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ISOLATED HEAVY
RAIN LIKELY IN
Disciple arrested for abetment day
CITY TODAY after akhara head Giri found dead
MUMBAI: The monsoon made a PRAYAGRAJ: Police on Tuesday chief minister Yogi Adityanath India, and mahant (chief priest)
comeback in the city this week, arrested a disciple of influential promised to spare no culprits of the Bade Hanuman Temple in
with an overcast sky, strong Hindu seer Narendra Giri on and the Opposition demanded Prayagraj — was found hanging
winds and widespread rain charges of abetting the latter’s an inquiry. from a ceiling fan in his room in
(along with isolated heavy alleged suicide and formed an Giri — the president of the the Baghambari Gaddi Math in
showers) being observed across 18-member special investigation Akhada Parishad, the largest Prayagraj on Monday evening.
the Mumbai Metropolitan team to probe the death even as congregation of Hindu seers in →FULL REPORT, P8
Region (MMR) on Tuesday
evening. The India Meteorologi-
cal Department (IMD) has said
that isolated heavy showers are
likely to continue on Wednes-
day, placing Mumbai, Thane,
Palghar and Raigad districts
under a ‘yellow category’ storm
warning alert. →P3
PRIEST THREW
BEDDING, PHONE
IN PYRE: POLICE
CHARGE SHEET IN
9-YR-OLD’S RAPE
Richa Banka
[email protected]
‘AMAZON SPENT
₹8,546 CR IN LEGAL,
PROFESSIONAL
COSTS IN 2018-20’
NEW DELHI: The Union govern-
ment has received preliminary
details of “abnormally” high
legal expenditures by e-com-
merce giant Amazon India in
2018-19 and 2019-20, which
amounts to ₹8,546 crore, two
people said, and added that the
spends were being investigated.
Amazon India, which said the
finding was based on “mislead-
ing representation” from statu-
tory filings, has been in the spot-
light after a report by the Morn-
ing Context on Monday said the
company’s US parent is investi-
gating bribery allegations. →P11
02 MUMBAI
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Taliban expand J&K: 2 pilots killed in 3 of family found dead in ‘Backstabber Pawar Religious structures
all-male Cabinet Army chopper crash waterlogged home in WB can’t be our guru’ protection bill cleared
The Taliban expanded their interim Cabinet by The Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government on
naming more ministers and deputies on Tuesday, but Tuesday managed the passage of the Karnataka
failed to appoint any women, doubling down on a Two pilots were killed on Tuesday when an Army Ahead of the local body polls in Raigad district Religious Structures (Protection) Bill, 2021, just one
hard-line course despite the international outcry that helicopter crash-landed on a hill in Shiv Garh Dhar early next year, differences among the Maharashtra day after it was proposed and then tabled in the
followed their initial presentation of an all-male area, near Patnitop tourist resort in Udhampur A man, his wife, and their 11-year-old son were electrocuted to Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance partners have emerged Lower House of the ongoing monsoon session of the
government lineup earlier this month. The district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials familiar with death on Tuesday inside their waterlogged house in West Bengal’s as senior Shiv Sena leader Anant Geete attacked state legislature. The bill, which will now be tabled in
international community has said that it will judge the matter said. The incident took place at around North 24 Parganas district, even as their four-year-old son watched the Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) Sharad Pawar and the Upper House, was passed amid clamour within
the Taliban by their actions, and that recognition of a 11am when the chopper, a Cheetah, was on a routine horrific incident sitting on a bed nearby, police officials said. Police stated that the party chief who backstabbed the the assembly legislators across the aisle, including
Taliban-led government would be linked to the training sortie. The two pilots – Major Rohit Kumar identified the victims as Raja Das, 35, Poulami Das, 32 and their elder son Congress cannot be their “guru”. In an the BJP, sought to get clarifications on the scope of
treatment of women and minorities. In their previous and Major Anuj Rajput – were found critically injured Subho. Heavy rains, triggered by a cyclonic circulation, continued to lash embarrassment to the Sena, Geete further said that the bill and its intent to protect religious structures
rule of Afghanistan in the late 1990s, the Taliban had and rushed to the nearest medical facility where they Kolkata and its surrounding areas for the second consecutive day even MVA was an “adjustment” for power. However, the from being demolished as per the 2009 Supreme
barred women from schools, work and public life. succumbed later, the officials added. “Today, during a as large areas remained inundated in knee-deep to wait deep water. party has downplayed the statement and said Pawar Court order. The bill primarily provides protection to
Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid training sortie in Patnitop area, Indian Army’s “Their ground floor flat was waterlogged. Raja was trying to charge his was a national leader and Geete’s statement all religious structures that came up on public land
held out the possibility of adding women to the Cheetah Helicopter crash landed in Shiv Garh Dhar mobile phone standing in ankle deep water. As soon as turned on the reflected his personal opinion. Raigad gram before commencement of the law. It means that the
Cabinet “at a later time”. He also said they’re making area in Udhampur district. Two pilots were injured power, he got electrocuted. His wife rushed to save him and got panchayat is scheduled to go to polls in February, and authorities would not be able to demolish religious
rules for allowing teen-age girls and women to and evacuated to the hospital but they could not electrocuted too. Later, Subho tried to rescue his parents and also got Geete, who was elected as the Lok Sabha member for structures on public land unless there is a specific
return to schools and jobs in line with Islamic law, but survive,” defence spokesperson Lt Col Devender electrocuted,” said a police officer. The three were rushed to local six terms, has not been in good terms with NCP’s court order for demolition of a religious structure,
did not say when that might happen. →P12 Anand said. →P6 hospital where the doctors declared them dead on arrival. HTC local unit in the district. →P4 reading of the bill shows. HTC
islature within six weeks, failing data, based on which the reser-
HT FILE PHOTO
Shiv Sena seeks CBI probe into seer’s death Backstabber Pawar can’t KIRIT SOMAIYA
LODGES PLAINT
strangulated in Uttar Pradesh.” bhoomi movement and his well. The manner in which
Swapnil Rawal
[email protected]
The leader of former BJP ally
sought a CBI probe into Giri’s
death, in line with the demand
death was “suspicious” and
even though it was being called
a case of death by suicide, his
Narendra Giri’s suspicious
death has come to light, I think
someone has strangulated Hin-
be our guru: Sena leader AGAINST MIN
HASAN MUSHRIF
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena on Tuesday by some other political followers believed it to be a dutva in Uttar Pradesh. This HT Correspondent in the government, which is
attacked the Bharatiya Janata parties. case of “murder”. case should also be probed by functioning properly…He MUMBAI: Bharatiya Janata Party
[email protected]
Party (BJP)-led Uttar Pradesh Sena leader and chief “When Sadhus were killed by CBI (Central Bureau of Investi- (Geete) is not connected with the (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya has
government over the death of spokesperson Sanjay Raut said a mob in Palghar, that time the gation). The mysterious death government; some leaders may lodged a complaint against
seer Narendra Giri under mys- Narendra Giri was an “impor- BJP called it an attack on Hin- should be probed independ- MUMBAI: Ahead of the local have personal opinions.” Maharashtra rural development
terious circumstances, and tant seer”, who was at the fore- dutva and hue and cry was ently,” Raut said in New body polls in Raigad district Political observers feel Geete minister Hasan Mushrif with the
claimed that “Hindutva was front of Ayodhya-Ram Janma- raised from Uttar Pradesh as Delhi. early next year, differences is trying to revive his political Enforcement Directorate (ED) in
among the Maharashtra Vikas significance in the party. Mumbai on Tuesday. Somaiya
Homage
Aghadi (MVA) alliance partners Reacting to Geete’s statement, has accused the Nationalist Con-
have emerged as senior Shiv Tatkare said, “The statement gress Party (NCP) minister of
Sena leader Anant Geete seems to have come out of frus- ₹100-crore corruption in Appa-
attacked Nationalist Congress Anant Geete also said MVA is tration. It does not matter what saheb Nalawade sugar factory at
Party’s (NCP) Sharad Pawar and an “adjustment” for power. he says, as it is akin to spitting on Kolhapur’s Gadhinglaj through a
stated that the party chief who the sun. Pawar saheb is a private firm allegedly owned by
backstabbed the Congress can- raising questions on Congress national leader and the creator his relative.
OBITUARIES not be their “guru”. In an embar- president Sonia Gandhi’s nation- MVA. [Chief minister] Uddhav ji Somaiya has said that the
rassment to Sena, Geete further ality to lead the party. has been steering the alliance sugar factory was taken over by
VING MEMO Goodbye A Treasure, To a better life The Final said MVA is an “adjustment” for Geete further stated that Sena ably.” Tatkare further said, Brics India Private Limited, in
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downplayed the statement and power at the local level in areas was for two years after he was the minister’s relative is a ben-
WE’R
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said Pawar is a national leader where it is traditionally strong. the Lok Sabha defeat. I was a wit- ami owner. He said that the fac-
EV
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R May angels his personal opinion. functioning, it will go on. If we touched Pawar saheb’s feet and for 10 years in 2014 without fol-
protect you! In the 2019 general elections, part ways, our home is Shiv expressed gratitude for the alli- lowing any bidding process.
Dear Rhino, Dear Rhino, Dear Rhino, Geete was defeated by NCP’s Sena. And we will have to stick ance after Uddhav ji was elected Somaiya said that 7,185 shares of
Killing you for Dear Rhino, Dear Rhino,
Our greed let Poached to Dear Rhino, Sorry for choosing
Dear Rhino, Sunil Tatkare from Raigad. with our party and need to as the leader of the Assembly.” the sugar factory are held by SU
you down. our supposed We hunted you Who was
increase someone's Killed so that fertility. down for selfish your horns over “NCP was formed after back- strengthen our party. We don’t State Congress chief Nana Pat- Corporation, a shell company
your life. poached for his
sexual stamina. someone could reasons. glorious horn. stabbing Congress. No matter need to think about the Aghadi ole said, “We agree to what he used by Mushrif to park the
I pray you find feel powerful.
