congress Sabha MP from the Shiv Sena avionicsandothercriticalcompo- IAF’sairtransportdutiesincarry-
weaponslikeAKrifles,SLR,INSAS of registered tribes in leaderPriyankaGandhiVadrasaid, (UBT),said,“Thissilencetotheon- nents sourced by Airbus from ingtroopsandmaterialacrossthe
and .303 rifles” entered their vil- Churachandpur — demanded “The images of sexual violence going violence and ethnicity otherglobalfirms,andreadiedfor country.
lageand began looting and burn- thatthestateandCentralgovern- againstwomenfromManipurare based violence is absolutely testingandsubsequentdeliveries. – (THE REPORTER
ingitonMay4afternoon,adayaf- ments, the National Commission heart wrenching. Any amount of shameful. PM hasn't spoken, will Officials said except for major IS IN SPAIN AT THE
ter violence erupted in the state for Scheduled Tribes, and the condemnation of this horrific in- the WCD minister do?” components such as the engine INVITATION OF AIRBUS)

● Pilot, husband arrested ● Calling Gujarat HC order ‘totally perverse’, SC grants bail to Teesta
“The minor has recorded her waved at her, but saw Poornima observe…howitisnotnecessary, tion for bail at the pre-trial stage fromthem,”itsaid,addingthat“if Advocate Kapil Sibal said that in
statement with the counsellor. hitting her on the head. When I rathernotpermissible,atthestage could be entertained unless the prosecutionfeelsthatanysuchat- the proceedings which led to the
She alleged that she was beaten calledher,shesaidshewasbeaten ofconsiderationofgrantofbailto accused files an application for temptismade,theywouldbeen- ruling in the Zakia Jafri matter,
up almost regularly for not up regularly. I was shocked,” the consider…whetheraprimafacie quashing the proceedings under titled to move application for though Setalvad had filed an ap-
working as per the couple's in- woman told The Indian Express. “I case is made out or not.” Section 482 CrPC or Articles 226 modificationof theorderdirectly plicationtobejoinedaspetitioner
structions,” the DCP said. told her to leave the house and “Learned judge has interest- or 32 of Constitution. To say the beforethiscourt”.Thebenchclar- No. 2, the state had vehemently
Policesaidacasehasbeenreg- come with us, but she said her inglyobservedthatsincethepeti- least, the findings are totally per- ified that “none of the observa- opposed it. Sibal contended that
istered against the couple under employers would beat her up if tionerafterfilingof anFIRandfil- verse”. tions made in the impugned or- the offences, except those under
IPCSections370(trafficking),323 she did that,” she said. ing of a chargesheet has neither The bench noted that “on the deroranyof thetheobservations Section 194 and Section 468 of
(voluntarily causing hurt), 343 Thegirl’srelativesallegedthat challengedthesameinaproceed- otherhand,thelearnedjudgegoes madebyusininourorderwillin- IPC,areallbailable.Hesaidevenif
(wrongful confinement), 324 they had not seen her for weeks ing under Section 482 CrPC or on to discuss the statements of fluencethetrialcourtatthestage theFIRallegationsaretakenatits
(causing hurt using dangerous as the accused kept her confined Articles226beforetheHighCourt somewitnessesandobservesthat of the trial”. face value, a case under Section
weapons or means), along with totheirhouse.“Shewasbeatenup or under Article 32 before this aprimafaciecaseismadeout.The Setalvad was arrested by the 194 is not made out. On this, the
sections of the Child Labour Act badlybythewomanandherhus- court, it is not permissible for her findingsaretotallycontradictory, GujaratPoliceonJune25,2022on bench said “though Sibal argued
and the Juvenile Justice Act. band. She was only hired to take tosaythataprimafaciecaseisnot tosaytheleast”.Itsaid“takinginto an FIR filed by the Ahmedabad that case is not made under
While Poormina was sent to care of their child but they forced made out,” the bench said. considerationthatmostoftheev- Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) Section 194, we refrain from ob-
judicial custody for two weeks, hertodoallsortsofchores.When It said “the limited under- idence in the present case is doc- for allegedly conspiring to falsely serving anything on that issue as
Kaushikwillbeproducedincourt she didn't do the work, they beat standingof lawwehave,thecon- umentary,whichisalreadyinpos- implicate innocent persons in we have already held that de-
on Thursday. Police said the cou- her up,” alleged another relative. siderationswhicharerequiredto sessionoftheinvestigatingagency connectionwiththe2002Gujarat tailedelaborationofevidencehas
ple had shifted from Palam Vihar As news of the abuse spread, betakenintoconsiderationatthe and further the chargesheet has riots. Shewasarrested,alongwith to be avoided at this stage. Any
toDwarkaabouttwomonthsago, thegirl’srelatives,otherdomestic stageof grantof bailare(1)prima beenfiled,wedonotfindthather co-accused R B Sreekumar, a for- observationinthatregardwillad-
andemployedtheminorgirlafew workers, and a few residents of faciecase,(2)thepossibilityofthe custodial interrogation would be mer IPS officer, a day after the verselyaffectthecaseof eitherof
weeks later. The girl was report- theareagatheredoutsidethecou- accused tampering the evidence necessary”. Supreme Court dismissed a plea the parties”.
edly living with her relatives in ple’s residence. The couple later or influencing the witnesses and On the state’s apprehension by Zakia Jafri, wife of former Additional Solicitor General
Delhiforsometime,asherparents let the girl go and were standing (3) fleeing away from the justice. that the accused may influence CongressMPEhsanJafriwhowas S V Raju, appearing for the state,
hadgonetohervillageinBihar. at the gate of the building when Nodoubt,thegravityandserious- witnesses,thebenchsaidthatcan killed in the Gujarat riots, against opposedthebailapplicationand
On Wednesday morning, the some people from the crowd nessoftheoffencealsoneedtobe be taken care of by directing her the SIT’s clean chit to then Chief said Setalvad is involved in a
Contact for Advt. Booking: M/s Friends Publicity Service girl’spaternalauntreportedlysaw draggedthemoutandbeatthem taken into consideration.” not to do so. MinisterNarendraModiandoth- “very heinous crime of trying to
herbeingbeatenupbyPoornima. up, said police. Poornima later It said “if the observations, as “Appellantshallnotmakeany ersover allegations of conspiracy get conviction of persons, who
(M): 9212665841, 9212008155 “She was cleaning the balcony. I filedapolicecomplaint,andanFIR recordedbythelearnedjudgeare attempt to influence the wit- in the riots. are totallyunconnected, byforg-
was seeing her after days and has been registered. to be accepted, then no applica- nesses and shall remain away AppearingforSetalvad,Senior ing evidence”.
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WORK ON LOOP COMPLETE Vintage car sent for BRIEFLY
Enjoy signal-free ride on repairs seized, HC Goldtaken
awaybyfake
entire Ashram stretch seeks govt response
EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE
NEWDELHI,JULY19
Vehicles Act,” Sabharwal said. He
saidthattheseizurememostated
that the “owner is not traceable”,
GSTofficers
recovered
New Delhi:Daysafteraman
EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE but it was later crossed and the was held for allegedly dup-
An inside view of the lounge. NEWDELHI,JULY19 THE DELHI High Court on name of the petitioner was men- ing a jeweller of 10 kilo-
WednesdaysoughttheDelhigov- tioned. The plea stated that al- gram gold worth Rs 6 crore,
COMMUTERS TRAVELLING to ernment's response in a plea thoughthegovernmentreliedon police have recovered two

T3: Premium travellers South East Delhi from ITO-Sarai

Kale Khan stretch can expect a
smooth ride now as work on the
againstthe“arbitrary”seizureofa
“75-year-old vintage car” from a
repair shop over restrictions on
theNationalGreenTribunal's2014
order barring use of petrol and
dieselvehiclesofover15yearsand
kg of gold after raids in
Ludhiana, officials said
Wednesday. Thepolicehad

get exclusive lounge incomplete loop is over and the

structure has been thrown open
to the commuters. With this, the
plyingof end-of-lifevehicles.
Asingle-judgebenchofJustice
Subramonium Prasad issued no-
10 years of age, respectively, the
petitioner'scarwasnotcontribut-
ingtopollutionasitwasnotbeing
earlier nabbed Ludhiana
resident Sushil Kumar and
seized eight kg gold worth
rooms, a cigar room, a gaming entireAshramflyoverhasnowbe- tice to the Delhi government drivenontheroad. around Rs 4.8 crore. DCP
UPASIKASINGHAL zone and buggy services. comesignal-free,bringingreliefto granting it time to file a reply. The The plea stated that the gov- (Outer) Harendra Singh
NEW DELHI, JULY 19 The lounge currently spans the commuters coming from courtalsodirectedtheauthorities ernmentdidnot“possesstheright said raids were conducted,
22,000 square feet and will CentralDelhiandNCRcities. not to scrap the vehicle in the to enter a private garage which is leading to the recovery of
DELHI INTERNATIONAL Airport sprawlacross30,000sqfeetonce Due to this incomplete loop, Due to the incomplete loop, the stretch between Sarai Kale meantime. The matter is next admittedly not a public land and the rest of the gold. PTI
Limited (DIAL) Wednesday un- fully operational, making it the underconstructionsince2021,the Khan and Lajpat Nagar had been seeing heavy traffic. Archive listedinDecember. to capture vehicles in a goonish
veileditsexclusivebusinessclass
lounge, named Encalm Privé, for
biggest lounge facility in India,
said officials. While the Encalm
stretch between Sarai Kale Khan
and Lajpat Nagar had been wit-
Accordingtothepetitioner,the
vehicle,a1948-modelHumber,is
manner.”Thepleasubmittedthat
theactionoftheauthoritieswasin Complaintover
internationalflyersatTerminal3.
Theloungewillbeabletoaccom-
Privéwillbeexclusivelyavailable
for business class and first-class
nessing heavy traffic congestion.
Theloopwassupposedtobecom-
South and South East Delhi. With
theloopbeingincomplete,theen-
has six lanes, one main carriage-
way and two ramps. One of these
"afamilyheirloom"andbelonged
tohisgrandfather.Currentlynotin
violationofthepetitioner'sfunda-
mental rights under the
waterquality
modate 550 guests at once. travellers of partner airlines, pleted by June but the project got tire stretch had got clogged with ramps goes towards Sarai Kale use, the vehicle was sent to the Constitutionof India. Gurgaon: Following reports
AccordingtoDIALofficials,the credit card users will be able to delayed due to delay in sanction- commuters coming from Khan and the other, which goes garage for repair in order to get it The plea also alleges that the of diarrhoea cases at a resi-
loungewillprovideservicessuch availofloungefacilitiesinthefood ingthefunds,claimedofficials. Ghaziabad and Noida towards upwardontotheflyoverfromRing registeredasa“vintagecar”under Delhigovernmentandtheautho- dential society in Gurgaon,
asseatingareas,abar,amulti-cui- court area of Terminal 3. “Theloophasnowopenedand SouthDelhialsofacingproblems. Ride side, has been under con- thelaw. rised scrapper “were working the civil surgeon has writ-
sine buffet, a live food counter, a “This world-class facility aims to vehicleslikecarsandbikesareus- After the Ashram flyover was structionsinceMarch. Appearing for the petitioner, hand in glove for personal gains” ten to the GMDA CEO re-
children’s playing area, a library provide a premium travel expe- ingthestretchtogotowardsareas inaugurated in March, only The development is also ex- advocatePritishSabharwalargued and were “part of an elaborate garding the supply of safe
andabusinesscentrewithmeet- rience, ensuring that every guest in South East Delhi such as Lajpat mediumvehicleswereallowedon pectedtoeasetrafficonRingRoad. that the car was arbitrarily seized racket to pocket the additional drinking water. The letter
ingroomsandworkstations.The enjoys a seamless journey in the Nagar.Thechokepointdeveloped it due to the presence of a high- Further, those travelling from bytheauthoritiesonJune16. funds from selling old vintage said diarrhoea cases were
lounge is expected to introduce tranquil and exclusive setting of due to this is also removed now,” tensionwire.Thewirewasshifted ITO, Noida, Ghaziabad via Delhi- “I was in the process of refur- cars”.Apartfromadirectiontothe reported from 3 towers of
facilities such as a spa and fitness thelounge,”saidDIALCEOVideh saidtheofficial. inMayandtheflyoverwasopened MeerutExpresswayandNorthern bishing it. If the car is in a bad respondents to return the seized Orris Carnation Residency
centre, sleeping pods and nap Kumar Jaipuriar. OpenedMonday,the200-me- to all types of vehicles. However, parts of the city towards South shape, it can't be registered. For vehicleinitsoriginalcondition,the in Sector 85 and a mail was
treloopprovidesentryfromSarai theloop,whichwasalsosupposed Delhi no longer need to take thatpurposeIwasgettingitrefur- petitioner sought compensation sentbytheRWArequesting
KaleKhantothosegoingtowards tobereadybythen,wasdelayed. Maharani Bagh stretch to reach bished and for its registration as a of Rs 20 lakh for mental harass- water sampling. ENS
Man sitting on road run LajpatNagarandotherpartsofthe TheAshramExtensionflyover theirdestination. vintage car under the Motor ment.

over by car in Ghaziabad ‘Why would you kill someone for love?’ At home of
Ghaziabad: A man died after he hisfriend'scar,onwhichasticker
was allegedly run over by a car,
following which the Ghaziabad
Police arrested the accused and
of theBJP’ssymbolwasallegedly
pastedand“VidhayakPratinidhi
(representative of MLA)” was
Jafrabad stabbing victim, a father searches for answers
seized a car. written on the rear. hadopenedhisshoparoundtwo was being attacked. “Someone hadbeenstoppedthe keys of his
A video of the incident was "A case of culpable homicide ARNABJIT SUR years back after a stint at a jeans should have stopped the girl's motorcycle had been taken
circulatedonsocialmedia,where is being registered on the com- NEW DELHI, JULY 19 stitching shop where he learnt family from attacking my son...if away after a spat over the rela-
itwasseenthatthecarranovera plaintof thepolice.Thedeceased the tricks of the trade...at times they did not agree with the rela- tionship ...on the day of the inci-
man sitting on the road. has not been identified yet. The TWO DAYS after 25-year-old whenhehadtodeliverabulkor- tionship, they could have just dent, Khan, along with his sons
A police official said the inci- accused driver and vehicle have Salman, who ran a jeans-print- der, he would even spend the warned him ...why would you attacked Salman with knives.”
denthappenedonTuesdaynight been seized. Further legal action ingbusinessinNortheastDelhi's whole night at the shop.” kill someone for loving a per- Said Mohammad Aas, “We
near the bridge of RDC Rajnagar is being taken," said Abhishek Jafrabad, was stabbed to death Recalling the day of the inci- son?” he asked. never had a problem with who
in Kavi Nagar police station area. Srivastava, ACP Kavinagar, allegedly by the relatives of the dent,Salman'sfathersaidhehad Police on Wednesday said Salman was in a relationship
The accused have been iden- Ghaziabad. girlhewasinarelationshipwith, toldthemthathewasleavingfor that they have arrested the girl's with and would have accepted
tified as Saurabh Sharma, a resi- “We have got the driver's his kin said that he had never Salman was killed last week work. “Around 30 minutes later, father, Manzoor Khan, in con- anyone he chose with open
dent of Mahagunpuram, medical conducted. A sample opened up about his personal one of his friends came running nection with the case. One of arms.”
Ghaziabad. However, the iden- will be sent to the FSL so that it life with them. Even if he had, to our house to tell us that my Khan's son, Mohsin, 21, is ab- Mohammad Aas said
tity of the victim is yet to be as- can be confirmed whether the they said, they would not have Aas, 62, told The Indian Express: son had been stabbed multiple sconding and raids are on to ar- Salman wanted to expand his
certainedandthebodyhasbeen person was intoxicated at the had a problem as long as he was “Salman used to mostly stay at times...” said Mohammad Aas. rest him, said DCP (Northeast) business throughout the city.
sent for postmortem, said police time of the incident,” said an of- happy. his shop located nearby where He further said that no by- Joy Tirkey. Said the DCP, “Two “His siblings would now take
Anofficialsaidhewasdriving ficial. ENS Salman'sfather,Mohammad he had hired five workers. He stander helped his son when he days before the murder, Salman over his shop,” he added.
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10-YEAR-OLD DOMESTIC HELP ASSAULTED CM, L-G meet over

Howachancesightingbyauntledtothe appointment of
rescueofminor,arrestofcouplefromDwarka DERC chairperson
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
pointment, calling it “illegal and
unconstitutional”.

JIGNASASINHA
NEWDELHI,JULY19
deathofarelative.Policesaidthey
are coming back Thursday.
The girl has five more siblings
Duo recently shifted to NEW DELHI, JULY 19

DELHI CHIEF Minister Arvind

It said that since power was
a transferred subject falling un-
derthejurisdictionof theelected

IF IT wasn't for the 10-year-old

— three brothers and two sisters.
All of them are minors and don't neighbourhood, hired Kejriwal and Lieutenant
Governor VK Saxena met
government of a state or a Union
Territory,theCentredidnothave

girl to look after toddler

girl'saunt,thefamilyandtheDelhi gotoschool.Thefamilyshiftedto Wednesday to find common the right to make an appoint-
police would have never known Delhi around a decade ago. The ground in the appointment of ment.TheSupremeCourtstayed
thattheminorwasbeingconfined girl's father is a mason while the the Delhi Electricity Regulatory the swearing-in ceremony of
and beaten up by her employers mother works as a house help. counsellor. The couple have a Commission (DERC) chief. Justice Kumar and heard the
in Dwarka. The family said they pushed the EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE three-year-old son and had hired The long-pending appoint- matter on Monday, where it
The minor and her family, in- girl to work because they were NEWDELHI,JULY19 theminoramonthbacktolookaf- ment, withtheseatbeingvacant asked the CM and L-G to rise
cluding distant relatives, live in a facing financial issues. terhimintheirabsence.Theyhail sinceJanuary,ranintoroughwa- above "political bickering" and
JJ colony not very far from the The girl's uncle (38) said, “She HOURS AFTER the video of her from West Bengal. “After the ar- ters earlier this month with the discuss who could head the
apartment where she was hired said she was scolded and beaten purportedlybeingthrashedbylo- rest, the couple had to call their AAP government and the L-G's DERC.
as a caretaker. up everyday. They have been cals,whowereangrywithherfor friendstotaketheirson.Theirfam- office failing to come to a con- OnTuesday,theDelhigovern-
Her family alleged that while starvingherforthelastthree-four allegedly torturing her minor do- ily will come tomorrow. They re- sensus over the appointment. mentsentalistof threenamesto
theemployerspromisedthatshe days and later provided her with mestic help, surfaced online, cently shifted to Dwarka Sector - In January, Kejriwal recom- the L-G for consideration and an
would only have to take care of somestalefood.WhenIaskedher PoornimaBagchi(33),apilot,was 8. Before this, they were in the mended the name of retired hour-long meeting was held on
theirtoddler,theaccusedpushed about the burn injuries, she told taken off official duty by her air- Palam area. We also found that High Court judge Rajeev Kumar Wednesday. Neither the office of
hertodoallthehouseholdchores. me that she was once ironing the line. they had not hired any other per- Srivastava for the post. After a theCMnorthatoftheL-Goffered
She had been working there for uniform of the woman but mis- The Indigo pilot and her hus- sonorworkerandpushedthemi- long wait for the appointment, a comment on the meeting.
overamonthbutnoneofherfam- The girl was spotted on the balcony of the second-floor home takenly burnt it. The woman got band were thrashed by locals in nortodoalltheworkatthehouse,” Srivastava, citing personal rea- The matter will be heard by
ily members found out about the angry and used the iron to burn Dwarka'sSector-8Wednesday. saidaseniorpoliceofficer. sons, said last month that he the apex court on Thursday.
alleged abuse. her hands.” PolicesaidbothPoornimaand Harsha Vardhan, DCP would no longer be able to take TheAAPgovernmentisfight-
OnWednesdaymorning,a33- Poornima pulled her inside and couple. The girl's cousin, around 16, herhusbandKaushik(36)worked (Dwarka),said,“Theminorandher charge. ing an appointment by the
year-old pilot and her husband shut all the doors,” said the aunt. “She (the minor) was shiver- saidshealsoworksasa domestic intheaviationindustry. family alleged she was being as- Kejriwalthenrecommended Centre as it wants to be in com-
werearrestedforallegedlyhiring The aunt and the cousins ingandcrying.Sheheldmefor10- help. “We have no other option WhilePoornimaisapilotwith saulted for over a month. The the name of retired judge Justice plete control of its flagship pol-
the minor and thrashing her. called their relatives and neigh- 15 minutes and refused to leave but to work,” she said. Indigo airlines, her aeronautical woman has been sent to 14 days' SangeetLodha.TheCentre,how- icy of offering free power to con-
The girl's paternal aunt and bours,andlaterapproachedaCISF me. She was so scared. Her eyes Meanwhile, the residents of engineer husband works as judicial custody after being pro- ever, appointed Justice Umesh sumers for up to 200 units of
her cousins were on their way to officer who lives in the same are red. Her face is swollen and the Dwarka building where the ground staff for another airline. ducedinfrontofamagistrate.Her Kumar (retired). The AAP then usage, Delhi government offi-
work on Wednesday when they apartmentbuilding.“Still,theyre- bruised. She told me the woman couple lived said they were not Indigo airlines released a state- husband is in police custody and went to court against the ap- cials said.
spotted her on the balcony. fusedtoletthegirlgo.Thewoman forced her to do all the work and awareoftheassaultontheminor. ment saying they have willbeproducedonThursday.We
“She was being beaten up by toldustocallherparents.Wedid... beatherup.Whenevershemade HarshYadav,alocal,said,“We "derostered" the accused from havealsotakenthewoman'scom-
the woman because she had not
cleaned the balcony properly.
WhenIaskedheraboutthebeat-
but the woman didn't listen. This
went on for at least an hour,” said
another aunt.
a mistake, the woman would use
hot tongs or hot iron on her. Her
hands have multiple burn in-
were all standing outside when
the relatives and locals attacked
thecouple...Thewomantortured
their company till the time inves-
tigationisinplace.
Aftertheminorwasrescuedby
plaintandlodgedanFIRagainstlo-
calsforbeatingher.”
As per the woman's lawyers,
Lokesh M to replace
ings, she told me she was beaten
up regularly. I told her to come
with us but she refused, saying
The girl was finally released
fromthehomeat9am.However,
bythen,therelativesanddomes-
juries,” added the aunt.
The girl's family hails from a
village in Bihar. Though her par-
her.Anybodywouldgetenraged.”
Anotherresidentofthebuild-
ing said, “We don't know much
herfamily,thepolicecametopick
up the couple who were later
questioned and arrested. The mi-
she sustained injuries to her eyes,
face and head as she was slapped
by a group of women who also
Ritu Maheshwari
that her employers will beat her
up. We started shouting but
tic workers in the area said they
were agitated and attacked the
ents also live in Dwarka, they left
for Bihar a month ago after the
about the couple. They shifted
here two months ago only.”
nor'sstatementhasbeenrecorded
by the police and in front of the
punched her and dragged her by
thehair. as CEO of Noida
In monsoon, Delhi sees more PWD directs officials to implement EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE
NOIDA,JULY19

heavy rain events in past 3 yrs pending transfer orders in 5 days brought to effect at once. A com-
AFTERSERVINGforalong-timeas
Noida Industrial Development
Authority (NOIDA) Chief
Executive Officer (CEO), Ritu
GAYATHRIMANI A senior official said pliancereportbesenttothesecre- Maheshwari has been removed
ABHINAYAHARIGOVIND NEWDELHI,JULY19 transfer/posting orders, tariat...so that the matter may be fromthepositionandtransferred Ritu Maheshwari; Lokesh M
NEW DELHI, JULY 19 placedbeforehigherauthorities." to Agra where she has been ap-
OFFICIALSWORKINGindifferent which were supposed The special secretary added pointed as the commissioner.
A SINGLE day of very heavyrain- branches of the Public Works to be implemented thatincaseofnon-issuanceofre- Kanpur's divisional commis- batchIASofficer,hasreplacedher
fall, followed by a day of heavy Department (PWD) have re- lieving order or non-compliance sioner Lokesh M will replace as GNIDA CEO.
rainfall, resulted in widespread mained in their positions despite
months ago, have not of the same in five working days, Maheshwari who was also re- Lokesh M is a 2005-batch IAS
waterlogging and brought the being issued transfer notices been executed yet the officer shall be relieved and moved from the position of officer, who was appointed as
city to a standstill earlier this months ago. shall report to the new place of Greater Noida Industrial KanpurCommissioneronMay31.
month. How frequent are such The PWD secretariat has now posting without waiting for for- DevelopmentAuthority(GNIDA) Earlier, he was Saharanpur's
instances in the city in the mon- issuedanultimatumtomakesure mentedandarenotbeingbrought mal relieving. CEO on July 9. Divisional Commissioner. Before
soon months? thatthetransferordersareimple- to effect immediately. It is ex- Another senior PWD official A2003-batchIASofficerofthe that, he served as District
Moresuchinstancesof heavy mented immediately and engi- pected that transfer/posting or- added,"Usually,thetransferorder UP cadre, Maheshwari had been Magistrate and collector of
and very heavy rainfall have neers are relieved of their charge ders should be implemented ofanofficerisdelayedorcancelled serving as Noida CEO since July Mainpuri, Kushinagar, Etah,
been recorded from the mon- In 2023, Delhi saw 7 heavy rainfall events. Abhinav Saha withinthenextfiveworking days. within 5 working days of the is- on medical grounds or in emer- 2019 after holding the post of the Ghazipur, Amroha and
soon months of June to A senior official said that sev- suance but the same is not being gency cases. But in PWD, some Ghaziabaddistrictmagistrate.She Kaushambidistrictsfrom2009to
September in the past three
years – 2020, 2021 and 2022, as
INSTANCES OF HEAVY RAINFALL eral transfer/posting orders,
which were supposed to be im-
observeddiligently,"theorder,is-
sued on July 17 by PWD special
engineersareongoodtermswith
the powers that be, so they try to
is also the Managing Director of
Noida Metro Rail Corporation.
2016.He wasSpecialSecretaryto
UP Govt's Horticulture and Food
compared to 2017, 2018, and ■ Heavy rainfall days plementedmonthsago, havenot secretary said. stay the orders." After former Greater Noida Processing Department, and
2019, data from the India ■ Very heavy rainfall days 41 been implemented yet. Officialssaidthatthereare15- "With recent ordinance, CEO and Meerut commissioner Housing and Urban Planning
Meteorological Department "Ithasbeenbroughttotheno- 17 such orders. which puts the L-G at the top of SurenderSinghwaspostedassec- Department in 2013-14. The IAS
(From June to Sept)
(IMD) shows. tice that the transfer/posting or- Theorderfurthersaid,"Itisre- power structure, especially in retary to Delhi L-G on September officerwasdeputedinKarnataka
16 16
With one instance being 10 10 ders issued by the PWD questedthatallthetransfer/post- matters of transfers and posting, 28, 2022, Maheshwari was given state for five years from 2016 to
9 7 6
markedwhenoneof thestations 4 Secretariat,inrespectofengineer- ing orders issued from January, orders are being carried out additional charge of GNIDA CEO 2021 on personal grounds. His
2 2 1
in the city records heavy (64.5 ing officers, are not being imple- 2023 onward be reviewed and strictly,” an official said. as well. Ravi Kumar N G, a 2004- home district is Bengaluru.
mm to 115.5 mm) or very heavy 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
rainfall (115.6 mm to 204.4 mm)
on any given day, last year, Delhi Heavy rainfall: 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm
Very heavy rainfall: 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm
1984 riots: Court
saw 16 instances of heavy rain-
fall and one instance of very
Extremely heavy rainfall: 204.5 mm or more (The city has recorded
no such instance from 2017)
asks CBI to bring
heavy rainfall from June to
September.
One weather station recording heavy or very heavy rainfall on any
given day is counted as one instance. Source: IMD complaint over
Thisyear, the cityhasalready
seen seven instances of heavy public servant
rainfall and six of very heavy
rain. Of these, eight of the heavy
figure of just two instances of
heavy rainfall and none of very
tation will generally become
morefrequent andmoreintense order’s violation
and very heavy rainfall events heavy rainfall in the monsoon. with additional global warm-
were seen on July 9 at observa- While 2017 also saw no in- ing.” NIRBHAYTHAKUR
tories including Safdarjung, stancesof veryheavyrainfall,the When waterlogging dis- NEWDELHI,JULY19
Lodhi Road, Mayur Vihar, the monsoon season that year rupted life in the city a little over
Delhi Ridge, Delhi University, recorded nine heavy rainfall a week ago, Delhi Chief Minister A DELHI Court Wednesday de-
Pitampura and Jafarpur. Some of events, at stations including the Arvind Kejriwal pointed to the clinedtotakecognizanceofasup-
theseareautomaticweathersta- Delhi Ridge, Pitampura, Lodhi intensity of rainfall and tweeted plementary chargesheet filed by
tions. Road, Jafarpur and Najafgarh. In that Delhi received around 15% CBI against Congress leader and
From 2017, the highest num- 2018, there were 10 heavy rain- of the total rainfall of the mon- former Union Minister Jagdish
berof suchinstanceswasseenin fall events and two instances of soon season in just 12 hours. Tytler in May in the case relating
2021, when there were 41 in- very heavy rainfall. Visiting areas that were water- to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
stances of heavy rainfall and 10 According to a chapter on logged,PWD Minister Atishi had Asking that the complaint by
instances of very heavy rainfall.
In 2020, there were 16 in-
stancesof heavyrainfallandfour
weather and climate extreme
events in a changing climate, in
the Sixth Assessment Report of
also said then that the PWD is
prepared to handle up to 100
mm of rainfall, but there was an
OUT IN THE SUN a public servant be placed on
record to justify the inclusion of
theoffence of violation of section
of very heavy rainfall, while in the Intergovernmental Panel on unprecedented 150 mm of rain- Children walk past books put to dry near a shelter by the Yamuna in ITO on Wednesday. Tashi Tobgyal 188oftheIPC(disobedienceofor-
2019, there was a much lower Climate Change, “heavy precipi- fall in 24 hours that Saturday. der duly promulgated by public
servant), ACMM Vidhi Gupta
AnandofRouseAvenueCourtsaid
she could not take cognizance of
the chargesheet “in parts”. "I can
YAMUNA WATER RECEDES not take cognizance in parts…

Flood-hit families take stock of damage, worry about returning

cognizance must be taken of all
sections mentioned in the
chargesheet,"saidACMMAnand.
The supplementary
chargesheethadaddedthreenew
Khadar,saidthewaterwouldtake theroadtodry. “Istillcan’treturn heard announcements last week whole DND area of encroachers. offences -IPCsections153A(pro-
UPASIKASINGHAL at least two to three months to home,” said Sunita (32) as she that we’re not allowed to go back Even the Gandhi Nagar area was motingenmitybetweendifferent
NEWDELHI, JULY19 fully recede. “ We’re not going to rakedmudoutof herhouse.“The to our houses.” cleared up.” groups), 188 and 148 (rioting
move back to the banks for some entirehouseiscakedwithsiltand Some,however,saidthispanic Meanwhile, Delhi Revenue armed with a deadly weapon).
WITH THE Yamuna water reced- time after the water recedes. We mud. It’ll take a few days for it to takes over residents every year. Minister Atishi issued a notice to OthersectionsinvokedbytheCBI
ing,somepeopleareslowlygoing think the river will swell again in dryoutifitdoesnotrain,”shesaid. Bablu (28), an IT company em- thedivisionalcommissionertobe werethoseofrioting,unlawfulas-
totheirhomesandsomearefind- August,” Shah said. Some residents also fear that ployee said, “This happens every on the guard against water and sembly,abetmentreadwithmur-
ing their way back to assess the Insomehigh-lyingareasnear they might not be allowed to go year - the floods come and the vector-bornediseasesinallflood- der, and defiling religious places.
damage to their houses and pos- theMayurViharrelief camppeo- back. “I was born and brought up people panic that they won’t be affected areas. AccordingtoSection195ofthe
sessions. ple have returned to their houses here,Iwenttoschoolnearby.How allowedtogoback,butpeoplestill IntheMayurViharreliefcamp CrPc,nocourtcantakecognizance
The water has not receded toassessthedamages.Beds,mat- can they ask us to leave and go return to their houses.” andareasadjoiningit,thedistrict of offences under sections 172 to
completelyyet,andmanyshacks tresses, grains, and furniture lay backtoourvillages?We’vesetup The executive magistrate of magistrate’s(East)officeisensur- 188oftheIPC,'exceptonthecom-
still remain underwater. sprawledonthestreetsoakingup ourentireliveshere,” saidGovind EastDistrict,VinodKumar,said,“It ing regular fumigation and disin- plaintinwritingofthepublicser-
Anand Shah (29), a second- the afternoon sun as people laid Fumigation at a flood relief camp near Loha Pul. Tashi Tobgyal (22), an AC repairman. depends on the DDA to take fectiontopreventthebreakoutof vant concerned'. The matter will
generation farmer from Yamuna theirpossessionsinthemiddleof Anand Shah (29) agreed, “I measures.They’veclearedupthe diseases. be heard on July 21.
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Centre amends rules, can act against Rlys plans economy meals for general coaches
NewDelhi:Therewillbeaf- Railways said on The meals are to be

IAS, IPS, IFoS pensioners on its own fordable“economymeals”

and packaged water spe-
cially for general-coach
Wednesday. The counters
will be placed on the plat-
forms next to the general
supplied from the kitchen
units — Refreshment
RoomsandJanAhaars—of
a reference from the State Government Theamendedrulesreiteratethatthe passengers at stations, coaches. IRCTC. ENS
SHYAMLAL YADAV concerned, if after retirement a pen- decision of the Central Government on
NEW DELHI, JULY 19 sionerisconvicted”.Theamendedrules withholding or withdrawing the pen-
have added “or otherwise” after “...the sion “shall be final”.
THE CENTRAL government has State Government concerned”. Anewrulestatesthatnomemberof
amended rules relating to retirement AsourceintheDoPTsaidthismeans a service who has worked in any
benefits of IAS, IPS (Indian Police thattheCentremaynothavetowaitfor Intelligence or security-related organi-
Service)andIFoS(IndianForestService) areferencefromthestategovernmentto sation “shall, without prior clearance
pensioners empowering itself to act act against a pensioner found guilty of from the Head of such Organisation,
against them and withhold or with- grave misconduct or convicted of a se- make any publication after retirement
drawtheirpensionevenwithoutaref- rious crime by a Court. of any material” relating to domain of
erence from the state government if A source in a state government said the organisation, including any refer-
they are found guilty of grave miscon- ifthestategovernmentconcerneddoes ence or information about any person-
ductorareconvictedof aseriouscrime. not send such references in such cases, nelandhisdesignation,andexpertiseor
InaJuly6notificationontheAllIndia the central government may initiate a knowledgegainedbyvirtueofworking
Services (Death-cum-Retirement process of action. inthatorganisation;andsensitiveinfor-
Benefits) Amendment Rules, 2023, the The rationale behind this amend- mation.“Thismeansthatexpressingand
Department of Personnel and Training mentwasthatsometimesstategovern- writinginthemediaandwritingbooks
(DoPT) said a ‘grave misconduct’ in- ments concerned do not send a refer- which disclose sensitive information
cludes communication or disclosure of ence for action against retired officials willresultinactionagainstofficialscon-
any document or information men- even after conviction by courts of law. cerned,”thesourceinDoPTsaid.Asim-
tioned in the Official Secrets Act and a Onapplicabilityof theCentre’srulesre- ilar amendment was made in 2021 in
‘serious crime’ includes any crime in- lated to deputation of All India Services the respective pension rules for Central
volving an offence under the Official officials also, the Central and West Civil Services.
Secrets Act. Bengal governments were at logger- Officers who served with intelli-
Sources in the government pointed heads two years ago and prior to that. genceorsecurity-relatedorganisations
to an earlier rule 3(3) in the All India Considering the nature of All India willhavetogiveanundertakingtoabide
Services (Death-cum-Retirement Services,theCentralgovernmentisoften by new rules and any failure to observe
Benefits)Rules,1958,whichstatedthat helplessintakingactionagainstsuchof- suchanundertakingonthepartof are-
the Central government may withhold ficers without a reference from state tired member of services “shall be
orwithdrawpensionoranypartofit“on governments. treated as grave misconduct.”

