eye THE SUNDAY EXPRESS MAGAZINE MALABAR RAP LUCKNOW,LATECITY NOVEMBER3,2024 After taking over Kerala, Malayalam rap is now going global 12+4PAGES,`6.00 DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA THE WORLD TRUMP AND HARRIS HEAD TO N CAROLINA IN FINAL WEEKEND OF POLL CAMPAIGN KHAMENEI WARNS OF ‘CRUSHING RESPONSE’ PAGE 10 Lekhpal among 5 held for killing journalist in UP, police point to land dispute WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SUMMONS OTTAWA DIPLOMAT, LODGES PROTEST IndiaslamsCanadachargeagainstShah, warnsof‘seriousconsequences’forties Ourconsularofficialsundersurveillance,theircommunicationsintercepted...facingharassment:MEA SHUBHAJIT ROY NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 2 DAYS AFTER senior members of the Trudeau administration alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah was behind a campaign to target Khalistan separatistsbasedinCanada,Indiahas lodgedaprotest“inthestrongest terms” through diplomatic channels, calling the allegations “absurd and baseless”. And in remarks suggesting further strain in relations, New Delhi has warned Ottawa that “such irresponsible actions will have serious consequences for bilateral ties”. Responding to questions at a media briefing Saturday, Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, said, “We had summoned the representative of the CanadianHighCommissionyesterday. A Diplomatic Note was handed over in reference to the proceedings of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security in Ottawa on October 29, 2024.” “It was conveyed in the Note that the Government of India protestsinthestrongesttermsto Canadian PM Justin Trudeau at a Diwali event in Ontario. PTI the absurd and baseless references made to the Union Home Minister of India before the Committee by Deputy Minister David Morrison,” he said. “In fact, the revelation that high Canadian officials deliberately leak unfounded insinuations to the international media as part of a conscious strategy to discredit India and influence other nations only confirms the view the Government of India has long held about the current Canadian Government’s political agenda and behavioural pattern. Such irresponsible actions CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE FOUR-PAGE PULLOUT ALONG LAC IN EASTERN LADAKH Govt: Patrolling has commenced on agreed terms in Depsang, Demchok Dialogue mechanisms will be used to stabilise, rebuild ties, says MEA THE DEPSANG PATROLLING POINTS 11 Limitof PP10 Raki Nala Roadto DBO Burtse 11A 12 Dharti DECISION 2024 Crude imports fall amid refinery shutdowns and West Asia tension SUKALP SHARMA NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 2 During a gunfight between security forces and militants in Khanyar area of downtown Srinagar on Saturday. Shuaib Masoodi Bottleneck (Y-junction) PAGE 7 LineofActualControl(LAC) SHUBHAJIT ROY NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 2 THE GOVERNMENT Saturday confirmed “verification patrolling has commenced on mutually agreed terms in Demchok and Depsang” along the Line of ActualControl in eastern Ladakh aspartof anagreementbetween India and China to reduce tensions in the region while they look to repair bilateral ties. The agreement restores Indian access to its patrolling points in the Depsang Plains not farfromDaulatBegOldie,India’s northern outpost near the Karakoram Pass, and Demchok in the southeast of Ladakh. The announcement on re- GOVT & POLITICS NEPAL PM PICKS CHINA FOR FIRST BILATERAL VISIT P 5 sumption of patrolling in the Depsang Plains came a day after Indian Army sources confirmed that “coordinated patrolling” had begun in the Demchok area where the Chinese had been squatting at Charding Nullah. In the Depsang Plains, the PLA had cut off Indian access to five patrolling points — PP 10, 11, 11A, 12, 13. Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the Ministry of External CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Foreign militant was involved in killing of inspector in 2023 NAVEED IQBAL SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 2 A LASHKAR-E-TAIBA commander, who the police have identified as Usman Lashkari, was killed in an encounter that broke out in Srinagar’s Khanyar area early Friday morning. Inspector General, J&K Police (Kashmir Zone), V K Birdi said that four security personnel — twoeachfromtheJ&KPoliceand the CRPF — were injured in the day-long encounter. They were admitted to Army's 92 Base Hospital and are stable, officials said. According to the police, the foreign militant killed in the encounter, Usman, had been active in Srinagar for the last few months.TheIGPsaidthathewas involved in the killing of inspector Masroor Wani, who was shot in the Eidgah area of Srinagar while playing cricket on October 29 last year. He died at AIIMS, Delhi in December. In a statement earlier in the day,theJammuandKashmirpolice said that “a cordon and search operation in Khanyar has resulted in an exchange of fire”, and that “police and security forces are