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IN BRIEF
‘Indus Valley settlers had Lander Vikram moves
a distinct genetic lineage’ in for tryst with moon
Aircel-Maxis case
Genome shows no Steppe pastoralist or Iranian farmer link
hearing adjourned
It is designed for a softlanding on the lunar surface
Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI
In an unprecedented
NEW DELHI madhumathi d.s. and said, “There is a certain Vikram will perform a se
happening, a Delhi court on Throwing fresh light on the BENGALURU amount of anxiety but there ries of complex braking ma
Friday adjourned sine die the Indus Valley Civilisation, a As the nation awaited with is no fear.” noeuvres to softland in the
hearing in the AircelMaxis study of DNA from skeletal bated breath the softlanding As India attempts a soft south polar region of the
corruption and money remains excavated from the of the Vikram lander on the landing, all eyes will be on Moon between two craters,
laundering cases against Harappan cemetery at Rak South Pole of the lunar sur the lander Vikram and the Manzinus C and Simpelius N,
former Union Home Minister higarhi argues that the hun face, the first attempt by any rover Pragyan. on September 7.
P. Chidambaram and his son tergatherers of South Asia, country, the Indian Space A few hours later, the rov
Karti. who then became a settled Research Organisation (IS One lunar day er will roll down from Vik
NEWS A PAGE 12 people, have an indepen RO) said on Friday that eve The 1,471 kg Vikram, named ram and will explore the sur
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dent origin. The researchers rything related to the touch after Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai, rounding lunar terrain.
Zimbabwe’s former who conducted the study down was going as per plan. father of the Indian space September 7 marks the
President Mugabe dies contend that the theory of Joining the nation in wish programme, is designed to culmination of the most pre
HARARE
the Harappans having ing ISRO success, Prime Mi execute a softlanding on the cious phase of Chan
Robert Mugabe, the first
Steppe pastoral or ancient Deccan College PostGrad South Asia to West Asia. nister Narendra Modi said lunar surface and to function drayaan2.
Prime Minister and later
Iranian farmer ancestry thus uate and Research Institute, The Rakhigarhi study was the mission manifests the for one lunar day, which is The finale will be wit
President of independent
stands refuted. The finding Pune, said. reported in a paper titled best of Indian talent and spi equivalent to about 14 earth nessed by the Prime Minister
Zimbabwe, who traded the
mantle of liberator for the
also negates the hypothesis The study, he said, finds “An Ancient Harappan Ge rit of tenacity. days. and about 80 high school
armour of a tyrant and about mass migration dur that the same huntergather nome Lacks Ancestry from “Its success will benefit Chandrayaan2’s 27 kg ro students at the Mission Oper
presided over the decline ing Harappan times from er communities developed Steppe Pastoralists or Ira crores of Indians,” he said in botic vehicle Pragyan, which ations Complex of ISRO Te
of one of Africa’s most outside South Asia, they ar into agricultural communi nian farmers” in the journal a series of tweets. translates to ‘wisdom’ in lemetry Tracking and Com
prosperous lands, died gue. ties and formed the Harap Cell on Thursday. “We are eagerly waiting Sanskrit, can travel up to mand Network in Bengaluru
on Friday. He was 95. Vasant Shinde, the profes pan civilisation. for the event,” ISRO chair 500 m from the landing spot from around midnight.
WORLD A PAGE 14 sor who headed the Rakhi The researchers also sug Origins of farming man K. Sivan said. on the Moon and leverages (With PTI inputs)
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD garhi Project, said on Friday gest that there was a move In Europe, ancientDNA stu “Certainly, there is a lot of solar energy for its
that researchers had suc ment of people from east to dies have shown that agri anxiety in the minds of the functioning.
cessfully sequenced the first west as the Harappan peo culture tended to spread entire [Chandrayaan2] team “The lander carries three
genome of an individual ple’s presence is evident at through an influx of people because it’s a very complex scientific payloads to con
from Harappa and combin sites like Gonur in Turkme with ancestry in Anatolia, in operation and we are doing duct surface and subsurface
ing it with archaeological da nistan and SahriSokhta in modern day Turkey. it for the first time,” a senior science experiments, while
ta, found that huntergather Iran. The new study shows a si official associated with the the rover carries two pay
ers of South Asia had an “As the Harappans traded milar dynamic in Iran and mission said. loads to enhance our un
independent origin, and with Mesopotamia, Egypt, Turan (southern Central “Everything... sensors, derstanding of the lu
Former Pakistan spinner authored the settled way of the Persian Gulf and almost Asia), where the researchers computers, command sys nar surface,”
Abdul Qadir passes away life in this part of the world. all across South Asia, there found that Anatolianrelated tems...has to work perfectly. according to
LAHORE “They do not contain ge was bound to be movement ancestry and farming ar But we are confident in the ISRO.
Former Pakistan spinner nome from either the Steppe of people, resulting in a rived around the same time. sense we have conducted a
Abdul Qadir, credited with region or ancient Iranian mixed genetic history. India In South Asia, however, the large number of simulations
reviving the art of legspin farmers. The genetic conti had a heterogeneous popu story appears quite diffe on the ground; it gives us the
bowling in the 1970s and nuity from hunter gatherer lation right from the begin rent. The researchers found confidence it would go al
1980s, died of a heart attack to modern times is visible in ning of settled life,” Prof. an absence of Anatolianre right,” the official said.
in his home town Lahore, his the DNA results,” Prof. Shinde said. There was a lated ancestry. He described the soft
son said on Friday. Shinde, affiliated to the De hint that settled life and landing as “almost like plac
SPORT A PAGE 20 partment of Archaeology, domestication went from CONTINUED ON A PAGE 12 ing a baby on the cradle”,
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Madras High Court Free metro SIT finds multiple lapses Another IAS officer quits from service

ride for women
Chief Justice to resign unviable: SC in Pehlu Khan case probe Special Correspondent
Mangaluru
vice on Friday, stating that it
would be “unethical” on his
“I also feel strongly that
the coming days will present
Dakshina Kannada Deputy part to continue in service extremely difficult challeng
Upset over transfer to Meghalaya Stage set for appeal in Rajasthan HC Commissioner S. Sasikanth “when the fundamental es to the basic fabric of our
Legal Correspondent Senthil, a 2009 batch Indian building blocks of our di nation,” he said in a state
Mohamed Imranullah S. NEW DELHI Special Correspondent Administrative Service (IAS) verse democracy are being ment.
CHENNAI The Supreme Court on Fri JAIPUR Officer of the Karnataka compromised in an unpre
Madras High Court Chief day voiced scepticism A Special Investigation cadre, resigned from the ser cedented manner”. INTERVIEW A PAGE 13
Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Ta about the Delhi govern Team (SIT) of the Rajasthan
hilramani, the seniormost ment’s scheme to make me police, constituted to review
High Court judge in the tro rides free for women, the original investigation of
country, has decided to put saying the move may be the Pehlu Khan lynching
in her papers in the wake of come financially unviable case which resulted in the
a decision taken by the Su for the Delhi Metro Rail Cor acquittal of all the six ac
preme Court Collegium poration. A Bench led by cused by a sessions court in
(comprising top five judges) Justice Arun Mishra said Alwar last month, has found
to transfer her from the Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani rather than handing out multiple lapses and irregu Pehlu Khan
chartered High Court to a sops, the government larities in the probe.
relatively small High Court judges for their cooperation should make proper use of The 84page SIT report, The SIT, headed by Depu
of Meghalaya. ever since she took over as public money. submitted to Director Gen ty InspectorGeneral of Pol
She made her decision the Chief Justice on August “Why should anyone be eral of Police Bhupendra ice (Special Operations
public on Friday night dur 12 last year, Justice Tahilra given free rides? Who will Singh on Thursday, could Group) Nitin Deep Blaggan,
ing a dinner hosted by six mani told them that she had bear the losses?” he asked. set the stage for an appeal was formed on August 16 af
Madras High Court judges, discharged her duty with The court said the finan against the trial court’s judg ter the State government de
who were made permanent out any fear or favour right cial health of the DMRC ment in the Rajasthan High cided to challenge the ses
recently. from the time she assumed should be of prime concern Court. After the trial court’s sions court’s August 14
The dinner party was office as a judge of the Bom for the Delhi government as indictment of the Investigat verdict through an appeal.
held at the Tamil Nadu State bay High Court in June 2001. the metro is an essential ing Officers (IOs), the Con Police officials, who
Judicial Academy building She had also served as an mode of public transport in gress government, headed spoke on the condition of
here and was attended by al acting Chief Justice of her the city. However, in a relief by Chief Minister Ashok anonymity, said the SIT had
most all judges of the High parent High Court on three for the Delhi government, Gehlot, drew criticism for found lacunae in the investi
Court, barring a few who different occasions between the court said the Centre not correcting the course of gation as well as some laxity
had been deputed to the 2015 and 2018. should equally share the the probe during the seven in the prosecution.
Madurai Bench. land costs for the Phase IV months of its tenure prior to
Thanking the puisne CONTINUED ON A PAGE 12 project of the Delhi Metro. the judgment. CONTINUED ON A PAGE 12
News majors to fight disinformation
The Hindu joins BBC and others in global campaign against fake narratives
Special Correspondent quickly when they discover even to people’s lives. This
Chennai disinformation that threa summit has shown a deter
The Hindu is partnering tens human life or disrupts mination to take collective
with the BBC and other elections. The emphasis of action to fight this problem
leading global news and the ‘early warning system’ and we have agreed [upon]
technology organisations in will be on moving quickly some crucial steps towards
a new industry collabora and collectively to under this,” said Tony Hall, Direc
tion to tackle disinforma mine disinformation before torGeneral of the BBC and
tion. The collaboration was it can take hold. European Broadcasting Un
announced by the BBC and The summit also agreed ion (EBU) president.
the partners in the early to work towards a joint on The BBC’s partners who
hours of Saturday. line media education cam attended the summit were
Under this collaboration, paign, and also to cooper the EBU, Facebook, Finan-
news and technology ma Summit’, bringing together mation and underlined the ate on electionrelated cial Times, First Draft, Goo
jors will work together to senior figures from major importance of working information such as ex gle, The Hindu, and the
protect their audiences and global technology firms and together. plaining how and where to Wall Street Journal. Other
users from disinformation, publishing. The summit agreed to vote. “Disinformation and partners were AFP, CBC/Ra
particularly around crucial It was precipitated by work collectively on various socalled fake news is a dioCanada, Microsoft, Reu
events such as elections. events such as the Indian initiatives, including creat threat to us all. At its worst, ters, the Reuters Institute
Earlier this year, the BBC elections, which highlight ing systems where organisa it can present a serious for the Study of Journalism,
convened a ‘Trusted News ed the dangers of disinfor tions can warn each other threat to democracy and and Twitter.
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THE HINDU DELHI
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 CITY 3

RFID system:
traffic down Kejriwal seeks suggestions from Alka Lamba resigns from AAP
by 13% at eight
Delhiites to reduce pollution membership, to join Congress
border points Rebel AAP MLA announces her decision on social media
Sidharth Ravi CM quotes govt. data to highlight pollution has dipped by 25% over the last 3 years
New Delhi Special Correspondent AAP. Last month, she an
The total traffic entering Special Correspondent New Delhi nounced that she had made
Delhi through at least eight New Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) up her mind about leaving
border points, where Radio Chief Minister Arvind Kejri Chandni Chowk legislator Al Delhi’s ruling party and con
Frequency Identification wal on Friday sought sugges ka Lamba on Friday said she testing the upcoming Delhi
(RFID) systems were in tions from citizens to reduce had resigned from the prim Assembly election as an In
stalled since July, has gone pollution in the Capital dur ary membership of the par dependent candidate.
down by 13% in the month ing winter months when ty, adding that she had de Ms. Lamba’s relationship
of August compared to July, stubble burning in neigh cided to join the Indian with the party began souring
data from the South Delhi bouring States such as Pun National Congress. Alka Lamba after she objected to the par
Municipal Corporation jab and Haryana affects its Ms. Lamba, who quit ty’s decision to pass a resolu
(SDMC) shows. ambient air quality. AAP’s primary membership, Party’ (sic.)” she said on tion to revoke the Bharat Rat
Though the RFID systems Addressing a press confe said, she would shortly join Twitter. na conferred upon former
were launched at 13 border rence here, Mr. Kejriwal said the Congress in the presence “The time has come to say Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
points, a senior official said people can send their sug of its president Sonia Gandhi Good Bye to #AAP and to re at the Delhi Assembly in De
that it had become opera gestions at cm4clea- and asked the party’s leader sign from the primary mem cember 2018, following
tional at eight border points nair@gmail.com till Septem Chief Minister said at a press from October 25 to Novem vention and Control) Auth ship to accept her resigna bership of the Party,” she which she was removed from
since July. As many as ber 12 even as he quoted conference. ber 20, lot of stubbleburn ority (EPCA) and civic tion on Twitter where she said further adding that the AAP’s list of spokespersons.
6,50,658 vehicles passed government data which ing incidents are reported in bodies. had announced her decision past six years during which She had also refused to
through the border points states that air pollution in Action plan for winter the neighbouring States, Currently, he claimed, 40 to quit AAP earlier during she was a part of AAP had campaign for the party in the
in July, while the number re Delhi has reduced by 25% ov “At the same time, we like to which adds to the pollution airquality monitoring sys the day alleging that it had been a period of “great learn Lok Sabha polls and did not
duced to 5,60,815 in August. er the last three years. know from the people about level in the national capital, tems are operating in Delhi now become the “Khas [spe ing” for her. participate in AAP national
The largest drop in num “It is extremely essential the possible steps to be ta he said. to get realtime data and cial] Aadmi Party.” The spokesperson she was convener Arvind Kejriwal’s
ber of vehicles entering Del to avoid the situation of Del ken to save our family mem Mr. Kejriwal claimed that 4,000 buses will soon be “@ArvindKejriwal Ji, your referring to was AAP MLA road show after she was
hi is at Rajkori border where hi becoming a gas chamber bers from the harmful ef in the last three years, there procured which will also re spokespersons asked me as Saurabh Bhardwaj who said asked to walk behind his car
nearly 40,000 fewer vehi every year with the advent of fects of air pollution in Delhi. has been 25% reduction in sult in reduction in pollution per your desire, with full ar the party would accept her during the event. After the
cles entered the city in Au winter, mainly due to stub Once we receive and study the overall pollution level be level. Pollution level started rogance that the Party will resignation even on Twitter. party’s defeat in the Lok Sab
gust. In percentage terms, ble burning in the nearby these suggestions, we will cause of a slew of measures declining in the city since accept My resignation even ha polls, she had sought ac
the largest drop is seen at States. I met Haryana Chief present a detailed pollution taken by the Aam Aadmi Par 2015, Mr. Kejriwal said, and on the Twitter. So pls Kindly Political career countability from Mr. Kejri
Kapashera border with Minister as well as Union Mi actionplan of Delhi govern ty (AAP) government and listed measures taken by the accept My resignation from Ms. Lamba began her politi wal following which she was
23.9% fewer vehicles enter nister for Environment and ment for the upcoming win others, including Supreme government agencies con the primary membership of cal career with the Congress removed from the official
ing through here. got the assurance of positive ter months,” he further said. Court, Union government, cerned for the reduction in the ‘Aam Aadmi Party’, and was with the party for WhatsApp group of the party
The RFID system was in steps in this regard,” the During the peak season Environment Pollution (Pre the air pollution level. which is now a ‘Khas Aadmi about 20 years before joining MLAs.
stalled with the purpose to
effectively charge toll tax
and environmental conges
tion charge and to thus en
courage diversion of vehi
Rapid metro firm gets nod to hand over project to HSVP BJP slams AAP govt. for withholding
cles simply passing through
Delhi. The project was car Punjab and Haryana High Court to hear the matter on September 9 sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya
ried out under the direc
tions of the Supreme Court. Ashok Kumar In a related development, Rail Gurgaon South Limited August 8, RMGSL and RMGL Party observes symbolic ‘black day’ in protest
A clear picture of the im GURUGRAM the Punjab and Haryana (RMGSL) are the two special being red entities were re
pact of the system on vehi Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Li High Court on Friday or purpose vehicles running ra quired to seek prior approval Special Correspondent sition Vijender Gupta sought against Kejriwal for support
cles entering the city would mited (RMGL) was on Friday dered that the entire line pid metro since 2013 and from Mr. Jain before transfer New Delhi to strongly criticise Chief Mi ing antinational slo
be determined based on the given permission to hand ov should remain operational 2017 respectively. The two ring the asset. The BJP observed a symbolic nister Arvind Kejriwal for gans...we will stage a demon
data from the current er the project to the Haryana till September 9 midnight. SPVs had served termination In the order, Mr. Jain also “black day” here on Friday “protecting the Tukde stration,” Mr. Tiwari said.
month, the official said. Ho Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran It will hear the matter on notices to HSVP on June 7 al said that HSVP would be free in protest against the Aam Tukde Gang” and an “Investigation is the duty
wever, the project is facing a (HSVP), formerly Haryana Monday. leging various breaches in to engage the services of Aadmi Party (AAP) govern nounced that they would of the police and the court
major issue as very few peo Urban Development Authori concession contract by it and RMGL at mutually discussed ment’s decision to withhold stage a protest against his go has to deliver justice but Kej
ple with RFIDs are conduct ty, on or before September 9. Urgent hearing had given a 90day notice as charges to run the metro link sanction to Delhi Police to vernment’s decision in this riwal has been an obstruc
ing transactions through it. Justice (retd.) D.K. Jain, The petition by Haryana per the agreement. till such time appropriate or prosecute former Jawaharlal regard even as members of tion between the two be
While about 3,30,000 vehi former Supreme Court Judge Mass Rapid Transport Corpo The HSVP has termed the alternate arrangements were Nehru University ( JNU) pre the State BJP’s Intellectual cause he does not want the
cles had been registered, mandated to oversee the ration Limited and another notice illegal, arbitrary and made to run the link. After sident Kanhaiya Kumar and Cell, led by Amit Kharkari, “TukdeTukde gang” be pro
data from the SDMC shows IL&FS resolution process in petitioner was filed and fixed against larger public interest. September 9, it will be in others in an alleged sedition held a protest in front of Mr. secuted for sedition. Kejri
that only 860 transactions the case, also upheld the ter for hearing on Friday itself Pursuant to direction of cumbent on HSVP to ensure case against them. Kejriwal’s residence. wal thinks himself above the
had taken place through mination notice served by due to its urgent nature. the National Company Law operations run unhindered, Delhi BJP president Manoj “There is great acrimony Constitution, courts and the
RFIDs so far. RMGL to HSVP in June. RMGL and Rapid Metro Appellate Tribunal order on said an IL&FS spokesperson. Tiwari and Leader of Oppo among the people of Delhi police ,” Mr. Tiwari argued.
4 CITY DELHI
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

THE HINDU
IN BRIEF
MV Act: PUC test centres
Man wanted in case that triggered Woman filmed at garment store
to remain open till 10 p.m.
NEW DELHI
In view of the massive rush of
vehicles for PUC certificates
caused by enhanced fine
Muzaffarnagar riots surrenders <>
‘After I spent 10 minutes in the room, I was told it had camera’
Staff Reporter The woman had man then called the police.
NEW DELHI gone to the The shop owner has sent a
under the amended Motor
Vehicle Act, the Delhi
He was absconding for six years; had stabbed to death man in 2013 A 27yearold woman, a resi storeroom by written apology and
dent of New Friends Colony, mistake instead of claimed to have deleted the
government has directed the
Special Correspondent attached but he remained sentenced to life imprison alleged that she was filmed footage.
test centres to remain open
till 10 p.m. Other measures
Ghaziabad <
> It seemed
Ravinder used to absconding. On August 27, ment in February this year. on August 31 at a garment
the changing room.
The room had The owner also told the
like enhancing faster PUC A murder accused, who had hide in the fields 2013, two FIRs pertaining to However, the police faced store in Greater Kailash cameras for police that the woman had
tests and using test centres been absconding for six murder were filed in Kawal. criticism for not being able while she was changing, the gone to the store room by
whenever the supervisory
of Delhi Transport years in a case that is said to Sources said that Shahna to bring the accused in the police said. They have regis mistake instead of the
police tried to purposes
Corporation are also being be one of the triggers of the waz’s father, Saleem, regis Shahnawaz murder case to tered a case and begun a changing room and that the
Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013, corner him. It was tered a case against eight pe the court until judicial inter probe. Store owner
store room had cameras in
taken to handle the spike in
number of vehicles, an surrendered in a local court the pressure ople for stabbing his son vention forced their hand. The woman told the pol stalled for supervisory pur
official said. PTI in Muzaffarnagar on Friday. created by after an altercation turned On Friday, Somendra Ne ice that she had gone to buy and told her that she should poses. He said the woman
Ravinder was wanted in attachment of violent. Following the attack gi, Circle Officer, Jansath, garments at the store where go to another one as that staff was sent to ask the
the murder of Shahnawaz, property that led on Shahnawaz, a mob at said he was yet to receive the only fourfive staffers and one had a CCTV camera in complainant to go to the
4 law professors join who was allegedly stabbed to his surrender tacked Sachin and Gaurav “rukka” (note). On the delay the owner were present at stalled. The woman then changing room for the same
Jindal Global Law School to death by six persons in Ka who later succumbed to inju in the arrest/surrender, Mr. that time. went to another room and reason.
Somendra Negi
NEW DELHI
wal village in Jansath on Au Circle Officer, Jansath ries. After an investigation, Negi said they had tried hard The woman said she had adjusted her clothes.
Four law professors have
gust 27, 2013. He was the the police held that the mob but it seemed Ravinder used selected a few pieces of Case registered
been appointed as faculty
father of Gaurav, one of the September 17. Five others killed the two accused, Sa to hide in the sugarcane clothing and when she Written apology The police said that they
members at Jindal Global Law
two cousins who were killed were arrested in this case on chin and Gaurav. fields whenever the police asked where the changing Subsequently, when she have registered a case at
School , O.P. Jindal Global
University, starting next year.
by a mob after an altercation June 5 this year when the Later, Saleem approached tried to corner him. It was room was, she was directed asked the owner to delete Greater Kailash police sta
Professors Upendra Baxi, turned violent. police had gone to attach the court to intervene in the the pressure created by to one. She added that she the footage, he allegedly tion under IPC Section 354 C
Mahendra Pal Singh, B.S. Chief Judicial Magistrate their properties on the or matter. Interestingly, the six “kurki” [attachment of pro had spent about 10 minutes told her that he did not (voyeurism) and are probing
Chimni and B.B. Pande will be Ravikant Yadav sent Ravin ders of the sessions court. accused in the case of Sachin perty] that led to his surren changing inside it, after know how to do the same the matter. No arrests have
joining from the spring der to judicial custody till Ravinder’s property was also and Gaurav’s murder were der, he said. which a female staffer came and called his son. The wo been made so far, they said.
semester next year and will
be teaching courses starting
February, the university
announced. Train’s luggagecumgenerator coach House help’s WhatsApp profile Govt. asked
to reply on
catches fire at New Delhi station picture helps couple solve thefts Ayushman
No casualty or injury reported; inquiry ordered Accused was wearing employer’s saree that went missing Bharat plea
STAFF REPORTER Hemani Bhandari ters with her family. ree which the wing com Press Trust of India
New Delhi NEW DELHI “Every now and then, va mander’s wife had lost two New Delhi
A luggagecumgenerator A WhatsApp profile picture luables like gold chain, ear years ago. The couple then The Delhi High Court on Fri

