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CORONAVIRUS CASES
MODI AIDE AK LUCKNOW: The BJP on Saturday,
178,761,811 VERSTAPPEN FENDS FRANCE: Max Verstappen claimed pole for
SHARMA BECOMES OFF CHAMPION
named PM Narendra Modi’s close the French Grand Prix on Saturday, with title
aide and former bureaucrat AK DEATHS

WATER DEAL MAKES WAVES

LEWIS HAMILTON
rival Lewis Hamilton nearly a two and a half
UP BJP VICE-PREZ Sharma, as the party vice president
for the Uttar Pradesh unit. (Pg 7)
3,869,922
Source - Worldometer
tenths second slower for Mercedes. (Pg 12)

BETWEEN
THE LINES
Mufti, Omar get
invite for all-party Maharashtra and Karnataka agree to resolve water sharing and flooding issues
meet on J&K Real-time data SANJAY JOG real-time data and ensure early

P
l
monitoring system Mumbai warning on release from dams.
rime minister Narendra to be extended till The secretaries of both states
Modi is expected to hold Narayanpur dam For once, relations between Ma- will ensure 24/7 smooth opera-
an all-party meeting on the l Karnataka urged harashtra and Karnataka are not tion of the committee.
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to dynamically in deep water. In a major break- Maharashtra Water
issue on June 24. This will be optimise water through, the two neighbouring Resources Minister Jayant
the first such move taken levels in Almatti states on Saturday decided on Patil, who met Karnataka CM
since the abrogation of Article dam better coordination and commu- BS Yediyurappa, told the Free
370 from the region and l Both states agree nication regarding flood man- Press Journal, “Maharashtra
bifurcation of the state into to share real-time agement and water supply in already has a real-time data
two Union Territories in data on rainfall their drought-hit regions. monitoring system; we will ex-
August 2019, sources said. and water release A three-tier interstate flood co- tend it up to Narayanpur dam.”
The Centre has sent out from reservoirs in ordination committee at the min- He said if the two states dynam-
invitations to 14 J&K leaders, Krishna and istry level, secretary level and ically manage the flow of water

CM SLAMS CONG’S SOLO CALL

including Omar Abdullah and Bhima basins to field level would soon be in place in Almatti dam, flood situations
Mehbooba Mufti. manage floods

Software to help identify

with standard operating proce- can be overcome effectively.
Sources said the Centre RENEWED BONHOMIE: Jayant Patil (right) greets BS Yediyurappa effectively dure and preparedness to share CONTD. ON P8
wants to restart the

Hardline cleric
democratic process in J&K that

need for ventilator support

was bifurcated into two union

Ebrahim Raisi
territories – Jammu and
Kashmir with an assembly,
and Ladakh without one.
set to be Iran's On Shiv Sena’s 55th anniversary, lashes out at
next President
Former chief minister and

BJP for playing politics during the pandemic

People’s Democratic Party
(PDP) president Mehbooba

Mufti said she had received a
call to take part in the
meeting. However, a decision
on this will be taken once she
Third wave:
AGENCIES
‘Covid Severity Score’ consists of an algorithm; Iran SANJAY JOG back to power in the state.
being used at three centres in Kolkata MUMBAI “Playing politics during the
Centre cautions Iran’s hardline cleric and ju- pandemic shows a perverse

against crowding
AGENCIES
Number of
has a meeting with her party diciary chief Ebrahim Raisi The Shiv Sena turned 55 attitude,” he alleged.
members. New Delhi

60,753
won a landslide victory and with a bang. Party president “Some people are giving
Meanwhile, hours after Covid-19 cases The Centre on Saturday asked has been elected as Iran’s and Chief Minister Uddhav the slogan of going solo.

receiving the invite, Mufti’s
uncle and senior leader of the
party, Sartaj Madni, was
released from a six-month-long
detention. Madni was under
preventive detention at the
MLA hostel. He was detained
on December 21, 2020, a day
ahead of the counting of votes
of the District Development
Council elections.
“Relieved that PDP’s Sartaj
Madni has finally been released
after 6 months of wrongful
detention. It’s high time that
GOI (government of India)
releases political prisoners and
other detainees rotting in jails
A software can now identify
whether a patient will require
ventilator support in an ICU
or referral, and help make
necessary arrangements be-
fore emergency sets in.
At a time when sudden ICU
and other emergency re-
quirements during the pan-
demic have been a challenge
for hospitals to manage, time-
ly information about such sit-
uations would help manage
the health crisis better.
The software called ‘Covid
Severity Score’ (CSS) consists
of an algorithm that meas-
ures a set of parameters. It
on June 19
Development (SEED) divi-
sion of the Department of
Science and Technology in
collaboration with IIT Guwa-
hati, Dr Kevin Dhaliwal, Uni-
versity of Edinburgh and Dr
Sayantan Bandopadhyay, for-
merly WHO (SE Asia Region-
al Office), developed the algo-
rithm that measures symp-
toms, signs, vital parameters,
test reports and co-morbidi-
states and Union territories to
step up vaccination and open
up activities in a “carefully
calibrated” manner, as it
expressed concern about
crowding in markets and
other places following the
easing of curbs. Meanwhile,
AIIMS Director Randeep
Guleria warned that a third
wave could hit India in six to
eight weeks if Covid-
appropriate behaviour is not
followed. States and UTs have
been urged to ensure the
“extremely important” five-
fold strategy of Covid-
appropriate behaviour, test-
eighth president, the coun-
try’s interior ministry an-
nounced on Saturday.
Former Revolutionary
Guard commander Mohsen
Rezaei, moderate candidate
Abdolnaser Hemmati and
conservative candidate
Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh
Hashemi had conceded
ahead of the announcement,
a news report stated.
The ministry confirmed
that Raisi won 61.95% of the
votes. However, this time the
voter turnout was only
48.8%, which is the lowest
for a presidential election
Thackeray, during a virtual
address to party workers on
Saturday, slammed the rul-
ing ally Congress (without
naming it) for its repeated
call to go solo in the upcom-
ing elections in Maharash-
tra. He said the decision
should not be restricted to
only elections.
Thackeray, who heads the
Maha Vikas Aghadi govern-
ment, declared that the party
will stick to its motto of
walking with pride. “Shiv
Sena will not remain muted,
nor carry one’s weight to re-
main in power,” he said.
the BJP for playing politics
during the coronavirus pan-
demic and repeatedly
issuing new dates for the col-
lapse of the MVA govern-
ment in the state. Without
naming the BJP, he claimed
that its estranged ally was
unable to still digest the loss
of power and therefore has
Even I say that we can go
solo, too. Everyone has the
right to do so. Fighting alone
should not be restricted to
elections alone,” the CM
said. He added, “People will
beat us. What’s the use of
this self-strength if people
are being forced to beg on the
road? What are we going to
use this power for? We must
fight this calamity by giving
up the election-to-election
mindset.” “We have a federal
structure. Whenever region-
al pride is under threat, the
federal structure comes un-
der pressure.”

‘GET VACCINATED, MEET PERSONALLY’

in and outside J&K. A raging
pandemic should’ve been
reason enough to free them,”
Mufti said on Twitter.
Rafale ready to be
inducted by 2022,
says IAF chief
scores each against a pre-set
dynamic algorithm multiple
times for each patient and al-
locates a CSS, mapping it in a
graphical trend. The technol-
ogy is being used in three
community Covid care cen-
tres in Kolkata and its sub-
urbs, including a 100-bed
ties of a Covid-positive pa-
tient and scores each against
a pre-set dynamic algorithm,
thus allocating a CSS.
This technology has been
made available at primary
care e-health clinics in re-
source poor settings through
SEED Project support. The
track-treat and vaccination to since the 1979 revolution. The CM also lashed out at been making efforts to come CONTD. ON P8
prevent a relapse, an official
statement read.
Union home secretary Ajay
Bhalla said in a
communication to all states
Parliamentary panel declines Facebook’s virtual meet
and UTs, “With a decline in
the number of active cases,
many states and UTs have

T
he Indian Air Force (IAF) is
on target with respect to the
Rafale induction plan, said IAF
chief RKS Bhadauria on
Saturday. He said the induction
of 36 Rafale aircraft will take
place by 2022.
“The target is 2022 and we
are meeting it. Except for one or
two aircraft, minor delays
because of Covid-related issues,
some deliveries have been
made ahead of time,” he said,
after reviewing the combined
graduation parade (CGP) at the
Air Force Academy in Dundigal,
Hyderabad. He added, “So,
broadly, we are absolutely on
target on the Rafale induction
government-mandated
Covid care centre at Bar-
rackpore.
The Foundation for Innova-
tions in Health, Kolkata, with
support from the Science for
Equity, Empowerment and
‘CSS’ is regularly monitored
multiple times by ‘remote’
specialist doctors, thus re-
ducing the doctor’s consulta-
tion time per patient and re-
ducing travel requirements.
CONTD. ON P8
started relaxing restrictions.
However, easing of
restrictions in some states,
has led to resumption of
crowding of people in
markets etc., without
adherence to the norms…”
AGENCIES
New Delhi
The parliamentary standing committee
on Information Technology, headed by
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, on Satur-
day, turned down social media giant
Facebook’s request to appear for a vir-
tual meeting, instead of physical repre-
sentation, citing the company’s Covid
policies. The committee also proposed
that the Facebook officials who will be
attending the meeting must get them-
selves vaccinated, sources said.
The dates for the said meeting have
not been finalised yet. The parliamen-
tary standing committee has also decid-
ed that all other social media and web
platforms like YouTube, Google and the
likes must send their representations
physically before the panel.
In its response to the committee, Face-
book said its officers could not appear
before the committee as the company’s
rules prohibit officials from attending
any meeting, in person, during the sec-
ond Covid wave. Meanwhile, Facebook
officials have decided to appear online,
sources said.
In view of this, the committee has now
adopted a strict stance. All the members
of the committee made it clear that no
meeting can be held online and Face-
book officials must be present physical-
ly. “Taking cognizance of Facebook’s re-
ply, the chairman of the committee has
sought a list of Facebook officials who
the company wants to send before the
committee. The chairman said the com-
mittee will provide vaccination to these
officials and will also give enough time
to come before the committee,” sources
said. Asked about Facebook’s stance on
the parliamentary panel’s decision, the
company declined to comment.
On Friday, the committee had also
called Twitter officials on similar issues
and two of their senior officials also ap-
peared before the committee physically.
In Friday’s meeting, both the officials
of Twitter told the committee that they
“give priority to the rules of their com-
pany, not law of the land”. The commit-
tee then asked Twitter officials to give
all their answers in writing. However,
the panel meeting date will be decided
later this month. The committee is con-
cerned about the misuse of social
media platforms regarding the propa-
gation of rumours and women’s safety.

Now, CBSE repeaters Rahul Gandhi celebrates 51st

plan. On the operational side,
you are aware, we are fully

birthday with 'Sewa Diwas'

operational. So, in terms of

time, we will be absolutely on
time.” In 2016, India had signed
an inter-government agreement
with France to procure 36 Rafale
jets at a cost of Rs 59,000 crore.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh
had, in February, said the
country would have the entire
fleet by April 2022.
Asked for his assessment on
the situation in eastern Ladakh
on the Indo-China border, the
IAF Chief said that talks are on
between the two sides and the
first attempt is to continue with
having talks and carry out the
disengagement at the “balance
friction points”. “The first
attempt is to continue with the
talks and do the
disengagement at the balance
friction points. And, of course,
to follow it up with de-
knock on SC door
AGENCIES
New Delhi
Students have moved the
Supreme Court, seeking a di-
rection to the CBSE to cancel
Class XII private/ compart-
ment exams in physical
mode and urged for adoption
of a performance evaluation
formula, similar to the CBSE
assessment formula for reg-
ular students. The results
should be released in a time-
Indian cricketers sporting black armbands to pay tribute to legendary athlete Milkha Singh, bound manner, said the plea
before the start of the World Test Championship final against New Zealand. On the first day of filed by 1,152 students.
play, India were 146 for three. Skipper Virat Kohli and his deputy Ajinkya Rahane were batting The plea filed through ad-
on 44 and 29, respectively. REPORT on Pg 13 vocate Abhishek Choudhary
vailing Covid, it cannot be
conclusively said, as to when
exactly we will be able to
conduct the physical mode
examinations.”
The SC had already accept-
ed the formula proposed by
the CBSE and ICSE for eval-
uating students after cancel-
lation of Class XII examina-
tions. The petitioner con-
tended that the decision to
conduct private/ compart-
ment/repeaters examination
of Class XII CBSE board can-
didates will endanger the
lives of lakhs of students.
Their plea is likely to come
AGENCIES / New Delhi
Former Congress party president Rahul Gandhi turned 51
on Saturday. He was flooded with wishes from party leaders
and workers. However, the Congress leader and Lok Sabha
MP decided not to celebrate in view of the Covid-19 pan-
demic. Instead, he celebrated the day by distributing ration
kits among the needy and organising vaccination camps.
The Indian Youth Congress, in a statement, said the day
was observed as ‘Sewa Diwas’, when financial assistance
would be offered to the unemployed and disabled people.
The Delhi Congress also distributed masks, medicine kits
and cooked meals to the poor in the national capital.
“Ration distribution programmes were organised at
many places in Delhi. Free vaccination camps were also set
up for citizens across the country. Also, financial assistance
is being provided to citizens who have lost their jobs due to
Covid-19 and to the physically challenged,” said Youth Con-
gress president Srinivas B V. CONTD. ON P8

Milkha Singh laid to rest with full state honours

escalation,” he said. stated, “Owing to the pre- up for hearing on Monday.

Fake Mona Lisa sells

LAST WORD

for $3.4 million in Paris

AGENCIES
Paris
A replica of Leonardo da
Vinci’s world-famous paint-
ing ‘Mona Lisa’ fetched
about $3.4 million at an auc-
tion in France on Friday. The
painting sold for 10 times
more than its estimated cost
at an online auction held by
Christie’s auction house in
Paris. The reproduction is
believed to have been
painted in the early 1600s,
about 100 years after the
original Mona Lisa, which
hangs in the Louvre.
While Leonardo da Vinci
created his work on a wood
panel, the replica is on can-
vas. The copy has been
dubbed as the ‘Hekking
Mona Lisa’, after French art
collector Raymond Hekking,
who purchased it from an
antique shop in the 1950s,
sources said.
AGENCIES
Chandigarh
Chandigarh on Saturday bid a
tearful farewell to ‘Flying Sikh’
Milkha Singh, who passed away
after a prolonged battle with
Covid-19 late on Friday night, just
five days after his wife Nirmal
Kaur succumbed to the dreaded
virus.
Singh was cremated with full
state honours at the Sector 25 cre-
mation ground, with a police con-
tingent according gun salute by
reversing arms and sounding the
last post to the legendary athlete,
who held the 400m national
record for 38 years, while his
Asian record in the same event
remained unmatched for 26 Chair at the Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, who had lost his family in
years. Singh Punjab Sports University Pakistan at the time of Partition.
His son and internationally ac- in Patiala in his memory. It was after that victory that then
claimed golfer, Jeev Milkha Milkha Singh’s death is a mam- Pakistan President General Ayub
Singh, lit the funeral pyre. Pun- moth loss to the entire nation and Khan had nicknamed Milkha
jab Governor VP Singh Badnore, a sad moment for all, he said. Re- Singh as ‘Flying Sikh’, said
Union sports minister Kiren Riji- calling the declaration of a na- Amarinder Singh while interact-
ju and Punjab Chief Minister tional holiday by then Prime ing informally with the media
Amarinder Singh earlier visited Minister late Jawaharlal Nehru outside the athlete’s residence.
his residence in Sector 8 to offer after Milkha Singh defeated Condoling the demise of Milkha
their condolences. The CM hand- champion Pakistan sprinter Ab- Singh, Prime Minister Narendra
ed over a photo of the late athlete dul Khaliq in Lahore in 1960, the Modi tweeted, “In the passing
with Jawaharlal Nehru to Jeev CM said he wished he could have away of Shri Milkha Singh Ji, we
Milkha Singh. also declared a national holiday have lost a colossal sportsperson,
The Punjab government had today (Saturday). But Punjab who captured the nation’s imagi-
earlier declared one-day state would mourn the legend with a nation and had a special place in
mourning and a public holiday as state holiday, with flags flying at the hearts of countless Indians.
a mark of respect to the leg- half mast, he added. His inspiring personality en-
endary athlete. Amarinder Singh The 1960 win in Lahore was a deared himself to millions. An-
also announced a Milkha Singh momentous occasion for Milkha guished by his passing away.”
 MUMBAI Ten injured in blast at steel factory in Jalna

CID to probe bogus accident claims

JALNA: At least ten workers were injured on Saturday in a Sapashrungi Steel Mill, located in an MIDC area, said an
blast at a steel manufacturing unit in Jana district of official. Four workers were admitted to a hospital in Jalna

After Nana Patole, now

Maharashtra, over 400 km from Mumbai, police said. A while six were shifted to Aurangabad for treatment, said
MUMBAI | SUNDAY | JUNE 20, 2021 boiler exploded and hot molten iron fell on workers at police sub-inspector Pramod Bondle.

TROUBLED RIDE

Jagtap sings the solo song

A PIL highlights the menace of false claims being filed by showing fake certificates
NARSI BENWAL
narsi.benwal@fpj.co.in
In a significant order, the
Bombay High Court bench
of Chief Justice Dipankar
Datta and Justice Ravindra
Ghuge at the Aurangabad
seat has ordered the direc-
tor general of police, Maha-
rashtra, to conduct a thor-
ough probe in over 139 bo-
gus claims filed in the mo-
tor accident claim tribunals
across the state. The bench
has ordered the DGP to
hand over the probe to state
CID since the local police
authorities have failed to in-
vestigate the bogus claims.
The bench was dealing
with a criminal public inter-
est litigation (CRPIL) high-
lighting the menace of false
dents and injury certificates.
In October last year, an-
other bench headed by Jus-
tice Tanaji Nalawade had
ordered the police authori-
ties in Ahmednagar to
probe the 51 such bogus cas-
es that were flagged by a
few tribunals.
The bench led by Chief
Justice Datta on Thursday
have stated that prime ac-
cused in this entire racket
advocate Mangala Kothati
has been absconding, how-
ever, the other accused -
Nandkumar Khicchi, whose
services were solicited by
the Ahmednagar police for
writing documents used for
lodging claims though he
was unconnected with the
Advocate SG Chapal-
gaonkar, the amicus curiae
(friends of court), mean-
while, informed the court
that at least three such
claims were withdrawn
from the tribunal in Shri-
rampur, especially because
their claims were in the
tune of crores of rupees.
"This court apprehended
that many other advocates
and members of the police
force may also be involved
since there are instances
when a case of death by
drowning was also record-
ed as a motor accident," the
bench noted, adding, "We
do find that the local inves-
tigation agency at Ahmed-
nagar is conveniently not
looking beyond the two ac-
cused. We find that such
volvement of the local po-
lice. We are, therefore, of
the view that the local in-
vestigation agency is un-
able to carry out proper in-
vestigation."
Accordingly, the judges
ordered the DGP to ensure
that the investigation in the
filing of false motor acci-
dent compensation claim
cases are carried out
through state CID, under
his the supervision.
"The DGP would be at lib-
erty to select such officers
from the CID, who have the
reputation of being thor-
ough investigators and
have an impeccable track
record. The CID shall probe
the cases all such crimes
registered with regard to
the false motor accident
SANJAY JOG
sanjay.jog@fpj.co.in
After state unit president
Nana Patole, the Mumbai Re-
gional Congress Committee
chief Bhai Jagtap on Satur-
day urged party leadership
to allow them to go solo in the
ensuing elections to the Bri-
hanMumbai Municipal Cor-
poration.
Jagtap said, "Until yesterday,
people were not taking the
cognizance of Congress. To-
day they are just watching
what the Congress is doing. So
be it Mumbai or Maharashtra.
I have a request for Sonia
Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi al-
low us to fight alone.’’
Jagtap chose to vent his
feelings at the function on
the occasion of the birthday
of Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi.
Jagtap’s statement came
when both Shiv Sena and
Bhai Jagtap
coming BMC and assembly
together if Congress decides
to fight independently. How-
ever, both have said that
three parties are constituents
of the Maha Vikas Aghadi
government and the alliance
should continue in future too.
However, the Congress par-
ty in charge of Maharashtra
HK Patil said the party high
command will take a deci-
sion on going solo in upcom-
ing elections in Maharash-
tra. He said further strength-
ening party organisation
will be the resolve on the oc-
Revenue Minister Balasa-
heb Thorat said party work-
ers will need to strive for the
Congress party to regain the
number one position in the
state.
Former union home minis-
ter Sushilkumar Shinde said
Patole’s call to fight assembly
elections independently was
to keep the morale of party
workers high and also to fur-
ther strengthen the party or-
ganisation.
On the other hand, Public
Work Minister Ashok Cha-
van said a lot of party lead-
ers, who have joined BJP, are
keen for their ghar wapsi and
the party should facilitate
their entry at the earliest.
Meanwhile, BJP leader
Sunil Deshmukh, who had left
Congress party in 2014 and
joined the saffron party, on Sat-
urday re-joined. Deshmukh,
who hails from Amravati, had
been the minister of state dur-

‘204 govt staff involved in Hoteliers & traders urge govt, BMC to ease curbs
claims being filed in tri- noted that the local police Police Department, has false claims would not have compensation claims," the NCP have separately indicat- casion of Rahul Gandhi’s ing the Congress-NCP govern-
bunals by showing fake acci- authorities in their affidavit been arrested. been raised without the in- judges ordered. ed that they will fight the birthday. ment in the state.

SENA, BJP

graft yet to be suspended’

SOMENDRA SHARMA
somendra.sharma@fpj.co.in
Recently, former Mumbai Po-
lice commissioner Param
Bir Singh had made allega-
tions of corruption against
former home minister Anil
Deshmukh claiming that he
had asked officer Sachin
Vaze to make collections of
Rs 100 crore from bars and
restaurants. Statistics from
the Anti Corruption Bureau
(ACB) reveals that police is
among the top four depart-
ments in the state where offi-
cials allegedly involved in
corruption charges are not
put under suspension. Other
top three departments are
rural development, educa-
tion and revenue.
According to the statistics,
there are 204 government of-
ficials from 22 different gov-
ernment departments who
Statistics from ACB
reveals that police is
among the top four
departments in the state
where officials allegedly
involved in corruption
charges are not put
under suspension
tive departments for corrup-
tion charges. Out of these 204
officials, 19 are Class I, 17
Class II and 99 Class III offi-
cials. Further analysis of the
statistics revealed, 49 offi-
cials from Rural Develop-
ment, 44 from
Education/Sports, 20 from
Revenue/Registration/Land
Records and 17 from police
are among the top ranked de-
partment for not having sus-
pended officials allegedly in-
vealed that most cases in
which officials were not placed
under suspension were report-
ed from Nagpur (55), followed
by Nanded (46), Thane (27),
Amravati (26), Aurangabad
(19) and Mumbai (17).
This year, between January
and June 17, the ACB had
registered 359 trap cases
across the state, of which
most cases were reported
from the police department
(81) followed by
Revenue/Registration/Land
Records (79).
"Once we trap an official in-
volved in corruption, we
share details about the offi-
cial trapped, details of the
case, FIR will be registered
and what amount of money
has been found from the offi-
cial with the department con-
cerned and it is then up to the
department to take neces-
sary action thereon," said an
SANJAY JOG
sanjay.jog@fpj.co.in
Hospitality sector players
and traders in separate rep-
resentations to the Maha-
rashtra government and Bri-
hanMumbai Municipal Cor-
poration (BMC) on Saturday
have urged to relax the lock-
down restrictions in Mum-
bai in the wake of dip in the
positivity rate and oxygen
bed occupancy.
Federation of Hotel &
Restaurant Associations of
India (FHRAI) said restau-
rants in the city have been
operating with level 3 restric-
tions whereas most cities in
the State have been offered
relaxations. The association
has appealed to the govern-
ment to be fair and to allow
restaurants to operate as per
permissible guidelines listed
in the Level 1 unlock order.
‘’This overly cautious ap-
proach is resulting in ex-
tremely serious damage to
businesses, especially to
as the business is diverted to
neighbouring areas like Navi
Mumbai and Thane. The As-
sociation president Viren
Shah said, "Mumbai busi-
nesses are taken over by ille-
gal hawkers who are doing
business without following
Covid-19 protocol. Similarly,
e-commerce is enjoying at
the cost of restrictions of
timings imposed on shops.’’
Hotel and Restaurant As-
sociation of Western India
Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India senior vice president
said restaurants in the city have been operating with
Pradeep Shetty said since
March 2020 restaurants in
level 3 restrictions whereas most cities in the State Mumbai have remained
have been offered relaxations
closed and were allowed to
reopen briefly for a period of
4 to 5 months with several
including Thane, Navi Mum- ease,” says Gurbaxish Singh restrictions. ‘’Additionally,
bai and Pune, restaurants Kohli, Vice President, no relief has been granted to
and bars are operating till FHRAI. the industry with regards to
11pm even on weekends but On the other hand, Federa- the payment of statutory
only Mumbai remains an ex- tion of Retail Traders Wel- charges and fees. All these
ception. Now Mumbai is in fare Association (FRTWA) factors combined have led to
level 1 and it is extremely un- has sought Chief Minister financial losses resulting in
fair to restaurants in the city Uddhav Thackeray’s inter- the closure of almost 40 per-
to be not allowed to operate vention and requested that cent of restaurants and ho-
as per the permitted relax- the hotels and shops should tels in the State so far and
SCUFFLE IN
SINDHUDURG
MUMBAI: Days after Shiv Sena
and BJP workers had a scuffle
at Shiv Sena Bhavan, Dadar,
workers of both the parties
came face to face in
Sindhudurg district on Saturday.
Shiv Sena on the occasion of its
anniversary day on Saturday
had organised the programme
to distribute petrol at the
concessional rate. It sparked a
scuffle between the workers
from two parties.
Shiv Sena legislator Vaibha Naik
had organised the two litre petrol
distribution at Rs 100 at the
petrol mark he had identified.
However, after Naik realised that
the petrol pump was connected
to a senior BJP leader he shifted
the petrol distribution to another
pump. Naik also offered that one
litre petrol will be distributed free
if the vehicular owner shows a
BJP card.
However, Naik’s announcement
led to workers from Shiv Sena
and BJP coming in front of each

Weekend curbs
other and shouting slogans.

Parkinsons: No evidence to establish Swamy’s status

are yet to be placed under volved in corruption charges. official from ACB, on the con- restaurants in Mumbai. In ations. The cure is turning be allowed to operate under several more are walking a
suspension by their respec- The statistics further re- dition of anonymity. cities falling under Level 2 out to be worse than the dis- Level 1 category in Mumbai tightrope,” he noted. –FPJ Political Bureau

Man held with Dahanu port:

to continue in
illegal weapons Activists hail
NGT order
NARSI BENWAL more than one-year-old re- 31st, 2017," the affidavit reads.

MUMBAI: The officials of crime
branch unit 7 have arrested a
21-year-old man from the
eastern suburbs near Navghar
on Friday and seized illegal
weapons, including 10 country
made pistols, two extra
magazines and six live rounds,
from him. The accused has
been booked under relevant
sections of the Arms Act.
Police said that they had
received a tip-off from their
sources that a man was to
arrive with a weapons
consignment in Mulund,
following which a team led by
officials of crime branch unit 7
laid a trap and kept a close vigil
on the suspect. After they saw
that the suspect was waiting for
narsi.benwal@fpj.co.in
The NIA on Thursday told the
Bombay High Court bench of
Justices Sambhaji Shinde and
Nizamoodin Jamadar that
there is sufficient material to
prosecute arrested Jesuit
Priest Stan Swamy under the
UAPA law. The agency has said
Swamy is an active member of
banned outfit CPI (Maoist) and
it could be established with his
'Lal Johar' aka 'Lal Salaam'
salutations.
In its affidavit filed through
Vikram Khalale (41) the super-
intendent of police, NIA, the
central agency has claimed that
there is no conclusive evidence
to establish that Swamy suffers
from Parkinsons disease.
"The analysis of the clone
copies of seized articles re-
vealed the nature of offence is
very grave and serious and it is
a larger conspiracy which is
not limited to the alleged of-
fence as mentioned in the FIR.
The involvement of the left-
NIA said there is
sufficient material to
prosecute Stan Swamy
under the UAPA law
scope of the offence not only
limited to Maharashtra but in-
cluding the regions of the
country which are affected by
the naxalites movements," the
NIA has said.
"The applicant (Swamy) has
filed alleged medical docu-
ments; the same is not conclu-
sive proof of alleged Parkin-
son disease or lumbar spondy-
losis. Moreover, the said med-
ical documents which are dis-
ports," the affidavit states.
"When an accused has com-
mitted a crime whose ultimate
motive is to overthrow the
democrary, certainly not the
age but the act of the accused
that is to be taken into account,
especially when Swamy has
committed a crime of high
gravity and under special acts
like UA(P)A," the agency said.
The agency has further stat-
ed that there are sufficient
oral, documentary, materials,
and electronic evidence
against Swamy which are pri-
ma-facie true in nature and es-
tablish his direct involvement
in the crime of this case.
"Swamy, his associates and
the other co-accused persons
had been charge-sheeted by
state police and the NIA due to
their direct involvement in
part of the deep-rooted larger
conspiracy and execution of
the present crime in question,
which has a deep-rooted nexus
and outcome/ bearing on inci-
dents of Elgar Parishad held at
The agency further clarified
that it has arrested Swamy in
October 2020 after due verifica-
tions and on the basis of evi-
dence gathered by them.
The affidavit further reads
that the present case in which
Swamy has been arrested is a
"sensitive one," comprises of
various aspects of his active
participation and involvement
of several other accused per-
sons who are active members /
cadres of CPI (Maoist) and "as
such has a direct bearing on
the core issue of national se-
curity, integrity and sover-
eignt5r, therefore, further in-
vestigation has been kept open
which is progressing and ac-
cordingly additional evidence
will be filed with the permis-
sion of the Special Court."
"The Lal Johar is nothing
but, Lal Salam or Red Salute.
That these words are used to
greet just within the CPI
(Maoists) communities and
the people acting in further-
ance of the CPI (Maoist) Activ-
THANE/PALGHAR: Activists and
outfits opposing a mega port
coming up in Dahanu area of
Palghar district on Saturday
welcomed a National Green
Tribunal decision staying an
office memorandum of the Union
Minister of Environment and
Forests listing ports, harbours,
jetties and dredging operations
as non-industrial activities. The
NGT order earlier this week had
said that the office
memorandum, issued in June last
year, needs to be reexamined
and revisited by a panel
consisting of at least five experts.
The tribunal was hearing a
petition filed by Fish Workers'
Union, National Fishworkers
Forum and others who had
contended that Dahanu taluka
was ecologically fragile, as
stated by a government
notification of June, 1991, and
thus red categories of industries,
including mega ports like the
one coming up in Vadhavan in
Pune: Deputy CM
SANJAY JOG
sanjay.jog@fpj.co.in
A day after the state govern-
ment in its unlock Level 5 or-
der revealed that Pune’s pos-
itivity rate at 9.88% & oxygen
bed occupancy at 10.90%,
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit
Pawar, who is also the
Guardian Minister of Pune,
on Saturday has announced
that weekend lockdown in said Pawar.
the city will stay in place for ‘’The police have been asked
substantial amount of time to step up their presence in
owning to the crowds seen in city roads so that people do
tourist places and markets. not violate rules. They have
“The weekend lockdown will been asked to remain on roads
continue for a while. People to stop people from crowding
must be wondering why this tourist spots,’’ he said.
decision has been taken. We Pawar, who held a weekly
have seen in last few days review of the pandemic, said

Bribery case: Customs officer’s aide gets bail

two men and was exchanging a
bag, they nabbed him.
The accused, identified as Lakhan
Singh Chauhan, has a number of
cases registered against him and
his name cropped up in illegal
arms seizure last year. During
investigation, it has been
revealed that Chauhan, a
resident of Barwani district of
Madhya Pradesh, is associated
with illegal weapon making
business.
The police have procured a list
of customers from Chauhan,
whom he used to sell pistols.
He told during interrogation
that he used to sell a pistol for
Rs 30,000, which is cheaper
and better quality than other
wing extremist spread the
STAFF REPORTER / Mumbai
A special CBI court has granted bail
to an aide of a customs officer who
would allegedly collect bribes on the
officer's behalf from importers for
clearing their consignments, as the
agency did not file the chargesheet
within the stipulated 60-days period.
Ghatkopar resident Mahadev
Kumkar had approached the court
with a plea for default bail and claim-
ing the investigation agency ought to
have completed the probe within the
puted are of a prior date i.e., Shaniwarwada on December
CBI fails to file the
chargesheet within the
stipulated 60-days period
pired, but the chargesheet has not
been filed. He said he had an indefea-
sible right for bail in the situation.
The CBI had resisted his plea and told
the court that chargesheet could not be
filed for want of sanction under the
Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA)
and attributed the inability to secure
ities," the agency added.
prosecution said the concerned de-
partments are working at less than 25
percent staff and hence the sanction
could not be obtained. It said that if he
is released on bail, it will hamper its
probe as he may influence witnesses.
The court in its order noted that
since 10 April the applicant is in judi-
cial custody. It said that as per the
CrPC, 90-days time to file the
chargesheet can be given when the of-
fence is punishable by a term of over
10 years jail, but the offences against
the applicant are punishable by a sev-
the area, were not permitted.
that the time for filing of chargesheet
expired on 9 June. While passing the
order on 16 June, it noted that till
date, no chargesheet was filed.
Special CBI judge AS Sayyad said in
his order, “...it is failure on the part of
the prosecution to complete the inves-
tigation within the period of limita-
tion. Once prosecution fails to com-
plete investigation within the period of
limitation, the applicant accrues inde-
feasible right to move such an applica-
tion for grant of default bail. The court
has no power to intervene with the in-
huge crowds at hill stations,
tourist spots and markets. It’s
beyond my understanding
why citizens are behaving in
this manner,” said Pawar.
He strongly defended the
decision to re-impose a week-
end lockdown saying that it
has been taken keeping in
mind the long-term welfare of
the citizens, though it might
face flak from citizens and
businessmen. ‘’This decision
has made people, especially
the younger population un-
happy. But seeing what is
happening in developed
countries, we will have to re-
main cautious and it’s our re-
sponsibility as the govern-
that Pune Municipal Corpo-
ration area will remain under
Level II restrictions with
weekend lockdowns, while ar-
eas under Pimpri Chinchwad
Municipal Corporation area
and Pune Rural will continue
with the Level III and Level IV
restrictions respectively.
Pawar pointed out that de-
veloped countries like the
United Kingdom and Unit-
ed States are going through
a third wave of Covid-19 in-
fections, and hence health
experts have advised that
the government should re-
main vigilant and adopt a
cautious policy to avoid a
damaging third wave in the

Travel firm moves court against clean chit to Jet, Goyals Maratha quota: Dy CM gives autonomy to SARTHI
pistols. –Staff Reporter stipulated period. The period has ex- sanction due to the pandemic. The en-year-sentence. It further noted defeasible right of the applicant..” ment to take these steps,” state.

