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Cauvery authority directs SC rejects
plea to shut
Rijiju tells States
Kudankulam to fi ght fake news
Karnataka to release water power plant
‘There is a need for better awareness’
At fi rst meet, no discussion on the State’s decision to move SC against CWMA Krishnadas Rajagopal
NEW DELHI
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI
Karnataka to The Supreme Court on
Monday granted the Nu
The Cauvery Water Manage
ment Authority (CWMA), at
convene meet clear Power Corporation of
India Ltd. (NPCIL) an ex
its fi rst meeting here on The Karnataka government tension of time till April 30,
Monday, directed Karnataka will take stock of the 2022, to build an Away
to release water to Tamil Na outcome of the meeting of From Reactor (AFR) facility
du and other States, but did the Cauvery Water to store spent nuclear fuel
not discuss Karnataka’s deci Management Authority after from the Kudankulam pow
sion to challenge the consti the budget is presented on er plant.
tution of the CWMA in the July 5. Sources in the Chief A threejudge Bench, led
Supreme Court. Minister’s offi ce said the by Chief Justice Dipak Mis
“There is no need and no government was assessing ra, said public interest
point in discussing Karnata the situation. Water prompted the court to
ka’s challenge…The Authori Resources Minister D.K. agree to the NPCIL’s re
ty has nothing to do with it,” Shivakumar said the quest for an extension of
Vijaita Singh
Jagriti Chandra 23 arrested for
New Delhi
Masood Hussain, Interim
Chairman, CWMA, told The
First fi at: Karnataka has been asked to release 34 tmcft from
the Biligundulu site, over and above the June release.
government would invite
leaders from the Cauvery
time to build the facility.
The court did not agree Union Minister of State for
Dhule lynching
Hindu. area for a meeting between to the demand by advocate Home Kiren Rijiju said on A day after fi ve persons of a
every 10 days during the Nadu, Puducherry and Kar July 6 and 10. A PAGE 5 Prashant Bhushan, for acti Monday that “rumours and nomadic community were
Appeal in SC monsoon months. Based on nataka looking after the De DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD vist G. Sundarajan, to shut fake news” had become a lynched in Dhule district of
The Karnataka government water storage in various re partments of Water Resourc down the plant till the facil big menace, amid reports Maharashtra on suspicion
on Saturday decided to fi le
an appeal in the Supreme
servoirs — Hemavathy, Ha
rangi, Krishnarajasagar, Ka
es, besides representatives
of the Central Water Com
AIADMK, DMK ity was ready. It suggested
that he fi le an independent
that around 20 people had
been lynched in diff erent
of being childlifters, Chief
Minister Devendra Fadnavis
Court against the setting up
of the CWMA and the Cauv
bini, Mettur, Bhavanisagar,
Amaravathy and Banasura
mission and the Union Mi
nistries of Agriculture and
claim credit application and not mix
the issue with the NPCIL’s
parts of the country in the
past one month following
on Monday announced a
compensation of ₹ 5 lakh
ery Water Regulation Com sagar — it will recommend Water Resources. The The ruling AIADMK and the current plea for more time. childlifting rumours spread each for the families of the
mittee (CWRC) on the how much water ought to be CWMA will be headed by the Opposition DMK claimed Mr. Bhushan said the primarily through deceased. Twentythree
REPORTS ON PAGES 15 & 16 grounds that their formation released, in keeping with the Chairman, a senior and emi credit in the Assembly soon continued operation of the WhatsApp. persons were taken into
should have been discussed Supreme Court’s recent ver nent engineer or a Secretary/ after the decision taken at plant without a “deep un “State governments and custody. A page 7
in Parliament. dict, in these blocks of 10 Additional Secretarylevel the fi rst meeting of the derground repository” to all government agencies,
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Mr. Hussain said the days. executive with experience in Cauvery Water Management store the radioactive spent along with NGOs, need to
CWMA had directed Karna The court’s February ver handling interState water Authority was made public. fuel was an open invitation come together and create “Our social media team is
taka to release 34 tmcft dict said Karnataka would disputes. The Authority will Speaker P. Dhanapal to a catastrophe. He ar better awareness,” he said. active at the State and dis
(thousand million cubic feet) get 284.75 tmcft, Tamil Nadu have two wholetime mem recalled the eff orts made by gued that the AFR facility “Rumours and fake news trict levels,” said O.P. Singh,
of water from the Biligundu 404.25 tmcft and Kerala and bers and six parttime mem the late Chief Minister was supposed to be built in are posing a danger to inno Uttar Pradesh DGP. “The
lu site. This would be over Puducherry 30 and 7 tmcft bers, including one each Jayalalithaa to achieve the fi ve years, but this had not cent lives.” moment we get such infor
and above the water re respectively. nominated from the riparian goal. DMK leader been done. In 2013, the Though the Union Home mation, we immediately
leased in June, he clarifi ed. The CWMA includes Tin States. There will be a Secre Duraimurugan said his court granted fi ve years to Ministry has not issued any scotch the rumour... We res
The CWMA, which is yet ku Biswal, S.K. Prabhakar, A. tary from the Central Water party leader M. Karunanidhi NPCIL, till July 2018. advisory, several States had pond and react.”
to appoint fulltime mem Anbarasu and Rakesh Singh, Engineering Services cadre, also contributed immensely taken initiatives to inform
DELHI METRO A 6 PAGES bers, is scheduled to meet Secretaries of Kerala, Tamil but without voting rights. to the cause. CONTINUED ON A PAGE 10 and educate the public. CONTINUED ON A PAGE 10
Vedanta
set to delist
Thai divers fi nd 12 boys, coach alive
from LSE They had gone missing in a cave in northern Thailand nine days ago
Reuters near the cave as an off ering
Vidya Ram CHIANG RAI (Thailand) to the spirits which some pe
London Twelve boys and their assis ople believe protect the cave
Vedanta Resources is set to tant football coach have and the forest.
delist from the London been found alive by rescuers Rescuers had been work
Stock Exchange after the inside a Thai cave complex ing on Monday to clear a
family trust of Anil Agarwal nine days after they went constricted passageway for
agreed to buy the remain missing, Chiang Rai provinc divers deep inside the fl ood
ing 33.47% minority stake e’s governor said on Monday. ed complex in a search oper
in the company, valuing The boys, aged between 11 ation that has been ham
the fi rm at £2.325 billion. and 16, went missing with pered by heavy rain.
While the company the 25yearold after football Divers from Thailand’s
sought to portray the deve practice on June 23. They set elite Navy SEAL unit had
lopment as a ‘natural pro out to explore the Tham been focusing on an elevated
gression,’ the move follows Luang cave complex in a for mound, which cavers have
events at its group fi rm est park near the border Joy unbound: Relatives of the missing boys show their named “Pattaya Beach”,
Sterlite Copper in Thooth with Myanmar. photos after they were found alive in the cave. GETTY IMAGES *
which could have provided
ukudi and calls from cam the boys with a refuge when
paigners and Britain’s La Massive rescue found all 13 with signs of attention, but they have rains fl ooded the cave.
bour Party for the A massive international res life,” Governor Narongsak been given energy gels to Captain Jessica Tait from
company to be delisted. In cue eff ort has been under Osottanakorn told reporters sustain them while a plan is the U.S. Air Force’s rescue
May, protests in Thoothu way since, with rescue teams who have been following the worked out to bring them to support team said there
kudi, demanding the per battling through thick mud increasingly desperate safety. were “lots of challenges”
manent closure of Sterlite and high water to try to search that has gripped the As the days wore on with throughout the search, but
smelter, led to police fi ring, reach the group in the cave country. the group missing, dis the eff ort had brought the
resulting in several deaths. network that stretches 10 km It remains unclear wheth traught family members had country together.
(6 miles) into a mountain. er any of the group are in placed fruit, desserts, sugary
‘NO LONGER NEEDED’ A PAGE 13 “Thai Navy SEALs have jured or in need of medical drinks and sweets on mats RELATIVES ELATED A PAGE 12
CM
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DELHI Timings
Tuesday, July 03
RISE 05:28 SET 19:23
Drug peddlers: Punjab SC asks Kathua rape case
RISE 22:55 SET 09:42
Wednesday, July 04
RISE 05:28 SET 19:23
wants capital punishment witnesses to move HC
RISE 23:30 SET 10:35
Thursday, July 05
Three classmates of accused had alleged harassment by SIT
RISE 05:29 SET 19:23 State govt. to recommend death penalty for off enders to the Centre PRESS TRUST OF INDIA strued as an expression of nied by their relatives during
RISE 00:00 SET 11:29 New Delhi any kind of doubt with re their further questioning by
VIKAS VASUDEVA The Supreme Court on Mon gard to the investigation the Jammu and Kashmir
CHANDIGARH day granted liberty to three process”. Police.
Facing severe criticism from witnesses, who had alleged Senior advocate Gopal
several quarters over its fai harassment at the hands of Subramanium and advocate Videography rejected
lure to tackle the drug me special investigation team Shoeb Alam, appearing for The top court, which had re
nace bedevilling the State, probing the Kathua gang the Jammu and Kashmir go jected the plea for videogra
the Punjab government on rapeandmurder case, to vernment, informed the phy during the quizzing of
Monday decided to recom approach the Jammu and court that the witnesses the three witnesses by the
mend death penalty for drug Kashmir High Court with have already been reexa Crime Branch, had asked the
peddlers and smugglers to their grievances. mined and their statements police to carry out the probe
the Centre. The Opposition A Bench headed by Chief have been rerecorded and it in “fair manner”.
parties, however, continued Justice Dipak Misra took was never considered to The students, aged bet
to lay the blame for dire note of the submissions of make them accused in the ween 19 and 20 years, had
drugs scenario squarely at the Jammu and Kashmir go matter. alleged that they were ha
the door of the Congress vernment that the three wit Earlier, the apex court rassed and coerced by the
government. nesses have already been re had allowed the three col police and summoned to re
The Punjab Cabinet in its examined and “treated as lege students to be accompa record their statements.
meeting held here, chaired witnesses” and the police
IN BRIEF
by Chief Minister Amarinder
Singh, resolved to send a for
Aam Aadmi Party supporters protest in Chandigarh on Monday against alleged inaction by the
State government on the drugs problem. AKHILESH KUMAR *
had never thought of “impli
cating them as accused Accused ‘juvenile’ above
mal recommendation of persons”.
death penalty for drug smug
glers and peddlers to the Un
dose, which Special Task
Force chief H.S. Sidhu admit
rising drug menace in the
State. AAP leaders Bhagwant
Khaira, adding that a high
courtmonitored CBI inquiry
The three witnesses, Sahil
Sharma, Sachin Sharma and
20 years: medical report
ion government soon. ted to be a matter of con Mann, Sukhpal Singh Khaira is must in the case. He also Neeraj Sharma, who were PRESS TRUST OF INDIA District and Sessions
An offi cial statement said cern. Mr. Sidhu suggested re and Balbir Singh marched to demanded that the Chief Mi the classmates of one of the Pathankot Judge Tajwinder Singh had
that State would also consti gistration of all such cases to wards the residence of the nister immediately call an key accused in college, had The medical report of an ac issued directions to the
tute a special working group enable the identifi cation and Chief Minister but were allparty meeting. “Also a alleged harassment by the cused in the Kathua case Crime Branch to conduct a
under the chairmanship of mitigation of risk factors, stopped by the police. The special session of the Punjab SIT and had sought an inde who had claimed to be a ju bone ossifi cation test to as
Milk for school students Additional Chief Secretary such as supply of spurious protesters then staged a Vidhan Sabha on the issue of pendent inquiry into it. venile was submitted before certain the age of Parvesh
in Rajasthan (Home) N.S. Kalsi to review drugs and mixing of drugs “dharna” and raised slogans drugs should be convened,” The Bench, also compris the district and sessions Kumar alias ‘Mannu’, one of
JAIPUR and monitor, on a daytoday with other deathcausing against the government. he said. ing Justices A.M. Khanwilkar court here on Monday by the eight accused.
Rajasthan Chief Minister basis, the action being taken substances. “The Congress has failed The Shiromani Akali Dal and D.Y. Chandrachud, said the police’s Crime Branch in “The report has been
Vasundhara Raje on Monday to check drug abuse. Leaders and workers of to stop the drug menace in said that all Punjabis, rising while disposing of their plea which his age was stated to submitted and fi nal argu
launched a scheme in the The Cabinet also took the Aam Aadmi Party held a the State. A few infl uential above political affi liations, that granting liberty to the be more than 20 years, spe ments on it will be conclud
State to provide milk to stock of the cases of deaths sitin demonstration in police offi cers are part of the must fi ght the common ene witnesses to move the High cial public prosecutor J.K. ed tomorrow ,” Mr. Chopra
students of Class I to VIII. PTI resulting from drug over Chandigarh on the issue of drug trade,” alleged Mr. my of drugs. Court “should not be con Chopra said. said.
‘Minor rape
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Shimla downpour
victim
improving’
Press trust of india
Indore (M.P.)
The condition of the eight
yearold girl, who was
gangraped in Mandsaur in
Madhya Pradesh, was im
proving and likely to be
shifted out of the Intensive
Care Unit soon, a hospital
offi cial said on Monday.
“There has been a lot of
improvement in the girl’s
health in the past 24 hours.
She is having adequate se
misolid food,” hospital su
perintendent told repor
ters. “She was able to walk
in the ICU today with the
help of medical personnel.
She can be sent to the gen
eral ward from the ICU
soon,” he added.
The hospital is also tak
ing the help of psychia
trists to ensure that the girl
recovers from the trauma. Monsoon is here: Locals and tourists take cover as Shimla is lashed by heavy rain on Monday. * PTI
The 69th birth anniversary
of Kurmi leader and the
founder of the Apna Dal,
Sone Lal Patel, turned into a
show of strength between
the two splinters of the par
ty on Monday with the BJP
as well as the Opposition
parties using the event to ce
ment their ties with allies
ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha
elections. Union Minister Ram Vilas
While the Krishna Patel Paswan and U.P. CM Yogi
faction of the Apna Dal held Adityanath at an Apna Dal
a function in Varanasi, the (S) function in Lucknow on
splinter led by her daughter Monday. RAJEEV BHATT
*
and Union Minister of State Organising a ‘Jan Swabhi
for Health Anupriya Patel man Diwas’ in the memory
organised a programme in of her father in Lucknow,
memory of her father in Ms. Anupriya Patel's pro
Lucknow. This was the fi rst gramme featured Uttar Pra
time any of the factions of desh Chief Minister Yogi Ad
the Apna Dal organised a ityanath and Union Minister
programme on July 2 in Ram Vilas Paswan as special
Lucknow; the birth anniver dignitaries.
sary celebrations of Sone The sharing of stage of
Lal Patel have traditionally Mr. Paswan and Ms. Anupri
been held in Varanasi, the ya Patel is seen as the BJP’s
heart of Purvanchal. attempt to consolidate Dalit
Central Minister Anupri and backward votes in wake
ya Patelled Apna Dal (S) and of the increasing proximity
the Apna Dal led by her and electoral success of the
mother, Krishna Patel, have Samajwadi Party and Bahu
been battling each other for jan Samaj Party in the by
the political legacy of Sone polls in Gorakhpur, Phulpur
Lal, who had substantial and Kairana.
clout among Kurmis in the Apna Dal (S) spokesper
MirzapurVaranasiAllaha son Arvind Sharma told The
bad region. He died in 2009 Hindu that the party decid
in a road accident. ed to hold the birth anniver
While the Krishna Patel sary in Lucknow for the fi rst
faction snapped ties with time in its history to shed
the BJP before the 2017 elec the “tag of a Purvanchal par
tions, the Anupriya Patel ty” and “cement” Ms. Anu
faction is a coalition partner priya Patel’s growing posi
with the BJP at the Centre tion as a panU.P. backward
and the State. face.
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Odisha Cong. MLAs remind
PM of hospital promise
Seek appointment to hand over a cheque for upgrade of Rourkela medical facility
Staff Reporter port of the project and also
BHUBANESWAR to submit a memorandum.”
