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‘EXCEPTIONAL RESOLVE’PresidentRamNathKovindpresentstheVirChakratoVarthamanAbhinandaninDelhi.HeshotdownaF-16fighterjetintheaftermathofthePulwamaattack.PTI REPORTPAGE8

JOURNALISM OF COURAGESINCE 1932

THEWORLD

JOINTCOMMITTEEOFPARLIAMENT’SPERSONALDATAPROTECTIONBILL

In legislation’sambit:non-personaldata;2yrs for transitionto fiduciaries

RAVISHTIWARINEWDELHI,NOVEMBER22

WIDENING THE ambit of thePersonal Data Protection Bill toinclude non-personal data anddata collection by electronichardware,andtreatingallsocialmediaassocialmediaplatform,are among key suggestions be-lieved to have been pushed bythe Joint Committee of

Parliament (JCP) after almosttwoyearsof scrutiny.Thefinalsetofrecommenda-

tions of the committee and dis-sentnotesbyhalf-a-dozenmem-bersfromOppositionpartiesarelikely tobe tabled in thecomingwintersessionofParliament.Chaired by P P Chaudhary,

the JCP met Monday to adoptrecommendations on the Billthatwillhaveabearingonthe

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Param Bir getsSC relief fromarrest; verymuch in India,says counsel

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICENEWDELHI,NOVEMBER22

THESUPREMECourtonMondaygave former Mumbai PoliceCommissioner ParamBir Singhprotection from arrest in con-nectionwith inquiries initiatedagainsthimbytheMaharashtragovernment,withhiscounselin-formingthecourtthat“heisverymuch in India but apprehendsactionsbeing takenby theStateofMaharashtra”.Issuing notice on a plea by

Singhagainst the September16Bombay High Court judgmentdismissinghispetitionchalleng-ing the two preliminary in-quiriesinitiatedbythestategov-ernment, a bench of JusticesSKKaulandMMSundreshsaid

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MANOJCGNEWDELHI,NOVEMBER22

ASMANYassevenMPsfromtheCongress, Trinamool Congressand the BJD have given dissentnotes to the Joint Committee ofParliamentonthePersonalDataProtection Bill after the paneladopteditsreportat itsmeetingMonday.Almostallofthemhaveobjected to a clause that allows

the Union Government to ex-empt any agency under itspurviewfromthelaw.TheyhavealsoflaggedotherdeficienciesintheBill and in the report.While Congress MP Jairam

Ramesh, inhis dissentnote, ob-jected to Section 35 saying it“gives unbridled powers to thecentral government to exemptany agency from the entire Actitself” and and Section 12 (a) (i)

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Courtesy SC’s push, thisDalit student movescloser to his IIT dreamSOURAVROYBARMANNEWDELHI,NOVEMBER22

BUOYEDBY the SupremeCourtrulingMonday that ordered au-thorities to create a seat for himinIIT-Bombay,wherehewasde-nied admission due to a techni-calglitchthatstalledpaymentofacceptancefeeswithinthedead-line,theDalitstudentatthecen-treofitallsaysheneverlostheartinthefight to fulfillhisdream.“Istronglyfeltthatmygriev-

ancewas genuine,” said Prince,whoturns18onNovember25.Barely twogenerations ago,

his family tilledthe landofoth-ers, struggling at the lowest

rungof thesocial ladderinUttarPradesh's Shamli district. So ithardly cameasa surprise tohisfamily that he would leave nostone unturned to secure thatIIT seat.OnMonday,aSupremeCourt

bench of Justices D Y Chandra-chud andA S Bopanna directedtheJointSeatAllocationAuthority(JoSAA),whichmanagesandreg-ulates the admissions, to allot aseat to Prince. Thebench said “itwould be a great travesty of

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BUSINESS AS USUAL

BYUNNY

Thingsbecomingcuriouser&curiouser,saysSC

Pandemicyear seessharp fall inKerala births

SHAJUPHILIPTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM,NOVEMBER22

ASKERALAbattledaragingpan-demic—whenworkfromhomewasthenormandlakhsofexpa-triates returned to the state —the statewitnessed a sharp fallin live births in the first ninemonths of 2021, according todata from the state’s ChiefRegistrarof BirthandDeaths.Data showthatwhileKerala

hasbeenwitnessingasteadyfallin birth numbers, the fall thisyearhasbeenthesteepest– thepre-pandemic year registered4.80lakhbirths,whichdroppedto 4.53 lakh in 2020, beforeplunging to 2.17 lakh as ofSeptember30 thisyear.In the first sixmonthsof this

year,thenumberofbirthsregis-tered ranged from a low of27,534 (inFebruary) toahighof32,969 (June). However, sincethen, in the months of July,August and September, the

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5DEAD INU.S. ASSUVSPEEDS INTOCHRISTMASPARADELANKA’S EX-POLICECHIEF INDICTED INEASTERSUNDAYATTACKPAGE 12

THEBILLwasintroducedinthewakeof thecoun-try’s flourishingdigitaleconomyandtheSCde-claringprivacyasafunda-mentalright in2017.Thelegislationseekstosafe-guarddigitalprivacyof in-dividualsandprovidearule-basedframeworkforthedigitaleconomy.

Guardingdigitalprivacy

Platformsaspublishers,penalties, checkingelectronichardwaremayfigure indraftdataBill

Why sweeping powers to Govtto give exemptions: Opp dissent

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Draft data Billflourishingdigitaleconomyinthecountry.The JCP is believed to be in

favour ofwidening the ambit ofthe legislationto includenot justpersonal data but non-personaldata aswell. TheproposedDataProtectionAuthority(DPA),itbe-lieves,shouldbealargerumbrellato handle non-personal data aswell.Andforthis,theJCPfeelsthatfurtherpolicy/legalframeworkonnon-personal data in futureshouldbemadepartofthislegis-lation,andnotaseparate legisla-tion. Apart fromother industrialdatabases,thenon-personaldatawillalsoincludeanonymisedper-sonal data under the proposedchanges.Apart from the digital/soft-

ware companies, the JCP is be-lieved tohave favouredbringingdatacollectionbyelectronichard-ware (telecomgears, IoTetc)un-dertheambitofthislawitself.Thelegislation, as introduced, doesnothave anyprovision tokeepacheckonhardwaremanufactur-ers thatcollectdatathroughdig-italdevices.Giventhisbackdrop,theJCPisbelievedtobeinfavourof suggesting incorporation ofnewclausesinthelegislationthatwill allowDPA to frame regula-tions towards data handling byhardwaremanufacturersandre-latedentities.This, in away,will allowDPA

to create a frameworkprovidingformonitoring, testingandcerti-fication to ensure integrity ofhardware equipment to guardagainstanyseedingthatmayleadtobreachofpersonaldata.Bringing all socialmedia in-

termediaries (governed by ITRules)tightlyunder itsambitbyredesignatingthemassocialme-dia platforms is believed to beanother JCPwish. Likewise, it isbelievedtohavefavouredthatallsocialmedia platforms (whichdonot act as intermediaries) betreatedaspublishersandbeheldaccountableforthecontenttheyhost.Forthem,thecommitteeisbelievedtohavesuggestedthatastatutorymedia regulatory au-thoritymaybesetupforregula-tion of content on such plat-forms.The committee, however, is

learnt tohave favouredgrantingexceptionstosmallerfirmsabouttheprincipleofprivacybydesignenvisaged in the legislation. Forthis purpose, the DPAmay bevestedwithsomeavenuetomakeregulationstograntexceptionstodata fiduciaries belowa certainthresholdwith apurpose tonothamperthegrowthof firmsthatcanbeclassifiedunderMSMEs.It is believed that the JCPhas

considered recommending anapproximateperiodof24monthsbe provided to data fiduciariesanddataprocessorstowardstran-sitionoftheirpolicies,infrastruc-tureandprocessesfortheimple-mentationoftheprovisionsofthislawafter its notification. Duringthisperiod,aphasedimplemen-tationisproposedwithsetdead-linesforinstitutingDPA,registra-tion of data fiduciaries,adjudicators and appellate tri-bunalsetc.TheJCPisalsobelievedtohave

favoured a specific timeline forthedatafiduciariestoreportdatabreachwith72hoursbeingcon-sideredarealisticandfinitetime-frame.Thecommittee,however,was

believed tobeagainst informingeveryoddandsundrydatabreachto thedata principal by thedatafiduciary. Instead, itwas consid-ering the recommendation thattheDPAmust firstof all take intoaccountthepersonaldatabreachand the severity of harmbeforedirecting a data fiduciary to in-formdatabreachtoindividuals.Thecommittee isbelieved to

havefavouredamoreexhaustivedefinitionof a consentmanagerandrecommendedthatthedefi-nition of harm should includepsychological manipulationwhichimpairsautonomyofaper-son.Whileseveralmembersofthe

committee belonging toOppositionpartieshave submit-ted dissent notes to provisionsthatappeargivinganeasypasstothe government, the committeewasbelievedtobeagreeabletoanenhancedroleoftheCentralgov-ernment inmatters like transferofdataoutsidethecountryandis-sue directions to theDPAotherthanpolicyaswell.Whilethiswillallowthegovernmenttogivedi-rectionstotheDPA,thecommit-

teewasbelievedtobeoftheviewthatthegovernment’sdirectionstoDPAshouldbedisclosedinan-nualreports.It isbelievedtobeoftheview

that the Central governmentmustensurethatdatalocalisationprovisionsunder this legislationarefollowedinletterandspiritbyall local and foreign entities andIndiamustmovetowardsdatalo-calisation gradually once theproper infrastructure andestab-lishment of Data ProtectionAuthorityiscompleted.The issueof penalties in case

of violations is believed to havebeen a bone of disagreementamongmembersofthecommit-tee.

Opp dissentarguingthatitcreates“certainex-ceptions for governments andgovernment agencies from theprovisions of consent,” his partycolleagueManishTewariislearntto have opposed the Bill in itspresentforminitsentiretysayingthereisaninherentdesignflaw.Their party colleagueGaurav

Gogoi, too, is learnt to have ob-jected to thewide exemptionsprovidedtothegovernmentanditsagenciesunderSection12and35of theBill.Hehasalso flaggedconcerns over the lack of atten-tion paid to harms arising fromsurveillance andeffort to estab-lish amodern surveillance net-work;lackofparliamentaryover-sight;regulationofnon-personaldata under the framework andfailure to quantify penalties.CongressMPVivekTankha,too,islearnttohavegivenadissentnote.In their joint dissent note,

Trinamool CongressMPsDerekO’ Brien andMahuaMoitra arelearnt to have said the Bill lacksadequate safeguards to protect

therighttoprivacyofdataprinci-pals--inotherwords,theperson,company, or entitywhose infor-mationisbeingcollected.Thesev-enthMPwhogaveadissentnoteisBJD’sAmarPatnaik.Tewariislearnttohaveargued

that theBill creates twoparalleluniverses – one for the privatesectorwhereitwouldapplywithfullrigorandoneforgovernmentwhere it is riddledwith exemp-tions, carve outs and escapeclauses.He is also learnt tohavesaid that thedefinitionof a childshouldbedifferent for accessingdifferentcategoriesof contentordata.The TMCMPs raised ques-

tions on the functioning of thecommittee saying it rushedthrough itsmandate not givingenoughtimeandopportunityforstakeholders’consultations.Theyare learnt to have raised objec-tions on the report for includingnon-personaldatawithintheam-bitof thelaw.O’BrienandMoitraare learnt

tohave said that the committeehas failed to introduce propersafeguardsinClause35topreventitsmisuse.Theyarelearnttohavesaidthattheselectionprocessformembersandthechairpersonofthe proposed Data ProtectionAuthorityhasheavyinvolvementof theCentralgovernment.In his note,whichheposted

on his Twitter handle, Rameshsaid:“Governments andgovern-ment agencies are treated as aseparate privileged classwhoseoperations and activities are al-waysinthepublicinterestandin-dividual privacy considerationsaresecondary.”He said “the idea that the

August 2017Puttaswamy judg-mentoftheSupremeCourtisrel-evant only for a very, very, very

tinysectionoftheIndianpopula-tionis, inmyview,deeplyflawedandtroublingandisonethatIto-tallyreject.”RameshflaggedSection35as

giving unbridled powers to theCentral government to exemptanyagencyfromtheentireActit-self.Hesaidthathehadsuggestedthat the Centre seekParliamentary approval for ex-emptinganyof itsagencies fromthepurviewofthelaw.“Iwaswillingtocompromise

provided the JCP had recom-mended that the reasons for ex-emptionthatwouldberecordedinwriting as provided for in theBill would be tabled in bothHousesofParliament.Thiswouldbringgreater accountability andtransparency, but even thatwasnotfoundacceptable,”hesaid.Referring to thePuttaswamy

case, Tewari is learnt tohave ar-guedthataprovisomaybeaddedto Clause 35 that no exemptionshall be granted till the time it isjudicially determined by theAppellate Tribunal provided fortheBillinClause68.Besides,any-bodyshouldhavetherighttoap-proachtheTribunaltellingitwhysuch an exemption should orshouldnotbegranted.

Dalit studentjustice if theyoungDalit studentisdeniedadmissionfornon-pay-mentof fees”.Invoking Article 142,which

enablestheapexcourttopassor-ders as is necessary to ensure“complete justice” in a pendingmatter, the bench asked the au-thoritiestohandlethecase“witha humanitarian approach” andpointed out “only bureaucracy”wasstandingintheway.SpeakingtoTheIndianExpress,

Princesaid:“Igrewuplisteningto

my father narrating the travailsandoppressionthatourancestorshad to face. Education ensuredthathecouldmovetothecityandgeta job inDelhiPoliceasa con-stable.Heensuredthebestqual-ityeducationformeandmyelderbrotherandthreesisters.Withed-ucationcomesself-respectandalifeofdignity.”Prince'smother, AshaDevi,

said:“Kaafitootgayethhehumlog.Ab bahut accha lag raha hai (Wewere shattered.Now it's feelinggreat).”AresidentofUP'sGhaziabad,

Prince securedanAll IndiaRankof 25,894 and Scheduled Casterank864inJEEAdvanced2021.Itwas his second attempt, andhewasallottedaseatatIIT-Bombay'scivilengineeringbranch.“The admission process re-

quiresacandidatetosubmitmed-ical certificates. Obtaining thattooksometime.OnOctober29, Iuploaded thedocuments on theJoSAAportal.Onthenextday,myeldersister,whoworksasaclerkwith India Post, transferred Rs15,000,which is the acceptancefee. However, the JOSAAportalkeptshowingerrormessagesasItried to pay. That day I had vac-cine-induced fever, too, forcingme to go to sleep early," Princesaid."On themorning of October

31,Iwenttoacybercafeandtriedrepeatedlytopaybutthesameer-ror messages came up and Imissed the noon deadline," hesaid.At 12.29 pm, Prince sent an

emailtoJoSAA,describingtherea-sonbehindhisinabilitytopaythefees to IITKharagpur,whichhadorganised the JEEAdvanced thisyear.“Imadeseveralcalls,too.ButOctober31beingaSunday,noonepickedup. A fewhours later, ac-companied bymy father JaibirSingh, I left for Kolkata by flight,and then took a train toKharagpur,”Princesaid.“Thenextday,wereachedthe

campusby9am,buttheauthor-ities expressed their inability tomakeanyinterventionandfindasolution.Whilereturning,onthetrain itself I decided to approachthecourt...Initially,wethoughtofapproaching theAllahabadHighCourt aswe are residents of UP,butthenalawyersuggestedthatwe knock on the doors of theBombayHighCourt,”hesaid.AftertheBombayHighCourt

dismissed his petition, Prince,through his father, moved theSupremeCourt.After clearing Class 10 from

Fatima Convent School inGhaziabad,PrincetookadmissioninDelhi Public School (MeerutRoad) on a merit scholarshipbasedonhismatriculationmarksand cleared Class 12 by scoring95.6 per cent. “I could not havestudiedinDPSwithouttheschol-arship,”hesaid.Sincehis 2020 JEE advanced

rankwas “not good enough” tolandhimaberthat the“old IITs”,he took admission at MotilalNehru National Institute ofTechnology,Allahabad.“But I kept preparing for JEE

Advancedalso. Ididnottakereg-ularcoaching,butsignedupforamonth-longcrashcourseofferedbyBansalClasses,"hesaid.Pointingoutthatoneofhissis-

ters is pursuing a graduation inmathematics, Prince said:“Education can help us moveahead in life.Myancestors tilledon the landof others. Educationhelpedmyfathermovefromthevillagetothecity.Personally,IdidnotfaceanytauntsovermyDalitidentity, but I know it remains alivedrealityformany,particularlyinruralareas.”

Param Bir Singhit foundthedevelopments “verydisturbing” and thingswerebe-coming“curiouserandcuriouserin the battle between the thenHome Minister and the thenPoliceCommissioner”.“Letnoticeissuetotherespon-

dentsreturnableon06.12.2021.Inthemeantime,thepetitionershalljointheinvestigationbutshallnotbearrested,”thebenchordered.Onthepreviousdateofhear-

ing, the bench had told Singh’scounselthat itwillnothearhimunless it knows his where-abouts.OnMonday,SeniorAdvocate

PuneetBali, appearing for Singh,informedthebenchthat“thepe-titioner isverymuchinIndiabutapprehends actions being takenby theStateofMaharashtra”.Healsopointedoutthattheprayerinthepetitionwastodirect theCBIto inquire and investigate crimi-nalconspiracycharges.Bali pointed out that the SC

had dismissedDesmukh’s pleaseekingquashingofthecasesreg-isteredbyCBIovercorruptional-legationslevelledbySinghagainsthimand that “therefore, it is theCBIwhichshouldinvestigateintothe complete affairs andnot theStatepoliceinwhomhedoesnotappeartohavefaithnow,despitehavingheadedthesame...”To buttress this, the counsel

alsoreferredthecourttoSingh’sApril 19, 2021 letter to the CBIDirector,wherehisconversationwith Sanjay Pandey,Commissioner of Police, wasrecordedwhen he had gone tomeethimasamatterofcourtesyto formallyhandovercharge.“Hehassetout the transcript

of theWhatsAppmessages ex-changed in pursuance towhathadtranspired.Thesumandsub-stanceof thediscussionwasthat

thematterwasbroachedby theCommissionerwhoadvisedhimnottofightagainstthesystemandineffectwithdrawthelettersentto the Chief Minister makingcomplaints against the HomeMinister,asotherwisetheconse-quences could be varied. Wewouldnotliketodelvemoreintothisissue,”thebenchsaidinitsor-der.Makingitsconcernsclear,the

courtsaidinitsorder,“Wedofindthe picture very disturbing. Anearlier Commissioner seems toshow lack of faith in the police!Wewonderwhatwouldhappento the commonman andwhatkindof faithwould theyhave inthe police. Thematter has be-comecuriouserandcuriouser inthe battle between the thenHome Minister and the thenPoliceCommissioner”.Bali contended that the HC

had dismissed the petition at apreliminary stageon thegroundthat Singhmust approach theCentral Administrative Tribunalas the issue raised is of the serv-iceofthepetitionerwiththeStateGovernment.Onthis,theSCsaid“primafa-

cie, this (sending it to CAT)maynotbe the appropriate courseofaction”.It said “the only question

which has to be examined iswhether inviewof theCBI look-ing into thematter, theother as-pects arising are also to be en-trustedtotheCBI.ThestandoftheCBIandtheStateGovernmentarealso not known as the WritPetition stands decided on athreshold point of sending it tothe Central AdministrativeTribunal.Primafacie,thismaynotbe the appropriate course of ac-tion”.InMumbai, theMaharashtra

Police said itwould abideby theprotectionfromarrestgrantedtoSinghby theSupremeCourt butsaid itwould informthecourt atthenexthearingthathe isapro-claimedoffender in five cases inthestateandthatitneedshiscus-tody.AseniorofficertoldTheIndian

Express, "Wedonot know if theorderreferstothecasesregisteredinMaharashtraaswell.However,since the Supreme Court hasgiven him protection, we willabideby it.However,wewill tellthe court at thenext hearing onDecember 6 that he is a pro-claimedoffender and that thereare five FIRs registered againsthimandwewouldwanttoques-tionhim,"theofficersaid.InMaharashtra, Singh faces

fiveFIRsrelatedtoextortion,twoopen inquiries by the AntiCorruptionBureauandtwootherinquiries into his conduct asMumbai Police Commissioner.After he failed to appear beforethe Justice (retired) K UChandiwal Commission, awar-rant was issued against him.Further, the Mumbai CrimeBranchthat'sprobinganextortioncase against Singhapproachedacourt that declared him a pro-claimedoffender.

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births averaged around10,000, withSeptembersee-ing 12,227 registered births.Sources said that at this rate,2021 is set to witness thebiggest year-on-year fall inbirth figures in Kerala in thelast one decade – a drop thatwill have a far-reaching im-pactonKerala'sdemographyin thecomingyears.In 2010, Kerala registered

5.46 lakh live births, whichwent up to 5.6 lakh in 2011.

Since then, the number ofbirths has been on a decline,

barring a small jump in 2017(seebox).

Keralahasbeenregistering100 per cent registration ofbirthsinruralandurbanareas,with 98.96 per cent of thembeing institutional deliveries.In 2019, asmanyas87.03percentbirthsinKeralawerereg-isteredwithin21daysofbirth.DatafromtheDepartment

of Non-Resident KeralitesAffairs show that 14.63 lakhexpatsflewintoKerala,mainlyfrom the Middle East, in 13monthsstartingMay2020.

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HIMACHAL PRADESHJAL SHAKTI VIBHAG

NOTICE INVITING TENDER

The Executive Engineer Jal Shakti Division, Baggi invites tenders on behalf of Governor ofHimachal Pradesh from approved eligible contractors for the following works(s) through e- tend-ing process :-

Last date of filling/uploading the tender through e-tendering: 29/11/2021 upto 05.00PM.

The tender form and other detail and condition can be obtained from the website https://hptenders.gov.in orfrom office of Jal Shakti Division Baggi upto the date specified above.

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1 Providing CAD work in Zone No. 2 & 3 of Balh ValleyMedium Irrigation Project in Distt. Mandi (H.P.) (SH:- Laying,jointing and testing of HDPE pipes in Distribution Network &New Proposed pipes by replacing Existing RCC pipes, C/O284 Nos. Outlet Chamber, C/O De-Silting/SedimentationTank (Zone- 2 & 3) ). (Under HIMCAD).

Rs.1,98,31,882/-

Rs.2,31,100/-

One Year

2 Augmentation of Various WSS for Group of villages in GPLot, Jahal & Kandi Kamrunag in Tehsil Chachyot Distt.Mandi (HP). (SH:- Site devolvement, C/O 2 No. retainingwalls behind pump house, C/O Head weir, C/O Sourceintake with sanitary protection/ sealing of source=1 No.,C/O 22 No. Roughening filter intake chamber, C/O RCCSedimentation tank=20,000 Ltrs cap., C/O RCC Filter bedof 46.00 Sqm cap. in 2 units, C/O RCC Sump well cumClear water tank of 35,000 ltrs cap.=2 No., C/O RCC dometype sub delivery tank at Node F=65,000 ltrs cap., C/ORCC Sump well/ clear water tank of 20,000 ltrs cap.=1 No.,C/O RCC clear water tank of 15,000 ltrs cap.=1 No., C/O 11Nos. RCC clear water tanks of 10,000 ltrs cap. each, C/O 2No. Pump house and attendant room above 50HP, providingelectrical installation to 2No. Pump houses, C/O WC/toiletattach with pump house with providing water supply andsanitary fitting and electrical installation). UNDER JJM.

.1,12,31,644/-

Rs.1,45,000/-

One Year

3 Augmentation of Various WSS for Group of villages in GPLot, Jahal & Kandi Kamrunag in Tehsil Chachyot Distt.Mandi (HP). ( SH:- Laying , jointing , testing & carriage ofGM pipe of 80 mm dia & Providing Laying , jointing , testing& carriage of MS pipe of 80 mm dia in R/Main with flangedand butt welded joints & Supply and Erection of PumpingCentrifugal Pumping Machinery with complete accessoriesfor 1st and 2nd stage ) (Under JJM)

Rs.

35,76,264/-

Rs.

61,200/-

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4 C/O WSS Badhu Killing Chhamyar Rajwari and Sali inDistrict Mandi(HP).(SH:- Laying, Jointing, testing andcarriage of GI pipe and Providing laying, Jointing, testingand carriage of MSERW pipe with flanged and butt weldedjoints in Rising Main & Supplying and Errection ofSubmersible & Centrifugal Pumping Machinery withcomplete accessories) (Under SCSP ).

Rs.

54,37,139/-

Rs.

86,900/-

Six

Months

5 Improvement of LWSS Goda Gagal in GP Goda GagalTehsil Balh Distt.Mandi (HP). (SH:- Laying,Jointing, testingand carriage of Rising main GI pipe with flanged and buttwelded joints & Supplying and Erection of Submersible &Centrifugal Pumping Machinery with complete accessories)(Under JJM)

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9,05,415/-

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THE KERALA High Court onMonday issued notices to theCentre,Keralagovernment,StateLalithakala Akademi and car-toonistAnoopRadakrishnanonapetitionagainstanhonourablementionawardtohiscartoonasit allegedly ‘portrays India inpoorlightandcarriesadistortedversionof reality’.Thepetitionhas sought a di-

rection to theAkademi towith-draw the award. Moved byHaindaveeyamFoundation,areg-

isteredtrust, thepetitionsaidtheawardbaggedbyRadhakrishnanprima facie demeans India. Thecartoon in question, “Covid-19GlobalMedicalSummit,”showedacowdrapedinanorangeshawlrepresentingIndiaflankedbydoc-torsfromEngland,China,andtheUS inthesummit.“Therespondents,exceptthe

UnionGovernment, cannot availthe protection under theFundamentalrightguaranteedbyArticle19(1)(a)oftheConstitutionof India. The Fundamental rightguaranteedbyArticle 19(1)(a) ofthe freedomof speech and ex-pressionisnotabsolute,”saidthepetition.

Palakkad:Anoffice-bearer of thePopularFrontofIndia(PFI)wasonMonday arrested in connectionwith thekillingof anRSSworkerinPalakkaddistrictofKerala,po-licesaidhere.DistrictpolicechiefRViswanadh told reportersherethat the arrested activistwas in-volvedintheNovember15killingofASanjithatMambaraminthedistrict.

The identityof theoffice-bearer has not been disclosed.The victim's wife had said shecould identify the people whocameinacarandhackedSanjithtodeathwhilehewastakinghertoherworkplace. PTI

PFI office-bearerarrested for RSSworker’s killing

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Ration at doorstep: In HC, Centre bats for fair price shops

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THE CENTRE on Monday op-posed the Delhi government’sproposed scheme of home de-liveryof rationintheDelhiHighCourt and argued that fair priceshops play an important role in

implementationof theNationalFoodSecurityAct (NFSA).Additional Solicitor General

Aishwarya Bhati termed fairpriceshopsintegraltothearchi-tecture of the NFSA and arguedthatastate is requiredtoensureexecutionofthelawinamannermandatedunder it.TheCentrehasno role in se-

lectionof these fair price shops,thecentralgovernmentcounseladded. Bhati said the statewasfree to provide benefits morethan what is given under theNFSA but “cannotmitigate thebenefitsof NFSA”.She told the court that other

statesareonlyplanningpilotproj-ectsinparticularareasbeforetak-

ingadecision.“Youcannotdestroytheinfrastructureofshopsandaf-ter sixmonths realise it is not vi-able,”Bhaticontendedbeforethedivision bench of Justice VipinSanghiandJusticeJasmeetSingh.Thesubmissionsweremade

during the hearing of a petitionfiledby theDelhi SarkariRationDealers Sangh challenging ten-

ders issuedtowards implemen-tationofthescheme.Theschemeseeks tocreateaparallelmecha-nismfordistributionofrationun-derthePDSschemethroughpri-vatedealersatdoorstepofpeople.The arguments in the casewillcontinueonNovember29.TheSupremeCourtlastweek

had refused to entertain the

Centre’s petition challenging theHCorderissuedlastmonth,whichallowedtheDelhigovernmenttocurtail supplies of existing fairprice shop owners to divert thesameforhomedeliveryofration.Theapexcourthadnotedthatthecase is still pendingwith theHCandrequestedthelattertodecidethematter.

‘Sukesh paidjail staff croresevery yr for anentire barrack’EXPRESSNEWSSERVICENEWDELHI,NOVEMBER22

THE DELHI Police in theirchargesheetfiledagainstSukeshChandrashekhar, who is facingtrial forallegedlydupingRs200crore from the wife of formerRanbaxy promoter ShivinderSingh, have said that he paidaround Rs 25-30 crore a year tojail staff to get an entire barracktohimself.Policehavemadetheallega-

tions in a chargesheet filed be-fore Additional Sessions JudgePraveenSingh.Police have charge-

sheeted 14 persons, includingChandrashekhar's wife and ac-torLeenaMariaPaul.According to the

chargesheet, deputy jail super-intendentDSMeena,arrestedinthecase,allegedlyusedtocollectRs 60-75 lakh fortnightly fromco-accusedDeepakandPradeepRamnani,whichwasdistributedamong jail officials to providesafety and facilities forChandrashekhar.Police stated that "grossvio-

lation of jail manualwas done"with regard to the allotment ofanentirebarracktotheaccused,and that there was "deliberateomission" onpart of the jail au-thorities for "not taking any ac-tion" to clear the blocked CCTV,which was covered byChandrashekharsohecouldusecellphones.Police claimed that

Chandrashekharposedasasen-ior government officer and ex-tortedmore than Rs 200 crorefromShivinder'swifeAditiSinghon the pretext of helping herhusband.Police, in their chargesheet,

stated that he got acquaintedwith Shivinder in jail and re-alisedhewasdesperate forbail,and "seeinganopportunity, de-

cided to extort/cheat a hugeamount of money from AditiSingh on the pretext of gettingbail forherhusband".Police said that

Chandrashekhar "spoofed" alandline numberwhilemakinga call to her. The caller spoke toAditi in a female voice, inform-ing her that the Union LawSecretarywasonthe line.“Hehadtoldherhewascall-

ingontheinstructionsof theof-fice of the highest authority togainhertrust.Hetalkedinanau-thoritativemannerand toldherthat since her husband wasworkinginthehealthcaresector,thegovernmentwouldbeinter-ested inworkingwithhimdur-ing the Covid-19 situation," thechargesheet states."Heassuredherthatrequired

actionwill be taken to sort outlegal issues with her husband.Once, he also told her that thehomeministerwas hearing theconversationandsheshouldbe-havepolitely.Heusedtoendhisconversation with 'Jai Hind' toimpress her that hewas in gov-ernment service," thechargesheet read.Chandrashekhar used

Deepak's help to collect themoney fromAditi. Hewas paidRs 2-2.5 lakh for each trip. Thecomplainant tried to rid herselfof himafter givingRs100crore,but he "continued to call andpressureher",andusedinforma-tioncollectedonhertoconvinceher that hewashelpingher, thechargesheet states.Aditi sold her valuables,

cashedFDsandtookaloanofRs1.03crorefromheruncletomeetChandrashekhar's demand, thechargesheet states.Police stated thatduringhis

interrogation, Chandrashekardivulged that he invested theextorted money in cryptocur-rency,butdidnotgivecompletedetails.

POLICECHARGESHEET

New Delhi

NewsessionbeginsatDUNew Delhi: Classes fornewly admitted under-graduatestudentsinDelhiUniversity begin acrosscolleges today with thestart of the newacademicsession for the first-yearbatch.Mostcollegesbeganthe sessionwith orienta-tionprogrammes for theirnew students onMonday.Theacademicyearwillbe-gin completely onlinemode for these students.The university has not yetnotified the return to of-flineclasses for thisbatch.

Woman,sonkilledinaccidentNew Delhi: A 42-year-oldwomanandherminorsonwere killed in an accidentin SoutheastDelhi’s SaritaViharMonday afternoon.Policesaidthemother-sonduowere inaHyundai i10when a speeding carrammed into their vehicleoutside Asia Pacific Mall.They were rushed toApollo Hospital wherethey were declared deadon arrival by doctors. DCP(Southeast) Esha Pandeysaid, “We found that theaccident took place be-causeofrashandnegligentdriving by the accused,NishkarshSaxena(26).Hewasarrested later.”ENS

DMRClaunches1stprototypeofindigenoustrainingsystemNewDelhi: TheDelhiMetroMonday launched the firstprototypeofanindigenousRolling Stock DriverTraining System, amajorsteptowardsindigenisationof technologies involvedinoperating thenetwork, of-ficials said. Thiswill be thefirst indigenously devel-opeduniversaltraindrivingsimulator that can be suit-ablymodifiedforanymetrosystem or railways, theDelhiMetrosaid.PTI

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THE BAN on construction anddemolition put in place lastweek because of high pollutionlevels was lifted by the DelhigovernmentonMonday.EnvironmentMinisterGopal

Rai said the measures intro-ducedlastweek,includingshut-ting schools, ordering half of allstate government employees towork fromhome, and a ban ontheentryoftruckscarryingnon-essential items in the city —alongwith an increase inwindspeed—hadbeen instrumentalin loweringpollution levels.Delhi’s 24-hour average AQI

wasrecordedas311onMonday,down from349 on Sunday, butstill in theverypoorcategory.“Consideringthedifficulties

facedbyworkersduetotheclo-sure of construction work, theban has been lifted. But strictmonitoringwillcontinueby585teamsandimmediateactionwillbe takenagainstviolatorsof the14-point anti-dust pollution

measures,”Rai said.“Compared to yesterday, the

pollutionlevelshavesignificantlygonedown—theAQIat10amatAnandViharwentfrom430yes-terdayto329today,withadiffer-enceof101points.AshokVihar’sAQIreducedfrom394yesterday

at 10 am, to 309 reported at thesametimetoday,”headded.Delhi has a 14-point guide-

line to control dust pollution atconstructionsites.This includesactions likemounting tinwalls,sprinkling water to help settledust, and installing anti-smog

gunsatbigconstructionsites.“Strictmonitoringwill con-

tinue at all construction anddemolitionsites—beitagovern-ment project, private companyor individual construction. The14-pointguidelinesthatwehavein place to tackle dust pollution

will be imposed on all agenciesrunningtheirconstructionproj-ects in Delhi... If a constructionproject is foundviolating anyofthe 14-point guidelines... workwill be shut downwithout no-tice. An immediate penaltywillbeissuedontheagencyrespon-sible and the notice procedurewill takeplace later,”Rai said.Schools, however, will re-

mainshutfornowandstategov-ernment officials will continueworking fromhome till at leastNovember 26. Entry of trucks isalsobeing regulated.A meeting to review these

decisions will be taken onWednesday,hesaid. “If thecon-ditioncontinues improving,wewillgiveentrytotheCNGtrucks,which will be announced byNovember24itself.Schools,col-leges, institutes, trainingcentresandothershadbeenordered toremainshutuntil furthernotice.However, keeping the currentimprovements in mind andwatching the trendsclosely,wewill reevaluate this and discussopeningof schoolsandcollegeson the24thaswell,” he said.

School closuredisruptive, sayparents, educators

7k dengue cases in city,5,000 just this month

Court framesarson chargesagainst father,son in 2020riots case

WINTER READYAtthefarmers’protest site inGhazipur,Monday.AmitMehra

Juvenile apprehended forrape, murder of domestic help


PEOPLEWILL no longer have tostand in line to get newwaterand sewer connections, watertankersortogettheirwaterme-tres tested.After regional transport of-

fices, several services offered atzonal revenue offices of theDelhi Jal Board (DJB) are beingshiftedonline completely.In a meeting between DJB

chairpersonSatyendar Jainandseniorboardofficials, itwasde-cided that to strengthen thewaterbillingsystem,making itmore transparent, all servicesof thezonal revenueofficeswillbe migrated to the online M-Seva app and make it com-pletely faceless.“This is a huge step towards

achievingthedreamofaneweraof governance that will be cor-ruption-free, transparent andwillmake life easier forour citi-zens.TheservicesoftheDelhiJalBoardwillbemadefacelessandonlineportalswillbeintroducedtobringservicesunderoneroof.Helpdeskswillbesetupinevery

zone tohelpeachandeverycit-izen of Delhi avail online DJBservicesandregistertheirgriev-ances.Eachzonewillhaveahelpdesktoassistconsumers incasethey face any issuewhile avail-ingonlineservices,” Jain said.Consumers can register for

theservicesonlinebyvisitingtheDelhi Jal Board website,www.djb.gov.in, or on the M-Sevamobileapp.JainalsodirectedDJBofficials

tocreateabackendportal toseebilling history with details ofphotographs, changes done byZRO(zonalrevenueofficer)withaccess to CEO, allmembers andministeroffice.

