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IN BRIEF
2 dead in fresh targeted killings in Valley ‘No language is less
Bank manager killed as militant opens fire inside a bank in Kulgam; labourer shot dead in Budgam than Hindi, English’
Peerzada Ashiq
Srinagar Govt. not for All are national languages: Pradhan
Congress moves MLAs to
resorts ahead of RS polls
Amid continuing targeted
killings, a bank manager relocation of Jagriti Chandra
New Delhi
JAIPUR/GURUGRAM
As the Rajya Sabha election
from Rajasthan and a labour
er from Bihar working in a Pandits now No language is any less than
Hindi or English, said Union
in Haryana and Rajasthan are
brick kiln were killed in sep Education Minister Dhar
expected to go down to the
arate incidents in Kashmir Vijaita Singh mendra Pradhan at a confe
wire with the emergence of
BJPbacked Independent
on Thursday. New Delhi rence of Education Minis
candidates, the Congress on The manager at the Ella The Centre is not in favour ters from across the
Thursday moved its MLAs quai Dehati Bank (EDB), Vi of moving Kashmiri Pan country. He said the Centre
from these States to resorts jay Kumar from Rajasthan’s dits and Hindus from the would work with State go
to prevent poaching. Bhagwan village, was on du Kashmir Valley to Jammu vernments to frame poli
NEWS A PAGE 14 ty in the morning when a as it would be a repeat of cies, like “five fingers com
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Sangh won’t launch into the bank and fired three when thousands migrated “For the past many days, Dharmendra Pradhan
temple stir: RSS chief shots at him in the ArrehMo out of the Valley under go there have been many
PUNE hanpora branch in Kulgam. vernment’s watch in wake doubts over the issue of lan driya Vidyalaya and Navo
While stating that the The incident was captured of repeated threats and at guages. All languages are na daya Vidyalaya.
Gyanvapi mosque had a by the bank’s CCTV cameras. tacks, a senior government tional languages, whether it “There are a total of 15
history that one could not “Mr. Kumar received grie official said on Thursday. is Gujarati or Tamil, Punjabi lakh schools in the country,
change, RSS chief Mohan vous injuries and died in “The administration or Assamese, Bengali or Ma out of which 11 lakh are go
Bhagwat on Thursday said
there was no need to look for
Shivlings in mosques daily.
hospital,” the police said.
On social media, a little
known outfit, the Kashmir
was shifted to hospital,
where one of them, identi
fied as as Dilkhush from Bi
No letup in protests by cannot agree to the de
mands of minorities to
move them to Jammu. The
rathi. No language is less
than Hindi or English,” the
Minister said at the twoday
vernment schools. Of these,
1% will be PM Shri schools
under a new scheme that
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Freedom Fighters (KFF),
purportedly claimed respon
har, succumbed, police said.
With Thursday attacks, Pandits trying to relocate government employees
can be posted in district
National Education Minis
ters’ conference in Gandhi
will be framed after consul
tations with you. PM Shri
Minority certificate sibility for the attack. Ho the number of targeted kill headquarters and at places nagar, Gujarat. The confe schools will be a laboratory
plan triggers fears wever, the veracity of the ings has touched nine in special correspondent mulla and Kupwara — held where adequate security is rence, which saw for the National Education
GUWAHATI claim was not confirmed by Kashmir in the past 22 days. Srinagar sitins within their transit available,” said the official. representations from 32 Policy,” he said.
The Assam government’s the police. “Mr. Kumar, hold Mr. Kumar’s killing was re There was no letup in prot camps in the Valley. Union Home Minister States and Union Territo The Minister spent a con
plan announced in March to ing a domicile, was eliminat miniscent of the murder of ests by Kashmiri Pandit em Amit Shah met National Se ries, ended on Thursday. siderable amount of time
provide minority certificates ed by our cadre. Anyone in Rahul Bhat, a Kashmiri Pan ployees working in the Val ‘Stopped from leaving’ curity Adviser Ajit Doval, Dr. K. Kasturirangan, dwelling on the Centre’s
to six communities has volved in the demographic dit, who was shot dead in his ley, on Thursday, as their bid Official sources said there Secretary, Research and head of the drafting com commitment to take State
caused disquiet among change of Kashmir will meet office chair in Budgam on to leave the transit colonies were bids by a few em Analysis Wing Samant Goel mittee of the National Edu governments along while
certain groups while raising the same fate,” according to May 12. Since then, a Muslim for Jammu was foiled by the ployees to leave for Jammu and Special Director, Intel cation Policy, consciously making policy decisions.
hope among others. the KFF release. woman artist, a Hindu administration. in protest, but were ligence Bureau A.S Rajan coined the term “local lan “We have gathered here
STATES A PAGE 7 Mr. Kumar, who got mar schoolteacher, a wine shop Meanwhile, the Lieute stopped. “As part of mass on Thursday. guages” or mother tongues to learn from each other’s
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ried just six months ago, was staffer and three policemen nant Governor’s administra migration and resignation, The details of the meet such as tribal languages, experiences and turn them
living with his wife in the Qa were among the victims of tion has passed orders to we tried to leave the Mattan ing were not known. and had discussed reviving into a cumulative force. This
zigund area. killings. The attack came post Pandit teachers in safer transit camp but were disal Mr. Shah is expected to them with the help of tech is like five fingers coming to
In a separate targeted at within 24 hours of a civilian, locations in the Valley. lowed by the security per meet J&K LG Manoj Sinha nology, Mr. Pradhan said. gether to form a fist, so that
tack in the evening, terro Farooq Ahmad Sheikh, be Kashmiri Pandit em sonnel at the gates,” a Kash on Friday to discuss the se The Minister announced 40% of our population,
rists fired upon two nonlo ing shot at in Pulwama. ployees — with over 4,000 of miri Pandit employee from curity arrangements for a new scheme called “PM which is between the ages of
cal labourers working in a them living in different colo Anantnag said. Amarnath Yatra. Shri schools”, which he said three and 23 years, can be
brick kiln in the Chadoora CONTINUED ON A PAGE 13 nies in Anantnag, Kulgam, would be a step ahead of ex come 21st century’s global
area of Budgam. The duo CONG. SLAMS CENTRE A PAGE 14 Budgam, Ganderbal, Bara CONTINUED ON A PAGE 13 CONTINUED ON A PAGE 13 emplar schools such as Ken citizens,” he said.
India sends senior diplomats to Kabul for talks with Taliban India, Israel to enhance defence ties
Dinakar Peri ny Gantz. ter Gantz emphasised the
Taliban urge Shaheen, chief of the Tali amount to granting diplo The team also visited the Ha New Delhi “The two Ministers pre opportunity to invest furth
ban’s political office told matic recognition to the Ta bibia High School, which was re India and Israel on Thursday sented a joint declaration er in defence cooperation
India to reopen The Hindu. liban regime in Kabul. novated with assistance from signed a ‘vision Statement’ marking 30 years of Israel between both countries,
its Embassy The Indian team is being A delegation of Indian di the Government of India, and to deepen the longstanding India relations and reiterat while building on shared va
led by J.P. Singh, Joint Se plomats on Thursday visit the Chimtala Electricity Substa defence cooperation. This ed their commitment to dee lues to contribute to global
Kallol Bhattacherjee cretary, PakistanAfghanis ed the Indira Gandhi Chil tion, which was built by the was adopted at a meeting pening defence ties,” Mr. stability,” the Israeli Embas
New Delhi tanIran division of the Mi dren’s Hospital in Kabul, Power Grid Corporation of India between Defence Minister Gantz’s office said. sy said.
India has sent a multimem nistry of External Affairs which has distributed In for electricity supply to Kabul. Rajnath Singh and his visit “During his meeting with
ber team of senior diplo (MEA). “Post 15th of August, diamade COVID19 vac These initiatives were under ing Israeli counterpart Ben Prime Minister Modi, Minis FUTURISTIC TECH A PAGE 14
mats to Afghanistan for the 2021, in the light of the de cines in the recent past. taken during the two decades of
first time since the Indian teriorating security situa Officials with children at a The MEA said that more nonTaliban rule in Kabul that
Embassy in Kabul was evac tion in Afghanistan, it was school renovated with foodgrains and medical began in 2001 and ended with
uated in August 2021 follow decided to bring back all In Indian help in Kabul. PTI * shipments will be sent to Af the flight of President Ashraf
ing the arrival of the Tali diabased personnel. Ho ghanistan in the coming Ghani from Kabul last August.
ban at the Afghan capital. wever, local staff continued livery of humanitarian as months. It was also an The Indian team included a
During discussions with to function and ensure sistance,” the MEA’s official nounced that India has sent woman official, which is being
the Indian delegation held proper maintenance and spokesperson Arindam one million doses of CO interpreted as a subtle reminder
on Thursday, the Taliban upkeep of our premises Bagchi said. VID19 vaccines to Iran for to the Taliban to ensure equita
urged India to reopen its there. Our local staff have Mr. Bagchi, however, distribution among Afghan ble treatment for women in
Embassy in Kabul, Suhail also been helping in the de said the visit did not refugees staying in Iran. Afghanistan.
Panel to hear appeals
on social media posts
Draft comes amid committees” to deal with
appeals by users against the
Centre’s standoff decision of the grievance of
with platforms ficer appointed by the social
media intermediary.
over content The draft was put up on
moderation the website of the Ministry
of Electronics and Informa
Yuthika Bhargava tion Technology (MeitY),
New Delhi seeking comments and sug
The government has pro gestions of stakeholders till
posed a new panel that will June 22, 2022. However, it
have the power to overturn was not reflecting on the
the decisions related to con website from Thursday af
tent moderation and take ternoon. While a senior go
down reached by social me vernment official confirmed
dia platforms such as Face that the proposed draft had
book, Twitter and YouTube, not been withdrawn and
following appeals by users. may be a “technical glitch”,
As per the draft of the the draft was not available
proposed amendments to on the Ministry’s website till
the IT Rules, 2021, the the time of going to press.
Centre will constitute one or
more “grievance appellate CONTINUED ON A PAGE 13
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Playing it cool
More than a month after vio
lence rocked northwest Del
hi’s Jahangirpuri, residents
in the area continue to live in
fear of being “rounded up”
by the police “at odd hours”.
Some of them are even con
templating vacating their
houses and moving to a “saf
er place”.
‘Proclaimed offender’
(PO) notices stuck on the
doors of many homes are a
reminder of the ongoing in
vestigation and sudden visits
by police teams in search of
answers and suspects. One
such door opens into the
house of Saripa Bibi, whose
son, Salman, 20, has been
declared a proclaimed offen
der in connection with the Residents of Jahangirpuri say they have been living in fear ever since violence broke out in the
Beating the heat: Rosy pelicans playing in a pond at the National Zoological Park in Delhi on Thursday. *
SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR clashes witnessed in Jahan area over a month ago. SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA
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Ms. Saripa’s house is at the notice on the door and keep ere to stay out of police trou
entrance of CBlock where visiting the house to question <
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Crime Branch is ble. Currently, even those
Timings
DELHI
FRIDAY, JUN. 03
Object thrown inside Tihar, IN BRIEF
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‘Has effect of shaking collective conscience’
SUNDAY, JUN. 05 Soibam Rocky Singh prisoners have been widely
RISE 05:24 SET 19:17 NEW DELHI reported and the Supreme
RISE 10:04 SET 23:59 ‘Dr. Ambedkar in names
Shocked at a video clip that Court has taken due cogni
of colonies, roads’
showed an unidentified ob sance of the same,” the NEW DELHI
ject being thrown from out judge said. The Delhi government is all
side Tihar jail into one of the The court said that the in set to replace the word
cells, a Delhi court called for cident put a “big question “Harijan” in the names of
a report from the Director mark” on the efficiency of colonies and streets of the
General of Prisons seeking security officers and their city with “Dr. Ambedkar”, the
an explanation for the supervisory officers tasked authorities said on Thursday.
incident. with protecting the jail com The Delhi government
Metropolitan Magistrate plex. spokesperson said the move
Animesh Bhaskar Mani Tri The court also asked the was made on the basis of
pathi on Tuesday asked the DG (Prisons) to explain the directions received from the
DG (Prisons) whether any mechanism of surprise in Centre, after the Department
investigation was conducted spection in the inmates’ of Welfare of SC, ST, and OBC
by the jail authorities in the cells/barracks. had moved a proposal to this
matter. The court’s order came end last week. Social Welfare
“Incident like the one while hearing the plea of an Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam
on Thursday held a meeting
shown in the video has the undertrial prisoner Shakeel
in this regard.
effect of shaking the collec Ahmed who alleged the
tive conscience of the public Head Warden in Tihar jail of
at large. As evident in the vi assaulting him and demand New Secretary takes
charge at NDMC
0 deo, very conveniently an
unidentified object has
ing “protection money”.
“The reply of the jail Su
NEW DELHI
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this newspaper.
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body. He replaces Isha Khosla
at the NDMC. An alumnus of
Delhi’s St. Stephens College,
Mr. Singh has also held
additional charge as the
Executive Director, Delhi
Finance Corporation.
Delhi HC ‘anguished’
over damage to trees
NEW DELHI
The Delhi High Court on
Thursday expressed its
anguish over the damage
caused to vegetation in the
heart of the Capital during the
recent thunderstorm, saying
that several trees succumbed
to the strong winds on
account of the callousness of
the city authorities. Justice
Najmi Waziri observed that
the roots of the trees had
weakened owing to
concretisation of the earth
around them.
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BJP MPs
misusing Central agencies the rightful contender to
the sixth Rajya Sabha seat
from the State.