The Congress Legislature Taking exception to the
Party in Odisha has sought BJP’s defence that ₹ 200
an appointment with Prime crore had been sanctioned
Minister Narendra Modi to for the project, Mr. Mishra
hand over a cheque for ₹ 20 tweeted: “If the Central go
lakh for upgrading the Ispat vernment has provided
General Hospital, Rourkela, funds for the Rourkela hospi
into a medical college and tal as claimed by them, they
super speciality hospital. should inform when and un
Taking a dig at the Prime der which head they have gi
Minister over his ‘unfulfi lled’ ven the stated ₹ 200 crore.”
promise on IGH, Congress Earlier, Muktikanta Bis
president Rahul Gandhi had Forgotten promise? Prime Minister Narendra Modi with wal, a youth from Rourkela,
earlier announced that Odisha Governor S.C. Jamir and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had hogged headlines by un
funds for the project would during his visit to Rourkela in April 2015. FILE PHOTO *
dertaking a 1,350kmlong
be mobilised though walk to meet Mr. Modi and
crowdfunding. facility to the tribaldominat to quality education and remind him about his ‘unful
The State CLP now ap ed areas. However, regretful healthcare facilities. Being a fi lled’ promise. The Delhi
pears to be taking the cam ly we do not see any progress poor State, it relies a lot on police recently picked him
paign forward. on your promise even central funding and such a up while staging a hunger
though three years have promise coming from a high strike near Jantar Mantar.
Letter to Modi passed and your term is offi ce like yours had raised “The police action on
“I write to remind you about nearing an end,” noted Na Odia people’s hopes. In this Muktikanta Biswal was un
a promise made on April 1, rasingh Mishra, Leader of regards, the legislature party called for. The PM should
2015, at Rourkela for a super the Opposition in the State would like to meet you on have shown some grace and
specialty hospital. We are Assembly, in a letter. behalf of the people to pre met the young man rather
thankful to you for your pro Mr. Mishra said: “Odisha sent you a cheque of funds than using force to stifl e his
posal to extend healthcare desperately needs attention raised by our party in sup voice,” said Mr. Mishra.
₹ 25 lakh
looted from
NHRC should actively pursue
toll plaza staff Manipur encounter cases: SC
Staff Reporter Court asks SIT if it could share its reports with commission
Berhampur
Armed men looted over Press Trust of India tion you have with the ing of FIRs and probe into
₹ 25 lakh from the em New Delhi NHRC, like your draft fi nal the cases.
ployees of a toll plaza on The Supreme Court on Mon report. Let the NHRC also in
NH16 in Ganjam district of day said the National Human dependently apply its mind ‘Slow progress’
Odisha on Monday. Rights Commission should and get back to us,” the court The Bench, meanwhile, said
Three employees of the be “actively involved” in the observed. the six status reports fi led
Gorapalli toll plaza were on probe into a large number of before it by the SIT be hand
their way to Khallikote cases of alleged extrajudi Authority issues ed over the NHRC’s counsel.
town to deposit the cash in cial killings and fake encoun Additional Solicitor General At the outset, the Bench
a bank when they were tar ters by the Army and the pol Maninder Singh, appearing perused the sixth status re
geted by the miscreants. ice in Manipur. for the CBI, said he would port and the ASG said a lot of
Inspector incharge of A Bench of Justices Madan take instructions in the mat progress has been made in
the Khallikote police sta B. Lokur and U.U. Lalit also ter and get back to the court the ongoing investigation.
tion Bibekananda Swain asked the CBI’s Special In on these issues. “The pro “You have progressed a lot
said the car in which the vestigation Team, which is blem is that they [NHRC] but still you are very slow,”
three employees were tra probing these cases, wheth should not be like a supervi the Bench observed. To this,
velling was stopped by the er it could share the informa sory authority over us. Se the ASG said in some cases
miscreants near the Hari tion, including the drafts of condly, whether these four forensic reports were await
damula square. fi nal reports which it has fi nal reports, which are un ed and probe in four matters
According to eyewit prepared in four cases, with der scrutiny, can be shared was complete and the fi nal
nesses, there were fi ve mis the NHRC. with them now or at what reports sent for scrutiny.
creants who had come on “The NHRC has the power stage it could be shared? I The Bench observed that
two bikes. They tried to to suo motu investigate a will get back to the court on the Manipur government
snatch the cash bag from matter. Our last order indi this,” Mr. Singh told the had not provided the docu
the employees and when cates that the NHRC should Bench, which posted the ments sought by the SIT. Ho
they resisted, the mis be active in it. Two things we matter for hearing on July 5. wever, the ASG and incharge
creants fi red in the air to are contemplating. The The court, which is hear of SIT Sharad Aggarwal told
threaten them. Hearing the NHRC should be actively in ing a PIL seeking a probe in the Bench that they have re
gunshot, some locals volved in the investigation. to 1,528 cases of extrajudi ceived the documents and
rushed to the spot, but the “Second is the issue of fi l cial killings in Manipur, had are getting “complete coop
miscreants managed to es ing of four fi nal reports. You on July 14 last year constitut eration” from the authorities
cape with the cash. [SIT] can share the informa ed an SIT and ordered lodg concerned.
Kolkata’s ecofriendly buses a hit, say offi cials
Staff reporter stations, said offi cials. As of of the operation of the buses trained to operate battery
Kolkata
now, only three aircondi in New Town area on the powered buses, while the
City's fi rst ecofriendly bus tioned, zeroemission buses eastern fringes. vehicles are entirely “con
es, powered solely by bat are operational in Kolkata. ductorfree”. The driver is
tery, crossed 10,000 footfalls “We are monitoring the No toxic fumes sues a printed ticket and a
last week. fl eets’ performance before Unlike dieselpowered bus turnstile gets unlocked, al
The buses, launched in expanding it further,” said es, the batterypowered ones lowing the passengers into
May, do not have diesel en Debasish Sen, chairman, do not release harmful the seating area.
gines and run on “battery West Bengal Housing Infras fumes and are pollution The offi cials have kept a
banks” which are regularly tructure Development Cor free, said Mr.Sen. minimal fare of ₹ 10 across all
charged at special charging poration, which is incharge The drivers are especially destinations for now.
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SOUTH 5
IN BRIEF
Governor silent on farm loan waiver Will present our
Outlines Karnataka govt.’s plans to boost farm income, appeals to farmers not to commit suicide case: Karnataka
Special Correspondent
Bengaluru
visit the fi elds to advise farm
ers on cultivation based on Tussle likely Meeting to discuss Cauvery order
HC notice to govt. on VS
plea in sex racket case
Promising humanitarian
measures to alleviate the dis
seasonal conditions and wa
ter availability,” Mr. Vala said over post Special Correspondent water. “The Cauvery Water
of Chairman
Bengaluru
KOCHI
tress of farmers, Karnataka in his address to a joint ses Regulation Committee
The Kerala High Court on Governor Vajubhai Vala on sion of the legislature. The Karnataka government (CWRC) is also meeting on
Monday issued notice to the Monday appealed to them However, he did not touch will take stock of the out July 5 where we will present
State government and other not to resort to suicide for upon the contentious issue SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT come of the meeting of the our case. All developments
respondents on a petition any reason. He outlined the of farm loan waiver. Bengaluru Cauvery Water Management will be assessed.” He, ho
filed by CPI(M) leader and plans of the Janata Dal (S) As both the Congress and Authority (CWMA) — which wever, said he would off er
former Chief Minister V.S. Congress coalition govern Skill development the JD(S) are eyeing the va on Monday directed the his comments on the auth
Achuthanandan challenging ment to focus on improving Outlining the vision of the cant post of Chairman of State to release 34 tmcft of ority’s decision after hold
the order of the judicial first farm productivity and adop new government, Mr. Vala the Legislative Council, water — after the presenta ing discussions with Karna
class magistrate, Kozhikode, tion of technology for better said education, health, and another potential tussle tion of the Budget on July 5. taka’s representative in the
accepting the closure report returns. shelter were the priorities. between the coalition While sources in the authority, Rakesh Singh.
of the police in the 1997 ice The government was keen By forging new paths with a partners is looming. The Chief Minister’s Offi ce said
cream parlour sex racket case on pioneering pilot projects new vision, the government parties have just resolved the government is at present ‘No room for panic’
after rejecting his plea for a and models to ensure fair re was committed to the wel disagreements over loan assessing the situation, Wa Incidentally, Karnataka has
CBI probe in the case. turns to cultivators and to fare and development of all waiver and presenting a ter Resources Minister D.K. decided to take legal re
become the “voice of the sections of society by devis Karnataka Governor Vajubhai R. Vala addressing legislators in fullfl edged State budget. Shivakumar said the govern course on the constitution
Wild elephant found Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru, on Monday. V SREENIVASA MURTHY
voiceless farmer,” he said. ing programmes for the com *
Governor Vajubhai Vala ment would invite political of the CMA and the CWRC
dead in mango orchard
prehensive development of has appointed MLC Basava representatives and farm by approaching the Su
CHITTOOR
A wild elephant was found
‘Adopt Israeli model’ both rural and urban areas, laboratories, enhancement on bringing maternal mortal raj Horatti as the pro tem leaders from the Cauvery preme Court.
dead in a mango orchard The agriculturist, he said, he said. He also said that ef of representation of women ity and infant mortality rates Chairman of the council, basin area for a meeting to According to sources in
abutting the forests of should move from depen fective skill development in the Police Department in down to the lowest in the and he will continue till a discuss the fallout, between the Chief Minister’s offi ce,
Thumbukuppam at Setteri dence on monsoon to cultiv would be taken up to em the next fi ve years, setting up country over the next seven new Chairman is elected. July 6 and July 10. the government is expecting
village of Bangarupalem ation based on the available power unemployed youth. Nirbhaya Kendras in all Pol years. Sources said the coordi Speaking to pressper the issue to come up before
mandal, about 35 km from water resources. The govern Data on all exservicemen of ice Commissioner’s offi ces, On Bengaluru, Mr. Vala nation committee chair sons, he said the decision the legislature. “There is no
here in Andhra Pradesh, on ment’s objective was to the State would be linked to formulation of a State fodder said the government was man Siddaramaiah wanted would be based on the “pro need to panic. More than 25
Monday. Ruling out the equip farmers to adopt mod the Skill Development De security policy, and esta aware of the infrastructure the Chairman’s post for se blems of Tamil Nadu farm tmcft of water has been re
possibility of electrocution, ern agricultural technology. partment to provide postre blishment of a skin process gaps in the city and that it nior member of the Upper ers and the needs of Karna leased to Tamil Nadu from
Divisional Forest Officer “The government desires tirement rehabilitation. ing and tanning centre. was necessary to eff ectively House S.R. Patil. According taka farmers”. There would Kabini reservoir in the last
(Chittoor) T. Chakrapani that farmers adopt practices Among other things, the Saying that ‘Arogya Karna implement traffi c control, to a senior JD(S) leader, the be a discussion on the way 20 days. Water is fl owing al
said the animal could have based on the Israeli model Governor announced the taka’ would be rolled out ful drinking water systems, and party was fi ghting to get forward for the State and ready and will continue to
died due to “indigestion”. [of agriculture]. Offi cials will setting up of cyber forensic ly, he said the focus would be housing programmes. the post for Mr. Horatti. the current availability of fl ow,” they noted.
distributed iPads to all 198 A herd of wild elephants en
councillors in an eff ort to tered a village at Valliyurka
go paperless. But till date, vu, near Mananthavady, in
most councillors have eith Wayanad district of Kerala
er left their new gadgets at on Monday morning, creat
home, while some others ing panic among the locals.
are sticking to the good old Four persons were injured in
pen and paper. And this is the melee and admitted to
because they do not know various hospitals with minor
how to use an iPad. injuries.
One councillor from Forest Department sourc
Bengaluru south, who did es said three tuskers entered
not wish to be named, said: the village from the Payyam A herd of elephants entering a coff ee plantation at
“I don’t know how use it pally section of forest in the Varadimoola in Wayanad district. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT *
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IN BRIEF
Why not a CBI probe into fi ring: HC Plea seeks CBI probe
into U.P. encounters
Grants time till July 9 to produce clips on anti-Sterlite violence which claimed 13 lives on May 22, 23
Mohamed Imranullah S. Supreme Court seeks State’s response
CHENNAI
Krishnadas Rajagopal
Mehbooba dismisses PDP,
“Let it be made over to the NEW DELHI
Cong tie-up reports
CBI (the Central Bureau of The Supreme Court on Mon
SRINAGAR
PDP president Mehbooba
Investigation),” is how the day asked the BJP govern
Mufti on Monday dismissed Chief Justice of Madras High ment in Uttar Pradesh to
media reports about a Court Indira Banerjee react respond to a petition for a
possible tieup between her ed on Monday after glancing CBI probe into 1,100 police
party and the Congress for through a counteraffi davit encounters in which 49 peo
government formation in fi led on behalf of the Direc ple were killed and 370 in
Jammu and Kashmir. “This is tor General of Police in reply jured in the State last year.
utter fabrication & yet to a batch of public interest A threejudge Bench, led
another unfortunate example litigation petitions, including by Chief Justice of India Di The petition accuses the
of #FakeNews!” Mehbooba the one that sought a CBI pak Misra, asked the peti State of extrajudicial
said in a tweet. PTI probe into the Thoothukudi tioner NGO, People’s Union killings in defi ance of human
police fi ring incident which of Civil Liberties (PUCL), to rights and civil liberties.
2 RTI activists shot dead, claimed 13 lives on May 22 serve a copy of the petition
JD(U) leader held and 23. on Additional Advocate extrajudicial killings, in the
JAMUI
However, Government General Aishwarya Bhati. name of encounters, are
RTI activists Valmiki Yadav
Pleader T.N. Rajagopalan The petition called the en considered ‘statesponsored
and Dharmendra Yadav alias
convinced the Chief Justice counters “massive adminis terror’,” the petition said.
Karu Yadav were gunned
down in Bihar’s Jamui district
and her companion judge trative liquidations.” The In this context, the peti
on Sunday evening, the police Justice P.T. Asha to adjourn Bench asked the State to fi le tion referred to Chief Minis
said on Monday. Two persons the hearing by a week so that its response in two weeks ter Yogi Adityanath’s state
—JD(U)’s Sikandara block he would be in a position to and posted the case after ments such as “criminals
president Suresh Mahto and place the video clips and oth AntiSterlite protesters marching towards Thoothukudi District Collectorate . The protest later turned violent killing many three weeks. will be jailed or killed in en
Bichhuwe panchayat head er materials to show what ac people. FILE PHOTO N. RAJESH
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The PUCL, represented counters” and “everyone
Krishndeo Ravidas — have tually transpired during the by advocate Sanjay Parikh, should be guaranteed secur
been arrested in this protests demanding closure fi led numerous First Infor complained. our notice,” the Chief Justice that no more cases will be ta said the State endorsed pol ity, but those who want to
connection. PTI of Sterlite’s copper smelting mation Reports (FIRs) in Another advocate urged said. ken away from Madurai. ice encounters in “open de disturb the peace and be
plant in Thoothukudi. The connection with the protests the court to restrain the pol She also refused to order What is here is here and fi ance” of human rights and lieve in the gun should be gi
AC coaches: face towels judges acceded to his re against the copper plant. ice from harassing the resi transfer of related cases what is there is there.” civil liberties. In other ven the answer in the lan
out, cheaper napkins in quest and posted the cases dents of Thoothukudi in the from the Madurai Bench of She added that the protes words, the government ma guage of the gun.” It said
NEW DELHI
for hearing on July 9. Separate FIR guise of investigation. But the High Court to the princi ters who indulged in vio chinery chose to end lives that in response to the Chief
The face towels given to
During the course of the “They have fi led a separate the judges refused to pass pal seat in Chennai. lence during the Thoothuku instead of bringing people Minister’s statements, the
passengers travelling in
airconditioned coaches will
arguments, advocate R. San FIR even for a damage any such order. Stating that lawyers in di protests and the police to trial. “The State cannot National Human Rights
be replaced with cheaper, karasubbu, representing caused to a bicycle and one “We can’t pass a general Madurai had made a general and government offi cials adopt such means that are Commission had written to
smaller, disposable, takeaway three of the petitioners, individual has been included order stopping all investiga request to her, not to take who violated the law must be against the constitutional the State that policemen
napkins, according to an brought it to the notice of the as an accused in as many as tions unless a specifi c case of away cases fi led in the dealt with in accordance principles to fi ght terrorism were misusing their powers
order issued by the Railway court that the police had 70 diff erent FIRs,” he police excess is brought to Bench, she said: “I told them with law. or hardened criminals. Such to settle scores.