MAHENDERSINGHMANRALNEWDELHI,NOVEMBER22

TO IMPROVE their image, par-ticularlyonline,DelhiPolicehasdecided to hire a social mediaanalyticsandoutreachmanage-ment agency, which will,among other things, create aYouTube channel that show-cases their “goodwork”.Currently,ateamofcontrac-

tualemployees—mostlyyounggraduates working with theSpecial Branch — handleTwitter accounts of the DelhiPolice. It is learnt that DelhiPolice Commissioner RakeshAsthana wants a more profes-sional approachgoing forward.Lastyear,theDelhiPolicehad

realised the importance of set-ting up an IT cell when, duringthe February 2020 NortheastDelhi riots, some unknownusers, including from Pakistan,

postedfake“alerts”aboutthevi-olence and tried to “tarnish thepolice’s image”.“Moreover,officerswerealso

caught off guard about protestgatherings that were beingplannedonsocialmedia,”saidasenior officer. Former DelhiPolice Commissioner S NShrivastava had then approvedaproposalbytheSpecialBranchto hire contractual employees,mostly young graduates,with abackgroundininformationtech-

nology and experience in han-dlingsocialmedia.Initially, the IT cellwas look-

ing for unlawful content, butnowitsmembershavealsobeenasked to amplify Delhi Police’smessagesonsocialmedia.“We have seen several in-

stances of people appreciatingunsung heroes after seeing apost online.Wewant to hire anagency to develop interestingand innovative content cam-paigns related with the Delhi

Police,tohaveapropercommu-nication strategy for various so-cialmediaplatforms, and toen-hance the reach of content on areal-timebasis,” a senior officerinformed. “The concepts andcampaigns proposal of theme-diaagencyshouldbeinlinewiththe strategy of the activities oftheDelhiPolice.”To this end, the Delhi Police

hasfloatedatenderandmetsev-eral agencies.Anofficersaidtheplanistoen-

gage audience on Facebook,YouTube, and Twitter. “ForFacebook, the media agencyshouldcreateandmanagepagesof all units of Delhi Police. Theyshould also... promote theweb-page, website, fan page. Theyshould post regularly, do onlinepromotion and comments onposts should bemaintained formaximum impact. They shouldalsouseFacebooktosharevideosorcontentthatneedstobemadeviral,”anofficersaid.

OnYouTube, theagencywillbeexpectedtomanagechannelswithanaimto increaseviewer-ship and reach. “The TwitterhandleofDelhiPoliceshouldbepopulatedwith attractive rele-vant information, a databaseshouldbecreatedandexploitedfor increasing followers... Withthe help of third-party appli-cantslikeTweetdeck,Tweetvite,theagencyshouldtweetanduseeventstoreachouttopeopleon-line,” theofficer said.

TO HANDLE YOUTUBE CHANNEL, FACEBOOK PAGES OF ALL DISTRICTS, UNITS

Delhi Police to hire social media agency to increase reach, popularity


QUESTIONING THE closure ofschools in Delhi due to the pol-lutionspike, educatorsandpar-ent representatives say a betterwayisneededtoaddressthean-nual problem than shuttingschools.OnSunday,theeducationde-

partment passed an order thattheclosurewillcontinue“tillfur-ther orders”. EnvironmentMinisterGopalRaiMondaysaidthe decision onwhether to re-open schools will be taken onNovember24.This closure has come close

on the heels of schools reopen-ing for younger children after aCovid-induced shutdown ofmorethanone-and-a-halfyears.On November 1, schools in

Delhiwerepermittedtoopenformiddle andprimary school stu-dents for the first timesince thestart of thepandemic. Theyhadopened earlier for classes IX toXII from September 1. In twoweeks,withtheriseinairpollu-tionlevelsinthecity,thegovern-ment onNovember 14 directedthat all schools be closed for allgrades tillNovember20.“It’s hard to understand the

reasoning since it’s not as if allteachers and children live insealedhomeswithair purifiers.In our school, classes IX and XIwerehavingtheirexaminationswhichwereinterrupted.Wehadjust opened for nursery to classVIII to good turnout. There hadbeen lots of learning loss andmentalhealthproblems,andwehadstartedschoolbygivingstu-dents the opportunity to enjoythemselvesandhaveafree flowof emotions. Even before theteaching-learning process be-gan, we had to close again. This

is very disruptive for children,”saidSudhaAcharya,chairpersonof the National ProgressiveSchools’ Conference.“The rise in air pollution in

thesemonths is a recurring an-nual problem. It appears as ifschool closure is being taken asan important tool to deal witheveryproblemwhichmakesed-ucationseemlikeamatterof lowpriority,” shesaid.AmeetaWattal, chairperson

andexecutivedirectorEducationatDLF Foundation Schools, em-phasisedontheneedtofindbet-ter solutions to address thisproblem.“I think that somewherewe

are not being serious about thechallengeswe are going to faceif we continue to keep schoolsclosed. Across states in India,schools have opened and Delhiisnottheonlystatefacingissues.This is not a new issue, and thefirstthingpolicymakersneedtofind ishowwecancreateasitu-ation for children to come toschool.GettingjustclassesXandXIIforboardexaminationsisnotschooling, it’s examination. Atthe end of the day, academiesand adventure sports are goingon... In fact, schools are saferplaces where children are keptoccupied,” shesaid.Satya Prakash, Delhi presi-

dent of the All India Parents’Association,alsoquestionedthecurrentrationale.“Beitthepan-demic or pollution, children arealways affected and the prob-lemswill arise again and thereneedstobealastingremedyandpreparedness.Mydaughterwasjust getting startedwith offlineNEET coaching and that’s dis-ruptedagain.Formanychildren,the school is a safer, more hy-gienic space than their homesand localities; this needs to beconsidered,”hesaid.


DELHIHASrecorded7,128denguecasessofarthisyear,over5,000ofthem inNovember alone. This isthehighest casecount in thecitysincethebigdengueandchikun-gunyaoutbreakin2015.Accordingtodatacollatedby

the MCDs, over 1,800 of thesecases have been recorded overthe past week alone. No newdenguedeathhasbeenreportedby thecorporations thisweek.While thehighestnumberof

cases has been seen in NorthDelhi in areas such as Civil Linesand Keshav Puram, SouthwestDelhi andNajafgarh also have ahigh case counts. Over 600peo-plewho tested positive for thedisease,meanwhile,couldnotbe“tracedafterinvestigation”.In219

cases, it was found that the pa-tientwasnotaresidentofDelhi.October and November are

months that see the highestnumber of dengue casesthrough theyear.With temper-atures coming down relativelyafter monsoons, the city pro-vides conducive weather formosquitoestobreedincleanwa-ter. It is in December that casesstart to decline as the tempera-turesdipandbreedingofthecar-riermosquitoes isdisrupted.Dengueremainedlargelyun-

der control last year, with only1,072casesbeing recorded.According to data shared by

theMCDs, 2.6 cumulative visitshavebeenmadetohomesbydo-mesticbreedingcheckerstocheckfor the presence of mosquitobreeding. Breedingwas found in1.85lakhhousesandlegalnoticeswereissuedto1.4lakhpeople.

JIGNASASINHANEWDELHI,NOVEMBER22

DAYS AFTER the body of a 32-year-old womanwas found inDwarka,amedicalboardofdoc-tors which conducted the au-topsy has told the Delhi Policeshewas sexually assaulted andthatherprivatepartswereburnttohideevidenceof theassault.Police onMonday said they

havebookedajuvenileinconnec-tionwith the crime. Police saidtheboy,aged17,allegedlytiedthewoman’shands,rapedherinsidehishouseandkilledher.Police said they recovered

kerosene, duct tape, burnt re-mains of the victim’s clothes, aMarutivanandanironpipefromthe juvenile. The items wereused during the offence and tohide evidence and evade arrest,police said.DCP (Dwarka) Shankar

Choudhary confirmed that thejuvenilehasbeenapprehended.Senior police officers said theywillmoveanapplicationincourtto try theaccusedasanadult.Thebodywasfoundwrapped

in a cloth on November 15.

Initially, thewoman couldn’t beidentified. Police said they sentteams to nearby localities andcheckedmissingperson recordsto identify her. CCTVswere alsoscanned to ascertain how andwhenthebodywasdumped.Thewomanwaseventuallyidentifiedas a resident of Dwarka. Policesaid she livedwith her husbandat a rented accommodation andworkedasadomestichelp.Sourcessaidthewomanwas

last seen going to the juvenile’shome,nearherresidence.Whenpolice questioned him, he saidhe liveswith his father and sis-ter, and that he had called thewoman home for some workandshe left after sometime.“We found his statements

vagueandsoondiscoveredthathe had aMaruti van,whichwehad spotted in the CCTVfootage. The van’s tyres were

puncturedandithadadifferentnumberplate.We searchedhishouse and recovered an ironpipe. The forensics team wascalled intocheckthevan—hairand other biological sampleswererecoveredfrominsideandthe juvenilewas apprehended.Wealsofoundthattheregistra-tion number plate was fake,”said anofficer.Duringquestioning,heeven-

tually confessed to thecrime. Inhis disclosure statement to po-lice,heclaimedhehadcalledthewoman to his house last weekonthepretextofgivingherwork.He said thatwhen she reached,heallegedlytiedherup,sexuallyassaultedher, andstrangledherwhensheresisted.“He told police he burnt her

privatepartstodestroyevidence.He also took her clothes andburnt them.Wehave recoveredashes fromhis house and somepieces of cloth alongwith ducttape,” said theofficer.Thejuvenilewasbookedun-

der sections of murder and forcausing disappearance of evi-dence. After doctors confirmedsexual assault, sections of rapeandassaultwereadded.


A DELHI court has framedcharges of arson against amanandhis son, accusedof settingamosqueonfireduringlastyear’sNortheastDelhi riots.Additional Sessions Judge

Virender Bhat framed chargesundersectionsofarsonandriot-ing, among others, against theaccused,MithhanSinghandhisson JonyKumar.The complainant, Israfil, al-

leged that Singh and Kumarwere part of a violentmob thatwas raising slogans of ‘Jai ShriRam’onFebruary25, 2020, andsethishouseablaze.Israfilmanaged toescapeby

jumping to the roof of FatimaMasjid but the accused starteddamaging themosque, allegedthecomplaint.The complainant further al-

legedthatMithhanhandedagascylindertohissonandexhortedhim to throw it towards themosque.Healleged thatafter throw-

ing the cylinder, the duo threwbottles filledwith inflammablesubstances towards themosque.The lawyers for the accused

hadarguedfordischarge,point-ing to thedelay in filingwitnessstatements and alleging thattheywereplanted.Thecourtheldthat“itcannot

be said that thedelay in record-ing statements of these wit-nesseswasintentionalorcontu-macious” and the “truthfulnessorotherwiseof thesewitnessescanbeassessedonlyduring thetrial of this case”.“The accused cannot

claim discharge in this casemerely on this score. It appearsthat the delay in recording thestatements of these witnesseswas occasioned on account ofthesituationwhichprevailed inthe area during and afterthe incident of rioting,” thecourt said.

Eachzonewillhaveahelpdesk, saidSatyendar Jain

PolicechiefRakeshAsthanawantsamoreprofessionalapproachgoing forward

Govt lifts construction ban, to takecall on school reopening tomorrow

Delhihasa14-pointguidelinetocontroldustpollutionatconstructionsites. PraveenKhanna

Total VacantHOSPITAL BEDS 13,580 13,407ICU BEDS 2,802 2,767

Cases Recoveries Deaths TestsNov21 29 45 0 49,139Nov22 26 38 0 40,532Total 297* 14,15,300 25,095 3,04,93,757

CORONAVIRUSIN THECAPITAL *T

otalactivecases

TOTAL CASES

14,40,692VACCINATIONS INLAST24HOURS

21,305

2016TillNovember20 4,065Wholeyear 4,431Deaths 102017TillNovember20 4,556Wholeyear 4,726Deaths 102018TillNovember20 2,406Wholeyear 2,798Deaths 4

2019TillNovember20 1,644Wholeyear 2,036Deaths 22020TillNovember20 901Wholeyear 1,072Deaths 12021TillNovember20 7,128Wholeyear NADeaths 9

D E N G U E C A S E S

Soon, water connectionat click of a button: DJB

Seniorpoliceofficerssaidtheywillmoveanapplicationincourttotrytheaccusedasanadult

New Delhi

TAKEONE TRIP LESS

MAKEDELHI’S FIGHTAGAINST

POLLUTIONASUCCESS

Delhiites, let us come together to fulfill our responsibility to further reduce

pollution in Delhi. We can travel using public transports like bus, metro or

adopt carpooling or bike pooling and avoid taking our vehicles one day of

every week. Apart from this, walking to the markets in the evening and

working from home once a week can also help reduce pollution.

Once aweek travel using public transport without taking

your own vehicle

Environment Department, Government of N.C.T. of Delhi

DIP/Shabdarth/D/0139/21-22

New Delhi


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DELHICONFIDENTIAL

REMEMBERING 1971IT IS not common for a defenceminister to be present at anevent at any foreign embassy/ high commission. But onMonday,RajnathSinghattendedtheBangladeshArmedForcesDayeventattheHighCommissioninDelhi.“Recalledtheheroicfight by theMuktibahini and the IndianArmed Forces in theLiberationof Bangladesh,”he tweeted. Speakingat theeventtocommemorate50yearsof the1971war,Singhsaiditwasa“moral fightagainst injustice,atrocitiesandoppression.”

APP UPDATEAT THE BJP’S National Executive meeting recently, PrimeMinisterNarendraModiunveiledanewmoduleof theNaMoApp,called“KamalPushp”,wherepeoplecan“shareinspiringstories about Jan SanghandBJP karyakartas”. According to apartyrelease,thePMsaidthiswasthemostimportantpartoftheNaMoApp, andwas runbypartykaryakartas andnotby“dynastyor family”.

BOOSTER SHOTTHEHEALTHministry is introducing innovativemethods tomake the “harghardastak” campaign to increasevaccinationcoverageasuccess.OnMonday,UnionHealthSecretaryRajeshBhushantoldthestatestoropeinlocalheroesandinfluentialfig-ures invillagesas“ambassadors”.Therewillbeareferralcodeon the CoWin platform for each “ambassador”, so that eachtimehe/shegetsapersonvaccinated,thetallywillbedigitallyrecorded.“Ambassadors”whoensurefullcoveragewillbegivencertificatesandfelicitatedatthepanchayatmeeting.

NEW INNINGS?AFTER LUIZINHOFaleiro inGoa and SushmitaDev inAssam,thereisbuzzthatcricketer-turned-politicianKirtiAzadislikelyto leave the Congress for the Trinamool Congress. Azad,whoswitchedfromtheBJPtotheCongressin2019,isreportedtobeupsetwith theCongress leadership, especially RahulGandhi.A source quotedAzad as saying that he “would prefer to be alambledbyatiger, thanatiger ledbyalamb”.Askedwhowasthelambinthesecondreference,thesourcesaiditshouldbeleftto“commonsense”.ThesourcesaidAzad,sonof formerBiharChiefMinisterandCongressleaderBhagwatJhaAzad,believesthat the only leader who can give sleepless nights to theNarendraModi-ledBJPisWestBengalChiefMinisterMamataBanerjee,whoisobviouslythetiger inthefirstreference.

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICEHYDERABAD,NOVEMBER22

THEANDHRAPradeshassemblyMonday unanimously passed aBill torepeal twolawsthatwereclearedlastyearaspartoftheYS-RCP government's contentiousmove to set up three differentstatecapitalsinsteadofproceed-ing with the previous TDPregime'splantodevelopthecur-rentcapitalof Amaravati.Speaking on the floor of the

assembly, Chief Minister Y SJaganMohanReddypromisedtointroduce a “better” and “com-prehensive” Bill after pluggingloopholes in the previous ver-sion. He did not mention anytimeframe.Referring toopposition from

farmersinAmaravati,wheretheprevious government had ac-quired vast tracts of land to de-velop a capital, he said “argu-mentswerepushedthatinjusticewasbeingmetedout tosome”.“Insuchabackground,toex-

plain the need for decentralisa-tion of development and thegovernment'sgoodintentionsinbringing the three capitals Bill...toincorporateintheBillanswerstoalllegalquestions,tomaketheBillmoreclearandbetter, toex-plain extensively to all regions,tomakeanyotheramendmentsif necessary, the government iswithdrawingtheBill introducedearlier,”hesaid.The Chief Minister said that

the government “will againbringacomprehensiveandbet-ter Bill to the House”. “We aretakingthisdecisioninthelargerpublic interest,"hesaid.TheAPDecentralisationand

Inclusive Development of AllRegionsRepealBill,2021,wasin-troduced in the assembly byFinance Minister BuggannaRajendranathReddytoscraptheAP Decentralisation andInclusive Development of AllRegionsAct,2020,andAPCapitalRegion Development AuthorityRepeal Act, 2020, for the devel-opment of three capitals —Amaravati (legislative),Visakhapatnam(executive)andKurnool (judicial).Monday's repeal Billwas in-

troducedafterAdvocateGeneralSubrahmanyam Sriram in-formed the Andhra PradeshHighCourt of thegovernment'sdecisioninanaffidavit.Thecourtwashearingabatchof petitionschallenging the passing of thetwo laws for the threecapitals.The YSRCP has an over-

whelmingmajorityof151inthe175-member Andhra assemblywiththeTDPelectedto23seatsand one seat going to Jana Senain the2019elections.After forming the govern-

ment, theYSRCPhaddecidedtoreverse the previous govern-ment'sdecisiontoconstructthecapital in Amaravati, betweenVijayawada and Guntur. InNovember 2017, the then TDP

government, led by NChandrababu Naidu, had inau-guratedaninterimsecretariatinAmaravati.In the assembly Monday,

ChiefMinisterReddyblamedthepreviousgovernmentforchoos-ingAmaravatiandsaidtheloca-tion lacked basic infrastructure,suchas roadsanddrainage.“Justtohavebasicinfrastruc-

ture, Amaravati needs Rs 1 lakhcrore. Thecostswill rise toRs5-6lakhcrore in10years. Is itpos-sibleorrighttomisleadpeople?"heasked.Headdedthatthedecisionto

havethreecapitalswastoensureequitableandbalanceddevelop-ment of all regions of the state.However, he said, “severalmis-conceptions, misleading infor-mation and legal hurdles”werecreatedbyTDP.The FinanceMinister, while

introducing the Repeal Bill,blamedthelackofvisionofpastgovernmentsandconcentrationof development in and around

Hyderabadas thereasonfor thepresent situation in AndhraPradeshpostbifurcation.Despite being a revenue

deficit state, the previous gov-ernment proposed to acquire50,000 acres of land in additionto taking 33,000 acres fromfarmers for construction of thenewcapital, hesaid.Recalling the bifurcation of

unifiedAndhraPradeshandrec-ommendations of the Centre-appointedexpertpaneltostudyalternativesforanewcapital,theMinister said that the commit-teewasagainstsettingupacap-ital in the fertile Guntur-Vijayawada region and hadadvised decentralisation of de-velopment.LaterMonday, TDP’snational

general secretary andChandrababuNaidu's son, NaraLokesh, blamed thegovernmentfor“spreadinguntruthsandhalf-truths” about the previous gov-ernment'svisionforastatecapital.Lokesh alleged that Jagan

went into the 2019 electionswith a promise to developAmaravati andwas now “play-ingmind games”with the peo-ple and acting “without a senseof commitment or responsibil-ity”. “Unfortunately, the ChiefMinisterwasnotabletospelloutaclear stanceonhisplan for thestate capital and the overall de-velopmentof thestate,”hesaid.SomuVeerraju, president of

BJP’s AP unit, said the govern-menthasrepealedthelawsfear-ingadverseordersfromtheHighCourt. He asked the ChiefMinistertodiscusstheissuewithallpoliticalpartiesandseekpub-licopinionbeforetakinganyde-cisionondecentralisation.

INNOVEMBER2019, theYSRCPgovernmenthadscrappedtheTDPregime'sdevelopmentproject inAmaravati thatwasawardedtoaSingaporeconsortiumand its Indianpartners.Monday'smoveraisesthekeyquestionofwhether thecapitalblue-print isbackontrack.

AmaravatiquestionE●EX

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CMYSJaganMohanReddy

Andhra govt repeals laws on3capitals, promises better Bill

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICEAGARTALA,KOLKATA,NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER22

ADAYafter her arrest in Tripuraonchargesof criminal intimida-tion and attempt to murder,Trinamool Congress leaderSaayoni Ghosh onMondaywasgrantedbailbythecourtofaddi-tionalchief judicialmagistrateinWestTripuradistrict.Separately,West Bengal Chief Minister andTMCchiefMamataBanerjeean-nouncedthatshewillraisetheis-sueofallegedviolenceinTripuraaswell as the issue concerningthe enhancement of the BSF ju-risdictionwith PrimeMinisterNarendraModi inDelhi.Ghoshhadbeenarrestedon

Sunday after she raised theTMC’s “khela hobe” slogan, al-legedlytodisruptastreet-cornermeeting being held by TripuraChief Minister Biplab Deb onSaturday.Policesourcesclaimedthatsomepeopleaccompanyingher hurled stones at those at-tending themeeting.On being produced before

courtonMonday,shewasgrantedbailandwasaskedtofurnishabailbond of Rs 20,000. AssistantPublic Prosecutor BidyutSutradhar toldThe IndianExpressthatthecourtaskedGhoshtoco-

operatewiththeinvestigatingof-ficerinconnectionwiththeprobeintothecase, ifneeded.Mamata, while boarding a

flightfromKolkatatoDelhi, toldreporters that shewill raise theissue of alleged violence inTripura withModi. “They (theBJP) are scared. That’swhy theyarestoppingusfromcampaign-ing...,” shesaid.The CM also said claimed

that the BJP is using the BSF “astheirownpartyactivists”.Earlier in the day, a delega-

tion of TMCMPs protested out-side North Block, claiming thatShahhadrefusedtoseethem.Alittle before 4 pm, the TMC an-

nouncedthatShahhadgiventheMPs an appointment at hisKrishnaMenonMargresidence.At theirmeetingwith Shah,

theMPs submitted amemoran-dum highlighting several in-stancesofallegedviolenceagainstTMC leaders in Tripura sinceAugust 2, when the vehicle ofparty national general secretaryAbhishekBanerjeewasattacked.“The violence against TMC lead-ersandworkers inTripurabyBJPworkers and partisan action bytheTripuraPolicemuststop,”thememorandumstates.Polls for 222 of the 334 local

body seats in Tripura are sched-uledtobeheldonNovember25.

TMC’s Faleiroelected to RSunopposed

SC to hear TMCcontempt plea on‘violent incidents’in Tripura today

Mukul Roy disqualification:Supreme Court tells BengalSpeaker to decide fast

HC to hear Cong,MGP pleas ondisqualificationof 12 Goa MLAson Dec 10

Ensure purity ofelectoral roll,hold interactionswith parties, CECtells state CEOs

No blanket ban on Maliktweets on Wankhede: HC

TMCMPsprotestoutsidetheMHAoffices. PremNathPandey

TRINAMOOLMPSMEETSHAH,SUBMITMEMORANDUMAGAINST ‘VIOLENCE’

TMC leader held in Tripura gets bail,Mamata says will raise issue with PM


THESUPREMECourtonMondayaskedtheWestBengalAssemblySpeakertodecide“expeditiously”thepetitionfordisqualificationofMLAMukul Roywho defectedfrom the BJP to TMC afterAssemblyelectionsinthestate.“Wedirect theSpeaker,West

BengalLegislativeAssembly,tode-cide thepetition filedunder theTenthSchedulefordisqualificationofrespondentNo.2expeditiously,”ordered a bench of Justices LNageswaraRaoandHimaKohli.SpeakerBimanBanerjeehad

moved a Special Leave Petition(SLP)intheSCagainsttheHCor-der askinghim todecide on thedisqualificationandplacetheor-derbefore itbyOctober7.

TheHCordercameonapleaby BJP MLA Ambika Roy chal-lenging Mukul Roy’s appoint-ment as chairman of the PublicAccountsCommittee (PAC).Appearing for the Speaker

Monday, senior advocateAbhishek Manu Singhvi saidthough the Speakerwas sched-uled to hear the matter onNovember12, itwasdeferredtoDecember 21 as the SLP hadbeen filed in the topcourt.JusticeRaosaidthereisagen-

eral practice of Speakers sittingondefectionpetitions.“Therearesomany caseswhere there is adelay by the Speaker... we aretold you stay away, let theSpeakerdecide,”he remarked.Singhvisaidcourtsmustinter-

fereonlywhenthereisegregiousdelay and the instant case doesnotwarrantsuchinterference.

SADAFMODAKMUMBAI,NOVEMBER22

THE BOMBAY High Court onMonday refused togrant ablan-ket injunction restraining NCPleaderandMaharashtraministerNawabMalik frommakingpub-licstatementsagainstNCBZonalDirectorSameerWankhedeorhisfamily, but directed him to con-duct “reasonable verification” offactsbeforepostinganymaterial.Thecourtpronouncedthein-

terim order on a suit filed byWankhede's father Dhyandev,claiming that Malik hadmadedefamatory posts against himandhis familyandshouldbere-strained fromfurtherposts.

Thecourtsaid itwasobviousthat his tweets “are actuated bymalice or personal animosity”since theminister's son-in-lawwas arrested by theNCB. But, itadded, Malik had raised “veryimportantissues”concerningtheactsandconductofWankhede.Dhyandev had contended

thathisfamilyhadarighttopri-vacy and the tweetswere caus-ingalossof reputationforthem.The court said that “reputationof one cannot be allowed to becrucified at the altar of theother'srightof freespeech”.But,itheldthat incaseofpublicoffi-cials,righttoprivacyisnotavail-able with respect to acts andconductrelevanttodischargeofofficialduties.

NewDelhi: The Supreme CourtonTuesdayagreedtohearacon-tempt plea filed by the TMC, al-legingvictimisationof itscadresin Tripura ahead of the localbody polls slated to begin onNovember25.The application was men-

tionedbeforeabenchheadedbyJustice D Y Chandrachud onMonday. The plea contendedthat the TMC cadre was beingtargeted in Tripura and falsecaseswere being foisted on thepartyworkersdespiteearlieror-dersof thecourt.OnNovember11,theSC,hear-

ingapleabytheTMC,hadaskedtheTripuragovernmenttoensurethat no political party “is pre-ventedfrompursuingitselectoralrightsinaccordancewithlawandfromcampaigning in a peacefuland orderlymanner”. The courthad also directed the state gov-ernment to file an affidavit ex-plaining thestepsbeingtaken inlight of its order and “to ensurethat the process of election... re-mainsfreeandfair”. ENS

ANISHADUTTANEWDELHI,NOVEMBER22

CHIEFELECTIONCommissionerSushil Chandra onMonday toldchief electoral officers (CEO) ofallstatesandUnionTerritoriestoensure “purity” of electoral roll,ensure better facilities at allpollingbooths,andholdregularinteractionwithpoliticalpartiesto redress theirgrievances,dur-ingaconferenceheldby theEC.This comes ahead of

Assembly elections in Goa,Punjab, Uttarakhand andUttarPradesh early next year. The ECwillholdaseparatereviewmeet-ingwithCEOsof these states onTuesday to discussmatters re-latedtopollmanagement.The commission organised

theconferencewithCEOstodis-cussandreviewvariousissuesre-latedtoelectoralroll,pollingsta-tions, IT applications, timelyresolution of grievances,EVMs/VVPATs, training and ca-pacity building of polling staff,mediaandcommunicationalongwith extensive voter outreachprogramme,amongothers.Duringhis address, Chandra

saidthatthe“objectiveofthiscon-ferenceistoidentifygapsandchal-lengestoensureinstructionsoftheCommission are implementeduniformlyinallstates/UTs,”theECstated.“TheCECalsoemphasisedthatnewinitiativesandbestprac-ticesbyCEOs forelection-relatedactivities shouldbe regularlydis-seminatedthroughmediaforen-hancedoutreach.”


INDIAN RAILWAYS onMondaychanged the uniformof servingstaffaboardRamayanExpressaf-terHinduseersobjectedtotheirsaffronoutfits.HinduseersfromUjjainhadcalledthesaffronuni-forman insult to theHindu reli-gionandthreatenedtoblockthetrain inDelhi onDecember12 ifitwasn’tchanged.Inastatement, IRCTC,which

runs the train, said, “It is to in-form that the dress of servicestaff is completely changed inthe lookof professional attireofservice staff. Inconveniencecaused is regretted.”The uniforms have been

changed to shirts and trousersand traditional headgear. The

waiterswill, however,wear saf-fronmasksandgloves.“Donningasaffronattirewith

asadhu-likeheadgearandwear-ingmalas (necklaces)of rudrak-shaisaninsult totheHindureli-gionanditsseers,”UjjainAkhadaParishad’s formergeneralsecre-taryAvdeshpuri said.He said seers will stop the

trainatDelhi’sSafdarjungrailwaystationifthesaffrondresscodeofthewaiterswasnotchanged.ARailwayBoard official told

TheIndianExpressthatitdecidedtonotstokethiscontroversyandchange the uniform towhat isacceptable. The first Ramayancircuit train set off on a 17-dayjourneyonNovember7.

Rlys changes saffron uniformof Ramayan Express staff

Theoriginaluniform(left),whichwaschanged(right)afterHinduseersobjectedtotheuseof saffron. PTI

MAYURAJANWALKARPORVORIM,NOVEMBER22

WHILE PETITIONS filed by theCongress and theMaharashtrawadi GomantakParty(MGP)seekingthedisqual-ificationof12MLAs—10fromtheCongressandtwofromMGP—fordefecting to the BJP in 2019willcomeupbeforetheHighCourtofBombayatGoaonDecember10forfinaldisposal,theGoaForwardParty (GFP) onMondaypleadedtobeheardthroughaninterven-tionapplication“supporting”theCongress'spetition.While none of itsMLAs de-

fectedtotheBJP in2019, theGFPhas said in its application that itwill be “directly affected” by thecourt's decision. Its applicationcomesatatimewhendiscussionsbetween the Congress, GFP andotherregionalplayersareunder-wayforforgingapossibleallianceaheadof theAssemblyelectionsslatedforFebruary2022.GFP president Vijai Sardesai

said the “wholesale defections”engineered by the BJP hadbroughtdisrepute toGoa.Meanwhile, the HC on

Monday issued notices to re-spondentsinthepetitionfiledbythe Goa Congress seeking thedisqualification of its 10MLAswhodefectedtotheBJP in2019.The court said it will hear theCongress's petition, and a simi-lar petition filed by the MGPagainst two of its defectors, to-getherandpostedthematterforfinaldisposalonDecember10.

HAMZAKHANJAIPUR,NOVEMBER22

A DAY after expanding hisCabinet,RajasthanChiefMinisterAshok GehlotMonday allottedportfolios toministerswhile re-taining the top two, Home andFinance,andsomeotherdepart-ments with himself, includingGeneral AdministrationDepartment, Personnel, IT andCommunication.OnSunday,15ministerswere

inducted in the Gehlot cabinet,with 12 of themnew and threeotherspromotedtoCabinetrankfromMinister of State.With theinductions,Gehlothas themax-imum number of ministersworkingunderhim,29,ofwhich19holdCabinetrankandtenareMinistersof State.Among Pilot loyalists,

HemaramChaudhary has beengiven Forest and Environmentand Climate Change. Last year,PilotloyalistsRameshMeenawasremoved as Food and CivilSuppliesMinisterandVishvendraSinghasTourismMinister.Meena has nowbeen given

Panchayati Raj and RuralDevelopmentDepartment,whichwas with Pilot till last year.Vishvendra Singh has beenhandedTourismandCivilAviation.Among seniorministers, BD

Kalla has been given Education

(Primary and Secondary) andSanskritEducation,whileretain-ing the Arts, Literature, Culture,and Archaeology departments.Education was earlier withGovindSinghDotasra,whoisalsothe party’s state president andhadresignedasaministerfollow-ingthe‘onepersononepost’rule.Parsadi LalMeena has been

givenHealthdepartment,whichwasearlierwithRaghuSharma,theparty’sGujarat incharge.AmongthenewCabinetmin-

isters, Mahendra Jeet SinghMalviya getsWater Resources;ChiefWhipinthestateAssembly,Mahesh Joshi, gets PublicHealthEngineering; Ramlal Jat getsRevenue; Shakuntala Rawatheads Industry, StateEnterprisesandDevasthandepartment,whileGovindRamMeghwalwill headDisasterManagementandRelief,amongotherdepartments.

FULLREPORTONwww.indianexpress.com

RajasthanCMAshokGehlot

CM Gehlot keepstop two portfolios:Home, Finance

Imran: Pakistanwill allow Indiato send wheat toAfghanistan

PRESSTRUSTOFINDIAISLAMABAD,NOVEMBER22

PAKISTANPRIMEMinisterImranKhanannouncedonMondayhisgovernmentwill allow India tosendahumanitarianshipmentof50,000metrictonnesofwheattoAfghanistanthroughitsterritoryafterfinalisingtransitmodalities.Khan, who chaired the first

apex committeemeeting of thenewly established AfghanistanInter-ministerialCoordinationCell(AICC) in Islamabad, announcedPakistan’s decision to allow thewheatIndiahasofferedtoprovideAfghanistan to go throughPakistanassoonasmodalitiesarefinalised with the Indian side,state-runRadioPakistanreported.Currently, Pakistan only al-

lows Afghanistan to exportgoods to Indiabutdoesn't allowany two-way trade through thebordercrossing.

Assam reserves2 medical seatsfor Bhutan; CMsays ‘close ties’

TORAAGARWALA,GUWAHATI,NOVEMBER22

THEASSAMgovernmenthasre-served two seats for studentsfrom Bhutan in the state-runmedicalcollegesinabidtofostertiesbetweenthe twocountries.“The decisionwas cleared in

the Cabinet last week,” AssamChief Minister Himanta BiswaSarma told The Indian Express,adding that Bhutan ConsulGeneral PhubTsheringmet himrecently. “Whenweneededoxy-gen [duringCovid secondwave],atourrequest,Bhutanallowedanoxygenplant tobe installed in itsterritory...wemustmaintain thisrelationship,”hesaid.Assam Director of Medical

Education Dr Anup KumarBarman said two MBBS seatswould be reserved starting thisacademic year andwill be pro-videdwith full scholarship.

Kolkata: TMC leader LuizinhoFaleiroonMondaywaselectedtothe Rajya Sabhaunopposed in abypoll,accordingtoanotificationof theWestBengalassembly.The TMC last week named

Faleiro,thepartyvice-president,as its candidate for thebypoll.“Theassemblysecretary ina

notification today announcedthat Luizinho Faleiro has beenelectedtoRajyaSabhaintheby-poll. After scrutinyof papers, hewas declared elected unop-posed,”TMCChiefWhipNirmalGhoshsaid.The bypollwas necessitated

followingtheresignationofTMCMPArpitaGhoshfromtheUpperHouseofParliament.Faleiro ended his decades-

long association with theCongressand joined theTMCinSeptember inKolkata. PTI

Courtesy: Twitter/@rajnathsingh

New Delhi

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E-auction Sale Notice for Sale of Immovable Assets under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcementof Security Interest Act, 2002 read with proviso to Rule 8(6) of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002.

Notice is hereby given to the public in general and in particular to the Borrower(s) and Guarantor(s) that the below described immovable propertymortgaged/charged to the Secured Creditor, the CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION of which have been taken by the Authorised Officer of StateBank of India, the Secured Creditor, will be sold on “As is Where is”, As is What is” and “Whatever there is” basis on 09.12.2021 (Thursday).Other detials of the e-auction are as under:

2nd Floor, Patna Main Branch Building, West Gandhi Maidan, Patna- 800001Ph. No. (Office): 0612-2219043, 2219385, Fax: 0612-2219385, E-mail: [email protected]

STRESSEDASSETSRECOVERYBRANCH

AUTHORISED OFFICERSTATE BANK OF INDIA, SARB, PATNA

Date : 22.11.2021Place : Patna

Sl.No.

Name ofBorrower(s)

Amount ofDemand (asper SARFAESI

notice)

Description of the property

Property ID: SBIN89762977602

Name ofMortgagor/Guarantor

Date of13(2)Date of13(4)under

SARFAESIAct

Reserve Pricebelow whichthe propertywill not be sold

EMDBid IncrementAmount

1. M/s UnitedPolymers(Proprietor:Sri MukeshKumar, SriBhola NathMahto, SriRakeshRaushan)

`27,90,963.40as on

30.05.2020 withfurther Interestfrom 31.05.2020plus other

charges, costsetc.

