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                          !"#  $ #  $    %&''  $          ( )(*   , - .    % , /  , - '0      1+$2-      23           --(,0 4 5   2       6  !"#$7#  ,8 $       % $ 9$:;  =! "       "+!9#"+$   6&#x-24;&#x.900;23%aking strong exception tothe UK Government notrecognising the Covishield vac-cine and mandating even thoseIndians who received both itsdoses to undergo 10 days ofself-isolation after their arrivalto that country, India onTuesday termed it as a dis-criminating policyŽ andwarned of a reciprocalŽ action.Sounding this stern note,Foreign Secretary HarshShringla also said ExternalAffairs Minister S Jaishankardiscussed the issue with hisBritish counterpart Liz Truss inNew York on Monday. Theissue was likely to be resolvedsoon following certain assur-ances, Shringla said. Urgedearly resolution of quarantineissue in mutual interest,ŽJaishankar tweeted after hemet Truss.Enunciating Indias posi-tion, Shringla said the UKdecision to not recogniseCovishield is a discriminatingpolicyŽ thereby creating trou-ble for the Indians travelling toEngland.In an announcement onMonday, the UK said Indiantravelers, who have receivedboth doses of the Covishield,will be considered unvacci-nated and will have to under-go self-isolation for 10 daysthere.The non-recogition ofCovishield is a discriminatingpolicy and impacts our citizenstravelling to the UK. TheExternal Affairs Minister hasraised the issue strongly withthe new UK foreign secretary,ŽShringla said.Adopting a tough stance,he also cautioned the UK thatIndia is well within its rights toresort to reciprocal action overthe new Covid rules.Addressing a news confer-ence here, the ForeignSecretary said, The basic issueis that, heres a vaccine „Covishield „ which is alicensed product of a UK com-pany manufactured in India ofwhich we have supplied five        !   !"                      ! " ##$ %&  '   Washington:The maiden bilat-eral meeting between PresidentJoe Biden and Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on Friday willfurther strengthen the US-India strategic ties and allowthe leaders to discuss the situ-ation in Afghanistan and howthe two countries can worktogether to fight terrorism, asenior White House official hassaid. $   #    %&'       ( )"   *   + " $ * ,*- ). /" +** #($  ! )    * &   # 0# #+ $   %,%%           !" #   $%&' ()&*      +   ,+-  !"#$% %& '#&%()%*+%,,,-,   unjab Chief MinisterCharanjit Singh Channi,his two deputies along withCongress chief Navjot SinghSidhu took a chartered flight toDelhi on Tuesday to discuss theexpansion of the new Cabinetwith the partys central leader-ship.Sources indicated that theteam will meet AICC generalsecretary in-charge of Punjabaffairs, Harish Rawat, in Delhi.Sidhu uploaded a photo onTwitter showing him withChanni and Sukhjinder SinghRandhawa, one of the twodeputy chief ministers, besidea chartered plane. In line ofduty !!Ž he tweeted.Channi, Randhawa and theother deputy chief minister, OP Soni, were sworn in onMonday, two days afterAmarinder Singh resigned aschief minister of the poll-boundstate. After hectic consulta-tions, the party had pickedChanni as the leader of theCongress Legislature Party.Randhawa, a Jat Sikh, and Soni,a Hindu, were apparently cho-sen to balance the caste equa-tions. Sources said the cabinetis likely to see the induction offresh faces after the Delhi meet-ing, where the probable candi-dates will be discussed. Thereare indications that those whorallied behind Navjot Sidhu inthe power tussle with CaptAmarinder Singh will find aplace in the new cabinet.The names of AmarinderSingh Raja Warring, Madan LalJalalpur, Inderbir Singh Bolaria,Gurkirat Singh Kotli, PargatSingh and Sangat Singh Gilzianare doing the rounds. PargatSingh, considered close toSidhu, is at present the PunjabCongress general secretary andGilzian is a working presidentof the party's state unit.There is speculationwhether Capt Amarinder loy-alists like Gurmit Singh Sodhi,who was the sports minister,and Sadhu Singh Dharamsot,who held the ministry of socialjustice would retain their posi-tions.Channi himself was part ofthe group of ministers whoconstantly targeted the formerchief minister, making it clearthat they were part of theSidhu camp.Shortly before the swearingof the three ministers onMonday, Harish Rawat trig-gered a row by suggesting thatthe coming assembly electionswill be fought under Sidhusleadership. Former stateCongress chief Sunil Jakhar,who was at one stage also seenas a CM candidate, said thebafflingŽ remark wouldundermine the new CMsauthority. In a damage-controlexercise, the Congress thensaid both Channi and Sidhuwill lead the fight in the nextelection.SAD, AAP CRITICISECM, CONG LEADERS FORCHARTERED FLIGHT TODELHITaking a dig at PunjabChief Minister Charanjit SinghChannis claim of "aam aadmisarkar", the Shiromani AkaliDal on Tuesday questionedthe use of a chartered flight toDelhi by him and his deputies.The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)too slammed the Congress,saying the party could not giveup its Royal habits.Slamming the Congressleaders, the SAD in a tweetsaid, "After saying that theystand with the common man,INC leaders take private jets totravel just 250 kms fromChandigarh to Delhi. Are thereno normal flights or cars thatcan be used?" "Or is this chestthumping aimed at propaga-tion of Gandhi family's Delhidarbar culture," the partytweeted.AAP MLA and the Leaderof Opposition in the stateAssembly, Harpal SinghCheema, too said, "No onebecomes a common man bysaying it, only his deeds revealthe truth of his personality."Real faces of Channi, Sidhu andSukhjinder Singh Randhawa,who were calling themselvespoor common men a daybefore, have been exposed,said Cheema in an apparentreference to the Punjab CM'sstatement in which he men-tioned about his humble origin.+-#  * #;"   n a major reshuffle, thePunjab government onTuesday transferred nine IASand two PCS officers withimmediate effect. The moveca

2 me a day after CharanjitSingh Channi was
me a day after CharanjitSingh Channi was sworn in asthe Punjab chief minister.In the reshuffle, threemore officers have been post-ed in the Chief Minister'sOffice. Kamal Kishore Yadav,a 2003-batch IAS officer, hasbeen given the charge of thespecial principal secretary tothe Punjab CM. He has alsobeen given the charge of thesecretary, information andpublic relations, according toa government order.Showkat Ahmad Parray, a2013-batch IAS officer, hasbeen posted as the additionalprincipal secretary to the CMand Mankanwal SinghChahal, a 2016-batch PunjabCivil Services (PCS) officer,has been given the charge ofthe deputy principal secretaryto the CM.Two senior IAS officers,Hussan Lal and Rahul Tiwari,were posted as the principalsecretary and the special prin-cipal secretary to Channi.The 1994-batch IAS offi-cer, Tejveer Singh, who wasearlier the principal secretaryto the CM, has been posted asthe principal secretary, invest-ment promotion, industriesand commerce and informa-tion technology. GurkiratKirpal Singh, who earlier heldthe charge of the special prin-cipal secretary to the CM, hasbeen posted as the secretary,food, civil supplies and con-sumer affairs and defence ser-vices welfare.Dilip Kumar, a 1995-batchIAS officer, has been posted asthe principal secretary, sci-ence, technology and envi-ronment. He has also beengiven the charge of the mis-sion director, TandrustPunjab, in addition to theprincipal secretary, employ-ment generation and training.IAS officer MohammadTayyab has been posted as thechief executive officer, PunjabWakf Board while SumeetJarangal has been given thecharge of the director, infor-mation and public relations.The 2009-batch IAS offi-cer, Isha, has been posted asthe deputy commissioner ofMohali, replacing GirishDayalan while HS Sudan, whois the director general ofemployment generation andtraining, has been given theadditional charge of the mis-sion director, Punjab SkillDevelopment Mission.' *  )2 aryana Government willset up an ExportPromotion Bureau in the stateto promote exports, whichwill provide institutional sup-port to the exporters. Director General,Industries and CommerceDepartment, Dr Saket Kumarshared this information at theinauguration of the two-day'Vanijya Utsav' being orga-nized in Gurugram onTuesday.This State-Level 'VanijyaUtsav' is being organised bythe Department of Industriesand Commerce and theApparel Export PromotionCouncil working under theUnion Ministry of Textiles onthe occasion of Azadi KaAmrit Mahotsav.Inviting the exporters pre-sent on the occasion to visitHaryana, Dr Saket said thatnot only incentives are beinggiven to the entrepreneursand exporters in Haryana, butbusiness environment, link-ages and other governmentfacilities are also being pro-vided.He said that District LevelExport Promotion Committee(DLEPC) has been constitut-ed in every district of thestate to facilitate exports.Similarly, a Trade PromotionCommittee has been consti-tuted at the state-level toreview all types of trade relat-ed issues like logistics, agri-cultural exports and serviceexports, he said.Sharing more informationabout the facilities and