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 of the working class. “Since an are also hiking their retirement the fiscal front. generates jobs. household level, judicial      !"# "$    %&      !         increase in the retirement age age. “Many countries such as India is currently the sixth- At a media briefing, he said reforms to smoothen out '    O   P*'    *  +  *          is perhaps inevitable, it may be Germany, the UK, and the US largest economy in the world structural reforms such as ones enforcing of contracts, and       $  * , -      - .%      worthwhile signalling this have signalled that they will with a size of $2.7 trillion. It is in the labour sector are need- investment reforms.   P       %O   
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 Igovernment more responsi- had been disposed of but still   2,34,0 ble and sensitive towards the around two lakh complaints 23 crore population of Uttar were pending disposal. ith liquor consumption Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Yogi asked the officials to    Won the rise, alcohol has Adityanath on Thursday integrate all other helplines of emerged as the most common launched a toll-free Chief the state government with the     )5)6. Amid seven-hour-long psychoactive substance used by Minister Helpline 1076 for CM Helpline so that people did drama that saw Prakash Indians followed by cannabis people to lodge complaints not face problem in registering eeved by the “poor” condi- Shedekar, a sub-engineer with and opioids. from anywhere in the state. their complaints. Ption of Mumbai-Goa high- the PWD Department, lodge a While over 16 crore people The Chief Minister will Deputy Chief Minister way, Congress MLA Nitesh complaint against him, Nitesh in the country consumed alco- personally monitor the com- Dinesh Sharma, who heads Rane and his supporters on — under severe flak from var- hol, around 3.1 crore used plaints and their redressal every the IT department, said that Thursday created a ruckus by ious quarters — drove to the cannabis, and about 77 lakh month-end and the feedback after the launch of this helpline, pouring mud on Public Works Kankavli police station along people take opioids. Of them, this year,” he said. The study will be recorded in the officers’ people from far-flung areas Department’s sub-engineer and with five of his supporters and more than 5.7 crore alcohol covers cities like Srinagar, Annual Confidential Report would not have to come to briefly tying him to the railing surrendered in connection with users, 72 lakh cannabis users, Chandigarh, Lucknow and (ACR).       0  *& & !        Lucknow to register their com- of a bridge at Kankavli in the mud slush hurling incident. and about 77 lakh opioid users Ranchi. The helpline will thus      ' 65:; /$   plaint or meet the Chief Sindhudurg district. Continued on Page 7 are addicted and need help. Elaborating on various establish a direct medium Minister and other officials to In a calling attention actions being taken by the between the people and the cer concerned cooperated,” the complaint, he/she would be register their grievances. motion moved in the Rajya Government to curb the drug Chief Minister’s office. Chief Minister said while punished accordingly. Earlier, Additional Chief Sabha over the use of drugs addiction menace, Gehlot said “We are committed to launching the 24x7 helpline call The Chief Minister Secretary (IT) Alok Sinha said among schoolchildren, Social it has prepared a National making this government fully centre here on Thursday. expressed annoyance over the that a 500-seater call centre had Justice and Empowerment Action Plan for Drug Demand responsible and will not toler- The Chief Minister said delay in solving the problems been set up for the CM Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot Reduction (NAPDDR) for ate any laxity on the part of the that all the complaints lodged of the people. “Several depart- Helpline in Lucknow which gave out these numbers and 2018-2025. officials in redressing public through phone call would be ments like Revenue, Urban could be extended up to 1,000 said the Government is also As part of the NAPDDR, grievances. The departmental addressed within stipulated Development, Irrigation, Law, seats. He said that daily the call conducting a survey in 10 the Ministry is undertaking heads concerned should review time and the government Food and Civil Supplies, centre could receive 80,000 cities across the country to focussed intervention pro- the complaints registered with would take feedback from the Panchayati Raj and others have calls and 55,000 calls could be assess the pattern and profile of grammes in 127 high risk dis- the helpline on weekly basis. I complainants. not worked efficiently to dis- outbound. substance use among school tricts. will also review the complaints “After registration of a pose of the complaints while “We have categorised the and college students. During 2018-19, the randomly on monthly basis complaint, its proper follow-up districts like Prayagraj, Kanpur, complaints — level one, when “Total sample size of Government released Rs 112.33 and any anomaly or irregular- will be done within 3-4 days to Sitapur, and Ballia have been it can be solved immediately, schools and colleges would crore for the programme while ity in redressal of grievances make sure that it is redressed,” slow in resolving the com- level two when the depart- include 6,000 students and in the current fiscal an outlay will not be spared as now a col- he said. plaints,” he said. mental heads would be 2,000 college students. The of Rs 135 crore has been allo- umn will be added in the ACR However, the Chief The Chief Minister said involved and level three, where  /0           report of this survey is expect- cated, Gehlot said. regarding the feedback from Minister warned that if a per- that during the first one year of it will take some time to resolve  $! $      +1       ed to be received by November Continued on Page 7 the helpline and how the offi- son filed a wrong or biased his regime, around 22 lakh the complaint,” he said.  +   "$
                                   2,34,0 Delhi Zoo from time to taken by the Environment trol to the CZA has raised pointed out by the panel last panel’s recommendations and The CZA submitted that      time had been in the news for Ministry against those respon- many eyebrows with the year, the Ministry has passed the taken action against those the probe panel did not get the 
   
  onths after the Central all the wrong reasons. In sible for irregularities observed sources saying there is more buck on the CZA. If they were responsible about the misman- cooperation from the zoo offi-    MZoo Authority (CZA) January 8, 2019, in an explosive in Delhi Zoo. than what meets the eye. really serious about the welfare agement of Delhi Zoo as high- cers and employees. Somehow,     
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      05 2<3 behaving with government offi- cials in Indore also cropped up ahujan Samaj Party supre- during the review meeting.   05 2<3 The result is that the ponds Bmo Mayawati on Thursday “After Akash was released
    have dried up,” he said. attacked the Congress, saying on bail, the way in which the BJP ormer Chief Minister and Even people in the state that change of guard in Madhya leaders garlanded and welcomed Samajwadi Party nation- capital are not getting adequate Pradesh had no impact on the the MLA stunned the whole   05 2<3 O     Fal president Akhilesh amount of drinking water, the lives of the poor and Dalits. nation and was criticised by     Yadav said that the Bharatiya SP chief claimed. She also fired salvo at the everyone,” the BSP chief said. sing the ‘secret services        Janata Party government was Yadav was reacting to a Bharatiya Janata Party, saying “It remains to be seen how Ufund’, the Balrampur police misleading the people as it statement of Chief Minister that the entire nation was much Prime Minister Narendra have hit upon a novel idea to   
 had failed to fulfill the promis- Yogi Adityanath that piped shocked by the manner in Modi’s stern statements against control crime. They have "     es the ruling party made to the water would be provided to the which BJP MLA Akash the Indore incident will effect the launched a ‘Mukhbir Rozgar 
