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NEW DELHI, AUGUST 19 suggest that an improvement in 9, and has been declining mained in any other range of
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A DAY before the Supreme Court the corner in India. Consider: (August 18), positivity had CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CASE FATALITY RATIO POSITIVITY RATE DAILY IN, DAILY OUT
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of punishment to be awarded to
advocate Prashant Bhushan for 1.98 8.95 64,531
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judge Justice Kurian Joseph on
Wednesday said the matter
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Becoming sick vs
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Bench and called for an “intra- reopen in positive cases (in %);
indicator of progress
in averting deaths
number tested
(in %); indicator of
the spread of disease
recovering; more
recoveries for 14 days
may signal the peak
court” appeal in the case.
“Under Article 145(3) of the Delhi, no nod DataasonAugust18,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbersinclude
datafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive
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vestigation. It must be deter- primafacieindicatethelawfulju- and after the lockdown". munity centre in a village is an- AlittleoverRs2lakhwascol- gies and work towards revival.
mined whether the unnatural risdictionofthePatnapolice,”said In order to support students other suggestion for students to lected with donations. With significant reduction in ac-
death was the result of some the court. with no digital device or limited watch educational programmes. “When everyone came to- tivecasesinDelhiandremovalof
criminal acts,” it said. It added that the Mumbai accesstoone,theguidelinessug- gether, hope rose,” Phillips said. nightcurfew,westronglybelieve
Maharashtra had objected to Police’s “obstruction to the Bihar gestcapacitybuildingofteachers. River pollution Saahko, who volunteers as a hotels can look at improved oc-
thePatnapoliceregisteringanFIR team... could have been avoided Sincetextbookswouldbethe part of the National River dogfeederacrossnorthGoa,said cupancies and better footfalls
and handing over the case to the since it gave rise to suspicion on onlyresourceforchildrenwithno Conservation Plan, under which he even called his previous em- over the next two quarters,”
CBI,sayingitwasalreadyprobing the bona fide of their inquiry”. digitaldevices,theguidelinessug- theCentralgovernmentprovides ployerinFinland,intometalcon- Singh said.
the actor’s death on June 14. gest that states and Union funds for checking pollution in struction, for expertise. Reopening of gyms, though,
The court said the Mumbai Survey Territories ensure that they have rivers outside the Ganga basin. “Craneswereeasiestbutwith wasdeferredonceagainastheL-
Police were only carrying out an for online learning. thefullsetavailableathome.They Thepollutionabatementproj- narrow stretches, impossible to G expressed concerns over
inquiry under Section 174 CrPC, Asperthesurvey,about28per also suggest that supplementary ect on the Sabarmati river is in get.WestartedaGooglesheetand spread of the virus in closed
which “is limited for a definite centof atotalof 35,000students, learning material, such as work- phase 2, and was sanctioned Rs fundraisingbegan,”hesaidofthe spaces.TheCentrehadearlieris-
purpose...tofindouttheapparent teachers, principals and parents books, worksheets, projects, 444 crore in 2014. Pointing this two-week campaign. sued guidelines for reopening of
cause of unnatural death... but is cited intermittent and lack of quizzesandpuzzles,bedelivered out, Shekhawat wrote, “My Krishna and his men began gyms, and these are functioning
notaninvestigationofacrimeun- power as a major hindrance. to students at home. Ministry had to extend the com- work soon after they arrived on in Delhi's neighbouring satellite
der Section 157 of the CrPC.” Thesurveyalsomappedsub- "In case, the school teachers pletion date of the project... from August 16. “The old tree had died towns such as Gurgaon,
“Therefore, it is pre-emptive jects in which children are facing andheadsarestayinginthesame September 2018 to March 2020, but new roots had taken shape Faridabad and Noida.
andprematuretoholdthatapar- problemsathome."Mathematics area where many students who and now again to March 2021... with several trees now merged. Banquethallshadbeenlinked
allelinvestigationisbeingcarried contains a number of concepts, donothaveanycontactdeviceare Suchaninordinatedelayincom- We studied the fall, and figured to hospitals in June following a
outbytheMumbaiPolice,”itsaid. whichrequireinteraction,contin- alsoliving,theschoolcancreatea pletionandcommissioningofthe it’sbesttodigadeeperpitandget sharpriseinCovidcases,tomeet
Contact for Advt. Booking: M/s Friends Publicity Service UpholdingtheFIRfiledbythe uous support, monitoring from Shiksha Team with the help of projectisdeprivingthestateofits herbackintoit,andmakeherput the demand for beds. However,
23276901, 23282028 (M): 9212008155, 9212665841. police in Patna, the court said the teacher, and these aspects communitymembers.ThisTeam intended benefits.” an effort to grow roots again, in- now, of the 14,112 available beds
“registration of FIR is mandated were lacking in the online mode can include teachers from differ- Sources in the ministry said steadofjustplacingherbackwith in Delhi, over 10,500 are vacant.
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phone theft, about the incident between times not to park near the wall,
revenge by ‘stealing extortion a day, focus on 6.30-7.30 am, claimed the wall
was of a poor quality.
Ashok Chawla (65), a busi-
but they refuse to listen. With
heavy rain, walls can collapse;
the school can’t be blamed.”
At Bhairon Marg,
players’ phones’ EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, AUGUST 19
testing: HC to govt
Wednesday.
Prem Nath Pandey EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE AFTER HER friend’s phone was EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE
NEW DELHI, AUGUST 19 stolenfromNoidainJuly,aDelhi- NEW DELHI, AUGUST 19
based woman was inundated
Waterlogging FIVE MONTHS after mobile
phones of the entire team of the
withcallsfromanunknownper-
son who threatened to upload
THE DELHI High Court Monday
expressed concern over the fact
acrosscapital Delhi United Football Club were
stolen from their dressing room
her “morphed” photos on social
media if she didn’t transfer Rs 2
that Covid cases are still hover-
ing around the 1,300 mark,
NewDelhi: Incessantrain- attheJawaharlalNehruStadium lakh to a Paytm account. “whichshowsthattheremustbe
fall on Wednesday re- duringtheDelhiFootballLeague Shekhar Pathak On Monday, a team of 38 po- a concentrated focus on ramp-
sulted in waterlogging 2020, police have arrested a for- lice officers from Northwest ing up lab testing in Delhi”.
acrossSouthDelhi’smain mer coach of the team for the Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar and A bench of Justices Hima Wednesday saw 1,398 new
arterial roads, such as theft. DCP (South) Atul Kumar phones was switched on and its Jahangirpuri police stations ar- Kohli and Subramonium Prasad cases and 9 deaths. Amit Mehra
under the Moti Bagh fly- Thakur said that the former location was immediately rested Junaid (22) from a village were hearing two petitions on
over, Palam flyover, coach,ShekharPathak,allegedly tracked. The person using the in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district Covid testing in Delhi. The court
Badarpur flyover, Sarita committed the theft to “take re- phone said that Pathak had sold for the extortion. “Not only did alsoinquiredfromtheDelhigov- reduced in Delhi. The numbers
Vihar flyover, and at Pul venge for his removal as a coach it to him,” said Thakur. Pathak’s theaccusedstealaphone,healso ernment whether adequate are still floating around 1,300- At Saket J Block, Wednesday. Seven cars were damaged in
Prahladpur underpass. at the stadium in 2013”. housewasraidedandnineof the used the data to attempt extor- arrangements have been made odd cases per day, which shows the wall collapse. Tashi Tobgyal
The incident took place on 12stolenphoneswererecovered. tion. While going through the atthebordersandatotherplaces that there must be a concen-
CMtointeract March 13, when the team had a
match as a part of the Delhi
PolicesaidPathakhadworked
asarestaurantmanagerathotels
phone, he came across the
woman’s photos in the gallery,
where industries/ construction
sites exist for large-scale testing
tratedfocusonrampingupof lab
testing. Satyakam, learned ASC,
withtraders FootballLeague2020.“TheDelhi
UnitedFootballClubwasallotted
such as The Oberoi and The
Ashoka. DCP Thakur said Pathak
found her number in the contact
list, and threatened to morph
to detect cases and segregating
themwithoutcausinginconven-
has assured this court that the
Delhigovernmentisdoingevery- Frontline workers focus
New Delhi: Delhi Chief
Minister Arvind Kejriwal
will interact with traders
a dressing room with cabins
where they had kept their
phones, bags and purses. After
wasadistrict-levelfootballplayer.
“In 2011, he was hired by the sta-
dium,whereheworked till2013,
those photos and post them on
social media,” said DCP
(Northwest) Vijayanta Arya.
ience.Thecourtdirectedthegov-
ernment to file a status report.
“Itisamatterof greatconcern
thing in its power to ensure test-
ing is ramped up to curb further
spreadof theinfection,”thecourt
of Humanitarian Day talk
in the city through a dig- the match, they returned to find afterwhichhewasremovedover Police received a complaint thatthoughthenumberof Covid said in its order. The Additional New Delhi: To honour frontline unteers who have dedicated
ital session on August 23. the dressing room ransacked. complaints from another coach from the woman on August 4. cases were expected to climb Standing Counsel told the court workers, NGO Caritas India held themselves towards service of
The purpose of the dis- Apartfrom12phones,Rs10,000 abouthispunctualityandsincer- TheDCPsaidtheinformationwas downgraduallyoratleastremain that results of the second sero- a webinar titled ‘Local frontline the poor during the lockdown,”
cussion is to understand cash was also gone. A case was ity,” said Thakur. soughtfromPaytmandanalysed, stablebelow1,000perdayinthe survey undertaken in Delhi will workersarelocalheroes’tomark said Father Paul Moonjely, exec-
the challenges faced by registered at the Lodhi Colony After he was let go, Pathak and the stolen phone was put on month of August, the daily cases be placed on record well before World Humanitarian Day, utive director, Caritas India.
the traders in light of the police station,” said the DCP. startedhisownacademyinPreet technicalsurveillance.“Theloca- that had touched 707 on August the next date of hearing. Wednesday. The discussion also steered
Covid-19 pandemic and Police scanned CCTV footage Vihar but soon shut it down. He tion came as village Kawan ka 10, 652 on August 16 and 787 on The capital recorded 1,398 The discussion revolved towards future crises, the need
to plan measures on at the stadium, and questioned then opened a mobile repair baas in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. A August 17 have shot up to 1,374 new cases and nine deaths on around addressing challenges for policy-level change to tackle
strengthening Delhi’s several employees. The stolen shop. “But he wanted to take re- team was dispatched and with on August 18. In other words, it Wednesday.Thetotalcasecount frontline workers have faced risks posed by the climate crisis,
economy, CMO said. ENS phonestoowereputontechnical venge evenafter all these years,” the help of Bharatpur police, he cannot be said that the number is now at 1,56,139 while the amid the pandemic. and the need for community
surveillance.“Recently,oneofthe said police. was arrested,” said Arya. of caseshaveslowlyandsteadily death toll touched 4,235. “We applaud the 98,000 vol- participation. ENS
‘We fought Delhi, Punjab with help of donations, will also fight UP’
UP all about? overwhelming majority, has in UP? In Delhi, AAP talks about Can a party like AAP really
I visited various districts. turned so unpopular within Yes, 100 per cent... My only politics of work, while in UP compete with the BJP in such a
First, I met families of the eight three years? fault is that I am seeking justice the emphasis is on caste? large state?
