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 out the charges of sexual mis-   !      thing. “ She did not however Others had tables and chairs conduct levelled against him by   4    name me as she knew it was an two feet away. It is utterly several women journalists and       incorrect story. When asked bizarre to believe that anything   threatened them with legal !!  
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 % thing.” “If I didn’t do anything, midst of a working day. These and fabricated” and gave a       where and what is the story? allegations are false, motivated even personnel of the Indian political twist to the whole   L M  ! There is no story. This was and baseless,” he said. SArmy, including a Major controversy by suggesting that !    %   admitted at the very inception. Akbar went on to add, General, have been sentenced this was part of an “agenda” as    ! " But a sea of innuendo, specu- “Wahab states that she com- to life imprisonment by a the charges came a few months lation and abusive diatribe has plained to Veenu Sandal, who Summary General Court before a general election. 6  
  % been built around something wrote features for the paper. Martial (SGCM) for their As many as ten women  !     ! that never happened. Some are Sandal has described Wahab’s involvement in a fake caused widespread public out- journalists, who served under ! %     " total, unsubstantiated hearsay; version as nonsense, in an encounter that had taken place rage. The army branded them Akbar when he was the editor '       others confirm, on the record, interview to the Indian Express. in Assam in 1994. as Ulfa militants and gunned of a national daily, have nar-  that I didn’t do anything. Let Ms Sandal has also said that she “I am extremely happy to down five of them in what has rated horrifying tales of sexu- me note examples. Shutapa has never heard, in 20 years, see that justice is finally deliv- now been established as fake al assault made on them by ty of the PM’s office. The coun- Paul states, “The man never anybody accusing me of any ered in the infamous Dangari encounters. Four others were their boss. Soon after return- try has been waiting for days laid a hand on me,” he said. such thing. encounter case where five released in a jungle. ing from a trip to Africa, the for Modi to clear his stand on Akbar then referred to Akbar then went on to innocent youths were killed. The then All Assam Minister of State for External this,” Congress leader Anand Shuma Raha and pointed out remind that both Ramani and The verdict of the court mar- Students’ Union leader Jagadish Affairs issued a statement trash- Sharma said at a Press confer- that she too said he didn’t Wahab kept working with him tial yesterday once again Bhuyan filed a habeas corpus ing the charges against him,              ! "  ence. actually ‘do’ anything. “One even after these alleged inci- brought to the fore the neu- petition in the Gauhati High saying accusations without evi- !"  " $ !      
   "   ! Describing the allegations woman, Anju Bharti, went to dents. “The reason why they trality of the Indian Army. It Court the same month seeking dence has become a “viral    &!  '() of misconduct made against the absurd extent of claiming I remained silent for decades is has proved that one must have to know the details of these fever” among some sections. him false and fabricated, Akbar was partying in a swimming very apparent: as Ramani has faith in Indian judicial system, youths. Based on the petition The tone and tenure of the Dismissing Akbar’s state- in elections? The only clear said , these were “ spiced up by pool. I do not know how to herself stated, I never did any- democracy and the discipline filed by Bhuyan, the Gauhati statement and the threat of ment, Congress spokesperson answer is that this govern- innuendo and malice.” swim,” he said.. thing. This is the reason why no and neutrality of an institution High Court ordered the Army legal action he held out against Priyanka Chaturvedi wondered ment is actively protecting & “Accusation without evi- “Another accusation was one went to the authorities for like Indian Army,” said Jagadish to produce the nine at the near- the alleged “victims” showed how the BJP leader could try promoting the sexual perverts,” dence has become a viral fever made repeatedly by Ghazala so long, because I had done Bhuyan, who has been pursu- est police station. Later, the that as of now Akbar enjoyed to hide behind the allegation of Chaturvedi posted on Twitter. among some sections. Wahab, in an effort to damage nothing. ing the case for the last 24 years. army produced five bodies at backing of the Government a political campaign against The Congress has also Whatever be the case, now that my reputation. She claimed Akbar ended his statement The Army jawans from 18 the Dholla police station. and the party on this sensitive him. asked Prime Minister I have returned, my lawyers will that she had been molested in on threatening note saying, “ Punjab Regiment had picked The investigation of the matter. However, with more “I wonder how over a Narendra Modi to speak his look into these wild and base- office, 21 years ago. This is 16 Lies do not have legs, but they up nine youths and student case was later handed over to and more women coming out dozen women sharing their mind on the issue. “The PM’s less allegations in order to years before I entered public life, do contain poison, which can leaders from different areas of the Central Bureau of against him and the experiences can be claimed as silence is conspicuous. A PM decide our future course of and when I was in media. The be whipped into a frenzy. This Tinsukia district on February Investigation (CBI), which Government facing flaks for political conspiracy? Bigger who speaks on everything is legal action,” he said in the only office where I worked is deeply distressing. As indi- 18, 1994 for their alleged role filed a chargesheet against the shielding him, Akbar has rea- wonder is which constituency silent on #MeToo. The silence statement. with her was that of The Asian cated above, I will be taking in killing the general manager seven Army personnel. sons to face sleepless nights. does his stepping down impact raises questions on the digni- Akbar said even journalist Age. A part of the editorial team appropriate legal action.” of a tea estate. The arrest Continued on Page 4                                 
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    Pradesh and Rajasthan in the employment rate of under the Yuva Shakti brick kilns and industries are ! %" upcoming polls, the Congress 43 per cent (40 per programme and a cam- implemented. If the air quali- is conducting an elaborate exer- cent in rural and 44 in urban paign is already underway. ty falls in the “very poor” cat-    cise to gauge their mood, aspi- areas); Rajasthan has an extreme “To fulfil the needs and egory, additional measures of appointment of task force to lite images from the NASA Weather Forecasting and    rations and hopes to woo youth rate of 71 per cent unemploy- expectations of youngsters, stopping use of diesel genera- take decision on any addition- showed rampant stubble burn- Research (SAFAR). On   ' !   offering them lucrative offers in ment with 43 per cent urban there will be no dearth of tor sets, enhancing parking al steps, including shutting of ing activity in Punjab and Saturday, the AQI of the O  
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 tion” can be redressed by the and shrinking job opportuni- The party will include this water on roads and identifying teams across Delhi-NCR to remained poor on Sunday with In Delhi, it mixes with fog and     !  +    grand old party. “We are con- ties in the BJP-ruled States in the election manifesto,” said road stretches with high dust monitor proper implementa- drop in wind speed even as creates a toxic smoggy winter    %   !  ducting an independent survey and the country in general in a senior leader looking after generation, said officials. tion of the norms to prevent authorities predicted further every year. Intensifying its   #,"'     and not based on Government its campaigns, pubic rallies, Rajasthan affair. If the air quality falls to pollution at the source. fall in air quality index in the drive against the alarming air     
    data. Anything further can be statements etc. Taking a dig at poll promis- “severe plus” emergency cate- Till October 11, inspec- coming days. The overall air pollution level in the national ! %   !  worked upon only after the Rajasthan Congress has es by the BJP, the Congress gory, then measures like stop- tions were conducted by the quality index (AQI) recorded at capital, the South Delhi -. !  /  data collection as how they can conveyed to the party High leader said, “Ours will obvi- ping entry of trucks into Delhi teams across Delhi-NCR and 10 am on Sunday stood at 208 Municipal Corporation  "L12 
  #, be offered employment, re- Command that in its manifesto ously not be a collection of (except those carrying essential the inspections would intensi- which falls in the “poor” cate- deployed 62 water tankers for         M engagements, allowances etc,” it would like to offer a month- political jumla”. commodities), stopping con- fy in the coming days, a CPCB gory, according to the Centre- water sprinkling on roads to   ! " said a top AICC functionary. ly allowance of 3,500 to unem- Continued on Page 4 struction activities and official said. Meanwhile, satel- run System of Air Quality and combat the dust pollution. +' O   P    *. !"  