  masses during the election people in Bundelkhand by Vijayvargiya was given warm behaviour of the saffron party Scheme’ with the tag line Ghar      $ campaign. 2022. reception after his release even members. The BJP leadership’s ed and action should be taken baithe paisa kamayen (earn “The BJP leaders had “This statement of the after Prime Minister Narendra statements against mob-lynch- against them,” Modi had report- while sitting at home) in their  $  $   " $ promised piped drinking water Chief Minister is another Modi’s adverse comments. ing, cow-slaughter and moboc- edly told the meeting, also attempt to control crime and %P to the people of Bundelkhand promise which the BJP govern- “Despite a change of gov- racy have had no desired effect, attended by party general secre- also motivate people living on L  (% and every rural household ment will not to fulfill. Water ernment in Madhya Pradesh especially in the BJP-ruled states tary Kailash Vijayvargiya, BJP India-Nepal border to be more within two years but their gov- will not reach people’s houses and the Congress coming to which is highly unfortunate”, the MLA Aksah Vijayvargiya’s vigilant if they want to make tion of the informer secret. ernment has failed to provide only through statements. The power in the state, there has BSP chief added. father. money. Most importantly, the poster the same,” Yadav said in a government should show the been no improvement in the It may be mentioned that In the review meeting, the The unique initiative was promises the reward and even statement issued here on work plan, which incidentally river under Namami Gange pro- condition of Dalits, poor, labour- during BJP Parliamentary Party BSP resolved to strengthen the taken by the Balrampur police to deposit the money in bank. Thursday. the Chief Minister has failed to ject but the water of the mighty ers, farmers, jobless, women meet on Monday, Prime party cadre and continue the last month. The credit for starting this He said during Samajwadi spell out in his meeting with river is still polluted,” he said. and backward classes. Like in Minister Modi without taking fight for justice for the poor and Reports said that the unique initiative goes to Party regime, a concerted effort Union Water Resources “Drains are still flowing BJP-ruled states, casteist and names, had warned partymen oppressed people in a peaceful Balrampur district on India- Balrampur SP Dev Ranjan was made to re-charge ground Minister,” the SP chief said. into the river,” he said, adding communal incidents continue in against indulging in acts of and democratic way. Nepal border launched the Verma and now the police are water in Bundelkhand by dig- Yadav also accused the who would believe that the MP,” Mayawati said while hooliganism. The BSP president said that ‘Mukhbir Rozgar Scheme’ or publicising this scheme by ging new ponds or rejuvenation Union government of not Ganga would be clean by 2020. reviewing the BSP organisation “Manmani nahin chalegi to expand the base of the party, informer employment scheme reaching out to villages. of water bodies. New trees adhering to its promise of Besides the Ganga, there in MP on Thursday. (Arbitrary acts will not do.) it was important to take the peo- to get information about crim- Talking to reporters on were also planted. cleaning the Ganga. was a need to clean the Yamuna The recent incident of BJP Whoever it may be, whoever’s ple into confidence and convince inals and crime. Thursday, Balrampur SP said, “The BJP regime has done “The government had and Kali rivers, the SP chief MLA Akash Vijayvargiya taking son he may be... such arrogance, them that their interests would A poster purportedly “This scheme was started last nothing to continue that effort. promised to clean the Ganga said. law into his own hands and mis- misbehaviour cannot be tolerat- be secured by the BSP. issued by Superintendent of month and it has already start- Police of Balrampur, Dev ed yielding results. Till now, we Ranjan Verma, has been doing have worked out six to seven rounds on the social media. cases, including a case of lift- 3 ! P %/       The poster says, “‘Ghar baithe ing of a truck from Saharanpur. . /   hazaron rupaye kamayen. The informer in this case was Mukhbir Rozgar Yojna.’’ rewarded 10,000 in cash.”   $ As per the poster, 1,000 It may be mentioned here 0 +- ,  cash will be rewarded for that every district and other    
information about criminals. police establishments, includ-   05 2<3 “‘One thousand rupees ing Special Task Force (STF),          reward for helping to recover intelligence agencies and Anti- he Uttar Pradesh govern-   05 2<3 Babbar spared no time to take stolen vehicle, 2000 for help- Terrorists Squad, have a huge Tment is likely to file a the trial would have been dif- a decision on their resignations. ing in recovery of country- sum at their disposal as ‘secret review petition against the CBI ferent and highlighted the ttar Pradesh Congress Meanwhile, senior made pistol and 5,000 for services fund’. court order acquitting don- absence of a witness protection UCommittee president Raj Congress leader and MLC helping in recovery of drugs Money from this fund is turned-lawmaker Mukhtar scheme. Babbar, who has taken moral Deepak Singh on Thursday and other illegal substance used to lure informers and give Ansari, his brother and MP The CBI court held that the responsibility of the party’s described Chief Minister Yogi including fake currency,’’ the vital information not just about Afzal Ansari and five others in investigators failed to prove the defeat in the state but has not Adityanath’s action against poster adds. criminals and their activities the Krishnanand Rai murder charges by not bringing enough yet tendered his resignation, tainted and corrupt govern- The poster also carries the but to also check subversive case of 2005. evidence against the persons made a one-day visit to the ment employees as a “cosmet- CUG number of SP Balrampur and other anti-national activ- Krishnanand Rai’s wife who were accused of carrying party office here on Thursday ic exercise” aimed at fooling the and promises to keep informa- ities.   05 2<3 Alka Rai has already declared out the gruesome killing of but paid no attention to organ- people on his government’s that she would move the High seven persons, including Rai. isational work except for sign- zero tolerance policy towards he brief monsoon session Court against acquittal of The trial was transferred ing a cheque for disbursement corruption. Tof Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Mukhtar Ansari and others by from Ghazipur to Delhi by the of salaries of the staff. “The government should commencing from July 18, will the CBI court.. Sadar, Mukhtar Ansari, his Supreme Court in 2013 on a “Babbar had come to the bring out a White Paper men- have just seven sittings in Government spokesman brother and BSP’s Ghazipur plea filed by Alka Rai, the wife UPCC office on Wednesday to tioning the name of each offi- which it will pass the first sup- Awanish Awasthi said that MP Afzal Ansari along with all of Krishnanand Rai. perform organisational work cial along with the plementary budgetary grants Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath other accused in the murder of Mukhtar Ansari, who is but he visited the party office, chargesheet served on them for the fiscal 2019-20. had taken cognisance of the BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai, MLA from Mau, has several signed a cheque for salary dis- over their corrupt practices,” Sources in the Vidhan judgement in the Krishnanand who was gunned down in criminal cases against him, tribution and left without any Singh said. Sabha secretariat said here on Rai case. broad daylight in 2005. Rai was including that of murder and discussion on organisational “The reality behind the Thursday that though the final “The government shall MLA from Mohammadabad in abduction. affairs,” disclosed a senior so-called action is that a big approval of the sittings would be examine the judgement and file Ghazipur. His brother Afzal Ansari Congress leader and general number of government offi- made by the Business Advisory appeal in the High Court,” he The accused were acquitted was elected from Ghazipur secretary of UPCC. cials had joined the service Committee, as per the propos- said in a written statement ny the court as all the eyewit- constituency in the recent Lok The leader claimed that he and later disappeared. As they al, the House would have seven here on Thursday. nesses and material witnesses Sabha election. along with over 50 other senior were selected for another job, sittings. The Business Advisory The CBI court had on turned hostile. It said had the Earlier, the Allahabad High office-bearers of the UPCC they remained absent from Committee will hold meeting a Wednesday acquitted Bahujan prosecution witnesses not Court had directed a CBI had already tendered resigna- their first assignment without day or two before the monsoon Samaj Party MLA from Mau turned hostile, the outcome of inquiry into Rai’s killing. tions from their posts but any information,” Singh said. session begins. On the opening day, the House will be adjourned for the day after paying condolence to %   %#&'&() 2  Bharatiya Janata Party member Jagan Prasad Garg who passed $   away in April.  
