The editorial Page: opposition cannot only oppose, what it needs to propose 8 SaTUrdaY, aUgUST 1, 2026 Journalism of Courage mumbaI, laTe cITy, 20 Pages ₹5.00 l www.indianexpress.com Da I ly f r o m : a h m e Da b a D , c h a n D I ga r h , D e l h I , J a I P u r , ko l k aTa , l u c k n o w , m u m b a I , n ag P u r , PaT n a , P u n e , va D o Da r a REG.NO. MCS/067/2018 - 20 RNI REGN. NO. 1543/57 Maharashtra identifies203 cases onexam malpracticefor fast-trackcourts Sadaf Modak Mumbai, July 31 mAhARAShtRA,AmoNgthe first states in the country to operationalise special fast-track courts for examination offences,hasidentified203pending cases for trial before 23 designatedcourtsbyincludingnot onlyoffencesunderthecentre’s public examinations (preventionofUnfairmeans)Act,2024, but also cases registered under thestate’smaharashtraprevention of malpractices at University, Board and other Specified examinationsAct,1982,TheIndian Express has learned. the move significantly expands the scope of cases to be heard by the special courts. A scrutiny of the identified cases shows they include not just paper leak cases but a wide rangeofexamination-relatedoffences,fromcheatinginhigher Secondary certificate (hSc) »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 AfTEr AUThOrITIES OrDErED ThE STrUCTUrE TO bE VACATED 10 killed as building ‘declared unsafe’ collapses in Bhiwandi Culpable homicide cases filed against building owner and contractor Nayonika bose & Deepak Joshi Mumbai, July 31 teN people were killed and three others sustained grievous injuriesafterafour-storeybuilding,classifiedasstructurallyunsafebytheBhiwandiNizampur city municipal corporation (BNcmc), collapsed during repair work late thursday night. According to civic officials, the building, which had 28 residentialunits,hadbeenissuedre- peated notices since 2020 to undergo a structural audit and wasorderedtobevacatedearlier thismonth.AnFiRhasbeenregistered against the contractor, withofficialsallegingthatrepair work on multiple pillars at the sametimetriggeredthecollapse. the incident was reported around 11.20 pm when the B wing of the ground-plus-fourstorey Kohinoor building in gangaramwadi came crashing down. constructed in 2007, the building had been classified as c1, the highest risk category for structures deemed unsafe and unfit for occupation. thedeceasedwereidentified as Krishna Kumar, Ranjit Singh (45), Radhe Shyam (45), Shiraj Rasool Shaikh (34), Santosh Kumar pandey (42), Shameem »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Who took the call, why? Hockey India chief as jersey blue turns saffron Rescue work underway at the building collapse site in Bhiwandi. DeePak JoshI fUll coverage, page 4 PM:Iforgivechildren Terror targets migrant workers in whoabusedme,let’s Valley, one killed, another critical showthemtheway Naveed Iqbal Srinagar, July 31 104 132 163 82 Jatin Anand & Alok Singh New Delhi, July 31 Amid police notices and FiRs over derogatory social media posts about him during the student protests in delhi, prime minister Narendra modi said Friday he wanted to for- give all those children who had abused not only him but also his late mother. in a video message late at night, modi said punishing them or making them “run aroundcourts”wasnotgoingto change the circumstances. “i »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 tWo meN from chhattisgarh working in a brick kiln in South Kashmir were shot from pointblank range Friday, the second terror attack in the Valley in July.oneofthemdiedintheattack, while the other is critical. According to J&K police inspector general V K Birdi, the attack took place in the village Security personnel conduct search operations after the attack in J&K’s Kulgam, Friday. PTI of Kilam in Kulgam district. the deceased, deepak, and the injured man, Bhupender, both hail from Bilaspur. the attack comes 10 days after a J&K police head constablewaskilledinabusymarket in Anantnag. that was the first terror attack the state witnessed since the pahalgam attack in April 2025, which left 25 tourists andaponyoperatordead. »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Mihir Vasavda Mumbai, July 31 A FoRtNight before the Fih hockey World cup gets underwayinBelgiumandtheNetherlands, a row is brewing in india over the decision to change the nationalteam’straditionalblue jersey to saffron. on Friday, hockey india president dilip tirkey shot off two separate emails to senior office-bearers and executive Boardmembers,seekinganexplanation over the decision to change the jersey colour. in the emails, tirkey, a former india captain, said the decisionhadbeenimplemented withoutbeingplacedbeforethe executive Board or brought to hisnotice,anddirectedofficials Business as Usual By EP UNNY to provide a detailed account of how it was approved. the development comes a day after The Indian Express »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2