FAR-RIGHT SURGE JHA RAISES DEMAND FOR SPL STATUS FOR BIHAR 30 JUNE 2024 www.thestatesman.com Twitter.com/TheStatesmanLtd Facebook.com/thestatesman PAGE 6 PAGE 5 SA EVES FIGHT BACK TO REACH 236 FOR 4 ON DAY 2 OF ONE-OFF TEST PAGE 12 India’s National Newspaper since 1818 PAGES 12 | `3.00 | LC* KOLKATA | NEW DELHI | SILIGURI | BHUBANESWAR WEATHER GENERALLY CLOUDY SKY.MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN/THUNDERSTORM ACCOMPANIED WITH GUSTY WINDS(SPEED 30-40 KMPH). THE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WOULD BE AROUND 34 AND 26 DEGREES CELSIUS RESPECTIVELY. India end 11-year title drought, lift T20 World Cup in Barbados Men In Blue hold their nerve to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, beat South Africa by 7 runs in final RAINFALL: 8.9 mm RELATIVE HUMIDITY TRIDIB BAPARNASH Max. 97 % NEW DELHI, 29 JUNE TEMPERATURE Min. 61 % Max: 35.6 °C (-2) SUN RISES 05:27 hrs MOON RISES 01:17 hrs Min: 28.0 °C (0) SUN SETS 19:23 hrs MOON SETS 13:53 hrs THUMBNAILS An SDRF team rescues a car that got washed away due to a sudden rise in the water level of river Ganga following heavy rainfall in Haridwar on Saturday. ANI EPF amended to provide withdrawal benefit to members having less than 6 months’ service: The government has amended the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 to ensure that EPS members with less than 6 months of contributory service also receive withdrawal benefits.This amendment will benefit more than 7 lakh EPS members every year who leave the scheme with less than 6 months of contributory service. (P5) This was my last T20 World Cup: Kohli S ixteen needed off the final six balls, and Hardik Pandya gets rid of South Africa’s last recognised batter, David Miller, off the first ball of the final over ~ the moment was seized by a sensational catch from SKY! There was no dearth of emotions and drama in the title clash for the ICC men’s T20 World Cup but Rohit Sharma & Co held their nerves to finally end the title drought after 11 long years. Tears of joy rolled down the cheeks of the Indian players as the celebrations sparked off with hugs from the teammates.. India snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a change of strategy in the 16th over of the chase, before Hardik Pandya kept his nerves to help the team to a seven-run triumph in a befitting send-off to outgoing head coach Rahul Dravid. Chasing the highest World Cup final target of 177, SA were jolted with two early blows with just 12 on the board before Quinton NEW DELHI, 29 JUNE (L) Virat Kohli on the way to his half century during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final against South Africa at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday; (R) Indian players celebrate the dismissal of South Africa's Reeza Hendricks. ANI de Kock and Tristan Stubbs stabilised the innings with a 58-run third wicket stand. Axar Patel gave India a breather by crashing through his Delhi Capitals’ teammate Stubbs’ legs after he fired a 21-ball 31 to set the tone. Heinrich Klaasen then joined the party to keep the Proteas in the hunt. He took Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav to the cleaners before de Kock (39 off 31 balls) tried to do an encore against Arshdeep Singh, but perished, holing out to Kuldeep at the fine leg fence. Klaasen and David Miller kept the tempo alive and the turnaround came in the 15th over when Klaasen hit Equating courts with temples dangerous: CJI JCO among 5 Army soldiers killed as T-72 tank swept away in Shyok near LAC with China KOLKATA, 29 JANUARY STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE JAMMU, 29 JUNE STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE The tank was moving towards Tangste in the Leh dist and the mishap occured some distance away from the Galwan valley Axar for two sixes and as many fours to fetch 24 runs and bring the equation down to 31 off 30 balls. In the process, Klaasen brought up his 50 off 23 deliveries and almost threatened to take the cup from India’s grasp. But Rohit got back in his faster men, and with SA needing 30 off 30 from the final five, Bumrah almost had set it up in the 16th over for Pandya to pack back Klaasen after the right-hander nicked one behind to walk back after scoring a 27-ball 52. Bumrah then cleaned up new man Marco Jansen (2) to raise India’s hopes, even as South Africa pinned their hopes on their last recog- PM Modi to release books on Venkaiah Naidu’s life today NEW DELHI, 29 JUNE On the eve of the 75th birthday of former