I.All that land measuring 5.50 Decimal located at Mouza-Mannipur, Khata No.55, Khesra No.-795, Thana No.59,Halka No.08, Anchal Vaishali, Registry Office-Lalganj,Distt.-Hajipur, Vaishali, and registered in the name of 1.Sri. Mukesh Kumar S/o Sri Raghunath Rai 2. Sri BholaNath Mahto S/o Sri Ramashish Mahto, 3. Sri RakeshRaushan S/o Sri Arjun Chaudhary vide Sale DeedNo.4248 dated 24/08/2016. Boundary: North-MahendraChaudhary, South-Mahendra Chaudhary, East-Nahar,West-Sita Ram Chaudhary.

1. Sri. MukeshKumar S/o SriRaghunath Rai2. Sri Bhola NathMahto S/o SriRamashish Mahto,3. Sri RakeshRaushan S/o SriArjun Chaudhary

30.06.202026.02.2021

`31,50,000/-`3,15,000/-`10,000/-

II. All that land measuring 5.50 Decimal located atMouza-Mannipur, Khata No.55, Khesra No.-795, ThanaNo.59, Halka No.08, Anchal Vaishali, Registry Office-Lalganj, Distt.-Hajipur, Vaishali, and registered in thename of 1. Sri. Mukesh Kumar S/o Sri Raghunath Rai2. Sri Rakesh Raushan S/o Sri Arjun Chaudhary videSale Deed No.4415 dated 03/09/2016. Boundary:North-Niz Lekhydhari banambar haza, South-MahendraChaudhary, East-Nahar, West-Sita Ram Chaudhary.

1. Sri. MukeshKumar S/o SriRaghunath Rai2. Sri RakeshRaushan S/o SriArjun Chaudhary

E-AUCTION SALE NOTICE FOR SALE OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES

E-auction Terms and Condition1. Date & Time of e-auction: 09.12.2021 (Thursday); Time: 120 Minutes. From 12:00 Noon to 02:00 P.M. with unlimited extension of 5 Minutes each.2. The auction sale will be "online through e-auction". The intending Bidders/Purchasers are required to participate in the e-Auction process ate-Auction Service Provider's website https://mstcecommerce.com/auctionhome/ibapi/index.jsp.

3. The intending Bidders/Purchasers are requested to register on portal (https://mstcecommerce.com/auctionhome/ibapi/index.jsp) using theirmobile number and email-id. Further, they are requested to upload requisite KYC documents. Once the KYC documents are verified by e-auctionservice provider (may take 2 working days), the intending Bidders/Purchasers have to transfer the EMD amount using online mode in his GlobalEMD Wallet before the e-Auction Date and time in the portal. The registration, verification of KYC documents and transfer of EMD in wallet mustbe completed well in advance, before the auction.

4. Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) amount as mentioned above shall be paid online through NEFT/Transfer after generation of Challan from(https://mstcecommerce.com/auctionhome/ibapi/index.jsp) in bidders Global EMD Wallet. NEFT transfer can be done from any ScheduledCommercial Bank, however for Transfer the bidder has to visit Indian Bank Branch. Payment of EMD by any other mode such as Cheques, etcwill not be accepted. Bidders, not depositing the required EMD online will not be allowed to participate in the e-auction. The Earnest MoneyDeposited shall not bear any interest.

5. MSTC Central Helpdesk Number (for any technical help): 033-40645207, 40609118, 40645316, 40602403, 40067351, 40628253. SBI contactno. (for property related enquirey): 9693532979/8811060438/7004036112.

6. The General Terms and Conditions of e-auction sale is available on the website: https://sbi.co.in/web/sbi-in-the-news/auction-notices/sarfaesi-and-others.

7. To the best of knowledge and information of the Authorised Officer, there is no encumbrance on the property/ies. However, the intending biddersshould make their own independent inquiries regarding the encumbrances, title of property/ies put on auction and claims/rights/dues/affectingthe property, prior to submitting their bid. The e-Auction advertisement does not constitute and will not be deemed to constitute any commitmentor any representation of the bank. The property is being sold will all the existing and future encumbrances whether known or unkwon to the bank.The Authorised Officer/Secured Creditior shall not be responsible in any way for any third party claims/rights/dues. The sale shall be subjectto rules/conditions prescribed under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of security Interest Act, 2002.

This publication is also a 15 days notice to all the borrower/guarantors require under Rule 8(6) of Security Interest Enforcement Rules, 2002.NB: 15 days Sale Notice to Borrower/Guarantors has already been sent by Regd. Post at their last known address. In case they do not receivethe said notice then this E-auction sale Notice may be treated as substituted mode of service. The other terms and conditions of the e-Auction arepublished in the following websites. https://sbi.co.in/web/sbi-in-the-news/auction-notices/sarfaesi-and-others

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Stop Corona, Wear Mask Follow Social distancing, Maintain Hand HygieneNIT No. 1 / EE(C)DR- XV (2021-22)

NIT alongwith all terms and conditions are available on the website http://delhi.govtprocurement.com

ISSUED BY P.R.O. (WATER) Sd/-Advt. No. J.S.V. 622 (2021-22) E.E. (C) DR.XV

ItemNo.

Name of Work TenderAmount

Tenderfees

EarnestMoney

Date ofRelease in

e- procurement

Last date/timeof receipt of

tender throughe- procurement

1. P/L/J Internal & Peripheral sewer lines inGalibpur GOC under the command of proposedSTP at Galibpur.Tender ID 2021_DJB_211264_1

Rs.20,65,19,929/-

Rs.1500/-Non

refundable

Nil(declaration

form to be filled)

20.11.2021 24.12.2021at 03:00 PM

2. P/L/J Internal & Peripheral sewer lines inJafarpurur GOC under the command ofproposed STP at Jafarpurur.Tender ID 2021_DJB_211264_2

Rs.62,11,21,112/-

Rs.1500/-Non

refundable

Nil(declaration

form to be filled)

20.11.2021 24.12.2021at 03:00 PM

3. P/L/J Internal & Peripheral sewer lines in KazipurGOC under the command of proposed STP atKazipur. Tender ID 2021_DJB_211264_3

Rs.28,30,58,523/-

Rs.1500/-Non

refundable

Nil(declaration

form to be filled)

20.11.2021 24.12.2021at 03:00 PM

4. P/L/J Internal & Peripheral sewer lines in KheraDabar GOC under the command of proposedSTP at Khera Dabar.Tender ID 2021_DJB_211264_4

Rs.19,36,26,576/-

Rs.1500/-Non

refundable

Nil(declaration

form to be filled)

20.11.2021 24.12.2021at 03:00 PM

5. P/L/J Internal & Peripheral sewer lines inSarangpur GOC under the command ofproposed STP at Sarangpur.Tender ID 2021_DJB_211264_5

Rs.74,83,35,432/-

Rs.1500/-Non

refundable

Nil(declaration

form to be filled)

20.11.2021 24.12.2021at 03:00 PM

6. P/L Internal & Peripheral sewer lines in SangamVihar GOC, Phase-II under Okhla Catchment.Tender ID 2021_DJB_211264_6

Rs.19,74,53,997/-

Rs.1500/-Non

refundable

Nil(declaration

form to be filled)

20.11.2021 24.12.2021at 03:00 PM

DELHI JAL BOARD: (Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi)OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (C) DR-III

Kanhaiya Nagar Delhi- 110035Phone: 011-27394876, Email: [email protected]

“STOP CORONA; Wear Mask, Follow Physical Distancing, Maintain Hand Hygiene”PRESS NIT No- 06 (2021-22)

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EarnestMoney (EMD)

(Rs.)

Tenderprocessing FeeNon Refundable

(Rs.)

Date of Release ofTender/ Tender ID

Last date/time of

receipt oftender

1. Construction of 17 MGD Waste WaterPumping Station (WWPS) and its alliedwork at Guru Nanak Dev Colony nearVijay Chowk in Badli AC-5” (On DBOBasis)

(Lump Sum)DBO Basis

Exempted(Bid

Declarationfrom to be filledand attached)

1500/- 18.11.2021/2021_DJB_211255_1

23.12.2021upto 3.00 P.M

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EXPRESSNETWORKINPUNJAB,DELHICMCALLSCHANNI ‘NAKLIKEJRIWAL’NIA arrests J&K rights

activist Khurram Parvez

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICEPUNE,NOVEMBER22

AT THE recent climate changeconference in Glasgow, Indiaforced an amendment in the fi-nal agreement, getting a refer-ence to phase-out of coalchanged to ‘phase-down’.Though it was done with thebacking of several developingcountries,themovewasseenbymany in the developed worldandcivilsocietyorganisationsasdiluting the ambition of globalclimateaction.In the first official explana-

tion for pushing the amend-ment, India’s EnvironmentMinisterBhupendraYadav,inanevent or-ganised byThe IndianExpressand TheFinancialTimes onTuesday, isexpectedto speakabout therationaleandsignificanceof thechange made in the GlasgowClimatePact.Yadav will participate in a

discussion titled ‘NewTechnology and GreenEconomy: Two Trends Shapinga New India’, which is fourth ina series of events beingorgan-ised by The Indian Express andThe Financial Times called‘India’sPlace in theWorld’.Yadav,whohadpersonally

pilotedtheamendmentduringthe final hours of the confer-enceinGlasgow,isexpectedtotalk about the implications of

the change in phrase for devel-oping countries like India, andwhat it would translate into intermsof timelines forreductionin usage of coal for electricitygeneration.He is also expected to an-

swer questions on the new cli-matecommitmentsannouncedbyIndiaattheGlasgowmeeting,includingthepromisetoachievenet-zeroemissionsby2070.The interactionwith Yadav

willbefollowedbyanotherwithPraveerSinha,CEOofTataPower,one of the oldest and mostprominentenergycompaniesinthecountry.Rapidscale-upofre-newable energy capacities andusageisattheheartof India’scli-mate action plans, and compa-

nies likeTata Powerare the cru-cial changeagents.Sinha is ex-pected totalk aboutIndia’s re-newableenergy sce-

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DAYS AFTER Prime MinisterNarendraModi announced thatthe three farm lawswill be re-pealed,AnilGhanwat, oneof thethreemembers of the SupremeCourt-appointed committee onfarmlaws,saidonMondaythathewilldecidewhetherthecommit-tee’s report canbe releasedafteranalysingthelegalconsequences.SpeakingtoTheIndianExpress,

Ghanwat said the panelmet onMonday,andtheothertwomem-bersgavehimthefreedomtode-cidewhethertoreleasethereportaftertakingintoconsiderationthelegalconsequences.OnFriday,Ghanwathad said

Modi’sdecisiontorepealthefarmlawswas“unfortunate”anda“po-liticaldecision”.“Thisisaveryunfortunatede-

cisionforthefarmersofIndiaandthe country. The farm laws hadgiven somemarket freedom tothe farmers and the agricultureproducemarketing,”hehadsaid.The committeewas consti-

tutedbytheapexcourtonJanuary12thisyear.OnSeptember7thisyear,Ghanwatwrote to theChiefJusticeofIndia,requestinghimtorelease the report in public do-mainandforwardittotheCentre.

Will take call on releasingreport: SC panel member

AnilGhanwat

PMLA case: EDsearches 12 IREOgroup premises

BASHAARATMASOODSRINAGAR,NOVEMBER22

THE NATIONAL InvestigationAgency(NIA)onMondayarrestedhuman rights activist KhurramParvez in Srinagar in connectionwith a case filed under varioussectionsof theIndianPenalCode(IPC) and theUnlawfulActivities(Prevention)Act (UAPA), includ-ingterrorfunding.Earlier in the day, the NIA

raided Parvez’s residence andalso carried out searches at theofficeoftheJammuandKashmirCoalitionofCivilSociety(JKCCS)in Srinagar. Parvez is the pro-gramme coordinator of theJKCCS, a federation of humanrights groups and individualsworkinginJ&Kfoundedin2000byhumanrights lawyerandac-tivistParvez Imroz.WhileParvezwasinitiallyde-

tained for questioning, theNIAformally arrested him in theevening.Thearrestmemosayshewas arrested in the case, FIRRC-30/2021/NIA/DLI filed on

November 6, under IPC Sections120B (criminal conspiracy), 121(waging, attempting to wage,abettingwagingofwaragainstthegovernment),and121A(conspir-acy to commit offences punish-ablebySection121);andSections17(raisingfundsforterroristact),18(conspiracy),18B(recruitingofanypersonorpersonsforterroristact)and40(raisingfundsforater-rorist organisation) of theUnlawful Activities (Prevention)Act. Sources said Parvez’s familywas informedabouthis arrest intheevening,andheis likelytobetaken toNewDelhi on Tuesday.Thearrestmemosayshisbrother,SheikhShaharyar,was informedabouthisarrest.In October last year, theNIA

hadraidedParvez’sresidenceandoffice in Srinagar, alongwith theresidencesofseveralactivistsandjournalists.Followingtheprotestsafter the killingofmilitant com-mander BurhanWani in 2016,Parvez was booked under thePublicSafetyAct(PSA)bythethenMehbooba Mufti-ledgovernment.

PrimeMinisterNarendraModi,DefenceMinisterRajnathSinghandotherdignitariesduringtheDefence InvestitureCeremonyatRashtrapatiBhavan, inNewDelhionMonday.PTI

‘Exceptional sense of duty’: VirChakra to Group Capt AbhinandanEXPRESSNEWSSERVICENEWDELHI,NOVEMBER22

GROUP CAPTAIN AbhinandanVarthaman, who shot down aPakistanF-16fighter jet intheaf-termathofthePulwamaterrorat-tack of February 2019, wasawarded theVir Chakra for “ex-ceptional sense of duty” byPresident RamNathKovind at aceremony inRashtrapati BhavanonMonday.Varthaman“showedconspic-

uouscourage,demonstratedgal-lantry in the face of the enemywhile disregarding personalsafety anddisplayedexceptionalsenseofduty”,hiscitationfortheawardsaid.The Vir Chakra is the third

highest Indianmilitary honourduringwartime. “Displayingex-ceptionalaircombatacumenandknowledgeoftheenemy’stactics,Wing Commander Varthaman

Abhinandanscannedthelowalti-tude airspacewith his AirborneIntercept(Al)radarandpickedupanenemyaircraft thatwas flyinglowtoambushtheIndianfighterinterceptoraircraft,” itsaid.The citation referred to the

large force of PakistanAir Forcefighter aircraft, consisting of ad-vanced fourth generation F-16and JF-17,whichwere detectedheading towards the LoCat 9:55amonFebruary27.Pakistani jets entered Indian

territorytotargetmilitaryinstalla-tions after the IAFbombeda ter-rorist trainingcampinBalakot inKhyber Pakhtunkhwa onFebruary26,nearlytwoweeksaf-terthePulwamaterrorattack.On February 27, Varthaman

(36), awing commander then,was captured by the PakistaniArmyafter hisMiG-21Bison jetwasshotdowninadogfightwithPakistani jets. Before his jetwashit, hedownedanF-16 fighterof

Pakistan.Hewas releasedon thenightofMarch1byPakistan.Thecitation saidVarthaman alertedhis peer about the “surprisethreat” and his “audacious andagressivemaneuver forced theenemyaircraftintotacticalchaos”.“Wing Commander

Varthaman Abhinandan thenpursued a retreating enemyfighterbomberaircraft,andintheensuingaerialcombat,shotdownanF-16aircarftwithhison-boardmissile. However, in themelee,one of the enemy aircraft firedmultiple advancedBVRmissiles,oneofwhichhithisaircraftforcinghim to eject in enemy territory.Despitebeingcapturedbytheen-emy,he continued todisplay ex-ceptional resolve indealingwiththeadversaryinastoic,braveanddignifiedmannertillhewasrepa-triatedon01March2019.Hisac-tions raised the morale of thearmed forces in general and theIAFinparticular,” itsaid.

DEEPTIMANTIWARYNEWDELHI,NOVEMBER22

THEENFORCEMENTDirectoratehas conducted searches at 12 lo-cationsacrossDelhiandHaryanain connection with its moneylaunderingprobeagainsttheIREOgroup. Sources said the searcheswerealsoconductedattheofficesof the IREOCEO and CFO, apartfromvariouspremisesassociatedwiththegroup.“The searches are going on

currently. Theyarebasedoncer-tainfindingsoftheagencyduringour investigations,” an EDofficialsaid. Lastweek,theEDhadarrested IREOvicechairmanandMDLalit Goyal after four days ofquestioning. Goyal hadbeen ar-rested in connectionwith a caseofmoney laundering registeredby the agency at its ChandigarhbranchonthebasisofallegationsthatIREOswindledfundsofhomebuyersanditsinvestors.In its statement after the ar-

rest,theEDhadalsomadeamen-tionofThe IndianExpress investi-gations into thePandora Papers,which revealed that Goyal hadmovedanestimated$77millionintheformofinvestments,share-holding and real estate, even ashomebuyers and investors ranfrompillartopostfortheirmoney.Goyalwasdetainedat the IGI

AirportonNovember11,basedonalookoutcircularopenedagainsthimwhile hewas preparing toboardaflighttogoabroad.

DIVYAGOYALGOPALLUDHIANA,NOVEMBER22

PROMISINGTOtransferRs1,000per month into the account ofeverywomaninPunjabifAAPisvoted to power in next year’sAssembly polls, Delhi ChiefMinisterArvindKejriwaltermedhis Punjab counterpart,Charanjit SinghChanni, as “fakeKejriwal” and accused theCongress leader of copying hispromises without fulfillingthem.“If there are three women

(aged 18 and above) in onehousehold,all threewillget thisRs1,000amount,”hesaidwhilelaunchingAAP’s‘MissionPunjab’fornextyear’spolls.Kejriwalsaidelderlywomen getting old-agepensionwillcontinuetogetthatinadditiontomonthlyRs1,000.

Calling it his “third guaran-tee” and the “world’s biggestwomen’s empowerment” pro-gramme, Kejriwal said “no gov-ernment in any part of theworld”hadimplementedsuchascheme.The AAP leader said young

womenwhocan’tattendcollegedue to lack of income at home

cangotocollegewiththismoney.If AAP comes to power, he said,nowomaninPunjabwillhavetobe financially dependent forsmall needs— “Rs 1,000 is not abigamount...butthisschemewillempowerwomenfinancially”.Stating that his opponents

will now askwhere themoney

will comefromtofundthispro-gramme,hesaid:“WhenIwatchTV, I see the transportmafia sit-tingontheleftofChanniandthesandmafia on his right. If theyare eliminated, there will beenoughmoney.”CallingChannia“nakli (fake)

Kejriwal”, he said: “Whatever Ipromise in Punjab, the fakeKejriwal announces the sametwo days later. He only makespromises, never fulfils them. Iannounced free power; nowhesays Congress governmentwillalsogive400unitsof freepower.Have any of you got power billsof ‘zero’ amount? I announced15,000mohalla clinics; he alsoannounced that. Has even onemohalla clinic come up inPunjab? I scheduled ameetingwith autorickshaw drivers to-day; now he has alsoreachedthere.”


WITHTHEBJP-led governmentpreparing to repeal the con-tentiousfarmlawsinthecomingwinter session, the governmentonMonday began its efforts tobring in a consensus over issueseven as the presiding officerscalled for leaders of all parties toensuresmoothfunctioningofthefourweek-longsession.Prime Minister Narendra

Modiisexpectedtoattendtheall-party meeting called byParliamentary AffairsMinisterPralhadJoshionSundayat11am.BJPleaderswillalsomeetpartyal-liesat3pmandtheparty’sparlia-mentary executivewill have ameeting later in the evening.“Thesearecustomarymeetingsinwhichwetriedtofindacommonview on the issues that couldcomeupinthesession.Wewouldalso discuss the issues that ourpartners want to raise,” said aBJPleader.Lok Sabha SpeakerOmBirla

and Rajya Sabha Chairman MVenkaiahNaiduwillalsomeetthe

floorleadersofallpartiestoavoidachaoticsession.BoththeHouseswitnessedunruly scenes duringtheMonsoonSessionwhichwentoff without anymajor debate.Expressing concernover the “in-creasing indisciplineanddisrup-tions” on the floor of theHouse,SpeakerBirlahascalledforurgentaction.“Wewilldiscussthiswiththe leaders of all political partiesif necessary, and expect that theproceedings of the Housewillpass off smoothly,” said Birla,while addressing theconcludingsession of the 82nd All IndiaPresiding Officers’ Conference(AIPOC)lastweekinShimla.The highlight of thewinter

session,beginningNovember29andtoconcludeonDecember23,willbethewithdrawalofthethreefarm laws. However, the an-nouncementisnotlikelytoensureasmoothsession.TheOppositionis expected to support the de-mandsoffarmersforalegislationonMinimumSupport Price, forwhich the government has notagreed.Agitatingfarmershavesofarrefusedtocallofftheirprotestsunless thegovernmentagrees totheirdemands.

ARVINDKEJRIWALsayshispromisewill benefit1crorewomen inPunjab.According to theElectionCommissionof India,therewere96.19 lakhwomenvoters inPunjabin2019LokSabhapolls.

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EXPRESSNEWSSERVICELUCKNOW,NOVEMBER22

REITERATING THE farmers’ re-solvetocontinuewiththeiragita-tion,BKUleaderRakeshTikaitonMondayaccusedPrimeMinisterNarendraModioftryingtocreateariftamongfarmers.“Ittookoneyearforustomake

them(government) understandthatthelawsyoubroughtarenotgoodforpoor farmers, labourers,andothers.Wesaidthings inourlanguage,butthosesittinginbun-galows inDelhihadanother lan-guage...Theydecidedtowithdrawthe law but tried to divide thefarmersbysayingthattheyfailedtomakesomepeopleunderstandthelaws,”Tikaitsaidatakisanma-hapanchayat in Lucknow, refer-ring toModi’s apologywhile an-nouncingthedecisiononFriday.Farmers from Punjab and

Haryanaalsoattendedthemaha-panchayat organised by theSamyuktaKisanMorcha(SKM).“There aremanymore farm-

ers’ issues that the governmentneeds to look into,” said Tikait,pointingtothedemandfora lawguaranteeingminimumsupportprice (MSP). “Our strugglewillcontinuebecause our issues are

not limited to the repeal of thethreefarmlaws.Thegovernmentshould talk tous to resolve theseissues. We are not going any-where.Wewillholdmeetingsallover the country andmakepeo-pleaware,”hesaid.ThePMshouldgiveananswer

on theMSPdemand thathehadsupported as Gujarat ChiefMinister in 2011, Tikait said. HesaidModiwaspartofacommitteethathadsuggestedtothenPrimeMinisterManmohanSinghthatalaw guaranteeingMSPwas re-quired. “The report of this com-mitteeislyinginthePMO.Thereisno need for a new committee...You implement your own com-mitteereport,”Tikaitsaid.Healsoreiteratedthedemand

forsackingUnionMinisterofStateforHomeAjayMishra,whosesonhas been arrested in connectionwith thedeathof four farmers inLakhimpurKheri.

Protest to continue,PM trying to dividefarmers, says Tikait

BKUleaderRakeshTikaitat themahapanchayat inLucknow. Vishal Srivastav

DelhiCMArvindKejriwalhavingdinneratanautodriver’s residence inLudhianaonMonday.Express

Rs 1,000permonth to everywoman: AAP’s newpromise

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COMINGTOthe rescueof aDalitstudent,whocouldnotgetadmis-siontoIIT-Bombayashewasun-able topay the admission fee ontime due to technical glitcheswhile using a credit card, theSupreme Court onMonday in-voked its powers under Article142of the Constitution to directtheauthoritiestocreateaseatforhimwithin48hours.A bench of Justices D Y

Chandrachud andA S Bopannaasked the Joint Seat AllocationAuthority (JoSAA),whichman-agesandregulatesadmissions,toallotaseat to thestudent,Prince.Thebenchsaidthat“itwouldbeagreat travesty of justice if theyoungDalitstudentisdeniedad-missionfornon-paymentoffees”.“This court has before it a

youngDalitstudent,whoisonthevergeoflosingavaluedseatwhichhasbeenallocatedinIIT-Bombay.Thetravailsof theappellanthavetakenhimfromAllahabad,wherehe is presently studying, toKharagpur(whichorganisedJEE-Advanced this year) and then toMumbaiandeventuallytothena-tional capital. Having regard tofactsofthecase,itwouldbeagreattravesty of justice if the youngDalitstudentisdeniedadmissionfor non-payment of fees to IIT-Bombay after having tried to doso.Hence,weareoftheviewthat

it is a fit caseof Article142 in theinterim stage,” the bench said.Article 142enables the SupremeCourt to pass orders as is neces-sarytoensure“complete justice”inamatterpendingbeforeit.OnMonday, thecourt said its

orderwill not disturb any otherstudentwhohasalreadybeenad-mitted.Itsaidthesupernumeraryseatwill be subject to admissionoftheappellantbeingregularisedif any vacancy arises due to exi-gencies. Itdirectedthattheorderbegiveneffect towithinthenext48hours.Thestudent,whowill turn18

onNovember25,hadpassedtheJEE (Advanced) 2021and scoredAllIndiaRank(CRL)25,894andSC(ScheduledCaste) Rank864andwasallottedaseat in IIT-Bombayforthefour-yearB.Techcourse inCivil Engineering. The rules forseatallocationinIITsforacademicyear 2021-22 had prescribed atimeframetillnoononOctober31,2021, “for completionof feepay-ment/ document upload/ re-sponseby candidate to query (ifrequired)forRound1”.Prince,whowas represented

by advocates Amol Chitale andPragyaBaghel,saidinhispetitionthat he logged into the JoSAAwebsiteOctober29anduploadedthe documents as required.“However,theseatacceptancefeepaymentcouldnotbedone”thatday, as he “was falling short ofmoney and therefore, his sistertransferredmoneytohisaccount

on”October30,thepetitionsaid.Heattempted“about10to12

times to make payment” onOctober 30 but “was unable tomakethepaymentduetoatech-nicalerrorattheendofhiscardis-suing bank, viz., State Bank ofIndia”,thepetitionsaid.On October 31, Prince “at-

temptedtomakepaymentbyvis-itingacybercaféhoweverall theattempts...failedandthepetitionerwasunable tomake the seat ac-ceptancefeepaymentwithinthestipulatedtime,”thepetitionsaid.TheUP resident thenwrote

emails to JoSAAand IIT-Bombaybut to no avail. He also visitedJoSAAphysicallybutnohelpwasforthcoming, the petition said.Prince approached BombayHCbuthispleawasdismissed,itsaid.On November 20, the

Supreme Court heard the stu-dent's appeal against BombayHC’srulingandaskedauthoritiestoexplorethepossibilityofadmit-tinghim.OnMonday,theauthor-ities informed the court that allseats had been filled and therewasnovacancyleft.But the court did not agree.

“Youareboundtodosomething,there is noquestionof exploringoptions.Rightnow,wearegivingyou this opportunity.Otherwise,we will pass an order underArticle 142. Youbetter do some-thingforthisyoungman...”JusticeChandrachudsaid.

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EXPRESSNEWSSERVICEBENGALURU,NOVEMBER22

AIR INDIA, being bought by theTataGroup,hasapproachedaUSfederal court and sought a stayoneffortsbyforeigninvestorsinBengaluru start up DevasMultimediaPvtLtdtoattachtheassetsof thepublicsectorcarrieraspartofeffortstorecovercom-pensationawardsmadeagainststate-run ISRO's commercialarm, Antrix Corporation, over afailed 2005Devas-Antrix satel-litedeal.AirIndiahasmovedtheUScourtforsoutherndistrictofNewYorkto stay and dismiss efforts bythreeMauritius-basedinvestorsin Devas Multimedia andGerman telecom majorDeutscheTelekomtoidentifyAirIndia as an alter ego of theGovernment of India to recovercompensation awardsmade byinternational tribunals againstISRO'sAntrixCorpoverthefailed2005satellitedeal.Air India has informed the UScourt that it has signed a “share

purchase”agreementwith TataSonswithasalelikelytoclosebytheendof2021or2022,andthatthis will result in Air India nolongerbeingagovernmentassetoranalteregoofGoI.Mauritius-based investors inDevas Multimedia - CC/DevasMauritius, Telcom DevasMauritiusandDevasEmployeesMauritiusPvtLtd-havewrittento the court, stating that sale ofAirIndiawillnotaffectrecognis-ing the airline to be an asset ofGoI.“India's sale of Air Indiawill notimpair -much lessdestroy - theCourt's ability to grant Plaintiffseffective relief,” the Devas in-vestorsstated inaNovember15letter to the court through legalrepresentatives. “The relevanttime period for determiningwhetherAir India is India'salterego is before this action wasfiled...Air India is India, and is li-able for India's failure topaytheaward.”TheMauritiusinvestorsinDevasMultimedia were awarded a$111-millioncompensationbyatribunalonOctober13,2020.

With Tatas now, not alterego of govt: A-I to US court;Devas says still liable to pay

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICEBENGALURU,NOVEMBER22

OVERNIGHT DOWNPOUR onSundaynight triggered floodingin many areas of northernBengaluru -- inundating severalresidentialareasandITparks,andpromptingevacuationsinpartsoftheregion.Rain measuring 138mm

poundedtheareawithinaspanofhours on Sunday, adding to thedamage alreadywitnessed overthismonth of November due tomultiplespellsof rain.Thecityhaswitnessedoneof

itswettest November in recentyears with over 27 cm of rainrecorded in theperiod betweenNovember 1 andNovember 22.Bengalururecorded29cmofrain

inNovember2015.Authoritiesrescuedresidents

stuck in houses at the Kendriya

Vihar apartment complex inYelahanka, north Bengaluru onMonday.Theapartmentcomplex,locatednear theYelahanka lake,wasinundatedwithwater,BruhatBengaluruMahanagara Palike(BBMP)officialssaid.“Heavyrainof 138mm led towater inflowfrom the lake,” BBMP ChiefCommissionerGauravGuptasaid.EighteenNDRFteamsusedboatsandtractorstoferrytheresidentsoutof theapartmentcomplex.The area around one of the

largest tech parks in northBengaluru,theManyataTechParkinNagwara,wasalsowaterloggedonMonday. Several employeeswereforcedtoreturnhome.UnexpectedNovember rain-

fallhasledtothedeathsofatleast24 people across the state thismonth.

AnNDRF teamevacuatesresidentsafterheavyrain inBengaluru.Reuters

SHAJUPHILIPTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM,NOVEMBER22

THERESULTSofaDNAtestcouldpossiblyputanendtoamonths-long custody dispute of a one-year-old child inKerala. If the re-sults return positive, former SFIleader Anupama S Chandrancould be reunitedwith her son,who was allegedly put up foradoptionbyherparentswithoutherconsent.OnMonday, officials of the

Rajiv Gandhi Centre forBiotechnology (RGCB) inThiruvananthapuramcollectedsamples fromChandranandherpartnerAjithKumartoconductaDNA test. The child's sampleswerealsocollectedfromashelterhome. The results of the test arelikely to be knownwithin two

days.TheDNAtestwasmandatedby a family court, which tem-porarily stayed the adoptionprocess.According to Chandran, she

gave birth to a boy in October2020. Days later, her parents al-legedly tookawaythechild fromherforciblyandlefthimatastatefacilityforadoption.InAugustthisyear, theKerala StateCouncil forChildWelfare gave the baby toadoptive parents in AndhraPradesh.The Thiruvananthapuram

DistrictChildWelfareCommitteedirected lastweek that the childbe brought back to Kerala fromAndhra Pradesh. Chandran onMonday questioned why hersampleswerenotcollectedatthesame time as that of the child.Kerala Health Minister VeenaGeorge,however,saidtheprocesswastransparent.

Samples of couple, childcollected for DNA test

PRESSTRUSTOFINDIANEWDELHI,NOVEMBER22

THESUPREMECourtonMondayasked theCentre togather infor-mation from the states on theprogressmadeondisbursalofexgratiacompensationofRs50,000tothekinofCovid-19victimsandpulleduptheGujaratgovernmentfor issuingnotificationconstitut-ingascrutinycommitteecontrarytoitsdirections.Abenchof JusticesMRShah

andBVNagarathna,whichsoughtto know fromSolicitor GeneralTusharMehta,howmanypeoplehavegot the compensation, saidheshouldcollectthedatafromallthestates,andagrievanceredres-sal committee should be set upbeforethenextdateofhearingonNovember 29. The bench washearing an application seeking

quashingof theOctober29reso-lution issuedby theGujarat gov-ernment forming a “Covid-19deathascertainingcommittee”.At theoutset,Mehta, appear-

ing for theGujarat government,said that anamended resolutionhasbeenissued.The bench asked additional

chief secretaryManoj Aggarwalwhohaddraftedthenotification.Aggarwal said the file goesthrough departments before anod from competent authority.The bench then askedwhowasthe competent authority.Aggarwal replied it is the ChiefMinister.“Yourchiefministermaynot know many things? Mr.Secretary,youarethereforwhat?”thebenchobserved.InOctober,SCsaidnostatecan

deny ex-gratia solely on theground that thedeath certificatedoesnotmentionCovid-19.

SC pulls up Gujarat,asks Centre for dataon Covid ex-gratia

SANJANABHALERAOMUMBAI,NOVEMBER22

AGROUPofparentsfromMumbaiwrote toMaharashtra govern-menttoreopenschoolsforallchil-drenabovetwoyearsofage,asthestateandthecityhaverecordedasteady drop in daily Covid-19casesintheweeksafterDiwali.In an open letter to Chief

MinisterUddhav Thackeray, theparentshighlightedproblemsre-

lated to online learning and theimpact thepandemichashadonthehealthof the children. “...ourchildren have fallen behind inlearningdue toonline schooling.They are not retaining informa-tion,findingitdifficulttofocusand

aresufferingacutely.Itisaffectingtheirmentalhealth,” said the let-ter. The petitionwas signed bymorethan2,400individuals.GayatriSabharwal,oneof the

petitioners, said, “Wecannotun-derstand the state government’slogic. If children can be every-wherefrommallstoplaygrounds,whycan’ttheyattendschools?”Schools had resumed for

classes8to12inOctober. Thede-cisiononrestartingtheremainingclassesisyettobetaken.

PRESSTRUSTOFINDIAPUTTAPARTHI,NOVEMBER22

RULERSSHOULDintrospecteveryday on their decisions and alsocheck if theyhave anybad char-acteristics,ChiefJusticeofIndiaNVRamanasaidonMonday.Addressing the Sri Sathya Sai

Institute of Higher Learning inAnantapuramudistrictofAndhraPradesh, Justice Ramana saidthereare14badqualitiesofrulers

whichtheyshouldavoid.“All therulers in the democratic set-up,before beginning their routinework,shouldintrospectwhethertheyhaveanybadcharacteristics,”hesaid.

Chief Justiceof India NVRamana

KafeelKhan

MaharashtraCMUddhavThackeray

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Rulers need to introspectevery day: CJI Ramana

Notices to fivee-retailers forsale of ‘defective’pressure cookers

AMILBHATNAGARNEWDELHI,NOVEMBER22

TERMINATED FROMservice onNov11inconnectionwithdeathsof children, allegedlydue tooxy-genshortagein2017,paediatricianDr Kafeel Khan of Gorakhpur’sBRDMedicalCollegeandHospitalonMondaysaidhewillmovetheHigh Court against the UttarPradeshgovernment’sdecision.Addressing themedia, Khan

said, “The (UP) government hasclaimedtherearefourallegationsagainst me. They have upheldthreeofthoseandexoneratedmeinthecaseofmedicalnegligence....EventhecourthasobservedthatItriedmybesttosavelives—Iwillapproachthecourttooverturnthedecision(toterminateservice).”Khan countered the allega-

tionsmadebytheUPgovernment,andsaid:“PleasedonotthinkIwastargetedmerely because I amaMuslim.Theyneededascapegoat;theywanted to save their ownpeople. If itwasanyotherpersonthat night, (she/he)wouldhavebeenpersecuted,”Khansaid.


THE CENTRAL ConsumerProtectionAuthority (CCPA) hasissuednoticestofivee-commerceplatformsforallowingthesaleofpressurecookerswhichareinvi-olationofthegovernment’squal-ity standards, the Ministry ofConsumer Affairs, Food andPublicDistributionsaidMonday.Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal,

ShopcluesandPaytmMallhavebeen served notices, accordingto theministry. On official saidthenoticesweresentonNov18.“CCPA has sought response

from the e-commerce entitieswithin 7 days from issuance ofnotice, failingwhich, necessaryactionmay be initiated againstthemundertheprovisionsoftheConsumerProtectionAct,2019,”theministrysaidinastatement.Theministry has also asked

theDirectorGeneralofBureauofIndian Standards (BIS) to takecognizance of the matter andtakenecessaryaction, it added.