Let your sacrifice how many titles the world may (alliance). That the party leader- (Geete) said about the alliance. money, while 98% shares of the
kinder hearts I hope that today So sorry that you You trusted us and
and warmer Your sacrifice be a symbol of
I promise to be are treated this believed in us. Yet we
give him (Pawar), he cannot be ship will handle, but [we] need to It’s not a natural alliance but the sugar factory are held by the
you reside at a love and kindness
spirits in your place, more
strengthens my kind to the ones way! Hoping failed you. Poaching you our guru. Our guru is only (late think of retaining power in local three parties came together in a Mushrif family.
new place. resolve to protect to you in the for money and
peaceful &
your living future.
you are leaving people grow
medicinal myths that
Sena founder) Balasaheb Thack- bodies in our areas. The senior certain political condition. Soni- Mushrif rubbished the allega-
protected. behind. a heart instead of your protectors became eray. MVA is merely an adjust- leaders of the party will take a aji Gandhi had clarified that we tions. “The factory had been
brethren. so much greed. the predators.
ment for power,” said Geete, call on what should be done at joined the alliance to keep BJP taken over by Brics in 2012 till
while speaking at a party func- the state level,” Geete added. out of power. The leadership had 2020 and is now being run on
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tion in Raigad on Monday. Sena leader Sanjay Raut, also said the three parties were cooperative basis by more than
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Pawar had formed NCP in while speaking to the reporters coming together to serve peo- 60,000 farmers as its sharehold-
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and Tariq Anwar after they were “Pawar is a national leader, and said he does not agree with tral Cooperative Bank had
By Rohit Mukherjee By Simble Johnny By Sunny Joshi By Anuj Rathod By Akash Brahmbhatt By Ritu Raja By S.B Singh
expelled from the Congress for at this moment, we are together Geete’s statement on Pawar. refused to hand over the factory
to any private entity. My family
or I have nothing to do with it.”
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Superstitions
snatched you Thane, none hurt
leather belt and pushing
her on the floor after she
CBI sought time to file its
reply, HC adjourned the GANGSTER NAIK’S
We will always
remember you.
Rest In
Peace! Dear Rhino,
away from us. THANE: Portions of around
five-feet-tall boundary wall
forgot to bring her five-
year-old brother, who had
hearing by two weeks. HTC KIN LET OFF
You were hunted Dear Rhino,
Dear Rhino, Killing you for our
of Greenwood Society at been out to play, back to Bhima-Koregaon Vinay Dalvi
Dear Rhino, Dear Rhino, down for a mere
whose glory was We took your life supposed fertility. Hiranandani Estate in house on Saturday. HTC
snatched by
Your life was cut
short for our
hangover. for our own thrill.
Thane collapsed on case: Court rejects [email protected]
poachers.
This is as much of
pleasure.
Let your sacrifice
Tuesday evening amid Man escapes as gun Shoma Sen’s bail plea MUMBAI: A sessions court on
Once upon a time How far can we go I always feel we can Are we taking 10 heavy rains in the city. The MUMBAI: A special NIA Tuesday acquitted Ashwin Naik
a promise as an be a symbol of
I sincerely wish oath to one of the
the rhinos roamed
free and majestic.
for our own fun?
We don’t even
stoop to any level to
justify our
steps ahead or 100
back when it comes love and kindness regional disaster develops glitch court on Tuesday rejected – brother of late gangster Amar
that as you begin mightiest blink an eye to you in the
creatures on earth It’s so disheartening adventures. You had to humanity? management cell has THANE: A 28-year-old man, the bail plea filed by Naik – and his seven aides who
your final voyage to see their before exploiting to give your life future.
to rhino heaven, - Superstitious beliefs
WE WILL NOT DO magnificence bow someone for our because someone should never be a undertaken temporary who was chased by four professor Shoma Sen – were booked in a 2015 abduction
look back at this THIS ANYMORE. down to the petty desires. considered it a
planet with reason for some barricading at the spot as a men over personal enmity, arrested in Bhima- and extortion case under the
Rest in peace. superstitions of the May you rest in sport. Shame on us! innocent animal to
forgiveness. poaching industry. peace big guy. precautionary measure. had a narrow escape after Koregaon case – on health stringent provisions of the
sacrifice its life!
There are no injuries in the the gun from which one of grounds. The court, Maharashtra Control of Orga-
Scan & Be a Scan & Be a Scan & Be a Scan & Be a Scan & Be a Scan & Be a Scan & Be a incident. HTC the accused fired at him however, granted bail nised Crime Act (MCOCA) and
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4 try to kill friend the four were arrested by Wilson for three days. The ted in the case are Pramod Kelu-
By Uzma Begum By Nishtha Kumar By Sunil Goklani By Anadi Sah By Namita Rani By Anamika Dahiya By Rekha Seth
the Diva team of Mumbra court also rejected the pleas skar, Prathamesh Parab, Janard-
THANE: Vartak Nagar police police. HTC filed by other accused – han Sakpal, Rajesh Tambe, Avin-
arrested four persons in an Gautam Navlakha, Hany ash Khedekar, Milind Parab and
attempt to murder case on Five gates of Bhatsa Babu and Surendra Gadling Suraj Govardhan.
Never too late to In our hearts Crossing Tuesday. The four assaulted – seeking a copy of the draft As per the prosecution’s case,
You will be
Saddened by
your demise. say goodbye! their friend with a chopper dam opened charges. HTC in December 2015, Naik through
the Bridge.
FOR A LIF
remembered. forever!
over a petty issue and THANE: With incessant his seven aides had kidnapped a
Dear Rhino, seriously injured him. HTC rainfall in the catchment Dadar-based builder and alleg-
You left this areas of Thane district on edly demanded ₹50 lakh from
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SH
ORT-LIVED
Earth because of Tuesday, the Bhatsa Dam him. The builder requested that
fertility myths. Your life mattered. 40-ft-whale carcass has overflown into Bhatsa he needed some time to think.
It always will.
Dear Rhino, Dear Rhino, Dear Rhino, found in Vasai River. After Tuesday’s rain, He then approached Dadar
We took your life Dear Rhino, We chose greed PALGHAR: On Tuesday, a five gates were opened after police. The builder then agreed
Our superstitions Dear Rhino, Dear Rhino,
for our own thrill. Your life was caused you over care. highly decomposed carcass water levels increased by to meet Naik to hand over the
You had to give You were killed
pleasure for us! your life. your life for our trying to cure us. of a 40-foot-long whale 1.50 metres around 6pm. HTC money. Naik, who is paralysed
I always feel we can fake myths.
stoop to any level to
Are we taking 10 I’m sorry that our washed ashore at Mardes waist down, waited for him in a
How far can we go steps ahead or 100 It’s deeply greed could not
justify our back when it comes
The rate at which Unless we educate prevent your
beach in Vasai. Forest Dr Dabholkar car. When he accepted ₹50 lakh,
adventures. You had for our own fun? rhinos are poached people, rhinos will
saddening to know
We don’t even to humanity? that so many people innocence. May officials said the whale may the police detained him and
to give your life
because someone blink an eye Superstitious beliefs
is alarming. Let us
not believe in myths
keep giving their
lives! You can’t take
still believe in the you find kinder have died in August and murder: Accused later, his alleged aides were also
before exploiting should never be a lies that the glorious
considered it a
sport. someone for our reason for some
that have no basis in
reality. It is
a life for your own
life problems, that is
Rhino horns are the
hearts in your new
place.
reached ashore during high moves HC for bail picked up.
petty desires. May innocent animal to important to be cure for cancer. tide. RAM PARMAR MUMBAI: Virendrasinh Naik’s advocates argued that
sacrifice its life! far from humanity!
Shame on us! you rest in peace kind!
big guy. Tawade, an accused in the there was hardly any evidence
Man arrested for 2013 murder case of against him and most of the wit-
Scan & Be a Scan & Be a Scan & Be a Scan & Be a Scan & Be a Scan & Be a Scan & Be a rationalist Dr Narendra nesses had turned hostile and
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beating daughter Dabholkar has approached that the accused had been
MUMBAI: Chunabhatti the Bombay high court, framed in the case. After hearing
By S.B Singh By Sushila Anand By Anupama Verma By Anant Ramakrishnan By Aparna Ghosh By Roshan Garg By Mridha Anand police arrested a man for appealing against the the arguments, sessions judge
allegedly beating his 15- rejection of his bail pleas by RR Bhosale acquitted the eight
accused.
MUMBAI
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 05
My India
Centre names Air Marshal NIA QUIZZES 10
LINKED WITH JEI
FOR TERROR
Chaudhari as next IAF chief FUNDING
Neeraj Chauhan
[email protected]
Rahul Singh project in France. details of the theaterisation plan
He has commanded important and brushed aside IAF’s reserva- NEW DELHI: The National Investi-
[email protected]
fighter bases in his military career tions. gation Agency (NIA) has ques-
NEW DELHI: The Union govern- including a front-line base in Asset split, leadership and dilu- tioned 10 individuals associated
ment on Tuesday announced that Kashmir. tion of the powers of the chiefs are with banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI),
Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaud- Chaudhari will take over the top key concerns for the IAF on the Jammu and Kashmir in connec-
hari will take over as the next chief job at a critical time -- the armed theaterisation move, as previously tion with a terror funding case,
of the Indian Air Force (IAF) after forces are working out the details reported by HT. people familiar with the matter
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria of the theaterisation model to best Chaudhari takes over months said on Monday.
retires on September 30. utilise the military’s resources, and ahead of the scheduled induction The questioning comes weeks
Chaudhari is currently serving he will also oversee several key of a key weapons system being after NIA on August 8 carried out
as IAF’s vice chief. projects to sharpen the IAF’s com- imported from Russia to raids at 56 locations linked to the
The government has followed bat potential. strengthen India’s air defence group in Jammu and Kashmir. In
the seniority principle in appoint- Air Marshal VR Chaudhari “He has his work cut out for architecture. India is set to begin all, 10 individuals linked to JEI,
ing Chaudhari to the top job. He MINISTRY OF DEFENCE VIA WIKIMEDIA him and I am sure he will a great the induction of the S-400 Triumf most of them senior office-bearers,
will be most senior IAF officer the COMMONS job,” said former IAF chief Air air defence missile systems have been questioned in national
day Bhadauria retires. An experi- Chief Marshal Fali Major (retd). ordered from Russia for ₹39,000 capital Delhi during the past week
enced pilot, Chaudhari has logged the IAF was inducting its new The current theaterisation crore in October 2018. India is buy- about the source of funds, utiliza-
more than 3,800 hours of flying on Rafale fighter jets at Ambala, and model, which has the full backing ing five S-400 missile systems tion of funds, key players in India
a variety of fighter planes such as operationalising them at the earli- of the government, seeks to set up capable of destroying a variety of and links with Pakistan, a person
MiG-21, MiG-29 and Sukhoi-30. est was a top priority amid the bor- four new integrated commands aerial threats, including enemy aware of the matter said on condi-
He also flew air defence mis- der row with China in the Ladakh for synergy in operations -- two fighter jets and missiles, at a range tion of anonymity.
