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JOURNALISM OF COURAGESINCE 1932

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SANTOSHSINGHPATNA, JULY3

IN THE middle of last month,when senior officials of Bihar'sBanka district administrationmetwith a group of skilledmi-grantswho had returned to thestatefromTelangana,theyhadapleasantsurprise—andalotelse—served to them.There was mutton biryani,

Hyderabadi chicken biryani,chicken65,andchillichicken,aswell as a vegetarian biryani, pa-neer65,andpaneerchilli.Plus,arangeof kebabs.

The migrants were a groupof culinaryartists, specialists inmaking the famed biryani andkebabsofHyderabad.The lock-down and the shutting ofrestaurantshad forced themtoreturn to their villages — all inFullidummar block of Bankadistrict.Theofficialswere surprised

to learn that some of themoststoried foodofHyderabadwaspreparedbymigrants from lit-tle-known Fullidummar,which has been exportingcooks and chefs to that city formany years now.Askill-mappingexercisethat

the district administration car-ried out subsequently, drew upan impressive list of hotels andrestaurantsinHyderabadwherethecookshadbeenworkingbe-forethelockdown:Paradise,cel-ebrated for its biryani, the SkyGarden andMy Friend’s Circlerestaurants, restaurants at theGolfClubandCountryClub,andhotels including Baseraa. Theskill-mapping exercise is ongo-ing, but for many, a new “culi-nary hotspot” has already beenestablished inFullidummar.The food and its cooks obvi-

ouslygotexcellentreviewsfromthe officials, who included the

districtmagistrateandsuperin-tendent of police of Banka. Butthe big question after thatmealwas: how to engage this excep-tional talent that they had dis-covered?And the solution found by

the district administrationwasto initiate theprocess of gettingat least 10-15partnership firmsregisteredfortheseculinaryspe-cialistsasMSMEs.Toensurethatthey qualify for the govern-ment’s upcoming catering andhousekeeping tenders, the ad-ministration has given themcateringresponsibilitiesforsev-erallargemeetingsthathavegot

underway ahead of Assemblyelections due in October-November.The administration has also

floatedcateringandhousekeep-ing tenders for its four circuithouses, which could be worthaboutRs1croreannually.Alargenumber of those who have re-turnedarealsoskilled inhouse-keeping. In all, over5,000chefs,cooks, stewards, waiters, door-men,andhousekeepershavere-turned to Fullidummar fromHyderabad and Secunderabad,officials said.Banka district magistrate

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AtFullidummar,withold links toHyderabad, theirmenuhaschicken65,paneer65andarangeofkebabs. Express

Biryani in Banka: Migrants bring taste of Hyderabad home

JOURNALISM OF COURAGESINCE 1932

PM:STRENGTH,VALOURPRECONDITIONFORPEACE

MODIPAYSTRIBUTETOGALWAN:ENEMIESSAWFIREANDFURY

GROUNDLESSTOVIEWCHINAASEXPANSIONIST:CHINESEEMBASSY

KRISHNKAUSHIKNEWDELHI, JULY3

IN THE strongest message toBeijing since the standoff be-tween Chinese and Indiantroops along the Line of ActualControl, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, who reachedLadakh Friday, said the “era ofexpansionismisover”and“his-tory is witness that such forceshave been wiped out, or havebeen forced to turnaround”.Underlining that valour and

strength are a precondition forpeace, Modi reminded troopsthat“Indiahasemergedstrongeraftereveryattack”.Making an unannounced

visit to Ladakh after DefenceMinisterRajnathSinghdeferredhisinspectionofthesituationonthe ground, the PrimeMinister,addressing troops atNimunearLeh,paidrichtributestothesol-dierswho died orwere injuredwhile defending the GalwanValley—20IndianArmyperson-nel were killed in clashes withChinese troopson June15.“Aapki shaurya gathayein

ghar-ghar mein goonj rahi hainaur Bharat Mata ke dushmanone aapki fire bhi dekhi hai auraapki fury bhi (Stories of yourvalour are echoing in everyhouse.Mother India's enemieshave seen your fire and fury),”he said, referring to the Leh-basedXIVCorps,alsoknownasthe Fire and Fury Corps thatguards the LAC.The PrimeMinister spoke at

length on the end of the era ofexpansionism, sending China astrongmessageovermassingoftroopsalong theLAC.“Vistaarvaad ka yug samapt

ho chuka hai. Yeh yug vikasvaadkahai (Theeraof expansionism

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TABASSUMBARNAGARWALAMUMBAI, JULY3

INITSletter,theIndianCouncilofMedicalResearch(ICMR)hastoldthe12hospitalsselectedforcar-ryingoutclinicaltrialsofCovaxinto“ensurethatthesubjectenrol-ment is initiated no later thanJuly 7”.While only six have gotapproval from their ethics com-mitteessofar,someofthehospi-

tals cautioned against the time-linesetbythe ICMR.Fourofthesixwhichhavegot

approval — GillurkarMultispecialtyHospital(Nagpur),JeevanRekhaHospital(Belgaum),Prakhar Hospital (Kanpur), andRanaHospitalandTraumaCentre(Gorakhpur)—are small privatehospitalsthatareneitherresearchcentres nor attachedwith anymedicalcollege.At least seven of the 12 are

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‘Era of expansionism is over’

AMITABHSINHA,KAUNAINSHERIFFM&KARISHMAMEHROTRANEWDELHI, PUNE, JULY3

THE OFFICIAL claim by theIndian Council of MedicalResearch (ICMR) that it envis-agedthe“launch”ofaCovidvac-cinefor“publichealthuse latestby August 15” has drawn sharpcriticism from the scientificcommunity and sparked fearsthat itssafetyandefficacycouldbe compromised to meet the“near impossible” timeline.Importantly, the August 15

deadline flies in the faceof pub-

liclyannouncedtimelinesforthepossible readiness of this vac-cine, including the vaccine de-veloper’s own estimate and thetimelineprovidedtotheregula-tory body, Drug ControllerGeneralof India.Even AIIMS Director

RandeepGuleria,theheadoftheclinicalresearchgroupofthena-tional task force on COVID-19,seemedsurprised.“Itwill beavery challenging

and difficult task, consideringthatwehavetolookatbotheffi-cacy and safety of any vaccinethatisintroduced.Also, ifwegetthe desired results, the other

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SHUBHAJITROY&RAVISHTIWARINEWDELHI, JULY3

LAST OCTOBER, welcomingChinese President Xi Jinping atMahabalipuram,PrimeMinisterNarendra Modi said he hopedtheirinformalsummitwould“fur-therstrengthentiesbetweenIndiaandChina.”OnFriday,hestoodinLadakh, near the Line of ActualControl, andcautioned, ina clear

reference to Beijing,againsttheforcesofitsexpansionism.The contrast

couldn’t have beenmore stark. And yettherewas nomistak-ing the echo— of hisown words fromTokyo onSeptember 1, 2014, during hisfirst bilateral visit to Japan asPrimeMinister, fourmonths af-ter takingcharge.Addressing a luncheon at-

tended by JapaneseandIndianindustrial-ists, Modi said:"Today, we see allaround what hap-pened in the 18thcentury…thereisex-pansionism visible…

kisi desh mein encroachmentkarna,kahinsamundarmeinghusjaana, kabhi kisi desh ke andar jakar kabza karna… in cheezon kipravritti chal rahi hai (some

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Citingsecurity,govt to banpower gearfrom ChinaENSECONOMICBUREAUNEWDELHI, JULY3

AMID THE stand-off along theborder with China, PowerMinister R K Singh Friday saidIndia would not import powerequipment from its northernneighbour.Addressing his counterparts

from other states over a videoconference, Singh said, “This issomething we cannot toleratethat a country will transgressinto our territory... wewill nottake anything from China andPakistan.Wewill not give per-mission for import from ‘priorreference’ countries.We are af-fected. There could bemalwareorTrojanhorseinthose(importsfromChina)whichtheycanacti-vate remotely (to cripple ourpowersystems).”Priorreferencecountriesare

those fromwhere imports re-quire advance permission fromthe government. Such permis-sionwouldnotbeavailabletoei-ther China or Pakistan, he said.The decision has been taken toprotect the security, integrityandreliabilityofthestrategicallyimportant and critical powersupply system and network inthecountry, Singhsaid.This is the latest suchmove

taken by the government andcomes close on the heels of theMinistry of Electronics andInformationTechnologybanning59 Chinesemobile applicationssuchasTikTokandWeChat, andRoad Transport and MSMEMinister Nitin Gadkar statingChinesecompanieswillnotbeal-lowedtobidforroadprojectsandinvest in micro, small andmediumenterprises in India.

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EIGHTPOLICEpersonnel,includ-ing aDeputy Superintendent ofPoliceandthreeSub-Inspectors,were killed during a raid to ar-rest a criminal in Bikru village,nearKanpur city, past Thursdaymidnight.Accordingtopolice,a teamof

about 20policemenhadgone tothevillage, inChaubeypurpolicestationarea,toarrestVikasDubey,ahistory-sheeterwhofacesabout60criminalcasesincludingmur-derandattempttomurder.Police said the team came

underheavyfire, includingfromrooftops.Atleastsevenotherse-curitypersonnelwereinjuredinthe attack. A homeguard is re-ported tobecritical.“There is a notorious crimi-

nalnamedVikasDubeywhohasaround60casesagainsthim.OnThursday, an FIRwas registeredagainsthimforattempt tomur-der.Apoliceteamwenttohisvil-lage to arrest him, as he is aknowncriminalandwascontin-

uously involved in such activi-ties. These people blocked the

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DSP, seven cops killed in failedraid for UP history-sheeter

MAHENDERSINGHMANRALNEWDELHI, JULY3

ONE of those chargesheeted inthemurderofa25-year-olddur-ing the riots in Northeast Delhiin February, under arrest sinceMarch, is themahamantri (gen-eral secretary) of the BJP’sBrahampuri Mandal and hasbeen associatedwith the partyforoveradecade.While the chargesheet, filed

on June 23, before ChiefMetropolitan MagistratePurushottam Pathak at Delhi’sKarkardooma Court, talks ofBrijmohan Sharma’s politicalambitions,sayinghewasknownlocally as ‘Netaji’, it does notmentionanyparty.

Brijmohan, 41, was arrestedon March 28, along with hisneighbour Sunny Singh (32),over the killing of Irfan duringthe riots at Kartar Nagar, Pusta-4 on February 26. Thechargesheet quoteshimas con-fessing to themurder.His father Harish Chandra

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Policeoutsidethehouse inBakruvillage,Kanpur,wheretheeightpersonnelwerekilled.Vishal Srivastav

Such forceswiped out,or forced toturn around:PM in Ladakh

Some hospitals selectedfor clinical trials cautionagainst ‘impossible’ timeline

TestingatMandala inMumbaiFriday.AmitChakravarty

BrijmohanSharmawasarrestedonMarch28.Express

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spots. Twowere foundoutside thedoor of Dubey’smaternal uncle,PremPrakashPandey'shouse;onewas found in the verandah of thesamehouse; and fivewere foundnear a toilet about 20metres fromtherearboundaryof thehouse.Police sources said therewere

15-20men, armedwithautomaticweapons.AtthesiteonFriday,aJCBwasparkedabout30metres awayfromtheirongateofDubey'sman-sion-likehouse,coveredbyaboutadozenCCTVcameras.Later in theday,police said two

men, identified as Prem PrakashPandeyandhisassociateAtulDubey,werekilledduringacombingoper-ation.Theysaidaservicepistolandacountry-madepistolwere recov-eredfromtheirpossession.Apoliceofficer said theattackershad takenanAK-47,anINSASrifleandtwopis-tolsfromthepoliceteam.DGPAwasthysaidtheoperation

tocatchthecriminalswasstillon.KanpurSP(Rural)BrijeshKumar

SrivastavasaidtheFIRagainstDubeywas registeredon thecomplaintofoneRahulTiwarifromaneighbour-ingvillage, thatDubeyhadopenedfiredonhimonThursday,inconnec-tionwithanongoinglanddispute.“Wehave heard that twodays

before the incident, Dubey andTiwari were brought to theChaubeypur police station,whereDubeyslappedTiwariinfrontofthepolicestationin-charge.Wearecon-firmingthedetails,”saidIG,Kanpur(Range),MohitAgarwal.He said therewere indications

thattheattackershadpriorinforma-tionaboutthepoliceoperation,andtheinformantcouldbefromthede-partmentitself.

Vaccine by Aug 15challengeistheprocessofmasspro-ductionofthevaccine,”GuleriatoldTheIndianExpress.ShaheedJameel,avirologistand

chief executive of theWellcomeTrust-DBTAlliancethatfundshealthresearchinIndia,saidtheAugust15timelinewas“ridiculous”.“I feartheglobalscientificcom-

munitywould be laughing at us.India is a serious player in science.Whoisgoingtotrustus?Whoisgo-ingtobelieveusevenifwecomeupwith a good vaccine tomorrow?...AndIamappalledatthekindoflan-guageusedintheletter.Itisnotalet-ter,itreadslikeathreat,”Jameelsaid.TheAugust15 timeline ismen-

tioned in a letter dated July12 thatICMR director general BalramBhargavawrote to the12hospitalsselectedforclinicaltrialsofCovaxin,a candidate vaccine developedbyBharatBiotech,aHyderabad-basedpharmaceutical company, in part-nershipwith theNational InstituteofVirology,anICMRlaboratory."Itisenvisagedtolaunchthevac-

cine for public healthuse latest byAugust15,2020aftercompletionofallclinicaltrials...Youarestrictlyad-vised to fast-track all approvals re-latedtoinitiationoftheclinicaltrial,and ensure that the subject enrol-mentisinitiatednolaterthanJuly7,2020,”Bhargavasaidintheletter,be-fore sounding awarning. “Kindlynote that non-compliancewill beviewedveryseriously.”The approval for clinical trials

hadbeengivenon June29, andnoone,noteventhecompanyitself,be-lievesthatthevaccinewillbereadybyAugust15.Inabackgroundnotecirculated

thedayitreceivedapprovalforclin-icaltrials,BharatBiotechhadsaidtheresultsofPhase I andPhase II trialswould be out only by October.“Based on the success results ofPhaseIandPhaseII,whichwouldbeout by October 2020, we willprogress to the larger clinical trials.Thereafter, the licensure timelineswillbesetoutuponreceivingregu-latoryapprovals,” ithadsaid.The “larger clinical trials” refers

toPhaseIIItrials.Asofnow,thecom-panyhasbeen clearedonly for thefirsttwophases.PhaseItrialsaremeanttocheck

thesafetyofthevaccineinthebodyandareusuallycarriedoutonafewdozenvolunteers.Thesetakea fewmonths.InPhaseII,scientistscheckwhetherthevaccineisabletotriggerthe desired immune response.

Severalhundredvolunteers are re-quiredfortheseandthiscouldtakeuptoseveralmonths.Infact,accordingtoinformation

postedintheClinicalTrialsRegistry,the official onlinedepository of allclinicaltrialsinthecountry,thedu-rationof Covaxine ismentionedas15months. This entrywas last ed-ited on Thursday. It said that theevaluation of the trials would bedoneonDay14,Day28,Day104andDay194forthetwophases.Inaddition,Phase IandPhase II

trials are yet tobe approvedby theinstitutional ethics committees ofsix of the 12 selected hospitals, amandatoryrequirement.The six hospitals approved are

relativelylesserknownonesinGoa,Gorakhpur,Belgavi,Rohtak,KanpurandNagpur.Thosewhoareyettogettheir institutional approval includeAIIMSDelhiandAIIMSPatna.Butavaccineisnotapprovedfor

publicuseuntilPhaseIIItrialswhichcheckitsefficacy--whethertheim-mune response it generates is abletofightthedisease.Thereisnowaythatthesethreestagescanbecom-pletedbeforeAugust 15, scientistssaid, adding that they feared that itmight be an indication that Phase-IIItrialswerebeingskipped.Top clinicians,working closely

withthegovernment,onthecondi-tion of anonymity raised seriousquestionsovertheICMR’sproposal.“InPhase1, theenrolmentitself

takesafewmonths.Youhavetoex-amine if the vaccine is able topro-duceenoughneutralisingantibod-ies to fight the virus. Second, if thevaccine produces antibodies, weneed toexamine if they sustain forsometime.Theantibodiesmaylastonlyforafewweeks.Youcan'thaveavaccine,thathastobegiveneveryfewweeks,”oneof themsaid.

Hospitals cautionmedical colleges or governmenthospitals.“Weapplied for approval from

theethicscommitteefourdaysago.Thefinalmeetingwasscheduledto-day.Onceweget approval,wewillstart seeking participants. But tostartenrolmentfromJuly7isimpos-sible,” saidDr SanjayRai, fromAI-IMS-Delhi.“If a person is vaccinated, the

bodywill take 28days to produceantibodies.Theoretically,itispossi-ble to see if antibodies generate inparticipantsbyAugust15.Butprac-tically, it is impossible to provideconfirmed data by then. The ap-provaloftheethicscommitteetakestime,selectionandenrolmentcrite-ria takes time.Making the vaccinefeasibleforpublicusewilltakeayearormore,” saidDrVenkat Rao, epi-demiologist with the Institute ofMedicalSciencesandSUMHospital,Jajapur(Odisha),earlier involvedinthehexavalentvaccine,typhoidandJapaneseencephalitistrials.He said thehospital,whichhas

been receiving calls from severaldoctorswilling toparticipate,hasareadydatabaseofsubjects.At the SRM Hospital and

ResearchCentre,Kancheepuram,nopreparationshavebeenmadesofar.Theapprovalof theethicscommit-tee is awaited. “This letter fromtheICMR came yesterday.We didn’thaveanyideaaboutthetimelineorprotocol,” said a doctor from thehospital.Withjustfourdaysleft,someof

thesehospitalsarenowreachingoutto health workers, and makingphone calls in their search for“healthyvolunteers”.Dr Chandrashekhar Gillurkar,

from theGillurkarMultispecialtyHospital in Nagpur, said he hasstarted posting messages onWhatsAppgroups.“Weplantostartenrolment by July 7.We alreadyhave the ethics committee's ap-proval,”hesaid.Thehospitalislookingatasam-

ple size of 50 subjects for Phase-I.Theymustbebetween18-55years,withnoheart, kidney, liver or lungillness,andnouncontrolleddiabetesorhypertension.InVisakhapatnam,DrRVasudev

ofthegovernment-runKingGeorgeHospital, said he had received atleast20phonecalls,10ofthemfromdoctors, indicatingwillingness to

join the trial. He saidhewas yet toapproach theethics committee forapproval.“Enrolmentandselectionwilltake3-4days.Butwecannotsaywhetheravaccineiseffectiveornotwithinonemonth,”hesaid.Dr Dhananjay Lad,Managing

Director, CROMClinical ResearchPrivateLtd&MedicalTourism,thatismonitoring the trialwithRedkarHospital andResearchCentre,Goa,said hospital employees will begiven first preference. Thehospitalislookingatasamplesizeof150par-ticipants forPhaseIandII. “WewillalsousepamphletsandWhatsAppmessages,”hesaid.Dr Prabhakar Reddy, from

Nizam's Institute of MedicalSciences, Hyderabad, also said hehas beengetting calls frompeoplewantingtobeapartof thetrial.Thehospital is yet to get approval fromtheethics committee. “At a timeofpandemic, theprocess canbe fast-tracked.Weareholding ameetingtomorrow to discuss the furthercourseofaction.Wewillropein30-40participants,”hesaid.DrChandrakantSingh,fromAI-

IMS-Patna,saidtheethicscommit-teeisscheduledtomeettotakeafi-nal call. “This is an emergencysituationandwecan’tlosepeople.Iamgoing toput advertisements innewspapers, andwill also post onWhatsAppgrouptoreachouttothegeneralpopulation,”hesaid.Dr Amit Bhate, from Jeevan

RekhaHospital, Belgaum, said hewaslookingatasamplesizeof200subjects for Phase I and II. “SinceICMRhasaskedustodeliverresults,wewill try ourbest to comply.Weareyettostartenrolmentbutpublic-ityaboutthevaccinewillhelpinget-tingconsent,”hesaid.JeevanRekhaisnotaresearchcentre,buthasdonetrialsontyphoidearlier,hesaid.“Whetherwe canprovidepre-

liminarydatabyAugust15dependson the regulatory clearances. Aftertheethicscommitteeapproves,wewill wait for the Clinical TrialRegistryto issuealetter.Weareyetto get the vaccine. The enrolmentwill start only after that,” said DrSavitaVerma,fromPGIMS,Rohtak.She said itwaspossible to gen-

eratesomedataon100ormoresub-jectsbyAugust15.“Ifimmunoglob-ulinsincreasefour-fold,thevaccineisconsideredasuccessandwemovetothenextphase,”Vermasaid.

DrJeetendraKushwaha,consult-antphysicianwithPrakharHospitalinKanpur,waspartof anAyurvedatrialtouseherbaloiltopreventmos-quitobitestocontrolmalariain2018.Thehospital set up its ethics com-mitteein2018.TheRanaHospital andTrauma

Centre inGorakhpur specialises inIVFservices.Ithasnotparticipatedinany vaccine trial so far. Its ethicscommitteewas set up in Januarythisyear.Raisingconcernoversomeofthe

hospitalsselectedforthetrials,pub-lic health expert Anant Bhan said,“Do these institutions have thewherewithal to carry out such tri-als? Infrastructure andexpertise isrequired.Howmanyhospitalshavetheexperiencetodoit?”

Delhi riotsSharma is also a formerBJP leader,andwasvice-presidentoftheparty’sKisanMorcha.While confirming Brijmohan

waswith theBJP, Sharma claimedhe had been framed in the riots.“Before the riots, two local police-menhaddemandedmoney fromtwofamilies forallowingconstruc-tionwork.My son stopped that. Amonth later, when the riots hap-pened, they recorded statementsagainstmy son. Local policemenalongwithourpoliticalrivalsfalselyimplicated him. Hewas sitting athome when the incident tookplace.”“I toldmysonnot toopt for the

mahamantripost,butfiveyearsagothepartyselectedhim.Ihavemaderequestswithourpartyleaders...butit has been threemonths and 10daysthatheisinjail,”Sharmasaid.AseniorDelhiBJPmembercon-

firmed that Brijmohan “held thepost”, but addedhewasunsure ofthecurrentstatus.AreacouncillorRajkumarBallan

alsoconfirmedthatBrijmohanwasthegeneralsecretaryofthemandal,but added that sincehewas in jail,partyworkwas being handled byanothergeneral secretary, and thattherearetwopeopleonapostatthislevel.In the chargesheet, police said

Irfan’smotherKureshahad identi-fied Brijmohan and Sunny amongthefourmenwhohadattackedhim.Policesaidtheyareyettoarresttheothertwo.

Inher statementunder Section164of theCrPC, recordedbefore amagistrate,Kureshasaidhersonandshe had gone out to buymilk andmedicinesonFebruary26.“Hewaswalking ahead of mewhen sud-denly somepeople came outsidetheir homes... One of themhitmyson andhe fell down. Another hitwith a rod, and another with aswordonhishead.”The chargesheet quotes

Assistant Sub-Inspector NaushadHaider,who is the complainant, assayingthatIrfanwasadmittedtoJagPraveshChandraHospital,andsuc-cumbedtohisinjuries.Policehavenamed28witnesses,

includingIrfan’smotherandtwolo-calresidents.Saysthechargesheet:“During questioning, accusedSharmaaliasGabbardisclosedthathestudieduptoclassXinagovern-mentschoolandrunsabuildingma-terialbusinessalongwithhisfather.For long, hewas keen in indulginginpoliticalactivities,andwasknowninhisareaas‘Netaji’.”The chargesheet quotes

Brijmohan as saying: “For the lastfew days, riots happened inNortheast Delhi against CAA andNRCinwhichMuslimskilledanum-ber of Hindus. They also torchedshopsandhousesofHindus... Iwasfurious andwaswaiting for anop-portunity... OnFebruary26, I alongwith Sunny and twoother neigh-bours got together and two-threeotherunknownpeople also joinedus.Wewere carrying iron rod, bat,pipes, canes and raising slogans inour areawhenwe ran into Irfan,who used to call himself a leader(dada)ofMuslims.Themomentwesaw him, the four of us grabbedhim....Wecorneredhimnearagro-ceryshopatGaliNo.1andIhithimontheheadwithanironrod;othersalso hit him on the head withweaponsafterwhichhefelluncon-scious on the ground.Wekept onbeatinghim...Whenwefelthehaddied, and sawotherMuslimswerecoming towards us,we ran away.Outof fear, I threwmy iron road inthedrainatGokulpuri.”Sunny’s brother Jitendra Singh,

however,claimed:“Mybrotherwasinsideourhousewhentheincidenttookplaceandhewentout tohelpIrfan.Mybrotherevencalledanau-torickshawto takehim to thehos-pital.”WITHABHINAVRAJPUT

Biryani in BankaSuharsha Bhagat told The IndianExpress that someof thecooksandchefs who have returned fromHyderabad,acitywithaformidablereputation for good food,were of“internationalstandard”–andthattheadministrationwasworking tohelpthemtocontinuetoutilisetheirextraordinarytalent.“Banka ka Zaika (The Taste of

Banka)isonenamethatwehaveinmind for the first of the firms.Wehave been able to engage 40-oddpeople, and larger numbers couldbe involvedas theelectionprocesspicksuppaceandcateringneedsin-crease.Allthesepeoplewillgetalotofwork until the election, andwecangivethemwhateverhousekeep-ing and cateringwork as is legallypossible,”theDMsaid.DharmendraKumarRai (35) of

Rata village of Fullidummar blocksaid hewas an “all-rounderwhospecialisedinChinesecuisineattheGold Club” inHyderabad. Hewasgetting a salary of Rs 27,500 permonth, he said–but the epidemichad destroyed the food business,andhehadhadtocomeback.“Wedonothavemuchagricul-

tural land.Good cooking is all thatweknow.Weare very happy thatthegovernmenthasstartedengag-ingus.Wearenowmakingfoodfor100people everydayonaverage,”Raisaid.Ranjit Kumar Yadav (30) of

Ghutiyara village of FullidummarsaidheusedtoworkinMyFriend'sCirclerestaurant.“IamaHyderabadibiryani specialist. I used to get Rs22,000permonth.ButIamnowex-citedaboutBankakaZaika.WehopetherewillbenoneedforustoreturntoHyderabad.Thousandsofwork-ershavecomeback,andwearealsotakingupindividualcateringassign-mentsforweddingsetc.,”hesaid.The “branding” help from the

thedistrictadministrationhadbeenagreatboost,Yadavsaid.Hisfamilyhas less than fivebighasof land,hesaid,andhisrelativeshavebeengo-ing to work in Hyderabad-Secunderabadforovertwogenera-tionsand30years.Senior TreasuryOfficerNawal

KishoreYadav, thenodalofficerco-ordinating theproject of engagingthisworkforce of chefs and cooks,said: “Wewant theMSMEfirms tobesetupasearlyaspossible.”

‘Era of expansionism is over’

Tokyo 2014 to Ladakh 2020: PM’s full circle

is over, this is theeraof develop-ment). In this fast-changingworld,onlydevelopment is rele-vant. There is opportunity onlyfordevelopment,anditalonecanbeabasis for the future.”“Inthecenturiespast,expan-

sionism has tried to destroymankind.Wheneveranyonehasbeen driven by expansionism,world peace has been threat-ened,”hesaid.“History is witness that such

forces have beenwiped out, or

havebeenforcedtoturnaround.This has been the global experi-ence. Based on that experience,theentireworlddecidedagainstexpansionism.Todaytheworldiscommitted to development andwelcomes competition indevel-opment,”hesaid.The PrimeMinistermade no

mentionofChina,butthemessagewas not lost on Beijing. ChineseembassyspokespersonJiRong,inaTwitterpost,said:“Chinahasde-marcatedboundarywith12of its

14 neighbouring countriesthrough peaceful negotiations,turninglandbordersintobondsoffriendly cooperation. It's ground-less toviewChinaas"expansion-ist",exaggerate&fabricateitsdis-puteswithneighbours.”In his address, Modi said

“everybody accepts that peaceand friendshipare important forthe progress of every country,worldandmankind”but“wealsoknow that the weak can neverensurepeace,theweakcannever

initiateanystep towardspeace”.“Veerta hi shanti ki purva-

shart hoti hai (valour is the pre-conditionforpeace). If Indiaisin-creasing its strength on water,land,airandspace,thenitsaimisthewelfare of mankind. The in-tentionisthesameindevelopingthelatestarmsandammunition,bringinginthelatestglobaltech-nology for the forces.And India’space of modern infrastructuredevelopment carries the samemessage,”hesaid.

country is encroachedupon, oneenterstheseassomewhere,some-timesgoinsideacountryandcap-ture territory,we arewitnessingsuchtendencies)."“…development is essential

and Ibelieve that in the21st cen-tury, if Asia is to lead theworld,India and Japan should togetherraisetheprestigeofthepathofde-velopment."This theme, of expansionism

versus development,was one ofhiskeythemestoday."Theworldisdividedintotwo

streams…oneofVistaarvaad(ex-pansionism) and the other ofVikasvaad (development).Vikasvaad is theway ahead," hehadsaidinTokyo."Wehavetode-cidewhetherwewant theworldtobecaught intheclutchesofex-pansionismor…onthepathofde-velopment.Thosewhofollowthepath of peace, thosewhobelieve

in development, they guaranteepeaceandprogress."Thesewordswere evidently

tooclosetotheboneinBeijinganddays later, came the standoff inChumar which coincidedwithChinesePresidentXiJinping’svisit.Thestandoff,sourcessaid,wasre-solved only afterModi raised theissuewithXi.With thedeathof 20 soldiers,

the current face-off ismore frac-tious thanChumar and signs of aresolution still not visible. So thefact thatModi landed in Ladakh,unannounced, is, in itself, ames-sage.Asistheupgradingofthefirstpolitical executive’s visit to thetroops amid the standoff –DefenceMinister Rajnath Singhwasscheduledtogo.NotoncedidModinameChina

buttwicehereferredtothesacri-fice of Indian soldiers in theGalwan Valley — Beijing has

stakedclaimedtoallofit.Byfram-ingthethreatof itsexpansionismasanantiquatedlast-centuryideathat threatenedpeace, by invok-ingWorldWars and peacemis-sions, he not only reinforced hisTokyomessage toBeijingbut thistimetoglobalpowers, too.Invoking Lord Krishna from

Mahabharata—throughhisrefer-ences to ‘Bansuridhari’ and‘Sudarshan Chakradhari’—ModireinforcedthemessagethatIndiastandsforpeacebutwillnothesi-tate if there’saconfrontation.His remark that “strength is a

precondition” for peace alsosought to assert that India willcontinuetoupgradeitsinfrastruc-ture along the LAC and keepaddingtoitsmilitarystrength.His“veerbhogyavasundhara” remarkwasaclearunderliningoftheprin-ciplethatIndiawilltalkfromapo-sitionof strength.

The PrimeMinister’s Friday’sspeech also sought to clear theconfusioncreatedbyhis remarksat theall-partymeeting. On June17,hehadsaid, inameetingwithChiefMinisters, that the sacrificeof soldierswould not go in vain.Then, two days later, came thecryptic remark that raisedmorequestions. “Neither has anyoneentered our boundary there, norisanyonethere, andnorhaveourpostsbeencapturedbysomeone.Our 20 soldiers have beenmar-tyred inLadakh,butbeforedyingtheytaughtalessontothosewhodaredtocastaneyeonourmoth-erland,”hehadsaid.His reference to Galwan,

Rezang La and Kargil linked thecurrentstandoff toearlieronestounderline that itwas thesacrificeof soldiers that had secured thenation.“TheenemiesofIndiahaveseenyourfireandfury,”Modisaid.

China power gear“Wemanufactureeverythinghere. India imported

Rs 71,000 croreworth power equipment, includingRs21,000crorefromChina,”Singhsaidatthestateen-ergyministers'conferencechairedbyhim. OnJune26,Singhhad said anewduty structure for power equip-menttodiscourageimportswasintheworks.Hehadsaidsolargear importswouldbe leviedba-

siccustomsdutyintherangeof20-40percent.Closeto75per cent of India’s solar power capacity is built onChinesesolarmodules.Chinesebanksandfinancialinstitutionshaveliber-

ally given long-termcredit facilities to India’s powercompanies to promote the business of the country’sequipmentmanufacturers.It isnot immediatelyclear if the Indianpowerpro-

ducers,whichhavealreadytiedupwithChineseequip-mentsupplierswill getawaiveroracarve-out. About9,570MWofunder-constructionpowerplants—allpri-vate—havecontractedwithChinesecompaniesforboil-ers,turbinesandgenerators,accordingtoofficialfigures.In the last 10 years, 22,420MWof super-critical

power plants have been commissioned andof these12,540MWwerebuiltonChineseequipment, includ-ingAdani’sMundraandTiroraunits,CLPIndia’s Jhajjarplant,RelianceSasanandVedanta’sTalwandiSaboproj-ect.Otherstate-runpowerprojectswithChineseequip-mentareDVC’s600MWRaghunathpurplant inWestBengal, TamilNadu’s 600MWMetturproject and the600MWKalisindhplantinRajasthan.Welcoming the move, the Indian Electrical

EquipmentManufacturers’ Association said thedeci-sionwouldhelpinutilisingthecountry’s“30-40percentexcessmanufacturingcapacity”.

