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NIT No.19/S-II/2021-22Press Tender

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Name of Work Reserveprice

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procurement solution

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e procurement solution

1. Replacement of old GI water supply network inTransit Camp A-Block Govind Puri Ward No.91Sunder EE(S) II (AC-51 Kalkaji)

3672410/- 2021_DJB_ 208114_18.9.2021

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ISSUED BY P.R.O (WATER)

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EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(SOUTH) II

NOTICE INVITING e-TENDERSE-NIT S. No. 44/PHEP/Fresh of 2021-22

For and on behalf of the Lt. Governor UT of J&K e-tenders (Two cover System) on Turn-key Basis including free trial run of three months after comple-tion of all the components of scheme in all aspects and there after maintenance for a period of one year which includes 6 months DLP are invited fromReputed and resourceful contractors/ Firms/Companies/Joint Venture of repute in PWD or Equivalent in CPWD/ Railways and other state Governments forthe following works, which should be uploaded on the Procurement web portal http://jktenders.gov.infor the subjected work(s) referred below to be receivedby the Superintending Engineer, Hydraulic Circle Pulwama/Shopian HQ: Shopian and as per the details mentioned in this e-tender notification and to whomall the terms and conditions of detailed e-NIT /Tender Documents/ PWD Form No:- 25 double are accepted. The detailed tender document andSpecifications etc. can be downloaded on the e-procurement portal http://jktenders.gov.in.I. All Bidders have to submit Bid Security Declaration Form instead of Earnest money as per the circular of Finance Department (Bid Security

Declaration Form is as per Appendix XII)II. The 1st lowest Bidder has to produce an amount equal to 3% of contract as performance security in shape of CDR/FDR/BG within 05 Days before

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Executive Engineer, (JSD) PHE Division, Pulwama,

No. PHEP/2837-50Dated: 08.09.2021DIPK-8161

Sr. Name of Work Estimated Cost Time of Class of Accord ofNo. Cost of TD Completion Contract Administrative

(`̀ in Lacs) (in `̀)) AApppprroovvaall

1 297.11 5500 6 months AAY Available

2 431.97 5500 6 months AAY Available

3 376.31 5500 6 months AAY Available

4 184.16 2600 6 months AAY Available

5 309.85 5500 6 months AAY Available

6 276.16 5500 6 months AAY Available

Design, construction, testing and successfully commissioning of RCC Over HeadTank 0.35 lac gallons capacity , pump house cum operator quarter ,Chowkidar quar-ter ,sluice chamber , chain link fencing around structures , approach path , improve-ments to existing pipe network and providing laying of G.I/D.I pipes, including con-ducting complete necessary survey, soil tests as required at selected site, as per theParameters/ specifications, installation of 86 FHTCs, including Electrical /Mechanicalworks, Construction of Gravel Packed/ODEX Type Production Tube Well, for WSSN.C Rajpora (JJM) including free trial run of three months after completion of all thecomponents of scheme in all aspects and there after one year’s maintenance periodwhich includes 6 months DLP

Design, construction, testing and successfully commissioning of 0.24 MGD RCCRapid Sand Filtration Plant, Pre Settling Tank ,Flash Mixer, Clarifloculator, SludgeDisposal System, 0.60 lac gallons RCC S.R , Pump house cum operator quarter,Chain link fencing around structures ,Sluice Chamber, Chowkidar quarter/ChemicalShed, Anchor /Saddle Blocks ,Approach path , Development of premises, providinglaying of G.I/D.I pipes, Conducting complete necessary survey and soil tests asrequired at selected site as per the Parameters/ specifications, Electrical /Mechanicalworks, installation of 143 FHTCs for WSS Tenghar Payer (JJM) including free trial runof three months after completion of all the components of scheme in all aspects andthere after one year’s maintenance period which includes 6 months DLP.

Design, construction, testing and successfully commissioning of 0.14 MGD RCCRapid Sand Filtration Plant, Pre Settling Tank ,Flash Mixer, Clarifloculator, SludgeDisposal System,0.35 lac gallons RCC OHT , pump house cum operator quarter ,0.20 Lac gallons capacity clear water sump ,chain link fencing around structures ,nal-lah training works Sluice Chamber Chowkidar quarter/Chemical Shed, Anchor/Saddle Blocks , approach path , development of premises & providing laying ofG.I/D.I pipes, including cconducting complete necessary survey, soil tests as requiredat selected site, as per the Parameters/ specifications Electrical /Mechanical works,installation of 154 FHTCs for WSS N.C. Naina (JJM) including free trial run of threemonths after completion of all the components of scheme in all aspects and thereafter maintenance for a period of one year which includes 6 months DLP.

Design, construction, testing and successfully commissioning of 0.20 lac gallonsRCC S.R , pump house cum operator quarter ,sluice chamber , chain link fencingaround structures , Construction of Anchor/Saddle blocks ,Approach Road , develop-ment of premises & providing laying of G.I/D.I pipes, including cconducting completenecessary survey, soil tests as required at selected site, as per the Parameters/ spec-ifications Electrical /Mechanical works, Construction of Gravel Packed/ODEX TypeProduction Tube Well, installation of 197 FHTCs for WSS Chicker Renzipora (JJM)including free trial run of three months after completion of all the components ofscheme in all aspects and there after maintenance for a period of one year whichincludes 6 months DLP.

Design, construction, testing and successfully commissioning of construction 0.45lac gallons RCC OHT , pump house cum operator quarter ,sluice chamber , chain linkfencing around structures , Chowkidar quarter, development of premises & providinglaying of G.I/D.I pipes, including conducting complete necessary survey, soil tests asrequired at selected site as per the Parameters/ specifications, Electrical /Mechanicalworks, Construction of Gravel Packed/ ODEX Type Production Tube Well, installationof 426 FHTCs for WSS Tumlahal Zasow (JJM) including free trial run of three monthsafter completion of all the components of scheme in all aspects and there after oneyear’s maintenance period which includes 6 months DLP.

Design, construction, testing and successfully commissioning of 0.40 lac gallonsRCC OHT , pump house cum operator quarter ,sluice chamber , chain link fencingaround structures , Chowkidar quarter, approach path , development of premises &providing laying of G.I/D.I pipes, including conducting complete necessary survey, soiltests as required at selected site, as per the Parameters/ specifications, Electrical/Mechanical works, Construction of Gravel Packed/ ODEX Type Production Tube Well,installation of 385 FHTCs for WSS Kharpora Litter (JJM) including free trial run ofthree months after completion of all the components of scheme in all aspects andthere after one year’s maintenance period which includes 6 months DLP.

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5 Bid opening date (Technical Cover) 11 10 2021 1400 Hrs.

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(e-mail-amravati.ee@mahapwd.com)TENDER NOTICE NO. 23 OF 2021-2022 (NO. 6852/TC/DT. 06.09.2021)

TENDER NOTIFICATION UNDER e-PROCUREMENTE-Tender for the following in “B-1” (Percentage Rate) form is invited via online e-tendering system fromRegistered/Unregistered Contractor of eligible class by the Executive Engineer P.W. Division Amravation behalf of Government of Maharashtra. Tender Documents are downloaded from Government ofMaharashtra portal http://mahatenders.gov.in. Rights to select of reject in reserved by ExecutiveEngineer P.W. Division Amravati. Tender with condition is never accepted.Sr. Name of Work EstimatedNo. Cost (In Lakhs)1. Improvement to Malinpur Taroda Dhanora Pala Dapori Road 507.13

Km. 0/00 to 17/00 MDR-100The tender documents can be downloaded from e-tendering portal of Public Works Department

i.e. http://mahatenders.gov.in From Dt. 13.09.2021 to 07.10.2021 upto 18.55 Hours.Tender Opening-Dt. 11.10.2021

Note:-1. Please note the further changes regarding this work will not be published through corrigendum by

press notice. The changes will be available on electronic tendering system of Government ofMaharashtra which in available on the Potal http://mahatenders.gov.in

2. The Bidder shall submit the Hard Copy in “Sealed Envelope” of Technical and Financial Bids asspecified in NIT after the online submission of Bid (“Bid Lock”) within 72 Hrs. i.e. on Dt.07/10/2021 to 07/10/2021 during office hours. The bidder shall submit his Bid online as per the pro-cedure laid down on the e-Tender Portal. The Bidder shall submit Bid in Hard copy This Hard Copywill be opened only if any Problem arises.

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INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)The Executive Engineer, Shimla, Division No. I, HPPWD, Shimla-3, H.P on behalf of Governor of H.P invites the item rate bids, in electronictendering system from the eligible class of contractors registered with HPPWD for the works as detailed in the table.

The bidders are advised to note other details of tenders from the department website www.hptender.gov.in

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1 44951482/- 22-09-2021 500000/- 30-09-2021 60 daysPeriodic maintenance of (1) Kalka Shimla Cart Roadand M.R.R. via Chotta Shimla uptoChotta Shimla Km.145/100 to 152/00 (2) M.R.R. via Chotta ShimlaKm.152/00 to 156/480 from Chotta Shimla to DhalliTunnel (3) Talland to Khalini Road Km.0/00 to 0/480(4) MRR via lakkar Bazar Km.147/825 to 153/075 fromVictory Tunnel to Sanjauli (5) SanjauliDhalli Bye PassKm.0/00 to 3/775 (SH:- Maintenance of road surfaceand micro surfacing type-III (1) Kalka Shimla CartRoad and part M.R.R. via Chotta Shimla uptoChottaShimla Km.145/100 to 152/00 (2) M.R.R. via ChottaShimla Km.152/00 to 156/480 from Chotta Shimla toDhalli Tunnel (3) Talland to Khalini Road Km.0/00 to0/480 (4) MRR via lakkar Bazar Km.147/825 to153/075 from Victory Tunnel to Sanjauli (5)SanjauliDhalli Bye Pass Km.0/00 to 3/775.)

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HIGHWAY LANDINGASukhoiSu-30 landsduring inaugurationof anemergency landingstriponNH-925inBarmerdistrictofRajasthanonThursday.PTI REPORT,PAGE8

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RS ruckus: Opprejects inquirypanel, says bidto ‘intimidate’

MANOJCGNEWDELHI, SEPTEMBER9

THE CONGRESS and otherOppositionparties havedecidednot tobepartof an inquiry com-mitteethatRajyaSabhaChairmanMVenkaiahNaiduwantstosetupto investigate the acrimoniousscenes thatwerewitnessed onAugust11intheHouseduringthepassageof theGeneral InsuranceBusiness (Nationalisation)AmendmentBill.Leader of the Opposition in

RajyaSabhaMallikarjunKhargewrotetoNaiduThursdaysayingtheconstitutionof the commit-tee seems to be “designed” to“intimidate”MPs intosilence.Sources said all the major

Opposition parties — amongthem the Trinamool Congress,CPM, CPI, RJD, Shiv Sena, NCP

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INFLATIONTARGET4%

Thisquarterwillbebetter thanQ1:RBIGovernorShaktikantaDassticks toprojectionfor ’21-’22growth,withCovidcaveat

ENSECONOMICBUREAUMUMBAI, SEPTEMBER9

RESERVE BANK of India (RBI)Governor Shaktikanta Das onThursday expressed optimismabout recovery in the Covid-hiteconomy, stating the currentquarter(July-September)willbebetter than the previous (June)quarter.TheRBI,hesaid, is“veryseri-

ous about anchoring inflationexpectations and inflationaroundthe target”of 4percent.Sticking to the 9.5 per cent

growth projection for 2021-22,he said there was no evidencethatassetprices,andtosomeex-tent the current high stock

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PRANAVMUKULNEWDELHI, SEPTEMBER9

FORDMOTORCompany, one ofthefirstglobalcarmakerstoenterthe Indianmarket following theliberalisation that began in1991,has decided to endmanufactur-ingoperationsinthecountry.TheAmericancompanysaid

ithadaccumulatedlossesofover$2billioninthelast10years,andthatthephasedclosureof itstwoproduction units in Sanand,Gujarat, and Chennai, TamilNadu, would affect approxi-mately4,000employees.Ford joins a growing list of

global vehiclemakers thathavestopped operations in theworld's fourth largest automo-bile market over the last fiveyears. In that list are Ford’sAmerican rival GeneralMotors(GM) and the Americanmotor-cyclecompanyHarley-Davidson.Ford’s announcement came

justmonthsafterdiscussions totransferitsoperationstolocalri-valMahindra &Mahindrawerecalledoff. Ford in Indiawas also

reportedtobe in talkswithmo-bility tech company Ola for thelatter’splantomanufactureelec-tricscooters,beforeOladecidedtogoaloneandsetupagigafac-toryof itsown.The Dearborn, Michigan-

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SHUBHAJITROYNEWDELHI, SEPTEMBER9

WITHOUT MENTIONING theTaliban or putting the onus onthem for the situation inAfghanistan,leadersoftheBRICSThursday expressed concernover “the latest developments”

there and called for “refrainingfrom violence and settling thesituationbypeacefulmeans”.TheNewDelhideclaration—

itwas the first statementby thegrouping since the fall of Kabulto the Taliban on August 15 —thatfollowedtheBRICSsummit,heldviavirtualmodewithPrimeMinister NarendraModi as the

host, said leaders stressed theneed for an “inclusive intra-Afghandialogue”.“Weunderscore thepriority

of fighting terrorism, includingpreventingattemptsbyterroristorganisationstouseAfghanter-ritoryas terrorist sanctuaryandtocarryoutattacksagainstother

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EXPRESSNEWSSERVICELUCKNOW,SEPTEMBER9

UNDERLINING THAT a HighCourt “can interfere in order tokeep the tribunals and Courtssubordinate to it ‘within thebounds of their authority’,” theAllahabadHighCourt Thursdaystayed the order of a Varanasi

court which had called for a“comprehensive archaeologicalphysicalsurvey”of thedisputedKashi Vishwanath Temple-GyanvapiMosquecomplex.JusticePrakashPadiaordered

astayonpetitionsfiledbytheUPSunniWaqfBoardandAnjumanIntezamiaMasjidVaranasi,chal-lenging the April 8 order of the

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After GM, Harley,Ford Motor drivesout, shuts plants

BRICS leaders don’t name Taliban:talks reminder, warning on terror

GARGIVERMARAIPUR,SEPTEMBER9

EIGHTYEARSaftersecurityper-sonnel gunneddowneightper-sons, including fourminors, inEdesmetta in Bijapur district ofChhattisgarh, a judicial inquiryreport, submitted to the state

cabinetWednesday, concludedthat none of those killed wereMaoists, as was alleged at thetimeof the incident.The report by Justice V K

Agarwal, a retired judge of theMadhya Pradesh High Courtwhowas asked to inquire intothe incident, said the securitypersonnel “may have opened

fire inpanic”.Calling the incident “amis-

take”thriceinthereport, JusticeAgarwal said the tribals killedwereunarmedanddied ingun-fire of 44 rounds, 18 of whichwere fired by a single constableof theCoBRAunitof theCRPF.A separate inquiry into the

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Eight years on, probe finds thosekilled were unarmed, not Maoists

HC frowns on Varanasicourt order, stays survey

RITIKACHOPRANEWDELHI, SEPTEMBER9

THE INDIAN Institutes ofTechnology (IITs) are building areputation for being excellentbusiness schoolsaswell.Over the last five years,

India's premier engineeringschools have expanded theirfootprint in the management

categoryoftheNationalInstituteRanking Framework (NIRF), theuniongovernment'smeritlistforhighereducation institutions.Six IITs have ranked among

the20bestinstitutionsforman-agement study in the latest edi-tion of the NIRF rankings re-leased on Thursday. In 2017,therewerefourIITsinthetop20formanagementstudy.

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IIT canvas beyond tech:6 rank in top 20 for MBA

ShaktikantaDas

EDESMETTA ‘ENCOUNTER’: 4AMONG8SHOTDEADWEREMINORS

THEDECISIONbyFordcomesata timewhenindustry leadershaveflaggedconcernsoverslowingconsumerde-mand, runawayfuelprices,andthehightaxa-tion impactonthesec-tor,which iscurrently intheprocessof transition-ingtoanelectric future.

Uncertainfutureforautomakers

KASHIVISHWANATH-GYANVAPICOMPLEX

MallikarjunKhargehaswrittentoMVenkaiahNaidu

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RBI Governorprices, were influenced by ex-cess liquidity.TheRBIwaswatchinggrowth

impulses and inflation beforemaking changes in its accom-modativepolicystance,hesaid.Das,whowasinconversation

with P Vaidyanathan Iyer,Executive Editor (NationalAffairs), The Indian Express, andAmyKazmin,SouthAsiaBureauChief, the Financial Times, in thethirdofaseriesofonlineagenda-settingdebatesorganisedbyTheIndian Express and the FinancialTimes,said:“Thefast-movingin-dicatorsarelookingquiteupbeat.We track about 100-odd fast-moving indicators, and I canmention someof them, like thesaleoftwo-wheelervehicles,thesaleofpassengercars,orthesteelandcementproductionandGST,and several parameters and in-dicatorsare lookingup.”At this point in time, RBI’s

projectionof9.5percentgrowthforthisfinancialyearstands,theGovernor said. “I think it willhold good. The second quarterof the current year, that is thecurrent quarter, will do bettersequentially than the previousquarter.Butthereisabaseeffectof last year, whichwill have itsimpactthroughoutthisyear,butthe base effect will graduallymoderategoing forward.”However, he qualified the

optimismwithamentionof thepossibilityofathirdwaveof theCovid-19pandemic.“Imust say that uncertainty

of a possible thirdwave, whichpeople are talking about…thatuncertaintystillremains. Ithinkpeople and businesses are nowmoreadapted to theCovidpro-tocolsandmoreadaptedtocon-tinuingwith their business ac-tivitiesandotheractivities,evenwhenthere isaproblem.”“But again, everything de-

pends on the severity, and thespread of the thirdwave of thepandemic,”Dassaid.The Governor said the cur-

rent inflation was “mainlydriven by supply side factors,partly because of internationalfactorsaroundhighcommodityprices, high shipping chargesandcontainer costs”.“Mostly, international com-

modity prices are going up,(and)thatisfeedingintodomes-tic inflation.(The) domestic fac-torsarethehighpricesofpetrolanddiesel,andalsocertaincom-modities, certain items, likeap-pliancesoredibleoil,”hesaid.“Wemonitor the situation

very closely. The RBI is an infla-tion-targetingorganisation,butinthetimeof thepandemic,wehavedecidedtofocusongrowth,more emphasis on growth be-causewhengrowthcompletelygetsdissipated,thenitwillcausehuge long-term challenges forthe economy. During the pan-demic, therefore, instead of theexact target of 4 per cent, theMPC has decided to operate

withinthebandof2-6percent.”Inflation, which wasmore

than 6 per cent for a couple ofmonths, hasmoderated to 5.6percentinthelastprint.“Ourex-pectationisthatfromnowon,in-flationwill graduallymoderate.So, thepossibilityof a sustainedincreaseininflationbeyond6percent is highly unlikely at thispoint of time, but nonetheless,wearewatchful,”Dassaid.“We are very serious about

anchoringinflationexpectationsaroundthetarget.Goingforward,weremaincommittedtoachievethat, over a period of time in averynon-disruptivemanner.”Asked about the unwinding

of the accommodative policystance, Das said the RBI hadadopted the accommodativestanceevenbeforethepandemicset in — some time in 2019.“Whetherwewillcontinuewiththe accommodative stance, wewill sortof lookat the rates, andthatisadecisionwhichtheMPCwilltake.Butnonetheless,myas-sessment,andourassessmentinthe RBI is…we are very closelywatchful of inflation. We arewatchfulofthegrowthimpulsesbecoming sustained and takingdeeperroots.Wearewatchfuloftheinflationdynamicsandinfla-tion, which is expected now tomoderate,”hesaid.Onthepossibilityofhighliq-

uidity fuelling a rise in assetprices,Das said: “Wewill takeacalldependingontheincomingnumberswithregardtohighliq-uidity position. Letme tell youthat the current inflation...isdriven mainly by supply-sidefactors. And at the moment,thereisnoevidencetoshowthatthehighliquidity is feedingintogeneral prices. The Sensex hasbeen hitting new peaks on adailybasis andhas crossedpre-pandemic levelsnow.“...Globally, there isasurplus

liquidityandstockpricesareveryhigh,andareboominginalmosteverymarket, including India...But...Iwantedtomention is thatthere is no evidence of high as-setprices,namelythehighstockprices,feedingintogeneralinfla-tionorgeneralprices.”Asked about the large hair-

cutsinsomeoftheresolutionsofstressedassets,Dassaid“thepri-mary objective of the IBC is...toresolve the business so that thecompanyorthebusinesscontin-ues its operations, and the eco-nomicvaluewhichthatbusinesscreatescontinuesunabated.”“In some cases, the haircut

has been 90 per cent, but thereare caseswhere the haircut hasbeenmuchless.Thereisperhapsneed to consider amendments.For example, the process of thetimetakentoadmitacasetotheNCLT. The admission itself takesalotof time,socanwedealwiththat issue through some legalamendments.”On the sluggish credit off-

take,Dassaid,“Fortheregulator,wehave to provide an enablingecosystemwhere thebanksare

inapositionwith ade-quate capi-tal and liq-uidity, andbeyondthat

it is a function of the market.Now,why the offtake has beenlow?Thisisprimarilybecauseofthe uncertaintywhich still pre-vails with regard to the Covidpandemic...whether the revivalof activitywill be sustained.”“There is a slack in the de-

mand. There is an output gap.And the aggregate demand isalso below the pre-pandemiclevel. Once the business gainsconfidence that the economyimproves and the revival of ac-tivity will sustain... I think thatshould be a point where therewillbeinvestmentandwill leadtoademand forcredit,”hesaid.Oncryptocurrencies,hesaid,

“We have conveyed ourmajorconcerns to the governmentaboutcryptocurrenciesfromthepoint of viewof financial stabil-ity... I thinkweneedmorecredi-bleanswers.”

Ford drives outplants in India have an annualmanufacturing capacity of400,000 units, but lately it hadbeenoperatingatautilisationof20 per cent, half of whichwasbeingexported.InAugust,Fordhadashareof

1.4 per cent in the Indianmar-ket, which is dominated byMaruti Suzuki and HyundaiMotor,whotogetherhavemorethan60percent share.Ford India said that itwould

continue to sell imported CBU(Completely Built-up Unit)models, and would “signifi-cantly expand its 11,000-em-ployeeBusinessSolutions teamin India in comingyears to sup-portFordglobally”.“As part of our Ford+ plan,

we are taking difficult but nec-essary actions to deliver a sus-tainably profitable businesslonger-term and allocate ourcapital togrowandcreatevaluein the right areas,” Jim Farley,presidentandCEOofFordMotorCompany, said.Before Ford, GM closed its

manufacturing unit in Halol,Gujarat,in2017,andsolditsTale-gaon, Maharashtra, facility to

China-basedGreatWallMotors.GM subsequently stopped

sales in India citingmountinglossesandnear-negligiblesales.In September last year,

Harley-Davidson announcedthe closure of its production fa-cilityinBawal,Haryana, inaddi-tion to “significantly reducing”thesizeof itssalesoperationsinGurgaon.In a statement, Ford said it

would ceasemanufacturing ve-hicles for sale in India immedi-ately.Manufacturing for exportwillwinddownattheSanandve-hicleassemblyplantbyOctober-December 2021, and at theChennai engine and vehicle as-semblyplantsbyApril-June2022.“Morethan500employeesat

the Sanand engine plant,whichproduces engines for export forthe best-selling Ranger pickuptruck, andabout100employeessupportingpartsdistributionandcustomer service, alsowill con-tinue to support Ford’s businessinIndia,” thestatementsaid.At the annual convention of

theSocietyofIndianAutomobileManufacturers (SIAM) lastmonth, topexecutivesofvehiclemakershadraisedconcernsoverhightaxationandrisingfuelcosts.

HC orderVaranasi court.Themiscellaneous applica-

tion filedby theBoardwaspartofawritpetitionbeingheardonthedisputebeforetheAllahabadHigh Court. It had reserved theorder onMarch 15 after argu-ments in thematterwere com-pleted.“Fromperusaloftherecord,it

isclearthatthejudgmentwasre-servedinallpendingpetitionsbythis Court, after hearing thelearnedcounselforthepartiesatlength on15.03.2021. The courtbelowhas full knowledge to thefact that the judgement has al-ready been reserved on15.03.2021.Inviewofthematter,thecourtbelowshouldnothaveproceededanddecidedtheappli-cationfiledbytheplaintiffsintheOriginal Suit for survey by

Archaeological Survey of India,”theHighCourtorderstated,refer-ringtotheVaranasicourtorder.“In the opinion of theCourt,

theCourtbelowshouldwait fortheverdictinthepetitionspend-ing before this Court and not toproceedfurtherinthemattertillthe time a judgement is deliv-ered,” it stated.JusticePadiasaid:“Thejudi-

cialcourtesyanddecorumwar-ranted such discipline whichwasexpectedfromtheCourtbe-low but for unfathomable rea-sons,neitherofthecoursesweretaken. It is to be regretted thatthe court below departed fromthis traditionalway in thepres-ent case and chose to examinethequestionhimself. Ihavesaidsowiththefondhopethat judi-cialenthusiasmshouldnotoblit-erate the profound responsibil-ity that is expected from theCourtbelow.”“Moreover, this Court is of

theopinion that theHighCourtin exercise of its jurisdiction ofsuperintendencecaninterfereinorder to keep the tribunals andCourtssubordinatetoit, ‘withinthe bounds of their authority’.The High Court can interfere inexerciseof itspowerofsuperin-tendencewhen there has beenapatentperversityintheordersof tribunalsandCourtssubordi-nate to it or where there hasbeen a gross andmanifest fail-ureof justiceorthebasicprinci-plesofnatural justicehavebeenflouted. It is also held by theHon’ble Apex Court that themainobjectionofArticle227ofthe Constitution of India is tokeepstrictadministrationof ju-dicial control by theHighCourton administration of justicewithin its territory,”hesaid.Earlier, on April 8, Varanasi

Fast Track Court Civil Judge(Senior Division) AshutoshTiwari, while stating that “thematter in dispute pertains tohave connectionwith our deephistory”, ordered the DirectorGeneral of ArchaeologicalSurveyof Indiato“getacompre-hensivearchaeologicalphysical

survey”doneofthe KashiVishwanathTemple-GyanvapiMosque com-plex and “findout as towhether thereligiousstruc-ture standingat present atthe disputedsite is a super-imposition, al-teration or ad-dition or thereis a structuraloverlapping ofany kind, withor over, any re-ligious struc-ture”.

This order came less than amonthafter theSupremeCourtsoughttheCentre’sresponseona PIL challenging the constitu-tional validity of the Places ofWorship (Special Provisions)Act, 1991whichmandates thatthe nature of all places of wor-ship, except theone inAyodhyathat was then under litigation,shallbemaintainedas itwasonAugust15,1947,andthatnoen-croachment of any such placeprior to the date can be chal-lenged incourts.The Act, brought in by the P

VNarasimha Rao-led Congressgovernment during the heightof the Ram templemovement,also applies to the disputedKashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque complex inVaranasi and the KrishnaJanmabhoomi Temple-ShahiIdgahMosqueinMathura–twoplaces, once part of the templecampaigns, latershieldedbythe1991 law. Even the SupremeCourt, in its landmarkingNovember 2019 ruling on theRam Janmabhoomi-BabriMasjid title suit whichwent infavourof theHinduparties,hadunderlinedthattheActis“aleg-islativeinterventionwhichpre-serves non-retrogression as anessential feature of our secularvalues”.Rulingona2019application

by lawyer-petitioner VijayShankar Rastogi -- the originalsuit in 1991was titled AncientIdol of Swayambhu LordVishweshwar and Others VsAnjumanIntezamiaMasjidandAnother --who called it “a rep-resentative suitwherein the in-terest of large number of per-sons, having faith in Hindureligion, are at stake”, JudgeTiwarirejectedtheargumentofthe defendants that since “amosquehasbeenenteredatthedisputed site in the revenuerecords, hence the same is notopen forchallenge”.Hesaid“it iswellsettledthat

arevenueentryisnotconclusivepiece of evidence establishingthe title of the person whosenamehasbeenmutated”.The1991suitsoughtrestora-

tionof theancienttempleatthesitewheretheGyanvapiMosquecurrentlystands.UPSunniWaqfBoard’s lawyer SFA Naqvi saidpetitions were filed in theAllahabad High Court over themaintainabilityof thesuit.

Encounter probeincident is being conducted bythe CBI following a SupremeCourtorder inMay2019.TheEdesmettaincidenttook

placeonthenightofMay17-18,2013–aweekbeforetheJhiramGhati incidentinSukmadistrictin which 27 people, includingtopstateCongressleaders,werekilled inaMaoist attack.Whilepolicehaddeniedthe

presence then of Maoists in

Edesmetta, the CoBRA claimedbustingaMaoisthideout.Edesmetta, 17 km from the

nearest road andmore than 40km from the district headquar-ters, falls under Gangaloor po-lice station in Bijapur district,oneof theworstaffectedbyLeftWing Extremism in the state.There is still no road to the vil-lagewhere, according to the ju-dicial report, 25-30 people hadgathered to celebrate BeejPandum,atribalfestivaltowor-ship new life in the form ofseeds, on thenightofMay17 in2013whena1000-strongsecu-rity forceshowedup.While security forces had

said then that they cameunderfireandhadretaliated,thereportstatedthat therewasnothreat-to-lifetosecuritypersonnelwhohadnotfollowedthenormsofamarchingoperation.Thereport, inHindi, saidthe

incidentof firingseemedtobearesultof “galatdhaarna,ghabra-hat ki pratikriya” (wrong as-sumption,nervous reaction).In the summary, the report

stated:“Securityforceswerenotequippedwith enough devicesfor self-defence, there wasshortage of intelligence, whichis why in self-defence and ‘inpanic’, they fired.”Observingthat therewasno

cross-fire,thereportsaidCoBRAconstableDevPrakashdieddueto friendly-fire andnotbecauseof theMaoists.The commission found sev-

eralshortcomingsintheworkofthe security force. Calling theseizure of the two “bharmar”guns “sandigdh” (suspicious)and “avishwasniya” (unbeliev-able), the report pulled up offi-cers fornothavinganydescrip-tion of the items in the seizurereport. It saidno items fromthefieldweresent to forensic labs.“Therewasnostrongintelli-

gence behind the operation.Noneofthegatheredpeoplehadweapons, norwere theymem-bersoftheMaoistorganisation,”the report stated.

BRICS leaderscountries, aswell as drug tradewithin Afghanistan,” the decla-rationstated.ForDelhi, thisisawarningto

anti-India terrorist groups liketheHaqqaniNetwork, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad,andforBeijing, it’samessagefortheEastTurkestanIslamic Movement (ETIM)which has been active in therestiveXinjiang region.“We stress the need to con-

tribute to fostering an inclusiveintra-Afghan dialogue so as toensure stability, civil peace, lawand order in the country,” theNewDelhideclarationsaid,twodays after the Taliban an-nounced a government whichlackedinclusivityandappearednon-representativeof thecoun-try’spopulation.Thedeclarationcondemned

theterrorattackattheKabulin-ternationalairport,forwhichtheIslamic State (Khorasan) hadclaimedresponsibility.“We condemn in the

strongest termsthe terrorist at-tacks near the Hamid KarzaiKabulInternationalAirportthatresulted in a large number ofdeathsand injuries,” it said.On the humanitarian situa-

tion inAfghanistan, it said: “Weemphasise the need to addressthehumanitarian situationandtoupholdhumanrights, includ-ing those of women, childrenandminorities.”This year’s BRICS statement

onAfghanistan is verydifferentfromthatof lastyearwhichwasissued inNovember.At that time, the Moscow

declaration— since Russiawasthe chair—called for theestab-lishmentof“long-termpeaceinthe Islamic Republic ofAfghanistan” and reaffirmed“ourunwaveringsupport to thepeople of Afghanistan in its ef-fortstowardbuildingastable,in-

clusive, peaceful, independentandprosperoussovereignState”.Wordssuchas“independent

andprosperoussovereignState”aremissingfromthedeclarationthis time. And last year’s state-menthadwelcomedthelaunchof intra-Afghannegotiationsandsupportforthe“Afghan-ledandAfghan-owned peace process”.Thistime,thereisnomentionofthe Afghan-led and Afghan-ownedpeaceprocess.Thisyear’sstatementcomes

after the UNSC resolution inwhichtheTalibanwerenotheldaccountable,andyetRussiaandChinahadabstained.Onterrorism,Indianofficials

said Thursday that the BRICSdeclaration was a consensussince all countries had backedIndia’sposition.