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AASU, AJYCP
announce panel
Dhaka raises concern
amid talk of on ‘rise in killings
DELHI CONFIDENTIAL new political
outfit in Assam
at border by BSF,
ABHISHEK SAHA
Indian nationals’
GUWAHATI, AUGUST 19
SHUBHAJITROY
THE ALL Assam Students’ Union NEWDELHI,AUGUST19
(AASU) and Asom Jatiyatabadi
Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) BANGLADESH ON Wednesday
Wednesday came together to expressed “deep concern” at the
announce the formation of an rise in killings at the Indo-
“Assam Advisory Committee”, Bangladesh border by “BSF or
comprising 16 prominent per- Indian nationals” during the first
sonalities from the state, to sug- halfofthisyear,aBangladeshfor- Harsh Vardhan Shringla
UNMASKED DIG gest the future course of action
towards protecting the interests
Supporters welcome Sachin Pilot in Tonk on Wednesday. Express eign ministry statement said on
Wednesday.
with Masud Bin Momen, in
Dhaka, Wednesday. PTI
ALTHOUGH THE Covid-19 pandemic has curtailed most polit- of the state’s indigenous people. Thiswasoneofthekeypoints
ical activities, the BJP has been quite active in Manipur. On
Wednesday, when five former MLAs from the state joined the
party in the presence of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh,
The announcement comes
amid speculation about the for-
mation of a new regional politi-
Setting up panel within 2-3 days raised by Bangladesh Foreign
SecretaryMasudBinMomendur-
ing the meeting with Foreign
the matter has been addressed
and the Bangladeshi nationals
party general secretary Ram Madhav and vice-president
Baijayant Panda, a battery of photographers and TV cameras
werepresent.Astheshuttersstartedgoingoff,Madhavtoldthe
cal party for the upcoming
Assembly polls early next year.
Talks about the formation of a
shows Cong seriousness: Pilot SecretaryHarshVardhanShringla
on Wednesday.
“Bangladesh flagged that this
wouldbeabletoreturnsoon,”the
statement said.
The statement said that both
five leaders to lower their face masks. Otherwise, he said, the newparty,comprisingleadersof WhenIhadhaddiscussionswith come by local residents, party isinviolationofallbilateralagree- sides expressed satisfaction that
CongresswouldclaimthesewerenotitsMLAsandthattheBJP the AASU, among others, began HAMZA KHAN Priyanka Gandhi-ji and Rahul workers and supporters in Tonk, mentsandthattheIndianBorder evenduringthepandemic,thetwo
hadgototherpeopleforthephoto-op.BJPleaders,meanwhile, following protests against the JAIPUR, AUGUST 19 Gandhi-ji in Delhi, then we had where at least 59 office-bearers SecurityForcemustbedulyurged countries have maintained a high
said more MLAs will leave the Congress soon in Manipur. Citizenship (Amendment) Act decidedthatacommitteewillbe have submitted their resigna- to exercise maximum restraint. levelofengagementonvariousar-
earlier this year. THE CONGRESS leadership constituted at AICC level. And its tions after his sacking last The Indian side assured that the eas of cooperation. Important de-
The 16-member committee forming a three-member All constitution within 2-3 days month. He held meetings with BSF authorities have been sensi- velopments include conducting
FRESH AVATAR —aidedbyAASUandAJYCPgen-
eral secretaries Lurinjyoti Gogoi
India Congress Committee
(AICC) panel “within 2-3 days”
shows that the party high com-
mand and AICC has taken it
districtadministrationincluding
the District Collector, the
tised of the matter and the issue
will be discussed in detail at the
thefirsttrialrunfortrans-shipment
of Indian cargo through
THE MINISTRY of HRD was officially renamed Ministry of and Palash Changmai, respec- of discussions with party lead- seriously.” Superintendent of Police, and DG level talks between BGB and BangladeshundertheAgreement
Education this week. The President notified the Union tively — includes writer and for- ers Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul “All our requests, sugges- metlocal public representatives. BSF to be hosted by Dhaka next on the use of Chattogram and
Cabinet’s decision on Monday. The day after, the name of the merRajyaSabhamemberNagen Gandhi in Delhi shows its “seri- tions, changes and how the gov- Before leaving for Tonk, Pilot month,” the Bangladesh Foreign Monglaport,itsaid.
ministry’s Whatsapp group for journalists was changed. On Saikia, Padma Shri awardee and ousness” to address issues ernmentandorganisationhasto said in Jaipur that it is up to the ministry said. Momen stated that
Wednesday, a new board was put up near the office of Higher writer Arup Kumar Dutta, for- within the party in the state, proceed (will be decided by the party leadership to decide who Shringla met Bangladesh PM Bangladeshisreadytocollaborate
EducationSecretaryAmitKhare,welcomingvisitorsin22lan- mer Meghalaya Governor Ranjit Former Rajasthan Deputy Chief committee).Thereshouldbeco- works in the government and Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday. in the development of Covid vac-
guages to the renamed Ministry of Education. Shekhar Mooshahary, and Minister Sachin Pilot said on ordination between the govern- the organisation. Momen also requested cine, including its trial, and looks
National Award-winning film- Wednesday. ment and the organisation. I ThankingCongresspresident Shringla to expedite the return of forward to early affordable avail-
INTERNAL EXERCISE
maker Jahnu Barua, among Talking to journalists on his have been saying since the be- Sonia Gandhi for acting on the the Tabligh members from ability of the vaccine when it is
others. first visit to his constituency ginning that workers and party concernswithoutanydelay,Pilot Bangladesh who were impacted ready, the statement said.
AASU’s Gogoi told The Indian Tonk following the political cri- leaders who had a role to play in said, “The committee will dis- by the lockdown in India, the Both Foreign Secretaries
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday Express, “Thecommittee will de- sis, Pilot said, “Like it had been formation of the government, cuss and decide how it has to statementsaid.“Requestwasalso agreedthatgreaterattentionisre-
posted a video of himself exercising and running as part of cide upon the academic, social, promised,athree-memberAICC whatisitthatcanbedonesothat work. Whatever we have to say made for early release of the 25 quiredtoaccordmoreimpetusto
the Fit India campaign. Jaishankar, who likes to play squash economicalandpoliticalwaysto committee has been consti- they consider themselves a part we will share it with the party Bangladeshi fishermen who are the development projects in
regularly, has been a fitness freak for the last 40 years. protect the future of the indige- tuted... I feel that Sonia Gandhi- of the government,” he said. high command through the in custody in Dhubri district of Bangladesh under the Indian
nous people of the state.” ji has taken the right decision. Pilot received a warm wel- committee.” Assam. Indian side assured that LinesofCredit,thestatementsaid.
Cong leaders call for use of tech for Enough action for lifetime, now turn
participation in Monsoon Session to relax: Malik on way to Meghalaya
300 officers, staff and security vocal and articulate about the
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE personnel in attendance, and a LIZMATHEW thingsIfoundwrong.Ifthere’sany
NEW DELHI, AUGUST 19 larger number gathers in the ad- NEWDELHI,AUGUST19 ‘It’s true that suchmatterorcorruptionorirreg-
jacent Lok Sabha. I used to be ularities, I will speak out. Maybe,
WITH THE Monsoon Session of “All evidence points to the HE RILED political leaders in J&K vocal... I will some people did not like it.
Parliament likely to begin in the conclusion that when people by asking militants to kill “those speak out’ Governorsusuallydonotdothat,”
second week of September, gather in significant numbers in who have looted Kashmir” in- Malik said, speaking over phone
Congress’s leader in Lok Sabha P Chidambaram, Adhir one place, they are vulnerable steadoftargetingsecurityofficers. from the Guwahati airport on his
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Ranjan Chowdhury and are exposed to infection. I HeirkedofficialsinDelhibyclaim- Askedifthefrequenttransfers way to Shillong.
senior party leader and Rajya am afraid this apprehension will inghedidnotbelieveinformation were because he was outspoken “But the Chief Minister... had
Sabha member P Chidambaram discouragemanyMembersfrom provided by the Intelligence and a man of action, the 74-year- invited me home for a meal, I
on Wednesday called for the use concern the nation and the peo- participating physically in the Bureau. He rattled the Chief oldtoldTheIndianExpress:“Ithink could not go,” the Governor said.
of technology to enable ple even during the pandemic. proposed Session of the House,” Minister in Goa, accusing him of I have had enough action in J&K. Asked specifically about the
Members to participate either He said he was aware that Chidambaram said. “impropriety” and pointing to Maybethat’senoughforalifetime latest transfer, Malik said: “I had
physically or virtually in thepro- “special arrangements” are be- Chowdhury,inaseparatelet- “shortcomings” in the battle and it’s time to take rest. Action is nothing much to do in Goa.
ceedings in the two Houses.
Writing to Rajya Sabha
Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu,
ing made to ensure that the
Members are safe and to main-
tain social distancing inside the
ter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Birla,suggestedthat“anappand
link should be provided to
KOSHYARI TAKES OATH against Covid.
From Bihar to J&K to Goa in
two years, and nowon his way to
not good every time. So let me go
to this beautiful place
(Meghalaya).”
Meghalaya is a bigger state. Let
me see.” Responding to a ques-
tion on whether his socialist
Chidambaramwelcomedthede- House but argued that it is Members” like in the Supreme Bhagat Singh Koshyari took oath as the new Governor of Goa Meghalaya, Governor Satya Pal Asked about his differences background has become an is-
cision to hold the Monsoon “nearly impossible” to avoid the Court and High Courts. “A (Additional Charge) at a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan, in Malik has seen enough action — with Goa CM Pramod Sawant, sue in the current political sce-
Session, saying it is very impor- spread of the virus when nearly Member who cannot be physi- Panaji on Wednesday. Chief Justice of Bombay High Court enough for a lifetime, he says — Malik said they enjoyed a “good nario, he said: “No, nothing like
tantthattheHousesmeetandde- 245membersof theRajyaSabha cally present should be allowed Justice Dipankar Datta administered the oath of office. PTI and it’s finally “time for some personal rapport”. that. The BJP is very comfortable
liberate on the many issues that gather in one place with nearly to speak via an app,” he said. relaxation”. “But it’s true that I used to be with me.”
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Cabinet nod for new Tharoor, Dubey give breach of
privilege notices against each other
Manipur: Five
former Cong
New Delhi
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CAA protests:
Bhushan urges SC SC UPHOLDS BIHAR ORDER FOR CBI PROBE INTO SUSHANT DEATH Dubey encounter
UP cops move
court against bail to defer hearing on Always believed our decision probe: SC junks
plea against
Maharashtra minister
a case related to violence during ADVOCATE PRASHANT Kumar Wednesday said that he head the commission inquiring
ananti-CAAprotestinLucknow’s Bhushan, who has been con- always believed the Bihar Police Bihar CM: DGP into the encounter killing of
HazratganjareaonDecember19. victed of criminal contempt by lodging an FIR in the Sushant Patna: Reacting strongly to gangster Vikas Dubey.