DSP, 7 cops killedroadusinga JCB.When thepolicemengotdownfromtheirvehicles, theassailantsopenedfire.Therewasre-taliatory fire fromour side, but as the assailantswerestandinginthedarkandataheight,ourpolicemensuf-feredbulletinjuries,”saidDGPHiteshChandraAwasthy.BesidesDeputy SPDevendraKumarMishra,who

waspostedasthecircleofficerinBilhaur,theotherskilledareSub-InspectorsMaheshChandraYadav,AnupKumarSinghandNebuLal,andConstablesJitendraPal,SultanSingh, BabluKumarandRahulKumar.Mishrawas re-portedlyjustafewmonthsawayfromretirement.AdditionalDirectorGeneral,KanpurZone,JaiNarain

Singh said the firingbegan soonafter thepolice teamreachedthevillagearound1.30am.Thegunfightwenton till about 2.15 am,he said. Singh saidhe andotherseniorofficersreachedthespotat3am.“Weagreethatifwehadassessedthesituationbet-

ter, thePACor SWAT teamscouldhavebeen sent. Thevillageisnotorious,”hetoldTheIndianExpress.Singhsaid thebodieswere foundat threedifferent

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New Delhi

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICENEWDELHI, JULY3

THE 27-YEAR-OLD son of a re-tiredassistantsub-inspectorwasshotdeadinsidehiscarinRohini,Thursdaynight.Thevictim,NitinDalal, worked as a clerk at theSDMofficeAlipur.Police suspect that the at-

tackers,agroupoffour-fivemen,may have been targetting hiselderbrother,Neeraj, as thevic-timwas driving the latter’s car.Neeraj works as a propertydealer inDelhi.DCP(Rohini)PramodKumar

Mishra said, “We received a callat 9.15 pm about the firing. Themanwas taken toanearbyhos-pital but was declared dead onarrivalbydoctors.Weare inves-

tigating thematter andwill ar-rest the accused. Nitin’s father,Suresh Dalal, worked for theDelhiPolice.”Aninitialprobehasrevealed

that the assailants are part of alocal gang.A senior police officer said,

“Themanwasdrivingwhentheaccused drove near his car andstartedfiring.Theydidn’twaittolook at him or stop after theyfired around five shots.We sus-

pect the accused might havemistaken Nitin for his elderbrother, as hewas involved in aproperty dispute with somepeople.”Thevictim’s family,whohail

from Haryana’s Jhajjar, hadshifted toDelhi a fewyears ago.They told police they don’t sus-pectanyone.Police saidNitingotmarried

twoyears agoand liveswithhisfamily inAmanVihar.

ASTHASAXENANEWDELHI, JULY3

“I AM having breathing issues.All my symptoms are of co-rona... I will be 100% positive,”said Dr Abhishek Bhayana (26)to his elder brother Aman (31)on Thursday morning, hoursbefore he passed away follow-ingcomplaintsof chestconges-tion andbreathlessness.He had tested negative

twice for Covid-19.Workingasa juniorresident

doctoratDelhi’sMaulanaAzadInstitute for Dental Sciences(MAIDS), Abhishekwas postedin the department of oral sur-gery of thedental institute.Hesecuredrank21intheAI-

IMSMDSexam,andtravelledtoRohtakonJune26toappear forcounselling.

Abhishek’s family per-formed his last rites on Fridayafternoon.His friends and colleagues

still remember him as a doctorwith unmatchable positive en-ergy.“Hewasadiligentandhard-

workingdoctor.Despitehavingall the symptoms of coron-avirus, his test did not comepositive. He died of a heart at-tack,” said a senior doctor fromMAIDS.Recalling the last night he

spent with his brother, Amansaid:“OnThursdaymorning,hestartedtofeeldizzy.Beforethat,he was perfectly fine. I kepttelling him that nothing willhappen to him... We still can’tbelieve he is not with us. Ourparents are in shock.”Abhishekwas going to turn

27on July 22.According to the family, he

started experiencing coron-avirus-like symptoms around10 days ago and had com-

plained of throat pain andcough.“Wetookhimtoachestspe-

cialist.AnX-raywasperformedandweweretoldhehasachestinfection. We were under theimpression that it was nothingbut viral fever. But he kept say-ing the symptoms were not ofchest infection as he was hav-ing shortness of breath,” hisbrother said.As his condition worsened

on Thursday, he was immedi-atelyrushedtoanearbyprivatehospital.“Hewas fit andhealthy. The

negative result may come duetoseveralother reasons.Till hislast breath, he kept saying hehad symptoms of coronavirus.The doctors there started ad-ministering oxygen to him butit was too late by then,” saidAman.

SOMYALAKHANINEWDELHI, JULY3

FIVEDAYS after he tested posi-tive for Covid-19, 58-year-oldDelhi Police sub-inspectorDharmveerSingh,whowasad-mitted at Noida's KailashHospital for weeks due to aheart-related ailment, died at2.30 amFriday.Singh,whowasdeployed in

the office of DeputyCommissioner of Police(Northwest)VijayantaArya,un-derwentanopenheart surgeryon June22.His son Rohit Khatri (32)

told The Indian Express: "Werushed him to the hospital onJune 12 after a cardiac episode.His Covid test came negative,and he underwent an openheart surgery on June 22. On

June 28, when he was still ad-mittedat thehospital,hisCovidtest came positive. He got the

viruswhile in thehospital."Dr Satish Mathew, senior

cardiothoracic surgeon atKailash hospital, said that it isdifficult to say how Singhcaught the virus since "nohealthcareworkers at thenon-Covid hospital have shownsymptomsof thevirusnorhavetestedpositive."He said, "When the patient

gotadmitted,hisheart functionwas down to 30 per cent as histhreearterieswereblocked.Hewas also obese. He recoveredwell from the open heart sur-gery. He had some fever but herecoveredfromthat in four-fivedays. Then we found that hisone lung was white, which isunusual, and we got his Covidtest done again, which camepositive."At1amFriday,Khatri—kit-

ted inaPPE—sawhis fatheraf-

ter doctors at the hospital toldhim that his conditionwas de-teriorating.At 2.30 am, Singh passed

away, and in the morning, hiscremation was done underCovidprotocol.Khatri said, "His first test

was negative, whichmeans hedidn't get it from outside. Hewas admitted at the hospitalsince June12,andobviouslygotthe virus from there."Dr Mathew said that

Thursday afternoon, Singh suf-fered a stroke, and was put onthe ventilator. "We adminis-tered four doses of drugRemdesivir, anddidhis plasmatherapytwicebuthisconditiondeteriorated and he passedaway."Singhjoinedthepolice force

in 1984, and is survived by hiswife, and their two children.

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Covid symptoms but two negativetests, 26-yr-old junior resident dies

Retd ASI’s son shot dead, copssuspect his brother was target

ABHINAVRAJPUTNEWDELHI, JULY3

TOUTS TRAILING students andparents,motorbikes occupyingevery corner, IIT aspirantswithheavy bags crowding aroundstalls for snacks and chai, roadslitteredwith pamphlets — thiswas the scene at Kalu Sarai, aprominenthubofover30coach-ing centres in SouthDelhi, untilMarch. The pandemic hit just ascoaching centreswere to begintheir new session. Fourmonthson,theroadsaredeserted,coach-inginstitutes,eateries,cybercafesand libraries are shut, andpam-phlets on thewalls read ‘spaceavailableforrent’.AsmallvillagefacingIIT,Kalu

Sarai was once home to thosewhomigrated from Jaisalmerduring the reign of Firoz ShahTughlaq. The demographychanged after Partition, whenmany left for Pakistan. Today,MuslimandSikhcommunitiesinthevillage rentout space toPGs,coachinginstitutesandshops.Thefirstcoaching institute in

KaluSaraiwassetupinthe1990s.As studentsmade it their base,severalstationaryandjuiceshops,eateries, and PGsmushroomed.In the last twodecades, studentsfromDelhi,Bihar,UP, Jharkhand,Haryana andMPhave outnum-bered locals— thousands arrive

everyyear,withadreamtocracktheIITentrance.AtNarayana’s coaching insti-

tute, thewall is decoratedwithpostersofstudentswhohaveex-celled.Now,onlyaguardandtwoofficials sit inside. One of them,AnandKumar,said,“Parentsfearsending their children outside.Thecoachingindustryisseverelyhit, with around 70%percent ofthebusinessdown.Bigones likeus are managing, but smalleroneswon’tsurvive.”Nexttotheinstituteisathree-

floor building ownedby SimranJeet,whichhousedfourcoachinginstitutes.Now,it’s justtheown-erslivingonthetopfloor.“Weraninstitutes for foreign language

and to prepare students for lawandGMAT.Thesehavewoundup.Now, only an IAS coaching insti-tute’sadminoffice,bankandasa-loonremain,” Jeetsaid.While around 10 institutes

haveshut theirofficesandclass-roomspermanently,manyhavetold landlords they cannot payrentanymoreandmighthave tovacate.Ijaj Khan, owner of a house

thathadthreecoachinginstitutes,said,“Twohaveclosed.Oneisnoteventakingmycalls forrentthatisdue.”An official at another coach-

ing institute said thatwithmostclassesbeingshiftedonline,insti-tutescansaveonpayingrent.“But

theonlinemodelisnotverygoodforus.Ifwehad500studentsear-lier inayear,wehave just50on-line,”hesaid.FITJEE, one of the oldest

coaching centres in the area, isempty. The lone guard saidclasseswerebeingconductedon-line and inquiries can bemadeoverthephone.Ateacheratanothercoaching

centre said, “Several studentsnow prefer getting physicalcoaching at their hometownsratherthangoingonline,becausesubjects like science andmathneedalotof interaction.”Withstudentsgoneandcen-

tres shut, book depots, eateriesand juice shops have also beendeprived of earnings. The onlyplaces doing business arechemistsandkiranastores.Suresh Singhal, who sold

snacksandemployed fivework-ers, nowworksalone: “Studentshave gone, so have thehelpers. Idon'thavetopayrentsoIamsur-viving.”“More than 95% of students

have left. During this time, wewouldbebusy through theday,showing rooms and PGs. Thewhole stretch is empty now,”said property dealer SuhebChaudhry.Vishwas,abroker,saidrooms

thatwereavailableforRs8,000amonth are nowavailable for Rs6,000,andstillhavenotakers.

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StrongtremorsinDelhi-NCRNewDelhi:TremorswerefeltinDelhiafteranearth-quake of 4.7magnitudehit Rajasthan’s Alwar,closetotheHaryanabor-der, Friday.This was thehighest magnituderecordedso farof severalearthquakesthathavehitDelhi sinceApril12.

Man,daughterfounddeadGhaziabad:A38-year-oldman and his eight-year-olddaughterwere founddeadwith their throatsslitintheirGhaziabadres-idence Friday. Police saida relative of the twowasarrested after he con-fessedtothecrime.

FIRagainstbannedSikhoutfit leaderGurgaon:GurgaonPoliceThursday lodged an FIRagainst banned Sikhs forJustice’s GurpatwantSingh Pannun under IPCandUAPAsections.ENS

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EXPRESSNEWSSERVICENEWDELHI, JULY3

THE AAM Aadmi Party Fridaysaid the Centre had caused un-necessary confusion inDelhi byfirstscrappingitshomeisolationguidelines,reinstatingitandthenreleasingnation-wideguidelinesthat were similar to those thatwerebeing followedinDelhi.Party spokesperson Raghav

Chadhasaid thenewguidelinesissued were a copy of thosepassedbytheDelhigovernmentandcontainedelementsthattheL-G, as the head of the DelhiDisasterManagementAuthority,hadscrapped.Theguidelineshadbecomea

flashpoint between the Delhigovernment and the L-G lastmonth, when the latter hadpassed an order that everyonewhotestspositivewouldhavetospend at least five days in insti-tutional quarantine. The orderwaslaterrolledbackbutthede-cision to remove theprivatecallcentre, whichwas reaching outtopatients, remains stuck.“TheBJPgovernmenthasnow

advised implementationof tele-phonicconsultancyforCovidpa-tientsunderhomeisolation…thesamegovernmentscrappedtele-phonicconsultancyprovisionsforsuchpatients inDelhi. If thissys-temof theKejriwal governmentcan be applicable for thewholecountry,thenwhydidtheCentrescrapithere?”saidChadha.Chadha also said: "I believe

theBJPgovernmenthasonlyonegoal-tocreatetroubleforthecit-izens of Delhi bypassingordersthrough the L-G, who is under

thehomeministry."SourcesintheDDMA,mean-

while,saidthereasontheguide-lineswerescrappedwasbecausethe agency had been appointedwithout following due process.“The reason for scrappingwasnot to put an end to calls but toensure theappointment isdonethroughatender,”saidanofficial.Delhi government officials

said the firmwasselectedkeep-ing in mind the time it wouldtake to float a tender.Government sources said afterthe call centre's services werediscontinued, a tender was

floatedtoengageanotheragencyandbidshavebeeninvited.“Evennow,itistakingtimeto

appointacallcentrethroughthetenderingprocess.Ourresourcesarestretchedalreadyanddistrictofficialshavetojugglethesecalls,make assessment visits tohomes, carry out testing in con-tainment zones, screening andcontact tracing,” saidanofficial.Delhi reported 2,520 new

casesand59deathsinthelast24hours. The total cases are at94,695 while the death tolltouched2,923.Asmanyas15,878patientsareinhomeisolation.TheDelhigovernmentFriday

issued revised guidelines forhomeisolationofverymild/pre-symptomatic/asymptomaticCovid-19 cases, which now in-cludes asymptomatic positivepatients in the list. As per thenewguidelines,elderlypatientsolder than 60 years and thosewithco-morbidconditionssuchashypertension,diabetes,heartdisease, chronic lung/liver, kid-ney disease, cerebro-vasculardisease can be allowed homeisolationafterproperevaluationby the treatingmedicalofficer.

PRITAMPALSINGHNEWDELHI, JULY3

AFTER A man who sufferedproperty damage during theNortheast Delhi riots told theHigh Court that he was beingthreatenedtotakebackhiscom-plaint, which also accuses BJPcouncillor Kanhaiya Lal of giv-ingahatespeech,policehaveas-sured that the “beat staff hasbeenbriefed toremain in touchwith the complainant”. Policealsotoldthecourtthathiscom-plainthasbeenclubbedwithanFIR lodgedinanotherriotscase.The Delhi Police’s con-

tentionwasmadebeforeJusticeSuresh Kumar Kait, during thehearing of a plea by a ready-made garments trader, NisharAhmed,whoseshopandhousewere allegedly looted onFebruary25.Ahmed approached the

High Court seeking directionsto the Delhi PoliceCommissionertoregisteranFIRatGokulpuriPoliceStation(PS)based on his complaints datedMarch4, 18 and23.Through his advocate M R

Shamshad, he also sought po-lice protection for himself andhis family members, allegingthat they are being harassedand threatened almost daily totakebackhis complaint.AdditionalStandingCounsel

(ASC) Richa Kapoor, appearingfor the Delhi Police, apprisedthe bench that Ahmed’s com-plaint was received by the po-lice, in which he has “allegedthat the shutter of hisshop/godownwasbrokenbyri-oters...”Kapoor submitted that “he

(Ahmed) made allegationsagainst Michale, Mongli andTinku,andotherunknownper-sons”."Accordingly, thiscomplaint

was clubbed with case FIR No.78/20, under section 147(riot-ing)/148 (rioting, armed withdeadlyweapon)/149 (unlawfulassembly)/380 (theft) /427(mischief causing damage tothe amount of fifty rupees) ofIPC atGokulpuri PS."Duringinvestigation,section

436(whoevercommitsmischiefby fire or any explosive sub-stance)/454(lurkinghouse-tres-pass)ofIPChasbeenaddedinthiscase and accusedDinesh YadavaliasMichale…was arrested onJune3.Furtherinvestigationisgo-ingoninthiscase,”thepolicesaidintheirstatusreport.Kapoor further submitted

that the “petitioner has beenmade witness in three otherFIRs...”

Police also submitted thatthe “beat staff hasbeenbriefedto remain in touch with thecomplainant and to exchangetheirmobilenumber, includingSHOGokulpuri’s...”“Incasewereceiveanycom-

plaint regarding threat to him,actionwillbetakenasper law,”it stated.Taking note, the High Court

initsorderpassedonJuly1said,“Accordingly,ASC isdirected tofurnish complete chargesheetof threeother FIRswhereinpe-titioner has beenmade prose-cutionwitness, and copyof FIRNo.78/2020 registered at PSGokulpuri...” It thendisposedoftheplea.Ahmed'scounselShamshad

told The Indian Express that “anFIR of a third person of generalnatureof loot (withoutnamingany accused there in) has beenmade the lead FIR, with whichAhmed’s FIR of such a seriousnature (which has named ac-cused) has been clubbed”.“This is just a diversionary

tactic to protect the accusednamed in Ahmed’s FIR,”Shamshad alleged.Ahmed, in his complaint to

thepoliceinMarch,allegedthatfromhisrooftoponFebruary24,hecouldsee“KanhaiyaLal,whowas exhorting inflammatoryspeeches on the sound systemset up by Vikas (Kashyap), andhe(Lal)saidthingslikecometo-gether all theHindus, comeoutofyourhomes,supporttheCAAand send theseMuslims out ofBhagirathi Vihar… kill theMuslims, capture their houses,loot theirhouses.”Lal, when contacted, said:

“Police are examining themat-ter; let them look into it.”Ahmed’s plea before the

HighCourt alleged that around9.30amonFebruary25,a“largecrowd of about 200 people”came to his shop and looted“stockworthaboutRs10lakhs”.“His three motorcycles, an

Enfield Bullet, a Bajaj Platinaand a Hero Splendor weredraggedout to the roadand setablaze.Alargeheavytrunkcon-taining his daughter in law’sjewelry and other personal ef-fects from her marriage to thepetitioner’s son was alsolooted...,” it said.The plea further stated that

“after the incident, the peti-tioner’s sister and her familyfledtheareafearinggravephys-ical danger... Moreover,KanhaiyaLal, councilor (BJP), iskey inmaking various accusedcall the petitioner herein andcalling him to the BhagirathiVihar area on some pretext orthe other.”

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ABHINAVRAJPUTNEWDELHI, JULY3

TRADERSATKarolBagh'sAjmalKhanRoadhavedemandedthatauthorities allowmovementofvehicles in the market, whichwas pedestrianised by theNorth Corporation in May lastyear.Thereason:Footfall,whichtook a hit amid the Covid-19pandemic,hasworsenedonac-count of the vehicle-free zone.According to traders, shoppersarestayingawayastheyfearex-posure and contact with otherpeople, and don’twant towalkthe extra distance between

their cars and the shops.Rajesh Mehra, president of

the Karol Bagh Traders'Association, saidhehaswrittento theNorthMCDtorevoke thedecision: “Manytraderswillbeforced to vacate their premisesif the condition doesn't im-prove. The area was declaredvehicle free to curb traffic, butthemarket is anyway desertednow… there is no use puttingup such restrictions.”“Everyone wants to park

theirvehiclesnearshops, finishshoppingquicklyandleave,”hesaid.The North Corporation had

pedestrianised the nearly 1.5km-longstretchfromPusaRoadto D B Gupta Marg last year to

decongest thebusyarea.AjmalKhan Road, for decades, had

been clogged with traffic andhaphazardparking, causing in-convenience to visitors. Thenewplan allowsonly pedestri-ans towalk throughthecentralstretch along with a non-mo-torised vehicle (NMV) zone.KNTuli (73),whorunsagar-

mentretailshop,said,“Salesaredown by more than 70%...Forget traffic snarls, the roadsaredeserted.Theyshouldallowmovementof carsandbikes tillthe virus goes. Thismarket hasexisted since beforeIndependence. Several tradersherearealsoelderly…Allowingvehicles would be in the inter-est of business andwill ensure

safety.”“When they had pedestri-

anisedthemarket, thecorpora-tionhadpromisedamulti-levelparkingfacilitybut that isyet tocomeup,” he added.Another trader, Mohit

Comar,said, “Somepeoplehaveeven stopped opening theirshops because sales are notenoughtopaystaff…Also, cus-tomers will not come walkingin this heat.”Mayor Jai Prakash said a

contingent of traders can ap-proach him with their prob-lems: “If there are issues, wewill listen and try to solvethem.”

KAUNAINSHERIFFM&MAHENDERSINGHMANRALNEWDELHI, JULY3

A WHATSAPP group with atleast 125 members wheremembersbraggedabout“killingMuslims” and “dumping theirbodies in the sewer”, andoffer-ingmanpower and gunswhennecessary, has been named inthreechargesheets filed incon-nection with killing of threemen during the riots inNortheastDelhi in February.The chargesheets detail how

the group, called ‘KattarHindutEkta’, was used tomobilise andcoordinate between rioters, andhow armed men stoppedpassersby, asked them theirname,address, IDproof andtoldthem to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’.Policeplantouse theWhatsAppconversations as “extrajudicialconfessions”.The nine men accused of

murder and rioting in the threechargesheets are LokeshSolanki(19), Pankaj Sharma (31), AnkitChaudary (23), Prince (22), JatinSharma (19), Himanshu Thakur(19), Vivek Panchal (20), RishabChaudary (20) and SumitChaudhary(23).While the chargesheets deal

specificallywith themurders ofAamin,BhureAliandHamza,po-lice say themembers targeted

others: “They (the accused) re-solved to killMuslims,whoevertheycameacross.FromFebruary25afternoontoFebruary26mid-night, thesemurderers/accusedpersons, bludgeoned nineMuslimpersons to death,who-evertheycomeacrossor(ifthey)found someone, (and) injuredseveral persons in BhagirathiViharandotherareas.”Aaminwaskilledandthrown

inadraininBhagirathiVihar’sC-block around 9.30 pm onFebruary25,whenhewas com-ing fromBrijpuri Puliya on foot.OnFebruary26,around10.30am,BhureAliwaskilled and thrownat the same spot as Aamin.Hamza was murdered onFebruary26around9.15pm,andthrown in a drain in E-block,whilecomingfromMustafabad.“During investigation, it has

beenestablished that all the ar-rested accused persons alongwith other identified and yet tobe identified accused personsweremembers of an unlawfularmedmob, who, with a com-mon object to take revenge ofthedeathofHindusduringriotsand to teachMuslims a lesson,had bludgeoned/stabbedmanyinnocent persons, includingAamin, to death for no fault oftheirs,” the chargesheet in hismurder states. Identical state-ments have been recorded bypolice in theother twocases.Policesay12personsfromthe

WhatsAppgrouphavebeen“ex-aminedor joined” the investiga-tion, and their mobile phoneshavebeensentforforensicexam-ination.“This‘KattarHindutEkta’groupwascreatedon25.02.2020at 12.49 hrs. Initially therewere125members…total47hadex-itedthegroupby08.03.2020,”thechargesheetsstate.Lokesh Solanki,who is iden-

tified as “key accused”, had“deletedallmessagesandleftthisgroup. However, the police hadalso seized themobile phone ofone Deepak Singh” and con-frontedLokeshwiththechats,thechargesheetssay.“Oninterrogation,he(Lokesh)

initially denied that he was amember of ‘Kattar Hindut Ekta’group, but on sustained interro-

gationandwhenconfrontedwiththe chat of the group, he admit-ted that hewas amember andadmitted to his posts in group,”thechargesheetstates.Police have also sharedmes-

sages allegedly posted on theWhatsApp group on the inter-veningnight of February 26 and27by Lokesh. The firstmessage,at 11.39 pm was: “Bhai, I amLokeshSolankifromGangaVihar.Ifthereisanyproblemorashort-ageofpeople, letmeknow. IwillcomewiththeentireGangaViharteam.Wehaveeverythingneces-sary—bullets,guns,everything.”At 11.44 pm, he allegedly

posted: “Around 9 pm, nearB.Vihar, your brother has killedtwoMuslims and thrown theminto the drain along with my

team.Vinay,youknowthatyourbrother is always in the front inaccomplishingthiskindofajob.”Half-an-hour later, at 12.15

am,heallegedlypostedagain:“Iam awake the whole night. Ifthere is anything, just remem-berme.”Says the chargesheet,

“Accusedpersonsandtheirasso-ciateswere seethingwith angerasmany stories/newsof Hindusbeingtargeted/killedbyMuslimsweremakingtherounds.Further,as per theWhatsApp chat, theyconspiredtoteachMuslimsales-son for attacking Hindus, andequippedthemselveswithlathis,dandas, sticks, swords, firearms,etc and started roaming in theareawith a clear cutmotive tovandalise/burn the propertiesandplacesofworships.”Policesaycalldetailrecordsof

theaccusedalsoshowthey“werecontinuouslywandering”theriot-hit areas — Gokalpuri, GangaVihar,Johripur,JohripurExtensionandNalaRoad, Bhagirathi Vihar.“Theirmodus operandi was tocatchpeople and ascertain theirreligionbyaskingname, addressand by their document, that isidentitycard,andforcingthemtocall ‘Jai Shri Ram’many times.Personswhowerenotcalling ‘JaiShriRam’andcarryingaMuslimID were bluntly attacked andthrownintotheMainGandaNala,BhagirathiVihar”.The chargesheet specifically

namesPankajandPrinceforstop-ping “passersby and checkingtheiridentitytoconfirmwhetherthey are fromMuslim commu-nity”. Sumit, alongwith AnkitChaudhary,was“leadingtheriot-ersandgivingdirectionstocheckthe identity” of people, thechargesheetstates.“Aspertheinvestigationcon-

ductedsofarandanalysisofCDRof accused persons, it was re-vealedthatthemobilephonesofaccused personswere continu-ouslyconnectedwitheachotherandwerepresentonthespot,thatis, the scene of crime,” thechargesheetstates.Talking about theWhatsApp

conversations, the chargesheetsays, “These confessions havebeendonevoluntarilybyafewoftheaccusedpersonsand furthertheattentionofthecourtisdrawntowardsthetimingsofthesecon-fessions,whichareexactlyatthetimewhentheoffenseswerebe-ingcommitted.”Callingtheconversations“ex-

tra-judicial confessions”, thechargesheetadds,these“arefur-ther fortified by eyewitness ac-countswhich fully establish theculpability of the accused per-sons.Thecircumstantialevidencecollectedduringtheinvestigationformsachainofevents.Itistofur-theremphasisethattheseextra-judicialconfessionswerenotex-tracted by the police officer butarefullyvoluntary.”

Chargesheetsshowaccusedbraggedaboutkillingmen,dumpingbodies insewer;victimsmadetochant ‘JaiShriRam’

WhatsApp groupwith 125members usedto push hate,mobilise rioters in NEDelhi

IN SOLIDARITYCMArvindKejriwalmetthefamilyofDrAsheemGupta,whodiedfightingCovid-19,andhandedoveranex-gratiachequeofRs1crore onFriday.AmitMehra

ASI hit by car dies, prof atRajasthan university heldNewDelhi: A 51-year-old assis-tant sub-inspector died Fridaymorningafteracar,beingdrivenbyaRajasthanUniversityprofes-sor, rammed into a wall inChanakyapuri.The policeman, Lal Man

SinghSisodiya,whoispartofthePCR unit, was on duty near thetheUSEmbassywhenthecarhitthewall, killinghim.Additional DCP (NewDelhi)

Deepak Yadav said, “The ac-cused,SiddharthBhagat(41),anassistant professor at Jaipur’sRajasthan University, was driv-ing aMaruti Suzuki Brezza. Theaccident took place at 10 am.Bhagathasbeenarrested."Sisodiyawas rushed to RML

hospital but he died of his in-juries.A case of causing death by

negligence,andrashdriving,hasbeenregisteredatChanakyapuripolice station.Yadavsaid,DCP (PCR) Sharat Kumar

Sinha said Sisodiya was a resi-dent of Burari, and is survivedby his wife and their four chil-dren. He said, “I have been in-formed that the accused wasdriving rashly, and he hit thewall, and some motorbikestoo.”“Wehavetakensamplesand

conductedanalcohol test toseeif Bhagatwas driving under theinfluence. Results are awaited,”saidDCPYadav.ENS

CORONAVIRUS IN THECAPITAL

TOTAL CASES

94,695Total Vacant

HOSPITAL BEDS 15,263 9,674VENTILATORS 855 297

Dailycases Recoveries Deaths TestsJuly2 2,373 3,015 61 20,822July3 2,520 2,617 59 24,165Total 26,148* 65,624 2,923 5,96,695

*Total active cases

Aschool inMustafabadaftertheriots inFebruary. AmitMehra

AMILBHATNAGARNEWDELHI, JULY 3

A19-YEAR-OLDwomandiedofwhatofficialsbelieve is cardiacarrest,while shewas travellingfromNoida toShikohabadonaUPRoadwaysbus.The incidenttook place on June 15 nearMathura. While her family al-leged the bus driver and staffsuspectedshehadcoronavirusand threw her off the bus,Mathurapolicemaintainedshewas dropped midway andthere was no evidence of as-sault. Police also said she diedof a cardiac arrest.According to the family,

Anshika faintedduetoheatandexhaustion, which made thebus driver and conductor be-lieveshe isaCovidpatient. Thefamily alleged an argumenteruptedand they threwheroffthe bus close to a toll plaza inMathura.At somepointduringthe scuffle, Anshika had a car-diac arrest, her family alleged.BhimSingh, SHO,Mant po-

lice station, said: “The victim’sfamily approached police andwe conducted a post-mortemat the district hospital. Thecause of death was a heart at-tack,anatural cause.Therefore,

it did not merit any FIR or ac-tion. There was a coronavirusscare since shewas unwell butthe driver dropped her near atoll plaza so she could hail an-other transport.”Anshika livedwith her par-

ents in Patparganj. Her father,Sushil Kumar,works as a secu-rity guard. Due to increasingCovid cases in the capital, thefamily decided to sendmotherand daughter to their home inShikohabad.Anshika and her mother

Sarvesh Devi boarded the busfromNoida’sSector37around2pm.At4.20pm,herbrotherShivwasinformedthatshehaddied.“She was fine when she

boarded the bus… At somepoint during the journey, dueto heat and exhaustion, shefainted.Theentirebusbehavedas if she had Covid and thedriverandconductorbeganha-rassing her. Near Mathura tollplaza, they wrapped her in ablanket and threwherout,” al-leged Shiv.The family alleged that

Anshika and her mother triedto reasonwith thebusstaff butthey did not listen. “I went tofile an FIR but they said it is anatural cause of death,”claimedher brother.

COPSSAYNATURALDEATH,HEARTATTACK

Teen dead on bus,kin say harassedover Covid fear

AAP hits out at Centre onrevised home isolation rules

AAPspokespersonRaghavChadhasaidthenewguidelineswereacopyofthosepassedbyDelhi

E-learningportal launchedNew Delhi: The Delhi govern-menthas launchedane-learn-ing portal to make instruc-tional material and coursecontent available to studentsdigitally.The portal, which has been

named LEAD (learning throughe-resourcesmadeaccessible forDelhi), containscoursematerialforstudentsfromclasses I toXII.It was launched Friday byEducation Minister ManishSisodia, who said, “During thispandemic, a huge number ofstudents and theirparentshaveshown great interest in onlinelearning. This has raised theteam’s confidence that childrenwilltakeadvantageofresourcesavailableonLEADportal.”ENS

EmptystreetsatKarolBagh,Friday.PremNathPandey

AREA DECLARED VEHICLE-FREE LAST YEAR

Sales low, let vehicles enter, say Karol Bagh traders

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AMID the changing global scenariowhere health concerns are the toppriority ‘Going Organic’ has emerged

as the new mantra for living long andhealthy.

The demand for food that is safe andnourishing has been witnessing an upsurgeacross the country. This is because peoplehave realised that life can be enjoyed to theoptimum only if they are healthy at body,heart and mind. It is only a healthy personwho can contribute to the betterment of thesociety.

It has also been well understood that or-ganic food that is grown without the use ofany chemicals in the form of fertiliser, pesti-cide, fungicide or insecticide, is the healthi-est food.This is the food that is grown in themost natural manner with the help of nat-ural ingredients. Organic agriculture is the inthing for producing food.

If one talks of the geographical regionsthat have an upper hand for promoting or-

ganic agriculture, it is the hills that are closestto nature. It is in this context that Uttarak-hand has the potential to emerge as the cap-ital of organic food production in the country.

The state has the advantage of continuing

its traditional practices of hill agriculture.Thepeople still prefer having indigenously growncoarse grains, pulses and other crops withhigh medicinal value without any chemicalinput.The state takes pride in its stocky andstout population having immense physicaland mental strength making them capableof facing any vagary of nature or one pro-duced by mankind.

Organic agriculture in Uttarakhand alsodefines sustainable lifestyle where oneachieves maximum satisfaction from mini-mum resources. It is a lesson for those in therat race of consumerism in most of the placesacross the country.

With its organic agricultural backdrop,Uttarakhand has the potential to come upwith a very innovative model of tourismwhere this is combined with home stays inthe villages located at some of the most pris-tine locations.

The visitors can be exposed to the organicproduce along with the health benefits during

their stay. This will also lead to a market ofsuch produce in the urban centres once thesevery people go back to propagate the benefitsof organic food items like Manduwa, RedRice, Gahat Dal, Bhatt Beans, Maize Flour,Garlic,Turmeric,Amaranth,Vegetables etc.

It needs to be understood that there istremendous demand for such items acrossthe length and breadth of the country andeven abroad.The only thing that needs to bedone is introducing interventions at thefarmer level to produce these goods andlater developing marketing strategies andlinkages through proper branding.

Once developed, these organic productsare sure to give the best in the retail businessa run for their money.

One just needs to visit the villages in thehilly terrains of Garhwal and Kumaon to seewhat the progressive farmers have achievedby cultivating organic crops. Uttarakhandcan become a role model in organic agricul-ture for other states in India to emulate.

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LIKE an engine, our body too needsfuel, which is the right and sufficientquantity of food. Too little, too much

or the wrong kind of food can lead to un-dernourishment or malnutrition, both ofwhich are anathema to good health and inturn impair a person’s productivity.

The chemical involved during produc-tion of food items and their processinghave proved dubious to the environmentas well as humane welfare.To ensure moreresponsible farming and conserve biodi-versity, organic foods answers our desider-atum to a large extent.

Organic food is produced by smartmethods which promote ecological bal-ance. Fertilisers of organic origin such ascompost manure, green manure and bonemeal are intensively used and special em-phasis is placed on techniques such as

crop rotation and companion planting.Organisations regulating organic productsmay restrict the use of pesticides whichdisrupt ecological balance. Instead, foster-ing of insect predators and mixed croppingis encouraged. Organic foods aren’ttypically processed using industrial sol-vents or synthetic food additives, checkingthe box of responsible and efficient foodprojects.

Eating organic is considered a trend bymany, whereas in reality, it is the return tothe tradition. For the majority of its history,agriculture can be described as havingbeen organic. In 1939, Lord Walter James ofNorthbourne coined the term ‘OrganicFarming’ in his book ‘Look to the Land’ todescribe a holistic, ecologically balancedapproach to farming in contrast to chemicalfarming which is relied on imported fertility.

In 1970s, worldwide movements con-cerned with environmental pollutioncaused by persistent agrochemicals in-creased attention towards sustainableagriculture and an organic movement wasinitiated to promote consumption of or-ganic foods as well as adoption of organicmethods.

MERITS OF ORGANIC FOOD■ Contains fewer pesticides■ Better for environment■ Organically raised animals aren’t given

antibiotics, growth hormones or fed ani-mal by-products

■ Organic milk and meat are rich in certainnutrients

■ Organic foods may have favourable fattyacid profile and can be higher in mono-saturated fat

UTTARAKHAND: A NATURALLYGROWN ORGANIC STATEUttarakhand is a lucrative destination forplantations because of its hilly landscape,large available fertile belts, climate and re-mote ecosystem. So, if one can manage toconsolidate small forms to produce samecrop, organic attestation would be easierdue to little or no interference of conven-tional forming.The scope of organic farmingin Uttarakhand is large as the state gov-ernment has been working towards pro-moting organic farming and marketing oforganic foods under ‘Organic Uttarak-hand’. The state government plans to pro-vide certification and training to organicfarmers and bring in a bill for marketingand sale of the state’s organic produce.

