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SC transfers Unnao cases to Delhi court 25,000 more troops
Court also orders ₹ 25 lakh interim compensation and CRPF protection to the rape survivor being deployed in J&K
Amarnath Yatra suspended
Count me out for top
Krishnadas Rajagopal
NEW DELHI Three guards Peerzada Ashiq
post, says Priyanka The Supreme Court on
NEW DELHI Thursday transferred fi ve suspended Srinagar
An additional 25,000 secur
Congress general secretary cases of crimes committed Three police guards ity personnel were ordered
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is against the Unnao rape survi deployed for the protection to be moved to Jammu and
believed to have told a vor and her family from a of the Unnao rape survivor Kashmir on Thursday, days
meeting of party general CBI court in Lucknow to its were suspended on
secretaries on Thursday that
after Governor Satya Pal
counterpart in Delhi and or Thursday for negligence. Malik said “all was normal”,
she shouldn’t be considered dered the Uttar Pradesh go DGP O.P Singh said the three fuelling a fresh wave of
as a replacement for her vernment to pay her ₹ 25 lakh guards were not travelling speculation in the State. The personnel are being
brother and outgoing party
in interim compensation. with the family on the day According to police split between the Jammu
chief Rahul Gandhi. Ms.
A Bench, led by Chief Jus their car collided with a sources, a fresh order was and Kashmir regions. AP
Vadra’s remarks are *
Free electricity for Delhiites using up to 200 units India evaluating Pak. proposal
Move will encourage power saving, says Kejriwal; BJP, Cong. call announcement ‘election gimmick’ for consular access to Jadhav
Staff Reporter ference. Those consuming around 35% of the total con Congress was in power, even Response will be sent through diplomatic channels: MEA
New Delhi 201400 units of electricity sumers use less than 200 un then power tariff in Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind Kejri will get about 50% subsidy, its during summer and in was lowest in the country,”
wal on Thursday announced he added. winter, the percentage goes senior Congress leader Ha
Kallol Bhattacherjee
NEW DELHI Pakistan arrests
free electricity for people
consuming up to 200 units
“Now people using 210 or
300 units will think that if
up to around 70. Terming
the move “historic”, he
roon Yusuf said.
Asked about the timing of
India is examining Pakistan’s
proposal to grant consular
‘Indian spy’
under a domestic connec they use under 200 units, claimed Delhi has the cheap the move, Mr. Kejriwal said: access to Kulbhushan Jad Pakistan has said its border
tion. The decision, which their bill will be zero. We be est electricity rate in the “When we took over, the hav, a former Navy offi cer, military police arrested Raju
came into eff ect from August lieve this will encourage country. power sector was in a bad who was sentenced to death Lakshman, 30, an “Indian
1, has been taken barely six them to save electricity,” the Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at The Delhi Congress, ho state. We worked and slowly by a Pakistan military court spy”, in Dera Ghazi Khan in
months before Delhi As Chief Minister said. a press conference in New wever, claimed that the Aam improved it. Since then, the on espionage and terrorism Punjab province on
sembly elections due in Fe Attacking the move, both Delhi on Thursday. Aadmi Party government DERC has been reducing charges in 2017. Wednesday. A PAGE 13
bruary 2020. the BJP and the Congress * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA was misleading the people rates... It was not possible Raveesh Kumar, spokes Kulbhushan Jadhav
“In Delhi, people who termed it an “election gim on power tariff . “It is a lie earlier, as power companies’ person of the Ministry of Ex DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
consume up to 200 units will mick”. Delhi BJP chief Manoj and demanded that Mr. Kej that Delhi has the cheapest fi nancial state was bad. At ternal Aff airs, said the esta are evaluating the proposal ties. Nor did he say whether
not have to pay electricity Tiwari said the Delhi govern riwal refund it or else his par rates of electricity and I chal that point, there was no blished channels were being in the light of the judgment conditions were attached to
bills. Their bills [will be] ment has “looted” ₹ 8,500 ty will “initiate a movement” lenge Arvind Kejriwal and question of making it free.” used to convey India’s res of the International Court of the proposal.
waived,” Mr. Kejriwal said crore from the people as against it. other AAP leaders who are (With PTI inputs) ponse. “We have received a Justice (ICJ),” he said, with
while addressing a press con fi xed charge and load charge The Chief Minister said misguiding people. When SEE ALSO A PAGE 3 proposal from Pakistan. We out spelling out the modali CONTINUED ON A PAGE 12
Fleeing Maldives leader
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Vadodara fl ooded
held off Tamil Nadu
Ahmed Adeeb was on a tugboat
Hariprasad
Radhakrishnan
Thoothukudi
Former Vice President of
Maldives Ahmed Adeeb Ab
dul Ghafoor, who secretly
fl ed the Maldives on a boat to
India, was held by Indian
authorities near the coast of
Thoothukudi in southern Ta
mil Nadu on Thursday.
Mr. Adeeb was convicted
by a Maldivian court in a plot
to assassinate former Presi
dent Abdulla Yameen, but Ahmed Adeeb Abdul
the country’s Supreme Court Ghafoor in a boat in
had quashed the sentence Thoothukudi on Thursday.
and ordered a fresh trial. *
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Crippled by torrents: Four persons were killed and 5,000 evacuated from Vadodara in Gujarat, The police said he was on
which was battered by nearly 500 mm of rain in 24 hours till Thursday morning. The board a Mongolianfl agged said the issue was being dealt
Vishwamitri river burst its banks and entered several areas. PTI (PAGE 9) *
tugboat, Virgo9, that set sail with by the Ministry of Exter
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on its way back to Thoothu central agencies.
kudi after delivering bulk car MEA offi cial spokesperson
U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran Minister go. Besides Mr. Adeeb, the
boat had nine workers —
Raveesh Kumar said, “There
are designated entry points
Agence France-Presse travel. heart of the complex talks eight Indonesian nationals through which foreigners are
Washington “Zarif implements the with foreign capitals over and a man from allowed entry into India. The
The U.S. on Wednesday im reckless agenda of Iran’s Su Iran’s nuclear power indus Thoothukudi. entry is facilitated on the ba
posed sanctions on Iran’s preme Leader, and is the re try, which Tehran says is While Coast Guard sourc sis of appropriate valid travel
Foreign Minister Moham gime’s primary spokesper peaceful, but Washington es in Thoothukudi told The documents. In the instant
mad Javad Zarif, eff ectively son around the world. The and regional allies, includ Hindu that the boat was in case, since he was not enter
slamming the door on the U.S. is sending a clear mes ing Israel, insist is a cover for tercepted in the sea near Ma ing through a designated en
country’s top diplomat. sage to the Iranian regime a secret weapons nappad, the Coast Guard IG try point and did not possess
The sanctions freeze any that its recent behaviour is programme. (Eastern Region), Paramesh, the valid document, he has
of Mr. Zarif ’s assets in the completely unacceptable,” President Hassan Rouha denied that the agency had not been permitted entry.”
U.S. or that are controlled by Treasury Secretary Steven ni said the measure showed any role in the detention of (With inputs from
U.S. entities, the govern Mnuchin said in a state Washington was “afraid” of Mr. Adeeb. Delhi and Chennai)
ment said, saying it would ment. Mr. Zarif. Tamil Nadu Director Gen
also curtail his international Mr. Zarif has been at the PATH TO TALKS A PAGE 14 eral of Police J.K. Tripathy CONTINUED ON A PAGE 12
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IN BRIEF
AUD conducts
orientation programme
NEW DELHI
RTI activists detained on way Plea in HC challenges triple talaq Bill
Huge possibility of it being misused, says petitioner
Ambedkar University Delhi
conducted an orientation
programme for freshers to all
undergraduate programmes
to deliver petition to President Soibam Rocky Singh
New Delhi
e-bike-sharing services
launched in Gurugram
It will provide last-mile connectivity
Special Correspondent pected to be the prime be
GURUGRAM nefi ciaries from this deve
To provide lastmile connec lopment. Mobycy already
tivity to commuters in the has a pilot programme
Millennium City, Gurugram across various stations of Ra
Metropolitan City Bus Limit pid Metro, including Sector
ed (GMCBL) in collaboration 5354 and Sector 5556 sta
with Mobycy launched e tions, DLF Cybercity, and
bikesharing services on Sector 44.
Thursday. The GMCBL joint The users can rent the e
chief executive offi cer Ashok bike it by unlocking the lock
Bansal inaugurated the facil by scanning a digital QR
ity at a function at HUDA Ci code via the Mobycy app.
ty Centre metro station. Upon completion, the e
The Mobycy will make its bikes can be parked in Mo
electric scooters and ebikes bycy designated parking
available across key Guru points shown on app. Cur
gram bus stops, including rently, Mobycy provides ov
HUDA City Centre metro sta er 2,000 rides every day in
tion, IFFCO Chowk, Sohna four cities, with a fl eet of ov
Road, Golf Course Road, for er 2,000 bikes.
one year under the arrange The commuter will have
ment. It will allow bus com to pay ₹ 2 per minute ride or
muters to opt for an environ can avail a day plan at ₹ 149.
mentfriendly mode of The monthly subscription
lastmile commute. plan will cost ₹ 499 for two
Daily commuters are ex half hours rides a day.
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THE HINDU
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019
DELHI
CITY 3
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Chief Minister
summoned in No ‘major increase’ in cost to exchequer expected: Kejriwal
defamation case BJP counters govt.’s claim, says free power up to 200 units will cost exchequer ₹ 600 crore more
Press Trust of India Staff Reporter
Government announcing freebies
New Delhi
A court here on Thursday
New Delhi
Announcing free electricity up
is an election stunt, alleges BJP
summoned Chief Minister to 200 units for domestic users,
Arvind Kejriwal in a crimi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
Cong. accuses CM of looting citizens on fi xed charges
nal complaint fi led by a BJP said the move is not “expected” Staff Reporter “Before coming to power, Mr. Kejri
NEW DELHI
activist for allegedly de to cause any “major increase” wal used to say that the private power
faming him by posting “ob in cost to the government. The State units of the Bharatiya Janata companies are earning profi t and the
jectionable” tweets. “Subsidy bill for electricity is Party as well as the Congress Thursday Comptroller and Auditor General of In
Additional Chief Metro between ₹ 1,800 and ₹ 2,000 hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party govern dia should audit their accounts. Now,
politan Magistrate Samar crore every year. No major in ment saying it was announcing free he saying that the power companies
Vishal directed Mr. Kejri crease is expected. We have res bies keeping in mind the Assembly are incurring losses. Mr. Kejriwal must
wal to appear before the tructured the same subsidy,” he elections due next year. clarify what is the truth,” Mr. Tiwari
court on August 7 on the said while addressing a press Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari said.
complaint by Rajesh Ku conference. said, “The declaration by the Chief Mi Responding to Mr. Tiwari, AAP lead
mar. He has sought Mr. Kej The government has been nister Arvind Kejriwal for making elec er Atishi said, “Why does Tiwari not
riwal’s prosecution under paying the said subsidy to the tric consumption up to 200 units free want the people of Delhi to get 200 un
Sections 499 and 500 (re power distribution companies misleading and an election stunt. Mr. its of electricity free? What are his and
lated to defamation) and even before Thursday’s an Kejriwal will have to refund ₹ 8,500 the BJP’s objection if an ordinary fami
153 (provocation with in nouncement so as to provide crore recovered as fi xed charge and ly living in Delhi that needs a basic
tent to cause riot) of the electricity at lesser rates to peo load charge to the consumers of Delhi light, fan, mobile charger, fridge to live
IPC. ple. fi rst. a dignifi ed life, is being provided 200
BJP MLA and Leader of Op Accusing the government of mis units of power free? As many as 60% of
position in Delhi Assembly Vi leading the people once more by mak Delhi’s households consume less than
jender Gupta said it will cost the ing a false announcement, he said, “If 200 units of electricity per month.”
exchequer ₹ 600 crore. “The de the government does not refund the She added, “As an MP, Tiwari gets
cision will put an additional money looted from the consumers free electricity. If he disapproves of
burden of ₹ 600 crore on the ex then BJP will initiate a movement free electricity for the rest of the peo
chequer. How will Mr. Kejriwal against it,” Mr. Tiwari said. ple, why doesn’t he give up the perks
manage payment of this The Congress said Mr. Kejriwal’s an on electricity, housing, vehicle, and
amount? He will certainly util after Thursday’s announcement the senior offi cers are all enjoy He said the BJP should say nouncement that those who consume other facilities that he is getting at the
ise the money of the taxpayers will not be much,” he added. ing free electricity. But no one whether bills should be zero for electricity up to 200 units will not be cost of taxpayers?”
for his political gain,” Mr. Gupta Stating that poor people also calls those freebies. All I am do those consuming up to 200 un charged any tariff was totally inadeq “If we look at the BJPruled states,
Light rain said. need water and electricity, the
Chief Minister, said, “If any per
ing is extending those benefi ts
to this country’s aam aadmi
its or not in Delhi. “It should
then ask its own State govern
uate as the discoms had looted the citi
zens of Delhi for the past one and a
the electricity that costs ₹ 1,075 for 400
units in Delhi but costs ₹ 1,820 in Guru
likely today ‘Reduced the subsidy’
A government spokesperson
son is poor, then he won’t drink
water? He won’t use electricity?
[common man], who work all
day long, run their households
ments to bring tariff to Delhi’s
levels and then talk.”
half years on the fi xed charges and
pension fund heads.
gram. In Noida, 200 units cost ₹ 1,310,
and 400 costs ₹ 1,480. We demand an
said the Delhi Electricity Regu Basic line commitment like we honestly, raise their children. I “In Mumbai, 200 units cost The Congress called it another elec immediate CBI enquiry into the power
Press Trust of India latory Commission (DERC) had did in water is what we are do am trying to give them the same ₹ 1400, Delhi will pay zero. tion gimmick by the Kejriwal govern scams across the country that are
New Delhi reduced the fi xed charges on ing in the electricity sector.” facilities that we provide for this Mumbai pays ₹ 3,310 for 400 un ment. keeping tariff s so high,” Ms. Atishi said.
It was a hot and humid day Wednesday. “It also reduced “I know the television de country’s politicians and bu its, Delhi pays ₹ 1,075. For 400
in the Capital with the mer the subsidy which the govern bates will criticize us for giving reaucrats. What is wrong if I am units, Bangalore pays ₹ 2,910
cury settling at 36.9 de ment had to pay to the Discoms. ‘freebies’. The country’s politi giving aam aadmis the status of and Delhi only ₹ 1,075 only,” he
grees Celsius, three notch Due to this, the increase in cost cians, ministers, MPs, MLAs, a khaas aadmi?” he asked. added.
es above the normal, said a
meteorological (Met) de
partment offi cial said.
The minimum tempera
ture settled at 27.8 degrees
Celsius, a notch above nor
mal. The weatherman
predicted cloudy sky for
Friday with the possibility
of light rain and thunder
showers. The maximum
temperature is expected to
be around 34 degrees Celsi
us, he said.
LG’s private secretary Fake currency with face value
of ₹ 4 lakh seized, two arrested
duped of ₹ 1.3 lakh ‘Notes pumped in from Bangladesh’
3 illegal transactions made from his card Staff Reporter seized from Shiksha, those
New Delhi having a total face value of
Staff Reporter diately called the customer Two persons have been ar ₹ 1.5 lakh were seized from
New Delhi care service and com rested for allegedly carry Mandal,” Mr.Yadav said.
Private secretary of Lieute plained about the matter af ing fake Indian currency
nantGovernor Anil Baijal ter which his card was notes of face value ₹ 4 lakh, Since 2018
was allegedly duped of ₹ 1.3 blocked. However, he was the police said on During interrogation, Man
lakh after three authorised informed by the executive Thursday. dal allegedly told the police
transactions were made that three transactions have Deputy Commissioner he has been involved in the
from his bank account, the already been made for the of Police (Special Cell) San circulation since 2018 and
police said on Thursday. amount ₹ 48,000, ₹ 40,944 jeev Kumar Yadav said the fake notes are being
and ₹ 42,951.20. Shiksha (32) from Harya pumped into India through
OTP requested Mr. Thakur then ap na’s Panipat, and Gautam Bangladesh.
Anoop Thakur in his com proached Civil Lines police Mandal (25) from West The supply is brought to
plaint to police said he got to station on Wednesday and Bengal’s Malda were arrest Malda’s Kaliachak area and
know about the fraud when submitted his complaint. ed following a tipoff . from there it is circulated
he received a text message Deputy Commissioner of The police claimed to to diff erent parts of the
on Tuesday requesting a Police (North) Nupur Prasad have received information country.
‘One Time Password’ for a said a case under Section on Wednesday that Mandal The police said he has al
transaction of ₹ 1,31,935.20 420 (Cheating and dishon would come near Haider ready delivered fourfi ve
on his State Bank of India estly inducing delivery of pur Badli metro station to consignments in Delhi, Ut
credit card. property) of the IPC has deliver a consignment to tar Pradesh and Haryana.
He was at work in Raj Ni been registered. Shiksha after which a trap Shiksha has been circulat
was at 6.30 p.m. when he The case has been trans was laid. ing the currency for the
received the message. ferred to district cyber cell, “While counterfeit notes last three years, they ad
Mr. Thakur said he imme she added. worth ₹ 2.5 lakh were ded.
Factfi nding committee recommends HC lawyer
death: 4 held,
legal proceedings against BJP MP 1 absconding
Panel says Verma made false claims about mosques on govt. land Press Trust of India
Noida
Staff Reporter
New Delhi <
> We understand it
[the statement]
statement] was on communal
lines. The election is coming
Four persons have been
nabbed on Thursday for al
A committee appointed by was on communal and they want to talk about legedly killing lawyer Kul
the Delhi Minorities Commis lines. Election is these things so that there is jeet Kaur in Noida on July 2,
sion (DMC) has recommend coming and they polarisation and increase in the police said.
ed to “initiate legal proceed their vote bank.” Mr. Ovais A domestic help of the
want to talk these
ings” against BJP MP Parvesh said they found a temple 60yearold High Court la
things so that there
Verma for his “false” allega which was on government wyer, who was found dead
tions on 54 mosques in go is polarisation and land and the BJP MP’s posters inside her Sector 31 house,
vernment land here. increase in their were on it. He added that was among those arrested,
vote bank there were a lot of temples on they said.
‘Communal harmony’ Zafarul Islam Khan government land and asked The police have also ap
DMC chairman
The committee said the alle why the selective outrage. prehended a juvenile girl
gations targeted a particular West Delhi to LieutenantGo The committee visited all for her alleged involvement
community and tried to “dis vernor Anil Baijal. He had the sites that the BJP MP had in the conspiracy.
turb the communal harmo raised the issue earlier also listed. Mr. Ovais said the list Her house was found ran
ny”. The committee also and on June 24, the DMC set was compiled in such a hurry sacked and the domestic
urged the DMC to lodge a up a fi vemember factfi nding that there was one name helps — Sanju and Ma
complaint against the BJP MP committee headed by social which was repeated and in neesha — were missing since
with the Ethics Committee of activist Ovais Sultan Khan. eight locations, they could the incident, a senior offi cer
the Lok Sabha as it is “clearly Presenting the report on not locate any mosque. said. While Sanju has been
found that he has violated his Thursday at a press confe “In view of the upcoming arrested, Maneesha is still at
oath of offi ce”. rence, Mr. Khan said the BJP Assembly elections in Delhi, large, said SSP (Gautam
Last month, BJP MP Par MP was selective in his out there should be zero tole Buddh Nagar) Vaibhav
vesh Verma had submitted a burst. He also said they did rance against those spreading Krishna. The other arrested
list of 54 mosques and gra not fi nd any of the 54 mos hate and incitement to vio have been identifi ed as Ree
veyards, which allegedly ex ques or graveyards on go lence against particular com ta and her husband Lalit.
isted in an unauthorised vernment land. DMC chair munities,” another recom The accused have been
manner on government land man Zafarul Islam Khan, mendation of the committee booked under relevant In
across his constituency of said, “We understand it [the read. dian Penal Code sections.
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IN BRIEF
Recovery of ‘secret’ papers: trial Pahari village clash: police
against Reliance, offi cers quashed register FIR against villagers
They had thrashed a man after he fi red at a villager
Woman held with pistol
One can’t be put on trial merely because a document is marked as secret, says HC
at metro station
Special Correspondent
<
> It is suspected that Indian Penal Code and under
<
> The documents tained in these documents the accused were diff erent sections of the Ra
Staff Reporter GURUGRAM
NEW DELHI New Delhi
recovered from were already published by After a villager and an alleged taking cows for jasthan Bovine Animal Act
A woman was apprehended
The Delhi High Court on the accused were the newspaper. cow smuggler were injured slaughtering and the Arms Act.
by the CISF at a metro station
Thursday put an end to the already in public in a clash in Alwar’s Pahari The police recorded Sa
here on Thursday around 9 Paris Deshmukh
a.m. for allegedly carrying a
trial under the Offi cial Se domain, and Nature of information village two days ago, Rajas Superintendent of Police (Alwar) lim’s statement on July 31 af
pistol and a bullet round in crets Act against Reliance therefore, they lose Taking note of the argu than Police have registered a ter the doctors declared hi m
her bag, a senior officer said. Industries Ltd. and three of ment, Justice Gaur said, “A crossFIR against the villag Ramjeet. Though Salim was fi t to do so. A case was regis
confi dentiality
Poonam Yadav (27), a its then senior executives person cannot be put on ers on charges of causing caught by the young men ac tered against the villagers.
Sunil Gaur
resident of Delhi, was for recovery of alleged se High Court Justice
trial merely because a docu hurt, wrongful confi nement companying Ramjeet, his ac However, no one has been
intercepted at Shiv Vihar cret documents from them ment has been marked as and unlawful assembly for al complices managed to named in the FIR against the
station.A countrymade pistol in 1998. of charges against RIL and ‘secret’, as it is necessary to legedly beating up the escape. villagers.
and a live bullet round was Justice Sunil Gaur re three of its senior execu see the nature of informa accused. Salim was allegedly badly A team led by Assistant Su
recovered from her hand marked that the documents tives. This order was chal tion contained in it, to fi nd Salim and his accomplices beaten up by the villagers perintendent of Police (Ru
baggage. She was handed recovered from them were lenged before the High out if any off ence under The Jakam and Sahoon were who then informed the pol ral) has detained Jakam and
over to the police for further already in public domain, Court by them. Offi cial Secrets Act, 1923 is walking a herd of over a do ice. A countrymade pistol Sahoon as well and the two
investigation, he said. PTI and “therefore, they lose In the course of search, They argued that the doc made out or not.” zen cows towards the fi elds and eight cartridges were were being brought to Alwar.
their confi dentiality”. photocopies of the four “se uments in question are not “This court is of the con on the outskirts of Pahari vil seized from Salim, said the All the three accused belong
cret” documents of the Go prejudicial to the security of sidered view that trial court lage under the jurisdiction of police. to Bharatpur in Rajasthan.
Shivaji Stadium metro 1998 search operation vernment of India, compris the State. They said merely has gravely erred in ignor Kathumar police station, Both Ramjeet and Salim Superintendent of Police
station renamed The case stems from a ing 37 pages, were marking them “secret”, ing the newspaper reports when a gang of young men, were taken to Community (Alwar) Paris Deshmukh told
NEW DELHI search operation conducted recovered from the drawer does not bring the docu on record on technical plea including Ramjeet, accosted Health Centre and later shift The Hindu that based on pre
With LIC providing semi on October 28, 1998 on the of Mr. Balasubramanian’s of ments in question within of want of proof, as it is a them. ed to Civil Hospital in Alwar liminary investigation and
branding, Shivaji Stadium offi ce premises of V. Balasu fi ce table. the ambit of The Offi cial Se settled legal position that on At this, the accused hurri for treatment. the past record of the three it
metro station on the Airport bramanian, Group Presi The prosecution alleged crets Act, 1923. technicalities, substantial edly ran towards the fi elds A case was registered was suspected that they were
Express Line is now called LIC dent, RIL, at Meridien Com that these documents were They also pointed out justice cannot be sacrif with the herd. When the against Salim and his accom taking the cows for slaughter
Shivaji Stadium Station. mercial Tower, Janpath in “secret” ones. that the documents were ve iced,” the judge said while young men chased the ac plices on charges of attempt ing.
Anoop Kumar, Zonal Manager,
New Delhi by the Delhi A trial court here had in ry much in public domain quashing the trial against cused on a motorcycle, Salim to murder, wrongful restraint He added that the matter
Northern Zone of LIC India,
police. March 2012 ordered framing and the information con RIL and its executives. allegedly opened fi re injuring and causing hurt under the was under investigation.
inaugurated the semi
branding of the station on
July 8. “This station is one of
the highly prominent stations
at which the Airport Express
line operates, covering the
Two men arrested for Man held for posing as IAS Money laundering: remand
distance between New Delhi
railway station to Dwarka
smuggling sandalwood offi cer, duping policemen of businessman extended
Sector 21,” the company said
in a statement. Police seize logs weighing over 1,300 kg ED says probe requires further custody
Staff Reporter and were waiting for a vehi He promised victims desired postings in return for money
Medical college planned New delhi cle for the transportation. Nirnimesh Kumar Act when he started deviat
New Delhi
at Dayanand Hospital Two men have been arrest Press Trust of India their work done in lieu of ing from earlier statement
NEW DELHI ed for allegedly smuggling Smuggled from Chennai Noida <
> The accused has
made ₹ 8 lakh to money. “The matter came A Delhi court on Thursday as a witness and failed to ex
Standing Committee of the sandalwood in northeast “The accused transported A man has been arrested for to light during investigation extended till August 9 the plain payment of ₹ 2.5 crore
₹ 10 lakh in the last
East Delhi Municipal Delhi’s Welcome, the police the sandalwood, weighing posing as a senior bureau in a case lodged at Sector 20 police remand of Hydera to the meat exporter in
Corporation on Thursday
few months by
said on Thursday. 1,340 kgs, from Chennai to crat in the Prime Minister’s police station on July 26,” he badbased businessman Sa three instalments of 1.5
passed a resolution to set up conning people
The accused have been Delhi and were planning to Offi ce and duping Uttar Pra said. na Satish Babu in a money crore, ₹ 50 lakh and ₹ 25
a medical college at Swami identifi ed as Nadeem Zafar sell it in Moradabad in Uttar desh policemen by promis Vaibhav Krishna
“When Rathi’s phone laundering case in which lakh.
SSP (Gautam Buddh Nagar)
Dayanand Hospital. The (35) and Mohammad Basil Pradesh. Forest Department ing them desired postings in number was tracked, it led meat exporter Moin Qureshi The next day the court
hospital gets the most
(28) and 1,340 kg of sandal offi cers said that the reco lieu of money, offi cers said “Mishra and Rathi would the police team to a car is also an accused. had remanded him to Direc
number of daily patients in
wood was recovered from vered sandalwood cannot on Thursday. use fake identities to lure parked in Sector 18 and both Special Judge Anuradh torate’s custody till
East Delhi and is planned to
their possession, they said. be carried from one State to Gaurav Mishra (30) lowerrank policemen by of the accused were found in Shukla Bhardwaj extended Thursday.
be expanded to a 500bed
hospital, the resolution
During a tenant verifi ca another without getting a would either pose as a se fering them postings and side. On questioning, Mis his remand to the Enforce The Central Bureau of In
stated. Hospitals with more tion drive near Samudayik transit permit from the de nior IAS offi cer posted in transfers of their choice in hra introduced himself as ment Directorate when vestigation has charged the
than 400 beds are suitable Bhawan, the police spotted partment,” said Atul Kumar the PMO or an IPS offi cer of return for money. Mishra an IPS offi cer and tried to in counsel for the probe agen meat exporter with collect
for setting up medical the two men standing be Thakur, Deputy Commis the West Bengal cadre, they has been doing this for near fl uence the local police,” Mr. cy, D.P. Singh and N.K. Mat ing money from private per
colleges and since the hind trucks with logs sioner of Police (North said, adding that his broth ly a decade and was jailed in Krishna said. The police ta, submitted that the inves sons to get favour for them
hospital meets all other wrapped with plastic. After East). erinlaw Ashutosh Rathi 2012,” SSP (Gautam Buddh team further questioned the tigation required his further from public servants and
criteria, the move is being seeing the police, the ac Basil, who hails from (34) was arrested as well. Nagar) Vaibhav Krishna them and after going custody to confront him sending the proceeds of
undertaken to help train cused tried to fl ee, offi cers Chennai, brought the logs in A police offi cer said said. through their mobile phone with certain individuals and crime abroad through
skilled doctors and deliver said. a tempo to the national cap Rathi, who identifi ed him Mishra, who hails from records, apprehended documents to fi nd out the hawala.
affordable health care, it said. The policemen un ital, the police also said. self as a BJP leader, would Allahabad, and lives in Gha them. money trail. Following the fi ling of an
wrapped the packaging and They were on the way to Za assure the victims of exert ziabad, along with Rathi, Mishra has made ₹ 8 lakh The Enforcement Direc FIR against him, the directo
found sandalwood inside. far’s house, who lives in Jan ing pressure on government would call up the policemen to ₹ 10 lakh in the last three torate had arrested him on rate fi led a complaint
Solar panels to come up They were carrying the ta Colony in Welcome, they offi cials to get their transfers in various districts of the to four months by duping July 26 under the Preven against Qureshi for money
at municipal schools sandalwood to Zafar’s house added. or postings done quickly. State and off er them to get their targets, the SSP said. tion of Money Laundering laundering.
