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THE INDIAN EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
TOPOFTHE
WORLD
President Ranil
Wickremesinghe
Colomborejects
UNHRCclaims
onreformsfailure
SRI LANKA has failed to
addressthelong-standing
challengesof politicaland
democratic reforms, the
UN human rights body
has said, an assessment
rejected by Colombo as
"incorrect". "Sri Lanka
continuestodealwiththe
aftermathofthedeepeco-
nomic crisis of 2022 and
the current stresses in the
globaleconomy,"NadaAl-
Nashif, the UN Deputy
High Commissioner, said
atthe54thregularsession
of the UN Human Rights
Council in Geneva
Monday. Himalee
Subhashini Arunatilaka,
the Permanent Repre-
sentative of Sri Lanka to
theUN,rejectedtheaccu-
sations saying they are
based on incorrect
sources. PTI
ISRAEL
SChearsplea
againstBibi’s
judicialoverhaul
ISRAEL'STOPcourtheard
the first challenge on
Tuesday to PM Benjamin
Netanyahu'scontentious
judicial overhaul,
deepening a showdown
with the far-right
government that has
bitterly divided the
nation and put it on the
brink of a constitutional
crisis. The case that
opened Tuesday focuses
on the first law passed by
parliament in July — a
measure that cancels the
court's ability to strike
down government
moves it deems to be
“unreasonable.” Judges
have used the legal
standard in rare cases to
prevent government
appoin-tmentsviewedas
unsound or corrupt. AP
PHILIPPINES
Nobellaureate
Ressa cleared
intaxfraudcase
NOBEL LAUREATE Maria
Ressa and her news site
Rappler were acquitted
of tax fraud by a trial
court Tuesday, in another
legal victory for press
freedom in the country.
Ressa, who won the
Nobel Peace Prize in
2021, is head of Rappler,
which earned a early next year. If he decides
reputation for its intense
scrutiny of former Presi-
dent Rodrigo Duterte
and his war on drugs.
Ressa said the acquittal
strengthens “our resolve
to continue with the
justice system...” AP
AT LEAST 110 PROFESSORS, LECTURERS FIRED SINCE UPRISING OVER MAHSA AMINI’S DEATH IN MORALITY POLICE CUSTODY: REPORTS
Snap checkpoints, university purges mark Iran’s hijab stir anniversary
NASSER KARIMI
& JON GAMBRELL
TEHRAN, SEPTEMBER 12
SNAP CHECKPOINTS. Internet
disruptions. University purges.
Iran’stheocracyistryinghard
to both ignore the upcoming an-
niversaryof nationwideprotests
over the country’s mandatory
headscarf lawandtampdownon
any possibility of more unrest.
Yet the September 16 death
of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini still
reverberates across Iran. Some
women are choosing to go with-
out the headscarf, or hijab, de-
spite an increasing crackdown
1,000 BODIES FOUND, 25% OF COASTAL CITY GONE: GOVT
Thousands missing as two dams
collapse, worsening Libya floods
Residents assess the damage caused by the floods in Libya’s coastal city of Derna on Tuesday. AP
MOHAMMED ABDUSAMEE
& VIVIAN NEREIM
TRIPOLI, RIYADH, SEPT 12
THOUSANDS OF people have
been killed in Libya in the flood-
ing caused by heavy rains that
devastated parts of the country
this weekend, a disaster exacer-
bated by the collapse of two
damsinthecoastalcityof Derna,
aid agencies said Tuesday.
Tamer Ramadan, head of the
International Federation of Red
CrossandRedCrescentSocieties
delegation in Libya, said the
death toll from the flooding was
expected to reach thousands in
coming days. Speaking to re-
portersataUNbriefingviavideo-
Google search sway
challenged as biggest
anti-trust trial begins
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 12
GOOGLE HASexploited itsdom-
inance of the internet search
market to lock out competitors
and smother innovation, the
Department of Justice charged
Tuesday at the opening of the
biggest US antitrust trial in a
quarter century.
“This case is about the future
of the internet and whether
Google's search engine will ever
face meaningful competition,”
said Kenneth Dintzer, the Justice
Department's lead litigator.
Over the next 10 weeks, fed-
eral lawyers and state attorneys
general will try to prove Google
riggedthemarketinitsfavourby
lockingitssearchengineinasthe
default choice in a plethora of
places and devices.
USDistrictJudgeAmitMehta
likely won't issue a ruling until
Google broke the law, another
trial will decide what steps
should be taken to rein in the
Mountain View, California-
based company.
Top executives at Google and
its corporate parent Alphabet
Inc., as well as those from other
powerfultechnologycompanies
by authorities.
Graffiti, likely against Iran’s
government, is rapidly painted
over in black by Tehran’s munici-
palworkers.Universityprofessors
have been fired over their appar-
ent support for demonstrators.
International pressure re-
mains high on Iran, even as the
administration tries to de-esca-
late tensions with other nations
in the region and the West after
years of confrontation.
The demonstrations over
Amini’s death that erupted after
herarrestayearagobythecoun-
try’s morality police, allegedly
over the hijab, represented one
of the largest challenges to Iran’s
conference from Tunisia, he said
10,000peopleweremissing,and
that those figures were based on
reports from the Libyan Red
Crescent on the ground.
A Libyan ambulance and
emergencyservicesdepartment
said at least 2,300 people had
died and more than 5,000 were
missing after heavy rainfall over
the weekend in the northeast of
Libya swelled waters over river-
banks, sweeping away homes
and cutting off roads.
The collapse of the dams,
south of Derna, deepened the
disaster after they unleashed
water that swept through the
city and carried “entire neigh-
bourhoods” into the sea, Ahmed
al-Mismari, a spokesman for the
are expected to testify.
Among them is likely to be
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai.
The Justice Department filed
its antitrust lawsuit against
Google nearly three years ago
during the Trump administra-
tion, charging that the company
hasuseditsinternetsearchdom-
inance to gain an unfair advan-
tage against competitors.
Government lawyers allege that
Google protects its franchise
through a form of payola,
shellingoutbillionsof dollarsan-
nually to be the default search
engine on the iPhone and on
web browsers such as Apple's
Safari and Mozilla's Firefox.
“Google pays more thanUSD
10 billion per year for these priv-
ileged positions,” Dintzer said.
“Google’s contracts ensure ri-
vals cannot match the search
quality ad monetisation, espe-
cially on phones,” Dintzer said.
“Through this feedback loop, this
wheel has been turning for more
than 12 years. It always turns to
Google's advantage.”
From Google's perspective,
perpetual improvements to its
search engine explain why peo-
ple almost reflexively keepcom-
ing back to it, a habit that long
ago made “Googling” synony-
mous with search on Internet.
theocracy since the1979 Islamic
Revolution. A security force
crackdown that followed saw
over 500 people killed and more
than 22,000 people detained.
Iran’s government, including
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali
Khamenei, have blamed the
West for fomenting the unrest,
without offering evidence to
supporttheallegation.However,
the protests found fuel in the
widespread economic pain that
Iran’s 80 million people have
faced since the collapse of Iran’s
nuclear deal with world powers
after then-President Donald
Trump in 2018 unilaterally
pulled America from the accord.
Libyan National Army, the dom-
inant political force in the area,
said in a televised news confer-
ence on Monday.
An official in the administra-
tion that controls the east told
Reuters on Tuesday that more
than 1,000 bodies had been re-
covered so far.
al-Mismari said in the tele-
vised news conference on
Monday that more than 2,000
people were believed to be dead
in Derna alone, and that as many
as5,000to6,000weremissing,a
number that he said “could in-
crease massively,” with condi-
tionsmakingitdifficulttoorches-
trate rescue and aid operations.
It was unclear on Tuesday
how the different authorities in
A worker looks through the rubble in Morocco’s Talat N’Yaaqoub town on Tuesday. Reuters
Hopes dwindling as Morocco quake
rescue enters Day 4; toll nears 3,000
AARON BOXERMAN
& VIVIAN YEE
SEPTEMBER 12
HOPES WERE fading of finding
survivors alive in the rubble of a
powerfulearthquakethatstruck
Morocco, as rescue efforts en-
tered a fourth day on Tuesday
with the death toll creeping up
to 2,900 people.
The quake on Friday night
with a magnitude of at least 6.8
was centred in the High Atlas
Mountains, not far from the ma-
jor city of Marrakesh. It was the
mostpowerfultostrikethatarea
At a park in Tehran with anti-government graffiti. AP File
Libya were coordinating the
search and rescue efforts, as
medical teams began converg-
ing on the region to treat sur-
vivors and search for the thou-
sands missing.
It was not immediately clear
if any international aid has
reached the stricken areas yet.
Shipments of supplies, in-
cluding body bags and medical
equipment, left early Tuesday
morning from the capital of
Tripoli for the city of Benghazi,
180 miles from Derna by road,
the interim government in
Tripolisaid onitsFacebookpage.
Turkish rescue teams also ar-
rived in the city on Tuesday, ac-
cording to the Libyan television
channel al-Masar. NYT
in at least a century.
OrdinaryMoroccans,manyof
them frustrated at the govern-
ment’s response, have begun
theirownmakeshiftrelief efforts
to send donated aid.On Tuesday,
the roads winding through the
Atlas Mountains remained
largelyemptyofrescuecrews,but
civilianvehiclesloadedwithwa-
ter, food and blankets sped to-
ward the devastation.
“The streets have collapsed,”
said Erez Gollan, an Israeli para-
medic with the relief group
UnitedHatzalah.“Afewmorere-
lief teams have begun arriving,
but they haven’t reached the
US SPACE ENDURANCE
Astronaut Breaks Spaceflight Record
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio now holds the record for the longest US
spaceflight. Rubio surpassed the US space endurance record of 355 days
Monday at the International Space Station. — AP
Kim Jong Un arrives in
Russia amid US warning
against sale of weapons
Reports suggest North Korea leader might meet Putin
JOSH SMITH
& HYONHEE SHIN
SEOUL, MOSCOW, SEPT 12
NORTHKOREANleaderKimJong
Un arrived in Russia by private
train on Tuesday for talks with
PresidentVladimirPutin—amid
warningsfromWashingtonthey
should not trade weapons.
Video footage released by
Russian state TV showed Kim
smilingashesteppedoff histrain
onto a red carpet at a station in
theRussianfareasttobegreeted
by a welcome delegation.
A Russian source with
knowledge of the trip had told
Reuters earlier that Kim had ar-
rived on Tuesday morning, leav-
ing his train to meet Russian of-
ficials in Khasan, the main rail
gateway to Russia's Far East, be-
fore continuing on.
Footage released by Oleg
Kozhemyako,governorofRussia's
far eastern Primorsky region,
showed Kim, sat in a big white
chair,talkingwithadelegationled
by Alexander Kozlov, Russia's
minister for natural resources.
There has been no confirma-
tionof thesiteof thesummit,but
Kim's train passed the junction
for Russia’s Pacific port of
Vladivostok,wherePutinwasat-
tendingaconference,andheaded
northwards, Japan’s Kyodo news
and South Korean media re-
ported, saying he might meet
PutinatVostochnycosmodrome.
Speaking in Vladivostok,
Putin said he was planning to go
to the Vostochny cosmodrome
but did not say if he planned to
meet Kim there. “When I get
there, you will know,” Putin
added. REUTERS
highest villages.”
As of Tuesday, some govern-
ments and aid groups said they
were still waiting for Morocco to
give them permission to enter
the country — even as rural hos-
pitals were overwhelmed.
Experts say the first three
days after a deadly earthquake
are a critical window for rescu-
ing survivors. Morocco has offi-
cially accepted assistance only
from UK, Spain, Qatar and the
UAE, according to the Interior
Ministry, although some teams
operated by nonprofits like
Doctors Without Borders have
entered the country. NYT
Though universitycampuses
havelargelyremainedoneof the
few safe places for students to
demonstrate, even campuses
have felt the latest crackdown.
Over the past year, the Union
Council of Iranian Students has
said that hundreds of students
faced disciplinary panels at their
universities over the protests.
Duringthesameperiod,atleast
110 university professors and lec-
turershavebeenfiredortemporar-
ilysuspended,accordingtoareport
by the reformist newspaper
Etemad.Thefiringshavebeenpri-
marilyfocusedatschoolsinTehran.
Etemad said those who were
dismissed fell into two groups:
Kim Jong Un with Russian minister Alexander Kozlov at
Khasan, about 127 km south of Vladivostok, Tuesday. AP
Putin-Kim meet could
herald new era of ties
PAUL SONNE
SEPTEMBER 12
WHEN KIM Jong-un visited
President Vladimir Putin four
years ago in their only previous
meeting, it was mostly
for diplomatic show.
EXPLAINED
But this week he will
meet Putin with the
ability to supply some-
thing the Kremlin des-
perately needs: munitions to
help Russian forces in Ukraine.
In return, Russia could give
North Korea some of what it
needs — food, oil or hard cur-
rency — and turn a relationship
longlimitedtomodesttradeand
public displays of cooperation
into something more substan-
tive.
US Speaker directs
panel to open Biden
impeachment probe
Inquiry so far has found a ‘culture of
corruption’ around Bidens: McCarthy
LISA MASCARO
& FARNOUSH AMIRI
WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 12
US SPEAKER Kevin McCarthy
said Tuesday he is directing a
Housecommitteetoopenanim-
peachment inquiry into
PresidentJoeBidenoverhisfam-
ily's business dealings, launch-
ing historic proceedings ahead
of the 2024 election.
McCarthy said the House
Oversight Committee's investi-
gationsofarhasfounda“culture
of corruption” around the Biden
family as Republicans probe the
business dealings of Biden's son,
Hunter Biden, from before the
Democraticpresidenttookoffice.
“These are allegations of
abuse of power, obstruction and
corruption, and they warrant
further investigation by the
House of Representatives,”
McCarthy said outside the
speaker's office at the Capitol.
An impeachment inquiry
would provide more heft to the
House investigation, especially
as it battles in court for access to
Biden family financial records.
teachers concerned by the elec-
tion of hard-line President
EbrahimRaisiandthosewhosup-
ported the protests that followed
Amini’s death.
At Tehran’s Sharif University
of Technology, artificial intelli-
genceandbioinformaticsprofes-
sorAliSharifiZarchi,whobacked
his students taking part in the
protests, was among those laid
off. “Putting pressure on profes-
sors and students is a black stain
on the proud history of
#Tehran_University and it must
be stopped,”Zarchiwroteonline
before his dismissal.
Former President Hassan
Rouhani has criticised the uni-
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Thatkindof transaction,with
mutual benefits for both parties,
would signal “the real end of an
era with the relationship that
started in 1990,” said Fyodor
Tertitskiy, leading researcher at
Kookmin University in Seoul.
E
Another meeting
with Kim will also be the
latest example of Putin’s
efforts to strengthen ties
● with leaders opposed to
theWesternworld,some
of whom can help Russia in its
war against Ukraine.
Putin made a rare interna-
tional trip to Iran last year to
meet with Ayatollah Khamenei
as Russia became increasingly
isolated from the West because
of theinvasion.Iranhassincebe-
comeacriticalsupplierof drones
to Moscow. NYT
Politically
motivated
push: White
House
Theannouncementcomesas
McCarthy faces mounting pres-
sure from his right flank to take
action against Biden while he
also is struggling to pass legisla-
tion needed to avoid a federal
government shutdown at the
end of the month.
An inquiry is a step toward
impeachment,andMcCarthyes-
sentially outlined potential
charges. He is planning to con-
vene lawmakers behind closed
doors multiple times this week.
White House has dismissed
the impeachment push as polit-
ically motivated. “Speaker
McCarthy shouldn't cave to the
far-right members who are
threatening to shut down the
government unless they get a
baseless impeachment of
President Biden. The conse-
quencesforAmericanpeopleare
too serious,” it said. AP
versity firings. “Destroying the
prestige of the universities and
their professors ... is a loss for the
students, science and the coun-
try,” Rouhani said, according to
a report by Jamaran.
Those on the streets say the
governments’ move will likely
make the situation worse. “They
want to insert their own people
in the university in hope of stop-
pingtheprotest,butwestudents
will show our objections in a
way that they cannot imagine,”
saidShima,a21-year-olduniver-
sity student.
“They failed to prevent last
year’s protests since nobody can
predict earthquakes.” AP