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Minority certificate plan triggers fears of divisive politics ₹500 crore
allocated for
caste survey
Some non-Muslim communities welcome the move but diverse Muslim groups say it will drive a wedge between Assamese and Bengali speakers
press trust of india
Rahul Karmarkar “What is the need for a cer to ₹10,000 to pursue higher rum did not want to be Patna
Guwahati
tificate when the Constitution education. The certificate is dragged into the debate of The Bihar Cabinet on
The Assam government’s plan of India has already given mi mostly issued by community whether the move was target Thursday gave its nod for a
announced in March to pro nority status to these [six] specific welfare boards or reli ed against any particular mi headcount of all castes in
vide minority certificates to communities?” said AIUDF gious institutions. A candi nority community. “The the State, allocating a bud
six communities has caused general secretary and MLA date can also give a selfattest point is, who is the govern getary outlay of ₹500 crore
disquiet among certain Aminul Islam. ed affidavit to claim the ment of Assam to certify me for the mammoth exercise
groups while raising hope The indigenous or Assa minority status. as a Christian? How will a and setting deadline of Fe
among others. While several mese Muslims – they are di clerk decide whether or not bruary 23 next for comple
“indigenous” and Bengaliori vided into Goria, Moria, Deshi Genuine citizens Azizul Haque, who retired as tion of the survey.
gin Muslim forums see in it a and Julaha according to the “A government certification the pastor of the Guwahati Talking to reporters after
divisive ploy on the part of the community they converted carries more weight than that Baptist Church recently, is a the Cabinet meeting
Himanta Biswa Sarmaled BJP from – are also not convinced. of a religious organisation. We Christian or not by his name? chaired by Chief Minister
government, some nonMus Habib Mohammad Chowd have seen many students lose My religion is personal and Nitish Kumar, Chief Secre
lim communities have wel hury, the Chairman of the Mi out on scholarships because this (certificate) colours my tary Amir Subhani said
comed it as a step that could norities Development Board, of their inability to prove their identity as an Indian citizen,” work will begin as soon as
help them being “finally defended the certificate move minority status. The board said Allen Brooks, the forum’s the requisite notification
counted as minorities”. as a “historic” one. has at times issued letters as spokesperson and former was issued by the general
The fears primarily ema “This is an important deci proof but they are often not member of the Assam State administration
nate from the Chief Minister’s The Chief Minister on Wednesday said the Cabinet will decide a separate classification for sion that will benefit the mi accepted,” said Mr. Chowdhu Commission for Minorities. department.
statement about redefining indigenous minorities, including Muslims, who have not migrated from other places. AP *
norities in availing themselves ry, adding that a government Other minority groups wel “The general administra
minorities districtwise, “de of government schemes, certificate could ensure that comed the move. “The certifi tion department shall be
pending upon the geography, tus of a minority community places. There again, he did 61.47% of Assam’s total popu though there has been no de only genuine citizens benefit cate will put all minority com the nodal authority for the
population and threat percep would get affected if it is the not clarify whether the non lation and Muslims 34.22%. cision on which department from schemes. munities, irrespective of the survey of castes. The notifi
tion”. Mr. Sarma in March dominant community in indigenous minorities will Christians constitute 3.74% will issue the certificate and BJP MLA Jayanta Malla Ba numbers, on equal terms. cation shall be issued at the
called Muslims a majority terms of numbers in a certain continue to get the minority while the percentage of Budd what the criteria will be,” he ruah offered the same ration Earlier, minority used to earliest,” Mr. Subhani said
community, and has often cit district. benefits once this new classifi hists, Sikhs and Jain is less told The Hindu. ale. “The certificate will safe mean only one community. at a press conference.
ed examples such as of the Deepening the confusion, cation is made. than 1%. A minority certificate helps guard the rights of genuine Now, we can also be counted The State government
scene in western Assam’s the CM on Wednesday said The six communities to be The All India United Demo students secure scholarships minorities and only those as minorities and the under has embarked on the exer
South Salmara district to but the State Cabinet will decide issued minority certificates cratic Front (AIUDF) sniffed a in educational institutes: un seeking votes from illegal im privileged among us get a cise in the wake of the
tress the point that Hindus are by August 15 a separate classi are Muslims, Christians, design to go beyond the Hin der the postmatriculation migrants will oppose such an share of the minority funds Centre expressing its inabil
a minority in several districts. fication for indigenous minor Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and duMuslim divide and drive a scholarship scheme in Assam, empowering move by the unlike in the past,” said Maha ity to undertake headcount
The government has, howev ities, including Muslims, who Parsis. According to the 2011 wedge within a religion be minority students studying in State,” he said. vir Jain, the president of the of castes other than the SCs
er, not spelt out yet if the sta have not migrated from other Census, Hindus account for hind the certificate move. Class 11 to Ph.D. are offered up The Assam Christian Fo Assam Jain Samaj. and STs as part of the Dalits.
CBI chargesheet against
Deshmukh, two aides
facts that he has given under
Court had earlier Section 164 (recording of
allowed Sachin confessions and statements)
of the Criminal Procedure
Vaze to become Code before a Magistrate.
approver He should truthfully answer
questions which would be
Sonam Saigal asked by the public prosecu
Mumbai tor to unravel the entire case
The Central Bureau of Inves during trial.”
tigation (CBI) on Thursday The case dates back to
filed a chargesheet against March 20, 2021 when form
former Home Minister of er police commissioner of
Maharashtra Anil Desh Mumbai Param Bir Singh
mukh, his personal assistant wrote a letter to Chief Minis
Kundan Shinde and his per ter Uddhav Thackeray ac
sonal secretary Sanjeev Pa cusing Mr. Deshmukh of
lande in a corruption case. abusing his position and
The Central agency filed a powers to seek illegal mone
59page chargesheet before tary benefits.
the special court, a day after The letter spoke of in
it allowed dismissed police stances of Mr. Deshmukh di
officer Sachin Vaze to be recting Mr. Vaze and others
come an approver in the to collect ₹100 crore from
case. bars and restaurants.
“It was revealed during
preliminary enquiry that ED stepped in
the said accused and others On April 5, the High Court
allegedly attempted to ob had directed a preliminary
tain undue advantage for enquiry to be held against
improper and dishonest Mr. Deshmukh by the CBI.
performance of their public Soon thereafter, the ED
duties. It was also alleged stepped in and started con
that the said accused and ducting a probe into allega
others exercised undue in tions of money laundering
fluence over the transfers against Mr. Deshmukh.
and postings of police offic On April 21, an FIR was
ers,” stated a press release registered against Mr. Desh
by the CBI. mukh under Section 120 B
Special judge D.P. Shin (criminal conspiracy) of the
gade had allowed Mr. Vaze’s Indian Penal Code and Sec
application to turn approv tion 7 (public servant taking
er, saying, “I have allowed gratification other than legal
your application, but I have remuneration in respect of
imposed certain conditions. an official act) of the Preven
Let me know if it is accepta tion of Corruption Act.
ble to you. Mr. Vaze has to The Nationalist Congress
make full disclosure in the Party leader is lodged at Ar
case. He should disclose all thur Road Jail.
IndiaPakistan ties and the mirror of 2019
There are sound reasons why New Delhi must shift course from the belligerence it once profited from
trol (LoC) in Kashmir in February making. While Pakistan’s use of moment, where New Delhi and Is
2021. violence by sending weapons and lamabad seem willing to move for
Grim turn It was a Uturn for the Modi go
vernment, after the dilution of Ar
militants has been a major factor,
exploiting it to overlook the politi
ward but are restrained by Pakis
tan’s domestic politics, somewhat
The removal of its special status has seen ticle 370 in Jammu and Kashmir in cal grievances of Kashmiris mirrors the lawyers’ protest
GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO
August 2019, and the number of thwarts a lasting solution. The idea against General Musharraf in 2008
the beginning of fresh challenges in Kashmir ceasefire violations along the LoC that Kashmiris have no agency of which derailed the Manmohan
Sushant Singh
N
ine civilians have been killed in targeted killings had reached a record high in 2020. their own and are instruments in Musharraf talks after they had
by militants in the past 22 days in Kashmir, in In line with Home Minister Amit the hands of the Pakistan military nearly agreed on a road map.
A
cluding a Kashmiri Pandit employee, a Hindu n official delegation from Pa Shah’s statement in Parliament defies both history and common
schoolteacher from Jammu and a bank manager from kistan was in New Delhi on vowing to wrest back Pakistanoc sense. New environment
Monday to hold talks with cupied Kashmir — and Aksai Chin A window of opportunity would
Rajasthan. This has triggered a wave of protests in the
its Indian counterparts under the from China — every other politi No environment in Pakistan possibly open in Pakistan after the
Valley from the minority communities. Protesting since aegis of the Indus Water Treaty. In cian from the Bharatiya Janata Par August 2019. The recent change of government next elections, which are sche
May 12 when Rahul Bhat, a Pandit employee, was killed March, the Indians had gone to Is ty politician was threatening Pa in Pakistan, including Imran duled next year but could be held
in his office, over 4,000 Pandit employees recruited un lamabad to attend the previous kistan. By then, the Indian Army Kashmir suffers Khan’s removal, is seen as a posi earlier. By then, the Pakistan Army
der a special package are on the verge of another migra meeting. Starting from February, was boasting of its firepower on The delimitation of Assembly con tive in New Delhi. The official In would have a new army chief, as
tion as in the 1990s. Their leaders say they are contem India has been sending through the LoC. stituencies in Kashmir has been dian establishment has had close Gen. Bajwa’s threeyear extension
plating mass exodus and resignations unless relocated Pakistan consignments of wheat, It thus came as a surprise that completed. The fresh making of an ties with both the Pakistan Muslim comes to an end in November.
outside the Valley. The abominable terrorist violence via the World Food Programme, to Mr. Doval had agreed in his back electoral map disadvantages Kash LeagueNawaz and the Pakistan Gen. Bajwa’s successor may look
the Talibanrun Afghanistan. channel talks with the Pakistan Ar miris, and new Assembly elections Peoples Party that are now part of at things differently. By then, if
and the predicament of the Pandits and Hindus denote
Evidently, channels of commu my to undertake certain actions in seem but a matter of time. That the government. There are Indian Jammu and Kashmir has a new
a grim reversal of all the gains towards peace and recon nication between the two govern Kashmir as part of a mutually would bring closer the BJP’s businessmen who have acted as State government after elections
ciliation in the last decade or so. The Valley had wel ments are working and open hos agreed road map. Reports emanat dream of installing a Hindu Chief interlocutors with the Sharif and the border crisis with Beijing
comed a subtle and slow return of Kashmiri Pandits, a tility has subsided, if not vanished ing from Pakistan Army Chief Gen Minister in India’s only Muslim brothers on behalf of the Modi go is resolved, the ground would have
segment of those who left in the face of a surge in vio completely. In his speeches, Prime eral Qamar Javed Bajwa made it majority region, an attempt made vernment. Mr. Modi had himself completely shifted in India. As Mr.
lence and targeted killings in the 1990s. Their return Minister Narendra Modi no longer clear that two actions by India earlier after the sacking of Meh made a sudden stopover at the Modi goes for another reelection
was encouraged by the comprehensive policy of then targets Pakistan as an enemy were a precondition for any furth booba Mufti as Chief Minister. If Sharif household in December in 2024 with little to show on the
country or invokes it to target pol er steps by Pakistan: restoration of these efforts are successful, the 2015 to attend a family wedding, economy front, a totally different
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who in 2008 worked
iticians of Opposition parties, a statehood to Jammu and Kashmir; statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and subsequently allowed Inter dynamics on Pakistan would be at
on a strategy: a political outreach to stakeholders of regular feature till a few years ago. and an announcement of no de could also be restored. Services Intelligence (ISI) officials play in India.
Kashmir’s political spectrum for creating a conducive This is not because of a sudden mographic change in the Kashmir However, despite a harsh secur to visit Pathankot airbase for ter Following the Balakot airstrike
atmosphere and, at the same time, extending perma change of heart or out of great love Valley. itycentric approach by the admi ror attack investigation. (2019), Pakistan was at the fore
nent financial support to Pandits willing to return. for Pakistan. The change has been As the backchannel talks nistration, violence in the region Officials on both sides argue front of Mr. Modi’s election cam
The Prime Minister’s Package for Return and Reha driven by realist considerations dragged on, the Indian side ex has gone up in the past year or so. that there are some lowhanging paign in 2019. In a recent book
bilitation of Kashmir migrants not only offered jobs to that surfaced during the Ladakh pressed its political inability to in All the resources of the Indian fruits which can be plucked the chapter, Mr. Doval has written that
border crisis on the Line of Actual itiate these actions. With Imran state have now been devoted to moment a political goahead is gi Balakot “blew away the myth of
Pandit youths but also doled out an initial financial as
Control with China in the summer Khan (now former Prime Minister) wards a successful conduct of the ven. These include a deal on the Pakistan’s nuclear blackmail”. For
sistance of ₹7.5 lakh per family, which was later in of 2020. refusing to move ahead, it created Amarnath Yatra, with a record par Sir Creek dispute, an agreement the next strike on Pakistan, “do
creased to ₹20₹25 lakh — in three instalments for those a stalemate. By then, limited dis ticipation this year, even as the for revival of bilateral trade, return main and level will not be limiting
who settled in the Valley. It is not a mere coincidence China forced the hand engagement had occurred with same administration bans Friday of High Commissioners to the mis factors”, he wrote.
that a turn for the worse coincided with the Centre’s The border crisis in Ladakh raised the Chinese forces in Ladakh, thus prayers at the iconic Jamia Masjid sions in Delhi and Islamabad, and Mr. Doval does not mention it
new push to alter Kashmir’s relations with India, start the spectre of a collusive military stabilising the situation along the in Srinagar using the flimsiest of buildup of diplomatic missions to but last time, India lost a fighter
ing with the termination of Jammu and Kashmir’s state threat between China and Pakis LAC to some extent. India gave as excuses. Congregational prayers their full strength. Demilitarisa aircraft, had its pilot in Pakistani
tan. As various military leaders surances to Pakistan when the were disallowed at the historic tion of the Siachen glacier is still captivity, shot down its own heli
hood and special constitutional status in 2019. On De
have since stated, such a challenge threat of escalation with China be mosque last Friday after the sen seen to be off the table as the In copter killing seven men, had
cember 31, 2020, a Hindu goldsmith was killed; a series cannot be effectively dealt with by came very high in late 2020 follow tencing of Kashmiri separatist dian proposal is believed to be un another nearmiss friendly fire ac
of targeted killings of members of the minorities, in the military alone and would need ing the Indian Army’s occupation leader Yasin Malik. His sentencing acceptable to the Pakistan Army. cident over Rajasthan, and the two
cluding Kashmiri Pandits, started from October 6, 2021 all the instruments of the state — of certain heights in the Kailash also earned a strong statement of The environment in Pakistan is, nucleararmed countries threa
when Makhan Lal Bindroo who ran the famous Bindroo diplomatic, economic, informa range in Ladakh. Pakistan had condemnation from the Organisa however, not conducive for any tened to shoot missiles at each oth
Medicate was killed in his shop in Srinagar. Guest work tional, and military — to act in con then not shown any inclination to tion of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) such move. Imran Khan is garner er. That was in 2019. A reckless act
ers in the Valley from other parts of the country have al cert. To prevent such a situation, mobilise its forces to the LoC, that was rejected by India’s Fo ing big crowds in his support and in the future may have even more
India’s National Security Adviser which would have created a night reign Ministry. Things have has put the Shehbaz Sharif govern dire consequences. Unless that is
so been felled. Policies implemented by the Centre re
Ajit Doval opened backchannel mare scenario for the Indian se changed drastically from February ment and Pakistan Army under what India desires, the Modi go
garding land and government jobs are perceived in talks with Pakistan, using the Unit curity establishment. Even if there 2019, when the then External Af pressure. With the economy in vernment must shift course from
Jammu and Kashmir as disadvantageous to locals, in ed Arab Emirates (UAE) as an in was no further progress in bilater fairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was doldrums, there is little room for the belligerence it has displayed
creasing the sense of alienation that is being exploited terlocutor. al ties, the Indians were happy invited as the “guest of honour” by manoeuvre with the new govern and profited from earlier in favour
by separatists and Pakistanbacked terrorists. The This was confirmed by the with this new status quo with Pa the OIC. ment. Even an announcement of of proper diplomatic and political
Centre must take measures to ensure the security of UAE’s Ambassador to the United kistan while the border crisis with Islamabad’s rhetoric helps the talks with India, without New Del engagement with Pakistan.
Hindus, and migrant workers in the Valley, at any cost States, as the Indian and Pakistan China was alive. This bought them Modi government make its case hi conceding anything on Kash
as an immediate response. It must also think afresh its armies agreed to a reiteration of time to further consolidate the domestically that the crisis in mir, will provide further ammuni Sushant Singh is Senior Fellow at the
the ceasefire on the Line of Con changes in Kashmir undertaken in Kashmir is solely of Pakistan’s tion to Imran Khan. The current Centre for Policy Research
Kashmir policy and create space for political dialogue.
It seems the dilution of Article 370 was not the end of
the problem but the beginning of fresh challenges in
Kashmir, which need careful handling rather than just
muscular triumphalism.