NEW DELHI
A proposal to set up solar
panels on the rooftops of up
Consumer forum asks builder to
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to 200 municipal schools was
passed by the standing
committee of the North Delhi
Loads of work
Municipal Corporation on
Thursday. Panels with a
capacity of 5 kW each will be
pay homebuyer ₹ 2.75 lakh
set up at a total cost of ₹ 7
crore. Each unit is being set Developer raised demands for project that did not take off
up at a cost of ₹ 3.50 lakh.
2006. The complainant was
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Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI
was told that the assured that the project was
A district consumer dis duly approved for fi nancing
Doctor alleges putes redressal forum here
project was
approved for by banks for loan purposes
has directed a private deve but when he applied for
extortion by loper to compensate a com
fi nancing by banks
but when he
loan, he was apprised that
plainant by paying over the said project was not
2 advocates ₹ 2.75 lakh for raising de applied for loan, he sanctioned. No reply came
mands for a housing project was told that the forth [from the developer]
Staff Reporter that did not take off . said project was showing their dishonest in
New delhi Holding the company not sanctioned tent,” the consumer panel
A doctor at a private hospi defi cient in services, the district consumer disputes observed.
tal in east Delhi’s Preet Vi consumer panel said, “We redressal forum Dismissing contentions
har has alleged that the fi nd the developer guilty of put forth by the developer,
two advocates of a city defi ciency of service and when Faridabad resident the consumer panel also
court extracted money unfair trade practice in hav Dinesh Kumar Singhal al said, “...No man of reasona
from him on the pretext of ing unlawfully and unjusti leged that despite having ble prudence would mind
a legal notice, the police fi ably raising demands for a paid the booking amount lessly pay huge amounts of
said on Thursday. project which never took for a fl at in a housing pro to the builder without get
The victim, also an own off , failing to enter into any ject that was to come up in ting any iota of knowledge
er of the private hospital, written agreement with the Bhiwadi, the Delhibased about the status of the pro
was sent a legal notice per complainant, keeping him developer, Piyush Colonis ject he has invested in.”
taining to the hospital land in the dark with respect to ers, failed to provide details Apart from refund of the
by two advocates in a bid to the progress of the project of the project. booking amount paid by the
extort money from him, with no allotment letter and “The complainant, lured complainant, the consumer
they said. arbitrarily cancelling the in by representation, bro panel directed an additional
The advocates claimed vestment and forfeiting the chures and propaganda compensation of ₹ 25,000
that they could settle the deposited amount of ₹ 2.30 made [by the developer] for harassment and mental
legal dispute within a Women workers building a footpath along the Barapullah road in the Capital. *
V.V. KRISHNAN lakh.” with respect to the said pro agony caused to the com
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Accordingly, a meeting
was arranged at Connaught
Place where the doctor
paid them ₹ 1 lakh.
Later, when the accused
Annual health checkup must for govt. staff 2 contract killers held Noida gets its fi rst ‘pink
forced him to pay more
money, the victim lodged a LieutenantGovernor accords inprinciple approval after gunfi ght in Noida toilet’, 10 more to come up
complaint at Preet Vihar
police station, a senior pol Staff Reporter “With the introduction of duction of the scheme will Press Trust of India change of fi re with the pol Press Trust of India from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and
ice offi cer said. NEW DELHI this scheme, all employees prove to be a milestone in Noida ice, a senior offi cer said. Noida can be used absolutely free
A case was registered LieutenantGovernor Anil of Delhi government will be ensuring good health for all Two alleged contract killers “Accused Aakash Singh Noida on Thursday got its of cost,” Ms. Maheshwari
and an investigation was Baijal on Thursday accord eligible for annual health the employees under Go involved in a shootout at a hails from Baghpat and Ravi fi rst ‘pink toilet’ dedicated to said.
initiated, he said. ed inprinciple approval to checkup scheme with the vernment of NCT Delhi and property dealer’s offi ce here Singh belongs to Delhi. They women with facilities for “There is a vending ma
During investigation, a the mandatory annual introduction of this scheme. would go a long way in im have been nabbed on Thurs are sharpshooters engaged sanitary napkins and baby chine for sanitary napkins in
woman who helped the ad health checkup scheme for The scheme shall benefi t ap proving the overall produc day morning following a by Billu Dujana gang. On Ju care. the toilet and it also has a
vocates in the extortion, all Delhi government em proximately 1.5 lakh em tivity and effi ciency of the gunfi ght, the police said. ly 24, they had barged into The toilet, located in the proper disposal system .
was held and questioned, ployees aged 40 years and ployees currently working administration. The accused were going the offi ce and opened fi re in Sector 50 market, was inaug More such toilets will come
the offi cer also said. above. in Delhi government. Such The employee concerned to mount another attack on which the dealer’s em urated by Noida Authority up in the city soon and their
The two advocates in The mandatory health facilities were so far availa will be able to visit any of the the property dealer but the ployee was injured,” SP Chairman Alok Tandon and location is being surveyed.
volved in the alleged extor checkup shall be made part ble to IAS offi cers and Group authorized/empanelled hos police foiled their plan after (Noida) Vineet Jaiswal said. CEO Ritu Maheshwari. Ten more are expected to
tion are absconding, the of their annual performance A Civil Services Offi cers on pitals for annual health receiving a tipoff . They Two pistols were seized “This ‘pink toilet’ has es come up within the next two
police said, adding that ef assessment report to ensure ly,” read the statement from checkup and will be eligible were nabbed around 5 a.m. from them and they have sentially been made keeping months,” she added. Ms. Ma
forts are to nab the culprits its implementation in letter the LG’s offi ce. for reimbursement for the in PhaseII area after they been hospitalised for treat in mind the needs of women heshwari had ordered the
are on. and spirit. It added that the intro same. sustained injuries in an ex ment, he also said. and girls. It will remain open construction of such toilets.
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AIKMS plans
protest from BJP leader’s remark on triple talaq Kaziranga tigers: spotlight on
August 9
Staff Reporter
victims sparks row in Odisha House offi cialpoacher nexus
BERHAMPUR
Report suggests some staff may be 'involved in poaching’
The All India Kisan Maz
door Sabha has planned a
What is wrong in quoting survey reports in Assembly, asks Bishnu Charan Sethi
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT cites the poaching of three cil, are not answerable to the
twoweeklong nationwide Special Correspondent “The Bill has nothing to do cite communal tension. rhinos in as many days in No heads of Assam’s Forest
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GUWAHATI
Bill has nothing to
protest on August 9 against BHUBANESWAR with religion and is aimed at Speaker Surjya Narayan An evaluation report on In vember 2017 close to the Tu Department.
the alleged drive of the rul
do with religion
The Odisha Assembly wit and is aimed at eradicating a social evil. Now, Patro had to adjourn the pro dia’s tiger reserves has put nikati antipoaching camp The hills of Karbi Anglong
ing class to evict the poor nessed pandemonium on one cannot divorce his wife ceedings after he failed to res the spotlight on an alleged under the Burapahar Range. not only provide shelter to
from their livelihood and eradicating a social
Thursday after Bishnu Cha just by uttering ‘talaqtalaq tore normalcy in the House. nexus between some offi cials the animals of Kaziranga dur
habitat. evil.
ran Sethi, deputy leader of talaq’ in an inebriated state Similar scenes were created of Kaziranga National Park Anti-poaching camps ing high fl oods but also cover
Bishnu Charan Sethi
the Bharatiya Janata Party, Deputy leader of the BJP
or via a mobile phone mes by Congress MLAs in the and poachers. “When there are 178 anti for poachers, the report said.
stoked a controversy when sage,” he added postlunch session, forcing Kaziranga, a World Herit poaching camps in a 911sq
he said that triple talaq vic the interests of women, he adjournments. age Site designated by UNES km area, each camp has to Railway line
tims were being forced into said, while adding that he BJD protests The Speaker had to ad CO, is more popular as the protect 5 sq km. Given the re Assam Forest Minister Pari
prostitution. had only quoted fi ndings of Mr. Sethi’s statement soon journ the House fi ve times world’s best address for the sources at the command of mal Suklabaidya had in
The BJP MLA was replying some survey reports. evoked strong opposition and fi nally for the day after onehorned rhino. It is also the personnel, it should not formed the 126member State
to the Congress members “What is wrong in quoting from members of both oppo transacting some normal bu been a major tiger reserve co be diffi cult to guard the area Assembly that an expert com
who had on Wednesday criti survey reports in the House? sition Congress and ruling siness amid uproarious vering an area of 1,080 sq km. eff ectively. Such poaching mittee had been formed to
cised the BJPled government I have not made any adverse BJD members. The Congress scenes. Prime Minister Narendra close to the camps leads to study the proposal for laying
at the Centre for pushing remark against any commun MLAs rushed to the well of Meanwhile, Odisha Pra Modi had earlier this week re the suspicion of the involve a second track through Dee
through the Muslim Women ity, but quoted survey reports the House to disrupt the pro desh Congress Committee leased the management eff ec ment of offi cials,” it says. por Beel, a wetland on the
(Protection of Rights on Mar that say Muslim women dom ceedings, while some BJD president Niranjan Patnaik tiveness evaluation reports The report also notes Kazi western edge of Guwahati
riage) Bill in Parliament. inate the red light areas in members protested by stand demanded that Mr. Sethi for tiger reserves across the ranga’s management weak that was listed in 2002 as a
Mr. Sethi claimed that Mumbai and Kolkata,” Mr. ing on their seats. apologise for making deroga country, including Kaziranga. ness in coordinating with for Ramsar Site.
some political parties had Sethi said Senior Congress MLA Na tory statements about Mus The report says that some est offi cials of Karbi Anglong, “The panel will submit its
been opposing the Bill with The practice of “triple ta rasingha Mishra countered lim women. The party will staff of Kaziranga Tiger Re which runs along the south report to the National Green
an eye on minority votes. laq” was abolished in 38 Mr. Sethi by saying that the protest if Mr. Sethi did not serve may sometimes get in ern boundary of the tiger re Tribunal, which will decide
Those opposing it should countries including Pakistan BJP leader should not make apologise, Mr. Patnaik said at volved in poaching by help serve. This is because the for on whether or not to go
keep in mind that the legisla and Bangladesh, the BJP lead statements against a particu a press conference. ing the poachers. To drive est offi cials of Karbi Anglong, ahead with the project,” Mr.
tion was passed to protect er maintained. lar community that would in (With PTI inputs) home the point, the report an autonomous tribal coun Suklabaidya said.
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‘BJP leaders
in touch with ‘Fadnavis is our CM candidate’ Youth Congress starts campaign
Congress’ Rajnath Singh fl ags off Mahajanadesh Yatra; says BJPSena will win 250 seats to ‘wake up Maharashtra’
Press Trust of India Sharad Vyas Will engage with fi ve crore youngsters for a youth manifesto
Chandrapur Amravati
Leader of Opposition in the The Bharatiya Janata Party Alok Deshpande be released ahead of the As
Mumbai
Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar (BJP) began its campaign for sembly elections.
claimed on Thursday that the coming Assembly elec The State unit of the Youth The Youth Congress cam
some disgruntled senior tions with the Union Defence Congress on Thursday paign is likely to add to the
leaders of the ruling BJP Minister Rajnath Singh de launched its ‘WakeUp Mah charged political scene in
are in touch with the Con claring on Thursday that De arashtra: Today for Tomor the State with almost all
gress. Four MLAs — three vendra Fadnavis was the row’ campaign in Mumbai. leading parties — Shiv Sena,
from the NCP and one from chief ministerial candidate “The Maharashtra Youth Bharatiya Janata Party and
the Congress — joined the for the polls to be contested Congress has decided to Nationalist Congress Party —
BJP on Wednesday. jointly with Shiv Sena. come out with a manifesto launching their peoples con
“The BJP has started Mr. Singh was fl agging of especially aimed at the tact programmes.
hunting and trapping se the fi rst phase of the one youth by engaging with Satyajeet TambePatil, “India is a country of
nior opposition leaders. monthlong Mahajanadesh them and listening to their president of Maharashtra youth and the government
But many BJP and Shiv Se Yatra at Mozari in Amarvati. concerns and inputs Youth Congress. had promised to provide 2
na leaders are unhappy. Mr. Fadnavis will travel ap through this campaign. We crore jobs every year. This
The BJP had once called proximately 4,384 km cover will be engaging with four to He said the youth would did not happen even as the
the NCP a party of “Alibaba ing 32 districts in the two fi ve crore youngsters in the be involved in discussions, unemployment rate has
and 40 thieves”, but now phases of the yatra. Mr. Singh 18 to 25 years age group from meetings, seminars, live dia reached a peak. We need to
the BJP is welcoming se declared that the BJPSena al across all tehsils and dis logues, and other programs, tell the youngsters that it is
nior NCP leaders into its liance would win 250 seats Yatra time: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis at the tricts,” said Satyajeet in both online and offl ine only the Congress which can
fold,” he told reporters. He under the leadership of Mr. fl agging off of the Mahajanadesh Yatra in Amarvati on Thursday. S SUDERSHAN *
TambePatil, president of formats so that their views deliver on jobs and attain
said, “A section of unhappy Fadnavis. the Maharashtra Youth could be heard and included economic growth,” said Mr.
BJP leaders is waiting for a “Somebody was telling me through programmes such as Congress. in the Congress manifesto to TambePatil.
chance and is in touch with that our target for Maharastra Jal Yukta Shivar, do vote me
the Congress..” is 220. But we believe if both back to power. Give me a
Car falls into
parties come together we can
win at least 250 seats. The
workers should go from door
thumping mandate,” he said.
Mr Fadnavis said their
work has proved to be a mag
Maratha Kranti Morcha warns
todoor to tell voters that De net for others to join, even
river in Pune; 1 vendra Fadnavis will be chief
ministerial candidate,” Mr.
thoughthe party is not trying
to woo anyone. “The BJP has of Statewide protest on Aug. 9
safe, 2 missing Singh said while listing out
the achievements by the go
never chased anyone. We will
take in those leaders who are Press Trust of India reservation for Marathas. in every district, it was yet to
vernment in the last fi ve capable and put a ‘housful’ Aurangabad It demanded a govern act on it.
Press Trust of India years. board for the rest,” he said The Maratha Kranti Morcha ment job to one family “If the government does
Pune The yatra will cover 668 Rajnath Singh with Devendra Fadnavis paying tributes to while referring to exodus of (MKM) has warned of a member of each of the 42 not take a decision on these
Two people were feared km in Konkan, 812 km in Rashtra Sant Tukdoji Maharaj before launching the Opposition MLAs to the BJP Statewide protest on Au deceased. demands by August 8, then
drowned in the swollen In western Maharashtra, 1,232 Mahajanadesh Yatra. PTI *
ranks over the past few gust 9 if the government It also said that although members of the community
drayani river after the car km in Vidarbha, and 633 km weeks. failed to fulfi l the communi the government had decid will hold an agitation on Au
they were travelling in fell and 1,069 km in north Maha lier, many people had doubts bring these numbers to zero The Chief Minister said he ty’s various demands. ed to withdraw cases lodged gust 9,” Rajendra Datey Patil
into the river from a bridge rastra and Marathwada res if he would be a responsible in this State. Farm income was launching the yatra to A delegation of the MKM against 13,700 Maratha prot of the MKM said.
near near Takave village, pectively. Addressing party administrator at a young age too will double by 2022,” the connect with the people and submitted a memorandum esters , the decision is yet to Marathas, a politically in
50 km from here, around 1 workers and the people, who but Mr. Fadnavis has shown Union minister said. let them know of his govern to the divisional commis be implemented. fl uential community that
p.m. on Thursday, the pol had to wait for over four in fi ve years has won the trust Earlier, listing out the ment’s achievements. “We sioner here on Wednesday In the memorandum, the constitutes around 30% of
ice said. The third person hours for the leaders to ar of every person.” achievements of his govern have done in three years evening, drawing the go MKM also complained that the population, had
in the car, Akshay Dhage, rive, Mr. Singh fully endorsed He said steps taken by the ment, Mr. Fadnavis asked pe what the previous govern vernment’s attention to nationalised banks were not launched protests to seek
managed to swim to safety. the leadership of Mr. Fadna State have reduced drought ople to vote him and his back ments could not do in 15 their demands. cooperating in disbursal of 16% reservation.
An offi cial from the Wad vis, and said, “If someone and farm suicides. “I do not to power, with a majority. years. Several projects which The MKM said the govern loans to the community. The community had ear
gaon Maval police said the asks me how has Maharash want to claim that farmers’ “My government has made were stuck were cleared, and ment should pay ₹ 10 lakh The organisation said that lier taken out silent marches
NDRF, police and a local tra Chief Minister performed suicide is fully eliminated, fi ghting drought a priority. If I challenge anyone for an compensation to family although the State govern across the State to highlight
group are searching for the past fi ve years, I would say but the work by the govern you want me to continue this open debate on the pace of members of “42 people, ment had promised to make their demands, prominent
other two, Sanket Aswale Devendra Fadnavis has done ment in the next fi ve years, if battle and make the State free the works done by us,” he who laid down their lives” hostels available for the Ma among them being that of
and Akshay Jagtap. wonders for the State. Ear voted back to power, will of drought and water scarcity said. during the protests seeking ratha community students reservation.
Gadkari suff ers another bout of
dizziness at Solapur function
Had to sit down during national anthem
Shoumojit Banerjee pelled to cancel further en
Pune gagements for the day fol
Union Minister for Road lowing the advice of his
Transport and Highways and doctors.
senior BJP leader Nitin Gad Mr. Deshmukh said that
kari on Thursday suff ered Mr. Gadkari had headed
yet another bout of dizziness back to Nagpur after resting
at a public function in Sola for a while in Solapur city.
pur district. In December last, Mr.
Mr. Gadkari was the guest Gadkari experienced a simi
of honour on the occasion of lar bout of dizziness at a
the foundation day of the function in Rahuri, Ahmed
Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Hol nagar district. He fainted
kar Solapur University. Nitin Gadkari suff ers from and remained slumped on
The Minister, who is a dia Type2 diabetes. his chair towards the end of
betic frequently prone to the convocation ceremony
such spells, experienced diz his chair for some time, be of the Rahuri Krishi Vidhya
ziness towards the end of ing tended with medicines peeth following a sudden
the hourlong programme as and observed by an anxious dip in his sugar level.
he stood up to sing the na Mr. Deshmukh as well as Dr. Mr. Gadkari, who suff ers
tional anthem along with Mrunalini Fadnavis, Vice from diabetic nephropathy,
others on the dais, which in Chancellor of Solapur Un was forced to undergo a gas
cluded Maharashtra Cooper iversity, along with doctors tric bypass surgery in Mum
ation Minister Subhash and members of the Minis bai in 2011 to combat his
Deshmukh . ter’s security detail. weight problem.
Mr. Gadkari, who According to reports, the The BJP leader suff ers
slumped in his chair, at Minister experienced the from Type2 diabetes, which
tempted to stand up again fainting spell following a makes an individual highly
till the completion of the an sudden dip in his sugar level. susceptible to heart diseases
them. Following its conclu His condition is stable now. and nerve and kidney dam
sion, he remained seated in However, he was com age.
Using EVMs plank, Raj Thackeray
aims to unite regional players
Alok Deshpande
Mumbai
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
(MNS) chief Raj Thackeray’s
meeting with the West Bengal
Chief Minister Mamata Baner
jee seeking her participation
in the opposition march
against Electronic Voting Ma
chines on August 9, is also
seen as an attempt to check
whether a front of regional
leaders could be set up to take Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray with West
on the Bharatiya Janata Party Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata. PTI *
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IN BRIEF
Green patch
(KIPD) Act, 2004. a week, running the govern
A.P. govt. asks Navayuga to Siddhartha’s
7.38 lakh cusecs by evening. A section of the party lead moved the Supreme Court carry on any vocation of
As many as 19 habitations in ers feel that the delay could on Thursday against their their choice including pu
Polavaram mandal and three
in Yelarupadu mandal have
death: police also be due to the Supreme
Court looking into the peti
ouster from the House un
der the antidefection law.
blic service cannot be de
nied by the Respondent
been identified for
evacuation. exit Polavaram project to quiz CFO tions by rebel MLAs from the
Congress and the Janata Dal
(S), who have challenged
The MLAs, including
Pratapgouda Patil and
A.H. Vishwanath, have ap
Speaker by a completely il
legal and unconstitutional
order.
‘Order on power-water Special Correspondent their disqualifi cation. proached the Supreme The action of the Speak
Mangaluru The party is said to be Court jointly and separate er is thus in violation of the
connections withdrawn’ Special Correspondent
KOCHI Vijayawada The Mangaluru police waiting for the Supreme ly within a few days of Ra fundamental rights of the
The Kerala government on The Andhra Pradesh Water would question the Chief Court ruling, before deciding mesh Jarkhiholi and Ma Petitioners guaranteed un
Thursday informed the Kerala Resources Department on Finance Offi cer of Coff ee on accommodating them or hesh Kumathalli did so. der Articles 19 and 21,”
High Court that it has already Thursday served termina Day Enterprises Ltd. their family members. Their separate petitions they argued. They have al
withdrawn its earlier order tion notice for preclosure of (CDEL) and a few other fi Sources close to Mr. Yediy have arraigned the Speak so challenged the Speak
directing to provide head works of the Polavaram nancial advisers to know urappa said the party will not er, the State of Karnataka, er’s conclusion that their
electricity and water Project worth ₹ 2,914.66 the monetary health of the wait indefi nitely and he Congress Legislature Party resignations were neither
connections to new crore, which was being im company and the other as would go ahead with inclu leader Siddaramaiah and voluntary nor genuine.
commercial and residential
plemented by M/s. Navayuga pects related to the unnat sion of at least its own mem State Congress president The legislators asked the
buildings in Munnar without
Engineering Company Li ural death of the compa bers by next week. Dinesh Gundurao, former court to call for records of
insisting on no objection
mited (NECL). The project ny’s founder V.G. Meanwhile, the BJP central Karnataka Chief Minister proceedings pertaining to
certificate from Revenue
authorities. The submission
was awarded to Navayuga by A view of the Polavaram project site in A.P. *
FILE PHOTO Siddhartha, said Police leadership, which has sent a H.D. Kumaraswamy as res their resignation and
was made when a contempt the Telugu Desam Party Commissioner Sandeep strong signal that it would pondents. The petitions disqualifi cation.
petition filed by Paristhiti government. nal EPC (Engineering, Pro Engineer B. Sudhakara Babu Patil here on Thursday. not allow unilateral decisions urged the court to set aside They argued that the
Samrakshana Samithi of Irrigation experts say that curement and Construction) said the decision was taken Notices have been is by rejecting the candidature the Speaker’s decision to disqualifi cation order un
Thodupuzha against the this would lead to time and contractor M/s Transstroy based on the fi ndings of the sued to the Chief Finance of Mr. Yediyurappa’s confi disqualify them from the der the Tenth Schedule
government for issuing an cost overruns. NECL had had expressed inability to Stateappointed Subbaraya Offi cer and other advisers, dant K.G. Bopaiah for the Karnataka Legislative As was not in consonance
order in violation of the High agreed to undertake the continue at the old price le Sarma Expert Committee to who were abroad, to ap Speaker’s post, appears to sembly. with the Rules 6 and 7 of
Court’s earlier directive came work at the same price level, vel, towards the end of 2017. look into irregularities in the pear before the investigat have made the Chief Minister “The petitioners have a the Karnataka Rules of
up for hearing. that is 14% less, as the origi Polavaram Project Chief execution of the project. ing offi cer. more cautious. fundamental right under 1986.
The Telangana High Court If monetary values could be
Special Correspondent a murder case and is serving had admitted that their sex on Thursday directed the assigned to tiger reserves,
VIJAYAWADA a life term from February 2 ual behaviour was responsi State government to con then the Bandipur Tiger Re
A prisoner’s petition in the last year. ble for their condition. “The duct a repostmortem ex serve would record a stag
Andhra Pradesh High Court Speaking to The Hindu, prison records show that Ye amination of P. Linganna, gering ₹ 6,405.7 crore an
seeking bail for AIDS treat jail superintendent S. Raja dukondalu was hit by the who died in an alleged ex nually, says an economic
ment has led to a shocking rao said 19 of the 27 prison AIDScausing virus in 2006,” change of fi re with the pol evaluation of tiger reserves
revelation that 27 inmates of ers identifi ed as AIDS pa he added. ice near Nandi hillockin released by the National Tig
the Rajamahendravaram tients were already infected Mr. Rajarao ruled out the BhadadriKothagudem dis er Conservation Authority.
Central Prison were affl icted by the virus when they came possibility of AIDS affl iction trict on Wednesday. For every rupee spent on the
with the condition. to serve their terms. through blood transfusion CLC president G. Lax reserve, the rate of return
The HC heard the case on or homosexual acts in the man fi led a public interest through various tangible and
Wednesday and reacted Pre-existing condition jail. petition seeking a direction nontangible benefi ts is an
sharply demanding that jail Mr. Rajarao said the remain “We take all precautions,” to the government to con incredible 700%.
authorities furnish a de ing eight of them were re he said, adding that the af duct autopsy again and The study, authored by
tailed report on the total
number of AIDS patients in
the jail and the medical
ferred to the local Govern
ment General Hospital for
medical checkups after they
fected patients were given a
doctorprescribed diet of
100 gm mutton, 250 ml milk,
charged it was a ‘fake en
counter’.
After hearing the argu
the Centre for Ecological
Services Management at the
Indian Institute of Forest
Tiger reserves in Karnataka
have overall rating of 80.47%
treatment being given to showed signs of weakness. A a boiled egg and multivita ments, the Bench asked Management, estimates the
them. series of tests confi rmed min tablets daily. the Gandhi Hospital to car economic valuation of Ban
The prisoner, Challa Ye they were suff ering from The jail offi cials have been ry out the autopsy again dipur and nine other tiger re
dukondalu, a native of Gun AIDS. asked to submit a detailed and present the report to serves in the country. The
tur district, was convicted in He said the eight of them report on Friday. the court by Monday. objective, states the report, Report shows a 10% increase from the 2014 evaluation
is to enhance tiger conserva
tion by highlighting the ho R. Krishna Kumar MEE, when compared with provision of ₹ 50,000 as
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protected areas. Mysuru/Bengaluru
notes the restrictions in Bandipur Tiger Foundation
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IN BRIEF
4 persons die in wall collapse, Culture Ministry comes up
life hit in fl ooded Vadodara with a 100-day agenda
Big screens for aarti at 24 spots, 25 science museum vans
Poll offi cials seal Nearly 5,000
marriage hall in T.N.
VELLORE
people were Damini Nath
Citing violation of the model shifted by NDRF NEW DELHI
code of conduct, election Installing big screens and au
officials sealed a marriage dio systems at two dozen
hall where DMK president Special Correspondent spots where a large number
M.K. Stalin held a meeting AHMEDABAD of devotees gather for
with leaders of the Muslim Incessant rainfall has caused prayers or aarti, rolling out
community. The model code the death of four people in a 25 science museums on
is in force as the constituency wall collapse in Vadodara, wheels to reach out to rural
will go to polls on August 5. besides causing fl oods and students, and digging rain
aff ecting life in the city. water harvesting pits at over
Rakesh Asthana takes Nearly 5,000 people from 100 major monuments
charge as NCB DG over two dozen lowlying across the country are all on
NEW DELHI
areas were shifted by the Na the Union Culture Ministry's Devotees at Har ki Pauri on the Ganga in Haridwar.
IPS officer Rakesh Asthana
tional Disaster Response 100day agenda.
Thursday took charge as the
chief of the Narcotics Control
Force (NDRF). Most of the As a part of the Narendra ture works. Also on the 100 have large screens and audio
Bureau (NCB), officials said. roads were completely Modi government’s plan for day plan was the develop systems.
