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IN BRIEF
Delhi zoo set to reopen
Police move HC over fine for DU portal for PG registration
for visitors from Aug. 1
sees 4.5K logins in 15 minutes
NEW DELHI
The National Zoological Park,
which is popularly known as
Delhi zoo, is scheduled to
‘farcical’ probe into riots case There are around 20,000 postgraduate seats on offer
reopen from August 1.
“Preparations for the opening
‘DCP didn’t get chance to file submissions, penalty will affect reputation of officers’ Staff Reporter conducted by the National the prospective candidates
NEW DELHI Testing Agency (NTA), dates about the registration pro
are going on. Online booking
will be open from July 31, a
Staff Reporter but also would “certainly Delhi University (DU) on for which will be announced cess and the admission pro
day ahead of the opening,”
New Delhi cause serious dent” to the Monday launched the on later, officials said. They ad cess. Applicants will have
said zoo director Ramesh Delhi Police has approached reputation of the officers. line portal for registration to ded that the DUET will be a the option to interact with
Pandey. the High Court challenging a various postgraduate pro computerbased test held panelists. The webinar will
recent order passed by a lo Remarks against probe grammes in the varsity, for all postgraduate pro also be telecast live on DU’s
cal court that imposed a cost “The court has made very along with M.Phil and Ph.D grammes in designated official Facebook and You
Five held for of ₹25,000 on it for “misera
bly” failing in its investiga
serious remarks against the
investigation even prior to
courses. The process will
continue till August 21.
centres across the country.
“NonNET candidates
Tube channels,” said Rajeev
Gupta Chairperson of DU
cattle stealing tion into a case of a man who
received gunshot injuries in
the commencement of the
trial, which is contrary to the
According to officials,
there are around 20,000
who are desirous of seeking
admissions to the Ph.D and
Admissions.
after gunfight his left eye during the north
east Delhi riots last year. Police conducting a flag march in Chand BaghKarawal Nagar,
basic law that no finding
should be given in the midst
postgraduate seats on offer.
Aspirants can log into the
M.Phil programmes have to
appear for DUET 2021,” the
Chatbots available
Mr. Gupta also added that
The court had censured days after the violence broke out. FILE PHOTO: SANDEEP SAXENA
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of trial,” the plea stated. online portal through DU’s varsity said. the university had received
Staff Reporter Delhi Police for resisting re The local court had con official website, register over 500 queries within the
NEW DELHI gistration of FIR based on amount should be recovered to be deposited by the office cluded, “I have also applied themselves and upload rele Virtual open days first few minutes of the on
Five people involved in the complaint of the victim, from the Station House Offic of DCP, NorthEast, without my mind to the facts and cir vant documents. Officials said that the portal line portal being launched.
stealing cattle from Rajas Mohammad Nasir, a resident er of Bhajanpura police sta giving any opportunity to cumstances of the case and The university had earlier saw over 4,500 logins with Officials had earlier an
than, Haryana and Delhi of North Ghonda in Delhi. tion and his supervising of the DCP to make his submis also perused the case diar announced that the entire in 15 minutes of launch. The nounced that the online
NCR region were arrested It had further called the ficers, “who have miserably sions, which is against the ies, which reveal a very admission process will be university also announced portal for the DU admis
on Monday after a brief ex police investigation “callous failed in their statutory du principle of natural justice”. shocking stateofaffairs”. online this year and aspi that virtual open days will sions this year will also have
change of fire in Dwarka, and farcical”. The court had ties in this case after holding Delhi Police also said the The court had also que rants were not required to be held from July 27 to July help desks in the form of
the police said. directed the DCP (North a due inquiry in this regard”. imposition of such cost ried how the police were un visit departments and col 30 for postgraduate, M.Phil chatbots. Aspirants will also
DCP (Dwarka) S.K. Mee East) to deposit the amount In its petition challenging would “seriously affect” not able to trace any eyewitness leges for any purpose. and Ph.D candidates. be able to email queries to
na said that the accused with the Delhi Legal Services the July 13 order, Delhi Police only the career of the go despite the MLC of Mr. Nasir The Delhi University En “These virtual open days the university throughout
mainly stole buffaloes. Authority. It also said the said the court “imposed cost vernment officials involved clearly showing his address. trance Test (DUET) will be have been planned to assist the day.
“On Monday, the police
got a tipoff that five men
Plea seeks separate Women hold ‘parliament’ at farmers’ protest site
would come to Goyla Dai
ryDwarka Road following
which the road was barri
caded. A tempo was spot
ted and was signalled to
stop but the driver crashed
into the barricade and
public toilets for Mahila Kisan Sansad brings together participants from all walks of life, discusses their role in farming
Hemani Bhandari in a village in Haryana, said solution here. It’s high time it
tried to escape. However,
the tempo came to a halt
after colliding with a street
transgenders NEW DELHI
Among those who were mem
bers of the Mahila Kisan San
the Mahila Sansad should
have happened on day one
but she is glad it has hap
was passed in the Lok Sabha
as well,” she said.
Ms. Sangwan said the ‘par
light pole,” Mr. Meena said. sad here on Monday were an pened. At the ‘parliament’, liament’ was essential be
Two men started firing HC seeks Centre, Delhi govt. response Assistant Professor from Pun speakers and deputy speak cause women shared issues
at the police party who al jab, wife of an Army officer ers included CPI leader Annie on the three farm laws which
so retaliated. Soibam Rocky Singh provide them with separate and a homemaker who occa Raja, Jagmati Sangwan, na will impact them directly.
Both the accused were New Delhi public toilets and other facil sionally works towards wo tional vicepresident, AllIn “We spoke about how we
shot in their legs. Later, The Delhi High Court on ities,” the top court had said. men empowerment in her vil dia Democratic Women’s As should be given land rights
they along with three oth Monday issued notice to the lage in Haryana. Fair share Women conducting 'Kisan Sansad'at Jantar Mantar sociation and activist Medha because we don’t have any
ers were apprehended, the government on a petition Facing harassment Amandeep Kaur Sandhu, in New Delhi on Monday. SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
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Patkar. In two of the three ses rights whatsoever. A woman
police said. seeking direction to con It said the third gender faces 32, Assistant Professor at a sions, an “agriculture minis will have to repay the loan in
truct public toilets for the trauma, agony and harass college in village Baba Sang articulately, one can’t ima of their homes and be a part ter” was also to made to sit case her farmer husband
transgenders or third gen ment when they utilise Dhesian, said back home, pe gine. This women led parlia of the movement. I have come and speak. takes his life but is not al
Outlet to sell der claiming they are prone
to sexual assault and harass
washrooms built for male or
female. This is a serious and
ople used to believe that wo
men should stay indoors. But
ment has built confidence in
them,” she said.
here because this is the need
of the hour. I am an Army wife Resolutions passed
lowed to take loans,” she said.
“Their labour, hard work,
products by ment” when using male
toilets.
concerning issue which the
people of transgender com
during the protest against the
farm laws, women and men
The 40yearold wife of an
Army officer, a resident of
and we all stand with the
farmers,” she said.
Ms. Raja told The Hindu that
three resolutions were passed
skills and knowledge should
be taken on board by people’s
Tihar inmates A Bench of Chief Justice
D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti
munity face in their daily
life.
shared the stage and conti
nued the agitation shoulder to
Mohali who didn’t wish to be
identified, said she is here to
Ramkali Jangda, a 57year
old housewife who works
on Monday. “Women should
be given 33% reservation in
movements,” said Samyukta
Kisan Morcha referring to a
Singh sought responses of “When the third gender shoulder. “Women here express solidarity. “Women with a local NGO working to Parliament. This Bill has been resolution passed in the Mahi
Special Correspondent the Ministry of Housing and uses the washrooms made spoke for their rights and so need to get out of the comfort wards women empowerment pending. We have passed a re la Kisan Sansad.
New Delhi
Urban Affairs, Delhi govern for male and female, then
The North East Delhi dis ment and all municipal cor their right to privacy is vio
Residents against religious structures in park
trict on Monday became
the first revenue district
porations in the Capital on
the petition.
lated,” it added.
“Mysore, Bhopal and Plea to remove
here to open an outlet for
products manufactured by
The petition filed by Jas
mine Kaur Chhabra, a final
Ludhiana have already start
ed taking action in such mat
‘derogatory’
Tihar jail inmates.
The Tihar jail’s outlet
year law student, said it was ters and have built separate Special Correspondent ponse so far. of the city to offer prayers at denly two religious struc word from
not fundamentally or moral public washrooms for them GURUGRAM Social activist Sunita Shar these shrines and could be a tures had come up over
will help citizens and local ly correct to ask anyone of a and that the Capital of India, Many residents of South City ma, a resident of Block C, security threat.” She said night. He said that it was the caste certificate
residents who visit the dis specific gender to use a pu Delhi is still seen nowhere PartII, including academics, said the religious structures that she and many other resi modus operandi to grab the
trict office with services blic toilet which is made for taking such an initiative,” artists and social activists, that had come up in the se dents have vigorously taken land which is worth crores. Staff Reporter
ranging from preparation any other gender. the petition said. are up in arms against un nior citizens’ park at the en up the matter with the resi “I wrote to the RWA, the Pol New Delhi
of Aadhaar cards to other The plea said the Su It also said that the Cen authorised religious struc trance to Block A of the dents welfare association, ice Commissioner, the MCG The Delhi High Court on
certificates. preme Court in its 2014 judg tral government have re tures inside a park near the South CityII was a ploy to but there has been no res and also tweeted seeking in Monday sought response of
“The opening of the out ment ‘National State Legal leased funds for the con township, opposing it as an “grab land” in the guise of re ponse so far. tervention of the Deputy the Centre and Delhi go
let will help in rehabilita Authority vs. Union of India’ cerned issue but still there attempt to grab the land. ligion. She said there was a Former DU Professor Commissioner, but there is vernment on a plea seeking
tion of inmates involved in recognised third gender are no separate toilets are The residents have also need to nip it in the bud or it Shamsul Islam, a resident of no reply. It is illegal to carry to direct the authorities not
the manufacture of bis which consists of transgen made for the transgender or made complaints to the pol may lead to several pro Block A, said he and his wife out such construction in the to use the alleged derogato
cuits, samosas, mustard oil ders. “The Centre and State third gender community in ice, the municipal corpora blems. had been contributing public land,” said Mr. Islam. ry word ‘kanjar’ on the
etc. which will be sold at governments should take Delhi. tion and also tweeted the “Soon hawkers and ven ₹1,000 per month for the Repeated calls and mes caste certificate issued to
the TJ’s outlet at the district proper measures to provide The HC has posted the pe complaint tagging the office dors would start selling their maintenance of the park for sages to RWA president Niraj the members of Scheduled
office,” the government medical care to transgen tition for further hearing on of the Deputy Commission stuff close to this shrine. Peo the senior citizens, but he Yadav on the matter went Caste and Scheduled Tribe
said. ders in hospitals and also September 13. er, but there has been no res ple may come from any part was shocked to find that sud unanswered. communities belonging to
‘Giraha’ community.
A Bench of Chief Justice
HC allows Centre to
give details in sealed
Three held for sending bogus D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti
Singh posted the plea file
by Akhil Bhartiya Gihara
Samaj Jagriti Parishad for
cover over CHRI’s plea police notices to Internet users further hearing on August
31. The petition said the
caste certificates issued by
Staff Reporter STAFF REPORTER operated on the behest of searched for any porno the government contained
New Delhi NEW DELHI their mastermind, B. Chan graphic content. “undignified and humiliat
The Delhi High Court on Monday permitted Three members of a gang derkant, who is based out of DCP (Cyber Cell) Anyesh ing terms as ‘kanjar’.
the Centre to submit in a sealed cover, cer were arrested for allegedly Cambodia, SouthEast Asia Roy said: “Action was initiat It said the parishad had
tain information in connection with a peti sending fake police notices and accused Dhinushanth’s ed suo moto after registra made several representa
tion by the Commonwealth Human Rights to Internet users asking brother, the police said. tion of an FIR on the basis of tions to the authorities to
Initiative (CHRI) challenging suspension of them to pay a fine of ₹3,000 A probe was initiated af social media inputs.” remove the derogatory
its registration for 180 days for alleged viola for watching pornographic ter a few people reported on “In the investigation so word, but no effort was
tions of the Foreign Contribution (Regula content, which was an ille social media about a pur far, more than 20 bank ac made to redress their
tion) Act (FCRA). gal activity, the police said ported police notice issued counts were found to be grievances.
Justice Rekha Palli questioned the on Monday. to them alleging they were used to route the defrauded
Centre’s counsel over the reason behind the watching pornography money. Cheating of more Cites another judgment
request to furnish information in such a Arrested from T.N. which is a banned activity, than ₹30 lakh has been ac The plea mentioned that
manner. “What secret is going to be in inter Three accused, Gabrial hence all the files in their counted for through identi the High Court, in a judg
pretation of a statute? I’m not considering James, Ram Kumar Selvam computer were blocked. fied UPI IDs and QR codes ment passed on July 27,
suspension but interim arrangement,” the and B. Dhinushanth, were The victims also added used in the bogus notices 2011, had directed the auth
High Court remarked. all arrested from Tamil Na that they were only doing over a period from Febru orities to substitute the
du by a team of Delhi Polic routine searches on their ary to June this year,” he word ‘chura’ with ‘balmiki’
Secret document e’s Cyber Cell where they web browser and had not said. in the caste certificate.
Centre’s standing counsel Anil Soni replied
that the information to be shared was in a
secret document. The High Court will hear
the case again on July 29.
The CHRI had moved the High Court
Tobacco use sees dip in Bollywood films: study
challenging a June 7 order passed by the
Home Ministry, suspending its registration Number of scenes per film began to decline by 30% per year since October 2012
for 180 days.
CHRI’s counsel had said that the suspen Staff Reporter 1.1 per year] before the rules with the rules that required a come down in youthrated
sion order is contrary to the framework of New Delhi took effect in October 2012. static warning on the screen movies too.
the scheme set out under the Act and even Tobaccofree Films and TV However, postimplementa every time tobacco use was “We observed that the per
the suspension was passed without initiat Rules (2012) has reduced to tion of the rules, the number displayed, audiovisual dis centage of films depicting to
ing any inquiry and is liable to be set aside. bacco depictions in Bolly of tobacco incidents per film claimers and use of antito bacco incidents in youthrat
The NGO has said that the suspension or wood films, as per a new stu began to decline significantly bacco health spots before ed [U and U/A rated] films was
der was “unreasonable, manifestly arbi dy released by HRIDAY, a by about 30% per year,” said and at intermission of films 76% in 2012. However, since
trary, excessive and disproportionate, on Delhibased NGO, which stu Gaurang P. Nazar, one of the with tobacco. Although the the enforcement of the rules
the face of it being based on wholly incor died tobacco incidents in top authors of the study. level of brand placement was in 2012, this percentage has
rect facts and for violating basic principles grossing Bollywood films bet low, some films continued to been reducing [35% in 2017].
of natural justice”. ween 2006 and 2017. Moderate compliance display tobacco brands even This also indicates that rules
It said the suspension order has “com “The number of tobacco The study will be published in after the rules went into ef have been effective in restrict
pletely paralysed” its functioning, “threa incidents per film was in Tobacco Control journal on fect,” Dr. Nazar said. ing, but not eliminating, the
tens the livelihood of its employees and creasing by about 10% per Tuesday. “After 2012, there Monika Arora, who is also depiction of tobacco imagery
casts a stigma on its reputation”. year [incidence rate ratio of was moderate compliance an author, said that it has in films,” Ms. Arora said.
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Timings
DELHI
TUESDAY, JUL. 27
RISE 05:41 SET 19:16
Restrictions eased, but most
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05:41
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cinema halls remain closed
THURSDAY, JUL. 29
RISE 05:42 SET 19:15
Owners say they are waiting for bigticket film releases
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Special Correspondent ceive a positive response
NEW DELHI from the audience as the
Though the decks have been content pipeline for Bolly
cleared by the Delhi govern wood, Hollywood and re
ment for the reopening of ci gional languages is promis
nema halls at 50% capacity, ing for the year ahead,” Mr.
many theatres in the city are Dutta said.
taking it slow with most of
them staying closed on the Film buffs disappointed
first day of operations. A few film buffs eager to
While a few film buffs watch a film in a theatre
Though standing travel is banned, metro commuters stand shoulder to shoulder during peak hours on Monday. *
SANDEEP SAXENA landed up outside theatres were seen outside a cinema
on Monday morning hoping A worker sanitising a cinema hall in Jangpura early in the
to catch a film on the big hall in Delhi. day but were disappointed
Jampacked metro coaches on screen, owners said they are
waiting for a bigticket film
release, 100% vaccination of
employees and proper sani
of delights would be safe and
secure, and will become a
new way of celebrating spe
to find the ticket counter
shut. “We could not find tick
ets online so decided to give
it a shot at the ticket win
Private screening
cial occasions. With simple
and easy pricing, and a con
venient booking process, IN
OX aims to curate memora
dow, but it is not open. I was
really looking to do someth
ing different as I am an avid
movie watcher,” said Aarav
to face vaccine ‘People are not aware that metro is offering only 20% of its passenger capacity’
A spokesperson from INOX,
which runs several screens
ble banqueting experiences
with features like welcome
Singh, a student.
Another moviegoer at
shortage, sees Staff Reporter question is how to do that.
across the Capital, said they
would open their cinemas
message on the screen and
other personalised servic
Connaught Place said he had
hoped to catch a movie be
39 new cases NEW DELHI
The Delhi Metro on Monday
These are mass transit sys
tems and there is only a cer
on July 30 with 100% of em
ployees vaccinated with the
es,” the spokesperson said.
Gautam Dutta, CEO, PVR
fore an appointment later in
the day but was left
resumed operations with tain amount of relaxation one first dose. INOX also plans to Limited, said the company is disappointed.
Staff Reporter 100% seating capacity, per can do. It defeats the purpose introduce private screening, aiming at 100% vaccination Online bookings and app
New Delhi
mitting 50 commuters to tra if these systems are treated where guests can reserve an of its employees before reo based bookings have not
The Capital continues to vel in each coach. With entry like private vehicles. How to entire auditorium for a priv pening, apart from following started yet with sources
face a shortage of COVID19 continuing to be restricted at strike a balance is what is im ate show and choose the all standard protocols issued from appbased ticket book
vaccines and stock is likely stations, as standing travel is portant and needs to be content, either from the cur by the government, and con ing companies saying that
to last for less than a day, not permitted, queues were thought of,” said Mr. Bhatt. rent playlist, or an old ducting deep EPAapproved they are waiting for informa
according to a bulletin re seen outside some stations. Further Mr. Bhatt added, blockbuster. ULV sanitisation at cinemas tion from cinema hall own
leased by the Delhi govern In a notification issued on “Typically how ticketless pe “INOX believes the new to make them safe. ers to provide their sche
ment on Monday. Saturday, the Delhi Disaster ople are fined, the same kind and innovative offering full “We are hopeful to re dules before going live.