After sacking,UP doctor sayswill move HC

Reopen schools, parents urge Uddhav

Bengaluru: Flooding resultedinmajordamagestolaborato-riesonthe50-acrecampusofJawaharlalNehruCentre forAdvancedScientificResearch.“Geneticsamplespreservedforover 25years havebeende-stroyed,”aJNCASRofficialsaid.Aprofessor said. “...data andsamples collected over theyears for researchonHIV, ge-neticshavebeenaffected.ThiswillhaveanimpactonthePh.Dprogramme.” ENS

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IDENTIFYING & INCLUDINGDatabaseofunorganisedworkers isawelcomeandoverduesteptowardscreatingarobust social securityarchitecture

THEMIGRANTLABOURcrisis thatplayedoutduringtheCovid-inducedna-tionallockdownlastyearexposedthegapingholesinthesocialsecurityar-chitecture in India.Theabsenceof credibledataonthemigrantworkforce,the inability to identify themquicklyenough,meant that littlepolicy sup-port could be extended to this sectionduring a period of acute economic

distress.Butthisabsenceofcomprehensive,granulardataextendswellbeyondthemigrantworkers, andencompasses theentireunorganised labour,whichaccounts for roughly90percentof theentirelabourforceinthecountry. Initsabsence, it isdifficultnotonlytode-signappropriatepolicysupport,butalsotoensuredeliveryofbenefitsduringtimesofneed.Toaddressthisglaringgap,thegovernmenthaslaunchedthee-Shramportal—adatabaseofunorganisedworkers.Thisisawelcomeandlongoverduestep.Theidentificationandreg-istrationof theseworkersmarks the first stage ina long journey towardscreatinga socialsecuritystructureforthispartof thelabourforce.As reported in this paper, roughly a fifth of the estimatedunorganisedworkers in the

countryarenowregisteredonthedatabase—thegovernmenthopestoregister38croreun-organisedworkers.Odisha leads thecoveragewitharound87percentof itsunorganisedworkers registered on the portal, followedbyWest Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand andBihar.Preliminarysnapshotsofthedatabaserevealthat40.5percentofunorganisedwork-ersbelongtotheOBCcategory,27.4percentarefromthegeneralcategory,23.7percentareScheduledCastes,while8.3percentareScheduledTribes.Theportalalsogathersinforma-tionontheoccupationstheworkersareengagedin.Asreportedinthispaper,maximumreg-istrationshavebeenintheagriculturesector(53.6percent),followedbyconstruction(12.2percent),anddomesticandhouseholdworkers(8.71percent).Consideringthatsomesec-tors/occupations have been hit worse by the pandemic, this is vital information.Governmentscouldtailorspecificschemestohelpthosesectionsoftheunorganisedlabourforcewhohavefacedthebruntof theeconomicdislocation.Reportedly, thedatabasewillalsobelinkedtoUnnati—theproposedlabourmatchingplatform.Thereareseveral issuesthatrequiregreatergovernmentattention.Forone,theinforma-

tiongatheredonworkers,especiallyonmigrants,willneedtoberegularlyupdated.Thestatesoforiginanddestinationwillneedtodothisandkeeptrackofcircularmigration.Second,reg-istrationforthoseunwillingtodosowillneedtobeincentivised.Third,eligibilitycriteriaforschemesthatdependoninformationthatisnotcollectedbythee-Shramportalwillalsoneedtobeintegrated.Thereisalsotheissueofportabilityofbenefits,extendedatboththecentralandstate level, thatwill need tobeexamined.Merely creatingadatabaseofworkers isnotenough,butidentifyingthem,registeringthem,isasteptowardsincludingtheminsocialse-curityschemes,andcreatingamorecomprehensiveandrobustsocialsecurityarchitecture.

THE GREAT LONELY HEARTHecameasanemissary,but the lonelinessofDelhi’sonlyAfricanelephantasks troublingquestionsofhumanpride

IN1998,Ayoungelephant,athomeinthevastSavannahgrasslandsofZimbabwe,setoffonajourneyhehadn’taskedfor.Bythefiatofhumans,hehadbeenturnedfromelephanttoemissary—agiftfromtheAfricannationtotheIndianpresident.Here,inthesearidclimes,hewasgivenaname,Shankar,andahome,anenclosureattheDelhiZoo.Hewasnotaloneatfirst,butthefemaleelephantwhohadaccom-

paniedhimonthatlongjourneydiedafewyearslater.ItishardfortheAfricanelephant,un-tamedandsolitarybynature,togetalongwithAsianelephantsorrespondtohumancom-mands. The only other African elephant in India lives far away inMysuru. And so, in thisstrangeland,all thatremainedforShankarwasalong,stubbornloneliness.Forcenturies,emperorsandimperialistshaveturnedanimalsintoacurrencyofpower,or

tokensofbenevolence.TheEastIndiaCompany’sreigninIndiasawelephantsmakearduousvoyagestoBritain.AfterIndependence,anationwithouteconomicheftturnedelephantsintosymbolsof softpower.UnderNehru,babyelephantsweredispatchedas“messengersofaf-fectionfromthechildrenofIndia”toseveralcountries.FordesigninganashtrayforAirIndia,theSpanishartistSalvadorDaliaskedfor—andgot—anelephantforhisgardeninBarcelona.Thisanthropocentricworldview—wherethemostmagnificentanimalsareuprooted

fromtheirhomesandhabitatstobeturnedintoplaythingsofhumanneeds—isfortunatelyonitswayout.In2005,theIndiangovernmentbannedthegiftingofwildanimalsfordiplo-macy.TheDelhiZoohasstoppedacceptingsuch“gifts”.ProddedbyonlinepetitionsagainstShankar’s “solitary confinement”, it is now looking to import amate for Shankar, or for awaytosendhimbackhometoZimbabwe.Whetherornot theysucceed, the lonelinessofDelhi’sonlyAfricanelephantwillcontinuetoasktroublingquestionsofthecostsentientbe-ingspayforhumanpride.

The Punjab opportunity

Manraj Grewal Sharma

Agitationthrewlightoncrisesinagriculture.Farmunionscanbridgedividebetweenpolicy,practice

THELUSHGREENfieldsofPunjab,theimpres-sivemansions invillages, thetoggeduppeo-ple,themuscularSUVs,theshinytractors,thepeppymusic, all hide a quiet desperation, asinking feeling. The farmagitationwas bornoutofthisexistentialistcrisisfacingthePunjabfarmer.Itisironicthatthereformistfarmlaws(albeitwithsomeflaws)passedbythecentralgovernmentwithout consulting the stake-holdersprovedtobethetippingpoint,unitingthe ideologically dividedunions and settingoffoneofthelongestandemotionallychargedagrarianagitationsof independentIndia.Unbeknowntomany,thefirstredflagwas

raisedbylabourersfromBihar,manyof themsmall landowners,whopointedtotheyawn-ing gap between the handsomeminimumsupport price (MSP) reaped by the PunjabfarmersandthepittancetheygotfromprivatetraderssincetheclosureofwholesalemandisinBiharin2006.Invillageaftervillage,seethingwithangeragainstthe“kaalekanoon”,womenwho came into their own in this agitationwould tell youhow the “bhaiya”working intheirfieldstoldthemtheywouldbereducedtolabouring forothers if they let corporates robthemoftheMSPassuredbythegovernment.Themovementnotonlybroughttogether

landowners and landless labourers but alsothe arhtiya or themiddleman,much reviledforhis extortionist interest rates, and tradersdependentontheruraleconomy.ItalsounitedthefarmersofPunjabandHaryana.Suchwasitsappealthatitevenresonated

inChandigarh,amoderncityinfamousforitscold neighbourhoods. Suddenly, the biggestroundaboutofCityBeautifulwasawashwithyoungsters, someof themfromtonyschoolswhose only link to agriculturewas Punjabipop,wavingflagsinfavouroffarmers.Popularactorsandsingersgavewordstotheangstofthe farmer, raising the pitch at protest sitesanddrawinginyoungsters,who,intheirpur-suitofpasturesabroad,wereincreasinglyes-trangedfromthefields.Seeingthe“prosperity”attheSinghubor-

der,somesectionssoughttopaintitasanag-itationofbiglandlords,butthisisfarfromthetruth.With1.53per centof landshare in thecountry, Punjab is a small statewith 70 per

cent farmers having a landholding of fewerthan five acres. Land is their pride, their verybeing.Nothingillustratesitbetterthanthesui-cide in February this year by a farmer fromTanda, who had remained the villagesarpanch for 25 years. He and his son tooktheir lives for the fear of losing the land theyhadmortgaged to a cooperative society forRs4 lakh.A recent study found that all thosewhodiedduringtheagitationownedlessthan2.5acresof land.Whenthefarmbillswerefirstintroduced

in June last year, word spread that thesewouldheraldtheendoftheMSPregimethatkeptthefarmerafloat.Further,theyappearedto tilt the scales towards corporates whilerobbing the farmer of his right to approachthecourts.Since1965,whentheGreenRevolutionin-

troducedPunjabtohigh-yieldingvarietiesofwheatandpaddy,thestate’sfarmershaveem-braced these two crops.While the plannershad envisaged diversification and a robustfoodprocessingindustryintheyearstocome,nothinghappenedonthegroundas farmersworkedhardtoreaprecord-breakingharvestsfrom the vicious wheat-paddy cycle.Successive governments—office has alter-nated between the Congress and the AkaliDal-BJPcombine—havefailedtoaddresstheloomingcrisis.Thewatertablehasdippedtothepointofdesertification.Soilhealthispoor,andtheairispolluted.Politicalparties,whichhaveinstitutionalisedsopssuchasfreewaterandelectricity insteadof takingconstructivesteps to reformagriculture, can’t escape theblame for the present crisis. It’s perhaps onereasonwhy union leaders did not let anypoliticianset footontheirstage.Oncethemostprosperousstateofthena-

tion, Punjab has been slipping consistently.Today, its per capita income is Rs 1,15,882—0.16percentlowerthanthenationalaverageofRs1,16,067.Onceknownforitsoverseasre-mittances,nowit’sseeinganoutflowoffundsasyoungstersacrossthestate—andnotjustinthe region of Doaba— scramble to pursuestudiesabroad.The agitation has shone the light on the

structural crisis in farming. Theyeargoneby

sawa lot of debate anddiscussion at protestsites as farmer activists translated scholarlyarticles into Punjabi andHindi. The protestson the Delhi borders became amagnet forfarmers fromacross the nation leading to across-pollination of ideas. The newly awarefarmernowtalksaboutremunerativeprices,village knowledge centres, the power of co-operatives, andhowthe introductionofmil-letsandcereals inthePDScouldhelphim.Ithasalsogivennewconfidence to farm-

ersaboutthepowerofmobilisation.Haryanaisalreadyseeingfarmersuniteoncivicaswellaslawandorderissues.Punjabisnodifferent.Localpoliticianscomplainabouthowincreas-inglybelligerent farmersband togetheroverminorissues.It’sadelicatesituationthatneedsdelicatehandling.While the agitationmayhaveunited the

farmers,it’smadeinvestorswaryofthestate,which bodes ill for promoting non-farm in-come,keytoalleviatingfarmdistress.Theagitationalsohasimplicationsforthe

upcomingassemblypollsinPunjab.Thecan-didates in the coming elections are likely tofaceamorequestioningelectorate.With therepeal robbing the parties of theirmain pollplank, theywill have to gobeyond the tradi-tionalsopstomorecreativesolutionssuchasmarket intervention schemes andprice sta-bilisationfundsforfarmers.Thereisnodearthofsolutionstofarmdis-

tress. SS Johl, eminentagronomistandafor-mervice-chancellorofthePunjabAgriculturalUniversity,whosesuggestionshavebeenim-plementedincountriessuchasChinaandIran,hasfiledtworeportsonagricultureinPunjab,but no party has cared to implement them.Much is spoken about the 2006 MSSwaminathanreport,butlittlehasbeendonetoimplementit.Willtheunions,whohavesosuccessfully

steeredthefarmers,helpthegovernmentfindaway out? Theyhave before themagoldenopportunitytobridgethedividebetweenpol-icy and practice and usher in reformswithminimal pain to the small farmer and drivehimoutofdespair.

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The year gone by saw a lot ofdebate and discussion atprotest sites as farmeractivists translated scholarlyarticles into Punjabi andHindi. The protests on theDelhi borders became amagnet for farmers fromacross the nation leading to across-pollination of ideas.The newly aware farmer nowtalks about remunerativeprices, village knowledgecentres, the power ofcooperatives, and how theintroduction of millets andcereals in the PDS couldhelp him.

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RAMNATH GOENKA

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Nature’s greatmasterpiece, an elephant; theonly harmless great thing.

— JOHN DONNETHEEDITORIALPAGE

Aditya Bhol

A QUESTION OF DIGNITYSecondphaseofSwachhBharatMissionmustfocusonwelfareofsanitationworkers

THECOVID-19PANDEMIChas testedourpa-tienceandresilience.Thefrontlineworkershavelabouredwithunrelentinggritinthefaceofob-vioushealthhazards.Manyofthem,especiallythesanitationworkers,hadtofacegreaterrisks,inadditiontochallengestheyroutinelyface.Thepandemic should lead tourgency in address-ingissuesrelatedtotheirsafetyandwelfare.Sanitationworkinthecountryisinextrica-

bly tiedwith caste-based occupational roles.Thebulkof suchwork isdonebypeople fromScheduledCastecommunities,andScheduledTribes insomeareas.Sanitationworkershave,for long, been subjected to discrimination,stigma,and,even,untouchabilityforyears.Themost stigmatised among themare those en-gagedinthemanualcleaningofsewers,septictanks, pits anddrains.Despite theProhibitionofEmploymentofManualScavengersAct,2013,thepracticecontinuesunabated.Althoughlo-cal governmentbodiesdonotdirectly engagemanualscavengers,thepracticecontinuesbe-cause sanitationwork is subcontracted topri-vate businesses and informal labourers. TheSixth Economic Census, 2013 reported “thatfromtheroughly1.7 lakhrecordedbusinessesunderthebroadactivityofwatersupply, sew-erage,wastemanagementandremediationac-tivities,82percentof thebusinessesareintheprivatesector”.Thedemandforsanitationwork,whichhad

alreadybeengrowingduetourbanisation,haswitnesseda steep increase following the suc-cessfulconstructionoftoiletsinthefirstphaseoftheSwachhBharatMission. The flagshippro-grammehas led to the constructionof toilets

withon-site sanitation systemssuchas septictanksandpitsinbothurban,peri-urbanandru-ralareas.Therehasbeenanemphasisonlargersanitationinfrastructuresuchasseweragenet-works, sewerage treatmentplants and faecalsludge treatment plants through the AtalMission for Rejuvenation and UrbanTransformation.However,withthefocuslargelyon500citiesoutofthe4,041statutorytownsinIndiaandbecauseofinadequateseweragenet-workandtreatmentplants, thesafe treatmentanddisposalofwastelagsbehindtoiletconstruc-tion.Muchof thedemand fordesludgingandothersanitationservicesismetthroughprivatevacuumtruckoperatorswhoareknowntofloutthebanonmanualscavengingandviolatesafetystandards.TheManualScavengingSurvey,con-ducted by theMinistry of Social Justice andEmpowerment,counted66,692scavengerstillOctober2020.However,giventheextentof in-formalityinthesector,itischallengingtoarriveatanaccurateestimateof thenumberofman-ualscavengersandsanitationworkers.The latest National Sample Survey data,

2019,showsthatmorethan65percenthouse-holds in the country have toiletswith septictanks andpits. The corresponding estimatedfigures for villages and citieswith less than1millionpopulationwerenearly73and68percentrespectively.Thesefiguresunderscoretheneedtoaugmentthesanitationvaluechain,par-ticularly in termsofmechanisedcleaningandtreatment of waste. The extension of theSwachhBharatMission (Gramin andUrban)andAtalMission for Rejuvenation andUrbanTransformationtotheirsecondphases,entail-

ingtheprioritisationofsafetreatmentanddis-posalofwaste,alongwithbuildingsanitarytoi-lets,is,therefore,salient.Sucheffortsshouldbecomplementedwithwelfaremeasuresforsan-itationworkers.The Ministry of Social Justice and

Empowermenthasbeen takingmeasures fortherehabilitationof sanitationworkersunderits revised Self-Employment Scheme forRehabilitation of Manual Scavengers. Thescheme provides one-time cash assistance,loansatconcessionalrates,subsidyandskillde-velopmenttraining.TheNationalSafaiKaramcharisFinanceand

DevelopmentCorporation is building capaci-ties at the local government level, equippingthesegovernment agencieswithmechaniseddesludging trucks andproviding financial as-sistance to sanitationworkers,manual scav-engers and their dependents. The proposedNational Action forMechanised SanitationEcosystemplans to set upunits at thedistrictandlocalgovernmentlevelstomonitorsanita-tionservices, includingtheactivitiesofprivatesanitationserviceorganisations.Mechanisationofsanitationwillbesynchronisedwithdecen-tralisedmonitoringof violationsof sanitationprotocols and informal education campaigns.These schemes couldpave theway for eradi-catingmanual scavenging andensuringwel-fareofallsanitationworkers.

TheauthorisMonitoringandEvaluationLeadatDevelopmentMonitoring

andEvaluationOffice(DMEO),NITIAayog.Viewsarepersonal

The demand for sanitationwork, which had alreadybeen growing due tourbanisation, has witnesseda steep increase following thesuccessful construction oftoilets in the first phase ofthe Swachh Bharat Mission.The flagship programme hasled to the construction oftoilets with on-sitesanitation systems such asseptic tanks and pits.However, the safe treatmentand disposal of waste lagsbehind toilet construction.

KERALA CONGRESSTHEKERALAPRADESHCongresscommitteehasdecidedtojoinhandswiththeCongress-I for forming an alternativeGovernment inthe“exceptionalcircumstances’’prevailinginthestate.Thetwo-dayjointmeetingofmem-bersofthestateexecutiveandthelegislaturepartytookthedecisionbyanoverwhelmingmajority to “preventMarxists fromcomingtopower”.

PM ON ARMS RACETHE PRIMEMINISTER,Mrs Indira Gandhi,saidhere onSunday that Indiawas againstanyarmsrace.Butinthecontextof interna-

tional perspective and security environ-ment, it had tobeprepared in respectof itsdefence needs and face the challenge thatmight be posed, she saidwhile addressingmembersof theCongress(I)parliamentarypartyontheeveofthewintersessionbegin-ningonMonday.

ASSAM RALLIESTHEWEEK-LONG second phase of the re-sumedmovementbytheAll-AssamStudentsUnion and the All-AssamGana ParishadagainstforeignersinAssambeganonSundaywithpublicralliesheldatcampusesofeduca-tionalinstitutionsinseveralpartsofthestate.

PAK GROUPPAKISTANAUTHORITIESHAVE smashed asubversivegroupplanningacampaignof sab-otage andassassination to topplethemilitarygovernment, police sources saidonSunday.The sourcessaid the breakthrough in theirsearch for thegroupcame on Friday nightwhen theyraideda flat inKarachi.Duringagunbattle,thegroup’sleaderwas killed.

DELHI TESTTHE THIRD TEST between India andEngland at Delhi will be organised by theBoard of Control for Cricket in India, aftertheDDCAexpressed its inability todoso.

NOVEMBER 23, 1980, FORTYYEARSAGO

THE SECRET SPREADChinaconstructingamilitary facility inUAEpoints toBeijing’suseof economic, infrastructureprojects for strategicends

THEREVELATIONTHATChinawasconstructingasecretmilitaryfacilityatthePort of Khalifa in theUnitedArabEmirates confirmsbothBeijing's growingstrategicambitionandthestealthandsubterfugewithwhichit isexpandingitsmilitaryfootprintbeyonditsborders.AccordingtoareportinTheWallStreetJournal, theUSgovernmentheldurgentmeetingswiththeauthorities inthe

UAEaftersatelliteimagesrevealedthesurreptitiousconstructionofamilitarystructureear-lierthisyear.TheUAEsubsequentlyhaltedtheprojectandclaimedthatitdidnotknowaboutChina'smilitaryinfrastructuredevelopment.Thissupposedignorancewillprovidelittlecom-forttoNewDelhiandotherswithastakeinAsiaandtheIndianOceanRegion(IOR).Formuchof the20thcentury,Beijingeschewedforeignmilitarybasesinthenameof

nationalsentimentandsovereignty.However, inrecentyears,asChinahasbecomemoreassertiveunderXiJinping,ithasusedallthetoolsatitsdisposaltogainafootholdinstrate-gically significant areas. In2017, thePLAbeganoperating its first overseasmilitarybaseinDjibouti. Inotherlocations, itseemstobeemployingtheso-called“dualuse”strategy:FromGwadarandKarachi inPakistan, toHambantota inSri Lankaand through theBeltandRoadInitiative,ChinahasestablishedapresenceatkeypointsintheIORthroughthepromiseofeconomicandinfrastructurepartnerships.AsintheUAE,theselocationscouldbeused—covertly, orovertly andgradually— formilitarypurposes.While theongoingprotests in Pakistan aroundGwadar, and objections in other countries earlier, indicatethatBeijingmayfacesomepoliticalhurdles, itseconomicmightandabilitytoco-optpo-litical elitesmayhelp it surmount thechallenges inhost countries.The Khalifa port incidentmakes it clear that even India’s closest friends have to do

businesswithChina,andthatBeijingwill leverageitseconomicmightforstrategicadvan-tage.ThatChinese infrastructureprojects in the regionarenowsuspect isonlya furthercause forworry. The US seems to have taken cognisance of Chinese expansionism andWashington’sscrutinywillperhapskeepitsfriendsandallies—liketheUAEandPakistan—ontheirtoesvis-a-visChina.NewDelhicannotcompeteonanequalfootingwithBeijingwhenitcomestoeconomicresources. Itmust, therefore,usethe leverageandresourcesit has in its immediateneighbourhoodaswell asworkwithother concernedpowers—suchasmembersof theQuad—toensurea rules-basedorder in the IORandbeyond.

New Delhi

11THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,NOVEMBER23,2021 WHATTHEOTHERSSAY

“People will no longer need to be notified that they are being stripped of theircitizenship, thanks to a clause smuggled into the nationality and borders billlast week. This is an unfair and draconian measure that MPs ought to beashamed to pass into law.” —THEGUARDIANTHE IDEASPAGE


If China’s rejection of foreignmilitary bases was politicaland contextual, India’sopposition was framed as animmutable ideologicalprinciple. Opposing foreignmilitary bases became anessential part of India’s non-aligned foreign policy. In fact,the absence of foreignmilitary bases was longconsidered as the maincriterion for admitting anation to the non-alignedmovement. Even moreconsequentially,independent India began todismantle the expansivemilitary network it hadinherited from the BritishRaj. Military isolationismhad become a consciousideological choice for Indiathrough the 20th century.

IN ATTORNEY GENERAL for India v. Satish,the Supreme Court last week consideredappeals against two judgments of theBombayHighCourt involvinganinterpre-tation of “sexual assault” under Section 7of the Protection of Children from SexualOffences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act). UnderSection 7, touching of the vagina, penis,anusorbreastofachildormakingthechildtouch these parts of any personwith sex-ual intentordoing“anyotheractwithsex-ual intentwhich involvesphysical contactwithout penetration” constitutes sexualassault. It is punishable with aminimumof three years imprisonment, whichmayextendtofiveyears,andafine.Aggravatedpenetrativesexualassault,whichincludesassaultofachildbelow12years, ispunish-ablewithaminimumof fiveyears impris-onment,whichmayextendtosevenyears,anda fine.InSatish’scase,theaccused,aresidentin

the same neighbourhood as the 12-year-old victim, had taken her to his home un-der the pretext of giving her a guava,pressedherbreasts,triedtoremovehersal-war,andlockedherinhishome.Thevictimwas later found by her mother who hadgone in search of her and was told by aneighbourthattheaccusedhadtakenhertohis home. The accused denied taking thegirl, but on hearing shouts, the victim’smother went to his home, and found herdaughter locked inside a room, crying.While the special court had convicted theaccused for sexual assault, the NagpurBenchoftheBombayHighCourtexpressedthat stringent punishment for sexual as-saultwarrantedstricterproof.AccordingtotheHighCourt, theconvictioncouldnotbeupheldbecausetherewas“nodirectphys-ical contact, i.e. skin-to-skin contact, withsexual intentwithout penetration.” Satishwas thus acquitted for sexual assault andconvictedinsteadforoutragingawoman’smodestyandwrongful confinement.Inthesecondcase(StateofMaharashtra

v. Libnus), theBombayHighCourthadheldthat the appellant’s acts of holding a five-year-old girl’s hand,moving her frock up-wardswith one hand, lowering her pantswithanother,andunzippinghispantstoex-posehispenisdidnot fallwithin theambitof “any other act” under Section 7. The ac-cusedwas acquitted for aggravated pene-trativesexualassault,andinsteadconvictedforthelesseroffencesofsexualharassmentunderboththePOCSOActandthe IPC.In their respective opinions delivered

last week, both Justice Bela Trivedi andJusticeSRavindraBhatconsideredtheleg-islativeintentofenforcingchildren’srighttoprotectionfromsexualabuseandexploita-

tion and rejected theHigh Court’s restric-tiveinterpretationofsexualassault.Withaview to ensure that the objectives of thePOCSO Act are advanced and not abused,JusticeTrivedieschewedanarrowinterpre-tation of the terms “touch” and “physicalcontact”. Observing that these termshavebeenused interchangeably, Justice Trivediheldthatrestrictingtouchandphysicalcon-tacttoonly“skin-to-skincontact”wouldbecontrary to the legislative intent and alsofrustratetheobjectivesof thePOCSOAct. Itwould lead to absurd situations wheretouchingofchildrenwithmaterialssuchasgloves, condoms, or clothwould not con-stitutesexualassault.Whileagreeingwiththe principle of strict interpretation of pe-nalstatutes,JusticeTrivediheldthattherulewhich required courts to give the accusedthe benefit in case of statutory ambiguitywouldnotariseas therewasnoambiguityinSection7.Justice Bhat, on the other hand,was of

the view that the term “physical contact”waswiderthan“touch”andwouldincludedirectandindirectcontactbytheoffender,aswellasnocontactbytheoffenderas“anyotheract”waswideenoughtoincludevic-timsbeingcoercedtotouchthemselves.Toarrive at this interpretation, Justice BhatconsideredthelegislativelandscapebeforethePOCSOActcameintoexistence,aswellas themischief it sought to suppress andobservedthat“[t]heemphasisof Section7is toaddress the felt socialneedof outlaw-ing behaviour driven by sexual intent.”Justice Bhat also observed that the HighCourt’s reasoning “insensitively trivialises— indeed legitimises — an entire range ofunacceptablebehaviourwhichunderminesachild’sdignityandautonomy,throughun-wanted intrusions.”Research studies based on judgments

of special courts have revealed similar in-terpretationswherein acts of taking chil-drenbyforceandtearingtheirclotheshavenot been considered as falling outside theambit of “physical contact” under Section7.TheSupremeCourt’sdecisionisthussig-nificantasithassetrighttheinterpretationof Section 7 andwill serve as a precedentforthescoresofcasesbeforespecialcourtsinvolving physical contactwith sexual in-tent. The High Court’s concern about thehighminimummandatory sentences no-ticed by the Supreme Court, however, re-quires further consideration fromapolicyperspective.While in the cases at hand itledtoanabsurdandnarrowinterpretationof thelaw,theproportionalityofsentencesand the lack of judicial discretion in casesofsexualassaulthavebeenflaggedasareasof concern in research studies on POCSO.There isadefiniteneed for researchontheimpact of highminimummandatory sen-tencesonjudicialappreciationofevidenceandoutcomes, aswell as theparticipationof victimsandtheir familiesduring trial.

Rahaheads the research teamatEnfoldProactiveHealthTrust, Bengaluru.Thisarticlehasbenefited frominputsby

SreedeviNair, legal researcheratEnfold.

Mao Zedong,who founded CommunistChina, saw theUSmilitary presence in Asiainthe1950saspartof theAmericanefforttoroll back its communist revolution.ButMaowasquitehappytolivewithUSmilitarybasesin Asia, as its relations with Soviet RussiaturnedsourandtieswithAmericaimproved.By the1970s,ChinasawthevalueofUSmil-itarypresenceincontaining“Sovietsocialim-perialism”and“latent Japanesemilitarism”.Today,asChina’smilitarycapabilitiesimproveanditspoliticalambitionsrise,Beijing is try-ingtopushAmericaoutofAsiaonceagain.If China’s rejection of foreignmilitary

bases was political and contextual, India’soppositionwasframedasanimmutableide-ologicalprinciple.Opposingforeignmilitarybases became an essential part of India’snon-aligned foreign policy. In fact, the ab-senceof foreignmilitarybaseswaslongcon-sideredasthemaincriterionforadmittinganation to thenon-alignedmovement. Evenmoreconsequentially,independentIndiabe-gantodismantletheexpansivemilitarynet-work it had inherited from the British Raj.Military isolationism had become a con-scious ideological choice for India throughthe20thcentury.Inthe21stcentury, likeBeijing,thesecu-

rity establishment began to note India’sgrowingstrategic interestsbeyondborders.As the inevitability of China’s naval powerprojection into the Indian Ocean becameclear, Delhi began to recognise the need formilitary access to strategic locations in theIndo-Pacific.Butitwashardtoweanthepo-litical class from the old shibboleths on for-eignmilitary bases. As a result, India lostmuchtimeinthefirstdecadeofthe21stcen-tury. In the last fewyears, Indiahas steppedup itsmilitarydiplomacy.Delhi’s efforts to secure access involved

negotiatingarrangementswithfriendlystatesin the Indian Ocean as well as developingdeeperstrategicpartnershipswiththeUSanditsregionalallies.ButDelhiisalongwayfrommatchingthespeedandintensityofChinesemilitarydiplomacy in itsnearandextendedneighbourhood.And thegrowinggapcouldpresentseriousproblemstoIndiainthenot-too-distant future.

Thewriter isdirector, InstituteofSouthAsianStudies,NationalUniversityofSingaporeandcontributingeditoron

internationalaffairs forTheIndianExpress

MISUSE OF LAWTHIS REFERS TO the article, ‘Just notcricket’ (IE, November 22). Filing sedi-tionchargesat thedropof ahat seemstohavebecomethenewnormal in thecountryevenif theallegedoffenceisassmallassupportingarivalcricketteam.The sedition law is beenmisused tocrush dissent. Its use against Kashmiristudentsindicatesmajoritarianism.Thecharges shouldbewithdrawn.

IlaRailkar,Mumbai

NOT JUST USTHIS REFERS TO the article, ‘The pushthat Indo-US trade needs (IE:November22).TostatethatIndia’sam-bitiousgoals“canonlybeachievedwithUS capital and investment” is to exag-geratetheAmericancontributiontotheIndia investment story. The contribu-tion is, no doubt, important. But someother countries have investedmore inIndia.Thearticle’spatronisingtonecon-tinues when it harps on what Indianeedstodoto increasetrade,while re-mainingsilentontheimpedimentsputby theUSadministration.

HemantContractor,Pune

WHO TO TAXTHIS REFERS TO the article, ‘Time fora climate tax’ (IE, November 20).Funds for sustainable developmentandotherwelfareschemesof thegov-ernment should come from taxes onthe wealthy families. However, theburden usually falls on the salariedmiddle class. The corporate tax hasbeen lowered from 30 per cent to 22per cent. Moreover, the NDA govern-ment has increased indirect taxes asit affects all Indians irrespective oftheir income. The introduction of awealth tax is the need of the hour.

NischaiVats,Sultanpur

WELL PLAYEDTHIS REFERS TO the report ‘Cause foroptimism’ (IE, November 22). TheIndianteamcontinuestowinonhomeground.TheNewZealandteamlookedjaded after a gruelling T20WC cam-paignandtheresultswon’tbeafairre-flection of the team’s capabilities. ForIndia,whowereaimingtoresetthebut-ton, the serieswinwill certainly give afew pointers to move forward. Theteamhasdonewelltounearthnewop-tions such as Venkatesh Iyer andHarshalPatel.

SanjayChopra,Mohali

ARMS RACETHIS REFERS TO the article ‘A deadlycompetition’, (IE,November22).Morethan half-a-dozen countries have thetechnology or dedicated programmestodevelophypersonicweapons.Thereis a far greater chance of escalation ofhostilities today than itwasduring theCold war era, as multiple actors withcutting-edgemissiles in their arsenalhaveaddedto thecomplexities.

SudipKumarDey,Kolkata

TRUST DEFICITTHIS REFERS TO the article ‘Up ahead: Restoring trust’ (IE, November 22).The PM’s decision to repeal the farmlawswithanapologyhas failedtowinoverthefarmers. It isevident fromtheprotestors’ measured response. PM'srepeated admonitions to farmers forbeing gullible and being misled byvested interests and anti-nationalforces are fresh in their memory.Unless thesesadremarksare forgivenandforgottentheupcomingdialogueswon’t be more conducive to resolvethe pending demand for law onMSPandother reforms.

LRMurmu,Delhi

LETTERS TO THEEDITOR

WithdrawaloffarmbillswillfoilforcesthataretargetingIndianstateanditsunity

Stepping back in national interest

AkhileshMishra

Asdiscoveryof itssurreptitiousmilitarybaseshows,China is tryingtoassert itsprimacyinAsiaanditswaterswhiletryingtopushUSout

SwagataRaha

A base away from home

REPORTS THAT THEUnited States has pre-vailed on the United Arab Emirates to stopChina from secretly constructing amilitaryfacilityatanAbuDhabiportshouldnotcomeas a surprise. China’s growing interest in ac-quiring foreignmilitary bases has been re-ported for more than a decade. Beijingopened its first foreign military base inDjiboutiintheHornofAfricain2017.Itissaidtobebuildingitssecondforeignmilitarybaseat Ream, Cambodia.Washington, however,hasnotbeensuccessful ingettingCambodiatostop itsdevelopment.As theworld’s second-largest economy,

a great trading powerwith a rapidly grow-ing navy, and amassive geopolitical ambi-tion,Chinaisboundtoget,soonerthanlater,a permanent naval presence in the IndianOcean thatwill profoundly alter India’s se-curity environment. The recent US annualreport onChinesemilitary power cites sev-eral countries thatarebeingtargetedbythePeople’s LiberationArmy formilitarybases.WhileMyanmar,ThailandandSriLankaarecandidatesfromtheBayofBengal, therearemany places to thewest of India includingNamibia,Seychelles,Tanzania,andtheUAE.Pakistan,isofcourse,inacategoryof itsown.With long-standing and deep political andmilitary ties to China, Pakistan is likely toemerge as themost important vehicle forChinesenavalpowerprojectionintheIndianOcean, with significant implications forIndia’smilitaryplanning.In the past, Communist China claimed

thatitwasquitedifferentfromtheWestandhad no interest in projecting power to dis-tantseasorforeignmilitarybases.Chinaalsoactively campaigned against foreignmili-tarypresence inAsia. As adefensivepowerin the second half of the 20th century,China’s priority was to fend off externalthreatstoitssovereigntyandconsolidateitscommunist revolution.China’s attitudes to its own foreignmili-

tarypresencebegantochangeas it roserap-idlytobecomeagreatpowerinthe21stcen-tury. That led to a systematic debatewithintheChinesesecurityestablishment.Thefirststepwas to recognise that China had inter-estsbeyond itsborders. Inaseriesof reportsthrough the 2000s, Beijing affirmed that itslarge, globalised economy and growing re-lianceonforeignmarketsandresourceshavecreated interests far from China’s borders.Once that proposition was established,Beijingbegantodebateanewquestionattheturnof the2000s:ShouldChinaacquire for-eignmilitarybasestosecureitsregionalandglobal interests? The debate was quicklyclinchedin favourof securingbases.Chinawentaboutcautiouslyinestablish-

ing foreignbases. Forone,Beijingknowstheterm“militarybase”ispoliticallyloadedandiscareful toavoidusingit. Itunderstoodthatthemilitary imperative for bases, so neces-sary forpowerprojection,mustbebalancedagainst the inevitable politics of nationalistresentmentinthehostcountries.China’sfo-cus, therefore,was on building dual-use fa-cilities rather thanexplicitmilitarybasesonforeign soil. Djibouti has been an exception

to this trendandwelcomes foreignbasesonitssoil.Lackinganyresources,Djiboutiissim-ply leveraging its strategic location in theHornofAfrica.China’s dual-use approach to gaining

strategic access on distant shores benefitedimmensely from its expansive foreign portconstruction inthe last twodecadesandthemorerecentBeltandRoadInitiative tobuildinfrastructureacross the Indo-Pacific.In AbuDhabi, the Chinese contractwas

to build a civilian facility. But satellite im-agery and other intelligence convinced USpolicymakersaboutChina’ssecretconstruc-tion of amilitary facility. That is when theUS formally tookupthe issuewith thegov-ernment in theUAE,which isoneof itsma-jormilitarypartners intheGulf.Thepictureis not different in the subcontinent, whereChina’s focushasbeenondevelopingstruc-turesthatareformallycivilianbutamenabletoPLA’s futureuse.Strategic location,of course, isoneof the

primeconsiderations forbases. But locationdoesnotautomaticallytranslateintomilitaryaccess just because Chinawants it. A lot de-pends on the nature of the overall relation-ship with the target nation. This, in turn,meanscultivatingspecialrelationshipswiththe political elites aswell as strengtheningtieswiththemilitaryestablishmentsinapo-tentialhostcountry.Armstransfersandmil-itary diplomacy, then, become an integralpartofChina’squest for foreignbases.Evenas it seeksmilitarybasesand facili-

tiesaroundtheIndo-Pacific,ChinacontinuestocampaignagainstUSmilitarypresence inAsiaanditsstrategicpartnerships.Expandingits ownmilitary reachwhile trying to pushAmericaoutof its frontyard ispartof theef-fort toestablishChineseprimacyinAsiaanditswaters.China’sapproachtotheUSislikeitsIndia

strategy—seekingmilitaryaccesstothesub-continentandtheIndianOceanwhileunder-cuttingDelhi’s strategic partnerships in theregion.Thatbringsustothesimilaritiesbetween

ChineseandIndianpositionsonforeignmil-itarybases.Inthesecondhalfofthe20thcen-tury,Delhi, likeBeijing,opposedforeignmil-itarybases inAsiaandthe IndianOcean.Buthere is thebigdifference. ForChina, opposi-tiontoforeignbaseswasrootedinanassess-ment of thedirect security consequences offoreignmilitarybases.