vice-president M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release three books on his life and journey on Sunday at 12 noon via video conferencing. The event is scheduled to take place at Anvaya Convention Centre in Gachibowli, Hyderabad. The books to be released by PM include: (i) Biography of the former vice-president titled “Venkaiah Naidu – Life in Service” authored by Shri S Nagesh Kumar, former resident editor of The Hindu, Hyderabad edition (ii) “Celebrating Bharat – The Mission and Message of Shri M Venkaiah Naidu as 13th Vice-President of India”, a Photo chronicle compiled by Dr. I V Subba Rao, former secretary to vice-president of India; and (iii) Pictorial biography in Telugu titled “Mahaneta – Life and Journey of Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu” authored by Shri SNS Sanjay Kishore. The Chief Justice of India (CJI), DY Chandrachud, on Saturday, said the trend of equating judges with God is dangerous since the task of judges is to serve public interest. “Too very often, we are addressed as Honour or as Lordship or as Ladyship. There is a very grave danger when people say that the court is a temple of justice. There is a grave danger that we perceive ourselves as the deities in those temples,” the CJI said while addressing the Regional Conference of the National Judicial Academy in Kolkata. The CJI said that he feels reticent when he is told that the court is the temple of justice because the temple postulates that the judges are in the position of a deity. “I would rather recast the role of the judge as a server of the people. And when you regard yourselves as people who are there to serve others, then you bring in the notion of compassion, of empathy, of judging but not being judgmental about others,” the CJI said. A junior commissioned officer (JCO) was among five Army personnel killed early morning on Saturday when a T-72 tank was swept away in the Shyok river near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China in the Eastern Ladakh. Confirming the mishap, a defence spokesperson said in a statement: “On 28 June night, while deinducting from a military training activity, an army tank got struck in the Shyok River, near Saser Brangsa, Eastern Ladakh due to sudden increase in the water level. Rescue teams rushed to the location, however, due to high current and water levels, the rescue mission didn't succeed and the tank crew lost their lives. Indian Army regrets loss of five brave personnel while being operationally deployed in Eastern Ladakh. Rescue operations are underway.” Army sources said that the tank belonged to the 52 Armoured Regi- Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi to take over as Indian Army Chief today Only 17 pc of SDGs likely to be reached by 2030, UN reports ment .The tank was moving towards Tangste in the Leh district and the mishap occured some distance away from the Galwan valley where clashes between the Indian Army and Chinese troops took place in 2022. The T-72 tank turned turtle in the river near Mandir Morh at about 3 am and the strong current of water swept it away. The bodies of the killed soldiers have been recovered, reports said.It is believed that the mishap occured as it was pitch dark in the area and the tank went out of control in the fast-flowing river. The killed JCO has been identified as MRK Reddy. The four jawans have been identified as: Bhupender Negi, Akdum Taibam, Havaldar A Khan (6255 Fd work shop) and Nagraj P. AGENCIES NEW DELHI , 29 JUNE UNITED NATIONS, 29 JUNE Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi will take over as the next chief of the Indian Army on Sunday succeeding Gen Manoj Pande on completion of his 26-month tenure. Lt Gen Dwivedi would be the 30th Chief of the Army Staff and is taking over at a time when the force is undergoing major modernisation through indigenisation along with structural reforms. Lt Gen Dwivedi has had a long tenure as the Northern Army Commander where he has had long exposure to the ongoing operations in the military standoff on the LAC. The Government appointed Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, as the next Chief of the Army Staff with effect from the afternoon of 30 June, 2024. AGENCIES The United Nations has warned that only 17 per cent of its 169 targets to improve life for the world’s more than 7 billion people are on track to be reached by the 2030 deadline. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched the annual report saying, “It shows the world is getting a failing grade.” World leaders adopted the 17 wide-ranging development goals from ending global poverty to achieving gender equality in 2015, and set 169 specific targets to be reached by the end of the decade. According to the report, nearly half the targets show minimal or moderate progress and over one-third are stalled or regressing ~ with just 17 per cent are on track to be achieved. “The takeaway is simple,” Mr Guterres said. “Our failure to secure peace, to confront climate change, and to boost international finance is undermining development.” The report also cited the lingering effects of the pandemic and said an additional 23 million people were pushed into extreme poverty and over 100 million more were suffering from hunger in 2022 compared to 2019. “In a world of unprece- dented wealth, knowledge and technologies, the denial of basic needs for so many is outrageous and unacceptable,” Mr Guterres said. On the downside, the UN reported that for the first time this century, per-capita GDP growth in half of the world’s most vulnerable nations is slower than that of advanced economies, threatening improvements in equality. And in 2022, it said, nearly 60% of countries faced moderate to abnormally high food prices. The goal of quality education is far offtrack. Only 58% of students worldwide achieved minimum proficiency in reading by the end of primary school, and “recent assessments reveal a significant decline in math and reading scores in many countries,” the report said. nised batter in David Miller. But it was simply not their day in the end. Earlier, India’s talismanic right-hander Virat Kohli came up with a calculative half century to propel India to a competitive 176 for 7. Kohli, who had come to the final with just 75 runs from seven innings, finally got into his groove when it mattered the most for the team. Despite India losing Rohit Sharma for a 5-ball 9, and then Rishabh Pant for a duck in the same over, it hardly mattered to Kohli. Suryakumar Yadav (3) also perished cheaply. Axar Patel, who was promoted up the order after the mini collapse saw India struggling at 34 for 3 inside the powerplay, grabbed the opportunity with both hands, stitching together a 72-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Kohli. With India comfortably getting past the three-figure mark, and the two batters set to change gears, Axar departed to a mix-up after slamming a 31-ball 47, laced with a boundary and four massive sixes. Shivam Dube continued from where Axar left off and kept swinging at 150+ strike rate, to ensure the Indian innings never stalled. Kohli got to his fifty off 48 balls and eventually depart- Moments after India clinched the ICC T20 World Cup, batting maestro Virat Kohli announced that the T20 World Cup was his last appearance in the shortest format. “This was my last T20 World Cup, and this is what we wanted to achieve. One day you feel you can't get a run, then things happen. God is great, and I got the job done for the team on the day it mattered,” SNS Kohli said. ed for a 59-ball 76, laced with six fours and two sixes. Modi hails India’s feat Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed India’s historic feat, immediately after India beat the Proteas in the title clash. “CHAMPIONS! Our team brings the T20 World Cup home in STYLE! We are proud of the Indian Cricket Team. This match was HISTORIC,” PM Modi tweeted. CM Kejriwal sent to 14-day jail custody STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, 29 JUNE A special court in Delhi on Saturday sent Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the excise policy case. Mr Kejriwal was brought before the court at the Rouse Avenue complex by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) upon the expiry of the 3-day remand in connection with the corruption case linked to the liquor policy case. Vacation Judge Sunena Sharma sent the AAP chief to judicial custody till 12 July. During the hearing, advocate DP Singh who appeared for the CBI, while seeking direction to send Mr Kejriwal into judicial custody, alleged that during the police custody remand, Mr Kejriwal was questioned but he did not cooperate with the investigation and deliberately gave evasive replies contrary to the evidence on record. On being confronted with the evidence, he did not give a proper and truthful explanation regarding the enhancement of the profit margin for wholesalers from 5 per cent to 12 per cent under the new Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22, without any study or justification, said the CBI.