eye THE SUNDAY EXPRESS MAGAZINE Keepers of Lost Cities KOLKATA,LATECITY SEPTEMBER22,2024 The science behind the discovery of the Indus Civilisation 14+4PAGES, `7.00 (`12 IN NORTH EAST STATES & `17 IN ANDAMAN) DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA SUKRITA BARUAH JIRIBAM, SEPTEMBER 21 WITHTHErelationshipbetween the Manipur government and the state’s security establishment more strained than ever, the issue of who oversees the Unified Command has emerged as a major bone of contention betweenthetwosides,topsecurity officials and government functionaries have told The Indian Express. The Unified Command is meant to ensure coordination between the different forces present in the state, including the police, Army, Assam Rifles, and the various Central Armed Police Forces. Also tasked with taking key security decisions, it iscurrentlyheadedbyretiredIPS officer and Security Advisor to the CM Kuldiep Singh. Within the government, top functionaries say Chief Minister EXPLAINED Manipur faultlines deepen, tussle over Unified Command takes centrestage E Power ● play THOUGH THE Manipur CM has maintained a studied silence on the issue of the Unified Command, those close to him have been more vocal. With no let up in violence in the state, the demands from within the government might only grow louder. N Biren Singh not being in charge renders him “completely powerless”. “Even inputs on the security situation sent by the Chief Minister’s Office are not taken seriously by the DGP and the SecurityAdvisor.Thetruthisthat he (the CM) is currently CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM WILL DEEPEN INDIA-US STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: PM Biden,ModimeetaheadofQuad; China,Ukraine&Israelontable White House officials meet Sikh activists, ‘assure more safeguards’ Announcements expected on health, maritime security, climate, emerging tech SHUBHAJIT ROY NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 21 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden welcomedPrimeMinisterNarendra Modi Saturday at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, on the margins and ahead of the 6th Quad summit. This was the eighth time the two have met in person in the last four years and Saturday’s meeting is seen as Biden’s “farewell” Quad as US President. Attending the summit are Japan PM Fumio Kishida and Australian PM Anthony Albanese. Welcoming them, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 FOUR-PAGE PULLOUT Hate-speech FIRs gather dust year after Maharashtra assured SC of action Officers say at least 19 FIRs await govt nod; Fadnavis says moving as per law YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW E AN XPRESS RTI APPLICATION LALIT K JHA WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 21 US President Joe Biden with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in Delaware ahead of their bilateral meeting on Saturday. @MEAIndia WHITE HOUSE officials met a group of Sikh activists to assure them that the US government is committed to protecting Americans from any acts of transnational aggression on its soil, a community leader said. The meeting comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day visit to the US during which he will attend the Quad summitinDelawareandaddress the ‘Summit of the Future’ at UN CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 MOHAMED THAVER MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 21 IN APRIL last year, responding to a petition against alleged hate speech in rallies conducted by Sakal Hindu Samaj (SHS) across Maharashtra, the state government had denied any “lapse” on its part and had assured the Supreme Court that it was taking action in these cases. It listed 25 FIRs registered in JanuaryApril 2023, including 16 related CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 AWAITING GREEN SIGNAL 19 hate speech FIRs submitted in January-April 2023 await sanction for prosecution from the Maharashtra government. 4: Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar Commissionerate 2: Solapur City 2: Buldhana 2: Nashik City 1 each: Navi Mumbai, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Nanded, Pune Rural, Jalna, Latur, Thane City, Mumbai, Ahmednagar PRIME MINISTERS’ MUSEUM & LIBRARY In letter to Sonia, member seeks access to Nehru papers DIVYA A NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 21 IN THE backdrop of the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML), earlier this year, discussing the reclaiming of forMinister mer Prime Jawaharlal Nehru’s private papers by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, one of its members has now written to her, asking her to either return the papers, provide copies, or offer digitised access. In a letter to Sonia dated September 9, Ahmedabadbased historian and author Rizwan Kadri — among the 29 members of the PMML Society (formerly Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, or NMML), which is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi — says it is “crucial that these records remain accessible to ensure comprehensiveunderstandingof our nation's history”. A questionnaire emailed to Sonia’s office on the letter did CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 BACK TO WORK AttheRGKarHospitalinKolkataonSaturdayasjuniordoctorsrejoineddutypartiallyafterover 40daysof protestsovertheAugust9rapeandmurdercase. Express RELATEDREPORTS,PAGE3 After top court flagged delay, appointment of 8 High Court Chief Justices gets nod EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 21 A DAY after the Supreme Court flagged the issue of pending Judges’ appointments, the Centre on Saturday notified the appointmentof eightHighCourt Chief Justices. These included the Jharkhand HC — the Jharkhand government had filed a contempt petition in the Supreme CourtagainsttheUnionMinistry of LawandJusticeforallegedde- lay in clearing the Collegium’s recommendation to transfer Himachal Pradesh HC Chief Justice M S Ramachandra Rao as theChief Justiceof JharkhandHC. On Friday, while hearing the contempt petition and a PIL CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 17 yrs on, kidnap victim gives closing argument in own case — as lawyer PAGE 1 ANCHOR FROM KIDNAPPING TO WINNING COURT CASE FEBRUARY 10, 2007: Harsh Garg, 7, is kidnapped from Agra MANISH SAHU LUCKNOW, SEPTEMBER 21 ONE EVENING, nearly 17 years ago, seven-year-old Harsh Garg was sitting in the medical shop run by his father and uncle in Kheragarh, around 40 km from Agra. Around 7 pm, a gang of dacoits entered the shop and grabbed Harsh. His father tried to intervene, but was shot in the right shoulder. Before dragging the boy CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 MARCH 6, 2007: Rescued from Shivpuri district, MP 2007-2008: All 14 accused in the case arrested 2022: Harsh gets law degree SEPTEMBER 17, 2024: Harsh Garg (second from right) with his (from left) uncle Mahesh, father Ravi Kumar and mother Kavita. Express Delivers closing argument in the case. Eight dacoits given life imprisonment Kolkata