Dr Jagdeep Khanna, PrincipalIHM Dehradun

New Delhi

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DELHICONFIDENTIAL

A FINE BALANCEFROMBEING speculated to have been off action not very re-cently,HomeMinisterAmit Shahappears tobehandling toomanythingsatthesametimethesedays.AftervirtuallytakingchargeofthecoronavirussituationinDelhi-NCR,Shahrecentlyheldseriesofmeetingsonthesituationofthepandemicinthecountry. Two days ago, he held ameetingwith CommerceMinisterPiyushGoyalandForeignMinisterSJaishankarinthebackdropof Chineseappsbeingbanned.OnWednesdayandThursday,hemettheJ&KLieutenantGovernorKashmir'sandtheUT'stopbureaucrats,andonFridayheldahigh-levelmeet-ingovertheimpendingfloodsituationduringmonsoons,withpresentations fromtheJalShaktiMinistry.

END OF THE ROADDAYSAFTER the All India Professionals’ Congress (AIPC) putout a statement distancing itself from views expressed byCongressleaderSanjayJhaontheparty'spositiononChineseintrusion, he has resigned as an office-bearer of the ShashiTharoor-headedorganisation.JhawasheadingAIPC'sMumbaichapter.TheCongresshadearlierdroppedJhaasitsspokesper-son.WhilethepartyhadassignednoreasonforremovingJhalastmonth, theactioncamedaysafterhearguedinanarticlethat theparty ishurtling towardspoliticalobsolescence.

MISSION: POSSIBLEA RECORD 5 lakh stranded Indians have returned safely toIndiaundertheVandeBharatMission.ThemissionbeganonMay7,andinlessthantwomonths5,03,990strandedIndiansfrom 137 countries, including from remote areas, have re-turned. Considering that the initial target to bring strandedIndianswithcompellingreasonswasonly2lakh,thegovern-ment isportraying thisasasignificantachievement.

TORAAGARWALAGUWAHATI, JULY3

THE NAGALAND cabinet onFriday banned the sale of dogmeat,consumptionofwhichhasbeenprotested by animal rightsactivistsovertheyears.“The State Government has

decided to ban commercial im-portandtradingofdogsanddogmarkets and also the sale of dogmeat,bothcookedanduncooked.Appreciate the wise decisiontaken by the State’s Cabinet,”tweetedChief Secretary TemjenToy, tagging official handles ofChief Minister Neiphiu Rio andMP and animal rights activistManekaGandhi.OnJune30,Manekaappealed

ontheTwitterhandle forPeopleFor Animals, the animalwelfareorganisation she founded, high-lighting the “unabated” killingandeatingofdogsinNagaland.

“Thisisillegalaccordingtothelawsof Indiaand it cannotbeal-lowedundertheguiseofculture,”shehadsaidinastatement,shar-ing a picture of several dogs ingunny sacks allegedly clicked in“animalbazaarofDimapur”.Dogmeat, considered adeli-

cacyamongcertaincommunitiesofNagalandandsomeotherpartsof theNortheast, hasbeen tradi-tionallyconsumedinpartsofthestatefordecades.“Notificationwill be issued

with relevant section of the lawanditwillbeenforcedbythedis-trict administration, police,

Municipal Administration andthe Veterinary and AnimalHusbandry,”MmhonlumoKikon,governmentspokesperson, MLA&Advisor to theGovernment ofNagaland,saidlateonFriday.In2016,thestategovernment

had reportedly contemplatedtaking action after an advocatefromAssamsentthemalegalno-tice on thematter. However, nodecisionwastaken.Sourcesfromthegovernment

toldTheIndianExpressthatthede-cisionwaspromptedby thebadpressthestatehadreceivedinthepastfewyearsforthepractice.Oflate, a social media campaignbroughttheissuetothefore.“Thestatereceivedanumber

of appeals from animal loversworld over asking for the ban,”saidthegovernmentsource.It is also learnt that the cabi-

net cited the Regulation 2.5 ofFood Safety & Standards (FoodProducts Standards and Food

Additives)Regulation2011,FSSAIwhich lists outmeat andmeatproductsfitforconsumption.Dogmeat is not on the list, and thus,consideredunfit forhumancon-sumption, thecabinetreasoned.Following the cabinet’s deci-

sion, people fromsome sectionsofNagalandtooktosocialmediato protest the ban, citing it as animpositionontraditionalculture.“When it comes to eatinghabitsforanycommunity,it isnotgoodtoimposesuchrules,”saidChubaOzukum, former president ofNagaHoho,thestate’sapextribalbody. “It is expected that peoplewill react to this,” he said, refer-ringtothesocialmediareactions.“Theentirepopulationdoesnot

eatdogmeat,”hesaid, “Themainquestion ishowthegovernmentplans to implement thisbecausethosewhohavebeenconsumingdogmeathavebeendoingsosincetheir forefathers’ timeandwon’tnecessarilyabidebytheserules.”

LIZMATHEWNEWDELHI, JULY3

THERAJYASabhaislikelytomeetfor theMonsoon Session in thelastweekofAugustorfirstweekofSeptember,withabout127mem-bers beingphysically present in-sidetheHouseatatimeandoth-ers joining virtually fromwithinParliamentpremises,sourcessaid.This comesafter a consensus

emergedonholdinghybrid ses-sions–somemembersattendingphysically andothers virtually—toadhere todistancingnorms inviewofCovid-19.Ameeting chaired by Rajya

Sabha Chairman and Vice-PresidentMVenkaiahNaiduonFridaysawdetaileddiscussionsonvarious options to conduct pro-ceedings of theUpperHouse intheupcomingsession.“Thebroadpositionthatemergedwastoen-ableseatingofmembersofRajya

Sabhainthechamberandthegal-leriesof theHouse inconformitywith the norms of physical dis-tancingandtoenablevirtualpar-ticipationofothermembersfromeithertheCentralHallorBalayogiAuditorium on the ParliamentHousepremises,”anofficialsaid.Lok Sabha is expected to fol-

lowthesameplan,saidanofficial.The chamber andgalleries of

Rajya Sabha can accommodate127membersifphysicaldistanc-ing norms are followed. In the

MonsoonSession,allgalleries,ex-ceptmediagallery,wouldbeutil-isedforseatingmembers,officialssaid.Evenformediapersons,seat-inginthegallerywouldbeincon-formitywithdistancingnorms.Earlier,oneoftheoptionssec-

retaries general of bothHouseshadsuggestedtothepresidingof-ficerswasholdinghybridsessionsas both chambers of Parliamentwill face space constraints to ac-commodate allMPs as per dis-tancingnorms. And,theNationalInformaticsCentre(NIC)thatpro-videscyber infrastructure for thegovernmentcannotenablevirtualparticipationofallthemembers.“Limitedvirtualparticipation

isbeingconsideredinviewofthecapacityconstraintsofNICatpres-enttoenablevirtualparticipationofallMPs,”saidthesource.OnFriday,Naiduemphasised

ontheneedtoupscalethecapac-ities for larger virtual Parliamentsessionsinduecourse.

Toenable theviewingofpro-ceedings, big screenswould bearrangedbothwithin the cham-beroftheHouseandoutsideasre-quired. Finalmodalities for seat-ing of themembers inside thechamberandthegallerieswouldbe prepared soon. The seatingplans would be based on thestrengthof variousparties in theHouse,officialssaid.Naiduhasdi-rectedofficialstopreparetheap-propriateplanforthisoranyothereffective criteria, likepreparingalist of speakers for the daywhowouldbe accommodated insidetheHouseaccordingly.Themeeting also discussed

other issues like takingupQues-tionHour, voting in theHouse ifrequired, administeringoath/af-firmation to the newly electedmembers, detailed planning fortransportofmembers,measuresforphysicaldistancingandsaniti-sationetc. Adetailed actionplanwillbesubmittedbynextweek.

RS plan for Monsoon Session: 127 MPsin the chamber, others to join virtually

VenkaiahchairedameetingwithofficialsonFriday

SHUBHAJITROYNEWDELHI, JULY3

INTHEwakeofthestandoffalongthe LAC in Ladakh, Beijing onFridaysaidthatNewDelhishouldavoida“strategicmiscalculation"withregardtoChina.This kindof statement is un-

usualfromChina.Pakistanhad,in2018,usedthis

phrase. Indian "belligerence" is athreat to regional peace and canleadto"strategicmiscalculation",SartajAziz,Pakistan’sthenforeignaffairsadvisertoPM,hadtolden-voysof P5 countrieswhile brief-ing themover alleged "ceasefireviolations"byIndia.OnPrimeMinisterNarendra

Modi’s trip to Ladakh on Friday,China’s Foreign ministryspokespersonZhaoLijian said inBeijing,“Neithersideshouldmakeanymove thatmay complicatethebordersituation.”Responding to questions on

Union Road TransportMinisterNitin Gadkari’s statement thatChinesecompanieswillbebarredfromconstructing the country’sroads and highways, Zhao saidthat in recent days somepoliti-cians in India have issued “irre-sponsible remarks” that are“detrimental”toChina-Indiarela-tions.“Itcallsforconcertedeffortsonbothsides tomaintainChina-Indiarelations.IndiashouldworkwithChinaforthesamegoalandupholdtheoverallinterestsofourbilateralrelations,”hesaid.OnbanningofChinesemobile

applications,hesaid,“China-Indiapracticalcooperationismutually

beneficialandwin-wininnature.Artificially settingupbarriers forsuchcooperationnotonlyviolatesWTOrules but alsohurts India’sinterests. Chinawill take all nec-essarymeasurestosafeguardthelegitimate rights of Chinesebusinesses.”Elaboratingonthisissue,Zhao

said, “I would like to stress thatChinahopesthat Indiawillworkwithus, follow faithfully the im-portant consensus reached be-tween the two leaders, abide bytheagreementsbetweenthetwogovernments, strengthen com-municationandcoordinationonproperlymanaging the currentsituationthroughdiplomaticandmilitarychannels,andjointlyup-hold peace and stability in theborderareas.”“Atthesametime,weneedto

seethatChinaandIndia...bearthehistoricmission of acceleratingnational development and reju-venation. Hence, acts ofmutualrespect andmutual support rep-resenttherighttrackandalsocon-form to long-term interests ofbothcountries,whereas thoseofmutual distrust and friction be-longtoanevilpathandgoagainstthe fundamental aspirations ofthetwopeoples.”China and India, he said,

“should follow the importantconsensus reached by the lead-ersof thetwocountriesandup-hold overall bilateral relations.India should avoid a strategicmiscalculation with regard toChina.”He said China and Indiaareincommunicationwitheachother through military anddiplomatic channels.

Nagaland bans dog meat sale after socialmedia campaign, triggers some protests

MANOJCGNEWDELHI, JULY3

PRIME MINISTER NarendraModi’s visit to Ladakhon Fridaytook theOppositionby surprise.The Congress, which has beenquestioningtheCentre’shandlingof the standoff with China,wasappreciative of the visit but saidthe “litmus test” for the govern-mentwould bewhether it can“reclaimtheterritoryillegallyoc-cupiedbytheChinese”.TheCongress’s topstrategists

exchangednotesasthePMvisitedLadakh. Theoverwhelmingviewinthepartywasthatitshouldcon-tinuetoaskthegovernmenthardquestionsonthestandoff,harpingon contradictions between thePM’sstatementdenyingintrusionandthoseof theDefenceandEx-ternal Affairs Ministries. Partyleaderssaidthegovernmentmayhavemanaged to capturehead-lines“temporarily”bybanning59Chinese-linked apps and withModi’s visit but thiswould onlyserve the purpose for a “shortterm”.“Thegovernmentcannotle-gitimiseChineseoccupation…bylivingindenial,”apartyleadersaid.Officially, the Congress re-

frained fromcommentingat len-gthaboutthePM’svisit.Theparty’scommunicationdepartmentheadRandeepSurjewalamerelyaskedwhy thePrimeMinister is “mor-tallyafraid”oftakingChina’sname.

“For the third time inaweek,thePMdidnotnameChinaastheaggressor,why?What is thepur-poseoftalkingaboutanunnamed‘enemy’tothepeopleof IndiaandthejawansinLadakh?Norhasthegovernmentansweredourques-tionsonthesatelliteimagesshow-ingChinesetroopsoccupyingkeypositionsinplaceshithertoconsid-eredasundisputedIndianterritory.WhenNarendraModispoketoMrTrumpandMrPutin,didhenameChinaastheintruderornot?Ijustwonder,”formerUnionministerPChidambaramsaid.“Ladakhissay:China took our land. PM says:Nobodytookourland.Obviously,someone is lying,” tweetedCongressleaderRahulGandhi.Party leaderManish Tewari

said “the fact that the PrimeMinisterwentandaddressedthesoldiersandvisitedtheinjuredinthehospital is somethingwhichanyandeveryleadermustdo...thelitmus test iswhether theNDA-BJPgovernmentisabletoreclaim

theterritoryillegallyoccupiedbytheChinese andwhether statusquoanteasofApril12020willberestoredornot”.A non-Congress opposition

leader said theChina issuemaycometotheBJP’sadvantageintheBihar polls. “They are trying torousejingoism.Theyfailedtocom-batCovid-19,handlemigrants’ex-odusandeconomictroubles…na-tionalism isagooddiversion.Butobviouslyquestionsremain…ontheChineseintrusion,”hesaid.CPI general secretaryDRaja

saidthePM’svisit “showsthese-riousnessof thesituation”.RJD leaderManoj Kumar Jha

saidthePM’svisitisa“significantstepalthoughabitdelayed”. “…IwillonlyurgemyPrimeMinisterthatthere isatendencyinhimtofall for optical illusion. Iwill re-questhimnotodothat.Theprob-lem has never been with theforcesattheborders.Theproblemis in Delhi... those who designdiplomaticinitiatives…,”Jhasaid.

KRISHNKAUSHIKNEWDELHI, JULY3

INTHEfirstvisit fromtheexecu-tive leadership to Ladakh sincethestandoffwithChinabeganinearly May, Prime MinisterNarendraModi on Fridaymadean unannounced trip to Leh,spokewith soldiers injureddur-ing the violent face-off withChinesetroopslastmonthaswellastheArmyleadership,andpaidtributestotheslainsoldiersattheHallofFameArmyMuseum.Modi was accompanied by

Chief of Defence Staff GeneralBipin Rawat and Army ChiefGeneralMMNaravane.Speaking to the injured sol-

diers at theMilitaryHospital inLeh, Modi credited themwithneverallowingthecountry’sheadtobeboweddown.“Duniya ki kisi bhi taakat ke

saamne na kabhi jhuke hain, nakabhijhukenge.Auryehbaatmainbol pa raha hoon aap jaise veer,parakramisaathiyonkekaran(Wehaveneverbowedinfrontof anypower, andweneverwill. And Icansaythisbecauseofthevalourandcourageouspeoplelikeyou).”Modiappreciatedhowthesol-

diers had fought theChinese onJune15.Hesaid,“Youfoughtwithvalour,andIhavesaidearliertoo—thosewholeftus, theydidnotgojust like that; you gave them astrongresponse.”He told the injured troops

that the entire country is proudof them, and that their courageand gallantry will inspire theyounggenerationandthecoun-try for a long time. He also saidthewholeworld isappreciatingand analysing the courage andcommitment shown by thetroops.Thesoldiershadbeeninjured

inclasheswithChinesetroops inLadakh's Galwan Valley. Bothsideshadsufferedcasualtiesintheviolent face-off,with India losing20soldiers.The Prime Minister subse-

quently visited theHall of Fame

Museum run by the Army andpaid tributes to soldiers killed inactiononJune15.Earlier in the day,Modi held

detailed discussions about theground situation in the regionwith Lt General Y K Joshi,Northern Army Commander,and Lt General Harinder Singh,XIV Corps Commander atNimmu, which is about 40 kmfromLehandhasamajorbaseofthe 3rd InfantryDivision. There,he addressed soldiers from theArmy,theAirForceandtheIndo-TibetanBorderPolice (ITBP).Thebaseislocatedataheight

of11,000feet.Modi's trip hadnot been an-

nounced in advance. Earlier,DefenceMinister Rajnath SinghwasscheduledtovisitLadakhonFridayalongwithGenNaravane,but that trip was deferred onThursday.The Army Chief has visited

Ladakh twice since the standoffbegan. Inhis first trip – inMay–hehadvisitedonlytheXIVCorpsheadquartersinLeh.Inhissecond,onJune23-24,

he met the injured soldiers inLehandalsovisitedtheforwardareas.

Japan backs India,says against unilateralLAC change attemptsSHUBHAJITROYNEWDELHI, JULY3

JAPAN ON Friday came out insupportof Indiaandsaid that it“opposes any unilateral at-tempts to change the statusquo” at the Line of ActualControl (LAC).The statement was issued

after Japan’s Ambassador toIndia Satoshi Suzuki metForeign Secretary HarshVardhan Shringla, and wasbriefed on the situation on theborderwithChina.“Had a good talk with FS

Shringla.Appreciatedhisbrief-ing on the situation along LAC,includingGOI’spolicytopursuepeaceful resolution. Japan alsohopes for peaceful resolutionthrough dialogues. Japan op-posesanyunilateralattemptstochange the status quo,” SuzukipostedonTwitter.On June 19, Suzuki had

tweeted Japan's “deepest con-dolences to the people of Indiaandtothefamiliesof the Indiansoldiers who lost their lives inthe line of duty at Galwan (onJune 15)”. A day previously,Japanese Foreign Ministryspokesperson Ohtaka Masatohadsaidthat Japanwas“closelymonitoringthesituation(ontheborder), as it may have an im-

pact on regional stability”, andthat the “Government of Japanhopes that this situationwillberesolvedpeacefully throughdi-alogue”.The JapaneseAmbassador's

commentsonFridayaresimilarto his predecessor KenjiHiramatsu’sduringtheDoklamstandoff three years ago. InAugust 2017, AmbassadorHiramatsu had said, “We un-derstandthat thestandoff...hasbeen ongoing for nearly twomonths....What is important indisputedareas is thatallpartiesinvolveddonotresort tounilat-eralattemptstochangethesta-tusquobyforce,andresolvethedispute in apeacefulmanner.”New Delhi has been reach-

ing out tomajor powers acrossthe world to explain the situa-tion along the LAC.On June 30, External Affairs

Minister S Jaishankar spoke tohis French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian about issues of“contemporarysecurityandpo-litical importance”, a clear ref-erence to the standoff inLadakh.TheFrenchDefenceMinister

FlorenceParlyhadearlierwrit-tentoDefenceMinisterRajnathSingh, to recall that “India isFrance'sstrategicpartner intheregion”, and to reiterate hercountry’s “deep solidarity”.

India should avoidstrategic miscalculation:China on LAC standoffPM praisessoldiers:Youensure

weneverbowbeforeanyone

PMNarendraModiwithsoldiers injured intheGalwanValleyclash, inLehonFriday. PTI

Oppn parties appreciate PMvisit, but say questions remain

PChidambaram ManojKumar Jha

MANOJCGNEWDELHI, JULY3

AFTER THE government amen-dedelectionrulestoallowvotersaged65andaboveand those in-fectedwithcoronavirustooptforpostal ballot, the Congress onFriday approached the ElectionCommissionaskingittodirecttheimmediatewithdrawalofthede-cision. TheCongress told the ECthat themovewas unconstitu-tionalandillegal.CPMgeneralsecretarySitaram

Yechury had earlier this weekwritten to the Chief ElectionCommissioner registering hisprotestagainstthemove.Senior Congress leaders

Abhishek Singhvi andRandeepSurjewala in a virtualmeetingwithElectionCommissionersar-

guedthattherewereseverallegaldeficienciesinthedecision.“Themannerinwhichthisde-

cision has been taken demon-stratesacompletenon-applicationofmindanda shocking circum-ventionofanyconsultationprocesswiththekeystakeholders(i.e.anyotherpolitical partiesother thanthe ruling regime). Evenuponacursoryexamination, thenumer-ous legal deficiencies in this de-cisionbecomeapparent,”theCon-gresssaidinapetitiontotheEC.TheCongress argued that al-

lowing those aged65andabovetovotebypostalballotviolatesse-crecyinvotingasthegovernmentandtheECIhavefailedtoconsiderthatalargesegmentofthepopu-lation is uneducated andmightseekassistancefromothersatnu-merousstages,endingupdisclos-ingtheirpreferredcandidate.

Cong to EC: Direct withdrawalof rule on postal ballot facility

India, Chinaattend BRICSmeet hostedby Russia

Govtsourcessaidthemovewaspromptedbybadpress thestatehadreceivedinthepast fewyears for thepractice

MODIMEETSSOLDIERS INJURED INGALWANCLASH

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICENEWDELHI, JULY3

INDIAONFridayjoinedrepresen-tatives fromtheBRICS grouping,whichincludesChina,foravirtualmeetinghostedbyRussia.This isthesecondtimeintwoweeksthatRussia has hosted ameeting at-tended by both Indian andChineseofficials amid the stand-offattheLineofActualControl.Thevideo-conferencewasat-

tendedbySecretary in theMini-stry of External Affairs, SanjayBhattacharyya.“Honouredtojoincohort of #BRICSSherpas forVCmeeting.Discussed tremendouspotentialoforganization,progressonprojects,newideastodealwithsituation and enjoyedwarmthwithin Sherpa group,”Bhattacharyyatweeted.The BRICS grouping ismade

upof Brazil, Russia, India, ChinaandSouthAfrica.On June 23, Russian Foreign

minister Sergey LavrovhostedameetingattendedbyExternalAff-airsMinisterSJaishankarandChi-neseStateCouncillorandForeignMinisterWangYi.WithWangwat-chingviavideolink,Jaishankarhadsaidthe“leadingvoicesofthewor-ld must be exemplars in everyway”andthatthe“challengetodayisnotjustoneofconceptsandno-rms,butequallyoftheirpractice”.

Jaipur: In amajor bureaucraticreshuffle, theRajasthan govern-menttransferred103IASofficersovernight followedbytransferof66IPSofficersFridayevening.Replacing Chief Secretary

Devendra Bhushan Gupta, theAshok-Gehlot ledCongress gov-ernment inRajasthanappointed

1985-batch IAS officer RajeevaSwaroop in his place. Prior toThursday’sannouncementofhisappointment, Swaroopwas theAdditional Chief Secretary (ACS),HomeDepartment. Nonewap-pointmentwas announced forGupta,a1983-batchIASofficersettoretireinSeptember. ENS

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AMITABHSINHAPUNE, JULY3

APROMISEby IndianCouncil ofMedical Research to “launch” acoronavirus vaccine “latest” byAugust15hastriggeredangerandbewilderment in the scientificcommunity,with several scien-tistsquestioningnotjustthe“un-realistic”timelinebutalsothepro-priety of making assumptionsaboutthesuccessofascientificin-quiry.At least one senior scientist,

ParthaMajumder,foundingdirec-tor of National Institute ofBiomedical Genetics in Kalyani,saidhewouldraise thematteratanongoingmeetingoftheIndianAcademyof Sciences, andpressforastatementtobeissuedonbe-half of the academy. “In thehis-toryofvaccinedevelopment,haveweeverheardof avaccinebeingmadereadywithinamonthorso(of itgetting intoclinical trials)? Iwould ask the Council of theIndianAcademyof Sciences to-morrowtomaybewriteanotetothedirectorgeneralofICMR,whohimself is a fellow of the acad-

emy,”Majumder said at a videomeetingoftheacademyonFriday.Inalettertohospitalsthathave

beenselectedforcarryingouttheclinical trials for a candidatevac-cinedevelopedbyBharatBiotech,ICMR director general BalramBhargavahassaidthat“inviewofpublic health emergency” and“urgency to launch the vaccine”,allstakeholdersarebeing“strictlyadvisedtofast trackallapprovalsrelatedtotheinitiationoftheclin-icaltrial,andensurethatthesub-jectenrolmentisinitiatednolater

thanJuly7,2020”.Thecandidatevaccine,named

Co-vaxine, developedbyBharatBiotech in association withNationalInstituteofVirology,hasbeen cleared for Phase-I andPhase-II trialsbyDrugControllerGeneralofIndia.Thevaccineisstilltogetapprovalforphase-IIItrials.Itwas expected that permissionforphase-IIItrialwouldbesoughtoncethefirsttwophasesareover.Thatisthenormalprocessinvac-cinedevelopment.But some scientists said

ICMR’s announcement gave riseto the apprehension that thephase-III trialsmight be skippedaltogether, inordertogetitreadybytheAugust15deadline.Shaheed Jameel, CEO of

Wellcome Trust-DBT Alliance,thatfundshealthresearch,saiditwouldbea“dangerous”decisionif it indeedhappenedlikethat.AmarJesani,apublichealthre-

searcher and editor of IndianJournalofMedicalEthics,saidtheICMRannouncementcoulderodeits credibility. “Mymainworry isnot the August 15 timeline. Ofcourse, it is ridiculous.Mymainconcern is thehastewithwhichphase-I andphase-II trialsmightbecarriedoutPhase-Iisthemostdangerous. It iswhen a foreigndrug or vaccine is first adminis-tered onhumans. It requires ut-most precaution, expertise andhighdegreeofcareforvolunteers.Somehospitalsthathavebeense-lected for trials do not seem tohaveexperience...,” Jesanisaid.Immunologist Vineeta Bal

said, “August 15 is a completelyunrealistictarget...”

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PRABHARAGHAVANNEWDELHI, JULY3

ZYDUSCADILAexpects to com-plete the first twophasesof hu-man clinical trials for its Covid-19vaccinecandidate, ‘ZyCov-D’,in the next three months, ac-cording to the chairman of theAhmedabad-headquarteredpharma firm. The trials will be-ginthismonth inover1,000pa-tientsacrossmultiple sites,hot-tingup India’s race foravaccineagainstthecontagiousvirusthathad caused a nationwide lock-down.The Central Drugs Standard

Control Organisation (CDSCO)late on Thursday approvedZydus Cadila’s application tomovetohumantrialsforZyCov-D following the submission ofpromising results from animaltesting.Thedevelopmentcomesontheheelsoftheregulator’sap-proval to Hyderabad-basedBharatBiotechtomoveitsCovid-19vaccinecandidate,Covaxin,tophase I and II trials.The second vaccine candi-

date in the country tomove tothis stage, ZyCov-D is a plasmidDNA vaccine candidate nar-rowed down by Zydus Cadilafrom four other candidates thefirm had beenworking on overthe last threemonths.DNAvaccinesusegenetically

engineered plasmids—a type ofDNAmolecule—that are codedwith the antigen against whichthe immune response is to bebuilt.TheDNAsequenceinjectedwouldmatch that of the virus,helpingthebodybuildantibod-iesagainst it.“Westartedworkinginearly

March...weselectedoneofthemwhich was good,” said Zydus

Cadila chairman Pankaj R Patelin an interview to The IndianExpress. “Then,onceitwascom-pletely developed,we adminis-teredthattoanimalstochecktheimmune response andwegot agood response,” he said. Thecompany found that the anti-bodiesdeveloped fromthevac-cineinanimalswere“goodtokillthevirus”,hesaid.Zydus, which has already

manufactured batches of thevaccine candidate, plans to fol-lowanadaptiveclinicaltrialpro-tocol,whichallowsthecompanytomovestraight fromphase I tophase II trials without muchtime inbetween.“We will take about three

months to complete thePhase Iand II clinical trials, afterwhichwe will approach the DrugController General of India fortheir consideration...Whatevertheregulatorwill tellus,wewillfollow,” saidPatel.When asked if the firm

planned to push for emergencyapprovals of its vaccine candi-date, which would allow it tolaunch its vaccinewithout con-ducting phase III trials, he saidthe next course of action willonly be decided once enoughdatawasgeneratedfromthefirsttwotrials.ZyCov-D is among two po-

tentialCovid-19vaccinesby thedrugmaker that is beingwatched globally. The WorldHealth Organisation has listedthe candidate in its draft land-scapeofCovid-19vaccinecandi-dates.Zydus in a statement earlier

on Friday said it intended to“rapidly” ramp up productioncapacities of ZyCov-D atmulti-ple sites and facilities to cater tothe Indianandglobalmarket

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICESHIMLA, JULY3

THREEANDahalfmonthsafterit prohibited the entry oftourists into the state, theHimachalPradeshgovernmenton Friday decided to relax theban as part of phased re-open-ing underUnlock 2.0.Principal Secretary

(Revenue) Onkar Sharma saidthat the tourism departmentwill issue Standard OperatingProcedures (SOPs) for regulat-ing entry of tourists.Officials said that all inter-

statemovementwill bemoni-tored through registration inthe Covid e-pass software(covid19epass.hp.gov.in). “Thepeople coming to HimachalPradesh fromother states shallstrictlyadhere to theprevailingguidelines/SOPs issued by thehealth and revenue depart-mentsof thestate,” thegovern-ment said.“Tourists with valid book-

ing,preferably fordurationsnotless than five days and havingbeen tested for Covid-19 by anICMRaccredited laboratorynotearlier than 72 hours at thetime of entry may also be ex-empted from the requirementof quarantine,” a governmentorder said.Workers coming to farms,

orchards and projects or towork for contractorswill beal-lowed to proceed directly towork sites. Their employerswill, however, have to ensurethat theyget registeredandarequarantined, officials said.

JOHNSONTABENGALURU, JULY3

BASEDONarecommendationbya committee of experts to intro-duce a systemof home isolationfor asymptomatic Covid-19 pa-tients, aministerial task force ofthe Karnataka government onFriday approved introduction ofhome isolation, provided thehousesofasymptomaticpatientshavearoomforisolationwithanattachedbathroom.An expert panel had recom-

mended home isolation as ameanstoeasepressureonhospi-

talsandinstitutionsonaccountofaspike inCovid-19cases incitieslikeBengaluru,sincenearly70percentofcasesareasymptomatic.“AnSOPhasbeenput out for

home quarantine of asympto-maticpatients.Thetechnicalcom-mittee’sreportonhomeisolationhas been accepted by the taskforce,”HomeMinister BasavarajBommai said after ameeting oftheCovid-19taskforceonFriday.Thehomeisolationprovision

will be applicable topatientsbe-lowtheageof50,withoxygensat-uration of 95 per cent or aboveand thosewhodonot have anyco-morbidities. Thehome isola-

tionperiodwillbe for17days in-steadof thenormal14days,withregular health monitoring byhealthofficials,MedicalEducationMinisterDrKSudhakarsaid.“Only thosewhoare asymp-

tomatic ormildly symptomaticshallbeallowedtobeinisolationathome.Theyshallbeorientedtothe protocol of home isolation.Healthteamsshallvisitthehouseandassessitssuitabilityforhomeisolationandalsodotriageof thepatient,''accordingtotheSOPsre-leasedbythehealthdepartment.Ifapatientdoesnotfitthecri-

teria for home isolation or if thehouseisnotsuitable,thentheper-

sonmustbemovedtoaninstitu-tionalfacility,accordingtotheSOP.The total active cases in

Bengaluru surged from1,327onJune26to6,297onJuly3.All1,500governmenthospitalbedsareoc-cupiedandnearly1,000areinpri-vate hospitals. The surge in pa-tients is being managed bysendingnewasymptomatic pa-tients to Covid Care Centres likehostels, hotels, Haj Bhavan,ashramsandotherlocations.OnFriday,asingle-dayhighof

996 cases was reported inBengaluru,amongthe1,694inthestate.“Home isolationof asympto-

matic patients is a crucial step inreducingtheburdenofpatientsinhospitals.Itwasaprivatemedicalcollegethatsaveduslastweekbygiving up 350 beds,” a govern-ment doctor liaising for beds forCovid-19inBengalurusaid.TheCovid-19ministerial task

forceonFridayalsodecidedtoim-plement a strategy of deployingtwo ambulances for each of the198wards in Bengaluru city totransport patients to hospitals,health centres and Covid CareCentresasrequired.Sudhakar said that 8,800

booth-leveltaskforcecommitteeswillbeformedinBengaluru.

Karnataka nod for home isolation of asymptomatic patients

Patna: The father of amanwhorecently died in Patna aftershowingcoronavirus-likesymp-tomshasbeenbookedforviolat-ingguidelinesissuedinthewakeof the pandemic. Theman diedtwodays after hiswedding cer-emony, which had led to thebiggest infection chain in Bihar,the district administration saidonFriday.The FIR was lodged late

Thursday against AmbikaChaudhary, whose son died onJune17,twodaysafterhetiedtheknotwhile runningahighfever,it said inastatement.The body was cremated by

familymembers before the au-thorities could get wind of theevent. But testing campsweresetupatDeehpalivillage,underPaliganj block, and 95 of 259samplestestedpositive.Allthosefound infectedwere sent to iso-lation centres while an inquirywasorderedby theDM. PTI

Pune: Expressing dismay atICMR’sannouncementabout“launching”acoronavirusvac-cine by August 15, AdarPoonawalla, president ofIndian VaccineManufacturers' Association,saiditwasimportantthatnec-essaryprocessesarefollowed.“Safetyandefficacyofthevac-cine ismost important, wemust not bypass processesthatensurethat.PhaseI,IIandIIIstudiesneedtobeproperlyconductedbeforetheproductis licensed and injected intothepublic.PhaseItakesafewmonths,Phase IIanother fewmonths and we go aheadfromthere.Wearestrugglingto understand how the vac-cinecanbe launchedso fast,”Poonawalla, CEO of SerumInstitute of India, told TheIndianExpress. -ANURADHA

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Healthstaff collect swabs inKolkataonFriday.ParthaPaul

Himchalrelaxes banon entry oftourists

Kolkata: BJP MP LocketChatterjeeonFridaytestedpos-itiveforthecoronavirusandputherself underhome isolation.The Lok Sabha MP from

Hooghly tweeted that she hasmildfever.“Ihavetestedpositivefor Covid-19 thismorning, hav-ingmild fever andwas in self-isolation for the past oneweek.I will keep everyone posted. Alliswell,”Chatterjeetweeted.HerfirstCovid-19testresultreturnednegativeonWednesday.AnotherBJPleader,Sayantan

Bose, on Friday tested negativewhile his five close aides werepositive.Earlier, TMCMLATamonash

GhoshhaddiedofCovid-19andCPMMLA from Siliguri AshokBhattacharyahadtestedpositiveand was admitted to a privatehospital there. ENS

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ABHISHEKSAHAGUWAHATI, JULY3

DAYS AFTER an ordinance inAssam,whichallowedanyonetosetupanMSME industryby justsubmittingaself-declaration,ranintoprotestsfromtheoppositionandcivilsociety,thestategovern-mentclarifiedFridaythattheordi-nance neither dealtwith sale orpurchaseofland,noraffected“thelandrightsofindigenouspeople”andpre-existinglandlaws.On June30, thestatecabinet

approved the “Assam Micro,Small andMedium Enterprises(Facilitation of Establishmentand Operation) Ordinance,2020”. Theprovisions of the or-dinancesaythattheAssamgov-ernment will notify anInvestment Facilitation Agencytofacilitateestablishmentofen-terprises.Onewhowantstostartanenterprisewillhavetofurnishtothenodalagencyadeclarationof intent to start an enterprisewith an undertaking that theywill “followall the relevantpro-visions of all theActs, Rules andGuidelines and ensure labourwelfaremeasures,adequatefiresafetyandenvironmentalmeas-uresas requiredby law”.OnFriday,stateIndustriesand

Commerce Minister ChandraMohanPatowary said in a state-ment,“ThisOrdinancewillnotaf-fectthelandrightsof indigenouspeopleof Assamasprotectedbythe Assam Agricultural Land(Regulation of ReclassificationsandTransferforNon-AgriculturalPurpose)Act2015.TPatowarysaid.“Itdoesnotal-

lowanypersontobuyorsellanyagriculturallandfornon-agricul-turalpurposes.Therefore,anyap-prehensionthatanentrepreneurunder the provisions of thisOrdinance,will buy agriculturalland for non-agricultural pur-poses istotallyunfounded."