The 1984batch Gujarat cadre inundated. its fi rst 100 days after return ment of places for aarti in
officer is already serving as The government has de ing to power in May, Union order to facilitate the large Expanding reach
the DG of the Bureau of Civil ployed nine teams of the Culture and Tourism Minis number of people who visit In order to expand the reach
Aviation Security. PTI NDRF, besides the Army and Helping hand: Personnel of the National Disaster Response Force rescuing an elderly man in ter of State (Independent daily, Mr. Patel said. of its science centres, Mr. Pa
the State Disaster Response Vadodara on Thursday. Large parts of Gujarat have been fl ooded due to incessant rain. PTI *
Charge) Prahlad Singh Patel “Right now, there are ma tel said the Ministry would
Man beaten to death by Force (SDRF) to evacuate pe told The Hindu that the Mi ny places where aarti takes deploy 25 mobile vans that
villagers in Jharkhand ople from areas along the NDRF and four SDRF teams ice and teams of fi re brigade mm on Wednesday. nistry would be focusing on place and a large number of will house science mu
DUMKA
Vishwamitri river that is have been involved in rescue of Vadodara and Surat Muni The district authorities or constructing three pits each people participate, but it is seums. So far, the Ministry
A man was beaten to death
fl owing to the danger level operations in addition to two cipal Corporations have dered the closure of all at 123 sites, including the unplanned. We are in the operates 23 such vans, but
by villagers when he along
mark. columns of the Army and as been deployed for a major schools and colleges on Fri 100 monuments covered un process of providing some they tend to visit State capi
with three others was
allegedly trying to escape
According to the State many companies of the State rescue operation in the city day. The operations at the ci der the Adarsh Smarak screens, audio systems and tals and metropolitan areas
after stealing goods and Emergency Operation Cen Reserve Police (SRP). which had seen an extreme ty airport were shut on scheme. He added that software,” he said. only, a Ministry offi cial said.
valuables from a house at ter (SEOC), a total of fi ve Additionally, district pol ly heavy downpour of 499 Thursday. greening would also be car A total of 24 spots, includ The 25 new vans would be
Chihudia in Dumka district. ried out at these sites, with a ing Har ki Pauri in Haridwar deployed in the 115 “aspira
Bhola Hazra, who died on the focus on planting trees that and sites in Uttar Pradesh, tional districts”, as identi
spot, was a history sheeter. PTI
ED attaches REI Agro’s
assets worth ₹ 481 crore
Normal rains likely in August, September have long lives and won’t
have to be shifted for any fu
Himachal Pradesh and Guja
rat among others, would
fi ed by the Centre, the offi
cial added.
NEW DELHI
The ED on Thursday attached
assets worth ₹ 481.04 crore of
REI Agro Limited in a bank
IMD expects 100%
of LPA rainfall
soon season (August to Sep
tember) based on the 1961
2010 period is 42.83 cm.
UGC panel urges review of
across the country “The probabilistic fore
process to appoint VCs
fraud case. It is alleged that
REI Agro and its directors, cast suggests that the rainfall
availed of credit facilities to across the country during
the tune of ₹ 3,871.71 crore Press Trust of India the second half of the South
from 14 banks under a New Delhi west Monsoon season is
consortium arrangement and The monsoon is expected to most likely to be normal (94 It says quality of research is linked to academic leadership
diverted funds. be normal in August and 106% of LPA) with a proba
September, the India Mete bility of 45%,” the IMD said. Special Correspondent In the last three years, the quality of Ph.D./M.Phil.
Premises of Malvinder, orological Department said In April, the IMD had NEW DELHI several appointments have Degrees,” says the report of
Shivinder Singh raided
on Thursday in its forecast made the forecast of a nor A panel set up by the Univer come under fi re, with some the committee headed by
NEW DELHI
for the second half of the mal monsoon. sity Grants Commission VCs being removed because former Indian Institute of
The Enforcement Directorate
on Thursday conducted
fourmonth rainfall season. Mritunjay Mohapatra, Di (UGC) to promote and im of fi nancial irregularities Science director P. Balaram.
searches on the premises Quantitatively, the rainfall rector General of IMD, said prove the quality of research and lack of qualifi cations. The report was made public
linked to former Religare across the country as a the next two weeks are ex in Indian universities, has “The UGC /MHRD as well on Wednesday.
promoters, Malvinder Singh whole during the twomonth pected to bring good rainfall called for a review of the way as State governments must The report underlines
and Shivinder Singh, and period is likely to be 100% of due to formation of a low ViceChancellors (VCs) are seriously review the me that “It is also extremely im
others in connection with an the Long Period Average pressure area in the north appointed. The panel em chanism by which Vice portant to ensure that Go
FIR registered by the Delhi (LPA) with a model error of Bay of Bengal. phasised that the quality of Chancellors are appointed. verning Bodies of the univer
police’s EOW. The police case plus or minus 8%, the IMD likely to be 99% of the LPA The LPA of the rainfall ov The offi cial rainfall season research culture depended Good academic leadership is sities [syndicate/executive
alleges misappropriation of said. with an error margin of plus er the country as a whole for in India starts from June to on good academic essential for improving the council etc.] have eminent
₹ 740 crore. The rainfall in August is or minus 9%, it said. the second half of the mon September. leadership. research culture, including academics as members.”
Weather Watch
Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday In West Bengal, a peaceful election is conducted — by sex workers
The polls were held for 45 branch committees spread across the State in a process which began in June
Shiv Sahay Singh with 50,000 members. ly those who declared them is not much diff erence bet
Kolkata Smarajit Jana, an advisor selves as “sex workers” ween voting in this election
Elections in West Bengal are of the DMSC who oversaw could contest and vote. and in the general election.
invariably a violent aff air. the elections, said the pro “We have not been al The only diff erence is that
But in this election, the eight cess started in June this year lowed to access our mobile there is no violence or fear
contestants sat in a row hold with elections to its 45 phones. We cannot talk to here,” she said.
ing the symbols allotted to branch committees spread any of the voters, not even Others involved in the
them, laughing and joking across West Bengal. On Wed wave or smile to them,” said process said the elections
with each other. nesday, as many as 180 elect Bishakha Laskar, contesting had been free and fair. Ban
This unique election, held ed representatives from the for the post of the president shi Badan Chattopadhyay, a
last Wednesday in the city’s 45 branch committees gath of DMSC. Three set of ballot retired school teacher, func
Salt Lake area, was restricted ered at a community hall in papers were printed for the tioned as one of three obser
to the community of sex Salt Lake to elect the offi ce voters to decide the top three vers in the poll process. “We
workers who elected the of bearers. There were a strict offi cebearers of the DMSC. are checking for false voters
fi cebearers of Durbar Mahi set of guidelines for holding Mamata Mukherjee, an of and ensuring that everything
la Samanaway Committee the polls and observers were fi cebearer at the Chetla goes on as per rules,” Mr.
180 elected representatives gathered at a community hall to (DMSC), the largest sex work appointed to ensure that the branch of DMSC, said she Chattopadhyay said even as
Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs) ers’ collective in the country process was free and fair. On was a fi rsttime voter. “There the polling was on.
elect the offi cebearers.
Forecast for Friday: Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely over east
Rajasthan, west Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Jammu & Kash
mir, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, western Uttar Pradesh
and Rajasthan, Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur,
Mizoram, Tripura, central Maharashtra and coastal Karnataka
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Marking Tipu’s legacy to foster historical temper
Developing an understanding of our confl ictual pasts, and not retribution, is the way to deal with ‘historical wounds’
“foul bunchback’d toad” though er stripe for instance — and indeed
Gender justice we now know he only had a
‘crooked’ spine. But it is what the
his adoption of Persian as the offi
cial language tell us about the
Leicester Cathedral has done to quest for legitimacy? Moreover,
Poor women are even more disadvantaged as this legacy that has interested me was the religious zeal of Tipu, the
supplicants before powerful men Janaki Nair the most: the display called for a son of a usurper, politically pio
contemporary reconciliation with neering since his kingship had to
N
early seven years after the Nirbhaya tragedy the confl icting aspects of the me be seen as deriving directly from
shocked India and the world at large, a 19year
O
n a recent visit to the Un mory of this King, emphasising the god (hence Khodadadi — or godgi
old, who was allegedly raped in 2017 by a local iversity of Leicester, I had necessity of commemorating a ven — sarkar)?
MLA in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district, is battling for the opportunity of visiting brave and remarkable soldier, des Why is it that indisputable facts
her life. Hooked to a ventilator, the girl’s latest trauma the newly established memorial to pite many popular memories to — such as Tipu’s protection of Srin
began on Sunday. She was travelling by car with two Britain’s controversial King Ri the contrary. Richard III is no un geri Math following the Maratha at
chard III, the last of the Plantage blemished hero, and there is no at tack in 1791, and his continued do
aunts and a lawyer from Unnao to Rae Bareli when a
net Kings, and also the last British tempt to varnish that legacy. nations to the place — equally
truck with a “blackened number plate” rammed into King to die in battle in the War of The previous Karnataka govern serve as testimony to his ‘secula
the vehicle. Whether it is an accident or not is now a Roses against the Tudors. Richard ment had introduced a ‘Tipu rism’ and as an example of his pol
subject matter of offi cial investigation, but India has III (r. 14831485) also has the dis Jayanti’, which was scrapped by itical chicanery?
had a history of rogue trucks silencing those question tinction of being the only British the recently swornin Yediyurappa
ing the system. Since 2017, it’s been a long, diffi cult road King whose remains, found under regime in one of its fi rst actions in Coming to terms with the past
a parking lot in Leicester close to power. I wish the previous regime Tipu Sultan, in short, provides us
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to justice for the family. Two years ago, the girl had
gone to Kuldeep Singh Sengar, a fourtime BJP legislator the Cathedral, were identifi ed by had installed a ‘Museum to Our with mindboggling opportunities
mitochondrial DNA in 2012. Confl ictual Pasts’, which would al to fulfi l one of the most urgent
from Bangermau, for a job. The teenager accused him
In 2015, he was reburied in the low all visitors to come to terms tasks of our times: to help people,
of sexually assaulting her, but the family’s cry for help Leicester Cathedral, under a sim with the most controversial fi gure and young people in particular, to
went unheard till April 2018, when Sengar was arrest ple yet beautiful gravestone, un of Mysore history, Tipu Sultan. bear fruit (for instance his experi 19th century Jain historian, Deva come to terms with India’s many
ed, days after the girl threatened to immolate herself adorned except for a coat of arms Such a museum would have al ments with silk production and his chandra, saw Tipu and Haider Ali confl ictual pasts, to teach people
outside Uttar Pradesh (U.P.)Chief Minister Yogi Aditya in pietra dura. The ‘rediscovery’ of lowed both those who malign his interest in large scale irrigation). (his father) as just one moment in that understanding and apprecia
nath’s residence in Lucknow. In the meantime, her fath his remains became the basis of a memory and those who celebrate The list is endless. a long Mysore past peppered with tion, rather than revenge or retri
er was arrested in an arms case and died in police cus controversy that was fi nally settled it to learn how to come to terms There is equally the memory, desecrations, thefts, and destruc bution, are the ways in which we
in court, and the city of Leicester with historical controversies — and particularly in South Canara, Ko tions — particularly of Jain tem may deal with real and perceived
tody. Helpless in the face of such brazen show of power,
has been the benefi ciary, raking in the Indian past is replete with ma dagu and Malabar, of Tipu’s real ples. Visitors could come to under ‘historical wounds’.
the family wrote to the Chief Justice of India on July 12, money from tourists who wish to ny such examples. Tipu Sultan for and imagined excesses: his zeal for stand why Tipu supported some Karnataka’s pasts off er limitless
alleging grave danger from the accused. Ranjan Gogoi discover for themselves the legacy long emblematised the valiant conversion; his massacre of popu nonMuslim religious people and possibilities for such instruction,
got to know of the letter only on July 30 and expressed of this controversial King. struggle of Mysore against the Brit lations he considered hostile; and institutions and not others and and for refashioning the relation
displeasure about the delay. ish and, like Richard III, was the his introduction of Persian as the why one temple was attacked but ship between history and memo
The family did not get any relief from State govern Shakespeare’s portrait only one to die on the battlefi eld state language at the expense of another, located 700 metres away, ry. Such a ‘Museum of Our Confl ic
ment agencies, which appear to have been complicit in Why controversial? Richard III’s (all others were defeated by, col Kannada. was left alone, as in Kodungallur tual Pasts’ will help us to deal with
ascent to the throne, after his laborated or made their peace Kerala. They could equally ask the inconveniences of the past,
the coverup, with the MLA belonging to the ruling par
brother’s children were declared with, the emerging British power). Reading multiple sources why he commandeered some and perhaps heal and reconcile,
ty. The BJP has come under pressure from the Opposi illegitimate, has been under a Over the last few decades in Our ‘Museum of Confl ictual Pasts’ Muslim communities and not oth instead of staging afresh the bat
tion to expel Sengar. In the Unnao case, muscle, money cloud: did he ‘disappear’ his Karnataka, there has been a steady would not stage Tipu’s brief and ers — the Navayat traders of Bhat tles of history.
power and the right political alignment weighed heavi brother’s son? Shakespeare, loyal infl ation of shrill debates about Ti embattled rule (17 years) as so kal recalled, in the richly textured In a gigantic edifi ce dedicated to
ly against the girl. As for crimes against women, U.P. has to his Tudor masters (the victors of pu’s legacy. There are of course mething requiring condemnation kaifi yats collected by Colin Mack the memory of the ‘Battle of the
a high rate, not least because many are reported, unlike the Battle of Bosworth) fostered those who focus on his undoubted or celebration, but present it as an enzie and magnifi cently annotated Nations’, the city of Leipzig com
in some other States. According to National Crime Re the portrait of Richard III as a ma virtues, as the fi rst early modern opportunity to develop a histori by M.M. Kalburgi, that they were memorates the successful battle
levolent ruler in his celebrated ruler to put in place a form of eta cal temper, a new sense of the made to perform Tipu’s govern involving 6,00,000 people in 1813
cords Bureau fi gures, released in 2016 – the last time da
play of the same name, from the tisme in the absence of a social past. It would urge the visitor, and ment work under duress. against Napoleonic forces. The ad
ta were uploaded – of the 38,947 cases of rape reported, very fi rst scene. class which could undertake radi especially the young visitor, to Visitors to the museum could joining museum, however, ack
the second highest was from U.P. (4,816). As for all Shakespeare’s Richard III is cal economic change; whose lust think historically: to read a variety ask why the Dewan of Mysore, Pur nowledges the many achieve
crimes against women, Uttar Pradesh reported 14.5% wracked by selfhate and doubt, for knowledge bequeathed to us a of confl icting sources — including naiah, when asked by the British ments of Napoleon, and is free of
(49,262 out of 3,38,954 cases) of the total. The Supreme (“I am determined to prove a vil marvellous library of books; the words of the man himself — in June 1799 about who they the vituperative celebrations of
Court has ruled that fi ve cases relating to the issue will lain”) and invites the harshest whose spectacular military suc from the vantage point of his should install after Tipu’s defeat, victors. We too must fi nd the re
be transferred from U.P. to Delhi, and ordered the State words from others: like “foul de cesses stunned the British, and times. The museum would make replied that the memory of the sources to develop a historical
facer of God’s handiwork”; “hell’s whose technological inventions — the visitor ask why colonial ac Wodeyars had all but been forgot temper that acknowledges the in
government to pay a ₹ 25 lakh compensation to the fami
black intelligencer”; “carnal cur”; particularly the rocket — were pil counts of this indefatigable foe, ten, and then went on to serve the convenient truths of our past.
ly. This may bring some relief, even though justice has “bloody dog”; and “bloody laged by the West; whose pen which necessarily cast him as a ty British faithfully as a placeholder
been inordinately delayed. Despite the increased focus wretch”. Richard III was not chant for restless innovation made rant and a villain, enjoy such an for Krishnaraja Wodeyar III. What Janaki Nair is Professor, Centre for
on women’s rights, nothing changes on the ground. Till spared the ignominy of being de him try his hand at transforma enduring infl uence up to the pre does the rich symbolism of Tipu’s Historical Studies, School of Social
such crimes continue with impunity and patriarchal scribed as a hideously deformed, tions that would only much later sent day; or to ask why the early court — his obsessive use of the tig Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
mindsets don’t change, as a diverse and plural society,
India would have failed the girl, and every woman.
Finding the data on missing girls
Fed’s insurance policy The fi gure quoted by the government fails to completely take into consideration deliveries in private hospitals
The rate cut is aimed at insuring against global from the Health Management In ports or adequately dealt with by ticularly in Uttar Pradesh and Bi
risks to favourable U.S. economic outlook formation System (HMIS), a funda the Health Ministry. For two de har, where one in every three In
mentally fl awed source that large cades, in visits to hospitals, partic dians is born, revealed a massive
T
he U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday an ly considers home deliveries and ularly private, too often we ob expansion of ultrasound clinics
nounced its fi rst reduction in the funds rate since births in government institutions. served more male children even even in remote corners. And in the
2008, a move that was widely expected. Elabo Data from the HMIS are incom when the total number of births absence of a stringent implemen
rating on the Federal Open Market Committee’s ration Sabu M. George plete and not representative of the were small in number. So, we used tation of the PreConception and
ale in deciding policy action, Chairman Jerome Powell country as a whole as births hap NFHS 4 data to quantify this bias. PreNatal Diagnostic Techniques
K. BHAGYA PRAKASH
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was emphatic that the aim was to provide a measure of emale foeticide continues to pening in private institutions are It is criminal to use public funds to (Prohibition Of Sex Selection) Act
increase at an alarming rate, underreported. The HMIS report privilege boy births and facilitate (PCPNDT Act), practically anyone
insurance, especially given that the outlook for the U.S.
as per the Sample Registra itself acknowledges that based on discrimination against girls right who wants to determine the sex of
economy remains favourable. The quarter percentage tion System (SRS) data released in the estimated number of births, from birth. However, for years, in the foetus was able to get it done il
point interest rate cut, he said, was designed to support July for the period 20152017. The the number of reported births is the special neonatal care units legally. We are disappointed that
economic growth by ensuring that confi dence was kept sex ratio at birth (SRB) has been much less in both the years consi (SNCU) set up by the government, the Central Supervisory Board es
intact and “intended to insure against downside risks dropping continuously since Cen dered — 201516 and 201819. liable and therefore used SRS. there was an excess of about 8% tablished under the PCPNDT Act
from weak global growth and trade policy uncertainty.” sus 2011, coming down from 909 Further, even when we only male children in several States. has not met for over oneanda
In the space of less than three quarters, the Fed has pi girls per thousand boys in 2013 to Points of delivery consider institutional deliveries in Regrettably, the government half years. It should have ideally
voted from talking of further rate increases, to being on 896 girls in 2017, to quote the year The diff erences among the three government hospitals, the SRB is has prioritised an expansion of met at least thrice during this pe
ly Statistical Reports. In the 2014 points of delivery become evident falling. The worst regional SRB for SNCUs rather than deal with the is riod. We hope the new Health Mi
hold, to fi nally cutting interest rates as a global econom
2016 period, of the 21 large States, when SRB is calculated using data government sector was for North sue of the ‘missing girls’. Protect nister restores the regularity of the
ic slowdown is exacerbated by trade tensions un only two — Kerala and Chhattis from National Family Health Sur ern India (885 girls per thousand ing the integrity of birth statistics meetings.
leashed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressively garh — had an SRB of above 950 vey4 (NFHS4). Of the 2.5 lakh re boys). The picture was somewhat will help the people, governments The Supreme Court has been
insular approach to trade ties. The U.S. economy, which girls per 1000 boys. Thus at pre ported births in the 20102014 pe better for Central India (926) and and health professionals to focus continuously reminding medical
expanded by 2.9% in 2018 and posted a 3.1% expansion sent, at least 5% of girls are ‘elimi riod, the distribution of births at Southern India (940) while the on ameliorating the known gender associations since 2002 of their
in the fi rst quarter, slowed to a 2.1% pace in the second nated’ before they are born, des home, government hospitals and performance of Eastern India gaps at birth rather than be com obligation to follow the law, its lat
quarter, with the ongoing trade war with China blamed pite the promises of the Beti private hospitals was 21%, 52% and (965) and Western India (959) was placent with dubious claims. est reminder being the formidable
Bachao Beti Padhao scheme. 27% respectively and the corres even better. 92page judgment against the Fed
for a manufacturing slowdown as well as a decline in
Taking into consideration the ponding SRB fi gures were 969, In the Northeast, where the go Bias over fi rstborn child eration of Obstetrics and Gyneco
business investment. Just last week, the IMF pared its SRS estimates, the Niti Aayog ack 930 and 851. vernment is the dominant health An analysis of the NFHS4 data al logical Societies of India (FOGSI)
forecast for global growth in 2019 by 0.1 percentage nowledged the seriousness of the Thus, private hospitals had a care provider, the government so revealed a bias when it comes to earlier this year. The Indian Medi
point to 3.2%, warning that “risks to the forecast are problem in its latest report. Ho disproportionate excess of male sector SRB rivaled that of the priv the fi rstborn child — the SRB cal Association (IMA) has to ensure
mainly to the downside”. The IMF cautioned that furth wever, despite all the offi cially ack children births, which the HMIS ate sector (both are 900). among fi rstborn children was 927, that private hospitals don’t profi t
er trade tensions could dent sentiment and slow invest nowledged facts, Women and sample excludes. It is to be noted For too long, institutional births meaning that 2.5% of fi rstborn from discrimination against girls
ment, a theme that Mr. Powell too referred to, when he Child Development Minister Smri here that sources in the Niti Aayog have been the goal of the govern girls are eliminated before birth. before birth.
ti Irani claimed in the Lok Sabha confi rmed that they did consider ment. That data for the private This was not the case historically.
said the rate cut was intended “to help off set the eff ects
that SRB has improved from 923 to HMIS data but found after statisti sector are more skewed has not Our fi eld visits to various parts Sabu M. George has been a researcher on
these factors are currently having on the economy.” 931 girls. She was quoting data cal examination that it was unre been articulated in the NFHS re of India in the past fi ve years, par girl children for 34 years
The Fed Chairman, however, fi nds himself in an un
enviable situation with the rate reduction satisfying
neither the sharply critical President who appointed
him in 2018, nor the markets where investors fretted
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to letters@thehindu.co.in must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials.
that Mr. Powell had failed to signal the start of a pro
A wake-up call? markets is key for Triple Talaq Bill will act as ■ Rather than addressing a come from the poorest witnesses in the case
tracted easing cycle. A fair part of the problem appears
The death of billionaire entrepreneurship and for deterrent to the abhorrent social issue, the passage of sections of the society, to eliminated. This is a fi t
to be of his own making as the central bank chief mud entrepreneur and the businesses to thrive and practice of instant talaq is the Triple Talaq Bill through take up the issue against her occasion for the Supreme
dled his messaging, speaking at one point during the founder of Café Coff ee Day, grow. Hence, this should be hard to digest. However, both the Houses of husband with the concerned Court to step in. A thorough
post policy press conference of a “somewhat more ac V.G. Siddhartha, is a wakeup call for the the fact that Muslims take Parliament gives rise to authority. inquiry must be held under
commodative stance”, and at another emphasising that extremely saddening. The government to see that recourse to this detested questions. The government’s A.G. Rajmohan, its aegis, all culprits arrested
the move was not the start of a long series of rate cuts. market capitalisation of the capital is made available to form of divorce, even after reasoning that it was giving Anantapur immediately and the trial
Central bankers at the best of times have a delicate ba company has taken a the fi rms with good growth the 2017 Supreme Court eff ect to the Supreme Court conducted on a daytoday
nosedive in the last few prospects, if it is serious verdict, is a worrying verdict declaring it Unnao case basis. The victim and her
lancing act to perform to ensure that policies to support
days, which would force the about making India’s GDP development and one unconstitutional is absurd, The Unnao case appears to family must be provided
growth do not lead to a dilution of focus on price stabil creditors to take a serious reach $5 trillion and cannot but share the considering that the be a tragedy from the strong security. Let people
ity. In the Fed’s case, Chairman Powell is clearly con haircut. Had he been part beyond ( Front page, government’s concerns Bharatiya Janata Party was medieval ages — a poor girl is like her tormentors know
cerned that with infl ation in the U.S. stubbornly refus of the U.S. system, there is a “Siddhartha cremated in over this. Religion should opposed to the same court’s raped by the local that rule of law does prevail.
ing to move toward the central bank’s 2% objective, very high chance that he family estate,” August 1). not be a factor when it verdict when it came to strongman, the state In this regard, the fact that
there is a risk that persistent global disinfl ationary pres would have found a way to Varad Seshadri, comes to the irresponsible allowing entry to women in machinery doesn’t help and the CBI has taken over
sures could at some point feed into the domestic econo deal with the creditors and, Sunnyvale, California, U.S. desertion of spouses and the Sabarimala shrine. The even the judiciary fails to investigation in the case
most importantly, he would children. Herein lies the Centre’s claim that it is a step protect her family. (Front surely comes as a welcome
my, undermining its eff orts to spur wage and price
have been alive. His death Criminalising talaq need for a common divorce towards gender justice also page, “SC takes note of development.
gains. For the RBI, the Fed’s move signals that, for now just shows how nascent the Marriage is a civil contract law, which the Bill fails to sounds false. The Act may complaint by rape survivor’s Harjas Bains,
at least, it can stay on its accommodative path in the corporate debt markets are and criminalising what is address (Editorial, “Beyond not be of much benefi t as it family,” August 1). Instead, Bassi Pathana, Punjab
confi dence that U.S. investors seeking rate arbitrage in India, and how private obviously a civil issue is a talaq,” August 1). expects the victim or her alleged tormentors keep
may hit the pause button on plans to head home. equity fi rms operate in the step in the wrong direction. Abdul Assis P.A., someone from her family, in openly threatening her and more letters online:
Thrissur, Kerala www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/
country. Access to capital The Centre’s logic that the most cases women who get her family members and
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backed by the Reserve Bank of India crypto assets, just like you have tax tackle money laundering, and it is policymakers so concerned
(RBI). Parag Waknis and Anil Anto es on investments in other assets. called the AMLD5. It is a bunch of about cryptocurrencies being
ny examine the soundness of the pa The Garg panel, while being op norms to make crypto transactions used to fi nance criminal
nel’s recommendations in a conver posed to the idea of private crypto Now, what does a crypto asset or more secure. It has a lot of very activities?
sation moderated by Prashant currencies, still seems to be a fan of a cryptocurrency off er? It is right <
> A digital currency issued by
the RBI that gets misused stringent KYC regulations and self
Perumal. Edited excerpts: the blockchain technology. It has that it is not backed by anything. declaration laws which every holder AA: I would say nobody really ex
by criminals can aff ect trust
called for a national cryptocurrency But it doesn’t really require any of a crypto wallet or user needs to pected cryptocurrencies to become
What do you think about the backed by the RBI, which would backing in the sense that, as long as in the existing fi at currency adhere to. Crypto exchanges are all such a big factor in such a short pe
Garg panel’s overall guidelines? probably be based on the people hold the expectation that a protocol. expected to maintain a database riod of time. Right now, the global
The volatility of private blockchain. particular asset will have value, it is that is transparently shared bet market capitalisation of cryptocur
cryptocurrencies is one of the suffi cient. ween countries. It is not foolproof, rencies is almost $120 billion. And
reasons being given to ban Anil Antony: The Garg panel op can be used to fi nance various but the EU has started creating a that’s just the tip of the iceberg, it
them. posing cryptocurrencies seems like So is it the value that people criminal activities. So, do we bunch of regulations that could be could get way bigger over time.
yet another case of a group of peo think the currency will possess require government come stronger over time. This could
Parag Waknis: Volatility doesn’t ple not really understanding a con in the future that really drives regulations to prevent their be the best way to go forward rather What impact will
sound like a good rationale to ban cept and hence trying to ban it. its value? misuse, or are there other than putting a blanket ban on cryp cryptocurrencies have on the
cryptocurrencies because if crypto Most people equate cryptocurren market mechanisms to deal tocurrencies, because the presence central bank’s control over
currencies are volatile, so are many cies with blockchain, but there is a PW: Exactly. Yes. Cryptocurrencies with the problem? of cryptocurrencies is very impor monetary policy? Is there a
other asset classes. We do not ban huge diff erence between them. The allow people to conduct anony tant for the further development of good case for a national
Parag Waknis investments in any other asset class cryptocurrency is just one applica mous transactions. The price of bit PW: I have done some research the blockchain. cryptocurrency issued by the
teaches monetary just because it is volatile. The deci tion of the underlying blockchain coin, for example, is driven by the linked to this using money search central bank, as proposed by
economics at the sion of whether to invest in an asset technology. The blockchain tech access to the anonymity that it off models, where there is a set of com When you impose a blanket the Garg Panel?