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023, NEW DELHI, LATE CITY, 24 PAGES
Arrested in Haryana for
social media post, Monu
Manesar handed over to
Rajasthan in murder case
AISWARYA RAJ &
VARINDER BHATIA
GURGAON, CHANDIGARH,
SEPTEMBER 12
BAJRANGDALmemberandself-
proclaimed cow vigilante Mohit
Yadav, also known as Monu
Manesar, was arrested by
HaryanaPoliceonTuesdayforal-
legedlyuploading“objectionable
and inflammatory” posts under
afictitiousnameonsocialmedia.
Hours later, he was handed
over to Rajasthan Police, which
had been looking for him for the
past several months in connec-
tionwiththemurderof twomen
in February this year.
Monu was arrested from a
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Among 21
accused in
murder of
two persons
premiseinManesarSector1bya
joint team of Cyber Crime Police
Station, Nuh, and Crime Branch.
Confirming that he was
handed over to the Rajasthan
Police, the Nuh police said in a
statement: “Deeg police has
takenMohitaliasMonuManesar
on criminal remand from the
court. Further action will be
takenbyDIG(Rajasthan)Police.”
“We have taken custody, he
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Kareena’s caution on social media: Be strong War, territorial integrity,
and say, this is it, I can’t get carried away
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 12
“AFTER THE pandemic, people
want to go out and enjoy them-
selves. If a film is well-made, it is
going to make money and kill it
at the box-office. It has always
been like that. Having that per-
fect masala entertainer with a
good script that will engage the
audience,” said actor Kareena
Kapoor Khan, referring to the re-
cent success of films such as
Pathaan and Jawan.
Kapoor Khan, who is making
her streaming debut this month
with the Sujoy Ghosh-directed
thriller Jaane Jaan, was the chief
guestatTheIndianExpressAdda
inMumbaionMonday.Thefilm,
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DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA
SLIDE IN FOOD PRICES, INFLATION 6.83%, ABOVE RBI TARGET
Inflationstickybutoff15-month
high,factoryoutputshowsuptick
Inflation set to rise but deflation at
wholesale level may provide relief
AANCHAL MAGAZINE
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
INDIA’S RETAIL inflation rate
eased to 6.83 per cent in August
froma15-monthhighof 7.44per
centinJuly2023,mainlyduetoa
slideinpricesoffooditems,espe-
ciallyvegetables,datareleasedby
the National Statistical Office
(NSO) Tuesday showed. The in-
flationprint,however,continued
to remain above the upper limit
Ukraine: German envoy
Actor Kareena Kapoor in
conversation with The
Indian Express Executive
Director Anant Goenka and
National Features Editor
Devyani Onial at the Adda in
Mumbai. Pradip Das
JOURNALISM OF COURAGE
SINCE 1932
Red flags
goingforward
of the 4+/- 2 per cent band of THE DECLINE in August
ReserveBankof India’smedium- 2023 retail inflation
term inflation target, making it was on account of a
thefourthinstanceofheadlinein- sharp moderation in
flationstayinghigherthantheup- vegetable prices, but
per limit of the target during this households will con-
calendar year and the seventh tinue to face high food
suchinstancesinceAugust2022. inflation on account of
Meanwhile, factory output items such as cereals,
grew to a five-month high of milk pulses and spices,
5.7 per cent in July due to which could impact
strong performance of manu- consumption demand
facturing, mining and electric- going forward.
ity sectors, separately released
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data by NSO showed.
Manufacturing, which ac-
counts for 77.6 percent of the
weight of the IIP, grew by 4.6 per
centinJulyasagainst3.1percent
each in the year-ago period and
month ago. Mining and electric-
ity output grew at 10.7 per cent
and 8 per cent, respectively.
On the retail inflation front,
which is tracked closely by the
RBI for monetary policy, vegeta-
bles inflation provided some re-
lief by moderating to 26.14 per
cent in August from 37.34 per
cent in July, while cereals and
products inflation also eased to
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reveals who wanted what
Russia didn’t want war in note, Kyiv
sought war against Ukraine: Envoy
SHUBHAJIT ROY
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
STATING THAT Chancellor Olaf
Scholz was “very satisfied” with
the G20 New Delhi Leaders’
Declaration that “exceeded ex-
pectations”, Philipp Ackermann,
Germany’sAmbassadortoIndia,
said Tuesday that Russia didn’t
want the word “war”, Ukraine
wanted “war against Ukraine”
and Germany wanted “territo-
rial integrity” in the declaration.
In the final declaration, the
word “war” was used, but it was
Coach Stimac unlikely to
travel for Asian Games,
second-string team to go
National
football
coach Igor
Stimac
SHASHANK NAIR
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
COACH IGOR Stimac is unlikely
toaccompanytheIndianfootball
team to the Asian Games next
week, where India could be
forced to field a weakened team
owing to a clash with the Indian
SuperLeague(ISL),thecountry’s
top division competition, The
Indian Express has learnt.
India takes on hosts China at
the Hangzhou Games in exactly
Germany
wanted
territorial
integrity:
Ackermann
used as “war in Ukraine” and not
waragainstUkraine,and“territo-
rialintegrity”toofoundmention.
Speaking to a select group of
journalists, Ackermann said the
Indian G20 Sherpa Amitabh
Kant, along with Sherpas of
Brazil, South Africa and
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BUSINESS AS USUAL
BY UNNY
a week, on September 19. The
newseasonof theISLkicksoff on
September 21. As the tussle be-
tween the ISL clubs and the All
India Football Federation (AIFF)
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Violence at UK
mission: NIA
identifies 15,
look-outs next
MAHENDER SINGH
MANRAL
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
MORE THAN two months after
releasing photos of 45 people
who were allegedly involved in
the violence at the Indian High
Commission in London during a
protest on March 19, the
National Investigation Agency
(NIA) has identified 15 of them,
andispreparingtosendtheirde-
tails to the immigration depart-
ment to issue Look Out Circular
(LOC) against them.
Inarelateddevelopment,the
NIA has also identified four
Khalistan supporters, who
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 2 THE SECOND PAGE
Oommen Chandy FROM PAGE ONE
cleared in sexual Inflation sticky but off 15-month high
abuse case, CBI
hints at conspiracy
Middleman says he acted under ‘pressure
from CPM’; Congress targets Pinarayi
SHAJU PHILIP
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
SEPTEMBER 12
INITSreportexoneratingthelate
Oommen Chandy in the sexual
exploitation case related to the
2013 solar scandal, the CBI has
hinted at a conspiracy behind
the allegation, questioning the
authenticityof aletterwrittenby
the woman at the centre of the
charges,andtheroleof amiddle-
man who says he acted under
“pressure from CPI(M) leaders”.
A week back, a magistrate
court here accepted the closure
reportfiledbytheCBI,whichhad
taken over the probe in 2021.
On Monday, Leader of the
Opposition V D Satheesan
soughtaprobeintothe“conspir-
acy”, alleging thatChief Minister
Pinarayi Vijayan was behind it.
Rejecting the allegation, Vijayan
said: “Nobody hunted Chandy.
You (the Opposition) know who
hunted him.”
The CBI report says the letter
makingsexualabuseallegations
againstCongressleaders,includ-
ingChandy,waspresentedtothe
agencyaswrittenbythewoman,
bymiddlemanTGNandakumar.
He told the agency that “he was
involvedinthiscaseonlybecause
of pressurefromCPI(M)leaders”.
The agency report also says
that three days after Pinarayi
Vijayan became the CM in 2016,
the woman had met him to sub-
mit a petition seeking a probe
into the charges. “The permis-
sion for the meeting was
arranged by Nandakumar.”
The solar scandal started out
in 2013 as a probe into charges
that an alleged con woman and
her associate had duped several
Centre eyes `400 cr
revenue from scrap
disposal in third leg
of special campaign
HARIKISHAN SHARMA
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
THE CENTRE is eyeing a revenue
of Rs400crorefromnon-ferrous
scrapdisposalduringthe‘Special
Campaign 3.0’ for cleanliness
and reducing pendency, which
is set to begin on September 15,
2023, a top official said on
Tuesday.
According to the targeted
amount to be earned from dis-
posal of the scrap this time is
higher than the amount raised
(Rs 370.10 crore) during the
Special Campaign 2.0 last year.
The revenue target has been
conveyed to all ministries and
other bodies, including some
PSUs and banks during the 2nd
preparatorymeetingof nodalof-
ficers held on Tuesday.
Inall,theCentrehasearnedRs
511.3 crore from the sale of non-
ferrous scrap in the last one year.
As per the guidelines of the
Special Campaign 3.0, it will be
organised in two phases—
preparatory phase from
September 15 to September 30,
andimplementationphasefrom
October 2-31. Thecampaign will
be launched officially by
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persons promising solar solu-
tions, by claiming links to the
ChiefMinister'sOffice.ACongress
government led by Oommen
Chandywasinpoweratthetime.
Following the allegations,
three personal aides of Chandy
were removed and arrested for
their links with the woman.
Then in 2016, just before the
Assembly elections in the state,
the woman complainant
claimed that she had also been
sexually abused by Chandy, on
September 19, 2012, at the CM's
official residence. She claimed
thatshehadmadethesamealle-
gationsinalettershewrotefrom
jail, after her arrest in the cheat-
ing cases of 2013.
In 2018, the woman ap-
proached the state police with
the complaint against Chandy.
Thepolicefoundnoevidencere-
gardingthewoman'sallegations
against the former CM. Even the
legal opinion sought by the
Vijayan government was in
favour of Chandy.
The woman though again
approachedVijayan and,inearly
2021, with months to go for that
year's Assembly elections, the
LDF government handed over
her fresh complaint to the CBI.
The CBI report submitted
nowsaysitfoundnodirectorcir-
cumstantial evidence to estab-
lish the allegation of “unnatural
sex”madebythewomanagainst
Chandy, nor any documentary
evidence to prove that he had
“cheated”her. Apart fromaccus-
ing Chandy of sexual abuse, the
woman had alleged that the
then CM and an aide had ex-
torted Rs 1.90 crore from her to
clear her firm for a contract.
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Minister of State Jitendra Singh
on September 14, 2023.
“Campaign will focus on liq-
uidating pendency in the MPs
references, references from the
state governments, inter-minis-
terial references, parliamentary
assurances, PMO references,
public grievances and PG ap-
peals,” state the guidelines cir-
culated by the DARPG.
The move to hold a special
campaignforcleanlinessandre-
ducing pendency comes after
the Council of Ministers, which
met under the chairmanship of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on July 4, decided to adopt the
saturation approach in imple-
mentation of programmes.
It was after the Council of
Ministers meeting that Cabinet
Secretary Rajiv Gauba wrote to
all Secretaries, seeking their
“personal involvement” for the
success of the campaign.
Apart from setting a target of
earning revenue of Rs 400 crore,
theCentrealsoaimsatfreeingup
100 lakh square feet of space. In
the ‘Special Campaign 2.0’ 90
lakhsquarefeetspacewasfreed.
In all, 172.71 lakh square feet of
spacehasbeenfreedtillJuly2023
through special campaigns.
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IE
LIFESTYLE
11.85percentfrom13.04percent
in the previous month.
The retail inflation rate in
Augustwas13.04percentincase
of pulses and products, 7.73 per
cent for milk and products, 23.19
per cent for spices, 5.31 per cent
for prepared meals, snacks,
sweets etc., and (-)15.28 per cent
for oils and fats.
The Consumer Food Price
Index(CFPI)recordedaninflation
rate of 9.94 per cent in August as
against 11.51 per cent in July and
7.62percentayearago.Foodand
beverages, which accounts for
45.86 per cent of the overall con-
sumerpriceindex(CPI),recorded
an inflation rate of 9.19 per cent
inAugustasagainst10.57percent
in July. Core inflation — the non-
food, non-fuel segment — eased
to 4.9 per cent in August 2023, as
perestimatebyCareEdgeRatings.
Theoverallretailinflationrate
in August was higher at 7.02 per
cent in rural areas than 6.59 per
cent in urban areas, even though
food inflation for rural areas was
at9.67percent,lowerthan10.42
per cent in urban areas.
● NIA identifies 15 in UK case
allegedly targeted the Indian
ConsulateinSanFranciscoonJuly
2. Another NIA team is set to visit
Canada next month, as part of its
investigation into the Khalistani
attack on the Indian High
Commissionthere.WhiletheNIA
has identified15 people, the next
challenge would be to persuade
the UK government to take steps
against them, as there is no law
similar to India’s UAPA (under
which the NIA had registered an
FIR in the case) in the UK that al-
lowsforactionagainstprotesters.
InApril,theUnionMinistryof
HomeAffairshaddirectedtheNIA
to file a fresh case in connection
with the London protests after
preliminaryinvestigationpointed
toaterrorlinkinvolvingPakistan’s
ISI.Theministryhadalsodirected
DelhiPolice,whichhadregistered
an FIR under the Unlawful
Activities(Prevention)Act,tohand
over the probe to the NIA.
In May, an NIA team visited
theUKandcollectedevidence.On
return to India, they released five
videos of the incident, asking the
generalpublictohelpidentifythe
suspects who tried to vandalise
theHighCommission.Theagency
receivedmorethan500callsinre-
sponse, sources said.
A source in the MHA told The
Indian Express that the Research
and Analysis Wing (R&AW) also
helped the NIA probe team to
identify the suspects. “With the
helpofcrowdsourcingofinforma-
tion and other agencies, the NIA
hasidentified15attackersandaf-
ter identifying them, they are in
process to issue a LOC against
● Kareena’s caution on social media: Be strong and say, this is it, I can’t get carried away
an official adaptation of the best-
sellingnovelDevotionofSuspectX
by Keigo Higashino, will release
on Netflix on September 21.
Speaking about Jaane Jaan,
KapoorKhansaid:“Iwasnervous.
I knew people were going to
watchthismovieathome.While
watchingsomethingonOTT,peo-
plearealotmoreattentive.Inthe
cinema halls, they are looking for
popcorn, enjoying the songs...
people are going crazy watching
JawanandPathaan.Performances
arewatchedmorecarefullywhile
watchingsomethingathome.It's
an intimate experience.”
The Adda was moderated by
The Indian Express National
FeaturesEditorDevyaniOnialand
Entertainment Editor Jyoti
Sharma Bawa.
Talkingaboutthechangesshe
has noticed during her career
spanning 23 years, the actor said
that “thanks to media” the way
howmaleandfemaleactorswere
treated has changed for the bet-
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Data for 22 major states/UTs
shared by NSO showed 13 states
recorded higher-than-average
retail inflation rate in August,
with the highest inflation rate
seen in Rajasthan (8.6 per cent),
followed by Telangana and
Haryana (8.27 per cent each),
Odisha (8.23 per cent) and
Jharkhand (7.91 per cent).
Highinflationisbeingseenas
a concern by policymakers. RBI
Governor Shaktikanta Das last
weekhadsaidtherecurringfood
priceshocksposearisktoanchor-
ing inflation expectations.
In its monetary policy review
last month, the RBI had kept the
key repo rate unchanged at 6.50
per cent but had hiked the infla-
tion projection from 5.1 per cent
to 5.4 per cent for FY2024. As per
theRBIprojection,inflationisex-
pectedtoremainabove5percent
till the first quarter of 2024-25
andislikelytohitthe6.2percent
level in the ongoing quarter.
Experts said though inflation
isexpectedtorisefurther,theim-
pact of deflation at the wholesale
levelmayproviderelief withalag
them soon,” an official said.
In the FIR, complainant Kiran
Kumar Vasant Bhosale, assistant
personnel and welfare officer at
theHighCommission,mentioned
names of three persons – Avtar
Singh alias Khanda, Gurcharan
Singh and Jasvir Singh. “Khanda
died in Birmingham in June and
the NIA is in touch with the con-
cerned department to get his
deathcertificatefortheircasefile,”
an official said.
During its investigation, the
NIA questioned Waris Punjab De
chief Amritpal Singh and nine of
his associates in Assam’s
Dibrugarhjailinconnectionwith
theUKincidentafteritwasfound
that they were in touch with
Khanda, who instigated the pro-
testersbyshoutinganti-Indiaand
pro-Khalistan slogans.
On August 1, raids were con-
ducted at multiple places by the
NIA in Punjab and Haryana after
identifyingsomeoftheattackers.
The raids led to seizure of digital
data containing information re-
lated to the suspects, an NIA offi-
cial said.
Meanwhile,inconnectionwith
theprotestattheIndianConsulate
in San Francisco, an NIA team vis-
itedtheUSlastmonthwherethey
recorded the statements of secu-
ritypersonnelalongwithseniorof-
ficialsoftheIndianConsulate.They
also collected evidence such as
CCTV footage and shattered glass
windows. “We are scanning the
CCTVfootageandtryingtoidentify
more attackers. We are also seek-
ing help from the Bureau of Civil
Aviation,”saidanofficial.
ter.Shebelievedthat“Bollywood
has tried to challenge itself and
pushitself alotof times.Wehave
only grown over the years.”
However, she was of the opinion
that the Hindi film industry can
try to improve the “working con-
ditions” and follow “organised
timings”. Today, “the power of
stars has increased due to acces-
sibility,” Kapoor Khan said and
added that “the clout of the last
name has decreased”.
Though she is known for be-
ing part of several critically and
commercially successful movies,
she was warned that after her
marriagewithactorSaifAliKhan,
in 2012, her career might take a
beating. “I was madly in love and
I thought let’s see what happens.
Itwasalottodowiththefactthat
I was confident... My mother-in-
law (Sharmila Tagore) gave me a
lot of confidence. She acted in so
many amazing movies after Saif
wasborn.Shetoldmetochallenge
myself and them (producers),”
at retail level. "While overall food
inflationhasmoderated,thewor-
ryingaspectisthatthesequential
upward momentum has contin-
uedforsomefooditemslikecere-
als,pulsesandmilk.Thereisriskof
further upward pressure on food
inflationgiventheskewedrainfall
andlowreservoirlevels.Therecent
spike in global crude oil prices is
alsoconcerning.However,acom-
fortingfactoristhatthecontinued
deflationinWPIwillhavealagged
impact on CPI inflation going for-
ward. While RBI will remain cau-
tious, we expect an extended
pauseinpolicyratesin2023,"said
Rajani Sinha, Chief Economist,
CareEdgeRatings.
In the Index of Industrial
Production (IIP), manufacturing
in absolute terms improved to
141.2 in July from 135 a year ago
and 141.1 in the previous month.
AspertheIIPdata,nineoutof the
23 sectors in manufacturing reg-
istered a contraction in July, with
apparel, computer and electron-
ics amongst the significant non-
performers, while pharmaceuti-
cals and basic metals did better.
● Coach unlikely to travel for Asiad
intensifies over the availability
of players, uncertainty prevails
over the Asiad squad.
Under the rules, each coun-
try has to field an under-23
squad along with three senior
players. Some of India’s finest
national team players fall in that
age group and were named in
the initial squad along with sen-
iors like the country’s highest
goal-scorer Sunil Chhetri, de-
fender Sandesh Jhinghan and
goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh
Sandhu. However, none of these
playersarenowlikelytotravelto
Hangzhou.
Stimac, steadfast in his de-
mand of having the best players
inthesquad,tooisunlikelytoac-
company the Asian Games-
bound team.
Incidentally, the develop-
ment comes on the day The
Indian Express reported that
Stimac picked the team for the
Asian Cup qualifiers last year on
the advice of an astrologer.
According to Kushal Das, the
then secretary-general of the All
India Football Federation (AIFF),
he introduced Stimac to the as-
trologer who was paid “around
Rs 12-15 lakh” for “professional
services”.
On Tuesday, in a post on X,
Stimac said: “Target or honest
fighter for the betterment of
Indianfootball?Thetimeiscom-
ing to put all the cards on the
table and see how much and
who really cares about football
in this country. Give it a thought
before making up your judg-
ment and thanks once again for
shesaid.“Saifcomesfromahome
wherewomenareattheforefront.
Hewasveryrelaxedaboutthefact
that I wanted to work.”
Kapoor Khan also stated that
shedidn’tdwellon theagediffer-
encebetweenthem(shewillturn
43 this month and Saif turned 53
inAugust),norwassheconcerned
abouttheirdifferentfaiths.“When
has age ever mattered? He is hot-
ter than ever. I am happy I am 10
years younger, he should be wor-
ried. Age does not matter, what
mattersisrespectandloveandthe
fact that we have fun with each
other.” Talking about their inter-
faithmarriage,KapoorKhansaid:
“Wespendsomuchtimeanden-
ergy discussing interfaith (rela-
tionships).The important thing is
tohavefun.Welikeeachotherand
enjoyeachother’scompany.How
shoulditmatterhowoldheisand
what faith we are following. That
isn’tevenapointof discussion.”
However, what bothered her
earlierwasthethoughtofbalanc-
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In terms of the use-based in-
dustries, infrastructure goods
output grew 11.4 per cent in July
while consumer non-durables
output grew sharply by 7.4 per
cent. However, consumer
durables output continued to be
in the negative territory for the
second straight month at (-) 2.7
per cent. Since July 2022, con-
sumer durables has slipped into
negative territory in 10 months.
"The healthy growth in con-
sumernon-durablessegmentisa
welcome change as households,
especially belonging to the lower
income bracket have been facing
thebruntofhighinflation.Thero-
bust growth in infrastructure
goods continued to get strong
support from the government
capex spending (union plus 23
states)… The worrisome area is
thecontractionof2.7%yoyincon-
sumer durables in July 2023 and
reflective of the weakness and
skewness in consumption de-
mand," said a note by India
Ratings'PrincipalEconomistSunil
Kumar Sinha and Senior Analyst
Paras Jasrai.
your support.” He said “my
dream of making India a football
nation is still alive”.
The Croat has been at the
centre of a dispute with the ISL
clubs which have played hard-
ball in releasing players for the
national team. He has been is-
sued a show-cause notice re-
cently by the AIFF for his
scathing remarks.
Meanwhile, some of India’s
top playerswere caughtin a tug-
of-war between the clubs and
the federation as they could not
fly back to India from Thailand,
where they were competing in a
scheduled tournament.
The AIFF hoped to fly the
players to China directly from
Thailand but the clubs – with
whom the players are con-
tracted – refused to grant them
permission, leading to at least
nine players getting stuck in the
Southeast Asian country. After
much haggling, the administra-
tion booked their tickets back to
India late Monday night.
The timing of the Asian
Games has caused a massive
headache for Indian football’s
stakeholders. The multi-disci-
pline event coincides with ma-
jor club events like the AFC
Champions League, where
Mumbai City will host Neymar’s
Al Hilal FC in November, and the
beginningof thenew ISL season.
However, with the Asiad taking
place outside the dates desig-
nated by the world governing
body FIFA for international
matches,theclubsarenotbound
to let their players go.
ing her “marriage and career”
since she wanted to continue
working. But her concerns were
proven wrong. “Right now, my
plate is full and I am doing some
amazing work...This has given
confidence to a lot of girls. People
didn't want to speak about their
relationships earlier. It is normal
to be in a relationship or love.”
After Jaane Jaan, she will be seen
in Hansal Mehta's next, The
Buckingham Murders, which will
premiere at the 67th BFI London
FilmFestival.Sheisoneofthelead
actorsinTheCrew,whichalsofea-
tures Tabu and Kriti Sanon.
Being a prominent celebrity,
theactoriswellawareof theper-
ils of social media. When asked
about its negative impact on the
youth,shesaid:“Socialmediahas
acertainlookthateveryonewants
to follow. It is scary. One has to be
mentallystrongandsay,‘Thisisit.
I can’t get carried away. Everyone
has to love themselves the way
they are’. Friends and family
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Punished for doing good,
Chandrababu Naidu’s
arrest, & attack on Cotton
In 3 Things today, we discuss why an IAS
officer was punished after she managed to
bring tap water to a remote village, why
TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu has been
arrested, and the threat that the cotton
crop faces.
● Monu Manesar arrested
is being brought from Nuh (in
Haryana) to Bharatpur,” a
Rajasthan Police officer said.
The arrest comes more than
a month after Rajasthan Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot accused
the Haryana government of
“non-cooperation” in the mur-
der case of Junaid, 35, and Nasir,
27, in February.
Monu is among the 21 ac-
cused in the murder case, ac-
cording to an FIR registered by
the Rajasthan Police.
The charred bodies of Junaid
and Nasir, two cousins who
hailed from Ghatmeeka village
in Rajasthan, were found in a ve-
hicle in Haryana’s Bhiwani on
February 16. It was alleged that
they were beaten up and set on
fire by self-proclaimed cow vig-
ilantes who suspected that they
were involved in cattle smug-
gling.
While the Rajasthan police
had been looking for Monu after
his name surfaced in their mur-
derprobe,theHaryanaPolicear-
rested him on Tuesday in an un-
related case.
According to sources, after
the violence that unfolded in
Nuhandpartsof GurgaononJuly
31 during a religious procession,
thepolicehadbeenscanningso-
cial media posts for “objection-
able content”.
“Nuh police had been regu-
larlyscanningsocialmediaposts
for objectionable content. In one
such case, a person was found
putting up a series of objection-
able posts. Tracing those posts,
raids were conducted at certain
locationsandthepersonwasap-
prehended. He was found to be
Monu Manesarwho was using a
fictitious name to upload objec-
tionable posts,” a source said.
The social media post, the
police said, was made on August
26, two days ahead of another
● G20 note: German envoy reveals
Indonesia, shared the final text
of the declaration — a hard copy
on paper — with the Sherpas
Friday night and asked them to
“take it or leave it”.
“The Sherpas of all the coun-
tries had seen the text on screen,
and the four Presidencies pre-
sentedthetextonpaper…allthe
Sherpas knew the language by
heart by then since it had been
negotiated… and asked them
that if they had any problem,
they should speak to Prime
Minister Narendra Modi,” he
said. The declaration was
adopted Saturday and it was an-
nounced by Prime Minister
Modi in the afternoon.
AckermannsaidwhileRussia
was not named in the declara-
tion, it had “Russia written all
over it”.
Describing Kant as a “tough”
negotiator,hesaidIndiawasable
to bring a consensus skilfully.
“This waspossible because India
should keep telling this (to the
youngsters)sothattheyhavethat
security. It starts at home. We
shouldgiveconfidencetothechild
from a young age.”
Parentinginthetimeof social
mediacanbetough.Thishasbeen
especiallychallengingforKapoor
Khan and Ali Khan given the ob-
sessionofpaparazziwiththeirson
Taimur. “It was tough navigating
that space. When photographers
followed Taimur, hiding his face
wouldhaveleftabiggerimpacton
him. Saif said let it be and we
would request them (paparazzi)
asmuchaswecan.Taimurstarted
noticing it when he was around
four years old and asked about it.
WhenIexplainedittohim,hesaid
‘I am not famous. Why are they
clicking my photos?’,” Kapoor
Khan said. She added: “I wanted
him to have a normal life.”
At home, Kapoor Khan has
taken steps to create a more pos-
itive atmosphere for their sons.
The actor shared that she was
religious procession that was
planned.
Giving details of the arrest,
the source said, “The police ini-
tially did not know the person's
credentialswhentheyraidedthe
place. However, the moment
they entered the premises they
foundhewasMonuManesar.He
was also using the word
'Manesar' on the handle that he
was using to upload the objec-
tionablecontent,butwasnotus-
ing his real name.”
In the FIR filed against him,
Monu has been accused of pro-
moting enmity between differ-
ent groups, deliberate and mali-
cious acts intended to outrage
religious feelings of any class by
insulting its religion or religious
beliefs.
The complaint was filed by
Constable Manoj Kumar from
thesocialmediacellinNuh,who
stated that he found the inflam-
matory post on Facebook.
Duringtheinvestigation,datare-
lated to the Facebook account
was seized, the police said. The
probe led to a mobile number
that was associated with the
Facebook ID, which was traced
to its registered user, Mohit, son
of Omprakash.
“Subsequently, the accused,
Mohit, alias Monu Manesar, was
arrested. During the search, a
mobile phone was recovered,
which was used in the alleged
offence... Further search of the
accused led to the recovery of a
.45calibrepistol…Thepistolhad
three live rounds,” the applica-
tion before the court stated.
Monu’s name also cropped
up in connection with the Nuh
violence on July 31, with his so-
cial media posts – vowing to be
part of the religious procession
led by the VHP and Bajrang Dal
inthearea–allegedlyincitingvi-
olence.
is important and has political
weight, so it could do it,” he said.
The German envoy said the
declaration was “fantastic” and
“stronger than Bali” and
“weaker” in some ways. But if
the G7 had come out with a
statement, it would have been
very different, he said.
ForaG20groupingwhich,he
said,is“heterogeneous”,thiswas
“skilfully negotiated”. He said
Chancellor Scholz came to India
with two ideas: That Germany
completely supported the G20
Summit, and that Ukraine
shouldbepartof thedeclaration.
“Hewentbackmostsatisfied,
and the outcome exceeded ex-
pectations,” Ackermann said,
adding that the Indian side did it
underthe“mostdifficultcircum-
stances”.
He said the idea of the G20
Summit being taken to more
than 50 locations in India was a
“great idea”.
once asked by her son Taimur
why his nanny sat at a different
table when they had their meals.
Soon after, she and Saif Ali Khan
made sure that their nannies sit
with them and they all eat to-
gether.“Myboys’nanniesareeat-
ing with them because that’s just
the way both Saif and I have ad-
dressed it, because Taimur has
asked and Jeh is already asking,
‘Why are you sitting there? Sit
here',”shesaid.Previousguestsat
theAddaincludeUnionMinisterof
ExternalAffairsSJaishankar,Union
Minister of Road Transport and
Highways and MSMEs Nitin
Gadkari,UnionMinisterof Health
Mansukh Mandaviya, Union
Minister of Housing and Urban
AffairsandPetroleumandNatural
GasHardeepSinghPuri,oncologist
andauthorSiddharthaMukherjee,
Union Minister of Railways,
Electronics & IT and
Communications Ashwini
Vaishnaw and filmmaker Karan
Johar.
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Womansteals
newbornfrom
Faridabad
hospital
Faridabad: A woman al-
legedly stole a newborn
baby minutes after birth
at BK hospital in
FaridabadMonday,police
said. On Monday night, a
woman gave birth to a
babyboyaround3.30am,
while another woman
present at the hospital,
claiming to be a staffer to
the newborn’s mother,
allegedly abducted the
baby. The suspect has
been identified, and she
is on the radar of the
Crime Branch team, who
will apprehend her soon,
police said. ENS
Ex-IISofficer
senttojudicial
custodyover
wife’smurder
Noida: A 62-year-old for-
mer IIS officer accused of
strangling his ailing wife
over a property issue in
Noidahasbeensentto14-
day judicial custody by a
local court, police said
Tuesday. Accused Nitin
NathSinghallegedlykilled
hiswifeRenuSinha(61)at
their home on Sunday
was arrested in the early
hours of Monday after he
was found hiding in a
storeroomofhishousefor
more than 10 hours, offi-
cers said. PTI
Rs4crore
releasedfor
MCDschools,
saysMayor
New Delhi: Funds worth
morethanRs4crorehave
been released for teach-
ing-learning material for
1,531 schools of the
Municipal Corporation of
Delhi, Mayor Shelly
Oberoi said on Tuesday.
In a statement, her office
claimed that for the “first
time”, funds for teaching
learning material (TLM)
have been released to
MCD-run schools. PTI
Womanshot
atduringfight
involvingson
New Delhi: A woman was
shot at allegedly when
she tried to calm down
two men after they had
a quarrel with her son in
Northwest Delhi, police
said Tuesday. The ac-
cused are on the run,
whereas a case under
various sections of the
IPC and provisions of the
Arms Act was registered
based on the statement
of the victim’s son, a sen-
ior police officer said.
The woman is recuperat-
ing in hospital, said po-
lice. PTI
G20 SUMMIT
9 months of planning, dry runs: How Delhi Police pulled off security ops
JIGNASA SINHA
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
“WE HAD a plan for every situa-
tion.Ourplanningwassometic-
ulous that even if there was
heavyrainfallandadignitaryhad
slipped,wehadhand-pickedand
trained personnel on how to ap-
proach and pick them up. These
policemen would then rush the
guest to the nearest hospital...”
This is how a Special CP-level of-
ficerdescribedtheirninemonths
of planning for the G20 Summit
in the national capital which
involved extensive security
arrangementsand training hun-
dreds of personnel.
According to Special
Commissioner Madhup Tiwari,
who handled the entire security
apparatus, several audits were
conducted and joint meetings
held with multiple agencies.
REPORTS OF CONGESTION, ROADBLOCKS
PWD sets timings for fountains
after crowd gathers for photos
GAYATHRI MANI
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
THE FOUNTAINS installed for
the G20 Summit have turned
into a point of attraction for
several people, with many even
stopping their vehicles to get
out and have a closer look. On
Monday, however, this report-
edly led to traffic congestion es-
pecially around ITPO gate num-
bers 5,6,7 and 8; Bhairon Marg;
Mathura Road and Purana
Qila Road.
Following this, the Public
Works Department (PWD) has
decided to set a timing to oper-
ate all fountains installed on
these stretches — from running
for 24 hours during the Summit,
they will now be run in two
shifts between 7 am and 1 pm
and 7 pm to 11 pm.
“After the Summit ended,
people from across the city had
thronged the ITPO complex,
ROHINI ASHRAM CASE
CBI free to freeze bank accounts of ‘godman’: HC
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
THE DELHI High Court Tuesday
said the CBI is free to freeze the
bank accounts of absconding
“godman” Virendra Dev Dixit, in
a plea pertaining to the welfare
andprotectionofrightsofwomen
living in an ashram run by him.
A division bench of Chief
Justice Satish Chandra Sharma
and Justice Sanjeev Narula ob-
served that the CBI had filed a
report (in a sealed cover) “fur-
nishing all minute details” with
“We drafted an extensive plan in
February-March, which saw
minute changes 5-6 times. We
had to plan everything — hotels,
traffic and VVIP movement, se-
curity at ITPO and airports. This
was one of the first times when
district police personnel were
asked todosecurity department
work. So, they were trained by
different agencies. We prepared
apropercarcadestructureasper
Delhi roadsandvenues,”hesaid.
Tounderstandthechallenges
faced by the force, The Indian
Express spoke to Special
Commissioners in the Delhi
Police, who were appointed
venuecommandersfortheevent
andledhundredsof officialsand
personnelduringthethreedays.
BHARAT MANDAPAM:
DCP (G20 cell) Shweta Chauhan
said they were on their toes
throughout. “We had to plan for
security deployment at a venue
Several people were seen taking photos in front of G20 logos
and fountains. Amit Mehra
Bhairon Marg and near Bharat
Mandapam gate 6 on Monday...
there was huge traffic jam at
8.30 pm,” an official said.
“Fountains with lights, more
plants, sculptures and illumina-
tions attracted many people, in-
respect to the steps taken by the
agency to arrest Dixit, as he is an
accused in a “number of crimi-
nal cases”.
The bench said it is “satisfied
by the attempts made by the
CBI” in the matter. It noted that
the CBI had “furnished details of
certainbankaccounts”operated
by Dixit based upon the “input
received from the Financial
Intelligence Unit”.
“The CBI shall certainly be
free to freeze all accounts by tak-
ing appropriate steps in accor-
dance with law,” the bench said.
The court thereafter granted the
(ITPO complex) that was under
construction. We drew maps
and made different zones. We
also fixed duties of officers, co-
ordinated with all units and dis-
tricts and worked under a uni-
fied command. We also
conducted several mock drills
and dry runs for the Summit.”
At least five mock drills were
carried out by the Delhi Police at
Rajghat where a wreath-laying
ceremony by delegates was
planned. Two other mock drills
and rehearsals were held with
the National Security Guard
(NSG), CAPF, and other security
agencies. Over 230 cameras
tracked carcade movement. At
ITPO complex, police had more
than 700 cameras that provided
live-feed at the Delhi Police HQ
and were analysed round-the-
clock at a command room.
IGI, PALAM AIRPORTS:
Special Commissioner Nuzhat
ANANDVIHAR
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cluding families and young-
sters, who thronged the streets
to take pictures. This created
roadblocks. We have not re-
ceived anything in writing but
the traffic police on the ground
had requested us to shut the
agency six weeks to take further
steps in the matter in view of its
status report produced before
the court. The matter is next
listed on November 24.
On May 31, the HC was in-
formed that since March 2018,
certain videos were being up-
loaded either by Dixit or his fol-
lowers on at least six YouTube
channels and social media han-
dles. Asking the agency to take
“appropriate steps” to arrest
Dixit,theHChadsaidtheagency
can“certainlyinitiatetheprocess
of a letter of request” under the
Code of Criminal Procedure to
Several carcade rehearsals were carried out. Archive
Hassan, in charge of these ven-
ues, worked with a team that
was deployed at the airports
from September 5-12.
An officer, who refused to be
named, said, “Planning at the air-
port was hectic. We had to work
with ATC officers and the Air
Force... If the ATC clears a plane
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fountains by 9.30-10 pm if the
crowd increases on these
stretches,” the official added.
PWD officials said the de-
partment can shut the fountains
even by 7-8 pm, in case of re-
quests from Traffic police.
“These are the timings that
we (PWD) have set for the foun-
tains,” said the official.
Between 1 pm and 4 pm, the
PWD will clean the fountains
and change the water, he added.
Three giant fountains have
been installed on Bhairon Marg,
infrontof ITPOgates4and5,and
one in front of gate 5. Between
gates 6 and 7, the department
has installed 10 high-pressure
volcano jet fountains. Besides,
seven different types of foun-
tains have been installed at
Rajghat, Delhi Gate, IP College
and Shantivan.
Overall, 109 sculptures and
49 statues have been installed
across all PWD roads redevel-
oped for the Summit.
CULTURE
CORRIDOR
(Left) ‘Tyranny of
Mirrors’, a painting
by New York-based
contemporary artist
Sanford Biggers,
displayed during a
physical exhibition,
‘Objects of Cultural
Significance’, submitted
by 29 countries at
‘Culture Corridor: the
G20 Digital Museum’
at Bharat Mandapam;
(below) other objects
on display. Abhinav Saha
the “United Kingdom, Bulgaria
and Nepal i.e. places from where
the videos are being uploaded”.
In the previous hearing, the
HC had also noted that a large
number of ashrams are in exis-
tenceinthecountry.Ithadthere-
after said that the CBI is “re-
quired to investigate who is the
owner of the ashrams, from
which account the funds have
been released towards payment
of rent to the owners of the
ashram, and the documents on
thebasisof whichtheproperties
havebeenletouttotheresidents
of the ashram”.
landing, we have to get the
leader’scarcadesetupevenif an-
other leader’s plane arrives first.
Also, a few delegates brought
multipleplanes...Wehadplanned
on how to divert traffic at the air-
ports.WewereintouchwithMEA
liaison officers and other person-
nelatalltimes.Intheend,airport
DTU
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Home guard hit by scooter
on G20 duty dies: Married in
Jan, was home’s sole earner
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
GURGAON, SEPTEMBER 12
DAYS AFTER he was hit by a
scooter while on G20 checkpost
duty at Gurgaon’s IFFCO Chowk,
28-year-old home guard Yogesh
Kumar succumbed to injuries
on Monday. He leaves behind
his wife, who is seven months
pregnant, his parents, and three
sisters. He was their sole bread-
winner.
Said his brother-in-law,
Praveen Chauhan, “Yogesh got
married in January... his wife is
in shock and has not eaten any-
thing since Friday. He was work-
ing hard to get his two sisters
married and look after the edu-
cation of his third sister.”
Chauhan said that Yogesh
was about to clock out after his
12-hour shift when the vehicle
hit him. “He died in the line of
G20 duty. When the two home
guards died in Nuh, they were
bestowed with the ‘shaheed’ ti-
tle,Yogeshwasn'tgivenanysuch
treatment. He was supposed to
come back at 8 pm and this ac-
cident took place at 7.30 pm,” he
added.
KumarhailedfromBhirawati
village in Nuh village and had
MCD displaced stray
dogs from original
areas, claim NGOs
EXPRESS NETWORK
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
WITH THE Municipal Corpora-
tion of Delhi (MCD) releasing all
dogs that had been picked up in
the run up to the G20 Summit,
animal welfare activists accused
the civic body of displacing the
animalsin theprocess. TheMCD
had started its operation to de-
taindogsfromimportantG20lo-
cations over 10 days ago.
According to People for
Animals (PFA), many dogs de-
tainedaspart of ‘routine’Animal
Birth Control (ABC) operations
had already been sterilised. The
dogs were picked up from the
vicinities of Pragati Maidan,
SupremeCourt,BhaironMandir,
Airport, Red Fort, PUSA institute,
Akshardham, Rajghat, and
Qutub Minar, as well as around
hotels such as Hyatt and
Sheraton, they claimed.
“We had reached an agree-
mentwiththeMCDtobeallowed
togeo-tagourdogssotheycanbe
returned to the same locations
from where they were picked
up,” said Ambika Shukla, an ani-
mal welfare activist with PFA.
Activistsclaimedbecausethe
dogs were not geo-tagged, some
of them were released in the
wrong neighbourhood. “On
Monday morning, the MCD re-
leased dogs at Pragati Maidan
without any communication,
and the airport terminal ones
were released Tuesday morn-
ing,” said Shukla.
“Dogs are territorial animals,
andreleasingtheminthewrong
dutieswere successful; noleader
hadtowaitforcarcadesandthere
were no security issues.”
RAJGHAT: Here, Special
CommissionerShaliniSinghand
her team worked for months to
perfecttheirplanforthewreath-
laying ceremony. As it is an open
space,multiplesnipershadtobe
deployed at nearby buildings
and atop houses at Daryaganj.
“There’s limited space in
front of Rajghat. So, we divided
each contingent into two divi-
sions.Presidentsandworldlead-
ers were only allowed to bring
three-four cars with them (to
Rajghat); the other cars were di-
verted to MG Road. Following
rules for such events, the leaders
arrived in alphabetical order (as
per country). However, we were
ready in case of delays,” she said.
Singhalsoexplainedhowshe
and her team arrived at the
monument at 3 am on Sunday
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Yogesh Kumar (28)
beenservingasahomeguardfor
eight years. His relatives said
home guard officers had pro-
vided them with Rs 10,000 for
cremation and promised them
financial assistance.
The incident took place
around 7.30 pm on Friday.
Yogesh had signalled to the
scootertostop,butithithimand
went past. Police said he sus-
tained severe head injuries.
Harish Kumar, SHO of Sector
17/18 police station, said that the
scooter driver, Pushpender (19),
was arrested on Monday. He had
been apprehended at the time
of incident and handed over to
police. The FIR had been regis-
tered under IPC sections includ-
ing 186 (obstructing public ser-
vant in discharge of public
functions), 333 (voluntarily
On its part, the MCD
insisted that no
dogs were harmed
in the process
neighbourhood causes prob-
lems such as territorial fights,”
PFA activists said.
"Currently, eight dogs are
missing from Pragati Maidan,
and today the dogs that were re-
leasedintheAirportareaarealso
mixed up. Catchers picked up
the dogs again, and the same
level of cruelty was seen at the
time of release... There was an
urgent need to pick up the dogs,
but what was the urgent need to
release them?” Ambika said.
On its part, the MCD insisted
that no dogswere harmedin the
process. “This is a routine prac-
tice, dogs are brought for the
purpose of neutering all the
time...Thosethatwerepickedup
werefedandreleasedattheirre-
spective locations after sterilisa-
tion,” MCD officials stated.
Animalrightsadvocateshave
demanded the MCD modify its
current methods of picking up
dogs with a more transparent
and cruelty-free process. “We
wantaholisticapproach;amon-
itoring committee should be
formed, proper protocol should
be followed when picking up
dogs, and the MCD should in-
cludethe Animal Welfare Board,
feeders, and NGOs.This will en-
sure dogs are not picked up in
the same brutal manner,” PFA
member Gaurav Dar said.
and worked till 10 am. “We
made tents for foreign security
officers at one side. It was an im-
portant event as everyone gath-
ered at the same place at the
sametime.Rainwasanissuebut
nobody left their positions. We
trainedpersonneltointeractpo-
litelywithdelegatesduringfrisk-
ing and security checks.”
Only Delhi Police personnel
were allowed to enter Rajghat
since all foreign security groups
were stationed outside.
HOTELS: Workingwithover
1,700 police personnel, Special
Commissioners HGS Dhaliwal
and Ravindra Yadav were asked
to conduct anti-sabotage, anti-
terror, and other security checks
athotelswheredelegatesstayed.
Dhaliwal, who was in charge
of 12 hotels in Lutyens Delhi,
said, “It was a challenge as each
hotel was different and had dif-
ferent security requirements.
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causing grievous hurt), 279 (rash
driving), and 337 (causing hurt
by act endangering life or per-
sonal safety of others).
Home guard Manoj, who
lodgedthecomplaint,hadstated
in the FIR, “We were inspecting
vehicles heading to Delhi for se-
curity purposes, checking them
for any irregularities. Around
7.35pm,ascooterriderwasseen
speeding recklessly towards the
Signature Tower. Yogesh sig-
nalled him to stop using a flash-
light, but the scooter rider accel-
erated andcollidedwith Yogesh.
Yogesh sustainedsevere injuries
to his head, nose, ears, and
mouth, with bleeding.”
An officer from the home
guards department said they
would provide financial assis-
tance for Yogesh’s kin soon. “The
high command is in talks with
authorities regarding this inci-
dent and we will provide all as-
sistance for the family. The vehi-
cle was coming at high speed
and hit Yogesh, who hit his head
on the footpath. He was on ven-
tilator since Friday and declared
dead on Monday,” he added.
Though Yogesh was taken to
MaxHospitalinGurgaon,hewas
referred to Medanta where he
died on Monday, his family said.
Founder forced
to leave, says
Ashoka univ’s
political data
centre; varsity
denies claim
EXPRESS NETWORK
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
THE SCIENTIFIC board of the
Trivedi Centre for Political Data
(TCPD) at Ashoka University
claimedits founder anddirector,
Professor Gilles Verniers, was
forced to leave the varsity. The
boardsaiditwouldbedissolving
itself as it claimed it was not in-
formed or consulted on impor-
tant decisions.
However,thevarsity,initsof-
ficial statement on Tuesday, said
otherwise. “Prof Verniers’s de-
parture from Ashoka University
is due to him not clearing the
stringent tenure process, which
in his case happened almost a
year ago. Faculty who do not
qualifyfortenureexittheuniver-
sity within three semesters.”
The varsity further said
Verniers had not been teaching
at Ashoka for the last year and
has chosen to leave the campus.
In its statement, the univer-
sity added, “It is proposed that
some centres and offices at
Ashoka University be integrated
with a new Centre (Centre for
Data Sciences and Analytics) in
an effort to enhance its data-
driven capabilities... The Trivedi
CentreforPoliticalDataisamong
them, and TCPD’s proposed in-
tegration with the new Centre
has been communicated to the
TCPD Scientific Board recently.”
Verniersdidn’trespondtocalls
andmessagesseekingcomment.
We had to ensure fool-proof se-
curity at all points at these ho-
tels... even spaces where move-
ments of our staff were
restricted. We workedin coordi-
nation with liaison officers and
related agencies to ensure due
security.The carcade movement
was also monitored closely.”
TRAFFIC: Special CP (Traffic,
Zone 2) SS Yadav said, “We had
fool-proof arrangementsandin-
spectors were deployed at cru-
cialjunctions.Wesuggestedthat
the PWD put up signages and
construct U-turns at important
junctionstoensurenologjamsin
New Delhi district. Women traf-
ficinspectorswerealsodeployed,
who were on their feet to ensure
hassle-freecavalcademovement.
DCP(TrafficHQ)ChanderKumar
Singh and DCP (Traffic, New
Delhi) Alap Patel were the nodal
officers coordinating efforts un-
der my supervision.”
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Produce relevant AT BUDDH INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT For child with genetic disease,
record on notices
to mosques for
removal of
New roads, lights, cameras: MPs, celebrities extend help
‘encroachment’:
HC to Railways
MALAVIKA PRASAD
Prep plan for MotoGP event ferent works. “Out of this, Rs 2.50
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12

PLAYING IN his mother’s arms,

NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
THE DELHI High Court Tuesday
directedtheRailwaystoproduce
the “relevant record” after it was
informed that notices pasted on
two mosques in the city, calling
for “removal of unauthorised
buildings” allegedly built on its
land,were“issuedbytherailway
administration”.
On July 26, the HC in an in-
terim order had said no coercive
action shall be taken for the mo-
ment with respect to the notices
pasted on the mosques. It had
alsoaskedtheCentre’scounselto
take instructions as to whether
the notices in question had been
issued by the “Railway adminis-
tration at all in this form”.
The Centre’s counsel,
KirtimanSingh,appearingforthe
Railways,submittedbeforeasin-
gle-judge bench of Justice
Prateek Jalan Tuesday that the
notices were issued by the rail-
wayadministration.JusticeJalan
then asked Singh to file an affi-
davitandbringtherecords,asthe
court wanted to “see how the
railwayadministrationisissuing
notices without mentioning the
property,adate.”TheHCthendi-
rected the respondents to “pro-
duce the relevant records on the
next date of hearing” and listed
the matter on January 30.
DHEERAJ MISHRA
NOIDA, SEPTEMBER 12
FOUR NEW roads, 125 cameras,
55 facade lights, 10 new gates:
The Yamuna Expressway
Industrial Development
Authority (YEIDA) is gearing up
for the mega race, MotoGP
Bharat 2023, which is scheduled
to be held from September 22 to
24atBuddhInternationalCircuit
in Greater Noida.
Accordingtoofficials,thefour
roads will be built around the
venue to provide easy and safe
transportation to VVIPs and visi-
tors.“Wearebuildinganewdou-
bleserviceroaduptoCharpargarh
cut, which will help commuters
comingfromAgratoNoida.Along
withthis,aroadfromCharpargarh
to Murshadpur is being built. We
are also installing 125 cameras
and55facadelights,”saidDrArun
Vir Singh, Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of YEIDA.
He said that apart from the
construction of the roads, trees
and bushes are being trimmed
throughout the route to give it a
better look. Officials also said
that some other roads are being
Haryana CM Khattar visits family of
WORK YET TO BE DONE
The event will be held from September 22-24. Archive
Rs 18.5 crore
to be spent on the
event by YEIDA
■ Construction, repair of
roads/service roads
■ Installation of cameras
built and repaired by the Jaypee
group, theoperatorof thecircuit.
“We are also building 10 new
gates at different locations to
welcome visitors; the horticul-
ture department will install
these gates and they will be re-
and lights
■ Makeshift gates
■ Trimming trees, clearing
bushes, beautification on
the route
■ New parking, entry, exit
gates
moved after the event. Apart
from this, the authority is work-
ing on the beautification of the
city,” said Singh.
He further added that the
Yamuna Authority has already
spentaroundRs4.15croreondif-
crorewasspentoncivilworks,Rs
35lakhonlights,andRs1.30crore
by the horticulture department.
Theauthoritywillspendanaddi-
tionalRs4croreontheremaining
works. This comes up to a total of
Rs 8.15 crore. We have already
given Rs 3.50 crore directly to
MotoGPtocompleteworkattheir
end,” said CEO Singh.
Officials said the additional
amountbeingreleasedtoMotoGP
is to complete track-related and
other work at the earliest.
Other pending work includes
installationof camerasandstreet
lights from Chapargarh to
Salarpur and Salarpur to Jaypee
Gate no. 17. Lights are also being
installed from Gautam Buddha
University to the petrol pump
nearGaurYamunaCity(aloopto-
wards Agra). Trees are being
trimmedandcleaningworkisun-
derwayfromMurshadpurunder-
pass to Chapargarh cut on both
sides of the Yamuna Expressway.
Differententrygates—Jaypee
Sports city, Gunpura circuit,
Aurangpur ki Madhaiya,
Aurangpur EPF entry gate and
Dereen khooban – will be closed
during the event.
1.5yearoldKanavreachedoutto
grab objects and tried to stand.
For his parents, this was nothing
short of a miracle.
Suffering from Spinal
Muscular Atrophy, a genetic dis-
order, the toddler had lost
movement in his legs because
of the progressing disease and
required treatment, which
would cost Rs 17.5 crore as med- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with Kanav, who
icines had to be imported from suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy. ANI
the US. After months of crowd-
funding the family was finally
able to get help. cumulate Rs10.5 crore and they through crowdfunding with
On Tuesday, Delhi Chief got in touch with the company help from Aam Aadmi Party MP
Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited producing the medication, in- Sanjeev Arora, which yielded Rs
the family to enquire about the forming them of their situation. 10.5 crore. In August, his treat-
toddler’s health. They offered the injection at Rs ment started.
“Middle-class parents like 10.5 crore. We want to thank the The couplesaid theyhad first
Kanav’s couldn't afford such ex- company. The central govern- got in touch with AAP MP Sanjay
pensive treatment of Rs.17.5 mentrelaxedimportdutyonthe Singh, who assured them of
crore...Indiaisnevershortofsuch injection,andweextendourgrat- help. “When we asked regular
philanthropists. Many people itude towards them. Because of people, they balked at the
cameforwardtosupport... Many this help and injection, Kanav’s amount. The good thing about
celebrities helped them, Kanav’s condition has improved signifi- approaching leaders was that
parentsaskedforhelpfrommany cantly,” Kejriwal said. they looked for a solution, in-
MPs of other parties as well and His father, Amit Jangra, stead of focusing on how big the
theyhelped.Hisparentscouldac- started gathering money amount was,” Jangra said.
BJP in poll mode in Delhi; ‘foot
soldiers’ to be appointed soon
JATIN ANAND
base on the ground but also im-
plementingitspollstrategyinthe
and core issues that need to be
focused on. The appointments

Panipat youth killed in Nuh violence

The HC was hearing a plea by
the Delhi Waqf Board which
claimedthenoticesissuedonJuly
19 and 20 were “generic” and the
two mosques — Masjid Takia
BabbarShahnearRailwayBridge
onTilakMargandMasjidBachchu
ShahonBabarRoad— areneither
unauthorised nor does the
land belong to the Railways.
TheBoardsaidtheBengaliMarket
mosque is approximately 250
years old and the Tilak Marg
mosque 400 years old, and cited
documents that prove their exis-
tence prior to 1945, when the
management was transferred to
the Board’s predecessor.
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
CHANDIGARH, SEPTEMBER 12
HARYANA CHIEF Minister
Manohar Lal Khattar Tuesday
visited the family of a man from
Panipat, who was killed in
clashes that broke out in Nuh on
July 31 when a religious proces-
sion led by the Bajrang Dal and
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)
was attacked by a mob.
Abhishek Chauhan (22), a
resident of Noorwala village of
Panipat, waspart of the religious
procession and was allegedly
shot dead. “I went to Abhishek’s
house and expressed my condo-
lences. We all stand with the
family in this hour of grief... Not
a single culprit will be spared,”
Khattar said in a tweet in Hindi.
The chief minister was ac-
companied by Panipat Rural
MLA Mahipal Dhanda. “We as-
sured the family of full support
in the ongoing investigation in
the case,” said Dhanda.
Earlier, based on a complaint
byAbhishek’scousinMahesh,an
FIRwasregisteredagainst13per-
sons by name under IPC sections
302 (punishment for murder),
148 (rioting, armed with deadly
weapon),149(offencebyunlaw-
ful assembly in prosecution of
commonobject),307(attemptto
murder), 324 (voluntarily caus-
ing hurt by dangerous weapons
ormeans)andSection25(multi-
ple offences listed) of the Arms
Act at Sadar Nuh police station.
Mahesh had claimed that
after they came out of a temple
inNalhar,amobchargedatthem.
“AbullethitAbhishekandhefell.
I was trying to get Abhishek
somewheresafe,butamanwith
a sword slashed his neck and
fled,” Mahesh had claimed.
According to Home Minister
Anil Vij, more than 510 persons
have been arrested and over 130
FIRs registered in connection
with the violence.
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
THE BHARATIYA Janata Party
(BJP) is preparing to announce
the names of around 300 crucial
office bearers, its connection to
Delhi’s political grassroots, as
part of the final phase of its state
unit overhaulamidpreparations
for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Accordingtopartysources,14
district presidents and 272 man-
dal or block presidents are in the
process of being appointed,
whose names are expected to be
announcedoverthecomingdays.
Theywillbetaskednotonlywith
expanding the party’s support
city for the Lok Sabha as well as
the Delhi Assembly elections.
“These office bearers are the
party’sconnectiontotheground
right down to the polling booth
levelandarethehandsthatcarry
outitsoutreach(activities)tothe
averagecitizen.Theywillbecho-
senbasedongroundfeedbackas
part of a party program me
dubbed raishumari or consulta-
tion,” a senior party leader said.
“They will not only imple-
ment the national leadership’s
election strategy, but will also
share up the chain crucial inputs
thattheygatherfromtheground
regarding potential candidates
will be made on the basis of
raishumari reports which will be
finalised and submitted to the
stateleadershipoverthecoming
days,” the leader added.
TheBJPhad,inAugust,started
the overhaul of its state unit fol-
lowed by the announcement of
the ‘Mission 2024’ programme
earlier this month as part of
whichitistryingtogetmorevol-
unteers on board. Aimed specifi-
cally at adding working profes-
sionals in the National Capital
Regiontoitssupportbase,theini-
tiative is specifically open to so-
cial media enthusiasts and those
who want to associate offline.

