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Newly appointed Nepalese PM K P Sharma Oli Estonian PM Kaja Kallas Shockat Adam, Gujarati-origin independent British MP who Shehbaz Sharif govt moves
says he is committed to working with his Indian steps down to take over caused one of the biggest upsets of the UK polls by unseating to ban ex-PM Imran Khan’s
counterpart PM Modi on strengthening relations as European Union’s next former shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth, was Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and
and elevating bilateral ties to new heights. foreign policy chief, after allegedly once leader of a group described as ‘Islamist’ by charge him & former President
Modi congratulates Oli on becoming PM being tapped for the job UK govt, and his brother has alleged extremist links Arif Alvi with high treason

TN power tariff to
go up by 4.83%
for all consumers
Nagaland govt moves SC SPAIN & SIMPLE; UNSTOPPABLE ARGENTINA Photos: AP/Reuters

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lectricity tariff will go
up for the third year in
a row in Tamil Nadu,
this time by 4.83% for all
consumers, reports Ven-
to prosecute 30 Armymen
kadesan S. Tamil Nadu Centre Denied ‘NO APPLICATION OF MIND’
trarily and against public in-
terest refused sanction to
Electricity Regulatory prosecute the accused Army-
Commission (TNERC) Approval For  Nagaland govt says Army
ambush team opened fire on
surveillance team had no
basic knowledge about ground men,” Nagaland govt said.
raised the base price of The bench issued notices
electricity for domestic
consumers from `4.60 per
Botched Op vehicle carrying coal miners
without challenging or asking
realities in Nagaland, where it’s
common to carry hunting guns’ to Centre and the ministry of
them to identify themselves defence and sought their re-
unit to `4.80. Tangedco said Dhananjay.Mahapatra  After initial ambush killed sponses within four weeks.
the hike will not affect at @timesofindia.com  Citing ambush team’s 6 civilians, angry villagers In July 2022, Supreme
least one crore of the 2.47 claim that they were carrying clashed with Armymen, Court had stayed prosecution
crore domestic consumers New Delhi: Supreme Court weapons & wearing dark leading to the deaths of 7 of the armed force personnel
in the state, who would con- on Monday admitted a writ clothes, it says, ‘Army more villagers and a soldier belonging to Alpha team of 21
tinue to get the first 100 petition by Nagaland govt The competent authority in the Union govt has, without Para (Special Forces) on pet-
units for free. Official challenging Centre’s one- application of mind and going through material collected itions from the wives of the
sources said the state govt and-a-half-year-old order de- by SIT (of state police) during investigation, arbitrarily and accused as they claimed that
would absorb `660 crore of nying sanction for prosecu- their husbands were being
against public interest refused sanction —Nagaland govt in SC
additional burden on vari- tion of 30 Armymen who prosecuted without the state
ous consumers this year, were named in the FIR citizens, before a bench of cord sanction for their prose- obtaining mandatory sanc-
though the exact breakup lodged by state police for kill- Chief Justice of India D Y cution. tion for prosecution from
of the subsidy was not ing 13 civilians in a botched- Chandrachud and Justices J “The competent author- Centre.
available. P 4 up operation to ambush mili- B Pardiwala and Manoj Mis- ity in the Union govt has, They had also sought
tants in Mon district on Dec 4, ra, state advocate general K N without application of mind quashing of the FIRs. The CONTINENTAL KINGS: Elegant Spain overcame England 2-1 to become champions of Europe for a record
Stalin calls for 2021.
Moving the petition, filed
Balgopal said though state
police has clinching evidence
and going through the entire
material collected by the spe-
Centre on Feb 28 last year re-
fused to sanction prosecution
fourth time in Berlin. Twinkle-toed Nico Williams was declared player of the Match; Lamine Yamal, 17, young
player of the tournament. Spanish midfield boss Rodri was player of the tournament. Hours later, in Miami,
all-party meet on under Article 32 of the Con-
stitution invoking violation
against the Armymen, in-
cluding a Major, the Centre
cial investigation team (of
state police) during the
of these personnel. world champions Argentina retained the Copa America in their trophy cabinet, defeating Colombia 1-0 in extra
time. Lautaro Martínez, who scored the winner, received the Golden Boot for his 5 goals in this edition. Argen-
Cauvery today of the fundamental rights of has arbitrarily refused to ac- course of investigation, arbi- No basic knowledge, P 13 tina’s 16th Copa title brought the smile back on Lionel Messi’s tearful face, after he had earlier been forced
to leave the pitch due to injury | P 16, Edit Page: Painting The Sporting World Red

D escribing Congress govt’s

refusal to release Cauvery
water from Karnataka as an
“act of betrayal of Tamil Nadu
IB officials at city airport Trump set to name his running mate, IAS trainee had
farmers”, chief minister M K
suspended for suspected two disability
Stalin on Monday announced
an all-party meeting on Tues- frontrunner Vance married to PIO certificates, still
day to deliberate on steps to se-
cure the state’s rights. P 5 links with gold smugglers Chidanand Rajghatta TNN
Federal judge junks Biden, Trump call for
Washington:Ohio senatorJD
case against ex-prez unity but divide persists
sought a third
Three of family Venkadesan.S
@timesofindia.com
How mules deceived Vance, 39, a one-time Trump
critic, is considered a frontrun- Pune: Probationary IAS offi-
killed in TN, Chennai: Exposing more ten-
airport security ner to be his running mate for
vice-presidency. I n a big legal victory for
Donald Trump, a federal P resident Biden and his Republican
rival, Donald Trump, on Sunday
cer Puja Khedkar had in Aug
2022 simultaneously applied
bodies set afire tacles of the gold smuggling
racket at Chennai airport, govt Y outuber Sabir Ali leased a
shop in Chennai airport’s
Vance is married to Usha
Chilukuri, daughter of Indian
VEEP PICK? Donald Trump and
judge presiding over the
classified documents case
appealed for unity in US even as their
partisan supporters argued over the
for disability certificates for
locomotor disability from
J D Vance
T hree members of a fam-
ily, including a techie,
were found murdered at
has suspended an undisclosed
number of immigration offi-
international terminal and
hired seven men to work in it in
April. But it was just a front for
immigrants from AP. She is now
a litigator with a national law Marco Rubio, North Dakota gov-
against the former President,
dismissed the prosecution
attempt on the latter’s life. Biden said
while “disagreement is inevitable ...
politics must never be a literal
District Civil
Aundh, and Yashwantrao
Hospital,

cials for their suspected links firm. The couple met while they ernor Doug Burgum, Arkansas on Monday, siding with defence Chavan Memorial Hospital,
their home in a village in with the smugglers a gold smuggling racket. The were law students at Yale Uni- senator Tom Cotton and South lawyers who said the special battlefield and, God forbid, a killing Pimpri, both in Pune. She did
Cuddalore district on Mon- A top Intelligence Bureau gang smuggled in 267kg of gold versity, married in 2014, and live Carolina senator Tim Scott, counsel, Jack Smith, who filed field”. Trump, with his ear bandaged, so despite having secured dis-
day. Their bodies had been official said three of the offi- worth `167crore over two in Cincinnati with three chil- who is black. the charges was illegally said, “This is a chance to bring the ability certificates for low vi-
set ablaze. Police suspect a cials had been placed under sus- months before the authorities dren. Others on Trump’s short- appointed by the US justice whole country, even the whole world, sion in 2018 and for mental de-
family feud may have led to pension. But airport sources busted the gang on June 29. list include Florida senator Security activity, P 15 department. P 15 together.” P15 pression and low vision in
the triple murder. P 5 told TOI that many more offi- TOI brings you the story of how 2021 from the Ahmednagar
cers have faced action. “The these gold mules hoodwinked district hospital, report
Godman builds number is being under-report-
ed to avoid scrutiny of the im-
security at the airport. P 2
SC bins plea for review of Jan 3 order on Adani-Hindenburg Nisha Nambiar & Swati
Shinde Gole.
temple on glacier migration section by other
agencies such as Directorate of
ly for internal procedural laps-
es. “We got intelligence that TIMES NEWS NETWORK through advocate Prash- carded as unauthentic a report by Orga-
The District Civil Hospital
at Aundh had rejected her ap-

B aba Yogi Chaitanya

Akash, a self-styled god-
man, has built an unauthor-
Revenue intelligence (DRI) and
Customs,” an official said.
An IB officer, who did not
they allow flyers without verifi-
cation of documents under the
Emigration Check Not Re-
New Delhi: Supreme Court has refused
to revisit its Jan 3 judgment that had re-
ant Bhushan, had filed a
review petition in Feb al-
leging glaring errors in
nised Crime and Corruption Reporting
Project (OCCRP), which is linked to con-
troversial billionaire George Soros, and
plication because of “double
submission”, while Yashwan-
trao Chavan Memorial Hospi-
ised temple on govt land at a wish to be identified, said the quired (ECNR) category. How jected an SIT or CBI probe into short-sell- the judgment. The pet- which was relied upon by media to lend tal (YCMH), Pimpri, granted a
height of more than 5,000 nexus of the three officers with long they have been doing this er Hindenburg’s Jan 2022 report which ition said the verdict did credence to Hindenburg Research’s 7% locomotor disability cer-
metres (16,500 feet) on the gold smugglers was being and the money trail are being sharply eroded the share value of Adani not take into account claim of stock manipulation by Adani tificate citing an old ACL tear.
Sunderdhunga glacier in probed. One of them is Sarava- probed. If their involvement in group companies and caused a stock lapses on Sebi’s part to investigate Adani group companies and failure of Sebi to By 2022, she was an Indian
Bageshwar district of Utta- nan, who was on deputation to gold smuggling had been market meltdown. A bench of Chief Jus- group, and disregarding Directorate of probe the short seller’s charges. It had Revenue Service (IRS) officer,
rakhand. P 8 the IB. The officer refused to proved they would have been tice of India D Y Chandrachud and Jus- Revenue Intelligence (DRI) inputs on al- said the petitioners rested their cases posted as assistant director
name the other two. “Action is booked by now,” he said. tices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra had leged wrongdoings by the group. solely on inferences drawn from the re- with Sports Authority of In-
being taken for the charges The officer said the suspen- disposed of a bunch of PILs on Jan 3 on During the review, the bench held port by OCCRP, a third-party organisa- dia (SAI) since 2021. She had
against them as mentioned in sion orders were issued before finding lack of merit in their allegations that its judgment had specifically dealt tion involved in investigative reporting. been selected for IRS under
the memo,” he said. Customs busted a cartel that about market regulator Sebi not doing with these two allegations and rejected “The facts of this case do not warrant a OBC category and PwBD (low
The charge against the sus- smuggled in 267kg gold, worth its job to investigate Hindenburg’s the review petition. The order, passed on transfer of investigation from Sebi. In an vision).
pended personnel is that, for a about `167 crore, about two charge of stock market manipulation by May 8 but uploaded recently on the SC appropriate case, this court does have
cut from the smugglers, they months ago. They used a souve- Adani group companies and a demand website, said, “Having perused the re- the power to transfer an investigation be-  IAS selection, P 13
collected gold from carriers ar- nir shop as a front at the inter- for a thorough probe by CBI or a special view petition, there is no error apparent ing carried out by the authorised agency
riving at the airport and sneak- national terminal. investigation team. The court had or- on the face of the record. No case for re- to an SIT or CBI,” the bench had said.
ed it outside to receivers. They Officials said they have de- dered central agencies to probe Hinden- view under the Supreme Court Rules
are also accused of allowing tected similar offences in the burg’s role in causing loss to Indian in- 2013 (is made out). The review petition is,
flyers through without scru- past and suspended erring per- vestors. therefore, dismissed.”
tinising passports and oth- sonnel. At least 45 immigration PIL petitioner Anamika Jaiswal, In its Jan 3 order, SC had dis-
er documents properly. personnel, including many
The officer said state police personnel on depu-
the suspension tation to IB, are deployed at the
procedure was airport for clearing interna-
initiated on- tional passengers.

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Meet city’s new gold mules

YouTuber, his airport shop workers smuggle 167-cr gold in just 2 months
Welder found
murdered
A 42-year-old welder was
found dead with his face
disfigured in Chengalpet late on

HAND IN GLOVE
[email protected] grams. In June, we Sunday night. The victim,
MODUS OPERANDI

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caught a person with identified as Durai, 42, from
he customs officials in Chen- Airport employees’ involvement in three bundles in his Kayaramedu, was living
Illustration: Shinod Akkaraparambil nai are still dazed by the au- rectum. An X-ray that

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smuggling | Since 2023, customs officials separately after his wife left
dacious 267-kilo gold smug- have detected 32 cases of gold followed gave us the him due to his frequent
gling operation over two smuggling involving airport staffers/ confirmation.,” the offi- drinking. The couple have two
months, orchestrated by YouTuber Sa- workers attached to various agencies cial said. children. He was last seen
Sri Lanka- bir Ali, who had sourced money from Now, customs is work- drinking on the terrace. A
bound transit dubious sources and set up an innocu- As many as 17 cases have been ing to attach properties -- tenant, who went to the terrace,
passengers ous souvenir shop inside the Chennai reported this year alone, including both movable and immovable found him dead with stab
arrive at airport. How he managed to engage AirHub incident, and 26 persons have – in the names of Ali and his injuries and informed his wife,
Chennai seven staff members as his mules and been arrested workers, as proceeds of crime, to who then alerted the
airport, leave train them to smuggle 267 kilograms of Agencies/airlines whose staffers have compensate for the customs duty lost Guduvancherry police. Police
the gold gold worth 167 crore in just two months been caught | Air India | TRS | AIASL | because of the smuggled gold. “One of rushed to the spot and sent his
unsealed in has left even seasoned “couriers” awe- the employees has booked a bike worth
rubbery balls
inside the
struck.
The staff he engaged received gold
Indigo | TPS
An Indigo Airlines ground staffer who
2.25 lakh. When it is ready for delivery,
the showroom will send it to us,” said
RFID tags to track body for a postmortem
examination.

lavatory in
the transit
in paste form at the transit lounge.
These mules would insert it into their
won best employee award multiple times
is among those caught aiding the gold
customs officials. Customs officials es-
timate Ali earned about 2.5 crore in two
suspicious baggage 22-year-old man
lounge rectum—sometimes up to three bun-
dles—and sneak out. The men, who
smugglers, and the process to attach his
two expensive bikes and two cars is on
months. “The bank accounts of Ali and
all seven employees are now attached.
under consideration hacked to death
were paid a monthly salary of 15,000,
received an additional 5,000 for every
To restrict movement of workers at the
airport, they have been instructed to
We found only a few lakh rupees in
them. We will attach 77 lakh he paid as HOW RFID WORKS A 22-year-old man was hacked
to death near Korukkupet
railway station on Sunday night
bundle they smuggled. Each bundle the deposit to Vidvedaa PRG, the Air- Database
surrender the passes issued by the RFID reader following a drunken brawl. The
comprised nearly 300 grams of gold ports Authority of India’s contractor to RFID database
Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) railway police said R Alex Babu,
paste or powder packed inside silicon manage the commercial space in the system involves
the computer, a contract dog catcher for
balls. They would receive it in the Some people have received up to 15,000 airport,” he added. Chennai corporation, and his
lounge, stick them into the rectums and a day for delivering three bundles in a During inquiry, Ali has named one RFID reader, RFID
RFID reader sends radio tag and antenna cousin Mohanraj, 37, were
deliver them to the “customers” waiting day. They made about 12 lakh in two of directors of Vidvedaa, Prithvi G A. drinking near the railway tracks
outside the airport. months,” said a customs official inves- “Whether Vidvedaa PRG played any frequency signals to the
tag via an antenna RFID Tag when they got into an argument
One of the eight men – name with- tigating the case. role in the whole episode is still a part with two other men. The two
held -- arrested mules told officers he Officials say these workers must of the investigation. The gold syndi- Attached to
baggage, it men who left the scene later
made 80 such trips in two months. These have started with just one bundle in the cate seems to be rattled as the smug- came back as a gang of four.
men were trained to practice holding rectum. “They tell us they mustered gling of gold has significantly come stores data on
the baggage They attacked Alex and
the gold during squats, so they wouldn’t courage with practice. Soon, they car- down after the AirHub incident sourc- Mohanraj with knives.
get caught by customs. “The training ried up to three bundles of gold, weigh- es say, and the busting of the great Antenna
The antenna receives data stored in the Passersby who noticed them
begins at least 10 days before they are ing nearly 1 kg,” he said. That’s how the gold smuggling hack by Chennai Cus- lying in a pool of blood admitted
assigned the job. They continue practis- customs got their first confirmation in toms seems to have echoed in airports tag and transmits it to the RFID reader
them to a govt hospital, where
ing this at their homes. With practice, June. “Metal detectors don’t sense small across the country. Customs officials

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The passenger then alerts the employee at the Alex was declared dead. Police
it might become easy for them to hold amounts of metal. When we ask sus- in the respective regions have begun [email protected] have registered a case and
souvenir shop, signaling that the consignment is in
gold in their rectum for up to an hour, pects to squat, the metal detectors beep looking for similar modus operandi

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the lavatory. He then flies to Sri Lanka detained two men for
even if we were to make them squat. if the gold concealed is more than 600 adopted by gold smugglers. o more chalks on suspicious pieces of questioning.
baggage. Customs sleuths may soon
introduce Radio Frequency Identifica-
tion (RFID) tags to track suspicious luggage. Lawyer trying to
The RFID tags, which resemble regular
barcodes, would not be easily detectable if they
smuggle SIM card
were affixed to the airline tags stuck on bag- to prisoner booked
gage. A pilot study conducted in Mumbai found
them to be beneficial, officials said. As a result,
customs department leaders from various re-
P olice on Monday caught a
lawyer who tried to
smuggle a SIM card for an
gions have recommended them to the board. inmate at Puzhal prison. Police
“Now, smugglers abandon luggage if they see said lawyer Palanivel of
chalk marks on them. The RFID reader will Kannagi Nagar visited the
send us signals,” an official said. These tags prison to meet inmate Baiju
work like tiny radio communicators. “They get hailing from Kerala, who was
a burst of power from a scanner to wake up, arrested for drug smuggling,
then beam back their ID and other info using during the visiting hours. When
radio waves. This lets officials track suspicious the prison staff examined
luggage wirelessly, even without a direct line Palanivel, they found a SIM
of sight,” he said. The person possessing the card in his possession and
luggage can be secured for interrogation. These seized it. While questioning, he
tags will also alert officials if somebody tries gave contradictory replies.
to tamper with it or when the person carrying

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Hence, the Puzhal police
Later, the souvenir shop employee sneaks into the The employee hides the gold in his rectum. These With the gold in their rectum, they escape metal scanners. the baggage exits the airport. Customs are also registered a case against
lavatory. He collects the gold from where the employees are trained to hold the gold in the Being the employees of the souvenir shop, they also evade checking the feasibility of using the tags for Palanivel for attempting to
transit passenger dropped it rectum for long hours the scrutiny of customs officials to sneak out the gold controlled delivery to nab the smugglers. smuggle a SIM card.

Green nod for SIPCOT Wife seeks protection for HC notice to

govt on PIL for
North Chennai MP
project near bird Armstrong murder accused wants MPLADS fund
CBI probe into
sanctuary stokes row TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Thiruvengadam’s Jaya death hiked to `15cr a year
TIMES NEWS NETWORK ce under the appropriate Cate-
gory 7(c) following a public he-
Chennai: A day after the en-
counter killing of rowdy body handed TIMES NEWS NETWORK
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai: State industries pro-

motion corporation of Tamil
aring.
However, the project, loca-
Thiruvengadam, one of the
suspects in the BSP leader over to family Chennai: A public interest writ
Chennai: North Chennai MP
Kalanidhi Veerasamy has ur-
Nadu’s (SIPCOT) plans to es- ted within 10km of the ecologi- Armstrong’s murder, the wi- Chennai: The body of rowdy petition filed in Madras high co- ged the Union govt to increa-
tablish an industrial park in cally significant Pulicat bird fe of the prime suspect Pon- Thiruvengadam, who was urt has sought a CBI probe into se the Members of Parlia-
Gummidipoondi taluk have sanctuary, was stayed by the nai K Balu approached the shot dead by police on Sun- the ‘mystery’ behind the death ment Local Area Develop-
sparked controversy. The pro- National Green Tribunal as city police commissioner on day near Puzhal when he tri- of former chief minister Jaya- ment Scheme (MPLADS)
ject, covering 215 hectares in clearance was granted witho- Monday and submitted a pe- ed to escape, was handed to lalithaa on December 5, 2016, af- funds from `5 crore to `15 cro-
Soorapundi and Vaniamallee ut a comprehensive assess- tition seeking protection for his family on Monday after ter a 75-day hospitalisation. The re annually and to exempt
villages, received environmen- ment of the impact on local her husband. an autopsy at Govt Stanley probe must be monitored by the projects under it from GST.
tal clearance from the state en- wildlife. This application is Sources said Vijaya Hospital. court since nothing has been In a letter to Union finan- Kalanidhi Veerasamy
vironmental impact assess- now pending before the Union Shanthi mentioned in her Ponnai K Balu K Thiruvengadam, 33, of brought to light even after seven ce minister Nirmala Sithara-
ment authority on April 22. environment ministry. complaint that her husband Kundrathur, was one among years of her death, the petitio- man, Veerasamy highlighted Karnataka, it is `2 crore. In
The clearance, granted un- Since 2023, SIPCOT has be- Balu’s life is at high risk. She day. She visited the commis- the 11 assailants arrested in ner said. the disparity in funding bet- Uttar Pradesh, the amount
der Category 8(b) of the envi- en acquiring land for the next cited the case of Thiruveng- sioner’s office with her lawy- the Jul 5 murder of Bahujan Admitting the plea moved ween MPs and MLAs. He po- has been increased from `3
ronmental impact assessment phase, covering 984 hectares adam, who was killed in a po- ers on Monday and submit- Samaj Party (BSP) state pre- by advocate B Ramkumar Adi- inted out that a parliamenta- crore to `5 crore.
notification, 2006, bypassed a across Soorapundi, Madhar- lice encounter on Sunday ne- ted her petition. sident K Armstrong in Sem- tyan, the first bench of acting rian, who covers an average Emphasizing the need for
public hearing at the state le- pakkam, Vaniamallee, and Sa- ar Puzhal, after being arres- Sources claim that Vijaya bium. Ten other suspects we- Chief Justice R Mahadevan of 15 lakh constituents, recei- GST exemption for MPLADS
vel, meant only for township or naputhur villages. The affec- ted for the murder of BSP le- Shanthi will be approaching re sent to judicial custody af- and Justice Mohammed Shaf- ves only `5 crore a year, while funds, Veerasamy noted that
area development projects. ted villages are primarily agri- ader K Armstrong. Her Madras high court too, see- ter their five-day police cus- fiq directed the state to file its re- MLAs, representing an av- a `5 crore allocation incurs a
Environmental NGO Poo- cultural, supported by Mad- complaint has been forwar- king protection for her hus- tody ended on Monday. TNN sponse by Aug 16. erage of 2 lakh voters, receive cumulative GST of `50 lakh to
vulagin Nanbargal argues harpakkam lake and ded to Narenthiran Nayar, band. The petition to the co- He clarified that his grie- between `2 crore to `10 crore `75 lakh, significantly redu-
that the application for clea- Madhanallur lake. additional commissioner of urt will include the receipt naissance with the help of vance was not about the treat- from their respective state as- cing the effective amount av-
rance should have fallen under “Given the adverse effects police, Chennai North, for of the complaint filed at the Thirumalai, an autoricks- ment provided to Jayalalithaa semblies and union territori- ailable for projects.
Category 7(c), meant for in- of existing industries on the further inquiry. police commissioner’s offi- haw driver, and a few others, or her death, but against the un- es. “In addition, there are
dustrial parks, which requires environment and public he- Police said that Balu’s wi- ce. they murdered Armstrong constitutional use of power of Veerasamy cited the ex- continuous charges of 2.5%
a more rigorous environmen- alth, further industrialisation fe, Vijaya Shanthi, first visi- According to police, Pon- on July 5 while he was super- the chief minister during her ample of Delhi, where each and a 1% labour welfare fund
tal assessment and public hea- can be detrimental,” said G ted the police commissio- nai Balu organised his men vising construction of his hospitalisation. MLA can recommend pro- that must be paid. The govt
ring. SIPCOT’s plans extend to Sundararajan, coordinator of ner’s office in Chennai on to eliminate Armstrong to new home. While eight su- He wanted the court to di- jects worth up to `10 crore an- must understand the sensiti-
other nearby villages, inclu- the NGO, stressing the need for Sunday, seeking protection avenge his elder brother Ar- spects surrendered to police rect the authorities to release nually. In Punjab and Kerala, ve nature of the work execu-
ding a 279-hectare project in a cumulative impact assess- for her husband. However, cot K Suresh’s murder repor- within hours of the murder, the letter of Jayalalithaa alloca- the amount is `5 crore per ted under MPLADS,” he said,
Manellore and Soorapundi. ment and public hearings to she was asked to return with ted in August 2023. After con- three more suspects were ar- ting all the subjects dealt by her MLA, while in Assam, Chhat- highlighting works on roads,
This project received clearan- address community concerns. a drafted complaint on Mon- ducting a week-long recon- rested on July 7. to O Panneerselvam. tisgarh, Maharashtra, and buildings and schools.

AC dorms, gyms & subsidised meals for loco pilots VISITORS LEAVE CITY BEACHES DIRTY B A Raju

[email protected] TOI tain their appearance, the run-

ning room provides dress iron-
Chennai: From mini gyms ing facilities and an automatic
with massage chairs to subsi- shoe cleaner/shiner.
dised food, many new facilities Railway officials also said
have been introduced for staff that nutritious and subsidised
at running rooms of Southern meals are available for all crew
Railway at Chennai Central members. A caretaker is on du-
and Egmore stations. ty around the clock to assist
These rooms with air-con- with any needs and to ensure
ditioned cubicles now boast that loco pilots are awake an
state-of-the-art amenities de- ROOM TO RELAX: The new facilities also include reading rooms and games such as carrom hour before their train depar-
signed to offer comfort and tures.
convenience to drivers, assist- cise machines, such as a tread- fort for the crew. of magazines and newspapers To further improve work-
ant drivers, and guards, who mill, to help staff stay fit. In- Adedicated yoga and medi- but also materials on train op- ing conditions, Southern Rail-
play a crucial role in maintain- door games such as carrom tation hall has been set up to erations and related issues, way has limited the maximum
ing smooth and safe railway and chess are also available. support the physical and men- which are particularly benefi- working hours for loco pilots to
operations. Additionally, an automated tal well-being of the staff. cial for loco pilots and assistant eight hours, excluding the time
The gymnasiums are body massage chair has been The reading room is pilots, said railway officials. for sign-on and sign-off proce-
equipped with modern exer- installed to provide extra com- stocked with not only a variety For those looking to main- dures. CLEAN IT UP!: A family relaxes amid a heap of litter at Besant Nagar beach on Monday. In the absence of
strict enforcement and fines, Marina and Thiruvanmiyur beaches are also heavily littered by visitors

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TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024 TIMES CITY 3
Attempt to
smuggle star Drive against rowdies intensifies Land acquisition
tortoises Crackdown Follows Police Action After BSP Leader Armstrong’s Murder on for metro
thwarted
C Suresh Kumar
TIMES NEWS NETWORK Among the 78 arrested were cer. If a rowdy absconds

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai: In a crackdown
against rowdies, Chennai
police rounded up 82 anti-
rowdies classified in A and
A+ categories, including M
Iyyappan, 33, of Kodambak-
kam; S Daniel Joseph, 24,
from his house and returns
after a few days, he will be
summoned to the respective
deputy commissioner of po-
stations at OMR
Chennai: Customs officials at social elements on Sunday and K Naveen Kumar, 25, of lice (DCP) and asked to give TIMES NEWS NETWORK parking outside TNRDC’s
Chennai airport have thwar- and Monday alone. Of these, Adambakkam; A Arun, 23, an undertaking. right-of-way, which requires
ted a bid to smuggle Indian 78 suspects, including one of Palavanthangal; S Kalai- The city police history- Chennai: Land acquisition land acquisition,” a metro rail
star tortoises to Malaysia and with a non-bailable war- mani, 30, of Anna Square; D sheet record ledger lists at for construction of parking official said. “Land acquisi-
secured an Indian flyer. rant, were arrested, while Sanjay, 24, of Chintadripet; least 4,000 anti-social ele- bay, station entry/exit and tion and design development
According to sources, the four others were released af- and P Nelson, 47, of Kottur- ments. property development for are in progress. The parking
incident took place on Friday ter providing an underta- puram. Among them, 250 crimi- phase-2 metro stations has capacity for two-wheelers and
when the flyer was about to bo- king. Under the programme to nals involved in more than commenced on Old Mahabali- four-wheelers will be known
ard a flight to Kuala Lumpur. The police have intensi- revive tracking of rowdies, two murders have been cate- puram Road (OMR). A large after finalisation of the de-
On suspicion, customs sle- fied their crackdown on each police station has a de- gorized as A-plus rowdies, swatch of land has been plan- sign,” the official added.
uths intercepted him and se- gangsters following the signated officer to monitor while 300 criminals invol- ned for acquisition in Thorai- The OMR line is part of
arched his checked-in bagga- murder of BSP leader Arm- the movement of anti-social ved in at least one murder pakkam and Sholinganallur. 45.4km corridor-3 of the
ge. They found 138 star tortoi- strong in Sembium on July elements in their jurisdic- each are listed as A category CMRL is constructing a 116.1km phase-2 from Madha-
ses concealed in carton boxes. 5. DGP Shankar Jiwal anno- YOU’RE BEING WATCHED tion on a daily basis. “If any rowdies. Others with at- 20km long metro rail line on varam Milk Colony to Siruse-
On being informed, Wildli- unced the ‘Drive Against suspicious activities are no- tempt-to-murder or assault the OMR IT corridors with 19 ri Sipcot. The changes to the
fe Crime Control Bureau offi- Rowdy Elements’ (DARE) has also instructed officials to track suspects. They have ticed, the officer has been cases are categorized as B stations from Nehru Nagar to design of the line and land ac-
cers reached the airport. The initiative to control anti-so- to closely monitor rowdies collected a list of history- mandated to inform the sta- and C category rowdies. Siruseri Sipcot, which is lik- quisition led to the deadline
tortoises were handed over to cial behaviour and ensure a in the city. sheeters and inspected the tion house officer (SHO), so “The drive against row- ely to be ready by December for OMR line getting pushed
them to be sent to the Guindy crime-free city. The new po- A team of 800 police per- houses of those whose mo- as to apprehend the rowdy at dies will be continued,” said 2026. at least for six months from
National Park. This is the first lice commissioner A Arun sonnel have been assigned vements appear suspicious. the earliest,” said the offi- a senior city police officer. While the construction of August 2026 to December 2026.
time this year that smuggling pillars and viaducts for the Metro stations at Sholing-
of star tortoises is reported. elevated line from Nehru Na- anallur and Thoraipakkam
Last year, 369 star tortoises
were rescued from being RISKING LIFE AND LIMB A Prathap
Man who gar to Sholinganallur is nea-
ring completion, construc-
may have larger space for par-
king, entry/exits as they will
smuggled from Chennai. In tion of the stations has just be built in junctions along
2022, as many as 171 Indian
star tortoises were seized killed driver of started. Officials said in the
original design for the OMR
with grade separators. Sho-
linganallur will also be an in-
from three passengers at metro rail line, the entry/ex- terchange linking stations of
Chennai airport.
Indian star tortoise is a
ambulance its for the stations were propo-
sed as part of the right-of-way
corridor-3 and corridor-5.
“Having parking space in
threatened species smuggled
abroad for illegal pet trade as
well as for its medicinal pro-
arrested without parking, which did
not require land acquisition.
“Now, we have proposed
the stations will encourage
people to use metro stations
from OMR to other parts of
perties. In 2019, the Indian star TIMES NEWS NETWORK the entry/exits with integra- the city,” said G Bala, a resi-
tortoises were moved to Ap- ted property development and dent of Thoraipakkam.
pendix I of CITES from Ap- Chennai: Police have arrested
pendix II. The commercial a man on charges of smashing
trade of these tortoises or the head of a 34-year-old private
even parts is banned. ambulance driver and murde-
ring him near Triplicane on
Sunday night.