BHAVNA UCHIL
bhavna.uchil@fpj.co.in
Travel company Akbar Travels of India Pvt
Ltd has moved the sessions court against
a magistrate’s order in December last
year rejecting its protest petition against
the closure report filed by the police in a
cheating case against Jet Airways and its
directors Naresh Goyal and Anita Goyal.
The magistrate had later accepted the
closure report. In its plea filed in April for
revision of the subordinate court’s order,
the Akbar Travels has sought that the
legality of the order rejecting its protest
petition be examined.
The court erred in holding that since it
has approached the National Company
Law Tribunal (NCLT) against the airline, it
cannot file a criminal complaint against
it, the plea filed through Advocates
Dharmesh Joshi and Parag Joshi of TD
Joshi and Associates, has stated.
“The honourable trial court erred in
holding that the complainant on the one
hand is saying that the accused company
was in financial crisis and on the other
hand they continued business with the
accused company smoothly. If this
principle is applied in criminal
jurisprudence it will create chaos as any
company suffering from financial crisis
will not be accused or punished for
cheating or forgery done by them,” the
plea stated.
It said the finding of the trial court that
since the financial statements for the year
2017-18 filed with C-Summary showed
that there were losses to Jet Airways,
hence it was an open fact that it was in
losses, therefore, question of false
assurance, misrepresentation and
fraudulent inducement to the
complainant do not arise, is devoid of
legal principle.
The application stated further that the
court should have appreciated that the
investigating officer by filing the closure
report was giving a free hand to high-
handed white-collar accused.
Akbar Travels claims it was induced to do
business and invest Rs 46 crore in the
airline, which was in a bad shape, upon
the personal assurances of the Goyals
who had promised commissions to the
firm from maximum sales. The
suspension of flights and resultant
cancellations resulted not only in
financial losses for it, but also loss of
valuable clients.
SANJAY JOG
sanjay.jog@fpj.co.in
Amid call by Chhatrapati
Sambhajiraje to continue his
agitation for the restoration of
Maratha quota, Deputy CM Ajit
Pawar on Saturday made a
slew of announcements
including to provide an
autonomy to Chhatrapati
Shahu Maharaj Research
Training and Human
Development Institute
(SARTHI), allocate adequate
funds for implementation of
various schemes, and start
SARTHI’s eight divisional
offices and one centre. Pawar,
who met Chhatrapati
Sambhajiraje at Pune, said
SARTHI’s first divisional office
will be set up at Kolhapur.
SARTHI is engaged in training
and implementing
development schemes for the
Maratha youths. Sambhajiraje
had demanded more funds
and autonomy to SARTHI
during his recent meeting with
Chief Minister Uddhav
Thackeray. Sambhajiraje has
announced that he has not
called off agitation but will
decide future course of action
after discussing with
coordinators on June 26 at
Nashik.
Pawar assured that hostels will
be started for students from
Maratha community through
SARTHI. He said the govt will
give preference to the youth
trained by SARTHI in the
interest repayment scheme
started by Annasaheb Patil
Economic Development
Corporation.
IMD predicts moderate to heavy rainfall in Mumbai on Sunday
MUMBAI: The Indian Meterological Department on Saturday said that Municipal Corporation, Mumbai received 24.24 mm of rains on
MUMBAI
COPS VERIFY COLLEGE’S VICTIM CLAIM
moderate to heavy rainfall will continue in the city on Sunday. The Saturday between 8 am and 8 pm. The island city received 11.63 mm

Housing society did not

IMD had marked Mumbai and Thane as a green zone on Saturday, of rain, followed by western suburbs that received 8.48 mm and 4.13
that would imply moderate rainfall. According to the Brihanmumbai mm of rain in eastern suburbs. –Staff Reporter MUMBAI | SUNDAY | JUNE 20, 2021

'FRAUD' VACCINATION

comply with rules: BMC

After proper enquiries, a case is likely to be registered PRATIP ACHARYA
pratip.acharya@fpj.co.in
Total 390 beneficiaries
living in the resident
tronic device that may be re-
quired for registering the
credentials of the beneficiar-
PRIYANKA NAVALKAR
priyanka.navalkar@fpj.co.in
ee, Aditya College decided to tal's name, the mastermind In its inquiry report, the BMC took their doses on ies in the CoWin app.

A day after four were arrest-
ed by Kandivali Police, offi-
cials will be verifying the
claims made by the Borivali-
based Aditya College that the
vaccination drive held in
their campus on June 3 was
organized by the same gang
involved in the unauthorised
vaccination drive held in a
Kandivali society, where 390
people were administered
with Covishield procured
from unauthorized channels.
After proper enquiries, a
case is likely to be registered.
Meanwhile, the carrier of
the vaccine, 21-year-old Qa-
reem Akbar Ali is being
brought to the police station
from Madhya Pradesh on
Saturday and he is likely to
be arrested later on the day.
A senior police official con-
have received a complaint
letter in connection with the
Aditya College campus vac-
cination drive, wherein po-
lice are conducting enquiries
to verify the allegations lev-
eled and confirming if it is
the same gang.
The college said in a press
statement, "The vaccination
drive held at Aditya College
Campus on June 3, 2021 was
organized by an event com-
manager, Sales of Kokilaben
Hospital i.e Rajesh Pandey
who has agreed, assured and
undertaken that entire camp
will be in supervision of said
hospital in which he is em-
ployee and their firm who
will be organizing the same
shall procure all the neces-
sary permissions and shall
complete legal formalities
and our job will be limited to
payment only."
hold the said camp for the
benefit to its students, staff
and their family members as
well as trustee of the collage
considering the difficulty in
getting the vaccination slots
for 18-44 years age group in
Cowin App, the statement
read further. After the news
of fraud vaccines came into
light at Hiranandani Her-
itage, and the fact that they
also went through a delay in
receiving the vaccination cer-
tificates, Aditya College
lodged a formal police com-
plaint against the organisers
of the vaccination drive.
A police official said that
until they nab Pandey, who is
a former employee of Kokil-
aben Dhirubhai Ambani
Hospital, there will be an un-
certainty on the clarity in
this case. While Pandey was
the face of the vaccination
Mahendra Pratap Singh,
from whom police have
seized Rs 9 lakh, and his aide
Sanjay Gupta orchestrated
the entire drive at nine dif-
ferent locations, said Dilip
Sawant, Additional Commis-
sioner of Police (North Re-
gion).
Meanwhile, police are also
recording statements of the
trainee nurses, who were
hired from a Charkop-based
nursing institute to adminis-
ter the vaccine shots. Police
said that the fifth accused Qa-
reem's role was only that of a
carrier, and he can ascertain
from where did he pick up
and drop the vaccine vials. A
parallel probe with the Bri-
hanmumbai Municipal Cor-
poration is underway to as-
certain the authenticity of
vaccines, even if it was pro-
cured from unauthorized
on Saturday said that Hi-
ranandani Heritage Club
(HHC) didn’t take its permis-
sion and neither did it comply
with the guidelines that the
BMC issued on May 7, regard-
ing arranging vaccination
drives at housing societies.
After residents of the socie-
ty complained of a fraudu-
lent vaccination drive
arranged at their society, the
BMC had initiated a thor-
ough inquiry into the matter.
Deputy municipal commis-
sioner (zone 7) - Vishwas
Shankarwar was entrusted
with carrying out the inquiry.
The BMC in a statement on
Saturday said that, "It has
come to light that the circu-
lar issued by the BMC on
May 7, 2021 regarding the
guidelines to be followed by
the housing societies for vac-
cination has not been com-
May 30
sion has been sought from
the concerned for organizing
the vaccination,"
Total 390 beneficiaries liv-
ing in the resident took
their doses on May 30, when
a vaccination drive was
arranged in the society by a
supplier who claimed to be
from Kokilaben Hospital -
Mumbai. As per the BMC re-
port, beneficiary had paid
Rs 1,260 per dose and total
Rs 4.56 lakhs were paid to
the supplier. The report also
said that out of the total
beneficiaries only 120 have
got their certificates.
Furthermore the state-
ment also mentioned that on
the day of the vaccination,
the representatives of the
supplying firm didn't carry
"It also needs to be high-
lighted that fake certificates
have been issued to the bene-
ficiaries and the suspected
vaccine has been obtained in
an unauthorized manner,"
the report said.
Suresh Kakani - additional
municipal commissioner
and in-charge of public
health in the BMC said that
the batch numbers provided
in the vaccine certificates
doesn't match with the batch
number of the vaccines that
have been used from the in-
ventory of Mumbai and its
adjoining districts.
"The mismatch in the batch
numbers clearly states that
the suppliers have procured
the vaccines from a different
supply channel and not from
BMC or any other municipal
body of the adjoining dis-
tricts," Kakani told FPJ on

Trial run on 20-km stretch Worli Koliwada reports zero cases

firmed that Borivali Police pany and managed by chief Entrusting the said employ- drive with the private hospi- channels, said police. plied with and no permis- any laptop or any other elec- Saturday.

City records less than 700 cases

on Metro Line 2A & 7 begins
SWEETY ADIMULAM
sweety.adimulam@fpj.co.in
The Mumbai Metropolitan
Region Development Au-
thority (MMRDA) initiated
a dynamic trial run on the
20-km stretch between
Dhanukarwadi and Aarey
on both Metro Line 2A and 7
on Saturday.
pected deadline, I am carry-
ing out regular review
meetings and site visits. I
am also in contact with ex-
perts outside the country
via video conferencing.
The dynamic testing is a
significant milestone in
that direction.”
Interestingly, during this
period of testing, the proto-
PRATIP ACHARYA
pratip.acharya@fpj.co.in
In the last ten ten days, the Worli
Koliwada and its adjoining areas didn't
report a single Covid-19 positive case.
Located in the G-South (GS) ward of the
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
(BMC), the Worli Koliwada was a Covid-
19 hotspot, when the pandemic first
broke out in 2020. According to civic
officials, the last case that was reported
from the Koliwada and its adjoining
Jijamata Nagar was on June 7.
"This is the first time that any area of the
city that was once a prime hotspot has
reported zero case tally consecutively for
seven days straight," said a senior official
of this ward.
The official said even though this area is
very densely populated and have been a
hotspot once, the recovery rate is above 93
percent. Officials said that so far, 1,100
cases have been reported out of which
around 1,030 patients have been
successfully discharged. Also as per the BMC
dashboard there is no slum area that has
been marked as Containment Zones (CZs).
"Now we are working towards getting as
many people as possible get vaccinated.
Many NGOs and social workers have also
came forward to help the BMC in getting
the beneficiaries registered and to help in
spreading awareness regarding
vaccination campaign," the official said.
Meanwhile another slum belt, Dharavi,
that was also an hotspot during the first
wave has reported only two positive cases
on Saturday.
MUMBAI: The total positivity rate of Mumbai has fallen to 2.1 percent
from 2.5 percent on Saturday. The city recorded 696 fresh Covid-19
cases and total 790 patients were discharged in the past 24 hours.
Alongside this, the city has also recorded 13 Covid-19 deaths on
Saturday. Total 33,136 tests were conducted in Mumbai on Saturday
and according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) the
recovery rate of the city stands at 95 percent on Saturday and the
overall growth rate is 0.08 percent.
Meanwhile senior civic officials said that even though the city has a
positivity rate below as low as 2 percent, the BMC is taking time to
allow more guidelines on the ongoing restrictions. –Pratip Acharya

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Doubling rate in NMMC hits 1,047 days
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across the city during a sustained week long campaign. "NCB is observing Anti-
MMR
carried out raids and operations against Drug peddlers and some have also been
caught with cocaine," said an NCB official. The agency sources also said that some

Mentally challenged woman attempts

Drug week and has launched a drive against peddlers. On Friday and Saturday we detentions have also been made in the weed Brownie case. STAFF REPORTER MUMBAI | SUNDAY | JUNE 20, 2021

suicide bid at Badlapur station, survives

BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19

A slum in Navi Mumbai that was once a hotspot of Covid-19 case, now has a doubling rate of over 2,400 days Railway officials reunite the 35-year-old woman with her family

MBMC inches towards

AMIT SRIVASTAVA FAISAL TANDEL
amit.srivastava@fpj.co.in faisal.tandel@fpj.co.in

zero active Covid cases

The doubling rate of
COVID 19 cases under the
Navi Mumbai Municipal
Corporation (NMMC) that
had come down to 80 days
on April first week has
made a sharp recovery and
now it stands at 1047 days.
Interestingly, a slum that
was once a hotspot of
COVID cases has over 2,400
days doubling rate.
Indiranagar, a slum in
Turbhe ward of NMMC has
2,487 days doubling rate of
COVID cases as of June 18.
The slum is followed by
Juhugaon, Karave, Kukshet
SURESH GOLANI
suresh.golani@fpj.co.in
If the coronagraph of the
twin-city continues to main-
tain the ongoing downward
trend for a few more days,
the Mira Bhayandar Munic-
ipal Corporation (MBMC)
At present, the number of active cases in the city will soon become the first
is 1,168 and the recovery rate stands at 97.15%. civic body in the district to
hit the zero mark in terms
Belapur ward has the maximum number of of active Covid-19 cases in
active cases with 214 positive cases, followed its jurisdiction.
ing the daily spike on each
of the days in the entire
month also. Stressing for a
zero Covid-19 approach,
civic chief Dilip Dhole said,
“Stringent control meas-
ures, involving efficient
contact tracing, testing and
isolation, stress on proper
treatment, together with
peoples support has helped
limit the spread of the in-
fection. However, this does
not mean that we are free to
A 35-year-old mentally chal-
lenge woman had a narrow
escape after she attempted
suicide by lying on the
tracks at Badlapur railway
station on Thursday. Even
though an express train
zoomed past her, she didn't
suffer any injuries as she safe. The spot was around resident of Badlapur. "Our
was lying on the stones be- 200 meters away from the team reached her residence
tween the two concrete railway platform between to inform her mother Parmi-
blocks. Badlapur and Ambernath la Anil Shinde, 59. Her moth-
The Government railway railway station. "The Udyan er claims she is mentally un-
police (GRP) of Kalyan con- Express motorman who no- stable and keeps leaving her
tacted the relatives of the
woman and handed her over
ticed the woman lying ap-
plied urgent brakes. But it
house on different occa-
sions," added Walmik.
to them on Thursday. was too late. The train The woman didn't have any
The police said on June 17, stopped after the last bogie complaint against her moth-

by Vashi with 156 and 144 Turbhe wards.

and Khairane where the
doubling rate is above 1,500
days.
After the first wave recov-
ery, in the first week of Feb-
ruary 2021, the doubling
rate of COVID-19 cases had
reached 735 days as the
number of active cases as
well as new cases of
COVID-19 came down
er, by the end of April, new
positive cases started drop-
ping again resulting in the
increase of the doubling
rate.
During April and May, the
number of cases shot up
and active cases in the city
for morning and evening
walks are being fined.
Many of them were tested
for COVID 19 apart from
registering cases for violat-
ing the curfew and COVID
19 norms.
At present, the number of
With 65 more people test-
ing positive for the infection
on Friday, the total number
of cumulative patients cata-
pulted to 50,108. However,
48,666 people have so far re-
covered and discharged
from various public and pri-
vate healthcare facilities,
limiting the number of ac-
tive cases to 127.
lower our guard. While the
administration is prepar-
ing itself to combat the
eventuality of the third
wave, people should contin-
ue wearing masks and
maintain social distancing
norms."
Notably, after nearly 81
days, no deaths were report-
ed on Monday. However, the
at 9:25 am, Udyan Express,
train number 01301 stopped
incidentally. The station
master of Badlapur railway
station made an announce-
ment asking GRP and (Rail-
way Police Force) to reach
the station master office.
There they were instructed
to find if the woman was
passed the woman. She was
rescued and brought to the
station master's office. We in-
terrogated and contacted her
family," said Shardul
Walmik, senior police in-
spector, GRP, Kalyan.
The police said the woman
was identified as Shruti
Pramila Anil Shinde, 35, a
er and was handed over to
her mother safely. "I am
thankful to the policemen
who rescued her safely. My
daughter is safe and is men-
tally unstable. She left home
without informing anyone
on Thursday morning,"
added Parmila, the sur-
vivor's mother.

Cops book 2 builders for culpable homicide

sharply in the city.
As per the data shared by
the Health Department of
NMMC, the number of new
cases of COVID-19 started
increasing rapidly by the
second week of March that
continued in April. Howev-
reached around 12,000.
The civic body under Mis-
sion Break the Chain, the
civic body and police joint-
ly took action against cur-
few violators across the
city. Even people who are
stepping out of their homes
active cases 1,168, and the
recovery rate stands at
97.15%. Belapur ward has
the maximum number of
active cases with 214 posi-
tive cases, followed by
Vashi with 156 and 144
Turbhe wards.
MBMC’s health depart-
ment has reported only
1,127 cases in the first 18
days of this month. Not
only a significant dip in
new cases has been report-
ed, but the recoveries
touched 1,808 outnumber-
total death toll has already
mounted to 1,315. This ULHASNAGAR SLAB COLLAPSE INCIDENT
month 40 deaths have been
reported. While the recov-
ery rate has crossed 97 per-
cent, the overall case fatali-
ty rate (CFR) continues to
hover above 2.6 percent. FAISAL TANDEL amounting to murder), 336 UMC said, "The report from

Women to gherao CIDCO Bhawan on Vat-Purnima;

faisal.tandel@fpj.co.in (act endangering life or per- the inquiry committee
sonal safety of others) and found the building was built
The Ulhasnagar police have 34 (common intention) of around 27 years ago in-be-

want Navi Mumbai airport named after late DB Patil

registered a case against two
people including a builder
and his partner, and booked
them for culpable homicide
not amounting to murder.
the Indian Penal Code and
sections of the Maharashtra
Regional and Town Plan-
ning act, 1966.
The police on Friday filed a
tween 1994-1996. The slab of
flat 504 living room came
crashing down, 404, 304, 204,
104 to the ground floor
killing seven people," added

Gang of iron
AMIT SRIVASTAVA tached to villagers. And, we demand On May 25, a slab of fifth case against the builder Bal- Badane.
amit.srivastava@fpj.co.in that the airport name should be given floor of a five storey Sai ram. T. Mulchandani and his "The report claims the
after him only,” said Patil. Shakti building in Ulhasna- partner B.A.G enterprises. builders have not taken any

thieves busted
After forming a human chain on June On April 17, the CIDCO board ap- gar collapsed to the ground "After the slab collapse inci- permission from the author-
10, to put pressure on the state govern- proved the name of the proposed NMIA floor killing 7 people and in- dent an inquiry committee ities for the construction. It
ment to name the proposed Navi Mum- after Late Bala Saheb Thackeray and juring five others in the inci- was set up by Dr. Raja was an illegal structure

in Vasai, 9 held
bai International Airport (NMIA) after
late D B Patil, villagers under the aegis
of All-Party Action Committee (APAC)
have planned to gherao the City and In-
dustrial Development Corporation
SURESH GOLANI (CIDCO) office in Belapur on June 24.
suresh.golani@fpj.co.in Villagers held a meeting in Nerul on
Thursday to chalk out the plan.
Sleuths of the Mira The women of several villagers who
Bhayandar-Vasai Virar attended the meeting decided to cele-
(MBVV) police commis- brate the Vat-Purnima festival near the
sionerate have busted a CIDCO building as a protest. Manohar
Patil, Chief Coordinator, Navi Mumbai
Municipal Area Coordinating Commit-
tee said that the APAC will reach out to
the women to celebrate the festival near
CIDCO Bhawan. “Late D B Patil who
fought for the right of project affected
persons and farmers in Thane, Navi
Mumbai and Palghar is emotionally at-
sent the proposal to the state govern-
ment for final approval and on June 10,
the proposal was approved by the state
government. However, leaders from
Navi Mumbai are demanding that it
should be named after former PAPs
leader Patil, as he had fought for farm-
ers and PAPs and ensured that they get
12.5% developed land from CIDCO.
Apart from Navi Mumbai, Patil had
also championed the cause of farmers
in the Thane and Palghar area.
dent.
Ganesh Shimpi, assistant
municipal commissioner,
ward committee number 1 of
Ulhasnagar Municipal Cor-
poration (UMC), the com-
plainant in the case con-
firmed about a case been
registered on Friday at Ul-
hasnagar police station un-
der section 304 (punishment
for culpable homicide not
Dayani, Municipal Commis-
sioner, UMC. The committee
came out with its findings,
which was submitted to the
municipal commissioner.
Accordingly, as per instruc-
tion from the commissioner
a case was registered on Fri-
day," added Shimpi.
Yuvraj Badane, deputy mu-
nicipal commissioner and
public relation officer of
built using low quality mate-
rials. The builder was aware
about the dangerous con-
struction, which may lead to
the death of people. Then too
he sold the flat and forceful-
ly made people stay in," said
a police officer.
The Ulhasnagar police are
yet to arrest any accused in
the case and are investigat-
ing the matter.

No water supply in few

gang of highway robbers

HEY BMC, PLEASE CLEAN THIS UP

who connived with truck-
trailer drivers and stole

CIDCO areas on June 21

iron rods worth lakhs of
rupees.
Acting on a tip-off the
crime detection unit of the
Valiv police, under the in-
structions of Senior Police AMIT SRIVASTAVA
Inspector- Vilas Chougle, amit.srivastava@fpj.co.in
laid a trap and apprehend-
ed nine members of the There will be no water sup-
gang including truck driv- ply in a few CIDCO admin-

Thane cops remove 121 modified

ers from the Khairpada istered areas for a day on
area of Vasai (east) on
Thursday.
NOICE POLLUTION June 21, due to some impor-
tant repairs work to be car-

bike silencers, bulldoze them

Investigations revealed
that the gang with the help
of drivers used to offload
tonnes of iron rods in the
middle of the journey from
the truck-trailers which
were engaged in transport-
ing the material to various
godowns and construction
sites in and out of the city.
The police recovered six
trailers loaded with iron
FAISAL TANDEL
faisal.tandel@fpj.co.in
With an aim of keeping a
check on the rising noise pol-
ried out by Maharashtra
Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP).
The water supply will re-
sume after 9 am on June 22.
According to CIDCO offi-
cials, the MJP will carry out
important repair works in
fic rule, these silencers are the water pipeline on June
not at all permissible. One 21. “The water supply will
motorcycle was caught with be stopped to facilitate the
such a silencer, without ask- repair works of the
FPJ Citizen Journalist Clarence Pinto shared this picture that shows parts of a chopped tree,
ing any questions, we direct- pipeline,” said a senior CID-
garbage and waste dumped on the street opposite Madhuwan CHS, behind Indian Oil Nagar,
jade and Kalundre. “The
water supply will be
stopped at 9 am on June 21
and the work will be com-
pleted before 9 am on June
22,” said the official. He
added that water supply
will be resumed after 9 am
on June 22, however, with
low pressure.
The CODCO has appealed

3 held for blackmarketing black

rods, a tempo and a Wagon- lution created through modi- ly removed it," said a police CO official. to residents of the above

Take warning of
Andheri West. According to the residents the garbage has been piling up since the last two weeks.
R car- all worth more than fied silencers of motorcy- officer from Thane traffic The major impact of wa- nodes to take note of the
Rs. 2.13 crore. cles, the Thane traffic police who was in the campaign. ter supply will be seen in same and arrange for stor-

Covid third wave

fungus injection vials in Thane
A case under sections-407 took action against 190 such The drive that started on Kalamboli, New Panvel (E) age of water accordingly
and 511 of the Indian Penal motorcycles having modified June 16, by Traffic police in and New Panvel (W), Karan- and use it judiciously.

seriously, Maha Maha govt revokes suspension of

Code has been registered silencers and bulldozed Thane commissionerate also
against the accused per- around 121 modified si- took action against black

DyCM to people 5 cops who had searched Union

sons, who have been identi- lencers to scrap it. tinted windows. The police
fied as-Prashant Singh (35), The police said the noise of took action against 484 vehi- FAISAL TANDEL
Umesh Singh (42), Sarvesh the silencers was disturbing cles and removed 408 black faisal.tandel@fpj.co.in

minister Danve's office in Jalna

Singh alias Sonu (31),
Ramu Gautam (22),
Sandeep Gonda (25),
Moidun Rehman Babar Ali
(39), Ramesh Laldhari Ra-
jbhar (35), Pankaj Rama
Singh (30) and Kamlesh
Verma. Assistant Police In-
spector- Gyanesh Fadtare
is conducting further in-
vestigations into the case.
the senior citizens and chil-
dren who are the most affect-
ed. "We received several com-
plaints from residents about
the unnecessary noise from
the silencers. The violators
mostly roam around in silent
zones like college and garden
areas creating noise pollu-
tion in the entire area or 2-
kilometer radius. As per traf-
films from cars.
Balasaheb Patil, deputy
commissioner of police,
Thane traffic confirmed
about the drive and said, "We
received a very good re-
sponse from senior citizens
and locals who appreciated
the efforts. They reached us
to thank them for the ac-
tion," added Patil.
The Kapurbawadi police
have arrested three people
for illegally black marketing
and sale of Liposomal Am-
photericin-B injection a
drug used for the treatment
of black fungus disease. The
police have seized 14 Liposo-
mal Amphotericin-B injec-
tions of 50ml worth Rs 1.09
ed the accused persons who
are identified as Amardeep
Sonawane, 24, a resident of
PUNE: Maharashtra Deputy
Chief Minister Ajit Pawar
on Saturday asked people
not to lower their guard
against COVID-19 in view of
the possible third wave of
the pandemic, and warned
them against visiting
tourist attractions in the
present scenario just be-
JALNA: Days after five po-
lice personnel were suspend-
ed for searching the public
relations office of BJP
leader and Union minister
Raosaheb Danve in Jalna al-
legedly without a legal war-
Yuvraj Potre and constables
Mangalsingh Solunkhe,
Sachin Tidke and Shaban
Tadvi had searched the pub-
lic relations office of Danve
while looking for a man who
had allegedly assaulted a lo-

16 transgenders get jabbed in Thane

lakhs. Panvel and Nikhil Pawar, 22, cause restrictions have been rant, the Home department cal journalist for reporting
The police was informed a resident of Vasai. "Among eased. He said people need to of the Shiv Sena-led Maha- on illegal sand mining.
about the accused persons the two accused arrested, take the warning about the rashtra government has or- The Union minister then
selling the vials at much one is working with BMC as third wave seriously. dered to revoke their suspen- complained to the Jalna su-
higher rates than its origi- a Marshall, while another is Pawar was talking to re- sion, a police officer said on perintendent of police stat-
FAISAL TANDEL nal price. They were found with a medical company," porters here after holding a Saturday. ing that his office was
faisal.tandel@fpj.co.in selling it for Rs 10,500, while said a police officer. meeting with officials to re- Local Shiv Sena leader Ar- searched without a court
the original price is Rs 7,816. The police said on interro- view the coronavirus situa- jun Khotkar had alleged that warrant.
In a special vaccination drive organised by The information was shared gating Sonawane and Pawar tion in Pune district. district superintendent of In his complaint, Danve
Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) for by Binu Varghese, a social they further arrested He also said that if people police Vinayak Deshmukh had stated that the five po-
the transgender community, around 16 activist to Anil Kumbhare, Pragesh Patel, 34, a resident continue to go out of the dis- suspended the five police- licemen had searched his of-
transgender persons were vaccinated at the additional commissioner of of Boisar in Palghar. Patel is trict for tourism purposes, men under political pres- fice and seized some records,
centre on Saturday. These transgender per- police, Thane. A team head- said to be an operator with a the administration will have sure from Danve, the MP documents and computer
sons also include those without any valid ed by Priyatama Muthe, po- medical firm. "All the three no other option but to im- from Jalna. data related to the election
Identity proof or any documents were also lice inspector, Kapurbawadi accused were produce in pose a 15-day quarantine Jalna additional superin- and the development works.
vaccinated in the drive. under the guidance of Anil court and remanded in po- regime on such people after tendent of police Vikrant The minister had also stated
The special vaccination drive was held on Deskmukh, senior police in- lice custody till June 23. We their return home. Deshmukh on Saturday con- that when the office-in-
Saturday at TMC's Parking Plaza near the transgender community to take the ben- spector started their investi- are further investigating Pune city is under level-II firmed that the suspension charge asked the policemen
Jupiter Hospital in Thane. It was started in efit of the vaccination drive for them and gations. who others are involved in of the state government's of the police personnel has to show the search warrant,
the presence and guidance of guardian reach the centre to take the jab. "Our aim is Muthe said as per infor- the crime," said Muthe. unlock plan. The coron- been revoked. PSI Kakarwal abused and
minister, Eknath Shinde. TMC Mayor to accommodate all the sections of the soci- mation the team laid a trap The Kapurbawadi police avirus numbers are coming According to sources, manhandled him.
Naresh Mhaske and municipal commis- ety. On Saturday we organised it for the on Friday afternoon along have registered a case under down, but as a preemptive Khotkar and NCP leader Jafarabad Police had regis-
sioner Dr Vipin Sharma. "It started at 11 am transgender community as they are not de- with the FDA (Food And section 420 (cheating) and 34 measure, it has been decided Chandrakant Danve had met tered a case against eight
and till 2 pm around 16 transgender persons prived of the vaccination. It was the first Drugs Administration) offi- (common intention) of the that all the shops under the state Home Minister Dilip men for allegedly assaulting
who approached the centre were vaccinated day so only 16 persons who reached the cen- cials at Kapurbawadi junc- Indian Penal Code and rele- non-essential category, Walse Patil of NCP and de- the scribe under various sec-
by the staff," said Sandeep Malvi, deputy tre were vaccinated. We appeal to the com- tion and seized 14 injection vant section of the Drugs malls, hotels, and restau- manded revocation of the tions of IPC and the Maha-
municipal commissioner and public rela- munity to spread the word among their re- vials and 3 mobile phones and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and rants will remain closed on suspension. rashtra Media Persons and
tion officer, TMC. spective areas to take the benefit by coming worth Rs 1.09 lakhs. sections of the drugs (price weekends, Pawar said. On June 11, police sub-in- Media Institutions Act.
Naresh Mhaske, Mayor had appealed to to the centre," added Mhaske. The police said the arrest- control) order 2013. -AGENCIES spectors Nitin Kakarwal and -AGENCIES
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PM Modi aide AK Sharma ‘Steady’ Yeddy ready to GO?
LJP’s Paras faction announces national executive ahead of meet called by Chirag group
NEW DELHI: The LJP faction headed by Pashupati Kumar Paras on Saturday Delhi on Sunday. With Paras as its president, all four other MPs of the faction
disbanded all bodies and state units affiliated with the party and announced figure in the executive while a few of those party office-bearers who
a new national executive. The decision comes as a counter-move to the switched loyalty to him from Paswan have also been inducted. Paras said in
MUMBAI | SUNDAY | JUNE 20, 2021

becomes UP BJP vice-prez I

national executive meeting called by the group headed by Chirag Paswan in a statement that all other party wings have been disbanded.