Govt clears appointments of

Chief Justices for 4 high courts
until April 2026. elevated to the Supreme Court,
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE The Centre appointed Justice Justice Agrawal will retire in
NEW DELHI, JULY 19 Subhasis Talapatra, a judge of April 2028.
Orissa High Court, as the Chief The government appointed
THE CENTRE on Wednesday Justice of the same High Court. Justice Ashish Desai, who is cur-
clearedtheappointmentof chief His appointment will take effect rently the Acting Chief Justice of
justices for four high courts. on August 7, when the current Gujarat High Court, as the Chief
Justice Alok Aradhe, cur- Chief Justice, Justice S Justice of Kerala HC.
rentlyCJof KarnatakaHighCourt Muralidhar, retires. Justice Desai was appointed
has been appointed as the Chief Justice Talapatra is currently an additional judge of Gujarat
Justice of Telangana High Court. the second senior most judge of High Court in November 2011
JusticeAradhewasoriginallyap- Orissa High Court. His tenure as and was made a permanent
pointed additional judge of the aHighCourtjudgeisexpectedto judge in 2013.
Madhya Pradesh High Court in end in October this year. Thegovernmentalsonotified
2009, and was transferred to the The government appointed the transfer of Justice P Sam
Jammu andKashmir HC in 2016. Justice Sunita Agarwal, judge Koshy, a judge of Chhattisgarh
He also briefly served as an act- of the Allahabad High Court, High Court to Telangana
ing chief justice there. as the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court.
In2018,hewastransferredto High Court. In a resolution on July 6, the
the Karnataka High Court. From Justice Agrawal was ap- Supreme Court Collegium
July to October 2022, Justice pointed an additional judge of headedbyChief Justiceof IndiaD
Aradhe was the acting chief the Allahabad High Court in Y Chandrachud stated that
Justice of Karnataka HC. He has November 2011 and became a Justice Koshy had sought his
a tenure as a High Court judge permanent judge in 2013. If not transfer out of Chhattisgarh.

Baghel govt STRESSED ASSETS RECOVERY BRANCH

hikes salary,
2nd Floor, Patna Main Branch Building, West Gandhi Maidan, Patna- 800001
Ph. No. (Office): 0612-2219043, 2219385, Fax: 0612-2219385, E-mail: sbi.05176@sbi.co.in

allowances E-AUCTION SALE NOTICE FOR SALE OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES

E-auction Sale Notice for Sale of Immovable Assets under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement
of Security Interest Act, 2002 read with proviso to Rule 8(6) of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002.
of employees Notice is hereby given to the public in general and in particular to the Borrower(s) and Guarantor(s) that the below described Immovable property
mortgaged/charged to the Secured Creditor, the SYMBOLIC POSSESSION of which have been taken by the Authorised Officer of State Bank
RAIPUR:With Assembly elec- of India, the Secured Creditor, will be sold on “As is Where is”, As is What is” and “Whatever there is” basis on 29.08.2023 (Tuesday). Other
detials of the e-auction are as under:
tions just five months away,
Sl. Name of Amount of Name of Date of Reserve Price
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister 13(2) below which
No. Borrower(s) Demand (as Mortgagor/
Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday per SARFAESI Guarantor Date of the property
announced a hike of 4 per cent notice) Description of the property 13(4) will not be sold
in the Dearness Allowance (DA) under EMD
SARFAESI Bid Increment
of about 5 lakh government em- Act Amount
ployees.
1. Sri Nagendra ` 14,53,241.00 All that part and parcel of the property consisting of Land & Sri Ram 18.12.2019 `14,76,000/-
The move will cost the state Building in the name of Sri Ram Gahan Ram S/o Late Khokha Gahan Ram
Kumar & Sri as on `1,47,600/-
exchequer Rs 800 crore. Apart 01.07.2020
Ram Gahan 18.12.2019 Ram covered under Sale Deed No.9262 dated 29.06.2004 S/o Late
from this all employees will get `10,000/-
Ram with further situated at Mauza-Mirzapur under Municipality- Sasaram, Ward Khokha Ram
house rent allowance of 9 per Interest from No.27, Thana-Sasaram, Thana No.139, Distt-Rohtas, Khata (Mortgagor)
cent for B-class cities and 6 per 19.12.2019 plus No.27, Plot no.219, Area-1 Kattha. Boundary: North: Udaso
cent for those based in other other charges, Devi, South-Rasta, East-Mu. Kunti Kunwar urf Anpi Kunwar,
costs etc. West-Markandey Singh & others. (Property ID for e-auction:
cities. The contractual employ-
SBIN71192347444)
ees have received a salary hike.
e-Auction Terms and Condition
Baghel announced 27 per cent 1. Date of e-auction: 29.08.2023 (Tuesday), Time: 120 Minutes from 12:00 Noon to 02:00 P.M. with unlimited extension of 10 Minutes each.
increase in the salary of 37,000 2. Website/portal for e-auction-https://mstcecommerce.com/auctionhome/ibapi/index.jsp.
contract workers, costing the 3. The General Terms & Conditions are available on- https://sbi.co.in/web/sbi-in-the-news/auction-notices/sarfaesi-and-others.
state government an additional 4. To the best of knowledge and information of the Authorised Officer, there is no encumbrance on the property/ies. However, the intending bidders
expenditure of Rs 350 crore. should make their own independent inquiries regarding the encumbrances, title of property/ies put on auction and claims/rights/dues/affecting the
property, prior to submitting their bid. The e-Auction advertisement does not constitute and will not be deemed to constitute any commitment or
Among other announce- any representation of the bank. The property is being sold will all the existing and future encumbrances whether known or unkwon to the bank.
ments made by the CM were a The Authorised Officer/Secured Creditor shall not be responsible in any way for any third party claims/rights/dues. The sale shall be subject to
monthly salary hike of Rs 4,000 rules/conditions prescribed under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of security Interest Act, 2002.
for daily wage earners, costing This publication is also a 15 days notice to all the borrower/guarantors require under Rule 8(6) of Security Interest Enforcement Rules, 2002.
the state government an addi- NB: 15 days Sale Notice to Borrower/Guarantors has already been sent by Regd. Post at their last known address. In case they do not receive the
said notice, this E-auction Sale Notice may be treated as substituted mode of service.
tional Rs 240 crore. ENS
Date : 18.07.2023 AUTHORISED OFFICER
Place : Patna STATE BANK OF INDIA, SARB, PATNA

STRESSED ASSETS RECOVERY BRANCH STRESSED ASSETS RECOVERY BRANCH

2nd Floor, Patna Main Branch Building, West Gandhi Maidan, Patna- 800001 2nd Floor, Patna Main Branch Building, West Gandhi Maidan, Patna- 800001
Ph. No. (Office): 0612-2219043, 2219385, Fax: 0612-2219385, E-mail: sbi.05176@sbi.co.in Ph. No. (Office): 0612-2219043, 2219385, Fax: 0612-2219385, E-mail: sbi.05176@sbi.co.in
E-AUCTION SALE NOTICE FOR SALE OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES E-AUCTION SALE NOTICE FOR SALE OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES
E-auction Sale Notice for Sale of Immovable Assets under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement E-auction Sale Notice for Sale of Immovable Assets under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement
of Security Interest Act, 2002 read with proviso to Rule 8(6) of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002. of Security Interest Act, 2002 read with proviso to Rule 8(6) of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002.
Notice is hereby given to the public in general and in particular to the Borrower(s) and Guarantor(s) that the below described Immovable property Notice is hereby given to the public in general and in particular to the Borrower(s) and Guarantor(s) that the below described Immovable property
mortgaged/charged to the Secured Creditor, the PHYSICAL POSSESSION of which have been taken by the Authorised Officer of State Bank mortgaged/charged to the Secured Creditor, the SYMBOLIC POSSESSION of which have been taken by the Authorised Officer of State Bank
of India, the Secured Creditor, will be sold on “As is Where is”, As is What is” and “Whatever there is” basis on 29.08.2023 (Tuesday). Other of India, the Secured Creditor, will be sold on “As is Where is”, As is What is” and “Whatever there is” basis on 29.08.2023 (Tuesday). Other
detials of the e-auction are as under: detials of the e-auction are as under:
Sl. Name of Amount of Name of Date of Reserve Price Sl. Name of Amount of Name of Date of Reserve Price
No. Borrower(s) Demand (as Mortgagor/ 13(2) below which No. Borrower(s) Demand (as Mortgagor/ 13(2) below which
Date of the property per SARFAESI Guarantor Date of the property
per SARFAESI Guarantor
Description of the property 13(4) will not be sold notice) Description of the property 13(4) will not be sold
notice) under EMD
under EMD
SARFAESI Bid Increment SARFAESI Bid Increment
Act Amount Act Amount
1. Sri Uday Rs. 12,08,595/- All that part & parcel of land & building measuring 2 decimal Uday Prasad 04.12.2019 `7,87,000/- 1. Sri Ajay Kumar ` 15,07,972/- All that part and parcel of the property in the name of Smt. Smt. Manju 11.03.2021 `14,12,000/-
Prasad as on 18.06.2018 in the name of Uday Prasad S/o Satyanarayan Prasad under S/o `78,700/- Chandrawanshi as on Manju Devi W/o Ramlagan Kumar vide Deed No.6624 Devi W/o `1,41,200/-
23.06.2020 22.09.2021
S/o Sri with further Mauza-Amaiyawar, Thana Vo Anchal-Nasriganj, Thana Satyanarayan S/o Ramlagan 11.03.2021 dated 17/06/1995 situated at Mauza-Kasba Khas, Khata Ramlagan
`10,000/- `10,000/-
Satyanarayan Interest from No.67, Khata No.163, Plot No.1373, Dehri, Rohtas of Deed Prasad Kumar & Smt. with further No.09(O)/28, Plot No.28(O)/141,142, Ward No.06, Thana Kumar
Manju Devi Interest from No.125, Thana vo Kasba-Sasaram, Distt.-Rohtas under
Prasad 19.06.2018 plus No.675 dated 03/02/2015. Boundaries: North-Ramuna Devi,
W/o Ramlagan 12.03.2021 plus Municipality Sasaram, Area-10 dhur. Boundary: North-
other charges, South-Bihari Sarkar (Kharanja Road), East-Ramna Devi,
Kumar other charges, Sheo Shankar Singh, South-Bimla Devi, East-04 ft Road,
costs etc. West-Gali. (Property ID for e-auction: SBIN71213817230) West-Ram Chandra Mahto. (Property ID for e-auction:
costs etc.
e-Auction Terms and Condition SBIN71195789660)
1. Date of e-auction: 29.08.2023 (Tuesday), Time: 120 Minutes from 12:00 Noon to 02:00 P.M. with unlimited extension of 10 Minutes each. e-Auction Terms and Condition
2. Website/portal for e-auction-https://mstcecommerce.com/auctionhome/ibapi/index.jsp. 1. Date of e-auction: 29.08.2023 (Tuesday), Time: 120 Minutes from 12:00 Noon to 02:00 P.M. with unlimited extension of 10 Minutes each.
3. The General Terms & Conditions are available on- https://sbi.co.in/web/sbi-in-the-news/auction-notices/sarfaesi-and-others. 2. Website/portal for e-auction-https://mstcecommerce.com/auctionhome/ibapi/index.jsp.
4. To the best of knowledge and information of the Authorised Officer, there is no encumbrance on the property/ies. However, the intending bidders 3. The General Terms & Conditions are available on- https://sbi.co.in/web/sbi-in-the-news/auction-notices/sarfaesi-and-others.
should make their own independent inquiries regarding the encumbrances, title of property/ies put on auction and claims/rights/dues/affecting the 4. To the best of knowledge and information of the Authorised Officer, there is no encumbrance on the property/ies. However, the intending bidders
property, prior to submitting their bid. The e-Auction advertisement does not constitute and will not be deemed to constitute any commitment or should make their own independent inquiries regarding the encumbrances, title of property/ies put on auction and claims/rights/dues/affecting the
any representation of the bank. The property is being sold will all the existing and future encumbrances whether known or unkwon to the bank. property, prior to submitting their bid. The e-Auction advertisement does not constitute and will not be deemed to constitute any commitment or
The Authorised Officer/Secured Creditor shall not be responsible in any way for any third party claims/rights/dues. The sale shall be subject to any representation of the bank. The property is being sold will all the existing and future encumbrances whether known or unkwon to the bank.
rules/conditions prescribed under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of security Interest Act, 2002. The Authorised Officer/Secured Creditor shall not be responsible in any way for any third party claims/rights/dues. The sale shall be subject to
rules/conditions prescribed under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of security Interest Act, 2002.
This publication is also a 15 days notice to all the borrower/guarantors require under Rule 8(6) of Security Interest Enforcement Rules, 2002.
This publication is also a 30 days notice to all the borrower/guarantors require under Rule 8(6) of Security Interest Enforcement Rules, 2002.
NB: 15 days Sale Notice to Borrower/Guarantors has already been sent by Regd. Post at their last known address. In case they do not receive the
NB: 30 days Sale Notice to Borrower/Guarantors has already been sent by Regd. Post at their last known address. In case they do not receive the
said notice, this E-auction Sale Notice may be treated as substituted mode of service. said notice, this E-auction Sale Notice may be treated as substituted mode of service.
Date : 18.07.2023 AUTHORISED OFFICER Date : 18.07.2023 AUTHORISED OFFICER
Place : Patna STATE BANK OF INDIA, SARB, PATNA Place : Patna STATE BANK OF INDIA, SARB, PATNA
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THE INDIAN EXPRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023

OPPOSITION ALLIANCE MEETS TODAY NEARLY 800 RESPONSES ARE IN

INDIA looks at ‘Jeetega Bharat’ Poll panel starts

tagline, plans its floor strategy public hearings
MANOJ C G
While almost all the
Opposition parties are seeking a
Manipur situation and the as-
sault on the federal structure.
alliance INDIA (Indian National
Developmental Inclusive
on delimitation
draft for Assam
NEW DELHI, JULY 19 discussionontheManipursitua- While there are conflicting Alliance), Assam Chief Minister
tion, the parties are keen to raise versions on the tagline, sources Himanta Biswa Sarma had
A DAYafterthemulti-partyanti- several other issues as well. The in various parties said the word tweeted: “Our civilisational con-
BJP Opposition front was given DMK,forinstance,hasgivenano- “Bharat” would certainly figure flict is pivoted around India and
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar in Patna on Wednesday. ANI the name INDIA, the parties are tice in Rajya Sabha demanding in it. At the meeting of the Bharat. The British named our
now working to give thealliance suspensionof allbusinesstotake Opposition parties in Bengaluru, country as India. We must strive
a Hindi tagline. While some par- up a discussion on the activities someleadershadsuggestedthat to free ourselves from colonial

JDU, RJD say not

ties claimed that the tagline of the Governor of Tamil Nadu, the alliance should have a Hindi legacies.Ourforefathersfoughtfor
“Jeetega Bharat” has been fi- sayingitinfringesontherightsof tagline and the word Bharat Bharat, and we will continue to
nalised, sources in the Congress theelectedstategovernmentand should figure in it. workforBharat.BJPforBHARAT.”
said the parties are yet to take a its legislative jurisdiction. Thefinaltaglineislikelytobe AICC general secretary K C

upset over ‘Cong

formal decision. At the meeting convened by replicated in several regional Venugopal tweeted: “The BJP’s
Some Congress leaders, on the Leader of the Opposition in languages. “The essential mes- divisive tendencies are on full
the other hand, said the tagline Rajya Sabha and Congress presi- sage of the Bharat Jodo Yatra: display, as they try to divide our

show’, but feel all

could be “Judega Bharat, Jeetega dentMallikarjunKharge,thepar- Judega Bharat. The essential country on its many names.
India”, which, they said, was the tieswilltrytoprioritisetheissues message of the Bengaluru con- India is Bharat, and Bharat is
message of Rahul Gandhi’s to be raised jointly. They have al- clave of 26 political parties: India. If you had ever looked at Participants on the first day of the three-day public
Bharat Jodo Yatra. Energised by ready decided to put up a joint Jeetega INDIA,” Congress com- the Constitution, you would interaction in Guwahati on Wednesday. @SpokespersonECI

must get space

E
the unity efforts, the parliamen- front in Parliament to corner the municationheadJairamRamesh have read Article 1. You divide
tary leaders of the alliance will government.Thejointstatement said in a Twitter post. people on religious, caste, com-
meet on Thursday to decide on issued after the Bengaluru sum- On Tuesday, hours after the munity, ethnicity, and regional

E X P L A I NE D
a common floor strategy. mit had talked about the Oppositiondecidedtonametheir lines on a daily basis.” DAMINI NATH What the
Askedif hewasincontention NEW DELHI, JULY 19 EC draft
SANTOSH SINGH for the position of INDIA’s na-
PATNA, JULY 19 tional convenor, which could be THE ELECTION Commission of ● says
decided in Mumbai during the India (EC) on Wednesday began
AT THE gathering of the coun- next meeting of the front, Nitish athree-dayvisitof Assamtohold Assembly and Lok Sabha
try’s top Opposition leaders in said, “I am not after these things. public hearings on draft delimi- seatsinAssamwillremain
Bengaluru on Monday and I am neither after any position tation proposals for Assembly at126and14,respectively,
Tuesday to brainstorm ways of nor do I have any personal am- andParliamentconstituenciesof as Articles 170 and 82 of
defeating the BJP in next year’s bition. I am happy that every- the state. theConstitutionstatethat
Assembly elections, one man’s thing is going well.” In a statement, the number of seats should
silencewasheardloudandclear. JD(U) national chief and Commission said it had received notbealtereduntilthefirst
That leader is Bihar Chief Munger MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh more than 780 representations Census after 2026 is pub-
Minister NitishKumar, whoper- said: “We left the meeting venue on the draft delimitation pro- lished. The draft delimita-
haps did more than anyone else a bit early as we had to catch our posal. tion, based on 2001
to bring them all together. flight.” But sources in the JD(U) According to the Assam CEO Census as per the
As reports of Nitish being up- said Bengaluru was an “all- office, the representations — Constitution,increasedthe
setwiththewaythetwo-daycon- Congress show” with leaders suggestions and objections — numberof Assemblyseats
clave panned out gained traction from Bihar such as the CM, ranged from some residents ap- reservedforSTsfrom16to
— it was suggested that he was Deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad preciating the fact that their vil- 19, and for SCs from eight
upset at the way the Congress YadavandLaluPrasadhardlyget- lage had been included in a re- to nine. The draft also re-
“stole the show” and the INDIA ting any space in the posters and served constituency to some served two of 14 LS seats
name adopted by the alliance — banners put up across the city. politicians from opposition par- for STs and one for SCs.
the Janata Dal (United) chief “Thoughanynamingthealliance ties calling for the delimitation
quicklysteppedinonWednesday INDIA does not matter much, it exercise to be stopped.
to end the speculation. looks too long and sounds simi- The EC had on June 20 pub- asperacompilationof represen-
“I do not know where this lar to NDA. Since most leaders lishedthedraftdelimitationpro- tations released by the Assam
news (of being upset) is coming supported INDIA, we went with posal and sought suggestions Chief Electoral Officer.
from. I left Bengaluru soon after it... But all said and done, we are and objections from the people Severalrepresentationsmen-
the meet as Rajgir was on my
mind. And it was not necessary
foreveryonetospeakatthepost-
satisfied that the initiative taken
by Nitish Kumar is fructifying,”
said a senior JD(U) leader.
WHEN AJIT, PRAFUL CALLED ON MODI, SHAH until July 11.
On Wednesday, the three-
memberpanel,comprisingChief
tioned in the compilation re-
leasedbyAssamCEOofficecalled
forparticularvillagestobeshifted
conclavepressmeet,”Nitishtold AnRJDleadersaidNitish,Lalu Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel with Prime Minister Election Commissioner Rajiv fromoneconstituencytoanother
reporters on the sidelines of the andTejashwi’sdecisiontonotad- Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Tuesday. ANI Kumar and Election for “public convenience” and
Malmas fair in Rajgir. “I am very dressthemediainBengaluruand Commissioners Anup Chandra maintaining contiguity. Some
happy that everything went Patna on Tuesday was meant to Pandey and Arun Goel began representations“welcomed”the
well. Whereas wehadameeting serve a message to the Congress their visit to Assam. The inclusion of particular villages in
of 15 parties in Patna, therewere
26 parties in Bengaluru.”
Asked about choosing INDIA
about giving “all stakeholders
their due space” irrespective of
who hosts the meeting of the
In 38-party NDA led by BJP, Police complaint
filed against 26
Commission will hold public
hearings in Guwahati for stake-
holders from across the state as
a reserved constituency, while
some others called for the entire
process to be stopped.
(IndianNationalDevelopmental
Inclusive Alliance) as the name
of theanti-BJPfront,theCMsaid,
parties in the anti-BJP front.
In public, however, the RJD
echoed the CM’s comments.
eight managed to win just nine parties in Opp
part of the consultative process
for delimitation, it stated.
TheECteammetrepresenta-
Among others, the Udalguri
District Bar Association “prayed
thatdelimitationmaybedeferred
front over
“There was no such thing. See
how the NDA (BJP-led National
Democratic Alliance) is reacting
Party spokesperson Subodh
Kumar Mehta said, “We are
happy with the progress made.
seats in 2019 Lok Sabha polls INDIA name
tives of the public, political par-
ties and community groups
from Udalgiri, Kamrup (M) and
till2026”;theInternationalKoch
RajbongshiAssociationpresident
expressed “opposition towards
now. They are claiming the par- By calling it INDIA, we have Karbi Anglong districts, among thecurrentdelimitation”;andthe
ticipation of 38 parties. Can they questioned the BJP’s idea of a any big difference in terms of 11 unrecognised registered par- others. chairman of the Bodoland
nametheseparties?Ouralliance narrow India and put forward HARIKISHAN SHARMA seats. ties, contested the election, and EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Among representations re- RealisationForumexpressed“ob-
has all the important names.” our idea of an inclusive India.” NEW DELHI, JULY 19 TheBJPwon303seats,witha of them eightmanaged towinat NEW DELHI, JULY 19 ceived was one from Congress jection against the delimitation
nation-wide vote share of least a seat each — between MLA from Boko, Nandita Das, exercise”.
OF 37 parties other than the BJP, 37.69%, in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. them, they won nine Lok Sabha THE DELHI Police have received who said the exercise should be Last week, 10 Opposition
includingfactionsof theNCP,the The Sena, of which the Eknath seats and 2.07 crore votes. a complaint against 26 carried out by a Delimitation politicians moved the Supreme
Shiv Sena and the Lok Janshakti Shinde faction has now joined These eight parties are: Apna Opposition parties for naming Commission, as opposed to the Court challenging the method-
Party (LJP), which attended the hands with BJP, had contested as Dal (Soneylal), AJSU, AIADMK, their alliance ‘INDIA’. A senior Election Commission, and ology adopted for the delimita-
NDA meeting on Tuesday, 10 part of NDA and won 18 seats, Mizo National Front, Naga police officer said police are should be based on the 2011 tion exercise.
parties did not participate in with a vote share of 23.5%, pri- People's Front, National People's probing the facts of the matter Census after the final National The EC began the process in
2019 Lok Sabha elections. Out of marily in Maharashtra. Party, Nationalist Democratic before filing an FIR. Register of Citizens was pub- December 2022 after the gov-
DELHI CONFIDENTIAL the remaining 23 parties that
contested, only eight managed
Similarly, LJP, which subse-
quently split into groups led by
Progressive Party, and Sikkim
Krantikari Morcha.
The complaint, filed by Delhi
resident Dr Avinish Mishra, al-
lished. She also asked the delim-
itation exercise to be “revoked”,
ernment wrote to it to start the
delimitation process.
towinatleastaseatintheLower Chirag Paswan and his uncle, ApnaDal (Soneylal) had con- leges that the parties have used
House—theywonnineseatsbe- PashupatiKumarParas,alsocon- tested as part of NDA and won the name for “undue influence”
tween them, and polled a little
over 2 crore votes, according to
the General Election results.
tested the last election as part of
NDA and won six seats in Bihar,
with a vote share of 8%. The Ajit
two seats in Uttar Pradesh. The
othersevenhadwonaseat each.
Of 38 parties that are now
during elections, said an officer.
On Tuesday, the 26-party
front gave itself the name Indian
ED seizes resort in
Tuesday's NDA meeting was
chaired by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
Pawar-led faction of NCP con-
tested as the NCP — then a na-
tional party — in alliance with
part of NDA, 15 could not win a
single seat in 2019 Lok Sabha
polls. Together, these parties
National Developmental
Inclusive Alliance, or INDIA.
According to the complaint,
case linked to Sena
The grouping is significant
for the NDA, which will face in
2024 elections the Opposition’s
Congress and won five seats,
withanoverallvoteshareof 1.39
across Maharashtra.
polled approximately 92 lakh
votes in 2019.
These15partiesare:AllIndia
the Emblems Act states that the
name of the Union of India, and
hence the name INDIA, is pro-
UBT leader’s aide
new coalition— INDIA, or Indian Of the remaining 33 parties, N.R. Congress, Asom Gana hibited from use by a person. money extortion. This seems to
National Developmental 10 did not contest 2019 Lok Parishad, Indigenous People's The complaint also stated VIJAY KUMAR YADAV be extortion for sex,” Parab said.
Inclusive Alliance — which com- Sabhapolls:ShiromaniAkaliDal Front of Tripura, Pattali Makkal thatSection5of theActprovides MUMBAI, JULY 19 Somaiya had been instru-
prises 26 parties. What explains (Samyukt), Maharashtrawadi Katchi,UnitedDemocraticParty, for a punishment with a fine mental behind the complaints
PRIME PARTNERS BJP’s weaving of alliance with
smaller parties is their presence
Gomantak Party (MGP), Jan
Surajya Shakti Party, Kuki
Bharath Dharma Jana Sena,
Hindustani Awam Morcha
which may extend to Rs 500.
“Moreover, the 26 political
THEENFORCEMENTDirectorate
(ED) has taken possession of Sai
against the said resort with var-
iousagenciesandwasrigorously
IN THE NDA meeting on Tuesday, the BJP leadership took spe- across different geographical re- People's Alliance, Hill State (Secular), Janasena Party, parties have formed an alliance ResortatDapoliinRatnagiriinthe following the matter.
cial care to give importance to the alliance partners. At the gions and demographic sections People's Democratic Party, Jannayak Janta Party, Prahar for electoral purposes, more PreventionofMoneyLaundering The ED, which has already
dinner afterward, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sat with that they claim to represent. Nishad Party, Haryana Lokhit Janshakti Party, Rashtriya Samaj specifically to contest the gen- Act (PMLA) case naming filed chargesheet in the Sai
chief ministers and formerchief ministers from NDA partners However, a look at their elec- Party, Kerala Kamaraj Congress, Paksha, Republican Party of eral election in 2024. By naming Sadanand Kadam, a close aide of Resort case, however, has not
—MaharashtraChief MinisterEknathShindeandhisNagaland toral performance in the 2019 Puthiya Tamilgam, and Gorkha India, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj their alliance as ‘INDIA’, these ShivSena(UBT)leaderAnilParab. named Anil Parab as accused.
counterpart Neiphiu Rio, former Tamil Nadu CM Edappady election shows that except BJP National Liberation Front. Party, Tamil Maanila Congress parties have attempted to put Sources in the central The agency filed a prosecution
Palaniswami and former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Majhi were and factions of NCP, LJP and the The remaining 23, which in- (Moopanar),andUnitedPeople’s undue influence on the Indian agency privy to the probe con- complaintinthecaseinMaythis
seated at his table. Home Minister Amit Shah is learnt to have Sena, the others did not make cludes 12 state-level parties and Party, Liberal. electorate,” read the complaint. firmed on Wednesday that it year, naming six persons as ac-
sharedhismealswithpartnerssuchasJanaSenaleaderPawan took possession of the resort cused. Parab was not named as
Kalyan, among others. In his speech, too, the Prime Minister that was provisionally attached an accused with the ED stating
assured NDA leaders that it would be a partnership of equals,
with credit and responsibilities shared equally. BSP will fight LS, Assembly polls alone: Mayawati in January this year.
TheEDactioncomesadayaf-
that its probe is still underway.
The probe agency charged
ter Anil Parab raised the issue of SadanandKadam,theallegedas-
tweentheCongressandtheBJP’s electionsearlynextyear.TheBSP BJP leader and former MP Kirit sociate of Parab, who was ar-
AFTER FLOOD, THE CARE EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
LUCKNOW, JULY 19
kathni aur karni (words and ac-
tions). They make tall claims to
wasreportedlynotinvitedtothe
Opposition parties' meetings.
Somaiya’s alleged video that
showedhimina“compromising
rested by the ED on March 10 as
well as Jayram Deshpande, a
AFTER THE unprecedented rise in the level of water in the come to power, but their prom- Mayawatiinastatementsaid position”. deputy collector rank officer, ar-
Yamuna, and the subsequent flooding in Delhi last week, the Asserting that her party would isesandassurancesturnedoutto that her party could have al- On Tuesday, Parab said that rested on March 14.
Central PublicWorksDepartment(CPWD)on Wednesday set go it alone in the Lok Sabha elec- behollowaftercomingtopower,” liances with regional parties in because of “this person” (refer- Parab was summoned and
up teams to “de-water” and restore the Samadhi Complex, tions and Assembly elections in said former UP chief minister Punjab and Haryana on the con- ring to Somaiya), families of so questioned multiple times by
which, too, was inundated. After a visit by Delhi Lieutenant- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mayawati,whodistancedherself dition that they have “no con- manypeoplehavebeenharassed the ED over the past few months
Governor Vinai Saxena, the CPWD ordered setting up teams Chhattisgarh and Telangana, from the Opposition meets in nections either with the NDA or bycentralagencies.“Thetruthof in connection with the resort at
of engineers to address the “huge quantity of water” that had Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) pres- Patna and Bengaluru. the Congress-led alliance of the video should come out. We DapoliinRatnagiridistrict.Atthe
filled the memorials to Mahatma Gandhi — Rajghat — and identMayawatiWednesdaysaid TheBSPchief'sremarkscame Opposition parties”. should find out who the woman time of Kadam’s arrest, the ED
thoseof formerPrimeMinistersJawaharlalNehru,Chaudhary the Congress was dreaming of a day after Opposition parties She questioned the policies is and an SIT should probe the had claimed that the resort was
CharanSingh,LalBahadurShastri,IndiraGandhi,RajivGandhi coming back to power by form- and the BJP-led NDA held sepa- of both BJP- and Congress-led matter. You say, you are a party constructed in a Non-
and Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the Samadhi Complex, situated ing an alliance with like-minded BSP chief Mayawati in New rate meetings in a display of the governments towards Dalits, withadifference.Weshouldfind Development Zone with viola-
near the river. “casteist and capitalist” parties. Delhi on Wednesday. PTI strength of their respective al- tribals and other backward and out if the woman was being tions of the Coastal Regulation
“There is no difference be- liances ahead of the Lok Sabha marginalised people. blackmailed. We have heard of Zone (CRZ) norms.
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BRIEFLY MP HC quashes rape case, says girl at 17 or

18 capable of ‘making conscious decision’
15protestingadeath
atUttarakhandproject
SIACHEN
Armyofficer
killed,3soldiers EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
In December 2020, the peti-
tioner called the prosecutrix to
ecutrix's complaint.
Inhisorder,passedonJuly12,
course, if any, was consensual.
Opposing the petitioner's
injuredinfire

sitedieofelectrocution
BHOPAL, JULY 19 meethimandtookhertoahotel, Justice Deepak Kumar Agarwal plea,theprosecutionarguedthat
where he allegedly sexually as- observed,“Aspertheprosecution the case cannot be quashed be-
Siachen: An Army officer OBSERVING THAT an adolescent saulted her and pressured her to story, she is minor. This court, cause the prosecutrix is a minor.
was killed while three in the age group of 17 or 18 years have intercourse. looking into the physical and Rejecting the prosecution's
soldiers were injured in a would be capable of making The man was accused of mental development of an ado- arguments, the court said, “Be
fire incident in the “conscious decisions regarding threatening to put her obscene lescent of that age group, would thatasitmay,atthisjuncturethis
Siachen glacier on his or her well-being”, the picturesonlineandmakingafalse consideritlogicalthatsuchaper- court is of the opinion that the
Wednesday,officialssaid. Madhya Pradesh High Court has promise of marriage by making son is capable of making con- proceedingof thecasebeforethe AVANEESH MISHRA
The incidenttookplaceat quashed a case of rape against a her believe that he is unmarried. scious decision as regard his or trial court would serve no pur- DEHRADUN, JULY 19
around 3 am on 30-year-old man. In 2022, the man allegedly told herwell-being.Primafacie,itap- pose in the peculiar facts and cir-
Wednesday, the officials Accordingtotheprosecution, herthatheisalreadymarriedand pears that there is no mens rea cumstances. On due considera- AT LEAST 15 people, including a
said. They said four Army the petitioner and prosecutrix therefore cannot marry her, ac- [intention] involved.” tion being given to the police sub-inspector and three
personnel suffered in- [the girl] developed friendship cording to the prosecution. The petitioner's counsel sub- submission of the parties, the homeguards,wereelectrocuted
juries in the incident throughFacebookandthereafter TheFIRwassubsequentlyreg- mitted that a false FIR has been prayer of the petitioner is hereby onWednesdayatasewagetreat-
While the Army's started talking over telephone. istered on the basis of the pros- lodged after one year and inter- allowed.” ment plant (STP) under the
Regimental Medical Namami Gange project in
Officer, Captain Chamoli district of Uttarakhand,
Anshuman Singh, suc-
cumbed to serious burns,
three other personnel
On table with Big Tech, India NIA attaches
2 properties
when a group of people protest-
ing the death of an operator-
cum-caretaker earlier in the
suffered smoke inhala-
tion and second-degree
burns. PTI
will have huge leverage: Fletcher of man held in
morning came in contact with a
charged hand-railing of a stair-
case at the site. According to of-
“In our (Australia’s) case, the heroin case ficials of the Uttarakhand Jal
UTTAR PRADESH ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU trigger was the sharp drop in ad Sansthan, there were two sepa- An injured being airlifted to AIIMS Rishikesh from the
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
TNbusinessman NEW DELHI, JULY 19 revenue of news media outlets
during the Covid-19 pandemic. NEW DELHI, JULY 19
rate incidents of power leak –
within hours of each other – at
Namami Gange project site. PTI

heldonfraud IF INDIA manages to bring about

regulation requiring social me-
That made us bring in a manda-
tory Code instead of a voluntary THE NATIONAL Investigation
the same spot.
Around 9.30 am, the body of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be (27), had died of electrocution.
charges dia platforms to compensate one,” he said. Agency (NIA) has attached two theoperator,whowassuspected giventothenextof kinof eachof “Around9.15am,wereceived
news publishers, its leverage Fletcher’s comments come properties of an alleged heroin tohavebeenelectrocutedaswell, those who lost their lives in the information that STP operator
Lucknow: The Economic would be far greater than coun- at a time when the IT Ministry is smuggler in connection with a was found. Around 11.35 am, tragicmishapinChamoli.Thein- Ganeshwasfounddeadnearthe
Offences Wing (EOW) of tries with smaller populations, Australian MP Paul Fletcher in the process of formulating the case involving the seizure of 102 when a group of local residents jured would be given Rs 50,000: STP room,” said Sanjay Kumar
the Uttar Pradesh Police given the country’s “bargaining Digital India Bill, the successor kg of heroin smuggled from were protesting the operator's PM @narendramodi.” Srivastava,ExecutiveEngineer,Jal
on Tuesday arrested a dynamics”, Australian MP Paul to the decades old Information Afghanistan through the Attari death, some of them came in Confirming the 15 deaths, Sansthan, Gopeshwar, adding
Tamil Nadu-based busi- Fletcher said. code that allowed news publish- Technology Act, 2000. As part of border. contact with the live hand-rail- ADG (Law and Order) V that the body was found on the
nessman, who was “India is a tech superpower. I ers to seek compensation from pre-draft consultations for the The seized properties com- ing, killing 15 people. Murugesan said, “We are taking stairs to the STP room.
wanted in seven cases of am amazed by the extraordi- Internet platforms. The law, law, Minister of State for prise a plot in Uttar Pradesh’s According to the police, at necessary action. An inquiry has “Suspecting that the death was
cheating and other nary scale of India’s digital mar- called the News Media Electronics and IT Rajeev Muzaffarnagar and a residential least seven people suffered seri- been ordered. Prima facie we caused by electrocution, we cut
charges registered in five ket. In bargaining dynamics, Bargaining Code, allows eligible Chandrasekhar has suggested two-storey building in Delhi’s ous burn injuries in the second have found that the electricity the power supply of the pump
UP districts. The EOW when India would come to the news businesses to bargain in- that figuring out the relation- Jamia Nagar, both of which were incident at the plant, situated on spread on a railing.” house,” he said.
wasonthelookoutforthe table with Big Tech giants, its dividually or collectively with ship between Internet platforms purchased by Razi Haider Zaidi the banks of Alaknanda river. According to District Energy As information about the
accused, Rajendran leverage would be very different digital platforms over payment and content creators and con- byallegedlyusingproceedsfrom Authorities said the cause of Corporation Executive Engineer death spread, many residents
Subba Naidu, for the past to countries with smaller popu- for the inclusion of news on the tent Monetisation Rules for plat- the sale of heroin. theelectricityleakisbeingascer- Amit Saxena, one of the power from nearby Harmani village,
few months. Raids were lations,” Fletcher said Tuesday platforms and services. form-generated and user-gen- Zaidi was arrestedbytheNIA tained.Onthedirectionsof Chief phases at the project site was where the operator lived,
conducted at Naidu’s res- at an event organised by the Fletcher said that if a similar erated content is one of the in August 2022. A charge sheet Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, downTuesdaynight.Itwasfixed reachedthespot,saidSrivastava.
idences in Theni and Digital News Publishers code was to find traction in facets of the upcoming Bill. wasfiledagainsthim,alongwith Chamoli District Magistrate Wednesday morning following “Demanding compensation,
Dindigul districts. PTI Association (DNPA), an industry India, “it will reach the desks of Outlining the outcome of three other co-accused persons Himanshu Khurana ordered a whichelectricityreturnedtothe they refused to let the adminis-
association of media companies global tech company executives Australia’s code, Fletcher said in December 2022. magisterial inquiry into the inci- premises.Accordingtohim,none tration take his body. In the
GOA in India. quicker than it did with that the legislation has led to Thepropertieswereattached dent. The probe will be con- ofthewiresfromthetransformer meantime, a lineman from the