CM flags off The deceased was identified

as Siva, a resident of Perum-

new buses in LOVE AFFAIR

GONE SOUR
Tiruvallur bakkam resettlement quarters.
Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief He worked as a driver for a pri-
minister M K Stalin on Mon- vate ambulance. On Sunday, Si-
day flagged off 10 new govt va got drunk and was sleeping
buses procured at Tiruvallur on the sidewalk along Pallavan
for Tamil Nadu State Trans- Salai when he was murdered.
port Corporation (TNSTC) Passersby alerted the police,
Villupuram. Of this, eight and Siva was rushed to a hospi-
will be mofussil buses, con- tal where he was declared dead
necting Chennai with neigh- on arrival. The Triplicane poli-
bouring districts of Chengal- ce registered a case of murder.
pet, Kancheepuram, and Ti- Investigations revealed that La-
ruvallur. vanya was the wife of Appuraj,
Two among them will be and she was suspected to be ha-
operated in Thiruvallur dis- ving an affair with Siva.
trict as city buses. Both will be Appruraj, who was upset
ordinary services in which JAYWALKERS’ PARADISE: Commuters recklessly cross railway tracks at Chromepet station on Monday morning, with numerous individuals over this, murdered Siva. He
women can commute without clutching vibrant umbrellas, unaware of the danger involved. As per NCRB data, the number of people who were run over by trains in Chennai was produced before a magist-
paying for tickets. TNN was 576 in 2021 and 755 in 2022. Jaywalking on rail tracks is a punishable offence rate and remanded to judicial
custody.

Residents complain of train Power cut

delays at Gummidipoondi today in
TIMES NEWS NETWORK these areas
Most suburban trains, which TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: Gummidipoondi,
a suburban terminus on the
come on to platforms 3 and 4 at
Gummidipoondi station, face Chennai: Power supply will
city’s outskirts, faces per-
be suspended in several parts
sistent delays due to outda- 5-to-10-minute delay due to out- of the city and suburbs on
ted loop lines at platforms 3 dated loop lines Tuesday from 9 am to 5 pm due
and 4, affecting the punctua-
to maintenance work, as an-
lity of suburban trains on a
nounced by Tangedco. The af-
daily basis, several resi- these loop lines to 30 kmph, ban trains can cross witho-
fected areas include T Nagar,
dents have said. aligning with improve- ut having to wait.
Sholinganallur, Tondiarpet,
The terminus, located on ments already made in the At present, the speed of
Pallavaram, Ambattur and
the northwest line of the Tiruvallur suburban sec- express trains has been in-
Guindy.
Chennai division, handles a tion. creased to 130 kmph in this
In T Nagar, key areas like
significant number of sub- “Such enhancements section, reducing the wait
West Mambalam, Ashok Na-
urban trains every day. Ho- are crucial for improving time for suburban trains to
gar, and nearby localities will
wever, most of these trains, the punctuality of subur- cross. Officials also mentio-
be impacted. Sholinganallur
which originate and termi- ban trains and increasing ned that the high traffic of
will see disruptions along the
nate at platforms 3 and 4, fa- the number of operational goods trains is another rea-
IT Corridor and surrounding
ce 5-to-10-minute delay due trains, ultimately benefit- son for delays in the Gum-
regions. In Pallavaram, Ven-
to outdated loop lines. ting the public,” he said. midipoondi section.
kateswara Nagar will have
Currently, it takes app- Southern Railway offici- Senior officials stated
outages, while in Guindy ar-
roximately five minutes for als responded, stating that that updating loop lines re-
ea, expect outages in Thillai
a train to transition from delays in suburban trains quires an in-depth techni-
Ganga Nagar, Nanganallur,
the main line to the plat- are mainly due to the availa- cal study, as was done in the
and Velachery.
form and vice versa. S Su- bility of only single lines in Jolarpet section post-pan-
Tangedco has said power
resh Babu, president of the this section. Proposals are demic. They assured that a
supply will resume before 5
Billakuppam village welfa- being considered to expand similar study will be con-
pm if the maintenance works
re association, said there is the track into a double line ducted for Gummidipoondi
are completed ahead of sched-
an urgent need to upgrade so that express and subur- based on demand.
ule.

City temperature drops, wet spell may

continue for a day or two: IMD
R Ramesh Shankar
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai: Cloudy skies and

light drizzles brought the day
temperatures down in the ci-
ty and suburbs, leaving what
the bloggers called an Ooty-
like climate. Nungambak-
kam and Meenambakkam
observatories recorded
2.6mm and 1.8mm rainfall as
temperatures dropped to 29.4
deg C and 29.5 deg C, around
six and 6.1 degrees below nor-
mal.
Experts said the pleasant
weather was due to a trough
or an elongated area of relati-
vely low pressure associated
with a low pressure system IT’S A COOL DAY: Beach lovers at the Marina on Monday when the city received intermittent spells of rain
off Odisha coast. IMD has fo-
recast below normal tempe- cloudy skies, and scattered ys bring rain to Tamil Nadu.” kam observatories have recor-
ratures and light to moderate rainfall for one or two days For the next 48 hours, the ded 40cm and 42cm rainfall,
intensity rainfall for the next till the system crosses the city and the suburbs may re- around 28cm above normal.
two days. Bloggers said a dry land,” said N Senthamarai ceive light to moderate rain- “Light drizzle and below
spell may prevail later this Kannan, director, regional fall with thunderstorms and normal temperatures may
week. weather forecasting centre, lightning over some areas. continue for the next three to
“The clouding across Ta- IMD. “During southwest Maximum and minimum four days after which there
mil Nadu is due to an upper monsoon, it is common for temperatures may be at 30 may be a break from thunders-
air trough associated with such low pressure systems to deg C and 25 deg C-26 deg C. torm activity. Temperatures
the low pressure is above form over Bay of Bengal and Skies may be partly cloudy. may not go above normal, but
north Tamil Nadu and is til- bring rainfall to central parts Since June 1, Nungam- may hover at 33-34 deg C,” said
ted southwards. We may see of India, but it does not alwa- bakkam and Meenambak- blogger Pradeep John.

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TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024

CM launches breakfast Power tariff hiked effective July 1

scheme for 2.2L students Activists: Will Hit Monthly Budgets; Body Blow For Small-Scale Industries
Venkadesan.S industrial service connec- T Sadagopan, a civic activ-
TIMES NEWS NETWORK @timesofindia.com NEW POWER SLABS tions.
Official sources said the
ist and president of Tamil Na-
du Progressive Consumer
Chennai: Be it hunger, the Na- Chennai: Electricity tariff Electricity tariff hike for domestic and common facilities state govt would absorb `660 Centre, said even a marginal
connections from July 1
tional Eligibility-cum-Ent- has been hiked for the third crore of additional burden on hike on electricity tariff will
rance Test (NEET) or Natio- year in a row in Tamil Nadu, Energy slabs Existing Approved various consumers this year, hit domestic consumers's
Consumer
nal Education Policy (NEP), this time by 4.83% for all con- (in units) tariff tariff though the exact breakup of monthly budget. “It is high
clearing obstacles for Tamil sumers. Households that used 0-400 `4.6 `4.8 the subsidy was not available. time, the state govt introduce
Nadu students to pursue edu- to pay a bi-monthly bill of The actual hike could be be- monthly reading,” he said.
cation is the govt’s top priori- `1,000 will have to pay `1,048.30 401-500 6.15 6.45 tween 5 paise per unit and 45 Industries, particularly
ty, chief minister M K Stalin Those who paid `2,000 will 501-600 8.15 8.55 paise per unit, they said. In MSMEs, are unhappy. K E
said here on Monday. now pay about `100 more, and Domestic 2023, when tariff was hiked by Raghunathan, national chair-
At a function to expand the those who paid `6,000 will now 601-800 9.2 9.65 2.18%, the state govt absorbed man, Association of Indian
morning breakfast scheme to pay `290 more. The hike is ef- 801-1000 10.2 10.7 the entire burden for domestic Entrepreneurs, said any hike
govt-aided schools in rural fective retrospectively from consumers by providing addi- would affect the struggling
Above 1000 11.25 11.8
areas in Tiruvallur district, July 1. tional subsidy to the Tamil small scale industries. "This
he said both the common me- Tangedco on Monday said Common facilities Nadu Generation and Distri- tariff increase of 0.35 paise
Single slab 8.15 8.55
dical entrance test and NEP the tariff hike would not af- Connection bution Corporation (Tanged- per unit for MSMEs will not be
are unnecessary. fect at least one crore of the co). So consumption charges taken lightly in the field,” he
“When we opposed the NE- 2.47 crore domestic consum- of electricity for domestic and multi-tenement buildings remained unaltered for said. After the last tariff hike,
ET exam, a section of people ers in the state, who would consumers from `4.60 per unit has been hiked from `8.15 per households. TNERC intro- there had been widespread
questioned us. But after see- continue to get the first 100 to `4.80. Consumption beyond unit to `8.55 per unit, while the duced a multi-year tariff for- protests by industry bodies
ing the irregularities in the units for free. 1,000 units would cost `11.80 fixed charges have gone up mula in 2022 under which for a reduction in fixed charg-
exam, the Supreme Court is IS IT LIKE AT HOME? Chief minister M K Stalin with students in
Tamil Nadu Electricity per unit from `11.25. Similarly, from `102 per kW to `107. Tar- rates are to be raised every Ju- es. This hike should have been
asking questions. Students Tiruvallur after launching the breakfast scheme on Monday
Regulatory Commission tariff for common service iff had also been raised for ly based on consumer price in- averted, at any cost, Raghu-
are protesting. Many chief (TNERC) raised the base price connections in apartments low-tension and high-tension dex inflation. nathan said.
ministers and national lea-
ders have started voicing aga- ugh we are busy with imple- me down. They must check
inst NEET. In Tamil Nadu’s menting welfare schemes and the food with special care,” he
THIS AIN’T FOR BEGINNERS HC seeks
way, the entire country is now
opposing the NEET exam,” he
said.
plans for future development,
a section of people are plan-
ning to create a narrative thro-
added.
More than 18 lakh students
studying Classes I to Classes V
R Ramesh Shankar
CMDA identifies report on
He further said: “The BJP
govt is talking about the emer-
gency in the Parliament frequ-
ently for politics. My question
ugh fake news. The agenda of
anti-people forces will not
happen here,” Stalin said.
He said many states in In-
in 30,992 govt schools current-
ly benefitted by the scheme.
Following the expansion,
2.2lakh children from 3,995 ai-
land for stadium in celebrations
is whether the Union govt is
ready to bring the subject of
education back to the State list
dia and countries such as Ca-
nada have started a morning
breakfast scheme following
ded primary schools are addi-
tionally covered.
Chief secretary Shiv Das
north Chennnai after BJP rout
as it was shifted to Concurrent Tamil Nadu. Meena, Tiruvallur MP Sasi- Omjasvin.MD ter said. TIMES NEWS NETWORK
list during the emergency?” “Officials, ministers, kanth Senthil, Tiruvallur dis- @timesofindia.com The sports ground here is
He also said the state govt MLAs and MPs should ensure trict collector T Prabhushan- in addition to another one Chennai: Madras high court
is taking note of all issues and the quality of the food served kar and others participated in coming at Sunnambu Kalvai has directed Tamil Nadu po-
trying to address them. “Tho- under breakfast should not co- the function. Chennai: Sports lovers in in Tondiarpet at a cost of `10 lice to file a report on the ac-
north Chennai will soon get crore. The other sports tion taken against persons
another facility for as the ground too will have similar who slaughtered a goat with
Chennai Metropolitan De- facilities.
K’taka wins NCC sports shooting competition velopment Authority has
identified a 0.4 acre land in R
R K Nagar constituency
has been at the centre of at-
a picture of Tamil Nadu BJP
president K Annamalai after
his defeat in Coimbatore Lok
TIMES NEWS NETWORK Hosted by the NCC direc- three silver, and three bronze K Nagar for a multi-purpose tention for physical fitness Sabha constituency.
torate of Tamil Nadu, the medals. The hosts, Tamil Na- sports stadium. The stadium as a local councilor had set The first bench of Acting
Chennai: The Karnataka week-long competition wit- du, were the runners-up with will be built under the North up a free unisex gym with Chief Justice R Mahadevan
and Goa NCC directorates nessed the participation of three gold, one silver, and Chennai Development major amenities such as and Justice Mohammed
emerged victorious in the an- 300 NCC cadets from 17 NCC three bronze medals. Odisha Scheme at a cost of `8 crore. treadmill, hydraulic ma- Shaffiq said that such acts
nual inter-directorate sports directorates. directorate secured the third CMDA minister P K Se- chines and water facilities. cannot be allowed.
shooting competition Karnataka & Goa NCC di- position with one gold and karbabu said tenders will be R K Nagar MLA J J Ebe- The direction was passed
(IDSSC) held in Tiruchira- rectorate topped the medal one silver medal, said a press floated by June. “The work nezer said ever since taking on a PIL moved by an advoca-
palli. tally, winning three gold, release will be completed before charge as MLA in 2021, he has te seeking a direction to the
June 2025,” he told TOI. On been demanding for more state police and the animal
Sunday morning, he inspect- sports facilities in his con- welfare board to disclose the

S D
hri Natesan Vidyasala in ayasadan Agarwal Vidya- ed the site with officials from stituency. action taken in connection
Mannivakkam recently cele- laya School celebrated its 9th the CMDA and GCC. “There are several ath- with the incident.
brated its 30th Annual Day, Annual Day recently at Kama- The sports ground com- letes, boxers and fitness en- According to the petitio-
for the Higher Secondary classes. rajar Arangam, Teynampet, with the ing on Elaya Street will have thusiasts here. A multi- pur-
The Chief Guest, S R Raja, a Mem- theme ‘Humanity.’ Chief Guest parks, gyms, indoor-stadium pose facility will be fit to ac- The PIL refers to a
ber of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Dinesh Ram, Regional Officer, CBSE with badminton and basket- commodate everybody’s video on social
Assembly from the Tambaram and Guest of Honour L. Neelakanta ball facility, walking track, needs in one place. Further, media of a goat with
yoga hall, seating facility tournaments and sports
Constituency, praised the school Pillai, Director & Co-Chairman,
and lighting. events can be accomodated
Annamalai’s picture
for offering excellent holistic edu- MVM group of schools, graced the SORRY STATE: Innumerable potholes and ongoing stormwater drain-
cation. He noted that students ex- occasion. The event featured a age work further complicate commute in Madipakkam, particularly “Boxing training will al- here as we plan a viewing gal- being slaughtered
cel not only in academics but also prayer by the school choir, the annu- near 5th Cross Street in Ramnagar South, causing significant distress so be done here,” the minis- lery too,” he said. after his defeat in
in sports and other activities, with a cur- al report by Principal Sasikala Rajesh, to road users the Lok Sabha
riculum that includes international ele- and an inspiring speech by President election
ments. He commended the school for
transforming Mannivakkam and its sur-
roundings, previously known for being
unsafe, into an educational hub accessi-
Gopalji Agrawal. He highlighted the
school’s excellence on both academic and
sports activities. He also stressed impor-
tance of education. Endowment Awards
Chromepet encroachments cleared, ner, on June 5, many news da-
ilies had reported the inci-
dent in which a goat with An-
ble to everyone. He attributed this suc-
cess to the Founder Chairman’s vision-
ary and philanthropic efforts, highlight-
were presented to outstanding students
and teachers and Cor respondent
B. P. Jhunjhunwala shared valuable in-
MTC plans to expand its depot namalai’s picture on its head
was slaughtered and its blo-
od rubbed on his picture af-
ing that many alumni are now successful sights. The cultural program included Ram.Sundaram Raj issued notices earlier this ished the structures using ter his defeat in the Lok Sab-
in various fields. The school’s annual captivating dances and a heartfelt drama @timesofindia.com year under the Tamil Nadu earthmovers. The land, val- ha election.
report, presented digitally Earlier, on ‘Humanity.’ Shilpa Tulsian, Executive Land Encroachment Act. ued at approximately one “Slaughtering a goat in a
Founder Chairman Dr N Ramasubra- Committee member & Cultural Incharge, Chennai: Chengalpet district The occupants were given crore rupees in today’s mar- temple or for meat is not an
manyan welcomed the guests, thanked praised the teamwork of DSAV students revenue officials on Monday an opportunity to present doc- ket, is now under government offence. But killing an ani-
evicted private buildings that umentary evidence, such as control and will soon be hand- mal unnecessarily in public
the parents for their trust in the school, and staff. The celebration left a lasting
were constructed on en- patta, if they believed the ed over to MTC. and circulating the action in
and praised the staff for their good work. impact on all attendees.
croached land in Chromepet. eviction notices were incor- MTC officials said the land social media is an offence un-
The Metropolitan Trans- rectly issued. However, none will aid in developing the bus der the IPC and amounts to
port Corporation (MTC) had Officials clear an encroachment of them approached the col- depot, which has long been animal cruelty,” he said.
raised concerns about ap- lectorate, suggesting they neglected in terms of infras- “In the video circulated
proximately one acre of land, A few decades ago, en- were not the rightful lan- tructure development. Nota- on social media it can be seen
originally part of their depot croachers had erected fifteen downers, stated T Arumugh- bly, the state transport depart- that even children are made
and drivers' training insti- residential buildings and a am, Pallavaram tahsildar. ment's plans for an automated to shout slogans against An-
tute, being encroached upon, compound wall to separate On Monday, a team of reve- vehicle testing centre and bus namalai. Instigating hatred
which hindered their expan- their properties from the bus nue officials, supported by lo- depot modernization in Chro- and anger among children is
sion plans and daily oper- depot. Responding to MTC's cal Tambaram police, evicted mepet had been stalled due to highly condemnable,” he ad-
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Enakkul Naan to One in 10 with diabetes is at

address school risk of foot ulcers: TN study
student issues BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
TIMES NEWS NETWORK WHAT IS FOOT ULCER | A diabetic COMPLICATION | PREVENTION
foot ulcer is an open sore or wound Can lead to Most people with
Chennai: From lack of 250 cases of teenage that occurs in up to 15 percent of amputation or loss diabetes can prevent
bus services in their vil- pregnancy every year, patients with diabetes of life in some cases serious foot problems
lages and eve-teasing in with the majority being if they
buses to issues pertai- in the age group of 19, CAUSE | Ulcers form due to a TREATMENT | In early
ning to social media and and those below 16 in combination of factors, such stage, cleaning the Check their feet
the need for better ame- single digits. Elopement as poor blood circulation, wound, dressing and every day for cuts,
nities in schools, girl and and child marriages are foot deformities, medication will help. sores, blisters, corn
boy students from diffe- among the reasons for irritation (such as friction Some may require or calluses
rent schools in Chengal- early pregnancies," an or pressure), and trauma, special foot. Further Get feet
pet are facing several official noted. as well as duration of diabetes. complication can lead checked by
challenges. The camp seeks to Nerve damage and vascular to hospitalisation and a healthcare
They expressed their address these issues by disease can complicate ulcers amputation provider at every visit
concerns and sought so- educating students on
lutions from the district the dangers of early TIMES NEWS NETWORK gramme for doctors. The in- tion,” he said. Early detec-
administration during a pregnancy. "We are also tegrated foot-saving pro- tion and treatment can pre-
special programme cal- teaching children how to Chennai: At least 10% of pe- gramme will be established vent amputations, he said.
led 'Enakkul Naan,' laun- handle social media ca- ople with diabetes were fo- at ` 26.62 crore throughout In the early stages, many
ched recently by Cheng- refully. Cyberbullying und to have foot ulcers, in- the state, he said. people may require just so-
alpet collector S Arunraj and harassment in the creasing the risk of amputa- It is estimated that at le- me exercises and different
at the district collectora- virtual world have beco- tions, according to a pilot ast 14% of people across Ta- footwear, and some may re-
te. The programme is a me common, and we are study in 2022 by the health mil Nadu, including at least quire “surgical off-loading”
collaborative effort orga- raising awareness about department in Thanjavur. 25% of people in Chennai, to shift pressure points on
nized by the school edu- how to report such issu- Based on the reports from have diabetes. In people with the foot to prevent ulcers.
cation, health, and other es," said an official. the district, the state health uncontrolled sugar levels or “The aim is to equip all pri-
stakeholder depart- On the first day of the department has decided to long-term diabetes, there is mary health centre doctors
ments and aims to add- camp, 70 students from expand the “Paadam kaap- numbness and loss of sensa- and staff to ask patients
ress the issues faced by govt and govt-aided pom” (save feet) scheme tion. with diabetes to show their
school students during schools in Chengalpet across the state to prevent fo- Wounds that go unnoti- feet,” said state health secre-
adolescence. participated. The collec- ot and limb amputations, ced and untreated can beco- tary Supriya Sahu.
With more than 200 tor interacted with the Health minister Ma Subra- me infected. Senior plastic The state already has a li-
schools in Chengalpet students, discussing pro- manian said on Monday. surgeon and Ganga Hospital ne list of people with diabe-
district, the programme blems they face and their “Foot clinics will be es- chairman Dr S Raja Sabapat- tes under the Makkalai The-
aims to hold camps in future goals. "Some stu- tablished in all government hy said at least a quarter of di Maruthuvam. “Screening
these schools to raise dents wanted buses from hospitals, including taluk, people who develop these in- must be done for all these pa-
awareness about nutri- their village, some wan- district, and medical college fections undergo amputa- tients. We will also work
tion, child marriage, elo- ted rose plants for the hospitals. Training will be tions of toes or foot. “Life af- with doctors to see that cent-
pement, teenage preg- terreace gardens in given for primary health ser- ter amputation is complica- res of excellence are set up.
nancy, Pocso cases, cy- schools. These issues vices to set up foot screening ted. A five-year survival stu- These centres can train doc-
bercrime, and drug abu- will be addressed, the of- clinics,” he said after inau- dy showed that nearly 70% tors and other health wor-
se. “We handle at least ficial said. gurating the training pro- of people died after amputa- kers,” she said.

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TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024 TIMES REGION 5

CM calls for all-party meet on Cauvery row FILEPHOTO

‘Act Of Betrayal K’taka releases water @ 22,000 cusecs

Dharmapuri/Salem: Karnataka has begun releasing surplus water
Against Tamil at the rate of 22,000 cusecs from the Kabini and Krishnaraja Sagar
(KRS) dams into the Cauvery river since Saturday, following contin-

Nadu Farmers’ uous heavy rainfall. Authorities plan on adjusting water discharge
based on rainfall and water inflow.
An official from the Central Water Commission (CWC) told TOI
TIMES NEWS NETWORK that the water level in the Kabini dam is currently at 63.73ft, slightly be-
low its full capacity of 65ft. Similarly, the water level in the KRS dam is
Chennai: Chief minister M K at 104.5ft, around 10ft below its full capacity of 124ft. He added that the
Stalin on Monday criticised Con- inflow to the Kabini dam is at 19,516 cusecs, whereas the KRS dam’s in-
gress govt in Karnataka for re- flow is at 4,673 cusecs. He said authorities in Karnataka are releasing
fusing to release Cauvery water the entire inflow from the Kabini dam into the Cauvery river, and 2,507
to Tamil Nadu. Stalin announced cusecs from the KRS dam, amounting to 22,023 cusecs of water.
that a meeting of legislative par- Meanwhile, water level in Mettur dam was recorded at 43.22ft on
ty leaders would be held on Tues- Monday evening, against its full capacity of 120ft. Officials are optimis-
day to deliberate on steps to se- CRISIS: The combined storage of four reservoirs in Karnataka is 75.586tmcft tic that it will increase further due to higher inflow compared to the out-
cure state’s rightful share. Water now. According to meteorology department, there is a chance of good rainfall. flow. The inflow to the dam was measured at 4,047 cusecs, while 1,000 cu-
resources minister Duraimuru- In contrast, the Mettur reservoir has a storage of only 13.808tmcft secs were being discharged for drinking water purposes. TNN
gan would chair the meeting.
In a statement, chief minis- The combined storage of four against TN farmers.” Karnataka SC order,” CM said. determination on Cauvery issue.
ter said, “Karnataka govt’s state- reservoirs in Karnataka is govt’s statement that it was not PMK president Anbumani DMDK general secretary Pre-
ment that it cannot release water 75.586tmcft now. According to possible to release water to TN as Ramadoss criticised CM for stay- malatha Vijayakant urged TN
is condemnable. Tamil Nadu meteorology department, there per CWRC decision was very ing away from the proposed all- govt to include all parties in
govt will never accept such ac- is a chance of good rainfall. In shocking, he said. party meeting, while his Karna- large-scale protests if Karnata-
tions that would affect welfare of contrast, the Mettur reservoir in TN govt has written a letter to taka counterpart had chaired an ka refused to release water de-
farmers.” He said govt would Tamil Nadu has a storage of only Cauvery Water Management Au- all-party meeting to discuss mea- spite state moving the court.
consult everyone at the proposed
meeting to be held at secretariat,
13.808tmcft. Stalin described
Karnataka’s refusal to release
thority to implement the CWRC
decision immediately.
sures to defy Supreme Court or-
der regarding water sharing. An-
TMC leader G K Vasan con-
demned Karnataka govt and ap- `30,000 relief for woman who got
obtain opinions from legal ex- water as decided by Cauvery Wa- “Karnataka govt not releas- bumani said all-party meeting in pealed to TN govt to take decisive
perts and decide on further ac-
tion.
ter Regulation Committee
(CWRC) as an “act of betrayal
ing water adhering to CWRC de-
cision amounts to violation of
TN would be more impactful if
chaired by CM, confirming TN’s
action going beyond political dif-
ferences.
pregnant after family planning surgery
TIMES NEWS NETWORK petitioner was only entitled to solati-
um of `30,000 and nothing more.