BY SHANKAR RAJ Vindhyas. In 1985 Assembly BSY is keen to see a ‘son

For weeks, there had been speculation that the MLC and
former IAS officer would be made a minister in the state
RASHMI SHARMA
Lucknow
To set the house in order, rul-
ing BJP has begun the exer-
cise of accommodating lead-
ers of warring factions and
old workers on key positions.
On Saturday, Arvind Sharma
(pic, centre), close aide of
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and former bureaucrat
who took VRS to join active
politics, was appointed vice-
president of state BJP.
The state BJP President
Swatantra Deo Singh also ap-
pointed the heads of the
frontal organisations of the
party. Sharma, however, was
the claimant for a cabinet
berth in the Yogi Adityanath
government.
Arvind Sharma took VRS
POLL TALK

Elections to 403 Assembly
seats in Uttar Pradesh are due
in 2022.

In 2017, the BJP had
registered a landslide victory
winning over 300 seats.

The Assembly polls will be
the biggest litmus test of the
BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok
Sabha polls. Uttar Pradesh has
80 Lok Sabha constituencies,
the highest among all states.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ARVIND SHARMA

Sharma’s hometown is in eastern UP district of Mau.

AK Sharma is also considered Prime Minister Narendra Modi's most-trusted bureaucrat as he was
handling the MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) ministry’s affairs, a crucial department
working under the prime minister's plan for the revival of the economy following the coronavirus-
triggered lockdown.

The Gujarat cadre former IAS officer of 1988 batch, joined the ruling BJP in January.

A Bhumihar by caste, Sharma is a postgraduate in political science from Allahabad University. He
n the 1965 Hollywood
blockbuster movie
Sound of Music, the
nuns in the Chapel
wonder ‘how do you solve a
problem like Maria.’ Well,
similar is the problem in
Karnataka, though 78-year-
old Chief Minister BS
Yediyurappa is no Maria.
But last week when he an-
nounced that he was ready
to step down as CM, it must
have come as music to the
ears of the BJP in Delhi as
the BJP high command has
been huffing and puffing in
trying to push Yediyurappa
off his chair for some time.
The party wanted a young
and vibrant face to lead the
state. Moreover, it is only
Yediyurappa who has been
allowed to hold a constitu-
tionally elected post despite
crossing 75 summers. The
BJP has an unwritten rule
in ending political journeys
of leaders at 75.
And typical of Yediyurap-
pa, there was a fineprint in
his offer – that he will step
down IF the high command
It was BSY, who built the
BJP from scratch and
hoisted the party flag for
the first time below the
Vindhyas. In 1985 Assembly
elections, under the
leadership of BSY, the party
won just two seats after
having fielded 115
candidates. Nearly 100
candidates lost their
deposits. In 2008,
Yediyurappa managed to
bag 110 of the 224
Assembly at stake and
stormed to power.
game well.
elections, under the leader-
ship of BSY, the party won
just two seats after having
fielded 115 candidates. Near-
ly 100 candidates lost their
deposits. In 2008, Yediyurap-
pa managed to bag 110 of the
224 Assembly at stake and
stormed to power.
The old warhorse of the
BJP may have lost the fire
in his belly, but continues
to gallop well ahead of the
foals in the party in Kar-
nataka. And this time too
the warhorse has romped
home comfortably with the
party high command
reposing faith in BSY and
publicly snubbing his de-
tractors. Party incharge
for Karnataka Arun Singh
has categorically ruled out
any change in Karnataka
and said that the rebels
will have to face the music
from Delhi.
But in offering to resign,
Yediyurappa may have test-
ed the waters before putting
forth his conditions.
FPJ ANALYSIS
rise’ in K’taka too. After all,
his state is surrounded by
states that have seen sons
rise to power – in
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu,
Andhra, Telangana. In
Kerala, it is a son-in-law
who has been promoted up
the line when Pinarayi
Vijayan gave plum portfolios
to Mohammad Riyaz.
rise to power – in Maharash-
tra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra
Pradesh, Telangana. In Ker-
ala, it is a son-in-law who
has been promoted up the
line when Pinarayi Vijayan
gave plum portfolios to Mo-
hammad Riyaz.
But the rebels in the BJP
have not given up. Senior
party leaders H Vishwanath
and Arvind Bellad have de-
scribed BSY as an old man
who is incapable of ruling
but capable only of making
money for his family and
party bosses in Delhi. De-
spite getting snubbed, the
rebels say it is only a matter

Prasada meets Yogi,

in January this year as secre- joined Modi as the secretary in October 2001 when the former took over as the Gujarat CM. wants him to do so. The high command is Sources say that a tricky of time before BSY is retired

Another BSP
tary in Union government Again, like the lines in aware that whenever the condition he may put for- to the stables.
and a week later, he became Sound of Music, pinning CM makes a statement – like ward is that he should be The BSY camp has now let

leader turns rebel,

seeks ‘blessings’
member of legislative coun- down a cloud is easier than his offer to step down – it is succeeded by a loyalist. And out a war cry of victory and
cil in U.P. Ever since then ru- politically pinning down the invariably strapped with po- heading this list is his son defended their boss. BSY

Maya fumes
mours were rife about his be- CM. Subtle hints were earli- litical explosives. One BS Vijayendra who many has grouped his flock battle-
coming minister in Yogi Cab- er dropped for the CM to wrong move and BSY could describe as the de facto CM. ready as Karnataka BJP

inet but it could not be mate-
rialised as the chief minister
developed cold feet on the
proposal. Now, with Sharma
being adjusted in the organi-
sation it seems his name may
not figure in the list of those
who could be sworn in the
reshuffle in coming days.
F
step down. But Yediyurappa trigger a series of political It is the rise of BSV that has seems to be heading to a full-
refused to take the messages explosions that could rock triggered a revolt in the par- blown battle for supremacy.
LUCKNOW: More leaders paper-balled at him from the party command centre ty in Karnataka. Many sen- It may seem ironic that on
ormer continue to desert BSP leader Delhi. All said, the strong- in Delhi. It happened in 2012 ior leaders are upset at the the one hand BSY has of-
Union min- Mayawati in UP. On Saturday, man of the numerically when he left the party in a way Yediyurappa has made fered to resign, and, on the
ister Jitin former minister and senior BSP strong Lingayat community huff. his son the power centre. other, he is fortifying his po-
Prasada, who re- leader Ambika Chaudhury joined uses the power of silence All said, it was BSY, who BSY is keen to see a ‘son sition. After all, what do you
cently switched Samajwadi Party. The SP reward- well. Not many know what built the BJP from scratch rise’ in Karnataka too. After do with a ‘problem’ called
from the Con- ed Chaudhury by announcing the is in his mind even as he is and hoisted the party flag all, his state is surrounded Yediyurappa?

Ayesha: Will continue fight

On Saturday, the state BJP gress to the BJP, name of his son as the party known to play the waiting for the first time below the by states that have seen sons Tweet@shankarraj
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heads of youth, women, Uttar Pradesh Panchayat chairman elections.
While resigning from BSP,

till Lakshadweep gets justice

farmer, scheduled caste and Chief Minister

rules do not
minority fronts of the party. Yogi Adityanath Chaudhury said he had been
MP Kaushal Kishore would here and said feeling neglected since 2019 LS

conform with
be heading SC front of UP they discussed is- poll. Since the son is SP nominee
BJP while Rajya Sabha sues related to strengthening the public more effectively in the Zila Panchayat polls now it

member Geeta Shakya will
lead the women wing and
Kunwar Basit Ali will be the
state president of BJP mi-
nority cell.
Earlier this week, the Yogi
Adityanath government had
appointed former minister
Rambabu Harit as chair-
man of SC-ST commission
the organisation.
“I met the chief minister
and sought his blessings,”
said Prasada who arrived in
his home state Uttar Pradesh
for the first time after joining
the BJP on June 9.
A UP government official
termed it as a “courtesy
meeting”.
and the party organisation is
strengthened further “so that
the state and the country can
be served”.
On the decision to join the
BJP, Prasada said it is the
only party where the people
are rewarded for their hard
work. “There is high enthu-
siasm among my support-
would be immoral for him to
remain in BSP. Earlier this week, 7
BSP legislators had met SP chief
Akhilesh Yadav at his house and
intended to join him.
Meanwhile, BSP chief Mayawati
lashed out at Akhilesh, saying
petty leaders from her party were
joining SP. She said legislators
who met Akhilesh were already
global norms: UN
NEW DELHI: Experts at Unit-
ed Nations Office of the Hu-
man Rights Commissioner
have said in a report that it is
concerned that Indias Infor-
mation Technology (Inter-
mediary Guidelines and Dig-
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: my recent Facebook post,"
Filmmaker Ayesha Sulthana said.
Sulthana, who was booked On her controversial usage
for sedition in Lakshadweep, of ''biological weapon'' dur-
on Saturday said she has not ing a television discussion,
done anything against the she said all these controver-
country so far and would sies had happened based on
continue her fight till the is- that particular word. "I have

BAD CHAPTER: VCs’ crunch hits Bihar univs

and senior leader Jaswant
Saini as head of backward
class commission.
Prasada said they dis-
cussed ways to ensure that
the welfare schemes reach
ers, and this decision was
taken keeping in mind pub-
lic sentiments.
suspended from BSP. Very soon,
leaders from other parties will
join BSP. —Rashmi Sharma
ital Media Ethics Code)
Rules, 2021, in their current
form, do not conform with in-
ternational human rights
norms.
The observations were
made in Mandates of the Spe-
landers get justice. She was
talking to the media at the
airport in Kochi before leav-
ing to the archipelago to ap-
pear before the Kavaratti po-
lice for questioning on Sun-
day in connection with the
also accompanying her and
she would cooperate with the
police. "I believe that I will
get justice as I have not done
anything wrong. My words
were wrongly interpreted
not done anything against
the country. All these have
happened over a word I ut-
tered. So, it is my responsi-
bility to prove that I have not
done anything wrong. I will
continue my fight till my

PINARAYI, KPCC CHIEF

cial Rapporteur on the pro- case. and I have already men- land and people get justice,"
motion and protection of the She said her advocate was tioned everything in detail in she added.
LAW KUMAR MISHRA na to Ara. On June 14, the responsibili- to Magadh University Vice-Chancellor, right to freedom of opinion

Govt doubts
Patna

SLUGFEST HITS NEW LOWS

ty of the vice-chancellor of Bihar Agri- Rajendra Prasad. This was the first case and expression; the Special
culture University was given to Dr when a vice-chancellor was forced to go Rapporteur on the rights to

rise in Indians’
An acute shortage of academic admin- Ravindra Kumar, director of extension on leave by the Chancellor since he freedom of peaceful assem-
istrators in the universities for the last services .Even the offices of the vice- protested against inquiry by teachers bly and of association and

black money
two years has put a question mark on chancellors in non-conventional univer- juniors to him. the Special Rapporteur on
reforms in higher education in Bihar. sities like Maulana Majrahul Haq Ara- Now, the chief minister, Nitish Kumar the right to privacy.

Ad-hocism marks the functioning of
universities in Bihar as offices of sev-
eral vice-chancllors, pro vice-chancel-
lors, registrars, financial advisvers
and finance officers are being run not
by regular appointees. At present, nine
out of 13 universities are without reg-
ular vice-chancellors.
Shortage of vice-chancellors, too, has
hit the working of the universities as
bic and Persian university and Aryab-
hatt Knowledge University are lying va-
cant and held on ad-hoc basis by vice-
chancellors of other universities.
On June 2,Chancellor-cum-Governor,
Fagu Chauhan, removed Prof D P Ti-
wari ,vice-chancellor of Veer Kunwar
Singh University,Ara on charges of not
cooperating with the two members in-
quiry committee set up by Raj Bhawan
on Friday announced a separate Sports
university would be opened in the state.
Meanwhile, the chancellor's office has
received over 500 applications for V-Cs'
posts in different universities. The
search and screening committees are
examining these applications and invit-
ing the candidates in batches for inter-
view. In 2013, Supreme Court had
quashed appointments of all vice-chan-
The report is authored by
Irene Khan, Special Rappor-
teur on the promotion and
protection of the right to
freedom of opinion and ex-
pression, Clement Nyaletsos-
si Voule, Special Rapporteur
on the rights to freedom of
peaceful assembly and of as-
sociation and Joseph Cannat-
in Swiss banks
K RAVEENDRAN
Thiruvananthapuram
OUR BUREAU
New Delhi An unseemly personal
slugfest between Kerala CM
The Finance Ministry on Sat- Pinarayi Vijayan and new
urday doubted reports of the KPCC president K Sud-
Indians’ black money in hakaran has vitiated Ker-

Now, BJP MP firm on demanding

one vice-chancellor is holding offices at to probe administrative irregularities. cellors made by the then Chancellor,De- aci, Special Rapporteur on Swiss banks increasing, re- ala’s political narrative. but he was only blurting out
four universities from Darbhanga, Pat- Chancellor handed over the university vanand Kunwar as they were irregular. the right to privacy. versing two years of declin- There is a calculated build- his secret wish.

Bihar’s pandemic
ing trend. up on both sides, with friends The CM accused Sud-
The government said that and foes coming forward to hakaran of plotting to kid-

deaths secrecy
separate identity for North Bengal
the Indians’ funds going up further denigrate or support nap his school-going children
from Rs6,625 crore at 2019- the key dramatis personae, and claimed he was alerted

myopic, not legally

end to Rs20,700 crore should depending on their loyalties. by none other than a com-
be the official figures given The new KPCC president is mon friend. Vijayan said he

desirable: HC
by the banks to the Swiss Na- widely seen as perfect match reacted to the disclosure in
tional Bank (SNB) and it for Pinarayi Vijayan, as both his typical nonchalant style
should not be the much-de- leaders have their distinct and dismissed the threat as
bated black money held by style of functioning, often of no consequence.
PATNA: The Patna High ARITRA SINGH
FPJ VIEW BJP will also move court for recount
Indians in Switzerland. bordering on abrasiveness. Vijayan unleashed fero-

Court on Saturday once
again pulled up Bihar’s Ni-
tish Kumar government for
what it called an “opaque sys-
tem” of maintaining birth
and death records. It categor-
ically stated, for whatever
reasons, the state’s reluc-
tance to publish the number
of fatalities during the Covid
pandemic period was un-
called for and not protected
by law, NDTV reported.
The HC ordered the state’s
digital portal, which ought to
be displaying relevant data
but has not since 2018, be up-
dated. It said elected repre-
Alipurduar
Reiterating his demand in
making North Bengal a dif-
ferent state or a Union Terri-
tory, BJP Alipurduar MP
John Barla on Saturday said
if North Bengal is separated
and comes directly under the
BJP-led Central government,
people of the region (North
Bengal) will be safe.
“Post-poll violence has
claimed lives of people in
North Bengal. The police ad-
ministration, District Magis-
trate and even the Chief Min-
ister are not helping in curb-
Tmorehuddle
he state unit of the BJP must
together to bring in
clarity. At a time when the
party is plagued with desertions
hardly six weeks after the poll
debacle and the state unit chief
Dilip Ghosh in an exclusive chat
with FPJ recently said the BJP
doesn't believe in breaking any
state. He had also told FPJ that he
was not aware of Suvendu's
recent Delhi visit even as Suvendu
said that he had passed on the
message about his visit to Ghosh.
However, Ghosh said Barla’s claim
is not the agenda of the saffron
camp, hence in this case, the MP
The ministry said the Swiss
authorities have been re-
KOLKATA: After the ruling TMC moved the Calcutta High Court quested to provide relevant
demanding recounting in five seats, the BJP West Bengal Chief facts along with their views
Dilip Ghosh stated that the saffron camp will also move the court on the increase of Indians'
demanding recounting for 50 seats where the BJP got defeated in money in their banks.
lesser margins. Talking to the media, West Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ruling out any significant
Ghosh said while the counting was on, TMC cadres had created possibility of increase in de-
confusion in several seats and especially where the BJP lost by posits in Swiss banks, which
few votes the BJP will move the court demanding recounting. is out of undeclared incomes
“The lawyers are holding continuous discussions and soon in at of Indian residents, the min-
least in 50 seats where the BJP lost in less votes we will demand istry said India and Switzer-
recounting in those seats,” claimed Ghosh. Apart from Nandigram, land have been exchanging
TMC candidates of Bongaon (south), Moyna, Balarampur and Goghat financial account informa-
also filed case in Calcutta High Court demanding recounting from tion in respect of residents of
those seats as they also believe that the BJP used unscrupulous each country since 2019 and
means in those seats as well. it acts as a deterrent on tax
evasion through undisclosed
Sudhakaran and Pinarayi
Vijayan were contempo-
raries in their days at the
Brennan College, where the
incidents responsible for the
latest fireworks occurred 50
years ago.
It all began with an inter-
view given to a magazine by
the new KPCC president, in
which he has been quoted as
saying he had kicked Vijayan
down to the ground in con-
tinuation of political rivalry
between the two.
Vijayan during his daily
Covid briefing on Friday
spent half an hour, asserting
cious attack against the
KPCC president, lining up al-
legations levelled against
Sudhakaran by his own par-
ty colleagues about the lat-
ter’s mafia connections and
illicit activities, including
money lending, havala oper-
ations and misappropriation
of party funds for personal
gratification.
Sudhakaran held an exten-
sive press conference on Sat-
urday, replying to each and
every point raised by the CM.
He accused Vijayan of dere-
liction of duty as a father by
not reporting the threat to

sentatives must also disclose
such data within 24 hours.
ing the disturbance and this
is why the people of the re-
Congress had an
should be censured for making
TMC starts
assets abroad. how Sudhakaran had con- kidnap his children to police
such statements. The ministry asserted the jured up such a scene. The and challenged the CM to

‘Back to Party alliance with Left

Bihar has recently come gion wanted me to raise the Indian customer deposits CM said he knew Sud- probe his alleged mafia con-
under the scanner for consid- voice of separating North which security is very much have actually fallen from the hakaran as he was an activist nections and the so-called il-

Office’ program not ISF: Adhir

erably undercounting the
number of Covid-19 deaths
An NDTV report had
showed close to 75,000 people
died in the state of unex-
plained causes in the first
five months of 2021, coincid-
ing with the deadly second
Bengal,” stated Barla.
Notably, West Bengal CM
Mamata Banerjee on June 18
said she will not allow frag-
mentation of Bengal any fur-
ther. The BJP MP further
claimed once the pandemic is
curbed, he will personally
needed in North Bengal and I
won’t deviate from my stand-
point,” claimed John.
However, West Bengal BJP
Chief Dilip Ghosh said Bar-
la’s claim is not the agenda of
the saffron camp. “There is a
security issue all over West
OUR CORRESPONDENT
Kolkata
To enhance the public
relation Trinamool Congress
end of 2019. of the rival students union, licit activities.
KOLKATA: West Bengal 2 NAXALS KILLED IN CHHATTISGARH’S NARAYANPUR
Congress chief Adhir Ranjan RAIPUR: Two Naxals were killed in separate encounters in the forests of Chhattisgarh’s
Chowdhury said the Congress Narayanpur district on Saturday, a police official said. The gunfights took place under Orchha
had formed an alliance with the police station limits, 300 km away from Raipur, at around 8am and in the afternoon when a
Left Front and not with Indian District Reserve Guard team was out on an operation, Narayanpur SP Mohit Garg told PTI. The
SPEED NEWS

wave. This is almost 10 times
the state's official pandemic
death figure — 7,717.
Quoting a 1975 Supreme
Court order, the High Court o
n Saturday said: “To cover
with a veil of secrecy, the
common routine business, is
not in the interest of the pub-
lic. Such secrecy can seldom
be legitimately desired.”
meet President Ram Nath
Kovind, PM Modi and Union
Home Minister Amit Shah
and would request them to
give North Bengal a separate
identity. “Amid the present
atrocities, national security
should also be kept in mind.
On one side there is
Bangladesh along with
Nepal, Bhutan and China for
Bengal but BJP has no such
plan to fragment the state,”
Ghosh mentioned. Compar-
ing the BJP with British,
West Bengal Transport Min-
ister Firhad Hakim claimed
the British was earlier instr-
umental in fragmenting West
Bengal and also alleged that
the BJP’s hidden intention is
to break the state further.
has started a new program
‘Back to Party Office’ where
heavyweight leaders will
be present at the party
office everyday on a
rotational basis. Following
the landslide victory in the
recently concluded Assembly
polls, the ruling TMC is now
targeting the 2024 LS poll.
Secular Front (ISF) and also
claimed that the Congress’
image got tarnished following
the inclusion of ISF.
“ISF had fielded a candidate
against the Congress in Murshi-
dabad. Congress never allied with
the ISF but only with the Left
Front. However, there has been
no decision on dissolution of the
alliance,” claimed Adhir.
identity of the two Naxals has not been ascertained, he said, adding further details were
awaited as the security forces had not returned to their base as yet.
CAPT DEFENDS GIVING JOBS TO SONS OF CONG MLAs
CHANDIGARH: Under fire from the opposition over giving jobs to sons of two Congress MLAs,
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday defended his government’s decision, saying
it was a recognition of the sacrifices made by their grandfathers, who laid down their lives for
the country. The Punjab cabinet on Friday decided to appoint Arjun Pratap Singh Bajwa as an
inspector in the Punjab Police and Bhisham Pandey as a naib tehsildar in the state’s Revenue
Department as a “special case” on “compassionate” ground.
NATION
4 lions in Chennai zoo diagnosed
As Covid curve dips, railways carries more passengers to cities, less oxygen
NEW DELHI: As the coronavirus shows a decreasing trend, the railways augment supply to states dealing with the shortage of the life saving
is carrying more passengers from labour-supplying states to cities and gas. According to the railways, in past 7 days, it ferried 32.56 lakh
MUMBAI | SUNDAY | JUNE 20, 2021 less oxygen via its Oxygen Express trains which were put into service to passengers from states like UP, WB, Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand.

with Delta variant of Covid

Tribal ‘gunies’ boosting
immunity of thousands
MANISH GODHA / Jaipur
Forests are a treasure of
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
WATER DEAL MAKES WAVES
The Karnataka government has also been requested to opti-
mise the levels in Almatti dam, synchronising it with the in-
flow to ensure there’s no danger of flooding in Maharashtra.
Patil called the discussions “fruitful”. He said, “Last year, we
available for the kids. Since
managed to avert and mitigate the impact of floods due to co-
then, I have decided that I
ordinated efforts and monitoring between the two states.” He
will not allow anybody to die

Telangana to lift lockdown fully

AGENCIES / Chennai
Four lions at Arignar Anna
Zoological Park or popularly
known as Vandalur Zoo are
suffering from the conta-
gious Delta variant of coron-
avirus, the Zoo said.
According to Vandalur Zoo
officials, the Zoo had sent
samples of 11 lions to the
ICAR-National Institute of
High Security Animal Dis-
eases (NIHSAD), Bhopal.
On its part, NIHSAD had
said nine lions tested posi-
tive for SARS CoV-2. The an-
imals were under active
treatment. The Vandalur
Zoo had requested NIHSAD
to share the results of
genome sequencing of the
SARS CoV-2 virus that has
infected the lions.
According to NIHSAD, the
genome sequencing of four
samples belong to Pangolin
lineage B.1.617.2 and are
Delta variants as per World
Health Organisation (WHO)
nomenclature.
On May 11, the WHO had
and said that it showed evi-
dence of higher transmissi-
bility and reduced neutral-
ization, the Zoo said.
Meanwhile, the Tamil
Nadu government has con-
stituted a State Level Task
Force to provide support and
guidance to authorities
about the prevention and
mitigation of Covid-19 infec-
tions in wild and captive an-
imals in the Tiger Reserves,
NationalParks, Wildlife
Sanctuaries Reserve Forests
and others.
'SENSIT' kit has
86-100% specificity
NEW DELHI: The Centre on
Saturday said the ICMR
approved product 'SENSIT
Rapid Covid-19 Ag kit'
exhibits sensitivity and
specificity of 86% and 100%,
respectively. The kit has been
developed by Ubio
Biotechnology Systems Pvt
Ltd for detection of SARS CoV-
2 Nucleocapsid Protein with
an assay time of 15 minutes.
AGENCIES / Hyderabad
After over a month of imposing
lockdown curbs to check the
Covid-19 surge, the Telangana
government on Saturday
decided to lift the shutdown in
the state from Sunday in view
of a decline in coronavirus
cases and also reopen
educational institutions from
July 1.
The state cabinet, which met on
K’taka govt further
relaxes restrictions
BENGALURU: The Karnataka
government Saturday further
relaxed lockdown restrictions
from Monday in 16 districts,
including Bengaluru Urban while
continuing lockdown restrictions
in 13 districts.
The 16 districts are Bengaluru
Urban, Uttara Kannada,
Belgaum, Mandya, Koppal,
Chikkaballapur, Tumkur, Kolar,
Gadag, Raichur, Bagalkot,
Kalaburagi, Haveri, Ramanagara,
Saturday, took decisions to this
effect and directed officials of
all departments to remove all
restrictions imposed during the
lockdown, an official release
said.
The decision was taken after
examining reports submitted by
medical and health department
officials that Covid-19 cases
have come down in the state
and the virus is now under
control, it said.
Ludhiana achieves
1 mn jabs feat
The Ludhiana district
administration on Saturday
administered its one-millionth
(10 lakh) Covid vaccine dose,
managing to achieve the feat in
an impressive time of a little
more than five months. With
this, Ludhiana on Saturday also
became the first district of
Punjab to have administered
one million doses of the Covid
vaccine, confirmed Ludhiana
Deputy Commissioner Varinder
herbs and tribal’s living
there are not only custodi-
ans of these but are using
them to treat various dis-
eases. A 62-year-old lady,
Bhanwar Dhabhai, of
Udaipur has comprised a
group of these ‘Guni’ tribals
in 5 states to not only treat
people but to promote the
use of herbs and traditional
medicine. With her tribal
friends, she prepared ‘kasha'
and distributed it to around
2 lakh people during Covid.
Bhanwar Dhabhai runs an
organisation named
‘Rashtriya Guni Mission’ in
states like Rajasthan, MP,
Chhattisgarh, Bihar and
Jharkhand and formed a
group of more than 1,000
tribals who have the knowl-
edge of medicinal herbs and
are treating people in their
areas.
Dhabhai was working
with an organisation in the
tribal areas of Udaipur in
1988 and had seen over a
dozen kids die in a village
named Kurabad due to diph-
theria. ‘I was left shaken
remarked that fresh coordination will give much better re-
due to a lack of medical aid.
sults.
If doctors are not there, we
Yediyurappa said various issues regarding flood manage-
have our traditional herbs
ment in Krishna and Bhima river basins have also been dis-
which can help save lives.’
cussed. Patil said heavy rainfall in the two sub-basins creates
Dhabhai said.
a real problem. The states have therefore decided on a two-
Since she was working in
pronged strategy for the Bhima sub-basin. “First, monitoring
tribal areas, she was aware
rainfall in the dam catchment of Ujani and judiciously decid-
of the tribals who treat peo-
ing on incremental releases to give sufficient warning to Kar-
ple with medicinal herbs.
nataka. Secondly, monitoring rainfall in free catchment areas
She identified them and
and endeavour to share information as quickly as possible,”
formed groups of these trib-
he added.
al ‘gunies’. Her organisation
Maharashtra and Karnataka also agreed to complete the
organises camps in pan-
Dudhganga dam project at the earliest, with the former agree-
chayats and cities to make
ing to also fund it. “Maharashtra will also supply enough
people aware of traditional
funds for the completion of Dudhganga dam,” Patil con-
herbs, their impact on our
firmed.
bodies and their long-lasting
Yediyurappa said it was resolved that a technical team will
benefits. She said that dis-
work towards getting four TMC (thousand million cubic feet)
eases like diabetes, asthma
from Maharashtra, and, in return, release water to drought-
and skin disease can be
hit areas of the western state.
cured by these herbs, but
Pointing to acute water shortage during April and May in
people are not aware of
the Krishna basin, Karnataka home minister Basavaraj Bom-
them.
mai said Maharashtra has been charging money for the re-
Dhabhai said, "Stronger
lease of water to the state since 2013. However, it has been
the immunity, quicker will
agreed upon that Karnataka will not pay but will supply wa-
be the recovery and our tra-
ter to drought-hit Jath taluka during the rainy season.
ditional medicinal herbs are
For the past three years, the state has been witnessing floods
a great source of strength."
in Krishna and Bhima rivers following heavy downpour in
During the first wave of the
catchment areas in Maharashtra.
Software to help identify need for...
pandemic last year, she had
served kadha to around 2
lakh people. She has re- Frontline health workers trained in the national skills quali-
sumed the process during fications framework aligned model and certified by the Na-

Major narco-terror module

classified B.1.617.2 lineage as from inside, as there was no the second wave with the tional Skill Development Corporation are trained to record all
a variant of concern (VOC), Yadgir, Bidar. —Shankar Raj Kumar Sharma. immediate medical relief help of her team. these parameters in a tablet computer which has the software
loaded in it.