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICESURAT, JULY3

THE SURAT Crime branch haslodged an FIR on Friday againstBengaluru-based journalist andformer Amnesty InternationalIndia headAakar Patel for post-ing“objectionable”tweetsaboutGhanchi community.TheFIRwaslodgedbasedon

a complaint filed by BJP MLAfrom SuratWest and presidentof Samast Gujarati ModhvanikSamajPurneshModi.Accordingtothepolicecom-

plaint,PurneshsaidPatel,hadonJune24andJune27postedthreetweets about theGhanchi com-munity, to which theMLA be-longs, allegedly connecting it tothe Sabarmati train carnage inGodhraonFebruary27,2002.“The Ghanchi Muslims of

GodhrainvolvedintheattackonSabarmatiExpresstrainshavenoconnectionwithus...Theaccusedhaddefamed the present PrimeMinister of India and formersprimeministers. The accusedAakar Patel haddone intention-ally targeting Prime MinisterNarendraModi andentireModiGhanchi samaj for his someun-knowngains...” theFIR states.ReactingtotheFIR,Pateltold

The IndianExpress, “Idon’t thinkthecomplaintshouldhavebeenfiled. I don't think the casewillgoanywhere. Idon'tthinkIhavedoneanythingwrong.”

SHUBHRAGUPTANEWDELHI, JULY3

THEREWASa timewhenview-erswouldbuyaticketjusttoseeasong-and-dancesequenceinamovie, and would stream outonce it was over. The 1988Tezaab, directed by N Chandraand starring Anil Kapoor andMadhuri Dixit, was one suchblockbuster. Itwasa filmwhereeverythingcametogether. Ithadthekindofenergythatraisedthestandardpotboilerformat.IthadKapoor, whose man-on-the-warpath role would become asignificantstepinhisgraph.Andit had Madhuri Dixit, whosebump-and-grindnumberEkDoTeenwouldbecome iconic.

Overnight, Dixit became astar.Thatsongkickstartedaglo-riouscareer,andbecametherea-son for countless re-runs of thefilm.AndthechoreographerwasSaroj Khan, who died earlyFridaymorning after a cardiacarrest. Shewas71.When Dixit was trying to

break into the movies, thereweremany contenders for thetop slot, especially Sridevi, whowas rapidly notching up thenumbersinHindicinema.Dixit’sdebutAbodh,a1984Rajshripro-duction,cameandwentwithoutcausing a ripple. A few othercolourless movies followed.Then came Tezaab, and shezoomedto the topspot.At that timeDixit’s chief rival

was Sridevi, whose 1983

Himmatwalahadmadeherapop-ulargo-toheroine.Srideviwasal-readyabignameintheSouth,andhad arrived inBollywooddeter-mined to conquer. ShekharKapoor’s 1987Mr India gave usSrideviasajournalist,whomadeup for her clunkily-written partwith an electric dance number.HawaHawaaiisasiconicasEkDoTeen,andthegeniusbehindthosemoveswasKhan.Khan started as a ‘back-

ground’ dancer, one among themany faceless aspirants whoshimmy and shake behind theleads, onwhom the camera fo-cuses. She rose from the ranks,andwas the firstwoman to be-come chief choreographer inBollywood.Shewasanexcellentdancerherself.Andunderherba-

ton,greatdancerslikeSrideviandDixitemulatedthegracefulstepsimbuedwithfeelingandenergy.Sridevi got another Khan

special in Yash Chopra’sChandni’s NauNau Choodiyan, anumberstillplayedatweddings.Kajol got one of her own inAditya Chopra’s 1995 DilwaleDulhaniya Le Jayenge, inMehndiLagaaKeRakhna.AishwaryaRai’sNimbooda in Sanjay LeelaBhansali’s 1999 Hum Dil DeChukeSanamwasaKhangift.Asfor Dixit, Khan’s largesse wasendless.AsmuchasshewastheEkDoTeengirl,shewastheDhakDhak girl, andwhen she askedCholi Ke Peeche Kya Hai inSubhashGhai’s1993Khalnayak,all hell broke loose. Therewas ahugeoutcry:thelyricswerebor-

derline vulgar, but the saucymoves backed by Dixit’s gracegaverisetoanothericonicsong-and-dancenumber.Khan was a product of her

times, and her struggle to getpast the misogynistic, male-dominated behind-the-scenesfields in the movies made herstrong. Those who knew herwell say that she always spokehermind,andbroughtthatfear-lessness into her work. Khan’schoreography liftedtheheroinefrombeingasupportingact toafull-fledged artiste in her ownright. Someday, historians willwritetomesonhersignificance.For now, though, we bid a fondgoodbye to the legend whomadetheleadingladiesofHindicinemadance toher tunes.

AVANEESHMISHRAKANPUR, JULY3

RESIDENTSOF Bikhru village inKanpur remembered hearinggun shots and crude bombs foraround 45 minutes lateThursdaynight,whentheraidtoarrest a criminal resulted in thedeathof eightpolicepersonnel.Whilemost of the residents

saidtheyhadlockedthemselvesinside their houses and onlyheard sounds of the incident,Pintu Tomar, the 26-year-oldgunner of a deceased SO, de-scribedhis experienceasbothatragedyandacomedy.SpeakingtoThe IndianExpress later in theday, he recalled that it was oneof the crude bombs hurdled bytheassailants that savedhis life.“Our team of around 20

reached the village and left ourvehicles 200 metres from thehouseofVikasDubey(thecrim-inal they planned to arrest).Around20peoplewerewaitingfor us behind a JCB and onrooftops on three sides. Wecrossed the JCB machine andtheyopened fire. By the sound Icould tell they had automaticguns, pistols, rifles and crudebombs.We could not fire a sin-gleshot.Therewasnotime,”saidTomar.“We ran for cover, but three

or four of uswerehit bybullets.I rantowardsahouseonmyleft.Therewasaheavywoodendoor,which was broken by a crudebomb thrown by an assailant,thus givingme a place to hide.Minutes later, the assailantscame into the room, but I ran tothe roof and jumped on theotherside.TheyfiredatmebutIwas able to run into the fields,”hesaid,addingthathewasluckytosurvivewitha fewinjuries.Bloodstainsmarked the 50-

metre radiusof the crime sceneat Bikhru village. Therewas nooneinDubey’shouse,apartfroma domestic help and her twochildren.Around40metresfrom

Dubey’shouse, therewasapoolof blood at the porch of hisma-ternal uncle’s house. Officialssaid that the bodies of SOMahesh Yadav and SI AnupKumarwere found at that spot.Theyapparentlydiedbeggingtobe let in.“Around 1.30 am I was

woken up by a loud banging atthedoor. Iheardgunshotsinthedistanceandtwovoicesbeggingto be let in. I froze. They did nottell me theywere policemen. Ihavebeentoldthat theytriedtohidebelowabenchattheporch.Minutes later, the gunshotscame closer. Soon there weremoregunshotsandthebangingandpleading stopped,” said60-year-oldSushmaPandey,wifeofDubey’s maternal uncle PremPrakashPandey.Inthecornerof theverandah

of theirhousewasanotherpoolofblood,wheretheCircleOfficerwas found dead. Sushma’s 25-year-olddaughter-in-lawManuPandeysaid,“Iwaswokenupbythe sound of gunfire, and hid inmy room with the iron doorlockedfrominside.MinuteslaterIsawsomeonejumpingintomyverandah and lying against awall. The attackerswere on theroof.FromasmallwindowIsawthemcomingtowardshimashesaid‘tummeraencounterkarega’,but he could not finish the sen-tenceandwasshot.”Membersof thepolice team

later said that five bodies of po-lice personnel were foundwithin 30metres of the bound-ary wall of the house, near atoilet.Whenaskedabouttheother

members of her family, Manubroke down. She said that themale members of her house-hold, her father-in-law PremPrakash and husbandShashikant Pandey, had runaway soon after the incident.Hours later she was informedthat her father-in-lawhadbeenshot in a police encounter. Thehusband ismissing.

UttarPradeshChiefMinisterYogiAdityanathpays tributetotheslainpolicepersonnel inKanpuronFriday.AdityanathhasannouncedfinancialassistanceofRs1croreeachtothekinof thepolicepersonnelkilled intheencounter,alongwithagovernment jobtoa familymemberof eachaswellasextraordinarypension. Express

Crude explosive hurled atme savedmy life, says gunner at Kanpur raid

RITIKACHOPRANEWDELHI, JULY3

THEJEE(Main)andtheNationalEligibility cum Entrance Test(NEET) have been delayed fur-therbyamonthduetothesurgeinCovid-19cases.The JEE Main, the gateway

examforadmissiontotheNITs,isnowscheduledtobeheldoversixdays—September1toSeptember6.NEET,meantforundergraduatemedical programmes, is nowscheduled for September13andJEE(Advanced)forSeptember27.HRDMinisterRameshPokhriyalannouncedthefreshdatesduringawebinarFriday.Asmanyas9lakhcandidates

have registered to take JEEMainand approximately 16 lakh forNEET.AccordingtosourcesintheNational Testing Agency, JEE(Main) results would be an-nouncedmid-September andNEET results are expected in thefirstweekofOctober.TheIITswilltry to declare the results on theeight day from the exam --October5.JointcounselingfortheIITs andNITswould begin latestbyOctober7andlastforamonth.Both entrance tests have

been postponed for the secondtimesincethelockdowntocurbCovid-19 came into effect.

Originally, JEEMainwas sched-uled between April 7 and April11, andNEET onMay3. OnMay5, Pokhriyal announced a freshschedule,accordingtowhichJEEMainwouldhavebeenheldoverfive days between July 18 andJuly23andNEETon July26.However, with parents and

studentsexpressingconcernoverthe spike in Covid-19 cases, theUniongovernmentwasforcedtoreconsiderthedatesyetagain.Thenewscheduleannounced

onFridayisbasedoninputsofthefour-membercommitteeheadedby National Testing AgencyDirector-General Vineet Joshi,saidgovernmentsources.According to sources, the

committeefelt thatdelayingtheexamswas inevitable since sev-eraltestscentreswereincontain-ment zones.Asper thedata col-lectedbythepanel,about40JEE(Main) test centres (out of 650)are currently in containmentzones. The government is nowaimingtowrapupthecounsellingprocessforengineeringandmed-icalprogrammesbyDiwali,thatisNovember14latest.Hence,highereducation institutionsmayonlybeabletostartclassesforfirst-yearstudents aroundNovember-endorfirstweekofDecember.TheIITsmayaskthenewbatchtojoinonlyinDecember.

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICENEWDELHI, JULY3

THECISCEonFridaybecamethefirst school board to reduce thesyllabus for the Class 10 and 12examsnext year tomakeup forinstructionaltimelostduetotheCovid-induced lockdown. Allsubjectshavehad their syllabusreduced by up to 25 per cent,CISCE's Chief Executive GerryArathoontoldTheIndianExpress.CISCE-affiliatedschoolshad

lostabouttwomonthsof teach-ingtimesincethelockdownbe-gan inMarch.“WhileanumberofCISCE-af-

filiated schools have tried toadapt to this changed scenarioand have tried to keep alive theteaching-learning processthroughonlineclasses,therehasbeen a significant shortening oftheacademicyearandlossof in-structionalhours,”Arathoonsaid.“Syllabusreductionhasbeen

done,keepinginmindthelinearprogressionacrossclasses,whileensuring that the core conceptsrelated to the subject are re-tained,”headded.On June 29, theMinistry of

HomeAffairsannouncedthatallschools,universities,educationalinstitutions and coaching cen-treswillremainclosedtillJuly31.The proportion of syllabus cutcould be reviewed again ifschools do not open in August,Arathoonsaid.The CBSE, too, isworking on

reducingthesyllabusforstudentswhowerepromotedtoClasses10and12thisyear.SourcessaidtheBoard is keen to cut the curricu-lumby one-third. It has taskedNCERT to identify topics andchaptersthatcanbedropped.As reported by The Indian

Expresson June19,NCERT isnotin favourof “cuttingsyllabus:asthat could create gaps in learn-ing and prove “detrimental” tostudents.

SAROJ KHAN

1948-2020

She spoke her mind, brought that fearlessness into her work

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICENEWDELHI, JULY3

THEGOVERNMENThasdecidedto accept the InternationalArbitral Tribunal’s ruling in thecase pertaining to the 2012killing of two Indian fishermenoff theKeralacoast,allegedlybyItalian marines on board oiltankerEnricaLexie.TheCentreonThursdaycon-

veyedthistotheSupremeCourt,where proceedings in connec-tionwith the case are pending,andsoughttheirdisposalinviewof the tribunal’s ruling.In an affidavit, the govern-

ment said the tribunal, whichheldarbitrationundertheUnitedNationConventionontheLawofSea (UNCLOS), had given itsawardonMay21,2020and thatit “hastakenadecisiontoacceptandabidebytheAward”.The tribunal, while stating

thatIndiaisentitledtocompen-sation for the loss of lives, ruledthat the Italian Marines couldnot be tried in India in view ofthe immunityenjoyedbythem.Therulingalsosaidthatinac-

cordancewithprovisionsof the

UNCLOS — of which India is aparty — and the Rules ofProcedureagreedbytheparties,the award is final andwithoutappeal and shall be compliedwithbyparties to thedispute.KeralaPolicehadinstituteda

case against MassimilianoLatorre and Salvatore Girone,whowerepostedonEnricaLexie,charging themwith killing twoIndian fishermenonboard theirfishing vessel St Antony. Themarines had apparently mis-takenthefishermenforpirates.The duo filed a petition be-

foreKeralaHighCourt,challeng-ing the state’s jurisdiction to in-vestigate thematter.On August 24, 2015, the

InternationalTribunalonLawofthe Sea, on the request of Italy,orderedthatbothItalyandIndiashall suspendallcourtproceed-ingspending thearbitration.Following this, the Supreme

CourtonAugust26,2015stayedtheproceedings in India.On March 6, 2017, the

SupremeCourtaskedthepartiesto place on record the Awardpassedby theArbitralTribunal.

SHAJUPHILIPTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM,JULY3

“WEWEREdenied justice. But, Idon’twanttoseethemfacepun-ishment for having killed myhusband...Ihavepardonedthem,but the Indian government candecideonthefuturecourseofac-tion,’’saidDora,wifeofValentine,one of the two fishermen shotdeadoff Kerala coast in2012, al-legedlybytwoItalianmarines.The Court of Arbitration in

The Hague has ordered thatItalian marines MassimilianoLatorreandSalvatoreGironewillnotbetriedinIndiabutwill faceproceedings in Italy.Dora,whogot a government

job as a peon on compassionategrounds after Valentine’s death,said,“Thegovernmentsaredecid-ingonlegalmatters.Ourgovern-ment can go aheadwithwhat-ever step they intend todo. But Ihave pardoned the marines. Idon’twanttoseethemfacepun-ishment.Iwon’tgetbackmyhus-band. In thenameof God, I haveforgiven them.Why should I in-vitetheircurseonmychildren?’

Dora’seldestsonDerricksaidtheywere “denied justice”, butthey have limited options. “Thelegalfightisnotinourhands.Weonly learnaboutverdicts.’’In2013, a year after the fish-

ermen were killed, the Italiangovernmentgave the two fami-liesacompensationofRs1croreeach after theywithdrew theiraffidavits in thecourtagainst itsplea,seekingquashingoftheFIRagainst themarines.Dorasaidsheisnowbuilding

a house on land bought with aportion of the compensation. “Ido notwant to sendmy sons tothesea,’’ shesaid.AtEraviputhenthurai village

in Tamil Nadu’s Nagercoil dis-trict, a relative of Ajeesh Pinku,theotherfishermankilledinfir-ing, isata loss. “Iamnothappy...But, we are helpless,’’ said thevictim’saunt JanetMarry.Ajeesh lost his parents years

before his death and Janetbrought uphimandhis two sis-ters.“Thecompensationwasde-posited in the names of two sis-ters. I don’t know how to takeforwardthelegalfight,’’saidJanet.

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DEEPTIMANTIWARYNEWDELHI, JULY3

TWO DAYS after the UnionMinistryofHomeAffairs(MHA)askedtheparamilitaryforcesfortheir views on recruitment oftransgenderpeopleasofficersintheir ranks, the Central ReservePolice Force (CRPF) has said it isreadymake its force "compati-ble" to thenewrecruits.In its reply toMHAabout its

views, theCRPFhas stated, “Wefullyvaluethespiritof theorderofHon’bleSupremeCourt.CRPFalready has a gender-neutralwork environment. In view ofimpending policy guidelines ofMHA, we shall make it furthercompatibleasper theneed.”The CRPF communication

refers totheApril15,2014judg-ment of the SupremeCourt de-claring transgender people astheThirdGender.Followingthis,Parliament passed the TheTransgenderPersons(Protectionof Rights)Act in2019.TheCRPFisthesecondforce,

among the five asked for theirviews,whichhasgivenapositiveresponse to MHA’s question.Earlier,theBSFhadsentasimilarreply to MHA, saying that it isready to make necessarychanges in the force and sug-gested amendments to recruit-mentrulesforhelpingtransgen-der people to join the force atAssistantCommandant-level.Sources saidother forcesare

also likely to give a positiveresponse.“In almost all the forces the

consensus is that transgenderpeoplemustgetequalopportu-nity,” anMHAofficial said. “TheITBP and SSB are also going tosend a positive response. Thesuggestions are being soughtlargely to understand how thisshouldbe implemented. In thatsense, their reply can be varied,butnoneoftheforcesareunwill-ing todo this.”In a letter sent over amonth

ago,theMHAhadaskedperson-nel departments of CRPF, BSF,SSB,CISFandITBPfortheirviewson thematter. Twoweeks ago,sources said, theBSF sent its re-plysayingthatitwelcomessuchamove.In a fresh letter sent to rest of

the forces on Wednesday, theMHAhadsaid:"Theundersignedis directed to... say that the com-mentsforincorporatingtheissueson transgender as third genderalongwithMale/Female in therules of CAPF (AC) Examination2020 is yet to be received fromCRPF, ITBP,SSBandCISF."The letter signed by Under

Secretary,MHA,SMuthuKumardeals with recruitment ofAssistantCommandant–theen-try level for officers. Sources saidtheserecruitmentwouldbemadeinthegeneralcadre,meaningtheywould get to operate in combatroles andwill eventually rise tocommandformationsatthebor-derandinlawandorderduties.

JEE (Main), NEETfurther delayed by amonth due to Covid

CISCE reduces syllabusfor Classes 10, 12 overtime lost due to lockdown

SalvatoreGirone(right)andMassimilianoLatorre leavethepolicecommissioneroffice inKochi in2013.ReutersFile

MANISHSAHULUCKNOW,JULY3

HISTORY-SHEETER VIKASDubey, whowas the target of araidthatledtothedeathofeightpolicepersonnelinKanpurearlyFriday, has around 60 criminalcases against him and carries arewardofRs50,000onhishead.Dubey (53), who hails from

Bikaru village in Kanpur, wasearlieraccusedinthemurdersofBJP leader Santosh Shukla (54)and retired school principalSiddheshwar Pandey (65) atShivli police station area ofKanpurDehat.Whilehewasac-quitted in the Shukla murdercase,hewasawardedlifeimpris-onment in the Pandeymurdercaseand isnowoutonbail.Shuklawasmurdered inside

Shivli police station campus in

October2001.Hewasthenchair-man of Contract Labour Boardand held the rank ofminister ofstate.AfterShukla’sdeath,Dubeyjoinedpoliticsandwontheelec-tionforZilaPanchayatmember.“After investigation,

chargesheet was filed in 2002against eight persons includingDubey and three policemen. In2003,allaccusedwereacquittedby a local court forwant of evi-dence,”saidShivlipolicestationSHOVeerPalSingh.Shukla’s brotherManoj said,

“Mybrotherwas killed over po-litical rivalry.” He added that noappeal was filed in the High

Court becauseof Dubey’s politi-cal connections. “Dubeywasas-sociatedwith leaders of variouspoliticalpartiesandhelpedthemduringelections.Hehadafollow-ingof loyalyouths,”Manojsaid.The Pandey murder took

place near Shivli bus stand onNovember 14, 2000, allegedlyover a land dispute. Dubeywasaccused of conspiring for themurderwhile in jail. The policefiled chargesheet against fourpersons includingDubey.“A local court in 2004

awardedlifeimprisonmenttoallaccused.Oneofthemdiedwhilethreeothersareoutonbail,”saidanofficerofShivlipolicestation.When contacted, Additional

DirectorGeneral,LawandOrder,PrashantKumar said, “A rewardof Rs 50,000 has been declaredontheheadofVikasDubey,whohasaround60casesagainsthim.”

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ANOTHERCOMPLAINTofallegedpolice torture has surfaced inTamilNadu,ofa32-year-oldwhohas been hospitalised nearly amonth after he claims he wasbeatenupwithironrods, leavinghimwithfractures.A hotel manager from

Tiruchendur in Thoothukudi,workinginGuruvayurinKerala,SManikandanwaspickedupfromthere and brought to theTiruchendur Police Station, 500kmaway,inearlyJune.Inhiscom-plaint to court, hehas saidpoliceacted against him for a videohehad posted against DMKMLAAnitha R Radhakrishnan onFacebookbackinJanuary.Hewas shifted to hospital at

the instance of a district judge

whohas been inspecting jails inThoothukudi district for victimsofallegedpolicetorture.Thejudgeis doing this at the behest of theMadrasHighCourt,followingthedeaths of P Jeyaraj and son J

BennixleadingtoapoliticalstorminTamilNadu.Manikandanwas remanded

in custody by P Saravanan, thesame Sathankulam JudicialMagistratewhose role has beenquestionedinclearingseveralre-mands, including that of JeyarajandBennix.Admitting that the case

againstManikandanwasof“talk-ing against the Nadar commu-nity”—thepowerful castegrouptowhichRadhakrishnanbelongs— Jeyakumar, the new SP ofThoothukudi, saidpoliceprotec-tion would be given toManikandan. “I have just takencharge.Iamstudyingcasesonebyone. I cannot comment on thecharges,”hesaid.Asourceawareofthecasesaid

thewayManikandanhad beenbroughtfromGuruvayurandtor-tured had shocked the court. “Iftherewasawarrant, theyshouldhave sought thehelpof local po-lice.If therewasnowarrant,thenitwasoutsidetheirjurisdiction.”Inhisvideopost,Manikandan

accusedRadhakrishnanoffavour-

inghiscommunity.Hehassaidinhis complaint that as the videowentviral,heaswellashisfamilyin Tiruchendur received threatsfromtheNadarcommunity.On June6, police summoned

Manikandan’s father, apostmas-ter, andhisbrother.EarlyonJune7morning, he found fivepeopleathisrentedroominGuruvayur.Manikandansays inhiscom-

plaintthattheyintroducedthem-selves aspolice officers fromtheTiruchendur,andthattheyhand-cuffedhim,tookawayallhiscash,his ATM card, his ID cards anddrove him to Tiruchendur. Heclaims his torture started nearThoothukudi.He says he reached the

TiruchendurPoliceStationaround10.30 pmand foundhis brotherand father there. “Theywerenotallowedtotalktome.”On June8,Manikandan says,

hewastoldthat theTiruchendurDSPwouldbe conducting an in-quiry. He adds that hewas thentakentothefirstfloorofthepolicestation, and beaten. He says hewas tortured frommorning till

around 3pm “continuously”.“Twolathisbrokeandtheystartedthetorturewithaplasticpipe.”Histoesgotfractured,hesays.Around 5.30 pm, on June 9,

Manikandan sayspoliceperson-nel handcuffedhis left hand to awindowgrille,placedhisrightona platform, wrapped it in anempty sack andkept hitting thelatterwithanironrod.“Theycon-tinued the torture until I almostcollapsed.”Manikandan has said in his

complaintthathewaswarnednotto talk about the torture to thedoctorormagistratebeforethere-mand.Around9.30pm,hiscom-plaint says, InspectorMuthuramanoftheTiruchendurstation andhis juniors producedManikandan before JudicialMagistrate Saravanan.Manikandansaysheexplainedhisinjuriesascausedduetoafall,andthe judge remanded him toPeruranijail inThoothukudi.The 32-year-old has told the

courtheisafraidofbeingreleasedonbail,thesourcesaid,fearinghemightbepickedupagain.

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The Chief Engineer, Technical Services Division, Bhabha AtomicResearch Centre, North Site, BARC, Trombay, Mumbai - 400 085, onbehalf of the President of India invites online item rate tenders on twobid system for following work :-NIT NO. BARC/TSD/113/2019-20, Name of work - Providing UPS,electrical panel and associated cabling for new building of BARC Hospitalat Anushaktinagar, Mumbai - 400094.; Estimated cost - Rs. 1,79,00,000/-;Earnest Money - Rs. 3,58,000/-; Period of completion - 8 months;Last date and time of submission of bid - 27.07.2020 (23:59 Hrs.).NIT NO. BARC/TSD/144/2020-21, Name of work - Operation &Comprehensive maintenance of central air-conditioning plant (excludingchilling m/c), ventilation system, unitary air-conditioners and mechanicalutility systems along with miscellaneous works at BARC Hospital &CTCRS building, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai - 400094.; Estimatedcost - Rs. 1,50,00,000/-; Earnest Money - Rs. 3,00,000/-; Period ofcompletion - 24 months; Last date and time of submission of bid– 10.08.2020 (23:59 Hrs.).The bid forms and other details can be obtained from the Websitewww.tenderwizard.com/DAE or www.barc.gov.inChanges if any, in the above scheduled date etc. will be notified only inthe website www.tenderwizard.com/DAE.Contact for assistance / clarifications 24x7@ 9969395522Shri Rudresh, e-mail: rudresh.tenderwizard@gmail.com

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E-TENDER NOTICENo. WALMI/W-11/Tender/2020-21 Dated : 04.07.2020The Director WALMI Bhopal invites online advertised tender inTwo Bids System (Technical and Financial) through e-tenderingfrom reputed firms with adequate experience for "Annual JobContract for Carrying out Agricultural and Horticultural Work atWALMI, Bhopal." Eligible firms may submit tenders/bids onlineon CPP Portal (www.https://mptenders.gov.in) from06.07.2020 to 22.07.2020 up to 05.00 P.M. Tenders arerequired to submit Technical Bids and essential documentsboth online and hardcopy to the Administrative Officer, WALMI,Bhopal before tender closing date. Details can be obtainedfrom www.mpwalmi.orgM.P. Madhyam/97825/2020 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

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Ministry of Communications, Department of Posts, Civil WingPRESS NOTICE INVITING PERCENTAGE RATE e-TENDERTHE Executive Engineer (E), Postal Electrical Division, Mumbaiinvites on behalf of the President of India, online percentage ratee-tenders from eligible contractors for the work of "Constructionof building for e-Commerce/ Parcel Centre Project at AIROLI,Sector-18, Navi Mumbai. (SH: SITC of Wet Riser Fire FightingSystem)" Estimated cost - Rs. 32,82,402/-, EMD - Rs. 65,648/-,Time of completion : 6 months vide NIT No19/EEEP/MBI/2020-21.The last date of submission of online Tenders 16.07.2020 at 11.00AM and Date of opening of tender 16.07.2020 at 11.30 AM. Thedetailed tender notice, tender documents, corrigendum (if any)and other instructions can be downloaded or viewed online fromthe web site https://dopcivil.euniwizarde.com. For furtherclarifications, please contact : 022-24044164.

HARYANA MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION LIMITED(A Government of Haryana Undertaking)Bays No. 59-62, Sector-2, Panchkula

Phone: 0172-2567945NOTICE INVITING TENDERS (NIT)

Tender Enquiry No. 107/Tend/COR/2020-21/3/4-AOnline Tender of Medical Consumables for a

period of Six Months procurement of Logisticsfor Corona Virus Haryana of “Group C” anddocuments can be downloaded from03.07.2020 onwards on e-Procurement portalwww.etenders.hry.nic.in.

For Managing Director,HMSCL, Panchkula.

81603/HRY

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD (R&B) DIVISION UDHAMPURCORRIGENDUM

Subject: 'Request for Proposal' for Comprehensive Consultancy Services for Establishment of New Medical College,Udhampur.

Reference: This office RFP/NIT No. 01/2020-21 of 4/2020 dated 21.04.2020.Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the extension of critical dates and corrigendum in respect of 'Cost of Tender Document' & clari-

fication regarding EMD is issued as under:

It is further clarified that:1. EMD of Rs. 1000000/- (Rupees Ten lacs) in the form of CDR/FDR/BG or Demand Draft of Scheduled Bank drawn in favour of

Chief Accounts Officer, office of Chief Engineer PW(R&B) Department, Jammu, shall be scanned & uploaded to the e-tender-ing website.

NOTE: All other terms & conditions of RFP/NIT shall remain unchanged.

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Bid submission end date/time: 11.07.2020 upto 1800 hours.

Date of opening of technical bid Stage-I: 13.07.2020 in the office ofChief Engineer PW(R&B) Department Jammu.

Chapter 3 clause 8.2 Cost of tender document:Bid must be accompanied with:-i). Cost of tender document in shape of Treasury Challan/receipt

under MH 0059-Rev mentioning the name of work for whichthe tender fee was deposited in favour of Executive EngineerPWD (R&B) Division Udhampur and also name of bidder.OR

ii) Online deposit in CD A/c of Executive Engineer PWD (R&B)Division Udhampur bearing No. 0028010200000084, IFSCCode: JAKA0UDMPUR, Main Branch J&K Bank Udhampurmentioning the name of work for which the tender fee wasdeposited in favour of Executive Engineer PWD (R&B)Division Udhampur and also name of bidder.

Instead of

Bid submission end date/time: 01.07.2020 upto1800 hours.

Date of opening of technical bid Stage-I:02.07.2020 in the office of Chief EngineerPW(R&B) Department Jammu.

Chapter 3 clause 8.2 Cost of tender document:Bid must be accompanied with cost of tender doc-ument in shape of Treasury Challan/receipt underMH 0059-Rev mentioning the name of work forwhich the tender fee was deposited in favour ofExecutive Engineer PWD (R&B) DivisionUdhampur.