Constable held Three members of family Why was Stalin Madurai: Madras high court direct-
ed the state govt to pay a compensation
of `30,000 to a woman who got preg-
Taking into account the submis-
sions, justice G R Swaminathan ob-
served that if the petitioner is able to
for sexually silent when DMK nant after undergoing a family plan- demonstrate that the family planning

assaulting
murdered, bodies set on fire was part of UPA
ning surgery in Ramanathapuram
Govt Medical College Hospital.
The court was hearing the petition
surgery itself was performed negli-
gently, it would be a different matter
altogether. There is no such material
Bosco.Dominique filed by a woman of Ramanathapu- before the court. One cannot conclude

16-year-old girl @timesofindia.com

Cuddalore: Three members

There was no sign of theft. Police suspect that a
family feud might have led to the crime. A team of govt: Annamalai ram district. The woman, who is now
seven months pregnant, got the sur-
gery in July 2023. The petitioner filed
that there was negligence, merely by
the factum of subsequent conception.
There is no necessary correlation
TIMES NEWS NETWORK of a family were murdered, forensic experts and a team from cybercrime cell Chennai: BJP state president K Annamalai the present petition seeking compen- between the two. Hence, the judge di-
and their bodies were set on combed the crime scene for vital clues on Monday flayed chief minister M K Stalin sation, alleging that she had become rected the state to pay `30,000 as solati-
Mayiladuthurai: A 34-year- fire in their house by an uni- for his demand that education be shifted to pregnant only on account of negli- um to the petitioner. Liberty is grant-
old police constable was ar- dentified state list from concurrent list. He said Stalin gence in performing the surgery. ed to the petitioner to file a civil suit in
rested on charges of sexually gang in a vil- house and alerted Nellikup- scene for vital clues. Initial had been silent when DMK had been part of The special govt pleader said the this regard.
assaulting a 16-year-old minor lage near Nel- pam police station. A team inquiries revealed that the UPA govt at Centre for almost a decade.
girl in Mayiladuthurai on likuppam in led by Cuddalore district su- three were hacked to death Annamalai posted on X: “It is surprising
Sunday. Consequently, he was
suspended on Monday.
Cuddalore
district. The
perintendent of police R Raj-
aram visited the house and
by an unidentified gang,
which also burnt their bod-
that DMK does not remember these de-
mands whenever it is part of Union govt. In Elphant found dead Two electrocuted as
The accused has been iden-
tified as Thirunavukkarasu,
murdered
people were
found the door locked from
outside. The team broke
ies after keeping them in
three different rooms.
2006, DMK promised to bring education
back to state list. Why did not DMK, which in MTR buffer zone cable falls on fence
attached to the Perambur po- identified as open the door and entered Police said Kumar and was an all-powerful constituent in Con- Udhagamandalam: A female ele- Villupuram: Two women were elec-
lice station. S Suthan Ku- the house only to find three his wife were separated. He gress-led UPA government at the Centre, phant was found dead in Segur range trocuted to death on Saturday after
According to police sourc- mar, 40, an half-charred bodies in three used to visit his native vil- fulfil this promise?”In his X post Annama- in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve’s they touched an iron fence on which
es, on July 8, Thirunavukka- employee at different rooms in the house. lage in Cuddalore district lai demanded to know, “If DMK had wanted, (MTR) buffer zone in the Nilgiris on a live electric cable had fallen at a vil-
rasu enticed a 16-year-old girl an IT firm There were blood stains all and work from home for a couldn’t it have pressured Congress? Why Monday. lage near Vanur in Villupuram dis-
to visit his house while she based in Hyd- over the house. There was no fortnight every month. Reac- are you (DMK) doing drama now after re- Forest field staff spotted the car- trict. The deceased were identified as
was grazing goats near the po- erabad, his sign of theft as the valuable hing his house a few days maining silent for close to 10 years.” cass during regular patrolling. Sathiavani and Veerammal.
lice residential quarters and son S Nish- items were intact. Police sus- ago, Kumar, his mother and Earlier, Stalin, while extending the free Dhayanandhan, forest range officer, Police said the iron fence was
provided her with a spiked anth, 10, and pect that a family feud might his son had not come out of morning breakfast scheme to govt-aided said the elephant might have died at built around a farm where the two
drink. Once the girl was intox- his mother S have led to the crime. the house since Saturday. Po- primary school students, asked if BJP-led least a week ago, adding that its tush- women worked. While crossing the
icated, he sexually assaulted Kamalesh- Police recovered the lice formed five teams to govt at Centre was ready to shift education es were found intact. A forest veterin- field on Saturday morning, the wom-
her. When the girl regained wari, 60, hail- charred bodies and sent probe into the triple murder from concurrent list to state list. arian attached to MTR conducted an en, unaware that the live electric ca-
consciousness, she confront- ing from Karamanikuppam them for postmortem exam- and nab the people involved Meanwhile, TN BJP spokesman A N S autopsy. Preliminary report suggest- ble had fallen on the fence, touched it
ed the police constable. He village in Nellikuppam, Cud- ination at Cuddalore govt in the crime. The teams reco- Prasad called Congress leader Rahul Gand- ed that the elephant, aged around 48- and were electrocuted on spot. Vil-
threatened her with dire con- dalore district. general hospital. A sniffer vered three mobile phones hi’s letter to Stalin against NEET “political 50 years, might have died of age-re- lupuram VCK MP D Ravikumar vis-
sequences if she disclosed the On Monday morning, dog was pressed into service from the house and collected opportunism”. In a statement, Prasad said lated issues. “We have collected tis- ited family members of the two wom-
incident to anyone. A few days residents of Karamanikup- and a team of forensic ex- CCTV footage from the vicin- Rahul Gandhi is spreading misinformation sue samples and sent it for lab tests,”, en and consoled them. Chief minis-
later, the girl divulged the inci- pam village noticed smoke perts and a team from cyber- ity to identify the gang that and his anti-NEET campaign is against a forest official said. The carcass was ter M K Stalin announced a solatium
dent to her family members. emanating from Kumar’s crime cell combed the crime committed the crime. dreams of rural students. TNN left in the forest for natural decay. TNN of ` lakh each to the two families. TNN
However, attempts were made
to silence the family. Mean-
while, an individual informed
the Childline helpline 1098
about the incident. Rains intensify in Sellur Raju: We
Acting on the information,
aren’t Kamaraj,
child welfare committee
(CWC) intervened and
brought the issue to the atten-
the Nilgiris; max MGR or Amma
tion of the police. He was ar-
rested and charged under Pro-
tection of Children from Sex-
temp stands at 14°C Madurai: Amid growing calls
from senior leaders to strength-
ual Offences (Pocso) Act. Thi- TIMES NEWS NETWORK be farm-friendly. en the party by unifying the
runavukkarasu was During the 24 hours breakaway groups in the wake
produced in court, which re- Udhagamandalam: ending 8.30am on Monday, of poll debacles, former
manded him in judicial custo- Heavy rain, gusty wind, Ooty recorded 22.6mm of AIADMK minister Sellur K Ra-
dy. Superintendent of police and bitter chillness in the rainfall; Avalanche 64mm; ju on Monday asserted that par-
(SP) K Meena issued an order past few days have marked Devala 72mm; Gudalur ty leaders could not be com-
to suspend the constable from the intensification of the 46mm; Naduvattam 54mm; pared to former CMs K Kama-
service. southwest monsoon in Oo- and Emerald 32mm. Panda- raj, M G Ramachandran and J
ty, Kundha, and Gudalur ta- lur and Cherangode re- Jayalalithaa and that they had
luks of the Nilgiris district. ceived 56 and 62 mm of to work hard under scorching
Advisory: Don’t The continuous rainfall
in catchment areas has in-
rainfall, respectively.
The wet weather has
sun to seek votes in the polls.
Raju was talking to report-
use ‘Chandala’ creased the water level in
Avalanchi, Upper Bhavani,
subjected tourists to con-
siderable inconvenience.
ers days after taking part in
AIADMK general secretary
disparagingly and Emerald dams.
Besides, normal life is
Madhavan, a tourist
from Chennai said, “Thick
Edappadi K Palaniswami’s re-
view meeting in Chennai on
Chennai: Tamil Nadu State affected, owing to the chill- mist along the ghat section the outcome of general elec-
Commission for SCs/STs ing cold. The maximum of the road between Bur- tions. “Are we Kamaraj, MGR,
(TNSCSCST) on Monday is- temperature recorded on liar and Ooty gave us a diffi- or Amma to win that easily? We
sued a public advisory against Monday was 14°C. cult time to navigate sought votes under the scorch-
use of name of caste ‘Chanda- However, major damag- through the hairpin ing sun for our candidate and
la’ in a derogatory manner. es were not reported from bends.” cadres worked very hard. How
The advisory said ‘Chanda- any part of the district. Af- With heavy mist form- much more can we work for a
la’ was one of the castes in the ter the failure of the mon- ing in the evening, motori- party,” Raju asked. He said
list of SCs in Tamil Nadu and soon last year, a revival of sts find it difficult to navi- there was deep disappoint-
stringent action would be tak- the southwest monsoon gate on the ghat roads, es- ment among partymen, partic-
en against those misusing the this year has been wel- pecially on the Kotagiri- ularly in Madurai, which has
name. comed by all, despite the Ooty Road. traditionally been an AIADMK
The issue arose after NTK hardships. According to the dis- stronghold. He said party’s
functionary ‘Saattai’ Durai- Over the past few days, trict administration, disas- struggle to gain confidence of
murugan used the word ‘Chan- farm activities have come ter management machin- minority communities did not
dala’ to defame former CM M to a halt due to the contin- ery is in place and all gov- work despite fervent efforts
Karunanidhi and was booked uous rainfall. However, the ernment departments from cadres. “The setback was
under SC/ST (Prevention of farmers hoped that the have been alerted in this re- not confined to Madurai but
Atrocities) Act,1989. TNN weather would continue to gard. felt across state.” TNN

PM, CM, governor pay tributes to Kamaraj

TOI
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‘DMK can’t take credit for breakfast scheme’
Chennai: Prime Minister Salem: Even as CM M K Stalin launched free breakfast scheme
Narendra Modi, Tamil Nadu for govt aided school children on Monday, BJP state president K
governor R N Ravi, chief min- Annamalai said that DMK cannot claim credit for the scheme.
ister M K Stalin and leaders After paying floral tributes to Congress stalwart K Kamaraj in
of political parties paid rich Salem, Annamalai said the scheme was outlined in Union govt’s
tributes to late chief minister New Education Policy-2020. He alleged that TN govt opposed NEP
and Congress leader K Kama- but took ideas suggested in it. He then said Centre was willing to
raj on his 122nd birth anniver- allocate funds for the initiative and urged DMK govt to make use
sary on Monday. it. On BSP leader Armstrong’s murder, he said the ‘real culprit
Modi posted on X, “Re- who incited and financed the murder’ should be arrested. So, BJP
membering Thiru K. Kama- called for a CBI probe to ensure a comprehensive inquiry, he said.
raj on his birth anniversary. He said that following his letter to Union minister Amit Shah, the
He is widely respected for his 122ND BIRTH ANNIVERSARY home ministry has sought details of the case from TN govt. TNN
visionary leadership and ef-
forts to uplift the poor. His ern Tamil Nadu. He made TNCC too organised a se- TMC leader G K Vasan
contribution to sectors like possible universal access to ries of events to commemo- had held a public meet in Tri-
education remain unparallel- education, mid-day meals rate the event. It organized a chy on Sunday to celebrate
ed. We reiterate our commit- etc.” Stalin said on X that he public meeting at Nagercoil Kamaraj’s birth anniversary.
ment to fulfil his ideals and honoured Kamaraj by ex- on Monday evening. Talking AIADMK general secretary
build a society that is just and panding the TN breakfast to reporters at Madurai air- Edappadi K Palaniswami and
compassionate.” scheme on Monday. “Let’s port, TNCC chief K Selvape- his party members besides
In his message governor educate students of Tamil runthagai said Kamaraj was AMMK general secretary T T
Ravi said, “He was a great na- Nadu on his life and deeds,” celebrated by all political par- V Dhinakaran paid floral
tionalist and builder of mod- he said. ties. tributes to Kamaraj.

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South Pole: A Deep Dive CITY Society And Culture
Into Politics,
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TUESDAY, JULY16, 2024

While street vendors with loud megaphones, buses with prohibited air-horns, and vehicles with Madurai sprints
modified silencers ply rampant, govt does little to curb dangerously high noise levels in cities
toward Olympic
Amid the din, are
G Ananthakrishnan Failure of police regulation of re-
ligious festivities that create noise at

academy dream
C
hennai is the second noisiest night using loudspeakers is adding to
city in India after Hy- HOW DOES the existing pollution. Although rules
derabad as per the Central NOISE AFFECT restrict the use of loudspeakers to
Pics: K Antony Xavier
Pollution Control Board 15 days a year and that too up to
HEARING?

we losing our
(CPCB) database on noise midnight with specific permis-
levels. In most city locations where am- Acoustic overstimulation can cause sion and notification to the
bient noise was measured in 2016 in the excessive release of the neurotransmitter community, regulation is lax.
city, the levels were strikingly higher glutamate, which can partially retract Even National Green Tribu-
than the safe level set under law. Updates certain nerve connections, resulting in nal orders, one of them in a
have not been published by CPCB. hearing loss. Another theory is that high case concerning three Coim-

right to quiet?
This is cause for alarm because intensity sounds cause cochlear ischaemia batore temples, have made lit-
available research points to serious (a condition that occurs when blood flow tle difference to the police.
danger to hearing health of Chennai to the cochlea is disrupted, which can A high-profile campaign
residents and there is steady motori- cause dysfunction). Noise induced to curb growing and excessive
sation growth and noise-generating hearing loss is entirely honking by the Greater Chen-
activity, while enforcement of noise preventable but totally nai traffic police fell flat and ag-
limits is virtually absent. Unpleasant incurable gressive motorists paid no heed to
ambient sounds are complemented by appeals. Unlicensed waste shops ham-
a growing use of in-ear headphones mer away to dismantle metal objects in
connected to mobile phones, with se- residential areas.
rious implications for hearing health. Excessive and continuous noise
Singer Alka Yagnik, who had a sudden levels do not sit well with urban com-
onset of sensorineural hearing loss, munities particularly after the Corona-
recently raised the red flag on head- virus pandemic has made work-from-
phones playing loud music. home a necessity. Video calls, team
Disabling hearing loss is already a conferences and remote learning are
reality for a significant number of peo- all hit by a variety of noise makers in [email protected]
ple. A cross section of studies reported the public space.

W
in the National Medical Journal of In- Cheap megaphones are cranked up ith an Olympic academy in the works, Ma-
dia in 2022 point to hearing loss affect- to full volume by street vendors. Noisy, durai is all set to become a hub for sports
ing half the population over 60 years badly maintained buses try to make training in Tamil Nadu. The Sports De-
of age, and disabling hearing loss, a way using prohibited air horns in resi- velopment Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) has
quarter of the population. There was a dential areas where they now ply on released tenders for the development of the acade-
sharp rise in hearing loss rates beyond diversions. Two-wheelers with modi- my at an estimated `6 crore. This initiative follows
the age of 50. Children too display fied silencers wake up residents late state budget announcement to establish Olympic
hearing deficits due to various factors into the night. Pedestrians are caught academies in Chennai, Madurai, Trichy, and the
including infections, while rural popu- in the cacophonic confusion as Chen- Nilgiris, aimed at providing world-class training
lations had high rates of hearing loss nai is among the least walkable cities, in sports such as badminton, volleyball, basket-
too. This data may not reflect the im- lacking a viable footpath network even ball, and athletics.
pact of more recent social trends like along arterial roads. According to SDAT officials, unlike Trichy,
long headphone use. The Indian Medical Association where the corporation allocated 50 acres near
Chennai data published by CPCB says anything above 80dB is hazard- Thiruverumbur for the academy, the one in Ma-
indicates that no area is free of noise ous for hearing health. At 88dB, four durai will be developed within the existing SDAT
exceeding the permitted levels. The hours of exposure can produce hear- complex on Race Course Road.
highest level of noise under Union ing loss. Evidently, many Chennai The Madurai SDAT complex will see the addi-
govt rules is 75 decibels (dB, usually SOUNDING THE ALARM File photo
residents living close to commercial tion of several new facilities, including a tennis
expressed as dB(A) to reflect sensitiv- Chennai is the second lowest is 40dB in silence Studies indicate and streetside activity or employed ground, basketball court, gym, and table tennis
ity to the human ear) in industrial ar- noisiest city in India after zones and 45dB in autorickshaw drivers there — including traffic policemen court, along with an administration block. “Work
eas during daytime. The lowest is 40dB Hyderabad (Central residential areas at night are at risk for hearing — may have already suffered damage will begin in two months. We expect to complete it
in silence zones and 45dB in residential Pollution Control Board loss, since they are or are at high risk. Students study- in nine months,” says the official.
areas at night. Daytime levels for these Indian Medical ing in schools and at home in such A state-of-the-art synthetic athletic track pro-
database) Association says anything regularly exposed
are 50dB and 55dB respectively. to noise levels environments learn less effectively. ject is also underway at the SDAT complex, at `8.25
The published ambient air quality The highest levels of above 80dB is hazardous Bronzaft points out that steady expo- crore. In response to growing demand from the
noise under Union govt for hearing health. At 88dB, exceeding 92dB
data of the TN Pollution Control Board sure to even low volume sounds can sports community, a proposal has been submitted
does not contain data for noise. Noise rules is 75dB in industrial four hours of exposure can Noise is an air pollutant harm health, affect sleep and dimin- to extend the 25m swimming pool within the com-
is an air pollutant under law. Inciden- areas during daytime; produce hearing loss under law ish quality of life. plex to 50m.
tally, India’s liberal norms allow 40dB Given the failure of govts to meas- WINNING ROUTE:
to be emitted at night for silence zones, results point to serious losses. An oft- to identify notorious polluters such as on public roads and TNPCB has no ure and mitigate ambient noise in Olympic academy to
compared to 35dB for school class- cited landmark study by Arline Bron- vehicles with modified silencers that published data. Ironically, studies in- Chennai, the field is open to non- provide training in
rooms recommended by the World zaft and Dennis McCarthy in New emit high noise, and slap owners with dicate that autorickshaw drivers are governmental organisations to work badminton, basketball
Health Organisation. York in the 1970s showed that school fines of $2,500. The enforcement has themselves at risk for hearing loss, for a quieter city. A well-rated decibel and track and field
Anna Nagar area falling in a si- students score poorly in knowledge been strengthened this year and noise since they are regularly exposed to meter with calibration certification
lence zone recorded 148 instances dur- and reading comprehension tests inspectors deployed to record data. noise levels exceeding 92dB. sold online costs about `11,000. In the
ing daytime in the study period when when they study amidst noise from This is in contrast to the ‘regulation Chennai now has the additional short term, until govts enforce rules
noise was between 65dB and 75dB. In rail networks close to classrooms. lite’ model followed in Tamil Nadu, problem of having to deal with dis- and mitigate noise as a public health
T Nagar, a commercial zone, the same Those in the quieter side of the same particularly in hyper-motorised Chen- ruptions caused by phase II of metro measure, it may be left to citizens to
level was recorded even at night 273 school had better scores. nai, where authorities have virtually rail construction. Traffic diversions protect their hearing using ear plugs,
times. During daytime, in 262 instanc- Faced with such empirical find- allowed the modification of autorick- have been ordered through hitherto soundproofing materials for homes, es-
es the noise exceeded 75dB there. ings, New York’s Transit Authority shaw silencers spawning a thriving quiet residential localities in Kodam- tablishments and schools, and launch
It was a similar story in Guindy, took measures to reduce track noise, industry of backyard workshops. bakkam, Virugambakkam and Porur, campaigns on the right to quiet.
Pallikaranai, Perambur, Velachery put up noise barriers and soundproof- It is common to experience steady, which are bearing the brunt of what
and Triplicane, to name a few study ing, damped track vibration with loud reverberating sounds from sev- used to be state highway traffic, such (The writer is a Chennai-based
locations. rubber padding and launched a pro- eral autorickshaws running in prox- as on Arcot Road. Piling work involv- journalist)
The long history of avoidable gramme of continuous monitoring. imity on arterial Chennai roads. The ing loud noise is often being carried
OLYMPIC ACADEMIES WILL ALSO BE SET
noise affecting communities has led More recently, the city has launched a transport department has not come out late at night, audible for long dis- Email your feedback UP IN CHENNAI, MADURAI, TRICHY, AND
to strong research abroad, and the programme to install “noise cameras” out with assessments of noise levels tances. to [email protected] THE NILGIRIS, SAY SDAT OFFICIALS

Two workers killed as wall of

dilapidated building collapses
Krishnagiri: Two workers were killed when a wall of a dilap-
idated building collapsed in Maharajakadai here on Monday.
The deceased have been identified as P Annamalai, 65, and
M Ravi, 51, both from Maharajakadai.
P Thangadurai, SP, Krishnagiri district said, “While
working on demolishing a 12-ft sidewall, it suddenly collapsed
on them, resulting in fatal injuries.” The SP who visited the
site, told TOI that the sidewall was completely drenched in
the rain. Residents of Maharajakadai village had decided to
tear down an old choultry and build a new one, and some vil-
lagers had volunteered to help demolish the existing struc-
ture. Annamalai and Ravi were among those hired for the job.
While the demolition drive commenced at 8am on Monday, it
was interrupted by rain and resumed again around 5pm.
Police sent the bodies to the Krishnagiri district govern-
ment medical college and hospital for postmortem. A case has
been registered and further inquiry is on. TNN

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‘ARTFUL STATISTICAL JUGGLERY’: JAIRAM RAMESH OPPN RUNNING ‘VIOLENT’ NARRATIVE AGAINST MODI:
SLAMS GOVT OVER ‘8 CRORE NEW JOBS’ CLAIM BJP NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON SHEHZAD POONAWALLA

Godman builds temple at 16k ft Elderly patient stuck

on U’khand glacier, probe on in lift for two days at
Received Divine Instructions To Build Mandir At Site, Says Yogi Kerala govt hospital
TOI TIMES NEWS NETWORK TOI

Yogesh Nagarkoti TNN launched an investigation

into the unauthorised con- Thiruvananthapuram: Cal-
Bageshwar: A self-styled struction. Kapkot sub-divi- lousness at Thiruvananthap-
godman quietly built an un- sional magistrate Anurag uram’s Medical College Hos-
authorised temple on govt Arya said a team from the pital (MCH) hit bizarre
land at over 5,000 meters forest department, police, heights when
(16,500 feet) on the Sunderd- and revenue office will soon an elderly pa-
hunga glacier in Bagesh- visit Devi Kund to remove tient visiting
war, Uttarakhand. Baba the encroachment and take an outpatient
Yogi Chaitanya Akash appropriate action against (OP) wing of
claimed to have received di- Yogi Chaitanya. Arya said, the govt-run
vine instructions to con- “I became aware of this is- facility got
struct the temple at the eco- sue only recently.” trapped inside ELEVATOR FIASCO: Raveendran
sensitive spot high up in the N D Pandey, ranger, Gla- a lift and went unnoticed for Nair, 59, took the lift to go to the
mountains. cier Range, added, “We have two days. first floor of the MCH in
Mahendra Singh Dhami, QUIETLY DONE: received communication A lift operator who came Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday
Three electrocuted while travelling on bus roof in Ranchi a villager, said, “The Baba Baba Yogi Chaita- about this (the mandir’s con- for duty on Monday morning morning
convinced villagers to sup- nya Akash (R) struction). A team is being noticed Raveendran Nair
Ranchi: Three people were killed and five hurt when they came in port the project, saying Devi builds an unau- dispatched to assess the sit- unconscious inside the lift but no one came. I also tried
contact with an overhead wire while travelling on the roof of a bus Bhagwati appeared in his thorised temple on uation at the location.” stuck between the first and the emergency telephone in-
near Chongagutu village Sunday night, police said. — Sanjay Sahay dreams and directed him to govt land at over The construction has al- second floor of the orthopaed- side. No one answered. I
build the temple at Devi 16,500 feet on the so brought into focus intelli- ic department. The 59-year- screamed and shook the
STATOISTICS A slice of life in numbers
Kund. The kund, a sacred Sunderdhunga gence and enforcement fail- old was then pulled out by grille. Again, no one came to
spot for pilgrims and locals, glacier in Bagesh- ures, especially when the staff, nearly 48 hours after he help,” Nair said, adding that
Slowdown on the railway tracks has practically been turned war, Uttarakhand, state is conducting a large- entered the malfunctioning he had a panic attack later
Average speed of trains is less than half of speed limits in by this man into a swim- as he received scale anti-encroachment lift Saturday morning on way and fell unconscious.
expressways and it has reduced over the years. ming pool. He can often be divine instructions campaign in sensitive for a check-up. After being rescued on
seen bathing there. It is dese- to construct the zones. The ease with which Two lift operators and a Monday, Nair was admitted to
cration. There is no doubt temple unauthorised individuals duty sergeant have been sus- the hospital and doctors de-
about that.” can operate in sensitive ar- pended based on a probe car- scribed his condition as stable.
Another local resident, kund during the Nanda Raj ed this temple against our eas without detection has ried out on health minister Recounting the chain of
Prakash Kumar, said, “This Yatra every 12 years. Now, traditions.” raised serious concerns Veena George’s directives. events, Nair’s son Harishan-
is blasphemy. For centuries, this so-called baba has mis- Caught napping, the lo- among locals and officials Nair, a daily-wager at a kar said he had left home for
our deities have visited the led villagers and establish- cal administration has now alike. govt-run MLA Hostel, was up duty on Saturday. When he
Overall average speed against more than just a did not return late that eve-
of trains including halts snagged elevator. Sometime ning, the family thought Nair
(Kms. /hr.) - Broad Gauge
2012-13
2021-22
EMU
39.1
43.1
Change

-4
`50L fine on contractor after road caves in after his ordeal started, Nair
said his mobile phone slipped
off his hands and broke when
the lift shook violently before
might be on an extra shift at
night. When he did not return
on Sunday, too, and could not
be contacted, the family
Varanasi: After the Sar- and filed a police complaint loosened the soil, leading to getting stuttering to a halt, lodged a complaint with po-
TOI

50.4
Mail/Express 0.6 nath-Baraipur road caved in, against it. A part of the Sar- its collapse. Mishra also di- cutting off all contact. lice later in the evening.
51
Varanasi Development Au- nath-Baraipur road outside rected officials concerned to A harrowing few hours The investigations that
Ordinary 36.1 thority (VDA) imposed a fine the forest department gate repair the damaged road. followed for Nair, a resident led to the three suspensions at
Passenger Trains 1.6 of `50 lakh on the contractor, caved in on Friday. In June this year, a 5- of Ulloor area in the Kerala the hospital over the elevator
37.7
(incl. mixed) By Atul Thakur KK Construction. The road Ved Prakash Mishra, year-old boy suffered inju- capital and local secretary of fiasco were carried out by the
was opened for public use on- secretary of VDA, inspected ries when a light pillar in- Communist Party of India joint director of medical edu-
ly four months ago. CRATER: Sarnath-Baraipur road the spot on Saturday and stalled as part of the Sar- (CPI), one of the allies of the cation, principal of the medi-
VDA also issued notice to found that leakage in sewer nath-Baraipur road crashed state’s governing Left. “I kept cal college and superintend-
the firm asking why it should not be blacklisted and drinking water lines upon him. TNN pressing the alarm button, ent of the hospital.

Witness turns hostile, claims

TAX
PRACTITIONERS
police forced his statement
& CONSULTANTS [email protected] stadium. “... Rajesh Bangera with Digvekar
and Tawde came to my office. A little later,
Bengaluru: A key witness in journalist- Mohan Naik arrived, too. Since I had some
activist Gauri Lankesh’s murder case of work, I went out. By 6pm, I called Bangera
2017 has turned hostile and told a special who told me that my office keys were with
trial court that police forced him to make a him. We met near my office at 6.30pm and
confessional statement claiming he was Bangera thanked me for allowing him to use
aware of the plans of a key accused, Rajesh my office. But I don’t know what they dis-
Bangera. cussed that day inside my office,” his confes-
The 2018 statement by sion statement read.
businessman Madetira
Thimmaiah, 46, indicated GAURI LANKESH’S MURDER CASE
that he knew Bangera
had been in touch with a Appearing recently before the special
few men from Maharash- Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act
tra and that they had met in an office of the (KCOCA) court, Thimmaiah claimed his
former in Karnataka’s Madikeri. confession was made under duress. He add-
Thimmaiah had in his confessional ed that it was forced by sleuths of the special
YELLOW LINES statement before a court declared having investigation team. Thimmaiah claimed he
allowed Bangera and three others to use was summoned to CID’s Bengaluru head-
BUYING OLD his office space in Feb 2014 to “discuss some quarters in 2018. “Police asked me about my
HOUSE HOLD important issue”. The three were identi- relationship with Bangera. After hearing
fied as Mohan Naik from Madikeri, and everything, they seized a comb and a tooth-
Amit Digvekar and Virendra Tawde alias brush of mine. The confession statement I
Saabji from Maharashtra. made was prepared by police who threat-
According to Thimmaiah, he first met ened to frame me in the case if I don’t obey,”
Bangera in 1994 while learning karate in a Thimmaiah told the KCOCA court.