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THE INDIAN EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 GOVT & POLITICS 7
SC rejects Govt plea 40% CRIME ACCUSED, 53 BILLIONAIRES IN PARLIAMENT
ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT

to defer hearing on
validity of sedition
Affidavits of 763 MPs out of 776 in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha analysed by ADR and NEW

306 MPs have criminal cases

763 MPs have total
assets worth
CJ withdraws all
until House decision
■ Total party MPs ■ MPs with declared Criminal cases
`29,251 crore
Gyanvapi cases from
single-judge bench
36% 53% 39% 42% 75% 83% 38% 27%
53 (7%)
5-judge bench needs to hear challenge Total billionaires MPs

385

81
139

43

36

31
to Constitutional validity of law: Court AVERAGE ASSETS PER MP

14

13

11
8
8
6

6
5

3
3
BJP INC TMC YSRCP CPI(M) RJD NCP AAP `38.33crore
Justices P S Narasimha and troubled scenario of procedural not have been listed before the
ANANTHAKRISHNAN G AVERAGE ASAD REHMAN
Manoj Misra, said a reference to
194 BJP 98 INC 26 YSRCP aberration. The non-observance learnedSingleJudgewithoutob-

`383.51 cr
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12 a larger bench is needed since 11 ASSETS LUCKNOW, SEPTEMBER 12 of procedure in listing of the taining appropriate nomination

`153.76 cr
the provision was upheld in (25%) PER MP cases, passing of successive or- from the Chief Justice. The reg-

`119.84 cr
THESUPREMECourtonTuesday 1962 by a five-judge bench in MPs declared TMC ALLAHABAD HIGH Court Chief ders for reserving the judgment istryhasfurtherclarifiedthatthe
said petitions challenging the Kedar Nath Singh vs State of serious criminal 7 Justice Pritinker Diwaker has andagainlistingthecasesbefore records of these cases were

`39.12 cr
`30.11 cr
Constitutional validity of sedi- Bihar,anditwouldnotbeappro- withdrawn cases related to the the learned Judge for hearing, never sent to the parent section

BJP `18.31 cr
cases (murder, RJD

tion law — Section 124A of IPC —
need to be heard by a five-judge
Constitution bench and directed
that they be placed before the
priate for a three-judge bench to
sit in judgment over it.
Attorney General R Venkat-
aramanipointedoutthatthenew
TMC `8.72 cr
MPs booked for KashiVishwanath-Gyanvapidis- thoughhenolongerhadjurisdic- intheregistryfortheprocedures
kidnapping,
crimes against serious crime 3 pute from a single-judge bench tion in the matter as per the ros- to be followed for listing of the
women, etc) NCP of the High Court “in the interest ter,underthe directionsreceived cases in terms of the applicable
AAP 1 CPI(M) 2 2 of judicial propriety and judicial from the chamber of learned orders, both on the administra-

Chief Justice of India for this.
A three-judge bench
presided by CJI D Y Chandr-
achud, which took up the peti-
tions, rejected the Centre’s plea
to defer the hearing until
Parliament took a final decision
on the Bill to replace IPC with
The Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita.
The court said the latter, being a
penal statute, will have only
prospective application and,
therefore, the fate of cases regis-
tered under Section 124A will
have to be gone into separately.
“The submissions which
havebeen urgedonbehalf of the
petitioners would merit consid-
eration by a bench of at least five
judges of this court,” the SC di-
rected. “We accordingly direct
the Registry to place the papers
before the Chief Justice so that
an appropriate decision can be
taken on the administrative side
for the constitution of a bench of
strength of at least five judges...”
The bench, also comprising
Bill has been sent to a Parlia-
mentary committee and asked,
“should the court get into a sub-
stantive hearing on the matter”
without waiting for the outcome
of the Parliamentary process.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal
pointed out that prosecutions
are pending under Section 124A
and pressed for reference to a
five-judge bench. He said the
new amendments "are far more
draconian”.
Venkataramani pointed out
thatthecourthadalreadystayed
those prosecutions. He said the
issue of what will happen to
124A matters may also be gone
into by the standing committee.
Toasubmissionthatreference
to a larger bench may not be re-
ally necessary, as the Centre had
filedanaffidavitinthematterim-
plying that the provision cannot
standthetestofConstitutionality,
theCJIsaidthe“concessionbythe
government can’t override the
judgment in Kedar Nath”.
Source: Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch
South Korea committed to boosting
defence ties with India, says envoy
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
SOUTHKOREAiswillingtoshare
technology on submarines and
missile systems with India to
strengthendefencecooperation,
the country’s envoy Chang Jae
Bok said Tuesday.
Briefing the media about the
meeting between the South
Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol
and Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on the sidelines of the G20
Summit over the weekend, the
envoy said the two leaders had
“productive discussions”. The
meeting between the two lead-
ers was scheduled for 20 min-
utes but lasted more than 40
minutes, the envoy added.
Both leaders agreed to
strengthen cooperation in de-
fence, said Chang Jae Bok, refer-
ring to K9 Vajra, a 52-calibre
tracked self-propelled howitzer
designed by a South Korean
company.
South Korea is “totally com-
mitted” to expanding its defence
cooperationwithIndia,theenvoy
said, adding the two leaders also
agreedtoimprovestrategiccom-
TRS
YSRCP
AAP
INC
NCP
discipline as well as the trans-
parency in the listing of cases”.
In an order dated August 28,
Chief JusticeDiwakercitedanor-
derhepassedontheadministra-
tive side on August 11 to “with-
draw” the cases from the bench
(of Justice Prakash Padia)
“wherein the judgment is re-
served and to nominate afresh”.
In the order, the CJ notes:
munication and cooperation. “Record reveals that the cases
SouthKoreawillprovideUSD were heard on 18.01.2021 by the
4billiontoIndiaasalineof credit Courtwhichhadthejurisdiction
over the next three years for as per the roster assigned by the
“high-value” projects, he said. Chief Justice.Afterthecaseswere
“India and South Korea have heard on several dates, the pro-
agreedthatKoreawillprovidean ceedings were concluded and
amount of USD 4 billion during judgment was reserved in the
2023-25...weneedmorediscus- matter on 15.03.2021. The judg-
sionwithinthegovernmentoffi- ment, however, was not deliv-
cials. The first step is to sign the eredinthematter.Thecasesnev-
framework agreement… so that ertheless continued to be listed
was discussed between the two before the same court even after
leaders,” he said, adding the two the concerned learned Single
sides also agreed to upgrade the Judgeceasedtohavejurisdiction
Comprehensive Economic in the matter as per roster.”
Partnership Agreement. “Factsof thiscaseposeamore
Judge,withoutallowingthepar-
ent section in the office to have
access to the records of these
cases are instances of non 10 of
12 observance of procedure set-
tled for listing and hearing of
cases,” the order noted.
It was “this concern of pro-
priety” which “compelled” the
Chief Justice to pass orders on
the administrative side on
August 11.
“Thereport submittedbythe
registry states that the leading
file along with connected mat-
ters were listed before the
learned Single Judge on
09.08.2021whenadirectionwas
issued to list the cases on
11.08.2021. On 11.08.2021, the
matter was directed to be listed
forfurtherhearingon17.08.2021.
As per the roster notified on
22.11.2021 and subsequent ros-
ters notified by the Chief Justice,
from time to time (except last
two rosters, i.e. w.e.f. 13.3.2023
and 3.7.2023), these cases could
tive side and the judicial side,”
the CJ’s August 28 order stated.
“The registry has further re-
ported that all records of leading
file along with connected cases
remainedinthechambersof the
learned Judge and the cases
werelistedontheinstructionsof
theBenchSecretaryand theoffi-
cials attached to His Lordship’s
chambers. As per the registry,
the parent section responsible
for listing of the cases before the
Court had no access to the
records of the cases as the files
were never sent to the registry.”
“…It is apt to note that pro-
cedural observance in matter of
disposal of cases subserve a
largerpublic interestof ensuring
faith in justice dispensation sys-
tem...every learned Judge is ex-
pected to decide cases listed be-
fore them as per the roster fixed
by the Chief Justice or as per or-
ders of Chief Justice passed on
the administrative side in terms
of the law laid down,” it stated.

PM visits G20
Secretariat to
thank officials
HARIKISHAN SHARMA
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12

PRIMEMINISTERNarendraModi
made a surprise visit to the G20
Secretariat at Sushma Swaraj
Bhawan (SSB) on Tuesday and
thanked all the officials for the
successful organisation of the
G20 Leaders’ Summit under
India’sG20Presidency,itislearnt.
The PM arrived at the SSB in
Chanakyapuri around 8:30pm
and enquired from officials
about their experience of work-
ingfortheG20Summit.External
Affairs Minister S Jaishankar,
India’s Sherpa at G20 Amitabh
Kant and other officials of the
Ministryof ExternalAffairswere
also present, it is learnt.
The PM had made a similar
surprisevisittotheInternational
Media Centre at Bharat
Mandapam on Sunday.
The two-day Summit saw
adoption of the G20 New Delhi
Leaders’sDeclarationwithacon-
sensus. The Summit concluded
Sunday with Prime Minister
NarendraModihandingoverthe
G20 Presidency gavel to Lula da
Silva, the President of Brazil, a
country which will assume the
presidency of the grouping from
December 1 this year.

LAND-FOR-JOBS CASE

Centre has given

nod to prosecute
Lalu: CBI to court
NIRBHAY THAKUR
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12

THE CBI on Tuesday told a Delhi

Court that the Home Ministry
has granted sanction to prose-
cute former Bihar CM Lalu
Prasadintheland-for-jobcasein
which a fresh charge sheet was
filed against him, his son
Tejashwi Yadav and 15 others.
The agency told the court
thattheprosecutionsanctionfor
three former railway officials is
expected in a week's time, after
which Special Judge Geetanjali
Goel listed the matter for
September 21.
During the earlier hearing,
the CBI had sought time to ob-
tain sanction from the compe-
tentauthoritiestoprosecuteLalu
and three former railway offi-
cials who were involved in the
land-for-job case.
The CBI in the first charge
sheet had alleged that three land
parcels in Patna were transferred
toLaluandhisfamilyviaeitherthe
candidates or their family mem-
bers.Inlieuofthesame,nineper-
sons were appointed as substi-
tutes in Group D in the Central
Railways,thechargesheetstated.
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ARUNACHAL TUNNEL TO LADAKH AIRFIELD

DELHI CONFIDENTIAL LAC focus as Rajnath inaugurates
90 border infrastructure projects
AMRITA NAYAK DUTTA
& ARUN SHARMA
NEW DELHI, SAMBA,
SEPTEMBER 12
ASMANYas90borderinfrastruc-
tureprojects–fromtheNechiphu
tunnel that will provide all-
weather connectivity to the
HAPPY CHIEF strategic Tawang region of
ArunachalPradeshtothefounda-
HAPPY WITH the just-concluded G20 Summit, Delhi Police tion stone for a key military air-
Commissioner Sanjay Arora has decided to host a dinner on fieldineasternLadakh’sNyoma –
Wednesday for all chiefs of other security agencies, and offi- across 11 states and Union
cers from the rank of Additional DCP to Special CPs of Delhi Territories were inaugurated
Police. He has appointed nine DCP-rank officers to make the Tuesday by Defence Minister
arrangements for the dinner, to be held at Police New Lines. Rajnath Singh.
The G20 Summit was the first big event for which security Of the 90 projects of the
arrangements were overseen by Arora after he joined Delhi BorderRoadsOrganisation,64are
Police from the ITBP. inArunachalPradesh,Ladakhand
Sikkim.Theseprojectswillhelpin
faster mobility of troops and
SPECIAL CAFE equipment to the Line of Actual
Control in case of a contingency
THESUPREMECourt willsoonhavea cafeonitspremisesthat whilealsoimprovingoverallcon-
will be managed by people with special needs. The Central nectivity for the population.
Public Works Department is learnt to have cleared a tender Inaugurating the projects via
of approximatelyRs13lakhforopeningof MittiCafe.Thecafés virtualmodeataneventinSamba
are part of a chain run by a Bengaluru-based NGO that trains in Jammu, Rajnath Singh said the
and employs those with special needs. Mitti cafés are run in Nyoma airfield“will act asa stag-
26 locations across the country. inggroundforIndiantroopsatfor-
ward posts in eastern Ladakh…
J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha receives Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh at Jammu airport on Tuesday. PTI
Nagaland, Rajasthan and
Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Worth over Rs 2,900 crore,
the projects include the
Nechiphu tunnel in Arunachal
Pradesh, two airfields in West
Bengal, two helipads along with
22 roads and 63 bridges.
Once operational, the 500-
metre long Nechiphu tunnel on
the Balipara-Charduar-Tawang
Road, along with the Se La tunnel
currentlyunderconstruction,will
The tunnel will bypass the
Nechiphu Pass that has foggy
weather conditions, a major hin-
drance for military convoys and
othertraffic.Itwillfacilitatefaster
mobilityoftroopsandequipment
totheLACbycuttingshorttheex-
isting distance by around 5 km.
IndiausesBomdila,Nechiphuand
Se La for deployment of forces.
Singh said the BRO will soon
set a record with the construc-
tion of the Shinku La tunnel, the
infrastructure in the North-East
and will bolster the prepared-
ness of the IAF while facilitating
commercial flight operations in
the region.
Singh also inaugurated the
Devak Bridge on the Bishnah-
Kaulpur-Phulpur Road in J&K’s
Samba district. A statement re-
leasedbythegovernmentsaidthe
state-of-the-art422.9metre-long
Class 70 RCC Devak bridge is of
strategicimportanceasitwill“en-
hance the operational prepared-
ness of the Armed Forces and
boost socio-economic develop-
ment of the region.”
The BRO has completed the
construction of these strategi-
cally-importantprojectsinrecord
time, most of them in a single
working season using state-of-
the-art technology.
In his speech, Singh said the
BRO has constructed infrastruc-
ture projects in several countries
suchasMyanmarandBhutanand
helped in strengthening peace
and cooperation with them.
Through its infrastructure
projects, the BRO, he said, is not
only securingIndia’sborders, but
also playing a key role in the so-
INDIA parties
meet today: Seat
sharing, joint
campaign on table
MANOJ CG
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
THECOORDINATIONandelection
strategy committee of the INDIA
alliance, set up at the Opposition
bloc’s conclave in Mumbai a fort-
night ago, will meet for the first
time Wednesday at Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP) president
Sharad Pawar’s residence in New
Delhi and seat sharing remains
theelephantintheroom.Sources
said preliminary discussion on
identifying the mechanism for
seat sharing is expected to take
place.Ajointcampaignplanisalso
on the table, according to them.
Trinamool Congress (TMC)
MP Abhishek Banerjee, who has
been called by the Enforcement
Directorate (ED) for questioning
onWednesday,islikelytoskipthe
meeting. The TMC has decided
not to send any representative to
themeetingeither.TheEDisprob-
ingthe“moneylaunderingangle”
in alleged irregularities in the ap-
pointment of school staff in gov-
Aadmi Party (AAP) — feel seat
sharing is the “central issue” and
wantthealliancetoshowurgency
infinalisingtheformulabasedon
which it can be decided.
“We are discussing cam-
paigns, social media and media
strategy and all. All that comes
oncetheproductisready.Forthat,
seat sharing has to be completed
quickly,”saida seniorOpposition
leader.
The meeting at Pawar’s resi-
dence is set to be attended by K C
Venugopal (Congress), T R Baalu
(DMK),HemantSoren(Jharkhand
MuktiMorcha),SanjayRaut(Shiv
Sena - Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackeray),TejashwiYadav(RJD),
Raghav Chaddha (AAP), Javed Ali
Khan (SP), Lallan Singh (JD-U), D
Raja (CPI), Omar Abdullah
(National Conference), and
Mehbooba Mufti (Peoples
Democratic Party).
Sources said on a joint cam-
paign plan the proposal is to start
withorganisingatleastfiverallies
acrossthecountry.Thecampaign
committee has proposed that

OFF TO A QUICK START

and will be a game-changer for
our armed forces”.
In the last three years, India
PREPARINGFORtheAssemblyelectionslaterthisyear,the BJP has ramped up infrastructure
has had an early start and announced 21 candidates for development along the LAC,
Chhattisgarh and 39 for Madhya Pradesh. To keep the mo- both in eastern Ladakh and the
mentum going, the party is now set to finalise more candi- North-East.
dates. While around a dozen more candidates are likely to be The projects include 11 in
announced for Chhattisgarh, the MP list could be longer. At Jammu and Kashmir, five in
the party’s central election committee meeting, to be held at Mizoram, three in Himachal
theBJPheadquartersWednesdayevening,theleadershipmay Pradesh,twoeachinUttarakhand
also finalise a few candidates for Telangana. and West Bengal and one each in
provide round-the-year connec-
tivitytothestrategicTawangsec-
tor along the LAC.
The Tawang region provides
the easiest access to the
Brahmaputra plains and the
shortest route to Tezpur in
Assam.Thelinesof communica-
tion from Tawang also stretch to
Guwahati and the extended
Siliguri Corridor, which makes it
militarily important.
world’s highest tunnel at an al-
titude of 15,855 feet. It will con-
nect Lahaul-Spiti in Himachal
Pradesh to the Zanskar Valley in
Ladakh and provide all-weather
connectivity.
Other key projects inaugu-
rated include the Bagdogra and
Barrackpore airfields in West
Bengal. Reconstructed at a cost
of over Rs 500 crore, the airfields
are a significant addition to air
cio-economicdevelopmentoffar-
flung areas. He praised the coop-
eration of state governments,
despiteideologicaldifferences,to-
wardssecuringnationalinterests.
With the inauguration of 90
projects, 295 infrastructure proj-
ectsoftheBRO,atanoverallcostof
Rs8,000crore,havebeeninaugu-
rated since 2021.
FULLREPORTON
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ernment schools in West Bengal.
Thecentralagencyisalsoinvesti-
gatingacattlesmugglingcaseand
the alleged coal pilferage scam.
TheTMCishopingthatINDIA
leaders will take note of
Abhishek’s absence at the high
table and speak out against the
summonsissuedtohim,reaffirm-
ingtheOppositionalliances’sjoint
statement in Bengaluru that had
spokenaboutthe“brazenmisuse
ofagenciesbytheBJPgovernment
against political rivals”. This, they
joint rallies should be held in
Chennai, Guwahati, Delhi, Patna,
and Nagpur. The idea, one leader
said, was to get the top leaders to
focus on one issue at each rally.
Thecampaigncommitteehasalso
proposed joint rallies in states
where Assembly elections are
scheduledlaterthisyearandUttar
Pradesh.
The meeting comes against
the backdrop of the Sanatan
Dharmacontroversytriggeredby
DMK leader Udayanidhi Stalin.

ON THE EVE OF SPECIAL SESSION Court turns down Chandrababu claimed, was “undermining
democracy”.
While the coordination com-
MostoftheOppositionpartiesare
upset with Udhayanidhi’s com-
mentsastheybelieveitunneces-
Tricolour hoisting at new Naidu’s plea for house custody mittee will discuss the joint rally
plan proposed by the alliance’s
sarily gave the BJP the ammuni-
tion to attack the alliance and

Parliament to coincide SREENIVAS JANYALA

with PM Modi’s birthday
DAMINI NATH
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
MARKING A new beginning, a
ceremonial hoisting of the
Tricolour at the New Parliament
building is being planned on
September 17, a day before the
special session starts and on the
occasion of Vishwakarma Puja,
The Indian Express has learnt.
September 17 also happens
to be Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s birthday.
The special session, sched-
uled from September 18 to 22, is
set to start off in the old building
andthenmovetothenewbuild-
ing, according to sources. This
would be the first session to be
hosted in the New Parliament,
which was inaugurated by the
Prime Minister on May 28.
On Tuesday, the Central
Public Works Department,
which constructed the new
building, began preparations for
a “national flag-hoisting func-
tion”infrontof theGajDwar,one
of the three ceremonial en-
trances, by floating a tender for
hiring a public address system.
According to two sources aware
of the developments, this would
be the first such ceremonial flag
hoisting at the new building.
With the session nearing,
senior officials of the Union
Housing and Urban Affairs
Ministry and the CPWD on
Tuesday undertook visits to the
new building. Last-minute
checks of audio levels in the
Rajya Sabhaandthemultimedia
systems for MPs were carried
out, an official said. In addition
to the existing Integrated
Building Management System
control room, another control
room was being set up to ad-
dress any issues that may arise
during the session, an official
said. The cafes and kitchens in
the new building are also likely
to be functional for the session,
the official said.
After the session, the New
Parliamentissettohostspeakers
fromlegislaturesofG20countries
for the meeting of Parliament20
from October 13-14.
Family members of former
CM N Chandrababu Naidu
outside the prison in
Rajamahendravaram on
Tuesday. PTI
Nagaland House resolution seeks exemption from UCC
SUKRITA BARUAH
GUWAHATI, SEPTEMBER 12
THE NAGALAND legislative
AssemblywheretheBJPisapart-
ner in the government led by the
Nationalist Democratic
Progressive Party (NDPP) unani-
mously passed a resolution that
the state be exempted from the
purviewoftheproposedUniform
Civil Code (UCC).
HYDERABAD, SEPTEMBER 12
THE ANTI-CORRUPTION Bureau
(ACB) court at Vijayawada on
Tuesday evening rejected a
‘house custody’ petition filed by
Telugu Desam Party supremo
and ex-chief minister N
Chandrababu Naidu.“Thehouse
arrest request that was filed on
thebasisof threattohislifewhile
in jail was not granted. The court
felt that he was secure in the jail
and there was no threat to his
life,’’ TDP spokesperson K
Pattabhiram said, quoting from
The resolution was moved by
CMNeiphiuRioTuesday—which
was the second day of the
Assembly session – and was
unanimously passed by the
House, which includes 12 BJP
MLAs of whom five are Cabinet
ministers. The resolution stated
that the apparent objective of a
UCC“istohaveasinglelawonper-
sonal matters such as marriage
and divorce, custody and
guardianship,adoptionandmain-
the order.
The CID had countered the
petition stating that all the facil-
ities for security and comfort of
the former CM were provided in
the jail as were specified by the
court while sending Naidu to ju-
dicial custody and therefore
there was no reason to send him
to house arrest.
Naidu had filed the petition
onSundaytoconvertthejudicial
custody into house arrest.
Naidu’s lawyers argued that the
formerCMwhohasZ-plus secu-
rity faces threat to his life at the
Rajahmundry Central Jail.
On Tuesday, Naidu’s lawyers
tenance, succession and inheri-
tance”,whichwouldposeathreat
to Naga customary laws and so-
cial and religious practices “that
willbeindangerofencroachment
intheeventofimpositionofUCC”.
InNagaland,morethan86%of
the population is from the
Scheduled Tribes and there has
been a pushback against a UCC
fromtribalbodiesacrossthestate.
The resolution stated that the
Nagalandgovernmenthadearlier
also filed a bail application in the
AndhraPradeshHighCourt,while
theCID’spetitionintheACBcourt
seeking his five-day custody of
NaiduwaspostedforWednesday.
Naidu was arrested by the
state CID from Nandyal early
Saturday in connection with the
multi-crore AP State Skill
Development Corporation scam
between 2014-19 when he was
heading the government. An
ACB court in Vijayawada sent
Naidu to 14-day judicial custody
on Sunday evening. He was
shifted to Rajahmundry Central
Jail,200kmfromVijayawada,af-
ter the court order.
conveyed its opposition to the
UCC“onthegroundoftheunique
historyofNagalandsincethepre-
Independentera”tothe22ndLaw
panel which had invited sugges-
tions regarding the UCC in June
this year. The Nagaland govern-
menthadalsoheldaconsultative
meeting on September 1 with
tribal organisationsandthereso-
lutionexpressedtheir“strongre-
sentment and objection to the
idea of having a UCC.”
campaign committee, leaders of
severalparties—amongthemthe
TMC, Janata Dal (United),
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD),
Samajwadi Party (SP), and Aam
SC to examine Umar Khalid’s
bail plea after four weeks
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NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
THESUPREMECourtonTuesday
said it will examine after four
weeks whether the charges lev-
elled against activist Umar
Khalid — booked under
Unlawful Activities (Prevention)
Act for his alleged role in the
larger conspiracy behind the
February 2020 Northeast Delhi
communal riots — are made out
from the evidence on record.
Admitting his plea challeng-
ing the Delhi High Court order
denying him bail, a Bench of
Justices Aniruddha Bose and
Belam M Trivedi indicated that
the matter requires a detailed
hearing.
“We will grant leave and fix
it after two to three weeks. You
paintitasanti-Hindu.Sourcessaid
some of the parties could convey
their views at the meeting.
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filesomethingonwhatisthe ev-
idence available insofar as of-
fences under Chapters 4 and 6
(of UAPA) are concerned, and
how according to you, it's not
matching...Nowchargesheethas
been submitted. We will have to
match the ingredients of the of-
fences with the charges,” Justice
Bose told senior advocate Kapil
Sibal who appeared for Khalid.
Sibal urged the Bench to take
up the case after four weeks and
said he will be arguing that the
stringent provisions of UAPA do
not apply in the case at all.
The Bench said it will verify
that on the basis of evidence and
added that Khalid will have to
showhowtheevidencedoesnot
match the charges against him.
Granting leave to appeal, the
Bench agreed to list it after four
weeks.

105 antiquities smuggled out of India return home, 16 more on their way
Over 250 ‘non-antiquities’ too are
expected to arrive soon from the US
SHYAMLAL YADAV
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
FROMAterracottaplaquedepict-
ingastandingfigurewithtwoat-
tendants to a bronze sculpture
depicting Lord Krishna in the fa-
mous Kalinganarthana posture,
from a sandstone image of
Vishnu and Lakshmi riding the
Garuda to a terracotta vase from
EasternIndia—theseareamong
105 antiquities smuggled to the
United States from India that ar-
rived in the country nearly two
weeks ago.
In its RTI response to The
IndianExpress,theArchaeological
Survey of India (ASI) confirmed
on Monday that "one hundred
and five antique art objects have
beenrepatriatedinthemonthof
August 2023 from USA. Cases of
repatriation of antiquities with
other countries are in progress".
Sources said the process is on to
bring back 16 more antiquities,
which were returned by New
York’s Metropolitan Museum of
Art(Met)followinganinvestiga-
tion published by The Indian
Express in March. Besides the
105 antiquities, over 250 arte-
facts, categorised as “non-antiq-
uities”, are expected to arrive on
Indian shores soon.
Some among the antiquities
and‘non-antiquities’weresmug-
gled out of India by Subhash
Kapoor, who is serving a 10-year
term in a Tamil Nadu jail since
November for the illegal export
of artefacts.
Sources in the Ministry of
Culture and Ministry of External
Affairs told The Indian Express
that 35 of the 105 antiquities are
fromChandraketugarh,anarche-
ological site about 35 km north-
eastof Kolkata,andnearly2,000
years old. Terracotta antiquities
from this site have been smug-
gledoutfordecades,theyadded.
A review of the list of 105 an-
tiquities — which belong to dif-
ferent periods and mostly over
1,000 years old — by The Indian
Express revealed eastern India as
the provenance or source of 46
artefacts, south India of 29 and
centralIndiaof 17.Amongothers,
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APPLICATION
the provenanceof three antiqui-
tieswaslistedas“centraloreast-
ern India”; two each as Uttar
Pradesh and “Rajasthan or
Gujarat”; and one each as “cen-
tralorwesternIndia”,“Himachal
Pradesh or Uttarakhand”, “Uttar
Pradesh or Bihar”, north India
and Western India, sources said.
The 105 antiquities were
handed over to the Indian
ConsulateinNewYorkonJuly17.
During his state visit to the US,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
had said on June 24, “I am happy
that the American government
has decided to return more than
100 antiquities that were stolen
from us.”
Officials associated with the
process of bringing back these
antiquitiestoldTheIndianExpress
that the artefacts will either be
displayedatthegalleryof confis-
cated antiquities at Delhi’s Old
Fort or returned to the states
fromwheretheyweresmuggled.
11 of sandstone; three each of
wood and marble; two each of
black stone, granite and silver;
and one each of brass, chlorite
schist,schist,slatestone,spotted
sandstone and steel.
Over the last few years, sev-
eral antiquities have been re-
trieved from different countries
including the US, Australia and
Germany, among others. The
move to bring back the antiqui-
ties picked pace after the arrest
of one of the most notorious idol
smugglers, Kapoor. He was ar-
rested in Germany on October
30, 2011, and extradited to India
BACK IN INDIA: ‘Vishnu and Lakshmi with Garuda’ in in July 2012. On November 1,
sandstone, 12th-13th century CE. (right) ‘Standing Vishnu’ 2022, he was charged by a
in terracotta, 7th-8th century CE, from Eastern India. Express Kumbakonamcourtforburglary
andillegalexportof idolsbelong-
ing to Kanchipuram’s
Different materials, ages northIndiafrom18thcenturyCE. VaradharajaPerumaltemple.He
Most antiquities depict gods Sources said most of the re- is currently serving his sentence
and goddesses such as Shiva, turnedantiquities(27of 105)are at Trichy Central Jail.
Lakshmi,Ganesh,Vishnu,Surya, estimated to be from 2nd-3rd He also faces various charges
KuberaandKrishna,besidestwo centuryCE,16from6th-7thcen- in the US, including theft and
Tirthankars. The treasure trove tury CE, 13 from 12th-13th cen- smugglingof artefacts.According
alsoincludesa“crypt”of amale’s tury CE, and 15 from 15th-17th to a complaint filed in July 2019
gravestonecarvedinmarble,and century CE. Four of the in a New York court by the
a steel dagger and sheath. The “youngest”antiquities from this HomelandSecurityInvestigation
“crypt”hasanArabic/Persianin- lotarefrom18th-19thcenturyCE. (HSI), the principal investigative
scription from Western India Sources said the antiquities arm of the US Department of
from18th-19thcenturyCE,while are made of different materials Homeland Security, the “total
the dagger and sheath is from — 46 of terracotta; 27 of bronze; valueof stolenantiquitiesknown
tohavebeentraffickedbyKapoor
exceeds $145.71 million”.
AccordingtoHSI’scomplaint,
2,622 antiquities valued at over
$143 million (nearly Rs 1,165
crore) with links to Kapoor have
been seized. His modus
operandi, the HSI stated, was to
first select the antiquities, ille-
gallyexportthemtotheUSorthe
UK,getthemrestoredand“laun-
dered” using “false and forged”
papers, and then use his art
gallery in New York to sell them
to“dealers,collectorsandmuse-
ums around the world”.
In an investigation done in
collaboration with the
International Consortium of
InvestigativeJournalists(ICIJ)and
UK-based Finance Uncovered,
TheIndianExpresshadpublished
a long list of Indian antiquities
linked to Kapoor that were
placed at the Met.
After the publication of the
series,onMarch22,theSupreme
Courtof theStateof NewYorkis-
suedasearchwarrantagainstthe
Met, with Justice Felicia A
Mennin giving 10 days to the
New York Police Department or
any agent of the Department of
Homeland Security to seize the
antiquities and bring them “be-
fore the court without unneces-
sary delay.”
On March 30, the Met issued
a statement saying it would
“transfer15sculpturesforreturn
to the government of India, after
having learned that the works
were illegally removed from
India”.
Of the 15 items listed in the
search warrant, 10 were flagged
in The Indian Express report.
Among the 15 Indian antiquities
listedinthesearchwarrantwere,
besidestheCelestialDancer,a1st
century BCE Yakshi Terracotta
from West Bengal; a bronze
sculpture of God Revanta
Returning from the Hunt (10th
century CE); and a 15th century
Parikara (Backplate).
Another report in The Indian
Express investigative series re-
vealed that the Met’s formida-
ble Asia collection included at
least 94 artefacts of Jammu and
Kashmir origin — 81 sculptures,
five paintings, five pages of a
manuscript, two Kashmir car-
pet antiquities and one page of
calligraphy — none of which
had details in their provenance,
or background documents, of
when they were moved out and
by whom.
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WORDLY WISE
If a black cat crosses your path, it signifies
that the animal is going somewhere.
— GROUCHO MARX

FOUNDED BY
Back to the brink
§

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RAMNATH GOENKA
A fragmented Maratha politics and an irresponsible
BECAUSE THE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL
establishment produce this Maharashtra moment

RISE AND PAUSE Suhas Palshikar

Investor exuberance lifts stock market. But concerns over MAHARASHTRA IS AGAIN on the brink of disregardofpropriety.Toaddtothat,theHigh long time politics over reservation.
deep social unrest. If the current demand of Court chose to rather perfunctorily address Historically, one section of the Maratha
valuation in some segments are not far behind

N
theMarathasisnotquicklysatisfied,thelarge
OTWITHSTANDING DAILY FLUCTUATIONS, the Indian stock markets have community that is spread across the state
continued their spectacular run. On Monday, the Nifty index crossed the could respond in unpredictable ways. On the
other hand, conceding their demand will re-
20,000 mark. Since the beginning of this year, the index is up almost 10 per
sult in the OBCs getting agitated, thus threat-
cent. This investor exuberance is not just limited to the larger companies. eningthesocialfabric.Infact,thestate’ssocial
Both mid-and small cap indices have also witnessed a spectacular rally — since the be- fabricisalreadystressedandmoresocialcon-
ginning of this year, the BSE Mid Cap index is up 26 per cent, while the Small Cap index flictswillfurtheraddtotheincipienttensions.
is up almost 27 per cent. The exuberance can also be seen across several sectoral indices There is a sense of déjà vu in attempts to re-
— the Nifty PSU Bank index is up 8.95 per cent since the beginning of the year, IT is up 9.87 spond to this situation.
What are theMarathasdemanding?Inthe
per cent, while Auto is up 26.86 per cent. Inflows into the markets remain healthy — eq-
wakeoftheSCrulingin2021declaringasunconsti-
uity mutual fund inflows surged in August, rising to Rs 20,246 crore up from Rs 7,62 crore tutionalaseparatequotaforMarathasexceeding
in July. There has also been a steady increase in investments through the SIP (systematic the50percentcap,oneimmediatedemandfrom
investment plan) route, surpassing Rs 15,800 crore in August. Foreign portfolio investors theMarathwadaregionisthatthestategovern-
have also been bullish this year, with net investments turning positive. mentshouldgrantKunbistatustoallMarathas—
However, concerns over valuations are beginning to creep in. The BSE Sensex is now because Kunbis are recognised as OBCs by the
MandalCommission.
trading at a price to earnings ratio of 24.11. This is higher than its long-term average. The
The other demand is that Parliament
sharp rally in small and mid caps is also raising uncomfortable questions. As per a report should by law raise the 50 per cent cap dic-
from Kotak Institutional Equities, the primary driver of the surge is “irrational exuber- tatedbytheSC.Bothdemandswouldopenup
anceamonginvestors”.Thereportgoesontosaythattherearen't“manyfundamentalrea- unknown and mostly undesirable effects. In
sons for the meteoric rise in the stock prices of many mid-cap and small-cap stocks in particular,ifthestateconcedestheimmediate
the past few months”. If earnings don’t rise, there is some possibility of a correction. On demand, it won’t stop with Marathwada. In
Tuesday, BSE mid cap fell almost 3 per cent, while the small cap index fell 4 per cent, in- western Maharashtra too, the same demand
willeruptandresultintheMarathaspossibly
dicating some profit booking.
getting reservation at the cost of other OBCs.
According to the RBI's analysis of 2,836 listed non-government non-financial com- One would have expected that after the
panies, earnings (before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) rose by 9.7 per cent provision of reservation for economically
weaker sections was approved by the court,
in the first quarter of the ongoing financial year, up from 4.8 per cent in the fourth quar-
ter of the previous financial year. This was largely driven by lower raw material costs. theissueofMarathareservationwouldbede-
However, the corporate sector's revenue is coming under pressure. As per the central fused.Manyscholarshavealreadypointedout
the deep internal economic stratification
bank's analysis, sales grew by just 2.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2023-24, down from
among the larger Maratha caste cluster. In
8 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022-23. And as per its own projection, the economic view of this stratification, the economically
momentum is going to slow down further — the central bank has projected economic weakerMarathascannowavailofreservation
growth to slow down to 6.5 per cent in the second quarter, and then to 6 per cent in the undertheEWScategory.Ontheotherhand,if
third quarter and 5.7 per cent in the fourth quarter. Expectations of the future trajectory allMarathasareaccordedKunbi(OBC)status,
of the Indian economy will have a bearing on investor sentiment. the better-off sections in the community are
more likely to benefit rather than the
poor peasants.
But a combination of deeply fragmented
politics of the Maratha community, an irre-
Today, when the situation is
reaching a boiling point,
there is no leader left in the
state who could address all
groups in a voice of caution,
sanity and innovation. From
Sharad Pawar to Prakash
Ambedkar, everyone is
competing with others in
demanding that the 50 per
cent cap be lifted — as if that
would solve the Maratha
question. Clearly, the effort
seems to be to postpone the
crisis by getting the Centre
involved. This will involve
thecomplexissues,approvingreservationand
necessitating a five-judge SC bench to later
reject the policy.
Eventoday,whenthesituationisreaching
a boiling point, there is no leader left in the
state who could address all groups in a voice
ofcaution,sanityandinnovation.FromSharad
PawartoPrakashAmbedkar,everyoneiscom-
peting with others in demanding that the 50
per cent cap be lifted — as if that would solve
theMarathaquestion.Clearly,theeffortseems
to be to postpone the crisis by getting the
Centre involved. This will involve politics in
thestatesof HaryanaandGujarataswell;but
more than that, it will reopen many pending
demands from all over the country.
InMaharashtraitself,concurrentwiththe
Maratha agitation, the Dhangar community
hasreneweditsagitationoverthedemandfor
inclusionintheSTcategoryinsteadofthecur-
rentinclusioninthelargerOBCcategory(sub-
categorised as Nomadic Tribe with a share in
reservation along with Denotified Tribes). A
similar case could be the earlier conflict be-
tween the Gujjars and Meenas of Rajasthan.
But those eager to cultivate support among
the Maratha community do not seem both-
ered with these larger issues cascading from
their actions. Or, they calculate that this will
put the Modi government in a spot. In either
case, that is short-sighted politics.
Nobody has bothered to tell the agitating
youththatbesidestheissueof the50percent
cap,aseparatequotatoasinglecasteisbound
to be a stumbling block. This issue is mentio-
nedintherulingbyJusticeAshokBhushanin
para256of hisrulingandthatpartof theruli-
ngisagreeduponbytheotherfourjudgestoo.
The point is, therefore, that Maratha politics
hastomoveinadifferentdirectionaltogether.
However, such is our public sphere
that there is little discussion of the rea-
son given in the SC ruling denying
community was never excited by Mandal –
almostbeingcriticalof it–whileanothersec-
tion demanded that all Marathas should be
treated as backward. More recently, during
the 2010s, politics of the community veered
towardaconsensusongivingOBCstatustoall
Marathas. While all political parties hitch-
hiked on this platform in view of the large
numbers that the community commands,
many influential intellectuals from the com-
munity too enthusiastically supported this
consensusandgavelegitimacytoit(orgained
legitimacyforthemselves?).However,of late
aleaderofSambhajiBrigade,PravinGaikwad,
has made a nuanced move. Accepting that
Marathareservationisacomplicatedissue,he
draws attention to the root cause: The eco-
nomicdeprivationfacedbyalargenumberof
Marathasandarguesthatthecollectiveaction
of the Marathas needs to be focused on eco-
nomic uplift and exploring avenues of eco-
nomicwell-beingratherthanreservation.This
view is very sparsely reported in the media
because the entire attention is on the politics
of volcanic and difficult demands.
While theMarathademanddrawsatten-
tion to the deep fault lines in Marathi soci-
ety,italsounderscoresthepolicybankruptcy
in the state. Continuing agrarian distress, si-
multaneous draining of urban-industrial
employment and the mushrooming of inse-
cure gig employment as the last resort, are
blotsonthepolicyuniverseforwhichnopol-
icymakers,pastorpresent,feelembarrassed.
Or perhaps, they hide their embarrassment
behind heightened caste pride and politics
of caste identities.
Support for the current demand might
unify a community that has been going
throughsocialfragmentation.Oncethathap-
pens, the competition to politically reap the
benefitswillensue.Inthissense,theongoing
Maratha agitation is rooted in the extremely

JUST STARGAZING sponsible political establishment and the in-

evitableslippageof casteclaimsintoconflicts
of caste identity have produced the current
The story of a football coach and an astrologer points to an moment. If the initial legislation to provide
reservation to Marathas represented a help-
unfortunate institutional suspension of disbelief
politics in the states of
Haryana and Gujarat as well;
but more than that, it will
reopen many pending
reservation to Marathas; there is no se-
rious discussion of the implications of
conceding Kunbi status to all Marathas;
among political circles, there is no re-
gard for the possible implications of
fragmented politics of Maharashtra, in the
economic crisis of the state and in the policy
vacuum in which tall claims, false promises
andwhippingupof passionsdressupaswis-
dom and astuteness.