Ambedkar or not should be left to the investor. nology has a lot more potential ers its users. People may also want peting monies, which could also be ban on private currencies, thus
University, Delhi The risk return calculation should beyond cryptocurrencies. to keep their wealth in some asset cryptocurrencies, and I basically eff ectively nationalising the PW: People will move to alternative
be done by the investor, not the that gains in value over a period of show that there is a certain equili market for cryptocurrencies, assets and seek more anonymity on
government. An issue raised against time. So that is the worth or the brium where competing suppliers what exactly are the ly if they lose trust in government
Also, banning the consumption cryptocurrencies is that they “right” that people are paying for of cryptocurrencies would behave implications for innovation? institutions. So, as long as the trust
of a good or service doesn’t really aren’t really backed by an when they’re buying in a disciplined way. Theoretically, is maintained, monetary policy
mean that people will stop consum underlying commodity or a cryptocurrencies. cryptocurrency providers could is AA: In 2018, in the Silicon Valley doesn’t face any particular threat
ing it. The market for the good or sovereign government. But do There are also cases where fi at sue an unlimited amount of their alone, almost $2.9 billion worth of from cryptocurrencies.
service simply goes underground you think it’s absolutely money has retained value even money. But they’re competing private venture funds have gone in When it comes to a central bank
and becomes hard to track. The essential that a currency needs when the bank has ceased to exist. against each other, so the competi to blockchain startups. In tech hubs issued digital currency, there is a
Anil Antony market continues to exist, but the to be backed by a commodity or For example, in Somalia, the central tion forces them to restrict their across the world, we are seeing bil loose consensus, especially among
is the convener of government cannot track it or tax it an institution for it to be widely bank and all the concerned institu supply to a minimal amount that lions pumped into the blockchain monetary economists from the New
the digital media to gain revenue. This applies to accepted in the market? tions had ceased to work at some would help maintain the value of technology. In this scenario, if we Monetary School, that there is no
cell of the Kerala cryptocurrencies as well. point. But people still continued to their currency. Thus the discipline decide to put a blanket ban on all case for governments issuing cryp
wing of the Indian It is true that the price of crypto PW: No. The way we defi ne money value the Somalian currency. So imposed by market competition can cryptocurrencies, then our technol tocurrencies because it would
National Congress currencies, especially bitcoin, has is that it is a generally accepted me there was no backing at all for the prevent cryptocurrency providers ogy entrepreneurs will suddenly create a lot of problems in the form
been volatile. And that’s primarily dium of exchange. So, it’s just trust currency, but people still believed from overissuing their currencies. lose the incentive to work in the sec of contradictions in existing regula
because of their design. Bitcoin, for that basically drives the value of mo that it had value and they continued We can also think about discipline tor. You simply can’t just build tions and the government will have
example, is designed in such a way ney. There is nothing to back it, ex to use the currency in transactions. in terms of reputation eff ects. For blockchain applications out of thin to deal with severe mismatches in
that its supply rises rapidly fi rst, but cept trust. When two strangers have So the strength of a particular asset example, if there is a paper curren air. Right now, currencies are the regulations. Secondly, there are rep
later very slowly, before stopping at no other way of transacting with boils down to what people think cy, and it turns out that it can be only viable practical application of utation eff ects. A digital currency is
a certain point. each other, when there’s no way about it. used to fi nance, let’s say, crime, ter the blockchain technology even sued by the RBI that gets misused by
they can verify the creditworthiness rorism, or anything similar, there is though it can be extrapolated to a criminals can aff ect trust in the ex
Scan the QR code to You said that banning a of each other, money helps. That’s When talking about anonymity, the reputation of the supplier at lot of other sectors. So, for the sake isting fi at currency protocol. I don’t
listen to the full currency would push it into the all that we basically need. We need the common objection to stake. of innovation, I think even if the go think a central bank would want to
interview online black market. That would also trust for that. cryptocurrencies is that they So there are some ways by which vernment is bringing in a state take that risk.
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Opposition questions Lok Sabha passes Bill for
her family by personnel to conduct an enquiry with The Opposition parties
from the Central Reserve in seven days into whether argued that the proposed
Police Force at the urging of any lapse or negligence on law could be misused to
its amicus curiae V. Giri. the part of Registry offi cials
death for rape of minors harass Muslims and want
Mr. Giri said the girl was
in the hospital with just her
mother to attend to her. The
caused the Unnao victim’s
letter to reach the CJI late.
Thursday’s fi rst hearing
intent behind UAPA Bill Special Correspondent
New Delhi
The government’s priority is
ed it reviewed by a parlia
mentary panel.
The law now gives a pol
family was not fi nancially began with the CJI asking to ensure that justice is deli ice offi cer the power to ar
well off . The State should Mr. Mehta to have a respon Courts will strike it down, says Sibal seeking scrutiny The Lok Sabha on Thursday vered to every child in the rest the off ender without
pay her an “exemplary” sible offi cer of the CBI pre unanimously passed the country,” the Minister said. requiring a warrant, al
compensation, he said. sent in the court by noon Special Correspondent sition MPs said these would mitted communal activities Protection of Children from The Bill, already pproved leged the Opposition.
New Delhi
But the Uttar Pradesh go with the entire case detail. be used against anyone who as terrorists? You will desig Sexual Off ences (Amend in the Rajya Sabha, defi nes To check misuse, the go
vernment protested that it The CJI was not swayed The Unlawful Activities Pre opposed the government. nate only those who are ment) Bill, 2019, which child pornography and vernment said, the police
would pay a compensation when Mr. Mehta asked the vention Act (UAPA) Amend Noting that the govern against you as terrorists, stu seeks death penalty for ag makes it punishable. takes cognisance only if the
only “as per statute”. court to reschedule the case ment Bill, 2019, which ena ment would be able to pass dents in JNU, Dalits,” Mr. Si gravated sexual assault on Ms. Irani said over 1,000 complaint is fi led by the ag
“What is happening in for Friday. “Tomorrow is bles the government to the Bill through “brute ma bal said. children. fasttrack courts would grieved woman or any of
this country? You want the another day, Mr. Solicitor. designate individuals as ter jority” in the Lok Sabha and Sukhendu Sekhar Ray of Responding to the debate work for the speedy dispo her relation by blood or
Supreme Court to follow sta We want this to happen to rorists, was tabled in the Ra by a “manufactured majori the Trinamool said: “UAPA on the Bill, Union Minister sal of pending cases. The marriage.
tutes to order compensa day,” he responded. jya Sabha on Thursday. ty” in the Rajya Sabha, Kapil has become redundant; in for Women and Child Deve Bill provides that those who The Bill also provides for
Several Opposition par Sibal of the Congress said it 75% cases, people have been lopment Smriti Irani said use a child for pornographic bail by a magistrate but on
ties, including the Congress, would be struck down by the either acquitted or released. the Bill aimed to make of purposes should be pun ly after hearing the ag
Fleeing Maldives leader Samajwadi Party, Trinamool
Congress and the MDMK op
courts. “It’s better you send
it to a select committee.”
Last week, Abdul Ghani Go
ni [a Kashmiri trader] was
fences against children gen
derneutral.
ished with imprisonment
up to fi ve years and a fi ne,
grieved woman. She is en
titled to demanding a
posed the Bill. Expressing “The UAPA, 1967, has pro acquitted after 23 years.” “This Bill is not related and for a subsequent con maintenance for her and
held off T.N. coast concerns about its “draco
nian” provisions, the Oppo
visions; after 2014, have you
declared people who com
The Bill was passed in the
Lok Sabha on July 24.
with votebank politics but
to save the future of India.
viction, it would be up to se
ven years and fi ne.
her dependent children
under the Act.
The boat was anchored structions from the govern
about 50 metres from the ment regarding the future
old harbour since noon and
was yet to be docked at the
time of fi ling of this report
course of action. There has
not been any offi cial infor
mation about whether Mr.
Code will help weak fi rms: Minister Siddhartha’s death
on Thursday evening. Adeeb was trying to seek
Sitharaman’s raised in Rajya Sabha
Immigration Department
offi cials were awaiting in
asylum in India or had other
motives for fl eeing Maldives. assurance comes ‘Business failures should bate, Pinaki Misra of the BJD
said there were 14 Benches
of the NCLT in India, out of Win back investors’ confi dence: MP
India evaluating Pak.
as LS passes
Bankruptcy Bill
not be looked down on’ which one was yet to be
functional. Special Correspondent
New Delhi
“Government agencies go
Special Correspondent failures should not be after some companies and The death of Cafe Coff ee
plan for consular access Special Correspondent
New Delhi
NEW DELHI
Responding to the debate
tabooed, or looked down.
On the contrary, we should
then anybody and everybo
dy is allowed to be chargesh
Day founder V.G.Siddhartha
was raised in the Rajya Sab
The Lok Sabha on Thursday on the Insolvency and give an honourable exit or eeted,” he said. ha on Thursday, with a Tri
“We will convey to Pakistan Indian diplomat to meet Mr. passed amendments to the Bankruptcy Code (IBC) in resolution to the problem in Gaurav Gogoi of the Con namool Congress MP urging
the response through diplo Jadhav at 3 p.m. on Friday. Insolvency and Bankruptcy the Lok Sabha, Union letter and spirit of the IBC.” gress said the performance the government to intros
matic channels,” he said. However, the Ministry of Ex Code, with Union Finance Finance Minister Nirmala She was referring to the of the Insolvency Bankrupt pect and take steps to win
Sources said the proposal ternal Aff airs refused to con Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sitharaman said on death of Café Coff ee Day cy Code had been a mixed back the confi dence of in
was received earlier this fi rm the reports. On July 17, stating that the intention of Thursday: “Business founder V.G. Siddhartha. bag. “Liquidation of compa vestors and entrepreneurs. Sukhendu Shekhar Roy
week. Media reports in Pa the ICJ asked Pakistan to the Bill was to help strug DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD nies, especially the ones in Raising the issue during
kistan indicated that Pakis grant “without delay” con gling business survive and the real estate sector, also Zero Hour, Sukhendu Sek “The matter is very se
tan had agreed to allow an sular access to Mr. Jadhav. grow stronger. application before the Na The CoC may either de puts home buyers’ life sav har Ray said the govern rious,” Mr. Ray said. “While
“The spirit behind the law tional Company Law Tribu cide to restructure the deb ings at risk,” he said. ment should remove misgiv the government has taken
25,000 more troops is not to allow companies to
die. Liquidation of a compa
ny is not the sole agenda of
nal (NCLT) for initiating the
insolvency resolution pro
cess. The NCLT must fi nd the
tor’s debt by preparing a re
solution plan or liquidate the
debtor’s assets. “Once the
Referring to the death of
Cafe Coff ee Day founder V.G.
Siddhartha, M. Srinivasulu
ings and the sense of
despair in the industry. He
mentioned a purported let
several steps for ease of do
ing business, about 5,000
billionaires have left the
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IN BRIEF
Sengar expelled, guards suspended India unhappy with
A probe by the district police chief had charged the police personnel with negligence U.S. aid to Pakistan
Omar Rashid police chief of Unnao
LUCKNOW charged them with negli Matter taken up with the Ambassador
Three police security guards gence. The police had earlier
Bypolls to two Rajya
deployed for the protection said that the three did not Special Correspondent
Sabha seats on Aug. 26
NEW DELHI
of the Unnao rape survivor travel with the family on NEW DELHI
Bypolls to two Rajya Sabha were suspended from ser their request, as there was India on Thursday ex
seats, one each in Rajasthan vice on Thursday for negli apparently not enough space pressed “grave concern” ov
and Uttar Pradesh, will be gence. in the car. The survivor was er the recent U.S. military
held on August 26, the BJP Uttar Pradesh presi travelling with her lawyer assistance to Pakistan, and
Election Commission of India dent Swatantra Dev Singh and two aunts. stated that it had conveyed
announced on Thursday. The said Kuldeep Singh Sengar, According to U.P. police, its concerns to Washington.
Rajasthan seat fell vacant MLA, accused of rape and al the family was allotted nine “We have taken up the
when Madanlal Saini passed legedly behind plotting a col security personnel, includ matter with the U.S. Ambas
away on June 24. The U.P. lision with the survivor’s car, ing three personal guards for sador in Delhi, as well as
seat fell vacant when was expelled by the central the survivor. with the U.S. government in
Samajwadi Party MP Neeraj leadership of the party after The uncle of the survivor Washington through our
Shekhar resigned on July 15. he was suspended by the alleged in a complaint that Ambassador. We have ex <
> The U.S. side has
said the sale does
State unit. Security ring: The police stand guard at the cremation of the aunt of the rape survivor, near the police detail accorded to pressed grave concern over not indicate change
ED files case against SP “This is in the domain of Lucknow on Thursday. REUTERS *
his family kept Mr. Sengar’s U.S. military assistance to
leader Azam Khan in the freeze in
the central leadership. When men informed about their Pakistan. The U.S. side has
military assistance
NEW DELHI
I gave my statement in Kan but stable, said King Georg the survivor has been con with the family on the day plans to shift their legal doc told us that the proposed
The Enforcement Directorate pur, this was not in my know e’s Medical University, Luck stantly on ventilator, San their car collided with a uments to Rae Bareli and did sale does not indicate any Raveesh Kumar
has registered a money Spokesperson
ledge. As of today, Kuldeep now, where they were receiv deep Tiwari, spokesperson, truck while they were on not travel with the survivor change in the U.S. policy of External Aff airs Ministry
laundering case in connection
Sengar is expelled from the ing treatment. Both were still KGMU, said in a statement. their way to a Rae Bareli jail. on the day of the accident. maintaining a freeze in mili
with the landgrab charges
party,” Mr. Swatantra Dev on ventilator support with DirectorGeneral of Police The women constables, The rape survivor’s aunt, tary assistance to Pakistan,” the State Department ap
against Samajwadi Party MP
Azam Khan and others in
said, clarifying his earlier multiple injuries. O.P. Singh said the three pol Ruby Patel and Sunita Debi who was killed in the Rae Ba External Aff airs Ministry proved a military assistance
Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur. The comment. While the lawyer was ice personnel deployed for and gunner Sudesh Kumar reli accident, was cremated spokesperson Raveesh Ku package for “continued sup
U.P. police have registered The survivor and her la shifted out of the ventilator the protection of the survi were penalised after an in in her village, 70 km from mar said at the weekly press port” of the F16
over a dozen cases allegedly wyer continued to be critical for a while on a trial basis, vor were were not travelling vestigation by the district here, on Thursday. conference. programme.
involving the then circle The U.S. had publicly stat “The State Department
official and Mr. Khan, based ed that the proposed sale has made a determination
With district-wise data, Assam govt. pushes for NRC Indian ‘spy’ arrested in
Punjab, say Pak police
Heated debate in Assembly as data suggest many in districts dominated by indigenous people have been left out
Raju Lakshman held in Dera Ghazi Khan
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT in Guwahati have been ex Central government’s plea
GUWAHATI cluded,” Mr. Patowary said. for 20% sample reverifi ca Press Trust of India man during patrolling.
The Assam government on The districts where the tion in border districts and Lahore “Raju Lakshman is an In
Thursday pushed for reveri least number of people have 10% in other areas. Police in Pakistan’s Punjab dian national. The security
fi cation of the applications been included in the NRC are It was to be done in order province claimed to have ar agencies are interrogating
for the National Register of Darrang (69%) and Hojai to ensure an errorfree NRC. rested an “Indian spy”, him to know whether he
Citizens (NRC) after district (67%). identifi ed as Raju Laksh crossed over here inadver
wise data presented in the SC’s rejection man, in the town of Dera tently or for spying pur
Assembly suggested most Not error-free The Supreme Court’s rejec Ghazi Khan on Wednesday. pose,” he said.
people in areas bordering To drive home the point that tion of the plea followed NRC He has been handed over
Bangladesh have been in the NRC was not errorfree, State Coordinator Prateek him to a premier intelli Banned entry
cluded in the citizenship list, Mr. Patowary cited the exam Hajela’s submission that 27% gence agency for further Dera Ghazi Khan, about 400
while many in districts dom ple of South Salmara. reverifi cation had already investigation. km from Lahore, reportedly
inated by the indigenous pe Several people in Salmara been done. The police offi cial con houses ‘sensitive installa
ople have been left out. traced their roots to a single “His claim is irrelevant as cerned Liaquat Leghari told tions’ and the Islamabad has
This triggered a heated legacy person to get fraudu he had not taken the people reporters that a team of the banned the entry of any fo
debate between the legisla lently into the NRC. of Assam into confi dence border military police had reign national in this dis
tors of the Bharatiya Janata Other BJP legislators said while carrying out the 27% arrested 30yearold Laksh trict.
Partyled ruling coalition suspected citizens have been reverifi cation as claimed,”
and the Opposition led by engaged in the NRC upgrad Mr. Patowary said.
the Congress, which was one would threaten the inte dominated by indigenous pe other Muslimdominated dis ing work and a few have al The Minister slammed Mr.
against reverifi cation. grity and sovereignty of the ople. The data said 91.78%, tricts, names of 86.6% and ready been arrested. Hajela for keeping the the
country,” he said. 92.33%, 91.96% and 92.78% 85.8% people have been Mr. Patowary said that the State and Central govern
‘Threat to integrity’ Parliamentary Aff airs Mi people in Muslimdominated included. State government would ap ments in the dark despite us
The debate began after BJP nister Chandra Mohan Pa Dhubri, Karimganj, Haila “In the indigenous and tri peal to the Supreme Court ing 55,000 State government
legislator Debananda Hazari towary provided data that kandi and South Salmara dis baldominated districts such again for the extension of the employees for the updating
ka doubted the fairness of said more than 90% of the tricts have been included in as Karbi Anglong, West Karbi NRC exercise to facilitate exercise and spending
the NRC scheduled to be pu names in four districts bor the NRC. Anglong, Baksa and Sonit “much needed” reverifi ca ₹ 1,200 crore of the govern
blished on August 31. dering Bangladesh had been Barring Hailakandi, the pur, 1415% people have been tion. ment’s money to prepare a
“A fair NRC will be like the included, while many have others border Bangladesh. excluded. Likewise, 22% pe The apex court had last list that “leaves room for
Magna Carta but a fl awed been excluded in districts In Barpeta and Nagaon, two ople in Bongaigaon and 18% month rejected the State and doubt”.
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ELSEWHERE Dutch ban on burqas in ‘Bin Laden’s son Hamza killed’ Bin Laden family’s aide
public places takes eff ect U.S. media report says he was killed ‘during the last two years’
arrested in Philippines
The law was passed in June 2018 Abdeljalil was living with a fake identity
Agence France-Presse chise,” the State Department
Agence France-Presse Washington said in announcing the Daniel Victor the bin Laden family, has
U.S. to slap 10% tarrif
The Hague Osama bin Laden’s son Ham reward. A Jordanian man once consi been in government custo
on Chinese goods: Trump The Netherlands banned za, chosen heir to the leader dered a fi nancier for alQai dy since the arrest. “We are
WASHINGTON the wearing of a facecover ship of alQaeda, has been ‘Crown prince’ da and a “henchman” of going to deport him for be
President Donald Trump says ing veil, such as a burqa or killed, U.S. media reported Sometimes dubbed the Osama bin Laden’s brother ing an illegal entrant as he
the U.S. will apply a new niqab, in public buildings on Wednesday citing Ameri “crown prince of jihad”, he inlaw was arrested in the has no record of arrival, af
tariff of 10% on about $300 and on transport from can offi cials. had put out audio and video Philippines in July, offi cials ter he was arrested and de
billion worth of products Thursday as a contentious NBC News said three U.S. messages calling for attacks said on Thursday, reinforc ported in 2003 for being an
from China on September 1. law on the garment worn by offi cials had confi rmed they on the U.S. and other coun ing concerns that Islamic undesirable alien,” Mr. Mo
Mr. Trump tweeted on some Muslim women came Between 200 to 400 had information of Hamza tries, especially to avenge militants are making a base rente said.
Thursday amid slowmoving into force. women wear a burqa or a bin Laden’s death, but gave Hamza bin Laden his father’s killing by U.S. in the country. In 2003, the authorities
talks with China that Between 200 and 400 niqab in the country. AP *
no details of the place or forces in Pakistan in May Mahmoud Afi f Abdeljalil, said that Abdeljalil was a
negotiations will continue. AP women are estimated to date. it,” he said. 2011, the department said. 51, was arrested on July 4 in close associate of Mo
wear a burqa or niqab in the institutions and buildings, The New York Times sub Both reports suggested Documents seized in the Zamboanga, a coastal city at hammed Khalifa, bin La
‘No-deal Brexit to slow country of 17 million people. as well as hospitals and pu sequently cited two U.S. offi that Hamza may have been raid on his father’s house in the southwestern tip of Min den’s brotherinlaw, and
U.K. growth, hit pound’
The legislation was blic transport,” the Dutch cials as saying they had con killed well before the State Abbottabad suggested Ham danao, the nation’s second that the two were involved
LONDON
passed in June 2018 after a Interior Ministry said. fi rmation that he was killed Department announced a $1 za was being groomed as largest island. Abdeljalil had in fi nancing the Qaida net
The Bank of England on
Thursday warned that a
decade of political debate The law also bans faceco during the last two years in million bounty on his head heir to the alQaeda false documents under an work through charity
nodeal Brexit would slow on the subject. The farright vering helmet or hood. A an operation that involved in February 2019. leadership. assumed name, Jaime Mo organisations.
Britain's economic growth, politician Geert Wilders had person could be fi ned €150 the U.S. The 15th of Osama bin La U.S. forces also found a vi rente, the chief of the Bu Offi cials said they began
increase inflation and proposed the veil ban back ($165). However, the public Questioned by reporters den’s 20 children and a son deo of the wedding of Ham reau of Immigration, said in monitoring Abdeljalil after
probably further drag down in 2005. “From now on the transport sector said it in the Oval Offi ce, President of his third wife, Hamza, za to the daughter of anoth a statement. he and an Algerian compa
the pound against the dollar, wearing of clothing which would not stop to make a Donald Trump did not con thought to be about 30 years er senior alQaeda offi cial Abdeljalil, whom the nion were fl agged at a mili
as it announced it was holding covers the face is banned in woman in a burqa get off as fi rm or deny the NBC report. old, was “emerging as a lead that is believed to have taken authorities called “a former tary checkpoint in Zam
interest rates at 0.75%. AFP educational facilities, public it would cause delays. “I don’t want to comment on er in the alQaeda fran place in Iran. henchman” connected to boanga last year. NY TIMES
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market watch
01-08-2019
Sensex dddddddddddddddddddddd 37,018 ddddddddddddd -1.23
US Dollar dddddddddddddddddddd 69.06 ddddddddddddd -0.39
Gold ddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 35,795 ddddddddddddddd0.04
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Nifty below 11,000 fi rst time since Mar.
Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddd 63.42 ddddddddddddd -2.59 Maximum losses in auto, banking, metal and technology stocks; Sensex crashes 463 points
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT in the last three trading ra said. While the U.S. Fed
MUMBAI sessions. announced a 25 basis points
NIFTY 50
PRICE CHANGE
A day after the U.S. Federal Vivek Ranjan Misra, Head cut in interest rate, it also
Adani Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371.10. . . . . . . . -6.45 Reserve reduced interest — Fundamental Research, hinted that it was not the fi rst
Asian Paints. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1504.70. . . . . . -16.40 rate for the fi rst time since Karvy Stock Broking, attri of more cuts to come.
Axis Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669.30. . . . . . . . -4.80 2008, global equity markets, buted the fall to the ‘midcy The statement led to equi
Bajaj Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2537.65. . . . . . . 21.15 including India, lost heavy cle adjustment’ by the U.S. ty markets tumbling globally
Bajaj Finserv. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 7082.00. . . . . . -15.85
ground as the U.S. central Federal Reserve as markets with the benchmarks of
Bajaj Finance . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3222.10. . . . . . -29.95
Bharti Airtel . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 323.90. . . . . . -13.70
bank did not take a dovish were expecting a more dov Hong Kong, South Korea, In
BPCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343.65. . . . . . . . -1.85
Britannia Ind . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 2600.90. . . . . . . . -4.10
Cipla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512.45. . . . . . . . -8.65
stance as was widely expect
ed by markets across the
globe.
ish stance by the U.S. central
bank.
“For Indian equities, this
donesia and Taiwan all end
ing in the red. Some of the
European markets were also
Bharti Airtel logs fi rst
Coal India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202.45. . . . . . . . -2.00
Dr Reddys Lab . . . . . . . .. . . . 2533.75. . . . . . -40.85
Eicher Motors. . . . . . . . .. 16562.80. . . . . 214.75
The Indian benchmarks
lost more than 1% on Wed Fed factor: Markets were expecting a more dovish stance
by the U.S. central bank. PAUL NORONHA
is on top of the headwinds it
has faced recently, like FII
in the red on Wednesday.
Back in India, nearly 1,700 quarterly loss in 14 years
GAIL (India). . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 128.60. . . . . . . . -0.25 nesday, with the 50share *
selling on account of tax pro stocks lost ground on BSE, as
Grasim Ind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 774.55. . . . . . -13.80 Nifty falling below the psych posals. There are other rea against 778 gainers. Foreign
HCL Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1021.55. . . . . . -13.00 ological 11,000mark for the low of 36,694.18, managed to maximum to the day’s sons as well, fi rstly the weak investors were net sellers at Telco posts ₹ 2,866 crore loss in Q1
HDFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2086.80. . . . . . -35.00 fi rst time since March. recoup some of the losses to losses. ness in economy has not more than ₹ 1,000 crore on
HDFC Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2221.80. . . . . . -29.85
While investors sold close at 37,018.32, down The broader Nifty closed abated, as evident by the Wednesday, having sold Press Trust of India tive liabilities pertaining to
Hero MotoCorp . . . . . .. . . . 2368.55. . . . . . . 12.45
Hindalco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182.75. . . . . . . . -7.80 shares across sectors, the 462.80 points, or 1.23%. at 10,980, shedding 105.40 core sector data and auto shares worth nearly ₹ 12,500 New Delhi customary indemnities pro
Hind Unilever . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1731.30. . . . . . . . . 4.65 maximum losses were in au As many as 23 of the Sen points, or 1.24%. This was sales. Secondly while some crore in July. Bharti Airtel on Thursday vided to a clutch of investors
Indiabulls HFL . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 521.95. . . . . . -13.65 to, banking, metal and tech sex constituents ended in the lowest close for the index companies have reported The weakness in equity posted a staggering ₹ 2,866 of Airtel Africa and expens
ICICI Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417.05. . . . . . . . -7.55 nology stocks. the red with Infosys, HDFC since March 1. Meanwhile, good numbers, the vast num markets spilled over to the crore loss for the June quar es relating to its recent list
IndusInd Bank . . . . . . . .. . . . 1398.65. . . . . . -14.20
The 30share Sensex, Bank, HDFC, State Bank of the India VIX index shot up ber have been disappointing currency markets with rupee ter, its fi rst consolidated loss ing, the company ex
Bharti Infratel . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 250.95. . . . . . . . . 5.20
Infosys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 768.85. . . . . . -24.80
which fell 787 points during India, ICICI Bank, TCS and 7% on Wednesday, pegging and commentary has not weakening 27 paisa against in 14 years, as the telco lost plained.
Indian OilCorp . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 136.95. . . . . . . . -2.35 intraday trades to touch a Bajaj Auto contributing the its total surge to nearly 20% been encouraging,” Mr. Mis the dollar. ground to rival Reliance Jio Airtel’s revenue from In
ITC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267.55. . . . . . . . -2.65 and took a hit from excep dia mobile services in
JSW Steel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225.25. . . . . . -12.20 tional items such as charges creased 4.1% yearonyear to
Auto fi rms hit by doubledigit slump in July
Kotak Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1495.80. . . . . . -23.75 towards accelerated depre ₹ 10,724 crore.
L&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1358.05. . . . . . -29.25
ciation of 3G network gear. In revenue terms, Re
M&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548.55. . . . . . . . -1.45
Maruti Suzuki . . . . . . . . .. . . . 5572.60. . . . . 102.90 The revenue rose 4.7% to liance Jio is now comforta
NTPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126.85. . . . . . . . . 0.30 ₹ 20,738 crore during the bly placed on top of the tel
ONGC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136.90. . . . . . . . -1.95 Sector impacted by subdued consumer sentiment and overall economic slowdown fi rst quarter ended June co stack given that its
PowerGrid Corp . . . . .. . . . . . 214.00. . . . . . . . . 3.20 2019. topline stood at ₹ 11,679
Reliance Ind . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1180.25. . . . . . . 14.00 PRESS TRUST OF INDIA li to help revive consumer Similarly, Toyota Kirloskar “After accounting for hit crore in June quarter ( just
State Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317.15. . . . . . -15.05 NEW DELHI
Sun Pharma . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 425.10. . . . . . . . -1.65
demand and conversions, he Motor (TKM) said its domes of ₹ 14,454 million (₹ 1,445.4 three years into its commer
Tata Motors . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 129.55. . . . . . . . -6.05 Continuing to face rough added. Honda Cars India tic sales declined 24% to crore) towards exceptional cial operations) against
Tata Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420.00. . . . . . -12.05 weather, Maruti Suzuki, Hy Ltd. (HCIL) reported 48.67% 10,423 unit. items (net of tax), the resul ₹ 11,269.9 crore of Vodafone
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2180.05. . . . . . -25.65 undai and three other auto decline in domestic sales to In the twowheeler space, tant net loss for the quarter Idea.