    P@:    police said. She had told her parents that The supplementary budget ;     she was going to Mathura for an exam,    is expected to be tabled on July   Lakhimpur Kheri: The body of a 45- they said. 22 by Finance Minister Rajesh year-old man with injury marks on his Lucknow (PNS): Taking a Agarwal and will be passed by Lucknow (PTI): BJP’s newly appoint- head and chest was found in a field here ? 2    B  serious note of Excise depart- the House the next day. ed working president JP Nadda faces a on Thursday, police said. The family of Shamli: The authorities have seized ment employees’ tendency of As per the programme, the busy schedule when he arrives here on the deceased, identified as Rafiq of 13 trucks transporting illegally mined submitting application on Assembly session will end on Friday afternoon and is likely to meet Kafara village in Dhaurahra area, alleged sand in Shamli district, a senior official behalf of their family members July 26. In the brief session, the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, party’s that he was murdered on Wednesday said on Thursday. The vehicles were to get their transfers government is slated to bring a state unit chief Mahendra Nath Pandey while he was in the field. “On the fami- seized during a drive against illegal sand stopped/revised, Principal couple of bills for which ordi- and other office-bearers. ly’s complaint, an FIR of murder impli- mining at banks of Yamuna in Jhinjhana Secretary (Excise) Sanjay R nances have been issued. Nadda, who played a pivotal role in the cating two persons of the village has been area here on Wednesday, Sub-divisional Bhoosreddy has directed the Lok Sabha polls as the Uttar Pradesh unit lodged,” said Poonam, Superintendent of Magistrate Surender Singh said. employees to comply with the in-charge of the BJP, will also hold meet- Police (Kheri). She, however, added that provisions of Uttar Pradesh ings with party workers and leaders to the body has been sent for post-mortem :   ; Government Employees review organisational matters, party to ascertain the exact cause of death. Etah: A 45-year-old woman alleged- Conduct Manual, 1956 and spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi said on ly committed suicide by consuming pes- specially Rule 27 and Rule 27 Thursday. :; ' 2 :  ;   ticide here, police said on Thursday. (a). He has directed the Excise The working president is scheduled to ;  P  Sunita Devi was depressed due to her hus- Commissioner to upload the meet party office-bearers at the BJP head- Muzaffarnagar: A court here band’s death, police said, adding that the provisions on the official web- quarters. He is also likely to meet Thursday sentenced a woman and seven incident took place on Wednesday in site. “It has been seen that some Adityanath and Pandey, Tripathi added. of her family to life in prison in the mur- Shyam Nagar locality here. She was employees/officials are not   In all likelihood, the by-election to 12 der case of her husband. The court also taken to the hospital but died during complying with the above said Assembly seats will be among the top imposed a fine of 12,000 each on the vic- treatment, police said. rules and are applying on      issues on Nadda’s agenda, party sources tim’s wife Sanjo, Jaipal (father-in-law), behalf of their family members      said. “After the party’s exceptionally good Praveen (brother-in-law), Dayanand, @@    '9  to get transfer order cancelled/ @ ; :           ! performance in the Lok Sabha elections, Sompal, Naveen, Vedpal and Pradeep revised instead of petitioning it will face a test to reiterate its suprema- after holding them guilty under Sections   B;;  their case to government or the "0      $%  cy in the by-election and Nadda will be 147, 148 and 302 of the IPC. According Muzaffarnagar: An SBI branch man- officers concerned as per the  &$' ()*+,*,++ -. taking it up with the state leaders, besides to government lawyer Firoz Ali, Anil ager and four others have been booked prescribed method. This is not /  $  !      other pressing organisational issues,” they Kumar was beaten to death by the con- for allegedly swindling crores of rupees in accordance with the rule-     $%    said. victs over a family dispute at Morkukka from customers’ accounts in book,” he said. &$' ()*+,*,++0    Other issues of importance are the village under the Mansurpur police sta- Muzaffarnagar district, police said on The Principal Secretary expansion of Adityanath’s cabinet to fill up tion in the district on August 23, 2013. Thursday. An FIR was lodged in this con- said the employees/officials $%    $%     vacancies created after three ministers Anil’s father Rampal had lodged an FIR nection by the bank’s regional manager, found violating the instruction  .'    1 were elected to the Lok Sabha and the part- against the eight people. Mukesh Kumar, on Wednesday, Station may face suspension. ing of ways by alliance partner Suheldev House Officer Jitender said, adding the Bharatiya Samaj Party, whose president :  ; police was investigating the matter. The   Om Prakash Rajbhar was also a minister. ;   @ A accused are Kakrauli Branch Manager With Pandey also being inducted Mathura: A college student alleged- Chander Mohan Sharma, Field Officer into the Union cabinet, the issue of ly hanged herself at a guest house here Rakesh Sharma, Cashiers Virbahadur and      appointing a new state unit president is after failing an exam, police said on Ravinder Dayal, and canteen contractor      also likely to come up. Thursday. Twinkle Kesari (21), a resident Manoj Kumar, the SHO said. The        ! Discussions will also be held about of Shastri Nagar in Kanpur, hanged her- bank suspended four of its officials "0      /2 BJP’s membership drive which will be self from a railing outside the room she involved in the case last week, he said. kicked off by Prime Minister Narendra had rented at the guest house in Chowki The alleged fraud surfaced after many   &$' +(*+)*,+(+ Modi in Varanasi on Saturday. Bagh Bahadur here Wednesday, they account holders, most of them farmers, -. /  $  !   According to Tripathi, party workers said. She was found dead Thursday, staged a demonstration claiming that .'      /2 are making all out preparations to accord police said, adding that the post-mortem money was withdrawn from their    &$' +(*+)*,+(, a grand welcome to Nadda, with plans to report confirmed strangulation as accounts using fake vouchers. The SBI has    /2    felicitate him at different points along the the cause of death. Kesari was a BSc replaced entire staff members of the route from the airport to the BJP office. student and took the extreme step after branch concerned and formed a team /2      .' BJP flags and banners have been put failing the exam. Her parents said she comprising the bank officials to verify the    1 up across the state capital. did not tell them about the results, charges. PTI

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  /   :   05 2<3 1     + "    :   05 2<3 girl was found lying wo persons, including a alongside Lohiya Path in 2,  Tsurgeon, ended their lives AHazratganj on Thursday in different parts of the state night, keeping the police on capital on Thursday. their toes for hours. However,   :   05 2<3 examining her. He later In Ghazipur police station it later surfaced that the girl was touched her with a malafide area, Dr Akash Singh (37) of heavily drunk and she did not ward boy of TB Hospital intention and my daughter Shakti Nagar locality was found face any attack. Police said the Ain Thakurganj was screamed for help. We rushed hanging at his house on girl was with her friend while accused of acting fresh with a to the bathroom and Deepak Thursday morning. Reports their car was parked on the minor girl, who along with her fled the scene,” victim’s moth- said Akash had completed roadside. mother, was there to see a doc- er said. Masters in Surgery from Agra As per reports, the police tor on Thursday afternoon. Police spokesman said a Medical University and was control room got a message She was helped by her moth- case under section 354 of IPC suffering from tuberculosis. around 9 pm on Thursday in er and other patients & atten- had been registered against His brother Vikas Singh which it was stated that a girl dants when she cried for help. Deepak. “The accused, who informed police about the inci- was lying in a heavily drunk The accused, identified as was nabbed from Thakurganj dent. Vikas was informed by state near a car parked on Deepak Gautam, was later on Thursday evening, has also his family members that Akash       0     !!  # $*       " 1 P >
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  sent chill down the spines of bathroom on the pretext of pital for a long time. door and called Akash, but he cops and soon, a police team, did not respond. I then broke led by ASP Suresh Rawat and verified during investigation. reached there and seeing the open the door and found   :   05 2<3 under-construction house in Hazratganj circle officer AK He said the police were waiting cops, a youth and a girl fled the Akash hanging from the ceil-    ;  Indira Nagar on Wednesday Mishra, reached the scene. The for the girl to tell them about scene,” he said. ing,” Vikas told the police. He larmed over the incident night. Reports said Santosh police admitted the girl to the sequence of events. “We Contrary to police claim, added that Akash was under- Ain which property dealer suspects in the circulating A; :,+<05<2 was hired by Atiq Ahmad of Civil hospital and later called will also send the girl for med- sources said the car stopped all going treatment in New Delhi. Virendra Kumar aka Gorakh area, Mishra said the QRT Vijay Vihar Cattle Colony in her parents. ical test once she is back to her of a sudden and the girl in A Ghazipur police team, was shot at near the GRP out- would keep a watch and might /.),:.+300 Indira Nagar for construction In the meantime, media- senses,” he added. question got down from the led by sub-inspector Jitendra post at Lucknow Junction on quiz the suspicious-looking 6,2+.00,42, of his house. Police spokesman persons reached the scene and Police spokesman said the vehicle. “Two youths started Singh Chauhan, reached the Tuesday afternoon, the persons. “The entry point at said Santosh came in contact tried to talk to the girl in ques- girl was accompanied by two pulling her inside the car first scene after control room offi- Lucknow division of North the Lucknow Junction railway :50.2;.:,. with a live wire and suffered a tion. The cops stopped medi- youths and another girl in the and then towards the pavement cial were informed about the Eastern Railway (NER), along station circulating area is open fatal electric shock. Atiq was apersons from talking to the car. “All of them were in a alongside Lohiya Path. But a incident. with Railway Protection Force for passengers going to board <. ,,".2,>, accused of carrying out the girl, saying they could not take drunken state and upon reach- timely call by some commuters “Akash was under depres- (RPF), has chalked out a secu- trains and it is practically dif- <2520.3=50 work in a careless and irre- the statement of a victim before ing Lohiya Path, the girl in saved the girl,” the sources sion due to the disease he was rity plan. ficult to conduct checking at sponsible manner. The supply police interrogation. question complained of uneasi- said. They said the girl was suffering from as it had become According to senior divi- this point,” Mishra said. ./,+ line was broken at several The ASP said that the ness following which her com- probably forced to consume incurable. He may have ended sional security commissioner, Meanwhile, the GRP got a points and was also uncovered. reports of eve-teasing were panions stopped the car. In the huge quantity of alcohol by her his life due to the same reason,” NER, Amit Mishra, two high- clue about the miscreants who Lucknow Junction while the unfounded and could not be meantime, a police team companions. he said. Chauhan said Akash resolution CCTV cameras will had shot at Virendra Kumar attackers were waiting for him.   was found hanging form the be installed in the circulating on Tuesday afternoon. “The plot was possibly chalked Three men impersonating ceiling with a bedsheet tied area to a keep an eye on “Virendra had accused Sanjay out by Sanjay, who has been sleuths of Special Task Force around his neck. “We did not unlawful activities. Besides, a of Narkatiyaganj police station named in the case,” the sources (STF) duped a cashier working #'(' )"