RS ruckusand Aam Aadmi Party — havedecided thesame.After the unruly scenes, the

Opposition parties had allegedthat “outsiders”whowere notpartof“Parliamentsecurity”werebrought intotheUpperHouseto“manhandle” MPs, includingwomen members, during thepassageoftheBill,andhadarguedthatwhat had happened in theHousewas“unprecedented”andwas akin to “martial law” beingimposedinParliament.Several Unionministers, in

turn, had met Naidu and de-mandedaction against someofthe Opposition MPs for whatthey called unprecedented, ex-treme and violent acts in theHouseonAugust11.Naidu,sourcessaid,spoketo

Kharge earlier this week andproposed to constitute the in-quiry committee and askedKharge to nominate a CongressMPto thepanel.Inhis lettertoNaidu,Kharge

said theOppositionparties hadbeen “willingandeager” todis-cuss “all matters of public im-portance”duringthesessionbutthe Government had “not onlybrushed aside the Oppositionparties’demandsfordiscussionsbut also rushed through crucialBills and policies whichwouldpotentially have grave and ad-verseeffectson India”.Kharge also recalled that

whenintheOpposition, theBJPhad held similar protests inParliament.“Manyfromthecur-rentrulingpartyhaveinthepastposited that expressing dissentinthismannerisacceptableinaparliamentarydemocracy.”“Given this, constituting an

inquiry committee on the inci-dent of August 11... seems to bedesignedtointimidateMPsintosilence. Itwillnotonlysuppressthevoicesof thepeople’srepre-sentatives butwill deliberatelybrushasideallthosethatareun-comfortabletotheGovernment.I am, therefore, unequivocallyagainst constituting the inquirycommittee and the question ofourpartyproposingthenameofamember... to this committeedoesnotarise,”Khargewrote.Sources in the Trinamool

Congresssaidthepartywas“notevenasked”bytheChairmantonominate a member, addingthat all the Opposition partiesareunited in refusing tobepartof any inquirycommittee.“We cannot be part of any

such committee. We do notagreewith theChairman’s pro-posal,” CPM floor leaderElamaramKareemsaid.“We are also not joining,”

saidDMKleaderTiruchiSiva.“Wealignwiththeletterand

spirit of what LoP Khargeji haswritten. Any ruckus in parlia-mentary democracy has to beseeninthewidercontextofhowthe Treasury Bench views theideaofOppositioninParliament.If youwant Parliament to be arubberstampforyourpolicies...sorry this is not how IndianParliamentwas envisaged,” theRJD'sManoj Jha told The IndianExpress. FULLREPORTSONwww.indianexpress.com

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has been ranked the best formanagement study. It is fifthin themanagement categoryin this year's NIRF rankings,higher that reputed businessschools such as IIM-Indore(rank 6), IIM-Lucknow (rank7), andXLRI (rank8).IIT-Kharagpur (rank9), IIT-

Bombay (rank 10), IIT-Madras(rank 13), IIT-Roorkee (rank14), and IIT-Kanpur (rank 16)are theother IITs in the top20formanagement.IIT-Dhanbad,the seventh IIT that offers anMBA, has been ranked 30 inthemanagementcategory.The top four places in this

category are occupied by thecountry's premier businessschools, IIM-Ahmedabad, IIM-Bangalore, IIM-Calcutta, and

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metric for publications’ and‘combinedmetricforqualityofpublications’.Overall, IIT-Madras, IISc-

Bangalore, and IIT-Bombayhaveemergedas the country’stop three higher education in-stitutionsinthesixtheditionofthe NIRF announced byEducationMinisterDharmen-

draPradhanonThursday.Nonewinstitutionhasdis-

placed IISc, Jawaharlal NehruUniversity (JNU), andBanarasHindu University (BHU) fromthetopthreespotsamonguni-versities.In the engineering rank-

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sities such as Jamia MilliaIslamia (JMI) and HyderabadCentral University (HCU),which have seen studentprotestsagainsttheuniongov-ernment, are also among thetop ten in the country.Besides overall perform-

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FORMER MEMBER of theJammuandKashmirLegislativeCouncilandNationalConference(NC) leader from Jammu,TrilochanSinghWazir (67),wasfounddeadinsideanapartmentinWestDelhi’sBasaiDarapuronThursday morning. Two sus-pects, includinga journalist, areabsconding and police have is-sued a look out circular (LoC)against them.DCP (West district) Urvija

Goel said a case of murder hasbeen registered and they arelooking for the suspects —HarpreetSinghKhalsa(31),whoworkswithanonlinenewspor-tal, andHarmeet Singh, a trans-porter. “Sixmonths ago, the flatwas taken on rent by Harpreet.He is from Amritsar whileHarmeet is from Jammu. Theduo are known to Trilochan’sfamily,”Goel said.The case has been trans-

ferred to theCrimeBranch.Police in Delhi were ap-

proached on Wednesday bytheircounterpartsinJammuandKashmir, who said Trilochan’skinhadtoldthemafamilyfriendspoketoHarpreettoknowaboutthe leader’swhereabouts.“Harpreet told the family

friend that someone had killedTrilochan in a flat in RameshNagar andaskedhimto recoverthe body. Teams from theWestdistrict started door-to-doorquestioning in the area. Around7 amonThursday, a teamwentto the flat,” a seniorofficer said.DCP Goel said, “We also re-

ceived a call from neighboursabout a foul smell from the flat,but the team found the houselocked. The owner was con-tacted and it was opened.Trilochan’s body was found inthe washroom; his head waswrapped inaplasticbag.”Thebodywassent foranau-

topsy to ascertain the cause ofdeath, and his family in Jammuwas informed.PolicesaidtheNCleaderhad

come to Delhi on September 2and was supposed to catch aflighttoCanadaonSeptember3tomeethiswifeandchildren.“He took a cab and reached

Harpreet’s flat, where he was

first hit by a blunt object andstrangled.Whenhedidn’treachCanada, his family contactedtheir relatives in Jammuaswellas Harpreet,” a police officersaid.“We spoke to his family and

found that they calledHarpreetandaskedhimaboutTrilochan’swhereabouts.HetoldthemthatTrilochan left Delhi but wasstopped at Frankfurt airport ashe tested positive for Covid andwas undergoing quarantinethere. He was constantly mis-leadingthefamilyandtoldthemonWednesday evening abouthismurder.Thefamilythencon-tacted Jammu & Kashmir po-lice,”police said.Locals at Basai Darapur al-

leged they saw trucks and tem-pos taking furniture and appli-ances from the apartment onSunday,whentheduowerelastseen in the area. “We didn’tknowHarpreetwell,buthesaidhe was studying here... heshifted to the apartment five-sixmonthsago.OnSunday,wesawtruckstakinghisfurniture.He sold everything and left,”claimedalocalwhodidn’twishtobenamed.Investigators have found

that Harmeet has left forJammu on a flight. Policesources also said he hadchecked into an Oyo hotel inWestDelhionSeptember2andcheckedoutonSeptember6.“Police also traced the girl-

friend of the other suspect,Harpreet, toGurgaon. She saidshecametostaywithHarpreetat his flat,where thebodywasfound,onSeptember4andleftthenextday.Policebelieveshedidnotgetafoulsmellsincethe

ACwasonthroughout.Policearealso probing if Harpreet usedWazir’s phone,” said a policesource.Trilochan was a prominent

leader fromJammuandhereg-ularly raised issues facedbytheSikh community. As presidentof the J&Kmotor transporters’association, he also fought fortheir rights. Stiffly opposed toSikh radical groups and theirideology, Trilochanwas a closeconfidanteofNCleadersFarooqAbdullah andOmarAbdullah.Expressing his shock at

Trilochan’s death,Omarsaidhemethimonlya fewdaysago.“Shocked by the terrible

newsof thesuddendeathofmycolleague Sardar T SWazir, ex-member of the LegislativeCouncil. It was only a few daysago that we sat together inJammu not realising it was thelast time I would be meetinghim.Mayhissoul rest inpeace,"the former J&K Chief Ministertweeted.President of the Delhi Sikh

Gurdwara ManagementCommittee Manjinder SinghSirsa also tweeted: “Shocked &deeply painedwith themurderofmydearestfriendlikementorS Tarlochan Singh Wazir ji inDelhi. He has given valuableservices as Chairmanof DistrictGurudwara Parbandak Board,J&K.Mydeepcondolencestohisfamily. May Waheguru granteternalpeace tohis soul.”

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THEENFORCEMENTDirectorateThursday asked theDelhi HC tohold in-camera proceedings inthebail application filedby free-lance journalist Rajeev Sharma,accused of espionage under theOfficial Secrets Act in a case reg-istered by the Delhi Police’sSpecial Cell. The EDhas accusedSharmaofmoney laundering inthematter and registered a sep-aratecaseagainsthimandothers.

In an application before theHC, theDirectoratesaid thecaseconcernshighlyconfidentialandsecret information relating tomilitaryintelligence.“Therefore,thepresentapplicationu/s14ofOfficialSecretsAct,1923,isbeingmoved, praying for exclusion ofthe public during the proceed-ings, when the presentmatterwill be heard, since any disclo-sureduringthecourseofthepro-ceedings relating to an offenceunder the Official Secrets Act,1923,wouldbeprejudicialtothesafetyof thestate,” it said.

TheDelhi Police has accusedSharma of having links withChinese intelligenceofficers andreceivingfundsfromforeignhan-dlersforallegedlyconveyingsen-sitive information pertaining tonationalsecurityandforeignrela-tions. Sharmawas arrested onSeptember14lastyear.Twootherpersons,aChineseandaNepalesenational,werealsoarrestedlater.The ED has alleged that

Sharma, working with SouthAsianMonitor, receivedmoneyincashthroughashellcompanyrunbyChinesenationals.

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NIRFRANKINGS: LSRRANKS2NDAMONGCOLLEGES,HANSRAJPUSHEDOUTOFTOP10

ARANYA SHANKARNEWDELHI, SEPTEMBER9

DELHI UNIVERSITY’S MirandaHouse continued to retain firstrank for the fifth year in a rowin the college-wise NIRF rank-ings 2021 released Thursday,followed by Lady Shri RamCollegewhichsecuredranktwofor the secondyear in a row.However, thetwomostelite

DU colleges — Hindu CollegeandStStephen’sCollege—haveseen a significant drop in theirrankings.While the Hindu College’s

rank has fallen from 3 in 2020to 9 this year, St. Stephen’sCollege has dropped from rank4 to rank8.Hansraj College which was

at rank 9 last year has beenpushed out of the top 10 listwith its ranking falling to 14.SaidMirandaHouse princi-

palBijayalaxmiNanda,“It’sverymotivating to be recognised.We have consistently workedon these parameters and triedto improve. It’s not just aboutrankingbutalsoabout improv-ingteaching-learning.Wehavetriedtokeepthe legacyofdem-ocratic decision-making goingin the college, and our win isdue to the spirit of cooperationnot competition. This is a winforDU.”LadyShriRamCollegeprin-

cipal Suman Sharma creditedthe achievement to the teach-ers, studentsandthegoverningbodyof the college.TheNIRFrankingisgivenon

the basis of five parameters —teaching, learning and re-sources(TLR), researchandpro-fessional practices (RPC), grad-uationoutcomes(GO),outreachandinclusivity(OI),andpercep-tion.AnjuSrivastava,principalof

theHinduCollege, saidshewasnotsurewhythecollege’srank-ing fell. Hindu’s score hasdroppedfrom70.44 lastyear to66.51 this year, whereas

Stephen’s score dropped from69.67 to 66.71 this year.Both colleges have seen a

drop inscores inall fiveparam-eters,with a significant drop inthe score of graduation out-comes.“We are still trying to

analysewhat led to thedrop asthere has not been any changefrom our end. We’re trying tosee which are the weak areaswhereweneedtoimprove.Onething that does seem to haveimpacted the rankings isteacher-student ratio, which isnot very good,” said Srivastava.Hansraj College too has

dropped from67.23 lastyear to64.65 last year, with scoresdropping in all parameters ex-cept RPC.St Stephen’s College princi-

pal John Varghese and HansrajCollege principal Rama did not

respond to queries regardingfall in rankings.

Shri Ram College ofCommerce (SRCC), which hadfallen out of the top10 collegeslist last year by getting rank 12,has climbed up once again bysecuring rank10.“We have done well in re-

search outcomes and gradua-tion outcomes, the latter ofwhich is determined to a largeextent by student placements.Our researchscore is still lowerthansomeother collegesasweare a Commerce college andSciencecollegesdobetter inre-search.This isalsoaffectingourranking.Wehavebeenrequest-ing, therefore, that thereshouldbe streamwise ranking whichwill put usmuch higher on thelist,” said Shri Ram College ofCommerce principal SimritKaur.

For 2nd year, Jamiain top 10 univ list

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICENEWDELHI, SEPTEMBER9

THE SUPREME Court Thursdayupheld a 2017 arbitral award ofRs2,782.33crorewithfurtherin-terest favouring Anil Ambani’sReliance Infrastructure-pro-moted Delhi Airport MetroExpress Pvt Ltd (DAMEPL) inconnectionwith the construc-tion of the 22.7-km AirportMetroExpressLineproject.A bench of Justices L

Nageswara Rao and S RavindraBhat upheld the May 11, 2017,award toDAMEPLandset asidethe January 15, 2019, order ofthe Delhi High Court divisionbenchwhichpartlysetasidethearbitral award.DMRC had invoked arbitra-

tion after DAMEPL terminatedthe concession agreement ontheground thatdefectspointedout in construction were notcuredbyDMRCwithin the stip-ulated90days.Aspertheconcessionagree-

ment, all civil works as well asappointment of consultants,landacquisition,andotherclear-ancesfromthegovernmentandotherauthoritieswere tobeob-tained by DMRCwhile the de-sign,supply, installation, testingand commissioning of varioussystemslikerollingstock,powersupply, overhead equipment,signalling, track system, plat-form, screen doors, ventilation,architectural finishingetc.weretobeprovidedbyDAMEPL.However, with flaws being

noticedintheconstructionafterit had begun operations,DAMEPLsentnoticetoDMRC“tocure thedefects” in90days.TheArbitralTribunal“under-

took an in-depth analysis of thedefects in the civil structure andstepstakenfortheirrepair/recti-fication” and “concluded thatthere were as many as 1,551

cracks in 367 girders, i.e., 72% ofthegirderswereaffectedbysuchcracks”.Itfurtherheldthat"thesedefects were neither cured noreffective steps taken by DMRCwithin the cure period up to08.10.2012, constitutingamate-rialbreachonthepartofDMRC".DMRCchallenged this in the

HighCourtwhereasinglejudgeupheldtheaward.Butonappeal,a division bench reversed thesingle judge findings andpartlyset aside the arbitral awardagainst which DAMEPL ap-proachedtheSC.TheSCsaidthatcourts,while

dealingwith applications filedunder Section 34 of theArbitrationandConciliationAct,1996, “aremandated to strictlyact in accordance with andwithin the confines of Section34,refrainingfromappreciationor re-appreciation ofmatters offact aswell as law”.The court said there is “no

ambiguity in the findings of theArbitral Tribunal regarding thetimegivenforcuringthedefectsand the effective date of termi-nation of the ConcessionAgreement” and, therefore, it is“notinagreementwiththefind-ings of the Division Bench thatthere is an ambivalence in theaward concerning the date of

termination,havingabearingonthefinaloutcomeof theaward”.The SC also flagged what it

termed is “adisturbing tendencyof courts setting aside arbitralawards, after dissecting and re-assessing factual aspects of thecasestocometoaconclusionthattheawardneedsinterventionand,thereafter,dubbingtheawardtobevitiated by either perversity orpatent illegality, apart from theothergroundsavailableforannul-mentoftheaward”,andsaid“thisapproachwouldleadtocorrosionoftheobjectofthe1996Actandtheendeavoursmadetopreservethisobject,which isminimal judicialinterferencewitharbitralawards”.Therulingadded“thatapart,

severaljudicialpronouncementsof this Court would become adead letter if arbitralawardsaresetasidebycategorisingthemasperverseorpatentlyillegalwith-outappreciatingthecontoursofthesaidexpressions”.AnujDayal,DMRCexecutive

director,corporatecommunica-tions, said: “The Hon'bleSupremeCourthaspronouncedjudgment in the AirportMetroExpress line matter today andtheappeal of DAMEPLhasbeenallowed. The judgment is beingcurrently analysed for futurecourseof action.”

ARANYA SHANKARNEWDELHI, SEPTEMBER9

JAMIAMILLIAIslamia,whichhadmade its place in the top10uni-versities of the country for thefirst time last year as per theNational Institute RankingFramework (NIRF) rankings, hasjumped up four places and se-curedrank6inthe2021rankingreleasedFriday.However,amongthe universities in the capital,JawaharlalNehruUniversitycon-tinuestodominate,holdingontorank2forthefifthyear inarow.Speakingontheachievement,

JNUV-CMJagadeshKumar said,“Wefeelreallyhappythatdespitethe globally debilitating pan-demic,JNUteachersandstudentsput in their entire effort and en-ergy in continuingwith their re-searchandteachinginallsincerity.Wedraw immense satisfactionfromtheinnovativeresearchandteaching programmes JNU haslaunchedoverthepastfiveyears.”JamiaV-CNajmaAkhtaralso

said the achievement was “allthemore significant because ofthe challenging time the coun-try anduniversity has been fac-ing due to Covid-19 pandemicandalsointhelightof increasedcompetition in the ranking”.Shealsosaidthiswaspossible

due to “relevant and focused re-search of highest quality andteaching by dedicated... facultymembers” and attributed it to“improvedperceptionabout theuniversitywith regard to teach-ing,placements, research”.Both JNU and Jamia wit-

nessedprotestsin2019andearly2020, before the pandemicstruck. While JNU saw a pro-longedagitationagainsthostelfeehike, Jamiawitnessed anti-CAAprotests.

Theranking isbasedon5pa-rameters: teaching, learning andresources(TLR),researchandpro-fessionalpractices(RPC),gradua-tionoutcomes(GO),outreachandinclusivity(OI),andperception.IIT-Delhi continued tomain-

tainrank2intheEngineeringcat-egory.However, its overall rank-ingdroppedoneplace to rank4,with IIT-Bombay overtaking itandpushingitoutofthelistofthetop3institutionsinthecountry.While IIT-D’s overall score is

higherthanlastyear(81.75com-pared to last year’s 81.33), therehasbeenadropinitsscoreintheRPCandGOparameters.“It’sverydifficult to saywhy the rankinghasgonedown;wewillanalyse.We even have more studentsnowcomparedtopreviousyears.Butinthetop4-5institutions,thedifferenceisveryminorintermsof score. I hadevensuggested toNIRFthat if thedifferenceisplusorminus 5%, then those institu-tions should be given the samerank,”IIT-DDirectorVRamgopalRaotoldThe IndianExpress.DelhiUniversity,whichhad

securedrank11amonguniver-sities and rank 18 overall lastyear, has dropped to rank 12amonguniversitiesandrank19overall. Till 2018, it was amongthe top 10.While its score was60.10 last year, it is now downto 57.09 overall with a drop inscore in all parameters barringperception.Themostsignificantdrop is in TLR where the scorehasdroppedfrom50.18to42.65this year.“The issue ismost probably

duetothefact thata largenum-berofteachershaveretiredfromthe university in recent times,and there has been no fresh re-cruitment. This has skewedourstudent-teacher ratio,” said DURegistrarVikasGupta.

AIRPORTEXPRESSLINE:SCUPHOLDS2017AWARD

Reliance InfrawinsRs2,782 cr arbitralaward against DMRC

DAMEPLhadterminatedtheconcessionagreementontheAirportExpressLine,pointingtoconstructiondefects

ABHINAVRAJPUTNEWDELHI, SEPTEMBER9

THEREVAMPEDYamunaSportsComplex and archery arena inEastDelhiwouldbethrownopento visitors after its inaugurationFriday, said Delhi DevelopmentAuthoritychief Engineer (East).The cricket ground in the

complex has been upgraded toRanji Trophy standardswith fa-cilities including two dressingrooms,highmastlightsfornightcricket, six pitches, practicepitches, digital scoreboard dis-play,andcanopy.Ajoggingtrackhas also beenmade around thestadium.Theentireprojectcostaround

Rs 9.25 crore, said a senior DDAofficial.Thegroundwillhostbothcricketandarcherydayandnight,hesaid.L-G Anil Baijal, MP Gautam

Gambhir,andDDAvice-chairper-sonAnurag Jainwill inauguratethe stadium. Gambhir, who as-sisted the DDA in the develop-mentofthecomplex,said,“Ithasbeen two years since work atYamuna Sports Complex beganand its revamp is one of the

biggest sports infrastructurede-velopments inEastDelhi. Itnowhas a trulyworld-class stadiumandwewill soon hold the EastDelhiPremierLeagueatthecom-plex that will see tremendousyouthparticipation.”The T20 cricket tournament,

featuringteamsfromthe10con-stituenciesofEastDelhiattheup-gradedComplex, isalsoplannedbyGambhir.ArcherDeepikaKumari,who

had bagged a hat-trick of goldmedalsattheArcheryWorldCupStage 3 in Paris in June, had said

the facility shouldnotbealteredas it isoneof thebest inAsia.Tothis,Gambhirhadclarified

that no alteration was beingdone:“Tosettherecordstraight,the Yamuna Sports Ground hasnotbeenconvertedbutonlyup-graded.Archeryandothersportswill continue as before. Being asportsmanmyself,Iwillneverletanything hamper the growth ofanysportsman!”hehadsaid.TheDDAoffersbookingsona

pay-and-playbasis forallgamesinitssportscomplexesformem-bersaswellasnon-members.

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ABHINAYAHARIGOVINDNEWDELHI, SEPTEMBER9

A LEOPARD at the Asola BhattiWildlife Sanctuary has beencaught on a camera trap — thefirst piece of concrete evidenceof therecentpresenceof thebigcat inthearea,accordingtooffi-cialsof theForestDepartment.Amit Anand, Deputy

Conservator of Forests (SouthDivision),saidcameratrapswereplaced in different portions ofthesanctuaryaspartofawildlifecensus. The image, fromAugust30, was captured around 6 am,goingby the timestamp.

As this is the first time cam-era traps have been placedwithin the sanctuary, it is alsothefirstinstanceofaleopardbe-ing captured in a camera trapimage. “Wehavebeenattempt-ingtoimprovethehabitat inthearea.Waterconservationmeas-ures and trying to reduce tres-passing could have helped pro-tect the habitat for the region’sflora and fauna,” said Anand,addingthatpeopleinthenearbyareahavebeenalertedaboutthepresenceof the leopard.“The sanctuary has been a

transient habitat for leopards,butwe never had proof of theirexistence here. There was a

sighting in early January thisyear, following which we de-cided toorganiseawildlife cen-sus,” saidAnand.The census began around

twomonthsagoandfive-sixper-sonnel are part of the process."We are looking at mammals,reptiles, andbirds,"hesaid.Thegoodpartof the leopard

sighting is that it is now beingseen in an areawhich it wasn'tseen in previously, said SohailMadan of the Bombay NaturalHistorySociety(BNHS)."Insteadoftheleopardgoingintovillagesorcrossingroadsandhighways,it is now in the sanctuary in ar-eas where the department has

beenworking on reforestationand making waterholes andcheckdams.Trespassingusedtobe rampant in the areaswherethe leopard is being seen now.That has been stopped and thereduced disturbance has reallyhelped,"hesaid.This sort of restoration ap-

pears to be helping the leopardhabitat, he said, but only thethree-year-long study beingdone by the BNHS and ForestDepartment can confirm thesame.Thewildlifecensusispartof this three-year study."The study is not just about

counting numbers.Wewant tofindoutwheretheleopardgoes,

which habitats it uses, what iteats,what thepreybasehere is,andwhatthedensityofthatpreybase is. We'll be studying pugmarksandscattounderstanditsdiet, besides on-foot surveys.Cameratrapsareonewaytocol-lectevidenceof lesser-seenani-mals," said Madan. This is thefirst such studyonmammals atAsola Bhatti, though birds andbutterflies in the region havebeen studied before. "The leop-ard isnotanunusual sightingatAsolaBhatti.Wehavehada fewmarkers since January this year.Thehabitatisrichwithmonkeysthat leopardsfeedon,providingarichpreybase," saidMadan.

The image, fromAugust30,wascapturedaround6am,goingbythetimestamp

Opening today: UpgradedYamuna Sports complex

ThegroundhasbeenupgradedtoRanjiTrophystandards. Itwillbe inauguratedonFriday. Express

Minor girl sexuallyassaulted, did nottell anyone for a yrEXPRESSNEWSSERVICEGURGAON,SEPTEMBER9

AMINORgirlwasallegedlysexu-ally assaulted in Gurgaon lastyear, said police, after an FIRwas registered in the caseWednesdaynight.Policesaidthegirlhadbeenlivingatashelterforhomeless people in Delhi in re-centmonthsandhadsharedherordeal during a counseling ses-sion, followingwhich investiga-tionwasinitiated.According to police, the girl

said she used to live in a slumwith her parents and three sib-lings.Fourmonthsago,herfatherkicked the family out of theirshantyandtheytooktobegging.“The girl said that awoman,

associatedwithanNGO,broughtthemtoDelhiandshewasputupin a shelter for homeless peoplewhilehersiblingswereputupinadifferentorphanage.ShesaidonAugust 30, 2020,when shewasreturningfromafriend’sbirthdayin Gurgaon, amanwho lived intheirslumswaylaidherandsex-

uallyassaultedher,”saidapoliceofficer, requestinganonymity.Police said the girl, in her

statement, said theman treatedher as his sister, so she trustedhim and went with him to ashanty. “He... touchedme inap-propriately. He gaggedme andsexually assaultedme.When Istarted yelling, he toldme to bequiet and ran away. I did not tellanyone as bothmy parents arementally unstable,” she allegedinherstatement,accordingtopo-lice.The girlwas provided coun-

seling by childwelfare commit-tee officials and after amedicalexamination,azero-FIRwasreg-isteredatapolicestationinDelhiin August. The complaint wasthenmarkedtoaGurgaonpolicestationandanFIRwasregisteredlast night. The SHO of theGurgaonpolicestationwheretheFIRwas filed, said, “The accusedis absconding. Hewas bookedunderIPCsection376(rape)andSection 6 of the POCSOAct.Weareconductingraidstoarresttheaccused.”

WILDLIFE CENSUS UNDERWAY, SAY FOREST DEPT OFFICIALS

Leopard caught on cam at Asola sanctuary, first proof of big cat in area

19-yr-old ‘attacked’ by parentsover inter-caste marriageJIGNASASINHANEWDELHI, SEPTEMBER9

A19-YEAR-OLDwomanwasat-tackedwithahotknife,allegedlyby her parents, as she hadmar-riedherneighbour,who is fromadifferent caste.Thevictim,Anandi,sustained

multiple burn injuries and cuts.Her parents, Hariram Tiwari, alabour contractor, and AnitaDevi, were arrested after shelodgedacomplaintagainstthemat Outer North Delhi’s BhalswaDairy. They got out on bail onThursday.Rajiv Ranjan, DCP (Outer

North),said,“Wearrestedtheac-cusedandareconductinganen-quiry.Wewilltakefurtheractionbasedonthemedicalreport.Theaccusedtoldusthemarriagewasagainst theirwishes.”In the FIR, Anandi said she

married her partner, RanjanSaini, at a temple in Rohini onTuesday evening andmoved tohis home. The two have knowneachother for fouryears.

“Afterthewedding, Iwenttohis place around 3 pm. Mymother-in-lawwasn’t home...She returned at night. At 3 am,my mother came to take mehome.Mymother-in-law triedtelling her she should leave usbecause we are married now,butmymotherdidn’t listenandtookmeback,”theFIRquotesthewomanassaying.At her parents’ house, the

womanwasallegedlybeatenupby her parents. “I told her I ammarried now and Iwant to livewithRanjan.Mymotherandfa-therthrashedme.Theyheatedaknife andput it onmy face...myfacewasburning.Theyliftedmyclothesandalsoburnedmylegsand hands. To scare me, theypoured kerosene oil over me,”shealleged in theFIR.Around 8 am, Ranjan

reached her parents’ home andfound Anandi lying injured. Hecalledthepoliceandtookher toBJRMhospital for treatment.A senior police officer said,

“We recorded the woman’sstatement and arrested her

mother.Afteranenquiry,herfa-therwasalsoarrested.Wecameto know that they are an inter-caste couple and the woman’sfamily objected to this becausethey areBrahmins and themanis fromtheSaini community.”The FIR against the parents

has been registered under IPCsections 324 (causing hurt bydangerous weapons), 342(wrongful confinement) and506 (criminal intimidation).Police said the accused got outon bail as the sections are bail-able. The woman’s statementwas recordedbyamagistrate.Meanwhile, Anandi told The

Indian ExpressonThursday thatshe and her in-laws are still be-ing threatened. “Myparentsareout.Theylivenearourplaceandthreaten to beat us... kill us.Weare scared.What dowedo?Myrelatives are also against thismarriage. We can’t even leaveourhouse... I amworried formyhusband.Weweregoing to talkto my parents and tell themeverything, but they burntmybodywithaknife,” shealleged.

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ASN Senior Secondary School , MayurVihar Phase 1 Extension, MayurVihar, New Delhi-110091, Contact Us: 011- 22713040, 22715837 , E-Mail:asnschool@asnschool.org., Website: www.asnschool.org.

THE COVID-19 pandemichas kept students out of

school for much longerthan expected.At thebeginning of thepandemic, many schools

took time to build theirinfrastructure and train

students and teachers to use anonline mode of teaching, which later became thenew norm. Thankfully,ASN Senior SecondarySchool, MayurVihar had the infrastructure and theplatform ready. No sooner had the nationwidelockdown been declared thatASN, a Microsoftshowcase school, started its online classes throughMicrosoft Teams.

It was not just the challenge of continuity ofscholarly learning; my son was apprehensive and as-sumed that there might not be too manyactivities and interactions as students would not begoing to school. However,ASN, known for itsholistic approach towards education, continued toconduct several interactive sessions and studentcounselling sessions with the school counsellor.

Thank you,ASN, for taking care of their learningas well as mental wellbeing!

DR. NATASHA DAS■■■

CLASS XII98.6%

EVERYONE ASPIRES to be successful and for a student beingsuccessful means to achieve his goals and score good marks. Ibelieved in setting SMART goals. Other than this, I stronglybelieve that one should be regular and attentive during theclasses. I was always focused while attending the classes andwas never hesitant to clear my doubts. It was a challenging timefor all of us to adopt to the online mode but thanks to our teach-ers who navigated us through this pandemic and supported usboth academically and emotionally. I am equally grateful to myparents for their unconditional support.

AKSHAT JAINCLASS XII97.8%

BEING THE first batch to experience online learning in the most crucialschool year of our lives was challenging and stressful but soon enough, I gotused to it. I am eternally grateful to our teachers for their constant supportand guidance. Passing with such a great score wouldn’t have been possiblewithout our teachers constantly working to make e-learning effortless.Theyprovided us with PPTs, virtual notes, question paper PDFs and onlinequizzes. My study methodology mostly consisted of a thorough study of thelearning materials shared by my teachers, revisiting the recorded lectures ;attending extra classes to clear any residual doubts and most important ofall, religiously following a proper and disciplined schedule.

NISHIKA TANEJA

CLASS XII98.4%

PURSUING MY 12th amid the pandemic was challenging as well as exciting.Withall my physical study material becoming virtual, carrying out studies was not easybut laborious. During the initial months, I found it difficult to adapt to the newnormalcy of setting up apps for studies, sitting in front of the phone andlaptop for hours was taking a toll ! However, I finally got used to the vagaries of theinternet. My teachers were supportive and always available whenever required. Irealised online learning was a blessing in disguise as I got more time for self-studyand the level of motivation given by the teachers was icing on the cake.

I want to take admission in BMS or BA (Eco) Honours from any reputed universityowing to my interest in management and economics.

RITHIKA VENUGOPALCLASS XII98.6%

MY HAPPINESS knew no bounds when my class XII Boardresult was declared. I surely felt on cloud 9 as I was able tocomplete my journey at ASN euphorically due to sempiternalefforts of my teachers and parents.Although the pandemicdid impose certain challenges like adapting to online modeof studying which was not so easy, but under the guidance ofmy diligent teachers who constantly helped us to understandthe details of each topic, I have emerged a winner with flyingcolours! I aspire to become a software engineer by clearingmy IIT JEE Main.

HARSHITA

Roll of Honour Class X

Roll of Honour

Class XII

THE PAST year was a real testing timefor everybody,but it was more difficultfor the board class students like mebecause of all the uncertaintyregarding our exams.For us, it was notonly one final exam that would decideour result, but we had to perform to thebest of our abilities in every exam all yearround.The key to my success waspunctuality,hard work and avoidingprocrastination.This would not havebeen possible without the constantsupport and motivation provided by myfamily. I stand indebted to my teachers,who taught us how to accept challengesin life by smoothly adapting to onlineplatform. I truly owe my success to myteachers!!

I,ANIL Saraswat,father of Eesha Saraswat,am sincerely grateful toASN Senior SecondarySchool’s Principal,Ms. Swarnima Luthra,

School Management,In-charge ma’am and

teachers, for their commitmenttowards students and delivery of qualityinstructions, even during Covid- Pandemic,through regular online academic classes,assignments, presentations, videos and webinars.I have always been appreciative of School'sinnovative methods to boost physical, mentaland socio -emotional well being of the students.

Kudos to the teachers who are managing boththeir professional and personal life in a such acrisis situation. Its highly appreciable and a hugeapplause to all the teachers and faculty members.The teachers have created an environment ofenthusiasm for learning, appreciation andmotivation.They have been an academic andsocio-emotional guide to our kids.

My daughter has scored a commendable resultand we are very grateful to the school and all theteachers for making things easier for students.

ANIL SARASWAT

CLASS X98.2%

ASN Senior Secondary School is situated in the prime location of East Delhiwith beautifully landscaped green spaces, state of art digitalised learning facilitiesfor 21st century learners, international standard sports complex, 24 hoursCCTV surveillance, hi-tech labs, amphitheatre with modern audio-visual modcons for cultural activities rendering ASN a learning hub in an inquiry basedenvironment for learners to explore and discover new learnings every day.

The four core values of the school – Environment Consciousness, SocialResponsibility, Cultural Consciousness and Global Citizenship have been theguiding principle for each ASNite and all stakeholders are collaboratively involvedand committed to realizing and imbibing these values in letter and spirit.

The School strives towards creating a fine balance between academic excellenceand human insight; foster inclusivity by embracing diversity and promotingsocial emotional well-being of each learner thereby leaving no one behind.

Learning at ASN is an active process and our learners as enquiringresearchers, capable problem solvers, innovative thinkers, promising leaders,are continuously building knowledge and skills enhancing a deeper understandingof the world outside, to make positive contribution at large.

Academic Excellence being the mainstay of ASN, the School has beensuccessfully producing commendable Board results over the years. ASNinspires a quest for learning, students are the core of all endeavours. We arecommitted to inculcate social and moral responsibility, personal growth,self-improvement and preparedness for the future. The co-curricular and lifeskills activities are inter woven into the academic planner and executed throughdifferent clubs, nurturing and developing the various aspects of learning:innovation, creativity, analytical thinking, teamwork, problem solving, decisionmaking and entrepreneurial skills.

ASN believes in promoting sports at school, national and international levelwith the philosophy, ‘Catch them young, if not at six never at sixteen’.The School imparts expert coaching in 10 different sports. Self Defence classes forgirls are being conducted to empower them to deal efficiently with unforeseencircumstances.

Every year the school organizes ‘ASN YAMUNA WEALTH INTERSCHOOL FEST’ with the mission to sensitize the students at National andInternational level about the socially and globally relevant issues. ASNCommerce Conclave is also one of the flagship programs which invigoratesyoung minds to develop entrepreneurial skills.

Internationalism and Global Citizenship have been embedded in theSchool Curriculum through many International projects which have beeninitiated in collaboration with various International Organizations– Centre for Environment Education, Korean Cultural Centre, Goethe Institut,AFS, British Council, Foundation for Environmental Education, ParyavaranMitra, Centre for Science & Environment, CMS Vatavaran to name a few.

The School stands tall and boasts of an impressive Alumni record withprestigious placements of the students in various parts of the country and abroad.

A vital and robust interface between all stake holders bespoke ourendeavours in establishing a collaborative framework of shared values andgoals, aligned towards a unified outcome of excellence both at the National andGlobal platform.

SHREYA GOEL 98ANANYA SINHA 98DEV NAUTIYAL 97.8SUHANI BISHT 97.4EESHA SARASWAT 97.4

NUPUR RAO 97.4DIYA BHAT 97.4SARTHAK DHINGRA 97.4SIDDHANT MANDAR 97.4AROHIANAND 97.2

ARYAN JAIN 97.2ASHIRWAD MISHRA 97.2SIYA JAIN 97SWARIT VARSHNEY 96.8YASHASVI ATTRI 96.6

NAVYA SHARMA 96.4GURBANI CHAWLA 96.4PRACHI GOEL 96.4HIRANYA CHOUDHARY96.2DIVYAMRITA 96.2

UDAY VATSA 94.8RUPITA CHAWLA 94.8VAIBHAV KANOJIA 94.8MOHAK MAKKAR 94.8SAKSHAM RAWAT 94.8TAPAN BANSAL 94.8

HARSHITA SAXENA 94.8RASHI SINGH 94.8GUNIKA BANSAL 94.8ANANT GUPTA 94.8PARIDHI SHARMA 94.8

HARSHI GOYAL 94.8NIMISH DHAWAN 94.6PREKSHA JAIN 94.6KOMAL MITTAL 94.4KRITIKA MEHTA 94.2

ISHITA GUPTA 94.2PARIDHI DOBRIYAL 94.2VANSH GUPTA 94PRANJALI BHARDWAJ 94VINAYAK KR.DAS 94

PAARVI RATHI 98.2

SHUBHANGI ARORA 98.2

SANYA MALHOTRA 98

ANUJ SHARMA 97.8

NISHIKA TANEJA 97.8

SUBHOJIT BHATTACHERJEE 97.6

RUHANI NAGPAL 97.6

SAHAJPREET SINGH 97.6

HARKIRAT SINGH PASSI 97.6

TANISHA BANSAL 97.4

SURBHI SHARMA 97

SIMRAN BARWA 96.8

AKSHAJ PANT 96.8

TANVI MAHARANA 96.8

VANSHIKA GUPTA 96.8

KESHAV KUMAR 96.6

UPASNA GOEL 96.6

SAKSHAM SEHGAL 96.6

YUKTI GOSWAMI 96.6

VAIBHAV CHOPRA 96.2

PRAGATI NIGAM 96.2

GAUTAM SACHDEVA 96.2

MANISHA MAHARANA 96.2

UPAMANYU PAL 96.2

DEVANSH GUPTA 96.2

DISHA TEWARI 96.2

ABHINAV SINGH 96

PAWAN SAHU 96

ANIMESH DEEPTANSHU DAS 95.8

GUNIKA GUPTA 95.8

SAKSHAM ATTRI 95.8

SANA PUSHKAR RAWAT 95.6

PUSHKAR VERMA 95.6

YUKTI KASHYAP 95.4

CHARVI VERMA 95.2

SALONI SHARMA 95.2

SIMRAN CHANANA 95.2

KANIKA PANDEY 95.2

CLASS X TOPPER“Hard work is the golden key to success.”AS THE quote says one needs to put effort in order toachieve something and this is what I made the mantra ofmy life. First, I would like to thank God for making mecapable of achieving great heights. I would like to thankmy parents for being encouraging and supportive andlast but not the least I would like to thank all my teachersfor their best guidance and motivation. I am not the typeof person who would study 10 – 12 hours a day as thequantity of study doesn’t matter, what matters is thequality. I was consistent in my approach and followed aschedule of putting in a total of 5 hours of self-study perday.According to me, one must give ample time forself-study and revision and besides study, one shouldalways find a way to relax the mind.