Ghaziabad assault
The software can help in the early identification of patients
STATE OF COVID

busted by J&K Police, 10 held

likely to require ventilator support in an ICU and referral, and

case: SP worker
reduce hospital referral for those unlikely to require critical
Assam to vaccinate 3 lakh daily care support, thus releasing more hospital beds in circulation.

nabbed from Delhi

It will also help provide monitored medical support to those
GUWAHATI: The Assam government has set a patients who cannot afford treatment or cannot isolate at
target of administering Covid-19 vaccines to three home due to poor housing conditions. The facility can be a
lakh people daily from Monday for the next 10 AGENCIES / Ghaziabad huge support for Covid care centres with beds and oxygen
days, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on support only, but no facility for invasive ventilation.

CM SLAMS CONG’S SOLO CALL

Saturday. Addressing a press meet here, Sarma AGENCIES / Srinagar were travelling," the police said. tablished. The following persons A Samajwadi Party worker
said there will be no government work over the The trio has been been identified were arrested after the series of was arrested on Saturday for
next one week and the entire machinery will be The Jammu and Kashmir Police as Sajid Ahmad Shah, a resident actions that followed -- Reyaz Ah- allegedly instigating an eld- Uddhav said, “West Bengal is an example of what ‘going solo’
involved in the inoculation exercise. "This is a part have arrested 10 persons after of Lalpora Lolab, Kupwara; mad Hajam, a resident of Yarikah erly Muslim man to claim in is. Post-election, Bengal saw all types of attacks, but everyone
of our Enhanced Immunisation Drive. From June busting a major narco-terror mod- Sharafat Khan from Keran Kup- Chadoora, Budgam; Adil Bashir a video that he was beaten up stood for Bengali pride. Bengal has shown an example of how
21, we shall be targeting three lakh vaccinations ule, seizing arms and ammuni- wara; and Shahid Hussain, a resi- from Nemthal Chadoora, by four youths who also to safeguard regional pride.”
daily till June 30," he said after reviewing tion, heroin, cash and several ve- dent of Khaipora Tangmarg. Budgam; and Angraz Singh, a res- chopped his beard and asked Thackeray warned that the country is heading for “social
preparations with all stakeholders. The chief hicles from the arrested persons, "During checking, the joint par- ident of Chadharpur Tehsil in him to chant "Jai Shri Ram" unease”, saying that political parties should decide if they
minister announced that government offices will officials said here on Saturday. ty recovered some quantity of Amritsar, Punjab. in Loni area of Ghaziabad. want power for power’s sake or for solving economic issues.
reopen from July 1, and asked employees to get The Baramulla police along with contraband substance (heroin), Meanwhile, a police party from Ummaid Pehelwan Idrisi, He said economy and health were the two key issues before
vaccinated within this month. the Army and the CRPF busted arms and ammunition along with Baramulla assisted by the Jammu who was absconding since the country.

Jharkhand: Black fungus threat

RANCHI: With a rise in mucormycosis or black
fungus cases in Jharkhand, the state government
has directed the health machinery to be on high
alert and extend all possible care to the affected
people, an official said on Saturday. A total of 79
confirmed and 53 suspected cases have been
reported to date in 18 of the 24 districts, he said.
"The state has thus far registered 26 deaths due
to mucormycosis, while 50 people have recovered
from it," Ravi Shankar Shukla, Mission Director of
the National Health Mission (NHM) Jharkhand,
told PTI.
the narco-terror module by arrest-
ing 10 persons and recovering
arms and ammunition, 9 kg hero-
in and cash from their possession,
the police said.
"On receiving specific informa-
tion, the Baramulla police along
with the Army and the CRPF sig-
nalled a Maruti Swift vehicle to
stop at a checkpoint in Bandi Uri
in Baramulla district. However,
the person driving the said vehi-
cle tried to flee from the spot. But
the alert joint party stopped the
cash from the said vehicle. All the
three persons were arrested," the
police said.
The police added that upon
questioning, the officers learnt
that the said arms and ammuni-
tion and contraband substance
were received from across the
LoC to provide aid to the terror-
ist outfits. The accused persons
also disclosed that some deliver-
ies had been taken by some other
parties.
As per their disclosure, special
police arrested four more accused
persons from Jammu. They have
been identified as Raman, Rohit
and Krishan, all residents of Fer-
ozpur in Punjab; and Fayaz Ah-
mad Khan from Keran Kupwara.
"The total incriminating mate-
rials recovered from the posses-
sion of the arrested persons in-
clude 10 Chinese grenades, four
Chinese pistols, four pistol maga-
zines, 20 pistol rounds, Indian cur-
rency worth Rs 21.5 lakh, 9 kg
heroin (worth Rs 45 crore) and two
Wednesday when an FIR was
lodged against him at the Loni
Border police station, was
nabbed from Delhi on Satur-
day, a Ghaziabad police offi-
cial said. "The accused, identi-
fied as Ummaid Pehelwan,
was held near the Lok Nayak
Jai Prakash (LNJP) hospital
in Delhi by a team of Ghazi-
abad police. After his arrest
there, he is being brought
here for further proceedings
in the case," Ghaziabad SP
“The time has come for all political parties to decide
whether they want political success for the sake of it or for
finding solutions on the economic front. Social unrest would
be a harsh word to describe it, but the country is heading for
‘social unease’ for sure,” he said.
He said if we indulge in cynical politics without giving a
thought to the ways to find solutions to economic and health
challenges before us, then we are in serious trouble. Thacker-
ay said even though the Shiv Sena is leading the MVA gov-
ernment it has not left Hindutva. However, he clarified that
for the Sena, Hindutva is both pride for the region and the na-
tion. He took a tig at the BJP, saying that “Hindutva is not
someone’s patent, Hindutva is in our heart.”
Showering praise on his party workers who got into a scuf-

Assam will gradually implement

vehicle in which three persons checkpoints were immediately es- cheques amounting Rs 1 lakh. Amit Pathak told reporters. fle with BJP activists a few days ago at Dadar, the CM said,
“Balasaheb said if someone hits you, you should immediate-
CHHATTISGARH DIARY HC again slams TMC
ly hit back. This statement has been going viral since the last
couple of days. We know why it is going viral but that is what

two-child norm for benefits: CM

HC notice to Ramkrishna Care govt for failing to a Shivsainik is.”

Hosp, others for overcharging curb violence

Thackeray however, refrained from making comments on
the allegations of corruption in the construction of the Ram
temple in Ayodhya.

Rahul Gandhi celebrates 51st birthday...

AVDHESH MALLICK / Raipur OUR CORRESPONDENT
Kolkata
Chhattisgarh High Court has issued notice to GUWAHATI: CM Himanta schools and colleges, or hous- ple did in the 1970s. The op- Meanwhile, party workers also distributed ration to women
Ramkrishna Care Hospital, Raipur, and others for A day after asking NHRC to Biswa Sarma on Saturday es under the Pradhan Mantri position is saying these cab drivers and organised a free vaccination camp for sex
charging exorbitant medical bill for Covid form a committee and review said the Assam government Awaas Yojana. strange things and pushing workers at GB Road in Delhi.
treatment. Notice was served to Ramkrishna Care the post-poll violence situa- will gradually implement a "But, in case of some us back to 70s," he added. All India Congress Committee general secretary KC Venu-
Medical Science Pvt Ltd, Chhattisgarh govt, Union tion in West Bengal and sub- two-child policy for availing schemes, say if a housing The chief minister, who as- gopal said Rahul Gandhi provided “all possible help to the
government, and Raipur District Administration. mit the report before the benefits under specific scheme is launched by the sumed office last month, has countrymen in such a dire situation” during the pandemic.
The high court served notice while hearing a writ court by June 30, Calcutta schemes funded by the state. state government, the two- been advocating a two-child The Congress’ Delhi unit president Anil Kumar Chaudhary
petition for charging exorbitant fees from the petitioner for High Court on Saturday The proposed population child norm can be intro- norm for using benefits un- distributed food packets, clothes, masks, and medicine kits to
treatment of his mother on Friday. The matter was listed for again slammed West Bengal control policy will, however, duced. Slowly in later stages, der the government schemes. students at Andh Mahavidyalaya in Panchkuian Road.
hearing on July 19. Petitioner Sanjay Ambastha, in his writ CM Mamata Banerjee’s gov- not be applicable in all the the population norm will On June 10, Sarma had spo- “Congress has always put service as its main aim and under
petition under Article 226, stated that his mother was admitted at ernment for not curbing the schemes in Assam immedi- come in every state govern- ken about recent evictions in the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, the party’s focus during the
Ramkrishna Care with mild Covid-19 symptoms on September 22, post-poll violence in the state. ately as many of the benefits ment scheme," he added. three districts and urged the pandemic has been serving people,” Chaudhary said.

2 PO agents held for

2020 and died on October 2, 2020, while undergoing treatment. “It is state’s duty to control are offered by the central The CM also criticised the minority community to
In the name of treatment, the hospital charged Rs 4,51,469.00. violence and build confidence government, Sarma said at a opposition for targeting the adopt "decent family plan-

duping depositors of
Petitioner mentioned that as the hospital management has amongst citizens. The TMC press conference here. size of his parents' family. ning policy" for population
charged hefty fees violating the rules and directive set for the government has been com- "There are some schemes Sarma belongs to a family of control to reduce poverty,
Covid treatment he lodged a complaint with the hospital pletely inactive over the al- for which we cannot impose five brothers. "There is no which leads to shrinking of

crores: MP cops
management along with the district and health authorities. leged post-poll violence situa- the two-child policy, like point in talking about what living space and consequent

Saradha scam: Second in

tion,” High Court observed. availing free admission in our parents did or other peo- land encroachment.

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command gets bail home-based learning of children
LAWYER IN JAIL FOR SENDING died on duty to get KHARGONE (MP): The Mad- lected money from them to

`1 cr each: Delhi govt

Our Bureau / Kolkata
Calcutta High Court on
Saturday granted bail
pertaining to all cases to one of
the kingpins of Saradha ponzi
scam Debjani Mukherjee.
Debjani has received bail
against a Rs 2-lakh bond and
she received bail in the cases
which were filed in West
Bengal.
It is pertinent to mention that
Debjani was a close aide of
Sudipta Sen, the main accused
in the case, and is second in
command in his company.
Mukherjee, the director of the
Saradha group of companies,
still has multiple cases related
to the Ponzi scheme pending
against her in Jharkhand,
Assam and Odisha.
'INDECENT' BIRTHDAY MESSAGE
TO WOMAN JUDGE, GETS BAIL
INDORE: The Indore bench of the
Madhya Pradesh High Court has
granted bail to a lawyer, who has
been in jail for over last four
months for allegedly sending an
indecent message to a woman
judge in Ratlam on her birthday
earlier this year.
While granting bail to the lawyer
- Vijay Singh Yadav - the court
said that if he is found to
approach the woman judge
directly or indirectly or tries to
NEW DELHI: Delhi Deputy
Chief Minister Manish
Sisodia on Saturday said
the families of six IAF, Del-
hi Police and civil defence
personnel who died in the
line of duty will get Rs 1
crore ex gratia each and as-
serted the city government
stood shoulder-to-shoulder
with the kin of these brave-
hearts.
Of the six men, three were
OUR BUREAU / New Delhi
Education Ministry on Sat-
urday came out with guide-
lines for parents in home-
based learning by children
during school closure and
beyond. The guidelines call
for creating a safe and en-
gaging environment for pos-
itive learning. They suggest
activities as per National
Education Policy of 2020 on
(Age 11-14 yrs); and Second-
ary Stage: (Age 14-18 years).
The activities are simple
and suggestive.
The Guidelines appreciate
the role of Art as a therapy
for children under stress or
trauma. The Guidelines also
advise the schools to involve
parents by providing infor-
mation and ideas on helping
students at home with
homework and other cur-
hya Pradesh police have ar-
rested two post office agents,
one of them from neighbour-
ing Maharashtra, for alleged-
ly duping people of crores on
the pretext of investing their
money in saving schemes, an
official said on Saturday.
The main accused Jagdish
Kag was arrested from Ma-
harashtra, and based on his
interrogation, Deepesh
Bhatere was arrested from
Khargone, superintendent of
police (SP) Shailendra Singh
Chouhan said.
invest in the small saving
schemes. However, instead of
depositing the money, the ac-
cused kept the sum with
themselves and made fake
entries in passbooks using
fake seals, the official said.
It is estimated that the duo
committed a fraud of ₹ 6
crore, and the victims were
mostly retired employees
and traders, he said.
The police received several
complaints after the main ac-
cused disappeared and in-
vestors approached the con-

Delhi Court takes cognisance of

stalk her, then the bail order shall from the Indian Air Force, basis of 5+3+3+4 system viz riculum-related activities, As agents, the duo took peo- cerned post offices, the offi-

Ayurveda: Court seeks IMA chief's

stand cancelled. two from the Delhi police Foundation Stage (Age 3-8 decisions, and planning, ple into confidence and col- cial added.

charge sheet against Deep Sidhu

A single bench of Justice Subodh and one from the city's Civil yrs); Preparatory Stage and involving them in

Predator drones keeping watch on

Abhyankar passed the order Defence wing, he said. (Age 8-11 yrs); Middle Stage school decisions.

response on suit seeking apology

AGENCIES / NEW DELHI during a virtual hearing of Yadav's
second bail application on June

vessels of interest: Navy Vice Chief

A Delhi Court on Saturday took
cognisance of the charge sheet filed in 14.
connection with a case relating to The lawyer had been booked by
violence that took place at Red Fort on Ratlam police under IPC sections
Republic Day and issued summons against Deep Sidhu and others. 420 (cheating), 467 (forging
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gajender Singh Nagar issued documents) and others besides
summons to Deep Sidhu and others asking them to appear before relevant sections of the IT Act on
him via video conferencing on June 29. The Court also issued a a complaint lodged by a district
production warrant against Maninder Singh and Khempreet Singh, court official. The complaint
who are still in judicial custody. The Court said that it is taking alleged that he had sent an
cognisance of charge sheet relating to various sections of the IPC, indecent birthday wish to the
except those sections for which sanction is still awaited. Sanction woman judge on January 29 on
under the Epidemic Diseases Act, the Disaster Management Act, her official email address.
and Arms Act is still awaited from concerned authorities. As per the complaint, the lawyer
had allegedly downloaded the
display picture of the judge from
Lawyers desirous of sharing important judgements, with a word her Facebook account and used it
count of up to 200, can send them to presley.thomas@fpj.co.in. for fraudulently making a greeting
Newspieces that meet all the requisite criteria, as per the card. He was arrested on
editor’s discretion, will be published in The Free Press Journal. February 9.
AGENCIES / New Delhi
Amid the ongoing stand-off
with China along the north-
ern borders, the Indian Navy
said that two Predator (MQ-9
Sea Guardian) drones are
helping the maritime force en-
hance its surveillance all
across the Indian Ocean re-
gion and keep a close watch
on the 'vessels of interest'
passing from there.
The two drones were leased
by the Indian Navy from the
US during the height of the
clash in Ladakh's Galwan Val-
ley to help the forces keep a
close eye on the movement of
the Chinese warships and oth-
er suspicious vessels.
During an interview with
ANI, Navy Vice Chief Vice
Admiral G Ashok Kumar
said, "The long endurance of
the MQ-9 Sea Guardian
drones allows us to keep a
watch on a large area and has
helped us to enhance our mar-
itime domain awareness."
Talks on with China: IAF chief
Hyderabad: IAF Chief Air
Chief Marshal RKS Bhadau-
ria on Saturday informed
that a decision for another
Commander-level talks with
China about Eastern Ladakh
will be taken soon.
The Air Chief Marshal said
that the Indian forces are reg-
ularly monitoring the
ground reality in terms of
deployments or any changes
on the Indian as well as the
Chinese side.
New Delhi: A Delhi Court has
asked Indian Medical Associ-
ation's (IMA) president, secre-
tary, and others to file a re-
sponse to a civil suit which
sought direction to them to
tender a public apology for al-
legedly making derogatory re-
marks against ayurvedic med-
icines and treatment.
Civil Judge Deeksha Rao is-
sued notice to IMA, its presi-
dent Johnrose Austin Jayalal,
secretary Jayesh M Lele, Na-
tional Medical Commission
(NMC) and Bureau of Indian
Standards (BIS), asking them
to file a reply on a suit filed by
one Rajender Singh Rajput.
The Court has listed the mat-
ter for further hearing on July
9. The suit sought removal of
Johnrose Austin Jayalal and
Dr Jayesh M Lele from the
name of the office bearers of
Indian Medical Association
on account of maliciously
bringing Christianity in all
the statements and for pro-
moting enmity between the
different religious group and
also for carrying out an un-
ethical whilst ignoring the
memorandum and by-laws of
IMA and National Medical
Commission.
China mulls end to childbirth restrictions by 2025: Report
BEIJING: China is considering ending its limits on childbirth by 2025
after finding its population growth is slowing down, said a report.
government’s current five-year economic plan. China’s National
Bureau of Statistics found in May that the country's birth rate dropped
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Two Indo-Canadians join
According to told The Wall Street Journal, the country could for four consecutive years from 2016 to 2020. Xinjiang province has

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completely eliminate its childbirth restrictions at the end of the reportedly seen the sharpest birth rate drop globally since 1950. MUMBAI | SUNDAY | JUNE 20, 2021

RESTARTING COVID-19 VACCINE SHIPMENTS

YOSHITA SINGH press briefing. “It’s over 30- Deliver 50m doses TORONTO: Two more Indo- Punjab. He moved to Canada

United Nations
The WHO is “urgently” try-
ing to work with As-
traZeneca, Serum Institute
of India (SII) as well as the
Indian government to
restart shipments of Covid-
19 vaccines to countries that
had to suspend the rollout of
second doses of vaccines
amid the disruption in sup-
plies, a senior official at the
UN health agency has said.
“We have a huge number of
countries that have had to
suspend rollout of their sec-
ond doses of vaccines,”
Bruce Aylward, senior advi-
sor to World Health Organi-
zation (WHO) Director-Gen-
eral Tedros Adhanom Ghe-
breyesus, said on Friday at a
40 countries that could have
been targeted for second dos-
es of AstraZeneca vaccines
(but they) will not be able to
do that,” Aylward said.
“We are now urgently try-
ing to work with As-
traZeneca itself as well as
SII, the Government of India
to restart those shipments so
that we can get those second
doses into those populations
because we are running” to a
longer interval “than we
would have liked,” he said.
Aylward added several
countries, particularly in
sub-Saharan Africa, Latin
America, Middle East and
South Asia have been hit
hard by this.
“Some countries particu-
larly hit hard include those
or face fines,
AstraZeneca told
BRUSSELS: A Brussels
court has ordered As-
traZeneca to deliver an ad-
ditional 50 million doses of
Covid-19 vaccines to Euro-
pean Union (EU) member
states by September or face
a maximum of 500 million
euros ($593 million) in fines.
In a ruling on a legal case
by the European Commis-
sion, the Court of First In-
stance of Brussels on Fri-
Pedestrians wear face masks in an Amsterdam market. —AFP day ordered the pharma gi-
DASHBOARD ant to supply 15 million dos-
es by July 26, 20 million by
8 Brazil sets new record with 25.61L people getting a shot in
August 23, and 15 doses by
24 hours
September 27 in addition to
8 Thailand to further ease restaurant dine-in curbs the 30.2 million doses it had
Canadian politicians have
been appointed as ministers
in a Cabinet reshuffle in
Canada’s Ontario province,
taking the representation of
the community members in
the Executive Council to 3.
Ontario Premier Doug
Ford on Friday reshuffled
his Cabinet, with former fi-
nance minister Rod Phillips
— who resigned from his
post following a Caribbean
vacation during the Covid-19
pandemic — returning as
the new minister of long-
term care.
The reshuffle comes just
under a year before next
June’s provincial election.
In the previous ministry,
there was one Indo-Canadi-
an — Prabhmeet Sarkariya
ing Sikh Cabinet minister in
Ontario. “It is an honour to
be sworn in as #Ontario’s
President of the Treasury
Board. I am dedicated to
working hard with Premier
@fordnation and my col-
leagues to support Ontari-
ans as we continue to tackle
the #COVID19 pandemic &
work towards our recovery,”
at a young age.
“Thank you Premier
@fordnation for this great
honour and thank you to my
community of Milton for al-
lowing me to represent you
each and every day as part of
this Provincial Govern-
ment,” he tweeted.
“Who would have thought
a young boy who immigrat-
ed from India to Canada at a
young age, raised by a single
mother, would today be
sworn in as Minister of Citi-
zenship and Multicultural-
ism for the Province of On-
tario,” Gill added.
Nina Tangri was appoint-
ed associate minister of
small business and red tape.
“Excited to be sworn in as
the Associate Minister of

300M SHOTS DONE, BIDEN 8 Zimbabwe extends localised lockdown measures delivered, reports Xinhua (pic), who was the associate Sarkariya tweeted. Small Business & Red Tape
news agency. In case of non- minister of small business Sarkaria’s parents immi- Reduction. Thank you to

DECLARES ‘SUMMER OF JOY’

8 Palestine cancels Pfizer vax exchange deal with Israel compliance with the dead- and red tape reduction. Sar- grated from Punjab, India in Premier @fordnation for
8 Spain to ease compulsory outdoor mask mandate lines, AstraZeneca will have kariya, 30, has now been pro- the 1980s. Parm Gill, 47, took his confidence in me and to
NEW YORK: In the run up to Americas Independence Day to pay a penalty of 10 euros moted to take over as pres- on the new portfolio of citi- my family and staff for
weekend, US President Joe Biden struck a sunny note on Friday 8 Sri Lanka shuffles senior health official after Rajapaksa per dose not delivered. ident of the Treasury Board. zenship and multicultural- their continuous support,”
declaring the US is heading into a “very different summer reveals wrong Covid-19 death figures Meanwhile, the UK is un- He is the first turban-wear- ism. Gill was born in Moga, she tweeted.

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compared to last year” after 300 million Covid-19 vaccines in
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dergoing a third wave of

Clashes outside
arms in the 150 days since he took office. “We’re heading into a that surround India like desperately trying to access virus infections as a result
very different summer compared to last year,” Biden said. “A Nepal, Sri Lanka, others doses. We’ve had quite a sub- of the highly transmissible

Balochistan
bright summer. Prayerfully, a summer of joy.”

denied bail
who suffered a severe wave stantial problem related to Delta variant, an expert

India abstains on UNGA resolution on Myanmar

of disease. We are very, very this,” he said. said on Saturday.

Taliban seize 2 dists

Assembly
in Afghanistan;
QUETTA: Clashes erupted

16 soldiers dead ... says its views not reflected in draft

KABUL: Sixteen Afghan se-
curity men died and 14 oth-
ers were captured by the
Taliban during clashes in
northern Afghanistan,
where two district centres
were seized by the radical
movement, TOLO news re-
ported on Saturday.
As per the broadcaster, a
member of the Faryab
provincial council, Abdul
Ahad Ail Bek, said the cen-
tre of Khwaja Sabz Posh dis-
trict fell under Taliban con-
trol on Friday night, while
deputy head of the Jawzjan
provincial council, Amrud-
din Danishjo reported the
centre of the Mardyan dis-
trict was captured by the
radical group on Saturday.
Ali Bek added Faryab secu-
rity forces commander Gul
Ekhtiar Arab surrendered
to the Taliban after having
received no support.
YOSHITA SINGH
United Nations
India has abstained on a UN
General Assembly resolu-
tion on Myanmar, saying its
views have not been reflect-
ed in the draft and New Del-
hi does not believe the reso-
lution, tabled hastily, is con-
ducive to "aiding our joint ef-
forts towards strengthening
democratic process" in the
country.
The UN General Assembly
adopted the draft resolution
‘The situation in Myanmar’
on Friday with 119 Member
States voting in favour, in-
cluding Myanmar while 36
nations abstained, including
Myanmar’s neighbours —
India, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
China, Laos, Nepal and
Thailand. Russia also ab-
stained.
Belarus was the sole coun-
try voting against it. “This
resolution was tabled in the
UN General Assembly in a
hasty manner without ade-
quate consultations with
neighbours and regional
countries. This is not only
unhelpful but may also
prove counter-productive to
the efforts of the ASEAN to
find a solution to the current
situation in Myanmar,” In-
dia's Permanent Representa-
tive to the UN Ambassador
TS Tirumurti told PTI.
In the explanation of the
vote in the General Assem-
bly hall, Tirumurti said as
Myanmar’s immediate
This resolution was tabled
in the UN General Assembly
in a hasty manner without
adequate consultations with
neighbours and regional
countries. This is not only
unhelpful but may also
prove counter-productive to
the efforts of the ASEAN to
find a solution to the current
situation in Myanmar.
—TS TIRUMURTI
neighbour and close friend
of its people, India is cog-
nizant of the “serious im-
pact of political instability”
and the potential of its
spillover beyond Myanmar’s
borders.
India has been calling for
greater engagement with
the objective of peacefully
resolving all issues.
"We already have such an
ongoing initiative under the
aegis of ASEAN (Associa-
tion of Southeast Asian Na-
tions). It is important that
we extend support to the
ASEAN efforts," Tirumurti
said.
"During the discussions on
this resolution, we had en-
gaged in a spirit of finding a
constructive and pragmatic
way forward and had ac-
cordingly shared our sugges-
tions to those who piloted
this resolution," he said.
"However, we find that our
views have not been reflect-
ed in the draft being consid-
ered for adoption today. We
would like to reiterate that a
consultative and construc-
tive approach involving the
neighbouring countries and
the region, remains impor-
tant as the international
community strives for the
peaceful resolution of the is-
sue," Tirumurti said.
between Opposition law-
makers and supporters
with police at the Balochis-
tan Assembly when police
arrived at the assembly to
open gates that were locked
by Opposition parties dur-
ing the budget session.
Heated words between po-
lice personnel and Opposi-
tion lawmakers were ex-
changed, which caused the
situation to turn tense, The
News International.
Amid massive demonstra- Pro-democracy activists hold a copy of the Apple Daily newspaper
tions by opposition lawmak- and banner protest outside a court in Hong Kong on Saturday. —AP
ers and their supporters,
the budget session in Pak- HONG KONG: A Hong Kong detention center. He set the
istan's Balochistan Assem- court ordered the top editor next hearing for August 13.
bly started on Friday a few of pro-democracy newspa- Law and Cheung arrived at
hours later than the sched- per Apple Daily and the the court in an unmarked
uled time. Protesting over head of its parent company white van with covered win-
the issue of unfair distribu- held without bail on Satur- dows. A handful of activists
tion of funds, opposition day in the first hearing held up a banner and copies
lawmakers had blocked ac- since their arrest 2 days ago of the Apple Daily outside
cess to the provincial as- under the city’s national se- before the hearing began.
sembly premises to prevent curity law. Three others also arrested
the presentation of the Ryan Law, the chief editor, on Thursday — 2 Apple Dai-
provincial budget for the and Cheung Kim-hung, the ly senior editors and anoth-
new fiscal year, Dawn news- CEO of Next Digital, have er executive — have not
paper reported. been charged with collusion been charged yet and were

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with a foreign country to en- released on bail late on Fri-

India misrepresenting
danger national security in day pending further probe.
asserted it is ready to fulfil all obligations does not create a mechanism to facilitate a case widely seen as an at- One of them, Associate

ICJ verdict in Jadhav

under the international law. effective review and reconsideration of tack on press freedom in the Publisher Chan Pui-man,
India on Thursday asked Pakistan to address Jadhav's case as mandated by the ICJ semi-autonomous Chinese said after attending the bail

case, says Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday
accused India of “misrepresenting” the
verdict of the International Court of Justice
the “shortcomings” in a bill brought out to
facilitate reviewing the case of Jadhav, saying
the proposed law does not create a mecha-
nism to reconsider it as mandated by the ICJ.
Spokesperson in the Ministry of External
Affairs Arindam Bagchi in New Delhi said
judgement. He added municipal courts
cannot be the arbiter of whether a state has
fulfilled its obligations in international law.
Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Saturday said
Islamabad abides by all its international
obligations, and this applies to the ICJ
territory.
Chief Magistrate Victor So
said there was not sufficient
grounds to believe they
would not violate the securi-
hearing, “I think all media
workers in Hong Kong are
worried. But for now, for us,
tomorrow, we will still come
out with our newspaper,

Russia: Plane crashlands, 7 dead

ty law again, and ordered and we’ll do our best to con-
(ICJ) in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case and the Review and Reconsideration Bill 2020 judgment in the case of Jadhav. them held at the Lai Chi Kok tinue our work.”