incen-tives being given to entrepre-neurs and exporters inHaryana through a presenta-tion, Dr Saket said thatHaryana is a fast growingeconomy with an export valueof Rs 1,74,572 crore in the yearHe also informed thatHaryana is exporting goods toUSA, Saudi Arabia, UK,Germany, Nepal etc. The maindistricts which are exportinggoods are Gurugram, Panipat,Karnal, Sonipat andFaridabad. Rice, readymadegarments, handlooms andhandicrafts, automobiles andtheir components, metal ware,machinery and parts and med-icines and pharmaceuticalproducts are mainly beingexported from these districts,he added.He further said that thevision of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi is to makeIndia an export-oriented econ-omy.Dr Saket, while interactingwith the exporters present inthe programme, expressedhope that with the cooperationof exporters, this vision of thePrime Minister will definitelybe fulfilled. Earlier, he inau-gurated the exhibition of var-ious industrial and exportingunits and took a round of exhi-bition as well.Director General ForeignTrade (DGFT), UnionMinistry of Commerce,Abhimanyu Sharma informedthat 'Vanijya Utsav' is beingorganized from September 21to September 26 in all 739 dis-tricts of the country to show-case India's 75 years of eco-nomic progress.Sharma also appreciatedHaryana's Enterprise andEmployment Policy-2020 andsaid that the state is providinga favourable environment forindustries to flourish.   ! " #$$aryana Governor BandaruDattatraya on Tuesdaystressed the need for involvingpublic and private universitiesand other educational institu-tions in wiping out the crimeof drug trafficking from thestate.The Governor was inter-acting with ADGP, StateNarcotics Control Bureau,Shrikant Jadhav, who paid acourtesy call at Raj Bhavanhere.Dattatraya said that youthswill be effective in checking theuse of illegal substances andpreventing drug traffickingeffectively. The officers of theBureau should coordinate witheducational institutions andmake youths aware of drugprohibition in rural and urbanareas, he said.He said that NCC Scoutsand students associated withNSS can also play an importantrole as well. Along with this, thecooperation of the Red Crossand other social, governmentand non-governmental orga-nizations can also be taken onboard, he added.ADGP, State NarcoticsControl Bureau, ShrikantJadhav informed that theBureau has been established inHaryana on the pattern of theCentre (MHA), and is the firstsuch in the country. Heinformed that there is a plan toopen 17 branches at the districtlevel all over Haryana.So far, branches of theNarcotics Control Bureau havebeen established in 12 dis-tricts. These districts includeHisar, Fatehabad, Karnal, Sirsa,Kaithal, Ambala, Panchkula,Kurukshetra, Faridabad,Rohtak, Gurugram and Rewari,Jadhav said.6   5+       # #aking notice of the word'Dalit' being used for newlyappointed Chief Minister ofPunjab Charanjit Singh Channiin social media pages, print andelectronic media, TejinderKaur, Chairperson Punjab StateScheduled Castes Commission,on Tuesday issued instructionsto not use nomenclature 'Dalit'to mark identity of any personbelonging to Schedule Castes . In a statement, Kaur saidthat the nomenclature 'Dalit'does not find mention in theConstitution of India or anystatute and moreover, Ministryof Social Justice and empow-erment Government of Indiahas already directed all ChiefSecretaries of the StateGovernments and UnionTerritory Administrationsregarding the same. She said that the HighCourt of Madhya Pradesh,Gwalior Bench passed an orderdated 15.01.2018 W.P. No.20420 of 2017 (PIL)-Dr. MohanLal Mahor Vs Union of India& Ors. has directed: " ..... thatthe Central Government/StateGovernment and its func-tionaries would refrain fromusing the nomenclature 'Dalit'for the members belonging toScheduled Castes andScheduled Tribes as the samedoes not find mention in theConstitution of India or anystatute. She further said that fol-lowing the direction of theHigh Court, the Ministry ofSocial Justice and empower-ment of India directed all theState Governments/UnionTerritory Administrations touse the word "Scheduled Caste"instead of "Dalit" for the per-sons belonging to ScheduleCastes. Acting on the reports ofviolations being made by thevarious media groups, theInformation and BroadcastingMinistry also issued a notice toprivate s

3 atellite TV channels byasking them to co
atellite TV channels byasking them to comply with anorder passed earlier by theBombay High Court to not usethe word Dalit in reports, shesaid. Earlier, Punjab StateCommission for ScheduledCastes Chairperson TejinderKaur in a letter on datedSeptember 13, 2021 addressedto Chief Secretary ViniMahajan also recommended torename the villages, towns andother places which are present-ly named after castes and notuse derogatory names such asChamarheri etc. besidesrefraining from using the wordHarijan and Girijan in officialfunctioning by ensuring thestrict compliance of theinstructions issued earlier bythe state government in theyear 2017.)2 , 70 8 person was arrested fortrying to cause damage tothe statue of BR Ambedkar inPhillaur town of Jalandhar dis-trict, with Punjab ChiefMinister Charanjit SinghChanni on Tuesday describingit as a tragic incident.Channi said an exemplaryaction will be ensured againstthe miscreants indulging inthese types of dastardly acts.Bhiku Meena, hailing fromMadhya Pradesh, had alleged-ly tried to damage the statue bythrowing a stone and a flowerpot at it on Monday night, thestatement said.Channi described it as avery unfortunate incidentwhich has bruised the psycheof people who respect BabaSahib Ambedkar, the ChiefArchitect of the Constitution.No one will be allowed to dis-turb the hard-earned peace inthe state, the chief ministersaid, adding that he has alreadydirected the director general ofpolice (DGP) to enhance sur-veillance in every nook andcorner of the state.He said being a borderstate, the situation in Punjabalways remains sensitive, butthe state government is fullyvigilant to deal with it andcrush the nefarious designs ofanti-social and anti-nationalelements which try to createunrest in Punjab. Solicitingfulsome support and coopera-tion of the people, Channiurged them to play a proactiverole in cementing the ethos ofcommunal harmony, peace andbrotherhood to make Punjabthe most peaceful and com-munally harmonious state. %  $& ' ( %"( "%) $*+ ,%" ,%he Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) on Tuesday askedsenior farmer leader BalbirSingh Rajewal to keep theKisan Andolan above politicsand requested him to takeconcrete action against hooli-gans who had targeted Akaliworkers proceeding to Delhi toparticipate in the partys marchto parliament instead of attack-ing the SAD.Addressing a press confer-ence here, senior SAD leaderPrem Singh Chandumajra,Maheshinder Singh Grewaland Daljit Singh Cheema saidit was most unfortunate thateven after admitting that somewrong elements wanted todefame the Kisan Sangharsh,the Kisan leader had neithersecured an unconditional apol-ogy from those guilty of hooli-ganism nor subjected them tothe process of law.Chandumajra and Grewalalso took objection to Rajewalsstatement that only SAD legis-lators and MPs should havegone to protest in Delhi. Wefail to understand what objec-tion he has to a protest by thou-sands of people. Earlier alsothousands of farmers marchedto parliament which sent out amessage of unity and strengthattracting worldwide atten-tionŽ.Cheema rebutted the asser-tion of Rajewal that the SADwas defaming the KisanAndolan by releasing videos.In fact the videos showingAkali leaders and even womenbeing abused, intimidated andeven robbed besides the dam-age done to their vehicles havebeen posted by the perpetratorsand not the victimsŽ. He alsoasked if Rajewal had takennotice of this criminal activityand why he did not inform thepeople of the action by him andthe Kisan unions in the case.Cheeema also said it was unfor-tunate that Rajewal had chosento politicize the issue and alsopaint the SAD, which hadresigned from the union min-istry and even quit the NDA, inpoor light. He has howeverchosen to remain silent on theCongress partys role in fram-ing of the ordinances as well asamendments done in theAPMC Act by the Congressgovernment in 2017.  ) # ( &-  )! '".