 recover any suicide note during quick response team (QRT) area in Bihar of orchestrating said. with a private firm of Rs 2 lakh investigation,” he said. consisting of a sub-inspector the attack on him. Virendra’s Meanwhile, a youth died in Madiaon on Wednesday In another case, an elderly and two constables will wife Priyanka lodged an FIR while his father suffered night. The victim was identified man suffering from a disease remain present round the naming Sanjay and we regis- injuries in a road mishap in as Raj Kapoor of Unnao. Raj  +&""$# -"' ended his life at his house in clock to deal with any kind of tered a case of murderous Chinhat on Thursday. The Kapoor, who works in Itaunja on Thursday. Reports exigency. He said there was a assault against him and his deceased was identified as Tadikhana locality of Madiaon, said Mahmood Hasan (67) of plan to install more CCTV men,” SHO, GRP, Somveer Sooraj while his father as Ram left for his house in Unnao after Ursana village in the area was cameras in the time to come. Singh said, adding they were Bahal (both of Barabanki). his duty was over. found hanging from a wooden “Most of the area outside the close to arresting the conspir- Reports said Ram Bahal was On the way, a man stopped shaft in his house. “He was railway station is under CCTV ator. “Teams are conducting coming to Lucknow along him introducing himself as an found hanging from the shaft surveillance. We have identi- raids in search of Sanjay. We with his son Sooraj to resume STF sleuth. He asked him to with a rope tied around his fied the places which are not hope to nab him soon,” he at a factory in Chinhat. When meet his senior while pointing neck and was spotted in the covered under CCTV cameras added. they reached Deva road, a to another man standing some wee hours,” his son Abdul and it will soon be under the Virendra told the inter- biker knocked their motorcy- furlongs away. As soon as Raj Hasan told police. He said his third-eye watch,” he said. The rogators that he had a rivalry cle from behind. Sooraj lost Kapoor went there, another father Mahmood was suffering QRT will help the with Sanjay who also runs ille- control of his bike which man came and introduced from some disease which the Government Railway Police gal parking at different places rammed into the road divider. himself as a sleuth of STF. He doctors had said was incurable. (GRP) personnel, if need be. in Narkatiyaganj locality of Elsewhere, a labourer, then instructed his “juniors” to Police sent both the bodies for The team will be armed with Bihar. Sources said Virendra identified as Santosh of search him. They take out the autopsy and started further modern weapons. was trapped by a woman who Lakhimpur Kheri, was electro- cash during checking and fled investigations. About the checking of had called him to meet her at cuted while working at an the scene. /    )" 23/  

  :   05 2<3 the world. He created the feel- Vivekananda was the only rep-             ing of self-respect amongst resentative of Hinduism and he overnor Ram Naik paid people of the country and raised the flag of Hinduism by   :   05 2<3 in vain. Fire officials and “The fire damaged huge Gtributes to Swami showcased before the world the restoring its unique message of police were informed but by quantity of prepared plywood Vivekananda on his 117th philosophy of Vedanta. His tolerance and universalisation,” massive fire broke out at a the time they reached the sheets besides the raw mater- death anniversary by garland- address in Chicago presented the Governor said. Aplywood factory in scene, the fire had taken a vio- ial used in manufacturing,” ing his statue at Ramakrishna before the world a better image Naik also announced that Talkatora Industrial area on lent turn. factory employees said. Ashram. It was a part of the of India. Rabindranath had a statue of Swami Vivekananda Thursday afternoon, giving The cops first rescued the “Adhesives used in fixing year-long programme in com- said that if you want to know in the Raj Bhawan premises the neighbouring shop-owners employees trapped in an open the material used in manufac- memoration of the 125th India, you should read Swami would be unveiled soon. a huge scare. As many as space at the both ends of turing of plywood sheets are anniversary of Swami's Chicago Vivekananda,” the Governor The mayor said that seven fire tenders were pressed which flames were leaping highly inflammable and they Addresses at the World said. Swami Vivekananda was into service and the flames high. The firemen then doused may have stoked the fire Parliament of Religions, which Naik said Vivekananda was immensely applauded at his were extinguished after hectic the flames after hectic efforts. beyond control,” they opined. was held at Vivekananda a cultural and religious ambas- opening speech at the Chicago efforts. Police spokesman said no The police spokesman said Polyclinic and Institute of sador and when he placed his 1
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  :   05 2<3 in the state capital when peo- cake is ‘mango kheer’, which is ple savoured mango immersed essentially ‘rice kheer’ mixed he sight of mango slices in chilled water of the wells, with ripe mango pulp. It not Tsoaked in jaggery and Shabahat said: “Old timers only makes for a pretty picture sprinkled with black nigella can still remember the ‘amiya but also settles on the tongue seeds not only gets the salivary daal’ which means ‘arhar daal’ with an aroma of its own. buds activated but also revives cooked with raw mangoes. Chef Harish Chandra memories of the forgotten era Cooked in earthen pots on Sharma said the dishes which of Lucknow when ‘galka’ was ‘chulhas’, that dish carried the were once a part of common a permanent accompaniment sour taste of small unripe households had been forgot- to meals in the households. mangoes. We are serving this ten. The ‘Amayana Food dish after naming it “We have brought in the Festival’ which kicked off at Taj ‘Malihabadi daal’.” old dishes and created the Mahal Hotel on Thursday He said they had laid innovative ones keeping in comes at the right time. emphasis on Dussehri and mind the taste of mangoes in Shabahat Hussain, media not the other varieties for various stages of growth. For spokesperson of Taj Mahal preparation of the dishes the mutton curry, we have Hotel, said they had crafted a because it has no fibres and used curry leaves as they blend menu which is a mix of dish- can be grated, sliced and cut in well with the sour taste of the es having existed since the era a manner in which the chefs mango,” he said. of Nawabs era and the new-age want. “For those who do not Shabahat said it was a way innovations. know that the dishes have a to attract tourists from outside. The chefs have tapped raw key ingredient in mango will “Mango has been used in and ripe mangoes churning not blink an eye and continue minced meat, in ‘semolina out the soothing ‘aam panna’, to savour the dish, unaware halwa’ in Lucknow homes. starters like ‘aam ke kebab’ as that their favourite fruit has During this fest, we are trying well as ‘mango tawa fish’. The been given a different form,” to provide a bouquet of mango main course includes ‘aam he added. flavours so that the out-bound biryani’ while the dessert con- ‘Murg ambia tikka’, as the tourists can spread the word sists of ‘mango kheer’ and name suggests, is chicken mar- about these dishes,” he said. ‘mango kalakand’. The chefs inated in curd and ginger lentil and raw mangoes, are that blend with the taste of tickle the palate with soft and Chef Nagendra recounts admit they have played on the which roll on to the tongue delicious and soft while mango while ‘aam ka paneer’ creamy texture. several stories of his orchard sourness, sweetness and tangi- wrapped in ‘amchoor’ flavour ‘mango biryani’ will be a pleas- has chunks of paneer in a Fillet of sole fish marinat- when guests were not asked ness of mangoes in the way it and is a delight for the non- ant surprise for the vegetari- golden coloured gravy with a ed in mango paste and ‘chana’ whether they wanted to have suits the essence of the dish. vegetarians. ‘Kachche aam ke ans. ‘Mutton mango’ has been hint of mango. “Mango kulcha’ powder is an innovation of the mangoes as it was customary Recalling the bygone days kebab’, made with chick pea tempered with curry leaves has shreds of mangoes that chefs but the cherry on the to offer them the same.     !"#$%  *

     Nagar crossing, from 9 am to Lucknow (PNS): 2 pm. The NCC cadets are Applications are invited from trained for three years on gen- potential students of age 23 eral as well as military-orient- years and below fulfilling the ed subjects and awarded ‘B’ and eligibility criteria for enrol- ‘C’ certificates on passing of ment as cadets of NCC in Air examinations conducted at the Wing. The applicants should be end of second and third year in the first year of graduation, respectively. The curriculum have three-year diploma or includes Flying of Microlite BTech from any of the colleges Aircraft, Aeromodelling, and affiliated to Lucknow Weapon Training including University and AKTU. Firing of Small Arms, Preference will be given to Adventure Activities, students from Science stream at Personality Development, Intermediate level. social service activities etc. The last date for submis- Deserving cadets are also pro- sion of applications is July 5. vided opportunities to repre- Registration forms can be sent the nation in foreign coun- directly obtained from 5 (UP) tries during youth exchange Air Sqn NCC, near Rahim programmes.