car attached to the Chandi helped an Indian Air Force rings, sarees would go mis thought that all the jewel day sought the Delhi go
garhKochuvalli Express wing commander and his sing from the house. They lery and other valuables vernment’s response on a
caught fire at New Delhi rail wife solve the mystery be said they never suspected which had gone missing plea seeking its direction to
DELHI TODAY way station on Friday after hind their belongings van the house help as she had al from the house might have the AAP dispensation to fa
noon. No casualties or inju ishing from their house in ready gained their trust. She been stolen by the help,” the cilitate the implementation
Talk: Lecture on “Women and the ries were reported. Dwarka Sector 23 for a long would also pretend to look officer said, adding that the of the Centre’s flagship Ay
Gift Economy: A Salve for our Railways spokesperson time. The couple saw their for the missing items along complainants then ap ushman Bharat health insu
Times”, by Genevieve Vaughan, in- said that the fire broke out in help wearing the woman’s with the family,” the officer proached the police without rance scheme in the Capital.
dependent feminist & social re-
searcher. Chair: Dr. Vandana Shiva, the rear power car of the silk saree which she had lost said, adding that the em confronting the accused. The PIL, filed by Delhi
environmentalist at Gulmohar Hall, train around 1.40 p.m. The two years ago. ployers never informed the BJP media incharge Praty
India Habitat Centre (IHC), 7 p.m.
fire brigade reached the spot The rear coach of the ChandigarhKochuvalli Express caught A senior police officer police about the incidents as Valuables recovered ush Kanth and legal cell in
Music: “Music for Peace”, a classical site and the blaze was extin fire on Friday. R.V. MOORTHY
*
said that the accused, a 35 there were never a “big A case under relevant IPC charge Surya Prakash Kha
sitar recital by Ebadul Huq Shaikat,
accompanied on the tabla by Pandit guished. yearold woman, has been theft”. sections was registered and tri, said Delhi must take
Biplab Bhattacharyya at Amaltas A Delhi Fire Service offic high that it was touching the for Nizamuddin railway sta arrested. The officer said After the wing comman a raid was conducted at the adequate steps to tackle the
Hall, India Habitat Centre (IHC), 7 er said that a call was re tin shade of the platform. tion where a power car was that the IAF officer and his der was transferred to servants’ quarters. rise in diseases and have a
p.m.
ceived at 1.57 p.m. from plat “Fearing for their lives, attached to it. The train then wife, residents of Salaria Of another city recently, the fa “Sarees and some jewel cogent medical infrastruc
Exhibition: A solo painting exhibi- form number 8 of New Delhi passengers immediately va left for Kerala’s Kochuvalli, ficers Enclave, approached mily started staying in Delhi lery, which the couple had ture to cater to the emer
tion by Ashok Baldodia at Convention
Centre Foyer, India Habitat Centre railway station. A total of 12 cated the train. Railway staff its final destination. the police regarding the on and off. bought from Dubai, were re gent needs of its inhabi
(IHC), 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. fire tenders were pressed in swung into action and de “We have ordered an in matter on August 15. On this Raksha Bandhan, covered. The accused could tants. Advocates
Exhibition: “Index of Untold Stor- to service. tached the generator car quiry into the matter. Lug The complainants told the couple were in Delhi not sell the jewellery but representing the petitioners
ies”, a solo show of artworks by Arvind Singh, who was at from the train,” said Mr. gage, including two motor the police that they had and were about to contact sold sold some of the items argued that the government
Samit Das at Art Gallery, Annexe the platform, said that the Singh. After fire department cycles, which were stored in moved to Delhi three years the house help when they she had stolen,” the officer is not implementing the
Building, India International Centre
(IIC), 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. fire started five minutes after doused the flames complete the generator car were gut ago. They hired the accused came across her WhatsApp said, adding that the ac scheme claiming it has a
(Mail your listings for this column the train halted at the plat ly and ended the cooling op ted in the fire,” said a railway house help who was asked display picture. “In the pho cused has been sent to judi better policy but no such
at cityeditordelhi@thehindu.co.in) form. The flames went so eration, the train departed officer. to stay in the servants’ quar to, she was wearing a silk sa cial custody. policy exists.
Properties of six motels
and resorts attached
Irregularity in tax payment found
Staff Reporter required to match the
New Delhi highest nearby unit area
Properties of up to six value, a statement from
motels and resorts in the Narela zone reads.
areas under the North Instead, the properties
Delhi Municipal Corpo are required to pay rates
ration were attached on of ‘Category G’ which
Wednesday over irregu come up to ₹200. The to
larities in payment of tal amount of property
property tax. tax involved is about
The properties, which ₹4.68 crore.
are in the Narela zone, The audit report of
were paying property the South Delhi Munici
tax based on selfassess pal Corporation has
ment that they belonged highlighted similar low
to ‘Category H’, which assessment of farm
paid a unit area value of house properties in its
₹100. However, since the jurisdiction. The valua
properties are commer tion of at least four such
cial ventures, it was de properties led to a loss of
termined that they are ₹4.50 crore.
Plea to cancel bail of
exSC staffer dismissed
Press Trust of India ice of the application
New Delhi could not be served to
A Delhi court on Friday the complainant in the
dismissed a plea to can case despite several at
cel the bail of the Su tempts since earlier this
preme Court’s former year.
employee, who had le “Perusal of the record
velled allegations of sex reveals that the complai
ual misconduct against nant has not been ap
the Chief Justice of India, pearing in this case and
in a cheating and crimi the notice issued to him
nal intimidation case. could not be served. In
The Supreme Court’s these circumstances, no
threemember InHouse fruitful purpose will be
Inquiry Committee, served by keeping the ap
headed by Justice S.A. plication for cancellation
Bobde, had in May this of bail of accused pend
year given clean chit to ing and the same is ac
the CJI as it “found no cordingly dismissed and
substance” in the allega disposed of,” the court
tions levelled against him said.
by the woman. The police had sought
Chief Metropolitan cancellation of the bail
Magistrate Manish Khu granted to the woman on
rana on Friday dismissed March 12, after the com
the application filed by plainant allegedly
Delhi Police after being claimed that he was be
informed by advocate ing threatened by the
V.K. Ohri, appearing for former apex court staffer
the accused, that the not and her associates.
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Saturday, Sept. 07
Over 5,000 students cast HC asks JNU to withhold ‘JNU asking to submit CV
RISE 06:02 SET 18:36
RISE 14:03 SET 00:00 votes in JNUSU elections like withdrawing Nobel’
Sunday, Sept. 08
RISE 06:02 SET 18:35
RISE 14:57 SET 00:42
Many outfits accuse Dean of interference election results till Sept. 17 Former VC slams move by university
Monday, Sept. 09 Staff Reporter Staff Reporter reates and the universities
RISE 06:03 SET 18:34 NEW DELHI Two students alleged that their nominations were illegally rejected NEW DELHI they belonged to. He added
RISE 15:46 SET 01:33 The Jawaharlal Nehru Un Former vicechancellor of Ja that so far he has not come
iversity Student Union elec Press Trust of India Standing Counsel Monika Federation (DSF) and All In waharlal Nehru University across a situation where
tion on Friday saw a voter New Delhi Arora. dia Students’ Federation ( JNU) Asis Datta — one of the scientists who were given an
turnout of 67.9% with 5,762 The Delhi High Court on Fri The petitioners claimed (AISF). 12 distinguished scholars honour have to continuously
students casting their ballots day restrained Jawaharlal that the JNUSU election com asked by the university admi provide proof that they can
in the twophase polling Nehru University from noti mittee rejected his nomina Minor clash nistration to submit their CVs retain it.
process. JNU students queue up to fying the results of students’ tion without citing any rea Amid slogans of ‘Jai Bhim’, for evaluation — likened the “This is like withdrawing
On their way to their cast their votes on the union elections till Septem son. The pleas sought ‘Lal Salaam’, ‘Vande Mata move to that of “withdraw the Nobel if the recipient was
centres to cast their vote, campus on Friday. ber 17. direction to the varsity auth ram’, some booing and a mi ing” the Nobel of a recipient thought to be doing not
the students were greeted by * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva orities to hold the elections nor clash, the presidential if he/she is thought to be not enough good work a decade
supporters from various or issued the notice and sought as per the recommendations debate was held at the JNU doing enough good work a or two later,” he said.
ganisations on the campus the administration interfer response of the university of the Lyngdoh committee. campus on Wednesday. decade or two later.
that made lastminute ef ing with the polls as it is sup on pleas by two students al The polling took place The Left Unity and Akhil The JNU administration No remuneration
forts to bag votes. posed to be conducted en leging that their nomina during the day in two phases Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad has sought the resumes of Prof. Datta added that he has
tirely by the students. tions were illegally rejected and 14 candidates are in fray have also fielded candidates the distinguished scholars to served the university for ma
A festive atmosphere This year, The Students’ for elections of councillor in in the elections. for all the posts while the decide whether they can ny decades and claims noth
There was a festive atmosph Federation of India (SFI), All JNUSU. The counting will com Congressaffiliated National continue as Emeritus Profes ing from the university as he
ere with the beating of India Students’ Association “In the facts and circum mence from 9 p.m. The re Students’ Union of India has sors. had no office at JNU and gets
drums all through the day (AISA), All India Students’ stances, it is directed that sults were earlier scheduled fielded a candidate for the “I visit the university to in no remuneration.
0 on the university campus.
The studentrun JNU Elec
Federation (AISF) and the
Democratic Students’ Feder
the declaration of final re
sults shall be subject to
to be declared on Sunday.
Aishe Ghosh, a member
president’s post. The Birsa
Ambedkar Phule Students’
teract with the faculty mem
bers and students and to dis
Jawaharlal Nehru Univer
sity Teachers’ Association
DISCLAIMER: Readers are requested to
verify and make appropriate enquiries to
satisfy themselves about the veracity of tion Committee chairperson ation (DSF) joined hands to further orders to be passed of Students’ Federation of Association is contesting for cuss science, which has been said Mr. Datta had given up a
an advertisement before responding to
any published in this newspaper. THG during the first phase of poll form a united Left panel to by this court. Further, the India (SFI), has been fielded posts of president and gen my lifelong quest,” Prof. Dat tenured job in the U.S. to join
PUBLISHING PVT LTD., the Publisher &
Owner of this newspaper, does not vouch ing alleges that the Dean of take on the Akhil Bharatiya University is directed not to by the Left unity, an alliance eral secretary, while the ta said in a reply to the letter the institute in 1970, its initial
for the authenticity of any advertisement
or advertiser or for any of the advertiser’s Students has interfered in Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). notify the results till the next which comprises her outfit Chhatra Rashtriya Janata from the JNU Registrar. years of formation. The asso
products and/or services. In no event can
the Owner, Publisher, Printer, Editor, Dir the polling process by enter Last year, the unitedleft pa date of hearing. List on Sep besides All India Students’ Dal, students’ wing of the He also said his work in ciation said that Prof. Datta
ector/s, Employees of this newspaper/
company be held responsible/liable in ing the venue. nel swept the electionwin tember 17,” the court said. Association (AISA), Stu RJD, will be contesting for volves being in close contact quickly became a scientist of
any manner whatsoever for any claims
and/or damages for advertisements in Several organisations also ning all four central posts for JNU was represented dents’ Federation of India the posts of president and with the best scientists in the note, winning one presti
this newspaper.
objected to someone from a third year running. through Central government (SFI), Democratic Students’ vicepresident. world, including Nobel Lau gious award after the other.
Not a pipe dream: how women are learning a maledominated trade
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Cultural jamming
Under Centre’s PMKVY, a skill development centre enrolls six females in plumbing course
Ashok Kumar Gurusharan Khurana told The women attending our job decision but her grandmoth viding them an opportunity
GURUGRAM Hindu that following inputs fairs to tell them about this er was supportive. Pratima to make a better living.
Lipi Mandal, an arts graduate from several integrated facili new course that comes with Devi, 21, a B. Tech from Luck “When these women work
from West Bengal, had been ty service providers to corpo good job prospects and hand now, also joined the course as plumbers or electricians,
attending a sewing centre rates on the growing demand some salaries. But not many for better job opportunities. they get all benefits such as
near her house in Sector 4 for women plumbers, espe were willing. Some of them Mr. Khurana said while the weeklyoffs and Provident
here when a neighbour told cially for repair or mainte faced opposition from their opportunities for jobs such as Fund...which they don’t if
her about a plumbing course nance work in women toilets parents or husbands,” said data entry operator had di they work as helps,” said Mr.
at Navjyoti, a skill develop at airports, hotels and big Mr. Khurana. minished due to technologi Khurana. A facility manage
ment centre authorised by companies, he decided to in The threemonth course cal advancement, there was a ment service provider, Upas
the Centre to impart training troduce the course. But it was waslaunched in August first growing demand for electri na Modgil of Dusters Total So
under Pradhan Mantri Kaush easier said than done. week and a private partner of cians, plumbers and pantry lutions Services, said demand
al Vikas Yojana. Mr. Khurana recalled how fered to sponsor it with Cor persons, especially for wo for women plumbers and
Lipi is now one of the six he had a hard time convinc porate Social Responsibility men. “These are mendriven electricians is growing since
females at the centre attend ing women to enrol for the funds. Eighteenyearold He course and not machinedri they are seen as more “sin
ing a firstofitskind course course as the occupation is ma who is enrolled in the ven,” said Mr. Khurana. The cere” workers compared to
for women in plumbing, traditionally associated with course said she decided to centre also runs an allwoman their male counterparts. At a U.S. Ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster welcomed Indian cultural enthusiasts to Roosevelt
which is set to challenge yet men and little awareness of pursue it hoping to find a job course for electricians and job fair held at the centre on House, official residence of the envoy, for a Kuchipudi dance performance featuring Y. Lalitha
another traditionally male job possibilities in this new and expected better wages. pantry persons, mostly en Friday, 82 were offered let Sindhuri on Friday. The event celebrated the 230th birthday of the U.S. Department of State
dominated occupation. sector. “We called up ITI di An ITI diploma holder, Hema rolling semiliterate or illiter ters. A total of 13 companies and the 225th anniversary of an official U.S. presence in India. SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA *
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THE HINDU DELHI
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 NORTH & WEST 7

NCP’s Ganesh
Naik to join Delhi High Court nod for special BSPJJP honeymoon ends
BJP next week The two parties part ways a month before Haryana polls
Sharad Vyas
Mumbai
trial at AIIMS in Unnao case Ashok Kumar
GURUGRAM
of seats. Accusing the JJP of
“inappropriate attitude”,
JJP and BSP had contested
the Lok Sabha election ear
Less than a month after the Ms. Mayawati said her party lier this year separately in al
The Bharatiya Janata Party This comes after Supreme Court asked HC to decide on proceedings at hospital Bahujan Samaj Party and the would go it alone. liance with the Aam Aadmi
(BJP) is likely to induct Na Jannayak Janta Party an JJP leader and former Hi Party and the Loktantra Su
tionalist Congress Party Legal Correspondent proach it if and when he felt vor’s father after he was ar nounced alliance for the Ha sar MP Dushyant Chautala, raksha Party respectively,
(NCP) leader Ganesh Naik NEW DELHI it necessary for an rested in an Arms case; and a ryana Assembly election in in a tweet later, said that his but both parties had ended
on Monday. The Supreme Court on Fri extension. second instance of gangrape October this year, the two party believed in strengthen the ties after the election due
Senior BJP leaders said a day gave the Delhi High On August 1, the court of the survivor. Though the parties parted their ways on ing the BSP, its leadership to dismal performance. Both
formal ceremony will be Court liberty to decide on a transferred the five cases CBI has filed charge sheets in Friday. Both parties have an and workers and even of alliances had failed to win
held to welcome the Navi plea made by the trial judge from a CBI court in Lucknow these cases, the Lucknow nounced to go it alone the fered them 40 seats in the even a single seat. Before the
Mumbai strongman, who of five cases of crimes com to its counterpart in Delhi. It court is yet to frame charges election. 90member Assembly. He Lok Sabha election, the BSP
will follow in the footsteps mitted against the Unnao also ordered the Uttar Pra against the accused persons. Announcing the decision, said that his party would had contested the Jind by
of his son Sandeep, along rape survivor and her family desh government to pay the The fifth case concerns the BSP chief Mayawati, in a late contest all the 90 seats and poll in January this year in an
with 50odd corporators to hold special proceedings rape survivor ₹25 lakh as in ‘accident’. night tweet, said the alliance form the government of the alliance with the INLD.
and supporters. at the All India Institute of terim compensation. In fact, it was only later with JJP for the upcoming As farmers and the poor. The breakup might help
Party sources said Mr. Medical Sciences. Kuldeep Singh Sengar the apex court came to know sembly election was ended The leaders of the two Congress, which is looking
Naik met the Navi Mumbai *
FILE PHOTO Day-to-day basis that days before the ‘acci at the advice of the party’s parties had announced the for revival in Haryana after
municipal commissioner Probe into ‘accident’ A Bench led by Chief Justice dent’, the woman had State unit because of dis alliance on August 11 at a the change in leadership ear
and the Konkan commis A Bench led by Justice Dee the road accident case. of India Ranjan Gogoi on reached out to the CJI in a agreement over the sharing press conference in Delhi. lier this week.
sioner earlier this week to pak Gupta gave a fortnight The Delhi HC late in the that day ordered that the letter. But her cry for help
chalk out modalities for a more to the CBI to complete evening approved recording trial in the cases be held on a had largely remained unnot
change of guard in the civic its probe into the ‘accident’ of the woman’s statement at daytoday basis and be com iced in the court’s Registry
body. “We are expecting as on July 28 in which the now the AIIMS Trauma Centre. A pleted within 45 days. The for almost a fortnight.
many as 50 corporators to 19yearold rape survivor notification issued to this ef court had even zeroed in on Her letter, dated July 12,
follow the Naiks,” a senior and her lawyer were critical fect said Special Judge Dhar Mr. Sharma as the trial had spelt out threats to her
BJP leader said. Naik’s exit ly injured and two of her re mesh Sharma, who is con judge. life and her family from the
is likely to impact seatshar latives killed after a truck ducting trial of the cases, Four of the five cases are accused, including BJP MLA
ing negotiations between collided with their car near shall record her testimony. the rape in 2017; a false case Kuldeep Singh Sengar. The
the Congress and NCP. Raebareli. On August 19, the The apex court said there hoisted against her father letter landed at the Registry
Meanwhile, the BJP and court had given the CBI an was no pressure on Judge under the Arms Act by con on July 17 but did not reach
Shiv Sena have started seat extension of two weeks to Sharma to complete the trial niving police officers; the the CJI’s table till July 30.
sharing talks for the As complete the investigation in in 45 days. He could ap custodial death of the survi (With PTI inputs)
sembly elections. Sources
said the BJP has asked for
more than 160 seats. The
Sena has reportedly re
AMU notice to 3 Kashmiri students over protest
fused to accept any formula
where it gets fewer than 110 University administration says event held on campus without permission
seats, and the splinter
groups fewer than 18. “We Anuj Kumar miri. State aware of what their fel Another student, Saif,
are confident of winning Ghaziabad Prof. Kidwai said the ad low citizens are going who left the Valley on Au
160 seats on our own,” said The Aligarh Muslim Univer ministration had also asked through, particularly when a gust 16, said his father was a
a BJP functionary. sity administration has is them to explain the slogans large section of the media is government servant.
sued a showcause notice to raised during the protest. not presenting the true pic “I approached the local
four students, including AMU has around 1,000 ture. I have not been able to DSP. He allowed me to make
SOI wins PU’s three Kashmiri PhD scho
lars, for staging a protest on
Kashmiri students.
According to local sourc
contact my parents for the
last one month. It is a kind of
a brief call to a friend in Ali
garh. He booked my ticket
president post the campus against the go
vernment clampdown in
es, on Thursday, about 50
odd students peacefully
undeclared ‘emergency’ in
the Valley,” he alleged.
from Srinagar to Delhi and
sent me the PNR number.
Jammu and Kashmir on marched to the university He asked why such strin On its basis, I got the board
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
CHANDIGARH
Thursday evening. gates with placards asking gent curfewlike conditions ing pass. When I left, the
University spokesperson for the lifting of communica are being imposed on the ci curfewlike situation was
Chetan Chaudhary of the Shafey Kidwai said, “A show tion blockade and easing of tizens when the government worst for those in need of se
Student Organisation of In cause notice has been issued restrictions on travel in was repeatedly saying that rious medical care,” he said.
dia, the student wing of the to Majid Butt, Sajjad Dar, Kashmir. things are normal. Mr. Saif said peaceful
Shiromani Akali Dal, on Shafat Maqbool, and Mohd. He maintained Article 370 protest on campus was their
Friday won the post of pre Khalid for holding a protest ‘Undeclared emergency’ was the “bond” between In democratic right even if per
sident of the Panjab Un on campus without permis Shakeel, a student of law fa dia and Kashmir and its mission was not granted.
iversity’s students’ council. sion.” culty from Anantnag, said, abrogation has “alienated” (Names of students quoted
The three other posts — Mr. Khalid, a postgrad “The aim of the protest was even those who believe in have been changed on re-
vicepresident, secretary uate student, is not a Kash to make people outside the peaceful dialogue. quest)
and joint secretary — were
won by the National Stu
dents’ Union of India
candidates.
Mr. Chaudhary secured
Dalit villagelevel officer found dead
2,792 votes for the presi Omar Rashid ties) Act, out of which four note, the officer mentions
dent’s post of Panjab Un LUCKNOW were arrested, Lakhimpur that he was facing mental ha
iversity Campus Students’ A Dalit Village Development Kheri police said on Friday. rassment, including casteist
Council. He defeated Paras Officer in Uttar Pradesh’s Gram Vikas Adhikari (Vil insults at the hands of mem
Ratan of the ABVP by a Lakhimpur Kheri district al lage Development Officer) bers of the ‘Kisan Union’ and
margin of 479 votes, said a legedly committed suicide af Trivendra Kumar was found local village headmen. “They
release. NSUI’s Rahul Ku ter facing humiliation and hanging in his room in Shiv abuse me and also speak
mar won the vicepresi pressure from a farmers’ un sagar Colony in the Gola area against reservations... they
dent’s post by securing ion and local headmen. of Lakhimpur Kheri on make fun of me,” he wrote.
3,520 votes while Tegbir Nine persons were booked Thursday, police said. A Suicide prevention hel-
Singh won the secretary’s on charges of abetment to handwritten note, allegedly pline: Sanjivini, Society for
post with 3,188 votes. Man suicide and relevant clauses written by Kumar and ad Mental Health, Telephone:
preet Singh Mahal won the of the Scheduled Castes and dressed to his father, was dis 011-4076 9002, Monday-Sa-
JS post with 3,796 votes. Tribes (Prevention of Atroci covered from the spot. In the turday, 10 a.m. -7.30 p.m.
8 SOUTH DELHI THE HINDU

IN BRIEF
Demolish Maradu flats by Sept. 20: SC Kerala plans a law for
On May 8, the court had ordered that the apartment blocks be razed for violating CRZ norms
Sabarimala temple
Legal Correspondent your Chief Secretary to be cation of 1991, no construc It will cover TDB temples, says counsel
NEW DELHI present here,” Justice Mishra tion was permitted within
The Supreme Court on Fri said. 200 metres from the coastal Legal Correspondent Kerala, before a Bench led
New Governor takes
day gave the authorities con The Bench had recently line in CRZ III. NEW DELHI by Justice N.V. Ramana on
charge in Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
cerned time till September refused a plea by residents of They had submitted that An August 27 order of the August 27.
Arif Mohammed Khan was 20 to demolish the illegal the flats for a rethink, saying the KCZMA hid a vital fact Supreme Court records that In its short order, the
sworn in as the 22nd apartment blocks at Maradu the order to raze the flats from the court — that is, a the Kerala government court recorded that the
Governor of Kerala at a municipality in Kerala’s Er where over 400 families stay more recent Coastal Zone counsel has submitted that “learned counsel appearing
function at Raj Bhavan here nakulam district for violating is both detailed and clear. Management Plan (CZMP) the State is preparing a sep on behalf of the respondent,
on Friday. Chief Justice of the the Coastal Regulation Zone On May 8, the Bench led prepared pursuant to a 2011 arate law to administer the State of Kerala, submits that
Kerala High Court Hrishikesh (CRZ) norms. by Justice Mishra had or CRZ notification was ap Sabarimala Ayyappa the State is considering
Roy administered the oath of A Bench of Justices Arun dered that the flats be demol proved by the Ministry of En temple. enacting a separate legisla
office to Mr. Khan in the Mishra and M. R. Shah di ished within a month. Ho vironment and Forests However, G. Prakash, tion with regard to the admi
presence of Chief Minister rected the Kerala Chief Se wever, on June 10 the (MoEF) on February 28, Standing Counsel for Kerala nistration of the Sabarimala
Pinarayi Vijayan. cretary to be present in the residents approached anoth 2019, by which the Maradu in the Supreme Court, clari Sree Ayyappa Swamy
courtroom during the next er vacation Bench of the Fate is sealed: Holy Faith apartments and Alpha Ventures at area of Ernakulam was cate fied to The Hindu on Friday Temple.”
Hyderabad Karnataka is hearing on September 23. court led by Justice Indira gorised under CRZII. that the new legislation Mr. Prakash said, “We are
Maradu on the banks of Kochi backwaters. THULASI KAKKAT *
now ‘Kalyana Karnataka’ The court declined a plea by Banerjee to get a stay. The re The May 8 judgment had would cover not just the Sa making a new legislation for
BENGALURU
Kerala government counsel sidents complained that they dents eventually withdrew Coastal Zone Management blamed the “devastating ef barimala temple, but all all temples under the Tra
The State Cabinet on Friday
G. Prakash to give the State at were not heard by Justice their plea. Authority (KCZMA) into fects” of unbridled construc temples coming under the vancore Devaswom Board,
decided to rename Hyderabad
Karnataka region, comprising
least four weeks to comply Mishra’s Bench before the The builders had argued passing the May 8 decision. tion activities in ecosensi Travancore Devaswom which includes Sabarimala.
six districts, as “Kalyana with the order. demolition order was that the Supreme Courtap The threemember pa tive areas with natural water Board in Kerala. This legislation is in the final
Karnataka”. With this, the passed. pointed threemember com nel’s report had concluded flow. There are over 150 tem stages of drafting and con
term Hyderabad Karnataka ‘Not a day more’ A livid Justice Mishra mittee did not give them a that the buildings fell within It said illegal construc ples, including the Sabari cerns administration of the
will be replaced with Kalyana “Not a day more. Ten days is called the act of the residents proper hearing on the show the CRZIII limits. The com tions on river shores and mala temple, administered temples.”
Karnataka in all government enough... Your State is to pit the order of one Bench cause notice pertaining to mittee stated that as per the “unscrupulous trespass” in by the Board. Mr. Prakash clarified that
records, and the Hyderabad known for not following the against another an “absolute violations and, therefore, the CRZ notification of 1991 and to the natural path of back Mr. Prakash said the oral the legislation has “nothing
Karnataka Regional orders of this court. Do not fraud” committed on the demolition order violated the Kerala Coastal Zone Man waters led to natural calami submission from the State whatsoever to do about the
Development Board will be disobey our order. We know court. The judge even threa their fundamental right. agement Plan of 1996, the ties such as those seen in the came during the hearing of issue of entry of women
renamed Kalyana Karnataka what is happening and what tened contempt against the They alleged that the court area in question came under recent floods in Tamil Nadu, a case, Revathi Nal P. Rama worshippers into the Sabari
Regional Development Board. you people are doing. Tell lawyers involved. The resi was misled by the Kerala CRZ III. As per the CRZ notifi Kerala and Uttarakhand. varma Raja versus State of mala temple.”
Row over carvings of KCR on Yadadri temple pillars SC slams Kerala HC for ‘tinkering’
Pictures go viral, setting off protests
by various political leaders
with Malankara case judgment the property of the TRS,”
Goshamahal BJP legislator
Thakur Raja Singh Lodh, the
Mr. Raja Singh Lodh called
for a mass protest at the tem
ple site on Saturday.
first to react, said in a video
Staff Reporter bore carvings of national release. YTDA’s clarification HC order undercuts top court’s verdict resolving dispute
YADAGIRIGUTTA leaders like Mahatma Gand But whether there was Meanwhile, the YTDA has
Leaders of various political hi, Jawaharlal Nehru and In nod for the controversial admitted to the presence of Legal Correspondent parties “tell your judges in The Orthodox faction had
parties and Hindu outfits on dira Gandhi, the Charminar, carvings by the Yadadri Tem images of the Chief Minister, NEW DELHI Kerala that they are part of filed a suit in the Kerala High
Friday condemned carvings the State emblem of Telanga ple Development Authority party symbol and some go Supreme Court judge Justice India.” Court to restrain the Jaco
of the Telangana Rashtra Sa na, and those depicting Te (YTDA), of which Mr. Rao is vernment schemes in the Arun Mishra lashed out at The Supreme Court bites from conducting ser
mithi (TRS), including Chief langana culture. chairman, remained un sculptures being carved for the Kerala High Court for Bench later disposed of the vices and religious adminis
Minister K. Chandrasekhar Objections arose to the clear. With the news spread the outer periphery (‘baahya passing an interim order on plea filed by Father Isaac tration of the Kandanad
Rao and party symbol, on carvings of those of at least a ing fast, several Congress, praakaaram’) of the temple. March 8 in the Malankara Mattemmel Cor Episcopa, Church in Ernakulam
the pillars of the Sri Lakshmi dozen schemes and flagship BJP and CPI activists reached However, it claimed that Church spat, which effec the Vicar of St Mary’s Ortho district.
Narasimha Swamy temple at programmes of the TRS go Yadagirigutta by afternoon, they were carved by the tively undercuts a 2017 judg dox Syrian Church, against The High Court, in its in
Yadagirigutta. vernment. KCR Kits, Haritha The engraved portrait of KCR but they were restrained by a sculptors on their own and ment of the Supreme Court the High Court order. terim order on March 8, al
The popular shrine, under Haaram and Mission Bhagi on a pillar of a temple at posse of police. no instructions were given to resolving the dispute. lowed the Jacobite priests to
renovation, became a hot ratha are a few of them that Yadagirigutta. SINGAM * In the evening, protesting them. Chief Executive Officer A visibly annoyed Justice Disposes of suit conduct services on alter
bed of controversy when pic became an eyesore to many. VENKATARAMANA members of the BJP, Hindu G. Kishan Rao said: “We will Mishra on Friday called it The Supreme Court further nate weeks. It is on this the
tures and videos of the carv The carvings of the TRS Vahini, the Vishwa Hindu remove the images of KCR if “the heights of judicial indis disposed of the suit pending Orthodox faction ap
ings went viral on social me supremo and Chief Minister drew most criticism. Parishad and other affiliates they are so objectionable.” cipline” and “tinkering” before the High Court effec proached the SC, saying the
dia, spurring reactions. and the party symbol ‘Am “The temple is free of any climbed atop the mandap He, however, justified the with the Supreme Court tively in favour of the Ortho High Court’s order was con
The Krishna sila or black bassador car” on the pillars political affiliation and be and raised slogans against other images as they depict udgment. The SC judge oral dox faction in line with its Ju tradicting the Supreme
granite pillars of the temple of the Ashtabhuja mandap longs to everyone. It is not KCR and the TRS. present day life. ly told the lawyers for the ly 2017 judgment. Court judgment of 2017.
Chennai to get Krishna Three held in Tirupati for
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Jumbo task
water from October fake social media post
Special Correspondent the inflows doubled to over Special Correspondent
NELLORE 15,317 cusecs on Friday. As a Tirupati
With the Somasila reservoir result, storage went up to The Tirupati Urban police
in Andhra Pradesh filling up 25.96 tmcft. have arrested three persons
fast in the wake of fresh “We expect discharge for allegedly spreading false
floods in the Krishna, the from the Pothireddypadu to propaganda on social media
parched metropolis of go up to 48,000 cusecs in on the presence of a church
Chennai can expect to get its the coming days. Somasila in an area abutting the Tiru
quota of Krishna water from reservoir can be expected to mala hills.
early next month. reach the full capacity of 78 Acting on a complaint
The discharge from Al tmcft by early next month,” filed by the TTD Vigilance The trio involved in
matti and Narayanpur dams Nellore Circle Irrigation Su Department on August 31 re spreading fake news in
in the upper riparian State perintendent B.S.V. Prasada garding the spread of false Tirupati on Friday. K.V.
*
of Karnataka was stepped Rao told The Hindu. information about the pre POORNACHANDRA KUMAR
up to a huge 1.74 lakh cusecs “Once the storage touch sence of churches in the vi
and 1.87 lakh cusecs on Fri es the 35 tmcft mark in So cinity of the Tirumala hills, group created by Garikapati
day respectively in the wake masila reservoir in a week police tracked it to the Face Karthik. The post was furth
of copious rains in the catch or so, Krishna water will be book page of one Arun Kate er shared on social media by
ment areas, as a result of released to Kandaleru and palli. The viral post passed Mikkineni Sai Ajitesh Chak
which the storage in Srisai after building storage to off a forest watch tower as a ravarthy under the caption
lam and Nagarjunasagar in meet the drinking water church and a metal pipe ‘Yedukondalapai Velusthun
Andhra Pradesh went up to needs of Tirupati, water will meant to fix cameras as a na Yesuprabhu Mandiraalu’
180 tmcft and 299 tmcft feet be released to Chennai holy cross. The post caught (Churches coming up on the
respectively. probably in the first week or the attention of DGP Gau seven hills). The trio was ar
second week of October,” tam Sawang, who ordered rested here on Thursday
Inflow doubles sources in the Telugu Ganga the arrest of the persons res and a case was booked.
With the Veligodu Balancing project said. Chennai is en ponsible for it. Presenting them before
Reservoir in Penna basin al titled to 12,000 mcft under Arun, 24, a resident of the media, SP K.K.N. Anbu
most full, the Somasila re the Telugu Ganga Project af What a feat: Arjuna is saddled with a 500 kg sand bag on Friday in Mysuru as part of the daily training in the run up to Dasara. Kukatpally in Hyderabad, rajan said spreading false
servoir in Nellore district is ter accounting for seepage From 2012, it has been the lead elephant and the carrier of the Golden Howdah. M.A. SRIRAM * admitted to have shared the news in any form would be
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Ramayana audiobook by British teenagers a big hit Ensure supply of urea across
It has been
translated into
dian family the growing in
terest was natural, says Ay
ur’s mother Neelima
with the help of Hindi teach
er and students at the Ken
driya Vidyalaya, Uppal, and
the State, says Telangana CM
Hindi and Telugu Penumarthy. also to Telugu by the mater
nal grandmother of the ‘1 lakh tonnes will be available in the next three to four days’
R. Ravikanth Reddy Simplified version brothers. Ms. Neelima says
Hyderabad His elder brother Shreyas the Hindi version of the au Special Correspondent stock points. About one lakh tyal, Mancherial, Adilabad,
At a time when teenagers are then teamed up to create a diobook has been recorded HYDERABAD tonnes of urea should reach Peddapalli, Warangal, Mah
busy aping the western cul simplified version of the with six students from 10th Telangana Chief Minister K. all areas in the next three to bubabad, Karimnagar, Sa
ture and ignoring the Indian complex classic and decided and 12th class of Kendriya Vi Chandrasekhar Rao has in four days, he said. nathnagar, Khammam,
epics, two Britishborn In to go the audio way to reach dyalaya, Uppal No 1, where itiated a series of measures Mr. Rao held a review Kothagudem, Jadcherla,
dian descent teenagers stand out to people. The simple she studied. to speed up the supply of meeting on the supply of fer Thimmapur and other rail
out among others. They have language added with flawless Neelima is now making an urea to various districts. tilizers here on Friday. He in way stations directly. The
tried to propagate the values narration and smooth adop effort to rope in visually chal He instructed the Minis structed the Agriculture and Railway authorities respond
espoused by the Ramayana tion of the characters makes lenged students to bring out ters and the officials to en the Transport Ministers and ed positively and agreed to
and their work is now li it further interesting, even the Telugu audiobook involv sure that adequate quantity officers to monitor the situa allot 25 rakes and send them
censed by the British Air for those newly introduced ing three students from the would reach all villages to tion till the urea from va to various ports. Each rake
ways. to the Ramayana. Devnar School for the Blind, meet the farmers’ require rious ports reached Telanga would transport 2,600
Londonbased brothers, The audiobook gained Begumpet. “The Braille ver ment. na. tonnes of urea and through
Shreyas Pulle and Ayur popularity in British circles sion of the book is given to In the next three to four In the light of farmers trains alone 60,000 tonnes
Pulle, have created a one and was judged one of the them and the visually chal days, supply should be in turning restive, the Chief Mi of urea would reach various
hour audiobook “Ramayana: best in its segment. To their lenged students have done a creased to meet the de nister spoke to SCR officials districts.
An Ancient Indian Epic” that Propagating values: The British Airways has placed the delight, the British Airways wonderful work. It should be mand. The stocks lying in and requested 25 special Besides, Mr. Rao decided
introduces the epic to non audiobook on its inflight entertainment until 2028. has licensed it to place it on out in a few days,” she says. ports should be immediately goods trains for transport of to deploy 3,000 to 4,000
Indians and gives the Indian its inflight entertainment The narration by the blind lifted and transported by urea stocks lying in various lorries from Telangana and
listeners a refreshing per school in London asked him ter of Hanuman. Ramayana’s until 2028. students is challenging as trains and lorries and sup ports. The stocks should be Andhra Pradesh for tran
spective. It all started when to perform an Indian play characters struck to him and The English narrative is they have to visualise so plied directly to the villages loaded expeditiously into sporting urea from various
Ayur’s Jewishdominated where he played the charac coming from a traditional In now translated into Hindi mething they have not seen. without keeping them at the goods trains to reach Jagi ports.
CM A ND-NDE
YK
THE HINDU
DELHI
NATION 9
IN BRIEF
‘Make attack on doctors a penal offence’ Mergers of banks unilateral,
says Mamata in letter to PM
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to respond to a petition seeking a separate law Special Correspondent
Kolkata
Legal Correspondent
New Delhi
nian and drawn and filed by
E.C. Agrawala, said police Doctors quit Describing the merger of
two banks with headquar
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
hospitalised
The Supreme Court on Fri
day directed the Centre to
hardly swung into action to
prevent incidents of violence Assam estate ters out of Kolkata as unilat
eral, West Bengal Chief Mi
KOLKATA
Former West Bengal CM and
respond to a plea to make
violence committed against
or protect the medical com
munity. The medical frater hospitals nister Mamata Banerjee on
Friday wrote to Prime Minis
veteran Communist Party of doctors and medical person nity had become demoral ter Narendra Modi saying
India (Marxist) leader nel and establishments a ised by the increasing special correspondent that she was “deeply con
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee separate penal offence. number of attacks on them. GUWAHATI cerned about the overall im
was hospitalised late on A Bench led by Justice N.V. This was one of the reasons The lynching of a 73year pact of kneejerk merger CM Mamata Banerjee
Friday evening. Mr. Ramana issued notice to the why doctors avoided serving old doctor by tea planta move across the country
Bhattacharjee (75), who has Centre to reply to a petition in rural areas. “Unless such tion workers on Saturday with negative effects on the Bank of India, headquar
been ailing for quite some filed by the Tamil Nadu attacks are checked, there has triggered an exodus of entire banking sector”. tered in Kolkata, with Punjab
time, was admitted to chapter of the Association of will be serious repercussions doctors from tea estates Ms Banerjee began her National Bank with its head
Woodlands Multispecialty Healthcare Providers (India), on patient care,” the petition across Assam, members of letter by expressing concern office in Delhi and also Alla
Hospitalat 8.35 p.m. through its president, Dr. S. said. the State branch of the In that “two public sector habad Bank, headquartered
According to hospital Gurushankar and Dr. B. Kan Doctors are seeking three to five years’ imprisonment or a fine dian Medical Association banks headquartered in Kol in Kolkata, with Indian Bank
authorities he is suffering nan, seeking immediate and ‘Isolated, vulnerable’ of up to ₹1 lakh for violence against them. A.M. FARUQUI *
said on Friday. A spokes kata are being merged with with its head office in Chen
from breathing problem and necessary action against Violence against doctors was person of the association banks headquartered in Del nai. According to Ms Baner
low blood pressure. those indulging in violence unacceptable and needed to violence. The Prevention of The punishment for com said at least five doctors hi and Chennai respectively jee the development “will
Dabholkar shooter, 2 against medical profession be condemned. Small and Violence Against Medicare mitting violence against the had resigned or taken leave without any consultation adversely affect the develop
others in police custody als, medicare service and medium private healthcare Persons and Institutions Act medical fraternity should be in the wake of Dr. Deben with the State government or ment momentum of the
A local court in Kolhapur on causing damage to clinical establishments formed the s,which have been notified in either three years to five Dutta’s lynching. Separate with the management of State”. She also expressed
Friday remanded Sachin establishments. bulwark of the healthcare 19 States in the past 10 years, years' imprisonment or a ly, two other medical pro these two banks”. concern about the fate of
Andure, named by the CBI to The petition, settled by se sector. They were, however, have failed to address the is fine of minimum ₹25,000 fessionals had quit before The Finance Ministry has thousands of employees of
be one of the shooters of nior advocate K. Subrama isolated and vulnerable to sue, the plea said. upto one lakh, the plea said. the incident. decided to merge United both the banks.
rationalist Narendra
Dabholkar, and two others to
Craniopagus twins head home NCPCR to visit 117 Vijay Kumar