Congress leader and activist the Supreme Court over two of Singh Rajput case and the state actor Rhea Chakraborty’s FIR, the same will be transferred “The enquiry held would be
Sadaf Jafar, Rihai Manch founder his tweets, Wednesday urged governmentrecommendingaCBI remarksonNitishKumarin MOHAMED THAVER & to the CBI as well. in public domain and the peti-
Mohammad Shoaib, Lucknow- the court to defer the hearing on probe was for the sake of justice heraffidavitfiledbeforethe SADAF MODAK Deshmukh said that the tioner has already been granted
based activist Deepak Kabir and the quantum of punishment till Prashant Bhushan even though some people were Supreme Court, Bihar DGP MUMBAI, AUGUST 19 Oppositionhadpoliticisedtheis- the liberty of participating
one Shavez have been asked to his review petition against the tryingtogiveita“politicalcolour”. Gupteshwar Pandey sue and said the investigation therein.Thereportof theenquiry
appear before the Additional convictionis“filedanddecided”. On the Supreme Court up- Wednesday said, “Bihar ke MAHARASHTRA HOME should be guided by facts. is ordered to be filed in the peti-
Sessions court on Thursday. A bench of Justices Arun “would be in the interests of jus- holding the Bihar government's mukhyamantripecomment Minister Anil Deshmukh on Senior officers of the tionswhichwerefiledbeforethis
“Intheabove-mentionedcase, Mishra, B R Gavai and Krishna tice in view of the underlying decision to recommend a CBI karne ki aukaat Rhea Wednesday said the Mumbai Mumbai Police told The Indian Court.Therefore,therewouldbe
aletterregardingyourbailcancel- Murari is scheduled to hear ar- publicpolicywithrespecttosafe- probe, Nitish said, “The Supreme Chakraborty ki nahi hai Police would cooperate with the Express that the inquiry being sufficient safeguard to the man-
lation has been submitted by the guments on the quantum of guarding liberty of a citizen un- Court has backed our decision to (RheaChakrabortydoesnot CBI after the Supreme Court ap- carried out by the Bandra police ner in which the inquiry would
district government counsel. You punishment on Thursday. derArticle21tillsuchtimeashis lodge the case and recommend have the stature to com- proved its probe into the death intothe suicideof Rajputislikely beheld,”abenchheadedbyChief
areexpectedtoappearbeforethe In his application, Bhushan first appeal (in this case the re- CBI probe... Now that the apex ment on the Bihar CM.” of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. to continue. But a senior officer Justice of India S A Bobde said,
given date (August 20, 2020) by said he “intends” to file a review viewapplication)isconsidered”. court has given a go-ahead to CBI Rhea had said that the “The Supreme Court order said they would also consult dismissing the petition by
yourself or through your lawyer petition“afterstudyingtheorder, He also said if the court pro- probe, we hope the case is inves- case was being blown out says that the investigation car- lawyers and senior government AdvocateGhanshyamUpadhyay.
and present your side,” read a indetail,andseekingappropriate ceeds with the hearing and im- tigatedfastandfamilyof Sushant of proportionasBiharelec- ried out by the Mumbai Police officials to confirm their inter- The bench said “we find that
summons issued by the court of legal counsel as the ramification posesanysentence,thesamemay Singh Rajput gets justice.” tions were approaching was done in a professional man- pretation of the relevant portion the petitioner has been raising
Additional Sessions Judge. The of the said order is of grave con- bedirectedtobestayedtillheex- He said he recommended a andanFIRwasfiledinBihar ner. We welcome the judgment of the court order. unnecessaryapprehensionsand
summons was dated August 13. stitutionalsignificance,inpartic- hauststhelegalremedyofreview. CBI probe after Rajput’s family becausetheCMhadgotten and will extend support to the Meanwhile on the issue of repeated applications are being
DCP (Central) Somen Barma ular on the right to free speech”. HoldinghimguiltyonAugust asked for it. involved in the matter. CBI,” he said. being castigated by the SC for filed which in fact is hampering
saidthesummonswasservedto He said he “would file the same 14, the court had said the tweets Bihar Deputy CM and BJP With his remarks on About the top court’s verdict, quarantine enforced on Bihar the process of inquiry”.
thefour becausethey had “com- withinthelimitationperiodof30 were based on “distorted facts”, leader Sushil Kumar Modi said, Rhea stirring up a contro- Deshmukh said it should lead to Police officials in Mumbai, the The petition relied on a re-
mitted repeat offences and vio- days from date of the judgment, were a “malicious...attack” on “Ourstandstandsvindicatednow.” versy, Pandey later said, “I discussionamongconstitutional Mumbai Police passed the buck port in The Wire to allege conflict
lated bail conditions and hence, as he is entitled to under...the the “entire Supreme Court”, and However, Leader of hadsurelysaidthatRheadid experts over the federal struc- to the BMC. “The only thing that of interest on the part of Justice
thebailcancellationhasbeenre- Supreme Court Rules, 2013”. had the effect of “destabilising OppositionTejashwiPrasadYadav not have such a stature to ture of the Indian Union. the court order holds against the Chauhan and former UP DGP K
quested”. He said the summons Bhushan said the deferment theveryfoundation”of judiciary. saidtheRJDwasthefirsttoseeka comment on the Bihar CM. “The Constitution drafted by Mumbai Police was that the L Gupta, who is a member of the
could not be served earlier as CBI probe. “We also took up the If anyone has reservations Dr B R Ambedkar speaks about BiharIPSofficerwhocametothe commission.It was claimed that
court were close. matterintheAssemblyandmade about it, I apologise.” ENS the concept of the federal struc- citytoinvestigatethematterwas Justice Chauhan has kin in the
Kabir told The Indian Express
he received the summons on
SC listed 15,596 cases for the Bihar government recom-
mend the matter to CBI. We now
ture. My belief is Constitutional
experts and thinkers need to
asked to go into quarantine. This
was, however, a decision taken
BJP and that Gupta has relatives
in the police department.
Wednesday.“Innoway,Ihavevi-
olated any conditions for my hearing since lockdown began hopeRajput’sfamilygetsjustice.”
Meanwhile, Rajput's family
alsoclearlysaidthattheFIRregis-
tered at Patna was correct.”
readdress this in the near fu-
ture,” Deshmukh said.
by the BMC following the Covid
guidelinesandhadnothingtodo
The bench said, “This Court in
a series of decisions has repeat-
bail,”hesaid.JafarandShoaibar- New Delhi: The Supreme Court A total of 15,596 cases have lawyersaidtheSupremeCourtor- Minutes later he tweeted: Citing a paragraph in the with the Mumbai Police,” an of- edlyheldthatthenewspaperitem
gued they had neither violated listedmorethan15,000casesfor been listed since the lockdown, der has given impetus to their “Wellbegunishalfdone.Hasbeen Supreme Court order, ficer said. withoutanyfurtherproof isof no
anybailconditionsnor“hindered hearing since the lockdown be- they said, adding this included "quest for justice". agruellingtimelisteningtoexperts Deshmukh also did not rule out After the verdict, advocate evidentiary value. The said prin-
the investigation in any way”. gan on March 23, despite about 10,754 main matters, 3,419 con- Describingtheverdictasavic- that Patna had no jurisdiction to a parallel probe by the Mumbai SatishManeshinderepresenting ciple laid down has thereafter
Jafar’slawyerJaideepMathur 125 members of its registry and nected matters and 1,523 Regis- tory for Rajput's family and fans, register the FIR. Our quest for jus- Police into the case. Rhea Chakraborty said that the been taken note in several public
said they would contest the bail their families being affected by trar Court matters. The SC has senior advocate Vikas Singh told ticegetsimpetuswiththeauthor- The Supreme Court, how- “truth will remain the same interestlitigationstorejecttheal-
cancellation on grounds that his Covid-19, sources in the top beenhearingcasesonlyviavideo- the media, “The Supreme Court itativedecisionbySupremeCourt.” ever, had also stated that in case whichever agency investigates legationscontainedinthepetition
clienthadnotbreachedbailcon- court said on Wednesday. conferencingsinceMarch23. ENS has accepted all points. The court --WITHPTIINPUTS the Mumbai Police registers an the case”. supportedbynewspaperreport...”
ditionsandhadcooperatedwith
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Covid count in Gujarat Police arrest 1, claim bid to kill BJP leader
armed forces: Police say Chhota Shakeel gang sent ‘sharpshooter’ from Mumbai to assassinate former minister Gordhan Zadafia
25 deaths, over
had fired one round with his pis- (Gandhinagar) on Tuesday 3 pm thing like that,” he said.
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE tolinabidtoevadeofficers.Hehas with the said handler. "We have Theministerofstateforhome
AHMEDABAD, AUGUST 19 been booked under the UAPA, also got hold of the WhatsApp under the Narendra Modi-led
among other charges. chats where they specifically state government during the
12,000 cases
THE GUJARAT Anti-Terrorist Zadafia,aBJPstatevice-presi- mentionedZadafiaasthetarget." Gujarat riots, Zadafia had been a
Squad(ATS)claimedtohavefoiled dent and Y-category protectee, is Sources said they were also Z-category security holder till
a bid to assassinate senior BJP currently on a tour of Saurashtra probing if an "ISI module in 2013,afterwhichhissecuritywas
leader and former minister withnewlyappointedstateparty Pakistan" was behind the alleged scaleddown.Hehaddeposedin-
diers on the frontline. Gordhan Zadafia, with the arrest president C R Paatil. He told The assassination attempt. camera before the G T Nanavati
KRISHN KAUSHIK An Army spokesperson said of an alleged sharphooter of the IndianExpressoverphonethathe Zadafia told The Indian andAHMehtaCommissionsthat
NEW DELHI, AUGUST 19 “there are two ways of isolation” Chhota Shakeel gang in hadbeentoldaboutthearrestand Expressthataround2012,hehad had probed the Godhra train
to protect soldiers. “Because Ahmedabad early Wednesday alleged plot by Minister of State informed the Home Department burning and the riots. In 2007, he
THEARMEDforceshaverecorded thereisnophysicalisolationpos- morning. for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja. He about three-four unidentified had left the BJP to float his own
12,640 Covid-19 cases among its sible between soldiers in an op- They said Irfan alias Kalia said he hadn’t been alerted re- people following him when he party, but returned before the
servingpersonnelsofar,ofwhich erational environment, it is im- Shaikh, 24, had arrived from garding threat perceptions lately. was travelling in Navsari. “They 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
4,744 were still in hospital till portant to protect the full Mumbai on Tuesday for carrying Deputy Commissioner of Irfan was arrested from a hotel in Ahmedabad. Express hadenquiredaboutmeataplace Zadafia said he had full confi-
Tuesday. module. You socially isolate the out the killing. The arrest was a Police, Crime Branch, Deepan whereIhadjusttakenlunch.And dence in the Home Department
According to data available module,” he said. joint operation by the ATS and Bhadran said they had recovered then when I was at the Tithal to carry out a probe in
till August 17, there were 25 He said “a body of troops” is AhmedabadCrimeBranch,which photosof theBJPstateheadquar- Shaikhandapreliminaryinvesti- leader Zadafia,” said Bhadran. beach with my wife and others, Wednesday's arrest.
deaths (less than 0.2 per cent), treated as an individual, but claimed they were looking for an ters from Shaikh's phone. “Based gation of his mobile phone has Officersclosetotheinvestiga- they followed me. Getting suspi- Apart from the UAPA, the po-
while the rest were discharged. “when there is an entry neces- "accomplice"ofShaikh'swhohad on an input, a team of police offi- shownhehadpicturesofBJPlead- tion claimed to have found that cious, I had asked my comman- licehaveinvokedattempttomur-
While the total number of cases sitated, then you have to follow come to the city with him. cialsincludingmyselfhadreached ers and had also done a recce of Shaikh was in touch with a han- dos to check them out, and they der and charges under the arms
in India is over 27.67 lakh, the the same system”. So, a 14-day TheATSsaidShaikhhadbeen the hotel last night to apprehend theBJPoffice.Itisbelievedhewas dler of the Chhota Shakeel gang had run away. I had not com- Act against Shaikh. Officers said
case fatality ratio is 1.91per cent. quarantine is mandatory for arrested from Hotel Vinus in the the accused... An FIR has been working for the Chhota Shakeel onWhatsApp.AnATSofficersaid plained in writing, but informed thatfollowinghisCovidresults,he
The case fatality ratio was anyone who has changed his/ Old City around 2:30 am on lodged at the ATS Police Station. gangmoduleandhadbeengiven Shaikh had shared videos show- the Home Department. Since wouldbeproducedbeforeamag-
higher among retired Armed her location. Wednesday, and was armed and We are currently interrogating the contract to assassinate BJP ing the BJP office at Kamalam then,Ihavenotexperiencedany- istrate and his remand sought.