The city has been facing Management Authority Commuters in a DTC bus on Monday. *
SANDEEP SAXENA of mechanism should be
a similar situation for more (DDMA) had permitted the adopted. Some standing
than two weeks. The
Health Minister had, ear
lier this month, said 500
operation of metro trains
with 100% seating capacity
but specified that no standing
be occupied and preferred to
stand during travel causing
such a temporary situation in
we can say that there has
been an upgradation with the
relaxation but it is still far less
commuters on earmarked
places should also be
permitted.”
BJP demands relief for COVID19 victims’
vaccination centres were
shut due to the shortage.
travel would be permitted.
However, on the first day
certain trains in some sec
tions. DMRC has taken note
than the actual capacity.
Since only sitting has been Ridership
kin be raised from ₹50,000 to ₹10 lakh
On Monday morning, of operations, several passen of such a situation arising in permitted, we should not be The DMRC said that the aver
the city had only 70,900 gers were seen standing dur morning peak hours and to that concerned. However, age passenger journeys with Party says scheme is ‘an insult to the memory of the dead’
doses of Covishield and ing the metro journey in avoid recurrence, will further some kind of social distanc full seating and no standing
2,16,140 doses of Covaxin, crowded coaches. strengthen its regulated en ing has to be ensured. The travel till 8 p.m. on Monday Special Correspondent from Delhi has died in these
as per the data. Till now, Stating that flying squads try and also advise public to DMRC should ensure that was approximately 17.5 lakh. New Delhi States, then their families
96,84,216 doses have been were present for enforce occupy all seats during travel there are people monitoring Since the resumption of The BJP termed Delhi go should also be paid compen
administered in the city. ment across the network, the and abstain from travel by as there needs to be strict en services on June 7 with the vernment’s ₹50,000 com sation as per a transparent
Also, 10,614 doses were Delhi Metro Rail Corporation standing as it is still not per forcement. Even though peo stipulated 50% capacity, Del pensation to families of those policy. There cannot be dis
administered in the city on (DMRC) said that several peo missible according to ple are sitting next to each hi Metro had witnessed who died due to COVID “an crimination over the distri
Sunday. Fewer people are ple were not “fully aware that guidelines.” other, they are not facing around 16 lakh passenger insult to the memory of the bution of compensation as all
vaccinated on Sundays as the metro is offering only “The public are advised to each other and hence, the journeys on an average till Ju dead”. The party demanded of those who died in Delhi or
government centres are 20% of its passenger capaci avail metro services only impact might be less.” ly 25, officials said. that the compensation be in Ramvir Singh Bidhuri outside were citizens of the
shut. ty” and not 100%. when absolutely necessary to Vaccinated commuters Between June 7 and July creased to ₹10 lakh. Capital.”
The city reported 39 With the revised guideline, adhere to the prevalent gui can also be incentivised in 25, the daily average number put in place. Mr. Bidhuri said the se
new COVIDcases in 24 the DMRC can accommodate delines,” Mr. Dayal said. some manner, suggested of commuters who were ‘Transparent policy’ “During the second COVID cond wave unleashed its
hours, taking the total cas 50 passengers seated next to Amit Bhatt of the WRI, while counselled and penalised Leader of Opposition in the wave, Delhi’s healthcare fa wrath on people in a way that
es to 14,35,949, according each other and 80% of its car Strict enforcement stating that people sitting stood at 470 and 285 respec Delhi Assembly, Ramvir cilities had completely crum had ruined them emotionally
to the government bulletin. rying capacity, which consti Several experts said strict en next to each other “defeats tively, officials said. Singh Bidhuri said the sum bled, and the hospitals and financially. In such a sit
There was only one tutes of around 250 people forcement of the guidelines the whole purpose of social With nine flying squads de being distributed is inadeq proved to be inadequate to uation, the Delhi govern
death reported and the to who can stand and travel, are was of prime importance distancing.” ployed on Monday, across the uate. He also said a discrimi deal with the situation. A ment “should not play polit
tal number of deaths stood still out of bounds. while relaxing the norms. “We have to incentivise pe metro network, 432 passen natory policy is being fol large number of citizens had ics or take arbitrary
at 25,044. A total of 56,435 DMRC Spokesperson Anuj Sewa Ram, Head of Tran ople who are vaccinated eith gers were deboarded from lowed in giving to go to Haryana, Rajasthan, decisions” but instead be
tests were done in a day Dayal said: “Some people are sport Department at the er through some kind of pre trains and 159 commuters compensation and demand and Punjab for treatment,” compassionate in its ap
and that test positivity rate still under the impression School of Planning and Archi ference in terms of easy were penalised for flouting ed a completely “transparent Mr. Bidhuri said. proach to compensate the
(TPR) was 0.07%. that alternate seats are not to tecture (SPA) said: “In a way checkins or discounts. The norms, the DMRC said. and streamlined policy” be He added: “If someone impacted families, he added.
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died due to oxygen scarcity’ They were closed for months due to second wave of COVID
Staff Reporter
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seeks report
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BHUBANESWAR
Later, Shyam Prakash blames media for ‘making a mountain out of a molehill’ Schools across Odisha reo The Odisha Human Rights
pened on Monday after Commission (OHRC) has
Omar Rashid “Nobody can see the pain months of closure due to the taken suo motu cognisance
LUCKNOW of MLA Rajkumar Agrwal second wave of the CO of the killing of criminal
Days after the Central go and lakhs of other families,” VID19 pandemic. Sheikh Haider in police fir
vernment claimed that no he said, referring to his col With COVID19 situation ing during his alleged es
body died due to lack of oxy league from Sandila whose gradually improving in the cape bid on Saturday.
gen in the second wave of son died of COVID19 in State, the Odisha govern The OHRC has issued
COVID19, a BJP MLA in Ut April. Mr. Agrwal had then ment had announced the re notices to the Additional
tar Pradesh has claimed that alleged negligence on behalf sumption of Classes X and Chief Secretary (Home),
“hundreds of people died in of the hospital administra XII. A teacher checks the temperature of a student as she enters the Director General of Pol
agony due to lack of tion and even tried to get an According to Satyabrata her school in Bhubaneswar on Monday. BISWARANJAN ROUT *
ice, the Director General of
oxygen.” FIR lodged. Sahu, School and Mass Edu Prisons and the Commis
Shyam Prakash, BJP MLA cation Secretary, school Internet connectivity and of their parents prior to at sioner of Police for Bhuba
from reserved seat Gopa ‘Spoke about country’ education had been impact ability to purchase smart tending physical classes. neswarCuttack in this con
mau in Hardoi, made the On Monday, Mr. Prakash ed due to the pandemic in phones remained a nagging The decision to open nection.
statement in a comment on A COVID-19 patient getting free oxygen at a gurdwara in clarified his comments and two back to back academic issue. schools evoked an encourag The officials have been
a Facebook post by a local Ghaziabad. FILE PHOTO: R.V. MOORTHY
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blamed the media for mak sessions. ing response. On the first asked to submit reports
journalist on Sunday. ing a mountain out of a mo Moreover, the online COVID precautions day, more than 50% of atten within four weeks.
The scribe had posted the during the peak of the crisis. “the world not does write lehill. “Where in my com classes were not effective, as Both private and govern dance was noticed in most Family members of
paper cutting of his new Many BJP MLAs had written the stories of the mute,” Mr. ment have I written that only 40% students could be ment high school manage schools. Haider had alleged that it
spaper’s coverage of the letters outlining the crisis in Prakash said, “You have spo deaths only took place in reached through the mode. ments have been asked to The school timing has was a deliberate killing by
Centre’s claim that nobody their constituencies. ken the truth. I agree with U.P. and only during the se The situation had deterio open the institutions by fol been scheduled from 10 a.m. the police. The OHRC has
died of oxygen scarcity and Commenting on journal you.” He went on to state cond wave? I spoke of the rated in interior pockets, es lowing COVID19 precau to 1.30 p.m. to enable stu fixed September 6 as the
countered it with assertions ist Anand Mishra’s post, that hundreds of people entire country, and that is pecially the tribal dominat tions. However, students are dents have their lunch at next date of hearing in the
made by the BJP’s own MLAs which he had captioned as died due to lack of oxygen. the truth,” he said. ed districts, where access to required to take the consent home. matter.
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A former BJP MLA was al The project will help reduce plastic waste, says CM Patnaik
legedly manhandled and
his vehicle damaged by Satyasundar Barik metropolitan city in India mentation of the project,
farmers protesting against BHUBANESWAR have such facility yet. Simi Mr. Pantaik said that cy
three agri laws at Rajas Puri on Monday became the lar facilities are available on clone Fani had made land
than’s Shahjahanpur, fol first city in India where peo ly in worldclass cities like fall in Puri on May 3, 2019,
lowing which his suppor ple can avail high quality London, New York and Sin and he arrived there on May
ters on Monday held a drinking water directly from gapore,” Mr. Patnaik said. 5.
demonstration in Sikar and the tap on 24hour basis. The Odisha Chief Minister
demanded arrest of the “Puri has become the first Water fountains said he was deeply shocked
perpetrators. city in the country to imple “The project would benefit to find the condition of Puri
ment a project of this kind. 2.5 lakh citizens of Puri and and on the same day, he
It has enabled the people of 2 crore tourists who visit the vowed to develop Puri into a
Puri to collect quality drink tourist place every year. world heritage city. “The
ing water directly from the They need not have to move Srikshetra scheme is going
tap. Henceforth, people around with water bottle. on as per plan and with Puri
need not have to store or fil Puri would no more be bur will reach a new peak of de
ter drinking water,” Chief dened with 400 metric velopment,” he said.
Minister Naveen Patnaik tonne of plastic waste,” he According to Pratap Jena,
said while inaugurating the pointed out. Water foun Urban Development Minis
‘Drink from Tap project’. tains have been developed ter, a similar project is un
“The inauguration of at 400 locations in Puri. der various stages of imple
‘Drink from Tap’ project Narrating the sequence of mentation in 16 other urban
marks a new chapter. No events leading to the imple centres of Odisha.
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vide affidavit dated 24th July
2021 at Delhi.
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IN BRIEF
A CM who never completed a full term Weather Watch
Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday
The fivedecade political saga of Yediyurappa was marked by constant struggle and firefighting
B.S. Satish Kumar
fighting. Despite endearing Despite making a quan
Bengaluru
himself to party workers and tum leap in terms of seats
B.S. Yediyurappa, who holds occupying prominent posts, won, the party marginally
7 kg gold looted from
the record of being Chief Mi such as that of Leader of the fell short of the majority
Kerala cooperative bank
PALAKKAD
nister of Karnataka four Opposition, president of the mark. That is when Mr. Yedi
Cash and gold, worth more times, could not complete party’s State unit, and Depu yurappa resorted to the con
than ₹3 crore in total, the full term even once. ty Chief Minister, Mr. Yediyu troversial strategy of getting
have been stolen from a Two of the terms were rappa had not emerged several Opposition MLAs to
cooperative bank in Palakkad short as he failed to muster strongly in the State’s politi quit their Assembly mem
town. The burglary is the support of an adequate cal spectrum till 2008. bership and recontest on
suspected to have taken number of MLAs to sustain BJP ticket — a move code
place on Saturday or the government. But he Role of JD(S) named ‘Operation Kamala’.
Sunday at the Marutharoad failed to complete the other Unhappy cadre: Supporters of B.S. Yediyurappa protesting at The failure by the coalition Also, Mr. Yediyurappa’s
Cooperative Rural Credit two terms because of bicker Shikaripur in Shivamogga on Monday. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT * partner Janata Dal (S) to fourth stint in power was
Society Bank at ing in his own party, which transfer power to the BJP in marked by alleged interfe
Chandranagar. About seven he had built brick by brick in dening from the very begin lowing a report on illegal 2008 changed the political rence in the administration
kg of gold jewellery was the State. ning. mining, the 78yearold Mr. fortunes of the party and Mr. by his younger son B.Y.
looted from the bank locker, Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs)
A close look at the turn of Also, past mistakes, par Yediyurappa had a honoura Yediyurappa. Vijayendra.
as per early estimates. It was Forecast for Tuesday: Heavy/very heavy rainfall likely at isolated
events, particularly in the ticularly with respect to ad ble exit this time. The party’s campaign, led It now appears that what
not immediately clear how places over Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, West
past two years, shows that ministration, continued this The fivedecadelong pol by Mr. Yediyurappa on the is often called “subversion of Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Konkan & Goa, coastal
much money was stolen.
there was a clear indication time too, with his own party itical saga of Mr. Yediyurap theme of “deception” by the democracy” in the form of Karnataka and Kerala. Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning
of him not completing the men raising allegations of pa, who began his public life JD(S), was not only received ‘Operation Kamala’ was the likely at isolated places over Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh,
Singareni Collieries raises term this time too as the gulf corruption and nepotism. as president of the Shikari well by the public but also origin of troubles for the BJP Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal
retirement age to 61 between him and the party But unlike his previous pur taluk unit of the then Jan elevated his political stature stalwart, who had to step city rain max min city rain max min
HYDERABAD
cadre, as well as the high stint when he had stepped Sangh in 1972, was marked and turned him into a tower down despite taking the par Agartala................ —....34.7....26.8 Kozhikode.................. 85....30.0....23.6
The management of Singareni Ahmedabad ...... 12.8....28.0....25.1 Kurnool ....................... —....34.4....25.7
command, had begun wi down unceremoniously fol by constant struggle and fire ing Lingayat leader. ty to its peak in Karnataka. Aizawl................... —....28.2....23.4 Lucknow...................... —....35.7....29.1
Collieries Company Ltd.
Allahabad.............. —....33.5....28.4 Madurai ....................... —....38.7....25.7
(SCCL) has approved the Bengaluru ........ 59.8....28.3....20.5 Mangaluru .............. 75.8....27.2....23.1
decision to increase the Bhopal ............. 16.9....26.1....23.8 Mumbai ....................... 4....31.5....26.6
retirement age of workers
and employees from the
existing 58 to 61, on a par
SC says CBI should collect its Repatriation plea: HC Bhubaneswar......... —....31.8....26.6
Chandigarh ........ 2.2....31.9....28.7
Chennai ............. 0.8....36.2....26.0
Mysuru ........................ 7....28.7....20.2
New Delhi ................... —....33.1....28.3
Patna .......................... —....35.4....27.4
seeks Centre’s response
Coimbatore ........... —....32.0....23.0 Port Blair..................... 5....31.0....25.0
with other employees of the Dehradun ............ 37....25.8....24.0 Puducherry ............... 3.4....36.4....24.6
State government. The
decision will benefit 43,899
workers and officials of the
own evidence in ISRO case Nimisha, daughter in Afghan prison
Gangtok .............. 18....21.9....18.5
Goa..................... 15....31.0....25.6
Guwahati .............. —....36.0....27.6
Hubballi ................ —....27.0....21.0
Hyderabad ............ 1....31.1....23.5
Pune.......................... 10....27.7....22.5
Raipur ...................... 0.8....32.4....24.2
Ranchi ......................... —....31.6....24.1
Shillong.................... 0.8....24.1....18.0
Shimla......................... 6....20.8....18.3
coal company. A total of 767
employees, who retired
during March 31June 30,
FIR says expolice
officers framed
Two get anticipatory bail Special Correspondent
KOCHI
Imphal .................. 3....30.7....22.1
Jaipur ................... —....34.6....28.6
Kochi .................... 5....29.6....24.8
Srinagar....................... —....33.3....24.8
Thiruvananthapuram......... 7....30.4....23.0
Tiruchi......................... —....37.7....26.4
would be allowed to rejoin The Kerala High Court on Kohima ................. 1....28.6....17.8 Vijayawada ................ 15....34.6....25.4
service in view of the increase space scientist Special Correspondent
KOCHI
frameup case. The court,
however, said the
Monday asked the Centre to Kolkata ................. —....35.1....28.0
(Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius)
Visakhapatnam ............. —....33.0....25.8
in retirement age. respond to a petition by the
Legal Correspondent The Kerala High Court on petitioners would have to mother of Nimisha Fathima, Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday
Monday granted interim cooperate with the probe. CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE
Hyderabad firm hands NEW DELHI a Keralite woman languish Ahmedabad..... 33 .35 .26 ....47 ...47 ....*
over fuselage to HAL The Supreme Court on Mon anticipatory bail of two The court also extended ing in a prison in Afghanis Bengaluru ....... 11 .46 .38 ....16 ...56 ....* In observation made at
weeks to S. Vijayan and the interim bail granted to 4.00 p.m., Darbhanga, Bihar
HYDERABAD day recorded that the CBI tan, for the repatriation of Chennai .......... ..5 .16 .69 ....24 ...41 ....* recorded an overall air
The first central fuselage for a Thampi S. Durga Dutt, former central intelligence Delhi .............. ..8 .19 .66 ..210 .116 ....* quality index (AQI) score of
had registered an FIR her daughter and Hyderabad ...... ..4 .50 .20 ....25 .....— ....* 143 indicating a moderate
supersonic plane made in the against former Kerala police former Kerala police officers officer P.S. Jayaprakash for granddaughter. Kolkata ........... 11 .24 .23 ....76 ...95 ....* level of pollution. In
private sector for the accused in the ISRO two weeks. Lucknow ......... ..6 .13 .88 ....71 .101 ....* contrast, Shillong,
officers who allegedly Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar Nimisha Fathima Meghalaya recorded a
indigenous singleengine DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Mumbai .......... ..7 .51 .31 ....35 ...67 ....* healthy AQI score of 13
framed space scientist Nam passed the order on a plea Pune............... 33 .33 109 ....16 ...78 ....*
fighter plane Light Combat
bi Narayanan in the Indian whelm or influence its inde made public, the FIR regis by K. Bindu, mother of Nim the Afghanistan police. Her Visakhapatnam ..— ..— .57 ..... — .....— ....—
AircraftTejas by citybased
Space Research Organisa pendent investigation. The tered by the CBI ought to be isha. According to the peti daughter was among those Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI)
VEM Technologies was
tion (ISRO) espionage case of report was only meant as an uploaded on the website. tioner, her daughter’s hus in the group. SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system,
handed over to Hindustan making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air
Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
1994 after perusing a report “initial basis” for the court Solicitor General Tushar band, an Islamic State (IS) Afghanistan wanted to particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues
here on Monday. The carbon filed by the courtappointed to better understand the Mehta orally undertook to fighter, was killed in an at deport Nimisha and her mi and monuments.
compositebased fuselage is Justice D.K. Jain Committee. case. The CBI probe should publish the FIR in the course tack. As per news reports, nor child and other Indians NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by
reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters.
among the eight contracted A Bench led by Justice not be coloured by the com of the day. after the killing of Abu Bakr detained in jail. However, CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to
to be made by the firm and A.M. Khanwilkar said the mittee report. The agency In April, the court asked alBaghdadi, former leader the Indian government re critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause
involves fusion of about CBI probe would proceed in should collect its own evi the CBI to look into the com of the IS, in 2019 by the Un fused to take them back. It dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death.
PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes,
1,595 parts, inspected accordance with law. The dence, the Bench said. mittee report on the roles of ited States Armed Forces, a was the responsibility of the nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced
at every stage before CBI should not let the com It said that while the com senior Kerala police officials group of 10 women and 21 Centre to bring back its citi lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature
being assembled. mittee report either over mittee report need not be in the case. children had surrendered to zens. said the petitioner. death in people with heart or lung disease
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said that the State would The NCP said three BJP of both doses had reached “Despite tremendous natu tive fatalities to 1,31,605 with Bharatshet Gogavale, Shiv
cooperate with the Jhark ficebearers from Maharash 1,00,64,308, said additional ral calamities, today Maha the case fatality rate climb Sena MLA from Mahad, said had any hopes to find 53 bodies have been reco
hand police team which tra — Mohit Kambok, Amit chief secretary (Health) Dr. rashtra set a benchmark of ing to 2.09%. the bodies stuck under the anyone alive after so many vered — 27 men and 26 wo
would be arriving here to Yadav and Ashutosh Thak Pradeep Vyas. Officials said being India’s first and only Mumbai reported 297 soil would have got decom days. Every relative of the men — which included five
probe the role of Bharatiya kar — had gone to Jharkhand 3,75,974 people had been (as yet, and we hope for ma fresh cases to take its total posed. “They deserve digni missing person submitted children. Of the 31 missing,
Janata Party (BJP) leaders in on July 21 to bribe the MLAs. vaccinated through 4,100 in ny more states soon) to have tally to 7,34,415 while the ac ty in death. After having a their consent letter to the 17 are women and 14 men,
attempting to destabilise the “They ran away after the oculation centres in the State fully vaccinate 1 crore peo tive cases dropped to 7,186. meeting with villagers and district administration in including a oneyearold girl.
government there. police got hint of the hap till 4 p.m. on Monday. ple. Congratulations to our Eight fatalities took the city’s rescue teams, we decided to this regard,” he said. There are five people who
“The Jharkhand police penings.” “The State has set a record doctors, nurses, medics and death count to 15,845. call off the efforts as none According to authorities, have suffered injuries.
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Evaluating India’s options in Afghanistan
With the West done with Afghanistan, New Delhi needs to adopt a layered approach in finding a political solution
the 1990s, India has historically force that is standing up to the Ta solution to the crisis. And if a polit
enjoyed good ties with Afghanis liban is the Afghan National De ical solution is not achieved, it
Change at the helm tan, which go back to the 1950
Treaty of Friendship. Indian inter
fense and Security Forces. India
should urgently step up training
should seek nonconventional
methods, like what it did in the
ests and influence suffered when Afghan forces and provide military 1990s, to offer support to its allies
As the BJP seeks to widen its social base, it the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, hardware, intelligence and logisti within Afghanistan and retain
should avoid the politics of polarisation captured Kabul in 1996. But India cal and financial support so that some influence. None of this can
Stanly Johny was back in action as soon as the Kabul can continue to defend the be achieved unless it works togeth
B
y unseating B.S. Yediyurappa from the Chief Mi
Taliban were ousted from power cities. New Delhi should also coor er with the regional powers.
nister’s chair in Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata after the U.S. invasion in 2001. It dinate with other regional powers Russia has cultivated links with
Party (BJP) has set in motion a new strategy for its
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t is not a coincidence that the has made huge investments and to support the Afghan government the Taliban in recent years. India
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consolidation in the State. Considering that this change United States is exiting Afghan commitments ever since, which because if the government forces would need Russia’s support in
of guard has been in the making for a while, the party istan at the same time that the run into over $3 billion, and cultiv possibility of the Taliban’s autono crumble before the Taliban, the any form of direct engagement
must have accounted for the ramifications. The BJP had focus of its foreign policy is shift ated strong economic and defence my from Pakistan. At this point, prospects for a political settlement with the Taliban. When it comes to
to change its Chief Minister in Uttarakhand twice within ing to East Asia. There is growing ties with the Afghan government. talking to the Taliban looks inevit would be narrowed. Why should a Afghanistan, Iran is an irreplacea
consensus in Washington DC that Now, it is again staring at uncer able. But India should not over winning Taliban make ble country. It shares a long border
a span of four months recently, pointing to the pitfalls
the U.S., instead of staying en tainty with the U.S. pullback hav look the deep ties between Pakis concessions? with Afghanistan and has built
in effecting changes even when they are premeditated. gaged in the lost wars, which adds ing effectively changed the ba tan’s security establishment and contacts through several stakehol
Mr. Yediyurappa is no pushover and remains agile and little value to American power, lance of power in Afghanistan and the Haqqani Network, a major fac Regional solution ders in the country, especially the
active even at the age of 78. He has already said he should now urgently prepare itself the Taliban making rapid territo tion within the Taliban that’s driv There is a convergence of interests ethnic minorities. The original ob
would remain active in politics. At least for now, he has for the unfolding geopolitical con rial gains. ing the successful campaigns on between India and three key re jective of India’s Chabahar project
no intention of crossing swords with the central leader test with China. America’s strateg The U.S.’s strategic objectives in the battlefield. The U.S. over gional players — China, Russia and in Iran was to create a direct ac
ship of the party, which gave him the marching orders. ic response to China’s rise is its In Afghanistan were limited, as U.S. looked it while fighting the Taliban Iran — in seeing a political settle cess to Afghanistan, bypassing Pa
doPacific strategy, which seeks to President Joe Biden himself point along with Pakistan, and it paid a ment in Afghanistan. These three kistan. This direct access is critical
But the Lingayat community that he belongs to has left
build a bloc of Indian and Pacific ed out earlier this month — killing heavy price for it. There is no gua countries have already opened pu for India in all different scenarios
no opportunity to express its displeasure. Community Ocean democracies aimed at con Osama bin Laden and disrupting rantee that India’s quest for en blic, direct talks with the Taliban. — move supplies to Kabul in larger
leaders and seers have come out openly in support of taining China’s rise and challeng alQaeda networks. Defeating the gagement with the Taliban would But these contacts are largely tacti quantities, retain its presence in
the displaced Chief Minister. Lingayats form the axis of ing its highfunctioning single par Taliban and nationbuilding were produce a desirable outcome. So cal in nature. For China, whose the event of a civil war or carry out
the BJP’s social base in Karnataka. Mr. Yediyurappa has ty dictatorship. The U.S. wants part of the neoconservative ideo India should broadbase its op restive Xinjiang province shares a covert operations if the Taliban
been the mastermind of the party’s rise in Karnataka India to play a key role in this bloc, logical project, which has evident tions. While talking to the Taliban border with Afghanistan, a jiha take power by force. But India, un
and became the party’s first Chief Minister in a south which along with Australia and Ja ly failed. This means, the U.S., hav to protect its interests, New Delhi distoriented Taliban regime der pressure from the U.S., slowed
pan, make up the socalled Quad ing met its realist objectives, can should also enhance aid to Afghan would not serve its internal inter down on the Chabahar connectivi
ern State, in 2008. In 2018, the BJP did not win a major
grouping. abandon the Afghan government istan’s legitimate government and ests. Russia, which fears that insta ty projects, which finally prompt
ity, but a year later, he undermined the CongressJanata But there is one problem. India, and exit the theatre — which is security forces and work with oth bility would spill over into the ed Iran to drop India and go
Dal(S) coalition government by engineering defections. unlike the other members, is the what Mr. Biden is doing. But India er regional powers for longterm former Soviet Republics, has alrea ahead. Building strategic ties with
Two years later, he is handing over the baton, leaving only continental Asian power in cannot. It has to protect its invest stability in the country. dy moved to secure its Central Iran, irrespective of the U.S.’s poli
the fate of the defectors in the hands of his successor. the Quad, which shares a contest ments, prevent Afghanistan from Asian perimeter. For the Shia theo cy towards the Islamic Republic, is
The BJP high command has been wary of strong re ed land border with China and is becoming another safe haven for Kabul versus the Taliban cratic Iran, a Sunni Deobandi Tali essential for India’s Afghan bets.
gional leaders, and Mr. Yediyurappa has given it no rea vulnerable to the geopolitical antiIndia terrorist groups, and al True, the Taliban now control or ban with which it had almost gone Finally, India should talk with Chi
son to relax. His cunning has been a doubleedged changes in the Eurasian landmass. so check Pakistan deepening its in contest most of Afghanistan’s to war in 1998, will continue to re na, with the objective of finding a
The U.S. may have retreated from fluence in Kabul. countryside. But still, it is not a fo main an ideological, sectarian and political settlement and lasting sta
sword for the party. On the one hand it helped the par
Afghanistan as part of a grand stra regone conclusion that they could strategic challenge. None of these bility in Afghanistan.
ty’s rise, but on the other he used it to consolidate his tegy to take on China in maritime Talking with the Taliban take Kabul easily. The Afghan mili countries would like to see the Ta Central to this approach is India
own personal power. He parted ways with the party Asia, in which it needs India’s in So what should India do? One op tary has some 200,000 battlehar liban taking over Kabul militarily, striking the right balance between
once and even went to jail on corruption charges. He volvement, and India might find it tion, as many commentators have dened soldiers, including the high which means there would be an its continental realities and the
has been brazen in promoting a son, B.Y. Vijayendra, in tempting to join the ranks, espe already pointed out, is to hold ly trained special forces. In the isolated Sunni Islamist regime in a U.S.’s pivot to maritime Asia. The
the BJP, and as the inheritor of the Lingayat mantle. The cially after China’s aggression on talks with the Taliban. India has al cities, which saw relative freedoms country with fractured ethnic eq U.S., and the West in general, are
BJP’s game plan appears to be to hold the community the Line of Actual Control last ready established contacts with and rights compared to the dark uations. There would neither be done with Afghanistan. India, as
year. But the irony is that the the Taliban in Doha. Talking to period of the Taliban regime, the legitimacy for a Taliban regime one of the countries that would be
within its tent, but loosen its grip over power, mimick
American withdrawal and the va them would allow New Delhi to government, despite its infighting, nor peace in Afghanistan. impacted by the consequences of
ing its approach to the Patels in Gujarat who had turned cuum it leaves in Afghanistan and seek security guarantees from the corruption and incompetence, India, to break this impasse, American withdrawal, has to work
the party into a vehicle of their domination until Naren continental Asia in general — insurgents in return for continued still commands support. There is should take a layered approach. Its with Eurasian powers to protect its
dra Modi arrived on the scene. It took a while before the which is being filled by China and development assistance or other no Northern Alliance this time. immediate goal should be the safe interests and stabilise
Patels reconciled to their changed status in the BJP. The Russia — is reinforcing India’s iden pledges (in the 1990s, India had The Taliban have already taken ty and security of its personnel Afghanistan.
highcommand party that the BJP has become may like tity as a continental Asian power. backed the antiTaliban Northern northern districts, including Ba and investments. The longterm
to promote a Lingayat leader, though not necessarily as Barring a brief interregnum in Alliance) as well as explore the dakhshan and Takhar. The only goal should be finding a political stanly.johny@thehindu.co.in
the new Chief Minister, who will be more compliant to
its wishes than Mr. Yediyurappa. A lot will also depend
on Mr. Yediyurappa’s plans and his command over the
Lingayats, once out of power. But the BJP’s new strategy
An emigration Bill that does not go far enough
should not involve communal polarisation and its new The new Bill is better than the Emigration Act 1983, but more reforms are needed to protect Indian workers
Chief Minister must refrain from playing competitive
verned by the Emigration Act, vice fee, but the tens of thousands fined or have their passports re
GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO
Hindutva with other Chief Ministers of the party.
1983 (https://bit.ly/3i4gfvd and of rupees that workers pay far ex voked, are also less likely to make
https://bit.ly/2VcJm6s) which sets ceed the real cost of recruitment. complaints or pursue remedies for
up a mechanism for hiring When low wage migrants pick up abuses faced.
Wounded mountains through governmentcertified re
cruiting agents — individuals or
the tab it makes them vulnerable
to indebtedness and exploitation. Scant gender dimensions
Tourist tragedy in Himachal Pradesh points public or private agencies. It out Workerpaid recruitment fees eat This Bill does not also adequately
Nikhil Eapen lines obligations for agents to con into their savings, force them to reflect the gender dimensions of
to the importance of preserving ecology
duct due diligence of prospective cognises the contributions of Fili take highinterest loans, live on labour migration where women
T
he tragic death of nine tourists in a landslip in employers, sets up a cap on ser pino workers and “the dignity and shoestring budgets, and in the have limited agency in recruit
I
Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh is another n early June 2021, the Ministry vice fees, and establishes a govern fundamental human rights and worst cases of abuse, leave work ment compared to their counter
pointer to the fragility of the ecology of the Hima of External Affairs invited pu ment review of worker travel and freedoms of the Filipino citizens”. ers in situations of debt bondage — parts and are more likely to be em
layan States. Extraordinarily heavy rain pummelled the blic inputs to the Emigration employment documents (known Another significant drawback is a form of forced labour. ployed in marginalised and
State recently, leaving the hill slopes unstable and caus Bill 2021 (https://bit.ly/2VerwzX as emigration clearances) to 18 that the Bill permits manpower But perhaps the Bill’s most glar informal sectors and/or isolated
and https://bit.ly/2ULrNdS). The countries mainly in West Asian agencies to charge workers’ ser ing inclusion is that it permits go occupations in which labour,
ing floods in builtup areas including Dharamshala. The
Bill could be introduced in Parlia states and SouthEast Asian coun vice fees, and even allows agents vernment authorities to punish physical, psychological, and sex
descending boulders from destabilised terrain, which ment soon and presents a long tries (https://bit.ly/2WmmfHp). to set their own limits. Internation workers by cancelling or suspend ual abuse are common. The Bill al
crushed a bridge like a matchstick, are a source of wor overdue opportunity to reform the al labour standards such as Inter ing their passports and imposing so provides limited space for work
ry even for cautious local residents, and for unwary vis recruitment process for nationals Improvements, drawbacks national Labour Organization fines up to ₹50,000 for violating er representation or civil society
itors, such as the tourists travelling in a van, they can seeking employment abroad. The Emigration Bill 2021 is an im (ILO) Private Employment Agen any of the Bill’s provisions. When engagement in the policy and wel
turn into sudden disaster. Himachal is famed for its provement over the 1983 Act. It cies Convention No. 181 and the enforced, it can be used as a tool to fare bodies that it sets up.
scenic vistas and welcoming summer climate, and drew Exploitative conditions launches a new emigration policy ILO general principles and opera crackdown on workers who mi To ensure that labour recruit
a few hundred thousand tourists in June this year as For years, independent investiga division, establishes help desks tional guidelines for fair recruit grate through unregistered brok ment works for the tens of thou
tions into migrant worker condi and welfare committees, requires ment recognises that it is em ers or via irregular arrangements sands of Indian women and men
States began relaxing the controls for COVID19. There
tions have underlined serious ex manpower agencies to conduct ployers, not workers who should such as on tourist visas. Crimina who migrate outside our borders
was justified alarm at the prospect of a fresh surge in in ploitative practices which include predeparture briefings for mi bear recruitment payments in lising the choices migrant workers each year, the Ministry of External
fections, prompting Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur to large recruitment charges, con grants, and increases accountabili cluding the costs of their visas, air make either because they are un Affairs must start at the top, and
appeal for COVIDappropriate behaviour. Unfortunate tract substitution, deception, re ty of brokers and other intermedi travel, medical exams, and service aware of the law, under the in draft a clearer purpose which ex
ly, there was not enough vigil against travel to risky tention of passports, nonpayment aries who are also involved in charges to recruiters. Largescale fluence of their recruiters, or plicitly recognises the contribu
areas, in the wake of a disastrous year for tourism, re or underpayment of wages, poor labour hiring. But the Bill does not surveys by the ILO and the World simply desperate to find a decent tions of Indian workers, the un
sulting in the mishap in Kinnaur’s Basteri area. What living conditions, discrimination go far enough. Bank show that Indian workers job is deplorable, runs contradic ique challenges they face, and
and other forms of illtreatment. First, the 2021 Bill’s purpose “to pay exorbitant charges for their tory to the purpose of protecting uphold the dignity and human
should worry Himachal, and neighbouring Uttarak
In recent months, media reports consolidate and amend the law re jobs and that poorer workers pay migrants and their families, and rights of migrants and their fami
hand, is that the States may be entering a phase of irre have highlighted how the majority lating to emigration of citizens of progressively larger fees — Indians violates international human lies. Then it must address the spec
versible decline because of losses to their ecology; fre of migrant worker deaths in the India”, lacks a human rights fra in Saudi Arabia paid on average rights standards. Recruiters and ific provisions that diverge from
quent landslides may become inevitable. Bootstrapping Arab Gulf States/West Asia are at mework aimed at securing the $1,507 in recruitment charges; public officials could misuse the this purpose.
an incompatible model of development in the hills, re tributed to heart attacks and respi rights of migrants and their fami their counterparts in Qatar paid law to instil fear among workers
presented by big hydroelectric projects and largescale ratory failures, whose causes are lies. Progressive labour regimes do $1,156 (https://bit.ly/3zzxLxh). and report or threaten to report Nikhil Eapen is a freelance journalist and
construction activity involving destruction of forests unexplained and poorly under so. For example, in a country such To some, recruitment charges them. Migrants in an irregular sit researcher at Equidem, a labour rights
stood. Labour migration is go as the Philippines, it explicitly re might appear like a justified ser uation who fear that they could be non-governmental organisation
and damming of rivers, is an invitation to harm.