COACHING
CLASSES-
HOME TUITION ‘Bhojshala’ temple ASI submits
issue: SC mulls plea Bhojshala survey
ENGINEERS - CIVIL
for early hearing report to MP HC
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New Delhi: Supreme Court on Monday Mhow: The Archaeological Survey of In-
agreed to examine a plea seeking early dia (ASI) submitted a 2,000-page report on
hearing on the Bhojshala temple-Kamal its scientific survey of the disputed Bhoj-
INSECT SCREEN Maula mosque complex controversy. shala-Kamal Maula mosque complex to
The matter is pending in the apex Madhya Pradesh high court’s Indore
court which had on April 1 allowed Ar- bench on Monday.
chaeological Survey of India (ASI) to ASI counsel Himanshu Joshi handed
carry on with a survey of the complex in to HC registry the report of the 98-day
Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh but di- survey that began on March 22. The next
rected that no action would be taken on hearing in HC is on July 22. Supreme
Court has said that without its permis-
The 11th century monument is at the sion no action should be taken on the out-
come of the ASI survey.
centre of a dispute between Hindus
and Muslims. Hindus believe it is a IDOLS FOUND, SAYS HINDU SIDE
temple of Goddess Vagdevi, an
incarnation of Goddess Saraswati, Ashish Goyal of Hindu Front for Jus-
tice (HFJ), whose petition in the HC led to
while the Muslim community calls it the survey, told TOI, “The report contains
the Kamal Maula mosque details of nearly 1,710 archeological re-
mains of various objects, including broken
idols of 39 gods and goddesses.” Goyal was
certain that the monument will be proven
to be from the King Bhoj era, constructed in
1034. “Many idols and statues have also
been found, which could be as old as the
the basis of the survey report without its Parmar dynasty’s rule,” he added.
permission. The court had also directed Muslims have been contesting the
ASI not to carry out any excavation on claims and allege that the objects were
the premises which could alter the char- placed in the vicinity in a bid to declare it a
acter of the structure. Hindu site. Dhar Shahar Qazi Waqar Sadiq
The 11th century monument is at the said, “We are of the view that Supreme
centre of a dispute between Hindus and Court has given its verdict that any deci-
Muslims. Hindus believe it is a temple of sion in the case will have to be endorsed by
Goddess Vagdevi , an incarnation of God- the apex court. We know that any decision
dess Saraswati , while the Muslim commu- in this case will be taken only by the Su-
nity calls it the Kamal Maula mosque. On preme Court. I appeal to both sides to re-
March 11, Madhya Pradesh high court had frain from considering the findings of the
directed ASI to carry out a “scientific sur- report asfinal truth in the interest of peace
vey” of Bhojshala complex in six weeks. and harmony of Dhar town,” Sadiq said.

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TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024

Modi wishes
Oli on being
Rescue ops go in vain Many convicts unaware of right Raj moves apex
court for say in
as Kerala worker’s
appointed
as Nepal PM body found in canal to appeal against conviction marital-rape
exception case
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi: PM Narendra

TIMES NEWS NETWORK was found. Arya Rajendran,
mayor of city corporation,
Some Fear In Meghalaya 150 of 308 convicts
Assam, Himachal Pradesh
and Gujarat have not filed
their responses in this re-
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Jaipur: Rajasthan filed a spe-

have filed appeals. But as many as 79
Modi Monday congratulat-
ed K P Sharma Oli on being
Thiruvananthapuram:
Forty-six hours after clean-
said overnight rain may
have increased water flow in
Enhancement of them do not want to file appeals
gard. SC sought their re-
sponses in three weeks.
cial leave petition in Supreme
Court Monday, asking to be
appointed as Nepal PM, ex-
pressing hope to further
strengthen and expand the
ing worker N Joy, 47, went
missing in the Amayizhan-
jan canal at Thampanoor in
the canal which pushed the
body downstream. Various
teams were instructed to
Of Sentence: because they are reconciled to their
punishment or have almost
Hansaria pointed out that
Supreme Court Legal Services
Committee received 503 appli-
made party to a case pertaining
to the constitutional validity of
marital rape being treated as
mutually beneficial cooper-
ation between India and Ne-
the city, his body was found
in a canal at Thakaraparam-
check the canal’s outflow,
helping in the body’s recov-
NALSA To SC completed their sentences cations for legal aid from pris-
oners to file appeals against
an exception under Section 375
of the IPC.
pal. This is the fourth time bu, 900 metres downstream ery. Rajendran broke down Dhananjay.Mahapatra prisonment for 5-9 years, with survey by respective DLSA their conviction being upheld The BJP govt’s petition
that the communist leader from the railway station tun- at the hospital and expressed @timesofindia.com the rest 15,000 serving jail found 870 of them to be willing by the concerned high courts. cites a heap of marital-rape
has assumed office as PM. nel. her helplessness in terms ranging from less than to to file appeals in higher In many cases, the applica- cases in the desert state as the
“Congratulations Hours of intense saving Joy’s life. New Delhi: Of around 1.4 lakh one year to 5 years. courts against their convic- tion for legal aid has been re- reason why its views should be
@kpsharmaoli on your ap- search operations went “We have tried convicts lodged in jails across Amicus curiae and senior tions. Of these 523 of them are ceived to file an appeal in SC af- heard by apex court.
pointment as the Prime in vain, as the decom- our best to save his India, many are either un- advocate Vijay Hansaria on lodged in Jharkhand (282) and ter a long lapse of time, in The IPC states that sexual
Minister of Nepal. Look for- posed body was found life. But, unfortu- aware of their legal right to ap- Monday informed a Supreme West Bengal (241). some cases after 20 years. intercourse between a man and
ward to working closely to by local residents who nately, we could not. peal against trial courts’ or- Court bench of Justices B R NALSA in its report said Interestingly, in Megha- his wife, provided she isn’t un-
further strengthen the deep notified city corpora- I had hope,” she said. ders convicting them, or are Gavai, Sajay Karol and K V Vis- that these figures about con- laya 150 of 308 convicts have fil- der 15, does not constitute rape.
bonds of friendship be- tion authorities. The Joy was reported not interested to move higher wanathan that startling facts victs not filing appeals against ed appeals. But as many as 79 SC had sought to know the Cen-
tween our two countries body was found in the missing around courts as they don’t expect fa- have come to light after the their convictions were also of them do not want to file ap- tre’s stand on the marital-rape
and to further expand our garbage-filled canal behind 11am on Saturday when he, vourable outomes or fear their court asked district legal ser- due to jail authorities not as- peals because they are recon- exception in Section 375.
mutually beneficial cooper- Sri Chitra Home around together with three co-work- sentences being enhanced by vices authority (DLSA) per- certaining the views of the in- ciled to their punishment or Under the Bharatiya Nyaya
ation for the progress and 8.45am on Monday. ers, entered the canal near the appellate courts. sonnel to visit jails and identi- mates. NALSA counsel have almost completed their Sanhita that replaced IPC with
prosperity of our peoples,” A scuba team from Kera- the railway tunnel to remove Of the convicts surveyed, fy convicts who are serving Rashmi Nandkumar told sentences. Similarly, in Pudu- effect from July 1, exception 2 to
said Modi in a post on X. la Fire and Rescue Services garbage. Heavy rain led to in- 544 are facing death sentence, sentences without ever chal- the bench that state legal cherry of the 102 convicts, as Section 63 (punishment for
Modi twice visited Ne- retrieved the body and took creased water flow in the ca- 75,629 have been sentenced to lenging their conviction or- services authorities of ma- many as 95 do not want to file rape) states that intercourse or
pal during the time Oli was it to the morgue at the city nal, carrying him into the life, while as many as 21,000 are ders in higher courts. jor states like Uttar Pra- appeals against their convic- other sexual acts by a man with
his counterpart in the past. Medical College Hospital. tunnel. For two days, the fire facing imprisonment for a pe- Hansaria said of the con- desh, Tamil Nadu, Maha- tions, while the number of his wife won’t be treated as rape
The two leaders also togeth- Relatives identified the body, department and NDRF riod between 10-13 years. An- victs serving sentences for var- rashtra, Odisha, Madhya such cases in West Bengal is unless the latter is below 18.
er launched the largest hy- which was handed back to teams searched the railways other 16,000 inmates face im- ious periods, a preliminary Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, 384. Rajasthan’s petition is in
droelectric project in Nepal them after postmortem. Joy area, but were hindered by the context of the “Hrishikesh
(Arun III). Oli’s party CPN will be cremated at Maraya- garbage piles clogging the Sahoo vs State of Karnataka
(ML) has said his govt will
follow a neutral foreign pol-
icy and that India will have
an important role to play in
muttom near Neyyattinka-
ra, his relatives said.
Although a special team
from the Indian Navy began
tunnel. Later, the state govt
sought assistance from the
Indian Navy.
Chief minister Pinarayi
Jyotish Peeth
Shankaracharya
Every fourth student in new and others” case. Additional
advocate general Shiv Mangal
Sharma said apex court’s deci-
sion would have implications
realising the leader’s Pros-
perous Nepal, Happy Nepa-
li goal.
rescue operations on Mon-
day morning, they were soon
notified that the body of Joy
Vijayan expressed the state’s
gratitude to everyone in-
volved in the rescue efforts.
says Uddhav IIM-C batch a non-engineer for everyone, and Rajasthan
wanted to “represent the inter-
est of victims of marital rape
was ‘betrayed’ Dipawali.Mitra
@timesofindia.com MORE DIVERSE & GENDER NEUTRAL
in the state”.
“Through this application,

HC upholds Pocso conviction but

Chaitanya.Marpakwar we are aiming to assist Su-
@timesofindia.com Kolkata: In a dramatic swing Year Intake Engr Non-Engr Male Female preme Court in deciding the
in admission trend, 200 of the 2024 479 279 200 306 173 constitutionality of the mari-
Mumbai: Swami Avimuk- 479 students who have se- tal-rape exception,” Sharma

acquits accused of atrocities charge teshwaranand Saraswati,

the Shankaracharya of
Jyotish Peeth in Uttarak-
cured a place in the two-year
flagship MBA programme at
Indian Institute of Manage-
2023
2022
480
480
369
360
111
120
343
331
137
149
said.

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Bengaluru: Finding fault

guilty
sentenced
and

him to life im-

was looked into by a child-
friendly court. HC bench,
however, found no evidence
hand who had turned down
the invitation for the Ram
temple consecration cere-
ment-Calcutta this year, are
from non-engineering back-
ground.
2014 462 440 22 347 115
* IIM-C gives women, transgenders and non-engineering students
Minister: Fresh
extra marks during admission to its 2-year MBA programme
with the Juvenile Justice
Board (JJB) for treating as an
prisonment
with a fine of
placed as to whether the ac-
cused knew about the caste
mony in Ayodhya in Janu-
ary, met Shiv Sena (UBT)
This is a nine-fold jump
since 2014, when an over- agement has been making non-engineers. Enrolment of govt probe into
adult a minor accused — who `5,000 for of- of the child and hence, noted chief Uddhav Thackeray at whelming 440 of the 462 stu- conscious efforts to improve women, too, has jumped to
was aged 16 years, 10 months
and 20 days on the date of
fence under
Atrocities Act. In addition,
that the prosecution had ut-
terly failed to prove the of-
Matoshree on Monday and
said Uddhav had suffered a
dents who secured admission
in the program were engi-
academic diversity for the
past few years, this year’s in-
36% (173 of 479 students) this
year from 29% (115 of 462 stu-
Ratna Bhandar
commission of offence —
Karnataka high court’s
Dharwad bench recently ac-
he was sentenced to 10 years
in prison with `5,000 fine un-
der Section 6 of Pocso Act,
fence under the Atrocities
Act.
HC pointed out that the
betrayal.
“We are Hindus, we be-
lieve in ‘paap’ and ‘punya’.
neers. The country’s oldest
IIM has also scored a high in
gender parity as more than a
take of students from non-en-
gineering streams is striking.
Even last year, the figure
dents) in 2014.
In 2023 and 2022, the num-
ber of women students was
keys soon
quitted him of offence under and to five years in prison JJB had just referred to a re- ‘Vishwas-ghaat’ (betrayal) third of this year’s batch are was significantly lower with 137 and 149 respectively. Bhubaneswar: Odisha govt
Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST (Pre- with `2,000 fine for kidnap- port of the psychologist and is a sin. I am pained to see women. While the IIM-C man- only 111 of 480 students being Full report on www.toi.in will carry out fresh investiga-
vention of Atrocities) Act, ping. The accused chal- didn’t seek DNA test or ossi- what happened to Uddhav tion into the circumstances sur-
1989. HC, however, upheld the lenged the verdict stating he fication test reports, though Thackeray. This has sad- rounding the missing keys of
conviction and sentence im-
posed upon him for abduc-
was a juvenile when the
crime occurred.
the offences were alleged to
be heinous ones as per Sec-
dened many people, and
this pain will not go till we
PALESTINIAN FLAG IN MUHARRAM PROCESSION PTI
the Puri Jagannath Temple Rat-
na Bhandar (treasury), said
tion, as well as under Pocso After considering the ma- tion 2(33) of the JJ Act, 2015. see him as Maharashtra state law minister Prithviraj
Act for kidnapping and re- terial on record, the division Without considering that, CM again,” he said. Harichandan Monday. However,
peatedly sexually assaulting bench of Justices E S Indi- the JJB wrongly concluded He added, “The people he did not disclose which agency
a two-and-half-year-old girl resh and Ramachandra D that the offender was an of Maharashtra are pained will conduct the probe, reports
on April 15, 2018. Huddar upheld the convic- adult, the bench added. because this sin was com- Debabrata Mohapatra.
In its verdict dated April tion and sentence imposed In light of certain inade- mitted, and they have The development comes a
9, 2021, a special court in Hav- for abduction and under the quacies noticed in this case, shown it in the election day after a team of govt officials
eri district had held the ac- Pocso Act as there was co- HC recommended that JJBs through voting. They agree and servitors could not reopen
cused — a labourer from Ha- gent evidence placed by the and child-friendly courts fol- Uddhav had been be- the treasury’s inner chamber
veri’s Hirekerur taluk — prosecution and the matter low certain guidelines. trayed.” using duplicate keys. They had
to break open three locks to car-
ry out the treasury’s conserva-

Hemant meets PM Shah speaks to CMs of tion and inventory after 46

years.
“Discrepancy between the
size of the locks and duplicate

& Prez, BJP calls it flood-affected states, keys clearly indicated that the
keys did not belong to the locks.
An inquiry will be conducted to

‘political tourism’ assures central help

ASRP.Mukesh
determine how the original
keys went missing and who
brought the ineffective dupli-
PTI TIMES NEWS NETWORK other rivers cate keys. After an inquiry, it
@timesofindia.com are flowing will become clear as to who lied
3 HELD IN BIHAR: Shia mourners carry the Palestinian flag as they participate in the 8th Muharram
New Delhi: Home minister above the procession in Srinagar on Monday. Similarly, Bihar police arrested three youths on Monday after a video about the presence of duplicate
Ranchi: Jharkhand CM He- Amit Shah on Monday as- danger level. purportedly showing them waving a Palestinian flag ahead of a Muharram procession in Nawada district keys in the previous govt,” the
mant Soren met PM Narendra sured central assistance to So far, 33.4 went viral, while police in Gujarat questioned two minor boys near Vadodara in a similar case on Sunday minister said.
Modi Monday for the first time states affected by floods as he lakh people
after walking out of jail last spoke to CMs of Assam, UP have been af-
month. Later in the day, He-
mant, along with wife and
MLA Kalpana Soren, also met
President Droupadi Murmu.
COURTESY CALL: PM Narendra
Modi with Jharkhand chief
and Gujarat to take stock of
the situation.
So far 109 human lives
have been lost in Assam due
fected by the floods. The state
is running 169 relief camps
sheltering more than 36,000
inmates. About 30,000 hec-
Treat me as innocent till proven guilty: Puja
Posting a photo of his minister Hemant Soren in Delhi to floods and nearly 6 lakh dis- tares of crop have been dam- TIMES NEWS NETWORK cause of her, Khedkar said, “I
meeting with the PM on his X on Monday placed in several districts. In aged, according to an assess- Maratha group, farmers demand action think everybody can see
handle, Hemant said it was a
courtesy call. BJP, however, mant again at the helm of the
UP, more than 54 people have
died in flood-related inci-
ment report sent to the Cen-
tre.
Washim: Probationary IAS
officer Puja Khedkar, who is
against IAS trainee Puja’s mother what’s happening. I don’t want
to comment on it as the media
called it “political tourism”. incumbent govt. Following his dents and nearly 1,500 villag- Road network, telephone under investigation for alleg- Pune: Maratha Mahasangh members staged a protest in Bibvewadi and public are intelligent. But,
Hemant’s cabinet colleague arrest on Jan 31 by ED in land es in 22 districts are affected. communication, water sup- edly misusing OBC quota and on Monday, demanding stringent police action against alleged threats I can’t comment either posi-
and JMM MLA Mithilesh Tha- and money laundering scams, Centre has deployed 162 ply, electricity and other ser- disability provisions to get in- to the Pasalkar family made by Manorama Khedkar, mother of tively or negatively. Whatever
kur said PM should acknowl- he walked out of jail on June teams of the National Disas- vices have been affected in to the civil services, broke her probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar. is to be said, I will speak before
edge the goodwill gesture, and 28. On July 4, he returned to the ter Response Force across the flood affected areas. During silence Monday on the contro- A video had recently surfaced purportedly showing Manorama the probe committee.”
consider a special package for CM’s post. country — 15 in UP, 12 in As- his telephonic conversation versies dogging her and de- threatening farmers with a pistol in Pune’s Mulshi tehsil. Based on Khedkar wouldn’t confirm
Jharkhand. On Friday, he left Jhark- sam, 14 each in Maharashtra with CMs, Shah assured manded that she be considered farmer Pandharinath Pasalkar’s, 67, complaint, a case against her and if she had been summoned by
Opposition BJP main- hand along with Kalpana to and Himachal Pradesh, 13 them of all possible assist- “innocent till proven guilty”. those who accompanied her has been registered. The protesters said the committee yet. The panel
tained there wasn’t much to meet leaders of political par- each in J&K and Uttarak- ance from the Centre. Assam “A media trial is wrong. Ev- the land in Mulshi belongs to the descendants of Veer Baji Pasalkar, a is looking into allegations of
read between the lines but sug- ties, especially INDIA bloc hand, 11 in Gujarat and 10 in CM Himanta Biswa Sarma ery citizen enjoys rights under renowned commander-in-chief of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. TNN her UPSC candidature and eli-
gested that Hemant’s political partners. He met AICC’s Sonia West Bengal. briefed Shah of flood related the Constitution. You can keep gibility. “All these communica-
sojourn was to befool the pub- Gandhi, Delhi CM Arvind Kej- In Assam, as per the Cen- deaths and a large population saying ‘alleged’, but proving manding govt facilities out of seen in an old video wielding a tions are official, I am not al-
lic. Jharkhand is heading for riwal’s wife and other AAP tral Water Commission bulle- affected in many districts. me guilty like this is wrong,” turn while being posted in the gun. A signed cheque issued lowed to say anything,” said
assembly election with He- functionaries. tin, the Brahmaputra and two Full report on www.toi.in Khedkar told reporters in Pune district collector’s office, by her to a BJP politician’s Khedkar, who will spend this
Maharashtra’s Washim. her family has also been em- NGO has also made headlines. week in Washim district as
While Khedkar got into broiled in controversies. On whether she felt her part of her training.

Seeing village school crumble, tribal

trouble after allegedly de- Her mother Manorama is family was being targeted be- Full report on www.toi.in

woman offers her PM Awas house Woman missing after Bollywood actor’s bro among
husband’s funeral in
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175km from Raipur, on an-
other assignment. Officials C’garh; ‘Sati’ feared
6 detained in Hyd drug bust
Raipur: Whenever Guno immediately moved the TIMES NEWS NETWORK traced. All 13 have been booked for viola-
Bai passed by her house, she school out of the house. Raipur: A 55-year-old woman has gone missing tion of NDPS Act and would be treated
would stop for a while and lis- The school’s condition after her husband’s funeral in Chhattisgarh’s Hyderabad: A small-time actor and as consumers, police said.
ten. The chorus of children was such that it could have Raigarh district. Gulapi Gupta’s clothes and brother of a popular Bollywood actor Incidentally, in 2021 and 2022, the ac-
reciting tables was music to led to an untoward incident, footwear were found near the pyre, leading the was detained along with five others by tor, too, had come under the ED radar on
her ears. A tribal widow in so it was decided to operate it family to believe she committed ‘Sati’, which is Telangana police for consumption of suspicions of being linked to a drug
her fifties, she couldn’t bear from the house Guno Bai of- outlawed. cocaine, while five drug peddlers, in- case. Police, however, clarified she has
the sight of little children fered, said Ashok Yadav, a cluding two Nigerians, were arrested, no role in the latest incident involving
studying in the crumbling, member of the school devel- FORENSIC PROBE ON during an operation in Hyderabad on her brother. “Aman Preet and the oth-
dilapidated school in Chach- NOBLE ACT: Guno Bai (R) and her one-room PM Awas Yojana house opment committee. Monday. ers, who were picked up from different
ara Para, a small village in where 22 children, from Classes I-V, studied for three years When the education de- A police officer said they have never encoun- Cops seized 199 grams of cocaine, parts of the city, bought the drug from
Mainpur block, close to Od- partment learned of it on tered such a case in Chhattisgarh in decades. Fo- two passports, two bikes and 10 mobile the arrested peddlers’ gang,” said a po-
isha border, and offered her tant for kids to continue living. Monday, officials said the rensic experts have been sent from Raipur to phones from their possession. lice officers.
one-room PM Awas Yojana their education. It shouldn’t Twenty-two children, school at Guno’s house collect and analyse evidence from the pyre in Aman Preet Singh and the five other The five peddlers were picked up
house three years ago. She be hampered for want of a from Classes I-V, studied in would be ‘vacated’ immedi- Chitkakani village of Chakradhar Nagar, consumers were nabbed during a joint from an apartment in Hydershakote.
shifted to a thatched hut with proper roof and walls, not her house for three years, ately. According to the block 250km from Raipur and close to Odisha border. operation by Telangana Anti-Narcotics However, police suspect that the two
her son. when I can give them a house. sheltered from rain, sun and resource centre coordinator, Gulapi lost her husband Jaidev Gupta, 65, to Bureau and Cyberabad police. Accord- kingpins, Divine Ebuka Suzee alias Le-
“I couldn’t stay in the So I did. I have no problem wind. News of this got out the primary school has al- cancer on Sunday. When Gupta was cremated, she ing to police, all those detained, includ- buka and Ezeonyili Franklin Uchenna
house knowing the village living in my hut,” said Guno only on Sunday when a ready been merged with Sa- was mourning at home with other family mem- ing Aman Preet, tested positive for co- alias Kaleshi, have escaped to Nigeria.
kids are studying in a dilapi- Bai, who works in others’ group of local reporters gunbhadi school, around bers. Around 11pm, she went out to relieve herself caine. The arrested peddlers named sev- Cops have announced cash reward of `2
dated building. It was impor- farms and homes to earn a were passing by the hamlet, 400m away. and did not return, her son Sushil said. TNN en other consumers, who are yet to be L for sharing information about them.

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THE TIMES OF INDIA, CHENNAI

TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024 TIMES NATION 11

Tourists cook biryani Dalit groom forced off horse, wedding procession attacked in UP; 3 injured
Mohammad.Dilshad ing a wedding procession at a Kumar said his family and tis’, including my brother, Ajay song being played by the DJ. A SHO of Khatauli, Umesh Ku-

at Buland Darwaza, two @timesofindia.com

Agra: A dalit groom, 25, and

village under Khatauli limits
in Muzaffarnagar district on
Monday. The groom, Amrit
other guests — part of the ‘ba-
raat’ — were dancing to the
DJ’s music when suddenly
Kumar, sustained injuries and
we filed a police complaint.”
DSP, Khatauli, Ramashish
heated argument ensued
which led to a scuffle in which
three people were injured.”
mar said. Ravindra Kumar,
who filed the police complaint,
said, “Some upper caste men

‘negligent’ guards sacked several people who took part

in the wedding procession
were attacked with rods and
Kumar, was forced to dis-
mount from a horse and hu-
miliated, his family said. Po-
some people turned up and
asked the wedding organisers
to stop playing the songs. Ku-
Yadav, said, “The incident
took place at Madhkarimpur
when the ‘baraat’ was passing
“A case was registered un-
der BNS sections 190 and 191
(2) and the SC/SC Act against
angrily asked, ‘Who gave you
the right to sit on the horse?’.
They also used casteist slurs
TOI sticks and insulted with cas- lice charged some assailants mar added: “When ‘baraatis’ through the village. Objec- eight named and 10 unidenti- against us. When we protested
Deepak.Lavania
@timesofindia.com teist slurs allegedly by a for “rioting” under sections rejected their demand, they tions were raised by some fied people following a com- their behaviour, a few started
group of upper caste men dur- of the new criminal laws. were assaulted. Some ‘baraa- men of another caste about a plaint by the groom’s kin,” attacking us.”
Agra: A group of tourists
allegedly cooked biryani on
gas stoves in the verandah of
the Buland Darwaza com-
plex, a part of the world heri-
tage monument at Fatehpur
Sikri, where cooking is strict- NO TO ‘DAAWAT-E-ISHQ’: The
ly prohibited. incident occurred on Sunday when
After a purported video of a group of tourists en route to
the incident got widely circu- Ajmer Sharif for an annual pilgrim-
lated on social media, Archae- age stopped at Fatehpur Sikri
ological Survey of India (ASI)
initiated an investigation. De- are also not allowed inside. A
spite searching the monument report is being sent to senior
complex, officials were unable officials for action.”
to locate the group of tourists. The incident occurred on
Dilip Singh, conservation Sunday when a group of tour-
assistant of ASI at Fatehpur ists en route to Ajmer Sharif
Sikri, said, “The entire mat- for an annual pilgrimage
ter is being investigated. For stopped at Fatehpur Sikri.
now, two security personnel In a related issue, unau-
on duty have been removed thorised shops have been set
for negligence. Cooking food up inside the Fatehpur Sikri
is prohibited inside the mon- complex. Local vendors are
ument complex. Items like selling goods to tourists in vio-
stoves, cylinders, and vessels lation of norms.

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12 YOU MAKE CHOICES CHOICES MAKE YOU THE TIMES OF INDIA

TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024

A thought for today

Trigger happy policemen who think they can kill
people in the name of ‘encounter’ and get away with
it should know the gallows await them
Potato-Onion-Tomatonomics
SUPREME COURT, 2011 High food inflation in times of strong growth means interest rates could stay higher for longer.
Climate change is clearly a factor. Budget must focus on structural issues to tame prices
Probe TN Encounter Dharmakirti Joshi

Food prices are morphing into a hydra.