police custody till September
16 in connection with the
2015 murder of Communist
Chopra elected
leader Govind Pansare.
ED questions Jet Airways
aspirational districts PTI Chairman
founder Naresh Goyal A major achievement for the country, says Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
MUMBAI To hear complaints affecting children
The Enforcement Directorate Special Correspondent their admission to AIIMS, Press Trust of India
(ED) questioned Jet Airways NEW DELHI New Delhi and will continue SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT New Delhi
founder Naresh Goyal on India’s only successfully sep to do so,’’ the Minister said. NEW DELHI Vijay Kumar Chopra, Chief

Friday in a case of alleged arated craniopagus twins Dr. Deepak Gupta said: The apex body for child Editor of the Punjab Kesari
contravention of the foreign from Odisha — Jagga and Ba “The twins were admitted to rights, NCPCR, is visiting 117 Group of newspapers, was
exchange law and recorded lia — were discharged from the Department of Neuro Aspirational Districts to on Friday unanimously
his statement, officials said. the All India Institute of Med surgery on July 14, 2017 and hold public meetings on elected Chairman of Press
This is the first time the ical Science (AIIMS) here on detailed planning for surgi complaints affecting chil Trust of India (PTI), the
agency is grilling him after it Friday, two years after they cal separation was carried dren pertaining to educa country’s premier news
conducted searches against were admitted, operated out on the twins totally fused tion, health and nutrition as agency.
him last month. The ED is
and started on rehabilitation to each other at head level by well as lack of infrastruc Mr. Chopra, 87, suc
probing charges that Mr.
at the hospital. a team of 125 doctors and ture. The National Commis Cells to monitor child rights ceeds N. Ravi, Publisher
Goyal carried out “doubtful”
Union Health Minister support team.’’ sion for Protection of Child compliance in J&K and and former EditorinChief
transactions through some
Harsh Vardhan said: “This is “Now, they are on rehabil Rights (NCPCR) has so far Ladakh will also be set up. of The Hindu.
firms he owned. PTI
a major achievement for the Gleeful moment: The toddlers were born with a fused brain itation and physiotherapy held 23 benches in 27 dis Vineet Jain, Managing
Gujarat launches online country. This is the rarest of and skull. PTI/ FILE PHOTO
*
which will be monitored by tricts and has received near 30 departments as well as Director of Bennett Cole
attendance system the rare surgery and it can doctors at the Cuttack Medi ly 5,000 complaints. The local residents,” NCPCR man and Company Limit
AHMEDABAD be called AIIMS Delhi Jagga of technology for surgical rosurgeon, Girija Rath, neu cal College,’’ he said. districts visited so far in Chairperson Priyanka Ka ed, the publisher of the
In a bid to curb absenteeism and Balia craniopagus planning, 3D print model roanaesthetist, and Kiran The toddlers were born clude Adilabad (Telangana), noongo told The Hindu. Times of India, was elected
in government schools, the surgery.” technology for brain and Kumar, paediatrician) along with fused brain and skull, a Ramanathpuram (Tamil Na The NCPCR will also set ViceChairman.
Gujarat government launched He said this was the first skull model development, with one nurse from AIIMS, condition known as cranio du), Chamba (Himachal Pra up two cells at its headquar Other PTI Board mem
a facialrecognition based successful craniopagus con venous bypass, staged sur Delhi will accompany the pagus. desh), and Mewat ters here to monitor com bers are: Viveck Goenka
biometric online attendance joined twin separation sur geries and continuous post two children. Dr. Harsh Vardhan said (Haryana). pliance of laws governing (the Express Group), Ma
system for teachers across
gery from India wherein operative care was provided The two children will be this case had also amply dep “The Aspirational District child rights for the Union hendra Mohan Gupta (Dai-
40,000 primary schools on
both the children had by the craniopagus team of initially kept in the SCB Med icted that India was compe Programme focuses on five Territories of Jammu and nik Jagran), K.N. Shanth
Teacher’s Day on Thursday.
survived. over 75 doctors and 50 nurs ical College Cuttack for a few tent to perform such surger main themes to improve so Kashmir and Ladakh after Kumar (Deccan Herald), Ri
While launching the new
system from Gandhinagar, CM “Worldwide only 1015 ing/support team staff at AI weeks for supportive care. ies, and also that poor cioeconomic status which the dilution of Section 370. yad Mathew (Malayala
Vijay Rupani said that soon, children have survived after IMS,” Dr. Vardhan said. “The Odisha government people from tribal regions include Health and Nutri The complaints pertain Manorama), Aveek Kumar
other departments will also surgical separation of this On their way back to Od has provided continuous from where the twin broth tion, Education, Agriculture to construction of access Sarkar (Anandabazar Pa-
move to a similar system to condition in the last 50 isha by rail, a team of three support to these two chil ers hailed from, could also and Water Resources, Fi roads for schools, providing trika), M.P. Veerendra Ku
curb absenteeism. years. All modern adjuncts doctors (Deepak Gupta, neu dren right from the time of get the best medical care. nancial Inclusion and Skill benefits under the Ayush mar (Mathrubhumi), R.
Development. Of these, man Bharat programme for Lakshmipathy (Dinama-
three issues come directly disabled children, provision lar), Hormusji N Cama
Weather Watch
Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday Prepare plan for protection of under our mandate and ac
count for 70% of the total
weightage for ranking dis
for toilets, among others.
Complainants are supposed
to give a written submission,
(Bombay Samachar), Pra
veen Someshwar (Hindus-
tan Times), Justice R.C. La
tricts. So we have been hold which is then taken up by a hoti, Deepak Nayyar,
the Great Indian Bustard: NGT ing our benches where we

meet officials from nearly
bench comprising Members
of the NCPCR.
Shyam Saran and J.F.
Pochkhanawalla.
Staff Reporter Climate Change, Ministry of

New Delhi Power and Ministry of New
Noting the high mortality and Renewable Energy.
rate of the Great Indian Bus The committee was asked
tard, the National Green Tri to prepare an action plan for
bunal has directed the the implementation of sug
Centre to prepare a time gestions put forth by the Wil
bound action plan within dlife Institute of India (WII).
two months for protection The Great Indian Bustard. The WII in its report also
of the birds. said steps should be taken to
A Bench headed by NGT a joint committee compris reduce poaching of the spe
chairperson Justice Adarsh ing officials of the Ministry of cie and other wildlife in the
Kumar Goel also constituted Environment, Forest and Thar landscape.
Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs)
Crackdown on
Forecast for Saturday: Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely over
Konkan region, Goa, Vidarbha, central Maharashtra, Telangana,
illegal fireworks
Odisha, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, As
sam, Meghalaya, coastal Karnataka, Kerala and Mahe.
units in Punjab
city rain max min city rain max min
Agartala................ —....35.0....26.0 Kozhikode............... 24.6....31.0....24.0 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Ahmedabad...... 45.6....32.0....25.0 Kurnool ....................... —....33.0....24.0 CHANDIGARH
Aizawl................... —....29.0....17.0 Lucknow................... 1.0....35.0....27.0
Allahabad.............. —....35.0....28.0 Madurai ....................... —....40.0....28.0 Days after 23 lives were lost
Bengaluru .......... 0.4....27.0....20.0 Mangaluru .............. 47.4....29.0....23.0 at an illegal firecracker un
Bhopal ............... 0.2....31.0....25.0 Mumbai .................. 45.1....29.0....25.0
Bhubaneswar.... 24.1....29.0....24.0 Mysuru ........................ —....27.0....21.0
it in Batala, Punjab Chief
Chandigarh ........ 2.1....34.0....27.0 New Delhi ................... —....37.0....28.0 Minister Amarinder Singh
Chennai ................ —....35.0....27.0 Patna .......................... —....35.0....28.0 on Friday ordered a state
Coimbatore ........... —....33.0....23.0 Port Blair.................. 6.5....29.0....25.0
Dehradun ......... 17.2....32.0....24.0 Puducherry .................. —....36.0....25.0
wide crackdown on all ille
Gangtok ............. 7.4....22.0....18.0 Pune......................... 3.2....27.0....22.0 gal fire cracker manufac
Goa....................... —........ —........ — Raipur .................... 65.8....31.0....25.0 turing units operating in
Guwahati .............. —....34.0....27.0 Ranchi ...................... 0.8....29.0....24.0
Hubballi ................ —....24.0....22.0 Shillong....................... —....26.0....17.0
congested areas.
Hyderabad ............ —....30.0....23.0 Shimla......................... —....23.0....17.0 The CM directed the
Imphal .................. —....32.0....22.0 Srinagar....................... —....27.0....16.0 Chief Secretary and the Di
Jaipur ................... —....34.0....26.0 Thiruvananthapuram.... 35.0....31.0....24.0
Kochi ............... 26.8....31.0....24.0 Tiruchi......................... —....38.0....27.0
rector General of Police to
Kohima .............. 4.4....27.0....18.0 Vijayawada .................. —....33.0....26.0 take immediate steps to
Kolkata .............. 4.7....33.0....27.0 Visakhapatnam ........ 10.3....32.0....26.0 close such illegal units and
(Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) also take precautionary
Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday measures to ensure that
CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE
such unfortunate accidents
Ahmedabad..... 62 102 .54 ..100 ...72 ....*
Bengaluru ....... ..2 .20 .95 ....26 ...68 ....* In observation made at do not occur in future.
4.00 p.m., Rohtak, Haryana
Chennai .......... 12 .14 .18 ....22 ...36 ....* recorded an overall air Capt. Amarinder said
Delhi .............. ..8 .45 .34 ....57 .188 ....*
Hyderabad ...... 41 .24 .18 ....21 ...34 ....*
quality index (AQI) score
of 304 indicating a severe
the government will not al
Kolkata ........... ..5 ...6 .11 ......8 ...14 ....* level of pollution. In low anyone to carry on
contrast, Haldia, West
Lucknow ......... ..5 .33 .52 ..105 .....— ....* Bengal recorded a healthy such illegal activities in
Mumbai .......... 17 .13 105 ....13 ...47 ....* AQI score of 15.
Pune............... 74 ...8 .67 ....25 ...25 ....*
densely populated areas,
Visakhapatnam 17 .45 .42 ....39 ...60 ....* risking lives and property.
Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI)
Talking to journalists, he
SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, said that he had already or
making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air dered a magisterial probe.
particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues
and monuments.
When asked about a simi
NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by lar event that ocurred in
reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. 2017, he said that since the
CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to
critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause incident had happened
dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. two months before he took
PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, over in March 2017, a sepa
nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced
lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature rate enquiry will be initiat
death in people with heart or lung disease ed simultaneously.
CM
YK
10 EDITORIAL DELHI