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less and clumsy politics, the subsequent re- lifting the 50 per cent cap and above all,
NDIA'SCROATIANFOOTBALLcoachIgorStimac,areportinthis paperhas revealed, vised legislation in 2018 was even more cyn- demands from all over there is not much reporting on possible The writer, based in Pune,
consultedan astrologer,BhupeshSharma,whileselectingteamsandshared injury icalandcharacterisedbyone-upmanshipand the country. pathways for Marathas to change their taught political science
updates and substitution scenarios with him. For a sport languishing for long in a
rut in the country, and only just picking up in recent months, these revelations
strike an especially jarring note. They suggest that India might not have fielded its Best XI,
but simply the XI whose stars aligned astrologically during the Asian Cup qualifiers, and
that considerations other than sporting merit were on top even as India's results fluctu-
ated between wins and losses, before the qualification finally came through. Footballing
careers may well have hinged on astrology, and by all accounts, dressing room knowl-
A PRIVACY REPORT CARD
edge did not remain within the confines that are sacrosanct in sport. That at least four
crucial international matches were played in this manner raises questions. In six years since verdict, SC has expanded freedoms. It should continue to do so
The sequence of events points to an institutional suspension of disbelief, not merely
personal eccentricity. The astrologer was introduced to the coach by an All India Football
Federation official, Kushal Das. The coach may arguably have bought into the dubious
Aishwarya Giridhar and Nidhi Singh
promises of astrology in an anxious moment but that he then continued to rely on the as-
AFTER OVER HALF a decade of deliberations including adults of the same sex, relying on incertaincases.Forexample,inasplitverdict,
trologer's inputs, running team sheets by him, points to a deeper problem. This is surely and numerous iterations of India’s data pro- therighttoprivacylinkedwithfreedomofex- the Court limited the right to privacy in pub-
a bizarre system of managing a team by someone who belongs to Croatia's golden gen- tectionlaw,bothhousesof Parliamentpassed pression,equality,andnon-discrimination.It licspacesandcurtailedtherightof womento
eration of footballers and has previously done better. Sharma was reportedly paid be- the Digital Personal Data Protection Act last has, in multiple judgments, reaffirmed the wear a hijab in educational institutions. The
tween Rs 12-15 lakh for two months by the federation, which didn't deem the expenses month. This comes almost exactly six years right of adults to marry across religious and case is now slated to be referred to a larger
as odd. The football federation looks gullible and unprofessional. Reliance on the as- afterthejudgmentinKSPuttaswamyvsUnion caste lines, linking such rights to autonomy bench.Additionally,theCourthasalsodecided
trologer'sinputsseemsdoublymisguidedandriskscompromisingtheintegrityof thena- of India, where the Supreme Court (SC) reaf- and self-recognition. It decriminalised adul- to review its verdict in the Sabarimala case,
firmed the right to privacy and stressed the tery both based on protecting sexual auton- which struck down the customary prohibi-
tional squad in a time when match-fixing corruption is rife in sport.
need for a dedicated data protection law. omyandprivacyandonthegroundsofexces- tion on women between the ages of 10-50
Sport administration in India in general seems to be operating without adequate The Puttaswamy judgment formed the sive state involvement in the married life of from entering the Sabarimala shrine.
checksandbalances.Footballisn'tthefirstfederationtoinvitecontroversyandallegations cornerstone of privacy jurisprudence in the individuals.TheCourtalsoexaminedtherole Overthenextfewyears,theCourtwillalso
of mismanagement. Wrestling has been under duress these past six months after top country, holding that the right to privacy was ofprivacyinthecontextofend-of-lifecareand befacedwithdecidingonotherkeyissuesthat
players accused its former chief of serious instances of sexual harassment. Indian sport- anintegralpartof thefundamentalrightsun- reaffirmed the right to die with dignity. Since willshapetheevolutionoffundamentalrights
ing federations have for long been accused of playing around with careers through selec- dertheIndianConstitution.Sixseparateopin- Puttaswamy,theSChasdeliberatedonandex- and freedoms in the country. For instance, it
ionsof theCourtspeltoutanexpansiveinter- panded the ambit of the right to privacy. will have to decide on the ongoing case relat-
tion biases. In competitive sport, results are decided by fine margins. Medals are missed
pretation of the right to privacy. The Court Over the next few years, the Wecanalsoseetheeffectsof Puttaswamy ing to the State’s alleged use of the Pegasus
by micro seconds and goals by millimetres. It is a travesty that India's football adminis- construed privacy not as a narrow right percolate through the high courts as per the suite of spyware on Indian citizens, and will
trators were busy stargazing when they should have been putting their best foot forward. against physical invasion, but as one that in-
Court will also be faced with CCG’s High Court Tracker, which tracks the deliver its judgment on the right to marry for
cludesthebodyandmind,enablesustomake deciding on other key issues evolutionof privacyjudgmentsthroughhigh individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community.
free decisions, and is deeply tied to human that will shape the evolution courts in India. They have provided more nu- ContentiousprovisionsoftheDigitalPersonal
dignity and autonomy. of fundamental rights and anced versions of the right to privacy, espe- Data Protection Act are also likely to be chal-

NOT ON THE MENU

Thisconceptionofprivacyrecogniseshow
centralitistoourdailylives.Privacyenablesus
tomakemeaningfulchoices,forexamplecon-
cerning our sexual and reproductive health,
G20 fare for visiting dignitaries pandered to the stereotype of choice of partners, and control over personal
information. Six years after this rich concep-
India being a vegetarian nation
freedoms in the country. For
instance, it will have to
decide on the ongoing case
relating to the State’s alleged
use of the Pegasus suite of
ciallyincasesrelatingtotherighttobeforgot-
ten,whereindividualscanaskforinformation
aboutthemselvestoberemovedfrompublic
records in some cases. Privacy, among other
grounds, has also been used as the basis for
taking down intimate images of individuals
lengedsoon,andtheCourtwillbecalledupon
to interpret provisions of the law as it’s en-
forced. Since Puttaswamy, the Court has
steadily built up jurisprudence that has ex-
panded the scope of the right to privacy, and
it should continue to do so to allow individu-

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tionofprivacywasestablished,weask—how where they were shared without consent. alstomoreeffectivelyexercisetheirrightsand
T THE G20 summit that concluded in Delhi on Sunday, only one thing, it has the right to privacy evolved in the SC? spyware on Indian citizens, HighcourtshavealsoreliedonPuttaswamyto freedoms in India.
The SC has explored principles of auton- and will deliver its judgment clarifythelimitationsonthepowersof inves-
would appear, gave competition to geopolitics — millets. The atithi devo
omy, dignity, and identity in relation to pri- tigativeauthoritiesinrelationtosurveillance, Giridhar is project manager and Singh is
bhava experience for the delegates was replete with delicacies made from on the right to marry for
vacy to strengthen the framework of consti- search and seizure, and DNA testing. programme officer, Centre for
the humble grains, touted by the government as beacons of sustainability tutionalrights.Forinstance,itdecriminalised individuals from the However,therighttoprivacyhasn’talways Communication Governance, National Law
in a world rocked by health and environmental crises. There were foxtail millet starters allsexualrelationsbetweenconsentingadults, LGBTQIA+ community. prevailed, and the SC has restricted this right University, Delhi
topped with yoghurt and spiced chutney. The main course was jackfruit galette with for-
est mushrooms and little millet crisps and Kerala red rice. The guests rounded off their
meal with a cardamom-scented barnyard millet pudding. If the high table showcased
New Delhi's growing diplomatic clout, its menu was all about giving a global platform to
the hardy grains that are staples in large parts of the country. Even at the hotels where the SEPTEMBER 13, 1983, FORTY YEARS AGO
guests were accommodated, chefs embraced millets with gusto and used them in idlis
and puris, pastas and risottos. SIKKIM LANDSLIDE tryministriesaftertheannouncementbythe when the value of multilateral diplomacy is
The government's championing of the versatile and climate-friendlyfood is welcome. prime minister to step up employment being questioned, said Secretary-General
But it seems to have come at the cost of the country's culinary diversity — the govern- AT LEAST 105 people were killed in contin- through increased bank credit. Manmohan Javier Pérez de Cuéllar. The Peruvian diplo-
ued landslides in the last two days in and Singh,RBIGovernor,hasbeengoingbetween mat referred to the prime minister’s move in
ment appears to be pandering to the stereotype of India being a nation of vegetarians.
around Mangan, the headquarters of these two ministries explaining that the RBI his report “on the work of the organisation”.
Non-vegetarian fare was particularly conspicuous by its absence on the G20 menu. Chef Sikkim’s north district. Of the victims, 52 be- had already initiated a number of conces-
Kunal Kapur's jowar and mushroom khichdi, for instance, was a plant-based twist on a
slow-cooked dish made with meat, broken wheat and spices. As Kapur wrote in an
longed to the Border Road Organisation
(BRO). They were buried under huge piles of
sional schemes towards promoting employ-
ment in the small industrial sectors.
SRI LANKA CRISIS
Instagram post, “It is a recipe that takes its lineage from Harees” that finds a mention in debris following a cloudburst and conse- THE CEYLON WORKERS Congress (CWC),
the 10th-century cookbook Kitaab Al Tabikh. quent landslides 10 km from Mangan.
PM GANDHI’S UN CALL whichrepresentslabourersofIndianoriginin
Sri Lanka, expressed a lack of confidence in
It's well known that close to 60 per cent of Indians are not vegetarians. The culinary
culture of the country is a product of the cultural interactions of its people and their abil- RBI’S SCHEMES PRIME MINISTER INDIRA Gandhi’s call to
world leaders to meet at the United Nations
steps taken by the Sri Lanka government to
protectthemandhasdecidedtotakestepsto
ity to tap into their milieu — farms, forests, ponds, rivers and seas. That's what makes food THERESERVEBANKhaspracticallycomeun- for a fresh look at global issues symbolises “a return to India en bloc. The decision was dis-
practices in large parts of the country sustainable, not just the consumption of millets. derthedualcontrolof thefinanceandindus- source of real encouragement” at a time closed by general secretary M S Sellasamy.

THE INDIAN EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
11 THE IDEAS PAGE
The shadow mind
Both the parochial nativism of Hindutva ideologues and false cosmopolitanism of decolonisation
deniers have it wrong. We need a middle ground for swaraj in ideas
Vivek Yadav
IN A RECENT article (‘We, the decolonialists’,
IE, August 31) published in this newspaper,
Pratap Bhanu Mehta has drawn attention to
an alarming new development in our public
discourse — a proliferation of talk about “de-
colonising”.Ideologuesalliedtotherulingdis-
pensation have, in recent years, called for the
decolonisationof everythingfromeducation
to the Constitution to consciousness itself. As
Mehtarightlypointsout,thispoliticalproject
is deeply problematic insofar as it conflates
colonialism with modernity and calls for an
indiscriminate rejection of everything
Western along with an equally uncritical ac-
ceptance of everything Indian.
Mehta’s critique, however, is not without
itsownproblems.Hiscriticismof thenarrow,
inward-looking understanding of decoloni-
sation, advocated by intellectuals in the
Hindutva camp, is, of course, well taken. But
theunstatedalternativeheleavesuswith—a
rejection of the very idea of the decolonisa-
tion of knowledge systems — is not the only
one available to us. There is also a third path,
which he does not quite explore, but which a
longanddistinguishedlineof modernIndian
thinkers, from KC Bhattacharya to Daya
KrishnatoAshisNandytoSudiptaKaviraj,has
charted for nearly a century now.
As Mehta himself points out, colonialism
resulted not only in a general devaluation of
theknowledgesystemsofcolonisedsocieties,
it also estranged them from their own pre-
modern pasts. Alienated from their own in-
tellectual traditions, and equally unable to
placethemselveswithinEuropeantraditions
ontheirownterms,colonisedsubjectsended
up with what KC Bhattacharya tellingly
termed a “shadow mind”. Instead of genuine
creative thinking about their own societies,
the shadow mind allowed the colonised
merely a semblance of thought.
Theoriginalcallforadecolonisationofthe
mind, or better still, for achieving “swaraj in
ideas”,wasaresponsetothissituationof cog-
nitive slavery. It sought to recover an authen-
ticIndianselfwhichcolonialismhadrendered
inaccessible. But far from peddling a narrow
parochial agenda, it was, at heart, a genuinely
cosmopolitan project. It acknowledged the
need to learn from other traditions, but at the
same time recognised that genuine learning
cantakeplaceonlyonone’sownterms.Toin-
vokeaGandhianimage,theideawasnotabout
shuttingthewindowsofone’shousetowinds
blowingfromtheoutside,butratheraboutnot
allowing oneself to be swept off one’s feet.
Much before it was appropriated by
Hindutvaideologuestodressuptheirpolitics
of resentment,then,theideaof adecolonised
mindwasassociatedwithanaltogethermore
self-confidentstrandofmodernIndianthink-
ing. Mehta’s critique at times unfairly paints
these two starkly different approaches to de-
colonisation with the same brush.
Even though Mehta is no doubt aware of
the existence of this earlier strand of modern
Indian thinking, it goes largely unacknowl-
edged in his essay. When he does refer to it, it
is only to denigrate it. He writes, “There is no
self-awareness of why similar previous calls
V Kamakoti
THERE IS NO such thing as “failure”. Wise
peoplethroughtheageshavesaidso.Former
President A P J Abdul Kalam famously said,
“...F A I L means ‘first attempt in learning’”.
No individual can embody Kalam’s def-
inition more aptly than myself. As a young
JEE aspirant in 1985, I scored in single digits
out of a 100 in Chemistry. That particular
day was unfavourable to me. And yet,
decades later, I became the JEE chairman.
This proves that achievement is not linked to
scores, marks and grades.
For a youngster faced with the frustra-
tion of unexpected or unfavourable results,
failure may appear final and larger than life.
This frustration often arises due to unreal-
istic expectations and the mismatch be-
tween the student’s capabilities and apti-
tudes and the field they are thrust into.
Dealing with this requires a drastic change in
perspective, both by the students and by us,
their caretakers.
How we perceive “failure” is shaped by
what the activity means to us. If we are en-
gagedin somethingwe enjoy and encounter
a roadblock,we perceiveitas anopportunity
to improve. I love music. When I play the vi-
olin in front of an audience and miss a note,
I diligently work towards perfecting my fin-
gering and bowing. However, when we are
forced to do something that we do not enjoy
and get sub-par results, the perceived failure
becomes a burden, amplifying our frustra-
tion and negativity towards the experience.
It is important for us as parents to under-
to‘decolonise’andproducean‘Indian’science,
or sociology or political science, often ended
upproducingthingsthatwereneitherIndian
nor science or sociology or political science.”
Thissweepingcondemnationoftheentire
project of fashioning a distinctive Indian re-
sponse to Indian modernity could not have
been delivered with greater contempt. In one
fell swoop he dismisses the work of thinkers
whohavespenttheirlivescarefullysortingout
the methodological issues involved in devel-
opinganIndianapproachtoknowledgeabout
Indiansocietyandpolitics.Butsurely,theargu-
mentsthattheyhaveproducedcannotsimply
bebrushedasidewithliteraryflourishes.One
needstoprovidecounterarguments,ofwhich
none are to be found in his essay.
In this, Mehta is not alone. According to a
widely shared view within Indian academia,
theorising Indian society and politics essen-
tially means applying to the Indian case the-
oriesdevelopedbyEuropeansandAmericans
tomakesenseof theirownsocieties.Nomat-
ter that these theories have not been written
to make sense of Indian realities. No matter
thattheyemployaconceptualvocabularythat
is utterly alien to those whose activities are
sought to be explained.
Sudipta Kaviraj has noted the linguistic
estrangement that results from this “un-
der-labourer view” of theorising. When the
language of analysis diverges sharply from
the language of practice, what results is
akin to what in photographic parlance is
called a “double exposure”. The superim-
position of concepts taken from Western
theory on to concepts employed by Indian
practitioners produces not illumination but
Dear parents and students
A change in perspective is needed — there is life beyond academics
stand this. Our children can handle adversi-
ties better if they are interested in and ex-
cited about their activities. Often, parents
have a vision for their children — they mean
well, no doubt. But these visions may not
align with the interests of the children. They
think enrolling children in rigorous coach-
ing centres will help. For children with per-
sonal ambitions and aspirations to get into
premier institutes, these coaching centres
can be of tremendous value. But the ques-
tion is: Are parents sending their children to
these institutes because of their vision they
have for their futures or because of the chil-
dren’s inherent aptitude in the area?
I'm not suggesting that parents should
not guide their children. Our culture is built
on the hierarchy of mata-pita-guru-daivam
—themother,thefather,theteacherandgod.
Parental support is pivotal in helping chil-
dren navigate the complexities of growing
up. The most valuable lesson we can teach
our children is that success is possible in all
walks of life if one has passion, perseverance
and the will to see things through. Any other
guidance we provide to our children must
necessarily take into account the child’s am-
bitions, aptitude, and abilities.
Asparents,we must realise that lifeisnot
all about engineering and medicine. The
modern world offers abundant opportuni-
ties across various domains for our children
and young people.
Yes, the IITs are exceptional educational
institutions, but they are not the only ones
One of the most insidious
effects of colonialism has
been the degradation of the
very ambition to think on
our own — on our own
terms, and with our own
concepts. Not only have we in
India by and large failed to
develop a self-confident
thinking about our own
society and politics, still more
disturbingly, we seem ready
to give up even the ambition
to do so.
that provide quality education to the Indian
youth. I recently had the privilege of attend-
ingtheChampionsof ChennaiAwardsevent,
where the awardees, intelligent and hard-
working youngsters, were not all IITians.
This is another aspect that warrants in-
trospection. No good can come from com-
paring children. Each child is unique, and
such comparisons can have detrimental ef-
fects, particularly at an age when children
seek parental approval and encouragement.
It is important for both parents and children
to understand that marks and ranks in any
exam are numerical representations and do
not reflect the overall intelligence of the stu-
dent. While diligent effort is undoubtedly
necessary for success, fixating on numbers
can lead to undue stress. There are cases
where students unexpectedly and suddenly
go from happiness to sadness due to exces-
sive pressure, sometimes resulting in unfor-
tunate and tragic outcomes.
There is also a lot of pressure on children
topursuecertainfieldssuchascomputersci-
ence. No discipline is inferior to another.
People from all disciplines have made re-
markable contributions to society. Thanksto
industry consultancy and sponsored re-
search, at IIT-Madras, Ocean Engineering is
the largest revenue-earning department. As
we become the first country to land near the
Moon’s South Pole, can we ignore the con-
tributionsof aerospaceengineers?Couldthe
world have survived Covid-19 without the
vaccines developed by biological scientists?
C R Sasikumar
rather obfuscation.
This brings us to another lacuna in
Mehta’s critique of the current discourse
about decolonisation. It fails to ask, let alone
answer, why this parochial inward-looking
intellectual movement is gaining ground in
India today. The reasons for the increasing
popularity of the current discourse on de-
colonisation have a lot to do, I suspect, with
the dissatisfactions resulting from a social
theory that stubbornly refuses to speak to
Indians in their own language.
One of the most insidious effects of colo-
nialism has been the degradation of the very
ambition to think on our own — on our own
terms, and with our own concepts. Not only
haveweinIndiabyandlargefailedtodevelop
aself-confidentthinkingaboutourownsoci-
ety and politics, still more disturbingly, we
seemreadytogiveupeventheambitiontodo
so. The shadow mind of which Bhattacharya
spoke is still very much with us today.
That is why those among us who believe
in the project of a swaraj in ideas must reject
the false choice between the parochial na-
tivism of the Hindutva ideologues and the
falsecosmopolitanismofthosewhodenythe
very need for decolonisation of knowledge
systems. Instead, we must chart a path be-
tweenthesetwoequallyunpromisingalterna-
tives. In Kaviraj’s words, we must climb the
edifying ladder of Western theory to learn
what it means to theorise, but once the time
comes to think for ourselves, we should have
the self-confidence to kick the ladder away.
The writer teaches Political Theory at
Ashoka University
The challenges that a student faces may
not always be due to academic reasons. No
familyiswithoutproblems.Thestudentmay
be affected by conflicts and financial issues
within the family. It is the adults’ responsi-
bilitytomanageissuesinawaythatdoesnot
seriouslydamagethechild'semotionalstate.
Interpersonal relationships can also be diffi-
cult to manage at that age. Being there for
children during tough times is crucial.When
schools and colleges express concerns about
a student's well-being, parents should re-
spond immediately. Staying connected and
offering unwavering emotional support can
help children overcome academic and per-
sonal challenges.
My observation over more than two
decades as a teacher is that a student raised
in a joint family is more emotionally stable
than one who has been isolated from the ex-
tended family. The support and affection of
grandparentsandextendedrelativescanfos-
ter positivity in children. Although nuclear
families have become the norm, children
must be encouraged to communicate ac-
tively with grandparents and other relatives.
Life extends beyond academics. Just re-
alising this can help us guide our children to
be emotionally strong and positive. Strength
and positivity are essential if we are to stop
our children from falling prey to disappoint-
ments caused by perceived failures.
Happiness is a collective responsibility.
The writer is Director, IIT-Madras
WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
“Nepal should work hard to benefit from our next-door neighbour that is the
world’s second-largest economy [China]... This time around, the prime minister
should mainly focus on implementing important accords... laying the grounds for
an increase in exports to the huge market next door.” — THE KATHMANDU POST
Africa at the
high table
Facilitating African Union’s entry to G20 was a
masterstroke of India’s presidency. Delhi could
be counted upon as a trusted partner
Lakshmi Puri
THE SINGULAR ACT of admitting the
largestdeveloping countryregionalgroup-
ing — the African Union (AU) — into the
G20, has given its 18th Summit under
India’s dynamic presidency a special place
inthehistoryof globaleconomicandfinan-
cial governance. In one stroke, the second-
largest continent, Africa, with a population
more than that of India and China, gets
wholly represented in an elite decision-
making body.It adds tothe sheen of Bharat
G20beingthemost ambitiousof presiden-
cies with 111 outcomes and presidency
documents, tripling the substantive work
for India, the Global South and the global
kutumbakam.
AU’sentryasthe21stentity,addsweight
andpotential.G20nowcoversnearly80per
centof theworld’spopulation,has97outof
the UN’s 193 countries, 88 per cent of GDP
and 79 per cent of trade share. It balances
thedevelopedcountryregionalgroupingof
27countries,theEU.Itraisesthestatureand
credibility of G20 and improves the imple-
mentation of its policies, programmes,
measures, principles and initiatives. The
beauty of the move is that the expansion
makes the G20 vastly more representative
without making it unwieldy because only
one leader will represent the AU.
It gives Africa voice, participation and
leadership at the global high table, where,
asanAfricanleadersaid,itsdevelopmental,
financial, economic and environmental
challenges—andsolutions,too—areinvari-
ably on the menu. Now, Africans will get to
design the menu and what is finally served
up.Mostimportantly,Africahas33outof46
Least Developed Countries and faces wide-
spreadpoverty,conflict,politicalinstability,
climate stress, environmental degradation,
andsocioeconomicdevastationfromCovid,
food, fuel, debt and financial crisis. So it
needs G20 assistance with global public
goods — finance, technology, investment
and capacity building in keeping with the
Indian principle of “from Sarvodaya to
Antodaya”andtheSDGprincipleofreaching
thefarthestfirstastheanswertoleavingno
one, no country and no continent behind.
Africa is also one of the richest conti-
nents in terms of resources — agricultural
land,minerals,metals,includingrareearth,
and youth power. It has been growing
steadily and integrating economically and
politically. It launched a Free Trade Area in
2018 and adopted an ‘Agenda 2063: The
Africa We Want’ — a blueprint and master
plan for transforming the continent into a
powerhouse. Africa is a key to the world
achieving the SDGs, just as India is.
PM Modi’s vision and securing a G20
decision to admit AU is a masterstroke.
Pending for the last six years, concerns
were raised on grounds of the group be-
coming unmanageable and opening the
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
G20 EQUILIBRIUM
THIS REFERS TO the editorial, ‘Right
place & time’ (IE, September 12).
Bridging the global trust deficit and ac-
knowledging territorial integrity via
multiple diplomatic channels at the
G20 forum, the Delhi Declaration will
prove to be a testament to time. India
has presented the world leaders with a
distinct narrative in the era of war and
pandemic that the global world order
has shifted and multilateralism is past
its peak. Delhi is shaping new regional
and global frameworks, and it has be-
come critical in addressing the chal-
lenges of the Global South and becom-
ing a voice of the Indo-Pacific. With
China’s rising clout, India had to invest
heavily in multilateral diplomacy and
amidst all the hullabaloo around the
borders, Delhi knew it had to bring a
collective solution to issues raised dur-
ingG20andfocuson“re-globalisation”.
Nischai Vats, Sultanpur
CASTE QUESTION
THIS REFERS TO the article, ‘Old in-
equities in a new land’ (IE, September
12). Laws against caste discrimination
in India and affirmative action policies
have always been opposed by upper-
caste Hindus and right-wing organisa-
tions. But US-based Vedic Foundation
and Hindu Education Foundation’s
complaintthatCaliforniaschoolhistory
textbooks, showing caste oppression in
their account of Hinduism, were “neo-
WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM
floodgates. Some known suspects did not
want India and PM Modi to get the credit
for gavelling down on the AU admission at
the Delhi Summit. So, it took some deft
diplomacy to get everyone on board. PM
Modi has earned the gratitude and, more
importantly, the trust of Africa. This will
bear fruit for India in deepening its African
partnershiponvariousfronts(strategic,po-
litical, economic, technological, trade, peo-
ple to people) and levels (bilateral, sub-re-
gional, and regional) and alone and with
like-minded partners fromthe North, such
as Japan and the US.
The AU’s inclusion would help seal
closerpartnershipsandconcertationinthe
UN, WTO, World Bank and IMF with this
consequentialregionalgrouping.In partic-
ular, it would seem to be a good counter to
China trying to wean away African coun-
tries from India's UN Security Council re-
form, even though it is equally in their in-
terest,asnoAfricancountryisapermanent
member. This would be a fitting comple-
menttoIndiahavingensuredAfrica’sentry
into this veritable Economic Security
Council (ESC) that is now the G20. The idea
of an ESC, on par with the UNSC, was
mooted in the early 21st century because
the UN’s ECOSOC lacked the teeth, scale
andambitiontodealwithglobaleconomic
management, security and crisis response
issues. The G20, as a group of powerful
economies, is performing that role.
G20shapesandtakesdecisionsthatare
essential for rules-based, orderly and fair
economic,financialandmonetarysystems
and multilateral institutions. These are
meant to conceptualise and deliver GPGs
for all countries, and for preventing and
combattingthe“globalpublicbads”(GPBs).
AstheDelhiDeclarationshows,thesecould
range from implementing a two-pillar in-
ternational tax package, FSB regulations
andaworkplanoncryptoassets,FATFstan-
dards on money laundering and terrorism
financingrisksandcountering them, tothe
Global Initiative on Digital Health.
he G20 seeks to level the playing field
to make multilateral systems more equi-
table for developing countries. It also
spawns specific, affirmative actions and
measures to help those developing coun-
tries most in need to overcome their dis-
advantages. The reform and resourcing of
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs)
andtheIMF,ambitiousIDAreplenishment,
SDG stimulus, effective mobilisation and
delivery of adequate concessional financ-
ing to low/middle-income countries, the
Green Development Pact including com-
mitments on green technologies, and cli-
mateandjustenergytransitionfinance,are
keyelements.TheG20’scrisisresponserole
includes IMF issuance of Special Drawing
Rights for liquidity, managing food, fer-
tiliser and price volatility, supply chain in-
security and meaningful debt relief.
Inallaspectsof theG20’smission,Africa
has high stakes and will benefit from hav-
ing its collective voice heard and prevail,
besides South Africa’s. India could be
counted as a champion and trusted part-
ner, and, in turn, draw strength.
The writer is a former ambassador and
Assistant Secretary General, United Nations
colonial” efforts to denigrate it, contra-
dicts RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's un-
equivocal admission of historical caste
injustice and advocacy for retributive
justice like reservation, even at the cost
of upper castes(“InSanatanseason,RSS
chief flags ‘2000 yrs’ of caste: ‘we didn’t
bother when they lived like animals’”
(IE, September 8). Claiming victimhood
in the US by calling it “Hinduphobia”
but doing the same in India by practis-
ing Islamophobia is hypocritical.
L R Murmu, New Delhi
INDIA’S DIPLOMACY
THIS REFERS TO the article, ‘Why Delhi
shows the way’ (IE, September 9).
India's G20presidencyisamomentous
occasionthatcarriesthepotentialtoin-
fluence global affairs significantly. As a
rapidly growing economic and political
force, India has a unique opportunity to
shapeinternationaldiscourseoncritical
issues. Our presidency can exemplify
our commitment to sustainable devel-
opment and social inclusion, setting an
example for other nations to follow.
Moreover, it's a chance for India to
strengthen its diplomatic ties and
showcase its leadership in a world that
needsunityandcooperationmorethan
ever. In this role, India can pave the way
for a more equitable, sustainable, and
prosperousglobalcommunity.Welook
forward to the positive impact India's
presidency will have on our intercon-
nected world.
Ramni Sachin Hangirgekar, Pune