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      &  45467 resources and biodiversity and sites.      harness opportunities that “Even Sikkim, which has he Government’s top think change brings. good experience with eco- Ttank, Niti Ayog has Also, sustainable aspects of tourism, is increasingly chal-   45467 .P  favoured imposing a “green tourism development in the lenged by mass tourism,” as per "* cess” from tourists to arrest the IHR, such as carrying capaci- Vikram Singh Gaur from NITI ontinuing with its cam- environmental degradation ty of potential destinations, do Aayog and Dr. Rajan Kotru Cpaign against the /0$ caused by the rising footfalls in not find enough resonance in from International Centre for Government over the Rafale   the Indian Himalayan region. planning long-term invest- Integrated Mountain deal, the Congress on Sunday The Niti Ayog proposal in ments. Development( ICIMOD), the claimed that Prime Minister *  its recent ‘Report of Working The think tank also noted lead authors of the report. Narendra Modi was directly   Group II Sustainable Tourism that the movement of Indian Among other contributors were involved in it, adding that he in the Indian Himalayan tourists is increasingly becom- Ashok K Jain ( NITI Aayog), had much to hide about it. $ " Region (IHR)’ follows obser- ing individualistic as standards Sejal Worah (WWF India) and Questioning Modi’s silence —Anand Sharma vation that the region annual- of living have gone up and peo- Mridula Tangirala (Tata Trust). over the deal, senior Congress ly records about 100 million ple travel to IHR landscapes as Not only the panel has leader Anand Sharma claimed hike in the price of the fighter tourists and the number is tourism industry. and when they want. “As a favoured ‘tourism tax’ as being that only the Prime Minister aircraft India was buying from expected to increase to 240 mil- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, result, traffic congestion and air imposed by many countries was aware that the offset con- &      &"'   ) France and asserted that the lion by 2025, putting huge Himachal Pradesh , Jammu & and noise pollution, over- like Bhutan as sources of rev- tracts would not be given to 3!    &!  '() Prime Minister needed to clear pressure on resources. Kashmir , Manipur, Meghalaya booked hotels, non-availability enue, it also suggested PES Hindustan Aeronautics many doubts about the deal The ‘green cess’ will help , Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, of parking places, and local schemes that offer financial Limited (HAL). “It was his (Modi’s) deci- Claiming that the Rafale deal was the that had been raised. He said more details boost revenue services as well Tripura, Uttarakhand and West water and energy security are incentives for locals to provide sion. Only he was privy to what he was biggest scam in the history of the country, of the deal would emerge if a forensic audit as ensure sustainable develop- Bengal are the part of the IHR. becoming recurrent problems, a wide range of ecosystem ser- going to do,” said Sharma at AICC Press Sharma reiterated his party’s demand for of it was carried out. ment of the region that stretch- The report notes that even in smaller towns such as vices untouched by normal conference. setting up a Joint Parliamentary The Congress has been claiming that es about 2,400 km across the though all mountain states have Dharamsala. market transactions. “It was expected that the Prime Committee to look into it. the aircraft will cost significantly more than northern border of India, cov- developed tourism/eco-tourism “Even trials of control The panel has also called Minister would speak on this issue of The former Union Minister also ques- what the previous United Progressive ering an area of about 500,000 policies and master plans but mechanisms to restrict the for carrying out tourism devel- national importance, but he continued to tioned Defence Minister Nirmala Alliance (UPA) Government was negoti- sq km, as per the report. It also not all of them address chal- number of visitors to very frag- opment management of remain silent while making tall claims Sitharaman’s visit to France, during which ating. The Opposition party has also suggested payments for envi- lenges such as climate change, ile sites (e.g. Rohtang Pass from Destination Carrying Capacity about his Government. The Prime she will take stock of the progress of French been demanding answers from the BJP ronmental services (PES) such inadequate solid waste man- KulluManali or Amarnath as the destinations have their Minister has much to hide in the Rafale firm Dassault Aviation supplying 36 Rafale Party-led National Democratic Alliance as charging entrance fees from agement, air pollution, degra- Yatra), have not yielded desired own limited natural and her- deal. His silence raises fundamental ques- jets to the Indian Air Force under the (NDA) Government as to why HAL was tourists and services sector as a dation of watersheds and water results as people find alternative itage resources and infra- tions, because he is directly complicit and 58,000-crore deal. not involved in the deal as finalised dur- long term solution within the sources and loss of natural routes and means to reach such structure. personally accountable for it,” he alleged. Sharma maintained that there was a ing the UPA regime.    '/ 
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  45467 Dorje from Washington. different from their counter- he role of China’s Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje parts in US and Russia where- ash starved Indian   45467 TConfucius Institute, which deceitfully exited from India to in Beijing exploits its soft power New Delhi: In a rare instance, law does not have the effect of CRailways has proposed that is overtly an intellectual insti- the US in April last year. for espionage activities under the Supreme Court has come unsettling the rights settled Railway Protection Force (RPF) ome Minister Rajnath Singh tution, has now come under the Karmapa is the second most the cover of legitimate activities. to the rescue of a man belong- earlier. be given the responsibility of Hwill celebrate Dussehra and scanner of the Indian covert important leader in the Tibetan Notably, China indulges in intel- ing to the Scheduled Caste “The subsequent change securing the premises of all perform ‘shastra puja’ in Bikaner agencies, which suspect that the Buddhism hierarchy after Dalai ligence gathering through aca- category whose services were in a law does not have the upcoming metro stations in the along the highly sensitive Indo- institute is exploited by Beijing Lama. China already has taken demics and scholars, business terminated twice by the Uttar effect of reversing all the deci- country. Presently Metro prop- Pak border with BSF jawans. worldwide for Intelligence custody of another key Tibetan people and Intelligence opera- Pradesh Government owing sions made prior to the fresh erty is being managed by the During the two-day visit, the gathering. The establishment of Buddhist leader Panchen Lama. tives under official cover of to a dispute over his caste cer- view,” the bench said. elite Central Industrial Security Home Minister will arrive in one Confucius Institute centre Union Home Ministry diplomats, defence attaches and tificate. It said in the present case, Force (CISF). Bikaner on October 18, stay the in Mumbai University and sources said Home Minister journalists, another official said. The top court, held that Shankar’s rights were settled The railway board has writ- night at the BOP, before cele- efforts at setting up similar cen- Rajnath Singh is seized of the India and China share a the subsequent change in law by the earlier high court ten to the Ministry of Housing brating the festival with the tres in Vellore, Sulur, threats emanating from Chinese complicated relationship due to does not have the effect of judgment of December 23, and Urban Affairs saying that while the RPF charges only jawans on October 19, said Coimbatore and Kolkata has penetration in Indian educa- the lack of delineation of India- reversing all the decisions 2011, which was upheld when the RPF which is already 78,000 per jawan yearly. Home Ministry officials. sent alarm bells ringing in the tional institutions and has China boundary, lack of clari- made prior to the fresh view the appeal of the state gov- guarding the Kolkata Metro be Also, as the RPF is entrust- Singh is expected to review Intelligence community here. sought a strategy to be put in fication of the Line of Actual taken by a court of law. ernment was dismissed as made in charge of security for ed with the responsibility of the situation on the border and The Chinese agencies’ place to deal with the challenge. Control, Beijing’s concern about The Supreme Court in withdrawn by the apex court. the new metros in Lucknow, protection and security of rail- assess the progress in various efforts through Chinese busi- The Intelligence agencies presence of the 14th Dalai Lama 2013 had upheld an Allahabad The apex court said it Nagpur, Chennai, Pune, way property, passenger area infrastructure projects. He will nessmen to gain access to deci- have advised the States to keep Tenzin Gyatso in India and New High Court order by which was not permissible for the Ahmedabad, Bangalore, and has the power to arrest, attend a ‘Bada Khana’ (feast with sion making levels in Indian a watch on the Chinese activi- Delhi’s concerns regarding post- Vijay Shankar was reinstated principal secretary, home Indore, Bhopal and Hyderabad. investigate and prosecute crim- the jawans) and address the establishments have also ties and inform the Central Dalai Lama scenario. to service with all conse- department, to rely upon the “Having a single dedicated inals, it would be able to use security personnel, they said. emerged as another area of agencies for collation of data The relationship is further quential benefits, holding him subsequent contrary decision force for the Metro Railway is them at stations as well. The 3,323-km-long Indo- concern, a senior Intelligence and remedial action. complicated by Chinese support as a member of SC category and dismiss the appellant advantageous since the staff can “The RPF with only 900 Pak border is considered to be official said. Amid China’s grow- “The modus operandi of to Northeastern insurgent after state government had (Shankar) from service again. be trained in the safety and staffers is managing