sions during the 1999 Kargil war sector. land-centric theatres, the Air of 400km, with the first deliveries According to NIA, JeI’s Kash-
with Pakistan. He earlier held the appointment Defence Command, and the expected by the year-end. mir chapter raised donations in
He was commissioned into the of IAF deputy chief at the Air National Maritime Theatre Com- Chaudhari’s appointment also India and abroad, ostensibly for
air force’s fighter stream in Headquarters in Delhi and steered mand. The air force has had some comes at a time when the indige- charity, but diverted the funds
December 1982. Before taking a raft of key procurements to reservations about the model that nous (light combat aircraft) Mk-1A raised to finance violence and
charge of his current appointment sharpen IAF’s combat edge. came out in the open in July, when jet project is set to enter a critical secessionist activities. In a state-
as vice chief, Chaudhari was the As deputy chief, he was closely Bhadauria argued at an event that phase. State-run plane maker Hin- ment issued after the raids in
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief associated with the Rafale pro- it was critical to first get the struc- dustan Aeronautics Limited August, NIA said the funds raised
of the operationally critical West- gramme -- he was the head of the ture right. Speaking separately at (HAL) has set a March 2022 dead- by the group “are also being chan-
ern Air Command (WAC). He bilateral high-level group monitor- the same event, chief of defence line to carry out the first flight of nelised to proscribed terrorist
commanded WAC at a time when ing the progress of the fighter jet staff General Bipin Rawat gave out the fighter jet. organisations such as Hizb-ul-Mu-
jahideen (HM), Lashkar-e-Taiba
(LeT) and others through well
organised networks of JeI cadres”.
Assam, Nagaland CMs take part in Naga peace talks People aware of the details said
more Jamaat functionaries will be
called for questioning in the com-
Alice Yhoshü chief minsters and Mishra, uled to meet the working com- ing days as NIA looks to unearth
the latest in a line of interlocu- THE PEOPLE SAID mittee of seven Naga nationalist the terror-funding network, links
[email protected]
tors who is a retired special FUTURE MEETINGS political groups with whom the with separatist leaders, madrasas
KOHIMA: The Naga peace talks director of the Intelligence COULD TAKE PLACE central government had signed run by the organisation and for-
received a fillip on Tuesday, Bureau. an “agreed position” in 2017. eign trips by its office-bearers.
when the chief ministers of “At Dimapur today, we held a IN DELHI NEXT. HT The latest developments tak- The Jamaat-e-Islami came into
Nagaland and neighbouring discussion with NSCN(IM) COULD NOT ing place in Nagaland since existence in 1941, spearheaded by
Assam met with negotiators of representatives in presence of INDEPENDENTLY Mishra’s arrival a few days after Moulana Abul Alla Madoodi and
the Indian government and the Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio about Governor RN Ravi was trans- with its headquarters at Lahore.
Isak Muivah-led National the ongoing pece talks with GoI CONFIRM ferred to Tamil Nadu have led to After Partition, JeI Hindi separated
Socialist Council of Nagalim (Government of India)....We are THIS. expectations of an early resolu- from this body and established its
(NSCN-IM) in Dimapur. keen that the ongoing peace tion to the decades-old Naga headquarters in Rampur, Uttar
Three important meetings talks fructify into concrete (IM), who declined to be named. issue. However, it is unclear Pradesh. Its Kashmir chapter,
took place in Nagaland’s most results soon,” Sarma tweeted on The people said future meet- how New Delhi will balance two established in 1945, started follow-
populous city: between repre- Tuesday evening. Although ings could take place in Delhi separate understandings with ing directions from Pakistan’s JeI
sentatives of NSCN-(IM) and details of the meetings were not next. HT could not independ- NSCN (IM) and the seven other after J&K’s accession to India. JEI,
New Delhi’s emissary AK immediately known, they were ently confirm this. groups. There is also the cease- J&K, was banned in February 2019
Mishra, between Nagaland chief “positive” and the consultations Naga peace talks were stalled fire agreement with the Niki after the Pulwama terror attack in
minister Neiphiu Rio and his will continue, according to peo- in October 2019. Sumi-led faction of the NSCN 2019, in which 40 Indian troopers
Assamese counterpart Himanta ple aware of the matter, includ- Mishra, who will be in Naga- (Khaplang) on September 8 last were killed and which brought
Biswa Sarma, and between the ing representatives of NSCN land till September 23, is sched- year. India and Pakistan to war.
06 My India
MUMBAI
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
PM, Macron talk cooperation in Indo-Pacific Major Rohit Kumar and Major Anuj Rajput
J&K after IED recovery 18 pilgrims with fake e-passes sent back
and CT Ravikumar reserved its
verdict on the plea.
Gauri Lankesh was shot dead
in Bengaluru in September 2017.
On April 22 this year, the high J&K using the pseudo-acronym Kalyan Das
risk during the Char Dham
Yatra. After Monday’s incident,
BJP’S NEW BENGAL
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria
court had quashed charges made
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TRF (The Resistance Front) so as [email protected] police have increased the vigil to CHIEF EQUATES
by a Special Investigation Team to maintain plausible deniabil- catch anyone trying to take the
against Mohan Nayak of provid- JAMMU: The National Investiga- ity,” a NIA spokesperson said in DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Police yatra with fake or forged docu- TMC TO TALIBAN
ing shelter to the murder accused tion Agency (NIA) on Tuesday a statement. “The conspiracy by have caught and turned back 18 ments,” said the officer, request-
under KCOCA. conducted searches at eight loca- LeT was aimed at causing (an) pilgrims trying to undertake the ing anonymity. KOLKATA: The newly-appointed
Lankesh’s sister Kavitha Lank- tions across Jammu and Kash- explosion in Jammu using the Char Dham Yatra with fake The government will “strictly Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
esh, a filmmaker, had petitioned mir in connection with the IED. NIA re-registered the case passes, authorities said on Tues- implement the standard operat- Bengal unit president, Sukanta
the apex court against the high recovery of a 5.5kg improvised on July 19. NIA had earlier day, rekindling memories of ing procedure (SOP) on Char Majumdar on Tuesday said that
court’s order. explosive device (IED) which arrested three persons in this mass fake Covid-19 tests during Dham Yatra”, said Satpal Maha- he will fight against the “Taliban-
“Tentatively, we are indicating was dropped using a drone in case,” the spokesperson added. the Kumbh Mela earlier this year raj, Uttarakhand’s minister of isation of the state” by the ruling
that we will quash the last part of Jammu on June 27. The raids were conducted that undermined efforts to con- religious affairs and culture. Trinamool Congress .
the high court judgment as once On the same day, two drones with the assistance of J&K Police trol the spread of the pandemic. “We are happy that the yatra Referring to the post-poll vio-
the charge sheet is quashed, noth- had also targeted an Indian Air and the Central Reserve Police Police said the 18 people were has started after the high court lence incidents in the state,
ing remains for the investigating Force facility in Jammu with Force. Several digital devices and caught on Monday at a check allowed it, though with certain Majumdar alleged that many
agency to find out whether you explosives, leading investigators other incriminating materials post at Sonprayag in Rudra- The premises of the Badrinath shrine, one of the Char Dham sites, conditions. However, at the BJP supporters were killed by
are a member of the organized to suspect the role of Pakistan- were recovered during the prayag district, some 24 km being sanitised on September 17. HT PHOTO same time, we will not leave any members of a minority commu-
crime syndicate under KCOCA,” based Lashkar-e-Taiba terror searches, the NIA spokesperson from Kedarnath, one of the four stone unturned to ensure that nity. He didn’t name the commu-
the Supreme Court bench said. group and its newly-created arm said. One Nadeem-ul-Haq was shrines of Hinduism. The other from neighbouring states were documents of the pilgrims trav- the SOP (standard operating pro- nity. “This was never Bengal’s
The SIT had taken approval in the Valley -- The Resistance caught by police when he was three are Badrinath, Gangotri caught at Sonprayag, where the elling to Kedarnath. cedure) is strictly implemented culture...though political clashes
from Karnataka’s additional Front -- behind the aerial attack. heading towards the Valley after and Yamunotri. The pilgrimage pilgrimage to Kedarnath actually “After Monday’s incident, the amid the ongoing pandemic,” are not new... With the coopera-
director general of police on The searches in Doda and picking the IED in Bathindi on began on Saturday under strict starts.It was the first such inci- administration has become said Maharaj. “Only those hav- tion of my predecessors and the
August 14, 2018, to invoke sections Kishtwar districts of Jammu June 27. However, the target for Covid-19 restrictions, with some dent since the yatra started on more alert in the backdrop of the ing the required documents will central leadership, I will con-
under the KCOCA against Nayak. province and Anantnag, Baram- the IED blast is not yet known as 42,000 people issued mandatory Saturday,” he said. alleged Covid test scam in Harid- be allowed to visit the shrines.” tinue my fight against the tali-
A probe by the agency had ulla, Kulgam and Srinagar in Haq was reportedly only e-passes. The pilgrims told police that war Mahakumbh,” a police offi- The Char Dham Yatra, which banisation of the state” Majum-
revealed that Nayak was in close Kashmir Valley on Tuesday were directed to collect the explosive The 18 people were carrying they obtained the e-passes from cer privy to developments said. attracts about 40 lakh pilgrims dar said, addressing party lead-
touch with Amol Kale, the main held following inputs suggesting device, officials said. e-passes that were discovered to a cyber cafe in their neighbour- Some 100,000 fake rapid tests annually, was put on hold by the ers and the media at the BJP
accused in the murder. Kale is the involvement of a few people According to people familiar be fake after the authorities ing areas. “They claimed they allegedly conducted during the Uttarakhand high court on June state office.
also facing a probe in connection from these areas in the IED with both incidents on June 27, didn’t find their names in the list didn’t know that the e-passes Kumbh Mela in April-May 28, citing Covid concerns. The Reacting to Majumdar’s alle-
with the murders of political recovery case. probe agencies suspect the of people accredited by the Char were fake,” said Agrawal. sparked widespread criticism of pilgrimage was given the gation, TMC Raj Sabha member
activist Govind Pansare at Kolha- “Investigation revealed that drones flew in from a village Dham Devasthanam Manage- The district top cop said the state administration. At the go-ahead on September 16 but Sukhendu Sekhar Roy said, “The
pur in Maharashtra in February Pakistan-based handlers of pro- across the border through tech- ment Board, Rudraprayag super- police turned them back and time, the Uttarakhand high court with several restrictions Talibanisaton he is talking about
2015, and noted Kannada writer scribed terror outfit LeT and nical help provided by the Paki- intendent of police Ayush issued directions to personnel at came down heavily on the gov- The Char Dham Devasthanam can be seen in BJP-ruled states.