Board. “The new towels will
be environmentfriendly and
made of cotton to absorb
water,” an official said. PTI
Police officer shunted
Dhule lynching: 23 held, CM
out of gang rape probe
AHMEDABAD
Joint CommissionerCrime
announces compensation
Branch J.K. Bhatt has been
removed from the
investigation into the alleged
Shoumojit Banerjee
Pune Family saved Man beaten
gangrape of a 22yearold
woman. “Mr. Bhatt has been
A day after fi ve persons of a
nomadic community were from mob up in Bengal’s
asked to stay off the probe,” a
top police officer said.
lynched in Dhule district of
Maharashtra on suspicion of in Nashik Bolpur town
being childlifters, Chief Mi
Woman kidnapped, nister Devendra Fadnavis on Special correspondent Press Trust of India
raped in Gujarat
Monday announced a com Pune Bolpur
AHMEDABAD/RAJKOT
pensation of ₹ 5 lakh for the A family of fi ve were A middleaged man was
A group of seven men
allegedly kidnapped a woman
families of each of the assaulted by a mob on beaten up by villagers in
after trashing her boyfriend deceased. suspicion of being child West Bengal’s Bolpur town
and while one of them raped “I appeal to the residents lifters in Nashik district late on Monday on suspicion of
her, the others filmed the act not to believe unverifi ed ru on Sunday night. his being a childlifter, the
in Rajkot district, the police mours circulating over social The police said the mob police said.
said on Monday. Another media or to take the law into stopped the family in the The villagers alleged the
case was reported from Patan their own hands. We have ta Azad Nagar locality of man, who was driving a
district in north Gujarat, ken serious cognisance of Malegaon when they were taxi, tried to force an 11
where a woman was allegedly this unfortunate incident,” apparently asking for money yearold girl into his vehicle
raped in a moving car by an Mr. Fadnavis said, speaking to pay for their return back when she was playing in a
acquaintance. PTI along the sidelines of a func home. fi eld. The man told the
tion in Nashik district. The police rushed to the police that he had merely
Meanwhile, 23 persons scene and managed to pacify asked the girl for some
Palghar fi sherman, who rescued 12 at sea, wins national award
Aditya Anand been lucky to detect fi sh re would haul in their nets, ‘Help me!’ He looked out sign of the crew.” Mr. Tare’s bravery won
Mumbai latively close by: it’s not un hopefully full of fi sh, and where Bunty’s boat should Another boat had caught him the National Maritime
It was a dark night, with a usual to have to go out 140 head for home. Some men be, but its navigation lights, up by then, and Mr. Tare Search and Rescue award,
waning crescent moon hid km. The high waves com slept, leaving a few to keep which he had seen a little kept going into the dark, un and on July 5; he will visit the
ing behind a cloud. About mon on the west coast from watch for large ships and while ago, weren’t visible. til he heard screams and national capital, his fi rst trip,
30 km off the coast of Palgh early May — before the sea sudden bad weather. He didn’t think twice. He re spotted Shivneri’s 12 crew to receive it. It’s nice to be re
ar, north of Mumbai, a fl eet becomes dangerous for Milan Tare, 42, in his boat leased his nets and steered members clinging to lifebu cognised, he says, even nicer
of seven fi shing boats in a small boats during the mon Dharti, was awake at 3 a.m. his boat into the eightfoot oys, automobile inner tubes that the Coast Guard came
shallow curve roughly per soon — weren’t rough when the wireless set waves, while shouting out and the polystyrene blocks looking for the person res
pendicular to the coast enough to consider heading squawked: “Vachva!” Mr. on the wireless to the rest of used as fl oats. ponsible for the rescue, and
trailed their nets, each a ki back to shore. Tare recognised the voice: it the fl eet. “I pulled all 12 to safety. It that his fellow fi shermen all
lometre or two away from Once at anchor with nets was Bunty, in Shivneri, the “It took me about 20 mi was about 4 a.m. We waited pointed to him. But there’s
its neighbour. They had set spread, there’s not much to boat furthest from the coast, nutes to fi nd Shivneri, which there until the Coast Guard no question that he’d do it
Milan Tare out after sunset, and had do until fi rst light, when they yelling the Marathi word for had capsized. There was no arrived.” again.
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The strongman’s dilemma
With Erdoğ an set to change the nature of the Turkish republic, his political style could exacerbate its problems
strength of the proIslamist Refah ists are in detention. During the out strongly in support of Qatar.
(Welfare Party), which was early years in power, Mr. Erdoğ an
S
ince its midnight launch on July 1 last year, India’s
lar image by giving greater impor members were subjected to inves itially was the corridor for the
Goods and Services Tax regime has evolved signif
W
ith the electoral victory tance to Islam. His antiWest rhe tigations involving infl uenceped stream of Islamic fi ghters going to
icantly. There have been serious implementation last month, 64yearold toric, sharper after an dling and corruption, ostensibly Syria. Nearly three million Syrian
issues, but also the administrative will and fl exibility to President Recep Tayyip unsuccessful coup in July 2016, by Gulenist sympathisers who refugees entered Turkey, creating
address most of these, with the Centre and States work Erdoğ an created history by be marks a signifi cant shift from a were increasingly troubled by Mr. challenges for the EU which is
ing together in the GST Council. After its initial days coming the longest serving ruler of Westernoriented North Atlantic Erdoğ an’s authoritarian tenden committed to paying Turkey bil
were marred by stuttering IT systems, the deadline for Turkey. So far, that distinction be Treaty Organisation (NATO) mem ğ an’s victory. cies. lions to man the barricades amid
longed to Mustafa Kemal ‘Atatürk’, ber state negotiating for European Coming after the constitutional growing tensions.
fi ling returns was pushed forward till most taxpayers
the founder of the Turkish repu Union (EU) membership to one referendum undertaken last April, Growing challenges The environment dramatically
got a hang of the system and the GST Network could blic, its fi rst president from 1923 seeking to join a RussiaChina Turkey will now have an executive Even with the domestic political changed with the growing threat
augment its capacity. Industry had anxieties about the till his death in 1938. dominated Shanghai Cooperation presidency. With the abolition of opposition decimated and in disar of the Islamic State (IS) moving
multiple tax rates, ranging from zero to 28%, with a cess Mr. Erdoğ an was Prime Minister Organisation. Traditional elites in the post of the Prime Minister, Mr. ray, Mr. Erdoğ an faces tough chal from Iraq into Syria and the esta
on demerit goods. But gradually, the number of goods from 2003 till 2014, when he was the judiciary, military and civil ser Erdoğ an is both head of state and lenges, both at home and abroad. blishment of the Caliphate by Abu
under the 28% bracket has been brought down to 50 elected President. Having success vice, often described as those head of government with the pow Turkey’s economy has slowed Bakr alBaghdadi in 2014. As the
from around 200. A unique component envisaged in In fully conducted a referendum in identifi ed with Kemalism and be er to appoint one or more vice pre down in recent years. Infl ation is U.S. started attacking the IS in
dia’s GST regime, matching of invoices for granting tax April last year to convert Turkey longing to the urban, secular, sidents and cabinet members. The in double digits and, in 2018 the Iraq, Russia intervened in 2015 to
into an executive presidency, he Westernoriented intellectual President will continue to head the Turkish lira has declined by 20% bolster Mr. Assad. Use of the NATO
credits, has been kept on hold for fear of adding to tax
advanced the elections, which classes, are being replaced by the AKP, can rule by decree and en in value. This has raised foreign airbase at Incirlik made Turkey a
payers’ transition pains. Despite its glitches and snarls, were not due till November 2019, more religiously oriented, conser joys full powers to dissolve parlia debt levels even as stories about target with the IS mounting a se
the new tax has taken fi rm root and is altering the eco to now return as an allpowerful vative, provincially oriented elite. ment. Theoretically, the parlia cronyism do the rounds negatively ries of attacks, including at Istan
nomic landscape positively. The strongest sign of this is President. Under the amended These changes have already begun ment is empowered to investigate impacting the investment climate. bul airport in 2016 which claimed
the entry of over 4.5 million entities in the country’s tax constitution, he can have two and with another decade ahead, wrongdoings by the President to Yet interest rates have been kept over 40 lives.
net, many of which would have so far been part of the terms, and with another win in Mr. Erdoğ an is set to change the impeach him with twothirds ma low for political reasons and this is Turkey cracked down hard on
cashdriven, informal economy. This expansion of the 2023, he could remain in position nature of the Turkish republic. jority but this requires approval by unlikely to change till the munici the Kurdish militants (PKK) just
till 2028. the Supreme Court, where 12 of pal elections in March next year. when the U.S. was equipping the
tax net will also help increase direct tax collections.
An all-powerful president the 15 judges are presidential ap The reason is that the large cities Syrian Kurds (YPG) to take on the
At Sunday’s GST Day celebrations, Prime Minister Reversing Atatürk’s legacy It is clear that Mr. Erdoğ an’s gam pointees. like Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir are IS in northern Syria, leading to a
Narendra Modi ruled out a single tax rate but hinted at The collapse of the Ottoman em ble in advancing the elections and Mr. Erdoğ an had made his pre the places which opposed the refe spike in Kurdish militancy in Tur
lower rates for more items. He was reacting to criticism pire with the end of World War I establishing an electoral alliance ference for an executive presiden rendum and also voted against the key and further straining Turkey’s
about the fl awed implementation of the One Nation, was the tectonic event that had en between his proIslamic AKP and cy clear soon after he took over in AKP. relations with the U.S. Mr. Erdoğ an
One Tax concept. Rhetoric aside, there is a clear bu abled the founding of the Turkish the ultranationalist rightwing Na 2014 after being Prime Minister for Turkey vigorously supported decided to get closer to Russia
oyancy in revenue after a wobbly initial trend. The go republic and empowered Atatürk tionalist Movement Party (MHP) 11 years. The unsuccessful coup at the Arab Spring hoping to use the (and Iran) instead though the price
to transform Turkish society. He has paid off . In the presidential tempt (2016) reinforced his con AKP’s ties with the Muslim Broth was accepting the continuation of
vernment was eyeing a little over ₹ 90,000 crore a
imposed Western norms of dress, election, he ensured a fi rst round victions and provided the oppor erhood (MB), which had become Mr. Assad. It is negotiating for the
month to make up for the revenues earned under the Roman script for the language and victory by winning 53% of the tunity. Fethullah Gülen, a cleric in stronger, as a lever to strengthen S400 antimissile system with
earlier regime and to compensate States for any losses a European legal system and ca vote. In the parliamentary elec exile in the U.S. for two decades, its role in the Arab world. This Russia, raising the prospects of
due to the GST. Finance Minister Piyush Goyal is confi lendar, converting the former Is tions, the AKP won 42% of the was held responsible and a purge backfi red as Saudi Arabia changed U.S. sanctions on a NATO member.
dent that the average monthly collections this year lamic caliphate into a secular re vote, giving it 295 seats in the 600 of his supporters followed. More track quickly seeing dangers of a Ironically, Mr. Erdoğ an may fi nd
could touch ₹ 110,000 crore. This surge must allay the public. He was a popularly elected member legislature. Together with than 100,000 government offi cials reformist MB gaining ground. In that even as he has become all po
fi scal concerns of the Centre and the States, and nudge leader but implemented many of 48 seats of the MHP, it provides a have been dismissed by decree Egypt, the military made a come werful, his polarising brand of pol
his reforms, which often generat comfortable majority though it and another 50,000 are in jail back, welcomed by the Saudi re itics makes it more diffi cult to tack
policymakers towards further rationalising the GST
ed opposition, with a degree of will be the fi rst time in 16 years pending trials. These include gime. Turkey was critical of Mo le the economic and security
structure. If not a single rate, there is certainly room for authoritarianism as Atatürk (Fath that the AKP will depend on a coa more than a thousand military of hamed Morsi’s ouster as President challenges facing the country.
collapsing at least two of the current rates. It is also im er of the Turks). lition partner. Elections were fi cers (over a hundred of rank of and relations with Egypt broke
perative that rates not be tinkered with too often and In many ways, Mr. Erdoğ an is peaceful but hardly fair, having general) accused of complicity in down. In the embargo coordinat Rakesh Sood is a former diplomat and
pricing disputes not be a default option under antipro taking Turkey through a change of been conducted under a state of the coup. Nearly 200 media out ed by Saudi Arabia, the United currently Distinguished Fellow at
fi teering norms for industry. If cement, as a critical in similar magnitude. He became emergency, though an 87% tur lets suspected of Gulenist leanings Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt Observer Research Foundation. E-mail:
frastructure input, must be taxed lower than 28%, then Mayor of Istanbul in 1994 on the nout lends credibility to Mr. Erdo have been closed, and 120 journal against Qatar, Turkey has come rakeshsood2001@yahoo.com
decide a rate and stick to it. In its second year, the GST
Council must pursue a timebound approach to execute
plans already announced to ease taxpayers’ woes, such
as an ewallet for exporters and a simpler return form.
How to list cases better
Besides, there must be a road map to bring excluded
The quality and effi ciency of court functioning can be improved with simple tweaks
products — petroleum, real estate, electricity, alcohol — adjudication itself. Neither does it made more scientifi c if supported policy where no adjournments are
into the GST net. This reform still has miles to go, and shed light on the exact nature of by a consistent study of the var granted for frivolous reasons.
the government must stare down the temptation to take cases that have remained pending iance in the number of cases listed Scientifi c listing has clear bene
populist steps ahead of general elections. the longest, or the stage at which across courts, identifying the ex fi ts. It will introduce standardisa
pendency recurs the most. Since act stages at which cases are clog tion across courts and help disin
these parameters are not mea ging the pipeline for the longest centivise judges from using
sured, they are often disregarded duration, and the nature of cases discretionary practices in the
Mexican wave
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Amrita Pillai & in the discourse on court left over. This will also ensure that number and nature of cases listed
Sumathi Chandrashekaran performance. only as many cases as can be rea before them. It will promote fair
López Obrador must reverse domestic To begin with, courts them sonably heard will be listed on a ness — a reasonable number of cas
disenchantment and address tension with U.S. selves must start analysing histori daily basis. es would be listed every day, and
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hief Justice of India Dipak cal case data and introduce fo barely made it to court. Our case Second, the cause list should distributed across the day based
T
he mandate in Mexico could not have been more
Misra recently fl agged rising cussed interventions to counter data over three years showed that have cases methodically distribut on stage and case type.
predictable, as frontrunner Andrés Manuel Ló pendency in appeals lying specifi c case types or stages at 91% of them remained unheard ed by type and stage. The court Another benefi t would be better
pez Obrador won the presidential election very with High Courts based on the which the case pipeline is clogged. despite being allotted a separate can decide on a minimum and quality of adjudication. With an
comfortably on Sunday. “The rice is cooked,” he de fi ndings of the Supreme Court’s day and specifi c judges. Some ex maximum number for particular everincreasing caseload, it is only
clared as his expected victory materialised. The over Arrears Committee. He has since Impact of listing techniques perts point out that these cases matters. A senior counsel of the fair to question the quality of deci
whelming mandate is a case of thirdtime lucky, the sto directed High Courts to prepare The discourse on case pendency were listed for the second half of Supreme Court emphasised the sionmaking. The Supreme Court,
ry of a contender who picked up the pieces after a action plans for disposal of fi ve has largely revolved around de the day but would eventually nev need to tweak listings such that fi in April, remanded a case back to a
and 10yearold cases. He has also layed appointments and vacan er come up for hearing because of nal hearings are the fi rst matters a High Court due to the poor quality
razorthin defeat in 2006 and another blow in the 2012
asked for High Court Arrears Com cies. Our study of case data of a the large number of other urgent judge hears in a day as it requires of judgment (there were neither
elections. Mr. Lopez Obrador found electoral reso mittees to periodically review the High Court over fi ve years showed and routine matters listed. Advo his complete attention. In the recorded submissions of the par
nance with a people deeply disillusioned with rampant situation. While it is crucial that a how certain cases listing practices cates also tend to become disinter cause list we studied, such hear ties nor references to the relevant
corruption and crime as well as a leadership seen to be disposal review mechanism is put infl uenced case movement and ested in older cases in which ings were listed at the end, inevita legal provisions used).
adrift. With his Morena party looking at a majority in in place, the manner in which jud harboured pendency. clients have given up or stopped bly accounting for the largest The quality and effi ciency of
both Houses of the Mexican Congress, he will have al icial performance is measured and First, listing patterns were gen paying. leftovers. court functioning can be im
most unfettered legislative and executive authority. The accountability is exercised must erally erratic, with the number of Third, disposing of old and proved with simple tweaks. There
be carefully revisited. matters listed for the same cour Spurring case movements pending matters must be priori fore, it is time that the judiciary as
rout of the incumbent Institutional Revolutionary Party
For decades, the primary mea troom ranging from 1 to 126 a One way to accelerate case move tised. Despite allotting two days in an institution opens itself to the
(PRI), reduced to third place behind the conservatives, sure of court effi ciency has been month. In some courtrooms, it ment is by making case listing week to hearing these matters for services of competent external
speaks to the sense of general disenchantment. Outgo case disposal rates. Public percep was 80120 cases for a month. more systematic. Here, courts most of the day, the High Court we agencies that can help them re
ing President Enrique Peña Nieto’s rule has been tion of court performance and in Second, a large number of cases must assess their performance studied had a massive docket of cord, manage and analyse their
marred by allegations of poll fi nance irregularities and dividual judges now hinges on the listed in a day meant that inevita based on the actual number of cas old pending cases. Their rate of data better, to build and sustain a
stalling of an inquiry into a separate bribery scandal. number of cases pending before bly, matters listed towards the end es being heard. Listing more than case movement in newer matters healthy institution.