VIDHATRINAUTIYAL

CLASS XII TOPPER

ADVERTORIAL

I AM very happy that my students have done outstandinglywell in the Board Examinations and this stellar achievementholds a special place in our hearts as it was accomplished insuch challenging times.The meritorious results in X and XIIhold testimony to the school’s academic rigour, wellsupported multifaceted curriculum with innovativepedagogies and effective parent partnership.

ASN’s strong educational policy built on inclusion,personalization, competence and skill development hasalways been the cornerstone for the holistic development ofthe learners.

Our multidisciplinary, well-integrated curriculum andstudent centred pedagogies promote discovery learning,enabling students to construct their own understanding andknowledge of the Globe through experience and reflection,in the process creating a culture of self-directed learnerswho are successfully able to apply knowledge, analyseand evaluate their learning to overcome 21st centurychallenges.

Student involvement is the key to student developmentand it is imperative to perfectly sync ‘hands on’ with ‘mindson’. Resonating with this ideology, our rich and dynamic

teaching learning environment facilitates innumerableopportunities for learners to develop and practiceskills of critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration,communication and entrepreneurship.

I believe that in the recent times, the 17 UN SDGs is one ofthe most promising experiential education tool whichoffers a framework for designing authentic project basedlearning experiences that connect students with today'smost crucial issues inculcating sustainable mindsets toaugment sustainable actions. Today, NEP 2020 haspresented us with an excellent framework to re-align ourschooling structure.

The ultimate aim of education is to equip studentsto develop their individual personality and potential aswell as their socio-emotional and cognitive capacities tomeet Global standards. The School continues to provideinnovative Teaching- learning processes, assessmentstrategies and involves all stakeholders to produce bestof solutions to nurture the students’ passions, hone theirskills and competencies and build character and values,preparing them to be the agents of change for the GlobalSociety.

MS. SWARNIMA LUTHRAPRINCIPAL

PARENT SPEAK

RISHITA GUPTA

IN THIS corona period, it wasdifficult for all to cope and I was noexception. But it was a veryimportant year of my life, class 10.So, I decided to study hard and tookall precautions to keep myselfhealthy and worked on increasingmy concentration level. For the

same, my school, my teachers and my family constantly supported me. Myfamily helped and guided me through all the technical concerns that I faced.My teachers worked laboriously to create a positive learning environment.Furthermore, our school ensured smooth teaching-learning in both offlineand online mode.The major credit for my success goes to my teachers as “Nomasterpiece was ever created by a lazy artist”. In future, I wish to become anaeronautical/ aerospace engineer. From my point of view, great things nevercome from comfort zones and we need to get out of it to work for it instead ofjust wishing for it and I did just that!!

CLASS X98%

KRITI RASTOGI

THISYEAR was full of uncertaintiesand surprises. In the beginning, I wasconcerned about my preparation asclasses were to be held online.But ourteachers left no stone unturned inensuring that my preparation wasthorough. Innovative teachingmethodology, regular exams, fun quizzesand revision tests kept me fixated on thesyllabus.Furthermore,my parents neverput pressure on me and made sure Inever felt alone in these dire times. I usedto pen down the tasks to be completedin a separate jotter which helped me toachieve maximum efficacy.Consistenthard work always pays off. I was ecstaticwith my result as it was in line with myexpectations and hard work.

CLASS X98.2%

AAYUSH GARGCLASS XII98.4%

DHRITI BINDRA

CLASS XII98.6%

I DID not ponder upon where I would lie but focused to acceptwhatever I would deserve, still, I was surprised by the result ! Iam extremely grateful to God, my parents and my teachers.Throughout the year, teachers put in special effort into makingpresentations and sharing resource material for easy under-standing and access to students.They held discussions, quizzesand even showed documentary movies to support the text.Theykept an informed track of our progress in test analysis and de-constructing our mistakes and giving papers for rigorous prac-tice.The school counsellor frequently called to provide supportand discuss our mental health status.A lot of emphasis wasgiven towards methodical data collection , conceptual andcause and effect understanding, freedom of own perspectivesand interests and creativity to deduce new hypotheses in re-search projects for practicals.

I am inclined towards writing and editing but also learningdiplomatic relations, conflict resolution and hope to work at anesteemed international organisation in the future.

BOARD RESULT was a pleasant surprisefor me! Though I was confident to scorewell but to be the Humanities topper wasdefinitely a surprise. For me TimeManagement is the key to success. I wasthe Head of the Cultural Society of ourschool and participated in most of the ac-tivities organized by the school. Doing itwas quite a daunting task but I managedit along with my studies. I attended all myclasses regularly and utilized the extratime to hone my other skills. I will alwaysremain indebted to my teachers and myparents who played a major role in shap-ing me. My sincere advice to all my juniorswould be to learn the art of managingtime and success would be yours.

I ALWAYS believe in taking life in mystride and giving it my best shot. Mysuccess mantra lies in the three Ds –Discipline, Dedication and Determina-tion. I have consistently performed wellthroughout my school life so I wasanticipating a good result this time also. Iearnestly believe that if we are regularand systematic in our approach, our bio-logical clock tunes us to manage timeefficiently. My parents and teachers weremy constant support pillars. My parentsnever pushed me for marks and thathelped me to remain calm and composedand not to buckle under pressure. It isrightly stated that behind everysuccessful student there is a teacher.

CLASS X

98.4%

PAKHINAINWAL

CLASS XII98.8%

URVASHISHARMA

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PENDINGVISITNEARLYA fortnight ago, ChhattisgarhChiefMinister BhupeshBaghel, after ameetingwith senior Congress leader RahulGandhi, had claimed that the latterwouldvisit the state soon.The embattled Chief Minister’s remarks had come after hebrought in dozens ofMLAs loyal to him toDelhi in a showofstrength. But evenafter twoweeks, there is no signof Gandhivisitingthestateanytimesoon.TheChiefMinister,someoflead-ers believe, shouldbe feeling relieved that thehigh commandspotlighthasperhapsmovedaway.Someothers feel thedelayinGandhi’svisitisasignalthattheleadershipchangechapterisnotyetclosed.

AUTO COUNTERTHECongresshighcommandhassofarmaintainedatacticalsi-lenceonthenamaazroomcontroversyinJharkhand.Thepartyhas let its local leadershandle the issue, distancing itself fromtherow.Butitscentralleadershiprealisesthepolarisingpoten-tial of the issue. So the leadershipwasquick to latchon toBJPleader andMLACP Singh’s “tempo agent” barb at CongressleaderandstateHealthMinisterBannaGupta.OnegetstohearthatamessagewasrelayedfromDelhi toRanchi tousetheBJPMLA’s remarks to launchapolitical counter attack so that thenarrativeovernamaaz roomcanbechanged.Guptapromptlyreached theAssemblyonThursday, driving an auto rickshawand arguing thatwhen a “chaiwala” can become the PrimeMinister,whycan'tanautodriverfrombackwardorDalitcom-munitybecomeaHealthMinister..

MAKING THE MOSTLOKSABHASpeakerOmBirla,who is inVienna toattend theWorldConferenceof SpeakersofParliament,appears tohavemade the best use of themeeting at the diplomatic front.DuringbilateralmeetingswithSpeakersofParliaments,hein-vitedthemtoattendcentenarycelebrationsofPublicAccountsCommitteeinNovemberinNewDelhi.HealsoreceivedsomegoodwillgesturesfromotherSpeakers.TheNamibianSpeakersuggested that cheetah from Namibia can be sent toMukundara sanctuary in Kota, his constituency. The UAESpeakerproposedthatacoachingfacilitiescanbesetupintheUAE on the lines of the education hubs in Kota. Birla has as-suredhimthathewouldspeaktoGovernmentofIndiaonthis.

‘Wehavesentacrossamessagethat Indiawillprotect its integrity, sovereigntyatall costs’

KRISHNKAUSHIKBARMER,JAISALMER,SEPTEMBER9

THEGREYhulloftheC-130JSuperHercules transport aircraft of theIAFcamedownthunderingfromanovercast sky as it landedon anew 3-km stretch of NationalHighway925 that runs throughAgarawa, a village barely 50 kmfromtheborderwithPakistan,onThursday.Itwasthefirsttimethatsucha

large jethad landedon thehigh-way,whichconnectsBarmerandJaloretownsofRajasthan.The aircraft was carrying

DefenceMinister Rajnath Singh,Road Transport and HighwaysMinister Nitin Gadkari and JalShaktiMinister Gajendra SinghShekhawat,whoarrivedto inau-gurate the Emergency LandingField on the Gandev-Bakhasarstretch, constructedby theNHAIin collaborationwith IAF. This

stretchismadeofspecialmaterialtotaketheheavyloadofmilitaryaircraft.Speaking at the inauguration

event, DefenceMinister Singhsaid, “By creating an emergencylanding strip so close to thebor-der,we have sent across ames-sage that Indiawillprotect its in-tegrity and sovereignty at all

costs.” He said the 3-kmstretchcompletedinjust19months.BuiltatthecostofRs43crore,

thisstripinJaloredistrictisthefirstof28suchfieldsbeingbuiltacrossthecountry.Around30minutesaftertheC-

130 landed, bringing the threeministers, Chief of Defence StaffGeneralBipinRawatandAirChief

MarshalRKSBhadauria,aSukhoi-30 fighter jet landedonthesamestretch, demonstrating thecapa-bilitytoactasaremotebasefordif-ferentkindsofmilitaryaircraft.Later, Singh went to the

JaisalmerAirForcestationtoinducttheMediumRangeSurface-to-AirMissile(MRSAM)system,making2204thefirstsquadronoftheIAFtoget theMRSAM-Barakweapons.This state-of-the art air defencetechnology,developed jointlybyDRDO and Israel AerospaceIndustry,wasearlierinductedintotheNavy.Witharangeof70kmitcanlaunch24missileson16differ-enttargetssimultaneously.Singhsaidthe“missilesystem

will prove tobe a game-changerinourair-defencesystem”.On the changing situation

globally, he said, “The impact ofchanginggeo-politicscanbeseenontrade,economy,powerpoliticsand in turn the security scenarioaswell. FULLREPORTONwww.indianexpress.com

SADAFMODAKMUMBAI,SEPTEMBER9

MAHARASHTRACABINETminis-ter and NCP leader ChhaganBhujbal was on Thursday dis-chargedbya special court in theMaharashtraSadanscamcasebe-ing probed by the state Anti-CorruptionBureau.Alongwith Bhujbal, his son

Pankaj, nephewSameer and fiveotherswereclearedofallchargesbyspecial judgeHSSatbhai.A case was filed in 2015

against Bhujbal and16othersbythe ACB after a Public InterestLitigationwasfiledintheBombayHighCourtseekinganinquiryintoallegedirregularitiesinawardingof contracts of over Rs 100 crorefor three projects in 2006whenBhujbalwasthestatePWDminis-ter.Thecontractsinquestionweregiven toChamankarDevelopersfor the construction ofMaharashtra Sadan in Delhi, anewRegional Transport Officebuilding in Andheri and a stateguesthouseinMalabarHill.Asep-arate case allegingmoney-laun-dering was also filed by theEnforcementDirectorate.Theagenciesclaimedthatthe

contractswere given to the firmwithoutfollowingproperrulesinreturn forkickbacks to firmsand

trusts controlled by the Bhujbalfamily.Bhujbal, inhis dischargeplea

filedearlierthisyear,hadsubmit-tedthattherewasnoevidenceofanyirregularitiesorcorruptionbyhimas the thenDeputyCMandPWDminister.Bhujbal hadmaintained that

theallegationsoflossescausedtothe governmentwere based on“wrongcalculations”.OnWednesday, Pankaj and

Sameerweredischargedfroman-othercaseof cheatinginconnec-tionwith adevelopmentprojectinRaigadin2015.After his discharge from this

case, Bhujbal continues to facecriminal charges in a case con-nectedtotheconstructionofali-brary inKalina andoffences reg-isteredby theEDbasedoncasesbytheACB.Dischargeapplicationsarependinghearing in theothercasesaswell.In 2016, the EDhad arrested

Bhujbal for allegedmoney-laun-dering.Heremainedbehindbarsuntil 2018, when the BombayHighCourtgrantedhimbail.

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICEBENGALURU,SEPTEMBER9

FOURNEWLYelectedJD(S)coun-cillors, who hold the key to theKalaburagi city council amid ahung verdict and both the BJPand Congress vying for power,have now been sheltered inBengalurubyparty leaders overfearsofbeingpoachedbythetwoparties.JD(S)councillorsAleemuddin

Patil, Vishal Navarang, SajidKalyaniandVijayalakshmiR ar-rivedinBengaluruonSeptember8.Theyhavebeenseenatafarm-houseoutsideBengaluruwhereformerCMand JD(S) leaderHDKumaraswamyresidesandatthecity residenceof JDS supremoHDDeveGowda.

The JD(S), which won onlyfourseats inthe55-seatcouncil,compared to 27 of the Congressand23oftheBJP,isdrivingahardbargain to gain political groundwhile considering itsweakenedpoliticalandeconomicsituationin the state after the fall of itscoalition governmentwith theCongress in2019.The BJP has indicated that it

will tryall strategiesavailable togaincontroloftheKalaburagicitycouncil.BJPstatepresidentNalinKumar Kateel, who visitedKalaburagi and heldmeetingswith party leaders, said the BJP“willuseallstrategiestocometopower” in the Kalaburagi citycouncil.Afterthepollresultswerean-

nounced on Monday,Kumaraswamy met CM

BasavarajBommai.One seat in the 55-member

council was won by anIndependent.Themagicnumberto take control of the council is32.Thecouncil,whichhasalargenumberofminoritycommunityvoters, has traditionally been aCongressstrongholdandtheBJPnowhas its first opportunity totakecontrol.The Congress – a section of

which sees the JD(S) as an ideo-logical ally - is hoping the JD(S)will be swayed by the commongoalofkeeping“communalpol-itics”atbay.FormerPMandJD(S)national president DeveGowdasaidCongressleaderMallikarjunKharge,who is fromKalaburagi,hadspokentohim.With threeMLCs, twoMLAs

and a Lok SabhaMP on its side,theBJPhas29votes inthecoun-

cil and is in a deadlockwith theCongress, which has oneMLAand one Rajya Sabhamember.Withthesole Independentwin-ner being a BJP rebel, the BJP iswidely expected to bag theIndependentvote.This leaves the four JD(S)

councillors inthepositionofbe-ingkingmakers,withtheBJPbestplacedtocometopowerbywin-ningoveratleasttwooftheJD(S)councillors toreach32votes.One of the key political con-

ditionsthattheJD(S)hasputoutatpresentisthataJD(S)council-lormust get the first shot at be-ing themayorofKalaburagi andthepartyshouldgetat least twochances to have amayor duringthefive-yeartermofthecouncil.The mayor's position inKalaburagi is currently reserved

for awoman candidate and theJD(S) has awomancouncillor inVijayalakshmiR.“Wewill decide everything

afterthedates fortheelectionofthemayoranddeputymayorareannounced.My priority is to gofromthewin in thecivicpolls towinning twoAssembly seats inGulbarga,” JD(S) leader and for-merCMHDKumaraswamyhasclaimed.JD(S) local leaders in

Kalaburagi have said that themayor'sposition iskeytodecid-inganalliance.“Thekeyforanal-liance is that it shouldbe for fiveyears and JD(S) should have amajor role. It has to be a JD(S)mayor in the first term at theleast,'' a local JDS leader, NasirHussainUstad, said. He said theCongress has not been able to

bring development to the cityand it has in the past given themayor'spost toapartythatwononlyoneseat inthecitycouncil.The JD(S) is also worried

about the BJP splitting the sup-portof its four councillors– twoof whom are Hindus and twoMuslims–inordertowrestcon-trol.The BJP remains confident

that the JD(S)will swing itswayintheendonaccountofcompul-sions. “Though former CM DKumaraswamyhasnotgivenanyassurance on an alliancewe aresurehewillsupportusuncondi-tionally,"aBJPministersaid.Earlierthisweek,Devegowda

hadstatedthatadecisionwouldhave to be taken byKumaraswamy in consultationwith JD(S)councillors.

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICECHANDIGARH,SEPTEMBER9

AMIDTHEongoing standoff be-tweenfarmersandthestategov-ernment,HaryanaHomeMinisterAnil Vij Thursday said that thegovernmentwill “impartially”probe the entire Karnal lath-icharge episode but added that“onlygenuinedemands(offarm-ers)willbemet”.

“Nobody can be hangedmerely because someone is de-mandingit,”Vijsaid.Meanwhile,givinganultima-

tumof twodays to the govern-menttoacceptfarmers’demands,Karnal district BKU presidentJagdeepSinghAulakh said: “TheSKMleaderswillbeinLucknowtoattendan importantmeetingonSeptember9and10.InKarnal,thefarmerleaderswilltakeacallforadoordiebattleonSeptember11.”

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICEPUNE,SEPTEMBER9

PUNECITYpolicethisweekissuedLook-OutCirculars (LOC) againstBJP leader and UnionMinisterNarayanRane’s son andwife, inconnectionwithallegednon-pay-mentof loanstothetuneofRs61crore, said to be taken fromDewan Housing FinanceCorporationLimited(DHFL).DHFLhadfiledacomplaintre-

garding non-payment of loanswith the Central agency con-cerned.“TheUnionhomedepart-mentforwardedthecomplainttothestategovernment...statehomedepartmentdirectedthedirectorgeneralofpolice(DGP)totakefur-ther action,” DilipWalse Patil,

homeminister ofMaharashtra,toldthemedia.DCP(crimebranch)Shrinivas

Ghadge has written to theAssistantDirectorofLookOutCell,C2, Chhatrapati ShivajiInternationalAirportinMumbai,on September 3, regarding is-suanceoftheLOCsagainstNiteshNarayanRane,alsoaBJPMLA,andhismotherNilamNarayanRane.Theletterdidnotmentionthe

datethesaidloanwastakenortheCentral agencywithwhom thecomplainthasbeenfiled.

NewDelhi:HomeMinister AmitShahThursday reviewed the se-curity situation in Jammu andKashmir in viewof the Taliban’stakeoverofAfghanistan.Sources said Shah enquired

aboutthesecurityconcernsarisingout of developments inAfghanistanfromtopofficialsofthesecurityestablishmentpresent inthemeeting.Healsotookstockoftheprogressindevelopmentproj-ectsintheUnionterritory.Thosepresent in themeeting

includedNSAAjit Doval, ArmyChiefMMNaravane,R&AWchiefSamant Goel, IB chief ArvindKumar, J&KLGManoj Sinha, BSFDGPankajKumarSinghandCRPFDGKuldeepSingh.“Thiswas the regular review

meeting that thehomeministertakesperiodically.However,giventhedevelopmentsinAfghanistanthe focuswas on security con-cerns arisingout of there and itslikely impact...Generally theDGMOattends thismeetingbutthe Army chief was called," aHomeMinistryofficialsaid.

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BASHAARATMASOODSRINAGAR,SEPTEMBER9

HOPINGTHAT the ascent of theTalibantopower inAfghanistanwould put an end to the fourdecades of conflict and uncer-tainty in the country, theHurriyat Conference Thursdaysaid that the people of Jammuand Kashmir could empathisewith thepeopleofAfghanistan.Theseparatistconglomerate

ledbyMirwaizUmarFarooqalsohopedthatthenewTalibangov-ernment would be “inclusive”and “broad-based” andwouldadvocate equality. It should

“bear inmindthat Islamasare-ligion is unambiguous in advo-cating human equality andrights,economicfairnessandre-ligioustoleranceasfoundationalvalues”, the statement said. “Ithopes that these valueswill betheguidingprinciplesofthenewdispensation both in letter andspirit ,aswellaskeepingupwithinternationallyacceptednorms.”Wishing the citizens of

Afghanistan“peaceandprogress”andhopingfor“stabilityforthere-gion”, after the “confusing andchaotic”eventsofthepastmonth,theHurriyat drewparallels be-tweenKashmirandAfghanistan.“(Hurriyat) understands that no

twoconflict regionsarethesameand the differences betweenAfghanistanandKashmirarewell-known.However,we inKashmircan surely empathisewith thecommonpeople of the countrywhoalsohavebeenlivinginastateof acute uncertainty for fortyyears,”thestatementsaid.Former CM and PDP presi-

dentMehboobaMufti, who onWednesday hoped that theTalibanwould rule Afghanistanaccording to "the true Shariah"andnotbytheirowninterpreta-tion of Islamic jurisprudence,said shewas not surprised thatthe statement had been “delib-eratelydistorted”.

NewDelhi:Landfillingworkattheexcavated site for Ram TempleconstructioninAyodhyaisalmostcomplete, andtheproject ispro-gressingasperschedulewiththetemple expected to be open forpublicbyDecember2023.“Areviewmeetingonthecon-

structionofthetempleinAyodhyawasheldonAugust27-29,whereitwasnotedthattheconstructionwork isproceedingasper sched-uleandtheplantoenabledevoteestohavedarshanof LordShriRamby the year 2023 seemswithinreach,”anofficialinvolvedwiththeconstructionofthetemplesaid.Themeetingwasattendedby

Shri Ram Janmbhoomi TeerthKshetra Trust treasurer SwamiGovindDevGiriJiMaharaj;Trustgeneral secretary Champat Rai;and Trustmembers VimlendraMohanPratapMishraandDrAnilMishra.ConstructionCommitteechairmanNripendraMisra andofficials of Tata ConsultingEngineers and Larsen& Toubrowerealsopresent.“Theworkof filling theexca-

vated site is nearly complete inrecord time. The cooperationfrom thedistrict authorities andstate governmentwas critical inprocurement of specified rawmaterial,” theofficialsaid. ENS

DEEPTIMANTIWARYNEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER9

IN A move suggesting disap-proval of Naga interlocutor R NRavi'shandlingoftheNagapeaceprocessinthelastcoupleofyears,the Centre has made him theGovernorof TamilNadu.In a press statement, the

RashtrapatiBhawanonThursdaysaidthePresidenthasappointedthreeGovernors,besidesaccept-ingtheresignationofone.

BesidesRavi's appointment,Banwarilal Purohit, who wasGovernorofTamilNadutillnow,hasbeensenttopoll-boundPunjab,andLtGenGurmitSingh,whoretiredasDeputyChiefofArmyStaff,hasbeenappointed the UttarakhandGovernorafter incumbentBabyRaniMauryaresigned.Lt Gen Singh has served as

corps commander of the strate-gic XV Corps, which overlookstheLineofControlinKashmir.Healso handled China operationalandmilitary strategic issues as

additional director general ofMilitaryOperations.The order said Assam

Governor JagdeeshMukhi willhold additional charge ofNagaland.TheNaga peace process has

hadaroughrideinthelastcoupleofyearsduetodeterioratingrela-tionshipbetweenNSCN-IM, theleadNagagroupnegotiatingwiththe Centre, and Ravi. Despite aFrameworkAgreementforNagaPeaceAccordhavingbeensignedin2015, thegovernmenthasnot

beenable to finalisetheAccord.Lastyear,therelationshipbe-

tween the two sides became sostrained that NSCN-IM soughtRavi's removal for thetalks tobesuccessful.Infact,forthelastoneyear the IntelligenceBureauhasbeen interacting with Nagagroups,particularlyNSCN-IM,fortheNagaPeaceAccord.The relationship between

Ravi and NSCN-IM soured inearly2020aftertheformerwroteto Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio,criticisingthelawandordersitu-

ation. Pointing to “rampant ex-tortion and violence”, Ravi hadallegedthat“armedgangs”wererunning parallel governments,“challenging the legitimacy ofthestategovernment”.Thestategovernmenthadsaidhisassess-mentwasnot“factual”.Ravi'spostingasGovernorof

amuchbiggerstateisasignalbythe government that while itwantstheNagapeaceprocesstomove forward, it valueshis con-tribution as Naga interlocutorover theyears.

New Delhi: The ElectionCommission (EC) on Thursdayannounced dates for bypolls toseven Rajya Sabha seats thathavefallenvacantduetovariousreasons like resignations, deathandendof tenureofmembers.The polls will take place on

October4, theECsaid.Accordingto theECnotifica-

tion,bypollswillbeheldontwoseatsinTamilNaduandoneeachin West Bengal, Assam,Maharashtra, Puducherry andMadhyaPradesh.TheseatinMPgotvacantafter

BJPleaderandformerUnionmin-ister ThaawarchandGehlotwaselevated as the KarnatakaGovernorinJuly.ThetwoseatsinTamilNadufellvacantduetotheresignationofAIADMKleadersKPMunusamyandRVaithilingamwho are nowmembers of theTamilNaduAssembly. PTI

High-stakes battle for council, JD(S) shelters 4 councillorsKARNATAKA

Rajnath, Gadkari inauguratelanding strip near Pak border

UnionMinistersNitinGadkari,RajnathSinghandGajendraSinghShekhawat insideanIAFaircraftduringtheinaugurationofEmergencyLandingFacilityatGandev-BakhasarsectiononNH-925onThursday.UNI

Look-out circulars issuedagainst Rane’s wife, son

Shah reviews J&Ksecurity afterTaliban takeover

Bypolls to 7 RSseats in 6 stateson Oct 4: EC

MAHARASHTRASADAN ‘SCAM’

WARMGREETINGS:LJPleaderChiragPaswanmetRJDchiefLaluPrasadinDelhionThursdaytoinvitehimtojoinaneventinPatnaonSeptember12onthefirstdeathanniversaryofhisfather,RamVilasPaswan.Lalurecalledhislongassociationwiththelateleaderandsaidhis“blessings”arewithChirag.TheLJPleaderalsoextendedaninvitetoPresidentRamNathKovind,PTIreports,quotingLJPsources.AnilSharma

Land filling done,Ram Temple ontrack to open byDecember 2023

ChhaganBhujbal

Bhujbal, his son,nephew dischargedin corruption case

Naga interlocutor Ravi moved to TN as Governor

Fieldmarshals:DeveGowda,Kumaraswamy,Kateel,Kharge

MUFTISAYSCALLFOR ‘TRUESHARIAH’DISTORTED

Hurriyat hopes for Af peace, tellsTaliban: Islam backs equality, rights

Will probe Karnal episode, onlygenuine demands to be met: Vij

TNGOVERNORPUROHITMOVEDTOPUNJAB;UTTARAKHANDGETSNEWGOVERNORAFTERBABY’SRESIGNATION

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Supplying Labour, Materials and T&P for Laying of pipeline,Construction of ESR of capacity 100 KL ESR with 12.00 mtr staging,200KL Capacity UGR, pump house, valve chambers providing100% functional house tape connections etc for PWS to Kanamana(T.Berhampur ) under Chatrapur block

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e-Tenders for 05 (Five) works in SBD form areinvited by the Executive Engineer, Public WorksDivision, Nanded (Phone No. 02462-253711) fromthe Registered Contractors in Appropriate Class ofPublic Works Department of Government ofMaharashtra for the Improvement in Dist. Nanded.1. The Tender costs of the above works are more

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NewDelhi:AgroupofArmyvet-erans has walked 5,530 kmacrossthecountryin190daystoraiseawarenessonrejuvenatingtheGanga.The Army veterans, under

thebannerofAtulyaGanga,havecome up with a Ganga HealthDashboard for water quality, aplan to close 329 nullahs trick-ling into the river and amodeldefiningGanga as a legal entity,astatementsaid.Inthecourseoftheir journey, fromGangotri toGangaSagar theycameupwithsolutions after consultationswithstakeholders.Overthenextfiveyears,they

will also conduct amass com-munication drive with aware-ness talksalong the riverbanks,treeplantationdrives,involvelo-cal communities, work for theNishad (fisherfolk) communityandcampaign to includeGangarejuvenation in school syllabus,thestatement said.Atulya Ganga co-founder

Manoj Keshwar argued for de-marcating the land that can becalled as Ganga river and itsfloodplains, and the need to re-thinkdamsandbarragesinviewoffloodingintheHimalayas.ENS

NEWCHAPTERS:GOLWALKAR INKERALA;SARASWATIRIVER INHARYANA

SHAJUPHILIPTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM,SEPTEMBER9

INCLUSIONOF theworks of VDSavarkarandMSGolwalkarinthesyllabusofapost-graduatecourseat KannurUniversity has kickedupacontroversy,withsomestu-dents'outfitsallegingthattherul-ingCPI(M)washelping insaffro-nisingeducationinKerala.The row is over the syllabus

of MAGovernance and Politics,inwhichextractsfromSavarkar’s“Hindutva:whoisaHindu”,andfrom Golwalkar’s “Bunch ofThoughts” and “We or Our

NationhoodDefined”, were in-cluded.PortionsfromDeendayalUpadhyaya’s “IntegralHumanism”andBalrajMadhok’s“Indianisation:What,Why andHow”also figure inthesyllabus.Kerala Students Union, the

student wing of Congress, onThursdaytookoutamarchtotheuniversity andburned copies ofthesyllabus,allegingthat theCPI(M)-controlledUniversitywasim-plementingSanghParivaragenda.Youth Congress state vice-

president Rijil Makkutty, whoaddressedtheprotestmeet,saidthis showed that RSS agentswerecontrollingthehigheredu-cation sector in Kerala. “We

would continue to protestagainst the saffronisation ofhighereducationunderPinarayiVijayangovernment,”hesaid.Kannur University V-C Prof

GopinathRavindranrejectedtheallegationof saffronisation. “Wehave included the works ofGandhiji, Nehru, Ambedkar andTagore.Andthesyllabusincludedthe works of Savarkar andGolwalkar.Letstudentslearnandunderstandthebasictextbehindallideologies,”hesaid.“Whatthey[Savarkar andGolwalkar] statedis part of current Indianpolitics.What’s wrong with learningthat?” FULLREPORTONwww.indianexpress.com

AVINASHNAIRSANAND,SEPTEMBER9

IT IS a little after 5 pm, the timeworkers would usually streamout of the FordMotors plant inSanand, Gujarat following thecompletion of their shift. OnThursdayevening,itwasallquiet.Thecompanyhasannounced

thecessationofcarmanufactur-ing in India — four years afterGeneralMotors closeddownitsunitnearVadodara in2017.Vijay Bapodra, president of

KarnavatiKamdarEktaSangh,aunion of 850 workers of theplant, said the last three dayswere non-production days,whichexplainsthelackofwork-ers.Evenso, thetotalnumberofemployeesreportingtoworkhasseenahugefall.“Thereare2,000

permanent workers at theSanand plant and 850 of themare members of our union.However, 400-450workers re-porttoworkonmostdaysastheproductionhas takenahit sinceCovid. The company informedabout its decision to cease carmanufacturing this morning,”Bapodrasaid.“The company did not say

anything specific about the fu-ture of the employees at theplant. They just said the plantwill be shut and they said thatthe management will sit withthe union to decide the fate oftheemployees,”headded.The manufacturing plant,

spread over 460 acres, had be-gunmanufacturingcarsanden-gines in2015.

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ESHAROYNEWDELHI, SEPTEMBER9

SEVENTEENMuslim organisa-tions,under theumbrellaofAllIndia Pasmanda MuslimMahaz,onThursdaydemandeda caste census for minoritycommunities.Amidagrowingdemandfor

a caste census, particularly byparties in Bihar,Muslimorgan-isationsrepresentingbackwardclasses have demanded that itshould not be restricted to theHindu community but be ex-tended tominority communi-ties as well, which follow thecaste system.All India PasmandaMuslim

Mahaz founder Ali AnwarAnsari,aformerRajyaSabhaMPfrom Bihar, on Thursday held ameetingwiththeMuslimorgan-isations in Delhi, after whichtheyresolvedtodemandacasteenumeration amongMuslims.Ansari will be taking the de-mand to Uttar Pradesh andHaryanaaswell.“Nobody is raising their

voice forweakersectionsof theMuslim community. Muslims,contrarytoperception,arenotamonolithic homogenous com-munity. Caste persists amongMuslimsaswelland80percent

of the Muslim population be-longtootherbackwardclasses,”Ansari told The Indian Express.“Developmentof suchcommu-nities can take place only ifthere is data – onwho the landownersare,whattheeconomicsituationofdifferentcommuni-ties are etc.”“Intheir letterto[BiharChief

Minister]NitishKumar, five op-position parties, includingCongress and Left parties, havesaid that there should be casteenumerationintheHinducom-munity, andwehave found thishighly objectionable. Thereshould be an enumeration foreveryone in thecountry, all reli-gions,’’ saidAnsari.A resolution passed at the

meeting said, “Muslims, likeHindus, aredividedamongdif-ferent castes and sub-castes.Since the caste census has notbeen done since 1931, this is areasonwhy the benefits of thegovernment’spolicieshavenotreached the relatively weakersections and numericallysmaller castes. Backwardclasses should be sub-cate-gorised into backward andmost backward on the lines ofBihar. The sub-categorisationshould be done at the centrallevel and extended to the restof the country.”

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICEPUNE,SEPTEMBER9

A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl sleepingnexttoherparentsonafootpathadjacent to the bus stand nearPune railway station was al-legedly abducted by an auto-rickshawdriverandraped.Thepolicerescuedthegirlaf-

ter receiving information fromanother auto-rickshaw driver,whosawthesuspecttakethegirlaway inhis rickshaw.The incident took place

around1amonThursday.Policeofficials said that the girl is thedaughter of a homeless couplewholiveonthefootpathnext tothe bus standnear Pune stationpremises. Police have arrestedtheauto-rickshawdriver,39.Theincidentcomesonlydays

after a 14-year-old girlwas kid-nappedfromPunerailwaystationareaandrapedbyseveralmen.Deputy Commissioner of

Police Sagar Patil said, "We re-ceivedinformationfromanautodriverwhosawthesuspecttakethegirlawayinhisrickshaw.Ourteams traced the owner. Theownerhadgiventherickshawtoanothermanonrent.Thesecondmanhadsubletittoanotherper-son,whohadgiventherickshawto thesuspect in thecase.”

SHAJUPHILIPTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM,SEPTEMBER9

FANNING THE growingIslamophobiaamongChristiansin Kerala, a Catholic bishop hassaid that there is an organised“narcotic jihad” targeting non-Muslims.In his address to the faithful

atMarthMariamPilgrimChurchatKuravilangadinKottayamdis-trictonWednesday,PalaibishopJosephKallarangattclaimedthatthere are two types of jihad –“love jihadandnarcotic jihad”.“Thenarcotic jihad is theac-

tivity of spoiling the life of non-Muslims,particularlyyouths,bymakingthemaddictedtodrugs,”the bishop said. “Various typesof drugs are being used in ice-creamparlours,hotelsandjuicecorners runbyhardcore jihadis.They are using various types ofdrugsas aweapon to spoil non-Muslims.”“Theraveparties,whichpro-

mote use of narcotics, and thedrugs being seized from suchevents have presented this factbeforeus.Weseea lotof peopleamonguswho lost their jobs orabandonedstudiesaftertheybe-came drug addicts,’’ said thebishop.Thebishopsaidtheyouthsin

Kerala are facing an unprece-dented crisis. Themost impor-

tant issues are love jihad andnarcotic jihad.“Inademocraticcountrylike

ours, jihadis have realised thatthey cannotdestroyother com-munities by using arms. The ji-hadis are using other weaponswhich cannot be identified eas-ilybyothers,”hesaid.“Intheperspectiveof jihadis,

non-Muslimshavetobeannihi-lated. When the agenda isspreading religion and eradica-tion of non-Muslims, thewaysfor attaining that agenda getmanifestedindifferentmanners.Thelovejihadandnarcoticjihadare two such ways,” said thebishop.Thebishop’sremarksevoked

protestsfromvariousMuslimor-ganisations. Samastha KeralaSunniStudentsFederationstategeneral secretary SatharPanthaloor said the remarkswereunexpectedfromabishop.He should reveal the evidencebehind theallegation,hesaid.Popular Front of India

Kottayam district presidentSuneerMoulavisaidthebishop’sclaimswere aimed at commu-nalpolarisation.