Prices to cool in next few months | Vegetable inflation
will optically come down in July due to high base effect
(vegetable inflation had spurted to over 37.3% in July
No rate cuts before Oct | Sustained high food inflation is
difficult to ignore for RBI because it has a high weight
(40%) in consumer basket. High food inflation can spill
Encounters are an outcome of a failed criminal justice While inflation in cereals and pulses 2023), even as price levels remain firm. As supply over to other components, particularly when growth
continues to be elevated, the persistence improves and if weather does not play spoilsport, momentum is high, and keep headline CPI inflation
system – failures that are politically sustained of high vegetable inflation has raised vegetable inflation and prices are expected to come above RBI’s target. Additionally, as food items are
fresh concerns. As per latest print, down over the next few months. purchased at high frequency it keeps inflation

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he investigation into the murder of BSP politician K Armstrong food inflation spiked to 9.4% in June, Excluding food, inflation print is at a comforting expectations high.
got murkier with Chennai police killing a suspect in custody, lifting overall inflation to 5.1%. Vegetable inflation, at 2.3%. Despite strong growth momentum, core inflation While interest rate cycle has peaked globally,
when he allegedly tried to escape – that’s SOP for encounters. nearly 30%, was key driver of food inflation spike, even (after taking out food and fuel) and dominant part of different countries are tuning their monetary policies
Doubts have been raised on two counts by opposition parties as cereals (8.75%) and pulses (16%) inflation continued non-food inflation was at a low of 3.3%. to domestic conditions. Unlike in the West, food, not
AIADMK and state BJP. First, the suspect who allegedly had to remain high in the month. core, inflation is the problem in India. And if food
“surrendered” was not the “real culprit”, and two, he was What is behind this stubbornness? Agricultu- inflation stays high, interest rates, too, will stay
ral production and prices are highly sensitive to higher – for longer.
“encountered” by police. weather and vegetables are most vulnerable and As growth remains strong, RBI will be on a
Nothing new | Supreme Court in 2014 laid down detailed most volatile. While some abnormality in rainfall wait-and-watch mode till the time food inflation
guidelines on how to investigate extrajudicial killings. But that pattern has been the norm rather than exception descends. In the base case, food inflation is likely
hardly happens because there is hardly a govt that hasn’t over the years, climate change has added new and to come down on the back of normal monsoon
normalised encounter killings. Security forces are to use service unpredictable dimensions. forecast. RBI is expected to begin cutting rates in
weapons in self-defence. That’s often the fig leaf. Encounters as Oct, at the earliest. There may be two rate cuts, as
Climate change casts shadow | Not only are rain- against three expected earlier.
justice is routine. UP police, for instance, told court last year that fall patterns changing but other shocks such as
183 alleged criminals had been killed in close to 11,000 encounters heatwaves and unseasonal rains are playing out at What Budget should do | The forthcoming Budget
from March 2017 to April 2023. Encounters seems to be a policy UP a higher frequency. Unusual volatility in weather needs to focus on structural issues to tame food
govt favours. During LS poll campaign, has been noticed since 2023, which was the hottest inflation as fiscal policy can play a critical role
Bengal BJP chief had warned the state’s year in recorded history of the world. For India, in bringing enduring decline to food prices.
goons that his party would bring in the August 2023 was the hottest month since 1901. India is among the most climatically vulnerable
Little surprise, therefore, that unseasonal rains countries and weather risks are on the rise. So,
“UP treatment” and “encounters” once and heatwaves contributed to surge in food infla- fiscal support to adaptation measures such as
in office. Normalisation of encounter tion to 7.5%, with vegetable inflation at nearly developing weather resistant crops and early
killings in everyday life is near complete. 15%, in 2023-24. Worryingly, vegetable price index warning systems needs to go up.
Normal practice | States with left- not only missed its typical seasonal winter decline To trim food wastage, infra for transporta-
wing extremism, and forces in J&K, but also outran the seasonal uptick last year. tion and storage needs to be created at a much
normalised encounter killing decades ago. In June, rains were 11% below normal and the faster pace. Food processing, particularly for
month turned out to be the hottest month in vegetables such as tomatoes, will help to smoot-
In Chhattisgarh this May, tribals, after recorded history in northwest India. This created hen prices and reduce spoilage during excess
the May 10 encounter in Pidiya village supply disruptions which lifted vegetable infla- production. In India less than 5% of tomatoes
which claimed 12 lives, allegedly including tion. Key drivers of vegetable inflation typically are processed.
10 innocent villagers, said security forces are tomatoes, onions and potatoes, also referred Finally, farmers need extension support and
were trigger happy. A PIL in Punjab HC, also in May, sought a probe to as TOP category. They are the most consumed price signals, especially in the current milieu
into 6,733 encounter killings, custodial deaths, disappearances and vegetables, account for over a third of CPI with rising risks to agricultural production.
vegetables category, and have historically punched But this gives no comfort on monetary policy front. Currently, price signals are available via minimum
illegal cremation of bodies in Punjab during 1984-1995. In 2014, when more than their weight in driving vegetable inflation. Even if overall inflation is localised to food right now, support prices for a few crops which benefit select
it spelt out the guidelines for probes into encounters, SC dealt with CRISIL Research’s thali index published a few days RBI will have to keep its eyes peeled for developments regions. Developing a system for directional guidance
pleas on the authenticity of nearly 99 such encounters between before official data on inflation was released on July 12 on that front. It wants inflation to come down to 4% on prices for other categories of food might be worth
Mumbai police and alleged criminals that killed 135 people between had noted “the cost of home-cooked vegetarian thali on a durable basis and this cannot happen without considering.
1995 and 1997. spurted in June as prices of tomato, onion and potato enduring decline in food inflation. Past data shows that It’s time to summon all the tools needed to tame the
Police & political trap | Encounter killings only highlight surge on lower arrivals due to inclement climatic whenever inflation has come down to 4% on a sustained price beast.
conditions”. basis, food inflation has been benign at 2-3%. The writer is Chief Economist, CRISIL Ltd
failures of India’s criminal justice system – poor quality of prosecu-
tion and thus conviction, and inordinate delays. All of which are
politically sustained – police reforms and funding are everybody’s
pet cause and no one’s responsibility. When police kill history-
sheeters, or alleged rapists, like in the Hyderabad case, killings are
Painting The Sporting World Red
celebrated by a public that finds instant justice the only kind being
delivered. Questioning such excesses is considered a hit on police Tennis ace Alcaraz and a sparkling Spanish football team gave the Iberian nation a dream night.
morale. Courts have repeatedly upheld the lawlessness of encounter
killings. Questions on the probe into Armstrong’s murder can
Behind it is a story of struggle, prodigious talent and great sporting legacy
only be settled by a probe, where investigators are insulated from Anand Vasu the chosen ones in a crowded global field of dreams, it built specifically to accommodate immigrants. His
politics. Is that even possible? Will DMK govt respond? would be safe to say. tribute is testament to the gratitude felt for his adopted
When he was alive, in July every year, These two youngsters, whose glorious futures are country. Yamal, whose parents are from Equatorial
you could reliably find Ernest Heming- foretold, owned this tournament. When Spain last won Guinea and Morocco, became the youngest player to

Play On, Don’t Hang On

way, the American novelist and Nobel the Euro, Yamal hadn’t yet celebrated his fifth birthday have featured in a men’s international final, a record
Laureate in one place. It was a pilgrimage and Williams was almost 10. The journey of these two previously held by the incomparable Pele.
for one of the most significant writers youngsters has been the stuff of dreams. But, back to Alcaraz. At 21 years and 70 days, he has
of the modern era, the trip to Pamplona Williams was born in Pamplona, not far from where four Grand Slam titles, the latest a straight-set demoli-
in Spain for the San Fermin bullfighting festival. the bulls ran, but this was only possible after his parents tion of Novak Djokovic. The magnitude of Alcaraz’s
Djoko (tennis), Messi (football), Anderson, Dhoni Hemingway, himself an adventurer and sportsman, made the perilous trek from Ghana to Europe across prodigious achievements is put in perspective when
(cricket), Woods (golf)...long careers carry big message became obsessed with bulls and matadors and described the Sahara desert in search of a better life. Nico’s you consider that Roger Federer had no slams at the
watching the contest as “having a ringside seat at war parents had paid traffickers for safe passage to England same age, Djokovic one and Rafael Nadal three.

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ast month Messi turned 37. This week he led Argentina to a with nothing going to happen to you”, in a letter to a – quite ironically – but were abandoned en route. Even- Soon after his win, Alcaraz was asked how many
Copa América title, two years after a World Cup. Contrast all friend. Bullfighting would be a recurring theme in tually, they were arrested in the Spanish autonomous titles he might end up with. “I don’t know my limit,” he
Hemingway’s works, to the point that you might be city of Melilla. said, without a trace of arrogance or self-absorption.
his good press with the bad that another ‘geriatric’ football
forgiven for believing the activity was something of a Guillem Balague, the Spanish football journalist, “But at the end of my career, I want to sit at the same
rockstar, Ronaldo, 39, has been getting. With Messi, fans are hoping Spanish obsession. It became a metaphor for struggle, called the Williams’ journey “a table as the big guys. That’s my main goal.”
he will be around for the next World Cup, with Ronaldo, that a victory and defeat, as is much of sport. modern tale of human traffick- While allowance must be made for the fact that
disastrous Euro performance will see him retire from international On a Sunday evening in July 2024, there were no ing, hope, emigration, and love Alcaraz is young and at the top of his
football. Age is no longer the bar it once was to sporting glory, thanks bulls and little fighting as Spaniards lit up the sporting of strangers”. Along the way, game, while Djokovic is 37 and
to dramatic advances in sports science. Sufficient money, support globe. At Wimbledon, Carlos Alcaraz defended his title fellow travellers died, and the just coming off surgery to the
(having also won the French Open earlier in the year) barefoot walk through 50°C heat meniscus in his knee, it did
and resolve can supply cyborg levels of fitness. But no one should
and did so with a smile of unspoilt innocence that belied in the Sahara, left Felix, Nico’s not account for the fact that
act bigger than the team. Else, the young players he is playing with the fact that he had probably marked a significant father, with no sensation below this was the Serbian’s most
will think him a bore, and worse. Hardly someone they look up to. change of guard in his sport. the ankle for the rest of his life. comprehensive defeat in a slam
American football is also seeing incredible Hours later, at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, But, you can bet the parent since he managed to take only
age-defying performers. Tom Brady won a Super Spain’s football team simultaneously reaffirmed their felt the pride of a journey seven games off Nadal at Roland
Bowl at 41. Interestingly, though, when he spun rich history in the sport and opened up a window to that was worth it, when his Garros in 2020.
unlimited possibilities. With a 2-1 win over England, stripling son owned On a day when the sporting
that super youthfulness into a fitness empire, it
Spain became the most successful footballing country the world with his world was forced to pause
turned out to be a much more contentious in Europe, adding a fourth Euro title to their wins in dazzling feet. and celebrate all things
project. See, what keeps a Serena or Djokovic or 1968, 2008 and 2012. On Sunday it was Spanish, the repetitive
Dhoni or Tiger Woods immune to normal declines, When Spain last won the Euro, it was on the back of Yamal who delivered refrain of England’s
hasn’t been put on a double-blind clinical trial. giants. That was the generation of Andres Iniesta, the assist for Williams football fans rang in
Every extraordinarily successful mix of diet, exercise and rest is so Xavi, Sergio Ramos, Gerard Piqué, Iker Casillas, Sergio to score Spain’s opener. the ears: It’s coming
Busquets, Xabi Alonso and Jordi Alba, all established Had it been the other way home.
unique to an individual’s body, temperament – and sport.
names who had proven themselves time and again for around, you would have seen This was true, but
In tennis, racquet tech advances have greatly reduced the physical giants Real Madrid and Barcelona. the now familiar celebra- only in the sense that
wear-and-tear of serve-and-volley. In cricket, that a semi-retired In 2024, the two architects of Spain’s win, Lamine tion, where Yamal holds his the home of some
37-year-old Shane Warne lifted the first IPL trophy, was an early Yamal and Nico Williams, had just turned 17 and 22 fingers up to read 3-0-4. These sport is not where it
indicator of how the sport’s stars would continue to mature. Of respectively. Do you remember what you were doing at are the last three digits of the once used to be.
course, these trajectories are not just individually determined. that age? Probably not setting the stage for world domi- postal code of Rocafonda, a The writer is a sports
nation in your chosen field, or indeed being anointed part of the city of Mataro commentator
James Anderson’s fitness in his fifth decade has been impressive
but this didn’t keep England from confining him to Tests. Workload
management is now a staple of sports vocabulary. But again, this Calvin & Hobbes Sacredspace
works only as long as the team is bigger than its star.
Sometimes
one wonders
Older women, younger men if the blinding
lights of
opulent
If boys will be boys, grannies will be girls chandeliers
are actually
Shinie Antony hiding broken
From matrimonial ads to dating apps, older men are always family
seeking younger women. Age gap between couples has been china ….
traced back to longer-term fertility and more babies. ‘Daddy Preeti Mehta
issues’ can lead to a torrid affair but ‘mommy issues’ mean a
cougar; while Oedipus complex is a put-down, Electra could

You Must Keep The Child Inside You Alive

well be a traditional Indian girl. Till recently dating a younger
man meant endless explanations to family and friends, hiding of real age,
pretending to be cousins, and generally battling pity over how he is going to
leave you ‘soon’. All eyes are on your uterus.
Research indicates wives are six years younger but husbands four years Narayani Ganesh interprets from her own perspective school and home, and by what they want try and retain our child-like innocence
older. Does that mean they are not married to each other? Or is four the real that is unsullied and fresh. No wonder others to make of them. Also, because for that is a source of purity and truth,

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number, with husbands thinking it is six? Indian films further consolidated the e celebrate the creative genius children are so good at finding solutions divergence from the laid-out path is met where one’s creative imagination is at
age gap with heroes running to touch their mother’s feet, the same mother they of a Picasso but we scold to problems, at painting, at inventing with disapproval, even punishment. It its best, and a state in which one has the
wooed in a previous film. While actors go on single-handedly beating up goons children for not following the new games, and at entertaining. They is as though their creativity has been potential to realise the all-pervasive
and singing love songs well into their seventies, actresses talcum teacher’s directions to draw something have absolutely no inhibitions. They doused with a pesticide that kills weeds, supreme consciousness. A child is free
their hair, put on glasses and say ‘beta’ in a feeble voice. Off with the in a certain way. Picasso’s depictions are not yet conditioned to get hassled only here, it kills imagination. Adults of prejudices; a child sees no divisions
wet sari to dance in the rain, on with the white sari to sing bhajans. may not make sense to some who about what others may think of go to great lengths to kill creativity. and embraces all diversity and exults in
Boys will be boys; girls will be grannies. wonder why the nose is protruding and them. They are free thinkers, in And then they demand creative every aspect of existence. Albert Einstein
Two recent back-to-back Hollywood films – The Idea of You and A the eyes are not aligned. But that’s the short, free spirits. To a child, outputs. Is that possible? famously said, “Logic will get you from
Family Affair – have older women in hot clinches with younger men. Of course, creative imagination of the artist at cloud formations and even J Krishnamurti would say A to Z, but imagination will get you
Nicole Kidman and Anne Hathaway are not your run of the mill senior citizens work, painting with poetic licence, carpet stains take on a that most of us are in conflict, everywhere.” Without imagination,
with hearing aids and dentures, shopping online for catheters. But they do have free of conditionings and strictures. life of their own, and its caught in various kinds of there can be no creativity and for
grown-up daughters in the films, the main reason why most women are unable Appreciation comes from those who imagination opens up a demands, not only physical, imagination to flower and flourish, we
to re-enter the dating arena. If, as a teenager, you let your lover in through a comprehend the idea behind the magical world of beautiful but environmental and need to nurture that child-like innocence.
bedroom window when your parents slept at night, it’s time to do the same as a expression, even if it breaks rules shapes and forms. social. We depend on each According to Sri Aurobindo, there
single middle-aged mom. Ask Mrs Robinson from The Graduate. and overthrows accepted notions of Adults, on the other other both physically and are two forces in the universe – silence
Though men are praised for their dad bods, and no one has designed structure and beauty. hand, put themselves into boxes, psychologically; therefore, our whole and speech. Silence prepares, speech
girlfriend jeans for them yet – as opposed to boyfriend jeans for women – ageing A child is at her creative best – the imprisoning themselves so that what nature is fragmented. He asks, “Can a creates. To extrapolate, it is only when
is a female superpower. After a lifetime of inhibitions and prohibitions, girls most creative she could ever be in her they think, express and do, are all the mind that is fragmented, contradictory the mind is free of pollution and noise, it
just wanna have fun. Older women are so dope, as comedian Matt Rife says. entire life – because her perceptions result of pre-conditioned responses. in itself, be creative? Or does creation can foster imagination. So, imagination
They’ve got their act together, don’t want to know where you are right now are honest and pure, unpolluted by They are no longer creative because take place when there is this absence of and creativity can exist only in one who
every minute and have stopped boiling bunnies… A May-September romance preconceived notions and social they have lost their freedom. They are the continuity of fragmentation?” keeps the child within alive.
or a September-May one, beds are meant to creak. conditioning. What she sees is what she shackled by what they are taught at We are told by spiritual masters, to [email protected]

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THE TIMES OF INDIA, CHENNAI

TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024 TIMES NATION 13
3 disability
certs helped India ranked No. 2 in 2023 in K’taka CM admits to `89cr
Khedkar get
IAS selection
 From P 1
‘zero dose children’: Unicef scam in Valmiki devpt corp TIMES NEWS NETWORK
BJP alleges `120cr ‘anna bhagya’ scam
1.6M Kids Didn’t Receive Any Vax, 2nd After Nigeria At 2.1M Bengaluru: Karnataka in Karnataka; govt denies charges
H
owever, when Khed- chief minister Siddaramaiah
kar wrote the UPSC acknowledged on Monday a Bengaluru: After allegations of MUDA land scam and Valmiki
exam again that year, TIMES NEWS NETWORK baseline value. scam of `89.6 crore in the Kar- corporation fund misuse, Congress govt in Karnataka landed in
she was selected for IAS un- 10 COUNTRIES THAT ACCOUNT FOR India also had the third nataka Maharishi Valmiki fresh trouble on Monday, with BJP sniffing a ‘` `120-crore scam’
59% OF ‘ZERO-DOSE CHILDREN’
I
der OBC and PwBD (MD), ndia has the second highest highest number of “measles Scheduled Tribes Develop- in rice procurement for the state’s flagship ‘anna bhagya’
meaning multiple disabili- number of children who zero dose children”, 1.6 mil- ment Corporation, contra- programme — one of the five key poll guarantee implemented
ties/categories. It appears did not receive any vaccine No. of unvaccinated lion. Nigeria with 2.8 million dicting the opposition’s claim by the Siddaramaiah dispensation last year. In the legislative
that the three different dis- at all in 2023, 1.6 million, just af- Nigeria 21,00,000 and Democratic Republic of of `187 crore. The admission council, BJP’s N Ravikumar alleged large scale irregularities
ability certificates helped ter Nigeria with 2.1 million “ze- Congo with two million came during a heated debate `and misappropriation under the scheme, pointing out that
India 16,00,000
her get the IAS selection un- ro dose children”, according to children took the top spots. initiated by opposition leader state departments were buying rice at two different prices.
der MD quota, besides the Unicef. After being lauded for Ethiopia 9,17,000 India was among the ten R Ashoka of BJP in the legis- Govt, however, defended the differential procurement pric-
OBC quota with non- its catch-up campaigns, which DR Congo 8,39,000 countries accounting for 55% lative assembly. ing, with food and civil supplies minister K H Muniyappa saying
creamy layer certificate. reduced the number of such of children without measles Siddaramaiah, whose ad- rice distributed under anna bhagya was of “good quality”. TNN
Sudan 7,01,000
Dr Nagnath Yempalle, unvaccinated children to 1.1 vaccines globally. The list in- mission came when he inter-
civil surgeon at District million in 2022 from 2.7 million Indonesia 6,62,000 cluded countries like Sudan, vened in Ashoka’s opening re- countant Chandrashekar P, argued that ongoing investi-
Civil Hospital, Aundh, on in 2021, the latest Unicef report Yemen 5,80,000 Yemen and Afghanistan marks, denied accusations calling him a “martyr” who gations by agencies like CBI,
Monday told TOI, “Khed- on immunization coverage which are afflicted by con- linking former ST minister B succumbed under pressure to Enforcement Directorate,
Afghanistan 4,67,000
kar obtained a 7% disabili- places India among 10 coun- flict. Globally, the proportion Nagendra to electoral fund- manipulate funds. and state-appointed SIT
ty certificate for locomotor tries, including Nigeria, Ethio- Angola 4,11,000 of children receiving a first ing fraud, saying, “No admis- BJP’s call for a CBI inquiry should preclude discussion.
disability on August 24, pia, Congo, Sudan, Indonesia, Pakistan 3,96,000 dose of measles vaccine was sions were made regarding echoed through the assembly, Congress members also
2022, from YCMH. On Oct 11, Yemen, Afghanistan, Angola 83% in 2023, well below the funds for Ballari Lok Sabha citing concerns over alleged sought to delay the debate,
2022, we rejected her appli- and Pakistan, that together ac- states reporting to WHO and million to 14.5 million) and is 2019 level of 86%. elections as claimed by BJP partiality of state police and a prompting council chairman
cation dated Aug 23, 2022, on count for 59% of the world's Unicef up to July 1, 2024, the still 1.7 million higher than in Large number of children and Ashoka. These were ar- govt cover-up. “The demand Basavaraj Horatti to consult
the grounds of the Unique “zero dose children”. 2024 World Bank Development 2019,” stated the report. It add- missing measles vaccines in guments presented by the en- for transparency is paramount AG Shashi Kiran Shetty. After
Disability ID (UDID) web- This 2023 report of WHO/ Indicators Online and United ed that some children also India is borne out by reports of forcement directorate during given the seriousness of the al- deliberation, Horatti permit-
site showing presence of Unicef estimates of National Nations Population Division, “drop out”, i.e. receive a first measles outbreak in 2022 from legal proceedings.” legations,” said Ashoka. ted a discussion on the condi-
two concurrent applica- Immunisation Coverage 2024 revision. but not a third protective dose several districts of Maharash- In his speech, Ashoka ac- In the legislative council tion that no individual linked
tions. She had applied for (WUENIC) titled Progress and “The number of complete- of DTP. The total number of tra, Bihar, Gujrat, Haryana, cused undisclosed forces of the debate on the issue was tu- to the case would be named
the certificate twice. We Challenges with Achieving ly unvaccinated children (“ze- un- and under-immunised Jharkhand, Kerala, and Delhi. “orchestrating the scam from multuous, with repeated ad- during proceedings, a deci-
consequently rejected her Universal Immunization Cov- ro-dose”) is slightly up from children stands at 21 million Measles-related deaths were clandestine headquarters” journments due to objections sion paralleling one made by
application.” erage was based on member last year (by 600,000 from 13.9 in 2023, 2.7 million above the also recorded subsequently. and mourned the death of ac- from Congress members who assembly speaker UT Khader.
In 2019, in her civil ser-
vices prelims exam, the
IAS trainee had registered
herself as Khedkar Puja
Deeliprao, and her appoint-
Only 8 applicants for citizenship SC notice to Payal over
former J&K CM Omar’s
In a first in Bengal, DA case: SC
ment in SAI was also in the
under CAA in Assam: Himanta rejects DKS
same name with Persons
with Benchmark Disabili-
ties (PwBD) (LV) - OBC. [email protected] provide an opportunity plea seeking divorce jailed Maoist gets plea to quash
However, in her 2022 service
allocation by Union Public
Services Commission
Guwahati: Assam has had just eight
applicants for citizenship under CAA
to those with citizenship-
linked cases pending in
different courts to apply
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Monday is-
admission for PhD FIR by CBI
(UPSC), where she was se- to date and six of them are still to re- under CAA, although un- sued notice on a petition filed by former Rohit Khanna & TIMES NEWS NETWORK
lected for IAS, she went by port for interviews, chief minister Hi- official feedback sug- Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Mohammad Asif TNN
the name Puja Manorama manta Biswa Sarma said Monday, gests they are unlikely to Abdullah seeking divorce from his wife New Delhi: Supreme Court
Dilip Khedkar under the contradicting projections by some or- do so. "That is the general sentiment Payal Abdullah and sought a re- Kolkata: Arnab Dam, the on Monday dismissed a pet-
PwBD-multiple disabilities ganisations that the state's population among potential applicants in Assam. sponse from her. first convicted prisoner in the ition filed by
(MD) category. could potentially swell by up to 50 lakh But there will be exceptions." Appearing before a bench of state to have attempted to pur- Karnataka de-
In a Central Adminis- because of this provision. Non-Muslims from six communi- Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia sue a PhD, was given an ad- puty CM D K
trative Tribunal, Mumbai “When I contacted some Hindu ties — Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, mission at the Burdwan Uni- Shivakumar
bench, order dated Feb 23, Bengali families and asked why they Jains, Parsis and Christians — who senior advocate Kapil Sibal, for versity on Monday after his seeking quas-
2023, her name as the appli- weren’t applying for citizenship under entered India from Pakistan, Afghan- Abdullah told the court that their marriage counselling was over. He is hing of the
cant was mentioned as Puja CAA, they spoke about not being con- istan and Bangladesh before Decem- was ‘dead’ as they have been living separate- likely to start the course work PROUD MOMENT: Arnab Dam CBI FIR regis-
Manorama Dilip Khedkar. vinced it was the right thing for them,” ber 31, 2014, are eligible to apply for ci- ly for the past 15 years. He pleaded the court for his PhD by the end of this (right) at Burdwan University tered against him in a dis-
TOI on Monday made the CM said at a presser in Guwahati. tizenship under the legislation. The to invoke its power under Article 142 of the month. Dam, an IIT dropout, on Monday proportionate assets case.
repeated calls and sent text “These families told me that they state home department recently com- Constitution to do complete justice. was sentenced to life impris- A bench of Justices Bela
messages to Khedkar seek- entered the country prior to 1971 and municated to police in writing not to Agreeing to hear the divorce plea, the onment after being found tional home from Hooghly. M Trivedi and S C Sharma
ing her version on the mat- hence do not want to seek citizenship refer citizenship-linked cases involv- bench granted six weeks time to Payal to file guilty in the Maoist attack at “The stalemate over my rejected his plea for quash-
ter. She did not respond till under CAA. They want to prove their ing people from these six communi- a response. Abdullah has also challenged Silda, Jhargram in 2010. PhD seems to be over. It ing of criminal proceeding
the time of going to press. citizenship in a court of law.” ties to foreigners’ tribunals if they en- Delhi high court’s decision turning down On Monday afternoon, wouldn’t have been possible against him and refused to
Full report on www.toi.in Himanta said the BJP-led govt would tered the country before the cut-off. his plea for divorce on the ground of cruelty. Dam — flanked by security without the help of correc- interfere with the Karnata-
personnel, was taken to the tional home department and ka high court order.
Burdwan University for coun- the University administra- The bench was hearing

High-level panel on NTA reforms selling. His counselling proc-

ess commenced after the Uni-
versity authorities stalled the
procedure briefly. The bottle-
tion. Apart from that, thanks
to everyone who supported
my cause,” said Dam.
While the university
a plea filed by Shivakumar
against the HC’s Oct 19,
2023, order which rejected
his plea. The HC also direct-

receives over 37,000 suggestions neck surfaced after the ques-

tion of “course work” came to
the fore. Following the stale-
vice-chancellor, Goutam
Chandra, did not specify a
date to commence his course
ed the CBI to conclude the
investigation and file a
chargesheet within three
Manash.Gohain plans to meet many of the PhD admissions. mate, the state correctional work, officials said they are months. Reacting to the or-
@timesofindia.com students whose suggestions The committee has also home minister Akhil Giri and planning to start the course der, Shivakumar, on Mon-
it is reviewing. consulted Amey Karkare of education minister Bratya work this month. Dam, will day, said he has done no
New Delhi: The high-level The panel is exploring IIT-Kanpur, an expert in pro- Basu intervened to untangle have to appear before the wrong and will abide by the
committee deliberating on various exam options based gramme analysis, compiler the issue. On Sunday, he was University on July 19 for doc- apex court order.
improvements in conduct of on their different purposes; optimisations, software en- shifted to Burdwan correc- ument verification. (With inputs from agencies)
examinations and National for instance, NEET and JEE gineering, and machine
Testing Agency (NTA) re- are for admission to profes- learning with a focus on
forms has received over sional courses, while CUET- computer-aided education,
37,000 public suggestions, UG and UGC-NET are for un- and Debapriya Roy, an ex-
with 30,000 coming from stu- dergraduate admissions in pert in hardware security,
dents and candidates of vari- general universities and eli- side-channel analysis, and
ous such competitive exams. gibility tests for Junior Re- applied cryptography, from
According to govern- search Fellowship, assistant the same institute.
ment sources, the committee professor appointments, and Full report on www.toi.in

Man ‘assaulted’
by Odisha guv’s
MLA asks college students to son transferred
open puncture repair shops to home dept TIMES NEWS NETWORK
TIMES NEWS NETWORK man Singh Tomar, a Scindia loy-
alist, inaugurated the PM Excel- Bhubaneswar: The Raj Bha-
Bhopal: BJP MLA from Guna, lence College in Guna and Shak- van official in news for allegedly
Pannalal Shakya, has triggered ya was among the guests. In his being assaulted by governor
a controversy by telling stu- speech, the MLA questioned the Raghubar Das’s son Lalit and
dents that college degrees are of traditional view of colleges, re- his aides in Puri was trans-
no use and they should rather marking that they are “not com- ferred to Odisha home depart-
open “motorcycle puncture re- pressor houses in which air can ment on Monday.
pair shops”. Ironically, Shak- be filled according to the degree An order issued by home de-
ya’s ‘advice’ came at the inaugu- and the student can go away partment said Baikuntha Prad-
ration of a PM College of Excel- with the certificate”. han has been posted against an
lence in Guna on Sunday — on While concluding his existing vacancy with immedi-
the same day that Union home speech, Shakya said, “We are in- ate effect. Pradhan, an assistant
minister Amit Shah virtually augurating this college as Prime section officer, was on deputa-
unveiled such colleges in 55 dis- Minister College of Excellence. I tion to governor’s secretariat
tricts of Madhya Pradesh at an request all of you to just keep for the three years.
event in Indore, 280km away. one motto. Nothing is going to Sources in the govt said
Guna is the home turf of happen with a college degree. Pradhan had requested the gov-
Lok Sabha MP and Union min- Open a motorcycle puncture re- ernor for a transfer when he and
ister Jyotiraditya Scindia. pair shop, so that you can at least his wife, Sayoji, met him on Sat-
Shakya, 73, is in his second term earn a livelihood.” TOI contact- urday. Sayoji had said Das had
as Guna MLA, having won the ed Shakya for comments, but promised to treat the July 7 as-
seat in 2013 as well. the call was disconnected after sault as a family dispute and to
Energy minister Pradyu- hearing the question. resolve it accordingly.

‘Army team had no basic

knowledge about Nagaland’
 From P 1 “The above factors are
common among villagers in

T
he state said the Army Nagaland. The Army surveil-
ambush team had lance team had no basic
opened fire on a Bolero knowledge about ground re-
pickup vehicle carrying coal alities in Nagaland, where it
miners without challenging is common to carry hunting
or asking them to identify guns,” the state said.
themselves. It cited the claim After the initial ambush
killed six civilians, angry vil-
2021 BOTCHED-UP OP lagers clashed with the Army,
leading to the death of another
of the ambush team that they seven villagers and a soldier.
had positively identified those The evidence collected by the
killed as they were carrying a SIT was sent to the department
gun and weapons, wearing of military affairs in New Del-
dark clothes and had quickly hi on March 24, 2022, seeking
jumped into the vehicle. sanction for prosecution.