Mega hydropower, which Himachal Pradesh is work
ing to tap as a significant source of “green” power that LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to letters@thehindu.co.in must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials.
substitutes energy from fossil fuels, could alter several
To read more letters
aspects of ecology, rendering it vulnerable to the effects India and the Taliban the invasion. They have so data bank should not be are thought provoking and that he will be leaving behind online, scan the QR code
of extreme events such as cloudbursts, flash floods, Whether it is moral or not, far enjoyed education and limited to just identifying make newspaper reading a rich journalistic legacy.
landslides and earthquakes. The parliamentary Stand justifiable or not, ethical or freedom. It will all be and weeding out illegal interesting, especially in K. Pradeep, The Minister for
ing Committee on Energy during 201819 noted that the not, India should engage crushed under the Taliban. immigrants. There is a need times when the reading Chennai Parliamentary Affairs needs
State could more than double its existing harnessed hy with the Taliban. If the Though India should never to make available habit is said to be on the to act and set an example in
Taliban are neglected, engage with such entities, it provisions through fair decline. House proceedings dealing with such
dropower potential of 10,547 MW. Kinnaur is a focus
Pakistan will join hands has no other choice. price shops and also free It is sad to note that the It is unlikely that aberrations.
point for such development, centred around the poten with them and the T. Anand Raj, medical facilities. It is to be tenure of the Readers’ parliamentary proceedings Mani Nataraajan,
tial of the glaciallyfed Sutlej valley, but one scientific es combination will be very Chennai noted that migrants are Editor would be coming to will be smooth in the Chennai
timate warns that avaricious tapping of the river deadly for India. It should from the lower rungs, an end. As stated, the monsoon session especially
through all planned projects would impound nearly a not be forgotten that not so Migrant details forsaking family life to eke central concern needs to be in the background of a whole Steamrolled
quarter of its waters in dams, and divert a staggering long ago, the Afghan The proposed creation of a out a living by migrating . A course correction and not range of sensitive issues — The 71 drubbing that India
72% through tunnels. Other researchers, studying the President accused Pakistan data bank of migrant well streamlined data punitive steps. One wishes from snooping using Pegasus got in its hockey match
of letting in thousands of workers, announced in system covering all aspects, him well in his future to the ongoing stir of against Australia at the Tokyo
2015 Nepal earthquake, point to high seismicity causing
the Taliban from the Tamil Nadu, is timely. In right from their legality of undertakings. farmers. There is nothing Olympics should not surprise
fatal landslides and severe damage to hydropower Pakistan border. India’s the aftermath of the sudden existence to extending Balasubramaniam Pavani, novel or new for the anyone given the quality of
structures in the Himalayas; the cost of power pro position is still worse. The lockdown last year, the welfare measures would Secunderabad proceedings of both Houses hockey played in India
duced was underestimated, while the potential was Americans just want to end Centre was left clueless provide a template for of the Parliament to be (‘Sport’ page, July 26). The
overestimated. Evidently, it is impossible to assign a the endless war. They want following the Supreme other States to follow. ■ As the RE, Mr. stalled, but if this becomes a issue needs to be
real value to the costs to people and communities, to to escape, leaving the entire Court’s pointed queries on V. Subramanian, Panneerselvan has been a ‘permanent’ feature, it only introspected over as the
gether with the loss of pristine forests that weak affores region in turmoil. It would the exact number of Chennai true ombudsman between makes a mockery of Indian hockey team was
be just a matter of months migrant workers across the The Hindu and its readers. democracy. It becomes once synonymous with glory.
tation programmes cannot replace. As catastrophic
before the Taliban overrun country. The role of From the RE His deft replies to the queries distressing when documents It is embarrassing every time
weather events inflict frequent, heavy losses, Himachal Kabul. The situation is migrants in the Monday mornings have put to him on journalism are snatched from Ministers the team comes a cropper. A
Pradesh and other Himalayan States can only watch deteriorating with each infrastructural always been extra special. stand testimony to his and torn and there is high few hard decisions may have
their ecological base erode. Changing course may yet passing day. My heart also development of any State The weekly columns of Mr. proficiency in the subject. decibel shouting. to be taken.
preserve a lot of their natural riches. goes out to the youngsters cannot be underestimated A.S. Panneerselvan, the That he is leaving makes for a Why are errant MPs not V. Lakshmanan,
in Afghanistan born after or quantified. However, the Readers’ Editor, The Hindu, sad reading but the point is punished? Tirupur, Tamil Nadu
CM A ND-NDE
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DATA POINT
FROM THE ARCHIVES
India’s regulatory regime needs a radical overhaul
FIFTY YEARS AGO JULY 27, 1971
Pulapre Balakrishnan the country as fast as possible, no
matter what the consequences for its Graves for blacks not yet dead
A recent event in Kerala, though far inhabitants. However, even this un
from the industrial centres of India, derstanding of the rationale of colo A black New York criminal court judge who
may hold a clue to understanding the nialism is not enough to appreciate returned from a visit to South Africa has said
malaise crippling the nation’s indus its debilitating consequences for In that he saw dozens of news graves of South
try. This event took the form of one of dia. To hold India, the British invent African black infants and 62 open graves
the State’s major employers making a ed an intermediary class standing waiting for those expected to die of malnu
much publicised investment outside between themselves and the natives. trition. The Judges, Mr. William Booth,
Kerala. What is unusual about this is For the latter, there was no redress talked to U.N. committees inquiring into
that the company had earlier an against the depredations of this class, South Africa’s racial separation practices. He
nounced that it would make an even whose excesses the colonial regime said he saw the new and expectant graves in
larger investment within the State tolerated as a small price for retain a cemetery for blacks in the Dimbaza area.
itself. ing their colony. He also told of visiting a prison for blacks,
The negative publicity given to its which the authorities called one of the best,
departure by the company was consi Crippling effect where he found “35 to 40 inmates crowded
dered unnecessary by the State go The colonial administrative appara into a 30’ by 30’ cell, where they are expect
vernment and experts have pointed tus has been retained intact in Inde ed to live for 10 to 15 years.” He said in Dim
out that the original promise of in pendent India. Of course, this was baza, described as a settlement for 7,000
vesting this larger amount in the not inevitable. The toxic measures blacks in the southern part of the republic,
State is incredible, as its volume is that enslaved Indians could have 50 per cent of all children born there die of
several times the firm’s market capi been removed forthwith, but for rea malnutrition before they are one year of age.
talisation. The investor, however, an sons that are not difficult to compre Parents decorate their sorry little graves
nounced that he had been hounded hend, India’s political class kept with milk bottles, rattles and toys so they
out by the regulatory authorities. In them. Now, it has the Supreme Court will be happy in death as they were unhappy
dependently, journalists have con asking why stick with a sedition law in life.
firmed that the company’s premises that had been used to immobilise In
had been subjected to 11 inspections dians. While many understand the
in one month by the concerned go absurdity of the sedition law today, A HUNDRED YEARS AGO JULY 27, 1921
vernment departments, and its CEO and the more aware among them can
had stated on public television that see how it kills our democracy, the City Tenants’ Protection Bill
he had been charged with over 70 crippling effect of colonial practices
compliance failures following these. that govern economic activity have A Bill entitled “The Madras City Tenants Pro
In a swift move, Kerala’s Minister gone unscrutinised. Random inspec tection Bill” is published for information in
for Industries appeared on public te tion of a company’s premises by State the current “Fort St. George Gazette.” The
levision, where he opened himself to functionaries sits at their pinnacle, following is the statement of objects and rea
questioning. He stated categorically preventing India’s industry from sons: In many parts of the city of Madras,
that the inspections had been in res achieving its potential. dwelling houses and other buildings have,
ponse to alleged violation of human On the 30th anniversary of the from time to time, been erected by tenants
rights and labour laws by the compa economic reforms, a puzzle that on land belonging to others in the full expec
ny, and that they had not been or needs resolution is that while they tation that, subject to payment of a fair
dered by the Industries Ministry of have been focused on the manufac groundrent, they would be left in undis
the State. We have no reason to dis turing sector, the manufacturing sec turbed possession notwithstanding the ab
believe him, but are left wondering tor has not expanded relative to the sence of any specific contract as to the dura
about the legitimacy of a regulatory economy. Its share has remained tion of the lease or the terms on which the
arrangement under which the elect quite the same. We may just have re buildings were to be erected. Recently, steps
ed government of the day has no say ceived a clue from Kerala to compre taken to evict a large number of such tenants
on inspections, even if some of them hend this outcome. While the ele have shown that such expectations are likely
are related to court rulings. gantly crafted trade and industry to be defeated. The tenants, if they are evict
The picture of an ungoverned bu reforms have addressed the policy ed, can at the best only remove the super
reaucracy that emerges from this in regime, they have not addressed the structures. Congested parts of the city will
cident is breathtaking in its implica conditions under which production become more congested. It is reasonable
tion for the kind of democracy that takes place in this country. This may that the landlords when they evict the te
we are living in. But it is not difficult have held back investment, standing nant should pay for and take the buildings.
to see where this originates from. It in the way of the expansion of the There may, however, be cases where the lan
was the governance model during co manufacturing sector as intended. dlord is unwilling to eject a tenant if he can
lonial rule in India. In an insightful India’s regulatory regime needs a get a fair rent for the land. The Bill provides
commentary on his compatriots of radical overhaul. for the payment of compensation to the te
the East India Company, the econo nant in case of ejectment to the value of any
mist Adam Smith had observed that buildings which may have been erected by
their only concern was to build a for Pulapre Balakrishnan teaches Economics at him . It also provides for the settlement of a
tune by any means and to get out of Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana fair rent at the instance of the landlord.
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Yediyurappa bows out,
U.P. gets big chunk of Clean Ganga funds crore FASTags
₹3,535 crore of the ₹10,972 crore given by Finance Ministry has been allocated to the State issued so far,
suspense over new CM Jacob Koshy cause they are sewage treat says govt.
NEW DELHI ment infrastructure projects
“The party’s parliamentary allow me to form the Cabi The National Mission for with government support SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
board will discuss the is net for one and a half Clean Ganga (NMCG), con until 15 years from the pre NEW DELHI
sue,” Arun Singh, incharge months despite floods and ceived as a ₹20,000crore sent,” said D.P. Mathuria, Ex More than 3.54 crore FAS
of party affairs, Karnataka, rains in Karnataka. I had to programme in 2014 to clean ecutive Director, NMCG. Tags have been issued in
said in New Delhi. roam around [the State] like up the river, has so far been The funding is critical be the country, the govern
The resignation of Mr. Ye a mad man. Last one and a allocated ₹15,074 crore. cause as of June 30, ment has told Parliament
diyurappa could well draw half years I had to fight CO Of this only ₹10,972 crore, ₹1,040.63 crore was available recently.
the curtains on his nearly VID19,” he said. or about twothirds, has with NMCG under the Nama “After declaration of all
five decades of political ca Mr. Yediyurappa break been released by the Finance mi Gange Programme, said lanes as FASTag lanes, the
reer, during which he rose ing down has now become a Ministry to the NMCG, a bo Mr. Shekhawat. overall FASTag penetration
from the ranks of the RSS in subject of political debate. dy under the Jal Shakti Minis Uttar Pradesh, at ₹3,535 has reached approximately
Shikaripura in the Malnad While state Congress chief try, according to a response crore, has received the most 96%, from 80% on Febru
district of Shivamogga to be D. K. Shivakumar said the to a question in the Rajya funds, followed by Bihar ary 14, 2021,” Union Minis
come the Chief Minister of tears only indicated he was Sabha on Monday. (₹2,631 crore), Bengal ter for Road Transport and
the State. In this period he forced to step down, a pro The NMCG further allo (₹1,030 cr) and Uttarakhand Highways Nitin Gadkari
emerged as the tallest lead minent Lingayat seer Dinga cates the money to the rive (₹1001 cr). said in a written reply in
er in the Lingayat communi leshwara Swamy of Baleho rine States. Sewerage projects for the Lok Sabha.
ty, which is among the big sur Math said Mr. Gajendra Shekhawat, Jal Cleaning in progress: National Mission for Clean Ganga workers spraying bioremediation towns along the Ganga in Ut The FASTag works with
gest voter base for the Yediyurappa’s tears would Shakti Minister, said in a solution at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi. FILE PHOTO * tarakhand have already been the electronic payments
saffron party in Karnataka. “ruin” the BJP in the days to written response to a ques completed for pollution systems developed by the
At what turned out to be come. Amid speculation ov tion by Congress MP Malli management, maintaining ₹20,000 crore. approached the Finance Mi abatement under the Nama National Payments Corpo
his farewell speech in Vidha er his replacement in the karjun Kharge that several ecological flow, rural sanita Overall, 346 projects had nistry for funds to meet the mi Gange program and the ration of India (NPCI).
na Soudha to mark the se last 15 days, Mr. Yediyurap sets of interventions for tion, afforestation, biodiver been taken up at a sanc sanctioned cost. “Some of Mission has been focussing Ituses the RFID technol
cond anniversary, an emo pa’s camp had also tried to cleaning and rejuvenation of sity conservation, and public tioned cost of ₹30,235 crore, the allotted funds reflect the on rejuvenation of tributar ogy to automatically col
tional Mr. Yediyurappa grab the Lingayat political the river had been taken up participation. The planned out of which, 158 projects are investments in Ganga clean ies of the Ganga with priority lect payments at the toll
broke down as he recounted optics as LingayatVeerash such as treating domestic outlay for the Ganga clean completed, the reply said. up programmes all the way on the polluted stretches, gates without the vehicle
his work in building the par aiva seers and the All India sewage, industrial effluent up mission, accounting for An NMCG official told The from 1985. The amount sanc said a statement from the having to stop or make pay
ty in the State and took not Veerashaiva Mahasabha ral and solid waste, river front future costs, is well over Hindu that the agency had tioned is much higher be NMCG on July 17. ments in cash.
so veiled potshots at the par lying behind the leader, urg
ty high command. ing BJP not to dislodge him.
He recalled his bumpy On his part, Mr. Yediyu
Denied entry T.N., U.P. acquired
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ride into the office during rappa thanked Prime Minis
his fourth term and oblique ter Narendra Modi, Home
to Varanasi, ally On the draw
ly expressed his displeasure Minister Amit Shah and BJP
towards high command for
forcing his hands. “I had to
face a lot of challenges when
national president J.P. Nad
da “for having allowed me
to be in office for two years
hits out at NDA land for defence
I formed the government.
The high command did not
despite the rule of no power
for those above 75 years.”
Amarnath Tewary
Patna
A day after he was detained
industrial corridors
at Varanasi airport and Both are in their formative stages
Action shifts to Delhi on sent back without being al
lowed to enter the city, Special Correspondent
chief of Vikasheel Insaan NEW DELHI
Karnataka CM options Party (VIP), an NDA ally in
Bihar, Mukesh Sahani
Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pra
desh have acquired land for
lashed out at the coalition the Defence Industrial Cor
Possible central observers, man Savadi, Mines Minister government in Patna, and ridors (DIC). Tamil Nadu has
Education Minister Dhar Murgesh Nirani and Home said none listened to them acquired 283.28 hectares
mendra Pradhan and na and Law Minister Basavaraj in the alliance. and Uttar Pradesh 196.7 hec
tional general secretary in Bommai. If the consensus is Mr. Sahani also boycot tares in 202021, the govern
charge of Karnataka Arun not reached around these ted the NDA leaders meet ment said on Monday.
Singh, are also likely to candidates then another ing ahead of the monsoon “As on July 19, 2021, the
reach Bengaluru in a day. candidate would be pro session of Bihar legislature investments made by the
While no date for a Legisla posed. If a Brahmin candi and announced that his public and private sector in
ture Party meeting has been date is to be brought for Ajay Bhatt
party would contest 165 the TNDIC and the UPDIC
set, it will be sooner rather ward, Union Minister seats in the Uttar Pradesh are ₹2,252.28 crore and ment Corporation (TIDCO),
than later. Pralhad Joshi and Speaker Assembly elections. ₹1,236.10 crore respective the nodal agency, has signed
Sources said while many Vishweshwara Kageri’s
names were floating as a re
placement for Mr. Yediyu
rappa, the priority would be
names are popping up in
discussions.
In any scenario, the situa
“In the NDA no one lis
tens to us. The Varanasi in
cident has put a question
Bombay HC reserves order in ly,” Minister of State for De
fence Ajay Bhatt said in a
written reply in the Rajya
22 MoUs with private/public
industries, worth potential
investments of ₹4,800
to choose from among the
existing MLAs. Only if a con
tion in Karnataka has be
come a little more complex
mark on PM Narendra Mo
di’s slogan of sabka saath,
sabka vikas (with all, deve
Gadling’s plea for temporary bail Sabha.
The DICs are aimed at
providing fillip to the de
crore.” The U.P. Express
ways Industrial Develop
ment Authority has signed
sensus after consulting than in other States where lopment for all). Our party Special Correspondent filed against the rejection of mother as his brother could fence manufacturing eco 55 MoUs with private indus
MLAs was not arrived at, the BJP effected a change in has decided to contest 165 Mumbai his temporary bail not attend them because he system. The TNDIC has tries, worth potential invest
would someone other than leader, as Mr. Yediyurappa seats in U.P. polls next year The Bombay High Court on application. was COVID19 positive. Ho identified five nodes — ments of ₹7,449.33 crore.
an MLA be considered. mustered a show of support and form the government Monday reserved the judg The appeal mentions, wever, on September 11, Chennai, Coimbatore, Ho As per present estimates
“We are to face elections from Lingayat Mutts and there,” Mr. Sahani told me ment in a plea by advocate “On August 15, 2020, Mr. Ga 2020, the petition got reject sur, Salem and Tiruchirap reported by the respective
after two years, and the lea leaders and also declared dia persons outside the Bi Surendra Gadling, an ac dling’s mother died at Nag ed. He then moved the High palli. The UPDIC has six State governments based on
dership should be such that his intention to stay active in har Assembly. cused in the Bhima Kore pur. After two days, he filed Court in appeal, challenging identified nodes — Agra, Ali the MoUs signed, the TNDIC
would run for the next five politics. Later on Monday The fiveday monsoon gaon violence, against rejec a temporary bail plea before the order of rejection.” garh, Chitrakoot, Jhansi, has potential to generate
years, that is why Yediyu night, RSS leaders had a session of the Assembly be tion of his temporary bail the special National Investi National Investigation Kanpur and Lucknow. employment for 25,000
rappa (78) has been asked to meeting in Bengaluru, gan on Monday. Mr. Sahani application. gation Agency (NIA) court in Agency’s counsel Sandesh Both the DICs are in their persons and the UPDIC has
resign,” said a source. which was attended by par is Minister for Animal Hus A Division Bench of Justic Mumbai. He sought tempor Patil opposed the plea, say formative stages, the reply potential to generate em
Among the Lingayat con ty national organisational bandry and Fisheries in the es S.S. Shinde and N.J. Jama ary bail for three weeks to ing he is not required to at said. “In the TNDIC, Tamil ployment for more than
tenders, sources said, were general secretary B.L. San Nitish Kumar Cabinet. dar was hearing an appeal perform the last rites of his tend the funeral anymore. Nadu Industrial Develop 16,700 persons.
Deputy Chief Minister Lax tosh among others.