PalaibishopJosephKallarangatt

Non-Muslimsaretargetsof ‘narcoticjihad’:Keralabishop

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICEDEHRADUN,SEPTEMBER9

UTTARAKHANDCHIEFMinisterPushkar Singh Dhami onThursdaydirectedpoliceauthor-ities tobemore strict in casesofforced religious conversion and“love jihad” — or marriage in-volving a Hinduwoman and aMuslimman allegedly againstherwill.He also instructed thepolice

to be strict in implementing theUttarakhandFreedomofReligionAct, 2018 (UttarakhandDharmSwatantrataAdhiniyam,2018).

After a review meeting ofstatepolice,Dhamitoldtheme-dia,“Thereisalreadyalawonre-ligiousconversion…(we)willactmore strictly on that. We helddiscussions on it.” Dhami alsosaid,“Lawandthepolicewillactstrictlyonlovejihadandwewillmake the lawstricter.”A senior police officer said

that only a few cases have beenregisteredunderthe2018lawinrecentyearsand“thereisaneedtomakepeopleawareaboutthislaw and strictly implement itsprovisions”toprevent incidentsof forced religious conversionsandalleged“love jihad”.

Cops to act strictly on ‘love jihad’;will make law tougher: Dhami

DIVYAANEWDELHI, SEPTEMBER9

THEHARYANAgovernmenthasdecidedtoincludethehistoryofSaraswatiriverinschoolcurricu-lumfromthecurrent session it-self.HaryanaSaraswatiHeritageDevelopment Board (HSHDB)oficials say that new historybooks from Classes VI to XII,scheduledtobesentforprintinglater this monthwhen schoolsreopen,willhavesomementionof theancient river.Even as the intervention in

themiddle of the current aca-demic yearwill beminimal, theBJP-ledgovernmentwillgoalltilt

fromthenext session, includingSaraswatimodulesinothersub-jectsaswell—includinggeogra-phy,English,HindiandSanskrit,officials toldTheIndianExpress.A 15-member Saraswati

SyllabusCommitteeledbyassis-tant director of Centre for BRAmbedkar Studies atKurukshetra University, PritamSingh, has been formed in thisregard. Other members of thepanel include teachers and ex-perts of history, geography andgeology. The panel will submitits report on September 15,which will then be sent to theChiefMinister’soffice.

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Saraswati to be in historybooks; other subjects soon

Muslim groups sayextend caste censusto minorities as well

BENITAFERNANDOMUMBAI, SEPTEMBER9

IN1987, apart of ahouse inVileParle turned into a library andameeting place for women en-rolled in postgraduate studiesand MPhil. The library wasstockedwith books bywomenandforwomen,someofthembyinternational publishers, whichwerehard toprocure in Indiaback then.TheplacewascalledVacha,

meaning to express oneself. Itwas foundedbyasmall groupof women and among themwas Sonal Shukla – aneduca-tor, aGandhiananda feminist

whowasalsoknownSonalben.Born in Varanasi in 1941,

Shuklawassynonymouswithnotjust Vacha Charitable Trust, butalsoIndia’sfeministmovement.On September 9, she died of

a cardiac arrest inMumbai. Shehadjustcompleted80years.Shukla’s friends and col-

leagues remember her fiercefeminism,herendlesswitticismsandherinterestinsharinglunch

dabbas. “Shewould see genderineverything. If peopleusedtheslogan,‘HinduMuslimBhaiBhai’,she could ask them, ‘Where arethebehenas?’,” recalledNischintHora,whostartedasavolunteeratthetrustandretiredasco-proj-ectsdirector.The feminist library wasn’t

Shukla’sfirsttimeatopeningherhouseforthecauseof feminism.In the late 1970s, when the

judgmentintheallegedcustodialrape of aminor Adivasi girl hadshakenIndia,Shukla’shousebe-camearefuge,abirthplaceandacrucible for an important mo-ment in Indianfeminism.

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SonalShuklawas80

Once bustling, GujaratFord plant going quiet

Theplant inSanand,GujaratonThursday.NirmalHarindran

Pune:AmanfounddeadathisPune residence on August 29wasmurderedbyhisflat-mate,policesaidThursday.PolicesaidRohiniYanute(24)allegedlyat-tackedSonalDavade (34)witha hard object and strangledhim, allegedly following fre-quent arguments. Yanute hasbeenarrested,policesaid. ENS

Feminist, educator Sonal Shukla dies

ARMYVETERANSRAISEGANGAREJUVENATIONAWARENESS THROUGH5,000-KMWALKATHON

Girl kidnappedfrom footpathnear Punestation, raped

PUNEWOMANARRESTEDFORKILLINGFLAT-MATE

Row over Savarkar, Golwalkarworks in varsity’s PG syllabus

MAHARASHTRA

HCdismissesRanautpleaMumbai: The BombayHigh Court on Thursdaydismissed a plea filed byactor Kangana Ranautseekingquashingofcrim-inaldefamationproceed-ings initiated by aMagistrate Court againsther earlier this year on acomplaintfiledbylyricistJaved Akhtar in 2020.Justice Revati Mohite-Dere said that no groundismadeoutforinterferingorquashing theproceed-ings of the lower court’sorder. Akhtar had filed acomplaintagainstRanautlastyearalleging that shehad made defamatorystatementsagainsther inamedia interview. ENS

ActorKanganaRanaut

BRIEFLY

ASSAM

Criminalcaseinboatmishap:CMJorhat: Assam ChiefMinister Himanta BiswaSarma on Thursday or-dered filing of a criminalcase over capsizing of aboatplyingtoMajuli,thatclaimed one life, whiletwopersonsarestillmiss-ing. The CMalso bannedall single-engine privateboats from plying toMajuli with immediateeffectandannouncedthattheconstructionofapro-posed bridge betweenJorhatandMajuliwillstartfromNovember2021andwill be completed in fouryears. PTI

ODISHA

BJDsuspendsMLAfor‘assault’Bhubaneswar:TheBJDhassuspended ChilikaMLAPrasant Jagdev for al-legedly assaulting a localBJP leader. Police regis-teredacaseagainstJagdevafter an alleged video ofthe assault went viral.Jagdev had allegedlythrashed BJL leaderNiranjan Sethiwhen thelatterwasstagingaprotest.

ENS

GOA

150suggestionsonBhumiBill:CMPanaji:GoaChiefMinisterPramodSawantThursdaysaidthestategovernmenthas so far received about150 suggestions on theBhumiputra AdhikariniBill, 2021, passed by theAssembly on July 30.Sawant said the govern-mentwill take stockof allthesuggestionsfrompeo-ple,holddeliberations,andthentakeadecision. ENS

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EXPRESSNEWSSERVICENEWDELHI, SEPTEMBER9

GHAZIABADPOLICEhave regis-tered an FIR against journalistRana Ayyub, days after onlinecrowdfundingplatformKettosentan email to thosewho donatedmoney to campaigns started byher, stating that it had been in-formedby “Indian lawenforce-ment agencies” that the fundswere“notutilisedforthepurposeforwhichtheywereraised”.Ayyub did not respond to

calls,messagesandemails.TheFIRwasbasedonacom-

plaint by a ‘Hindu IT Cell’ co-founder,whoaccusedherof ille-gally acquiring publicmoney inthenameof charity. In his com-plainttopolice,VikasSankrityayansaid Ketto sent a letter to thosewhohaddonatedtoAyyub’scam-paigns.ItisalsoallegedthatAyyub“receivingforeignmoneywithoutany kind of approvalcertificate/registration fromgov-ernment”isaviolationofFCRA.Abhay Kumar, Circle Officer,

Indirapuram, said, “An FIR hasbeenfiledinIndirapurampolicestationforallegedmisuseofdo-

nationfunds.Wewillhavetoex-amineevidencesinceit involvesanotherorganisation.”AccordingtoKetto’semail to

donors,Ayyubhadstartedthreecampaigns— for slumdwellersand farmers; relief work forAssam, Bihar andMaharashtra;and help to those impacted byCovid-19 in India.Theemail,sentonAugust27,

stated: “When enquired byKetto, the campaigner has inti-matedthatoutof total fundsre-ceived (about 1.90 crores INRnet)and1.09lakhsUSD(net)forthese campaigns (total aroundRs2.69croreapprox),onlyapor-tion has been spent (about 1.25crores), and certain amountshavebeenorwillbepaidastaxes(about 90 lakhs). The balancefunds,afterthesedebits,arestillretainedby thecampaigner.”.Representatives from Ketto

didnotrespondtoquestionsre-garding enforcement agenciesthat contacted them.

NewDelhi:Aday after offices ofthe CPI(M) were attacked inTripura,theparty’sgeneralsecre-tarySitaramYechuryonThursdaywrotetoPrimeMinisterNarendraModi, alleging that the officeswere targeted by “mobs of BJPmen” in a “pre-planned fashion”andsoughthis“urgent”interven-tion.He claimed that police “re-mained silent bystanders”whentheseattackstookplace.Calling the violence and ar-

sonthattookplaceatfourplaces,includingAgartala,“outrageous”,Yechuryinhislettersaid“theim-punitywithwhichtheattackersoperatedshowstheconnivanceof thestategovernment”.“Theseattackstookplacebe-

cause the ruling party has triedand failed tosuppress theactiv-ities of themain Opposition inthestate,”hewrote.The BJP came to power in

Tripura in 2018, ending the 25-year uninterrupted rule of theCPI(M)-ledLeft Front. ENS

House panel for namaaz room rowRanchi: Amidst the politicalslugfestoverallotmentofroomfor‘namaaz’ in JharkhandAssembly,SpeakerRabindraNathMahtoonThursday formedaseven-mem-berpaneltoexaminetheissue.SpeakerMahtosaid,“Weneed

to endpolitical confrontation inpublic interest. It is not good forMLAsaswell.Under thecircum-

stances, I tookadecision toplacethe matter before an all-partycommitteeandtheChairwillsup-portwhateverdecisionisgivenbyit.” The panel, with StephenMarandiasconvener,hasPradeepYadav,Neelkanth SinghMunda,Sarfaraz Ahmed, Vinod Singh,LambodarMahto andDeepikaPandeySinghasmembers. ENS

Srinagar:Adayafterfourjournal-ists — Mir Hilal, Shah Abbas,AzharQadri andShowkatMotta—were called for questioning inSrinagar, J&K Police Thursdayclaimed that “credible evidencehasbeen found” linking themto

themastermindoftheblogkash-mirfight@wordpress.com”. Thepolicesaidthebloghad“designedamodus operandiwherein thenameofthevictimwasfirstpub-lished,hewasprofiled”andthenkilledbyterrorists. ENS

Evensingledosecutsdeathriskby96%:vaccinedataKAUNAINSHERIFFMNEWDELHI, SEPTEMBER9

THEFOUR-MONTHdataofthena-tional vaccinationdrive, releasedby the Health Ministry onThursday,showthatCovid-19vac-cine effectiveness in preventingmortalityafterthefirstdosestoodat 96.6% -- reaffirming that vac-cines offer near-total protectionagainstseriousdiseaseanddeath.Aftertheseconddose,thevac-

cine effectiveness in preventingdeathswasashighas97.5%,showthedataof thevaccinationdrivefromApril18toAugust15.Releasingthepreliminarydata,

DirectorGeneral,ICMR,DrBalramBhargavaThursday said that theHealthMinistrywillsoonprovidereal-timevaccinetrackerdata,thathasbeensynergisedusingtheCo-WINplatformand the nationalCovid-19 testingdatabaseof theICMR.As per the data released

Thursday,morethanhalf(58%)oftheeligibleadultpopulationinthecountryhasreceivedthefirstdose,

while 18% is fully vaccinated.BhargavasaidthedatashowthatCovid-19 vaccines are effectiveagainstmortalityinallagegroups.“Thisdynamicdatashowsthat

vaccinesbeingusedinthenationalvaccinationdrive, evenafter thefirst dose, offer protectionup to95%against serious disease anddeath. It is clear that among thetools we are using in our fightagainstthepandemic,itisthevac-cinetoolwhichisthemostsignif-icant shield, that is protectingusfromdeath. It is also clear that ifyougivetwodosesthereisnearto-talprotectionagainst seriousdis-ease anddeath. Thiswill changethescenarioverydramatically,”DrVKPaul,headof India’sCovid-19taskforce,said.“Wehavevaccinesinabundance.Thosewhoarestillleftout,needtocomeforwardandget their first dose.We have toachieve100% first dose coverageevenmorerapidly,whichwillen-sure protection against deaths,”Pauladded.Bhargava said the ICMR is

studyingdataon thepercentageof thepopulationwhogot infec-

tionaftervaccination.“Weshouldrememberthatthesevaccinesaredisease-modifyingvaccines andnotdisease-preventingvaccines.Sobreakthroughinfectionswilloc-curevenaftervaccination.That iswhywekeeponrecommendingthatweneed tocontinue theuseofmaskandCovid-19appropriatebehaviour,”hesaid.Paul said the National

Technical Advisory Group onImmunisationisholdingdeliber-ationsonrolloutofvaccinationforchildren,while adding, “Whenshouldthechildrenbevaccinatedisanevolvingscientificandpublichealthdiscourse.Onlya few lim-itednationshaveintroducedvac-cination for children. There isnorecommendationfromtheWHOthatweshouldmoveinthatdirec-tion.Butthefactremainsthatthegovernmentisworkingactivelyinthedirectionof scientific valida-tionof our vaccines forpotentialuseinchildren."Paul said the Zydus vaccine

has already been licensed foradolescents, and its stockpilewasknown.

TRIPURAVIOLENCE

Mobs of BJP mentargeted CPMoffices, attackspre-planned:Yechury to PM

RanaAyyub

Journalist Rana Ayyubbooked in donations case557

DAYSSINCEPANDEMICBEGAN

TRACKING THE SECOND SURGE

NEWCASES: 38,362ACTIVE CASES:3,93,364VACCINATIONS: 7,16,597,428

DAILY DEATHS268

TOTALDEATHS4,42,017

WEEKLY CFR0.87%

OVERALL CFR1.36%

TESTS TODAY: 18,88,030 | TOTAL TESTS: 5,38,705,273

WEEKLY POSITIVITY: 2.14% | OVERALL POSITIVITY: 6.16%

STATESREPORTINGMOSTCASES

STATE NEW ACTIVE WEEKLY TOTALCASES CASES POSITIVITY VACCINATION

■Kerala 26,200 236,824 17.10% 30,664,417

■Maharashtra 4,912 65,988 1.12% 65,581,976

■TamilNadu 1,596 16,221 0.99% 36,365,615

■AndhraPradesh 1,439 14,624 2.25% 32,258,985

■Karnataka 1,074 17,019 0.67% 46,855,806

STATESREPORTINGMOSTDEATHS

STATE TODAY’S TOTAL WEEKLY OVERALLDEATHS DEATHS CFR CFR

■Kerala 125 22,205 0.66% 0.57%

■Maharashtra 59 1,41,560 1.53% 2.20%

■TamilNadu 21 35,094 1.18% 1.35%

■AndhraPradesh 14 13,964 0.95% 0.70%

■Odisha 8 8,131 0.75% 0.81%

DataasonSept9;vaccinationnos.asofSept8.Deathsincludethosefrompreviousdays.Maharashtrareported4,912casesonThursday,butadatarevisionexercisehasresultedinreductionofover15,000casesfromitstotal.

J&KCOPS: ‘CREDIBLEEVIDENCE’AGAINSTJOURNALISTS

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WAITING FOR CHANGELowincreaseinwheatMSPmakeseconomicsense.MajorreformofMSPregime,otheragrireforms,awaittheirpoliticalmoment

A RS40INCREASEintheminimumsupportprice(MSP)ofwheat,toRs2,015perquintal, isthelowestsincetheRs20hikeforthe2009-10crop.Fromapurelyeconomic standpoint, thismakes sense. At 56.48million tonnes (mt) as onAugust1,publicwheatstocksstoodwayabovethe51.33mt,43.59mt,40.86

mtand30.06mtforthesamedateoftheprecedingfouryears.Togetherwith44.46mtofrice,itaddsuptoalmost101mtofstocks—this,aftertherecordquantumoffree/near-freegraindistributedunderthepost-Covidreliefpackage.Simplyput,there’stoomuchwheatandriceingovernmentgodownstoday.Economiclogicdictatesthatthegovernmentshouldfreeze,ifnotreduce, theMSPsofbothcerealsandalsocapthetotalquantityprocured—ideally, tohalfof the103mt-plus(60mtriceand43mtwheat)boughtfromlastyear’scrop.But political compulsions— assembly polls are due in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab—

mayruleoutanymajorreformofthecurrentMSPprocurementregime,whichincentivisesproductionofcropsalreadyinsurplusandalsorequiringmorewaterthanthose(oilseedsandpulses) that the country significantly imports. One shouldn’t rule out the so-calledstateadvisedprice (SAP)of sugarcane inUP, too, being substantially raisedaheadof thenewcrushing season fromOctober. Given that theCongress government in Punjabhasonly recently revised its SAP upwards, fromRs 295-310 to Rs 345-360 per quintal, it isunlikelythattheYogiAdityanath-ledBJPadministrationinUPwon’tfollowsuit.BothUPandPunjabhad,interestingly, frozentheircaneSAPs,afterhavinglastincreasedthembya paltry Rs 10/quintal (to Rs 315-325 and Rs 295-310, respectively) in the 2017-18 sea-son.Now,with state electionshardly fivemonths away, itwouldbe toomuch toexpectany rational pricing policies discouraging cultivation of surplus, water-guzzling cropsthat alsomilitateagainstdietarydiversification; thepoorneed toconsumefoods richerinproteinsandmicronutrients rather thanmerecarbohydratesandsugar.Themuch-delayedyetnecessaryreforms in Indianagriculture—movingawayfrom

inputandcropMSPsubsidiestoper-acre/per-farmertransfers,focusingonproductioncostreductionsandinvestingmoreinpublic farmR&Dandinfrastructure—arewellknown.TheNarendraModigovernment’sfarmlaws—whichseektoendthemonopolyofstate-regulated agriculturalmarkets, allow private players to contract directlywith farmersand remove stocking limits onproduce—are, nodoubt,well-intended. Butwhether inexpending toomuchpolitical capitalon these laws, ithasboxed itself intoacornerwithregardtoundertakingthemoresubstantialreformsremainstobeseen.Fornow,atleast,that seemstobe thecase.

THE UNEASY CAMPUSAplaybookof confrontationshrinksspacesatVisvaBharati.Vice-chancellormustcoursecorrectbefore itcausesmorehurt

ABATTLEFORcontrol is playingout at yet anotherpublic university. TheVisvaBharatiuniversity’sdecisiontoexpelthreestudentslastmonthfor“disorderlyconduct”duringaprotestinJanuaryhasledtothemostrecentroundofstudentagitationsonthecampus.Theuniversityadministrationrespondedtothestand-

off bymoving theCalcuttaHighCourt, asking fordeploymentof policepersonnel toquelltheprotest.Whilethecourthadearlierprohibitedprotestsbystudentsnearacademicblocksintheuniversity,onWednesday,itrevokedtherusticationordersagainstthethreestudents,findingthepunishment“excessiveanddisproportionate”. Italsoremarkedonthedissatis-factionamongthefacultymembersoverthe“high-handedness”of thevice-chancellor.Theuniversityadministrationheadedbyvice-chancellorBidyutChakrabortyhas, in-

deed, shown an unwise appetite for confrontation with students and faculty. SinceNovember2019,22staffmembers(facultymembersandnon-teachingstaff)havebeensuspended, and 150 show-cause notices issued to employees. The reasons for discipli-naryactionhaverangedfromfacultymemberswritingalettertoPrimeMinisterNarendraModiagainst alleged irregularities at thecentraluniversity tovisiting thehouseof a fel-lowteacher.Sincehetookcharge in2018,Chakraborty’sdecisions—fromscrappingthePoushMelaheldeverywintertodeclaringNobelprize-winningeconomistAmartyaSenanencroacherandrequestingthedeploymentofCISFonauniversitycampuswhosebe-ginnings lie in Rabindranath Tagore’s expansive vision of openness in learning—haveonly sharpened the fault lines. Thevice-chancellor’s officehas refused the taskofmod-erationandnegotiation;instead,ithasplayedaroleinturningdisagreementsintoaques-tion of order and security. The dissent of facultymembers and students has beenmetwithaheavyhand.Disputeshavebeensoughttobeframedasaface-offbetweena“tough”administrator, backedby theCentre,holdingoutagainstan“unruly” campus.Given thelonghistoryofpoliticisationofhighereducationinBengal, it isnothardtospottheproxybattle between the BJP-ruled Centre and the state government. But given the conse-quencesofasimilarplaybookofconfrontationattheJawaharlalNehruUniversity, itissafetosay that it is theuniversity thatwillpayaprice.Besiegedtheymightbe,butpublicuniversities still playavital role inshapingcitizens

inademocracy.Tagore’sambitionforSantiniketanwastocreateaninstitutionof freespir-its,wherelearningwasnotdeadenedbyfiatsofauthorityorahomogenisingideology.Vice-chancellorChakrabortymust reflectonthedistancebetweenthatvisionandtheongoingtussles—andcoursecorrect.

THE TASTY TRUTHPurifiedwater forchai?Nothanks, and let’shavesome

slightly fermentedgolgappekapaani,please

YOUCOULDFIGHTover thebestwaytomakechai—howmuchmilk toadd,what leaves touse,whether to use ginger or cardamom.But the one thingeveryonecanagreeonisthatnohomemadecuppacomesclosetothe tapri-walebhaiyya’s fragrant, full-bodied“cutting”, servedhot inachippedglass.

Andwhileyoucouldstudyyourfavouritechaivendor’s tricksdiligently,onereasonyoucannevergetthatexacttastecouldbedowntosomethingasbasic—andasoverlooked—as thewater.Asitturnsout,purifiedwaterisnotidealforchai-making. Itmayevenbetoblamefor

thesweet,milky,brownliquidthatyouendupdrinkinginplaceof thestrong,refreshingbrewthatyoucrave.ResearchersatETHZurichhavefoundthatcertainmineralsrespon-sibleforwaterhardnesscancauseafilmtoappearonthesurfaceoftea,thustrappingaro-masthatmightotherwiseescapeandcauseadepletionof flavour.Meaningthatthepurerthewater, the less tastyyour tea.This,ofcourse,vindicatesthosewhohavelongheldthat“pure”isnot“best”,especially

asfarasfoodisconcerned.Anditcouldexplainwhy,despitetheproliferationof “Bisleri”chaats and artistically plated, upmarket versions of bhelpuri and vada pav, wewouldrather crowd around our favourite purveyor of street food, who accepts cashwith thesame food-stained hands that he uses to cook. Asmany have theorised— thosewithweak stomachsmay stop reading here— the grime and sweat that find their way intomuch-lovedroadsidesnacksarepartof theirflavourprofileand,whetheryouadmititornot, among the reasons you keep going back formore. Purewater? Pshaw! Let’s havesomeslightly-fermentedgolgappekapaani, please.

MKBhadrakumar

Maria Flachsbarth andNorbert Barthele

DemonisingTalibanwillbecounterproductive.Indiashouldknowpowerofethno-nationalism

THE OTHER SHARED CRISISIndia,Germanymustdeepencooperation to tackle climatechange

SOMETIME AGO, PROFESSOR Paul K Piff, asocialpsychologistatBerkeley,withanavidinterest in thepowerofmoneyoverhumaninteraction, gave a TED presentation titled“Doesmoneymakeyoumean?”Theconclu-sionreachedbyaresearchteamthatworkedunder himwas that as people’s levels ofwealth increases, their feelings of compas-sionandempathygodown, and their “feel-ings of entitlement, of deservingness, andtheir ideologyof self-interest increases.”The problem of inequality haunts inter-

staterelationshipstoo.Certainly,onewayoflookingattheTaliban’sinterimgovernmentinAfghanistan is that it is an inevitableout-comeoftheUnitedStates,aprivilegedplayerinariggedgamethroughthe20-yearperiodofwar, regarding theTalibanwithdisdain.TheUSgotawaywithmoralisingtocover

greed and self-interest, andwith breakinglaws whenever it suited it. It told off theInternational Criminal Courtwhich soughtto look into the US’s war crimes. ThePentagonordered the departingUS contin-gent to“demilitarise”Kabulairport’sassets.That was followed by the appallingResolution 2593passed by theUNSecurityCouncil dictating a code of conduct for theTaliban. And then, therewas the hectoringbySecretaryof StateAntonyBlinken.Pashtunwali, or theway of the Afghans,

promotes hospitality, love and forgivenessandtolerance(eventotheenemy)—butit isalso famous for robust self-respect. Thesin-gular message coming out of the interimgovernmentpackedwithhardlinersandex-Guantanamo detainees is that the Talibanwill not defer toWashington. It is an act ofderisionasmuchasstubborndefiance.Thismustbeunderstood.Therestrainedreactionby the statedepartment to the interimgov-ernment (which includes 14ministers un-der sanctions and doesn’t have a singlewomanasminister)suggeststhattheTalibanmessagehasgonehome.Theheartof thematteristhattheTaliban

keenlysoughtUSrecognitionbutcanalsodowithout it. Granting “legitimacy” isn’t thesole American prerogative anymore in thepresent international environment. Cuba

andIran livedwithout it fordecades. So, theTalibanwillkeepitspromises,butof itsownaccord. After all, it did keep the 20-month-old promise not to take American lives —notwithstandingtheUSretractiononthere-lease of thousands of Taliban cadres, liftingofUNrestrictionsonTalibanleaders, forma-tionofthetransitionalgovernment,resump-tion of air strikes and, finally, the unilateralshifting of the timeline for withdrawal oftroops. The Pentagon concedes that theTalibannonethelesscooperatedintheevac-uationatKabulairport.Among regional states, China and Iran

havereadthetealeavescorrectly.Russiatooka detour somewhere and beganmeander-ing,losingitssenseofdirection,buttrustittofigure out a course correction. Pakistanavoidspatronisingattitudes.If therewasanytraceof triumphalisminISIchief LtGenFaizHameed’s performance in the lobby ofKabul’s five-star SarenaHotel, itwasproba-blymeant to teasehis Indiancounterpart.Afghanistan’s needs are elementary. Its

subsistenceeconomyisnotlookingfornan-otechnologyfromtheUSortheRaspberryPicomputerfromtheUK.Itsreconstructionre-mains very basic as of now— roads, high-ways, transport, healthcare, foundationalservices andstructures inpublichealthandeducation, capacity building, job creation,etc.This isbestsourcedfromcountrieswithrelevant development experience.Afghanistan is estimated to havemineralwealthworth around $3 trillion,which cangenerateasubstantial income, if onlypeaceis restored quickly. China’s help, which theTalibanisbankingon,willmakeallthediffer-ence. Simply put, the circumstances arevastly different from the1990s. That theUSis having such a difficult time in compre-hending thishometruthbelies logic.ThePanjshir victorywasno fluke. Inpo-

litical terms,Panjshir isanamazingcrucible—apopulationof just1.75lakh(inacountryof 40million people) and yet such self-de-feating factional politics. The void afterAhmad ShahMassoud’s assassination 20yearsagoisstillbeingcontested.Meanwhile,thecurtainiscomingdownontheeraofwar-

lordismthathadgivenvervetotheerstwhileNorthernAlliance.Sufficetosay,theUSprog-nosis of ISIS and apocalyptic predictions ofimminent civilwar aredrivenmorebypro-pagandistic considerations. The Taliban at-tachesthehighestimportancetointernalse-curity, as the appointment of SirajuddinHaqqaniasinteriorministertestifies,andhewillberuthlessinstabilisingthesecuritysit-uation.Make nomistake,WashingtonwilldealwithSirajuddinsoonerratherthanlater.As for neighbouring countries, each has

specific interests but all would agree thatbordersecurity,drugtraffickingandregionalstability are overriding concerns. None ofthemwantsAfghanistantobecomearevolv-ing door for international terrorists. Such aregionalclimateprecludesthepossibilityofanyof theneighbouring countries acting as“spoilers”orunderminingAfghanistan’ssta-bility and security. Equally, theUNagenciescannot afford to ignore the humanitarianconcerns.Evenwesterncountriesgrudginglyacknowledge the need to engagewith theauthoritiesinKabul.WhatelseisneededforTaliban’s “international legitimacy”?The Indian policies are at a crossroads.

Continued bandwagoning with the USmakes no sense. Indian diplomacy shouldharmonisewiththeregionalcapitals, includ-ingBeijing,whichcanbeanaturalallyonis-suesof terrorism.Breathing life into theRICplatform can be a pragmatic next step. Theparadox is,withDelhi’s “Kabuloption”hav-ing plummeted to ground zero, Pakistan’scomfort levelmay improvenow.Thebottomlineisthat India’svital inter-

estsremaintobesecured.Therefore,thenas-cent conversationwith theTalibanmust becarriedforward.Afghansensitivitiesmustbeborne in mind, in words and deeds.Demonising the Taliban can only be coun-terproductive. India should know the puis-sant potency of ethno-nationalism. Indeed,constructiveattitudesat theUNSCcangen-erateequity.

Thewriter isa formerdiplomatwhoworkedonthe Iran-Pakistan-Afghanistandesk in the

MinistryofExternalAffairs

FOROVERAyearnow,India,Germanyandtheentireworld have been in crisismode. TheCovid-19 pandemic has left no country un-touched. It is safe to say,wewill either beatCovid-19worldwideornotatall.Thevirusbrieflydrewattentionawayfrom

another crisis— climate change and its im-pact. In SouthAsia and Europe,wehave be-comeused to extremely hotweather, flood-ing,dramaticdepletionofgroundwatertablesanddrought. Climatechangecouldevenstoptheworld from achieving the SustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).Wehaveagreedthatglobalwarmingmust

bekepttowellunder2degreesCelsiusand,ifpossible, to 1.5 degrees. Back in December2015,195countries joined inParis to signanambitious climate agreement. Each of thosecountriesmust deliver on their responsibili-ties. Climate change, too, is a crisis that canonlybebeatenworldwideornotatall.Indiaisoneoffewcountriesthatlooksset

to deliver on thenational goals it set itself aspart of the Paris agreement. Compared tootherG20countries, itsper capitaemissionsareverylow.Atthesametime,Indiamustbearinmind

the development interests of its large popu-lation.We firmly believe that sustainablegrowth and climate action gohand in hand.India nowhas the opportunity tomake itsmassive investments in infrastructure overthenext15yearsclimate-smartandclimate-resilient.Thiswillalsoprotecttheinterestsofthemost vulnerable sections of the popula-tion.WithoutIndia,theworldwillnotbeable

tofightclimatechange.WithoutIndia,wecan-not achieve the SDGs. Thatmeans that Indiahasa leading international role toplay in theglobalracetosustainability.The EUhas adopted an ambitiousGreen

Dealtoachievenet-zerogreenhousegasemis-sions by 2050 and to decouple economicgrowth from consumption of natural re-sources. Germany recently adopted laws onreducing greenhouse gasesmore quickly,achievingclimateneutralityby2045andstop-pingtheuseof coal forelectricityproductionby2038.As Deputy Ministers in Germany’s

Ministry for Economic Cooperation andDevelopment, we come to India with thegreatest confidence in thecountry’spoliticalprocess and to learn from India.We see ourresponsibilityasan industrialisedcountry tobothforgeaheadwithgreeningourownecon-omyandalsosupportothercountries.In 2015, India’s Prime Minister and

Germany’s Federal Chancellor agreed to fur-ther strengthen the two countries’ strategicpartnership.Onthisbasis,GermanyandIndiahavesucceededinbuildingupacooperationportfolio worth almost 12 billion euros.Already,nineoutof10measuressupportcli-mategoalsandSDGstogether.Indo-Germandevelopment cooperation

focuses on three areas: The transition to re-newable energies, sustainable urban devel-opmentandsustainablemanagementofnat-ural resources. As a pioneer of energytransition, Germany is offering knowledge,technology transfer and financial solutions.

Over half the Indian populationwill live incities by 2050. Our cooperation efforts sup-port Indianpolicies to find sustainable solu-tions for this growth challenge in the face oflimitedurbanresourcesandclimatechange.The pandemic has shown global supply

chains are vulnerable. Yet,when it comes toagriculture and natural resources, there aresmartsolutionsthatarebeingtestedin IndiaandGermany formore self-reliance, includ-ing agro-ecological approaches and sustain-ablemanagementof forests, soils andwater.Experience in India has shown that thesemethodsalsoboostincomesforthelocalpop-ulationandmakethemlessdependentonex-pensive fertilisers, pesticides and seed.Welook forward to deepening thework in thisarea. This is related to international healthpolicies. Through a One Health approach,whichlooksatthecloseconnectionsbetweenhumanandanimalhealthwithintheirsharedenvironment,wewanttohelptacklethechal-lengesposedbypopulationgrowth,increasedmobility, shrinking habitats, industrialisedfarmingandintensiveanimalhusbandry.Ultimately,webelievethatglobalclimate

goals and the SDGs can only be achievedthroughcooperationbetweengovernments,the private sector, science, and civil society.India and Germany have innovativeeconomiesandmanyhighly-trainedpeople.Weshouldharnessthatpotentialevenmore.

Thewritersaredeputyministers,GermanMinistryforeconomiccooperationand

development

As for neighbouringcountries, each has specificinterests but all would agreethat border security, drugtrafficking and regionalstability are overridingconcerns. None of themwants Afghanistan tobecome a revolving door forinternational terrorists.Such a regional climateprecludes the possibility ofany of the neighbouringcountries acting as ‘spoilers’or underminingAfghanistan’s stability andsecurity. Equally, the UNagencies cannot afford toignore the humanitarianconcerns. Even westerncountries grudginglyacknowledge the need toengage with the authoritiesin Kabul. What else isneeded for Taliban’s‘international legitimacy’?

We firmly believe thatsustainable growth andclimate action go hand inhand. India now has theopportunity to make itsmassive investments ininfrastructure over the next15 years climate-smart andclimate-resilient. This willalso protect the interests ofthe most vulnerable sectionsof the population. WithoutIndia, the world will not beable to fight climate change.

FOUNDED BY

RAMNATH GOENKA

B E C A U S E T H E T R U T H I N V O L V E S U S A L L

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Deal with the new Kabul

ANTULAY RESPONDSTHEMAHARASHTRA CHIEF Minister A RAntulay told the Legislative Assembly onAugust9thathehadsubmittedhis resigna-tion letter to PrimeMinister Indira Gandhitheverydaythecontroversystartedoverthecollection of funds for the Indira GandhiPratibhaPratishthanandother trusts. Inhis50-minute speech in reply to the five-hourdebate on the charges of corruption raisedby the Opposition, the CM did not refer toseveral specific points. He concentrated hisattack on the former chief minister SharadPawar, theBJP leaderHashuAdvani andMrGoenka (an obvious reference to Ramnath

Goenka, Chairman of The Indian ExpressNewspapers). Referring to the allegationslevelledbytheOpposition,hesaidthatwhenthey were in power, “their deeds out-matched”his.

MANASAROVARTHEFIRSTBATCHof 18 Indianpilgrims lefton a visit toManasarovar Lake andKailashParbat, the famous Hindu shrines in Tibet,afteragapof19years.TheChinesegovern-ment had placed a ban on Indian pilgrimsin 1962. They were given a send-off by alargecrowdthat includedUPChiefMinisterVP Singh.

JAGAT NARAIN SHOTJAGATNARAIN, A formerMP and founder-editorof theHindSamachargroupof news-papers, was shot dead by three assailantsnearLadhowalontheoutskirtsofLudhiana.Thethreeallegedkillershavebeenarrested,according toPunjabCMDarbaraSingh.

CENSORSHIP IN POLANDCENSORSHIPWAS IMPOSED for the firsttime in Poland since the Solidarity Indep-endentUnionFederationbeganfivedaysago.Not a single newspaper publishedSolidarity’s statement.

SEPTEMBER 10, 1981, FORTYYEARSAGO

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‘’If Mr Bolsonaro continues in power, it will not only worsen the climateemergency by further imperilling the Amazon; it will embolden and encourageextreme rightwing populism elsewhere.’’