A strategist, a party at a crossroads, and a revival plan
While the Congress must act on its identified weaknesses, it must ponder adopting the strategist’s brand of politics
A critical juncture tion in 2024. After all, the results
of 2024 have the potential of accel
gress has been identified with fair
accuracy by Mr. Kishor. It is time
there is a strikingly common fea
ture — to focus on a single leader’s
Distilling inflation’s impact on GST revenues erating the far reaching changes for the Congress to stop function popularity and to concentrate the
that are being wrought upon the ing as just a distinct political party. power of the party and its narra
is vital before reforms are put on hold country’s political makeup. It has to transform itself as an um tive in one person at the helm.
O
n Tuesday, the Centre said it has released States’ brella — under which all political A danger not cognisant to many
outstanding GST compensation dues of almost What lies at the core parties, big and small, have to be lies in the point of the centralised
RANJEET KUMAR
Samas
₹87,000 crore. The move marks a shift in stance Yet, if Rahul Gandhi had indeed assembled. It has to remember power of political parties. While
as just a month earlier, the Finance Ministry had sig wielded his veto to reject Mr. Kish that the Congress before Indepen Mr. Modi tends to centralise the In
I
nalled that States’ dues worth over ₹78,000 crore, t is thoroughly disappointing to or’s plan of action, he does not de dence, the legacy of which it dian state, government institu
many that after its recent con serve condemnation, as there is claims so zealously, was nothing tions and their style of function
pending for the last four months of 202122, will be re
clave at Udaipur, Rajasthan, substantive reason for this. Mr. it is still not a winning force. short of that. It should cease fight ing, Mr. Kishor is paving the way to
leased ‘as and when’ adequate GST compensation cess which was convened after much Kishor’s intention to unite the Op ing the regional parties in States achieve the same in respect of pol
collections accrue. By May 31, the Centre said there was deliberation to pave the way for a position parties in taking on the Party’s gradual decline where it has no chance of coming itical parties and their style of
about ₹25,000 crore in the GST compensation fund and new journey, the Indian National Narendra Modiled BJP might have The decline of the Congress is not to power and ally with them with functioning.
forked out the balance from its own coffers to be adjust Congress has failed to come up been welltaken even if he (Mr. a temporary phenomenon. It was the sole aim of dislodging its prin While this can bring transient
ed from future GST cess levies on sin goods, such as with a political game changer that Kishor) was a catalyst in Mr. Modi’s last returned to power with an ab cipal adversary in Delhi. This electoral success, its simplistic
cars. The stated intent for this changed strategy makes is capable of effecting a paradigm rise on the national scene. It must solute majority in 1984 (it had won would bring in immediate electo mathematical nature as opposed
shift to its fight against the current be reckoned that he, more than 404 seats then). In decades the ral dividends. to the more organic link between
eminent sense — to help States manage their resources
regime. anyone in the Opposition, has reafter, though it was in power for the party and the people is proble
and ensure spending, particularly of the capital variety The Congress party has come been responsible for not just Mr. 15 years during this period, its big A common feature matic and incapable of bringing
to pumpprime the economy, happens smoothly under fire from many which in Modi’s rise but also the brand of gest success was in the 2009 par There is no doubt that it is a long substantial change in the fortunes
through 202223. States have been anxious about reve cludes poll strategist Prashant politics that represents Mr. Modi liamentary elections (it won 206 and difficult journey to defeat the of a political project. The other fal
nue inflows once the fiveyear GST compensation win Kishor. Most political commenta coming to the fore. seats then). The decline was, the BJP in the cultural and political lout is the consolidation of majori
dow expires this month. The gesture to remit dues tors have articulated their criti The reduction of politics to elec refore, a continuation of its fall in arena. A new federal narrative has tarianism of particular castes and
without waiting for cess accruals will also help cool the cism against party leader Rahul toralism, and that too to arithmet fortunes since 1984. to be created at the top and there religions in Indian politics that
Gandhi, by connecting the out ic in a country of diverse ethnic The Congress remained a prin has to be continuous contact with does away with the consociational
temperature of the CentreStates’ fiscal parleys, that
come of the Udaipur conclave with groups and landscapes, is a key cipal force despite declining elec people at the base. The Congress ism that is inherent in collective
flared up afresh after some tangential remarks from the his rejection, just before the meet, feature of Mr. Kishor’s calculus. In toral performance because it has should design a plan of action in leadership and diversity.
apex court on the nature of the GST Council’s of a plan of action that Mr. Kishor the last few years, this reduction retained a decent 30% vote share the cultural and political realms To the extent that Mr. Kishor
recommendations. had designed to take on the Bhara ism has taken the form of an addic consistently. But, currently, that and execute it thoroughly. The has identified the weaknesses of
For consumers, this could mean a further extension tiya Janata Party (BJP). tion to numbers. has fallen to 19% as against the problem with Mr. Kishor is that he the Congress and its challenges,
in the levy of GST compensation cess beyond March We do not know the entire de 40% core vote share of the BJP. does not stop at identifying the the party’s leadership must accept
2026 — by when borrowings made over the past two Battle in 2024 tails of the plan of action that Mr. The Congress has to double its disease as an astute lab technician. and address them. But it is another
Of course, the Congress leader Kishor presented to the Congress. vote share to get a majority and to Rather, he dons the role of doctor matter if it should take Mr Kishor’s
years to bridge shortfalls in cess collections, were to be
ship, and Rahul Gandhi in particu But a gist is available. do that, it has to win over votes and seeks to decide the course of lead in adopting the brand of polit
repaid. The other important implication is that over lar, deserve all criticism for wea Let us look at the Congress’s that are now held by the regional treatment. ics that he has promoted in his role
April and May, the gap between revenues and the as kening the party, and in the strike rate against the BJP in the parties. If one examines the electoral as a political consultant in the last
sured level promised to States under the GST compen process, strengthening the BJP sig Lok Sabha elections. For every 100 The dynamics that kept the strategy model rolled out by Mr decade. It may bring a sense of
sation compact has narrowed to less than ₹5,000 crore nificantly. The frustration of com seats that the Congress had a Congress as a decisive political Kishor not only to help the BJP but purpose to the Congress but it will
a month, from over ₹19,600 crore averaged in the pre mentators — liberals in particular straight fight with the BJP, it won force for three decades despite its also regional forces such as the Nit be at the detriment of the alterna
vious four months. The record GST collection of over — is not illfounded as their per only six in 2014 and only four in electoral decline would on the oth ish Kumarled Janata Dal (United), tive that the people desperately
ception is that the Congress lea 2019. The bulk of its victories were er hand help the BJP remain a de the erstwhile Capt. Amarinder need and seek.
₹1.67 lakh crore in April helped, no doubt, and although
dership has shown little sign of in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Punjab, cisive political force for long as it Singhled Punjab Congress, the
May revenues have fallen 15.9% to ₹1.41 lakh crore, sus gearing up to take on the BJP and where it did not face the BJP. So, has a higher core vote share of Mamata Banerjeeled Trinamool Samas is Editor for Arunchol.com,
taining this twomonth average could ease fiscal wor instil hope in the Congress party in though the Congress remains a 40%. Congress and the M.K. Stalinled independent media. Translated by
ries for both the Centre and the States. The Govern the runup to the Lok Sabha elec principal force to oppose the BJP, This malady faced by the Con Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Venumani
ment, which had termed April revenues (for
transactions in March) a reflection of a ‘faster’ recovery, 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.
suggested that the financial year end boosted those in
flows, seeking to explain the dip in May. The elephant in To read more letters
In distress crowd out the locals. The them, trust and assurance being prevalent in Jammu being used by the ruling online, scan the QR code
the room remains ignored — high inflation, which the
It is truly saddening to read disaffected find no recourse seem to be fading quickly. It and Kashmir. But the killings party to intimidate political
Government hinted could compel a pause in an im about the Kashmiri Pandits to dialogue, and all avenues is important that the Central reveal a dismal picture.. The opponents. Therefore, Singer ‘KK’
pending rejig of the GST rate structure, has been a key deciding to move out of the of communication are government ensures that no Government should ensure statements by members of The Indian film industry is
factor for rising GST revenues (over ₹1.12 lakh crore for Kashmir Valley. The sudden closed. It is no surprise the Kashmiri is deprived of that confidencebuilding the ruling party — for still reeling from the shock of
11 months). Once that is acknowledged and the level of repeal of Article 370 and resentment finds an fundamental rights. measures are not diluted and example, J.P. Nadda’s the passing of Lata
economic activity assessed minus inflation effects, the the opening up of property expression in militancy. Targeting minorities start a dialogue with all statement, “Does a criminal Mangeshkar. The passing of
GST Council can take a more nuanced call on the next rights to outsiders may have Perhaps, it suits the agenda anywhere is an indictment of stakeholders. ever say that he is singer Krishnakumar
been unacceptable to the of divisive forces to keep our society. S.K. Khosla, dishonest?” — will only Kunnath is another shock.
steps to reform the stillyoung tax system and sustain
local population, turning the hatred alive. Shiju Thalikunju, Chandigarh further strengthen that KK imparted a different
revenues. This must begin by assessing whether the even the moderates sullen. R. Thomas Paul, Secunderabad perception and perhaps even dimension to music. His
GST rate restructuring should be deferred because of The perception might have Bengaluru Summons and remarks derail a wellintentioned adoring fans stare at an
fears of higher inflation, or reoriented to lower inflation been of fear of a ■The Government has been There is already the investigative process. emptiness.
while broadening the tax net and easing compliance. demographic influx of ■ The Kashmiri Pandits have making tall claims of peace, perception that law A. Venkatasubramanian Anushka Jaiswal,
Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
outsiders who would soon a reason that is genuine. For progress and development enforcement agencies are
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should be compensated. Among er. Can you imagine a child who is are independent officers of the have legislation on this aspect.
other things, they discuss reasons going to school and the teacher or times there can be genuine mis court. So, when the investigating
for wrongful and malicious prosecu some other child says that this boy’s takes. But a malicious and deliber <
> We should legislate on this,
so that there is no ad agency or police are saying that a MB: Yes, I agree with Justice Lokur
tion, the role of investigating offic father is a terrorist and he’s in jail. It ate act on the part of an hocism. It is possible that a person is involved, and want his but I would like to add that Section
ers and agencies along with the jud is bound to affect the child. It is also investigating officer should be custody, even the prosecutors can 211 of the Indian Penal Code talks of
court in a small State may
iciary, and whether India needs a important to look at mental health, viewed very seriously. point out to the enforcement agen a false charge of offence made with
new law to decide on the quantum emotional health, not only of the
think that giving ₹5 lakh cies that they are wrong; that their an intent to injure. It can lead to two
of compensation. Edited excerpts: person, but also of the family. ML: It could be and it may not be. compensation to someone case is not strong, so they should years of imprisonment, or up to se
Nowadays, there are several in is a good idea, but a High not ask for custody. But sometimes, ven years. This section, I think, is
We are increasingly seeing a lot Meeran Borwankar: Any case of stances of sedition. In a case of a Court in a bigger State may and I can say from experience, valid for malicious prosecutions,
of innocent people being deliberate, intentional arrest or harmless tweet, the prosecution say, what is ₹5 lakh? So we agencies and investigators get very but further legislation for compen
booked. Why do enforcement booking of an individual in a crimi books the person for a charge as se need a standard which can troubled by the thought that if we sation would be a welcome step.
agencies end up arresting and nal case should be compensated. rious as sedition — here it is clearly be laid down by legislation. do not show the arrest of a person
even charging the wrong But I would also like to add, when malicious. Another example is Sec JUSTICE MADAN LOKUR who is a very influential person or Given that the fundamental
Madan B. Lokur people? an agency arrests a person, it’s only tion 66A (punishment for sending child of an influential person, ad rights of the person implicated
is a retired for 24 hours, and then the person is offensive messages through com verse reactions shall be drawn by in a false case are infringed
Supreme Court Madan Lokur: I would like to draw produced before the court. So it is munication service, etc.) of the In a malicious intent. the media and by citizens. There upon and violated, do you
judge a distinction between somebody not the enforcement agencies formation Technology Act that has fore, the agencies sometimes err on think that the state should have
who has been falsely implicated and alone, it’s also the judicial mind been struck down by the Supreme The Law Commission in its the side of arresting; the role of the some legal or statutory
somebody who has been implicated which is applied within 24 hours. If Court (in 2015) as unconstitutional. report number 277, titled prosecutor and judicial application responsibility?
but is eventually acquitted, either the judicial officer feels or thinks But there are still a few thousand ‘Wrongful Prosecution of mind will help against an error of
because the evidence is deficient or that the investigating agency does cases that have been filed even after (Miscarriage of Justice): Legal judgment in prosecuting a person. ML: Yes, it should. One of the con
because of some other reason. In not have enough evidence or it’s go that. How can the prosecution ever Remedies’, has recommended sequences of not adhering to that
the case of Aryan Khan, as it ap ing blatantly wrong, they should not justify that? There is also a very hea enactment of a specific legal As seen in the case of Nambi responsibility is compensation. Or it
pears from the newspaper reports hand over the custody either to the vy responsibility on the judiciary. provision for redressal of such Narayanan, we know that could be punishment in some other
and some statements that have agency or to prison. A case in India The judiciary also has to be alive to cases, covering the substantive constitutional courts can form; there can be a departmental
come out, there was actually no rea ordinarily takes six to eight years to the fact that it is just a simple tweet and procedural aspects. How exercise their vast powers in inquiry against an errant officer or
son to arrest him and keep him in conclude. You have the financial, and nobody is trying to topple the do you think we can calculate awarding compensation but he can be dismissed from service.
Meeran Chadha custody for almost a month. It is all social and emotional burden of be government. Therefore, the judge compensation? there is also a remedy of filing a
Borwankar right for the investigating officer to ing involved in a crime, which in must say, ‘why accuse the person civil suit by the victim or the MB: I also feel if the judicial officer
is a retired Indian say, ‘we are still investigating’, but case you were falsely accused or with sedition’ and ‘I don’t agree ML: I can’t give an answer offhand. family members. But that is at the time of trial, if not earlier,
Police Service the investigation must have some maliciously prosecuted, you should with this.’ Similarly, with Section But there has to be some way of do time consuming. Do you think comes to the conclusion that the
officer of the basis. Otherwise, tomorrow they be compensated for. 66A, the judge should ask, ‘why ing it. First, you have to accept the that India needs a new law to prosecution’s case is false, it can dis
Maharashtra cadre can pick up somebody and say, we have you filed a case under a provi fact that compensation has to be gi ensure disbursement of tinguish between a genuine error or
think this person is a terrorist, we Having said that, would it be sion that has been declared to be ven, then comes the calculation. compensation? a malicious one and the court can
are investigating, and until we com fair to say that a wrongful unconstitutional?’ Both the prose There have been instances. In scien pass an order for compensation.
plete our investigation, let that per prosecution stems from a cution and the judiciary have to be tist Nambi Narayanan’s case (he was ML: I think we should certainly le The state must also take responsibil
son remain in jail. I have no doubt in malicious probe that operates very, very careful about this. Be acquitted 24 years after Kerala pol gislate on this, so that there is no ad ity in case of wrongful confinement.
my mind that Aryan Khan has been on a bias and prejudice? cause at the end of the day, if the ice arrested him in a fabricated spy hocism. It is possible that one court If the judicial officer feels or
falsely implicated, and therefore, he prosecution is not able to prove its case), the Supreme Court gave him in a small State may think that giving thinks that the investigating agency
must be compensated. MB: Maybe not always. I was once case beyond reasonable doubt, ₹50 lakh as compensation (in 2018). ₹5 lakh compensation to someone is does not have enough evidence or
Scan the QR code to There are several reasons why a involved in the investigation of a which is a standard of proof that is The Delhi High Court on a couple of a good idea, but a High Court in a it’s going blatantly wrong, they
listen to the full person should be compensated if case of murder, which later proved required, then one can come to the occasions has said the person needs bigger State may say, what is ₹5 should not hand over the custody
interview online there is false implication, if there to be a case of suicide. So, some conclusion that the prosecution has to be compensated for having been lakh? It’s nothing, we should give at either to the agency or to prison.