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PARICHHA JHANSI 1- E-Tender-T-02/TMD/BTPS/2020-21 work of “Operation& Routine Maintenance of Elevators ofBoiler Floor, Service Building & MainPlant Building of 2x210MW, BTPS,Parichha,” Estimated Cost Rs.8,16,279.00 e-bid Submission dt.:14.07.20 up to 14:00 Hrs. 2- E-Tender-T-13/O&MC-II/TMD / 2X250MW /CTPS/2020-21 work of “Miscellaneousworks of Pumps repairing/servicing ofHP valves, Safety valves, HP- Bypassvalves & its actuators etc. of Unit #6 of2x250MW CTPS, Parichha duringoverhauling.” Estimated Cost Rs.26,83,632.00 e-bid Submission dt.:13.08.20 up to 13:00 Hrs. 3- E-Tender-T-14/O&MC-II/TMD/ 2X250MW/ CTPS/2020-21 work of “BreakdownMaintenance of Turbine side auxiliariesand equipment such BFP’s, CEP’s,Medium Pressure Pumps, HP-LPValves, Heat Exchangers, AirCompressors etc including the work ofThermal insulations and online Sealingworks of units of 2x250MW, PTPP,Parichha.” Estimated Cost Rs.20,40,148.00 e-bid Submission dt.:04.08.20 up to 13:00 Hrs. 4- E-Tender-T-15/O&MC-II/BMD-I/PTPP/ 2X250MW/ 2020-21 work of “Supply of insulationpads (LRB wool), G.P. Sheet and fixingthe same over the outer surface ofsteam pipe lines, feed water lines, drainlines, IBD tank, APH, secondary &primary air ducts, flue gas path fromboiler to ESP out let gate & outersurface of boiler path I & II and ESPHoppers, Providing & fixing of insulationon various ducts of boiler area duringoverhauling of unit 6, 2x250MW, PTPP,Parichha, Jhansi.” Estimated Cost Rs.6,06,375.00 e-bid Submission dt.:25.07.20 up to 14:00 Hrs. 5- E-Tender-T - 1 6 / O & M C - I I / B M D - I / C T P S /2X250MW/2020-21 work of “Repairingof tunnel area/ honey comb at the entryof ESP, during overhauling of Unit No. 6of 2x250MW Parichha Jhansi.”Estimated Cost Rs. 5,07,528.00 e-bidSubmission dt.: 25.07.20 up to 14:00Hrs. 6- E-Tender-T-17/O&MC-II/BMD-I/CTPS /PTPP/2 X250MW/2020-21work of “Deputation of 01 No. Expertjunior supervisor for the work ofinspection of pressure parts of coils andtubes etc and other pressure partsworks of unit No. 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 PTPP,Parichha Jhansi.” Estimated Cost Rs:7,09,013.00 e-bid Submission dt.:25.07.20 up to 14:00 Hrs. 7. E-Tender-T-18/ O&MC-II /BMD-I/CTPS/PTPP/2X250MW /2020-21 work of “Preventive& breakdown maintenance of Air Pre-heater of unit 5&6 of 2x250MW, PTEP,Parichha Jhansi.” Estimated Cost Rs.3,88,350.00 e-bid Submission dt.:25.07.20 up to 14:00 Hrs. 8- E-Tender-T-08/O&MC-III/C&IMD-II/ BTPS /2020-21 work of “Operation andComprehensive Annual maintenancecontract Voltas make Air Conditioningsystems installed in 2x210 MW alongwith its all AHUs, Pumps, Coolingtowers and Air Conditioning systemsinstalled in ESP#5&6, CW plant, CMRsystem and DM Plant of 2x250MW andPreventive/Routine maintenance andServicing of 10x4- Ton Cassette ACpackage unit installed in MCB room of110MW, PTPP, Parichha.” EstimatedCost Rs. 25,92,000.00 e-bidSubmission dt.: 25.07.20 up to 12:00Hrs. 9- E-Tender-T-08/SE(HQ) /CEMD/PTPP /2020-21 work of “Routinemaintenance of Street Luminary Systemof entire PTPP Colony, Central store,Scrap yard of PTPP & Police chowky-Railway colony, Parichha.” EstimatedCost Rs. 4,77,804.00 e-bid Submission

dt.: 22.07.20 up to 14:00 Hrs. 10- E-Tender-T-07/SE (HQ)/ CEMD/ PTPP/2020-21 work of “Rewinding/ repairingof 11/0.4 KV distribution transformers ofvarious capacity ratings for PTPPcolony, Parichha.” Estimated cost Rs.13,77,500.00 e-bid Submissiondt.:22.07.20 up to 14:00 Hrs. 11- E-Tender-ET-11 /CMD-II/PTPP/2020-21work of “M&R of Store sheds at2x210MW and 2x250MW, PTPP,Parichha.” Estimated Cost Rs.8,07,485.00 e-bid Submission dt.:25.07.20 up to 13:00 Hrs. 12- E-Tender-ET-12/CMD-II/PTPP/2020-21work of “Repairing of drain located nearTT 4 to Locoshed Culvert at PTPP,Parichha.” Estimated Cost Rs.9,40,466.00 e-bid Submission dt.:20.07.20 up to 13:00 Hrs. 13- E-Tender-ET-13/CMD-II/PTPP/2020-21 work of“Construction of Storm drain from DMPlant of old Power House to side of FireStation at PTPP, Parichha.” EstimatedCost Rs. 9,30,933.00 e-bid Submissiondt.: 20.07.20 up to 13:00 Hrs. 14- E-Tender-T-03/EMD-I/ET/ BTPS/ PTPP/2020-21 work of “Annual Rate Contractfor repair, rewinding and re-insulation of6.6 KV motors ranging from 340 KW to3600 KW of units 3&4 of 2x210MWPTPP, Parichha, Jhansi.” EstimatedCost Rs. 12,00,000.00 e-bidSubmission dt.: 27.07.20 up to 17:00Hrs. 15- E-Tender-T-11/O&MC-I/OGD/2x250MW /CTPS /2020-21 work of“Round the clock operation, Preventive& breakdown maintenance of H2S04dosing system for maintaining the ratedparameters of CW (forebay) of unit no.3&4 of 2x210MW PTPP, Parichha."Estimated Cost Rs. 9,19,495,00 e-bidSubmission dt.: 24.07.20 up to 14:00Hrs. 16- E-Tender-T-13/PD-I/MMC-I/BTPS/2020-21 work of “Supply of C&IItems for PTPP, Parichha.” EstimatedCost Rs. 9,61,000.00 e-bid Submissiondt.: 22.07.20 up to 16:00 Hrs. 17-Following Corrigendum of E-Tenders: l.E-Tender-T-06/O&MC-I I I /C&IMD-II/BTPS/2020-21 extended as follows:-e-bid Submission dt.: 06.07.20 at 12:00hrs. ll. E-Tender-T-82/0&MC-VIII/OGD-III/ 2x250MW /PTPP/2019-20 extendedas follows:- e-bid Submission dt.:10.07.20 at 14:00 hrs. Ill. E-Tender-T-01/AHD-III/ 2x250MW /PTPP/2020-21extended as follows:- e-bid Submissiondt.: 11.07.2020 at 14:00 hrs. IV. E-Tender-ST-06/CHD-II/ O&MC-V/ PTPP/2020-21 extended as follows:- e-bidSubmission dt.: 06.07.2020 at 14:00hrs. V. E-Tender-ST-07/CHD-II/0&MC-V/PTPP/2020-21 extended as follows:-e-bid Submission dt.:06.07.2020 at14:00 hrs. VI. E-Tender-T-07/PD-I/MMC-I/ BTPS/2020-21 extended asfollows:- e-bid Submission dt.: 13.07.20at 16:00 hrs. VII. E-Tender-T-09/PD-I/MMC-I/BTPS/ 2020-21 extended asfollows:- e-bid Submission dt.: 28.07.20at 16:00 hrs. The other terms andconditions and place of hard copiessubmission and opening shall remainsame/unchanged. NOTE: 1. Thedetails of tender cost, earnest Moneyand submission of bids/tenderExtension are available in the biddocument uploaded on the e-procurement websitehttp://etender.up.nic.in. 2. The biddersare required to be registered with U.P.Electronics Corporation, Ashok Marg,Lucknow by depositing requisite fees forparticipation in the e-Tendering. Thebidder must also be registered with theirDigital Signature Certificate (DSC) inthe e-bidding system. Date of Openingof: 2nd Price Bid shall be declared lateron. “Save Electricity” Sd/-EXECUTIVE ENGINEER TSD-I, PTPP,PARICHHA Àfa. 73/Me.EÀf.Oe.´fi./´feMe´fe´fe dQ³ffaI :03/07/2020

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ADILAKHZERSRINAGAR,JULY3

AMILITANTwhowasnamed in the terror attack insouth Kashmir’s Bijbehara on June 26 that killed asix-year-oldboyandaCRPFconstable,waskilledbysecurity forces in an encounter in Srinagar onThursdaynight, thepolice saidonFriday.ACRPFpersonnel, identified asHeadConstable

KuldeepKumar,was injuredduringThursday’s en-counterand later succumbed,a JammuandKashmirPolicespokespersonsaid inastatement issuedFriday.Themilitantkilledwasidentifiedas“ZahidAhmadDass,sonofGhulamMohammadDass,residentofWaghamaBijbehara”,policestated.HewasaffiliatedwithIslamicStateJammuandKashmir(ISJK),abannedterroroutfit.Police said a cordon and search operationwas

launched inMallaBaghareabypoliceandCRPFper-sonnelonThursdaynight.“...hidingterroristsfiredonthesearchparty.Thefirewasretaliated, leadingtoanencounter,”policesaid,addingonemilitantwaskilled.Sourcessaidanothermilitantmanagedtoescape.“Asperpolicerecords,hewasinvolvedintheJune

26attackinPadshahiBaghareaofBijbehara,Anantnag,inwhich aCRPFpersonnel and6-year-old child gotkilled;FIRwasregisteredagainsthim(Dass),”accord-ingtothepolicestatement.“Besides,heescapedfroman encounter on 30/6/20 (June 30) in Anantnag inwhichtwoterroristsof ISJKgotkilled.”

Srinagar can’t bemilitancy-free: IGPInspectorGeneral of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay

Kumar told themedia on Friday, “Srinagar is a citywheremilitants keep coming often. At times, theycomeformedicaltreatment,ortogetfunds,orfor(at-tending)meetings.”“SayingthatSrinagarwillbemilitancy-free...itcan't

happen. Theywill keep cominghere, andwe (will)continuetoreceiveinputsandwillkeepdoingencoun-ters(tokill them),”headded.

Week after he killed6-year-old and CRPFman, militant gunneddown in Srinagar

ESHAROYNEWDELHI, JULY3

The lockdownpromptedbytheCovid-19outbreakfromMarch25 to June8helped to significantly re-duceair pollution levels inDelhi,Mumbai, KolkataandBangalore,accordingtoananalysisof theCPCBAirQuality Indexdata fromthe74-dayduration.The four cities achieved 95 per cent of the

NationalCleanAirProgramme(NCAP)targetsetbytheCentre,aspertheanalysiscarriedout jointlybyCarbonCopyandRespirerLivingSciences.Inanattempttoensurebetterairquality incities,

NCAPwasnotifiedinJanuary2019toreduceparticu-latematter(breathablepollutantsthatcaneasilyen-ter the lungs and cause ailments) by20-30per centby2024.Overthecourseof2019,122non-attainmentcitieswere added to this list andair pollutionactionplansweredevelopedandapprovedfor102ofthem.“Thelockdownperiodhelpedusunderstandthe

effectsofanthropogenic(human-generated)emis-sions to our environment. All four citiesmanagedto better their 2024NCAP target by around 30 percent,withKolkatabettering their targetbyover50percentduringthelockdown...”saidRonakSutaria,CEORespirerLivingSciences.The analysis showed thatMumbai's PM2.5 av-

erageduring the lockdownwas20,while theaver-agewas 36.1 in 2019.Mumbai’s targetwas 28 PM2.5. Kolkata's average PM2.5 during the lockdownwas22asopposedto57.7in2019.Itstargetwas48.5.Delhi'sPM2.5averageduringthelockdownwas49.Itwas109.2in2019.Bangalore'sPM2.5averagedur-ing the lockdownwas23; itwas36.7 in2019.DrSagnikDey,CoordinatorofCentreforExcellence

forResearchonCleanAir(CERCA)atIIT-Delhi,saidthereasonbehindthisdrasticfallinpollutionlevelsisthatoutoftheeightprimarypollutingsourcesinIndia,fourwere completely absentduring the lockdown—ve-hicularemissions,emissionsfromindustry,construc-tionandbrickkilns. FULLREPORTON

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CORONAVIRUSDASHBOARD

625,544India

241,184Italy

238,511Mexico

285,787United Kingdom

284,541Chile

250,545Spain

2,760,664US

1,496,858Brazil

292,004Peru

TOTAL CONFIRMED: 10,931,638 DEATHCOUNT:522,385Source: JohnsHopkinsUniversity,updatedat11pmonJuly3 . JHU’sIndiatallyandHealth

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THEWORLD666,941Russia

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1,86,626Maharashtra

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33,913Gujarat

19,819West Bengal

16,097AndhraPradesh

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98,392Tamil Nadu

18,570Telangana

UnionHealthMinistryupdateasof11pm,July3.Somestatesmayhavereportedhighernumbers.Onlystates/UTswithatleastonecaselistedabove.3,79,892PATIENTSDISCHARGEDIN35STATESANDUNIONTERRITORIES

RESTOFINDIAAndamanandNicobarIslands 109ArunachalPradesh 195Assam 9013Bihar 10471Chandigarh 450Chhattisgarh 3013DadraandNagarHaveli 230Goa 1482Haryana 15509HimachalPradesh 1014JammuandKashmir 7849Jharkhand 2584Kerala 4753Ladakh 990MadhyaPradesh 14106Manipur 1279Meghalaya 56Mizoram 162Nagaland 501Odisha 7545Puducherry 802Punjab 5784Sikkim 102Tripura 1435Uttarakhand 2984

PRABHARAGHAVANNEWDELHI, JULY3

ONTHURSDAY, Indian Council ofMedicalResearch (ICMR)headDrBalramBhargavaon July 2wrote to all 12 trial sites for theCovid-19 vaccine candidate, Covaxin, thatall clinical trials had to be completed byAugust 15, in time for a public launch.Bioethicsexperts,however,havequestionedhowallthreephasesof testingforavaccinecandidateyettoevenbeginhumantrialscanbecrunchedintoatimeframeofamonth.

Whattypeofvaccine isCovaxin?Ithasbeendevelopedby thecompany

BharatBiotechIndia(BBIL)incollaborationwith ICMR’sNational Instituteof Virology(NIV). It is an “inactivated” vaccine— onemade by using particles of the Covid-19virusthatwerekilled,makingthemunableto infect or replicate. Injecting particulardosesof theseparticlesservestobuildim-munitybyhelpingthebodycreateantibod-iesagainstthedeadvirus,accordingtoBBIL.

Whendoes ICMRaimtolaunchit?Aimingtomakeitavailableforpublicuse

byAugust15,Bhargavawrotetothe12trialsites to ensure “all” clinical trialswere con-ductedbythen.WhileBBIL’sapplicationwiththe Clinical Trials Registry of India (CTRI)showsitplanstocompleteenrolmentoftrialparticipantsbyJuly13,BhargavahasdirectedthesitestocompleteenrolmentbyJuly7.

Is thisachievable?A vaccine usually goes through three

phasesof humantrials. TheCentralDrugsStandard Control Organisation has givenapprovals for phase I and II trials so far.According to details fromCTRI, BBIL in itsapplication estimated phase I and II trialstotakeayearandthreemonths, includingat least amonth forphase I alone.Experts have questionedhowall three

phasescanbeconcludedwithinamonthandahalf. “Iwould find it very surprising if it isdone. Even themost ambitious companiesintheworldthatareinmoreadvancedstagesof development for theirCovid-19vaccineshavealongertime-frame.Evenhavingallthetrialresults,withsafetyandefficacydata,byAugust15isdifficult.Thisraisesseveralques-tions,”saidDrAnantBhan,Researcher,GlobalHealth,BioethicsandHealthPolicy.“This should not be done at the cost of

efficacyandsafety,”saidDrShashankJoshi,Deanof the IndianCollegeof Physicians.Whilevaccinetrialscanbefast-tracked,

itstilltakesoverayeartolaunchtheproduct,expertssaid.Inapandemic,emergency-useapproval canbe given if data from the firsttwotrialphasesiscompellingenough,saidan expert on condition of anonymity. Thiswould allow the launchwithout the thirdphase being conducted, but this approvalwouldlikelybegivenwithriderstosubmitadditionaldataandadverseeventreports.

Whatothertypesof vaccinecandidatesarebeingstudied?Over100vaccinesarebeingtestedglob-

ally,includinginactivatedandvariousothertypes. Someof the frontrunners include:

Non-replicating viral vectorTheSARS-CoV-2virususesthespike on

its surface, the ‘spikeprotein’, toenterandinfectcellsandmultiply.Anon-replicatingviral vector vaccine uses aweakened ver-sionofadifferentvirustocarrythisCovid-19spikeproteinintothebody,butitismod-ifiednot to replicate. This allows thebodyto recognise the spike protein as a threatand build immunity so that it can attacktherealvirus if it tries to infect thebody.FRONTRUNNERS: TheUniversity of

Oxford,incollaborationwithAstraZeneca,istestingonesuchvaccineusingtheChAdOx1virus,aweakenedversionofacommoncoldvirusthatcausesinfectionsinchimpanzees.Thisvaccinehasalreadyprogressedtophase-IIItrialsstageandwill,attheearliest,onlybeavailabletowardstheendof theyear.CanSinoBiological,incollaborationwith

theBeijingInstituteofBiotechnology,istest-inganotherusingtheadenovirustype5vec-tor. This vaccinewas given special permis-sionforuseinitsmilitarypersonnelinJune.

RNA vaccineTheseusemessengerRNA(mRNA)mol-

eculesthattellcellswhatproteintobuild.Inthis case, themRNA is coded to tell cells tobuildthemolecularstructureonthesurfaceofSARS-Cov-2—whichtheimmunesystemwillrecogniseandbuildantibodiesagainst.FRONTRUNNERS:Moderna,incollab-

orationwith the US National Institute ofAllergyandInfectiousDiseases,hasworkedon anmRNA vaccine that is expected tostartphase III trials thismonth.Pfizer(incollaborationwithGermany's

BioNTech)hasbeengivingpatients its ex-perimental RNAvaccine at low- andmid-level doses.MikaelDolsten, Pfizer’s presi-dent of world-wide research anddevelopment, said recently that a PhaseIIb/II study the company expects to beginthismonthcouldfinishrecruitingpatientsby August or September. A launch is ex-pectedby theendof theyear.

DNA vaccineThese vaccines use genetically engi-

neered DNAmolecules that, again, arecodedwith the antigen againstwhich theimmuneresponse is tobebuilt.FRONTRUNNER: Inovio

Pharmaceuticals, in collaborationwith theInternational Vaccine Institute, has aDNAvaccine INO-4800 already in phase I trials.On June 30, it announcedpositive interimresultsfromthefirstsixweeksofthistrial.Itplanstoinitiateaphase2/3efficacytrialthissummer“uponregulatoryconcurrence”.In India, Zydus Cadila on Thursday re-

ceivedapprovaltoinitiatehumantrialsforitsDNAvaccine.Zydusexpectstocompletephase I and II trials for in threemonths.

Covaxin, other vaccinesSIMPLYPUTQUESTION&ANSWER

ICMRhastargetedAugust15launchforCovid-19vaccine.Howmuchremains inthetrialprocess?Howhaveothervaccinecandidatesprogressed?

What (and how long) doesit take tomake a vaccine;what’s the Covid timeline?KAUNAINSHERIFFMNEWDELHI, JULY3

THE AUGUST 15 target for launchingCovaxin, India’s Covid-19 vaccine, is beingdescribed as a fast-track effort. This is be-causedevelopmentofavaccineisusuallyalong,uncertainprocess.Itisalsoexpensive,with fundingplayinganimportantrole.Thereisnofixedperiodbuttheprocess

can typically run into decades — and stillyield no results. For instance, after threedecadesof research, thevaccine forHIV isstill inphase III of clinical trials.Oneof thefastestdevelopedvaccines is theoneusedfor mumps, which received approval infouryearsafter trialsbegan in1963.InMarch,AntonyFauci,DirectoroftheUS

National Institute of Allergy and InfectiousDiseases, told the Senate Committee: “Wewouldnot have a vaccine thatwould evenbereadytostart todeploy forayear toyearandahalf.Thatisthetimeframe.”However,even this ambitious target can only beachievedwhen regulators give emergencyauthorisation, and not through the usualprocessthatisfollowedforapprovals.In general, a vaccine is developed and

testedoveranumberofstages.ForCovid-19,thishasbeenfast-trackedinvariousways.

Stage I: R&DThistypicallytakestwotofouryears.For

Covid-19, this stage has been progressingfastfortworeasons.First,alargenumberofcandidatesarebasedonthevirus’sgeneticcode insteadof itsprotein,andChinesere-searchers globally shared the genetic se-quenceinJanuaryitself.Thesecondreasonis technology. For instance,Moderna isus-ingm-RNAtechnology,which involves in-jectinggenetic instructionstohumancellsfor creating proteins to fight the virus.However, it is stillunproventechnology.

Stage II: Pre-clinicalThisiswhenscientiststestthevaccineon

cell cultures andanimals. They first inacti-vatethevirus,pulloutpartsofthegeneticse-quence,andtestif ittriggersanimmunere-sponse.Morecritically,theycheckifvaccinecandidatecontinuestoharmthecell.Ifthereisnoimmuneresponseandifthecandidateharmstheanimals,theresearchersreturntostage1.Thisstagecantaketwotothreeyears.For Covid-19, this stage is being short-

enedbyperformingvarioussub-stagessi-multaneously.However,mostvaccinecan-didatesarestill in thepre-clinical stage.

Stage III: Clinical trialsOnthebasisofdatasubmittedfromthe

pre-clinicalphase,regulatorsallowtestinginhumans.Very fewcandidatesenter thisstage. This phase consists of three phasesandusually takesmore than90months.PHASEI:Thevaccineisgiventoasmall

group of people— this takes about threemonths—and scientistsmeasure antibod-iesintheirblood.PHASE II: If foundsafe, itmoves to the

nextphase(6-8months).Thevaccineisgiventoseveralhundredpeople.Threeaspectsareassessed: reactogenicity (ability toproducecommon,adversereactions),immunogenic-ity(abilitytoprovokeanimmuneresponse)andsafety.Thereisalsoacontroltocomparehowthevaccineworksindifferentvariables.ThisstagehasbeenshortenedinCovid-

19 vaccine development. Moderna tookjust 63 days to reach clinical trials. TheOxfordVaccineGroup researchers,whichbegan phase I trials of Astra Zeneca’s vac-cine inApril, hasnowenteredphase III.PHASEIII:Thousandsofpeopleareen-

rolled.Thistakes6-8months.Thisassesseshowthevaccineworksinlargerpopulations.

Stage IV: Regulatory reviewThemanufacturersubmitsthedatatore-

ceivea licence. In theUS, approval typicallycomesafter10months.However,thisisfast-trackedduringemergencies.Theregulatorsallowarollingreview:thevaccinecandidatesubmits sections of the application for re-viewasandwhentheyarecompleted.

Stage V:ManufacturingThis requires immense resources —

funds running intomillions of dollars, in-frastructure,rawmaterial,andscientificex-pertise. Pharma giants like Pfizer, Johnson&Johnson,MerckandAstraZeneca,alltry-ing to develop a vaccine, will have a clearadvantagetoscaleupmanufacturingiftheirproduct is foundsuccessful.

Stage VI: Quality controlThe safety of the vaccine ismonitored

byboththeregulatorandthemanufacturer.

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THE STAND-OFF between the Indian andChinese armies in eastern Ladakh is now inits ninthweek.A conversationbetween thetwoforeignministers,threeroundsofCorpsCommander-leveltalks,otherdiscussionsatthediplomaticandmilitarylevelshavefailedto break the impasse. On Friday, PrimeMinisterNarendraModisaidthe“enemiesofIndiahaveseenthefireandfuryofourforces”,andwarned that “India’s commitment topeaceshouldnotbeseenasitsweakness”.WhatoptionsareavailabletoIndiatore-

store status quo ante on the Line of ActualControl (LAC) in the region?

OPTION1: Evict the Chinese byforce, destroywhat they builtThemost straightforwardcourseof ac-

tionwould be for Indian soldiers to pushout the Chinese from the new areas that

theyhaveoccupiedinthe lasteightweeks,anddestroyalltheinfrastructureChinahasbuilt on the Indiansideof theLAC.This,however,willalmostcertainlylead

tomilitary escalation and in a full-blownwar. Even the limited attempt to evict theChinese from the observation post nearPP14onJune15ledtotheclashinwhich20Indiansoldiersandanunspecifiednumberof Chinese lost their lives.IntheareaswheretheChinesehavecome

overtotheIndiansideof theLAC, theIndianArmymaynotbewelldisposed,duetocon-straintsofterrainorinfrastructure,toexecutesuchaprecisely targetedoperationsuccess-fully.Also,someoftheareasthattheChinesehaveenteredareclaimedbybothcountries,withnoagreementoverthealignmentoftheLAC.Thiswillmakeitdifficult forNewDelhitogarnerinternationalsupportforitsmove.PROBABILITY:Unlikely.

OPTION2: ‘Quid proquo’ tacticThere are areas on the LAC that are not

strongly defended by the Chinese, whereIndian soldiers canmove in and occupy aswatheofChineseterritory.Atthenegotiat-ing table, the two sides can thenexchangethe occupied territories, and restore statusquoante. Thisoptionhasbeendiscussedatthehighest levels—mostnoticeably in the2012policydocument‘Non-alignment2.0’— and is believed to have also beenwar-gamedbythemilitary.Accordingtostrate-gic affairs analyst Ashley Tellis, the 2013ChineseincursioninDepsangwasreversedwithin threeweeks after the Indian Armymoved to theChinese side inChumar, anddid someconstructionof their own. In thenegotiations that followed, the two sidesagreed to return to their earlierpositions.The‘QPQ’optionexistsevennow,asthe

entire LAC from Ladakh to ArunachalPradesh cannot be physically defended bythe Chinese army. But such proactive op-tionshaveacertainwindowofopportunity,whichmayhavebeenlostaftereightweeksof tensions. Also, it carries the risk ofmili-

taryescalation,astheChinesemaymisreadit as a largermilitary attack, or see it as aprovocation.PROBABILITY:Unlikely,butpossible.

OPTION 3: Hold the line andnegotiateIn this scenario, the IndianArmy“holds

theline”bydeployinginstrengthalongtheLACtoensurethattheChinesedonotingressdeeper. This stops theChinese at their cur-rent positions, while preparing Indian de-fencesandallowing for abuildupof troopsforanyeventualitythatmayarise.Theforcesalsoget timetobuilduparsenalandstocksthroughimportof criticalmaterial.Talks are held simultaneously, includ-

ing, if required,atthehighestpolitical level,toensuretheChinesesidereturnsto statusquoante. Thesearebackedupbynon-mil-itarymovesagainsttheChinese, intheeco-nomicandtradedomains,ashasbeenwit-nessed recently. It allows New Delhi todemonstrate its resolve to the Chinese,

while signalling to theworld that it is a re-sponsiblepowerthatwouldnotbereckless.Advantage canbe takenof theprevail-

ing global mood against the aggressiveChinese behaviour against numerouscountries on various issues. It could allowfor the formationofnewerdiplomatic, se-curity,andtradepartnershipstoputChinaunderpressure.Thedownsideistheprolongationof the

standoff,possiblyintowinter,whichwouldimpose a heavy logistic and financial bur-den on the Indian Army. It also carries theriskofanaccidentalescalation,incaseofanincidentbetweensoldiersontwosideswhoaredeployedeyeball-to-eyeball inanenvi-ronmentofhightensionforalongtime.Andthebiggestrisk is thattheChinesemaynotactually concede anything on the groundevenas Indianscontinuetoholdthe line—the continued Chinese deployment andnewconstructionscouldalterthestatusquopermanently.PROBABILITY:Most likely.

OPTION 4: A limitedwarIt can be limited in termsof geography

—say,onlyinLadakh,or intime—forafewdaysbeforeIndiaunilaterallydeclaresaces-sation of hostilities. This would be a veryboldmove; it carries the greatest risk of afull-blownwaragainstawell-preparedad-versary. Also, Chinahas integrated theatrecommands,wherethefullSino-Indianbor-derisseenasasinglefrontundertheirwest-ern theatre command. Itmaynotkeep thewar limited to the areas Indiawouldwantit to, andstretch the Indianmilitary fully.Thisoptionalsoneedsaheavycommit-

ment ofmilitary resources,whichwill im-pact India’s post-Covid economic revival.Therewillbenoglobalappetitetotakesides,andPakistancouldsimultaneouslyopenan-other front. The only advantage is of send-ingChinaastrongmessage—becauseabig-ger power, in this case China, has to winunequivocally,whereasnotgettingdefeatedcanin itself beseenasawinfor India.PROBABILITY:Highlyunlikely.

Standoff inweek 9,what are India’s options on China border now?

BharatBiotech IndiaLtd

T O P C O V I D - 1 9 V A C C I N E C A N D I D A T E S

UniversityofOxford-AstraZeneca

AZD-12222(non-replicating

vector)

Inphase III trials Mayreachmarketbytheendof2020

Moderna-NIAID mRNA-1273(RNAvaccine)

TobeginphaseIII trials laterthismonth

Hopestohaveit readyby2021

WuhanInstituteofBiologicalProducts-ChinaNationalBiotecGroup

(Sinopharm)

InactivatedCovid-19vaccine

Completedphase IandII,inphase III

Expects toproduce120milliondosesayearoncemassproductionbegins

CanSinoBiologicalInc-BeijingInstituteofBiotechnology

Ad5-nCoV(non-replicating

vector)

Completedphases IandII;sideeffects inover80%volunteers

Specialapprovalgivenforuse inChinesemilitary

Sinovac Coronavac(inactivatedvaccine)

Phases I/IIresultsout;phase III

plannedsoon

Companysettingupafacility topushout100mndoses/year

BioNTech-Pfizer BNT-162b1(RNA)

Inphases I/II,phase III

expected in July

Hopesto fileforapprovalbyOctober

COMPANY CANDIDATE PROGRESS TIMEFRAME

Sources:WHO,Companypress releases

FALSE NEGATIVES—when a personcarryingapathogen testsnegative—havebeenreportedseveraltimesdur-ingtheCovid-19pandemic.Thesere-sultshavecomeupduringnasalswabtesting of patients who have seem-ingly recovered from the disease —but have later been found to be stillcarrying thevirus.Now,researchershavereportedthat

testingof oropharyngeal secretions—secretionsfromthepartofthethroatatthebackofthemouth—mayreducethenumberof falsenegativeresults. They have pub-lishedtheirfindingsintheJournalofDentalResearch.Thestudywasledby

Jingzhi Ma of TongjiMedical College,Wuhan.Asmallnumberof patients who hadtestednegative throughnasalswabswerefoundto be positive throughthe testing of oropha-ryngeal secretions. Thestudyincluded75ready-for-dischargeCovid-19patientswhotestednegativeusing nasal swabs. Because of detec-tionofpotentialfalse-negativesinthatcohort,asecondstudypairedoropha-ryngealandnasopharyngealsamplescollectedfrom50additionalCovid-19recruitsduringtheir recoverystage.Oropharyngealsecretionsobtained

from2 of the 75 subjects in the firststudyyieldedpositiveresultsforSARS-CoV-2.Inthesecondstudy,oropharyn-

gealsamplesmissedonly14% of positive cases,comparedwith 59% forthenasalsamples.Sampling of oropha-

ryngeal secretions is asimple procedure thatcanbeperformed in anyquarantine setting. Itminimises contact be-tweenhealthcarework-ersandpatients, therebyreducingtheriskofvirus

transmission,theresearcherssaid.“TheNPStesthasariskof sending

homemorepatientswhostillhavetheinfectionwhile theOS testwillmakesucherrorsinfewerpatients.AlthoughOSsamplingimprovestheaccuracyofSARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid testing, itmustbeemphasisedthatthisconclu-sion is based on a very small samplesize,”Masaid inastatement.

Source: InternationalAssociationforDentalResearch

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NEWRESEARCH

Testing on throat secretionsreduces false negatives: study

Swabbing inGurgaon. PTI

New Delhi

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A NATION’S MESSAGEPM’sspeechcastsawayanyambiguityofpoliticalresponse.Areassuringaddresstothenation—andafirmmessagetoChina

PRIMEMINISTERNARENDRAModi'svisittoLadakhandhisaddresstothena-tion—andbeyond— onFridaygosignificantlybeyondthegradedresponsesfromNewDelhisofar.Eversincetheface-offwithChinaontheLineofActualControl inwhich 20 Indian soldierswere killed, there have beenmilitaryanddiplomatictalks,and,atthesametime,aseriesofsteps:AbanonChinese

appsthatministerRaviShankarPrasaddescribedasa“digitalstrike”,theannouncementbyministerNitinGadkarithatChineseinvestmentinroadprojectsandsmallandmediumindustrieswasno longerwelcome,andmoregenerally, a reiterationof theemphasison“atma-nirbharta”orself-reliance, first invokedasastrategicresponsetotheCOVIDpan-demic.ThePM'sspeechinLadakhcastsawayanyremainingambiguityof thepoliticalre-sponse.Hemettroopsatthe14thCorpsheadquartersatNimo,ashortdistancefromLeh,andhisspeechwasatoncearallyingcryandacall forsteadyresolve, invoking imagesofa “bansuri-dhari” and “sudarshan-dhari” Krishna, the teachings of Buddha and the po-etryofRamdhariSinghDinkarandThiruvalluvar,whileextollingtheirbraveryandcom-mitment to protect the territorial integrity of the country. But thiswas not a speech tothe soldiers alone. It was an address to the nation, and at the same time, amessage toChina—eventhoughthePMdidnotmentionChinabyname—andtheworld.Onlydaysago,thePM’sremarkattheconclusionofanall-partymeetinghadstokedcon-

troversy—neitherhasanyoneintrudedintoIndianterritory,norhasanyonecapturedmil-itaryposts,thePMhadsaid.EventhoughthePMOclarifiedlater,confusionpersisted.ThePM’swordsinLeh,however,wereremarkablydifferentintoneandtenor.HesentouttheunequivocalmessagethatIndiawouldprotecttheterritoryofLadakh,whichhedescribedasthe“mastak”orheadofIndia.Hisstatementthat“veertahishantikipoorvsharthotihai(peacerequirescourage)”wasamessagethatIndia’squestforpeacewithChinashouldnotbe seenasweaknessorpolitical naivetebyBeijingor the rest of theworld.His juxtapos-ing of “sahas (bravery)” and “karuna (compassion)”, his reference to “vistarvad (expan-sionism)”asarelicofadestructivepast,andhisexhortationtobuildthefuture,instead,on“vikasvaad (developmentalism)”—history iswitness, he said, that expansionist forceswere forced to turnback—underlined that an India andChina at peacewith eachothercouldguaranteeboththestabilityandeconomicdevelopmentoftheregionandtheworld.This speech, rather than any previous ambivalence, will come to be known as the

definingmomentforthegovernment initsdifficultrelationshipwithChinaatthis junc-ture. FromBeijing’s swift response that both sideswere engaged in talks, and “nopartyshould engage in any action thatmay escalate the situation at this point”, it seems thatthemessagemayhavegonehome—if ithasn’t, it should.

A DIFFERENT TRACKIndianRailwaysopeninguptoprivateplayers inpassengerservices isagood idea—but therewillbechallengesahead

ONWEDNESDAY,THEIndianRailwaysinitiatedtheprocesstoallowpri-vate firms to operate passenger trains on its network by inviting enti-ties to participate on 109 origin-destination routes through 151 newtrains.Inreturn,privateoperatorswillhavetopayfixedhaulagecharges,energychargesonthebasisofactualconsumption,andashareof their

gross revenue to the Railways— the last parameterwill be bid upon.While these 151trainswill formaminusculeportionof theentirerailwaynetwork,thismarksthebegin-ningofprivatesectorparticipationinpassengertrainoperations, theonlyformof trans-port that remainsagovernmentmonopoly.TheRailwayshastakensomestepstomakethisanattractiveproposition for thepri-

vatesector. For instance, the timeslots forprivateoperationshavebeen fixedat thebid-dingstageitself.However,severalcritical issuesremainunaddressed.Forone, therewillbequestionsover the financialviabilityof someroutes.Railwaysalso tendtocross-sub-sidisepassengerfaresthroughfreightrevenue.Thistranslatestobelowcostpricing,whichwillmakeitdifficultforprivateplayerstocompete.Ontheotherhand,higherfaresneededto cover costsmightbring them indirect competitionwithairlines, pricing themoutofthemarket. Further, as the experience of private operators in running container trainssuggests, settingupan independent regulatorwill becritical for creatinga levelplayingfield for privateplayers. Currently, the sameentity is effectively thepolicymaker, regu-lator andserviceprovider, rolled intoone. This, as theBibekDebroycommitteepointedout,“isaclearconflictof interest”.Anindependentregulatorcanhelpestablishtrustwiththeprivatesector, facilitatingitsentry,butwithoutit, thebalanceofpowerwillcontinuetobe tilted in favourof theRailways.Whileliberalisingtheentryofnewoperatorsmaybethepathforimprovingservices,and

facilitatinggrowthof thesector, thereisneedtoexercisecaution.Giventheinherentcom-plexityinvolvedinthis—theRakeshMohancommitteereporthadpointedoutthatthein-ternationalexperienceonprivatisingrailwaysshowedthatitwas“exceedinglydifficultandcontroversial”—andkeepinginmindthesocialwelfareconcerns,thisshouldbetreatedasanopportunitytoexplorewhatwillwork,whilekeepingtheflexibilitytoadjusttheframe-workandfine-tunetherulesandregulations.