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  :   05 2<3 meeting which was held to ferent schools, 7000 employees medical facilities.  2   review preparations for the of the Health department and Meanwhile, a meeting was istrict Magistrate Kaushal World Population Day. The students from paramedical also held to review various DRaj Sharma said here on meeting saw the participation colleges. schemes by the Women -5  Thursday that a rally would be of the Chief Medical Officer Meanwhile, the District Welfare department. The meet- taken out on the occasion of and chief development officer. Magistrate felicitated doctors ing was presided over by the World Population Day on July Nodal officer and Additional and students with ‘Chikitsa chief development officer fol-   :   05 2<3 yet due to absence of any 11. It will be flagged off from CMO Anoop Srivastava said Bhushan’ awards at KGMU lowing directions of the District clear instructions by the gov- the Chief Minister’s residence from July 11 to 26, a population under the aegis of National Magistrate. While reviewing he Lucknow Development ernment. by CM Yogi Adityanath. The stability programme would be Medicos’ Organisation. He said the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ TAuthority (LDA) adminis- The Urban and Housing rally will conclude at KD Singh organised in the city. Giving that teams from this organisa- Yojana, CDO Manish Bansal tration is said to be undecid- Development department has ‘Babu’ Stadium. A bike rally details of the population rally, tion not only reached different said a budget of Rs 25 lakh had ed about the stamp duty on not given any assurance to the will also be taken out on the the District Magistrate said parts of the district but also been received and an expendi- houses being constructed LDA despite the involvement occasion. that it would witness the par- those parts of the country ture of Rs 12.5 lakh made under the Prime Minister of Divisional Commissioner The DM said this in a ticipation of students from dif- where it was difficult to get under the scheme. Awas Yojana (PMAY). It has Anil Gupta, who is the Ex- not received any clear-cut Officio Chairman. instructions from the state There is a big difference in government on whether or not the prices of the circle rates the houses will be sold on the and the amount spent on the circle rates. construction of houses. The Besides, no decision has Central government has said been taken on the increase in that the base price line will be the amount of joint subsidy. the amount spent when the Vice-Chairman PN Singh is scheme was launched in 2015. said to have drawn the atten- But the spokesman Urban tion of the state government and Housing Ministry is said towards the increase in the to have told the state govern- cost of construction as the ment last year that the previ- LDA administration has spent ous decision had been amend- about Rs 2 lakh on each flat, ed. However, he did not causing loss to its exchequer. explain the change. The Vice-Chairman said Housing commissioner the construction work of the AK Chauhan said it was high houses under PMAY were time that there were clear-cut almost over and possession instruction on the price so that would be given to the buyers the houses could be sold. The by October. However, there are Board is said to have sold over question marks on this as the 10,000 houses under this prices have not been fixed as scheme all over the state.  !$ -       
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Bahraich: Uttar Pradesh warned the teachers that “no Lucknow and requested them QDPI@@S I@XT T@SWD8@  '() action in the matter would be However, the relevant sections Minister of State for Basic one’s word will be able to save” to post selfies with “main taken after receiving the post- would be added in the first Education Anupama Jaiswal them if they are caught. “You padha raha hoon” while teach- 30-year-old woman who mortem examination report. information report (FIR) if on Thursday warned that cannot hide when you are ing in schools and it is a mat- Aworked as a branch man- Meanwhile a minor who sexual assault was confirmed, teachers found active on social online and when offline,” she ter of pride that all have sent ager in a private insurance was kidnapped from a he added. media during school hours said. The minister reiterated it,” she said. However, posting firm was found dead at her res- madarsa, strangled and thrown will face strict action, including that the government is trying selfies does not guarantee use idence in Rajroopur locality from a water tank, had also   termination of their services. to provide quality basic educa- of mobile phones during under the Dhoomanganj police been sexually assaulted, an A 40- year- old guard post- “It has been decided that tion to students in schools. The school hours. It should be here on Wednesday evening. autopsy report said. A panel of ed at the army’s Central during surprise checks, any minister also said it was a limited to that (posting selfies) The victim’s kin alleged doctors at SRN Hospital carried Ordnance Depot (COD), teacher found active on social common belief that leaders of only, Jaiswal warned. To a that the man with whom she out the post-mortem examina- Chheoki, was shot at by some media during the teaching the teachers’ associations were question on actor Zaira Wasim was in a live-in relationship tion on Thursday. The child’s unidentified miscreants in hours will face strict action. It not “interested” in teaching and quitting Bollywood, she said, “I administered her some poiso- body was found inside a desert- Chaka, Naini, in the trans- will be sufficient for them to mostly kept themselves busy in do not see films but still feel nous substance to her. Her ed building in Mundera Mandi Yamuna area on Wednesday lose their jobs,” she said while union activities. that the daughters should be body had been sent for the on Monday morning and on evening. The victim, speaking as the chief guest “To end this negative respected. It is an individual’s post-mortem examination and the complaint of his father, a Kanhaiyalal Dwivedi, was during a programme at a thinking, we called the leaders decision and it needs to be further probe would be carried named FIR was lodged against admitted to the Swaroop Rani school in Dihva village. Jaiswal of the teachers’ unions in respected.” PTI out after receiving the report, Ashfaq and his father, Abrar, in Nehru Hospital where his con- the police said. According to this connection. dition was stated to be critical. a report, Tarannum Siddiqui, The police arrested Ashfaq, An FIR had been lodged .  worked as a branch manager at who confessed to have abduct- against some unidentified per- a private insurance firm in ed the child from a madarsa in sons in this connection on a Civil Lines. She lived in Kaushambi, where he used to complaint being given by the Kalindipuram area here. On live and study. The accused kin of the victim, the police Wednesday evening, her then took the child to Mundera said. According to a report younger sister went to meet her Mandi where he threw him received here, Kanhaiyalal but found the door locked from a water tank. Ashfaq Dwivedi, a resident of Chaka from inside. She grew suspi- then strangulated the boy to area, was entering his house cious when Tarannum did not death when he found that he after returning from duty when respond to her repeated was still alive and threw the two motorcycle-borne men knocks. On getting information body inside a deserted building came from behind and opened about the matter Rajrooppur of Mundera Mandi. Ashfaq fire at him. Kanhaiyalal sus- police outpost incharge SK claimed that he and his father tained bullets in his head and Nigam reached the spot and had planned to kill the child to back. On hearing the sound of broke open the door of the flat avenge the insult heaped by his gunfire the locals rushed to the where Tarannum’s body was father. The duo had borrowed scene but the miscreants man-    of the delegation were bid They are led by teacher Jasjeet found on the bed. Later her 20,000 from the child’s father aged to flee from the spot. SP  ;   farewell by their parents and Kaur. The month-long camp is other relatives too reached the a few years ago but was reluc- trans-Yamuna Deependra A five-member delegation teachers at Amausi airport being organised in Vienna spot and alleged that she had tant to return it. The autopsy Choudhary said Kanhaiyalal’s of City Montessori School, prior to their departure. (Austria) in which the host staff been killed with a person report of the child suggested kin denied enmity with any- Gomti Nagar Campus II, left Student members of the dele- and leaders will comprehen- belonging to the Mutthiganj sexually assault. Civil Lines one. Investigation in the mat- for Austria to participate in the gation included Krishna sively plan activities to inspire area with whom she was in a Circle Officer Brij Narayan ter was on and suspects would month-long International Mehrotra, Sarika Yadav, the participants to strive for a live-in relationship. Sub-inspec- Singh claimed that he was yet be questioned soon, the SP Children’s Camp. The members Sanskriti Saigal and Jaskaran. more just and peaceful world. tor SK Nigam said that further to receive the autopsy report. added.    !"#$%   +     