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TIMES BUSINESS
Eyeing Over 5X Jump In No. Of

INDIA@ NURSES AND

LOOKING AHEAD
MIDWIVES
(Per 10,000 population) THE TIMES OF INDIA, CHENNAI | TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024
As India aims to be a developed
GLOBAL BENCHMARK UK, GERMANY,
nation by 2047, where will the
country be placed in terms of 17 33 92 AUSTRALIA
number of nurses & midwives
compared to peers
CURRENT
Source: Ministries
TARGET
2030
TARGET
2047 120
China’s eco grows
at worst pace in
five quarters
Borrowers must get 21-day HUL sells Pureit Race for FDs:
Bk of Baroda
C hina’s economy grew at the
worst pace in five quarters
as efforts to boost consumer notice before fraud tag: RBI biz to US geyser latest to hike
deposit rates
spending fell short, piling
pressure on Beijing to lift
confidence at a twice-a-decade
policy meeting this week.
Norms In Response To SC Order On Need To Notify Entities major AO Smith TIMES NEWS NETWORK
GDP expanded 4.7% in the
second quarter from the same
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Bank Boards Must Approve Fraud Policy
Rs 1 crore to the Serious
Fraud Investigation Office
American Co’s Indian Arm Bags Mumbai: Bank of Baroda
has increased deposit rates
period a year earlier,
undershooting economists’
Mumbai: RBI has barred
banks from unilaterally ca- The new norms also require Banks have been asked to
and the ministry of corpo-
rate affairs. For public sec-
Water Purifier Biz In `600Cr Deal through a special monsoon
scheme — offering custo-
median forecast of 5.1%. Retail tegorising borrowers as an overhaul of the early take a different approach when tor banks, the Rs 6 crore mers 7.25% on 399-day depo-
sales rose at the slowest pace TIMES NEWS NETWORK
fraud without giving them warning signal systems in dealing with non-whole- threshold for reporting FMCG Giant Filters sits and 7.15% on 333-day
since Dec 2022, showing a flurry a hearing. RBI has said banks within six months time directors, such frauds to the CBI continues. Mumbai: HUL is selling its ones. Senior citizens will
of govt efforts to juice Non-Core Businesses
banks must give a 21-day Banks need to use as nominee directors Banks have been asked water purification busi- earn an additional interest
confidence have done little to show-cause notice to the de- to take a different approach ness Pureit to US-based wa- HUL had launched Pureit rate of 0.50%, which transla-
data analytics to identify and independent
reinvigorate the Chinese faulter, giving them an op- when dealing with non- ter technology company in Chennai in 2004 before tes into 7.75% for 399 days
consumer. BLOOMBERG unusual patterns directors, who usually
portunity to present their whole-time directors, such AO Smith’s Indian arm for introducing it nationally in 2008, and 7.65% for 333 days.
The central bank has fixed do not oversee or the same year when AO Smith
case before classifying the directly hold responsibility as nominee directors and an enterprise value of Rs Earlier this month, two
a threshold of 1cr & above became the first US
account as fraud. RBI has for the company’s day-to-day independent directors, 601 crore ($72 million). private lenders, ICICI and Ax-
which banks have to report water heater co to
revised its guidelines in re- who usually do not oversee The move comes as the is Bank, increased their fixed
fraud incidents to state police operations enter Indian market
sponse to a Supreme Court or directly hold responsibi- FMCG major looks to shar- deposit rates. ICICI Bank of-
order from last year. lity for the company’s day- pen its focus on core catego- Pureit posted a fers between 3% and 7.2% for
RBI has asked banks to two independent or non-ex- The new norms also re- to-day operations. ries, HUL said in a state- turnover of 293cr in regular customers and 3.5%
put in place a board-appro- ecutive directors. The com- quire an overhaul of the “In case of consortium ment on Monday. It is also FY24 — less than 1% and 7.75% for senior citizens.
ved policy on fraud risk ma- mittee should be chaired by early warning signal lending, each of the consor- aligned with parent Unile- of HUL’s total turnover Currently, most public-sector
nagement which specifies one of the independent or (EWS) systems in banks tium member may file sepa- ver’s decision to sell the The deal is positive banks are offering 6.1-6.8% for
the responsibilities of the non-executive directors. within six months. The rate complaints, if separa- broader Pureit business to for HUL, given that deposits in the 1-2-year range.
board. “The policy should RBI has asked banks to EWS has to be integrated te offences have been com- AO Smith. Pureit sells a water purification biz is The returns offered by Bank
also incorporate measures review the Supreme Co- with systems and need to mitted in respect of each of range of water purifiers hypercompetitive, analysts said of Baroda are the highest
for ensuring compliance urt’s and various high co- use data analytics to identi- them and if the fraud so across India, Sri Lanka, across tenures.
with principles of natural urt orders which emphasi- fy unusual patterns besi- committed is not part of the Bangladesh, Vietnam and gories. Pureit provides es- While economists have be-
justice in a time-bound ze the need of notifying in- des parametric indicators. sa0me fraudulent act / Mexico, among others. sential water purification en forecasting that RBI’s next
manner,” RBI said. It said dividuals or entities, provi- The central bank has fix- transaction. In other cases HUL had first launched solutions to millions of move will be a rate cut, the gap
banks should form a com- ding them with an ed a threshold of Rs 1 crore of such lending, only one Pureit in Chennai in 2004 loyal customers, and I am between deposits and advances
mittee on frauds, compri- opportunity to respond, be- above which banks have to member may file a compla- before introducing it na- confident the brand will growth has led to the competi-
sing at least three board fore classifying them as report fraud incidents to int and all the other mem- tionally in 2008. The busi- thrive further under the tion for deposits continuing.
members including a full- fraud and issuing a reaso- state police. Private banks bers may extend necessary ness, which is housed un- ownership of AO Smith,” With no relief in the cost of
time director and at least ned order. have to report frauds above support,” RBI said. der HUL’s home care busi- said Rohit Jawa, CEO and funds, banks have been adjus-
ness, posted a turnover of MD at HUL. CFO Ritesh Ti- ting some of their lending ra-
Rs 293 crore in FY24 — less wari said that the deal un- tes. SBI, the country’s largest

Exports grow for 3rd mth No change in than 1% of the company’s locks a “good value” for the lender, has raised its marginal
total turnover. business. HUL will conti- cost of lending rate — a bench-
The transaction will be nue to manage the busi- mark for some of its business
Uniform IGST rate on
aircraft, engine parts plan despite undertaken by way of a ness until the completion loans — by 5-10 basis points

in row, trade deficit rises

slump sale and there will of the transaction. across buckets (100bps = 1 per-
be no change in the share- Analysts tracking the centage point). Last week,
New Delhi: Union aviation
minister Kinjarapu Rammohan new UK govt: holding pattern of HUL fol-
lowing the sale, which is
FMCG space said that the
deal is a positive develop-
Bank of Baroda had increased
its MCLR by 5bps across tenure.
Naidu on Monday announced
implementation of a uniform
IGST rate of 5% on all aircraft
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi: India’s exports

In Rough Waters
billion this fiscal. During
the first quarter of 2024-25,
the exports of goods and ser-
Tata Steel expected to be completed in
three months, the company
said. “This move is in line
ment for HUL, given that
the water purification bu-
siness is hypercompetitive
According to data released
by RBI, deposits grew 10.6%
year-on-year as of the end of
and aircraft engine parts, Exports Imports
grew for the third straight (% change) (% change) vices were estimated at aro- TIMES NEWS NETWORK with our strategic intent to and very different from a June 2024, while advances
effective July 15, 2024, providing a month, rising 2.6% to $35.2 und $200 billion, he added. focus sharply on core cate- typical FMCG business. grew at 13.9%.
big boost to India’s maintenance,
repair, and overhaul industry. TNN
billion, while imports in-
10.2 8.9 Fieo chief Ashwani Mumbai: Tata Steel’s strate-
creased 5% $56.2 billion. As Kumar said exporters du- gy for its UK operations will

Global min corp tax: FM

a result, trade deficit rose to ring the first quarter remain unchanged amid con-
Vedanta launches $21 billion, compared with 7.7 5 would have seen double-di- cerns that its restructuring
$19.2 billion a year ago. git growth had it not been could face delays under the
QIP worth `8,500cr Engineering goods, who- for the logistics disrup- new Labour govt that has co-
se exports rose over 10% to 1.2 2.6 tions, such as lack of contai- me to power after a decade.

may unveil India’s pledge

New Delhi: Mining
conglomerate Vedanta on $9.4 billon in June and elec- Trade ner availability, shipping In Sept 2023, the previous
Monday announced the launch tronics (16.9% to $2.8 bil- Deficit space, irregular shipping govt led by the Conservative
of its qualified institutional lion), were among the top ($bn) 19.1 21 schedule and ships skip- party had agreed to grant 500
placement issue at a floor price performers even as petrol Source:
23.8 ping Indian ports. million pounds to Tata Steel to
of Rs 461 apiece. The move aims and diesel (down 18%) and Govt & RBI Barthwal said the com- help it transition from the car- [email protected] that have yet to announce the Jiger Saiya, partner and le-
at reducing debt and fulfilling gems and jewellery (1.4% lo- merce department is focu- bon emission intensive blast implementation of Pillar 2. ader, MSKA & Associates, sa-
certain capital expenditure wer) were impacted. 2024 April May June sing on six major sectors — furnace to green steelmaking Mumbai: Finance minister Akhilesh Ranjan, advisor id: “While the top-up tax (in ca-
obligations. AGENCIES In contrast, import engineering, textiles and through electric arc furnaces. Nirmala Sitharaman may at Price Waterhouse & Co and se of a tax rate low than 15%) is
growth was driven by crude, Commerce secretary Su- apparel, electronics, phar- However, the deal wasn’t forma- announce India’s commit- former CBDT member, said, available to the country where
which jumped 19.6% to $15 nil Barthwal told reporters maceuticals, chemicals lised during the party’s term. ment to ‘Pillar 2’, which se- “There are more than a hund- the entity operates, the norms
Jio Fin Q1 profit billion and electronic goods that going by the current and plastics, and agricultu- On Monday, responding to eks implementation of a glo- red Indian-headquartered of Income Inclusion Rule (IIR)
dips 6% to `313cr which were 16% higher at trend, the exports of goods re — and 20 countries to bo- Tata Steel shareholders’ ques- bal minimum effective cor- MNEs that would be in scope or Undertaxed Profit Rules
$7.7 billion. and services may cross $800 ost exports. tions on the impact of the porate tax rate (GloBE) of of the GloBE rules. Since se- (UTRP) could help India gar-
New Delhi: Jio Financial change in UK govt on its trans- 15%, in the Budget. veral countries are in the pro- ner tax, if it implements Pillar
Services, the financial services ition plans there, company This project, spearheaded
arm of RIL, on Monday reported a

Wholesale inflation soars GIFT Entities Need To Gauge Impact

chairman N Chandrasekaran by the Organisation for Eco-
6%decline in consolidated net said he doesn’t see any change nomic Cooperation and Deve-
profit to Rs 313 crore in the first in strategy, indicating that the lopment (OECD) and backed Pillar 2 seeks the The minimum tax in India
quarter ended June 2024. The metals giant will shut down its by G20, covers large multina- implementation of a is 15% or more, but entities in
company had earned a net profit
75
GIFT city will need to gauge

to 16-month high of 3.4%

ageing blast furnaces at its global minimum
of Rs 332 crore in the year-ago effective corporate impact of Pillar 2
period. TNN
Port Talbot, Wales plant, which
would result in thousands of
RUN-UP TO THE tax rate of 15%. If low tax countries, where

Swiggy rolls out $65mn TIMES NEWS NETWORK mains on a strong footing or
people losing their jobs.
Tata Steel had acquired
BUDGET It applies to
MNEs with annual
Indian subsidiaries operate,
have not implemented Pillar 2,
if the inflation surge is the UK plant as part of its ac- tional enterprise groups with consolidated group India (after implementation) will
Esop liquidity plan New Delhi: Wholesale pri-
Food Prices A Concern stronger than expected by quisition of the Corus Group a minimum annual consoli- revenue of 750mn euro be able to mop up tax revenue
Mumbai: Swiggy has rolled out ce inflation surged to a 16- 8 7.4 the bank,” Barclays said. in April 2007 for 6.2 billion po- dated group revenue of 750
a fresh employee stock ownership month high in June as food 7 Retail inflation rose to a unds and since then, the unit million euro. The objective is cess of implementing the new 2. IIR gives the right to the co-
and manufactured product 6 5.7 four-month high in June, has hardly made any money to ensure they pay this mini- rules, India should also consi- untry of the ultimate parent
plan liquidity programme where 5.1
employees across levels and prices shot up. 5 led by a spurt in prices of fo- for the Indian company. mum rate in each jurisdiction der its introduction at the ear- entity to collect tax in cases
4.9 4.9
functions will have the option to Data released by the com- 4 3.4 od and beverages, delaying “We have had good discus- where they operate. If not, a liest.” According to govt offi- where operating entities are
receive liquidity upto $65 million merce and industry ministry 3 any prospects of interest ra- sions with both the previous top-up tax mechanism kicks cials, there are two approa- situated in countries that do
via secondary sale of their Esops. on Monday showed inflation, 2 te cuts for now. and current govt. And we have in to capture the tax. ches that could be adopted — not levy a minimum corpora-
as measured by the wholesa- 1 0.9 Data released by the Na- been working closely with Several key countries the Budget could introduce te tax of 15%. If the country
This is the fifth liquidity event for
the company since 2018. TNN le price index, rose an annual 0 tional Statistical office govt, the unions and local govt through which investments provisions in the Income-tax where the ultimate parent
3.4% in June from 2.6% in -1 -0.3 (NSO) on Friday showed re- in Wales. Everybody is wor- enter into India and also flow Act, which would come into company is situated has also
May. Food inflation hit doub- -2
CPI-based Inflation (%) tail inflation, as measured king together to make sure the out from the country (India- effect later. Or in the near futu- not introduced Pillar 2, the co-
le digits at 10.9% in June from -3 by the consumer price in- project is on track,” Chandra- based companies setting up re, a draft could be released for untries of other operating en-
figure it out 9.8% in May. Inflation in ve-
getables rose 38.8% in June,
-4
-5
-4.2
WPI-based Inflation (%)
Source: Govt
dex, rose an annual 5.1% in
June, faster than the 4.8% in
sekaran said.
Tata Steel ceased opera-
operations overseas) have
either introduced or anno-
comments from stakeholders.
A govt official said that
tities get this right (provided
they implement UTPR).”

150
Jun ’23 Jun ’24
while pulses rose 21.6%. Po- May and higher than the tions of one blast furnace ear- unced their commitment to the top-up tax itself may not The headline corporate
tato prices shot up 66.4% and sing, the impact of this is not 4.9% in June 2023. Rural in- lier this month and plans to Pillar 2. These include the help India garner revenue as tax rate in India is more than
Indian Americans were in onion surged 93.4%. yet fully reflected in core CPI flation was higher at 5.7%, shut the second one down in majority of the EU countri- the minimum tax rate in In- the proposed minimum tax
senior public positions in US Experts expect the Reser- inflation (core CPI inflation while urban was at 4.4%. Sept. The existing steel ma- es, UK, Switzerland, and dia is 15% or higher. But rate of 15%, but entities in
in 2023, up from 60 in 2013 ve Bank of India (RBI) to de- rose marginally to 3.1% in Ju- “The jump in the WPI in- king assets, which are near Singapore. India, China and other aspects of the GloBE GIFT city enjoy a tax holiday
lay any interest rate cut for ne from 3% in May),” Barcla- flation to 3.4% in June 2024 the end of their life, are opera- the US are among countries rule could prove fruitful. for ten consecutive years.
now, given the pressure of fo- ys said in a note was broad-based, and along tionally unstable and are cau-
od prices on retail inflation. “The central bank is lik- expected lines, displaying sing unsustainable losses of
“Both wholesale and reta-
il price indices are overwhel-
mingly being driven by food.
CPI inflation crossing the 5%
ely to remain hawkish over
persistently elevated food
inflation. While we expect a
window for monetary ea-
the third consecutive month
of a sizeable sequential step
up (+0.3% in March 2024,
+1.2% in April 2024 and
one million pounds a day, the
company said previously.
Last week, Fitch Ratings
revised its outlook on Tata
Govt looks at Bangladesh-type
Source: Indiaspora
mark in June was largely due
to elevated food inflation.
While industrial costs are ri-
sing to open in Dec 2024, we
note a risk of rate cuts being
pushed to 2025 if growth re-
+2.6% in May 2024),” said
Aditi Nayar, chief econo-
mist at ratings agency ICRA.
Steel to negative from stable
due to uncertainties surroun-
ding its UK operations.
model to boost garment sector
[email protected]

AEPC seeks 5% rate for all exporters

Gen Z, millennials drive growth in digital loans
New Delhi: Govt has dis-
cussed the possibility of a New Delhi: Apparel Exports Promotion Council (AEPC) has
Bangladesh-type model to demanded a 5% rate for all exporters under the interest
help the Indian garment equalisation scheme for at least five years in the Budget to
TIMES NEWS NETWORK disbursed in retail loans. Both ding the retail lending mar- sector ramp-up output and increase the competitiveness of Indian garment exports. It has
ROOM TO RISE groups prefer digital solu- ket. In India, retail credit pre- compete globally and create also demanded a cut in import duty on high-end machinery. TNN
Mumbai: Gen Z and millenni- tions for their financial needs sents substantial growth po- jobs domestically.
>75 Digital lending in India is set
als are driving high growth in % of credit-active due to the convenience and tential, driven by these yo- While discussions have
to double to 5% of all retail
digital loans. The Gen Z cohort Gen Z population speed of new-age platforms. unger generations. They are been preliminary, industry discussed during a meeting years and then imposing
loans disbursed by FY28
comprises youngsters in the 18- The two groups, however, not just consumers of finan- representatives have poin- in the textiles ministry. high tariffs once a domestic
25 age group, many of whom 40-45 Both Gen z and millenials exhibit distinct borrowing cial services, they are active- ted to the massive potential Indian industry repre- eco-system is created.
entered adulthood during the 35-40 prefer digital solutions for habits. For Gen Z, personal ly shaping and redefining the that exists in the country, sentatives, led by the Appa- “The Indian apparel in-
pandemic. Millennials fall bet- their financial needs loans constitute about 40% market’s direction,” Jasbir S both due to availability of rel Export Promotion Coun- dustry needs to derive com-
ween the age group 26-38. 15-20 In FY24, Gen Z borrowed of their borrowing, often Juneja, partner at Redseer cotton, as well as the need to cil, have pitched for pushing petitiveness by scaling up
Source: Redseer

According to a report by between 3.5-4L cr while used for experiential expen- Strategy Consultants, said. shift a part of the production investments as Rs 40 crore the size of its garment manu-
Redseer Strategy Consul- Millennials took 25-28L cr ses like travel and tech up- According to the report, to man-made fibre (MMF). investment in plant and ma- facturing units, investing in
tants, digital lending in India India South Africa China US in retail loans grades. In contrast, personal the difference in manner of While free trade agree- chinery is expected to gene- MMF fabric manufacturing,
is on the rise and set to consti- loans make up only 21% of spending reflects the distinct ments with the UK and the rate annual production of embracing technology in
tute 5% of all retail loans dis- compounded annual growth apps without the need for phy- millennials’ borrowing, in- life stages and financial needs European Union may add- around Rs 150 crore. It has manufacturing, investing in
bursed by FY28. It has grown rate of 40% in digital loans. sical paperwork or in-person dicating a lesser reliance on of the two age cohorts. ress one of the major gaps — been estimated that 1,000 technology upgradation and
from 1.8% of total retail loans Digital loans refer to fi- interactions. In FY24 alone, this category. In India, the proportion of import duty differential machines will create aro- acquiring necessary certifi-
disbursed in FY22 to approxi- nancial credit that is applied Gen Z borrowed between Rs “Gen Z and millennials credit-active Gen Z individu- where Bangladesh enjoys an und 2,000 jobs. cations for positioning India
mately 2.5% in FY24. The do- for, processed, approved, and 3.5-4 lakh crore while millen- are at the forefront of the als currently stands at 15- edge due to its status as a le- Industry representatives as the preferred sourcing
ubling of share from 2.5% to disbursed entirely through nials took Rs 25-28 lakh crore transformative change 20%, indicating significant ast developed country — has suggested duty-free im- destination for apparel,” sa-
5% by FY28 would follow a online platforms or mobile of the total Rs 62 lakh crore across various sectors, inclu- growth potential. other measures were also port of machinery for three id an industry source.

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NEVER GIVE A SWORD
TO A MAN WHO CAN’T
DANCE — CONFUCIUS

TAYLOR SWIFT PAUSES MILAN CONCERT AFTER SHE SWALLOWS BUG, KATY PERRY’S ‘WOMAN’S WORLD’ MUSIC VIDEO GETS FLAK FOR RISQUE
IT’S THE THIRD TIME AN INSECT HAS INTERRUPTED HER ERAS TOUR IMAGERY & INVOLVEMENT OF PRODUCER ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

Trump tempers down after he There are more guns than

cheats death by ‘1/8th of inch’ people in America
Usually Combative Ex-Prez Describes Incident Life-Changing Trump’s classified
The Second Amendment Protects The Right Of Citizens To Bear Arms. Despite
Chidanand Rajghatta TNN
NYT
docu case tossed Rising Gun Violence, Efforts To Limit Access Keep Meeting Serious Resistance
Washington: Coming within over appointment TIMES NEWS NETWORK safety and crime prevention must out-
one-eighth of an inch of death
from a gunman’s bullet has ma- of special counsel AMERICA’S weigh an individual’s right to self-de-

A GUN
deeply polarising figure in US fence — has found little traction. While

A
de Donald Trump reflective and federal judge dismissed politics, Donald Trump came some states like California do have
conciliatory, words not typically in its entirety the classi-
PROBLEM
close to being stricter regulations, ac-
associated with him. Mostly fied documents case killed on cording to NRA, if a

IN 4
combative and forceful, Trump against Donald Trump on Sunday when a bul- 2. Gun registrations person can legally
1. There are guns in
turned contemplative about the Monday, ruling that the ap- let fired from a have kept rising purchase and
over 40% of US households
CHARTS
narrow escape he had while sp- pointment of the special coun- semi-automatic In lakh own a gun, the
eaking to two journalists on Su- sel, Jack Smith, had violated 45 45 40 35.7
rifle grazed his 43 S e c o n d
nday, signalling what could be a the Constitution. In a stunning right ear at a 30 25.4 Amendment
profound, life-changing mo- ruling, the judge, Aileen M rally in Penn- 42 guarantees
ment in his turbulent career. Cannon, found that because 40 20
sylvania. The his or her
“I’m not supposed to be here, Supporters outside Trump Tower in NYC on Sunday after the ex-prez was shot Smith had not been named to world is per- 40 10 14.2 right to keep
I’m supposed to be dead,” the post of special counsel by haps focused 37 37 8.3 and bear arms
35 0
Trump said, speaking about the the president or confirmed by
fortuitous turn in his life. “The Amid backlash, US Secret Service delays its senate, his appointment was in
more on what
impact it will have
2010 2023 2010 2023
regardless of
city or state.
most incredible thing was that I
happened to not only turn but to
briefing to Congress, ups security for Trump violation of the appointments
clause of the Constitution.
on the outcome of
the impending presi- Biden To The Rescue?
4. Majority of
turn at the exact right time and
in just the right amount. Chan-
ces of my making a perfect turn
T he US Secret Service postponed a meeting on Monday where it was
due to field questions from Congress about why agents failed to
prevent a gunman from almost killing Donald Trump. The assassinati-
The ruling by Cannon, who
was put on the bench by
Trump, flew in the face of pre-
dential polls, but
the shooting has
again fore-
3. Gun violence kills
thousands every year
Americans say stricter
laws needed
The US Presi-
dent’s son was
himself con-
5.5k Numbers in January
Americans who say...
are probably 1/10th of one per- on bid has raised serious concerns in Congress about how the alleged vious court decisions reaching grounded the victed last
cent, so I’m not supposed to be shooter was able to access a nearby rooftop with a direct line of sight back to the Watergate era. And vexed issue of 5k 15% month for ille-
4.5k 5,131 Laws could 58%
here. Because the thing was an to where Trump was speaking. In her first major statement since the in a single swoop, it removed a gun violence 4,563 be more Stricter gally purchas-
4k 3,899
eighth of an inch away. That I shooting, Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle said the agency major legal threat against in America, lenient gun laws ing a gun but
where more 3.5k 3,837 needed that hasn’t
would turn exactly at that se- was upping security for Trump and the Republican convention. REUTERS Trump on the first day of the
than 32% of the 3,413 prevented
cond, where he (the gunman) RNC. Smith’s team is likely to 3k There are over 120 guns 26%
wouldn’t stop the shot is pretty dent to inquire about her and agents had cloistered him in af- appeal the ruling. Trump cele- people apparent- 2010 2023
for every 100 people in No change required Biden from tout-
amazing. Pretty amazing. I’m her daughter, a photojourna- ter the shots rang out, Trump sa- brated the dismissal of the case ly own a firearm. ing his gun con-
really not supposed to be here,” list, both of whom were schedu- id he wanted his fans to know he In the same Penn- US, a 2017 survey found. trol measures
on Truth Social. He argued that
he reflected, adding that he had led to fly with him to interview was alright “and that America all cases against him, criminal sylvania state where the It is the highest for any during his election cam-
survived “by luck or by God.” him. She said Trump realised at goes on, we go forward, that we and civil, should be dismissed assassination attempt took country. India has only paign. The Biden administration re-
The journalists from the the moment of the attack that are strong”. “I knew that history “as we move forward in uniting place, the Republican presidential can- 5.3 guns per every cently announced new rules to reduce
New York Post and Washington “everything has changed...for would judge this,” he added. our nation” after the assassina- didate earlier this year vowed to roll the number of firearms sold without
back — on the first day of assuming 100 people background checks as part of its strat-
Examiner, who flew with him to the country and for him.” Trump supporters have tion attempt against him. NYT
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where He praised his audience, sa- panned the Secret Service for office — all restrictions imposed by the egy to stem the flow of illegally ac-
Biden administration on gun rights. quired firearms and hold to account
the Republican National Conve-
ntion began Monday, said
ying: “A lot of places, especially
soccer games, you hear a single
lack of planning, awareness,
and poor deployment. But V-P fave Vance “Every single Biden attack on gun
Source: Pew Research Centre,
US ATF, Statista, Small Arms
Survey 2017
those who supply firearms used in
owners and manufacturers will be ter- crime. The president has also called for
Trump spoke to them with his
ear bandaged, but they were not
shot, everybody runs. Here the-
re were many shots and they sta-
Trump praised the speed and
strength of the security team, ‘once called minated my very first week back in to the security of a free State, the right banning assault weapons. The Repub-
office, perhaps my first day,’’ said of the people to keep and bear Arms, licans have mostly described it as mis-
allowed to take photos. Exami-
ner’s Selena Zito, who was wit-
yed. I love them. They are such
great people,” he said. Explai-
pulling down his shirt sleeve to
show a bruise on his arm from a Trump US’ Hitler’ Trump. Not surprisingly, he was ad- shall not be infringed”, and leaves the guided and unconstitutional.
hin a few feet of Trump when ning the moment he raised his secret service agent forcing him dressing an event organised by the rest to interpretation. More than 200 According to White House, the loop-
Continued from P 1 National Rifle Association (NRA), the years later, in a landmark ruling in 2008, holes in America’s background check
the attack took place, said fist after breaking out of the to the floor. “They did a fantastic
most ardent backer of an individual’s US Supreme Court sought to settle the laws have enabled domestic abusers,

I
Trump called her after the inci- huddle the Secret Service job...It’s surreal for all of us.” ndian-Americans Nikki Ha-
right to keep and bear firearms. In his debate as it held that the Second Amend- school shooters, violent criminals, and
ley and Vivek Ramaswamy
previous term, Trump appointed con- ment conferred an individual right to gun traffickers to illegally acquire fire-

Assassination attempt brings Trump, are considered long-shot

outliers. A burst of security ac-
tivity near Vance’s home over
servative judges in Supreme Court, at
the behest of the NRA,
to bolster this right.
keep and to bear arms, including for arms. A growing number of unlicensed
self-defence at home, sellers continue to sell firearms for
even when there is no profit to complete strangers they meet
the weekend appeared to boost
Biden on same page. Rivals seek unity his prospect. Surviving the as-
sassination bid and the halo of
heroism that has come with it
Despite acknowl-
edging the need to
check mass shootings — there were
relationship to a local at gun shows and online marketplaces,
militia. which has been a critical gap in the
After America got its independence background check laws.
over 600 such cases in 2023 alone — the and its Constitution was taking shape, In 2022, Biden signed the Bipartisan
Chidanand Rajghatta TNN ce to bring the whole country, appears to have changed the dy- US has not been able to seriously con- there were fears of a tyrannical federal Safer Communities Act that broadens
even the whole world, together,” namics involved in Trump se- sider passing legislation to ban assault govt riding roughshod over ordinary the category of gun sellers required to
Washington: US Prez Biden he told journalists from New lecting a running mate. Rather weapons. The political polarisation citizens. One of the Founding Fathers, become licensed dealers and run back-
and his Republican rival Donald York Post and Washington Ex- than weigh race, gender, ethni- over the issue precludes the US from James Madison, sought to allay those ground checks. While the US has about
Trump, who survived an assas- aminer, adding, “I’d love to achi- city, geography and other fac- reaching a national gun policy that apprehensions as he said such a govt 80,000 licensed gun sellers, it also has
sination attempt, separately cal- eve unity, if that’s possible.” tors, Trump can now seek so- could restrict misuse of firearms. “would be opposed by a militia amount- over 20,000 unlicensed ones who sell
led for unity in America even as Trump said he had thrown out a meone in his own likeness. According to a Pew Research Centre ing to nearly half a million of citizens mostly through online advertisements.
their respective partisan supp- A ‘NICE & RESPECTFUL’ CALL: “very tough speech”. “I can’t say Vance is the author of ‘Hill- report last year, Republicans and Dem- with arms in their hands”. The final rule announced this year
orters and activists engaged in Trump said he had received a these things after what I’ve been billy Elegy’, a 2016 memoir abo- ocrats remain sharply divided over the The amendment does not specifical- makes it clear when a person needs to
furious arguments over who phone call from Biden after the through. Now, we have a speech ut growing up in an unstable fa- impact of gun ownership on public ly mention self-defence. With powerful become a licensed dealer and run back-
was responsible for the violence. shooting and that he was ‘very that is more unifying”. mily in hollowed out middle safety. While 79% of Republicans and backers like the Republicans and NRA, ground checks. It also gives the Depart-
In an Oval Office address to nice’. The White House said the call The conciliatory remarks America amid poverty, job loss, Republican-leaning independents said the argument that the Second Amend- ment of Justice additional tools to
the nation, Biden sought to was ‘good, short, and respectful’ came even as Republican and economic insecurity and social gun ownership increases safety, a near- ment might be outdated at a time the crack down on individuals illegally
calm tempers in the agitated Democratic operatives and acti- rot. His wife Usha is from a dif- ly identical share of Democrats (78%) US has the most powerful national de- selling guns without such checks, says
country, saying while “disagre- (ballot) box. You know, that’s vists torched the other side with ferent social eco-system. Her said it decreases safety. fence system in the world — and public White House.
ement is inevitable in Ameri- how we do it, at the battol (bal- accusations and theories surro- father is a mechanical engineer With the new rules, according to
can democracy... politics must lot) box, not with bullets,” he unding the foiled attempt on and mother a biologist. Second Amendment Biden, the US is moving as close as pos-
never be a literal battlefield said, mangling the word ballot, Trump’s life. Republicans ca- Each candidate on Trump’s US gun policy, or the lack of it, dates sible to universal background checks
and, God forbid, a killing fi- making it sound like battle. me under repeated attacks for shortlist has detractors Vance back to the US Constitution Second without additional legislation. Given
eld”. “We debate and disagree. Separately, in an interview their love of guns and the pro- is reported to have called Tru- Amendment which was ratified in 1791 the opposition from the Republicans,
We compare and contrast the with two conservative tabloids vocative, inciting statements mp “America’s Hitler” and a and owes its origin, apparently, among and a deeply divided country on what
character of the candidates, on board his private jet, Trump, made by Trump, including im- “cynical asshole” at one point. other things, to the English practice of is a worrisome but emotive issue, any
the records, the issues, the speaking with his ear banda- plicitly advocating violence, But such things are easily for- raising a militia to fight foreign inva- effort for a Congress approval to a ban
agenda, the vision for Ameri- ged, said escaping death has gi- while Democrats got the rap gotten and forgiven in politics, sion. The amendment simply states, “A on assault weapons remains out of the
ca. But, in America, we resolve ven him a chance to bring the co- for trying to curtail freedoms and anyone chosen by Trump well-regulated Militia, being necessary question for now.
our differences at the battol untry together. “This is a chan- and allowing “open borders”. will have the party’s backing.