Kolkata highly sensitive. Even though the ing geopolitical ambition, the the Chinese Intelligence gath- groups, increased Chinese inter- withdrawn its appeal follow- The ordeal of Shankar, security requirements of the metro which has a footfall of border in Rajasthan is peaceful, Indian Intelligence agencies are ering apparatus globally is using est in the Indian Ocean Region ing a lengthy hearing. who joined the service in 1991 metro. The RPF has specialised about five to six lakh com- the border guarding forces of the apprehending aggressive amateurs and its expatriate and the China-Pakistan The Uttar Pradesh gov- as assistant prosection officer, training because it is already muters daily. They have both two countries often engaged in Intelligence gathering by Bejing. community settled worldwide Economic Corridor (CPEC, a ernment, however, in 2015 started when he was termi- securing sub-urban stations the expertise and the experi- massive firing in Jammu & The agencies are keeping a which is not only a big challenge part of BRI) which passes again dismissed him from nated on May 21, 2007, by the for years,” a senior railway ence to manage and secure Kashmir, leading to loss of watch on the MoUs signed with to detect but also difficult to through Pakistan-occupied service, saying a larger bench state government on the official said. mass transport system like human lives and properties. Indian universities /colleges, prove in a court of law. China Kashmir and growing Chinese of the high court has taken a ground that he has obtained The official also pointed Railways, so they are equipped Last year, the Home Minister student exchange programmes is the most active nation influence in India’s neighbour- different view and his caste the job by submitting a forged out that the move will also be to deal with metros,” the offi- had celebrated Dussehra at and attempts to manipulate the involved in cyber espionage hood especially Nepal, does not fall under the Scheduled Caste certificate. cost effective. The CISF charges cial said. The RPF has a sanc- Joshimath in Uttarakhand along post-Dalai Lama situation in with formidable capabilities,” an Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Schedule Caste category. It was found that Shankar’s 1.84 lakh annually per jawan tioned strength of 74,456 per- the Sino-Indian border with their favour. China has report- Intelligence official said. Lanka and Maldives, added the Shankar, who belongs to caste was recorded as ‘Kasera’ for securing metro premises, sonnel ITBP jawans. edly sought the custody of the The Chinese intelligence official. the ‘Kasera’ community, a in his school certificate, which sub-caste of ‘Shilpkars’ which according to the state govern- is a SC category notified under ment was not a SC category. !   the Constitution, challenged Shankar, first challenged # $%     &  the decision once again before his dismissal order before the  
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  45467 Medical Association for her ambassador of India to Austria country strengthens my resolve notable contribution to her H.E. MsRenu Pall for her to re-dedicate my life for the harkhand's own crusader field and to the society at large. exemplary work in organising service of mankind," Dr.Bharti Jagainst cervical cancer, Statistics reveal that in series of free Cervical Kashyap, speaking on the occa- Dr.Bharti Kashyap was today India, every hour, an average of Detection Campaigns through- sion, stressed. conferred the "Women 6.8 women die due to cervical out the state At all Cervical Cancer Empowerment Award" by the cancer. of Jharkhand, that has facili- Detection camps organised by Indian Medical Association, The statistics further said tated early detection and cure me as chairperson of Women at I.M.A. House, New Delhi, for that around 44.2 percent of of cervical cancer - the most Doctors' Wing, IMA, her dedicated and pioneering deaths of women are due to common cause of deaths Jharkhand, hundreds of work in organising health breast and cervical cancer. amongst women, in India for women who were detected awareness campaigns - Cervical A specialist in Femto Laser organising series of free with genital infections and pre Cancer Screening Camps , Assisted cataract surgery and Cervical Detection Campaigns cancer of the cervix were treat- throughout the far flung and Femto Laser Bladeless Lasik throughout the state of ed with Colscope guided Cryo rural areas of Jharkhand, to surgery and currently, Jharkhand, that has facilitated Treatment and cured free of combat the high incidence of Chairperson of the women early detection and cure of any cost. In addition Kit 2 and cervical cancer, educating Doctors' Wing, IMA, cervical cancer - the most Kit 6 tablets, iron folic acid and women to take better care of Jharkhand Chapter, Dr.Bharti common cause of calcium tablets were distributed themselves and making them Kashyap has been deaths amongst women, in amongst women suffering from strong enough to gain greater conferred with Nari Shakti India and for providing free genital infections. control over all decisions affect- Puraskar, 2017, by the H'ble and quality eye care, including In addition women doctors ing them. President of India, at free eye surgery, to children, working at the various state run This is the third award, RashtrapatiBhawan, New Delhi primitive tribals and under- hospitals of the state were pro- bestowed by the Indian in March 2018, for exemplary previledged women in the far vided with training on use of Medical Association on work in the field of women flung and rural areas of Colcoscope and Cryo Jharkhand's very own crusad- empowerment. Jharkhand. machines for early detection er against cervical cancer in On 24th September 2018, "This is a proud moment and cure of cervical cancer with women. Dr.Kashyap was bestowed with for me. I have received acco- help from experts of Earlier, Dr.Bharti Kashyap the coveted British Excellance lades from various interna- Chittaranjan Cancer Institute, had been conferred with the Award at the European Society tional bodies. Kolkata, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Doctor of the Year, 2017, for Cataract and Refractive However a recognition of Institute and Research Centre,   &  "   9   :;<= !          ! >               Award and the Med Achiever's Surgery's annual conference at my humble and dedicated ser- New Delhi and Service Beyond  !               & &! Award, 2014, by the Indian Vienna, Austria, by Honorable vice to society at my home Borders,USA, she revealed.   (.#'     

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 the Raj era military farms set Regiments, Air Formation  up by the British to rear milch Signal Regiments, Composite cattle for providing dairy prod- Signal Regiments and merger ucts to the Armed forces was of Corps Operating and From page 1 four-lane road is part of the taken by the Government last Engineering Signal Regiments. Nine people travelling in National Highway connecting year to improve teeth to tail The other proposals were the SUV died on the spot Mumbai-Kolkata via Raipur ratio of the Army. restructuring of repair echelons while another person suc- and Nagpur. It means more soldiers in the Army to include Base cumbed to injuries while being One way of the road has deployed for operational role Workshops, Advance Base taken to a local hospital. been closed for vehicular traf- than static duties like mainte- Workshops and Static/Station A police team rushed to the fic between Anjora village nance of vehicles and farms Workshops in the field Army spot and admitted an injured bypass in Durg and amongst others. besides redeployment of child to a hospital in Rajnanadgaon town for nine Following the official direc- Ordnance echelons to include Rajnandgaon while three other days of the Navratri festival to tive, the Army has so far closed Vehicle Depots, Ordnance people were shifted to a hospi- ensure smooth movement of down 15 farms out of total 39 nominal price of 1,000 each to farms is one step in restruc- Depots and Central Ordnance tal in Bhilai town. pilgrims who go on foot to the located all over the country. various States provided they turing the Army as recom- Depots apart from streamlin- The Rajanandgaon-Durg Maa Bamleshwari Temple. As regards 25,000 Frieswal were ready to foot the trans- mended by the Lt General ing inventory control mecha- cows, a cross breed between portation bill. (retired)DB Shekatkar com- nisms. Holstein-Friesian cows of This scheme met with suc- mittee report. Better utilisation of supply Netherlands and native Indian cess and 16,000 cows were The committee was con- and transportation echelons Sahiwal breed, the Army first sold in the last few weeks, offi- stituted by the Defence and animal transport units, decided to auction the milch cials said here on Saturday. Ministry to recommend mea- closure of Military Farms and   45467 The cows were sold to var- cattle. While 9,000 of the sold cattle sures to enhance combat capa- Army Postal Establishments ious States at a price of 1,000 Each cow can yield at an were already dispatched the bility and rebalance defence in peace locations, enhance- n an effort to streamline its each and the Army plans to sell average more than 3,500 litres remaining 7,000 will be trans- expenditure of the armed ment in standards for recruit- Iresources to improve opera- the remaining 9,000 high-yield of milk per lactation and costs ported shortly, they added. forces. The committee sub- ment of clerical staff and dri- tional preparedness by giving milch cattle shortly. 1 lakh each. Nagaland and West Bengal mitted its report in December vers in the Army and improv- up non-critical functions, the Moreover, the remaining However, there were no have already bought cows and 2016. ing the efficiency of the Army has closed down 15 mil- 24 military farms, a colonial takers for the cows in the auc- some more States have evinced Some of the recommen- National Cadet Corps(NCC) itary farms and sold 16,000 legacy, will also be shortly tion and the authorities then interest, they said. dations for implementation were the other recommenda- imported Frieswal cows. closed down and land handed decided to sell each cow at a The closure of military included optimisation of sig- tions. 000 $ *$ >>>    I 9    From page 1 Sibiren, Capt. Dilip Singh, Capt !  $<,; !   !  