Rajasthan Cabinet reshuffle likely in midAugust
to the Chief Ministers of icle of a Mizorambound
both the States,” he added. couple was attacked, Mr. Zo Militant killed
Officials in Assam, howev ramthanga sought Mr.
er, blamed the Mizoram pol Shah’s intervention. “How during search
ice for the flareup. They al are you going to justify such K.C. Venugopal, Ajay Maken firm up peace formula between Gehlot and Pilot factions of Cong. in Kulgam
so blamed people in civilian violent acts?” he asked.
clothes armed with tele However, Dr. Sarma told Sandeep Phukan formula between Chief Mi tary in the All India Congress the Congress will also con the Congress government a
scopic rifles. “They opened his Mizoram counterpart New Delhi nister Gehlot and his former Committee (AICC). sider appointing chairper year ago. special correspondent
fire,” Cachar Deputy Com that his officials were being The Ashok Gehlotled Con deputy, Sachin Pilot, who Two different sources said sons to various corporations Those supporting Mr. Pi Srinagar
missioner Keerthi Jalli said threatened with violence gress government in Rajas had rebelled against Mr. Geh that apart from accommo boards and commissions lot, however, argue that their One militant was killed
when asked what triggered until they “withdraw from than is all set for a Cabinet lot last July. dating Mr. Pilot’s supporters, along with new Ministers. fight was never about minis during a search operation
the trouble. our post”. expansion by the second Resolving factionalism in the Congress leadership is Currently, there are nine terial berths but about giving at Kulgam’s Aharbal area
Assam officials also said Minor clashes were also week of August, a well Rajasthan is first priority for looking to reward some of vacancies in the Council of dignity to leaders who on Monday.
their team had gone to evict reported in the Killing placed Congress source said the party and Mr. Maken is the independent MLAs that Ministers but it is not known worked hard to bring the Police said more mili
encroachers from Mizoram. Iongkhuli area of Assam on Monday. scheduled to visit Jaipur support the Gehlot govern how many of them will be gi party to power in 2018. tants were hiding in the
Assam claims Mizos have Meghalaya border on Mon The source told The Hin- again on July 28 and 29 to ment as well as the former ven to the Pilot camp. There Amid claims and counter area and the operation was
been squatting in areas day when Assam police per du that party general secre have discussions with MLAs. Bahujan Samaj Party law is a reported tussle over it. claims, top Congress sources in progress.
some one to three kilo sonnel allegedly tried to tary (organisation) K.C. Ve While some of Mr. Pilot’s makers who merged their Supporters of Mr. Gehlot indicated that all the ministe This is the second major
metres from the interState uproot electric poles erect nugopal and the general supporters will find a place party with the Congress. are not keen that the party rial vacancies may not be operation in Kulgam in the
border while Mizoram ed by workers engaged by secretary incharge of Rajas in the Council of Ministers, Hence apart from a Cabi concedes too many seats to filled up in one go and a few past 24 hours. One ultra
groups claim Assam has Meghalaya Energy Corpora than Ajay Maken, are learnt Mr. Pilot himself is likely to net rejig, in which nonper MLAs whose rebellion had vacancies may be there even was killed in an encounter
pushed its people 1012 km tion Limited. to have firmed up a peace be drafted as a general secre formers may be dropped, threatened the stability of after the reshuffle exercise. in the district on Sunday.
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U.K. court
deems Mallya Mamata in Delhi on fiveday Lok Sabha passes two Bills
bankrupt
Press Trust of India
visit, will meet PM Modi today amid protests by Opposition
London
India ‘engages Taliban’ but Afghan Army
chief’s India Kovind pays homage to martyrs
questions Pakistan’s support visit put off Inclement weather prevents the President’s visit to Kargil memorial at Drass
special correspondent Peerzada Ashiq mulla DivisionThe President
Jaishankar to share detailed assessment with Blinken NEW DELHI Srinagar interacted with the soldiers
Afghanistan Army chief Lt. President Ram Nath Kovind, of Baramulla Division and
Suhasini Haidar identified hospitals in the Gen. Wali Mohammad Ah who could not fly to Kargil wished them luck for all fu
NEW DELHI border town of Chaman and madzai has postponed his due to inclement weather, ture endeavours, an official
India is engaging all stake Quetta as places where trip to India amid in on Monday laid a wreath at said.
holders in Afghanistan, in those injured in the fighting creased Taliban violence in the Dagger War Memorial, Later Mr Kovind chaired a
cluding some parts of the Ta with the ANDSF near the the country. Baramulla, to pay tributes to high level meeting of the un
liban, as part of a border post at Spin Boldak Lt. Gen. Ahmadzai was all the soldiers who sacrif ified high command at the
“multitrack” strategy neces were brought. scheduled to arrive on a iced their lives in defending Raj Bhawan. Attended by top
sitated by the advance of the The sources said many of threeday visit beginning the nation. security officials of different
Taliban militants on the those killed and injured also July 27 and meet Army President Kovind, accom wings, including Army and
ground, according to official held Pakistani identity Chief Gen. Manoj Naravane panied by senior Army offic the police, the President was
sources, who for the first cards, which was one of the and National Security Ad ers, reached Baramulla from Ode to the brave: President Ram Nath Kovind laying a wreath briefed about the security
time confirmed the talks are reasons Afghanistan Presi viser Ajit Doval. Srinagar after his chopper at the Dagger War Memorialin Kashmir on Monday. THE HINDU *
situation in the wake of abro
ongoing. The talks with the S. Jaishankar will also talk dent Ashraf Ghani had, at a The visit was closely could not take off due to bad gation of Article 370, anti
militant group don’t dilute about his visits to Doha, conference in Tashkent this watched amid the U.S. mil weather and difficult flying homage at the Kargil War accompanied by J&K Lieute militancy operations, and in
India’s concerns over the Ta Moscow and Tashkent. month, openly blamed Isla itary exit from Afghanista conditions around Zojila Memorial in Drass on the nant Governor Manoj Sinha, filtration. Sources said Presi
liban’s recent military gains, mabad for failing to stop the n,and raging fighting bet Pass in central Kashmir, offi 22nd Anniversary of Kargil was received by Major Gen dent Kovind praised the role
and Pakistan’s support to Ta southern provinces includ flow of “10,000” jihadis, ween the Taliban and the cials said. Vijay Diwas. eral Virendra Vats, General of security forces in combat
liban fighters, but signify ing Kandahar, Helmand, who he said had entered Af Afghan national Army. He was scheduled to pay The President, who was Officer Commanding, Bara ing militancy.
that a negotiated power Ghazni and Paktia. ghanistan from Pakistan and
sharing agreement is now The detailed assessment other countries in the past
seen as the “best case scena does not predict the fall of month.
rio” for Afghanistan. Kabul at present, but that
“We support the Afghan the next three or four Pressurising Pakistan
government. We deal with months will be crucial to de On Sunday, MEA officials in
them irrespective of who is cide Afghanistan’s future. volved in the planning of
in power. We are in constant talks during Mr. Blinken’s vi
touch with Afghan leaders sit had also said they would
from all ethnic backgrounds. NEWS ANALYSIS discuss the “the need for
We have participated at the sustained pressure on Pakis
Doha [conference inaugura External Affairs Minister tan on terror financing and
tion] and later on also have S. Jaishankar is expected to terror havens”.
been in meetings [with the share this perception with However, it is far from
Taliban]. We believe Af U.S. Secretary of State An clear how much the U.S. will
ghans deserve peace, and if thony Blinken on Wednes be willing to criticise Pakis
we have to be in touch with day in Delhi, pointing out tan publicly, given that it is
all stakeholders and regional that the U.S. air support and deeply engaged with its mili
countries, we will be,” the international financial assis tary and political leadership
sources explained. tance would be necessary to on pushing the Taliban to
stave off the Taliban’s on wards some sort of a “face
Purported hold slaught against the Afghanis saving” peace agreement be
According to the govern tan National Defence and Se fore the U.S. pulls out all its
ment’s latest assessment, curity Forces (ANDSF), troops.
the Taliban is attempting to along with a check on Pakis Earlier this month, the
acquire territory to the tan’s continued support to U.S. also announced a new
south and border posts of Af the Taliban. He would also connectivity ‘Quad’ com
ghanistan, and will acceler discuss the outcome of his prising U.S.UzbekistanAf
ate its efforts to take major recent visits to Doha, Dush ghanistanPakistan. In New
cities once the U.S. com anbe, Moscow, Tehran and Delhi, the move is seen as
pletes its pullout of troops Tashkent, all of which fo part of the U.S.’s search for a
at the end of August. In par cused on the situation in Af role in Afghanistan postpul
ticular, the assessment has ghanistan and India’s con lout, amidst reports that
found that while the Taliban cerns about Pakistan’s role. American officials are dis
holds territory considerably In particular, the sources cussing acquiring a base in
less than media speculation cited recent reports from in Central Asia, and also nego
of “85%”, and pegs its reach ternational news agencies tiating shelter for those in Af
to only about “4550%”, it is and videos that showed Tali ghanistan who have helped
in a position to establish ban fighters being treated in their forces and hence, tar
control of one or more of the Pakistani hospitals, and geted by the Taliban.
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JEE Advanced
to be held on Death toll in rain and landslips Land use change disrupted
October 3
Special Correspondent
climbs to 164 in Maharashtra Kinnaur’s ecology, says study
NEW DELHI Development projects could up the risk of landslips
The JEE Advanced, used 100 persons are still missing while nearly 2.3 lakh people have been evacuated
for admission to the elite VIKAS VASUDEVA the tunnelling in mountain
Indian Institutes of Tech Shoumojit Banerjee CHANDIGARH areas will result in the risk of
nology, will be held on Oc Pune After nine people lost their more landslips as large
tober 3, Education Minister Maharashtra officials on lives in a landslip in Hima amounts of water percolate
Dharmendra Pradhan has Monday said that 164 per chal Pradesh’s Kinnaur dis into surfaces. “The use of dy
announced. “The examina sons had lost their lives trict, a debate surrounding namite for blasting through
tion will be conducted ad while 100 persons were mis the degradation of the envi the surfaces and under
hering to all COVIDproto sing in the landslips and ronment in this ecological ground components of the
cols,” he tweeted on rainrelated accidents sensitive hill terrain is bound projects disturb existing
Monday night. caused by the unprecedent to gain momentum. slopes and the fragile
It was earlier scheduled ed downpour that has lashed A recent study suggests geology.”
to be held on July 3, but the western part of the State that both hydropower pro A stretch of road that was Shanta Kumar Negi, presi
was cancelled due to the and the coastal Konkan re jects and afforestation ef damaged by the recent dent of the Kinnaurbased
second wave of the CO gion since July 22. forts, carried out as compen landslip in Kinnaur. environment conservation
VID19 pandemic. The IIT In Raigad district alone, 71 sation for the forest land organisation Hangrang Sang
Kharagpur is responsible persons died in the landslips diverted for hydropower ment records and ground re harsh Samiti, told The Hindu
for conducting the exami which buried Taliye village projects in the name of ‘miti search to examine the ex that over the years, climate
nation this year. in Mahad tehsil and Sakhar gation’, have altered land tent, nature and impact of change is visible. “The con
The final session of the Sutarwadi and Kevnale in use and are negatively im forest diversion for hydro ditions of Kinnaur are not fa
JEEMain examination, Poladpur taluk. pacting the forest ecosys power projects in Kinnaur. vourable for hydropower
used as a qualifying test for Satara district reported 41 Towards safety: An NDRF team undertaking a rescue operation at Shiroli village in Kolhapur on tems. “Our study found that not projects. Construction activ
JEEAdvanced as well as an deaths in the landslips at Monday. @6NDRFVADODARA/PTI
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The study, titled Mitiga only have construction activ ities include blasting, which
entrance test for other en Mirgaon and Ambeghar vil tion or myth? Impacts of hy ities for hydropower pro has to be done in a scientific
gineering institutions, will lages. More than 25,500 by the rain since July 22, with sessments from other dis pecting the sentiments of the dropower development and jects impacted existing land manner, but the ground real
conclude on September 2. head of livestock have been nearly 400 of these in Kolha tricts in Konkan and western survivors and relatives of the compensatory afforestation use, disturbed forest biodi ity is that there’s hardly any
Once JEEMain results are engulfed by the floodwaters pur district and 120 in Sata Maharashtra have yet to missing people, we have ac on forest ecosystems in the versity and fragmented the check on the frequency of
released, qualified stu or buried. ra. A consolidated assess come in. cordingly withdrawn our high Himalayas, was under forest landscape, but the re blasting. We are not against
dents may then appear for The scale of the destruc ment of the damage in the After four days of arduous rescue teams from Taliye,” taken by Manshi Asher and lated compensatory affores development but Kinnaur is
JEEAdvanced. tion and loss is estimated to Konkan, especially in Chi efforts in severely inclement said Raigad Collector Nidhi Prakash Bhandari, environ tation plantations are also environmentally fragile, and
As a onetime measure, be even worse than the 2019 plun and Khed in Ratnagiri weather, authorities have fi Chaudhary. mentalists associated with ridden with problems. this fact should not be ig
students who had qualified floods which ravaged Kolha district which are among the nally called off rescue opera Chief Minister Uddhav the Himdhara Environment These include abysmally low nored. Development at the
and registered to write JEE pur and Sangli in western worsthit, is expected soon. tions in Taliye village with Thackeray, who was due to Research and Action Collec presence of surviving sa cost of human lives is not ac
Advanced last year but had Maharashtra or the Malin Nearly 2.3 lakh people the 31 missing persons to be visit rainbattered Satara on tive. It was published in the plings [up to 10%], interspe ceptable,” said Mr. Negi.
failed to appear for the ex landslip of 2014 when more have been evacuated, said declared dead after due pro Monday, was compelled to Land Use Policy journal of cies conflict, infringement Nine tourists were killed
amination will be allowed than 150 persons were official reports while the live cess. abandon his visit after the January 2021. on local land usage and dam after boulders fell on their
to attempt it this year with killed. lihood of 1.95 lakh people is “After seeking the opinion helicopter in which he was The study, conducted bet age by wildfires and land vehicle in a landslip near
out having to requalify It is estimated that 1,028 said to have been hit in Kol of the NDRF, the SDRF and travelling could not land ow ween 2012 and 2016, used slips,” said Ms. Asher. Basteri in Kinnaur district on
through JEEMain. villages have been afflicted hapur alone. The damage as other rescue teams and res ing to poor visibility. information from govern She said studies show that July 25.
vaccination rate among staff Ticket sales fall from ₹336.23 crore in 201920 to ₹40.32 crore in 20202021
Damini Nath and Vijayakumar (Vijay Va Rajya Sabha and the Lok
Immunisation is key to reopening educational institutions NEW DELHI santh), the Minister said the Sabha on Monday, acknow
Ticket sales at monuments Centrally protected monu ledged the inadequate bud
Sidhu holds first meeting
Special Correspondent es, especially Classes 10 and fell from ₹336 crore in 2019 ments, including the World get of the Culture Ministry as
as Punjab Cong. chief
NEW DELHI 12. Several States have alrea 20 to a little over ₹40 crore in Heritage Sites, were closed one of the biggest stumbling CHANDIGARH
Educational bodies under dy taken steps to encourage 202021, the year that saw for 61 days from April 16 to blocks. “The committee feels Days after taking charge as
the Central government vaccination among educa the start of travel bans and June 15 during “lockdown that it is imperative for the the Punjab Congress chief,
have been asked to assess tional staff. The Delhi go lockdowns due to the CO 2.0 in view of COVID19 sit Ministry to seek the partici Navjot Singh Sidhu on
the status of COVID19 vacci vernment set up a special VID19 pandemic, according uation”, referring to the se pation of private sector in or Monday held his first
nation among staff and vaccination centre for teach to Culture Ministry data gi cond wave of the pandemic der to have the necessary in meeting with four working
teachers in schools and col ers and their families, while ven to the Lok Sabha on earlier this year. vestment needed to make presidents and
leges, according to a senior the Goa educational depart Monday. The entrance to the Fatehpur our museums and archaeo representatives of different
Education Ministry official. ment warned teachers that if In response to a question Sikri mosque, which is Funding ideas logical sites/monuments at wings of the party’s State
This comes amid demands they do not get vaccinated or from MPs Chandeshwar Pra protected by the ASI. A “pay as you wish” entry fee par with international stan unit. He had detailed
from a section of faculty, pa do not have a medical ex sad, Vinayak Raut and Rekha at monuments and outsourc dards...,” the report said. discussions about rebuilding
rents and students that vac emption, they may be re Verma, Culture Minister G. a revenue of ₹336.23 crore, ing the maintenance of ar The committee that is the organisation and
cination be made a prere quired to produce negative Kishan Reddy’s written reply while in 201819, there had chaeological sites were headed by T.G. Venkatesh re strengthening the party, the
A teacher getting vaccinated
quisite for reopening RTPCR tests on a weekly ba said there were 1.19 crore vis been 5.31 crore visitors and among the recommenda commended that donation party said. He also met
at a camp organised in her
educational institutions to sis. Karnataka has launched itors at the Centrally protect ₹317.2 crore in revenue. tions of the Parliamentary drives, including allowing representatives of the party’s
school.
ensure that the infection a drive to vaccinate all col ed monuments and ₹40.32 While the ASI maintained Standing Committee on visitors to pay what they frontal organisations. PTI
does not spread on coverage. However, the offi legegoing students and crore in revenue in 202021. 3,693 monuments across the Transport, Tourism and Cul wish, beyond a minimum
campuses. cial said that there is no higher education faculty by In 201920, the Archaeologi country, 143 of them were ture in its report on the con amount, and corporate so Biocon Biologics to make
The official said the Cen move as of now to set a for the end of July. cal Survey of India (ASI) ticketed, an ASI official said. dition of museums in the cial responsibility (CSR) in monoclonal antibody
tral Board of Secondary Edu mal deadline for mandatory The Education Ministry is monuments had seen 4.82 Replying to another ques country. The panel’s report, itiatives be taken up. BENGALURU
cation (CBSE) and the Un vaccination of teachers. likely to convene a virtual crore visitors that brought in tion by MPs Bhagwant Mann which was presented in the Biocon Biologics Ltd., a
iversity Grants Commission At a press conference last meeting of education offi biosimilars firm and
(UGC) were among those week, Indian Council of cials in States — including subsidiary of Biocon Ltd., on
Monday said it had further
who had been asked to make
such an assessment regard
ing vaccination of both
Medical Research (ICMR) Di
rector General Balram Bhar
gava had urged that not only
those in charge of schools,
higher education, technical
education and skill develop
SC turns down plea of Gambhir foundation stepped up its fight against
COVID with the addition of a
novel antibody. The firm has
teaching and nonteaching teachers, but also all sup ment and vocational educa
Legal Correspondent been granted an exclusive
staff in institutions under port staff such as school bus tion — after Independence ic when medicines were tion’s lawyer, senior advo Justice Shah asked the la
NEW DELHI licence by the U.S.-based
their purview. Such data drivers should be vaccinated Day to take stock of the cur scarce. cate Kailash Vasdev, that his wyer. The Bench advised the
Adagio Therapeutics to
could be key to decisions re on a priority basis. He had rent situation after 16 The Supreme Court on Mon “People were going hel client was working for peo foundation to move the Del
manufacture and
garding reopening campus suggested that it would be months of school closure. day refused to entertain a terskelter to procure drugs ple. Mr. Vasdev sought a stay hi High Court for relief. Mr. commercialise an antibody
es. wise to reopen the primary However, Education Mi plea by BJP MP Gautam during the second wave. And of the proceedings initiated Vasdev withdrew the case. treatment based on ADG20
These regulatory and ad school sections first, once nistry officials emphasised Gambhir’s foundation to stay then suddenly, one person under the Drugs and Cos The Delhi government’s for India and select emerging
ministrative bodies have also staff are vaccinated, as that the onus for reopening the proceedings in a case of started distributing drugs. metics Act. drug controller had accused markets, it said in a
been asked to provide top young children are at lower schools as well as for assess illegal procurement and dis This is not done,” Justice D.Y. “We saw how the com the foundation in the High statement. ADG20, a novel
down encouragement and risk of infection. ing learning gaps caused by tribution of COVID19 drugs, Chandrachud observed oral mon man was suffering. In Court of unauthorisedly monoclonal antibody, targets
pressure to speed up the Many States have begun the extended closures large saying individuals cannot ly. Justice M.R. Shah, also on dividuals cannot distribute stocking, procuring and dis the spike protein of
rate of vaccinations and reopening schools this ly rest with State monopolise the distribution the Bench, objected to the drugs... Do you want us to go tributing the Fabiflu medi SARS-CoV-2 and related
move quickly toward 100% month for the higher class governments. of drugs during the pandem submissions of the founda into the merits of this case?” cine for COVID19 patients. coronaviruses.