FBI finds few Ex-peon at office

red flags, shooter
A PHOTO FOR The AP photo of a bloodied Donald Trump
with his fist in the air and an American flag of B’desh PM
THE HISTORY… looming in the background has emerged as
had no strong the pivotal image of amasses $34m,
Saturday’s shooting.
political beliefs The presence of
sparking a probe
H
e was interested in chess Dhaka: Bangladesh PM
and coding, played video the flag has already Sheikh Hasina says she is
games, and recently re- made social media Eugene Delacroix’s ‘Liberty John Singleton Copley’s ‘Death AP’s Joe Rosenthal’s famous “taking measures” after a slew
ceived an associate degree in users to compare it Leading the People’, of Major Peirson’ (1782—84), a photo of US marines raising the of corruption scandals, includ-
engineering science. High ing one involving her former
school classmates remembered
to some of the most an allegory of France’s painting of a victorious general US flag atop Mount Suribachi in
house help who now travels by
iconic images Revolution of 1830 dying beneath the British flag Iwo Jima, Japan, during WW2
him as an intel- helicopter after
ligent student amassing a
who was New York Post ran the TRUMP T-SHIRTS GO VIRAL staggering $34
“quiet” and A lot of people It spawned a frenzy of online million for-
photo across the tabloid’s
“lonely”, but say it’s the most merchandise, especially tune. Recent ac-
front page with the
who never ex- iconic photo they’ve ever T-shirts with slogans such as cusations have
headline ‘bloodied but
hibited glaring seen. They’re right and I ‘Bulletproof’, ‘Legends Never involved a for-
unbowed’. ‘A legendary
red flags. The nursing home didn’t die. Usually, you Die’, ‘Grazed but not Dazed’, mer army chief, an ex-police
FUND MAGNET? Trump’s website featured an image of him with American photograph’,
where he had a job helping with have to die to have an ‘Shooting Makes Me Stronger’. chief, senior tax officers and
a bloodied face on Monday to urge supporters to donate to his The Atlantic wrote
meals said his work gave its iconic picture —TRUMP Priced between $9 and $40 T-shirts being sold in China state recruitment officials.
campaign. Trump himself described the image as ‘iconic’
staff no reason for “concern.” “Corruption is a longstand-
And in an era when other ing problem,” Hasina told re-
people his age put troves of per-
sonal information online, Tho-
mas Matthew Crooks, 20, left
few clues about who he was,
Pak govt moves to ban PTI, slap Pro-Gaza independent PIO MP porters Sunday. “These messes
must be cleaned up... we have
been taking measures.” She
said that included action
what he believed, or why he de-
cided to drive to a Trump rally
in Pennsylvania and try to as-
‘high treason’ case against Imran in UK once led ‘Islamist group’ against her household assist-
ant — a “peon” or low-level or-
derly — who Bangladeshi
sassinate the former president. Omer Farooq Khan TNN proposed ban would have on tion passed in the US on the Naomi Canton Al-Aqsa (FOA). The Jewish groups like CAGE and Mend, media reported had previously
Many details of Crooks’ life the 8-5 majority SC verdict. national polls, there is credib- Chronicle said Ismail previo- give rise to concern because been a water-bearer, in case she
and motives were still unclear. Islamabad: Pakistan’s poli- Information minister At- le evidence to have PTI ban- London: Shockat Adam, the usly visited Hamas leaders of their Islamist orientation needed a drink at events.
Authorities said he had no ap- tical cloak-and-dagger inten- ta Tarar claimed that if the co- ned.” He said the govt had co- Gujarati-origin independent in Gaza and has “saluted” the and views. We will be holding “The man who worked as a
parent history of mental sified Monday with the Sheh- untry was to progress, this co- vered its legal bases in deci- MP who caused one of the group for resisting Israel. It those and other organisa- peon in my house, he now owns
health issues, and had not been baz Sharif govt moving to uldn’t happen as long as PTI ding to clamp a ban on PTI. biggest upsets of the general said Ismail was filmed at a tions to account to assess 400,00,00,000 Taka ($34 mil-
on law enforcement’s radar. In- ban ex-PM Imran Khan’s remained part of the Tarar said besides election by unseating former rally in 2009 saying: “Hamas whether they meet our defi- lion),” Hasina said. “He can’t
vestigators were scouring his PTI party and charge him democratic polity. “PTI Imran and Alvi, the shadow paymaster general is no terrorist organisation.” nition of extremism and will move without a helicopter.
online presence and working to and ex-Prez Dr Arif Alvi with and Pakistan cannot govt would also slap a Jonathan Ashworth in Lei- Adam is the former cha- take action as appropriate.” How has he earned so much
gain access to his phone, but high treason, days after Su- coexist,” Tarar decla- treason case on ex-de- cester South, was previously irman of the Leicester Mend Adam, who left Mend in money? I took action immedi-
had not found indications of preme Court declared the op- red. “In view of the puty speaker Qasim the leader of a group descri- (Muslim Engagement and March, has said the organisa- ately after knowing this.”
strongly held political beliefs. position party eligible for May 9 riots, when mili- Suri under Article 6 bed as “Islamist” by the UK Development) working gro- tion “encourages Muslims to Hasina did not identify the
A clue emerged Sunday as parliamentary seats reser- tary installations and for dissolving the as- govt and his brother alleged- up. Introducing a new defini- participate in Britain liberal peon, but media named him as
to how Crooks may have ved for women and non-Mus- govt assets were stormed by semblies in April 2022 despite ly has links with extremists, tion of extremism in March, democracy, the act opposite Jahangir Alam, nicknamed
trained in the use of firearms. lims. The govt’s step is seen as PTI supporters after Khan’s a no-confidence motion mo- according to media reports. Michael Gove, then commu- of Gove’s accusations”. Last “Pani” or “water” , due to his
Clairton Sportsmen’s Club, a an attempt to block PTI from arrest, the foreign funding ca- ved against the then govt in Adam, whose real name nities secretary, said: “Orga- week, Majid Freeman, one of old job. Dhaka Tribune report-
wooded facility south of Pitts- becoming the single largest se, the cipher episode, at- parliament. The govt is also is Shockat Adam Patel, an op- nisations such as Muslim As- Adam’s key supporters, was ed the orderly had used his po-
burgh that features a 200-yard- party in the National Assem- tempts by PTI functionaries likely to submit a review peti- tometrist, is the brother of Is- sociation of Britain, which is charged with encourage- sition in Hasina’s office to en-
rifle range, confirmed Crooks bly, although it has yet to be to sabotage Pakistan’s deal tion in SC, challenging its ver- mail Adam Patel, the foun- the British affiliate of Mus- ment of terrorism and sup- gage in “lobbying, tender ma-
had been a member. NYT & AFP determined what impact the with IMF as well as the resolu- dict on reserved seats. der and chair of Friends of lim Brotherhood, and other porting a proscribed group. nipulation and bribery”. AFP

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MY GOD, WHAT A DAY, THIS IS SURELY THE BEST

DAY OF MY CAREER. WE HAVE MADE HISTORY.
WE HAVE BEATEN FOUR (FORMER) WORLD
CHAMPIONS ALL IN ONE GO. NOW WE ARE THE
NATIONAL TEAM THAT HAS WON THE MOST
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS.”

TIMES SPORT THE TIMES OF INDIA, CHENNAI

TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024
— RODRI,
MAN OF THE TOURNAMENT

CRAZY BOYS OF SPAINENGLAND SUFFER

4 SAME
Barcelona: Spain arrived in Ger-
many with no huge stars or real BULL
Yamal And Williams Help
La Roja Out Of Tiki-Taka Rut
Spain are the first team to win Euro
on four occasions, having previously
shared the record with Germany.

expectations. Six weeks later, Luis

de la Fuente’s team heads home
FIGHT

15 OLD PAIN
with a European Championship Goals ‘FINE MARGINS’ AS SOUTHGATE’S THREE
title to celebrate and reason to LIONS MISS OUT ON A TROPHY AGAIN
believe in a bright future.
The youthful spark of Lamine Berlin: If Marc Guehi’s last- his first competitive interna-
Yamal and Nico Williams com- Right foot gasp header had hit the net tional goal in the final.
bined perfectly with the veteran

5
maybe England would have Jude Bellingham turned 21
poise of Rodri and other main- gone on to become European during the tournament, while
stays who had yet to win a major champions on Sunday but in- Bukayo Saka (22) Phil Foden
trophy as Spain completed its su- stead Dani Olmo cleared off (24) and Declan Rice (26) will
perb Euro 2024 with a 2-1 win over Left foot the line and it was Spain who all still be in their prime in
England on Sunday. The key was
making Spain a more dynamic at-
tacking team to end a decade of
“tiki-taka” misfires.
7
Head
took the glory and handed Ga-
reth Southgate another ago-
nising defeat.
Southgate has transformed
two years’ time.
“Without a doubt, England
have got some fabulous young
players and even the young

2
“We hope this can keep going The champions England’s fortunes at major ONE SHORT: Kane walks away ones now have got a lot of ex-
and we can shoot for the World with the trophy tournaments but once again with the runners-up medal perience of tournaments,”
Cup,” the 22-year-old Williams said fell just short as a painful 2-1 said Southgate.
after scoring the opening goal. Total defeat in the Euro 2024 final to chasing shadows by Spain’s “Many of this squad are
The euphoria was justified. shots extended a 58-year wait for metronomic midfield and cut going to be around in two,
Spain won all seven games — glory. In the last four tourna- open by wing wizards Lamine four, six, eight years’ time.
with none going to penalties
— and scored a record 15 goals
at a European Championship.
123Corners
ments, England have reached
three semifinals and two fi-
nals but were undone by famil-
Yamal and Nico Williams in
Berlin.
He admitted that the sting-
“We have now been consist-
ently back in the matches that
matter, so it’s the last step that
Spain downed Croatia and Ita- iar failings as Spain rounded ing criticism that came his we haven’t been able to do.”
ly in the group phase before elim-
inating Germany and France to
reach the final.
“We made history,” Rodri said
SPAIN
Williams 47, Oyarzabal 86
2
Jude Bellligham’s
face says it all
44 Clean
off their sublime tournament
with a fitting victory.
Southgate had hailed a new
“modern England” after they
way earlier in the tournament
had taken its toll. But he is
also aware that this is far from
the end of the road for this
Hyped as one of the pre-
tournament favourites, Eng-
land coughed and spluttered
their way towards the final
after the game. “We made history sheets dominated possession to beat generation of English players. thanks to a series of late goals
ENGLAND 1
3
beating four world champions in the Netherlands in the semi- Cole Palmer, 22, capped his and isolated moments of indi-
a row.” Rodri was named the play- Palmer 73 finals. But they were reduced breakout season by scoring vidual brilliance. AGENCIES
er of the tournament, even with-
out playing in the second half of
Goals
the final due to a leg problem.
The title ends a 12-year wait
conceded
Spain bask in depth of system
since a group piloted by Andres
Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez domi-
nated world soccer after sweeping
4
Possession
Dwaipayan.Datta
up the 2008 and 2012 Euros and the @timesofindia.com

A
2010 World Cup. “The previous gen-
erations showed us the way,” Rodri bold and beautiful
said. The only member of the team 58% Spain sailed over
who knew what it was like to win every hurdle that
a major title was the 38-year-old came in their way
Jesus Navas, who played at the 2010 Passing over the last one month. While
World Cup and Euro 2012. Fitting- accuracy they were taking teams apart
ly, Iniesta, Xavi and former Spain across different cities of Ger-
striker David Villa were together many, they were also breaking
in the stands at the Olympiasta- 90% a few age-old perceptions that
dion to watch how this new batch have become part and parcel
of players added a new dimension of Spanish football.
to Spain’s game. Since the turn of the cen-
Dani Olmo (L), Marc Cucurella and

22
tury, and more specifically fol-
Fermin Lopez (C) with the cup
NEW STYLE lowing the Leo Messi-Cristiano
While nowhere close to Eng- Ronaldo era, the modern-day
land’s anguishing title drought consumer of world football had
since the 1966 World Cup, Spain Nico Williams come to believe that there’s SHE AIN’T HEAVY: Spain coach of Luis Enrique’s 2022 World
had entered a period of undera- – 22 years, nothing more to Spanish foot- Luis de la Fuente holds the Cup team, that seemed a pale
chieving since their success at two days – ball than El Clasico. Euro 2024 trophy at the Madrid shadow of the tiki-taka masters
Euro 2012. Their attempts to main- became the The last time there was a airport on Monday of the earlier decade.
tain the “tiki-taka” ball-posses- second- club-country double in Euro- The Spanish coach Luis de
sion playing style failed. In Ger-
many, however, Spain deployed
some new weapons that left de-
Oyarzabal (R) and
Williams after
youngest
player ever
to score in a
pean competitions was way
back in 1988 when PSV Eind-
hoven and The Netherlands
3: This is De La Fuente’s
third European
Championship win with his
la Fuente — himself a Basque
who played most of his football
for Bilbao — understood very
second goal
fences scrambling to cover attacks Euro final won the two titles. Real Madrid nation - having won with early that he doesn’t have the
from all angles. The imprint of and Spain have done an encore the U19s and U21s, and now quality of Xavi Hernandez,

17
those great Spain teams was still 36 years later, but it can be the senior team. Iniesta and Sergio Busquets in
there to be seen, of course. Rodri safely said that these two titles his line-up to play the old tiki-
and fellow midfielder Fabian Ruiz are completely independent of transfer window), Oyarzabal taka style. Rather, the players
could latch onto the ball when re- NO MISSES, ONLY KISSES: each other. plays for Real Sociedad, one of have the zest and speed of a
quired. Yet the strength of Spain Laporte and Morata (on Aged just 17 Yes, Real’s Dani Carvajal the most consistent Spanish technically gifted lot which is
shifted to the wings. the right) celebrate with years and one had the captain’s armband on clubs which played in the ready to press high when re-
Yamal put on a show each their families day, Lamine when Spain finally won it, and Champions League this year. quired and launch lightning
game from the right side. The Bar- Yamal Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal was Add to them goalkeeper Unai fast counters when that’s the
celona forward, who turned 17 a became the the talisman who kept deliver- Simon and defender Le Nor- call of the hour. There has also
day before the final, scored an youngest- ing the goods time and time mand — both from the Basque been a shift in style with the
instant classic of a goal to help ever player to again, but this victory wasn’t region — and we have a team fast wingers on two ends of the
beat France 2-1 in the semi-finals, feature in a just about the two elite-team which is significantly different pitch calling the shots instead
and he delivered his fourth assist Euro or World players. There was a bit of from the 2012 Euro winning of million passes in the middle
of the tournament to set up Wil- Cup final Barca influence with Dani side, which had six Barcelona of the park with the hope of one
liams’ goal against England. Olmo and Marc Cucurella both and four Real players in the breakthrough ball.
Williams romped on the other being products of the Catalan starting XI. Meanwhile, the This pragmatism and fluid-
flank, doubling up with Marc Cu- GOLDEN giants’ youth set-up La Masia, man of the tournament Rodri, ity of approach with a group of
curella to make a duo that no de- BOOT but they have played all their who now plays for Manchester players who don’t have the ego
LINE OF

3
fenders could handle. Cucurella Dani football in other clubs of Spain City, is a Villarreal product, a of superstars, but the work-
delivered the pass for Mikel Oyar- CONTROL: Olmo and abroad. team that most Manchester ethic of world beaters, helped
zabal to score the winner over Olmo saves (ESP), Let’s look at the two scorers United fans would remember de la Fuente create a team for
England. Williams, the Athletic one at the Harry Kane of Sunday --- Nico Williams from that Europa final mara- all seasons.
Bilbao forward and Leipzig’s Dani death (Eng), Georges and Mikel Oyarzabal. Not thon tie-break loss in 2021. Come next World Cup, four
Olmo are likely going to draw the Mikautadze many are aware that they play It’s not just about the per- magnificent Barcelona young-
attention of major clubs. AGENCIES (GEO), Jamal in opposing clubs of one of the sonnel. The current lot’s style sters — Pedri, Gavi, Fermin
Musiala most fiercely contested derbies and approach is significantly Lopez and Pau Cubarsi —
 Player of the tournament: Rodri (GER), Cody in Europe — the Basque derby. different from that of both Real should be in the mix and the
 Young player of the tournament: Gakpo (NED), While Nico is still a part of and Barca. This Spanish team red of La Roja could be the
Lamine Yamal Ivan Schranz Athletic Bilbao (he may not be does revel in possession, but it brightest colour in world foot-
 Player of the final: Nico Williams (SVK). one at the end of the summer is not meaningless possession ball for a while.

Pix: Reuters, AFP, AP, Getty Images

AN ERA Messi’s men

I don’t know if it marks an described “anarcho-capitalist,”
era, but it’s true this team unveiling new spending cuts
never ceases to surprise, and railing against feminism.
they overcame the difficulties of a bring cheer This week their televisions

DEFINED
very difficult match, with a very flashed dire warnings about the
complicated opponent and without
a good first half. ” to a nation peso hitting new lows against
the dollar, dragging the value
of their savings down with it.
Argentina Crowned Champs To have my family here, well, it’s the
best. They’re twice as happy because
in crisis The last time Caceres cele-
brated his national team in
For Record 16th Time; Spain are also champions. So we’re
doubly happy.”
Buenos Aires: Argentines
taking to the streets to revel in
this downtown square, he
worked as a cook in various
Messi Limps Off Injured —Lionel Scaloni, WHOSE WIFE IS SPANISH their Copa América triumph restaurants and rented an
late on Sunday inhabit a very apartment. Today, he said, he’s
Miami: Argentina won a record SHAKIRA EFFECT different place now than they unemployed and sleeps on the
16th Copa America title by beating The extended interval was to allow for a show from did 19 months ago, when their streets. “Everything is horri-
Colombia 1-0 thanks to an extra- Colombian singer Shakira. World Cup win sent millions ble now,” he said after the game
time goal from Lautaro Martinez (The players) warmed up, cooled surging into the same Buenos finally got underway in Miami
on Sunday after the final was de- down, warmed up again, before the Aires square in a howl of col- after repeated delays. “Just
layed for over an hour due to thou- kick-off. Then we had 25 minutes of lective celebration. “Glorious,” when you think things can’t
sands of ticketless fans trying to half-time, strange things for both teams. Diego Caceres, 38, recalled of get more expensive, they do.”
get into stadium. ARGENTINA 1 Generally the tension is felt more by those who Argentina’s massive open-air But Argentines say that they
Lionel Messi was in tears after Martinez 112 have less experience in finals, and it took its toll party on December 18, 2022. needed this tournament, and
injury prevented him from finish- on us.” —Nestor Lorenzo | COLOMBIA COACH “This is beautiful, too,” he this trophy, more than they
ing what is likely to be his last COLOMBIA 0 said of Sunday’s crowds cheer- could have imagined. South
match for Argentina at a major ing and setting off fireworks America’s biggest football
tournament but his teammates Otamendi, both 36. “Leo is the Argentina’s latest title comes on tempted to breach the gates of the ROLL OF HONOUR around the capital’s landmark championship offers not just
came through for their captain. greatest player in history. He nev- the back of their triumphs at the stadium. A witness saw several Player of the tournament: obelisk after the Argentina glorious achievement but exqui-
The eight-times Ballon d’Or er wants to leave the pitch. He 2022 World Cup and 2021 Copa people being ejected from the sta- James Rodriguez (Colombia) triumph. “But it’s a cherry-on- site, if fleeting, escape. “It’s our
winner hurt his ankle in the 36th has a swollen ankle and he America. The win, which saw dium by security staff at the ven- Goalkeeper of the tournament: top, or a reminder. It makes best entertainment, that’s what
minute of the final against Colom- wants to keep on playing,” Argentina move ahead of ue, which will host matches dur- Emiliano Martinez me want to go back in time.” makes it so important,” said
bia but soldiered on until the 66th Argentina coach Lionel Uruguay after the pair had ing the 2026 World Cup. (Argentina) Economic crisis has stalked Erika Maya, a 47-year-old home-
minute when he limped off the Scaloni told reporters. been tied on 15 Copa titles. “It was hard because Top scorer of the Argentina for years. But today, less mother of six. “Football is
field in tears, before strapping an Martinez, who came many had their families out- tournament: Lautaro Martinez annual inflation tops 270%. the fruit of our society, it’s what
ice pack to his swollen ankle on the off the bench in extra time, MATCH DELAYED AFTER side, they didn’t know what (Argentina) with 5 goals Almost 60% of the country’s 45 we’re proud of, it’s what we give
bench. With the game finely poised latched onto a precise FANS TRY TO ENTER was going on,” Argentina’s million people live in poverty. to the world,” said 21-year-old
MESSI’S
at 0-0 when the 37-year-old depart- through ball from Giovani Lo SWOLLEN WITHOUT TICKETS Cristian Romero said. “It The truth is, this was written, it was Argentines have become soldier Fabrizo Diaz.
ed, Argentina raised their game Celso before lifting his effort ANKLE The start time of the match didn’t seem like a final, there this way. I dreamed it, I dreamed that I worn out by the high-stakes In litter-strewn downtown
and Martinez struck in extra time. over advancing Colombia was pushed back three times was a lot of commotion and a lot would arrive to the final and win it and anxiety of the news: Anti-gov- Buenos Aires, the site of so
Skipper Messi went on to lift the goalkeeper Camilo Vargas in the after video on social media showed of concern.” The tournament had retire this way.” Angel Di Maria, Player ernment protests raging, la- many protests in recent weeks,
trophy alongside longtime team- 112th minute to spark wild celebra- security scuffling with fans as they already been marred by a number of the final, on his retirement bour strikes paralyzing cities, national pride appeared to be,
mates Angel di Maria and Nicholas tions at the Hard Rock Stadium. ran across the concourses and at- of organisational issues. AGENCIES president Javier Milei, a self- briefly, restored. AP

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CHASING THE ‘BIG GUYS’

Owner Of Four Slam Titles At 21, Alcaraz
Getty Images
I was inferior on the
court, admits Djokovic
Prajwal.Hegde Let’s see how I’m going to I did today and feel much bet-
Dreams Of One Day Sitting ‘At Same Table’ @timesofindia.com feel, physically and mentally. ter than I did today. I’m going
Hopefully I can find the right to work on it,” he said.
As Djokovic, Nadal And Federer London: There was a com- tennis because I’m going to The 37-year-old then pro-
bination of factors working need all I have and more to duced the kind of defiance
Alcaraz has Djokovic’s 24 against Novak Djokovic in go to the final of the Olympic that was missing in his play
TIMES AT Grand Slams, Rafael Nadal 22 the Wimbledon final on Sun- Games.” earlier in the day.
WIMBLEDON and Roger Federer 20 in his day. Carlos Alcaraz was red Djokovic, who made his “In the face of adversity,’
sights. That’s the goal post hot, and it was just five weeks first final of the year at SW19, he said, ‘I rise, I learn, I get
Prajwal.Hegde he’s aiming for. “At the end since the 37-year-old’s is on the hunt for his stronger.”
@timesofindia.com of my career, I want to sit at right knee went under best form in the
the same table as the big guys. the scalpel in a Paris second half of the
London: Carlos Alcaraz took That’s my dream right now,” hospital, the Serbian summer stretch. KREJCIKOVA
ownership of Wimbledon’s
Centre Court in signature
the two-time Wimbledon
champion said. “It doesn’t
didn’t have the lux-
ury of time in his
“The Olympic
Games and the
RETURNS TO
style. The 21-year-old was matter if I already won four preparation. US Open are the TOP 10,
leaping into the air and slam-
ming forehands one minute
Grand Slams at the age of 21.
If I don’t keep going, it doesn’t
That said, the sev- two big goals for
en-time champion didn’t DJOKOVIC the rest of the year
ALCARAZ
and getting down on the grass matter. I will try to keep win- bring his best tennis of the for me,” he said. STAYS AT NO. 3
and picking up a volley off ning and end my career with fortnight to the title match. “Being able to reach the final London: Wimbledon
his shoelaces the next. He was a lot of Grand Slam titles.” The last time Djokovic came of Wimbledon is a great con- champion Barbora
all over the court, covering The world No. 3, who SUPPORTING CAST: Wimbledon men’s champion Carlos Alcaraz is joined by his brothers at a out as flat as he did on Sunday fidence boost. But I also feel Krejcikova returned to the
ground, corner to corner, turns to the golf course photoshoot in London on Monday. Alcaraz beat Djokovic to defend his title in Sunday’s final in the latter stages of a major like in a matchup like today, WTA’s top 10 for the first
baseline to net and back to relax, reiterated the was in Melbourne Park in against the best players in the time in six months on
again without really importance of build- picked on his weapon when the semifinals of the US Open, thanks to these kinds of sit- January, in the Australian world Carlos and Jannik (Sin- Monday, and runner-up
breaking a sweat. ing. Brick by brick. asked where he could im- said he needed to grow up. uations that I learned from,” Open semifinals against the ner), I’m not at that level.” Jasmine Paolini rose to a
The Spaniard “I’m happy with the prove. “I have to keep improv- “I learnt a lot from that he added. Alcaraz and Jannik 22-year-old Jannik Sinner. “In order to have a chance career-best No. 5.
thumped down serves at work I’m doing with ing everything, I guess. My match against Daniil in the Sinner, who between them The Italian had won three of to beat these guys in a Grand Krejcikova’s run to her
136 mph and came up with my team, I’m proud of forehand, at this level I think US Open in 2023,” he said. have the season’s first three their last four meetings. Slam and in the later stages second Grand Slam title,
feather light dropshots. Like myself, all the things that I’m it can be better. Every year it “I had to be more mature in majors covered, have powered “Overall, I was inferior of the Olympics, I’m going to capped by a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
a real estate mogul marking doing great. It has been unbe- should be better,” he said. “I those situations. I gave up a a change of guard. That’s not on the court. He was the bet- have to play much better than victory over Paolini on
territory, he knew every blade lievable, an amazing journey think my game in general can little bit. I remember perfect- to say Djokovic is done, only ter player,” the 24-time ma- Saturday, allowed the
of grass on the rectangle. so far,” said Alcaraz, whose improve. I have to keep grow- ly. I gave up a little bit in the that the top of the game has a jor winner said. “He played 28-year-old player from the
“I’ve never seen him serve long-time coach Juan Carlos ing and keep improving.” second set after losing the whole different vibe now. every single shot better than Czech Republic to jump 22
that way, 136. I’ve never seen Ferrero has been the conduc- Alcaraz, whose play ap- first one. It is unacceptable “Being over there with I did. He outplayed me.” places to No. 10.
him serve that fast,” Novak tor of his career. peared to have lost its edge in playing in a Grand Slam. I Jannik, 21 years old and 22 Djokovic, who uses the les- Carlos Alcaraz’s second
Djokovic marvelled. “I don’t know what my the second half of last year, knew that these things can’t years old in the top of the sons he has learnt on a match consecutive championship at
Alcaraz, just the second limit is. I don’t want to think stumbling in big matches, happen again.” ranking, winning Grand court better than anyone in the All England Club, and
man in the Open Era to win about it,” he said. “I just want falling to Daniil Medvedev in “I’m here right now Slams, I think it is good for the sport, will turn his atten- fourth major title overall, did
his first four Grand Slam fi- to keep enjoying my moment, tennis to have new faces win- tion to the Olympic Games not affect his ranking. He
nals, Roger Federer won his just to keep dreaming. So, ning the big things and fight- that start in two weeks. stayed at No. 3, with Jannik
first seven, is in a race with let’s see if at the end of my ca- ing for the big tournaments,” “Hopefully I have a chance Sinner still at No. 1 despite
the record books. “I’ve seen reer it’s going to be 25, 30, 15 he said. “I’m glad to have him to fight for a medal for my losing in the quarterfinals,
and heard all the stats,” he or four (Slams). I don’t know.” there. We have a good rivalry, country,” Djokovic said of and runner-up Novak
said. “I try not to think about Alcaraz, who had 21 fore- young players, fighting for Paris 2024. “On a completely Djokovic held on to the No. 2
it too much. It’s a really great hand winners, and just 10 these trophies. It’s great for different surface (clay), go- spot after his defeat to
start to my career, but I have unforced errors off that flank the sport, for the other players ing back to the place where I Alcaraz on Sunday. AP
to keep going.” in the final against Djokovic, as well.” got injured some weeks ago.