CRSasikumar

THEWITHDRAWALOF the three farmbills,announcedbyPrimeMinisterNarendraModiin an address to the nation, has generatedmuchdebate.Fromguesstimatingthemoti-vations for thismove at this time to crystalgazing,andfrompredictingcollateralfalloutsto even predicting a political turn of events,theanalyticalresponseshavebeenmany.ButwhygothatfarorguesstimateatallwhenthePMhimself laidout the reasons forhisdeci-sion? “Thebillswerebrought in the interestofthefarmersandtheyarebeingwithdrawninnationalinterest,”saidModiinhisaddress.Whatdoesthismean?The first part of Modi’s assertion is that

“thebillswerebrought in the interest of thefarmers.” Isheright inassertingthis?AgriculturalscientistAshokGulatiwrote

inthesepagesonMay18,2020,that“There-forms,announcedlastweek(threefarmbills)couldbeaharbingerofmajorchangeinagri-marketing, a 1991moment of economic re-formsforagriculture.”An editorial published in this newspa-

per on January 22, 2021, noted that“Dismantling themonopoly of state-regu-latedmandis in agricultural producemar-keting, doing away with stocking restric-tions and allowing processors, organisedretailers and exporters to enter into con-tract cultivation agreements with farmers

are all steps in the right direction.”So, by now, especially since the with-

drawal of the bills, there iswide consensusamong policy analysts that the billswere inthe interestof the farmers.So,Modiwasrightwhenhesaid,“Thebills

werebrought in the interestof the farmers.”Butwhataboutthesecondpartof theasser-tion that “they are beingwithdrawn in na-tional interest”?Whatdoesthismean?Consider the sequence of events after

Modi’sannouncement.ThePrimeMinisterofthecountryannouncedinatelevisedaddresstothenationthatthethreebillswillbewith-drawn as soon as the Winter Session ofParliament begins later thismonth. The an-nouncementwasmadeonthePrakashParvofGuruNanak, perhapsdrivenby thedesire tosendamessage toPunjab inparticular sincethatisthestate,whichwasthemostagitated.The protests in Punjab, parts of Haryana

andWesternUttar Pradesh originated afterthe billswere proposed and legislated. Thebillshavenowbeenwithdrawn.So, thesitu-ationisbacktowhatexistedbefore.Andyet,have theagitatorswithdrawn their protest?On the contrary, they have announced pro-grammestocontinuetheiragitation,includ-ingafarmers’marchtoParliamenteverydayonce it is in session, The “farmers’march” inJanuary2021hadended inviolenceandthe

defilingof theRedFort.If the concernof theprotestorswasonly

theimplicationsofthebill,surelytheywouldhaveatleastcancelledtheirscaled-upplans,ifnotoutrightendedthestir?Whatotherrea-soncouldtherebe,then,forcontinuingwiththeagitationevenafter their demandshavebeenmet?Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet

Singh’sstatementgivesusaclue.ReactingtoModi’s announcement, he said, “We hadworries that therewere somegroups in theagitationwhoweretryingtodistancethem-selvesfromtheSikhphilosophy,history,sen-timent and tradition during the agitation.Then therewereother groups thatwere at-tempting to turn the farmers’ agitation intoaSikhvsIndiangovernmentorSikhvsHinduissue.We, as a community, could face seri-ous implications due to such attempts.Weare relieved from such worries for now. Ithank the Indian government and PrimeMinisterNarendraModiforneutralisingthebig crisis that wewere able to see headingtowards thecommunity.”This is theAkal Takht Jathedar speaking,

notaBJPoragovernmentfunctionary.Hisal-lusionisclear.Usingthefarmbillsasaruse,anentireindustrysprunguptoseeddiscord.Thegameof thesegroups isparticularlydiabolicsincetheyfusereligioussentimentsintowhat

was an economic decision. “Attempting toturn the farmers’ agitation into a Sikh vsIndiangovernment” issue, these groupsuseall the resources at their command, includ-inginternationalfunding.Theiragendaisnoteconomic but political. Their target is notfarmerwelfarebutModiinparticularandtheIndianstate’s acceptability ingeneral.Had itbeenlimitedto justhatredofModi, itwouldhave been par for the course. After all, in ademocracynot everyone supports themostpopularleaderof thetime.Buttheagendaofthesegroups transcendsModi. Theyare tar-getingtheIndianstateanditsunity.Wehaveseen in the 1980swhat can happenwhensuchreligioustoxicity is introducedinabor-derstate.IthasbeenModi’slifelongprojecttobury any chances of a recurrence of thosedarkdays.If thismeantthatinthenationalinterest,

Modihadtotakeastepbackonthefarmbillsthen he did. In the coming weeks andmonths,wewillknowhowsagacioushehasbeeninfrontingthewithdrawalhimself,put-ting his own image and reputation at stake.For a lifelongkarmyogi likeModi, thenationalwayscomesfirst.

Thewriter isCEO,BluekraftDigitalFoundationandwasearlier thedirector

(content)atMyGov

RAJA MANDALA

ByC. RajaMohan

Defining a crimeInoverturningtwoBombayHCjudgmentsonPOCSO,SCrejectsanarrowinterpretationofsexualassaultagainstchildren

New Delhi


THEWORLDWWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

CHINA

BeijingoutlinesplantoimproveelderlycareCHINAISurgingsomelocalgovernmentstoembarkonpilotprogrammesnextyearto improve medical andcareservicesfortheelderly,with thegoalof rollingoutthe schemenationwide in2023.Of the31provinces,regionsandmunicipalitiesin mainland China, 15shouldlaunchtheirlocalpi-lotschemesforbettermed-icalandcareservicesfortheelderly next year, theNational HealthCommission(NHC)saidinastatement on Monday.Chinahasbeenmobilisingresources to ensure thatmore vulnerable agegroupsare takencareof associety ages. In 2020, citi-zensaged65andaboveac-countedfor13.5%ofChina’spopulation, compared to8.87%in2010. REUTERS

Thoseaged65andabovemakeup13.5%ofChinesepopulation

TOPOFTHEWORLD

HAITI

Kidnappersrelease2of17USmissionariesTWOOF17membersofamissionary group whowere kidnapped morethanamonthagoaresafeand“ingoodspirits” afterbeing freed inHaiti, theirUS-based church organi-sation announced.ChristianAidMinistriesis-sued a statement Sundaysayingitcouldnotgivethenames of those released,why they were freed orotherinformation.“Whilewe rejoice at this release,ourheartsarewiththe15peoplewhoarestillbeingheld,” the Ohio-basedgroupsaid. AP

THENETHERLANDS

Ruttecondemnsviolenceby‘idiots’afterriotingDUTCH CARETAKERPrimeMinisterMarkRutteonMonday condemnedrioters in Rotterdamandother towns and citiesacross the Netherlandsover theweekend as “id-iots” and said police andprosecutorswould bringthem to justice. Rutte’scomments came aftercoronavirusprotestsintheNetherlands andBrusselsdescended into violenceamid simmering anger atlockdownmeasuresbeingput inplace inanattemptto rein in soaring rates ofinfection. “I realise thatthere are a lot of tensionsinsocietybecausewehavebeendealingwith all themisery of coronavirus forsolong,”Ruttesaid. AP

JONAHE.BROMWICH,ASHLEYSOUTHALL&TROYCLOSSONNOVEMBER22

WAITINGINtheholdingareaofaNewYorkCitycourthousein1966,TalmadgeHayerturnedtothetwomenwhowerestandingtrialwithhim. He told them that he in-tendedtoconfesstohisroleintheassassination ofMalcolmXandmakeitcleartheywereinnocent.“I just want to tell the truth,

that’s all,” he saidwhenhe tookthe stand. But the jurywas notconvinced.Hayerhad toldadif-ferent story earlier in the trial,and he still refused to name hisco-conspiratorsorsaywhothey

were working for. Eleven dayslater, thejuryconvictedallthreemenof first-degreemurder.The other twomen, known

then as Norman 3X Butler andThomas15XJohnson,wentdowninhistorywithHayerastheassas-sins of an iconof theCivil Rightsera.Itwouldtake56yearstocleartheirnames,andJohnsonwouldnot livetoseehisexoneration.TheconvictionsofButlerand

Johnson, who, while in prisonchanged their names toMuhammad A. Aziz and KhalilIslam, were thrown out in thatsame Manhattan courthouselast week after a 22-month re-viewof thecase.But long before the new in-

vestigation that led to the exon-

erations,MujahidAbdulHalim—thenamethatHayer later chose—had insisted on themen’s in-nocence in an effort to set therecord straight and to atone insomewayforhisroleinahugelyconsequentialactof violence.Halimwasreleasedonparole

in2010.Now80,he livesquietlyinBrooklyn,about5milesaway

fromthecourthousethatlinkedhim inextricably to the two in-nocentmen.He appears to keep a low

profile.Hisnameandayears-oldphoto of himwere not recog-nisedatcommunitycentresandshops in thearea.Halimwas23,afollowerofthe

BlacknationalistgrouptheNation

of Islam and a member of itsNewark, New Jersey,mosque in1964,when,hesaidinanaffidavityearslater,twomenbroughthimintotheircaronastreetindown-townPaterson,NewJersey,todis-cusskillingMalcolmX.MalcolmXhadspent12years

intheNationof Islam,risingrap-idly to its top ranks. But in1964,fissures between him and thesect’s leader,ElijahMuhammad,widened into a messy split.Muhammadprivatelyseemedtoimply that he should be exe-cuted,accordingtoFBI files.So when Halim was ap-

proached in Paterson, his deepreligious zeal ledhim tobelievehewasbeingtested,hetoldPeterGoldman,ajournalistwhointer-

viewedhiminprisonforabiog-raphyofMalcolmX.OnFeb21,1965,asMalcolmX

wasabouttodeliveraspeechatatthe Audubon Ballroom inManhattanoutlininganewanti-racistmovementfocusedonBlackempowerment,Halimwasoneofthreemenwho rose after a briefdistractionandopenedfire.Inthechaos that followed, Halimwasshotinthelegandapprehended.The other shooters escaped.

Within 10 days, Aziz and Islamwere arrested. Despite Halim’sstatement,thetestimonyofalibiwitnesses, and a complete lackof physical evidence tying Azizand Islam to the shooting, theywereconvictedalongwithhim.Halim continued to call for

theexonerationofhisco-defen-dants intheyearsthat followed.Inprison, theweightofwhat

he had done appeared to crashdownonHalim, according to theindependent historian Abdur-RahmanMuhammad,whohasstudiedMalcolmX’slifeanddeath.AfterElijahMuhammad,the

Nation of Islam leader, died in1975, his son, Warith DeenMohammed, restoredMalcolmX’sgoodname.Atthatpoint,thehistorian said, Halim becameconcernedabout thestateofhissoul. “Hehadacompletebreak-down in prison because he hadbeenholding it downon a packof lies,” Abdur-RahmanMuhammad said. “He took aman’s lifeovera lie.” NYT

MUJAHID ABDUL HALIM NOW LIVES A QUIET LIFE IN BROOKLYN

56 yrs ago, he shot Malcolm X; he long called for co-defendants’ exonerationMujahidAbdulHalimstruggledwithpoliceoutsidetheballroomwhereMalcolmXwasshotandkilled.AP

DANSIMMONS,MITCHSMITH,ROBERTCHIARITO,JESUSJIMÉNEZ&LIVIAALBECK-RIPKAWAUKESHA(WISCONSIN),NOVEMBER22

ITWASsupposedtobeacelebra-tory night in Waukesha,Wisconsin. Dance groups andhigh school bands and politi-ciansweremarchingalongMainStreetintheMilwaukeesuburb’sChristmasparade,whichwasre-turningfromapandemichiatus.Then,justbefore4.40pm,the

driverofaredSUVstormedpastbarricadesandbarrelledthroughthe crowd, striking dozens. Atleastfivepeoplewerekilledandmore than 40 people were in-jured, and the numbers couldchange, cityauthoritiessaid inastatementlateSunday.Areahos-pitals reported treating dozensofpatients, includingmanychil-dren. Itwasunclearwhatmighthavemotivated theepisode.“Todayourcommunity faced

horrorandtragedyinwhatshouldhavebeenacommunitycelebra-tion,” saidMayor ShawnReilly,who described seeing smilingchildrenandhappyparentswhenhe marched along the paraderoute before the incident. “I’m

deeplysaddenedtoknowthatsomanyinourcommunitywenttoa parade but ended up dealingwithinjuryandheartache.”ChiefDanielThompsonofthe

Waukesha Police Departmentsaid on Sundaynight that a per-sonofinterestwasincustodyandthat therewasno further threat.Eyewitnesses described thedriver asmale, but thatwas notconfirmed by the police. ChiefThompson said shotswere firedbythepoliceatthedriver.A spokesman for Children’s

Wisconsin said that hospital,which treats only pediatric pa-tients, had admitted 15 peopleon Sunday. Details about theirconditions were not immedi-ately available. Another hospi-tal, Aurora MedicalCenter–Summit, said inastate-ment that itwas treating13pa-tients, includingthreeincriticalcondition. Officials at FroedtertHospital said they also had re-ceivedpatientsbutdidnotspec-ifyhowmany.The tragedy spoiled what

participants and onlookers de-scribed as a joyous night inWaukesha, abedroomcommu-nity about 20 miles west ofMilwaukee. More than 60 en-tries, from theWaukesha FireDepartment to theOldCarClubto Santa, were scheduled tomarch throughdowntown.Thiswas the58thChristmas

paradeforWaukesha,anannualeventthatwascanceledlastyearbecause of the pandemic. Thetheme of this year’s event wassimply“Comfortand Joy.” NYT

ADITIKHANNALONDON,NOVEMBER22

INDIA’S INDIGENOUSLY-MADECovaxin,oneof thevaccinesbe-ingusednationwideintheinoc-ulation campaign against theCovid-19 pandemic, is on theUK’s list of approved Covid-19vaccines for international trav-ellers fromMonday.This will benefit more fully

vaccinated Indians planningtravel to the UK without theneed for a pre-departure PCRtest or self-isolation at the ad-dressdeclaredontheircompul-soryPassengerLocatorForms.Like other fully vaccinated

travellers, including those vacci-natedwithCovishield,theyarere-quiredtopre-bookaPCRorlateralflowtestonarrival inEngland, tobetakenbeforetheendofday2.“From 4am on Monday 22

November, the governmentwillrecognisevaccinesontheWorldHealthOrganisation’sEmergencyUseListing(WHOEUL)atthebor-der,” the UK’s Department forTransport(DfT)confirmed.“As a result, Sinovac,

SinopharmBeijing andCovaxinwillbeaddedtoourexisting listofapprovedvaccineforinboundtravel, benefitting more fullyvaccinatedpassengers,” it said.Earlierthismonth,Covaxin—

the secondmost used formula-tion in India — had received itsWHOEULstatus,resultingintheUKannouncingplanstoincludeit on its list of approved Covidvaccines fromNovember22.

Meanwhile, travellers whoaren’t fully vaccinated againstCovid-19 are required to un-dergo a pre-departure test and10-dayquarantineat adeclaredaddress inBritain.FromMonday, the UK gov-

ernment said it is also simplify-ing travel rules for all under-18scoming to England from a non-red-list country, who will betreatedasfullyvaccinatedattheborder, regardless of their indi-vidualvaccinationstatus. PTI

5dead,40 injured inUSafterSUVspeeds intoChristmasparade

Policecordonoff astreet inWaukesha,Wisconsin,after thedeadly incident.AP

SAJJADHUSSAINISLAMABAD,NOVEMBER22

CASH-STRAPPEDPAKISTANandthe IMF have reached a staff-levelagreementtocompletethesixth review of an assistancepackage needed to restore thestalled$6billionprogramme.The InternationalMonetary

Fund(IMF),inabailoutpackagein2019,pledgedtoprovidethesup-portunderExtendedFundFacility(EFF)whenPakistan’s economywas in a critical stage andbadlyneededassistancetomeetthebal-anceofpaymentchallenge.Thesixthreviewofthefacility

hasbeeninrecesssinceAprilandwith it the loan facility, creatingdoubts inthemindof investors.The IMF announced in a

statementonMonday that stafflevelunderstandingissubjecttoapprovalbytheExecutiveBoard,followingtheimplementationofprior actions, notably on fiscaland institutional reforms.“Availabledatasuggeststhat

a strongeconomic recoveryhasgainedhold,benefitingfromtheauthorities’multifaceted policyresponse to the Covid-19 pan-demicthathashelpedcontainitshuman and macroeconomicramifications,” the IMFsaid.The approval of the agree-

ment will make available 750million in Special DrawingRights (SDR), equivalent to$1,059million, it said.TheSDR isabasketofmixed

currencies made available tomembercountriesof the IMF.In its statement following

discussionswith Pakistani offi-cials, theIMFacknowledgedthecountry’s progress in imple-menting the programme, “de-spiteadifficult environment”.The IMFalsoacknowledged

Pakistan’s progress in improv-ing its anti-money launderingandcombattingthefinancingofterrorismregimebutitsaidthattheadditional timewasneededto strengthen its effectiveness.It predicted that Pakistan’s

economic growth rate wouldreachorgobeyond4%inthecur-rentfiscalyearand4.5%inFiscalYear 23, adding that talks withPakistanofficialsalsofocusedonpolicies to achieve sustainableandresilientgrowth. PTI

YUBARAJGHIMIREKATHMANDU,NOVEMBER22

THE NEPAL Bar Association(NBA) onMonday approachedthe Speaker of the House ofRepresentative and a seniorleader of the main oppositionParty, the Communist Party ofNepal-UML, aspart of its effortsto initiate the impeachmentprocess against the country’sChief Justice CholendraShumsherRana.A delegation of theNBA, led

by its chairperson,Chandreshwar Shrestha, metNepal House Speaker AgniSapkota and UML leaderSubhash Nembang separately,asking them to initiate the im-peachmentprocessagainstRanaoverallegationsthathefailedtofulfilpromiseshemadebeforeaHousecommitteeat the timeofhis confirmationhearing.Both Sapkota andNembang

promised to look into it.Amajorityof SupremeCourt

justices began boycotting thebenches on November 1, as aprotesturgingtheChiefJusticetoconvene benches using someformofrandomselectioninsteadof at his discretion. The boycottsoon snowballed into amove-mentforRana’sresignationamidallegationsregardingcontrover-sial verdicts that he delivered,andaccusations that hewas tooclosetosomepoliticians.However, the strike by the

judges,andtheBar’ssupportof it,cameunder public criticism fortheir “lackof sensitivity” toordi-nary people’s “right to justice”,compelling themtoat least takeuphabeascorpuspetitions.Othercases listed for final settlementduringtheperiodremainpending.

BYRONKAYE&RENJUJOSESYDNEY,NOVEMBER22

AUSTRALIANSMALLpublisherswill get a leg up in their fight tosecure licensing deals withGoogle and Facebook after thecountry’srichestpersonsaidhisphilanthropic organisationwouldseekacollectivebargain-ingarrangement for them.TheMinderoo Foundation,

ownedbyAndrewForrest,chair-manof ironoreminerFortescueMetals Group, plans to help 18small publishers by applying totheAustralianCompetition andConsumer Commission (ACCC)ontheirbehalfsotheycannego-tiatetogetherwithoutbreachingcompetition laws.Themovewaswelcomedby

publishers including the StarObserver,Australia’soldestLGBTQtitle,whichlikesomeothersmallpublishersdidnotgetadealwithFacebookdespitehavingsecuredadealwithGoogle.Forrest’sextracloutaswellas

thedifferingapproachestosmallpublishers by Google andFacebook could buildmomen-tum for the Australian govern-ment to interveneandset fees.Australia broke new ground

with a law thathas sinceMarchrequired the two tech giants tonegotiatewithAustralianoutletsforcontentthatdrivestrafficandadvertising to theirwebsites.Butwhilemostmajor news

providers have secured deals,many small publishers havebeenleftout inthecold,criticis-ingFacebookinparticular for itsreluctance to take their calls.Other publications that have

secureddealswithGooglebutnotFacebook includeTVbroadcasterSBS,themainsourceofforeignlan-guagenews. REUTERS

REUTERSBEIJING,NOVEMBER22

CHINESE PRESIDENT Xi Jinpingtold leaders of the 10-countryAssociation of Southeast AsianNations(ASEAN)atasummitonMonday that Beijingwould not“bully” its smaller regionalneighbours,amidrisingtensionover theSouthChinaSea.Beijing’s territorial claims

over the sea clashwith those ofseveral SoutheastAsiannationsand have raised alarm fromWashington toTokyo.ButXisaidChinawouldnever

seekhegemonynor take advan-tage of its size to coerce smallercountries, andwouldworkwithASEANtoeliminate“interference”.“China was, is, and will al-

waysbeagoodneighbour,goodfriend, and good partner ofASEAN,”Xi said.

China’s assertion of sover-eignty over the South China Seahas set it against ASEANmem-

bersVietnamandthePhilippines,while Brunei, Taiwan andMalaysiaalsolayclaimtoparts.ThePhilippinesonThursday

condemnedtheactionsof threeChinesecoastguardvesselsthatit said blocked and usedwatercannon on resupply boatsheadedtowardsaPhilippine-oc-cupiedatoll in thesea.The United States on Friday

calledtheChineseactions“dan-gerous, provocative, and unjus-tified”, and warned that anarmedattackonPhilippineves-selswouldinvokeUSmutualde-fencecommitments.PhilippinePresidentRodrigo

Duterte told thesummithostedbyXi thathe “abhors” the alter-cation and said the rule of lawwas theonlywayoutof thedis-pute.Hereferredtoa2016inter-nationalarbitrationrulingwhichfoundChina’smaritimeclaimtotheseahadno legalbasis.

PRESSTRUSTOFINDIACOLOMBO,NOVEMBER22

SRILANKA’S formerpolicechiefPujith Jayasundera was onMonday indicted with 855charges of criminal negligencefor failing to act despite receiv-ing prior intelligencewarningsinthe2019EasterSundayterrorattackthatkillednearly270peo-ple, including11 Indians.The Sri Lankan Attorney

General read out the chargeswhenthecasewastakenupbe-fore a three-judge High Courtbench comprising JusticesNamal Balalle, AdityaPatabendige and Mohamed

IrshadeenonMonday.A total of 855 charges of

criminal negligence were lev-elled against Jayasundera, whopleadednotguilty.Jayasunderawas present in

thecourtroomwhenthechargeswerereadoutagainsthiminthecase, which has over 1,200wit-nesses, lawyers said.His lawyers insistedthat the

former inspector general wasnot guilty of ignoringintelligence.Former Sri Lankan Defence

Secretary Hemasiri Fernando,whowas a keymember in thedefenceministry when the at-tacktookplaceinApril2019,alsofacedsimilar charges.

Jayasundera and Fernandowere suspended from serviceandarrestedinconnectionwiththecase.However, theywere laterre-

leasedonbail.Bothwereaccusedbythethen

PresidentMaithripala Sirisenaofnegligenceover alleged inactiondespite the availability of intelli-genceontheattacks.Nine suicide bombers be-

longingtolocalextremistgroupNational Thawheed Jamaat(NTJ), linked to ISIS, carried outaseriesofdevastatingblaststhattorethroughthreechurchesandasmany luxury hotels on April21, 2019, killingnearly 270peo-ple, and injuringover500.

Bruzgi: President AlexanderLukashenko said on MondayBelarus seeks no confrontationwithPolandbutwants theEUtotake in 2,000migrants strandedonitsborder,andheaddedthatifthe crisis deteriorated “too far,war isunavoidable”.TheEuropeanUnionaccuses

Belarusof flying in thousandsofpeoplefromtheMiddleEastandpushingthemtocrossintotheEUvia Poland, Lithuania and Latvia

in response to EU sanctions im-posedoverLukashenko’scrush-ing of protests against his dis-putedre-election.Minskdenies fomenting the

migrantcrisis.Polish PM Mateusz

Morawiecki said Sunday the cri-sismay be a prelude to “some-thingmuchworse”,andPoland’sborder guard said Belarusianforceswerestillferryingmigrantstothefrontier. REUTERS

DRIVER’SMOTIVEUNCLEAR; ‘PERSONOF INTEREST’ INCUSTODY

Sri Lanka’s former police chiefindicted in 2019 Easter attacks

Pak, IMF agreeto complete aidpackage reviewto restore$6-billion loan

Nepal Bar Assnsteps up effortsto gather supportfor impeachmentof Chief Justice

Migrantsexita tentnear theBelarus-Polandborder.Reuters

Belarus asks EU to take migrants,says does not want confrontation

Australian tycoonto help smallpublishers strikedeals withGoogle, Facebook

CZECHS,SLOVAKSTIGHTENCOVIDRULES:Peoplewait inalinetogetCovidvaccineshotsatPrague’smainrailwaystationonMonday.TheCzechRepublicandSlovakiabannedunvaccinatedpeople frompubsandservices fromMondayafterasurge inCovid-19cases.Reuters

Covaxin is now onUK’s list of approvedvaccines for travellers

Vienna: Austria entered itsfourthnationallockdownonMonday after tens of thou-sands of people, many ofthem far-right supporters,protested in Vienna againstrenewed curbs on move-ment as Europe again be-comes the epicentre of thecoronavirus pandemic.Protests turned to violencein Brussels and across theNetherlandsovertheweek-end amid frustration overyetmore government con-trols nearly two years aftertheviruswasfirst identifiedinChina.Austria introducedthe first lockdown inwest-ern Europe since vaccinesbecameavailable.REUTERS

Austria entersfourth lockdownas Covid casessoar in Europe

CHINAHASlongsoughttoplaydownworriesaboutitsactivitiesintheSouthChinaSea(SCS)thathavecausedtensionsbetweenitandASEANcountries.Atthesametime,ChinahascontinuedtostrengthenitspresenceintheSCS,raisingconcernsaboutskirmishesbreakingoutthatcouldleadtomoreseriousconflicts,especiallywiththeUSregularlyconducting“free-domofnavigation”operationintheregion.

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UBEREATSTOALLOWCANNABISORDERS INONTARIOUberwillallowusersinOntario,Canada,toplaceordersforcannabisonitsUberEatsapp,markingtheride-hailinggiant’sforayintotheboomingbusiness,acompanyspokespersonsaidonMonday.UberEatswill listcannabisretailerTokyoSmokeonitsmarketplace,followingwhichcustomerscanplaceordersfromtheUberEatsappandthenpickitupattheirnearestTokyoSmokestore,thespokespersonsaid.

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Covid resurgence in EuropeSIMPLYPUT

Despitehighvaccinationrates,newcasesarerisingacrossEurope.Austriahasimposedalockdown,whileGermanyhasstressedtheneedfortougherrestrictions.Alookattrends,andthereasonsfortheresurgence.

AMITABHSINHAPUNE,NOVEMBER22

AUSTRIARE-IMPOSEDanational lockdownon Monday, as it continued to register arecord number of Covid-19 infections. ThisisjustdaysafterithadannouncedthatCovid-19 vaccination would bemade a legal re-quirement fromFebruarynextyear.Also on Monday, German chancellor

Angela Merkel said tougher restrictionsneededtobeputinplacetorestrainthecon-tinuing spread of the coronavirus. LikeAustria, Germany too is currently goingthrough theworst phase of the pandemic.So are someother European countries suchas the Netherlands and Slovakia, which onMondaybarrednon-vaccinatedpeoplefromaccessing anynon-essential stores or shop-pingmalls. Slovakia has also asked peoplewithoutvaccinationnottoattendanypublicevent or gatherings, andwouldneed to testthemselvesatleasttwiceaweekeventojustget to theirwork.BelgiumandtheUnitedKingdomarealso

experiencing a dangerous surge. Together,Europe is currently reporting nearly two-thirds of all new infectionsworldwide. TheWorldHealthOrganiaationrecentlywarnedthat if tougher measures were not put inplace immediately,half amillionadditionaldeathscould takeplacebynextFebruary.Thecurrentwaveof infectionsinEurope,

whichishappeningdespitehighvaccinationratesinseveralcountries, isbeingblamedonavarietyof factors,afewofwhichareuniqueto the region. But it also has lessons for therest of the world, including India: a pro-longedlull,andevenhighvaccinationnum-bers,arenoguaranteeagainsttheresurgenceof thedisease, something that thescientistshave been emphasising repeatedly, but isusually ignoredbypopulations eager to getback tonormalcy.

Winter resurgenceArise incases inEuropeduringthis time

of theyearhasn’t comeasabigsurprise, ac-cordingtoViranderSinghChauhan,ascien-tist and former director of the Delhi-basedInternationalCentreforGeneticEngineeringand Biotechnology. “The onset of winterplaysa role, thoughnoonecanpredicthowbigorsmall thesurgewouldbe. It isnotthatthisvirus spreads faster inwinters... there isno evidence for that. Butmost of the activi-tieshappenindoorsbecauseof thelowtem-peratures. And that kind of setting is con-ducive for transmission,”hesaid.Even a lockdown,which is used to curb

the spread of the virus, forces people to re-

main indoors.But there is an importantdif-ferencebetweenthisandpeoplestaying in-doorsjustbecauseitiswinter.Duringalock-down, the intermingling of people and theinteractions are keptminimal, but peoplestayingindoorstoescapethewintercoldwillinteractfreelyif thereisnolockdown,hencethechancesof transmissionarehigher.In fact, the current resurgencehas come

justasEuropewasslowlyopeningupafterarelativelycalmsummer. Just thismonth, forexample, theUKhosted the annual climatechange conference in Glasgowwhich sawrecordparticipation,evenhigherthaninpre-vious high-profile climatemeets in Paris in

2015 or Copenhagen in 2009. Over 30,000people attended the two-week conference,making it the largest suchmeeting organ-isedbytheUKever.Althoughtheattendeeswerebeinggrantedentryonlyaftertakingadailytest, theconferenceisreportedtohaveproducedseveralinfections;thenumberwasnever revealed despite being repeatedlyasked for.Theconferencealsosawlargegatherings

outsidethevenue,asNGOsandcivil societyorganisationsorganisedprotestmarchesthatarenormalduringthesemeetings.Between50,000 and 100,000 peoplewere reportedtohaveassembledfortheseprotestsonmul-

tipleoccasions.Asofnow,theclimatemeetingisnotbe-

ing blamed for the surge in the UK or else-where, but this could change. It is hardly aweeksincethemeetinggotover,anditisstilltime for the cases triggered by the confer-ence toemerge.The climate meeting was not the only

majorgatheringthatEuropehasseen inthelastfewweeks.Festivegatheringshavebeenhappening in several countries, some ofwhichhavenowbeenbannedbytherespec-tivegovernments.

Breakthrough infectionsScientistshavebeenemphasisingforlong

thatnoneof thecurrentCovid-19vaccines isaguaranteeagainst infection.Theyareeffec-tiveonlyinpreventingorreducingseveredis-ease,hospitalisationanddeath.ThishasbeenevidentnotjustinEuropebutalsoinotherre-gions, such as theUnited States,whichhaveseen big surges in the last fewmonths. Thehospitalisationanddeathnumbershavenotriseninsameproportionasthecasenumbers.But given the numbers being reported

fromEurope,theproportionofbreakthroughinfections is also likely to be very high, incomparison, for example, to a country likeIndia.Scientistssaythat therelatively lowerprevalenceoftheDeltavariantinEuropeun-tilthissummercouldhavehadaroletoplay.TheDeltavariantisthemostdangerousvari-antdetecteduntilnow,andisknowntohaveamuchgreater ability to bypass the immu-nity. InEurope,mostof theearlierinfectionswere causedbymilder variants. Theproba-bilityof peoplegettingreinfectedtoDelta isthereforehigh.Incontrast,mostof theinfec-tionsinIndiaduringthesecondwaveandaf-terwere fromtheDeltavariant.

Vaccine hesitancyMost of the countries in Europe have

achievedvaccination rates of 60per cent orhigher. In the last couple of months, therehas been a pushback frompeople scepticalof thevaccines.Theanti-vaccinepopulationforms a significant proportion in severalEuropeancountries. Ironically,ascaseshaverisen,bothamongvaccinatedaswellasnon-vaccinatedsections, ithasgivenfurtheram-munitiontothoseagainstvaccinestopointtothe ineffectivenessof thevaccines.It isaviciouscycle,withtheanti-vaccine

sentiment getting stronger in some places.It has already resulted in protests inmanycities, including several days of violentclashes with law enforcement agencies inBrussels.EveninAustria,thereisreportedtobeastrongpush-backagainstthelockdownandmandatoryvaccination.


UDITMISRANEWDELHI,NOVEMBER22

DESPITE THE announcement by PrimeMinisterNarendraModionFridaycommit-ting to repeal the three farm laws, farmershavesaid theirprotestwill continue--andhavewritten to the PMwith their six re-mainingdemands, including,most impor-tantly, a legalmandate forminimum sup-portprices (MSP)."MinimumSupport Price based on the

comprehensivecostofproduction...shouldbemade a legal entitlement of all farmersfor all agricultural produce, so that everyfarmerof thecountrycanbeguaranteedatleast theMSP announced by the govern-ment for their entire crop," the SamyuktaKisanMorcha (SKM) said in anopen lettertoModi releasedonSunday.

GuaranteedMSPsAs the name suggests, MSPs are the

prices atwhich, onpaper, the governmentpromises to procure agricultural producefrom farmers. At present, the governmentannouncesMSPsfor23crops,butprocure-menthappensonly fora fewamongthem.Also, procurement varies quite a lot acrossstates.While the government does announce

MSPs every year, it is not required to do soby law.ThecompulsiontoprocureonMSPispolitical,not legal.But if thereweretobea lawbackingtheMSPregime, thegovern-mentwould lose its existing discretion inchoosingnot toprocure.A legal mandate for MSP would force

the government to purchase all the pro-duce that any farmer wants to sell at thedeclaredMSP.Itwouldalsohavetoprocurefromallstates,andallcropsforwhichMSPsareannounced.

Problemwith thisIndiahashadMSPsforseveralcropsfor

several decades now, but that has not re-

solvedtheproblemofagrariandistress.Ontheotherhand,aguaranteedMSPcanhavequitea fewunintendedconsequences thatmightmaketheattemptedcureworsethanthe disease. A good example is from theUnited States, during the presidency ofJimmyCarterbetween1977and1981.To alleviate the economic condition of

dairy farmers, Carter an-nouncedthatthepriceofmilkwould go up by 6 cents pergallonevery6months.Buttomaintain these prices, theCarter administration had toincreasethedemandformilk.Itchosetodosobyofferingtobuy asmuch cheese as any-onewouldsell to thegovern-mentatapredesignatedprice.Thiswas, inessence, a 'guaranteedMSP'.As the months and years rolled by,

moreandmorecheesewasproducedandsold to the government. Dairy farmerswere happy with higher milk prices, and

kept increasingproduction far inexcessofthe real demand. Most of the milk wentintomaking cheese, whichwas then soldto thegovernment.Butthegovernmentdidnotknowwhat

todowith it. It ranoutof space, andhadtorent several caves to store the cheese. By1981, Carter's dairy support programme

was costing American tax-payers $2 billion every year,while the government wasstuck with mountains ofunutilisedcheese.The administration of

PresidentRonaldReaganwhosucceededCarterstoppedtheautomaticincreasesinprices,gavethecheeseawayforfree,

andpaiddairy farmers to cut downon theproductionofmilk.In India, the percentage of people in-

volved inagriculture is farhigher,andtheyare farmore economically distressed thananyWestern country. A legallymandated

MSP regime is likely to be neither feasiblenor sustainable in the long run. Alreadygrainstockslyingwiththegovernmentaremorethantwiceitsbufferrequirement,andsometimesenduprotting.