( / !,hailand Ambassador toIndia, Pattarat Hongtongon Tuesday met Haryana ChiefMinister Manohar Lal Khattarat his office here to discuss pos-sibilities to strengthen business,sports, academic, agricultureand cultural ties betweenThailand and Haryana.During the meeting,Pattarat Hongtong held exten-sive discussions with the ChiefMinister identifying variousdevelopment avenues betweenHaryana and Thailand. Sheespecially sought cooperationfrom the Haryana Governmentin exploring investment possi-bilities in the food processingsector.As Haryana has one of thehighest economic potentialsincluding automobiles andagriculture sector, variousexchange programmes can beorganized between Thailandand Haryana, assertedHongtong.She also showed keeninterest in exporting theproducts produced byThailand. While express-ing investment interest inHaryana, t Hongtong saidthat possibilities shouldbe explored to strengtheneconomic growth andinvestment ties withHaryana for progress withThailand.She also showed inter-est in getting the detailsabout various flagshipprogrammes and initia-tives taken by the StateGovernment, after whichshe was apprised aboutParivar Pehchan Patra, thefirst of its kind ambitiousscheme for bringing the bene-fits of all government welfareschemes under one umbrella.Under the PPP a systemhas been created in which eachfamily is identified as a singleunit, said Khattar.The Chief Minister saidthat the State Government isnot just limited to B to B(Business to Business) or G toB (Government to Business) orG to G (Government toGovernment) relationship, asHaryana is the land of Gita,therefore, we believe in H to Hrelationship that is Heart toHeart connect.India and Thailand haveage-old social and cultural ties.I assure complete cooperationfrom the state government interms of setting up industries,investment, cultural ties," hesaid.The Chief Minister furthersaid that Haryana is a leadingstate in the country in manyspheres. Haryana is the largestmanufacturer of cars and otherautomobiles, along with beingthe leading agrarian state inIndia, he added.Haryana is one of themajor exporters of car/motorvehicles. The state producestwo-thirds of passenger cars, 50percent of tractors and 60 per-cent of motorcycles manufac-tured in the country, hencepossibilities can be explored instrengthening the investmentties between Haryana andThailand in this sector, he said.Khattar further said thatbilateral trade in this area maybe promoted too. Haryana canoffer religious tourism such as"Krishna Circuit" inKurukshetra, "ChenetiBuddhist Stupa" inYamunanagar that focuses onproviding a glimpse of thescarred land and experiencereligious, celestial fervour, her-itage and culture.As Haryana is home to thebiggest agricultural universityin Asia that is HaryanaAgriculture University whichprovides a robust infrastructurefor students and researchers,therefore academic collabora-tion can be explored in this areathrough faculty and studentexchange programs betweenboth the regions,Ž he added. Khattar also apprized theAmbassador that Haryana isone of the key states con-tributing to the country's foodbowl and as Thailand is knownas the Kitchen of the World,therefore we will welcome theThai companies in the foodprocessing sector and explorepossibilities of setting up moreindustries in this sector.(  +-     !.mid political upheaval inPunjab, former HaryanaChief Minister and Leader ofOpposition Bhupinder SinghHooda has convened a meetingof Congress Legislature Partyon Wednesday.The meeting seemed to be

4 a conscious effort to ensurethat Hooda
a conscious effort to ensurethat Hooda does not lose hisgrip over the party state unit inHaryana after veteran leaderCapt Amarinder was forced toquit as Punjab Chief Minister.Hooda had held the CLP meet-ing last month before thebeginning of the monsoon ses-sion of Haryana Assembly onAugust 20. Not only this, thetwo-time Chief Minister hadalso hosted a lunch on August25 here for over 200 party lead-ers, a move which was termedas a show of strength. Apart from the AICCHaryana in charge VivekBansal, state party chief KumariSelja and Kiran Chaudhary,current MLAs, former MLAsand MPs among other partyleaders had attended the lun-cheon hosted by Hooda. Another meeting withparty MLAs within a timespan of less than a month isseen as an effort by the formerChief Minister to keep hisflock together and boost con-fidence among party leaders aswell as workers ahead of cru-cial Ellenabad bypoll and elec-tions to urban local bodies andpanchayati raj institutions inthe state. Hooda is currently seen asthe most influential Congressleader in the state.While the MLAs have notbeen told about the agenda ofthe CLP meeting, a party MLAsaid that farmers issues will bediscussed in the meeting.Congress is also likely to chalkout a strategy to attack the BJP-JJP Government over the issuesof farmers, unemployment,inflation, law and order amongothers.On the timing of the meet-ing, the party MLA claimedthat the CLP meeting wasalready fixed a week ago andhad nothing to do with devel-opments in the party's Punjabunit and resignation of CaptAmarinder Singh. Notably, Haryana Congressis currently struggling due tofactionalism. The infightingin the party had intensified inJuly this year when the MLAsloyal to Hooda had beguntheir campaign to get the cur-rent state party chief Seljareplaced with the former ChiefMinister.MLAs, who are Hoodaloyalists had met party gener-al secretary KC Venugopal andstate party in-charge VivekBansal in New Delhi todemand that Hooda be giventhe command of the party inthe state. They had alsodemanded that Hooda and allMLAs should be consultedbefore finalizing the list ofappointments at district andblock level in the state partyunit. The list of office bearers isyet to be announced by thecentral party leadership.Congress, which is themain opposition party inHaryana, has a strength of 31MLAs in the 90-memberHouse.  $)  !/0   ,-(&�&&%2,�3&2&�-,,/(7?,0�2.&(-  !"#$% %& '#&%()%*+%,,,-,  # ""    2E % %       ""     &  7 C             5    H.- H   %%         "! G+  &   C   %    # $  2E02   % 2 8 I  I     J++     60#             !J  ": $             ' $2  $,  ( $$"*+# )     + ,+-./+   # 8+  + 84&  )&*)   8&  8            5 # + #8))  8 # �   &  )&*##�'&',,ropping ample hints that during histenure the BJP would go back to thebasics the new Bengal BJP president DrSukanto Majumdar on Tuesday warnedthe Trinamool Congress against perpe-trating Taliban rule and vowed to protectthe State from Talibanisation thatthe ruling Trinamool Congress was aim-ing at.We will together resist the desperateattempt by some forces to TalibaniseBengal ƒ we will stop that at any cost ƒŽthe new BJP president said less than 24hours after the party central leadership ina surprise move replaced former Statepresident Dilip Ghosh with Dr Majumdara university professor and MP fromBalurghat.Though there was no immediatecomment from the Chief Minister seniorTMC leader Tapas Roy said it is not theTrinamool but the BJP which is creatinga Taliban raj in the country.ŽAccording to inside sources after theelectoral debacle in 2021 the BJP wouldnot experiment further with defectionpolitics. Instead of engineering defectionsfrom other parties the saffron outfitwould now concentrate on grossHindutva politics „ that has been itsmain forte „ during Majumdars tenureone was told. Majumdar a politician of theRSS breed has been promoted to the Statepresidential post with the same clear mes-sage from the high command, insiderssaid.On the alleged ambition of MamataBanerjee to become the next PrimeMinister of India by uniting the opposi-tion forces and replacing Narendra Modi,he said the Bengal Chief Minister shouldstop dreaming of winning the prime min-isterial chair.Our honourable Chief Minister isthinking of becoming the next PrimeMinister. But let me tell her with duerespect that Narendra Modi will contin-ue serving the country as the PrimeMinister after 2024 Lok Sabha pollsƒeven for a moment we assume that TMCwill win all the 42 seats from Bengal ƒfrom where will she bring the other seatsƒ so it will be better if she stops dream-ing ƒ we will gift Modiji more seats fromBengal than we did in 2019.ŽMajumdar ducked controversial ques-tions on whether his appointment hadanything to do with the continuing exo-dus from the party during Ghoshs tenureand said Dilip da carried forward the taskof the previous state presidents to a levelwhen we won 77 seats and not my taskis to take that further and I can promiseyou that in the next Assembly electionsBengal will witness a change of power.ŽOnBabul Supriyos quitting the party he said,his leaving the party is unfortunate ƒand I will expect him to reconsider hisdecision.Ž After quitting BJP Supriyohad joined the TMC.He said that there could still be somepeople who were thinking of switchingsides but added some people may thinkthat they will do the BJP great harm byquitting the party but it is not so becausethe workers are our mainstrength and they will continue to be withthe BJP.Ž0   #)8?  4) 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by three persons, and diedafter consuming poison following theattack in Maharashtra's Parbhani dis-trict, police said on Tuesday. Twominor boys were among the accusedapprehended for allegedly raping thegirl, who consumed poison onSeptember 14 and died while under-going treatment at a hospital on Mondayevening, an official said. According to the police, the allegedincident took place in Sonpeth area onSeptember 12, and the girl consumedpoison two days later, the official said.In her statement to the police onSeptember 18, the girl said that she hadattempted to take her own life as a resultof the rape, he said. One of the accused was known tothe victim and the trio had also stalkedher two years ago, he said. Based on the victim's complaint, thepolice registered an FIR against the triounder relevant sections of the IPC andProtection of Children from SexualOffences (POCSO) Act, the official said

5 ,adding that further probe is underway.