CM saysrental The lawmaker was the coun-

try’s Minister of
Australia.” He recommended
that India should identify a trig-
multiple commercial deals be-
tween Google and Facebook,
under the Narcotic Drugs and
PsychotropicSubstances(NDPS)
ducted by Additional District
Magistrate Abhishek Tripathi
were found to be broken.
Operation and maintenance
localpowerstationinspectedthe
site but found nothing wrong
cars,bikestogo Communications when
Australia had passed a landmark
ger on which it can introduce a
similar rule.
and numerous Australian media
businesses.
Act, the central agency said.
The NIA said Zaidi had im-
andthereportwillbesubmitted
within a week.
work at the plant is outsourced
to a Patiala-based company, Jai
with the powerline and left. As
the locals were arguing with the
electricfromJan ported 640 cans of chemicals Dhami announced a com- Bhushan Malik. police and company officials,
through Iran in February 2022 pensationof Rs5lakheachtothe Sources said relatives of the around 11.35 am suddenly there
Panaji: Underlining the for processing heroin at his families of those dead and Rs 1 operator who died earlier in the was another electricity circula-
measures proposed by rented godown in lakh each to the injured. Union morning reached the site after tion leading to the deaths,” said
the government to pro- Muzaffarnagar. The narcotics Home Minister Amit Shah also calls to his phone went unan- Srivastava.
mote electric vehicles were later seized by NCB in a calledupDhamitoinquireabout swered,andstartedsearchingfor “Wehaveorderedamagiste-
(EVs) in the state, Goa joint operation with ATS, the Chamoli incident. A PMO him.Itthencametolightthatthe rial inquiry into the incident,”
chief minister Pramod Gujarat. tweet later said: “An ex gratia of operator, identified as Ganesh said Chief Minister Dhami.
Sawant on Wednesday
announced that all new
tourist vehicles, rental
cars and rental motor-
8 killed as rain HC stays probe against 5 men suspected
throws life out of planning blasts
Amit Malviya for social
bikes in Goa shall have to
be electric vehicles from
January 2024. He was ad- of gear in Jammu in Bengaluru held
dressing an event organ-
ised by the NITI Aayog at
the fourth Energy EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
media post against Rahul EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
Transitions Working JAMMU, JULY 19 BENGALURU, JULY 19
Group Meeting under EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
India's G20 Presidency in EIGHT PEOPLE including five BENGALURU, JULY 19 THE CENTRAL Crime Branch
Panaji. ENS A flooded market in Gujarat’s Veraval; (below) a crocodile on Talala-Sasan road of Talala members of two families, were (CCB) police in Bengaluru said on
town in Gir Somnath district after Hiran river overflowed following heavy rain. Express killed and movement of move- THE KARNATAKA High Court on Wednesday that they have ar-
NEW DELHI ment vehicular traffic at various Wednesday stayed investiga- restedfivepersonswhoallegedly

Espionagecase: placesalongtheNH-44between tions into an FIR filed by the wanted to carry out blasts in the

NIAnames2in Flood-like situation in Gujarat Pathankot-Jammu-Srinagarsus-

pended as incessant rains since
wee hours of Wednesday threw
Bengaluru police against the BJP
social media chief Amit Malviya
for comments made against
HC says interpretation of
sections 153 A and 505 of
city.
Seven country-made pistols,
45 rounds, walkie-talkies and
chargesheet
New Delhi: The National
as heavy rain batters Saurashtra normal life of out gear across
Jammu region.
With many rivers flowing
Congress leader RahulGandhiin
a social media post.
TheBengalurupoliceonJune
the IPC need not be debated
since there are SC orders
other documents were seized
fromthesuspects,BengaluruCity
Police Commissioner B
Investigation Agency on similar death was reported from above danger mark and nullahs 27 registered an FIR under sec- Dayananda said, adding that the
Wednesdayfiledacharge EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Rajkot district. in spate, the civil administration tions153Aand505of theIndian The court said that the inter- primeaccusedisabscondingand
sheet against two per- AHMEDABAD, RAJKOT, SURAT, In Surat district, a 9-year-old has ordered closure of schools at Penal Code against Malviya for pretation of sections 153 A and is believed to be abroad.
sons, including a sus- JULY 19 boy died after being struck by severalplaces,especiallyhillyar- allegedly promoting enmity be- 505 of the IPC need not be de- Thepolicecommissionersaid
pected Pakistani national lightning at Palsana taluka. His eas. Five people were buried tween different groups basedon bated since there are Supreme thattheprimeaccusedandsome
in an espionage case re- TORRENTIAL RAIN hit parts of cousin,a8-year-oldgirl,sustained alive following collapse of two a complaint given by a local Court orders in this context. of the others arrested came in
lated to the Indian Navy Gujarat's Saurashtra region on burns. houses in Surjan Morah of Congress communication wing The state government coun- contact with Thadiyantavide
unearthed in Andhra Wednesday, causing flooding in Four factory workers were Kathuadistrict’sBanitehsil.They representative and former MLC sel argued in the case that Rahul Nasir,oneoftheprimeaccusedin
Pradesh earlier this year. low-lying areas and cutting off sweptawayinBhadarriverwhile have been identified as Zareena Ramesh Babu. Gandhi and the Indian National the 2008 Bengaluru serial blasts,
“The charge sheet was several villages, prompting au- 30-40 kmph, accompanied with they were fishing. While one of Begum, her sons, Shahbaz and A single-judge bench of the Congress were projected as be- attheParappanaAgraharaCentral
filed against Akash thorities to move people to safer light to moderate rain across the themmanagedtoswimtosafety, Arbaz, besides Mohammad Asif Karnataka high court, Justice M ing anti-national and that the Prison.
Solanki (21) of Uttar areas in many places. state, is expected from July 20 to threeotherswerereportedmiss- and his sister Nazia Bano. Their Nagaprasanna, passed an in- statements of the BJP social me- “The arrested accused were
Pradesh and absconding Withtheshearzonethatruns 22.Threepersonswerekilledand ing.Meanwhile,AhilSamla,atod- bodies were retrieved from un- terim order of stay on the inves- dia head could lead to extrem- radicalised by Nasir. They then
Pakistani operative Meer over Gujarat, the India around 300 had to be evacuated dler, was reported missing after der the debris of their houses tigations in the case stating that ism. The BJP MP Tejasvi Surya hatchedaconspiracytocarryout
BalajKhanunderrelevant Meteorological Department as extremely heavy rain contin- his home was flooded. during day long operation. “further investigation would re- who appeared on behalf of incidentsthatcouldaffectlawand
sections of the IPC and (IMD) alerted againstheavy rain- ued to pound parts of Saurashtra The National Disaster Meanwhile, three people, in- sult in abuse of process” since Malviya argued that the FIR was order in the city. Based on infor-
the UAPA in the NIA fall with parts of the state receiv- fortheseconddayonWednesday. Response Force (NDRF) rescued cluding a 7th class student and a Malviya's tweet as per the com- politicallymotivatedandthatno mation,wemanagedtoarrestthe
Special Court, ing extremely heavy rainfall till Two deaths in rain-related inci- 270 people trapped in floodwa- woman, died after getting hit by plaint in the case did not refer to community was named in the accused. We have also informed
Vijayawada. ENS July 24. Also, light thunderstorm dents were reported from terswhiletheGirSomnathpolice landslides at different places in any group or community but tweetfromthepersonalaccount central agencies about the ar-
with lightning and surface wind Surendranagar district while one rescued 30 people. Bani tehsil. rather to an individual. of the BJP social media head. rests,” Dayananda added.

21 years after he crossed border, challenged man returns to home in Bangladesh

the last three decades. across the border, which had stay at the facility and showed was held to celebrate 50 years of by the family in Bangladesh.
ANURADHA While last month’s meeting given up all hope of him being good progress, Dr Kondwilkar Bangladesh’s independence. “A Rahman suffered from chronic
MASCARENHAS couldnottakeplaceduetomiss- alive. said. Social worker Nitish function was held on August 15, schizophrenia, and would re-
PUNE, JULY 19 ing paperwork, the much antic- “This may not be the first in- Sharma played his part in find- 2022 to felicitate the youth and lapse into catatonic silence or
ipated union is expected to take stance of a mentally-challenged ing and identifying Rahman. Raha Naba Kumar Das, Director self-talking and grimacing,” Dr
TWO DAYS before Eid (June 29), placeonJuly21withRahmanon person wandering away from “Wesawhimsittingbytheroad- of Gandhi Ashram Trust, Vatwani remembers.
the family of M Rahman, 36, his way to New Jalpaiguri in home, in the country or across side holding a newspaper and Noakhali, Bangladesh,” says Dr “We could not celebrate Eid
waited eagerly at the Phulbari West Bengal from where the border, but it is a pioneering was totally silent,” Sharma says. Girish Kulkarni, head of together as my son could not
road crossing on the India- Phulbari is a few kilometres and heartwarming effort from “He was incoherent and since I Snehalaya. Sharma, who at- cross the border due to lack of
Bangladesh border, to meet away. “Mein khush hoon (I am multiple authorities who have speak Bengali, I could develop a tended the event wanted to as- documents. There will be many
Rahman who had been missing very happy),” said Rahman who helped in reuniting the family rapport with him. It took several certain whether Rahman was moreoccasionstocelebratenow
since the last 21 years. is aboard a train to West Bengal withthe son,”saidnotedpsychi- months. He would lapse into a from Bangladesh and met that my son is coming home,”
Rahman, diagnosed with and accompanied by members atrist Dr Bharat Vatwani, and different dialect of Bengali spo- Bangladeshi student volunteers says an ecstatic Islam, a retired
schizophrenia, wandered away of the foundation including so- founder trustee of the founda- ken in the regions on the border and media personnel. Multiple army corporal, while speaking
from his home in Bangladesh in cial worker Nitish Sharma and tion which has a 6.5 acre plot of West Bengal,” he added. video calls later, contact was es- with The Indian Express on a
2002. He is being reunited with associate psychiatrist Dr Swarali shelter in Karjat and takes in An event organised by the tablished with Rahman’s family. WhatsApp call. Rahman has
his family through the efforts of Kondwilkar. more than 120 mentally ill and Ahmednagar-based NGO, The father, Sahidul Islam, 63, in- boarded the Jnaneswari Express
Karjat-based Shraddha Thefoundationhashelpedto destitute individuals at a time. Snehalaya offered the first ray of formed them that his son had a from Kalyan headed towards
Rehabilitation Foundation reunite more than 10,000 indi- Foundation members found hope for a possible family re- history of mentalillness and had Kolkata’s Shalimar station.
which has been working for the vidualswiththeirfamiliesacross Rahmanontheroadsidein2019. union. Around 150 youngsters Rahman reassures his father via a WhatsApp call during his disappeared in 2002. Rahman will catch another train
cause of mentally ill and desti- far-flung villages and managed During the Covid-19 pan- participated in a 75-day cycle train journey that he is okay and returning home “Unfortunately,notreatment to New Jalpaiguri and finally
tutewanderingindividualssince to contact Rahman's family demic, Rahman continued to rallyonOctober2,2021.Therally was taken for the mental illness travel to Phulbari.
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Infant among four 10 ‘unruly’ BJP

MLAs suspended
Chhattisgarh: bail plea of nude protesters rejected
of Jodhpur family
rights. They were booked under eral administration department respect saying the government Kaushal.
from Karnataka JAYPRAKASH S NAIDU false charges of rioting and at- in November 2020 had written would not care if anything hap- Police said six of the men —
RAIPUR, JULY 19 tacking police when it was po- to the additional chief secretary pens to us. Even in custody the Venkatesh Manhar, Vikram
Assembly lice who roughed them up in to act on the committee’s report. police assaulted them.” Jangde, Sanjit Burman, Aman

killed; man held “We have arrested Pappu

AKRAM M
BENGALURU, JULY 19
A CHHATTISGARH court
Wednesday rejected the bail ap-
plication of 29 men who had
been arrested for protesting in
custody. The honourable court
rejected their bail noting that
protestors are from different dis-
tricts, the act inconvenienced
The family members of
some of the arrested persons
told The Indian Express that de-
spite multiple protests over two
Like Banjarey, Jagrit Khande,
25, from a tribal community in
Mungeli district, has been try-
ing to get a government job af-
Diwakar, Ashutosh Jani and
Vinay Kaushal — have a criminal
record against them and two of
them, Manhar and Diwakar,
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Ram, 19, a relative of the de- the nude near the Vidhan Sabha people and if benefit of bail is years, the government had not ter completing his SSC. His were booked in attempt to mur-
JAIPUR, JULY 19 ceased. Prima facie we have KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE in Raipur on Tuesday. given to them at this stage then paid heed to their demands. brother David said: “Lately he der and robbery cases.
learnt two things: there was a Assembly Speaker U T Khader The men, all of whom were it will encourage more such One of the arrested men is was getting an unemployment Meanwhile, the opposition
THE JODHPUR rural police on land dispute between the two suspended 10 BJP MLAs for ‘in- from scheduled castes and protests.” Haresh Banjarey, 23, a second- allowance but he has been un- BJP raised the issue in the
Wednesday arrested a 19-year- families; and a man from the discipline’ on Wednesday, after scheduled tribes, were protest- The issue dates to 2020 year LLB student from Bilaspur. employed for one-and-a-half Vidhan Sabha demanding re-
old man for murdering four of familyof theaccusedhaddiedin the legislators tore copies of the ing over what they called the when a committee was consti- His cousin Pintu Banjarey said: years.” lease of the men and resignation
his relatives, including a six- Gujarat some time ago, a case Bills passed in the House and state’s inaction on recruitment tuted to verify government jobs “In December, when CM Another protestor, Vinay of Chief Minister Bhupesh
month-old girl, over an alleged whichisunderinvestigation.The threw them at Deputy Speaker for government jobs on the ba- given on the basis of allegedly Bhupesh Baghel visited our dis- Kaushal 24, a graduate who is Baghel. Their uproar led to ad-
land dispute. accusedhadasuspicionthatthis Rudrappa Lamani. sis of alleged fake caste certifi- fake caste certificates between trict we waved black flags. He pursuing a diploma, had earlier journment of proceedings for
The accused was arrested (victim) family had something Chaotic scenes were wit- cates. 2000 to 2020. Back then, the went on hunger strike with oth- gone on a hunger strike and had five minutes.
hours after the four charred bod- to do with it. We are investigat- nessed in the lower house of the Their lawyer Pramod committee scrutinised caste ers for four days in Raipur in to be admitted to a hospital. “I The Congress MLAs hit back
ies were recovered this morning. ing all angles,” Jodhpur Rural SP state legislature as marshals re- Navaratna said: “We argued that certificates of 758 government June this year after which there felt sad to see him in the news saying recruitment was done
Heisarelativeofthedeceasedand Dharmendra Singh Yadav told moved the suspended legisla- these youngsters are students servants and found 267 of the was a mediator sent by the gov- but we are poor and had no op- during the BJP government’s
themotiveofthemurderappears reporters on Wednesday. tors, including four former min- and were protesting for their certificates to be fake. The gen- ernment but he showed us no tion,” said his brother Raj regime as well.
to be a land dispute, police said. He said Pappu Ram has told isters—RAshok,DrCNAshwath
“We received information the police that he had come to Narayan, Araga Jnanendra and V
about the deaths early in the
morningandwereachedthespot.
the house of his uncle around 4
amonWednesdayandkilledthe
Sunil Kumar.
Papers were hurled at Automatic doors, 2 engines — No state honours for
Rlys plans to standardise trains Chandy as per his wish
Amongthedeceased,thereisone four people with an axe before Lamani during the first half of
man, his wife, their daughter-in- setting their bodies on fire. the session when the BJP was
law and six-month-old grand- “The accused has said that he protesting the government de-
daughter. They were murdered firstkilledtheelderlycouplewho cision to depute IAS officers to
withasharpweaponbeforetheir weresleepingoutsidetheirhouse welcomeleaderswhoarrivedfor running trains — with engines at speeds, at the Chittaranjan Germany for treatment, in
bodies were set on fire,” said andthenkilledtheirdaughter-in- theCongress-ledoppositionpar- AVISHEK G DASTIDAR thebackandanother atthefront Locomotive Works. One rake is EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE November last year. “That is his
Nabab Khan, ASP, Jodhpur rural. law and her child. The accused ties meeting on Tuesday. July 21. NEW DELHI, JULY 19 — allows faster acceleration and expected to be rolled out by THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, lastwishandwefamilymembers
The police said the deceased has also told us about the place The BJP MLAs continued to deceleration, like Vande Bharat October.The idea around stan- JULY 19 have to fulfil his wish,’’ he said.
wereidentifiedasPoonaram,55, wherehehashiddentheaxeused remain in the well of the House, BESIDESROLLING outthe Vande trains, which work on distrib- dardisation of rolling stock is to ThemortalremainsofChandy
his wife Bhanwari Devi, 50, their to murder the four persons. making it difficult for the mar- Bharat trainsets, the Centre is uted power technology. This re- reduce maintenance costs in fu- FORMER KERALA chief minister were taken from the state capital
daughter-in-law Dhapu, 24, and Further investigation is being shals to remove the suspended looking to make several changes sults in reducing journey time ture, sources said. and Congress veteran Oommen to his hometown Kottayam on
their six-month-old daughter. conducted," Yadav said. legislators. overthenextcoupleof yearsasit significantly while using the ex- The Railways has already Chandy, who died in Bengaluru Wednesday by road. Thousands
Followingtheincident,multi- IGJodhpurRangeJaiNarayan Meanwhile, BJP legislators workstowardsstandardisingthe isting LHB coaches. identified routes to roll out reg- Tuesday after a prolonged battle throngedonbothsidesoftheroad
plepoliceteamsalongwithforen- said it is being investigated if have decided to move a no con- rolling stock of Indian Railways, A Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani ular trains comprising only gen- against cancer, will be laid to rest from Thiruvananthapuram to
sicteamsandadogsquadreached some more people are involved fidence motion against the according to top sources in the Express has been running since eral coaches and non-AC sleeper without state honours as per his Kottayam to pay their last re-
the spot in Ramnagar village. in the crime. Speaker. government. 2019 with reduced run time. class, to be deployed to meet ex- last wish. spects. The cortege left
Among changes planned are Sources said the Railway cess demand in areas such as Chandy’s family on Thiruvananthapuramat7amand
automatic doors for all trains, Board has decided to proliferate eastern UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Wednesday informed the state wasslatedtoreachKottayamcov-
anti-jerk couplers to rid passen- this, as a low-cost, semi-high Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and government about his last wish ering 140 kms by evening.
SR. NAME OF NAME OF WORK OPENING DATE AMOUNT/ WEBSITE OF NODAL OFFI- gersof suddenjerks,andtwoen- speed train iscapable of running others to connect with big cities that his funeral should be with- However, due to the teeming
No. BOARD/ NOTICE TENDER CLOSING DATE EMD (APPROX.) THE BOARD CER/CONTACT gines pulling a train to make it a upward of 160 km per hour. such as Mumbai, Delhi, out any state honours. The crowd, it could clock only 40 kms
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low-cost alternative for semi- Modifications are being worked Bengaluru, Chennai, places in Government in turn, accepted it. in six hours.
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CO-OP ETHANOL PLANT ONSIST- 18.08.2023 CRORES hry.nic.in panipatsug- high speed trainsets. out inWAP-5and WAP-7classes Kerala, among others. He will be laid to rest at his home Recalling Chandy’s contribu-
SUGAR ING OF 60 KLPD B- HEAVY armills@ The push-pull method of of engines, capable of such “These will be regular trains parish, St George’s Orthodox tions, the State Cabinet meeting
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION KINDLY VISIT: www.haryanaeprocurement.gov.in or www.etenders.hry.nic.in current supply of trains,” an of- Chandy’s son Chandy played a major role in taking
ficial said. Ommen said the veteran leader ahead the democratic process
had told his wife about not through his different roles in the
wanting state honours for his government as well as in
funeral before leaving for Congress.

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THE INDIAN EXPRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023

AN EXPRESS INVESTIGATION

Patients cheated at premier capital hospital

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 despite shunts and EVD kits be-
ing readily available in the de- HOW THOSE UNDER
allegedly duped in the first three
months of this year; how Rs 2.7
partment of neurology free of
costforpatients,Sinha’srelatives
AYUSHMAN BHARAT
crore was collected for implants were kept in the dark. ARE SUPPOSED TO
from mostly poor families over Instead, the CBI alleges, Arya AVAIL ITS BENEFITS
two years, including during and Sharma, who were already ■ A relative approaches
Covid; and a nexus of middle- present in the OPD room, in- Ayushman Bharat
men and companies was used formedSinha'ssonAshishthat counter at hospital,
toroutethemoney,including his father needed an opera- where patient’s details
three where Rawat’s wife tion to implant a “shunt” in are fed into the system
was a stakeholder. his brain. They demanded
Ironically, many of Rs50,000tocoverthecost. ■ After the identity is
these implants were cov- OnMarch 8,Sinha's con- confirmed, the patient’s
ered under the Centre’s flag- dition worsened and he suc- attendant is given a form
Illustration: Suvajit Dey
ship Ayushman Bharat scheme. cumbed to his illness. meant to be completed
“Investigation has revealed that ■ In seven cases, the patient “Investigation has revealed that by the treating doctor
Dr Manish Rawat, in conspir- paid over Rs 1 lakh, resulting in Rawat in connivance and con- ■ This form is forwarded
acy… with others, did not allow anaverageoverchargingof more spiracy with Arya and Sharma by Head of Department
the eligible patients to avail the than Rs 90,000. The highest performed his public duty dis- concerned to Ayushman
benefits of Ayushman Bharat amount charged from a patient honestly in consequence of ac- Bharat counter, and the
scheme of Government of India was Rs 1.66 lakh, while the seller cepting an undue advantage information is entered
in order to take illegal money,” in this case got Rs 58,000. from the patient and abused his into a centralised online
the chargesheet states. The CBI intercepted 166 calls official position as a public ser- portal
When contacted, Dr Rawat's that revealed a list of patients vant,”theCBIchargesheetstates.
defence counsel Naveen Kumar with a code 'Galle ki list'. They On the same day Sinha was ■ After receiving
saidhis client is beingfalsely im- also accessed a 'Patient Group' admitted, one Ajeet Singh was approval from the State
plicated by “certain individuals on WhatsApp, where Dr Rawat brought to the casualty depart- Health Authority (SHA),
associated with Safdarjung and his associates allegedly ment before being referred to the form is signed by the
Hospital”. Kumar said it is com- postedandupdatedinformation thedepartmentof neurosurgery Chief Medical Officer of
mon for doctors to recommend about collection of money from under Dr Rawat’s care. An early Ayushman Bharat and
vendors to patients from whom patients or their attendants, and spine operation was suggested dispatched in this case to
they can purchase medical im- to whom the collected money and on March 10, 2023, a lateral Amrit Pharmacy, which
plants. “In Dr Manish Rawat's wastransferred. Records alsoin- mass androd fixationprocedure offers free implants to
case,thevendors hewas dealing clude entries maintained by the was performed. Shyam Sunder fell off the terrace in March; his family paid Dr Rawat (left) and his associates Rs 35,000. Gajendra Yadav the patients
withofferedimplantstopatients proprietor of a surgical shop According to the
at prices below the maximum which provided the implants. chargesheet, Dr Rawat intro-

‘Who can we trust when this happens at

retail price,” he said. As per the chargesheet, ducedAryaashispersonalassis- structedseniorresidentstocom-
This comes when the WhatsApp conversations of the tant to Singh's daughter Simran. pile a list of patients admitted to
Centre’s flagship scheme covers 'Patient Group' suggest that “all Arya proceeded to explain the emergency ward. Following

govt hospitals, where treatment is free?’

an extensive network of over payments received from the pa- the availability of three different this, his two associates would
27,000 empanelled hospitals. As tients were handed over” to Dr implants in the market – costing impersonatepersonal assistants
of July 15, the Ayushman Bharat Rawat or his family members. between Rs 50,000 and Rs 1 and inform patients that surgi-
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya The CBI has pointed to a se- lakh,plusGSTif sheneededabill. cal implants needed to be ob-
Yojana had recorded 5.37 crore ries of transactions directed to- Simran eventually opted for the tained externally. It is also al- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ciary of the Centre’s Ayushman Rawat informed them it would
authorised hospital admissions. wards three entities in particu- most expensive implant, paying leged that Dr Rawat used to Bharat scheme, and the implant take months.
One of the most notable as- lar:JubilationBioSciencePvtLtd, Rs1,15,500.However,theCBIhas provide slips to patient atten- surgery, as Shyam and Lachho he needed figures in the ap- Rinku said this was in con-
pectsof theschemeisthat57per Jubilation Business Services Pvt stated that the actual cost of the dants in the neurosurgery OPD. revisited the hospital for a fol- proved package list, meaning it trast to his own experience with
centof theempanelledhospitals, Ltd, and A&A Enterprises. Dr implant was only Rs 14,000. These slips allowed them to get low-up, they were surprised to was free, and approval would Ayushman Bharat, which had
which provide free treatment to Rawat’s wife is a stakeholder in Dr Rawat joined Vardhman intouchwithhisassociatesinor- hear an announcement urging have taken just hours. come in handy when he needed
beneficiaries, are public hospi- all three firms, The Indian Mahavir College and Safdarjung derto arrangeimplantsfromthe patients to report any doctor Except, in Mohit’s case, this a blood transfusion in Meerut.
tals. This enables poor patients Express has found. Hospitalasanassistantprofessor outside, the CBI has alleged. whodemandedmoney.Patients didnothappen.Instead,hisfam- “Because I was in another city
to confidently seek treatment It is alleged these entities re- in the Department of Neurology According to sources, just were also urged to approach an ilywasledtobelievethatobtain- and my brother needed treat-
with the faith that they will not ceived a total of Rs 29.06 lakh in in June 2016. He was promoted days after Dr Rawat’s arrest, a office with their complaints. ing clearance would take two- ment urgently, I became con-
be cheated of their due. the form of cash deposits from to the position of associate pro- three-member technical com- This announcement res- three months, and the only way fused and followed the doctor's
However, this case serves as one of Dr Rawat’s associates, fessor by the Union Health mittee was formed by the then onated with Lachho, and she de- Dr Rawat’s room at the out was to pay Rs 80,000. instructions blindly,” Rinku said.
a reminder of loopholes in the Avnesh Kumar Arya. Ministry in November 2022. MedicalSuperintendentwiththe cided to confide in another pa- hospital. Chitral Khambhati Theprocesstoallegedlydupe The family realised they had
system. Arya, who was employed at Prior to his tenure at the college purposeof investigatingthepro- tient's attendant, who provided them started at the time of been scammed only in April,
In its chargesheet, the CBI Jubilation Bio Science Pvt Ltd till and hospital, Dr Rawat had been curement of implants from ex- her with a phone number to Mohit’s admission, when a per- when they visited Delhi for a fol-
looked at payments made by 94 Decemberlastyearandisnamed practisingatvariousprivatehos- ternal sources for surgeries. The contact the relevant authorities. callfromthehospitaltocomefor son informed his brother low-up. Waiting for Mohit at the
patientsinthefirstthreemonths as a co-accused in the case, was pitalsinBareilly.Accordingtoin- committee's objective, sources Lachho made the call and a follow up, but the family says Harikishan that certain “samaan OPD were officials from the CBI.
of this year, and gathered data of unavailable for comment. vestigators,itisinBareillythatDr said, is to address situations sharedhergrievances.Dayslater, they don’t even have the money (items)” would have to be Speaking to The Indian
54 being overcharged. The CBI has alleged that Dr Rawat met Arya in 2014. where these implants were not she was taken aback when CBI to take him there. “We cannot arrangedfromanexternalsource. Express,hevividlyrecalledtheof-
A detailed analysis of patient Rawat, with the help of Arya and Safdarjung Hospital, where readily available within the hos- officials paid her a visit. Her tes- take him in a bus or metro, and He was also given an option of ficials’initialrequesttoidentifya
data by The Indian Express re- one Manish Sharma, also a for- the alleged crimes took place, is pital and to assist patients in ob- timony to the agency now fig- a taxi charges Rs 600 each way,” three types of surgical implants photograph.Withouthesitation,
veals glaring discrepancies be- mer employee of Jubilation Bio a prominent and bustling terti- tainingthematareasonablecost. ures in its case against Dr Rawat, Lachho said. ranging between Rs 60,000 and heconfirmedthephotowasofDr
tween the actual cost of the im- Science Pvt Ltd and another ac- ary-level, multidisciplinary The aim is to establish a sys- who was taken into custody in Shyam, meanwhile, is left Rs 1.1 lakh. The person provided Rawat. The probe agency told
plants and the amount allegedly cused in the case, collected ap- healthcare institute operated by tem where no direct transac- March for allegedly overcharg- with many questions: “Where a slip with two phone numbers, him he was one of the patients
charged to patients by Dr Rawat proximately Rs 2.7 crore from the Centre. Recognised for its tionsoccurbetweendoctorsand ingformedicalimplants,includ- willpeoplelikeusgoif thesedoc- instructing Mohit's brother to who had been duped.
and his associates. In as many as patients between February 26, scale and capacity, it serves a patients regarding the procure- ing supposed to be covered un- torsuseusfortheirbenefit?Who contacteitherManishSharmaor Mohit’s physical recovery is
25cases,themoneyallegedlyre- 2021 and March 29, 2023. substantialpopulationof under- ment of implants, sources said, der Ayushman Bharat. can we trust when this is hap- AvneshKumarArya,associatesof progressingslowly,andthefam-
ceived for implants were as The CBI chargesheet also de- privileged and marginalised in- addingthatanMoUbetweenthe Initschargesheet,theCBIhas pening in government hospitals Dr Rawat. ily is equally worried about their
much as 500% of the actual cost tails how relatives of patients dividuals, addressing their criti- hospital and the government highlighted an alleged response where treatment should be free Despite learning that Mohit financialrecovery.“Ourwell-be-
charged by the seller. were allegedly put in a spot by cal healthcare requirements. pharmacy is under process. fromDrRawatwhenLachhotold of cost?Canweeventhinkof go- was a beneficiary of Ayushman ing relied on my brother's mod-
Consider these telling exam- Dr Rawat’s accomplices, partic- While operations at “Underthisproposedarrange- himshecouldn’taffordtopayRs ing to a private hospital?” Bharat, Arya allegedly told him estmonthlyincomeof Rs8,000,”
ples: ularly in times of desperation. Safdarjung Hospital are free of ment, patients who require im- 1.5lakh.Heallegedlysaid:“Since Shyam’s case isn’t dissimilar getting clearance would take saidMohit'ssisterManisha,who
■ On an average, patients Take the example of Girish charge, patients undergoing plants for their surgeries will de- you are very poor, I will not take to Mohit Kumar’s, a 22-year-old months, and Mohit needed sur- studies in class 9.
paid Rs 48,833 for a medical im- Kumar Sinha, who came in suf- neurosurgeryproceduresarere- positthenecessaryfundsdirectly the cost of the operation from linemanfromMeerut’sSalahpur gery immediately. When Mohit, meanwhile, still can’t
plant, while the sellers received fering from tuberculosis menin- sponsible for procuring any cra- into the account of Safdarjung you, but you will have to pay Rs village.OnJanuary26,hewasfix- Harikishan asked whether he comprehend what happened.
anaveragepaymentof Rs11,604. gitis and doctors began treating nial or spinal implants required HospitalMS.Subsequently,Amrit 35,000 for implants that need to ing a broken electricity pole could purchase them from an- “Why would a government doc-
■ Some cases are stark: One a build-up of fluid in cavities fortheirtreatment.However,in- Pharmacy will supply the re- be arranged from outside.” whenhesufferedashock,losthis other source, Arya allegedly told tor deceive poor patients from
patientpaidRs60,000foranim- deep within the brain. He was dividuals covered under the quired implants to the respective The CBI has alleged that grip and fell. him there would be an issue faraway places? They have such
plant, while the seller got Rs admitted under the care of Dr Ayushman Bharat Scheme are doctors.Thecostoftheseimplants “loose papers” collected as evi- He was admitted to Santosh with the quality. high salaries. We are nothing in
2,000; two other patients paid Rawat on March 7. eligibleto have the costsof these will be reimbursed to Amrit dence show the cost of implants Hospital in Meerut, before being While Mohit isn’t aware of front of them,” he said. “I am yet
Rs 50,000 and Rs 49,000, while According to the CBI, when implants fully covered. Pharmacy’s account,” sources was Rs 12,500. referred to Safdarjung Hospital, the details of the alleged scam, to see substantial recovery. I’m
the corresponding payments to Sinha's health deteriorated, it Within the hospital, the said. Dr Vandana Talwar, the AfterShyam'ssurgery,Lachho where he was found to have a his brother Rinku said he is an- abletomovemyhandsnow,and
the seller were Rs 4,000 each; was decided to insert an exter- emergency department is Medical Superintendent at startedsellingmarigoldgarlands fracture in the upper thoracic guishedby“deceptivetactics”al- doctors tell me some recovery
andinyetanothercase,theseller nal ventricular device (EVD) in among the busiest sections, wit- SafdarjungHospital,wasunavail- inanearbymarkettosupporther spine, requiring surgery. Dr legedly employed by the sur- will occur within six months. At
got Rs 2,000 while the patient the ventricle to drain the fluid nessing a footfall of more than ableforcommentonthesystems family. She also receives a Manish Rawat and a senior resi- geon. He also alleged that when the moment, I am unable to
had paid Rs 35,000 for an im- andreleasepressureinthebrain. 1,000patientseveryday.TheCBI that were put in place following monthly pension of Rs 2,000. dent performed the operation they attempted to access bene- stand up or attend to my per-
plant. The CBI chargesheet states that has alleged that Dr Rawat in- Rawat's arrest. On June 1, Shyam received a on March 2. Mohit was a benefi- fits of Ayushman Bharat, Dr sonalneedswithoutassistance.”