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The contestation of whatconstitutes Indianness haspeaked in the last few yearsand by the looks of it, theidea of India as homogenous,exclusive and Hindu, whereminorities live on sufferanceas second-class citizens ishere. What terrifies me isthat rampant systemicdiscrimination against theMuslim has taken root andwill not easily go away.

MUMBAI IS drafting an ambitious ClimateAdaptation Plan (MCAP). This is amuch-needed exercise thatmatters not just forMumbai’senvironment,butforthefutureofthecityitself.At the launchevent in the lastweekof

August, Municipal Commissioner IqbalChahal recognised the urgency, andwarned of the coming climate catastro-phe. “We’veseeninmapsthatby2050,70percentofA/B/C/Dwardswillbetakenbythesea”,hesaid inawidelypublicisedre-mark. It would be “very dangerous” hesaid, for thecity to ignorenature’s signals,and neglect climate planning: “It cannotbe anumber twopriority.”We commend the city’s administrators

andpoliticiansforstandingunitedonthisim-portantgoal.Wealsobelievethat tomakeasuccessfulplan,thecitymustlearnfromotherenvironmentalandplanningeffortsinitsre-centpast.Asanurbanplannerandananthro-pologistofurbaninfrastructureandenviron-ment,wemakefiverecommendations.First,climatechangeplanningisnotalux-

ury,norisitmerelyasupplementaryactivitytoprotecttheurbanenvironmentforapriv-ileged few. Climate adaptation planning isnecessarytoprotectallcitizensfromcyclones,storm surges and floods of our climate-changedpresent.Assuch,environmentmin-isterAadityaThackerayiscorrectininsisting“weneedaclimatelensforeverydecisioninthecity”—beitforbuildings, landuseorur-baninfrastructure.Asthecityseekstomitigateitsemissions

andadapttonewclimaterisksandvulnera-bility,allitsexistingandfutureinfrastructureneeds to be subject to careful climate tests.For instance, does the city’s electricity grid,metro, or coastal roadmitigate or increasecarbonemissions,floodingandstormsurges?Howresilient is theurban infrastructure tothecatastrophic stormsandcyclonesof ourclimate-changedpresent?Second,themunicipalcorporationshould

notmisstheforestforthetrees.Whileclimatemitigationandadaptationinitiativesaresep-arately identified across six sectors in theMCAPprocess,technocraticsolutionsrecom-mended foroneareaneedtobeconsideredacross other sectors for their impacts to befullyunderstood.Forexample,whilethegov-ernment ofMaharashtra’s initiative to ex-pand theEV transport infrastructure is sig-nificant, thesuccessof this stepdependsonthedecarbonisationofthecityandstate’sen-ergy infrastructure.EVtechnologyisonlyasgreenastheenergythatpowersthegrid,andMumbai’sgridiscurrentlypoweredbycoal.TheincreaseofEVsinthecitywouldincreasedirty emissions from coal thermal powerplants.The interventionsbeingproposedaspart of theMCAP inhabit a complexurbannetworkandshouldbeconsidered inan in-tegratedmanner.

Third,theMCGMneedstobuildaneffec-tiveprocessforongoingclimatechangeplan-ning rather than focus only on creating thefixed product of a climate plan. Differentneighbourhoodsandsocio-economicgroupswithin the city face different climate chal-lenges.Theeasternsuburbs,forinstance,faceagreaterriskof floodingduetoasubstantialportionbeingonreclaimedlands.Broad-bas-ing theplanwouldhelp to ground it in thespecificchallengesandcopingpracticesem-ployedindifferentlocalities.Itwouldalsoal-lowformakingcoursecorrectionsthatmightbe neededdue to the evolving andunpre-dictable nature of the crisis we face.Respondingeffectivelytothediverseclimatechallengesfaced,therefore,callsforbuildingarobust,decentralisedprocessthatconnectsbroader principles of theMCAP to specificward-level systems andplans, challenges,andnetworks of community organisationsworkingontheground.Fourth, a climate adaptation planwill

onlymake a difference toMumbai if it ismade with and for a majority of its resi-dents.Thecity’selectedgovernmentneedstotaketheleadtodemocratisetheprocess.An important step in opening up the planiscoordinatingwiththemanygovernmentagencies that are involved in running dif-ferentpartsof thecity.Mumbaihasalreadybenefitedfromsuch

aconsultativeprocessinthepast.Theprepa-ration of the most recent MumbaiDevelopmentPlan(2014-34)catalysedsev-eralciviccampaignsandcollaborations,andsubstantial, althoughuneven, participationatthewardlevel.Thisparticipatoryprocess,wehaveargued,offeredamoredemocraticapproach to creating knowledge andplan-ningstandardsbasedonpeople’slivedexpe-rience.Mumbai’s climate changeplanningcanproductively build on the accumulatedplanning literacy, and networks of peopleplannerscreatedthroughthisprocess.Finally, andperhapsmost critically, this

cannotbeaplanwhosecostsarebornedis-proportionately by themajority of citizensthatliveandworkinthecity’sinformalsettle-ments.Forinstance,inresponsetofloodingoftheMithiriverin2005,slum-dwellersononesideof the riverhavebeen threatenedwithdisplacement and evictions for years nowwhilemorepowerfulbusinessesontheotherriverbankarenottouched.Theunevenandunfairdistributionofen-

vironmental burdens inMumbai’s recentpast has underminedpublic confidence inenvironmentalplansandactions in thecity.Theyhaveobscuredthefact,madestarklyvis-ible in the pandemic, that urban develop-mentandflourishingforanyonedependsonahealthyenvironmentforeveryone.Therefore, if themaingoalof theMCAP

is to increase theabilityof the city towith-standenvironmentaldisastersinthepresentandnear future, then it canonly succeed ifitensuresthatallresidents,particularlythecity’s most vulnerable, can secure safe,healthyand resilienthousing, public spaceandurban infrastructure in the city. This isvery ambitious, no doubt. But that is alsowhatmakes itworthdoing.

AnandisanurbananthropologistandauthorofHydraulicCityandPromiseof

Infrastructure.KamathteachesattheCentreforUrbanPolicyandGovernance,Schoolof

HabitatStudies,TISSMumbai

INDIA RUNS THROUGHmy veins. It is thecoreofmybeing,myhome, indelibleand ir-replaceable.Farfrombeingameregeograph-icalspace, itevokesasenseofbelongingandemotional bonding that encompasses fam-ily,friends,customandtradition.It isthepre-ciouslocusofgoodandbadtimes,wheremyfondest memories and hopes reside. It iswhere I have found community and broth-erhoodinamany-splendoured,multiculturalethos.Butof late, itmakesmyheartache.I am an Indian but the fact that I am a

Muslimthreatenstounderminemyclaimtoequalcitizenship.Anarrativebuiltaroundcul-tural symbolism, abrasive religious differ-ences,historicalinjustices,ethnocentrismhasbecomeapotent rallyingpoint fordemonis-ing and stigmatising an entire community.The contestation of what constitutesIndianness has peaked in the last few yearsandby the looksof it, the ideaof Indiaasho-mogenous, exclusive andHindu,wheremi-noritiesliveonsufferanceassecond-classcit-izensishere.WhatterrifiesmeisthatrampantsystemicdiscriminationagainstMuslimshastakenrootandwillnoteasilygoaway.TheSupremeCourthasrecentlyempha-

sisedthecriticaldemocraticneedforspeak-ingtruthtopower.Chief JusticeNVRamanaunderscored the importance of the inde-pendenceofthejudiciary,statingthatit“can-notbecontrolled,directlyorindirectlybyleg-islatureorexecutive,orelseruleof lawwouldbecome illusory”. Mighty words indeed.However,whenconfrontedwiththefirstrealtest of its determination to uphold demo-craticnorms,thetopmostjudicialbodychoseexpediencyover justice.AstheSCcollegiumpatsitselfontheback

for theappointmentofnine judges to theSCin one go and for digging in its heels on 12names for high courts, its ignoring of the le-gitimate claims of aMuslim candidate hasgone largelyunnoticed.Chief Justice of Tripura, Akil Kureshi, is

rankedsecondintheall-India listof senior-ity for judges of high courts. His ostensiblecrime is that as a judge in the Gujarat HighCourt, he gave two judicial verdicts that in-censed the powers that be, but also en-hanced his reputation as a fiercely inde-pendent judge. By ignoring his legitimateclaims, the Supreme Court has reinforcedthebelief thatmajoritariansentimentholdssway in the institutions of governance.In the US, the most brazen example of

a racist system is themass incarcerationofblackswhoare sent toprisonatmore thanfive times the rate of whites. The mainworry for those concerned with criminaljustice reform is thatmany individuals arepunishednot solelybecauseof their crimebutbecauseof the colourof their skin.Ourcriminal justice system too is heavilyskewed against the Muslim. The latestNCRBdata shows thatMuslims,whomakeup 14.2 per cent of the population, com-prise 16.6 per cent convicts, 18.7 per centundertrials and35.8per centdetenus. But,of course, say the baiters, Muslims aremorepronetocrimethanothers. Sadly, this

kind of unattested prejudice is what theMuslim faces today.So, let’s get to the specifics. The commu-

nalriotsinNortheastDelhi inFebruary2020werethemostawfulexpressionofman’s in-humanity toman.Byall accounts, includingthatofateamofthreeformerSupremeCourtjudges,Muslims bore the brunt of themay-hem.Official figuresbearthisout—53dead,ofwhom40wereMuslims, and85per centofpropertydamagedbelongingtoMuslims.It is thesurrealdistortionsandmanifest

bias of the police investigations that aredeeply troubling to the minority commu-nity.Evenas the investigationswereunder-way, theSpecialCommissionerof Police, inan order to officers heading the probeteams, stated that arrests of some Hinduyouth had caused “a degree of resentmentamong the Hindu community”. The orderfurther named twoMuslim youth, statingthat there is resentment among theHinducommunity at alleged police inaction“against the two”. Shorn of bureaucratese,the CP’s letter was a call to go easy onHindus and to fixMuslims.The subsequent criminal case filed

against the CPwas decided in his favour onthe grounds that 535 Hindus and 513Muslimshadbeencharge-sheetedandhenceit could not be construed that his orderfanned prejudice. AlthoughMuslimsweredisproportionatelytargeted,thechargesheetswere evenly handed out between the twocommunities, an inversion of justice that ispar for thecourse in today’s India.TheTablighiJamaatcaseisanotherscan-

dalous communal witch-hunt, aided and

abettedbytheentireexecutive.Ayearon,thecourts are still unravelling the iniquities inthese investigations.The past ghosts of our history are being

resuscitatedtointensifythealienationof theMuslim.PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDayis endorsed as a fitting commemoration ofthesufferingofHindusandSikhsatthetimeof Partition. The comparable suffering ofMuslims is sought to be erased. To equatePartitionwith theHolocaust,where sixmil-lion innocent Jewswere victims of the Nazihorror, is adegenerate correlation.But then,as George Orwell points out, “every nation-alist ishauntedbythebelief thatthepastcanbealtered…material factsaresuppressed…eventswhichoughtnottohavehappenedareleftunmentionedandultimatelydenied.”A leading social scientist has lamented

theplightofMuslimswho“havebeensub-jected to the untold misery of being ex-cluded from the idea of the public”. Thereis hardly any public outrage at theirwretched situation. Even allegedly secularpolitical parties are averse to giving themovert support and solace. Segregated, theylive in a mind-numbing environment ofprejudiceandhostility, victimsof everydaycruelty. At a timewhen parallels are beingdrawnbetweenthehorrorsof Partitionandthe Holocaust, theMuslim is left dreadingthe thought that his beloved homeland isbecoming like the Heimat of Germany inthe 1930s.

Thewriter isa formercivil servantandSecretary-Generalof Lok JanshaktiParty.

Viewsarepersonal

AbdulKhaliq

Nikhil Anand andLalithaKamath

Anarrativebuiltaroundculturalsymbolism,religiousdifferenceandhistorical injusticeisbeingusedtodemoniseMuslims,underminetheirrighttoequalcitizenship

I am the other in my homeland HelpingMumbaiweather changeThecity’sclimateadaptationplanshouldevolve

throughademocraticprocess,besensitivetoneedsofthemostvulnerable

CR Sasikumar

REFLECTION NEEDEDTHISREFERSTO the article, ‘Tyrannyofpropriety’ (IE, September9). It is indeeddisquietingtonoticethearbitrarynormsand lackof transparencygoverning thelegal profession.Of late, certain aspectslike the collegium systemand recusalfromhearing caseshavebeen criticisedby barmembers. The use of contemptcharges, increasinglydeployedinrecentyears, serves to reinforce thehierarchywhere dissent and critical thinking arepunished. Surely, our judicial system isstrong enough to gracefully accept andreflectoncriticism.

IlaRailkar,Mumbai

BIRTHDAY BASHTHISREFERSTOthearticle,‘BJPtorollout3-weekHappyBirthdayPMboostershotforpartyandgovt’(IE,September9).Thethree-week longmulti-pronged cam-paign,includingthedistributionofrationbagswiththePM’spicture, isclearlybe-ingundertakenwith the view that thiswill strengthen the impression that PMNarendraModi is “gareebonkemasiha”.However, the flipside is:will it erase thepeople’s memory of the travails thatbroughtthingstosuchapassthatmakesthemdependenton“largesse”insteadofearningdignifiedlivelihoodthroughpar-ticipation innation-building?Amid theeconomicdistressbroughtonbyunem-ployment and inflation, this birthdaypartyremindsoneofthemediablitzkrieg

“IndiaShiningcampaign”of2004bytheAtalBihariVajpayeegovernment.

LRMurmu,Delhi

HOPE THWARTEDTHISREFERSTOtheeditorial,‘Oldghostsreturn’ (IE, September9). All thosewhoassumed that 20yearswas a long timefortheTalibantogainsomesensewouldbeutterlydisappointedbythecomposi-tion of the new Taliban government.Barring China and Pakistan, notmanycountrieshave responded to thisdevel-opmentbutsoonerorlatertheworldhastotakeastand.Till thattime,theTalibanhaskeptthemontenterhooks.

BalGovind,Noida

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INDIAHAS a history ofmemorable “Augustpresidencies” of theUnitedNations SecurityCouncil.Duringits2011presidency,eventsinLibya posed a diplomatic challenge. Exactly10 years later, a geopolitical earthquake inAfghanistanchallengedthepresidency.Indiapassedthetestwith flyingcolours.

Maintaining calm, India focused on safe-guardingandadvancingitsnationalinterestand the global public goods of counterter-rorism, peace and security. What set our2021presidencyapartwasthehighest-levelengagement and leadership of PrimeMinisterNarendraModi.He laid out India’svision and vowed to give “voice” to the un-represented in a newmultilateralism. Hemade history by becoming the first PM ofIndiatochairandaddresstheUNSC,andthat,too,tomobiliseonanurgentmatterofglobalconcern—maritimesecurity.TheIndianpresidencydeliveredthehigh-

est number of outcomes (14),with five full-fledged resolutions on the situation inAfghanistan, Somalia, theMiddle East,Maliand the UNpeacekeeping operations, fourpresidential statements (PRST) including onWest Africa and Sudan, and five press state-ments—threerespondinginreal timetode-velopments in Afghanistan, including theKabulairportterroristattack.India organised events around three sig-

nature themes ofmaritime security, peace-keepingandcounterterrorismtobuildanewinternational consensus and to update the

rules of the game. The August 9 eventwaspathbreakinginevolvingaholisticconceptofmaritime security, the role of UNCLOS, thefreedom of navigation— a sensitive topicgiven China’smuscle-flexing in the SouthChinaSea.TheoutcomeadvancedIndianse-curity interestswhilecontributingtowardsanewinternationalmaritimesecurityorder.The event on “Protecting the protectors:

technologyandpeacekeeping”resultedinthefirst-ever resolution on accountability forcrimes against peacekeepers and the firstPRST on technology upgradation for peace-keepers.TheExternalAffairsMinisterchairedan event on “Threats to international peaceandsecuritycausedbyterroristacts”,bringingfocus on the continued terrorist threats andattacks, the early conclusion of theComprehensive Convention againstInternational Terrorism, and India’s eight-pointactionplan—alltoreinforcethejustre-visedUNGlobalCounterTerrorismStrategy.India’s consultativepowerwasdeployed

on issues likeMyanmar,Mali and Somalia,MiddleEast,Ethiopia,HaitiandDPRK.Butitsdiplomatic sagacity and agilitywere testedmostbythedevelopments inAfghanistan.Significantly, theUNSCResolution 2593

adopted onAugust 30 responded to seriousconcernsaboutTaliban-ruledAfghanistanbe-comingahaven for terrorist groupsandget-tingafreeruntomountattacksonneighbour-ingcountriesandtheworld.ItdemandedthatAfghanterritorynotbeusedtothreatenorat-

tackanycountryor to shelteror train terror-ists,ortoplanorfinanceterroristacts.It identified individuals and entities des-

ignatedbytheUNSCresolution1267—which,for India, includes the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)andJaish-e-Mohammed(JeM)—andtheim-portance of combating terrorism inAfghanistan,notingrelevantcommitmentsoftheTaliban.Othermajor benchmarks included the

Taliban allowing safe evacuation of foreign-ers and abiding by its August 27 statementthat Afghanswill be able to travel abroad atanytimeandexitviaanyborderpoint.Iturgedall parties to allow full, safe, andunhinderedaccess totheUNandallhumanitarianactorsforreliefactivity,donorsupporttoAfghanistanandmajorAfghanrefugee-hostingcountriesand respect for international humanitarianlaw, includingtheprotectionofcivilians.The Talibanwas asked touphold human

rights,includingthoseofwomen,childrenandminorities—which in India’s case bears onthewell-beingofHinduandSikhAfghans.Allpartieswereaskedtoseekaninclusive,nego-tiatedpoliticalsettlement,withequalpartic-ipationofwomen,andsafeguardthegainsofthe past 20 years on the rule of lawandhu-manrights.India was thus able to ensure that the

UNSC Resolution 2593 laid down somefundamental benchmarks toguide the in-ternational community on calibrating itsrelations with the emerging Taliban

regime and setting standards of behav-iour and policy for it, if it is to win diplo-matic recognition and economic and po-litical support.FranceandtheUKhavewarnedthatthe

Taliban government will be judged on theimplementation of the resolution. ForRussia, itwasamomentof sweetrevengetosee theUS relive its ownhumiliatingwith-drawal from Afghanistan. China used theresolutionforgrandstandingasthenew,be-nign superpower, supporting Afghanistanagainst “hegemonists”.BothRussia andChina sought to portray

themselves as champions of the Taliban, re-fusingtosupportaresolutionthat“turnedthetables on Taliban”when theUS’s “20 yearsfailedoccupation”and“itshastywithdrawal”were theculprits.Oncounterterrorism, theywantedabalancedapproachtoincludetheirterrorists of concern, including the EastTurkestanIslamicMovement(ETIM).Giventheseobjections,thatIndiawasable

to persuade themnot to veto the resolutionand only abstain, was a diplomaticwin. AllUNSCmembers praised India’s presidencyandacknowledgedthevalueaddedbyIndiainbuilding bridges in themidst of polarisedUNSCdynamics, strengthening its claim forpermanentmembership.

Thewriter is formerassistant secretary-generalof theUnitedNationsanddeputy

executivedirectorofUNWomen

Lakshmi Puri

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Ex-royalcourtchieflosesappealagainstverdictJORDAN’S HIGHEST ap-peal court on Thursdayupheld a guilty verdictagainstaformerconfidantof King Abdullah and aminor royal who weresentenced 15 years in jailon charges of attemptingto destabilise themonar-chy. The cessation courtsaiditconfirmedevidencebacking the sentencepassed last July by a statesecurity court against ex-royal court chief BassemAwadallah, who played abigrole inthedriveto lib-eralise Jordan’s economy,and Sherif Hassan Zaid, adistant relative of KingAbdullah. REUTERS

USA

Chinesemangets2yrsinjailforexportingmarinetechtoChinaACHINESE businessmanwas sentenced onWednesdaytotwoyearsinprisonafteradmittingthathe illegally exportedma-rine technologywithusesinanti-submarinewarfarefromtheUSforthebenefitof a Chinesemilitary uni-versity. ShurenQin, whofounded a company thatsoldoceanographicinstru-ments,was sentenced byDistrict Judge DeniseCasper inBostonafter ad-mitting he illegally ex-ported devices called hy-drophones that can beusedtomonitorsoundun-derwater. REUTERS

KIMTONG-HYUNGSEOUL,SEPTEMBER9

MILITARY SEARCH dogs andgoose-stepping trainers. Healthworkerswearing gasmasks andredhazmatsuits.Andaslimmeddown,beamingKimJongUninacream-colouredbusinesssuit.TheparademarkingNorthKorea’scel-ebration of its 73rd anniversarywas amarked departure frompastmilitaristic displays,with adomesticaudienceworriedaboutthepandemiclikelyinmind.The parade lateWednesday

centredaroundparamilitaryor-ganisations and public securityforces protecting the capital,

Pyongyang, instead of themili-tary units that handle themostimportantweaponsintheNorthKoreanleader’snuclearandmis-silearsenal.In January and last October,

North Korea rolled out itsmostprovocative strategicweapons,threateningAsian rivals and theAmerican homeland, but therewas no indication the latest pa-radeshowcasedballisticweapons.Thursday’sstatemediacover-

age of the event that began lateWednesdayindicateditsmessagewasaimedatadomesticaudience.Experts say the toned-down

event reflected the harsh chal-lenges facing North Korea as itsbroken,mismanaged economy

isfurtherstrainedbycontinuingUS-ledsanctions,prolongedbor-derclosuresbecauseof thepan-

demic,andfloodingthatcausedfoodshortages in recentyears.NorthKoreanstatetelevision,

which broadcast a recording ofthe event on Thursday evening,showedtheperformersandtensof thousandsof spectators roar-ingasKimappearedastheclockstruckmidnight.Kim, flanked by senior offi-

cials and smilingwidely, kissedthechildrenwhopresentedhimwith flowers andwaved to thecrowdbeforetakinghisspotatabalconyoverlookingthebrightlylitKimIlSungSquare,namedaf-terhisgrandfatherwhofoundedthenation in1948.Kim was visibly slimmer

thanatthestartof theyear,hav-ing lost a good deal of weightseveralmonthsago.Experts saythe weight loss is likely an at-

tempt to improve his health,ratherthanasignof illness,sincehe has continued his regularpublic activity.Paratroopers carryingNorth

Korean flags jumped fromplanes,while fighter jets flewinformation,firingwhatappearedtobe flares across thenight sky.Therealsowerefireworksandil-luminated drones that formedtheNorthKorean flag.Kim apparently did not de-

livera speechduring theevent.Therehadbeenexpectations

thatNorthKoreawouldshowoffmissiles and other importantweapons to pressure the Bidenadministration amid a diplo-matic freeze with the US after

Kim failed to leverage his arse-nalforeconomicbenefitsduringtheTrumpyears.But the parade shows that

North Korea is too preoccupiedwithitsdomesticproblemstoat-tempt to deliver provocativemessages overseas, said HongMin, ananalyst at SouthKorea’sInstituteforNationalUnification.“The parade shows that the

government felt a need to buildunity domestically— the popu-lation is clearly suffering amidthe pandemic and social com-plaints are likely building up,”saidHong.He said itwashighlyunusual for North Korea toshowcase its civil defence unitsinaparade. AP

UNUSUALLY, PARADE MARKING 73RD ANNIVERSARY DID NOT SHOWCASE MAJOR WEAPONS

N Korea, slimmed down Kim Jong Un, enjoy toned-down parade

NorthKoreanleaderKimJongUnwaves totheassembledtroopsandspectatorsduringacelebrationof thenation’s73rdanniversary inPyongyang.AP

OVER100FOREIGNERSTAKEFLIGHTFROMKABULTODOHA

VICTORJBLUE,MARCSANTORA&SAMISAHAKSEPTEMBER9

THEFIRSTinternationalpassengerflight todepartAfghanistansincethe frenziedUSmilitary evacua-tion late lastmonth took off onThursday,withmorethan100for-eigners—includingAmericans—abletoleavethecountryafterdaysofanxiousuncertainty.“Icanclearlysaythatthis isa

historic day in the history ofAfghanistan as Kabul Airport isnow operational,” said Dr.Mutlaq binMajed al-Qahtani, aspecial envoy from Qatar’sMinistry of ForeignAffairs, dur-inganewsconferenceattheair-port on Thursday. He said thatthe first plane had arrived fromhis country’s capital, Doha, toKabul and that the passengerswould head to their final desti-nationsaftera stop inQatar.AUSofficialfamiliarwiththe

negotiationswhospokeonlyontheconditionofanonymitysaidthatAmericansandotherthird-country nationals had beencleared todepart.Zabihullah Mujahid,

spokesman for the Taliban,thankedQatarforitsassistanceingettingtheairportrunningandfly-ingin50tonnesofaidonThursdaymorning.Hesaidthatthereopen-ingwasan“opportunitytocallonallMuslimandinternationalcoun-triestolendahelpinghandtotheAfghanpeopleandstartdeliveringhumanitarianaid”.As passengers — including

scoresofCanadians,andahand-ful of US and British citizens —were being checked in for theflight, therewasasenseof reliefthatstoodinstarkcontrasttothedesperationandchaosattheair-port justoveraweekago.Safi, 42, from Toronto, was

among those passing throughsecurity and planning to board

thewaitingBoeing777.“Things are good,” said Safi,

whoonlyidentifiedhimselfbyhisfirstname.“Itseemstheauthori-tiesarekeepingtheirpromises.”Taliban and foreign officials

said thatAfghanswithdualciti-zenship would be allowed toleave,butitwasunclearwhetheranywerebeonthe first flight.It also remained unclear

whether charter flights fromtheairport in the northern city ofMazar-i-Sharif,wheredozens ofAmericans and hundreds ofAfghanswerewaitingtoleavethecountry,wouldbeallowedtofly.Speakingatanewsconference

onWednesdayat theUSairbaseinRamstein,Germany, Secretaryof StateAntonyBlinken said theTalibanbore theentireblame forthe inability of charter flights toleaveMazar-i-Sharif.“TheTalibanare not permitting the charterflights to depart,” Blinken said.“Theyclaimthatsomeofthepas-sengersdonothave the requireddocumentation...Wearegoingtodoeverythinginourpowertosup-portthoseflightsandtogetthemofftheground.” NYT

PeopleboardaQatarAirwaysaircraftat theairport inKabulonThursday.AP

MATTHIEUAIKINS,SALMANMASOOD&MARCSANTORAKABUL,SEPTEMBER9

ONLY DAYS after the TalibannamedanactingCabinet to leadthenationtheyspenttwodecadestrying to conquer, the dizzyingchallengesthataccompaniedvic-torywerecomingintosharprelief.Tensions flaredwith neigh-

bouring Pakistan. Afghanistan’slong-standinghumanitariancrisisdeepened.Andthemilitants’bru-tal crackdownondissent threat-enedtofurthererodepublictrust.The Taliban, whowitnesses

say crushed several smallprotests around the countryWednesday,havebeenroundingup scores of demonstrators andsubjectingthemtoabuseinover-crowdedjails,accordingtojour-nalistswhowerepresent.There-pression followed a Talibanannouncement Tuesday that

protests would not be allowedwithoutgovernmentapproval.Several Afghan journalists

said theyhadbeenarrestedandbeaten in custodywhile cover-ingaprotestWednesdayinfrontofapolicestationinKabul—oneof the first accounts of journal-ists being abused since theTalibancame intopower.Already facing international

isolation, the Taliban are alsostruggling to deal with long-standingtensionsontheAfghan-Pakistani border, where thePakistani armyhas continued toshellsuspectedmilitanthideouts

in recent days, according toTalibanandPakistanofficials.While the Taliban’s an-

nouncement of thenew leader-shipTuesdaywasmeanttounifythemovementandformalisethefunctioning of the government,it raised alarms in theWest thatthegroup’searlierpromisesofin-clusivitymightproveempty.ThenewCabinetdoesnotin-

cludeanywomen; itwasdrawnlargelyfromformerleadersfromtheTaliban’srepressiveregimeofthe 1990s. That reinforced con-cernsthatthegroupwasreturn-ingtotheexcessesof thepast.Inside the country,

Afghanistan’s new leaders areconfrontingahostof immediatecrises, includingeffortsbythoseopposed to their rule to ignite anationalprotestmovement.TheTalibanhave at times re-

sponded to demonstrations —even those that have been rela-tivelysmallandledbywomen—withbruteforce. NYT

MARIYAMAGUCHITOKYO,SEPTEMBER9

JAPANANNOUNCEDThursdayitis extending a coronavirus stateof emergency in Tokyo and 18other areas until the end ofSeptember as health care sys-temsremainunderseverestrain,although new infections haveslowedslightly.The current state of emer-

gency, which was to end onSunday, was issued first inOkinawa inMay and graduallyexpanded.Despitetheprolongedemergency,thelargelyvoluntarymeasures have become less ef-fective as the exhausted publicincreasingly ignores them.PrimeMinisterYoshihideSuga

saidseriouscasesremainhighandarestilloverwhelmingmanyhos-pitals.He calledon thepeople tocontinue towork remotely andother socialdistancingmeasures“sothatwecanreturntosafeandprosperousdailylives.”The extension will cover a

period when Japan’s govern-ment is in transition. Suga hasannounced that hewill not runin a Sept. 29 race for his party’sleadership, andhis successor inthat racewill likely become thenextprimeminister.His government has faced

sharp criticismover virusmeas-uresseenastoolateandtoosmalltobeeffectiveandforholdingtheOlympicsdespitepublic opposi-tionduringthepandemic.“Weneedtostabilisemedical

systemsandmakesurethatinfec-tions are steadily decreasing,”Economy and Fiscal MinisterYasutoshi Nishimura,who is inchargeofCovid-19measures,saidearlier Thursday.He said tens ofthousandsofpeoplearestillrecov-eringathomeorinmakeshiftfacil-itieswithlimitedmedicalcare.

The government, mean-while, isstudyingaroadmapforeasing restrictions aroundNovemberwhen a largemajor-ityof thepopulationisexpectedto be fully vaccinated, officialssaid. The easing of restrictionswould allow fully vaccinatedpeople to travel, gather for par-tiesorattendmassevents. AP

ZEKEMILLERWASHINGTON,SEPTEMBER9

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden onThursday is toughening Covid-19vaccinerequirementsforfed-eralworkers and contractors ashe aims to boost vaccinationsand curb the surging delta vari-antthatiskillingthousandseachweek and jeopardising the na-tion’seconomic recovery.Justweeksafterhemandated

that federalworkersget shotsorface rigorous testing andmask-ing protocols, Bidenwill sign anew executive order to requirevaccinationforemployeesof theexecutivebranchandcontractors

whodobusinesswiththefederalgovernment,accordingtoWhiteHousepresssecretaryJenPsaki.Thewordcomesaheadofthe

president’s speechThursdayaf-ternoonoutliningasix-prongedplan to address the latest rise incoronavirus cases and the stag-nating pace of Covid-19 shotsjusttwomonthsafterheprema-turelydeclared thenation’s “in-dependence” fromthevirus.After months of using pro-

motionstodrivethevaccinationrate,Biden isgetting firmer.PsakisaidBiden’s“overarching

objective here is to reduce thenumber of unvaccinatedAmericans,” noting 80millionadultsremainunvaccinated. AP

HANSSEIDENSTUECKER&JOHNO’DONNELLBERLIN, FRANKFURT,SEPT9

GERMANPROSECUTORS raidedthefinanceandjusticeministriesonThursdayaspartofaninvesti-gation into the government’santi-money laundering agency,puttingaspotlightonGermany’sfailingsintacklingfinancialcrime.The probe into the Financial

Intelligence Unit, an agency ofthefinanceministryunderSocialDemocrat chancellor candidateOlafScholz,islookingatwhetheritwastoldtoignorewarningsofsuspectpayments toAfrica.The raids come at a pivotal

momentforScholz,whoopinionpolls suggest has a good chanceof becomingGermanchancellorinnationalelectionsonSept26.Scholz rebuffed criticism

from lawmakers following theraids, but the episode casts acloudbecauseitrefocusesatten-tionontheministryheruns.TheFIUandBaFin, the financial reg-ulator,havebeenunderscrutinyfor failing to spot problems atpaymentsfirmWirecard,whichcollapsedlastyearinGermany’sbiggest corporate fraud.The public prosecutors said

theylaunchedtheenquiryafterre-ceiving complaints that the FIUhadnotactedonmillionsofeurosofsuspecttransactions.REUTERS

JACKNICASSEPTEMBER9

PRESIDENT JAIR Bolsonaro ofBrazil is temporarilybanning so-cialmedia companies from re-movingcertaincontent,includinghis claims that theonlywayhe’lllosenext year’s elections is if thevote is rigged—oneof themostsignificant stepsbyademocrati-cally elected leader to controlwhatcanbesaidontheinternet.Thenewsocialmediarules,is-

sued thisweekandeffective im-

mediately, appear to be the firsttime anational governmenthasstoppedinternetcompaniesfromtakingdowncontentthatviolates

their rules, according to internetlawexperts and officials at techcompanies. And they come at aprecariousmomentforBrazil.Bolsonarohasusedsocialme-

dia as amegaphone to build hispoliticalmovement andmake itto the president’s office. Now,withpollsshowinghewouldlosethe presidential elections if theywereheldtoday,he isusingsiteslike Facebook, Twitter andYouTubetotrytounderminethelegitimacyof the vote, followingtheplaybookofhiscloseally,for-merUSPresidentDonaldTrump.

OnTuesday, Bolsonaro repeatedhis claims about the election tothousands of supporters in twocities as part of demonstrationsonBrazil’s IndependenceDay.Under the new policy, tech

companiescanremovepostsonlyif they involvecertaintopicsout-linedinthemeasure, suchasnu-dity,drugsandviolence,oriftheyencouragecrimeorviolatecopy-rights. to takedownothers, theymust get a court order. That sug-gests that, in Brazil, tech firmscouldeasilyremoveanudephoto,butnotliesaboutCovid. NYT

NORTHMACEDONIABLAZE INCOVIDFIELDHOSPITALKILLS14NORTHMACEDONIA’S gov-ernment was holding anemergency meetingThursday over an overnightfire that ripped through afield hospital set up to treatCovid-19patients,leaving14peopledead.Theblazebrokeout lateWednesday in thewesterncityofTetovo,wherethehospital hadbeen set upfollowingarecentspikeinin-fectionsintheregionthatleftlocalhospitals full. Themainprosecutor’sofficeinthecap-ital, Skopje, said 14 peoplehadbeen killed in the blaze.Therewere nomedical per-sonnel among them. TetovoMayor Teuta Arifi declaredthree days of mourning forthe victims. About a dozenpeoplewereinjured. AP

As Taliban crush dissent, newleaders face cascading challenges

Talibanofficials inKabul.NYT

Japan extends virusemergency untilend of September

Thefire-destroyedhospital inTetovo,NorthMacedonia.AP

Biden requiring US federalworkers to get vaccinated

Afghan journalists beaten inTaliban detention, editor saysTWOAFGHAN journalistswerebeaten in police custody thisweekaftercoveringaprotestbywomen in Kabul where theywere detained by the Taliban,their editor said.Zaki Daryabi, founder and

editor-in-chief of theEtilaatRoznewspaper, shared images onsocial media of two male re-porters, one with large, redwelts across his lower back

and legs and the other withsimilar marks on his shoulderand arm.When asked about the inci-

dent, anactingTalibanminister,said that any attack on journal-ists would be investigated. Hedeclined tobe identified.Taqi Daryabi, one of the two

EtilaatRozjournalists,saidsevenor eight people beat them forabout10minutes. REUTERS

Brazil bans social networks from removing some posts

SupportersofBolsonaro inSãoPauloonTuesday.NYT

German financeministry raidedin moneylaundering probeParis:Francewill offer freebirth

control to all women up to age25startingnextyear, thehealthministerannouncedThursday.The measure will also in-

clude freemedical visits aboutcontraception, and will startJan. 1, Health Minister OlivierVeran announced on France-2television.All contraceptive methods

were already free for girls up to18yearsold,andthatisbeingex-

panded to all women up to 25.Abortions in France are free forallwomenandgirls.Veran said young women

are using contraception lessthan they used to, and that themain reason is financial.“It’s intolerable thatwomen

aren’t able to to protect them-selves, aren’t able tousecontra-ceptionif theymakethatchoice,becauseitwouldcosttoomuch,”Veransaid. AP

France set to offer free birthcontrol to all women up to 25

WHILETHEreopeningoftheKabulairportcomesasarelieftoforeignerswhowanttoleaveTaliban-ruledAfghanistan,itstillremainsunclearwhetherAfghanswhoseektoleavewillbeallowedtodoso.ThousandsofAfghans,includingmanywhoworkedforUSandNATOforcesinthepast20years,wanttoleavethecountryforfearofreprisalsbytheTaliban.ManysuchAfghanswereleftbehindasforeignforceswrappedupahurriedevacuationonAug31.