From page 1 Following this, the Gauhati Jagdeo Singh, Naik Albindar “Our priority is to provide High Court asked the Army to Singh and Naik Shivendar   7 &7 book and deaths of two per- Singh -- were killed in the quality education and employ- go for a court martial, which Singh for the fake encounter sons in the alleged police fir- alleged police firing at pro- ment based on education to was challenged by the Army in killings. unjab Chief Minister ing at Kotkapura and Behbal testers at Behbal Kalan fol- youth,” he added. the Supreme Court. “We have waited for justice PCaptain Amarinder Singh Kalan. lowing sacrilege incidents in The BJP in last Assembly Later, on the apex court’s for the last 24 years. We thank on Sunday lashed out at his “Stop politicking 2015. elections had promised 15 lakh instruction, the Army started the witnesses who deposed Delhi counterpart Arvind @ArvindKejriwal. It’s shock- Earlier in the day, jobs in the State. the process of holding the before the Army court during Kejriwal, asking him to ing a man in your position Kejriwal had alleged that the According to National Summary General Court the court martial braving threat refrain from “doing politics” talks of subverting law instead State Government had badly Career Service under the Martial (SGCM) of the to their lives. on the issue of sacrilege and of waiting for SIT’s findings,” failed in punishing the cul- Ministry of Labour and encounter on July 16 and We also thank the then police firing incidents in Capt Amarinder Singh tweet- prits of sacrilege incidents Employment, job-seeker regis- concluded the process on July AASU leader Jagadish Bhuyan Faridkot in 2015. ed. The Punjab government and police firing at Faridkot tration in Rajasthan was 27. who had been pursuing the Singh chided Kejriwal after had set up a five-member three years ago. 8,80,144 till June 30, 2018. The Summary General case alone all these the latter accused the Special Investigation Team “On 3rd death anniver- The Congress’ promise of Rs Court Martial on Saturday a years,” said Debashis Biswas, Congress-led Punjab govern- to probe the police firing sary of Behbal Kalan victims 3,500 as unemployment warded life imprisonment to brother of late Debajit Biswas, ment of failing to punish incidents. Krishan Bhagwan Singh& allowance would cost around Major General AK Lal, Col. one of the five victims of the those responsible for the Two persons -- Krishan Gurjit Singh, I offer condo- Rs 308 crore. Thomas Mathew, Col. RS fake encounter. sacrilege of the Sikh holy Bhagwan Singh and Gurjit lences 2 their families.   ()  * +,- ./+0  ,9  



 
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Trump said he Arabia of failing to cooperate contributor whose writings Saudi journalist Jamal Trump made a point of vis- However, Trump in the would meet with with a probe into the have been critical of powerful Khashoggi, the BBC reported on iting the kingdom on his first same interview said: “As of this Khashoggi’s family. disappearance of a journalist Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sunday. Khashoggi, a overseas trip as President and moment, they deny it and they American lawmakers in inside its Istanbul consulate, as Salman, left the building safe- critic of the Saudi Government, has touted arms sales to Saudi deny it vehemently. Could it be both parties have been more US President Donald Trump ly but has yet to offer visual evi- vanished on October 2 after vis- Arabia. But both the White them? Yes.” critical of Saudi Arabia, with threatened “severe punish- dence of this. iting its consulate in Istanbul, House and the kingdom are Other stock exchanges in several suggesting officials in ment” if it turns out The outcry surrounding triggering tensions between under mounting pressure as the Mideast saw far less volatil- the kingdom could be sanc- he was killed. his disappearance threatens to Riyadh and Ankara. concern grows over the fate of ity Sunday. US markets have tioned if they were found to be Comments by Turkish not just harm brittle Turkey- The authorities in Istanbul the veteran journalist, who been rattled by rising interest involved in Khashoggi’s disap- Foreign Minister Mevlut Saudi relations but also alarm believe he was murdered there by hasn’t been seen since he rates, signs of a slowdown in pearance and alleged killing. Cavusoglu represented a hard- the kingdom’s supporters in the Saudi agents. Saudi Arabia has entered the Saudi Consulate in the global economy and the Khashoggi, who was con- ening of Ankara’s hitherto cir- West and tarnish the reform rejected the allegations as “lies”. Istanbul on October 2. state-run Saudi Press Agency losses by the early afternoon. US-China trade dispute. sidered close to the Saudi royal cumspect tone over the case of drive spearheaded by the Several sponsors and media Already, international busi- read. “The kingdom also The market clawed back some Saudi Crown Prince family, had become a critic of the Saudi journalist Jamal crown prince. groups have decided to pull out ness leaders are pulling out of affirms that if it receives any of the losses, closing down 3.5 Mohammed bin Salman has current government and Prince Khashoggi, who has not been “We’re going to get to the of this month’s investment con- the kingdom’s upcoming action, it will respond with per cent for the day. aggressively pitched the king- Mohammed, the 33-year-old seen since he stepped inside the bottom of it and there will be ference in Riyadh, dubbed Davos investment forum, a high-pro- greater action, and that the Turkish officials say they dom as a destination for foreign heir apparent who has shown lit- consulate on October 2. severe punishment,” Trump in the Desert, as a result of con- file event known as “Davos in kingdom’s economy has an fear Saudi agents killed and dis- investment. But Khashoggi’s tle tolerance for criticism. Turkish officials have said told CBS’s “60 Minutes,” cerns over Khashoggi’s fate. the Desert.” influential and vital role in the membered Khashoggi after he disappearance, and suspicions As a contributor to the they believe Khashoggi was according to an extract Diplomatic sources said “The kingdom affirms its global economy.” entered the consulate, saying he may have been targeted Post, Khashoggi has written killed inside the consulate and of an interview that was both US Treasury Secretary total rejection of any threats The statement from the they have audio and video over his criticism of the crown extensively about Saudi Arabia, lurid claims have been leaked released on Saturday. Steve Mnuchin and UK and attempts to undermine it, world’s top oil exporter came recordings of it that they have prince, have led several busi- including criticism of its war in to media that he was tortured “As of this moment, they International Trade Secretary whether by threatening to after the Tadawul exchange in not released. The kingdom has ness leaders and media outlets Yemen, its recent diplomatic and even dismembered, while (Saudi) deny it and they deny Liam Fox might not attend the impose economic sanctions, Riyadh dropped by 7 per cent called the allegations “baseless,” to back out of an upcoming spat with Canada and its arrest Trump has also struck a pes- it vehemently. Could it be event, being hosted by the king- using political pressures or at one point during the week’s but has offered no evidence the high-profile investment con- of women’s rights activists after simistic tone about the missing them? Yes,” Trump said in the dom’s Crown Prince Mohamed repeating false accusations,” first day of trading, with 182 of writer ever left the consulate. ference in Riyadh. the lifting of a ban on women journalist’s fate. interview, which was conduct- bin Salman to promote his the statement published by the its 186 listed stocks showing In an interview to be aired Trump also said “we would driving. Saudi Arabia insists ed on Thursday. AP reform agenda. IANS % 
 
 
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www.dailypioneer.com **+ %,* - Rafale deal: Smoothen ruffled feathers Flying unsafe !  !                %                                 Congress president Rahul Gandhi has French President François Hollande to a selected by the then UPA Government in 2012 in Hollande’s remarks. When asked by the    . =             directly blamed the Prime Minister for 1>8&644& French TV, about the Indian Government over its other rivals. However, negotiations with French media about the conflict of interest indulging in “crony capitalism” and his entire proposing the name of Reliance Defence for the Dassault dragged on over disagreements on involving former President’s partner Julie Gaye                 party is in hyper mode to garner public opin- >' 84'>=4' offset clause, only added fuel to the fire and gave warranty for aircraft to be produced by (whose film was funded by Anil Ambani) he ion on this matter. The party has also filed a 47>'74&O'7&>' the Opposition another handle to beat the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). India want- took a diversionary tactics to escape. In inter-   %    !
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   2          2 Dassault Aviation in a sealed cover. The three- those quoted in the original bid under the UPA, In January 2014, Dassault informed that the try’s enemies will try to derail this deal through efence procurement has always member Bench, headed by Chief Justice of with a total saving of more than 1,600 million cost of each aircraft had increased by 120 mil- clandestine planting of false reports directed at                " been in the vortex of politics in India, Ranjan Gogoi, made it clear that it is not 4P';<L4& Euros (350 million Euros on the cost of aircraft lion dollar (756 crore). There was no further the doors of opposition leaders and in dinner 5 
%    "=     %   India as the Opposition seeks to expressing any opinion on the suitability of the with a further reported saving on weapons, allied action by the then UPA Government and in gossips. Hence, the Government should serious-         !   !  %   find chinks in such deals. Everyone Rafale aircraft, but wants to be satisfied about are more than 40 to 55 years old) to guard the maintenance and training package amounting to May 2014, the NDA dispensation took over. ly plan to develop a robust defence industry with remembers the Swedish Bofors the legitimacy of the decision-making process. Indian skies. Never ending controversies in a around 1,300 million Euros or 12,600 crore). Soon thereafter, the Air Force seriously flagged private sector participation and encourage for- %  !  %     ! 