Tech Mahindra . . . . . . .. . . . . . 625.65. . . . . . -10.60 majors reported a doubledi 10,250 units in July. Bajaj Auto saw its domestic ended June 30, 2019 came Airtel, though, registered
Titan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1057.30. . . . . . . . . 0.95
UltraTech Cement . .. . . . 4231.70. . . -115.20
git decline in sales in July as sales dip 13% per cent last in at ₹ 28,660 million (₹ 2,866 an improvement in many of
UPL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576.80. . . . . . -18.45 consumer sentiment re Delaying purchase month to 2,05,470 units. crore), compared to profi t the operational parameters.
Vedanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145.45. . . . . . . . -8.65 mained subdued. “The degrowth in the auto TVS Motor Company re of ₹ 973 million (₹ 97.3 crore) For instance, for the June
Wipro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270.40. . . . . . . . . 5.10 Market leader Maruti Su mobile industry further in ported a 12.98% dip in its July in the corresponding quar quarter, Airtel’s India Aver
YES Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.40. . . . . . . . -2.80 zuki India (MSI) said its dom tensifi ed last month amidst 2019 sales to 2.79 lakh unit ter last year and ₹ 1,072 mil age Revenue Per User stood
Zee Entertainment . . . . . . 346.85. . . . . . -14.75
estic sales were down 36.3% weak buying sentiment and on weaker volumes. lion (₹ 107.2 crore) in the pre at ₹ 129 against ₹ 123 in the
to 98,210 units last month overall slowdown. We are al In the domestic market, vious quarter,” the company March quarter. Also, mobile
compared with 1,54,150 un so witnessing a lot of post twowheeler sales dropped said in its quarterly report. data traffi c on its network
EXCHANGE RATES its in July last year. It was in Applying brakes: The automotive industry continues to face ponement of purchases,” Ra to 2.08 lakh units from 2.47 grew 94% year on year.
Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit June 2017 that the company’s headwinds as sales continue to contract. REUTERS *
jesh Goel, senior lakh units. ‘Exceptional hit’ Commenting on the earn
except yen at 4 p.m. on August 01
CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL sales had last fallen below 1 vicepresident and director Truck major Ashok Ley The “exceptional hit” for ings, Gopal Vittal, MD and
US Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 68.86. . . . . . . 69.18 lakh units mark in a month. units last month. “The headwinds faced by (sales and marketing) at land reported a 39% contrac the quarter included CEO (India and South Asia),
Euro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 76.01. . . . . . . 76.36 Mini segment, comprising Mahindra & Mahindra re the automotive industry con HCIL, said. tion in the sales of its medi amongst other heads a Bharti Airtel, said the fi rst
British Pound . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 83.42. . . . . . . 83.82
Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 63.22. . . . . . . 63.52
Alto and old WagonR, saw a ported a 16% decline in dom tinue as a result of subdued He further said,”it is ex um and heavy commercial charge towards accelerated quarter of the year has be
Chinese Yuan . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 9.98. . . . . . . 10.02 massive slide of 69.3% to estic market to 37,474 units. consumer sentiment, trig tremely worrisome since Ju vehicles (M&HCV) in the depreciation of 3G network gun with a “healthy and
Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 69.20. . . . . . . 69.53 11,577 units as against 37,710 The company’s passenger gered by various factors,” ly 2019 decline is much sev domestic and export equipment and operating equitable growth across all
Singapore Dollar . . . . . . .. . 50.07. . . . . . . 50.31
Canadian Dollar . . . . . . . . .. . 52.08. . . . . . . 52.32
units in the yearago month. vehicle segment reported a M&M chief of sales and mar ere than Q1 decline and that markets. costs on network refarming our lines of businesses. Hea
Malaysian Ringitt . . . . . .. . 16.61. . . . . . . 16.70 Rival Hyundai Motor India sales of 16,831 vehicles last keting, automotive division, too when the industry had Truck sales dipped 48% and upgradation pro dline pricing remained sta
Source:Indian Bank Ltd (HMIL) reported 10% dip month as against 19,781 units Veejay Ram Nakra said. degrown in July last year as for July 2019 to 4,858 units. gramme as well as incre ble, albeit at low levels,” he
in domestic sales to 39,010 in the same period of 2018. The industry needs stimu well.” (With inputs by N. Anand) mental provision for deriva said.
‘Rains, global growth risks behind downward tilt’
A poor August monsoon, oil price rise and fi nancial sector troubles may pull down growth further: CRISIL
MANOJIT SAHA case as it turned out to be. So does not play out well, that is porting growth. So, that also re Do you think only monetary
Dharmakirti Joshi, Chief Eco- we have given it a downward going to pull down growth mains a risk which needs to be stimulus is suffi cient for
nomist, CRISIL, reveals the fac- tilt. Second is the global envi further. Or, if oil prices start ris carefully monitored. The short reviving growth? Or, is fi scal
tors behind the downward revi- ronment. The way global cen ing. Because global growth is term indicators in the fi rst quar stimulus need of the hour?
sion in growth forecast and how tral banks are cutting rates indi weak and geopolitics has a role ter are weaker than what we ex
weak business sentiments are cates there is a downside risk to to play. What happens to pected, which will pull overall ■ Fiscal room is very limited.
hurting investments. global growth. The recent oil prices will be a mix growth down for the fi nancial We have breached the FRBM
IMF forecast also spills ov ture of downward year. target in the last two years. So,
What has changed in the last er to us. drift from weakening to spend your way of the cur
three months for growth growth but possibly You have mentioned sluggish rent downturn is diffi cult.
projections to be revised What are the upside and an upward drift high frequency indicators as a That is why you are leaning
downward by 20 bps to 6.9%? downside risks to the from geopolitical factor for growth revision. more on the monetary policy.
growth forecast of 6.9%? issues that are play Can you throw some light? But monetary policy cannot in
■ Firstly, the weather gods have ing out currently. So, itself revive investment de
not been very favourable. July ■ Well, upside does not oil is a risk. Finally, ■ You look at the PMIs, IIP mand.
and August are the two critical seem to be visible the fi nancial growth, export growth — these Since consumption demand
months and July was not a great right now. sector is are numbers that come out on a is slowing down, capacity utili
month. Our base forecast as Downside is also not monthly basis and on top of sation which was improving,
sumed monsoon will be normal clearly if fully that core infl ation has come out will now be stable or may de
and welldistributed as project August capable quite weak. That is a refl ection cline, depending on how deep
ed by the IMD, which is not the monsoon of sup of weakness in demand. the slowdown goes.
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IN BRIEF
Global gold demand touches 3-year high Manufacturing expands
Continued central bank buying, sustained growth in goldbacked ETFs were the key drivers: WGC
faster on fresh orders
Consumer goods lead upturn
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT from central banks and the cond quarter decline, ac
MUMBAI rallying gold price in June cording to WGC. Special Correspondent ders. This, coupled with op
Global gold demand in the were the main factors driv On the other hand, gold NEW DELHI timistic growth projections,
fi rst half of 2019 jumped to a ing infl ows into the sector. supply grew 6% in the se Manufacturing activity ex underpinned job creation
threeyear high on the back Incidentally, a strong re cond quarter to 1,186.7 panded at a quicker rate in and an uptick in input
of robust demand by central covery in India’s jewellery tonnes. A record Q2 gold July due to an increase in purchasing.”
RBI invites applications banks and goldbacked ex market pushed the overall je mine production and a 9% new orders and the resul “Rising from 52.1 in June
for Dy. Governor’s post changetraded funds (ETFs). wellery demand in the se jump in recycling, boosted tant scaling up of produc to 52.5 in July, the IHS Mar
MUMBAI
Gold demand was pegged cond quarter by 12% to 168.8 by the sharp June gold price tion by companies, accord kit India Manufacturing Pur
The Centre has invited
at 2,181.7 tonnes in the fi rst tonnes. A busy wedding sea rally, led the growth in sup ing to a private sector chasing Managers’ Index
applications for RBI Deputy
six months of the current ca son and healthy festival sales ply. On an overall half yearly survey. was consistent with a furth
Governor’s post that fell
vacant after Viral Acharya
lendar year, refl ecting an 8% boosted demand, before the basis, the supply touched The Nikkei India Manu er strengthening in the
resigned. Candidates with rise compared with the fi rst June price rise brought it to a 2,323.9 tonnes, the highest facturing Purchasing Man health of the sector,” the re
at least 25 years of work half of 2018, as per the latest virtual standstill, the report level since 2016. agers’ Index came in at 52.5 port added. “The latest
experience, including report by the World Gold stated. In terms of price, the yel in July, up from the 52.1 in reading was slightly higher
experience at the level of Council (WGC). Metal craze: A strong recovery in India’s jewellery market low metal touched multi June. A reading over 50 indi than the average for calen
Secretary or equivalent in “Continued central bank pushed overall demand in Q2 by 12% to 168.8 tonnes. V .RAJU *
Bar and coin year highs, breaching cates an expansion while dar year 2018 (52.3), but be
the Government of India or buying and sustained growth Bar and coin investment in $1,400/oz for the fi rst time one below 50 denotes a low its longrun trend
candidates having at least in goldbacked exchange tonnes, the largest net H1 in Meanwhile, holdings of the second quarter dipped since 2013. contraction. (53.9).”
25 years of work experience traded funds [ETFs] were the crease in global gold re goldbacked ETFs grew 67.2 12% to 218.6 tonnes and com Among the factors driving “Economic growth in In The report said consum
in an Indian or international key drivers of this increase,” serves in our data series. In a tonnes in the second quarter bined with the soft fi rst quar this rally were expectations dia’s manufacturing indus er goods producers led the
public fi nancial institution the report stated. continuation of recent to a sixyear high of 2,548 ter number, took the fi rst of lower interest rates, politi try was sustained in July,” upturn in July, adding that
can apply. “Central banks bought trends, buying was spread tonnes. As per the global bo half total to a sixyear low of cal uncertainty, with further the report said. even the intermediate goods
224.4 tonnes of gold in Q2 across a diverse range of – dy, continued geopolitical in 476.9 tonnes. A 29% yearon support coming from strong “Companies scaled up makers saw a stronger im
Chola Financial profi t 2019. This took H1 [fi rst six largely emerging market – stability, dovish commen year drop in China account central bank buying, the re production in response to a provement in business con
rises to ₹ 2.56 crore months] buying to 374.1 countries,” it added. tary on monetary policy ed for much of the global se port said. quicker upturn in factory or ditions in July.
CHENNAI
Cholamandalam Financial
Holdings Ltd.’s standalone
net profi t for the fi rst quarter
ended June 2019 rose to
Ashok Leyland to save up to ₹ 500 McLeod Russel Sharp decline in cotton yarn
₹ 2.56 crore against ₹ 2.43 to sell more
crore in the yearearlier
period. Total income rose to
cr. via cost reduction measures estates by Sept. exports worries industry
₹ 4.06 crore against ₹ 3.89
crore. Cholamandalam Firm to incur ₹ 1,700 to ₹ 2,000 cr. capex for BSVI vehicles ‘Shipments to main market China have almost halved’
Investment & Finance Co. Indrani Dutta
Ltd., in which the fi rm has Special Correspondent heads would not amount to KOLKATA M. Soundariya Preetha ning sector and sluggish de
46.5% stake, disbursed
CHENNAI a reduction in head count. McLeod Russel India Ltd. is COIMBATORE mand in the domestic mar
₹ 8,572 crore against ₹ 7,014 Ashok Leyland Ltd., the fl ag On the other hand, the fi rm planning to sell at least India’s cotton yarn exports ket, exports are the only
crore. It’s standalone profi t ship company of the Hinduja would focus on increasing three more tea estates in between April and June this avenue to ensure uninter
rose 10% to ₹ 314 crore on a Group, is expecting to save the productivity of each West Bengal’s Dooars and year was 33% lower com rupted production and ca
consolidated basis. about ₹ 400500 crore dur employee. in Assam by September pared to the same period pacity utilisation,” K.V. Srini
ing the current fi scal During the current fi scal, 2019. last year, leading to concern vasan, chairman of the
ColgatePalmolive through cost reduction mea Ashok Leyland would invest In a bid to pare its debt , among textile mills. council, said in a press re
(India) has new MD sures, said a top offi cial. about ₹ 1,700 crore to ₹ 2,000 the company has been on a The Cotton Textiles Ex lease.
NEW DELHI “We want to take ₹ 400 crore in capital expenditure selling spree since mid port Promotion Council Since 2014, all benefi ts ex
Oral care major Colgate 500 crore of operating costs for making BSVI vehicles, 2018, months after it set up (Texprocil) has pointed out tended for yarn exports
Palmolive (India) Ltd. on out of the system,” said Go Gopal Mahadevan on modular vehicle platform that cotton yarn exports were withdrawn.
a committee in May to
Thursday said Ram Raghavan pal Mahadevan, wholetime and on Project Phoenix. from April to June 2019 was Cotton yarn from Pakis
identify the assets which
has been appointed as its director and chief fi nancial manner. Talking about production 226 million kg as against 338 tan and Vietnam get duty
could be put on the block.
managing director. Mr. million kg during the same desh, Vietnam, and Colum free access to China. If the
offi cer, Ashok Leyland Ltd. While classifying the costs cuts at Pantnagar unit, he “We may sell a garden in
Raghavan replaces Issam
According to him, this as vital, essential and desira said it was done during June Dooars and at least two in period last year. In June, the bia have also declined, Sidd domestic textile mills are
Bachaalani, who will move to
would be done by having a ble, he said: “Costs that are and July 2019 to produce Assam,” a source said on exports were just 59 million hartha Rajagopal, Executive supported through interest
another role within the
relook at expenditure under vital and essential will be in vehicles based on demand the condition of kg, which is 50.74% less Director of Texprocil, said. subvention or refund of
company, the fi rm said in a
statement. “Prior to this role, heads such as administra curred and those under the projections and reduce in anonymity. compared to June 2018. India used to export 32% State taxes and levies, there
Mr. Raghavan served as tion, sales and manufactur desirable head will be spent ventories. On electricpo The company’s debt China is the main market of its cotton yarn production will be some relief and the
vicepresident, marketing, ing, distribution and pro on need basis.” wered buses, he said the stood at around ₹ 1,000 for Indian cotton yarn ex three years ago. This has fal industry will become price
AsiaPacifi c division of ductivity costs and analysing To a question, Mr. Maha fi rm was in discussions with crore at end June 2019 and ports. But, exports to China len to 27% now. competitive to explore new
ColgatePalmolive,” the how the costcutting could devan said that the reduc State governments and priv has also suff ered rating have dropped nearly 50%. “Considering the large markets, Mr. Rajagopal ad
company said. PTI be done in the most eff ective tion in administrative over ate bus operators. downgrades. Besides, exports to Bangla scale investment in the spin ded.
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Around the
ART
A moment with trees
world in a
A month-long show, urges us to dwell on the beauty of
trees, and think about the many lives that they nurture
fl urry of fl avour
One of the youngest chefs to earn a Michelin
for her restaurant in Germany, Julia Komp is
now blazing a trail across India with
meticulously plated food and carrot sharks
Shonali Muthalaly
Julia Komp has no time to waste on
niceties.
One of the world’s youngest
chefs to earn a Michelin for her res
taurant, Schloss Loersfeld (Germa
ny), in 2016 she’s been on a mission
all year. Quitting her high profi le
job, she has spent the last seven
months travelling through 19 coun
tries. wrong. There are so many diff erent
Julia is cooking intricate multi kinds of food in Asia.”
course meals in most of these coun Cooking multicourse dinners in
tries. She signed up for her fi rst in many of these countries quickly The big banyan tree at the Ojas Art @1AQ in Mehrauli is a
ternship at the age of 14, then taught her to be selfsuffi cient. “My big part of the gallery’s life. They host Under The Banyan
worked her way through a set of food is light and fruity. So when a Tree, a music series here; and director Anubhav Nath can
highpressure kitchens, till she recipe uses lemon, I use passion swear that there’s a great, positive energy around that tree.
snagged the Michelin and a fl urry of fruit. When it calls for cream, I use It is in keeping with the gallery’s larger spirit then, that
press in 2016, when she was 27 coconut milk... Ingredients are rare they’re bringing together close to 50 works of art, by six
years old. Behind the scenes Julia Komp ly a problem. You get everything artists, in an exhibit called A Message from the Trees.
“In China, when I arrived they plating one of the fi rst few courses everywhere now. I cooked in Ethio “Also because it’s monsoon and with the levels of
threw me a banquet,” she says, of her multicourse meal at pia, and I found everything I need concrete on our roads, so many trees get uprooted after
shaking her head. She’s sitting in Ottimo, ITC Grand Chola ed. If I have micro leeks, coriander even one heavy rain,” says Nath, who’s also the show’s
Ottimo — the Italian restaurant at *
R RAVINDRAN AND SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT cress or edible fl owers, I will use curator, adding that this made him want to think of an
the ITC Grand Chola in Chennai, them. But when I don’t have them, I “artistic way to do something about this”.
where she’d cooked a multicourse three varieties, with a quenelle of Growing up, Julia says wanted to of our door.” Living and cooking in will not die,” she says wryly, shaking Five Gond artists are participating in this show – and it
dinner for 50 guests. “I kept saying mintyfresh ice cream, crunchy de be a “policewoman”. However, her Tunisia taught her that it was im her head. isn’t new that a city gallery would bring together this
I have to start work, because I was hydrated vegetable and quivering internship at a countryside hotel portant to travel. “It doesn’t matter By the end of the year, Julia plans school of work for an exhibit about trees. The “folk” form
has only been gaining popularity in art circles and beyond,
cooking dinner for their guests the puddles of spherifi ed green tomato. changed things. “I chose it because how focussed I am with chicken to take everything she has learnt
given its simple, yet colourful appeal – each work also
next day. They kept telling me to re Every spoonful tasted diff erent, yet all the good looking boys would go curry: it will taste better if I come to and start her own restaurant in Co
brims with powerful stories of the Gond community’s
lax. Finally, by midnight, I could the fl avours united seamlessly. Julia’s to the gym there. The service was India and learn how it is cooked.” logne. “My food will have Indian
ageold social practices, which are intrinsically tied in with
not bear it any more. I stood up and technique has evidently been honed rubbish though, with chefs fi ghting Julia studied the Arabic kitchen and Arabic fl avours,” she says, ad the flora and fauna around them.
said, ‘Enough!’” She went to the by multiple kitchens: she uses many all day.” During the weekends, she by travelling through Dubai and ding that she plans to distil everyth The one exception, Abhishek Singh, is a graphic artist
kitchen and cooked till 4 am. “Even of the skills of molecular gastrono ran a catering service, with her Abu Dhabi, then went on to work in ing she has learnt from her travels whose 2018 work, Vrikshadootam, inspired Nath to put
then, I just managed to serve din my, in addition to weaving in unex grandmother’s help. . “We made Bangkok, before moving to Indone into the menu. “I’m gunning for together A Message from the Trees – the title too, a
ner on time.” pected fl avours from her journey. fi nger food... stuff ed tomatoes, sia. two Michelin stars,” she smiles, her translation of the title.
Her discipline and attention to de The hotel’s senior executive chef pork fi llet with Gorgonzola cream... “I take notes everywhere, even if eyes lighting up. Singh’s work, an arresting visual of ink on canvas, is 144”
tail was evident through the six Ajit Bangera smiles as he says, “The I feel ashamed of that food now,” I know I will not be able to replicate As for her biggest learning from by 72” inches. The forestlike scene has various creatures
course dinner: from cheeky little deal is she cooks, and we teach her she states with a gentle shudder. “I the recipe later. With traditional In cooking her way through multiple whose horns and antlers grow into long treebranchlike
sharks cut out of thin carrot slices about Indian food in return.” Julia will not cook any of it again.” donesian food, for example, it is food cultures? She leans forward, lines, a style that’s popular in Gond art. It’s almost a small
swimming in the soup to the careful nods seriously, explaining that she Her grandmother has a house in hard to fi nd all the ingredients. It is dead serious, and says, “Always use endearing moment of commonality, especially given the
uniformity of every plate. Flavours will be learning about regional food Tunisia, which is how Julia deve also very rich and heavy.” Then enough salt.” masculine monochrome of Singh’s work, in stark contrast to
were bright, light and refreshing, in each city she is travelling to, for loped a fascination for Arabic fl a came Vietnam, the Philippines, Ja the colourful liveliness of the Gond works. “Also, as a
with the chef relying more on quality this festival: Mumbai, Bengaluru, vours. “People there are friendly, pan and Korea. “The food is just to Julia Komp was also at ITC Maratha, gallery, it’s an objective for us to bridge these gaps
ingredients and skill, than butter and Kolkata, and Delhi. “I already have and often when we returned from tally diff erent in each region,” she Mumbai. She will be cooking at ITC Royal between tribal and urban contemporary art,” says Nath.
Bengal, Kolkata, August 3; ITC Gardenia, The show brings together some of the biggest, most
bombastic technique. One course, three books fi lled with notes,” she the beach there would be a plate of says, adding, “People should not
Bengaluru, August 7; and ITC Maurya, recognisable names in Gond practice today, including
for example, featured just tomatoes: adds. cous cous or shorba placed in front say something is ‘Asian’. It is so New Delhi on August 10. Bhajju Shyam, Durga Bai, and Ram Singh Urveti.
The youngest Gond artist of this lot, 32yearold artist
Mayank Shyam’s work is interesting — there’s a distinct
presence of buses and plumes of pollution, which are
otherwise minimal presences in the canvases of older Gond
FOOD SPOT and the fi sh was a plump was told it was rather good.
artists. Mayank is also the son of the famous Gond painter
piece of rohu. Lau Chingri is The curry was rich, the piece Jangarh Singh Shyam, who died in 2001.
Let’s hear it for
chopped bottle gourd was large and had been fried
cooked with small shrimps, well and then cooked in the A Message from the Trees, August 2 – September 1; Ojas Art@1AQ,
and Kosha Chicken is a varia gravy. I enjoyed the Kosha Near Qutab Minar, Mehrauli
tion of Kosha Mangsho, a Chicken – it didn’t have Vangmayi Parakala
STEAMED LENTILS
rich dish of meat cooked much of a gravy, and it’s not
rahul verma with either tomatoes or curd meant to, but it had ab
and tempered with spices. sorbed the fl avour of the
I have come to the conclu I ordered the food spices. The Lau Chingri was PREVIEW
sion that there is something through Swiggy. The rates a bit of surprise, for it wasn’t
Every culture has a variety, but there's nothing
about ground and steamed
lentil cakes that truly ap quite like the Bengali version
were reasonable: the fi sh
was priced at ₹ 135 for one
the way we cook it at home.
Our Lau Chingri is dark
DAG x Taj Palace
peals to my palate. I fi rst dis large piece, the chicken at green, as the gourd is merely
covered this when I had ₹ 315 a plate, the Dhokar Dal tempered with cumin seeds,
some Gattey Ki Sabzi – a Ra na at ₹ 205 and Lau Chingri at green chillies and just a
jasthani preparation of lentil ₹ 245. pinch of turmeric. This was
strips in a curry – many years I didn’t have the fi sh but I dark brown, and was a bit
ago. Then, years later, when runny. But it had quite a few
I tasted the Bengali Dhokar shrimps in it, and overall the
Dalna, I knew I was a card gourd dish had an interesting
carrying member of the taste.
steamedlentil lovers’ club. I liked the food, especially
That is why, when folks at the dhokar. I had thought the
home want to order some family would focus on the
Bengali food, I never demur. other dishes, and there
Because, along with the fi sh would be some of it left for After its first edition in Mumbai, the 115 Years Charity Gala
curry, there is always some my breakfast. Sadly, they all of the Taj hotels is announcing its second edition, in Delhi,
Dhokar Dalna coming in. I enjoyed it as much as I did, with a gala tonight. On preview are 25 works from DAG’s
eat it with rice, and, if there and I had to make do with twentiethcentury collection, including those by Amrita
is any left, I have it the next poha the next morning. SherGil, S.H. Raza, Jamini Roy, and F.N. Souza. A part of
morning for breakfast with a Note to self: Next time, or the proceeds from the auction will go theTaj Public Service
soft roti. Bliss. der two plates. Or, better Welfare Trust.
I just had some a few days ziabad. Probashi is a word Probashi, like most other ta Biryani. We asked for a still, hide some of the dhokar
ago. I was looking for Bengali used for Bengalis living out Bengali eateries, has fi sh plate of, yes, the Dhokar Dal dalna in the fridge when no Preview on till August 8; for reservations at the Gala, contact
Bengali fare Dishes on off er +91-9999620193; at the Taj Palace, 2, Sardar Patel Marg
delivery outlets in my neigh side Bengal, though I sup fries, curries, veggies, the na, Fish Lalia, Lau Chingri one is looking.
bourhood and came across a pose it refers to the diaspora typical Bengali dals and dis and Kosha Chicken. Kalia is a at Probashi. For a listing or to be featured here, email us at
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Wedding couture On societal behaviour Malhar festival Street food festival Tamil documentary
Fashion designer Kiran Sharma is hosting her Tomorrow Belongs to Me, a solo show of Pracheen Kala Kendra is presenting its annual Food Exchange is hosting a 10day long IIC will screen Koothu, a Tamil documentary film,
annual wedding and lifestyle exhibition titled paintings by 29yearold artist Pallav Chander. dance event, the Malhar Festival, a celebration Mohammed Ali Street Food Festival. The dishes directed by Sandhya Kumar. Koothu is a living
The Bride & Groom, which will showcase wedding Through this show, the artist focuses on of rain. The event will feature a Hindustani on the special menu are made with the recipes theatre tradition of Tamil Nadu, performed as an
couture. This threeday event will feature contemporary societal psychology and classical vocal recital by Aditya Sharma, from street kitchens on Mohammed Ali Road in allnight play. The film take a close look at
previews by designers and jewellers like Kiara, behaviour, and paints it as abstract expression. accompanied by Kharak Singh on tabla, and Mumbai. The menu offers Lamb Galouti, Nalli Koothu, by recording performances and
Renu Kakar, Chhabra Sarees, Glitterati Jewels, The works also sees the artist accepting his Chetan Nigam on harmonium. Later, a vocal Nihari, Raan Changezi, Mutton Awadhi Biryani, conducting extensive interviews with its
Ritu Kumar, Anju Modi, and more. dyslexia, and dealing with personal loss. recital by Jui Dhaigude Pande will be held. and more. practitioners.
Venue: The Ashoka Hotel, Chanakyapuri Venue: Alliance Française de Delhi, Lodhi Road Venue: Triveni Kala Sangam, Mandi House Venue: Food Exchange, Novotel Aerocity Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC
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Smith scripts Australia’s sensational fi ghtback on absorbing day
Broad and Woakes rip through the visitors’ toporder; Anderson suff ers calf injury
World Cup that England condbest score of the in er Stuart Broad took fi ve for
THE ASHES won, was subjected to re nings — in a ninthwicket 86 in 22.4 overs and fellow
peated jeers by a partisan partnership of 88. paceman Chris Woakes
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crowd. Up until that point it chipped in with three for 58
But he answered the boos seemed England would not on his Warwickshire home
Steve Smith marked his fi rst in style with his 24th Test suff er from the absence of ground.
Test since completing a 12 century and ninth against James Anderson, England’s But Australia’s total may
month ban for his role in a England. alltime leading Test wicket yet be enough to embarrass
balltampering scandal with “It hasn’t really sunk in taker, who had only bowled England which collapsed to
a superb century to rescue yet,” Smith told BBC Radio. four overs before suff ering a 85 all out before beating Ire
Australia on the opening day “Obviously been a while right calf injury. land at Lord’s last week.
of the Ashes series on since I’ve been able to put on Longtime newball partn
Thursday. the whites and the baggy
Australia was in dire green (cap). I’m really proud
straits against England in Bir of the way I was able to stand
SCOREBOARD AUSTRALIA VS ENGLAND, 1ST TEST, 1ST DAY
Good mix
“The team is young, and we
like to mix the experienced
players with the youth. We
Our panel has inducted deserving players: Prasad
have a very good blend. We
are looking forward to the Honesty, commitment, integrity and confi dentiality are the qualities of a good selector
matches here in Florida. It
should be a very exciting stats are there to prove my It was tough to bring in Kul how he has evolved as a Test
weekend, we will bring lots EXCLUSIVE point. Our team has won 9 deep (Yadav) and (Yuzven cricketer in such a short span
of entertainment for the Future calling: Khary Pierre is one of the juniors who has out of 11 Test series and we dra) Chahal when we already of time.