Amid this domestic turmoil, Mexico has emerged as a them. Though a crucial indicator, of the day remained left over. 100 cases a day may look to be an (taken up on all other days of the
it also puts pressure on judges to Thus, cases in the fi nal stages of impressive work schedule for a week) was much faster than case Amrita Pillai and Sumathi
major foreign investment hub in recent years. Its mem
dispose of as many cases as possi hearing most often clogged the judge, but we found that it is very movement recorded on specifi c Chandrashekaran are Research Fellow
bership of the North American Free Trade Agreement ble, a problematic situation as it case pipeline. rare for all of them to be heard. days where old cases were listed. A and Senior Resident Fellow, respectively,
has integrated the country into the global supply does not consider the quality of Third, old pending matters Cause list preparation can be solution would be to implement a at the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, Delhi
chains, bolstering its image as a marketfriendly desti
nation. However, an uneven distribution of the goodies LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to letters@thehindu.co.in must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials.
of an open economy among the regions has accentuat
ed inequality and increased unemployment. Power of the mob the rule of law and slipping forwarded by WhatsApp ■ It is distressing that mob laws that will make will make eff orts to improve
Addressing these challenges is among the early prior Increasing reports of back to primitive ways of life groups. Kerala even lynchings are almost government policies its track record and be
ities for the 64yearold former Mayor of Mexico City, people being lynched on where ‘might is right’ was witnessed a violent hartal becoming the new social successful. vigilant in sanctioning loans
who will assume offi ce in December. Awkwardly for Mr. suspicion of being child prevalent. The police need to inspired by some fanatic normal. It is even reaching a Prathab K., (Editorial, “Risky recourse”,
López Obrador, the state of limbo that NAFTA has been lifters speaks poorly of the act fast and think of WhatsApp groups. India point where those who try to Chennai July 2).
in since the election of President Donald Trump to the law and order situation in innovative outreach ceases to be a civilised nation intervene face attack and Jayant Mukherjee,
White House shows no sign of breaking. Once a vocal the country. The right programmes for rural when there are such brutal abuse. The younger Downfall and rescue act Kolkata
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outside regulator. As regards the structure of the HECI, desh but recently in Karnataka as well where
Amitabha Bhattacharya there will be a chairperson, vice Mohammed Ayoob
it off ered unconditional support to Janata
Problem of plenty chairperson and 12 members. The se Dal (Secular) that has half the number of its
The regime of multiple regulators cretary of the HECI will be an offi cer seats in the State Assembly. Unless the Con
The draft Higher Education Commis started in the mid1980s and various of the rank of joint secretary and Recent byelection results have induced a gress is able to rejuvenate itself and once
sion of India (HECT) Bill is now in the professional bodies also started as above or a reputed academic and will great sense of euphoria among those op again project the confi dence and drive that it
public domain. The HECI will re serting themselves as regulators serve as its membersecretary. Will posed to ideology of the Bharatiya Janata possessed even until the 1980s, it will not be
place the main regulatory authority, from around the early 1990s when she have voting rights as a member, Party (BJP)’s and Prime Minister Narendra able to act as the national anchor for an Op
the University Grants Commission the country embraced the new chal hiyan, or RUSA, a clear and transpa as she will be appointed by the HECI? Modi’s autocratic style, which they consider position coalition capable of defeating the
(UGC), to “provide for more autono lenges of liberalisation, privatisation rent mechanism should be spelt out. Besides, the secretary, higher educa threats to the foundations of India’s constitu BJP.
my and facilitate holistic growth” of and globalisation. This was also the How eff ective the role of the HECI tion is envisaged to don many hats, tional democracy. While some of this eupho Fifth, there are many reasons for the Con
this sector and off er “greater oppor period that marked a galloping would be to regulate state institu serving as a member of the search ria may be justifi ed, much of it is misplaced gress’s decline, including the absence of in
tunities to Indian students at more af growth of the sector with the setting tions with less than inadequate Cen cumselection committee of the for several reasons. nerparty democracy, lack of a vision that
fordable cost”. The new commission up of many private universities. The tral funding merits serious attention. chairperson and vicechairperson, can attract voters, a culture of sycophancy
will cover all fi elds of education ex response of the government, argua The proposed Bill has to be situat then processing their appointment No time for complacency that has reached absurd limits in the past
cept medical and, presumably, agri bly, was to meet the emerging ed in the context of certain new in as a key functionary of the govern First, a repeat of the recent byelection re two decades, and its incapacity to act as an
culture, and institutions set up under challenges. itiatives like granting near complete ment, and fi nally acting as a member sults assumes Opposition unity and twoway ideological alternative to the BJP (which is an
the Central and State Acts, excluding It can be observed that the heavy autonomy to the Indian Institutes of of the HECI. Such multiplicity of contests between Opposition and BJP candi ideological party). However, there is one fea
those of national importance. hands of multiple regulators (like the Management, providing graded auto roles may create diffi culties and con dates. Both these assumptions have been ture that lies at the basis of all its other short
UGC and All India Council for Techni nomy to other institutions to free fl ict of interest. Also, the power of proven wrong over and over again. India is a comings. This, in one word, is “dynasty”.
Point of departure cal Education), together with the em them from the clutches of regula the government to remove the chair vast and complex country. Its politics is Unless Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi
The main point of departure in the powerment of professional bodies tions to enable them to develop into person and members is rather over equally diverse and convoluted. Much of the are marginalised in the party, it will not be
proposed Bill is a clear separation (like the Bar Council of India and institutions of excellence. whelming and should be con political contestation is determined by re able to rejuvenate itself. There is no lack of
between academic functions and Council of Architecture) have not On the one hand, the HECI is be strained. gional factors and forces. Parties that may be intellectual acumen and political talent in
grantgiving ones, the former to be yielded the desired dividends. Mush ing conceived as an overarching reg Despite some apparent infi rmi allies in one part of the country can turn out the party but those possessing such attri
discharged by the HECI and the latter rooming of institutions and a steady ulator (albeit without the teeth of ties, the proposed Bill shows the re to be bitter opponents in another. In this butes are normally sidelined for fear that
by the Ministry of Human Resource decline of standards in most of them funding function), and on the other it solve of the government to move for context, multicornered contests are the they may challenge the dynasty. By holding
Development (MHRD) directly. The have not done much good to the im is sought to develop mechanisms so ward in reforming the sector. While norm. on to the dynasty the Congress is digging it
academic functions include promot age of the government and the archi that more institutions are encour many questions remain unanswered, Second, most of the Opposition consists of self into an ever wider hole and providing
ing the quality of instruction and tecture of regulation. While the pro aged to move out of its regulatory the proposal appears to be a plausi regional parties that are primarily interested Mr. Modi and the BJP the space to subvert the
maintenance of academic standards, posed Bill seeks to empower the ambit. ble one, if the public expenditure in in protecting their own regional bases and foundations of India’s secular democracy.
as also fostering the autonomy of HECI with all academic functions, its Of the many functions of the HE the sector continues to hover around are often willing to sup with the devil to
higher education institutions for, in- role vis-à-vis professional bodies is CI, specifying norms and standards the present level of over 1% of GDP, achieve that end. To them, New Delhi is a re A parliamentary convention
ter alia, comprehensive and holistic unclear, and whether depriving the for grant of autonomy and of graded against the minimum requirement of mote capital and their relationship with the The Gandhis have hung on to the leadership
growth of education and research in HECI completely of funding func autonomy is an important one. 2%. Major issues like making the un Centre is frequently based on what they can of the Congress despite the fact that there is
a competitive global environment in tions will aff ect its effi cacy and sta Linked with the issue are the recent iversities the hub of scientifi c and extract from the latter in order to bolster a convention in mature parliamentary de
an inclusive manner. In other words, ture in discharging its onerous res initiatives to encourage public insti technological research, restoring the their own standing in their States. The party mocracies, such as Britain and Australia,
the HECI will be bestowed with com ponsibility remains a major tutions to raise user charges so that value of education in social sciences governing at the Centre, currently the BJP, that when a party loses power in an election
prehensive and overriding powers, question. they become selfsustaining as also to and the humanities, ensuring that has great leverage in such a situation. its leadership promptly resigns to make way
including ordering the closure of in allow such institutions to take loan poor and meritorious students can Third, Opposition unity, and, more im for fresh blood.
stitutions, in all academic and relat Question of funds from the Higher Education Funding aff ord to be educated in subjects of portant, the persistence of such unity, can Ms. Gandhi should have done so imme
ed matters while the purse strings As of today, the MHRD has been di Agency to meet developmental costs. their choice, improving the quality of only be assured if there is a national party diately after the Congress debacle in 2014
will be controlled by the MHRD. rectly funding more than a hundred These are bold initiatives with major instruction to enhance the employa that can act as its anchor and around which and refrained from imposing her son on the
The need for a single regulatory institutions of national importance, consequences, inducing institutions bility of the students, addressing the the other parties can coalesce. Also, such a party as her political heir. “Dynasty” has
body arose largely in the context of including the Indian Institutes of to abandon courses that have hardly concerns of faculty shortage, etc. re national anchor must be able to convince the now become a dirty word in Indian politics,
multiple bodies set up over the years Technology, National Institutes of any job prospects and starting ones quire a quantum jump in allocation regional parties that it has the capacity to and most Indians fi nd transferring power
trying to cope with the ever increas Technology and Indian Institutes of that are marketfriendly. Besides, the of public resources to this sector. give the BJP a run for its money and when from mother to son extremely distasteful. In
ing complexity of the sector, both in Science Education and Research. high fees to be paid by students for Tightening the screws of regulation elected to offi ce will have the capability to re fact, this trait has become the Achilles heel
terms of rapidly expanding number Funding 47 Central universities such courses might compel them to in the absence of rapidly expanding ward its regional allies. of the Congress party.
of institutions to meet the demands should not pose a problem for the take concessional student loans. The public expenditure has obvious Fourth, the only party that, despite its Senior members of the Congress cannot
of surging student enrolment, and ministry. The funding scheme of fi rst militates against the idea of high limitations. dwindling fortunes, has some residual na aff ord to wait for another debacle in 2019 be
the uneven and perhaps deteriorat State universities, which account for er education and the concept of the tional reach and can act as such an anchor is fore addressing this issue. The time is now.
ing standards in the quality of stu more than 50% of the student enrol university and the second may result Amitabha Bhattacharya retired from the IAS the Congress. Unfortunately, despite occa
dent output against the require ment, requires to be clearly worked in the student loan crisis reaching as Principal Adviser, Education and Culture, sional rhetoric to the contrary, the Congress Mohammed Ayoob is University Distinguished
ments of the job market. As out. If it is sought to be done through alarming proportions on account of Planning Commission, Government of India. is currently not in a position to perform this Professor Emeritus of International Relations,
Professor Furqan Qamar and others the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Ab delay in payment and default. How The views expressed are personal role. How much the Congress’s standing is Michigan State University
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Linked by light No trace of animals in Assam sanctuary
The current unprecedented fl oods in Assam have aff ected the
The scope of quantum optics is still State’s wild life also inasmuch as the Kaziranga wild life sanc
unknown, and plans for future tuary is now almost bereft of its animals, most of them having
migrated to the nearby Mikir hills. The 166square mile sanctu
research are vast ary — noted for its onehorned rhinoceros — presents the spec
Shubashree Desikan tacle of a vast sheet of water with no trace of the wild animals
— rhinos, tigers, Som deer, elephants and wild buff aloes,
Since the late 19th century, when which till last month roamed the area in hundreds. The chirp
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Max Planck modelled radiation emit ings of innumerable varieties of birds too are not heard, nor
ted by a black body, the idea that are they seen on their wings. This was the impression of a PTI
light has a particle nature has come a correspondent who visited the sanctuary — described by nat
long way. Albert Einstein won a No uralists as the world’s most natural sanctuary — late last week.
bel prize in 1921 for his paper on the An order of ‘shoot at sight’ has been given to forest guards and
photoelectric eff ect, in which he de Home Guards by sanctuary authorities to check the menace of
veloped the idea of light as quanta, poaching in the sanctuary area. The Sibsagar district police
or photons. For a long time after this, chief had rushed reinforcements to Kaziranga.
scientists were mainly interested in the quantum theory of
matter. A HUNDRED YEARS AGO JULY 3, 1918.
The development of laser science made possible the stu
dy of light as governed by quantum theory. Important con Von Eichhorn Murdered in Kieff .
tributions to statistical properties of light were made by An offi cial message from Kieff dated June 30th via Berlin [as re
scientists such as E.C.G. Sudarshan and Roy Glauber. Today, ceived in Amsterdam on July 3] says when at two in the after
quantum optics powers many discoveries and its full poten noon Field Marshal Von Eichhorn and his adjutant Captain
tial can only be guessed at. Von Vressler were returning from a Casino near Von Eich
The most ambitious attempt to date to unpack this poten CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
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horn’s house a man drove closely past them in a car and threw
tial might come from a paper entitled: “Light, the Universe a bomb. Both were very seriously wounded and subsequently
and everything – 12 Herculean tasks for quantum cowboys
CONCEPTUAL ABSTRACT
died. The assassin and cab driver were arrested. An enquiry
and black diamond skiers”. Its 32 authors from 10 countries
(three of them Nobel Laureates) attempt to set benchmarks
in the fi eld of quantum optics.
Gutenberg-
Richter law Triggered by bad air has established the fact that the crime originated with Social
Revolutionaries in Moscow. The assassination of Von Eichhorn
The paper, a fi rstofitskind activity, touches on recent
Geology Proportion of pollution-linked diabetes is high in India is regarded as another sign of the Russian revolution against
the German tyranny. Von Eichhorn was the most ruthless of
fi ndings such as detection of gravitational waves by the team This refers to a seismic law Mohit M. Rao tem in the U.S., showed grams per m3) and active all the Kaiser’s Generals and treated the Ukrainians from the
at LIGO, or the Laser Interferometer GravitationalWave Ob which states that there is a that the risk of incident smoking (667 micrograms beginning as slaves whose sole use was to provide food for
servatory, that literally shook the world in 2015. It also constant empirical rela Particulate matter that ex diabetes increased with per m3 per cigarette). Re Germany. He forced the peasants to cultivate land under the
dwells on exotic subjects such as the “time crystal”, and the tionship between the fre ists as fi ne dust in the air rising concentrations of searchers then undertook severest penalties and fi xed a price to enable the Germans to
importance of “nitrogenvacancy centers in diamond”, quency of earthquakes in a can lead to an increased PM2.5 (fi ne dust less than a global estimate extrapo obtain bread cheaper but to the ruin of Ukrainian peasants
which can help in building quantum computers of the region and their magni risk of diabetes, particu 2.5 microns in diameter), lating national annual and landowners. He overthrew the Ukrainian Government,
future. tudes. According to Danish larly in lowincome coun even reaching signifi cant PM2.5 exposure estimates two members of which were arrested and imprisoned.