,adding that further probe is underway. Thiruvananthapuram:Kerala on Tuesdayreported 15,768 fresh COVID-19 cases and214 deaths, which took the caseload to45,39,953 and fatalities to 23,897.The number of people who recoveredfrom the infection since Monday was 21,367which brought the total recoveries to43,54,264 and the number of active cases to1,61,195, an official press release said.As many as 1,05,513 samples were test-ed in the last 24 hours, the release said.Among the 14 districts, Thrissur record-ed the highest with 1,843 cases, followed byKottayam (1,632), Thiruvananthapuram(1,591), Ernakulam (1,545), Palakkad(1,419), Kollam (1,407), Malappuram(1,377), Alappuzha (1,250), Kozhikode(1,200) and Kannur (993), it said.Of the new cases, 100 were healthworkers, 124 from outside the State and14,746 infected through contact with thesource of it not clear in 798 cases.There are currently 4,86,600 peopleunder surveillance in various districts, ofwhom 4,62,691 are in home or institution-al quarantine and 23,909 in hospitals. Bengaluru:Karnataka logged 818 new COVID-19cases and 21 deaths on Tuesday, taking the totalnumber of infections to 29,69,361 and the toll to37,648. The day also saw 1,414 discharges, takingthe total number of recoveries in the state so far toOut of the total number of new cases report-ed, 359 were from Bengaluru Urban, as the city saw381 discharges and eight deaths.The total number of active cases in the state was13,741. While the positivity rate for the day stoodat 0.80 per cent, the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) was2.56 per cent. Belagavi followed Bengaluru Urban in the num-ber of deaths (3), Dakshina Kannada and Mysuruhad two each, followed by others. Among the districts where new cases werereported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 359,Dakshina Kannada 114, Udupi 73, Mysuru 71,Kodagu 25, followed by others. Bengaluru Urbandistrict tops the list of positive cases, with a totalof 12,44,052, followed by Mysuru 1,77,400 andTumakuru 1,19,961. Among discharges too,Bengaluru Urban was on top with 12,20,659, fol-lowed by Mysuru 1,74,460 and Tumakuru 1,18,431. Bengaluru: The KarnatakaGovernment was consideringenacting a law to regulate reli-gious conversion, as a ruling BJPMLA said his own mother hasconverted to Christianity fallingprey to inducement, state HomeMinister Araga Jnanendra saidon Tuesday.Hosadurga BJP MLAGoolihatti Shekhar, raising theissue during zero hour in theassembly, said religious con-versions by force or throughinducement have become ram-pant in the State, quoting theexample of his own mother. "The issue (of religious con-versions) has come to theGovernment's notice, convert-ing people from one religion toanother by inducing them is apunishable offence. We willkeep vigil on such activities.There is a wide network work-ing on religious conversionsacross the country," Jnanendrasaid in his reply in the assem-bly. There have been seriousdiscussions regarding control-ling such religious conversions,by bringing in a bill or in anyother form. "To increase the fol-lowers of a particular faith,people being converted throughinducements or by misusingtheir health condition, is notright," he said, adding that thereis freedom to voluntarily followany religion. Indulging in reli-gious conversion with induce-ment or under pressure is an"unpardonable offence", theMinister further said adding, itmay also lead to disturbance ofpeace in the society. "The government is awarethat it needs to be controlled...."he added. Claiming that reli-gious conversions were rampantin the state, Shekhar said 15,000to 20,000 people have beenconverted in his constituencyand his own mother has con-verted to Christianity. He saidunder the anti superstition lawcertain religious practices amongHindus in rural areas have beenbanned, while certain Christianmissionaries and Churches areluring innocent people andthose ill to visit their religiousplaces, with an assurance to curetheir diseases, where they are"brainwashed". '   !:$J55 %    6'FC          E-     + The body of an 8-year-olddalit girl was found from a field nearKishangarh village here, police said onTuesday. According to police, the girl hadleft for school at around 8 am on Monday.Shortly before noon her school bag wasspotted by some passers-by who raised analarm.When it was found that the girl had notreached school, her family started search-ing for her and found her body in the field.The victim's family alleged that she wassexually assaulted before being killed.Meanwhile, the agitated family mem-bers and villagers blocked traffic on theTappal-Lalpur road for over two hours andrefused to hand over the body to police forconducting post-mortem.Senior police officials reached thespot late Monday night and managed topersuade them to hand over the body. Apanel of doctors conducted the post-mortem examination at midnight.SSP Kalanidhi Naithani told reportersMonday night that forensic experts wereinvestigating the scene of the crime."Any comment on the cause of deathcan only be made after the post-mortemreport is received,Ž he said.Security in the area has been beefed upas a precautionary step, he added.Firozabad (UP):A 15-year-oldgirl was allegedly raped in asleeper bus when she was on herway to Auraiya along with herfamily, police said on Tuesday.Based on a complaintlodged by the girl's mother, acase was registered against twopeople at Shikohabad policestation on Tuesday morningand the main accused, Ashu, wasarrested.The girl had boarded thebus with her family fromBadarpur at 11 pm on Monday.According to the complaint,the girl's family got down fromthe bus, along with other pas-sengers, when it had stoppedmidway later in the night. At thattime, Ashu, an associate of thebus conductor, allegedly rapedthe minor on the upper berth.    ?# #  )  @ C    7($  ollowing the dramaticchange in political discourseafter the elevation of littleknown Dalit Congress leaderCharanjit Singh Channi asChief Minister of Punjab,Samajwadi Party is mullingover the idea of entering intopre-poll alliance with theCongress for the 2022 UPAssembly elections.The last such electoralexperiment by the SamajwadiParty ahead of 2017 UPAssembly elections had endedin a disaster for it as its tally wasreduced to 48 seats in the UPassembly having a strength of403. The SP had left 115 seatsfor the Congress and it couldwin only seven seats.The Congress is confidentthat its electoral prospects inUP have got a boost after themasterstroke in Punjab withDalit leader Charanjit SinghChanni taking oath as the newChief Minister of Punjab.Channi's appointment as thechief minister is being touted asa very significant step in Punjabpolitics that will likely have ahuge bearing on national pol-itics.The Congress is seen tohave played a masterstroke bymaking a leader from theScheduled Caste communitythe chief minister of a state forthe first time, especially a northIndian state. This developmenthas dominated the discourseacross political circles. Leadersfrom the Samajwadi Party,Aam Aadmi Party and otheropposition parties have wel-comed the appointment ofChanni as the Chief Minister ofPunjab.The recent meeting ofCongress general secretaryPriyanka Gandhi Vadra withBhim Army chiefChandrashekhar Azad was partof a strategy planned by theCongress days before choosinga Dalit Chief Minister forPunjab.This political dev

6 elopmentin Punjab comes amid talks ofwoo
elopmentin Punjab comes amid talks ofwooing Brahmins and Dalits bySP president Akhilesh Yadavthrough political mobilisationand Dalit outreach pro-grammes. The SamajwadiLohia Vahini has started aVillage to Village DalitSamvad programme fromSeptember 19 in various dis-tricts across Uttar Pradesh. Inthe coming days, PriyankaGandhi Vadra will be holdingelection rallies and visit poll-bound constituencies fromSeptember 29 to October 23.During this time the talk offorming an alliance betweenthe SP and the Congress willbecome clear.SP chief Akhilesh Yadavhas come up with a fresh polit-ical slogan 'Nayi Hawa Hai,Nayi SP Hai' to win the 2022Uttar Pradesh polls. With thisslogan, Akhilesh has made ashift from the MY (Muslim-Yadav) caste equations used byhim and SP founder and hisfather Mulayam Singh Yadav, towin state elections in the past.Akhilesh Yadav is upping theante by following a softHindutva approach to counterthe Hindutva ideology of theruling Bharatiya Janata Party.Samajwadi Party sources,however, said, The party haslearnt from its mistakes in2017 elections and this time ifthe party decides to forgealliance with the Congress itwill be after detailed delibera-tions on seat sharing.ŽA SP leader said, Therewill be no last-minute changeof constituencies and every-thing will be decided muchahead of the elections in 2022.Ž+ " " "* 4++)567,":# #       4     #        �4  $       ,$  $              &    Muzaffarnagar (UP): A court here examined theincharge of a childcare helpline on Tuesday inconnection with the 2020 case of sexual harass-ment of four children at an ashram in this dis-trict. In July last year, a team of the childcarehelpline and police had rescued 10 children hail-ing from Tripura, Mizoram and Assam from theashram in Shukartal here. Medical examinationhad confirmed that four of the children, agedbetween seven and 10 years, were sexuallyassaulted.Incharge of the helpline, Poonam Sharma,was examined by the Protection of Childrenfrom Sexual Offences (POCSO) court here onTuesday. Special judge (POCSO Act) SanjeevKumar Tiwari adjourned the hearing in the casetill October 12. The accused owner of theashram, Swami Bhakti Bhushan GovindMaharaj and his disciple Krishan Mohan Daswere also present in the court.Police had registered a case under IndianPenal Code sections 323 (voluntarily causinghurt), 377 (unnatural offences), 504 (intentionalinsult with intent to provoke breach of the peace)and sections 5/6 of the POCSO Act.Theashram owner and his disciple were subse-quently arrested.          )  ?,        # #urning the tables onMaharashtra GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari over hisrequest to convene a two-dayspecial Legislature session todiscuss the ghastly Sakinakarape and murder incident,Chief Minister UddhavThackeray asked the Governorto convene a four-day sessionof Parliament to discuss simi-lar atrocities against womenacross the country where eventhe Sakinak incident could bediscussed.In a fresh war of wordsŽbroke out between him and theGovernor … this time over theSakinaka brutal rape and mur-der incident, the chief ministerfor joining the OppositionBJPs clamour for a SpecialLegislature session to discussthe issue. He said that theGovernor echoing theOppositions sentiments in amanner he was doing wasdetrimentalŽ to theParliamentary democratic sys-tem.Turning down indirectlythe Governors requests for aSpecial Legislature session todiscuss the Sakinaka rape andmurder incident, Uddhav stat-ed in his four-page letter toKoshyari: We share the senti-ments expressed by you overthe atrocities against women inthe context of the Sakinakaincident. This issue is not con-fined to Sakinaka alone, butinvolves the entire nation. Thevictim women in the entirecountry are looking up to theCentreŽ.We request you as theGovernor to take up the mat-ter with Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and UnionHome Minister Amit Shah sothat they can convene a specialParliament to discuss atrocitiesagainst women in the country.At this session, the Sakinakaincident can also be discussed,Žthe Chief Minister wrote.The Chief Minister wasresponding to a letter from theGovernor seeking a two-dayspecial session of the StateLegislature to discuss theSakinnak incident, Uddhav hitout at Koshyari politely forwriting a letter over the inci-dent after a women political(read BJP) met him.Today youre holding theconstitutional post as theGovernor. But, we know yougrew up as a political worker.(You should know) The respon-sibility of maintaining law andorder and also protectingwomen and ensuring their rightslies with the government head-ed by a chief minister. You havealso come up from four cornersof the same precedents and tra-ditions. We have all along ben-efitted from your experience,Žthe chief minister while remind-ing Koshyari not to overstep hisbrief.Endorsing the sentimentsexpressed by the Governorand saying that the issue ofwomens safety was not con-fined to Maharashtra alsoalone, Uddhav touched a rawnerve, when he cited a slew ofincidents of atrocities onwomen in the BJP-ruled stateslike Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat,Uttarakhand, BJP-supportedBihar and also Delhi where thepolice is controlled by theCentre and Union Territories ofJammu & Kashmir under cen-tral administration.   , 5+ A ,    # '  6 )  40  -E, K   L-  C   0'   - 7         $ 0?( ,0      F K  ' -   -., )-.,*  $0  EK% ) -       *$  '  %       $ 4  L M  ' -Fseven-year-old girl wasallegedly raped and mur-dered by a neighbour inRajasthan's Nagaur district,police said on Tuesday. The accused kidnappedthe girl from her residence ina village under Padu Kalanpolice station limits on Mondayand took her to a secludedplace, where he raped her. A case has been registeredagainst the accused, Dinesh Jat(20), for kidnap, rape and mur-der and he has been detained,Padu Kalan Station HouseOfficer (SHO) Ashok Bishusaid. He said the post-mortemhas been conducted and thebody will be handed over to thefamily. Nagaur MP HanumanBeniwal demanded strict actionagainst the accused andexpressed condolence to thebereaved family. -&,2,0,2)7(*special SC/ST court on Monday award-ed life imprisonment to seven people forsetting two sisters belonging to the Dalitcommunity on fire in Uttar Pradesh'sMoradabad in 2010.The sisters were burnt alive in KothiwalNagar on December 18 by a mob protest-ing a double murder for which their broth-er was accused.In a 26-page order, special SC/ST courtjudge Sandhya Choudhury found the sevenaccused guilty on the basis of evidences pro-d

7 uced by Additional District GovernmentCo
uced by Additional District GovernmentCounsel (ADGC) Anand Pal Singh andcharged them under the SC/ST (preventionof atrocities) Act.Sateesh Madan, Sagar Bhandula, BantiMalik, Asha Sachdeva, Amarjeet Kaur,Vinod Kajkad and Sania Kohli were con-victed by the court and a penalty of Rs 1 lakheach was imposed on them. They were sentto districts jail Moradabad, Singh said.On the day of the incident, a mob gath-ered outside the house of Rajo and set itablaze. While she escaped unhurt, herdaughters Gita (22) and Monu (20) wereburnt alive in the ensuing fire.Rajo's son Rakesh, who worked as asweeper, was accused of murdering a 30-year-old woman and her eight-year-olddaughter during a robbery on December 9,2010.Subsequently, Rakesh and hisbrother Rajesh were arrested by police.  + #    # + 0   )J# #     $   4       1   1 4  10  4    ! #  !!@   #   #4 A1! #  #BA#!@#4 4 lthough there is an abundanceof writing on the history ofdeforestation in India, theabsence of an objectively writ-ten history is painfully felt by one whointends to gain an impartial perspectiveof Indian forestry and its causes ofdegradation and deforestation.The approaches of current writers arenot uniform, and they have biases andleanings. For example, most Indian his-torians view the British as timber pirates,land thieves, and soil wreckers. In theiropinion, there used to be a harmoniousrelationship between the communityand the forest and no significant defor-estation had taken place prior to Britishrule. The British were lauded for unify-ing the subcontinent, settling rights andconcessions to the communities, anddemarcating the reserve forest boundarieswith a skilled foresters praised through-out the developing world.Both views are subjective assess-ments. In fact, the motivation of theBritish was never altruistic, although theyleft behind a cadre of well-trained andorganized forestry professionals. Thereason might have been to keep the geesealive which were laying golden eggs forthem. European invasions and conquestsof India were originally motivated bytrade in highly prized commodities suchas silk, textiles, spices, jewels, which foundtheir way to Europe via trade in thesegoods, mostly via the sea from small king-doms to giant empires. The primaryobjective of the East India Company wasto gain a substantial share of this lucra-tive trade and then to raise revenue inevery way possible. The East IndiaCompany was also supported by theBritish monarchy. Thus, the increasingcollection of wealth from peasants andcultivators, coupled with the deforestationto get more land tilted. In reality, it nei-ther began nor ended with the British. Itmay be recalled that deforestation innorth India was the primary cause of theshift from Indus Valley civilization toGangetic plain in ancient India. During the reign of Ashoka (268 to 232BCE), the subcontinent was united undera single ruler. At the time of Ashoka andChandragupta Maurya, the so-called gold-en period of Indian history, the forests werethe property of the state. Hence, thoseclaiming that the forests were managed bylocal communities are far from historicalfact. After Ashoka, the empire collapsedunder invasion from the north and thenomadic invaders burned forests for pas-ture. This regime was followed by Islamicrevival when India again became united.It was only in the second half of the 16thcentury that Akbar cemented Mughaldominance that had begun in the previ-ous one. The Mughals came from thedesert and had no particular interest inforests except for their game. During thistime, the British used their SouthAmerican colonies to acquire silver so they (1      )    $        ) �6&23%&D%�%26%3/,-F�.&/&/&7�,%,0-,,C- M3(&&-,F&.&,F%,63%3�/32(2&/3�7,�(&(7,%&,2,%,&73%7.%.�, %%�,&,3,2�,%D3,%/�/�,&$3�(70%C&&2��6%07%2   K5   5L                                 /    422222       8K     (           "  -             /M         #  1           I             # ;63(N      LL            N4                 O45        (   2(O  NO                 O(L    4O4          "   ( O(18  /  1O5           845      4L4        NN        # B I   #  / FBI#G            42    /    KL   # 42                            (                (   /   4N   42                           %              # %      7 P    (          1N        "          (    -                  "                    (     /       (:                         (  B6-&   /  :         :   6  $   / F6$/G        #       (               "      #    7   $ 124O    P P            /           (      1245 #    3   (       N2                                  @ "              ;      N   

8  4     
 4              (    "   "         # (              (   / 1211 BI#              /                               !"   #$  $"% fter months of sus-pense, Punjab chiefminister CaptainAmarinder Singh has beenreplaced with DalitleaderCharanjit Singh Channi thisweek. Punjab being a borderstate affected by militancy inthe eighties, anything hap-pening in there is sensitive.The change could have beensmoother, but the high com-mand in its wisdom decided tochange the guard just monthsbefore the assembly elections.While three months ago, itwas a sure shot that Congresswould win Punjab because ofthe weak opposition but theCaptain's exit might change thesituation. The new chief min-ister has many challengesbefore him and he is only astop-gap arrangement. One of the prominentpractices that Indira Gandhiconceived and practicedthroughout her leadership wasthe High Command conceptin the party set-up. DuringJawaharlal Nehru's time,Congress had no high com-mand because there wereother, equally solid nationalleaders like Patel and G.B.Pant. Indira Gandhi installedor removed her party men ininfluential positions as andwhen she wished. An oldCongress leader recalls howshe would call the chief min-ister she intended to sack andconvey her decision, saying:There is no hurry, you mayresign today or tomorrow.Take your time.Ž That was theindication for him to quit.Rajiv Gandhi too followedthe high command culture,but the party was strong then.Even during the UPA time,Sonia Gandhi followed thistradition.One wonders whyCongress might want to desta-bilize the few states where itis comfortably placed. BothRahul and Priyanka thinkthat they can emulate theirgrandmother in dealing withthe party. The party is not inpower either at the centre orin many states. In such a sit-uation, Congress high com-mand needs to protect what isleft of its turf. Indira Gandhisstyle of functioning will notwork now. Rahul andPriyanka are impatient tochange the old guard andreplace them with youngerfaces loyal to them. Strangely,they openly side with therebels in all the threeCongress-ruled states seekingchange. The result is moresplits, more rebellion, indisci-pline, and erosion in theparty.Solving one problem inPunjab has created otherproblems. The echo of rebel-lion is also heard fromRajasthan and Chattisgarh. In Rajasthan, the Familyopenly supported the rebelfaction headed by SachinPilot, but chief minister AshokGehlot had dug in his heels.Pilot was temporarily pacified,but his supporters are gettingimpatient.In Chattisgarh, RahulGandhi had agreed to power-sharing between chief minis-ter Bhupesh Baghel and rebelleader TS Singh Deo. Aftertwo-and-a-half years, Deo isdemanding the chair.Why is the Congress highcommand not as powerful asit used to be? The simpleanswer is that times havechanged and power equa-tions have changed, andCongress is just living in itspast glory. Sadly, the Gandhishave not realized that thepower of the high commandhas been shrinking.Congress faces a leader-ship crisis at the nationallevel, with Sonia Gandhi act-ing as an interim president.Rahul Gandhi is the de factoruler of the party, even afterresigning his presidentshipin 2019. Priyanka Gandhi isalso emerging as a powercentre, as is seen from thePunjab decision. The story ofPunjab is the story of ascend-ing power of the two Gandhiswho persuaded their motherto change the Captain andreplaced him with a weakleader. It is they who promot-ed the ambitious Navjot Sidhuwho aimed to replace theCaptain. The story is not overas Sidhu is still dreaming ofbecoming chief minister. TheCongress gamble may or maynot work in Punjab as thetime is too short.The moral of the story isthat high command culturecan be a success so long as theleadership is strong. It mighthave clicked with IndiraGandhi, but the presentadministration comesnowhere near her politicalacumen. The same medicinedoes not work at all times.The regional satraps likeMamata Banerjee behave inan authoritarian manner.The BJP, too, has changedwith the party adopting thehigh command culture. Forinstance, the BJP has changedthree chief ministers inKarnataka, Uttarakhand, andGujarat in the past fewmonths. Today PrimeMinister Narendra Modi andhis Home Minister Amit Shahare all-powerful. The BJPstactics are similar to the IndiraGandhi era. Ultimately it isthe vote catcher who mattersin any political party, which iswhy they succeed.                        !"#$% %& '#&%()%*+%,,,-,---%!,"   A   @2(   620$22390'2 20$2239 COUNTERPOINT (The writer is a formerPrincipal ChiefConservator of Forests,UP. The views expressedare personal.) ( :6   0 *- 01 (The writer is a seniorjournalist. The viewsexpressed are personal.) 1 could consolidate their maritimeprofit-making trade in spices. Britain gradually swallowedthe subcontinent in stages, througha series of treaties and annexationsbacked by military support. Whencompared with local rulers rev-enue, the silk and spices tradeseemed small to British traders.They started searching devices bygrabbing some of these revenuesand expanding them. India by thattime had a non-uniform mass ofsubsistence cultivators living in vil-lage communities. The responsibil-ity for collecting revenue in cashor in kind lay with big landlordszamindars) or the governmentsdesignated employees. It was thepeasant producers responsibility totill their land and share their pro-duce with the king either in cashor in kind. Revenue in kind wasestablished during Akbars regime. In deccan Maharashtra, smallcultivators grew cotton, wheat,indigo, opium, oilseeds, and tobac-co for cash sale. The villages hadsmall patches of forest interspersedthroughout them, which helped tomaintain their productivity. Britishauthorities considered all thesepatches as wastelands becausethey did not give revenue, regard-less that they were the source offuelwood, fodder and medicinalplants that shifting cultivators andvillagers relied on for their subsis-tence. Because they came fromtemperate zones, they were unfa-miliar with the land ecology of thetropics, nor did they have anygrasp of the role of forests in sus-taining and maintaining the pro-ductivity of the land. Dietrich Brandis was appoint-ed Inspector General of Forests bythe government in 1864 for layingthe foundation of the Indian ForestDepartment. Most of the upper-level staff were British whoreceived their training at the RoyalEngineering College at CoopersHills. To manage the forests,Brandis thought of training thepeople in the science of conserva-tion as well as introducing a legalsystem. Brandis then set up theImperial Forest Service in 1864.Indian Forest Act was brought inaccordance with Lord Dalhousiememorandum. In 1855, LordDalhousie circulated a memoran-dum on forest conservationproposing that teak be treated asstate property, and its use strictlyregulated. The Forest Act 1865was amended twice, in 1878 and1927. The Forest Act 1878 classi-fied the forests as reserved, protect-ed a

9 nd village forests. The bestforests were
nd village forests. The bestforests were called reservedforests,Ž and the villagers could nottake anything from these forestsexcept as permitted under theAct. Villagers could take wood fortheir use from forests in village orprotected areas. The Indian ForestAct of 1927 affected the lives of for-est-dependent communities.Thepenalties and procedures in thisAct aimed to extend state controlover forests and to diminish therights of people to use forests.Therules were stricter and the depart-ment was given police powers.Brandis developed his forestmanagement model based on hisexperiences with German andEuropean forests. However, forestin the Indian continent were verydiverse in their species composi-tion, unlike the temperate forest.Each acre of tropical forest ishome to dozens of tree species andthousands of micro-organismsforming a complex food web thatmaintains the food chain for a sus-tainable ecology. This was a pre-requisite for the livelihood of therural poor.The Act created a deep feel-ing of injustice and resentmentamong small farmers (R.C Guha).A resentment among farmers cul-minated in the Sepoy Mutiny of1857, which was suppressed bystrong military force but the seedsof movement against the BritishRaj was sown. World history is littered withfarmers revolts against reservingforests for sustainable manage-ment, whether in France, Britain,or Mexico.The poor mans overcoatis a European expression whichreflects the dependence of the ruralpopulation and artisans to ensuretheir survival. It is also a hard real-ity that, if it is left to itself thesepublic goods will be ruined, assomeone rightly said, everybodysproperty is nobodys propertyŽ.However, there are examples in theworld where the public has beeneducated through the proliferationof books and pamphlets authoredby prominent intellectuals urgingthe public to assist the governmentin protecting forests. Japan, whichwas never colonized, adopted a dif-ferent strategy to regenerate itsdevasted forest that was based onpublic awareness.In the end, it all came down topublic awareness, which is a nec-essary component in all theselessons to save the Forests.However, widespread publicawareness can only be achievedthrough environmental educa-tion and demonstration projects,for which India is still far from itsmilestone. , 5       F     '4  !"#$% %& '#&%()%*+%,,,-,otak Mahindra Bank onTuesday announced itsforay into the healthcare lend-ing space, where it will be tak-ing exposures of up to crore apiece. The private sector lender,however, will not be seekingfunds from the Reserve Bank'son-tap liquidity scheme forthe sector, as its cost of fundsis very low, its President andHead of Business BankingAssets, Sunil Daga, said. In May this year, the RBIhad announced an on-tap liq-uidity window of 50,000 crorefor on-lending by banks to thehealthcare sector, where theycan take exposures of up tothree years and access fundingat the repo rate.6�23%S e-commerce giantAmazon, which is said tobe investigating alleged bribespaid by its legal representa-tives in India, spent a stag-gering 8,546 crore or $1.2 bil-lion in legal expenses formaintaining a presence in thecountry during 2018-20,sources said.Sources aware of the firm'spublic account filings said enti-ties of Amazon … includingAmazon Retail India Pvt Ltd,Amazon Seller Services PvtLtd, Amazon TransportationServices Pvt Ltd, AmazonWholesale (India) Pvt Ltd, andAmazon Internet Services PvtLtd (AWS) … paid Rs 3,420crore in India during 2018-19and Rs 5,126 crore during2019-20 towards legal fees.Amazon is locked in alegal tussle over the takeover ofFuture Group and is facing aprobe by the CompetitionCommission of India (CCI).While the company declined tocomment on the legal fee issue,traders body CAIT claimedthat Amazon spending 20 percent of its revenue on lawyerswas questionable."The whopping amountspent under legal professionalfees clearly shows how Amazonand its subsidiaries are misus-ing their financial muscles tobribe and manipulate Indiangovernment officials," CAITNational Secretary GeneralPraveen Khandelwal wrote toCommerce Minister PiyushGoyal.Without offering any prooffor his claim, he demanded aCBI inquiry.On Monday, a report byMorning Context stated thatAmazon has initiated an inves-tigation against some of its legalrepresentatives for allegedlybribing Indian governmentofficials. Its senior corporatecounsel has reportedly beensent on leave in this matter.The company had statedthat it takes allegations ofimproper actions seriously andinvestigates them fully to takeappropriate action. While it didnot confirm or deny the alle-gations, Amazon had said it has"zero tolerance for corruption"."Which company over theglobe while spending morethan 20 per cent of its accruedrevenue on paying to lawyers isable to sustain in business andthat too even making lossesyear by year but yes it is glob-al e-tailer Amazon in Indiawhich is a living example of thismind-boggling acrimony,"CAIT alleged on Tuesday.6�23%arkets watchdog Sebi hasdisposed of adjudicationproceedings without impos-ing any penalty on RelianceIndustries Ltd in a matter relat-ed to alleged incorrect disclo-sure of diluted earnings pershare in its financial resultsmore than 13 years ago.Sebi decided not to imposeany penalty for the allegedviolations mainly on twogrounds, including that theamendment to the relevantlaw that made incorrect dis-closure of information by a list-ed company punishable cameinto force prospectively fromMarch 2019.Besides, the regulator men-tioned about its pending appealbefore the Supreme Courtagainst a Securities AppellateTribunal (SAT) order.The quarterly financialstatements submitted byReliance Industries Ltd to theNSE for six consecutive quar-ters beginning June 2007 toSeptember 2008 contained thesame figures for basic as well asdiluted Earnings Per Share(EPS) despite existence of sharewarrants, according to Sebi.RIL had issued 12 crorewarrants to its promoters onApril 12, 2007 which wereconvertible within 18 monthswith an exercise price of per warrant entitling its hold-ers to subscribe to equivalentnumber of equity shares.On October 3, 2008, thecompany's board of directorsallotted 12 crores equity sharesof 10 each to the allottees,upon exercise of warrants.In a 39-page order, datedSeptember 20, Sebi said theamendment with regard to fur-nishing false, incorrect orincomplete information, docu-ment, books, return or report,made punishable under the pro-visions of Section 23A of SCRAct, 1956 effected by the FinanceAct, 2018 with effect fromMarch 8, 2019 came into effectonly with prospective effect.SCRA refers to SecuritiesContracts (Regulation) Act.In addition, Sebi'sAdjudicating Officer Biju Smentioned about the SATorder, passed in May this year,wherein it was ruled that fail-ure to comply with the listingagreement under clause 36attracts penalty under Section23A(a) of SCRA and not underSection 23E of the Act.Sebi has filed an appeal inthe matter before the SupremeCourt but no stay has beengranted by the court.Against this backdrop, Bijusaid he was of the view that "nopenalty is warranted in termsof the said provisions in thepresent adjudication proceed-ings. Hence, the present adju-dication proceedings are dis-posed of without imposition ofpenalty".In terms of the listingagreement, companies arerequired to disclose both basicand diluted EPS in the quar-terly financial statements filedwith the stock exchanges. Thisfinancial information isreq