Possibleway forwardItseemslogicalthatinsteadofbypassing

themarketbyusingMSPs,thegovernmentshouldmake efforts to enable farmers toparticipate in themarket. However, mostIndian farmers have small andmarginallandholdings, making them uneconomic.Theyarepoorandindebted,andalargesec-tionamongthosewhoworkinthefieldsarelandless labourers.Theway forward is to ramp up invest-

ment in the agriculture sector. Thismeansbetter irrigation facilities, easier access tocredit,timelyaccesstopower,andrampingupwarehousecapacityandextensionserv-ices, includingpost-harvestmarketing.Theapproachhastobetoraisethefarmers'bar-gainingabilityandchoicesbefore them.

At a fundamental level, the problem isthere are just toomanypeople involved inIndian agriculture for it to be truly remu-nerative.Agricultureaccountsforjust17%ofIndia'sGDPwhileemploying55%of itspop-ulation.Toagreatextent,thesolutiontotheeconomic distress of Indian farmers liesoutsideagriculture--inboostingIndia'sin-dustrial andservices sectors.These two sectors can potentially soak

up the excess labour that is at present en-gaged in unremunerative farm activities.Rapidgrowthof industriesandservicesforthe next couple of decades could alleviateIndia’s farm distress. This, however, is nothappening.Datashowthatmanufacturinglost half its jobs between 2016 and 2019,evenbeforetheCovid-19pandemichit.Postpandemic, there is a trend of more andmorepeople re-joiningagriculture.In theshort term,manyeconomistsar-

gue that the best way to alleviate distresswouldbetoprovidedirectcashtransferstothe ruralpoor.

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SANDEEPSINGHNEWDELHI,NOVEMBER22

THEBENCHMARKindicesfell1.96percentonMonday,theirbiggestsingle-dayfall insevenmonths. The BSE Sensex closed at 58,465.9points,andtheNSENiftyat17,416.5.Themar-ketswereweighed downby concerns overCovid,inflation,andamorethan4percentfallinthesharesofRelianceindustries.

Losses after rallySince it hit a high of 62,245 on October

19, the benchmark Sensex has lost 3,780points or 6 per cent. Over the same period,themidcapandthesmallcapindicesatBSEhavelost4.5percentand5.5percentrespec-tively. Following the significant rally in the10-month period between January andOctober, expensive valuations emerged asthebroadconcern for themarkets.On Monday, the Sensex fell sharply

amidstgrowingconcernsoverthefreshrise

inCovidcasesandthe impositionof restric-tions/lockdownsinseveralcountriesinclud-ingthoseinEurope.Indianmarketswereoneof thebiggest losers,unnervedalsoover thegovernmenttakingastepbackonitsreformagenda,havingannouncedtherepealof thethree farm laws in Parliament'swinter ses-sionbeginningnextweek.ThedeclineinRelianceIndustriesshares

followed the announcement on Friday thatRIL andSaudiAramcohavedecided todropthelatter’smegaplantoacquirea20percentstake in RIL’s oil-to-chemicals business "inlightof thechangedcontext"."Cancellation of Reliance-Aramco deal,

withdrawalofagriculturefarmacts,persist-entsellingbyFIIs,anddisappointmentfromPaytm’s listing dentedmarket sentimentsandledtothefall,"SiddharthaKhemka,headof retail research atMotilal Oswal FinancialServices said.

The prognosisThe broad domestic economic funda-

mentalsremainintact,andmarketsmayriseinthemediumtolongterm.Buttheyareex-pected to be under pressure in the comingweeks.Worriesoverthepossibleimpactofanew Covid spike on the pace of the globaleconomic recovery is likely to play on in-vestorsentiment.Risinginflationaroundtheworld and the proposed tapering in assetpurchasebytheUSFederalReserveareotherfactors that could keep themarkets underpressure fornow.TheIndianmarketswillbewaitingforQ2

GDPgrowthnumbers that aredue tobe re-leased on November 30. In a report onMonday,SBIprojectedthatGDPmayexpandby8.1percent inQ2FY’22 (withanupwardbias). ItalsoreviseditsGDPforecastforFY’22in the rangeof 9.3-9.6per cent from its ear-lierestimateof 8.5-9percent.According to the SBI report, the upward

revisionfortheyearisonaccountofrelativelyless disruption in Q3, and a pick-up in eco-nomicactivity,whichitsaidhadreachedpre-covid levels. "India recordedonly11percent

increase in casesduringQ3,which is secondlowestamongtop15mostaffectedcountries.Further,thetotalCovid-19activecasesreachedthe lowest of 1.24 lakh since June 2020 andIndia’scumulativeCovid-19vaccinationcov-erageexceeds1.15billionmark.Withthis,theeconomicactivityhasgainedmomentumandreachedpre-Covidlevel," itsaid.

If you are an investorExperts say that the current decline in

marketsdrivenbynear-termconcernsneednotbotherinvestorstoomuch.Withthedo-mesticeconomic recoveryontrack, and thegoodpaceof vaccinations in India, themar-kets shouldhit freshhighsgoing forward.According tomarket participants, these

dips should be seen as investment entrypointsbyinvestorswhoareunderweightonequities.Itisalsoimportanttonotethatlong-terminvestorsshouldnotselltheirholdingsinpanic -- theyshoulddosoonly if their in-vestment targets have beenmet, and theyare inneedof funds.

Covid concern and RIL stock: Whymarkets dived

TELLINGNUMBERS

WHAT DO people value in life? In anewsurvey, thePewResearchCenterposedanopen-endedquestionaboutthemeaning of life to nearly 19,000adultsacross17advancedeconomies.The key finding: In 14of the 17 coun-tries surveyed, more people men-tioned their family as what givesmeaning to their life than any otherfactor.IncountriesincludingAustralia,New Zealand, Greece and the US,aroundhalformorerespondentssaidtheirfamilyiswhatmakestheirlifeful-filling.Work,materialwell-beingandhealthalsoplayakeyrole (see table).Pewsaid it surveyed16,254adults

fromMarch12toMay26,2021.Allsur-veyswere conducted over the phonewithadultsinCanada,Belgium,France,Germany,Greece,Italy,theNetherlands,Spain,Sweden,theUK,Australia,Japan,NewZealand, Singapore, SouthKoreaandTaiwan.Responsesareweightedtobe representativeof the adult popula-tionineachpublic, itsaid.

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IMMUNERESPONSEStoharmlesshumancoronaviruses,whichmostly only causecolds, provide some protection againstSARS-CoV-2,astudyhasfound.Thiscross-reactiveimmuneresponse,researchersattheUniversityof Zurich say, is an impor-tantpieceofthepuzzleofhowtoachievecomprehensivecoronavirus immunity.The researchersusedaspe-

cially developed assay toanalyseantibody levels againstfour other human coron-aviruses in825 serumsamplestaken before SARS-CoV-2emerged. They also examined389 samples from donors in-fected with SARS-CoV-2.Combiningtheseanalyseswithcomputer-basedmodels, the teampre-ciselypredictedhowwell theantibodieswould bind to and neutralise invadingviruses, theUniversityof Zurich said in apressrelease.Peoplewho caught SARS-CoV-2 had

lower levels of antibodies against coron-aviruses that cause commoncolds com-pared to uninfected people. In addition,people with high levels of antibodiesagainstharmlesscoronaviruseswerelesslikely to have been hospitalised aftercatchingSARS-CoV-2.“...Someonewhohasgainedimmunity

toharmlesscoronavirusesisalsobetter protected against severeSARS-CoV-2 infections,” the re-lease quotedAlexandra Trkola,headof the Institute ofMedicalVirology at the University ofZurich,assaying.STUDY:IreneA.Abela,Chloé

Pasin, MagdalenaSchwarzmuller et al,

‘Multifactorial seroprofiling dissects thecontributionofpre-existinghumancoro-naviruses responses to SARS-CoV-2 im-munity’,NatureCommunications.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-27040-x

What gives meaning to life:Pew survey finds family comesfirst in 17 advanced economies

WHATGIVESPEOPLEMEANING(MEDIAN%)Familyandchildren 38Occupationandcareer 25Materialwellbeing 19Friendsandcommunity 18Physicalandmentalhealth 17Societyandinstitutions 14Freedomandindependence 12Hobbiesandrecreation 10Educationandlearning 5Natureandoutdoors 5Romanticpartner 4Serviceandengagement 3Travelandnewexperiences 3Retirement 2Spirituality, faithand 2religionPets 1Source: Pew Research Center

Exposure to harmless coronavirusesboosts SARS-CoV-2 immunity: studyAntibodyresponsetocirculating

humancoronavirusesSARS-CoV-2infectionanddiseaseseverity

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othercoronaviruses,thestrongertheresistancetoSARS-CoV-2.UniversityofZurich

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HIMACHAL PRADESHPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

The Executive Engineer, B&R Division, HPPWD Nahan, District Sirmaur,H.P. on behalf of Governor of Himachal Pradesh invites the item rates bids, inelectronic tendering system from the eligible class of Contractors registeredwith HPPWD for the works detailed in the table.

Starting Date for Downloading Bid:- 04.12.2021Deadline for Submission of Bid:- 21.12.2021 up to 10:00 AM

The bidders are advised to note other details of tenders from the depart-ment website www.hptenders.gov.in.

Executive EngineerHPPWD (B&R) Division Nahan

Tel/Fax: 01702-222260 E-mail: [email protected] behalf of Governor of Himachal Pradesh5054/HP

Sr.

No.

Name of WorkEstimated

Cost (Rs.) EarnestMoney (Rs.)

1 2 34

1

C/o 80.00 meter span PSC Box Girder Bridge atRD 0/510 over Markanda River and 27.60 meterSpan Box Cell Bridge at RD 0/720 over Khud onGurudwara Sahib NH-7 to Markanda Nadiincluding C/o 5/7 meter Wide Road, C/o RetainingWalls, Breast Walls, Providing Cross-DrainageWorks, P/L Metalling and Tarring, C/o V-ShapeDrains, Essential Parapets and Road SideFurniture in Km 0/0 to 1/0 under CRF

15,28,53,250/-only

30,57,065/-only

2

C/o 60.00 meter span PSC Box Girder Bridge atRD 0/350 over Markanda River on Moginand toSuketi Road including C/o 5/7 meter Wide Road,C/o Retaining Walls, Breast Walls, ProvidingCross-Drainage Works, P/L Metalling and Tarring,C/o V-Shape Drains, Essential Parapets and RoadSide Furniture in Km 0/0 to 1/405 under CRF

9,21,10,395/-only

18,42,208/-only

e-NIT No. 73 OF 2021-22 Dated: 18-11-2021For and on behalf of Lt. Governor of UT of J&K, Chief Engineer Jal Shakti (PHE) Department, Kashmir/Jammu invites e-tenders from reput-ed and resourceful Contractors/ Firms/Companies/Joint Venture of all classes registered in JKPWD/CPWD/Railways or any other stateGovernment for “Empanelment of eligible contractors at Provincial level and fixing of item rates for each district/geographically differentzones for execution of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) works”, details of which are given below. The bidding process shall be completed online intwo covers viz. Cover 1st consisting of Pre-Qualification Bidding, tender fee, earnest money, General Terms and Conditions and TechnicalSpecifications. Cover ‘2nd’ shall consist of Financial Bid in the prescribed BOQ.

Position of funds: Approved Under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)The tender inviting authority is Chief Engineer, Kashmir Jal Shakti (PHE) Department. The awarding authority is District Jal Jeevan

Mission (DJJM).Note: In view of the fact, that this NIT for item rate contract has been framed for the first time in the Department, a helpdesk shall

be established at the Direction office level as well as district level for encouraging and facilitating the intending biddersfor participation in the instant NIT to ensure wide participation across all the Districts.

KEY/CRITICAL DATES:

1. Bid documents can be assessed at and downloaded from the websites http://jktenders.gov.in2. The pre-bid meeting will be held in the office chamber of the Chief Engineer, Kashmir/Jammu, PHE Department, through virtual/online mode.3. The Bids shall be deposited on the websitehttp://jktenders.gov.in4. The complete bidding process will be online http://jktenders.gov.in.5. The Financial bids of the bidders shall be opened online in the office of the Chief Engineer, Kashmir/Jammu, Jal Shakti (PHE) Department.6. Bids must be accompanied by bid security and cost of Tender Document as specified in column 6 & 7 of the table and shall be payable

at Srinagar/Jammu.a. Bid Security to be pledged in favour of FA/CAO, Kashmir/Jammu, Jal Shakti PHE Department. Bid Security will have to be in form

of CDR/ FDR/BG of any scheduled Bank and shall have to be valid for at least one year after last date of submission of Bid. TheBid of bidders having bid security less than as specified above will be rejected.

b. The cost of downloaded tender documents should be in form of DD /TR/e challan in favour of FA/CAO, Kashmir/Jammu, Jal Shakti(PHE) Department.

7. The hard copies of cost of tender document in shape of DD/TR/e-challan, Earnest money in shape of CDR/FDR/BG and other rele-vant documents shall be obtained from the bidder who is declared as L1 after opening of financial cover.

8. The bid shall remain open for acceptance for a period of 180 days from the date of opening of price bids. If any bidder/tenderer with-draws his bid/tender before the said period or makes any modifications in the terms and conditions of the bid, the said earnest moneyshall stand forfeited and the bid shall be declared non-responsive.

9. Other details can be seen in the bidding documents from the website http://jktenders.gov.in.10. Queries by email if any should be made at 3. [email protected]/[email protected]: phe/jsd/27612-23 Chief Engineer,Date: 18.11.2021 DIPK-13132 Kashmir, Jal Shakti, PHE Department.

Sr. Particulars of the work Estimated Cost of Earnest Bid Time ofNo. Cost Document/Tender Money Validity Completion of

(Lacs) Fee (in rs.) (Lacs) Work (Days)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1. Work/Scheme 1000/- 180wise details given Days

in Section-II oftender document

Group-II Above 15 Lacs 0.25 45upto 50 Lacs

Empanelment of eligible contractors at Provinciallevel and fixing of item rates for each district/geo-graphically different zone for execution of JalJeevan Mission (JJM) works. These works arebroadly consisting of: -a. Construction of water supply schemes by way of

filtration plants, pump houses, service reservoir,Overhead tanks, laying of distribution mains.

I PUBLISH DATE 18-11-2021

II DOCUMENT DOWNLOAD/SALE START DATE 18-11-2021

III CLARIFICATION START DATE 18-11-2021

IV BID SUBMISSION START DATE 18-11-2021

V CLARIFICATION END DATE 13-12-2021

VI PRE-BID MEETING DATE 30-11-2021

VII DOCUMENT DOWNLOAD/SALE END DATE 13-12-2021

VIII BID SUBMISSION END DATE 13-12-2021

IX DATE AND TIME OF BID OPENING 14-12-2021

JAL SHAKTI, PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING, DEPARTMENT


OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,RWS&S DIVISION, KENDRAPARA

At : Ichhapur, Post : Shree Baladevjew, Email: [email protected] FOR BIDS (IFB) [e-Procurement]

Bid Identification No. RWS/ 57 /2021-2022Letter No 5821 / Dated 10.11.2021

The bidders have to participate in the tender through ONLINE bidding only. Further details can be had from the website i.ehttp://tendersorissa.gov.in.Subsequent corrigendum / addendum if required shall only be appeared in the above website.

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1 The Executive Engineer, RWS&S Division, Kendrapara on behalf of Governor of Odisha invites lump sum urgently bid in DOUBLEcover system in ONLINE MODE from eligible contractors for Rural Piped Water Supply Schemes in Kendrapara District.

2 Name of the work : Execution of 40 LPCD Retrofitting RPWS Scheme to Khamol under DerabishBlock in Kendrapara District.

3 No. of Work : 01 No.

4 Value of the Work : 348.17 Lakhs

5 Concerned tender inviting authority : Executive Engineer, RWS&S Division, Kendrapara

6 Cost of Bid documents (Rs.) (Online) : 10000/-

7 Class of Bidder : “A” & “Special” Class

8 Period of Completion : 12 months

9 Availability of bid documents in thewebsite in the portal

: From date. 24.11.2021 at 10.00 A.M to date. 06.12.2021 till 5.30 P.M

10 Last Date & Time of seeking tenderclarification

: Up to 29.11.2021 till 5.30 P.M

11 Date of Opening of Bid : On date. 07.12.2021 at 11.00 A.M.

Sd/-(Er. B.K.Nayak)

Executive Engineer, RWS&S Division, KendraparaOIPR-25004/11/0022/2122

DELHI JAL BOARD : GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHIOFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (M)-62

E-BLOCK : PREET VIHAR : DELHI-110092“STOP CORANA; Wear Mask, Follow Physical Distancing, Maintain Hand Hygiene”

PRESS NIT No. 23/(2021-22)

Further details in this regard can be seen at https://govtprocurement.delhi.gov.inSd/-

ISSUED BY PRO (WATER) VIJAY SAGARAdvt. No. J.S.V. 620 (2021-22) EX. ENGINEER (M)-62

S.No.

Name of Work Amount Putto Tender

TenderProcessing

Fee

EarnestMoney

Tender ID No. & Dateof Release of tender

in E-ProcurementSolution

Last Date/ Time ofreceipt of tenderE-Procurement

Solution

1. Providing and laying 300 mm dia sewer linefrom H.No. 09 to Taxi Stand DDA Park atMadhuban Colony in AC-59 EE (East)-II.

43,96,480.00 500.00 EMDExempted

2021_DJB_211340_122-Nov-2021

09:00 PM

01-Dec-2102:00 PM

2. Improvement of sewerage position by P/Lnew sewerage system and also replacingold-damaged sewerage network in Gali No.03 and 04 Bihari Colony under ward 31E inAC-62 Shahdara in East-II.

32,06,721.00 500.00 EMDExempted

2021_DJB_211340_222-Nov-2021

09:00 PM

01-Dec-2102:00 PM

e- NIT No.42 OF 2021-22, Dated: 11 -11-2021For and on behalf of Lt. Governor of UT of J&K, Chief Engineer Jal Shakti (PHE) Department, Kashmirinvites e-tendersfrom reputed and resourceful Contractors/ Firms/Companies/Joint Venture of all classes registered in JKPWD/ CPWD/Railways or any other state Government for “Empanelment of eligible contractors at Provincial level and fixing of item ratesfor District Anantnag Group-I (05 No WSS Hill Gravity) Zone for execution of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) works”, details ofwhich are given below. The bidding process shall be completed online in two covers viz. Cover 1st consisting of Pre-Qualification Bidding, tender fee, earnest money, General Terms and Conditions and Technical Specifications. Cover ‘2nd’shall consist of Financial Bid in the prescribed BOQ.

Position of funds: Approved Under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)The tender inviting authority is Chief Engineer, Kashmir Jal Shakti (PHE) Department. The awarding authority is District

Jal Jeevan Mission (DJJM).Note: In view of the fact, that this NIT for item rate contract has been framed for the first time in the Department, a

helpdesk shall be established at the Direction office level as well as district level for encouraging and facil-itating the intending bidders for participation in the instant NIT to ensure wide participation across all theDistricts.

KEY/CRITICAL DATES:

1. Bid documents can be assessed at and downloaded from the websites http://jktenders.gov.in2. The pre-bid meeting will be held in the office chamber of the Chief Engineer, Kashmir, PHE Department, through vir-

tual/online mode.3. The Bids shall be deposited on the websitehttp://jktenders.gov.in4. The complete bidding process will be online http://jktenders.gov.in.5. The Financial bids of the bidders shall be opened online in the office of the Chief Engineer, Kashmir, Jal Shakti (PHE)

Department.6. Bids must be accompanied by bid security and cost of Tender Document as specified in column 6 & 7 of the table and

shall be payable at Srinagar.a. Bid Security to be pledged in favour of FA/CAO, Kashmir, Jal Shakti PHE Department. Bid Security will have to be

in form of CDR/ FDR/BG of any scheduled Bank and shall have to be valid for at least one year after last date ofsubmission of Bid. The Bid of bidders having bid security less than as specified above will be rejected.

b. The cost of downloaded tender documents should be in form of DD /TR/e challan in favour of FA/CAO, Kashmir, JalShakti (PHE) Department.

7. The hard copies of cost of tender document in shape of DD/TR/e-challan, Earnest money in shape of CDR/FDR/BGand other relevant documents shall be obtained from the bidder who is declared as L1 after opening of financial cover.

8. The bid shall remain open for acceptance for a period of 180 days from the date of opening of price bids. If anybidder/tenderer withdraws his bid/tender before the said period or makes any modifications in the terms and conditionsof the bid, the said earnest money shall stand forfeited and the bid shall be declared non-responsive.

9. Other details can be seen in the bidding documents from the website http://jktenders.gov.in.10. Queries by email if any should be made at [email protected] /[email protected]: CE/PHE/JSD/KMR/ 26661-72 Chief Engineer,Date: 11.11.2021 DIPK-13143 Kashmir, Jal Shakti, PHE Department.

Sr. Particulars of the work Estimated Cost of Earnest Bid Time ofNo. Cost Document/Tender Money Validity Completion of

(Lacs) Fee (in rs.) (Lacs) Work (Days)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1. Work/Scheme 1000/- 180wise details given Days

in Section-II oftender document

Group-I (05 Nos. WSS Hilly Gravity) upto 15 Lacs 0.15 30

Empanelment of eligible contractors at Provinciallevel and fixing of item rates for Anantnag district/geographically different zone for execution of JalJeevan Mission (JJM) works. These works arebroadly consisting of:a. Construction of water supply schemes by way of

filtration plants, pump houses, service reservoir,Overhead tanks, laying of distribution mains.

I PUBLISH DATE 15.11.2021

II DOCUMENT DOWNLOAD/SALE START DATE 15.11.2021

III CLARIFICATION START DATE 15.11.2021

IV BID SUBMISSION START DATE 15.11.2021

V CLARIFICATION END DATE 08.12.2021

VI PRE-BID MEETING DATE 20.11.2021

VII DOCUMENT DOWNLOAD/SALE END DATE 10.12.2021

VIII BID SUBMISSION END DATE 10.12.2021

IX DATE AND TIME OF BID OPENING 11.12.2021

JAL SHAKTI, PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING, DEPARTMENT


GOVERNMENT OF ODISHADEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER & BASIN MANAGER,MAHANADI, BRAHMANI & BAITARANI SYSTEM, CHANDIKHOLE

Tel No. 7008277121 e-Mail: [email protected]

"e" Procurement Notice No. CE&BM, MBBS 03 of 2021-22Bid Identification No. CE&BM, MBBS (JPD-EPC) 02 of 2021-22

NOTICE INVITING TENDEROnline tenders are invited from the qualified shortlisted bidders for "Construction of Integrated Barrage across river Kochila near villageKuturia in Bhadrak District and across river Baitarani near village Dhobabil" of Jajpur District in the State of Odisha on EPC Contract .

A-646

Name of Work Class/EMD /Tender Fee /Period of completion

Construction of Integrated Barrage across river Kochila near villageKuturia of Bhadrak District and across river Baitarani near village Dhobabilof Jajpur District in the State of Odisha including hydro-mechanical works,Power connectivity works, road connectivity, staff quarters includingsurvey, investigation, Planning, design and estimate of all componentswith operation and maintenance of the project for a period of five years orfive flood seasons whichever is more after successful commissioning ofthe project.

(1) Class -Super Class or equivalent Bidders.(2) EMD- Only the Bid Security Declaration to be furnished

instead of EMD / Bid Security, otherwise his/her tender willbe non-responsive.

(3) Tender Fee-Rs 10,000/- to be transferred online (NonRefundable)

(4) Period of Completion - 30 Calendar months including rainyseason

A. PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF BIDDING DOCUMENT. Dt. 24/11/2021 from 10.00 AM toDt.23/12/2021 up to 5.00 PM

B. DATE, TIME & PLACE OF PRE-BID CONFERENCE Dt. 08/12/2021 at 11.00 AMOffice chamber of the CE&BM, MBBS, Chandikhole in virtualmode through Google meet.

C. LAST DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS Dt. 23/12/2021 up to 5.00 PMD. PLACE OF SALE, RECEIPT OF BIDS Online through e-procurement.

E. TIME AND DATE OF OPENING OF TECHNICAL BID Dt. 24/12/2021 at 11.00 AMF. PLACE OF OPENING OF BIDS Office chamber of the CE&BM, MBBS, Chandikhole.

G. Further details can be seen from e-procurement portal “https://tendersodisha.gov.in.

Sd/- 20/11/2021(Er. Chandeswar Behera)

Chief Engineer & Basin Manager,Mahanadi, Brahmani & Baitarani System, Chandikhole

OIPR-32415/11/0005/2122

Jal Shakti, Public Health Engineering, DepartmentNOTICE INVITING TENDER

E-NIT No. 50 of 2021-22 Dated: -13-11-2021For and on behalf of Lt. Governor of UT of J&K, Chief Engineer Jal Shakti (PHE) Department, Kashmir invites e-tenders from reputed

and resourceful Contractors/ Firms/Companies/Joint Venture of all classes registered in JKPWD/CPWD/Railways or any other stateGovernment for “Empanelment of eligible contractors at Provincial level and fixing of item rates for Kupwara District (REGION KUP-WARA) for execution of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) works”, details of which are given below.The bidding process shall be completed onlinein two covers viz. Cover 1st consisting of Pre-Qualification Bidding, tender fee, earnest money, General Terms and Conditions and TechnicalSpecifications. Cover ‘2nd’ shall consist of Financial Bid in the prescribed BOQ.

Position of funds: Approved Under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)The tender inviting authority is Chief Engineer, Kashmir Jal Shakti (PHE) Department. The awarding authority is District Jal Jeevan Mission (DJJM).Note: - In view of the fact, that this NIT for item rate contract has been framed for the first time in the Department, a helpdesk shallbe established at the Direction office level as well as district level for encouraging and facilitating the intending bidders for partic-ipation in the instant NIT to ensure wide participation across all the Districts.

Key/critical Dates:

1. Bid documents can be assessed at and downloaded from the websites http://jktenders.gov.in2. The pre-bid meeting will be held in the office chamber of the Chief Engineer, Kashmir, PHE Department, through virtual/online mode.3. The Bids shall be deposited on the websitehttp://jktenders.gov.in4. The complete bidding process will be online http://jktenders.gov.in.5. The Financial bids of the bidders shall be opened online in the office of the Chief Engineer, Kashmir, Jal Shakti (PHE) Department.6. Bids must be accompanied by bid security and cost of Tender Document as specified in column 6 & 7 of the table and shall be payable at Srinagar.

a. Bid Security to be pledged in favour of FA/CAO, Kashmir, Jal Shakti PHE Department. Bid Security will have to be in form of CDR/ FDR/BGof any scheduled Bank and shall have to be valid for at least one year after last date of submission of Bid. The Bid of bidders having bidsecurity less than as specified above will be rejected.

b. The cost of downloaded tender documents should be in form of DD /TR/e challan in favour of FA/CAO, Kashmir, Jal Shakti (PHE) Department.7. The hard copies of cost of tender document in shape of DD/TR/e-challan, Earnest money in shape of CDR/FDR/BG and other

relevant documents shall be obtained from the bidder who is declared as L1 after opening of financial cover.8. The bid shall remain open for acceptance for a period of 180 days from the date of opening of price bids. If any bidder/tenderer with-

draws his bid/tender before the said period or makes any modifications in the terms and conditions of the bid, the said earnest moneyshall stand forfeited and the bid shall be declared non-responsive.

9. Other details can be seen in the bidding documents from the website http://jktenders.gov.in.10. Queries by email if any should be made at [email protected] or [email protected]

Chief Engineer,Kashmir, Jal Shakti, PHE Department

No:CE/PHE/KMR/26805-16 Date:13-11-2021DIPK-13208

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REUTERSWASHINGTON,NOVEMBER22

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden onMonday nominated FederalReserveChairJeromePowellforasecondfour-yearterm,extendingatenurethatbegansomewhatbychance, survivedblistering criti-cism from former PresidentDonaldTrump,andnowpositionstheex-investmentbankertocon-tinue themost consequential re-vampofmonetary policy sincethe 1970s. Lael Brainard, theFederal Reserve boardmemberwhowastheothertopcandidatefor the job,will be vice chair, theWhiteHousesaid.Powell, 68, andBrainard, 59,

willbothneedtobeconfirmedbythe Senate. “... we’vemade re-markableprogressoverthelast10monthsingettingAmericansbacktoworkandgettingoureconomymovingagain,”Bidensaid.OnWall Street, the S&P 500

and theNasdaqhit recordhighsonMonday. At 01:41 amET, theDowJonesIndustrialAveragewasup0.55percentat35,798.69andtheS&P500wasup0.43percentat 4,718.25. The 2-year USTreasury yieldwas up 5.1 basis

pointsat0.556percent,hittingitshighestlevelsinceMarch2020.Spotgoldslipped2percentto

$1,807.60perounceby13:01ET.

15SENSEX: 58,465.89 ▼ 1,170.12 (-1.96%) NIFTY: 17,416.55 ▼ 348.25 (-1.96%) NIKKEI: 29,774.11 ▲ 28.24 HANG SENG: 24,951.34 ▼ 98.63 FTSE: 7,231.97 ▲ 8.40 DAX: 16,157.73 ▼ 2.24

THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,NOVEMBER23,2021

ECONOMYWWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

Internationalmarketdatatill1900IST

GOLD`47,869

RUPEE`74.39

OIL$80.70

SILVER`64,690

Note:Gold,silverratesatDelhispotmarket,goldper10g,silverper1kg;Crudeoil (Indianbasket)asofNovember18

ENSECONOMICBUREAUMUMBAI,NOVEMBER22

DOMESTIC STOCKmarkets onMonday cameunderheavy sell-off that sent the benchmarkSensex crashing by over 1,100points, ornearly2per cent—thesteepestfallsinceAprilthisyear.Concernsoverthegovernment

taking a step back on its reformagendaonthefarmlawsfront,de-cisionbyRelianceIndustriesLtdto“re-evaluate” the Saudi Aramcodeal and Paytm’s’ relentless fallspookedmarket sentiment at atimewhen inflationand interestrateworriesaretakingatoll.Moreover, a resurgence of

coronavirusoutbreaks in theUS,Europe and someother regionsalsoweighed on investor senti-

ment.With thesell-off intensify-ing in the secondhalf of the ses-sion,theSensexslumpedby1,170points, or 1.96 per cent, to58,465.89 while the Nifty50plunged 348points, or 1.96 per

cent, to 17,416.55. According toDeepak Jasani, headof retail re-search,HDFCSecurities,valuationsconcerns resurfaced among for-eignportfolioinvestors(FPIs)whosold stocksworthRs3,438croreevenasnew-ageIPOs,PaytmandPBFintech,cameunderseveresell-ingpressure.Meanwhile, the rupeedepre-

ciatedby9paise to end at 74.39against theUSdollaronMonday,asmassivesell-offsindomesticeq-uities and a strong greenback intheoverseasmarketweighedoninvestorsentiments.Domesticmarketsopenedon

a negative note despitemixedAsianmarket cues as China onMonday kept the one-year LoanPrime Rate (LPR) unchanged.During the afternoon session,marketsfurtherdriftedlowerand

traded at the day’s low amidresurgence of coronavirus out-breaksinEuropeandsomeotherregions.RILsharesfellby4.42percent to Rs 2,363.40 as the com-pany decided to re-evaluate thestake sale to Aramco. Paytmslumpedby another 13per centto close at Rs 1360.30, taking itstotal loss to37percent fromIPOpriceofRs2,150.“Subduedlistingandcontinu-

ation ofweak trading of Paytm,India’slargestnewgenerationfin-tech, is abig sentimental setbackto the domesticmarket, whichwasthrivingonthestrongprimarymarket.Itwillimpacttheinflowofmoney from the retail segment,whichhasbeenakeyplayerdur-ingtheyear,”saidVinodNair,headof research at Geojit FinancialServices.

INDEXDROPS1.96%AMIDRISINGCOVIDCASESGLOBALLY

PRANAVMUKULNEWDELHI,NOVEMBER22

INDIA’SLARGESTmobilecom-panyRelianceJiolost1.9crorewireless subscribers inSeptember in an aberrationcaused by the serviceprovider’sCovid19 initiatives,accordingtodataprovidedbythe Telecom RegulatoryAuthority of India (Trai). Thedatashowedthatthewirelesstelecom industry recorded anetdecline insubscriberbaseof 2.07 crore over Augustacrosssixplayers.During a post-earnings

presentation last month,Reliance Jio Infocomm’sPresidentKiranThomashadsaid: “During thepeakof thesecondwave...we launchedalotofhumanitarianinitiativesgiving voiceminutes, etc tokeepthem(customers)onournetworkandkeep the lifelinealive.Nowtwoquarters later,wefindthatalargenumberofthepeopleinthebottomofthepyramidhavenotbeenabletostayuptodatewithrecharges.Of course,wehaveapolicyofkeeping them inourbase forabout 90days. So effectively,theeffectofthesepeoplestop-ping recharges twoquartersbeforeisnowgettingreflectedinoursubscribercount...”.Circle-wise, during

September,Jiolostsubscribersinall the regionsexceptBiharcircle,wherethenetadditionsweremarginal.AmongJio’spri-vatesector rivals,BhartiAirtelpostednet additions of 2.75lakhsubscribers,andVodafoneIdeacontinueditstrendofde-creasingsubscribersnumberspostingadeclineof10.78lakhusers during the month.“Havingsaidthat,thishaszeronegative impact on all thenumbers that arementionedbefore, this ismoreof an ac-countingcorrectionthatwearehavingtodo,”Thomashadsaid.As of September 30,

Reliance Jio had 42.48 crorewirelesssubscribers,followedbyBhartiAirtelat35.45crore,and Vodafone Idea at 26.99croresubscribers.InthemonthofAugust,Reliance Jiohadre-ported net subscriber addi-tionsof6.49lakh,BhartiAirtelof 1.38 lakh,while VodafoneIdeahadreportednetdeclineof8.34lakhsubscribers.

TELECOMWATCHSEPTEMBERTRAIDATA

LaelBrainardtobevice-chair

‘India, Japanworking oncrude oilstock release’REUTERSTOKYO/NEWDELHI,NOV22

INDIANANDJapaneseofficialsareworking onways to release na-tional reservesofcrudeoil in tan-demwith theUnited States andothermajoreconomiestodampenprices,governmentsourcessaid.US President Joe Biden has

askedChina, India, SouthKoreaand Japan for a coordinated oilstocks .ThreeIndiangovernmentsourcessaidonMondaytheywereholdingconsultationswiththeUSonthereleaseofoilfromstrategicreserves.Japan,theworld’sfourth-biggest oil buyer, is restrictedonhow it can actwith its reserves,madeupofbothprivateandpub-licstocks,whichtypicallycanonlybeusedintimesofshortage.Indiaholds26.5millionbarrels

ofoilinitsSPR.OneJapanesesourcesaid thegovernmentwas lookingintoreleasing fromtheportionofthe state-held stocksoutside theminimumrequirement.

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ENSECONOMICBUREAUNEWDELHI,NOVEMBER22

STATEBANKofIndiahasprojectedthatIndia’sGDPwouldexpandby8.1percentinthesecondquarterendedSeptember2021.Italsore-viseditsGDPgrowthprojectionfortheyearat9.3-9.6percent.

Whatdoesthereportsay?StatingthatIndia’sGDPwould

expandat 8.1per cent inQ2FY22(withanupwardbias), the report, releasedbySBIonMonday,alsore-vised itsGDP forecast fortheyearto9.3-9.6percentfromitsearlierestimateof8.5-9percent.Thereportpreparedby SoumyaKanti Ghosh, Groupchief economic adviser, SBI, saidthatIndia’srealGDPwillbearoundRs2.4lakhcroremorethantherealGDPofRs145.69lakhcroreregis-teredintheyear2019-20.Itfurthersaid thatwitha largepopulationalreadyvaccinated “momentumofeconomicgrowthislikelytore-mainontheupside.”

Whatisthereasonforupwardrevision?

According to the re-port, the upward revi-sion inGDPprojectionfortheyearisonaccountof relatively lessdisrup-tioninQ3andpickupineconomicactivitywhich

itsaidhadreachedpre-Covidlevel.

Howdoesitcomparetoglobalgrowth?Asperthereport,growthacross

several leadingcountrieswas im-pactedbya resurgence inCovidcasesandweigheddownbysup-plyshortagesandoutputactivity.

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Powell tappedfor second termas US Fed chair

JEROMEPOWELLChair, US Federal Reserve AP file

NewDelhi:Asmany as 14 com-paniesagainstwhomretrospec-tive tax demands were raisedhave approached the govern-ment to settle cases, RevenueSecretaryTarunBajaj said.The government in August

enacted a law to end all retro-spectivetaxationimposedonin-direct transfer of Indian assets.The rules under the law seek towithdraw tax demands madeusinga2012retrospectivelegis-lationtotaxtheindirecttransferof Indian assets and also refundtheamount.TalkingtoPTI,Bajajsaidofthe

17companiesagainstwhomde-mandwas raised, barring 3 or 4entities, allhavegivenanunder-takingtoresolvethecases.“Allofthemhaveapproached.