12 EXPRESS NETWORK
THE INDIAN EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Fake encounter
allegations by
families of 2 men
killed in Sukma,
More than 300 in victims' contact lists, says health minister; Central teams to reach state today
police say they
were Maoists
SHAJU PHILIP
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
SEPTEMBER 12
been sounded in Kannur, and two were Nipah negative.”
Wayanad and Malappuram dis-
tricts in the wake of detection of National Centre of Disease bethe indexcase in the infection workers have prepared lists of
JAYPRAKASH S NAIDU
SUKMA, SEPTEMBER 12
THE FAMILIES of two tribal men
in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district
have alleged they were killed in
a fake encounter – a charge de-
niedbythestatepolice,whosaid
the two were Maoists.
The two – Rava Deva and
Sodi Kosa – were residents of
Tadmetla village. On Tuesday,
their relatives, including Deva's
wifeSoniandKosa'swifeNande,
held a press conference in
Sukma where they made the al-
legations.
Whencontacted, Sukma col-
lector Haris S told The Indian
Express, “A magisterial inquiry
has been ordered to ascertain
the facts of the case. A sub-divi-
sionalofficerisinquiringintothe
entire incident and appropriate
action shall be taken.”
Police have claimed the men
were killed in a gunfight on
September 5, while the families
allege the two were picked up
around noon on September 4
and murdered later that night.
Sodi Joga, a cousin of Sodi
Kosa,alleged,"Thetwoleftinthe
morningof September4tomeet
someone. They were returning
home on that person’s motorcy-
cle when police picked them up.
We want an impartial inquiry."
Muchaki Deva, a relative of
Rava Deva, said, "He had a small
shop while Sodi Kosa owned a
tractor. Police knew who they
were. If they were Naxals, why
not arrest them earlier?"
Thefamiliesalsoclaimedpo-
lice tried to burn the bodies of
the two men. Superintendent of
Sukma, Kiran Chawan, however
told The Indian Express, "It is a lie
that police burnt the bodies of
thetwomen.Wehaveampleev-
idence to prove the bodies were
handed over to the families and
they completed the last rites."
Communist Party of India
leader Manish Kunjam, a two-
time former MLA from Konta
constituency that includes
Tadmetla, meanwhile wrote a
letter to Chief Minister Bhupesh
Baghel seeking a high-level in-
quiry against the police. Kunjam
along with villagers will be or-
ganising a protest on
Wednesday.
Centre, Navy stitch Antiques worth over Rs 26 crore
together plan to revive seized at Mundra Port: Officials
maritime heritage
PAVNEET SINGH CHADHA
PANAJI, SEPTEMBER 12
A 21-METRE "stitched ship", an
ancienttechniqueofconstructing
ashipbystitchingplankofwoods
usingropes,cords,coconutfibers,
natural resins and oils, is set to
start a voyage with a 13-member
Indian Navy crew from Odisha to
Indonesia's Bali in November
2025 as part of an initiative to re-
viveandhonourIndia'straditional
maritime heritage, it was an-
nounced on Tuesday.
Theproject,aninitiativeofthe
Centre, along with the Navy, the
Culture Ministry, and Goa-based
shipbuilding company Hodi
Innovations,issettocostRs9crore
andisexpectedtotake22months
to complete.
Atthe"keel-laying"ceremony
of the ship in Divar, Goa, on
Tuesday,MoSCultureMeenakshi
Lekhisaiditistimeto“reclaimour
legacy as seafarers of the world"
andrevivethecountry'srichmar-
itime heritage.
SanjeevSanyal,memberofthe
Prime Minister’s Economic
Advisory Council, said, “We have
taken several inputs and adapted
thedesign,buttheroughidea(was
takenfrom)fromanAjantapaint-
ingofastitchedship.Theshipwill
have square sails, two masts, two
trailingoarsandaflexiblehull(no
frame).Wewillnotusearudder.”
Afteritisbuilt,Sanyalsaid,the
tests will take about six months.
“For the first time in generations,
alargeshipisbeingbuiltusingthis
technique. We hope to sail it in
November 2025 during the Bali
Jatra festival on Kartik Purnima.
Stitchingshiptechniqueisadying
art and very few people know
how to do it," he said.
Thestitchingworkisbeingun-
dertaken by a team of traditional
Nipahkills2inKerala,2moretestpositive SC relief for retd
The minister said an alert has testing, two were Nipah positive
A team of experts from the how the 47-year-old, believedto
NIPAHHASkilledtwopeopleand
atleasttwoothers—anine-year-
old boy and a 25-year-old man —
have been found infected by the
virus and are under treatment in
Kerala's Kozhikode district, state
Health Minister Veena George
said on Tuesday.
The minister said seven peo-
ple are under treatment and one
of them is serious.
Availabilityofmonoclonalan-
tibodies for treatment of the pa-
tients has been ensured with the
help of ICMR, and the state gov-
ernmentconfirmedtheinfection
after getting test results of the
samples that had been sent to
NIV-Pune.
Thecontact list of one the de-
ceased has 168 people, and the
second has 158, George said. Of
them, 127 are health workers.
Effortsareontoidentifyallpeople
who had come into contact with
theinfectedpersons,Georgesaid.
KOTA WEARS A NEW LOOK
The Chambal riverfront in Kota, Rajasthan, built at a cost of Rs 1,442 crore, after its inauguration by state Urban Development
and Housing Minister Shanti Kumar Dhariwal on Tuesday. PTI
A model of the stitched ship
that will sail from Odisha
E
E X P L A I NE D
Why they
fell out of
● favour
THE “STITCHED ship”
method of shipbuilding
fell out of favour around
16th century, when
European powers began
to colonise the Indian
Ocean region and it was
found that stitched ships
had a flaw: they were not
suitable for use of
canons, as they could not
withstand the recoil from
blast of canons.
shipwrights led by Babu
Sankaran, an expert in stitched
shipconstruction.Sankaran,who
comes from Kerala, said it will be
reminiscent of ships that once
sailedonIndia'sancientmaritime
trade routes.
“In the stitched method, the
wooden planks are shaped using
the traditional steaming method
to conform to the shape of the
hull. Each plank is stitched to an-
other using cords, ropes, sealed
with a combination of coconut
fiber, resin, and fish oil,” he said.
“Over time, everyone shifted to
the European nailed-frame style
ofshipbuilding;stitchedstylewas
relegated to small coastal boats.”
The health department has mentzonewillbedeclaredinthe
so far not officially explained area, officials said.
the virus in Kozhikode. Three
Central teams are expected to
reach Kerala on Wednesday and
NIV-Punewillsetupamobilelab-
oratory to speed up testing of
samples.
George said the Animal
Husbandry and Forest depart-
mentswillconductasurveyabout
habitatsoffruitbats,whichisseen
as a key source of the virus.
According to state health de-
partment officials, a 47-year-old
man died in Kozhikode's IQRAA
HospitalonAugust30.Thesecond
victim — a 40-year-old person —
died at another hospital, Aster
MIMS, in Kozhikode on
September11.Thoseundertreat-
ment are family members of the
victim who died on August 30.
ChiefMinisterPinarayiVijayan
postedonFacebook:"Nipahvirus
infection has been confirmed in
Kozhikode district. Two people
diedduetoinfections.Of thefour
people whose saliva was sent for
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RAJKOT, SEPTEMBER 12
ANTIQUES AND artifacts, worth
overRs26.8crore,wereseizedat
the Mundra Port in Kutch by the
Directorate of Revenue
Intelligence (DRI), officials said
on Tuesday. The consignment
was “highly undervalued”, and
shipped from the UAE, to evade
theCustomsDuty,theDRIstated.
"Continuing its resolve to
protect the global cultural her-
itage, theDirectorateof Revenue
Intelligence(DRI)hasseizedvin-
tage articles, antiques, and his-
torical artifacts, estimated to be
valued at over Rs. 26.8 crore in
the market, from an import con-
signment," the central agency
said in a release.
The agency said that it acted
after specific intelligence that
cargo packed in a container,
which was shipped from the
For G20 leaders, a hamper full of India’s rich crafts, organic produce
DIVYA A
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
THEWORLDleaderswhohadas-
sembled in Delhi for the G20
Summit last weekend were of-
fered a peek into India’s tradi-
tions and diversity through a
multitudeofgifts.Theseincluded
several handcrafted items se-
lected from across the country
such as the famous ittar from
Kannauj, saffron from Kashmir,
Araku coffee from Andhra
PradeshandteafromtheNilgiris.
All these items were packed
in a sandook (chest) with brass
detailing. Sources said the san-
dook holds a special place in
Indian cultural, besides being an
epitome of exquisite workman-
ship. The chest was handcrafted
Local panchayat and health
Control left for Kerala earlier on
Tuesdaytohelpthestategovern-
ment contain the spread of the
infection. Union Health Minister
Mansukh Mandaviya also spoke
with George to take stock of the
situation, officials from the
Union Health Ministry said in
New Delhi.
George said the two epicen-
tresofthediseasehavebeeniden-
tified,whichwillsoonbedeclared
as containment zones by the dis-
trict collector after following due
procedure.
Accordingtostateofficials,the
first victim, before he was shifted
to the Kozhikode hospital with
symptomsofrespiratorydiseases
on August 25, had sought treat-
ment at three medical centres in
hisneighbourhood.Doctorstreat-
ing him suspected that he could
havebeeninfectedbyNipahafter
four of his relatives were admit-
ted to Aster MIMS with similar
symptoms.
The consignment was ‘highly
undervalued’ and shipped
from the UAE, said DRI. Express
United Arab Emirates (UAE) and
which was to land at Mundra
portrunbytheAdaniGroup,was
suspicious.
"Acting upon a specific intel-
ligence,theDRIidentifiedanim-
using sheesham (Indian rose-
wood), valued for its durability
and grain pattern, they said.
The chest contained a pack of
saffronfromJ&K,whichisconsid-
ered the most expensive spice in
the world and is valued across
civilisations for its culinary and
medicinal value. Two varieties of
teaweresourcedfromDarjeeling
and Nilgiris; Araku coffee grow-
ing on organic plantations in the
Araku Valley of Andhra Pradesh
was also a part of the hamper.
From the Sundarbans — the
largest mangrove forest in the
world, located in the Bay of
Bengal—camethespecialhoney
harvested by the traditional
honey collectors. Besides being
100 per cent natural, the
Sundarbanhoneyisalsobelieved
to provide health benefits. The
this time, contracted the
zoonotic disease. On August 20,
two days before developed mi-
nor symptoms, the person, who
hadrecentlyreturnedfromWest
Asia, had visited his farm at an-
other locality.
The second victim is learnt to
have visited IQRAA Hospital,
wherethe47-year-oldwasadmit-
ted,tomeetarelativeundertreat-
ment and the situation brought
thetwonow-deceasedvictimsto
share the same premises for
nearlyanhour.Hehadalsounder-
gone treatment at two hospitals
beforebeingshiftedtoKozhikode,
a source said.
Meanwhile, the state health
and panchayat departments
stepped up surveillance and pre-
ventive measures at
Maruthonkara and Ayancheri
panchayatsinKozhikodedistrict,
wherethetwovictimscamefrom.
A few wards in the two panchay-
ats will be closed and a contain-
port container being imported
from Jebel Ali, UAE, which was
declared before Customs as
'Unaccompanied Baggage for
Personal Effects' for detailed ex-
amination. During the examina-
tion, the container was found to
contain old statues, vintage
utensils, paintings, antique fur-
niture, and other valuable her-
itage goods. Some of the articles
date back to the 19th century.
Several of these articles were
made of precious stones, gold,
and silveror had having gold/sil-
ver coating. The majority of the
objects seized are from the
European countries, especially
the UK and the Netherlands,"
DRI said, adding, "The consign-
mentwashighlyundervaluedto
evade Customs Duty."
The consignment landed at
Mundra recently and the DRI
hadisolatedthecontainerforde-
tailed examination, people
aware of the matter said.
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sandook
with brass
detailing; a
pashmina
stole gifted
to the
spouses
contactsofthevictimstotraceand
isolatethem.Peoplein“high-risk
category” have been asked to re-
main in isolation at home.
The two villages are located
near Changaroth panchayat,
whichwastheepicentreofNipah
outbreak in 2018.
In Kozhikode, the health de-
partment has made an isolation
ward with ventilator facilities at
the government medical college
hospital. Besides a district-level
control room, both panchayats
have also set up local control
rooms.
These arethe firstcasesof the
deadly infection in the country
since 2021, when a death was re-
ported in Kozhikode during the
Covid-19 pandemic. There have
been four outbreaks in the coun-
trysince2001,whentheinfection
was first reported in humans in
the country.
INPUTSFROMENS,
NEWDELHI
UP Cabinet nod
to Bundelkhand
industrial
township on
lines of Noida
MAULSHREE SETH
LUCKNOW, SEPTEMBER 12
THE UTTAR Pradesh Cabinet on
Tuesdaygave the go-aheadto the
formation of 'Bundelkhand
IndustrialDevelopmentAuthority'
on the lines of Noida to set up an
industrialtownshipfor accelerat-
ingdevelopmentintheregion.
The decision was taken in a
meeting chaired by Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Theproposedindustrialtown-
ship will come up over 35,000
acresoflandin33revenuevillages
of Jhansi district in the first phase
of the project, state Finance, and
Parliamentary Affairs Minister
Suresh Khanna said.
“The decision has been taken
todevelopanewindustrialtown-
ship like Noida (New Okhla
Industrial Development
Authority)whichwasestablished
in1976.Thetownshipwillbede-
velopedover35,000acresofland
at a cost of Rs 6,312 crore of the
provision of Rs 5,000 crore was
made in the last financial year.
The provision for the remaining
will also be made soon. An addi-
tionalprovisionof Rs5,000crore
intheformofloanhasbeenmade
under the Chief Minister
Industrial Area Expansion and
New Industrial Area Promotion
Scheme,” Khanna added.
Itisa bigdecisionforUP'sde-
velopment to achieve the target
of 1 trillion dollar economy, the
minister claimed.
The government already has
8,000 acres of gram sabha land
available with it, Khanna said.
“ThedecisionwillhelpJhanside-
velop on a large scale. A new
Airport is also coming up in
Jhansi while the Bundelkhand
Expressway has already come
up. The township on the
National Highway 27 will be
connected with the rest of the
expressways through the
Bundelkhand Expressway.”
A government spokesperson
said the decision would not only
ensure the integration of
Bundelkhand into the broader
development framework but
also generate employment.
GIFTS FOR SPOUSES
The spouses of G20 leaders
were presented with a
wooden box each, compris-
ingastolerepresentingadif-
ferent weave. The spouse of
the Argentinian President
was given a Banarasi silk
stole in an ebony jali box, the
Australian and Brazilian
leaders’ spouses were pre-
sented a Kashmiri Pashmina
stole each in a papier mache
box. The Japanese PM’s wife
was presented with a
Kanjivaram stole in a Kadam
wood jali box. Akshata
Murty, the UK’s First Lady,
was gifted a Banarasi silk
stole in a Kadam wood box.
Army officer, prof
on Manipur FIRs
Counsel says no lawyer to represent them
in HC; FIRs filed over a book, a speech
ANANTHAKRISHNAN G &
ESHA ROY
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
THE SUPREME Court Tuesday
granted protection against coer-
civeactiontoretiredArmyofficer
Colonel(Dr)VijayakantChenjiand
aprofessor,HenminlunaliasLoon
Gangte, who are facing FIRs in
Manipuroverabookandapublic
speech, respectively.
Athree-judgeBenchpresided
over by Chief Justice of India D Y
Chandrachudgrantedtheinterim
protectiontakingintoaccountthe
submission by the two that they
were unable to engage a lawyer
beforetheManipurHighCourton
account of the prevailing ethnic
conflictbetweenKuki-Zomisand
Meiteisforoverfourmonthsnow.
The Bench, also comprising
JusticesPSNarasimhaandManoj
Misra,askedthemtofileaffidavits
attesting their inability to engage
counsel in Manipur.
Their counsel said lawyers
were being threatened, referring
toanothercasewheretheywith-
drew. “After withdrawal, their
housesandofficesareransacked.
One had to flee, the other took
refuge in CRPF camp.”
The Bench said, “... if there is
substance, it’s a serious matter if
lawyers are not appearing... Our
consciencehastobesatisfiedthat
peopleareentitledtoandareget-
ting representation.”
Solicitor General Tushar
Mehta, who was present in the
court for some other matter, ob-
jected to the submissions and
said: “This issue is being repeat-
edly raised... one section is bring-
ingeverythinghere,creatingapic-
ture that the courts (in Manipur)
are closed... Let the Secretary
General of this court speak to the
Registrar General of the High
Court whether it’s functioning or
not...Iamtoldthatlawyersareap-
pearing physically and virtually.”
The SG said he is not against
any individual and had no prob-
lemifthecourtwantedtoprotect
theColonelfromarrest,butadded
that it seemed to him that “there
is something more going on”
giventhatpetitionsarebeingfiled
ONE MONTH AFTER TEACHER'S ARREST
Symbiosis dead-set on
‘no phone in class’ rule
DEVANSHI SRIVASTAVA
PUNE, SEPTEMBER 12
ONE MONTH on, Symbiosis
College of Arts and Commerce,
remains tight-lipped about the
lecturerwhowassuspendedand
arrestedlastmonthforallegedly
hurting religious sentiments.
The ban on phone usage in
class is being enforced strictly.
Teachersarenowcautiouswhen
making statements. And the
Symbiosis administration has
maintained silence.
After a purported video clip
of Ashok Sopan Dhole (43), re-
portedly from a lecture for Class
12heldonJuly25,wascirculated
onsocialmedia, acomplaintwas
filed by Ravindra Padwal (30),
whoidentifieshimself asamem-
ber of ‘Samast Hindu Bandhav’.
BasedonthecomplaintDhole
Zighrana Ittar from Uttar
Pradesh’s Kannauj showcases
India’s centuries-old tradition of
exquisite perfume crafting.
The Kashmiri Pashmina
shawl — sourced from the
Changthangi goat (the world’s
most unique Cashmere goat)
found only at a height of 14,000
feetabovesealevel—isalsoapart
of the package, as is the Khadi
scarf, which was personally pre-
sented to each of the the leaders
during their visit to the Rajghat.
On the symbolism of Khadi, offi-
cial sources said it is also one of
the most important symbols of
India’s freedom struggle.
Infact,itsnamewascoinedby
Mahatma Gandhi himself. From
its beginnings on the spinning
wheel during India’s
Independence movement to to-
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directlybeforetheSupremeCourt.
“There is a pattern.”
TheBenchmadeitclearthatit
was granting interim protection
toChenji.“HeisaretiredColonel...
Heistobeprotected,”saidtheCJI,
adding that the only question is
whether the court should send
him back to the Manipur HC. The
Bench said it will take a decision
after hearing the other side too.
In Gangte’s matter, the coun-
sel submitted that he is unable to
get the FIR, without which the
High Court will not take his mat-
ter on record. He added that in
Gangte's case, “I won’t be able to
hire a lawyer because he belongs
to the minority community.
Nobody will appear for me. In
Imphal,allthepeopleofthatcom-
munity have been ousted.”
TheSGagainintervened,call-
ingtheremarksobjectionableand
added that the petitioner should
fileanaffidavittobackhisclaims.
A veteran of the 1971 war,
Chenji published a book — The
Anglo-KukiWar1917-19:Victoryin
Defeat — two years ago. Recently,
a civil society organisation called
theFederationofHaomeefiledan
FIR against the retired officer, ac-
cusinghimof“withoutanyfactual
basisclaimingthearmedKukire-
bellion(1917-1919)asAngloKuki
war”,andofreflecting“thebiased
view of one community”.
The sections invoked against
Chenji include charges of “con-
cealingdesigntocommitoffence”,
“waging war against the govern-
ment of India”, “concealing with
intent to facilitate design to wage
war”and “promoting enmity be-
tween different groups”.
Chenji,amilitaryanalyst,told
TheIndianExpressthattheAnglo-
Kuki war book was his third. “I
am a military man and have
nothing to do with politics. My
books as well as papers I have
writtenhavebeenaboutmilitary
operations. The book on the
Anglo-Kuki war is similar. It has
todowiththemilitarycampaign
itself – the topography, the
weapons used, the training and
tactics of the Kukis... It compares
the two belligerent armies and
analyses them. It is not for or
against any community.”
was arrested under IPC Section
295A (malicious acts that are in-
tended to outrage religious feel-
ings) on August 3. Students have,
sincethen,beenstrictlyinstructed
to not use phones in class.
“Government rules about not
using phones in class without
teacher'spermissionwerealready
in place. We re-issued the notice
last month,” said Hrishikesh
Soman, Principal of SCAC.
“We were given notices and
clear instructions to keep our
phones switched off or in silent
modewheninclass.Wecanbring
phones but must keep them in-
side our bags,” said a student.
About the inquiry committee
setuptotakeadecisiononDhole’s
suspension, Soman said,
“Proceedings are on and
Symbiosis Society is handling
them.WehaveatemporaryHindi
teacher in the meanwhile.”
day being a marker of high qual-
ity and luxury, khadi has been
epitomising sustainable fashion
for decades, they said.
The Prime Minister had re-
leased special coins and stamps
to commemorate India's G20
Presidency during the inaugura-
tionof BharatMandapaminJuly.
Thedesignsof boththecoinsand
stamps are inspired from India's
G20 logo and the theme of
'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'. One
of the postage stamps, rendered
in gold colour, takes inspiration
fromthelotus,thenationalflower
of India, as represented in India's
G20 Presidency logo.
PM Modi, during his travel to
Bali for G20 last year, had pre-
sented world leaders with gifts
displaying the art and culture of
Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.
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THE INDIAN EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
3 tribals on way to hospital
killed in Manipur ambush
SUKRITA BARUAH
GUWAHATI, SEPTEMBER 12
THREE PEOPLE were killed in
what appeared to be an “am-
bush” in Manipur’s Kangpokpi
district on Tuesday morning, se-
curity sources said.
The deceased were from the
Kuki-Zomi community and
were identified as Satneo Tuboi
(37) and Ngamminlun
Lhouvum (30) from Kangchup
Ponlen village, and
Ngamminlun Kipgen (32) from
Lhangkichoi village. They had
been travelling from Kangchup
Ponlen to Kangpokpi town for a
medical emergency, local resi-
dents said.
According to security
sources, no weapons were
found on the bodies.
The incident took place at
around 7 am near Ireng Naga vil-
lage in Kuki-Zomi-dominated
Kangpokpi district, just a few
kilometres away from its
boundary with Meitei-domi-
nated Imphal West district.
“The three people were trav-
elling from Ponlen in a vehicle
that was fired upon near Ireng
Naga. It is assessed that the at-
tack was carried out by multiple
people. Central security forces
that were stationed at a distance
heard the gunshots and arrived
at the location, by which time
the attackers had left,” a security
source said.
Given that the attack likely
involved crossing the “buffer
zone” that security forces main-
tain at the boundaries of Meitei-
dominated and Kuki-domi-
nated areas, the source said “it
appears to be the work of
trained people”.
According to James Hangmi,
a resident of Kangchup Ponlen,
the three had left the village in
the morning to seek medical
treatment in Kangpokpi for
Ngamminlun Lhouvum, who
had developed a high fever.
“They were going only be-
cause his fever was very high.
They were travelling along a
kacha road in the hills, which
was created after the violence
started so that people from our
area can travel to Kangpokpi and
people can travel between
Kangpokpi and Churachandpur
without crossing through the
valley. So, it is very shocking that
they could be attacked there.
This is the only route through
which food supplies reach our
area from Kangpokpi,” Hangmi
said.
Pointing to this incident, dif-
ferent Kuki-Zomi groups are
raising the demand for all areas
in the Meitei-dominated valley
to be notified as ‘Disturbed
Areas’ under the Armed Forces
Special Powers Act.
The limited repeal of AFSPA
in parts of Manipur, Nagaland
and Assam in the last few years
had come after years of civil so-
ciety resistance to it. Over the
last two years, a total of 19 po-
lice stations in Manipur – all lo-
cated in the valley – have been
removed from the jurisdiction
of ‘Disturbed Areas’ under AF-
SPA, which gives sweeping
powers to the Army.
The ‘Disturbed Areas’ notifi-
cation is applicable for a period
of six months, and is extended
every six months or can be lifted
after the expiry of six months.
Since the last extension took ef-
fect on April 1 in Manipur, the
next extension is set to take ef-
fect from October 1.
The Manipur Cabinet has
recommended to the Central
government to maintain status
quo, with an extension in the
state’s hill areas and exclusion
of the 19 police stations in the
valley.
5 arrested for
‘gangrape’ of
17-yr-old girl
in Saharanpur
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
MEERUT, SEPTEMBER 12
A17-YEAR-OLDgirlwasallegedly
gangraped by five men in
Saharanpur district on Monday,
police said. All the five accused,
aged between 20 and 25 years,
were arrested, police said. They
added that the victim’s medical
examinationhasbeenconducted
and the report is awaited.
According to a FIR registered
at the local police station on the
basis of a complaint filed by the
girl's father, she was returning
home from school when two
men she knew offered to drop
her at her residence.
“Buttheytookhertoadesolate
place where they were joined by
three others who took turns sex-
ually assaulting her. The accused
later dropped her off nearby
where some local residents took
her to the police station,” the fa-
thersaidinhispolicecomplaint.
“The police took two persons
into custody. After questioning,
we found that three more men
were involved in this case,” said
VipinTada,SeniorSuperintendent
of Police, Saharanpur.
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IISc develops technique
to detect cancer early,
killing infected cells
ANJALI MARAR
BENGALURU, SEPTEMBER 12
INAboosttocancerresearch,sci-
entists at the Indian Institute of
Science(IISc) have proposed a
novel approach for cancer treat-
mentwithapotentialofearlyde-
tectionandkillingoflungandcer-
vical cancer cells.
World over, cancer is one of
the highest causes of mortality.
Numerous studies have warned
aboutitsrisingburdeninbothde-
veloping and developed coun-
tries.AstudypublishedintheBio
Medical Central Journal in May
2022hasestimatedIndia'scancer
cases to touch 29.8 million by
2025. It stated that the disease
burden would be the highest
among the populations in North
and northeast India. Moreover,
over 40 per cent of India's total
cancer burden would be con-
tributedbythesevenleadingcan-
cer sites — lung (10.6%), breast
(10.5%), oesophagus (5.8%),
mouth (5.7%), stomach (5.2%),
liver(4.6%),andcervixuteri(4.3%).
Researchers exploited the
anti-cancerous properties in the
hybrid gold and copper sulphide
nanoparticles,particularlytotar-
Jharkhand BJP chief writes to
DGP, seeks protection for aide
ABHISHEK ANGAD
RANCHI, SEPTEMBER 12
DGP, on September 11, alleging
that a “lobby involved in corrup-
tion under patronage of the gov-
ernment” is threatening him.
get malignancy progressing to JHARKHAND BJP president Marandi wrote, “The subject
form a solid tumour mass in the Babulal Marandi wrote to the matter is serious. There are
body. These particles, scientists state DGP on Tuesday — his sec- many recent examples of such
said,arerichinphotothermal,ox- ond letter in the last one month cases in which even after writ-
idative stress and photoacoustic — seeking security to his polit- ten information (to police)
properties — combining which ical adviser, Sunil Tiwary, over about a threat, nothing was
showed high cancer detection alleged death threats. He al- done and the affected person
rate. leged that there is “imminent was murdered.”
Breast and many other can- danger and possibility of mali- He had earlier written on
cers, when detected early and cious political retaliation” August 14, stating that it is “em-
provided with subsequent med- against Tiwary. barrassing and shameful for the
icalinterventionhaveresultedin Tiwary also wrote to the bureaucracy” to not reply to his
recovery with higher chances of state authorities, including the earlier letters.
the patient's survival.
For the experiment, the team
subjected the cancer cells, ob-
tained from cell lines, to infrared
(IR) light at frequencies 960
nanometres (imaging) and
1,064nmforphotothermalstudy.
“Along with a good detection
rate, the observed cancer killing
rate was about 25 per cent ,” Jaya
Prakash, Assistant Professor,
Department of Instrumentation
and Applied Physics (IAP), IISc,
said. He is one of the authors of
the paper published in the ACS
Applied Nano Materials. The
Bengaluruteamofexperimental-
ists further noted that the
nanoparticles could also help di-
agnosecertainothercancers,too.
(Anjali Marar works with the
Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru)

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Soldier, militant die in J&K encounter,

Army labrador killed shielding handler
ARUN SHARMA
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 12
AN ARMY jawan lost his life and
amilitantwaskilledonTuesday
eveningduringajointoperation
by security forces and the
Jammu and Kashmir Police in
Rajouri district’s Narla village.
The Defence PRO, Lt Colonel
Suneel Bartwal, said a six-year-
old female labrador from 21
ArmyDogUnit,namedKent,was
alsokilledintheexchangeoffire.
According to the PRO, Kent
wasleadingacolumnof soldiers
on the trail of fleeing militants
when it came under heavy hos-
tilefire.“Whileshieldingitshan-
dler, it laid down its own life in
the best traditions of the Indian
Army,” he added.
Three people, including an
SPO, were injured in the en-
counter, which was still under-
way until Tuesday night..
Sourcessaidthatajointoper-
ationbytroopsandthepolicehas
been going on in the area for the
past three days following inputs
about the sighting of two-three
militants who had purchased a
phonechargerfromalocalshop-
keeper.OnMondayevening,the
troops had seen them and
opened fire to engage them, but
they managed to escape under
the cover of darkness.
Securityforcesandthepolice
cordoned the area and plugged
all escape routes. On Tuesday
morning, they resumed the
searchforthemilitantsandman-
aged to establish contact with
them by evening, sources said.
On September 4, a militant
was killed in a gunfight with se-
curity forces in Reasi district.
The encounter followed police
and security forces cordoning
the village following a tip-off
thattwomilitantshadentereda
house there.

Robbers kill guard,

loot cash van outside
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ÀfZ ´fiZd¿f°f I e þf¹fZ¦fe Ü jured whenfour unidentifiedmotorcycle-borne rob-
bers opened fire at them before looting cash from a
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van outside a bank in the Dankiganj area of Uttar
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Pradesh’s Mirzapur district on Tuesday afternoon,
IZ Àf¸f¹f ´fiÀ°fb°f I S³ff Ad³fUf¹fÊ W`Ü police said.
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Ii ¸ffaI þ³f´fQ IYf ³ff¸f ÀffÃff°IYfSX dQ³ffaIY soon after the incident, the three injured were being
treated at the hospital.
1 A»fe¦fPÞ 18.09.2023 ThoseinjuredwereidentifiedasBahadurLalGaur
2 Af¦fSf (45),AkhileshKumar(35)and RajneeshMaurya(40).
3 A¸¶fZO I S³f¦fS While Gaur and Kumar worked at the bank, Maurya
was a passerby who got caught in the firing.
4 A¸fZN e
The condition of the injured is stated to be stable.
5 A¸fSûWf (þZ. ´fe. ³f¦fS) The incident took place on a busy street in a mar-
6 AüS`¹ff 19.09.2023 ket undertheKatra policestation jurisdictionaround
7 A¹fû²¹ff 1 p.m. when cash was being taken inside to the bank
fromthevan.Severalroundsof bulletswerefired,the
8 Afþ¸f¦fPÞ police said.
9 ¶ff¦f´f°f Thepolicesaidtheywereascertainingtheamount
10 ¶fWSfB¨f of the looted cash. “The cash van guard resisted the
robbery and tried to chase away the dacoits who, in
11 ¶fd»f¹ff response, fired at him. Several teams are working on
12 ¶f»fSf¸f´fbS the case. We are going through the available CCTV
13 ¶ffÔQf 20.09.2023 footageandsurveillanceteamshavebeenputonhigh
alert,” said Mirzapur SP Abhinandan.
14 ¶ffSf¶fÔI e
“We can’t say anything about how much money
15 ¶fSZ»fe was taken by the robbers. We are speaking to the
16 ¶fÀ°fe 21.09.2023 bank officials concerned,” said the SP.
17 ·fQûWe (ÀfÔ°f SdUQfÀf³f¦fS) An official of the government hospital, where the
injuredweretaken,said,“Of thefourpersonsbrought
18 d¶fþ³füS to us, one was already dead. The others too have bul-
19 ¶fQf¹fcÔg let injuries but are stable now. ”
20 ¶fb»f³QVfWS 25.09.2023
21 ¨f³Qü»fe Delhi woman, her
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29 ¦fü°f¸f¶fbð³f¦fS DEHRADUN, SEPTEMBER 12
30 ¦ffdþ¹ff¶ffQ
TWO DAYS after a man’s body was found in
31 ¦ffþe´fbS 27.09.2023
aMussooriehotelroom,DehradunPoliceon
32 ¦fû¯Of Tuesday arrested a 20-year-old woman and
33 ¦fûSJ´fbS her 18-year-old brother for allegedly killing
34 W¸feS´fbS 03.10.2023 the man.
According to the police, the deceased,
35 Wf´fbOÞ Roorkee resident Kapil Choudhary, was in a
36 WSQûBÊ relationship with the woman, identified as
37 Wf±fSÀf Kudrat,fromDelhi.Thearrestedwomantold
the police that Kapil had promised to marry
38 þf»fü³f herbuthewasgoingtomarrysomeoneelse
39 þü³f´fbS at the insistence of his family.
40 ÓffÔÀfe 04.10.2023 DehradunSSPDaleepSinghKunwarsaid
thatafterKudrattoldherbrotheraboutKapil,
41 I fÀf¦fÔþ
they planned to kill him. They met Kapil in
42 I üVff¸¶fe Haridwar and went with him to Mussoorie.
43 Ib Vfe³f¦fS Kapil’sthroatwasslitwhenhewassleeping.
44 ¸fWfSfþ¦fÔþ “TheduowasarrestedfromHaridwarand
the car of the deceased was recovered from
45 I f³f´fbS QZW f°f them,” the police said in a statement.
46 ¸fWû¶ff 05.10.2023
47 I ³³füþ UP TRAIN INCIDENT
48 I f³f´fbS ³f¦fS
49 »fJe¸f´fbS JeSe 06.10.2023 HC directs
50 »fd»f°f´fbS magistrate to
51 ¸feSþf´fbS
record woman
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53 ¸f±fbS f cop’s statement
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55 ÀfWfS³f´fbS OF INDIA
56 ¸fZS N PRAYAGRAJ, SEPT 12
57 »fJ³fD 08.10.2023
THE ALLAHABAD High
58 ¸fbS fQf¶ffQ 09.10.2023 Court has directed the
59 ´fe»fe·fe°f magistratehavingjurisdic-
60 ¸fbþμR S³f¦fS 10.10.2023 tion to visit King George’s
Medical University,
61 ´fi°ff´f¦fPÞ
Lucknow, to record the
62 ´fi¹ff¦fSfþ statement of a woman
63 Sf¹f¶fSZ»fe 11.10.2023 constable who was at-
64 Sf¸f´fbS tackedinatrainlastmonth.
The court also directed
65 Àf¸·f»f that the victim be exam-
66 ÀfÔ°fI ¶feS³f¦fS 12.10.2023 ined by a team of five doc-
67 VffWþWfÔ´fbS tors and a report be sub-
mitted by the next date of
68 Vff¸f»fe
hearing on Wednesday.
69 ßffUÀ°fe “Theconstitutionof the
70 dÀfðf±fʳf¦fS team of doctors shall be
71 UfSf¯fÀfe done by the dean of the
KGMU,Lucknow,”adivision
72 Àfû³f·fQi 13.10.2023 bench comprising Chief
73 Àfb»f°ff³f´fbS Justice Pritinker Diwakar
74 Àfe°ff´fbS 14.10.2023 and Justice Ashutosh
Srivastava said on Monday.
75 C³³ffU The constable, admit-
ted in the KGMU, was
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Double whammy: High inflation, falling consumer sentiment
UDIT MISRA
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
THENATIONALStatisticalOfficereleasedthe
retail inflation data for August on Tuesday.
At 6.8%, retail inflation has moderated from
7.4% in July.
Retail inflation is the inflation rate (or the
rate at whichthe general prices increase)ex-
perienced by average consumers. Typically
it is calculated on a year-on-year (YoY) basis.
Inother words,a6.8% inflation rateinAugust
implies that the general price level (a com-
positeof foodprices,servicesprices,etc.)fac-
ing the consumers was 6.8% higher than in
August 2022.
Ideal level of inflation
ForagrowingeconomylikeIndia,a4%in-
flation level is considered ideal. This level of
inflationishighenoughtoincentiviseproduc-
ers—becausetheycanmakeadecentprofit—
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KIMGOESTORUSSIA:APEEKINTO
HISSWANKY,BULLETPROOFTRAIN
ALIND CHAUHAN
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
NORTH KOREA’S leader Kim Jong Un ar-
rived in the Primorsky region, Russia, to
meetPresidentVladimirPutinonTuesday.
KimreachedthecountryfromPyong-
yang, North Korea’s capital, in his
favoured mode of transport: a swanky,
bulletproof but agonisingly slow train.
Sinceheassumedpowerin2011,Kimhas
predominantly gone abroad by train,
much like his father and grandfather.
His train reportedly consists of about
21 carriages, painted in olive green with
yellow piping and tinted windows.
In the family
The tradition of North Korean dicta-
tors using trains for foreign trips goes
back to Kim’s grandfather Kim Il-sung —
the founder of the country. He began us-
ing them during the Korean War (1950-
1953) andcontinuedtodosothroughout
his rule. His son, Kim Jong Il, also pre-
ferred rail over air travel as he was afraid
of flying. After Kim Jong Il’s death, Kim
Jong Un carried on the tradition but oc-
casionally travelled by plane.
A moving fort
Many of the train’s details are a mys-
tery. A 2009 South Korean news report,
written during Kim Jong Il’s reign, said
there were six luxury trains and about 90
armoured carriages at the leader’s dis-
posal. Twenty stations were built within
the country for his use.
“When he travelled, three separate
trains would run together in a caravan —
a lead train to handle security checks and
reconnaissance, the leader’s train, and a
third containing his bodyguards and sup-
port personnel,” The Washington Post
quoted the report as saying. As the car-
riages were bulletproof, they were thou-
sandsofpoundsheavierthanaverage.This
made the trains exceptionally slow. The
report said the trains’ top speed was 59.5
km per hour.
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Gadkari mentions tax on diesel vehicles: why is the fuel under pressure?
ANIL SASI
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
ROAD TRANSPORT Minister Nitin Gadkari
said on Tuesday that people needed to
move away from fuels such as petrol and
diesel,andthatif theuseof diesel-runvehi-
cles(andequipmentsuchasdiesel-rungen-
erators) continued, he might consider pro-
posing to the Finance Minister that an
additional10%GSTbeimposedontheseve-
hicles as “pollution tax”.
However, Gadkari clarified soon after
that“thereisnosuchproposalcurrentlyun-
der active consideration by the govern-
ment”.“Inlinewiththegovernment’scom-
mitments to reducing air pollution levels
causedbyhazardousfuelslikediesel,aswell
astherapidgrowthinautomobilesales,itis
imperative to actively embrace cleaner and
greener alternative fuels...,” he posted on X.
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while not burdening consumers much.
As a result, by law, India’s central bank,
the Reserve Bank of India, is required to tar-
get an inflation rate of 4% and it has been
given a leeway of two percentage points ei-
ther side. So RBI’s comfort zone is 2% to 6%
while its target rate is 4%.
Seen from this prism, 6.8% is outside
RBI’s comfort zone and will likely crimp
consumer demand.
Significance of food inflation
For a country like India, where a huge
population struggles to earn enough to eat,
inflation in food prices is of critical signifi-
cance. Since a large portion of people’s in-
come is spent on food, higher food inflation
affects consumer behaviour more.
Inflationinfoodpriceswasashighas9.9%
in August. In July, it was 11.5%. Food items ac-
countfor46%of thetotal“consumerpricein-
dex(CPI)”and,assuch,highfoodinflationof-
tenpullsuptheoverallorheadlineinflation.If
Kim Jong Un disembarks from his
train in Russia’s Primorsky region.
Russian government via Reuters
A2015videoshowedKimJongUnsit-
ting at a long white table in what seemed
tobeaconferenceroom.Inasimilarvideo
from2011,hisfatherappearedaddressing
officials at the same spot.
“In footageof the elder MrKim’s trips,
the leader is seen in an audience car with
plush seats, leading a meeting in a dining
car and attending a banquet in a car pan-
elled in dark wood,” The NYT reported.
Kim Jong Il’s trains were believed to
be equipped with conference rooms,
bedrooms, and audiencechambers, with
hi-tech communications like satellite
phonesandflat-screentelevisionscreens.
Full of delicacies and wine
“It was possible to order any dish of
Russian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and
French cuisine,” wrote Konstantin
Pulikovsky,aRussianofficialwhotravelled
with Kim Jong Il on a 2011 trip through
Russia, in his memoir Orient Express.
He recounted that live lobster and
other fresh delicacies were delivered to
thetrainontheformerdictator’sdemand.
Crates of fine wines like Bordeaux were
flown in from Paris. For entertainment,
there were “beautiful lady conductors”
who would sing in Korean and Russian.
The details of what Kim Jong Un does
for nourishment and entertainment
while travelling remain unknown.
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Auto stocks plunged immediately after
theannouncement.Thisis because,despite
the clarification, the minister’s statement
was broadly in line with the pushback in
policy circles against diesel, and came a lit-
tleoverthreemonthsafteracommitteeap-
pointed by the Ministry of Petroleum and
Natural Gas recommended a ban on diesel
four-wheel vehicles by 2027 in cities with a
population of more than 1 million.
The government already imposes a 28%
tax on diesel cars, plus an additional cess
depending on the engine capacity, taking
the total tax to almost 50%.
Why is there a pushback against diesel?
Gadkari’s comments and the panel’s re-
port follow the government’s stated aim to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to
produce 40% of India's electricity from re-
newables as part of its goal to achieve net
zero emissions by 2070.
INFLATION RATE
8.0% 6.83%
7.79%
7.5%
7.0%
6.5%
5.3%
6.0%
5.5%
5.0%
4.5%
4.31%
4.0%
Aug2021
Nov2021
Feb2022
May2022
Aug2022
Nov2022
Feb2023
May2023
Aug2023
Source: CMIE
onetakesawaythefoodinflationcomponent,
then August’s inflation would be 4.8%.
G20’s climate action promise
G20 countries have committed to work towards tripling global renewable energy capacity by 2030.
While this is significant, it is not enough. Also, several challenges make achieving the target difficult.
AMITABH SINHA
THE ONLY new and clear deliverable on cli-
mate action at the recent G20 summit was a
commitmenttoworktowardstriplingglobal
renewable energy capacity by 2030.
According to an assessment by the
InternationalEnergyAgency(IEA)earlierthis
year, this single measure could prevent 7 bil-
lion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions by
2030. Not surprisingly, in the past few years,
countries have been repeatedly urged to ac-
cept this as a goal.
Lowest-hanging fruit
Incidentally, tripling of renewable capac-
ities was also among the lowest-hanging
fruits available to the G20 grouping on the
climate front, despite some initial reserva-
tions from traditional fossil fuel-producing
countries like Russia and Saudi Arabia.
Renewableenergyisalreadybeingdeployed
at a rapid pace across the world, with annual
capacity additions growing by around 10%
every year. And though the push no doubt
came from the developed countries, there is
no inherent objection to the deployment of
renewable energy from the developing
countries.
For countries like India and China, the
growth of renewable energy is also the most
preferred way to contribute to the global
fightagainstclimatechange,andbringdown
the role of fossil fuels in their economies.
Tripling capacities within seven years is
an ambitious task, nonetheless. The current
globalinstalledcapacityof renewableenergy
is just short of 3,400 GW. In 2022, about 295
GW of new capacity was added, the highest
ever. To triple the total capacity by 2030, the
world would have to add nearly 1,000 GW of
new capacity every year. That is what agen-
ciesliketheInternationalRenewableEnergy
Agency (IRENA) and the IEA, and climate ac-
tivists and civil society organisations have
been pushing for.
anambitious,yetachievablegoal. Annualca-
pacity additions have more than doubled
from 2015 to 2022, rising by about 11% per
year on average. Just a slightly higher annual
growth rate would put renewables on track
to meet the 2030 capacity target,” the IEA
Diesel accounts for about 40% of India’s
petroleum products consumption, accord-
ing to estimates by the Petroleum Planning
& Analysis Cell, the official data source for
the hydrocarbon sector.
Around 87% of total diesel sales are to
the transport segment, with trucks and
buses accounting for about
68% of diesel sales in the
country. Three states — Uttar
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Pradesh, Maharashtra, and POLICY
Haryana—accountforalmost
40% of the diesel sold in India.
And what about diesel-run cars?
Maruti Suzuki, India’sbiggest carmaker,
stopped making diesel vehicles from April
1, 2020, and has signalled that it does not
plan to re-enter this segment. Tata Motors,
Mahindra, and Honda no longer produce
1.2-litre diesel engines; diesel variants are
available only for 1.5-litreorbigger engines.
Impact of LPG price cut
TheCentreannouncedacutincookinggas
price by Rs 200 per cylinder with effect from
August30.Thiswillbenefitallthe330million
domestic LPG consumers in India, 103.5 mil-
lionof whomarebeneficiariesof thePradhan
Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY).
According to the Centre for Monitoring
IndianEconomy's(CMIE)ConsumerPyramids
HouseholdSurvey,in2022-23,onanaverage,
IndianfamiliesspentRs8,500oncookingfuel.
The Rs 8,500 assumes the annual use of six
LPG cylinders on an average.
So as a proportion of the expenditure on
cooking fuel, the cut was expected to bring a
relief of 14%. However, the expenditure on
cookingfuelsaccountsforonly4.8%ofhouse-
holds'consumptionexpenses.Assuch,thenet
impactof the LPG price cut on average family
budgets was less than 1% (0.7% to be precise).
Consumer sentiment
Indians have been struggling with high
EXPLAINED CLIMATE
RENEWABLE CAPACITY ADDITION GLOBALLY (IN MW)
3,50,000
8.46% 8.93%
3,00,000
2,50,000
8.43% 9.05%
2,00,000
1,50,000
1,00,000
50,000
0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
said ina recent assessment.Itacknowledged
that a higher annual growth rate would re-
quire much stronger policy push from gov-
ernments.
“It is the single most important lever to
bring about the reduction in carbon dioxide
emissionsneededby2030.Expansionatthat
speed would allow renewable power gener-
ation growth to outpace total electricity de-
mand,whichisexpectedtoincreasestrongly
inthecomingyears—supportedbytheelec-
trification of energy systems, the increasing
useof coolingastemperaturesclimb,andro-
bustdemandgrowthinemerginganddevel-
oping economies,” IEA said.
Role of ISA
Butthekeytoachievingthistargetwould
be the mobilisation of adequate financial re-
sources and creation of opportunities — in-
frastructure, policyenvironment,skilldevel-
opment —in countries with low penetration
of energy access. As part of their climate ac-
tion plans, about 135 countries have prom-
isedtocreateorenhancetheirrenewableen-
ergy capacities, but as of now most of the
new capacity addition is happening in a
handful of large developing countries. India
and China together account for more than
50% of global capacity additions in each of
the last five years. In 2022, out of the 295 GW
of additional capacity installed throughout
the world, China alone added 140 GW, or
nearly 48%.
The tripling target cannot be achieved
without the rapid growth in demand from
other developing countries, mainly in Africa.
The addition of the African Union in the G20
is expected to provide the right impetus for
this. Also, it is likely that this commitment is
adoptedby theCOP28 climate change meet-
ing in Dubai this year, in which case it will
While diesel variants are still available
from Korea’s Hyundai and Kia, and Japan’s
Toyota Motor has its Innova Crysta range,
most carmakers have substantially moved
to deleverage their diesel portfolios since
2020. As a result, the contribution of pas-
sengervehiclestooveralldieseldemandhas
fallen to 16.5% currently, from
28.5% in 2013.
Why are carmakers
moving away from diesel?
Thehighercompressionratioofdieselen-
ginesmeansincreasedemissionsofoxidesof
nitrogen (NOx), which is one of the main
drawbacks of diesel engines versus petrol.
Globally, the biggest blow to diesel was
the Volkswagen scandal of 2015 — the
German automaker was found to be acti-
vating emissions controls in its diesel en-
gines during lab tests while allowing them
to emit dozens of times more NOx in actual
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retailinflationforawhile.Asthechartshows,
retail inflation has often been above 6%. The
latestsurge,however,iscomingatabadtime.
That’s because consumer sentiment has
startedfallingjustatthetimewhenIndiaen-
ters the festive season. According to the
CMIE’s Economic Outlook, consumer senti-
ments, which had been rising since January,
fell by 1.5% in August. This can have a real im-
pact on the economy and Indian businesses
that are gearing up to make the best sales of
the year.
One of the key constituents of CMIE’s
consumer sentiment index is the intention
tobuyconsumerdurables(readcars,TVsand
otherhomeappliances).Datashowsthatthis
intention had been negative for rural India
for the past three months and has now gone
below zero for urban India as well.
According to Mahesh Vyas, the CEO of
CMIE,themainreasonforsouringsentiment
is family incomes facing headwinds.
“The proportion of households who said
10.61% 9.39% 9.57%
7.93%
8.31% 7.80%
have global ownership.
It is here that a multilateral body like the
International Solar Alliance (ISA) — set up af-
ter Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed
it in 2015 — has a crucial role to play. Solar
energyconstitutesmore than50%of newre-
newable energy capacity additions every
year and is pivotal to the growth of renew-
ables. In 2022, out of the 295 GW of new re-
newable capacity created, 191 GW, or 65%,
came from solar energy. The ISA was created
specifically for the purpose of rapidly scaling
up solar energy across the world, but it is still
to realise its full potential.
Ajay Mathur, director general of ISA, ac-
knowledgedthatthebiggrowthinsolarutil-
isation was still to come.
“Throughtheyear,theInternationalSolar
AlliancehasworkedwiththeG20Presidency
towards fast tracking development,in theG-
20countriesandglobally,whilealsomitigat-
ing climate change by promoting solar utili-
sation. This can be done in three ways. First,
we need to build the knowledge and capac-
ity of all countries to produce, transport and
use low and zero carbon hydrogen. ISA has
launched the Green Hydrogen Innovation
Centre to enable this action,” Mathur said.
“Second, we need to enable solar mini
grids to provide universal energy access, es-
pecially where grid extension is too expen-
sive. Guarantees help in crowding-in private
sector investment into solar mini grids. We
are proud to provide such a guarantee to our
member countries in Africa. And the third
action is to build entrepreneurs in these
countries who can, with help, become the
Amazons of tomorrow, supplying solar en-
ergy across countries and regions. We have
recently identified, and are strengthening,
20 solar startups in Africa. We now look at
the Asia & Pacific Region, and then the Latin
driving — which led to a rise in the negative
perception about diesel.
Also, the reason why carmakers an-
nounced an exit from the diesel segment
was the rollout of the new BS-VI emission
norms from April 1, 2020, and the prohibi-
tivelyhighcostof upgradingtheirdieselen-
gines to meet the new standards. The man-
ufacturers have argued that the
government’s decision to leapfrog directly
from BS-IV to BS-VI made the retention of
diesel in their portfolio unviable.
Why do some users prefer diesel?
The higher fuel economy of diesel en-
gines compared with petrol is a factor.
Diesel has greater energy content per litre,
and diesel engines are inherently efficient.
Diesel engines do not use high-voltage
spark ignition (spark plugs), and use less
fuelperkilometreastheyhave higher com-
pression ratios. This makes diesel the fuel
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their incomes were higher than a year ago…
(is) stalled at around 30 per cent for five
monthstillAugust2023.Suchstagnationhas
notbeenseenanytimeearlierinthepasttwo
years, which is the post- pandemic recovery
period,” said Vyas in a research note. For per-
spective,itisnoteworthythatbeforethepan-
demic, between 32 and 36% of the respon-
dents said their incomes were higher than a
year ago.
But it is not just the stagnation in per-
ceived incomes that may be dragging senti-
ments. Vyas also found a rise in pessimism
regarding future incomes.
“The proportion of households that said
they expect their household income to rise a
year into the future fell from 25.6% in July
2023 to 23.7% in August; this is the lowest
proportion since March 2023. Further, the
proportion that said they expected their in-
comes to fall a year later rose from 15.3% to
17.7%, also the highest in the last three
months,” he stated.
IN INDIA AND CHINA
Year INDIA CHINA
2013 3,133 (5.18%) 57,415 (19.01%)
2014 8,300 (13.05%) 55,135 (15.34%)
2015 6,690 (9.31%) 64,453 (15.54%)
2016 11,832 (15.06%) 61,912 (12.92%)
2017 14,841 (16.42%) 79,840 (14.76%)
2018 12,942 (12.30%) 74,607 (12.02%)
2019 10,233 (8.66%) 63,381 (9.11%)
2020 6,027 (4.69%) 1,40,781 (18.55%)
2021 12,667 (9.42%) 1,20,610 (13.41%)
2022 15,841 (10.77%) 1,40,565 (13.78%)
in MW (figures in brackets are YoY Growth)
Source: IRENA
America & Caribbean region,” he said.
Funds, other challenges
The other big challenge, of course, is the
availability of financial resources. According
to an IRENA outlook, investments of about
5.3 trillion USD would be required per year,
till 2050, to enable the energy transition that
will limit the global rise in temperatures to
within1.5degreeCelsius frompre-industrial
times.
“Global investment across all transition
technologiesreachedarecordhighof 1.3tril-
lion USD in 2022. Yet annual investment
would need to more than quadruple to re-
main on the 1.5°C pathway,” IRENA said in a
recent report.
But even if the tripling target is achieved
by 2030, it alone would not be sufficient for
the 1.5 degree Celsius goal. According to cur-
rent projections, the greenhouse gas emis-
sions in 2030 would exceed the 1.5 degree
Celsius compatible levels by about 24 billion
tonnesof CO2equivalent.Renewableenergy,
if tripled,wouldbeabletoavoidonly7billion
tonnes of CO2 equivalent, or less than one
third of what is required.
It is for this reason that many climate ob-
serversweredisappointedwiththeG20out-
come. The G20 meeting skirted most of the
contentious issues — greater emission cuts,
phase-out of fossil fuels, massive mobilisa-
tionof financialresources—andstucktopre-
viously stated positions.
Of course,theG20isnottheforumwhere
climate decisions are taken. That is the job of
the climate change conferences called COPs.
But with their heft and influence, G20 coun-
tries have the ability to galvanise global ac-
tion. That is what the forum has decided to
do with the promise on the renewable
energy side.
of choice for heavy vehicles.
Also, diesel engines offer more torque
(rotational or turning force), and are less
likely to stall as they are controlled by a me-
chanical or electronic governor, thereby
proving to be better for haulage.
Forindividualcarownerstoo,thereisthe
issueofthecostofrunningthevehicle.Indian
carbuyers’romancewithdieselpowertrains
lasted nearly a decade — and in 2013, diesel
cars accounted for 48% of passenger vehicle
salesinthecountry.Themainreasonforthis
was the significantly lower price of diesel
compared to petrol — at its peak, the differ-
ence was a yawning Rs 25 per litre.
But this changed when the decontrol of
fuelpricesstartedinlate2014.Thepricedif-
ference is now around Rs 7 per litre — the
closest the two fuels have been in price
since 1991. Diesel cars accounted for less
than 20% of overall passenger vehicle sales
in 2021-22.
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CROSSWORD 5155 OVER THE HEDGE by Michael Fry & T Lewis