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DATA POINT
Sport in the time of social media FROM THE ARCHIVES
FIFTY YEARS AGO JUNE 3, 1972
The trust between players and scribes has
deteriorated over time Usefulness of Commonwealth
K.C. Vijaya Kumar media handles. The scope for a London, June 2: Queen Elizabeth II hailed
nuanced question or an essential the Commonwealth today as a globe gir
We live in times when news ripples clarification has been lost. Instead, dling group held together by a “sense of
first on Twitter, barks at us through press conferences have banalities be community”. In a special message for Com
television before piping down and ing spouted such as “control the monwealth Day tomorrow, also the Queen’s
finding validation through print. controllables”. official birthday, she told heads of States that
Sport at large and cricket specifically Announcements, be it retirements what remains of the British Empire still was
isn’t immune to this trend and as or captaincy resignations, are sprung a considerable piece of real estate. “We find
events get distilled into hashtags, it is on stunned writers. Dhoni retired that there are nearly 70 separate territories,
time for some frenetic words and from international cricket through a of which over 30 are independent countries,
endless speculation. cryptic Instagram post at night and spread over every continent and ocean,” the
There was an era though when re newsrooms lapsed into apoplexy. Did Queen said. “It may come as a surprise to
flexive reportage wasn’t the drill. De he do that? Did he really mean that? some that their people add up to nearly a
cades ago, cricketers would catch up Oh hell, yes he did! quarter of the population of the world.” The
with the travelling media, perhaps However, things were pleasantly Queen praised Commonwealth countries of
over a drink in the evening. The num different in the past. Rahul Dravid, South East Asia, which she visited earlier
ber of correspondents was few and known equally for his resolute bat this year, for the “impressive development.”
insights would be shared. The odd ting and famous reticence, surprised And she added that “there is no aspect of
LegBeforeWicket dismissal was hot many on a warm March night in Ben our lives which is not touched and helped by
ly debated. And offtherecord con galuru. It was the summer of 2012 the Commonwealth’s varied network of day
versations remained just that. and citizens were busy ranting about to day exchanges.”
Those were pastoral times when traffic and the alleged heat in an oth
freshly cut grass on the outfield, erwise salubrious city.
some dragonflies whispering in the The phone rang. ‘Private Number’ A HUNDRED YEARS AGO JUNE 3, 1922
air and the thud of a ball against a flashed. It could only be ‘The Wall’ at
piece of willow had a sense of time the other end. A beverage was Cochin royalty
lessness. Cricketers lived their sport spilled, the phone grabbed, a quick
ing dreams, writers chronicled them hello muttered and a familiar voice The Highnesses the Maharajah of Cochin
and all seemed fine. Utopia, however, spoke: “Hey Vijay, Rahul here, good and consort with their daughter, Mr. V. Se.
was bound to crack once the 24hour time to talk?” And as a few yeahs Rama Menon, and his wife are spending the
news cycle rode on the twin pivots of were said, he continued: “Listen I’m summer at Spring Field Palace, where in two
digital avenues and television chan doing a press conference at the Chin adjacent bungalows, Dewan Bahadur P. Na
nels. naswamy Stadium this Friday, rayana Menon, Dewan and Mr. K S. Naraya
The need for content at the speed thought I will give you a head’s up. na Pishorodi, B.A. B.E. Sarvathikariakar are
of light meant that adequate filters Let this stay between us. I told a few residing. The palace is situated on a pictu
weren’t at play and stories were ma others too that I’m announcing my resque spot and the only draw back is that
nufactured. Once, during a hectic li retirement that day. But nothing in there are only one or two Municipal lamps
mited overs series between India and print for now. Thanks.” en route Spring Field, where a large number
Australia, a television reporter asked Being given two days’ notice for a of the hill tribes reside and work in one es
Ricky Ponting whether the schedule significant announcement that tate. On Tuesday the Maharajah gave an ‘At
was tight. The Aussie skipper an would trigger pathos and respect in Home’ which proved a great success. The
swered in the affirmative. Next up the cricketing world was too much to guests began to arrive at 4 p.m. and all had
was M.S. Dhoni and the same corres stomach. Plus the secret had to be an enjoyable time with tennis, badminton
pondent told the Indian captain: held tight while the mind thought and a novel competition entitled “My
“Mahibhai, Ponting just complained about possible tributes and memo game”, where two prizes to successful com
about the schedule, how do you see ries flashed that were specific to this petitors were awarded by His Highness. The
this?” Dhoni offered some platitudes fabulous batter. India’s leading crick Baad of the Suffolk Regiment was in atten
about international sport and how et writers were bound by the Code of dance and disoursed sweet music. Accord
players have to adjust. Once the press Omerta. We knew ‘Jammy’, as Dravid ing to the present arrangement the Mahara
conference concluded, the channel is known in the inner circle, was leav jah, consort, the Dewan and the party will
flashed the news: ‘MS snubs Ponting!’ ing but the news had to stay under leave for Cochin on 12th instant. Probably on
The inevitable result was that the the radar till he made it official. 10th instant at Government House the Con
trust between players and scribes Those were different days. Now, sert to H.H. the Maharajah will be presented
was ruined. This collateral damage we have one eye on the field and the with KaisaraiI.Hind Medal in recognition of
perpetuated itself in different ways other on Twitter and Instagram. You her war services. The Maharajah visited the
over the years. And we are at a point never know when another text will Jam Factory. Mr. Davies, Director of Patlia In
in which cricketers, like other sport break the Internet. struction of Cochin has returned and as
ing icons, would rather talk directly sumed work from Mr. Mathai, who avails
to the audience through their social vijayakumar.kc@thehindu.co.in himself of leave.
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A
sevenhour drive away from the
national capital and at an hour’s
distance from the IndiaPakistan
border lies Dutaranwali, the ancestral
village of Lawrence Bishnoi in Punjab’s
Fazilka district. The 30yearold, police
say, orchestrated the murder of Punjabi
singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, known
as Sidhu Moosewala, on May 29 this
year from behind the bars of Delhi’s
maximumsecurity Tihar Jail.
The sleepy village has shot to infamy
due to the exploits of Bishnoi, who the
police say is the ringleader of a global
crime syndicate with associates operat
ing from countries like Canada and
Thailand. If the police are to be be
lieved, over 700 sharpshooters work
under Bishnoi and carry out murders
and extortion threats at his behest.
Once virtually unknown beyond his
village, Lawrence has hit national hea
dlines. His bearded face has started ap
pearing on TV screens over his alleged
hand in Moosewala’s murder. According
to Bishnoi’s criminal dossier, over the
last 13 years, more than 25 cases have
been lodged against him at police sta
tions in Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pra
desh, Punjab and Rajasthan.
However, residents of Dutaranwali
still remember him as a “wellbehaved
boy” from a welltodo family of zamin
dars. Bishnoi’s parents, Lovinder and
Sunita, are known for their good con
duct and affluence, says Surinder Ba Web of crime: (Clockwise) The deserted street outside Lawrence Bishnoi's ancestral house in Dutaranwali village near Abohar in Punjab’s Fazilka district; Bishnoi with Sampat Nehra, who was arrested in 2018 for plotting
gria, the sarpanch of the village that is to kill actor Salman Khan; the gangster with his brother Anmol; Bishnoi firing a gun; a poster of Bishnoi standing for elections in Panjab University; and Bishnoi and Nehra in police custody. SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA & FACEBOOK *
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Rise in violent content Displaced in Myanmar Increasing connectivity Retrieving antiquities Capturing Ukraine
37.8 1 13 10 20
In percentage, the rise In million, the number of people The number of rail projects The number of stolen The percentage of Ukraine’s
in hate speech on the displaced within Myanmar, with undertaken by the coal sculptures handed over to the territory currently occupied
social media platform, over half of them losing their Ministry as part of the Gati Tamil Nadu Government by by Russia, Ukrainian
Facebook in April when homes after a military takeover in ShaktiNation Master Plan the Central Government after President Volodymyr
compared to March, February 2021, according to a (NMP) to develop multimodal being retrieved from Australia Zelensky told Luxembourg’s
according to a monthly report released report by the UN Office for the connectivity and identify missing and the U.S. The collection of parliament in a video address on
by Meta. Violent and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. infrastructure gaps. Four railway antiquities included figurines named Thursday. He added that the front lines
incitementrelated content on Myanmar’s army seized power from the projects are successfully mapped in the Dwarapala, Nataraja, Kankalamurti of battle stretched across more than
Instagram also increased by 86% in the elected government of Aung San Suu NMP portal under high impact projects Kadayam, Nadikeswara Kadayam, 1,000 kilometres. The President had
same month. According to the report Kyi in 2021, triggering widespread which will be developed in Jharkhand FourArmed Vishnu, Sri Devi, Siva and informed that 2,00,000 children are
released on May 31, Facebook detected peaceful protests. The nonviolent and Odisha. The Ministry informed that Parvati, Standing Child Sambandar and among the Ukrainians who were
53,200 cases of hate speech in April, opposition turned into armed this will enable the movement of coal Child Sambandar. During the forcefully taken to Russia and
compared to the 38,600 in March. resistance, and the country slipped into with rapid logistics and wider handingover ceremony, Culture and dispersed across the vast country. It
Instagram acted on 77,000 violence civil war. The military has hindered connectivity for all commercial miners. Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy said has been estimated that more than 12
and incitementrelated content in April access to areas not under its control, The Gati ShaktiNMP was launched in that the Centre will take initiatives to million people have been displaced in
compared to the 41,300 in March. PTI hampering aid efforts. AP October 2021. PTI bring back antiquities from abroad. PTI Ukraine. AGENCIES
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EXPLAINER
China’s growing footprint in the Pacific Islands
Why is China interested in the Pacific Island countries? What does China’s inroads into the Pacific portend for regional geopolitics?
THE GIST
Anand V. imperial Japan and the U.S. Due to the Pacific between China and Taiwan in terms
remoteness of these islands from the Soviet of gaining diplomatic recognition. China has
The story so far: Wang Yi, the Foreign Union and major population centres of the been successful in getting diplomatic
Minister of China, is currently on an world, some of the major nuclear weapon recognition from 10 out of the 14 PICs
eightday visit to ten Pacific Island Countries test sites of the U.S., the U.K. and France through its economic largesse. Only four
B During a meeting with (PICs), and has cohosted with Fiji the were located here. In addition, the 14 PICs, PICs — Tuvalu, Palau, Marshall Islands and
the 14 Pacific Island Second ChinaPacific Island Countries bound together by shared economic and Nauru, currently recognise Taiwan.
Countries, China’s effort to Foreign Ministers Meeting on May 30, 2022. security concerns, account for as many
push through a
comprehensive framework
During the meeting, China’s effort to push number of votes in the United Nations, and What are the implications of China’s
deal, the draft of which was through a comprehensive framework deal, act as a potential vote bank for major powers latest move?
leaked earlier, failed to gain the draft of which was leaked earlier, failed to mobilise international opinion. China has increasingly started talking about
consensus among the PICs. to gain consensus among the PICs. Though security cooperation in addition to its
this has raised regional concerns about What does China seek to achieve from economic diplomacy towards the PICs. In
B The Pacific Island China’s growing footprint in the Pacific the PICs and how? April 2022, China signed a controversial
Countries are a cluster of 14 islands, it has also been seen as a China does not have any particular historical security deal with the Solomon Islands,
states which are located demonstration of China’s limitations in the linkages to the PICs unlike the Western which raised regional concerns. Prior to the
largely in the tropical zone region. powers. Therefore, its interest in the PICs is current visit of Wang Yi, two draft
of the Pacific Ocean. These of relatively recent origin, and is linked to documents prepared by the Chinese side
countries have played an What is the strategic significance of the China’s rise in the past few decades. The were leaked, and gained the attention of
important role in major PICs? PICs lie in the natural line of expansion of regional leaders in the Pacific as well as the
power rivalry as
The Pacific Island Countries are a cluster of China’s maritime interest and naval power. larger international community. One of the
springboards for power
projection and laboratories
14 states which are located largely in the They are located beyond China’s ‘First Island documents is the “ChinaPacific Island
for developing and tropical zone of the Pacific Ocean between Chain’, which represents the country’s first Countries (PICs) Common Development
demonstrating strategic Asia, Australia and the Americas. They threshold of maritime expansion. The PICs Vision”, and the other is “ChinaPacific
capabilities. include Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Republic are located geostrategically in what is Islands FiveYear Action Plan on Common
of Marshall Islands, Federated States of referred to by China as its ‘Far Seas’, the Development (20222026)”. The vision gives
B The PICs lie in the natural Micronesia (FSM), Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua control of which will make China an effective a broad proposal about cooperation in the not stop China from pursuing bilateral deals Heated discussions: The
line of expansion of China’s New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Blue Water capable Navy — an essential political, security, economic and strategic of similar nature. SecretaryGeneral of the
maritime interest. At a time Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. The islands are prerequisite for becoming a superpower. At areas, whereas the action plan outlines the The intensification of China’s diplomacy Pacific Islands Forum
when the Quadrilateral divided on the basis of physical and human a time when the Quadrilateral Security more specific details of cooperation in the towards the Pacific Islands have made the Henry Puna holds a
Security Dialogue has geography into three distinct parts — Dialogue has emerged as a major force in the identified areas. The secrecy surrounding powers who have traditionally controlled the meeting with Chinese
emerged as a major force in Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia. The IndoPacific visàvis China, the need to the draft, and the haste with which it was regional dynamics like the U.S. and Australia Foreign Minister Wang Yi in
the IndoPacific visàvis islands are very small in land area, and are influence the PICs have become an even discussed with the governments of the PICs more cautious. The U.S. has started Suva, Fiji on May 29. AFP
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China, the need to influence
spread wide across the vast equatorial more pressing matter for China. during the meeting sent worrying signals revisiting its diplomatic priority for the
the PICs becomes even
more pressing for China. swathe of the Pacific ocean. As a result, CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
across the Pacific. region ever since the ChinaSolomon Islands
though they are some of the smallest and The PICs as a collective did not agree to deal. The role played by the U.S. in
least populated states, they have some of the The PICs are located geostrategically China’s extensive and ambitious proposals, mobilising opposition against China’s
largest Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) in in what is referred to by China as its and therefore China failed to get a consensus proposed deal could not be ruled out as FSM
the world. Large EEZs translate into huge “Far Seas”, the control of which will on the deal. In fact, the Prime Minister of is the only country which recognises China
economic potential due to the possibility of make China an effective Blue Water FSM had sent a letter to all the PIC and at the same time is part of the Compact
utilising the wealth of fisheries, energy, capable Navy governments prior to the meeting, to of Free Association with the U.S.. Australia,
minerals and other marine resources consider China’s proposals with caution, as in the meanwhile, has sent its new Foreign
present in such zones. Hence, they prefer to Apart from the vast marine richness of the they could have negative implications for the Secretary Penny Wong to the islands for
be identified as Big Ocean States, rather than PICs, the Taiwan factor plays a major role in sovereignty and unity of PICs and may drag revitalising ties, with promises of due
Small Island States. In fact, Kiribati and FSM, China’s Pacific calculus. China, which them into major power conflicts in the priority and assistance to the PICs.