ED registers fresh case against 2 men held for bike theft in Pune found
Naresh Goyal, searches 8 locations on NIA most-wanted list for terror plot phoningof fundswererelatedto penses, CBI sources said. SUSHANT KULKARNI DRONE MATERIAL,
VIJAY KUMAR YADAV
MUMBAI, JULY 19 Jet Airways
commission expenses and per-
sonal expenses such as salaries
“All the (suspicious) transac-
tionspointtowardscheatingand
PUNE, JULY 19
PISTOL POUCH SEIZED:
founder of staff, phone expenses, vehicle misappropriationof fundsbythe THEPUNEPolicehavefoundthat POLICE TO COURT
THE ENFORCEMENTDirectorate Naresh expenses, etc., of Goyal family borrowerandsiphoningof funds two men who were nabbed in Pune:Aboxcontaining“drone
(ED) has filed a fresh money Goyal paid by Jet Airways (India) Ltd. borrowed from banks being the city on Tuesday for alleged material”,apistolpouch,alive
laundering case against Jet The forensic audit also re- utilised for purposes unrelated bike theft are on the “most cartridge, “white-coloured
Airways founder Naresh Goyal vealed siphoning of funds to the operations of borrower, to wanted” list of the National pills”, fake Aadhaar cards and
andothers,alongwithseizingin- to the accused company are un- through Jet Lite (India) Ltd the detriment of the financial Investigation Agency (NIA) for a other documents. These are
criminating documents in raids der State Bank of India (SBI)-led through advance and investing health of the lentity and/or the “conspiracy” hatched by an some of the key items al-
at nearly eight locations in consortium arrangements. as well as subsequently writing lender,” states the CBI FIR. “ISIS-inspired outfit” from legedly recovered from the
MumbaiandDelhiinconnection As per the bank’s complaint, off the same by making provi- The accused’s account was Madhya Pradesh to commit a two men who were nabbed
with the case, according to whenGoyal’scompaniesstarted sions. Thecompanyallegedlydi- declared as fraud and reported terror attack in Rajasthan using on Tuesday in a “bike theft”
sources in the central agency. defaulting on repayment of verted the funds for making to the RBI on July 29, 2021, for Rs explosives, sources told The case before they were found
The fresh case against Goyal loans availed from the consor- transferstothesubsidiaryJetLite 728.66 crore for the exposure of Indian Express. tobeonthe“mostwanted”list
is based on a May 3 case filed by tium, the bank roped in a foren- (India) Ltd in the form of loans Canara Bank and e-Syndicate The police, which registered Police Wednesday search an apartment in Pune where the oftheNIA,thePunePolicetold
the Central Bureau of sic auditor that thoroughly scru- and advances and investments Bank together, of which Rs a separate case against the ac- accused had been residing. Pavan Khengre a local court. ENS
Investigation(CBI)initsDelhiof- tinised all the transactions and extended to the company. 538.62 crore pertains to the cused on Wednesday, said that
fice in connection with defraud- documentations processed be- The auditor observed that Canara Bank and Rs 190.04 crore an accomplice of the two — both
ingCanaraBanktothetuneof Rs tween April 1, 2011 and June 19, transaction scrutiny revealed to the erstwhile Syndicate Bank, intheirearly20sandgraphicde- fore the arrests in Pune, the NIA trolling team from the Kothrud phones and a laptop. The two
538 crore. 2019. The forensic audit report that the Jet Airways (India) Ltd the FIR added. signers by training — managed had said in a separate statement police station spotted three per- men were placed under arrest.”
In May, the CBI had also was submitted on February 10, was transferring borrowed The CBI booked Goyal and to escape following their deten- that it had attached a poultry sons stealing a two-wheeler and Kumaarrsaidthatduring“in-
searchedsevenlocations,includ- 2021andpointedout“glaringir- funds to subsidiary/group com- othersunderrelevantsectionsof tion for theft. An “extensive farm in Ratlam, which was al- caught them after a chase. They vestigation and questioning, it
ing the residence and office of regularities”. panies by whatever modalities the Indian Penal Code and manhunt” had been launched legedly “used by Sufa members were taken for a house search cametolightthatthesesuspects,
Goyal, hiswifeAnita,andformer As per the complaint, the au- andnotutilisingfunds forthein- Prevention of Corruption Act for for him, they said. for radicalising new cadres and when they made an attempt to identified as Imran Khan and
airline director Gaurang Ananda dit report found fraudulent fea- tended purpose. cheating, criminal conspiracy, Nofurther details wereavail- training them in making flee. One of them escaped while Mohammed Yunus Saki from
Shetty in Mumbai. tures such as diversion and si- Theaccusedalsoallegedlyin- criminal breach of trust by an able about the ISIS-inspired out- Improvised Explosive Devices”. theothertwowerecaught.Inthe Ratlam,arewantedbytheNIAin
The Jet Airways (India) Ltd phoning of funds by the accused volved in siphoning of funds agent person, and corruption by fit that had been identified ear- Pune Police Commissioner house search, a bullet cartridge a case from Rajasthan”. A court
was dealing with Canara Bank companies. through payments made to pro- public servant (who could be lier by the NIA as Ratlam-based Retesh Kumaarr said, “Around wasfoundalongwithsometools remanded the two in police cus-
since2005,andalltheexposures The alleged diversion and si- fessional and consultancy ex- bank officials). “Sufa”.ButonTuesday,hoursbe- 2.45 am on Tuesday, our pa- used for bike theft, four cell tody till July 25.
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THE EDITORIAL PAGE

WORDLY WISE
Politics is war without bloodshed while war
is politics with bloodshed.
— MAO ZEDONG

FOUNDED BY
Politics, not arithmetic
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§
RAMNATH GOENKA
BECAUSE THE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL
For Opposition front, a lot of political labour will be
required between Bengaluru and Mumbai

MY COALITION VS YOURS Suhas Palshikar

BJP's attempt to energise its alliance in the face of
LIKE AN ATTENTION-SEEKING child, the BJP confined to UP), comprise 143 seats of the vast numbers of unorganised earners in the
consolidation in Opposition camp is telling. It won't be easy

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timed the revival of its 38-party coalition Lok Sabha, 53 of which were won by these service sector.
T 38, IT'S a merry crowd. But scan the figures that gathered on-stage at the right on the eve of the second meeting of four parties. This should underscore the im- This is, of course, not a plea for a tradi-
NDA meet in Delhi on Tuesday and it becomes clear that few BJP allies have non-BJP parties. This may be intended to ef- portance of negotiating with these parties tionalleftistplatformorfortheoverused“so-
fect a shift in the focus of media discussion on an urgent basis. cial justice” platform of the 1990s. The
a serious presence in the Lok Sabha or state assemblies, though in terms of
but it wouldn’t take away the significance of Even otherwise, a united Opposition will Oppositionwillneedtocomeupwithamore
absolutenumbers,theNDAscoresovertheIndianNationalDevelopmental the efforts at Opposition unity. The renewed have to undertake at least three tasks in the attractive set of policies in order to convince
Inclusive Alliance or INDIA, currently made of 24 parties. What is striking is that the BJP consolidation of the NDA indicates further months to come. Like in Patna, at Bengaluru, the voters that this front offers them some-
has sought to re-energise the NDA on the 25th anniversary of the founding of the alliance, fragmentation of state parties. It also indi- too, the Opposition parties put up a good thing real and in the near term, rather than
by reaching out to old friends and making new ones. With the general election less than cates more instability at state level when as- show but failed to deliver much beyond a platitudesaboutanunknownfuture.The so-
a year away, the BJP may be acknowledging the mounting discomforts of a two-term in- semblyelectionstakeplace;andsuggeststhe general statement. So, what are these three called middle classes too are deeply layered
riseof moreparticularisticcasteandregional tasks waiting to be undertaken for and a large part of these, while identifying as
cumbency. As the Opposition consolidates, there seems to be pressure on the BJP, too, to
identities. And as an optic illusion, it carries Oppositionunitytobecomeacredibleforce? “middle” classes in aspirational and percep-
shore up its support by reaching out to allies, big and small. The rout in Karnataka and the theimagethat notmanyparties areinvolved In the first place, its politics has to be cal- tion terms, actually await policy support to
party's failure to make inroads in southern India — the five states and Puducherry send in the project of displacing the BJP. ibrated in such a manner that the majority fulfil their aspirations. Therefore, the
130 MPs to the Lok Sabha — also could have encouraged the outreach. While one may electorally dismiss the of the partners have stakes in the unity ef- Oppositionhasitstaskcutout:Inordertore-
Whatever be the reasons, the return of coalitions to political centrestage is good news congregation of 38 parties, as many of them forts. Barring Congress and notionally the spondtotheBJP’sconstructof thepan-Hindu
for the polity. It promises greater representativeness of politics and diverse perspectives may be able to win a single seat at most, po- communists, this alliance is mostly domi- vote,ithastocultivateasharplydefinedbase
ingovernment.Until2014,fornearlyaquartercentury,coalitionsdominatedtheelectoral litically, it carries an important message that nated by state parties and their fight against relevant to socio-economic realities.
the anti-BJP front may need to address: That the BJP is at the same time a fight against a Three,theOpposition willneedclarityon
landscape, with the National Front, United Front, NDA and UPA forming governments at
aggressive Hindutva does not keep away domineering Centre. Even Congress has re- why it is keen on displacing the BJP. A coali-
theCentre.Intheseformations,theJanataDal,BJPandCongressplayedtheroleof thecen- many smaller players from joining the BJP alised over the last 10 years that federalism tion to jointly defeat the ruling party is quite
trepiecerespectively,andtheseplatformsaccommodatedandwereshapedbyregionalis- and therefore, in the long run, the politics of is not only a lofty principle of the understandable in a dominant party system,
sues and concerns. Coalition governments in India have presided over significant eco- Hindutva will have a reach that electoral set- Constitution, it is an important agent in the but it is necessary to convince themselves
nomic growth, facilitated decentralised development, and deepened democracy. Post backsalonewillnot beabletoundo.Itwould survivalof theOpposition,particularlyapro- that only by coming together can their sur-
2014, however, the BJP aggressively pursued its core agendas – including the Ram temple be interesting to see how the anti-BJP par- tection to Opposition parties running state vival be ensured. Beyond their own survival,
ties tackle this challenge. governments.Therefore,thenewfrontneeds however, the Opposition will need clarity
in Ayodhya and abrogation of Article 370 — and prioritised its own expansion even at the
Obviously, elections come first. It may be tocomeupwithaprogrammetoprotectand about what it is that they are opposed to.
cost of alienating old partners. It had taken the initiative to form the NDA when it failed to argued that the parties that came together rejuvenate federalism zealously. Mere Modi-baiting is not going to be a
win over enough parties to support the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 1996. Among in Patna last month have exactly the same The emphasis of the Opposition on convincinganswer.The BJP’spolitics runson
thepartiesthatgravitatedtotheNDAthenweretheDMK,TrinamoolCongressandJanata vote share as that of the BJP in 2019. This democracy is indeed justified, but if it is not three narratives — an authoritarian person-
Dal (United), now leading voices in INDIA. If earlier the BJP was willing to shelve its core makes the prospects of the fight full of pos- to remain an abstract beating stick, it is nec- ality cult, narrative of vikas and a less visible
agendastoaccommodateitsallies,itslargevictoriesin2014and2019reduceditsdepend- sibilities. Yet, without important parties like The Opposition will need essary that the spirit of democracy is ex- narrative of Hindutva and exclusion. The
ence on its partners. In fact, today, the BJP is more feared than not, by smaller players, as
BSP, BRS (previously TRS), YSRCP and BJD, clarity on why it is keen on pressed through the ideas and practices as- Opposition will need a realistic and intelligi-
any “united” Opposition is bound to be lim- displacing the BJP. A sociated with federalism. This would assure ble critic of the former two without focusing
an outfit that will not stop at breaking other parties to win – most recently, it has been ac- ited in its reach and strength. In order to ig- the state parties of the importance of the al- on the persona of Modi and a quiet sub-text
cused of playing a leading role in splits in the Shiv Sena and NCP in Maharashtra. noretheseparties, Congress will haveto per- coalition to jointly defeat the lianceand,atthepopularlevel,thenewfront of inclusion. Only then, the language of “idea
At the Delhi meet, PM Narendra Modi described the NDA as “a beautiful rainbow” form exceptionally well in UP, Telangana, ruling party is quite will be able to reconnect regional and na- of India” will resonate with the voter.
where “no party is big or small”. Could this signal a tactical shift, a more accommodative Andhra and Odisha, which is a tall order. understandable in a tional identities in a robust manner. The caution with which the Opposition
NDA? Centralisation of power within the party has led to the diminishing of its state lead- Supporters of INDIA — as the new front is dominant party system, but Secondly, the united Opposition needs partieshavetreadedfromPatnatoBengaluru
ership,thatisreturningtohaunt.Inresponsetoconsolidation intheOpposition camp,the named — may argue that these parties have to come up with a programme or policy suggests that the parties themselves are
themselves chosen to keep away from the it is necessary to convince outline that would attract the voter. There is aware of these tasks — beyond seat-sharing
BJP may be making itself coalitionable again. In the run-up to 2024, this could be one of themselves that only by
unityefforts.Trueasitmay be,thatgap is go- often the lure of a catch-all centrism when and ego massaging, they have to build a vi-
the more formidable challenges on its plate. ing to make the task of the new front some- coming together can their it comes to socio-economic policies. That sion. Conclaves are fine, but a lot of thinking
what uphill. may not help the new front because the BJP andpoliticallabourwillberequiredbetween
survival be ensured. Beyond
While the BJP would want to bank on a has already occupied that space. The Bengaluru and Mumbai. For that, the new
“national” or pan-Indian face and platform, their own survival, however, Opposition will have to clearly define which front must remember that the business of

WAR AND WHEAT theOppositionshouldknowthateventoday,

state-level contests make and unmake na-
tional politics. Therefore, it will be necessary
the Opposition will need
clarity about what it is that
they are opposed to. Mere
social segments it specifically seeks to align
with. The media and the idea of middle
classes may dis-incentivise a sharply cleav-
shaping“INDIA”isnotamatterof arithmetic
but of politics.

For India, the threats to food inflation are likely to be more tobringonboardpartiesthathavekeptaway age-based policy position. But such a posi- The writer, based at Pune, taught political
fromthecurrentunityefforts.Thefourstates Modi-baiting is not going to tion is more likely to win over the Dalits, science and is chief editor of Studies in
from domestic than global factors

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listed above (even if one assumes that BSP is be a convincing answer. Adivasis, small farmers, urban poor and the Indian Politics
LOBAL GRAIN PRICES hardened on Tuesday after Russia fired cruise mis-
siles targeting Ukraine's Odesa port as “retribution” for the latter's attack
damagingakeyroadbridgetotheCrimeanPeninsula.Thedaybefore,Russia
terminatedadealallowingUkrainetoexportproducefromdesignatedBlack
Sea ports. The markets seemed to have then shrugged off Moscow's announcement that
it would no longer guarantee safe passage for vessels moving through the specially-cre-
ated maritime corridor under the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The deal, brokered by the
United Nations and Turkey, had enabled Ukraine to ship out nearly 33 million tonnes of
corn, wheat, sunflower (including oil and meal), barley, rapeseed and other grain in the
A CYBERSPACE MORE SECURE
last one year. By striking, Russia has conveyed a clear message. Data Protection Bill is alive to concerns of privacy and over regulation
That being said, the world is better positioned than a year ago to absorb any fresh sup-
plyshocksfromtheUkraine-Russiafront.OnereasonisthatUkraine'scornandwheatex-
portsareanywayexpectedtofall30-40percentthisyearover2022-23.Thewarhastaken Rakesh Asthana
a toll on the country's production, which the markets have already factored in. Secondly,
thereducedsuppliesfromUkraineshouldbemorethancoveredbyBrazil,USandArgentina CYBERSPACE, THE TERM first coined by the fickers using the dark net and social media individuals, especially on matters related to
American-Canadian writer William Gibson to conduct their activities. The net has also personal data, specify the flow and use of
in corn and Russia in wheat. The latter has, in fact, become the world's biggest wheat ex-
in 1984, primarily includes computer sys- become a place for training in fabricating such information and create a relationship
porter,muchof itgoingtotheMiddleEast,NorthAfricaandCentralAsia,evenasUkraine's tems and related software that ensure con- IEDs and obtaining weapons and explosives of trust between persons and entities that
own grain has been increasingly moving via the Danube River and land route to Europe. nectivityof telecommunicationsystemsand and money laundering through the use of process data. A draft of the Bill categorises
Thirdly,evenwithrespecttovegetableoils,enhancedavailabilityof soyabean(fromBrazil their constituent data. In today’s world of cryptocurrency. data into three categories — critical, sensi-
and Argentina), palm (from Indonesia and Malaysia) and rapeseed (from Canada) should fast-changingtechnology,individualsarede- Crimes like cyberbullying, cyberstalking tive, and general. Sensitive data — financial,
helpstaveoff anydisruptionsfromtheexpiryof theBlackSeaagreement.Moreover,Russia pendent on gadgets, technology and the re- and sextortion affect the psyche of young health, sexual orientation, biometrics,trans-
sultant networks, not only in their personal people, especially teenagers who are at a gender status, religious and political beliefs
hasindicatedwillingnessforthedeal'srenewalif therulesforsellingitsownproduceand
lives, but also in professional spheres. This vulnerable age — psychiatrists have rea- and affiliation – can only be stored in India. It
fertilisersintheinternationalmarketwereeased.That'sacalltheWestwouldhavetotake. creates dangers of intrusion in data systems. soned at times. Such activities can result in can be processed outside the country only
Simply put, the world is relatively awash with grain today. As far as India goes, the Concerns related to privacy are, therefore, The effective victims taking an extreme step. Cybercrimes withexplicitconsent.Criticaldatawillbede-
threats to food inflation are likely to bemore from domestic than global factors. While the not unfounded. implementation of any law are putting the country's social fabric under fined by the government from time to time.
monsoon has been good so far, its performance over the next one month will matter, es- Cybercriminals, whose intention is to strain. Government organisations and law This too must be stored and processed in
make fast money by playing on the fears of
depends on the efficient enforcement agencies do conduct aware- India. There will be no restriction on storing
pecially in a scenario where the Food Corporation of India's warehouses aren't overflow-
individuals and organisations, resort to ex- discharge of duties by, and ness programmes. But the lure of finding out and processing general data.
ing like before and supply pressures are building up in vegetables and pulses. The govern-
ment should closely monitor the kharif crop's progress, while keeping the window open
tortionattimes.Theiractivitiescanendanger co-ordination amongst, all “unknown” and “interesting things” from The Ministry of Home Affairs has created
thereputationof peopleandinstitutions.The stake holders including phishing emails and messages seems to be a robustusefulandeffective portal to aidvic-
for imports as insurance against any production shortfalls. use of sophisticated technologies by terror strong — it traps people while criminals tims of cybercrime and it has been effective
groups,organisedgangsof criminals—many individuals, organisations, thrive. in countering this malaise to a great extent.
of them involved in violent activities — and network service providers Thegovernmentisawareof theenormity However, the effective implementation
other illicit agents is a national security and the government. It is of the problem posed by an ever-expanding of anylawdependsontheefficientdischarge

NO ONE LOVES GAMES threat. With rapid digitisation, almost all de-
velopmental activities of the government
face a variety of threats.
also imperative to strike a
balance between
cyberspace. It also sensitive to concerns
aboutregulationsrestrictingaccesstocyber-
space.Aftera lotof deliberations,ithascome
of duties by, and coordination amongst, all
stakeholders including individuals, organi-
sations, network service providers and the
Australia’s pull-out points to the Commonwealth Games’s While acts of cybercrime are often an confidentiality, integrity and up with the Digital Personal Data Protection government. It is also imperative to strike a
end in itself, most such activity — ran- availability of data and Bill, 2022. The data privacy/protection bill is balance between confidentiality, integrity
struggle to find hosts — and relevance — every four years somware attacks, cyber extortion, phishing, a landmark piece of legislation that aims to and availability of data and information. The

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information. The Data
hacking — is also an attractive financial regulate how companies and organisations Data Protection Bill aims to do that.
PROJECTEDBILLof 7billionAustraliandollarsfortheCommonwealthGames proposition for organised gangs and terror- Protection Bill aims usethedataof individualsinsidethecountry.
sawthestateof Victoriapulloutfromhostingthe2026edition.Andwithjust ists. There have been reports of drug traf- to do that. The bill aims to protect the digital privacy of The writer is a retired IPS officer
1,000 days left to find an alternate venue, it is once again being seen as the
Games no one wants. The predicted cost overruns were more than double
the estimated expenditure, and Victoria said it was unwilling to pull money out of schools
and hospitals and pour it into the sporting event. Birmingham had to step in for Durban in
2022, but the pull-out by one of the more well-off countries in the Commonwealth is sig-
nificant, given the Games’s struggle to find hosts — and relevance — every four years. JULY 20, 1983, FORTY YEARS AGO
Of course, even the Olympics are struggling to find enthusiastic takers. Paris and Los
Angeles were the only cities that bid for the Olympics because the spending on these ANDHRA CM’S SPEECH complex in panic as the device exploded in central leaders to press for his ouster.
sporting jamborees often greatly exceeds budgetary limits. Greece was left in severe debt the first-floor gents toilet. The police said
after hosting the Olympics – a sporting spectacle's ability to bankrupt an economy was ANDHRAPRADESHChief MinisterNTRama
Rao lodged a protest with PM Indira Gandhi
there was no one in the toilet at the time as
the country-made grenade-like object ex-
INDIA-IRAN TIES
starkly exposed post Athens.Sportsadministratorswillnotbe faulted if they startmulling
against the manner in which All India Radio ploded at about 3:20 pm. INDIA AND IRAN set up a joint commission
the option of designating permanent hosting cities for the Olympics, Commonwealth or denied him the broadcast of a speech on the with both countries affirming their desire to
even the Asian Games.
But the CommonwealthGamesface aneven starker crisis— in modern times,they are
strike by state government employees. He is
understood to have termed the AIR action
HARYANA PROTEST diversify traderelationsandreduce depend-
ence on superpowers. The External Affairs
seen as a relic of a fading tradition. The erstwhile Empire Games, with 71 countries that as an “unwarranted check” on him. HARYANA DISSIDENTS HAVE intensified Minister, Ali Akbar Velayati, said at the out-
don't include China, the United States, Russia and most of sporting Europe, are struggling their lobbying in the Capital for the removal set that his country considered India to be in
to shrug off the label of being outdated. Victoria's pull-out, quoting costs, further deep- BAZAR EXPLOSION of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal. About half a
dozendissidentleaders,allformerministers,
an “outstanding position” for developing
trade ties within the third world and that
ens the misery of an institution that is fighting to survive. It is also a fundamental failure AN EXPLOSION ROCKED the Super Bazar including Lachhman Singh and Phul Chand, IndiacouldprovidetoIrantechnological,sci-
of sport—amateur thoughitcalls itself — to managea crisp,compactprogrammeandde- headquarters in Connaught Place. People who were removed from the state cabinet, entific and other assistance “on a long-
liver a Games without ambitious and often ruinous spends. rushed out of the multi-storeyed shopping are camping in New Delhi and meeting the term basis”.
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THE IDEAS PAGE

WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
“If developed countries like the US can align themselves with China and assume
their own responsibilities, the issue of climate change would not be as difficult.
Let’s start with fulfilling commitments.” —GLOBAL TIMES, CHINA

Parliament is a gated community India & Sri Lanka,

It has scarcely had any presence in everyday lives of people.
New Parliament too does not speak the language of democratic symbolism
five things to do
The relationship is a winning proposition for the
region, and offers potential security through trade
across the Indo-Pacific
the Indian government’s agenda for invest-
ing in renewable energy, infrastructure and
tourism in Sri Lanka.
Thusaligned,SriLankawillgraduallyin-
Sanjay Srivastava tegrate into India’s emerging supply chain
paradigm. It’s attractive too: South Asian
THE MOHAN SEGAL-DIRECTED 1956 film countries have lower hourly wages than
New Delhi opens with a shot of the old China;likeChina,itsbusinessesareflexible,
Parliament House. This is remarkable since Manjeet Kripalani and willing to work with small orders or even
the Parliament building (now the Museum custom orders. To compete, they now need
of Democracy) has had very little visual Ganeshan Wignaraja logistics services, trade and transport-re-
presence in Indian popular culture or imag- lated infrastructure, and border controls.
ination. Just as significant is how the cam- ON JULY 21, Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Onceimplemented,SouthAsiawilldevelop
era moves from the Parliament complex — Wickremesinghe will be in India for a visit. exportprocessingzonesandindustrialclus-
a space of state power — to other spaces in HewillmeetPrimeMinisterNarendraModi, tersalongawell-oiledsupplychain.Indiais
the city, ones where the everyday life of the and finalise several investments supported embarkingontradeagreementsthatarethe
city and its people are lived. The camera byIndia,especiallyinenergy,infrastructure precursor to this, and talks should be accel-
seems to be drawing a cinematic line be- and tourism. Wickremesinghe was elected erated for a comprehensive and high-qual-
tween the spaces occupied by the state and byamajorityofMPstotackleSriLanka’seco- ity India-Sri Lanka free trade deal with a fo-
those that are part of the lives of people. It nomiccrisiswhenthecountrydefaultedon cus on supply chains and foreign
links the state with the nation as if to sug- its sovereign debt in April 2022, and the investment.
gest that the former is not — and must not measuresimplementedsincearestartingto Thirdisdigitalisation.Thespecialfocusof
be — a privileged island. The camera con- stabilise the economy. India’s G20 presidency is digital public in-
nects the place that represents sovereignty It’s perfect timing for both countries. frastructure. India’s open-source fintech is
to the places from where sovereignty must India is emerging as a serious alternative to among the best in the world, and is being
derive legitimacy. China for global investments, its manufac- adopted to achieve the UN’s SDGs. India’s
The start of another session of turingsectorisbeingnoticed,andithasem- UPIisbeingrapidlyadoptedworldwide.But
Parliament is a good time to think about the barkedonambitioustradeagreements.Itis it has not been exposed to its own South
life of the institution — both as a space and expending energy for a conducive neigh- Asian neighbourhood. Most urgent on
process — in the recent history of the repub- bourhood too. India provided $5 billion in Wickremesinghe’s agenda should be the
lic and its citizens. What is the life of the state economicaidtoSriLankaduringitscrisisin adaptationofIndia’sdigitalpublicinfrastruc-
in the lives of the people? At the end of colo- 2022,pavingthewayfortheIMF’s$3billion ture for Sri Lanka.
nial rule, it was proper that the old programmeinMarch2023.SriLankaisnow Fourth, a deeper engagement between
Parliament house — which served as the seat seeing interest from Indian private invest- the central bank governors of India and Sri
of imperial rule for 20 years — be symboli- ment.KeepingSriLankaclosehelpstokeep Lankaisneeded.Frequentmeetingsandan
cally wrenched from its imperial context China at its periphery. A determined early warning system for economic crises
and turned into a symbol of an independ- Neighbourhood First policy from India will are necessary. The Asian Financial Crisis of
ent nation-state. Sovereignty is expressed uplift South Asia’s regional attractiveness. 1997 ensured that ASEAN adopted a mu-
as much through processes as through spec- Strategically,thebilateralengagementcould tualmonitoringmechanismforearlywarn-
tacles of governance. The spectacle of a for- naturally extend to the Indian Ocean, and ings and methods to assist each other dur-
merly subjugated people occupying the beyond it, to the Indo-Pacific. ingacrisis.IndiaandSriLankacanwork on
space that was instrumental in its subjuga- There’s hard work to be done. India and a similar system, which template can then
tion — and formulating a Constitution for SriLankacurrentlyhaveagive-takerelation- beextendedtootherSouthAsiancountries.
self-governance within its walls — was more ship, where India provides aid. Ideally, it Such institutional mechanisms are key to
than just a matter of architectural conven- should be reciprocal, where gradually aid regional stability
ience. It narrated a powerful tale of taking should turn into trade. The India-Japan bi- Finally, there is security. It’s no secret
over the house of the master — one who jus- lateral relationship is a model. India is still that India’s most significant concern with
C R Sasikumar
tified his superiority by characterising the the largest recipient of Japan’s overseas aid, Sri Lanka is the presence of China.
subjugated as incapable of self-rule. former. The sequestering of an artefact of just a deliberate strategy. Take the case of but the assistance has changed from basic Cumulative Chinese investments account
It would not have been enough to con- the imperial state was intended to suggest the new Australian parliament house. needsandhealthtoinfrastructure-building, for 18 per cent of Sri Lanka’s 2021 GDP and
struct another building as the Parliament of that the post-Independence state — the po- Inaugurated in 1988, the key aspect of the like metro rails. Japan is now also India’s 10.8 per cent of the country’s foreign debt.
the independent nation-state. That would litical and bureaucratic apparatus of gover- external design of the building lies in the fifth-largest investor, with a cumulative in- ThisallowsChinaspecialaccesstoSriLanka
not have communicated, as powerfully, the nance — must always remember its pur- idea of access by the general public rather vestment of $38.7 billion in India. — and its waters. The docking of a Chinese
message of overthrowing an oppressive or- pose: To serve the nation, the people. And than monumentalism designed to inspire For India-Sri Lanka to follow a similar “research” vessel in Hambantota Port in
der by demonstrating the capacity to oc- further, that the lives of the people were not awe. The building — where the roof is grass- track, five dimensions need attention. August 2022 caused India much conster-
cupy the old regime’s citadels. Parliament identical to that of the state. Over the years, covered — rises out of the ground, symbol- First, India can consolidate its frag- nation. The Indian Ocean is still India’s —
as a space, and the processes of ruling and however, it is the state that has become the ising the democratic aspiration to be part mented aid programme. Currently, Indian and Sri Lanka’s — strategic backyard. India,
governing contained within it, are inextri- nation and we have increasingly come to of all that exists around it, rather than sit on aid is routed via multiple ministries and Sri Lanka and the Maldives conduct a tri-
cably linked. Without its expression in believe whatever the state says and does top of its surroundings. In this instance, the agencies. A single development bank will lateral naval exercise already and partici-
physical spaces, modern-day sovereignty is must be in the interest of the people. aura of the state lies in being enmeshed work better. Good models exist, like the pate actively in the important National
almost impossible to sustain. Yet, oddly The promise of a people-driven democ- with the society it governs, rather than be- Japan Bank for International Cooperation Security Advisor-led Colombo Security
enough, in the 75-odd years since racy has increasingly given way to a state- ing distanced from it and presenting this and China’s Development Bank, which fi- Conclave which includes Mauritius,
Independence, the relationship between driven one and, with this, Parliament con- distance as a virtue. nancelarge-scaledevelopmentprojectsin- Bangladesh and Seychelles. But it has not
Parliament as a building and the processes tinues to be a citadel, largely unconnected Apart from the pages of If the symbolism of spaces reflects the ternationally.TheAsianDevelopmentBank, deterred China, whose entrenched eco-
and the people it meant to represent has to the society it is meant to represent — sit- political science textbooks ways in which we think, the colonial-era whichiscloselymanagedbyJapan,canbea nomic muscle and might in both island
hardly fulfilled the promise of the early ting on top, rather than alongside it. It has and stultifying television imagination that inspired the design of New model of an MDB for South Asia. countries is forbidding.
years of the post-colonial period. become a gated community. The new Delhi — with its strict hierarchies between Second, as India becomes a destination SriLankamustunderstandIndia’ssecu-
Apart from the pages of political science Parliament House has only accelerated this
coverage through channels rulers and subjects — continues to be with formanufacturingandservices,itcanfoster rityconcerns.Indiahassteppeduptohelpits
textbooks and stultifying television cover- trend, ironically (or perhaps purposely) pro- devoted to it, Parliament has us. If a new Parliament house had indeed to supply chains in South Asia. Significant pri- neighbour in difficult economic straits. A
age through channels devoted to it, ducing a vision of governance where the almost had no presence in be built, it may have been an opportunity vate Indian companies are investing in Sri creditlineisshowingthepathtoprivateand
Parliament has almost had no presence in state exists as a massive monument apart the lives of people. The seat to speak in another language, that of dem- Lanka. The Adani Group invested $1.14 bil- public investments. This can lead to in-
the lives of people. The seat of the United from the people. ocratic symbolism, one that seems to have lioninrenewableenergyintheMannarBasin creased trade and the building of a robust
States Congress — the Capitol building — is There is a point of view that suggests of the United States inspired the opening shot of New Delhi. The andtheWestContainerTerminalatColombo South Asian supply chain. It’s a winning
a recognisable symbol of American built- that this is inevitable and effective gover- Congress — the Capitol necessary entanglement of the spaces of Port.TheTataGroupalreadyhasinvestments propositionfortheregion,andofferspoten-
landscape in a way that the old Parliament nance requires symbols of state to have an building — is a recognisable governance with those of the governed is inSriLanka’stourism,agri-business,telecom tial security through trade across the Indo-
building never was. This is an irony for a na- aura that differentiates them from broader symbol of American built- an important aspect of expressions of dem- and automobiles. On July 17, chairman N Pacific.
tion-state that would like to claim the title society. And, that respect for the state can ocratic aspirations. Monumentalism of ar- Chandrasekharan was in Sri Lanka intent to
of “the world’s largest democracy”. only be secured through architectural landscape in a way that the chitecture also betrays the desire for a sep- makemoreinvestments.Thisisinadditionto Kripalani is the Executive Director, Gateway
In the Indian case, the diminished pres- shock-and-awe that, symbolically and ac- old Parliament building aration between those who occupy the total $1.95 billion Indian investment al- House and Wignaraja is Professorial Fellow
ence of Parliament in the lives of the peo- tually, separates those in charge of decision- never was. This is an irony monuments and those on the ground. readyinSriLanka.Allofthemarealliedwith in Economics and Trade, Gateway House
ple is largely due to the erosion of the mean- making from those affected by them. Yet,
for a nation-state that would
ing once attached to the left-hand side of there is no connection between effective The writer is British Academy Global
the hyphen in the “nation-state” — a mes- governance and the idea that the state must like to claim the title of ‘the Professor, Department of Anthropology and
sage that committed the latter to serve the be seen to be apart from the people. That is world’s largest democracy’. Sociology, SOAS University of London
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Rain checks for our times

UNITE TO FIGHT local interests and national ambitions,
THIS REFERS TO the editorial, thus posing a serious challenge while
‘Opposition position’ (IE, July 19). sharing seats. Also, there is a big ques-
Armed with its catchy acronym INDIA tion mark on leadership as to who will
in Bengaluru, the Opposition must be projected as the Opposition’s PM
India needs to identify monsoon variability-related impacts, map associated hazards now focus its attention on the obsta- candidate. Can Mallikarjun Kharge,
cles it may encounter in the run-up to nine-time MLA and two-time MP, be
the 2024 general elections. The con- the first Dalit PM? INDIA has to fix sev-
Abinash Mohanty stituents of the Opposition alliance eral nuts and bolts before it’s ready for
need to understand that their coming the 2024 fight.
THE MONSOON THIS year indicates that drought-like conditions have always oc- city level and simultaneously enhance early forests. This should become a policy imper- together on the same platform de- Sanjay Chopra, Mohali
the climate has changed. El Nino is gaining curred in El Nino years. The location of the warning systems and forecasting. ative. Restoration of degraded land in a sus- mands maturity, flexibility and sacri-
momentum and making its presence felt. El
Nino is characterised by the warming of the
El Nino event also influences its effects on
the Indian monsoon — warming in the
Second, in order to address the socioe-
conomic risks posed by monsoon variabil-
tainable manner can halt biodiversity loss
and reinstate ecosystem services. Nature-
fice from them too. Opposition lead-
ers must not underestimate the ruling
IDEOLOGICAL BLOCK
ocean surface temperatures in the Central Central Pacific Ocean affects it more than ity, India must embrace a proactive ap- based approaches offer holistic solutions NDA. To check the BJP juggernaut from THIS REFERS TO the article, ‘Delhi is
and Eastern Equatorial Pacific Ocean. This the warming in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. proach that integrates blended finance to climate challenges and can help reduce coming back to power, they have to raising the game’ (IE, July 19). While
can significantly influence weather pat- In June, the western coast of the coun- strategies. India’s central bank is closely flood and drought risk, improve water rise above their differences and unite the India-France relationship is mostly
terns and ocean conditions. A delayed and try witnessed the high-intensity cyclone monitoring El Nino and the monsoon's pat- quality and protect coastal property. for a common cause. immune from internal politics, the
unpredictable monsoon impacts lives, Biparjoy. The Central, Eastern and Northern terns. By blending public and private cap- Investing in nature-based systems provides S H Quadri, Bikaner India-US relationship is likely to be
livelihoods and infrastructure. The increas- parts experienced heat stress. Parts of the ital, India can come to terms with the fi- a cost-effective option to address climate rocked by ideological currents. If in the
ing unpredictability of the monsoon — in- country saw delayed and erratic onset of nancial risks associated with the variability change and other sustainable development THIS REFERS TO the editorial, cold war era, it was India's left that
cluding incessant and record-breaking the monsoon. This unpredictability will of monsoons. Mandatory reporting by the goals while generating economic opportu- ‘Opposition position’ (IE, July 19). It’s created roadblocks to a more prag-
rainy days — is a cause for concern. hurt the agriculture sector. More than Task Force on Climate-related Financial nities. quite evident now that the 2024 gen- matic relationship, now it is
The Indian monsoon is a complex phe- three-quarters of India's farmlands are Disclosures (TCFD) will enable lenders, in- Instead of using alarmist language eral election will be fought between Democrats in the US who are likely to
nomenon influenced by various internal rain-fed. Weak, erratic, or incessant rain- surers, and regulatory authorities to make about climate change, it might be benefi- NDA and INDIA. As Congress’s Rahul play spoilsport. The India-US equa-
and external factors. El Nino is an external fall will hurt lives and livelihoods. How can risk-informed business decisions, foster re- cial to persuade all sections of society to ac- Gandhi declared that the 2024 elec- tion, especially pertaining to defence
driver that modulates the monsoon's inten- India tackle this challenge? silient value chains, and minimise loss and cept the shared responsibility to address tions will be “Modi versus INDIA”, on and security paradigms, must be pro-
sity and spatial distribution. However, it is First, the country needs to identify the damage. Embracing blended finance climate change and make India monsoon- the same day in Delhi, BJP organised tected from the negative impact of the
important to note that El Nino alone cannot monsoon variability-related impacts and mechanisms enhances sectoral resilience variability ready. The world has deferred a gathering of 38 NDA parties under forthcoming elections in both coun-
account for all monsoonal variations. Other more importantly, map its associated haz- and facilitates the adoption of effective risk- climate action for too long. Any further de- the leadership of PM Modi. But only tries. For all practical purposes, ideol-
regional phenomena, such as the Indian ards (landslides, flash floods, etc) risks, and transfer mechanisms, providing the much- lay will not only make things difficult for time will decide what the people of ogy has ceased to exist as a driver of
Ocean Dipole and the Madden-Julian vulnerability at the hyper-granular level. needed financial mechanisms for absorb- the current generation but also hurt the the country accept. Dinner diplomacy relationships in much of the world.
Oscillation, also significantly shape mon- The mapping should include hard losses ing shocks from climatological disruptions prospects of future generations. in Bengaluru is a small step towards a India must also be clear on this
soon dynamics. El Nino is associated with (infrastructure and finances) and soft losses like monsoonal variability. united opposition as MPs of the re- change.
weak monsoons and lower-than-average (livelihoods, migration). India needs a high- Third, India must prioritise the restora- The writer is sector head, Climate Change gional parties will be caught between Shubhada H, via email
rainfall in India. Rainfall trends in India over resolution monsoon variability index to tion, revival, and rehabilitation of natural and Sustainability, IPE Global.
132 years suggest that severe drought and track critical vulnerabilities at the block and ecosystems like mangroves, wetlands, and Views are personal
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I PIYUSH VERMA S/o HEMANT I,Sanjay Juneja R/O.67/8, Ashok I,MAMATA JAIN W/O NARENDRA I, Rajiv Choudhary S/0 Sh. Shish PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE To be known to all that my client, SHRI D.B.