EU threatens Lebanese Partygoers, cops hurt

leaders with sanctions
BEIRUT: The European
Racegoers pose for a photo as they attend the fifth day of the Royal Union’s foreign policy chief
Ascot horse racing meet in Ascot, London on Saturday. —AFP on Saturday berated Leba-
nese politicians for delays in
a deal with the International
Monetary Fund to start get-
ting the tiny country out of
its paralyzing economic and
at curfew-busting
rave in France MOSCOW: Seven people were
27 casualties in
Peru bus mishap
killed after a plane made an
PARIS: French Police emergency landing in Rus-
clashed with party-goers as sia’s Kemerovo Oblast in
they tried to break up an Siberia, an emergency serv- LIMA: Over 27 people were
unauthorised rave in west- ices official said on Satur- killed and several injured

Pence heckled at Top Chinese nuclear

Florida conference
ORLANDO: Some attendees at
a conference in Florida for
conservative activists heckled
former Vice President Mike
Pence during a speech. A few
attendees shouted, “Traitor!”
as Pence spoke at the Faith
and Freedom Coalition's Road
to Majority Policy Conference
at a resort in Orlando. Pence
ignored the shouts and plowed
through his address on Friday.
“It’s great to be back with so
many patriots, dedicated to
faith and freedom and the road
to the majority!” Pence said. At
least one of the hecklers was
removed by security, according
scientist found dead
BEIJING: One of China’s top
nuclear scientists and the Vice-
President of Harbin Engineering
University has died after falling
from a building. Zhang Zhijian,
the Vice-President of the Chinese
Nuclear Society was found dead
on Thursday. South China Morn-
ing Post reported the university
in the capital of Heilongjiang sa-
id police had ruled out homicide
as the cause of death after
probes failed to provide further
details. "Harbin Engineering
University announces with deep
grief Professor Zhang Zhijian
regrettably fell off a building and
died at 9.34 am on June 17,
forming a new Cabinet,
warning the union could im-
pose sanctions on those be-
hind the political stalemate
in the crisis-hit country.
Josep Borrell made his
comments at the presiden-
tial palace near the capital
Beirut after meeting with
President Michel Aoun. It
was the first meeting in a
two-day visit to Lebanon.
Borrell’s comments came
amid reports in Lebanese
media that France and the
EU are putting together pro-
posals for possible travel
bans and freezes on assets of
some politicians.
Borrell said Lebanese
politicians should quickly
form a new government, im-
financial crisis.
Lebanon’s economic crisis
— triggered by decades of
corruption and mismanage-
ment — began in late 2019
and intensified in recent
months. The World Bank
said earlier this month the
crisis is likely to rank as one
of the worst the world has
seen in over 150 years,
adding the economy con-
tracted 20.3% in 2020 and
may shrink 9.5% this year.
Lebanon defaulted on pay-
ing back its debt for the first
time in March, while talks
with the IMF on a bailout
package stopped last year.
The crisis has been the
biggest threat to Lebanon’s
stability since the 1975-90
ern France, authorities said
on Saturday. A man, 22, lost
his hand and several others
were injured amid the vio-
lence, including police.
The tensions erupted in a
field near the Brittany town
of Redon on Friday night, 2
days before France lifts an
overnight curfew in place
for over 8 months and has
prompted growing frustra-
tion among young people.
Police repeatedly fired tear
gas and charged clusters of
violent partygoers who
hurled metal balls, gasoline
bombs and other projectiles
at security forces, as per im-
ages shared online and com-
ments by the govt official in
the region, prefect Em-
day. “According to the latest after a bus overturned in
data, 17 people were injured, the southern Peruvian re-
seven others were killed,”
TASS News Agency quoted
dition and made its fourth
flight in a day, according to
gion of Ayacucho, said the
police.
the official as saying. the source. The bus fell into a 250-me-
The plane was carrying a The L-410 aicraft that took tre ravine on Friday while
total of 20 people. “There off from the Tanai airfield travelling on the Intero-
were 17 parachutists and crashed into a forest. Ac- ceanic Highway from the
two crew members on cording to the Prosecutor’s Ayacucho region to Are-
board,” the official said. Office, the crew reported the quipa, reports Xinhua.
The plane was in good con- failure of one of the engines. According to initial re-
ports from the scene of the
accident, located 600 km
16 KILLED, 22 MISSING IN A WEEK southeast of the capital
AS RAINS WREAK HAVOC IN NEPAL Lima, the Wari Palomino
company bus was carrying
KATHMANDU: Over 16 people have died, while 22 are still a group of miners and
missing due to flooding and landslide incidents in Nepal since their families. Rescue
Sunday, as monsoon rain wreaked havoc in the Himalayan Nation. teams, firefighters and po-
The Ministry of Home Affairs has recorded the mayhem caused by lice officers arrived at the
monsoon rain in over half a dozen districts where 16 people, site to rescue the injured,
including three foreign nationals, have lost their lives. who were taken to the near-

Churchill ‘super yacht’ painting to go under the hammer

to the Orlando Sentinel. 2021,” the statement read. plement reforms and reach civil war ended. manuel Berthier. by hospital in Nasca.

IMF proposes setting up of an

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international carbon price floor
WASHINGTON: The IMF has proposed to set up an international
carbon price floor to help limit global warming and achieve the
transition toward low carbon growth over this decade. "Gradually
increasing price on carbon encourages innovation and transition to
piece of art weav-
ing together one Churchill kept the Deputy Chairman Jean-
Paul Engelen told AFP.
million, making it "one of
the most incredible struc-
renewable energy, clean mobility, and low carbon technologies," IMF of the great painting for 40 years The tycoon was so proud of tures that floated," Engelen
before offering it in
MD Kristalina Georgieva said. "Limiting global warming to 1.5 to 2 statesmen of the his gift he hung it in a place said.
degrees will require emissions to be cut by a quarter to a half by 20th century, an icon of the of honor — behind the bar It was a favored gathering
2030, and this is unlikely to happen without measures equivalent to a
global carbon price of around $75 per ton by the end of this decade,"
jet set and the world’s first
“super yacht” will go under
1961, four years of his yacht — alongside
works by Vermeer, Gauguin,
spot for the rich and famous,
including Elizabeth Taylor,
she said, noting the current global average emissions price is only $3 the hammer at New York before his death, to Le Greco and Pissarro. John F. and Jackie Kennedy,
per ton. With over 60 national and subnational carbon pricing sche-
mes around the world, Georgieva said "we have long way to go",
auction house Phillips on
June 23. his friend the Greek This super yacht, named
“Christina” after Onassis’s
Richard Burton, Grace Kel-
ly, J. Paul Getty, Eva Peron
reports Xinhua. Georgieva said IMF staff is publishing a proposal on ‘The Moat, Breccles’, a shipping magnate daughter, was a former and others.
Aristotle Onassis
Friday that sets out how an international carbon price floor can help signed 1921 oil landscape by Canadian Navy frigate, When Onassis died in 1975,
achieve the goal of accelerating the transition to low carbon growth Winston Churchill, is esti- nearly 100 meters long. It seven years after his mar-
over the course of this decade. She highlighted 3 crucial elements of mated by Phillips at $1.5 mil- had been a part of the Nor- riage to Jackie Kennedy, the
such a price floor: it would focus on a small number of large emitters, lion to $2 million, far from at Christie’s last March. essay titled “Painting as a ing for 40 years before offer- mandy landings before yacht was sold and every-
such as some or all G20 countries; the pact would be anchored on a the $11.6 million netted by But even if it doesn’t shat- Pastime” — could appeal to ing it in 1961, four years be- Onassis bought the ship thing on board placed in
minimum carbon price — a single, efficient parameter — that would another painting from the ter records, this landscape both history and celebrity fore his death, to his friend post-war for $34,000. storage, until his heirs re-
allow "simultaneous action" across different countries; a carbon price wartime British prime min- — which Churchill men- buffs. the Greek shipping magnate Onassis had it lavishly cently decided to part with
floor pact would be "flexible, pragmatic, and equitable" and account ister sold by Angelina Jolie tioned in a December 1921 Churchill kept the paint- Aristotle Onassis, Phillips renovated to the tune of $4 the painting.
for different responsibilities with different pricing.
 Verstappen to start in front
SPORTS MUMBAI | SUNDAY | JUNE 20, 2021

India women's
The Red Bull driver fends off title rival Lewis Hamilton and take sensational pole position firm favourites
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA and teenager Komalika
Q3 in the team’s home race, second quicker than Valtteri Paris would look to start well.
FPJ NEWS SERVICE taking third as Mercedes

P
with the Spaniard making it Bottas. His main title rival In their last attempt, Indi-
Le Castellet (France) confirmed a bounce back in
four Q3 appearances in seven Lewis Hamilton did a second
performance after two very On a high after winning a an women's team had failed
this season. His team mate fast lap on the same set of World Cup gold in the first to qualify, losing to Belarus 2-
aul Ricard hasn’t been difficult weekends in Mona- and home favourite Ocon tyres to move into second, but
a happy hunting co and Azerbaijan. stage, Indian women's re- 6 at the World Champi-
will start 11th. he was still 0.2s off. curve trio of Deepika Ku- onships in Den Bosch, the
ground for Red Bull in Sergio Perez was a fourth, Elsewhere, Lance Stroll had
With several thousand fans mari, Ankita Bhakat and Ko- Netherlands two years ago,
the past, but Max Verstappen albeit it half a second adrift in the grandstands watching his first lap time deleted for malika Bari will start as while the men's team had se-
ripped up the formbook in of Red Bull team mate Ver- on, qualifying got under way exceeding track limits. He firm favourites to grab the cured the first quota.
French Grand Prix qualify- stappen, while Carlos Sainz in glorious conditions. But it bolted on a fresh set of tyres team's quota from the final Since then India made a
ing to fend off title rival outqualified the other Fer- was just six minutes old when for a second run, but backed Tokyo 2020 Qualifier here on solitary change with Ankita
Lewis Hamilton and take rari of Charles Leclerc for FIA Race Director Michael out of it with just two min-
only the second time this sea- Sunday. making the cut to the team
sensational pole position. Masi was forced to throw the utes to go, leaving him with Paris represents the final and it worked well as they
The French track, which re- son as he ended up fifth. red flag after Yuki Tsunoda one shot to get to Q2.
Pierre Gasly gave the opportunity for India to up- won the World Cup first
turned to the calendar in lost control of his AlphaTauri Unfortunately for the Cana- grade their single women's stage, the women's team's
2018, has traditionally been a French fans in the grand- at Turn 2 and slid into the bar- dian, he didn’t get that chance quota place to team invita- first gold medal since Wro-
Mercedes stronghold, with stands plenty to smile about riers. as another red flag was re- tions in Japan as India claw-2014.
Hamilton taking pole and with sixth, in what is his fifth When running got back un- quired when Mick Schu- would look to qualify a sec- In the women's section, In-
victory in each edition, but top-six starting spot in seven der way, Verstappen set a scin- macher hit the barriers hard ond and third recurve dia so far have an individual
this time it was Red Bull who Grand Prix weekends this tillating pace with a lap that – and that meant everyone’s
year. Leclerc, pole-sitter in archers to join the Deepika quota secured from the Con-
looked like the ones to beat. was more than six tenths of a final runs had to be aborted. who is all set for her third tinental Qualification dur-
Verstappen set the early the last two races, could only
successive Olympics. ing the Bangkok Asian
pace in Q3, four tenths of a manage seventh as he was
All they would have to Championships in Novem-

1 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

second quicker than Hamil- beaten by a team mate for the
achieve is finish among the ber 2019 as India number one
ton, but things heated up in first time at Paul Ricard.
top-three in a field of 28 Deepika is already bound for

2 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

the second runs as Hamilton It was a tougher day for
teams which include heavy- her third successive
went quickest in the first sec- McLaren, as while they got
weights Colombia, Den- Olympics.

3 Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)

tor. Verstappen responded both cars into Q3, they were
mark, Italy, Spain, Turkey So the pressure will be evi-
with a purple second and fi- down towards the bottom of
and Mexico, which gave In- dent for the less experienced

4 Sergio Perez (Red Bull)

nal sector to better his time the pile with Lando Norris
dia a stiff challenge in the duo of Ankita and Komali-
and take his second pole of eighth and Daniel Ricciardo
World Cup final in ka.

5 Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)

the season. a tenth further back in 10th.
They were separated by Guatemala City. "Of course we are under

Milkha Singh: An exemplary athlete and a gentleman

Hamilton slotted into sec-
Less than two months after pressure," 19-year-old Koma-
ond, alongside the Dutch- Fernando Alonso, the sole
man, with Valtteri Bottas representative for Alpine in

TRIPTI NATH
New Delhi
Flying Sikh Milkha Singh, India’s
legendary athlete who died of
COVID complications at the age of
91, will always be remembered as a
gentleman who won the hearts of
many people.
Veteran sports journalist Prabhjot
Singh who knew Milkha Singh for
more than forty years, recalled how
Milkha Singh earned in January
1960 in Lahore the title of Flying
Sikh from the then President of Pak-
istan, Field Marshal Ayub Khan.
Born in Lyallpur in undivided India
and now in Pakistan, Milkha Singh
got the title after he defeated Abdul
Khaliq, the then top sprinter in Pak-
istan who was popularly known
there as ‘ Ghoda’ (horse) for his
speed.
This Chandigarh based journalist
says he knew Milkha as a very sim-
ple man. Prabhjot says that when he
last met Milkha Singh four months
back in Chandigarh, he was in high
spirits. “ He was always in high spir-
its. He was a very fit man and had
very robust health. He would always
sport a maroon turban and was im-
maculately dressed. He was jogging
every day and was addicted to golf.
Milkha Singh had no formal educa-
tion and struggled a lot as he came as
a refugee from Pakistan. Initially, he
could not speak English but he
picked up English and gained fluen-
cy in the language.’’
Prabhjot who knew Milkha from
his early reporting days, says that
Milkha made immense contribution
as Additional Director, Youth Servic-
es and Sports, Punjab. He began or-
ganising two to three week off sea-
son training camps in Srinagar
every summer for 2000 to 3000 boys
and girls in Punjab schools. This
gave Punjab many sportspersons.
Milkha Singh has admirers
around the world.
Pune based Narinder Singh Bak-
shi whose father, Honorary Captain
Avtar Singh was instrumental in re-
cruiting Milkha Singh as a Sepoy in
the Army in 1952 in Srinagar, says,
“My father and Milkha Singh’s elder
brother, Makhan Singh who was also
in the Army, were very good friends.
We have family terms and they call
me Manga Paaji. I first met him in
1960 in the Vallabh Bhai Patel stadi-
um in Worli in Mumbai where a re-
ception was being hosted for
sportspersons. I introduced myself
to him and told him that my father
remembers him. He was very happy
to meet me and expressed desire to
meet my father. He was staying then was still very humble despite being
in President Hotel in Cuff Parade. I such a decorated athlete. The hard
was barely seven years old but I suc- work and discipline was probably
ceeded in reconnecting my father the reason why he was such an ex-
and Milkha Singh ji. We then joined emplary athlete. That continued till
him at the hotel where Milkha Singh the very end. He would jog and play
ji hosted us and was very cordial.’’ golf regularly. He never hankered for
Bakshi remembers Milkha Singh any attention. He worked very hard
as very generous. “ Three years throughout his life. He never milked
back, I happened to meet Mr Milkha his status for money. He was not very
Singh at the Delhi golf club when his happy about the doping issues in ath-
son Jeev was participating in golf letics. Look at the greatness of his ac- they lost the final in an in- lika said after Friday's prac-
championship. He spotted me and complishment. We have never had tense shootoff in the first tice session.
asked if I had eaten something. He an Indian track athlete winning an stage of the World Cup, the Incidentally, at the same
then put his ‘Invitee’ identity card Olympic medal ever.’’ Mexican team of London Stade Charléty, Deepika had
around my neck and asked me to go Industrialist Anand Mahindra’s Olympics silver medalist clinched one of her four
and eat.'' tribute aptly sums up the iconic Aida Roman, Alejandra Va- World Cup Final silver
Neeru Bhatia, Sports writer and sprinter’s contribution. He tweeted, lencia and Ana Vazquez will medals in 2013 and the for-
Deputy Bureau Chief with The “ How can my generation explain again stand in their way. mer world number one is
Week magazine remembers Milkha what Milkha Singh meant to us? He Of the 28 teams, four teams confident of a good show.
Singh as a very warm-hearted gen- wasn’t just an athlete. To a society will be eliminated from the "Technically, we all are up
tleman and a typical large-hearted still suffering the insecurities of qualification round while there but all it takes is to
Punjabi. “ I was in awe of him. My post-colonialism, he was a sign that the top-eight will directly shoot with a calm, unclut-
biggest impression of him was that we could be the best in the world. make the quarterfinals as tered mind, without doubt-
he was still the very down to earth Thank you Milkha Singh ji for giv- world number three Deepika ing your abilities," said
Milkha that one had heard of. He ing is that confidence.” along with southpaw Ankita Deepika.

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Advantage India
Matthew Wolff finding his groove again at US Open
San Diego: Matthew Wolff had a long layoff before arriving at Torrey
Pines to play one of the stiffest tests in golf.
He showed up with no expectations. Keep playing like this and he
could leave with the U.S. Open trophy. His swing and mind free,
Wolff shot a 3-under 68 in the second round at Torrey Pines on Friday
to move into contention at the U.S. Open for the second straight year.
MUMBAI | SUNDAY | JUNE 20, 2021

SPORTS CAFE

Spain's guard Queralt Casas (L) challenges Sweden's guard

Matilda Ekh during the Women's Eurobasket match.
British Open to allow attendance of fans
ST ANDREWS: The British Open will admit up to 32,000 fans
each day for next month's tournament at Royal St. George's, the Skipper Virat Kohli strives to give India an upper hand in WTC Final
R&A said Saturday. The figure was announced after the R&A
confirmed the Open would be included in the government's plan PRESS TRUST OF INDIA four boundaries came post tea. Williamson did just that.
to allow some events, like the Wimbledon tennis tournament, to Southampton India, who had reached 69 for two India decided to stick to the playing
take place with higher capacities than otherwise permitted at lunch, was only able to add 51 runs eleven they announced two days ago
under coronavirus rules. Virat Kohli led India's resolute bat- in the afternoon with the loss of despite change in conditions while
Indian women's Test on fresh WACA pitch ting effort against a high quality Cheteshwar Pujara (8 off 54). New Zealand went in with a four-
New Zealand attack in testing condi- Compared to the morning session, prong pace attack at the expense of a
MELBOURNE: Indian women team's Test against Australia later tions before bad light brought an New Zealand's all pace attack specialist spinner with all-rounder
this year will be played on a fresh pitch, Cricket Australia said anti-climatic end to day two of the showed much more discipline. de Grandhomme being the fifth seam
on Saturday, in stark contrast to ECB's decision to host Mithali World Test Championship final here With the Dukes ball moving bowling option.
Raj's side on a used track in the one-off match in Bristol. India on Saturday. around, Kohli paid due respect to the Rohit and Gill came into the middle
will tour Australia in September-October to play a day/night Test, Rohit Sharma (34 off 68) and Shub- bowlers including Colin de Grand- with a clear gameplan. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson
three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals. man Gill (28 off 64), opening for the homme, who bowled three succes- As he often does, Rohit batted with trying to run out Ajinkya Rahane (not in
the picture). Top Virat Kohli
American breaks shot put world record first time in England, showed re- sive maidens to the India skipper. an open stance to negate left-arm
markable application against the With all the fast bowlers making pacer Boult's trademark inswinger
EUGENE: Olympic champion Ryan Crouser broke the 31-year-old moving ball to share a 62-run stand the ball talk, Kohli was patience per- while Gill stood outside his crease to
world record of Randy Barnes in men's shot put at the US before Kohli (44 not out off 124) sonified but was quick to pick up tackle Tim Southee's outswinger. INDIA 1ST INNINGS
Olympic Trials, recording a throw of 23.37 metres here. Crouser came into his own with a steely runs when bowled into the pads. There were times when Gill was not R Sharma c Southee b Jamieson 34
began his final round with an opening throw of 22.61m. He knock to take India to 146 for three at Pujara at the other end took 36 afraid to come down the track. S Gill c Watling b Wagner 28
heaved the iron ball to a distance of 22.55m and 22.73m to stumps on a start-stop second day. balls to open his account. Like Gill Gill, who had played the short ball C Pujara lbw b Boult 8
take early lead. The skipper got good support from earlier in the day, Pujara too was hit extremely well in his debut series in V Kohli batting 44

Garton in England's ODI squad Ajinkya Rahane (29 not out off 79) in
the final session where bad light
LONDON: England men's head coach Chris Silverwood on stopped play twice before umpires
Saturday named a 16-player squad for the upcoming ODI series called it a day. A total of 64.4 overs
against Sri Lanka starting in Durham on June 29. Sussex fast could be bowled on Saturday includ-
on the helmet but the blow from
Wagner did not seem to bother him
much.
Soon after, the gritty batsman was
trapped in front by another left-
Australia, pulled Boult off the front
foot for India's first boundary of the
final.
Rohit got going with a couple of
fours off Southee in the following
A Rahane batting 29
Extras: (LB-2 NB-1) 3
Total: (For 3; in 64.4 overs) 146
Fall of Wickets: 1-62, 2-63, 3-88
Bowling: Tim Southee 17-4-47-0, Trent Boult 12.4-2-32-1, Kyle Jamieson 14-9-14-1, Colin
de Grandhomme 11-6-23-0, Neil Wagner 10-3-28-1.

Sehwag calls out

bowler George Garton is named in the squad for the first time. ing only 9.1 in the final session. The armer Boult, who swung it back over, first a cut through the point and
Having been a mainstay of Sussex white-ball plans over the past opening day was washed out. enough sharply to beat the batsman. the other one was a thick edge past
few years and been part of the England system through the As expected, Kohli was ready for In the 41st over bowled by Boult, the slip cordon.

Lions since 2016, the left-arm quick will be looking to push his the challenge posed by an all seam at-
claim for inclusion in this Royal London Series. tack on an overcast day. He played
Wildcard for Nihal, Praggnanandhaa late and close to his body, was happy
to leave balls outside the off stump
NEW DELHI: Mentored by chess wizard Viswanathan Anand, and cashed in on the slightest of
teen sensations Nihal Sarin and Praggnanandhaa have received scoring opportunities.
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich's wildcard for participating in His only boundary, a sublime cover
the upcoming Chess World Cup. Five-time world champion drive off Neil Wagner, came before
Anand personally mentors Nihal Sarin and Praggnanandhaa at lunch but kept the scoreboard tick-
his academy along with Raunak Sadhwani, Gukesh and Vaishali. ing with twos and threes.
Aditi Ashok misses cut on LPGA Kohli's deputy Rahane did not start
convincingly but his feet movement
GRAND RAPIDS (US): Indian golfer Aditi Ashok missed the cut on and shot selection got better as his
Kohli wasn't amused when the um-
pire decided to seek third umpire's
help for a caught behind appeal even
though New Zealand did not go for
the DRS.
In the morning, Rohit and Gill
staved off the initial swing threat
posed by the opposition pace attack
before New Zealand fought back by
removing the openers towards the
end of the session.
Cool and overcast conditions at the
Hampshire Bowl on day two made it
The young Gill took a nasty hit on
his helmet grill after Jamieson
caught him by surprise with a sharp
bouncer.
The lanky pacer was the one who
provided the much needed break-
through by having Rohit caught at
third slip with Southee taking a ter-
rific catch.
Wagner sent Gill back in his very
first over with the one angling away
and straight into the hands of B J
Watling, who had a brilliant day be-
funny umpiring
Former India batsman Virender Sehwag called out the on-field
umpires in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) final
between India and New Zealand. "Funny umpiring there with
Virat. No decision was given by the umpire and it automatical-
ly became a review. Tuning in to the Women's test match, for
the time being, hoping for Harman and Punam to save the Test
match," tweeted Sehwag. The incident happened in the 41st
over of the innings. Pacer Trent Boult appealed after he

Slick Germans stun holders Portugal Sneh secures

her return to the LPGA tour at the Meijer LPGA Classic after turning innings progressed. Three of his a no-brainer to bowl first and Kane hind the stumps. thought Kohli had edged the ball and it was a caught-behind
in a 4-over 76. After a 77 in the opening day, the Indian needed a dismissal.
very low round to make the halfway cut at Blythefield Country
Club but could only manage a marginally better 76. Irish rookie
Leona Maguire shot an 8-under 64 to take a three-stroke lead.

FPJ NEWS SERVICE
Munich
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the
scoring but from then on it
was pretty much one-way traf-
fic as Germany, inspired by
Robin Gosens, stunned the
holders, Portugal 4-2 in Euro
2020 a Group F, at the Football
Arena, here on Saturday.
At the Puskás Arena, Bu-
dapest, Hungary got off the
mark in Group F as they
worked hard to hold France,
and at the La Cartuja Stadi-
um, Seville, in Spain Group E,
Poland held Spain 1-1.
Germany went on the attack
from the off in Munich, thriv-
ing on the vibrancy offered by
Lindy Duncan putts for birdie on the 17th green during round their wing-backs. Robin
two of the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give at Blythefield Gosens, even found the net
Country Club but his well-taken finish was
Hyderabad FC sign striker Aaren D'Silva
ruled out for offside. Back
they came, wave after wave,
HYDERABAD: Indian Super League (ISL) side Hyderabad FC but Portugal repelled them be-
Robin Gosens
tiano Ronaldo starting and
finishing a thrilling counter-
attack.
Die Mannschaft picked
themselves off the canvas,
dusted themselves down and
resumed the barrage. The
pressure told with two own
goals in the space of five min-
utes late in the first half, with
Rúben Dias and Raphaël
Guerreiro inadvertently
gal were stunned, unable to
muster a response; and it got
a lot worse before it got bet-
ter.
By the hour mark it was 4-1
and the holders were out on
their feet. Kai Havertz tapped
in before the brilliant Gosens
headed in a cross from Joshua
Kimmich. Joachim Löw rang
the changes, with half an eye
on Wednesday, and Portugal
through Diogo Jota. Renato
Sanches rattled the post too
with a stunning strike but the
damage was done.
Hungary 1-1 France
At the Puskás Arena, Bu-
dapest, Hungary got off the
mark in UEFA EURO 2020
Group F as they worked hard
to hold France.
The finals co-hosts led at half-
time through Attila Fiola but
Les Bleus hit back via An-
toine Griezmann to move on
to four points ahead of their
group finale against Portu-
gal, where they may well re-
quire a point. Hungary must
beat Germany in Munich on
Wednesday to have a chance
of a round of 16 berth.
Hungary began the brighter
but France were soon into
their stride. Péter Gulácsi did
well to deny Karim Benzema
from distance and shortly af-
terwards Kylian Mbappé
thrilling draw
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Bristol
Debutants Sneh Rana and
Taniya Bhatia shared an un-
beaten 108-run stand for the
ninth wicket to secure a mem-
orable draw for India in the
one-off women's Test against
England here on Saturday.
If Deepti Sharma produced
a dogged resistance with a
168-ball 54 in the top-order,
Rana top-scored with an un-
beaten 80 off 154 balls and
frustrated the England
bowlers with two crucial
partnerships down the order
with Shikha Pandey and
Bhatia (44 not out off 88) re-
spectively.
taken four wickets in the
first innings with her off
spin, had made a national
comeback with this game.
Forced to follow on after be-
ing dismissed for 231 in their
first innings, India resumed
the final day at 83 for one but
lost talented Shafali Verma
(63) early.
Sharma then joined hands
with Punam Raut (39) and
added 72 runs to take India to
171 for three at lunch.
But the visitors lost four
quick wickets for 28 runs to
stare down the barrel at one
stage before Rana and Pandey
batted for almost 17 overs to
stem the rot as India took tea
at 243 for 8 with 40 overs still

To Sir, with Love: India pays homage to The Flying Sikh

have signed 23-year-old striker Aaren D'Silva on a three-year fore the sucker punch: Cris- beating Rui Patrício. Portu- improved, pulling one back headed just off target. The 27-year-old, who had remaining in the match.
contract till the end of the 2023-24 season, the club announced
on Saturday. Hailing from a sporting family, the Goa-born D'Silva
spent four years at the SESA Football Academy.
McNeal's case poses another hurdle

CM Uddhav
EUGENE: Were it not for Shelby Houlihan and her head-scratching
case involving a pork burrito, the talk of doping — and, thus, track PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Prahlad Kakkar salutes Milkha Singh One of India's greatest just keep on working hard,

and field — on Saturday might very well have been Brianna New Delhi
McNeal. Like Houlihan, McNeal, the defending Olympic champion
in the 100-meter hurdles, has been hit with a ban that places her "We may not have seen you
future in jeopardy. Like Houlihan, McNeal's case has wound compete, but every time we
through the international drug-testing agency and made its way to ran fast as kids, we ran 'like
the the supreme court for sports. Unlike Houlihan, McNeal had a Milkha Singh'," India's foot-
place on the starting line at the Olympic trials Saturday even ball captain Sunil Chhetri
though she has been found guilty of a doping-rules violation. summed up what 'The Flying
Sikh' meant to the nation,
which mourned the end of
WHAT’S ON TV an era following the nonage-
narian sprint icon's death.
14.15: MotoGP Liqui Moly Motorrad GP; Eurosport Milkha died at Chandi-
garh's PGIMER hospital on
15.00: India vs New Zealand 1st Test Day-3; Star sports Friday night, less than a
17.00: F1 France Grand Prix; Star Sports 2 week after he lost his wife
19.00: ATP 250 - Mallorca Championships; Eurosport Nirmal Kaur, a former na-
20.30: Euro Football; Italy vs Wales; Sony Ten 2 tional volleyball captain, to
21.30: Euro Football; Switzerland vs Turkey; Sony Ten 1
BY SULEKHA NAIR harbour dreams of doing so. In
Mumbai fact, says Kakkar, he discussed
it with PepsiCo, but the brand
Adman Prahlad turned down the idea.
Kakkar, the "I had an idea once, where he
founder of Genesis [Milkha Singh] is drinking a
Film Productions, Pepsi next to a pool in
said he always bermudas and a sexy young
wanted to ask this oft-
repeated joke about Milkha
lady asks him are you relaxing
and of course he replies: No, I
Singh to the Flying Sikh who am Milkha Singh! So she
passed away of COVID points to the Pepsi and asks,
complications on Friday night “So who is that” and he
(June 19). replies ,“ oh, that’s Relax
When asked to share his views Singh! Pepsi didn’t buy it."
of Milkha Singh and if he had Though Kakkar never got the
worked with him on any opportunity to work with the
cricketers, Sachin Ten-
dulkar, said Milkha's legend
will live on.
"Rest in Peace our very own
'Flying Sikh' Milkha Singh ji.
Your demise has left a deep
void in every Indian's heart
today, but you shall keep in-
spiring several generations
to come," Tendulkar tweeted.
It was Chhetri perhaps,
who best summed up the
icon for a generation which
didn't see him compete but
grew up being inspired by
his race for a better life
which started as a 15-year-old
during India's partition.
pays tribute
you have ample time and you
can win a medal Gold medal
for our country at a global
level'," she recalled in a tweet.
"I will try to fulfill your Mumbai:
dream sir," she promised. Maharashtra
Olympic-bound star javelin Chief Minister
throwers Neeraj Chopra Uddhav Thackeray
tweeted "We lost a Gem. He on Saturday paid
will always remain as an in- tributes to legendary sprinter
spiration for every Indian.
May his soul Rest in peace."
Milkha Singh saying the sports
fraternity has lost inspiration.
Condoling the death, The 91-year-old sports icon
Home Minister Amit Shah died at a hospital in
said the one of the brightest Chandigarh on Friday after a
stars of Indian sports has month-long battle with
been lost. COVID-19. "The sports
"India mourns the sad de- fraternity lost inspiration in
the form of Milkha Singh. He

THIS DAY, THAT YEAR

the same ailment. "We may not have seen you mise of legendary sprinter
From Prime Minister endorsements, Kakkar said: Flying Sikh on an compete, but every time we Shri Milkha Singh Ji, The earned a reputation

1999
Narendra Modi to cricket su- No, I have not worked with advertisement, he describes ran fast as kids, we ran 'like Flying Sikh. He has left an in- domestically as well as
perstars to India's new age him, but have met him him as an 'awesome man'. And Milkha Singh'. And for me, delible mark on world athlet- internationally through his
track-and-field hopes like fleetingly! And had to stop said, he had an 'awesome that will always be the legend ics. Nation will always re- performance. He created a
Hima Das, the tributes were myself from asking him, “ Are dedication!' What was you leave behind. You didn't member him as one of the different kind of ideal as a
A World Cup final - and quite a letdown it was too. Pakistan were not just an admiration of you relaxing, “ in the hope admirable was that Milkha just run, you inspired. Rest brightest stars of Indian patriotic sportsperson," the
simply demolished by Australia, who hustled them out for 132 Milkha's legacy but also the that he answered “ No, I am Singh took 'No short cuts!', he in peace, sir. #MilkhaSingh," sports. My deepest condo- Chief Minister's Office (CMO)
(extras top-scored, with 25) and smashed their way to an eight- strong influence it had on the Milkha Singh”!!" said. Chhetri tweeted. lences to his family and said in a statement.
nation's sporting culture. Kakkar said that he did not For full coverage and more "After winning World countless followers", India's "His career is an inspiration for
wicket victory with a massive 29.5 overs to spare. It was quite Modi described him as have the 'opportunity' to work tributes to the legendary Championship U20 title & cricket head coach Ravi the next generations in the
simply a case of a great Australian team at the peak of their colossal sportsperson, who with Singh on any Milkha Singh, log on to medal in Asian Games, I still Shastri also joined the sports sports to be a patriot and a
powers, and an enigmatic Pakistan side at their worst. captured the India's imagina- advertisements. But he did www.freepressjournal.in remember a call from fraternity in condoling his good sportsperson," it stated.
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 Father’s Day Special
SUNDAY|JUNE 20, 2021
— be it helping with their studies, taking their infants.”
them out to play or participating in extracur- Ramendu says that a man has never been
ricular activities. taught to shoulder this responsibility and
His wife recalls, “Adamya had to wear a participate in a child's upbringing because of

New tribe of
rainbow-themed shirt to school. I was in the
office for my evening shift. By the time I
came home, Nishant had used his creativity
to paint a white shirt and keep it ready for
his school.”
Parenting coach and author of a parenting
book, ParenTeen, Prakriti Prasad agrees
with Singh on the shared responsibilities
while raising a child.
“Conceiving a child is a joint endeavour of
both parents. I don’t see why and how nur-
the patriarchal setup. “It is all about gender
equality, something which has been an oft-
neglected issue. Motherhood is an emotion
and not a gender-specific category to bracket
a parent. A father can have the same emo-
tions and fit in the role of a mother well, if
given a chance,” he says.
Changing the rules 
Prithvi Ramachandran has dabbled in many
trades, most notably being the Bengaluru

do-it-all dads
turing that infant, toddler, adolescent or
even a young adult became the sole responsi-
bility of the mother with the father acting as
a mere spectator, supervisor or sometimes a
visiting faculty, with minimal involvement
in parenting,” she says.
Role play
A father playing an active role in raising his
children becomes a talking point because it
has been an exception and not a rule.
Author and columnist Pankaj Ramendu
chose to stay at home to take care of his sev-
en-year-old daughter, Sadgi, while his wife
Kalpana pursued her ambitions.
“Why do people find it unusual? It is be-
cause our previous generations have been
raising children with a set mindset. We have
never questioned the existing gender roles in
our society because we have been condi-
casting director for the Oscar-winning Ang
Lee film, Life of Pi. But, one role that he is
content with the most is the do-it-all dad for
his two boys — Mir and Arya.
“I have been a stay-at-home dad since my
elder son was born, although the terminolo-
gy might be disputed since the pandemic be-
gan and everyone else also began to stay at
home. My wife Ruhi has had a demanding ca-
reer for over 25 years,” says Ramachandran,
who decided to take an active role in chil-
dren’s upbringing.
He takes care of school drops/pickups,
organising playdates, and cooking. The
couple takes turns reading stories to kids
at bedtime.
He has had to face challenges all through.
“Although I’ve had to swallow my ego and
deal with disapproving looks, snide com-
ments from friends and relatives, I feel

B
tioned to accept it as a norm,” he says. blessed that I have been able to spend so
Contextualising the parenting dynamics, much time with my children and dogs.