Therewere17cases,outofwhich3/4hadnotrace.Wehadalsosenttheorderinemail,wenevergotaresponse.Theremaining14,bar-ing1odd,whostillhastimetofile,the remaining has filed... Cairn,Earlyguardhavecome(forsettle-ment),”hesaid.PTI

14 cos approachgovt to settleretro tax cases:Revenue Secy


UNITEDSTATESTradeRepresen-tative(USTR)KatherineTai saidonMondayshewouldprioritise theissuesofmarket access, high tar-iffs and restrictive digital trademeasures inher trade talkswithIndiaduringatwo-dayvisit.Tai’s visitmarks the revival of

the Trade Policy Forum (TPF)aimed at boosting trade and in-vestment flowsbetweenthetwo

countriesafterafour-yeargap.Tainoted that the trade relationshipbetween India and theUSwas atoppriority for theBidenadmin-istrationandthat there isa“hugepotential forgrowth”inareaslikethe digital economy services,health related trade, and “evenagriculture”. CommerceMinisterPiyushGoyal saidbothcountrieshadrealisedthenecessityofdiver-sifying critical supply chains andwere set toplay a leading role indevelopingtrustedsupplychainswithotherlike-mindednations.

Goyal-Tai meet:Market access,tariffs in focus

CommerceMinisterPiyushGoyalwithUSTRKatherineTai.Reuters

Traidatashowedthewirelesstelecomindustryrecordedanetdeclineinsubscriberbaseof2.07croreoverAugustacrosssixplayers

Adjustments postCovid initiatives: Jiouser count drops 1.9 cr

PMC Bank, Unity SFBmerger scheme: RBIseeks views on draftENSECONOMICBUREAUMUMBAI,NOVEMBER22

THERESERVEBankof India(RBI)on Monday released a draftscheme of amalgamation offraud-hitPunjabandMaharashtraCooperative (PMC) Bank andDelhi-basedUnitySmall FinanceBank.UnitySFBisa jointventurebetween Centrum Group andBharatPe. It commencedopera-tionsasasmallfinancebank(SFB)witheffectfromNovember1.Accordingtothedraftscheme

of amalgamation, following theamalgamation,depositorsofPMCBankwill get theirmoney backoveraperiodof3-10years. Itsaidthe transferee bank (Unity)willfirstmakethepaymentofuptoRs5lakhorlessreceivedfromDICGCtoeligibledepositors.Fortheremainingamount,the

bank will pay up to Rs 50,000abovethepaymentalreadymadeat theendof twoyears, followedbyanamountofuptoRs1lakhattheendofthreeyears,Rs3lakhatthe end of four years andRs 5.5lakhattheendfiveyears.TheRBIsaidtheentireremainingamount

willbepaidaftertenyears.Thedraft said the takeoverof

assetsandliabilitiesofPMCBank,includingdeposits, byUnity,willgiveagreaterdegreeofprotectionforthedepositors.“ItmaybeseenthatUnitySFBisbeingsetupwithcapital of aboutRs1,100 crore asagainstaregulatoryrequirementofRs200crore forsettingupof asmall finance bank under theguidelines foron-tap licensingofsmallfinancebankinprivatesec-tordatedDecember5,2019,withprovision for further infusion ofcapitalatafuturedateafteramal-gamation,”theRBIschemesaid.Italsosaidtheinterestonany

interest-bearingdepositwiththetransferor(PMC)bankwillnotac-crueafterMarch31,2021.TheRBIsaid itwouldreceivesuggestionsandobjectionsonthedrafttill5.00pm,December 10, postwhich itwilltakeafinalcallonthemerger.


THE LABOUR and EmploymentMinistry onMonday launchedthe fieldwork for the All IndiaSurvey on Domestic Workers(DWs), covering 742 districts in37statesandUnionTerritories.“This survey will cover all

types of domestic services likecook,driver,housekeeping,tutor(forchildren),watchman,etc.Thisevidence-based studywill helpthe government in policy-mak-ingforthissegmentofworkers,”Union Labour MinisterBhupender Yadav said at thelaunchoffieldworkofthesurvey.AlltheseAllIndiaSurveysand

thee-Shramportalwillbegame-changer andhave set new stan-dards in data driven policies, hesaid, adding rapid urbanisationdue to expansionwould lead tomigrationofworkersandariseinthenumberofdomesticworkers.Yadav also released an in-

structionmanual with a ques-tionnaire for theAll IndiaSurveyonDomesticWorkersbeingcon-ducted by the Labour Bureau,Chandigarh.Asperlatestdataonthe e-Shramportal, around 8.8per cent of registered 8.56 croreinformalsectorworkersfallintheDWcategory.Labour Secretary Sunil

Barthwal said if onehas to cover38croreinformalsectorworkerson the e-Shramportal, there arethreetothree-and-halfcroredo-mesticworkersinthecountry.Headded that DWs are the third-largest categoryofworkers after

agricultureandconstruction.Thesurveywillhelp thegov-

ernment understand significantissuesoncertainspecialandvul-nerable segments of labour andwillguideeffectivepolicymaking,aLabourMinistrystatementsaid.Thesurveyisaimedatestimatingthe number and proportion ofDWs at the national and statelevel, percentage distribution ofdomesticworkersforlive-in/live-out, formal/informal employ-ment, migrant/non-migrant,theirwagesandothersocio-eco-nomiccharacteristics, itadded.At all-India level, a total of

12,766firststageunits(FSUs),i.e.6,190villagesand6,576UFSblo-ckswillbecovered.Also,1,50,000households,i.e.theultimatestageunits(USU)willbecovered.The result of the All-India

Survey onDomesticWorkers isexpectedwithinayear.The government had earlier

inSeptemberlaunchedAll-IndiaQuarterly Establishment-basedEmployment Survey (AQEES) togauge organised sectoremployment.

BRIEFLYRBIonco-opsMumbai:TheRBIcautionedagainst co-operative soci-eties using ‘bank’ in theirnames aswell as acceptingdeposits frompeoplewhoarenottheirmembers.

PNGRBchiefNewDelhi:Nixingtheselec-tionof formerpowersecre-tarySanjeevNandanSahai,thegovernmenthassoughtfreshapplicationsforthepostofPNGRBChairman.PTI

PNBdataNewDelhi:Responding to areport by CyberX9 on vul-nerabilityinPunjabNationalBank’s (PNB) server, thebank onMonday said “wehave thoroughly checkedourICTsystems”and“therehas beennobreach of sys-tems and pilferage of anypersonaldata”ofcustomersandaccountholders. ENS

WhatsApp,EULondon:WhatsApp is add-ingdetailstoitsprivacypol-icy and flagging that infor-mation for Europeanusers,afterIrishregulatorsslappeditwithafine. AP

CryptosinAusSydney:Australia’scorporatewatchdogsaiditwaswork-ingwith lawmakers to de-veloprulesfordigitalcurren-cies but warned manycryptoassets remainedun-regulated for now, leavinginvestors in such products“ontheirown”. REUTERS

Asperthedraft,PMC Bankdepositorswillget theirmoneybackin3-10years

■Asper latest data onthe e-Shramportal,around8.8per cent ofregistered8.56 croreinformal sectorworkers fall in thedomesticworker(DW) category

8.8%OF INFORMALWORKERS:E-SHRAM

Survey on domesticworkers flagged off;results likely in 1 year

JEROMEPOWELLjoinedtheFedasagovernorin2012.Hispre-FedcareerincludedeightyearsasapartneratTheCarlyleGroupandnoformaleconomicstraining

DowgivesthumbsupUSstockshit recordhighsafter thenews

KeypositivesSwiftandaggressiveactionsat thestartofthepandemic

Source:Reuters

POWELL: A CAREER

ThereportsaidrealGDPwillbearoundRs2.4lakhcroremorethantherealGDPofRs145.69lakhcroreregisteredintheyear2019-20

Why has SBI raisedFY22 GDP outlook?

NewDelhi:TheNationalCompanyLawAppellate Tribunal (NCLAT)onMondaystayedaRs200-crorefineimposedbytheCompetitionCommission of India (CCI) onMaruti Suzuki, but directed thecompanytodeposit10percentoftheamountwith theRegistraroftheNCLATinthreeweeks.On August 23, the CCI im-

posedapenaltyofRs200croreonMSIL for restrictingdiscountsof-feredby its dealers anddirectedtheautomakertoceaseanddesistfromindulginginunfairbusinesspractices. ENS,WITHPTI

NCLAT stays`200-cr fine onMaruti Suzuki

At 114 for the seven days ended Sunday, up from110.3 in the prior week

Power demand rose 0.2% over the lastweek, after the 5.5% rise in prior week

SURVEYDETAILS:TheweeklyNomuraIndiaBusinessResumptionIndexcomparesactivityinaparticularweekwiththelastweekpriortotheannouncementof

thelockdownsinMarch2020Source:Nomura/PTI

‘More people go towork, bizactivity at highest since Covid’An increase ingoing to theworkplace led tooverall businessactivity surging toanall-timehighof 14percentagepointslastweek, higher thanpre-Covid levels, aNomura report said

9.2% grossdomesticproductgrowth

estimatedforFY22,butthere isadownsideriskof1%duetosupply-sideissues


BHARTI AIRTEL onMonday an-nounceda20-25percenthikeintariffs across its prepaid plans, amovethatwouldtakeitsaveragerealisationperuser(ARPU)closertotheRs200-mark.ThisisthefirstmajortariffhikeacrosstheboardsinceDecember2019.Thenewrateswill come into

effect fromNovember26. In Julythis year, the company had ef-fected a limited tariff hike in thecorporatepostpaidplansanden-try-levelprepaidplan.Analysts said Vodafone Idea

and Reliance Jio too may now

comeoutwithtariffhikes.The entry-level plan now

comesforRs99,againstRs79ear-lier, whichworks out to an in-creaseof25.3percent.Thiscomeswith28daysvalidityandbenefitslike 50 per centmore talk timeworthRs99,200MBdata,1p/secvoice tariff. The other categorieswhereahikehasbeenannouncedareunlimitedvoicebundles and

data top-ups. Similarly, in thehigher denomination plans, theearlier packageof `149will nowbe`179withavalidityof28daysand benefits such as unlimitedcalling,100SMS/day,2GBdataAirtelsaidithasalwaysmain-

tained that themobile averagerevenueperuserneedstobeatRs200 andultimately at Rs 300 toprovide a reasonable return oncapitalthatallowsforafinanciallyhealthybusinessmodel.“WealsobelievethatthislevelofArpuwillenable the substantial invest-ments required innetworks andspectrum.Evenmore important,this will give Airtel the elbowroom to roll out 5G in India,”Bhartisaid.FE

BYUPTO25%

28 days ` 79 ` 9956 days ` 399 ` 47984 days ` 598 ` 719

Validity Current New

STARTINGNOV26

Airtel to hike prepaid tariffs

New Delhi

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Corrigendum to e-tender no.. EWS-WKS-T-31-2021-22-2 Dt.05.11.2021regarding change of the GeneralConditions &Special Conditions for thework of "Operation of Railway'sStationary Flash ButtWeldingMachineand other connected machines &accessor ies , in f ras t r uc tu re a tFBWP/Moula-Ali for carrying out FlashButt Welding work of new and secondhand rails of various sections includingunloading, leading & loading of52/60Kg/any other rails/ rail panels,E n d c r o p p i n g o f C I - I I r a i l s ,transportation of rails from FBWP/MLYto EWS/LGD or other places, repairsand maintenance of 10/20RP EURrakes, gantries, 2T capacity Electricalhoists, Roller conveyer system andother existing infrastructure (other thanStationary Flash Butt Welding Planta n d c o n n e c t e d m a c h i n e s &accessor ies ) as per Ra i lwaysrequirement to convert single rails into10/20 rail welded panels for a period of12months".In connection with the above e-tenderno, the following corrigendum is to beissued.E-Tender No. : EWS-WKS-T-31-2021-22-2

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CORRIGENDUM FOR RE-INVITATION OF TENDERRef. RFB No. MRVC/W/124R

dated 18.11.2021Project: Mumbai Urban TransportProject - III (MUTP-III) ContractTitle: Removal / Shifting /Replacement of Signal & Telecomgears, Underground Signal &Telecom Cable / Optical FiberCable (OFC) in connection withQuadrupling of VIRAR-DAHANUROAD section in Mumbai Divisionof Western Railway under MUTP-III. The RFB No. MRVC/W/124dated 11.10.2021 has been re-invited with revised RFB No.MRVC/W/124R dated 18.11.2021.The deadline for Bid submissionis: 06.12.2021 Time: 15.00 hrs;The online Bid opening shall takeplace at: Street Address MumbaiRailway Vikas Corporation Ltd. ,Second Floor, Churchgate RailwayStation Building, Mumbai–400 020.City: Mumbai Country: India Date:06.12.2021, Time: 15.30 hrs. Allother terms and conditions of theearlier RFB No. MRVC/W/124dated 11.10.2021 remains same.(No. MRVC/W/124R dated 18.11.2021)

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II,,AbuzarChoudhary, S/oIntazarAli, R/o 50, Tawli,Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh-251318, Declare thatNameofMyFather hasbeenwronglywrittenasMOHD. INTAZARALIinmy10th classMarksheetNo-1592607-. Theactual nameofMyFather is IntazarAli.

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II,,AYYAVU JAYANTHI, SpouseofNo.2611936MRank-HAV,NameDHARAMARAJM., Resident ofBathuBasthi Village, PO.-Garacharma, Port Blair, PinNo.-744105, have changedmyname fromAYYAVU JAYANTHItoA JAYANTHI videAffidavitdated 29th July 2021beforeDistrict&SessionsCourt,AndamanandNicobar, PortBlair. 0070762337-1

II,,AMITKUMARS/oSH.BISHAMBERNATH JUNEJAR/o-451, BHERAENCLAVE, PASCHIMVIHAR,NEWDELHI-110087,have changedmyname toAMITKUMAR JUNEJA for allfuturepurpose. 0040592917-10

IIazmmamohsinnw/oNaveduddinR/OH.no.86 gali no.9.Wazirabadvillagedelhi 84.have changedmyname toazmanaved. 0040592917-6

IISrishti Tyagi D/oKapil KumarTyagi R/oS-184PandavNagarShakarpurBaramadDelhi havechangedmyname fromBabyKhushi Tyagi to Srishti Tyagi

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IIShalini Bansal alias ShaliniDixit D/oSh. GyanDatt DixitW/oSh. SauravBansal R/oH.No.B-9, KanchanApartment,GeetaColony,Delhi-110031have changedmyname toShalini Dixit Bansal for allpurposes. 0040592870-7

IISeemaSharmaD/oLate Sh.RamNathSharmaW/oSh.SanjayKumarDixit R/oKh.No.10/16ABlock, GaliNo.14/5, KamalVihar,NearChetanBihariMandir, KamalPur, Burari, Delhi-110084 havechangedmynameaftermarriage to SeemaDixit for allpurposes. 0040592870-6

IISadhvi Karamjeet SinghD/oRajiv KheraR/o B-120, SaritaVihar, NewDelhi-110076, havechangedmyname toSadhviKhera. 0040592917-5

IIMaithali SharanGuptaS/oShriRamNivasGuptaR/o-Plot.No.-6, DGF, Kh.No.783,MahipalpurExtn, Gali.No.6D, Left SideBlock-K,Mahipalpur,WouthWest,NewDelhi-110037,havechangedmyname toMaithliSharanGupta for all futurepurposes. 0040592886-1

IILakshmiKaurW/OWazir SinghR/O, E-541, DDAColonyKhayalaDelhi-110018have changedmyname to Laxmi. 0040592908-8

IIDeepakS/OPooranSinghR/ORzf-134ANihal Vihar, Nangloi,Delhi-110041have changedmyname toDeepakSinghvideaffidavit dated 20-11-2021 atDelhi. 0050187608-1

IIAmit S/O, VijayGuptaR/oSurajpur, GautamBudhNagar,Uttar Pradesh 201306 havechangedmyname toAmitGupta for all purposes.

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IIAlkaD/o Late Sh. JagdishChanderKhatterW/oSh.SanjayNarulaR/oWZ-2135,UpperGroundFloor, Rani Bagh,Delhi-110034have changedmynameaftermarriage to SeemaNarula for all purposes.

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IIAlankritaD/O, KuldeepThanochR/oB20, ParijatApartment,West Enclave,Pitampura, Delhi-110034havechangedmyname toAlankritaThanoch for all purposes

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I,SukalaDeviW/o ,No.13729592K. ExHAV,H/NB,SUB,KaramChand, R/oRZ-B-59/2,Vijay Enclave,Dabri,Delhi-45 have changedmyname toShuklaDevi. 0040592908-2

II ,RajwantKaurAhuja aliasRajwantKaurD/oSh. BalbirSinghAhujaW/oSh. GurpreetSinghR/oHouseNo.143, JheelKuranja, KrishnaNagarH.O.,EastDelhi, Delhi-110051havechangedmyname toRajwantKaur for all purposes.

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IItt is for general information thatI,SatNarainGupta,S/o Late.JohriMalGupta,residingat-D-266,IInd.Floor,Anand-Vihar,Delhi-110092,declare thatnameofminehasbeenwrongly-writtenasSatNarayanGupta inmyDL.No.0720040240077,SatyaNarayan inmyPassport.No.K-2322709 and inmywifePassport.No.K-2322708.Theactual-nameofmine is SatNarainGupta,whichMayBeamendedAccoordingly.

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II,,SSuunniillKumarS/o-Sh.ParasNathTiwari R/o-290,DakshinpuriExtension,Block.No.14,Dr.AmbedkarNagar,NewDelhi-110062,have changedmy,name toSunil KumarTiwari for all,futurepurpose. 0040592892-1

II,,SShhaasshhiiBala ShabarwalW/oKapil Sabharwal R/o-BC-56,West ShalimarDelhi-110088,changedmyname toShashi Bala Sabharwal.

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II,,KKuullddeeeeppKumarS/o-Sh.RajaramR/o-H.No.1405,MarutiVihar,Chakkarpur, Gurugram-122002,have changedmy,nametoKuldeepKumarTyagi forall,futurepurpose.

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I, Pitamber S/O JogeshwarPrasadR/OA-5 SanwalNagar,KasturbaNagar, Delhi-110049have changedmyname toPitamberGouniyal.

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IItt is for general information thatI,JavedAnwer,S/o-AbdulSattar,Residingat-C-85Gali.No.13,Maujpur,Delhi-110053,declare that nameofmineandmyminor sonAreebAnwer(12Years)namehasbeenwrongly-writtenas JavedAnwarandAreebAnwar inmyminor sonPassportNo.K0116012.Theactual-nameofmineandmyminor sonareJavedAnwerandMyminor sonare JavedAnwerandAreebAnwer respectivelywhichmaybeamendedaccordingly.

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II,,PPrreeeettii TanwarD/oAshokTanwarR/oB-1/34 Sector-11,Rohini Delhi-110085havechangedmyname toAasthaTanwar. 0040592896-3

II,,OOMMVVEEEERRVERMA,S/o Makhanlal,R/Ok16/-1Bgali.no-14,gangotri-viharwest-ghondadelhi-110053,Have changemyname,fromomveer singhToomveer verma,for all,futurepurposes. 0040592892-8

II,,MMaahheennddrreePal Bhalla S/OUttamChandR/O.E-125A,NanheyPark, D.K.MohanGarden,WestDelhi-110059,HaveChangedmyName toMahinder Pal. 0040592896-10

II,,KKaappiill Shabarwal S/oSubhashChandSabharwal R/o-BC-56,West ShalimarDelhi-110088changedmyname toKapilSabharwal. 0040592896-4

II,,KKaaiillaasshhChandSharmaS/oSh.MohanLal SharmaR/o-J-79Bandar-wali khui, Ramesh-NagarDelhi-110015,haveChangedmyname tokailash&Bhardwaj (asmysurname)

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II,,JJCC-- 595360F,Nb /Sub.MuzamilAhmadKhan,R /O-Kawari(Laderwan) ,Tehsil/District-Kupwara-193224.Inmyservicerecord thenameand (DoB) ofmysonand (DoB) ofmydaughter hasbeenwronglymentionedas sonManeebAhmadKhan (DoB-13-09-2007)insteadofMuneebAhmadKhan(DoB- 07-02-2011)anddaughter namelyMehakMuzamil (DoB - 16-05-2010)insteadof 15-05-2013.It needscorrections. Objectionsbe filedto 15 JAKLIwithin sevendays.

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II,,GGuurrpprreeeett SinghS/oRamSinghR/o-274 Top-FloorAmbikaVihar PaschimViharN.Delhi-110087, changedmyname toGurpreet SinghSidhu.

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II,,DDeeeeppaakk S/o-PrahaladNarayenKoli R/o F-344, gali no-85,Mahavir enclavepart-3delhi-110059,have changedmyname fromDeepakKoli toDeepak.

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II,,GGaauurriiDevi,W/o-Govind JiPrasad,R/o-Govind Ji Prasad,Vill- Bhagirathpur,Laxmipur,Post-Birsair, P.s.-sakri,Distt-Madhubani,Bihar-847234,havechangedmyname to JayantiDevi,for all purposes.

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II,,DDhhaannddwwaannttKaurW/oGurcharanSinghR/oH.No-829G.T.Road, Shaheed-NagarChheharta, Distt-AmritsarPunjab-143105, have changedmyname toDhanwantKaur

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II,,DDeeeeppaakk SharmaS/O.OmPrakashSharmaR/O.E- 96,Kailash-Vihar,Sultanpuri, New-Delhi-110086,inform thatDeepakandDeepakSharmaoneandsameperson.

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II,,BBiiaannttKaur,w/oDalipSingh,Add-A-404,Pankha-Road,JJ.Colony, UttamNagar,NewDelhi.110059. Changedmyname toBeantKaur.

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II,,BBaallKrishanHandaS/oShadiLalHandaR/oB-8/143, Sector-3, Rohini,Delhi-110085,changedmyname toBalKishanHanda. 0040592896-7

II,,BBUUSSHHRRAANAZD/OLAEEQUEAHMED, R/oO-66, NAFEES-ROAD, BATLAHOUSE, JAMIA-NAGAR,OKHLA,DELHI-110025,have changedmyname toBUSHRANAAZ. 0040592892-6

II,,AAmmiittKumar S/oRamAvtarTayal R/o-A-30,AntrikshApartment Sector-14,RohiniExtensionDelhi-110085,havechangedmyname toAmitKumarTayal. 0040592896-1

II,,AAllii Shahbaz,S/oAlimuddinAddress-VpoSudakaDisttMewatHaryana-1221070,changedmyname to ShahbazAli. 0040592917-2

II,,AAaakkaasshh S/oAshokKumar JhaR/o-207Gali.no.6/4B-block,MukundpurPart-1,SamaipurDelhi-110042, have changedmyname toAakashKumar Jha.

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II,,Vajeer SinghS/OSunder SinghR/O, 214, G/F, ChandNagarTilakNagarDelhi-110018havechangedmyname toWazirSingh. 0040592908-7

II,,RajeevRay, S/oRamUdagarPal, R/o-B18/17, RahulGarden,Loni Dehat, Ghaziabad, havechangedmyname toRajeevRai Permanently.

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II,,RajdeepKaur,W/oRajinderSingh, R/oUmai (329),Kurukshetra, Haryana-136128,have changedmynameandshall hereafter be knownasDeepKaur.

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II,, TranumJehan,W/o Israr Khan,R/oD-60, NehruGarden, KhoraColony, Khora, Ghaziabad,Uttar Pradesh-201309, havechangedmyname toMustarajha. 0070762324-1

II,, Til RamS/o Late SH.PremRamR/oB-70/S-2, 2nd-Floor,Ramprastha-Colony,Ghaziabad, U.P.-201011,permanent resident of Village-Jaisar, P.O.Gagrigole, Pin-263641, Distt. BageshwarUttrakhandhavechangedmyname toTarunSalil SarvemilJaishar alias T. Salil SarvemilJaishar. 0040592922-2

II,, Sundeep Jain, S/oSumatiKumar Sethia, R/o F-1U-176,Third Floor, VishakhaEnclave,Uttari PitamPura, Pitampura,Delhi-110034, have changedmyname toSundeepSethia.

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II,, hitherto knownasBijay SarkaraliasAmiaSarkar aliasAmiyaSarkar aliasVijay aliasVijaySarkar aliasVijayKumar S/oLate Shri HarendraNathSarkar, PermanentR/oPurathanStation, P.S.Islampur, Distt. UttarDinajpur,West Bengal, PresentlyResidingat:F-223, P-Block,Rajdhani Park, Nangloi, Nilothi,WestDelhi, Delhi-110041, havechangedmynameandshallhereafter be knownasBIJAYSARKAR. 0040592870-9

II,, Sonal Tiwari legally spouseofMr.Anil Tewari Presently R/oB3, Type -V, Tower-16, GPRA-Complex, East KidwaiNagar,NewDelhi-110023, havechangedmyname, fromSonalTiwari to Sonal Tewari. Vide-affidavit dated-22-11-2021.

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II,, Sombir singhkadian s/oDharamvir singh r/o vpo-pana,DubaldhankirmanTeh-BeriJhajjarHaryana.Havechangedmyname Sombir singh.

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II,, Sneh Lataw/oDharamvirSarohaR/o 301, sector-13,sonipat, have changedmyname toSneh Lata Saroha, forall purposes. 0040592908-4

II,, ShifaGroverW/O-AbhishekGrover,R/O-Flat.No-702Tower.No-4,CHD,Avenue-71,SohnaRoad,Near-CDInternational School, Sector-71,Gurgaon,Haryana-122101,HaveChangedMy,NameToShifaMalhotraGrover ForAll,FuturePurposes.

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II,, Saurabh, S/oPrahladSingh,R/o 67A, Gali No-3, Jai BharatEnclave, Near ShyamParkMetro Station, Sahibabad,Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh -201005, have changedmynameandshall hereafter be knownasSaurabhSingh.

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II,, Sarth Jain S/oSh. Vitul JainR/oN-29, GreenPark Extension,Delhi—110016have changedthenameofmyminordaughterAmayra Jain aged 03years and 02month toAahanaa Jain for all futurepurposes. 0040592883-1

II,, SantraDevi,W/oMahabirPrasad, R/oCheetaDungra(37), Rewari, Haryana-123102,have changedmyname toLaxmiDevi. 0070762331-1

II,, SHIVANGIMALLIK, D/oSUBRATAMALLIK, R/o 1898A,Gali No-18, GovindPuriExtension, Kalkaji, Delhi-110019, have changedmynametoSHIVANGINAGaftermarriage. 0070762311-1

II,, SHELLYGOEL,W/OSUSHILKUMAR,ADD-V/1&V/1-A, GAJJUKATRASHAHDARADELHI-110032, changedmyname toSHAILYAGGARWAL,permanently. 0040592917-4

II,, S. K. Jain, S/o JashkaranSethia, R/o F-1U/176, NearIncomeTaxColony, PitamPura,Saraswati Vihar, Delhi-110034,have changedmyname toSumati Kumar Sethia.

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II,, RAVINDERKUMAR JAINS/oRAJESHWAR JAINADDRESS-64,Sarojini Park, Shastri Nagar,Delhi-110031, Changedmyname to RAVINDER JAIN.

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II,, PromilaW/OLate shri.Ashwani KumarR/O, Plot.NoPVT-4, KH.No-142/90, ExtendedLal DoraVillageKanjhawalaDelhi-110081, have changedmyname toPramila, for all, futurepurpose. 0040592908-6

II,, OmParkashGulati S/oGopiChandR/oNU-101C, Pitampura,Delhi-110034havechangedmyname toOmPrakashGulati.

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II,, Niketa,W/o JitenderGupta,R/oHouseNo- 1872, Near pirbabamazar sector-2,Ballabgarh, Faridabad,Haryana-121004, have changedmynameandshall hereafterbe knownasNiketaGupta.

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II,, NidhiMathurNirwan,W/oKameshwar SinghNirwan, R/oH.No.-1742, RomanoMahagunModerne, Sector-78, Noida-GautamBudhNagar, UttarPradesh-201301, have changedmynameandshall hereafterbe knownasNidhi SinghNirwan. 0070762319-1

II,, NANDKISHORSHARMA W/oDAYAKRISHAN, R/o-F-54 TYPE-3, ROAD.NO-2ANDREWSGANJSOUTH/DELHI, DELH110049, UP,changedmyname toNANDKISHORE.

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II,, AlkaW/oUpendraRathoreAdd. K-1/23,MohanGarden,UttamNagar, NewDelhi110059, changedmyname toAlkaRathore.

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LLoosstt followingdocuments forproperty locatedat 73DDDASFS FLATSPOCKET1SECTOR10DWARKANEWDELHI 110075: 1.DDAPossession Letter 2. FullAnd Final DemandLetter 3.Electricity andwaterNOC4.Alongwith other papers

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II,, LakshmiMittalW/oR.KMittalR/oB-308, NarwanaApartment,PlotNo. 89, I.P Extension, Delhi-110092. Have Lost ShareCertificate in thenameofSh.Bharat BhushanGargS/oBasant Lal (ShareCertificate.No.22611Dated 03-11-1985)Finder-Contact-9818356705.

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LLoosstt NotaryAttestedWill Deedof Property. No.25, GobindPark,Khureji Khas, Delhi-110051 FCatagoryColonyNo.494,Ward.No.78, Area-33.44Sq.Mtrsfoundermay informwithin7daysBalvinder Singh, S/oAjitSingh, R/o 84Baldev-Park,Delhi-110051#9958576265.

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LLoosstt Original Registry of PlotNo.170,171,172 atVivekanandColony,KurukshetraHaryanaIndiaRegistrationNo.6041,foundermay inform-KrishanPal Sharma,S/o-InderjeetSharma#9810180822.

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II,,NeelamDhyani,W/o-ManojKumar, R/oB-336-A, LajpatNagar, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad,UP-201005, have changedmyname, FromNeelam toNeelamDhyani for all futurepurposes.

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II,,Navyadaughter ofMr.AnilTewari Presently R/oB3, Type-V, Tower-16, GPRAComplex,East KidwaiNagar, NewDelhi-110023, have changedmyname, fromNavya toNavyaTewari. Vide-affidavit dated-22-11-2021. 0040592922-7

II,,ShikhaBansalW/o-ManojSinghal,R/o-H.No.1842,JantaFlats,GTBEnclave,NandNagri,North EastDelhi, Delhi-110093,have changedmy,name toShikhaSinghal,aftermarriagefor all,futurepurpose.

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II,,MohdMirshadS/oMohdNausher Awan Ansari R/oRZ-742, Gali No 21, TughlakabadExtn., NewDelhi-110019,declare thatmynameofminehasbeenwronglywrittenasMohdMishad inhis schoolrecords. But theCorrectNameisMohdMirshad. 40592865-1

II,,MayaDevi,W/oRajeshMittal,R/oA1/204, Tower-1,Purvanchal Silver City-2,GreaterNoidaU.P., havechangedmyname toMeetaMittal for all futurepurposes.

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II,,Mansi,W/oAmit KumarAggarwal, R/o 3580, JainMohalla, Dharampura, GandhiNagar, Delhi-31, have changedmyname toMansi Aggarwalfor all futurepurposes.

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II,,Manpreet Kour,W/oTaranjeetSingh, R/oWZ-50/3, SantGarh,StreetNo.5, GF, NewDelhi-18,have changedmyname toManpreetKaur for allpurposes. 0070762350-1

II,,MARYKURUVILLACHACKOD/O. CHACKOKURUVILLAESTAPPN, H.NO.164, FIRST/FLOOR, BLOCK-WZSHADI-KHAMPUR, PATEL-NAGARCENTRAL, DELHI-110008,changedmyname toMARYCHACKO, for all, futurepurposes. 0040592917-3

II,, Lovely, D/oAshokKumar, R/oMahendra Enclave, ShastriNagar, Ghaziabad, UttarPradesh-201002, have changedmynameandshall hereafterbe knownasGarimaaChaudhary. 0070762315-1

II,,Harjinder SinghS/oPratapSinghR/oA-84, TagoreGardenExtn., NewDelhi-110027havechangedmyname toHarjindraSingh. 0040592922-1

II,,Harish, S/oOmParkashresiding, H.No.471,WardNo.17,Dharampura, NearRoopGarden, Bahadurgarh, Jhajjar,have changedmyname toHarishKumar, for all purposes.

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II,,HansRaj SharmaS/o LateSh.Amar SinghR/oWZ-203,A/1, Gali.No.3, RamChowk,SadhNagar, PalamColony,NewDelhi, have changedmyname fromHansRaj toHansRaj Sharma for all futurepurpose. 0040592917-7

II,,Gurpaul SinghS/oAwtar SinghR/o-B-5/46, Paschim-Vihar,Delhi-110063, have changedmyminorDaughter’s nameAnushri toAnushri SinghPermanently. 0040592854-1

II,,DevendraChaudhary, S/oLate. Heera Lal Chaudhary, R/oC-145, StreetNo.-9,WestVinodNagar, Delhi-92, have changedmyname toDevendra LalChaudhary. 0070762313-1

II,,BhrigunathChoudharyNo.1082267P, DFRR/oH/no.D-97,AmarColony,Nangloi,Delhi-41,have changemyminor Son’snameRaj Kumar toRaj KumarChoudhary. 0040592908-1

II,,AyushTiwari s/oMr.AnilTewari Presently R/oB3,Type-V,Tower-16, GPRAComplex, EastKidwaiNagar, NewDelhi-110023, have changedmyname, fromAyushTiwari toAyushTewari. Vide-affidavitdated-22-11-2021. 40592922-6

II,,AshaRaniW/o-LateOmKumarR/o-HNo.1065/3, Gali.No-3,EastRajivNagar,Gurugram,Haryana,have changed,myname toAshaDevi for all,futurepurpose. 0040592892-5

II,, JitendraKumar, S/oBrijbhushanSingh, R/oHajipurGhaziabad, Uttar Pradesh-245207, have changedmynameto JitendraSinghRawal.

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PUBLIC NOTICEThis is to inform public at large that myclient Smt. Shhani Wadhwa W/o LateSh. Som Nath Wadhwa, R/o 40-B,Friends Enclave, Nilothi, West Delhi,Delhi-110041 have cut off her familyrelations and has disowned & debarredher son Gaurav and her Daughter inlaw Lalita Sharma from her movable/immovable properties due to theirdisobedient nature/behavior and myclient was not/is not/shall not beresponsible for any act of her sonGaurav and her Daughter in law LalitaSharma in any manner.

Sd/-Pardeep Sharma

AdvocateChamber No. 440,

Patiala House Court,New Delhi-110001

PUBLIC NOTICEThe public in general is herebyinformed that My clientess Smt.Mehak Kumar, R/o D-12/87 2ndfloor, Sector-7, Rohini, NorthWest Delhi, New Delhi - 10085 iswidow of Late Sh. Nitin Kumarthat husband of my clientess hasexpired due to Covid in the yearJune, 2021 and husband of myclientess was shareholder/Owner in the followingproperties: -1. A Free hold Built-up PropertyBearing No.97, Block-G, Pocket-22, Sector-7, Rohini, Delhi -110085.2. A Free hold built-up propertyBearing No.107, Block-B,Pocket-5, Sector-7, Rohini,Delhi - 110085.3. A Free hold DDA built-up LIGFlat Bearing No.14, GroundFloor, Block-D, Pocket-12,Sector-7, Rohini, Delhi - 110085.4. A Free hold DDA, ShopNo.15, in CSC No.5, Sector-7,Rohini, Delhi - 110085.5. A Free Hold Self acquiredproperty of Late Sh. Nitin KumarFlat No.17, Pocket D-12 1st 2ndand 3rd Floor along with roofRight up to sky Sector-7, Rohini,Delhi-110085.6. A Free Hold Block D, Pocket-16/463, Sector -7, Rohini, Delhi-110085.It is being notified public at largethrough this public notice thatbeing a widow/LRs of Late Sh.Nitin Kumar, my clientess is alsohaving legal right in the saidproperties and any person whodeals in the above saidproperties without myknowledge/ consent with anyonethat deal shall be treated as nulland void. And the person whodeals in the above saidproperties shall be responsiblefor the consequences himself/herself. My clientess shall not beresponsible for any wrongfulloss to any person in anymanner whatsoever.