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  2,34,0 crores of poor people are ben- said the bill speaks of a regu- efiting by using Aadhaar, hence lator which will govern various 6 R  he Lok Sabha on Thursday in emergency we brought the provisions. She said there are Tpassed the Aadhaar Ordinance," he said. no details of the proposed amendment Bill allowing vol- Opposing the bill, Adhir regulator in the bill, which   2,34,0 your decision." contemplate a Gandhi-free untary use of Aadhaar as proof Ranjan Chowdhury, Leader of makes it opaque. She said the The Congress Working Congress. "We will bounce of identity for opening bank the Congress in the Lok Sabha, regulator should be integrated ongress leaders are in a fix Committee (CWC), the party's back and Congress Party would accounts and procuring mobile said the government used the in the bill itself. Referring to Cafter Rahul Gandhi's final highest decision making body, continue to defeat the fascist phones, with strong objections ordinance route to bring in the the "Aadhaar ecosystem", she word on his quitting the post. will meet next week to resolve forces under Rahul ji's dynam- from Opposition parties accus- legislation. He said the ordi- sought to know the legal While a section of them is the presidentship issue. The ic leadership," he said, express- ing this will lead to breach of nance was issued by the last recourse one can take if the looking for change, another set Congress' future too will be ing the hope that Rahul Gandhi privacy. government (from 2014-19) ecosystem fails. "Without a of leaders is perturbed over the chalked out at the meeting. would lead the party with the The Aadhaar and Other and the current government data protection law, it is like probable choice for Rahul's "The Gandhi family is "same zeal and spirit". Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, has brought it as a legislation. putting cart before the horse," successor. integral to the Congress. The Karnataka Minister DK was passed by a voice vote after Chowdhury said it was the she said. Moitra claimed that A top leader in the party two cannot be separated. We Shivakumar also said: Information Technology "As many as 123 crore Aadhaar data can only be UPA Government, which Aadhaar was perceived as a said that the Congress' first look forward to their guidance "Without Gandhi family Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad people are currently using shared when there is a threat to brought in the law, to which system to enable the poor get family too is worried over the in the coming times," said a Congress can't be united, with- assured the House that Aadhaar... All safeguards are in national security or there is Law Minister Ravi Shankar services, but that now, it has fragile condition of the party party leader pointing to the out Congress being united Aadhaar is voluntary and place to prohibit misuse of Court order. "Even if I, as an, Prasad said the NDA govern- turned into an "aquisitive" currently and the prospect of continuing sway the first fam- country can't be united. informed consent of the bio- Aadhaar biometrics. Iris and Information Technology ment gave legal status to entity. its further fragmentation, engi- ily of the party will have on the Gandhi family is the only metric identity holder has to be finger print data is stored in Minister, seek Aadhaar data, I Aadhaar. "You have loaned the Supriya Sule (NCP) said neered by the BJP, ahead of organization even if a non- strength to keep this party obtained before it is used. Indian machinery and it is will be subject to 3 years of concept of Aadhaar from us that "You are cheating common Assembly elections in some Gandhi helms the affairs. strong, united & rebuild this "The amendments address safe and secure," Prasad said. punishment," Prasad said. (Aapne Aadhaar udhaar liya man... What privacy we are States. Rajasthan Chief Minister party to bring it back to the privacy and security con- Displaying his personal He said the Government hain)," Chowdhury said. He talking about?" With Assembly elections Ashok Gehlot also refused to power." cerns. It provides that no ser- Aadhaar card in the House, the has saved 1.41 lakh crore due said the Supreme Court had Hitting out at the BJP, she to States like Maharashtra, vice or benefit of any scheme Minister said the card only dis- to Aadhaar and removed 4.23 also rapped the Government said that "they are only grow- Jharkhand, Haryana and Delhi will be denied for lack of closes his name, father's name, crore and 2.98 crore bogus for violating privacy in ing on the programmes which approaching, many in the party 6)) + 2  . Aadhaar," Prasad said. The date of birth, residential address LPG connection and ration Aadhaar. Prasad said, "Under UPA started." feel the Congress has been amended bill also provides for and does not give out any cards respectively. Prasad said you (the UPA), Aadhaar lacked "Why is Aadhaar card thrust in a "blind spot". But a stiff 1 crore penalty and a jail information on medical the Bill is a wholesome any backing (Aadhaar niradhar compulsory? What is it? What some leaders said Rahul 6))     term for private entities for records or details of caste, reli- amendment following the tha). We made a law for it". is voter card then? We all have Gandhi's decision will augur storing Aadhaar data. gion and community. He said Supreme Court order. "Since TMC MP Mahua Moitra voter ID," she said. well for a party that needs to reinvent itself and present a  8#    /  clear vision to again emerge as a credible alternative.   2,34,0 British. Opposing the "idea of "The Congress faces an India" has been the policy of   *&> +     ! existential crisis in the absence s Rahul Gandhi appeared the RSS," the party also tweet- of clear leadership and such a Abefore a Mumbai court in ed. situation does not bode well for a defamation case for his The one-minute video   2,34,0 Thursday. The Congress leader demand- raised the issue of delays by the party which faces assembly remarks against the RSS, the titled "RSS for Dummies" Drawing the attention of ed strict action against those builders in handing over hous- elections in the states just a few Congress on Thursday attacked alleged that RSS founder 'KB ssues like the breach in a dam the house to the Tiware dam responsible for negligence. es to buyers and demanded months later," said a party the Hindutva organisation Hedgewar ordered the Sangh Iin Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, mishap, Husain Dalwai said it was not cor- strict laws to rectify the situa- leader adding Rahul's succes- through a video on Twitter not to participate in killing more than 23 people, Dalwai(Congress)demanded rect that incessant rains in the tion as the existing legal sor needs to be carefully cho- alleging that it "consistently Satyagraha'. "Sangh leaders high cut-off list in Delhi compensation for the victims region led to the breach of the recourse was not effective. sen with a long term vision in participated in 'anti-India' encouraged members to join University causing hardships to and alleged that the breach dam. The district collector was Mahesh Poddar(BJP)said mind and should be one who activities". the British civic guard... RSS' admission seekers, builders took place as the local admin- on February 12 in writing the practise of men pulling could rise above factions and Rahul pleaded 'not guilty' non-participation in India's duping homebuyers and plight istration did not take timely informed of the dam requiring The dam, he said, was built rickshaw in Kolkata was not a nepotism to rejuvenate the in the court in the defamation Independence was compli- of rickshaw pullers of Kolkata action despite repeated warn- urgent repairs but it was never in 2012 at a cost of 12 crore pleasant sight and wanted an party right from the grassroots case after he accused the RSS mented by their British mas- figured in the Rajya Sabha on ings over the last few months. done, he said. against the initial estimate of Rs immediate end to it. He said level. of being responsible for the ters... The Sangh opposed our 2 crore. more than 20,000 rickshaw While Rahul in his first murder of journalist Gauri national flag! Anti-national, Raising the issue of high pullers were engaged in this reaction post his resignation Lankesh. "Think you know much? Nathuram Godse shot cut-off in Delhi University, RK endeavour and lead a tough life stated that he would work 10 what the RSS is all about, and killed Gandhi," the party .   -  !* Sinha(BJP) suggested that all surviving on footpaths. Many times harder for the party, his think again. The Rashtriya claimed. the colleges in the national cap- MPs associated themselves sister and Congress general Swayamsevak Sangh has con- It also alleged that "the RSS ital should start evening class- with Poddar on the issue. secretary Priyanka Gandhi sistently participated in anti- opposed liberalisation... In  #      es also. It will allow more stu- AK Selvaraj (AIADMK) lauded his "courage" to quit the India activities, including short and in shorts, the RSS is dents to seek admission on the wanted subsidy for farmers highest post of the grand old pledging loyalty to the British, anti-development and fought one hand and give employment growing fruits and vegetables party. instigating violence & assassi- against freedom when we   2,34,0 was avoidable. And I should not statement. to more teachers on the other, through drip irrigation be Rahul Gandhi in Mumbai nating Mahatma Gandhi," the fought for it". have shared it in public in this The 42-year-old, who is a the BJP leader said adding stu- increased to make up for the told reporters he will engage in Congress said on Twitter, using The video also alleges that range of issues figured in manner and I too realised it." former investment banker, dents working part-time will additional cost incurred in the 'ideological fight' with the hashtag "RSSVsIndia". the RSS considers the Athe Lok Sabha on Thursday "I have therefore deleted my trended on social media after also benefit from such a move. high density farming and BJP and the RSS with 10 times "From the freedom strug- 'Manusmruti' greater than the including the Government sharing. I have the highest her speech on June 25 during a Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu where higher intensity irriga- more vigour than he did dur- gle to the symbols of Constitution. The video comes seeking to put to rest the con- regards and warmth for the peo- debate on the President's said high cut-offs speaks of tion is required due to soil qual- ing the last five years. Priyanka Indianness, the RSS has always a day after Gandhi formally troversy over Puducherry Lt. ple of Tamil Nadu, like I have for address where she sought to standard of education of Delhi ity. Vijay Pal Singh Tomar on her part took to social opposed them. When free- resigned as Congress president Governor Kiran Bedi's tweet the people of Puducherry," he detail " seven signs of fascism" University adding he is (BJP) urged laws be made media saying, "Few have the dom fighters were fighting the while taking full moral respon- which, it said, she "deleted" quoted Bedi's statement. in India. She was reportedly Chancellor of the varsity. stricter to deter food adulter- courage that you do @rahul- British, the RSS as an institu- sibility for the party's Lok and also expressed regret over The Defence Minister said accused of plagiarism by a for- Ajay Pratap Singh (BJP) ation. gandhi. Deepest respect for tion was bowing before the Sabha poll debacle. it besides Trinamool Congress in view of the LG's statement, he eign-based publication to which MP Mahua Moitra trying to would like to request members she has expressed her surprise raise the alleged false reportage of the House to put the issue to saying her source was clearly 1,(,,2 -,/- , ,-./0 and personal attacks on her by rest. mentioned in her Lok Sabha a TV news channel and its edi- After Rajnath's statement, speech. Moitra is a first-time tor. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan MP from West Bengal's  A  ; DMK members had on Chowdhury demanded the Krishnanagar. &    