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TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024

SNAPSHOTS

Anahat, Bawa
Gill all for opening competition
enter quarters Batter Says It well. Gill captained India’s Kohli from T20Is, the select-
secondstring team and ors will have a problem of
India’s Anahat Singh and played as an opener in all the plenty when it comes to pick-
Shaurya Bawa entered the
girls and boys singles
Is Good Thing five matches with Jaiswal
joining him at the top from
ing the top-order batters for
the Sri Lankan series.
quarterfinals respectively in
the World Junior Squash
That Everyone the third game onwards.
For the first two games,
“Anyone who got the op-
portunity grabbed it with
Championships in Houston.
Anahat defeated Japan’s Is Performing he opened with Punjab team-
mate Abhishek Sharma,
both hands. The openers to
bowlers to all-rounders to
Akari Midorikawa 11-6, who scored a hundred and a spinners, everyone made a
13-11, 11-2, while Bawa Harare: The competition for fifty in his debut series. mark and I think the selectors
earned a 11-9, 5-11, 11-5, the openers’ slots has intensi- Among the four openers, Gill have now seen everything
13-11 win over Segundo fied following India’s T20I se- had the lowest strike rate, and it’s up to them to name
Portabales of Argentina. ries win in Zimbabwe and for 125.92 – Jaiswal had 165.88, the squad for the next series,”
contender Shubman Gill, that Gaikwad 158.33 and Abhish- he said after India’s 4-1 series
Cummins to miss tour can only be a “good thing”. ek 174.64. “It is a good thing win over Zimbabwe.
to England, Scotland: RACE TO THE TOP: Openers Shubman Gill (r) and Yashasvi Jaiswal that everyone’s performing. India bounced back to win
Pat Cummins will be rested HEALTHY RIVALRY It shows that everyone is the series after losing the
for Australia’s upcoming Gill, who is expected to the five-match series in Ha- series, India used as many as hungry and nobody is ready opener. “Seeing everyone
limited-overs tour to En- open alongside Yashasvi rare. He was not part of the four openers in the playing to take it easy,” said Gill re- hungry and so quickly adapt-
gland (ODIs) and Scotland Jaiswal in the three T20Is in T20 World Cup squad in the XI and each of them (Gill, ferring to the openers. ing to the situation and assess-
(T20Is). Squads: T20I: Mitch-
ell Marsh (captain), Xavier
Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim
David, Nathan Ellis, Jake
Sri Lanka later this month,
was the leading run-getter in
USA and the Caribbean.
For the major part of the
Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma
and Ruturaj Gaikwad) did
Following the retirement
of Rohit Sharma and Virat
ing the conditions was truly
spectacular,” said Gill. PTI If India govt declines
Fraser-McGurk, Cameron
Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh
Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh
More support staff India 2011 WC heroes under Satwik-Chirag get visit, PCB wants proof
Inglis, Spencer Johnson, than paddlers in a favourable draw Karachi: The Pakistan Crick- Model’ about India playing
Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.
ODI: Marsh (captain), Sean
Abbott, Alex Carey, Ellis,
India’s Paris squad
New Delhi: The Olympic-bound
fire for a celebration video Manne.Ratnakar
@timesofindia.com
et Board (PCB) wants the
BCCI to provide written proof
of the Indian government’s
their games in the UAE on the
agenda, the global body has
earmarked additional fund
McGurk, Hardie, Green, Hazle- Indian table tennis team is train- [email protected] after beating Pakistan Hyderabad: Indian doubles denial of permission in case in case it becomes a two-
wood, Head, Inglis, Marnus ing in the German city of Saar- by five wickets in the fi- shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankired- the team refuses to come here country tournament.
Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, brucken with the support staff Mumbai: Aping a hook step from a re- nal. Yuvraj, Harbhajan dy and Chirag Shetty were placed for next year’s Champions “If the Indian govern-
Matthew Short, Steve Smith, outnumbering the players who cently released Bollywood movie and and Raina were seen in Group C and are expected to re- Trophy citing a travel ban on ment declines permission, it
Mitchell Starc, Zampa. will be competing in Paris. sharing it on social media has spoilt limping and holding ach the quarterfinals at the Olym- security grounds, a PCB has to be in writing. It is
Italy’s Massimo Costantini, the celebration party for India’s 2011 their backs to show the pics to be held in Paris. source has said. mandatory on the BCCI to
Gukesh finishes 7th: who has returned as India’s head World Cup heroes. physical toll taken by The men’s doubles category is provide that letter to the
Indian Grandmaster D coach for the third time ahead of the matches on their bodies. divided into four groups with two
CHAMPIONS TROPHY ICC,” the PCB source work-
Gukesh (14 points) finished the Paris Olympics, is getting
A DANCE STEP GONE WRONG However, the celebration did not sit from each qualifying to the last- The host board also wants ing closely with the organis-
on the seventh spot, the help from former player Sourav Former India off-spinner Harbha- well with the Indian Paralympic com- eight stage. The world No. 6 duo of the matter to be sorted as soon ing committee said.
best among Indians, while Chakraborty, the national coach jan Singh on Monday apologised on so- munity, and following heavy criticism, Fajar Alfian and Muhammad as possible, given that the “It is a fact that the we are
top seed Fabiano Caruana of the contingent. cial media after he and his former In- the trio deleted the video. In New Delhi, Rian Ardianto (Indonesia), world tournament is scheduled in insistent the BCCI must in-
(27) clinched the Super- What is unusual is that as dia teammates Yuvraj Singh and Sure- a police complaint was filed against No. 31 Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin February-March. form the ICC about its travel
united Rapid and Blitz many as four personal coaches sh Raina were slammed by India’s Pa- Harbhajan, Raina, Yuvraj and Gur- Seidel (Germany) and world No. While the ICC annual con- plans to Pakistan at least five-
tournament in Zagreb. have been cleared by the govern- ralympic community for posting a keerat Mann. The complaint was 43 Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar ference, to be held in Colom- six months before the tourna-
ment to travel with the squad, celebration dance video that allegedly lodged by Arman Ali, the executive di- (France) complete Group C. bo on July 19, does not have ment and in writing,” the top
Nadal-Ruud duo with all three members of the mocks people with disabilities, follow- rector of the National Centre for Pro- any discussion on ‘Hybrid PCB source stated. PTI
through to Rd 2: Rafael women’s team wanting their own ing the India Legends team’s World motion of Employment for Disabled
OLYMPICS
Nadal and Casper Ruud got through the stay in the Summer Championship of Legends triumph on People (NCPEDP), with the SHO of the India chief coach Pullela
the better of second seeds
Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela
and Guido Andreozzi 6-1, 6-4
Games beginning July 26.
Two masseurs and a physio are
Sunday in Birmingham.
Posting a lengthy apology on ‘X’ on
Amar Colony police station in the capi-
tal. “This entire act has been done in
Gopichand said that the draw is
favourable for the Indian pair. I will continue to play Tests &
the other members of the nine- Monday after deleting the video, Harb- disguise of casual entertainment. We “I think that it is a decent
in the men’s doubles sec-
ond round of the ATP Nor-
man support staff, while six mem-
bers form the playing contingent
hajan wrote: “Just wanted to clear to
people who are complaining about our
also want to register this complaint
against Sandhya Devanathan, the Vice
draw for them. They have avoid-
ed tough teams in the group
ODIs at least for a while: Rohit
dea Open in Sweden. (three men, three women). Star recent video of Tauba Tauba on social President and Managing Director of stage,” Gopichand said. Dallas (USA): India captain Rohit Sharma said that he will
women’s player Manika Batra, media after winning the championship Meta India as the platform is also in vi- The men’s doubles draw was continue to play Test and ODI cricket “at least for a while” after
Madurai-Nellai TNPL Sreeja Akula and Archana Ka- in England. We didn’t want to hurt any- olation of the Information Technology deferred to Monday after Lucas ending his T20I career with a World Cup win in the shortest for-
match abandoned due math will lean on their respective one’s sentiments. We respect every indi- Act, 2000, by allowing such content to and Labar approached the Court mat in the Americas last month.
to rain: The Tamil Nadu personal coaches. In the men’s vidual and community, and this video be posted on their platform Instagram of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Rohit has been on a break since the title win
Premier League match team, India’s flag-bearer Sharath was just to reflect to our bodies after which violates user guidelines,” Ali The CAS ordered Badminton and is set to miss the limited-overs tour of Sri
between Madurai Panthers Kamal will have Chris Pfeiffer by playing continuous cricket for 15 days. mentioned in his complaint. World Federation (BWF) to rec- Lanka later this month, which includes three
and Nellai Royal Kings was his side. Harmeet Desai and Ma- SORE bodies…we’re not trying to insult “I spoke to Harbhajan and ex- ommend to International Olym- ODIs. “I just said it. I don’t look that far ahead. So
abandoned due to rain and nav Thakkar are the other mem- or offend anyone... still if people think pressed that the entire differently pic Committee (IOC) that Lucas clearly, you will be seeing me play at least for a
the teams earned a point bers of the men’s unit. we have done something wrong. All I can abled community was feeling hurt and and Labar be included. while,” the 37-year-old said at an event on Sunday.
each in Coimbatore. “The personal coaches are a say from my side SORRY to everyone. Plz disappointed with the video and told The French pair missed out His statement was reiteration of a position he made clear af-
part of the team mechanism. They let’s stop this here and move forward. him that it wasn’t expected from some- on qualification and the BWF ter announcing his T20 retirement after the final, in which In-
Regn No. TNENG/2008/24638 will have their ideas and I have my Stay happy and healthy. Love to all.” one of his stature. He immediately later corrected their rankings in dia defeated South Africa by seven runs. Earlier this month,
Published by R. J. Prakashan on behalf of Bennett Cole-
man & Co Ltd, Kochar Tower, 19, Venkatnarayana Road, own ideas. I will listen to them and In the controversial video that they apologised and promised to me that the April to fix an error in points cal- BCCI secretary Jay Shah had confirmed that Rohit will captain
Theagaraya Nagar, Chennai 600017and printed by him at
The Times of India Press, 140 Old Mahabalipuram Road, they will listen to me and eventual- posted on Instagram, the former India video will be deleted, and I’m glad that culation made in 2023. Follow- India in the ongoing World Test Championship cycle and the
Chemmenchery, Chennai 600119 Editor (Chennai Mar-
ket): Arun Ram - Responsible for selection of news under ly, the final call lies with me. I do cricketers were dancing to the viral he kept his promise,” DCCI (Different- ing the CAS’ intervention, the Champions Trophy next year in February-March. Rohit had
PRB Act. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in
part without the written permission of the Publisher is pro- not see anything wrong in that,” number ‘Tauba Tauba’ from the newly ly abled Cricket Council of India) gen- IOC accepted the BWF’s request led India in the 2022 T20 World Cup, where the team was ousted
hibited. Tel. Nos. Chennai (044) 40401234, Fax: (044)
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SURIYA AND JYOTHIKA

SET COUPLE GOALS P3

AND
THAT’S
A WRAP...
... at least for now. As per some reports, after the grand wedding festivities in
Mumbai, the Ambanis will apparently continue their celebrations in London P4

Canadia n P M m ee ts D iljit
SK, Aarthy name TOIFA WILL
Toront o co n c e rt
DO VERY WELL prior to his
third child Pavan @sivakarthikeyan BECAUSE
Sivakarthikeyan with
his newborn, Pavan;
IT HAS THE
(inset) with Aarthy
and Gugan at the
RIGHT INTENT:
AANAND L RAI
au
naming ceremony @JustinTrude

C
Prathamesh Bandekar anadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
dropped in to meet Punjabi singer Diljit
Dosanjh prior to his sold-out Toronto
concert. In a video shared by both on Monday,
Trudeau is seen paying a surprise visit to Diljit
and his team amid the rehearsals. After greet-
ing each other with a namaste, Trudeau and
Diljit shared a warm bear hug. Trudeau also
Aanand shook hands with Diljit’s team members and
L Rai posed for a few pictures. Diljit’s team cheered
the two of them with the singer’s hook line:
“Punjabi aa gaye oye (Punjabis are here).” Both
Trudeau and Diljit took to social media to ap-
preciate Canada’s cultural diversity.
The singer made history by becoming the
first Punjabi artiste to headline concerts in
both the Canadian stadiums – Vancouver’s
BC Place and Toronto’s Rogers Centre, which
have the seating capacity of over 54,000 and

S
ivakarthikeyan 49,000, respectively.
@diljitdosanjh
and Aarthy who
welcomed their
third child, a boy, on
June 2, have revealed
his name. Sharing a
video from the naming
and cradle ceremonies,
Sivakarthikeyan The filmmaker, who is
announced that the on the Advisory Council BTS’ JIN CARRIES THE
child has been named
Pavan. However, the of the Times of India OLYMPIC TORCH IN PARIS
actor did not reveal the Film Awards (TOIFA) BTS member Jin carried the Olympic torch on
face of the newborn in OTT Edition, speaks Sunday, which coincided with Bastille Day, the
the video while his daughter Aaradhana and son Gugan about his association French National Day. He carried the torch
can be seen in it. around the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum,
with the award show
Penning a sweet note for his wife, Sivakarthikeyan running about 200 metres before returning it to
wrote, “Aarthy… I was there by your side in the operation and what makes the torch relay centre at the museum. Jin was
theatre and saw what you went through to deliver our babies. the voting the first band member to join the military service
I am forever grateful to you for enduring the pain in creating this process in 2022, and was recently discharged after
beautiful world for me. (sic)” TNN credible P4 completing his mandatory training. Agencies

EURO CUP, WIMBLEDON: Carlos Alcaraz clinched

his second Wimbledon
title, defeating Djokovic
in straight sets

A dual celebration for Spain

It was a dual celebration for Spain as tennis ace Carlos Alcaraz defended his Wimbledon title and the Spanish team secured the Euro Cup
Prince William
was seen
Euro Cup
cheering for finale
England with his
son Prince
George

Wimbledon
final
@sidmalhotra
Many
celebs
appreciated
the
Spaniard’s
game and
athleticism
(Below) Defence attaché of Spain to Ranjit Kumar in the final
India Fernando Luis Álvarez Blanco
with wife Helena Fernandez in Delhi
Ranjit Kumar

Fans at the
Euro finale
screening at
Instituto Raghav
Cervantes in Chadha and
Delhi were Parineeti
euphoric as Chopra
Spain claimed made a chic
victory by The Princess of Wales, joined by her daughter appearance
beating Princess Charlotte, received a standing ovation at the
“England has a very strong team and they played very
England 2-1 men’s final
well. It was a great final that Spain deserved to win,”
said Spanish Ambassador Juan Antonio March Pujol P4 for her rare appearance at Wimbledon since her
cancer diagnosis

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BORDERLESS BEAUTIES: HOW TO: Build

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K’WOOD DIVAS SHOW HOW TO Sari Wardrobe
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From Trisha to Tamannaah, Rakul Preet Singh to Aishwarya

Rajesh, Kollywood’s divas are swooning over the borderless DESIGNERS’
sari. And Nayanthara seems to be truly smitten by it. Here’s APPROVED

et
TIPS!

@rakulpre
all you need to know about the look... 
You get a grand
Kathakali Dutta pallu, so make
@nayanthara @anuvardhan sure to try out
different drape styles

Experiment more with your
blouse. Go for contrasts,
embroideries, and
brocades
Kathakali Dutta

It is nice for
KANJIVARAM SARIS: This classic piece is a must
people who are
have. There should at least be one Kanjivaram in
slightly shorter
your closet. Ivory and gold or ivory gold and red
as it makes
is a staple for Kanjivarams
people look
taller COTTON SARIS: Any ward-

Accessorise robe must have at least three
it beautifully, to four cotton saris. Light
and show off and thin cotton saris in pas-
your jewellery tel shades can be fashioned
collections! differently depending on the
occasions
CHIFFON SARIS: These go
best with gold and red. A
NAYAN’S LOVE FOR THE Borderless saris in lighter materials like black chiffon sari is a must
BORDERLESS LOOKS tissue and organzas are getting more have; it can be paired with
popular now. Nowadays, people also experiment any coloured blouse and can
Nayanthara’s stylist, Anu Vardhan shares, be experimented a lot on
“When the sari doesn’t have a big border, with shimmery fabrics; in fact, shimmer SEQUIN AND COCKTAIL
it gives you a little more height. And Nayan georgettes work very well SARIS: You must have at
is not a person who will wear too much of least two to three options
silk, so most of the times, we customise her - Chaitanya Rao
of sequin and cocktail saris
saris. Borderless saris look really nice on
Nayan, because when she wears one, I feel
Top 3 @aishwaryarajessh
@tamannaahspeaks that can be styled as party
wears
she looks nice and taller.” materials for
EMBROIDERED SARIS: An
borderless embroidered sari with a
THE GO-TO LOOK: sari: heavy work in the pallu
works best when you want to
KANJIVARAM: Even pull off a bold look
Popular city-based designer, Chaitanya
though a very
Rao, shares his go-to look for saris KALAMKARI SARIS: Those having a taste for it
traditional
without a border, says, “If I had can also stock a kalamkari sari with a contrast-
fabric, these
to create a borderless sari look, I ing or camouflage blouse
silks look
would pick a black-and-gold sari
stunning with or THE THUMB RULE: Always have at least five
in tissue material. It can be styled
without borders. fully accessorised sari sets. This comes in handy
with a nice gold-embroidered black
SILK-COTTON: during days when you are in a hurry. So, build the
brocade blouse and some statement
A blend of silk and sari wardrobe with two semi-heavy saris, one
accessories, like chunky oxidised
cotton, they are very heavy, one Indo-western and one casual yet a
earrings.”
comfy to wear and classy evening look.
make very good - Inputs from Karun Raman, celebrity stylist and
borderless saris. Rehane, fashion designer
LINEN: It’s a classic,
The border itself is a big element in a sari, so there isn’t and one of the best
much that you can do with your accessories, blouse or options for summers. Find this hidden
makeup. If you want to put the focus on the jewellery or We have tried a few textile icon placed
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-Anu Vardhan well. code, let us know how
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@sonamkapoor

‘The fashion world is looking ‘Fusion looks are

trending’

at the sari differently now’ @saraalikhan95

Women are putting in
a lot of effort to wear
saris. Draping the sari
over printed and
solid-coloured skirts
or denim pants gives
it a modern twist.

T
he sari has claimed its well- drape artist Dolly Jain, who has Wearing a corset
deserved spot in the inter- been styling for the likes of
national arena, thanks to Deepika Padukone, Gigi Had-
over your sari or
power listers and celebrities id, Alia Bhatt among others to flaunting a corset
choosing to showcase it as the get an idea of how the as a blouse is also
quintessentially Indian, yet oldest unstitched and a big trend. Regular
global attire. gender-fluid garment is jackets, bomber
We caught up having its moment. jackets, belts, caps,
with celebrity – As told to Ruman Ganguly boots with a sari
are also in. So there
is a lot of fun and
‘The effort is fusion surrounding
showing’ these six yards of
elegance, making
There are more Indian
women now choosing
Natasha fabulous, fusion
to wear a sari on
Poonawalla (far looks.
left) at the Met
special occasions,
Gala 2022, and
and this has impacted
Sara Ali Khan at
how the world looks at
Cannes last year.
the sari. More women
Both saris draped
flaunting saris on
by Dolly Jain (L-R) Alia Bhatt at
esteemed platforms
Young such as the Met Gala, the Met Gala
women are Cannes Film festival 2024, Sonam
shows how the attire has Kapoor at a
experimenting evolved. After all, a sari dinner hosted for
with modern is the most recognisable David Beckham
and Ranveer
and fusion Indian garment, a cultural
Singh at a fashion
and sartorial icon.
drapes. It event
makes the
sari look both ‘Organza is breezy,
@n
ata

graceful and Kanjivaram is

sh
a

dramatic
.po

challenging’
on
aw

– Dolly Jain
all

I’ve been wearing organza

a

saris for almost 29 years now.

People find organza difficult
to manage, but it is the most
@ranveersingh

versatile fabric. However,

draping a Kanjivaram is
challenging if you don’t know
how to carry it well. The fabric
is thicker and may make one
look bulky and clumsy at times.

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja is

the most adventurous
<< celebrity, who has tried all
Gigi Hadid possible draping styles. And
during her
visit to
they all look fabulous on her.
Mumbai in Ranveer Singh is unmatched
2023 Dolly Jain with Neetu Singh in his draping sense as well

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CHENNAI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA 3

Prajin goes for new Ondra Renda Asaigal: Suriya &

Jyotika set major couple goals
look to play a cop

Pics: @jyotika
Simply
Roopa Radhakrishnan South
‘Interesting stories will

P
rajin Padmanabhan and
Ivana Varun will be featuring
emerge only when we Jyotika recently shared pictures of herself
in the lead roles in the murder encourage writers’ and Suriya dressed in traditional attire on her
Instagram handle. Interestingly, she captioned the
mystery, titled Raanjha. Prajin calls Prajin believes that writers should
the film a “love thriller” and reveals post with the lyrics of the song Ondra Renda from
be encouraged to create a variety of their 2003 movie Kaakha Kaakha. “Ondra Renda
that his character will be that of a cop content. “Only when we encourage
who is in love. Asaigal ….Ellam Sollave Or Nal Podhuma (sic),”
writers and give them space will many the caption read. The pictures instantly won over
“I’m playing an IPS officer who more interesting stories emerge.
has to investigate a case. There fans, who commented that the Kollywood couple
This year, Tamil films, like Maharaja, was setting major #couplegoals. TNN
are no witnesses or loopholes and did well. Only when many such films
no one has any idea about who come out will debut directors get
committed the crime or why opportunities,” he says.
they did it,” he shares, adding,
“The film will focus on the
mysteries in a woman’s life as the
film, but during the shoot, she did most of
man she loves dies and so does
those scenes in just one take.”
another man with whom her marriage
Talking about his preparations for
talks were going on.”
playing a cop, the actor states, “When we
Anupama Kumar will be seen in the
play a cop, the costume should suit you as
role of a doctor in the film, which will be
an actor. So, I have changed my look for this
Ivana Varun and Prajin directed by debutant Santhosh
film. With a cop role, there will naturally be
Padmanabhan in a still Raavanan. Sharing his experience of
fights and action. But, my portrayal of a
from the film working with the senior actress, Prajin
police officer would be more subtle.”
says, “She had a lot of dialogues in the

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CHENNAI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA BACK BEAT

Radhika and Anant’s TOIFA will do very well

Pics: Prathamesh Bandekar

because it has the right
grand reception
The festivities for Radhika and Anant Ambani continued on Sunday evening
intent: Aanand L Rai
The filmmaker, who is on the Advisory Council of The Times of India
as guests cheered for the newlyweds at the grand reception Film Awards (TOIFA) OTT edition, speaks about his association with
the award show
Prathamesh Bandekar
Onkar Kulkarni

I
t was very important to
have an award show like Aanand L Rai
TOIFA,” says filmmaker
Aanand L Rai, who is on the
Advisory Council of TOIFA,
along with eight other mem-
bers from the fraternity. The
recently announced Times of
India Film Awards (TOIFA)
OTT Edition 2023, which will
take place on July 27 in Mum-
bai, will celebrate excellence
and talent in acting, content
Ayushmann Bhumi creation and technical prow-
Khurrana Pednekar ess in Hindi web films and
series of 2023.
Tiger with Jackie Shroff ‘AWARD SHOWS CAN
HELP PEOPLE GET THE
RECOGNITION THAT
THEY DESERVE’
Rai, who’s directed films
like Tanu Weds Manu,
Raanjhanaa, Zero and
Govinda Atrangi Re, is happy that
TOIFA ensures credibility.
He says, “Award shows can
help people get the recogni-
tion that they deserve. It
helps them grow, but then
there are a few corrections
which are required. When I
was new to showbiz, I would ‘Keeping the awards bigger
look forward to these func- than anyone’s ego is very
tions, but later, I felt like
some calculations weren’t important’
in place. You feel disappoint- To ensure that the awards are fair and credible,
ed, and so, as someone from a rigorous three-tier voting process has been
Bobby Deol the fraternity, it is our job to introduced. The nominees have been shortlisted by
keep the awards clean.” 30 members of the Screening Jury, comprising
‘IT’S IMPORTANT well-known actors, filmmakers, studio execs, writers,
casting directors, and film critics. The nominations
Vijay Varma TO APPRECIATE are then vetted by the Advisory Council. After that,
YOUR CO-STARS, the TOIFA Academy, comprising 175 members of the
AS WELL AS YOUR Producers Guild of India, will vote for the winners.
CONTEMPORARIES’ Talking about the selection process, Rai says,
The three-tier voting pro- “These three levels will work as filters that a talent
cess ensures that no one will will go through before being declared a winner. It
Tamannaah
know the winners (not even was very important to have an award that demands
Bhatia
the Advisory Council) until respect. I am positive that TOIFA will do brilliantly
the awards night, possibly because it has the right intent. Keeping the awards
Atlee and Priya
eliminating the trend of bigger than anyone’s ego is very important, and
only winners attending the I think TOIFA will be able to achieve this.”
<< Aditi Rao show. This, Rai feels is the
Hydari biggest test for TOIFA.
He shares, “For award
Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa shows, everybody (ar-
tistes and technicians)
always wants to know
(whether they are win-
ning). But accepting a
winner from a set of
shortlisted people is
again a great thing.
After all, it is not only
The TOIFA -
about winning all the
OTT edition
time, but about accept-
has introduced
ing and appreciating
People’s Choice
your co-actors, contem-
Voting Awards
poraries and the film
in four popular
fraternity.”
categories. To
vote, log on to
It’s not only about winning all the time, www.toifa.in
but about accepting & appreciating your or scan the QR
code
co-actors, contemporaries & the film
Karan Singh Grover and Bipasha Basu fraternity

WIMBLEDON, EURO CUP & COPA

AMERICA LEAD A SPORTY SUNDAY
Centre Court played host to multiple celebs as
they witnessed the Wimbledon men’s final

David
Beckham

Benedict Cumberbatch
and Julia Roberts sit
together in the Royal Box

>> Roger
Jamie
Dornan
Federer COPA AMERICA
WIMBLEDON Andrew Garfield << Keira
Knightley
Shakira delivered an electrifying performance at the Copa
America final, where Argentina defeated Colombia

EURO CUP
The Euro Cup finale was attended
by Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, James
Corden and Rohan Bopanna
Courteney Cox and
Johnny McDaid
Salma
Hayek

Tom Hiddleston
Tom Felton

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