THE HINDU
Calls of duty that’ll hurt the U.S. economy
The Trump administration’s latest set of tariffs, and China’s retaliatory levies, take the world closer to a slowdown
bringing penal provisions against In the last five months of 2018,
its imports using the provisions of when the tariffs were introduced
Bear hug the Trade Act of 1974. The provi
sions of this Act (like Section 301)
by both countries, the trade deficit
was $196 billion, 15% higher than
India’s push to ‘Act Far East’ strengthens allow the U.S. to “investigate” any that in the corresponding period
relations with traditional ally Russia country which, in its opinion, has in 2017. In other words, the tariffs
Biswajit Dhar violated IPRs of American compa did not reduce the deficit. In the
U
nveiling the Russian edition of India’s ‘Look nies. If found “guilty”, the violat first half of the current year, the
GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO
O
East, Act East’ policy, Prime Minister Narendra ver the past few weeks, the ing countries can be sanctioned U.S.’s trade deficit reduced by
Modi pledged on Thursday to extend a $1 billion trade war between the U.S. with trade retaliation. The tariff in about 10% and while imports from
Line of Credit to Russia’s Far East region (RFE). Speak and China has seen a signif creases against Chinese products China declined by $31 billion, ex
ing at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, set icant escalation. On August 20, the were tantamount to trade retalia ports to China also declined by $12
U.S. administration notified its de tion. It needs to be further men billion. Thus, the U.S. was not left
up by Russian President Vladimir Putin to attract invest
cision to impose 15% tariffs, in two tioned here that Section 301 ac untouched by the trade war.
ment to the farthest outlying East Siberian and Arctic phases, on imports valued at $300 tions are a violation of WTO rules There is hardly any doubt that
pole areas of the country, Mr. Modi said that the an billion. The latest round of tariff as disputes must be resolved by the latest round of tariff increases
nouncement of the LOC, expected to help finance In increases implies that the country the organisation’s dispute settle to lack transparency, including its al. A critical component of the dis would hurt the U.S. economy even
dian business projects in the region, will be the has imposed tariffs on almost all of ment mechanism. intervention in foreign exchange pute settlement mechanism is the more since China has targeted
“takeoff point for Act Far East”, and will further streng its product imports from China, markets”, although it found that Appellate Body, which needs se agriculture and crude oil, two of
then bilateral ties. Mr. Modi’s visit saw several initiatives totalling nearly $540 billion in ‘Currency manipulator’ label “direct intervention in foreign ex ven members to function effective the most sensitive sectors. An im
2018. Pharmaceutical imports are However, while triggering the change markets by the People’s ly. But the U.S. administration has pact on these sectors could adver
being launched towards increasing the value of eco
the only major exception. most recent escalation, the U.S. Bank of China” over the past sever refused to allow retiring members sely affect President Trump politi
nomic ties between the two countries, which, at ap Immediately after the U.S. ad administration not only violated al months was limited. Beijing was of the Appellate Body to be re cally because people and
proximately $10 billion in terms of bilateral trade, lags ministration issued the notifica the spirit of multilateralism, it also targeted for the “long history of fa placed by new members, and this companies associated with these
far behind their strategic partnership and defence rela tion, China announced additional shifted the goalposts. This time, cilitating an undervalued currency has brought the dispute settle areas are among the President’s
tionship. In the past year alone, India has contracted tariffs on more than 5,000 pro the action was triggered when the through protracted, largescale in ment mechanism to the brink. major funders. Further, since the
defence deals worth about $14.5 billion from Russia. ducts imported from the U.S. va U.S. Secretary of Treasury, Steven tervention in the foreign exchange Second, nearly a year and a half current round of tariffs target pro
Chief among the 50 agreements signed this week were lued at $75 billion. The sensitive Mnuchin, invoked the provisions market,” said the Department of after the trade war was officially ducts like garments, toothbrush
sectors of agriculture and forestry of Section 3004 of the Omnibus Treasury. announced in Washington, one es, footwear, toys and video
those on energy exploration and procurement, includ
were targeted. Tariffs were also Trade and Competitiveness Act. The latest action by the Trump question that begs an answer is: games, the U.S.’s consumer goods
ing a specific MoU on cooperation on LNG supplies to hiked for the first time on crude This Section authorises the Trea administration raises at least two Have the American people gained markets would be impacted quite
India, and a maritime route from Vladivostok to Chen oil. On September 2, China raised sury Secretary to examine wheth sets of issues. The first concerns its anything from the exertions of the considerably. Clearly, the adminis
nai which will be used for energy trade as well. The two the ante further by initiating a dis er the U.S.’s trade partners are ma pursuit of unilateralism, an anath administration? Are there any tration is worried about the price
sides also agreed on a fiveyear ‘roadmap’ for coopera pute in the World Trade Organiza nipulating the “rate of exchange ema in the postWar economic go signs that President Trump’s vi increases following the imposition
tion on prospecting for hydrocarbons and LNG in the tion (WTO) against the U.S.’s un for purposes of preventing effec vernance framework underlined sion of ‘Making America Great of tariffs on some of these goods, a
Far East and the Arctic, building on a history of Indian ilateral tariff increases. tive balance of payments adjust by the principles of multilateral Again’ is gaining further traction? reason it has postponed the tariff
Earlier, the U.S. administration ments or gaining unfair competi ism. Since the coming of the increases until after the Christmas
investment in oilfields in the region.
had targeted China primarily for tive advantage in international Trump Administration, the U.S. Small impact on trade deficit purchases.
Beyond the bilateral aspect, the PM’s pivot to Russia’s what it perceived to be violations trade”. has repeatedly undermined these We will consider the pattern of The timing of the latest escala
Far East has farreaching strategic implications. The by the latter of intellectual proper Earlier, Mr. Mnuchin had in Au principles. The country has chal trade flows over the past year to tion could not have been worse; it
emphasis on energy from this region is as much a bid to ty rights (IPRs) of American com gust called the U.S.’s largest trade lenged the framework of multilat see if tariffs were able to reduce could bring the global economy
benefit from explorations and trade routes in the Arctic panies. The administration’s argu partner a “currency manipula erally agreed rules in two ways — U.S.’s dependence on China. In closer to an economic slowdown,
that are becoming accessible due to global warming, as ment was that Beijing was forcing tor”, the first time Washington first by not allowing WTO mem 2018, almost nine months of much earlier than its predicted on
it is reflective of India’s desire to diversify its energy these companies to transfer their used the label against any country bers to conduct negotiations so which saw the trade war playing set in 2020.
sources away from an unstable West Asia. The invest proprietary technologies. In fact, since 1994. Mr. Mnuchin’s determi that the rules respond to the needs out, the U.S.’s trade deficit visàvis
on this issue, the U.S. became the nation was based on a report pre of the members, especially the China reached a record high of ov Biswajit Dhar is professor, Centre for
ment in the Far East, which is often neglected given that
judge and the jury by indicting sented to the U.S. Congress last lesser developed countries; and er $419 billion, nearly 12% higher Economic Studies and Planning, School of
Russia is seen as a European power in the postSoviet China for indulging in “forced year that concluded that China’s second, by making the dispute set than that in the previous year and Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru
era, also underlines India’s desire to draw Russia into its technology transfer” and then “exchange rate practices continue tlement mechanism nonfunction the steepest increase since 2010. University, New Delhi
strategic forays in the IndoPacific. The government has
said it welcomes cooperation with other countries for
investments in RFE, notably Japan, which has in the
past few years warmed up to Russia, despite their bitter
territorial dispute in the region. This interest is seen as
Empowering primary care practitioners
India’s attempt to not only keep a traditional friend
close, but to ensure some space in the current clinch
It is important to reclaim health care from ivory tower structures called ‘hospitals’ and incentivise general practitioners
between Russia and China. China’s crossborder invest
ment in RFE accounts for 71% of the total direct foreign Building urban hospitals through ture is inimical to primary health sionals of the same community in
public investment enjoyed prima care. Despite the presence of evi these countries have helped de
investment of $33 billion. Above all, the push to ‘Act Far
cy over strengthening community dence proving that practitioners of fend that very positive change.
East’ allows India to demonstrate its commitment to an based, primary health care. Along modern medicine (say medical as Three broad takeaways emerge.
area of concern for Moscow, thus reassuring its tradi side this, a private sector with sistants) trained through short One, it is imperative to actively be
tional partner that in an increasingly polarised world, rampant, unregulated dualprac term courses, like those of a 23 gin reclaiming health from the ivo
India is confident of working with multiple alignments, Soham D. Bhaduri tice system (doctors practising in year duration, can greatly help in ry towers called ‘hospitals’. This
even if they are at cross purposes with each other. both public and private sectors si providing primary health care to could help in gradually changing
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W
hat is special about Japan multaneously) flourished. This al the rural population, any such the expectations of the layman
in the context of health lowed doctors to constitute a po proposal in India gets robustly op and reversing the aspirations of
care services is that it werful group held together by posed by the orthodox allopathic medical professionals from being
Easing the pressure managed to contain the clout of
specialists in its healthcare sys
coherent interests. This influential
doctors’ community, which saw a
community. Proposals to train
practitioners of indigenous sys
unduly oriented towards high
tech, superspecialty care. Given
The best response to the Hong Kong tem and accorded a prominent lucrative future in superspecialty tems of medicine, like Ayurveda, the current trends, however, this
discontent will be a policy of accommodation voice to its primary care practi medicine, buttressed the techno in modern medicine are also met looks like a farfetched possibility.
tioners (PCP) in its decisionmak centric approach, which also hap with similar opposition. Two, we need to find a way to
ing processes. pened to concur with the tastes of cal manpower and its dynamics al Such medical assistants, and adequately empower and ennoble
T
he withdrawal on Wednesday of Hong Kong’s
controversial extradition Bill, which intended to Hospitals, for the early part of the affluent and the middle class. so warrants attention. It took 37 nonallopathic practitioners, have PCPs and give them a prominent
Japan’s history with modern medi This trajectory of events has had years after the landmark Bhore time and again been writtenoff as voice in our decisionmaking pro
hand over suspected criminal offenders to other
cine, catered only to an affluent an enormous impact on the pre Committee report (1946), which ‘halfbaked quacks’ who would on cesses pertaining to health care.
jurisdictions, has raised hopes for a welcome, even if few. The government limited the sentday Indian health care. highlighted the need for a ‘social ly endanger the health of the rural This can create a bastion of prim
temporary, pause in tensions. The reversal has bought funding of hospitals, restricting physician’ as a key player in India’s masses. Such criticism ignores the ary health care professionals who
Beijing, which had begun mobilising paramilitary forc them to functions like training of Focus on hospitalisation health system, to finally recognise fact that nations like the U.K. and can then fight to keep their en
es in neighbouring Shenzhen city, time to deal with the medical students and isolation of While the welltodo section has al family medicine as a separate spe the U.S. are consistently training clave unscathed. Three, a gate
political and economic fallout from the intensifying infectious cases. Reciprocal con ways rooted for ‘hightech’ medi ciality — and another decade and a paramedics and nurses to become keeping system is needed, and no
protests. All the same, the decision by Carrie Lam, the nections between doctors in priv cal care, this preference has now half to actuate a postgraduate resi physician assistants or associates one should be allowed to bypass
ate clinics and hospitals were for trickled down to even the subal dency in family medicine. through twoyear courses in mod the primary doctor to directly
city’s Chief Executive, has infused momentum to the
bidden, thwarting the possibility tern section, which lacks the whe The highest professional body ern medicine. reach the specialist, unless situa
prodemocracy campaign that is coming to be referred of the two groups creating a strong rewithal to pay for such interven representing doctors in this coun tions such as emergencies so war
to as the ‘Water Revolution’. While Ms. Lam dithered nexus; on the other hand, a sturdy tions. Colossal health insurance try, the Medical Council of India Examples of U.K., Japan rant. It is only because of such a
and delayed a decision for nearly three months, the lobby of clinicbased PCPs evolved schemes like Ayushman Bharat (MCI), itself came to be dominated Many countries, including the U.K. system that general practitioners
protesters expanded their charter of demands, in effect to tip the balance in favour of that harp on providing insurance by specialists with no representa and Japan, have found a way and primary health care have
to question the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ policy. primary health care. The Japanese to the poor largely for private hos tion from primary care. There is a around this by generously incenti been able to thrive in U.K.’s health
Their calls for a judicial investigation into the govern Social Health Insurance was im pitalisation — when the most im proposal to replace the MCI with a vising general practitioners (GPs) system. In view of the current re
plemented in 1927, and the Japa poverishing expenses are incurred National Medical Commission in both pecuniary and nonpecu surgence of interest in compre
ment’s handling of the crisis and alleged police violence
nese Medical Association ( JMA), on basic medical care — are at least (NMC) but the situation is unlikely niary terms, and scrupulously de hensive primary health care in In
are bound to grow louder after the rollback of the infa then dominated by PCPs, was the partly influenced by the passion to be much different with the new signing a system that strongly fa dia, one earnestly hopes that these
mous Bill. But the most potent of them all, perhaps, is main player in negotiating the fee ate popular demand for the so organisation. vours primary health care. What key lessons will be remembered.
the right to universal suffrage, which was originally schedule. called highquality medical care The current opposition to train this careful nurturing has meant is
championed under Hong Kong’s 2014 umbrella move In India, on the contrary, a hos and bespeak the deformity in the ing midlevel providers under the that while a community of profes Dr. Soham D. Bhaduri is a Mumbai-based
ment, but effectively neutered by the government. The pitaloriented, technocentric mo healthcare system today. NMC Act 2019 is another example sionals in our part of the world has doctor and Editor of the journal ‘The
demand will doubtless prove pivotal to the current del of health care took early roots. The way this has affected medi of how the present power struc thwarted positive change, profes Indian Practitioner’
campaign. But a genuine exercise of the franchise may
also be among the last concessions protesters are likely
to extract from Beijing any time soon. 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.
President Xi Jinping would be acutely aware of the
implications of major loosening of policy as the 2047 Silencing Opposition administration’s recent Teaching profession are averse to seeing them lend a helping hand to those out (Parley, “Will PSB
expiry of Hong Kong’s special status approaches. The Politics apart, it was move to seek the CVs of 12 In his article “Teaching in aspire to become teachers. potential candidates who mergers alter the banking
risks are no less of possible spillover effects in Taiwan, agonising to read the news emeritus professors is an the time of consumerism,” Satyendra Srivastava, can’t afford the high fees, scenario,” Sept. 9). Though
item “Chidambaram sent to attempt at harassment and Krishna Kumar has pointed Delhi thus helping them realise the Finance Minister has
whose government is wedded to independence from
China. The ‘Water Revolution’ has so far managed to Tihar jail till Sept. 19 in INX humiliation. Emeritus out the reasons the Indian their dreams. There are assured that there won’t be
broaden its appeal among millions, transcending social Media case” (Front page, professors are in a position youth are reluctant to take ■ In this day and age of instances of exIAS officers any job losses, there could be
Sept. 6). One wonders to offer their teaching up a teaching job. The field cutthroat competition, and IIT graduates running truncation of staff strength in
classes and across different generations. As with other
whether the Bharatiya services without the many of teaching has undergone coaching institutes have such institutes after leaving the future due to a reduction
recent political uprisings, building a cohesive leader Janata Party government, encumbrances faced by a paradigm shift in the last turned out to be a thriving their illustrious careers. They in recruitment of personnel.
ship and strategy might turn out to be its biggest chal empowered by the massive serving professors. They 40 years. When late Prime industry. But to call them the take up teaching for the Poor credit growth, weak
lenge. In a sign of the unstable economic and business mandate it has received, shouldn’t be asked to Minister Indira Gandhi “underbelly” of the sheer joy of it, with the recoveries and ever
environment ahead, Hong Kong’s GDP growth in the finds it par for the course to submit any evidence of requested scholars settled education system, as Mr. intention of giving something increasing NonPerforming
previous quarter was the slowest since the financial cri hound political opponents. their abilities — their selfless in other countries to Kumar does, is unfair and back to the society and Assets are plaguing the
sis. Fitch, the credit ratings agency, on Friday lowered The message seems to be service is sufficient to prove contribute to their unjust. The very fact that shaping young minds. system. But the government,
that rather than engage in their worthiness. Perhaps respective fields in India, there is a spur in the growth Ashwini Menon, in a rather tonedeaf manner,
Hong Kong’s ranking from AA+ to AA, even as it under
debate and dialogue on the main apprehension of most of them expressed of such institutes is clear Kochi is going ahead mechanically
scored the city’s strong financial buffers. Given its posi issues like the dilution of the JNU top brass is that their willingness. Teaching indication that schools in the with its agenda of bank
tion as Asia’s leading financial hub, prolonged uncer Article 370, the National these eminent minds have for them was a passion, a country aren’t equipped Ill-advised move consolidation.
tainty in Hong Kong can aggravate the current harm to Register of Citizens and the been critical of the service, and not just a job enough to train the students As a retired executive of a R.S. Raghavan,
merger of Public Sector establishment. The powers that paid a salary. At Bengaluru
global trade from the escalating tensions between Chi for careeroriented Public Sector Bank, I hold
na and the U.S. Mr. Xi has embarked on an aggressive Banks, the country should that be may not like their present, when everything is competitive exams. There is the view that the proposed
policy aimed at China’s economic, technological and just swallow the pills voices but the student evaluated in terms of its no denying that coaching bank mergers are both more letters online:
www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/
without a yell. community has an inherent monetary value, it is institutes with their illtimed and poorly thought
strategic dominance. His stance visàvis Hong Kong
R.M. Manoharan, urge to listen to them. unsurprising that not many exorbitant fee structure and
will provide important clues to the political dimension Nabadwip, Nadia district, West Bengal Dissenting voices have to be want to enter the teaching ‘spoon feeding’ pedagogy
of that approach. The current discontent, however, corrections & clarifications: The picture that accompanied
heard in a pluralistic profession. The irony here have all the more the report, “Fashion influencer Ferragni steals the show” (Life,
poses a far more immediate challenge. An accommoda Call for CVs society. is that while parents want encouraged rote learning . September 6, 2019), is not of Chiara Ferragni.
tive policy might serve the best overall interest. The Jawaharlal Nehru Chanchal Nandy, their children to be taught But there are also centres
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 GROUND ZERO 11

Wheels of misfortune
The automobile industry is in the grip of an unprecedented crisis. The downturn in the economy has led to a dip in production and huge job losses across the
country. Ashok Kumar, M. Soundariya Preetha and Sangeetha Kandavel report on the anxieties of the workers and the industry
J
uly was a difficult month for 28year
old Rohit Rana. Since 2012, Rana
had been employed in a diesel ma
chine shop at Maruti Suzuki’s Gurugram
plant in Haryana. As the eldest of three
siblings, it became Rana’s responsibility
to take care of his father, a retired Delhi
Transport Corporation employee, and
his ailing mother. He had got his youn
ger sister and brother married off last
year. His parents were looking for a
bride for him. But their plans went as
kew when Rana, a contractual em
ployee, suddenly lost his job in July.
Rana recalls how the contractor
broke the news to him and about 40
others on July 13. “We were asked to go
on leave for three months,” he says. The
contractor said that production had
dipped due to the slowdown in the eco
nomy, and their leave period could be
extended. “This came as a shock to us.
Many of my coworkers have families to
take care of. They live in rented houses.
We lost our jobs without any prior inti
mation. Some of us had worked at the
plant for over a decade,” says Rana.
“I cannot go back to my parents and
ask them to pay for my expenses,” says
Rana. “I tried to look for a job at Maru
ti’s vendor companies in and around
Gurugram, but I had no luck. Everyone
spoke of the slowdown and said they
were not hiring. In fact, there have been
layoffs at vendor companies too, to cut
costs.” Rana has now joined a BPO in
Udyog Vihar. He gets about onethird of
the salary he was earning at Maruti Su
zuki, which is barely enough to pay for
his room rent at Mullahera village in Ha
ryana and meet his daily expenses. He is
desperately hoping for a turnaround.
Indefinite leave
Across India, the automobile industry,
employing about 3.7 crore people di
rectly and indirectly, has been caught in Across India, the automobile industry, employing about 3.7 crore people directly and indirectly, has been caught in a downward spiral. Assembled cars at the Maruti Suzuki plant at Manesar. (Below): A worker inspects
a downward spiral. This began in the automobile components at Indoshell Cast's foundry in Coimbatore. V.V. KRISHNAN/ M. PERIASAMY *
last quarter of 201819 and has only

been intensifying since. The slowdown,
triggered by low consumer sentiment, its, which are mostly the ancillary units, tomotive sector in the region are con In the manufacturing hub of Coimba
nonavailability of liquidity, and other of the three auto giants in the region — tractual or temporary workers. tore in Tamil Nadu, the slump in auto <
> We lost our jobs without any
prior intimation. I tried to look
factors, has led to job losses and low Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Hero Mo The Haryana president of the Centre mobile sales has hit foundries, workers, for a job at Maruti’s vendor
production. Even as the government toCorp, and Honda Motor Company. of Indian Trade Unions, Satbir Singh, and engineering processing industries, companies in and around
scrambles to come up with solutions, “Over the past year and more, 16 au says workers’ unions had compiled a among others, which all cater to the au
Gurugram, but I had no luck.
workers who have been laid off are un tomotive units have shut shop render charter of demands to their respective tomobile sector. The worst affected are
Rohit Rana
certain and anxious about their future. ing at least 20,000 workers jobless. companies but these demands have not the units that supply parts for heavy Former employee, Maruti Suzuki’s Gurugram plant
Bikram Singh, 26, has returned to his With the three original equipment ma been addressed in a long time because vehicles.
village in Punjab after being told in Au nufacturers registering a fall in produc of the slowdown. The layoffs and unmet At Pricol, a tierone supplier to two
gust by Maruti Suzuki to go on indefinite tion to even 30%, their ancillary units demands have now led to protests in the wheeler commercial vehicles and trac called the ‘Detroit of Asia’, is facing one
leave. He is yet to break the news to his have also felt the heat and lost business. region. tor manufacturers, Managing Director of its worst crises. Chennai has installed
parents. He has started searching for a When the Maruti Suzuki management Vikram Mohan says the company is capacity to produce one car every 20
new job, but he has little hope of earn accepts that it has not renewed the con Impact on the local economy dealing with the blow by putting a seconds (three cars per minute) and one
ing anything close to what he had been tract of 3,000 temporary workers, the To make matters worse, the job loss in freeze on hiring workers, cutting down commercial vehicle every 90 seconds.
earning at Maruti Suzuki. “I had worked loss of jobs across the ancillary units in the automotive sector has also hit the lo on employee travels, using video confe Tamil Nadu accounted for 45% of India’s
for almost seven years to get a salary of the area is anyone’s guess,” says Shukla. cal economy of the villages in Gurugram rences for meetings, and organising motor vehicles and cars exports in 2017
₹15,000 per month. Even if I find a job, I have been made in expenditure and no and the Industrial Model Township townhall meetings for workers. He says 18. Chennai accounts for about 33% of
will have to make a new beginning. I one is getting salary hikes. Sood says his Contractual workers hit (IMT) in Manesar, which depend mostly they now have block closures for three India’s auto parts production. The three
have a family to support, so I have to peer groups discuss how they have been The vice president of the Bellsonica Au on the income from these workers. or four days a month in some produc prominent auto clusters near Chennai –
take whatever comes my way,” he says. forced to “cut jobs by 1015%”. There is to Component India Employees Union, With the agricultural land of villages tion facilities. “We are also consolidat Sriperumbudur, Oragadam and Marai
Speaking on condition of anonymity, no new demand, he says. Ajit Singh, says the production of the such as Kasan, Khoh, Naurangpur, ing our vendor base. In the next 12 malai Nagar – have shown several thou
a senior official at Maruti Suzuki’s Guru Sood says that while the overall senti company, which is a tier1 supplier to Dhorka, Naharpur Kasan and Manesar months, the plan is to jettison at least sands of employees the door. Though
gram plant says the production of cars ment in the market was positive when Maruti Suzuki, has declined to almost having been acquired for the IMT or 35% of the vendors so that the good auto and auto component firms have
has reduced to almost half since July — the BJPled government came to power 30% over the last 10 months and 400 bought over by private builders, a vast ones can be strengthened. We would not published official numbers on the
from 60,000 to 30,000 vehicles per in 2014, and the ‘Make in India’ slogan contractual workers have been sent majority of the villagers are now depen not have looked at these measures if the number of jobs lost, union members
month. With demand only shrinking, infused confidence in manufacturing, home. “We have filed a case in the la dent on the migrant workers employed industry was doing well,” he says. Pricol from various firms say that over 10,000
the third assembly line of the plant has demonetisation dealt a severe blow to bour department against the retrench in the industrial units in the region. is an electronicsoriented company and workers, including contract workers,
been shut, while the first assembly line the economy. “Since we have tradition ment of the workers. The situation has “The migrant workers from Bihar, imports all its electronic requirements. have been slowly and silently sent out.
is running on a single shift, he says. Typ ally been a cash economy, scrapping worsened. Maruti’s announcement to Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh are re “Compared to our planned sales, we are S. Kannan, President of the Centre of
ically, a plant has three assembly lines highvalue currency reduced cashin shut down production for two days turning to their native places. This has down 10%15% every month,” he says. Indian Trade Unions, Kancheepuram
and two shifts. The official says that hand. This adversely impacted expendi (September 79) is not a good sign eith hit the incomes of the local villagers as district, claims that over 15,000 workers
<
> We had 120 tonnes of
700odd contractual workers, who had ture. Though cash has returned to the er,” he says. well. Even saloons, grocery shop own have been laid off till date. “There have
been on the rolls of the company for a economy to some extent, it is still con Only a little over a hundred automo ers, vegetable vendors and sweet shops components delivered to us. been layoffs at Apollo Tyres, JK Tyres,
decade or so, were asked to go on leave. centrated in a few hands. This has kept tive units in the region have workers’ in the area have registered a fall in the But we have been asked not to Nissan, and Yamaha, among others.
The Union General Secretary of Ma demand low. The jobs lost during demo unions. Layoffs in other factories have sales,” says Rakesh from Khoh village. machine (process) these parts. The Centre and the State governments
ruti Udyog Kamgar, Kuldeep Janghu, netisation could not be fully restored. mostly gone unnoticed as companies Taxi owners have also lost business. Since the parts were supplied have not dealt with this issue well.”
says the union had suggested to the Sectors such as real estate, which em are sending workers home in batches of “Earlier I got a business of ₹12 lakh per Some compensation should be given to
to us, we had to bill it and pay
management that it should stop hiring ploy a large number of people, are still 1020. Most of the retrenched workers month from the ancillary units in Mane those who have lost their jobs, he adds.
temporary workers instead of sending in a shambles. Soon, other sectors like who earned ₹10,00015,000 a month sar. But that reduced to half in July and ₹12 lakh GST on it. At the Yamaha plant, employees have
M. Parthiban and R. Jayakumar
contractual staff, who have been em retail and hospitality also started seeing prefer to look for odd jobs instead of went down further in August. The auto Partners, Prim Engineering
been given all kinds of excuses to be laid
ployed for a long time, on leave. Tem a reduction in demand due to the cash knocking at the doors of the labour motive units have reduced the hiring of off, says an employee, Suresh. “I was
porary workers are typically hired for crunch and job losses. The entire eco courts or the labour department to fight taxis for the visiting staff to cut costs. We About 40 workers, majority of them not well, so I slept for a while on the
67 months. nomy was impacted,” he says. Sood says a legal battle. were earlier hit by Ola and Uber. Now women, are busy inspecting the ma shop floor. I was asked to leave imme
Production at the Gurugram plant the demand for small cars and two According to the Gurugram District we have received yet another blow,” chined parts at Indoshell Cast, a foun diately,” he says.
dipped by 3035% in July compared to wheelers was hit the most as there was Industries Centre, there are 1,950 auto says Anil Handa, who runs a taxi service dry, in Coimbatore. The buzz of air grin For Anand (name changed), this is his
25% in June. August was even worse, low demand in the predominantly cash motive units in the district employing in Gurugram. ders and clank of metals at the second job. He recalls that many auto
says a production department official. driven rural economy. 62,300 permanent employees. Almost inspection room is in sharp contrast to firms came to Tamil Nadu in the early
“It seems like we are heading towards Maruti Suzuki Chairman R.C. Bharga 80% of the workers employed in the au Trouble down south the silence in the adjacent despatch 2000s. “Most of them hired people
a situation similar to what we saw in va rubbishes this view. He holds that de The original equipment manufacturers hall. Machined castings, packed in from in and around Kancheepuram. At
2000. At that time, production had re monetisation and the Goods and Servic in the GurugramManesarBawal belt ac sacks, are stocked here, waiting to be that time, the local people here were en
duced to almost half, and the company
was forced to introduce a voluntary re
es Tax are not responsible for the slump
in the automotive sector. “There is no
<
> Imposition of safety
regulations, increase in road
count for around 50% of the cars and
35% of the twowheelers manufactured
picked up. “We usually despatch the fin
ished goods in 24 hours. But now
gaged in weaving and handloom. When
the auto firms offered lucrative salaries,
tirement scheme to cut expenditure,” link at all,” he emphasises. Bhargava ar tax, high interest rates, and low in India. Besides this belt, the automo buyers who placed orders are not taking good food, and transport to and from
says Janghu. gues that the cost of buying a car went availability of finance all came tive industry has two other main the parts,” says an employee. work, many youngsters dropped out of
up sharply due to other factors. “Impo together unfortunately [to centres: Chennai in Tamil Nadu, where Nearly 60% of the machined castings diploma courses and left their family
Cause of slowdown sition of safety regulations, increase in cause the slump]. Ford Motor and Hyundai Motor plants at Indoshell are for the automobile sec businesses to join these firms.”
Parmeet Singh Sood, Managing Director road tax, high interest rates, and low R.C. Bhargava
are located, and Pune in Maharashtra, tor. Managing Director J. Ganesh Kumar While Hyundai Motor India Limited
of Climax Overseas Private Limited, availability of finance all came together Chairman , Maruti Suzuki where Tata Motors and Fiat have plants. says production is down almost 40%. says it is “not considering layoffs of em
concedes that the automotive industry, unfortunately,” he says. Since the auto sector saw growth in ployees or contract workers,” em
which has about 50% share in manufac Bhargava says not a single permanent 20182019, there was a push for expan ployees at Apollo Tyres, which has a
turing GDP, has been down for over six worker has been sent home despite the sion. But problems began in February greenfield facility in Chennai, say many
months due to reduction in demand. slowdown. He admits that the contracts March. “We work only five days a week. at the plant have lost jobs in the last
Climax Overseas is a tiertwo supplier to of 3,000 workers that had expired have The number of contract and casual month alone. None of them is willing to
several original equipment manufactur not been renewed. When asked about workers has reduced. And we do not speak to the media, though. The spokes
ers including Maruti, Honda, Hero, workers being sent on leave, he says he operate all the furnaces,” he says. The person of Apollo Tyres says the “de
Toyota and Tata. A manufacturer and does not deal with “daytoday affairs”. company used to employ 950 workers. mand for tyres in the replacement mar
supplier of all types of automotive com Bhargava refuses to comment on the fall Now there are 550. ket is still strong, but the slowdown in
ponents including track control arms, in production. At Prim Engineering, production is vehicle sales has resulted in lower de
tie rod ends, ball joints and stabiliser Though there are no official figures just 15% for more than a month now. mand from the original equipment ma
links, Sood says the demand for these available on the number of jobs lost on “We had 120 tonnes of components deli nufacturers”. The Ennore plant of Ash
components has gone down by 2530%, account of the slowdown in the Guru vered to us. But we have been asked not ok Leyland has sent a notice to its
which he calls “humongous”. His com gramManesarBawal automotive belt, a to machine (process) these parts,” says employees on September 5 informing
pany has managed to stay afloat be member of the central committee of the M. Parthiban, one of the partners. them that there will be ‘nonworking’
cause it has a sizeable share in the ex Inqlabi Mazdoor Kendra, and labour “Since the parts were supplied to us, we days. This is a scary prospect for work
port market, which has grown over the rights activist, Shyambir Shukla, claims had to bill it and pay ₹12 lakh GST on it,” ers. “Those who left their family busi
past one year. that at least 50,000 workers may have adds R. Jayakumar, another partner. nesses and joined these firms don’t
But though his company is not re lost their jobs in more than 12 months. know any other work other than han
quired to send workers home, Sood has This is about 10% of the 5 lakh em Same story in the ‘Detroit of Asia’ dling and assembling cars,” says Anand.
been running it on a tight leash. Cuts ployed in the 3,000odd automotive un The auto hub of Chennai, popularly “Where will we look for jobs?”
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FROM PAGE ONE

Respond to pleas against UAPA Aircel-Maxis case
Indus Valley settlers had hearing adjourned
distinct genetic lineage amendments, SC tells Centre ED seeks time to gather evidence
They saw that Iranianrelat Iranianrelated ancestry Govt. now has unfettered powers to categorise a person as a terrorist: petitioners Special Correspondent
ed ancestry in South Asians they detected in South New Delhi
comes from a lineage that Asians comes from a lineage Legal Correspondent part of fundamental right to In an unprecedented hap
separated from ancient Ira that separated from ancient NEW DELHI life with dignity under Arti pening, a Delhi court on Fri
nian farmers and hunter Iranian farmers and hunter The Supreme Court on Fri cle 21 of the Constitution and day adjourned sine die the
gatherers before those gatherers before those day asked the Union govern tagging an individual as “ter hearing in the AircelMaxis
groups split from each oth groups split from each oth ment to respond to petitions rorist” even before the com corruption and money laun
er, nearly 9,000 years ago. er,” a statement highlighting challenging its decision to mencement of trial or any dering cases against former
The researchers, there the findings says. amend the Unlawful Activi application of judicial mind Union Home Minister P. Chi
fore, concluded that farm “Prior to the arrival of ties (Prevention) Act giving it over it, did not amount to dambaram and his son
ing in South Asia was not steppe pastoralists bringing powers to categorise anyone following the “procedure es Karti.
due to the movement of pe their IndoEuropean lan as a terrorist. tablished by law”. Special Judge O.P. Saini
ople from the farming cul guages about 4,000 years A Bench led by Chief Jus “The right to dissent is a adjourned the hearing on P. Chidambaram
tures of the west and that lo ago, we find no evidence of tice of India (CJI) Ranjan Go part and parcel of funda separate requests by the En
cal foragers adopted it. largescale movements of goi issued notice to the mental right to free speech forcement Directorate (ED) and the prosecution has
“Researchers find no people into South Asia,” Da Centre on petitions filed by and expression and there and the Central Bureau of been seeking adjournment
trace of the Anatolianrelat vid Reich, a geneticist and a Sajal Awasthi and the Asso fore, cannot be abridged in Investigation (CBI) made after adjournment, it would
ed ancestry that is a hall coauthor of the study, ciation for Protection of Civil son as a terrorist. The law vention) Act, 1967 and Sec any circumstances except through SolicitorGeneral be in the interest of justice,
mark of the spread of farm based in the United States, Rights, an NGO, which said could now be used by the go tion 35 and 36 therein. The for mentioned in Article 19 Tushar Mehta and Special if the instant cases are ad
ing to the west, but the said in a statement. the amended law allowed vernment to bring a person new Section 35 of the UAPA (2). The UAPA 2019 empow Public Prosecutors. The two journed sine die, with liber
the government to freely en into disrepute, and even Act, 1967 empowers the Cen ers the ruling government, probe agencies wanted the ty to the prosecution to get
croach upon the fundamen worse, rob him or her liber tral government to categor under the garb of curbing proceedings put off till they them revived as soon as it is
Madras High Court tal rights of dignity, free

speech,
reputation.
dissent and
ty. The heavy burden to
prove the entire government
machinery wrong would lie
ise any individual as ‘terro
rist’ and add name of such a
person in Schedule 4 of the
terrorism, to impose indirect
restriction on the right to
dissent which is detrimental
gathered more evidence.
In separate applications,
the ED and the CBI also said
able to complete the investi
gation on collection of furth
er evidence and/or receipt
Chief Justice to quit The petitions said the UA