Penguin dads are

Watching children grow and experiencing
engaluru-based IT professionals Abhi- ru in March this year so that his children with them the joys of the simple things in

redefining the rules of

nav Sitesh and his wife Natasha wel- could be around their grandparents, rela- life helped me realise what life is truly
comed their twin girls — Abhisha and tives and extended family members. about,” says Ramachandran. 

parenthood by
Naysha — into their lives in December 2016. It is a win-win situation for all three par-
The couple’s joys were doubled, and so were Parenting is a joint venture ties — mother, father and kids.

‘mothering’ their
the duties and responsibilities. In a traditional setup, the onus often falls on While the overworked mom gets a breather,
“Natasha’s post-delivery complications had a mother to raise the child. She eventually dad his share of unique bonding and chil-

children. Shilpi caught

left her bedridden. We had no family support becomes the sole nurturer, while the father’s dren thrive in an atmosphere of love and
so I was on double duty,” recalls Sitesh. “I role is that of a provider and earn. care. “The children are bound to share a

up with a bunch of
had to take care of the little one’s feeding, Delhi-based sports journalist Nishant much deeper bond with their fathers. Be-
bathing, massaging, cleaning poop, pee, and Singh, who is married to news anchor and sides, I think this will also reverse the archa-

new-age fathers,
puke, and putting them to sleep. It was an correspondent Rajani Sen, belongs to the ic gender perceptions about fathers being the
around-the-clock job. To add to my woes was new breed of fathers and is happy to ‘moth- breadwinners while mothers being the nur-

who are busting the

my work-from-home arrangement for an im- er’ his two boys, Adamya and Sahishnu. turers, something we’ve unwittingly been
portant office assignment,” he says. “The societal norms are changing, and our passing on to our children,” says Prasad.

pre-defined and
He has since then chosen to WFH and is generation is making necessary contribu-
one of the many young fathers, who are hap- tions by shattering the stereotyped, gender- Work as a team 

gender-dictated notions
py to be on daddy duty, 24x7. defined roles at home and outside. What a The tribe of penguin dads is growing as the
“When one of my children was diagnosed mother does, a father can do too. And, a cou- gender-defined roles are blurring.

and social norms

with autism, I knew that I will have far more ple is in this parenting business together, is- Sitesh fondly remembers how his equation
responsibilities to shoulder,” he says. The n’t it?” asks Singh. with Abhisha and Naysha is in complete con-
couple relocated to Lucknow from Bengalu- He is quite hands-on in raising his children trast to what he shared with his dad. “I
like it this way — open, warm and affable,”
Pankaj Ramendu Nishant Singh he says.
with daughter with wife Rajani Like Ramendu, Ramachandran, too, be-
Sadgi and wife Sen and sons, lieves in gender-agnostic parenting and says,
Kalpana Adamya and “Men being involved in the raising their chil-
Sahishnu dren is the way it ought to be. It is challeng-
Abhinav Sitesh with Natasha and ing enough to leave it to just one person.”
twin girls, Abhisha and Naysha But, Prasad is amused to see only mothers
flocking parenting workshops and sessions.
She encourages both parents to attend such
Prasad says that Indian dads have tradition- sessions, their children’s PTMs and school
ally just been onlookers of their newborns events to keep parenting even-keeled.
or enforcers of discipline in their growing “It goes a long way in boosting the child’s
up years. “It’s both heartening to see this confidence and self-worth besides strength-
burgeoning trend of hands-on dad, what you ening their bond. When both parents work as
call ‘penguin dads’, now in India too. Millen- a team to bring up their children, the child
nial fathers are taking paternity leave not grows upon the firm foundations of love, un-

Dad’s the word

just to revel in the birth of their child but derstanding and belief in each other. Such
chipping in with staying up the nights, children grow up to display positive traits,”
changing diapers or bathing and feeding she says.

P
une’s advocate Dr Chinmay
Bhosale says he has taken af-
ter his father. For him, advo-
cate Dr Sureshchandra Bhosale, a
senior criminal lawyer with an il-
lustrious career of more than four
decades, is no less than a hero.
Chinmay is a practising criminal
lawyer, with an experience of more
than a decade, and his professional
expertise lies in white-collar
crimes and economic offences. “As
a toddler, I used to walk into my fa-
ther’s chamber, and observe him
with great awe. Later, I would like
to engage in a role-play imagining
me sitting on his chair, speaking
and writing like him. My initiation
into the world of law had started to
happen, although at a very sublimi-
nal level, since childhood," says
Chinmay, adding that despite hav-
ing a practice of his own, his father
insisted that Chinmay began his le-
gal career by working under other
senior lawyers to gain experience.
“My father made his way up after
a lot of hurdles. As a student of
law, he would study hard, while
working part-time to fund his edu-
cation. Except for tremendous
willpower and merit, he did not
have anything worldly with him.
Advocate Dr Chinmay
Bhosale with his father Advocate
Dr Sureshchandra Bhosale
Dr Neha Nene with her Kailash Kelkar (right) with his
father Dr Suhas Nene father Shashikant Kelkar
Often, fathers tend to have an immensely determining
impact on us during our growing up years. Usually,
affection towards them seldom gets voiced.
Ketaki Latkar discusses the significance of the
paternal bond with an array of professionals and the
integral roles their fathers have played in their lives
But he changed it all, and turned her father Dr Suhas Nene, a well-
the tables. He’s truly a hero,” known physician and paediatri-
says Chinmay. cian, is her friend and role model.
He adds how his father’s qualities “Not only is he a brilliant doctor,
of being a go-getter, yet staying but he also has a calming and reas-
humble are worthy of adopting, es- suring bedside manner. He’s always
pecially now, that he too, is a father maintained that patients should be
and has a five-year-old-daughter our first priority,” says Neha, with
Aarika and a year-old-son Aaveer. a glint of appreciation in her eyes. failed to read bedtime stories to me and land and property develop- pursuing their dreams, just like
Like Chinmay, for many, the rela- She recalls how her father — who and my sister, or attend our annual ment. Kailash joined his father at he did.
tionship with their father is largely has an experience of almost four social gatherings, and help us put an early age of 18, and he has not Advice. Support. Choosing what
reverential. But many a time, the decades — used to work the entire together our science projects,” says only expanded the construction is right. And most importantly,
bond with fathers transforms into a day, but he still went the extra mile Neha. business, but has also diversified words of wisdom—there’s so much
one-of-its-kind camaraderie. to strike a great work-life balance. She proudly stresses that her fa- his scope of work, and set foot that fathers give us in abundance.
For gynaecologist Dr Neha Nene, “During my school years, he never ther is passionate about his med- in the hospitality and service Agrees Dimple Dhalwani, a so-
ical practice. “And that makes all industries. cial media marketing professional
the difference. He always told me “While still in college, I told my and meditation coach. She is
that if you’re in love with your father that I wanted to start work- blessed to have a doting father —
work, you never feel tied down be- ing with him. I had imagined that Dr Pitamber Dhalwani, a business-
cause of it. You do it willingly. And he would ask me to join him right man and a philanthropist, a
these words have stayed with me,” away. But, he gave me a time and a known name especially in the
she says. date, asked me to come in for an in- Sindhi community. For Dimple,
For some, the father-son bond is terview, and then offered me the her father has been her greatest
less communication and more feel- post of a receptionist. I took it up, support system. “I have always
ing, while for a few others, it is an and slowly, I climbed up the career been a plus-size girl, and hence, at
ever-evolving equation. Pune-based ladder. In my father’s professional the receiving end of terrible body-
businessman Kailash Kelkar is a territory, there were no shortcuts, shaming all through my years of
developer, builder and contractor, or inheritances. I had to earn my growing up. There were times I
has an air-conditioning venture, way up with pure hard work,” used to be completely crestfallen.
and is also a restaurateur. Kailash says Kailash. But knowing that I had my father
Dimple Dhalwani is a second-generation business- A father of twin boys (Kabir and by my side gave me the strength to
with her father man, and his father Shashikant Ayan), Kailash feels that his kids fight the odds, and also helped me
Kelkar laid the foundation of the deserve the freedom of choosing preserve my self-worth. What
Dr Pitamber Dhalwani
family’s business of construction, their careers and passions, and would I do without him?”
 A big
WEEKEND SUNDAY|JUNE 20, 2021

Yoga of communication

thank
CHANAKYA THOUGHTS SPIRITUALITY FOR MILLENNIALS

you to all
fathers Y
oga is the buzzword for a healthy
body and spirit. Could it possibly
be used as a mantra for healthy re-
lationships as well? The word yoga
means wholesome connection. For a
he was the most insignificant of the mon-
keys in Sugriva’s army and, therefore,
chosen to be the messenger.
He gave Sita’s confidence a boost by stat-
ing that if the most insignificant monkey

F
or the healthy development
of a child, the love of the
mother and the discipline
of the father are required,” said
Swami Chinmayananda, the
world-renowned spiritual guru.
A few weeks ago in the same
column, I had written on Moth-
er’s Day. And let us not neglect
the contribution of fathers who
play a big role in the bringing up
of the children. So, on Father’s
Day today, let us say a
big ‘thank you’ to all
the fathers for their
commitments to their
family.
Traditionally, in the
role of parenting,
mothers were the soft-
side who cared, nur-
tured and fed the chil-
dren. Fathers were the Dr Radhakrishnan Pillai en a presidential par-
strict disciplinarian
whom everyone looked up to
with fear; the one who had the
punishment rod.
Over the years, the father’s role
has changed. While mothers
have started working and also
taking up leadership roles, fa-
thers are entering the kitchen,
helping children in their studies
and attending parent-teacher
meetings in school.
Today, a father also has to
think like a mother, develop
emotional intelligence and make
sure fatherhood is a mix of tra-
ditional and modern-day ap-
proaches.
Interestingly, Chanakya spoke
about ‘sensitivity’ being a part of
fatherhood to understand others
better. And that too as a leader-
ship quality to be developed by
his students.
“He (leader) should, like a
father, show favours to those
whose exemptions have ceased.”
(2.1.18)
The king has the pow-
er to go beyond rules
and grant exemptions.
The leader can also give
favours when every-
thing else fails. For ex-
ample, even the hardest
criminal facing death
punishment can be giv-
don.
Chanakya is training the lead-
ers to develop decision-making
ability. And when people come
to ask for favours, the right de-
cisions have to be taken. So, all
fathers who are decision-mak-
ers should use both the ‘head’
and the ‘heart’. Such fathers are
not only loved, but also respect-
ed.
As family members, let us not
forget their role in keeping the
family together. Here are some
insights to help you understand
the fathers and grandfathers in
your family.
1. They are emotional
It is a normal assumption that
men are emotionally strong and
women are weak. But, the reality
is the opposite. Women appear
emotional as they cry and ex-
press their feelings easily. But
women are more emotionally
stable and strong.
Men appear strong since they
are taught not to cry and express
their emotions. But, they are
emotional and mostly never get a
chance to express their feelings.
This social norm has to change
for the good of all. We need to ac-
cept that a man crying is normal.
Strength comes from expressing
emotions, not hiding them. So, if
you find your father crying silent-
ly, don’t say, “As a man, you are
supposed to be strong.”
2. Give them space
In the book, Men are from Mars
and Women are from Venus, au-
thor John Gary deals in detail
about the different psychology
between men and women.
While going through any chal-
lenge, women prefer to speak to
others and get solutions (that is
why they are on the phone talk-
ing to friends and family). While,
men prefer to stay silent and
deep dive into themselves. This
is something many don’t under-
stand.
Giving men space is one of the
ways of appreciating them. They
require time to let their mind
calm down, without discussing
too much. Men have different
ways to give an outlet to their
thoughts. Painting, singing and
even arranging things in their
house... Just let them loose.
My father, my role model is a
writer and till date, expresses
himself through his amazing
writings. When he writes, we in
the family know that it is his per-
sonal time to be respected.
Don’t worry, it is not a perma-
nent state. Men will come back
from their cocoon and start talk-
ing to you.
3. They also love gifts
We all love gifts. Fathers are not
excluded. Usually, men are not
the shoppers of the house. And if
you ask them what they want for
a gift, they do not feel too excited
about the offer. And they may not
have too many choices.
Yet, they too like being shopped
for. They love unwrapping a gift.
You can be sure it will make
them smile. Make sure the gift
has utility value.
I always say: “A father is some-
one you look up to, no matter how
tall you grow.”
(The writer is Founder Director of
Chanakya Aanvikshiki Pvt Ltd, a best
selling author and an expert on
Chanakya’s teachings. He can be
followed on his twitter
@rchanakyapillai)
spiritualist, yoga is connecting oneself
to God by sacrificing one’s focus, time
and energy in meditating on God. The
same elements when used in communi-
cation become the
yoga for connecting
two individuals.
Yoga of communi-
cation is essentially
a combination of
three limbs: The
yoga of interaction,
yoga of participa-
tion and the yoga of
non-intervention. Shubha Vilas
The yoga of interac-
tion is practiced by pulling the mind away
from personal needs, interests and con-
cerns to focus on the needs, interests and
concerns of the one we want to connect
with. Deep connections are forged when
one learns the art of empathetically lis-
tening without diagnosing.
Why was Rama loved so much? Just be-
cause He practiced the yoga of interac-
tion perfectly! When a citizen achieved
success, Rama celebrated with the family.
And when someone went through a loss,
Rama cried more than the family.
Rama knew that not every problem is
meant to be solved, some are meant to be
tolerated. Tolerating a problem becomes
easy when there is adequate empathy
available close by.
The yoga of participation is practiced by
appreciating the opinion of others and
when need be, sacrificing personal opin-
ion in the fire of co-operation. Being a su-
perman is about being right and having
the solutions to all problems. Being a
Hanuman is about valuing others’ opin-
ions and abilities above your own.
When Hanuman met Sita in Lanka and
was asked for his introduction, he replied
could jump over the ocean and create hav-
oc in the city of Lanka, then naturally all
the mighty heroes put together will surely
be able to rescue her and reunite her with
Rama. He appreciated and valued others
knowing that people are happy to partici-
pate in a relationship to the extent they
feel valued and wanted.
The yoga of non-intervention is by
maintaining a healthy distance from
those you want to connect with. In the
name of relationships, many a times, we
squeeze the space out of people’s lives and
force them to be a replica of ourselves.
The yoga of non-intervention helps us ap-
preciate and accept people the way they
are while simultaneously allowing us to
remain at peace in the way we are.
Each of the five Pandavas had their in-
dividual likes and dislikes. Arjuna never
forced Bhima to learn archery. Yud-
hishthir never criticised any of his broth-
ers for not being as truthful as he was.
Nakul never compared his good looks
with others. Sahadeva never discussed his
superiority in knowledge of conversing
with animals. And none of them were dis-
satisfied with their eating capacity by
comparing with Bhima.
By practicing the yoga of non-interven-
tion, they remained deeply bonded and
used their differences to strengthen the
unity from multiple dimensions. When
communication becomes yoga, relation-
ships breathe a sigh of relief !
Take note!
Yoga is synonymous with health. Can it also be applied to
improve the health of relationships?
Yes, yoga of communication proves to be useful in healthy
bonding of two individuals.
People are happy to participate in a relationship to feel
valued and wanted.

W
Calm your
SEX AND THE CITY SIMPLY SU-JOK

Living with abusive husband

cough,
M
atching the second wave move through the lungs. Remaining
numbers go down must come calm is essential. The body’s
as a cheer, but even so, with natural stress response, sometimes
y husband lost his job and cases rising in other parts of the called “fight or flight” mode, can make

breathe
is at home because of the world, we need to be watchful of the symptoms worse.
pandemic. He is extremely possible third wave. There is no doubt Breathing exercises can help. The
critical about me, my homemaking, that the virus has become deadlier purpose of these exercises is to reduce
and verbally abuses me the entire and has cost many lives despite the the number of breaths, keeping the
day in front of our daughter. I am vaccine shield that is now available airways open longer and making it