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      Union Home Minister Amit Samgams in North America) the  Guwahati: Forty-five people Japanese Encephalitis with Elisa to step up surveillance activi- ,22. Shah, Swamy has said that the 2019 convention is being held in have died till July 3 since the kits have been made available ties. AIADMK Government in Tamil the town of Schaumburg in outbreak of Japanese in all district hospitals and Health and Family Welfare enior BJP leader Nadu was “unwittingly” assist- Europe and is going to be Mumbai: Maharashtra went viral and caused an out- Encephalitis in Assam, the government medical college Commissioner and Secretary SSubramanian Swamy has ing in the revival of the LTTE addressed by the former IN Swabhiman Party leader rage, Narayan Rane, a Rajya National Health Mission said hospitals, awareness pro- Anurag Goel held a meeting alerted the Government of India and was giving money for the High Commissioner for Narayan Rane on Thursday Sabha MP from the BJP, apol- Thursday. grammes intensified and fog- through video conference on about a plan to revive Liberation purpose. Refugees Navi Pillai, a Sri apologised for his MLA-son ogised for his son's misconduct. Most of upper Assam dis- ging operations stepped up in Wednesday with all the deputy Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), “On July 4, under the aus- Lankan Tamil and Thami Nitesh Rane's assault on a "I apologise for my son's act tricts, including Jorhat, areas from where Japanese commissioners and principal a banned organisation, in Tamil pices of a pro-LTTE organisation Nesan, a pro LTTE Catholic deputy engineer. of pouring mud on a govern- Golaghat, Dibrugarh, Encephalitis cases have been secretary of the Autonomous Nadu. In a letter addressed to FETA (Federation of Tamil Bishop. But it is surprising that Nitesh Rane, a Congress ment official. The protest Lakhimpur, and the lower reported. Councils to review the Japanese the Tamil Nadu Government is MLA, was Thursday caught on (against poor condition of the Assam district of Kamrup have The NHM also said that Encephalitis situation in the donating Rs 3 crore and has sent camera pouring mud on a highway) was for the local been affected by the mosquito- free transportation is being state. a 20-member delegation under deputy engineer to protest the people," the former chief min- borne disease. provided to patients with sus- He also interacted with the leadership of Ma Foi poor condition of the Mumbai- ister told PTI. "Assam is undergoing the pected JE fever through officials of the National Vector Pandiarajan, Tamil Nadu Goa highway. The incident In the video clip, Rane transmission season for 'Mrintunjoy 108 Ambulances'. Borne Control Programme, Minister,” Swamy has stated in took place at Kankavli in the and Kankavli Municipal Japanese Encephalitis cases. A The Assam government is NHM Assam Mission Director the letter. Swamy has also sug- coastal district of Sindhudurg. Council president Samir total number of 45 Japanese ensuring that treatment and J V N Subramanyam, Director gested to the union home min- On a complaint filed by the Nalawade are purportedly seen Encephalitis deaths have been diagnostic cost at medical col- of Health Services Assam Dr R ister that any attempt to revive engineer, Prakash Khedekar, an tying Khedekar of the National reported till July 3, 2019, in the leges and district hospitals are Bhuyan, and other health the LTTE in Europe should be offence under IPC section 353 Highways Authority of India state," the National Health borne by the state while a cer- department officials. nipped in the bud. He concludes (assault on government servant (NHAI) to the railing of a Mission (NHM) said in a state- tain number of beds there have On Monday, Additional the letter by asking the Home has been registered against bridge and pouring buckets of ment. been reserved for Japanese Secretary Sanjeev Kumar, who Minister to hold enquiries with Nitesh Rane and his support- mud on him. It, however, said the situa- Encephalitis patients. led a four-member central the Tamil Nadu Government ers, police said. Nitesh Rane, the MLA tion in the state is under close A round-the-clock central team to the state, had said July about sending the delegation to Further probe is on and from Kankavli, and his sup- watch and all preventive mea- control room has been opened and August it would be a chal- the convention and also about nobody has been arrested yet, porters were protesting after sures are being taken to com- to deal with and monitor the lenge to contain the outbreak the donation being made by the they said. finding potholes and mud on bat the situation. situation and all deputy com- of the disease to the minimum State. As the video of the incident the busy highway. PTI Diagnostic services for missioners have been directed in July and August. PTI :% 
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 Stalin, the 41-year-old actor the secretary of the youth appointment as working pres- films. Even while acting in was of the view that the ele- son of DMK chief MK Stalin wing under Rules 18 and 19 of ident of the party. The impor- movies, he was a regular in vation of Udhayanidhi in the   2,34,0 was on Thursday appointed as the party. MP Saminathan, tance of youth wing leadership DMK’s official functions. party is major event in the the general secretary of the former Minister and MLA could be understood from “We are all happy that political history of Tamil ise in retirement age for most party’s youth wing paving the who was holding the position the fact that Stalin headed the Udhayanidhi has been Nadu. “Udhayanidhi is an Rof India’s working population way for his anointment as the of the youth wing secretary organisation even after him appointed as the youth wing articulate speaker and has from 60 years at present seems successor to his father. has been relieved from the becoming a grandfather. chief and there is nothing shown his leadership qualities inevitable due to increase in life Udhayanidhi, a popular film post, said the release. Saminathan, a close aide to surprising in it. He has . Whether he would succeed expectancy, according to the actor was one of the star cam- There is nothing surpris- Stalin was given the charge of endeared himself to the party as MP or MLA would be Economic Survey. India’s popu- paigners of the party in the ing in the appointment of the youth wing to keep the cadre and general public known only after his election lation is expected to grow under recently held Lok Sabha elec- Udhayanidhi to the present chair warm for Udhayanidhi. through his affable manners. . But he is the political leader 0.5 per cent during 2031-41 due tions from the State which was post as he was being groomed M Karunanidhi, who held He is our future,” said Dorai to watch in Tamil Nadu,” said to decline in fertility rate and swept by the DMK-led by Stalin and his close confi- the post of DMK president for Murugan, deputy leader of the Doraisamy. increase in life expectancy, according to the survey. “Since an increase in the retirement age is perhaps " % :6  #%%  inevitable, it may be worthwhile signalling this change well in   )5)6. quately. Banks, the regulator Court which struck down the advance – perhaps a decade and government,” he said in the February circular. before the anticipated shift – so failure on the part of banks, presentation. Patel also went public with that the workforce can be pre- Athe government and the It can be noted that after his disappointment with the pared for it,” the Economic regulator till 2014 has got us 2014, which saw a change of execution under the Insolvency Survey for 2018-19, tabled in into the current bad loan mess guard in government and also and the Bankruptcy Code, say- Parliament by Finance Minister and the resultant low capital Patel’s predecessor Raghuram ing it has “thrown up a worry- Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday, buffers, Urjit Patel, the past Rajan assuming charge, the ing number of exceptions” and said. The survey pointed out that Reserve Bank Governor, has RBI started an asset quality signs of “gaming” are visible as this will also help plan in advance said, asking all to resist the review, which led to the recog- many of the major cases are for pensions and other retirement temptation of going back to the nition of the huge pile of hid- delayed beyond the 350-day provisions. Given that life status quo. den stress in the system and res- resolution window. expectancy for both males and In his first comments after olution through the introduc- He also sounded peeved at females in India is likely rise, resigning as RBI governor on tion of bankruptcy laws. no divestment by the govern- increasing the retirement age December 10 last year amid These actions led to a sharp ment in joint ventures, special for both men and women going sharp differences with the gov- decline in banks’ ability to fund purpose vehicles and asset forward could be considered in ernment, Patel said banks the needs of the economy, management companies despite line with the experience of other indulged in over-lending, while where growth has been sagging. the equity markets overall countries, it added. the government did not “fully Patel, who spent over five years remaining quite buoyant. play” its role, and also conced- at the RBI, including his role as In the presentation a copy contention between him and Patel said social sector ed that the regulator should the deputy governor, advised to of speech was not available the government, Patel said only requirements and an inability to have acted earlier. Speaking at stay on the course even in the Patel also said, “After fiscal time will tell whether a system access capital markets have an event in Stanford University face of difficulties. dominance over monetary pol- of “extend and pretend” will resulted in the government’s on June 3, Patel listed out areas “Temptation to reset ‘back to icy, are we looking at fiscal make a comeback.