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MARCSANTORASEPTEMBER9

AFGHANISTAN’S NEW actingprime minister, MullahMuhammad Hassan, told AlJazeera in an interviewaired onThursdaythatformerofficialswhofledwhenTaliban seizedpowerlastmonth should return to thecountry, saying thegroupwould“guaranteetheirsecurity”.Repeating earlier pledges

madebytheTaliban,hesaidany-

onewhohadworked alongsidethe US would be grantedamnestyandhadnothingtofear.“Noonewillbeabletoprove

that he was subjected to re-venge,” Hassan said. “And insuch tense circumstances, it iseasy to dowhat youwant. Butthemovementisdisciplinedandcontrols itsgunmen.”Thoseassuranceshavedone

littletoeasetheconcernsof tensofthousandsofAfghanswhoarewatching as the Taliban tightentheir controlover thecountry.

Demonstrationsagainst thegovernmenthavebeenbanned,and protests have been vio-lently crushed.Hassan rejected reports that

theTalibandetainedandbeatupjournalists covering theprotests,andsaidthatthecaretakergovern-mentwouldguarantee the secu-rityof diplomats, embassies andhumanitarian relief institutions,stressingthatthegroupwantedtoestablishpositiveandstrongrela-tionswithcountries intheregionandbeyond. NYT

Afghan acting PM asks past officials to return

New Delhi

CORONAVIRUSDASHBOARD

TOTALVACCINATED IN INDIA (at least one dose)

54,68,97,006

DOSESONSEPT890,54,410SEPT7:84,80,242 (58,42,0031st doses; 26,38,2392nd)

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60,00,000

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COVISHIELD88%

COVAXIN11.8%

TOTALDOSES71,65,97,428(Sputnik V's 8,12,249dosesnot represented in pie)

INDIAACTIVECASES 3,93,614

Aug30 Sept08LAST 10 DAYS

INDIATOTALCASES3,31,39,981Source:Ministry of Health& FamilyWelfare, updated at 11 pmonSeptember 9

5,00,000

2,50,000

0

Note: TheSept8 figures in thesegraphsarebasedon thegovernmentupdatesonSept9

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3,93,6143,70,640

63,39,18045,14,477

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AlthoughthesoftlandingontheMoonfailed,theOrbiterhasbeendoingitsjob.2yearson,ISROhasreleasedtheinformationgathered,fromconfirmationofthepresenceofthewatermoleculetodataaboutsolarflares.

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MANYMERCHANTSande-commerceenti-ties force customers to store debit or creditcarddetails,which increases theriskof carddata being stolen. This canbe avoidednowwith theReserveBankof India allowing to-kenisationofcardswhilemakingpayments.

Whatistokenisation?It refers to replacement of card details

with an alternative code called a ‘token’,whichisuniqueforacombinationofcard,to-ken requestor (the entity that accepts a re-questfromthecustomerfortokenisationofacardandpassesitontothecardnetworktois-sueatoken)andthedevice,theRBIsays.Itre-ducesthechancesoffraudarisingfromshar-

ingcarddetails. Thetokenisusedtoperformcontactlesscardtransactionsatpoint-of-sale(PoS)terminalsandQRcodepayments.TheRBIhas also extended tokenisation

ofCard-on-File (CoF) transactions—wherecarddetailsusedtobestoredbymerchants—anddirected themerchants not to storecarddetailsintheirsystemsfromJanuary1,2022. A CoF transaction is one inwhich acardholder has authorised amerchant tostorehisorherMastercardorVisapaymentdetails,andtobillthestoredaccount.E-com-mercecompaniesandairlinesandsupermar-ketchainsoftenstorecarddetails.“WitheffectfromJanuary1,2022,noen-

tityinthecardtransactionorpaymentchain,otherthanthecardissuersandcardnetworks,should store the actual carddata. Any suchdata storedpreviouslywill be purged,” theRBIsaidinacircular.TheRBIhadearlierbarredstorageof data inMarch2020butextendedthedeadlinetoDecember31,2021.

Howdoestokenisationwork?Thecardholdercangetthecardtokenised

byinitiatingarequestontheappprovidedby

thetokenrequestor.Thetokenrequestorwillforward the request to the card networkwhich,withtheconsentofthecardissuer,willissueatokencorrespondingtothecombina-tionof thecard, thetokenrequestor,andthedevice. Tokenisation has been allowedthroughmobilephonesor tablets forall usecasesandchannelslikecontactlesscardtrans-actions, payments throughQR codes andapps,accordingtotheRBIThe tokens are generatedby companies

likeVisaandMasterCard,whichactlikeTokenServiceProviders(TSPs),andtheyprovidethetokens tomobile payment or e-commerceplatforms so that they can be used duringtransactionsinsteadofthecustomer'screditcarddetails.Whenusersentertheircarddetailsintoa

virtualwallet like Google Pay or PhonePe,theseplatformsaskoneoftheseTSPsforato-ken.TheTSPswillfirstrequestverificationofthedatafromthecustomer'sbank.Whenthedatahasbeenverified,acodeisgeneratedandsenttotheuser’sdevice.Oncetheuniqueto-ken has been generated, it remains irre-versibly linkedto thecustomer'sdeviceand

cannot be replaced. Thus, each time a cus-tomeruseshis orherdevice tomakeapay-ment, theplatformwill beable toauthorisethetransactionbysimplysharingthetoken,withouthavingtorevealthecustomer'struedata. Tokens canbegenerated to safeguardpayments inmobilewallets andphysical oronlinestoreslikeAmazon.Thelistofcardnet-worksauthorisedbyRBItooperateinIndiaisavailableonthefollowinglink:https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=12043.

Whocantokenisecards?TheRBIhaspermittedcardissuerstoact

asTSPs,whichwilloffertokenisationservicesonlyforcardsissuedbyoraffiliatedtothem.“Theabilitytotokeniseandde-tokenisecarddatawillbewiththesameTSP.Tokenisationof carddatawill be donewith explicit cus-tomerconsentrequiringAdditionalFactorofAuthentication (AFA) validationby the cardissuer,”theRBIsaid.Normally, in a tokenised card transac-

tion,thestakeholdersinvolvedarethemer-chant, themerchant’s acquirer, card pay-

ment network, token requestor, issuer andcustomer.Theregistrationforatokenisationrequest isdoneonlywithexplicitcustomerconsent through AFA, and not byway of aforced, default or automatic selection ofcheckbox,radiobutton,etc.Customerswillalsobegiventhechoiceof selectingtheusecase and setting up limits. Customers havetheoptiontosetandmodifyper-transactionand daily transaction limits for tokenisedcardtransactions.

Whathappensaftertokenisation?AccordingtotheRBI,fortransactiontrack-

ingandreconciliation,entitiescanstorelim-iteddata—lastfourdigitsofactualcardnum-berandcard issuer’sname—incompliancewith applicable standards. Actual carddata,tokenandotherrelevantdetailsarestoredinasecuremodebyauthorisedcardnetworks.The token requestor cannot store the cardnumber, or any other carddetail. Cardnet-worksarealsomandatedtogetthetokenre-questor certified for security conforming tointernational best practices / globally ac-ceptedstandards.

Acustomercanchoosewhetherornottolethisorhercardtokenised.Besides,thecardissuershouldalsogivethecardholderthefa-cilitytoviewthelistofmerchantsforwhomheorshehasoptedforCoFtransactions,andtode-registeranysuchtoken.

WhyistheRBIgoingfortokenisation?Citingconvenienceandcomfortforusers

whileundertakingcard transactionsonline,many entities involved in the card transac-tionsstoreactualcarddetails,whichisCoF. Infact, somemerchants force their customersto store carddetails. Availability of suchde-tailswitha largenumberofmerchantssub-stantially increases the risk of carddata be-ingstolen,theRBIsaid.In the recent past, therehavebeen inci-

dentswherecarddatastoredbysomemer-chants have been compromised or leaked.Any leakage of CoF data can have seriousrepercussionsbecausemanyjurisdictionsdonot require an AFA for card transactions.Stolen carddata can also beused toperpe-tratefraudswithinIndiathroughsocialengi-neeringtechniques,theRBIsaid.

SOHINIGHOSH&AMITABHSINHAAHMEDABAD,PUNE,SEPTEMBER9

THE FAILUREof Chandrayaan-2, India’s sec-ondmissiontotheMoon,tomakeasoft-land-ingonthe lunarsurfacehadledtomuchdis-appointment. The lander and rovermalfunctioned in the final moments andcrash-landed,gettingdestroyedintheprocess.But that didnotmean the entiremission

hadbeenwasted.TheOrbiterpartof themis-sionhasbeenfunctioningnormally,andinthetwoyears since that setback, the various in-strumentsonboardhavegatheredawealthofnewinformationthathasaddedtoourknowl-edgeabouttheMoonanditsenvironment.Earlier this week, the Indian Space

ResearchOrganisation(ISRO)releasedthein-formationgatheredbythescientificpayloadstill now, some of which were still to beanalysedandassessed.

Whatistheinformationgathered?TheOrbiter is carryingeight instruments.

Throughdifferentmethods,theseinstrumentsaremeant to carry out a fewbroad tasks—study inmoredetail the elemental composi-tionofthelunarsurfaceandenvironment,as-sessthepresenceofdifferentminerals,anddoamoredetailedmappingof thelunarterrain.ISROhassaideachoftheseinstrumentshas

produced handsome amount of data thatshedsnew light on themoon, andoffers in-sightsthatcouldbeusedinfurtherexploration.Someofthemostsignificantresultssofar:WATERMOLECULE: The presence of

water on theMoon had already been con-firmedbyChandrayaan-1,India’sfirstmissionto theMoon that flew in 2008. Before that,NASA missions Clementine and LunarProspectortoohadpickedupsignalsofwaterpresence. But the instrument used onChandrayaan-1wasnot sensitive enough todetectwhetherthesignalscamefromthehy-droxyl radical (OH) or thewatermolecule(H2O,whichtoohasOH).Usingfarmoresensitiveinstruments, the

Imaging Infra-Red Spectrometer (IIRS) onboardChandrayaan-2hasbeenabletodistin-guishbetweenhydroxylandwatermolecules,and foundunique signatures of both. This isthemostpreciseinformationaboutthepres-enceofH2OmoleculesontheMoontilldate.Previously,waterwas known tobepres-

entmainly in thepolar regions of theMoon.Chandrayaan-2hasnowfoundsignaturesofwateratall latitudes,althoughitsabundance

varies fromplace to place. The IIRS charac-terisedhydration features in thenorthpolarregiononthefarsideoftheMoonandhasalsoquantifiedthehydrationwithinacrater.Besides, the Dual Frequency Synthetic

ApertureRadar,amicrowaveimaginginstru-ment, has reported unambiguous detectionofpotentialwatericeatthepolesasithasbeenabletodistinguishpropertiesofsurfacerough-nessfromthatofwater ice,whichisafirst.MINORELEMENTS:TheLargeAreaSoft

X-Ray Spectrometer (CLASS)measures theMoon'sX-rayspectrumtoexaminethepres-enceofmajorelements suchasmagnesium,aluminium, silicon, calcium, titanium, iron,etc. This instrument has detected theminorelements chromiumandmanganese for thefirsttimethroughremotesensing,thankstoabetter detector. The finding can lay the pathforunderstandingmagmaticevolutionontheMoon and deeper insights into the nebularconditionsaswellasplanetarydifferentiation.CLASS hasmappednearly 95%of the lu-

narsurfaceinX-raysforthefirst time.Sodium,alsoaminorelementontheMoon

surface,wasdetectedwithoutanyambiguityforthefirsttime.ScientistsatISRObelievethatbasedon theCLASS findingswith respect tosodium,“adirectlinkofexosphericsodiumtothe surface can be established (with globaldata)”, a correlation that remains elusive tilldate.Thefindingalsoopensuptheavenuetoexplore processes causing the sodium tobepresentonthesurfaceaswellastheexosphere.STYUDYINGTHESUN:Oneof the pay-

loads, called Solar X-rayMonitor (XSM), be-sides studying theMoon through the radia-tioncominginfromtheSun,hascollectedin-formation about solar flares. XSM hasobserveda largenumberofmicroflares out-sidetheactiveregionforthefirsttime,andac-cording to ISRO, this “has great implicationson theunderstandingof themechanismbe-hindheating of the solar corona”,whichhasbeenanopenproblemformanydecades.

Howdoesallthishelp?WhiletheOrbiterpayloadsbuilduponex-

istingknowledgeof theMoon in termsof itssurface, sub-surface and exosphere, it alsopavesthepathforfutureMoonmissions.Fouraspects—mineralogicalandvolatilemappingof the lunar surface, surface and subsurfacepropertiesandprocesses involved,quantify-ingwaterinitsvariousformsacrosstheMoonsurface,andmapsofelementspresentonthemoon—willbekeyforfuturescopeofwork.A key outcome fromChandrayaan-2has

been the exploration of the permanentlyshadowedregionsaswellascratersandboul-ders underneath the regolith, the loose de-positcomprisingthetopsurfaceextendingupto3-4mindepth.Thisisexpectedtohelpsci-entiststozeroinonfuturelandinganddrillingsites, includingforhumanmissions.SomekeyfutureMoonmissionsthathope

tomake use of such data include the JapanAerospace ExplorationAgency (JAXA)-ISROcollaborationLunarPolarExploration(LUPEX)mission scheduled for launch in 2023/2024.

Itsaimis toobtainknowledgeof lunarwaterresourcesandtoexplorethesuitabilityofthelunarpolarregionforsettingupalunarbase.NASA’sArtemismissionsplantoenablehu-

manlandingontheMoonbeginning2024andtarget sustainable lunarexplorationby2028.TheChineseLunarExplorationProgrammetooplans to establish a prototype of theInternationalLunarResearchStation(ILRS)atthelunarsouthpoleandbuildaplatformsup-portinglarge-scalescientificexploration.

Whatwasmissedbecauseofthecrash-landing?Themost obviousmiss has been the op-

portunity to demonstrate the technology tomakea soft-landing inouter space. ISROsci-entistsmaintainthattheaccidentwascausedbyarelativelysmallerrorthathasbeeniden-tifiedandcorrected.But, todemonstratethistechnologyalloveragain,ISROwouldhavetosendafreshmission,Chandrayaan-3,plannedfornextyear. It isexpectedtohaveonlyalan-derandrover,andnoOrbiter.The lander Vikram and rover Pragyaan

werecarryinginstrumentstocarryoutobser-vationsonthesurface.Theseweresupposedto pick up additional information about theterrain, and composition andmineralogy.While the instruments onboard theOrbiteraremaking “global” observations, those onthe lander and roverwould have providedmuchmore local information. The two di-verse setsof data couldhavehelpedprepareamorecompositepictureof theMoon.

SIMPLYPUTQUESTION&ANSWER

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SINCE2014,theCongressaccountsfor1inevery5candidateswhohaveleftthepartyduring elections and contested froman-other party, and 1 in every 3MPs/MLAswholeft tore-contest fromanotherparty,according to an analysis by theNationalElection Watch and Association forDemocraticReforms(ADR).The analysis covers the affidavits of

1,133 candidates and500MPs andMLAs,whochangedpartiesandre-contestedLokSabhaandAssemblyelections/bypollsbe-tween2014 and2021. Among the candi-dates,222(20%)lefttheCongress.Asmanyas 253 (22%) joined the BJP, according tothedatareleasedbytheADR.AmongtheMPs/MLAs,177(35%)went

fromtheCongress.One-thirdofthe500—173(35%)joinedtheBJP, theADRsaid.

What Chandrayaan-2 has sent

ASWATHIPACHAKOCHI,SEPTEMBER9

ON AUGUST 30, the World HealthOrganization (WHO)addedanewvariantofSARS-CoV-2 to its list of ‘Variants of Interest’(VOI).ThelineageB.1.621variant,named‘Mu’,wasfirstdetectedinColombiainJanuary2021.

WhatisaVOI?TheWHOplacesaSARS-CoV-2variant in

theVOIlistif itisseentohavecertain“geneticchangesthatarepredictedorknowntoaffectvirus characteristics such as transmissibility,disease severity, immuneescape, diagnosticor therapeutic escape”, and “identified tocausesignificantcommunitytransmissionormultipleCovid-19clusters inmultiple coun-tries”,andsuggest“anemergingrisktoglobalpublichealth”.MuisthefifthVOImonitoredbytheWHO,

alongsideEta, Iota,Kappa,andLambda.Moredangerousmutantsarecategorised

as ‘Variants of Concern’ (VOC). According totheWHO, a VOI can become a VOC if it isdemonstrated to be associatedwith an in-creaseintransmissibilityorvirulence,orwitha “decrease in effectiveness of public healthandsocialmeasuresoravailablediagnostics,vaccines,andtherapeutics”.Currently,fourvariantsofthecoronavirus

aredesignatedasVOCs:Alpha,Beta,Gamma,andDelta—thedominantstraininIndia,andnowpresent inat least170countries.

So,whatistheMuvariant?AccordingtotheWHO’sCovid-19weekly

update onAugust 31, theMuvariant (whichincludesthedescendantlineageB.1.621.1)has“aconstellationofmutationsthatindicatepo-tentialpropertiesof immuneescape”.Sincebeing first identified inColombia, a

few cases and some larger outbreaks of the

varianthavebeenreportedfromothercoun-tries inSouthAmericaandinEurope.AsofThursday,atotal5,599sequences,in-

cluding both B.1.621 andB.1.621.1, had beensubmitted by 47 countries to GISAID, theglobal researchdatabase. Thebulkwas fromtheUS(2,435)andColombia(1,041),followedbySpain,MexicoandChile.Muhasnotbeendetectedin Indiasofar,or inAfrica,Australia,andmost of Asia. Globally, its cumulativeprevalenceislessthan0.5%,accordingtoout-break.info,usingGISAIDdata.

Whatdoweknowaboutitstransmissibility?Apaperpublishedlastmonthin Infection,

GeneticsandEvolutionnotedthattheMuvari-ant has several substitutions affecting thespikeproteinandaminoacidchanges.Among these, the mutations E484K,

N501Y,P681H,D614GhavealsobeenreportedinotherVOIsandVOCs,andareknowntohelp

thevirusescapethebody'simmunedefencesandincreasetransmissibility.AccordingtotheEuropeanCentre forDiseasePreventionandControl,Mualsohasotherspikemutationsofinterest(R346K)whichneedfurtherstudy.

WillexistingvaccinesworkagainstMu?Thereareveryfewstudiesonthis.Inalet-

tertotheeditorpublishedinJulyintheJournalof Medical Virology, researchers from Italywrote that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccinewasabletoneutralisetheMuvariant,butitseffec-tivenesswas lower compared to other vari-ants. But thiswasavery small lab study, andmoreextensiveresearchisneeded.The WHO bulletin last month said

“Preliminary data presented to the [WHO’s]VirusEvolutionWorkingGroupshowareduc-tioninneutralizationcapacityofconvalescentandvaccineesera similar to that seen for theBetavariant”,butcautionedthat“thisneedstobeconfirmedbyfurtherstudies”.

Mu variant: what it is, where it’s spreading

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TELLINGNUMBERS

Candidates, legislators who switchedparties to recontest: Cong lost most

Original Candidates MPs/MLAsparty wholeft* wholeft*Cong 222(19.6%) 177(35.4%)BSP 153(13.5%) 20(4%)BJP 111(9.8%) 33(6.6%)SP 60(5.3%) 18(3.6%)JD(U) 59(5.2%) 12(2.4%)NCP 52(4.6%) 25(5%)TDP 32(2.8%) 26(5.2%)AITC 31(2.7%) 26(5.2%)SHS 26(2.3%) 2(0.4%)JMM 21(1.8%) 5(1%)TOTAL 1,133 500(incl.others)

*Left to contest fromanotherpartyduring2014-21. Source:ADR

New Delhi

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Regd. Office : Block No. 14/1, Dr. Jivraj Mehta Bhavan,Sector-10, Gandhinagar

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Tenders are invited online from reputed Manufactures/formulators/direct importers for purchase of SSI Unit reserve Items on Rat quan-tity contract basis and details f specification, quantity is available onhttps://gmscl.gujarat.gov.in All tender documents can be downloadedfree on the website: https://gmscl.nprocure.com Interested biddersare requested to submit the tender through e-tender process.

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Tenders are invited online form reputed Manufacturers / formulators / direct importers forPurchase of Tablet & Capsule, Injection, Miscellaneous AND Surgical item on Ratecontract basis and details of specification, quantity is available onhttps://gmscl.gujarat.gov.in All tender documents can be downloaded free on the website:https://gmscl.nprocure.com Interested bidders are requested to submit the tender throughe-tender process.

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1. The Chief Engineer, D.P.I. & Roads, Odisha (the"Authority") on behalf of the Works Department,Government of Odisha (the "Government") invitesExpression of Interest (EOI) from eligible consulting firmsas mentioned below:

2. Nature of work : Authority's Engineer Services3. No. of work : 2 Nos.4. Available of bid document

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II,,NNUUTTAANNRATHOUR,wife of,JITENDRASINGHRATHOUR,Mother of,RANVIJAYSINGHRATHOUR,Resident of,H.No-41/4, Old-WillingtonCamp,NewDelhi-110003,have changedmyname,fromNUTANRATHOUR toSULOCHANARATHOUR,vide-affidavit dated-9-9-2021.

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II,,MMaannoohhaarr SinghS/o,KaranSinghR/o,C-36,AnandViharUttam-Nagar,Delhi-59,thatname,ofminehas,beenwrongly-writtenasManoharLal Rajput inmyP.P.O.no.S/028937/2006(Army). Theactual nameof,mine isManohar Singh. 0040583907-6

II,, Tanveer Singh Jaswal S/oJaswinder SinghR/oWZ-396D,Sri Nagar, Shakur Basti, DelhiChangedName toTanveerSingh. 0040583907-5

II,,AAnniill Arora,S/O-Shri Sunder LalAroraR/O-C-6/13A, KeshavPuram,Delhi-110035, havechangedmyname toAnilKumarArora. 0040583907-2

II YogikaVaishW/O,Mohit R/o1642A/2Todarmal ColonyPremNagarNajafgarh, Delhi110043have changedmynametoYogika for all purposes.

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II,,MMOOHHDDMUDASSIR,S/oAFSARALI,R/O-1698 STREET-NAGINEWali-RODGRANLAL-KUAN,DELHI-6,HAVECHANGEDTheNameofmyMinorDaughter,FromMARYAMANSARI ToMARYAMMUDASSIR.

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II,,CChhrriissttiinnaaMargreteeAbraham,D/oSh.AbrahamLawrence,R/oFlat.No.829, OmApartments,LIG, Pocket-B,phase-2 ,Sector-14,Dwarka,NewDelhi- 110078,HaveChangedMyName toCristineMarisAbraham,for allfuturepurposes.

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II,, SARVINDERSINGHBHATIA S/oRAJINDERSINGHBHATIAR/oFlatNo-277 secondFloor, RingRoad,Nagin LakeApartmentPaschimVihar, SunderVihar,WestDelhi -110087. HaveChangedmyname toSURVINDERSINGHBHATIA forall purposes. 0070753505-1

II,, ReshmaW/oRameshPopli R/oH.No-396, 2nd Floor, Niti Khand-2, Indirapuram,Ghaziabad-201014, have changedmynametoRashmi Popli for all futurepurposes.image.gif

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II,, Neeraj SinghW/oLt. AroorSinghR/o-107/63-E, Gali No.07,EastAzadNagar, Delhi-110051,Mydaughter’s KHUSHBOOSINGHSchool recordsherfather namewronglywrittenasRamChander. Correct nameof her father isAroor Singh.

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II,, Kapil SharmaS/oVir SainSharmaR/oRZ-223, T-Extension, VishwasPark,UttamNagar, Delhi-110059,have changedmyminor son’sname fromYashVats aged 8years toAtharvVats forever

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II,, GouravSharma (UID: 3261-8460-0748) R/oRZ-B-13A,GaliNo-2, Phase-II, Jai Vihar,Nangloi Road,Najafgarh, Delhi-43 have changedmyname toGAURAVSHARMA for allpurposes. 0040583847-1

II,, FoziaW/OMohdTalib.R/OH.No-14-B/1,T/F,Gali number-7-A,VijayMohalla,Maujpur,Delhi-110053.HaveChangedmyName to Foziya. Permanently.

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II,, Ashwini ShuklaR/o 3/25, EastPatel Nagar, East Patel Nagar,Karol BaghZone, NctOfDelhi-110008have changedmyminordaughter’s name fromAakritiShukla to Tvarita Shukla

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II,, Amit Kumar S/o Late ShriRaghubir SinghR/oC-I/ 713-714,Madangir, NewDelhi havechangedmyminor son’s namefromChitranshRaghuvanshi toChitranshKumar for all futurepurposes. 0040583879-1

II,, Amit Kumar S/o Late ShriRaghubir SinghR/oC-I/ 713-714,Madangir, NewDelhi havechangedmyminor son’s namefromAmritanshRaghuvanshitoAmritanshKumar for allfuturepurposes.

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II,, AmishaMisraD/oMr. AmitKumarMisra, R/o 1102, Tower-6, UnitechHeights, ChakrasiaEstate, Sector Chi III, GreaterNoida, GautamBuddhaNagar,Uttar Pradesh-201310, havechangedmyname fromAmishaMisra toAmishaMishra for all the futurepurposes. 0070753510-1

II SujataGuptaalias SabeehaParveenD/oLate Sh.ShamlalGuptaW/oSyedShamshadAliR/o 10020, 2nd Floor, Gali NalWali, NawabGanj, AzadMarket, NorthDelhi, Delhi-110006have changedmynametoSujataGuptaand I havechangedonlymynamenotreligion. 0040583834-6

II SimranKaurGill D/oSh. AvtarSinghGillW/oSh. AbhishekMalik R/o 195, RajaGarden,NearHandaNursingHome,RameshNagar,NewDelhi-110015have changedmynameaftermarriage to SimranKaurfor all purposes.

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II ShikhaSharmaW/oRakeshSharmaR/o:G-101, Street no.-2,Brahampuri North-EastDelhi-110053haveChangedmynameaftermarriageShikhaGaur toShikhaSharma for all futurepurposes. 0040583901-7

II RajeshKumar S/o Late Sh.OmPrakashR/oC-36, UG/F, FrontSide, Rajouri Garden J-6,WestDelhi, Delhi-110027havechangedmyname toRajeshKumarKhetterpal for allpurposes. 0040583834-7

IIMithleshW/O, Raj KishanVatsaR/o 422CShipra SunCityIndirapuramGhaziabadhavechangedmyname toMithleshVatsa for all purposes.

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II AshaDevi BathijaD/oMurliDhar Bathija andW/o InderKumar Lalwani R/oA-60,Shalimar Enclave, KamlaNagar, Dayal Bagh, Agra, UttarPradesh-282005, have changedmyname toPriya Lalwani

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I,ASALAMKURESHI, S/OCHAMANQURESHI,ADD-FLATNO.102,GROUNDFLOOR J4/5KHIRKI-EXTMALVIYA-NAGARSOUTHDELHI-110017,changedmyname toASLAMQURESHI,permanently. 0040583940-4

I, RishabhSrivastavaS/OSushilKumar Srivastava,R/o FlatNo-E- 313, JalvayuTower Sector-56, Gurgaon,Haryana- 122011, Ihave changed thenameofmyminor SonKushSrivastava,agedabout 9Years 11months,andhe shall hereafter beknownasShriyaanSrivastavaa. 0070753465-1

I, Vaishali Guptaw/oChiragMittal r/oA306, PurvashaApts,MayurVihar Ph 1, Delhi havechangedmyname toVaishaliMittal 0070753236-1

I, V PDilip KumarS/oVedprakashR/oMohanGarden, B-135, Ground Floor,Gali no-9, UttamNagar, DelhiWest-110059have changedmyname toDilip Kumar.

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I, Sonakshi Ajay SharmaD/oAjaySharma, R/o 120-121, 3rdfloor Pocket 17 Sector 24,Rohini Delhi 110085havechangedmyname toSonakshiSharma 0070753483-1

I, ShikhaGoelW/oKunalGoelR/o J-1204 Jaipuria SunriseGreenAppartmentIndirapuramGhaziabad-201014, have changedmynametoShikhaAgarwal for all futurePurposes. 0070753501-1

II,,VViikkaass S/O-KalyanSinghR/o.H.No.803, Sanjay-EncalaveNIT-Faridabd-121005, HaveChangedmyName toVikasNegi,S/oKalyanSinghNegi,forall,futurepurposes.

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LLOOSSTT&&FFOOUUNNDD

WWEE JASBIRKAURWIFEOFSARDARKULWANSINGH,TARIKACHOPRA.&MANDEEPSINGHBOTHCHILDRENOFSARDARKULWANSINGHhavelost theORIGINALSALEAGREEMENTDATED-5TH.APRIL-1980QUAFLAT-NO.5-D,ADMEASURING-2100SQ.FT.,5TH-FLOOR, SAGAR-APARTMENTS,6 TILAK-MARG,NEW-DELHI in case found,please contact-at aboveaddress. 0040583907-10

LLoosstt Original sale deedofpropertyNo.A6/15,KrishnaNagar,Delhi-110051,in thenameofMaster TaraChandLakhani,S/oMoti RamLakhani#9873224944,(HarishLakhani) 0040583901-10

MM//ssAurobindoPharmaLtd.Prop.Preeti JainD/oAbhayChand JainW/oRakesh JainR/o-1923/143,Ganesh-Pura,Tri-Nagar,Delhi-110035have lostmy60ShareCertificates, LFNo.-APL-015457.Finder contact-9711332123. 0040583901-9

II,,KKuummaarr Chahat S/o,NareshChandSharmaR/o, 1/5978,Gali.no-6, KaboolNagar,ShahdaraDelhi-32,have lostmyoriginal property paper,Plot.no-519,UGShopno.3,ShalimarGardenExtn.-1,Sahibabad,Ghaziabad,(1)GPA,4.2.2009,Registry 15.2.2006.

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II,,SSmmtt Jasbir Kaur SahniW/oS.Surinder SinghSahni R/o-6/85,PadamSinghRoad,KarolBagh,NewDelhi-110005,ThroughherGPAHolderMr.Harjeet SinghBindrahaveLostOriginal Plot Buyer’sAgreement,Allotment-Letter&PaymentReceipt of PropertyNo. A-10/8, DLFCity-I ,Gurugram(Haryana)Finder PlsContact-9818331698

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II,,SSaannjjiivvWalia,have lost originalproperty papers of B-37,Shalimar Enclave, Dhakoli,Zirakpur, Punjab.If foundbyanyonemaybe returnedat1202A, Sector 75,MaxblisGrandKingston, Noida. (Mob:9650279551)

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PUBLIC NOTICEGENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBYINFORMED THAT MY CLIENT'S SHRISHASHVINDER KUMAR S/O SHRIPREM NATH AND WIFE VANEETA RANIW/O SHRI SHASHVINDER KUMAR R/OH. NO. 404A, GROUD FLOOR (MIGFLATS), POCKET -2, PHASE I MAYURVIHAR DELHI 110091, HAS DISOWN &DEBARRED THEIR SON HARSHKUMAR AND HIS WIFE ISHA BHASINFROM ALL THEIR MOVABLE ANDIMMOVABLE ASSETS & PROPERTIES,AND SEVERED ALL RELATIONS FROMTHEM, ANY PERSON DEALING WITHTHEM, BEARS AT ITS OWN COST ANDRISKS, MY CLIENT'S ARE NOTRESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAME.

Sd/-GAURAV BISHT

ADVOCATEChamber No. 246-A, Lawyer's

Chamber, Patiala House Court,New Delhi-110001

b3 h k ( )

PUBLIC NOTICEI, Sunil Kumar Aggarwal son of Sh. Brij GopalAggarwal R/o A-32, Gali No. 11 Indra Park,Chander Nagar, Delhi-51 am the owner ofBUILTUP PROPERTY BEARINGPROPERTY NO. 34 AREA MEASURING 50SQ. YDS. SITUATED AT ABADI OF INDRAPARK, CHANDER NAGAR, DELHI.The Agreement for sale, Affidavit, ReceiptWill, executed by Sh. Vas Dev Mehta in favourof Smt. Asha Rani on 05.06.1995, dulyattested by Notary Public Delhi, in respect ofProperty No. 34, Indra Park, Chander Nagar,Delhi the above said property has been lostand I have ladged the information Report on08.09.2021 vide LR. No. 669387/2021.The said property is absolutely free from anyencumbrances whatsoever, If any person hasany cliam or interest over the said property,she/he is requested to forward their claim/salong with the relevant documents to mewithin 7 days of this public notice. If no claimis received, it shall be presumed after 7 daysthat the property is free from allencumbrances.

SANJEEV KUAMAR (ADVOCATE)R-319, Ramesh Park,

Laxmi Nagar, Delhi-110092

Notice is hereby given on behalf of my client to thepublic at large that Mr. Keshri Singh, S/o Lt. Sh. N.Ram owner of Residential House No. 53, Block-A,Sector-02, Omicron, Greater Noida, Distt. GautamBudh Nagar (U.P.), have lost Original AllotmentLetter, Original Lease Deed, Original Map ofBuilding, Original No Dues Certificate, OriginalPayment Slips, and Original Occupancy Certificatew.r.t. aforementioned property around KashmiriGate, ISBT, New Delhi. If found and/or seen,please contact undersigned. ALL PERSONShaving any claim in respect of sale, lien, mortgageor otherwise howsoever are requested to contactundersigned within 14 days hereof failing whichthe claim(s) if any, of such persons(s) will beconsidered to have been waived and/or aban-doned and the said process shall be completed.

K M MonikaKriss Juris & Co.

E-mail:- info@krissjurisnco.comMob:- +91-9958891040,

Address:- C-84-A, LGF, Lajpat Nagar-1, Delhi-110024

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICEBe it known to public at large that myclients SHRI RAM KEWAL SHUKLA SONOF SHRI SUDAR LAL SHUKLA ANDSMT. LALMANI SHUKLA WIFE OF SHRIRAM KEWAL SHUKLA BOTHRESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.114/A, 3RDFLOOR, BHAGWAN NAGAR, ASHRAM,JANGPURA, DELHI-110014 havesevered their relationships with their sonnamely VIVEK KUMAR SHUKLA and hiswife namely RASHMI and completelydebarred and disowned them from all theirmovable and immovable properties andother things of benefits because of theirbad treatment meted out to my clients bythem. If anybody deals with them they willdo so at their own risk, cost andconsequences for which my above clientsshall not be responsible in any manner.

Sd/-VIKRAM AGGARWAL

AdvocateEnrl. No. D/2100/16

Ch. No. 345, Western WingTis Hazari, Delhi-54

PUBLIC NOTICEThis is to notify that Sh. R.K. Saxena,S/o Lt. Sh. C.L. Saxena, R/o G-74,Masjid Moth, G.K.-2, passed away on21/04/2021 leaving behind his last Willdated 31/07/2020. The beneficiariesof the WILL- My Clients- RachnaSaxena, Vishal Saxena and VishwasSaxena intend to approach the Sub-Registrar Office for Regisration of thesame. Any one having anyobjections to it may submit theirObjections in writing within 7 days ofthis publication to-

Sd/-Amit Saxena, (Advocate)

Ch. I-C/4, Lawyers,Chambers Block-I, Delhi High

Court, New Delhi-110503.

