The New Indian Express Wishes its readers a Our offices and press will remain closed today and there will be no issue of the edition on Sunday BENGALURU  SATURDAY  NOVEMBER 02, 2024  `9.00  PAGES 20  LATE CITY EDITION FAMILIAR INDIAN BATTING COLLAPSE AGAINST NEW ZEALAND IN 3RD TEST After bowling out New Zealand for 235, India lost three wickets in eight balls to throw away the advantage. They ended Day One at 86/4 on Friday 14th FIVE-WICKET HAUL FOR JADEJA IN TESTS ROHIT, KOHLI’S BELOW PAR RETURNS CONTINUE Earlier, Ravindra Jadeja bowled 22 unchanged overs in energy-sapping heat and humidity of Mumbai to pick up his 14th five-wicket haul in Tests. The left-arm spinner from Saurashtra and Washington Sundar (4/81) shared nine wickets between them to bowl out visitors in the first innings of 3rd Test. Will Young (71) and Daryl Mitchell (82) hit 50s for the Kiwis ■ ■ Skipper Rohit Sharma scored 18 off 18 balls before being caught at second slip. His scores in last five innings are 2, 52, 0, 8 and 18. Virat Kohli once again got out cheaply when he fell short of the crease attempting a quick single. His wicket meant the hosts were reduced to 84/4 from 78/1 in the last two overs | MORE ON P15 314 WICKETS JADEJA HAS, 5TH MOST BY ANY INDIAN BOWLERS IN TESTS 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 Oct registers 2nd best GST revenue at L1.87 lakh crore PM: Be vigilant against Cong’s fake promises R A J E S H K U M A R T H A K U R @ New Delhi Festive season-driven domestic demand, enhanced compliance push up collection crore. Meanwhile, revenue from taxes on imports saw a A surge in festival demand rise of approximately 4%, topushed the Goods and Services talling `45,096 crore. Tax (GST) collected by the UnAccording to Saurabh Agarion and state governments in wal, tax partner at EY, the reOctober to `1.87 lakh crore, cent GST collections indicate a marking it the second-highest potential slowdown in consumcollection since the new indier spending in India, which rect regime was rolled surged in the previous fisout on July 1, 2017. cal year. The single-digit The highest GST colgrowth signals a coolinglection was recorded in off period. April 2024, at `2.10 lakh “The collections made crore. this month on account of The October figure festive season, particucomes with annual ROBUST larly the performance of growth of 8.9%, finance REFUNDS the automobile sector, ministry data released In October will be crucial in deteron Friday showed. In Oc- 2024, refunds mining the short-term tober 2023, the total GST of B19,306 trend. While the festive revenue was `1.72 lakh crore were season is expected to crore. boost collections, the issued, The latest growth is reflecting a overall outlook for the on account of a rise in near future remains caudomestic sales as well as tious. Despite short-term rise compared uncertainties, the longenhanced compliance. to the The gross GST collecterm prospects for GST tion includes Central same period collections remain promlast year GST of `33,821 crore, ising due to India’s exState GST of `41,864 panding consumer base crore, Integrated GST of `99,111 and the government’s procrore, and Cess collection of growth policies,” Agarwal `12,550 crore for the month of added. October 2024. The net GST collections (afIn the month under review, ter the refunds) during the GST revenue from domestic month show a growth of 8% to transactions increased by `1.68 lakh crore. Refunds re10.6%, reaching `1.42 lakh corded a growth of 18.2%. M O N I K A YA D A V @ New Delhi 18.2% TOP STATES BY GST REVENUE (D CRORE) STATE Maharashtra Karnataka Gujarat Tamil Nadu Haryana Uttar Pradesh OCT 2024 OCT 2023 `31,030 `27,309 `13,081 `11,971 `11,407 `9,730 `11,188 `10,761 `8,716 `10,045 `8,964 `9,602 EXPRESS READ Fashion designer Rohit Bal dies at 63 NEW DELHI: Renowned fashion designer Rohit Bal has passed away at the age of 63 after a prolonged illness. The news was confirmed by the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) in a post. Militants shoot at two non-locals in J&K SRINAGAR: In yet another attack on non-locals, militants shot two persons from Uttar Pradesh in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. Both are recovering at a hospital. Mysuru-based sculptor Arun Yogiraj, who sculpted the Ram Lalla idol that was installed in the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, and TNIE journalist Ramakrishna Badseshi after receiving the Kannada Rajyotsava Award in Bengaluru on Friday | NAGARAJA GADEKAL Those belittling Kannada on social media will face treason charges: CM EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Bengaluru CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that his government will take stern action against those belittling Karnataka and Kannada language on social media. He was speaking at a function to mark the 69th Kannada Rajyotsava organised by the Department of School Education and Literacy at Sree Kanteerava Stadium here. Making fun of Kannada and Kannadigas on social media has become a fashion now. Such acts will be considered as treason. “My government will take strict action against those found guilty of such acts,” Siddaramaiah said. Underscoring the need to popularise Kannada, he said, “You should try to teach Kannada to non-Kannadigas living in Bengaluru and other parts of the state.” ‘K’taka products should have Kannada label’ The state government will ensure that all products manufactured in Karnataka, whether by private or public enterprises, display labeling in Kannada in addition to English, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said. Indian Army begins patrol at Demchok M AYA N K S I N G H @ New Delhi WITH the completion of disengagement of troops from the two friction points in eastern Ladakh, the Indian Army on Friday resumed regular patrolling at Demchok. Army sources told this newspaper that patrolling at the second stand-off point, Depsang Plains, would begin soon. The Army had on Wednesday announced completion of the agreed disengagement of troops from Demchok and Depsang, confirming a fresh thaw in the frosty India-China ties. And on Thursday the troops exchanged sweets at several bor, der points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to mark Diwali. Depsang has been one of the most complex and significant stand-off locations along the 832-km LAC in eastern Ladakh. As per the agreement between the Corps Commanders inked on October 21, the disengagement along with dismantling of temporary structures began on October 23 while the ground verification followed by modalities pertaining to patrolling was awaited. These are aimed at forces returning to their April 2020 positions. 