DANCING HER WAYSarojKhanrecognisedthepowerof themusicalnumber—an

opportunity forwomentotakethe lead

INNIDHI TULI’S 2012 documentary, ‘The Saroj Khan Story’, the choreographernarrates anargument sheoncehadwith the censorboard—theywerenot tookeen on havingMadhuri Dixit heave her bosom to “Dhak dhak karne laga" inBeta. “Dhakdhak,fromwherewillthatsoundcome,exceptfromtheheart?Andwhereismyheart?”saysKhan.Thesonganditschoreographywentontobecome

the year’s biggest hit in 1992, and once again, Khan,whopassed awayon Fridaymorn-ing,demonstratedthatif therewasanyoneintheHindifilmindustrywhocouldwalk,orsashay, the thin linebetweensensualityandvulgarity, itwasher.Khan began her career as a child actor and dancer in the 1950s, at the beginning of

the“goldeneraofHindi films”, but itwasherwork in the1980sand ’90s that cementedher place in the industry. At a timewhen entire plot-lines revolved around the hero’sjourney,andthefemaleleadwasrelegatedtothesinging-and-dancingloveinterestwhoofferedrelief fromactionsequences.Khanrecognisedthepowerof everymusicalnum-ber—anopportunity forwomen to take the lead. Andwhat betterway todo it thanbydancing and celebrating femininity? In every composition, she brought the body alive:Itcouldbeaslighttwitchofthehead,asmilethatreachedtheeyes,handsthatmovedwithgrace tobeckon loveor signal admonishment, and feet thatmovedsoswiftly, so lightly,that thegroundbeneathseemedto tremble indelight.Knownas“Masterji”,Khan'stalentalsolayinhelpingactorswhocouldn’tfollowherin-

tricate routines. ShahRukhKhan andKareenaKapoorKhanhave spoken about howsheworkedwiththeirlimitations:“Youhavetwoleftfeet,butwhatoftheface,usethat.”DancewasmorethanexpressionforKhan, itwaslife itself.

When push comes to crunch

Amit Cowshish

WhileIndiashouldcontinuesearchforpeacefulsolution,militaryoddsareinnowaystackedinChina’sfavour

WITHTHESITUATIONprevailing in Ladakh,thisisnottheopportunemomentforpoliticalbrinkmanship or speculative assessmentaboutwhether India ismilitarily prepared tofaceChineseexpansionistdesigns.Therealityisthatifpushcomestoshove,theIndianarmedforceswillhavenochoicebuttofightwiththeirexisting capabilities.Minor augmentation ispossible through rusheddelivery of alreadycontracted-formaterialandammunitionandassortedordnancepurchasesoff-the-shelf,butbeyondthisthereisnomagicbullet.Some analysts believe that the People’s

LiberationArmy(PLA)hasadecisiveedgeovertheIndianArmyduelargelytoitssuperiornu-merical strength, infrastructure in the TibetAutonomousRegion (TAR) abutting the LineofActualControl(LAC),weaponryandrecentlyaccomplished joint service operations. Evenso, itdoesnotnecessarilygiveChinaadefini-tiveedge,asthepotentialconflictisunlikelytoremainconfinedtogroundforces.Lookedat in thewider context ofmoun-

tainwarfare,arduousandcomplexatthebestof times, the odds are in noway stacked inChina’sfavour.Firstly, onground, Indiahasmovedaddi-

tionaltroops,howitzers,mainbattletanks,in-fantrycombatvehicles,variedmissilebatter-ies and air defence systems to the LAC inLadakh. This deployment is backed byBrahMosmedium-range supersonic cruisemissile, the quickest and theworld’smostlethal in its class. Other than land, the Indo-Russian BrahMos is also capable of beinglaunched fromcombat aircraft and frontlinewarships.OnThursday,thegovernmentapprovedRs

18,148-croreprocurementof33Russianfight-ers, including21upgradedMiG-29and12 li-cence-built Su-30MKI fighters,missiles, andammunitiontoboostmilitarycapability.Thisdelivered adistinct signal that theperceivedpaucity of funds and the recession spawnedbytheCOVID-19pandemicwould, innoway,thwartIndiafromsquaringuptoChina’smil-itarythreatalongtheLAC.Besides,unlike thePLA,whichhas fought

justonewarwithVietnamover40yearsago,the Indian Army is battle-hardened. It hasfought fivewars since 1947, four inwhich itably acquitted itself, andhas vast experiencein hybridmountainwarfare, initially in the

north-eastandmorerecentlyinKashmir.Most crucially, the commitment of PLA

troops,mostof themHanChinese, todefenddistantfrontierspopulatedbyrivalTibetaneth-nicgroupswhobelieveinalivingGod,isreallynomatch to the commitment Indian troopshavetopreservingtheir territories.Thefierceloyaltyandprideof Indiantroopstotheirpal-tans is unmatched in most other armiesaroundtheworldandisaforcemultiplier.Secondly,unlikethe1962borderwarwith

China in which India came off worse, theIndianAirForce(IAF)willplayasignificantrolein the event of hostilities. Amajority of IAFbases are located in the nearby plains fromwherecombataircraftliketheRussianSukhoiSu-30MKI, upgradedMiG-29Mand retrofit-tedFrenchMirage2000Hcanoperatewithafull loadof fuel andweapons. In contrast, thepayloadof PLAAir Force’s (PLAAF’s) fighterslocatedatbasesacrosstheTARatheightsabove4,000mtsiscircumscribed.Moreover,PLAAFfighterslikeJ-8Fs,J-11Bs

andJ-16s,reverseengineeredfromSoviet-eraandRussianplatforms,areoperationallyinfe-rior to the IAF’s advanced fighterswhich arealsoarmedwithlasermunitionswithpinpointaccuracy. The procurement of SPICE-2000bombkits from Israel, approved recently bythe government,will also reinforce the IAF’scapability to take out ground targets fromasafe distance. By contrast, PLAAFpilots havenotoperatedagainstarealopponent.Thirdly,Chinabordersabout14countries,

but has frontier disputeswith asmanyas 18states.Noneofthesecountriesislikelytointer-veneintheeventofaSino-Indianconflict,butNewDelhicanexpectsome,ifnotall,of themtoshareintelligenceandinformation,especia-lly in themaritimedomain, to thwart addedthreats in the strategic IndianOceanRegion.Mostofthesesatellitestatesareinimicaltowa-rdsChinaandfearfulof itsblatanthegemony.Bothsideshavealsoplacedaircraftcarrie-

rsatthecentreoftheirmaritimeforcedevelop-mentplans,usingelementsofRussiantechno-logies.Buteachsidehasstartedfromadifferentbaselevelofexperienceandofadoptingtheirownpathtosecuringcarriercapability.Chinaisrelativelynewtocarrieroperations

andhashadtostartfromscratch,withnoair-craft, vessel, trainingpipeline, or operationalexperience to build upon. By contrast, India

celebratedthe62ndanniversaryofitsaviationwing inMay2015and can claim54years ofcontinuouscarrieroperations.IndianNavy(IN)officials, therefore,maintain that their “insti-tutional”maturity,experience,andknowledgegivesitadecisiveoperationaledge.Muchof China’s cockiness stems from its

delusionofeconomicandmilitary invincibil-itywhich, lookedatobjectively,defiesreality.In its clashwith the IndianArmyatNathuLanear Sikkim in1967, for instance, the casual-ties suffered by PLAwere almost four timesthoseonthe Indianside.Again,12years laterin 1979, China boasted that it had drivenVietnamesetroopsoutofCambodia.Thereal-ity, however,was thatVietnamese troops re-mainedinCambodiaforanotherdecadeafterChina’sself-proclaimedvictory.After theclashbetween IndianArmyand

PLAtroopsintheGalwanValleyareaalongtheLAConthenightof15-16June,anembarrassedChinadeclined to reveal the casualties it suf-fered.Warsarenotwonbymakingself-serving

claimsofmilitary superioritybefore theyarefought;theyarewonbytangibleresultsontheground, achieved through superior strategyand tactics and asNapoleonBonaparte said,lucky generals.When criticised forwinningbattles simplybecauseof luck,Napoleon re-torted:I’dratherhaveluckygeneralsthangoodones.Overdecades Indiahasnegotiatedanun-

easy peacewith China, largely through eco-nomic compromise and security concession,but this has notworked.While India shouldnotabandonhopeof findingapeaceful solu-tionviadiplomacyandnegotiation, thesom-bre reality is that China appears to be in nomoodtorelent.Ifanything,Beijingappearsinclinedtoex-

acerbatetensionsbyunsubtlyinvolvingitssur-rogates in Nepal and Pakistan, countries itdominatesthroughacombinationoffinancialbullying, security,military andnuclearpacts,but, aboveall, by exploiting their visceral an-tipathy for India. Sadly, this canonlymeanaprolongedmilitaryimpasse,whichcouldwellescalate into a conflict, at huge cost to bothsides, includingChina.

ThewriterisformerFinancialAdvisor(Acquisition),MinistryofDefence

Much of China’s cockinessstems from its delusion ofeconomic and militaryinvincibility which, looked atobjectively, defies reality. Inits clash with the IndianArmy at Nathu La nearSikkim in 1967, for instance,the casualties suffered byPLA were almost four timesthose on the Indian side.Again, 12 years later in 1979,China boasted that it haddriven Vietnamese troopsout of Cambodia. Thereality, however, was thatVietnamese troops remainedin Cambodia for anotherdecade after China’s self-proclaimed victory. After theclash between Indian Armyand PLA troops in theGalwan Valley area along theLAC on the night of 15-16June, an embarrassed Chinadeclined to reveal thecasualties it suffered.

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A STORY OF TERRORPakistanPrimeMinisterneedsa recenthistory lessononOsamabinLaden

ON JUNE 25, PAKISTAN’S PrimeMinisterImran Khan, speaking at the NationalAssembly —which he rarely visits — an-nouncedthatthefounderof theterroristor-ganisationalQaeda,OsamabinLaden,killedbyAmericain2011inAbbottabad,wasasha-heed (martyr). According to Islamic belief,martyrsdon’tdieandarethechosenofAllah.ManyinPakistanwhothoughtbinLadenwasa terroristwho had undermined Pakistan’ssovereigntywere shocked.Many, however,stillbelievethatbinLadendidn’tdothe9/11bombing and that it was actually “anAmericanNeocon-Jewishconspiracytocre-ateanexcusetoclobber theMuslims”.Al Qaeda came to Pakistan to fight the

Soviet invasion of Afghanistan andwas, in away, welcomed by the US. Pakistan didn’tmindthatthiswouldattracttheSunniclericalinstitutionsandbringaboutsectariantensionsinthecountry.ButbinLadenfirstconqueredPakistanbybecomingtheheroofthereligiousleaderswhothoughthecouldhelptransformthecountryintoareligiousstateafterdefeat-ing “pagan” democracy. The dreamwas torecreatethe“stateofMadina” inPakistan,anidyllKhanwastoembraceashehelpedblocksupply convoys going through Pakistan forNATOtroopsinAfghanistan.Soon, themyth that Americans had car-

ried out the 9/11 attackwas broken. HamidMirwrotein Jang(November1,2004)thatbyannouncing that hehad carriedout the9/11

attacks, Osamabin Laden in his cassette onOctober29,2004,hadrevealedthefalsehoodofMuslim intellectuals and ulema that the9/11actsofterrorismhadbeencommittedbythe Jews. In the beginning,Mir too thoughtthat the Jews had done it, but inNovember2001,whenhewasinJalalabad,hediscoveredthateveryalQaedamemberhadthephotoofMuhammadAta (the leader of the hijackerswho crashed two airliners into theWorldTradeCentrebuildings)ontheir laptops.The mosque in Islamabad called Lal

MasjidlinkedupwithalQaedaafteritshead,Maulana Abdul Aziz, met bin Laden andstarted attacking places in Islamabad hethoughtwere involved in“pagan”activities.In 2007, President of Pakistan General

PervezMusharraf decided to clean up LalMasjidafterhearingthatalQaedaanditsaffil-iates fromCentral Asiawere hiding there.OperationSilencewaslaunchedaftermilitantsinsideLalMasjidkilledaPakistanRangerssol-dierpostedoutsidethemosqueonJuly3,2007.Thesiegeattractedhigh-profilereligiouslead-erswhotriedtoreasonwiththeLalMasjidcler-ics to eschewconfrontation.According to re-ports,LalMasjidwasshelteringChineseUighurMuslimterroristsinadditiontootherelementsconnectedwithalQaeda.Tragically,thecom-mandounitthatcarriedoutOperationSilencewas later attacked by a suicide bomber onSeptember 14, 2007. Al Qaeda declared thefoundation of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in

responsetoOperationSilence.The Americans found evidence that bin

Laden communicated with MullahMohammad Umar, leader of the AfghanTaliban,andwithLashkar-e-Taiba,theorgan-isationengaged in theKashmir jihadwhoseleadertodayisinprisoninPakistan.ItisquiteclearthatbinLadenwasinvolvedwithoutfitsengaged in terrorism in Pakistan. The factsthatarenowwell-knowntellusthatalQaedawaslocatedatthetopoftheterrorpyramidinPakistan. The Taliban owed allegiance to it.Unfortunately,elementsthatPakistandidn’tmindhavingsafehavensinNorthWaziristanwerelinkedtoit.ThePunjabiTalibanandthenon-state actors known to act abroad infavourof thestateweredistributingsubver-sive literature produced by Aiman AlZawahiri,binLaden’ssuccessor.MariamAbou Zahab andOlivier Roy, in

their book Islamist Networks: The Afghan-PakistanConnection (2004), tellusabout thepenetration of Islamist influences intoPakistan. The chapter titled, “ThePakistanisationof AlQaeda”, tellsus that af-terthefalloftheTalibanin2002,militantsre-groupedinKarachiandwerebitterwiththeirleadersfornotpreventingPakistanfromally-ingitselfwiththeUS—andproceededtoex-press theirangerwithactsof terrorism.

Thewriter is consultingeditor,NewsweekPakistan

The Americans foundevidence that bin Ladencommunicated with MullahMohammad Umar, leader ofthe Afghan Taliban, and withLashkar-e-Taiba, theorganisation engaged in theKashmir jihad whose leadertoday is in prison inPakistan. It is quite clear thatbin Laden was involved withoutfits engaged in terrorismin Pakistan.

NORTHEAST CUT OFFTHENORTHEASTERN STATES face total iso-lationforthreedayswhenthesponsorsofthethree-month-longAssambandhbeginfromtomorrow their policy of blocking trains tothe state. Despite Prime Minister IndiraGandhi’sbroad-spectrumoffertoresumedis-cussions to end the deadlock, the agitation-istsweregoingaheadwiththeirannouncedplantoseverairandraillinks.TheAssamgov-ernmenthasnot yet announcedanyplan toscuttle the agitation. The Chief SecretaryRameshChandra said thatpoliceprotectionwillbegiventothosewantingtoavail theairservices not cancelled by the IndianAirlines.

ESMA IN ASSAMOPPOSITIONMEMBERSINtheLokSabhade-scribed the Essential ServicesMaintenance(Assam) Bill as the first step to fascism andthereturnofauthoritarianruleinthecountry.TheBill seeks to replaceanordinancegivingthe executivewide powers to ban strikes inessential services inAssam.

CONGRESS UNITYWHILE THE FIRST Opposition unity bidendedwith the Lok Dal walking out, threeapparentlycontradictorymovestobringto-getherdifferentstreamsof theCongressareafoot.Asectionof influential leadersinWestBengal,MaharashtraandUParetryingtore-

turn to theCongress (I). Another importantsection, includingthepartypresidentDevrajUrs, is contacting former Congress col-leaguesintheLokDal, Janataandotherpar-ties in a bid to secure their return to theCongress(U).HNBhagunaandhissupport-ershavecontactedoldCongressmen to selltheoldideaofaCongressminusCongress(I).

DOCTORS’ STRIKETHE JUNIORDOCTORS’ federation of Delhigave a call for a strike from July 5 in allma-jor hospitals of the city. A spokesman saidthat the callwas given after the authoritieshadnotrespondedtotheirultimatumof15days to solve the juniordoctors’ problems.

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Other countries are alsoseeking to reduce theirreliance on China for APIs,most notably the US. It haslongstanding concerns overthe health securityimplications of such reliance,including the possibility ofChina restricting its exportof medicines during a crisis.This May, the TrumpAdministration announceda $354 million contract to anew company, Phlow Corp.for manufacturing genericmedicines andpharmaceutical ingredients.Hence the US is also seekinggreater self-reliance, but thisis without immediateboycott.

In a plastic crisisDuringthepandemic,stridesmadeoverthelastyearindealingwithsingle-useplastichavesufferedasetback

IN THESE TIMES of COVID-19, one of themostcommonclichésbandiedaboutbyop-edwriters and TV anchors is: “Every crisisbringswithitanopportunity”.Thequestionis: Opportunity forwhomor forwhat? Inthis case, the opportunity has been for aninanimateobjectandhithertoalongstand-ing enemy—single-use plastic (SUP)— tothriveandproliferateonanunprecedentedscaleonthebackof theglobalpandemic.If youwere to take stockof thekindsof

wasteproductsyouattemptedtodisposeofinthelast24hours,youwouldsurelyrecalltryingtogetridof,safelyorotherwise,anin-creasing number of COVID-specific, SUP-basedproducts. Central toournew,hyper-hygienic way of life has become theincreased dependence on non-recyclableitems such as plastic-linedmasks, gloves,hand sanitiser bottles and other personalprotectiveequipment.Therehasalsobeenasteep increase in day-to-day items such asplasticbagsanddeliverypackaging.In2018,a reportbyMcKinseyestimatedthat, glob-ally,wegenerate350milliontonnesofplas-ticwasteayearofwhichonly16percent isrecycled.Today,theWHOestimatesthattheplanet isusingabout89millionmasksand16milliongloveseachmonth–theamountof plastic waste it’s generating is muchhigherthanthatestimatedintheMcKinseyreporttwoyearsago.Tocompletethestarkpicture,TheGuardianrecentlyreportedthattherearepossiblymoremasksthanjellyfishintheoceanstoday.The plastic-made itemsweuse to pro-

tect ourselves against the coronavirus arenecessary, nodoubt, althoughclothmaskshaveincreasinglybeenencouragedforcom-mon use. These are essential short-termneedsforhealth,sanitationandotherfront-lineworkersaspreventivemeasuresagainstthe coronavirus. Butwhat about the long-termenvironmental impactontheplanet?Arewewaitingforthepandemictobeovertoassessthedamageorshouldwetrytodealwiththeproblemnow?Inpre-coronavirus times, different na-

tionshadtheirownprogrammestohandleplasticwaste. In countries such as CanadaandtheUS,recyclingofplasticisclassifiedasessential,althoughthis isnotpractiseduni-versally. In India,wehave thePlasticWasteManagementRulesof2016,whichwereup-datedandamendedin2018.Infact,Indiasawincrediblemomentum in its fight for effec-tivemanagementofplasticwasteinthelastyear. ThePrimeMinistermadeclarioncallsfor a jan andolan (people’smovement) tocurbtheuseofSUPandtoensureproperdis-posal of all plasticwaste.He led thewayby“plogging”—collectingplasticwastewhilejogging—on theMamallapurambeach inTamil Nadu. As recently as September-October2019, the entire country rallied to-getherunder thebanner of the SwachhataHiSevacampaign,andpeoplefromallwalks

of lifecollectedplasticwastefromtheirsur-roundings anddisposedof it suitablywiththehelpof thelocalauthorities.Today,thenational,aswellastheglobal

momentumforplasticwastemanagement,has been seriously disrupted. Thailand,whichhadbanneddisposable plastic bagsatmajorstores in Januaryandhadplannedto slash plasticwaste completely in 2020,now expects to see suchwaste rise by asmuch as 30 per cent. In Indonesia, 63,000workerswere recently laid off in the recy-cling industry. Even the Bring Your Own(BYO)movement started in Singapore in2017,whereconsumerswereurgedtobringtheir ownutensils to restaurants in the ef-forttoreuseandrecycle,hasreceivedablowwith global giants such as Starbucks doingawaywiththeir“BringYourOwnCups”pol-icyduetothepandemic.Plastic isnot theproblem,ourhandling

of it is.Weneedplastic, butnotSUP,whichisdifficult todisposeofeffectively,andthatiswheretheproblemlies. It is importanttounderstand this distinction so we maychangeourbehaviour andour lifestyles, tobalanceourneedforplasticwitheffectivelymanagingitswaste.Togobacktotheopeningcliché,oneway

toapproachtheissueistotreatitnotjustasan environmental problembut as an eco-nomic opportunity.We require newbusi-nessmodelswhicharedesignedforsustain-ability. InUganda, they aremelting plasticwastetomakefaceshieldswhicharebeingsoldforjustadollareach.InSingapore,start-upsareusingstainlesssteelcupsandbam-boo boxes, which can be returned andreusedafterbeingwashedandsanitised.But,mostofall,weneedatectonicshift

in the behaviour of consumers.We needconsumers to care about their role in theplasticwastevaluechain,usingtheirpowerto change the existing unsustainable ap-proach. This had started in India until thepressing need to confront the coronavirustookprecedenceoverthefightagainstSUP.Today,inruralIndia,havingdeclaredthem-selves open defecation free (ODF), villagecommunities across the country are nowstarting toplan for settingupwaste collec-tionandsegregationsystems,withmaterialrecovery facilities at the block- level underphase 2 of the Swachh Bharat Mission(Grameen). The options are all around us,buttruechangeisonlypossiblewheneachone of us takes responsibility for the envi-ronment around us and takes necessarystepstoRefuse,Reduce,Reuse,Recycleand,when all else fails, Remove, or dispose ofplasticwastesafelyandeffectively.I’llleaveyouwiththisgloomyarithmetic

I recently cameacrossonanonline source.Atsomepoint,hopefully,soonerratherthanlater,wewilleradicatethecoronavirus.Thiswouldpossiblybebyusingavaccine,whichwill be administered byusing a single-useplastic syringe, each consisting of 0.052gramsofsingle-useplastic.Ifeachofthe7.8billion people around theworld had to beinoculated, thiswould amount to an addi-tional plastic consumption of 400 tonnes.Arewegoingtowaittill theendof thepan-demictoeffectivelydisposeofplasticwaste,or isthetimenow?

Thewriter issecretary,DepartmentofDrinkingWaterandSanitation.

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THEREISAgrowingclamourinIndiaforboy-cottingtradewithChinaamidstrecentpolit-icaltensionsbetweenthetwocountries.Suchapossiblemove,however, isamajorcauseofconcern for India’s pharmaceutical industryaswellasforpeopleinIndia,andglobally,whorelyonthecountry’sworld-renownedsupplyofmedicines.Tradeboycottsorbansareespeciallycostly

whenproductionisorganisedthroughglobalsupplychains,asisthecasewiththepharma-ceutical industry. Although India is the thirdlargestproduceroffinisheddrugsintheworld,it relies significantly onChina for supplies ofactivepharmaceuticalingredients(APIs),thekeycomponentsinmakingmedicines.Anes-timated 70 per cent of API requirements ofIndia’s pharmaceutical industry are sourcedfromChina.Forsomedrugs,suchasparaceta-molandibuprofen,thisdependenceisalmost100percent.Thisimportreliancehasbeenfu-elledbyenvironmental controls in IndiaandcompetitionwithChina,whichhashighervol-umes of production and lower costs. Giventhis,restrictingorbanningtheimportofAPIswould cause significant disruption to theIndian pharmaceutical industrywhich had$40billioninrevenuesin2018-19,accordingtoPharmexcil.Such a prospect is especially of concern

topotentialpatients.AseverecontractionofIndianpharmaceuticalproductionanditsal-most $20 billion worth of annual exports,would affect access to medicines both inIndiaandglobally.Theimpactswouldbees-

pecially high in low and middle-incomecountrieswhich have become increasinglydependentonaffordablemedicinessuppliedby India. Inmany African countries, in fact,Indiasuppliesalmost50percentofthemed-icines in value terms and even higher per-centages in termsof volume.Some in Indiahave invokedswadeshi to

justify a trade boycott of China, pointing tothe earlier transformative shift of India’spharmaceuticals fromaforeign-dominatedindustry to one controlled by Indian firms.True, the market share of foreign-ownedmultinationalsinIndiafelldramaticallyfrom80-90per cent in1970 to50per centby theearly1980s, anddown to23per cent today.Also,thepricesofmedicinesinIndiafellfrombeing amongst the highest in theworld toamongst the lowest.Butthedomestically-ownedpharmaceu-

tical industry did not take-off through anabruptdecouplingfromforeignmultination-als, or a completeboycottorbanon imports.The 1970 Indian Patent Act,which removedproductpatentprotectioninpharmaceuticals,iswidelylaudedforfacilitatingthegrowthofIndia’sindustry.Indiaalsobenefitedfromthe1973ForeignExchangeRegulationAct(FERA)andthesubsequentNewDrugPolicy (1978),which restricted—butdidnotban—theac-tivitiesof foreignmultinationals inthecoun-try. Thus, a series of policy initiatives suc-ceeded in tilting the balance in favour ofIndian-ownedfirms.During the initial phase of the COVID-19

pandemic,manyfearedthatChina’ssupplyofAPIs to Indiawould decline due to China’slockdown.Althoughthosefearshavenotbeenrealised, the Indian government hasmovedtopromotemoreAPIproductioninthecoun-try. InMarch, thegovernmentannouncedRs3,000croretodevelopthreebulkdrugparks,aswell asRs6,940crore tomanufacturersof53 bulk drugs over the next eight years.Planningaheadtowardsgreaterdomesticpro-duction of APIs, aswell as reduced depend-enceonChina,isanunderstandableandsen-

siblepolicyobjective.Despiterelativedeclineinrecentdecades,Indiahasastrongerstartingpoint thanmost countries given the contin-uedpresence of someAPI production capa-bilities. Indian firms have capacities, for in-stance, to produce COVID-19 treatments,includingRemdesivir.Othercountriesarealsoseekingtoreduce

theirrelianceonChinaforAPIs,mostnotablytheUS. Ithaslongstandingconcernsoverthehealthsecurity implicationsof suchreliance,including the possibility of China restrictingits export of medicines during a crisis. ThisMay,theTrumpAdministrationannounceda$354million contract to a new company,PhlowCorp.formanufacturinggenericmed-icinesandpharmaceuticalingredients.HencetheUSisalsoseekinggreaterself-reliance,butthisiswithoutimmediateboycott.Infact,evenin thecontextof theUS-China tradewar, theUShas excludedpharmaceuticals and somerelatedproductsfromtariff increases.Reducing dependence on Chinawill not

be easy to achieve. In India, any decouplingfromChinamustbestrategic,withsignificantpolicysupport,anditwilltaketimeforapacedindigenisation. An adhoc or reactive decou-pling coulddisrupt theproductionof awiderange ofmedicineswhich currently requireingredients fromChina. Dexamethasone, asteroidwhichaUKstudyrecently foundsig-nificantlyimprovessurvivalratesfromCOVID-19, is one notable example. Others includepainkillers, suchasparacetamoland ibupro-fen,aswellasantibiotics,suchaspenicillin.Thus, in the short run, boycotts or bans

wouldbecounter-productive for Indian in-dustry,while also affectingaccess tomuchneeded medicines to India’s citizens andbeyond. In the longrun,however, reducingdependence on China would be strategi-cally prudent.

Thewriter issenior lecturer,GlobalDevelopmentInstitute,Universityof

Manchester

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THISREFERSTOtheeditorial, ‘Standup,speakup’(IE,July3).It’stimeforIndiatostanduptotheunprovokedChineseag-gression.Else, itshouldbepreparedformore such transgressions. It’s time toimpose the costs of war on China andalso take the app ban to a trade banlevel. Indiamust campaign for globalsanctions against China, which mayhave themaximumeffect. Indiamustsolidifyitsborderswithreinforcements.

AshokGoswami,Mumbai

CASTE HEGEMONYTHISREFERSTOtheeditorial, 'Californiaexample’ (IE, July 3). India has takenmeasures to reduce caste discrimina-tion.Whereurbanareasfaceworkplacediscriminationintheprivatesector,ru-ral areas have other problems. Peoplefrom the backward classes in villagesarestillmadetositonthe floor in frontof theuppercastes.Theyarefedinsep-arateutensils.Making lawsandensur-ing their implementationwill help re-duce thehegemonyof uppercastes.

AyushiSingh,Agra

JOBS NEEDEDTHISREFERSTOthearticle, 'Asafetynet,post Covid’ (IE, July 3). The drought ofjobshasleadtoincreasedenrolmentinMGNREGA. The government needs toexpand its scope, and include agricul-turalactivitiesinitsfold.Itispertinenttonote that since non-farm income hasbeen affected due to the continued

COVID-19 lockdown,MGNREGA em-ployment in agriculture and horticul-ture sectorsmust be provided tomiti-gatehardshipsofthereturningworkers.Today, people need income security,whichwill flowonlythroughjobs.

Rajiv Jain,Zirakpur

PUBLIC JUSTICETHISREFERSTOthearticle, 'In thesun,andinthelight'(IE, July3).Livestream-ingcourtproceedingsistheneedofthehour to instil public confidence in thejudiciary,especiallywhenthepillarsofdemocracy face a huge trust deficit.Virtual hearings can help optimise ar-guments, thereby saving time and re-ducing case pendency. Documentingcourt proceedings can usher in an eraof judicial transparency.AnjaliBhavana,Thiruvananthapuram

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THE BRUTAL TORTURE and death of a fa-ther and son in custody in Tamil Nadubrings the issue of police impunity to thefore once again. The deaths were notcaused by bullets, whichmight have beenless painful, but by organ damage thatshowshowmerciless thepolicemenwere.Thevictimsweredraggedto thepolicesta-tion for a non-violent crime — a civil of-fenceof keepingtheshopopenlonger thanallowed—verysimilar to theGeorgeFloydcase inAmerica. Butwhere is India’s Floydmoment?Earlier thisweek, theMaharashtragov-

ernment reinstated four policemen ac-cused in the custodial death of KhwajaYunus in 2003. Yunus’smother has filed acontemptof courtpetitionsinceasuspen-siondonebyacourtordercannotbe legallyrevokedby thegovernment.Her son, an ITengineer,wastakenbythepoliceandneverreturned. She could not even see his deadbody.The family went to the Bombay High

Court. A CID enquiry revealed that whilethe police claimed that Yunus had ab-sconded,hehaddied inpolice custody.Hewas allegedly stripped and beaten on thechestandabdomenwithabelt ina lockup.Outof the14 indictedpolicemen,only fourwere chargedby theMaharashtra govern-ment. The case for murder, voluntarilycausinggrievoushurt toextort confession,fabricatingevidence,andcriminalconspir-acy, is still pending.Wefeelawedandoverwhelmedseeing

the uproar in theUS, followedby rallies inLondon andParis in support of Black LivesMatter. Thishasbeen longoverdue.TheUSpolice reportedly shoot and kill around1,000blackpeopleeveryyear.Racialprofil-ing marks African-American youth as“criminals”andfillsAmericanprisonswiththem. Historically, some of America’s firstpolice units were actual patrols to catchrunaway slaves. Later, police units partici-pated in or abetted lynching and enforcedJim Crow laws. Floydwas handcuffed andpusheddownon the roadwith thepolice-man’s footonhisneck.His lastwordswere“I can’t breathe”.Marathi journalist and writer Samar

KhadaswroteastorycalledBakryachiBody(Thebodyof the goat) basedon theYunuscase. In the story, a Muslim youth is ar-restedandtiedtothechair inthepolicesta-tion. Theyput a towel onhis face andkeepthrowing water on it. The man struggles,keeps begging, then slowly his pleas andvoice becomeguttural. In the end, only si-lence. All thewhile, the policemenare sit-tingaroundjoking,eatingandwatchingTV.Successive governments have failed to

charge policemen indicted by SrikrishnaCommission for their inactionordirect vi-olence in the Bombay riots of 1992-93, forshootingMuslimspoint-blank, for sendingfamilies back to rioters.Thiskindofpolicebehaviouroftengets

justified as “stress” or because “the policeare commonpeople too”. This is a twistedargument that allows the police on one

hand, to be egoistic, vengefulmachomen,andontheotherhand,provides themwitharms, closed spaces and immunity fromconsequences.In India, the structures that enable po-

lice brutality date back to the British Raj,when the colonial government used bul-lets, torture and branding as criminals todiscipline the lowest strata of Indians, in-cluding tribals, Dalits and Muslims. AfterIndependence, the police departmentscontinued to be brutal, prejudiced andbereft of scientific policing techniques. Asurvey by Common Cause, a non-govern-mentalorganisation,andtheCentre for theStudyofDevelopingSocieties (CSDS)Delhi,showed that 14 per cent of police person-nel feel thatMuslimsare “verymuch”nat-urally prone to committing crimes, while36 per cent feel that Muslims are “some-what” prone.This bias comes handy when the cur-

rent right-wing political regime tries to“teach a lesson” to its political opponents.FromKashmir toNortheastDelhi, fromJNUandJamiatoAligarhMuslimUniversity,wehaveseenaggressivepoliceactionsagainstprotesters.TheHindu-Muslimrift that startedbe-

forePartitionhasbeensuccessfully fuelledbytheright-wing inthepast threedecades.The “dangerousminority”discourseover-shadowsthat systemicdiscriminationandeconomic deprivation of Muslims has re-sulted in Muslim OBCs (lower castesamongst Muslims) sinking on social and

economic indicators — as revealed by theJustice Sachar Committee report in 2006.The propaganda that portraysMuslims asvillains creates impunity for the police.Indiadoesnot followthe“commandre-

sponsibility” principle for police chiefs —thecommanderof forces isnotheldguiltyfor failing to curb illegal activities of thosein his charge.Nor does the lawpermit common citi-

zens to sue a police officer – only the gov-ernmenthas thatdiscretion.Governmentsand superior officers have been alleged toshield the guilty, making the path to jus-tice thorny for the survivors of police bru-tality.Black people in the US are now de-

mandingthetotaldismantlingofpolicede-partments,not tokenreformswithinexist-ing structures. They have been marchingthe streets chanting, “I can’t breathe” inmemory of Floyd. I can’t breathe alsomeans, “with their foot onmyneck, I can’tbe free”. I can’tmovearound, I can’t hold ajob, rent a place, pray, go to university. Ican’t be a citizen.Thousands of white people are on the

streets of Europe and the US, supportingblackpeople in theirdemands, saying, “NoJustice,NoPeace”. Canwehope the Indianmajorityclassesandgovernmentswill fol-low suit?