Classifieds
KUMAR THAKUR R/o H.No. Nagar,near Tilak-Nagar,New KUMAR JAIN R/O 524,PURANA- Pal Singh R/o 1116, Janta Flats, KHANIJOU son of LATE SHRI H.R.
My clients Raj Kumar S/o Hukam KHANIJOU, is the absolute owner of DDA
4/137, UG-1, Sector-4, Vaishali, Delhi-110018,have changed BAZAR,SARAY- GTB Enclave, Delhi- 110093, Chand and Indu Arora W/o Raj FLAT No. 228 on FIRST AND SECOND
I.e. Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, my-minor daughter’s MOHALLA,KISHANGARH- inform that me and my Kumar Arora R/o A18, First Floor, FLOOR (DUPLEX), in CATEGORY-C, RPS
Derawal Nagar, Delhi, have severed FLATS, situated at SHEIKH SARAI PHASE-I,
Uttar Pradesh, PIN Code- name,from Annie to Annie BAS,ALWAR,RAJASTHAN-30140 daughter named Khushi all relationships from his son NEW DELHI-110017. That all the DDA
201010, have changed my name Juneja,for all purposes. 5.HAVE CHANGED MY NAME TO Choudhary and Rajiv Original documents and Conveyance Deed of
PERSONAL to PIYUSH THAKUR for all MAMTA JAIN. 0040678672-7 Choudhary i.e. wrong,actual
Shubham Kumar Arora and debarred
him from all movable & immovable the above captioned property, is reported to
have been missing being lost, mislaid or
0040678644-2 properties and all other things, due to misplaced and is not traceable. A Report/
I, MANOJ KUMAR,father Purposes. 0070854018-1 name is Rajiv Chowdhary and his ill-wises, bad habits/activities, Complaint in this regard (lost property
I,Sangita Grover W/o Chetan I,Gaurav Bhutani S/o Kailash disobedient nature and he is residing
of,NANDINI,Presently,residing Khushi Chowdhary in future we documents) being LR No. 670324/2023,
I Manju Mittal W/o-Sh.Sanjeev Prakash Grover R/o LD- Chander Bhutani R/o BC- separately since 22nd November dated 18.07.2023 has been lodged by his with
at,114/1, Ground- will be known as Rajiv 2022. If anybody who deals with him Crime Branch, Delhi. It is hereby notified that
Kumar Singhal R/o-C-43, 51,Pitampura Delhi- 7,West,Shalimar Bagh Delhi- if any Person/ Firm/ Bank/ Financial Institution
Floor,Gangamma Circle, Chowdhary and Khushi in any manner, will do so at his/her
Pushpanjali Enclave, 110034,have changed my name 110088,have changed my name own risk and responsibilities for the or Entity has any sort of claim, rights, title,
Jalahalli East,Bangaluru- Chowdhary. 0040678562-1 act and conduct of him. My Clients
interests, lien, charge or dispute/ litigation of
Pitampura Delhi-34 have to Sangeeta Grover to Gauraavv Bhutani any nature (whatsoever) in the above
560014,have changed my- and his other family members will not captioned property on the basis of aforesaid
changed my-name to Manju 0040678665-5 I, Raj Rani W/o Parveen Goel R/o be responsible for the act & conduct
minor daughter’s name,from 0040678665-6
lost/ misplaced Property Documents, should
Singhal for all-purposes. 5A/22, Kath Mandi, Sonipat of Shubham Kumar Arora in any contact and notify the same (with valid
NANDINI to NANDINI KUMARI., I,Kanika Sachdeva,w/o Shiv manner. Documentary Proof) to the undersigned within
0040678519-1 I,SEEMA AGGARWAL W/O have changed my name to Raj Sd/- BHUPESH K. CHANDNA 10 days from the date hereof, falling which it
Vide-affidavit dated- Sachdeva,r/o-28/124,2ND-
SANJAY KUMAR R/O A- Goel. 0070853989-1 (ADVOCATE) shall be presumed that the above captioned
19.07.2023.,At New-Delhi. I Ishani D/o Rakesh Kumar Sinha Floor,Block-28,West-Patel- Off.: Chamber No. 4, Civil Supply
property is free from all sorts of
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encumbrances, dispute, litigation, lien, claim
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Been Changed My Name To 0040678644-1
Apartment-2, Vipin Garden, I,Rinku D/o Chandeshwar my name to Pooja for all
Uttam Nagar, New Delhi-
Ishani Sinha For All Future
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110059, Have Changed My Nagar, Patel-Nagar,New Delhi- Kumar,R/o L-161,Dakshinpuri, Shri. Gyaso Devi w/o Late Shri. Sohan Lal r/o
Name to kavita Sharma. I ISOBEL MARY GRANT,W/O I, Pankaj S/o Atmaram Goel R/o House no. 4128/29 Galli no. 15 Paharganj swami
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THIRD-FLOOR VASANT-VIHAR Platinum Heights, Sec-9, or severing her relation with his son Rakesh. Further
educational documents as 110062,have changed my name Vaishali have changed my she has not made or given any document in favour
I, KHUSHBOO D/o Inder Dev R/o DELHI-110057,HAVE CHANGED Chander Shekhar instead of his to Kalash Khare,for all name to Pankaj Goel.
of her disgruntled Daughter-in-law Smt Tara Devi
HOUSE NO.E-2/217, GALI NO.4, MY NAME TO ISOBEL GRANT w/o Shri Madan Lal or her children namely Bharat
correct-name Chandeshwar purposes. 0040678653-10 Bhagel, Neha Bhagel, Naman Bhagel.
SHASTRI NAGAR, ASHOK KALRA,FOR ALL PURPOSES. 0070853986-1
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0040678657-5 I, Mukesh Kumar S/o Bhim have been executed by my client. He/she do the
change my name to I,Rani W/O Palvinder Singh,R/O KUMAR R/O HNO.136,NEAR
KHUSHBOO SHARMA for all I CHITRA W/O SH. MAHAVIR R/o H.No.RZS-266, Nihal-Vihar MCD PARK,TIGI PUR,DELHI- Singh, R/o 244, T.C. Camp same at his/her/their cost, risk, peril, consequences.
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I, Jyote Sharma W/o Kamal Ch. No.-346, Saket Court Lawyer’s
declare that name of mine has Name from Mukesh to Mukesh Chambers New Delhi-110017
Sharma R/o-P601, Officer City, 0040678657-4 I,Jaspreet Kaur Langa,W/O- Kumar for all Future Purposes.
been wrongly written as
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ANJALI in my daughter (DIVYA) 0040678526-1
changed my name to Jyoti Nand R/O-115 Ram Housing-Society.Flat.No-
birth certificate the actual
Sharma. 0070854020-1 Nagar,Krishna Nagar Delhi- 552,Plot.No-8,Block-5,Sector- I, Mohammad Sazid S/o Mohd
name of mine is CHITRA which
110051,Have Changed My 23,Dwarka,Delhi-110075,have Ibrahim Qureshi R/o H.No.-D-
I, Hirdesh Sharma W/o Lalit may be amended accordingly.
Name To Rajesh,For All changed my name to Jaspreet 11/2, Gali No.2, Near Green
Sharma R/o near Masjid, 0040678545-1
Purposes. 0040678653-2 Kaur,for all,Future Purposes. Land School, Shastri Park,
Nithari, Sec-31, Noida, Gautam
I Babita Devi W/o Yogesh 0040678657-8 Delhi-110053, have changed
Budh Nagar, U.P., declare that I,Radhesyam Bhagat S/O
Chandel R/o Girdharpur my name to Mohd Sajid, for all
in my son’s Bhavyansh Sharma Bikram Bhagat R/O-E-337 I,JITENDER KUMAR PAREEK,S/O
Sunaarsi, Chhapraula Gautam purposes. 0040678534-1
school record my name is Block-E, J.J.Colony,Raghubir SHYAM LAL PAREEK ADDRESS-
wrongly mentioned as Harsha Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh- I, Md. Ibrahim S/o Rahamatulla
Nagar,Ramesh Nagar Delhi- B-7/78 SAFDARJUNG ENCLAVE-
Sharma instead of Hirdesh 201009. Has Been Changed My R/o H.No.-D-11/2, Gali No.2,
110015,Have Changed My EXTENSION NEW DELHI-
Sharma 0070854022-1 Name To Babita Chandel For All Near Green Land School,
Name To Radheshyam Bhagat 110029,changed my name to
Future Purposes. Shastri Park, Delhi-110053,
I, Harsh Vinod Khatri S/o Vinod For All Purposes. 0040678653-1 JITENDER PAREEK.
0070853947-1 have changed my name to
Sohanlal Khatri R/o G5-1504, I,Visheta,D/o Phool Chand,R/o 0040678665-9 Mohd Ibrahim Qureshi, for all
Albaria, Ecovillage-1, Plot No.8, I Afaq Ahmed, S/o Niyaz Ahmed 123/7, MCD Flats,Sector-20, I,Induwati W/O Sudesh purposes. 0040678534-2
Sector-1, Greater Noida West, R/o 246/60, 4th Floor Lane No. 8, Rohini, Delhi-86,have changed
Gautam Buddha Nagar, UP- Kumar,R/O-B-1/10,Aman Vihar
Ghaffar Manzil, Jamia Nagar, my name to Visheta Birla I ASARAF ALI S/o MD AJIMLLAH
201301 have changed my name Kirari Suleman Nagar,
New Delhi-110025 have R/o RC -777 lokpriya Bihar
to Harsh Khatri 0070853975-1 0040678668-2 Nithari,Sultanpuri C-
changed the name of my Minor Khoda colony Ghaziabad Uttar
Block,Delhi-110086,have
I, Harsh S/o Daulat Ram R/o son aged 5 yrs from Mohmmad I,RUMEISA AZIZ,W/O- Pradesh pin 201309 have
changed my name to Indu Devi.
65/76, First Floor, New Rohtak Zohan Afaq to Mohammad MOHAMMAD changed my Name from
Road, Karol Bagh, Central Zohan Afaq. 0070853995-1 WAQAR,R/o.HOUSE.NO.1028,RA 0040678672-1 ASARAF ALI to A ALI both names
Delhi-110005, have changed my JAN STREET FARASH- I,Dimple,W/o Raj Kumar are same person. My correct
I Abhishek S/o Sh. Subhash
name to Harsh Wadhwani for KHANA,DELHI-110006,have Mehra,R/o-B-533, Sudershan name is ASARAF ALI.
Kumar R/o A-2/268, C-Block,
all future purposes. changed my name,from Park, Delhi-110015,have 0040678151-5
Sultanpuri, West Delhi, Delhi-
RUMEISA AZIZ to RUMESA changed my name to Dimple
PUBLIC NOTICE
0040678557-1 110086 have changed my name BE IT KNOWN TO PUBLIC AT
AZIZ,for all purposes. Mehra. 0040678668-3
I, Hari das Kumar S/O Brijmohan
to Abhishek Kumar for all
0040678660-3
LOST & FOUND LARGE that my clients namely SHRI
KISHAN S/o Late Laxmi Narayan and
purposes. 0040678512-6 I,CHARAN SINGH,S/O KHEM his wife Smt. SUMAN LATA W/o Shri
Shah, R/o Ward No-5, Bhalani I,Ruchika Goyal R/o A-24,Rama Kishan, both R/o 945, Nai Basti,
Madan, Saura, Nanpur, I,TAMANA DATA W/O VINEET I,RAVI SHANKAR,S/O LEELA CHAND,R/H.NO- Kucha Pati Ram, Bazar Sita Ram,
RAM,R/O-H.NO.B-33,HARI- 30/11,S/F,BLOCK-30,EAST Road Adarsh Nagar Delhi - 110006 have severed all their
Sitamarhi, Bajpatti, Bihar- GUPTA R/O 233,DHARAM KUNJ
ENCLAVE KIRARI-SULEMAN PATEL NAGAR,PATEL Delhi,inform that original RLA relations and disowned their Son
843333, have changed my name APARTMENT,SEC-9, namely Aryaman Singh currently
NAGAR,NEW DELHI- NAGAR,NEW DELHI- has been lost for Property
and shall hereafter be Known ROHINI,DELHI-110085,have residing at 945. Nai Basti, Kucha Pati
110086,HAVE CHANGE MY 110008,have changed my- No.247,Sec-53, Phase-V, HSIIDC Ram, Bazar Sita Ram, Delhi - 110006
as Hardik Sah. 0070853993-1 changed my name to and now they have no concern or
NAME,FROM RAVI SHANKAR minor son PRANAV aged-12- Kundli,Sonepat Haryana.If
TAMANNA GUPTA. connection with him. Infact, Aryaman
I, Billu Sharma S/o Satya SAIN TO RAVI SHANKAR,FOR Years and he shall hereafter be found please contact-Ruchika Singh has no right, title and interest in
Narayan Sharma R/o 13/436, 0040678653-6 Goyal,9711892277. respect of my clients moveable and
FUTURE PURPOSE. known as PRANAV SINGH. immoveable assets/ properties in any
Trilokpuri, Delhi-96 have I,AFIA PARVEEN,D/O.HABIB 0040678660-10 manner whatsoever. My clients shall
changed my name to Deepak 0040678644-9 0040678644-7 not be liable for the acts of their son
AHMAD,ADD-4673,GALI RAZIA namely Aryaman Singh and
Sharma for all future purposes. I,RAMESH CHAND,S/O K C JAIN I,Birender Singh,S/O Bhoop I,Kanwal Kumar misri,s/o Late whosoever deals with him shall do so
BEGUM HAUZ QAZI
R/O 334,GOLDEN JUBLEE FLATS Singh R/O.H.No.23,Block- shri Somnath misri J-1,Kailash on his/ her own risk and
0070853937-1 CENTRAL,DELHI- responsibility.Akul Mehandru,
(S.F.S.) SECTOR-11, H,South City- Colony,New Delhi 110048
110006,changed my name to Advocate 411, Block-1, Delhi High
I, Bhanu Singh D/o Mr. Sanjay ROHINI,DELHI-110085,have 1,Gurgaon,Haryana- ,Given GPA to Rama misri W/0 Court, New Delhi - 110003
AFIA HABIB,for all,future
Singh R/o Permanent Address changed my name to RAMESH 122001,have Changed my name Shri K.K Moza, Has Lost
purposes. 0040678653-3
Village-Nalpur Post- CHAND JAIN. 0040678653-7 to Birender Singh Yadav. Original Allotment Letter &
Kharkhoda District-Meerut U.P, I,Manish Aggarwal S/o Jai Allocation Letter Allotdate 8-8- PUBLIC NOTICE
and Present Address H-168/15, Prakash Aggarwal R/o-C- I,RAKSHIT ARORA,S/O DEV RAJ 0040678657-3 2017 Against Allotment No- My Client SMT. PRABHA RANI WIFE
OF LATE SH. NARESH KUMAR
Sector-Gamma-ll, Greater 22,Model Town Dr.Mukherjee ARORA,R/O 252,FIRST- I,Bhupinder C18012 for plot No- C 222 GUPTA R/o A-19, GATE NO.-1,
Noida Distt.-G.B.Nagar, U.P. Nagar,Delhi-110009,have FLOOR,GATENO.2,SAINIK- Singh,S/o,Bhagavan Singh jacaranda Omicron-3 of SHUBHAM ENCLAVE, PASCHIM ''IMPORTANT''
change my name from bhanu changed my minor son name VIHAR,SHAKUR-BASTI,DELHI- Sandhu,R/o WZ- Gr.Noida Authority Along With VIHAR, WEST DELHI-110063 do
Whilst care is taken prior to
hereby notify for Public at large that
singh to agrima singh for all Pranav Garg aged,14,years to 110034.HAVE CHANGED MY 44/2C,Street.no.16,Krishna Puri original Allotment Letter for she is executing the Will Deed of her acceptance of advertising
future purposes. 0070853979-1 Pranav Aggarwal NAME TO RAKSHIIT ARORAA. Tilak-Nagar New Delhi- the said issued in the name of husband LATE SH. NARESH KUMAR copy, it is not possible to verify
GUPTA SON OF LATE SH. RAM its contents. The Indian
0040678657-10 0040678660-4 18,changed my name to Late shri Ravinder misri Express (P) Limited cannot be
I, Bhanu Mati alias Poonam W/o NIWAS GUPTA of same residence,
held responsible for such
Ran Singh D/o Ran Singh R/o Bhupinder Singh Sandhu. 0040678665-10 after his death, who expired on
It is for general information that I,Praveen Gupta,S/o Raj Kishor 11/04/2021 (11th April, 2021), as per contents, nor for any loss or
H.no.1107, Pana Paposiyan, I MD BILAL son of Shri MOHD Gupta,R/o BP-9,Flat-No.02, 0040678660-2 his Will Deed made on 05/12/2020 damage incurred as a result of
transactions with companies,
Narela, Delhi-40 have Changed KHALID MALIK residing at HNo- Main Road,Malka Ganj,Delhi- (5th December, 2020) in her favour.
POONAM for all Purposes. 553,Gali No-16A,V Block Vijay 110007,have changed my name
I,Bharat Bhushan Taneja,s/o- PERSONAL Any person(s) have any objection/
associations or individuals
advertising in its newspapers
Diwan Chand,R/o-276 Kohat- claim(s), interest for the proposed Will
0070854019-1 Park Maujpur North East Delhi- to Praveen Kumar Gupta. Enclave Pitampura,Delhi- Deed Registration of aforesaid SMT.
or Publications. We therefore
110053 declare that name of 0040678660-6 110034,Have Changed my THANKSGIVING PRABHA RANI WIFE OF LATE SH.
recommend that readers
make necessary inquiries
I, Alia Khan, W/O Azhar Khan, mine has been wrongly written NARESH KUMAR GUPTA, may
name Bharat Bhushan to before sending any monies or
R/O B-345, Buland Masjid, I,Pawandeep Singh S/o Thank You Saint Jude Thaddeus contact the undersigned within 7 days
entering into any agreements
as MOHD BILAL in Driving Bharat Bhushan Taneja,for from the publication of this notice,
Shastri Park, Delhi-110053 have Tarvinder Ahuja,R/o H.No.- for helping me pass MA with advertisers or otherwise
License no-DL 05 20130230169. future purpose. 0040678644-8 failing which, the claim of any of such
acting on an advertisement in
changed my name to Alia for all 38/14 Ashok-Nagar,West Delhi - Modern Persian with 1st person will be considered to have
The actual name of mine is MD any manner whatsoever.
future purposes. 0070853983-1 110018,Have Changed My I,BRIJ BALA,W/O RAMESH Division. ROHAN ANIRUDH been waived and/or abandoned and
BILAL respectively which may the Will Deed shall be Registered and
Name to Pawandeep Ahuja,for CHAND JAIN,R/O-334, GOLDEN SINGH. 0040678264-1
I, Abhishek Rohilla S/O Anil be amended accordingly. Applicable with immediate effect.
Kumar Rohilla, R/o RZ- 14, all,future Purposes. JUBLEE FLATS(S.F.S.) SECTOR- Advocate Manoj Kumar
0070853930-1 11, ROHINI,DELHI-110085,have Membership No.- D/515/2004
Khera Road, Chauhan Enclave,
Nagafgarh, South West Delhi, I,Wasim S/O Mohd Ilyas Ansari
0040678653-4
changed my name to BRIJ BALA PUBLIC NOTICE Address: F 623 KKD Courts, Delhi
Telephone No. 9899170196
R/o B-143, Street.No-16, Maan I,NARENDRA KUMAR S/O JAIN. 0040678653-9
Delhi-110043, have changed my
Singh Nagar,Old Mustafabad, MAHENDRA KUMAR JAIN R/O
name and shall hereafter be I,Atul Mishra S/o Yogendra PUBLIC NOTICE
Delhi-110094,have changed my 524,PURANA BAZAR,SARAY- It is hereby informed to the public at large that
Known as Aviipreet Singh Mishra R/o RZF-170, Gali-No.31,
name to MOHD WASIM ANSARI. MOHALLA,KISHANGARH- HDFC Bank (HDFC Ltd. before merger) had
Rohilla. 0070853992-1 Sadh-Nagar, Palam-Village, extended housing loan to the below mentioned
Permanently. 0040678672-4 BAS,ALWAR,RAJASTHAN- residential unit holder, against the security of
I have changed my name from 301405.CHANGED MY NAME TO New Delhi-110045, have
the respective unit being allotted to him by
Minakshi Vashisht (old name) I,VIDUSHI VERMA W/O AJAY NARENDRA KUMAR JAIN. changed my name to Atul JMD Limited [formerly known as JMD

to Minakshi (new name). In KUMAR JAIN,R/O GP- Kumar Mishra. 0040678665-7 Promoters Limited], in it's project by the name

72,MAURYA ENCLAVE,NEAR 0040678672-8 of JMD Gardens, Tower K, S NO

future I should be known and I,Arvind Kumar Rastagi,S/o KH.NO.331/2, 330/2,308/2, Sector 33, Sohna
recognized as MINAKSHI wife GOPAL I,Muhamad Arif/Mohammad Sohan Lal Rustagi,R/o 1094,
Road, 122001. It is hereby informed that the
original property document, that is Sale deed
of Surender Kumar Sharma, MANDIR,PITAMPURA,DELHI- Arif S/O.Meher Ilahi R/O.261A, Sector-28, Faridabad,have dated 30/07/13 registered at Doc. No. 10339,
address: J 508, SPS Residency, 110034,have changed my name Gali.No-23,Rajiv Gandhi Nagar changed my name to Arvind executed by JMD Limited [formerly known as
to NEENA JAIN. 0040678653-8 JMD Promoters Limited] through it's
Vaibhav khand, Indirapuram, Mustafabad,Delhi-110094,have Kumar Rustagi. 0040678665-4 authorised representative, Arjun Bhatia in
Ghaziabad, UP PIN-201014 I,Tawfique Ahmad S/o Late changed my name to Mohd favour of Mr. Arun Goyal is not traceable.
Arif. 0040678657-7 I,Ajit Singh Rishal Singh,S/O Details of the customer and property
0040678509-1 Shamshad Ahmad, R/o.GH- Rishal singh.R/O Near- Mr. Arun Goyal, Flat K-1002, 10th Floor An
2/161D,Ankur Appartment, FIR dated 17-07-2023 has been filed in this
I,Mohd Rafeeq,S/O-Mohd Panchayat bhawan Village
I Sumit Jain S/o Sh. Vinod Jain Paschim Vihar,New Delhi-
respect
Shabbir,R/o,7848,nai- Khewra,Sonipat,Haryana,have If anybody finds the same, he/she is requested
R/o 78-79, 1st Floor, Pkt-18, 63,have changed my name to to please return it or share information with the
basti,bara-hindu- changed my name to Ajit
Sector-24, Rohini, Delhi-110085 Taufique Ahmad,for all future undersigned.
rao,Delhi,G.P.O.,North- Singh,for all purpose. RAVI CHOPRA, ADVOCATE
have changed my name to purposes. 0040678660-1 Delhi,Delhi-110006,inform that Office no.1, First Floor,
Sumeet Jain for all purposes. 0040678657-9 DDA market PocketA-1,
I,Tarvinder Singh,S/o-Bishan Name-of-my father has been Mayur Vihar-III, Delhi-110096
0040678512-5 wrongly-written as MOHD I,Anil Kumar Agarwal S/o MOBILE NO.9811020745
Dass Ahuja R/o.H.No.-
I, Gaurav Badgali S/O, Lila Dhar 38/14,Ashok Nagar,West-Delhi SABBIR in my-passport.,But Gajadhar Agarwal
R/o 52, Sec-5, Pushp Vihar, New -110018,Have Changed My correct-name my-father is R/o.House.No-107,Chardham
Delhi-110017 have changed my Name to Tarvinder Ahuja,for MOHD SHABBIR. 0040678644-4 Apartment, Sector-
name to Gaurav for all all,future Purposes. I,Mohd Ilyas S/O-Shabbir 9,Rohini,Delhi-110085,have
purposes. 0040678643-1 Ahmed,R/o B-143, Gali.No- changed my name Anil
0040678672-2 Agarwal. 0040678672-6
I Subramanian Anantharaman 16,Maan Singh Nagar,Old
I,Sushil Kumari,D/o,Subhash Mustafabad,Delhi-110094.have I, TANUJA,W/O Himanshu
Alias S Anantharaman S/O, Chand,R/o-Village-Ghatali, PO-
Chimbay Anantharaman changed my name to MOHD Sharma,R/O H.No.602,Pocket-
Bhetra, Teh- jhajjar,Haryana- ILYAS ANSARI. Permanently. 01,Paschim Vihar,Delhi,
Subramanian R/o B349, 124108,inform that my D.O.B. is
Kendriya Vihar Sector 51 Noida 0040678672-3 Changed my name after-
wrongly-Written as 12.10.2003 marriage is TANUJA SHARMA.
Gautam Budh Nagar Uttar in my educational I,Mohd Arif S/O.Meher Ilahi
Pradesh Pin-201301 have documents.My Correct D.O.B. is 0040678665-1
R/O.261A,Gali No-23,Rajiv
changed my name to 12.10.2001. 0040678644-6 Gandhi-Nagar Mustafabad, I,ASHOK KUMAR,S/O PREM
Anantharaman Subramanian
I,Shabnam Iqbalbhai Delhi-110094,have changed SHANKAR GARG R/O HNO.B-
for all purposes. 0040678523-1
Ajmeri,W/o Shaikh Danish my-minor son’s-name 86,STREETNO.10,NEW-MODERN
I Simran Khubchandani D/o Lalit Parvez,R/o-H.No.2770, Mercury Muhamma Arsh to Mohd Arsh. SHAHDARA,SHAHDARA,DELHI-
Khubchandani R/o E-279, Apartment,1st-Floor, Gali 0040678657-6 110032.HAVE CHANGED MY
Naraina Vihar, Delhi-110028,
have changed my name to
Gadhaiyya,Daryaganj Delhi-
I,Meenu W/o Sh. Vijay Kumar
NAME TO ASHOK KUMAR GARG.
GOVT. OF ODISHA
110002,have changed my name 0040678660-5
Rubaani Dadlani to Shabnam Shaikh
R/o H.No.640 Saini Mohalla, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
Nangloi,Delhi-110041,have I,AMIT KUMAR KUREEL S/O
0070854037-1 0040678668-1 changed my name to Meenu BHOLA SHANKER KUREEL R/O CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER RURAL
I Satya Prakash Tirki Alias Satya I,Satinder Kaur W/O.Jatinder Sharma. 0040678672-5 FLATNO.72D,MIG- O-420 WORKS, CIRCLE, BHAWANIPATNA
Prakash Tirky S/o Newan Ram Singh Bakshi,R/O.WZ-279, 2nd- FLATS,BLOCK-B3,LAWRENCE-
I,Manmohan Kohli,D/o Trilochan
R/o Dipadih Khurd, Dipadih floor,G-block,Hari Nagar,New ROAD,KESHAV-PURAM,DELHI-
Singh Sabharwal,W/o Surinder Bid identification No.:- BPT/Online-08/2022-23 Date-18.07.2023
Khurd, Ghughri, Surguja, Delhi-110058,have changed my 110035.HAVE CHANGED MY
Pal Singh Kohli,R/o 22-
Chhattisgarh-497118, have name to Satvinder Kaur,for all NAME TO AMIT KUREEL. NOTICE INVITING TENDERS FOR ROAD WORKS IN ODISHA
B,Pocket-A,Vikaspuri
changed my name to Satte purposes. 0040678644-3 NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING THROUGH e-Procurement
Extn,Delhi-110018,have 0040678657-2
Kumar
I,Sanjeev Singh,S/O Taluk Dar changed my name to 1. Name of the Work : Periodical maintenance of five year completed PMGSY
0070854014-1 I, Shilpeka Sharma W/o Anil
Singh,R/O H.No.23 V.PO Viraon Manmohan Kaur Kohli. works in the District of Kalahandi and Nuapada.
Sharma R/o House No-139,
I Pravesh Pal S/o Ram Saran R/o Kot Teh Pindra PS Baragaon 0040678665-2 2. No of Works : 18 Nos.
Street No.9-C, Near Gola
108, Rampur Muderi Raja, Nera, Varanasi -221201, Have 3. Location details : Kalahandi and Nuapada District
I,Manjeet W/o-Nitin Luthra,R/o Factory Prem Nagar, Karawal
Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh-209727, changed my name to Sanjeev 4. Estimated Cost : As per NIT.
H.No.125, 4th-Floor,Amolik Nagar, Delhi-110094 have
have changed my name to Kumar Singh permanently.
PUBLIC NOTICE
5. Period of Completion : As per NIT.
Residency,Sector-86, Changed my name to Shilpika Public at Large is hereby informed
Rachit 6. Cost of tender paper : Rs.10,000/- per set.
0040678653-5 Faridabad,have changed my Sharma for all future purposes. that my client Sh Pyare Lal s/o Nihal
Singh and his wife Ms. Bublee, R/o L-
0070854016-1 7. Other details :
I, Rajesh Jha S/o Munender Jha name to Manjeet Kaur,for 0070854017-1 216 VTC, Sastri Nagar, PO-Ashok
I, Manoj Kumar Sharma R/o R/o C-1/258, Sec-55, Noida all,future purposes.
Vihar, New Delhi-110052, do hereby
disown/ debar their daughter
Availability of tender for Last date & time for Date and time of
I, Pankauj Mangaal S/o O. P
Akbarpur, Bahrampur,Vijay G.B.Nagar, UP-201301, Confirm 0040678665-3 Mangal R/o 65, First floor,
Deepanshi from their all moveable online bidding seeking tender opening of
and immovable property and severe
Nagar, Ghaziabad,Uttar that Rajesh Kumar Jha and Sandesh Vihar, Pitampura, all relations from her, due to her clarification technical bid
Pradesh-201001.My name has I, Parveen Kumar S/o Atmaram immoral and disobedient behaviour
Rajesh Jha Both name are
Goel R/o 5A/22, Kath Mandi, Delhi-110034, have changed my and anybody dealing with her will do From To
been wrongly written as Manoj belongs to same Person. In
Sharma in my Son Shivam Sonipat have changed my minor daughter’s name from at his own cost and risk as she is out of
control of my clients. My client shall
25.07.2023 08.08.2023 07.08.2023 09.08.2023 at
future I Will be Known-as Riddhima Mangal aged 15 11.00 A.M. 5.00 P.M. 11.00 A.M.
Sharma School Record. name to Parveen Goel. not be responsible in any manner
Rajesh Jha for all records. years to Ridhimaa Mangaal whatsoever for the same and shall
0040678574-1 0070853991-1 forever. have no liability and responsibility. Further details can be seen from the web site “www.tendersorissa.gov.in”
0070854023-1 MOHIT RAGHAV ADVOCATE CH. -Sd/
NO. 340, CIVIL SIDE, TIS HAZARI
0070854013-1 COURT, DELHI-53 Chief Construction Engineer Rural
OIPR-25102/11/0012/2324 Works Circle, Bhawanipatna
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Rajasthan minimum income Bill: provisions, what makes it unique

to minimum guaranteed income, right to 125 days for his urban employment scheme. thattheworksiteiswithinaradiusoffivekilo- Why the Bill? How have social activists reacted?
HAMZAKHAN guaranteed employment, and right to guar- The state will supplement the MGNREGA's metres of where the job card is registered in While announcing the scheme in his Social activist Nikhil Dey of the Mazdoor
JAIPUR, JULY 19 anteed social security pension. 100 days by providing jobs for an additional both rural and urban areas.If the Program budget speech earlier this year, CM Gehlot Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), which had
Thegovernmentanticipatesanadditional 25 days in rural areas. Officerfailstoprovideemploymentwithin15 had said that Mahatma Gandhi’s message, sharedadraftoftheBillwiththestategovern-
THE ASHOK Gehlot government on Tuesday expenditureof Rs2,500croreperyearforthis Next, the government will provide eligi- days from the receipt of the application, the “The true measure of any society can be ment, said, “The Bill contains many firsts in
tabled the Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed scheme, which may increase with time. ble categories with a minimum pension of applicant shall be entitled to an unemploy- found in how it treats its most vulnerable the country. It is a very welcome step. We’re
Income Bill, 2023, which effectively seeks to Rs 1,000. mentallowanceonaweeklybasis,“andinany members”, was a focal point of all his gov- reallyhappythatithascome,especiallysince
cover the entire adult population of the state What are its major provisions? GUARANTEEDEMPLOYMENT:Therightto case not later than a fortnight.” ernment’s policies. it has all the essentials.”
with guaranteed wages or pension. MINIMUM GUARANTEED INCOME: Each employment states that post the work in ur- GUARANTEED SOCIAL SECURITY Last week, at an interaction with social He said that the Bill’s approach — guar-
adultcitizenof thestatehasbeenguaranteed ban or rural employment PENSION: Everypersonfalling security pension beneficiaries, the CM had anteeing minimum employment and pen-
What is the Bill?
Under the Bill, all families of the state get
a minimum income for 125 days a year
throughtheRajasthangovernment’sflagship
schemes, the minimum wages
shouldbepaid“weeklyorinany EXPLAINED in the category of old age/spe-
cially abled/widow/single
said, “When the government gives you Rs
1,000, it is not a favour. The one who rules
sions by law — distinguishes it from the cash
transfer schemes in operation in various
guaranteed employment of 125 days every
year, while the aged, disabled, widows, and
IndiraGandhiShahriRozgarGuaranteeYojana
for urban areas, and through Mahatma
case not later than a fortnight.”
The state will designate a
POLICY woman within prescribed eli-
gibility criteriashall be entitled
hasamoralresponsibilitythateveryonegets
justice. And we are bringing in a law so that
other states.
While the civil society network Soochna
single women get a minimum pension of Rs Gandhi National Rural Employment programofficer—notbelowthe to a pension. no one can stop the pension.” Evum Rozgaar Adhikar Abhiyan had submit-
1,000 per month. Importantly, the pension Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in rural areas. rankofBlockDevelopmentOfficerinruralar- This will increase over the base rate in The Bill is part of a bouquet of schemes ted a more detailed draft to the government,
will be increased at the rate of 15 per cent In his budget speech this year, Chief eas and an Executive Officer of the local body two instalments — 5 per cent in July and 10 and measures undertaken by his govern- Dey said that parts which have been skipped
each year. Minister Gehlot had increased the employ- inurbanareas—toimplementtheAct.Among per cent in January of each financial year 24 ment to provide relief from inflation with an can still be included in the rules brought un-
The Bill has three broad categories: right ment guarantee per family from 100 days to otherthings,theProgramOfficershallensure starting 2024-2025. eye on the polls later this year. der the Act.