Vijay Lokapally
fans,” Reifer told the Cricket caught the West Indies coach’s attention. GETTY IMAGES * are ranked No. 1 Test team had established spinners in What is the most important
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West Indies offi cial website. ndian cricket is in a for the last three years. the side. When we gave them quality to become a National
“We have players like is also a good fi elder,” Reifer are accustomed to in the Ca healthy state. So says Na What was your panel’s vision the opportunities both of selector?
(Kieron) Pollard and (Sunil) said. ribbean and we are prepar tional selection commit over the last two years? them grabbed them and deli I personally feel that apart
Narine making a return to “Bramble has been ing the players to perform at tee chairman M.S.K. Prasad In the longer format, we had vered consistently. from the specifi ed number of
the team as well as the cap around First Class cricket for the highest international in this interview with The three away Test series. This committee groomed games one must have
tain Carlos Brathwaite and a while, and he has played standard.” Hindu. Excerpts: Though we could win only ( Jasprit) Bumrah and Hardik played, honesty, commit
they have a lot of experience some very good innings for The highlights of your panel one of these series in Austra (Pandya) for all formats of ment, integrity and confi
at this level and in this for Guyana. He toured with High energy levels so far? lia (which happened after 71 the game. Originally it was dentiality are the four funda
mat,” he said. West IndiesB to Canada and The energy level of the I can proudly tell you that years) but the way we fought thought that these players mentals factors needed for a
Among the junior players, did a great job as captain. youngsters has impressed this selection committee has in South Africa and England were meant for white ball good selector. Above all, one
Reifer singled out 27year You can see how eager he is Reifer. travelled extensively across is a testimony to the hard M.S.K. Prasad. cricket only but we ensured has to acknowledge that se
old leftarm spinner Khary to get out there and perform “I like what I’m seeing the country in quest of iden work and commitment of *
FILE PHOTO: VIVEK BENDRE that both have not only lived lection committee’s job is a
Pierre and reserve wicket at this level.” here. Everybody is very en tifying fresh talent from this team. We could have up to the expectations but al thankless one. No matter
keeper Anthony Bramble, Reifer, who played six thusiastic the energy levels domestic cricket and groom won both these series had ven to our training systems so exceeded. how many new players you
28, for special mention. Tests and eight ODIs, is hap are high and the players are the selected bunch through a we clinched those important developed by (Shanker) Basu Also if you take the case of bring into the system, a mi
Pierre made his T20 Inter py with the camp here. pushing one another. We are systematic process and in moments in Capetown, Edg and Patrick (Farhart) and al Rishabh (Pant), nobody ever nor omission here and there
national debut against India “The camp has been go working hard and these are duct the deserving players baston and Southampton. so the workload manage thought he would get into can be subjected to so much
last year in Kolkata. ing really great so far. We the kinds of things we want into IndiaA and further into Lot of credit should be given ment programme we have the Test side so early. But we of criticism. Having said that,
“We have young Khary have had some intense train to get into the team every the senior Indian team. I feel to our fast bowlers for this followed. always believed in his abili as long as one is honest and
Pierre, a very good spinner, ing sessions and we are accli time we come to training as our committee has done a wonderful overseas perfor The most heartening ties. Though he hasn’t done sincere in his eff orts and
he played in India last year matised. It’s hot here, very we build a solid culture go wonderful job in discharging mances. selections in the recent well in 201718 Ranji Trophy deeds, he can walk with his
and he bowled quite well. He hot and hotter than what we ing forward,” he added. our responsibilities. The Credit should also be gi times? we still backed him. You see head held high.
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nerbahce 53 in a presea dals including two gold. She — Ved Prakash Pilaniya, Body meeting held on Wed
son friendly on Wednesday has shared room with the who had taken a loan from National coach nesday, to drop the para
which temporarily lifted country’s best athlete P.T. her Provident Fund account years, it was commendable shooting events in all its
the summer gloom which Usha. to buy a pistol worth ₹ 1.6 that Padma missed a medal competitions, including the
has engulfed the Spanish A Chief Ticket Inspector in lakh. by 0.1 point as she was over National championships.
giant and coach Zinedine Railways and hailing from “I am ranked fi fth in the taken by fellow Railway “There is a separate or
Zidane. Chennai, the 45yearold country and could have gone shooter Ruchita Vinerkar, ganisation which controls
However, problems re Padma Devaram was leading to the Rio World Cup as an who went on to bag the shooting activities, includ
main for Real as it has now in the women’s air pistol fi MQS shooter. But that would silver. ing selection of teams for
conceded 16 goals in just nal ahead of some of the best have cost a lot of money as National coach Ved Pra para World Cups, para
fi ve friendly matches. shooters in the country in government supports only kash Pilaniya was all praise World Championship and
“We are going to fi nd the cluding the eventual cham the shooters in the main for Padma even before the para Olympics,” said the
solutions, we are going to pion, 14yearold Esha Singh, team. I will defi nitely im start of the fi nal. NRAI, explaining the rea
work. in the Sardar Sajjan Singh prove my scores and get into “She may not know the in son for the decision.
“ I stand by my players Sethi Masters championship the team,” said Padma, who tricacies of shooting, but she The mixed skeet event
and I know that we are go on Thursday. was still unable to digest her consistently gets good will be part of the schedule
ing to make progress and Till she landed a 7.9 on the qualifi cation score of 565. scores. She has her own for the National champion
that we will have a very 19th shot, Padma, who has style,” said Ved Prakash, who ship, and events will be con
good season,” said Zidane. an unorthodox shooting One bad shot himself was a very good ducted for the juniors as
His team had been left style, had the rest of the fi eld “The qualifi cation score shooter and has groomed a well. The NRAI has decided
bruised by a humiliating on tenterhooks. played in my mind before number of them over the not to pursue the process
73 defeat by city rivals At “I don’t know what hap the fi nal. I was doing very years. ing of import permit for a
letico Madrid in a friendly pened. I train on my own. well before the bad shot in shooter, if all the required
in the United States last The coaches tell me that I the fi nal. It is yet another les Best weapon formalities and documents
week. have a natural style and that son for me,” Padma, who A knee injury had stopped are not furnished within 90
could get aff ected if I am had helped Railways to some Padma’s hammer carrer. She days from the date of email
Spurs triumph trained by them. So, I myself good performances in recent had tried the rifl e for some from the National body to
In the fi nal of the tourna have to fi nd the answers for times, said. time before being told that the shooter concerned.
ment, Tottenham claimed my problems,” said Padma, Grateful to Railways for the pistol would be her best “No reminder will be
the trophy 32 in a penalty granting her permission and weapon. sent in this regard,” it
shootout win over Bayern leave to compete in events “Right from getting into a stressed. The shooters need
after the game had ended <
> Coaches tell me that
I have a natural style across the country apart shooting club, it has always not submit a copy of the
22. from the national selection been a struggle for me. But arm licence at the time of
and that could get
Eric Lamela and Chris trials, Padma does feel the that has only strengthened application. However, the
aff ected if I am
tian Eriksen had put Spurs anguish about not getting my will to achieve something shooter will have to submit
20 up ahead before 19 trained by them. So, I any fi nancial support, even in this sport. There are two the copy to the NRAI for
yearold JannFiete Arp, myself have to fi nd in terms of travel and daily more trials coming up and I verifi cation of weapons in
pulled the German giant le the answers for my allowance. will work on these lessons his/her possession which
vel with secondhalf Tough luck: Padma Devaram, left, was leading in the women’s air pistol fi nal ahead of problems. For someone who took to and return better,” she pro were imported or other
strikes. some of the best names, but failed to take advantage. PHOTO KAMESH SRINIVASAN * — Padma shooting only in the last two mised. wise acquired.”
fi ed enough to sensitise possess legal authority, in the industry.” welterweight World boxing process.
champion Carlos Baldomir Sania won six doubles like a possibility,” Sania told on the time she has taken for
was sentenced to 18 years in Grand Slam titles —including in an interview. planning her comeback, Sa
nia said a past knee issue is
Battle for points resumes prison on Wednesday for the
repeated sexual abuse of a
child, a court announced.
three mixed —achieved the
number one rank, won me
dals at multidisciplinary
“Having (son) Izhan is the
biggest blessing I could have.
If I am able to come back, it
still bothering her and she
needs more time to compete
Honda, TVS, Yamaha and jockeying for positions in The 48yearold, who was events apart from laying will be amazing. He’s (son) in the physically demanding
MOTORSPORTS KTM have a strong presence their respective champion champion for 10 months in hands on a yearend WTA Fi my inspiration to get back to pro circuit.
Sports Reporter in the 16race card that will ship leaderboards with an 2006, was arrested in 2016 nale title with Swiss great being fi t. If I do comeback, it “There is no goal. Whatev
Chennai also showcase India’s top eye on the points that are following allegations that he Martina Hingis. will not be to prove anyth er happens in life hereon, re
India’s leading twowheeler bike racers, including girls, critical for National titles in had abused the girl over two ing. The only reason to co grading tennis, it will be just
manufacturers will yet representing a clutch of various categories. years, starting when she was A bonus meback would be that I love a plus. Once I make that co
again go headtohead in a teams, some privately fund The premier ProStock just seven in 2012. Baldomir. *
FILE PHOTO: AFP “In my career, I have playing and competing.” meback, I will see where I
thrilling battle for points as ed and others supported by classes of 301400cc, 201 He was unanimously achieved everything which I “There is enough selfmo stand as an athlete.
the third round of the MRF the manufacturers in va 300cc and the 165cc, all run convicted of “repeated unifi ed welterweight could have dreamt of. And tivation to come back, but “Expectations are high
MMSC FMSCI Indian Na rious forms. on MRF slick tyres, have dis sexual abuse” of a minor. champion Zab Judah. He whatever happens next will it’s nice to see people like Se but I have not played tennis
tional motorcycle racing hed out edgeoftheseat Baldomir’s greatest career retired in 2014 with a record be a bonus for me. rena competing at Grand in the last two years. If I can
championship gets under Plenty of action thrillers in the previous highlight came in January of 49 wins, 15 by knockout, “I thought I will be able to Slams after having a baby. make a comeback, Tokyo
way at the MMRT here on This weekend promises rounds with little separating 2006 when he shocked the 16 defeats and six draws. comeback by August but It’s obviously very inspir (Olympics) is something I am
Friday. plenty of action with riders the frontrunners. probably by January, it looks ing,” Sania said. Elaborating looking at.”
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IN BRIEF India’s fi rst World Cup
macy, teams participating Spaniards and coached by challenge.”
in both the leagues have got Spanish coach Kibu Vicuna,
winning captain Kapil Dev together to play the Durand at the Salt Lake Stadium No complacency
was among the prominent Cup football tournament here on Friday. Vicuna had some basic idea
names who were felicitated which has been revived af Sporting captain Kamran about Sporting. “We are not
by the club on its 99th Foun ter a twoyear gap to pro Farooque said the side pre taking them lightly. I know
dation Day. vide more competitive ex pared well under the they have an experienced
Kapil received the highest posure to the players. watchful eyes of Subrata coach.”
honour — Bharat Gaurav — Legends’ assembly: Kapil Dev, Sourav Ganguly and Sunil Chhetri graced the glittering Bhattacharya.
and came as an acknowled function. PTI *
The Spaniard said his
In build-up phase “We have prepared well
gement of his long associa chrival Mohun Bagan. Sunil Chhetri, who played a were the two stalwarts — Notwithstanding the pre in the last two months. It squad was on the path of
Thirtytwo teams for tion with the club. He turned Former India football cap season in East Bengal co Manoranjan Bhattacharya sence of 10 ILeague and does not matter whether improvement.
women WC from 2023 out both for its cricket and tain Bhaichung Bhutia was lours in 2008, was also and Bhaskar Ganguly — who ISL teams, one cannot un we are playing a big team or “We have been training
ZURICH football teams prior to his re another big attraction as the felicitated. were given the lifetime dermine that many of the a small team,” said Kamran for the last one month. It’s a
The Women's World Cup will tirement in the early 90s. club honoured him with the achievement award. The sides are still in the buildup in the prematch press con new team having a lot of
be expanded from 24 to 32 “My teammates feared I “biggest fi nd of the century” Biggest congregation club also felicitated one of phase for the season and ference on Thursday. new players.
teams at the 2023 edition in may get injured when I de award. The biggest congregation of the mostcelebrated actors may give chance to the
an effort to “foster the “I attribute all that I have legends happened after this of Bengal, Soumitra Chatter younger lot which plays in Good mix “This process takes time
cided to turn up for East
growth of women's football”, achieved in football to East as Shyam Thapa, Surajit Sen jee, an avid East Bengal fan. the second division. Kamran said his side, com and in two months time we
Bengal. I said ‘it does not
FIFA said on Wednesday. FIFA Bengal. This is the club that gupta, Mohammad Habib prising a good mix of youth will be better.”
matter.’ I was not a footballer West Bengal Chief Minis Two wellknown city
president Gianni Infantino recognised my ability as a 16 and Subhash Bhowmick ter Mamata Banerjee, who
but came here to promote based clubs — Mohun Bagan and experience including According to Vicuna, Ba
had already said he was
the sport,” said Kapil about yearold, brought me over joined on the podium to ho attended the celebrations, and Mohammedan Sport four African players, had lit gan will try to play attacking
determined to push ahead
the Calcutta Football League from Sikkim and introduced nour P.K. Banerjee, who was announced that the State go ing — will lock horns in the tle knowledge about Ba and proactive football.
with plans to expand the
‘derby’ match in 1992 when me to toplevel football,” named the coach of the vernment will be organising opening tie of the event, gan’s game. “We will try to create
World Cup in time for the
he briefl y turned out in red Bhutia said. century. a special function for East which will run parallel to “We don’t know anyth chances and score as soon
next tournament after hailing
France 2019 as “the best and gold colours against ar The current India captain The next to be honoured Bengal’s century. the Calcutta Football ing about the opposition. as possible,” he said.
ever”. On Wednesday, the
FIFA Council unanimously
agreed to a proposal to
expand the number of teams.
AFP
Tomar comes up with an assertive display Ronaldo, Messi nominated for Best Footballer
Esha overcomes illhealth to win the women’s & junior gold Guardiola and Klopp in line for Best Coach award
SHOOTING FIFA AWARDS
Player category, USA’s Alex
Morgan and Megan Rapinoe
Special Correspondent received nominations as
NEW DELHI ANI
Zurich they were instrumental in
Junior World Cup gold me taking the team to their se
dallist Aishwarya Pratap Cristiano Ronaldo and Lio
cond successive World Cup
Kovac apologises Singh Tomar continued to nel Messi have been nomi
triumph earlier this year.
to Guardiola assert his dominance among nated in the FIFA Best Men’s
Footballer of the Year cate Australia’s Sam Kerr and
BERLIN the men as he clinched the
Bayern Munich coach Nico gory, as the apex footballing England’s Lucy Bronze have
gold in the 50metre rifl e 3
Kovac (in pic) admitted on authority released the nom also gotten nominated for
position event, by beating
Wednesday he had inations on Wednesday. the award.
Olympian Sanjeev Rajput by
telephoned Manchester City 4.4 points in the 12th Sardar In the Men’s Best Coach
Ronaldo has won the FI
boss Pep Guardiola to Top trio: Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar, gold medallist in the category, Jurgen Klopp, Pep
Sajjan Singh Sethi Masters FA Best Men’s Player award
apologise over his public 50metre rifl e 3position, fl anked by Sanjeev Rajput and Guardiola have been nomi
shooting championship at two times and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo. *
AP Lionel Messi. * GETTY IMAGES
pursuit of the English club’s Parul Kumar. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
*
nated.
the Dr. Karni Singh Range, striker will be looking to re
German striker Leroy Sane. “I
Tughlakabad, on Thursday. Asian Games bronze medal 242.9 (568); 2. Udhayveer Sid claim the award from the FIFA released the nomi will be decided through the Both Klopp and Guardio
phoned Pep Guardiola and I hu 239.3 (579); 3. Arjun Singh
Parul Kumar who also list Abhishek Verma, who last time winner Croatia’s nations for four of the best voting done by the fans. la enjoyed huge success in
apologised to him because I Cheema 218.2 (581).
forms the national squad in had won the Olympic quota, Luka Modric. categories and the winner In the Women’s Best the 2018/19.
was too offensive, I will Youth: 1. Sharvan Kumar 239.5
refrain in the future,” he said, the event along with Sanjeev Ravinder Singh, Omprakash
(580); 2. Arpit Tomar 237.8
after Bayern had lost to and Olympian Chain Singh, Mitharval, Arjun Singh Chee
(574); 3. Sarabjot Singh 217.2
was pushed to the bronze ma and Udhayveer Sidhu.
Tottenham on penalties in
the final of a preseason medal.
World Cup goldmedallist Gold for Dhanota
(574).
50m rifl e 3position: 1. Aish Sai Praneeth storms into quarterfi nals Chotrani
tournament. AFP
Akhil Sheoran, who topped Dhanota beat national team
warya Pratap Singh Tomar
459.9 (1166); 2. Sanjeev Rajput Saina, Srikanth and Kashyap crash out moves up
qualifi cation with 1170, Sa member Ravinder by 0.5 455.5 (1160); 3. Parul Kumar
Guwahati, tyendra Singh, Ravi Kumar point for the gold, after scor 444.2 (1165). Juniors: 1. Niraj THAILAND OPEN
and Deepak Kumar placed ing 581 in qualifi cation, the Kumar 450.0 (1159); 2. Aish SQUASH
Kolkata to fourth to seventh in that second best score. warya Pratap Singh Tomar
448.8 (1166); 3. Gohil Harshraj
Press Trust of India
order. Sports Bureau
host WC The Sidhu twins Vijayveer
and Udhayveer, won the gold
sinhji 438.5 (1146).
Women: 10m air pistol: 1. Esha
Bangkok
Saina Nehwal and K. Sri
Kuala Lumpur
Gandhi Athletic Stadium gold, apart from topping The results: taryGeneral, while
50m rifl e prone: 1. Anjum The results (second round):
and Kolkata’s Salt Lake Sta qualifi cation with an impres Men: 10m air pistol: 1. Tinjit Moudgil 621.3; 2. Kajal Saini Women: Sayaka Takahashi bt 219, 2114; B. Sai Praneeth bt to 2117, 2119. wishing him the best for
dium will host the Indian sive score of 580. Dhanota 240.8 (581); 2. Ravin 616.7; 3. Meena Kumari 616.2. Saina Nehwal 1621, 2111, 21 Shubhankar Dey 2118, 2119.
Mixed doubles: Tang Chun Man
the quarterfi nal.
football team’s opening In the men’s air pistol, der Singh 240.3 (577); 3. Ud Juniors: 1. Bhakti Bhaskar 14. Men: Khosit Phetpradab bt Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankired The results:
& Tse Ying Suet bt Pranaav Jer
two World Cup Qualifi ers Tinjit Dhanota overcame a hayveer Sidhu 218.2 (579). Khamkar 617.9; 2. Nischal K. Srikanth 2111, 1621, 1221; dy & Chirag Shetty bt Fajar Al Men, prequarterfi nals: Veer
ry Chopra & N. Sikki Reddy 21
strong fi eld that included Juniors: 1. Vijayveer Sidhu 616.6; 3. Ayushi Podder 612.1. Chou Tien Chen bt P. Kashyap fi an & Muhammad Rian Ardian Chotrani bt Yannick Wilhelmi
home matches. 16, 2111.
(Sui) 1012, 116, 118, 113;
The Indian football team Roundof32: Yash Fadte lost
has been drawn alongside to Wilhelmi 1513, 511, 117,
2022 FIFA World Cup host
Qatar, Oman, Afghanistan,
and Bangladesh in Group
Psychic Force may Star Baron clinches feature event 1113, 611; Chotrani bt Da
rosham Khan (Can) 112, 113,
411, 118; Rahul Baitha lost
E, and will begin its hunt
for a FIFA World Cup berth
when it hosts Oman in the
score an encore BENGALURU: Star Baron (A. Imran
up), won the Bangalore City Sprint
Championship Gold Cup, the chief
Manish) 4. Not run: Barog and
String Of Pearls. Nk, Shd and 21/2.
1m 27.64s. ₹ 39 (w), 12, 38 and 10
and Dream Catcher ( John) 4. 23/4,
11/4 and 1. 1m 10.80s. ₹ 258 (w), 58
and 16 (p), SHP: 32, THP: 50, FP:
Venus Bay (Antony) 2, Star Man
(Trevor) 3 and Colonel Harty
(Rajesh K.) 4. Not run: Bernardini.
to El Torkey (Egy) 119, 1121,
114.
Women (round of 32): Yosh
BENGALURU: Psychic Force, who event of the races held here on (p), SHP: 153, THP: 60, FP: 2,282, 967, Q: 198, Trinella: 1,681 and 491, 21/2, 11/4 and 43/4. 1m 25.19s. ₹ 13
second round of Asian 1. TIGER RETURNS, 2. SIMPLY MA- na Singh lost to Chan Sin Yuk
is in fine fettle, may score an en GICAL, 3. CHARMAINE Thursday (Aug. 1). The winner is Q: 1,052, Trinella: 1,867 and 324, Exacta: 4,499 and 2,314. Favourite: (w), 10, 30 and 15 (p), SHP: 109,
owned by Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy (Hkg) 113, 114, 114; Sanya
Qualifi ers on September 5. core in the Karnataka Mile Cham Exacta: 4,827 and 2,660. Favour Accolade. Owner: Mr. M.A.M. THP: 33, FP: 175, Q: 198, Trinella:
Vats lost to Aifa Azman 711,
“The fi rst match against
Oman will be hosted in Gu
pionship Cup (1,600m), the fea
ture event of the races to be held 4 KARNATAKA MILE CHAMPION-
SHIP CUP (1,600m), 4yo &
over, (Terms), 400: 1. Psychic
Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable
Trust and trained by B. Suresh.
ite: Purity. Owners: Mr. Gautam
Makhija & Mrs. Sangita Vashisth.
Trainer: Imtiaz Khan.
Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad
Charitable Trust. Trainer: B.
Suresh.
709 and 170, Exacta: 1,222 and 541.
Favourite: Kerazano. Owners: Mr.
Joydeep Datta Gupta, Mr. Shom
711, 1210, 611; Aishwarya
Khubchandani lost to Georgia
wahati and the second
here on Friday (Aug 2).
False rails (width about 8.5m
Force (4) Zervan 60, 2. Automatic
1 AUGUST PLATE (1,100m),
Maiden 3yo only, (Terms):
3 LT. COL. GAUNT MEMORIAL enath Roy Chowdhury, Mr. Sanjay
Adderley (Sco) 118, 811, 6
game (vs Bangladesh) will
be held in Kolkata,” Das
from 1,600m to the winning post)
will be in position.
(2) Suraj 54.5, 3. Big Sur (3)
Sandesh 54.5 and 4. Sakura (1)
Akshay K 52.5.
DONNA BELLA (Suraj) 1, Sandarina
(Arshad) 2, Knotty Oak (Antony) 3
TROPHY (1,600m), rated 45 to
65, 5yo & over: STRIKING GREY
5 KARNATAKA SUB-AREA CUP
(1,400m), rated 60 & above:
SHESMYSCRIPT (Trevor) 1, Into
Datta Gupta and Mr. Kersi H.
Vachha. Trainer: S. Padmanabhan. 11, 911.
and Caesars Palace (Mark) 4. 13/4, (Darshan) 1, Super Smart (Chetha
said. “These are world
class stadiums and are ap
1 TRACK LIGHTNING STAKES
(1,200m), maiden 3yo only,
1. PSYCHIC FORCE, 2. BIG SUR 3/4 and 11/2. 1m 07.09s. ₹ 19 (w),
10, 32 and 13 (p), SHP: 120, THP:
G) 2, Dr Logan (Srinath) 3 and
Aaron The Baron (Sandesh) 4. 3/4,
The Groove (Suraj) 2, Merlot
( John) 3 and Fire Glow (T.S. Jodha) 7 COMMANCHE PLATE (Div. I),
(1,400m), rated 00 to 20, 5yo
&over: GOOD WORD (S. Shareef ) 1,
proved by AFC,” he added.
(Terms), 230 p.m.: 1. Desert
Combat (5) M. Naveen 56, 2.
Flamboyant (1) Mark 56, 3. Jan
5 JAYANT SHAH MEMORIAL
TROPHY (1,800m), rated 45 to
65, 430: 1. Angelino (1) Trevor
32, FP: 355, Q: 371, Trinella: 1,156
and 271, Exacta: 29,986 and 17,135.
1/2 and 3/4. 1m 37.54s. ₹ 32 (w), 14,
38 and 21 (p), SHP: 134, THP: 59,
4. Not run: Haedi’s Folly. 31/4, 1
1/4 and 11/2. 1m 23.89s. Rs. 24 (w), Savisa (Vinod Shinde) 2, First Step
( John) 3 and Indian Brahmos (T.S.
For their second match, Favourite: Donna Bella. Owners: 12, 17 and 18 (p), SHP: 49, THP: 50,
Zizka (3) Sandesh 56, 4. Sun 60, 2. Lycurgus (3) S. Shareef 58, FP: 297, Q: 642, Trinella: 1,616 and Jodha) 4. 3/4, 13/4 and Hd. 1m
Mrs. Mahima Shailesh, Dr. P. Day FP: 124, Q: 135, Trinella: 1,013 and
Igor Stimac’s men will tra Splash (6) Vinod Shinde 56, 5. 3. Cosmos (2) Zervan 57, 4. Play 628, Exacta: 39,983 and 17,135. Fa 28.36s. ₹ 135 (w), 32, 27 and 12 (p),
ananda Pai, Dr. Thomas A. Chandy 342, Exacta: 11,287 and 6,772. Fa
Bostonia (4) Trevor 54.5, 6. Palm Safe (5) Darshan 56, 5. Here And vourite: Striking Grey. Owner: Mr. SHP: 90, THP: 39, FP: 1,622, Q:
vel to Qatar on September Now (6) Arshad 55 and 6. Kirk and Mr. K. Ravi. Trainer: Irfan H.K. Lakshman Gowda. Trainer: V.
vourite: Snowdon. Owners: Mr. R.
704, Trinella: 3,107 and 2,058, Ex
Reader (7) Suraj 54.5, 7. Silver Shiva Shankar & Mr. G.
10, before hosting Bangla Swift (8) Zervan 54.5 and 8. Sky wood (4) Dhebe 52.5. Ghatala. Lokanath.
Surendranath. Trainer: Irfan acta: 59,025 and 50,592. Favour
desh on October 15. This ite: Above The Rest. Owner and
will be followed by away
Moon (2) Jagadeesh 54.5.
1. JAN ZIZKA,
1. HERE AND NOW, 2. ANGELINO
2 COMMANCHE PLATE (Div. II),
(1,400m), rated 00 to 20, 5yo 4 BANGALORE CITY SPRINT
CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD CUP
Ghatala.
trainer: Mr. Warren Singh.
games against Afghanistan
2. PALM READER,
3. SILVER SWIFT
6 SOUTHERN REGENT PLATE
(1,400m), rated 30 to 50, 5
00: 1. Akita Pro (3) S. Shareef 60,
& over: WINX (T.S. Jodha) 1, Proud
wish (Indrajeet Singh) 2, Purity
(1,200m), 3yo & over, (Terms):
STAR BARON (A. Imran) 1, Lady Le 6 KUNIGAL STUD PLATE
(1,400m), rated 30 to 50, 4yo
Jackpot: ₹ 93,472 (six tkts).; Run
nerup: 1,669 (144 tkts.); Treble (i):
on November 14 and Oman (Antony) 3 and Noble Splendor (R. gend (Trevor) 2, Accolade (Suraj) 3 & over: KERAZANO (Sandesh) 1, 1,773 (10 tkts); (ii): 1,347 (25 tkts). Veer Chotrani. *
FILE PHOTO
on November 19.
India will then host 2022
2 BOLD GESTURE PLATE
(1,100m), rated 00 to 20, 3
00: 1. Himachali (8) Trevor 60, 2.
2. Orenda (1) Chetan G 59, 3. Win
all (8) Antony 57.5, 4. Renegade
(5) Zervan 57, 5. Cuban (7) Trevor
Admirable (1) Irvan 59.5, 3. Firing 56, 6. Exclusive Mandate (2) A.
World Cup host Qatar on
March 26, followed by a
trip to Bangladesh on June
Line (7) M. Naveen 59.5, 4.
Aerospeed (2) Md. Akram 57.5, 5.
Hunters Moon (3) Sai Vamshi 57,
Imran 56, 7. Reference (4) Arshad
54 and 8. Shivalik Kiss (6) Vinod
Shinde 54.