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   2      "  signing of Government-to-Government agree- with a focus on India’s defence needs. The Air Modi Government for bypassing the procure- being fully loaded with India-specific high-end and is nuclear-capable. Its on-board electron- in this deal should be used to develop the    ! !         !  ment between France and India in April 2015 Force is awfully short of multi-purpose aircraft ment procedure and smelled a rat over the sign- technology. Former Defence Minister Sharad ic warfare systems can also perform reconnais- defence infrastructure in the country. Let us end during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to meet external threats from two fronts. As ing of an agreement between Dassault, the man- Pawar, too, has opined that he cannot level accu- sance and radar jamming roles. the saga of mathematics of incompetence in    "> !     !   to France for the purchase of 36 Rafale aircraft against the requirement of 44 Squadrons, it has ufacturer of Rafale, and the Anil Ambani-led sation unless he gets the proof. If our leaders continue to be at each other’s defence procurement where incompetence     !    ! !!   at the cost of 7.8 million Euro, which approx- only 32 Squadrons (half of these squadrons are Reliance defence firm for implementing the 50 Now let us examine it from the perspective throat then no Government can finalise the deal plus incompetence equals incompetence.   %    @   %  !! % ! imately would cost around 58,000 crore. of vintage Mig 21, Jaguar and Mig 27, which per cent offset clause. The interview of former of informed citizens. The Rafale aircraft was even in the next 50 years. There is also a catch (The writer is a retired civil servant)             !  N 2    O   !        )*+$3 2)*+$  " !    % %     % 2 It is going beyond boundaries and Another ex-wife to her ex-husband’s    
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Kudos to out strengthen and character, a spir- but also of the sense of pride in their ations getting a patent earlier than                  Capital wheezing and coughing, now comes news that the event management skill of the NITI Aayog. it of philanthropy, and the courage culture and heritage. Most impor- others and takeover the market! 3              the El Nino weather phenomenon will make the com- Indeed, magnificent but what perplexed most of a lion — is it worth the name? Real tantly, how their minds have been Historical interventions impeded     .   41    51     ing winter in Delhi warmer. From the frying pan into analysts assessing the outcome of this impres- education is that which enables one made to drift away from their own Indian knowledge traditions, and   R  S          R7S   the fire about sums it up. sive show was that there was no policy decla- to stand on one’s own legs.” people, people who were reduced to today, we are just copying the trends     ,  8       ( ration, leave alone lack of any firm commit- The import implications of advance bat- ly help in fossil fuel substitution as well as high- That the current education sys- live in inhuman conditions, who had of much-glamourised globalisation.    #          ment from Original Equipment Manufacturers teries for EVs is even more serious than elec- er fuel efficiency? It must be clearly under- tem is weak on this front is univer- lost the will to resist injustice and However, as we are passing                 ( (OEMs) to invest in India. tronic parts import as batteries constitute stood that through electric mobility what we sally known. It needs new insights humiliation. If resurgence was ever through an era of weakening of sin-           3           Even the much awaited FAME-II decla- almost 55-60 per cent of the total value of an are fundamentally attempting to do is to reduce and ideas. Every effort undertaken to conceivable, it needed a messiah cere, committed and selfless pursuits               ( ration was missing. Instead, debate was electric vehicle. Hence, it is obvious that we fossil fuel consumption and, hence, reduce pol- reform the education sector — be it who knew India and Indians! of new knowledge, a course correc- River of pain          R  S dominated by the only concern about subsi- need to try quickly to facilitate the manufac- lution too. Therefore, the answer to these ques- education policy, programmes, And knowing India was no easy tion is urgently needed. Essentially, +     %  S    dies for electric vehicles which presumably turing of advance batteries in India. For this, tions warrants that in addition to securing siz- implementation strategy or articula- task in view of the country’s diver- it amounts to broadening of the $            $     can result in import substitution of crude oil; aggregation of demand from other applications able battery manufacturing in the country, a tion of outcomes — can derive sity of every conceivable variety in vision of knowledge quest that India            01   +   ( .S             albeit with import of expensive electric vehi- such as renewable energy storage, energy back two-pronged approach is needed. immense benefit from the vision and men and material, spiritual and reli- to realise the cause of the decline of tact with the surrounding Buddhist must articulate in the current-day                   # cle (EV) parts like lithium ion batteries, up for telecom towers, defence requirements, First, all technologies that either help sub- philosophy of Swami Vivekananda. gious pursuits and systems of gover- a great number of people who 1   '> nations”. 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     I>6I' we could afford to set up stalls the number two in West Bengal outside puja pandals. But after TMC in the three-tier s Bengal's biggest festival things have changed and more local bodies' polls recently,   7 & pendent candidate as he could ADurga Puja nears, the and more people are getting leaving behind CPI(M) and the secure mearly 47,000 votes Opposition BJP in the State is connected with our party," Congress. imal Shah, former and stood third.     
leaving no stone unturned to Ghosh said. Prime Minister Narendra BTransport Minister in the Sources in BJP said that use the mega platform to reach The BJP aims to highlight Modi and BJP president Amit BJP-run Keshubhai Patel because of Shah, BJP lost out to the masses and has the NRC issue in Assam as well Shah have on several occasions Government who has been Kapadvanj seat as division of     I>6I' ond shift will work from 4 pm spread across 5-6 days. decided to set up nearly 3,000 and how its updation exercise said that West Bengal is a pri- side-lined for almost one votes helped the Congress can- to 12 in the midnight and the “In order to make pandal bookstalls displaying books on earlier this year was carried out ority State for the party in the decade, may join the didate Kalabhai Dabhi to win he bitter memory of the third shift will be deployed hopping during the Pujas safer, the party’s ideology outside to benefit the northeastern coming parliamentary poll. Opposition Congress party the seat by defeating BJP can- TNagerbazar blast that left from 12 to 8 am, officials said secure and trouble-free we pandals in the State, party State as well as the country. Shah recently set a target of after the Diwali. didate Kanubhai Dabhi with two persons, including a child, adding about 800 police pick- have set up 27 trauma care leaders said. The complete draft NRC winning 22 of the 42 Lok Sources in the Congress margin of 27,000 votes. dead less than a fortnight ago ets have been put up in places ambulances that will move In addition to books on was published in July this year Sabha seats in West Bengal for party said that Shah has put Despite Shah’s denial to join still fresh in the mind, the near important Durga Puja around the city to tackle emer- BJP's ideology, those on Prime with 2.9 crore names in which his party workers. some condition in order to the Opposition party in near Bengal Government has Pandals like Ahiritola, gencies” he said adding nine Minister Narendra Modi and over 40 lakh people were left The BJP leadership appre- join the Opposition party future, a senior leader in Gujarat thrown an unprecedented Bagbazar, Md Ali Park, missing person’s squads will the works of Jan Sangh icons — out from the document, tout- hends it would be denied that includes ticket for the Pradesh Congress Committee security net across Durga College Square, Sealdah in also be deployed to help peo- Deen Dayal Upadhyay and ed to be a proof of Assamese permission for setting up Lok Sabha seat in Central (GPCC) said that very shortly Puja-bound Kolkata, police the North and Ekdalia ple find their children who Shyama Prasad Mookherjee identity. bookstalls under "instruc- Gujarat. Even in the ruling Shah would meet Congress sources said. Evergreen, Ballygunge often are lost in the crowd. — would be put up on display "We will use this (plat- tions of TMC leaders in BJP many believe that the ex- president Rahul Gandhi. With the pandal hoppers Cultural, Tridhara Sanmilani, This year the police expects in these stalls. form) to propagate about respective areas". MLA from Kapadvanj assem- Meanwhile Shah is maintaining already cramming the roads Deshapriya Park, Suruchi about 20 lakh people to visit Besides, literature on NRC in Assam and how it is For years, various political bly constituency would join that he would let media know if from Dwitiya (second day of Sangha, Chetla Agrani etc. Kolkata from distant districts National Register of Citizens done for the benefit of that parties including the CPI(M) the Congress. any such development would the 10-day-long celebrations) “We have deployed 25 divi- and states. (NRC) and Citizenship state and country, contrary to have been setting up stalls in He was elected to the State take place. In case Shah would the administration has made sional mobiles and 46 watch Immersion of Durga idols (Amendment) Bill would be the propaganda of the TMC. the State to promote their assembly from Kapadvanj seat in join Congress, he may contest massive police bandobast towers at important locations,” will take place from Vijay exhibited to make people aware We will also issue articles on books and literature outside Kheda district in 1998 and 2002, from Kheda Lok Sabha deploying 8000-strong police said a Deputy Commissioner Dushmi which falls on October of the contentious issues. violence and misrule of TMC Puja pandals as a public rela- and had served as Minister of Constituency as the opposition force across the city. adding 74 additional CCTV 19. Some select clubs will how- "This year, we had received Government and the devel- tions exercise. State for Transport in 1998. party didn’t have powerful leader This figure is in addition to cameras have been installed at ever be required to take part in requisitions for nearly 3,000 opmental work done by the After the Left Front was Although in 2007 assembly polls, in the constituency to take on several thousand civic volun- various locations. “This is in the Durga Carnival to be orga- bookstalls from across the state. Narendra Modi Government voted out of power in 2011, the BJP won with thumping major- the saffron brigade. teers and private security oper- addition to the existing ones,” nized at historic Red Road on We hope to come up with in the last four-and-half TMC has been promoting ity, but