Mammals may’ve hunted EXPLAINED SCIENCE

dinosaurs for food, rare

fossil in China suggests Maker of Bomb, reader of Gita
AN UNUSUAL find in mammals may have actually
The dramatic life and conflicted mind of the American physicist J Robert Oppenheimer, the so-called
China suggests preyed on dinosaurs ‘father of the atomic bomb’, are ideal ingredients for an epic thriller of the kind Christopher Nolan is
some early mam- several times their
mals may have size, and didn’t known for. Ahead of the opening of the year’s biggest film, a short bio of an extraordinary scientist
hunted di- just scavenge
nosaurs for din- ones that
ner. The fossil were already quantumphysics,nuclearphysics,andastro-
shows a dead, Mallon physics, he also began flirting with the com-
badger-like said. munist movement.
creature “This turns Many of his associates, including his first
chomping theoldstoryonits girlfriend, his wife, friends, and many of his
down on a head,” Brusatte said. students, were members of the Communist
small, beaked di- “We’re used to thinking Party. These associations, and his donations
nosaur, their skeletons of the Age of Dinosaurs to communist causes, made Oppenheimer a
intertwined. as a time when di- AMITABH SINHA target of FBI surveillance, which, by the time
Thefindcomesfromasite nosaurs ruled the world, and his security clearance was revoked, ran into
known as “China’s Pompeii,” This image by the thetinymammalscoweredin more than 7,400 pages, according to an ac-
where mud and debris from Canadian the shadows.” FEWLIVESareaseventfulastheoneJRobert count in the biography by Pais.
long-ago volcanoes buried Museum of The study authors ac- Oppenheimerled.Itwasdramaticandfullof It was also during this time that
creatures in their tracks. Nature shows knowledged that there have twistsandturns,ascelebratedasitwastragic. Oppenheimer famously learnt Sanskrit and
“It does seem like this is a entangled been some fossil forgeries Oppenheimer was a first-rate theoretical read ancient Hindu texts, including the
prehistoric hunt, captured in dinosaur and known from this part of the physicistwhoisbestknownforhavingledthe BhagavadGita.Manyotherscientists,includ-
stone, like a freeze frame,” mammal world, which Mallon said ManhattanProject,thetop-secretUSeffortto ing Bohr, Schrödinger, and Heisenberg, have
University of Edinburgh pa- skeletons. The was a concern when they build the world’s first atomic bombs, which been inspired by ancient Hindu texts, but
leontologist Steve Brusatte, scale bar equals started their research. But af- destroyedHiroshimaandNagasaki.Thatrole, Oppenheimer’s interest went deeper.
who was not involved with 10 cm. AP ter doing their own prepara- which he got at age 39, made Oppenheimer Monk recorded that he read not just the
the study, said in an email. tions of the skeletons the most famous, adored, and influential sci- Gita, but also the Vedas, Kalidas’s Megh-
The fossil, described on and analysing the rock sam- entist in America, with an aura that was ri- Oppenheimer at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton in 1957. AP dootam, and the Panchatantra. Schweber
Tuesday in the journal ples, he said they were con- valled by only that of Albert Einstein. wrote that Oppenheimer described the Gita
Scientific Reports, shows two fident that the fossil — which But that very success left Oppenheimer as“themostbeautifulphilosophicalsongex-
creatures from around 125 was found by a farmer in torn and tormented. He was proud of the sci- Europewherephysicistswerereportingase- Schrödinger, Wolfgang Pauli, and Paul Dirac isting in any known tongue”, and “quoted
million years ago, during 2012 — was genuine, and entificfeatof makingthebombandwassup- ries of astonishing results that eventually led only by the fact that he was a couple of years from it at singular extraordinary moments”.
the Cretaceous period. would welcome other scien- portive of its use, but he fervently hoped that totheestablishmentofquantumtheory.After lateonthescene.NewPhysicswasdeveloping “He kept a well-worn copy of it...on the
Even though the mam- PAPER tists to study the fossil as itwouldneverhappenagain.LikeEinstein,he hewasrejectedbyErnestRutherford’slabora- at such a rapid pace in the early 1920s that a bookshelf closest to his desk and often gave
mal is much smaller, re-
searchers think it was at-
tacking the dinosaur when
CLIP well.
The mammal in the fossil
duo is the meat-eating
became a strong advocate against war itself.
Those views attracted suspicion that he
was a communist and a Soviet spy. He was
toryinCambridge,Oppenheimermanageda
small stint at J J Thomson’s lab, where he was
a laggard. Facing failure and rejection for the
few years meant a gap of a generation.
“...Oppenheimer, given his talents, could
have made a singular contribution to the cre-
thebook(intranslation)tofriendsasapresent.
Hecontinuedtobrowseinitwhiledirectorof
theLosAlamoslaboratory(wheretheatomic
they both got caught in the NEW RESEARCH Repenomamus robustus, questioned,humiliatedand,atafamoushear- firsttimeinhislife,Oppenheimerslippedinto ation of quantum mechanics during the deci- bomb was made),” Schweber wrote.
volcanic flow, said study au- about the size of a house cat, ingin1954,strippedof hissecurityclearance. depression, and was ultimately diagnosed sive years of 1925 and 1926 had he arrived on The influence of the Gita, especially its
thor Jordan Mallon, a paleobiologist at Mallon said. The dinosaur — That meant he lost all his advisory positions with schizophrenia. the scene at that time. Because of the trench emphasisonkarmaorduty,anddetachment
the Canadian Museum of Nature. Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis — was in government, even though the Institute for Several biographers have noted that dur- dysentery he contracted in 1921 on a trip to from the end result, is seen as having played
The mammal is perched on the di- about as big as a medium-sized dog Advanced Study at Princeton continued to ing this dark phase, Oppenheimer tried to Germany...hehadtopostponeenteringHarvard acrucialroleinOppenheimer’sleadershipof
nosaur, its paws gripping the reptile’s with a parrot-like beak. keephimasitsdirector,apositionthatheheld strangle his childhood friend Francis forayear,andthuscameintohisownayeartoo theatomicbombeffort.Likemanyothers,he
jaw and a hind limb while its teeth This species was a plant eater, but with distinction almost until his death in Fergusson when they were together in Paris, late to make contributions to the genesis of wasof theopinionthatthebombwouldbring
plunge into the ribcage. other dinosaurs were meat eaters or ate 1967, at age 63, due to cancer of the throat. apparentlywithoutreason.Onanotherocca- quantum mechanics of the same importance an end to all wars. He was part of the com-
“I’ve never seen a fossil like this be- both. In the end, dinosaurs were proba- In December last year, 55 years after sion,Oppenheimerissaidtohavetoldfriends [as the other great theorists],” physicist Silvan mittee that selected Hiroshima as the target,
fore,” Mallon said. bly still eating mammals more often Oppenheimer’s death, the Biden thathehadkeptapoisonedappleonthedesk Schweber wrote in his book, Einstein and wellafterthethreatfromHitlerhadgoneand
That mammals ate dinosaur meat than the other way around, Mallon Administration formally reversed the 1954 of experimental physicist Patrick Blackett. Oppenheimer:TheMeaningofGenius(2008). Germany had surrendered. He was repeat-
had been proposed before: another fos- said.“And yet we now know that the decision and restored his security clearance. Whether he actually did so is not known, but Abraham Pais, a distinguished physicist edly asked if he regretted having led the Los
sil showed a mammal died with di- mammals were able to fight back, at Blackett clearly survived and went on to win andOppenheimer’sPrincetoncolleaguewho Alamos laboratory, and he always said no.
nosaur remains in its gut. least at times,” he said. Brilliant and troubled the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1948. has written masterly biographies of Einstein Buthewasnotunshakenbythehorrorsof
But the new find also suggests that AP Oppenheimer,academically brilliantand and Neils Bohr besides one of Oppenheimer the war, and he remained conflicted. He re-
socially aloof, enrolled at Harvard to study Genius who missed out himself, agreed: “At that time, when physics markedthatevenKrishna’smessageintheGita
chemistry in 1921. Once there, the 17-year- At age 22, Oppenheimer caught the at- wasroaringforward,anagedifferenceof just on detachment was not able to comfort him,

Drishti IAS
old second-generation Jewish immigrant tention of the quantum theory pioneer Max a few years meant a difference of a genera- probably because he was not Hindu enough.
from Germany sought permission to attend Born, who invited him to the university at tion... In my opinion Oppenheimer’s scien- “If I cannot be comforted by Vishnu’s ar-
higher-levelclassesinphysics—andasproof Gottingen in Germany. It is here that tific contributions between 1925 and 1940 gumenttoArjuna,itisbecauseIamtoomuch
of his interest, enclosed a list of books and Oppenheimer came into his own as a theo- were very substantial indeed... I can well un- a Jew, much too much a Christian, much too
papers he had read in the subject. retical physicist, completed a PhD in just one derstandthatabrilliantandambitiousyoung muchaEuropean,fartoomuchanAmerican.
According to an account in Inside the year, and published his first papers, at least man would feel that by just a few years he ForIbelieveinthemeaningfulnessof human
(Prelims + Mains) Centre, Ray Monk’s biography of one of which, written in collaboration with had missed his chance for immortality.” (J. history, and of our role in it, and above all, of
(Along with Free Online Facility) Oppenheimer, one of the professors exam- Born, contained a groundbreaking result. Robert Oppenheimer: A Life, 2006) our responsibility to it,” Monkquoted himas
ining his request remarked, “Obviously if he Many, including Oppenheimer himself, having said.
says he’s read these books, he’s a liar, but he believed that he was prevented from stand- Communism and the Gita
should get a PhD for knowing their titles.” ing shoulder to shoulder with such giants of Between 1930 and 1940, when LONGER VERSION ON
8010-440-440 OR Visit Our Karol Bagh Centre at 21, Pusa Road, Delhi. From Harvard, Oppenheimer moved to quantumtheoryasWernerHeisenberg,Erwin Oppenheimer published extensively on indianexpress.com/explained

Story of Buzz’s watch: How the Omega Speedmaster reached the Moon
It was a Speedmaster that Aldrin was Monochrome, an online watch magazine, at 10 raised to minus 6 atm.
ALIND CHAUHAN wearing when he set foot on the Moon, said in a report published in August 2014. TheSpeedmastersweretheonlywatches
NEW DELHI, JULY 19 whichsubsequentlyearnedtheinstrument All the watches were mechanical time- that passed all the tests, and in March 1965,
the moniker ‘Moonwatch’. pieces, meaning they used a clockwork NASA officially designated them as “flight-
ON JULY 16, Buzz Aldrin,the secondhuman Although the specific timepiece that mechanism to tell the time, unlike today’s qualified for all manned space missions”.
to set foot on the Moon, posted a picture of Aldrin had on his wrist on the mission later quartz watches, which use a battery. Three weeks later, the Speedmaster of-
himself having a celebratory meal on went missing, its legacy has endured over “The watches underwent a series of ficially flew to space on the wrists of astro-
Twitter. Aldrin was the pilot of Eagle, the the years. Today, the Omega Speedmaster processes called the “Qualification Test nauts Virgil ‘Gus’ Grissom and John Young,
Lunar Module of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission, remains in production, and its variants are Procedures, which included 11 different who were part of the Gemini 3 mission.
whichliftedoff fromKennedySpaceCenter some of the most coveted watches among tests,” the Monochrome report said. That same year, astronaut Edward White
on Merritt Island, Florida, on aficionados. They spent 48 hours at 70 degrees wore the watch over his spacesuit when he
July 16, 1969.
On July 20, mission com-
EXPLAINED NASA call for watches
Celsius, followed by 30 minutes at 93 de-
grees Celsius, and then four hours at minus
became the first American to walk in space.

mander Neil Armstrong made

theiconicannouncement,“The
HISTORY Omega, the Swiss watch-
maker that is now part of the
18 degrees Celsius; they were then put
through fifteen 45-minute cycles alternat-
The watches on Apollo 11
The Speedmaster that went to the Moon
Eagle Has Landed”, and took his “giant leap Swatch Group, the world’s biggest watch ing between 71 degrees Celsius and minus was the fourth-generation edition of the
formankind”bysettingfootonthesurfaceof company, had introduced the Speedmaster 18 degrees Celsius; six shocks of 40 g, each timepiece. Although both Armstrong and
the Moon. He was followed by Aldrin, who in 1957. Itwas achronograph,whichmeans (Left) A July 20, 1969 photo of the interior of the Lunar Module shows Buzz Aldrin 11 millisecond (thousandth of a second) in Aldrinwerewearingthewatch,onlytheone
went by the first name of Edwin at the time. that apartfrom displaying the time, it could wearing the Moonwatch; the photo posted by Aldrin. NASA, Twitter/@TheRealBuzz duration, in six different directions; high on Aldrin’s wrist got to the lunar surface.
also act as a stopwatch, and was mostly pressure of 1.6 atmosphere (1 atm is ap- According to a 2014 report in Hodinkee
Buzz Aldrin’s Moonwatch used by race car drivers and pilots to track proximatelythe pressureatmeansealevel) watch magazine, this was because
In the picture that Aldrin, now 93 and fuel consumption and trajectory. astronauts. Four brands responded: posedapocket-watchchronographinstead for a minimum period of an hour; acceler- Armstrong decided to leave his watch be-
the lone surviving member of the mission, In 1964, James H Ragan, an engineer at Longines, Rolex, and Omega, all of them of the wristwatch that NASA required. ation from standstill to 7.25 g (g is the accel- hind in the Lunar Module, because the
posted on the 54th anniversary of the his- NASA, wrote to several prominent watch- Swiss; and Hamilton, which was then an Thereafter, “Mr Ragan went on and pro- erationequaltogravity,or9.81m/s2)within module’s mission timer had failed.
toric takeoff for the Moon, he is wearing an makers, requesting them to send “high- American company. cured 3 to 4 pieces per brand (Longines- fiveminutes,then16gfor30seconds,along Aldrin’s historic watch was lost in tran-
Apollo 11 T-shirt and three wristwatches — qualitychronographs”alongwiththeirquo- Wittnauer, Rolex and OMEGA), and the leg- three axes; three cycles of vibration from 5 sit as it was shipped to the Smithsonian
all different models of the Omega tations and specification sheets in order to Speedmaster’s progress endary tests were carried out with these Hz to 2,000 Hz for 30 minutes; and decom- Institution, the astronaut recounted in his
Speedmaster. pickacertifiedwatchfor thespaceagency’s Hamilton was disqualified after it pro- pieces and under these three brands,” pression for 90 minutes in a near vacuum memoir, Return to Earth (1973).
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UNITED KINGDOM
NOW, AI FOR POLL MANIFESTO
Independent Andrew Gray used artificial intelligence to come
up with campaign promises that he says reflect what residents
want, for Selby and Ainsty parliament by-poll on Thursday

TOPOFTHE MOSCOW LEFT DEAL BUT KYIV CONSIDERING EXPORTS Trump loses bid
WORLD
Back-to-backstrikesbyRussia for new trial in
Jean Carroll case

ongraininfrastructureinOdesa REUTERS
NEW YORK, JULY 19

AFEDERALjudgeonWednesday
rejectedDonaldTrump’srequest
60,000 tonnes of A North Korean soldier at a guard post near demilitarised
for a new trial on damages after
a jury found the former US pres-

Anti-government
grain destroyed, zone separating the 2 Koreas, in Paju, South Korea. Reuters file ident liable for sexually abusing
and defaming the writer E Jean
protesters in Kenya’s at least 10 injured Carroll and awarded her $5 mil-
Nairobi. AP

REUTERS
North Korea silent lion.
In a 59-page decision, U.S.
District Judge Lewis Kaplan in

on US soldier who
KENYA KYIV, JULY 19 Manhattan dismissed Trump's
Protests:11 UKRAINE ACCUSED Russia on
arguments for reducing dam-
ages to less than $1 million, say-
injured;schools
bolted across border
Wednesday of damaging grain ing the May 9 verdict was nei-

remainclosed exportinfrastructureinovernight
strikesfocusedontwoofitsBlack
ther a “seriously erroneous
result” nor a “miscarriage of jus-
Seaports,vowingnottobeintim- tice.”
Nairobi:Atleast11protest- idatedfromworkingtokeepgrain Carroll, 79, accused Trump,
ers were injured in Kenya exports moving out of them. ASSOCIATED PRESS North Korea 77, of raping her in a Manhattan
on Wednesday as police Russia attacked the Odesa re- SEOUL, JULY 19 departmentstoredressingroom
clashed with demonstra- gion for the second consecutive fires 2 missiles in the mid-1990s, and then
torswhoarecallingforthe night after quitting a deal on NORTH KOREA stayed silent branding the incident a hoax in
government to lower the Mondaythatallowedthesafepas- Wednesday aboutthedetention NORTH KOREA fired two an October 2022 post on his
cost of living. The opposi- sage of Ukrainian grain through of an American soldier who ballistic missileseastwards Truth Social platform.
tion has called for three theBlackSea.UkrainianPresident sprintedacrosstheKoreas’heav- early on Wednesday, the Trump is appealing the ver-
days of country-wide VolodymyrZelenskiysaid,"Every ily fortified border as other Japanese andSouthKorean dict. His lawyer did not immedi-
protests starting Russianmissileisastrikenotonly A firefighter works at a site of storage facilities hit during Russian missile and drone strikes members of his tour group militaries said, just hours ately respond to requests for
Wednesday in a new on Ukraine but on everyone who in Odesa, Ukraine, on Wednesday. Reuters looked on in shock. after a US ballistic missile comment. Carroll's lawyers did
wave of demonstrations wants normal and safe life.” Travis King bolted into North submarine arrived in a notimmediatelyrespondtosim-
aimed at forcing the pres- Ukraine said 10 civilians, in- Korea while on a tour of the South Korean port for the ilar requests.
identtoaddresstherising
cost of living. President
cluding a 9-year-old boy, were
wounded. Grain terminals were India supports UN efforts on Black Sea Demilitarised Zone on Tuesday,
a day after he was supposed to
first time in four decades. In seeking a reduction in
damages, Trump called the $2

grain export, hopes for early resolution

William Ruto had vowed damaged as well as an industrial travel to a base in the US. He was million award for sexual abuse
that no protests would facility, warehouses, shopping released from a South Korean Tuesday afternoon. "grosslyexcessive"becausesuch
take place in the country, malls,residentialandadministra- prison on July 10 after serving King’smothertoldABCNews abuse could haveincludedgrop-
saying he would take on tive buildings. There was no im- Assembly's annual debate on the women,childrenandelderly,with two months for assault and was she was shocked when she ing Carroll's breasts through
opposition “head-on.” AP mediate response from Russia. YOSHITA SINGH 'Situation in the Temporarily millionsbecominghomelessand scheduled to return to Fort Bliss, heard her son had crossed into clothing, "which is a far cry from
A considerable part of the UNITED NATIONS, JULY 19 Occupied Territories of Ukraine' forced to take shelter in neigh- Texas,wherehecouldhavefaced North Korea. “I can’t see Travis rape." But the judge said New
grain export infrastructure at on Tuesday, India's Permanent bouring countries,” she said. additional military discipline doing anything like that,” York's penal law defines rape
Chornomorsk port south west of INDIAHASvoicedsupportforthe Representative to the UN Kamboj asserted that India's ap- and discharge from the service. Claudine Gates, of Racine, much more narrowly than ordi-
PAKISTAN Odesa was damaged, agriculture UN’s efforts in continuing the Ambassador, Ruchira Kamboj, proach to the Ukrainian conflict King is the first known Wisconsin, said. Gates said said nary people think of the term,
Threatagainst minister Mykola Solsky said,
addingthat60,000tonnesofgrain
Black Sea Grain initiative and ex-
pressed hope for an early resolu-
said New Delhi is concerned
abouttherecentdevelopmentsin
willcontinuetobepeople-centric.
UNSecretary-GeneralAntonio
American held in North Korea in
nearly five years.
she last heard from her son “a
few days ago,” when he told her
and Trump was wrong to insist
it excused him.
judge:Imran had been destroyed. tiontothepresent impasse,aday theregion, whichhavenothelped Guterres voiced deep regret over King, a 23-year-old cavalry he would return soon to Fort

Khanapologises In Crimea a fire broke out a

military training ground in the
afterRussiaannounceditwaster-
minating implementation of the
in securing the larger cause of
peace and stability.
Moscow’s termination of the im-
plementation of the Black Sea
scout with the 1st Armored
Division, was escorted as far as
Bliss. She added she just wanted
“him to come home.” Carroll
Kirovskedistrict,forcingtheevac- UN-brokered deal that allowed “India continues to remain Initiative decision, saying the ini- customs but left the airport be- White House press secretary accused
Islamabad: Former prime uationofmorethan2,000people export of grain and related food- concerned over the situation in tiative ensured the safe passage fore boarding his plane. It wasn’t Karine Jean-Pierre said the U.S. Trump of
minister Imran Khan on from four settlements, the stuffs and fertilisers from Ukraine.Theconflicthasresulted of over 32 million metric tonnes clearhowhespentthehoursun- government was working with sexual
Wednesday again apolo- Russian-installed governor of Ukrainian ports. in the loss of lives and misery for of food commodities from til joining the Panmunjom tour its North Korean counterparts to assault
gisedfor hiscontroversial Crimea said. Addressing the UN General its people, particularly for the Ukrainian ports. and running across the border “resolve this incident.”
remarks against a female
judge, saying he was
sorry if he crossed the
line. Justmonthsafterhis 2 Singapore Opposition Turmoil in Thailand
members quit over affair
ousterinApril2023,Khan
in a fiery speech threat-
ened Islamabad's top po-
lice officials and judge untruthfulwhenfirstaskedabout
as rivals derail poll
Zeba Chaudhry and said
he would not "spare"
them and file cases
REUTERS
SINGAPORE,JULY19
the relationship in late 2020 to
early 2021.
Seahhadalsodeniedtherela-
winner’s PM bid
against them for "tortur- TWO SENIOR members of tionship when asked by party
ing" his party leader Singapore's largest opposition leaders at that time, Singh said, REUTERS
ShahbazGill.Khan'sapol- partyquitonWednesdayafterad- adding the pair's behaviour was BANGKOK, JULY 19
ogy came during his ap- mitting to an inappropriate rela- "unacceptable".
pearance at tionship, the latest scandal to hit Inresignationletterssharedby THE LEADER of Thailand's elec-
the court of Judicial a country otherwise used to sta- the party with the press, Perera tion-winning Move Forward
Magistrate Islamabad, ble and drama-free politics. and Seah, who were part of the Party met obstacles in his prime
Malik Aman, during the The Workers' Party (WP) said party'stopdecision-makingbody, ministerialbid onWednesday,as Pita Limjaroenrat.

E
hearing of the case. PTI member of parliament Leon apologised to their families, con- a court suspended him as a law-
Perera and its youth wing presi- stituents and the party. A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire at Kandyli, near Athens, Greece on Wednesday. Reuters maker and rivals scuttled his re-
E X P L A I NE D

UNITED STATES dent Nicole Seah had handed in Thisisthethirdscandaltorock nomination in parliament.
Elected
Pelosiattack: lettersofresignationafteravideo Singapore's political landscape US-educated Pita

Defencecallsfor
circulated on social media earlier
this week showing the pair hold-
ing hands.
within a week. Last week, the
transportministerwasarrestedin
connectionwithagraftinvestiga-
Europe battles heatwave & fires, Limjaroenrat, 42, has an ex-
tremely difficult path to the top
job and must overcome fierce re-
parties Vs
● military
trialtobemoved
San Francisco: Lawyers
“The Constitution of the
Workers' Party requires candi-
dates to be honest and frank in
tion, and on Monday two law-
makers, including the house
speaker, quit because of an inap-
mercury hits new high in China sistance from a royalist military.
After more than seven hours
of debate on a challenge to Pita's
WEDNESDAY'S DRAMA
was the latest twist in a
for the man charged in their dealings with the party and propriate relationship. All three flee and blanketed the area in candidacy before a planned par- two-decade battle for
last year's attack against the people of Singapore," Singh were members of the ruling REUTERS thicksmoke.Temperaturescould liamentary vote on Wednesday, power between elected
formerUSHouseSpeaker said,addingthatPererahadbeen People's Action Party (PAP). ROME,BEIJING, JULY 19 climbto43degreeConThursday. lawmakers voided his nomina- parties and Thailand's mil-
Nancy Pelosi's husband InChina,whichthisweekwas tion. As the debate ensued, the itaryestablishment.Acon-
wanthisfederaltrialtobe ITALYPUT23citiesonredalertas hosting US climate envoy John Constitutional Court separately stitutiondraftedbythemil-
moved out of San
Francisco, saying intense Afghan women protest temperatures could reach 46 de-
gree Celsius on Wednesday, one
Kerryfortalks,touristsdefiedthe
heat to visit a giant thermometer
announced Pita had been sus-
pendedasalawmakeroveranal-
itary after a 2014 coup
ensured that Pita was

ban on beauty salons

publicity means he won't oftheglobalhotspotsasawaveof showingsurfacetemperaturesof legationheviolatedelectionrules blocked in the first vote by
get a fair trial as they fear extremeheat,wildfiresandflood- 80 degree C. byholdingsharesinamediafirm. junta-appointed Senate.
potential jurors in San ing wreak havoc from the United Aglobalpatternof heatwaves The suspension does not bar Pita
Franciscocouldbebiased. Kabul:Dozensof Afghanwomen to wind down their businesses States to China. People rest on a hot summer that have scorched parts of from running for premier but it
David DePape is set toap- protested a beauty salon ban on andcloseshop,drawingconcern Anintensifyingheatwavehas day in Madrid. AP Europe,AsiaandtheUS thisweek was not immediately clear same since May 14. We have
pear in federal court on Wednesday after the Taliban or- from international officials wor- hit southern Europe during the have thrown that challenge into whether his eight-party alliance come halfway from the people's
Wednesday. His lawyers dered their closure nationwide. ried about the impact on female peak summer tourist season, sharp relief. would seek to re-nominate him, victory and there is another half
willaskthejudgetomove Security forces used fire entrepreneurs. breaking records including in resuming operations at first light Temperatures remained high by filing a different motion. togo,”asmilingPitatoldthehouse
the trial to the city of hoses, tasers and shot their guns The Taliban say they are out- Rome and bringing warnings andfirefightersworkingthrough- across much of Italy on Thailand has been run by a as he acknowledged the court's
Eureka, neighbouring into the air to break up the lawing salons allegedly because about an increased risk of deaths outthenighttokeepflamesaway Wednesday,with45-46degreeC caretaker administration since suspension order, receiving fist-
Oregon. The federal trial protest. they offer services forbidden by and heart attacks. from coastal refineries. expected on the Mediterranean March and 65 days have passed bumps and applause.
is set to start on The Taliban said earlier this Islam and cause economic hard- Wildfires burned for a third Fanned by erratic winds, the islandofSardiniaandsomeinland since Move Forward’s triumph Hundreds of Pita's support-
November 13. AP month they were giving all sa- ship for grooms' families during day west of the Greek capital fireshavegutteddozensofhomes, areasofSicilylikelytoseetemper- over military-backed parties in a ers protets in Bangkok against
lons in Afghanistan one month wedding festivities. AP Athens, with air water bombers prompted hundreds of people to atures in the mid-40s. Mayelection.“Thailandisnotthe the efforts to stop him.
UNITED KINGDOM
Indian-origingirl
winsPMPoints TIM SHADDOCK SAID HE HAD SURVIVED IN PART BY FISHING FOR TUNA, WHICH HE ATE RAW, AND DRINKING RAINWATER
ofLightaward
London: A seven-year-old
Indian-origin schoolgirl,
who started volunteering
Australian man, his dog rescued after nearly 3 months at sea
for a United Nations' sus- about three months. He said he that his saga began about three and many good days.” said. “I’m justgrateful she’s alive. Video of his rescue obtained by
tainabilityinitiativeagainst MICHAEL LEVENSON hadsurvivedinpartbyfishingfor months ago when he and Bella “The fatigue is the hardest She’salotbraverthanIam,that’s 9News showed Shaddock wear-
microplastic pollution JULY 19 tuna, which he ate raw, and set sail from Mexico for French part,” he said. “You’re always fix- for sure.” ing two hats aboard his catama-
when she was just three, drinking rainwater. Polynesia on his catamaran ing something. And for me, I Whenthehelicopterthathad ran, saying: “I’ve just got fishing
has been awarded the WHILE SEARCHING for tuna last On Tuesday, Shaddock, 54, named Aloha Toa. would try and find happiness in- launched from the Maria Delia gear, survival gear.” Later, he is
British Prime Minister’s week, a helicopter pilot spotted walked down the gangway of He said he was not sure why sidemyself.AndIfoundthatalot, circled over him on Thursday, shown smiling and shirtless
Points of Light award. something bobbing in the vast the Maria Delia, the Mexican hehadembarkedonthejourney aloneatsea.Iwouldgointhewa- Shaddock said, it was the first aboard the tuna trawler, a blood
MokshaRoy,whoreceived blueexpanseofthePacificOcean, tuna trawler that had rescued of nearly4,000 miles,butsaid:“I ter,too,andjustenjoybeinginthe sign of human life he had seen in pressure cuff around his arm.
the award from Deputy morethan1,200milesfromland. him,andbegantorecounthisre- very much enjoy sailing and I water.”“Myhealthwasprettybad months.“Thepilotchuckedmea “I have been through a very
British Prime Minister It was a small white catamaran, markable story of survival.“I did love the people of the sea.” for a while,” he said. He said that drink,” he said. Once he was res- difficult ordeal at sea,” he says in
Oliver Dowden last week, badly damaged. Aboard it was a enjoy being at sea,” he told re- Weeks into Shaddock’s voy- Bella, his only companion on the cued and on the trawler, he said the video.
hasthedistinctionofbeing manwithashaggy,sun-bleached porters on a dock in Manzanillo, age in the Pacific, a storm seri- boat, had helped him withstand on Tuesday, “I was just eating so “I’m just needing rest and
the world's youngest sus- beard and bedraggled hair. He Mexico. “I enjoy being out there. ously damaged his catamaran, the privations of the open ocean. much food.” good food because I have been
tainability advocate. appeared somewhat dazed. But when things get tough out 9News, an Australian news sta- Thedoghadstartedfollowing Grupomar,thecompanythat alone at sea a long time.”
Moksha has been recog- When a small boat sent by the there,youknow,youhavetosur- tion,reported.Hesaidhehadlast himbeforehehadleftMexico,he owns the trawler, said it had no- Headds,“Ihavenothadfood,
nised for volunteering for helicopter caught up with him, vive. And then when you get TimothyShaddockand his spotted land under a full moon said, and wouldn’t leave his side, tified the authorities, including enough food, for a long time.”
severalsustainabilitycam- he said his name was Timothy saved, you feel like you want to dog,Bella,afterbeingrescued in the Sea of Cortez. After that, even though he said he tried to officials at the Australian em- Oon the trawler, he said on
paigns. PTI Shaddock and that he and his live. So I’m very grateful.” byaMexicantrawler. NYT Shaddock said, there were findahomeforherseveraltimes. bassy, so that they could help Tuesday, “I was just eating so
dog, Bella, had been at sea for Shaddock,an Australian,said “many, many, many bad days, “She’s a beautiful animal,” he Shaddock return home safely. much food.” NYT
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SENSEX: 67,097.44 ▲ 302.30 (0.45%) NIFTY: 19,833.15 ▲ 83.90 (0.42%) NIKKEI: 32,896.03 ▲ 402.14 HANG SENG: 18,952.31 ▼ 63.41 FTSE: 7,573.31 ▲ 119.62 DAX: 16,085.57 ▼ 39.92
International market data till 1900 IST

G20 expert group on RIL SHAREHOLDERS ELIGIBLE FOR JFSL SHARES IN 1:1 RATIO Sensex closes above
MDBs suggests Jio Financial Services Ltd 67,000 mark for
greater engagement
with private sector
the 2019 level of sovereign bor-
to demerge from RIL today yet to be declared.
first time; Nifty ends
at new high of 19,833
bull run backed by robust foreign
ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU rowingandprivateparticipation HITESH VYAS Jefferies has assigned a value ENSECONOMICBUREAU fund inflows, strong growth
NEW DELHI, JULY 19 ininfrastructure.Mostof thisad- MUMBAI, JULY 19 between Rs 134 and Rs 224 per MUMBAI,JULY19 prospects, even monsoon spread
ditional private capital, perhaps share for JFSL. “We value JFSL in outandstablecorporateearnings
STRESSING ON the scope of $425 billion, would go towards RELIANCE STRATEGIC the range of Rs 90,000-150,000 DOMESTICEQUITYmarketscon- so far, which have increased the
greaterengagementwithprivate sustainable infrastructure and Investments Ltd (RSIL) on crore which implies Rs 134-224 tinued their bull run and hit yet appetite for local stocks,” said
sector for multilateral develop- other investments where prof- Thursday will be demerged per share in RIL's sum of the anotherfreshhighonWednesday Shrikant Chouhan, Head of
ment banks (MDBs), the G20 itable opportunities are already from Reliance Industries Ltd parts (SoTP). We incorporate Rs onsustainedforeignfundinflows, Research(Retail),KotakSecurities
Independent Expert Group on available, and to geographies (RIL) and renamed as Jio 179 per share as base case valu- stable earnings and strong global Ltd.Technically,theNiftygotsup-
Strengthening MDBs has said where income levels are higher Financial Services (JFSL). ation for JFS in our SoTP,” cues. port near 19,725 and bounced
that private financing worth and macro-fundamentals are On July 8, the conglomerate Jefferies said. The benchmark Sensex back sharply.
$740 billion per year will be re- stronger. The big-ticketitems for announced that the National As per the Wednesday clos- gained 0.45 per cent, or 302.3 Theindexhasformedahigher
quired to reach overall goals for private investment are in the Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) ing, RIL’s market capitalisation points,tosettleat67,097.44forthe bottom formation on intraday
additional climate and sustain- transformation of the energy had approved the planned de- stood at Rs 19.21 lakh crore first time. This was the fifth chartswhichisindicatingfurther
able development goals (SDGs)- system, both in the greening of merger and July 20 would be the (around $233 billion). In its note straighttradingsessionwhenthe uptrend from the current levels.
related finance, an increase of electricity supply, and in the record date for allotment of eq- The total number of shareholders of Reliance Industries was on July 14, Nuvama Institutional Sensex ended at a new peak. The As long as the index is holding
$500 billion over the 2019 level electrification of end-use appli- uity shares. The share ratio for 36.39 lakh as on March 2023. File Equities estimated the valuation broader Nifty rallied 83.9 points, 19,725 the positive sentiment is
of sovereign borrowing and pri- cations,” the report said. the demerger process is 1:1, of the demerged entity, RSIL, at or 0.42 per cent, to end at likely to continue. Above the
vate participation in infrastruc- Calling for better coordina- which means that RIL share- Rs one lakh crore. 19,833.15onWednesday.Foreign same, the market could rally till
ture. tion between MDBs, the report holders as of the record date will An SPOS is applicable for the On Wednesday, the shares of Reliance has been develop- portfolio investors (FPIs) bought 19,950-19,975,hesaid. Allsectors
The report by the expert said some MDBs have been be eligible to receive one share first day of trading of initial pub- RIL closed at Rs 2,840 a share, up ing and fostering a vibrant digi- Rs 1,165.47 crore of domestic endedinpositiveterritory,except
group also stressed on the need leaner and faster (AIIB), others of JFSL for every one share of RIL lic offering (IPO) securities, the 0.62 per cent. It touched an all- tal led-financial services plat- shares on Wednesday, the provi- IT. PSU bank, consumer durables,
for MDBs to mobilise more pri- are experimenting with raising held. As on March 2023, RIL had first day of recommencement of time high of Rs 2,855 apiece form through various digital sionaldatafromBSEshowed.The and financials were the top gain-
vate capital. new forms of capital (AfDB and 36.39 lakh shareholders, accord- trading of re-listed securities during the intraday trades. applications. JFSL plans to overseas investors have pumped ersonWednesday.Bankingstock
“Today, MDBs only mobilise IDB), engaging with the private ing to Bombay Stock Exchange and for stocks having derivatives Consider that the share price of launch a consumer and mer- inRs1.13lakhcroreintotheequity continues to remain in the lime-
0.6 dollars in private capital for sector (EBRD and IFC) or better data. For an investor, contracts on ex-date of trading RIL is discovered at Rs 2,500 chant lending business based on market so far in 2023. lightafterIndusIndBankandBank
each dollar they lend on their utilising their balance sheets in Wednesday was the last date for after undergoing corporate re- apiece during the SPOS, follow- proprietary data analytics to “Market's record-breaking of Maharashtra reported healthy
own account. They should aim other ways (IBRD and ADB). buying the RIL shares to be part structuring, including merger ing which NSE will ascribe a complement and supplement spree continued on Dalal Street, firstquarterresults.FULLREPORT
to at least double this target,” it The report said that the of the demerger process and be- and demerger processes. If an share price of the same amount the traditional credit bureau- as we are in the midst of a strong ON www.indianexpress.com
said. The group was set up in MDBs should adopt a triple come eligible for the allotment SPOS is conducted by the ex- to RIL, whereas, JFSL will be as- based underwriting.
March with Fifteenth Finance mandate to address eliminating of shares of JFSL. change, the demerged company signed a price of Rs 340 apiece, In a recent note, Macquarie
CommissionChairmanNKSingh
and former US Treasury secre-
extreme poverty, inclusive
growth and the financing of
The National Stock Exchange
(NSE) will be conducting a spe-
is retained in the index.
Additionally, the spun-off entity
which will be the difference be-
tween RIL’s share price on
said that after the demerger, JFSL
could be the fifth-largest finan-
RBI may go for status quo in
tary Lawrence Summers as co-
convenors.
global public goods involving
tripling of the level of financing
cial pre-open session (SPOS)
from 9 am to 10 am for price dis-
is included in the index at a con-
stant price which is the differ-
Wednesday and its price discov-
ered during the SPOS. JFSL
cial services company in terms
of net-worth. “JFSL can be a real next MPC meet: SBI’s Khara
“Weanticipatethatprivatefi- commitments, and establishing covery of RIL’s shares post-hive- ence between the demerged shares will be included in all the threat to fintech business mod- New Delhi: State Bank of India could be perceived that it is
nancing amounting to $740 bil- a third funding mechanism and off of JFSL. According to the in- company’s closing price on T-1 indices where RIL is present. els as well as NBFCs, in our (SBI) Chairman Dinesh Khara on trending down. As a bank, we
lion per year will be required to constitute a 'Global Challenges dex methodology, JFSL will be day wherein T is ex-demerger Once JFSL is listed, its shares will view,” Macquarie said in the Wednesday said he expects the don't expect any cut. May be a
reach overall goalsfor additional Funding' mechanism for 'Global included in the Nifty 50, Nifty date and the price derived dur- be removed from the indices af- note. FULLREPORTON Reserve Bank of India to main- status quo is something which
climateandSDG-relatedfinance, Public Goods'. FULLREPORTON 100 and Nifty 200, among other ing SPOS on the ex-demerger ter end of day on third day of www.indianexpress.com tain status quo in the monetary we expect,” he said at an event
an increase of $500 billion over www.indianexpress.com indices. date. listing. The listing date of JFSL is policy review meeting next organised by CII. The next
month. meeting of the RBI's Monetary
“When it comes to MPC, Policy Committee (MPC) is
Domestic consumption cushions India Merger to enable HDFC Bank to take there are multiple data points to
look into. The broad data of
scheduled to be from August 8-
10. Last month, the RBI left the