Women pugilists enter semifi nals
6. Kruger Park (6) S. Shareef 55.5, 1. RENEGADE, 2. EXCLUSIVE MAN-
4. The Blue Tigers will fi n
ish their campaign on June
7. Odyssey (5) M. Kumar 55.5 and
8. Shining Star (4) R. Anand 53.5.
DATE, 3. WINALL Ashish, Gaurav, Govind and Sanjeet reach the lasteight stage
9 when they host
Afghanistan.
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Russia. India Open gold me medal. She will next take on er Belarus’ Anastasiya Insha (52kg) beat Azerbai
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(4) Sai Kiran 58.5, 5. Slovenia (8) former world youth bronze place in the fi nal. enter the quarterfi nals.
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September 10: Qatar vs India maine (2) Trevor 59, 3. Hidden 54.5, 7. Eco Friendly (7) Irvan medallist Jony (60kg) were Pooja rebounded from a
Soldier (4) K. Raghu 58.5, 4. Stars Asian goldmedallist Pooja Games bronzemedallist Pin He joined 2018 Common
October 15: India vs 53.5 and 8. Red Indian (5) the other two to make the shock loss at the India Open
In His Eyes (11) R. Manjunath 58, Nazerul 52.5. Rani (75kg) and world ki Jangra (51kg) was the only wealth Games gold medallist
Bangladesh 5. Fictioneer (1) Antony 56.5, 6. semifi nals on Wednesday in May with a 41 victory over
November 14: Afghanistan vs 1. SILENT GUARDIAN, 2. SLOVE- bronzewinner Lovlina Bor one among the Indian wo Gaurav Solanki (56kg), Gee
Flicka (12) Ashok Kumar 56.5, 7. night. Russia’s Laura
India Simply Magical (9) Suraj 56.5, 8.
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Grecian Light (5) S. Shareef 54, 9. Day’s best: PSYCHIC FORCE two others Indians, entered A bronzemedallist from Mamedkulova. terfi nal stage. The 2018 India Govind Sahani (49kg) and
November 19: Oman vs India
Turf Spirit (6) A. Merchant 53.5, Double: JAN ZIZKA-HERE AND
March 26: India vs Qatar NOW the semifi nals of the Ma the Strandja Memorial Cup Neeraj also secured a 41 Open champion suff ered a 2018 India Open gold medal
10. Tiger Returns (10) R. Manish
June 4: Bangladesh vs India 53, 11. Naayaab (8) T.S. Jodha 52.5 Jkt: 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7; Tr (i): 2, 3 and gomed Salam Umakhanov earlier this year, Lovlina de win over Russian Sayana 05 loss to Belarus’ Yuliya list Sanjeet (91kg) in the last
June 9: India vs Afghanistan. and 12. Prime Star (3) Dhebe 50. 4; (ii): 5, 6 and 7. Memorial International Box feated Russia’s Anastasiya Si Sagataeva. Apanasovich. eight stage.
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IN BRIEF
Indus Valley seals carried meaning Edward Snowden’s memoir to
like modern coins do, shows study reveal whistleblower’s secrets
Permanent Record will go on sale on September 17
Sahitya Akademi invites
So far, inscriptions from the ancient civilisation have remained an enigma
Agence France-Presse his entire future for the good
entries for Yuva Puraskar Shiv Sahay Singh the ancient Indus Valley ci Washington of his country,” John Sar
NEW DELHI Kolkata vilisation. These inscriptions Edward Snowden, the form gent, the CEO of Macmillan
The Sahitya Akademi has
A majority of the Indus Val can be compared to the mes er National Security Agency Publishers USA, said in a
invited entries for the Yuva
Puraskar 2020 award from
ley inscriptions were written sages found on stamps, cou contractor who fl ed to Rus statement.
publishers and young Indian logographically (by using pons, tokens and currency sia after leaking information “He displayed enormous
authors in 24 languages. The word signs) and not by using coins of modern times, about the U.S. government’s courage in doing so, and like
award comprises a prize of phonograms (speech sounds where we expect formulaic mass surveillance program, him or not, his is an incredi
₹ 50,000, a plaque and a units), claims a recent re texts that encode certain is publishing a memoir. ble American story,” Mr. Sar
citation. The last date to search paper published in type of information in some The book, Permanent Re- gent said. “There is no doubt
apply is August 30. IANS Palgrave Communications, a predefi ned ways, rather cord, will go on sale on Sep that the world is a better and
Nature group journal. than freely composed tember 17. It is being pu more private place for his
The paper, titled Interro- narrative.” blished globally by Edward Snowden actions.”
gating Indus inscription to A common perception Macmillan Publishers. On his Twitter account,
unravel their mechanism of among some scholars is that Mr. Snowden, who once his defenders, the U.S. ac Mr. Snowden announced “I
meaning conveyance, points the Indus script is logosyl worked for the CIA in addi cuses Snowden of endanger wrote a book”, and included
out that the inscriptions can labic, where one symbol can tion to the NSA, has been liv ing national security. a link to a video of himself.
be compared to the struc be used as a word sign at one ing in Russia since leaking “Everything that we do
tured messages found on time and as a syllable sign at thousands of classifi ed docu Espionage charges now lasts forever, not be
stamps, coupons, tokens another. This method, ments to the press in 2013 He is facing espionage charg cause we want to remember
Google announces and currency coins of mod where a word symbol also which revealed the scope of es in the United States that but because we’re no longer
doodle contest ern times. gets sometimes used only for U.S. government surveil could send him to prison for allowed to forget,” he says in
NEW DELHI
its sound value, is called the lance after 9/11. decades. the video. “Helping to create
Students can sketch or paint
Epigraphic analysis rebus principle. For exam Praised as a whistleblow “Edward Snowden decid that system is my greatest
or use graphic art to create
unique entries for Google’s
Discovered from nearly ple, you can combine the er and a privacy advocate by ed at the age of 29 to give up regret.”
Children’s Day contest. The 4,000 ancient inscribed ob pictures of a honey bee and a
winner gets a scholarship jects, including seals, ta leaf to signify the word “be
worth ₹ 5 lakh. This year’s
theme is ‘When I grow up, I
blets, ivory rods, pottery
shards, etc., the Indus in
lief” (bee+leaf ). According to
Ms. Mukhopadhyay, though YouTube star killed in In EU, Google
hope...’ PTI scriptions are one of the many ancient scripts use re
to pause audio
most enigmatic legacies of
the Indus Valley civilisation
bus methods to generate
new words, the inscriptions paragliding accident transcription
which have not been deci found on the Indus seals and
phered due to the absence of Practical use: Structural similarities between some Indus tablets have not used rebus Agence France-Presse
bilingual texts, extreme artefacts and modern coins and stamps. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT *
as the mechanism to convey Los Angeles Associated Press
brevity of the inscriptions, meaning. YouTube star Grant Thomp Berlin
and ignorance about the lan and various interdisciplinary gographic nature of Indus in The researcher said that son, who rose to fame as A German data protection
guage(s) encoded by the In measures. scriptions comes from the the popular hypothesis that host of the popular channel offi cial says Google has gi
dus script. Analysing the brevity of cooccurrence restriction the seals were inscribed with “The King of Random”, has ven reassurances that it
A$AP Rocky says he “This article mainly fo the inscriptions, the rigid patterns maintained within ProtoDravidian or ProtoIn died in a paragliding acci will not make transcripts of
tried to avoid fi ght
cusses on understanding positional preferences main them,” the paper states. doEuropean names of the dent, his family announced. speech data picked up by
STOCKHOLM
how Indus inscriptions con tained by the signs of the in sealowners does not hold Authorities said the 38 Grant Thompson its artifi cial intelligence sys
American rapper A$AP Rocky
testified on Thursday at his
veyed meanings, rather than scriptions, and the cooccur Ancient tokens water. It is not that no other yearold, who had 11 million tem in the European Union
assault trial in Sweden that he on deciphering what they rence of restriction patterns In the publication that runs Indus scholar has proposed subscribers on his channel had recovered paragliding for at least the next three
did everything possible to conveyed,” Bahata Ansumali demonstrated by certain into 37 pages, Ms. Mukho the logographic theory be and billions of views, was re equipment as well as a video months.
avoid a confrontation with Mukhopadhyay, the author classes of Indus signs, she in padhyay classifi es the signs fore. Mr. Mahadevan himself ported missing after he recording device that may Johannes Caspar, who as
two men he said were of the paper, told The Hindu. fers that such patterns can into nine functional classes. tried to read these inscrip didn’t return on Monday help shed some light on the Hamburg’s Commissioner
persistently following his For the study, Ms. Mukho never be phonological cooc Based on archaeological evi tions logographically for de from a paragliding trip in crash. for Data Protection acts as
entourage in Stockholm, but padhyay has used the digi currence restrictions. Phon dence, she says, “The in cades, just that the logo Utah. Thompson’s family in Germany’s lead regulator
one of those men picked a tised corpus of Indus in ological cooccurrence res scribed seals and tablets graphic theory was not A GPS device that he had formed fans of his death on of Google on privacy is
fight with one of his scriptions compiled by trictions refers to two or were used in some adminis articulated well enough. Ms. on him was used to locate his social media pages. sues, said on Thursday that
bodyguards. AP wellknown epigraphist and more sound units that can trative operation that con Mukhopadhyay said her cur his body late on Tuesday. “Grant’s legacy will live on he received the assurance
Indus scholar Iravatham Ma not be pronounced together. trolled the commercial tran rent work could serve as a The Washington County in the channel and the glo after opening proceedings
hadevan. She studied it us “A very compelling, nearly sactions prevalent in the basis in future for the deci Sheriff ’s offi ce said in a Fa bal community he created,” against Google.
ing computational analyses unassailable proof of the lo tradesavvy settlements of phering of the script. cebook post that rescuers the family wrote. He said EU data protec
tion law allows national
authorities to take action
North Korean champions fi nd Singapore mansion sets
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memory games full of fun record with $167 mn sale
Reuters — rare in landstarved Singa
Singapore
pore — is near the glitzy Or
Techniques are taught right from middle school A Singapore mansion sitting chard Road shopping belt
on a sprawling plot of land and the UNESCOlisted Bo
Agence France-Presse New Year speech extensive has been sold for a record tanic Gardens.
Pyongyang ly, and the team’s coach Cha $167 million, the latest in a The sale has set a record
In silence, Pang Un Sim Yong Ho said that memorisa string of eyecatching pro for a Singapore home in
stares down at the jumbled tion techniques are taught as perty deals in the wealthy terms of the total transacted
up playing cards for one mi standard during middle citystate. price, said Christine Li,
nute, slowly shuffl ing school. The home was sold by head of Singapore and
through them. Mr. Cha heads the speed Winright Investment, Southeast Asia research at
Putting the pile aside, she reading research depart whose listed shareholders property services fi rm Cush
takes a second pack and ar ment at the Kim Hyong Jik are tycoon Cheng Wai man and Wakefi eld.
ranges them in order. One university of education in Keung — chairman of deve The deal comes close on
by one, the two sets are Pyongyang, where all three loper Wing Tai Holdings, the heels of British inventor
turned over. They match teammates were students — Say cheese: Yi Yi, a 19monthold panda cub during her naming ceremony at the National Zoo and his wife, according to James Dyson’s recent pur
perfectly. and Pang, whose subject in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. ‘Yi Yi’ means friendship in Chinese. AP * business and property re chase of Singapore’s priciest
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dals, the North Korean haul Many memory competi
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as the Dominic System that
ber — the fi rst time the coun
try had entered.
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Big Bang: Kolhapur-born scientist wins global honour
just three contestants, led by world record, with Ms. Pang connect by making up a sto
Ms. Pang, they collected se scoring 3,240. ry. By retelling the story to Atish Dabholkar to lead the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Italy
ven gold medals, seven sil Organisers had no idea themselves, they decipher
vers and fi ve bronze. until the last minute that a the items to be recalled. Alok Deshpande the United Nations Princeton University,
“When you are having fun North Korean team was en “For example, this is an Mumbai Educational, Scientifi c and followed by postdoctoral
memorising, it is not as hard tering the contest in Hong ox and the next one is a Atish Dabholkar, a Cultural Organization and research positions at
as people think,” 22yearold Kong. bed,” Ms. Pang said. “The ox theoretical physicist from (UNESCO). He will succeed Rutgers University, Harvard
Ms. Pang said. “They arrived and regis is sleeping on the bed and India, has been appointed as Fernando Quevedo, who has University and California
At the championships, tered just before registration the bed is wobbly and be the new director of Abdus led the centre since 2009. Institute of Technology.
Ms. Pang came second over closed,” said the champion cause an ox is sleeping in the Salam International Centre “It’s an honour and a Until 2010, he was a
all, her feats including me ships’ founder Tony Buzan. bed instead of a person, the for Theoretical Physics great responsibility to be professor of theoretical
morising 5,187 binary num “It was like a battering bed breaks in the end. That’s (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy. chosen as ICTP’s next physics at the Tata Institute
bers in order and 1,772 cards ram of surprises because ev the scene I see... I use my He is currently the head director. ICTP is a oneofa of Fundamental Research in
in an hour, while her fastest ery one of the ten events fea imagination.” of ICTP’s high energy, kind institution with a very Mumbai, and has been a
time memorising a pack of tured a North Korean in the But the North Koreans cosmology and astroparticle high level of research and a visiting professor at Stanford
playing cards was 17.67 top three,” Mr. Buzan, who have broadened the stan physics section. He joined unique global mission for University and a visiting
seconds. has since died, wrote in the dard method to bring in oth the centre in 2014 on international cooperation Earning laurels: Until 2010, Atish Dabholkar was a professor scientist at CERN.
Her teammate Ri Song Mi magazine of his Brain Trust er variables, enabling them secondment from Sorbonne through science. It was at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai. Mr. Dabholkar is well
— who came 7th overall — set charity earlier this year. to memorise faster and re Université and the National envisioned as an known for his research on
a world record by recalling “Out of nowhere came member more, said Mr. Cha. Centre for Scientifi c international hub for decades, but needs to be school education at Gargoti string theory and quantum
302 words in 15 minutes. this meteorite and shooting “We use all the senses for Research, where he has excellence in science and as implemented keeping in in Kolhapur district. He is a black holes. “Research at
And in the hour numbers star and it was shocking in association,” he explained. been a research director. an anchor to build scientifi c mind changing realities and graduate of the Indian these new frontiers is an
event, when competitors the most delightful sense.” “Feeling, taste, movement, Mr. Dabholkar will take capacity and a culture of priorities,” he said in a Institute of Technology ongoing quest for a more
have 60 minutes to memor Every January, North Ko imagination, rhyme and eve up his duties as ICTP science around the globe. statement. Kanpur. complete and unifi ed
ise as many digits as possi reans are required to study rything you could do in your director with the rank of This vision remains valid Born in 1963, Mr. He earned a Ph.D in formulation of the laws of
ble, all three North Koreans leader Kim Jong Un’s annual brain.” Assistant Director General of today even after fi ve Dabholkar completed his theoretical physics from nature,” he said.
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Thumri tales
Aahang Festival off ered not just thumri recitals by some of the best voices
of diff erent gharanas but also initiated the audience into understanding
the origin and intricacies of the art form
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Striking a chord A scene from the play * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Kolkata and Kalad
harmi BAAG (Begum Ak
O
n a bare stage there are latives who occupy a big room ranas, including his own.
two performers and and there is a chair for him. Performing Arts Founda singing in their own mous Bhairavi “Banao
two chairs. The per The young man aspires to oc Breaking myths tion, added, “The festival gharana. batiyan chalo kahe ko
formers keep on stepping out cupy this chair one day and Introducing the festival is also associated with the jhoothi…” immortalised
of one character to act another will work hard to achieve his on the fi rst day, Ganguli, kind of spiritual aura this Authentic fl avour by the AftabeMausiqi
and the chairs are shifted to ambition. A kind of grim at herself directly trained Foundation has main The twoday Festival Ud. Faiyaz Khan.
diff erent spaces on the stage. mosphere prevails in the under three great thumri tained by presenting the celebrating Bade Ramdas Madhura V. Sohani, the
In this process the chairs are scene. singers of yesteryears, Pt. classical Dhrupad sangeet Ji, presented Pt. Rajesh young torchbearer of Jai
transformed into characters There is another image Shambhu Maharaj, Sidd by the topmost stalwarts war Prasad Mishra, the pur Atrauli Gharana and
acquiring the form of meta where chair is indirectly re heshwari Devi and Be of classical music here at grandson and a direct dis Nabhodeep Chakraborty
phors. The narrative is not un ferred. The man tells his ima gum Akhtar, explained Chaudhury House to ciple of Bade Ramdas JI, representing the Kasur
ifi ed, various fragments from ginary listener that time has that the purpose of this date. Thumri also leads to to showcase the most Patiala gharana were the
life acted out alternatively in changed and in the process, festival was basically to the spiritual path that authentic fl avour of Bana two youngsters who
solo form. This is how the di the fate of men also changed. tell people that thumri is leads us to be one with ras gharana opening with vouched for their proper
rector has conceptualised his He says he was once a misera thousands of years old the almighty. He invited thumri Des “Thhaadhi training under Vidushi
production of “Ho Sakta Hai ble vendor, sitting on the pave style of Indian classical the esteemed guest Swa Gori chitwat badra ki Shobha Gurtu and Uds.
Do Aadmi Do Kursiyaan” ments and now he has a better music which unfortunate mi Suparnanand from Ra ore…”. MazharJaved, the grand
which was jointly presented place to carry on his business. ly got associated with the makrishna Mission, to His thumris in Bihag sons of Ud. Bade Ghulam
by Padatik, Kolkataunder the There is no mystery about this wrong notion of ‘thumak’ further elaborate on the and Khamaj were also Ali Khan, respectively. Ra
auspices of Atelier at Akshara piece. It is enacted eff ortlessly, or thumakana. ‘spiritual element of equally impressive with geshshri Das representing
Theatre recently. exuding humour. In one of the This ‘thumak’ style as music’. the emotive BolBanaav Banaras gharana also
Written and directed by Vi scenes a grotesque imagery is sociated with dance was Ganguli explained that of Banaras Ang evoking seems to be a promising
nay Sharma, the opening frag created when a man drops never the original thumri. thumri is not confi ned the rasabhava, musically talent with huge
mented sequence depicts two dead on a fat woman and her ‘Aahang’, she continued, just to Banaras gharana. translating the true mean potential.
performers sitting on chairs. fat son remains a spectator. literally means modula Stalwarts of all the ghara ing of ‘Aahang’. Ably ac
One performer creates loud Possibly, the man dropped tion of sound, melody, nas excelled in thumri companied by his well Allencompassing
chewing sound which irritates dead because of the bomb and words; emphasising singing. Who can forget groomed disciple Aash Accompanying artists
the other character who prot blast. A voice says death could the importance of correct ‘Jamuna ke teer…’ or “Pi eesh Mishra, Rajeshwar like Ghulam Ali and Alla
ests. Both indulge in squab become a source of entertain pronunciation of lyrics in ya ke milan ki aas…” sung Prasad also assured about rakha Kalawant on saran
bles, there is no resolution. ment if you are not the victim. this genre which gives ut by Ud. Abdul Karim Khan carrying forward the tra gi, Hiranyamoy Mitra,
The image provides the au In fact, the central idea is most importance to sahi of Kirana Gharana, “Na dition with due earnest Jyotirmoy Bannerjee and
dience lively moments. In a conveyed by two scenes which tya, the text. The aim of manungi…” and “Banao ness. Ratan Bhattacharya on
subtle way this image sets the have comparatively elaborate the festival, she conti batiyan…” sung by Ud. Earlier the festival had harmonium, Soumen Sar
tone of the anguished humani narrative patterns. In one such nued, was also to show Faiyaaz Khan of Agra gha opened with the present kar and Biplav Bhatta
ty living in a grotesque world. scene, we watch the enact the thumri singers, the rana, “Aaye na Balam, ka generation torchbearer of charya on tabla enhanced
The subsequent scenes are ment of the imagery of a home correct path in order to karun Sajni…” sung by Banaras gharana, Shoma the musicality of the per
enacted as solo pieces, each revealing the anguish of a hus take it intact further. Ud. Bade Ghulam Ali Ghosh, who is the disci formance.
piece unconnected with band who suspects the fi delity Aniruddha Chaudhury, Khan of Kasur Patiala ple of Bageshree Devi in The festival was remar
another. of his wife. Here two empty the founder of Calcutta Gharana and so on? The turn trained under Pt. Ga kable in the sense that it
In one sequence, the solo chairs are placed in the room festival therefore, was nesh Prasad, another di off ered not just the thum
performer narrates his life, his which are objects of husband's conceived in a manner rect disciple of Bade Ram ri recitals by some of the
father and son to a man wait sexual jealousy. The reference where a short video fi lm das Ji. best voices of diff erent
ing outside a railway station. to three duplicate keys magni on a particular gharana Ustad Raja Mian creat gharanas but also initiat
The listener remains invisible fi es husband's suspicion. The was screened before the ed the authentic am ed the audience into un
who asks him to sit on the wife is a working woman who torch bearers of that par biance of Agra gharana derstanding the origin,
chair, he insists he has always insisted to work and now she ticular gharana ignited with his very fi rst surla history and intricacies of
been sitting on the ground. His is too busy in the offi ce to talk the lamp of his or her gha gav, when he presented a thumri with Prof.
family makes a living by carry to her husband on phone. rana and rendered thum couple of bandishi thum Rita Ganguli interven
ing the passengers to their des Alone in the room, the misera ris in immaculately per ris in Khamaj adorned ing to explain them all to
tinations. He keeps the stran ble husband has just returned fect diction of words they with the playful rhythmic facilitate their Rasaswa
ger engaged and tells him that from his offi ce and looks again chose to interpret with to BolBaant, his gharana is dan or relishing of the art
he loved his father and one and again at the chairs. For tal restraint, devoid of known for, before con form; at times at the cost
day he disappeared and never him, the chairs become sym jugglery, underlining the cluding his nostalgic per of intruding the Thumri
came back. A sense of mystery bol of infi delity. special features of thumri formance with the fa recitals.
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Mohiniyattam
exponent Gopika
Varma describes
the SNA Award as
the ultimate
endorsement of
her art
Crowning
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anseuse Gopika Varma
is all smiles as you
compliment her on Blissful state Madhavi Mudgal
bagging the prestigious San
geet Natak Akademi Award
for Mohiniyattam dance
form. Settling down for a can
A lyrical homage
did conversation, she con
fi des, “It’s taken a decade of
diligence and dedication to
At the 6th Natnaagar
arrive here. The bulk of my
work stands as a testimonial.”
Festival, Odissi stalwart
Not just on the performance Madhavi Mudgal executed a
front, but on the creative side Passionate about dance
as well as imparting the art to Gopika Varma ; Pasumarthi
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Place of eminence
khayal piece in Odissi style
the younger generation, she Ramalinga Sastry It is heartening to note awards being bestowed on classical dancers who
has been working with mis are active in the fi eld. Like Gopika Varma, Pasumarthi Ramalinga Sastry Madhur Gupta
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sionary zeal. “No, not with an took a sabbatical for a decade (Kuchipudi) is at the peak of his career in dance.
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eye to any award or recogni due to my own health issues Pasumarthi is a multifaceted scholarartiste in both Bharatanatyam midst the recent Guru Purnima messages
tion,” she is quick to clarify. which were medically mis and Kuchipudi. “I’m indeed elated by this recognition of my contribution and photos fl ooding the arena of social me
to Kuchipudi. I have fulfi lled my mentor, Vempati Chinna Satyam’s
“My passion for art is my driv managed. It was only after my dia, one felt much was lost in the din and
desire that I should place Kuchipudi dance on a pedestal of eminence
ing force that made for my son was born that I decided to with new choreographies culled out of our ancient tradition.”.
glitter of what otherwise is a very personal and
singleminded pursuit of Mo gather the threads of my jetti But he is also an expert in Bharatanatyam which he teaches at Hydera private occasion.
hiniyattam against all odds, soned life of art and make a bad Central University. “Kuchipudi is my ancestral legacy, while Abhyas – an association of arts and culture pro
possible. Without that zeal, I comeback. It wasn’t an easy Bharatanatyam, which I imbibed for a decade in Kalashetra, Chennai vided rasikas with the much needed respite by or
don’t think any achievement drive. With a fairly long pe under Rukmini Devi, is my hardearned property. The twain can never ganising the 6th Natnaagar Festival in remem
is possible in any fi eld of riod of absence, you tend to seep into each other, as many fear, at least not in my case. Since my brance of their Guru, the grand man of Kathak
work.” Very true of a commit lose confi dence. It was an ar entire village that goes by the dance form’s name comprises families of late Pt. Shambhu Maharaj. With the chief guests
ted artiste who has no other duous journey which I under dancers, it was very natural for me to begin dancing from the age of including Padma Vibhushan awardee Guru Saroja
three.”
privileges whatsoever. But in took with grit, faith and bless Vaidyanathan and ace critic Sunil Kothari remem
At the age of ten, he was a steady performer but had a desire to go
the case of Gopika Varma, ings of elders. In the process, toKalakshetra. “I learnt mridangam and Carnatic music along with dance bering with much fondness their gurus and lives
well, she is the daughterin I took care not to hurt any es at Kalakshetra which had a telling eff ect on my choreographies later. as disciples, the festival featured Odissi by Guru
law of the prestigious Kerala tablished norm and not to let The sense of rhythm and knowledge of music is pivotal to dance. I Madhavi Mudgal, Kathak by Daniel Freddy and
royal family and that makes a my faith in God get shaken. fi nished my diploma at Kalakshetra and returned to my native state. I Rahul Pawar (students of Guru Vaswati Sen), and
world of diff erence. Human eff ort is limited but di never lost touch with Kuchipudi dance form as I used to practice during Bharatanatyam by Vidushi Rama Vaidyanathan.
vine will is unlimited,” she summer vacations at home.” One was able to witness the Odissi recital in its
Patrons of art explains. Pasumarthi is known for his unique, highlyresearched, classical yet full glory. Madhavi Mudgal began her recital with
“The diff erence was more Gopika began her dancing topical choreographies. “This art form was essentially dancedrama a mangalacharan dedicated to Lord Shiva. Samb-
format. It was never a solo though later masters had imbibed solo
in my personal life,” she says lessons at the age of three format into the system to give it a holistic appeal. I revisited and revived
hav Lalat... extracted from the 13th century text
wistfully. “I had this penchant with her mother as her fi rst the abandoned mythological ‘Shashirekha Parinayam’ (an episode from “Sangeet Ratnakar”, delved into the duality non
for dancing right from child guru . She had a great inclina Mahabharat) with the help of its music which is present in the AllIndia duality concept of Shiva and Shakti. One had
hood. All I wanted to do was tion towards Bharatanatyam Radio archives thankfully. I brought in innovative stage techniques and heard this composition in shuddh Hindustani
to dance; nothing else inter and learnt the dance form un a cluster of the melodic raga.” style by the renowned vocalist Jitendra Abhisheki
ested me so much. My mother der the tutelage of Vazhoor Similarly, he adds, his ancestors were staging Uttara Ramayanam which which the dancer had modulated in her personal
was also adept in Mohiniyat Ramaiah Pillai’s son Samraj is full of pathos and somehow they felt the pathos visited their homes lyrical manner.
tam. The household into master for 18 years. But she too and so gave up this beautiful epic. “There is no Kuchipudi without Next in line was Jhinjhoti Pallavi, a composition
Ramayana. I revoked it as ‘Ramakatha saram’ (the essence of Rama’s
which I married were patrons couldn’t resume it after a mis by Pt. Madhup Mudgal. Intertwined with sculptu
story), wherein I introduced lord Rama’s manifestation through the
of art and so I was proclaimed hap that took a toll on her process of evolution in the universe. It is here that I interlaced the
ral freezes of the alasya kanyas, Madhavi Mudgal,
to be very fortunate to be health. Dasavatar until the advent of Rama and went on to build the main belying her age, beautifully executed the entire
making a home in the royal So, she decided to go back episodes to complete the epic story.” pallavi.The pallavi itself quite complex musically
household which produced to Mohiniyattam after the sab His ‘Tripati Ganga’ on the sacred river was another milestone production had various jati patterns interwoven with the
great artiste kings like Swati batical and there was no look wherein he juxtaposed the eras (Krita, Treta, Dwapara, and Kali yuga) Jhinjhoti raga executed by the orchestra with
Tirunal. I am fortunate to be ing back from then. It was not with the maiden Ganga as ‘piya, parakeeya and samana’ nayika and much fi nesse.