Lost and FoundI, Rajat Kumar BhalotiaPartner of M/S Wonderproducts, 552/80/2, VillageMoginand, Nahan Road,Kala Amb Distt Sirmour,173030-(HP) have lost myoriginal share certificate No.348 and L.F. No. 336 forDistinctive No. (S) 7945351-7947850 total 2500 ofShivalik Solid WasteManagement Limited.Finder Cont. 9810162102

Be known to all that my client Smt. NandiniChadha, W/o Late Sh. Balbir SinghChadha, R/o G-349, 2nd Floor, ShakurPur, Delhi-110034, has served all herrelations and disowned and disinheritedher son Love Preet Chadha along with hiswife Smt. Taniya Chadha, R/o G-349, 2ndFloor, Shakur pur Delhi-110034, from allof her movable and immovable propertiesas they are out of control of my client andmy client shal not be responsible for anyof their act done by them in past, presentor future. Anybody that has dealt or isdealing with them shall be doing so at his/her own risk and cost and he shall only beliable for the consequences.

VISHAL YADAV, ADVOCATEOffice: 1060 B, Rani Bagh, Main Market, (Near Chopra Pitthi Bhandar) Shakur

Basti, Delhi-110034

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICEMy clients Sh. Suresh Kumar Yadav(57 years) S/o Sh. Ganga Singh Yadavand Smt. Kiran Yadav (53 years) w/o.Sh. Suresh Kumar Yadav, both R/o D-502, Shikhar Enclave, Sector-15,Vasundhara, Ghaziabad (U.P.)-201012 have disowned/ debarred theirson Akhilesh Kumar (D.O.B.:01.02.1987) & his wife Vartika Yadav(D.O.B. : 01.11.1987), they are livingseparately at H-303, Antriksh Forest,Sector-77; Noida, Gautambudh Nagar(U.P.) from all their movable/immovable properties/ assets andsevered all their relations with themdue to their misbehavior/ misconducttowards my clients. If anybody dealswith them in any manner will do so attheir own risk and consequences. Myclients shall not be responsible for anykind of act done by them.

Sd/-VIPIN KUMAR SHARMA

AdvocateCh. No.813-814, Patiala House

Court, New Delhi-1100019899827106

PUBLIC NOTICEGeneral Public is hereby by way of this noticeinformed that my clients (1) Sh. Mohan MittalS/o Late Amrit Lal R/o Pitampura, New Delhi-34, (2) Kanta Rani, W/o Sh. Vinod KumarUttam Nagar Delhi intend to purchaseProperty situated at Khasara No.19/12,Kamruddin Nagar, Nangloi New Delhi-110041, Total Area of 1 Bigha & 4 Biswa,Near Hanuman Mandir from its owner Sh.Manish Jaggi s/o Sh. A. L. Jaggi, R/o PresentAddress, Farm No.44 Road No.2, Silver OakFarm, Village Ghitorni, Delhi-110030. Anyperson or persons having any Claim orObjection on the said property by way ofownership, tenancy, sale, mortgage, charge,lease, lien, inheritance or otherwise arerequested to contact the undersigned with thedocumentary proof substantiating his/ her/their objections/claims/details of dispute/swithin Fourteen(14) days from the date of thispublication, failing which, my client willproceed to complete the sale transaction withthe above mentioned owner as if there are nothird party claims/ objections/ disputes inrespect of the Schedule Property andthereafter no claims/ objections/ disputes willbe entertained.

Sd/-PAWAN GUPTA

AdvocateEnrl. No. D/7222/18

Ch. NO. 226, Lawyers Chambers Blcok,Rohini Court, Delhi-86

PUBLIC NOTICEBe it known to all that my client namely Sh. MakhanSingh, aged about 65 years S/o Sh. Late Sh. ChananSingh, R/o 283/35, West Block. St. No. 1, VishnuGarden, New Delhi-110018 has disowned & debarred(i) his elder son HARDEV SINGH (33 yrs.) (ii) Smt.KULJEET KAUR (28 yrs.) W/o Sh. Hardev Singh (iii)and their minor son KARANDEEP SINGH (4 yrs.),from all his moveable and immovable properties withimmediate effect since my client has no control overthem. Henceforth, the above said persons shall haveno right in any manner whatsoever over the movableor immovable properties of my client, owned orinherited by them currently or in future. Public at largeis cautioned and advised not to deal with the abovesaid persons in any manner wherein they representthemselves as legal heir of my client and my clientshall not be liable for their actions or dealings in anymanner whatsoever.

Sd/-(SARABJEET SINGH)

(Advocate)Enrl. No. D/4035/14, Resi/Off:- B-1/75,

Vishnu Garden. New Delhi-110018

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New Delhi

17SENSEX: 58,305.07 ▲ 54.81 (0.09%) NIFTY: 17,369.25 ▲ 15.75 (0.09%) NIKKEI: 30,008.19 ▼ 173.02 HANG SENG: 25,716.00 ▼ 604.93 FTSE: 7,028.63 ▼ 66.90 DAX: 15,613.99 ▲ 3.71

THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER10,2021

ECONOMYWWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

GOLD`45,952

RUPEE`73.50

OIL$70.42

SILVER`62,715

Note:Gold,silverratesatDelhispotmarket;goldper10g,silverper1kg;Crudeoil(Indianbasket)asonSeptember8,2021

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ENSECONOMICBUREAUNEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER9

INAmajorboosttoexporters,thegovernment announced onThursdaythatitwouldclearduesofRs56,027croretoexportersun-dervariousgovernmentschemesin the current fiscal. CommerceMinister PiyushGoyal said theschemewouldbenefit45,000ex-porters, adding themovewouldhelpMSMEexportersmeet theirliquidity requirements. Itwouldalsohelp thecountryachieve thetotalmerchandiseexporttargetof$400billionforFY22,headded.Exporterswith claimsunder

theerstwhileMerchandiseExports

from India Scheme (MEIS) andServiceExportsfromIndiaScheme(SEIS)aswellasthosewithclaimsunder the currently applicableRebateof StateandCentralTaxesandLevies(RoSCTL)fortextilesandtheRemissionofDutiesandTaxes

onExportedProducts (RoDTEP)schemewillbenefit.Goyalsaidthegovernmenthad

takenthedecisionto“immediatelyreleaseallthependingoverduesofvarious schemes of the govern-ment,undertheerstwhileMEISfor

exporters, underRoSCTL for thetextile industry,RoDTEPdues, forthefirstquarterJanuarytoMarch,2021andoverall…tobudgetRs56,000croreinthecurrentyearit-self todisperseallpending incen-tivedues.”Expertssaidlackofavail-ablefundswiththeexchequerwasthe reasonbehinddelays inpay-ments toexportersundervariousschemeswiththegovernment.Goyaladdedtheduessettobe

paidincludeMEISclaimsofaboutRs 33,000 crore, SEIS of about10,000croreandRoSCTLandROSLclaimsofaboutRs5,500crore.“In effect, exporterswill be

clearedall their olddueplus an-other Rs 19,500 crore (underRoDTEPandRoSCTL) for thecur-

rentyear,”saidGoyal,notingthatatotal of about Rs 75,000 crorewould become available to ex-porters.“Atthistimewhenexportcycles are elongated, exportershave towait longer to get pay-mentsandliquidity isakeyissue.Thiswill definitelyhelpease liq-uidityissuesforexporters,partic-ularlyforMSMEs,”saidAjaySahai,directorgeneralof theFederationof IndianExportOrganisations.TheMinister said exporters

wouldhavetofileclaimsrelatingto earlier years byDecember 31.The government will shortlyenable an IT portal to acceptapplications and Departmentof Revenue will monitor thedisbursement.

WILLHELPMSMEsMEETLIQUIDITYREQUIREMENTS:GOYAL

PRANAVMUKULNEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER9

AMAZON’S FINANCIAL serv-icesunitAmazonPayhaspart-neredwith investment plat-formKuvera to offerwealthmanagement services to theformer’scustomers,whichin-clude investments inmutualfunds (MFs) andfixeddeposits.

WhatisAmazonPay’spartnershipwithKuvera?Under thepart-

nership,Kuverawillprovideservices,productsandtechnology know-how toAmazonPaythatwillfacilitateinvestments inMFs, fixedde-posits,etcforitscustomers.

Havetherebeenotherpartnershipslikethis?Themost recentpartner-

shipinvolvingabigtechcom-panyanda financial servicesfirmforwealthmanagementwas Google Pay’s deal withEquitasSmallFinanceBankforfixed deposits. Several techcompanies, though,have tiedupwithbankingpartners forshort-term financing instru-ments.TheseincludeAmazonPay’s tieupwithCapital Floatand IDFC FIRST Bank for the

AmazonPayLaterinstrumentandPaytm,whichhastiedupwithClixFinanceIndiaPvt.Ltdforitspostpaidservice.

WhathastheRBIsaidabouttheinvolvementoftechcompaniesinthefinancialservicesspace?While RBI hasn’t com-

mentedonspecificdeals,intheFinancial StabilityReport released inJuly2021,thecentralbank had flaggedconcerns with bigtech firms offeringdigitalfinancialserv-ices. “Specifically,

concerns have intensifiedaround a level playing fieldwithbanks, operational risk,too-big-to-fail issues, chal-lengesforantitrustrules,cybersecurityanddataprivacy.Bigtechs present at least threeuniquechallenges. First, theystraddlemanydifferent (non-financial)linesofbusinesswithsometimesopaqueoverarch-ing governance structures.Second,theyhavethepotentialtobecomedominantplayersinfinancial services. Third, bigtechsaregenerallyabletoover-comelimitstoscaleinfinancialservicesprovisionbyexploit-ingnetworkeffects,”itadded.

Full report onwww.indianexpress.com

SECTORWATCHFINANCIAL SERVICES

Why Big Tech cos’foray into finservis raising concerns

COMMERCEMINISTERPiyushGoyal saidtheduesset tobepaid includeMEISclaimsof aboutRs33,000crore,SEISclaimsof about10,000croreandRoSCTLandROSLclaimsof aboutRs5,500crore

‘INCLUDEMEISCLAIMSOFABOUT`33,000CR’

Boost for45Kexporters:Govtset toclear`56,027croredues this fiscal

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Future-RIL deal: SC stays proceedings in HCEXPRESSNEWSSERVICENEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER9

THESUPREMECourtonThursdaystayedall proceedingsbefore theDelhi High Court in connectionwith the dispute betweenAmazonandFutureRetailLimited(FRL)overthelatter’splanstosellitsassetstoRelianceIndustriesLtd.A Bench headed by Chief

JusticeofIndiaNVRamanastayedtheproceedings“for thetimebe-

ing”to“balanceinterestofboththeparties”. “Taking into considera-tionthesubmissionsadvancedby

thelearnedseniorcounselfortheparties andparticularly the factthat thepartieshaveapproachedthe Singapore InternationalArbitrationCentreforvacatingtheEmergencyAwardpassedby theEmergencyArbitratorandthear-guments in the saidmatterhavebeen concludedand theorder isgoing tobepronounced shortly,wethinkitfittobalancetheinter-est of both thepartiesby stayingallfurtherproceedingsbeforetheDelhiHighCourt for the timebe-

ing”,orderedtheBench,alsocom-prising Justices Surya Kant andASBopanna.It furtherdirected “all theau-

thorities i.e. NCLT (NationalCompanyLawAppellateTribunal),CCI(CompetitionCommissionofIndia) and Sebi (Securities andExchangeBoard of India) not topassanyfinalorderforaperiodoffourweeksfromtoday”.ThecourtwashearingSpecial

Leave Petitions filed by FutureCouponsPrivateLtdandFRL.

NewDelhi:TheV-shapedrecoveryin the first quarter of the currentfiscal, despite thesecondwaveofthecoronaviruspandemic,isates-timonytoIndia’sstrongmacroeco-nomicfundamentals,accordingtotheFinanceMinistry.InitslatestMonthlyEconomic

Review, theMinistry expressedconcern over high incidence ofCovid cases in Kerala andMaharashtra andunderlined theneedforstrengtheningpandemiccontrolinthetwostates.Theecon-omygrew20.1percentinthefirstquarter of the current financialyearreaffirming, “India’s resilientV-shapedrecoverydespitean in-tensesecondwave,”itsaid.ENS

ENSECONOMICBUREAUNEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER9

CITINGDIFFICULTIESreportedbythetaxpayersandotherstakehold-ers, the Central Board of DirectTaxes(CBDT)onThursdaydecidedtofurtherextendtheduedatesforfilingof IncomeTaxReturns andvarious reports of audit for theAssessment Year 2021-22. Thedeadlineforincometaxreturnsforindividualswhose accounts arenot to be audited has been ex-tended for the second time thisyeartoDecember31fromtheear-lier extended deadline ofSeptember30.“Onconsiderationof difficul-

tiesreportedbythetaxpayersandother stakeholders in filing ofIncomeTaxReturns andvariousreports of audit for theAssessmentYear2021-22undertheIncome-taxAct,theCBDThas

decidedtofurtherextendtheduedatesforfilingofITRsandauditre-ports for AY 2021-22 ... the duedate of furnishing of Return ofIncome for theAssessmentYear2021-22, which was 31st July,2021undersub-section(1)ofsec-tion139oftheAct,asextendedto30th September, 2021 videCircular No.9/2021 dated20.05.2021, is hereby further ex-

tended to31stDecember, 2021,”theFinanceMinistrysaid.Theduedateof furnishingof

reportofauditunderanyprovisionof theIncome-taxActforthepre-vious year 2020-21whichwasearlierextendedtoNovember30fromOctober31hasnowbeenfur-therextendedtoJanuary15,2022,itsaid.The due date of furnishing a

report from an accountant bypersons entering into interna-tional transactions or specifieddomestic transactions undersection 92E of the Income-taxAct for the previous year 2020-21hasbeenextendedtoJanuary31 next year. It was earlier ex-tended to November 30 fromOctober 31. Theduedate of fur-nishing of belated/revised in-come tax return for theAssessment Year 2021-22 hasnowbeenextendedtoMarch31nextyearfromJanuary31,2022.

‘Q1 growthreaffirmsV-shapedrecovery’

ENSECONOMICBUREAUNEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER9

THEGOVERNMENThasthespacetostepupspendingoverthenextfewmonthsandthefinancialsec-tor ismuchstrongernowtosup-porttheeconomicrecovery,KotakMahindraBankMDandCEOUdayKotak saidThursday. Speakingatthe third of a series of online,agenda-settingdebatesorganisedby The Indian Express and theFinancial Times, he said theecon-omyisnotfarawayfromwitness-ing a strong investment cycle,whichmaystartfromnextyear.“After9.5percent(ofGDP)fis-

caldeficitlastyear,thisyear’sbud-geted deficit is 6.8 per cent. Therevenuesactuallyhavebeenmorebuoyantthanwhatthebudgetedestimateswereandsofarexpen-diturehasbeenundercontrol.Iac-tually feel that the FinanceMinisterhascreatedspaceforher-self tobeable todosomespend-ing over and above what mayhavebeenplannedinthenextfewmonths,” he said at the event—‘BankingandFinance:TheKeytoIndia’sRecovery’.“IdobelievethatIndiaisnow

getting its fiscmuchmoreundercontrol compared to what wehavebudgetedandthereisroomfor us to be spendingmore thanthetargetearlier,thankstobuoy-ant tax revenues aswell. In thisfestive season and beyond tillJanuary-February, India has anopportunity to up spending onthe fiscwithin overall budgeteddeficitplans,”hesaidinaconver-sationwithPVaidyanathan Iyer,Executive Editor (NationalAffairs),TheIndianExpress.The accommodativemone-

tarypolicyandsupportmeasuresby the government such as thecredit guarantee programmesarehelpingtheMicro,SmallandMedium Enterprises (MSMEs).Whilesomecompanieshavebe-come stronger in the economy,by raising capital and reducingtheir debt levels, middle- andlower-level firmsarefindingtheenvironment challenging postthedisruption causedbyCovid-19,hesaid.“Mostbanksandfinancial in-

stitutions in the last 15monthshaveactuallyraisedcapital,there-fore,IbelieveIndianfinancialsys-tem is todaymuch safer to takethe knocks andmy view is thattimehas come for us to take theknocks if they come, but go outthere and lend. Going forward, Ifeelpositiveaboutthecreditcycle

inmost pockets, and in stressedpocketsthegovernmenthasgivenguarantees. I amquiteoptimistichow this turns out andwemustbecarefulnotlookattherearviewmirror toomuchbut look at thewindshieldinfront.”Speakingatseparatepaneldis-

cussionsat theconference, otherfinancialsectorleadersarguedthatthere is goodopportunity for thebanks to lendand for the capitalmarketstoprovideequitycapital.IDFC First Bank MD and CEOVVaidyanathan said theprivatesectorbankshaveraisedRs1.2-1.3lakhcroreequityinlast18monthsandstateownedbankshavealsobeencapitalised.Bankingsectorisnowmuch stronger even com-paredtothepre-pandemicperiod,and thedigital ecosystem ispre-sentinglotofopportunitiestostepuplending,hesaid.Thepaneldis-cussionon‘India’sbanks:Willthelatestreformsboostgrowth’,wasmoderated by Sandeep Singh,AssociateEditor,TheIndianExpress.Edelweiss Group chairman

andCEORasheshShahsaidcreditmarketshadbeenverycautiousinrecent years andneed topickuppacetosupportgrowth.Loanmar-ket for last8yearshasbeen fairlydepressedduetoanumberoffac-tors including theAssetQualityReview,NBFCstress, IL&FS shockandothers,hesaid.Creditgrowthwhich is usually at 1.5 times ofnominal GDP growth has beenworkingatthehalftherate,hesaid,addingthat“iftheeconomyhastoget to a sustainedgrowth, creditmarket has to pick up pace.”

Benjamin Parkin, MumbaiCorrespondent, Financial Times,moderatedthesessionon‘India’scapitalmarkets:Cantheysupportarecovery’.Capitalisationofbanks,merger

of public sector banks to createlarge lending institutions, alongthe proposal to privatise PSUbanks,havepreparedthelendingsystemforthegrowthoftheecon-omy, CRISILMD and CEOAshuSuyashsaid.Datapointson retailcreditgrowthandhomeloansin-dicate that slowly consumptionandconfidenceare comingbackintotheeconomy,shesaid.RibbitCapitalGeneralPartner

Nick Shalek, Centrum GroupchairmanJaspalBindra,BharatPeco-founderandmanagingdirec-torAshneerGroverwereamongtheotherparticipantswhospokeonventurecapitalinvestmentop-portunities,andbankingandcap-italmarket issues.MilesKruppa,Venture Capital Correspondent,Financial Times, conducted thefireside chatwithShalekon ‘TheFutureof Finance’. AnitaGeorge,executive vice president anddeputyhead,CDPQGlobal;YerlanSyzdykov, globalheadof emerg-ing markets, Amundi AssetManagement,discussedavenuesavailabletoglobalinvestorsintheIndianmarket.GeorgeVarghese,GroupCEO,

The Indian Express Group andAngelaMackay,managingdirec-tor, Asia Pacific and GlobalPublisher, FT Live, FinancialTimes, delivered opening re-marksat theevent.

Room to spend more;financial system muchsafer today, says Kotak

KotakMahindraBankMDandCEOUdayKotak,inconversationwithPVaidyanathanIyer,ExecutiveEditor(NationalAffairs),TheIndianExpress,attheExpress-FTseriesonThursday.

■ThedeadlineforincometaxreturnsforindividualswhoseaccountsarenottobeauditedhasbeenextendedforthesecondtimethisyeartoDecember31fromtheearlierextendeddeadlineofSept30

I-TRETURNLASTDATE

Income-tax return filing, auditdeadlines extended for AY22

TheSCfurtherdirected“all theauthorities i.e.NCLT,CCIandSebinottopassanyfinalorderforaperiodof fourweeksfromtoday”

COVID-19 IMPACT

‘45%of India Inc keen tohireapprentices in secondhalf of 2021’Around 45% employers are keen on hiring apprentices inJuly-December to lower skill gap and offset workforcescarcity, as per a TeamLease Skills University report

Source:TeamLeaseSkillsUniversity/PTI

64%Employers keen tofurther raise their

current apprentice intake

17Sectors that have showna positive net

apprenticeship outlook (NAO)

Main reason listed forpositive uptick forapprenticeship:■To reduce skill gap:30%■To offsetworkforce scarcitydue to pandemic:29%■Tomake recruitmentmorecost-efficient:26%

Mostpromising locationsfor apprentices:

Lucknow:79%Ahmedabad:69%

Chennai:65%

Delhi:58%

Topsectors hiringapprentices:

■Manufacturing andengineering:68%■Retail:58%■Automobile andancillaries:58%

AASHISHARYANNEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER9

THE NATIONAL Company LawAppellate Tribunal (NCLAT) hasupheldanorderoftheBengalurubenchof theNational CompanyLawTribunal (NCLT) towindupDevasMultimedia Pvt Ltd. TheNCLAThasalsosaidthatitwasap-parentthatafraudhadoccurred.

FindingsofNCLATorderAmajor findingof theNCLAT

order is that everybenefit or ad-vantage accrued toDevas underthe2005dealwas“throughfraud,misrepresentation or suppres-sion”. TheNCLAT also said thatwhilethekeypersonnelinvolvedinthefraudremainedoutoflime-light all thewhile, they came totheforetocommitthefraudonly

aftertheagreementwassigned.This,itsaid,wasapparentfrom

the fact that the 2005 dealwassignedbyanclerkwhohad“hadno background in science andtechnology”, andwas not at allaware of the functions of Devas’services.Thesaidclerk,theappel-latetribunalsaiditfoundstrange,wasjustgivena“remunerationforsigningtheagreement”.TheNCLAThasalsoplacedthe

IndianSpaceResearchOrganisati-on’s(ISRO)commercialarmAnt-rix’s due diligence in the docket

and questioned as to how it al-lowed the said agreement to besignedbyaclerk.“Antrix is undisputedly the

commercialarmof theISRO,anditsentireshareholdingiswiththeGovernment of India. Therefore,when Antrix signed such anagreementofvitalimportanceonits behalf, the signatory to theagreementandtheirauthoritytosign itwas also important,” theNCLAThasobserved.

TheDevas-AntrixdealIn 2005, Antrix had signed a

dealtoleasetwocommunicationsatellitestoDevasforRs167crorefor 12 years. Devas — then astartup incorporated just for thepurpose—wastoprovideaudio-videoservicestomobileplatformsinIndiausingthespaceorS-bandonISRO’sGSAT6and6Asatellites.

BRIEFLYECBstimulusFrankfurt: The EuropeanCentralBanksaiditwilltrimbondbuyingunderthePan-demicEmergencyPurchaseProgrammeover the com-ingquarter.Sourcessaidthetargetmaybe60-70billioneurosamonth. REUTERS

SBILifesharesNewDelhi:CanadaPensionPlan InvestmentBoardsoldRs 2,693 crore of shares ofSBI Life Insurance via openmarkettransaction.PTI

‘Googleprobe’Brussels: Google is beingprobedbyEuropeanUnionantitrust regulators onwhether itmay be forcingAndroid devicemakers touseGoogleAssistant as thedefaultvoiceassistant,MLexreported. REUTERS

e-ShramportalNewDelhi:TheLabourMini-stry saidover27 lakhunor-ganisedworkershavebeenregisteredone-Shrampor-talsinceitsAugustlaunch.

FlipkartcentresNewDelhi:Flipkartsaidithasstrengtheneditssupplychainnetwork inHaryana,whichwillcreate12,000jobs.PTI

NCLATUPHOLDSNCLTORDERTOWINDUPDEVASMULTIMEDIA

‘Fraud’ apparent in Devas-Antrix dealIn2005,AntrixhadsignedadealtoleasetwocommunicationsatellitestoDevasfor`167crorefor12years

New Delhi: The Civil AviationMinistryonThursdayannounceda newpolicy forMaintenance,RepairandOverhaul(MRO)serv-ices toattractmore investments,which includes leasing of landthroughopen tenders and abol-ishingroyaltychargedbytheAAI.Civil Aviation Minister

Jyotiraditya Scindia also an-nounced a 100-day plan for thesector,includingpolicymeasuresand development of airports aswellasheliports.He also said the deadline for

submissionof financial bidswillbe September15, indicating thattherewillbenoextensionforsub-mittingthebids. ENS

ENSECONOMICBUREAUNEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER9

UNEMPLOYMENTRATEinurbanareasroseto10.3percentinOcto-ber-December2020,followingtheaftermath of the Covid-19 pan-demic,from7.8percentinthecor-respondingperiodayearago, thequarterly Periodic Labour ForceSurvey (PLFS) released by theMinistry of Statistics andProgramme Implementation(MoSPI)onThursdayshowed.UrbanjoblessnessinJuly-Sep-

tember2020wasrecordedat13.2per cent, 20.8 per cent in April-June2020,9.1percentinJanuary-March 2020, 7.8 per cent in

October-December2019, 8.4percent in July-September2019and8.9percentinApril-June2019.Urbanunemployment in the

age group15-29 yearswas 24.9per cent in October-December2020, as against 19.2 per cent inOctober-December2019and27.7percentinJuly-September2020.Female unemployment rate

was at 13.1 per cent inOctober-December 2020, against 9.8 percent in the year-ago period, butlowerthan15.8percentinthepre-viousquarter. Forurbanmales, itwas 9.5 per cent in October-December 2020, against 7.3 percent inOctober-December2019and 12.6 per cent in July-September2020.

Asperthesurvey,labourforceparticipation rate for all ageswas37.3 per cent in October-December2020,margiallyhigherthan37.2percentinthesamepe-riodayearago.Itwas37.0percentin July-September 2020.Workforce Participation Ratestoodat33.5percent inOctober-December2020,downfrom34.2percentinthesameperiodayearago. Itwas 32.1 per cent in July-September2020.Unemploymentdataforurban

areas is releasedquarterlybasedon current weekly status. Thisdataset differs from theAnnualReport of Periodic Labour ForceSurvey,which covers both ruralandurbanareas.

KARUNJITSINGHNEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER9

THEUNIONCabinethasapprovedtheProductionLinked Incentivescheme for the textiles sectorwhichwillprovideincentivesofRs10,683croreforfreshinvestmentsin theproductionof in-demandtextilesoverfiveyears.TheCentreaims to attract investment of Rs19,000croretothesectorandaddi-tional turnoverof Rs3 lakhcroreover5years.Theschemeispartofa largerPLI,with total budgetaryoutlayofRs1.97lakhcrore.

SegmentstobepromotedThePLI scheme for textiles is

aimedatpromoting theproduc-tion of high value MMF (man-made fibre) fabric, garmentsandtechnicaltextiles.

ProducerswhowillbenefitAnypersonorcompanywill-

ingtoinvestatleastRs300croreinplant,machinery,equipmentandcivilworks(excludinglandandad-ministrativebuildingcost) topro-duceproductsofMMFfabrics,gar-ments andproductsof technicaltextileswillbeeligibletoapplyun-derphaseone.Investorswillingtospendat leastRs100croreunderthesameconditionsshallbeeligi-bleinthesecondphase.

Fullreportonwww.indianexpress.com

Textiles PLI to promoteMMF, technical segments

Joblessness at 10.3% in Oct-Dec 2020;more women unemployed than men

New MROpolicy: Royaltycharge scrapped

New Delhi

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OFFICE OF THEEXECUTIVE ENGINEER

JAL SHAKTI (PHE) DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, AWANTIPORAemail : phedivisionawantipora@gmail.com

TENDER DOCUMENT (Technical Bid-Volume-I)TOP SHEET E-NIT S. NO: 4th attempt: 83/PHA of 2021-22

Reference : 3rd attempt vide NIT No. 63 of 2021-22 (No response)2nd attempt vide NIT No. 32 of 2021-22 (No response)1st attempt vide NIT No. 28 of 2021-22 (No response)

E- TENDER FORFor and on behalf of the Lt. Governor UT of J&K e-tenders (Two cover System) on Item Rate Basis including the maintenance cost for a

period of Three Years which includes 12 months of DLP are invited from Reputed and resourceful contractors/ Firms/Companies/JointVenture of repute in PWD or Equivalent in CPWD/ Railways and other state Governments for the following works, which should be uploadedon the Procurement web portal http://jktenders.gov.in for the subjected work(s) referred below to be received by the SuperintendingEngineer Hydl Circle Puylwama H/Q Shopian and as per the details mentioned in this e-tender notification and to whom all the terms andconditions of detailed e-NIT /Tender Documents/ PWD Form No:- 25 double are accepted. The detailed tender document and Specificationsetc. can be downloaded on the e-procurement portal http://jktenders.gov.in.

The cost of tender documents (Non-refundable/Non-Transferable) should be in the shape of e-Challan or Treasury Challan/Receipt infavour Executive Engineer Jal Shakti (PHE) Department, Division Awantipora.

The Bidding documents consisting of eligibility criteria, specification, bill of quantities (B.O.Q) set of terms & conditions of contract andother details can be seen/ downloaded from the e-procurement Portal “http://jktenders.gov.in”as per schedule of dates given below:

Major Head of Account: Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Position of AAA: AccordedFor and on behalf of the Lt. Governor UT of Jammu & Kashmir

Sd/-Executive Engineer, (JSD)PHE Division Awantipora,

Sr. Name of Work Estimated Cost Time of Class ofNo. Cost of TD Compl- Contract

(`̀ in Lacs) (in `̀) etion

01 623.620 8500 6 months SpecialClass

02 554.051 8500 5 months SpecialClass

03 458.587 5500 5 months SpecialClass

04 423.441 5500 5 months SpecialClass

05 422.106 5500 5 months SpecialClass

06 371.596 5500 4 months SpecialClass

07 334.934 5500 4 months SpecialClass

No: PHE/AWP/3975-94 Dated: 04.09.2021DIPK-8165

Sr. Description DATENo. DD MM YYYY Time

1 Publishing date of NIT 06 09 2021 09.00 A.M.

2 Download start date 06 09 2021 09.00 A.M.

3 Bid submission start date 06 09 2021 09.00 A.M.

4 Bid submission end date 20 09 2021 04.00 P.M.

5 Bid opening date (Technical Cover) 21 09 2021 11.00 A.M.

Construction, successful testing, commissioning, of 0.45 Lac gallons SR,0.40 Lac gallonsS.R at village Panzoo, o.30 Lac gallons S.R at Monghama, 0.05 Lac gallons S.R at upperreaches of Rajdar, Construction of chain link fencing at existing S.R at Dankard,Construction of 02 No. Chowkidar Quarter, 02 No. sluice chamber, Chain link fencing, 02N0. operator quarter, Anchor blocks, Revamping of existing S.R Improvement to existingpipe network, P/L/fitting of pipes, construction of approach road, Development/ leveling ofpremises, making of road cuts, Electrical/Mechanical Works & construction of 02 No. grav-el packed production wells for achieving 100% FHTC for WSS Khasipora Paribal (underJJM) including maintenance for a period of three years which includes 12 months DLP.

Structural design including safe bearing capacity of soil at OHT site at Lalpora, construc-tion, successful testing, commissioning, of 0.40 Lac gallons OHT,P/L/fitting of pipes, con-struction of 0.20 lac gallons capacity collection sump near OHT Munpora, Constructionof Chowkidar Quarter near OHT site construction of 02 No. pump house cum operatorsquarter, construction of Chain Link Fencing around various structures at two spots Tubewell site & OHT site, Construction of Saddle, Thrust & Anchor Block, brest wall/retainingwall at Tube well & OHT Site, Improvement to old pipe network, Construction of Drainagesystem , 04 No. Sluice chamber Sluice Chamber, development of premises, Constructionof Approach Road Electrical/Mechanical Works & construction of 02 No. Gravel packedProduction well including exploration bore for achieving 100% FHTC for WSS LalporaChatlum (under JJM) including maintenance for a period of three years which includes 12months DLP.

Structural design including safe bearing capacity of soil at OHT site, construction, suc-cessful testing, commissioning, of 0.70 Lac gallons OHT, Construction of spring protec-tion works, construction of 0.35 lac gallons capacity CWS, construction of pump housecum operator quarter, chowkidar quarter,sluice chamber, chain link fencing, anchor block,seperate toilet block, chemical shed P/L/fitting of pipes, construction of approach road,Development/levelling of premises, making of road cuts, P/F of regulatory valves &Electrical/Mechanical Works l for achieving 100% FHTC for WSS Dadasara (under JJM)including maintenance for a period of three years which includes 12 months DLP..

Structural design including safe bearing capacity of soil at Elevated S.R near tube well forGundbal village, construction, successful testing, commissioning, of 0.10 Lac gallons ele-vated S.R ,Completion of 0.20 Lac gallons OHT, Completion of Pump shed cum operatorQuarter & Chowkidar Quarter,P/L/fitting of pipes, Construction of 04 No. Sluice chamber,Construction of chain-link fencing including improvements to existing one, Construction ofsaddle, thrust & anchor block, Construction of R. wall & B. wall, construction of approachroad, Development/ levelling of premises, construction of drainage system, making of roadcuts, P/F of regulatory valves, construction of lavoratory blocks, Construction of pumphouse cum operator's quarter, Electrical/Mechanical Works & construction of gravelpacked production well for achieving 100% FHTC for WSS Gundbal Androosa (underJJM) including maintenance for a period of three years which includes 12 months DLP.

Structural design including safe bearing capacity of soil at RSFP site & OHT site, con-struction, successful testing, commissioning, of 0.12 MGD Rapid Sand Filtration Plantincld. PST, 0.35 Lac gallons capacity OHT, P/L/F of pipes, Construction of 0.40 lac gallonsClear Water Sump, Construction of pump house stage ist near offtake, construction ofpump house cum operator near RSFP /OHT, Construction of Protection wall to off take,construction of retaining/ brest wall, construction of chain link fencing, construction ofTransformer bed/DG shed, construction of Sluice chamber, construction of desludgingsystem, surface drain,, approach path near RSFP site, development of premisesElectrical/Mechanical Works for achieving 100% FHTC for WSS Bonibagh Lelhar (underJJM) including maintenance for a period of three years which includes 12 months DLP.

Structural design including safe bearing capacity of soil at OHT site at Lalpora, construc-tion, successful testing, commissioning, of 0.36 Lac gallons OHT,P/L/fitting of pipes, con-struction of 0.15 lac gallons capacity collection sump near Tube well site, Construction of0.06 Lac gallons RSS S.R for Gujjar Basti Construction of Chowkidar Quarter, construc-tion of pump house cum operators quarter, construction of Chain Link Fencing around var-ious structures at two spots, Construction of Saddle, Thrust & Anchor Block, Checking ofleakages to existing S.R, Up-gradation of road up to OHT & Tube well site, Provision forrepairs to existing pump house Improvement to old pipe net work , 02 No. Sluice chamberSluice Chamber, Electrical/Mechanical Works & construction of 02 No. 125 mm diamachine drilled tube wells at Gujjar Basti for achieving 100% FHTC for WSS Wuyan (underJJM) including maintenance for a period of three years which includes 12 months DLP.

P/L/fitting of pipes, construction, successful, testing & commissioning of 0.50 lac & 0.10Lac gallons S.R, Construction of spring protection, Construction of chowkidar quarter,construction of clear water sump, construction of chain link fencing, construction of pumphouse cum operator quarter, Construction of approach road, improvement to old existingsystem, Leveling, turfing & beautification of premises, P/F of regulatory system, restora-tion of road cuts, & Electrical/Mechanical Works for achieving 100% FHTC for WSS SyedAbad Seer (under JJM) including maintenance for a period of three years which includes12 months DLP.

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should spur youon. Long-termplans take time to filterthrough, butwhencurrentdifficulties clear, thewaywillbepaved towards thefulfilmentof a long-heldchildhoodambition.

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perhaps, overdue,breakthrough. Try andarrangea follow-up to a recentmeetingor interview, andbepreparedfor anunexpectedencounter.Surprisesmaydisturbyou, butonlybecauseyou’re caught onthehop.

GEMINI (May22 - June21)Make themost ofgenerousoffers ofco-operationandyoumightbe ready

tooff-load some tediouschores. Today’s activitieswillbeprofitable, especially if youare able toharness energy intoproper, productive channels.Youneed tokeep control.