against global slowdown: WB President big exposure in infra projects: CEO

course is inflation... what we key interest rate unchanged for
have seen in last few months, it a second straight time. PTI

a lot of its GDP from domestic messagetotheshareholders.The bonds with the customer and his
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA consumption. So even if the ENSECONOMICBUREAU merger came into effect on July 1, family.Also,only2percentofour
NEW DELHI, JULY 19 worldwouldslowdownforafew MUMBAI,JULY19 2023. customers source their home
months,Indiahasanaturalcush- “In light of all this, the pace at loans through the bank, while 5 Tender No: 1) WRD/KWA-CE(SR)/TR/836/2022_26_6_5/1, 2) WRD/KWA-CE(SR)/TR/4850/2022_26_4_3/1, 3)
DOMESTICCONSUMPTIONpro- ion by the fact that it is more do- A bigger balance sheet after the whichweaimtogrow-wecould per cent do it from other institu- WRD/KWA-CE(SR)/TR/4850/2022_26_12_11/RC 1/1 4) WRD/KWA-CE(SR)/TR/8495/2022_26_6_5/1
JJM- IN KOTTAYAM DISTRICT 1) WSS to PALLICKATHODU Pt & Construction of 5LL OHSR and Sump Cum
vides natural cushion to the mestic consumption oriented.” mergerwithHDFCLtdwillenable be creating a new HDFC Bank tions. This itself is a huge oppor- Boosting Station at Mathrumala, Distribution system from OHSR at Mathrumala 2) Karoor Pt- Construction of 5LL
GLSR and Providing transmission main distribution system and FHTCs in IIIT Area 3) Karoor Pt. Construction of Raw
Indian economy against the India-born Banga is here to at- HDFC Bank to take a larger expo- every four years,” headded. tunity,” he said. Water Pump House and RWPM 4) Vakathanam Pt- 2 LL OHSR at Jarusalem mount, 45000L capacity GLSR at Dayara
global slowdown as bulk of the tendthemeetingsof theG20be- sure in infrastructure projects, According to Jagdishan, this In financial year 2022-23, the and Distribution network, EMD: Rs. 1) & 2) 5,00,000/- Each , 3) & 4) 2,00,000/- Each, Tender fee : Rs.1) & 2) 16540
+(2978) GST Each, 3) & 4) 11025+(1985)GST Each, Last Date for submitting Tender : 07-08-2023 03:00:pm, Phone
country's GDP depends on local ingheldunderIndia'spresidency. Sashidhar Jagdishan, the bank’s wasanopportunitythatthebank bank added a record 1,479 : 0481 2562745, Website : www.kwa.kerala.gov.in, www.etenders.kerala.gov.in
demand, said World Bank With regard to outlook on Managing Director and Chief trulybelievedin.“Buyingahome branches,amajorityof whichare Superintending Engineer
KWA-JB-GL-6-765-2023-24 PH Circle Kottayam
President Ajay Banga here on Ajay Banga. File world economy, he said, “I think Executive Officer (CEO), said on is a family decision and an emo- insemiurbanandrural(SURU)lo-
Wednesday. we did better than we all Wednesday. tional one. This emotion is trans- cations.
Talking to reporters after thought.ButIstillfeelthatthere's “This means we can partici- ferred to the home loan service FULLREPORTON Tender No: 93,94,95,96,97/SE/PHC/ TSR/2023-24
meetingUnionFinanceMinister Indiaisthelargestmarketforthe more risk on the downside in patemoremeaningfullyinIndia’s provider and helps build lifelong www.indianexpress.com JJM-1.WSS to Aloor- Construction of 10 MLD WTP, 2)WSS to Chelakkara, Mullurkara and Panjal
Nirmala Sitharaman, Banga said WorldBankintermsof ourport- terms of a slowdown over the growthstoryandcontributetona- pts-Construction of 15 MLD WTP 3)JJM-Thiruvillwamala,Kondazhy and Pazhayannur pts-Soil exploration
test at Proposed WTP site -Construction of 15 MLD WTP 4)WSS to Desamangalam- Construction of 40mld
he discussed issues related to foliohere.Thereisalotof interest early part of next year.” tion building,” the CEO said in his Water Treatment Plant 5WSS to Mattathur, Varandarappilly, Kodakara, Alagappanagar - Design,construction
G20 and cooperation between here,” he said. On world econ- Banga, 63, took over as the and commissioning of 25 MLD WTP, EMD: Rs. 5,00,000/-,2,00,000/-, Tender fee : Rs.11800/-,17700/-,
Last Date for submitting Tender : 10-08-2023 03:00:pm, Phone : 0487 - 2423230, Website :
the World Bank and India. omy outlook, the World Bank president of the World Bank last Regd Off.: PSEB Head Office, The Mall, Patiala - 147001 www.kwa.kerala.gov.in, www.etenders.kerala.gov.in
“We talked about everything President said there is more risk month, becoming the first per- KERALA STATE DRUGS & CIN: U40109PB2010SGC033813, Website: www.pspcl.in Superintending Engineer
PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.
wedidatG20andhowthemeet- on the downside in terms of a sonof colourtoheadeitherof the (A Government of Kerala Undertaking) Phone No. 01881-275289, E-mail: se-hq-ggsstp-ropar@pspcl.in KWA-JB-GL-6-741-2023-24 PH Circle Thrissur
Kalavoor - PO, Alappuzha, Kerala-688522. Tel: -0477 2258184.
ing went. We talked about what slowdown in the early part of two global financial institutions Website:www.ksdp.co.in,e-mail-ksdprmqtn@gmail.com E-Tender Enq. No. 7441-P-3/EMP-12381 Dated: 17.07.2023
the world bank and India can do next year. -- the World Bank and the E- Tender Notice
Dy Chief Engineer/Headquarter (Procurement Cell-3)
further as well as G20 part of it. However, he said, “India gets International Monetary Fund. E-Tenders are invited from competent Suppliers/Manufacturers Tender No: E Tender No.73,74,75/2023-24/SE/PHC/ALP
for the Supply of Amoxycil in Trihydrate IP(Compacted)-15000 GGSSTP, Roopnagar invites E-Tender ID No. JJM-1) CONSTRUCTING OHSR FOR THURAVOOR PANCHAYATH- 2) RWSS
KG,Supply of Empty Hard Gelatin capsule shell Size '0'(Blue/Pink)- 2023_POWER_105797_1 for Procurement of spares for AC To Punnapra South Panchayath — Construction of 9 LLOHSR Near che guevara Jn.3)
Plant at GGSTP Roopnagar.

Long-term LNG supply deal with IOC

2.5 crores nos for the year 2023-24.Last date & Time of Bid RWSS To Punnapra North Panchayath— Construction of 5 LL OHSR Near
Submission is 25.07.2023,10.00am .Please refer sites For detailed NIT & Tender Specification please refer to Kappakkada Jn., EMD: Rs. 2,00,000 to 5,00,000/-, Tender fee : Rs.13,010/-
http://etenders.kerala.gov.in & www.ksdp.co.in for detailed https://eproc.punjab.gov.in from 17.07.2023, 05.00 P.M. to Rs.19,518/-, Last Date for submitting Tender : 05-08-2023 02:00:pm, Phone :
specification, terms and conditions. Any further amendment or onwards. 0477-2237953, Website : www.kwa.kerala.gov.in, www.etenders.kerala.gov.in

valued at $7-9 bn, says ADNOC Gas corrigendum wil be published only in the sites. Participants are
advised to refer sites for necessary information on a regular
basis. Sd/- ,Managing Director
NOTE: Corrigendum & Addendum if any will be published
26026/Pb
online at https://eproc.punjab.gov.in. RTP-84/23
KWA-JB-GL-6-753-2023-24
Superintending Engineer
PH circle Alappuzha

TotalEnergies for purchase of 0.8 as its key strategic partner in the

ENSECONOMICBUREAU mtpa of LNG for 10 years starting LNG market,” ADNOC Gas said in
NEWDELHI,JULY19 2026. IOC and the government, a statement. LNG, as the name Regd Office: PSEB Head Office, The Mall, (Patiala)
however, had not disclosed the suggests, is natural gas that is liq- CIN: U40109PB2010SGC033813, Website: www.pspcl.in
INDIAN OIL Corporation Ltd's value of the deals. These are the uefied by cooling it at ultra-low E-Tender Enquiry No. 7435/P-2/EMP-12374 Dated: 19.07.2023
(IOC) recently-signed long-term first-ever LNG term deals that an temperaturesforshippingitglob- Dy. Chief Engineer/Headquarter (Procurement Cell-2)
liquefied natural gas (LNG) pur- Indian company has signed with ally using specialised vessels. GGSSTP, Roopnagar invites E-Tender ID No.
chase deal with Abu Dhabi's AD- ADNOC Gas and TotalEnergies. India depends on imports to 2023_POWER_105889_1 for Procurement of Track Shoe
NOC Gas is valued at $7-9 billion, India's oil and gas companies, meet about half of its natural gas Assemblies for D/BD-155 Bulldozer.
the United Arab Emirates (UAE)- publicsectorplayersinparticular, requirement. India, like many
For detailed NIT & Tender specification please refer to
based gas major said. are scouting for long-term LNG othercountries,viewsnaturalgas
https://eproc.punjab.gov.in from 19.07.2023 onward.
Under the agreement, which purchaseagreementswithglobal asakeytransitionfuelasitmakes
was inked during Prime Minister suppliers to secure reliable sup- efforts to accelerate its move to NOTE: Corrigendum & addendum, if any will be published
Narendra Modi's recent visit to plies of super-cooled gas. greenenergy.Thecentralgovern- online at https://eproc.punjab.gov.in.
France and the UAE, ADNOC Gas “Thelandmarkdealmarksan- ment has set an aim to increase RTP 83/23 26025/Pb

will supply up to 1.2 million other significant milestone for the share of natural gas in India’s
tonnesperannum(mtpa)of LNG ADNOC Gas as it expands its primaryenergymixto15percent
to IOC for 14 years starting 2026. global reach, reinforcing its posi- by 2030 from a little over 6 per
DuringModi'svisit,IOCinkedan- tion as a global LNG export part- centatpresent. FULLREPORTON
other agreement with France's nerofchoice,andreaffirmingIOCL www.indianexpress.com Government of Maharashtra
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Business Unit. ENS 4,000 jobs. The plant will not just ofthelargest-everinvestmentsin Division- University Engineer University Engineer ¸fWXf´fi¶fa²fIY
No. NIT/2023-24/11186.11203 Date:19.07.2023
be the largest in the UK, but also the UK automotive sector.” FE
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SALUTE THE SOLDIER

2/LT PUNEET NATH DATT, AC (POSTHUMOUS)
2/Lt Puneet Nath Datt, Ashok Chakra (POSTHUMOUS)
laid down his life, combating militancy in the
Kashmir Valley on 20 Jul 1997. 2/Lt Puneet was an
alumnus of NDA and IMA and was commissioned
into 1/11 Gorkha Rifles on 09 Dec 1995. On 20 Jul
1997, during a Cordon and Search Operation in
Srinagar,2/Lt Puneet Nath Datt was instrumental in clearing a house
infested with militants. He laid down his life in a true act of valour.
The Officer will always be remembered for his enthusiasm. To this brave Corrigendum
heart we pledge that we shall always be guided by his immortal spirit
and do his name proud. Name of Work : Design, Build and Operate of Sewage
CO AND ALL RANKS, 1/11 GORKHA RIFLES Treatment Plants (STP) along with Co- treatment of
(BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE) (BATALIK) used water and septage with 5 years of Operation and
Insp/Exe KABUL SINGH Maintenance in three towns- Udaipur, Belonia &
HMT SRINAGAR 20-07-1992
CISF proudly remembers the supreme sacrifice of Melaghar of Tripura.
the brave-heart. On this day, he laid down his life at Tender ID : 2023_TUDA_39331_1
the altar of duty. His courage and bravery would
remain an abiding source of inspiration for the PNIeT No : 14/EE/TUDA/2023-24 Dt. 14.06.23.
force. The force will remain eternally indebted to
him for this noblest deed. DNIet No : 15/EE/TUDA/2023-24 Dt. 09.06.23.
GDR DESH RAJ
01 FEB 1967-20 JUL 1999 The last date of dropping of tender will be on
On this day we salute and pay homage to the gallant 21.07.2023 upto 3:00 pm instead of 12.07.2023 upto
soldier who laid down his life in Battle of Tiger Hill 3:00 pm. Opening of tender will be on 21.07.2023 at
during Kargil War. His bravery and courage would 4:00 PM.
remain source of inspiration for all of us.
May your soul rest in peace. This is for information to all concern.
Commanding Officer and All Ranks 18 GRENADIERS
Constable Shiv Narayan Meena Sd/- (Er. N. K. Jamatia)
ITBP salutes its brave heart Constable Shiv Narayan Executive Engineer
Meena of 45th Battalion, who made the supreme
Tripura Urban Planning & Development Authority
sacrifice in the line of duty on this day in
Chhattisgarh in 2021. ICA-C-1504-23 Agartala, Tripura (W)
Resident of : Vill- Kodiya, Distt- Karauli
(Rajasthan)
INDO-TIBETAN BORDER POLICE(ITBP)

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF DISTRICT

ARMY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Dighi Hills, Pune - 411 015 OFFICER, KEONJHAR
Tender Enquiry E-AUCTION NOTICE E-269 (ZILLA SWASTHYA SAMITI
Sr. No. Description EMD (DD) (ZSS), KEONJHAR)
1. Provision of Security Rs. HARYANA TOURISM CORPORATION LIMITED Advt. Letter No:-3353 Date:- 18.07.2023
Services in AIT 50,000/- invites e-bids for licensing out Swaran Jayanti REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR “SUPPLY OF 'MOTHER & CHILD KIT’
AND 'SAFE DELIVERY KIT’ IN KEONJHAR, ODISHA UNDER DISTRICT
NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY Tender Fee : Rs. 1000/- (DD) Multipurpose Hall at Jagadhari. Yamuna Nagar on MINERAL FOUNDATION (DMF), KEONJHAR”
CORRIGENDUM Dated 19.07.2023 Last Date of Submission : 31st July, 2023 License basis for a period of 9 Years (3+3+3) on “as A Request For Proposal (RFP) is invited from the reputed and experienced
Website-www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in & www.tenders.gov.in Refer www.aitpune.com for details. is where is basis.” E-Auction documents are avail- Agencies/Organizations / Firms for “Request For Proposal (RFP) for “Supply of 'Mother &
e-Mail: project@aitpune.edu.in Child Kit' and ‘Safe Delivery Kit' in Keonjhar, Odisha under District Mineral
Under noted amendment is hereby made against tender notice No. 05 able at the website of HTC i.e. Foundation (DMF), Keonjhar”. The eligibility criteria and detailed requirements for said
dt. 05.07.23 (item no. 3, 10, 13, 17) Tele. 7249250184/ 185
www.haryanatourism.gov.in as well as on NIC portal RFP and the formats for submission of proposal are set forth in the RFP document which can
Item be downloaded from the district NIC Website ie www.kendujhar.nic.in. Interested bidders
No.
Existing Entry To read as http://eauction.gov.in for online participation. fulfilling the eligibility criteria may submit their proposal & documents as set forth in this RFP
03 T/No. 10237193 Due on 01.08.23 T/No. 10237193 Due on 31.07.23 Last date for submission of documents are and submit to the undersigned in sealed envelope (s) clearly super scribing “REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR SUPPLY OF MOTHER & CHILD KIT’ AND 'SAFE
10 T/No. 10237179 Due on 18.08.23 T/No. 10237179 Due on 31.07.23 28.07.2023 till 11.00 AM & E-Auction will start from DELIVERY KIT’ IN KEONJHAR, ODISHA UNDER DISTRICT MINERAL
02.08.2023 (11 am to 04 pm). FOUNDATION (DMF), KEONJHAR”. Proposal complete in all respect should reach the
13 T/No. 10237141 Due on 08.08.23 T/No. 10237141 Due on 31.07.23 Office of the ‘Chief District Medical & Public Health Officer (CDM&PHO), Keonjhar,
For enquiry please call at mobile no. 8742901812 (Sh. DHH, Keonjhar, 758001, Odisha’ by Speed Post/Regd. Post only on or before date
T/No. 10237178 Due on 25.08.23 T/No. 10237178 Due on 31.07.23
17 Rajpal, Assistant General Manager). Managing 17.08.2023 before 05.00PM. The proposal(s) shall be opened on date 18.08.2023 at 11.30 AM
in NHM Conference Hall, DHH, Keonjhar. Incomplete applications received in an open
All other terms and condition will remain undchanged. Director, HTC reserves the right to accept or reject envelop / applications received after the due date will be summarily rejected.
Note: Above information may be seen on N.E. railway Website- www.ner.
indianrailways.gov.in & www.tenders.gov.in any or all bids without assigning any reason. The authority reserves the right to cancel or reject the any of the RFP without assigning any of
the reasons thereof. No personal query shall be entertained. The decision of the committees
CPRO/S-45 Dy Chief Material Manager/Depot/Gorakhpur ISSUED BY shall be treated as final. -Sd/
About any passenger amenity complain SMS on Mobile No. 09794845955
19515/HRY
MANAGING DIRECTOR (OIPR- 10033/11/0019/2324)
Chief District Medical & Public Health
“DO NOT TRAVEL WITH INFLAMMABLE ARTICLE IN TRAIN” Officer (CDM&PHO), Keonjhar

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER PWD CIRCLE SIKAR

(OXfIY ¶fa¦f»ff I`Y¸´fÀf ÀfeIYSX 332001; email: piu_sikar1@rediffmail.com, seskr.pwd@rajasthan.gov.in)
No.:-SE/Sikar/2023/D-583 Date:-03.07.2023
Notice Inviting Bid No. 06/2023-24
Bids for 08 (Eight Nos) Road and Building Work are invited from interested bidders
upto 06:00 PM dated 04.07.2023 to 24.07.2023. Other particulars of the bid may be
visited on the procurement portel (http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in,
http://sppp.raj.nic.in) of the state; and PWD departmental website. The
approximate value of the procurement is Rs. 1485.35 Lac
NIB NO. PWD2324A1442
UBN NO. PWD2324WSOB07170, PWD2324WSOB07173, PWD2324WSOB07174,
PWD2324WSOB07177, PWD2324WSOB07179, PWD2324WSOB07180,
PWD2324WSOB07181, PWD2324WSOB07182
Sd/-
Superintending Engineer
DIPR/C/10245/2023 PWD Circle Sikar

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A°F: ÀF³FÀFFBʳF B³RiYFd¶F»O IYF´FûÊSZVF³F d»Fd¸FMZO IZY d³FUZVFIY / dUdØF¹F Victoria Park, Meerut.
»û³FQFS "´FiFøY´F-§F" ¸ûa A´F³û QFUûa IYF ´Fi¸FF¯F ´FÂF dQ³FFaIY 31 þb»FFBÊ 2023 Àû E-TENDER INVITING NOTICE
´FW»û d³F¸³F ´F°û ´FS ´FiZd¿F°F IYS ÀFIY°û W`aÜ AFUZQ³F IYF ´FiFøY´F »FûIY ÀûUF IZY³Qiûa ¸ûa 1. Open short term tender is invited through e-tendering for supply of 900 Nos.
C´F»F¶²F IYSF dQ¹FF ¦F¹FF W` :- 11/0.4 KV 100 KVA Distribution Transformers against tender specification
no. PVVNL MT/MM/30(s)/23-24. Tender Cost:- Rs. 11,800.00 (with GST)
´F°FF:- ´Fe.IZY. ¦Fû¹F»F EUa EÀFûdÀFEMÐÀF, 304, Oe.AFS. ¨û¸¶FSÀFÊ, 12/56, Oe.¶Fe. Earnest Money Deposit (EMD):- Rs. 17,29,000.00 (with GST) Last Date of
¦Fb´°FF SûO, IYSû»F¶FF¦F, ³FBÊ dQne 5. RYû³F- 45660808 (AFGdRYÀF)Ü tender submission & Time :- 07.08.2023 at 2:00 PM Date of tender opening
BÊ-¸FZÕ:X ca.pawangoyal@gmail.com Mobile-9313502143 (Part-Ist&IInd) & Time :- 07.08.2023 at 5:00 PM 2. Open short term tender is
WXÀ°FF/- invited through e-tendering for supply of 800 Km. ACSR Dog Concoctor
IYÕZX¢MXSX against tender specification no. PVVNL MT/MM/31(s)/23-24.
Tender Cost:- Rs. 5,900.00 (with GST) Earnest Money Deposit
03414 SFþ³FFaQ¦FFaU (L.¦F.)
(EMD) :- Rs. 7,46,000.00 (with GST) Last Date of tender submission &
Time :- 07.08.2023 at 2:00 PM Date of tender opening (Part-Ist&IInd) &
Time :- 07.08.2023 at 5:00 PM Note:- In case of any amendment in tender
specification or date of extension, the same shall be uploaded on e-tender
website www.etender.up.nic.in and www.pvvnl.org Superintending Engineer
(MM-I) “Help line Number For Information of Theft of Electricity:
“1800-180-3002 (Meerut), & 9412207451”
Sd/-
´fÂffaIY:-1101 dQ³ffaIY:-19.07.2023 Superintending Engineer (MM-I)
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19 ODISHA ADARSHA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN
N-1/9, NAYAPALLI, PO.- SAINIK SCHOOL,
BHUBANESWAR-751005
N-125
NOTICE TO THE SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES FOR INTERVIEW OF
ADVT. NO. 01/2023 & ADVT. NO. 02/2023
NO. 7065 DATE: 18.07.2023
Interview of the shortlisted candidates for the post of Principal, PGT English, PGT Physics, PGT Chemistry,
PGT Mathematics, PGT Biology, PGT Commerce, PGT Economics, TGT English, TGT Odia, TGT Science,
TGT Mathematics, TGT Social Studies and Art Teacher for OAVs and Principal, TGT English, TGT Odia,
TGT Sanskrit, TGT Science, TGT Mathematics, TGT Social Studies, and Art Teacher for OMAVs who are
found provisionally eligible on the basis of their performance in the Computer Based Test(CBT) held from
16.05.2023 to 19.05.2023 and 14.06.2023 to 15.06.2023 respectively will be conducted from 01.08.2023 to
07.08.2023 along with verification of their original documents. The candidates are required to download their
"Call letter for Interview" from the OAVS website (https://oav.edu.in).
Accordingly SMS & E-Mail intimation will be sent to them in their registered E-Mail IDs. Call letters issued
to all the short listed candidates for the purpose of interview is purely provisional subject to verification of
original documents and fulfilling the eligibility conditions as stipulated in the advertisement and subsequent
notices. In case any candidate does not receive the E-Mail intimation or is unable to download the interview
call letter, he/she may report at the interview venue on the date & time as per the interview schedule with
original documents for verification.
VENUE FOR INTERVIEW
Prasar Bharati, National Academy of Broadcasting & Multimedia,
Chandrashekharpur, OMFED Square, Bhubaneswar -751017.
The candidates are advised to visit the OAVS website (https://oav.edu.in) regularly for further information.
Sd/-
OIPR-27029/11/0011/2324 State Project Director

LUCKNOW MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, LUCKNOW

T.N. Marg, Lalbagh, Lucknow, Phone-Fax- 0522-2612639
E-mail: nnlko@up.nic.in, Website: https://etender.up.nic.in

Tender No ce No.: D/299/MC/EE/23 Dated: 18/07/2023

NOTICE INVITING TENDERS

Online bids are invited from bidders for Selec on of Bidder for the treatment of
Legacy Waste through Bio-remedia on, Resource Recovery and Scien fic Rejects
Disposal at Shivari Lucknow, U ar Pradesh and will be received online on the
website h ps://etender.up.nic.in as per me schedule (key dates) in the no ce
published on the above website
SI. Name of Work Tender Fee Earnest Money Time
ÃfZÂfe¹f IYf¹ffÊ»f¹f No.
1. "Request for Proposal for
Rs. Rs. Period

CX0´fi0 ´fiQc¿f¯f d³f¹fÔÂf¯f ¶fûOXÊ Selec on of Bidder for the

through Bio-remedia on,

Resource Recovery and Scien fic
Rs. 25,000/-

Five Thousand
Rs. 1,96,80,000/-
treatment of Legacy Waste (Rupees Twenty- (Rupees One Crore
Ninety-Six Lacs Eighty
9
Months
(275 Days)
6-¶fe, ³fBÊ ¸f¯OXe, ¸fbþµRYSX³f¦fSX (CX0´fi0) Rejects Disposal at Shivari
Lucknow (UP)"
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´f¹ffÊUSX¯fe¹f A³ff´fdØf WXZ°fb »fûIY Àfb³fUfBÊ IZY d»fE Af¸f Àfc¨f³ff Manual for paying processing Fee & EMD Payment Online:
1. Bidder needs to go to h ps://inouscollect.indusind.com/pay/index.php
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3. Post valida ng, Bidder needs to click on "proceed" Bu on.
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3. Online Bid Submission End Date 17/08/2023 by 5:00PM
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C´f»f¶²f W`Ô :- 6. Pre-bid Mee ng 31/07/2023 by 1:00PM at
Lalbagh office
1- dþ»ffd²fI fSe I f¹ffÊ»f¹f, ¸fbþµR S³f¦fS Ü
Note: The bidders shall have to submit their bids online and upload the relevant
2- C´ff¹fbö , dþ»ff Côû¦f EUÔ Cô¸f ´fiû°ÀffW³f IZ ³Qi, ¸fbþµR S³f¦fS Ü documents from as per key schedule (key dates).
3- I f¹ffÊ»f¹f, dþ»ff ´fÔ¨ff¹f°f, ¸fbþµR S³f¦fS Ü 1. The bidders intending to par cipate in this tender are required to get enrolled/
4- ´f¹ffÊUS¯f, U³f EUÔ þ»fUf¹fb ´fdSU°fʳf ¸fÔÂff»f¹f, ·ffS°f ÀfSI fS IZ ÃfZÂfe¹f I f¹ffÊ»f¹f, registered on the e-procurement website h ps://etender.up.nic.in Enrolment/
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3. Condi onal tender will not be accepted and liable to be rejected. LMC reserves
(C0´fi0) IZ ´fdSÀfS ¸fZÔ »fûI Àfb³fUfBÊ I e I f¹fÊUfWe d³f²ffÊdS°f I e ¦fBÊ W`, dþÀf¸fZÔ þ³fÀff¸ff³¹f the right to accept or reject any or all tender without assigning any reasons
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Cer ficates. Contractors are advised to obtain the same at the earliest.
BÀf I f¹ffÊ»f¹f ¸fZÔ QZ ÀfI °fZ W`Ô Ü
Municipal Commissioner,
ÃfZÂfe¹f Ad²fIYfSXe, CX0´fi0 ´fiQc¿f¯f d³f¹fÔÂf¯f ¶fûOXÊ, ¸fbþµRYSX³f¦fSX Lucknow Municipal Corpora on
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CROSSWORD 5108 OVER THE HEDGE by Michael Fry & T Lewis

DAY TODAY BY PETER VIDAL

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strong hints from caution you not to be
some of your reckless. Fortunately,
planets that you may be there are other indications that
getting more deeply involved you will be in a sympathetic,
in a charitable venture. The tolerant and cautious mood, so
relevant psychological you’re bound to do the sensible
impetus is rooted in a need to thing. Above all, let loved ones
feel that you are doing your bit know that you really do care
to serve humanity. about them.
TAURUS (Apr 21 - May 21) SCORPIO (Oct 24 - Nov 23)
There's a lightness This is often a very
in the air today powerful time of
which has been year for you, but
CALVIN & HOBBES by Bill Watterson lacking over the last
few days. You’ll find it easier to
your long-term
cycles have shifted slightly. If
put serious long-term issues to your intuitions are functioning
one side and link up with well, next week could bring
people who are out to enjoy considerable change, so your
life. You might be surprised by current actions are therefore
the strength of a partner’s incredibly important.
ACROSS DOWN passions, though.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 24 - Dec 22)
1 Capacity of certain chaps in 2 Excited Celt describing a GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You will no doubt
the new team (11) conspicuous success (5) Your current enjoy spending
9 Bright star in spiral ring 3 One among the lesser folk in behaviour is time at home, so
complex (7) feudal times (4) strongly driven by hopefully
10 It has changed states in an 4 Didn’t push on against your beliefs, and circumstances will permit! If
old-fashioned way (5) desert storm? (6) there are now indications that all is in a state of upheaval, or if
you could be a little too you absolutely must go to
11 Don’t lie under it (4) 5 I’m upset by the strain of
rigid. It is one thing to have work, you should try to create
12 It’s twice as expensive. being a teacher (8)
high principles but another to a cosy and domesticated
What a pity! (4,4) 6 I have innate artlessness be obstinate when atmosphere wherever you go.
14 Arrested outlaw sent back (7) circumstances call for And avoid risks: safety first, as
to bed (6) 7 A candidate who doesn’t compromise. A little flexibility they say.
keep it may not get it (11) goes a long way.
16 Hibernating snake wrapped
around shelter (6) 8 Professional man who goes MARVIN by Tom Armstrong CANCER (June 22 - July 23)
CAPRICORN (Dec 23 - Jan 20)
Financial pressures
18 Defamed a large number to work on foot (11) Obviously you need seem to be closely
and got into a row (8) 13 A watercolour? (3,5) to strike while the connected to social
19 Slip across the road (4) 15 It may go up - everybody’s iron is hot, but commitments. It
in favour (7) whether that time is may be that you have made
22 Loop line soon turns East
now is questionable. True, this promises which it will be
(5) 17 People count (6)
is a suitable moment, but difficult to fulfil, in which case
23 Sister diverted with love 20 Jack may get this to fold up everything you do will be you may now be able to make
romances (7) (5) affected by changing a dignified exit. If you
24 Bent on submission (2,4,5) 21 Grain of discomfort (4) circumstances in the future. can’t escape from your
That’s obvious, I know, but commitments, then perhaps
easy to forget. you can get some help.
Solutions Crossword5107:Across:1Subdue,4Offender,9Redrag,10Mentally,12 LEO (July 24 - Aug 23) AQUARIUS (Jan 21- Feb 19)
Inns,13Gross,14Stye,17Highlystrung,20Assignations,23Adam,24Agile,25Game,
28Servitor,29Chains,30Notabene,31OysterDown:1Straight,2Badinage,3Upas,5 Family members, or It is high time that
Feelstrongly,6Eats,7Dilute,8Rhymes,11Dressingdown,15Close,16Unity,18Moralist, people you live you stopped
19Assessor,21Raisin,22Garret,26Limb,27Whey with, seem to be allowing other
playing an people to take you
inhibiting role, perhaps for granted. You must
cramping your style. However, recognize, though, that if you
should you feel unduly have allowed yourself to be
JUMBLED WORDS DifficultyLevel5s hemmed in by their habits and undervalued in the past, some
SOLUTION SUDOKU 5263

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may have unconsciously you. Not all of it, I have to say,
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Muggeridge(8,4) The Moon’s extending its
eachoftheninehorizontal
challenge to your passionate role in
RTAEE AORCGU rowsandineachofthe
sign is gently your chart,
nineboxes. romantic, but it also sensitising your emotions and
makes it easier for you to play bringing out those elements of
the passive partner. It could be your character which
OILER ILNUFX DifficultyLevel relaxing to let others go out make you such an easy
1s=Veryeasy;2s=Easy; and take the lead. That way touch. You will eventually
3s=Medium;4s=Hard; you can share the pleasure if find it almost impossible
5s=VeryHard; plans work out, but avoid the to turn down romantic
blame if they don’t. appeals.
time. - Malcolm Muggeridge
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PLAYING TODAY
Ashes: England vs Australia 4th Test,
Day 2, 3.30pm, Sony Sports Network

