COIMBATORE l saturday l august 17, 2024 l `9.00 l PAGES 14 l LATE city EDITION Delhi HC clips WFI, dissolution of ad-hoc panel ‘unwarranted’ ad-hoc panel back in play for wrestling The Delhi High Court restored the IOA’s ad-hoc committee’s mandate for Wrestling Federation of India on an earlier plea by wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Satyawart Kadian. A multi-member panel is to be formed by the Indian Olympic Association to ensure day-to-day running of the sport in the country The court has asked WFI to abstain from administering and managing the day-to-day activities with immediate effect WFI HARD TO PREDICT WHAT FUTURE HOLDS: Vinesh ■ ■ Vinesh Phogat, who retired last week, wrote in an emotional post, “I can’t predict what the future holds for me... but I am sure that I will continue to fight always for what I believe in and for the right thing.” Under ‘different circumstances’, the 29-year-old said in a long statement, ‘... could see myself playing till 2032’. tHE WRESTLING BODY WILL challenge THIS High Court order CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI J&K to get govt after ISRO to share rocket tech with private sector 10 yrs, poll dates out S V K RISHNA C HAITAN YA @ Sriharikota Schedule for Haryana also announced; BJP faces resurgent opposition in first major election after the Lok Sabha polls F aya z W a n i & H a r p r e e t B a j w a @ Srinagar/Chandigarh Setting the stage for the first popularity test after the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India on Friday announced the Assembly election schedule for Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana. Elections in J&K will be held in three phases starting September 18, while Haryana polls will be held on October 1. Results of both elections will be out on October 4. Of the 90 seats in Jammu and Kashmir, 24 seats will go to the polls in the first phase on September 18, 26 seats in the second phase on September 25, and 40 in the third and final phase on October 1. All 90 seats in Haryana will go to polls on October 1. The announcement comes months after the Supreme Court upheld the Centre’s decision to scrap J&K’s special status and directed that Assembly elections be held by September 30. This would be the first polls in the J&K Union territory after abrogation of Article 370. The polls would end the six-year central rule in Jammu and Kashmir. Almost all political parties welcomed the EC’s announcement. Assembly polls in J&K were last held in November 2014 when the PDP and the BJP formed a coalition government led by Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. His death in 2016 led to Mehbooba Mufti becoming the CM. The BJP pulled out of the government in June 2018 and the state was put under governor’s rule. The assembly was dissolved in 2018. In Haryana, the BJP is hopeful Yunus dials Modi, claims minorities safe Y ESHI SELI @ New Delhi Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on Friday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the first direct communication between the two after the Nobel Laureate assumed charge on August 8. Modi congratulated Yunus on his new role and asked him to ensure the safety of Hindus in Bangladesh. “Received a telephone call from Professor Muhammad Yunus. Exchanged views on the prevailing situation. Reiterated India’s support for a democratic, stable, peaceful and progressive Bangladesh. He assured protection, safety and security of Hindus and all minorities in Bangladesh,” said PM Modi. Yunus said his interim government is committed to safeguarding every citizen of the country including the , minorities. “Situation in Bangladesh has been brought under control and is becoming normal,” he said. During his talk with Modi, Yunus termed the reports of attacks on the minorities ‘exaggerated’, said a statement from Dhaka. He also offered to invite Indian journalists to visit Bangladesh and report from the ground about the actual situation there. Yunus also accepted PM Modi’s invitation to join the virtual Global South Summit on Saturday . Election schedule J&K 3 phases September 18 September 25 October 1 Haryana Single phase October 1 Result Now, people will come out in large numbers to participate in the elections National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Maha polls later The EC said Maharashtra Assembly polls will be announced later, citing the need for additional security forces in Jammu and Kashmir elections The SSLV has been designed and developed by ISRO as a costeffective solution for placing mini, micro, and nano satellites weighing up to 500kg into the Low Earth Orbit. The vehicle is 34 metres tall and comprises of three solid propulsion stages and a liquid terminal stage. This design offers significant advantages, including lowcost access to space, minimal launch infrastructure, and the flexibility for on-demand launch- es. The launch vehicle can be launch-ready within just three days of planning. The SSLV’s journey, however, has not been without challenges. The first launch in August 2022 was a near miss, prompting ISRO to make necessary corrections. The second flight in February 2023 was successful, and Friday’s third developmental flight further solidified the SSLV’s reliability . significance of the eos-08 satellite | P7 HC whiplash over mob violence S u l a g n a S e n g u p ta @ Kolkata October 4 of forming government for the third consecutive time but it needs to counter a resurgent Congress, which is looking to cash in on the anti-incumbency factor. Apart from the BJP and Congress, the Jannayak Janta Party, Indian National Lok Dal and the Aam Aadmi Party are also set to field their candidates, making it a multi-cornered contest in Haryana. Early this year, the BJP had replaced Manohar Lal Khattar with Nayab Singh Saini as CM to counter anti-incumbency. Saini will be the BJP’s CM face for the assembly polls. Both elections are crucial for the BJP, which is looking to improve its image after its less than expected performance in the Lok Sabha polls. The saffron party is looking to retain power in Haryana and put up a strong show in Jammu and Kashmir, where its strongholds have been traditionally confined to the Jammu division.  P9 Following the successful launch of the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-08) by the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D3) on Friday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is now ready to transfer the SSLV technology to the private sector for commercial production. Speaking to reporters after the launch, ISRO Chairman S Somanath said, “We can now declare that the process of SSLV develop- ment is complete. We are in the process of transferring the technology to Indian industries.” This would mark the first time satellite launch vehicle technology is being transferred to the private sector for commercial production in India, he said. The move is expected to enable Indian industries to build smaller rockets, enhancing their capabilities and contributing to the country’s growing space sector, Somanath said. The Calcutta High Court on Friday came down like a ton of bricks on the West Bengal administration for its abject failure in handling a midnight mob that ransacked the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and terrorised its staff. The mob attack happened at a time when a massive midnight protest was on elsewhere in the city over the horrific the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in the hospital on August 9. The court directed the police and the hospital authority to file affidavits on the incident. A division bench presided by ennore coromandel int’l to resume ops TNPCB, however, has asked CIL not to open the Ammonia Storage facility without obtaining an NOC | P2 HC judge: Law & order situation failed “If police are injured, they are unable to control the mob, then the law and order situation has failed,” the Calcutta HC said, adding it was a “sorry state of affairs” if the police could not protect their own Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam said it was hard to believe that the police intelligence did not have information about the gathering of 7,000 people at the health facility, when the state’s lawyer told the court the administration did not expect such a massive mob in the wee hours of Thursday . The bench said the police should place on record the entire sequence of events that led to the vandalism in the hospital. “You pass Section 144 of the CrPC orders for any reason. When so much commotion is going on, you should have cordoned the area. 7,000 people can’t come walking,” the bench said. It also directed the CBI to file an interim report on the progress of investigation into the rape and murder of the woman doctor. Meanwhile, the CBI questioned Dr Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar, in the rape and murder of the trainee doctor. He was picked up around 8.30 am and taken to the CGO complex in Salt Lake for interrogation. cHENNAI patna Resident doctors on protest across the country seeking justice for the victim