Shah lost measurably and With Lok Sabha polls ations, sources said. “Our offi- he said adding the CCTV feed October 23. stalls outside various puja mar- years," he said. party mouthpiece "Jago since then his role in the ruling coming closer, political migra- cers to the rank of Deputy will be monitored round the A brainchild of Chief quees," BJP State general sec- According to party sources, Bangla" outside puja pandals in party reduced gradually. tion from one party to anoth- Commissioners will personal- clock by the police officials in Minister Mamata Banerjee retary Sayantan Basu told PTI. the State leadership has been the State. "For us, Durga Puja In order to keep his sink- er would start not only in ly man vital positions in north the control room.” about 100 clubs will march past According to State BJP buoyed by its performance in is integral part of Bengali cul- ing political career afloat, the Gujarat but across the coun- and South Kolkata,” said a The Government was not the Red Road a la the Republic president Dilip Ghosh, the the last Panchayat polls and ture, heritage and history. We 57-year-old political leader try. Being a home-state of the senior official, adding that the willing to take chances during Day Parade with guests and number of stalls coming up this now wants to do even better in look up to it as a festival, contested from Kapadvanj as Prime Minister, Congress police officers will be deployed the Durga Pujas, said a senior revelers enjoying the occasion Durga Puja is the highest in the the next Lok Sabha polls by unlike the BJP which tries to an independent candidate party is trying hard to make in three shifts. IAS officer adding these Pujas from the galleries raised on the history of the State BJP. reaching out to the people of use religion to create rift among after the saffron party ignored major dent in PM Modi’s bas- The first shift will work Kolkata is likely to witness two sides. Durga Carnival "Earlier, our party organi- the State. the masses," TMC Secretary him. He however couldn’t tion as in the 2014 Lok Sabha from 8 am to 4 pm. The sec- more than 30 million crowd became a huge success in 2017. sation was not so strong that The BJP had emerged as General Partha Chatterjee said. make his mark as an inde- polls BJP won all 26 seats. 0   *CD  !  "    
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His health Naik also said that it was media to give details of the stat- likely to reiterate his request for initiative is commendable.” illegally entered India) be delet- Navy-run airport.  6  4 is improving and he was imperative that Parrikar takes ue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. land for construction of Uttar The Statue of Unity when ed from the voters list and cor- Earlier, Parrikar was on expected to stay at the AIIMS adequate rest as part of his He is expected to return to Pradesh Bhawan at Ek Bharat unveiled will be the tallest stat- rection of names of voters in the Sunday morning discharged 214=&8&L for a few more days," the healing process after being Gujarat on Monday evening. Shresht Bharat complex which ue of the world. voter list be carried out ." PTI from the AIIMS. 7=44'&4'4 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) treated for advanced pancreat- According to sources in ' 114&4' leader said. ic cancer. the AIIMS, he was in the Naik dismissed any possi- "After he returns, I will morning shifted to the 7> '6 bility of dissolution of the Goa meet and speak to him. He ''    Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for 68 '7>4  Assembly and expressed con- must have returned (to Goa) a while after his condition fidence that the Parrikar-led because the last chemothera- deteriorated. But later, the > 8 =  government will complete its py must have been adminis-   68I>5 Summit— and the Krishi food processing, animal hus- profits to farmers. administration decided to dis- '748 five-year term. tered. He can take future treat- Kumbh would be the third bandry and farm implements The Chief Minister advo- charge him. Questions over the stabil- ment in Goa." his will be a Kumbh of a important summit that will to provide a holistic picture to cates that farmers should take The state-run Goa and its allies, who met Parrikar ity of the Goa government have Parrikar was admitted to Tdifferent kind in which give a boost to all the three sec- farmers for increasing their up vegetable growing, fruit Medical College and Hospital separately, had ruled out any been raised by the Opposition the All India Institute of farmers and agricultural sci- tors, particularly ODOP. income. production, horticulture, pis- near here has made elaborate change in leadership in the Congress because of Parrikar's Medical Sciences last month. entists from across the country The aim is to promote The summit seeks to intro- ciculture and dairy develop- arrangements at his private coastal State. illness. The former Defence will brainstorm for three days modern agricultural techniques duce farmers to the evolving ment other than conventional residence with a team of doc- The core committee is the In the 40-member Goa Minister has been in and out of in the State Capital from and diversification of crops dynamics of farming so that farming. tors on standby to take care of BJP's key decision-making Assembly, the Parrikar-led gov- hospitals in Goa, Mumbai, October 26 to search avenues which in turn help the farmers they may increase their earn- In a recent meeting with a his health. body in Goa, comprising ernment has the support of 23 New York and now Delhi for for increasing the income of the to double their income. Over ings by tapping the vast poten- delegation of Asian Parrikar was admitted to senior leaders like Parrikar, MLAs. the last seven months. farming community. 100,000 farmers, scientists, tial in agriculture and post Development Bank, the Chief the AIIMS on September 15. Union Minister Shripad Naik These comprise 14 BJP On Friday, Parrikar also The agri-meet — Krishi experts and entrepreneurs are harvest management of crops, Minister had said: “It is a ben- On Friday, Parrikar met and party State chief Vinay MLAs, three each from the held a meeting of his cabinet Kumbh-2018 — will also be expected to take part in this he said. eficial effort to enhance agri- Goa BJP's core committee Tendulkar, among others. Goa Forward Party and the ministers and senior BJP state attended by Haryana and three-day event. Sharma said that the cultural production. Experts in members and ministers from Parrikar has been ailing Maharashtrawadi Gomantak executive committee members Jharkhand as partner States. Manish Sharma, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party govern- this field should be roped in for coalition partners at AIIMS to since mid-February and has Party (MGP) as well as three at AIIMS. Chief Secretary Anup official looking after the prepa- ment always advocated diver- wide ranging deliberations. discuss ways to ensure his been treated at different hos- Independents. The opposition Congress Chandra Pandey said that Uttar rations for Krishi Kumbh, said sification in the farm sector as This will also help the govern- Government functions nor- pitals including those in Goa, The Opposition Congress has been demanding Parrikar's Pradesh had already organised that this event would include all Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ment in fulfilling Prime mally during his absence from Mumbai and the US. is the single largest party in resignation on account of his UP Investors’ Summit 2018 aspects of rural economy, such believed that in present day sce- Minister Narendra Modi’s office due to ill health. "I got the news that he is the state Assembly with prolonged illness and absence and MSME conclave — One as agriculture, horticulture, nario, diversification in farm dream to double the income of Leaders of the ruling BJP coming back but I can't believe 16 MLAs. from office. District One Product dairy, pisciculture, bee-keeping, sector would lead to better farmers by 2022.” !  Q   74 F? ! "   5  
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Raje Sunday exuded confi- Churu, Hanumangarh, The Governor said this 4&=L&45 '7  Limited, leading to the closure of the BJP-led Government of 0  The BJP-led coalition dence that the BJP would form Jodhpur and Sriganganagar. during an interactive session — its 200 MW power units on 7>8& brazenly backing the fish mafia "" Government, of which Goa the next Government both in The workers submitted to the 'Kashmir Youth Dialogue' — Sunday morning. in the State, adding to the "* " Forward is a part, has been on the Centre and the State. Chief Minister their written organised by the Jammu The Obra thermal power Senior officials of the UP state's political turbulence. the backfoot ever since, after The Chief Minister ridiculed suggestions in sealed envelopes. Kashmir Youth Alliance at plant, situated on the border of Thermal Power Generation Even as the BJP-led coali- $ 1 several of its Ministers were the Congress saying its various Raje said the workers have Sher-i-Kashmir International Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Corporation Limited along with tion in Goa battles to stay  accused of allegedly protecting leaders have already become the right to claim tickets from Conference Centre (SKICC) Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, district authorities rushed to the afloat amid Chief Minister fish-traders who were alleged- Chief Ministers and started form- the party, but their targets here. supplies power mostly to UP. spot. Sonebhadra’s District Manohar Parrikar's prolonged activity, I would prefer to ly importing formalin-laced ing their cabinets even before the should be to ensure that "lotus" Malik said it was important Due to the fire, power genera- Magistrate Amit Kumar Singh illness, a past ghost of a for- fight for the injustice meted fish consignments into Goa state assembly elections. blooms in the State again. that the youth were given tion was stopped at Obra and said the units had been shut malin-in-fish controversy out to an officer who has alert- from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil "The BJP has the unity and The Chief Minister also momentum in right direction this disrupted power supply in down and the employees had continues to dog the govern- ed and saved the trusting Nadu and Karnataka. uniformity while the Congress sought to ridicule the Congress' to channelise their creative, some parts of the State. been evacuated. He said no one ment, especially BJP ally Goa Goan from the deadly can- D'Mello, who had been has several faces and is a divid- "optimism" over the tradition intellectual and innovative Official sources said here was injured in the fire. Forward. cerous poisoning of our served a show cause notice by ed house. Various Congress of the state having the BJP and energies and talents in a pro- that the fire started from the Official sources said the On Sunday, D'Mello brethren," D'Mello said in his Goa Forward for his critique of leaders have already become the Congress Governments ductive manner. switch gear in the cable yard loss due to the fire could be in resigned from the party, claim- Facebook post on Sunday. the party last week, also said Chief Ministers and formed alternatively since 1990 and Conveying the commit- around 5 in the morning and several