both PICs, having EEZs larger than that of considers Taiwan to be a breakaway future. Some have argued that China has Wang may leave the Pacific humbled at
India. Moreover, these countries have played territory, is preparing for what seems like an acted too boldly and has therefore met with the end of his visit, but with more insights;
an important role in major power rivalry as inevitable military invasion. In this context, such a debacle. China might have also the Western powers may have been relieved,
springboards for power projection and it becomes important to break Western miscalculated the regional reaction, perhaps but may have turned more vigilant; and the
laboratories for developing and domination of island chains of the Pacific led by a monolithic understanding of the PICs may have become more united than
demonstrating strategic capabilities. The which could impede reunification. Wooing PICs after seeing Solomon Islands’ positive ever before.
major powers of the colonial era competed the PICs away from the West and Taiwan will response earlier this year. However, China Dr. Anand V. is an Assistant Professor
with each other to gain control over these therefore make the goal of Taiwan’s can always come back with improvised plan (Senior Scale) at the Department of
strategic territories. The Pacific islands also reunification easier for China. It has to be which is more acceptable and use it to Geopolitics and International Relations,
acted as one of the major theatres of conflict noted here that a zerosum game has been further pursue its final objectives Manipal Academy of Higher Education,
during the Second World War — between underway in the past few decades in the incrementally. Moreover, this debacle does Manipal (Karnataka)
EXPLAINER
The Bihar government’s castecount
Why has the State BJP backed the exercise, while the Centre is opposed to a caste census?
identify themselves with a particular idea within and outside the State estimate for the population of other
THE GIST
Amarnath Tewary
caste, subcaste or community for Assembly. Again, the State BJP chief backward classes (OBC)s, extremely
The story so far: On Thursday, the representation, and leaders cannot afford Sanjay Jaiswal recently said, “nothing backward classes (EBCs) and several
Bihar Cabinet approved a proposal to to take their political identity out of that happens in BJP without the will of the other groups within them, he added. A
carry out a castebased ‘count’ in the caste or group. The objective behind this central party leadership”. The BJP’s castebased count goes a long way in
State. Stopping short of calling it a demand is to bring out the recent ruling alliance partner JD(U) president bringing a measure of objectivity to the B On Thursday, the Bihar
census, the Janata Dal (United) changes in caste groups and how Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh debate on reservations, according to Mr. Cabinet, along with the
government, which is an ally of the resources may be best shared. The data pointed out that “the BJP in Bihar was Ajay Kumar. However, Sudhanshu Kumar, State BJP approved a
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said the will help the State government part of a House resolution on caste an associate professor at the Centre for proposal to carry out a
castebased ‘count’ in the
State would spend its own resources for understand the exact population of census” . The Bihar legislature, earlier, in Economic Policy and Public Finance,
State
the exercise. The BJP at the Centre has various caste groups and assess the according to a rough estimate comprise 2019 and 2020, had passed a resolution Patna, said, “if the objective of
been against holding a caste census, but socioeconomic development in every 14% of the population, largely constitute for a castebased census in the State. conducting a castebased count is to get
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the JD(U) group, and the welfare schemes needed its vote bank, and it fears that if there is a After Thursday’s Cabinet meeting, the the caste distribution of the population, it B All political parties
had been pushing for it. All political for their benefit. caste census the number of other castes, Nitish Kumar government said there does not require a costly exercise like a support the proposal as it
will help the government
parties of Bihar, including the State BJP, subcastes and communities will be would be a ‘ganana’ or count, and census. A proper statistical processing or understand the exact
had proposed conducting a caste count. Why is the BJP at the Centre against known and other parties who claim to refrained from calling it a census. analysis of the information with the population of various caste
a caste census? What about the State represent different subsets of castes government is sufficient for the purpose groups and assess the
When will the exercise begin? unit? might unite against them politically and What are the benefits of a caste of public policy design. The usual Census socioeconomic
Details are awaited but Mr. Nitish Kumar The Union Government has categorically electorally. Months back senior BJP count? data already provides information useful development in each group.
said the exercise will be timebound and ruled out conducting a SocioEconomic leader from Bihar and Union Minister of Social equality programmes and welfare for formulating public policy.”
that its report will be published. The Caste Census (SECC), stating that a caste State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai had measures cannot be successfully B The Union Government
Union Government had, earlier, snubbed census (except that for Scheduled Castes told Parliament that a caste census could implemented without comprehensive Have such exercises happened in has categorically ruled out
the Bihar government’s request for a and Scheduled Tribes done traditionally) not be carried out. The party’s national data and for this a caste count is other States? conducting a caste census
caste census on the grounds that it would is unfeasible, “administratively difficult spokesperson Guru Prakash Paswan said necessary in a State known to be The Tamil Nadu government has as it would be
be a “divisive exercise”. However, the and cumbersome.” In the case of Bihar, a caste census alone would not ensure fragmented into several castes, appointed a commission to formulate a “administratively difficult
State BJP members participated in the the BJP’s central leaders feel that the social justice; but the party’s Rajya Sabha subcastes, groups and communities. In a methodology to collect castewise and cumbersome.” In the
case of Bihar, the BJP’s
allparty meeting over the issue. demand for a caste census in the State is member and former Deputy Chief modern state, a count of every category particulars of its population and use that
central leaders feel that the
an attempt to revive Mandal politics by Minister of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi has of citizens is necessary so that they can to come up with a report. States like demand for a caste census
Why do all political parties support identifying castes and subcastes and been backing a caste census through his get the benefit of all welfare measures, Karnataka, Odisha and Telangana have in the State is an attempt to
it in Bihar? their present status for electoral benefits. social media posts. Mr. Sushil Modi even says political analyst Ajay Kumar. In the carried out caste counts, calling it a revive Mandal politics.
Almost all political parties in Bihar For the party, the upper castes, which said that the BJP always supported the absence of such data, there is no proper "socioeconomic survey".
CM M ND-NDE
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2 dead in fresh targeted T.N. CM along with Cabinet Ministers discussed State affairs in cordial meeting, says Raj Bhavan
killings in Valley Special Correspondent
CHENNAI
Chancellors for universities.
The Bills on appointing Vice
Meanwhile, in another tar don and search in the Patito With as many as 21 Bills Chancellors for Staterun un
Modi to lay foundation
geted attack, terrorists fired halan area. While moving to adopted by the Tamil Nadu iversities cited the Gujarat stone of new projects
upon two outside labourers the target area, approxi Legislative Assembly pend University Act, 1949, and the LUCKNOW
working in a brick kiln in the mately one km from Sedow, ing in the Raj Bhavan, Chief Telangana (Andhra Pradesh) Prime Minister Narendra
Chadoora area of Budgam an explosion took place in Minister M.K. Stalin on Universities Act, 1991, which Modi will attend the third
on Thursday evening. the civilhired vehicle, being Thursday called on Gover had empowered the respec ground breaking ceremony of
The duo was shifted to used by the team, resulting nor R.N. Ravi and urged him tive State governments to ap the Uttar Pradesh Investors
hospital where one of them in injuries to three soldiers,” to grant assent to the legisla point the ViceChancellors. Summit in Lucknow on Friday
succumbed, a police spokes an Army spokesperson said. tion so as “to uphold the spi These Bills also cited the Kar and during the event, he will
man said. The deceased mi rit of the Constitution and nataka State Universities Act, lay foundation stone of 1,406
grant worker was identified Rajasthan CM condemns the sentiments of the people 2000, according to which projects worth ₹80,000
as Dilkhush, a resident of Bi Rajasthan Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.” the ViceChancellor shall be crore, said a statement from
har. Ashok Gehlot, who con The Chief Minister, ac appointed by the Chancellor the government said. “These
Earlier in the day, three demned Mr. Kumar’s killing, companied by his Cabinet with the concurrence of the projects are on the verge of
soldiers were injured in a said, “The NDA government colleagues Minister for Wa State government. or have already started
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Ministers Duraimurugan, Ponmudy and Thangam
blast inside the vehicle they at the Centre had failed to ter Resources Duraimuru The State government was commercial operations,” the
Thennarasu meeting Governor R.N. Ravi on Thursday. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT *
were travelling in Shopian restore peace in Kashmir. gan, Minister for Higher Edu not able to appoint the VCs U.P. government said in a
town of South Kashmir . The Centre should ensure compendium on the event
cation K. Ponmudy and said, “In a cordial meeting, the Chief Minister. three names submitted to for universities under its
which is part of the BJP
“Around 3 a.m., based on safety of citizens in Kashmir. Minister for Industries Than State affairs were discussed.” The legislation seeks to him by a threemember control. This had led to con
government’s efforts to
specific intelligence, an op Such killings of our citizens gam Thennarasu, met the empower the State govern search committee. fusion and was against the
promote the State as an
eration was launched from by the terrorists will not be Governor at the Raj Bhavan. Chancellor row ment to appoint ViceChan The Assembly had adopt ideals of democracy, Mr. Sta investment destination.
the Sedow camp to lay a cor tolerated.” An official release said Mr. The government said that cellors to its universities in ed separate Bills to amend lin said.
Stalin urged the Governor to among the pending Bills is stead of the current the Acts governing different He had further cited the
People don’t feel safe in
grant assent to the pending the legislation to replace the procedure, where the Gover fields of university education recommendations of the
Punjab: Hardeep Puri
No letup in protests by Bills. Releasing a photo of
the meeting, the Raj Bhavan
Governor as Chancellor of
Staterun universities with
nor appoints the ViceChan
cellor from a shortlist of
to empower the State go
vernment appoint Vice
Punchchi Commission on
the appointment of VCs.
NEW DELHI
Union Minister Hardeep Singh
Puri on Thursday expressed
Pandits trying to relocate concern over the law and
There is still a deadlock bet
ween the Lieutenant Gover
We cannot continue our
jobs by risking our lives. We
Sangh won’t launch Lawyer sends notice to ASI order situation in Punjab after
the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
came to power in March,
temple stir: RSS chief
saying people in the border
nor’s administration and are sure that the govern State do not feel safe. Mr.
the demand of protesting ment will discuss our only ‘Idols from Mathura temple buried under Agra mosque’ Puri, who holds Housing and
Pandit employees over their demand of relocation and Urban Affairs (HUA), was
relocation outside the Val take some bold step with im Why escalate the quarrel, he asks Abhinay Lakshman addressing a press conference
ley. mediate effect,” a Pandit New Delhi at the HUA Ministry offices
The LG administration employee said. Shoumojit Banerjee dom. Among these are tem With the Shahi Idgah Mos about the achievements of
has not conceded to the de Meanwhile, the educa Pune ples which are revered by queShri Krishna Janmab the two Ministries in the eight
mand. The employees had tion department in Kashmir While stating that the Gyan Hindus. Issues related to hoomi Temple dispute in the years of the Narendra Modi
given an ultimatum to the has directed the Chief Edu vapi mosque had a history them keep rising from time courts of Mathura, a plaintiff government. Mr. Puri said:
“Law and order has
government till Thursday. cation Officers (CEOs) to that one could not change, to time. While Hindus are in the matter on Thursday
deteriorated to where people
“The lollipops of accom post non — Muslim em Rashtriya Swayamsevak not against Muslims, the sent a legal notice to the Un
don’t feel safe. It’s a
modation, transfers, safety ployees “at their desirous Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan former think these shrines ion of India and the Archeo
freeforall. They [AAP] are
and security will not work. and safe places”. Bhagwat on Thursday said ought to be revived. We logical Survey of India (ASI) not able to handle it.”
there was no need to look have already said on No asking that they stop people
for Shivlings in mosques vember 9 that we are not in from entering the Begum Sa Dragging issue: The notice threatens to drag the government
BJP MP seeks probe into
Govt. not for relocation daily and needlessly esca
late a controversy.
Speaking in Nagpur dur
terested in any movements
after Ram Janmabhoomi agi
tation,” he said.
hiba Masjid near the Agra
Fort and excavate the site to
look for Hindu idols.
to a civil court unless it acts within two months. PTI
adds that thousands of peo
Singer KK’s death
KOLKATA
of Kashmiri Pandits now ing the concluding ceremo
ny of an RSS training pro
Commenting on the on
going Gyanvapi mosque
Advocate Mahendra Pra
tap Singh claimed that
trieve the idols allegedly bu
ried there, and restore them
ple visiting the mosque ev
ery day by “trampling on the
The political slugfest over the
death of Bollywood singer
KK, continued on Thursday
gramme, Mr. Bhagwat said case, Mr. Bhagwat said one Mughal emperor Auranga to the Keshav Dev Temple idols” continues to hurt the
with Bharatiya Janata Party
The recent killings are also mu and Kashmir had the Sangh was not interest cannot change history, and zeb had after allegedly des authorities in Mathura. religious feelings of crores of (BJP) MP Saumitra Khan
likely to be discussed. launched a portal in Sep ed in launching any further remarked that the past was troying the temple in Mathu Mr. Singh said the notice Hindus like him. writing to Union Home
The Kashmiri Pandit em tember 2021 to address the agitations after the Ram Jan not made by today’s Hindus ra, buried “jewelstudded” had been served on the Un The notice comes days af Minister Amit Shah seeking a
ployees, recruited under grievances of Kashmiri Mi mabhoomi movement. or Muslims. idols of Lord Krishna under ion of India, the Director ter Mr. Singh had filed an ap probe by central agency into
the Prime Minister’s special grants related to immovable Stressing the need to ac “Why look for Shivlings the staircase of the Agra General of the ASI and local plication in a Mathura court the singer’s death. In the
rehabilitation package from properties and community cept the court’s decision as in mosques every day? Why mosque. ASI officials in Mathura and seeking directions to the ASI letter shared the MP on social
2008 onward and the Hindu assets. supreme, the RSS chief escalate the quarrel? India The notice under Section Agra. that the Agra mosque be ex media, he had raised
employees from Jammu re Since October last, there further said that a way out does not believe in one wor 80 of the Code of Civil Proce cavated on the aforemen questions like the crowd
cruited under the Sche have been a series of attacks of the Gyanvapi mosque ship and one language be dure threatens to drag the ‘Bid to demean Hindus’ tioned grounds. However, exceeding the capacity of the
duled Caste category and in SrinagarCentral Kashmir Kashi Vishwanath temple cause we are descendants of government to a civil court Mr. Singh claims that the the court had returned the auditorium, nonfunctioning
posted in the Valley have belt. “Anonymity and float dispute must be found by the same ancestor,” he said. unless it acts on it within the idols were buried under the matter and said the notice of air conditioners and
been demanding relocation ing population gives the ter mutual consent. Mr. Bhagwat further said stipulated time of two mosque in Agra because the needed to be first served to whether the local police
to Jammu. rorists a cover to carry out “When Islam came to In that whenever people months. In addition to ask Mughal emperor allegedly the respondents in the mat station was informed about
The Kashmiri Pandits em attacks with impunity. The dia through invaders, thou knock at the court’s doors, ing that visitors be “imme wanted to demean Hindus ter, given that they are go the concert. KK died on May
ployed under the scheme terrorists are now leaderless sands of shrines were de then they must be ready to diately” stopped from enter by having people “trample vernment authorities. 31, soon after performing at a
stay in gated colonies built and faceless,” said the molished to demoralise accept the court’s ing the Agra mosque, the over the idols” every time The next hearing is now live concert at Nazrul
Manch in Kolkata.
by the government. official. people seeking India’s free judgment. notice asks the ASI to exca they visit the mosque. He scheduled for July first week.