stitching masks for an NGO and
generating some income for the
family while I also do the home
chores. The abuse is keeping me
away from him and I do not re-
spond to his sexual overtures at
night. He gets even angrier and
abusive and I then withdraw more.
Sometimes I give in at night only to terse and sharp pitch may be eroding
stop him from creating a scene, but any warmth you feel towards him.
I hate myself for it and get de-
pressed. Please guide me.
Ans: When bullied by a spouse, there
are two options available. The first
option involves accepting the abuse
as part of your life and feeling slight-
ed and miserable about the situation
and the second option involves stand-
ing up for yourself and not accepting
such poor treatment. Think about all
the ways in which your husband has
leverage over you.
Does he make more money
than you? Does he give you a
certain lifestyle without
which you’d feel lost? Often
in marriages, one needs to
come to an agreement after
a heartfelt and honest nego-
tiation takes place. This re-
quires you to have clarity of Dr. Aman Rajan Bhonsle,
thought and bargaining pow- Ph.D Consulting Relationship made you want to take
er that would help empower Counsellor & Youth Mentor
the point you’re trying to make to
him about being treated as an equal
with regard, kindness and fairness.
All suffering may seem inevitable at
first but it’s always a choice made by
the sufferer to either grin and bear it
or pick oneself up from the dust and
take matters seriously in their own
hands. Vigilante-ism and drama isn’t
necessary to make a clear and consis-
tent point to one’s partner.
You could probably start with not
letting him touch you since you feel
commodified and condemned by him.
You’ll have to let him know how you
feel about the current situation — as
described by you. You’ll also have to
let him know that you are uncomfort-
able around him and are feeling
threatened by his behaviour. You’ll
have to invite outside intervention in
order to address his temperamental
quirks so that he may be seen how his
Just because he threatens you with
anger doesn’t mean you have to give
in to him. You may look at options
where you can temporarily move out
to escape this abuse. In extreme situa-
tions, it’s not unheard of to involve a
woman’s NGO and the police as well.
Domestic abuse and marital rape are
serious crimes and should be treated
as such. But no matter how offended
and depressed you feel, it is impor-
tant for you to assess before
you invite the scrutiny and
judgement of others whom
you’d like to seek protection
from. If your husband realis-
es that you’re willing to fight
back and not accept the poor
treatment, he may be forced
to reflect upon his behaviour
that galvanised you and
what he may very well see
as an ‘extreme step’ to get him to hold
his horses.
Hating yourself won’t solve the
problem. It’ll merely distract you
from your core goal of teaching him
to treat you respectfully. Self-directed
hate is one of the number one causes
of depression. People are often criti-
cal of what they have done without
contextualizing the fact that bad deci-
sions are often made in the absence of
good intel and due to being held
hostage to worse habits. The fact that
he lost his job may also indicate that
he’s feeling irritable or perhaps even
like ‘less of a man’ and all this rage
may be an outlet for grief too. It's im-
portant for him to come to terms with
his feelings and it’s pivotal for you to
come to terms with how you want to
navigate this relationship forward if
you’re feeling abused.
for our protection.
The vaccine is not 100% preventive,
and the duty of protecting ourselves
falls squarely on us. This week, I want
to focus on a very basic ailment:
Cough. A year ago, we would not both-
er if we had one, but today it can make
people jump in fear. It could be the
first sign of a viral infection setting
in. Cough coupled with asthma can
prove to be a more serious issue, espe-
cially if you are on the older side.
Here are some treatment protocols
that are based on the research done by
the Institute of
Acupressure
and Holistic
Healing, Alla-
habad since
over two
decades.
Treatment:
Those who have
read my articles
regularly, must
Prof. G B Luthria
know how to
identify the acupressure points I have
listed below. For first time readers,
take a Jimmy / Probe or a pencil with
its lead point broken and smoot-
hened. Without applying much pres-
sure move the blunt point in the area
shown on the skin of fingers and toes.
The affected point as shown will be
very painful. Stimulate it by turning it
clockwise and anticlockwise for a
minute or two. One will generally feel
some relief instantly.
Paste tiny Byol magnets for about
eight hours preferably before sleeping.
If the point has an arrow up ( ), please
use a magnet with yellow side touch-
ing skin and if arrow down ( ), make
sure the white side of the magnet
touches the skin. The points are to be
stimulated three to four times in the
day and magnets attached at night. Re-
peat the treatment till the problem is
over.
Cough: The respiratory system is a
group of organs that work together to
take in oxygen and expel carbon diox-
ide as you breathe. When you breathe,
oxygen-rich air goes down your wind-
pipe and into small tubes located in
easy
Get rid of cough and manage your breathing issues
with self-healing tips and mudra yoga, here’s how
your lungs. These tubes are called
bronchial tubes or airways. They
branch off into numerous tinier and
thinner tubes known as bronchioles.
At the end of the bronchioles are
small, round air sacs called alveoli,
which are surrounded by tiny blood
vessels called capillaries. When air en-
ters the alveoli, oxygen moves through
the capillaries and into the blood-
stream. At the same time, carbon diox-
ide moves from the capillaries into the
alveoli so you can breathe it out.
Your respiratory system ages as you
do, and these functions gradually de-
cline over time. Like the other muscles
in your body, the muscles that support
your breathing become weaker. The
weakening of these muscles can pre-
vent you from inhaling and exhaling
enough air. As a result, you may start
breathing more shallowly to compen-
sate, especially if you are ill or in
pain. Your lungs also become stiffer as
you get older, causing them to expand
and contract less easily.
This can make it even more difficult
to breathe. Additionally, certain
changes occur in the nervous system
that make coughing less effective.
When you can’t clear the mucus from
your lungs through coughing, large
number of particles can accumulate
in the airways.
All these age-related changes can re-
sult in an increased susceptibility to
respiratory infections, such as pneu-
monia and the flu. You might also no-
tice a weakened endurance for exer-
cise or a decreased ability to do in-
tense exercise, such as running and
biking. However, even as you age, you
should be able to carry out normal ac-
tivities without much trouble.
In healthy people, these age-related
changes rarely lead to symptoms. Im-
portantly, age-related changes in the
lungs compound the effects of heart
and lung diseases, especially those
caused by the destructive effects of
smoking. Treating points for dry
cough are Lu 10 and wet cough Lu 5
Cold, cough, chill, sinusitis, bronchi-
tis could also be treated through
Surya Mudra.
Surya Mudra: (a) Fold ring finger and
join it to the base of the thumb, (b)
Make Indra and Akash Mudra i.e. join
tips of the thumb, little and middle
fingers (easy tutorial videos are avail-
able on YouTube).
Asthma is a condition where one has
difficulty in inhalation and even more
in exhalation. Shortness of breath
could be a sign of asthma, but com-
monly you would also have additional
symptoms such as periods of cough-
ing or wheezing. Other symptoms in-
clude: Chest pain and tightness, fast
breathing, feeling tired when exercis-
ing and trouble sleeping at night.
If you are experiencing any of these
symptoms, consult with your doctor to
determine whether they are indica-
tors of asthma. These symptoms
could also be the result of health con-
ditions besides asthma. Your doctor
can conduct assessments to provide
you with a proper diagnosis. In the
meanwhile, and along with doctor’s
treatment and with his permission
treat meridian point K 7 and Lu 9 .
Sitting up straight will help to open
the airways, making it easier for air to
easier to breathe.
Pursed lip breathing
1. Breathe in through the nose.
2. Breathe out through pursed lips.
The exhale should be at least twice
the time of the inhale.
Belly breathing
1. Breathe in through the nose with
hands placed on the belly.
2. With relaxed neck and shoulders,
breathe out. The exhale should last
two or three times longer than the
inhale.
Asthma, which aggravates on walk-
ing and climbing stairs, may be due to
heart
problem
and is
called
cardiac
asthma
(Treat: H
5 ). But
if asth-
ma is
acute
and is
not com-
ing un-
der con-
trol treat
Lu 6 .
You can
also do a simple Asthma Mudra for
five to 10 minutes five times a day.
Benefits: Daily practice of this mudra
cures asthma: (a) It increases blood
circulation to affected parts of the
body. (b) It removes throat problems.
By increasing blood circulation and
flow of oxygen to lungs and removing
throat problems, it strengthens lungs
and cures asthma. Trust you have en-
joyed reading this article. You will
find many more solutions on our
website…
(The Free Press Journal along with the Lions Club
of Mumbai ACTION would like to guide people on
how to treat self through non-invasive, therapies like
Sujok, Ayurvedic Acupressure and Mudra Yoga. This
is complementary and will not override the treat-
ment given by doctor. Please share your problems
by writing to us afeatures@fpj.co.in; lionsclubofac-
tion@gmail.com. You can also share the problem
on WhatsApp at 9323178565.)
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T
he rainy season brings an anticipated
relief after the scorching summer has
seared our skin and sanity. Once the
initial obsession with revelling in the petri-
chor (aroma of wet mud) and being a pluvio-
phile (someone who loves the rains) has fad-
ed though, we are often beset with an in-
creasing number of cases of coughs, colds,
sore throats and sniffles.
Hugs in a bowl
Soups can be a fantastic way to keep these
ailments at bay, provide warm comfort and
fortify our immune systems. They’re also an
excellent delivery vehicle to help intake
plenty of nourishment with minimal effort.
Since we’re focused on only hot soups, you
can say there are roughly two kinds of
soups, clear and thick. Under those two cate-
gories you have further sub-divisions:
Clear soups can be divided into either
broths or consommés. Thick soups can be
creamy soups like pureed vegetable soups
such as tomato, pumpkin and spinach,
which are finished with cream. They can
also be chunky soups like chowders, or noo-
dle and wonton soups. Either way, a simple
way to ensure your soups are always a hit,
no matter which kind you make, is to start
with a foundation of good quality stock.
Soup secrets
It’s all about the base: To create a delicious
stock that will make any soup you fashion
with it, a knockout, simply throw in the veg-
etable scraps you have, leftovers from your
salads, sabzis and pulaos, along with a large,
roughly chopped onion (you can even add
the skin), large potato quartered, and a cou-
ple of bay leaves, garlic cloves, ginger pieces
and whole peppercorns.
Pamper your tech-savvy dad
Suchayan Mandal curates a list of smart gadgets and accessories
that make for perfect Father’s Day gifts
T
oday, as the world celebrates Father’s Day,
pamper your superhero and make them feel
special. In this fast-life, make your dad’s
routine easy by gifting him a gadget to organise his
schedule and monitor his health, food and sleep.
Still waiting to choose the perfect gadget? Here
are some options you can choose from.
Pennline Superbook-Mini
Organiser
Price: Rs 4,995
This is best suited for your dad if he goes
out for back-to-back meetings. Often, in his
busy schedule charging the phone isn’t
often a priority. And carrying a heavy
power bank would
mean he has to
remember to carry it
with him. What if a
notebook can also be
a power bank? That’s
right. Pennline
Superbook is basically
a mini organiser with
a notebook, a 4000
mAh power bank, and
a mesh cardholder to store cards.
When he is travelling, he can keep his
passport, boarding pass and other
documents at one place. He can even
choose to discard the bag and just travel
with the notebook. I mean the Superbook.
Matata Mtmi17
Price: Rs 5,499
Dads love all things retro. And what if it’s a speaker with
modern features. That’s right we are talking about a 40-Watt
Retro Style Integrated Bluetooth Speaker that looks right out of
the 80s. Made and designed by Rivo Electronics, the speaker
offers USB/Bluetooth/FM/AUX connectivity. While the rustic
brown hue would transport your father to his college picnic
days, the speaker doesn’t compromise on the sound quality.
comfort
on a
rainy day
You can customise this to your preference
as you boil the lot in 2 litres of water. If you
are a non-vegetarian, you can buy bones
(beef or chicken work well) and chicken
skin to add a depth of flavour and loads of
goodness that come from the fat and marrow
locked in them.
Strain this, compost the debris and use the
broth as your base. This can be frozen for up
to six months.
Pantry staples make great add-ons: Having a
can of beans, coconut milk, fresh cream,
pickled onions, packets of dried mush-
rooms, or even different kinds of noodles
and pasta, especially tiny alphabet past a, all
can be used to bulk up a soup and add more
flavour. You might want to consider having
MUST-KEEP APPS
The Smart Garden 3
Price: Rs 9,499
If your dad is into gardening, this would
overwhelm him with joy. This is an
innovative indoor garden that cares for
itself and grows fresh, flavourful herbs,
fruits and vegetables for you. Your father
can experience all the benefits of having
his own garden, no matter where he lives
and how the weather is.
The Click & Grow indoor garden works
just like a capsule coffee machine, but for
plants. Instead of coffee pods, there are
biodegradable plant pods that have seeds personal blender that comes with one touch pulse
and nutrients inside. Now, enjoy operation for fast, easy blending.
homegrown food all year round.
Apple Watch 6
Price: Rs 40,990
Most dads love
being healthy.
Also as men
age, they
need to be a
little more
cautious
when it comes
to their health.
Introduce him to a
connected world of
fitness and witness his health
go from good to great! He can track his steps,
count calories, and keep a track of his food habits.
Also, he can self-track oxygen concentration. There
are plenty of breathing exercises he can choose.
Be it a chilly winter morning or a lazy
afternoon in the rainy season, a hot bowl of
soup is the go-to comfort food that satiates
Simona Terron shares some secrets that can
help you make delicious soups in monsoon
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warm comfort and fortify our
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MONSOON
SOUP RECIPE
(Serves 2)
Ingredients:
● 1 small bunch of coriander leaves, stems
minced and leaves chopped, separately
● 3 green chillies, slit and deseeded
● 1 inch ginger, cut into strips
● 1 litre soup stock
● 2 tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
● 1 heaped tsp black pepper, cracked
● 1 tsp turmeric powder
● Sea salt to taste
Method:
Boil the stock, with the salt, pepper,
turmeric, coriander stems and ginger till it re-
duces by 20% to 30%.
Add the chillies and let it simmer for 5 min-
utes. Turn off the heat, wait a couple of min-
utes before you add the coriander leaves and
lemon juice. Any sooner and the leaves will
wilt, while the lemon will turn the soup
hunger and makes you feel full. bitter.
● You can add any protein or vegetables to
this soup to customize it to your prefer-
ences. What works well: Diced cabbage,
green peppers, diced or shredded carrots,
thinly diagonally sliced green beans, tiny
lic granules, or skinny cauliflower or broccoli florets, spinach,
matchsticks of fresh ginger. sweet corn, bean sprouts and even
You can add a soft-boiled cooked rice/noodles/pasta, or boiled
egg, crunchy fried noodles, chickpeas or lentils.
toasted seeds such as black ● Go strong on the ginger and pepper for
or white sesame, pumpkin, max effectiveness. It literally warms you
watermelon or sunflower. up from the inside and both are wonder-
Infusions such as chilly oil, ful for improving immunity.
garlic oil, prawn head oil, ● And please use the freshest
and different vinegars can coriander/cilantro because the stems are
be swirled in before serving. 90% of the flavour. Bash the stems very
Accompaniments: More of- lightly before boiling. You can even add
ten than not, all that slurp- lemon grass, which also behaves better
ing of soup gets tedious so after a light bashing. Kafir lime leaves,
why not serve it with some leeks and turnips work great for smoky
crunchy home depth. And minced spring onion greens
fries o r a green for garnish.
leafy salad?
Gooey
grilled la provide some much-needed solids to con-
cheese trast with the liquid soup. Breadsticks are a
sand- classic, so are grissini and pretzels, much
wich- loved for their crunch factor. Croutons can
es, a brighten up even the simplest of soups and
sesame- are easy to make.
flecked
prawn or (Simona Terron is a Freelance writer and
chicken- podcaster with over two decades of media
mince experience, she runs a home kitchen in
topped open Mumbai on the weekends and is on IG
toast or even a (instagram.com/TheHeartChef/) and FB
stuffed quesadil- (https://www.facebook.com/theheartchef/)
The bank cashier
who dreamt big
I
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his mistake only at the end of the day. In
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a bungalow in Delhi, when he was a senior suicide case when he had to go into hiding
zonal officer to a CEO living in Napean Sea for a few months until he could gain an
building apartment.  anticipatory bail. However, this Agnyatvaas
Sathe’s first job at Canara Bank’s turns out to be a blessing in disguise as he
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his penchant for candour, he narrates his timely treatment.
errors and achievements with equal elan. All in all, the book is about a life well-lived
As a cashier, Sathe once gives away an and a story well-told.
 Father figure
T W
he changing face of father-
hood is unmistakable. They
are more hands-on, share re-
sponsibilities and also give spouses a
break from household chores. How-
ever, at times, certain wrong norms
get inherited unconsciously. This Fa-
ther’s Day, we introspect the mis-
takes men involuntarily inherit and
the ways to remedy it.
Express right
Usually, men shift the task of disci-
plining children to their spouses.
Kids think they can wriggle out of
mom’s punishment by approaching
dad. There is no doubt that for every
child, the dad is their superhero. For
the child, every step taken by the dad
is the accepted truth and needs to be
followed. And that is what happens
with the passage of time. Dr. Nithin
Kondapuram, consultant psychia-
trist at Aster Prime Hospitals, Hy-
derabad, mentions, “As kids grow,
they start to absorb his thoughts,
habits and behaviour and start mim-
icking them. That’s why people often
comment ‘he is doing just like his fa-
ther used to do’.”
“Dads often have a hard time ex-
pressing their emotions and feeling
with their children,” he says. “When
they don’t express their feelings,
they indirectly discourage
their kids from ex-
pressing them-
selves in
healthy
ways. This
way, the
child fol-
lows
his
dad.
It
can
T
hey say a city
has hundreds
of cities within.
But how many
metros as large as
Mumbai have entire
villages tucked into
their folds? I have
had close
encounters with
these urban hamlets
PRIYA PATHIYAN called ‘gaothans’
throughout my life.
As a child, my summer vacations were often
spent at my paternal grandparents’ home in
Khotachiwadi, in Girgaon. It opened my eyes early
on that not everyone in Mumbai lived in
We are village
homogenous apartments. That even in the heart of
the city, you could have enough space for a
backyard that was big enough for a German
Shephard named Bingo to run around to his heart’s Side view of fashion designer James
content. That neighbours – when they weren’t Ferreira’s bungalow in Khotachiwadi
people too
Let me introduce you to a very different aspect
of Mumbai city. One that goes beyond its fast
pace, local trains and high-rise living
arguing about petty things – could be neighbourly, sloping roofs. They were built by the East Indian
sending across East Indian Christmas kal-kals and community. These were local families of agris and
homemade marzipan while your grandma sent kolis as well as early immigrants into old Bombay –
them typical Kerala mutton stew. That my grumpy the Pathare Prabhus and the Panchkalshi or
grandpa could even be sociable, sitting in the front Chaukalshi Somvanshi Kshatriya Prabhus – from the
verandah, chatting with all the residents on Sunday island and surrounding areas such as Vasai
mornings as they trooped off to the St Theresa (Salsette) and Thane, who had converted to
Church nearby, dressed in their Sunday best. Christianity with the advent of the early Portuguese
Fewer than half of the original two-storey missionaries.
Portuguese-style bungalows still stand today. They named themselves ‘East Indians’ to align
Wooden staircases with intricately designed with the British East India Company, which had jobs
wrought iron railings. Huge flagstone tiles on the for those belonging to the faith, and to differentiate
floor and solid Burma teak rafters holding up the themselves from the Goan Catholics who had
Men are no longer the stern
unapproachable kinds with their
children. They have bridged the gap by
being more involved with their kids. But,
men have inherited some notions and
habits from their fathers and society.
This Father’s Day, Sapna Sarfare
discusses with experts the old ways of
parenting, which can be rectified to
build a good rapport with children
make them anxious or become sad.”
Men often do not admit a mistake.
Admitting that one is wrong can be a
big step down for them and anything
but an ego boost. He says, “Society
teaches us that admitting a mistake
makes a person arrogant or weak.
But, to admit it and give a brief ex-
planation can be helpful. By not
demonstrating this, a father, though
being a superhero, can block the
kids from developing problem-solv-
ing skills and foster a false sense of
self-esteem. They have to
lead their children by exam-
ple.”
Men should learn to give
emotional support along
with financial support –
that’s responsible father-
hood, says Tulika Mukherjee, a
counsellor at Peakmind, a mental
health start-up.
“Fathers should know the art of
manliness.The influence of a fa-
ther’s love on children’s develop-
ment is not as great as that of a
mother’s love,” says Mukherjee.
Learn and unlearn
With time, different problems arise.
A child of the 80s & 90s will not have
seen parents glued to mobile phones.
Technology has brought in a change
in the way relationships work and
men esp. haven’t been able to un-
derstand this. Dr Kondapuram
says technology overuse keeps
men from giving undivided atten-
tion to their kids. “As Chanakya
said ‘As the ruler does, so do the
citizens of his country’, rings
Jude Bakery on Waroda Road
in Bandra’s Ranwar village
started to come to Mumbai and compete for those
same positions. Even today, their culture is unique,
because, be it food, dressing or even language, it’s
a meld of their original roots and the influence of
the religious practices of the colonial rulers, first, the
Portuguese and then the British.
I didn’t know all of this history then, but I could
certainly feel the camaraderie of community. In the
carom games at the local sports club. In the strum
of the guitar that flowed out through many a
window. Even now, although our family house has
since changed hands, when I go back to the little
lanes of this vibrant village, I can feel that very
the father who provides a safe
space,helping hand and perspective
shift to his kids.”
She recalls a long-standing concept
of men, especially fathers, being he-
roes without emotions. It is often
seen that boys have a terse relation-
ship with their fathers and are seen
as unapproachable heroes. Anything
has to be made told via mothers.
Even then, chances are some minor
tussles occur. “They might be sad
and low but they shouldn’t express
it. Why so? Heroes too have emo-
tions and can be vulnerable. Validate
your struggles, feelings and emo-
tions.”
true. Designate no-phone period and Parenting advice
stick to it.” Mukherjee says those modern-day
He stresses on men spending quali- dads should not be limited to be the
ty time with kids so that they can family’s ‘sole breadwinner and disci-
teach them good things. “Also, doing plinarian’. “He can be an equal con-
everything for their kids is an issue. tributor to his children’s physical
Dads, being the head of the family, and psychological well-being.”
feel it as a responsibility. By doing Many Indian households see an in-
so, they are forgetting that he is ability of fathers to understand that
making the child weak by not allow- their child is an individual with his
ing him to explore the hardships or her aspirations and thought
which might become challenging for process. They wish to see their child
the child later.” become what he couldn’t or wished
Mukherjee is of the view that his- for. The oft used comparative joke
tory repeats itself as we keep follow- ‘Sharmaji Ka Beta’ reflects this men-
ing a set of parenting norms, lead- tality. Dr Kondapuram warns men
ing to mistakes. “It is a known fact from projecting their goals on to
that dad’s always want to be the best their children. “Fathers want the
one but in doing so, don’t neglect best for their kids, but sometimes
your own self. Take a break when forget that ‘best’ means what’s best
needed. Balance your commitments. for their kids, not the dad. Dads
Try and deconstruct the precon- should be like a compass who can
ceived notions about men in differ- guide them in a right direction.”
ent roles.” He further says, “Dads should nev-
She says men can make mistakes er try to break the rules in public.
and relearn too.“Kids respect adults Kids will do the same.”
who live by the rules they preach. This Father’s Day, let’s follow
Don’t try to find a fix to everything. Charles Kettering’s advice: Every fa-
It’s easy to give kids some fake silver ther should remember one day
lining to minimise their pain and his son will follow his example, not
maximise your image but try to be his advice.
FATHER TALK
“Growing up in the early 60s wasn’t a very accepting time in
terms of the modern and adaptive notions of parenthood seen
today. Patriarchy still had a great role to play in shaping a
child; if the child is a boy, the attitudes of superiority and a
falsehood of being capable and leading the family someday
were passed on. The trend changed when boys grew up and
themselves changed their perspective. Including all members
in taking decisions for the family is needed. Be aware of the
new trends that envelope our children today. Be mindful of be-
ing attentive to minute details and try to keep the old notions
of parenthood at the back seat while only letting your experi-
ences clubbed with modern requirements take the front seat.”
—DIG KBL Bhatnagar, TM (Retd.)
One notion is that boys don’t do household chores; our chil-
dren should always excel in studies and curricular activities
are a waste of time. No work is small or big. It includes house-
hold chores too. One should learn the basic survival skills.
Every father should spend at least one whole day a week with
their children.
—Tarun Jain, sales supervisor, Delhi
THE HUNGRY HAPPY HIPPY
Colourful fishing boats at Colaba Macchimar Nagar, the fishing
village between the high rises of Cuffe Parade and Nariman point
characteristic charm. I always stop at the darling
little chapel that was built by the residents in
gratitude when they survived the great bubonic
plague epidemic that swept over the city in 1896.
Especially poignant in the current situation, right?
There are many other such East Indian villages in
Mumbai and, although several are being taken over
by other communities, they are the last bastion
where the unique syncretic nature of the community
is preserved. As a rookie journalist writing in this
very newspaper more than two decades ago, I
worked on area-specific reports for the feature
pages. One week, we were doing Mazgaon and I
WEEKEND SUNDAY|JUNE 20, 2021
Go beyond gossip to
THE MILLENNIAL PILGRIM
network with people
Gossiping may have served a vital social function in
our evolutionary journey. That is no excuse for not
trying to cultivate healthier and non-toxic ways
of connecting with people
hy do
we of-
ten
participate in
gossip about
people we
don’t know
much about
Somi Das or personally
have no grouse against? And
does that make us a bad? Well,
gossiping only makes us human.
We use gossip as a social adhe-
sive. Discussing people and their
private lives, and secrets that we
may have access to is a way of
bonding with others.
In social psychology, gossiping
is not seen as inherently nega-
tive. In the research literature,
gossip is any information shared
about a person in their absence.
Research also shows that despite
our propensity to gossip, most of
the time, a majority of the con-
tent shared is benign in nature
and not slanderous. The reason
this human trait has survived
through ages is because it has
evolutionary benefits. People
who weren't clued into the
grapevine were more susceptible
to greater damage in times of
calamity and emergencies.
In the modern context, gossip
can be used positively. For exam-
ple, as women we all have been
passed on information by our
women colleagues about a poten-
tial predator in the office during
a casual conversation. Or a
rather informed colleague cau-
tioning the rest of the team
about possible sackings or
change in company policy is how
we watch out for each other.
So, how do we differentiate be-
tween positive or negative gos-
sip. The surest way of knowing
that you have gossiped your way
into a pool of toxicity and nega-
tivity, and there is no undoing
the damage you might have done,
is when the information you
have let out leaves a bitter after-
taste and you hurriedly feel com-
pelled to add: “She must never
come to know that I shared this
information.” When information
is shared keeping in mind some-
one’s interest, and with people
one really trusts, there is no need
to add that rider in the end.
Another solid litmus test is
whether you share information
with people you absolutely trust
or you tend to overshare infor-
mation with people you are only
loosely connected with. Not
knowing who to share gossip
with reveals that we may not be
using gossip as a way to watch
out for “our people” but we feel a
compulsive need to discuss oth-
ers to bond with just about any-
PICS BY PRIYA PATHIYAN
Girangaon as it is today. Chrome and steel
co-exist with Mangalore tiles in the area
stretching between Lower Parel and Parel
was covering Matherpacady. Familiar, thanks to the
architecture and ambience, it was also different,
because there was also a distinct Chinese influence
on the area. I found the quietly colourful Kwan Tai
Shek temple that apparently dates back to 1919.
Speaking to the late St John (the oldest resident of
the area at the time, who insisted on being
addressed as ‘Sin Jin’) as he sat in his verandah
much like my grandpa did, I got to hear many an
interesting tale about the area, its people and the
way time had stood still for centuries.
Bandra has many villages too; all you need to do
is look out for them. People sometimes don’t see
one. While sharing prosocial gos-
sip can make you likeable and
powerful within the group dy-
namic, chronic negative gossip
mongers are not trusted by
group members.
However, it is also true most of
the time the urge to talk about
people behind their back em-
anates not so much from our per-
sonal agenda against the person
but is a product of our discom-
fort with silence. We are so con-
ditioned to contribute to the
chatter and the banter that we
make other people scapegoats.
We use teeny-weeny bits of de-
tails we may have from their
lives and juice it to appear im-
portant and relevant, tempering
the merry-making of the gather-
ing with someone’s embarrass-
ment. And later we regret it.
Of the many ways like food,
drinks, smoking, gambling, in
which we bond with people, gos-
sip is the most common and the
most inexpensive way. And since
we are hardwired to crave for
connection, it is also imperative
that we have an adaptive reper-
toire of prosocial ways to reach
out to people and form lasting re-
lationships without the compul-
sion of discussing people. We
could connect with others over
interests, political ideology, love
for books, and physical activities.
Going for a Zumba class or a
swim with your friend is a re-
freshing way of spending time
with them. Why waste all your
time with your friend whining
about your family and office, un-
less of course there is absolute
abuse and you are seeking direct
help to get out of the situation. 
At the end of the day what we
are looking for is connection and
intimacy. In the era of informa-
tion overload, where sharing of
screenshots of private chats,
email leaks are a daily occur-
rence and anonymous Twitter
handle giving you salacious bits
of inside dirt about people you
don't care about, we could at
least attempt to sweep the sur-
face clean when it comes to face-
to-face interactions. Attending to
the emotional and intellectual
needs of the person present with
us makes the quality of the inter-
action far more superior than ex-
changing meaningless informa-
tion about an absent third-party.
(The writer is a mental
health and behavioral sciences
columnist, conducts art therapy
workshops and provides
personality development
sessions for young adults.
She can be found as
@the_millennial_pilgrim on
Instagram and Twitter.)
the suburb’s fishing village roots beyond the flash
of Bollywood homes and the hype of high-end
eateries. But the next time you talk about the Pali
Village Café, perhaps you can pause to consider just
why it is called by that name! I love rambling
through the Bandra villages – Ranwar, Chimbai,
Shirley-Rajan, Pali, and Chuim – and not just
because their names roll off the tongue so
tantalisingly! Some have stunning street art, some
have quaint houses, some are teeming with friendly
felines, and some have trendy vegan cafes where
you can pretend that you’re quaffing your
almondcino somewhere in Europe! It’s become a
personal ritual to walk through all the bylanes to
see the decorations every Christmas Eve. It doesn’t
matter which religion you espouse (or none, like I
do) – the festive mood is uplifting for everyone.
Further afield, there are similar villages in Malad
and even a museum of East Indian culture on the
Manori-Gorai road. Each has similarities but also its
own, unique vibe.
Where I live now is close to an area that was
once called Girangaon, named for the many cotton
mills that were clustered here. Today, the erstwhile
mill towns of Lower Parel and Parel sport glitzy
malls and fancy high-rises. But scratch beneath the
surface and you’ll still see the sheaths of the old
mills. The chimneys standing tall against the same
skyline as the World Towers. The long, low chawls
that once housed the mill workers and are now
home to their progeny. The tiny mom-and-pop
kirana shops that still cater to the same
demographic even as the doyens of industry zoom
past in SUVs the size of the rooms whole families
live in.
And then there’s the plethora of fishing villages –
at Cuffe Parade, Worli, Bandra, Khar, Sion, Versova,
etc – some even dating back to the early 13th
century. These koliwadas, though steadily
disappearing or undergoing redevelopment and
gentrification, are a delight to delve into for the
Bombayphile, as they offer a precious glimpse into
what life on the old islands may have been like.
For me, each exploration brings new joys and
new realisations. That even if you have lived in this
city all your life, walked its paths and talked to its
people, there’s so much more to still discover.
(The columnist is Associate Editor, Travelgram, and
a bespoke Mumbai tour specialist. Find her on
Instagram and Twitter @priyapathiyan and
@thehungryhappyhippy on Facebook. She blogs on
thehungryhappyhippy.com)
 5
Earth’s energy imbalance doubled in 14 years: NASA
WASHINGTON: Raising an alarm over human-caused climate
change, NASA-led research has revealed that the amount of heat
trapped by Earth’s land, ocean and atmosphere has doubled
over the course of only 14 years. Scientists at NASA and the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the
during the 14-year period from 2005 to 2019. To reach this
conclusion, scientists compared data from two independent
measurements – NASA’s Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy
System (CERES) and data from a global array of ocean floats
called Argo that enable an accurate estimate of the rate at which

ways to
US found that Earth's energy imbalance approximately doubled the world’s oceans are heating up. –IANS
WEEKEND SUNDAY|JUNE 20, 2021

I CANDID
express your
JIMISH JOBANPUTRA Fulfil his dream wish parents will be on top. This list
Everyone has a dream wish like always reminds you of your

CORNER
t’s Father’s Day today! So, having tea at Taj, international life’s

gratitude to
what are your plans for your trip, donating to the needy, etc. vision and mission. Similarly,
dad? You can do a lot of This wish can be silly, costly, you can make a Top 10 ‘Why
things to make him feel special. and also sometimes impractical. are You Grateful to your Dad’

your father
Some of the things include gifts, Whatever be it, it doesn’t matter List.
food items, favourite movies and if it is for your dad. Therefore, This list will contain 10 points
shows, and get-together (party).
Well, we have got a different plan
why not fulfil his dream wish
this Father’s Day which he will
along with a short description.
You can stick it in your room or
Aili Seghetti
Intimacy & Relationship Coach

He’s not the

which will make him realise his cherish for a lifetime. cupboard. Update it with any
importance in your life. In the current pandemic situ- new point you come across.
Although this is a difficult task, ation, it may not be possible for Some of the commonly used

same anymore
you can try to implement the be- many to do this. Thus, what can points in these lists include:
low mentioned five ways to ex- This Father’s Day, shower all the love and be done is that an action plan ■ I am grateful for your love,
press your gratitude to your fa-
ther. Even if you try, your dad will
affection on your first ‘hero’, thank him can be presented in front of
him. Make sure that this plan is
care, and respect.
■ I am grateful for your 24x7
be ultra-pleased and magical and let him know why you are grateful to achievable and has all areas protection.
things will make way in your fa-
ther-son/daughter relationship. have a dad like him, in the most unique covered for success. Therefore,
he will have a belief that his
■ Being grateful for your kind
deeds towards me is just not
Q. I have been in a relationship for five years now. Things
have been good for us, but the pandemic and lockdown
and beautiful ways… dream wish is no longer a enough. seem to have broken us. He doesn’t respond to my chats or
Buy him his desired product dream. calls as much as he did earlier. He seems to have lost
In your lifetime so far, you Let him know that now you interest. Am I overthinking here? Help.
might have come across sit- Make a memory video of him are always there for him Ans: We end up making a lot of assumptions when people stop
uations where your father and you Our dads are always there for us communicating. We also start guessing, when there is uncer-
wanted something but due Memories are the best thing in be it any phase of our life includ- tainty and people don’t follow the pattern they used to. These
to various reasons, he any relationship. Thus, a mem- ing infant, kid, teenage, and adult. are definitely signs that something has changed for the other
skips it. One of the major ory video of your relationship Now, it’s time to show that you will person but why not ask what has.
reasons here is the costli- with your dad can be a great always be there for him in any The pandemic has been a challenging period for all and many
ness of the product. He gesture of love, friendship, and situation and circumstances. of us have experienced loss and fear. When we go through these
thinks about why to spend gratitude. You can show your You can do this by taking up emotions, we tend to activate defence mechanisms that often
so much on it when he can get a entire journey (from birth till responsibilities on your own. make us disconnect not just from others but from ourselves too.
lot of things for his family at now) with your father via Start noticing things which you You perceive the silence as your partner losing interest in you
this price. images, videos, father- need to take up as a responsibil- but maybe this is not about how he feels about you. He could be
Also, the possibility of son/daughter quotes, and ity so that your dad’s burden is going through pain and fear and doesn’t want to burden you
saving money for the un- your voice (narration). reduced. Soon, your dad will with it. Your perception of things is also a sign of fear. What are
certain future is high. Moreover, don’t forget to start believing and have a you afraid of ? When we start wondering whether the person is
Amid this, you can buy add pleasant background calmer life. This does not mean still interested in us, we often are dealing with our own insecu-
him his desired product music. that you should keep burdening rities of abandonment and rejection.
which he would never buy You can also include other yourself so just enjoy and Perhaps you have not addressed these and at each silence, you
for himself. family members in the video, believe in yourself. spiral into your own fears. When in doubt, ask and communi-
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Thus, stay ready to give him a before playing the video to ex- him to shop from 200+ stores in- nect. If they do say that they have lost interest, it probably
logical explanation which will press gratitude to your father cluding the likes of Amazon, means that they have lost interest in who they are in the rela-
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Found: Footprints of last

dinosaurs that walked
110mn years ago in UK 41% of global supply
chain workforce
FPJ FEATURES DESK

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Mumbai

A
AGENCIES / London there was a relatively high diversity of
dinosaurs in southern England at the oday, the biggest planet of
team of researchers in the UK end of the Early Cretaceous period, 110 our solar system, Jupiter

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has discovered footprints from million years ago. The footprint fossils – the planet of growth,
at least six different species of formed by sediment filling the impres- expansion and luck – will go in AGENCIES / New Delhi sion-criticality during the
dinosaur – the very last dinosaurs to sion left behind when a dinosaur’s foot a retrograde mode. What is ret- COVID-19 pandemic has
walk on the UK soil 110 million years pushes into the ground, which then rograde you may ask? It’s a omen comprise 41 meant that many sectors did
ago. The discovery of dinosaur foot- preserves it, according to a paper pub- term when the planet starts per cent of the sup- not reduce their workforce,
prints by a curator from Hastings Mu- lished in the journal Proceedings of the moving backwards to other ply chain work- but rather continued to hire
seum and Art Gallery and a scientist Geologists’ Association. bodies within its system. In as- force globally in 2021, up and even faced talent short-
from the University of They are thought to be trology, when a planet goes ret- from 39 per cent last year, ac- ages, especially in the prod-
Portsmouth is the last from ankylosaurs, rograde, it affects the areas of cording to a new survey. uct supply chains,” said
record of dinosaurs in rugged-looking ar- life, which are ruled by the par- However, 54 per cent of sur- Dana Stiffler, vice president
Britain. moured dinosaurs ticular planet that's moving vey respondents said that re- analyst with the Gartner
The footprints were dis- which were like living backwards. taining mid-career women Supply Chain practice.
covered in the cliffs and tanks; theropods, three- So, if Jupiter is going retro- is an increasing challenge. “This resulted in many
on the foreshore in Folke- toed flesh-eating di- grade from today, it will influ- “Lack of career opportuni- women not only standing
stone, Kent, where nosaurs like the Tyran- ence areas of your life that are ties is the top reason that their ground in supply
stormy conditions affect nosaurus rex; and or- ruled by Jupiter. Unlike Mercu- Aquarius. This retrograde may grade in the sign of Aquarius mid-career women left a chain organisations but in-
the cliff and coastal wa- nithopods, plant-eating ry retrograde, Jupiter’s retro- impact our daily lives, things on June 20, 2021, till September supply chain organisation creasing their representa-
ters, and are constantly 'bird-hipped' dinosaurs grade is favourable as it brings may slow down and may force 14, 2021 till it enters in the sign or provider. The second- tion in organisations,” she
revealing new fossils. PIC COURTESY: UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH so-called because of good luck and fortune for the us to combat our problems in of Capricorn. most selected option was de- said in a statement. The
“This is the first-time dinosaur foot- their pelvic structure being a little bit natives. But the effects of ret- different ways. Apart from positive effects, velopment opportunities,” findings, however, showed
prints have been found in strata known similar to birds. rograde depends on one’s horo- Jupiter’s retrograde may lead there are going to be negative according to ‘The Women in the highest percentage of
as the ‘Folkestone Formation’ and it’s Most of the findings are isolated foot- scope. Apparently, Jupiter goes to big changes. The Jupiter ret- effects too, predicts Mumbai- Supply Chain Survey 2021’ women in the supply chain
quite an extraordinary discovery be- prints, but one discovery comprises six retrograde for about four rograde 2021, will give a chance based astrologer, Nilikash P by Gartner. Every leader- workforce since the first edi-
cause these dinosaurs would have been footprints – making a ‘trackway’, which months every 13 months. to introspect. The plans, solu- Pradhan. “Somehow, world ship level saw an increase in tion of the survey in 2016.
the last to roam in this country before is more than one consecutive print According to Astrosage.com, tions or innovations one could will face difficulties and many representation, except the The pandemic does not ap-
becoming extinct,” said Professor of from the same animal. The largest foot- Jupiter’s retrograde brings a be dreaming of may become a dark secrets may get exposed. executive level where there pear to have disrupted sup-
Palaeobiology, David Martill. print found – measuring 80 cm in width period of inner growth. reality in this phase. In short, This retrograde may give rise has been a slight decline. ply chain gender equality ef-
“They were walking around close to and 65 cm in length – has been identi- Jupiter turns retrograde each it may lead to better success. to misunderstandings. It may In 2021, women account for forts. Eighty-four percent of
where the White Cliffs of Dover are fied as belonging to an Iguanodon-like year, the growth that is nor- Though the period of Jupiter worsen ongoing problems. 15 per cent of executive lev- responding organisations
now – next time you’re on a ferry and dinosaur. Iguanodons were also plant- mally directed outwards is retrograde may be un- Conflicts are foreseen and el roles in supply chain, stated that COVID-19 had no
you see those magnificent cliffs just eaters, grew up to 10 metres long and turned inward. favourable for activities like Jupiter’s retrograde movement down from 17 per cent in discernible impact on their

Is your name lucky for you?

imagine that!” The footprints are from walked on both two legs or on all fours. The planet will apparently speculation, investment or may leave a negative impact on 2020. “Contrary to other in- ability to retain and advance
a variety of dinosaurs, which shows –IANS transit in the 11th zodiac sign, gambling. Jupiter will retro- diplomatic relations,” he says. dustries, supply chain’s mis- women. –IANS

GUIDING LIGHT
The power of spiritual faith
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AGENCIES
— Sri Aurobindo

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New Delhi
he letters of your
name have the power
to help you build a suc-
cessful life. Owing to the ben-
efits that the study of nu-
merology offer, several
celebrities and business ty-
coons have paved their way
to success by changing their
names.
Celebrity name changes
Not many people know this,
but even the most respected
and renowned celebrity,
Amitabh Bachchan,
changed his name from In-
quilab Srivastava (birth
name) to what he is recog-
nised as today. It was his fa-
ther, Harivansh Rai
Bachchan, who made the
change in his name. This in-
dustry name is also said to
have paved a way for
success.
Sometimes people also add
or subtract certain letters in
their name to procure the
benefits of numerology. For
instance, formerly known as
‘Rani Mukherji’, the actress
changed the spelling of her
name to Rani Mukerji, as
suggested by her numerolo-
gist. This change of only a
single letter has worked
wonders for her life.
There are several other
celebrities in Bollywood as
well as Hollywood who have
made small or big changes to
their names to seek the ben-
efits of numerology.
Lucky names in businesses
Even the most popular of
tech giants or businesses to-
day have changed the
names of their business-
es/corporations. For in-
stance, Instagram which is
one of the most popular so-
cial media sites in the world
was earlier named as
Burbn.
Similarly, Google was not
the first choice, the tech-gi-
ant was earlier named
BackRub. Hence, people
from all phases of life have
adapted to name changes
their business’s success.
How to find your lucky
name?
Numerology is a scientific
art. Hence numerology pro-
vide an insight on how you
can benefit from a change in
your name based on your
lucky letters.
As per Chaldean numerol-
ogy, every alphabet has been
assigned a number and
every number is known to
have a positive or negative
impact on your lives.
is equally important.
Name Number and Name
Compound: Assign number
to each alphabet of an indi-
vidual’s last name.
For instance, First Name –
29 is compound and 2 is First
name number
Name number – 44 is com-
pound and 8 is name number
Name Number: 29+15 = 44
(8)
This is how you can calcu-
late your name number.
What are the core numbers Based on the astrological im-
for every alphabet? plications of the number, a
The following table shows numerologist can choose the
what number is assigned best name for you. There are
against each alphabet. This several other intricacies of
number can be modified to finding a name number
synchronize with your Date which is best understood by
of Birth. someone who has studied
numerology.
Steps to follow: Remember your name is
First Name Number and your identity, the signal that
Compound number: Based one telecasts to world and it
on the letters of your first carries a purpose much
name, allocate a number to more than that. Hence, one
each alphabet. must focus on these aspects
See table below. In name of life to foster one’s growth
number, both two-digit name trajectory.
number and single digit sum –IANS
aith in the spiritual sense is not a
mental belief that can waver and
change. It can wear that form in
the mind, but that belief is not the faith
itself, it is only its external form. Just as
the body, the external form, can change
but the spirit remains the same, so it is
here. Faith is a certitude in the soul that
does not depend on reasoning, on this or
that mental idea, on circumstances, on
this or that passing condition of the
mind or the vital or the body. It may be
hidden, eclipsed, may even seem to be
quenched, but it reappears again after
the storm or the eclipse; it is seen burn-
ing still in the soul when one has
thought that it was extinguished
forever.
The mind maybe a shifting sea of
doubts and yet that faith may be there
within and, if so, it will keep even the
doubt-racked mind in the way so that it
goes on in spite of itself towards its des-
tined goal. Faith is a spiritual certitude
of the spiritual, the divine, the soul’s
ideal, something that clings to that even
when it is not fulfilled in life, even when
the immediate facts or the persistent
circumstances seem to deny it. This is a
common experience in the life of the
human being; if it were not so, man
would be the plaything of a changing
mind or a sport of circumstance.
Faith is the soul’s witness to some-
thing not yet manifested, achieved, or
realised, but which yet the Knower
within us, even in the absence of all in-
dications, feels to be true or supremely
worth following or achieving. This
thing within us can last even when
there is no fixed belief in the mind, even
when the vital struggles and revolts and
refuses. Who is there that practises
Yoga and has not his periods, long peri-
ods of disappointment and failure and
disbelief and darkness—but there is
something that sustains him and even
goes on in spite of himself, because it
feels that what it followed after was yet
true and it more than feels, it knows.
The fundamental faith in Yoga is this,
inherent in the soul, that the
Divine exists and the Divine is the one
thing to be followed after—nothing else
in life is worth having in comparison
with that.