crore of rupees. They ing that the Government was D'Mello was referring to questioned the party leadership their cabinets even before the said had it been so, the ment of Prime Minister the fire spread to nearby areas also said that the losses would backing the fish mafia which the targeting of the whistle- about its silence against the elections but the BJP workers Congress would not have ruled Narendra Modi to ensure free within an hour. have been much higher had the uses formalin, a carcinogenic blower Food and Drugs harassment of Fernandes. would clear their misunder- the State for 50 years. and fair elections in the state, About 12 fire-tenders were fire not been brought under preservative used to preserve Administration official Iva "If Goa Forward, which standing in the upcoming Raje exuded confidence that he said the students are torch- rushed to the spot to douse the control immediately and the cadavers, to preserve fish sold Fernandes, who exposed the forms one fourth of the state assembly elections," she said. her party will form Governments bearers for emerging societies flames. Due to the fire, unit entire Obra thermal power in the state's fish markets. formalin-use scandal and has cabinet with its three Ministers, Raje made the remarks both in the State and the Centre and urged them to partake in numbers 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of plant, which generates 800 "I would like to state that now complained to the Human cannot insist on a crackdown Sunday during a meeting of the under the leadership of Prime the democratic process as lead- the power plant generating MW of power, would have to if fighting for justice for an Rights Commission claiming on those who poison fish con- party workers at Ranakpur in Minister Narendra Modi and ers and participants to shape around 200 megawatt (MW) be shut down leading to major upright officer who is men- harassment by her seniors after sumed by the people of Goa, Pali district. BJP chief Amit Shah. the new future for the state. electricity were shut down. power crisis in the State. tally tortured is anti-party she conducted the raid in July. then who can?" D'Mello said. The meeting was attended PTI Malik assured full support of the State and Central admin- istration for the overall devel-     opment of the youth. The Governor also partic- %1 

 
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To address the issue of >6L5 '7 >&4 through subsidised ticket rates demonstrate their commit- “This round of duty hike expanding CAD, the and to provide air connectivi- ment to implement and pro- =44& 4 was suggested by the Ministry Government will take neces- '7D<4' ty to smaller towns. vide the requisite support for of Electronics and IT (MeiTY), sary steps to cut down non- In the subsequent devel- promoting operations under 4&6 4& after discussion with Ministry essential imports and increase opments, five airlines were the scheme. of Commerce and Industry. We exports. The commodities of  8 = mandated to fly on 128 region- The BJP-ruled Assam had have gone ahead with their sug- which imports will be cut al routes in the first phase of the last year offered to provide Rs  45467 gestion,” the official added. down will be decided after he Central Government bidding in March 2017, and 15 100 crore as viability gap fund- Indian rupee had touched consultations with concerned Thas invited proposals from airlines on 325 regional routes, ing towards extension of the he Government may not go a historic low of 74.50 to a dol- ministries and will be WTO- interested air operators for the including those having chopper scheme for international air Tfor another round of lar on October 11. It later compliant,” Finance Minister international version of its operations, in the second phase connectivity from the state import duty hike on any more recovered and ended October Arun Jaitley had then said. ‘Udan’ (Ude Desk Ka Aam in January this year. capital Guwahati. items and could take other 12 trading session at 73.57 to a Earlier in the day, a finance Nagrik) scheme as it seeks to The Airports Authority of According to the draft  8 = cent, as against an increase of measures to contain the impact dollar as global crude prices ministry official had said more enhance air connectivity from India (AAI) is also the imple- scheme, State Governments 5.5 per cent in the year-ago of rupee slide on current eased. The rupee has depreci- steps will be taken to check India to select overseas desti- menting agency for the domes- will identify the routes to be ank credit rose by 12.51 per month, the RBI data showed. account deficit (CAD), an offi- ated about 13 per cent since the CAD and hoped that the rupee nations. tic format of the regional con- connected, and airline opera- Bcent to 89.82 lakh crore in Advancesto industry rose cial said. beginning of 2018. would appreciate. This is despite the domes- nectivity scheme. tors will assess demand on the the fortnight ended September by 1.9 per cent in August, The Government, within a “We expect the rupee to “Rupee, Balance of tic format of the scheme failing The bids could be submit- identified routes and submit 28, while the deposits grew by against a contraction of 0.3 per span of two weeks, has hiked rise from here. No more import Payments, CAD are the main to yield desired results with ted to the AAI by November proposals for providing con- 8.07 per cent to 117.99 lakh cent in August 2017. import duty on a host of house- curbs would be needed at the worries, we have strategy in almost half of the routes 22, according to the notice nectivity. crore, according the RBI data. Bank loans toagriculture hold items like refrigerators and moment. Rather we should place to tackle situation. We approved in the first phase of inviting e-proposals. Operations under the In the year-ago fortnight, and allied activities were up by air conditioners, and telecom look at ways to check depen- will take action at opportune the bidding for the scheme still The AAI has invited the scheme will be permitted advances stood at 79.83 lakh 6.6 per cent, compared with an and communications system dence on petrol, diesel,” anoth- time on these issues,” the offi- to be launched. bids on behalf of the civil avi- through fixed-wing aircraft crore, while the deposits at increase of 6.5 per cent in the products as it looked to cut er official said. cial said. National airports opera- ation ministry and the Assam only with more than 70 seats. 109.17 lakh crore. same month last year. import of non-essential items. The Government, effec- The CAD widened to 2.4 tor AAI, which has been man- Government, as per the notice. The scheme has proposed In the fortnight ended Credit to the services sec- “Further hike in import tive September 27, had doubled per cent of the GDP in the first dated to implement the inter- The Central Government to set up an International Air September 14, bank credit had tor expanded by 26.7 per duty on non essential goods is duties on import of 19 items, quarter of 2018-19. national version of the Udan had in August unveiled a draft Connectivity Fund (IACF) — risenby 13.46 per cent to 87.98 cent, against 5 per cent last not likely,” the official said. including air conditioners, Large trade deficit and scheme, has invited “e-pro- scheme for extending the dedicated for providing subsidy lakh crore, while the deposits year. In the latest round of duty household refrigerators and rupee decline against the US posals (bids) from interna- UDAN scheme to internation- support under the scheme. It grew by 8.58 per cent to Personal loans rose by 18.2 hike effective October 12, the washing machines (less than 10 dollar are putting pressure on tional bidders for selection of al circuits, with state govern- will be created through the 115.70 lakh crore. per cent in August 2018, com- Finance Ministry increased the kg), to 20 per cent. The cost of the CAD, and these steps are airlines under the International ments identifying routes for the contributions of State In August this year, non- pared with 15.7 per cent in levy of import of base station, import of these items was likely to have a positive impact Air Connectivity Scheme, IACS operations. Governments. food credit rose by 12.4 per August 2017. IP Radios, soft switches and 86,000 crore in 2017-18 fiscal. on the external sector. 
 


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 electricity plants in a lurch, ministry, Coal India has its sub- The move comes just when annual revenues of 11 billion group’s total workforce,” it said. rupee and crude oil prices will from the Government in terms multiple sources said. sidiaries like SECL to supply 25 the festive season has started euros and employed nearly The report noted that dictate the market trend in the of bank guarantee of 2,500    The Coal Ministry has rakes per day of coal to NTPC’s when power demand goes up. 23,300 people in Germany, a excellent infrastructure, holiday-shortened week ahead, crore to help the company  directed CIL to prioritise the Korba, Mouda and Bhilai Also, Madhya Pradesh, recent survey said. favourable R&D and innova- say experts. “Currently, broad- resolve the liquidity problem, coal supply to select central and power plants and such other Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, According to a survey titled tion conditions as well as a er markets look attractive while sources said. . State Government-owned state power plants. Mizoram and Telangana will go ‘Indian Investment in highly skilled labour force investors may seek more clar- The commerce ministry "" power houses under the pretext Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd to polls this year. Germany: Update 2018’ con- comprise top-rated business ity from upcoming quarterly has approved the proposal and of building coal stocks at these (MCL) has also accorded pri- Also, power tariff in spot ducted by EY, Indo German environment factors by Indian results. The continuity of this sent that to the finance min-  