Sd/-Shamsher Singh

AdvocateEnrl. No. D-1024/(R)

Ch. No. 803,Lawyers Chamber,

Rohini Court Complex,Rohini, Delhi-110085

PUBLIC NOTICE“Public at large is hereby informed thatmy clients Mr. Suresh S/o LateMahaveer and Smt. Bhagwati W/oSuresh both R/o 72 A, GF, Chirag Delhi-17 has severed all their relation fromtheir son namely Nitin and his wifeSheetal W/o Nitin both R/o 72 A, ChiragDelhi-17 as they are not in control of myclients and their acts are inirresponsible manner and both are gavebeatings to my clients. If any person willdeal with them shall do so at his/herown risks & cost and my clients will notbe responsible in any manner.”

Sd/-SOURABH GARG

AdvocateEnrl. No. D-1852/2002

Ch. No. 678, Patiala House Courts,New Delhi-110001

PUBLIC NOTICEBe it known to all that my clientMohd. Mubeen S/o Mohd. YunusR/o E-1298, Gali No.7, Shri RamColony, Rajiv Nagar, Karawal Nagar,Delhi-110094, has disowned his sonMohd. Mafoom from his allmoveable and immovable propertiesand severed all relations with himdue to his disobedience. My clientshall not be responsible for his acts.

Sd/-Mehmood Huassin

AdvocateCh. No. 230, Saket Courts,

New Delhi-17

PUBLIC NOTICEIt is to inform to the general public that my clientsSh. Jamna Prasad Tiwari, S/O Sh. Jagdish Prasadand Smt. Shanti Tiwari W/O Sh. Jamna PrasadTiwari, R/O JU-69 A, Pitampura, Delhi-110034 hassevered all their relations with their son HariShankar Tiwari S/O Sh. Jamna Prasad Tiwari andtheir daughter-in-law Sudha Tiwari W/O HaiShankar Tiwari, residents of JU-69 A, Pitampura,Delhi-110034 and disowned them from their allmovable and immovable properties. My abovenamed clients shall not be responsible for any actof their above named son Hari Shankar Tiwari anddaughter-in-law Sudha Tiwari in past or in future. Ifany person dealing with Hari Shankar Tiwari andSudha Tiwari will do at his own risk.

Sd/-PANKAJ TRIPATHI

AdvocateEnrl. No. D/288-F/2000

Chamber No. 931, Lawyers Chamber,Rohini Court Complex, Delhi

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PUBLIC NOTICEMy client Smt. Pushpa W/o Late Sh.Rakesh Choudhary R/o 1949, YamunaBazar, Delhi-6, hereby disowns/debarsher Son Adhitya Chaudhary and hiswife Priyanka Singh both R/O flat no. B-16, plot-D-2/16, Deodar Marg Block DITC Housing Complex DLF Phase-1Gurugram Haryana from her movableand immovable properties and severeall her relations with them as they areout of control, disobedient, harassingand humiliating her. My client shall notbe responsible for any act of them withanybody.

Sd/-G.C. RATTAN

AdvocateCh. No. 713, Rohini Courts,

Delhi-85

Vikas Uppal (Advocate)Chamber No. 206, 2nd FloorRohini Court, Delhi - 110085

Mob.: 9999912089

PUBLIC NOTICEMy client Haji lsrail Khan S/o LateSh. Sardar Khan, R/o-R-22 A, PulPehladpur, M. B. Road, South Delhi,New Delhi, do hereby disown /debarhis son Altaf Khan from his allmovable and immovable propertiesand severed his all relations withhim due to his misconduct andmisbehavior, therefore, my client willnot be responsible for his anyact/deeds and admissions.

Sd/-M.S. HUSSAIN

AdvocateCh. No. 451, Saket Courts,

New Delhi

PUBLIC NOTICE“THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IS INFORMEDTHAT MY CLIENT'S SH. RAM MOHANGUPTA S/O LATE NATTHU LAL GUPTAAND KANTA GUPTA W/O SH. RAM MOHANGUPTA BOTH R/O RZ-283/27, PIPAL WALIGALI, VISHNU GARDEN, KHYALA, DELHI-110018, HAVE DISOWNED THEIR SON SH.ASHOK GUPTA AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAWSMT. NEELAM GUPTA W/O ASHOKGUPTA, AND THEIR GRAND- SONAARYAN GUPTA AND GRAND -DAUGHTER PALAK GUPTA WHO ARELIVING SEPARETELY FROM ALL THEIRMOVABLE AND IMMOVABLEPROPERTIES FOREVER AND SEVEREDALL RELATIONS WITH THEM, AS THEYARE DISREGARDING AND DISOBEYINGMY CLIENT AND ARE OUT OF CONTROLOF MY CLIENT'S. IF ANYBODY DEALSWITH THEM, HE/ THEY WILL DO SO ATHIS/ THEIR OWN COST & RISK.”

Sd/-RAJESH DUA (ADVOCATE)

Enrl No.: D/167/88Ch. No. K-20,

Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi-54

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PRADEEP KUMAR (Advocate)Regd.No. D/2443-B/99

PUBLIC NOTICEKnow all men by these presents that my clients S.MOHINDER SINGH and SMT. RANJIT KAURBOTH R/O G-72, GF, MANSAROVER GARDEN,NEW DELHI are interested to purchase PropertyNo. A-13. area measuring 200 sq. yds.. KhasraNo. 5/01, Village Khyala, Sham Nagar, New Delhifrom the owner Surender Singh S/o Rangu SinghR/o WZ-III-B/70 Vishnu Garden, New Delhi whosetwo original Sale Deeds have lost/misplaced nearVishnu Garden on 05/10/2021 and lodged onlineFIR vide LR No. 915091/2021 dt. 10/11/2021 in thePolice Station Crime Branch, Delhi. Details of lostdocuments of above mentioned property are - (1)Sale Deed regd as Doc. No. 406 Book No. 1, VolNo. 117 on pages 39 to 42 dated 16/02/1960 in theoffice of SR New Delhi. Seller : Ram Lal Khanna,Puchaser : Devki Devi and (2) Sale Deed regd asDoc. No. 240 Book No. 1, Vol No. 2926 on pages6 to 10 dated 15/01/1955 in the office of SR NewDelhi, Seller : Lal Chand Sharma & MahinderPratap, Puchaser : Ram Lal Khanna.Any person found then inform me the lost SaleDeeds within one week, will be suitable rewarded.

Sd/-H.K. BABBAR

AdvocateDG-III-409, Vikaspuri

New Delhi-110018M: 9811674564, Email: [email protected]

New Delhi

Afterchaosof themanagerial change,allhopesonMichaelCarrick tosteer theship

ENS /APNOVEMBER22

AFTER the weekend chaos, ManchesterUnitedwill be hoping for somemid-weekcalm.Andwhobettertosteerthemtowardsthat thanMichaelCarrick.As a player, Carrickwas severely under-

rated. He controlledManchester United’smidfieldwithhis calmness, quiet authority,andon-field vision.OnTuesday, theplayer-turned-coachwill have to dig deep into allthoseattributesafterhewasthrust intooneof theworld’s biggest coaching jobs prettymuchoutof nowhere.Carrick,whoonlystartedhiscoachingca-

reer in2018andhasneverhelda seniorpo-sition,wasnamedasUnited'scaretakerman-ager after the club’s board decided to partwayswithOleGunnarSolskjaeronSunday.And he will begin his stint as the interimmanager with a crucial match away toVillarreal on Tuesday, with both the teamslookingtosealqualificationtotheknockoutstage.

Tricky tieThecollectivemoraleatUnitedseemsto

haveplummetedtonewerdepthsfollowinga4-1defeatatWatfordinthePremierLeagueon Saturday. It was the latest in a string ofdreadful results, including defeats toLiverpoolandManchesterCity,whicheven-tually cost Solskjaer his job. Captain HarryMaguire said how emotional the past cou-pleofdayshavebeenfortheteamandaddedthat the players share responsibility for thepoorperformances.ButCarrick,Maguireandtherestof theplayerswillhave little timetodwellontheeventsthat transpiredovertheweekend. InVillarreal, they faceatrickyop-ponentonTuesday.The Spanish team has been enduring a

challenging phase as well, with pressuremounting onmanager Unai Emery. Underhim,Villarrealslippedtoaseventhdrawin13leaguematches on Saturday, after conced-inglateagainstCeltaVigoina1-1draw.Ithasleft them12thon the table, and the fansarefast losingpatience. ForVillarreal, theotherbigheadachewillbe the long listofwalkingwounded.OnTuesday, theywillbewithoutGerardMorenowhileotherplayersarelistedas doubtful because of injuries, includingArnaut Danjuma and Yeremy Pino. A winwould guarantee progression for United,while a drawwould also be enough if thematch between Atalanta and Young Boysalsoendsinadraw.However,theItaliansidewillgointothatmatchhavinganupperhand.They are on a six-match unbeaten run inSerie A, including a 5-2win over Spezia onSaturday.Thehigh-scoringAtalantaisonanupswing ahead of itsmatch at Young Boys,which is in lastplaceonthreepoints.

Xavi boost for Barca

In the other big match of the night,BarcelonawilltakeonBenficainanotherde-cisivematch. The Catalans began their lifeunderXaviwith amuch-neededwin in theSpanish league, beating Espanyol in thederby on Saturday. The result ended theirfour-gamewinless streak in the league.Barcelona is two points ahead of third-

place Benfica with two games left. ButTuesday’s tie canbeapotential bananaskinfor Xavi, whowill bemanaging Barca onlyfor thesecondtime.AlthoughitisearlyinXavi’stenure,Barca

impressed in thegame for their first victoryin five league games in front of around75,000 fans at CampNou -- a positive signfortheclubfollowingdwindlingattendancefiguresamidtheir slumpearlier in thecam-paign. Xavi's next challenge will be onTuesdayagainstBenficainwhatwillbeare-venge game for the teamafter they lost 3-0inLisbon.AwinwillensurepassageintotheRound of 16with a game left. The Catalan

clubstarteditsChampionsLeaguecampaignwith consecutive 3-0 losses to BayernMunich and Benfica, but awin against thePortuguesesidewill allowit toclinchaspotintheknockoutstageandavoidgettingelim-inatedinthegroupstageforthefirst timeinnearlytwodecades.Butif thematchagainstEspanyol was anything to go by, Barcelonasupportershavereasons tobehopeful.

Covid outbreak at BayernBayernMunich isalreadythroughtothe

nextroundwithaperfectfourwinsfromfourgames.SocoachJulianNagelsmannmayopttogivesomekeyplayersrestatDynamoKyivon Tuesday for their penultimate game inGroupE.Kyiv, thebottomof thegroupwithone point, needs a win and favor fromBenfica against Barcelona to stay in con-tention.Bayern'sbuilduphasbeenovershad-owed by the coronavirus with five report-edlyunvaccinatedplayers-JoshuaKimmich,Serge Gnabry, Jamal Musiala, Eric-MaximChoupo-Moting andMichael Cuisance - allin quarantine a with Niklas Sole and JosipStanisic in isolatio.

Chelsea need a point vs JuveFor high-flying Chelsea, who are on top

inthePremierLeague,apointathometoanalready-qualifiedJuventuswillbeenoughtoadvanceintotheRoundof16withagametospare. A drawwould also suit Juve becausethat would clinch the top spot. JorginhoshouldbefitforChelseaaftercomingoffwitha cramp in the 3-0 win over Leicester onSaturday that kept the team in first place inthe Premier League, while Romelu LukakuandTimoWernercould returnafter injury.

MU hope formid-week calm

OleGunnarSolskjaer (C)andvandeBeek(R),afterWatford-ManUtdgame. Reuters

REUTERSLONDON,NOVEMBER22

THE InternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)hasentereddangerouswatersbytakingpartin a call with Peng Shuai thatwasmeant toprovideassurancesovertheChineseplayer'ssafety, human rights group AmnestyInternational saidonMonday.Peng, a former doubles world number

one, had a video call on Sunday with IOCpresidentThomasBachandtoldhimshewassafeandwellafterWesterngovernmentsandthe global tennis community expressedmountingconcern forherwellbeing.The 35-year-old had not been seen for

nearly threeweeks since alleging on socialmediathatformerVicePremierZhangGaolihadsexuallyassaultedher.Neither Zhang nor the Chinese govern-

menthavecommentedonPeng'sallegations.TheChineseForeignMinistrydidnotimme-diately respond to an email request onMondayforcommentontheAmnestystate-ment.

"The IOC is entering dangerouswaters.Theyshouldbeextremelycarefulnottopar-ticipateinanywhitewashofpossiblehumanrights violations," said Amnesty's China re-searcher Alkan Akad. "In the past we haveseenvarioussimilarcaseswherepeoplehadnooptionbuttosaywhattheyhadbeentoldto,"hesaid.Akad said the video callwas barely con-

vincing and did little to alleviate fears overtheplayer'swellbeing,echoingtheWomen'sTennisAssociation(WTA)earlieronMonday."The Chinese government has a track

record,especiallythestaterunmediaoutletsof fabricating statements ormaking peoplegive forced and sometimes televised testi-moniesshortlyafterpeoplegomissing,"saidAkad. Akad called on the Chinese govern-ment to investigate allegations of sexualabuse and ensure that the survivors have aplatform to express themselves freely, andwithoutanyadverseconsequences.

PengShuai hadallegedsexualassaultagainsta formerChineseVicePremierReuters

IOC has entereddangerouswaters in Pengmatter: Amnesty

SPORT/CALENDAR 17WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COMTHEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,NOVEMBER23,2021

ShoaibAkhtartoundergokneereplacementsurgery soon

Lahore: One of cricket’s all-time fastestbowlers,ShoaibAkhtarhasrevealedthathis“running days are over” as the formerPakistan speedmerchant is going for kneereplacementsurgery.TheenigmaticAkhtar’smercurial career was often dogged by in-juries. Two years ago, Akhtar underwent aknee reconstruction surgery inMelbourne.AkhtarpostedtheupdateonhisTwitterhan-dle alongside apictureof himself followingwhat looked likeasessionof physical activ-ity.“Myrunningdaysareoverasamleavingfor total knee replacement in AustraliaMelbourne very soon,” Akhtar tweeted.Akhtar,whoisconsideredtheworld’sfastestbowler of all time and nicknamed the‘Rawalpindi Express’, retired fromall formsof cricket in2011. PTI

Colombo:SriLankaspinnersRameshMendisandPraveenJayawickramasharedfivewick-ets to leaveWest Indies struggling on113-6inreplytothehometeam’sfirst-innings386ontheseconddayofthefirstTestonMonday.Off-spinner Mendis removed KraiggBrathwaite (41), Shai Hope (10) and RostonChase (2) to finish thedaywith figuresof 3-23. Jayawickramapickedup2-25while fel-lowspinnerLasithEmbuldeniyaclaimedtheotherwicket to fall. KyleMayerswas 22notoutatstumps,battingwithJasonHolder(1).Earlier,West Indies didwell to take the lastsevenSriLankawicketsfor119runsafterthehosts had laid a solid foundation for a goodscorewhen they resumed on 267 for three.SriLankacaptainDimuthKarunaratne,whoreached his 13th Test hundred on Sunday,was stumpedby JoshuaDaSilvaoff spinnerChase for147.He hit 15 fours in his 300-ball innings.DhananjayadeSilvaalsomade61beforehit-ting hiswicket. Chase took 5-83, his fourth

Testfive-wickethaul,whileleft-armspinnerJomelWarricanclaimed3-87.BRIEF SCORES: Sri Lanka386 (Karunaratne147, Dhananjaya de Silva 61; Chase 5/83,Warrican 3/87) vs West Indies 113/6(Brathwaite41;RameshMendis3/23) AP

Southgate signs new contractwith England through 2024

London: England coach Gareth Southgatehassignedanewcontractthroughtotheendof 2024, the Football Association saidMonday. "It remainsan incredibleprivilegetoleadthisteam,"saidSouthgate,who’soneof England'smost successful coaches aftertheWorld Cup semifinals in 2018 and theEuropeanChampionshipfinalthisyear.ThedealkeepsSouthgateinchargefortwomoremajortournaments- nextyear'sWorldCupin Qatar and Euro 2024 in Germany.SouthgatetooktheEnglandjobonaperma-nentbasisinNovember2016,leadingoneofthecountry'smost talentedsquads for sev-eral years. "Wehave a great opportunity infrontofus,"Southgatesaid,"andIknowtheyand the fans are all excited aboutwhat thissquadcouldachieve in the future." AP

PakistancompleteT20IseriessweepagainstBangladeshDhaka: Pakistan completed a clean sweepover Bangladesh in their Twenty20 series,winning the third and final game by fivewicketsafterathrillinglastoveronMonday.Bangladesh totalledamediocre124-7butaslowapproachmeantPakistanneededeightruns off the final six balls. CaptainMahmudullahcameontobowlhisonlyoverof the day and dismissed Sarfaraz AhmedandHaiderAlioff consecutivedeliveriesbe-fore Iftikhar Ahmed smashed a huge six offthefourthball,denyinghimahat-trick.Withtworunsneededoff twoballs, Iftikharwentforglorybutendedupbeingcaught.BRIEFSCORES:Bangladesh124/7in20overs(MohammadNaim47)losttoPakistan127/5in 20 overs (Haider Ali 45; Mahmudullah3/10)by fivewickets. AP

Austria’s lockdown affectsreturn of Davis Cup FinalsTurin:No Davis Cup tennis fans will be al-lowedinInnsbruckasAustriagoesbackintolockdown. Capacitywill be at 60% in Turin,whereItalianchildrenwillbeoccupyingvastportionsof thestandsamidslowticketsales.AttendanceinMadridwillbeatamaximumof75%. Afterthedebutof the18-teameventwasheldentirely inMadridoversevendaysin2019,themaincriticismsfromplayerswason late-nightmatches in empty arenas andnotenoughrestbetweenmatches.Soorgan-izersspreadthisyear'stournament,startingThursday, over three different cities and 11days.Butcoronaviruscasescomplicatesmat-ters."DavisCupwasacompetitionwherewecould play in front of incredible crowds,"French doubles specialist Pierre-HughesHerbert lamented. AP

SpinnerPraveenJayawickrama .Reuters

Spinners put hosts Sri Lanka incommandagainstWest Indies

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‘STAY DEEP in the crease andwait for theyorker.Ifhemisses,youwilldefinitelyhitabigone,’wastheTamilNadudugout’smessageforShahrukhKhanwith16neededfromthelastoverof theSyedMushtaqAliTrophyfinal.Onthe first twodeliveries Shahrukh faced– thethirdandthefifthoftheover--Karnatakaleft-armseamerPrateek Jainwasmoreor lessontarget.Butonthelastball,withfiveneeded,hewasn’tandShahrukhsentitsoaringoverdeepsquare legbefore being engulfedby jubilantteammates.InJanuary, too,Shahrukhhadhitthewin-

ningrunsforTamilNaduinthe2020-21SyedMushtaqAli Trophy final against Baroda, al-thoughthatchasewasnowherenearasclose,completedwithtwooverstospare.Dayslater,PunjabKingswouldwin abiddingwarwithRoyalChallengersBangaloreandDelhiCapitalstobuyShahrukhforRs5.25crore.Theword ‘finisher’ has stuck tohim, and

whywon’titwhenhecanhitlast-ballsixesto

winnationaltournamentfinals.ButduringhismaidenIndianPremierLeaguestint,Shahrukhhadtoclarify thathecouldplaythe“normal”game too. After all, in the 2019-20 SyedMushtaqAli Trophy final – Tamil Nadu andKarnataka seem tomake it all the time–hehadactuallyopenedtheinnings.Thatsamemonth,December2019,hehad

goneforaRajasthanRoyalsselectiontrialbuthadn’tmadeit.“ThissetofboyswantedtoDES-PERATELYbepartofIPL,”DineshKarthik,wholedTamilNadu in theprevious twoSMAT fi-nals,wroteaspartofatweetonMonday.“ItwasablessingindisguiseforShahrukh.

That iswhat I had toldhim then.Hewent tomultiple (IPL) selection trials butwasnot se-lected,” Tamil Nadu assistant coachRamaswamy Prasanna told The IndianExpress.“Ialwayskepttellinghimthatyoufirstwin

games for TamilNadu, and thenpeoplewillrecogniseyou.Therewasatimewherehewasgettingruns forTamilNadubutwasnotwin-ninggames.Hestarteddoingthatacoupleofyears back and ultimately gotwhat he de-servedlastseason[attheIPLauction.]”

Shahrukhwentfromopenertofinisherasaresultofacompleterolechange,andhasrev-elled in it. SomuchsothatPrasannasaid thattheTamilNadudugoutwasconfidentoftheir

chances evenwhen the asking ratewas gal-loping because they had complete faith inShahrukh.“Hehastheskillleveltoget50or60inthelastfourovers.Hehasbeenworkingpre-

ciselyforthisforthepastthreeyears,”Prasannasaid.“Wealwaystellhimthat‘thisisyourrole,youwillbeplayingthissituation,sobematchready.’ And exactly that situationhappenedthisafternoonandhedelivered.”Role-playKarthikandPrasannahavehadkeyrolesin

gettingShahrukhattunedtohisrole.“Wehavebeenpractising in such away that the situa-tionalawarenessisthereforhim.”Prasanna, a former TamilNadubatsman,

was Shahrukh’s first captain in first-divisioncricketinChennaiwhenthelatterwasaround15. “When I first sawhim,hewashappy-go-lucky.Nowhehascometotherealisationthathehas everything in him toplay at thenextlevel.Eventhen,hehadthatflairwhenhebat-tedinthenets.Hewouldtonkthebestofclubbowlers.Hehad thenatural ability tohit fastbowlers.“And he has evolved to play the slow

bowlerswell too.Nowhehas evolved to thestagewherehebelieveshe canwinmatchesfromanysituation.”The Tamil Nadu teammanagement has

triedtocreatepressuresituationsforShahrukh

inthenets.Itisnotonlyaboutgettinga20-ball40or a15-ball 35.Hehasbeen toldhehas tostay in themiddle long enough towin thegameforhisside.“Wheneverwepractise, theroleassigned

tohimisalwaysdifficult.Moreoftenthannot,hegetshomeinthematchsimulations.Somemightthinktheassignedtargetisimpossible,buthekeepsitsimple.“We try toput pressure onhim inmatch

simulations too.Wemake sure he facesMAshwin -he canbeabit vulnerable against aleg-spinner.Wealwaysgivehimthebestwehave.WehaveNatarajanwhoisoneofthebestinthecountryatthedeath,wehaveMAshwinandRSaiKishore, twoof thebest spinners intheshorterformats.“Wealsosledgehimdur-ingmatch simulations, I personally do that,”Prasanna jokes. “Wemake sure there areenoughpeoplearoundhimtosledgehim.”Alltheworkbehindthesceneshashelped

Shahrukhmaturetotheextentthathedoesn’tget overexcitedwhenhe aces tough chases.“Hewas composedafter the final. Itwasonemorewinforhim.Thisistheleveltowhichhehasdeveloped.”

SOUTHGATESIGNSNEWCONTRACTEnglandcoachGarethSouthgatehassignedanewcontractthroughtotheendof2024,theFootballAssociationsaidonMonday.“Itremainsanin-credibleprivilegetoleadthisteam,”saidSouthgate,whoisoneofEngland'smostsuccessfulcoachesafter leadingtheteamtotheWorldCupsemifi-nals in2018andtheEuropeanChampionshipfinalthisyear. AP

FINISHING IN STYLE

Shahrukh does star turn for TN, hits last-ball six to win Mushtaq Ali title

MShahrukhKhanhita last-ball six to leadTamilNadupastKarnataka intheSyedMushtaqAli final inNewDelhionMonday. TNCA

Whatwasthemessageyougotwhenyoure-joinedtheteamin2017?IrememberwhenIcameonboardin2017,

ViratKohliandRaviShastrisaidweneedtocre-ate aTest force. Todo so,whatdowehave todo?Take20wickets, play fivebowlers in anyconditions.Ihadalreadyobservedthebowlersinmyfirstshortstint in2014,andknewwhatwas needed.We lacked the consistency re-quiredat that level tobecomeaTest force allover theworld. Kohli and Shastriwere clearthatratherthantheextrabatsman,weshallgowith theextrabowler. I rememberKohli say-ing,“letus,thebatsmen,taketheloadabit.Weareallgood,surelythesixofusareenoughtodothejobandwecanunleashthebowlers”.

Whatwasyourcoachingandbowlingphilosophy?Mymainaimwastogetthebowlersoutof

their comfort zone and try out stuff. It wasaboutempowerment.Everybowlerneeds tobeawareaboutwhatheisdoing.It’snotaboutreinventingthegameortalkingtoomuchtech-nique, it’s in thebackground.Youbuildarap-port,mutual trust, you playfully challengethemorbestrictattimes.Ultimately,it’sabout‘I amyourbigbrother, Iwill support youandbewith you all the time, but Iwill challengeyou. Imight irritate youbut it’s for yourowngood.’Let’smoveontothe largerstrategiesyour

teamemployed.Likethatmiddle-stump,occa-sionallyevenmiddle-and-leginAustralia.Ravi Shastri’s idea. For the likes of Steve

Smith andMarnus Labuchagne’s ability toscoreontheoff-side.IrememberShastrisaid,“Let’s take theoff-sideout of the equation!”.Thecaptainhadtobuyintothatplanfirst.Kohliheardus out patiently, thought about it andwashooked.Oncehedidthat,thebowlersalsodidasitactuallysuitedmostofourbowlers.Youweren’tjustabowlingcoach,butalong

withShastri,youplayedalargerrole.Let’stalkaboutthepost-36alloutinAdelaide.Itwaseasy tohelpShastri.Wehavehada

relationshipforyearsandwesharedthesamecommitteddedication. Iwouldbehissound-ingboard,hewouldbemine.Heknewtheim-portance of temperament and attitude. I re-memberhesaidafterthatAdelaideloss:“Whatnow?Arewegoingtoshyawayandfold?TheAustralianswouldexpectustobegone,expectustocrumbleandsurrender.Let’swearthis36all out as abadge andgoout there. This is anopportunitytocomebackfromthedead.”Justnot Shastri orme, but Iwould say the entiresupport staff was instrumental in lifting themoraleof theteam.Tomakethemthinktheycan comeback. Because inourminds, itwassimple:wearen’t such abad teamtobeget-tingoutfor36.Wedidn’tpanicimmediately.Irememberplayingdumbcharades and stufflike that. No harshwords from anyone. AsShastriwouldsayoften,“it’snotwhatyouac-complishbutit’swhatyouovercome”.

LiketheAustraliantour’slineofattack,whatotheractionplansgiveyousatisfactionasabowlingcoach?Even on the previous tour of Australia

wherewewon,we bowled a lot fuller thanwhat Australians did to us. Therewas somehelpfromthewicketandourbowlersaregoodatmoving the ball. To do it, we had to get itfuller.EvenontherecenttourofEngland,ourbowlersmovedtheballatLord’s,andatLeedswhen even the English bowlers didn’t getmuchmovement, our bowlersdid. It’s aboutempowerment andbowlers bynowunder-stoodwhatwasneeded. InSouthAfrica,dur-ing the JohannesburgTest, the lengthsof the

two teamsweredifferent. Becauseofmove-ment on offer, SouthAfricans bowled a tadshorter.Butwestillwentfurtherupanditwasrewarded.

YouwatchedtheShastri-Kohlipartnershipfromclosequarters.Muchhasbeensaidaboutthem.HowdidyouseeKohli?Virat Kohli is the best thing to havehap-

penedtoTestcricket.TheIndianteam,whatitistodayasaTest-playingnation,alotofcreditmust go to Kohli and Shastri. No twowaysabout it. This didn’t happenovernight. I haveseenandbeenpartofcountlesschatsbetweenthemwheretheywouldplanhowtobecomeTestNo.1.Virat is a very aggressive captain and just

like any other batting or bowling ability, his

captaincyalso improvedeveryyear fromtheconfidenceofdoingwell.Wehavemademis-takes,learntfromthem,andovertheyears,hiscaptaincyhasreallyimproved.Theaggression,energyand theambition tobe thebest teamintheworldwasawonderfulcombination. Ifhedidn’thavethat thought, thatdesiretoex-cel,wewouldn’thavebeenwhereweare to-day.

WordonwhatvaluesShastribroughttothetable?Fearlessness and honesty. During his

tenure, there was absolutely no agenda.The decisions might have been right orwrong, that is irrelevant, but they camefromtherightplace,purely thinkingaboutteam values and what we stood for as ateam.Honestyencompassescriticism,self-

introspection. Itwas intellingtheteamthat'accept that we messed up'. It helped usevolve the team.Therewereacoupleofpotentiallydelicate

moments in the tenure.WhenKohli becamecaptain, Dhoniwas still around.What didShastritellKohli?Ravitoldtheimportanceofhavingasenior

member likeDhoni in the team. Itwasaboutgivingalotof respectandhewoulddefinitelyhelphim.Kohliunderstoodthat,ofcourse,anditwasaseamlesstransition.YoucouldseetherespectinthewayKohliwouldoftenletDhonihandlelittledetailsandprowlontheboundaryinODIs. That kindof stuff couldn’t havehap-penedwithout trust and respect. AndDhonialsosawhewasgiventhespaceandrespondedsowell.

ThesecondwasrecentlywiththeriseinRohitSharma’sstocks.Howdidthatplayout?Therewasa stormthatwasbuiltup from

outside the team. These two (Kohli andSharma)havealotofhealthyrespectforeachotherandtherehasbeenaconstantdialoguegoingon.Forustodowell,ateamneedstobeingoodharmonytoachieve.Anditwas.

And,what’syourtakeonRahulDravid?AndthenewbowlingcoachParasMhambrey?Dravidhasbeen fabulous and is the right

man to take over fromShastri. And Paras isgoodandhasagreatworkingrelationshipwithDravid. I am sure theywill do a great job. Iwouldalwaysbeavailableincasehewantstopickmymindonsomething.

Finally,playerstakestumps,balls,andstuffasmemorabilia.Whatsouvenirsdoyouhavefromthistenure?Autographed shirts. As abowling coach, I

shouldhavepulledmyweightandgrabbedafew balls! (Laughs) But I didn’t. Shirts andhappymemoriesof all thebowlersandplay-ersdoingsowell.WhatmorecanIask?

MOHAMMEDSHAMI‘FINDINGOPTIMALRUNNINGSPEED’HE IS a rhythmbowler and itwas clear thathis entire bowling depends on the kind ofrun-uphegenerates.Itwasn’taboutjustrun-ninginfast.Youruninfastenoughsothatyouareabsolutelybalancedatthemomentofde-liveryat thecrease. Itwas findingwhat’s theoptimalrunningspeed.Weexplainedtheim-portanceof this to Shami. This can’t happenifhedoesn’ttrustandiswillingtodothehard

work. Hewas. Therewere peoplewho hadtoldhim-‘don’tchangeanything,workwithwhat got you here’ -which is sound advice,ofcourse,butwhereisthegrowthunlessyoutry?Hehasoneof thebestseampositionsintheworld.With suchagreat natural releasepositionwhere the seam isupright throughtheair,hegetsmoremovementoffthewicketthan in theairwhichmakeshimdangerous.The batsmen have less time and they don’tknowwhichwayit’sgoingtomove.

Bharat, Ek KhojFromchangingShami’s run-up, giving feedback toBumrah, listening toAshwin;BharatArun talksabout theone-on-one sessions that changed India’s bowlingunit

ISHANTSHARMA‘HISBOWLINGNEEDEDASMALLTWEAK’HEWASN’T making the batsmen play asmuchaspossible. Itwas justasmall tweak–the angle at which he approached thestumps. It primarily came from theway heheldtheball. Ifyousee,thewayhisfingerssitontheballisdifferentfrommostseamers.Hehad it at an angle, slanted, dictated by hiswrist position. Thatwouldmake himpushtheballaway(fromtheright-hander)beforehis natural in-dipperswould get the ball in.Buthewouldenduppushingitabittooout-sideoff-stump.Hewasreleasingfromclosetothe stumps. So, wemade himdeliver fromthecentreoftheboxwhichgavehimabetterangleforhisin-dippers,whichmadethebats-menplayhimalotmore.

KULDEEPYADAV‘HENEEDSMOREVIGOURTHROUGHTHECREASE’HISPEAKhasn’t come inmy tenure, yes, butthekindofworkwehaveputandimportantlyheisputting,meansheisontherightpath.Heisyoung(26),andthefutureisstilloutthere.AllIwantfromhimistogetmorevigourthroughthe crease.Getting that vigour is a combina-tionofworkingmoreonthebowlingandget-tingfitter.Vigourdoesn’tmeanfiringitquicker.Onceyouget that vigour through the crease,thebody comes fully into the action, yougetmorefizz.Remembertheballhebowledinthe2019WorldCuptodismissBabarAzam?Ithadeverything.Aspinnerreallymatureswhenheis27-28andifhemaintains fitnessafter that,hehas10yearsofacareer.

JASPRITBUMRAH‘ALWAYSTRYINGNEWTHINGS’

HEWANTEDtoexcel inTest cricket: that washis dream. Boom wasalways willing to tryout different things innets.Myjobwastogivethe right feedback. Heisextremely intelligent

and a very quick learner. He naturallywanted to know why certain things arehappeningwiththeball-myjobwastoem-power that knowledge. He learnt how toadjust to different lengths on differentpitches. We would talk during sessions,breaks, and Iknewwithhimthat itwould-n’tbeoverburdeninghimatall.Heissome-onewho likes tohave that knowledge.

RAVINDRAJADEJA‘HEISABOON’JADEJA ISaboonto India. Sincethe2018tourof England, he hasmatured beautifully as abatsman.His bowlinghas a lovely rhythm, abankerbowlernow,andif thereisalittlehelponthewicket,heisverydangerous.Andweallknowwhatenergyhebringsontothefield.Abeautifulpackage,onthewhole.

MOHAMMEDSIRAJ'LINEANDLENGTHISASSET"IWAS extremely happy to see him dowellas I knew the kind of hunger he hadwhenplaying for Hyderabad. His passion is quitesomething. The biggest asset is line andlength. You tell him the plan, give him thelength tobowlonaparticular pitch and thelineandyoucanrestassuredthathewilldoit ball after ball.He lookedas if hebelongedthere even in his first Test. Good enough towinmatches.

‘During Shastri’s tenure, there was no agenda,decisions were made thinking about team’

India’s successful runundercoachRaviShastri andcaptainViratKohli, especially inTestmatches,wouldn’thavebeenpossiblewithoutBharatArun,whomadethe Indianbowlingsomethingtobe fearedandenvied.SriramVeera talks to the former Indiabowlingcoach,who looksback fondlyathis tenure.

RASHWIN‘NOTAFRAIDTOCOMEOUTOFCOMFORTZONE’THEBEST thingaboutAshwin is, he isn’t afraid to comeoutof hiscomfort zoneat all. InAustralia this time, he loadedup in front oftheface,almost.Ithelpedhimstayuprightandgeneratemoreover-spin.Hewoulddo little things: lean forward at release,weight infront,whenhewants to bowl slowerwithoutmaking it obviouswith his arm-speed.Hewould arch back after loadingwhenhewantedmoredipandturn.

Former IndiancoachRaviShastrialongwithbowlingcoachBharatArun. BCCI

HOWSHAMI ANDASHWINGOTOVER THEIRDISILLUSIONMENT

‘ANGERISTHEBESTTHINGTHATHAP-PENEDTOSHAMI’SHAMIWAS totallydisillusioned.Hewasonthevergeofgivingupthegame.WhenRavi and I sat downwithhim, he saidhewas“extremelyangrywithlife”and“Iwanttogiveitup”.Wesaid,“It’sgoodthatyouareangry.Angeristhebestthingthathashap-penedtoyou.”Helookedatusquizzically.Wetoldhim,“Youareafastbowler;angerisn’t bad! Let’s get thebitterness outof it.Lifehasturnedyouintoaveryangryman,butwhatareyougoingtodonow?Youcanquit,that’syourchoicebutyoucanalsotellyourself that I amangry, howdo I chan-neliseit?”Wetoldhim,“Focusonyourbody,fitness.GoforonemonthtoNCA(NationalCricketAcademy)andbeatyourbodyintoshape.Takeout theanger there.”Hewentandworked likeamanicbull, I hear, and Irememberhimtellingme, “I havegainedstrength,Icantakeontheworld!”.

“ASHWIN’S INJURYWAS A BLESS-ING INDISGUISE”IN2018,near theendandafter that tourof England, Ashwin was quite disillu-sioned. His body, fitness prevented himfrom achieving what he could.Remember,hehadstartedbeautifully inthe first Test at Birmingham. Then hisbodycameintheway.Icouldunderstandhis frustration. The injuries that didn’thelp him finish his action.Maybe, whathappened to him thenwas a blessing indisguise as right nowhe has taken careofhisdiet,hisexerciseregimenandisthefittest he has ever been. The knowledgeandexperiencethathehasacquiredisallkickinginbeautifully.Notasurprisethenthat he has forced his way back intowhite-ball cricket also. I would go as farassayingyouwouldseethebestperiodofAshwininthefuture.Everythingissync-ing reallynicely.

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