PA Amendment Act of 2019,
on the person.
“The Unlawful Activities
Act,”
contended.
Mr. Awasthi for our developing demo
cratic society,” it said. In
that letters rogatory had
been sent to different coun
of responses to letters roga
tory,’’ Mr. Saini said in his
passed by Parliament, gave (Prevention) Amendment stead of preserving the digni tries and responses to them order.
She had an impeccable re the Centre “discretionary, Act, 2019 seeks to substan Right to reputation ty of an individual, the were still awaited. Mr. Chidambaram is now
cord of having been a judge <
> These kind of
arbitrary transfers unfettered and unbound tially modify Chapter VI of The petition said the right to government sought to en “Since further investiga in judicial custody in the
for nearly two decades. whittle away the powers” to categorise a per the Unlawful Activities (Pre reputation was an intrinsic croach upon it, it added. tion is pending since long INX Media case.
Though she was due to
independence of the
retire from service on Oc
judiciary and the
West Bengal
AntiNRC shutdown Appeal to live-stream
tober 2, 2020, the sudden
transfer to a much smaller confidence of judges
Assembly
Lawyers’ memorandum
High Court upset her, she
told them. Sources at the
Ayodhya case with CJI
rules out NRC
affects life in Assam
dinner told The Hindu that ty is being assigned to the
almost all High Court judges smallest High Court. Any
requested her to reconsider transfer should meet with
her decision to resign. an element of fairness but it Special Correspondent It deals with a sensitive issue: Bench
“However, she was reso is noticed, of late, that there KOLKATA
lute and refused to budge. appear to be no norms in In an unprecedented show ‘Hajela has legitimised lakhs of Bangladeshi immigrants’ Legal Correspondent
NEW DELHI
People could feel her pain. the matter of transfer of of unity, the West Bengal
She said, her conscience judges,” the memorandum Assembly on Friday passed SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT A Supreme Court Bench on
was clear and that she said. a resolution opposing the GUWAHATI Friday referred to Chief Jus
would be leaving the institu National Register of Citi A 12hour shutdown im tice of India (CJI) Ranjan Go
tion with the satisfaction of ‘No checks & balances’ zens (NRC) in Assam. It al posed by the Rashtriya Baj goi a plea for livestreaming
having performed well,” a Recalling the words of form so ruled out the possibility rang Dal against a “faulty Na of the ongoing Ayodhya title
source said. er Supreme Court judge V. of any such exercise in the tional Register of Citizens dispute hearings.
In the meantime, a sec Khalid that transfer could be State. (NRC)” partially affected life The CJI is likely to hear on
tion of lawyers practising in a more dangerous weapon The development comes in Assam on Friday. September 11 the petition
the Madras High Court shot than dismissal, the lawyers within a week of the re The shutdown, however, filed by activist K.N.
off a representation to the said: “It is a matter of con lease of the final list of the had no impact in Guwahati Govindacharya.
Supreme Court stating that cern that there are no Assam NRC, from which and a few other major The Bench led by Justice Activist K.N. Govindacharya,
“these kind of arbitrary checks and balances in mat over 19 lakh people have towns. Rohinton Narimam, while who moved the SC, feels
transfers whittle away the ters of administration of jud been left out. The police said there were All-round dissent: Congress MP Abdul Khaleque addressing a hearing the petition, said that livestreaming will
independence of the judici iciary. The style of function The resolution, tabled no incidents of violence press conference on the NRC in Guwahati on Friday. PTI *
the ‘open court system’ did ensure transparency.
ary and the confidence of ing of the collegium leaves under Rule 185 of the Rules apart from the blockade of not mean outsiders are pri
judges.” one with the impression of Procedures of Conduct roads by mobs. Some mem as the cutoff date, granting haar before sharing the data. vy to proceedings. It merely the Ayodhya Ram Mandir
The representation had that the High Court is subor of Business of the House, bers of the Bajrang Dal and of citizenship to the Hindu Leaders of the Bharatiya meant the court was open to matter”, had created large
been signed by advocates dinate to the collegium. This was supported by mem affiliates were detained in refugees and their rehabili Gorkha Parisangha on Friday litigants to attend scale interest across India.
N.G.R. Prasad, G. Masilama affects the majesty of the bers of the Trinamool Con eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh tation in various States and met Assam Home Commis proceedings.
ni, R. Vaigai and 100 others. High Courts and erodes gress from the Treasury for allegedly trying to stop inclusion of the names of ex sioner Ashutosh Agnihotri The Bench asked wheth Pending for nine years
“To now transfer her to their primacy of position in beaches and legislators of the screening of a newly re cluded indigenous people in and requested that the go er it would be right to live “The Supreme Court has al
one of the smallest High the constitutional scheme of the Left parties and the leased Assamese film. the NRC. vernment provide relief to stream the Ayodhya pro ready held that sunlight is
Courts is nothing short of a things.” Congress from the Opposi The Assam unit of the Baj more than 20,000 Gurkha ceedings, as it dealt with a the best disinfectant. Live
punishment and a humilia They requested the colle tion benches. Only a hand rang Dal accused the NRC Tribunal hurdle doubtful (D) voters excluded sensitive issue. streaming as an extension of
tion. It cannot be justified gium to reconsider the ful of BJP members op authorities of deliberately Santanu Bharali, legal advi from the final NRC. Senior advocate Vikas the principle of open courts
on the principle of adminis transfer and ensure that the posed the resolution, coming out with an errone sor to Assam Chief Minister Along with their depen Singh said the issue was one will ensure that the inter
trative interests, which is an confidence of the Bar and which was passed after a ous document containing Sarbananda Sonowal, said dents, the number of exclud of social and constitutional face between a court hear
expression that can be used the Bench and the litigant threehour debate. the names of Bangladeshi the State government was ed Gurkhas is more than 1 gravity. If not livestreamed, ing with virtual reality will
in every case. It is ironical public “did not get eroded “We do not accept the Muslim immigrants. finding it tough to make the lakh, the organisation said. the proceedings should at result in the dissemination
that a person of her seniori further.” NRC. What has happened “NRC State Coordinator 200 new Foreigners’ Tribu “The Ministry of Home Af least be audiorecorded and of information in the widest
in Assam can never hap Prateek Hajela has legiti nals operational as the NRC fairs in October 2018 said the transcripts made available. possible sense, imparting
pen in Bengal,” Chief Mi mised lakhs of such immi authorities had not shared Gurkhas cannot be tried in The Govindacharya peti transparency and accounta
SIT finds multiple lapses nister Mamata Banerjee

said. She thanked Bihar
Chief Minister Nitish Ku
grants despite many leaders
including former Chief Mi
nister Hiteswar Saikia and
districtwise numbers of the
excluded people.
“The government is ready
Foreigners’ Tribunals,” said
community leader Nanda Ki
rati Dewan. “But members of
tion reminded the court of
its own judgment of Sep
tember 2018 that ordered
bility to the judicial pro
cess,” the petition said.
The Ayodhya case had
in Pehlu Khan case probe mar for opposing a similar
exercise in his State. Issues
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju
saying Assam has at least 50
to start the tribunals, but we
are waiting for the data on
the community have never
theless been tried in the tri
livestreaming of hearings in
momentous cases of nation
been pending in the court
for the last nine years, and
like this were propped up lakh Bangladeshis,” a spo districtwise exclusions,” he bunals, made Dvoters and al importance. The judg the public at large was inter
to divert people’s attention kesperson of the unit assert said, adding that the NRC struck off the NRC. The go ment is yet to be ested in knowing the rea
from the economic distress ed. authorities would have to vernment has to get out of its implemented. sons behind the delay in de
faced by the country, Ms. It demanded the reupdat put in place a security re complacency and move the The petitioner said the ciding cases at the court, it
Banerjee alleged. ing of the NRC based on 1951 gime as in the case of Aad court,” he added. case, “famously known as said.
I’m not acting as a ‘Super BJP delegation visits China, Shehla Rashid

booked on
Chief Minister’: Digvijaya
Defends writing letters to Ministers
calls for cut in trade deficit sedition charge
Staff Reporter
Sandeep Phukan
Sidharth Yadav
‘Countries should respect each other’s sensitivities’ NEW DELHI
A file photo of Pehlu Khan’s wife and sons at a press The Delhi police have filed
New Delhi/Bhopal
conference in New Delhi. SANDEEP SAXENA
* Special Correspondent “each one should respect a sedition case against acti
NEW DELHI
Senior Congress leader and the other’s [country’s] sensi vist Shehla Rashid for alleg
The lapses detected by the rensic science laboratory Rajya Sabha member Digvi An 11member BJP delega tivities and aspirations” and edly spreading misinfor
team included an IO’s fai and also because of the IO’s jaya Singh on Friday reject tion led by party general se that no territorial change af mation about the situation
lure to produce the video failure to seize the mobile ed the charge of being a cretary Arun Singh, which fecting relations with any in Jammu and Kashmir af
footage of the lynching inci phone and produce it in the “Super Chief Minister” of visited China at the invita country had taken place. ter the abrogation of Arti
dent in a professional man court. Madhya Pradesh, and de tion of the Communist Party The BJP delegation also said cle 370.
ner and the clearing of the The SIT has pointed out fended his practice of writ of China, made it clear that that it would “hurt Indian The Delhi police said a
suspects named by Khan in loopholes left by four IOs, ing to State Ministers asking Digvijaya Singh “sensitivities and aspira sentiments” if China was First Information Report
his dying declaration with who joined the probe at dif for appointments. tions” of both countries seen to take the side of any (FIR) was registered on
out solid evidence. ferent stages of investiga “The Congress govern His response came just were to be respected for bet Arun Singh with CPC country “fostering and pro Wednesday against Ms.
Dairy farmer Khan, 55, tion. ment has been formed due days after Forest Minister ter relations, while making a standing committee moting terror” against India, Rashid based on a com
and his sons were transport to the hard work of party Umang Singhar had accused pitch for a reduction in trade member Ye Zhenqin. a reference to Pakistan. plaint by a lawyer at the Ti
ing cows, after purchasing Six acquitted workers. They come to me him of “blackmailing” the deficit and more coopera lak Marg police station.
them in a cattle fair in Jai After the CIDCB gave a for their work and letters of government. tion in the fields of pharma chief Gopal Krishna Agarwal More tieups “An FIR has been regis
pur, to their hometown Nuh clean chit to the six persons the same were forwarded to In a letter to Congress ceuticals, agriculture and and several others. Trade issues also prominent tered under IPC Section
in Haryana on April 1, 2017, named by Khan from his Ministers,” he told president Sonia Gandhi, Mr. tourism. The delegation met with ly figured in the meetings, 124A (sedition), 153A (Pro
when they were waylaid hospital bed, a new set of presspersons. Singhar alleged that Mr. CPC standing committee especially the need to re moting enmity between
near Behror on the Jaipur nine accused, three of them The former twotime CM Singh was trying to ‘desta Informal summit member Ye Zhenqin, Guo duce trade deficit between different groups on
Delhi national highway by minors, were arraigned on had recently asked Minis bilise’ the ninemonthold The visit, (from August 26 to Yezhou (vice minister of the two countries as well as grounds of religion, race,
selfstyled cow vigilantes the basis of the video of the ters to give him appoint Kamal Nath government. September 1) between politi IDCPC) and Song Tao, minis foster enhanced coopera place of birth, residence,
and assaulted after being ac attack. ment so that he could follow Asked about these charg cal parties, comes after a gap ter IDCPC, to whom a letter tion in the field of pharma language, etc., and doing
cused of smuggling the cat Six of these accused were up on development work es, Mr. Singh said it was for of nearly a decade and in the from Home Minister Amit ceuticals, agriculture and acts prejudicial to mainte
tle. Khan died of his injuries acquitted by the sessions and his recommendations Ms. Gandhi and Mr. Nath, runup to the second edition Shah addressed to President tourism. nance of harmony), 153
in a hospital two days later. court, giving them the bene for transfers. “What was who also heads the PCC, to of an informal summit bet Xi Jinping was also handed “Mostly, however, the vi (wantedly giving provoca
fit of the doubt in view of the wrong in the letter if I want respond. “This entire epi ween Prime Minister Naren over. sit, after such a long gap, was tion with intent to cause
Video not certified prosecution’s theory being ed to know about the action sode [Mr. Singhar’s allega dra Modi and Chinese Presi helpful for us to understand riot),” said a police officer.
Though a video of the inci “unreliable” and not suffi on these letters in accor tions] started when I alleged dent Xi Jinping, to be held in Article 370 the structures of each oth The case has been trans
dent, shot on a mobile cient to prove their involve dance with law. This is my that BJP IT Cell leader Dhruv Mamallapuram between Oc The delegation members er’s parties. We have extend ferred to the Special Cell
phone, had sparked nation ment in the crime. The responsibility as an MP,” he Saxena and Bajrang Dal tober 10 and 12. said the dilution of Article ed an invitation for a return for investigation.
wide outrage, the court re three minors are facing pro said and added that Chief leader Balram Singh were Mr. Singh was accompa 370 was raised in the meet visit by members of the CPC Most of the tweets re
fused to treat it as admissi ceedings as children in con Minister Kamal Nath did not caught taking money from nied by the BJP’s foreign af ings held with members of but firm dates have not been ferred to in the complaint
ble evidence in the absence flict with law at the Juvenile need a “Super CM as he is a the ISI [of Pakistan],” he fairs cell chief Vijay Chauth the CPC, but that the Indian agreed upon,” said a mem were made around August
of its certification by the fo Justice Board in Alwar. strong leader himself”. said. aiwale, economic affairs cell side had conveyed that ber of the delegation. 18.
CM A ND-NDE
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 NEWS 13

U.S. seeks easing of Opposition questions aid to Russia Waiting for a

peaceful
solution: Israel
curbs in Kashmir Centre justifies decision, says it will boost IndiaRussia trade and attract businesses
Suhasini Haidar
NEW DELHI
NEW DELHI
‘Concerned by widespread detentions,’ says U.S. spokesperson The Opposition on Friday The situation in Kashmir is

questioned Prime Minister an internal matter for In
Sriram Lakshman ington DC and New Delhi. Narendra Modi’s announce dia, and Israel is waiting for
Washington DC The Indian Embassy in ment of a $1billion (₹7,167 a peaceful solution to the
The U.S. government has ex Washington DC has also con crore) line of credit (LOC) to current scenario, Israel’s
pressed its continuing con sistently said that Article 370 Russia for the development Ambassador Ron Malka
cern over the situation in is an internal matter, that it of the Russian Far East. said here on Friday. At an
Kashmir following India’s was undertaken for socio This is the first time India interaction with selected
decision to dilute Article 370 economic development and has extended an LOC to members of the press here,
on August 5, a move which good governance reasons another developing country he described India as a
stripped the State’s special and that restrictions are be (so far, such assistance has “precious friend”, and said
status, and the ensuing res ing progressively eased. gone only to least developed IndiaIsrael ties had begun
trictions in place in the “Some of our detractors countries). The announce to expand from defence
region. are spreading false rumours, ment was made in Vladivos and security affairs to is
“We continue to be very including through the U.S. tok on Thursday. sues of emerging nature
concerned by widespread <
> We urge
authorities to
media, and it is malicious in Citing the current eco such as food security, cy
detentions, including of lo nature,” Indian Ambassador nomic scene, the Opposition bersecurity, water utilisa
cal political and business respect human Harsh Vardhan Shringla told asked why India should help tion and natural disasters.
leaders, and the restrictions rights and restore The Washington Times. finance projects in a country “India is the biggest de
on the residents of the re access to Internet Earlier in the week, the that had ample resources. mocracy in the world. It
gion,” State Department and mobiles Indian Embassy released a respects human rights and
spokesperson Morgan Orta Morgan Ortagus video in which Mr. Shringla ‘Headline management’ individual freedoms and
U.S. State Department spokesperson
gus said. said the media, especially “India needs a booster dose, we know that it will deal
Ms. Ortagus’s comments ward to the Indian govern the U.S. media, were putting not Russia,” said Congress our country cannot find suf of the average Indian will attract more Indian busi with the issue democrati
were emailed to The Hindu. ment’s resumption of out “halftruths, untruths, leader and MP Jairam Ra ficient resources for a stimu ($10,961 vs $2,014 at current nesses to the Russian Far cally and peacefully...
“We are also concerned political engagement with factually incorrect informa mesh, who accused the go lus package,” asked Kerala prices, 2017 IMF World Eco East,” said a Ministry note in which is what we are wait
about reports that Internet local leaders and the sche tion”. The most widely cir vernment of “headline man Finance Minister T.M. Tho nomic Outlook Database). response to The Hindu’s qu ing to see,” he said at the
and mobile phone access duling of promised elections culated U.S. newspapers and agement” just days after the mas Isaac in a tweet. The External Affairs Mi eries. It said that trade re programme by the Indian
continues to be blocked in at the earliest opportunity,” media outlets such as The RBI had transferred ₹1.76 Critics said that while Rus nistry said the decision was sulting from the line of credit Association of Foreign Af
certain regions,” she said. she said. Wall Street Journal, USA To lakh crore from its surplus sia’s GDP figures were far be based on a number of rea would contribute to the tar fairs Correspondents.
“We urge authorities to The U.S. has, since August day, The Washington Post reserves to the government. hind India’s in recent years sons, including the fact that get set by both countries of He was speaking to
respect human rights and 5, been monitoring the situa and The New York Times “What is the rationale of ($1.6 trillion vs $2.6 trillion at there were large Chinese, Ja achieving $30 billion of an presspersons days after Is
restore access to services tion in Kashmir and made have carried reports high India extending a loan of $1 current prices, 2017), the panese and Korean invest nual bilateral trade by 2025, rael Prime Minister Benja
such as the Internet and mo comments and released lighting the difficulties billion for development of GDP per capita for the aver ments in the region. which at present is less than min Netanyahu cancelled
bile networks. We look for statements, both from Wash caused by the restrictions. the Russian Far East, while age Russian is five times that “The Indian line of credit $11 billion. his India visit.
INTERVIEW | S. SASIKANTH SENTHIL

India, South Korea seal logistics pact
“It’s the right time to speak up” MoU to extend logistical support to each other’s naval forces signed
Karnatakacadre IAS officer who quit says there is a threat to fundamental rights Special Correspondent Korea.” Such agreements ex
NEW DELHI tend the reach, presence
Anil Kumar Sastry of the Constitution. When people at the helm of affairs India and South Korea con and sustainability of Navy
Mangaluru that gets eroded, we cannot do not raise their voice cluded a military logistics ships when deployed at great
The Karnatakacadre IAS of speak being within the sys against the current develop agreement during the ongo distances from home ports,
ficer S. Sasikanth Senthil, tem, and hence the decision. ments, no one can. We have ing visit of Defence Minister the source added.
who resigned from the civil to question. Rajnath Singh to Seoul. The On the road map, Mr.
services while serving as the What do you mean by two countries also formulat Singh said it had listed a
Deputy Commissioner of current developments? Were you under any kind of ed a forwardlooking road number of proposed areas of
Dakshina Kannada district ■ There are many indicators. local pressure in Dakshina map to take bilateral defence cooperation in land, aero
in Karnataka, said it would Various institutions are be Kannada? industry cooperation to the and naval systems, research
be “unethical” to continue in ing targeted. The economy is ■ Not at all. It was a pleasure next level, the Defence Mi and development coopera
government when the funda being brought down. There working in Dakshina Kanna nistry said in a statement on tion and collaboration in
mental building blocks of de
mocracy were “being com
is huge public rhetoric. Pu
blic space is being shrunk. <
> Various institutions
are being targeted.
da. People and public repre
sentatives of the district
Friday.
“The Ministers exchanged
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his South Korean
counterpart Jeong Kyeong-doo in Seoul on Thursday. * AP
testing, certification and
quality assurance.
promised in an There is threat to fundamen The economy is were extremely kind to me views on regional and inter Mr. Singh also invited the
unprecedented manner”. tal rights. There is overall re being brought down. and I owe an apology to national developments of the statement said on the tive would greatly help inte South Korean industry to ex
versal of the system. There is huge public them for discontinuing the mutual interest. Two MoUs talks between Mr. Singh and roperability. plore the feasibility of local
What made you take this job vested on me midway. to further defence educa his South Korean counter “India will be able to get production of items, used in
rhetoric
rather abrupt decision? Was there an immediate tional exchanges and extend part Jeong Kyeongdoo. assured logistic support main weapon systems im
■ It was long overdue. Many trigger? toe the line of the dispensa What are your future plans? logistical support to each A defence source said this when it operates in the Indo ported by defence public
current developments have ■ Not as such. As I elaborat tion. This is the right time to ■ I don’t have any specific other’s Navies were signed,” foreign cooperation initia Pacific in the ports of South sector undertakings (PSUs).
been disturbing me for quite ed earlier, I cannot remain speak up and I have decided plans as of now. As I said ear
some time. We enter service within the system and talk to do so being outside the lier, it is time to speak and
with an idealistic back against it. If you are within system. I don’t want to in question; that is what I will
ground to uphold the spirit the system, you will have to itiate any debate right now. If be doing.
14 WORLD DELHI

THE HINDU
Zimbabwe strongman Mugabe dies A moment of reckoning

Until 2017, he was the only leader Zimbabweans had known since the country’s independence in 1980
Alan Cowell
for Indian Americans
Mr. Mugabe, the world’s
Robert Mugabe, the first oldest head of state before
Prime Minister and later Pre his ouster in 2017, was the
Influential Hindutva voices in U.S. are moving closer to Trump
sident of independent Zim only leader Zimbabweans
Varghese K. George
babwe, who traded the man had known since indepen
tle of liberator for the dence, in 1980. Like many After Indian American engi
armour of a tyrant and pre who liberated their coun neer Srinivas Kuchibhotla
sided over the decline of one tries, Mr. Mugabe believed was killed by a white nation
of Africa’s most prosperous that Zimbabwe was his to alist in Kansas in February
lands, died on Friday. He was govern until the end. In a 2017, it took several weeks
95. speech before the African before the new President,
The death was announced Union in 2016, he said he Donald Trump, condemned
by his successor, President would remain at the helm it, only obliquely still, upset
Emmerson Mnangagwa. “until God says, ‘Come.’” ting the community. Demo
“It is with the utmost sad Throughout, Mr. Mugabe crat Bernie Sanders instantly New equations: A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
ness that I announce the remained inscrutable, some came out in support of the with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington. PTI *
passing on of Zimbabwe’s would say conflicted. Re family and the community,
founding father and former mote, calculating, ascetic and said the President’s rhe India and Indian Americans creasingly impossible to side
President, Cde Robert Mu and cerebral, a selfstyled re toric on immigration led to have denounced Hindutva with Mr. Modi as he advanc
gabe,” he wrote on Twitter, volutionary inspired by what the murder. As campaign for politics in the wake of the es the Hindutva agenda. Ma
using the abbreviation for he called “MarxistLeninism the 2020 presidential elec prolonged lockdown of Jam ny of these friends of India
comrade. “Mugabe was an MaoTsetung thought,” he tion picks up, a dominant mu and Kashmir following had misread Mr. Modi’s suc
icon of liberation, a panAfri affected a scholarly manner, section of the Indian Ameri the unilateral end to its auto cess in 2014 elections as a
canist who dedicated his life bespectacled and haughty, a cans linked to Hindutva pol nomy. “India’s behaviour is turn in Indian politics to
to the emancipation and em vestige of his early years as a itics is gunning for Mr. San unacceptable,” said Mr. San wards more neoliberal re
powerment of his people. schoolteacher. But his hun ders and aligning with the ders. forms and globalism. Such
His contribution to the histo ger for power was undiluted. nationalist politics of Mr. “It’s the duty of every an image of Mr. Modi was al
ry of our nation and conti In November 2017, the Ar Trump, for their respective American politician of Hin so projected by Indian diplo
nent will never be forgotten.” my, fearing that Mr. Mugabe positions on Kashmir. This du faith to stand for plural macy in America. But one
In August, Mr. Mnangag would anoint his second rapidly evolving realign ism, reject Hindutva, and American thinker, who in
wa had said that Mr. Mugabe wife, Grace Mugabe, as his ment will polarise the com speak for equal rights for terpreted Mr. Modi’s victory
had spent several months in political heir, moved against munity and could alter the Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, as a nativist revolt against a
Singapore getting treatment him and he was forced to basis of IndiaU.S. ties. Buddhist and Christians,” global elite, was none other
for an undisclosed illness. step down. NY TIMES Indian Americans have Mr. Khanna, grandson of a than Stephen Bannon, the
largely been supporters of freedom fighter and a mem most authentic interpreter
the Democratic Party, to ber of the first Parliament of of Mr. Trump’s nationalist
The conflicting legacy of Robert Mugabe which all five U.S lawmakers
of Indian origin belong. De
mocrats have been suppor
tive of immigration and reli
India, said.
Political realignment
Influential Hindutva voices
politics.
Mr. Bannon has also been
particularly a critic of the
H1B visa and IndianAmeri
Stanly Johny Mr. Mugabe joined a radical local allies and the guerillas In 2000, militant suppor ZANU. He purged his poten gious and cultural rights of in U.S. have turned against can immigration. That the
Robert Gabriel Mugabe faction within the NDP. La signed the Lancaster House ters of the President and rul tial rivals. In 1988, he the minorities. The simulta these Democrats, and ac Indian Ambassador to the
leaves behind a conflicting ter, this faction split from the Agreement, bringing the war ing party members started changed the Constitution to neous rise of nationalism in cused them of harbouring U.S. retweeted a tweet that
legacy. He was the leader of a party and formed the Zim to an end. In the polls in seizing farm lands forcefully. create an executive presi India and America, led by proPakistan sympathies denounced Mr. Sanders and
prominent faction of gueril babwe African National Un 1980, Mr. Mugabe’s ZANU For Mr. Mugabe, it was a rad dency and became the coun Prime Minister Narendra and being in the spell of anti tweeted about his meeting
las during Zimbabwe’s inde ion (ZANU). After organising won and he became the ical plan to redistribute the try’s first Executive Presi Modi and Mr. Trump, had India, Muslim advisers. Mr. with Mr. Bannon in glowing
pendence struggle. He antigovernment rallies, the Prime Minister. farm lands and address po dent. Since then, he always put the community in a pa Trump does not sweat over terms, which was deleted la
fought the British colonial White government arrested verty and landlessness got reelected. radoxical situation, as they India’s Kashmir policy. ter,bears out the official In
ists, ended the country’s Bri him for sedition in 1964. Af Reformer among the country’s vast were largely jubilant about Kashmir has brought them dian position on the emerg
tainbacked white minority ter his release a decade later, Mr. Mugabe initially rolled majorities. But the plan The fall Hindutva in India while be closer to Mr. Trump. There ing faultlines in American
rule and became the first Mr. Mugabe fled the country out welfare measures. He backfired. The violent land He remained obsessively fo ing at the receiving end of are many ironies in this, but politics and the role of In
elected Prime Minister of but never left the movement. had also struck a conciliatory reforms stunted the coun cused on amassing power in nationalism in the U.S. this might end one central dian Americans in it.
Zimbabwe. But he also pre From Mozambique, he led tone with the White minori try’s agriculture productivi his own hands. In 2017, fol paradox of Hindutvaleaning This realignment of In
sided over the fall of the the Zimbabwe African Na ties and discouraged them ty, leading to food shortages lowing mass protests, the The Kashmir factor Indian American politics, dian American politics will
country’s economy. tional Liberation Army, the from fleeing the country. He and inflation. From 1998 to military and the ZANUPF Kuchibotla himself was an which has been sympathetic be accelerated with the
military wing of ZANU, in the launched land reform initia 2008, the country’s agricul ousted him. VicePresident ardent fan of Mr. Modi’s to religious majoritarianism forthcoming Howdy, Modi
Liberator war for liberation. tive aimed at addressing the tural output slumped by Emmerson Mnangagwa as sweeping Hindutva politics and cultural supremacism in rally in Houston on Septem
When Mr. Mugabe joined Towards the late 1970s, as question of inequality. In more than 60%. sumed power. The military, as his wife related after this India while demanding reli ber 22.
politics in early the 1960s, it was evident that the go itially, the programme was which doesn’t want to call it murder. Not only Mr. San gious and cultural rights in The occasion will call
the National Democratic Par vernment could not win the based on a “willing seller Dictator a coup, allowed him to live in ders, but Democrats such as their adopted land. upon liberal Indian Ameri
ty led by Joshua Nkomo was war, it started implementing and willing buyer” principle. The system Mr. Mugabe built Zimbabwe, and in official Congressman from Silicon The dualism of Indian cans and Democratic politi
the main anticolonial force political reforms, including But it was a failure as half of functioned around him. He communications, he’s still Valley, Ro Khanna, Con American politics has now cians to be unambiguous in
in Southern Rhodesia, as universal suffrage. In 1979, the country’s land was con first established himself as referred to as the father of gresswoman Pramila Jayapal become unsustainable as their view of the Indian lead
Zimbabwe was then known. the British government, its trolled by white minority. the unquestionable leader of the nation. and several other friends of Democratic leaders find it in er and his politics.
U.K. Parliament passes Bill to stop A subcontinental story at TIFF Protests

continue in
Johnson’s no-deal Brexit plan Minhal Baig’s womancentred Hala brings diversity to festival in its 44th edition Hong Kong
It requires PM to seek 3month extension to EU membership Namrata Joshi the immigrant home and the eventually becomes the em The finale does get some Agence France-Presse
Toronto “westernised” world out powering figure for her and, what sloppy and slapdash Hong Kong
Reuters the “surrender bill” and said In a festival committed to di side, of squaring up to her in turn, finds liberation for but Ms. Baig is largely res Thousands of protesters
LONDON it has scuppered his Brexit versity and gender parity, it desires and sexual awaken herself through her daught trained and subtle. held rallies in Hong Kong
The British Parliament’s up negotiations with the EU by is fitting indeed to open ing while being cloistered er. on Friday, rejecting calls by
per chamber on Friday ap removing the threat of leav one’s film viewing innings and protected by Pakistani Ms. Baig keeps things gen Fine collaboration the city’s proBeijing lead
proved a Bill which aims to ing without a deal. On with a subcontinental story immigrant parents. tle, even when a terrible Chicagobased writerdirec er Carrie Lam to end their
block a nodeal Brexit at the Thursday, he said he would centred on a woman and storm might be brewing in tor, Ms. Baig forms a fine col movement as the finance
end of October by forcing rather be “dead in a ditch” made by a woman filmmak Tables turn Hala’s life. There is a sense of laboration with young Aus hub braces for another
Prime Minister Boris John than delay Britain’s EU exit. er. Then there is another inter grace underlying the literary tralian actor Ms. weekend of clashes.
son to seek a delay to Bri He kicked 21 lawmakers Minhal Baig’s coming of esting arc of role reversal as works Hala takes recourse to Viswanathan. Ms. Baig draws Police fired brief volleys
tain’s European Union out of his Conservative Par age film Hala, which played the tables turn on the seem in mirroring her own dilem out a nuanced performance of tear gas and rubber bul
departure. Boris Johnson ty’s parliamentary group on the opening day of the ingly progressive father who mas and internal struggles, from Ms.Viswanathan, lets against a few hundred
The legislation, which re earlier this week for working 44th Toronto International encourages her to skate specially Henrik Ibsen’s A whose face is a wondrous protesters who had gath
quires Johnson to ask for a expected to be signed into with opposition parties in Film Festival (TIFF), travers board, read literature and Doll’s House. canvas for fleeting emotions ered outside a police sta
threemonth extension to law by Queen Elizabeth on the House of Commons to es the familiar zone of the solve crosswords, and a con There is a persistent con — curiosity, indifference, em tion in Mongkok district.
Britain’s EU membership if Monday. pass the legislation against diasporic experience — a servative mother who ap tradictory pull in what she pathy, hurt, pain, rage, con On Wednesday, Ms. Lam
Parliament has not ap The House of Lords ap the government’s wishes. teenager Hala (Geraldine pears to be only bothered quotes and reads out, the fusion. Her face is the film. announced she was scrap
proved either a deal or con proved the Bill without a for Mr. Johnson is pushing for Viswanathan) negotiating about fajr (prayer at dawn) words she chooses to ex (The writer is in Toronto ping an unpopular extradi
sented to leaving without mal vote at its final stage. a national election on Octob the clash of cultures, finding and hijaab (scarf ). It’s the press herself in or the pauses at the personal invitation of tion law that sparked the
agreement by October 19, is Mr. Johnson has dubbed it er 15. the right balance between overprotective mother who and silence between them. TIFF) protests.
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THE HINDU CROSSWORD 12724 (set by Spinner)