Forces personnel – 1,233 total The spokesperson said that
cases, 131 deaths (over 10 per sincethe“generalfitnesslevel”of
cent). While 308 are in hospital,
the rest have been discharged.
Among the dependents of
Army personnel is “very high”,
there are fewer comorbidities.
IAF spokesperson Wing
Trust urges people Ayodhya mosque
won’t be named
servingpersonnel,atotalof 1,870
cases were reported, of which 68
died (3.63 per cent), and 522 are
Commander Indranil Nandi said
home isolation or institutional
quarantine is mandatory when-
to donate copper for after a ruler, says
Sunni Waqf
inhospital.Theresthavebeendis-
charged.
A total of 842 dependents of
ever any person/ family changes
location, dependingonthe place
theycomefromandthemodeof
building Ram temple Board Trust
ex-servicemen have tested pos- transport.
itivesofar,of which65died(7.71 With the IAF also moving its
percent),191areinhospital,and personnel in view of the standoff EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE AVANEESH MISHRA
the rest have been discharged. withChina,Nandisaidthat“while NEW DELHI, AUGUST 19 AYODHYA, AUGUST 19
While the break-up of the keeping these common precau-
number of cases for each service tionsinmind,whenpeoplewent THE SHRI Ram Janmabhoomi TWO DAYS after the district ad-
is not available, the Armed fromPlaceAtoPlaceB,theywere Teerth Kshetra Trust, set up to ministration in Ayodhya handed
Forceshadconductedabout1.74 not allowed to mix with others construct the Ram temple in over the five-acre plot allotted
lakh tests till August 17. whowerealreadythere”.Hesaid Ayodhya, on Wednesday asked for the mosque and started the
TheArmyconducted1,40,202 interminglingofpeopleatbarsor people from the community to demarcation process, the Indo-
tests, of which 11,967 were posi- the mess was stopped. donate copper strips and 2-inch Islamic Cultural Foundation
tive; the Armed Forces Medical “Butitwasensuredthatoper- copperrodsforthetemple'scon- Trust formed by the Sunni Waqf
Collegedid20,203tests,of which ational readiness was not com- struction and said the temple is The trust’s general secretary Board for construction of the
4,787werepositive;theIndianAir promised,” Nandi said. beingbuiltinawaytolastatleast Champat Rai in New Delhi mosque and developing other
Force did 9,900 tests of which Since May, the Navy has a thousand years. on Wednesday. Tashi Tobgyal public facilities in Dhannipur
1,428werepositive;andtheNavy broughtbackabout4,000Indians The Trust's general secretary, village confirmed on
did 3,513 tests, of which 1,137 fromothercountriesaspartof its Champat Rai, told the media that Wednesday that even as a name
were positive. Operation Samudra Setu. Navy thetemplewouldbebuiltin36to tobethreeyears.Hedoesnotbe- for the mosque is yet to be
However,thetotalnumberof spokespersonCommanderVivek 40 months. lieve it is less than that…that agreed upon, it was decided that
tests include those on civilians Madhwalsaidapartfromthereg- Statingthatdonatingthecop- much patience we must have.” the “mosque would not be
too, including over 3,000 people ular protocol to be followed on per material would be evidence Rai said, “To measure the named after [Mughal emperor]
who were quarantined in vari- ships,submarinesandestablish- ofthe“country'scontribution”to- strength of the soil, they have Babar or any other king, em-
ous facilities set up by the forces. ments, zones were demarcated wardsthetemple’sconstruction, taken the helpof IIT-Madras and peror or ruler.”
Whiletheforceshavetriedto intheshipsinvolvedinOperation Rai said, “Copper strips have the are taking samples of up to 60 OnMonday,theAyodhyadis-
restrict the caseload by enforc- Samudra Setu to prevent inter- abilitytostaysafeevenduringan metres under the ground…. trict administration started the
ing social distancing and other mingling of the crew with the earthquake. We need (around) CBRI-Roorkee and a professor demarcation of the land for the
measures, the movement of evacuees. “The ships were 10,000 such strips – at least 18 from IIT-Madras have taken proposed mosque. With the re-
troops, due to the standoff with equipped with relief, Covid pro- Swab testing in Mumbai’s Chembur East area on Wednesday. Amit Chakravarty inches long, 3 mm in depth, 30 measurements on its earth- cent developments, the Indo-
China in eastern Ladakh, posed tectionmaterialandmedicaland mm wide. We will ask the com- quake resistance…this test has IslamicCulturalFoundationtrust
additional challenges as there administrativesupportstaff,”said munity to send these strips; also taken place. There will be is opening two bank accounts to
100 VENTILATORS
the country and all of them have will be required. “This will be a visitors can look at ongoing con- demarcation was done from all
SHAJU PHILIP
the Kerala High Court, which
was hearing a petition by
AFTER A sero-survey in Pune
found that half the samples of
detection of neutralising anti-
bodies is being taken up in any
ARRIVE IN INDIA frame, he said, “We cannot say
when the temple will be built.
roundingthedateof bhoomipu-
jan – somehavesaidthatAugust
that the local administration is
demarking their land as the five-
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Opposition leader Ramesh citizensfromfivehigh-incidence other city,” he said. NewDelhi:Thesecondandfi- Eventhen,atleast36months–3 5 was inauspicious — Rai said, acre plot is part of a larger state
AUGUST 19 Chennithalawhochallengedthe areas had antibodies for coron- Ghose said the sero-survey nalsetof 100ventilatorssent years -- (will be required). These “We had decided that whatever farm that is around 25 acres.
government’sdirectiontocollect avirus infection, the Indian has concluded that the infec- by the US government has 36(months)canbecome40;but day the PM comes is the most Ontheproposednameof the
UNDER ATTACK from the the CDR of all Covid-19 patients. Institute of Science Education tion is prevalent in all types of arrived in India, the US em- 36 (whether it can be) to 35, at auspiciousday....Workshouldbe mosque, he said so far nothing
Opposition for collecting call When the bench of Chief and Research (IISER)-led survey communities. “There is infec- bassy has said. least I cannot say. If someone detailed, according to a plan. In was decided although there are
data records (CDR) of Covid-19 Justice S Manikumar asked the has begun a study to detect tion in the hutment, tenement, The US Agency for says(anexacttime-frame),itwill the world, India’s, and in India reports in sections of the media
patients, the Kerala government governmentaboutthepurposeof “neutralising antibodies” to un- apartment and bungalow. Also, International Development besaidthatheisbeinghastyand the head of Hindu samaj should isthatthemosquemaybecalled
did a volte-face on Wednesday, CDRforlocationtrackingofCovid- derstand how the human body it is prevalent in all sizes of had coordinated with the doesn’tknowenough.ThePrime be held high. That is the only in- Dhannipurmosque, thatwashis
saying that police required only 19patients,AdditionalAdvocate- responds to the virus. houses and those with shared Indian government and the Minister also considers it (time) tention.” “personal suggestion.”
thetowerlocationof patientsfor GeneralKKRavindranathtoldthe “The sero-survey was com- or independent toilets. It is im- Indian Red Cross to complete
contact tracing. court that “police require only pleted from five areas highly af- portant to stress that the infec- theirseconddonation,around
With Kerala seeing a surge in
Covid-19 cases, the state govern-
tower details where calls are
madeandreceived,andnotmore
fected by Covid-19. It was found
that51.5percentof the1,664cit-
tion is widespread and in all
categories of accommoda-
two months after the first set
of 100 ventilators arrived in
Assam’s Covid 6 lakh may have got virus
count rises to
ment had earlier this month as-
signed police with contact trac-
ing of virus cases and
than that. Call records are erased
after 14 days of quarantine”.
Thecourtdirectedthegovern-
izens from whom samples were
collected had developed anti-
bodies against SARS-CoV-2 in-
tions,” he said.
On the low prevalence of an-
tibodies in those above 66 years
the country and was distrib-
uted among all eight AIIMS.
That set was worth $1.2 mil- 84,317; toll at 213 in Hyderabad, finds study
management of those under menttofileanaffidavitonAugust fection,butthisdoesnotindicate of age, he said there might be lion, USAID had said. The SARS-CoV-2 in sewage
quarantineincontainmentzones. 21.SenioradvocateTAsafali,who immunity. Thus, the further various reasons and further In March, US President Guwahati: The Covid-19 toll in SREENIVAS JANYALA samples is non-infectious, thus
Subsequently, on August 11, the appeared for the petitioner, studytodetectneutralisinganti- study was required on this. Also, Donald Trump invoked the Assam rose to 213 on HYDERABAD, AUGUST 19 making them suitable for epi-
statepolicechiefhaddirectedthe pointedoutthatcollectingCDRof bodiesthatprotectfromtheviral there is no information on how DefenseProductionActinor- Wednesday after 10 more peo- demiological studies.
intelligence wing to collect CDR patients is “illegal, unfair, unjust, infection,” said Prof L S long the response of antibodies der to boost the production ple died, while the state's case- THERE MAY be at least six lakh The findings are posted on
of allCovid-19patientsfrommo- arbitrary,fancifulandoppressive Sashidhara of IISER. lasts. of ventilators as part of ef- load has gone up to 84,317 with people in Hyderabad who have preprint server MedRxiv, which
bile service providers for contact and is in violation of the funda- Aurnab Ghose of IISER said The sero-survey was jointly forts to deal with the coron- 2,116 new infections, Health and been infected by coronavirus, a is yet to be peer reviewed, said
tracing.Thepermissionofthepa- mentalrightsofprivacyof Covid- the study on detection of neu- done by Pune Municipal avirus outbreak. Family Welfare Minister large number of them asympto- Dr Mishra.
tients was not sought before col- 19 patients” guaranteed under tralising antibodies is a slow Corporation (PMC), Savitribai On Wednesday, US Himanta Biswa Sarma said. matic, a study said on As of August 16, 75,600 cases
lecting their CDR. Article 21 of the Constitution. process and would take at least Phule Pune University (SPPU), Ambassador Kenneth I Juster Of the fresh deaths, two each Wednesday. have been reported in Greater
The decision triggered wide- The petitioner said Covid-19 six weeks. “The study will be IISER, Translational Health inapressreleasesaid,“Weare were reported from Kamrup A study by CSIR-Centre for Hyderabad Municipal corpora-
spread protest, but Chief patients are not in a position to done from the same samples ScienceandTechnologyInstitute verypleasedtohandoverthe Metropolitan, Cachar and Cellular and Molecular Biology tion areas.
Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had have resorted to any legal reme- collected during the sero-sur- (THSTI) of Faridabad and finaltrancheof100ventilators Karimganj districts while one (CCMB) and CSIR-Indian Health Minister Etela
justified the police action. dies of their own for the injuries vey,” he said. Christian Medical College of to India, fulfilling President each was registered in Instituteof ChemicalTechnology Rajender said he has asked offi-
However,thegovernmenton suffered by them on account of Ghose said the sero-survey Vellore with funding from Trump’scommitment...” ENS Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Nagaon has said individuals infected by cials to go through the study. “I
Wednesday changed its stand in the “illegal acts” of the police. has been done in many cities in Persistent Foundation. and Hailakandi, Sarma said. PTI SARS-CoV-2 shed virus not only have asked senior officials to
through nasal and oral routes look into it. I cannot say if so
but also through faeces. many people are infected in the
Cheating complaint unearths online gambling scam worth crores Scientists of both institutes
collected sewage samples from
18 of the 23 sewage treatment
city as of now. We have in-
creased testing already,’’ he said.
“Ourfindingsclearlyindicate
ference that the total value of the coloursandtheircombinationsin wayswerelinkedtoseveralother sofarthatthecompaniesarecon- four Chinese nationals were to plants(STPs)inHyderabadtoes- that a large proportion of the af-
RAHUL V PISHARODY inward transaction on two HSBC a game called Colour Prediction firms, all registered with the trolled through a firm called travel to India, but could not be- timate the number of people fected individuals are asympto-
HYDERABAD, AUGUST 19 bank accounts connected to the Game, police said. Registrar of Companies since Beijing T Power Company.” cause of the lockdown. who may have been infected. matic and did notneed hospital-
online gambling was nearly Rs Investigators initially found a 2019. They claim to be dealing Four people have been ar- A hunt is on for the others in- “Based on our study, we can say isation,” Dr Mishra said.
IT SEEMED like a regular case of 1,100 crore, with most of the de- handfulofwebsites,withdomain with computer technology and rested in the case. Yah Hao, a volvedinthecase.Followingleads that at least 2 lakh people are in- “Such studies if carriedout in
cheating when two persons ear- posits taking place in 2020. The names registered in China, used services.Policesuspectthatthose Chinese national, was appre- to the directors of the companies fected in Hyderabad alone,’’ said coordinationwithcivicbodiesto
lier this month approached the two accounts were frozen, and for this purpose. An official told involved in the online gambling hended from IGI Airport in Delhi connectedwiththebettingracket, CCMB Director Dr Rakesh identify the hotspots in the city
cyber crime wing of the policehaverecoveredRs30crore. TheIndianExpressthattheyhave racket had registered a pool of when he was scheduled to board one turned out to be a grocery Mishra. andmonitorthedynamicsof the
Hyderabadpolice,complainingof Investigationshaveunearthed stumbled upon over 500 such dummy companies, and move aplanetoEurope.Threeothers— storeowner.“Heclaimsnoknowl- “The study covers about 80 infection rate can assist the sys-
losing Rs 97,000 and Rs 1.64 lakh at least 15 such bank accounts, websites as of August 17. operations from one to another Dheeraj Sarkar of Gurugram, and edge of the company he is linked per cent of the STPs in the city tem in taking necessary meas-
respectively to a website dealing from which another Rs 20 crore “These websites masquerade company, to evade the attention Ankit Kapoor and Neeraj Tuli of to as director or the gambling but only about 40 per cent of the ures,” he added.
with online gaming — which is was recovered as of August 19. as e-commerce websites selling of law enforcement agencies. Delhi — have also been arrested. racket.Hesayshejustsigneddoc- Hyderabad sewage reaches Of the1,800millionlitreswa-
banned in Telangana. Officialsarecurrentlyverifyingthe shoes, clothes, etc. All of them Kumarsaidthedomainname From Yah, police learned that uments which his neighbour STPs, and if this data can be used teruseddailyinHyderabad,only
However, the investigation volume of transactions. have a similar interface and are servers(DNS)ofthegamingweb- Beijing T Power has operations in asked him to,” an official said. to extrapolate, the overall num- 40 per cent is processed at STPs.
into the complaints unearthed a According to Kumar, people operatedoutofChina,Taiwan,etc. sites are based out of China and Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, The grocer’s statement has ber of potentially infected peo- For this study, sewage samples
muchlargerconspiracy,involving wereluredontogamingwebsites These websites will have a link in the data hosting services are Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, alsoopenedpossibilitiesofillegal ple turned out to be approxi- frommajorSTPswereprocessed
severaldifferentwebsitesdealing via the Telegram app, and new onecornerwhichtakesonetothe cloud-based in the US and oper- among other countries. “He had useofpeople'sidentitiesforregis- mately 6 lakh that is around 6 for detecting the presence of
with gambling, hundreds of peoplecouldsignuponlythrough actual betting site. While betting ated from China. “The payments been trying to leave the country teringcompanies.Thepolicehave per cent of the the city’s popu- SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA. While vi-
crores of rupees and at least one references. Referring a certain continues to remain banned, werebeingroutedthroughIndia- but could not because of the sus- also filed for the custody of all ac- lation, which includes sympto- ral RNA is detectable in the inlet
Chinese national. number of playersintothe group thesesiteswere notbanned,”the based payment service pension of international travel cused persons for further ques- matic, asymptomatic, and also samples, the outlet samples of
OnAugust14,Hyderabadcity also earned people commission. official said. providers/gateways. In this case, owingtoCovid-19lockdown...,”a tioning.Policehavealsonotruled recently recovered individuals STP were largely free from viral
police commissioner Anjani The case in question required Police have found that the it was PayTM and Cash Free. It is senior official said. out the possibility that Yah could in a time window of about 35 RNA, indicating efficient treat-
Kumarannouncedatapresscon- players to place their bets on bankaccountsandpaymentgate- understoodfromtheinvestigation Policesaidthatanotherthree- be a Chinese spy. days,” he said. ment, the study stated.
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The black part of Harris’s identity is bound to be
BECAUSE THE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL
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whiteandIknowblack—whatareyou?”Thus Because their numbers were small and Lives Matter movement, its political signifi-
spoke my dry cleaner in South Bend, Indiana, theiremploymentheavilyskewedtowardsthe cance has gone up significantly.
ELHIHASBEGUNalong-overdueoutreachtotwoimportantneighbours, in 2000. A small town brought to national at- educatedandskilledprofessions,Indianshave Equally important, research shows that
Nepal and Bangladesh, with whom relations have been uneven in re- tention this year by Pete Buttigieg, the town’s been invisible in America’s mass politics. youngerAmericansaremuchmoreraciallytol-
centmonths.PrimeMinisterNarendraModiandhisNepalcounterpart former mayor who ran the Democratic presi- Engineers,scientists,doctors,businessexecu- erant than their parents were. As Barack
Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli spoke with each other in a prelude to dentialprimarywithdistinction,losingfinally tivesandprofessors,Indianshavebeenpresent Obama put it, the multi-racial character of
Monday'smeetingbetweenofficialsof bothsidestodiscusstheterrito- to Joe Biden, South Bend also houses the inthemiddleandupperechelonsofAmerica’s protestsafterthekillingofGeorgeFloydinlate
Universityof NotreDame,agreateducational biggest cities, but not in smaller towns like Maywasqualitativelydifferentfromtheover-
rial spat over the Lipulekh-Limpiyadhura-Kalapani trijunction. Foreign Secretary Harsh
treasure of America’s Irish Catholic commu- South Bend. The largest concentrations have whelminglyblackcivilrightsmovementofthe
Shringla’s two-day visit to Dhaka came at a time when the Sheikh Hasina government is nity. I taught there for two years, 1999-2001. beeninthemetropolitanregionsofNewYork, 1960s.PickingaHarristhussendsamessageto
intalkswithBeijingfora$1bnloanforaprojectontheriverTeesta.Indiahastendedtotake Thedrycleaner’scommentwasnotoffen- Chicago, Washington, San Francisco, Los the black community that its voice is being
forgrantedneighbourswithwhomithashadtraditionallygoodrelations,somuchsothat sive or prejudiced — it simply embodied con- Angeles, Dallas-Houston and Philadelphia. heard,butmanynon-blackAmericanscanalso
evenseasonedforeignpolicyhandsintheMinistryof ExternalAffairsappeartohavefailed ventionalwisdomandreflectedcuriosity.The Average Americans in small towns have little readily vote for such a ticket. Her background
toanticipatethatNepal’sconcernsaboutIndia'snewmaplastyearwouldescalate,orthat colour of my skin did not align with her pre- directexperienceofIndians.Almostcertainly, asalawyerandherprosecutorialacumenalso
existing understanding of America’s great the rise of Kamala Harris will make Indians attract many.
theCitizenship(Amendment)Act,2019,wouldprovokeproblemswithBangladesh.Down
racial binary. Historically, one could either be more visible in America’s public life. But how That, however, does not mean that the
the years, the politics of the states on the borders has played an oversized role in setting, blackorwhite,butthespaceinthemiddlewas that will happen is complicated, and needs to Indian ancestry of Harris is politically irrele-
and skewing, India's foreign policy towards neighbours. Of late, though, the ideology and virtually non-existent in the US. It is this mid- be understood in its complexity. vant.America’spresidentiselectedbyanelec-
politics of the ruling party at the Centre has been a dominant force. dle space — neither black, nor white — which For America’s mass politics, Harris is pri- toral college, not by the popular vote. The col-
The ruling party at the Centre has sometimes sought to cast foreignpolicy in the region acquiressignificanceinlightofKamalaHarris’s marily black and only secondarily something lege can make some small communities
asanextensionof thedomesticideologicalproject,asforinstance,inthecaseof theCAAin vice presidential nomination, although it else.Atonelevel,thisisquiteaparadox.Harris electorallycriticalintheso-calledswingstates,
should also be clear that it cannot compete rarelytalksaboutherfather,ablackimmigrant which often decide the presidency. In 2016,
AssamandWestBengal,neighboursofBangladeshoneitherside.OrinthewayNepalisper-
with the historical charge of black identity, from Jamaica and a former professor of eco- compared to Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton
ceived,byvirtueof itsHindumajority,almostasafeudatorystate.Bangladesh,ontheother which Harris also simultaneously represents. Because their numbers were nomics. She often speaks of the strong influ- polled 3 millions votes more, but she did not
hand,mustbewatchedwithsuspicionforwhoitmightbepushinginovertheborder.Inthe In 1790, after independence, the US was small and their employment enceofherIndianmother,whoraisedherasa win the college. In the three swing states that
strategic community, too, there has been an impatience with the South Asian neighbours roughly 80.7 per cent white and 19.3 per cent heavily skewed towards the single mom after the marriage broke down. accountedforTrump’svictory—Pennsylvania,
for not seeing it India’s way. But the neighbours, which have their own vibrant democratic black. In 1960, the proportions were 88.6 per But it is noteworthy that in addition to giving Michigan and Wisconsin — Indian votes can
cent and 10.5 per cent respectively. After the
educated and skilled herdaughterasenseof India,themother also be hugely important this November, as the
polities, have sized up India's economic vulnerabilities and security pre-occupations, and
ImmigrationActsof 1917and1924,whiteEu- professions, Indians have emphasisedHarris’sblackroots,makingitclear Democratic party has already conceded.
are confidently leveraging the regional big power imbalance to serve their own interests.