YOUR DAY By Nilikash P. Pradhan

ARIES: You will spread cheers and laughter
where ever you go. The workload will be much
lesser and due to which you will be in a relaxed
mood. Travel plans can be made.
TAURUS: Students may win a scholarship. This
is a progressive day in terms of higher
education and career. Your adventurous nature
may force you to explore less explored places.
GEMINI: Those in the field of business need to
be careful of their business rivals. Avoid
spending money recklessly. The habit of saving
money will prove helpful in the long run.
CANCER: Expansion in trade or promotion in
job is seen on the cards for the natives.
Someone from the opposite gender may get
attracted to you. A favourable day for love.
LEO: Social gatherings you attend today will
focus on political manoeuvring and trivial
squabbles. Remain poised so that opponents
don't put you into trouble.
VIRGO: You will feel enthusiastic and optimistic
about work and will put your heart and soul
into it. All the previous misunderstandings will
get cleared between you and your partner.
LIBRA: Business has to done cautiously.
Misfortune is likely. Keep a watch on your
spending. Health needs care. Mental stress and
tension may affect your physical health.
SCORPIO: Be careful while travelling with an
elder member of the family. Legal matters
related to emotional, domestic life etc, may
take time to get solved. Control your anger.
SAGITTARIUS: The differences between you
and your friends/ associates may lead to
problems. Control your emotions and think
practically. Love life may hit a rough patch.
CAPRICORN: You will be preoccupied with
investments, consultations, business trans-
actions, acquisitions deals etc. Do not forget to
take enough rest. Don't neglect your health.
AQUARIUS: There is a good chance to win a
position in politics and the social sector. Those in
the sports or media industry may get honoured
for their work. Love life will be well.
PISCES: You will conquer your opponents and
gain favours from your superiors. At home, the
atmosphere will be congenial as there will be a
feeling of affection among the members.
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Oprah elebrated talk show host-philanthropist Oprah Winfrey found herself on

recalls
the other side of the mic for a change when she appeared as a guest on
Hollywood star Drew Barrymore's chat show recently. On the The Drew

childhood
Barrymore Show, Winfrey opened up on dealing with trauma. “I know
this for sure that whatever has happened to you can also be for you. I

trauma
endured suffering to survive as a child and turning that inside out,” she said.

Father’s Day Special

Winfrey said she created a school looking for girls who are like her. —IANS

WEEKEND SUNDAY|JUNE 20, 2021

Any man can be a father... it takes a special man to be a Dad! —Steve Harvey

‘Even before I became a father, I’d promised ‘I’ve enjoyed your success a hundredfold
Chunky Panday pens a heartfelt letter for his first born, Ananya

myself that I would be a friend first’ more than my 33-year-long career’

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PIC: INSTAGRAM/EMRAAN HASHMI
Emraan Hashmi talks about his bond with his
11-year old son Ayaan who floors him with his hey say a picture speaks a thousand words. And whenever actor Chunky
Panday puts up a family photo on social media, it indeed speaks a lot
confidence and keeps him grounded as an actor    about the kind of relationship he shares with his daughters, actor Ananya
Panday and Raisa. The throwback photos from his daughters' childhood
ROSHMILA BHATTACHARYA lieved that children have a days are aww-inducing and so are the ones where the doting dad can be seen

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certain native intelligence smothering his lovely ladies with hugs. In his three-decade long career the actor
mraan Hashmi still kicks that most adults don’t give has entertained the audience with varied performances onscreen. And, now, is us-
himself for not being pres- them credit for because ing social media to give a glimpse into his personal life. On Father's Day, the actor
ent at that exact moment they are not as articulate. writes a heart-warming letter to his daughter Ananya — from her Le Bal debut to
when his son entered the Ayaan is a bright boy and her entry in Bollywood...Chunky Panday takes a walk
world. “I had been hanging because he had to fight down memory lane.
around the hospital. When the doc- cancer at a very young
Dear Ananya,
tor told me that the delivery was still age, exudes maturity and
gin? n to at-
Where should I be the time you received an invitatio close
30-45 minutes away, I went out to get empathy beyond his years.
e be gin fro m inc ed a ve ry
Let m were conv
ice-cream for everyone with some “When you’re going
Your mom and I It was a great
tend the Le Bal. an k on us .
friends,” the actor flashbacks. through what he did, it’s
a pr
rs was playing world was opening
family friend of ou d I. A whole new
Midway, he got a call from his easy to wallow in self-pity,
yo ur m om an
honour for
grandmother urgently calling him rage at how unfair life is.
uro-
up for you. an astronaut, a ne the
back. “I returned and rushed But my four-year-old son PICS: CHUNKY PANDAY
straight into the delivery room, to took it in his stride, fought
u we re a ch ild you wanted to be to r wa s ne ve r on
When yo ing an ac
for dogs only. Be one. Now when
ary doctor albeit
see Ayaan, all wrapped up, staring back valiantly and in the
surgeon, a veterin bt le hin ts th at you wanted to be Hindi film
u began giving su ncing to
unblinkingly at everyone. I remem- process, gave me a differ-
list, but at 14 yo e first to start da t-
rties you were th may pursue an ac
ber thinking that it was a rather ma- ent perspective,” he ad-
, at bir th da y pa ink lin g th at yo u
I look back t I ha d an cto r. M y
ture stare for a newborn,” recounts mits.
s, bu ll become a do
good at studie and think you wi become doctors. I guess
songs. You were miss the thought
Emraan with a laugh, still reeling When he looks back on
er . I wo uld dis s’ foo tst ep s an d
ing ca re follow our pare nt t in
generation, but no
from that rush of emotion he had felt that really dark phase in
r an d I did n’t ssi on sk ips a
brothe pr ofe
looking at his child, knowing that his life when his grandmother of his work, argues with him a lot
your pa re nt s’
the desire to follow n-
now he was responsible for another passed away, followed by her sister but throws up some very valid points
ip, 'Dr Ananya Pa
your case. u up she would qu
human being whom he had to take who was like his grandmother, then, that has him thinking and from time
r wo uld wa ke yo
When my mothe ool, An Ac-
care of and nurture. Ayaan being diagnosed with cancer to time, doles out advice. “I get
you.’
s are waiting for upam Kher's sch
day your patient from going to An
His father and he had enjoyed a and soon after, his mother too, Em- no bhav from him,” daddy chuck-
dis su ad e yo u th e Ye ar 2, your mom
But we didn’t Student Of
great bond, but the senior Hashmi raan can only remember how les, sharing that if he shows Ayaan
u au dit ion ed for of th e Year 2 as
n yo ent
tor Prepares. Whe ress. We had to take a call: ‘Stud
had been a rather strict fa- numb he was as he tried a trailer of his film, the little boy
un de r du t we lef t th e de cision to
and I were real?’ Bu
ther when he was growing to cope with it all. “We will tell him it’s okay, he’s fine, then
dent abroad for your call.
an actor or a stu adult and it was
up. Emraan is more easy- saw Ayaan through, ask if he can go back to what he
fel t yo u we re an for 4 years, I
you because I dy in US A
going, letting Ayaan do and that gave us was doing. “He shoots me down and
e that even if 'I stu
whatever he wants and strength and hope it keeps me grounded.”
I re ca ll yo u to ld m ov ies .' I wa s aware that
ba ck an d pu rsu e a career in m fra nc hise and
will come the Year
many a times, saving him that my mother The difference between fa-
of the Student of n].
you are a huge fan th Alia [Bhatt] and Varun [Dhawa live by
when he gets into trouble would get better too. ther and son is that while
with his mamma. “Even We couldn’t save her, the former has been some-
lut ely in lov e wi An an ya , if yo u
abso es
on social media go sword. Sometimes
As far as trolling
before I became a father, I’d but it made me re- what introverted, Ayaan is
e go ing to die by the times,
the sword, yo u ar even be vicious at
promised myself that I alise just how fragile an extrovert, chatting
would be a friend first, life is. While we have with everyone he meets
wi ll hit yo u be low the belt and yo ur ch in.
they on
ss people. Take it sed
but they are facele ent was when your first film relea lly-
someone my child would re- no control over it, we when he goes out, from
m om in Bo
spect as a parent, but also be can ensure that we eat four to 60, including the
My happiest die nc e. To su rv ive
cepted by the au dience. I am hap-
able to talk to about any- well, sleep well, lead a security guards in his
and you were ac um bs up from the au ns. I've enjoyed
th
thing,” he shares. And more healthy, holistic building whom he knows
u ne ed a
wood, yo the Aania
te fan base called long
that’s the kind of and disciplined life,” well. “The first time he
relationship he points out. was on stage, he was py you have a cu redfold more than my 33-year-
su cc ess a hu nd en he wa s at -
your r felt wh
your grandfathe
he enjoys Today, Em- just three and in
career. Just like ce an d wa s int roduced on
rgeons' conferen
with his raan is a reg- kindergarten. But
ac-
tending heart su m Mumbai and
heart surgeon fro
11-year- ular at the there were no signs of
as th e em ine nt
stage
ay’s father!
old son gym and nerves. I would have
rm-
tor Chunky Pand e with every perfo ti
have surprised m
today. once been standing in the
As an actor yo u Ye ar 2, Pa tn i, Pa
the
be it Student of
Em- lock- back row taking my
ance of yours — grown up.
My little girl has
raan down re- cues from the others,
li Pe eli.
has al- stric- but Ayaan who was
Aur Woh an d Kh aa
ls; yo u’l l do n’t confide in
Ra isa an d yo u are mama’s gir st th ing you ask
Both a’ because the fir
ways tions placed in the second
he re is m am you,
me at all. I call yo
u ‘W the queen bee for
be- were lift- row, nudged his way
ed, has to the front to take
ho m e is: W he re is mama? She is to ta ke char ge .
when you come a mess if I ha d
often been centre stage and bask in
at be ca us e I wo uld be m om pla ye d the
thank God for th ye d th e go od cop and your cip lin ing
secret. I pla t mother, dis
spotted cy- the limelight,” reminisces the
cling with proud actor, adding that even I will let you on a Sh e [B ha vn a] has been a grea ls the way she was
d co p. u gir
good and the ba om has raised yo
ed. I think your m
his wife and during the press conference of
you’ll when need
with your school
son. The pan- his book, Kiss Of Life, his son who
raised. int s for being friends them and I hope
demic, he ad- was supposed to be sitting in the
e br ow nie po
ll give m ng with
I am sure you wi boyfriend. I get alo breakups or relationship
mits, has given audience, came on stage and start-
him more quality ed taking questions and cracking
, wo rk frien ds and even your ed yo u on yo ur
fri en ds
e. If I have not ad
vis where-
time with Ayaan jokes. “He’s super confident and a
t alo ng wi th m l, yo u ar e 22 now, to have the
they ge ow n- up gir
I expect a gr
issues it’s because th kisses.
who has been natural born star.”    
it. u, smother you wi g
al wi th ld and cuddle yo
cooped up indoors So, does he see Ayaan following in
with al to de jus t ho g! So , I hu
, I co uld kid din
When you were
a baby ne of it. Just
since last March, his footsteps? “He’s still very young
schooling at home and I don’t want to nudge him in a
u ar e a big gir l you will have no em ba rr assed by my show of
But now that yo t you move away t. When I
often as I can, bu by different names of endearmen
and separated from particular direction. Right now, it’s
Raisa and you as ca llin g yo u for yo u. No t that
peace by strate my love
his friends. “It’s un- time to build a base, inculcate life-
precedented, we long beliefs and principles in him, affection. I make tri ps ab ro ad, it’s to demon
m y
shop for you on ughs)! us start
es very much (la metimes, both of
adults are struggling, there will be enough time to think of
you like my choic mit, you are funnier than me. So ac ky sen se of hu-
e. You have a wh
so I can only imagine a career later. I was confused myself
ad
Ananya, I must es on to th e jok
yone else catch
what is going through a till I was around 20-21. Even when I
child’s mind,” he sighs. was offered my first film, I was un- laughing before an begin. Now I don’t
mour jus t like m e.
I wa s po nd er ing where shall I world.
r, isa to inherit the
Prod him on what his son sure if this was what I wanted to
of this lette
At the beginning , I want you and Ra d hugs, Dad
thinks of him as an actor do. I did it, and films found me. Life
let te r. An an ya Lo ve an
want to end the
and Emraan confides that has a way of taking you to your des-
Ayaan is extremely critical tination,” Emraan concludes.  
As told to Heena Agarwal and Anita Raheja

‘With individuality there is a risk but

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become more patient and

on the flip side the reward is great too’

understanding. It’s a trait
my father had because he
had three sons (including
me),” he laughs. While the
couple adopted Nisha, they
opted for surrogacy for the
second time. “We were
HEENA AGARWAL AND Daniel Weber is a hands-on, new-age father, who doesn’t shy away trying to have babies for
ANITA RAHEJA from staying at home for his kids when his wife, actress two years with no success,

I
t is very rare that we see the
other side of a story. For
instance, women raise children
and men bring food on the table.
But more often than not, these men
too contribute in raising children by
working selflessly to make their lives
better. And Father’s Day comes as an
opportunity to tip down our hats to all
these supermen. One of them is tinseltown
father Daniel Weber (42), husband of
actress Sunny Leone (40). The couple has
been making headlines for their welfare
work in the wake of the second wave of
Covid-19. Recently, Daniel started an
initiative to share positivity and create
awareness around mental health.
The two are proud parents of three kids
— five-year-old daughter, Nisha, and
three-year-old twin sons, Noah and Asher.
While Sunny is a supermom who strikes
perfect balance between her professional
and family life, Daniel, on the other hand,
Sunny Leone is busy with professional commitments which was frustrating and
then we decided to go for
is the man at home who shares this time. I am sure I will miss surrogacy. We became
equal responsibility of their this when we go back to proud parents of twins,”
children. From taking them work and kids go to he shares.
to school, birthday parties school,” Daniel shares. Daniel says he wants
and even playdates... The couple is often their kids to be good
Daniel is a hands-on asked about their human beings and grow
father. Sunny, in her surrogate sons, Noah up to be caring and giving
several interviews, has and Asher, and PIC: VIRAL BHAYANI individuals. “And very
spoken about the adopted daughter, independent too, just like
support she receives Nisha. They have faced their parents,” he gushes
from Daniel when she is immense criticism, but and adds that their kids
busy with her professional nothing affected their should grow as individuals
commitments. Not many, relationship with their travels down the memory lane to the first been everything to without any burden. “With
but Daniel is also a guitarist children. “It was Sunny’s day they brought Nisha home. He says he me,” he recounts. individuality there is a risk
and Sunny's business manager, FILE PHOTO
idea to adopt a child and I was very nervous. “Probably scared and From changing but on the flip side the
and heads their production company agreed. It took 18 months to finally anxious too. For Sunny, it was an instant diapers to feeding the reward is great too. I let
as well. meet Nisha and it was the most amazing connection; they were in love with each kids and putting them my children learn from
Currently, Daniel and Sunny are spending gift. I cannot imagine my life without other. It took me about a month to get to sleep, Daniel does it their mistakes while I
time with kids at their Mumbai residence. Nisha. I can’t believe she hasn’t been in my accustomed to the idea and then one day I all. And during the am always there for
“Though I don’t know how healthy it is to life right from her birth. She is my child walked in the door when she was crying, lockdown, Daniel says parental guidance,”
spend so much time together, these are forever,” expresses the loving father. she ran to me and said, ‘I love you’. I he has become a great Daniel opines before
special circumstances and I am enjoying As the conversation deepens, Daniel broke down in tears. After that day she has teacher, too. “I’ve signing off.
 Father’s Day Special
WEEKEND SUNDAY|JUNE 20, 2021

Any man can be a father... it takes a special man to be a Dad! —Steve Harvey

‘One parent cannot fill

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the void for the other’

Rahul Dev gets candid about the highs and lows of being a single father

‘I respect her choices; I will

R
OSHIN FERNANDES
ahul Dev (52) may have
marked himself as a dread-
Mumbai. It was more like a San-
ta Claus upbringing and to over-
come the guilt, I brought him
gifts,” he says.

protect her but not guard her’

ful antagonist on screen, but
the role he seems to have ex-
celled in is the one he plays off-
screen. A single parent to his 23-
year-old son, Sidhant, he has been
playing the role of the perfect dad
for over two decades now and has
proved that consistency is the key.
Rahul lost his wife Rina in 2009,
leaving behind their son Sidhant. Re-
calling how his life changed after his
wife’s demise, Rahul says, “Rina was
“I am giving zero points to my-
self. It has been a collective jour-
ney. If you calculate and do the
math, and count the number of
days, the actual time frame for
family has been ridiculously low.
The love is there but what is love
— you want to be a responsible
parent who puts your foot down
for career, but because you were
away, you tended to be the one
who was pampered,” he adds.

Sharad Kelkar is a fine example of

a brilliant mother and an accom- Speaking about his relation-
plished woman. She was a very giv- ship with his son and being a
ing person. People tend to praise the single father, Rahul says, “I don't
one who is not there a little more, have a 9 to 5 job

S
ANITA RAHEJA-HEENA AGARWAL but I'm not going to do that, I'll be that I can drop my people now. My son has been super
very logical. When someone like that child off at adaptable.”
harad Kelkar (44) who is mar- goes away from your life, it feels school, meet Elaborating on what makes one an
ried to actor Keerti Gaekwad like a tent on three legs, the main him often. My ideal father, Rahul points out, “A fa-
Kelkar, is a proud dad of sev- peg is missing, and the whole work is such ther is someone you can reach out to,
en-year-old Keesha, whom he thing just collapses.” that I'm al- confide in when there's an issue, ide-
tags as ‘majhi kishmish’ and of- For Rahul, fatherhood is all ways absent. I ally it should be that aspect. If it isn't
ten makes aww-dorable appear- about being a hands-on parent. remember, in there from your earlier years, it can
ances on his Instagram. But is lit- After doing over a hundred most of the par- be difficult. I've been a single dad
tle Keesha a daddy’s girl? He films, he’s a very conscientious ent-teacher and I've really tried my best. Even
laughs, “For the past few days, I father who is aware that his son meetings I used then, the patience one needs, I won't
have not been able to spend enough needs nothing but time. “Right to be the only man say it was there all the time. Hearing
time with her but I know slowly from the late '90s I've been but I got used to it. the other person is the key that was
and gradually she will become a travelling non-stop, even Now, he has a degree, also missing. But now, I try and give
daddy’s girl.” before that as a he's very accomplished, that to Sidhant.”
One of Sharad’s best moments model. I and he did it all on his Reminiscing his childhood days
in life was when Keesha held his would own. I am always and the “very little” time spent with
hand for the first time at 4.30 pm When I took her in my hard- there but it's like his own father, a police officer, Rahul
in Mumbai's Kokilaben Hospital. arms for the first time, I ly be we are two in- asserts that his old man was a disci-

Recalling the moment, a misty-eyed
Sharad says, “She was gazing at me.
When I took her in my arms for the
first time, I felt a rollercoaster of emo-
tions. The joy was inexplicable. She
calls me papaya and for me she is
my kishmish.”
After Keesha’s birth, his wife, Keer-
ti, cut back on her work so she could
be at home for their daughter. It was
Keerti’s way of supporting Sharad.
And Sharad did his bit by spending
time with Keesha whenever he could
and being present for her doctor vis-
its, school meetings, etc.
When it comes to his little
munchkin, Sharad is the pampering
father, while Keerti is the disciplinari-
an mother. And the doting dad comes
to Keesha’s rescue with ‘jaane do na
yaar, let her be,’ whenever the little
one gets into trouble with her mother.
Like almost every child, Keesha too
hankers for a sibling, but Sharad
wards her off with the excuse that it
is very expensive to raise another
baby. Sharad shares, “I am 44 now and
it’s very difficult to raise a child at
this age. When we tell her that she
will have to share everything with her
sibling she doesn’t persist.” (laughs)
As a new-age dad, Sharad acknowl-
edges Keesha’s individuality. “Recog-
nising her as a person with a mind of
her own is very important. I respect
her choices. I will protect her but not
guard her. And I will guide her when-
ever she seeks guidance from me,”
felt a rollercoaster of
emotions. The joy was
inexplicable. She calls me
papaya and for me she is
he shares. my kishmish.
Keesha has
been the sunshine girl in Sharad’s life.
Sharad, who had anger management
issues, was happily surprised at how
his anger had subsided. Even profes-
sionally things started looking up for
him after the ‘lucky charm’ came into
his life. “Girte hain shehsawaar hi
maidan-e-jung mein woh tifl kya gire-
ga jo ghutno ke bal chale (Only a fight-
er falls while fighting in the battle-
field; it is not a child who walks on his
knees) proclaims Sharad who wants
Keesha to find her own path, and if
she falls, to learn from her mistakes.
Like father like daughter, some
would say as their health and food
preferences are the same. “Both of us
are morning people,” the actor adds.
But Sharad wants Keesha to inherit
two of his traits: Being honest
and hardworking.
In the pre-Covid phase, Sharad
would leave for work and Keesha for
school in the mornings. By the time
he returned home she was fast asleep.
But in this painfully long Covid phase,
they found pleasure in the time they
got to spend together and forged a
deep bond. “Recently when I returned
in dependent plinarian. “I would only get to see
him at night. It was difficult for me
to understand back then when I was
growing up. He just wanted his chil-
Sharad posted this image dren to be around. He never had a
on Saturday on Insta Sunday. I've seen him go to work
from a long outdoor
every day. We knew the jeep or the
vehicle he was coming in and when
shoot, the excitement I we’d hear its sound nearing, we
saw in her eyes melted my heart,” would automatically open our books.
Sharad says. However, he would never ask us how
In this lockdown phase, children are we were at our studies, not even our
hooked on to the different gadgets and grades. He was awarded by the late
Keesha is no exception. But Sharad Indira Gandhi ji, got a gallantry
and his wife have scheduled hours award by the then President. He was
when Keesha is allowed to use the a selfless and committed man,”
iPad. Sharad entertains her if he is at Rahul adds.
home by involving her in activities When asked what personality trait
like painting, Zumba, reading and he has imbibed from him, Rahul
even pillow fights. A book Sharad rec- says that it is the idea to simply
ommends for all children, not just his work. “I feel like I'm a horse and I'm
own, is Bruno Learns To Share. “One the best when I'm occupied.”
should read the book to children not “I know we're talking about Fa-
when they are toddlers but once they ther’s Day but honestly mothers are
start speaking and understanding a far better when it comes to parent-
few things. ‘Sharing is caring’ is the ing. Everyone has to be a great dad
most valuable trait you can inculcate by default, what is the choice? I have
in your children in today’s times,” the tried, sincerely. I make mistakes...
actor adds. sometimes overthink. But one thing
Before signing off, Sharad makes a is for sure, my son has had a cush-
telling comment that will resonate ioned life in some areas. However,
with all parents. “As a father, it is diffi- given the fact that he didn't have a
cult to see my daughter not attending mother since he was 11, the luxury
school, not being able to play with has no value whatsoever. Both our
friends and participate in outdoor ac- parents are irreplaceable. One can-
tivities. So, as parents we have to be not fill the void for the other,” he
extra careful in these times to help signed off.
our child to feel normal.”

CinemaScope
I
t would not be an exaggeration if it’s fun element of the script. The most popular
said that Hindi cinema has been a ones in the list are Papa main papa ban gaya
mother-driven cinema or obsessed (Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain), Daddy cool
with the sentiments of a mother. The cool cool (Chahat), Hamare papa aur hum
thought process was perfectly explained by (Yaara Dildara), Papa to band bajaaye (House-
Anand Bakshi in his song Baap ki jagah maa full 2) and Hanikarak Bapu in Dangal.
le sakti hai, maa ki jagah baap le nahin sakta The doli/bidaai songs
in Dard Ka Rishta. The poetic lines beautiful- Though related to both the parents, the tradi-
ly presented a fact that cannot be denied. tion of doli/bidaai mostly remains devoted to-
However, this continuous feature of songs wards the father and hence we have the lyrics
devoted to mothers in Hindi films also led to a always addressing him in particular. Some of

The
myth that there aren’t many tracks conceived the most famous creations in this category are
from the father’s perspective. The notion isn’t Ab ke baras bhej bhaiya ko babul (Bandini),
true, and the fact needs to be looked upon with Babul ki duayen leti ja (Neel Kamal), O babul
a fresh and novel approach pyare (Johny Mera Naam), Babul tere baagan

baap of
in terms of ‘variety of di main bulbul (Jheel Ke Us Paar) and Babul
emotions’. ka yeh ghar behna (Daata). The ‘doli songs’
In reality, we not only have were also seen in the new millennium films
a long list of songs talking Hanikarak Bapu from Dangal such as Baabul, Raazi, Jawaani Jaaneman
about fathers in Hindi cine- and Angrezi Medium.

Bollywood
ma, but also have a unique The lullabies
Bobby Sing feature related to them that Again being the essential part of films revolv-
has rarely been quoted or ing around a single parent, these include the
discussed before. Making it clear, where the sweet lories (lullabies) sung by fathers for
‘mother songs’ remain more popular and ac- their kids making an instant connection with

cepted, they also have a monotonous kind of
feel in their expressions.
On the other hand, if you consider the songs
devoted to fathers, you will be surprised to no-
tice that they represent an amazing variety of
emotions, inserted in different situations of a
script. This is indeed a unique feature that de-
serves to be studied and applauded by all. Sup-
porting the statement, here is a brief descrip-
tion of different ‘father-songs’ incorporated in
our stories we rarely talk or think about.
The upbringing songs
These are mostly included in the scripts show-
casing a single parent being responsible for
the upbringing of the child. Some of the most
popular tracks among these are Tu hindu
banega na musalmaan banega (Dhool Ka
Phool), Mera naam karega roshan (Ek Phool
Do Mali), Ae mere bete sun mera kehna (Aa
songs!
Laadki from Angrezi Medium
Gale Lag Ja), and more. Similar songs
were also recently seen in films such as
Heyy Baby and Chhichhore.
The loving interaction between the
father and the kids
Beautifully-written and composed, these are
the famous tracks with catchy words and
tunes targeting the kids in particular. The
ones you recall at once are Sunlo sunata hun
tumko kahani
(Andaz), Papa jaldi aa jaana
(Taqdeer), Hey Raju, hey daddy (Ek Hi
Bhool), Rote rote hasna seekho (Andhaa
Kaanoon), O Yaara, Phool yeh kahan se aaye
hain (Kaash), Oh! I love you daddy (Akele Hum
Akele Tum), Mere papa ko gussa jab aata hai
(Shool), and more.
Children praising their father
The category includes many popular songs led
Papa kehte hain bada naam karega
from Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
by Papa kehte hain bada naam karega from
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. The list goes on
with insertions like Mere daddy kitne pyare
hain (Pyar Ke Do Pal), O mere papa the great
(Papa The Great), Papa mere papa (Main Aisa
Hi Hoon), Papa ki pari hoon main (Main Prem
Ki Deewani Hoon), and more.
Light-hearted, comic songs
This unique feature can only be seen in the
songs revolving around fathers, adding to the
the viewers. The most famous ones among
these are Aaja ri nindiya (Kunwara Baap),
Surmayi akhiyon mein (Sadma), Ghar ke uji-
yare so ja re (Daddy), and more.
Pitah se hai naam tera
Defying the typical format of Hindi cinema,
this exceptional song from the film Boss
specifically talks about the father’s contribu-
tion to the upbringing of a child and his moral
values. Unfortunately, the track didn’t get the
praises it truly deserves.
To conclude, hope the above study in brief is
able to break the myth about the lack of ‘fa-
ther songs’ in Hindi cinema. Thankfully, we
have many well-conceived tracks devoted to fa-
thers in our films and the amazing variety in
their expressions is certainly worth praising.
(The writer is a critic-columnist, an explorer of cinema
and author of ‘Did You Know’ series on Hindi films
also active at bobbytalkscinema.com)
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