Crystals are solids that show a repeating arrangement in physicist Per Bak who ex tries such as India. impact at concentrations and using data points
space of a basic structure known as the unit cell. Time crys plained the law in his 1996 Analysis of the burden of 12 micrograms per cub from the Global Burden of CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
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tals (systems that repeat their crystal structure not just in book, How Nature Works, of pollutionlinked dia ic meter (m3). Disease study.
for every 1,000 earth
DATA POINT
space but also in time) were fi rst proposed by Frank Wilc betes (in the journal, Lan- This level is considered India tops the list in
zek, one of the authors of the paper, and who also shared quakes of magnitude 4, for cet Planetary Health) esti “safe” by Indian standards terms of ‘DisabilityAdjust
the 2004 Nobel Prize in physics. instance, there are 100 mates that in 2016, air which sets a limit of 40 mi ed Life Years’, which mea
In 2017, time crystals were demonstrated in a laboratory earthquakes of magnitude pollution resulted in as crograms per m3) and is sures years of healthy life
setting. “A beating heart is a time crystal in the broadest, 5, 10 earthquakes of mag many as 3.2 million new far below what is expe lost due to pollution
purely mathematical sense,” writes Professor Wilczek in the nitude 6 and so on. The cases of diabetes. This is rienced in cities. In Delhi, linked diabetes. Research
paper. The questions he poses for research are around law has been used to argue 14% of all new diabetes for instance, PM 2.5 can ers estimate that nearly
whether there are time liquids, glasses and quasicrystals that seemingly unpredicta cases for that year, and In touch nearly 100 micro 8.2 million years of
and whether we could imagine a world where there is a ble events actually follow a dia’s share was 20% of grams per m3. healthy life were lost glo
timedependent parallel to the properties of crystalline so simple pattern. It was for new cases. Annually, the Studies have shown bally in 2016, and India
lids that we know. mulated by American seis researchers estimated that that this fi ne dust enters lost 1.625 million healthy
Astrophysics afi cionados may be thrilled by Nobel physi mologists Charles Francis pollutionlinked diabetes the bloodstream through years.
cist, Rainer Weiss’s contribution to the paper as well; he ex Richter and Beno Guten caused more than 2 lakh the lungs, reducing insulin Where high economic
plores what gravitational waves might reveal about black berg in their 1956 paper, deaths in 2016. production and triggering growth has lead to higher
holes, neutron stars and supernovae. “Magnitude and energy of Even though previous infl ammation. This factor pollution burdens, lower
Climate change and global warming are addressed by earthquakes”. studies had shown a signif adds to the diabetes bur income countries such as
Prof. Goong Chen in the section, “What is the most urgent icant impact of air pollu den which aff ects more India are aff ected the
undertaking in science and technology?” He asks whether it CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
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is possible to “mimic, speedup or even improve” photosyn den of the disease had yet globally. global PM2.5 average was
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thesis by making use of nonlinear shortcuts to the chemical
processes of carbon capture.
Plans for future research that the authors have outlined
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Statistical models deve
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The study fi nds that a
could excite not only scientists but also science enthusiasts notifi cation on the nine years, researchers at more polluted environs by modest reduction in PM2.5
and scifi ction writers across the world. Cauvery scheme say? Washington University studying those with pas levels may lead to a reduc
School of Medicine and VA sive smoking risks (pegged tion in diabetes cases in
The writer is a science editor at The Hindu in Chennai http://bit.ly/cauveryscheme St. Louis Health Care Sys at exposures of 35 micro India.
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said another message post Lack of deterrence and con NEW DELHI the Delhi High Court. The Seeks fresh polls in J&K; holds meet to assess situation The Centre on Monday said
ed on June 27. “We had ex viction in social mediarelat The Supreme Court on Mon High Court had held the two that no decision had been
posed one such fraudster ed cyber crimes emboldens day sought a response from major national political par Special Correspondent Later, speaking to journal taken yet to shift the Un
@omshantiom1231 who had cyber criminals. It also the government on amend ties — the BJP and the Con NEW DELHI ists, Congress leader Abhish iversity Grants Commis
used a gory video from Bra erodes people’s confi dence ments made in the Foreign gress — guilty of taking fo The Congress on Monday ek Manu Singhvi said in rep sion’s grantgiving powers
zil & claimed it to be from in the ability of the system Contribution Regulation Act reign funding. It had sought to scotch speculation ly to a question whether the to the Ministry of Human
#Rajasthan.” to deliver and, therefore, (FCRA) which benefi t the directed the Centre and the that the party was exploring party was looking to form a Resource Development. It,
The latest incident was mob justice or mob rule pre ruling BJP and the Opposi Election Commission of In the possibilities of forming a government in the State: however, agreed that many
reported from Dhule in vails without any fear of le tion Congress, both held dia to take action against the government in Jammu and “We are not as foolish as you committees had suggested
Maharashtra on Sunday gal ramifi cations,” he said. guilty by the Delhi High two parties within six Kashmir with Mehbooba [the BJP] think. Our demand the separation of regula
when a mob attacked fi ve An analysis by the Nation Court in 2014 for receiving months. Mufti’s Peoples Democratic is that elections should hap tion and grants, and added
men who had come to a vil al Crime Records Bureau da foreign funds from two sub The Representation of Party (PDP). pen there immediately. that the proposed new sys
lage begging for money. ta by Child Rights and You sidiaries of Vedanta, a U.K. the People Act bars political Emerging from a meeting First, you destroyed the ad tem would be purely merit
They were killed on suspi (CRY) revealed that kidnap based company. parties from receiving fo of key Congress leaders on Ambika Soni ministration of that State, based, online and
cion that they were child ping and abduction ac A threejudge Bench led reign funds. The petition ar the Kashmir situation here, made an unethical alliance, objective.
traffi ckers based on What counted for almost half of by Chief Justice of India Di gued that the “amendments former Union Minister Am Manmohan Singh, former and today you want to rule This comes days after
sApp rumours. the total crimes against chil pak Misra agreed to exa have opened doors to unli bika Soni said the party Finance Minister P. Chidam there through Governor’s the Ministry put a draft
On June 28, a man identi dren in the country. There mine the petition fi led by mited political donations wanted fresh polls in the baram, Leader of the Oppo rule. Three years are left Bill, to create a Higher Edu
fi ed as Sukanta Chakrabor were 52,253 cases of kidnap NGO, Association for Demo from foreign companies and State that has been placed sition in the Rajya Sabha there; why don’t you an cation Commission of In
ty, hired by the Tripura go ping and abduction among cratic Reforms, challenging thereby legitimising fi nan under Governor’s rule after Ghulam Nabi Azad,and Jam nounce elections? Order dia and repeal the UGC, in
vernment to dispel rumours the 1,06,958 crimes against the amendments made in cial contributions received the BJP withdrew support to mu and Kashmir Congress polls if you have the the public domain for sug
about childlifters on social children in 2016. The next the FCRA through the Fi from foreign sources”. the PDP. Committee president Ghu courage.” gestions. “The Ministry of
media, was lynched in Kala biggest category is rape, nance Act, 2016 and Fi The amendments, the pe Announcing that the lam Ahmad Mir were pre Asked about the implica HRD has clarifi ed that no
cherra Bazaar. The incident amounting to more than 18 nance Act, 2018. The tition said, was also against meeting was held to “discuss sent in the meeting. tions of Ms. Mufti reportedly such fi nal decision has yet
came hours after Zaheer per cent of all crimes against amendments were passed the “settled principle of sep the situation arising out of meeting former Congress been taken to shift the
Khan, a trader from Uttar children. as a Money Bill with retros aration of powers since it the imposition of Governor’s ‘Not foolish’ chief Sonia Gandhi, Mr. grant function to the Minis
pective eff ect from the year has overruled the Delhi rule in the State,” Ms. Soni A Congress delegation will Singhvi said: “Meeting with try, even though the re
1976. High Court judgment”. “It is said there was no possibility also be visiting Leh, Ladakh somebody should not to be commendation about sep
SFI member murdered The petition, represented
by advocates Prashant
a settled law the legislature
cannot overturn any court
of an alliance with the PDP,
which had failed to fulfi l its
and Kargil soon to assess the
situation. On Tuesday, about
read in terms of all other
kinds of conclusions you are
arating the Regulator and
grantgiving entity has
Bhushan and Neha Rathi, judgment; it can only re promises to the people of 100 party members will drawing. I have made it been made by many an
in Ernakulam contended the amendments
were made to counter a
move the basis of the judg
ment,” the petition argued.
the State.
Former Prime Minister
meet in Srinagar for the
same purpose.
clear. I don’t think we should
jump to conclusions.”
expert committee in the
past...,” said a release.
The condition of Arjun, 19, a neeth were putting up pos
secondyear student of B.A. ters and fi nishing the graffi ti
Philosophy, who was admit
ted to Ernakulam Medical
Trust Hospital, remained
when an armed gang at
tacked them around mid
night. Vineeth recalled that
Meet on
simultaneous
Court notice on vacancies BJP taps into talent
critical. Vineeth, a third it was in a fl ash before the
outside leadership
semester student of M.A.
Economics, who sustained
stab injuries in the leg, was
group fl ed from the scene.
Principal K.N. Krishna
Kumar said regular classes
elections
Press Trust of India
in information panels Forms Statewise groups for 2019 polls
discharged from the Gener would resume on July 4. A New Delhi
al Hospital in the evening.
The police have taken in
decision on when to start
the fi rstyear undergraduate
The Law Commission will Response sought from Centre and eight States Nistula Hebbar
hold a twoday consulta New Delhi
to custody two workers of classes would be taken later. tion with major political Legal Correspondent Commission is completely The BJP is tapping into ta
the Campus Front of India Hundreds of students, parties in New Delhi this NEW DELHI nonfunctional as not a sin lent outside its organisation
and one activist of the Popu teachers and nonteaching week on the possibility of The Supreme Court on Mon gle information commission al pool to get ready for the
lar Front of India. They are staff members paid their last holding Lok Sabha and As day directed the Centre and er has been appointed. 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The
Bilal of Kottayam, Farooq of respect to Abhimanyu when sembly polls together. eight State governments to party is forming groups
Pathanamthitta and Riyas of his body was brought to the Seeking to fi nd a com respond to a petition high Big backlog called Lok Sabha Tolis in ev
Fort Kochi. A search was on campus in the afternoon on mon ground on the issue, lighting that a large number The Maharashtra Commis ery State, comprising lead
for the other members of Monday. the commission has writ of vacancies in the Central sion which has a backlog of ers of the party — who may
the gang. The SFI alleged that pro ten to the seven recognised Information Commission more than 40,000 appeals or may not have formal or
A row over the graffi ti, fessional killers were behind national and 59 State par and the State Information and complaints, has four va ganisational posts — to help
welcoming newcomers to the incident. CPI(M) district ties to participate in the Commissions have crippled cancies. candidates in various Amit Shah
the campus, escalated after secretary C.N. Mohanan al meeting on July 7 and 8. the Right to Information Act The Kerala Commission is constituencies.
Campus Front of India leged that it was a planned and resulted in huge functioning with only a sin This is one of the many is adhyakshaji’s (party pre
workers allegedly painted murder.
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backlog. Governments had gle commissioner and has organisational innovations sident’s) fourth such tour.
the wall booked by SFI The Social Democratic
workers. SFI workers paint Party of India condemned ‘No land A Bench led by Justice
A.K. Sikri issued notice to
tried to stifl e the
functioning of the
more than 14,000 pending
appeals and complaints.
that party president Amit
Shah has devised in his
Things like the completion
of booth committees,
ed over the writing by the the murder and said an at
Campus Front of India. Ab tempt was made to blame it donated to the Centre and Maharashtra,
Kerala, Andhra Pradesh,
RTI Act by failing
to appoint
Similarly, there are six va
cancies in the Karnataka
whirlwind tour that has
touched over 18 States in a
names of the workers,
whether they have appro
himanyu, Arjun and Vi for the incident.
Myanmar’ West Bengal, Telangana,
Karnataka, Odisha and
commissioners
Commission even though
nearly 33,000 appeals and
month and will cover the
rest before ending in Maha
priate vehicles and smart
phones etc. is gone into. It’s
Petition
Gujarat. complaints are pending. rashtra on July 22. Mr. Shah a 20point check list of pre
2021 census data to be Special correspondent
GUWAHATI
Justice Sikri asked Addi
tional SolicitorGeneral Pin
sions, in a timely manner”.
The petition said that due
Odisha is functioning with
only three commissioners
has already covered 395 Lok
Sabha constituencies and
paredness, and each Lok
Sabha seat is graded in
stored electronically India has not donated land
to Myanmar to keep the
proChina neighbouring
ky Anand why appoint
ments were not made
despite the backlog.
to nonappointment of infor
mation commissioners, sev
eral information commis
and Telangana with two
commissioners and their
backlogs are more than
hopes to cover the rest be
fore July 22, with tours in
Kerala on Tuesday and Uttar
terms of the party’s chances
of winning there,” said the
source.
The RGI issued the notifi ca can be stored forever in an country in good humour, Advocates Kamini Jaiswal sions take many months, 10,000 and 15,000 appeals/ Pradesh on July 4 and July 5. Plans for events leading
tion as the process for the electronic format,” he said. Manipur Chief Minister N. and Pranav Sachdeva, ap and in some cases even complaints, respectively. up to the polls and methods
2021 Census kicks in. “Earlier everything was Biren Singh said on pearing for petitioners Anja years, to decide on appeals The West Bengal Commis Closed-door meets to propagate the party’s
The spokesperson said being done manually,” said Monday. li Bhardwaj, Commodore and complaints due to ac sion is functioning with only Senior offi cebearers of the symbol are some of the
enumerators would start the spokesperson. The offi The Congress had on (retired) Lokesh Batra and cumulation of pending ap two commissioners and is party said Mr. Shah has things that fi gure in the
“house listing” in 2020, and cial said the electronic re Sunday criticised the BJP in Amrita Joshi, argued that the peals/complaints, defeating currently hearing appeals/ been holding closeddoor check list.
the headcount would begin cord was being given the sta New Delhi and the State for Centre and the State govern the entire object of the RTI complaints fi led 10 years meetings with offi cebear “For example, in Odisha,
in February 2021. “An indivi tus of a “document” under “sacrifi cing” swathes of ments have attempted “to Act, 2005. ago. ers, core committee mem our strength mostly lies in
dual’s household data are the IT Act, 2000 so that if land in Manipur’s border stifl e the functioning of the Currently, there are four The eff ective functioning bers of State units, the Sche western Odisha, and the
not published by the RGI. there is any infringement areas to “appease” Myan RTI Act by failing to do their vacancies in the Central In of information commission duled Caste and Scheduled coastal areas are bare of
They are published in the action can be initiated. mar, which is “inching statutory duty of ensuring formation Commission, ers, the fi nal adjudicators Tribe morchas of the party, support, we need to build
form of tables on the Census The Census Organisation closer to China.” appointment of commis though more than 23,500 under the RTI Act, is critical social media teams and Lok up organisational strength
website. The data are pre was set up on an ad hoc ba Mr. Singh said the India sioners in the Central Infor appeals and complaints are for the health of the transpa Sabha Tolis. there... Reviews like this will
served for 10 years and then sis for each census till the Myanmar boundary is mation Commission and pending. rency regime in the country, “These are very nutsand help us be prepared organi
destroyed. From now on, it 1951 Census. clearly demarcated. State Information Commis The Andhra Pradesh the petition said. bolts kind of meetings, this sationally,” said a source.
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IN BRIEF
NRC breather: court pushes deadline by a month
Concession by Bench comes after government agrees to stick to new date; adequate security for state coordinator Hajela and family ordered
Barak Valley situation reviewed
Legal Correspondent
NEW DELHI
Jeeja Ghosh
SC seeks steps for appointing Lokpal to raise voter
Centre told to fi le an affi davit in 10 days; next hearing on July 17 awareness
Legal Correspondent nister, had appointed former clarifi ed that the appoint STAFF REPORTER
Kolkata
NEW DELHI AttorneyGeneral Mukul Ro ment process need not be
The Supreme Court on Mon hatgi as eminent jurist to the stalled merely because of the Disability rights activist
day asked the government to panel that will shortlist can absence of the LoP. The Jeeja Ghosh may soon be
fi le an affi davit in the next 10 didates. judgment dismissed the go come the brand ambassa
days, detailing the steps it Besides the Prime Minis vernment’s reasoning that dor of the Election Com
would take for the appoint ter, the selection committee the appointment process mission in West Bengal.
ment of Lokpal, the anti is composed of the Chief Jus should wait till the Act was “We had contacted her
graft ombudsman. tice of India and the Lok Sab amended to replace the LoP about a week ago in this re
A Bench of Justices Ranjan ha Speaker. with the leader of the single gard. Her work as a disabil
Gogoi and R. Banumathi Passed in 2014, the Lokpal largest Opposition party. ity rights activists will defi
scheduled the next hearing and Lokayukta Act, 2013, The hearing before Justice nitely encourage
of the case for July 17. was not implemented all The Act intends the LoP to Gogoi’s Bench is based on a diff erentlyabled persons
It has been constantly urg these years because there be part of the selection com contempt petition fi led by and people in general to
ing the government to com was no Leader of the Opposi mittee, which has to fi rst ap Common Cause, represent enrol into the voters list,”
plete the process of appoint tion (LoP) in the 16th Lok point an eminent jurist ed by advocate Prashant an EC offi cial said. He said
ment at the earliest. In May, Sabha. The 2013 law in among their ranks. Bhushan, for not implement that the initiative is in
the Lokpal selection com cludes the LoP as a member However, on April 27 last ing the April, 2017 judgment keeping with the EC’s “ac
mittee, led by the Prime Mi of the selection committee. year, the Supreme Court of the court. cessible election” drive.