on the job”. In a separate encounter, two CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 OVER 250 HIRED FROM EXTERNAL AGENCIES INCLUDING THE BIG 4 Rural Development Dept keen to rationalise pay for its consultants NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 2 ● Cong-BJP direct fights in 76 seats hold key to next Maharashtra govt CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 THE DEPARTMENT of Rural Development, which has taken over 250 consultants on contract, has set up a committee to suggest “measures for rationalisation” of emoluments being paid to them. The committee, chaired by Additional Secretary T K Anil Kumar is expected to submit its report in November, sources told The Indian Express. It will “examine the present emoluments being paid to consultants in different program divisionsandsuggestmeasuresfor rationalisation of such emoluments for the department”, the sources said. The committee was set up following a report submitted by the Indian Institute of Public Administration(IIPA)lastyearto the Department of Rural Development. An academician involved in the IIPA said, “We havesuggestedfollowingcertain SOPs (Standard Operating CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 E Govt eye on pay, ● capacity THE GOVT wants to be sure rules are followed while paying top salaries to consultants from external agencies. At another level, the government is also keen to build human resource capacities within. Private, not Govt, is primary school for children in Haryana, Manipur, Telangana PAGE 1 ANCHOR BUCKING THE ENROLMENT TREND ■ Govt schools ■ Pvt schools ■ Pvt-aided schools ■ Others ABHINAYA HARIGOVIND NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 2 WHILE GOVERNMENT schools continue to enrol the majority of school-going children nationwide, the most recent data from the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) on primary school enrolment reveals that three 66.7% Haryana 23.4% National Average Manipur 8.7% Telangana 1.2% Source: MoSPI’s Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey 2022-23 Puducherry 45.6% 40.2% 73.5% 21% 57.5% 30.5% 63% 26.7% Pangong Tso Chushul Demchok Lashkar commander among 3 killed in Srinagar, Anantnag gunbattles SHYAMLAL YADAV ● Rebel woes: BJP worst hit, parties rush to pacify leaders INDIA’S CRUDE oil imports in October declined to a 13-month low amid maintenance-related shutdowns at some refineries and the geopolitical crisis in West Asia which led to fears of highvolatilityininternationaloil prices.Consequently,importvol- umes from the top five suppliers — Russia, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States — declined sequentially, according to ship tracking data. InOctober,Indianrefinerscumulativelyimported4.35million barrels per day (bpd) of crude, down 7.6 per cent month-onmonth, according to provisional 13 FOUR CRPF, POLICE PERSONNEL INJURED EXPLAINED CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 13-MTH LOW IN OCT, SET TO PICK UP IN NOV Leh Darbuk JivanNala LUCKNOW, NOVEMBER 2 THE FATEHPUR police on Saturdayarrestedfivepeople,including a revenue officer (lekhpal), in connection with the murderof a40-year-oldjournalist,DilipSaini,whowasallegedly attacked and killed at his residence in Bisauli on October 30. Saini's friend Shahid Khan, who tried to intervene, also suffered injuries, police said. Dhawal Jaiswal, Superintendent of Police, Fatehpur, said a search was on formoresuspects.Jaiswaladded that preliminary investigations indicatethatthecrimewasafallout of a dispute over land and money. The police claimed that Saini and the accused knew each other well. SP Jaiswal identified thefivearrestedpersonsasAnkit Tiwari, Jitendra Patel, Vipin Sharma,AshishKumarandlekhpal Sunil Rana. Police also claimedtohaverecoveredastick and an iron rod allegedly used in thecrimefromthepossession of the accused. A search is on for four more suspects, including two of the “prime accused”, police said. Saini worked as a stringer for a news agency, while his family lives in another district. According to the complaint filed by Saini’s wife, Manorama, the accused reached their residence around 11:48 pm on October 30 and began arguing withSaini.Theconfrontationescalated as the accused forced their way inside and attacked Saini with a sharp-edged weapon as well as a countrymade pistol. When Shahid Khan attempted to protect him, he was also assaulted with a sharp weapon.Theattackersthenbeat up one Harshit Kumar, an aide of Sainiwhowasalsopresentinthe Daulat Beg Oldie Depsang Plains Ladakh Galwan Hot Springs Patrolling statescontinuetobuckthistrend. In Classes 1 to 5, Haryana, Manipur, Telangana, and Puducherry (Union Territory) have more children studying in private schools than in government ones, according to the ComprehensiveAnnualModular Survey (CAMS) 2022-23, released last month. This survey, the first of its kind, confirms findings of the 2021-22 UDISE survey (Unified District Information System for CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Lucknow