MM Kalburgi in August 2015 in their associates based in J&K are stan Army and its Inter-Services Agrawal said. all six barriers in Rudraprayag to ernment. Management Board has so far Majumdar should check the
Dharwad, also in Maharashtra. planning terrorist activities in Intelligence (ISI) wing. “The 18 people who had come thoroughly check all required “We don’t want to take any issued over 42,000 e-passes. facts first.” HTC
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150.5 million tonne kharif BJP MAY DROP
OVER 50% OF AAP vows job quota for Goa
MLAS IN ’22 POLLS
residents before state polls
foodgrain output projected TO BLUNT ANTI-
INCUMBENCY Gerard de Souza
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came to a standstill after the
Supreme Court in February
tonne than the five-year average Smriti Kak Ramachandran 2018 cancelled the renewals of
Zia Haq
oilseeds production of 20.42 mil- 88 operational mining leases
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lion tonne. India will still have to PANAJI: Delhi chief minister and and asked that they be issued
import edible oils, as it routinely NEW DELHI: After changing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) afresh, the Covid-19 induced
NEW DELHI: India has projected does, to meet domestic demand. chief ministers in Gujarat and national convener Arvind Kejri- lockdown has adversely affected
a record foodgrain output of The data also estimated Uttarakhand, the Bharatiya Jan- wal on Tuesday announced one the tourism industry. Kejriwal
150.5 million tonne from sum- record sugarcane output of ata Party (BJP) is looking to drop job for each family in Goa and assured a monthly remunera-
mer crops (2021-22) despite an 419.25 million tonnes. as many as half of the sitting leg- 80% reservation in private sec- tion of ₹5,000 to families
erratic monsoon, up 4% from the “The estimates will undergo islators to blunt anti-incum- tor jobs for local residents if his dependent on the two industries
previous year, official estimates revision later, but they point to bency in the states going to polls party forms the next govern- Arvind Kejriwal till these sectors are normalised.
on Tuesday showed. good harvests. However, the in 2022, said party functionaries ment in the state. Taking a dig at the ruling
The government’s first of the trends are more or less similar as aware of the details. Kejriwal, who made similar create job opportunities here. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in
four quarterly estimates of food earlier. Cereals tend are higher In the previous assembly elec- promises in poll-bound Uttara- You need an honest government the state for allegedly “copying”
production, a key indicator of the than non-cereals,” said Abhishek tions, the party had dropped khand on Sunday, also assured with good intentions,” he said. the AAP’s governance model by
country’s farm sector that Agrawal of Comtrade, a com- 15-20% of the sitting MLAs, but monthly income supports for “Government jobs are promising free water and door-
employs half of all Indians, modities firm. the figure could be much higher unemployed youths and those reserved for Goans with 15 years step services scheme of his gov-
pointed to plentiful harvests of The latest kharif output fig- this time given public dissatis- dependent on mining and tour- of domicile... we will bring a law ernment, Kejriwal said: “Why
rice, coarse cereals, maize, ures show India’s agriculture faction over a host of govern- ism industries. to reserve 80% private jobs for vote for ‘duplicate’ when you
higher pulses, oilseeds, etc. sector appears to have emerged ance issues, said a senior party Addressing reporters here, Goan youth. We will ensure can vote for the ‘original’?”
Farm-produce output and unscathed during the second functionary. Assembly polls will the Delhi chief minister said employment to one youngster Reacting to Kejriwal’s
agricultural gross domestic Farmers reap a kharif harvest in eastern Rajasthan. HT FILE PHOTO Covid-19 wave, just as it had dur- be held in Punjab, Manipur, unemployment was one of the per household, and a monthly announcements, BJP leader and
product (agri GDP) was robust in ing the first outbreak in 2020. Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, biggest issues facing the state stipend of ₹3,000 till that hap- former MP Narendra Sawaikar
2020-21, too, when the wider food prices crashing, which be nearly 34 million tonne, In 2020, when the country Goa, Gujarat and Himachal Pra- and the Covid-19 pandemic has pens,” he added. said: “It is easy to say anything.
economy came to a standstill hurts farmers’ incomes. higher by 2.11 million tonne than faced a recession, agriculture desh in 2022. “In several states, added to the woes. The AAP chief arrived in the These are hollow promises. The
due to strict Covid-19 restric- Still, these are early projec- the five-yearly average produc- was the only sector to record the party has carried out ground “Corona has made people state on Monday for a two-day people of Goa have seen the
tions, pointing to resilience of tions subject to revision when tion of 31.89 million tonne. positive growth. It grew 3.4% in surveys to assess the mood. unemployed, people have gone visit, to drum up support for his work done by the BJP govern-
the rural sector. final production figures at the According to Tuesday’s offi- the June 2020 quarter, when the MLAs were also asked to submit bankrupt. For many years, Goa party ahead of polls in February ment over the last nine-and-a-
Robust food output will likely end of the harvest season cial data, the production of overall economy shrank 24.4%. their report cards of the work has not had mining, there was next year. He also tried to woo half to ten years and will vote on
keep a lid on food inflation. become available. According to pulses is estimated to be 9.4 mil- When all-India growth returned done in the last five years, which unemployment on that front the people dependent on mining the basis of that.”
Overall inflation levels of the so-called first advance esti- lion tonne, largely the same as to positive territory in the were tallied with the party’s own too. Many youngsters are forced and tourism sectors, the major In the 2017 polls, the AAP had
between 4-6% offer the Reserve mates 2021-22, rice output is esti- last year. Pulses are among a December 2020 quarter, expand- findings. Those whose perform- to leave the state. We have to recruiters in Goa. While mining drawn a blank.
Bank greater flexibility in adjust- mated to be 107.04 million ton- clutch of items that tend to stoke ing 0.4%, agriculture grew ance has not been up to the
ing its monetary policies to keep nes, up 5 million tonne from the food prices, along with oilseeds higher at 3.9%. Two years of mark will not be repeated,” the
the country’s nascent economic previous year. or edible oil. Summer oilseeds back-to-back normal monsoon functionary said, requesting
recovery on track. However,
gluts in some items tend to send
Coarse cereals output, such as
oats and pearl millets, are set to
are pegged at 23.39 million
tonne, higher by 2.96 million
(2019 and 2020) was also to
record farm output.
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Channi arrives in Delhi, discusses cabinet expansion exemptions that the government
can claim in accessing personal
data, one of the people cited
the content, owing to the fact
that they have the ability to
select the receiver of content and
procedure has to be “just fair
reasonable or proportionate” is a
sine qua non (it is obvious),” she
and his team separately. a clean break from the previous above said. also exercise control over the said. “If that is an addition being
HT Correspondent With less than five months to go setup,” a person familiar with the This was of particular con- access to any such content proposed, it does not really pro-
[email protected] for the assembly elections in the matter said, preferring anonymity. cern because the bill cleared by hosted by them, therefore, a tect against misuse, but merely
state, Channi and Sidhu are keen The names doing the rounds for the government allowed for the mechanism must be devised for reiterates the obvious.”
CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief min- to expand the council of ministers inclusion in the cabinet include government to claim an exemp- their regulation”. Nappinai highlighted that the
ister Charanjit Singh Channi, his to accommodate some people Inderbir Singh Bolaria (Amritsar tion as long as it felt it was “nec- Many of these are part of clubbing of personal and non-
two deputies Sukhjinder Singh from the group that took on south), Amrinder Singh Raja War- essary or expedient” to do so in a changes being considered by the personal data is untenable.
Randhawa and OP Soni, and state former chief minister Captain ring (Gidderbaha), Pargat Singh particular set of circumstances, JPC, which is studying the per- “Assuming that PDP and NPD
Congress president Navjot Singh Amarinder Singh. They also want (Jalandhar Cantt), Sangat Singh such as those relating to national sonal data protection bill, sent to have now been possibly com-
Sidhu met the central leadership to get cracking on an 18-point Gilizian (Urmar) and Madan Lal security. it for further deliberation after pressed into a single enactment,
of the Congress in Delhi on Tues- agenda drawn up by the central Jalalpur (Ghanaur). Gilzian, who The test of “just, fair, reasona- parliamentarians objected to the the same is not entirely unwel-
day to discuss the expansion of the leadership to deliver on the poll has been seeking due representa- ble and proportionate” was part version introduced in Parlia- come but to do so as in Sec. 91 of
state cabinet, said people aware of promises made by the party in tion for backward classes in the of the first version of the law, ment in 2019, the officials said. PDP 2019 is completely unsus-
the details. 2017. cabinet, had made a personal which was presented as the rec- The final report of the JPC is tainable. If the errors of that pro-
The party high command was “The new cabinet will see the request to Rahul Gandhi for inclu- ommendation of the Srikrishna yet to be tabled in Parliament vision have been carried over,
represented by AICC general sec- induction of a few new faces by sion in the new cabinet when he Committee. and the committee has now the same is likely to be afflicted
retary (organisation) KC Venugo- keeping out some of those who was in Chandigarh to attend the The summary, the people sought until the winter session with the malaise of excessive
pal and AICC Punjab incharge were part of the Amarinder Singh oath-taking ceremony of the new cited above said, also proposed to submit its report. To be sure, delegation of parliamentary
Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi with PPCC chief Navjot Singh Harish Rawat. Rajya Sabha mem- cabinet and involved in controver- chief minister and his two depu- to refer the 2019 Bill as the data the central government will powers to government authori-
Sidhu at Punjab Bhawan in New Delhi on Tuesday. RAJ K RAJ/HT PHOTO ber Ambika Soni also met Channi sies to give it a fresh look and make ties on Monday, the people said. protection bill, 2021 and that it decide the final shape of the bill ties,” she said.