DAY TODAY BY PETER VIDAL

ARIES (Mar 21 - Apr 20) LIBRA (Sep 24 - Oct 23)

ACROSS
1 Written and enclosed (6)
4 Kind and somewhat raw view of
social strife (5,3)
9 First violin starts the cassette
tape (6)
10 Unlimited affection?
(4,4)
12 Frame the band (4)
13 Range and directions (5)
14 Run away when left in charge
(4)
17 A company offer of a certain
kind? (4,8)
20 Maintains a connection with
what a fisherman does (5,3,4)
23 Bill about a land measure (4)
24 It may turn out fatally attractive
to wild ducks (5)
25 Beat the unbeatable
(4)
28 Wild yarn strangely taken to
heart (8)
29 Deadly to John she is also awful
to me (6)
30 But he’s an odd sort to get
tanned (8)
31 There’s your hidden error
(6)
Solutions Crossword5154Across:1Throw,4Succeed,8Roc,9Elucidate,10Divided,
11Keats,13Sartre,15Sneaks,18Codes,19Abridge,21Billowing,23Nut,24Express,25
NudgeDown:1Tirades,2Recovered,3Wield,4Sturdy,5Chicken,6Era,7Dregs,12
Abandoned,14Restore,16Spectre,17Rabies,18Cable,20Regan,22Lip
JUMBLED WORDS
There's a very The Moon’s
narrow dividing line movements over
between working the next two or
activities and social three days offer a
ambitions. It looks very much preview of what will happen
as if a pet project that has been over the next two or
your personal preserve so far, three months. In a sense you
may soon grow to include may treat the next
friends and colleagues. forty-eight hours as a sort of
Besides which, it’s a perfect new beginning and a chance
day for a change of tack. for a fresh start. It’s
an opportunity to be
TAURUS (Apr 21 - May 21) welcomed.
Today may be
mildly confusing SCORPIO (Oct 24 - Nov 23)
and irritating. My The tension is
CALVIN & HOBBES by Bill Watterson advice would be to
fit in with the lunar cycle by
mounting, but the
strange fact is that
going all out for rest, developments
relaxation, self-indulgence which at first seem to be
and personal pleasure. Stand rather a drag may turn out to
DOWN up to pressures to conform, for be exactly what you want.
1 Doesn’t push on yet achieves people who want you to fit in Hopefully, friends won’t mind
one’s end (5,3) don’t always have your best that you are now about to
2 Company floated to avoid interests at heart. enter a much more secretive,
liquidation (5,3) but optimistic, phase.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)
3 Some people believe nobody is
on the level (4) In many ways the SAGITTARIUS (Nov 24 - Dec 22)
most hectic part of Celestial pressures
5 Its recipient will have a lot on his
plate (5,7)
the week is only like those you’re
now beginning, but under at the
6 Discarded garden tools may be
kept there (4)
it’s possible that a promised moment don’t
offer or invitation may vanish occur every day. They do,
7 Completely sacred we hear (6)
before your eyes, like a mirage however, happen about once a
8 Old magistrates unusually severe in the desert. You’ll have to month, so you should
(6) move fast to achieve your recognise that today’s
11 Enormous assets not declared? deepest desires. fluctuations in your energy are
(6,6) part of a regular cycle. What’s
15 Set up works of deception (5) MARVIN by Tom Armstrong CANCER (June 22 - July 23)
Just a word about
important is your ability to
16 Brown arrived and left (5) make the most of a personal
18 Boring unusual rites have
Mars, that opportunity.
nothing on me (8) aggressive planet
which is beavering CAPRICORN (Dec 23 - Jan 20)
19 To arrange the relay is hard (8)
away in a busy region of your The fact that today’s
21 Starting with Virgo, Zodiac sign horoscope, and is causing one celestial influences
alters (6)
or two problems at work; are auspicious is
22 Become short of time leaving don’t get involved in encouraging. But
sketch unfinished (4,2)
unnecessary arguments. And you’re not necessarily off the
26 Marian has a song in her heart don’t believe any gossip, hook just yet. Even a moment’s
(4)
especially if it concerns complacency may give
27 Craze beginning to ebb and die somebody close. someone else the chance to let
away (4)
you down, over-charge or
LEO (July 24 - Aug 23) mislead you. Keep a close
You may soon have
watch on all such dubious
to take urgent situations.
action, but just how
urgent is another AQUARIUS (Jan 21- Feb 19)
matter. In spite of certain Partners’
personal questions, you may willingness to co-
be under considerably less operate and discuss
DifficultyLevel5s pressure to act than other certain long-term
SOLUTION SUDOKU 5318

Instructions people. And this means that plans may make you
you can time your own affairs somewhat uncomfortable.
Givenbelowarefourjumbledwords.Solvethejumblestomakeproperwordsandmovethemto TosolveaSudokupuzzle, until you sense you have the However, you should now be
therespectivesquaresbelow.Selectthelettersintheshadedsquaresandjumblethemtoget everydigitfrom1to9 maximum advantage. able to put your point of
SUDOKU 5319

theanswerforthegivenquip. mustappearineachofthe view with considerably

WhenIeventuallymet___Ihadnoideathathisfirstnamewas___.-RitaRudner(2,5,.,6) nineverticalcolumns,in VIRGO (Aug 24 - Sep 23) more success.
eachoftheninehorizontal Your current Sun-
Moon angle brings a PISCES (Feb 20 - Mar 20)
YAARR DEOLMY rowsandineachofthe
turning point in a Things are not easy,
nineboxes. number of but then you’re very
important personal cycles. intuitive and should
There’s just one problem be making all the
TICKS ORTGHW DifficultyLevel though, and it’s that as far as right noises. Do everything
1s=Veryeasy;2s=Easy; some people are concerned you can to safeguard your
3s=Medium;4s=Hard; you may be past your sell-by long-term happiness and forge
5s=VeryHard; date. Show these arrogant new social contacts. Don’t
types just how wrong they are. ignore others now.
Rita Rudner
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BRIEFLY
Haleptoappeal4-yr
banfordopingoffence
Romania's former world number one
SimonaHalepsaidonTuesdaythatshe
would appeal to sport's highest court
against the International Tennis
IntegrityAgency(ITIA)decisiontoban
her for four years after two separate
anti-doping rule violations. The 31-
year-old former Wimbledon and
FrenchOpenchampionhadbeenpro-
visionally suspended since October
2022 after testing positive for banned
blood-booster roxadustat at the U.S.
Open last year where she lost in the
first round. Halep said she "refused to
accept their (ITIA) decision of a four-
yearban"whichrunsuntilOct.6,2026.
The ITIA said it came to its conclusion
based on the collection and analysis
of 51 blood samples provided by
Halep. REUTERS
Rubialessummoned
bySpanishjudge
Barcelona: Luis Rubiales, the former
president of Spain's soccer federa-
tion, has been ordered to give testi-
mony to a Spanish judge investigat-
ing his kiss of a player at the
Women's World Cup. Judge
Francisco de Jorge ordered Rubiales
to answer his questions on Friday at
Spain's National Court in Madrid, ac-
cording to court documents seen by
The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Spanish state prosecutors formally
accused Rubiales last week of alleged
sexual assault and an act of coercion
when, according to Jenni Hermoso,
he pressured her to speak out in his
defense immediately after the scan-
dal erupted. According to a sexual
consent law passed in Spain last year,
Rubiales could face a fine or a prison
sentence of one to four years if found
guilty of sexual assault. AP
Georgefailstoqualify
forHongKong Open
Kowloon: India's Kiran George, who
won the Indonesia Masters title last
weekend, could not make the main
draw of the Hong Kong Open on
Tuesday. George was shown the door
by Malaysia's Jun Hao Leong 20-22,
21-14, 14-21 in the second round of
qualification. The Indian had earlier
defeated Chinese Taipei's Yu Jen Chi
21-15, 21-17 in the opening round of
thequalifiers.MithunManjunathand
Ravialsobowedoutinthequalifiersof
the men's singles. Both lost to Hong
Kong's Jason Gunawan. In women's
singles. PTI
Chahalimpresseson
countydebutforKent
Canterbury: Leg-spinner Yuzvendra
Chahal made an impressive start to
his County Championship stint with
Kent, claiming three wickets against
Nottinghamshire in a Division One
fixture here on Tuesday. Snubbed by
the national selectors for the ongoing
Asia Cup and the upcoming World
Cup, the 33-year-old returned figures
of 29-10-63-3. Chahal dismissed
Nottinghamshire batsmen Matthew
Montgomery, Lyndon James and
Calvin Harrison to help his side bowl
out their opponents for 265 as Kent
took a first innings lead of 181 on the
penultimate day of the four-day con-
test. PTI
CLUB VS COUNTRY
Why the Asian Games has become a bone of contention between ISL & AIFF
SHASHANKNAIR
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
A CRUCIAL year for Indian football – one in
which the national team excelled at home in
the SAFF Cup after a month’s camp with
coachIgorStimacandhisstaff –hassuddenly
seen a raging club vs country debate and
scheduling conflicts in the lead-up to the
AsianGames,layingbarethechallengesfaced
by the footballing ecosystem in the country.
How did the Asian Games team
selection controversy start?
A prolonged camp – a rar-
ity for coach Stimac – resulted
in an impressive run of results
that raised hopes in Indian
footballing circles. But it was-
n’t just the results, but the in-
game fitness displayed by
players who were averaging
over 12 kilometres run per
game, playing pressing football high up the
pitch, often outplaying teams traditionally
considered better and ranked higher than
India.
This uptick in performance was consid-
eredanopportunitytosendtheU-23squadto
the Asian Games, along with three seniors in
goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, captain
Sunil Chhetri and defender Sandesh Jhingan.
Was the Asian Games part of the Indian
football calendar?
Stimac:Croatianlegend,wineenthusiast,pop
musician,nationalist,andcontroversialcoach
The gaffer has had a life as colourful and contentious as recent revelation that he relied on an astrologer's advice to pick team
MIHIRVASAVDA
MUMBAI,SEPTEMBER12
ALEGENDARYdefenderandoneof thepillars
of Croatia's first golden generation of foot-
ballers.Apopartist,anentrepreneurandacon-
noisseurandproducerof finewine.Signatory
to a homophobic petition, and a self-pro-
claimed, chest-thumping patriot whose ide-
ologies have been shaped by the Balkan war.
And a coach who has raised hopes of Indian
footballtragicsofguidingthenationalteamto
the promised land.
In a life peppered with colourful, at times
controversial,nuggets,IgorStimachasdivided
opinionslikefewothers.Hecontinuestodoso
even now.
OnthedayTheIndianExpressreportedthat
Stimac relied on the advice of an astrologer to
pickhisplaying11andsharedconfidentialin-
formation with him when the national team
was enduring one of their toughest phases in
May-June 2022, former India internationals
GouramangiSinghandStevenDiasraisedeye-
brows, saying his actions could lead – among
other things – to integrity issues.
Afewotherspointedattherecentupswing.
Indeed,itisalsotruethatStimacisamongthe
menresponsiblefortheteamenjoyingoneof
itsfinestyears–Indiahavelostjustonematch
in regulation time in 2023 and climbed into
the top 100 of world football.
In a recent interview with The Indian
Express, Stimac said he was ‘destined’ to be in
India. “I don’t have any doubt about that. I am
the chosen one,” he said, grinning. “I came to
Indiatohelpyou.Iadjustedmyself toIndia,to
Indian culture, to Indian habits, to Indian dif-
ferences, you know, and some of the people
are saying, ‘Coach you are more Indian than
many Indians’. That's how I feel at the mo-
ment.”
Stimac is a man who laughs easily and
wears emotions on his sleeve. It is also typical
of him to appeal to the feeling of nationalism.
It’s a ‘habit’ that he attributes to finding his
placeintheworldinthemiddleof awar–the
Balkan conflict.
“That was a special time in a way that we
started representing such a young country
when the war was going on,” Stimac said. “In
our country, when the boys of our age or
younger were dying on the first line and de-
fending the country borders, we were repre-
sentingthecountryabroadandtryingtomake
the people who were suffering happy.”
Indeed,theyspreadjoy.Stimac,alongwith
legendary players like Slaven Bilic, Zvonimir
BobanandDavorSukur,wasapartofadefiant
Croatian side that enthralled the world with
theirskillsandfootballIQtoreachthelastfour
of the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Theinfectioussmilesonthefacesof those
players belied the pressure they were under.
“That responsibility was enormous, believe
me. We couldn't fail. That kind of awareness
and passion takes you to another level of
commitment on the football pitch and that's
one point I want to get to with India,” Stimac
added.
Stimac carved out the reputation of being
a‘machopatriot’whenhebecamethecoachof
theCroatianteamadecadeago,whereaccord-
ing to the country’s football experts, he ‘ap-
pealed on patriotism to galvanise his players.’
Inthefouryearshe’sspentinIndia,Stimac
has not shied away from displaying this.
Monthsintohistenure,hedeclaredtheriseof
‘NewIndia’afteralategoalagainstBangladesh
helpedtheteamavoidanembarrassingdefeat
at home.
Recently, he got so charged up in a
Each year, the AIFF consults all stakehold-
ersinthefootballingcommunitybeforefinal-
ising the calendar. It is supposed to mark all
domesticandnationaltournamentsthatclubs
and the country are supposed to be part of.
Not ranked as per the Sports Authority of
India’s policy of being among the top eight in
Asia to be eligible to send a team, the calen-
dar was made without the Asian Games as a
competition to be participated in.
What changed?
Simply, the performance of the team
and the opportunity to build on that per-
formance by bringing the
band back together in
Hangzhou.
It was seen as a win-win
situation for the AIFF and the
players. But the calendar is
made before the season starts
for a reason.
Where does the Indian
Super League figure in all this?
The Indian Super League is India’s pre-
mier domestic football tournament, con-
sisting of 11 teams in a closed format and
runs from September to just before the
Indian Premier League.
This year, the first few weeks of the ISL
clash with the dates for the Asian Games
football competition.
Who has the upper hand in such
situations?
Igor Stimac is someone who laughs easily and wears emotions on his sleeve. AIFF
match against Pakistan that the referee
showed him a red card. And when the
Indian Olympic Association and the Sports
Ministry were not clearing the football team
for the Asian Games, Stimac penned an
open letter to Prime Minister Modi, seek-
ing his intervention.
Even when selecting his players, Stimac
said ‘psychological profile and character’ are
the ‘most important things.’ “After that, we
cometotheunderstanding(of)thegame,foot-
balllevel,knowledgeandotherthings,”hesaid.
Football, though, isn’t his be-all and end-
all.Stimac,whorepresentedCroatia53times,
reportedlystartedabettingcompanyin2000,
whichwentbankruptafterfiveyears.Hethen
joined the family business of producing olive
oil and manufacturing wine before dabbling
into another venture - music.
In May 2013, he signed a petition against
same-sex marriages and gay couples adopt-
ing children, according to Croatian media re-
ports. It was one of the many moments that
made him a controversial figure in Croatian
sport.
Stimac, however, refutes the claim that he
is the ‘controversial one’. “If you ask me what
kind of a person I am, I will tell you that I'm a
very warm person, very soft person. I cannot
walk through life unconsciously,” he said.
“WhenIfeelinjustice,I'mreadytogothrough
the wall to fight it. Nothing will stop me. If I'm
right,Idon'tcarewhoisontheoppositeside.I
don't care.”
The AIFF will attempt to convince clubs to release as many of their players in the
national pool of 50 as possible. PTI
In a club-vs-country debate, usually the
clubs hold the cards. That is the structure
upon which FIFA has built its international
window system. The Asian Games does not
Coach sharing confidential details raises
integrity issues, say former India players
ANILDIAS
MUMBAI,SEPTEMBER12
RAISING EYEBROWS over India coach Igor
Stimac consulting an astrologer to pick the
starting 11, former India internationals who
have turned to coaching said it leads to in-
tegrity issues.
Reacting to The Indian Express report,
which revealed that Stimac selected teams
for the Asian Cup qualifiers last year on the
advice of astrologer Bhupesh Sharma, who
was paid lakhs by the All India Football
Federation (AIFF), former players
Gouramangi Singh and Steven Dias said
confidential details about players should
not have been shared with anyone outside
the team management.
Gouramangi, a former India defender,
added it was an issue of propriety. “More
than player selection, the bigger issue is in-
tegrity. If the astrologer was given team
lists, strategies, and other confidential de-
tails then it raises issues of propriety,” he
told The Indian Express.
Dias, a former winger who is currently
come under a FIFA international window
and therefore clubs are under no obligation
to release their players for it. Furthermore,
when the AIFF released the names of play-
Stimac hits back
“Target or honest fighter for the betterment of Indian football?
The time is coming to put all cards on the table and see how
much and who really cares about football in this country”
IGOR STIMAC
India football coach defends himself with a post on X
If the astrologer was given team
lists, strategies, and other
confidential details then it raises
issues of propriety.”
GOURAMANGI SINGH
FORMER INDIA DEFENDER
the coach of the Jamshedpur FC reserves,
said there’s no way team selection should
depend on anything else but player per-
formance and team strategy.
“As a coach, I could never select a team
based on astrological advice. I feel it’s not
fair to the players. Moreover, sharing prob-
able XI and team strategy with someone
outside of the setup is absolutely wrong.
You don’t know how that information can
be used against you,” he said.
While Gouramangi was critical of shar-
ing team lists, he said we cannot question
a coach’s beliefs. “We cannot impose our
judgments regarding what is right and
wrong on this issue, especially about some-
one's beliefs. I am not aware of the back-
ground but if a coach has his personal be-
ers for the Asian Games, they had not taken
permission from clubs nor informed or re-
quested them for the same. This was con-
firmed to The Indian Express by two differ-
ent clubs.
The AIFF later resorted to saying that
clubs should release their best players
ahead of the start of not just the ISL season,
but also the Asian Champions League for
Mumbai City FC keeping ‘national interest
in mind’.
Is there merit in the ‘national interest’
argument?
Every time Stimac has been given a long
camp with the players, there has been an
uptick in performance and player fitness –
both of which have led to better results.
For many reasons, the fitness of a foot-
ball player playing for a domestic club in
India isn’t good enough for international
football. A closed league coupled with
teams based around better foreign players
can be touted as reasons, as players fail to
join the national camp in peak match fit-
ness.
When a player from a club goes to play
for the country during a FIFA international
window, especially in European leagues
where club structures are strict in their fit-
ness demands, there aren’t too many con-
cerns regarding his fitness.
How did the clubs respond?
Until the end of the King’s Cup in
Thailand, the AIFF was frantically trying to
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WHATSTIMACHASSAID
I DON’T have any doubt. I am
the chosen one. I came to
India to help you. I adjusted
myself to India, to Indian
culture, to Indian habits, to
Indian differences, you know,
and some of the people are
saying, ‘Coach you are more
Indian than many Indians’.
That's how I feel at the
moment."
IF YOU ask me what kind of a
person I am, I will tell you that
I'm a very warm person, very
soft person. I cannot walk
through life unconsciously.
When I feel injustice, I'm
ready to go through the wall
to fight it. Nothing will stop
me. If I'm right, I don't care
who is on the opposite side. I
don't care."
THAT WAS a special time in a
way that we started
representing such a young
country when the war (Balkan
conflict) was going on. In our
country, when the boys of our
age or younger were dying on
the first line and defending
the country borders, we were
representing the country
abroad and trying to make the
people who were suffering
happy.”
lief, then we can't comment on it,” he said.
Both players were a part of the Indian
team in the 2011 Asian Cup.
The Indian Express report revealed that
Stimac was in constant touch with the as-
trologer before every match of the quali-
fiers, played last year in June. He sought his
advice to pick the playing 11, shared sub-
stitution strategies and injury details.
There were instances where players
were dropped because their stars were not
favourable, according to the astrologer.
Dias said that as a player, he would be
very disappointed if he got to know he had-
n’t been selected because an astrologer said
so.
“The team management, players, and
everyone know how much you have work.
They know the capabilities of each player.
And players work extremely hard to be a
part of the starting XI for every match. If
the coach feels you are not up to the mark
or decides to exclude you for tactical rea-
sons, it’s fine, but if you come to know you
have been excluded because an astrologer
said so, then it’s extremely disappointing
and demotivating,” he said.
confirm a list of players that would be fly-
ing to Hangzhou to be a part of the Asian
Games. There was a delay in the return of
nine national team players while these ne-
gotiations were on and eventually the play-
ers returned to India after much furore over
them not being released for club duty at
the earliest.
This was followed by Mohun Bagan
finding out that Ashique Kuruniyan, a
player with the national team, suffered an
anterior cruciate ligament injury while in
Thailand – a piece of information that was-
n’t provided to them for five days.
“For five days, they neglected his injury
and didn't even conduct an MRI. This is not
something we'd expect from a Team India
physio,” a Mohun Bagan official told PTI. “If
they had performed an MRI, we could have
started physiotherapy earlier and min-
imised the extent of the injury. In light of
this episode, there is absolutely no consid-
eration of releasing our players for the
Asian Games,” he said.
What is the status of the Asian Games
squad?
The AIFF will attempt to convince clubs
to release as many of their players in the
national pool of 50 as possible. This will not
be anywhere near a full-strength squad –
and keep in mind one of the reasons for
India wanting to go for the Asian Games
was to give the best players of the national
team more time with Stimac and his
coaches.”
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India overcome Lanka, wunderkind

Wellalage’s all-round show of an unbeaten 42, 5-40 and two catches goes in vain as India end Sri Lanka’s winning streak with a 41-run victory, qualify for final

FIVE OF THE BEST

EXPRESS
ATASIACUP
VENKATA KRISHNA B
COLOMBO, SEPTEMBER 12
CHANTS OF “Wella, Wella” resounded
within the R Premadasa Stadium where a
near capacity crowd had turned up for the
first time this Asia Cup. Over the phone
Dunith Wellalage’s childhood friend HK
Chamath Gimhana says he's kicked him-
self for not turning up at the venue, having
driven down to Pallekele 10 days back and
being in attendance when Sri Lanka de-
feated Bangladesh on Saturday.
Having stepped out for work in the af-
ternoon, Gimahana missed seeing his
friend Wellalage fox India’s star-studded
batting line-up to record his maiden five-
for. Now as Wellalage threatened to take
the game away from India with the bat,
Gimahana was glued to the television.
Even at the stadium, nobody was will-
ing to move. This was the time for super-
stitions and prayers. The capacity crowd
was hoping for a turnaround after Sri Lanka
were in trouble after bowling out India for
213. Wellalage made an unbeaten 42 off 46
balls but ran out of partners as Sri Lanka
lost by 41 runs. With this allround perform-
ance; 42*, 5/40 and two catches, Wellalage
was the standout performer for the team.
Having arrived at the crease with Sri
Lanka struggling at 99/6, the 63-run part-
nership between Wellalage and Dhananya
de Silva was turning into a headache for
India. Despite having 213 on board, a total
that seemed par on the slow pitch, a brief
spell of rain before the end of India’s in-
nings had altered the conditions a bit. The
wet outfield and the arrival of dew meant
India had to make early inroads, which they
did. But with the ball beginning to get soft,
Wellalage and Dhananjya were beginning
to score easily. But a timely strike from
Ravindra Jadeja, who removed the latter
meant India found the opening they des-
perately needed and from there on they
closed down the game in no time.
Having captained Sri Lanka at the
Dunith Wellalage claimed an impressive 5-40 against India on Tuesday. PTI
Under-19 World Cup held in the Caribbean
last year, there is plenty of interest around
Wellalage, the next big name coming out
of the island. A very capable middle-order
batsman, who can bowl left-arm slow, he is
beginning to be a priceless asset for Sri
Lanka. In the country’s domestic circles,
there is one note that is stuck on every
team’s planning board: Do not underesti-
mate Wella. Starting from his school cricket
to age-group and domestic cricket, teams
have paid the price for underestimating the
diminutive Wellalage, who hails from
Moratua, the same town that gave the
world “Little Kallu.” or Romesh
Kaluwitharana. It is the place where his
dreams began that eventually brought him
to Colombo’s famous St Joseph’s College.
“He is the most focussed guy in the class.
He knows cricket is the way ahead for him
and as a 15-year-old he played for the
school’s first team (U-20). At that age, all of
us will have some sort of fear, but Wella
doesn’t know the meaning of fear,”
Chamath told The Indian Express.
It was at the school level, where
Wellalage’s popularity and game began to
grow. Having seen Wellalage at close quar-
ters as both opposition coach and as part
of his own team, Jehan Mubarak, the for-
mer Sri Lanka cricketer and current Under-
19 coach, is not surprised by his latest star
turn against India on Tuesday. “Many of
them tend to underestimate him by his
frame and think he can be pushed over.
When he is bowling, they try to attack him
and when he is batting, they try to bounce
him out. So he is used to that, and he never
backs down. He has more maturity for his
age and is a fighter to the core. He always
wants to do well in tough situations and
I’ve seen him do that many times against
the school I coached,” Mubarak told The
Indian Express.
On Tuesday, despite India getting off to
a solid start, Wellalage was not going to be
intimidated by big names. With the condi-
tions aiding him, Wellalage just focused on
hitting the right lengths. Off the first ball,
he removed Shubman Gill by drawing him
forward, beating him in flight and hitting
ShubmanGill: -Outtotheperfectleft-
armspinner'sdismissal.Theball,witha
bitof flight,driftedtowardsleg-stump
andbeatthebatsmaninflightasGill
triedtoplayittothelegside.Buthewas
nowheretothepitchof theballasit
spunpasthimtohitoff-stump.
ViratKohli(in pic): Theballcameslower
off thepitchthanthebatsman
expeected.Kohliwentbacktoashorter
deliverytoplayittothelegsidefora
single,butendeduphittingitintheair
straighttothefielderatshort
midwicket.
RohitSharma:Thisonewentstraight
andkeptlow,defeatingtheattempted
back-footdefensiveshotfromthe
Indiancaptainandhittingleg-stump.
KLRahul:Theback-of-a-lengthdelivery
Despite India getting off to a
solid start, Wellalage was not
going to be intimidated by big
names. With the conditions
aiding him, Wellalage just
focused on hitting the right
lengths.
the off-stump. In his second over, he got the
prized wicket of Virat Kohli, and off the
next, he undid Rohit Sharma with an arm-
ball. 80/1 in 11 overs became 91/3 at the
star of the 15th.
Maturity beyond his years
“From the Under-19 days to now, he has
had a very seamless transition that every-
one expected him to have. At this level,
there is a lot of information being fed in
from all quarters and it varies for each and
every team he plays. But, he knows to fil-
ter them all and just pick what works for
him.
“An experienced cricketer can do that,
grippedthesurface,cameoff slower,
andturnedabit.Rahulplayedabittoo
earlyoff thebackfootandspooneda
returncatch.
HardikPandya:Thisballturnedsharply
asthebatsmanplayedaforward
defence,andthefaintoutsideedge
nestledinthewicketkeeper'sgloves.
but for a 20-year-old to understand his
game and pick only what suits his game
makes him stand out from the pack. He is
a mature player, who reads the game very
well and has a lot of confidence in his abil-
ity. He knows how to use the skills he has
and believes he can turn things around. If a
20-year-old is doing it, then even the sen-
ior players tend to step up. This is what he
has been doing since age-group cricket,”
Mubarak said.
With the top-order gone, the middle-
order was continually choked by Wellalage.
KL Rahul was the only batsman who ap-
peared at ease against the Lankan spinners,
using his feet and the crease to good effect
before being undone by the two-pace na-
ture of the pitch and giving a return catch
to Wellalage.
And when Hardik Pandya departed off
the final ball of his 10th over, Wellalage had
five wickets in the bag.
BRIEF SCORES: India 213 all out in 49.1
overs (Rohit Sharma 53; Dunith Wellalage
5/40, Charith Asalanka 4/18) bt Sri Lanka
172 all out in 41.3 overs (Dunith Wellalage
42*; Kuldeep Yadav 4/43) by 41 runs

Meet Imran: Runaway kid Pacer Mavi

who’s Oman’s Shoaib Akhtar injured ahead
PRATYUSH RAJ
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
MUHAMMAD IMRAN'S story is a perfect
fairytale, almost tailormade for going viral in
the social media age.
In 2012, on a cold December night, at the
age of 18, Imran left his village in Dera Ismail
Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
province without informing anyone and
travelled around 1,000 km on a truck to
Karachi. The purpose of the trip was to give
a trial. He couldn't affordtotell anyone in the
family because his father wanted him to join
the Pakistan Army, and not pursue cricket.
Now more than a decade later, one of his
bowling videos has gone viral on social me-
dia, due to the uncanny similarity of his ac-
tion with that of former Pakistan speedster
Shoaib Akhtar.
Imran is a carbon copy of the Rawalpindi
Express, from the hair to the walk to his
bowling mark, the run-up, the load-up, and
even the celebration.
“I grew up watching Shoaib bhai.
Everyone in my village used to run and try to
bowl like him, but only I was able to perfect
it,” Imran told The Indian Express.
“My village is near the Afghanistan bor-
der. I started bowling with the tape ball. In
2010, during one of the tournaments at Dera
Ismail Khan, someone told him that I bowl
exactly like Shoaib Akhtar.”
In a couple of years after he completed
his intermediate schooling, to save himself
from the wrath of his father, Imran gave a
physical test for the Pakistan army and was
selected. “Jis din ghar mey dawaat thi, mai usi
raat bhaag gaya (The day there was a cele-
bration at my house for my job, I ran away),”
herecalled.“Myfatherwantedmetojointhe
army. I wanted to play cricket. So, I ran away
from my village. I didn't tell anyone, every-
one was sleeping when I left for Karachi.”
With little money but with the help of a
kind truck driver, Imran reached Karachi af-
ter three days and went straight to the KDA
Cricket Ground, as he instructed by
Mohammad Naeem, a former first-class
cricketer, who played for FATA (Federally
Administered Tribal Areas).
“They asked me to come for the trials the
next day. I said 'bhaijaan mai ghar se bhaag ke
aaya hun, mere pass rukne ko bhi koi jagah
nahi hai (I have run away from home and
don't have anywhere to stay in Karachi), can
Igivethetrialnow'.Theyrefusedbutallowed
metospendthenightattheground,”hesaid.
“I will never forget my first night in
Karachi. It was freezing, I couldn't sleep, and
was just hoping the night would get over.
Probably the longest night of my life.”
Getting noticed
Next day, he would impress everyone
with his slingy action and in a few months,
Muhammad Imran fixes CCTV
cameras in Muscat.
was picked for Karachi U-19s.
“I picked 21 wickets in six games. I took
four wickets against Rashid Latif's academy.
Ehsan Ali, Saad Ali, Faraz Ali, all of them now
play in the Pakistan Super League. I removed
all three of them in my first spell,” Imran re-
called.
In 2013, Ufone, a Pakistani GSM cellular
service provider, held a trial across the coun-
try to pick fast bowlers under the supervi-
sion of the legendary Wasim Akram.
“Iclocked143kmphandwassecondinall
Pakistan.Ithoughtmylifewouldchange.There
was a lot of hype in the media. Wasim Akram
appreciatedmeandtoldmeIcouldbowleven
quicker. But you know the politics in Pakistan
cricket,ifyoudon'tknowpeopleinthesystem,
you can't go further,” Imran alleged.
“IplayedU-23,U-25cricket butnevergot
an opportunity to play first-class cricket.”
In2017,ImranwentforatrialforPSLfran-
chiseLahoreQalandars,wherehecaughtthe
eye of former Pakistan pacer Aaqib Javed.
"The first ball I bowled, he raced towards
me and said 'aapki bowling mey jaan hai.
(You are quick)' One of the assistant coaches
of Lahore Qalandars took my number, and
asked about my whereabouts but I never re-
ceived a call,” he said.
In 2019, a friend of his posted his bowl-
ing video on YouTube and he received a call
from a T20 franchise in Oman.
“They asked 'why don't you come to
Oman'. They helped me get a passport. But in
Oman,youcan'tsurviveonlybyplayingcricket.
Ineededtoearnmoney.MaiCCTVcamerala-
gata hun (I fix CCTV cameras). I earn around
70,000 Pakistan rupees. I have responsibility
towards the family as well. I used to send half
the money back home.”
"Now I play for Azaiba XI, The franchise
has given me a place to stay and I work only
forsixtosevenhoursnow.Iamplayingmore
cricket.Suddenlymyvideohasgoneviraland
I have become famous,” he said.
Now, at the age of 29, Imran is in the
Oman national camp.
“Head coach Duleep Mendis and his
deputyMazharSalemKhansayinacoupleof
years, I can play in T20 leagues.”
of Asian Games
DEVENDRA PANDEY
MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 12
THE INDIAN cricket team for the upcoming
AsianGameshasalreadyhadacasualtybefore
theteamgathersinBangaloreforashortcamp.
Pacer Shivam Mavi suffered an injury a few
days ago and is all set to miss the continental
games to be held next month in Hangzhou.
The nature of injury to Mavi is not known.
TheBoardofControlforCricketinIndia(BCCI)
seniorselectioncommitteewillbepickinghis
replacement in the coming days. The Indian
Expressunderstandsthattheselectorwanted
tosendYashThakur,whowaskeptamongthe
standby players, but the Vidarbha pacer has
alsoinjuredhisback.Theselectioncommittee
islikelytopickUmranMalikasareplacement
for Mavi.
The Indian team won’t be flying with re-
serveplayersduetostrictrulesfollowedbythe
Indian contingent at the Asian Games village.
The Indian team players have been called to
Bangaloreforatwoweekcampwhichwillbe
monitored by the National Cricket Academy
(NCA). VVS Laxman will be coaching the sec-
ond string Indian team along with Sariaj
BahutuleasbowlingcoachandMunishBalias
fielding coach.
The Asian Games is to be held in China’s
Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8
and the Indian team will be led by Ruturaj
Gaikwad.TheBCCIearlierhadcitedpriorcom-
mitmentstoskipAsianGames,however,later
did a rethink and decided to field both men’s
and women’s teams.
Change in selection committee
The Indian board will witness one change
intheseniorselectioncommitteegoingahead.
The Indian Express understands that former
India pacer Salil Ankola, one of the selectors
from West Zone, will have to make a way out
of the current committee.
The board felt it can’t have two selectors
from one zone. A few months ago, the body
hadappointedformerIndiaandMumbaicap-
tain Ajit Agarkar as the new chairman of the
selection committee.
AsbothAgarkarandAnkolahailfromWest
Zone, the BCCI felt it will be better if Ankola's
termisnotrenewedafterhecompleteshisone
year as senior selector.
TheIndianboardhadgivenaoneyearcon-
tracttopresentselectorsandtheywillhaveto
re-applyinDecemberthisyear.Thecurrentse-
lectioncommitteecomprisesAgarkar,SSDas,
Subroto Banerjee, S Sharath and Ankola.
It is learnt that during its annual general
body meeting to be held in Goa, the BCCI will
getitapprovedfromthehousethattheywillbe
invitingapplicationsoncethetermgetsover.At
the same time, the board will place a revised
pay cheque for the selection committee.