SUDOKU FAITH
12 Firm’s resistance when
overcoming leaderless, grim
3 Attractive person taking snap
endlessly is a nobrainer? (6) Destroyer of sins
passage (8)
5 Slaughter just the second half
13 Accept a small amount before It is not only the sons of King Sagara who are indebted to
to make some amount of
commencement of effort (6) space? (4)
Bhagiratha who relieves them of their sins by which they are
15 Borrowed, returned book in able to attain heavenly regions when he brings the celestial
6 Verdict surprisingly coincides Ganga to earth. The entire human race has benefited from
good condition (4)
with captain's removal (8) this invaluable gift. The Ganga owes her greatness to the
17 Conceal potentially
problematic situation in a 7 Tough male fled, taking hint Lord from whose lotus feet she originates. She is thus en
western toilet? (5,4) when interrupted by beginner dowed with the power to sanctify and give relief to the sor
20 Channelizes anger caught (9) rows of worldly life. The waters can save people from the
inside of revolutionaries (9) 8 Spinner is staying away from ocean of samsara by absolving them of past sins. But before
21 When nothing's good, Spinner standoffs for permits (6) she agrees to descend to earth in response to Bhagiratha’s
stays away! (4) penance, she foresees some difficulties which she puts forth
9 Revoked article with comrade to him, pointed out Swami Paramasukananda in a dis
24 Storm is a ship's pain (6) confined (9)
course.
25 Taking time off, rubbish guy
became maestro (8)
14 Document describing southern First of all, she fears that if the force of her rapid fall is not
city of old wiped off the map restricted, the waters would pierce the earth and go down to
28 Flower captivates girl with (9) rasatala. She wonders if there’s anyone at all who can res
heart, giving up attention
frivolously (7) 16 Reproduce or get HIV with trict her flow. Bhagiratha humbly tells her that he would
second of carelessness! (9) seek Siva through penance and request Him to check and
29 Losing head, yield with
control her flow. Siva accedes and holds the waters on His
Spinner's touch (7) 18 Man receives Home Secretary Solution to puzzle 12723 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku matted locks, but not before He curbs her pride.
30 Delivered uninterrupted (8)
■ ACROSS The next question she raises is how she is to deal with the
broadcast on filtering out 19 Let's cry about taking drug
1 Leader possesses notice impurities, pollution and sin that people on earth will inflict
faulty input (8) without anyone knowing (8)
retrieved for important person on her when they use the waters. How is she to purify her
31 Some can eat lychees
(6) 22 Bigger part of most/all errors self? Where could all this sin be deposited? Bhagiratha
gracefully! (6)
4 Owns joint with retired doctor (6) points out that she need not worry about this. There are ma
in poverty (8) ■ DOWN
23 King amongst sheep running
ny sadhus who are always steeped in Brahma Jnana, have re
10 After every unfinished 1 Following rising current in field (6) nounced everything in life, and hence maintain equanimity
attempt, boy's upset (7) shortage, cut University's and tranquillity. When such realised souls come to the wa
11 When broken, these may power (8) 26 Sniffed extract from ore (5) ters for ablutions, with only the thought of the Lord in their
generate headlines — 2 Time lost by alarm's inaccuracy 27 Try moving wheel centrally hearts, their very contact would automatically purify the
repeatedly, perhaps? (7) (5) into rubber ring (4) river. For the Lord is the sole destroyer of all sins.
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PRICE CHANGE ‘Government is yet to decide on use of surplus funds transferred by RBI’ The People’s Bank of China ‘Issue to figure in GST Council meet’
Adani Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365.75. . . . . . . . -0.80 (PBOC) said on Friday it
Asian Paints. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1532.40. . . . . . . 12.65 Special Correspondent
Axis Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671.10. . . . . . . 21.50
through a centralised pro was cutting the amount of Special Correspondent
Kolkata
Bajaj Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2839.35. . . . . . . 80.15 cess and with approval. cash that banks must hold NEW DELHI
Bajaj Finserv. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 7175.90. . . . . 174.85 Finance Minister Nirmala “We are adopting technol as reserves for the third Stating that the central go
Bajaj Finance . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3373.00. . . . . . . 80.30
Bharti Airtel . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 349.25. . . . . . . . . 1.55
Sitharaman said on Friday ogy to make the process non time this year, releasing vernment was willing to put
BPCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379.00. . . . . . . . -1.80 that while the government discretionary and transpa 900 billion yuan ($126.35 forth the auto industry’s de
Britannia Ind . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 2668.00. . . . . . -10.65 will look into any challenges rent, she said. billion) in liquidity to shore mand for a rate cut at the
Cipla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474.90. . . . . . . . -3.50
Coal India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198.60. . . . . . . . . 3.75 being faced by the economy, up the flagging economy. upcoming meeting of the
Dr Reddys Lab . . . . . . . .. . . . 2739.95. . . . . . . 57.50 it will not allow Budgetary al No threat from e-vehicles The PBOC said it would GST Council, Minister of
Eicher Motors. . . . . . . . .. 16407.25. . . . . 653.05 locations to the social sector She allayed any apprehen cut the reserve require State for Finance Anurag
GAIL (India). . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 131.35. . . . . . . . . 0.40
Grasim Ind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703.70. . . . . . . . . 6.60 to be affected. sion regarding the conti ment ratio (RRR) by 50 ba Thakur asked the sector to
HCL Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1100.40. . . . . . -11.55 She said this in response nuance of nonelectric vehi sis points (bps) for all also take up the matter with
HDFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2041.45. . . . . . . . -2.70 to a query on whether tax cles, saying they would be banks, with an additional the States, who together
HDFC Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2245.90. . . . . . . 10.75
Hero MotoCorp . . . . . .. . . . 2659.95. . . . . . . 54.05 targets would be met in the allowed to run for the entire 100 bps cut for qualified ci have the majority vote in the Anurag Thakur
Hindalco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188.40. . . . . . . . . 3.80 wake of economic slow validity of their registration ty commercial banks. The Council.
Hind Unilever . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1819.15. . . . . . -10.60
down. The Minister also said period. RRR for large banks will be “We have received repre cabs or for newer BS VI veh
Indiabulls HFL . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 425.70. . . . . . -22.25
ICICI Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391.35. . . . . . . . . 2.35 the government was yet to Hands full: Efforts are being made to understand and address The Minister was unwill lowered to 13.0%. sentations from carmakers, icles and electric vehicles?
IndusInd Bank . . . . . . . .. . . . 1331.10. . . . . . . 23.00 take a call on the utilisation challenges in each sector, the Minister says. SANDEEP SAXENA
* ing to comment on when the The bank has now dealers and other stakehol Or is it cyclical?”
Bharti Infratel . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 250.35. . . . . . . . . 2.15
Infosys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840.15. . . . . . . . . 6.10
of surplus funds transferred GDP growth rates would be slashed the ratio seven ders regarding GST rate cut A member of the au
Indian OilCorp . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 126.95. . . . . . . . . 2.25 by the Reserve Bank of India. Chairman, said as part of an for tax claims from October 1 restored, saying that all ef times since early 2018. The from 28% to 18%,” Mr. Tha dience interrupted the ju
ITC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243.90. . . . . . . . -0.35 Ms. Sitharaman, who was initiative to improve transpa will have a distinct docu forts were being made to un amount of funds released kur said at the 59th Conven nior Minister and said that
JSW Steel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217.95. . . . . . . . . 1.70
Kotak Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1441.55. . . . . . . 31.40
accompanied by the Reve rency, any notice issued by ment identification number derstand and address secto will be the largest so far in tion of Automotive Compo this was due to the delayed
L&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1328.65. . . . . . . . . 8.35 nue Secretary and the CBDT the Income Tax Department (DIN). This will be issued ral challenges. the current easing cycle. nents Manufacturers effect of demonetisation
M&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529.50. . . . . . . 12.50 Association of India (AC and that people don’t have
Maruti Suzuki . . . . . . . . .. . . . 6186.95. . . . . 218.30
NTPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127.00. . . . . . . . . 3.55
MA). He added that any GST money to spend.
ONGC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127.95. . . . . . . . . 2.80
PowerGrid Corp . . . . .. . . . . . 203.50. . . . . . . . . 4.15
Reliance Ind . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1222.50. . . . . . . 23.90
Piyush Goyal to attend Traffic offences may cost a ‘premium’ rate cut needed to be first
approved by the GST Fit
ment Committee, post
Mr Thakur responded,
saying, “Thank you... If that
is the delayed effect... How
State Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273.95. . . . . . . . . 0.65
Sun Pharma . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 425.10. . . . . . . . -6.70
Tata Motors . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 121.25. . . . . . . . . 3.20
Tata Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355.40. . . . . . . 10.25
RCEP meet in Thailand IRDAI for linking motor insurance premium with violations
which it would be taken up
by the Council. “I request all
do you move forward?”
Speaking at the session, Un
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2197.50. . . . . . -17.80 of you to reach out to the ion Minister Arjun Ram
Tech Mahindra . . . . . . .. . . . . . 721.75. . . . . . . 26.30 ‘Formal pact only if demands are met’ N.Ravi Kumar lopment Authority of India for Traffic Management in State Finance Ministers who Meghwal said the problems
Titan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1068.70. . . . . . . 20.05 HYDERABAD (IRDAI) said it would recom the NCT of Delhi, under the are part of the GST Coun faced by the auto industry
UltraTech Cement . .. . . . 3907.55. . . . . . . 18.75
UPL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567.95. . . . . . . . -1.70
TCA Sharad Raghavan The noose is set to tighten on mend implementation of a chairmanship of the Union cil... FM [Union Finance Mi were “minor” and would be
Vedanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141.80. . . . . . . . . 2.50
NEW DELHI traffic offenders with insu framework and methodolo Home Secretary, to examine nister] has already suggest quickly resolved.
Wipro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252.00. . . . . . . . -3.60 After skipping the last Re rance regulator IRDAI on Fri gy to link insurance premi the issue of linking insu ed that we are open to take
YES Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.40. . . . . . . . -1.55
Zee Entertainment . . . . . . 361.25. . . . . . . . . 0.45 gional Comprehensive Eco day forming a working group um with traffic violations. rance premium with traffic it to the Council.” ‘Need uniform 18% GST’
nomic Partnership (RCEP) to examine and recommend violations. The next meeting of the The ACMA pitched for a un
meeting in August, Com linking of motor insurance Study by working group Subsequently, at a meet GST Council will take place iform GST rate of 18% for all
EXCHANGE RATES merce Minister Piyush premium with traffic The group will study interna ing under the chairmanship on September 20. However, auto components as well as
Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit violations. tional practices and recom of the Special Commissioner
except yen at 4 p.m. on September 06 Goyal will attend the se the auto industry is seeking some export incentives for
CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL venth RCEP Ministerial The move comes close on mend best practices suitable of Police Traffic, Delhi on In an earlier resolution, as it the industry from the
US Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 71.52. . . . . . . 71.84 meeting in Thailand that the heels of steeper penal to India. It will evaluate the tegration of insurance and fears that buyers will post Centre. Assocation presi
Euro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 78.83. . . . . . . 79.19 starts on Sunday, the Minis ties for traffic offences, post current point system for traf traffic prosecution data, it pone purchases in anticipa dent Ram Venkataramani
British Pound . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 87.98. . . . . . . 88.38
Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 66.85. . . . . . . 67.15 try of Commerce confirmed amendments to the Motor fic violations implemented was decided that a Working tion of a reduction in prices. said that about 60% of auto
Chinese Yuan . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 10.05. . . . . . . 10.10 on Friday. Piyush Goyal Vehicles Act, taking effect. It by States and evolve a stan Group will be formed to take Mr. Thakur said: “If there components attract 18% du
Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 72.17. . . . . . . 72.49 India, however, would is expected to improve com dard point system consider the idea forward. is reduction in interest rate ty and the remaining high
Singapore Dollar . . . . . . .. . 51.76. . . . . . . 52.00
Canadian Dollar . . . . . . . . .. . 54.06. . . . . . . 54.33 maintain a strict stance on meeting, ostensibly to carry pliance to rules and pave the ing each violation. Insurance companies after RBI’s announcement, value parts are taxed at 28%.
Malaysian Ringitt . . . . . .. . 17.11. . . . . . . 17.19 the RCEP negotiations and out his duties in Parliament. way for more business for in Other terms of reference have to undertake the pilot you [the industry] are also Citing a survey, he said
Source:Indian Bank consider signing an agree He had, however, just ended surers. For those with more include developing data project in NCT to implement giving discounts, many oth there were indications that
ment only if its demands a series of meetings with in traffic violations, it would fields required to implement the premium escalation for er initiatives taken by the in Q1 of FY20, firms with di
were met, a senior Com dustry, which had voiced eventually mean a higher in traffic violations as a rating mula, IRDAI member (non central government... why versified portfolios, be it
merce Ministry official told grave concerns about India surance premium. factor in motor insurance. life) T.L. Alamelu said in the are we still not seeing the across vehicle segments,
BULLION RATES CHENNAI
September 06 rates in rupees with pre- The Hindu. The RCEP is a joining the RCEP, and the re Listing the terms of refe The setting up of the order constituting the work same kind of demand?... is it market segments, product
vious rates in parentheses proposed regional grouping sultant higher market ac rence of the ninemember working group followed a re ing group. The group has only the global demand or is groups or different geogra
Retail Silver (1g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.3. . . . . . . (54.8) of 16 countries. Mr. Goyal cess that would be given to working group, the Insu quest to the IRDAI from the been given eight weeks’ time demand coming down local phies, have performed bet
22 ct gold (1 g) . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 3658. . . . . . (3741)
did not attend the previous China, in particular. rance Regulatory and Deve High Powered Committee to submit the report. ly? Are people looking for ter than others.
Forging industry on the Decline in cotton yarn

brink as slowdown bites exports worries mills
Sees 20% job loss if demand stays poor Shipments fell 35% in AprilJuly period
Lalatendu Mishra Special Correspondent tion for cotton yarn. “Cotton
MUMBAI COIMBATORE yarn exports are at a five
The slowdown gripping the The continuing decline in year low,” Sanjay Jain, chair
auto sector has pushed cotton yarn exports from man of Confederation of In
foundries to the brink. De April this year has left textile dian Textile Industry, said.
clining auto sales have re mills worried. Cotton yarn India’s share in global tex
sulted in a deterioration in exports slumped 44% in July tile and clothing exports has
demand for forgings, which this year, compared with also seen a downfall.
could impact jobs unless the same month last year. While India was the se
things improve, a top indus The downward trend cond largest exporter of tex
try official said. continued in the first week tile and clothing in 2014
“Currently, there is a S. Muralishankar of August as well. 2017, it has come down to
huge inventory buildup due According to the Cotton the fifth position now. “The
to poor demand, and to revive the auto sector.” Textiles Export Promotion space vacated by China in
curb this, many forging un Trends have shown that Council, between April and textile and clothing pro
its have been making cuts in despite the onset of the fes July, cotton yarn exports fell ducts has been largely con
working hours and produc tive season, there had not nearly 35%. sumed by Bangladesh, Viet
tion,” S. Muralishankar, pre been any major improve Exports to China, Korea nam, Pakistan and other
sident, Association of Indian ment in overall demand, he and Bangladesh are down. least developed countries,”
Forging Industry and Joint said. The forging industry is However, competing coun he said.
MD, Super Auto Forge, told witnessing a slowdown in tries are increasing their While Indian yarn incurs
The Hindu. the range of 2530%, he ad share in exports to markets 3.5% to 4% duty in China,
“If [this] continues, we ded. “The forging sector such as China, South Korea, the levy is nil for yarn ex
anticipate further cut in pro employs more than 3 lakh. If and Turkey. K.V. Srinivasan, ported to China from Viet
duction, leading to job loss,” the situation does not im chairman of the council, nam, Bangladesh and Pakis
he added. “The Centre must prove, 20% of these people urged the government to ex tan, according to Southern
take a holistic approach to can lose jobs.” tend 3% interest equalisa India Mills’ Association.
‘JioFiber pricing may not be a blockbuster yet’
Analysts say tariff plans may be tweaked if the rollout is slower
Piyush Pandey Home broadband market
Mumbai
in India is underpenetrated
The pricing of Reliance Jio’s with only 18 million connec
broadband services JioFiber tions of which 50% are those
may not be as disruptive as it of BSNL/MTNL. Also, only
was in the case of the compa 7% of the connections are on
ny’s mobile telephony ser fibre.
vice launched three years “There is no clarity on dig
ago, according to analysts. ital TV bundling yet. Alth
“Its target of 20 million ough prices are lower than
homes in 18 months is ag Airtel Xstream box offering,
gressive and we expect the we will not call it disruptive
rollout to be more gradual from a pricing perspective.
given that pricing is not as Not out-of-box: Jio’s pricing is 1223% lower than Airtel’s We believe that subscriber
disruptive as in the case of but is similar to or even higher than local players. REUTERS
* addition will be a function of
mobile and challenges in reach, customer service and
rollout,” wrote Jefferies in Jefferies. On Thursday, Re fixed broadband subscriber quality of the product. We
its research report. liance Jio unveiled ‘JioFiber’ base of 18 million, it implies believe that reaching 20 mil
“We believe its success with monthly plans starting doubling of the market. lion subscribers outside its
will depend on customer ser from ₹699 and going up to Compared to Bharti Air existing Den and Hathway
vice, including support dur ₹8,499. tel, Jio’s pricing is 1223% network will be a slow pro
ing downtime and other is lower but is similar to or cess,” Mr. Roy added.
sues. We expect incentives in Doubling market even higher than local “We do not foresee free
terms of content to increase Reliance Jio is targeting 20 players. “We expect maxi TV with annual plans as a big
from the current announced million homes and 16 million mum adoption of Bronze draw, and do not foresee a
ones to achieve the target enterprises across 1,600 and Silver plans due to affor meaningful negative impact
rollout. There would also towns and aims to complete dabilty,” said Abneesh Roy, on pay TV operators like Air
likely be tweaking of plans if the rollout in the next 18 executive vicepresident, tel and exhibitors like PVR,”
the rollout is slower,” added months. Given the current Edelweiss Securities. said Goldman Sachs.
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‘We were Keeping it real (Clockwise

from left) Abu Jani and
Sandeep Khosla; from the
‘Mard by Abu Sandeep’
diffusion line; showstopper
never inspired
Deepika Padukone; the 48
kali kurta and a signature
sherwani
who, like his partner, continues
by the West’
to look to Indian architecture,
jewellery and artefacts as an in
fluence. “Both Abu and I are in
love with India,” he says.
Family album
Jagmeeta Thind Joy The duo are patronised by
Thirty-three years later, couturiers Swarovski and resham, and some of the oldest Bollywood
Milestones are as much about paired with a crystal and pearl and Indian business families,
looking back as they are about
Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla credit blouse. “I like to call it a bipolar often across generations. “We
gazing into the future. For Abu their continued success to their collection. There was madness, started designing for women
JaniSandeep Khosla, their 33 colour, fun in one segment, fol who became mothers. Now we
year journey underlines a ‘max
forever muse — India lowed by our classic whites, dress their daughters and their
imalist vision’ that runs almost beiges, pastels with intensive granddaughters. They have
parallel to the growth of the In dlines. “We consider ourselves embroideries,” explains Khosla. kept us relevant. We have al
dian fashion industry. From truly blessed,” says Sandeep The collection, which took ways thought young,” says
stocking at Harvey Nichols and Khosla who first partnered with them six months to put togeth Khosla. Hand embroideries —
the designer floor at Harrods in Abu Jani in 1986. er, also paid homage to the especially chikankari, zardozi
London in the 1980s to calling Their show at Sunteck Real beauty of monochrome and and aari work — are part of the
the shots at some of the biggest ty’s Signature Island (home to their fascination with white. As brand’s DNA, but they are wary
weddings in recent history — both business tycoons and Bol for ‘Mard by Abu Sandeep’, the of the ‘classic’ tag. “I think
the Priyanka Chopra and Nick lywood stars) earlier this week, new diffusion line for the mod around 10 years ago, we began
Jonas wedding, followed by Isha revisited three decades of style, ern man, inclusivity was key. to be referred as a classic brand.
Ambani and Anand Piramal’s at with multiple design stories and “While we have designed wed for all,” explains Khosla about For the long haul We started enjoying that phase
Antilla — the couturiers have a new chapter on menswear. It ding wear for men, this in the collection presented by up The duo’s trademark is for a bit but not for long. We
been consistently making hea was only fitting that actor Dee cludes a range of silhouettes coming actor Meezan Jaffrey at complex embroideries on broke out of it and reinvented
pika Padukone closed the show that are both modern and clas the show. pure fabrics, but if you are ourselves. To be able to always
in a ‘Circle of Life’ ghagra, sic. I don’t believe there’s an age looking for signatures, Khosla think ahead makes one rele
handembroidered with pearls, bar on clothes and this line is The journey this far lists: vant,” he adds, mentioning a re
‘Mard’ is the latest in a line of ■ Any chikankari outfit cent collaboration with Needle
■ The signature 48-kali ghera
updates from the duo that in dust, a premium jutti brand.
cludes ‘ASAL’ and ‘Gulabo’, all kurta with traditional Not to be left behind in the race
key to being relevant in an over embroideries for visibility on Instagram, they
■ An Abu JaniSandeep
crowded industry. “When we offered a retrospective of sorts
Khosla sherwani
started, there was just Ritu Ku recently, with rare footage, in
mar as a brand. Delhi boasted cluding photos of Shweta Bach
of bridal wear stores like Ush chan Nanda’s wedding. “Social
nak Mal. There were some de media is a game changer today.
signers like James Ferreira, who met in our lives has been be But everyone is looking for in
were on top of the game at that cause of the clothes we make. stant gratification these days.
time. And then, there was us. Our clothes are our identity,” We are too established for that,”
We were fortunate. Today, the says Khosla. admits Khosla.
number of Indian labels runs in Which is possibly why their Three decades is a long time,
to thousands,” says Khosla. The design ethos remains the same. how have they managed to keep
success of their first collection “The skills of karigars and crafts it together creatively? “We have
— Mata Hari — brought in cus that existed in the past are still huge respect for each other. We
tomers who continue to patro there in India. It’s about inter don’t agree with each other
nise the brand even today. “We preting and reimagining things most of the time and even 33
were very fortunate. Whether it and making it slightly more years later it is the same. We
was Dimple (Kapadia) or Jaya modern; giving it a twist. We challenge each other constantly
Bachchan, they all met us at were never inspired by the and that’s what has worked,”
that time. Everyone we have West,” explains the designer admits Khosla.
PEOPLE
‘We are all mad here’ Dine with Nigella

Celebrated chef Nigella Lawson comes to India this month
A two-day festival Vangmayi Parakala Central Lancashire. Inci as part of The World Series presented by American Express.
centred around dentally, her 2018 debut The second edition of the event will see her hosting a
Londonthemed culinary experience featuring her signature
mental-health is In 2018, September in Delhi
opened with a twoday
book of poetry (introduced
by poetstalwart Keki Daru festivals, menu. Dishes will be paired with New Zealandbased
hoping to take back mental health festival called wala), is called Reclamation we tend to Brancott Estate’s wines, such as the Sauvignon Blanc and
Pinot Noir in Mumbai, and Jacob’s Creek Classic and
the word ‘mad’, and Merchants of Madness.
Bhor Foundation, a mental
Song. Her cofounder, Na
marita Kathait is organising
mostly have ex
perts, like psychol
Sparkling in New Delhi.
align the cause with health nonprofit startup, the fest with her. ogists or research
Ticketed dinners are on two days: September 14 at The
disability rights had organised it in collabo
ration with Red Door, a
Over the course of the
two days, the festival will
ers, coming in and
speaking. But we were
Chambers at The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, and on
September 15 at The Roseate, New Delhi. For details.
creative platform that ad have elements of theatre, keen to have people 9873733770
dresses mental health is poetry, dance, as well as with livedexperiences
sues. Now, one year later, workshops and panels, on our panels,” says
Bhor is going solo with a si which will foster a conver Breckenridge.
milar festival of mental sation on the various angu In keeping with this, a
health, this time called Pro larities in understanding, panel on Sunday, titled
ject Reclamation. living with, and being aware ‘Whose voices are impor
On all their posters, the of mental health issues. tant and who gets to talk
event is being called “a two One of the panels this about their experiences’,
day celebra tion of year, titled ‘Can we use sex will have architect Zain
mad uality to reclaim disabled Khan who is also bipolar;
ness, and marginalised bodies writer and founding editor Jhilmil Breckenridge, of Bhor Foundation * SPECIAL
neurodi and minds’ is paving the of the literary journal Anti- ARRANGEMENT
versity, way for Bhor’s vision of serious, Manjiri Indurkar
and human aligning their work in men who is working on a me
rights”, talhealth advocacy with moir of living with depres Since the sessions and learnings from the book
while Jhilmil the conversation around sion, in conversation with workshops might get in The Body Keeps The Score:
Breckenridge, disability rights and aware Shelja Sen, cofounder of tense, there is a ‘breakout Brain, Mind, and Body, In
founding trus ness. The panellists include Children First, a Delhi room’ at the sidelines of the Healing of Trauma by
tee at Bhor, says that Shambhavi Saxena, who based child and adolescent Project Reclamation, where Dutch psychiatrist Bessel
the festival is “very much a will talk about her expe mentalhealth service. Bhor has organised dance Van Der Kolk, Breckenridge
‘mad pride’ [à la gay pride] rience as an asexual person; Sen’s book, which was and yoga therapy sessions, says that physical healing is
of sorts.” Their embracing Chintan Girish Modi, a published in 2018 by West in addition to screening a very important part of
of the word ‘mad’ is in line queerrights activitst; and land, also uses the world their 24minute ‘Project treating mental trauma.
with the event’s name, says Manavi Khurana, a counsel ‘reclaim’ in its title (Reclaim Joy’ films on topics like bi
Breckenridge, a Ph.D. can lorpsychologist. Your Life), with Khan as polar disorder and depres At Hotel Regent Grand, East Patel
didate at the University of “In such conferences and part of the launch. sion, on loop. Quoting her Nagar. Tickets on Insider.in Contact us at delhimetro@thehindu.co.in
5 EVENTS WORTH YOUR WHILE
AWARENESS PERFORMANCE FASHION MUSIC FOOD
Rally Vocal and sitar Shopping Vocal recital Onam special