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UK is wrong system gets a reset
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An entire way of doing business cheaper as well as more widespread
was reset as India Inc was forced to credit. India is leading the world in
embrace digitalisation and formalisa- public digital goods, and China’s
Its position on the entry of Indian travellers aggregators, the country tion more thoroughly. The earlier recent crackdown on walled data gar-
mechanism of inflating invoices, set- dens is a doffing of the hat. Sooner or
into the country is illogical and harmful is ready for a ting up projects with next to no real later, America will follow, despite all
cleaner credit cycle equity, and, if things went south, the the entrenched lobbies.
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ravellers to the United Kingdom (UK) will not sovereign picking the tab, was no But, in the here and now, bank bal-
be considered fully vaccinated if they have
I
ndia’s non-performing assets longer viable. Equally, siphoning off ance-sheets remain damaged. IBC has
received their coronavirus vaccines in India (NPAs) increased at the begin- large sums from minority sharehold- led to some clear gains, and we now
ning of the last decade because ers made less sense now because of even have a prepackaged version for India cannot fully copy either the Anglo-American model of capital mark-
from next month. According to the UK’s new of the natural turn of the busi- better transnational vigilance as well micro, small and medium enterprises. ets, nor can we copy the East Asian-Continental European model of banks
travel rules, only people from European Union ness cycle, but also because as limits on spending huge sums in The idea of not immediately having a having very close ties to industry and unions because our society is far
nations, the United States and 17 other countries are much of the underwriting was cash domestically. bad bank was based on more heterogeneous HEMANT MISHRA/ MINT
done based on political due diligence Demonetisation led to a avoiding moral hazard — if
allowed to skip mandatory home isolation and rather than commercial due dili- lot of cash entering the banks know they will be together and floating an asset recon- onto the property ladder while sys-
testing requirements on arrival. The rule has gence. As we entered a strong dollar banking system, but some bailed out by having their struction company (ARC), with the tematically building an equity portfo-
justifiably triggered angry reactions. India is, after cycle globally from 2011-12 to 2020-21, of the benefits were worst assets bought with government giving a limited guaran- lio as well as reducing risks through
the chickens came home to roost with wasted for two reasons. reasonable or no haircuts, tee for the paper (security receipts) insurance.
all, one of the largest manufacturers of vaccines for the pandemic being the final kick. One, the then Reserve
years, the credentials of its industries are on solid Harsh Gupta they will have zero incen- that this National Asset Reconstruc- India cannot fully copy either the
A new reformist and anti-cronyist Bank of India governor, tive to do any diligence. tion Company Limited will issue, may Anglo-American model of capital
government in 2014 ironically wor- Urjit Patel, let the rupee Madhusudan That is a valid fear but, well be just what the doctor ordered. markets first because financial liter-
footing, and one of the vaccines being used was
sened things in the short-term. Infla- strengthen inordinately in right now, we are at the ARC will remove almost $30 billion of acy remains an issue here (and indeed
developed by none other than one of England’s most tion targeting, the Insolvency Bank- 2017-18 without seeing other end of the spectrum NPAs from the system in two phases, globally), nor can we copy the East
renowned institutions: the University of Oxford. The ruptcy Code (IBC), the Real Estate through inflation pressures — this — economic-financial sadism and and because the said debt will be Asian-Continental European model of
UK’s inexplicable position will erode goodwill in Regulatory Act and the Goods and gravely hurt exports and industry. He masochism. owned by one entity, the further reso- banks having close ties to industry
Services Tax increased uncertainty, should have, instead, built up The pandemic has given us an lution through IBC is likely to be and unions because our society and
India, especially since it has no scientific basis. even though they were growth reserves. Two, the increase in per- opportunity to make a clean start, and faster. The government guarantee is a polity is far more heterogeneous.
Why does the UK government then not trust enhancers in the long-term. sonal peak income tax rates in 2019 we must grab it with both hands. reasonable $4 billion, is time-bound, Thankfully, we do not have to
India’s vaccination drive? One theory is that neither We also overdid the checks and bal- was another stick, when a carrot was Already, lower bond yields have par- and may not even be used but is abso- choose — while we will learn from
ances on public sector lending, and required to improve compliance. tially repaired bank treasuries to lutely critical. It may be a more effi- everyone, we will craft our own way
of the vaccines widely used in India — Covishield and some good solvent businesses entered Nonetheless, the bold steps out- some extent (lower yield means cient use of capital than more direct based on our genius, away from false
Covaxin — have been authorised by the UK’s the spiral of illiquidity even as many number the mistakes. Corporate tax higher bond prices). If we are to build bailouts, though that cannot be ruled binaries, and let others discuss the
regulator. If this is indeed the reason, it is illogical. underlying frauds were exposed. rates were cut and a bunch of aggres- trillions of dollars worth of infrastruc- out. Depending on how this evolves, Indian model of finance. And that
Credit growth stalled and the NPA sive reforms have continued right ture in this decade, then we will need we may have to readjust a bit. model just received a big reboot over
Covishield, which accounts for close to 90% of doses ratio worsened, with non-performing through the pandemic. India’s Unified all hands on deck — developmental Healthy financial intermediation the last few months.
given in India, is the same vaccine as Oxford- to gross loan ratio crossing around Payment Interface is being taken financial institutions, capital markets allows, for example, the young who
AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria, which the UK recognises. 10% in 2018, a number last seen in global, and the equally revolutionary (INVITs, REITs where the government are rich in human capital but not Harsh Gupta Madhusudan is the co-au-
2002. Despite some fiscal and mone- account aggregators idea will lead to is also liberalising), and, of course, financial capital to borrow from those thor of A New Idea of India, and an inves-
The bio-equivalence between the two products has tary easing pre-Covid-19 (around tax and payment meta-data being healthy private and public banks. who have the latter. It allows the poor tor by profession
been established in Phase 2/3 clinical trials (The 2019), it was clearly not enough. used for better analytics, and, hence, A consortium of banks coming and the neo-middle class to climb The views expressed by personal
Lancet is carrying out a peer review). In fact,
according to a July 9 statement by the UK’s
A
new report by the World Health Organiz- against the police was also to be set up at the police must not pander to communal or caste countries. The minister is right. last several decades at WTO, the difference
ation (WHO) and the Public Health Foun- district and state levels. And finally, to make interests. Third, crimes against women An area of concern for India and other between MSP and fixed ERP has widened due
dation of India (PHFI) has revealed that the police more professional and focused, should be taken as top priority. Four, speeding developing countries is the lack of policy to inflation. For instance, according to the
investigation and law and order functions up processes, innovating and ensuring a space in AoA to run a food security pro- Centre for WTO Studies, India’s ERP for rice,
India’s health system struggled during were to be separated with different officers wider public interface should be the hallmark gramme that is sponsored by price support. in 1986-88, was $262.51/tonne and MSP was
Covid-19 because the country doesn’t have an adeq- handling them. of the reformed approach in the digital age. India runs a food security programme where less than this. Consequently, India, unlike sev-
uate number of trained health personnel. For exam- The reforms stumbled at the first test. No And finally, cutting out the deadwood and tak- the government procures food eral developed countries, didn’t pro-
chief minister (CM) would let go his or her ing stringent action against lawless elements grains from farmers at an adminis- vide trade-distorting subsidies then.
ple, the nurse-doctor ratio is 1.7:1, and that of allied power to choose the DGP, to gain the latter’s within the force are also imperative. tered price (minimum support price However, India’s applied adminis-
health workers to doctors is 1:1. India’s High-Level loyalty. The CMs’ claim is their right, since In terms of process, DGPs must set out a or MSP), which is higher than the tered price for rice in 2015-16 stood
Expert Group on Universal Health Coverage recom- police is a state subject. The idea of fixed ten- bold and purposeful agenda for their annual market price. The food grains so at $323.06/tonne, much more than
ures is anathema to politicians, babus and conferences, which should be open to the procured are stored and distributed the 1986-88 ERP. When this differ-
mends a nurse-doctor ratio of 3:1. even some senior cops because it takes away public, with agenda items also invited from through the public distribution sys- ence is accounted for in AMS, India
Prabhash
The State’s focus has been on building physical their power to wield authority. PEBs face the the public. The display of police expertise may tem to the poor. It serves the twin will overshoot its de minimis limit.
brunt of their ire, with informal orders com- be an internal affair but the outcomes should objectives of offering remunerative Ranjan This, in turn, makes India vulnerable
infrastructure and buying equipment. To be sure,
ing from the top to tweak the transfer list. A be for all to see. prices to farmers and providing sub- to a legal challenge at WTO.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken of the year ago, a state earned the dubious distinc- Institutionally, the ministry of home affairs sidised food to the underprivileged. Arguably, India can move away
need for health workers at all levels, but this will take tion of one set of station house officers (SHOs) is unwieldy and obsolete for new-age policing. The stockholding and distribution com- from price-based support to its farmers to
time to translate into reality. The second problem is orders passed on note-sheets of a set of state An internal security ministry must be carved ponents of the food security programme are income-based support, which will not be
legislators, only to be cancelled for the posting out, to be manned by professionals only and not affected by AoA because they fall under trade-distorting under AoA, provided income
the focus on tertiary care instead of primary and of another set of SHOs on note-sheets of supervised by the national security adviser the “green box”, which covers those meas- support is decoupled or not linked to produc-
secondary health care centres, and a focus on the another set of legislators. and home minister. ures that have no or minimal trade-distort- tion. However, given the political salience
number of specialised health care professionals No government takes the formation of an Wide-ranging reforms also call for closer ing effect. However, the procurement of attached to the MSP-based procurement
SSC, which would ensure immunity to the interaction with corporate India, industry, food grains at MSP falls under the “amber regime, underlined by the ongoing farm agita-
when India also needs frontline medical professi- police from political pressure, seriously. And Indian Institutes of Technology, universities, box”, which covers those measures that are tion, it is not possible for India to dump or
onals. Third, India produces only 13 new medical it is the same story with the police complaints NGOs, retired professionals, and startups, trade-distorting. One of the objectives of even dilute the current system.