HusainDalwai is a former Rajya SabhaMPand SameenaDalwai is professor, Jindal

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II PRASHANSAMOHANLUTHRA,W/OSHIVINGLUTHRAR/O-C-165, PUSHPANJLI-ENCLAVE, PITAMPURA,NEWDELHI-110034,HAVECHANGEDMYNAMEPRASHANSAMOHANTOPRASHANSAMOHANLUTHRABOTHARESAME&ONEPERSON,FORALL FUTURE,PURPOSES. 0040541084-7

II UpasanaSahuW/oAnkitKumarDubeyR/oShalimarSwayamWing F1 FlatNo-402,SamratChandraguptaMauryaSquare, Indore,MP-452010,have changedmyname toUpasanaDubey 0070707885-1

II Vishwajeet Kumar S/o LalanPrasadChoudharyR/oRZ-723E, PuranNagar, StreetNo-1,PalamColony, Delhi-110045,have changedmyname toBabul Kumar. 0070707890-1

II,, A.Sagayaraj R/o-C-151, C-Block,SahyogVihar,Matiyala,NewDelhi-110059,havechangedmydaughter’s nameAmbrin to Sagayaraj Ambrin(DOB-10.04.2011).for all,future,purpose. 0040541116-3

II,, bhuwanprakashBhaskar s/omaheshwarKumar r/oHouseNo-1627, FIRST FLOOR,HOUSINGBOARDCOLONY,ARDEECity , SEC-52, Gurgaon,Haryana -122011have changedmyname toabhayprakash roy

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II,, SyamaGopiG,W/O-Manoj R/o.flat.no. F-5,Damodar-Apartment, kha.576/577Bank-Colony, Devli,NewDelhi-110062,declare Thatmypresent name is SyamaManojandnow I,have changedmynameasSyamaGopiG.Forall,futurepurposes.

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II,, ShakuntlabenPatel/Shakuntlaben JashbhaiPatel/ShakuntlabenRajeshkumarPatelW/oRajeshbhai Chaturbhai PatelR/o-G-9/8,Sector-15RohiniDelhi-110089, changedmyname toShakuntlabenRajeshbhai Patel.

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II,, Saroj KumariW/oRajendraPrasadSwamiR/oWardno. 12,Ajit Hospital kepass, Khetri,Jhunjhunun, Rajasthan- 333503have changedmyname toSaroj Swami. 0070707868-1

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II,, RajeshkumarPatel/RajeshBhaiPatel/RajeshkumarChaturbhaiPatel,S/oChaturBhaiPatelR/o-G-9/8,Sector-15RohiniDelhi-110089, changedmynametoRajeshbhaiChaturbhaiPatel.

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II,, RAHULS/OPRATAPSINGHR/O-C-65, PATELGARDEN,KAKROLA-MODE,NEWDELHI-110078.HAVECHANGEDMYNAMETORAHULDESHWAL,FORALL FUTURE,PURPOSES.

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II,, POONAMDEVID/ORAMESHKUMARDHINGANR/O-56/14,KISHANCOLONY,PEHLADPURBANGAR,DELHI-110042.HAVECHANGEDMYNAMETOPOONAM.

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II,, KARANGUPTA S/OMANISHGUPTA,H.NO.617 SECTOR-16AKHERI KALAN{113} FARIDABADHR-121002.have changedmyname to KARAN JINDAL.

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II,,MukeshChandraS/o Lt. DayaRamR/o 581-C,NyayKhand-IIndirapuram,Gzb-U.P 202014state that both thenamesMukeshChandraandMukeshChandareof samepersonand Iwill be knownasMukeshChandra for all purposes.

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II,,ManzarulHaq s/o-ZameelAkhtar, H.No.2636, Street.No.22, RajeevGandhiNagar, New-Mustafabad, Delhi-110094,havechangedmyname toMohammadManzarulHaque,permanently. 0040541084-3

II,, HARJEETSINGHGADHIOKR/o-C-418A, SUSHANT-LOK,PH-1,GURGAON,HR-122002.havechanged thenameofmyminordaughter,fromANIKAGADHIOK toANIKASINGHGADHIOK,for all,purposes.

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PUBLIC NOTICEI Ravinder Pal Singh, advocate on behalfof shri yaqoob Saifi, smt. Vakeela Saifi andShri Salman Saifi all resident of 283/107,West Block, Vishnu Garden, Delhi-110018caused this notice to the general Publicthat my all the above clients has debarredand disowned his Son/brother namelyShoeb Saifi form their all properties mov-able and immovable through out of India.Because his act and conduct, as well ashis behaviour towards my clients is notwell. Now my above clients would have noconcern with Shoeb saifi in any manner.If any person deals with said Shoeb Saifi inany way, in that case, he/she would bedoing so at their own risk.

Sd/-(RAVINDER PAL SINGH)

ENROLMENT NO. D/501/1996R32, KRISHNA APARTMENTS,

SHALIMAR BAGH, DELHI-110088

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PUBLIC NOTICE

BE KNOWN TOALL that my client“Mr. Rajkumar Girdhar, son ofLate Shri Arjun Dev Girdhar,resident of G-12/8, Sector 15,Rohini, Delhi – 110085” due tosome unavoidable circumstanceshas severed all his relations withhis daughter “Ms. Ritanshi”.Henceforth, my client herebydebarred/disown her from all hism o v a b l e a n d i m m o v a b l eproperties. In future my client shallhave no relation with his abovesaid daughter.

GAURAV GOGIA ADVOCATE

CHAMBER NO. 269 LAWYER’S

CHAMBER BLOCK - I DELHI

HIGH COURT NEW DELHI–110003

PUBLIC NOTICEIt is informed to the General Public that myclient Smt. Prabhati Devi, aged 72, years,wife of Late Shri. Girdhari Lal, Resident ofA-47 Shakurpur, J.J. Colony, NewDelhi:110034, has completely severed allsocial and legal relations with her son,namely Shri. Sat Narayan, aged 42 years,son of Late Shri. Girdhari Lal, resident of A-47 Shakurpur, J.J. Colony, NewDelhi:110034, and his wife namely Smt.Prem Wati, with immediate effect. My clienthas completely disowned their son and hiswife, and further debarred him and his wifefrom their all movable and immovableProperties. Further, it is also announcedand made clear to everyone by this publicnotice that any person whosoever dealingwith my son and his wife in any manner willdo the same at its own peril and any act oftheir son and his wife of whatsoever naturewill not be accounted to them and they willnot be responsible for the same.

Sd/- AMIT KUKSHALAdvocate

Enrl. No.: 1085/2001Chamber: 175, Lawyers Chambers-II,

Delhi High Court, Shershah Road,New Delhi-3

PUBLIC NOTICE“It is hereby informed to the public at largethat my clients Smt. Nirmala KumariSharma, W/o Sh. Krishan Kumar Sharma& Sh. Krishan Kumar Sharma, S/o LateSh. Chander Bhan Sharma, R/o 215,Himgiri Apartments, J-Block, Vikaspuri,New Delhi- 18, have debarred their sonSh. Manish Sharma and daughter-in-lawSmt. Bhavisha Sharma, from all theirmovable and immovable properties andhave severed all relations with thembecause of their quarrelsome and egoisticattitude. My clients shall not be responsiblefor any of their acts against anyone andanyone dealing with them shall be doing soat their own risk.”

Girish Kumar (Advocate)Chamber No. 342, Lawyer’s Chamber

Block, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi- 110075

PUBLIC NOTICETo whom it may Concern that my clientsShri Mandeep Gambhir S/o Late ShriBahadur Chand & Smt. Anupama GambhirW/o Shri Mandeep Gambhir, Both Residentof C-56, 1st Floor Soami Nagar North, NewDelhi-110017 do hereby through this PublicNotice withdraw, call-off, annul, rescind andcancel the Public Notice dated 02.02.2013which was published in daily newspaper"JANSATTA" whereby through said PublicNotice dated 02.02.2013 my clientsdisowned, renounced, exorcised,eliminated, expelled and debarred forevertheir son Rahul Gambhir and his wife Sejalfrom all of their moveable and immovableproperties whatsoever and where-so-eversituated. Henceforth, the Public Noticedated 02.02.2013 stands withdraw, nullify,quash and be considered as void-ab-initiowith immediate effect.

Sd/-AJAY FATYAL

ADVOCATEChamber No. 82 Western Wing,

Tis Hazari Court, Delhi.

GURUGRAM METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYGurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) invites online bids through e-tendering mode on the website: https://etenders.hry.nic.in are hereby invited from the

eligible contractors/firms as per the DNIT for the works as mentioned below.

For full all terms and conditions including the tenders documents are available on the websitehttps://etenders.hry.nic.in beside being available for reference at the office of the undersigned.

Sd/-Superintending Engineer-IV

Infra-I, GMDA, Gurugram81605/HRY

Job NAME OF NAME OF WORK OPENING DATE AMOUNT WEBSITE OF THE NODAL OFFICER/No. DEPARTMENT CLOSING DATE DEPARTMENT CONTACT DETAILS/

(TIME) EMAIL

06/20 Gurugram 02.07.2020 to Rs. 234.15 https://www.gmda.gov.in/ Email:Metropolitan 16.07.2020 lacs se4.gmda@gov.inDevelopmentAuthority

07/20 Gurugram 02.07.2020 to Rs. 118.29 https://www.gmda.gov.in/ Email:Metropolitan 16.07.2020 lacs se4.gmda@gov.inDevelopmentAuthority

08/20 Gurugram 02.07.2020 to Rs. 135.26 https://www.gmda.gov.in/ Email:Metropolitan 16.07.2020 lacs se4.gmda@gov.inDevelopmentAuthority

Annual maintenance ofRoads from sector 1 to 23GMDA IDs (22, 24, 88, 89,90, 91, 92, 93, 159, 172, 173,174, 175, 176, 87, 56, 47

Annual maintenance ofRoads from sector 1 to 23GMDA IDs 44, 45, 177, 178,17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26)Gurugram.

Annual maintenance ofGMDA Roads (Asset ID 1,6, 10, 11, 27, 30, 31 & 34)Gurugram.

Mizoram University(A Central University)

Tanhril, Aizawl : MizoramINVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Mizoram University invites sealed Expression of Interest (EOI) fromeligible Organisations for undertaking setting up of Technical, Academicand Support Infrastructure for Development, Launch and Managementof Skill Development MOOCS / Online Programmes for MizoramUniversity. The EOI Document containing the details of eligibility criteria,terms and conditions, submission requirement, brief objective & scopeof work etc. can be downloaded from Mizoram University websitewww.mzu.edu.in. Last date for submission of EOI is 20th July, 2020upto 1400 hrs. Sd/-

(Prof. LALNUNDANGA)Registrar

Invitation for Global RFQDeendayal Port Trust invites RFQ from interested parties in accor-dance with the Request for Qualification (RFQ) Document for theProject of 'Development of Mechanized Fertilizer Handling Facility onDBOT basis under PPP mode for a concession period of thirty (30)years'. Estimated Cost of project: Rs. 277.10 Cr. Cost of RFQDocument: Rs. 30.000 plus applicable GST.Detailed RFQ document will be available on www.deendayalport.gov.inand https://eprocre.gov.in from 27.06.2020 to 13.08.2020 (11:00 hrs).Any updation / amendment on DPT website.

Chief Mechanical EngineerDeendayal Port Trust

DEENDAYAL PORT TRUST(Erstwhile 'Kandla Port Trust')

Office of the CME, A. O. Building, Gandhidham (Kutch), GujaratPh. 02836 220 636, E-mail: dptfertilizerppp@gmail.com

No. MS/WK/4030-IV/PPP Dated: 27.06.2020

Delivering Maritime Excellence

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS,FARIDABAD FOREST DIVISION, FARIDABAD

By Pass Road, Sector-14, FaridabadPhone/Fax No.: 0129-2286760, E-mail ID: dfofbd2@gmail.com

QUOTATION NOTICEName of Work: This Office (Deputy Conservator of Forests,Territorial Forest Division, Faridabad) invites sealedenvelops/quotation both Technical/Financial Bids for AerialSeeding Using Drones in Aravalli Hills/Area of Faridabad andMahendergarh Forest Division and Shiwalik Hills/Area ofYamunanagar and Morni Forest Division of Haryana. The will-ing agencies can give their lowest/best offer in (per hectareincluding all Taxes/Charges etc.) in form of quotations.Quotations should reach this office on 09.07.2020 at 11.00 A.M.The interested bidders may also submit their bids at websitehttp://haryanaeprocurement.gov.in before 09.07.2020 at 11.00A.M. The quotations will be opened on the same date at 2.00P.M. by a Technical Committee of Officers Nominated by CF,South Circle, Haryana. Detail of work given below:

Sr.No. Detail of Work Work Period1. Drone Seeding work over 100 hectare 10.07.2020 to 21.07.2020

Aravalli Hills/Area and Shiwalik Hills/Area in Haryana @5000 seedballs perhectare. 81613/HRY

New Delhi

15THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY, JULY4,2020

THEWORLDWWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

BOTSWANA

PROBE INTODEATHSOF 275 ELEPHANTSBotswana says it is investigating a staggeringly high number of elephant carcasses— 275 — found in the popular Okavango Delta area of the southern Africannation in recent weeks. The cause of the deaths is unknown, but authorities saynothing, from Covid-19 to poison, can be ruled out.

EUROPE

GermanymakesupskirtingacrimeBerlin:Germany ismakingupskirting, surreptitiouslytakingphotographsorfilm-ingunder aperson’s cloth-ing,acriminaloffencepun-ishablewith fines or up totwo years in prison.Upskirting has becomeanincreasingconcerninmanycountriesfollowingthead-ventofmobilephonecam-eras. Inmanycases, imagesorvideosaresharedonpornsites, socialmedia or otherplatforms. England andWalesoutlawedupskirtinglastyear.“Photographingupawoman’s skirt or downhershirtisashamelessvio-lationofherprivacy,whichwillbepunishableinthefu-ture,” said JusticeMinisterChristineLambrecht.

JusticeMinisterChristineLambrechtsaidsuchoffenceswerea“shamelessviolation”ofprivacy

TOPOFTHEWORLD

SOUTHKOREA

MoonshufflestopaidesinbidtoreviveNorthKoreatalksSeoul: South Korea’sPresident Moon Jae-intappedofficialsknownforadvocating inter-Koreanengagement as chiefs ofnational security, intelli-genceandunificationpol-icy in a bid to revive rela-tions and stalled projectswithNorth Korea.Moonappointed SuhHoon, di-rector of the NationalIntelligence Service (NIS),ashisnationalsecurityad-viser,andnominatedParkJie-won, a former specialenvoy to Pyongyang, tosucceed Suh asNIS head.LeeIn-young,alawmaker,wasnominatedtooverseeinter-Korean ties as unifi-cationminister, after thecurrentministerresigned.

UNITEDNATIONS

‘NorthEuroperadiationlikelylinkedtoreactor’Berlin: The UN nuclearagency said slightly ele-vated levels of radioactiv-ity detected in northernEuropelikelywererelatedto a nuclear reactor thatwas either operating orundergoingmaintenance,but it’s stillunclearwhereit is located. Estonia,Finland and Swedenmeasured higher-than-usual levels of rutheniumand caesium isotopes.Theysaidnothingontheirterritoryhadhappenedtoexplain their presence, asdid more than 40 othercountriesthatvolunteeredinformation to theInternational AtomicEnergyAgency.

REUTERS&APHONGKONG,LONDON, JULY3

A FORMER employee at theBritish consulate in Hong Konghas been granted political asy-lum in what he believes is thefirst successful UK asylum casefromthe formerBritishcolony.Simon Cheng, who alleges

that he was detained and tor-turedinChinalastyear, toldTheAssociated Press that he hopeshis successful application en-courages other democracy ac-tivists from the semi-au-tonomous Chinese territory toseek protection in the UK asBeijing clamps down on thecity's protestmovement.Cheng, 29, also said that

whilehe is relievedasylumwasgranted, he remains worried"theywill takemyfamilymem-bers as hostage and sendmoreagents to crush down the pro-democracy cause and activitiesoutsideofHongKong."Beijing imposed a sweeping

nationalsecurity lawonthecitythis week, bypassing HongKong'slegislatureinamovethathasbeencondemnedbytheUS,theEuropeanUnionandBritain,amongothers.The UN human rights office

voiced concern on Friday that

“vagueandoverlybroad”provi-sions in the lawmay lead to ac-tivistsbeingprosecutedinviola-tionof fundamentalfreedomsofassemblyandexpression.“We are alarmed that ar-

rests are already being madeunder the lawwith immediateeffect,whenthere isnot full in-formation and understandingof the scope of the offences,”UN human rights spokesmanRupert Colville said.

A man who carried a signsaying“LiberateHongKong,rev-olutionofourtimes”ashedroveamotorcycle into police during

a protest thisweek has becomethefirstpersonchargedwithin-citing separatismand terrorismunder thenewlaw.The law punishes crimes of

secession,subversion,terrorismandcollusionwithforeignforceswithupto life inprisonbutcrit-icssayitisaimedatstampingoutdissent and ending a long-run-ning campaign for greaterdemocracy in thecity.Police said the 23-year-old

man charged under the lawrammed into several officers atthe unauthorised protest onWednesday injuring some. Hewasinitiallyarrestedfordanger-ousdriving,media said.A video circulating online

showedthedriverknockingoverseveral officerswith hismotor-bike on a narrow street, beforefallingoff andgettingarrested.The charge against him, as

shown in a court document onFriday,comesoonafterthecity’sgovernmentsaidtheprotestslo-gan “Liberate Hong Kong, revo-lution of our times” connotesseparatismorsubversionunderthenewlaw.The rallying cry appears on

placards at most rallies, isprinted on T-shirts and acces-sories and scribbled on post-itnotes on walls across theChinese-ruledcity.The government’s ruling on

the sloganwill compound fearsabout the suppression of theglobal financehub’s freedoms.China’s parliament adopted

the security law in response toprotestslastyeartriggeredbyfearsthat Beijingwas stifling the free-doms,guaranteedbya“onecoun-try,twosystems”formulaagreedwhen the former British colonyreturned toChinese rule in1997.Beijingdeniestheaccusation.

CARLOTTAGALLISTANBUL, JULY3

TURKEYOPENEDa trial into thedeathoftheSaudicolumnistJamalKhashoggi in Istanbul on Friday,charging20Saudi citizens inab-sentia, in a case that friends andhumanrightsofficialswelcomedasanimportantstepinadvancingthesearchforjusticeinhiskilling.None of the accused were

presentforthetrial—SaudiArabiahasdeclinedtoextraditethem.Nonetheless, the trial’s start

was seen as a sign that Turkeyand its President, Recep TayyipErdogan—whopersonallyknewKhashoggi— are determined topursue those responsible andeven implicate the Saudi king-dom’s Crown PrinceMohammedbinSalman.Khashoggi was killedwhen

hevisitedtheSaudiConsulateinIstanbulonOct.2,2018,toobtainpapers thatwould allowhim tomarryhisTurkishfiancée,HaticeCengiz.Heneveremerged fromthemeeting. His remains haveneverbeen found.TheSaudigovernmentpros-

ecuted 11men for carrying outthekilling, butdidnot find sen-ior officials responsible for or-dering thekilling.Cengiz, whowas the first to

raise thealarm, isoneof theag-grieved parties in the indict-ment and testified during thetrial onFriday.The indictment names 54

witnesses, including26Turkishmembers of staff of the con-sulate and the consul’s resi-dence, among them drivers,clerks, translators,cooks,clean-ers anda teaman.According to statements

recorded in the indictment,members of the residence staffsaid they had been told not tocome into work on the day ofKhashoggi’s killing.NYT

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICELUDHIANA, JULY3

AT LEAST 22peoplewere killedandfive injuredafter theirvehi-cle rammed into a train nearFarooqabadinSheikhupuradis-trict of Punjab province inPakistanFriday.Thelocaladministrationsaid

that the coaster minibus inwhichtheyweretravelling,fromSri Nankana Sahib to Peshawar,rammed into a train nearFarooqabad.While the railwaycrossingwas closed as the trainwasawaited,thedriverallegedlytriedtocrosstracksfromanotherspot, and the vehicle rammedinto thecoming train.AllofthemwerePakistanna-

tionals and hailed fromPeshawar. They had come toNankanaSahibtoattendprayersafterarelativeof theirshaddiedand also visited Nankana Sahibgurdwara. Theywere returningto Peshawar via Farooqabadwhere theyhadplannedtostopoveratGurdwaraSachaSauda.ImranGondal, deputy secre-

tary, shrines, Evacuee TrustPropertyBoard (ETPB), Pakistan,toldTheIndianExpress,“Twenty-twopersonsdiedinthetragicac-cident, comprising 20membersofSikhcommunityandtwolocalMuslims (one local driver of thevehicleandhishelper). Fiveoth-erswereinjured.”Headded that among22de-

ceased,11weremales,10femalesandone4-yearoldgirlchild.

Satwant Singh, president,Pakistan Sikh GurdwaraPrabandhakCommittee(PSGPC),toldTheIndianExpress,“AgroupofSikhcommunitymembers fromPeshawarwerevisitingNankanaSahib after oneof their relatives,RaghbirSingh,haddiedsomedaysback.His lastprayermeetwasn’theld thenasgatheringswerenotallowed.Nowthe familyhador-ganisedSukhmaniSahibpathandrelatives fromPeshawar came toattend that. They also visitedNankanaSahibgurdwaraandde-cided to visit Gurdwara SachaSauda inFarooqabadon thewaybefore returning toPeshawar.Ontheway,theirvehiclerammedintothetrain.”GhaziSalahuddin,districtpo-

lice officer, Sheikhupura, in astatement to the media, said,"...Prima facie, it seems that thebus driverwas in a great hurryandhe tried to cross the railwaytracksfromakutcharoute,whichwas at some distance from theclosedcrossingandthetrainwasnearby.Soonthetraincameandthebusrammedinto it.”

AP&REUTERSLONDON,WASHINGTON,JULY3

THEUKonSaturdaywill takeitsbiggeststepyetoutof lockdownwiththereopeninginEnglandofrestaurants, pubs and hair-dressers, along with cinemasandchurches.Britain is also opening up to

travel, announcingFridaythat itwillscraparequirementforpeo-ple arriving from dozens ofcountriestospend14daysiniso-lation. Starting July 10, quaran-tine will be lifted for arrivalsfromabout60countriesdeemed“lowerrisk” for thecoronavirus,including France, Spain,GermanyandItaly—butnottheUnitedStates,theworld’sworst-hit country fromCovid-19.“Mymessageis forpeopleto

enjoy summer sensibly and

makesureitallworks,”PMBorisJohnsonsaid. “Let’snotblowit.”When pubs and restaurants

reopen Saturday, it will be any-thingbutbusinessasusual.Theywillhavetotakecontact

details for each group, and peo-ple can only socialisewith oneotherhouseholdatatime.Therewill bemore cleaning, a ban onqueuingatthebarforadrink,andreduced capacity, with patrons

toldtostayatleast1metreapart.Meanwhile, the United

States reported more than55,000 new Covid-19 cases onThursday, a new daily globalrecord for thecoronaviruspan-demic, as infections rose in amajority of states.The daily US tally stood at

55,274lateThursday,toppingtheprevious single-day record of54,771setbyBrazilonJune19.

ASSOCIATEDPRESSPARIS, JULY3

FRENCHPRESIDENTEmmanuelMacron on Friday named JeanCastex,whocoordinatedFrance’svirus reopening strategy, as thecountry’snewPrimeMinister.The relatively low-profile

Castex replaces EdouardPhilippe,whoresignedearlierinthe day. Macron is reshufflingthe government to focus onrestarting the economy aftermonthsof lockdown.Castex, 55, is a career public

servant who has workedwithmultiple governments. France’sgradualreopeningplanhasbeenseenasgenerallysuccessfulsofar.Manygovernmentmembers

are expected to be replaced inthe reshuffle.In an interviewgiven to sev-

eral local newspapers onThursday, Macron, said he isseeking a “newpath” to rebuildthecountry for thetworemain-ingyearsof his term.He praised Philippe’s “out-

standingwork”inthepastthreeyears. “I will need to makechoices to lead (the country)downthepath,”hesaid.Thereshufflecomesdaysafter

agreenwavesweptoverFranceinlocal elections.Macron’s partywasdefeatedinthebiggestcities.

LALITKJHAWASHINGTON, JULY3

AUScourthasordered thecon-tinued detention of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessmanTahawwur Rana, who has beendeclared a fugitive by India forhis involvement in the 2008Mumbai terrorattackcase.Rana,59,achildhoodfriendof

DavidColemanHeadley,was re-arrestedonJune10inLosAngelesonanextraditionrequestbyIndiafor his involvement in the 2008Mumbaiterrorattack.In his extradition case held

before Judge JacquelineChooljian, the US District Courtof Los Angeles ordered thatTahawwur Hussain Rana be“temporarily detained” till thenexthearingonAugust21.“Courtordersdefendanttem-

porarilydetainedpendingfurtherbriefingandissuanceofdecisionondetentionmotion,” itsaid.DescribingRanaa flight risk,

the US has opposed his releaseonbail,arguingthatifheweretoflee to Canada, he may escapethe possibility of a death sen-tence in India.“Given the stakes, allowance

of bail in any amountwouldnotguarantee Rana’s presence incourt. Grantingbailwould invitethepossibilityofembarrassingtheUnitedStatesintheconductofitsforeign affairs, straining its rela-tionshipwithIndia,”AssistantUSAttorneyJohnJLulejiansaid.According to federalprosecu-

tors, between 2006 and 2008,RanaconspiredwithHeadleyandothersinPakistantoassistLashkar-e-Taiba andHarakat ul-Jihad-e-Islami,bothUS-designatedterror-istorganisations,toplanandcarryouttheMumbaiattacks.PTI

In a first, Britain grants asylum toex-staffer at Hong Kong consulate

PROTESTERCHARGEDWITHTERRORISMUNDERLAWIMPOSEDBYCHINA

Citysays ‘LiberateHongKong,revolutionofourtimes’sloganconnotesseparatismunderlegislation

BLANKPAPERPROTEST:Protesters raiseblankpaper toprotest slogansbannedunderthenational security law,outsideEasterncourt inHongKongonFriday.Reuters

TheUNhumanrightsofficevoicedconcernaboutthe ‘vagueandoverlybroad’provisionsinthenewlaw

JamalKhashoggi

HehadcoordinatedFrance’svirusreopeningstrategy

Jean Castexnamed as newPM of France

StudentsandteacherspractisesocialdistancingduringclassatBanPaMuadSchool inChiangMai,Thailand,onFriday.AP

UK scraps quarantine for visitorsfrom 60 countries; US sets recordLet’snotblowit, says JohnsonasBritainreopens itspubs

US court orderstemporarydetention ofTahawwur Rana

MOTOKORICH&HIKARIHIDATOKYO, JULY3

AS PROTESTS were spreadingaround theglobe in response toGeorge Floyd’s killing by police,SierraTodd,anAfricanAmericanundergraduate in Japan, organ-izedamarchlastmonthinTokyoto show solidarity withAmericandemonstrators.She said she hoped itwould

prompt Japanese marchers tothinkabout racism in their own

country,too.“Ofcourse,wewantto talk about American issues,and Black Lives Matter is anAmerican thing,” said Todd, 19,who is studying at TempleUniversity’s campus in Tokyo.“Butwealsodo live in Japan.”Abacklashfollowed.Criticson

socialmediaaccusedparticipantsofdisregardingtherisksofspread-ingthecoronavirus.Aninterviewwith Todd posted on YouTubeelicitedcommentsthat“ThisisanAmerican issue” and “Please dothisinyourowncountry.”With images of America’s

racial strife rolling across televi-sion screens, some in Japanhaveinsisted that institutional racismis a faraway problem. That, ac-tivistsandscholarssay,iskeepingthepublicfrommorefullyseizingthemoment to reckonwith en-trencheddiscrimination againstmarginalizedgroupsinJapan.A vocal faction of Japanese

conservativesendorsesracistno-tions of blood-basedpurity. Andthe largely homogeneouspopu-lationhasoftenresistedengaginginthekindofintrospectionaboutracismandinequalitythatisplay-

ingoutintheUS.“Japanesepeopledon’thavea

lot of experienceof seeingotherraces,” saidYasumasaFujinaga, aprofessor of American studies atJapanWomen’s University. “Sotheydon’tthinkracismexists.”But Japan has a long-stand-

ing history of discriminationagainstminorities, includingthedescendantsofKoreansbroughtto Japan as forced labor beforeand during World War II;Indigenousgroups liketheAinuof the northernmost island,Hokkaido; thosewhose lineage

traces back to a feudal class ofoutcasts known as buraku; andmultiracial individuals.Themistreatmentofmultira-

cialpeople throughtheir schoolyearsandbeyondhasdrawnat-tention as a number of biracialcelebritieshavespokenout.In an emotional testimonial

posted on Twitter last month,LouisOkoye,ahalf-Japanese,half-Nigerian professional baseballplayer, describedhowhehadof-tenbeenbulliedasachildinJapanbecauseof thecolourofhisskin.“I would look out from the

balconyofourhomeandthink,ifI jumpedoffandwasbornagain,maybeIcancomebackasanor-mal Japaneseperson,” hewrotein the post, which has beenretweeted52,000 times.Still, theconversation isshift-

ing only gradually in Japan, andthe resistance canbe stiff.WhenBako Nguasong, an Englishteacher in Fukuoka organised amarch there last month, oneposterwrote on Twitter that “Iwon’tfeelanymercyifthesepeo-plearetoldtogetdeportedbythelocal Japanese.”NYT

PROTEST IN TOKYO FACED BACKLASH AMID COVID-19 FEARS, WITH SOME SAYING ‘THIS IS AN AMERICAN ISSUE’

Japan held Black Lives Matter protests, but its message fails to hit home

AmarchinTokyolastmonth.AP

THETRIALinTurkeyintoKhashoggi’skillingislikelytobetheclosestthingtoasearchforjusticeinthecase.However,SaudiArabiahasrefusedtoextraditetheac-cused,andtheyareunlikelytoserveanysentenceor-deredbytheTurkishcourt.However,Khashoggi’sfi-anceesaidshehopesthetrialwouldrevealwherethewriter’sremainswere.Thecourtproceedingscouldalsobringtolighttheroleofsen-iorSaudiofficialswho,ac-cordingtoaUNspecialrap-porteurreport,wereinvolvedinorderingthekilling, includingtheking-dom’sCrownPrince.

Trialmaynotbringjustice,butcouldprovideanswers

Islamabad: Pakistan ForeignMinister Shah MehmoodQureshi on Friday announcedthat he tested positive for thecoronavirus disease andwasbeingquarantined.Taking to Twitter, he said

he felt a slight fever Friday af-

ternoon and immediatelyquarantinedhimself athome.“I havenowtestedpositive

for Covid-19. By the grace ofAllah,Ifeelstrongandenergetic.Iwill continue to carry onmyduties fromhome.Pleasekeepmeinyourprayers,”hetweeted.

Pak Foreign Minister tests positive

Thewreckageof thebus inFarooqabadonFriday.AP

Trial of 20 Saudis inkilling of Khashoggibegins in Turkey

22 killed as vehiclecarrying Sikhs ramsinto train in Pakistan

New Delhi

GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

SHER-I-KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCESDepartment of Materials Management (Imports Section)

SOURA SRINAGAR, JAMMU & KASHMIR-190011E-mail: ammoimports@skims.ac.in, Fax No: 0194-2403404

e-NIT No.: SIMS-324-NIT 09 (IMPORTS) OF 2020DATED: 02.07.2020

Subject: Abbreviated Notice Inviting Tenders for Supply/ Installation/ Testing &Commissioning of various Bio-Medical Equipments for Department ofGastroentology SKIMS.

On behalf of the Lt. Governor of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir through Director,Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science, Soura, Srinagar, e-tenders are invited from theOriginal Manufacturers/their Indian Subsidiaries/ Indian Agents on the authorization of princi-pal Manufacturers/Indian Subsidiary if 100% Subsidiary of foreign principals (for importedequipment) and Manufacturers/their authorized Dealers for the J&K (for Indigenous Equipment)for Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of following Bio-Medical Equipments:

The detailed tender document is available on www.jktenders.gov.in & on SKIMS web-site www.skims.ac.in. The NIT schedule is as per following:

Complete bidding process will be done online on e-Tendering portalwww.jktenders.gov.in & the tenders should be submitted strictly in accordance with theprovision of the detailed NIT.

Sd/-Asstt. Materials Management Officer (Imports)

For & on behalf of Chief ofMaterials Management

Last Date for Submission of Online Bids 04.08.2020 upto 4.00 P.M.Opening of Technical Bids 06.08.2020 at 12.30 P.M.