CANCER (June22 - July23)Youhaveanexcellent chanceofsettlingminorissuesonceand for

all. Importantquestionsmaytakemore time, yet theywillstill benefit fromyourincreasinglydecisive state ofmind.And, as soonasotherpeopleknowthat youmeanbusiness, they’ll changetheir approach.

LEO (July24 -Aug23)The emotionalundercurrents aredelicate and subtle.There is still scope

for you tomanipulate eventsin your favour by beingin the right place at the righttime. There could be goodnews fromanofficial quarter,even though itwill takemorethan this to cheer someofyouup.

VIRGO(Aug24 - Sept23)It is easy to lightentheatmosphere aslongas youarepositive. Financial

questions canbe settled, or apartnership issue resolved, onamicable terms.Althoughthere areoneor two risks, it’s agenerallyhelpful day for tyingup looseends and trimmingdownroutinework.

LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23)Themoreyougetout andabout, themorepromisingyourday. Interviews

andmeetingswill helpdefusetense situations atwork, andhelpyouget clear aboutpossible legal complications.The last thingyouwant todonow is create anymoreemotional tangles.

SCORPIO (Oct24 -Nov22)Today’smeetingswill behelpful fromthe financial pointof view.One thing to

remember, though, is that youmustdiscuss all itemsofexpenditurewithpartners andclose companionsbeforecommittingyourself. To gobackonapromisewill causemuch irritation, as I’msureyouknow.

SAGITTARIUS(Nov23-Dec22)This looks like apromising time toconsolidateemotional ties and

boost your social position.Press onwith financial orbusinessplanswithall thedetermination that is typical ofyour sign.And try tomakepartners see that you’retalking sense.

CAPRICORN(Dec23 - Jan20)Teamwork is vital,as youknow toowell! Yet there is nodoubt that you’ll

have difficulty achieving aspirit of co-operation.The truth is, you’llhave to tread a careful path,combining a firmapproachwith abundant considerationfor others. That’s thewayto success.

AQUARIUS (Jan21 - Feb19)There ismuch tobesaid for shakingupyour environmentandmoving into

freshareas. Somehowyouneed toget out of apotentiallysuffocating roundof duties,burdens and responsibilities.Themost attractive socialinvitation could comefromafar.

PISCES (Feb20 -Mar20)You’re still in twominds about animportant venture,undecidedwhether

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INDIATOTOURSOUTHAFRICAINDEC-JANIndia will tour South Africa in December-January, Cricket South Africa(CSA) said on Thursday. According to the itinerary announced by CSA,India is set to play three Tests, three ODIs and four T20Is. Two Tests arescheduled in Johannesburg from December 17 to 21 and January 3 to 7, whileCenturion will host the second Test from December 26 to 30. PTI

GAURAVBHATTSEPTEMBER9

ONTHE20thanniversaryof theSeptember11, 2001 terrorist attacks, former USPresidentDonaldTrumpwillserveasabox-ing commentator. Trumpwill call the boutbetweenEvanderHolyfieldandVitorBelfortat the Seminole Hard Rock Casino inHollywood,Florida, a50-minutedrive fromhisMar-a-Lagoresidence.“I love great fighters and great fights,”

Trumpsaidinapressrelease.“I lookforwardtoseeingboth thisSaturdaynightandshar-ingmythoughtsringside.Youwon’twanttomiss this special event.”According to the broadcasters Fite TV,

Trumpwill provide in-person, "unfiltered"commentarydubbed'NoHoldsBarred'.Theguest commentarywill be the third broad-cast option alongwith English and SpanishandwillalsofeatureUFCstarJorgeMasvidalandformerWWEannouncerToddGrisham.Trumpwasalsoscheduledtobetheguest

at the pre-fight press conference Thursdaynight. Trump Jr. will also be present at thepresserandSaturday's fights.Meanwhile, on Saturday, President Joe

Bidenwill visit all three crash sites in New

York City, Pennsylvania and Arlington,Virginia to honour the nearly 3,000 peoplekilled in the attacks. Former presidentsGeorgeW.BushandBarackObamawillvisitthe 9/11 memorials in Shanksville,

PennsylvaniaandNewYorkCityrespectively.Saturday’s event is organised by Triller,

the social media app-turned boxing pro-moterwhobroughtMikeTysonback for anexhibitionboutagainstRoyJonesJr. lastyear.

Also last year, Trump signed up on theTrillersocialmediaapp,backingitasanalter-native to theChinese-ownedTikTok.Originally, Saturday's main event was

supposed to be the comeback for 48-year-old Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30KOs). De LaHoya—1992Olympicgoldmedallistand11-time world champion across six weightclasses—wasscheduledtoboxafter13yearsagainst Vitor Belfort, the 44-year-oldMMAfighter fromBrazil.Thefightwaschangedfromanexhibition

toaprofessionalboutattheinsistenceofDeLaHoya. “(Oscar) is theonewhosaid, ‘I’minthebestshapeofmylife, f*ckthisexhibitionBS. I’m going for real,’” Triller’s RyanKavanaughtoldESPN.Last Friday, De La Hoyawithdrew after

beinghospitalisedwithacaseof COVID-19.

Holyfield's returnDeLaHoya'spulloutpromptedHolyfield

(44-10-2,29KOs)tostepin.Theonlymantohavewon theworld heavyweight title fourtimes,Holyfieldturns59inOctoberandhasnot fought since 2011. In fact, Holyfieldwasbarred from fighting in New York due to"poorperformanceanddiminishedskills"in2004.The Californian State Athletic

Commission (CSAC) refused to sanctionSaturday'sbout—tobecontestedovereighttwo-minuteroundsintheheavyweightdivi-sion— between Holyfield and Belfort, for-merUFCchampionwhohasfaileddrugtestsfor anabolic steroids and elevated levels oftestosteronebefore.Thebout thushadtobemovedfromLos

Angeles’ StaplesCenter toFlorida.“The thing is, I havemore experience in

boxing,” Holyfield toldMMA Fighting. “Thefact of thematter is Iwouldhaveaproblemif I was gonna doMMA, because that ain’twhat I do. But I know Idoboxing and I tookcareofmyself realwell.Thefact is, I’mgoingintherewithanMMAguy,andyeah,hedoesa couple of things right. He knows how tothrowpunchesandhecandeliverhardshots,but I candomore."Theprofessionalboxingboutisthelatest

inthetrendofcrossoversandcelebrity-box-ersfreakshows.TheundercardofHolyfield-Belfort features amarquee boxing bout be-tween former UFC champions AndersonSilvaandTitoOrtiz.Ortiz, incidentally, is known as

HuntingtonBeach'sDonaldTrump.The46-year-old ardent Trump supporter —whosported 'Make America Great Again' and'Latinos for Trump' caps during last year's

electioncampaign—wonacitycouncilseatinHuntingtonBeach,SouthernCaliforniabutresignedsixmonths later.

Trump's combat sports connectTrump, a presence in the boxingworld

for a long time, has been inducted into theNew Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame and theAtlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame. The 75-year-old promoted several professionalboutsathiscasinosinthe1980sand'90sandmadeNew Jersey's Atlantic City the boxingcapitalof America."Listen, he paidme $11million to fight

that night," Mike Tyson recalled his 1988fight against Michael Spinks to ThePhiladelphiaInquirer in2017."Hewasputtingonthebiggestevents inboxing."MMApromoterDanaWhite'sfriendship

withTrumpbeganin2001whenhewasableto promote his first event as UFC boss, UFC30, at theTrumpTajMahal inAtlanticCity."He’s one of these guys that sometimes

he’ll pick up the phone and callme and say‘Hey, good luckwith the fights tonight. I’mgoing to bewatching,’ orwhatever it is thatwemight have going on,"White, who do-nated $1million to Trump's campaign, saidat theRepublicanconvention lastyear."I love theguy. I'ddoanything forhim.”

FormerUSPresidentDonaldTrumppromotedsomeoftheworld'sbiggestfightsandnames,includingMikeTyson,inthelate1980sandearly90s.AP file

On 9/11 anniversary, ‘unfiltered’ Trump will be calling a Holyfield bout

ASSOCIATEDPRESSSEPTEMBER9

WHEN EMMA Raducanu got to FlushingMeadowstotrytowinherwaythroughqual-ifyingandearnwhatwouldbeaberth inhersecondGrandSlamtournament, shewasnotplanningonaparticularlylongstay.Look at her now, twoweeks into this ad-

venture: The 18-year-old fromBritain is thefirst qualifier in theprofessional era to reachtheU.S.Opensemifinals.Andshehasn''tevendroppedasetyet.“Myflightswerebookedattheendofqual-

ifying,” Raducanu said with a chuckleWednesday,“soit’saniceproblemtohave."Showingoff the shotsandpoiseof some-

one much more experienced, the 150th-ranked Raducanu became the second un-seededteenintwodaystosecureaspotinthefinal four, eliminating TokyoOlympics goldmedalistBelindaBencic6-3,6-4inArthurAsheStadium.Not bad for someone rankedoutside the

top350 in Juneafter going about 11/2 yearswithoutamatch—inpartbecauseofthecoro-naviruspandemic,inpartbecauseherparentswantedhertofinishhighschool.“I’mnot here to chase any records right

now,” saidRaducanu, only the thirdwomannotrankedinthetop100tomakeitthisfarattheU.S.Openandonly the fourthqualifier toadvance to the semifinals at anymajor tour-namentsincetheOpenerabeganin1968.“I’m just taking care ofwhat I cando (in)

themoment.”Raducanuhaswonall16setsshehascon-

tested througheightmatches inNewYork—threeduringthequalifyingroundsandanotherfive in themaindraw.OnThursday, shewillfaceNo. 17 seedMaria Sakkari of Greece, asemifinalistatthisyear''sFrenchOpen.Sakkariwon 22 consecutive points she

served inone stretchandbeatNo. 4KarolinaPliskova,atwo-timemajorrunner-up,6-4,6-4onWednesdaynighttofollowuphervictoryover 2019 U.S. Open champion BiancaAndreescuinthepreviousround.“I’mimpressed,”Sakkarisaidwithasmile

duringheron-court interviewwhenshewasinformedof thatservingstreak. “I trustedmyserve,butnowI''mgoingtotrustitevenmore.”Theotherwomen’s semifinalwill be 19-

year-old Leylah Fernandezof Canadaagainst

No.2seedArynaSabalenkaofBelarus.In themen’s quarterfinalsWednesday,

Olympic championand2020U.S.Open run-ner-upAlexander Zverev stretchedhiswin-ningstreakto16matcheswitha7-6(6),6-3,6-4victoryoverunseededLloydHarris.Harriswentup5-3 in theopeningsetbut

gotbrokenwhileservingforit.Hethenheldasetpoint at6-5 in the tiebreakerbut couldn’tconvert,andthefourth-seededZverevwasonhis way. The 24-year-old from Germanygrabbedthenextthreepointsforthatset,thenmovedouttoleadsof3-0inthesecondand4-0inthethird.“Somehowmanagedtowinthatfirstset,”

Zverevsaid.“Loosenedmeupalittlebit.”Shortly after he lost toDominic Thiem in

last year’s final at FlushingMeadows, Zverevwasaccusedbyaformergirlfriendofdomes-ticabuse,allegationsherepeatedlyhasdenied.His secondconsecutiveU.S.Open semifi-

nalwill comeagainstNo. 1NovakDjokovic,whoisbiddingforthefirstcalendar-yearGrandSlamby aman since Rod Laver in 1969 andmoved twowins away by defeating No. 6MatteoBerrettini5-7,6-2,6-2,6-3inthequar-terfinals.RaducanumadeherGrandSlamdebutat

Wimbledon thanks to awild-card invitationand shemade it to the fourth round beforestopping during thatmatchwhen she hadtroublebreathing.

Crisp tennisThattournamentallowedtheworldtobe-

gintogetfamiliarwithherstyleofcrisp,cleantennis,managingtoattackearlyinpointsfromthebaselinewithout sacrificing accuracy. Bytheendagainstthe11th-seededBencic,aU.S.Open semifinalist in 2019, Raducanu hadnearlytwiceasmanywinnersasunforceder-rors,23-12.

Shealsoshowedgumption,bothatthebe-ginning,when shewas undaunted by a 3-1deficitandclaimedthenextfivegames,andattheend,whenshefellbehindlove-30eachofthe last twotimessheservedbeforehangingon.“Obviously, she’s very solid,” saidBencic,

whohadn’t droppeda set in the tournamentbeforeWednesday,“tojustkindofstaytoughtilltheendandjustplayhergameandkindofnotletmeinagain.”WhenBencicdouble-faultedtogetbroken

and fall behind 3-2 in the second set, shetrudged,slowascanbe,toacornerofthecourttoretrievehertowel.Whenshegottoherside-line seat, shewhackedher racket against herequipment bag, thenploppedherself downandsmackedtheracketagainsttheground.Raducanujoggedtothesideline,showered

inapplauseandcheersfromthecrowd.Justlikethepriorafternoon,theAshespec-

tators lent their considerable support to ateenagerwhosename isnotyetwell-knownandwho’snotyetallthataccustomedtograc-ingthesestages.OnTuesday,adayafterturning19andshar-

ingcupcakeswithRaducanuandothersinthelockerroom,itwasFernandezgettingpastNo.5 seedElina Svitolina 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5) to be-come the youngest semifinalist at FlushingMeadowssinceMariaSharapovain2005.OnWednesday, itwas the even-younger

Raducanu’sturn.Her father is Romanian, hermother is

Chinese, andRaducanuwasborn inToronto,before the familymoved to EnglandwhenEmmawas2.MomandDaddidnotmakethetriptoNew

York—andthey’renotexactlyinconstantcon-tactwiththeirprecociousdaughter.“I haven’t actually calledmyparents for

quiteawhile,”Raducanusaidwithasheepishsmileandarollofhereyes.“Yesterday,likethedaybefore,theywereghostingme.”

British teenRaducanubecomes firstqualifier toreachUSOpensemis inOpenera;Djokovicwins

EmmaRaducanueliminatedTokyoOlympicsgoldmedalistBelindaBencic6-3,6-4inArthurAsheStadium.USA Today

Radu can

SHAMIKCHAKRABARTYSEPTEMBER9

UNCERTAINTYREMAINSovertheManchesterTest,with Indianplayers, this paper under-stands,notkeentoturnupforthegamesched-uledtobeplayedfromFriday.This followstheIndianteamsupportstaff,

assistantphysiotherapist YogeshParmar, re-turningCovidpositiveaheadofthematch.Although theEnglandandWalesCricket

Board (ECB) is keenongoingaheadwith thescheduleafterthelatestroundofRT-PCRtestsof the Indianplayers returnednegative,ViratKohli'steamhavereservations.It is learnt that the Indian players had a

meetingonFriday evening (BST),where themajorityofthesquadmembersexpressedtheirunwillingnesstoplaythefifthTest.Accordingtosources,with the IndianPremierLeague (IPL)resuming in theUnitedArabEmirates fromSeptember19,playersarewaryabouttheriskfactors. Parmarhadbeenmonitoring severalplayers, includingRohit Sharma,Cheteshwar

Pujara,MohammedShamiandIshantSharma–playerswithvariousniggles–duringandaf-terthefourthTestthatendedonMonday.Playersareunsureaboutwhatlies instore

forthefuture,giventhatthevirushasacertainincubationperiod.Accordingtothesource,test-ingpositiveinthefutureroundsoftestscanputaquestionmarkovertheirIPLparticipationandalsointheT20WorldCupthatcommencesinOctober.SkySports,however,reportedthatthefinalTest is set togoaheadasscheduled. "ThefifthTestbetweenEnglandandIndiaonFridaywill go aheadas scheduledafter theECBan-nounced therehavebeenno furtherpositiveCovidtestsintheIndiancamp,"itreported.ButKohliandcompanycancelledtheirpre-

matchtrainingfollowinginstructionsfromthecricketboardtostayputattheteamhotel.TheBCCI,meanwhile,haskeptitscardsclose.AskedaboutifthefifthTestwouldgoahead,

BCCIpresidentSouravGangulytoldTheIndianExpress:“Nothingyet.”ItislearntthattheBCCI,aftertalkingtothe

teaminManchester,isn’tkeentogoaheadwiththe Test. With the IPL set to resume on

September19,theydon’twantthetournamenttobe impacted.At the sametime, theyare li-aisingwith theECBwhile theEngland team,accordingtovice-captainJosButtler,isexpect-ingthegametogoahead.TheteamwasalreadyCovid-hit,withheadcoachRaviShastri,bowl-ingcoachBharatArun,fieldingcoachRSridharreturningpositiveduringthefourthTestatTheOval. It prevented them from travelling toManchester.HeadphysioNitinPatel,whowasself-isolating inLondonafterbeing identifiedasShastri’sclosecontact,hasjoinedtheteam.AsregardstoEnglandplayers,theyseemto

benot fully aware of thedevelopment. “Wedon’tknowtoomuchtobehonestat themo-ment.ItwouldbenaivetospeculatetoomuchonstuffIdon’tknowabout.Wedon’tknowtoomuchaboutthegamegettingcalledoff at themoment.Atthemoment,wearefullyexpect-ingthegametogoaheadandwearepreparingthatway. So fingers crossed, thegamewill goahead,”Buttlersaidatapressconferencetoday.It needs tobe seen if the forfeiture clause

will beexercised if India refuse to turnup fortheTest.Indialeadthefive-matchseries2-1.

Players test negative, but India not keen on playing Test

PRESSTRUSTOFINDIAKABUL,SEPTEMBER9

RASHIDKHANonThursdaysteppeddownasthe captain of the Afghanistan team, sayingthathisopinionwasnotsoughtbeforefinal-isingthenationalsquadfortheupcomingT20World Cup. Earlier, the Afghanistan CricketBoard (ACB) named Rashid as the captainwhile veteranwicket-keeperMohammadShahzadwas also included in the15-mem-ber squad for the showpiece event, startingnextmonth."Asthecaptainandresponsiblepersonfor

thenationIreservetherighttobepartofthese-lectionof the team," the22-year-old spinnersaidinapostsharedonhistwitterhandle."The selection committee and ACB has

notobtainedmyconsentfortheteamwhichhasbeenannouncedbyACBmedia.Iamtak-ing the decision of stepping down from therole as the captain of Afghanistan T20 sideeffective immediately. It's alwaysmyproudplaying forAfghanistan."Afghanistanhasbeen in turmoil follow-

ing the takeoverof thecountrybyTaliban.The star leg-spinnerwas named as T20

captain in Julywith theWorldCup inmind.The T20World Cup is scheduled to be heldintheUAEfromOctober17toNovember14.

NoAfghanistan Test if womennot allowed to compete: CACricketAustralia(CA)onThursdaymade

it clear that it will not host the Afghanistanmen'steamnextmonthifwomenarenotal-lowedtoplay thegameunderTalibanrule.CA's statement comes a day after

Taliban's cultural commission,AhmadullahWasiq, was quoted as saying that it wasn'tnecessary forwomentoplaycricket."Driving the growth ofwomen's cricket

globally is incredibly important to CricketAustralia. Our vision for cricket is that it is asportforallandwesupportthegameunequiv-ocallyforwomenateverylevel,"theCAsaid."Ifrecentmediareportsthatwomen'scricketwillnotbesupportedinAfghanistanaresubstan-tiated, CricketAustraliawouldhavenoalter-nativebuttonothostAfghanistan..."Theone-offTestbetweenisscheduledto

beginonNovember27 inHobart.

Rashid stepsdown afterbeing namedAfghan captain

Schumacher’swifesaysF1great‘different,buthere’Paris:Michael Schumacher’s wife,Corinna, said the Formula One greatis “different, buthe’shere”as the52-year-old continues his rehabilitationfrom a brain injury suffered in a ski-ing accident in December 2013. Thefamily have kept updates to amini-mum since the accident and in aNetflixdocumentary, set to premiereonSept. 15, Corinna saidprivacywasimportanttothem.“Hestillshowsmehowstronghe iseveryday,” shesaid.“We live together at home. We dotherapy.Wedoeverythingwecan tomakeMichaelbetterandtomakesurehe’scomfortable.Andtosimplymakehimfeelourfamily,ourbond.Andnomatterwhat,IwilldoeverythingIcan.Weallwill.We’retryingtocarryonasa family, thewayMichael liked itandstilldoes.Andwearegettingonwithour lives. ‘Private is private’, as he al-ways said. It’s very important tomethathecancontinue toenjoyhispri-vate lifeasmuchaspossible.Michaelalwaysprotectedus, andnowweareprotectingMichael.”

BritsentencedoverracistabuseofEnglandplayersLondon:ABritishmanhas been sen-tenced to pay compensation andob-serveacurfewatweekendsafterplead-ingguiltytopostingracistabuseaboutEnglandplayersonthenightoftheEurofinals in July. England's MarcusRashford, Jadon Sancho and BukayoSaka,whoareBlack,werebombardedwith online abuse after theymissedspot-kicks in apenalty shootoutwithItalywhich settled the July11 final af-terthegameatWembleyfinishedasadraw. TheCrownProsecution Service(CPS) said ScottMcCluskey, 43, fromRuncorn in north-west England, hadposted racist and insulting commentsaboutthethreeplayersonhisFacebookaccount.McCluskey saidhehadbeensmoking cannabis and deleted thecomments after other Facebookusersobjected to them. Also on Thursday,West BromwichAlbionhanded a lifebantoa50-year-oldmanconvictedofracially abusingmidfielder RomaineSawyersonlineinJanuary. REUTERS

ChessOlympiad:IndiaclimbstotopspotwiththreewinsChennai:Indiagrabbedthetoppositionin Group B at the Fide Online chessOlympiadafterwinningthreematchesin the TopDivision on Thursday. Theteam led by formerworld championViswanathanAnandedgedBelarus3.5-2.5afteroutclassingShenzhenChina5-1andAzerbaijan4-2.India,jointwinnerofthetitlein2020,leadthepointstableattheendof sixroundswith11pointsaheadofHungary,alsoon11ontheba-sis of a better tie-break-2 score. Indiahavewonfivematchesanddrawnoneso far. France trails in thirdplacewitheightpointswhileAzerbaijanisfourthwith seven points. A team gets twopointsforawinandoneforadraw.Thetoptwoteamsfromthegroupadvancetotheplay-offs. PTI

BRIEFLY

‘NO HOLDS BARRED’ COMMENTARY

ItislearntthattheIndianplayershadameetingonFridayevening(BST),wherethemajorityofthesquadmembersexpressedunwillingnesstoplaythefifthTest.Reutersfile

Myflightswerebookedat the endof qualifying, so it’s a niceproblemtohave... I haven’t actually calledmyparents for quite awhile.Yesterday, like thedaybefore,theywereghostingme.”

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FIFA, UEFA on collision pathFootball’spremiergoverningbodyhasdetaileditsplanforreshapingthegamewithaWCeverytwoyears

ASSOCIATEDPRESSNYON,SEPTEMBER9

FIFADETAILEDitsplanforreshapinginterna-tionalsocceraroundplayingthemen’sWorldCupeverytwoyearsdespiteEuropeanoppo-sitionthatcouldleadtoaboycott.Joinedbyretiredgreats, FIFAunveiled the

proposal Thursday but the pushback fromEuropewas immediate as UEFA presidentAleksanderCeferinconfirmeditcouldlaunchaboycottbyitsteamswhichhavedominatedsoccer’smarquee event since Brazilwon in2002.“We candecide not to play in it,” Ceferin

said in an interviewwith British daily TheTimes.About80 former internationals including

WorldCupwinnerswenttoQatarfortwodaysof FIFA-hosted talks andemergedwith con-sensusforplayingthetournamenttwiceasof-ten.“Weall agreedwith thenewproposal of

the calendar,” saidBrazil great Ronaldo,whowent to fourWorldCups andwon twice.HedescribedFIFA’sproposalas“justamazing.”Still, European soccer leader Ceferin said

“as faras I know, theSouthAmericansareonthesamepage”withresistingFIFA’splan.“SogoodluckwithaWorldCuplikethat,”

Ceferin told The Times in the latestUEFAvs.FIFA fight since 2016when he and GianniInfantinowereelectedtotherespectivepres-idencies.Infantino and his allies have since 2018

floatedtheideaofabiennialWorldCupwhichEuropeansoccerhasviewedasacommercialandcompetitivethreattoitsclubandnationalteamevents.ArseneWenger has led theproject since

FIFAhiredtheformerArsenalcoachlastyeartobeitsdirectorofglobaldevelopment.Detailsfloatedinrecentmediainterviews

andbriefingswerefinallypresentedThursdayfromQatar in an overall plan to shape thescheduleof internationalgamesfrom2024.The FIFA-managed calendarmandates

when clubsmust releaseplayers tonationalteams.More top-level tournaments and fewer

qualifyinggamesaretheprioritywithabien-nialmen’sWorldCupthekeytakeaway.Wengersaidhisprioritieswere lesstravel

for players and lessdisruption for their clubsplusgivingyoungtalentworldwide“achanceto shine” by also playingmoremeaningful

games. The current system— that typicallyseesplayersbasedinEuropetakinglong-haulflights home throughout the season in shortbreaksfornational-teamgames—couldbere-placed by a single block of fewer qualifyinggamesinOctober.International tournamentswouldoccupy

Juneeachyear,withplayersproposedtogetamandatory25-dayvacation in Julybeforere-joiningtheirclubs.Wengersaidthebalanceofplayershaving

20%oftheirgamesfornationalteamsand80%for clubswould stay, though “in amore effi-cientway.”“I think it is anoutdated (status quo),” he

said.“It isnot linkedwiththeevolutionof themoderngame.Wewillnotincreasethenum-berofgames,wemightevenreduceit.”Retired greats like Germany’s Jürgen

Klinsmann, Roberto Carlos of Brazil, DidierDrogba of Ivory Coast andDenmark’s PeterSchmeichelwereenlistedtodiscusschangingthe four-yearWorldCup cycle in place sincethefirsteditionin1930.“Idon’tthinkanyonedisagreedonthefre-

quency” of biennial World Cups, saidSchmeichel,whoplayedatjustthe1998WorldCup.“Itwasareally,reallylongwaitforanam-bitiousplayerlikemetohavethenextpossibil-ity.” The global groupof players’ unions, FIF-PRO,hasnotyetcommentedonFIFA’splans.FIFA’s process has angered many in

Europeansoccerwhoclaimtheywerecutoutoftheconsultationsofar.“Stillnobodyengagedus. It is very strange,”Nasser al-Khelaifi, theParisSaint-Germainpresidentwho leads theEuropeanClubAssociation, said Thursday atUEFAheadquarters.

TheEuropeanLeaguesgroupaddeditsop-position one day after theWorld LeaguesForumcriticizedFIFA’splans.WengersaidFIFAcouldmakeadecisionin

December, though itwould likely be ratifiedbyitscongressof211memberfederationsnextyear. SaudiArabia,acloseallyofInfantino,for-mallyaskedforafeasibilitystudyintoabien-nialWorldCupatFIFA’sonlinemembersmeet-inginMay.Europe and South America have only a

combined65ofthe211votes,withAfrica’s54nowclosely tied to Infantino,who is also anInternationalOlympicCommitteemember.FIFAcanexpectopposition fromOlympic

sports to adding another World Cup thatwouldabsorbbillionsofdollarsincommercialrevenueandahugeamountofmedia atten-tion.

UEFApresidentAleksanderCeferinhas firmlyputhisweightbehindopposingFifa’splans. Filephoto

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THEPROPOSAL of a biennialWorldCup is facing opposition from notjust key confederations like UEFA,but also the global players' union,FIFPro.InMay, FIFPro hadwarned that a

World Cup every two yearswill leadto player burnout and injuries be-causeofadditionalworkload.Despitea mandatory 25-day vacation pro-posed under the newplan, there aregenuine fears.Apart fromthedomestic leagues,

the players currently have to com-pete in continental club competi-tions,qualification tournaments forthe World Cup and continentalchampionships and commercially-driven exhibition games.Players fear having aWorld Cup

every two years could lead tomorequalifying as well as main tourna-mentmatches.

Whyplayerunionstandwillbekey

AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSESEPTEMBER9

ITALY’SNEW-LOOKattackinglineupfiredtheAzzurri to a5-0winover Lithuania inWorldCupqualifyingonWednesdayanda first vic-tory since winning the EuropeanChampionship toextenditsrecordunbeatenrun to 37. Moise Kean scored twice andGiacomoRaspadorinettedhisfirstItalygoal—andforcedanowngoal—inanimpressivefirsthalf for the Italians. Itwas the first time Italyhadscoredfour intheopening30minutesofaninternationalmatch.The two 21-year-olds, whowere born

within10daysof eachother, had startedbe-cause of a number of absentees in the Italysquad, including Ciro Immobile, LorenzoInsigneandFedericoChiesa.“It’s all in theirmindsandtheir feet,” Italy

coachRobertoMancini said. “If theydowhattheyneedtodo,workseriously,workhard,re-mainorganizedonthefield, thentheyhaveagreatfuture.Butitdependsonthem.”GiovanniDi Lorenzo also scoredhis first goal for Italy,early in the second half. “Despite losing somanyplayersbetweenyesterdayandthedaybefore, the ladswhowent out onto the fieldrespondedwell,”Mancinisaid.“Obviouslytheopponentsweren’tof thehighestquality,butthenscoringfiveorsixgoalsisn’tsoeasy,what’simportantisthatwedidgoodthings.”ItalyremainedatopGroupCandextended

its advantage to six points aheadof second-place Switzerland, which has played twomatches fewer. Switzerland forwardHarisSeferovic had a penalty saved by Bailey

Peacock-Farrell ashis teamwasheld to a0-0drawbyNorthernIreland.Onlythegroupwin-neradvancesdirectlytothe2022WorldCupinQatar.Therunner-upgoestoa12-team,two-roundplayoffsbracketinMarch.Italywaslookingtogetbackontrackafter

twosuccessivedrawsfollowingitsEuro2020final victory over England in July. And itwasplayingaLithuaniasquadthatwasbottomofthe group andhad lost all eight of its gamesplayedin2021,scoringtwogoalsandconced-ing20.

EnglandheldbyPolandEngland’s 100per cent record inWorld Cupqualifyingwas ended indramatic fashionbyDamianSzymanski'sstoppage-timeequaliserin a 1-1 draw with Poland in Warsaw onWednesday(Sept8).Agameshortongoalmouthactionlookedtobemeandering towards a stalemateuntilHarryKane'slong-rangestrike18minutesfromtimedeceivedWojciechSzczesny.ButSzymanski rescuedapoint thatcould

bevitaltothePoles'chancesofsealingsecondplace in Group I of European qualifying bycrashing home a header from RobertLewandowski's cross.England are now fourpointsclearofsecond-placedAlbaniaandfiveahead of Poland. Butwith clashes againstAndorraandSanMarinostill tocomeintheirremainingfourgames,qualificationforQatarshouldremainlittlemorethanaformalityforGarethSouthgate'smen.KEYRESULTS:England1-1Poland, Italy5-0Lithuania, Belarus 0-1 Belgium, Greece 2-1Sweden, Kosovo 0-2 Spain, Iceland 0-4Germany

MoiseKean,inactionforthefirsttimesincemovingbacktoJuventusfromEverton,gaveItalytheleadinthe11thminute.Reuters

New-look Italy rout Lithuania;Poland strike England at death

Real Madrid return toSantiago BernabeuASSOCIATEDPRESSMADRID,SEPTEMBER9

MORETHAN18monthslater,RealMadridisreturningtoSantiagoBernabéuStadium.Madridwillgettoplayat itsvenuewhenithostsCeltaVigoin

theSpanishleagueonSunday,560daysafteritlasthostedamatchat the stadium.TheBernabéu’smassive renovationproject is farfromoverbut itwill reopen to a limited crowdwhen the leaguereturns fromthe internationalbreak.It will be the firstmatch at the venue since before the pan-

demic onMarch 1, 2020, whenMadrid defeated Barcelona 2-0withZinedineZidaneascoach.MadridpresidentFlorentinoPérezsaid,“Soccerisreturningto

theSantiagoBernabéu. It’s veryexciting tobeable to say this af-tereverythingwehavebeenthroughduringthesesadandstrangetimes.”Madridtookadvantageoftheprohibitiononspectatorsinsta-

diums because of the pandemic to accelerate the constructionwork at the Bernabéuwhile it played its homematches at thesmallAlfredoDi StéfanoStadiumin theclub’s trainingcomplex.Itplayedthreestraightawaymatchesinthefirstthreeroundsthisseason toget thevenueready for crowdsagain.Authoritiesareallowingclubstofill60%oftheirvenues’capac-

ities,whichwouldmeannearly50,000fansattheBernabéu,butonly several thousand people are expected on Sunday. Not allseatingareaswillbeavailableuntiltherenovationconcludes,andMadidhasyet to say theexactnumberof tickets itputonsale.The Bernabéu is not expected to be fully finished until the

end of 2022. Construction work is visible outside and insidethevenue,whichwill get a retractable roof anda state-of-the-art video board.On the field,Madrid resumes its league campaignwithout

KylianMbappédespite a reportedoffer ofmore than200mil-lion euros ($236million) to Paris Saint-Germain at the end ofthe transfer window.Madrid’s only additionwas youngmid-fielder Eduardo Camavinga, a France teammate ofMbappé.Madrid city rival Atlético Madrid, the defending league

champion, boosted its squad ahead of its match at promotedEspanyolonSundaybybringingbackAntoineGriezmannonaloan fromBarcelona.“I can’t stop smiling,” Griezmann said.

Ronaldo set to make Man Utd debutREUTERSMANCHESTER,SEPTEMBER9

ASTHEPremierLeagueresumesfollowingtheinternationalbreakalleyeswillbeonCristianoRonaldo'shomecomingparty atOldTraffordonSaturday,withthePortugueseinternationalsettoresumehisManchesterUnitedcareeraf-ter12yearsaway.The 36-year-old re-joinedUnited from

Juventus on a two-year deal lastmonth andcouldmakehis 'seconddebut' asOleGunnarSolskjaer's side hostNewcastleUnited. readmoreWhilehemayhavetocontenthimselfwith

aplaceonthebench, itwouldsurelysurprisenooneifUnited'snumbersevendidnotstealthelimelightwithafairytalereturn.RonaldojoinedUnitedasteenagerin2003

andwentontowineightmajortrophiesinsixseasons under the watchful eyes of AlexFerguson,scoring118goalsalongtheway.Hewentontoscoreaclubrecord451times

for RealMadrid after leavingUnited in2009

and 101 forJuventus.While the clock

is ticking on hismagical career,thereisnodoubthisreturn to thePremierLeaguehascreatedabuzz.Portugal team

mate BrunoFernandesbelievesRonaldo'swinningmen-tality can ruboff on aUnited squad that hasfallenjustshortofsilverwareunderSolskjaer."Theenthusiasmwillberedhot,everyone

knowsCristiano is in thehouse," he said thisweek."Everyoneisveryconfidentandhappythat

he isback, theplayers too.Weknowwhathecangiveusandourfocus, likeCristiano's, is towin.Withhim,weknowweareclosertowin-ning(trophies)."

Pressure intensifyingWhiletheatmosphereatOldTraffordwill

be electric, the one atArsenal on Saturday islikely tobe tense.TheGunners arewithout apointoragoal inthe leaguethisseasonanda5-0drubbingatManchesterCitybeforethein-ternationalbreakhasleftthemrockbottomofthe tablewith the pressure intensifying onmanagerMikelArteta.Should they lose it would be the first

timesincethe1923-24campaignthat theiropening four league games would haveended in defeat, while they have nevergone four at the start of a league seasonwithout scoring a goal.Notexactlythestatisticsexpectedofaclub

that spent in excess of 150million pounds($207.18million) in the transferwindow, al-though technical director Eduhasurgedpa-tience."Ithinkyouhavetoseethebiggerpicture,"

theBraziliantoldtheclub'swebsite."Wesigned sixplayers, all the six areun-

dertheageof23sothatisthedirectionyougototrytoconsolidatethedirectionofthesquad,to try to give to the squadmorebalance andmorefutureaswell."

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