25 JAN 1955-1 NOV 2024 Bibek Debroy lived many lives in one short life SHANKKAR AIYAR ‘DON’T dwell on the words’. It was his mantra for writing. Basically move on. How does one not dwell on the words while reminiscing about a loss and life…and Bibek Debroy lived many lives in one life — just the bibliography of his writings and the books he authored would take up this page and more! Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the PM, Bibek passed away at AIIMS, Delhi on Friday. He was 69. I first met Bibek in the 1990s while researching water — over cups of tea we discussed the chemistry, geography and therefore the politics of water. It set the stage for a treasured friendship, exchange of thoughts, information and oddities — for instance the role of Lord Linlithgow in cattle farming or Shakespeare’s thoughts on money . Bibek embodied the term genius — he could infuse Kasparov’s opening gambit to explain implications in glo- EXPRESS ILLUSTRATION Author of The Gated Republic, Aadhaar: A Biometric History of India’s 12 Digit Revolution, and Accidental India bal trade, induct the concept of dharma while debating on taxation and present economic policy as a game with many outcomes. The skill and talent to make things simple was accompanied by felicity of language from Russian to Sanskrit – on one occasion, at a function hosted by the RSS, unsure of his Hindi, Bibek spoke on the global economy in Sanskrit. His ability to traverse across a tapestry of subjects effortlessly reflected extraordinary curiosity and therefore grasp of knowledge. He could quote chapter and verse from dense texts and decode them — whether it was nuances from the Constitution, provisions of WTO, or delineation of Kuznets Curve. Fiercely independent Bibek reserved the right to differ and disagree without being disagreeable and often termed his disagreements as disappointments. Bibek will be remembered as the quintessential interpreter of maladies and a repository of hopeful resolution. He brought forth deep analysis of the cause and consequences. For decades, he was the go-to person for governments at the Centre and across states on complex issues. This is manifest in the spectrum of his work - the challenge of deprivation in districts, economic freedom and competitiveness, restructuring of the railways, impact of judicial delays and corruption in governance. He was a rare raconteur of history with an uncommon sense of humour and a huge collection of anecdotes — he once recalled how while in the ministry of finance he was admonished for answering a Parliamentary question! Always willing to share, you could dial him with doubts or for a hearty chin wag on anything from the potential for an Indian version of Yes Minister to quirks of politicians to parallels of King Lear in Indian politics. India will miss his scholarship. I will miss the friendship. I wish I had met him earlier, known him P6 longer. Launching a scathing attack on the Centre, Siddaramaiah said despite collecting more than Rs 4 lakh crore as taxes, the state receives only around Rs 60,000 crore as its tax share. The Union government should stop doing injustice to Karnataka. “Our demand is for a fair tax share. But opposition parties dub it as mere politics,” he added. Around 57 lakh schoolchildren are given eggs and chickpeas for lunch for six days a week. They are also being given ragi malt along with milk. “Poor children should not suffer from malnutrition and they should receive quality education,” the CM said. P2 CONGRESS president Mallikarjun Kharge’s recent advice to party’s state units to make promises that are “financially viable” drew a sharp reaction from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who said on Friday that Congress leaders are now learning a difficult lesson from making unrealistic promises. The PM said it is easy to make unrealistic promises, but fulfilling them is a challenging task. He sought to caution people to remain vigilant against what he called Congress’ culture of making fake promises. Modi’s response came in a series of posts, following Kharge’s statement urging his party’s state units to be cautious about making promises. “The Congress is realising the hard way that making unrealistic promises is easy, but implementing them properly is tough or impossible,” the PM said. He said Congress leaders repeatedly made promises they knew they wouldn’t deliver. “Now they stand badly exposed in front of people,” he said, using the hashtag #FakePromsiesOfCongress to underscore his message. Referring to Karnataka, he criticised the Congress for its intra-party politics and corruption instead of delivering on development. “In Karnataka, instead of bothering to deliver on development, the Congress is going to roll back the existing schemes,” the PM said. BJP leader and former law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also highlighted the financial difficulties faced by Congress-led states like Karnataka, Telangana, and Himachal Pradesh in delivering on their promises. In Karnataka, he mentioned a review of the promise for free bus rides for women. Prasad criticised Congress’ history of misleading voters with unrealistic promises, referencing Indira Gandhi’s ‘garibi hatao’ slogan in the 1971 elections. The Congress is realising the hard way that making unreal promises is easy, but implementing them properly is tough or impossible Narendra Modi, PM Siddu slams PM Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that the Congress has fulfilled every promise made to people, and implemented all its guarantees.P4