graduates (doctors and nurses) per annum per authority, which has a mere advisory role. among others, to enhance capability in deal- AoA is to cut trade-distorting domestic sup- Currently, India has a temporary relief in
The only SC direction, which has indeed ing with online crimes, Artificial Intelligence, port that member-countries provide to agri- the form of a peace clause, agreed in the 2013
100,000 persons, compared with more than 55 in been implemented, is the separation of inves- training, modern weaponry, law and order, culture. In this regard, WTO member-coun- WTO ministerial conference at Bali, and
developed countries. More than 30% of the doctors tigation and law and order functions because attitudinal changes and in dealing with crimes tries are required to compute Aggregate strengthened later. The peace clause, subject
and 50% of the nurses are not part of the workforce. this does not directly hurt politicians and against women. Measurement of Support (AMS), which is to certain conditions, bars countries from
bureaucrats, though a serious human There are welcome signs from a few Mem- the total of product-specific support (such as bringing forward legal challenges against
The government is setting up 157 new medical colle- resource crunch is proving to be a great hin- bers of Parliament calling for surveillance price support to a particular crop) and non- price support-based procurement for food
ges and 50 nursing institutions, likely to produce drance. reforms and parliamentary oversight of intel- product-specific support (such as fertiliser security purposes.
about 22,500 doctors and 2,000 nurses every year. And therein lies the story of reforms, bur- ligence agencies. Similarly, think-tanks, civil subsidy). However, the need is to find a permanent
ied under mounds of files in the home minis- society, NGOs and academia too should raise Under Article 6.4(b) of AoA, developing solution. Procurements done for food security
This implies, a PHFI calculation shows, that even if try. Justice KT Thomas, while reviewing the their voice in support for wider reforms. The countries such as India can provide a de mini- purposes should be exempted from inclusion
100% of the new graduates join the workforce, it will progress of reforms, was aghast at the ingen- time is ripe to enact the Model Police Act, mis level of product and non-product domes- in AMS, provided such food grains are pro-
take more than 10 years to add 250,000 professionals ious ways adopted by the states to skirt them. 2006, to usher in new-age policing to match tic subsidy. This de minimis limit is capped at cured transparently and not diverted for
The SC watches helplessly as states pass acts the vision of a new India. 10% of the total value of production of the export. India, as part of G-33, should bargain
to the existing health workforce (170,000). To accel- or executive instructions ignoring the court’s product, in case of a product-specific subsidy; hard for this at the WTO’s 12th ministerial
erate the pace, India must build more institutions key directions. The Centre could have enacted Yashovardhan Azad is chairman, DeepStrat. He is a and at 10% of the total value of a country’s conference later this year.
for producing professionals and create a conducive the Model Police Act, 2006, prepared by Soli former Central Information Commissioner and a agricultural production, in case of non-prod-
Sorabjee, senior Indian Police Service (IPS) retired IPS officer who has served as secretary, secu- uct subsidies. Any State support more than Prabhash Ranjan is professor and vice-dean, Jindal
environment, with adequate pay packages, to attract and Indian Administrative Service (IAS) offi- rity and special director, Intelligence Bureau the de minimis limit is trade-distorting, and Global Law School, OP Jindal Global University
and retain the best talent in the workforce. cers, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) The views expressed are personal thus has to be accounted for in AMS. The views expressed are personal
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MUMBAI: Lenders expect a surge ered the repo rate by 250 basis Home loan rates are now either tweaking interest rates or ity.
in home loan disbursals during points (bps). where deposit rates were in waiving processing fees. Punjab While home loan rates have
the festive season, with mort- With an eye on festive early 2019. National Bank announced last been cut to nudge demand,
gage rates touching decadal lows demand, SBI, the country’s larg- Interest rate (%)
week that it would offer home experts believe such rates are
because of flush liquidity and est lender, has for the first time loans at 6.6%, while Bank of Bar- not sustainable in the long run.
Feb 2019 Sep 2021
drought in business lending. offered credit score-linked home oda rates begin at 6.75%. HDFC “These are festive offers, and I
Anticipating demand for loans at just 6.70%, irrespective 8.7 said it would offer home loans believe interest rates will
home loans, State Bank of India, of the loan amount. 6.7 6.8 6.5* starting at 6.7% during the fes- harden, and liquidity will come
Punjab National Bank, Bank of While deposit rates have also 5 tive period. down. I suspect that the banking
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Baroda, and private lenders declined since the start of the With a home loan and loan industry CD ratio is below 70%.
Kotak Mahindra Bank and Hous- easing cycle, home loan rates against property (LAP) book of So, when you have so much { WEATHER } ALMANAC TEMPERATURE IN
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Today is 22nd FOUR METROS
SBI SBI 1-2 year RBI September 2021
(HDFC) have announced attract- SBI’s latest rates are 200 basis Bank has been active in the seg- inspired to do credit in certain
ive home loan rates, which the points cheaper than the prevail- home term repo ment. According to Ambuj areas,” Shyam Srinivasan, chief
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Ashwina, Krishna
lenders claim are because of ing rate of 8.7% in February 2019, loan deposit rate Chandna, president (consumer executive of Federal Bank, said
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the easing cycle, home loan rates director (retail and digital bank- the festive season. Private lender The bank, Chandna said, has showed that loans to industries at 09:06 a.m.
have seen sharper cuts. Since ing), SBI, said over the phone. Kotak Mahindra Bank slashed its been growing its mortgages grew 1% from a year earlier.
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Civil servants can receive gift from { ON THE RISE } Haryana: Role of Saraswati river in
foreign dignitaries: Centre’s order Food exports rise 21.8% Mahabharata to be taught in schools
Deeksha Bhardwaj
in April-August: Data
by the Department of Personnel THE HSHDB
the gifts are in conformity with Fareeha Iftikhar Officials at the board said the
and Training (DoPT) stated. prevailing religious and social committee submitted its recom-
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“Notwithstanding anything practices, but the members The jump in exports of agri- [email protected] CONSTITUTED mendations on Monday. Dhum-
Zia Haq
NEW DELHI: The Union govern- contained in sub-rules (1), (2) need to report to the govern- cultural and processed food NEW DELHI: References of the ‘SARASWATI RIVER man Singh Kirmach, vice-chair-
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ment on Tuesday published a and (3), a member of the Ser- ment if the value of such gifts products during the first five Saraswati river from Vedic and SYLLABUS man of HSHDB, said the recom-
gazette notification allowing All vice, being a member of the exceed ₹25,000. The AIS com- NEW DELHI: India’s export of months of current fiscal “is in pre-Vedic texts; its role in the mended topics will be included
India Services (AIS) civil ser- Indian delegation or otherwise, prises Indian Administrative agricultural and processed-food continuation of growth in battle of Mahabharata; medie-
COMMITTEE’ ON in the already existing state gov-
vants to receive and retain gifts may receive and retain gifts Services, Indian Police Services items increased 21.8% in dollar exports witnessed in the finan- val-era Sanskrit text Vamana- AUGUST 26 TO ernment’s books of History and
from foreign dignitaries, over- from foreign dignitaries in and Indian Forest Services. terms between the five months cial year 2020-21”, an official purana that explicitly mentions PREPARE THE Geography. The committee has
riding a five-decade long code accordance with the provisions According to a former DoPT of April and August 2021 com- statement said. Rice exports the history of the river and the also suggested including the
under the conduct service rules. of the Foreign Contribution official familiar with the matter, pared to the corresponding year- grew 13.7% from $3,359 million Harappan-era archaeological
CURRICULUM “role of Saraswati river” wher-
“In exercise of the powers (Acceptance or Retention of the issue was addressed by cir- ago period, beating pandemic- in April-August 2020 to $3,820 site ‘Dholavira’ in Gujarat; are ever Mahabharata or Bhagavad
conferred by sub-section (1) of Gifts or Presentations) Rules, culars and office memoranda, induced disruptions, official data million in April-August 2021, among the topics recommended schools with an aim to make stu- Gita is mentioned in the curricu-
section 3 of the All India Servi- 2012, as amended from time to but now it was incorporated released on Tuesday showed. according to the data. Export of by the Haryana’s ‘Saraswati river dents aware about the mytholog- lum. “The Saraswati played a
ces Act, 1951 (61 of 1951), the time,” it added. into the AIS rules. Similar provi- “Quick estimates” of export of fruits and vegetables clocked a syllabus committee’ to be taught ical history of the river. The Har- major role in the selection of
Central Government, after con- At present, under Rule 11, an sions already existed under the products monitored by the Agri- 6.1% growth in dollar terms, in the state schools. yana Saraswati Heritage Devel- Kurukshetra as the place for the
sultation with the Governments AIS member may accept gifts central civil service rules, which cultural and Processed Food while there was a 142.1% jump in The Bharatiya Janata Party opment Board (HSHDB), which battle of Mahabharatha. It was
of the State concerned, hereby from their relatives or friends explicitly dealt with the receiv- Products Export Development export of “other cereals”. Meat, (BJP)-led Haryana government is headed by chief minister Man- chosen because it is situated on
makes the following rules fur- having no official dealings with ing of the gifts, the official said. Authority rose to $7,902 million dairy and poultry products sold had last month announced to ohar Lal Khattar, constituted a the banks of the Saraswati. The
ther to amend the All India Ser- them on occasions such as wed- A second official said the in April-August 2021 from abroad increased 31.1% in the include the history of Saraswati 14-member ‘Saraswati river syl- committee has suggested teach-
vices (Conduct) Rules, 1968,” the ding, anniversaries, funerals notification did not represent a $6,485 million in April-August first five months of the current river in the curriculum for stu- labus committee’ on August 26 ing all of this to our students,”
gazette notification published and religious functions when deviation from existing norms. 2020. fiscal (2021-22), the data showed. dents of classes 4th to 12th in its to prepare the curriculum. Kirmach said.