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Trudeau denies groping reporter 18 years ago German Interior Minister Seehofer
Agence France-Presse
Ottawa
ish Columbia in 2000. He
was speaking to reporters in
peared in the Creston Valley
Advance which alleged Mr.
but she did not wish to be
named and did not want to threatens to quit over migrant policy
Canadian Prime Minister Jus the central city of Regina on Trudeau, who was 28years be associated with coverage
tin Trudeau has responded Canada’s national day. old at the time and not in of the story. Reuters Christian Social Union (CSU) ease the migrant burden.
for the fi rst time to an allega volved in politics, had apolo The allegation has resur Berlin at a party meeting on Sun Ms. Merkel is against un
tion of sexual misconduct Charity event gised to the reporter in ques faced in recent times, but German Chancellor Angela day. It was unclear whether ilateral action by the author
dating back almost two de “I remember that day in tion. this is the fi rst time the Merkel made a lastditch ef this was highrisk brinkman ities in Bavaria, the main en
cades, saying he does not re Creston well, it was an Ava It also quoted him as say Prime Minister has com fort to resolve a row over mi ship aimed at making Ms. try point for migrants into
call any “negative interac lanche Foundation event to ing “I would not have been mented on it publicly. grant policy with her conser Merkel back down. Germany, saying it goes
tions” on the day in support avalanche safety,” so forward” had he known Mr. Trudeau frequently vative allies on Monday after The CSU had threatened against European law. Mr.
question. he said. “I had a good day Canadian Prime Minister she was a reporter. describes himself as a femi a top Minister threatened to to impose new controls at Seehofer was later persuad
The avowed feminist was that day,” he added. “I don’t Justin Trudeau. AP * The article did not name nist. When he came to pow resign, casting doubt on the German border this ed by party colleagues to
asked on Sunday to com remember any negative inte the journalist and did not er he formed a Cabinet with whether her coalition can week if they deemed that talk to Ms. Merkel one last
ment on allegations that he ractions that day at all.” died during an avalanche in provide further details about an equal gender divide and survive. Interior Minister agreements and proposals time on Monday to try to set
had groped a journalist dur Mr. Trudeau became in 1998. the alleged incident. Broad has adopted a zero tolerance Horst Seehofer off ered to Ms. Merkel brought back tle the dispute, declaring he
ing a music festival in the volved with the charity after A few days after the festiv caster CBC on Monday said it policy towards sexual mis quit his Cabinet post and the from a European Union (EU) would make his fi nal deci
western city of Creston, Brit his younger brother Michel al, an unsigned editorial ap had contacted the journalist, conduct in his Liberal party. chairmanship of Bavaria’s summit were insuffi cient to sion within three days.
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02-07-2018
Sensex dddddddddddddddddddddd 35,264 ddddddddddddd -0.45
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Vedanta’s Agarwal bids to take U.K. company private
Gold ddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 31,400 ddddddddddddd -0.06
Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddd 77.84 ddddddddddddd -2.16 London listing not necessary, business growth and maturity of Indian capital markets enough to meet goals, says Vedanta Resources chairman
Vidya Ram proposal to delist the fi rm would also help simplify Ve months in London, particu hind their plans to delist
NIFTY 50 LONDON from the London Stock Ex danta’s structure, in the larly following the deaths of from the London Stock Ex
PRICE CHANGE A separate London listing is change, and Volcan, the wake of other such moves, some protesters in police fi r change, however, delisting
Adani Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362.80. . . . . . -10.35
no longer necessary to holding company wholly including the merger of va ing in May in Thoothukudi from the LSE will not remove
Asian Paints. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1293.05. . . . . . . 28.60
Axis Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512.25. . . . . . . . . 1.45 achieve Vedanta Group’s owned by Anil Agarwal’s dis rious Indian subsidiaries into where Vedanta’s Sterlite their liability for the alleged
Bajaj Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2835.15. . . . . . . 24.85 goals, said Anil Agarwal, cretionary trust, said they Vedanta Limited and the Copper factory is located. pollution that the claimants’
Bajaj Finserv. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 5778.30. . . . . . -42.80 chairman, Vedanta Resourc had agreed in principle on merger of Cairn India Limit Britain’s opposition Labour say was caused by Vedanta’s
Bajaj Finance . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 2299.55. . . . . . . . . 3.20
Bharti Airtel . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 368.05. . . . . . -13.90 es, which is set to delist its the key terms of a possible ed into Vedanta Limited. party called for the company copper mining operations in
BPCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369.20. . . . . . . . -4.10 shares from the London cash off er to acquire minori “Volcan believes that now is to be delisted from the Lon Chingola,” said Oliver Hol
Cipla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617.00. . . . . . . . . 0.35 Stock Exchange. ty shares accounting for the right time to take another don exchange to “remove its land, a solicitor at London
Coal India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260.55. . . . . . . . -3.80
Dr Reddys Lab . . . . . . . .. . . . 2240.35. . . . . . . . . 5.30
“The London listing has 33.47% of the capital, valuing important step in simplifying cloak of respectability.” based Leigh Day which is re
Eicher Motors. . . . . . . . .. 28187.65. . . -402.80 served us extremely well …. the fi rm at £2.325 billion. the structure of the Vedanta The company has in the presenting the villagers.
GAIL (India). . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 341.10. . . . . . . . . 0.85 however, given the subse Group by removing a dupli past faced concerns from in “A company that is listed
Grasim Ind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 987.30. . . . . . -19.55
HCL Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 926.10. . . . . . . . -0.15
quent growth of our underly ‘28% premium’ cate stock exchange listing, vestors such as the Church of on the LSE and headquar
HDFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1897.10. . . . . . -11.00 ing businesses and the ma The off er of £8.25 a share is a which it believes to be in the England, which in 2010 sold tered in the U.K. must adhere
HDFC Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2073.25. . . . . . -35.20 turity of the Indian capital near 28% premium on the best interests of all its stake in the fi rm, citing its to strict regulations includ
Hero MotoCorp . . . . . .. . . . 3415.40. . . . . . -58.10
markets, together with relat closing price of Vedanta Re Investor interest: Acquisition of 33.47% of shareholding stakeholders.” “respect for human rights ing rules on antibribery and
Hindalco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223.25. . . . . . . . -7.25
HPCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259.70. . . . . . . . . 0.50 ed feedback from our share sources on Friday. Investors would value the off er at £778 million. PTI
* While the original ration and local communities.” modern slavery and of
Hind Unilever . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1643.45. . . . . . . . . 2.30 holders and other stakehol would also receive the 41 U.S. ale for the Londonlisting course can be sued in the En
Indiabulls HFL . . . . . . . .. . . . 1114.55. . . . . . -27.95 ders, we have concluded that cents per share dividend for commend the off er to inde Volcan receives acceptances was to access the deep pool Zambian protests glish courts. Clearly if a com
ICICI Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277.40. . . . . . . . . 2.00
IndusInd Bank . . . . . . . .. . . . 1948.80. . . . . . . 16.60 a separate London listing is the year ending in March. pendent shareholders. If the of its fi rm off er, or acquires a of equity and debt capital in Vedanta Resources is also pany delists from the LSE
Bharti Infratel . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 298.90. . . . . . . . -1.65 no longer necessary to Volcan currently owns move is successful, Vedanta majority of the shares from London, the rationale was facing legal challenges in Bri and is no longer based in
Infosys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1334.70. . . . . . . 27.50 achieve the Vedanta Group’s 66.53% of Vedanta’s total would make an application independent shareholders. “less compelling,” given the tain. Zambian villagers last London, they will no longer
Indian OilCorp . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 153.70. . . . . . . . -2.30
ITC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263.05. . . . . . . . -3.15
strategic objectives,” Mr. share capital. Shares of Ve to delist its shares from the The committee added it increased maturity of the In year won the right to sue the have to adhere to the U.K.’s
Kotak Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1337.95. . . . . . . . -5.00 Agarwal said in a statement. danta Resources had risen exchange and from the Fi would be recommending the dian capital markets, Vedan fi rm in London, though the regulations and taking action
L&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1255.95. . . . . . -19.15 The independent commit 26% by afternoon on the nancial Conduct Authority’s cash off er because of the cer ta said. company is appealing this against them in the English
Lupin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 889.45. . . . . . -14.35
M&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886.65. . . . . . -11.05
tee of Vedanta Resources’ exchange. list. The delisting could take tainty it provided and the ‘at Pressure has built on Ve ruling. “We cannot comment courts would be more diffi
Maurti Suzuki . . . . . . . . .. . . . 8821.05. . . . . . . . -4.55 board, set up to evaluate the The committee is set to re place 20 business days after tractive’ valuation. The move danta Resources in recent on Vedanta’s intentions be cult.”
NTPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153.55. . . . . . . . -6.10
ONGC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155.50. . . . . . . . -2.90
PowerGrid Corp . . . . .. . . . . . 185.05. . . . . . . . -1.80
Reliance Ind . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 960.60. . . . . . -11.85
State Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258.85. . . . . . . . -0.50
Sun Pharma . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 563.15. . . . . . . . -0.85
Tata Motors . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 266.70. . . . . . . . -2.60
Mehta panel recommends setting Manufacturing PMI at 53.1,
up AMC for large, stressed loans highest since December
Tata Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560.50. . . . . . . . -7.25
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1851.35. . . . . . . . . 3.60
Tech Mahindra . . . . . . .. . . . . . 657.20. . . . . . . . . 1.75
Titan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 897.40. . . . . . . 18.90
UltraTech Cement . .. . . . 3777.30. . . . . . -41.30
UPL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624.70. . . . . . . . . 5.90
Vedanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239.85. . . . . . . . . 3.65
Wipro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260.60. . . . . . . . -0.90
Also lays out plan to resolve loans of small and medium enterprises in 90 days Sharpest gains seen in output, new orders for 2018: Nikkei
YES Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337.05. . . . . . . . -2.60
Zee Entertainment . . . . . . 539.65. . . . . . . . -4.30 Special Correspondent cussed vertical for manage proach among a large num Special Correspondent tion rose in June..., extend
NEW DELHI ment of stressed assets for ber of lenders,” the Finance NEW DELHI ing the period of expansion
The Sunil Mehta Committee, priority resolution of SMEs,” Minister said. Manufacturing activity saw to 11 months,” it added.
set up to look into the faster according to a presentation “And exposure in the ₹ 50 its best performance in six “Moreover, the rate of
EXCHANGE RATES resolution of stressed assets, by Mr. Goyal. 500 crore category is usually months in June, due to growth was sharp and the
Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit
except yen at 4 p.m. on July 02 has recommended the crea “Resolution should be by multiple banks.” strong output levels and new most pronounced since last
CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL tion of an asset management nondiscretionary, nondis In light of this, the com order numbers, according to December. Panellists linked
US Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 68.60. . . . . . . 68.92 company for the resolution criminatory and completed mittee recommended that a private sector survey. greater output to favourable
Euro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 79.80. . . . . . . 80.20 The Nikkei India Purchas demand conditions. Output
of stressed loans worth more within a timebound manner such lenders enter into an in
British Pound . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 90.15. . . . . . . 90.60
Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 61.92. . . . . . . 62.22 than ₹ 500 crore, Finance Mi within 90 days.” tercreditor agreement to ing Managers’ Index record growth was reported across
Chinese Yuan . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 10.30. . . . . . . 10.35 nister Piyush Goyal an authorise the lead bank to ed a reading of 53.1 in June, all market groups.”
Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 69.04. . . . . . . 69.38
nounced on Monday. Piyush Goyal Monitoring mechanism implement a resolution plan compared to 52.2 in May. A The report went on to say
Singapore Dollar . . . . . . .. . 50.13. . . . . . . 50.39
Canadian Dollar . . . . . . . . .. . 52.06. . . . . . . 52.30 The committee had also In addition, the committee in 180 days. reading over 50 indicates ex the sharpest gains in output that the expansion in output
Malaysian Ringitt . . . . . .. . 16.97. . . . . . . 17.06 laid out a plan to resolve process and a fi vepronged had recommended the set “The lead bank would pansion, while one below 50 and new orders in 2018 so was bolstered by a surge in
Source:Indian Bank SME loans within 90 days. strategy to resolve stressed ting up of a “robust monitor then prepare a resolution denotes a contraction. far,” the report said. new orders, which also in
“The committee set up assets called Project ing and review mechanism” plan including empanelling “Refl ecting greater pro creased due to an increase
under Sunil Mehta has sub Sashakt.” to track resolution with clear turnaround specialists and ‘Staffi ng rises’ duction requirements, fi rms for the eighth consecutive
BULLION RATES CHENNAI
mitted its report and recom The idea is to resolve SME escalation metrics for other industry experts for “India’s manufacturing con were encouraged to engage month of overseas orders.
July 02 rates in rupees with previous
rates in parentheses mendations,” Mr. Goyal told loans of less than ₹ 50 crore breached timelines. operational turnaround of ditions improved in June at in purchasing activity and “The rate of expansion
Retail Silver (1g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.6. . . . . . . (42.8) the media. “The report com in less than 90 days. “The key diffi culty is in ar the asset,” according to the the strongest pace since De raise their staffi ng levels.” was solid and accelerated to
22 ct gold (1 g) . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 2903. . . . . . (2913) prises a bankled resolution “Banks should create a fo riving at a consensus ap presentation. cember 2017, supported by “Manufacturing produc the fastest since February.”
IN BRIEF
VW to invest €1 bn in India CCI okays
Bharti Infra,
NSE, Nasdaq enter
Indus merger into technology pact
Funds to be used to strengthen market presence, garner 5% share in PVs by 2025
‘One system to cater to all settlements’
Special Correspondent plants, is expected to create Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI 4,0005,000 direct and indi MUMBAI SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Volkswagen Group on Mon rect jobs. Mobile infrastructure com MUMBAI
day said it will invest €1 bil The group would unveil a pany Bharti Infratel has got The National Stock Ex
lion (about ₹ 7,900 crore) in new midsize SUV based on the approval of watchdog change (NSE) and Nasdaq
India primarily between the MQB platform by the se Competition Commission have signed an agreement
Insolvency action on
2019 and 2021 as part of its cond half of 2020. It plans to of India (CCI) for merging wherein the global bourse
Paramount promoter
India 2.0 strategy to become introduce two models each its operations with Indus will deliver a customised
MUMBAI
a “more signifi cant player” from Volkswagen and Skoda Towers, according to a reg realtime clearing, risk man
Kotak India Growth Fund has
initiated insolvency
in the country’s auto market. brands between 2021 and ulatory fi ling by the Bharti agement and settlement
proceedings against Lakshmi While admitting that the 2025. group fi rm. technology to the NSE.