Officials estimate that the
Ardent demands Valley has been flooded
DGCA slaps
No respite for people booked under UAPA
The demand to relocate with small weapons in the
have intensified since May 12 past six months, pushed in
when a revenue official Ra
hul Bhat was singled out and
to India from Pakistan
through drones and tunnels ₹10 lakh fine
killed in his office in Cha
doora area of Budgam. On
along the Jammu border.
There is an assessment by on Vistara Freeze on sedition has not transformed into bail for Kappan and Khalid as they face case under UAPA
June 1, a Hindu teacher Raj agencies that the targeted
ni Bala was killed on way to attacks would increase in Special Correspondent Krishnadas Rajagopal suspending criminal trials 53% of persons arrested un on finding that the relevant
work in Kulgam and on June the coming days. The Bor New Delhi New Delhi and court proceedings un der the UAPA in 2018, 2019 material produced by the in
2, a bank employee from Ra der Security Force (BSF) has The Directorate General of The Supreme Court’s freeze der Section 124A, had made and 2020 were below the age vestigating agency was “indi
jasthan Vijay Kumar was detected at least five tunnels Civil Aviation (DGCA) on on sedition proceedings un it clear that adjudication of 30. cative of the fact that there
shot dead when he was at in the past 18 months along Thursday levied a fine of der the colonial Section 124A with respect to other sec An amendment made in are reasonable grounds for
his office in Kulgam. the Jammu border. ₹10 lakh on Vistara as it was of the Indian Penal Code tions of law, if any, would 2019 has made the Act even believing that the accusation
Eighteen Kashmiri Pan “The brief lull in activity found that two of its pilots seems to have not yet made a proceed if the court con more powerful. Now it can is prima facie true”.
dits and Hindus have been post Article 370 has been who operated a flight of the ripple on the ground for per cerned was “of the opinion designate individuals, and So, as far as persons fac
killed in the Valley after Arti broken since October 2021. airline to Indore in August sons who have also been that no prejudice would be not just associations, as ‘ter ing both Section 124A and
cle 370 granting special sta The terrorist groups have 2021 had failed to undergo charged under the draco caused to the accused”. rorists’. The Supreme UAPA charges in the same
tus to Jammu and Kashmir changed strategy and are re retraining after joining the nian Unlawful Activities (Pre Court’s judgment in National case or variously, the sus
was written down by Parlia sorting to killing minorities airline in order to be ap vention) Act (UAPA) of 1967 53% arrested are youths Investigation Agency versus pension of the Section 124A,
ment in August 2019. and nonlocals to make it proved for carrying out in the same case or Imam had recently ap Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali though a great relief, would
The Union Home Minis appear as a war against takeoffs and landings. separately. proached the Delhi High in 2019 has also made bail in hardly lead to freedom. Con
try informed the Rajya Sab changing the demography “The aircraft landing The effect of the apex Court for bail in a case in Hathras where a Dalit wo a UAPA case a virtually insur tinued incarceration under
ha on February 9 that the of the Muslimmajority Val was being conducted by court’s May 11 order to keep volving his speeches against man was allegedly killed. He mountable task. the postcolonial UAPA may
land of 610 Kashmiri Pandits ley. The recent delimitation the first officer, without in abeyance the use of the the controversial Citizenship was booked for sedition, The judgment has con be their reality.
in Jammu and Kashmri has exercise is also being per either him or the captain colonial provision of Section (Amendment) Act on the promoting enmity, and later firmed the “high burden” This is when the almost
been restored in the past ceived as a mode to change trained at the simulator. 124A has not transformed in strength of the Supreme under the UAPA. Khalid fac placed by Section 43D(5) of nonexistent chance of bail
five years. The Union Terri the demography of the Val This is a serious violation to bail for journalist Siddique Court order. He was advised es charges under both Sec UAPA on an accused to de under UAPA seems to violate
tory administration in Jam ley,” said the official. endangering the lives of Kappan and activists Umar to approach the trial court. tion 124A and UAPA in a case monstrate that the prosecu the principle of the SC’s own
the passengers onboard Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, He had recently moved the connected to the Delhi riots. tion’s charges against him 1977 judgment in State Of Ra
and, therefore, a penalty of who also face charges under lower court. Kappan was ar The Home Ministry is re were not based on “reasona jasthan vs Balchand, which
Panel to hear appeals ₹10 lakh has been levied on
the airline,” an official said.
the UAPA.
The Supreme Court, while
rested by the U.P. Police on
October 5, 2020, en route to
ported to have said in Parlia
ment last year that nearly
ble grounds”. It has held that
a trial court could reject bail
had held that bail, and not
jail, should be the norm.
on social media posts
The proposal comes on the officer appointed by a social
Pandit Bhajan Sopori passes away Mumbai court awards
back of multiple standoffs
between the government
media network may appeal
to the grievance appellate He envisioned his music as cultural Watan (patriotic songs), convict death penalty
and the social media plat committee within 30 days of sung by large public choirs
forms over content modera receipt of communication bridge between Valley and rest of India as a common prayer in the Woman was raped inside tempo
tion and takedown. Last from grievance officer. Valley. His vast repertoire
year, for example, Twitter “The Grievance Appellate Anuj Kumar family that nurtured the has compositions derived Special Correspondent gruesome.
had blocked several ac Committee shall deal with New Delhi Shaivite, Sufi, and Hindusta from Naats (Islamic devo Mumbai While seeking capital
counts posting messages in such appeal expeditiously Even as the music world was ni classical traditions in tional songs) and Vedic A court on June 2 awarded punishment for Chauhan,
support of the farmers’ agi and shall make an endea struggling to come to terms Kashmir for generations, Pt. chants. He drew his inspira the death penalty to a man the prosecution argued,
tation following government vour to dispose of the appeal with the passing of Pandit Sopori led the revival of Sufi tion from the fountain of convicted of rape, torture “This is a diabolical attack
orders. The U.S.headquar finally within 30 calendar Shivkumar Sharma, the and folk music in the State to saints like Lalleshwari and and murder of a 32yearold on a hapless, lonely woman
tered firm later said it had days from the date of receipt news of the demise of anoth spread the message of hu Gani Kashmiri. woman in Sakinaka. at odd hours of night, there
only “withheld a portion of of the appeal,” it states. er santoor legend, Pandit manism. He remained posi Pandit Bhajan Sopori Born in Srinagar, Pt. Sopo by raising fear for woman’s
the accounts” identified by It further adds that, “Ev Bhajan Sopori (19482022), tive even when the insurgen ri inherited the Sufiana tradi Gruesome act safety in a metropolitan city
the MeitY within India, and ery order passed by the Grie on Thursday came as a rude cy engulfed his home district dia, and called santoor a liv tion of santoor from his great Eight months after the inci like Mumbai…the case
was also served with a non vance Appellate Committee shock. of Sopore, and kept organis ing symbol of national grandfather Shankar Pandit dent, Special Judge H. C. squarely fits into the criteria
compliance notice following shall be complied with by Pt. Sopori died of cancer ing events at the grassroots. integration. and grandfather Samsar Shende, calling the act grue of rarest of rare case, hence,
restoration of content that it the intermediary con in a Gurugram hospital. He is While the world called Using music as a balm to Chand Sopori. His father, some, convicted Mohan capital punishment should
believed was consistent with cerned”. survived by his wife and two him the Saint of Santoor, Pt. heal the wounds and bring Shambhu Nath Sopori, who Chauhan for rape, murder, be awarded to the accused.”
Indian law. The committee will con sons. His legacy will be car Sopori, a Padma Shri win the youth in the Kashmir Val was called the father of mus and under provisions of the Eighteen days after the in
The amendments state sist of a chairperson and ried forward by his younger ner, often described himself ley to the mainstream, Pt. ic in Jammu & Kashmirintro SC and ST (Prevention of cident, the police had filed
that any person aggrieved other members appointed son Abhay as a cultural bridge between Sopori composed a collec duced Pt. Sopori to the fami Atrocities) Act. its chargesheet. The trial
by an order of the grievance by the Central government. Hailing from a musician’s Kashmir and the rest of In tion of prayers and Tarana-e- ly instrument at a young age. The court said the act was has been completed.
CM M ND-NDE
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A week after Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s visit to
Hyderabad where he round
ly criticised dynastic parties
without naming the ruling
Telangana Rashtra Samithi
(TRS), the Bharatiya Janata
Party said that it would be
holding its national execu
tive meet in the city on July 2 J.P. Nadda
and 3
This will be the first phys make further inroads in the
ical meeting of the BJP’s key State, whereas the K. Chan
decisionmaking body out drashekar Raoled ruling
side the national capital af TRS is also working on to
ter a gap of five years. And it cobble an alliance to chal
will be the third meeting in lenge the saffron party at
the southern States after the the national level.
party came to power in The BJP had won only
2014. one seat in the 119member
All top leaders, including Telangana Assembly in
Mr. Modi, Home Minister 2018, but the party man
Amit Shah, BJP president aged to win bypolls in Dub
J.P. Nadda, Union Ministers baka and Huzurabad consti
and Chief Ministers of States tuencies.
ruled by the party are ex The BJP also improved its
pected to attend the numbers in the Greater Hyd
meeting. erabad Municipal Corpora
The Hyderabad meeting tion council in 2020 by win
is being held at the time ning 48 seats, compared to
when the party is trying to the four in 2016.
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Some exceptions Liquid mirror telescope in Devasthal sees first light
to bungalow rules Once trained using AI tools, the telescope can help track transients such as supernovae, space debris and meteorites
‘Govt. may regularise occupation’ Shubashree Desikan built by a collaboration of “It was thrilling to see the The telescope, having a which will need to be ana
Chennai scientists from Canada, Bel formation of the primary primary mirror that is liquid, lysed using artificial intelli
Special Correspondent The fourmetre International gium and India. It is located mirror. Nearly 50 litres of cannot be turned and point gence and machine learning
NEW DELHI Liquid Mirror Telescope at an altitude of 2,450 metres mercury, weighing close to ed in any direction. It (AI and ML) tools.
Union Housing and Urban (ILMT) saw the first light re on the Devasthal Observato 700 kilograms, is spun hard “stares” at the zenith and “In a night’s observation,
Affairs Minister Hardeep Pu cently, gazing out from its ry campus of the Aryabhata to form a paraboloid mirror watches the sky as the earth it will make thousands of im
ri on Thursday said that in vantage on Devasthal, a hill Research Institute of Obser of just 4 mm thickness and a rotates, thereby giving a ages which cannot be ana
some cases, the government in Uttarakhand, into the vational Sciences (ARIES) in diameter of about 4 metres,” view of different objects. lysed by just looking at them.
“regularises” the continued deep sky. Nainital district, an autono says Kuntal Misra, Project In This property can be used We will need to develop and
occupation of bungalows by The telescope, staring at mous institute under the De vestigator at ARIES. She has to scan and survey the sky, train AI and ML tools to do
those who got “another the sky overhead, will make partment of Science and worked in this project since observe transients and mov this,” says Dipankar Baner
job”. The Minister was res sky surveys possible and ob Technology, Government of January 2020. ing objects such as meteo jee, Director of the ARIES
ponding to a question on tain images that can help ob India. The primary mirror of the rites. Observatory.
why former Congress Rajya serve transient phenomena A large pool of mercury International Liquid Mirror First image It will work in tandem With the monsoon ex
Sabha member Ghulam Na Hardeep Puri such as supernovae and re placed in a vessel is spun Telescope at Devasthal. The first image made by the with the existing 3.6metre pected soon in the area, the
bi Azad had retained his offi cord the presence of space around so fast that it curves telescope consisted of sever Devasthal Optical Telescope. real observations may start
cial accommodation. tions. He has been among debris or meteorites — basi into a parabolic shape. Since reflected light. A thin sheet al stars and a galaxy, NGC Once it starts making ob only in October, after the
Mr. Puri, however, did the “G23” ginger group of cally, watch the skies. mercury is reflective, this of mylar protects the mercu 4274, which is 45 million servations, the telescope will rains, according to Dr. Ba
not comment on any indivi Congress leaders who have The telescope has been shape helps in focusing the ry from the wind. light years away. collect gigabytes of data, nerjee.
dual case. Mr. Azad, who demanded reforms within
was the Leader of Opposi the party. Over the past two
tion in the Rajya Sabha till
his retirement in February
2021, has continued to occu
or three months, the Direc
torate of Estates under the
Ministry has undertaken a
Blast on tracks to alert loco pilots may stop soon ATS arrests
man for ‘links’
py the 5 South Avenue Lane spree of evictions.
house that was allotted to The family of late Union Employees call manager or stationmaster the advancement in technol used during train operations level, it would be prudent to
with LeT
him while he was an MP. Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, place detonators on the ogy and the use of gadgets for many years and hence dispense the explosives from
At a press conference, Mr. former Education Minister
for stopping use track at different locations such as anticollision devic may be dispensed from the the safety equipment of loco
Puri said, “There are some Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, of detonators that will cause explosions es, train protection warning general rules. pilots and train managers. Press Trust of India
others also. Slowly, they are and several others have with a loud bang when a system, short circuiting The railway employees This would also lead to a Mumbai
going. We also regularise.” been evicted. S. Vijay Kumar train passes on them. clips, fog signal device and said dispensing with detona huge monetary and man The AntiTerrorism Squad
He said if someone was stay Meanwhile, asked about CHENNAI This is to alert the loco pi auxiliary warning system. tor signals would also reduce power saving. of the Maharashtra police
ing in a bungalow, “and the BJP continuing to occu The Indian Railways may lot of the approaching train The argument of the staff the weight of the essential Acting on the proposal of on Thursday arrested Aftab
then gets another, so we reg py bungalows on Ashoka soon dispense with the de to an obstruction such as a is that the Explosive Sub equipment carried by loco the Western Railway, the Mi Hussain Shah from J&K’s
ularise it. But I don’t think I Road after constructing its cadesold practice of the derailed train, boulders and stances Act prohibited them pilots and train managers. nistry of Railways has writ Kishtwar for alleged links
should comment on indivi own headquarters on Deen crew using detonator signals a damaged track to bring the from possessing explosives ten to all Zonal Railways call with Junaid Mohammed,
dual cases.” Dayal Upadhaya Marg, Mr. to alert loco pilots of an ap train to a halt. in public places and they Monetary savings ing for their views on the who is accused of recruit
Puri indicated that the BJP’s proaching train to an ob were being harassed by se The Western Railway agreed operational and safety as ing youngsters for Lashkar
Not named on list and other parties’ offices struction or danger lying Advanced gadgets curity personnel while car with the contention of the pects of withdrawing deto eTaiba. He is allegedly the
Mr. Azad’s name did not fi would move out of bunga ahead. In recent times, employees’ rying the detonators on duty crew and recommended that nator signals. “The concept link between Mr. Mo
gure on the recent list of lows. “It is in process. It will During train accidents or unions have been calling for in trains. considering the redundant of detonator signals is likely hammed and an LeT oper
Congress candidates for the involve all political parties. inclement weather affecting stopping the concept of det They also claimed that use of detonators and advan to be dispensed soon,” a rail ative “based in a foreign
upcoming Rajya Sabha elec It’s in pipeline,” he said. visibility, the loco pilot, train onating signals considering detonators had been hardly cement of technology at field way official said. country”.