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19 ECONOMY
THE INDIAN EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
SENSEX: 67,221.13 ▲ 94.05 (0.14%) NIFTY: 19,993.20 ▼ 3.15 (0.02%) NIKKEI: 32,776.37 ▲ 308.61 HANG SENG: 18,025.89 ▼ 70.56 FTSE: 7,520.26 ▲ 23.39 DAX: 15,698.26 ▼ 102.73
OUTWARD DIRECT INVESTMENT BY INDIAN FIRMS
Singapore,US,UKtoptheoutbound
investmentlist,includes3taxhavens
GEORGEMATHEW
MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 12
SINGAPOREWASthelargestben-
eficiary of outward direct invest-
ment (ODI) by Indian firms with
the country getting Rs 2.03 lakh
crore ($ 24.48 billion) or 22.3 per
centofthetotalODIduringthefi-
nancial year 2023. Total outward
directinvestmentbyIndianfirms
rose by 19.46 per cent to Rs 9.11
lakh crore ($ 109 billion) in
FY2023 as against Rs 7.62 lakh
crore last year, data from a
Reserve Bank of India study
shows.
The US received Rs 1.24 lakh
crore(13.6percentshare)andthe
UKgotRs1.16lakhcrore(12.8per
cent)asODIfromIndiainFY2023.
The top ten countries accounted
for as much as 85 per cent of the
ODI. Switzerland received Rs
28,228 crore ($ 3.40 billion).
Significantly, three jurisdic-
tions known for tax benefits are
in the top ten countries that re-
ceived Indian ODI. Bermuda re-
ceivedRs12,582crore($1.51 bil-
lion),JerseyRs11,661crore($1.40
billion)andCyprusRs9,985crore
Small cap index crashes Environmental sustainability takes spotlight
4% after Nifty falls back as Apple reveals new iPhones, Watch series
ENSECONOMICBUREAU
MUMBAI,SEPTEMBER12
AFTER SCALING its fresh all-time
high, the Nifty ended marginally
lower at 19,993.2 on Tuesday on
profit booking by investors in
small and mid-cap shares.
The50-shareindexopenedat
a record high of 20,110.15 but
pared its gains to close lower by
3.15pointsor0.02percent.Ithad
breachedthe20,000-markforthe
first time during the intraday
trades on September 11.
The 30-share BSE Sensex
climbed 94.05 points, or 0.14 per
cent, to end at 67,221.13. During
the day, the small - and mid-cap
indices fell over 4 per cent and
around 3 per cent, respectively.
“Equity market witnessed
some profit booking today, espe-
cially in the mid and small-cap
spaceadayafterNiftyhitthehis-
torical 20,000 mark. Small-cap
andmid-capnosedivedupto3-4
percentledbyPSEs(publicsector
enterprises), which were among
the top gainers in the last few
BRIEFLY
Noneedfor
fundingin
future:Paytm
NewDelhi:Paytmdoesnot
seetheneedforfundingin
thenearfuture andiscon-
fidentofattainingsustain-
able free cash flow, the
company's chief financial
officer said Tuesday. “We
don't see the need for
funding in the near future.
Wehavezerodebt,andwe
areveryhealthyfromabal-
ance sheet standpoint,"
Paytm Executive Director,
PresidentandGroupChief
Financial Officer Madhur
Deora said. PTI
BoMplansto
raise`1,500cr
viabonds
New Delhi: State-owned
Bank of Maharashtra
(BoM) on Tuesday said it
planstoraiseRs1,500crore
through bonds to fund
business growth. The
lender intends to raise the
funds through private
placement of Basel-III
compliant tier II bonds,
BoMsaidinaregulatoryfil-
ing.TheissuesizeisRs250
crorewithagreenshoeop-
tion of Rs 1,250 crore, it
added.The bond auction
date is September 14,
whileallotmenttobidders
would be made on
September 18, the filing
said. PTI
OUTWARD DIRECT INVESTMENT FROM INDIA
COUNTRY 2022
Singapore `182,200 cr
USA `102,078 cr
UK `84,075 cr
Netherlands `97,723 cr
UAE `55,608 cr
Mauritius `70,392 cr
Switzerland `26,130 cr
Bermuda `11,515 cr
Jersey `13,198 cr
Cyprus `10,142 cr
Other Countries `1,09,591 cr
All Countries `7,62,652 cr
($1.20 billion), RBI data shows.
Bermuda, for example, imposes
no taxes on profits, income, divi-
dends, or capital gains. It has no
limit on the accumulation of
profit,andhasnorequirementto
distributedividends,accordingto
a PWC report.
Meanwhile, the US was the
largest source of inward foreign
directinvestment(FDI)inIndiain
fiscal year 2023, followed by
months,” said Siddhartha
Khemka, Head - Retail Research,
Motilal Oswal Financial Services
Ltd.KotakInstitutionalEquitiesin
arecentreportsaidthatthereare
no fundamental reasons for the
meteoricriseinthestockpricesof
many mid-cap and small-cap
stocks in the past few months.
“Theprimarydriveroftherally
appears to be irrational exuber-
ance among investors, with high
return expectations (and pur-
chase decisions) being driven by
the high returns of the past few
months,” the report said.
“Wearedroppingourrecom-
mended mid-cap portfolio since
we cannot find too many stocks
beyond the BFSI space that offer
decentpotentialupsidetoour12-
month fair value,” it said. On
Tuesday, all sectors ended in red
exceptforITandpharma.Among
the Nifty companies, Tata
Consultancy Services (TCS),
Larsen&Toubro,Infosys,Ultratech
Cement and Dr Reddy’s
Laboratories gained the most.
FULLREPORTON
www.indianexpress.com
Removal of additional duties on US
apples, walnuts not to impact
domestic producers negatively
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
THE GOVERNMENT on Tuesday
said that the removal of addi-
tional retaliatory duties on im-
ports of US apples, walnuts and
almonds will not result in any
negative impact on domestic
producers.
Additional Secretary in the
Department of Commerce
Peeyush Kumar said the Most
Favoured Nation duty of 50 per
cent and 100 per cent continues
to be applicable on US apples
and walnuts as only additional
20 per cent duty is removed.
Domestic air passenger traffic rises
about 23% to 1.24 cr in August: Icra
PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
INDIA'SDOMESTICairpassenger
trafficroseabout23percentyear-
on-year to 1.24 crore in August
and was 6 per cent higher than
thepre-Covidlevel(August2019)
of around1.18crore,creditrating
agency Icra said on Thursday.
On a sequential basis, the
growth in traffic during the pre-
vious month was around 3.2 per
cent, with 1.21 crore passengers
flying on domestic routes in July,
it added.
Also,thecapacitydeployment
in the reporting month grew 10
2023 SHARE
`203,233 cr 22.3%
`124,123 cr 13.6%
`116,398 cr 12.8%
`106,395 cr 11.7%
`87,459 cr 9.6%
`76,881 cr 8.4%
`28,228 cr 3.1%
`12,582 cr 1.4%
`11,661 cr 1.3%
`9,985 cr 1.1%
`1,34,124 cr 14.7%
`9,11,069 cr 100.0%
Mauritius, the UK and Singapore
with the top ten countries ac-
counting for over 90 per cent of
the flows.
According to RBI data, the US
brought in Rs 8.58 lakh crore
($103 billion) FDI in FY23 as
against Rs 8.05 lakh crore in the
previous, accounting for 17.2 per
cent of the share. FDI from
Mauritius was Rs 7.43 lakh crore
(Rs7.79lakhcrore)accountingfor
NANDAGOPAL RAJAN
CUPERTINO, SEPTEMBER 12
APPLE INC on Tuesday an-
nounced its new iPhone 15 se-
ries as well as the new Apple
Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 at its
special “Wonderlust” event
where the company's environ-
mental sustainability efforts
took the centre-stage.
For the first time in a smart-
phone, the iPhone 15 Pro series
will stand out for its Grade 5 ti-
tanium chassis, and the new
3nanometer A17Pro silicon
which the company claims can
take on even desktop comput-
ers. This makes the phone
lighter and more durable. The
new iPhone 15 will come in 6.1
and 6.7 Inch sizes, and also
come with thinner edges on the
display. According to Apple,
these models are also more re-
pairable than its predecessors
and has recycled aluminium
structure inside. The iPhones
will also feature a new cus-
There is no reduction on the
Most Favoured Nation (MFN)
duty on apples, walnuts and al-
monds, which still applies to all
imported products, including
US-origin products, he added.
"This measure will not result
in any negative impact on do-
mestic apple, walnut and al-
mond producers. Rather, it will
result in competition in the pre-
mium market segment of ap-
ples, walnuts and almonds,
thereby ensuring better quality
at competitive prices for our
Indian consumers," he told re-
porters here.
The market share of the US
apples dwindled as other coun-
percentagainstAugust2022and
lower by 1 per cent in compari-
son to the pre-COVID levels
(August 2019), Icra said.
The ratings agency said the
outlookonthedomesticaviation
industry is 'stable' on the back of
the fast-paced recovery in do-
mestic passenger traffic in the
previous fiscal and expectations
ofthetrendcontinuinginthisfis-
cal as well.
Moreover, the industry wit-
nessed improved pricing power,
reflected in the better yields and
thus the revenue per available
seatkilometre–costperavailable
seat kilometre (RASK-CASK)
spread of the airlines, it noted.
E
E X P L A I NE D
Tax havens
for Indian
● investors
THERE ARE three juris-
dictions known for tax
benefits are in the top ten
countries that received
Indian ODI. Bermuda re-
ceived Rs 12,582 crore,
Jersey Rs 11,661 crore and
Cyprus Rs 9,985 crore,
data by the Reserve Bank
of India showed.
Bermuda, for example,
imposes no taxes on
profits, income, divi-
dends, or capital gains.
a share of 14.9 per cent and the
UKRs7.08lakhcrore(Rs5.83lakh
crore).
While the total FDI flow in
FY2023 was Rs 49.93 lakh crore
($601billion)asagainstRs46.72
lakhcroreayearago,othermajor
FDI contributors included
Singapore (Rs 6.59 lakh crore,
Netherlands(Rs5lakhcrore)and
Japan(Rs3.98lakhcrore).Of this,
Rs47.75lakhcrorewasbywayof
iPhone 15 gets Dynamic Island and a 48MP main camera.
tomisable Action Button to ac-
cess a favourite feature with one
tap. The new iPhone 15 will
have the dynamic island feature
that debuted last year in the Pro
models, a 48MP camera and
will now be charged with USB-
C. Apple claimed the new sen-
sor with advanced computa-
tries benefited from the imposi-
tion of additional retaliatory du-
ties on the US apple and walnut
imports. He added that the re-
moval of additional duties will
now ensure fair competition
among the countries which are
exporting these products to
India. The clarification has
come amid the opposition
Congress criticising the govern-
ment's decision to reduce im-
port duty on apples.
The Centre has reduced the
import duty on the Washington
apple, which will also directly
affect the horticulturalists of the
State, thereby causing losses to
them, the Congress said.
The same is expected to con-
tinuewithayear-on-yeardecline
in aviation turbine fuel (ATF)
pricessinceAprilthisyearandrel-
atively stable foreign exchange
rates, Icra said.
It noted that sequential in-
creasesinjetfuelpricesremainat
elevated levels vis-a-vis pre-
Covidlevels,anddespiteahealthy
recovery in air passenger traffic,
the domestic aviation industry
continues to face challenges on
account of elevated ATF prices
and depreciation of the rupee
againsttheUSDollar,whencom-
pared to the pre-Covid levels --
bothhaveamajorbearingonthe
airlines' cost structure.
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Gadkari talks of 10% more tax on
diesel vehicles, but no proposal
under govt consideration yet
SWARAJ BAGGONKAR
Carmakers say
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 12
equity and the balance was debt. diesel PV sales
The data is from the RBI’s an- AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTUR-
nual census on foreign liabilities ERS, especially in the passenger to come down
and assets (FLA) covering cross- vehicle segment, have been
borderliabilitiesandassetsof the gradually lowering the share of New Delhi: Leading car-
entities (companies, limited lia- diesel-powered cars in their makers Maruti Suzuki
bilitypartnerships,alternativein- portfolio, but road transport and India and Hyundai Motor
vestment funds and partnership highwaysministerNitinGadkari India on Tuesday said the
firms) with inward/outward di- wants the process to be faster. percentage of diesel cars
rect investment (DI). Out of the At the annual convention of in passenger vehicle
38,689entities,whichresponded the Society of India Automobile sales is expected to come
inthelatestcensusround,33,850 Manufacturers (SIAM) on down with stricter emis-
reportedFDIandODIintheirbal- Tuesday, Gadkari said an addi- Union Minister of Road sion regulations, increas-
ancesheetasatend-March2023. tional 10 per cent tax should be Transport and Highways ing the cost of owner-
Nitin Gadkari. PTI
The manufacturing sector levied on diesel-run vehicles to ship. "It is a natural
continued to attract the largest help cut emissions. phenomenon that as the
shareofFDIequity,bothatmarket However, he later clarified 4.3 per cent and 3 per cent, re- emission regulations
value as well as at face value. through a post on X that there spectively, in intra-day trading keep tightening, the cost
Among services, information & was no such proposal under ac- on the BSE. Commercial vehicle of acquisition will keep
communication and financial & tiveconsiderationbythegovern- manufacturer Ashok Leyland's increasing, and this
insuranceactivitieswerethema- ment currently. shares went down 4.2 per cent. process (decline in diesel
jor FDI recipient sectors. “I readied a letter 8-10 days The share of diesel in M&M’s vehicle percentage) will
“Over 97 per cent of the re- ago and will present it to the fi- passenger vehicle segment is 82 be much faster going for-
sponding DI entities were un- nance minister today (Tuesday). per cent. For Kia, it is at 34 per ward," Maruti Suzuki
listedinMarch2023andtheyac- I will request her for an increase cent, 18 per cent for Hyundai India Senior Executive
counted for a bulk of the FDI of 10 per cent in GST on all diesel Motor India and 15 per cent for Officer (Marketing &
equitycapitalinIndia,”according vehicles,” Gadkari said in his ad- Tata Motors, as per the April- Sales) Shashank
to the RBI report. Non-financial dress. August sales data by SIAM. Srivastava said.
companies retained the lion’s Before the minister issued a In the commercial vehicle Most manufacturers
share of the FDI equity at face clarification that no such pro- segment, the share of diesel for have announced that
value. The market value of FDI in posal is under consideration, Tata Motors is 80 per cent fol- they will move out of
unlisted firms surpassed that in shares of Mahindra & Mahindra lowed by CNG and electric pow- diesel, he added. PTI
listed companies. (M&M)andTataMotorsplunged ertrain. FE
Capex loan releases to
states at `50,000 crore
Besides removal restrictions
cobalt in the battery and other PRASANTASAHU oncapexoncentralministriesand
carbon natural material too. NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER12 departments, the Centre’s faster
In the Apple Watch seg- release of capex loans to states to
ment, Series 9 comes with the THECENTRE’Sliberalinterest-free acceleratedevelopmentspending
latest Apple Silicon S9 with 18- loan disbursement to state gov- isalsoaidingoverallpubliccapex,
hour battery life. Now, Siri re- ernmentsforasset-creatingproj- which in turn has begun crowd-
quests can be processed on de- ects has reached Rs 0.5 trillion or ing in private capex. Of the total
vice and thus are unaffected by 54 per cent of the sanctioned outlayofRs1.3trillionforloansto
network connection. This also amountsofarinthecurrentfinan- states, the tied component is Rs
brings in ability to access to cial year, supporting the strategy 0.3 trillion.
health data with just voice. tofrontloadcapextosupporteco- By September, the Centre’s
Apple has also introduced dou- nomic growth. overall sanction is likely to reach
ble-tap, a new gesture to do Of the Rs 1.3 trillion 50-year aroundRs1trillionanddisburse-
things on the Watch without capex loan facility for states in ment of around Rs 0.65 trillion,
touching the device itself. FY24, the Center has already is- sources said. This would help the
Apple Watch Ultra 2 will also be sued sanction letters totalling Rs Centre spend over 60 per cent of
powered by the new S9 chip 0.92 trillion. In the first half of the theRs10trillioncapexbudgetfor
and will come with the same previousfinancialyear,theCentre the current fiscal in the first half
features like gestures and on- hadsanctionedRs0.51trillionout itselfcomparedwith45.6percent
device Siri. The device will come of the Rs 1 trillion facility but no oftherelevantannualtargetinthe
with 95 per cent recycled tita- disbursements had taken place. year-ago period. FE
tional photography powered by nium and will also be carbon
the A16 Bionic will bring in new neutral. During the event, the
camera capabilities to the company underlined its Apple
iPhone 15. The phone will also 2030 efforts to become carbon Tender No : Re e Tender SE/PHC/KKD/72,73,74/2023-24
usher in new voice calling fea- neutral across all its business. JJM- CWSS To Thariyode, Kottathara, Vengappally and Pozhuthana Pts- 1. Construction of 3 LL GLSR
and 5 LL GLSR, Supply, and Commissioning of CWPM in Kottathara GP Part V 2. Construction of 10
tures, while its emergency SOS (The author is in Apple Park LL GLSR, 2 LL GLSR- 2 nos, and 1 LL GLSR- 2 nos, Supply and commissioning CWPM and supply
features via satellite are coming on the invite of Apple Inc) and erection of Clear Water pump sets in Pozhuthana GP Part III 3. Construction of 1.5 LL OHSR,
supply, commissioning of CWPM, construction of approach roads to exiting WTP, supply and erection
to more countries. The iPhone FULLREPORTON of 200 KVA transformer and clear water pump set at WTP site in Thariyode GP- Part IV. EMD : Rs.
200000,500000, 200000, Tender fee : Rs. 11025, 16540, 11025 +18% GST. Last Date for submitting
15 will come with recycled www.indianexpress.com Tender : 29-09-2023 04:00:pm, Phone : 0495-2371046, Website : www.kwa.kerala.gov.in,
www.etenders.kerala.gov.in
Superintending Engineer
PH Circle
KWA-JB-GL-6-1181-2023-24 Kozhikode
GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA Rajasthan State Road Development And Construction Corporation Ltd., JAIPUR
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER No. NIT/2023-24/16323-37 Date: 11.09.2023
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No. Tender Online - RWCCESNG -29 of 2023-24 Letter No. 2579
e-Procurement NOTICE
/Dtd. 11.09.2023
Construction of Vivekanand Youth Hostel at Sawai Madhopur, Pratapgarh, Banswara, Chittorgarh & Bundi.(05
No. works) UBN: (1)RRC2324WSOB00825 (2)RRC2324WSOB00800 (3)RRC2324WSOB00801
(4)RRC2324WSOB00802
1099.89
Lakh
1. Type of the Work : Road (DMF)
(5)RRC2324WSOB00806
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3. Time of Completion : As specified in the column-5 of the Annexure
4. Detail Projects : As per Annexure attached
5. Estimated Cost : As specified in the column-4 of the Annexure
6. Other details :
Procurement Bid Availability of Tender Last Date & Date & Time of opening
Officer Identification on-line for bidding Time of of tender
No. From To Seeking Technical Financial
Tender Bid Bid
Clarification
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Chief RWCCESNG-29 18.09.2023 07.10.2023 06.10.2023 09.10.2023 Will be
Construction of 2023-24 11:00 AM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 11:00 AM intimated
Engineer, Rural separately
Works Circle,
Sundargarh
Further details can be seen from the website www.tendersodisha.gov.in
Sd/-
Chief Construction Engineer, GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
Rural Works Circle, Sundargarh OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
(OIPR- 25133/11/0038/2324)
P.H. DIVISION, BHANJANAGAR AT CHATRAPUR
GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
C-1362 Phone-06811 263909- FAX-06811 263950
E-mail - eephchpr@gmail.com
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING THROUGH e-Procurement
RURAL WORKS CIRCLE : SUNDARGARH
AT/PO- SANKARA, SUNDARGARH-770020,
1st Corrigendum Notice dated.08.09.2023
To Bid Identification No. 19/03/ SPH(C) / 2023-24 dt. 24.08.2023
O-997
E-mail address- serw_sundargarh@yahoo.com Name of work- :- Procurement of D.I pipes in connection with the
No. Tender Online - RWCCESNG -28 of 2023-24, Letter No. 2563/Dtd. 11.09.2023
work- “Improvement of water supply to Khallikote
NAC under AMRUT 2.0 (Swap-II)”
e-Procurement NOTICE
Estimated cost :- Rs. 310.71 lakh
1. Type of the Work : Bridge (BSY)
DTCN Consignee & Quantities Revised as per
2. Class of Contractor : As specified in the column-6 of the Annexure
Reference in the DTCN Corrigendum
3. Time of Completion : As specified in the column-5 of the Annexure
Section-3, 300mm dia K-9 6,600 mtr to To be delivered at Rauli bandha
4. Detail Projects : As per Annexure attached
page-19, be supplied at P.H Sectional junction 2.00 KM away from
5. Estimated Cost : As specified in the column-4 of the Annexure
item -9 Store, Chatrapur Santoshpur which is located at
6. Other details :
15.0KM from Rambha Bypass
Procurement Bid Availability of Tender Last Date & Date & Time of
Officer Identification on-line for bidding Time of opening of tender near Panaspadi & 9.00 KM
No. From To Seeking Technical Financial from Huma Junction in the
Tender Bid Bid
Clarification district of Ganjam
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 150mm dia K-7-700 mtr & To be delivered at P.H
Chief
Construction Will be
100mm dia K-7- 500 mtr to Sectional Store, Khallikote
Engineer, Rural
RWCCESNG- 14.09.2023 26.09.2023 25.09.2023 27.09.2023
intimated be supplied at P.H Sectional
28 of 2023-24 11:00 AM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 11:00 AM
Works Circle, separately Store, Chatrapur
Sundargarh
NOTE: All other terms and conditions in the DTCN remains unaltered.
Further details can be seen from the website www.tendersodisha.gov.in
Sd/-
Sd/-
Chief Construction Engineer Superintending Engineer
Rural Works Circle, Sundargarh P.H. Division, Bhanjanagar
OIPR- 25133/11/0041/2324 (OIPR-13172/11/0006/2324) at Chatrapur
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SALUTE THE SOLDIER

12TH BATTALION THE JAT REGIMENT
REMEMBRANCE DAY (IN MEMORIAM)
In everlasting memory of these brave sons of "Bahadur 12"who
madethe supreme sacrifice of their lives to preserve the integrity
of the motherland while serving with battalion in various
operations.
" INDO-PAK WAR" 1971 (Bangladesh)
MajSudesh Kumar, Nb Sub Prem Kumar, Nb Sub SD
Tiwari, LHavBodhu Ram, NkKartar Singh, LNk Amar
Chand, LNkGirdahariLal, LNkKapur Singh, Sep Sardara Department of Agriculture, Government
Singh, Sep Bhagmal, Sep Sandoor Singh, Sep Makhan
Singh, Sep Jai Narain, Sep Pit Ram, Sep/Ck Ram Singh,
of Andhra Pradesh
Sep Nihal Singh and Sep Ram Chander. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
"OP PAWAN" 1988-90 (Sri Lanka) Department of Agriculture, AP invites bids for selection of Agencies for supply of equipment
Maj Michael Lewis, CaptPramod Jolly, HavDalip Singh, for Biological Control Laboratories and Bio Fertilizer Lab in Andhra Pradesh state. For other
HavPrabhuDayal, NkBabu Singh, NkMohinder Singh, details please visit www.apagrisnet.gov.in or www.tender.apeprocurement.gov.in
NkBhoop Singh, Nk RN Mishra, LNkPhool Singh, Sep Sd/- Sri. C.Hari Kiran
BabuLal, Sep Sube Singh, Sep Satyawan, Sep Daljit No: 2346PP/CL/ADVT/1/1/2021-22 Dt: 12/09/2023 Special Commissioner of Agriculture
Singh, Sep Ramesh Kumar, Sep Ram Singh, Sep Kapoor
Singh and Sep Netra Singh.
"OP RAKSHAK" 1992-2023 (J&K)
MajManojKumar Pandey, MajSobhit Tiwari, Sub Nathu
Ram Karwasra, HavGhanShyam, CHM Mohan Chander
Joshi, LNkBanshiDhar, SM, Sep Dharmender Prasad
Bharati,LNk Raj Kumar Mahto, Sep Sultan Singh, SM,
Sep Man Singh andNkParvin Kumar.
"OP MEGHDOOT/ VIJAY" 1999(J&K)
Nb Sub Rajbir Singh, LNkVijaya Kumar Shukla,
LNkKhadag Singh, SM, Sub GardariLal, Nb Sub Gulzar
Singh and Sep Pawan Kumar.
"OP PARAKRAM" 2001-2002
Sub Mam Chand, CHM Siya Ram Gurjar, HavShishu Pal,
Nk Sis Ram, Nk Dinesh Chandra, Nk Ram Sahay
Mishra, NkRajenderSingh, LNkChandan Singh, Sep
Mukesh Kumar, Sep Vinod Kumar, Sep VirendraPrasad,
Sep Satish Kumar, Sep ParvenderKumar, Sep Savinder
Kumar, Sep Sunil, Sep Mukesh, Sep Atar Singh, and Sep
Ganesh Kumar.
On our 'RemembranceDay' we, once again,pledge to follow your
personal example of dedication towards duty. You are no longer
with us but your memories will be with us forever.
ALL RANKS 12 JAT
DC Sanjay Gupta
ITBP salutes its brave heart DC Sanjay Gupta of
M&SI Auli, who laid down his life in the line of
duty on this day in Uttarakhand in 1997.
Resident of : House No. 319, Block-BE,
Saltlake, Kolkata, West Bengal

INDO-TIBETAN BORDER POLICE (ITBP)

Head Constable
Gosai Hajong
ITBP salutes its brave heart Head Constable of
49th Battalion, who laid down his life in the
line of duty on this day at Arunachal Pradesh
in 2017.
Resident of : Vill- Dhanua, Distt. - Dhakhin
Salmara (Assam)
INDO-TIBETAN BORDER POLICE (ITBP)
CT/GD AVTAR SINGH 5th Res. Bn.
Ghaziabad 13-09-2002
CISF proudly remembers the supreme sacrifice
of this brave-heart. On this day, he laid down
his life at the altar of duty while fighting with
the terrorists at Baramula (Jammu &
Kashmir). His courage and bravery would remain an abiding
source of inspiration for the force. The force will remain
eternally indebted to him for his noblest deed. The Power Department, Government of Sikkim invites two
envelop bids online through e-tender portal from 1AA
Contractors/ Firms/ Company empaneled with the Power
Department, Government of Sikkim for the following work:
S l . Tender Reference Tender Amount
Name of Work
No. Number/ Tender ID in Rs.(INR)
1.
30,54,01,229.00

Sd/-
(Kaji Pradhan)
Chief Engineer (Soreng)