To mark World Spinal Cord Injury Day, annually IIC is hosting The Bloom Festival, an annual The Wedding Syrup is back with its 9th edition. Amrit Mahotsav, a festival of music to celebrate To celebrate Onam, the harvest festival of
observed on September 5, the Indian Spinal event to promote Hindustani music with young This oneday shopping event aims to bring the life, and honour the contribution of Sangeet Kerala, a special vegetarian meal on a leaf, the
Injuries Centre is hosting a wheelchair rally and talent. It will feature vocal recitals by Vilina together many fashion, jewellery, lifestyle, Natak Academi awardee, Sangeetacharya Pandit Sadhya, will be served at Savya Rasa. This
nukkad natak this Sunday, featuring spinal cord Patra from Pune, Nirali Kartik from Mumbai and a creative and boutique brands under one roof. Vidyadhar Vyas of the Gwalior Gharana will be unlimited feast on until September 13, will be
injury survivors. The event will witness the sitar recital by Dhruv Bedi from Delhi. The The collection on sale includes clothes, shoes, held on Sunday. This event will have a Hindustani served on banana leaves with rice and an array of
participation of about 200 wheelchair users, to accompanists are: Sapan Anjaria on the tabla and handbags, accessories, cosmetics, children’s vocal recital by Pandit Vyas and screening of a 30 food items along with curries, papadam,
bring awareness to the cause. Paromita Mukherjee on the harmonium. wear, home decor, and naturebased products. short film about his musical journey. yogurt, plantain chips and pickles.
Venue: India Gate Venue: Multipurpose Hall, IIC Venue: Hotel Taj City Centre, Gurugram Venue: Triveni Kala Sangam, 205 Tansen Marg Venue: Ardee Mall, Sector 52, Gurugram
Time: 4 p.m. onwards Time: 6 p.m. Time: 11 a.m. 8 p.m. Time: 10:30 a.m. onwards Time: 12 noon 3:30 p.m.
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FILM REVIEWS
livens Chapter 2. Diana Chan’s guide to
A clowning glory Where Muschietti’s effort
does fall short, is in the
length of the film. Stretched
too long, he indulges himself
plenty when it comes to each
Malaysian cuisine
It Chapter 2 is flawed, but still lives up to its predecessor character’s personal exposi
with plenty of scares and humour tion of an It encounter. In The winner of Masterchef Australia’s
itially, the director’s tango
with gore is deliciously de
ninth season, currently on a fourcity
Deborah Cornelious
phor of personal horrors be
It Chapter 2
lightful. After a point though, tour of India, tells us what makes her
The last time we saw It, the
extraterrestrial monster was
ing far worse than any
allegorical entities. It Chap Director: Andy Muschietti
the scares become predicta
ble, especially when we’re
native cuisine so special
wounded by the Losers and ter 2 is about overcoming Cast:James McAvoy, Jessica treated to both youngster
Chastain, Bill Hader, Isaiah Dhara Vora Sabhnani during the early days it was
forced back into the sewers those demons: supernatural Worthy sequel The casting itself is a highlight of Muschietti’s and adult version of It meet
Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James film SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
used as a port to transport
of Derry to recuperate. Now ones as well as those hiding *
ings. A little into the second
Ransone, Andy Bean, Bill Fans of Masterchef Austra spices and was part of the
27 years later, the creature deep inside just waiting to half of the film, it feels as if
Skarsgård lia will still remember the silk route.”
has emerged to feed on chil surface. Abusive spouses, mer friendships and to Gollum from Lord of the Muschietti remembered his
Storyline: When It resurfaces nailbiting onepoint win of The Indian influence is
dren again. Based on Ste Oedipus complexes, damn frightening It encounters, Rings; a sharktoothed giant time restrictions and clam
27 years later, the Losers Diana Chan in the 2017 fi probably most strongly ex
phen King’s lengthy horror ing secrets and tormenting even the uninitiated will un Paul Bunyan statue out for bers to squeeze in as much as
must return to Derry to nale of season nine. Chan perienced at breakfast plac
novel of the same name, the regrets don’t hold a candle to defeat the childkilling
derstand and enjoy Chapter murder; goo and gunk ga possible. The oscillation of
who has since gained a fol es, as rotis, dosas, parathas
sequel to the 2017 film is set It’s pursuit for flesh, blood monster 2. The film’s brand of horror, lore; blood spurts; and so pace ends up slightly dis
lowing in India too, has also and idlis are easily availa
almost three decades after and revenge. In nearperfect more on the nose than cere much more. Like its prede tracting from the viewing ex
designed the food menu of ble. But if you go to a Chi
the then group of tweenagers continuation, director Andy bral, jolts till the end. Bill cessor, the sequel also revels perience. The more outlan
Wine Villa, a vinoontap nese coffee shop, you will
speared a dent in It’s scary Muschietti crafts a sequel blance lasts longer than it Skarsgård as It is creepy as in humour most incongruent dish concepts of King’s book
restaurant in Juhu, get halfboiled eggs with
armour. Mike (Isaiah Musta that seamlessly follows up ideally should. ever, completely embodying to its context. As a character don’t translate well on
Mumbai. kaya toast (topping of su
fa), the only one to stay back Chapter 1. As if the actors In pushing a flavour of the menacing chills of a su strangles his zombie attack screen, case in point: a tribal
The Malaysianborn chef gar, coconut milk and eggs,
in his hometown calls the themselves have grown from King’s own big screen adap pernatural bloodthirsty er, black slush projectile ritual to kill the monster.
is now on a fourcity tour of pandan, and butter) and lo
rest of the club to fulfil the their ordeal 27 years ago. The tation of Stand By Me and clown. There are fortune gushes accompanied by the Yet in spite of its faults,
India, to conduct a master cal coffee as well as lots of
oath they made many years casting is itself a highlight of that ’80sloving patina of cookies cracking open to re Juice Newton number ‘Angel Chapter 2 is a morethan
class and a dining expe different styles of noodles
ago: to return and defeat It. the film; with performers Stranger Things, this sequel veal mini monsters — includ of the Morning’. But it’s mo worthy followup to its pre
rience in Mumbai, Hydera (wet or dry).
The focus on Chapter 1 who could actually be the brilliantly drudges up fiction ing a bloody eyeball dragging tormouth Richie (Bill Hader) decessor. These Losers had
bad, Gurugram, and Chan lists spices, herbs
was entirely on fear, its ma tweenagers’ future selves al nostalgia. As the film oscil behind a train of nerve ca and Eddie’s ( James Ransone) nothing to lose, but ended up
Bengaluru. This includes a and aromats is the core in
nifestations and the meta and this uncanny resem lates between blissful sum bles; zombies eerily similar nearconstant banter that en winning anyway.
fourcourse meal paired gredients. Belacan (shrimp
with wine from Pernod paste) is liberally used in
Ricard. Malay and Peranakan (the
Noble thoughts, trite humour

surrounding a dying child in by Varun Sharma), which When we ask her what cuisine of a regional ethnic
an ICU) with the past (where evoke laughter but the gags defines Malaysian cuisine, group) dishes. Freshly
the same characters are ob are clumsily executed. The Chan says the key element chopped chillies in soy
sessed with a college cham ‘punch’ (even in physical co is flavour (a balance of sauce are a common condi
An attempt to normalise failure is lost in anachronistic gags and a disjointed narrative pionship), to establish failure
as a capitalist and industrial
medy) is either too late, pred
ictable or hackneyed. To
sweet, salty, and sour) and
the integration of different
ment served with Malay
sian Chinese food, whereas
ised concept. What may seem make it worse, the flashbacks cultures. “Malaysians are coconut water and milk are
Kennith Rosario
Chhichhore the most important to you in take place at awkward mo very spoilt when it comes to used in Indian dishes.
It’s no secret that Bollywood Director: Nitesh Tiwari the moment, the film insists, ments, switching rapidly bet the variety of food availa “I am not so much of a
loves to romanticise college Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, is actually inconsequential in ween lightedheartedness ble. It is influenced by pre fan of Malaysian/Asian des
years. Those days of youth Shraddha Kapoor, Varun the long run. An antithesis of and melodrama. dominantly Malay, Indian serts in general. They tend
ful complacency, crude Sharma, Prateik Babbar, Tiwari’s previous outing, This backandforth narra and Chinese cuisine,” she to be too sweet for my lik
jokes about sex and mastur Tahir Raj Bhasin, Naveen Dangal, which hailed victory, tive rests heavily on change of says, adding that “Malaysia ing,” she says.
bation, first love, cultural or Polishetty, Tushar Pandey, Chhichhore normalises fai costume, facial appearance is in a strategic location and As for contemporary Ma
sports competition that Nalneesh Neel lure, by deceptively using the and body language. It’s amus laysian food, Chan says
means the world to you, Storyline: Annirudha and traditional buildup of under ing to see what age does to she’s witnessing a trend in
barely attending lectures Maya reconnect with their dogswhowin narrative. The some characters (like a timid several Australian restau
and confiding in alcoho college mates when their thoughts are noble and hu nerd acquires an American rants, which have adopted
lism. They are often project Same old, same old The film falls back on exploiting over son attempts to end his mour is an apt carrier to com accent). Actors like Tahir Raj Asian flavours (that include
ed as the best years of one’s used stereotypes SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
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life municate it. But Chhichhore’s Bhasin, Naveen Polishetty, Malayan dishes) and paired
lives, eulogised in slowmo humour (besides being ana Tushar Pandey and Saharsh these with Western
tion montages of laughter, in hindsight, when one has college days when their son at already. The classic engi chronistic and stale) is unable Kumar Shukla are on point as techniques.
hugging and pranks. Nitesh aged (not necessarily ma tempts to end his life after fail neering college humour, to salvage a longwinding nar various peculiar personali
Tiwari’s Chhichhore has Ari tured) and settled into their ing an entrance exam. The sto which revolves around mas rative that cramps in morals, ties. But the characters in Chef Diana Chan will be at The
jit Singh’s ‘Woh Din’, where professional and family ries of the past are meant to turbation, porn magazines, melodrama and ‘observation themselves rarely deviate Wine Company, DLF Cyber
Hub, Gurugram, on
the filmmaker uses the lives. Tiwari’s film explores evoke nostalgia and establish ragging and testosterone al’ humour. Besides Kapoor, from stereotypes. So Chhich
September 7 for Jacob’s
same style to evoke nostal a similar time, where the the importance of failure. It’s filled jibes like “behen se the film has no women of con hore can either be enjoyed as Creek and Gold Rush’s
gia and capture the ‘good characters look into the all wellintentioned and imper jeeta tha ya haarta tha sequence, which is justified as a regurgitation of jokes, sto World On A Plate food
old days’. From Karan Jo past to find comfort in the ative in the competitive times (were you defeated by your a reality in engineering col ries and characters (much festival. Tickets on
har’s campus sagas (Kuch present. (complete with a sagging job sister?)” are stale and inef lege hostels. Fair enough. But like how we repeat our col Insider.in for ₹3,500
Kuch Hota Hai and Student In Chhichhore, the cen market and doddering econo fective, more so when inter the lack of women also re lege stories for the hundredth
of the Year franchise) to Raj tral characters Annirudh my) we live in. But the film spersed with melodrama. flects the brand of (teenage time at a party) or demand to
kumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots, con (Sushant Singh Rajput) and works with all possible clichés It’s a commendable idea boy) humour one can expect. be surprised, even in the Malaysian gourmet
temporary Hindi films have Maya (Shraddha Kapoor) and stereotypes that have been to contradict the present There are a few oneline de realm of nostalgia. I vote for Chef Diana Chan
also looked at college days are compelled to relive their explored and exploited aplenty (where the characters are scriptions (mostly delivered the latter. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
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Another chance for Serena to get the elusive 24th Spin legend Abdul Qadir

passes away
Teenager Bianca Andreescu makes her maiden Slam final with a straightset win over Bencic
Press Trust of India
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Abdul Qadir, credited with
Agence France-Presse
NEW YORK
reviving the art of legspin
bowling in 1970s and 80s,
Serena Williams will face Ca passed away here on Friday
nadian teenager Bianca An after suffering a massive car
dreescu for the US Open title diac arrest. The cricketer is
as the American set herself survived by his wife, four
up for another attempt to sons and a daughter who is
clinch a recordequalling married to current Pakistan
24th Grand Slam singles title. batsman Umar Akmal.
Serena, who turns 38 this Qadir played in 67 Tests
month, cruised into a 10th and 104 ODIs for a total haul
US Open final on Thursday of 368 wickets.
by brushing aside fifth seed Qadir was recognised for
Elina Svitolina 63, 61, earn his unique angular bowling
ing her 101st win at the tour action. It started in a getset
nament to draw level with go mode where he would
Chris Evert for the most in lick his lips and run in be
history. fore delivering in his inimit
Serena is seeking to match able style. Qadir. * THE HINDU ARCHIVES
Margaret Court’s alltime re
cord of 24 Major titles and Duel with Tendulkar channels as an expert. A ra
will play 19yearold An But the fondest memories conteurparexcellence, Qa
dreescu, who defeated Belin would certainly be related dir would narrate stories of
da Bencic 76(3), 75, on Sa to a 16yearold Sachin Ten the famous IndiaPakistan
turday in her bid for a record dulkar attacking him with cricket matches.
seventh US Open triumph. great gusto during an exhi Pakistan Prime Minister
bition match. Qadir, who Imran Khan, who played
Crazy feeling was at the twilight of his ca alongside Qadir, tweeted
“To be in yet another final, it reer, repeatedly tossed it up “With his death I have lost a
seems honestly crazy. But I and Tendulkar would just close friend and a teammate
don’t really expect too much dance down the track to hit and that’s hurtful. Qadir
less,” said Serena, who is him for four sixes. brightened Pakistan's name
through to her 33rd Major Qadir was a favourite of in cricket the world over
final. the Indian media and had and we will always remem
“I’ve had so many chances Slam title at the 1999 US Andreescu, who fell in US the opening set and saved a raced 52 ahead in the se been associated with many ber (him) as a great player.”
to pass it (Court’s record) Open — before Andreescu Open qualifying the past two set point at 45 with a fore cond set but Andreescu re THE RESULTS
and to have a lot more, but was even born — but has lost years, continued her meteor hand winner, but she rattled fused to buckle and reeled
Semifinals:
it’s cool because I’m playing her last three Major finals ic rise on her main draw de off the first five points of the off the final five games to set Women: 8Serena Williams
in an era with so many — five since capturing the 2017 Aus but in New York to overcome tiebreak and sealed it when up a rematch of last month’s (USA) bt 5Elina Svitolina (Ukr)
eras with so many amazing tralian Open crown while former Swiss prodigy Bencic. Bencic swatted a forehand Toronto final against Serena, 63, 61; 15Bianca Andreescu
players.” pregnant. She hasn’t won The 15thseeded Canadian long. who retired from that clash (Can) bt 13Belinda Bencic (Sui)
She won her first Grand the US Open since 2014. played catchup for much of Bencic, the 13th seed, with a back injury. 76(3), 75.
‘Happy to leave the team Aussies strike through Hazlewood India Red sitting pretty

with strong middleorder’ England loses its way after halfcenturies by Burns and Root Varied contributions help it to a handy lead over Green
It was a job I loved, creating conditions DULEEP TROPHY
the batsmen would encounter: Bangar Ashwin Achal
BENGALURU
Vijay Lokapally jor shift in the way we
NEW DELHI played Test cricket. Six bat India Red moved to a com
Sanjay Bangar’s excellent te smen laid the foundation fortable position on the
nure of five years with the and our splendid attack third day of its Duleep Tro
Indian team as its batting worked wonderful victo phy final against India Green
coach came to an end with ries,” Bangar added. at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
the recent 20 Test series in here on Friday. India Red
the West Indies. New trend finished the day on 345 for
He was offered an oppor He cited the Adelaide Test of six, 114 runs ahead of India
tunity to reassert his posi 2014. “We were set a target Green’s firstinnings total.
tion from a presentation but of 364 on the final day and Abhimanyu Easwaran,
the Board picked former In Virat (Kohli) decided to go 102 overnight, was taken out Gone! India Green’s Dharmendrasinh Jadeja gesticulates after
dia opener Vikram Rathour. for the win. India was not legbefore by leftarm seam ending Ankit Kalsi’s patient vigil. SUDHAKARA JAIN
*
“I have no regrets because I playing for a draw and that er Tanveer UlHaq for 153.

gave my best and I wish Vik was a big change of attitude. Abhimanyu displayed great The 21yearold wicketkeep Rain affected play for the
ram the best too,” said Ban We lost the match but we footwork to the spinners, er looked set for a big one, third day in succession. In
gar on his return from the had set a new trend of play moving back to cut and ad until a poor shot cut his visit termittent showers allowed
West Indies. ing to win.” Through the gate: Jason Roy castled by a Josh Hazlewood special. * GETTY IMAGES vancing down to drive with short. only 64 overs of action on a
Bangar joined the team in Bangar also pointed out confidence. Kishan slashed hard at a stopstart day.
2014 when Duncan Fletcher the Test against South Africa had figures of four for 48 in Ankit Kalsi, who made a wide delivery, only to offer a The scores:
was the chief coach and at Johannesburg in 2018 THE ASHES 20 overs, with England need SCOREBOARD cautious 133ball 30, was catch to the ’keeper, Akshay India Green — 1st innings: 231.
served as the batting coach when India won by 63 runs. ing a further 98 runs just to prised out by leftarm spin Wadkar. A disappointed India Red — 2nd innings: Pri
Reuters Australia — 1st innings: 497 for
under Anil Kumble and Ravi “We had prepared well for avoid the followon. Ben ner Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Kishan walked off after a yank Panchal c Wadkar b Raj
MANCHESTER eight decl.
Shastri. “They were ob the brute of a pitch, the Stokes (7) and Jonny Bair who got the batsman to edge brisk 56ball 39. Kishan poot 33, Abhimanyu Easwaran
England — 1st innings: Rory
viously different. Duncan quickest and sharpest we Josh Hazlewood streng stow (2) were at the crease. Burns c Smith b Hazlewood 81, one from around the wicket. could not cash in on the life lbw Tanveer 153, Karun Nair b
had a different view relating had faced in years. Batsmen thened Australia's grip on England was making stea Joe Denly c Wade b Cummins 4, he received on 16, when Markande 20, Ankit Kalsi c
to batting technique, Kum were getting hit regularly the fourth Test at Old Traf dy progress during a third Craig Overton c Smith b Hazle Unlucky Akshdeep Nath put down an Wadkar b Jadeja 30, Mahipal
ble was amazingly methodi but they hung in bravely. ford with a triple England wicket partnership of 141 bet wood 5, Joe Root lbw b Hazle Mahipal Lomror (15, 36b, easy chance at second slip. Lomror lbw b Rajpoot 15, Ishan
cal and Ravi was good in de The batsmen earned praise wickets late on Friday’s third ween Rory Burns (81) and wood 71, Jason Roy b Hazle 3x4) was unlucky to be given Aditya Sarvate (30 bat Kishan c Wadkar b Rajpoot 39,
wood 22, Ben Stokes (batting) Aditya Sarvate (batting) 30,
veloping mental toughness. from Nasser Hussain who day. captain Joe Root (71). But Ha out by umpire S. Ravi. Fast ting) was happy to get on the
7, Jonny Bairstow (batting) 2; Jaydev Unadkat (batting) 10;
I learnt so much from felt no one should ever England was 200 for five zlewood removed both well bowler Ankit Rajpoot, with front foot, and had the stea Extras (nb9, w6): 15; Total
them,” Bangar told The doubt Indian batsmen’s abil when bad light ended play set batsmen before clean Extras: (lb6, nb2): 8; Total the brand new cherry in dy Jaydev Unadkat (10 bat
(for five wkts. in 74 overs): (for six wkts. in 116 overs): 345.
Hindu. ity to handle torrid pace.” shortly before the scheduled bowling Jason Roy. hand, got one to dart back in ting) for company. Fall of wickets: 187, 2126, 3
200.
Among his responsibili close, still 297 behind Austra Victory in this match and thud into Lomror’s Rajpoot emerged as the 227, 4251, 5265, 6326.
Fall of wickets: 110, 225, 3
Immense pride ties which he loved was pre lia’s imposing 497 for eight would see Australia retain 166, 4175, 5196. pads. Replays showed that most successful bowler with India Green bowling: Tanveer
India was No. 5 in Test rank paring the batsmen for a declared built on star bat the Ashes at 21 up with one Australia bowling: Starc 115 the ball pitched outside leg. figures of three for 77. Leg 235631, Rajpoot 297773,
ings and Bangar leaves with match. “It was a job that I sman Steve Smith’s com to play in a fiveTest series. 410, Hazlewood 204484, Ishan Kishan was aggres spinner Mayank Markande, Mohanty 200920, Jadeja
the team slotted at No 1. “We loved, creating the condi manding double century. Rain meant there was no Cummins 174371, Lyon sive, lofting anything full ov suffering from a glute strain, 283801, Markande 101
won 30 out of 52 Tests and tions they would likely en Fast bowler Hazlewood play before lunch on Friday. 263680. er squareleg and midon. did not take the field. 241, Shorey 6090.
82 out of 122 ODIs. We were counter — seaming, spin
consistent (from 2014 to ning and bouncy. Some of
2019) and beat all countries
in their home conditions. I
take immense pride in being
the batsmen had their inse
curities but I worked with
them to enhance their men
Malinga rocks
New Zealand
Pawan sizzles for Bulls Leclerc sets the pace
part of this journey.” tal composure and help
During the phase starting them rid of distractions and Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso),
from 2015, the Indian team uncertainties without once Agence France-Presse ITALIAN GP Romain Grosjean (Haas), Da
introduced the fivebowler confusing them. They Kandy niel Ricciardo (Renault), Da
S. Dipak Ragav
theory in Tests. “It was a stayed close to their natural Lasith Malinga on Friday Monza
niil Kvyat (Toro Rosso)
bold call which paid. To go game. I would identify their wreaked havoc after be rounding up the top 10.
in with five bowlers was pos template and not allow coming the first bowler in Close on the heels of winning McLaren who are currently
sible because the batsmen them to drift away from it.” T20Is to claim 100 wickets his maiden Grand Prix and fourth in the constructor’s
coped with the challenge of Looking back, Bangar, as he struck four times ending Ferrari’s win drought standings struggled in FP2
playing with that additional 46, noted, “I am happy to with four balls in the third that dated back to the US GP 12th and 18th after being P2
responsibility. It was a ma leave a team that boasts of a and final Twenty20 inter last year, Charles Leclerc en and P3 in FP1.
strong middle order in Test national on Friday. sured the passionate Tifosi Leclerc’s time in FP 2 time
matches. There is depth in New Zealand was bow had something to cheer of 1:20:978 was 1.5 seconds
batting now due to regular led out for 88 after it had about as the young Monages slower on damp conditions
contributions from the restricted the hosts to 125 Giving them the slip: Bengaluru Bulls captain Rohit Kumar que driver topped Friday’s than Raikkonen’s world re
wicketkeeper and the lower for eight. escapes after a raid against Telugu Titans. G.P. SAMPATH KUMAR
* two free practice sessions. cord time for the fastest lap
order. We need to streng Malinga, who surpassed On a day when both ses Charles Leclerc. *
GETTY IMAGES in Formula One set here in
then our openers, especially thrilling victory. However, sions were interrupted by 2018, but come Saturday, the
in overseas conditions.
Pakistan spinner Shahid
Afridi's tally of 97 scalps to
PKL Titans’ Siddharth Desai (23 rains that saw cars sliding be cleared. Ferraris could well challenge
There is little to worry on become the leading T20 points) almost denied Bulls across the fastest circuit on last year’s qualifying time.
N. Sudarshan
the bowling front. We have a wickettaker on Sunday, BENGALURU
the triumph. From 2735, he the calendar with Kimi Raik Ferrari favourite Ferrari’s de facto leader
rich collection there.” bowled Colin Munro for 12 brought his team level to 36 konen and Sergio Perez hav On a circuit where there is a Sebastian Vettel who is chas
to claim a century of wick Pawan Kumar, with 23 36 in a matter of just two ing crashed in the morning premium on horsepower ing his first win since Belgi
‘No heated argument’ ets in his 76th match. points, saved Bengluru raids; one an ‘all out’ that session, the Ferrari looked at and straightline speeds, Fer um 2018, was once again off
On his reported tiff with na He went on to complete Bulls’ blushes yet again as it fetched six points and ease as the Italian team chas rari goes into the weekend as colour as he struggled with
tional selector Devang a hattrick and took four edged Telugu Titans 4039 another a ‘super raid’ for es its first win at home since favourites but Lewis Hamil eighth in FP1 and third in
Gandhi, he said, “It is ficti wickets in four balls. in the Pro Kabaddi League three. 2010. ton got his Mercedes with FP2, 2 tenths behind Leclerc.
tious. I had a cordial ex at the Sree Kanteerava In Earlier in the evening, UP Most drivers struggled on 0.068 seconds of the Leclerc Vettel has been outqualified
The scores: Sri Lanka 125 for
change with him three days eight (M. Gunathilka 30, M. door Stadium on Friday. Yoddha, led by Shrikant Jad slippery conditions running in FP2 with Sebastian Vettel in the last five races by the 21
after the selection process Santner three for 12, T. Astle With just seconds left and hav’s 10 points, handed Pat wide and losing control of and Valtteri Bottas rounding yearold Leclerc who is in
was over. It was related to three for 28) bt New Zealand the scores locked at 3838, na Pirates its tenth defeat, their cars and both sessions out the top four. just his second season in F1.
my presentation. There was 88 (Sothee 28 n.o., Malinga Pawan came up with a ‘sup beating the threetime win were stopped briefly with de Red Bull Honda finished (The writer is in Monza at
Sanjay Bangar. *
FILE PHOTO no heated argument.” six for five). er raid’ to earn his side a ner 4129. bris on track taking time to fifth and sixth in FP2 with the invitation of Petronas)
CM A ND-NDE
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undergoes knee surgery
LOS ANGELES True champion: The IndiaA team which clinched the series 41 against South AfricaA. *
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
World number three Dustin
Johnson underwent knee SA-A IN INDIA taking but Sanju holed out to ers were incisive at the death Shivam Dube (not out) 0; Ex
tras (b4, lb2, w7, nb1): 14;
Nabi to quit Navy is the team to beat
surgery on Thursday but is
expected to make a full M.R. Praveen Chandran
Janneman Malan at sweeper
cover off George Linde.
and brought a swift end to
the innings. Total (for four wkts. in 20 ov Test cricket mething special to overcome
ers): 204.
recovery and will return to Thiruvananthapuram Shikhar Dhawan (51) was MURUGAPPA HOCKEY IOC.
golf later this year, his Sanju Samson made atone circumspect after taking a Sanju relieved Fall of wickets: 12, 2137, 3 IANS
management team said. A ment in front of his home hit on the neck as he tried to 160, 4202. Chittagong K. Keerthivasan
Sanju Samson was a relieved CHENNAI Under the radar
statement from Johnson’s crowd and his splendid play the ramp shot off Beu man after his matchwinning South AfricaA bowling: Beu Afghanistan allrounder
management said the former knock of 91 set up IndiaA’s ran Hendricks. ‘However, he ran Hendricks 40292, Lutho Mohammad Nabi will bring A starstudded Indian Oil Punjab National Bank (PNB)
knock of 91.
world number one had fourth win against South slowly found his rhythm to Sipamla 40360, Marco Jan curtains down to his Test Corporation (IOC) hasn’t was under the radar in its
“I have been working hard sen 40480, George Linde 4 first two matches. It lost bad
undergone a procedure in AfricaA in the fifth unofficial reach his second consecu career after the ongoing played very well, even the
Fort Lauderdale, Florida to
on my game in the last four 0432, Junior Dala 40420. ly to Bengaluru HA, but
oneday match here on tive fifty. He fell soon after, months and it was one of oneoff match against Ban team management admitted
repair cartilage damage in his
Thursday. charging at spinner Linde. South AfricaA: Janneman Ma
gladesh being played at the it as much. A few of its slowly got into the groove
left knee. AFP those days when everything lan c Shreyas b Shardul 16, Ree with a win over Air Force.
Heavy rain in the morning But his 137run stand with fell in place. Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury players fell ill on arrival, a
za Hendricks c Shreyas b Chahar Against Indian Army, it
and wet outfield turned the Sanju for the second wicket “I should thank the team 59, Temba Bavuma c Sanju b Stadium. few have injuries. As a team
Payas Jain in final 50overs contest into a T20 that adjusts to the situation played to a wonderful struc
flattened the visitors. Cap management for promoting Porel 6, Kyle Verreynne c Shar “Yes, he (Nabi) will re
ULAANBAATAR (MONGOLIA):
affair. and plays well within its lim ture, defending well and at
tain Shreyas Iyer cameo’s en me. It was an important dul b Washington 44, Heinrich tire after the ongoing Test
Seventhseed Payas Jain
itations, IOC has done that tacking in waves.
Chasing a stiff target of abled the hosts set the visi knock for me and I am a little Klaasen c Shreyas b Deshpande match,” Afghanistan team
stormed into the cadet boys’ Mandeep Mor showed
205 off 20 overs, the visitors tors a daunting target. disappointed that I couldn't 14, Sinethemba Qeshile c (sub) manager Nazim Jar Abdur reasonably well.
singles final of the 25th Asian why he is rated so high with
again put up a timid show to b Shardul 16, George Linde c rahimzai confirmed. When it takes on Central
junior and cadet table tennis score a hundred,” he said. a wonderful drag flick
make 168 to give IndiaA vic Early wickets Gill b Dube 1, Marco Jansen b Secretariat (CST) in the sem
championships, when he Sanju said batting with Shardul 0, Beuran Hendricks It is understood that Na against IOC in their last
defeated South Korean Lin tory by 36 runs The South AfricaA chase ifinals of the MCCMurugap
Shikhar Dhawan eased his run out 1, Junior Dala c Gill b bi has taken this decision group match for a 33 draw, a
Yunoh 43 (1513, 119, 911, Sanju walked in after was scuppered by the fall of pa Gold Cup AllIndia hock
nerves. Washington 1, Lutho Sipamla in a bid to prolong his goal that ensured it reached
311, 711, 119, 116) here on opener Prashant Chopra (2) early wickets. However, Kyle ey tournament here on
“He put me at ease when I (not out) 2; Extras (lb3, w3, whiteball career. the knockout.
Friday. This will be the second fell in the first over. He got in Verreynne and Reeza Hen nb2): 8; Total (in 20 overs):
Saturday, it will hope its star
walked to the crease. He en Including the ongoing PNB’s head coach Ro
medal for the Indians at the to his groove early and dricks took on the Indian 168. players — all internationals
couraged me to go for my Test, the 34yearold has mesh Pathania will hope his
championships after the slammed Lutho Sipamla ov spinners to raise hopes. Fall of wickets: 119, 226, 3
including Deepak Thakur,
shots and told me which featured in only three red team puts up a strong show
junior boys had clinched a er midwicket for his first Kyle (44) played a few au 95, 4143, 5148, 6162, 7162, V.R. Raghunath, S.K. Uthap
bowlers I should attack. I ball matches. against Indian Navy, which
silver medal. Jain will take on boundary. dacious strokes before Wash 8164, 9164. pa, Affan Yousuf, Gurjinder
really enjoyed batting with has been the best team,
topseed and world No. 1 ington Sundar had him IndiaA bowling: Shardul Tha A righthanded batsman Singh and Roshan Minz —
Yuanyu Chen in the final on him.” without a doubt.
Dhawan’s support role caught at deep to end the kur 3093, Ishan Porel 30 and a handy offspinner, rise to the occasion and
Saturday. The scores:
Shikhar Dhawan played the threatening thirdwicket 261, Tushar Deshpande 30 Nabi’s game in whiteball make it count. Possessing only a junior
IndiaA: Prashant Chopra c
supporting role as Sanju tore stand. Reeza Hendricks 281, Rahul Chahar 40381, cricket, especially in T20s, After a moderate perfor International in Sunny Ma
Klaasen b Beuran Hendricks 2,
into the attack. Both Junior played well for his halfcen Washington Sundar 40392, remains in good stead and mance, CST upped the ante lik, Navy has been excep
Shikhar Dhawan c Verrenne b
Dala and Marco Jansen bore tury but didnt get enough Shivam Dube 30251. he will be a key component in a mustwin match against tional. If the performance in
Linde 51, Sanju Samson c Malan
the brunt of Sanjus attack as support from his teammates. b Linde 91, Shreyas Iyer c Reeza MoM: Sanju Samson. of the Afghanistan team in Punjab and Sind Bank, with the group stages is any indi
he raced to his fifty off 27 ‘ Hendricks b Beuran Hendricks IndiaA won by 36 runs to next year’s T20 World Cup a thumping show. But it will cation, Navy will be the team
balls. A century was for his The Indian mediumpac 36, Shubman Gill (not out) 10, clinch fivematch series 41. scheduled in Australia. have to come up with so to beat.
Afghanistan SCOREBOARD
on top Afghanistan — 1st innings: 090, Mosaddek 1010.
Joshua making changes Ibrahim Zadran c Mahmudullah Bangladesh — 1st innings:
for Ruiz rematch Agence France-Presse b Taijul 21, Ihsanullah Janat b Shadman Islam c Zazai b Ah
Chittagong Taijul 9, Rahmat Shah c Soumya madzai 0, Soumya Sarkar lbw b
NEW YORK
b Nayeem 102, Hashmatullah Nabi 17, Liton Das b Rashid 33,
Anthony Joshua says he has Spin sensation Rashid Khan
Shahidi c Soumya b Mahmudul Mominul Haque c Asghar b
been forced to make “drastic starred with bat and ball on lah 14, Asghar Afghan c Mush Nabi 52, Shakib Al Hasan lbw b
changes” to his lifestyle in a Friday as Afghanistan took fiqur b Taijul 92, Mohammad Rashid 11, Mushfiqur Rahim c
bid to win back the command in the oneoff Test Nabi b Nayeem 0, Afsar Zazai b
heavyweight titles he lost to Zadran b Rashid 0, Mahmudul
against Bangladesh here. Taijul 41, Rashid Khan c & b Me lah b Rashid 7, Mosaddek
Andy Ruiz earlier this year. Rashid hit 51 off 61 balls to hidy 51, Qais Ahmad c Mominul
“There will be no aftershock Hossain (batting) 44, Mehidy
take Afghanistan to 342 in its b Shakib 9, Yamin Ahmadzai c Hasan b Qais 11, Taijul Islam
after the first fight. I will be Soumya b Shakib 0, Zahir Khan
first innings and then (batting) 14; Extras (b4, lb1):
smarter. Getting knocked (not out) 0; Extras (lb1, nb2):
claimed four for 47 to leave 5; Total (for eight wkts. in 67
down was good. If I am 3; Total (in 117 overs): 342.
Bangladesh struggling at 194 overs): 194.
smarter, I know I can pull it Fall of wickets: 119, 248, 3
off. I don’t want to say it will
for eight at stumps on the se Fall of wickets: 10, 238, 354,
77, 4197, 5197, 6278, 7299,
be ‘Joshua 2.0 I know what I cond day. 8322, 9327. 488, 588, 6104, 7130, 8
was doing before was Mominul Haque scored Bangladesh bowling: Taijul 41 146.
working, I just have to tweak the only halfcentury for 51164, Shakib 221642, Me Afghanistan bowling: Ah
little things and I will be Bangladesh, 52 off 71 balls, hidy 285731, Nayeem 130 madzai 102211, Nabi 226
perfect,” he said. AFP while Mosaddek Hossain re 432, Mahmudullah 4091, 532, Zahir 91460, Rashid
mained unbeaten on 44. Soumya 40260, Mominul 4 183474, Qais 82221.
Haryana and
TN advance Hat-trick of wins for BKSP
Sports Bureau SUBROTO CUP
Cuttack Anant Kaur
Haryana, Tamil Nadu, NEW DELHI
Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Defending champion Ban
Punjab and Maharashtra gladesh Krida Shiksha Proth
moved into the quarterfi ishtan (BKSP) thrashed Nil
nals in the boys section in mani English School,
the National Subjunior Manipur 40 in the Diamond
basketball championships jubilee edition of Subroto
here on Thursday. Cup girls (under17) final and
The results (league): achieved a hattrick of cham
Boys: Haryana 76 (Kapil 20, pionship wins at the Ambed
Sandeep 18, Himanshu Hooda kar Stadium.
10) bt Uttar Pradesh 25, Mah
Bangladesh dominated
arastra 71 (Shaik Taufiq
21,Amit Yadav 14) bt Punjab
from the start and Aklima Champions: Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Prothisthan won the
61 (Rupanash Garg 16, Gur Akter, the top scorer of the junior girls (U17) Subroto Cup tournament SANDEEP SAXENA *
maninder Sandu 12), Rajas tournament with 11 goals