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+ 13573 get across to our crossword site
@ https://qrgo.page.link/jjpTn Appearance of Dhanvantari
14 Dog reared in Big Rock, Virginia (5) Lord Dhanvantari emerged from the milky ocean when it
15 After a short round, approval to get flower (8) was churned, showing that Dhanvantari avatara took place
18 “It’s amusing to have some booze”, you hear this before an in Krita yuga, elaborated Velukkudi Krishnan in a discourse.
important announcement (4,4) Lord Dhanavantri is an amsa of Lord Narayana. A Vishnu Pu
20 Native said “start with fifty, not five” (5) rana sloka, describing Lord Dhanvantari’s appearance, says
23 Capital is large, perhaps (7) He was wearing a yellow garment and a white upper gar
ment (uttareeya). This sloka says He had a nectar pot in one
25 Collect butter and gin, back in defensive position (7)
hand and a kamandala in the other.
26 Showing interest in additional wavy patterns... (5)
In the Srirangam temple, there is a separate shrine for
27 ...or hop around home rule (9) Lord Dhanvantari. To one side of this shrine is the Parama
28 Minister briefly cut down to four lines of satire (8) pada entrance. Opposite is the Chandra Pushkarini. The
29 Land, building and some money, they will remain after he goes (6) Dhanvantari shrine in Srirangam is at an elevation. There is
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a reason for this. A vaidya sala functioned here. The Cauvery
river was often in spate, and at such times, water would en
1 Can keep husband in, once free will go around — not possible (2,6)
ter the temple. In order that patients should have access to
2 After midnight refuse to shine (7)
treatment facilities even at such times, the Dhanvantari
3 Element of delight expressed turns bitter within (9) shrine was built at a higher level. Herbal decoctions from
5 Pinnacle, not long but short compound (6,8) this shrine were offered to Lord Ranganatha, the main deity
6 Clyster's close to one, voice of approval grows (5) in the Srirangam temple. The Dhanvantari image in the Sri
Solution to puzzle 13572 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku rangam temple is seen with conch and discus in the upper
7 Old sewing machine operator let off without study (7)
8 It represents change in Thailand (6) hands. The lower right hand holds the pot of nectar. The
9 Frank Rogers concedes these rules are for pedestrian safety lower left hand holds a leech. Leeches were used in the past
■ ACROSS (5,5,4) in treatment of diseases. It was believed that they would
1 Name a painter in Japan (6) 16 The French man in lead, perhaps for a formal dance (9) suck out impurities in the blood. Dhanvantari learnt the
4 Like the cream, most in the middle may be dangerous to handle nuances of medical science from Garuda.
17 Smooth attempt to get energy from soft soap (8)
(8) While Dhanvantari first emerged from the ocean, He was
19 Boy engulfed by passion for music (7)
10 What the Twitterati did about the credit (9) later born in the royal family of Varanasi. This second avat
21 Ghastly child, learn to reform (7) ara was foretold by Lord Narayana when Dhanvantari first
11 In the middle of ‘Great Escape’ it happened (5)
12 Ancient deity had swallowed the Sun, perhaps (7) 22 Hard surface, indeed roughly demarcated (6) appeared. The Lord said Dhanvantari would be born as son
13 A gunshot rings and there is an African (7) 24 Extract tapped up from lime/lemon trees (5) of king of Varanasi and that He would organise Ayurveda in
to 8 divisions and do good for the inhabitants of the earth.
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Russia tightens grip on Ukrainian city Modi assures Sri Lanka of
Lavrov says the U.S. supply of rockets raises the risk of a ‘third country’ being dragged into the conflict immediate fertilizer supply
Reuters were also attacking in other back from the capital Kyiv
KYIV parts of the east and north and from northern Ukraine. ‘Swift arrival of consignment critical to production cycle’
Russian forces were attempt east. At least four civilians Luhansk’s regional Gover
ing to extend and consoli were killed and 10 wounded nor, Serhiy Gaidai, told Reu Meera Srinivasan ing food, medicines, fuel, chemical fertilizers severely
date their hold on Ukraine’s in the east and northeast, ters that civilians were shel Colombo and LPG. As the island’s cri affected production of pad
industrial city of Severodo other officials said. tering from Russian attacks Prime Minister Narendra sis further escalated this dy, pulses, maize, spices,
netsk on Thursday, edging If Russia fully captures Se under a Sievierodonetsk Modi has assured Sri Lanka year, India extended crucial and tea that are crucial for
closer to claiming a big prize verodonetsk and its smaller chemical plant that he said of immediate supply of fertil assistance, of about $3.5 bil both domestic consump
in their offensive in the east twin Lysychansk on the west was hit by an air strike on izer, the Sri Lankan Presi lion, by way of credit lines tion, and export earnings.
ern Donbas region. bank of the Siverskyi Donets Tuesday, releasing a large dent has said, as the island for imports, loan defer Seeing their harvest fall
But in a boost for Ukraine, river, it would hold all of Lu pink cloud. “There are civi braces for a food crisis amid ments, and currency swaps. by 50 %, many farmers have
the U.S. announced a $700 hansk, one of two provinces lians there in bomb shelters, a crushing economic melt On whether the fertilizer decided not to sow this sea
million weapons package for in the Donbas that Moscow there are quite a few of them down. would be supplied as part of son. Despite a policy rever
Kyiv that will include ad claims on behalf of left,” Mr. Gaidai said. “President Gotabaya Raja existing credit lines, or with sal by the President — after
vanced rocket systems with a separatists. Mr. Gaidai has warned paksa has said that Indian a new one, an Indian official massive farmer protests and
range of up to 80 km. Britain’s Defence Ministry that Ukrainian troops in Se Prime Minister Narendra said: “Those details are still criticism from scientists —
Russia accused the U.S. of said in its daily intelligence verodonetsk could be forced Modi has agreed to provide being worked out.” The fer fertilizers are still in short
adding “fuel to the fire”. Rus Void future: Ruins of a school in Kharkiv, partially destroyed update that Russia con to retreat to Lysychansk, the fertilizer required for the tilizer is essential to domes supply, or not affordable
sian Foreign Minister Sergei by a rocket on Thursday. AFP * trolled most of the city, which he said was easier to Yala season cultivation im tic production as sowing sea without subsidy, especially
Lavrov said the supply of the which before the war had a defend from its vantage on a mediately,” Mr. Rajapaksa’s son begins for the Yala when costs of all basic items
rocket launchers raised the help push Russia to negotiate says about 70% of the city is population of about 101,000, hill. office said. The fertilizer will season, one of two impor have spiked with the coun
risk of a “third country” be an end to the war, which on under Russian control, with and that Ukrainian forces Besides the advanced be supplied under an “In tant agriculture production try reporting record
ing dragged into the conflict. Friday marks its 100th day. Russian troops in the city had destroyed bridges over rocket systems, called HI dian loan facility” and is cycles in Sri Lanka, tied to inflation.
U.S. Secretary of State An After days of heavy fight centre. the river to Lysychansk. MARS, the new U.S. package scheduled to be distributed the monsoon. Especially af Sri Lanka is now counting
tony Blinken said Ukraine ing around Severodonetsk, “The enemy is conducting Capturing all of Luhansk includes ammunition, coun to farmers within 20 days af ter the harvest from the pre the swift arrival of a 65,000
had promised it would not much of which has been laid assault operations in the set would fulfil one of Russian ter fire radars, air surveil ter the consignment arrives, vious season has drastically tonnefertilizer consignment
use the systems to hit targets to waste by Russian bom tlement of Sievierodonetsk,” President Vladimir Putin’s lance radars, additional Jave according to a statement is fallen, owing to President from India worth about $25
inside Russia. President Joe bardment, Russian troops Ukraine’s armed forces Gen main aims and solidify a shift lin antitank missiles and sued on Wednesday night. Gotabaya’s controversial million, according to M.B.
Biden hopes extending Uk were inching forward eral Staff said on Thursday, in battlefield momentum af antiarmour weapons, offi India is yet to make any policy shift to organic farm Rohana Pushpakumara, Se
raine’s artillery reach will through city streets. Ukraine adding that Russian forces ter his forces were pushed cials said. official statement in this re ing last year. cretary to the Ministry of
gard. Official sources told In a bid to reduce the Agriculture.
The Hindu that New Delhi is country’s import bill, Mr. “We have requested for
Israeli troops considering the request Gotabaya in May 2021 nitrogen fertilizer, which
Nepal tightens flight rules
after crash that killed 22
Planes will be allowed to take off only in favourable weather
Agence France-Presse ed that bad weather caused to a Civil Aviation Authority
Kathmandu the accident. of Nepal notice issued on
Flights in Nepal will be Aviation companies have Tuesday. Providing enroute
cleared to fly only if there is raised concerns about how weather information was
favourable weather forecast to implement the new regu previously not mandatory.
throughout their route, ac lations, citing the country’s Air operators could also
cording to new regulations limited weather forecasting be prohibited from conduct
announced in the wake of a infrastructure. ing flights if the Department
recent crash that killed 22 Authorities say flight per of Hydrology and Meteorolo
people, officials said mits will now only be issued gy forecasts adverse weather
Thursday. after the aircraft’s operator conditions for a certain time
A full investigation into submits a flight plan with in any area. They say Nepal
the crash of the Twin Otter weather information for the lacks infrastructure for accu
aircraft is underway, but a destination and the entire rate weather forecasts, espe
preliminary inquiry suggest route of the flight, according cially in remote areas.
Jury sides mostly with China forbids
U.S. trade talks
Johnny Depp in libel case with Taiwan
Associated Press accused her of creating a de
FAIRFAX tailed hoax that included Associated Press
A jury sided on Wednesday roughing up the couple’s BEIJING
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market watch
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Sensex dddddddddddddddddddddd 55,818 ddddddddddddddd0.79
% CHANGE
Trade deficit widened to a Retailers flag ‘underrecoveries’
on petrol, disesel sales: Puri
US Dollar dddddddddddddddddddd 77.60 ddddddddddddd -0.12
record $23.33 bn last month
Gold ddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 50,887 ddddddddddddddd0.74
Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddd 117.4 ddddddddddddddd0.16
NIFTY 50
PRICE CHANGE
Adani Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 748.45. . . . . . . 11.55
Oil firms report losses of ₹17.1/litre on petrol, ₹20.4 on diesel
Apollo Hosp . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3645.25. . . -193.75 Exports rose 15.5%, imports surged 56.1% to stay above $60 bn for a third month
Asian Paints. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 2908.55. . . . . . . 56.05 Press Trust of India sion in fuel prices] are taken
Axis Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 691.55. . . . . . . . . 5.50
Bajaj Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3688.70. . . . . . -31.40
Vikas Dhoot up almost ninefold yearon New Delhi by companies.” Oil firms, he
Bajaj Finserv. . . . . . . . . . .. 12936.00. . . . . 339.40 NEW DELHI year to cross $5.8 billion. With fuel prices remaining said, do not come to him for
Bajaj Finance . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 6057.85. . . . . . . 47.70 India’s merchandise trade unchanged for almost two consultations on revising
Bharti Airtel . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 695.95. . . . . . . . . 1.30
BPCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 329.35. . . . . . . . . 3.35
deficit widened to a record ‘Growth to moderate’ months despite a rise in fuel prices.
Britannia Ind . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3577.05. . . . . . . 25.75 $23.33 billion in May, as ex “With base effects catching costs, oil companies have Local pump rates are
Cipla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 987.10. . . . . . . . . 3.55 ports grew 15.5% to $37.3 bil up, the pace of growth of started detailing underre benchmarked to about $85
Coal India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 198.20. . . . . . . . . 2.15
Divis Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3524.35. . . . . . -30.80
lion while imports jumped goods exports and then later, coveries, or losses, which per barrel crude oil price
Dr Reddys Lab . . . . . . . .. . . . 4333.15. . . . . . . 14.15 56.1% to $60.62 billion, preli imports, is likely to moder are as high as ₹17.1 per litre while Brent is currently trad
Eicher Motors. . . . . . . . .. . . . 2723.55. . . . . . -48.15 minary data from the Com ate, while remaining high in on petrol and ₹20.4 on die ing at $113. This has resulted
Grasim Ind . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1432.55. . . . . . . . -4.00
HCL Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1039.70. . . . . . . 21.80 merce and Industry Ministry absolute terms as commodi sel as of Thursday. in a gap between cost and
HDFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 2289.60. . . . . . -40.30 show. The previous highest ty prices are seeing a re Oil Minister Hardeep selling price, referred to as
HDFC Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1385.10. . . . . . . . -9.75 monthly trade deficit was newed uptick,” said ICRA Singh Puri said fuel retailers nister said the Finance Mi underrecovery, or loss.
HDFC Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 607.90. . . . . . . . . 0.75
Hero MotoCorp . . . . . .. . . . 2663.10. . . . . . -94.50 November’s $22.91 billion. Inflation impact: ‘Imports will stay high in absolute terms as chief economist Aditi Nayar. had knocked on the doors of nistry was the appropriate “They [oil firms] are talk
Hindalco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 409.90. . . . . . . . -0.75 Goods exports shrank commodity prices see a renewed uptick.’ K. K. MUSTAFAH
* “We believe the merchan the government seeking ‘re authority to decide on the le ing underrecoveries... As I
Hind Unilever . . . . . . . . .. . . . 2284.80. . . . . . -23.65 7.2% from April’s $40.19 bil dise trade deficit will print lief ’, but added that pricing vy of a windfall tax on high said, they are responsible
ICICI Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 749.75. . . . . . . . -2.90
IndusInd Bank . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 942.95. . . . . . . 14.60 lion, resulting in the trade May 2021, electronics (41.5%) the slowest in 15 months. between $20 billion to $25 was ‘their decision’. gains the oil and gas produc corporate citizens and they
Infosys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1508.00. . . . . . . 29.45 deficit for the first two and readymade textile gar This is the third month in billion for most months of While refusing to com ers are making due to the will take whatever decision
ITC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 273.50. . . . . . . . . 1.65 months of 202223 widening ments (22.9%), led the ex a row that merchandise im 202223,” she added. ment on reports of private surge in international ener they have to,” Mr. Puri said.
JSW Steel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 573.40. . . . . . . . . 3.90
Kotak Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1857.65. . . . . . . . -7.45 to $41.73 billion. The figure port growth, the overall ports have crossed $60 bil Petroleum imports almost oil refiners making a killing gy prices. “Yes they come to us, it is an
L&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1637.15. . . . . . -10.85 for AprilMay 2021 was growth rate almost halved to lion, thanks to elevated com doubled to $18.1 billion while on importing Russian crude “All our corporate citizens open secret. They... say we
M&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1044.55. . . . . . . . -2.80
$21.82 billion. an 8.1% pace once petroleum modity and oil prices amid coal imports more than dou oil at deep discounts and ex have a sense of responsibili need relief here, we need re
Maruti Suzuki . . . . . . . . .. . . . 7925.40. . . . . . -14.00
Nestle India Ltd. . . . .. 17393.80. . . . . 152.25 While petroleum exports, exports were excluded. the festering RussiaUkraine bled from May 2021 levels to porting refined petroleum ty,” he told a news confe lief there but ultimately it
NTPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 159.05. . . . . . . . . 2.25 which surged 52.7% from May’s 15.5% pace was also conflict. Gold imports shot $5.33 billion. products to the U.S., the Mi rence. “These actions [revi [pricing] is their decision.”