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Rajasthan pull off last-ball victory { STRAIGHT DRIVE }
Amrit Mathur
Punjab’s Arshdeep
takes five wickets but
6’3” tall, makes him even more
welcome. Going as a net bowler
on the limited-over tour of Sri
Virat’s turning
Rajasthan steal win
through Tyagi’s final
Lanka was a step up as well.
On Tuesday, his first three
wickets were set batsmen. Evin
Lewis (36) had a fifty stand with
point: King Kohli
over heroics in Dubai
Shalini Gupta
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Yashasvi Jaiswal (49) before he
sliced a shot to cover. Skipper
Samson, at No. 3, fell cheaply to
Ishan Porel. Liam Livingston
to commoner
CHANDIGARH: Rajasthan Royals (25) was next, his hopes of hit- nitially, it didn’t add up. Africa had extensive discus-
needed a miracle to win the
match, and in an incredible
reversal of fortunes produced it
as Punjab Kings equally unbe-
lievably let slip victory from
ting Arshdeep for a boundary
was turned into a brilliant catch
by Fabian Allen, running and
diving at deep midwicket. Che-
tan Sakariya and Kartik Tyagi
I When Kohli spoke about
workload management and
creating space to surrender
the T20 captaincy, it appeared
he was simply cleaning his com-
sions and “cultural reviews” to
frame their cricket’s “vision and
mission” but similar debates
never happened in the BCCI
headquarters. Instead, Kohli
their grasp in a thrilling last-ball provided obliging tail-enders. puter inbox and deleting minor sorted these issues after a prac-
finish in Dubai on Tuesday. RR didn’t do their cause any files, nothing more. tice session. It was Kohli who
With just seven runs to con- favour. Rival skipper KL Rahul It made more sense later decided whether the yo-yo test
jure up a victory after looking hit 49 in a 120-run opening when he gave up the IPL leader- standard should be 17 or 17. 4 or
second best most of the evening, stand with Mayank Agarwal ship. Kohli is the busiest player whether it should be there at all.
Mustafiqur Rahman gave away (67- 43b, 7x4, 2x6) to effectively on the planet, playing and cap- Kohli made fitness non-negotia-
only four runs in the 19th over. kill the contest. But Rahul was taining across all formats and if ble, insisted on improved field-
Young pacer Kartik Tyagi, an dropped by Lewis on 2 at back- he wants to lighten his burden, ing, spoke about “intent” and
India U-19 member who was on ward point and then IPL’s most that’s perfectly fine. declared the team would play
the historic Australia tour as a expensive buy, Chris Morris, But questions swirled about fearless cricket.
net bowler, produced a thrilling drew a mistake from him on 29, the “real” reason for him to step He changed the script by
final over, taking two wickets, only for Riyan Parag, moving down. While many others in the assembling a fast-bowling
conceding just one run and then back, to drop the easy chance. past—from Sunil Gavaskar to attack and dumping spin, and
beating Fabien Allen last ball to Rahul, who became the second Rahul Dravid and Sachin Ten- altered the team’s grammar by
give no run with Punjab Kings Arshdeep Singh of Punjab Kings celebrates the wicket of Evin Lewis of Rajasthan Royals in Dubai on Tuesday. ANI fastest to 3,000 runs in IPL, was dulkar—had given up on cap- deleting the backfoot. Over the
needing two to at least tie the also dropped Chetan Sakariya taincy to focus more on their years, the Kohli formula
game. Arshdeep Singh seemed to have major batting collapse unlike and the Royals camp for Punjab Kings. And that and still didn’t get his first. He game, Kohli’s DNA is different worked. The Indian teams
In an Indian Premier League enacted the second part of his Royal Challengers Bangalore erupted in celebration. team had England stal- and Agarwal fell in the space of and unlike the others men- recent record, specially abroad,
of two parts, bowlers have so far 2021 IPL heroics against former the previous night against Kolk- A member of the vic- warts Jos Buttler and Ben eight deliveries, but Aiden Mar- tioned here, he is a serial leader, is unmatched in its Test history.
relished shaking up the image winners Rajasthan Royals. ata Knight Riders. torious 2018 U-19 World Stokes, both not available kram and Nicolas Pooran the enthusiastic kid in the Kohli is India’s finest Test
of T20 cricket as a batsman’s The 22-year-old Punjab left- In the end, RR managing 185 Cup side, Arshdeep had in the UAE with fast steered the team almost home. front row who always puts up leader, and only three captains
game since the second phase
began in the UAE at the week-
armer captured 5/32, his
maiden IPL fifer to underline
all out made the difference,
unlike Royal Challengers Ban-
given grief to Royals in
the first leg in April as
IPL bowler Jofra Archer too
out injured.
Brief Scores: Rajasthan Royals
185 in 20 overs (A Singh 5/32)
his hand. Kohli doesn’t play
the second lead and power is
in Test history have won more
matches than him.
end. Until Kartik Tyagi’s hero- his rapidly improving career galore collapsing to less than well, bowling the final 2021 Arshdeep is among the beat Punjab Kings (M Agarwal his natural ally. Yet, there are two interesting
ics, it was another U-19 World graph. Rajasthan Royals were at 100. Punjab Kings, looking over and dismissing next line of fast men with 67, K Tyagi 2/29) by 2 runs Media reports citing sides to the King Kohli reign.
Cup starlet who promised to the receiving end of the 6’3” headed for an easy win, were skipper Sanju Samson potential to play for India, TV timings: DC v SRH, 7.30pm, unnamed sources have sug- At one level he is the visionary
hog the headlines. Fast bowler bowler, though they avoided a restricted to 183/4. Allen missed for 119 to clinch a four-run win and being a left-arm bowler and live on Star Sports gested the dressing room was who read the game right,
tense because Kohli was alleg- and like Tiger Pataudi 50
edly aloof and autocratic. Other years before him, in a moment
stories hinted darkly that he had of brilliance, reset the course
A
l That familiar feeling of isolation hits Pakistan cricket again
BCCI extends tender Taliban bans IPL
purchase deadline broadcast; sacks Dhiman Sarkar perception,” was how PCB chair- hard done by. “We go in the with four teams scheduled to and a terror attack in Karachi help from the ICC, the country
for new IPL teams Afghan board CEO [email protected]
man Ramiz Raja reacted. On World Cup now and where we visit. Instead, the former one-day that had led to games shifting to hosted a World XI led by Faf du
MUMBAI: The BCCI has NEW DELHI: The Taliban- Monday, ECB announced that it had one team in our target—our world champions find them- neutral venues. Plessis for three T20s. Sri Lanka
extended the deadline for ruled Afghanistan has KOLKATA: The media advisory wouldn’t be travelling to Paki- neighbours India, they now add selves in the familiar position of Studies have found that host- visited twice in 2019 when a
purchase of tender banned the broadcast of from New Zealand Cricket (NZC) stan either next month with the two more teams—New Zealand being shunned by countries. ing sporting events can get a Rawalpindi stadium ring-fenced
document regarding two the IPL in the country over reached Indian journalists at 2:15 men’s and women’s teams. and England,” he said. This would have been New nation to feel good about and by heavy security staged the
new IPL teams by five days the presence of “female am on Tuesday. It said the Cricket Australia is reconsider- Pakistan toured England last Zealand’s first tour in 18 years. enhance its international stand- country’s first Test since 2009.
“pursuant to request from audience and spectators” England Cricket Board (ECB) had ing next year’s tour and, as a summer when the country was England haven’t been there since ing. “Cricket has been the most Bangladesh played a Test in 2020
interested parties”. Now, in stadiums. Former received “a threatening email domino effect, the scheduled struggling to contain Covid-19 2005, Australia last visited in popular source of public joy (in and later that year, Zimbabwe
those interested to bid for Afghanistan Cricket Board related to NZC”, one which was visit by West Indies too can be and vaccines hadn’t yet been 1998-99 and South Africa finally Pakistan),” said academics Sal- came again. PSL had come home
the new teams have got (ACB) media manager M “treated seriously, investigated, hit, said Raja who took charge rolled out—a Sydney Morning came visiting earlier this year man Yousaf and Fahad Laber. In in 2017 and foreign cricketers
until October 10 to pick up Ibrahim Momand said the and deemed not credible.” this month. Herald report on Tuesday said after a hiatus of thirteen years. a paper that probed whether and coaches didn’t shirk from
the Invitation to Tender. broadcast of IPL matches Hence, the women’s cricket “This Western bloc gets that tour saved the ECB from los- India haven’t been to Pakistan international sports boycott act travelling to Pakistan.
The BCCI has laid down was banned due to possible team’s tour of England would united unfortunately and tries to ing $526 million—and again this since 2006 with Pakistani play- as a social identity threat, Yousaf The build-up to the 2021-22
eligibility criteria where “anti-Islamic” content. The continue. back each other. Who can we year. They hadn’t shirked from ers being barred from the cash- and Laber said cricket played a domestic season thus had gone
the bidder should have a Taliban also sacked the Contrast that to NZC’s reac- complain to?” said the former touring New Zealand either after rich IPL after 2008. “pivotal part in the nation-build- smoothly. Pakistan had again
net worth of over ₹2500 head of the cricket board, tion in Pakistan where it pulled Pakistan batter referring to the the 2019 Christchurch mosque So, although the terrorist ing process in Pakistan.” rolled out the red carpet and a
crores and turnover over replacing him with a out the men’s team hours before successive pullouts. PCB’s losses shootings. attack on the Sri Lanka team bus All that got unhinged after thick security blanket for New
₹3000 crores. Another member of the Haqqani the first ODI. NZC CEO David are expected to be between $15 So, from playing 12 T20Is to and match officials’ entourage in 2009 when Pakistan cricket was Zealand for a tour that would
condition is that a network. Hamid Shinwari White said there was “specific million to $25 million and it is prepare for the World T20, Paki- 2009 led to international cricket forced to move to UAE. have helped change perceptions
consortium cannot be posted on his Facebook and credible threat” but refused likely to seek compensation. stan could head to the competi- being stalled in Pakistan, there Baby steps began to be taken about the country. Instead, as
bigger than three parties. A page that he has been to share information with the Raja said a good performance tion next month having played have been instances prior such in 2015 when Zimbabwe visited, John Lennon sang in ‘Isolation’,
base prize of ₹2000 crores removed on the orders of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). in next month’s T20 World Cup just one, away to West Indies, as the bombing of the twin tow- but even that trip was blighted they were left feeling that “The
has been set. senior Haqqani officials. “You can take any decision on would be the best way for Paki- this term. This was supposed to ers in New York in 2001, the rise by a terrorist attack. In 2017, Sri world is just a little town/Every-
the basis of security threat and stan to show that it has been be a busy season in Pakistan of the Taliban in Afghanistan Lanka visited Pakistan and with body trying to put us down...”
