DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2024, NEW DELHI, LATE CITY, 24 PAGES `7.00 (`8 BIHAR & RAIPUR, `12 SRINAGAR) WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SINCE 1932 Ratan Tata, Farewell & Thank You Beacon of India Inc and philanthropist who steered a sprawling corporate empire — and its global expansion Over 20 yrs as chairman, took charge of group as nation opened economy GEORGE MATHEW MUMBAI, OCTOBER 9 RATAN NAVAL Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, a beacon of India Inc who steered his group amid India’s economic liberalisation and, subsequently,guideditsglobalex- EXPRESS NETWORK GOVT CLEARS DEALS ON NUCLEAR SUBS, PREDATOR DRONES SATI CASE: 8 HELD FOR GLORIFYING ROOP KANWAR DEATH ACQUITTED P 7 WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY A RED initiative appears in today’s edition of The Indian Express. This page is an initiative of the marketing solutions team of The Indian Express Group and contains content paid for by advertisers. This page should be read as an advertisement. President, V-P, PM and LoP lead the nation in paying tribute to ‘legend’ pansion, breathed his last at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai Wednesday night. Tata, 86, was admitted following age-related health issues and was undergoing treatment at the hospital. Announcing his passing away, Tata Sons chairperson EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, MUMBAI, OCTOBER 9 RATAN NAVAL TATA 1937-2024 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 PRESIDENT DROUPADI Murmu led the nation in paying rich tribute to Ratan Tata who passed away in Mumbai Omar: How does getting Cong’s EVM remarks undemocratic rejection into fight (with L-G) help of people’s will, says EC me address J&K issues Party meets poll panel, seeks probe SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 9 ASAD REHMAN & DAMINI NATH NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 9 EVEN AS the Election Commission (EC) said the Congress’s statement on “not accepting” the Haryana verdict wasasteptowards “undemocratic reVERDICT jection of the will 2024 of the people”, the Opposition party on Wednesday reiterated its allegation of “glaring discrepancies” in some Electronic Voting Machines(EVMs)inHaryanaand NAVEED IQBAL Haryana CM Saini with PM Modi on Wednesday. PTI P6 demanded a “thorough probe”. A day after the Congress alleged “manipulation” of EVMs CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 EXPLAINED PAGE 11 AFTER LEADING the National Conference to victory in the Assembly elections, party vicepresident Omar Abdullah, 54, is set to take over as the J&K Chief Minister. The NC-led alliance secured49seatsoutof 90,withthe NC winning 42 seats. Omar bagged both the Kashmir constituencies — Budgam and Ganderbal—fromwherehecontested. Excerpts from an interview with The Indian Express: Despite predictions of a hung House, the NC has clinched the elections. What is your BUSINESS AS USUAL BY UNNY reading of the poll verdict? Look, I was never big on predictions. And before the votes CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 late Wednesday night. Condolence messages and tribute poured in from across thecountryandabroadforTata who strode the industry like a colossus,inspiringgenerations. President Murmu said, “In the sad demise of Shri Ratan Tata,Indiahaslostaniconwho CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 2 days after moving in, Atishi made to vacate CM house, premises locked A video grab shows CM Atishi’s belongings being taken away from the Civil Lines residence in Delhi GAYATHRI MANI 1 of 2 abducted soldiers killed in J&K, another has injuries BASHAARAT MASOOD SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 9 THE BODY of a Territorial Army (TA) soldier, who was reported to have been abducted by militants on Tuesday, was recovered from the South Kashmir forests on Wednesday morning. According to police sources, twoTAsoldiers,HilalAhmadBhat (26)andFayazAhmadSheikh(36) — both local residents — were on a “reconnaissance mission” on Tuesday, when they were abductedbymilitants.WhileSheikh managed to escape, Bhat’s body was recovered during a search CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 9 TWO DAYS after she moved into the Civil Lines bungalow earlier occupied by her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi was on Wednes- dayaskedtovacatethepremises by officials of the PWD — the department she heads. The episode marks a sharp escalation in the row around the CM’sresidence— whiletheAam Aadmi Party claims Atishi moved in after taking care of CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Naidu: Caste census must to honour sentiments of people, reduce disparity RITIKA CHOPRA NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 9 A CASTE CENSUS should be conducted to “honour sentiments of the people” and should be used alongwitheconomicanalysisand askillcensustoreduceeconomic disparities, N Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh, told The Indian Express. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 P8 THE EXPRESS INTERVIEW N CHANDRABABU NAIDU ANDHRA PRADESH CHIEF MINISTER