No. SIMS-324-eNIT 09 (Imports) 2020-2107-13-4945-48Dated: 02.07.2020

Group Name of the Item Qty. Tender Fee EMDA High Resoluation Ultrasound 01 Unit Rs. 1000/- Rs. 50,000/-

B Endo Ultrasound (EUS) 02 Units Rs. 1000/- Rs. 3,20,000/-

C Full-fledged Endoscopoic Unit 02 Units Rs. 1000/- Rs. 2,00,000/-(Upper/Lower/Slide View) Latest Series

D High Resolution Manometry 01 Unit Rs. 1000/- Rs. 50,000/-

E Endoscope Storage Cabinets 02 Units Rs. 1000/- Rs. 50,000/-

F Hydrogen Breath Test System 01 Unit Rs. 1000/- Rs. 10,000/-

GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

SHER-l-KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, SOURAEXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MECHANICAL, SKIMS MC & H,

BEMINA & SKIMS, SOURA, SRINAGARTe.: 0194-2402617, Ext.: 2159, E-mail: mechanicalskims@gmail.com

RE-02NOTICE INVITING E-TENDERS

Gist of e-NIT No. 18 of 2020-21 Dated. 02.07.2020

For and on behalf of Lt. Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Executive Engineer, Mechanical, SKIMS, SouraSrinagar, invites e-tenders from Original Manufactures or their Authorized Dealers/AuthorizedRepresentatives/Registered Firms having experience in Installation of Mechanical Equipments in Govt.Institutions/Departments, detailed in the tender document for the following works:

The complete tender document is available at website http://jktenders.gov.in. lnterested Bidders/Tenderersmay view, download the e-bid document, seek clarifications and submit their bids online upto the date and timementioned in the table below. Tender Document contains qualifying criteria for bidders. Specifications, Bills ofQuantities & Terms and conditions of the contract and other relevant details.

i) Date and Time of Downloading/Sale of Tender Documents (Starting Date) 04.07.2020 from 11.00 Hour

ii) Date & Time of Bidding Queries/Clarification/Pre-bid meet 08.07.2020 at 11.00 Hours

iii) Last Date & Time of Bid Uploading 23.07.2020 upto 16.00 Hour

iv) Date of Submission of Hard Copies (only Original EMD & DD for 24.07.2020 upto 14.00 HourDocument Fee)

v) Date & Time of Commercial/Technical Bid (Cover-I) Opening 25.07.2020 at 11.00 Hours (ornext convenient day)

vi) Date & Time of Financial Bid (Cover-lInd) Opening of the qualifying Bidders Shall be intimated separately

vii) Cost of e-Bid Document Rs. 7000/- (Rupees Seven Thousandonly)

viii) Amount of Earnest Money Deposit (CDR/FDR) Rs. 284000/- (Rupees Two Lacs &Eighty Four Thousand only)

ix) Completion Time Six (06) Months from the Date ofIssue of LOI or Allotment Order

x) Budget Head Demanded

Sr. Name of the Work EstimatedNo. Cost

(in Lacs)1. 142.00 Lacs

Sd/-Executive Engineer,Mechanical, SKIMS

No. SIMS 139 EX/MECH/1206-15-4949-52Dated: 02.07.2020

Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Integrated Autoclave-cum-Shredderwith Three Years Comprehensive Maintenance and Allied Works at SKIMS Soura.

729/20(I)North central railways @ CPRONCRwww.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in

HIMACHAL PRADESH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTPhone No.01903-221031 Fax: 091903-221031

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)The Executive Engineer , Banjar Division, HP,PWD, Banjar on behalf of Governor of Himachal Pradesh invites the item rate bids in

electronic tendering system from the eligible Class of Contractors registered with HPPWD for the works as detailed in the table:-

The Bidders are advised to note other details of tenders from the department website www.hptenders.gov.inExecutive Engineer,

Banjar Division , HP.PWD., Banjar 175123Phone No.01903-221031 . Fax: 091903-221031 E mail:- ee-kul1-hp@nic.in

On behalf of Governor of HP1301/HP

Sr. Name of Work Estimated Starting date Earnest Deadline forNo. Cost (Rs.) for bid Money submission

downloading bid of bid

1 11241407 06.07.2020 145000 20.07.2020Construction of Additional Accommodation to RestHouse At Gadagushaini Tehsil Banjar Distt. Kullu HP.(SH:- Construction of Building portion i/c WS & SI andrain water harvesting system, Site Development andBoundary Wall etc.

HIMACHAL PRADESHPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

“CORRIGENDUM”

The on-line tenders for the works invited vide this office N.I.T. No.PWD/BWD/T.A/NIT/2019-20/4168-4227 dated 19.06.2020 published videR.O. No. 1099/2020-2021(Classified) dated19.06.2020 in Weekly GirirajShimla are hereby postponed due to technical reasons. Now the startingdate for downloading of bids is 27.07.2020 instead of 02.07.2020 anddeadline for submission of bids is 10.08.2020 instead of 15.07.2020. Allother Terms & conditions shall be remained unchanged. The bidders areadvised to note other details of tenders from the department websitewww.hptenders.gov.in

Executive EngineerHPPWD Division Bhawarna

Pin-176083, Tel:01894-247777e-mail: eepwd-bhaw-hp@gov.in

on behalf of Governor of H.P1302/HP --HIM SUCHANA AVAM JAN SAMPARK--

TENDER/RFP for services like AMC, housekeeping etc

Government of PunjabTender reference No. 15 Dated- 2020

The Department of Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board invitesonline bids for:-

Closing Date & time for Tender: 24.07.2020 at 11.00 A.M.For details log on to https://eproc.punjab.gov.inNote:- Corrigendum(s) to the tender/RFP Notice shall be publishedon the above website only.

Sd/- Executive Engineer,Pb. W/S & Sew Division No. 2

Bathinda.

S. Name of workNo.

1. Survey, soil testing, Design, Supply and construction, Installation,Commissioning of 1.00 MLD STP at Maluka based on any suitable,sustainable and proven technology including other apartment’sworks on turnkey basis as per DNIT. Including O&M for a period of60 Months after stabilization period of 3 Months or more.

44305/Pb

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEERTRANSMISSION LINE MAINTENANCEDIVISION-III, AMARGARH, SOPORE

Tele No: 01954-225010 Fax: 01954-225010E-mail: tlmd3rdamargarh@gmail.com

EXTENSION NOTICE-IE-NIT No-EE/TLMDA/ 05 of 2020 DATED: 13.03.2020

Due to Poor response the dates for E-bidding for above referred E-NITare extended as under, all the terms and conditions will remain the same.

The Standard Bidding Document is available on website http://jkten-ders.gov.in.

The information regarding schedule of downloading of the tender docu-ment and submission of dates thereof is as per the table given below:

CRITICAL DATES

Only the bidders possessing the qualifying criteria as mentionedin the SBD should participate in the bidding process.Clarifications can also be sought from the office of the undersigned on E-mail tlmd3rdamargarh@gmail.com or fax 01954-225010.Before participating in the bids, the bidder shall acquaint himselfwith the site of work and local conditions.The department reserves the right to reject any or all bids withoutassigning any reason thereof.

Sd/-Executive EngineerJKPTCL, TLMD-III,Amargarh Sopore

No: EE/TLMDA/312-14Dated: 30.06.2020DIPK-NB-1151

1 Downloading of bidding documents (End) 08.07.2020 (04:00 P.M.)

2 OnlineTechno-Commercial e-Bidopening 10.07.2020 (02:30 P.M.)date and time.

3 Clarifications (End date and time) 05.07.2020 (04.00 P.M.)

4 Pre bid meeting date and time 06.07.2020 (11:00 A.M.)

5 Venue of opening of Techno-Commercial-Bids Office of theSuperintendingEngineer, O&M Circle1st, Bemina, Srinagar

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GOVT. OF ODISHAOFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER NORTH EASTERN RURAL WORKS CIRCLE, KEONJHAR

"e" Procurement Notice for Bridge WorkIdentification No.- Bridge Online NCB No. 274

No. 1181 // Date: 25-06-2020

1. Name of the work : Construction of bridge over Local Nallah at 7th Km. on Gundala to Tana road under OMBADC in the District of Keonjhar.

2. Total No. Of work : 01 (One) No.

3. Estimated Cost : As per Annexure (Approximately).

4. Eligible Class of Contractor : As per Annexure

5. Period of Completion : 12 (Twelve) calendar months.

6. Other details :

Procurement Officer BidIdentification No.

Availability of tender Online for bidding Last Date & Time of seekingTender Clarification

Date & Time of Opening of Tender in O/OS.E.N.E.R.W. Circle, Keonjhar

From To Technical Bid Financial Bid

1 2 3 4 5 6 7Superintending Engineer, North Eastern Rural Works Circle, Keonjhar Bridge Online NCB. No.274 Dt.09.07.20 at 11.00 AM Dt.23.07.20 upto 3.00 PM Dt.22.07.20 upto 3.00 PM Dt.24.07.20 at 11.00 AM Will be intimated separately

Further details can be seen from the website www.tendersorissa.gov.inSd/- (P.K. Misra)

Superintending Engineer, N.E.R.W. Circle, Keonjhar. OIPR-25048/11/0001/2021

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ENSECONOMICBUREAUMUMBAI,JULY3

THE INDIAN services sector re-mainedunderintensestraindur-ingJuneasactivity fellatanothersubstantialmonth-on-monthrateamid theongoingeconomicdis-ruptioncausedbyCOVID-19pan-demic,IHSMarkitsurveyhassaid.The IHSMarkit IndiaServices

Business Activity Indexwas at

33.7 in June. Thiswasup sharplyfrom12.6 inMay, but below theneutral 50 mark for a fourthmonth running, signalling an-otherfallinservicesectoroutput.Areadingbelow50denotescon-traction. Although thedeteriora-tionwasweakerthaninbothAprilandMay,owingtoastabilisationinoutputlevelsatsomefirms,thelatestreductionwasstillstrongerthan any seen prior to the virusoutbreakbyawidemargin.

‘Services sector remainsunder pressure, index downfor fourth straight month’

ENSECONOMICBUREAUNEWDELHI, JULY3

THEINCOMEtaxdepartmentonFriday said that it has issued re-fundsworthRs62,361crorebe-tweenApril8andJune30.The Department processed

20.44 lakh cases within the 56weekdaysinthisperiod.OnApril8,theCentrehadannouncedthatitwould release pending I-T re-funds tohelpbusinessesand in-dividuals tide over the potentialcash flow issues due to lock-down.The department said it has

issued refunds in 76 cases perminute during this time.“Income-taxrefundsamountingto Rs 23,453.57 crore have beenissued in 19,07,853 cases to tax-

payersandcorporatetaxrefundsamountingtoRs38,908.37crorehave been issued in 1,36,744casestotaxpayersduringthispe-riod,” the department said in astatement.It furthersaidthat refundsof

thismagnitudehavebeenissuedcompletely electronically andhavebeendirectlydepositedintothebankaccountsofthetaxpay-ers.Unlikewhatusedtohappensome years ago, in these refundcases, no taxpayer had to ap-proach the department to re-quest for thereleaseof refund.The Central Board of Direct

Taxes reiterated that taxpayersshould provide immediate re-sponse to emails of the depart-ment so that refunds in theircasestoocouldbeprocessedandissuedrightaway. FE

Apr 8-Jun 30: I-T refundsworth `62,361 crore issuedto 20.44 lakh taxpayers

PRESSTRUSTOFINDIANEWDELHI,JULY3

AVIATION REGULATOR DGCAsaid Friday itwas extending sus-pension of scheduled interna-tional passenger flights in thecountrytill July31,butsaidsomeinternational scheduled servicesonselectedroutesmaybepermit-tedonacasetocasebasis.Scheduled international pas-

sengerflightsweresuspendedin

IndiaonMarch23duetothepan-demic.Modifying its June26cir-cular that stated that scheduledinternational passenger flightswillremainsuspendedtillJuly15,2020,theregulatorsaidonFridayithasdecidedtoextendthedead-linetoJuly31.“However,interna-tionalscheduledflightsmaybeal-lowedon selected routes by thecompetentauthorityonacasetocasebasis,”saidthecircularbytheDirectorate General of CivilAviation(DGCA).

Scheduled international flightssuspended till July 31, some onselected routes may be allowed

PRESSTRUSTOFINDIANEWDELHI,JULY3

RELIANCEINDUSTRIESonFridaysaid it has secured Rs 1,894.50crorefromIntelCapitalbysellingasmallstakeinitstechnologyven-ture, adding to a slewof invest-mentssinceAprilthathascrossedRs1.17lakhcrore.The investment armof com-

puterchipgiantIntelCorppickedup 0.39 per cent stake in JioPlatformsLtd,theunitthathousesIndia’s youngest but largest tele-comfirmJioInfocommandapps.Meanwhile, Reliance Jio has

opened JioMeet app for generalpublic,which can support up to100users inasession,accordingto itswebsite.

Intel Capitalbuys stake inJio Platformsfor `1,894.5 cr

NewDelhi:SebionFridaynotifiedamendments to investment ad-viser normswhichwouldbe ef-fective after threemonths andsegregatetheiradvisoryandprod-uctdistributionactivities,amongotheramendments.Themove is aimedat streng-

theningtheregulatoryframeworkfor investment advisers, Sebinoted in a release notifyingamendmentstoSebi(InvestmentAdvisers)Regulations,2013. PTI

Sebi notifiesamendments toinvestmentadviser norms

BRIEFLYGSTR-3Breturn:Latefeecapat`500NewDelhi: Themaximumfee for delayed filing ofmonthlyandquarterlysalesreturn and tax paymentformGSTR-3B till July2020has been capped at Rs 500perreturn,theCBICsaid.

Goldbondissuepricefixedat`4,852/gramNewDelhi: The issue pricefortheSovereignGoldBondhasbeensetatRs4,852pergramofgold,RBIsaidFriday.

ConsortiumwithBhartiwinsbidforOneWebNew Delhi: A UK govern-mentconsortium,involvingBharti Global, haswon thebidforfirmOneWeb.PTI

COAIappointsSPKochhardirectorgeneralNew Delhi: The CellularOperatorsAssociationofIn-dia (COAI) Friday said it hasnamedLieutenantGeneralSPKochhar itsnewdirectorgeneral, succeeding RajanMathews. ENS

SUNNYVERMANEWDELHI,JULY3

THEGOVERNMENTissettomakechanges in theEmergencyCreditLineGuarantee Scheme (ECLGS)toenablelendingtoindividualen-trepreneurs,whocomprisealargechunkoftheover6.3croreMSMEsacross thecountry.Asof June26,banks have sanctioned loans to30.11lakhMSMEsanddisburseditto 11.21 lakh such enterprises—whichisroughly4.75percentand1.77percent,respectively,of total6.33croreMSMEsinthecountry.Industry sources said nearly

80-90per cent of theMSMEen-trepreneurssuchastruckowners,agriculture equipment owners,taxidriversorshopowners—arenotregisteredasMSMEsandtakebusiness loans in their individualcapacity,whoarecurrentlynotel-igibleforadditionallendingunderthis scheme. TheNational CreditGuaranteeTrusteeCompanyLtd(NCGTC),whichrunstheECLGS,islearnedtohaveapprovedchanges

intheschememakingvariousin-dividualentrepreneurseligibleforadditionallending,sourcessaid.Officialdatashowsthatbanks

havesanctionedloansworthoverRs 1.01 lakh crore as of June 26,2020, of which more than Rs45,860crorehasbeendisbursed.Under theECLGSscheme, banksareofferinguptoRs3lakhcroreof

government-guaranteed loans—anextra20per centof outstand-ing loans to theirMSMEborrow-ers that are non-NPA. First timeborrowers, individual borrowersandNPA accounts cannot raisefundsunderthescheme“Thisisaseriousissueandclar-

ification is still awaited.Thereare63millionMSMEs in India andmore than 90per cent of them,they take loan in their personalnames, (like) a truck driver, or asmallshopkeeper,orataxidriver,or agriculture equipmentowner— theywill not forma firmandregisteritseparatelyandthenstartthebusiness.Theywilltakeloanintheir own name,” said SanjayChamria, vice-chairman&MDatMagmaFincorp.“Theschememakesindividu-

als ineligible,due towhichof our2.36lakhcustomers,2.25lakhin-dividualcustomersarenotabletogetadditionalloans,”hesaidatanMSMEevent organisedby FICCIviaavideolinkFriday.“Webelievea clarification is on theway, butthathasnot come in (so far),” he

said.Under the scheme, interestrateofbanksandfinancialinstitu-tionshavebeencappedat9.25percentperannum,whilenon-bank-ing financial companies can lendatamaximumof 14per centperannum.SBIMDCSSetty said thelenderhasreceivedguidancefromNCGTCthatitismakingnecessaryclarification that individual bor-rowersarealsoeligibleunderthescheme.AllMSMEborroweraccounts

withcombinedoutstandingloansof up to Rs 25 crore as on29.2.2020,andannualturnoverofup toRs100crore inFY2019-20,areeligibleunder the scheme. Inan interaction with FinanceMinisterNirmala SitharamanonJune 25, seniormembers of theChennaiInternationalCentrehadpointedoutthatnearlytwo-thirdofMSMEborrowersareindividu-als including truck owners.Responding to these comments,Sitharamanhadsaid: “I thinkwearevery close togive thatoppor-tunitytoincludeindividualstoointhisNCGTCscheme.”

Setty said SBI’s outreachhasbeensignificantas7.5lakheligiblecustomerswerecontactedforad-ditional lendingand5.26 lakhofthemhavebeensanctionedloans,hesaid.TheSBIdisbursementratehas been at 75 per cent, as Rs15,000 crore (out of Rs 20,000crore sanctioned amount) havebeendisbursedunderthescheme.“Frombank’spointofview,this

(scheme) is anenabler forme insavingmyexistingexposurebe-causethecompanyisgoingtobeinthebusiness,” he said, indicatingthat the facilitywill helppreventNPAspikeinexistingloansbyen-suring that MSMEs are able towithstandadverse effects of theCOVID-19pandemic.VariousMSME associations

andindustrychambershavesug-gested thegovernment tomakeindividualentrepreneursalsoeli-gibleborrowersunderthescheme.Bankers expect disbursementsunder the scheme to rise signifi-cantlywith the inclusionof indi-vidualborrowers,whohavetakenloansforincomeearningassets.

ENSECONOMICBUREAUNEWDELHI,JULY3

INORDERtopromotetimelyclea-rance of dues to vendors espe-ciallymicro, small andmediumenterprises(MSMEs),thegovern-menthasdecidedtolevyinterestonlatepaymenttovendorsontheGovernment e-Marketplace(GeM).Thiswillbeapplicableforall procurements made fromOctober1,2020.Clearanceofduesissignificant

forMSMEsasitimprovestheirliq-uidityandcashflowimmediately.For procurementsmadeun-

der government rules onGeM,buyers aremandated tomakepaymentswithin 10 days aftergenerationof ConsigneeReceiptand Acceptance Certificate(CRAC).GeMportalistheComm-erceMinistry’s onlinemarket-place for procurement of goodsandservicesbyvariousministriesandgovernmentbodies.“Itisdecidedthatwhenevera

CRACisauto-generatedorissuedby a buyer and payment is notmade10dayshereafter,thebuyerorganisationwill have topaype-nal interest at 1%permonth forthedelayedpayment,”theFinan-ceMinistrysaidinanofficeorder.

TheMinistrysaidthishasbeendone to promote greater disci-pline and timeliness inpaymentto vendors, especiallyMSMEs.Products soldon theGeMportalrange from stationery used bygovernment officials tomedicalproductsthatareusedonpatients“Theamountcollectedinthis

regardshallbedepositedinanac-countmaintained byGeM. ThisinterestwillnotbepaidtovendorandwillbekeptbyGeMinasep-arateaccountwhichwillbeusedonlyforeducationofsellers/buy-ersetc, orotherpurposes relatedto GeMor public procurementwiththepriorapprovalofDepar-tment of Expenditure,” it said.“Thisshallnotcoveranyotherin-terest payable to vendors underanylaworcontractualobligations,whichwillbeoverandabovetheinterestchargedasabove.”

BOOSTINGLIQUIDITY

AASHISHARYANNEWDELHI,JULY3

THEMINISTRYofElectronicsandInformationTechnology (MeitY)has postponed itsmeetingwithexecutives of the 59 bannedChineseappsuntilfurthernotice,sourcessaid.One of the reasons for post-

poning themeeting, an officialsaid,istoallowtimetoalltheappsto comeupwith an explanation

for the charges leveled againstthem.Adecisiononwhether theexecutives of the apps will becalled for physical and virtualmeetingsorjustbeaskedtosendintheirexplanationsisalsoyettobetaken,theofficialsaid.“ThisisnotjustforTikTok.Itis

a legal procedurewhich is com-mon for all the apps.Now, sincethere are 59 apps, a lot of proce-dural stuff has to be figured outbeforethemeetinghappens,”theofficialsaid.

According to the rules of theMeitY, all the appswhich havebeenbannedhavebeenaskedtoclarify their data-sharingnormsunderaChineselawthatrequirescompanies of Chinese origin tosharedatawiththatcountry’sin-telligenceagencies,irrespectiveofwhere theyoperate. A joint-sec-retary level panel,with officialsfromtheministriesofIT,Telecom,LawandHomeAffairs,havebeentaskedwithhearingclarificationsfromcompanyrepresentatives.

IT Min postpones meet with officials of 59banned Chinese apps ‘until further notice’

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WITH INDIVIDUALentre-preneurs—suchas truck,taxiowners—comprisingover80percentofthetotalMSMEs in the country,theirinclusiontheinemer-gencylendingschemewillcover a large number ofmicro enterprises facingdifficulties as their cashflowshavebeen severelyhitduetothepandemic.

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INTERVIEWWITHFOUNDERANDMDOFGEOJITFINANCIALSERVICES

EVENASaCOVID-19vaccineisstillsome timeaway, the stockmar-kets havebeenona rise and theSensexhasrisenbynearly40percent from its March lows.C JGEORGE, founder andMDofGeojit Financial Services, toldSANDEEP SINGH thatmarketshavefaiththatCOVID-19willpassandthenliquiditywillpushstockprices up. Stating that there aresignsofgreenshootsintheecon-omy,he said segments likeauto-mobiles,cement,constructioncanrevivequicklyassistedby lowin-terestrates.Editedexcerpts:

WhydoyouthinkthemarketsarerisingdespitetheconcernsaroundCOVIDprevailingandhurtingtheeconomy?Markets are rising primarily

duetothefactthatthereisampleliquidityandpeoplearealso sav-ingmoreduringpandemic,apartofwhichispumpedintothemar-ket.Theotherreasonbeingthein-creasing feeling that the fatalityrateof COVID-19 is lowandoncethis short-termsuffering is over,theeconomyhastobounceback.Atthattime,investorsmaynotgetthe opportunity to buy in to themarketatcurrentlevels.MarketisreactingtoCOVID-19asifitisnowaknowndevilandonceitrunsitscourse, themarket expects theeconomytorecoverfast.

Whatisyourreadingoftheeconomy.Whatdoyouthinkisrequiredtobedoneforafasterandsustainedrecovery?Therearesignsofgreenshoots

intheeconomy.Theruralsectorisdoing well, assisted by stronggrowth in agriculture and in-creasedallocations forMNREGA.Some segments like travel,tourism andhospitalitywillcon-tinue tobeconstrained for somemore time. But others like auto-mobiles,cement,constructioncan

revivequickly,assistedbylowin-terest rates. Thebest stimulus foreconomic recovery is unlockingtheeconomyandthis ishappen-inginstages.Thereisroomforfur-ther cut in interest ratesand lim-ited, but well thought out,monetisationofthedeficit.

Whilefinancialservicessectorisabigemployer,whatarethekindsofstressitisfacingcurrentlyanddoyouseeanysignsofuptick?Thesectorwas facing the fall-

outofeconomicgrowthstressandthe resultantNPApressure for awhilenow,whichgotaggravatedduetothepandemic.Riskaversionwasvisibleinthesectoratalllevels.There is anaturaldemandslow-downduetothepandemicandthesector is stillunderseriousstress.Non-lending institutionsarealsofacingissuesalthoughtherearenoliquidity-relatedsurprises, thankstothetimelyhelpfromregulatorsandthegovernment.Becauseofallthese,thereisnosignalofanyuptickinemploymentinthissector.

Howdoyouseeanoverallrevivalanddoyouthinkitwill

takelonger?Whatweare seeing is some

kindofmajor consolidationhap-pening,whichisgoodandbad.Forinvestors,itisanopportunitytoseebig becoming bigger by takingmarket share fromsmallplayers.Ifwelookattheworld,technology,pharmaceuticalandmanufactur-ing firms with e-commercestrengthareaddingmarketcap.

Asdisposableincomeshavedropped,whattrendsdoyouseeonsavingsfront?Whatisseenallovertheworld

islowpropensitytospend,whichisnotunusualatatimewhenthesociety is in the grip of panic.Hence,thereissignificantgrowthin household savings except, ofcourse, the stressed segment ofthe societywho lost their jobs.Individual and corporate highspendersaresavingfortomorrowasthereisuncertainty.Wearesee-inggoldpricegoingupas its safehavenattractionisveryhighnow.

Whatispullinginvestorsintothemarketinthesetimes?Stockmarkethasbeengoing

upaftertheinitialshockmorebe-cause of fresh liquidity and in-creaseinsavings.ThereisalessonfromSpanishflupandemic,whichproved life will go on and thisevent-relatedstressisashort-termrisk. Thehuge liquidity that is in-jectedisexpectedtopushdemandforstockinvestment.

Whatisyourbiggestworryandhopefortheeconomy?Thebiggestworry isa second

waveofthevirusattack.Tensionsintheborderareanareaof concern.Otherwise, thesecondhalf of thefinancialyearislikelytowitnessre-covery in economicgrowth, fol-lowedbyasharpreboundinFY22.

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18 No reason to doubt integrity of 2011WC final: ICCThe ICC said there is no reason to doubt the integrity of the 2011 World Cup final in which India defeatedSri Lanka, asserting that it has not been provided any evidence that would merit an investigation into thegame. The world body’s statement came after Sri Lanka Police’s special investigation division on Fridaycalled off a probe into allegations by former sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage that the final wasfixed by “certain parties” in Sri Lanka.

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DAYTODAY BYPETERVIDAL

Out of the box footballFoosballmovesfromtabletofieldasArgentina innovates intimesofpandemic

ASSOCIATEDPRESSPERGAMINO,JULY3

FOOTBALL-STARVED Argentines havefound a way to play their beloved sportwhile social distancing, though the ruleshavebeenalteredandthedazzlingend-to-end dashes produced by legend DiegoMaradona are impossible.Dubbed “metegol humano,” or “human

foosball,” the systemdesigned for the coro-naviruspandemicinvolvesdividingthefieldwithwhite chalk into 12 rectangles and re-strictingeachplayer toadefinedspace. Theball can be passed across rectangles, andplayers can dribble inside their areas. Themodified game emphasizes passing andshooting over running and fancy footwork.Of course therearenoroughtackles.Membersof theVendeHumoFCandLos

MismosdeSiempreamateurteamstriedthenew form of football at the Play Fútbol 5sports complex in the city of Pergamino,about 240 kilometers (149miles) from thecapitalofBuenosAires.PlayersconcentratedWednesdayonnotsteppingoverthelinesasthey dribbled and defended. Leaving one’srectangleincursapenalty.Theyagreeditwasgreat to be playing again after a 100-daydrought.Professional football is suspended,andplayers cannot train. Foramateurswhousually rent fields for games, it was likebreathingagain.“Now I feel free and happy, getting to-

gether againwith friends and playing foot-ball,”saidMartínRodríguez,adefenderfromVendeHumoFC.“If itwereuptome,Iwoulddo this fromMondaytoMonday.”Aweekago, Pergaminobecamethe first

place to test the new game, which has justfiveplayersoneachteam, insteadof thetra-ditional 11. That allows games to be playedwithin the framework of Argentina’s quar-antine,whichallowsoutdooractivitieswithupto10people.Rodríguez said he is adapting to the

changes. “It is about paying attention andkeepingthedistancethegameallowsus.Wehavetoknowhowfarwecango.Wecannotgoover the line,”heexplained.Players acknowledge that some of the

magicismissing,particularlythegame’sfric-

tion, the“in theear” trash talkandthekicksfollowed by apologies. But the point of thenewsystemis tokeepadistance.GustavoCiuffo, ownerof thePlayFútbol

5complex,devisedthenewgame,whichhasbeenreplicatedinrecentdaysinotherpartsofArgentina,afootball-madnationthatpro-duced Barcelonamegastar LionelMessi aswell asMaradona.Ciuffo took advantage of Pergamino’s

low infection rate,which let the city entera looser phase of the quarantine imposedonMarch 20.Authorities in Pergamino authorized

the sportonFriday, andagamestarted thenextday. Ciuffo saidhewashappy tohavefound a solution “at a very hard time,”whenthe lockdownexacerbatedthecoun-try’s economic crisis and demoralized somany Argentines.

Hideouts of accused in fakeLankan league scam raidedJAGDEEPSINGHDEEP&NITINSHARMAMOHALI,JULY3

ADAYafterThe IndianExpress reportedaboutmatchesofUvaT20League,purportedlybeingplayedinSriLanka,butactuallyheldinSawaravillage inMohalidistrict, the localpolicecon-ductedraidsatthehideoutsofthetwoaccusedarrestedonThursdaynight.TheMohaliPolicehadbookedeightpersonsafteracomplaintwasfiledonThursdayeveningandthetwoaccusedhavebeenremandedtopolicecustodytillJuly6.TheUvaCricketAssociationinSriLankahad

deniedthattheywereorganisinganysuchtour-nament, thatwas shown live on YouTube.Prominent players like former Sri Lanka all-rounderFarvezMaharoofalsosaidhewasnotinvolved.Infact,thematchesonlyfeaturedun-knownplayersfromPunjab.“Theeightpersonsinvolvedinthiscasehave

been identifiedas Jolly Sardar, Pankaj,Goldy,Varun Kumar, Suveen, Raju Kalia, JatinderKumarBattuandSahilKhuranaofwhichRajuandPankajwere arrestedonThursdaynightandtheremainingpersonsareabsconding.Weareconductingraidsatthehideoutsof theac-cused,”InspectorSukhbirSingh,StationHouseOfficer,Kharar(Sadar),toldTheIndianExpress.TheMohaliPoliceisalsoverifyingaboutany

past criminal cases registered against them.“Theaccusedarebookies.Wewereverifyingwhether any criminal caseswere registeredagainstthem,”apoliceofficersaid.Meanwhile,apoliceteamcomprisingtwo

officials fromMajaatpolicestation,wherethecomplaintwasfiled,visitedtheSCAgroundatSawaravillageonFridayafternoon. The teamwasaccompaniedbytwoofficialsfromthecy-bersecuritywingandcollectedthemobiledatadump to identify theplayers involved in thematchesplayedonJune29.“Thematchwasheldattheground,wecol-

lectedthedumptoidentifythosewhowerein-volved,” the officer added. SeniorSuperintendentofPoliceKuldeepSinghChahalsaidtheyhaveidentifiedmorepeopleallegedlyinvolvedinorganisingtheleague.“BothRajeshandPankaj arebookies.Weshallmakemorearrestsinadayortwo,”headded.Twogroundsmen,whoalsoworkonneigh-

bouring fields, resumedtheir grass cuttingatthegroundandthenetsmomentsafterthepo-

lice officials left. “I don’t know about anymatcheshappeningat theground. I came tothegroundonTuesdayandcut thegrass andhavebeendoing the same for the last threedays.Earlier,thereusedtobe2-3traineesfromnearbyvillageswhocamefortrainingbuttheytoohavenotcomeforalongtime,”saidoneofthem.While themainentrance to thevillageseesa lotof cars stopping tobuy local gardenmangoes,afewfurnitureandsweetshopsarealsoopennowadays.Oneof theshopowners,whosaw4-5carscarryingplayersincolouredclothing,saiditwasabitunusualtoseetherushofcarsonMonday.“IPLvargekapdepayesiplayersnete3-4cars

ayisi.(TheplayerswerewearingclothinglikeintheIPLandcamein3-4cars).Usually,somecor-porateor local clubmatches takeplaceat thegroundandvillagekidsgotowatchthem.Butdue toCovid restrictions and themanner inwhichthematcheswereheldonMonday,no-bodywent towatch. The village panchayatshould take action against the academyandlandownersforviolatingCovid-19guidelines,”theshopownersaid.The IndianExpressalsovisitedsomeof the

othercricketacademiesinnearbyvillagesneartheStrokersCricketAssociationgroundandoneofthecoachesconfirmedthathehadalsogotacallfromanunknownnumberregardingbook-ingthegroundforthelastweekofJuneandfirstweekof July, supposedly thedatesonwhichtheUVAT20leaguewastobeheld.“Ihadgotacallfromanunknownnumber

askingmetogiveourgroundforrentformorethan10days fora tournamenttobeplayed inJune endand July firstweek. Itmight be thesameorganisers,whoconductedthematchesatSawaravillage,”thecoachsaid.

QUARANTINEGUIDELINES inArgentinarestrictoutdooractivitiesto10people.So,football-starvedArgentineshavefoundanalternatewaytoplaythegame,callingit 'metegolhumano',orhumanfoosball.

THERULESARESIMPLE:12rectangles aremappedoutwith chalkonapitch andeachplayer isrestricted tohis own space.

INSTEADOF the traditional 11-a-side football, it will be played on amuch smaller ground, similar tofive-a-side games, with each havingone goalkeeper and four outfieldplayers.

THEBALL canbepassed acrossrectangles, andplayers candribbleinside their areas. Themodified gameemphasizes passing and shootingover running and fancy footwork.

IFAplayer leaveshis rectangle, itresults in apenalty for theoppositionteam. In case a team fields a singledefender, theplayer canmove in twoadjacent rectangles.

BEFOREEACH game, players havebeenadvised to clean their shoes andhands. They alsohave to sign anaffidavit on the state of their health.Onceon the field, they canplaywithout amask.

HOW IS IT PLAYED?

Will not allowprovisionalrecognition toNSFs: HC tellssports ministryPRITAMPALSINGHNEWDELHI,JULY3

THEDELHIHigh Court Friday pulled up theSportsMinistryforseekingitsconsenttograntprovisional recognition to57National SportsFederation(NSFs)untilSeptember30,observ-ing that such practicewithout ascertainingwhether they are following the sports codecannotbeallowed.“Wecannotallowthepro-visionalsystemtogoonwithouttheNSFsfol-lowingthesportscode.You(SportsMinistry)put your house in order.Wewant them tocomply with your own code,” a bench ofJusticesHimaKohliandNajmiWazirisaid.Thebenchalsodeclinedaninterimorder

granting permission to provisionally recog-nise the NSFs in view of various sportingevents, includingOlympicsnextyear. “... Is itfair to allow you? Canwe close the right ofthe non-applicant? Coming at the lastminute, does notmean that, wewill allowyou,” thebenchremarked.It further said theorder, inwhich ithad

directed the Indian Olympic Federation(IOA) aswell as the SportsMinistry to nottake a decision in relation to the federa-tions without informing the court, is ofFebruary 7. It said that when the processfor grant of recognition commenced inJanuary this year, the ministry did notcome before it and now it cannot ask foran urgent interim order.The court clarified that, itwouldnotpass

anyorderwithout firsthearing theother sideand listed thematter for further hearing onAugust7. Theapplicationwas filed inaPILbysportsactivistandlawyerRahulMehra,filedin2010,whosoughtproperregulationandcontrolinthefunctioningofnumerousfederations.Itwas, onhispetition, that thehighcourt

haddirectedinthepastthatalltheNSFshavetoadheretotheNationalSportsCode.On the SportsMinistry’s application, the

courtissuedanoticetoRahulMehraandsoughthisstandinthreeweeks.

TheUvaCricketAssociationinSriLankahasdeniedthat theywereorganisinganysuchtournamentthatwasshownliveonYouTube.FormerSriLankaall-rounderFarvezMaharoofalsosaidhewasnot involved. Infact, thematchesonly featuredunknownplayers fromPunjab.

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