Ton of expectations Jemimah stars

with bat & ball to
level women’s
With his Test career on the line, Rahane goes to Trinidad looking for a big score to cement his place in the side
ODI series
Test squad to go to the Rainbow Nation.
TUSHAR BHADURI The50-overWorldCupwouldhavejustgot
NEWDELHI,JULY19 over,andjudgingbyhowthehometeamfares, NAMIT KUMAR
afewmorechangesmaybeintheoffing.Red- JULY 20
As he prepares for the Trinidad Test starting ballcricketinSouthAfricaisaworldapartfrom
Thursday, Ajinkya Rahane may be chuckling white-ball cricket in India, but the difference PRODUCING HER career-best score, a 78-ball
to himself thinking about selectors’ whims. has blurred considerably when it comes to 86, and career-best bowling figures, 4-3 in 3.1
KeptoutoftheTestsideafteraprolongedlean picking Indian teams. overs,inODIcricket,JemimahRodriguestook
phase, he was almost the forgotten man in Recent memory can influence the selec- India to a comfortable 108-run win over
Indiancricket,tillheplayedsomeswashbuck- tionof sometopperformersintheWorldCup Bangladesh in Mirpur on Wednesday.
ling knocks for Chennai Super Kings in the to get a chance in the Test squad. Selectors are Harmanpreet Kaur was her resilient self
Indian Premier League. known to go by gut feel and requirements again, hitting an 88-ball 52, being one of the
That somehow convinced the wise men rather than numbers in recent times. That’s few Indian batswomen not rattled by spin on
that Rahane was good enough to make a whySarfarazKhanandAbhimanyuEaswaran this tour, but Rodrigues stepped up, both in
comeback to the Test side, for a World arestillontheoutsidelookingindespitescor- theirfourth-wicket73-runstandandtowards
Championship final no less. He was the most ing mountains of runs in domestic cricket, thedeathoftheinningstoanchorIndiatotheir
prolificIndianbatsmanagainstAustraliaatThe whileGaikwadandIshanKishan,withlessim- total of 228. Bangladesh were bowled out
Oval, getting close to a hundred in the first in- pressive first-class numbers, have already within 35.1 overs while chasing.
nings.Sowhentherewasanurgeforbloodlet- made it to the India squad. Afterslumpingtotwodefeats-thelastT20I
tingafterthedebacle,itwasCheteshwarPujara IfRahulandIyerarebackfortheWorldCup, and first ODI - in the span of one week, India
–theothervulnerableseniorintheside–who theywillhavestrongcasesforinclusioninthe bounced back to level the 50-over series 1-1.
suffered the axe. Rahane, who has led India Testsquad,especiallyiftheyhaveagoodtour- Afterthesurprisefactoroftheplayingcon-
with distinction whenever given the chance, nament. The player most at risk in that case ditions,aidingpaceandswing,duringtherain-
wasevenappointedRohitSharma’sdeputyfor would be Rahane. hit first ODI, the dry Mirpur pitch played out
thetwo-TestseriesintheWestIndies,prompt- The 35-year-old last played a white-ball as predictably as ever, providing spin and un-
ing more than a few eyebrows from people game for India almost five-and-a-half years evenbouncethathadtroubledtheIndianbat-
who thought it was a step backwards. ago,andtheselectorsseemtohavemovedon ting throughout the T20 series.
NowwithoneordinaryshotinDominica– from him. With ODI scores getting bigger by Sent in to bat, the Indian innings began in
playingontheriseonaslowwicketandspoon- the day and no total being safe, Rahane’s style familiar fashion, finding themselves three
inganeasycatchtoshortcover–Rahanefinds ofgettingsetbeforeexpandinghisstroke-play down with Priya Punia, Yastika Bhatia and
himselfinatightcorneronceagain,andneeds doesn’t quite gel with the modern trend. SmritiMandhanadismissedwithIndiaat68-
ascoreattheQueen’sParkOvalinPortofSpain Ajinkya Rahane was appointed Rohit Sharma’s deputy for the two-Test series in the West Indies. Sportzpics/BCCI 3. Harmanpreet and Rodrigues prevented a
to keep the many suitors to his spot at bay. Up to the wise men middle-overs collapse and dropped anchor,
Howcanthequalityofaplayerfluctuateso All these are calls that need to be taken by comfortablyrotatingstrike,turningsinglesinto
much so soon in the eyes of the selectors? In theselectionpanel,whichhasanewchairman twos,findingtheoddboundaryandnegotiat-
Rahane’s case, it may not be his quality that is
the reason for debate, but the circumstances
and the direction that the selection panel
in Rahane’s former Mumbai teammate Ajit
Agarkar.Havingseenhimatclosequartersand
having a vision for Indian cricket not just dur-
How overspin makes Ashwin effective ing the spin. But with Harmanpreet injuring
herleftwristandretiringat48,theonuswould
fallonRodriguestotakeIndiatoadecentscore
wishes to take Indian cricket in the medium ing his term, but beyond it, he would know in a format she has little experience in.
term. They know what Rahane brings to the whether Rahane still has a role in the longest ball, a half-tracker or a air and after pitching, it changes direction Aided by a handy cameo from Harleen
tablewithhisexperienceandtrackrecord,but format. PRATYUSH RAJ full toss is a bad ball in based on the surface where it lands, be it on Deol,Rodrigueswoulddojustthat,pacingher
hewasprettymuchastop-gapoptionwiththe Ifhedoesn’tscorerunsinTrinidad,Rahane NEWDELHI,JULY19 any format of the theseamorontheshinypart.Hegetsthatdrift inningstoperfectiontotakeIndiato228,ato-
likes of KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer unavailable. wouldmakethejobmucheasierfortheselec- game,” former India that goes away from the right-hander as well tal never successfully chased in Bangladesh.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has already made a block- tors. His Test average of under 39 after 84 R ASHWIN had the air of a man who has en- spinnerSunilJoshitells as the left hander.”
buster debut, Shubman Gill is a lock-in for the matchesmaybegoodenoughformanyother duredonetoomanyswingsofmisfortune,de- The Indian Express. There has also been debate on the speed Faith in part-timers
longtermwhileRuturajGaikwadisalreadypart teams, but is underwhelming for India. The spite having more than 700 international Joshiexplainswhy guns of spinners. After Graeme Swann and That record looked likely to fall halfway
of theTestsquad.Alltheseyoungstersarenat- number has fallen substantially over the last wickets;somehowtheoff-spinnerhasalways Ashwin is one of the Monty Panesar's exploits in India in 2012, the throughthesecondinnings.Bangladeshwere
urallyaggressiveplayers–whichseemsapre- few years, as he seemed too anxious to score been on thechopping board. One of the most few spin bowlers in thenskipperMSDhonisaidweneedspinners, 14-2 before Fargana Hoque (47 from 81) and
requisite for selectionthese days– having had quickly, playing some uncharacteristically cliche adages in cricket is “let the bat do the the world alongside Nathan Lyon, who relies who can bowl quicker. Ravindra Jadeja was RituMoni(27from46)stabilisedtherunchase.
stellarIPLseasonsin2023.With‘transition’be- loose shots in the process. talking.” It's a batsman game, afterall but in on overspin and what makes him so good handedthedebutandtheleft-armspinneron At103-2after28overs,therewasbeliefthat
ing the name of the game, the process invari- The batsman who was the fulcrum in the Ashwin'scase,itisdifferent,hehasalwayslet across formats and conditions. turning track is menace to face but overseas, Bangladesh could muster up the runs, before
ably starts with the least risky option when Indian line-up on overseas tours, was not as his bowling do the talking. “Youneedtohavearepeatableactionand heisbeingreducedtosomeonecaptainsused Mandhana made a few bowling changes.
ViratKohliandskipperRohitSharmaarealsoin compact as he was in his prime. His struggles Ashwin, ranked No 1 in the world, could- youcanbuildconsistencyoveraperiodoftime. to correct the over rate. Part-time spinners have been handy for
thesameagebracket,andhavenotbeenaspro- on turning tracks at home also contributed to n'tfindaplaceintheplayingXIforlastmonth's Everytime when the ball is hit over the sight “It'snotquickbowling.Itisbowlingonthe Indiaalltour(ShafaliVermatookfourwickets
lificastheywouldlikeinrecenttimes. his plummeting average. WorldTestChampionship(WTC)finalagainst screen it is a length ball. And every time a ball seam.Whenyoubowlontheseamandhitthe intheT20s),andhaveonlyincreasedtheirop-
Talkingaboutthecaptain’splaceintheside Rahane’slastTesttonwasthe112ascaptain Australia.Hespokeatlengthabouthowhefelt is hit horizontally, it is a short ball. How many shiny part, it drifts,and when it hits the seam tionsaheadof bighomeseriescomingup,the
isnotthenorminIndiancricket,andRohithas inMelbournemorethantwo-and-a-halfyears about the omission and why he was also pre- times a bowler gets hit over the umpire, it is partitbounces.PanesarandSwannweresuc- Asian Games in China, and next year’s T20
earnedsomemoretimewithahundredinlast ago, which led to a remarkable bounce-back paredfornotplayinginthefinal.Butthemas- very rare compared to the horizontal shots. cessfulbecausetheystartedbowlingoverspin. World Cup in Bangladesh, where turners are
week. Kohli scored a 70-odd, though far from afterbeingblownawayfor36inAdelaide,but ter spinner has started the next WTC cycle in ThisiswhereAshwinexcels,howmanybats- InIndiaoverspinisthekeyandwhereveryou to be expected.
his fluent self and having enjoyed at least two therehaveonlybeenfourhalf-centuriessince style, picking up 12 wickets in the first Test men in the world can dance down the track? go overspin is the key. Mandhana threw the ball to leg spinning
lives, and will be there for some time for now. that highlight. against West Indies, who looked like a club- Very few,” he says. "WhyisNathanLyonsuccessfulacrossthe all-rounder Devika Vaidya, who got Fargana
TheWestIndiesbowlinginDominicawas Rahane’s international career is in its twi- level team. The West Indies batsmen are def- JoshisayswhatmakesAshwindangerous world? Because he bowls overspin. Why is stumped thanks to quick hands from Yastika.
nottoochallenging,somanagingjustthreeaf- light zone, but how long that twilight lasts re- initely not at the level of Steve Smith, Usman is the way he plays with the mind of a bats- Ashwin successful? Because he bowls over- ThenextoverwashandedtoRodrigues-who
ter coming in at 3/350 was not a memorable mains to be seen. He must have assumed it to Khawaja,andTravisHead,anditwouldbeun- man, be it the leg-side trap against Smith and spin. Why Jadeja and Axar Patel are not suc- hadagrandtotalofonewicketinODIspriorto
outing at all. be the end when he was dropped after the fair to extrapolate that having Ashwin at The Marnus Labuschagne or cleaning up Alastair cessful in overseas conditions or where the Wednesday. She would have Ritu stumped,
South Africa series at the start of last year, but Ovalwouldhavebroughtadifferentresult.But Cook with classical off-spin at Edgbaston. wicket doesn't help. Bangladeshwouldlosesevenwicketsinseven
Staying in contention gottofeeltheexcitementofwearingtheIndia the off-spinner displayed all the wares at his “How does he do that? Pretty simple: By "Aspinnerneednotdependonthesurface. oversfor18runs,andIndiawouldsetupacru-
WithIndia’snextTestseriesbeinginSouth jersey again. He would like to walk into the disposal to prove that he can make a positive puttinganextrarevolutionontheball.Forthat On a turning track, you don't need to tell any- cial series-decider on Saturday.
Africaattheendof theyear,Rahanewillneed sunsetonhisownterms,forwhichheneedsto difference to any attack. ball has to go in the air, dip, come down and one how to bowl, where to bowl and why to BRIEF SCORES: India 228-8 in 50 overs
something in Trinidad to keep himself in the come good in Trinidad. “When an athlete is willing to work hard, the batsman needs to step out, reach the ball bowl. Those questions will only come when (Jemimah R 88, Harmanpreet K 52, Smriti M
fans’ and selectors’ minds. A lot would have India vs West Indies, 2nd Test: willing to learn the art of spin, it doesn't mat- and play with the spin, or against the spin. youbowlonagoodbattingwicket,agoodTest 36) bt Bangladesh 120 all out in 35.1 overs
happenedbythetimethepanelsitstopickthe Live on JioCinema and FanCode, 7:30PM IST onwards terwhichformatheplays.Agoodballisagood Every ball differs from the revolutions in the match wicket," says Joshi. (Fargana H 47; Jemimah R 4/3)

Wily old Woakes: All-rounder stars with 4 scalps Suthar foxes batsmen as
SRIRAM VEERA The loudest cheers was
India A dominate Pak A
JULY 19
understandably for Stuart
IT WAS an aural memory that Chris Woakes Broad’s 600th Test wicket, but PRATYUSH RAJ
tookfromHeadingleyinthelastTest.“Thefeel- the jailbreak roars were NEWDELHI,JULY19
ingofthatroar,theWesternTerracegoingmad
…ifyoucouldbottlethatupforeverandcome reserved for Woakes’s ATAtimewhentraditionalleft-armspinbowl-
backtoit,youwould,”hesaidthen.Overafew accomplishments. ingisdyingwithbowlershesitatingtopitchit
hours on the first day of the fourth Test at up, Manav Suthar comes as a breath of fresh
Manchester, Woakes had more to add to that air. He is tall, slender, bending in the breeze,
mix-tape.Theloudestcheerswasunderstand- ofsurprisetoo?)athisgreatcatch. Just39runs someonewhobowlswithastringattachedto
ably for Stuart Broad’s 600th Test wicket, but afterthatmoment,justasAustraliaseemedto his hand and is not afraid to give flight.
thejailbreakroarswerereservedforWoakes’s stitch together another late-order revival, ItwaspacerRajvardhanHangargekar,who
accomplishments: nicking out David Warner Woakesstruckagainwiththeyo-yoangler,in- bagged a fifer, set the tone up front with two
who looked fluent for the first time in the se- ducing Carey to feather an edge. wicketsandthencleanedupthetailbutitwas
ries, knocking out Cameron Green, who de- Manav's spell of 3 for 26 in the middle overs,
spitehisstruggleswasbuildinga65-runpart- Wood’s impact which pegged Pakistan A on the back foot. Manav Suthar had a stellar domestic
nership, a peach to take out Australia’s best It wasn’t all Woakes though; Wood, who BasedoutofShriGanganagarinRajasthan, season in 2022-23, bagging 90 wickets.
batsmanMitchellMarsh,whowasthreatening wasn’tasconsistentlyscary-pacyashewasat that is barely 5 kms from the Pakistan border,
to hand control to Australia with that stand Headingley and yet touched 90 mph, did in Suthar was the stand out bowler of the day. It
with Green, and a tempter outside off to re- England’s Chris Woakes celebrates the wicket of Mitchell Marsh. Reuters Steve Smith. Post lunch, Wood and England was because of his effort, India A restricted lights at the innings break. Mohammad Haris
move the dogged Alex Carey. kept pinging the outside-off line to Smith be- Pakistan A to a modest target of 205. was a big wicket but the way he got Kamran
EverytimeAustralia,whowereputintobat forehesuddenlybentoneinlineof stumpsto Later, opener Sai Sudharsan played a Ghulamwasthebestoneforme,"Sharmatold
astheforecastisn’tgreatfortheweekendand delivery; the scrambled-seam ball, and the length, not too full, not too back and Warner get Smith lbw. A short while later, Sky Sports sparklinghandof104from110ballstotakehis The Indian Express.
England wish to win to keep the Ashes alive, smarts to use the angles at the crease so clev- walked right into the trap. flashedastatthatSmith’saverageagainsthigh- team past the target. He would seal the win Suthar hails from Shri Ganganagar, which
were looking to edge ahead, Woakes pegged erly. And not many have such a wonderful LaterinthedaywhenMarshwascarrying pace(definedover90mph)isaround25.Mike with a six that would see him cross hundred. isaround480kmsawayfromthestatecapital
them back with help from his carpool buddy knack of hitting the right length on these Green and Australia with yet another aggres- Atherton, who presented that stat, was wise In his second over, Suthar, 20, found the Jaipurandisthefirstcricketerwhohasplayed
Mark Wood. Australia ended the day on 299 pitches in England. sive knock, Woakes entered again. Green’s enoughtoadd,“well,anybatsmanwouldhave outsideedgeof KamranGhulam.Withnoslip at level for India. The 20-year-old has a stellar
for 8 rather than 350 for 5 which looked emi- Formuchof hisearlyyears,Woakesdidn’t problemeversinceMohammadSirajrevealed problems against that pace I guess”. Still, it’s in place, it went for four. In the next over from domesticseasonin2022-23,wherehebagged
nently possible at one stage. have the nipbacker to the right-hander until it to the world in the 2021 series has been the Smith, and that stat can be expected to swirl the same length, he beat the outside edge. A 90wicketsinayear.Hewastheleadingwicket-
And to think that Woakes’s days as a Test his mentor Steve Perryman, the former lbw.Hehastinkeredhisstance,tryingtoopen up in pub chats in England. nervy Ghulam looked unsettled and on the taker for Rajasthan in Ranji Trophy with 39
cricketer were over just a few weeks back, es- Warwickshire bowler, gave him a yo-yo drill. up,tryingnottopresshisfrontfootacross,but And as ever, there was Stuart Broad doing very next ball, he tried to give it a whack but wickets in six games. Prior to that he has
peciallyafteraninjuryputhimoutof lastsea- It’sjustlikeswingbowling,hewouldrundown itwould thenthrow upanother problem: the Stuart Broad things. Whipping up the crowd; was beaten by the turn and wicketkeeper bagged 14 wickets in seven U-25 One Day
son,England’ssummerofBazball!“Yousome- thefingersonthetoythathewouldwalkwith straightener outside off can get him to edge. doingwellagainstAustralia(hemovedpastIan Dhruv Jurel did the rest. meets and then took 37 wickets in the CK
times think the ship has sailed,” the 34-year fordays,andithelpedWoakesmasterhiswrist So, his wonderful hitting game hasn’t quite Botham to become the bowler with the most Hissecondwicketisadreamdismissalfor Nayudu Trophy.
old hadsaid.Instead, along with Wood, itwas position. That yo-yo toy can be symbolically evercomeoffintheTests;hecaneitherswing scalpsagainsttheoldenemy);takinghis600th any left-arm spinner. He cleaned up The spinner went unsold in the last year's
WoakeswhopatchedupaleakyEnglandship used to describe his international career as a touch recklessly or go into a shell; he hasn’t Test wicket, incidentally from the James HaseebullahKhanwiththeballhittingthetop IPL auction, which left him disappointed but
in the last match, and has steered them on well—upanddown,butasimplejoytobehold yetmustereduptheconfidenceinthisformat AndersonEnd.The599thwashisbestdelivery of off-stump. Pakistan captain Mohammad hiscoachremindedhimthatheshouldaimto
course in this game. He can well repeat his on a string. to show the world what he is capable of. in an otherwise not so impressive first spell; it Haris,astarofthePakistanSuperLeague,tried play for India, rather than for any IPL team.
wordsfromthethirdTest:“It’squiteemotional Thatangled-acrossdeliverysuckedWarner Unsurprisingly, Woakes slipped in his yo-yo- was full, it had pace, and it came in to beat the totakeonSuthar.Afterconcedingtwobound- Manav'sfather,JagdeeshSuthar,aphysical
…ButImadeabigdecisionatthestartofsum- intoaloosedrive.Hehadbeenworkingonthe triggered angler to take him out. iffy prod from Usman Khawaja to ram into his aries,Sutharkeptbowlingtohislength,waited education teacher in a private school in Sri
mernottogototheIndianPremierLeagueand Australianopenerforawhilebeforethat.From But it was the gorgeous away-shaper that pad. The 600th was the bouncer that Travis forHaristomakeamistakeandfinallyhadhis Ganganagarwasthefirstone,whospottedthe
it’s days like this that make that sort of deci- a length, pushing them across, consistently he coaxed out of the cherry to take out Marsh Head,hiseyesoff theball,hisheadyankedout manwiththePakistanskipperballooningone sparkinhisson."Hewouldbowlforhourswith
sion pay off, comfortably.” ramming into the inside-edge, and suddenly that would probably fetch the most hits on of position, tamely swatted to deep backward up at short mid-wicket to Yash Dhull atennisballinsidethehouse.Itwasaonestep
hewouldslipinaninward-curleronthemid- YouTube. Again, that perfect Woakes length, square-leg. And off Broad headed off into his BackinthebordertownofShriGanganagar bowling.I think he was 11, when Itook him to
Joy to behold dleandleglinetotestoutWarner’sbalance.A and this time, it was the stock nipping away celebratory run. Marsh would try his best to in Rajasthan, Suthar's coach Dheeraj Sharma theacademyandhehasliveduptomyexpec-
Everything syncsupsoneatlyinhisbowl- briefbreakintervenedwhensunlightreflected deliverythatwhistledthedirgetoMarsh,who makethatthelastEnglishcelebrationoftheday was constantly checking the scores as he was tations," says Jagadeesh.
ing.Thesmoothrun-up;thefluentrelease;the off the rails in the stands right into batsmen’s stillmighthavegotawaywithhisprod,butfor butWoakeswouldhavetheAussiesonastring. not able to watch the match because of his BRIEF SCORES: Pakistan A 205 in 48 overs (Q
seam position - tilted to first slip for his stock eyes. But when the game resumed, it was Jonny Bairstow who somehow stretched low BRIEF SCORES: Australia 299 for 8 coaching duties. Akram 48; R Hangargekar 5-42, M Suthar 3-
ball the outswinger; not quite an nip-backer Woakes’s skill that would stay in Warner’s tohisrighttopluckitinchesofftheturf.Andhe (Labuschagne51,Marsh51,Woakes4-52,Broad "There'sastateU-23tournamentgoingon 36) lost to India A 210-2 in 36.4 overs (S
but more of a runs-in-with-the-angle sort of mind’s eye. It was the perfect Woakes kind of sat there, roaring in joy (and probably a dash 2-68)vsEngland. andIcouldn'twatchthegame.Isawthehigh- Sudharsan 104*, Nikin Jose 53)
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BRIEFLY LAST YEAR, in the Junior World Championships, I

had won a gold medal and became the first
THESE WRESTLERS had said during their protest
at Jantar Mantar that their fight is for justice
I AM anguished since the ad-hoc
panel took this decision. It will hurt
woman wrestler from India to achieve this feat. and for the cause of junior wrestlers and now the sport of wrestling in this
AsiaCup:Indiato In the 2023 Asian Championships, I won a silver they want to sideline the junior wresters, so we country. A lot of people have
medal. had to move court against this decision worked hard to lift this sport.
opencampaignvsPak DAYANAND KALKAL, FATHER OF SUJEET
ANTIM PANGHAL BRIJBHUSHAN SINGH
Mumbai: The fixtures of the Asia Cup

IOA adds asterisk to trials, leaving door open

was announced on Wednesday with
themuchanticipatedIndiavsPakistan
encounter scheduled for September 2
in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The arch rivals,
who’ve slotted in Group A alongside
Nepal may possibly face each other
three times in 15 days upon progres-
sion to the Super 4 and the final. The
tournament will begin on August 30
and run until September 17. The six-
team ODI tournament, which is a pre-
IOA changes statement Panghal, Kalkal
and causes confusion
cursor to the ICC World Cup will start
in Multan where hosts Pakistan takes
onNepal.ThereleasesaidPakistanwill over selection trials for move Delhi HC
remainA1andIndiawillremainA2ir-
respective of their positions after the
Asian Games wrestling for relief
first round. If India and Pakistan both
qualify, they will face each other again
programme
at Colombo on September 10. ENS PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA
JULY19
KoreaOpen:Prannoy, AMITKAMATH
NEWDELHI,JULY19 WRESTLERS ANTIM PANGHAL and Sujeet
Rajawatenter2ndrd THEINDIANOlympicAssociation(IOA)added
Kalkal on Wednesday challenged in the Delhi
High Court the exemption granted to Vinesh
Yeosu: The in-form HS Prannoy pro- anasteriskmarktotheselectioncriteriaforthe PhogatandBajrangPuniafortheAsianGames
gressedtothesecondroundwithafine IndianwrestlingteamfortheupcomingAsian trials, demanding a fair selection process for
show but PV Sindhu and Kidambi Games.Themoveleftthedooropenforagitat- the quadrennial showpiece.
Srikanth's inconsistent run continued ingwrestlerslikeU20worldchampionAntim Thejointpetitionofthetwowrestlerswas
astheymadeopeningroundexitsinthe Panghal to go to the continental main event, mentionedbeforeChiefJusticeSatishChandra
Korea Open Super 500 tournament but caused further confusion. Sharma, who listed the matter for Thursday.
hereonWednesday.FifthseedPrannoy, TheIOAhadinitiallyputoutapressrelease The petition, moved by advocate
theonlyIndiansinglesplayerintheelite on Wednesday stating that “final selection of Hrishikesh Baruah and Akshay Kumar, de-
top 10, registered a 21-13 21-17 win wrestlers will be made prior to the departure manded that the directive issued by the IOA
overBelgium'sJulienCarraggi.The31- of the team for the competition”. But later in ad-hoccommitteewithregardstothetwocat-
year-oldwillfaceeitherLeeYunGyuor the day, it needed to put out another one as egories (men's freestyle 65kg and women's
Lee Cheuk Yiu next. Sindhu, who confusion reigned over the selection process. 53kg)bequashedandtheexemptiongranted
slippedtoworldnumber17thisweek, TheIOA’ssecondstatementread:“Tomax- Antim Panghal had won the U20 World Championship in 2022 in Sofia, Bulgaria. UWW to Bajrang and Vinesh be set aside.
lostto32-year-oldworldno.22PaiYu- imise the chances of sending the most com- The petition demanded that the trials
Poof ChineseTaipei18-2121-1013-21 petitive wrestling team to the Asian Games shouldbeheldinafairmanner,withoutgrant-
inthewomen'ssinglesopeninground.
Thecontestlasted58minutes.Srikanth,
2022, the final assessment of the wrestling
teamwillbemadepriortothedepartureofthe
INDIAN OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION STATEMENT The policy, under which the IOA ad-hoc
committee gave Bajrang and Vinesh exemp-
ing any exemption to any wrestler and the
whole process be videographed.
ontheotherhand,squanderedamatch team for the competition.” tions, states: “The selection trials in all weight "These wrestlers had said during their
point in the second game to go down However, this raised further doubts since “To maximize the chances of “The selection trials in all weight categories are mandatory. However, the protest at Jantar Mantar that their fight is for
21-1222-2417-21toformerworldno. theydidnotspecifytheparametersforthe‘as- sending the most competitive categories are mandatory. Selection Committee will have the discretion justiceandforthecauseofjuniorwrestlersand
1 Kento Momota from Japan. PTI sessment’ or how this assessment would be to select the iconic players like medallists of nowtheywanttosidelinethejuniorwresters,
conducted. wrestling team to the Asian However, the Selection Olympic/WorldChampionshipwithouttrials sowehadtomovecourtagainstthisdecision,"
Amusanadmitsto The IOA’s ad-hoc committee, which han-
dles the Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI)
Games 2022, the final
assessment* of team will be
Committee will have the
discretion to medallists of
provided recommendation by Chief
Coach/Foreign Expert.”
Dayanand Kalkal, father of Sujeet, told PTI.
"Since the beginning of their protest, the
‘whereabouts’charge day-to-day affairs, had given exemptions to
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang made prior to departure ” Olympic/World Championship
The ad-hoc committee, meanwhile, is yet
to announce dates for the trials to pick a team
intention was to get exemptions from trials,
that's why we never sided with them. People
Silesia: Tobi Amusan, the 100m hur- Punia (65kg freestyle) and Vinesh Phogat * The earlier statement said final selection. without trials ” for the World Championships. wereblindandcouldnotseewhattheirinten-
dles world record holder, said on (women’s 53kg) from the Asian Games trials, In a video posted on social media earlier, tion was.
Wednesday she has been charged which are to be held on July 22-23. Antimquestionedthebasisfortheexemption "If these celebrity wrestlers beat the up-
with missing three doping tests but The Olympic Council of Asia had earlier handed to Vinesh. coming wrestlers and go, no one will com-
has denied taking performance en- agreedtoextendthedeadlinetillJuly23tosub- Panghal, U23 Asian champion Sujeet Kalkal the forefront of the protests against WFI chief “OnwhatbasisisVineshbeingsent?Sakshi plain. It indeed is a matter of pride that our
hancing substances and expects to be mitnamesfortheAsianGames,tobeheldfrom andVishalKaliramanhadbeenangeredbythe Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh since the start of Malik is also an Olympic medallist. So is Ravi kids get to compete against such accom-
cleared to compete at the world September 23 to October 8 at Hangzhou in ad-hoc committee’s decision. Antim and thisyear.WhileBajrangiscurrentlytrainingin Dahiya.Neitherofthemhavebeenhandedan plished athletes. There must be a fair trial,"
championships. The Athletics China. The ad-hoc committee had also stated Sujeet had approached the Delhi High Court Kyrgyzstan, Vinesh is in Hungary at the mo- exemption from the trials. So what’s special he added.
Integrity Unit (AIU) said Amusan had that trials would be held in the 65kg freestyle on Wednesday appealing for the court to set ment. Both grapplers haven’t competed for about Vinesh that she is being sent? Just have Much to the exasperation of their com-
been provisionally suspended due to andwomen’s53kgcategoriesaswell,butun- aside the exemptions, a throwback to the over half a year now. trials in all categories. I’m not claiming that I petitors in the categories where Bajrang
three"whereaboutsfailures"andthat liketheother16weightclasses,thosewinning Narsingh Yadav-Sushil Kumar saga ahead of Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi willdefeather.Thereareotherswhocandefeat Punia (65kg) and Vinesh (53kg) compete,
the charge would be heard by the the trials in 65kg freestyle and the women’s the 2016 Rio Olympics. Dahiyawasnothandedanexemptiondespite her. Vinesh has not practised in a year. How the IOA ad-hoc panel decided to exempt
DisciplinaryTribunalanddetermined 53kg categories would be reserves. BothBajrangandVinesh,whowonmedals himfittingthecriteriaforoneundertheWFI’s willshewinamedallikethis?Shouldwequit these two wrestlers from the trials on July
beforetheAug.19-27championships. WrestlerslikeU20worldchampionAntim at the World Championships in 2022, were at selection policy. wrestling?” asked Antim. 22-23.
"I am a clean athlete, and I am regu-
larly, (maybe more than the usual)
tested by the AIU - I was tested within
days of my third 'missed test'," the
Is there a connection between Messi’s Inter Miami and Italian giants Inter?
Nigerian said. REUTERS National Football League (NFL) combined. ionablewiththelikesofFCInternacional,Inter plied for its own trademark on behalf of Inter
RAHUL PANDEY They may finally call it football in the States, de Lages and Inter de Santa Maria. They are, Miami, given the fact that the league is struc-
Pak83runsaway JULY 19 thanks to Lionel Messi. Inter Miami will be
the home to the latest World Cup winning
however, not subsidiaries of the same group.
Like Manchester City, Melbourne City and
tured as a single entity and not one constitut-
ing multiple franchises. Subsequently, an op-
frombeatingLanka LIONEL MESSI’S new club Inter Miami isn’t
to be mistaken as a subsidiary club to the
captain for the next two-and-a-half-years. MumbaiCityFCwithintheCityFootballGroup.
ForClubInternacionaldeFútbolMiami,es-
positiontoInterMilan’strademarkrequestwas
filed a year later.
Galle: Pakistan finished the fourth Italian football giant, Inter Milan. The two But what’s with the Inter in Miami? tablished in 2018, the name is a nod to the MiamiandMLSarguedthatMilan’suseof
day of the first test 48-3 while chas- haveinfactbeeninvolvedinalitigationsince Those familiar with the sport know it is SouthFloridacity’sSpanishspeakingcommu- theterm‘Inter’wouldleadto‘likelihoodofcon-
ing a target of 131 on Wednesday, 2019 over the use of the prefix. The word, the prefix for the decorated Italian club from nity - almost 70 percent of its overall popula- fusion in the marketplace’, an argument that
putting the team on the verge of tak- ‘Inter’hasdifferentmeaningsforthetwo,The the city of Milan, born out of the oldest foot- tion."Ourcityandourfansdrawtheirstrength wasrejectedtwicebytheUSPTO,whichstated
ing a 1-0 lead in the two-match se- Indian Express explains. ball club in the Italian capital. It dates back to from the dreams of a global population that that MLS had no existing rights to the word.
ries against Sri Lanka. Pakistan needs 1908, a year after the Italian Football calls Miami home. It is only fitting that our Althoughthemostrecentruling-December9,
83 runs to win the game and has What’s with the Inter in Messi’s Miami? Association introduced a law that didn't al- Lionel Messi at his unveiling at Inter name pays tribute to the inclusiveness that 2020 - did raise the concern that Inter Miami
seven wickets in hand. Prabath Sometime between June 3rd and 5th, low teams to sign foreign players. AC Milan - Miami. Twitter/InterMiami makes us who we are," owner Jorge Mas had may have to change its name. But nearly four
Jayasuriya dismissed Abdullah worldwide searches for ‘Inter Miami’ in- three-time champions by then - protested said on the nomenclature of the club co- years on that has not been the case.
Shafique and Shan Masood early and creased 50 times on Google. More than any the law by sitting out the next season. A few owned by David Beckham. The counter-argument induced from the
then Noman Ali was run out to re- other sports team in the United States, in- among the hierarchy at the eight-year old ing. In fact, the locals refer to the club as just litigation has been the existence of the many
duce Pakistan to 38-3. But captain cluding the two that were playing the NBA clublookedattheinjusticeasreasonenough Inter,whileitseldersiblingclubiscalledMilan. Did the name drag them into a dispute? teamsthatuse‘United’or‘Real’intheirname,
Babar Azam (6) and Imam-ul-Haq Finals. People wanted to know about the to form a faction of their own. ‘InterMiami,yousay?’quotetweetedthe despite the terms being ‘synonymous’ to
(25) took Pakistan to safety. AP 15th-ranked team in the Eastern Conference TheywouldmeetatthePiazzaDuomo,the Does Messi’s Inter has any nexus to the official Inter Twitter handle. In 2019, a year heavyweight clubs, Manchester United and
of the16thmostpopularleagueintheGlobal city square at the very heart of Milan’s archi- Italian club? before the first kick of the ball in their his- Real Madrid. Owner Jorge Mas has stated the
BRIEF SCORES: Sri Lanka 312 & 279 Football Rankings. On Monday, while the tectural brilliance to further exemplify their Itisn’t.Forfootballclubsaroundtheworld, tory, Inter Miami found themselves battling hierarchy at the Inter Miami are concerned
(Dhananjaya de Silva 82, Nishan Major League Soccer club still lay at the bot- identityas‘artists’.Asopposedtotheworking using‘International’aspartoftheirnameshas a legal dispute against the 111-year-old about the same. “This issue has nothing to do
Madushka 52; Abrar Ahmed 3-68, tom of the points table, it became the 4th classoriginsoftheolderMilanclub,theartists been a norm. From Inter Leipzig in Germany Italian club over the use of the name ‘Inter’. withInterMiamithename,ithastodoexclu-
Noman Ali 3-75) lead Pakistan 461 & most followed US sports team on Instagram. ofMilanknewnoborders.Internazionale,they to Inter Zapresic in Croatia. From Inter The three-time Champions League win- sivelywith‘Inter’,thatoneword.Regardlessof
48/3 (Imam-ul-Haq 25*; Prabath Thefollowerscountincreasedmorethanthe called the club, referring to themselves as BratislavainSlovakiatothenewlyformedInter nershadbeenstridentwiththeUSPatentand the outcome, Inter Miami will be here hope-
Jayasuriya 2-17) by 82 runs. New England Patriots (4.9m) and Dallas 'brothers of the world'. And that is how Inter KashiinIndia,co-ownedbyAndorranfootball Trademark Office (USPTO), having filed a fully for 50 to 100 years. We’re not concerned
Cowboys (4.5m) - top two teams in the (short for Internazionale) Milan came to be- club, Inter Escalades. In Brazil, it’s rather fash- patent application in 2014. In 2018, MLS ap- with the trademark issue whatsoever."

Despite misogyny and inequality, women’s football hopes to score big

successful women’s footballing nation, four- that they could pick up the Swedish and
SANDIPG
JULY19
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP time champions and in pursuit of a hat-trick
this time.
Norwegianteamsaswell.Someof themtrav-
elled in trains and boats.
EXPANDED TOURNAMENT: For Half a dozen players shared a dorm at a
A MILLION tickets have already been sold for the first time, a total of 32 teams - FIFA's experiment bed-and-breakfast.Teamssharedthekitchen,
the Women’s World Cup being held in eight more than the previous Finally,in1988,FIFAwarmeduptothecon- bonded over dinner and made impromptu
AustraliaandNewZealandforexactlyamonth. edition held in France - will vie for cept of a World Cup for women. As an experi- parties. Even the officials did not wear FIFA
It’s the most expensive installment of the the Women’s World Cup trophy. ment, they hatchedawomen’s invitational in badges or stickers. But what hurt them the
stillnascentcompetition—FIFAallocated$435 Chinain1988.Itturnedouttobeasuccess,at- most was the duration of the games, 80 min-
millionfororganisingthetournament.Theto- FINAL SWANSONG: Megan tended by thousands, and three years and 61 utes instead of 90. US captain April Heinrichs
talprizemoneyis anall-timehightoo—$150 Rapinoe will take part in her fourth yearsaftertheinauguralmen’sWorldCup,the sarcasticallycommented:“Theorganisersare
million, five times the sum two-time defend- and final World Cup. She won the firstWomen’sWorldCupwasstagedinChina; afraid that our ovaries were going to fall out if
ingchampionsUSAbaggedinthepreviousedi- golden boot in the 2019 edition. but with trepidation. weplayed90.”Duly,fromthenextedition,they
tion — although it’s just a third of the bounty PRIZE MONEY: According to FIFA It was called the World Championship for began to play a full 90 minutes.
Lionel Messi and Co pocketed in the men’s president Gianni Infantino, the Women’s Football for the M&M’s Cup — the
WorldCup.FIFAbelievesitcouldbethesingle total prize money is $150 million – governing body cleverly avoiding FIFA-prefix, The most iconic moment
largest standalone sporting event for women three times more than the 2019 lestitturnsouttobeafailure.Itdidnot.Onthe Butthemosticonicmomentcamein1999
ever. figure. contrary,itwasamassivesuccesswith75,000 whenAmerica’sBrandiChastainconvertedthe
It’s a moment of victory — though abuse, attendingthefinalwhentheUSAbeatNorway finalpenaltyofatenseshootoutagainstChina
misogyny and inequality clutch the sport beforeacrowdof65,000attheTianheStadium towintheWorldCup.Shecelebratedbytaking
FIRSTMATCH
across the globe. New Zealand’s team celebrate scoring a goal against Vietnam in a warm-up match GroupA:NewZealandvsNorway,12:30PM in Guangzhou. Then-FIFA president João off her shirt to reveal a black sports bra, with
Itstilllivesundertheshadowofmen’sfoot- prior to the FIFA Women’s World Cup. AP onThursday,LiveonFancode Havelange wrote, “Women’s football is now 90,000-oddwatchingatPasadena’sRoseBowl.
ball,butatleastitneednotbeplayedclandes- well and truly established.” Itwasarguablyamongthemosticonicphoto-
tinely, as it was for most of the last century. However, the environment was amateur- graphs ever taken of a female athlete; a
Britain suspended women’s football from 1955, Norway in 1931 and Brazil in 1941. Cups,aninvitationaltournamentwhereafew United States shall, based on sex, be excluded ish. There was no prize money (they did not metaphorical moment of liberation for
1915to1919under thepretext of war,though countries would vie for the trophy. from participation in, be denied the benefits haveituntil2007),playerswereentitledtoan women’s football.
therealreasonfootballhistoriansbelievedwas Italy an exception It would continue to the mid-1980s, even of,orbesubjectedtodiscriminationunderany allowance of $15 a day, and the jerseys were Years passed on, stars like Marta, dubbed
that they feared the money gathered from Italy was an exception and in 1970 as football associations began to gradually lift education programme or activity receiving surplusonesofthemen’steamsandwereout- thePeleinSkirts,burstforth,moneypouredin
packedstadiumswouldbefundedtocommu- Federation of Independent European Female theban,thoughnotyetseizedbyadrivetoup- Federal financial assistance.” landishly oversized. and women’s football began to emerge from
nistsandSuffragettemovementsbeforeitwas Football (FIEFF), based in Turin, staged an un- liftthesport.AlawpassedintheUSin1972too Most significantly, it guaranteed equal Players from different countries were the shadow of men, albeit without its glam-
outlawed for 50 years from 1921 to 1971. official women’s World Cup. It was the first of would go a long way in spreading the sport, rights to federal financial assistance. It’s per- stacked into an aircraft — for instance, the US our or hype. Games are less physical, but
So did France in 1932, West Germany in what was called Mundialitos, or little World KnownasTitleIX,itinsisted:“Nopersoninthe haps the foremost reason the USA is the most team stopped over at Oslo and Stockholm so smootherandwithouttoomanyinterruptions.

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