Murugesan, promoter of the Volkswagen Group had “The platform can have The proposed merger Further, the exchanges
nowdefunct Paramount struggled to meet its targets many body styles, we do not values Indus Towers at also signed a memorandum Adena Friedman
Airways. A person familiar in India in the recent years, Bigger, better: VW ‘s India proposals may generate 4,000 rule out anything. If market ₹ 71,500 crore and will of understanding (MoU) to
with the development said group company Skoda Auto 5,000 direct and indirect jobs, says Bernhard Maier. AFP *
is ready, then we can be rea create a mobile tower enti explore business opportuni “We have heavily custo
the proceedings had been CEO Bernhard Maier said, dy too,” Mr Maier said. ty with 1.63 lakh towers in ties across listings, corpo mised Nasdaq’s global plat
initiated after Ms. Murugesan “With ‘India 2.0’, we are then presence in the Indian Going forward, all models On exports, he said the fo all 22 telecom circles. rate and market services form to suit Indian require
failed to comply with an now creating the right condi market. designed and produced lo cus would be on India. Ho Bharti Infratel and Voda and data and innovations in ments,” NSE CEO Vikram
arbitration award that tions for sustainable growth cally in India would be based wever, Skoda would assess fone jointly own 42% each products, processes and Limaye told the media.
directed all the promoters to there. Our objective is ambi Engineering centre on Volkswagen Group’s MQB the possibility of exporting in Indus Towers, while technology, they said. Adena Friedman, presi
pay ₹ 200 crore to the India tious, but achievable: togeth Skoda Auto would also set platform that already com vehicles manufactured in In 11.15% is held by Idea Cellu dent and CEO, Nasdaq, said
Growth Fund. er with the Volkswagen up an engineering centre in plies with upcoming emis dia. Additionally, Skoda Au lar and the rest by Provi Latest architecture the strategic part of the part
brand, we are aiming for a India to bring out products sion and safety standards in to, which plans to have a dence. Post the deal, Bhar The technology would pro nership could allow Indian
Centre names Saraswati 5% market share in the pas suited for the Indian market. India. He added that the pro portfolio of 10 electric vehi ti Airtel and Vodafone will vide a stateoftheart archi companies to benefi t from
Prasad SAIL CMD senger vehicle segment by “By the end of the year, we ducts would be highly local cles by 2025, said it will bring jointly control the com tecture utilising the Nasdaq Nasdaq’s tools in the fi elds
MUMBAI 2025.” will have about 250 engi ised in order to achieve cost these products to the Indian bined fi rm and the transac Financial Framework, of corporate governance,
The Centre has appointed Under the project, Skoda neers working at the centre competitiveness. The market as well depending on tion is expected to close be which would enable all asset and market surveillance
Saraswati Prasad as CMD of Auto would be leading the in Pune to develop cars,” centre, along with proposed the market preparedness fore the end of 201819, classes to be cleared and set apart from the area of dual
Steel Authority of India
group’s campaign to streng said Mr. Maier. expansion of manufacturing and infrastructure. subject to approvals. tled in one system, it added. listing.
(SAIL). “Further, in terms of
the order of the Government
of India, Saraswati Prasad,
Special Secretary and
Financial Advisor, Ministry of
Steel, Government of India
RITES, Fine Organic Infrastructure sector growth dips
has taken over the additional
charge of the post of
chairman and managing
director of SAIL on 1 July,
gain ground on debut to 10-month low of 3.6% in May
2018,” said SAIL. The Shares buck the trend as benchmark indices end in red Crude oil, natural gas record contraction; steel, electricity lag behind
appointment follows the
superannuation of P.K. Singh. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Organic Industries closed at Press Trust of India ery products declined to
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Strides gets USFDA Shares of government ing a high of ₹ 834. The com The growth in eight infras pared from 5.4% in May 2017,
approval for two drugs owned RITES Ltd. and Fine pany had fi xed the issue tructure industries dropped while growth rates for steel
BENGALURU Organic Industries gained price at ₹ 783. to a 10month low of 3.6% in and electricity also fell to
Strides Shasun announced ground on debut on Monday May due to a decline in pro 0.5% and 3.5% respectively
that its whollyowned even as the benchmark in Sensex drops 159 points duction of crude oil and nat in May, compared with 3.8%
subsidiary Strides Pharma dices ended the day in the Incidentally, both the com ural gas. and 8.2% in the same period
Global Pte. had received the red. panies gained ground on a The eight sectors, which of the previous year.
fi nal approval for anti Stateowned RITES Ltd day when the benchmark in also include coal, refi nery
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The host’s tactic to sit deep and allow the ball to be caressed Agence France-Presse Nizhniy Novgorod
bit last night from
around in front of it worked Moscow Goalkeeper Danijel Subasic the screaming, the
Spain midfi elder Andres was the hero as Croatia ups and the downs.
Iniesta said on Sunday that squeezed into the World Cup
It was defi nitely a
his international career quarterfi nals with a penalty
had ended on a bitter note shootout victory over Den tough loss
Caroline Wozniacki
after his side was knocked mark here Sunday. scored within four minutes start, Croatia went upfi eld Wimbledon second seed while watching
out of the World Cup by On a night of late, late dra via their fi rst attacks. and promptly equalised. her country Denmark against Croatia
Russia on penalties. ma Ivan Rakitic stroked First, Mathias Jorgensen Again, the goal owed
“It was not a good way to home the decisive spotkick turned home in the second more than a little to bad de thirty seven seconds — was
say goodbye, but football to ensure the Croats ad minute after Croatia failed to fending when a Sime Vrsalj offi cially the quickest two
and life are like that,” said vanced to a last eight meet clear a long throwin from Jo ko cross was hammered by teams have ever scored in a
Iniesta, after his 131st and ing with Russia after the two nas Knudsen, the defender’s Henrik Dalsgaard into fellow World Cup fi nals match.
last appearance for his sides fi nished locked at 11 shot creeping under Subasic Dane Andreas Christensen
country. following extratime. to give Denmark the perfect and the ball fell obligingly in
“I am leaving with a nas The dramatic ending fol start. But any hopes it could the penalty area to Mario
ty taste in the mouth. We lowed early excitement — but hold onto its lead vanished Mandzukic who scored.
screwed ourselves because little in between. within 90 seconds. The explosive start — both
we didn’t manage to make In an astonishing start to With the Stadium still sides hit the back of the net
that extra step.” the match, both teams rocking from the frantic within three minutes and
“The important thing is
to get back to successful
Gone terribly wrong: The Spaniards cut a sorry fi gure after failing to inject the gamechanging ways, which isn’t always an
moment of acceleration or inspiration that has been their trademark for a decade. REUTERS *
easy thing to do. It’s harder
that it might appear. But
Reuters cle of the sport on the back passes to the 63 of Russia but there is a new generation,
Moscow of a game built on relentless had not mustered a single ef we have highlevel
More than 74 percent pos passing aligned with bottom fort on target and led only players.”
session, an astonishing 1,137 less patience and faith that it through Sergei Ignashevich’s “On a personal level, it’s
passes and utter territorial would always, eventually, comical own goal. the end of a wonderful
domination, yet the only sta fi nd a way through. Russia’s approach was to phase. Sometimes the end
tistic that counted in the end On Sunday, that patience sit deep and allow the ball to ings are not how you
for Spain was the two penal proved its undoing against a be caressed around in front dreamed them.”
ties it missed after it stran desperately tired and wilting of it at little more than walk Iniesta was surprisingly
gled itself out of the World last 16 opponent who should ing pace. benched to start the game
Cup on Sunday. have been ripe to be sliced It looked a sensible ap against Russia, but came
Igor Akinfeev assumed in apart. proach as, with Andres In on in the second half with
stant Yuri Gagarin status by Instead, Spain seemed en iesta surprisingly dropped the score level at 11. His
saving two of Spain’s spot tirely incapable of increas to the bench, none of the presence helped Spain im
kicks. However, in truth it ing the pace as, minute by Spaniards seemed willing or prove, giving it more depth
was just about the only time minute, home hopes grew capable to inject that game in midfi eld, but it wasn’t
the Russia goalkeeper was from a longshot dream, changing moment of accel enough for the team to
seriously tested as, despite through a gradual realisa eration or inspiration that break the deadlock.
pinning the host deep in its tion that its highly ranked has been their trademark for “It’s the coach who
own half for most of the 120 rival was not actually that a decade. So a stalemate en makes the decisions,” In
minutes, the 2010 champion dangerous, to eventual deli sued until after a rare attack iesta said. “He thought it
managed only nine shots on rious celebration. Russia found its way back le was the best thing to do. In
target. With 35 minutes on the vel via Artem Dzyuba’s 41st the end it was cruel to lose
Spain reached the pinna clock, Spain had made 300 minute penalty. in penalties like that.”
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Dusan character,” said Kohli on the
Lions in fi nal Lajovic. eve of the opening game.
the IPL had increased the
“warmth” among rival
har Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, K.L.
Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish
Serena, players. Pandey, M.S. Dhoni (wk), Dinesh
SPORTS BUREAU like Feder Praise for England On the personal front, Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kul
Taking off : Serena Williams marked her return with a straightset victory. * AP
deep Yadav, Krunal Pandya,
LONDON er, 36yearsold but chasing a Heaping praise on England’s Kohli did not have a great
familiar for the Swiss star 61, 64, 64 win over Japan’s Serena, seeded 25 this Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak
IndiaA rode on Rishabh 24th Slam title, enjoyed a current form, which saw the time in England four years
who cruised past World No. Yoshihito Nishioka. year despite a ranking of 181, Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth
Pant’s unbeaten 64 (62b, hardfought 75, 63 victory hosts outclass a hapless Aus ago but he is unperturbed. Kaul and Umesh Yadav.
8x4, 1x6) to register a fi ve over Holland’s Arantxa Rus. 57 Lajovic in just 79 minutes. Threetime major winner had too much power for Rus, tralia 60 in a recent limited “What I want is the team England: Eoin Morgan (Capt.),
wicket win over England Top seed Federer Stan Wawrinka stunned Bul the World No. 107 who made over series, Kohli felt the En to play well and the team to Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jake
Lions in the fi nal of the tri marched out on Centre Yuki ousted garian sixth seed Grigor Di the third round in 2012 but glish players’ participation win. Obviously you want to Ball, Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Cur
series here on Monday. Court dressed for the fi rst Yuki Bhambri failed to capi mitrov 16, 76(3), 76(5), 64 failed to get out of qualifying in various domestic T20 perform as an individual.” ran, Tom Curran, Alex Hales,
Chasing a target of 265, time in gear designed by Ja talise on a bright start and in the fi rst round. on her last three visits. leagues, like the Indian Pre India also plays three Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett, Adil
IndiaA opener Mayank panese giant Uniqlo in a deal crashed out, yet again falling US Open champion and mier League, have contri ODIs and fi ve Tests during Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Da
Agarwal scored 40 (41b, reported to be worth $300 prey to Thomas Fabbiano of Reversing the trend fourth seed Sloane Stephens buted a lot in their growth. vid Willey and Dawid Malan.
the series.
million after a twodecade Italy 26, 63, 63, 62. The Swiss had lost his last became the fi rst big casualty Match starts at 10 p.m. IST.
7x4), while skipper Shreyas Kohli also felt the partici The teams (from):
Iyer contributed a runa association with Nike. Third seed and 2017 run four matches against Dimi when she lost 61, 63 to pation of English players in India: Virat Kohli (Capt.), Shik
ball 44 with two fours and But everything else was nerup Marin Cilic enjoyed a trov, a semifi nalist in 2014. World No. 55 Donna Vekic.
a six and Hanuma Vihari 37
(58b, 3x4).
Pant and Krunal Pandya
IMPORTANT RESULTS
(34 n.o., 37b, 4x4, 1x6) took First round: Men: 1Roger Fe Lucas Pouille (Fra) bt Denis (Cze) bt Harriet Dart (GBr) 76 64; 20Kiki Bertens (Ned) bt
the team home. derer (Sui) bt Dusan Lajovic Kudla (USA) 63, 63, 26, 63; (2), 26, 61; Sorana Cirstea Barbora Stefkova (Cze) 63,
The scores: England Lions (Srb) 61, 63, 64; JanLennard Daniil Medvedev (Rus) bt 16 (Rou) bt 19Magdalena Ry 62; Andrea Petkovic (Ger) bt
264 for nine in 50 overs (Sam Struff (Ger) bt 32Leonardo Borna Coric (Cro) 76(6), 62, barikova (Svk) 75, 63. 31Zhang Shuai (Chn) 64, 46,
Hain 108, Liam Livingstone Mayer (Arg) 36, 67(5), 76(5), 62. 9Venus Williams (USA) bt 62.
83, Deepak Chahar three for 76(5), 61. 13Milos Raonic (Can) bt Johanna Larsson (Swe) 67(3), Camila Giorgi (Ita) bt 21
58, Khaleel Ahmed three for 11Sam Querrey (USA) bt Liam Broady (GBr) 75, 60, 61; 62, 61; Donna Vekic (Cro) bt Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) 61,
48) lost to IndiaA 267 for Jordan Thompson (Aus) 62, 9John Isner (USA) bt Yannick 4Sloane Stephens (USA) 61, 26, 64.
fi ve in 48.2 overs (Mayank 64, 63; 25Philipp Kohls Maden (Ger) 62, 76(4), 75; 63. 2Caroline Wozniacki (Den)
Agarwal 40, Shreyas Iyer 44, chreiber (Ger) bt Evgeny Don Stan Wawrinka (Sui) bt 6Grigor 10Madison Keys (USA) bt bt Varvara Lepchenko (USA)
Hanuma Vihari 37, Rishabh skoy (Rus) 62, 64, 75; 3 Dimitrov (Bul) 16, 76(3), 76 Ajla Tomljanovic (Aus) 64, 62; 60, 63; 25Serena Williams
Pant 64 n.o., Krunal Pandya Marin Cilic (Cro) bt Yoshihito (5), 64. Camila Giorgi (Ita) bt 21Ana (USA) bt Arantxa Rus (Ned) 75,
34 n.o.). Nishioka (Jpn) 61, 64, 64; 17 Women: 7Karolina Pliskova stasija Sevastova (Lat) 61, 26, 63.
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TV PICKS
T20I triseries: Sony Six (SD
& HD), 1.30 p.m.
Rajat Sharma elected president Dravid joins Elite list
Wimbledon: SS Select 2 (SD Press Trust of India the 25th Australian to re
& HD), 4 p.m.; SS Select 1 (SD Madan Lal and his supporters allege discrepancies in voting and counting Dubai ceive the honour.
& HD), 5.30 p.m. Former India captain Rahul “It is a matter of great ho
FIFA World Cup: Sony Ten 2, Dravid and Australian le
Sony ESPN (SD & HD), 7.30
DDCA ELECTIONS gend Ricky Ponting have
nour to be named by the ICC
in the Cricket Hall of Fame.
p.m. Uthra Ganesan been inducted into the ICC
England vs India: 1st T20I, To fi nd your name in a list of
NEW DELHI Cricket Hall of Fame for their alltime greats across genera
Sony Six (SD & HD), 10 p.m.
Acting BCCI president C.K. stupendous achievements in tions is something one only
international cricket.
IN BRIEF Khanna suff ered a major set
Along with Dravid and
dreams of while setting out
back when the panel backed on a cricket career and the
Rahul Dravid.
by him and led by former In Ponting, retired England wo kind of recognition that
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dia cricketer Madan Lal was man wicketkeeperbatswo would delight any player,”
swept away in the Delhi and man Claire Taylor was also player from India to be Dravid was quoted as saying
Districts Cricket Association named in the Hall of Fame named in the elite list. The in an ICC media release.
(DDCA) elections on during a ceremony in Dublin others are Bishan Singh Be Ponting said: “I feel deep
Monday. on Sunday. di, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev ly honoured to be recog
The results of the fourday Dravid became the fi fth and Anil Kumble. Ponting is nised by the ICC in this way.”
elections held last week saw
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sets discus world record votes against 1004 for Lal. as Ravi Brothers beat Subodh Chaturvedi 41; Akash
NEW DELHI
muchabused proxy system charge from the courtap nal decision,” he said. RP Academy in
Advocate Vikas Singh came a of voting was abolished dur pointed administrator Jus Asked about implement semifinals Dharam Academy by 31 runs Kumar three for 16) lost to
India’s para athlete Yogesh CPSA 165 for seven in 30 overs
distant third with 232 votes. ing the DDCA elections with tice (retd) Vikramjit Sen. ing Lodha reforms in toto, Three wickets each by Suraj in the 3rd Sports Sun cricket
Kathuniya smashed the world (Rupali Sati 79 not out; Aryan
The Rajat Sharmapanel nearly 3000 members turn However, the last decision Sharma was equally non Kumar and Sukrit Bhatia tournament.
record in the men’s discus Kumar three for 25).
swept the elections 120 ing up for voting. by Justice Sen — bringing committal. “There are a lot saw RP Academy beat Ajmal The scores: Ravi Brothers 192
F36 while winning gold in the
para-athletics Grand Prix in amidst noisy scenes and ju Sharma’s panel was also DDCA under the purview of of good suggestions there Khan Club by six wickets to
in 37.5 overs (Ayush Dosuja 68, All-round
Berlin on Sunday. He threw bilation from the winners supported by IOA president RTI, the fi rst cricket body in and we will try and imple enter the semifi nals of the
Deepanshu Kochar 50; Vijay performance by Sahil
even as Lal and his suppor Kumar three for 32) bt Dharam Sahil Tanda struck 50 and
45.18m, which is two metres Narinder Batra, a former the country to do so — may ment as much as possible. If 13th Peacock Under16 Academy 161 in 37.3 overs picked up four wickets as
more than than the earlier ters alleged discrepancies in DDCA treasurer. well be the fi rst to be done something doesn’t feel right, cricket tournament. (Madhav Rawal 49, Rohit Rana
record of 42.96m set by voting and counting but ac away with by the new body we will discuss it,” he said. Titiksha Academy edged
The scores: AKC 137 in 32.5 36; Ayush Dosuja three for 29).