10 uired to be prepared anddisclosed after
uired to be prepared anddisclosed after complying withall the accounting standards.According to Sebi's order,RIL has inter-alia contendedthat even if it is assumed (with-out admitting) that the dilutedEPS computed is incorrect,the difference between thediluted EPS as computed by theregulator and the company isvery negligible and that the dif-ference was to the extent of 0.45per cent to 3.71 per cent."In this regard I note thatthe noticee (RIL) was disclos-ing the same figures for thediluted EPS and Basic EPS inits financial statements for sixconsecutive quarters betweenJune 30, 2007 to September 30,2008, essentially portrayingthat there was no dilution inthe earnings per share, whenin fact the same was not thecase," the order said.     ' - 0    $  0%H5  +; $ 5  &#x&=-;$.4;$  %,52%,   $    +        6�23%s some taxpayers faced dif-ficulties in filing GSTreturn on Monday, the taxdepartment on Tuesday saidthe IT grievance redressal com-mittee would consider givinginterest and late fee waiver.The Central Board ofIndirect Taxes and Customs(CBIC) in a tweet said a fewtaxpayers have reportedly faceddifficulty in updation ofElectronic Cash Ledger onSeptember 20.September 20 was the lastday for filing GST return andpaying taxes via GSTR-3B forAugust."To mitigate their difficul-ties, GSTN has been directed totake up the issue of waiver oflate fee and interest for one dayfor such taxpayers, before theIT Grievance RedressalCommittee," the tweet said.    6�23%he number of registeredvehicles in India rose by 41per cent to 296 million in 2019from 210 million in 2015,according to the RoadTransport and Highways min-istry data.While total road length rose17 per cent to 6.39 million kmin 2019 from 5.47 million km in2015, the road fatalities reducedby 10 per cent to 1,31,714 in2019 from 1,46,113 in 2015.According to the data,Tamil Nadu has emerged as thebest performing states in fatal-ities reduction during 2015-20period, followed byKerala,Gujarat and West Bengal.India has committed toreducing road fatalities to 50per cent from the period 2020to 2030. The government hasformulated scheme to incen-tivise samaritans to help acci-dent victims.1  # .CED=F/  #  +  G.ENew Delhi: With aim to pro-vide meritorious studentsaccess to high quality educationat affordable costs, interactivelive learning platform LearnHaton Tuesday announced crore scholarships for Classes1-10 students across India.Selection is based on LearnHatNational Scholarship Test -LANCET. With the launch ofLANCET, our aim is to recog-nize and reward high per-formers and encourage stu-dents to develop critical think-ing skills,Ž said Priyadeep Sinha,co-founder & CEO ofLearnHat.     !"  !"#$% %& '#&%()%*+%,,,-, akistan Cricket Board (PCB)chairman Ramiz Raja was leftfuming after the England andWales Cricket Board (ECB)announced that the tour ofPakistan in October by theirmens and womens teams hadbeen cancelled due to increas-ing concerns about travelling tothe region.ŽNew Zealand too had calledof their white-ball tour ofPakistan recently hours beforethe start of the opening match inRawalpindi citing securitythreats.ECBs decision to cancel thePakistan tour has dealt a massiveblow to the countrys busiesthome season in nearly twodecades. In a video messagereleased by the PCB on Tuesday,Ramiz said, I am severely dis-appointed in Englands with-drawal but it was expectedbecause this western bloc getsunited unfortunately and tries toback each other.So you can take any deci-sion on the basis of securitythreat and perception. Therewas a sense of anger because firstNew Zealand got away withoutsharing information about thethreat they were facing. Now, this[England] was expected but thisis a lesson for us because we goout of our way to accommodateand pamper these sides whenthey visit. And when we gothere, we undergo strict quaran-tines and we tolerate theiradmonishments, but there is alesson in this.C Barcelona defender RonaldAraujo headed home an 89th-minute equaliser for his side to save a1-1 draw at home to Granada, but thegoal and an excellent performance fromthe Uruguayan does little to hide thefact that Barca are a club desperatelystruggling for form and confidence.Under pressure after his sides 3-0defeat at home to Bayern Munich sixdays ago and with a host of injuries inhis squad, Barca coach Ronald Koemangave starts to B-team players, YusufDemir and Alejandro Balde, who cov-ered for the injured Pedri and Jordi Albarespectively.Barca needed a good start to thegame but got just the opposite after just90 seconds when Granada left-backSergio Escudero crossed for DomingosDuarte to head home unopposed at thefar post. The goal made an already ner-vous Barca more nervous and they wereclose to falling 2-0 behind when JorgeMolina volleyed just over in the 11thminute, Xinhua reports.Sergi Roberto hit the post forBarca with a snap-shot following a cor-ner in the 11th minute, but Barca werestruggling to find any fluency againsta rival that looked to waste time at anyopportunity and the visitors againwent close when Marc Andre TerStegen produced a flying save to denyMonchu.Barcas best chance of the first halfcame through an Araujo header whichwas denied by a flying save fromGranada keeper Luis Maximiamo, butprior to that Koeman drew the ire of thecrowd by replacing Balde (whoappeared to be suffering from a backproblem) with Oscar Mingueza.Luuk de Jong replaced SergiRoberto at the start of the second halfas Barca looked for an equaliser, butalthough they were pegging Granadaback, their only chance was an effortfrom Memphis Depay that went overthe bar.ricket fans in Afghanistanwill not get to watch theUAE leg of the Indian PremierLeague (IPL) as the rulingTaliban has banned the broad-cast of the matches in the country terming the content asanti-IslamicŽ.The second leg of the IPLstarted on Sunday but the crick-et fanatic people of Afghanistandid not get to watch the match-es as the Taliban has issued adiktat to the local media againstshowing the IPL because of thepresence of women as cheerlead-ers and among the watchingpublic in UAE.Former broadcaster andjournalist Fawad Aman, whohas served as spokesperson ofthe Ministry of Defence, termedthe ban imposed by the Talibanon IPL as ridiculousŽ.Ridiculous: Taliban havebanned the broadcasting ofIndian Premier League (IPL) inAfghanistan. Taliban havewarned that Afghan media out-lets should not broadcast theIndian Cricket League due togirls dancing and the presenceof female audience and specta-tors in stadiums,Ž he tweeted.Journalist and formerAfghanistan Cricket Boardmedia manager M IbrahimMomand said the live broadcastof the IPL matches was bannedbecause the content was deemedto be anti-IslamŽ. Afghanistannational (TV) will not broadcastthe @IPL as usual as it wasreportedly banned to live telecastas the matches resumed tonightdue to possible anti-Islam con-tents, girls dancing & the atten-dance of barred hair women inthe Stadium by the IslamicEmirates of the Taliban,Ž hetweeted before the openingmatch of this leg of IPL.Dubai: Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (49)and Mahipal Lomror (43) starredwith the bat but Punjab Kings pulledthings back in the rear end to bowlout Rajasthan Royals for

11 185 in theirIPL match here on Tuesday.A
185 in theirIPL match here on Tuesday.Arshdeep Singh returned with afive-wicket haul after MohammedShami claimed three as the duorestricted Rajasthan inside the 200-mark after they were going hammerand tongs at one stage.Put into bat, Jaiswal was part ofin two vital partnerships, adding 54with his new opening partner EvinLewis (36) and then sharing anoth-er 48 off 28 balls with LiamLivingstone (25).Lomror then smashed his way toa 17-ball 43, studded with four sixesand two fours. However, Punjab pulled thingsback in the end with Shami claimingtwo wickets to restrict RR inside 200.Earlier, Jaiswal smashed two succes-sive fours in the first over off Shami,while debutant Lewis sent IshanPorel, also playing his first match,sailing over for a six as RR had a fly-ing start.The West Indies batsman pun-ished Porel for bowling short andwide, blasting four boundaries in thefourth over. Deepak Hooda was thentaken to the cleaners as he bled 13runs. Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singhthen produced the breakthrough,deceiving Lewis with a slower ball asMayank Agarwal took a fine low catch.After the powerplay, RR were at57 for one. Jaiswal then reverseswept England spinner Adil Rashidfor a six, before depositing him overlong off for another maximum.RR skipper Sanju Samson failedto make any impact as a terrific one-handed catch by KL Rahul ended hisstay and gave Porel his maiden wick-et. Livingstone then joined Jaiswal,who picked up another maximum offRashid in the 9th over.Jasiwal raised the team hundredwith another four off Harpreet Brarin the 11th over.Livingstone also tried to matchhis partner as he scooped one fineover KL Rahul and then smacked oneover mid-wicket off Arshdeep.A sensational catch at deep mid-wicket by Fabian Allen sentLivingstone back to the hut with RRslipping to 116 for 3. Jaiswal could-nt complete his fifty as his leadingedge was held on to by Mayank atshort cover. New man Lomror thenwent on a six-hitting spree, blastingtwo maximums off Rashid beforesending Hooda for a couple more inthe 16th over as RR crossed the 150-mark. Lomror also smashed twofours as Hooda conceded 24 runs offhis second over.However, Shami and Arshdeeprestricted their opponent to a com-petitive score in the end. ndian Super League (ISL)side ATK Mohun Bagan willeye a place in the AFC Cupinter-zone final when they takeon Uzbekistans FC Nasaf intheir inter-zone semifinal at theMarkaziy Stadium onWednesday.ATKMB last played inAugust in their Group D-SouthZone campaign in the Maldivesand despite insufficient train-ing in the lead-up, they gave agood account of themselves.They beat fellow ISL sideBengaluru FC 2-0, MaldivesMaziya Sports & Recreation 3-1 and drew 1-1 withBangladeshs BashundharaKings to top the group andadvance to the inter-zone semi-final.However, the tie against theUzbek side is going to be theirtoughest challenge yet. Whilethey had only a week-longtraining camp in Dubai aheadof the all-important game, theiropponents have been busy withthe Uzbekistan ProfessionalFootball League since Marchearly this year where they playonce