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Tunisian President sacks government ‘Stalemate’ in ties as U.S.,
Kais Saied orders Parliament closed for 30 days, a move the largest party decried as a ‘coup d’etat’ China officials trade barbs
Agence France-Presse warning that its members our forces will respond with
Tunis “will defend the revolution”. a rain of bullets”. Neither side appeared willing to concede ground in talks
Street clashes erupted on Tunisian police also shut
Monday outside Tunisia’s Ar Months-long deadlock tered the local bureau of Qa Ananth Krishnan
mybarricaded Parliament, a The crisis follows months of taribased Al Jazeera televi
day after President Kais deadlock between the Presi sion, the network’s Tunis Monday’s talks between se
Saied ousted the Prime Mi dent, the premier and En director Lotfi Hajji said, nior American and Chinese
nister and suspended the le nahdha chief Rached Ghan warning that “what is hap officials in the city of Tianjin
gislature, plunging the nouchi, which has crippled pening is very dangerous, it underlined a “stalemate” in
young democracy into a con the COVID19 response as is proof that freedom of the relations, officials said, as
stitutional crisis. deaths have surged to one of press is threatened”. both sides traded barbs and
Mr. Saied sacked Prime the world’s highest per capi The President’s power demands with little prospect
Minister Hichem Mechichi ta rates. The rivalry has grab sparked jubilant rallies of either appearing willing
and ordered Parliament blocked ministerial appoint on Sunday by thousands of to concede any ground.
closed for 30 days, a move ments and diverted resourc his supporters who flooded Chinese officials for the
the biggest political party On the boil: Security officers holding back protesters outside es from tackling economic the streets of the capital, first time presented “two Tough talks: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman
Ennahdha decried as a the Parliament in Tunis on Monday. AFP * and social problems. waving the national flag and lists” of demands to visiting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Tianjin. REUTERS *
Solih asks Maldivians to rise against extremism
grouping — describing it as extradition request for Chi “She also spoke about our
“an effort by the United nese tech giant Huawei’s concerns about Beijing’s
States and a few other West chief financial officer Meng conduct in cyberspace;
ern countries to frame their Wangzhou, also the daught across the Taiwan Strait; and
own rules as international er of Huawei founder Ren in the East and South China
President’s comments come after a direct link between them the problem in his speech on rules and impose them on Zhengfei, who has been un Seas.” The Deputy Secretary
and ISIS has been found yet, Monday, President Solih em other countries”. “The pur der house arrest in Canada also raised concerns “about
Nasheed urged him to ‘coursecorrect’ the police chief told a media phasised that legal actions pose is to resort to the tactic pending extradition. the PRC’s unwillingness to
conference on Saturday. Ho alone will not solve the is of changing the rules to cooperate with the World
Meera Srinivasan rise against this dangerous wever, the suspects “support sues of religious extremism, make life easy for itself and Downturn in relations Health Organization and al
COLOMBO movement,” he said, adding, ISIS”, and are involved in or blasphemy directed at Is hard for others, and to intro While the Chinese side en low a second phase investi
Maldives President Ibrahim “those countries, particular “propagating the terror lam that caused “social dis duce 'the law of the jungle' tirely blamed the U.S. for the gation in the PRC into CO
Mohamed Solih on Monday ly a number of Islamic coun group’s ideology” in the Mal cord”. “The lasting solution where might is right and the downturn in relations, with VID19’s origins”.
called upon citizens to rise tries embattled by war and dives, he said. to these two issues is instill big bully the small,” the Chi Mr. Xie accusing the U.S. of She also “affirmed the im
against religious extremism, unrest have been swept by ing Islamic faith in our chil nese Foreign Ministry quot “treating China as an ima portance of cooperation in
in order to safeguard the this very extremist ideology.” Recurring concern dren,” he said. His govern ed him as saying. gined enemy,” Ms. Sherman areas of global interest, such
country’s independence and The President’s reference Religious extremism has ment “exploring options” China put forward “two underlined U.S. concerns as the climate crisis, coun
sovereignty. to threats of religious extre been a recurring concern in within the education system lists” during the talks, called “about a range of PRC ac ternarcotics, nonprolifera
In a special address to mism comes weeks after Par the Maldives, from where to resolve the matter. the “List of U.S. Wrongdo tions that run counter to our tion, and regional concerns
Mohamed Solih
mark the Indian Ocean is liamentary Speaker and dozens are known to have “As long as such divisive ings that Must Stop” and the values and interests and including DPRK, Iran, Af
land nation’s 57th Indepen former President Mohamed in the U.K, recovering from joined the Islamic State ter forces exist in our society, “List of Key Individual Cases those of our allies and partn ghanistan, and Burma,” the
dence Day, Mr. Solih said Nasheed urged him to the multiple injuries sus ror group as fighters in Syria our peace and harmony will that China Has Concerns ers, and that undermine the State Department said.
some “erroneously” believe “coursecorrect before it is tained in an explosion target and Iraq. Further, extremist be at persistent risk of dis
in and “propagandise too late”, amid a growing rift ing him in Male on May 6. groups in the Maldives have ruption. Our position to
bloodshed” in the name of
Islam. “Everyone of us who
between the two leaders
from the country’s ruling
Maldivian police who
termed the incident a “terror
in the past been linked to the
murder cases of dissident
manage other major crises
will be consequently wea WIll accept ‘U.K. could bar China firm
wish to safeguard the inde Maldivian Democratic Party attack” have so far arrested journalists and bloggers who kened if we allow our nation
woman linked
pendence and sovereignty of
the Maldives must readily
(MDP).
Mr. Nasheed is currently
10 persons in connection
with the case. No evidence of
sought to challenge their ide
ology. While acknowledging
al affairs to spiral to that ex
tent,” President Solih said.
to IS: Ardern
from nuclear projects’
Agence France-Presse Times newspaper.
46 Afghan ‘Afghan conflict is having devastating impact’ British government
Agence France-Presse London
Wellington Britain is investigating ways sources said the decision
soldiers seek New Zealand announced
on Monday it would accept
to block China’s state
owned nuclear energy com
could also impact another
planned plant in Essex,
refuge in Pak. Around 1,659 civilians killed, 3,254 wounded in first half of 2021, says UN report a woman linked to the Is pany from all future power southeast England.
lamic State group and her projects in the U.K., amid It comes as U.K.China re
Agence France-Presse “I implore the Taliban and two children. chilling relations between lations have become in
Reuters Kabul Afghan leaders to take heed The New Zealandborn London and Beijing, accord creasingly strained on is
Islamabad The United Nations warned to the conflict’s grim and woman — widely identified ing to reports Monday. sues ranging from
Fortysix Afghan soldiers on Monday that Afghanistan chilling trajectory and its de as Suhayra Aden — moved The move could see Chi espionage and cyberattacks
sought refuge in Pakistan could see the highest num vastating impact on to Australia at age six and na General Nuclear (CGN) to human rights and Hong
after losing control of mili ber of civilian deaths in more civilians.” was a dual national until excluded from several pro Kong.
tary positions across the than a decade if the Taliban’s During the first half of Canberra stripped her of jects, including a consorti CGN is already working
border following advances offensives across the country 2021, some 1,659 civilians citizenship last year. um planning to build a nu with France’s EDF in the
by Taliban insurgents, Pa are not halted. were killed and another Australian PM Scott Mor clear plant on the Suffolk construction of a nuclear
kistan’s Army said on Violence has surged since 3,254 wounded, the UNAMA rison had said “terrorists coast in eastern England, ac plant at Hinkley Point, in
Monday. May when the insurgents report said — a 47% increase who fought with terrorism cording to the Financial southwest England.
Hundreds of Afghan Ar cranked up operations to on the same period last year. organisations” have forfeit
my soldiers and civil offi coincide with a final withdra Mounting toll: A convoy of Afghan Special Forces at a The rise in civilian casual ed their citizenship.
cials have fled to Tajikistan, wal of U.S.led foreign forces. checkpost in the Kandahar province on July 13. REUTERS * ties was particularly sharp in New Zealand PM Jacinda
Iran and Pakistan in recent In a report released on May and June with 783 civi Ardern said cancelling her
weeks after Taliban offen Monday documenting civi mission began reporting ov “Unprecedented numbers lians killed and 1,609 citizenship would leave
sives in border areas. The lian casualties for the first er a decade ago. of Afghan civilians will per wounded, it added. “Particu them stateless. “They are
Afghan military comman half of 2021, the UN Assis It also warned that Afghan ish and be maimed this year larly shocking and of deep not Turkey’s responsibility,
der requested refuge at the tance Mission in Afghanistan troops and progovernment if the increasing violence is concern is that women, boys and with Australia refusing
border crossing in Chitral (UNAMA) said it expected fi forces were responsible for a not stemmed,” UNAMA head and girls made up of close to to accept the family, that
in the north, the Army gures to touch their highest quarter of all civilian Deborah Lyons said in a half of all civilian casualties,” makes them ours,” she said
said. singleyear levels since the casualties. statement. the report said. in a statement on Monday.
ELSEWHERE Southern Europe battles wildfires
as north cleans up after floods
France, Greece send aircraft to tackle Italy fires
has been run by a caretaker
administration for nearly a Reuters Greece reinforced efforts to battle
year. REUTERS Athens blazes. More than 4,000 hectares of
Wildfires burned in regions across forest were destroyed in the fire.
Junta cancels results southern Europe on Monday, fuelled In Spain, the northeastern region
of Myanmar polls by hot weather and strong winds, as of Catalonia saw more than 1,500
YANGON
some northern countries cleaned up hectares destroyed near Santa Colo
Myanmar’s junta on Monday
after a weekend of torrential rain ma de Queralt, forcing dozens to be
cancelled the results of 2020
and flooding. evacuated, although the blazes were
polls won by Aung San Suu
Kyi’s party, announcing they
In Greece, Prime Minister Kyria 90% stabilized on Monday, firefight
were not “free and fair”, kos Mitsotakis said firefighters had ers and authorities said.
almost six months after battled around 50 fires during the Conditions in southern Europe
deposing the Nobel laureate past 24 hours and it was likely there were in sharp contrast to the rain
in a coup. Investigations had would be more with meteorologists storms that lashed northern coun
uncovered more than 11 warning that a further heatwave was tries from Austria to U.K. following
million cases of fraud, the in prospect. the catastrophic flooding in Germa
junta’s Election Commission On the Italian island of Sardinia, ny and neighbouring countries last
said. AFP firefighting planes from France and week.
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‘High inflation transitory,
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to ₹2,160 crore
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PRICE CHANGE new delhi PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Adani Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 682.80. . . . . . . . . 2.75
Asian Paints. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3061.20. . . . . . -22.55 ‘Modest fiscal support to SMEs, lowincome groups may cause deep scarring’ Axis Bank on Monday saw MUMBAI likely to argue
Axis Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 756.30. . . . . . . . . 0.90 its net profit almost double Describing the recent two against a hasty
Bajaj Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3836.35. . . . . . . . -5.55 Special Correspondent the AprilJune quarter. to ₹2,160.15 crore in the consecutive spikes in retail withdrawal of
Bajaj Finserv. . . . . . . . . . .. 13525.05. . . . . 323.85
Bajaj Finance . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 6162.45. . . . . . -18.45
NEW DELHI “Even in India and Indo June quarter on the back of inflation beyond 6% as a policy support
Bharti Airtel . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 544.05. . . . . . . . -4.25 High commodity prices have nesia, where exports make healthy loanbook growth ‘transitory hump,’ a Wall
BPCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 456.00. . . . . . . . -5.35 boosted the value of India’s up relatively small shares of and a fall in bad loan provi Street brokerage said it ex the August 6 policy, over
Britannia Ind . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3482.00. . . . . . . 42.20
Cipla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 950.55. . . . . . . . . 2.55 exports, which have hit a re the economy, high commod sions. The lender had post pects the RBI to overlook it looking the ‘transitory
Coal India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 144.00. . . . . . . . -0.10 cord $95 billion in the first ity prices have boosted the ed net profit of ₹1,112.17 and unanimously stick to hump’ in inflation,” Bank of
Divis Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 4921.15. . . . . . . 96.40 quarter of 2021 and out value of exports. This is one the dovish stance at the America Securities (BofA)
Dr Reddys Lab . . . . . . . .. . . . 5411.25. . . . . . -10.90
crore a year earlier.
Eicher Motors. . . . . . . . .. . . . 2563.20. . . . . . . 13.55 bound trade is likely to lead factor that helped reinvigo Total income rose to forthcoming policy review, India house economists
Grasim Ind . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1550.25. . . . . . . . . 0.75 the country towards a recov rate India after its first devas ₹19,591.63 crore from though further upward revi said. “Thereafter, the nor
HCL Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1000.30. . . . . . . . . 6.30 ery after the pandemic’s tating wave of COVID19,” the sion of its alreadyrevised in malisation path will depend
HDFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 2464.30. . . . . . -18.20
₹19,032.15 crore, according
HDFC Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1434.55. . . . . . . . -8.20 ‘onetwo punch’ hit the eco firm said in its report. to a regulatory filing. Se flation target is more likely. on the evolution of growth,
HDFC Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 663.10. . . . . . . . -2.25 nomy, Moody’s Analytics “[India has] suffered leng quentially, it was down The Reserve Bankled inflation and the pandemic.
Hero MotoCorp . . . . . .. . . . 2810.25. . . . . . -24.75
said in a report on Monday. A legup: Higher commodity prices have helped reinvigorate thy economic shutdowns, from ₹20,162.76 crore in monetary policy panel The governor is likely to reit
Hindalco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 400.05. . . . . . . . . 8.30
Hind Unilever . . . . . . . . .. . . . 2348.70. . . . . . . . -9.40 Stating that India is strug India after the COVID19 first wave, the firm said. FILE PHOTO
* accompanied by only mod the quarter ended March (MPC) is scheduled to an erate a dovish message and
ICICI Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 676.75. . . . . . . . . 0.10 gling to accelerate COVID19 est fiscal support provided to 2021. Interest income fell nounce the third monetary argue against a hasty with
IndusInd Bank . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 981.30. . . . . . . . -8.00
Infosys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1603.90. . . . . . . 13.45
vaccination, the firm reck vels of vaccination later, the key factors adversely af SMEs and lowincome hou to ₹16,003.46 crore in Q1 policy review on August 6, drawal of monetary policy
Indian OilCorp . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 104.65. . . . . . . . -1.35 oned that ‘herd resilience’ — among India’s peers in the fecting economies. seholds, that could lead to FY22 from ₹16,445.47 crore amid the continuing spike in support,” they added.
ITC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 211.15. . . . . . . . -1.25 when 65% of the population region. In an economic out very deep and lasting scar a year earlier. However, in retail inflation that has But they were quick to
JSW Steel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 704.55. . . . . . -13.00
Kotak Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1740.60. . . . . . . 17.65
is fully immunised — is now look report on the Asia Pacif ‘Exports, a lifeline’ ring as they struggle to reo come on investments rose breached the 6% uppertole warn that abnormally high
L&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1597.60. . . . . . -14.15 expected in the fourth quar ic Region titled ‘The Delta It termed exports a lifeline pen businesses, pay back to ₹3,428.20 crore from rance level for the past two crude prices may force the
M&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 754.30. . . . . . . . -9.90 ter of 2022. Only Indonesia, Roadblock’, the financial in for the region which are now loans, or find employment ₹2,973 crore. The loan consecutive months. Reserve Bank to adapt to the
Maruti Suzuki . . . . . . . . .. . . . 7235.80. . . . . . -58.05
Nestle India Ltd. . . . .. 18101.35. . . . . . -42.60
Philippines and Thailand are telligence firm said the delta well above prepandemic le as the economy finally recov book grew 12% “We expect the MPC to normalisation process soon
NTPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 119.35. . . . . . . . . 0.85 expected to reach those le variant of COVID19 is among vels and continued to rise in ers,” it concluded. yearonyear. stick with a dovish pause in er than later.
ONGC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 114.55. . . . . . . . -0.75
PowerGrid Corp . . . . .. . . . . . 232.70. . . . . . . . -0.30
Reliance Ind . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 2076.85. . . . . . -28.85
SBI Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1076.65. . . . . . . 26.20
State Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 423.30. . . . . . . . -5.60
Shree Cement . . . . . . . .. 27968.30. . . . . . -18.10
Sun Pharma . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 703.40. . . . . . . . . 9.40
‘Indian airports turned ‘Orders passed
in 166 cases for
L&T Q1 profit zooms to Equitas parent,
SFB to merge
Tata Consumer
Products Ltd. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 776.35. . . . . . . . . 1.20
Tata Motors . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 293.15. . . . . . . . -2.40
₹7,000crore loss in FY21’ ₹8,216cr. tax’ ₹1,531 crore on higher income on November 1
Tata Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1297.95. . . . . . . 16.55
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3197.55. . . . . . -15.30 AAI accounted for 69% of losses: CAPA
Tech Mahindra . . . . . . .. . . . 1120.20. . . . . . -10.80 Press Trust of india Special Correspondent
Titan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1722.85. . . . . . . 21.90
UltraTech Cement . .. . . . 7616.70. . . . . 126.40 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT New delhi ‘New orders grow 13%; external demand strengthening’ CHENNAI
UPL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 819.95. . . . . . . . . 0.25 NEW DELHI More than 107 prosecution The board of Equitas Hold
Wipro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 590.45. . . . . . . . -8.70 Indian airport operators are complaints have been filed Press Trust of India water supply, minerals and ings Ltd. (EHL) on Monday
estimated to have posted a under the Black Money New delhi metals, residential, power approved the scheme of
EXCHANGE RATES consolidated loss before tax (Undisclosed Foreign In Infrastructure major Larsen transmission and distribu amalgamation with subsi
Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit of ₹7,000 crore in FY21 com come and Assets) and Im & Toubro (L&T) on Monday tion, power and hydrocar diary Equitas Small Fi
except yen at 4 p.m. on July 26
CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL
pared with a profit of ₹5,160 position of Tax Act, 2015, posted a more than twofold bon offshore sectors. Inter nance Bank Ltd. (ESFBL).
US Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 74.22. . . . . . . 74.54 crore in FY20, according to Minister of State for Fi jump in consolidated profit national orders comprised The appointed date for
Euro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 87.53. . . . . . . 87.91 aviation consultancy CAPA. nance Pankaj Chaudhary after tax to ₹1,531.66 crore 34% of order inflow. the scheme is November 1,
British Pound . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.39. . . . 102.83 Of the losses, the Airports for the quarter ended June, With expectation of a re
said in a written reply to a 2021, EHL said in a filing.
Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 67.27. . . . . . . 67.57
Chinese Yuan . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 11.45. . . . . . . 11.50 Authority of India (AAI) ac question in Lok Sabha. helped by higher income. peat normal monsoon, the For every 100 shares of
Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 80.85. . . . . . . 81.20 counted for 69% with the As on May 31, assess A year earlier, “net profit agriculture sector is likely to EHL, shareholders will get
Singapore Dollar . . . . . . .. . 54.57. . . . . . . 54.83 after tax from continuing op remain buoyant, it said, ad
balance incurred by airports DA declined from ₹9,420 ment orders were passed 226 shares in ESFBL. Ear
Canadian Dollar . . . . . . . . .. . 59.12. . . . . . . 59.38
Malaysian Ringitt . . . . . .. . 17.54. . . . . . . 17.62 operating under publicpriv crore in FY20 to ₹1,500 in 166 cases, wherein a de erations & discontinued op ding the economy is expect lier this month, Equitas
Source:Indian Bank ate partnership (PPP). crore in FY21. mand of ₹8,216 crore has erations” was at ₹543.93 gional lockdowns, shortage ed to gain lost ground, aided SFB had received Reserve
The combined operating In addition, airportbased been raised. Besides, un crore, L&T said in a filing. of industrial oxygen and by the fiscal stimulus pack Bank’s nod to apply for
revenue of the airports de concessionaires such as re disclosed income of about Total income in the April supply chain disruptions. ages announced, adoption amalgamation of the pro
clined by an estimated tail, dutyfree, food and bev ₹8,465 crore has been June quarter of FY22 rose to International revenues at of new COVID compatible moter into itself, in com
64.1% to ₹8,310 crore in erage outlets lost ₹7,900 brought to tax and a penal ₹29,982.70 crore from ₹11,186 crore constituted occupational models by bu pliance with SFB norms
IN BRIEF FY21. However, as most air ₹11,600 crore in FY21 taking ty of ₹1,294 crore levied in ₹22,037.37 crore. 38% of total revenue. The sinesses and vaccination ef that mandate the promoter
port expenses are fixed, the the total losses for the sector HSBC cases. In the Panama The engineering and con company bagged orders forts gathering momentum. to lower stake in the subsi
airports saw their operating to ₹14,900₹18,600 crore. and Paradise Papers cases, struction conglomerate’s ex worth ₹26,557 crore at the With external demand diary to 40% within 5 years
costs decline by only 13.8%, CAPA forecasts FY22 loss undisclosed credits of penses were at ₹27,708.08 group level during the quar strengthening, a rebound in of the SFB beginning oper
said CAPA in its Indian Air es for operators to be com ₹20,078 crore and ₹246 crore as against ₹21,367.63 ter, a growth of 13%. Orders global trade is expected, ations. As of June 30, EHL
port Outlook report. parable with those of FY21 crore, respectively, have crore earlier. Project pro were received in various seg providing a fillip to the coun held 81.75% in Equitas SFB.
The airport sector’s EBIT at ₹7,010 crore. been detected. gress was impacted with re ments across metros, rural try’s exports, it said. (With PTI inputs)
Govt. cuts import levy on
Masoor Dal to 10%
NEW DELHI
Rane Brake Tata Motors Q1 net loss Byju’s buys Auto parts sector likely ‘NPAs fell to
Lining turns Great Learning ₹8.34 lakh cr.
The government has reduced
the effective customs duty
payable on imports of Masoor ₹1.73cr. profit narrows to ₹4,450 crore for $600 mn to grow 2023%: ICRA at Marchend’
Dal from 30% to 10%, the
Finance Ministry said, citing Revenue surges to ₹66,406 crore ‘Strong demand, low base to aid growth’
Special Correspondent Special Correspondent Press Trust of India
‘public interest’ and added
CHENNAI Special Correspondent Bengaluru Special Correspondent New Delhi
this will bring down the retail
price of the lentil. The latest Rane Brake Lining Ltd. has MUMBAI Edtech platform Byju’s has NEW DELHI Nonperforming assets
notification, issued by the reported a standalone net Tata Motors Ltd. said its acquired Singaporebased The Indian auto compo (NPAs) or bad loans of
Central Board of Indirect profit of ₹1.73 crore for Q1 consolidated firstquarter Great Learning in a deal va nents industry is expected banks have declined by
Taxes and Customs, does not FY22 against a loss of ₹6.89 net loss narrowed to ₹4,450 lued at $600 million. to witness a 2023% growth ₹61,180 crore to ₹8.34 lakh
mention a cutoff date. crore in the yearearlier pe crore compared with ₹8,444 Great learning focuses in revenues in the current fi crore at the end of March
riod. Revenue from opera crore loss in Q1 FY21. on professional and higher nancial year on the back of 31, 2021, as result of va
Coromandel Q1 profit tions more than doubled to Consolidated revenue education. strong demand in domestic rious steps taken by the go
surges 35% as sales rise ₹94 crore, the firm said in a more than doubled to Byju’s said it would in as well as global markets, vernment, Minister of State
HYDERABAD regulatory filing. ₹66,406 crore. vest a further $400 million, aided by the low base, rat for Finance Bhagwat K. Ka
Agrisolutions provider “Q1FY22 was an eventful Retail sales at JLR rose making a total commit ings agency ICRA said on rad said on Monday.
Coromandel International quarter with the country 68% to 1,24,537 vehicles as The Indian operations of ment of $1 billion in the Monday. supported by strong trac Scheduled commercial
has reported an almost 35% weathering the second professional upskilling and The agency noted that tion in the key markets of banks were carrying NPAs
customer offtake continued Tata Motors showed signifi
rise in consolidated net profit
wave of coronavirus,” said to recover from the impact cant improvement. Howev lifelong learning space. the industry bounced back the U.S. and Europe, it said. worth ₹8.96 lakh crore on
to ₹338 crore for the quarter
L. Ganesh, chairman, Rane of the pandemic. However er, the second COVID wave “With this acquisition, By ‘handsomely’ during the se “‘COVID 2.0’ applied a their balance sheet at the
ended June on higher sales.
Group. “Plants operated shortage of semiconductor along with the supply issues ju’s would expand... cond half of last fiscal temporary brake on the au end of March 2020. As a re
Total income stood at ₹3,686
crore (₹3,224 crore). The
during the quarter albeit at supplies constrained pro slowed down the growth beyond the K12 and test (FY21), with many auto com to component industry’s re sult of government’s strate
healthy show was driven by lower utilisation levels. duction resulting in a pre momentum. prep segments,” it said in a ponents suppliers register covery prospects in Q1 gy NPAs have since de
strong revenue growth in the “Demand environment tax loss of £110 million. As a result the company statement. “Great Learning ing record revenue and pro FY22,” said Ashish Modani, clined to ₹7,39,541 crore on
cropprotection business and in India looks encouraging Revenue rose 74% to £5 reported standalone pretax would continue... as an in fits during the fourth VP and sector head, ICRA. March 31, 2019, ₹6,78,317
sustained performance in the for the upcoming quarter. billion, 73.7% higher than Q1 loss of ₹1,314 crore for Q1 dependent entity of Byju’s quarter. Exports, which ac “The aftermarket sales crore on March 31, 2020,
nutrient and allied However, commodity price of FY21, reflecting a 73% FY22 against a loss of ₹2,191 under the leadership of its count for 29% of the indus were also impacted for close and further to ₹6,16,616
businesses, said Sameer increase remains a con yearonyear growth in who crore. Revenue surged four founder and CEO, Mohan try’s turnover, also wit to 46 weeks, because of the crore as on March 31, 2021
Goel, managing director. cern,” he added. lesales to 84,442 vehicles. fold to ₹11,904 crore. Lakhamraju, it added. nessed healthy recovery, lockdowns,” he added. (provisional data), he said.
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Ramkumar happy despite losing in the final RACING
TENNIS
round of the Newport ATP
Ashwa Bravo obliges in Three Wishes Plate
event last week. HYDERABAD: Trainer M. Srinivas FIRE POWER (Trevor) 1, Chelten Aditya P. Thackersey & Mr. M. Trainer: M. Srinivas Reddy.
Kamesh Srinivasan After the heartbreaking Reddy’s Ashwa Bravo (P. Trevor ham (N.B. Kuldeep) 2, Explosive Satyanarayana. Trainer: L.V.R. 7. RANDOM HARVEST PLATE
up) claimed the Three Wishes (Gaurav Singh) 3 and Royal Pal Deshmukh. (1,400m), 5yo & upward, rated
New Delhi 911 loss in the fifth set of the Plate, the feature event of the (Nakhat Singh) 4. 41/2, 1/2 and 2. 5. SCARLET PRINCE PLATE (DIV. I) 40 to 65: ASHWA YASHOBALI
Eighth seed Ramkumar Ra final qualifying round in opening day of the monsoon sea 1m, 26.72s. ₹13 (w), 11, 66 and 34 (1,100m), 4yo & upward, rated (Gaurav Singh) 1, Maxwell (Ajeeth
son races, here on Monday ( July (p). SHP: 234, THP: 72, FP: 339, Q: 20 to 45: APPENZELLE (Akshay Kumar) 2, Full Volume (Chouhan)
manathan was defeated 76 Wimbledon, the 227th 26). 283, Tanala: 11,164. Favourite: Kumar) 1, Star Racer (Ajeeth Ku 3 and King Maker (Surya Prakash)
(4), 62 by sixth seed Mitchell ranked Ramkumar has The winner is owned by Mr. Zav Fire Power. mar) 2, Blink Of An Eye (N.B. 4. Not run: Kesariya Balam, Balius
Krueger of the US in the final stepped up his performance aray S. Poonawalla, Mrs. Behroze Owners: Col. S.B. Nair & Miss Kuldeep) 3 and Hidden Hope and Mystery. 1/2, 2 and 11/2. 1m,
Z. Poonawalla rep. Poonawalla Ameeta Mehra. Trainer: L.V.R. (Santosh Raj N R) 4. Not run: Bed 26.98s. ₹37 (w), 13, 14 and 13 (p).
of the $52,080 Challenger with increased confidence. Racing & Breeding Private Lim Deshmukh. ford and Berkeley. 21/2, 1 and Sh. SHP: 37, THP: 47, FP: 180, Q: 112,
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and ended up playing Rohan each. SHP: 33, THP: 90, FP: 140, Q: 69, Of Diamonds (Akshay Kumar) 2,
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Manika unable to handle 10th seed Polcanova; Sutirtha blown away by Fu Yu in second round
a grand reception (group stage): R. Satwiksairaj
Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty vs
Sean Vendy & Ben Lane (GBr),
8.30 a.m.
Says she was confident of doing her Boxing: Women's welter
TABLE TENNIS
best and returning with a medal weight (round of 16): Lovlina
Borgohain vs Nadine Aptez
lemma. After all, it was a (Ger), 10.55 a.m.
clash between his partners Hockey: Men (Pool A): vs
for India and UTT franchise. Spain, 6.30 a.m.
Sailing: Women: Laser Radial
Forehand targeted (from 8.35 a.m.): Nethra Ku
The lefthanded Polcanova manan.
gave an exhibition of how to Men: Laser (from 8.45 a.m.):
negate the advantage that Ma Vishnu Saravanan.
Amol Karhadkar nika derives from her long 49er (from 11.20 a.m.): K.C.
pimpled rubber that she pref Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar.
Shooting: Mixed 10m air pis
A . Sharath Kamal, the flag
bearer of Indian table
tennis, entered the round of
ers to use on the backhand.
For a majority of the first
three games, Polcanova tar
tol: Manu Bhaker and Saurabh
Chaudhary, Yashaswini Singh
Deswal and Abhishek Verma.
32 in men’s singles while the geted Manika’s forehand and Qualification stage 1, 5.30
country’s campaign in wo the European was far too su a.m.; qualification stage 2, 6.15
men’s singles ended on Mon perior and quick in the rally. a.m.; bronze medal match,
day in Tokyo. Despite getting her act to 7.30 a.m.; gold medal match,
Sharath overcame stiff re Winning gameplan: A. Sharath Kamal used his powerpacked backhand to precision gether in the fourth set, Mani 8.05 a.m.
sistance from Portugal’s Tia to subdue his UTT teammate, Portugal’s Tiago Apolonia. AP * ka couldn’t snatch a set from Mixed 10m air rifle: Elavenil
go Apolonia to make it to the her fancied opponent to go Mobbed: Security personnel had their hands full as they Valarivan and Divyansh Singh
down 118, 112, 115, 117 in 27 escorted Mirabai on her arrival in New Delhi. R.V. MOORTHY * Panwar, Anjum Moudgil and
third round. While 10th seed sistance against 32nd seed Fu Chennai teammate in the Ul champion Ma Long of China.
Deepak Kumar. Qualification
Sofia Polcanova of Austria Yu of Portugal. timate Table Tennis league in Later as Manika — a day af minutes. stage 1, 9.45 a.m.; qualification
Kamesh Srinivasan tion of ₹60 lakh that we
proved too hot to handle for Sharath, seeded 20th, six games. Sharath won 211, ter surprising 20th seed Mar In the women’s second stage 2, 10.30 a.m.; bronze
NEW DELHI could train in the US. The re
Manika Batra in the women’s used his powerpacked back 118, 115, 911, 116, 119. garyta Pesotska of Ukraine — round, Sutirtha lost 113, 113, medal match, 11.45 a.m.; gold
Olympic silver medallist Mi ward for that training came
third round, Sutirtha Muk hand winners to precision Sharath will next face de took to the table, Sharath 115, 115 to the 42yearold medal match, 12.20 p.m.
rabai Chanu returned from in the Asian Championship.
herjee failed to put up any re while overpowering his fending Olympic and World may have been in a bit of a di veteran of Chinese origin. Table tennis: Men's singles
Tokyo to a rousing welcome Later, before the Olympics
(third round): Sharath Kamal
amidst tight security at the we got the clearance and US
vs Ma Long (Chn), 8.30 a.m.
Indira Gandhi International visa in time to train tension
INDIAN ODYSSEY
Archery: Men's team: Quar
Bhavani makes history but goes down fighting Airport here on Monday.
Quite thoughtfully, Mira
bai retained her face shield
free when TOPS sanctioned
₹75 lakh.
That played a huge role in
GOLDIES
terfinals: Atanu Das, Pravin and mask when she was es this Olympic medal. If TOPS
Jadhav and Tarundeep Rai FENCING corted by security person had not supported this well,
lost to Kim Je Deok, Kim
nel and other officers. the result may not have
Woojin and Oh JinHyek K. Keerthivasan
(Kor) 06; 1/8 eliminations: “It is a fruit of five years of been that great,” said Vijay.
bt Ilfat Abdullin, Denis Gan
kin, and Sanzhar Mussayev
B havani Devi created his
tory as she became the
first Indian fencer to partici
hard work. I learnt a lot
from the Rio failure. Win
Both Mirabai and the
coach said that it could have
(Kaz) 62. ning an Olympic medal was been a far better fight for the
Badminton: Men’s doubles pate in the Olympics and al my dream. gold against the Chinese,
(group stage): Satwiksairaj so register a win. but for the 49kg lifter facing
“I was confident that I
Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty Her campaign, however, would do my best and re a ‘biological situation’, a day
lost to Marcus Fernaldi Gide came to an end as she lost to prior to the competition.
turn with a medal this time.
on & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo fourthseeded Manon Bru
(Ina) 1321, 1221. I am very happy,” said “I was tense. I thought
net of France 157 in the wo Mirabai. that it would have been bet
Boxing: Men’s middleweight
men’s sabre second round ter if it had not happened at
(round of 32): Ashish Kumar
lost to Tuoheta Erbieke (Chn). on Monday. Top support this time. Then, I told myself
Fencing: Women’s Sabre indi It was always going to be While Mirabai thanked the that it keeps happening. So,
vidual: Table of 32: Bhavani difficult for Bhavani against Prime Minister and Sports better to forget about it, and Hancock... third gold in
Devi lost to Manon Brunet the Frenchwoman, ranked Ministry (for the Target focus on my competition,” skeet after 2008 and 2012
(Fra) 715; Table of 64: bt Na third in the world. In fact, Olympic Podium Scheme) Mirabai said about dealing
Shortlived joy: Bhavani, right, had it easy against Azizi before losing to Brunet. * AFP Olympics. GETTY IMAGES
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dia Ben Azizi (Tun) 153. the 27yearold Indian had for providing the best sup with her menstrual cycle.
Hockey: Women (Pool A):
lost all four previous en net with some wonderful ri seemed to have all the answ her skill and won a few port when required, coach It will be a busy schedule South Korea: Archery: Men’s
lost to Germany 02.
counters to Brunet. poste and attack. ers. At the turn, the score points, it wasn't enough. Vijay Sharma put things in for Mirabai over the next team
Sailing: Men: Laser: Vishnu
perspective. Russia: Artistic gymnastics:
Saravanan (25th overall after However, Bhavani wasn't But, the Frenchwoman, read 82, summing up the Earlier, Bhavani had put few days in the capital be
Men’s team
three races); Women: Laser overawed by the opponent who had finished fourth in difference between the two. it across Tunisia’s Nadia Ben “After the first lockdown, fore she returns home to Im
Benjamin Savsek (Slo): Canoe
Radial: Nethra Kumanan and took the battle to Bru the 2016 Rio Olympics, Though Bhavani showed Azizi 153 in the first round. it was thanks to TOPS’ sanc phal. Slalom: Men
(28th overall after four
Tom Pidcock (GBr): Cycling
races).
Mountain bike: Men’s
Shooting: Men's skeet: Quali
fication, Day 2: 18. Angad Vir
Singh Bajwa, 25. Mairaj Ah
mad Khan. Did Not Qualify
I did my best, says Bhavani Devi Nishiya wins gold crosscountry
Thomas Daley & Matty Lee
(GBr): Diving: Men’s synchro
nised 10m platform
(DNQ) for final.
Swimming: Men’s 200m but K. KEERTHIVASAN she said. Ranked 42nd in the understand her opponent’s Nails her last three landings Cheung Ka Long (HK): Fenc
ing: Men’s foil
terfly: Sajan Prakash (24th world, Bhavani said she was strategy. She felt that she DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Sofia Pozdniakova (ROC):
overall), DNQ for semifinals.
Table tennis: Men's singles:
Second round: Sharath Kamal
B havani Devi was satisfied
with her maiden
Olympic campaign at Tokyo.
nervous before the start of
the opening contest as she
had a plan and put up a
better fight.
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B All three medalists are in
their teens, with Nishiya
Fencing: Women’s sabre
Nora Gjakova (Kos): Judo:
hadn’t participated in any “I did my best,” she said, Women’s 57kg
bt Tiago Apolonia (Por) 42; The 27yearold said she TOKYO and Leal both 13
event after the 2021 World adding that she had Shohei Ono (Jpn): Judo: Men’s
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Cup in Budapest in March. 73kg
round: Manika Batra lost to defeated Brunet in a training Nishiya won the gold in the
anything better in the is 16. Though she initially Vincent Hancock (USA):
Sofia Polcanova (Aut) 04; “The way I fought in the camp in France a few weeks women’s street skateboard
second round against stumbled and missed the Shooting: Skeet men
Second round: Sutirtha Muk first round showed that I before the Olympics.