Repairingthesetiesrequirestherecognitionthateachnationisanequal,irrespectiveof
ropeanswerepracticallytheonlyimmigrants been invisible in America’s thattheUSwouldprimarilyviewKamalaasa Clinton lost Pennsylvania by roughly 42,000
into the US (with some Latinos counted as mass politics. Engineers, black woman. Such mixed upbringing was votes, Michigan by 11,000, and Wisconsin by
size,andhasitsownagency.Inversely,asthebiggestcountryintheregion,Indiamustshow white).Between1880and1960,theAsianpro- easy in a multi-racial California, but much 26,000. Pennsylvania has over 1,05,000
a large-heartedness and generosity that has been missing for too long, replaced by a blunt portion of America remained below 0.3 per scientists, doctors, business tougher in a predominantly white Montreal, Indians, Michigan nearly 1,00,000, and
transactionalism, in which each country is only a prize in an India vs China match. The en- cent.Thatiswhy,oncetheindigenousAmeri- executives and professors, wherethemotheracceptedajob.Harrislived Wisconsinover25,000.Floridaisalsoexpected
gagement has to be constant and continuous, not episodic or in reaction to a Chinese loan canswerereducedtostatisticalinsignificance, Indians have been present in in Canada for five years, completing her high to be in play. Trump won it by about 1,19,000
here or with an eye on an election in a particular state. India and Nepal have had the most US history for a long time did not have a third the middle and upper school education there. votesandover1,30,000Indianslivethere.(The
race. The Hispanics, now 18 per cent of the Inamovewhosewisdomandsignificance number of Indian voters could be lower.)
progressive relations in South Asia, with open borders and a free intermingling of people,
country, arrived mostly after the mid-1960s. echelons of America’s biggest are unmistakable, Kamala went for her BA to In short, the black part of Harris’s identity
almostEuropeaninvisionandscope.Indiahelpedinthecreationof Bangladesh.Delhicon- How many of the Asians were Indian? In cities, but not in smaller HowardUniversity,ablackcollegeestablished is bound to be bigger, but the Indian part will
tinues to have strong political and diplomatic relations with these countries. It must mine “TheOtherOnePercent”,SanjoyChakravorty, towns like South Bend. The aftertheabolitionofslaveryinthe1860s.What not be suppressed. The logic of demography
itsownstrengths,thedeeppeopletopeopleconnections,andthesharedhistoriesofthere- Devesh Kapur and Nirvikar Singh note that in better way to explore her black identity than andidentity,aninescapablepartof democratic
largest concentrations have
gion, to reset ties, not just with Kathmandu and Dhaka but across the region. 1940,therewereonly2,405IndiansintheUS, being in a historic black college, surrounded politics, shows why the Harris candidacy is
and although by 1960, when Kamala Harris’s been in the metropolitan byblackco-studentsinahugelyformativepe- generatingexcitement.Itisaimedatamultira-
mothercamefromDelhitoBerkeley,thenum- regions of New York, riodofone’slife!Inpartinheritedfromherfa- cial America. It is a 21st century American re-
bers had climbed, there were still only 12,296 Chicago, Washington, San ther,Kamala’sblackidentitywasthusalsoso- ality Trump is trying to suppress.
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ITH THE COVID-19 pandemic aggravating the economic crisis, an
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(1938)andMillCall(1956).Theformeriscon- local packet colours with the communities around him, who were his
N KERALA,FOLLOWINGthepreceptsof theancients,thenovelcoronavirusgives sideredtobethefirstpublicmodernistsculp- linseed oil. protagonistsaswellasaudience.Hisstudents vandana.kalra@expressindia.com
due respect to age. Amidst a surge in infections, the state has reported astonish-
ing survival stories of people who are vulnerable due to their age. There was ju-
bilation when a couple aged 93 and 88 recovered and returned to their homes
fromtheKottayamMedicalCollege.ThenAsmaBeeviof Kollam,aged105,toldthe
Grim Reaper where he got off. She is the oldest COVID survivor in the state, but not far be- AUGUST 20, 1980, FORTY YEARS AGO
hind is Purakkatt Veettil Pareed, aged 103, who has just been discharged from the
Government Medical College Hospital in Kochi, emerging in a snappy black sweatshirt of UP TENSE yesterday. A total of 1,100 arrests have been they found the dead animal hanging at the
the sort favoured by people one-fifth his age. CURFEW WAS STAMPED on five police cir- made. gates of the place of worship. But when the
There were so many scare scenarios current in the early days of the pandemic, when cles in the city of Allahabad and the army people had got in, they did not encounter
the spread of the contagion was still poorly understood. Among those anxieties was the
carried out a flag march following trouble A CONSPIRACY? the dead pig. The reports reaching the
in Khuldabad. Another setback was re- THE INCIDENT AT Allahabad, which could Home Ministry say that the situation is
very real apprehension about its effect on the elderly, most of whom are compromised ceived in Aligarh where the police had to have proved another Moradabad but for the tense but under control at Moradabad,
by age-related disorders. But the coronavirus is unpredictable, does not seem to respect open firing resulting in the death of one timely action taken by the local authorities, Bareilly, Allahabad and a number of other
logic. It has brought low young people while sparing many among the elderly, who were person. The police resorted to firing when seems to support Home Minister Giani places in the state.
believed to be at maximum risk. snipers fired at a police party resulting in Zail’s apprehensions of an organised con-
The demographic dividend is attributed to the young, and values energy over expe- injury to a constable. The Chief Secretary spiracy behind these events. Almost on the ISRAELI ATTACK
of Uttar Pradesh, Ram Bahadur Saxena, said same pattern, a pig was used to create trou- ISRAELI TROOPS AND aircraft attacked
rience. The survival of the elderly, including centenarians, reminds us that these attrib-
that, but for those two incidents the situa- ble but with a small difference that the an- Palestinian bases in southeastern Lebanon
utesarenotabsolute.Indeed,theageingneedfarmoregritthantheyoungwhen theyface tion in the state was fast returning to nor- imal was slaughtered this time. According late last night and early this morning, to
a foe whose powers remain largely unknown. And every survival in the oldest cohort is mal. The curfew was relaxed in few police to the reports reaching the Union Home smash four artillery bases. The attackers
an exhortation, reminding us that we must not underestimate our resilience — the hu- thanas in the town of Bareilly where one Ministry, when the people were coming out killed 40 Palestinians. Israeli casualties were
man factor which makes all the difference. person was killed in a stabbing incident of the mosque after offering their prayers, two dead and 11 wounded.
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WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
NEP, in fact
Chief Bipin Joshi’s visit to China in 1995. restoration of the April 19 status quo ante.
China recognised India as a strong and ris-
ing power, which invested up to 4 per cent The writer, a retired Major General, was part
of its GDP in defence. of the Sumdorong Chumonitoring team as a
Talks on disengagement resulted in a member of Defence Planning Staff
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In heart cells, clues why Covid How useful are saliva tests for Covid-19?
is severe in the elderly KAUNAINSHERIFFM
NEWDELHI,AUGUST19
pectedpatienthasonlytospitintoasteriletube
andthesampleisthensentittothelaboratory.
In the last few months, the US FDA has
Third,thetestislessinvasivethanaproce-
durethatgoestothebackofthenosetocollect
the swab. It is also safer for healthcare work-
at ambient temperatureandtestedwithin48
hours of collection.
Again, the possibility of false negatives re-
RESEARCHERS HAVE tween Covid-19 and authorised at least five diagnostic tests that ers who collect the swab. Inserting the swab mains. As noted by the US FDA, SARS-CoV-2
published findings that heartfailure.Specifically, ON AUGUST 15, the US Food and Drug use saliva samples. The first was on May 8 — intothebackofthenoseoftenresultsinsneez- nucleic acid is generally detectable in saliva
provide one more clue they examined cells Administration(FDA)approvedanewmethod emergency-use authorisation to Rutgers ing and coughing. Spectrum Solution claims specimensduringtheacutephaseofinfection.
about the reason why known as cardiomy- oftestingforCovid-19—processingsalivasam- Clinical Genomics Laboratory’s molecular that use of saliva kits delivers an over 90% re- “Negative results do not preclude SARS- CoV-
Covid-19 infection tends ocytes, which make up ples — and termed it “ground-breaking”. test, commercially manufactured by duction in PPE usage compared to current 2 infection and should not be used as the sole
to be more severe with the heart muscle and are Israel’sCenterforGeographicMedicineand Spectrum Solution. This was after results swab collections for Covid-19 testing. basis for patient management decisions.
age. Certain genes in the able to contract and re- Tropical Diseases, too, has developed a saliva showed the device could be used for collec- Fourth, it is a convenient option that does Negativeresultsmustbecombinedwithclin-
body, which play an im- PAPER lax. Damage to these test that it claims will detect the novel coron- tion, transportation, and storage, following not require travelling to a hospital or lab. icalobservations,patienthistory,andepidemi-
portant role in allowing
the novel coronavirus CLIP cells can lead to heart
failure.
avirus“inlessthanasecond”,Reutersreported.
That test, however, is still is in the process of
home collection of saliva.
On August15,the FDA issuedemergency- Apart from sampling methods, how is
ologicalinformation.NegativeresultsforSARS-
CoV-2 RNA from saliva should be confirmed
SARS-CoV-2 to invade Theresearcherscom- getting regulatory approval. use authorisation to Yale School of Public the saliva test different from RT-PCR? by testing of an alternative specimen type if
heartcells,becomemore NEW RESEARCH pared cardiomyocytes Health’sdiagnostickit,calledSalivaDirect.“This Like RT-PCR, a saliva test too converts the clinically indicated,” the FDA states.
active with age, accord- fromfiveyoung(ages19- WhatisasalivatestforCovid-19? is the fifth test that the USFDA has authorised virus RNA into DNA, then amplifies the DNA TheYaleresearchershavealsoflaggedthe
ing to the research published in the 25) males and five older (63-78) Broadly, there are two types of tests for thatusessalivaasasamplefortesting,”itsaid. to detect presence of the virus. What makes fact that saliva from patients can contain
Journal of Molecular and Cellular males. They found that the genes that Covid-19.Onetype,whichdetectsthevirusit- the SalivaDirect kitunique is that theYale re- blood or mucus, which can interfere with
Cardiology. give the body instructions to make self, includes the RT-PCR test and the antigen Whataretheadvantagesof asalivatest? searchers have done away with a separate testing and results.