blessed with a motherinlaw a rocket soar but a steady linked the river’s equanimity to present day. “I wanted to bring in a story Recalling how Shambhu Maharaj had seen
and other elders in the family climb. She began culling out element to the auspicious start of any dance form – a song in praise of Mudgal dance as a kid, promising to give her a
Ganesh. I delved into the mythological signifi cance of lord Ganesh as
who love music and dance innovative content for Mohi ‘gold medal’, the dancer chose to render a dadra
the eradicator of evil/obstacles and choreographed the ballet, ‘Ga
and encouraged me in my niyattam by working on the jananeeyam’ (origin of Gajanan).
by Begum Akhtar as a tribute to both the legends
pursuit. The women of the ancient Tamil Sangham litera ‘Avasyam Swaccha palanam’ (Ur who were doyens of the Lucknawi style of per
royal household were all high turePurananuru and Akana gent need for clean good gov forming arts. Treading the much charted waters
ly erudite and wellversed in nuru, Kulashekar Azhwar’s di ernance) was a very contextual of the nayika requesting the koyaliya to go to her
music and dance, though vine poetry, Adi dance drama with a reference to lord with her message and bring him soon, the
they restricted themselves Sankaracharya’s divine vers mythology. It was a veiled satire Odissi stalwart found herself at ease executing the
from public performances as es, Jayadeva’s Ashtapadi, rar on the presentday political scen khayal piece in Odissi style, owing to her years of
it was not the done thing. I est of rare kritis of Swati Tiru ario.” training and performance career as a Kathak ar
The element of universality is
should admit that royal hou nal, Balarama Bharatam, tiste.
what makes his choreographies
seholds have their own code Harshawardhana, Kavalam valuable pieces of art. Not just the The danseuse aptly chose to draw curtains on
of conduct that restricts cer Narayana Pannickar, G. San story part, his rhythmic patterns in her poetically executed evening on Guru Purnima
tain freedoms that seem so kara Kurup, Sugata Kumari’s introducing each and every char by rendering the much loved ashtapadi of her Gu
natural to people outside. I compositions and Sopana acter make for an amazing dance ru Kelucharan Mahapatra in raga Bhairavi: “Yahi
had to toe that line,” she says. Sangeetam, a very popular element whose aesthetics cannot Madhava Yahi Keshava” echoing through the hall,
If she was free to perform temple music in Kerala. be missed. leaving the rasikas unquenched in their thirst for
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he raised curtain reveals an in Yamini Krishnamurti and Swapnasundari (who also brought into limelight Vilasini his motivation and commitment that
dividual body of a dancer Natyam). I have for example tried to create a formal format keeping in mind that the Kalaisan Kalaichelvan from Canada
standing in a pool of light. theatrical aspect of the form is retained.” comes to learn annually for several
There are no fancy lights or stage In Manipuri, the building of the solo format started with Guru Amobi Singh and Bipin years.” Aruna Mohanty expresses
Singh. Karuna Devi spoke about Priti Patel’s contribution in bringing in the Tandava
sets. The musicians play and sing the that the dancer as a performer and a
aspect into the solo repertoire that has contributed to a more compelling perform
opening sounds, gradually the fl o ance. teacher needs to consciously deve
wering of the dance allows the au Jaikishan Maharaj says that even as Kathak is equated with speed and overuse of lop not to compete with the student
dience to travel a journey. The solo pirouettes (chakkars), he is working to blend stillness, sustaining circularity of and remain largehearted. Bijan Ku
dancer is like a magician weaving movements and grace in his style of teaching. He observed that several percussion mar Palai, a student of Mohanty,
multiple dimensions of the art instruments, for instance, have a specifi c repertoire marked only for the left hand. A started as a Gotipua dancer and is
of dance into a long scarf diff erent world of sound eff ects and patterns are produced. “Inspired, I realised, one to watch out for as a strong
with varied threads of perhaps as a lefthanded person, I can work to contribute to an aesthetics that emerging male soloist.
revolves on the left section of the body adding to the Kathak tradition.”
movement, rhythm, and
A. Lakshman has built on the aesthetics of several teachers. For example, inspired by
most of all bhava and rasa. Muthuswami Pillai’s aesthetics of using eight directions for adavus (to integrate
Positive churn
The woven scarf swirls enjoin cadences of movement into dance patterns), he internalised a variety of ways to The solo is the ‘centre’ of the In
ing the earth with space, igniting mediate space and gravity while exploring vertical planes. “My teaching explores dian classical dance. It has to sus
the fl ight of imagination. Claps inter holding a stance. It also probes the idea of grounding and simultaneous searching to tain. Spic Macay’s Nav Pallava is a re
sperse as the audience recognise the create an illusion of fl oating.” cently launched countermovement
creative inputs. It is the dancer’s vic Odissi exponent Kavita Dwibedi speaks of Aruna Mohanty’s manner of executing against pay to perform and to rein
tory and the audience’s resurrec movement extensions, and amplifying aesthetics and beauty of performing with the state the solo form. Ashok Jain, who
tion. Both know they travel to know back stance is exciting as much as her courage to engage with contemporary themes is spearheading the initiative, says,
and express it in the Odissi dance language.
who they are. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD “Like any cycle, the solo has to re
The anchoring feature of most In emerge.” The platform brings promi
Leading from the front Guru A.
dian classical dances is the solo dan Karuna Devi who came to her for nent Gurus and senior dancers to
Lakshman, Jai Kishan Maharaj
cer. In Kuchipudi and Manipuri, it is higher training believes that Patel collaborate in diff erent regional ci
* R. SHIVAJI RAO
gradually evolving. The visibility of a has contributed much in making her ties and present promising solo per
large number of dance festivals and view that “when teaching a large a soloist through her experience as a formers. Audiences are encouraged
the presence of the Indian classical number of students, group perfor creative soloist and choreographer. to donate at the entrance which goes
dance on social media make it ap mances allows an opportunity of Jaikishan Maharaj has committed to pay the performer. The movement
pear that the traditions are healthy. performance for all and thus be himself completely to teaching, com is gradually taking shape and is be
Additionally, there are scattered comes motivational to align with posing music and even writing. coming popular.” Youngsters with
community and individual eff orts dance.” While Jaikishan Maharaj says “Teaching requires deep contempla out any connection, money backing
and belief that the solo dance will re that the group allows students to tion on diff erent levels: imparting or lineage are still courageously in
main. However, the lack of qualifi ed learn and experience performance the basic technique of one’s style, vesting in the solo. Of them, some
cultural administrators have led to space, lights, and costumes. The constantly creating new dimensions are Janhabi Behera, Lipsa Sathpathy
the pressure of succumbing to popu training to be a complete dancer re that adds to the tradition and fi nally in Odissi, Arunima Sengupta, San
lar forces of group performances, re quires afterall several skills such as thinking of individual students, their geeta Chatterjee (Kathak), Himanshu
corded music and a malady of pay to music, percussion, performance talent, and potential.” Srivastava, Arupa Lahiry (Bharatana
perform. The solo has to survive to space management and costuming. In this discourse, locating Bhara tyam), Ayana Mukherjee (Kuchipudi)
conserve the Indian classical dance. Odissi exponent Aruna Mohanty as tanatyam expert A. Lakshman is fas Secondly, the Government needs
Responding to the emerging serts that since fi nancial sustenance cinating. He is not only a talented to play its role well. Eminent poet,
threat, Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan ob as a solo dancer is diffi cult, “I suggest performer but an extremely success cultural administrator, and patron of
serves, “The Indian classical dance to my students not to negate partici ful Guru as well. He has chiselled the arts Ashok Vajpeyi says, “While
form is largely an Ekal Nritya (a solo pating in groups. That too is an op likes of Priyadarshini Govind who he there is the popular pressure/de
dance form). It is in sync with our portunity. Sometimes, a special ta taught for around three years, Priya mand for the group, it is in the solo
philosophy that we come alone, and group synergy is about the indivi tronage systems, and attitude of stu the Government continues to be the aim to replace solo with groups and promised. writing/speaking power in her per lent can be spotted in a group and Venkatraman, Urmila Satyanarayan, artist that the individual genius is
die alone. Even the theatrical and dual journey; its tradition is like a ho dents, gurus and transmission meth driving patron and manager of In live music with glamorous packaging formance; while with Usha, I encour can be part of public memory.” Jyotsana Jagannathan among others. seen, and the traditions of dance se
neycomb. Each bee works indepen ods. Responses to a series of dian dance and other performing comprising most times of recorded Making of solo dancers age engagement with Telugu litera Lakshman says, “Understanding the cured. The Government has to rigo
dently and yet together the bees are questions by committed, successful arts. music, designer lighting, costumes, Solo dancing involves the initiative of ture for abhinaya.” says Kyalash. Spreading wings rously promote the solo artist in
perceived as a community, a unit. By middle generation gurus, who have The establishment of the Bismil sound, and multimedia. students within the larger dynamics Kathak guru Jaikishan Maharaj av It is important to critique the clichéd dance. That said, there is an urgent
not investing in the creation of solo nurtured already established soloists lah Khan Yuva Puruskar by the San Such trendy, repositioned dis of long, sustained personalised ers, “The student comes fi rst with a celebration of the perfection of the need for the Government to bring
dancers, the very foundation of the or have students who are strong po geet Natak Akademi was a welcome plays of classical Indian dance are teaching. This is in contrast to the dream that she/he wants to dance. Gurushishya parampara in the pre management and subject knowledge
tradition of Indian classical dance is tentials, provide hope that the solo step in ratifying the importance of products of the capitalist market growing phenomenon of virtual They later realise that they need to sent environment. Students cannot experts into the government cultural
rattled. Whatever the challenges, will survive. individual talent. Hence, when the making dance performances more teaching through videos, internet, do the penance . It’s about learning, be expected to invest full time only institutions.”
this central character of the solo Ministry of Culture, for instance, im expensive and quite often camou and television and workshop mo committing, developing internal fo in dance/music education. Main The story of the making of a solo
dance needs to nurtured, protected Pay to perform panels dancers under solo catego fl aging mediocre dancing. Those stu dules. It is about carving individual cused energy, discipline, and open stream education is the requirement dancer is a commitment to travel to
and promoted.” Apart from the vibrant monthlong ries, but demands from them group dents who do invest in solos need to styles. “Transmission of Indian ing to receive knowledge. I too com that allows dancers to think, ques the deepest level to develop creative
Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam, re ‘Dance Season’ in Chennai, continu productions for the Festivals of In selfmotivate themselves. dance like other subjects is a journey pletely involve myself while teaching tion, critique “and for supplement signatures. That individual character
nowned scholardancer, says, ous eff orts by SpicMacay and a few dia, it undercuts the idea of the solo Kuchipudi expert Anupama Ky into the universe of the knowledge them to comprehend, for example, ing incomes,” observes Aruna Mo of the solo dance is a process which
“Dance like Hindu practice is indivi emerging initiatives such as the Rain and inspires private organisations lash wonders that if a Kathakali dan system and beyond craft, technique, the way dance syllables are struc hanty. Gurus feel that the limited is as much a surprise to the perform
dualistic and not collective devotion. drop Festival in Mumbai, there are too to support large group cer is still able to hypnotically hold a and items. For instance, the 11th Cen tured, woven as compositions and time to teach, and the student’s lack er as it is to the viewer. In the so
<
> It is a one to one journey of realisa
tion. In the Natya Shastra, solo is one
few platforms for solo dancers. It is
rampant that solo performers are
productions. large crowd for several evenings by
performing in open space between
tury philosopher Ramanujacharya
came to learn the Ramayana from
movements to create rasa.”
Jaikishan has to his credit trained
of time, do not permit the immer
sion to happen. “But, it is the talent
journ, there is a realisation of know
ing the ‘beauty’ and experiencing
By not investing in the
creation of solo dancers,
form among the ten categories of
drama. The emphasis in the Indian
made to pay organisers to perform.
“It is a disease that needs to be erad
Cultural economics
Live music, diminished by the com
oillit torches, why can’t a prosceni
um solo performer not assert his/her
his Guru but was told to fi rst memor
ise the text. The former returned fi ve
several other potential soloists. For
example, Anukriti Vishvakarma’s ta
of a guru to motivate students in
such a way that they continue to gra <
> insight that goes into the perfor
mance. It comes from the training of
the very foundation of the dance is on nurturing individual icated,” says Manipuri exponent Priti plexities of cultural economics, is es highlevel content/talent in a simple years later and was then taught the lent in nritt where one can observe dually commit to dance, and keep The emphasis in the Indian the guru and not through a wellde
creativity and not factory produc Patel. sential to solo dancing to bring out performative setting? text from 18 perspectives. her creativity in clear, sharp move returning to pursue training,” says dance is on nurturing signed course.
tradition of Indian tions, or cloning as evident in the It does not matter how long and the signature identity and individual Of course there is a reality – both “Students, after initial years of es ments. Ridhima Bagga, who also Kylash. The intense examination reveals
classical dance is rattled. process of group productions. The how good a performer is, ironical as creativity in movement, rhythm, ab the publicity and the technical wi sential training, require personal at trained with Malti Shyam and Dee Priti Patel admits that she has ca individual creativity and that the tradition of the solo is too in
Whatever the challenges, objective is bhava and rasa (intrinsic it may seem, the legitimacy of dan hinaya, and other levels of dance de zardry are essential to draw in the tention to recognise and foster their pak Maharaj, brings to her perfor tegorically chosen to perform and not factory productions, or tegral to the Indian classical dance
this central character of essence, sublime emotion).” cers in the market is accepted by the liberations. Good musicians are few contemporary audiences, but a ba forte. For example, my student Puji mance her engagement as a theatre choreograph over teaching, “since cloning as evident in the for it to disappear. “The dance is not
The question to save the solo hierarchical grading empanelment and their cost is perceived as high. lance needs to be struck such that ta Krishna is an accomplished En actor. honestly, both teaching and per about performance, it is about be
the solo dance needs to dance form has multiple aspects – by Government agencies such as However, the prevailing ‘market’ neither the content nor the space for glish writer and speaker, while Usha The group performance too is use forming are extremely demanding
process of group coming. And being so intrinsic to the
nurtured cultural economics, policies, and ICCR, and the Doordarshan (Nation trend is about creating dance perfor improvisation (live music) so essen Kiran is profi cient in Telugu. The ful as part of training and motiva and justice is rarely done when do productions Indian tradition – yes, the solo will
Kapila Vatsyayan politics of performance displays, pa al Television). Keeping this in mind, mance spectacles; the spectacles tial for the solo performance is com grooming for Pujita incorporates her tion. Padma Subrahmanyam is of the ing both.” Nonetheless, her student Padma Subrahmanyam reign!” sums up Guru Kamalini Dutt
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t was in the 15th Century that bothered about such refi nement peace with a view to calm down the
Kabir, the weaver who wove when stark realities of survival inner turmoil of the protagonist –
magic with his words and are at stake?’ But it is precisely this is done in a subtle way.
spared none, reminded us that the removal from the mundane The script is innovative. Scenes
religious bigotry was mere hypo that helps one to see things in are independent without any link
crisy, that human beings were perspective, says Asokan. “Art to another. The chairs are centre of
created the same before being la and artists have always made pe the focus. In fact, we have seen Io
belled by caste or community, ople fall in love with the abstract, nesco's “Chairs” which focuses on
and that deeds, not clothes or fi nd beauty and joy in life and the absurdist view of man and so
rank or empty rituals, proved a spread this thing called pure joy. ciety. The production under review
person’s worth. And before him, We have made life so complex claims “exposition of emotion in
Amir Khusrau was writing mystic and stressful. Truth is that life is various shades”. The protagonists
Sufi poetry about the Divine Be perishable, look beyond petty who suff er from mental anguish
loved, making an indelible con diff erences and grow in wisdom. have no escape and are unable to
tribution to Indian classical and Art is the greatest unifi er in this face forces that oppress them.
Bhakti music, as well as leaving a context.” The dialogues such as “Your face
literary and cultural legacy for Artists, says Shah, “are really is not your own” make the produc
the common listener that en the via media for people to expe tion complex and you need com
dures to this day. They each lived rience values, to understand the plete concentration to compre
in an era peppered with worldly Music for the soul (Clockwise from top) Gayatri Asokan, Vidya Shah, joys that music can bring, or any hend the shadowy world it projects
struggles and historic upheavals, Archita Bhattacharya form of art for that matter wheth with elements of absurd theatre.
yet they rose above the strife and er performing or visual.” The strong point of the production
came to symbolise the highest in grew beyond rituals, any reli Enumerating the mindex is the excellent performances by
creative and spiritual attainment gious dogma or precondition panding advantages of the arts, two seasoned actors. Vinay Shar
in the Indian subcontinent. ing for that matter,” says Gaya she says, “It allows you to think, ma,
The words of these centuries tri Asokan. “He spoke about it allows you to question, it kin in one of the scenes where he
old mystics are going to be re the ephemeral nature of hu dles your curiosity, and therefore reacts in rage against municipal
called and regaled this weekend man life and how important it it sets you thinking in directions employees, who have destroyed
in New Delhi, when Banyan Tree is broaden your vision, not which you may not be able to chairs, transforms himself into a
presents its annual KhusrauKa identify with the small ego.” otherwise. So both art and the schizophrenic out to kill the des
bir festival at Kamani auditori As India goes through one of manner in which the artist ex troyers of two chairs. Ashok Singh
um. The event, now a decade the most critical tests of its ci presses art are very important as the husband suspecting the fi del
old, features fi ve artists — Archa vilisational strength, now if ev ways for society to evolve, to ity of his wife gives a highly con
na Bhattacharya, Gayatri Aso er is the time to dip again into adapt and to grow, in organic vincing performance.
kan, Vidya Shah (all of whom are its stash of literary wisdom and ways.”
billed for contemporary presen remember this strength is It is well known that “soulful,
tations), Prahald Singh Tippania based on an amalgamation of meaningful music and poetry
(Kabirpanthi songs) and the Chis
ti Brothers (Qawwali).
cultures, a broad and open
ended worldview.
“The words of Amir Khusrau small identities and embrace a
connects with people more easi
ly than words,” says Bhatta
charya, and thus “can play a vital
...Crowning
Message for humanity
In today’s India, where words
and Kabir Das continue to be ve
ry relevant in the current times,”
common big vision for the better
ment of the society.”
role in bringing harmony and
peace to the society.” In the cur
glory
like faith and love, rather than ex says noted Khayal, Thumri and Archita Bhattacharya is hope rent scenario of divisive politics,
uding comfort and the spirit of Dadra exponent Vidya Shah. ful that “bringing these two le she states, it’s “high time” artists Continued from page 3
oneness, are frequently distorted “These are basically ideas of gendary poets/saints together and established organisations She calls herself ‘hardcore’ per
by intolerance, hatred and vio love, peace, equality that the en and sharing their thoughts will “take moral responsibility of former from the year 2002 on
lence, we often wonder what the tire Sufi and Bhakti movements surely bring a change in our cur spreading love and peace.” wards, a period which saw her give
world is coming to. But then, his and the poets therein have held rent situation and bring peace At the performance, while thematic performances amounting
tory tells us, the world has an an forth. So I think in today’s time and harmony.” Asokan plans to present a work to nearly 60 every year, both in In
noying habit of coming to these these are probably more relevant of Kabir and two Khusrau songs, dia and abroad, especially in the
junctures over and over again. than ever, because I think we live Moment of peace Shah says her concert will in Gulf region. “I’m an avowed soloist
Humanity constantly needs to be in a time when people need to Music is an important vehicle clude “some very core ideas that and my dance is mostly abhinaya
reminded of its own mortality, respect each other, to believe in to transmit such messages, both these saintpoetseekers ex oriented, though I do group chore
and seers down the ages, Kabir peace, to understand that vio points out Shah. “Very often peo pressed through their poetry.” ographies now and then,” she
and Khusrau among them, have lence is not the way to go, is not ple are so caught up in their eve There will be “some popular states. She opened her dance insti
fulfi lled that need. the way to be, and being together ryday lives that to actually sit ideas as well,” she says, mention tute ‘Dasyam’ in Chennai where she
“Kabir was a visionary who is more important rather than back to refl ect and even to intros ing the widely sung Khusrau lyr has settled down and also in Banga
being divided.” pect, I think music and this kind ic, “Mohe apne hi rang mein rang lore where nearly 250 pupils are in
Besides, adds Asokan, “Khus of lyric provides a peaceful at de rangile”. to learning Mohiniyattam.
rau spoke about the misogyny in mosphere to be able to do that.” Among other compositions, Awards are not new to Gopika.
the society which favours the She feels festivals such as this Bhattacharya plans to sing Ka She bagged Kerala’s fi rst ‘Pushpara
male child and sidelines the “provide people that moment of bir’s “Koi jape Rahim Rahim, Koi ni’ award at the tender age of three
dreams of the girl child in his peace and quietude.” jape hai Ram/Das Kabir hai prem from then Tamil fi lm hero Gemini
songs, which is totally relevant in As for how artists can contri pujari, dono ko parnaam.” Ganesan! followed by many State
the present times too.” bute to shaping public percep In today’s India, with religion honours. I received my Kalaimama
Khusrau and Kabir are icons of tion, Bhattacharya notes, “It’s ve serving as an incendiary pastime ni from the hands of the then Chief
India’s Ganga Jamuni tehzeeb, ry important to think of such and politicians in the garb of re Minister J. Jayalalithaa,” she says
which has been battered in the concepts not only from music nunciates, many could do with with a sense of pride! However, she
political and social atmosphere point of view but also being a res some reminding of this quintes goes on to add, “The SNA is the ulti
prevailing in many parts of the ponsible musician, to bring for sentially Indian idea. mate recognition an artiste is bes
country. In this context, Asokan ward our rich culture that also (“Khusrau – Kabir: across towed with as it is decided and
feels the festival “defi nitely pro shows a path for a peaceful socie centuries…”, Kamani audito- awarded by a committee full of ar
motes the true idea of India,” de ty through music.” rium, August 3, 6.30 p.m. on- tistes. It is the ultimate endorse
fi ning it as, “grow beyond your In times of trouble arts are wards) ment of my art. I couldn’t have
asked for more.”
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from a distance, take a longwinded selfl ess performer who be
tour that they often fi nd tedious and lieves in taking the vision of
return with fragments of information the director forward. Per
that they may fi nd diffi cult to assimi haps, that’s why he is cast in
late into their lives. Here is a museum star vehicles such as “Sultan”
with a diff erence that travels to the At one of the experiential sessions of and “Gold”. He could have
students, inviting them to explore and Groove Gully been easily slotted in the co
experience music in a unique way. medy zone, but Amit steered
The Groove Gully travelling museum back into their lives,” says Jay. “There clear of the trap after experi
of music houses a collection of musi is always a risk of the instruments get ments like “Guddu Rangeela”
cal instruments from all over the ting damaged,” he points out, “but we and “Running Shaadi” failed
world. Visiting diff erent schools in are ready for that, it is still worth it.” to take off . He will soon be
DelhiNCR, the curators ask the chil The museum recently travelled to a seen in miniseries “India
dren to pick up the instruments, play school in Gurugram, featuring a wide Strikes” and “Breathe 2” but Plateful! Amit Sadh * THE HINDU
them under the guidance of musicians assortment like Daman drums from before that there is “Barot
and learn about the music that the in Ladakh, a Chenda from Kerala, Mara House” which is a Zee5 origi Che” was one such case the time I keep getting these
struments make. A storyteller weaves cas from Peru, Temir Komuz from Kyr nal. Indeed. It was because of parts and continue to enter
a musical tale around the instru gyzstan, Thavil and Kanjiras from Ta Excerpts: the change in casting process tain, aff ect and indulge the au
ments, sharing their cultural signifi mil Nadu, Pakhawaj, Tablas, Chimta “Barot House” seems that I got the chance to show dience, I think my job as an ar
cance, the materials and workman and Dhol from North India, Bom, intriguing... my calibre to the world. I am a tist is fulfi lled.
ship that make each one unique. They Ksing and Padiah from Meghalaya be It is a very special fi lm for product of this new found Does working with se
often wrap up the sessions with a sides Rainsticks, Ocean Drums, Boom me as I am playing the man of process of casting where only nior stars such as Salman
music quiz. This turns the ‘museum whackers, Ghatam, Manjeera and the house, Amit Barot. A sus your look and acting talent get Khan and Akshay Kumar
visit’ into a ‘visiting museum’ with en Djembes. pense drama, it is the story of you the role. If that didn't hap help?
gaging ways of combining history, ge Professional musicians performed a family which goes through a pen, I don’t know what would I do not pick fi lms because
ography and music into experiential in every morning assembly using in set of incidents that take place have been my destiny. I am an of that but I am very lucky that
learning sessions. struments from the museum so stu in the house. It is an intense outsider. I am not complain I have worked with senior ac
dents could experience a concert set and brooding role which de ing about it but 10 years back tors like Salman sir and my life
Family bonding ting. The fi rst day featured a mands of you to be in a cer it was very diffi cult to get a did change after ‘Sultan’. Af
For Jay Chauhan and Bobby Chau Chendamelam performance using tain zone. A lot goes into pre break for an outsider. ter losing direction, my career
han, founders of Groove Gully, this is a Chendas from Kerala. This was fol paring for such a role as you I feel half the battle is won if was back on track. In ‘Gold’, I
passion project. “Groove Gully is a fa lowed by a sharing session where have to come out of your com you cast right. For this very was one of the main protago
mily bonding platform that weaves musicians interacted with the stu fort zone. For such charac reason, directors have started nists. I learnt hockey for six
music back into family lives.” At one of dents, talking to them about the wood ters, fi nding the right beat is paying emphasis on the pro months. I auditioned for the
their music festivals, they created a used, ceremonies they were played in very important. cess of casting and having role. Big names add to the
‘percussion zone’ where children as well as their role as accompanying I think I have given everyth good casting directors on reach of the fi lm but one
could touch the musical instruments rhythm givers in Kathakali. Students ing to this role and after ‘Kai board. doesn’t sign a fi lm because of
and try playing them. It generated a were given blocks of wood and initiat Po Che’, it is one role that has You have been equally that. I see it as a learning pro
great amount of curiosity, wonder and ed the way Chenda is taught to pushed me. I had to go back to very well received in big cess like in ‘Breathe’, I am one
excitement in the children, giving the beginners. the drawing board and rely on budget fi lms where you had of the leads but it also gave me
duo the idea to extend it into a travell Another day had a percussionist the method that I learned as limited screen time as a an opportunity to work with
ing museum. With a collection of from Panama , Fidel Dely Murillo, an artist during the ‘Kai Po character artist. Madhavan. I learnt so much
about 80 instruments presently, the playing the rhythms of Latin America Che’ days. In fact, I called Gat I do not understand the from him. So, working with
museum has travelled to schools with a map of all the South American tu (Abhishek Kapoor) to tell concept of bracketing actors seniors is a blessing in dis
across the Capital, educating and in countries as a background. Through a him that after ‘Kai Po Che’, it as character artists. I think the guise.
spiring over 1500 children per school musical narrative he made his way was something special. term is used in India only. My How do you remember
over three days. Vocalist Shubha Mud from Argentina, Peru to Brazil, Pana How do you see yourself logic is very simple. I play your early days from televi
gal is part of the advisory board, while ma, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico and fi in the industry? parts. In some fi lms that may sion and reality shows?
Nandini Chatterjee, UNESCO, brings nally the US. This was a geography I was never too ambitious. I be of more than 100 minutes I remember the television
her expertise on Neuroscience and primer woven into the music for all didn’t come here to make a and in some fi lms like the re days for the upbringing that
SocioEmotional Learning that has the students gathered. career, it was just to fulfi l my cently released ‘Super 30’, I they gave me as an actor. Tele
been integrated into the museum ap “We want to change the way chil desire to perform. People had a part of 10 minutes. Till vision prepared me to dream
proach. Meanwhile, core team mem dren experience music today,” em might have a diff erent percep big. I was 2324 at that time.
bers Vrishali Puranik and Deepak
Joshi quit their cushy jobs to be part of
phasises Jay, recalling that there were
hardly any such opportunities to learn
tion of me, but I am really
happy and grateful that good <
> Today, I don't have the time to
watch television. Life has
the music mission. about instruments from around the fi lmmakers have shown faith I am an outsider. I am changed. Having said that,
in me and have invested in my mediums don’t matter be
“We wanted to question and break world when he was a child. Bringing
talent. I hope that I keep get
not complaining cause one fi lm or series will
the ‘don’t touch’ approach of mu in an approach of tactile exploration,
seums. By allowing and encouraging wonder, storytelling and experiential ting challenging roles which about it but 10 years work, another will not. What
students to pick up and play instru education, this unique museum of keep pushing me. back it was very is in your hand is you. Till the
ments, we want them to experience music promises to transform the idea It seems casting process diffi cult for an time you are evolving and are
these instruments and take the music of musicmaking, museumvisits and is redefi ning the look of working hard, you are in the
outsider to get a
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