France’s Manon Brunet, ing competition on Monday, landings on her first two Amber English (USA): Shoot
herjee lost to Fu Yu (Por) 04. was well prepared for the
ranked third in the world. Bhavani will return to adding to the host nation’s tricks, Nishiya nailed her ing: Skeet women
Tennis: Men's singles (se Games,” she said. Liverno, Italy, before taking gold haul at the Olympics. last three, bringing her total Momiji Nishiya (Jpn): Skate
cond round): Sumit Nagal “I am very happy.
a flight back to Chennai, her Rayssa Leal of Brazil won sil boarding: Women’s street
lost to Daniil Medvedev Olympics has been a dream About the bout against above Brazilian prodigy
hometown. Ariarne Timus (Aus): Swim
(ROC) 26, 16. for me. I realised that it was Brunet, Bhavani revealed ver and Funa Nakayama of Leal. ming: Women’s 400m freestyle
true a few minutes before that the Frenchwoman was “I want to rest my mind Japan clinched the bronze. Nishiya’s victory came af Margaret MacNeil (Can):
my first match [against too quick in the first half and and body, and get ready for All three medalists are in ter Japan’s Yuto Horigome Swimming: Women’s 100m
TOKYO TITBITS Nadia Ben Azizi of Tunisia],” admitted that she couldn’t future competitions.” Momiji Nishiya... teen their teens, with Nishiya won the men’s gold on Sun butterfly
sensation GETTY IMAGES
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and Leal both 13. Nakayama day. Adam Peaty (GBr): Swim
Indian archers fall to ming: Men’s 100m breaststroke
the mighty Koreans USA: Swimming: Men’s 4x100m
The Indian men’s archery freestyle
team of Atanu Das, Pravin
Jadhav and Tarundeep Rai
Indian shooters draw a blank in skeet Medvedev proves too hot for Nagal Jun Mizutani & Mima Ito
(Jpn): Table tennis: Mixed
was shown the door by doubles
topranked South Korea in the Angad and Mairaj fail to make it past qualification round TENNIS Maksim Khramtcov (Rus):
quarterfinals of the Tokyo Taekwondo: Men’s 80kg
Olympics on Monday. Shyam Vasudevan gun championship, Kuwait However, it was skeet le Agence France-Presse Matea Jelic (Cro): Taekwondo:
The Korean lineup of Je Deok
TOKYO City, 2018), had to come out gend Vincent Hancock who Tokyo Women’s 67kg
all guns blazing to remain in ruled the final. Kristian Blummenfelt (Nor):
Kim, Woojin Kim and Jinhyek India drew a blank in shoot Sumit Nagal bowed out of Triathlon: Men
Oh relied on its skill and ing for the third consecutive contention. He clinched his third the Tokyo Olympics losing to Hidily Diaz (Phi): Weightlift
consistency to win 60 day as Angad Vir Singh Bajwa However, he shot 23 and Olympic gold with a new secondseeded Daniil Med ing: Women’s 55kg
(5954, 5957, 5654). and Mairaj Ahmed Khan 24 in the last two rounds to Games record of 59, while vedev 62, 61 in just 66 mi
The Koreans scored 10s on 13 failed to advance from the slip down the ladder and Denmark’s Jesper Hansen, nutes in the second round
occasions, while the Indians
managed just seven 10s.
men’s individual skeet quali ended his campaign with a who won the 2013 skeet on Monday. MEDAL EVENTS
fication round at the Asaka score of 120. World championship, bagged The Russian World No. 2
Earlier, India defeated Shooting range on Monday. 21 medals are on offer at the
Mairaj, who managed only silver. did not even need his A
eighthplaced Kazakhstan Games on Tuesday
62. India won the first, Angad finished 18th and a 22 in his third round and Kuwait’s Abdullah Alrashi game as he cruised past the Artistic gymnastics: Women’s
second and fourth sets 5554, Mairaj 25th. The former, was on the back foot coming di, who had bagged the 160thranked Nagal. team
5251 and 5554. making his Olympic debut, into the second day, regis bronze at the 2016 Rio Games Tough luck: Nagal was unlucky to run into Medvedev Canoe Slalom: Women’s kayak
The Kazakh side, consisting of had been in raging form on tered 23s in both rounds to as an Independent Olympic Too big a gap so early in the tournament. REUTERS *
Cycling mountain bike: Wo
Ilfat Abdullin, Denis Gankin Sunday when he shot 24, 25 finish 25th out of 30 shoo athlete, finished third again. The gap between the two men’s crosscountry
and Sanzhar Mussayev, took and 24 to total 73. ters. was evident as Medvedev hit Diving: Women’s synchronised
He represented his nation Germany’s 48thranked Jan Golubic 63, 62 in just over
the third 5756. thunderous serves and shots 10m platform
With only the top six qual France’s Eric Delaunay this time and was not wear Lennard Struff . an hour, playing her second Equestrian: Dressage team
ifying for the final, Angad, topped the qualification ing an Arsenal jersey and that brooked no reply. Naomi Osaka raced into match in as many days after Fencing: Women’s epee team
Vishnu, Nethra slip down who holds the world record standings with a new qualify causing a social media flutter Novak Djokovic smacked the last 16 as she powered lighting the Olympic caul Judo: Women’s 63kg, Men’s
the leaderboard of 60/60 in a final (Asian shot ing Olympic record of 130. as he did in Rio. 14 aces in a 64, 63 win over past Switzerland’s Viktorija dron on Friday. 81kg
India’s Vishnu Saravanan Shooting: 10m air rifle mixed,
and Nethra Kumanan 10m air pistol mixed
failed to hold on to their
overnight positions as they
slipped to the 25th and
Indian women put up a better show, but lose to Germany this time Surfing: Men and women
Swimming: Women’s 100m
backstroke, Women’s 100m
breaststroke, Men’s 200m
28th spots in the laser ball as Germany settled in and quarter when Gurjit Kaur’s was denied by a stunning save freestyle, Men’s 100m
standard and laser radial HOCKEY dominated possession. tackle on Cecile Pieper saw from Julia Sonntag. backstroke
categories of the sailing the referee point to the spot, Taekwondo: Men’s +80kg,
Shyam Vasudevan India goalkeeper Savita Pu The missed chance would
event on Monday. but the Indians referred the Women’s +67kg
TOKYO nia was kept on her toes from come back to torment India as
The results (overall decision and had it reversed. Triathlon: Women’s individual
position): The Indian women’s hockey the word go but could do Anne Schroder scored in the Weightlifting: Women’s 59kg,
Laser standard (men) (after team put up a brave fight but nothing to stop Nike Lorenz’s India had a golden chance 35th minute with a ferocious Women’s 64kg
three races): 1. Kaarle Tapper failed to take its chances and accurate shot off a penalty to equalise in the third quar strike.
corner. The 12thminute goal ter but squandered it. Rani
(Fin), 2. Tonci Stipanovic
(Croa), 3. Pavlos Kontides
lost 02 to Germany in its Pool
A encounter on Monday. gave Germany the early ad Rampal’s strike off a penalty
Vandana was one of the TV PICKS
better players on the Indian
(Cyp); 25. Vishnu Saravanan Showing vast signs of im vantage and saw the side seize corner struck Lisa Altenburg side and made repeated fo TNPL 2021: Star Sports 2
(Ind). control of the game. The Ger on the thigh on the goalline. (SD & HD), 7.30 p.m.
provement from its opening rays into the circle. She forced
Laser radial (women) (after man defence shut out any at Sri Lanka vs India: 2nd
four races): 1. Liem Flem 51 loss to The Netherlands, Even though it hit Alten a fine save from Sonntag late
tack attempted by the In T20I, Sony Ten 1, 3 & Sony Six
Host (Nor), 2. Vasileia Sjoerd Marijne’s side played a burg above the knee, the In in the third quarter. The Ger (SD & HD), 8 p.m.
highintensity game for most dians. dians opted for a referral and mans, with a 20 lead, were
Karachaliou (Gre), 3. Tokyo 2020: Sony Ten 2, 3 &
AnneMarie Rindom (Den); Dominating possession: The Indians were left chasing the part. The Indians began well, Germany won a penalty won a penalty stroke. Gurjit content to hold on to posses Sony Six (SD & HD), 4.30 a.m.
28. Nethra Kumanan (Ind). game against the Germans most of the time. GETTY IMAGES * but were soon left to chase the stroke early in the second Kaur stepped up to take it but sion and control proceedings. onwards (Wednesday)
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‘I am mentally strong and I’ll remain that way’ A rare gold for Russian men
My aim is 2024, so I have to train harder once I return, says Manika Batra Nagornyy at the fore in artistic gymnastics team triumph
Agence France-presse
What went wrong in mixed Singh) has said that you Tokyo
TABLE TENNIS doubles? refused to let national coach Nikita Nagornyy led the Rus
They (Lin Yu Jun and Cheng I Soumyadeep Roy sit for your sian team to the coveted
Amol Karhadkar
Ching) are a real strong op matches. Your response? men’s artistic gymnastics
ponent. They are World No.
H ours after she ended her
second Olympic journey
by becoming the first Indian
1, were seeded third over
here but they are really
I think sometimes it’s por
trayed wrongly. Roy da is Su
gold at the Tokyo Olympics
on Monday to add to its
world title.
tirtha’s (Sutirtha Mukherjee)
female paddler to win two strong. The boy (Lin) was personal coach and Sanmay The Russians turned the
singles rounds in Olympics, just way too fast and had a (Paranjape, Manika’s perso turned the tables on Japan,
Manika Batra opened up strong ball. He was attacking nal coach) was in the gallery. which had pipped it to the
about the last fortnight that relentless. We did try and Sanmay knows my game and title in Rio 2016. China had
has kept her in the hea put up our best (but, it I would prefer that Sanmay to settle for bronze.
dlines, not just for her ex wasn’t enough). would advise me (in singles). Nagornyy joined Artur
ploits on the table. Against Sofia Polcanova Once that didn’t happen, I Dalaloyan, David Belyavskiy
today (Monday), you never thought I would play alone and Denis Abliazin. Emotional moment: Team ROC’s David Belyavskiy, Artur
How have the last eight days looked to be in the game… since Sanmay and I were de The Russians last won the Dalaloyan, Nikita Nagornyy, and Denis Abliazin after their
been? Yes, I think my game and my vising strategies ahead of ev men’s team title in 1996. gold was confirmed. GETTY IMAGES
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Overall, it went really well, mind weren’t on the same ery match and he was also And they swelled with
but not today. If you com page. I was a bit nervous and telling me from the gallery. pride on top of the podium The outcome of the first Daiki Hashimoto, earning a
pare my stint in first Olym perhaps expected too much as Tchaikovsky’s concerto gold on offer at the gymnas high 15.100 points, pro
pics (in 2016), I am — not sa from myself. Of course, you So was there an ego issue No. 1 filtered out through the tics competition was in the pelled the Games’ hosts
tisfied, but — really happy have to aim higher but I between you and Roy? sound system at the Ariake balance until the final tum back into at least second.
with my performance over think I tried way too hard. I He sat for our mixed doubles Gymnastics Centre. The Rus ble on the floor. Nagornyy chalked up his
here. My aim is 2024, so I think I was desperate to win match. Later, he asked me sian composer was called up China was within less feet and hands and took to
have to train harder once I rather than enjoying the and I told him I would play to play the role of super sub than a point of the Rio silver the floor to try to get the Rus
return. I am really happy game. I will blame myself on alone. He was fine with it. He as Russia’s national anthem medallist going into the sixth sian Olympic Committee
with the way I played against that. I should have enjoyed didn’t say anything. I don’t cannot be used because the rotation, with Japan set for team over the line. And the
the higherranked Ukrainian myself and taken it point by know if anyone said anything country is under a doping third. world allaround champion
(Margaryta Pesotska, 20th point. in the media but it’s okay. I suspension and their ath But a brilliant last throw pulled it off superbly, his
No sync: Manika Batra admitted that her game and mind seed and World No. 32) in the The Team Leader of the table am mentally strong and I’ll letes are competing under a of the dice on the horizontal score of 14.666 securing the
weren’t on the same page on Monday. PTI * second round. tennis contingent (M.P. remain that way only. neutral banner. bars from Tokyo teenager ROC a memorable win.
I’ve made my mark at the Olympics, says gymnastics judge Deepak Kabra Vidit into the
Shyam Vasudevan officiating in the men’s gym the Olympics!,” said Kabra. not great and I knew I ty they attempt and its exe portfolio management and last eight
Tokyo nastics events. A category A former gymnast, Kabra wouldn’t go far as a gymnast. cution. The difficulty level is corporate finance at Reliance
Deepak Kabra is living his two judge, he arrived here decided to pursue a career as So I decided to pursue a role based on the move per Industries for eight years, he RAKESH RAO
dream at the Tokyo Olym just in time for the Games. a technical judge at 21. as a judge at 21. formed by the gymnast and made the fulltime switch to NEW DELHI
pics, but lack of flights to the “Four of the flights I had Kabra began his interna execution is how they per sports to join Reliance Foun Vidit Gujrathi overpo
Japanese capital due to the booked got cancelled and all Late start tional career at the 2010 form it. dation Youth Sports. He now wered Azerbaijan's Vasif
COVID19 pandemic nearly the other judges had come “I started gymnastics very Commonwealth Games and aims to upskill himself to a Durarbayli with a splendid
robbed him of the chance of here four days before me. I’d late. Simone Biles began has officiated in 20 global Strike a balance category1 judge. display in the second game
becoming the first Indian say it was special to just be gymnastics at the age of six events including the Youth “You need to balance both to “No judge from India has of the fifth round for a
gymnastics official at the able to reach in time and and people say she was late – Olympics, World Champion achieve the highest final ever done that. Only the top place in the quarterfinals
Games. judge my event. I am quite others normally start at four. ships and the Asian Games. score and get a better 25 judges in the world are gi of the chess World Cup in
At 33, he is the second relieved after judging one I began when I was 12! “A gymnast’s total score is ranking.” ven category1 certification. Sochi on Monday. Follow
youngest judge here and is event. I’ve made my mark at My fundamentals were based on the level of difficul Having worked in legal That’s where I want to be.” Deepak Kabra. *
FILE PHOTO ing his 38move win for a
1.50.5 triumph, Vidit be
came the first Indian to en
Eyes on Samson as India aims to wrap it up Chahal determined to secure ter the quarterfinals since
2002 when Viswanathan
Anand won the title.
Team management unlikely to change winning combination
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try to put pressure on India
T20 World Cup spot Suryakumar,
in the first match, but the in
experience of Dasun Shana Leg-spinner looks to perform ‘at every given opportunity’ Shaw to join
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Colombo
phases was exposed. The sil Press Trust of India team in UK
Colombo
India will want Sanju Sam ver lining will be Wanindu Press Trust of India
son to translate his pheno Hasaranga’s legbreaks Intense competition among London
menal talent into consistent which have been causing a a rich pool of players is driv Opener Prithvi Shaw and
performances when it tries few issues for the Indians. ing legspinner Yuzvendra middleorder batsman Su
to wrap up the T20 Interna The teams (from): Chahal to perform “at every ryakumar Yadav have been
tional series against Sri Lan India: Shikhar Dhawan (Capt.), given opportunity” and added to the Indian Test
ka by winning the second Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal, firmly cement his place in squad for the fivematch se
match here on Tuesday. Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar the India squad ahead of the ries against England start
Having won the opening Yadav, Manish Pandey, Hardik T20 World Cup. ing on August 4 as replace
encounter, India is unlikely Pandya, Nitish Rana, Ishan With a good haul of wick
Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson
ments for injured players
to change the winning com ets in the ongoing limited Shubman Gill and Wash
bination unless the team (wk), Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul overs series against Sri Lan
Chahar, K. Gowtham, Krunal ington Sundar.
management decides to rest ka, Chahal wriggled out of Bengal opener Abhima
Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun
Prithvi Shaw and Suryaku Chakravarthy, Bhuvneshwar
the rough patch that had nyu Easwaran, who was a
mar Yadav, who are getting Kumar (ViceCapt.), Deepak confronted him during the standby, has been added
ready to link up with the red Chahar, Navdeep Saini and Che truncated 2021 IPL. to the main squad after
ball team in the United tan Sakariya. After contributing in In Avesh Khan also having to
Kingdom. Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka dia’s win over Sri Lanka in go back home with a frac
However, it is expected (Capt.), Dhananjaya de Silva, the first T20I here, he ack Raring to go: Yuzvendra Chahal flanked by Deepak Chahar tured left thumb.
that both will play on Tues Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Ra nowledged that one must and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. TWITTER *
The squad: Rohit Sharma,
day and be rested for the last japaksa, Pathum Nissanka, Cha perform to be in the side. Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar
game once India has sealed rith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasa “It’s definitely (a healthy given opportunity. If you mastery over the craft, Pujara, Virat Kohli (Capt.),
the series. ranga, Ashen Bandara, Minod competition). If you have a perform, you get to play, and helped him. Ajinkya Rahane (ViceCapt.),
In case there is an alterna Bhanuka, Lahiru Udara, Ramesh pool of around 30 players, if you don’t, then you are Chahal spoke about the Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant
Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, (wk), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Ja
tive plan, Devdutt Padikkal Expectation: Team India would like Sanju Samson to be more you definitely have the qual out. “So, whenever I have work he did in the lock
Binura Fernando, Dushmantha deja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bum
and Ruturaj Gaikwad may consistent. AP *
ity. All the spinners are do the ball in my hand, I focus down. “When I was not play
Chameera, Lakshan Sandakan, rah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd.
get a lookin. Akila Dananjaya, Shiran Fernan ing well. As a spinner, you on getting the job done,” ing, I worked hard with my
Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Shardul
is nowhere near what he Chahal would like to do an do, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Ishan know that there are at least Chahal said. bowling coach on where to
Thakur, Umesh Yadav, K.L. Ra
Minor worry used to be as a skiddy pacer encore with Varun Jayaratne, Praveen Jayawickra two guys who are ready, Watching video clips of bowl. (I looked at) why I was hul, Wriddhiman Saha (wk),
The other minor worry for before his back surgery. Chakravarthy. ma, Asitha Fernando, Kasun Ra who have performed here him bowling at his prime not able to perform in a cou Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prithvi
the team would be Hardik The Indian bowlers put For Sri Lanka, the T20 se jitha, Lahiru Kumara and Isuru and in the IPL. and speaking to men who ple of matches. So, I worked Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav.
Pandya’s batting form. His up a fantastic show in the ries is a tougher test than the Udana. “All I can do is think for matter, about the line he on these even during the Standbys: Prasidh Krishna &
bowling has been steady, but first game and Yuzvendra ODIs. Charith Asalanka did Match starts at 8 p.m. IST. myself and perform at every should pursue, to regain his lockdown,” he said. Arzan Nagwaswalla.
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