When the novel coronavirus first key proteins that the virus uses to hi- test. The second is the serological test, which First,asnotedinayet-to-be-peer-reviewed step or specialised equipment to extract the
emerged, it was taken to be primarily jackthecell—includingthenowwell- looks for antibodies developed by the body study by Yale researchers, saliva “does not re- virus RNA. Wherearesalivatestsbeingused?
a respiratory illness. But as research known ACE2 receptors — were signif- against the virus. This determines if a person quire a certified swab and collection recepta- “Our approach can be broadly imple- Yale’s saliva test, even before it got emer-
has progressed, it has become clear icantlymoreactiveincardiomyocytes hasbeenexposedtotheinfection,andisused cle and does not necessarily have to be ob- mentedasitdoesnotrequiresalivacollection gency approval, was tested on a group of
that Covid-19 patients, particularly from the older males. This suggests for surveillance of infection in a community. tainedbyaskilledhealthcareprovider,bothof tubes containing preservatives and does not National Basketball Association players and
older ones, are also affected by heart that there is likely to be an increase in Inthefirstcategoryoftests,noseandthroat which increase diagnostic-associated costs”. requirespecializedreagentsorequipmentfor supportstaff.“SalivaDirectisbeingfurtherval-
problems. the corresponding proteins in aged swabs are used as the sampling technique . Therefore, cost is the biggest advantage. nucleic acid extraction,” the Yale study states. idated as a test for asymptomatic individuals
An international team of re- cardiomyocytes. Aftertheswabisremoved,thesampleisplaced Second is accuracy: A saliva test is re- throughaprogramthattestsplayersandstaff
searchers investigated the link be- Source: University of Cambridge in a viral transport media and is preserved for portedtobepronetolesserrorthanhasbeen Whatarethelimitationsof thesalivatest? from the NBA,” Yale University said.
analysis. Researchers have developed the reported in nasal swab collection, which InthecaseofthekitdevelopedbyRutgers, TheRutgerstesttoohasbeenusedbyNBA
saliva test as a low-cost alternative; the sus- sometimes give false negatives. thespecimensmustbetransportedandstored teams and other sportspersons.
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ADB under Tranche-2 of VCICDP at Visakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh, India-(VCICDP-T2-AMTZ/01) on reagent rental basis for the Department SBIN0000680 ¸fZÔ ªf¸ff I Sf¹fe ªff¹fZÔ¦feÜ ¶f`ÔI À±ff³f ´fS Àfb½¹f½fdÀ±f°f S£f³fZ ÀfZ Àf¸¶fd³²f°f I f¹fÊÜ ²fSXûWXSX SXfdVf 16000.00, d³fd½fQf ´fi´fÂf IYf
The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation, Mangalagiri, Guntur District (Employer), of CI. Heamatology SKIMS. ªf¸ff I e Àffùf ¹f±ff ¹fûª¹f ¹fc.Me.AfS. Àfa£¹ff, ´fZ- ²fSXûWXSX SXfdVf 2000.00, d³fd½fQf ´fi´fÂf IYf ¸fc»¹f ¸fc»¹f 1770.00 ªfe.EÀf.Me. ÀfdW°f, BÊ-´fûMÊX»f ´fSX
invites sealed bids for Development of internal infrastructure for Ph-ll of Andhra Pradesh Med-
Tech Zone (AMTZ) with the Assistance of ADB under Tranche-2 of VCICDP at Visakhapatnam, The NIT is hereby extended as per following schedule: B³f dÀ»f´f ¸fc»f I e ´fid°f d³fd½fQf IZ ´fi±f¸f ·ff¦f IZ 590.00 ªfe.EÀf.Me. ÀfdW°f, BÊX-´fûMÊX»f ´fSX d³fd½fQf d³fd½fQf A´f»fûOX IYSX³fZ IYe Ad³°f¸f d°fd±f E½fa
Andhra Pradesh, India. Environmental and Social management aspects also form a component of Àff±f Àfa»f¦³f dI ¹fZ ªff¹fZÜ BÊ-d³fd½fQf IZ ´fi±f¸f ·ff¦f A´f»fûOX IYSX³fZ IYe Ad³°f¸f d°fd±f E½fa Àf¸f¹f Àf¸f¹f 24.09.2020 Àffa¹f 05 ¶fªfZ °fI , BÊ-´fûMÊX»f
the project.
3. National Competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single-Stage: Two-
Last Date of Submission 07.09.2020 upto 4.00 P.M. (¹fc.Me.AfS. Àfa£¹ff, ´fZ-B³f dÀ»f´f ´fid°f, d³fd½fQf 21.09.2020 Àff¹fa 05 ¶fªfZ °fI , BÊX-´fûMÊX»f ´fSX ´fSX d³fd½fQf IYf ´fi±f¸f ·ff¦f Jû»f³fZ IYe d°fd±f
Envelope bidding procedure and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as described of Online Bids ´fi´fÂf, ´f`³f I fOÊ , B³I ¸f M` ¢Àf dSM³fÊ, ªfe.EÀf.Me. d³fd½fQf IYf ´fi±f¸f ·ff¦f £fû»f³fZ IYe d°fd±f E½fa E½fa Àf¸f¹f 25.09.2020 ´fif°f: 12 ¶fªfZ °fI , BÊ-
in the Bidding Document. ´fi´fÂf I e À½f¹fa ´fi¸ffd¯f°f Lf¹ff´fid°f E½fa °fI ³feI e Àf¸f¹f 22.09.2020 ´fif°f: 12 ¶fªfZ °fI , BÊX-´fûMÊX»f ´fûMÊX»f ´fSX d³fd½fQf IYf dõX°fe¹f ·ff¦f Jû»f³fZ IYe
4. To obtain further information on the Key Qualifications and inspect and acquire the Bidding Date of Opening of 09.09.2020 at 12.30 P.M.
Document, Bidders can download the bid document from www.apiic.in A³fb·f½f AfdQ) BÊ -´fûMÊ »f ´fS ÀI` ³O ´fid°f¹ffg ´fSX d³fd½fQf IYf dõX°fe¹f ·ff¦f £fû»f³fZ IYe d°fd±f d°fd±f E½fa Àf¸f¹f °fQгfbÀffS ½fZ¶fÀffBM ´fS Àfcd¨f°f
5. A complete set of bidding documents in English can be downloaded from www.apiic.in The cost Technical Bids (PDF format) °f±ff BÊ -d³fd½fQf IZ dõ°fe¹f E½fa Àf¸f¹f °fQ³fbÀffS ¶fZ½fÀffBM ´fS Àfcd¨f°f I e
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submission(technical proposal) in the form of demand draft in favor of “APIIC Ltd., Mangalagiri” Further amendments if any, shall be uploaded sepa- ·ff¦f (´fifBªfd¶fO) ¸fZÔ QSm a E½fa ½ffd¯fª¹fI d³f¹f¸f ½f ªff¹fZ¦feÔÜ IiY¸f Àfa. 4, d³fd½fQf Àfa£¹ff E½fa IYf¹fÊ IYf d½f½fSX¯f MXe-73/20-21:- d½fôb°f ´ffSm ¿f¯f
which is non refundable.
6. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security as described in the Bidding Document
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7. Interested Bidders may inspect the Bidding Documents and obtain further information from the No. SIMS-324-eNIT 08 (Imports) Sd/- ´fSX d³f¸³fd»fd£f°f °ffd»fI f IZ A³fbÀffS A´f»fûO I e £f¯O ¶fOü°f IZ A³°f¦fÊ°f 220 IZ .½fe. C´fIZ ³Qi Ia I SJZO f IZ ½ffd¿fÊI Af²ffS ´fS A³fbS Ãf¯f ÀfZ
Office of the Chief Engineer as per the contact details provided.
8. A pre-bid meeting will be held on 07-09-2020 at 11.30 A.M to clarify the issues on any matter
2020-2573-79-5174-77
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Dated: 18.08.2020
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document.
9. Bids must be delivered in sealed envelopes to the address indicated below on or before 4.00 pm
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on 30-09-2020. Late bids will be rejected. dI ¹fZ ªff¹fZÔ¦fZÜ BÊ -d³fd½fQf ·ff¦f dõ°fe¹f (´fifBªfd¶fO) 590.00 ªfe.EÀf.Me. ÀfdW°f, BÊX-´fûMÊX»f ´fSX d³fd½fQf IYe Ad³°f¸f d°fd±f E½fa Àf¸f¹f 24.09.2020 Àffa¹f
Chief Engineer, APIIC Limited APIIC Tower, 9,10 & 11th Floors, CFC-1, IT Park, Autonagar,
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tendering system for Construction & Maintenance of Roads Under ªffEa¦feÜ IÈ ´f¹ff d½fÀ°fÈ°f ªff³fI fSe, OfC³f »fûO, 590.00 ªfe.EÀf.Me. ÀfdW°f, BÊX-´fûMÊX»f ´fSX d³fd½fQf
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curement:
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Rs 117.68 Lakhs.
Availability of Bid Documents and mode of submission: The bid 295.00 ªfe.EÀf.Me. ÀfdW°f, BÊX-´fûMÊX»f ´fSX d³fd½fQf ªfe.EÀf.Me. ÀfdW°f, BÊ-´fûMÊX»f ´fSX d³fd½fQf d³fd½fQf A´f»fûOX IYSX³fZ IYe Ad³°f¸f d°fd±f E½fa
document is available online and should be submitted online in A´f»fûOX IYSX³fZ IYe Ad³°f¸f d°fd±f E½fa Àf¸f¹f A´f»fûOX IYSX³fZ IYe Ad³°f¸f d°fd±f E½fa Àf¸f¹f Àf¸f¹f 24.09.2020 Àffa¹f 05 ¶fªfZ °fI , BÊ-´fûMÊX»f
https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in. The bidder would be required to register 28.08.2020 Àff¹fa 05 ¶fªfZ °fI , BÊX-´fûMÊX»f ´fSX 21.09.2020 Àffa¹f 05 ¶fªfZ °fI , BÊ-´fûMÊX»f ´fSX ´fSX d³fd½fQf IYf ´fi±f¸f ·ff¦f Jû»f³fZ IYe d°fd±f
in the web-site which is free of cost. For submission of the bids, the d³fd½fQf IYf ´fi±f¸f ·ff¦f £fû»f³fZ IYe d°fd±f E½fa d³fd½fQf IYf ´fi±f¸f ·ff¦f Jû»f³fZ IYe d°fd±f E½fa E½fa Àf¸f¹f 25.09.2020 ´fif°f: 12 ¶fªfZ °fI , BÊ-
bidder is required to have a valid Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) ´fûMÊX»f ´fSX d³fd½fQf IYf dõX°fe¹f ·ff¦f Jû»f³fZ IYe
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cautiously welcomed an him as their standard-bearer FEW PEOPLE ever have logged The Eastern Theatre
agreement between its against President Donald Trump dorsed. And Cindy McCain, the more time on Democratic Command of China’s People’s
close ally the United Arab with an extraordinary virtual roll widow of Sen. John McCain, ap- National Convention stages than Liberation Army said its air and
Emirates and Israel to es- call vote that showcased the cul- peared in a video about Biden’s Bill Clinton. But his pre-recorded naval forces followed and mon-
tablish full ties and ex- turaldiversityoftheircoalitionand relationship with her husband. appearance on Tuesday lasted itored the US ship throughout
change embassies. Prince exposedagenerationalgulfthatis Jill Biden, the former second less than five minutes. Clinton its voyage.