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER & BASIN MANAGER,

TEL BASIN, BHAWANIPATNA, DIST. KALAHANDI.
Tel No.06670230209, email -cetelbasinbhp@gmail.com
A-550 Government of Odisha “e” Procurement Notice No-
CE&BM,TEL-10/2023-24
Bid Identification No.CETEL-KND-01/2023-24
Online tenders are invited for EPC Contract for “Construction of In-stream storage structure
(ISS) near village Landagaon across river Khadaga in the district of Kandhamal including
Hydro-mechanical works, Power Connectivity works, Road Connectivity, Staff Quarters
including Survey, Investigation, Planning, Design and Estimate of all Components with
Operation and Maintenance of the project for a period of five years or five Flood Seasons
whichever is more after successful commissioning of the Project of State of Odisha.”
1 Name of Work “Construction of In-stream storage structure (ISS) near
village Landagaon across river Khadaga in the district of
Kandhamal including Hydro-mechanical works, Power
Connectivity works, Road Connectivity, Staff Quarters
including Survey, Investigation, Planning, Design and
Estimate of all Components with Operation and
Maintenance of the project for a period of five years or
five Flood Seasons whichever is more after successful
commissioning of the Project of State of Odisha.”
2 Approximate Value of Rs.169,41,52,542/-
work put to Tender
3 Period of completion 30 calendar months including rainy season.
4 Date & time of Date- 14.09.2023 from 10.00 AM to Date- 10.10.2023 up
availability of bid to 5.00 P.M.
document in the portal
5 Last date/Time for receipt Date- 10.10.2023 up to 5.00 P.M.
of bids in the portal
6 Name & address of the Chief Engineer & Basin Manager, Tel Basin,
officer inviting Bid Bhawanipatna.
Further details can be seen from the e-procurement portal “https://tendersodisha.gov.in”
Sd/-
Chief Engineer & Basin Manager, Tel Basin Bhawanipatna
(OIPR-32317/11/0012/2324)
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Classifieds
PERSONAL
This is certify that I, Jatinder
Kaur Mann W/o Wg Cdr Ranjit
Singh Mann resident of Flat No.
709-B Central Park - II, Sohna
Road, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
now residing at E-5, Civil Lines,
Bathinda, Pin Code: 151001,
Punjab, India, is daughter of
Mr. Avtar Singh Sidhu (father)
and Sukhjit Kaur (Mother) . My
maiden surname is Sidhu. This
is for public information.
0020464486-2
It is for general information that
I,Sahibay Alam,S/o Munna
Khan,R/o C-798/1,Gali No.-
10/5,Chauhan Bangar,Delhi-
110053,inform that name of
mine has been wrongly-written
as Sahbe alam in my
Passport.No.K-1104896.The
actual-name of mine is Sahibay
Alam,which may be amended
accordingly. 0040688641-7
It is for general information that
I, SIKHA HALDER W/O LATE SH.
SAPAN HALDER R/O K-126,
BLOCK-K, J.J. COLONY, SABDA,
NANGLOI, DELHI declare that
name of mine, my husband and
my minor daughter has been
wrongly written as SHIKHA
RANI HALDAR, SWAPAN
HALDAR and MIRA HALDAR in
my minor daughter MIRA
HALDER aged 15 years 10th
class marks-sheet and
certificate. The actual name of
mine, my husband and my
minor daughter are SIKHA
HALDER, SAPAN HALDER and
MIRA HALDER, which may be
amended accordingly.
0070864020-1
It is for general information that
I, RAKESH KUMAR S/O SHYAM
SINGH R/O 318/4, GOVINDPURI,
KALKAJI, DELHI-110019 declare
that name of mine has been
wrongly written as RAKESH
KOUNDEL in the school record
of my minor daughter ANCHAL
aged 15 years. The actual name
of mine is RAKESH KUMAR,
which may be amended
accordingly. 0070864008-1
It is for general information that
I, BHUPINDER SINGH S/O
KULDEEP SINGH R/O H.NO. 33A,
FIRST FLOOR BLOCK-7, DOUBLE
STOREY, VIJAY NAGAR, DR.
MUKHERJEE NAGAR S.O DELHI-
110009 declare that name of
mine, my wife and my minor
daughter has been wrongly
written as BHUPINDER SINGH
KAPOOR, JASMINDER KAUR
KAPOOR and SIMRAT KAUR
KAPOOR in my minor daughter
SIMRAT KAUR aged 16 years
10th class mark-sheet and
certificate. The actual name of
mine, my wife and my minor
daughter are BHUPINDER
SINGH, JASMINDER KAUR and
SIMRAT KAUR, which may be
amended accordingly.
0070864015-1
I,karishama chadha,W/o
Manohar panjwani,R/o I-6/6
second-floor Sector-16 Rohini
Delhi-110085,Have changed my
name to Karishma panjwani.
0040688643-1
I,Tanvi Khurana,W/o-Yash Pal
Taneja,R/o:RZ-164 ,Indra Park,
Uttam Nagar, New Delhi -
110059,Have Changed My
Name to Tanvi Taneja,for all
Purposes. 0040688637-7
I,hitherto known as Ram
Ashre,S/o Hari Nath,residing
at,H.No.-597,Jain-Mandir,
Kesari-Mohalla,
Shahdara,Delhi-110032,have
changed my name and shall
hereafter be known as Ramesh
Kumar. 0040688641-8
I,YOGESH KAPUPRA S/O LAXMI
NARAYAN KAPUPRA,residing at
G-13, BLOCK, B1 MAYUR PHASE-
3,DELHI-110096,have changed
my name to YOGI RAJ,
permanently. 0040688639-1
I,WASEEM AHMAD,S/O.
AMINUDDIN, ADD-B-
448,JJ.CAMP,NEW-SANJAY
AMAR-COLONY VISHWAS-
NAGAR, SHAHDARA DELHI-
110032,changed my name to
MOHAMMAD WASEEM,for all
future purposes.
0040688642-3
I,USHA W/O KARAN SINGH
SEORAN R/O F-19/95, SECTOR-
15,ROHINI, DELHI-110089.HAVE
CHANGED MY NAME TO USHA
DEVI FOR ALL PURPOSES.
0040688637-3
I,USHA KAUSHIK,mother
of,Ankur Kaushik,Presently,
residing at,RZF-289,Gali
No.20,Sadh-Nagar-
II,Palam,New Delhi-
110045,have changed my
name,from USHA KAUSHIK to
USHA SHARMA,vide-Affidavit
Dated-12-09-2023.
0040688644-6
I,Surinder Kumar Nagpal,S/o
Chuni Lal,R/o-12/403, Sunder
Vihar, Paschim Vihar, Delhi-
110087,have changed my name
to Surinder Kumar.
0040688649-1
I,Surender Lakhina S/o,Late Ramji
Dass R/o,12-B, Single-Storey, 1A-
Block, Ramesh-Nagar,New Delhi-
110015, have changed my name to
Surender Kumar. 0040688638-5
I,Sudhir Dhall S/o Jagdish
Chander R/o 7/8, Second-Floor,
Ramesh Nagar,New Delhi-
110015,have changed my name
to Sudhir Kumar for-all-
purposes. 0040688638-4
I,Shubhi Faran W/o Sameer
Khan R/O D86 G-8,
Kaushambi,Ghaziabad, UP
have changed my name to
Subuhi Farha . 0040688641-6
I CHITR BAHADUR KUNWAR R/o
33-34 Rajpur Ext ND-68 added
BAHADUR in my name, CHITR
BAHADUR KUNWAR considered as
F/N of Brahmistha Kunwar in school
records. 0130036657-1
I,Shital Vachhani,W/o-Sunil
Kumar Vachhani,R/o.S-
1,Tower,Flat.no-007,
Saraswati-Apartments,
Sector-D, Pocket-6,Vasant-
Kunj,New Delhi-
110070,changed my name to
Shital Sunil Vachhani.
0040688636-2
I,Seeta Devi,D/o-Purushotam
Chauhan,W/o Rajesh
Chauhan,R/o-Shivsingh Chak-
Post Bhitari Shivsingh
Chak,Ghazipur-Uttar Pradesh-
233304,have Changed my
name,from Seeta Chauhan to
Seeta Devi,for all,future
purposes 0040688635-9
I,Savita Vishnoi,W/O late Jaihind
Kumar Resident B-193,First-
Floor Gujranwala Town Part-
I,Delhi-110009,have changed
my name to Savita.
0040688635-7
I,Samrin Sandip Chatterjee alias
Madhumita Sundip Chatterjee
W/o,Deepanshu Duggal R/o,B-
39/14, SF, Double-Storey,
Ramesh-Nagar, Delhi-
110015,have changed my-name
to Samrin Duggal.
0040688638-3
I,Sahil S/o Jai Bhagwan Mittal
R/o-228 First-Floor Sharda
Niketan Pitampura Delhi-
110034 have changed my name
to Sahil Mittal 0040688639-7
I,Sadhana Rawat,W/o Sagar R/o
VPO Chhainsa,
Ballabgarh,Faridabad have
changed my name to Sadhana
after marriage. 0040688639-4
I,SUNNY S/O ASHOK KUMAR
SAINI R/O HNO.318,MAIN
ROAD,BHORGARH,DELHI-
110040.HAVE CHANGED MY
NAME TO SUNNY SAINI.
0040688636-6
I,SONIA D/O-ASHOK R/O-
1003A/18,NEW TARA
NAGAR,SONIPAT,HARYANA-
131001.HAVE CHANGED MY
NAME TO SONIA
SHRIVASTAVA,FOR ALL
PURPOSES. 0040688637-5
I,SHUBHAM S/O OM PARKASH
CHHABRA R/O 105,DJA-
APARTMENT, PLOT.NO.1A,
SECTOR-13,DWARKA,DELHI-
110078,HAVE CHANGED MY
NAME TO SHUBHAM CHHABRA.
0040688636-3
I,SANJIV KUKAR,S/O.PRABH
DYAL KUKAR H.NO.765
,SECTOR-15,FARIDABAD
HARYANA-121007,changed my
name to SANJIV KANT
KUKAR,for all,future purposes.
0040688641-1
I,Rajkishan Rawat Parent of
Rudraksh R/o 2940,2nd Floor, J
Block, Sainik Colony, Sector-
49,Faridabad have changed my
minor son’s name to Rudraksh
Singh. 0040688639-2
I,RICKEY RADHAN PANDIT
VEETTRIVEL,S/O
KANNUSAMY,R/O B-
272,GROUND-FLOOR, BLOCK-
B,GREATER KAILASH PART-
1,DELHI-110048,changed my
name to RICKEY RADHAN
PANDIT VETTRIVEL.
0040688644-1
I,RAMSINGH,S/O HAJARI
LAL,R/O GOKULPURA,
BUNDI,RAJASTHAN-
323025.HAVE CHANGED MY
NAME TO RAM SINGH MEENA.
0040688636-5
I,Prveen Sehrawat,S/o-Davinder
Kumar Sehrawat,R/o-KH
No.803,Block-K-2,Mahipal
Pur,New Delhi-110037,have
changed my name to Praveen
Kumar Sehrawat for all future
purposes. 0040688643-4
I,Parminder Singh kalra,S/o-
Avtar Singh, Add-A-29 Friends
colony East Sriniwaspuri East
of kailash phase-1 Kalkaji
Delhi-110065,changed my
name to Paraminder singh
kalra. 0040688636-1
I,Paras Bhardwaj,S/o Sh.Raj
Kumar Sharma,
R/o.H.No.1587,Housing Board
Colony,Sector-10A,Gurgaon,
Haryana-122001,have changed
my,name from Paras to Paras
Bhardwaj,for all,purposes in
Future.My date-of-birth is
10.02.1999. 0040688636-8
I,PREETI AGGARWAL W/O
MANOJ KUMAR AGGARWAL R/O
A-2/111,FIRST-FLOOR, SECTOR-
17,ROHINI,DELHI-110089. HAVE
CHANGED MY NAME TO
PREETI,FOR ALL PURPOSES.
0040688636-7
I,POOJA RANI,W/O.ROHIT
KAPOOR, HOUSE.NO.103D, DDA
LIG-FLATS JHILMIL
COLONY,EAST-DELHI-
110095,changed my name to
POOJA RAJPOOT,for all,future
purposes. 0040688642-9
I,Niharika Agarwal W/o Ishu
Aggarwal R/o C-1412, 3rd Floor,
Palam Vihar,
Gurgaon,Haryana-122017, have
changed my name to Niharika
Aggarwal. 0040688638-1
I,Neha Sabharwal W/o Gaurav
Arora R/o 5/157, Backside,
Subhash Nagar, New Delhi-
110027, have changed my name
to Neha Arora for-all-purposes.
0040688638-6
I,Natasha d/o,Akhileshwar
Harit,R/o,26-D Pocket- A-2 LIG
Mayur-Vihar Phase-III,Delhi-
110096,have changed my name to
Natasha Harit,for all purposes.
0040688635-6
I,NAMAN ARORA,S/O.
CHARANJEET ARORA,ADD-
43/44,NEW-LAYALPUR COLONY
KRISHNA-NAGAR EAST-DELHI
110051,changed my name to
NAMAN,for all,future purposes.
0040688642-10
I, Shraboniq Chakravarthy W/o
Aritro Mukherjee R/o 1504, T-18,
La Residentia, Techzone-4,
G.Noida have changed my
name to Shraboniq Mukherjee
forever. 0070863990-1
I,Mridula Chotani W/o Anup
Arora R/o D-5, Punjabi-Basti,
Nangloi, New Delhi-110041,
have changed my name to
Mridula Arora for-all-purposes.
0040688638-7
I,Manohar lal,S/o pahoo mal,R/o
I-6/6 second-floor,Sector-
16,Rohini,Delhi-110085,Have
changed my name to Manohar
panjwani. 0040688643-2
I,Manju W/o Sanjay Bharija R/o
M-3/B-3, Jhulelal
Apartments,Road No.44,
Pitampura,Delhi-110034,have
changed my name to Manju
Bharija. 0040688639-8
I,Raj Kashyap W/o Ajay
Kumar,R/o 42, Top-Floor,
Pocket-22, Sector-24,
Rohini,Delhi-110085,have
changed my name to Raj
Kumari. 0040688637-9
I,MODI SHITALBEN RAMANIK
LAL,W/O. CHIRAG JAYANTILAL
MODI,ADD-A-124,FF, SHARDA-
PURI RAMESH NAGAR,WEST
DELHI-110015,changed my
name to SHITAL MODI,for
all,future purposes.
0040688642-4
I,MEREESHA MEREESHA
MARIAM MATHEW,D/O.JERRY
MATHEW, ADD-FLAT.NO.52,
SHUBHAM-APARTMENT 37
I.P.EXTENSION,PATPARGANJ,DE
LHI 110092,changed my name
to MEREESHA MARIAM
MATHEW,for all,future
purposes. 0040688641-3
I,MATHEW MATHEW JERRY
MELETH/MELETH JERRY
MATHEW/MATHEW J
MELETH/MATHEW,S/O.JERRY
MATHEW ADD-
FLAT.NO.52,SHUBHAM
APARTMENT 37
I.P.EXTENSION,PATPARGANJ,DE
LHI 110092, changed my name
to MATHEW JERRY MELETH,for
all,future purposes.
0040688641-2
I,MAJOR SHARDA MOHAN S/O
VIRENDRA BAHADUR
SINGH,R/O D-703, SARASWATI
VIHAR,DELHI-110034,HAVE
CHANGED MY NAME TO
SHARAD MOHAN.
0040688635-1
I,KRISHNA RANI,W/O.PRAVEEN
KUMAR AGGARWAL,H.NO.D-
5,R.S.T ENCLAVE
JOHRIPUR,NEAR-YASODA
NURSING HOME ,KARAWAL-
NAGAR,NORTH EAST-DELHI-
110094,changed my name to
KAVITA AGGARWAL,for all
future purposes.
0040688642-2
I,KRISHNA DEVI W/O PANKAJ
YADAV R/O 615/13,KHAN
CHAND MANDI,SHAHBAD,
KURUKSHETRA,HARYANA-
136135.HAVE CHANGED MY
NAME TO SONIA YADAV.
0040688637-4
I,KRISHA MITTAL,D/O MANISH
KUMAR MITTAL R/O H-
5/40,SECTOR-11,ROHINI, DELHI-
110085,have changed my name
to KRISHAA MITTAL
0040688635-3
I,Joginder Sachdeva,S/O
Manohar Lal
Sachdeva,Resident 95-
A,Gagan-Vihar Extension
Street.No.3,Delhi-110051,have
changed my name to Joginder
Kumar Sachdeva.
0040688635-4
I,Jashan Singh Kalsi R/O.1-A-
89,F.F,block-A, NIT-
1,faridabad,Haryana-
121001,inform that my-father’s
name Surinder Singh Kalsi &
Surinder Jeet Singh Kalsi,both
are one and same person.
0040688636-4
I,Ishu Aggarwal S/o Suresh
Gupta R/o C-1412, 3rd Floor,
Palam Vihar,Gurgaon,
Haryana-122017,have changed
my son name Shivansh
Agarwal to Shivansh Aggarwal.
0040688638-2
I,Honey Singh Chandhok S/o
Harjinder Singh R/o-
560/11,Nehru Lane New Colony
Gurgaon Haryana-122001 have
changed my name to Honey
Singh 0040688639-6
I,Harleen Kaur W/o Honey Singh
R/o 560/11,Nehru Lane
New,Colony,Gurgaon Haryana-
122001,have changed my name
to Harmeet Kaur Chandhok
0040688639-5
I,Dushyant Tekoria S/o-Harish
Kumar Tekoria,R/o-A-169,
Majlis Park, Adarsh
Nagar,Delhi-110033,have
changed my name to Ritwik
Tekoria,permanently.
0040688637-2
I,Deepak Kumar & Deepak
Kapoor,S/o-Late Manohar Lal
Kapoor,R/o:D-47B,Kiran
Garden,Uttam Nagar,New-
Delhi-110059,Have Changed My
Name to Deepak Kumar
Kapoor,for all Purposes.
0040688637-8
I,Chiranjiv Madan S/o Kuldip
Chander Madan,R/o D-
329,Sector-56,Sushant Lok-2,
Gurgaon(Haryana)-
122001,have changed my name
to Chiranjeev Madan.
0040688637-1
I,BHARAT BHUSHAN
SHANDLYA,S/O. JUGAL
KISHORE SHANDLYA,ADD-370-
A/3 CHIRAG-DELHI,NEW-DELHI-
110017, changed my name to
BHARAT BHUSHAN,for
all,future purposes.
0040688642-7
I, Serbjeet Singh Maniktala S/o
Jagjit Singh R/o A-60, Sec-52,
Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar,
U.P.,have changed my name
from Serbjeet Singh to Serbjeet
Singh Maniktala for all future
purposes. 0070863991-1
I, Salim Qureshi S/o Abdul
Khaliq R/o 33, Chah Kamal,
Hapur UP have changed my
name to Salim.
0070863988-1
I,Azlm Khan/ Mohd Azeem S/o
CLASSIFIEDS & TENDERS 21
Nabil Ahmad,R/o 1084, Sector-
23A,Faridabad, haryana,have
changed my name to Azeem
khan. 0040688641-4
I,Avdesh Gupta,W/O-changa
mal Gupta, Address-9/10,Rajan
enclave P.A.C muradabad,
uttar-pradesh-244001,changed
my name to avdhesh Kumari
Gupta. 0040688637-6
I,Arun Kumar Sharma,S/o Nathu
Ram Sharma,
R/o.H.No.150,Sector-21-
B,Faridabad have changed my
name to Arun Sharma.
0040688639-3
I,Armaan Ahmed
S/o,Mohammed Amjad R/o-
189-C, Garud-
Apartments,Pocket-4, Mayur-
Vihar
Phase-1,Delhi-110091,that
name of mine, my father and
my mother has-been wrongly-
written as Armaan, Amjad
Ahmed and Roopam Ahmed in
my Birth-Certificate and name
of my father and my mother
has been wrongly-written as
Amjad Ahmed and Roopam
Ahmed in my Educational
Documents.The actual name of
mine, my father and my mother
are Armaan Ahmed,
Mohammed Amjad and
Roopam Sondhi.
0040688638-9
I,Archana,D/O-Shri Jagmohan
Singh Rawat R/O-F-467,Third
Floor,Budh Nagar,J.J.
Colony,Inderpuri,Delhi-
110012,have changed my name
to Archana Rawat.
0040688643-3
I,Arbaaz Ahmed
S/o,Mohammed Amjad R/o-
189-C, Garud-
Apartments,Pocket-4, Mayur-
Vihar Phase-1,
Delhi-110091,name of mine, my
father and my mother has-
been wrongly-written as
Arbaaz, Amjad Ahmed and
Roopam Ahmed in my Birth-
Certificate and name of my
father and my mother has-
been wrongly-written as
Mohammad Amjad and
Roopam Ahmed in my
Educational Documents.The
actual name of mine, my father
and my mother are Arbaaz
Ahmed, Mohammed Amjad
and Roopam Sondhi.
0040688638-8
I,Anuj Kumar Agrawal,s/o Sushil
Chandra Agarwal,R/o Tower-
7,Flat.No-1903, Purvanchal-
Royal City Chi-5,Greater-Noida-
201310,have changed my name
to Anuj Aggarwal,for all
purposes. 0040688635-5
I,Ajay Kashyap S/o Bhagwan
Dass R/o 42,Top-Floor, Pocket-
22, Sector-24,Rohini,Delhi-
110085,have changed my name
to Ajay Kumar.
0040688637-10
I,Aditya Mohan S/o Shri. Arvind
Mohan Johari R/o 25, Babar
Road, Ground Floor, New Delhi
– 110001 have changed my
name from Aditya Ranjan and
shall hereafter be known as
Aditya Mohan.
0050226724-1
I, hitherto known as SUSHMA
ALIAS SUSHMA BHOLA D/o
SHYAM SUNDER W/o JANAK RAJ
BHOLA R/o 110-A, NEW LAYAL
PUR, KRISHNA NAGAR, EAST
DELHI, DELHI-110051 have
changed my name and shall
hereafter be known as SIMMY
BHALLA. 0070864013-1
I, Vinod Kumar Karotia, S/o
Prem Chand Karotia, R/o
H.No.B-2, Kh.No.686, First Floor,
Gali No.5, Nai Basti Devli, Delhi-
110080, have changed my
name to Vinod Kumar, S/o
Prem Chand, for all purposes.
0040688544-1
I, Shaheen W/o Mohd Azeem,R/o
1084, Sector-23A,Faridabad,
haryana have changed my
name to Shaheen Khan.
0040688641-5
I, Swaminathan,S/O
Chandrashekhar,R/o,G-103,
Ajmera Infinity Apartments,
Neeladri-Nagar, Electronic City
Phase-1, Bangalore-560100,
have changed my name to
Swaminathan
Chandrashekhar.
0040688649-3
I, Stuti, W/o Sandeep Kumar
Tavatia, R/o A-273, Sangam
Apartment, Tower-A, Flat No.C-
1, Chattarpur Enclave Phase-II,
Chattar Pur, South Delhi, Delhi-
110074, Have Changed My
Name To Stuti Kalia For All
Future Purposes. 0070863962-1
I, Shrimathi W/o Iqbal Ahmad
R/o H. No-397, Dhakauli,
Bulandshahr, U.P.-203001 have
changed my name to Naseem
Begum permanently.
0040688621-1
I, Sachin Garg S/o Vinay Kumar
Gupta, R/o A5 Block A, Krishna
Bhavan, Surya Nagar, Chander
Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar
Pradesh-201011 have changed
my name to Sachin Kumar Garg
0070863929-1
I, Aamir Askari Valentine, S/o
Faisal, R/o H.No.37/B, H-Block,
Gali No.4, Shakarpur, Delhi-
110092, have changed my name
to Aamir Askari, for all
purposes. 0040688547-1
I, APRAJITA D/O SURYAKANT
SNATAK W/O ARUN KUMAR R/O
H/NO. A-5/3,RANA PRATAP
BAGH, DELHI-110007 HAVE
CHANGED MY NAME TO
APRAJITA SNATAK FOR ALL
PURPOSES. 0070864021-1
I, Anup Goyal S/O SH.Krishan
Kumar Goyal R/O B-57, Luxmi
Kunj, Sector-13, Rohini, North
Delhi-110085. do herby
solemnly affirm and declare
that Anup Goyal and Anoop
Goyal is one and the same
person i.e. my name and finally
consider my name as Anup
Goyal for all Purposes.
0040688551-1
I, Rajesh Kumar Gupta, son of
Udai Ram Gupta, residence of
246 Kewal Park Azadpur Delhi
have changed my name to
Rajesh Kumar for all purposes.
0040688580-1
I, Krishan Kumar, S/o Ram
Mehar Singh, R/o H.No.510
Prahladpur Banger Delhi-42,
have changed my minor son’s
name from Sidharth Panghal
to Siddharth Panghal for all
future purposes.
0040688556-1
I, Jyoti, W/o Sanjay Juneja R/o
24/152, Vikram Vihar, Lajpat
Nagar, South Delhi, Delhi-
110024. have changed my
name and shall hereafter be
Known as Kanika Juneja
0070864009-1
I, Pawan Kumar S/o Som Datt
Tyagi, R/o Wz- 62, Keshopur,
Vikaspuri, Tilak Nagar, West
Delhi-110018, have changed
my name and shall hereafter
be Known as Pawan Tyagi.
0070864007-1
I, PRIKSHIT MAHENDRU,
S/O.DILIP KUMAR
MAHENDRU,ADD-D-192,P-
3,GREATER NOIDA,
GAUTAMBUDH-NAGAR, UTTAR
PRADESH-201310, changed my
name to PARIKSHIT
MAHENDRU,for all,future
purposes. 0040688642-5
I, PREM KUMAR S/o RAM
NARAIN R/o 90 FF,SAINIK
VIHAR, PITAM PURA, Delhi
have changed my name to
PREM KUMAR ARORA
0040688554-2
I, Neeraj Pandey S/o Shobha
Chand Pandey R/o B-2/660,
Gali No.27, Harsh Vihar, Delhi-
110093, have changed my
Daughter name from Pranjal to
Shreeja for all future
Purposes. 0070863961-1
I, Manish Grover S/o Surender
Grover, R/o F-20 A, Street
No.10, Subhash Chowk, Laxmi
Nagar, East Delhi, Delhi-
110092, have changed my
name and shall hereafter be
Known as Maniesh Grovver.
0070864006-1
I, Kumari Veena W/o Rajinder
Kumar Narang R/o 130, Avtar
Enclave Paschim Vihar New
Delhi declare that Kumari
Veena and Veena Narang both
are same person
0040688554-3
I, GAURAV MASSEY, S/O. TARUN
MASSEY, ADD-31-D,POCKET-4,
MAYUR-VIHAR , PHASE-1,
NEAR-DELICACY RESTAURANT,
EAST,DELHI-110091,changed
my name to GAURAV VINCENT
MASSEY,for all future
purposes. 0040688642-6
I, TANISHKA, D/o Vijender
Kumar, R/o 581, LIG Flats,
Ground Floor, Green Valley
Apartment, Pocket-6, Sector-
10A, Narela, Delhi-110040, have
changed my name to NAVYA,
for all purposes.
0040688557-1
I, Brajkishore Sharma Retired
Petty Officer No.113205-K.
from Indian Navy R/o Village-
Dayanatpur Pargana and
Tehsil-Jewar District Gautam
Budh Nagar UP, declare that in
my Service Record my wife
Shalini Sharma Date of Birth is
Wrongly Written as 15.10.1970.
Her correct date of Birth is
15.10.1971 for all purposes in
future 0070863960-1
I, Bhopinder Singh S/o Kuldeep
Singh R/oH.No 33A,First Floor
Block-7, Double Storey Vijay
Nagar Dr. Mukherjee Nagar
Delhi-9 have changed my
name to Bhupinder Singh for
all Purposes. 0070864017-1
I, Bhawna Gupta, W/o Vipin
Bansal, R/o House No. 7009,
Gali Tanki Wali, Pahari Dheeraj,
Delhi-110006, have changed
my name to Ritika Bansal, for
all purposes. 0040688558-1
I, Anil Kumar S/O Surendra
Singh Gusai R/O D 119 3rd Floor
East Vinod Nagar Delhi 110091.
have changed my name to Anil
Kumar Gusain s/o Surender
Singh Gusain for all future
purposes. 0070864010-1
I hitherto known as Manoj S/o-
Ram Dhan residing at-C-
73,Chandan Vihar, Nangloi,
Delhi-110041 have changed
my-name and shall hereafter
be-known as Manoj Kumar.
0040688575-1
I Sunil Kumar S/o Ramesh
Chand R/o WT-81, Gali-No-21,
Baljeet Nagar, Prem Nagar,
Delhi-110008 have changed my
name to Sunil Pawar.
0070863984-1
I Salman Khan S/o Mohd Ayyub Saifi
R/o H.no-34 Sector-19 Old
Faridabad Haryana-121002 Have
changed my name to Salman Saifi
S/o Mohd Ayyub Saifi For all future
Puposes. 0070864011-1
I Parkash Chand Goel S/o Late
Tej Ram Goel R/o House No.AP-
91, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi-
110088 is also known as
Prakash Goel. Both names are
of one and the same person.
0040688545-1
I Anita Devi W/o Bhaskar
Vidyadhar Jaisawar R/o
Chhedapur, P.S-Fulpur, Tehsil-
Pindra, Cherapur, Varanasi,
Uttar Pradesh-221207, have
changed my name to Jiya
Bhaskar Jaisawar
0070863993-1
I Amit Kumar S/o Rakesh
Chandra R/o Kaluapur Sani,
Naglanan, Farrukhabad, Uttar
Pradesh-209745, have
changed my name to Dev
Gangwar 0070863994-1
I,VANDANA VERMA,W/O
PANKAJ VERMA R/O.
HOUSE.NO.4080, KUCHA
DILWALI SINGH,AJMERI
GATE,DELHI-110006,have
changed my name to MANJU
VERMA. 0040688635-2
I,SUSHMA DEVI
PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE
SHARMA,W/O.BHARAT
BHUSHAN,ADD-370- “General public at large is hereby informed It is notified for informations of all general
that my clients ‘Mr. Mahavir Singh public that my clients Raju and his wife Smt.
A/3,CHIRAG-DELHI NEW-DELHI- Khatri S/o Lt. Net Ram & his wife- Anita R/o H.No.29, MCD Quarters, Bhero
110017,changed my name to Smt. Urmila Khatri both R/o H. No. Mandir, Boulvard Road, Near HP Petrol
1961/5, Arya Samaj Road, Narela, Delhi-
SUSHMA SHARMA,for all,future
Pump, Old Delhi, Civil Line, North,
40’ have severed their relations from their
Delhi-110054 have disowned their daughter
purposes. 0040688642-8 son Mr. Jitender Khatri and his wife-
Ms. Suman Khatri presently staying at H.
Kunika and her husband Shiva from their all
movable and immovable properties and
I, CHANDRIKA VORA W/o No. 1961/5, Arya Samaj Road, Narela,
Delhi-40 for want of control and their severed all relations from them. If anybody
RAMESHCHANDRA VORA R/o deals with them, he/she will be responsible
extortive conducts and also have dis-owned
B-16, GUJRAT APPT, PARWANA them from their all movable and immovable their legal and illegal acts and my clients
properties. Any person henceforth dealing shall not responsible for the same.
ROAD, PITAM PURA, Delhi have
with aforesaid- Mr. Jitender Khatri & his Sd/-
changed my name to wife Ms. Suman Khatri shall be doing so KUNAL KHATHUMARIA
CHANDRIKA BEN VORA. at his/her own risk and the same shall not be Advocate
binding on my aforesaid clients in any Chamber No. B-3, Near Police Chowki,
0040688554-1 manner, whatsoever.
Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi-110054.
Sd/-
I,KISHAN SWAROOP ANAND BHARDWAJ
KAUSHIK,father of,Ankur
Advocate PUBLIC NOTICE
Ch. No. 51, Civil Wing,
Kaushik,Presently,residing Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi-54 My client Shakina Begum w/o Mohd
Yunus R/o H.No.1934,. G.N.19, Rajiv
at,RZF-289,Gali.No.20,Sadh- Gandhi Nagar, Mustafabad, Delhi-
Nagar-II,Palam,New Delhi- 110094, has debarred her son Kadir
110045,have changed my and his wife Rukaiya from all her
name,from KISHAN SWAROOP movable-immovable properties and
severed her relations from them due
KAUSHIK to KISHAN SWAROOP
to their bad-behaviour and
SHARMA,vide-Affidavit,Dated-
quarrelsome nature. My client shall
12-09-2023. 0040688644-5 not be responsible for their acts.
Sd/-
I,DINESH LALA/SRI DINESH
Khairun Nisha Qureshi
LALA, S/O.NIHAL CHAND Advocate
LALA,ADD-F-1683,NEAR-SHIV Chamber No. D-510,
MANDIR,SAINIK-COLONY, Karkardooma Delhi-110032.
SECTOR-49,FARIDABAD,
HARYANA-121001,Changed my
name to DINESH RAJ ARORA,for Àff½fʪfd³fIY Àfc¨f³ff
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all,future purposes.
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Nagar, New Delhi-110017 have
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changed my name to Adiba
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KAMAL SINGH (Advocate)
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PUBLIC NOTICE
By it known that my client SMT.
SUSHILA GUPTA WIFE OF
PUBLIC NOTICE LATE SHRI RAM AVTAR
This is to inform that property documents viz. GUPTA, RESIDENT OF
original receipts/Share certificate/allotment letter
BLOCK NO-3, FLAT NO.6,
in respect of membership no. 1014 and Plot No. 4
in Sector E, Ajitgarh Colony, Zirakpur Patiala RISHI APARTMENT, 4,
Road, SAS Nagar, Punjab issued to Smt. Surinder
BATTERY LANE, RAJPUR
Kaur by The Panchsheel Cooperative House
Building Society Limited, Zirakpur, Punjab have ROAD, CIVIL LINES, DELHI,
been lost/misplaced at New Delhi and the same
are not traceable. I, Smt. Surinder Kaur W/o late has Lost her Property
Sh. Harminder Singh R/o A-1, Vishal Enclave,
Documents (i.e. (i) Original
New Delhi-110027 being the Original
Allottee/Current Owner has made a police Sale Deed, Dated 03.11.1953,
complaint on 23.08.2023 vide police report
bearing no. LR No. 812713/2023 and has applied
in favour of Gian Chand
to The Panchsheel Cooperative House Building Gajwani, (ii) Original Sale
Society Limited for issuance of certified duplicate
copy of the said documents. If anyone has any
Deed, Dated 10.01.1964, in
objection/claim over the same, they are requested favour of Vinod Kumar,
to file objection against the same to Manager, The
Panchsheel Co-operative House Building Society Resident of 79, Prem Nagar,
Subzi Mandi, Delhi, (iii) Original
Limited, H.No.110, Telephone Exchange Colony,
Zirakpur, Punjab - 140 603 within 15 days of
Sale Deed, Dated 27.04.1966,
publication of this notice.
Sd/- in favour of Jagmohan Dass
LOST & FOUND VINOD
Advocate
Jain, Resident of 21/4684,
28/12, A-2, Block, West Sant Nagar, Darya Ganj, Delhi (iv) Original
I Neelam Arora W/o Sh. Ganga Burari, Delhi-84
Sale Deed, Dated 05.01.1970,
Sharan R/o B-47/1, Gali No.12, in favour of Narinder Pal Arora,
Ram Mandir, New Gobind Resident of 51, U.B., Jawahar
Pura, Delhi-110051 have lost Nagar, Delhi, (v) Original Sale
Deed, Dated 20.01.1971, in
my Payment Receipt executed
favour of Virender Pal Arora,
on 07.11.1973 by Krishan Lal in
Resident of 51, U.B., Jawahar
favour of Raj Karni &
Nagar, Delhi,) related to Shop
Agreement to Sell & Payment Plot No.3, in Block-C, Netaji
Receipt executed on Road, Adarsh Nagar, Delhi.
15.10.1973 by Jinda Ram & Finders Pls Contact Adv.
Puneet Chugh, Mobile:
Prem Parkash in favour of
09310013613, Address:
Krishan Lal W.R.T Plot No.1, Chamber No.1, Old SDM
South Anarkali, Block-A, Delhi- Office, Main Rohtak Road,
110051. Finders may contact at Nangloi, New Delhi-110041.
above address. Any person/s shall take any
loan/OD/mortgage to any
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etc., then he/she shall be fully
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GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PWD (BUILDING),
ASSAM, CHANDMARI, GUWAHATI-3
No. I/274962/2023
PRESS NOTICE
On behalf of the Governor of Assam, the Chief Engineer, P.W.D. (Building) invites the
“Expression of Interest” (EOI) for consultancy services from empanelled architects under
PWD(B), Assam, preferably from A & B category who has wide experiences of similar
nature of works for the following project:
Sl. Approx. project Approx. consultancy
Name of work
No. cost fees including GST
1. Conservation, Restoration & Up gradation Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran
of Amguri Inspection Bunglow Complex 710.30 Lakhs Rs. 24.73 Lakhs Nigam Limited Vidyut Nagar,
at Amguri P.O.— BLW Varanasi-221
004 Full Term E- Tender Notice E-
Chief Engineer, PWD, (Bldg) tender are invited for the following
JANSANYOG/C/9920/23/13-SEP-23 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 material. The tenderer will be
accepted up to at 15.00 hrs. Please
visit website www.etender.up.nic.in
for details/ download and for any
other corrections/ amendments/
modifications/ extensions till the date
of submission of bids. SI. No. 1
Tender Specification No. EAV-
124/2023-24 Name of Material
Single Phase Universal Meter Box
Qty. (Nos.) 2,88,000 Earnest Money
(Rs.) 6,00,000.00 Tender Fee (Rs.)
5,000.00+ GST @ 18 % Last date &
Time for online submission of
tender document 09.10.2023 15.00
Hrs. Date & Time for online
opening of tender part-1 10.10.2023
15.00 Hrs. Sd/- SUPERINTENDING
ENGINEER (MM-I) "Save Electricity
in the interest of Nation ´fÂffaI :
2281/´fc.d½f.d½f.d³f. d»f.(½ff.)/Àff.´fi.-I/ d½fÄff´f³f
dQ³ffaI : 12.09.2023

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PWD (ROADS),
ASSAM CHANDMARI :: GUWAHATI-3
No. CE/CW/18/2023-24/01
PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER
The Chief Engineer, P.W.D (Roads), Assam on behalf of the Governor of Assam invites bid from
approved and eligible contractors registered with Assam PWD (Roads) for one work, under
SOPD (G) for the year 2023-24 in Kamrup (Metropolitan) district of Assam.
Scheme is not yet sanctioned by the competent authority. In the event of non- sanction of the
scheme, bids may be cancelled and no claim what so ever on this account shall be entertained
from the bidders
Details may be seen at website- assamtenders.gov.in and also at the office of the
undersigned in the “City Works Cell”, from 14.09.2023 during office hours.
Chief Engineer PWD (Roads),
Janasanyog/CF/2633/23/13-SEP-23 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3

Government of Maharashtra
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER (ROADS), Public Works Division, Achalpur
E-mail Address :- achalpur.ee@mahapwd.gov.in Tel/Fax No. :- 07223-220260
PUBLIC WORKS ROADS DEPARTMENT, E - Tendar Notice No. 41 Year 2023-24 / Dt. 07.09.2023
ASSAM, GUWAHATI-03 Online E-tenders in B-1 form for following work is invited by Executive Engineer, Public Works Division,
Achalpur Phone No. 07224-234231 on behalf of Governor of Maharashtra State from Registered Only Amravati
No. CE/DEV/TB/08/2023-24/14 District Labour Society in appropriate Class with Public Works Deptt. Govt. of Maharashtra. The right of accept
PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER or reject of the tender has been reserved to Executive Engineer, Public Works Division, Achalpur. Conditional
tender will be not accepted.
The Chief Engineer (Roads), PWRD, Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 invites bids on behalf of Estimate Cost
Sr.No. Name of Work
Governor of Assam from approved & eligible Contractors registered with PWRD, Assam for
construction of roads and drains under Mukhya Mantrir Nagariya Pakipath Nirman Achani Only Amravati District Labour Society
(MMNPPNA) for the year 2023- 24 amounting to Rs. 410.84 Crores (approx.) in the following 1 Construction of Sabha Mandap at Chichkheda Tq.Chikhaldara Dist.Amravati. 1208428.00
50 (Fifty) nos. Urban Local Bodies (ULB) - Amguri MB, Barpeta MB, Barpeta Road MB, 2 Construction of Sabha Mandap at Gangarkheda Tq.Chikhaldara Dist.Amravati. 1608691.00
Bokajan MB, Dergaon MB, Dhakuakhana MB, Dhekiajuli MB, Dhing MB, Dibrugarh MB, 3 Construction of Sabhagruha Remaining Work of Sabhagruha Near Asra Mandir & 1046333.00
Digboi MB, Doboka MB, Doom Dooma MB, Fakiragram MB, Gauripur MB, Golaghat MB, Beautification of Hanuman Mandir Area in Prabhag No.2 at Chandur Bazar Dist.Amravati.
Goreswar MB, Hojai MB, Howly MB, Jamugurihat MB, Jorhat MB, Kampur MB, 4 Construction of Cement Concrete Drain Pakiza Colony & High Mass Light Near Holifeth 1607881.00
Kharupetia MB, Lanka MB, Lumding MB, Makum MB, Mangaldoi MB, Moriani MB, English School in Prabhag No.7 in at.Chandur Bazar Dist.Amravati.
Morigaon MB, North Guwahati MB, Nagaon MB, Nazira MB, Palasbari MB, Raha MB, 5 Construction of Sabhagruha Near Nursing Mandir in Prabhag No.4 at. Chandur Bazar 1206095.00
Ramkrishnanagar MB, Rangapara MB, Rangia MB, Silapathar MB, Silchar MB, Dist.Amravati.
Simaluguri MB, Sipajhar MB, Sonai MB, Sonari MB, Sootea MB, Sorbhog MB, Tangla MB, 6 Construction & Beautification of Remaining work of Vyayam Shala Prabhag No.1 at 1207950.00
Teok MB, Tezpur MB, Tinsukia MB, Titabor MB & Udalguri MB. Chandur Bazar Dist. Amravati.
Details along with packages under each ULBS may be seen from 25.09.2023 at website 7 Construction of Shed & Steps for Seating Arrangement in Smashan Bhumi at Prabhag 1207579.00
www.assamtenders.gov.in. Amendment /Addendum to the SBD, if any, and further No.1 at Chandur Bazar Dist.Amravati.
notifications shall appear in this website and also at the office of the undersigned during office 8 Construction of Paving Block Road from Ahok Watkar to Pandit Khandare and Cement 1210684.00
hours. The contractor/bidder must be registered with the Electronic Tendering System (ETS) of Concrete Road at Muslim Kabrastan in Prabhag No.7 at Chandur Bazar Dist.Amravati.
PWRD, Assam website www.assamtenders.gov.in. 9 Construction of Slab Drain & Paving Block from Noor Qureshi to Barkat Shah in Prabhag 1210446.00
Schemes are not yet sanctioned by the competent authority. In the event of non- sanction of No.7 at Chandur Bazar Tq.Chandur Bazar Dist.Amravati.
the schemes, the bids may be cancelled and no claim what so ever on this account shall be 10 Construction of Dome Sabhagruha near Gajanan Mandir at Kodori Tq. Chandur Bazar 1247557.00
entertained from the bidders. Dist.Amravati.
Note: NIT Value is inclusive of GST (12%), Labour Cess (1%), etc.
11 Construction of Sabhagruha near Jagdamba Mata Sansthan on G.P. Land Redwa Tq. 1664099.00
Chief Engineer (Roads), Chandur Bazar Dist.Amravati.
PWRD, Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3. 12 Construction of Sabhagruha near Avdhut Mandir at Karajgaon Tq.Chandur Bazar 1663450.00
Dist.Amravati.
13 Construction of Sabhagruha near Hanuman Mandir at Karajgaon Tq.Chandur Bazar Dist.
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM Amravati.
1247889.00
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER (ROADS), 14 Construction of Sabhagruha Near Rangari Maharaj Mandir at Karajgaon Tq.Achalpur Dist.
Amravati.
1663450.00

PUBLIC WORKS ROADS DEPARTMENT, 15 Construction of Laghudyog Meeting Hall on G.P. Land At Sawali Datura Tq. Achalpur 1665063.00
ASSAM, GUWAHATI-03 16
Dist.Amravati.
Repairs of Flooring, Celling and wall of VIP Room-1 at Circuit House Achalpur Tq. 2489578.00
No. CE/DEV/TB/235/2022-23/27 Achalpur Dist.Amravati.
17 Construction of Sabhagruha at Borgaon Mohana Tq.Chandur Bazar Dist.Amravati. 1182644.00
PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER (Re-Bid) 18 Construction of Toilet Block for Gents at Semadoh Tq.Chikhaldara Dist.Amravati. 2492453.00
The Chief Engineer (Roads), PWRD, Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 invites re-bids on 19 Construction of Toilet Block for Ladies at Semadoh Tq.Chikhaldara Dist.Amravati. 2426625.00
behalf of Governor of Assam for 1 (One) nos. of package for Construction of Roads &
Period of download of bidding document :-Dt. 13.09.2023 @10.00 to Dt.20.09.2023 @ 17.00
Bridges including Routine Maintenance for 4 (four) years under Mukhya Mantrir Paki Path
Pre bid conference date, time and venue :- Nil
Nirman Achani (MMPPNA) for the year 2022-23 in Behali LAC of Assam amounting to
Rs. 4.33 Crores (approx.) including GST etc. from approved & eligible Contractors Opening technical & financial bids :- Dt. 22.09.2023 @10.00 to @ 17.30
registered with PWRD, Assam. Note:- Above E-Tender Notice details available on below website.
Details may be seen from 15-09-2023 at website www.assamtenders.gov.in. Amendment 1) http:// mahapwd.gov.in
/Addendum to the SBD, if any, and further notifications shall appear in this website and also at 2) https://mahatenders.gov.in
the office of the undersigned during office hours. The contractor/bidder must be registered with Please note the further changes regarding this works will not be published through corrigendum by press notice,
the Electronic Tendering System (ETS) of PWRD, Assam website www.assamtenders.gov.in. the changes will be available only on Electronic Tendering system of Government of Maharashtra which is
Note: - N.I.T Value is inclusive of GST (12%), Labour cess (1%) etc. available on the Portal https://mahatenders.gov.in Sd/-
Outword No.4863 Date 07/09/2023 (Krunal R. Pinjarkar)
Chief Engineer (Roads), Office of Executive Engineer, Public Works Division, Executive Engineer
JANASANYOG/CF/2652/23/13-SEP-23 PWRD, Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3. Achalpur Public Works Division, Achalpur