China’s Cuiqing Li last year. PTI cepted the decision. Transparency assured even though Sharma re The offi cebearers: President: past SP Warriors by one
Rajat Sharma; vicepresident:
overs (Ayush Kumar 40; Suraj Rupali, Akash shine wicket in the Swastik
Khanna’s wife Shashi, “I see it as a victory of the de mained evasive on the topic. Kumar three for 23, Sukrit Rupali Sati’s 79 not out and
contesting for the vicepresi mocratic system and that of “We are an open book and Rakesh Kumar Bansal; secre Bhatia three for 18) lost to RPA Under16 cricket
tary: Vinod Tihara; joint secre Akash Kumar’s three tournament.
dent’s post, lost to Rakesh direct voting. We want to open to all questions from 141 for four in 29.1 overs
wickets for just 16 runs saw
tary: Rajan Manchanda; trea (Namar Gosain 55; Mihir The scores: SPW 202 in 40
Bansal, younger brother of give better facilities and res any quarters,” he insisted CPS Academy beat
surer: Om Prakash Sharma; Babbar three for 28). overs (Sahil Khan 68,Saurav
former DDCA president pect to the DDCA members but when asked categorically cricket director: Sanjay Bhard- Mukharjee Memorial
Sneh Bansal by 278 votes in and Delhi cricketers. To about RTI, he made it a col Ayush, Deepanshu Kumar 47; Sahil Tanda four for
waj; woman director: Renu Academy by three wickets in 23, Kunj Kumar three for 27)
an election that was the fi rst players, I want to assure that lective decision. “Let me dis Khanna; directors: Apurv Jain, score half-centuries the Indian Sports Star lost to Titiksha Academy 203
by a State association since there will be absolute tran cuss it with the other mem Alok Mittal, Nitin Gupta, Shiv ManoftheMatch Ayush Premier League. for nine in 36 overs (Akash
the Justice Lodha committee sparency in selections on bers. We will have our fi rst Nandan Sharma and Nitin Agar- Dosuja topscored with 68 The scores: MMA 162 in 29.5 Kumar 57 not out, Sahil Tanda
suggested reforms. It was al merit and no favouritism,” meeting of the executive wal. runs and took three wickets overs (Himanshu Kumar 49, 50; Kishan Kumar three for 14).
Stanlake’s spell sets up
big win for Australia
HARARE
Australia fast bowler Billy
Stanlake demolished
AIFF still hopeful Karman,
Rutuja make
Suri, Nitin suff er losses
Pakistan’s top order with four
quick wickets to set up a Banks on Sports Ministry intervention quarterfi nals Four players share top spot on a day of exciting battles
nine-wicket win on Monday in
the second match of the
Zimbabwe Twenty20 tri-
Special Correspondent Sports Bureau Rakesh Rao Lalit joined the leaders by
NEW DELHI NAIMAN (China) NEW DELHI
series. stopping Sankalp Gupta in
The scores: Pakistan 116 in The All India Football Feder India’s Karman Kaur Thandi With overnight leaders Vaib 55 moves while former Na
19.5 overs (Shadab Khan 29, ation (AIFF) has not given and Gozal Ainitdinova of Ka hav Suri and S. Nitin suff er tional champion Akash got
Billy Stanlake four for eight) up on the National team’s zakhstan survived two ing defeats and 16 out of the the better of Mohammad
lost to Australia 117 for one in participation in the Jakarta matchpoints to defeat the top 17 boards producing de Nubairshah Shaikh in 47
10.5 overs (Aaron Finch 68 Asian Games. Even as the In pair of China’s Meiling Wang cisive verdicts in the penulti moves.
n.o.). dian Olympic Association and Mei Xu Wu 61, 06, [15 mate round, the Common The results:
(IOA) made its intent not to 13] in the doubles prequar wealth Chess championship Eighth round: Vaibhav Suri (6)
clear the team, the AIFF terfi nals of the $25,000 ITF is set for an exciting fi nish. lost to Debashis Das (6.5); P.
placed its hopes on inter women’s tennis tournament After a day of exciting bat Karthikeyan (6.5) bt S. Nitin
vention from the Sports here on on Monday. tles in the eighth round, the (6); Sankalp Gupta (5.5) lost to
Ministry. The pair of Rutuja Bho victorious quartet of De M.R. Lalit Babu (6.5); Moham-
bashis Das, P. Karthikeyan, mad Nubairshah Shaikh (5.5)
sale and Shilin Xu of China lost to G. Akash (6.5).
Dipsan Tirkey to lead No communication also made the quarterfi nals. National champion M.R. La
AIFF generalsecretary lit Babu and G. Akash Debashis Das. Tania Sachdev (5) lost to
u23 team The results:
Kushal Das confi rmed on emerged as the new leaders * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Deep Sengupta (6); Koustav
NEW DELHI
Monday that there was no AIFF general-secretary Kushal Das and National team $25,000 ITF men, Hong Kong: at 6.5 points, followed by Chatterjee (5) lost to Deepan
Defender Dipsan Tirkey will
communication from the Doubles (prequarterfi nals): isha Mohanty hopeful at fi ve Chakkravarthy (6); V. Prasanna
lead an 18-member India director Abhishek Yadav. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
*
nine players at six points.
Maverick Banes & Blake Ellis points. (6) bt Pravin Thipsay (5); Suyog
under-23 men’s hockey team IOA in this regard. Even the titlerace in the
(Aus) bt Wei-de Lin (Tpe) & Wagh (5.5) drew with Swapnil
for a six-nation tournament in “A senior offi cial (not IOA mentioned that we are will U17 World Cup players for women section promised a The day’s biggest upset Dhopade (5.5).
Sidharth Rawat 6-2, 6-4.
Belgium from July 14 to 21. president N.K. Batra) had ing to bear the expenses of the preparatory Camp for close fi nish with Nisha Mo came on the top board
$25,000 ITF women, Naiman, Abhijit Kunte (6) bt Siva Ma-
Apart from India and conveyed the message that travel and stay on our own. the Asian Games.The Asian hota and P.V. Nandhidhaa where second seed Vaibhav
China: hadevan (5); Kushagra Mohan
Belgium, the other the football team would not “The IOA had asked for Games would have been a ahead at 5.5 points, with Ta Suri lost to Debashis in 70 (5) lost to V. Karthik (6); N. R.
participating nations are be cleared. But the AIFF is an explanation on June 4, huge experience for them Singles (fi rst round): Yanni Liu nia Sachdev, Vantika Agar moves after Nitin was hand Visakh (6) bt Niranjan Naval-
Great Britain, Ireland, yet to receive anything in 2018 and after that there has which would have served In (Chn) bt Snehal Mane 6-1, 6-0. wal, M. Mahalakshmi, Arpita ed out a 37move defeat by P. gund (5); S. Kidambi (6) bt M.
Malaysia and the writing. We are hopeful,” been no communication as dian football in the long Mukherjee and Kiran Man Karthikeyan. Mahalakshmi (5).
Doubles (prequarterfi nals):
Netherlands. PTI said Das. to whether the IOA wants to run.” Gozal Ainitdinova (Kaz) & Kar-
engage further. Even the man Kaur Thandi bt Meiling
‘Disheartening’ AIFF president, Mr. Praful Why go public? Wang & Mei Xu Wu (Chn) 6-1,
Das termed the IOA decision Patel, spoke to Mr. Batra and A senior IOA offi cial, howev 0-6, [15-13].
“sad and disheartening” he was told the same thing — er, questioned the wisdom Nika Kukharchuk (Rus) &
and off ered to bear the ‘draft an explanation for of AIFF going public when Fang Ying Xun (Chn) bt Snehal
team’s expenses. reconsideration”. no offi cial communication Mane & Saumya Vig 6-2, 6-1.
“We have expressed our National team director had been sent rejecting the Shilin Xu (Chn) & Rutuja
Lahiri fi nishes tied13th, disappointment to IOA offi Abhishek Yadav said, “We team's participation at the Bhosale bt Xu Liu Sun & Qian-
maiden title for Molinari cially wherein we have even were considering calling up Asian Games. qian Zhao (Chn) 6-1, 6-4.
POTOMAC
Anirban Lahiri carded 67 to
finish tied-13th at seven-
under 273 at the Quicken
Loans National on Sunday.
Sanjita’s family
The effort was worth
$133,125. Francesco Molinari seeks justice
won his maiden PGA Tour title
with a 259 while Tiger Woods
finished joint-fourth. PTI
Asks PM to set up a mechanism to
Jaipur not to host PVL
conduct enquiry into her doping case
CHENNAI
Jaipur will not host the Pro
Y.B. Sarangi communicates with Interna
KOLKATA tional Weightlifting Federa
Volleyball League (PVL) as
scheduled, Ramavtar Singh Commonwealth Games gold tion (IWF) without her prior
Jakhar, secretary, Volleyball medal winning weightlifter consent, including request
Federation of India (VFI) said K. Sanjita Chanu’s family ing a retest of urine Sample
on Monday. The league will and eight organisations B.”
be held from Sept. 15 to Oct. from Manipur have urged “She’s an unfortunate vic
10. Jakhar said as the Sawai Prime Minister Mr. Naren tim of either the incompe
Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur dra Modi to set up a me tency or, worst, a larger con
is under renovation, it will be chanism to conduct a high spiracy concocted by the
out of bounds for at least four level enquiry into her dop Indian Weightlifting Federa
months. Chennai and ing case. tion (IWLF).”
Bhubaneswar have emerged
The memorandum from The memorandum also
as the frontrunners for
a Joint Action Committee to requested the Prime Minis
hosting the second leg. The
the Prime Minister, routed ter to “put pressure on IWF/
first leg will be held in Kochi.
through the Manipur Chief United States of America
Minister’s offi ce, has de AntiDoping Agency (USA
manded ‘justice’ for Sanjita, DA) to conduct a DNA test to
who has been provisionally confi rm those two samples
suspended for testing posi are not Sanjita’s.”
tive for an anabolic steroid
IWLF Secretary Sahdev
in an outofcompetition
Yadav said the allegations
prior to the World cham
LeBron James set to against the National federa
pionship in the USA in
join LA Lakers tion were “baseless.”
November.
LOS ANGELES
The memorandum al “Whenever an athlete
LeBron James is to join the leged that the Indian fails a dope test, he/she has
Los Angeles Lakers in a to go through a certain pro
Weightlifting Federation
four-year $154 million deal, cedure laid down by the
(IWLF) “tries to silence her
his agents said on Sunday, WADA Code,” said Yadav.
voice, refuses to cooperate
ending months of frenzied
and threatens her, including “All these allegations
speculation about the NBA
threats to terminate her job against IWLF are baseless.”
superstar’s next career move.
The blockbuster contract with the Indian Railways.” Interestingly, IWLF had
sends the 33-year-old four- It said, “IWLF offi cials strongly backed Sanjita
time NBA Most Valuable forged Sanjita’ signature, il when the news about her
Player to one of the league’s legally extracts her gmail positive test hit the hea
most iconic clubs. AFP password from her and dlines about a month ago.
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Social realism emerges as a ‘new voice’ in Nigerian cinema
Although ‘refreshing and authentic’ and shown at about 20 fi lm festivals across the world, no local cinema agreed to show Kasala!
Agence France-Presse in a similar area with her eight Since its release, Kasala! has cial cinema is struggling to It was one of the fi rst examples
Lagos siblings. won critical acclaim in the Niger emerge,” said Serge Noukoue, the of a small but growing movement
A low budget comedy set in the “Eighty percent of Lagos is like ian press. “2018 has not been a organiser of the annual Nolly of social realism to hit the cultural
working class suburbs of Nigeria’s this but it’s... underrepresented very good year for Nollywood,” wood Week fi lm festival in Paris. scene in Africa’s most populous
capital, Ema Edosio’s debut fi lm in the cultural scene,” she said. “I wrote Oris Aigbokhaevbolo on “It’s not in the DNA of Nolly nation.
Kasala! is a world away from the want to be the voice that puts the Bella Naija website. wood, which aims to entertain. The fi lm has been shown at
usual style and glamour of their life to the screen.” “But Kasala! might yet save the “We’re still in the ‘high life’ wave about 20 festivals across the
Nollywood. The plot, which unfurls over 24 year.” of Nigerian cinema — very sophis world, including in Toronto, and
Instead it almost oozes sweat, hours, involves four young Writing on the Lagos Film So ticated, in fashionable areas, wo is available on Netfl ix. But again,
dust and marijuana with the friends who are out for a good ciety website, Dare Dan hailed men wearing lots of makeup... ” it has never been shown on the
smell of rotting meat and engine time and steal a car belonging to Edosio’s “razorsharp sensitivity At the festival, however, Kasa- big screen in Nigeria, despite its
oil in what is eff ectively a love let one of their uncles. But they end to what life is like in these neigh la! was singled out as one of this huge success.
ter to Lagos that refl ects a grow up having to fi nd 20,000 naira to bourhoods from the very fi rst year’s “must watch” fi lms. “It’s a “In the 2000s, there were only
ing interest in social realism. fi x it when they have an accident. shot”. refreshing, authentic fi lm,” said about 20 cinemas in the whole
The fi lm, whose title means TJ, the lead character, and his “Comedy, rooted in realism, is Mr. Noukoue. country,” said Mr. Makama.
“problems” in local street slang, friends are typical teenagers but New wave: Kasala! director Ema Edosio, left, and Nigerian actor not something we often come “Ema Edosio is a ‘new voice’ in “Now, we have multiple portals,
is set in the streets of Ojuelegba, a even a youthful error of judgment Abiodun Kassim, in the Oju Elegba neighbourhood. AFP *
across on Nigerian screens,” he the universe of Nollywood. That’s Africa Magic, YouTube, more ci
working class suburb in Lagos’s can have serious consequences in said. a good and very positive thing.” nemas... However the movies are
densely populated “mainland”. a poor neighbourhood of Lagos. Above all, it is a fi lm about who is trying to make ends meet Abba Makama, director of pretty much the same. We do
Wandering through the neigh The uncle is up to his eyes in friendship in which the resource at his fi lthy meat stall in the local ‘Refreshing, authentic’ Green White Green (2016), said he need an alternative cinema distri
bourhood, residents greet this 34 debt and risks being killed if he fulness of Africa’s big cities is market. “My character represents Yet no local cinema has agreed to was “sick and tired” of “glossy bution platform.”
yearold director like a local. doesn’t sell the car. everpresent. the backbone people of Nigeria. show Kasala! and shiny” productions using ac Ms. Edosio agrees, confi dent
Even though Ms. Edosio herself The fi lm shows young Africans It’s the daily life story of all these “Everywhere I am told that pe tors with British or U.S. accents. there is an audience for her fi lms
lives on the “islands” — the more stuck in poverty, debt and se Social cinema people who force their way ople want to see inspiring mo He describes his fi lm, whose and those of others who are also
welltodo area of this megacity of condhand clothes, dreaming of a Gritty realism is exactly what at through life,” he said. vies,” said Mr. Edosio, which for title refers to the colours of the Ni swimming against the tide: it just
20 million people — it is a reality better life just like their idol, Afro tracted Abiodun Kassim, who “These... are the majority, but most Nigerians means showing gerian fl ag, as his “mosaic of requires success to prove it to dis
she knows well after growing up pop superstar Davido. plays the poor, indebted uncle people don’t talk about them.” wealthy people. “This kind of so madness”. tributors.
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