 plants. ority supplies to central public market have hit a record high Chamber of Commerce and investors in the 2018 update. trend largely depends on sta- istry for final approval. Following this, all sub- sector plants and WCL has past few days. In last week of CII, four dominant sectors “In addition, the opportu- bility on bond yields and INR. “There is also a plan to ing its unaudited financial sidiaries of Coal India like been verbally instructed to September, spot electricity accounted for almost 95 per nity to access European market “However, worries about restructure loans of STC as the result for the quarter ended South Eastern Coalfields Ltd supply coal to only Mahagenco price touched nine year high of cent of the revenue generated post Brexit is an important fac- US Fed rate hike, US-China company is facing financial June 30, 2018 in August, had (SECL) have been directed to (formerly known as 14.25 per unit and swelled fur- by Indian companies in tor for Indian investors,” it said. trade dispute and political hardship,” the sources said. stated that it has appointed supply coal to state power gen- Maharashtra State Electricity ther to 18.20 in the first week Germany, as well as 89 per cent The study noted that Indian uncertainties in India on The firm is also in the financial advisor for restruc- erators such as NTPC. Board) plants. of October on Indian Energy of the 23,300 people employed. investors viewed the quality of account of upcoming state process of preparing a plan to turing of existing loans and for This has come at the cost As a result, SECL in Exchange. “Out of the total number of living at affordable prices very elections may impact senti- sell its non-core assets to raise raising additional loans. of private power producers, October increased the sup- This spark in power tariff more than 213 Indian sub- positively. “The quality of edu- ment in the short-term,” said funds. It had also proposed to who are running out of feed- plies to state and central gen- was attributed to inadequate sidiaries operating in Germany, cation, which is offered for free Vinod Nair, Head of The move assume signifi- raise additional working capi- stock used to produce elec- erating companies from an coal supplies from Coal India, nearly 74 Indian companies by the Government, makes Research, Geojit Financial cance as there was a proposal tal funds against its properties. tricity. average 10 rakes per day the sources said. each with annual turnover of Germany an attractive location Services. of the commerce ministry for “Therefore, the Company Sources in private produc- (40,000 tonnes) to 17 rakes per While domestic coal pro- more than 10 million euros for relevant research and devel- “Companies like Infosys, a merger of STC and another has approached its lender ers say rationally Coal India day (68,000 tonnes) whereas duction during April- generated combined annual opment activities. Federal Bank, ACC, Reliance state-owned trading firm banks for an appropriate reso- should give first priority to for private power plants it has September has risen to 256 mil- revenues of around 11 billion “Also, the security stan- are to announce their results MMTC. lution plan with the objective those plants having critical reduced from an average 10 lion tonnes from 232 million euros,” the report said. dards, personally and for finan- this week,” said Prateek Jain, STC has posted 88.44 per to make the operations of the coal stocks. Next should come rakes per day to only 6 rakes tonnes in the year ago period, The four dominant sectors cial investments, qualify Director, Hem Securities. Over cent fall in standalone net prof- company viable and sustain- plants facing supplies below per day (24000 Tons). increased power demand has include automotives, metals and Germany to be a perfect desti- the last week, the BSE 30- it to 1.46 crore during April- able. The lender banks have contractual obligations and Private power generators meant that coal imports have metal-processing, chemicals and nation for Indians, who intend share Sensex gained 356.59 June 2018-19, on account of formed Joint Lender Forum to then to most efficient plants, feel such priority supply only to also risen to 119 million tonnes pharmaceuticals and profession- to diversify risks investing their points to close at 34,733.58 on poor income. finalise the reconstruction irrespective of ownership. state and central PSU electric- from 105 million tonnes in al, scientific and technical services. private wealth in the Federal Friday. The company, while releas- plan,” it had said. Preferential and priority ity generating companies is April-September 2017. “The top 10 Indian compa- Republic,” the report added. O
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This is the first time the Dutch have beat- Then, on the field, he wants to be the en Germany for 16 years and the compre- leader," Maradona said as he answered    hensive defeat leaves Loew under increasing questions in a stumbling voice, some- pressure to resign after 12 years in charge.     5$  !"      "         "   times seeming to contradict himself.  &  These are dark days for the Germans, still "He is the best in the world along reeling from their woeful World Cup display afford another heavy defeat. like his opposite number Ronald Koeman with Cristiano [Ronaldo]," Maradona hierry Henry has "everything" needed to when they crashed out early after finishing Earlier Saturday, Munich-based news- who started with Besiktas' Babel, Lyon's said. "But he's not a leader." Tbecome a good manager, France coach bottom of their group. paper, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung, revealed Depay and Eindhoven striker Steven Maradona, who led Argentina to and former international teammate Didier Defeat in Loew's 168th international there is a release clause in Loew's contract, Bergwijn up front. victory in the 1986, said Messi, who was Deschamps said of the newly-named Monaco means Germany are once again last — this which runs until 2022, allowing either party Uth and Werner both forced chances again unable to emulate that feat in coach. time bottom of Group One in the Nations to end the agreement prematurely. early on to keep Jasper Cillessen, Holland's Russia this summer was expected to be "Thierry's ready," Deschamps told TF1. League. Loew had promised an improved per- Barcelona goalkeeper, busy. "the saviour of the fatherland." "He has everything" to be a good coach. Van Dijk opened the scoring with a well- formance from the Germans. The Dutch went ahead after 30 minutes "Let's stop making a god out of "He's throwing himself into an exciting, taken header after Ryan Babel had headed Yet again, his senior players let him down when Babel out-jumped Germany midfielder Messi. Messi is Messi for Barcelona, but exhilarating project where he'll have to take against the crossbar on 30 minutes. as the Bayern Munich axis of Manuel Neuer, Joshua Kimmich to the ball, headed onto the playing in an Argentina shirt he is responsibility. It'll be up to him to take the Depay then compounded Germany's Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels and Thomas post and Van Dijk pounced on the rebound. another Messi." reins." misery by stroking home a pass from Mueller struggled. Germany had their chances as Mueller Maradona, who is in Mexico E       5! Former Arsenal star Henry was named Quincy Promes three minutes from time after Loew pulled a surprise before kick-off by and then his replacement Sane, who came on coaching second-division Sinaloa, said Monaco coach on Saturday, his first job in club the pair got in behind the defence. starting Manchester City starlet Leroy Sane for the last half an hour, both fired wide with that if he was Argentina coach he would Messi, who is 31, has not played for management after leaving his position with Depay then hit the Germany crossbar on the bench. the goal at their mercy. "not call on Messi" before adding Argentina in three low-key friendlies the Belgian national team. moments before Wijnaldum netted Holland's Schalke striker Mark Uth made his debut Having broken the German defence in "never say never." since a 4-3 loss to eventual champions The 41-year-old French World Cup win- third goal just before the final whistle. up front with RB Leipzig winger Timo the final 10 minutes, Depay hit the net, then "You have to take the leadership France in the first knock-out round at ner, who had been working as an assistant to Germany now face world champions Werner and Mueller on the flanks. the crossbar before Wijnaldum swept in their away for him to be the Messi we want the World Cup, but has not officially Belgium coach Roberto Martinez since 2016, France in Paris on Tuesday and Loew can ill Loew opted for a 4-3-3 formation, just third goal just before the final whistle. him to be," Maradona said. retired from the national team. returns to the club where he began his pro- fessional career. 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    he had returned to the Principality.  4'4&7>I4L; 1 6 Henry replaces Leonardo Jardim, who in  =84> &4 2017 guided Monaco to their first Ligue 1 title since 2000. He was sacked on Thursday after  =84> &4 ndian wrestler Simran settled for a Silver in women's freestyle 43 kg cat- a string of poor results left Monaco in the rel- Iegory competition after she lost to Emily Shilson of United States in the egation places. he Indian men's and women's final bout here. The former striker will be joined by Joao Tteams advanced to the final of Simran, who had won a 40kg class Bronze in the 2017 Cadet World Carlos Valado Tralhao, under-23 coach at hockey 5s competition in the Championships, lost 6-11 as the Benfica, and Patrick Kwame Ampadu, coach Youth Olympics after registering American registered a 'victory by points' at Arsenal's academy and father of Chelsea emphatic wins over their respec- to clinch the Gold on Saturday night. player Ethan Ampadu. tive opponents here. Simran conceded a 2-9 lead to Henry graduated from Monaco's youth India defeated hosts Shilson in the first period and that vir- system and made his debut for the club in Argentina 3-1 in the men's semi- tually sealed her fate. 1994. final match on Saturday while the The Indian produced a better show He notably scored seven goals in the 1997- women's team beat China 3-0 in in the second period by scoring four 98 Champions League as the Monaco team their last-four match. points as against two by his American of the time, then coached by Arsene Wenger, The Indian men opponent but that proved to be too lit- reached the semi-finals, where they lost to face Malaysia in the tle, too late to have any impact on the Juventus. summit clash while result of the bout. "It is with great pride that I am delight- their women counter- Shilson is the Gold medallist in 43kg ed to announce that I have accepted the posi- parts take on hosts in the 2018 Cadet World Championships. tion to become the manager of AS Monaco Argentina in the final. the 2014 Singapore Youth quick to equalise as they scored chances and were successful again This is India's fifth Silver along with FC," he said on Twitter. This is the first time Olympics. through Facundo Zarate in the in the 18th minute as Sudeep three Gold in the ongoing Youth "I'm incredibly excited to be given this India is taking part in a In the men's semifi- 4th minute. Chirmako scored his second goal Olympics. The medals won by shuttler opportunity but now the hard work must hockey competition in nal match, Sudeep In the second period, India of the match to give a two-goal Lakshya Sen (Gold), shooter Manu begin. Can't wait." the Youth Olympics. Chirmako (12th and 18th maintained pressure and bene- advantage for his side. Bhaker (Silver) and judoka Tababi Devi &"   &
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      8 and two sixes, while Pramod Chandila struck 59 except M D Rahmatullah (18) and Babul Kumar we have to win it and we will enter in England in August 2016 and well as they showed resilience and  =    L !    off 88 balls with three boundaries and a six. (16). Mumbai chased down a paltry 70-run tar- the field thinking that. We will struck a triple century against the kept fighting till the end." Azhar ! "                  In the other quarterfinal, Mumbai sailed into get in 12.3 overs as openers Akhil Herwadkar (24) look to play positive cricket and West Indies in Dubai and a dou- said he remains focused despite !  % #        "  the semifinals after comprehensively beating and star India player Rohit Sharma (33 not out) hopefully the result will go our ble hundred against Australia in not in the best of form, managing Bihar by nine wickets. shared a 53-run stand. way." Melbourne — both in 2016. only 95 runs in the last four Tests.