every week.Since March 13 when theyfeatured in the 2020/21 ISLfinal against eventual winnersMumbai City FC, ATK MohunBagan, on the other hand, haveplayed just three games.This is the reason why FCNasaf striker AndrijaKaluderovic -- who paired withATK Mohun Bagan forwardRoy Krishna at WellingtonPhoenix in the A-League afew years ago -- is confident ofhis teams chances.If we win against ATKMohun Bagan we have anoth-er home game, so we have agood chance to be in the final,ŽKaluderovic, who also spent aseason in the ISL with DelhiDynamos FC in 2018/19, toldthe-afc.com ahead of the game.I think were the favouritesin this game. We play in theleague every week, were ingood form ?they didnt have aleague game for a long time.We have an advantage -but this can mean nothing,maybe theyll play their bestgame, you never know, but ifyou ask me, we are thefavourites for this game,Ž headded.In a big setback to the2020/21 ISL finalists, attackingmidfielder Hugo Boumouswont be part of this match onaccount of injury. (,%ionel Messi will miss ParisSaint-Germains next Frenchleague game at last-placed Metzafter a knock to his left knee.A scan confirmed thesigns of bone contusion,Ž PSGsaid in a statement on Tuesday.Another assessment of Messiwill be made in 48 hours.Messi was taken off in the75th minute of his home debuton Sunday, when PSG beatLyon 2-1 in the league.PSG coach MauricioPochettino said he took thedecision to replace Messi afternoticing the six-time BallondOr winner repeatedly touchedhis knee. Messi, who hit thecrossbar with a curling freekick, looked angry at beingtaken off.Im really happy with whathe did during the match, heplayed a great first half,ŽPochettino said during a newsconference. All the great championsdont want to leave the pitch.ŽMessi is still chasing his firstPSG goal following his shockmove from Barcelona this sum-mer.PSGs win against Lyonextended the clubs perfect startto the season ahead ofWednesdays trip to Metz. PSGhas won its first six leaguematches to open a five-pointlead over second-placedMarseille, which has one matchin hand. ndia skipper MithaliRaj continued tohold on to the num-ber one spot whileNew Zealands AmySatterthwaite returned tothe top five in the latestICC womens ODI rank-ings for batters releasedon Tuesday.While skipper Mithali,who has 762 rating points,retained her top spot, openerSmiriti Mandhana was placedseventh.Satterthwaite made her wayback into the top five on the backof her unbeaten 79 in the first ODIagainst England.South Africa opener Lizelle Lee,who had caught up with Mithali lastweek to share the mantle at the top,has slipped by a position at number2 „one rating point behind „aftermissing the final two ODIs againstWest Indies.England captain Heather Knight alsomade significant gains. Her match-win-ning 89 off 107 deliveries against NewZealand helped her enter the top ten,jumping five places to share the ninthspot with Natalie Sciver and LauraWolvaardt.Veteran Indian pacer JhulanGoswami moved up a spot to fourthwhile senior spinner Poonam Yadavremained static on ninth among bowlers.Indias Deepti Sharma moved a rungto be fourth in the all-rounders listled by Australias Ellyse Perry. In the bowling rankings, theEngland pair of Sophie Ecclestoneand Katherine Brunt climbed upthe ladder one position each at sixthand seventh respectively, shiftingAyabonga Khaka of South Africadown to number eight who missedthe final two outings of the seriesagainst South Africa.Kate Cross snared five wickets inthe first two ODIs while Natalie Sciverpicked up three. Effectively, Crossmoved up two places to 15th and Sciveradvanced up three places to 18th.s the Board of Control forCricket in India (BCCI)selected Jaipur as one of thevenues for its matches,Rajasthan Cricket Associationpresident Vaibhav Gehlotextended his gratitude to BCCIpresident Sourav Ganguly andsecretary Jay Shah for givingthe desert state a chance to hostNew Zealand and Sri Lankateams in November this yearand February 2022.The first T20I betweenIndia and New Zealand will beplayed on November 17 andthe 2nd ODI between Indiaand West Indies (50 overs)will be played on February 9,2022 in SMS Stadium.International matches willbe played in the Pink City aftera gap of eight years and wouldcome as a shot in the arm forthe RCA which is looking torevive cricketing culture in the state.oyal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) coach Mike Hessoncategorically said that thehumiliating loss to KolkataKnight Riders in the teamsopenin

12 g match in the IPL sec-ond leg here had
g match in the IPL sec-ond leg here had anything to dowith skipper Virat Kohlis state-ment about quitting captaincyat the end of the season.KKR registered a comfort-able nine-wicket win with RCBable to put only 92 runs on theboard and the winners notch-ing up the target in only 10overs for the loss one wicket.Kohli, who has been withRCB since the inception of IPLin 2008 and became captain ofthe team in 2013, announcedon September 19 that he willstep down as the captain of theteam after the end of IPL 2021season.No, I dont think so (itsgot to do with Kohlis state-ment). I think it was importantto get any form of distractionout of the way early and wespoke about making thatannouncement as soon as pos-sible so all players were awareof it. It certainly hasnt had animpact on tonights perfor-mance. We werent as sharp aswe needed to be with the bat,we didnt adapt to conditions,we lost wickets in clumps --everything that you cant do asa batting group. But Im stillconfident in this group thatwell turn it around quickly,ŽHesson said during a post-match virtual press conferenceafter the nine-wicket loss.On KS Bharat taking upthe wicket-keeping duties asagainst the RCBs regular keep-er, AB de Villiers, Hesson saidit was a move to preserve theSouth African.I think you saw that AB deVilliers didnt have thegloves. So certainly wevegot to look after AB.Hes a very importantplayer for us and notone that we can risk atthe moment behind thestumps. To be fair to KSBharat, hes been out-standing in the campleading up to thisgame. Certainlydeserves his inclu-sion,Ž saidHesson.Hessonadded thatteam composition wasntthe reason for thehuge defeat asthe side waswell-placedat 41/1 andthen theslide happened.Teamcompositionwasnt really theproblem today,we got ourselvesto 1 for 41. Evengoing back fur-ther than that,we got the tosswrong. olstered by Shreyas Iyersreturn, Delhi Capitals willlook to maintain the formthey showed in the first half ofthe season as they resume theirIPL campaign against a strug-gling Sunrisers Hyderabad hereon Wednesday. Delhi are cur-rently sitting on the second spot,with 12 points from eight games.On the other hand, Sunrisers areplaced at the last spot, with justa solitary win from seven gamesand six losses.The Rishabh Pant-led sideended the first half of the IPLwith a win and would be keento start on a winning note.And to do that, the Capitalshave enough power-hitters intheir line-up, who can take anygood attack to cleansers andSunrisers wont be an exception.Opener Shikhar Dhawan(380 runs), would be keen toprove the selectors wrong afterbeing axed from Indias WorldT20 squad, while his partneryoung Prithvi Shaw (308 runs),would also like to get some runsunder his belt. DC boast of astrong middle-order compris-ing Shreyas Iyer, skipperRishabh Pant (213 runs),Australians Steve Smith (104runs) and Marcus Stoinis (71runs) and Shimron Hetmyer(84 runs. They will have to playtheir roles well if the Capitalsneed to keep winning and incase the openers fail, the mid-dle-order will need to takeresponsibility.Iyer, who is making a come-back after recovering fromshoulder injury that he sustainedin March, would also be keen tostart the tournament well. Delhialso have a settled bowlingattack and they could go in withAvesh Khan (14 wickets) andKasigo Rabada (8 wickets), whohave been lethal at the start andat the death.Delhi have array of spinnersto choose from … be it wily old-fox Ravichandran Ashwin, expe-rienced campaigner AmitMishra, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadavor Pravin Dubey.For Sunrisers,a win would boost their confi-dence and help them stay afloatin the tournament. However, their seasons lead-ing run-getter Johnny Bairstow,has decided to pull out andhence the marauding Australianopener David Warner (193 runs)will have to shoulder moreresponsibility. The likes of KaneWilliamson, Manish Pandey,Wriddhiman Saha, KedarJadhav, Abdul Samad and VijayShankar, will also need to chipin and contribute.TEAMSQUAD()*$,4$( $($ 2$ 3 $ % $$,- $,  4$,'$02 $% $'  $''4 $�- $( 2$  $7D $, ($�D $-  $ ,$0 .. )58(8(F-8+,+-6 )*$2 6  $-( $   $6  $ C $ '$.4 $-  $, $0 ' $  '$', $ 4$0$  $8 $,  $?$? 3   $. $( C $'  ? $-4# #$?    fter England announcedthe cancellation of theirtour of Pakistan, skipper BabarAzam said that his nation hasalways tried to accommodatethe interests of the gameŽ whileothers simply dontŽ.England withdrew from theproposed tour of Pakistan by itsmns and womns teams inOctober. The decision came just daysafter New Zealand cancelledtheir tour just hours before thestart of the 1st match, citingsecurity reasons.To this, Babar Azamexpressed his anguish.Disappointed, yet again. Wehave always tried to accommo-date the interests of the gamebut others simply dont. Wehave come a long way in ourcricketing journey and it willonly get better with time. Wewill not only survive but thriveas well. InshaaAllah,Ž said Babarin his tweet. !   #)2 !#     #    )2 !# 1 2  1   0 *           Delhi Capitals to face laggards SRH ( - - - 0/  +      3    . FE3   6�23%ormer India pace bowlerAjit Agarkar feels thatVirat Kohli will continue toplay with the same energyand enthusiasm despitedeciding to step down fromT20 captaincy after the T20World Cup and the IPL 2021season.I think one of the thingsweve seen throughout hiscareer, even when he wasntthe captain and when heplayed under MS Dhoniquite a bit, the energy and thepassion still seemed thesame. I cant imagine itchanging just because hesnot the captain and justbeing one of the guys,ŽAgarkar said on Star Sportsafter RCBs nine-wicket lossto KKR on Monday night.Former India wicket-keeper-batsman Parthiv Patelsaid Kolhi must be feelingrelieved after relinquishingthe RCB captaincy given the workload coupled with prolonged stays in bio-bubbles.I think he looked moreemotional than happy. Ithink when youre playing forone franchise for so manyyears, you get that emotion-al connect which was there inRCB. I think RCB actuallyinvested in Virat Kohlis tal-ent in 2008 and then showeda lot of trust in him as wellbecause if you look at his andRCBs journey, it has been arollercoaster one.#    $%&' #9:.!!    % ; %        '4  -  (C#-8  +*)$    1  7   ",, -%  &!4  ",'  Jaipur to host intl matches after 8years; RCA chief thanks Ganguli, Shah      !"   #    #         $$%&"=3##$�#+