than 88 (Dhannjay Jhakhar from six matches, netted in said, “I told my team you py with my execution today
13, Ajay Kumar 12, Krithivar the 19th minute. Shirina Ak have to take every match like and wanted to make an im
dan Singh Rathore 12) bt Bi ter made it 20 just before it is your final match of the pression in the match.
har 38 Tamil Nadu 61 (Harish the first half for BKSP. tournament and you have to
Aravind 19,Abhimanyu 11) bt
“I wanted to keep the mo
The second half, started win this tournament. You mentum going. I dream of
Chhattisgarh 49 (Sanju 23), with Nilmani English School, suffer for only one hour and
West Bengal 67 (Shadman playing in my national team
Manipur trying to take the lead the rest of your life as someday.”
Maleave 16,Savd Wakeed 12)
bt Goa 28 (Micam Pinto 15).
game to BKSP but it didn’t champions.”
The result: Bangladesh Krida
Girls: Maharashtra 70 (N. Pra have much success.
Shiksha Prothishtan 4 (Aklima
gati 16, Anaya 14, M. Gunjan Bangladesh held its Lack of communication
Akter 2, Shirina Akter, Sapna
11) bt Kerala 47 (Akshara10), ground and defended the Manipur captain L Rejiya re Rani) bt Nilmani English
Himachal Pradesh 39 (Milab goal by maintaining a very flected on the loss, “It was School, Manipur 0
17, Sapna 11) bt Manipur 5, strong formation at the lack of communication in
Chandigarh bt Goa 198, Ut The individual awards:
back. the final today and we were
tar Pradesh 68 (Aanavi Vid In the 55th minute Sapna not well aquainted with the Best goalkeeper: Surudhani
hya Anand 16, Chavi Tomar 15, Rani gave Bangladeshi a 30 playing conditions here but I Kisku, BKSP, Bangladesh; Best
Deepikka 11) bt Chattisgarh Player: Afeida Khandaker,
lead. Two minutes before told my team don’t lose
45 (Ishika15, Tanisha 11) , Del BKSP, Bangladesh; Best Coach:
the final whistle Aklima hope, just keep playing.”
hi 60 (Sahara Balwan 15, Har Jaya Chakma, BKSP, Bangla
shita 14) bt Uttar Pradesh 45 scored her second goal of The top scorer striker, Ak desh; Most Contributing
(Deepikka Choudary 11, Kerala the match. lima, maintained her perfor School for Football: Nilmani
65 (Meiza Luis 21,Tiyonna Ann The winning coach, Jaya mance throughout the tour English School, Manipur; Fair
Philip 16) bt Punjab 60 (Ta Chakma was happy with the nament. play Award – Dhirubhai Ambani
rushi Bati 16). team’s performance and She said, “I was very hap International School, Mumbai.
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Gill well prepared for Turkey WRC test Mikail lights up day’s proceedings
Grabs pole with a blistering lap
‘I am even more hungry after I got the Arjuna Award’
briefly last year and it’s great Chennai
MOTORSPORTS to be able to continue that Fifteenyear old Md. Mikail
Rayan Rozario collaboration with him again from Chennai lit up the
Coimbatore this year. He is a talented fourth and penultimate
With the prestigious Arjuna driver with a lot of potential round of the MRF MMSC
Award in his hand, India’s and we’re all looking for FMSCI National motorcycle
mostcelebrated rally driver ward to seeing how he pro racing championship by set
Gaurav Gill will rev it up gresses in the champion ting a record of sorts at the
further when he takes on the ship,” said Richard Millener, MMRT here on Friday and
best in the FIA World Rally the team principal. grabbed pole position in the
Championship (WRC2), the Honda NSF 250R category
Rally of Turkey, next week. Feted while TVS Racing’s ace rider
“I am even more hungry Later, Gill was felicitated by Jagan Kumar qualified first
after I got the Arjuna Award. JK Tyre Motorsport for his in the premier ProStock
Despite various limitations, Arjuna Award in Delhi. The 301400cc category. Red hot: Md. Mikail raced the fastest lap ever in a National
Indians can do better given company’s marketing direc Also qualifying for pole championship for bikes up to 250cc. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
*
their dedication and com tor Vikram Malhotra con positions in their respective

mitment,” Gill told The Hin- gratulated the champion, de National championship cate in a National championship jiv Sethu (Idemitsu Honda
du from Delhi. Looking ahead: Gaurav Gill is confident that he has the goods to deliver on the world stage. claring the award as a gories were Ann Jennifer of event for bikes up to 250cc. Ten10 Racing), leading the
The JK Tyre supported *
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT watershed moment for In Sparks Racing (girls, Stock Second behind Mikahil, championship in the Pro
driver said it’s not going to be dian motorsport. 165cc), Idemitsu Honda who is full time into racing Stock 165cc class, put the
a delightful journey as the fit as usual and I am hoping tember 9 in Turkey. It’s not pionship points. “This will change the way Ten10 Racing’s Anish Shetty and studies from home, was hammer down by topping
the rally is known to be noto to be finish among the top an ideal amount of practise Sanjay Sharma, head of all stakeholders will look at (ProStock 201300cc) and another Chennai teenager, the free practice session
rious for its roughness. “It’s five.” but I am prepared,” he said. motorsport JK Tyre, was Indian motorsport. Young Venkatesan I (novice, Stock Varoon Sadasivam (1:49.327) with a lap time of 1:59.115s,
one of the roughest in the Gill had taken part in four equally confident of Gill deli sters can hope for brighter 165cc) of Team Motoma with Pune’s 12yearold Sar pipping his closest rival, TVS
world. The rough and the Acclimatising rallies — Italy, Finland, Wales vering the goods. “He has got prospects in the sport as niacz. thak Shrikant Chavan Racing’s Jagan Kumar
high speed can be a lethal Interestingly, Gill has been and Australia last year as an the best team, the best car schools and colleges will ack Mikail, riding the FIM Mo (1:51.342) qualifying third. (1:59.239). Sethu’s team
combination and, the cars doing a lot of running in the unregistered driver. He won and the best technical pack nowledge Gaurav’s recogni to3spec NSF 250R bike in mate Sarath Kumar, also in
don’t like it,” he said. afternoons and going 11 stages despite facing chal age and above all we have tion and will treat it at par the Idemitsu Honda Talent Happy the championship reckoning
But the threetime APRC through sauna sessions to get lenges, underlining his pro the best driver. We shortlist with any other sport,” said Cup onemake champion “I am very happy with my and trailing Jagan by just one
champion is still confident of used to the condition. wess and skill at the top ed this event as it best suits Mr. Sanjay. ship, clocked a blistering lap qualifying session, but I am point, was third quickest in
a strong finish. “It’s going to The Delhi star will be driv level. him. We have made a good The Rally of Turkey will of 1minute, 47.887secs working hard to do even bet 02:00.103, ahead of TVS
be hot and humid but I be ing a 1.6 Turbo R5 developed But, this time around, he choice and I know for sure see the drivers cover a total around the 3.717km MMRT ter,” said Mikail, who is lead Racing’s Kevin Kannan
lieve it’s a level playing field by MSport. “It’s a brand new will be competing as a regis that he will give his 200 per distance of over 988.50 kms circuit in the qualifying ses ing the championship in his (02:01.102). The qualifying
as the conditions are similar car and I will be testing it the tered driver for the first time cent.” with 310.10 kms earmarked sion. category. session is scheduled for Sa
in India. I am keeping myself whole day through on Sep and will be picking up cham “I have worked with Gill for 17 special stages. It was the fastest lap ever Earlier, international Ra turday.
‘We deserved more from the game’ Prajnesh falls Manu credits it to sheer will and hard work

to Go Soeda
Despite the reverse, Stimac says he is proud of his players Successful Indian shooting contingent feted by SAI
Sports Bureau
Jinan (China)
Anant Kaur on and I have improved a lot
FOOTBALL Top seed Prajnesh Gunnes NEW DELHI since I became a part of the
Anirudh Velamuri waran was beaten 76(2), India’s unprecedented suc senior team. Their expe
Guwahati 36, 63 by Go Soeda of Ja cess in the ISSF World Cup riences helped me grow as a
The defensive mistakes that pan in the quarterfinals of held in Rio De Jinerio, Brazil shooter.”
have been India’s undoing the $162,480 Challenger has brought accolades for
early in Igor Stimac’s Indian tennis tournament here on the country. The Indian con Rijiju applauds
reign came back to punish Friday. tingent won a total of nine Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
the team in the first FIFA In the ITF men’s Futures medals — five gold, two silver applauded the shooters and
World Cup qualifier against in Thailand, fourth seed and two bronze. said, “I am extremely de
Oman here on Thursday. Sidharth Rawat set up a This year it has already lighted to receive our shoot
Being in control for the semifinal against top seed won a total of 22 medals in ing team from the World Cup
entirety of the first half and Dayne Kelly of Australia, ISSF World Cups — which in and the amount of medals
taking the lead through a cle with a 76(1), 61 victory ov cludes 16 gold — and has and honour they have
verlyworked training er George Loffhagen of Bri emerged as the most suc brought for the country is
ground routine mattered for tain. cessful nation. commendable.”
little with the two late goals The results: At a felicitation function Praising the performanc
$162,480 Challenger, Jinan,
conceded. Coachspeak: Igor Stimac says the loss against Oman was by the Sports Authority of In es of all the shooters NRAI
China: Quarterfinals: Go Soe
“We’re very sad, deserved about experience and not fitness. RITU RAJ KONWAR*
da (Jpn) bt Prajnesh Gunnes
dia (SAI) here on Friday, all Happy times: Union Minister for Sports Kiren Rijiju interacts president Raninder Singh
more from this game. We waran 76(2), 36, 63. Dou the shooters were gleaming with the shooters at the felicitation function. ANANT KAUR *
said, “With talent, training
could have scored many in anyone. The players gave We should’ve made the op bles (semifinals): Matthew with joy as they have per and opportunity they have
the first half and finished the their all.” ponent run and chase, we Ebden (Aus) & Divij Sharan bt formed successfully and se gold. “I couldn’t perform Making note of the good proved everything is possi
game before the break,” he On what went wrong in didn’t,” he said. Saketh Myneni & Jeevan Ne cured nine quota places for well in the China World Cup and bad points in the compe ble. It is the gun which
said, reflecting on the game. the final minutes, he said, With India’s toughest dunchezhiyan 64, 62. the 2020 Tokyo Olympics till but in Munich I did very well. titions has worked well for speaks.”
“My players made me “The defence was losing its game, away to Qatar, coming $15,000 ITF men, Hua Hin, now. In Rio also we were down 9 Elavenil Valarivan. It has not Patiala Sports University
proud, the way they fought shape and that (the closing up in five fays, there isn’t Thailand: Quarterfinals: Sid Manu Bhaker, who won 15 in the final round but we only helped her in assessing has tied up with a UK univer
and ran for 70 minutes. But minutes) was the time we much time to regroup. But harth Rawat bt George Loff the mixed 10m air pistol gold could manage to hit the tar performances but also win a sity to improve the perfor
hagen (GBr) 76(1), 61; Ma
the game is for 90 minutes, need to be patient. Keep the Croatian believes that his with Saurabh Chaudhary, gets well and eventually won gold medal in 10m air rifle. mances of the shooters as In
koto Ochi (Jpn) bt Nitin
not 70.” possession, hold onto the team is already over the credited sheer will, hard it. We were just one point She said, “I was able to put dia needs more practical
Kumar Sinha 46, 61, 75.
Sunil Chhetri put India lead and wait for counters. Oman result and is looking $60,000 ITF women, Chang work and a little bit of luck away from defeat,” Bhaker up lot of things in the com coaches and not theoretical
ahead in the first half but We didn’t and we paid the forward to the game on Sep sha, China: Doubles (semifi which helped them win told The Hindu. petition which I was working added the NRAI chief.
there was little threat to the price.” tember 10. nals): Xinyu Jiang & Qianhui
Oman goal from elsewhere. In the end, what made the “Motivating? Done. We Tang (Chn) bt Jessy Rompies
For all the attacking play,
it was Chhetri the team
turned to, to take it across
difference was the expe
rience Oman had. India
looked the fitter side but the
start preparing (for Qatar)
from this moment. They are
the strongest team and have
(Ina) & Prarthana Thombare
75, 64; Erika Sema (Jpn) &
Rutuja Bhosale bt JiaQi Kang
Akanksha stretches Vaidehi Chaudhari
the line. visitor made its few chances the strongest league in Asia.” (Chn) & Peangtarn Plipuech siderable potential, who has
count. On what to expect from (Tha) 76(4), 62. TENNIS been serving big and strok
$15,000 ITF women, Tabar
Inexperience in scoring “My players, they can India, he said, “We will Special Correspondent ing with conviction.
ka, Tunisia: Doubles (quar
“We didn’t have enough ex run. But this loss is about ex change four or five players, terfinals): Nadia Echeverria
NEW DELHI Yubarani recovered from
perience in scoring. We al perience, not fitness. From will see how they are. But we Alam (Ven) & Anna Popescu Second seed Vaidehi Chaud a sluggish start to stop the
ways depend on Sunil for the 70th minute mark, we have no reason to fear, we (GBr) bt Coralie Garrigues hari had to really sweat it out gritty Prathiba Narayan Pra
goals,” he said, before ad made the mistake of running will try to play good football (Fra) & Likhitha Kalava 63, in hot and humid conditions sad in straight sets.
ding, “But I can’t blame too much without passing. and try to score.” 63. to get past Akanksha NItture Four time National cham
75, 26, 75 in the quarterfi pion Prerna Bhambri was in
nals of the Asian Tour wo cruise mode against the tall
Spain and Italy made to sweat in Euro Qualifiers men’s tennis tournament
here on Friday.
In a battle of wits that
and strong Kashish Bhatia,
as she led 60, 20, but the
latter was able to bring the
could have gone either way, match alive with her sharp
Both maintain perfect starts after fighting past Romania & Armenia respectively it was Vaidehi’s determina game.
tion that clinched her the
At 44 and 4015, Kashish
Agence France-Presse contest, as both the players
failed to hold serve, and that
Paris were equally impressive
put paid to her hopes of re
Spain took a step closer to with their strong games. Battle of wits: Second seed Vaidehi Chaudhari had to use her
vival in that second set.
qualification for Euro 2020 experience to defeat Akanksha Nitture in three sets.
The results (quarterfinals): Sai
on Thursday after surviving Deception * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Samhitha bt Sara Yadav 61,
a scare in Romania to win 21 It was commendable that the
63; Prerna Bhambri bt Kashish
and continue its 100% re eleventh standard student experienced Vaidehi. ter missed a match point be Bhatia 60, 64; Yubarani Ba
cord, while Italy also kept its from Navi Mumbai, Akank Vaidehi had the mobility fore closing it out. nerjee bt Prathiba Narayan Pra
perfect start with a 31 win in sha was able to play so calm on court and punch in her In the semifinals, Vaidehi sad 64, 63; Vaidehi Chaudhari
Armenia. ly and with so much decep strokes but could not serve will play Yubarani Banerjee, bt Akanksha Nitture 75, 26,
A Sergio Ramos first half tion to tease the more out the match at 54, and la another young player of con 75.
penalty and a beautiful team
goal finished off by Paco Al
cacer were just about
enough for Spain in Buchar
est, and made its record five
ArgentinaChile friendly ends in stalemate
wins from five to maintain its Agence France-Presse
fivepoint lead at the top of Los Angeles
Group ‘F’ in its first match Argentina and Chile ground
since Luis Enrique stepped out a 00 draw here on
down as coach. Thursday in a niggly friendly
Spain is followed by Swe Slotting it in: Paco Alcacer scores Spain’s second goal during the Euro 2020 Group F qualifying international between the
den, which is on 10 points af match against Romania AP * two South American rivals.
ter thumping the Faroe Is Argentina, missing the
lands 40, and Norway a thanks to a Teemu Pukki pe second yellow card. pen, Alcacer 47); Norway 2 suspended Lionel Messi and
further two points back after nalty, and seven ahead of (Berge 34, King 45+1pen) bt several other European
Belotti doubled his tally 10
its comfortable 20 over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Malta 0; Faroe Islands 0 lost to based stars including Sergio
minutes from time after sub Sweden 4 (Isak 12, 15, Lindelof
Malta. third after the win in Yere stitute Pellegrini had put the Aguero and Angel di Maria,
23, Qualson 41).
Earlier Italy strengthened van, which came despite the away side in the lead. enjoyed the better chances
its grip on Group ‘J’ after Italians trailing after 11 mi Group G: Israel 1 (Zahavi 55) but was unable to find a goal.
The results: Group D: Republic drew with North Macedonia 1
coming from behind to see nutes when Aleksandre Ka of Ireland 1 (McGoldrick 85) Chile, with Alexis Sanchez
(Ademi 64).
off Armenia thanks to a An rapetyan scored. drew with Switzerland 1 (Schar leading its attack, was simi
Group J: Armenia 1 (Karapetyan
drea Belotti brace and Lo Belotti tapped in Emerson 74); Gibraltar 0 lost to Denmark larly uninspired in front of
11) lost to Italy 3 (Belotti 28,
renzo Pellegrini’s first inter Palmieri’s cross to put Italy 6 (Skov 6, Eriksen 34pen, 50 80, Pellegrini 77); Finland 1 goal.
national goal. Roberto level on 28 minutes before pen, Delaney 69, Gytkjaer 73, (Pukki 52pen) bt Greece 0; Referee Jair Marrufo
Mancini’s side is three points Karapetyan went from hero 78). Bosnia & Herzegovina 5 (Gojak showed no fewer than 10 yel
ahead of secondplaced Fin to villain by being sent off in Group F: Romania 1 (Andone 11, 89, Malin 80og, Dzeko 85, low cards in an often illtem Midfield action: Nicolas Dominguez of Argentina, left, and Sebastian Vegas of Chile vie for the
land, 10 victor over Greece first half stoppage time for a 59) lost to Spain 2 (Ramos 29 Visca 87) bt Liechtenstein 0. pered contest. ball. AFP
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