ONGC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 152.45. . . . . . . . . 2.70
PowerGrid Corp . . . . .. . . . . . 225.55. . . . . . . . -3.65
Reliance Ind . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 2724.30. . . . . . . 90.80
SBI Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1143.75. . . . . . . . -9.00
State Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 469.85. . . . . . . . . 1.55
Shree Cement . . . . . . . .. 21634.75. . . -156.75
SBI unit raises UltraTech to invest Sandberg to Ministry said to issue Saudiled OPEC
Sun Pharma . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 859.55. . . . . . . 20.30
GDP growth quit Facebook backs bigger
Tata Consumer
Products Ltd. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 758.25. . . . . . . . -2.85
Tata Motors . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 439.15. . . . . . . . -5.45 forecast to 7.5%
₹12,886 cr. in expansion owner Meta draft to list 25% of BCCL output boost
Tata Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1081.55. . . . . . . 18.00
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3423.00. . . . . . . 67.80
Tech Mahindra . . . . . . .. . . . 1146.00. . . . . . . . -0.60
Company eyes 159.25 MTPA by FY25 REUTERS
Move on CIL arm part of restructuring
Press Trust of India Agence France-Presse
Titan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 2220.95. . . . . . . 23.35
UltraTech Cement . .. . . . 6007.85. . . . . . . 32.20
Mumbai Special Correspondent Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Press Trust of India Vienna
UPL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 775.35. . . . . . . . -4.40 SBI Research said the eco Mumbai Operating Officer Sheryl New Delhi Major oil producers led by
Wipro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 474.15. . . . . . . . . 3.40
nomy would grow 7.5% in UltraTech Cement said it Sandberg is leaving the The coal ministry has float Saudi Arabia and Russia on
202223, an upward revi would invest ₹12,886 crore company after 14 years, ed a draft cabinet note for Thursday decided to open
EXCHANGE RATES sion of 20 basis points from in expanding capacity by she said in a Facebook post seeking interministerial taps wider than expected
Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit
except yen at 4 p.m. on June 02
its earlier estimate. Eco 22.6 million tonnes per an on Wednesday, sending the views on the proposal to list amid soaring prices and
CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL nomic growth, official data num (MTPA). The board of social media firm’s shares 25% shares of Coal India hard on the heels of an EU
US Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 77.41. . . . . . . 77.73 for which was released on directors of the Aditya Birla down 4%. arm BCCL. ban on Russian oil imports.
Euro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 82.78. . . . . . . 83.13 Tuesday, was only 1.5% Group company approved Chief Growth Officer Ja As a part of Coal India Analysts had expected
British Pound . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 97.14. . . . . . . 97.55
higher than the prepan the plan, which would be a vier Olivan will replace Ms. (CIL) restructuring, the go OPEC+ producers to stick
Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 59.66. . . . . . . 59.90
Chinese Yuan . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 11.61. . . . . . . 11.66 demic year of FY20, it said. combination of brownfield Sandberg, said Chief Exec vernment has decided for to their policy of modest
Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 80.67. . . . . . . 81.01 “Given the high inflation and greenfield expansion. expansion, which is distinct utive Mark Zuckerberg in a an initial listing of 25% filing of the story. output increases. However,
Singapore Dollar . . . . . . .. . 56.30. . . . . . . 56.54
Canadian Dollar . . . . . . . . .. . 61.21. . . . . . . 61.47
and the subsequent, up “This would be achieved from ongoing capacity addi separate post. Javier has shares of Bharat Coking CIL had said last month pressure has been rising
Malaysian Ringitt . . . . . .. . 17.63. . . . . . . 17.71 coming rate hikes, real by setting up integrated and tion that may conclude by worked at Meta for more Coal Ltd. (BCCL). that it was planning to divest for the 23strong cartel to
Australian Dollar . . . . . . .. . 55.73. . . . . . . 55.97 GDP will incrementally grinding units as well as FY23, total capacity would than 14 years and has led “Draft cabinet note for in 25% stake in its unlisted arm boost output and seek to
Source:Indian Bank [rise] by ₹11.1 lakh crore in bulk terminals,” the compa grow to 159.25 MTPA from teams handling Facebook, itial listing of 25% of shares BCCL and would go for the stabilise prices, which have
FY23,” SBI chief economist ny said in a statement. the current 119.95 MTPA. Instagram, WhatsApp and of... BCCL has been ap subsequent listing of the surged since Russia invad
NMDC iron ore output Soumya Kanti Ghosh said “The additional capacity UltraTech’s planned ex Messenger. proved by the Minister of subsidiary on stock ex ed Ukraine.
rises 14%, sales fall 20% in a note on Thursday. will be created across the pansion is likely to cost $76 “When I took this job in Coal,” a source said, adding changes after obtaining “The meeting highlight
HYDERABAD “This... translates into real country. Commercial pro per tonne of cement, which 2008, I hoped I would be that “the draft cabinet note further clearances. ed the importance of stable
NMDC’s iron ore output rose GDP growth of 7.5%.” The duction from these new ca is significantly lower than in this role for five years,” in respect of BCCL has been A meeting of the board of and balanced markets,”
by more than 14% to 3.2 unit said improving corpo pacities is expected to go on the comparable cost of the Ms. Sandberg wrote. sent for IMC consultation.” directors to this effect was OPEC said in a statement,
million tonnes (MT) in May, rate financials, growing stream in a phased manner, recent acquisition of Holcim “Fourteen years later, it is A query sent to a Coal Minis held on March 10, 2022, adding they will add
while sales at 2.65 MT fell bank credit and ample li by FY25,” it added. India’s cement assets by the time for me to write the try official on the same, re Coal India had said in a reg 6,48,000 barrels per day to
almost 20% from May 2021. quidity spurred optimism. With the latest round of Adani Group, analysts said. next chapter of my life.” mained unanswered till the ulatory filing. the market in July.
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committee, Parminder Singh
cials of the CFI were also
proud that the sport was
clean as there was no “posi
M adhya Pradesh’s Arjun
Waskale (men’s
1500m) and Uttar Pradesh’s
silver medallist at the Na
tional varsities meet in Bhu
baneswar in February, was
Dhindsa, expressed confi tive’’ dope case in the last Priyanka Sirakwar (wo next best (53.91).
IN BRIEF dence about host India per five years. men’s 100m) struck form at The two have already
forming at its best in the “Our cyclists take mini 20th National Federation qualified for the under20
Chelsea’s Rudiger Asian Cycling championship mum supplements, and we Cup junior (under20) ath Worlds.
completes move to Real to be staged at the Velo believe in natural diet,” said letics championships at Na The results (gold medal
MADRID drome of the Indira Gandhi Onkar Singh. diad (Gujarat) on Thursday lists only): Men: 1500m: Arjun
German international Stadium Complex from June For the host, Esow from and qualified for the un Waskale (MP) 3:46.31s (MR,
defender Antonio Rudiger 18 to 22. Ready to roll: The cyclists and organisers with the team jersey *
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Andaman and Nicobar Is der20 Worlds in Colombia OR 3:48.54).
has joined Spanish and
The championship will lands is expected to be the in August. 5000m: Gagan Singh (Har)
European champion Real
feature around 500 cyclists, ture,” Dhindsa said. event, offering ranking While the endurance star. The field will also fea The 18yearold Priyanka, 14:44.92s.
Madrid from Chelsea, the two
competing in sprint and en It will be the third time In points, which will help cy team was present in strength ture the 35yearold Lee Wai from Agra, clocked 11.80s in Pole vault: R. Sakthi (TN)
clubs confirmed on Thursday.
AFP durance events, from about dia hosts the Asian cham clists qualify for the World at the press conference on Sze of Hong Kong, and Shan the women’s 100m heats to 4.60m.
20 countries. Leading cy pionship, after 2013 and Cup and on to the World Thursday, it was announced ju Bao of China, the bronze make the cut (qualifying Discus: Shubhkarman Gho-
cling nations China, Japan, 2017. Championships,” said Onkar that the sprint team was and silver medalists respec standard 11.90) while Arjun tra (Pun) 53.00m.
Harshini beats Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan More importantly, this Singh, cochairman of the or training in Slovenia, in clean tively of Tokyo Olympics. Waskale, 18, broke the Women: 1500m: Akansha
and Iran have confirmed will be the first Asian cham ganising committee, as he environment with good India will field 42 riders. It men’s 1500m meet record (Raj) 4:33.99s.
Haritashri participation. pionship after the pandemic, pointed at the event being equipment, and would re will also be among the four even as he qualified for the 5000m: Drashtiben Chaud-
“Our young riders have a as the last edition was held in the starting point in the path turn on June 14. nations that will compete in Worlds. hri (Guj) 16:53.33s.
Sports Bureau
lot of potential. They will be Jincheon, Korea, in October for Olympic qualification for The organisers thanked the para events along with Ja Priya H. Mohan, last Shot put: Jasmine Kaur
world beaters in the near fu 2019. “This will be a class1 Paris 2024. the Ministry of Youth and pan, Iran and Thailand. year’s under20 Worlds (Pun) 13.90m.
K arnataka’s N. Harshini
recovered from the
brink to beat Harithashri
Venkatesh of Tamil Nadu
36, 76(0), 60 in the girls’
quarterfinals of the Ra
Panghal, Thapa in team Ramkumar falls in prequarters Coach Annese bids
mesh Desai memorial Na
tional under16 tennis
CWG BOXING medallist Manish Kaushik
50 to take the 63.5kg slot. BhambriMyneni shock top seeds, reach Prostejov final adieu to Gokulam
championship at Kolhapur
Special Correspondent Last edition’s bronze me
men’s event in Chiang Rai, bt Vit Kopriva & Jarosslav Pospi- ulam because I wanted a
dallist Mohammad Hussa FOOTBALL
KOLKATA
on Thursday.
World championships me
INDIANS ABROAD Karman Kaur Thandi sil (Cze) 6-3, 6-2. new challenge.”
Title aspirant Asmi Ad muddin recorded a 41 win
dallists Amit Panghal and over Asian silver medallist Sports Bureau reached the quarters. $15,000 ITF men, Monastir, P.K. Ajith Kumar The 37yearold Italian is
kar overcame stiff resis
Shiva Thapa were among Kavinder Singh Bisht to get The results: €134,920 Chal Tunisia: Singles (prequarterfi KOZHIKODE proud of his achievements
tance from Mmaaya Ra lenger, Surbiton, UK: Singles
those who made it to the In picked in the 57kg category. Lucky loser Ramkumar Ra nals): Sascha Gueymard Wayen- Two years, two ILeague tit at Gokulam.
jeshwaran 76(5), 64. (prequarterfinals): Jordan
dian men’s boxing squad on manathan was beaten by Jor burg (Fra) bt Rishab Agarwal les, Vincenzo Alberto An “Both the ILeague titles
In the boys section, Kri Sagar shocked Olympian Thompson (Aus) bt Ramkumar
Thursday for this year’s dan Thompson in the pre 6-3, 6-2. Doubles (quarterfi nese feels it is time to move mean a lot to me, but this
ish Tyagi, Rethin Pranv, Ta Satish Kumar 50 in the sem Ramanathan 7-5, 6-3; First nals): Arthur Bouquier & Martin
Commonwealth Games. In ifinals and National cham quarterfinals of the €134,920 on. year’s is really special, be
nussh Ghildyal and Tejas round: Ramkumar bt Yuichi Sug- Breysach (Fra) bt Alexander
the selection trials at the NIS pion Narender 50 in the fi Challenger tennis tourna The hugely successful cause defending the title is a
Ahuja made the semifinals. ita (Jpn) 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(2). Dou Crnokrak (Aus) & Rishab Agar-
The results (quarterfi Patiala, Panghal, a 2018 nal to take the +92kg place. ment in Surbiton. bles (prequarterfinals): John- coach is bidding adieu to lot different from winning it
wal 6-4, 6-0.
nals): Boys: Kriish Tyagi bt Commonwealth Games sil Ramkumar had beaten Patrick Smith (Aus) & Ramku- Gokulam Kerala, the team for the first time,” he said.
Rohit Tokas (67kg), Thai $25,000 ITF women,
Venkat Batlanki 6-2, 6-2; ver medallist, defeated fel Yuichi Sugita of Japan 76(2) mar w.o. Radu Allbot (Mda) & he turned into the ILeague “Besides, it was a virtually
land Open gold medallist Chiang Rai: Singles (prequar
Rethin Pranav bt Debasis Sa- low Services boxer Deepak in the third set tiebreak in Victor Vlad Cornea (Rou). football champion in two different team that we field
Sumit Kundu (75kg), Olym terfinals): Nao Hibino (Jpn) bt
hoo 6-3, 6-1; Tanussh Ghil- Kumar 41 in the 51kg divi the first round, after having €90,280 Challenger, Pros successive years. He is likely ed this season as most of the
dyal bt Aradhya Ksshitij 6-2,
pian Ashish Kumar (80kg) tejov, Czech Republic: Doubles
Rutuja Bhosale 6-3, 6-0; Kar-
sion final to grab a spot in lost the second round of the to remain in India, though. players had been released.”
4-6, 6-3; Tejas Ahuja bt Arjun and Asian champion Sanjeet (semifinals): Yuki Bhambri &
man Kaur Thandi bt Erika Sema
the quadrennial event to be qualification event. (Jpn) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1. Doubles He has already been ap Annese said he had had a
Rathi 6-3, 6-3. (92kg) were the other box Saketh Myneni bt Alexander Er-
held in Birmingham from Ju In the Challenger in Pros (quarterfinals): Akiko Omae proached by ISL clubs, it is good time at Gokulam. “The
Girls: Aishwarya Jadhav bt ers selected. ler & Lucas Miedler (Aut) 6-4,
ly 28 to August 8. tejov (Czech Republic), Yuki (Jpn) & Rutuja Bhosale bt Anas- learnt. management gave me com
Manognya Madasu 6-2, 6-1; The team: Amit Panghal 6-4; Roman Jebavy (Cze) & An-
Fivetime Asian cham Bhambri and Saketh Myneni tasiya Poplavska (Ukr) & Anas- “I will be able to make an plete support,” he said.
Aakruti Sonkusare bt Sree (51kg), Mohammad Hussa- drej Martin (Svk) bt Sriram Balaji
Tanvi Dasari 6-3, 6-2; Asmi pionships medallist Shiva muddin (57kg), Shiva Thapa made the doubles final by & Arjun Kadhe 6-7(3), 7-5,
tasia Sukhotina 6-2, 6-3. announcement within two “I am really proud of the
Adkar bt Maaya Rajeshwaran Thapa beat archrival and (63.5kg), Rohit Tokas (67kg), beating the top seeds Alex [10-7]; Quarterfinals: Yuki & $15,000 ITF women, Ran or three weeks and yes, I way Gokulam performed ov
7-6(5), 6-4; N. Harshini bt World championships Sumit (75kg), Ashish Kumar ander Erler and Lucas Mie Saketh bt Denys Molchanov cho Santa Fe: Singles (first might be joining an ISL er the last two seasons. We
Harithashri Venkatesh 3-6, 7- bronze medallist and Com (80kg), Sanjeet (92kg) and Sa- dler of Austria 64, 64. (Ukr) & Franko Skugor (Cro) 7-6 round): Klara Kosan (US) bt Pra- team,” Annese told The Hin- had a record 21 unbeaten
6(0), 6-0. monwealth Games silver gar (+92kg). In the $25,000 ITF wo (4), 3-6, [13-11]; Balaji & Arjun tyusha Rachapudi 6-2, 1-6, 6-1. du. “I decided to leave Gok games.”
CM M ND-NDE
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