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BHAYANI pornographic content HC reserved its order on a
Following Kundra’s bail, distributed over bail plea filed by Kundra
Shilpa Shetty Kundra subscription-based mobile and Thorpe claiming that
shared a cryptic post where apps as well as websites. His their arrest was illegal on
she wrote, “There are IT head, Ryan Thorpe, has grounds of no legal notice
always going to be also been released. They served to them. However,
Sonu Sood breaks silence, speaks for the P moments that push you to
the ground. In times like
have been asked to furnish a
surety of ₹50,000 each. As
Metropolitan Magistrate
Court and the Bombay HC
first time after the income tax raid I can’t even these, I truly believe that if
you fall seven times, make
per reports, Kundra became
emotional when he stepped
rejected their pleas.
l On August 13, a team was
get a penny yourself strong enough to out of Arthur Road Jail. formed by the Mumbai
from abroad be able to stand back up Sporting a red teeka and Police Crime Branch for
Rishabh Suri out of ₹18.94 crore collected for the night,” he adds. eight times... (sic)” When having visibly lost weight, he investigation. A few days
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Gul Panag Miss India, I should choose to actors, that’s how Dor the director wanted a senior that appears on Jaideep hand-held me
PHOTO: SUJIT conventional parts. But happened to Shreyas actor. “I’d formed a rapport our pages is through the dubbing process.
JAISWAL/AFP Dor set the tone for the Talpade. Reminiscing about his with Nagesh after Iqbal and I paid for by the Anupam Kher saab was a huge
(inset) a still kind of roles I would do part and collaborating with was like, ‘How can I not be concerned support. When we saw the
brands. No
from Dor later. It’s an incredible filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor part of the film?’ He wanted film for the first time, he was
sponsored
film, but there was after Iqbal (2005), Talpade, me to play one of the husbands content does or excited about my entry, which
temptation to do other who plays the role of of the two female characters. shall appear in was unbelievable. The film
films too, movies that Bahuroopiya, says, “It’s been 15 After a week, he offered any part of HT helped people cast me in roles
would make me a years already? This is unreal!” Bahuroopiya. to me. He said without it being outside my comfort zone
recognisable face quickly,” He further shares, “I consider since I do a lot of mimicry, I declared as such without trepidation. It had a
she says. it my favourite. With Dor, I might as well use it in the film,” to our valued huge impact on my career.
saw a different Nagesh the actor says. readers. Text by Kavita Awaasthi
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E
ver since the Covid-19 Ashra, a regular trekker, agrees with ▼ Tungareshwar
.
pandemic hit last year, several this and says, “The views are to die for.
restrictions were imposed If you wish to be surrounded by nature,
on domestic as well as there’s nothing like this place.”
international travel. Like all
travel aficionados, trekkers were TUNGARESHWAR TRAIL
also forced to stay homebound. But A part of the Sanjay Gandhi
since the situation is getting better, National Park, a trek to
many adventure lovers are exploring Tungareshwar is certainly the
small treks near Mumbai and Pune to best way to beat city blues,
enjoy the scenic locales. Here’s a list even if it’s just for a while.
you can choose from: Arjun Shukla, a trekking
instructor, has only
IRSHALGAD TREK wonderful things to say
Irshalgad derived its name from about the trail. “This is a
‘Irshal’, which translates to ‘the top’ simple trek, right up to the
and ‘gad’, which means ‘the fort’. Lord Shiva temple. This 3.5km
Located in Karjat, the trek to the trek on naturally paved stone
Irshalgad Fort is easy to moderately and mud roads with superb flora
difficult. It takes about two hours to and fauna will keep you busy, and
ascend and the descent takes about an you can enjoy the creations of
hour and a half. The breathtaking view nature. During the trek, you cross two
of the high paddy fields, numerous rivulets and during the rains, it’s
thrilling to do the same. Experienced
trekkers can also trek up to the Balyogi
Shri Sadanand Maharaj Ashram, which
is 8km from the temple,” he adds.
Irshalgad
DEVKUND WATERFALL TREK
Found in the middle of a dense forest,
the Devkund Waterfall trek is nature’s
hidden gem. The trail is famous for its
alluring landscape, filled with sprawling
valleys, dense forests, and some of
the prettiest waterfalls, riverbeds, and
lakes. Ishaan Joshi, a college student
who recently visited the falls with his
friends, says, “The waterfall looks
serene during monsoon. It’s difficult to THE DEVKUND TRAIL IS
come across such a tall and forceful
waterfall near the city, so it’s definitely
FAMOUS FOR ITS SPRAWLING
a fulfilling experience. The trek is a VALLEYS, DENSE FORESTS,
moderately hard one, considering AND SOME OF THE PRETTIEST Devkund Waterfall
it’s a three-hour trek over slippery PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK
ground and slimy rocks. But it does
WATERFALLS, RIVERBEDS,
attract adventure lovers, who love a AND LAKES.
good challenge.”
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without an As a part of the ongoing Azadi Ka
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weekends
75th anniversary of Indian If you are planning to visit
itinerary foolish or Independence, Indian Air Force
will have an air show on
September 26. The show will
Mussoorie, here’s some news for
you. As per a fresh order, the
government will allow tourists
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by multiple artists that spiritual as well. She shares,
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was a period of tireless work. different art forms are getting
“It was a difficult period, to be under one roof is a
where no answers were triumph of the artistic spirit.
forthcoming,” she says, adding “This art was put together
that art was her perfect during the trying times of the
companion during the pandemic. The Abhivyakti
pandemic period. “There had Project combines different
to be a calming force that expressions and styles into
would soothe the pain of one unique exhibition. There
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medications prove to be acrylic, watercolour and
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04 showbiz MUMBAI
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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
H
e has been in the Hindi film characters I didn’t get, I was looking
industry for 17 years and for ones that were more relatable and
done 15-odd films, which is flawed. What’s happened in the last
not too many, surprisingly. few years is that more of these
But, actor Kunal Kapoor characters are being written,” says
insists it was a well-thought-of Kapoor, crediting content creators for
decision. writing them and the audience for
The 43-year-old, who made his accepting them. P eteran singer Sarah Dash
debut with Meenaxi: A Tale of Three
Cities (2004) says, “When I started off,
two things happened. One, when you
Recently, he found such
a role in the web show The Empire, in
which he played Mughal Emperor
Back then, V is no more. She was 76
when she breathed her
last. Confirming the news of
are successful, everybody wants to box Babur. And, he has been receiving hero was a Dash’s death, her R&B/rock
you and cast you in similar roles,
which was something I did not want to
praise for it. “The way he was written,
he was very flawed, not somebody who
hero, and villain group Labelle’s namesake Patti
LaBelle issued a statement to
do. Secondly, the content in the was strong. He was weak and was a villain. Billboard. “We were just
industry has changed a lot in the last 15
years. When I was starting out, I found
vulnerable, too. If a character like this
would have been written 15 years back,
There was onstage together on Saturday
(September 18) and it was such
the characters very unrelatable.” it would have been in a different way. nothing in a powerful and special
He goes on to say that roles back That, to me, was something I was moment. Sarah Dash was an
then were divided into plain good and looking for. The response has been
between. awesomely talented, beautiful
bad. “Hero was a hero, villain was a overwhelming. We expected it to get a KUNAL KAPOOR, Actor and loving soul who blessed
villain; there was nothing in between. good response, but this has really my life and the lives of so many
Every film made was about surprised us,” he concludes. others in more ways than I can
say. I could always count on
her to have my back,” she said.
No mask com
Born August 18, 1945 in
Trenton, NJ, Dash created a
pulsion in
Juhi Chakraborty vocal duo called the Capris
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before relocating to
Philadelphia in the mid-60s. It
the UK did w
urrently, actor Aahana was there that she teamed up
Aahana Kum
something that’s deeply worrying Birdsong replaced Tucker, the
her about this trip. “It’s different group changed its name to The
ra
(here) from India. People are out Bluebelles in 1962. Apart from
and about not wearing masks as it’s achieving fame in the band,
not made mandatory by the Dash also made her name as a
government,” she shares. “I was solo singer. ANI
scared when I stepped out for the
first time. But [I understand that]
here (in the UK), almost 75% of the BORN AUGUST
population is vaccinated. But [I feel] 18, 1945 IN
we should not let our guards down,
even post the vaccination.”
TRENTON, NJ,
The 36-year-old, who is fully DASH CREATED
vaccinated, feels blessed to have a A VOCAL DUO
change of location. “It has been a
welcome change after two years
CALLED THE
of the pandemic. It’s nice to be CAPRIS.
out and shooting in a different
country,” says Kumra, who had
contracted Covid-19 in May.
The actor is also making the P
most of her work trip, which she
calls work-cum-vacation. “I’ve also As there’s a growing concern
We should not
had a couple of off days to meet about the rise in Delta variant cases, let our guards
up with family and friends, watch Kumra admits that her family was waiting for things to be alright.
plays, grab drinks and have dinner. initially quite worried for her. “They You’ve to push the envelope and down, even post
I’m being careful about not going were (worried) initially when I was take the risk if you want to work. the vaccination. PHOTO:
to crowded places as I don’t travelling, but they’re fine now. So, it’s scary with the new cases on INSTAGRAM/
want to put my unit at risk,” the They have also realised that one has the rise, but I guess we’re fine at AAHANA KUMRA, AAHANAKUMRA
Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016) to go forward with things and one the moment,” she ends on a Actor
actor shares. can’t just keep sitting at home positive note.