Faisal bin Farhan said the increasinglydefiningtheparty. lady, occupied the most promi- didn’t mince words. He tore into “Any words or deeds that...
deal, which also halted Denied the chance to assem- nent speaking slot of the night. President Donald Trump repeat- cause trouble in the Taiwan Strait
unilateral annexation by ble in Milwaukee because of the the case that her husband un- edly. But his appearance was arenotinlinewiththefundamen-
Israel of West Bank terri- coronavirus pandemic, derstood the urgent challenges trickyforhisparty,abigfactionof tal interests of China and the
tory sought by the Democratic activists and digni- facing American families — and which is trying to leave behind United States, harm the well-be-
Palestinians, “could be taries cast their votes from loca- that he had the experience and Joe Biden, with his wife Jill and members of their family, celebrate after the roll call vote thecentristpoliticsof theClinton ingofcompatriotsonbothsidesof
viewedaspositive”.Buthe tions across all 50 states, and character to meet the moment. during the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday. AP era. The #MeToo movement has thestrait,poserealthreatstopeace
refrained from outright from the American territories Speaking from a classroom at also forced a re-evaluation of and stability in the region and are
backing the move and and the District of Columbia — Brandywine High School, where Clinton’s history of sexual mis- extremelydangerous”,itsaid.
from the Edmund Pettus Bridge she once taught English in the conduct allegations. AP Chineseforceswillremainon
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Delaware school after his home The rooms are dark as the bright US SENATOR Kamala Harris Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. AOC nominates
state put him over the top, Biden youngfaces that shouldfillthem givesthemostimportantspeech Harris gained prominence
Cabinetnod was feted by his grandchildren. are now confined to boxes on a of her political career on forherexactinginterrogationsof Bernie Sanders
The second night of the computer screen.” Wednesdaywhensheaddresses Trump nominees, Supreme
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POWER MINISTER RK SINGH SAYS HIS MINISTRY HAS SUGGESTED OVER 300 UNITS FOR EXTENSION ‘Only 17% of restaurants open, industry
Withmostthermalplantslikelytomisscleanenergy operating at 8-10% of pre-COVID levels’
deadline,PowerMinrecommendsbreatherupto2yrs PRANAVMUKUL
NEWDELHI,AUGUST19
5000
DINING OUT RESTAURANTS: STATUS
12% ■ Notopenforbusiness
RestaurantsSurveyed
mostofwhicharehighlypolluting includingdrawingupthescheme, DESPITEAmovetowardsunlock- ■ Openforbusiness
PRABHARAGHAVAN intermsofcarbondioxideandSO2 holdingbidsandplacingworkor- ing the economy, the restaurant 4000 19%
NEWDELHI,AUGUST19 emissions. This move to push the ders, happened after 2017 “in a industry is onlyoperating at 8-10 3000 9%
deadline comes at a time newer, large number of cases”, several per cent of the pre-COVID levels, 88% 21% 29%
2000 81%
WITH SEVERAL thermal power cost-efficientandlesspollutingsu- thermal units have been facing with the slump largely being on
1000 79% 71% 91%
plants likely to miss the govern- percritical thermal plants are challenges,aspertheMinister. accountof marketsbeinginlock-
ment’s2022deadlineforinstalling strugglingtogetcustomersorcoal, “One major issue is that of fi- down, consumers not stepping
equipmenttominimisepollution whiletheinefficient,highlypollut- nancing.Thebankswerereluctant out due to fear of transmission Bengaluru DelhiNCR Hyderabad Kolkata Chennai
fromtheiroperations,theMinistry ing and aging plants continue to tofinance...becausetheysaidthat and restaurants not opening up, Data is only for cities where restaurants are allowed to open for dining out
of Power is recommending that sellcostlypowerundertheprotec- there has to be a visibility of en- evenifthecityisnotinlockdown,
thedeadlinebeextendedbyupto Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Plant at Khedar (Haryana Power tionoflong-termpowerpurchase hancedtariffonaccountofthead- a report by Zomato said.
twoyearsforover300suchunits. Generation Corporation Ltd) in Hisar, Haryana. Express file agreementstodiscoms. ditional investment which is be- Notably, the report pointed permanently and we anticipate Predictably, residential areas are
The recommendation was made In June 2017, the Power ing made, which is almost Rs 55 out, even in cities where restric- anadditional30percentrestaura- doing 50 per cent better than
lastweekinalettertotheMinistry MinistryhadinformedtheEnviro- lakhpermegawatt,”saidSingh. tionshavebeenlifted,only17per ntstonotreopenatall.Remaining commercial areas.Restaurants in
of Environment, Forests and where Central Pollution Control nearly1.70lakhMWcapacity,fea- nment Ministry that 165.9 gi- Another issue relates to the cent dining out restaurants are 43 per cent are closed right now and around commercial districts
Climate Change (MoEF), said Boardhasimposedpenalties. sibility studies were yet to start in gawatts(GW)of187.1GW—or89 government’sMakeinIndiapush openforbusinessatthemoment, butlikelytoopen,asthesituation areexpectedtotakethelongestto
PowerMinisterRKSingh. “We are not recommending around10unitsconsistingof3,560 per cent of the country’s existing andtheensuingrequirementfora whicharealsorunning atlowca- becomesbetter,”thereportnoted. recover,” the report said, adding
“I believe it (the extension) is twoyearsforeverybody.Thereare MW as on August 11. Of the re- coal-basedpowercapacity—were largeproportionofvalueaddition pacity. Among the major cities Contrarily,Zomatoreportedits thatsporadiclockdowns insome
necessary,” the Minister told The somecaseswherewearenotrec- maining 438, feasibility studies notincompliancewithSO2emis- in capacity to be domestically where restaurants are allowed to food-delivery business clocking citiesdisruptbusinessasusualfor
Indian Express in an interview, ommending(anextension)where had been conducted on around sionlimitsnotifiedin2015. sourced.“TheCOVID-19lockdown open for dining out, only 9 per 75-80percentofpre-COVIDgross a few days but delivery volumes
adding the final decision will be they are already in progress,” he 416 units (1.57 lakh MW), tender Even though the 2015 norms is another major factor...that is centofeateriesareopeninChenn- merchandise volumes (GMV). bouncebackassoonastheselock-
takenbytheMoEFand,inspecific said.“...Differentcategorieswillre- specifications made for 329 (1.31 stated all existing coal-based about a minimum of six months ai,12percentinDelhi,19percent “Some areas in some cities are downs are lifted.
cases,theSupremeCourt. quiredifferenttimelinesforexten- lakh MW), NITs issued for 294 plants need to follow emission in which that much extension is inBengaluru,21percentinHyde- clockinghigherGMVthanbefore It said the number of restau-
Of a total of 448 units that are sion,”headded. (1.20lakhMW)andbidsawarded limits by December 7, 2017, the necessary,”headded. rabad and 29 per cent in Kolkata. (affluent neighbourhoods no rantsofferingdeliveryisat70per
planned for flue-gas desulfuriza- Theprocessofcommissioning for 130 units (58,000 MW). FGD Ministry stated it would take Paradoxically, while being in- “Ofthe83percentrestaurants longer fear contagion from food centofpre-COVIDlevels,ofwhich
tion (FGD) systems — which re- FGDforthermalcapacityhasbeen has been commissioned for four “seven years” to “retro-fit” FGD efficient, old coal/lignite thermal that are not open for business, 10 delivery,andarecombininghome about5percentdidnotofferfood
movesulphurdioxide(SO2)from conducted in a “phased” manner of theseunits(1,740MW). systemsintheexistingcapacity.It powerplantsareoperationallyin- per cent have already shut down entertainmentwithoutsidefood). delivery services pre-COVID.
exhaust flue gases — the Ministry that consists of a feasibility study, India’s green push has been hadalsostatedthattheremaining flexibleandnotcapableofquickly
is recommending 322 with a ca- followingwhichtenderspecifica- bluntedsomewhatduetothefee- 19.9 GW of the aforementioned changing their output (ramping
pacity worth 1 lakh megawatt
(MW)foranextension,according
tions are made and Notices
Inviting Tenders are issued. Bids
bleprogressinaddressingtheen-
vironmental damage on account
165.9GWcapacityeitherdoesnot
have“space”oris“notinterested”
up or down) in tandem with the
REgenerationsgivingvaryingout- Cabinet okays proposal for Loss prevention:
Irdai panel proposes
totheMinister.TheMinistryis“not
touching” cases pending at the
Supreme Court and instances
areawardedbasedonthis,follow-
ingwhichFGDiscommissioned.
Of the 448 units comprising
ofthecountry’smassivefleetofag-
ing and inefficient coal- and lig-
nite-fuelledthermalpowerplants,
ininstallingFGDsystems.
Whileprogressingettingther-
malplantstoinstallFGDsystems,
puteachtimeof theday.
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GST Council meet: Centre-states tussle likely over compensation
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`8.4 lakh crore compensation fund”, with the settlementof pendingIGSTdues,
UNION ENVIRONMENT Minister
PrakashJavadekarsaidtheCabinet
A WORKING Group set up by the
InsuranceRegulatoryandDevelo-
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NPCIarmfor fixed line services resolution plan, says won’t Sd/- Superintending Engineer (Ele.) (Proc.) MESCOM, Mangaluru
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globalmarkets on par with be able to recover its dues
NewDelhi:TheNationalPay-
ments Corporation of India
water, electricity’ ENSECONOMICBUREAU
(NPCI)Wednesdayannoun- MUMBAI,AUGUST19
ced launch of a subsidiary ENSECONOMICBUREAU
NPCI International Paym- NEWDELHI,AUGUST19 THE DEPARTMENT of Telecommunications (DoT)
ents Ltd (NIPL) for its inter- has opposed the resolution plan of Anil Ambani’s
national growth ambitions. INDIA NEEDS to focus on the Reliance Communications (RCom) and Reliance
growth of fixed line and broad- Telecom,onthegroundsthatitwillnotbeabletore-
Tradingin bandservicesaswirelessconnec-
tivity can have continuity and
coveritsduesunderthecurrentresolutionproposal
approved by the committee of creditors (CoC).
G-TAMatIEX speedissues,TelecomRegulatory
AuthorityofIndia(Trai)Chairman
TheNationalCompanyLawTribunalWednesday
asked DoT to submit its objections in writing by
New Delhi: Indian Energy RSSharmasaidonWednesday. August 21. The DoT has claimed adjusted gross rev-
Exchange(IEX)Wednesday Thecountrymusttreatbroad- enue (AGR) dues from RCom of Rs 25,199.27 crore,
said it will launch trading in band service connectivity on par and claimed that RCom’s deferred liability for spec-
green term-ahead market with other essentials like water trumpurchasedbetween2014-2016amountstoRs
(G-TAM) on Friday, as it has and electricity, Sharma said, 1,597.68 crore, as on October 2019. The current res-
received power regulator addingrightofwayruleswillhave olutionplan,approvedbyCoCinMarch,entailsreal-
CERC nod for the same. PTI tobemodifiedtogivebetteraccess isationof aroundRs23,000crorefromsaleof RCom
tofixedlineservices. assetsandclawbackofmoneypaidtosomelenders.
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