“Issues of stake in many lenders going up of concern for the country’s the past’ should be eschewed,” dominance over banking regu- ever-greening theA problem as more infusions came from banking sector, including high Patel said, adding that “episod- lation now.” may emerge again. Banks may the government despite fiscal non-performing assets (NPAs) ic concerns” on stability are Patel said an asset quality drag their feet on decision constraints. especially at state-run lenders, possible if there is “foot drag- review for the non-banking making, viz. delayed negotia- He also sounded disap- and current capital buffers ging, or, worse, back-pedalling”. finance companies is tions/taking haircuts for time- pointed at the recent govern- being “overstated” and being “Short-cuts/sweeping the “inevitable” given their inter- ly resolution could come back ment forces bank consolida- insufficient to tackle the huge problem under the carpet is connectedness in the financial to haunt the sector,” he warned. tions, saying such mergers have stress. unlikely to work; but will only system. It can be noted that four days “eroded” the value of the enti- “How did we get here? delay unlocking of capital, and On the Supreme Court after this presentation at ty taking over weaker banks Plenty of blame to go around! come in the way of financing striking down the controversial Stanford, RBI did come out and termed IDBI Bank as a Prior to 2014, all stakeholders future investment efficiently,” he February 12, 2018A circular, with a revised framework after “highly problematic” entity, failed to play their role ade- warned. which was also a major bone of being forced by the Supreme which was forced on LIC.    !"#$%   4

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  555 rate of 8 per cent, which inter- and use of technology focus “People are bearing brunt Empowerment in 2018, 1.18 Vichar Netam (BJP) among It put the fiscal deficit for national experience suggests is areas. Contract enforcement, it of the poor condition of the crore people between the age others, participated in the 2018-19 at 3.4 per cent, but possible only through a sus- said, remains the biggest con- road every day. Now, it is your group of 10-75 years are taking debate. analysts expected a short-term tained “virtuous cycle” of sav- straint to improving Ease of turn to experience it...,” an sedatives and 77 lakh are using realignment of the fiscal con- ings, investment and exports. Doing Business ranking. angry Nitesh told Shedekar. inhalents and children and B 555 solidation map with the deficit “The political stability in Meanwhile, some of his adolescents were found to be The CZA based on records targets being marginally raised the country should push the    555 supporters emptied two buck- using inhalents more than oth- available and complaints filed for the current fiscal in the animal spirits of the economy, Having booked him and 40 ets full of mud slush and slime ers. “The report establishes time to time, observed irregu- Union Budget for 2019-20 to be while the higher capacity util- to 50 of his supporters under on Shedekar. They hurled abus- that a substantial number of larities in the NZP, it said. The presented by Sitharaman on isation and an uptick in busi- Sections 353, 342, 332, 324, es at him, elbowed him and people use psychoactive sub- same were brought to the Friday. While the survey has ness expectations should 323, 120(A), 147, 143, 504, 506 also roughed him up. At one stances in India and the sub- knowledge of the authorities in retained the fiscal deficit esti- increase investment activity in of IPC, the Kankavli police on stage, the protesters tied up stance use exists in all the the Ministry through series of mate for 2018-19 at 3.4 per 2019-20,” the survey said. Thursday evening placed Shedekar to the railing of the population groups with adult letters,” the affidavit said. The cent, the general fiscal deficit - It said oil prices will decline Nitesh and five of his support- partially constructed bridge men bearing the brunt of sub- CZA conveyed these findings - Centre and States combined in current fiscal, pushing con- ers under arrest. They will be on which the incident took stance use disorders,” Gehlot to the Ministry for appropriate -- has been pegged at 5.8 per sumption. Consumption produced before a court on place, in a bid to teach the offi- said. Gehlot said the household action. “However, no corrective cent in 2018-19, down from 6.4 accounts for about 60 per cent Friday morning. Nitesh, known cial a lesson. Before long, sample survey covered all the action appears to be taken per cent in the previous fiscal. of the GDP. “However, down- for politics of arrogance and videos of the incident went 36 States and Union territories against the responsible for Former Finance Minister P side risks to consumption intimidation, is the son former viral on social media, earning of the country. It was done in irregularities observed in the Chidambaram said the remain. The extent of recovery Chief Minister and the Nitesh widespread criticism collaboration with the National National Zoological Park,” it Government appears to be pes- in the farm sector and farm founder-president of and condemnation from the Drug Dependence Treatment said, adding that the court simistic about the economy as prices will decide the push to Maharashtra Swabhiman Party twitter users. Later in the after- Centre (NDDTC), All India may pass further orders as it there are no sector-wise growth rural consumption, which is (MSP) Narayan Rane. noon, an unfazed Nitesh Institute of Medical Sciences may seem fit in the given cir- projections. “It appears to me also dependent on the situation Reacting to the incident, Sr defended his act. “Now I will (AIIMS), ten other medical cumstances of the case. that the Government, speaking of monsoon,” it said adding Rane disapproved his son myself oversee the repair work institutes and a network of 15 The habitats of wildlife are through the economic survey, some regions are expected to Nitesh’s act and said: “My son on this highway, with a stick in NGOs. Over 1,500 personnel under severe pressure and is pessimistic about the econ- receive less than normal rains, has done a wrong thing. I have my hand. Every day at 7 am I were involved in the data col- therefore the zoos have not omy,” he said in a statement. which could prove to be detri- apologised on his behalf. He will reach here. Let me see how lection from population of age only to sustain their own pop- “The economic survey mental for crop production. has to also apologise. Let’s face the system wins. We have the group between 10-75 years. ulations but also augment the flags (1) slowing growth, (2) The survey suggested poli- it, the actual act has been com- medicine to tackle their arro- Initiating the discussion depleting populations of shortfall in revenue, (3) finding cies to unshackle MSMEs to mitted by Nitesh’s supporters. gance,” he said. However, after on the matter, Rajya Sabha MP endangered species in the wild, resources without compromis- grow, create jobs and enhance But, as a leader of the agitation, his father and senior Rane RK Sinha said the problem of said the CZA suggesting that ing the fiscal deficit target, (4) productivity. It also called for Nitesh has to own up his mis- apologised and chided him, drug addiction has reached the zoos need to do more to impact of oil prices on the cur- reorienting policies to pro- take. At the same time, cannot Nitesh drove to the Kankavli even villages with many chil- add to wildlife. However, while rent account and (5) recom- mote young firms which have the officials see the potholes on police station and surrendered dren falling prey to the menace. the matter is under the legal mendations of the Fifteenth the potential to become big, the highway?” himself. Nitesh has had more He sought capital punishment scanner, the Ministry through Finance Commission on rather than MSME firms which Trouble broke out earlier in than his share of controversies. for the people involved in drug a letter on June 18, 2019 gone Central Government finances. remain small. The survey the afternoon, when Nitesh In a recent incident that took trade. While Elamaram forward to shift the NZP’s I am afraid, none of these is flagged the need to prepare for accompanied by Kankavli place in 2017, he threw a fish Kareem (CPI-M) said efforts administrative control to the positive or encouraging,” he the ageing of the population, Municipal Council president at a senior Government officer need to be put in to make the CZA. The decision followed said. The expansion in the necessitating more healthcare and activists of the NDA-affil- after he lost his cool during a educational campuses more recommendations “from a high economy will be driven by investment and raising the iated MSP drove down to the meeting. vibrant in order to check the level panel set up by the investment and consumption, retirement age in a phased stretch of a bridge on the Gad problem, TKS Elangovan Ministry to look into the issues with political stability auguring manner. Highlighting the River near Kankavli, to inspect @ (DMK) sought severe punish- afflicting the Delhi Zoo.” well for the growth prospects, immense potential of data of the road repairs being carried :  555 ment for people involved in “We have received the let- it said adding that the upside societal interest, the survey out by the PWD officials on a The Minister said more narcotics trade. Manoj Kumar ter and we will put it before a and downside risks to growth said data should be “of the peo- stretch of the bridge. than 5.7 crore alcohol users, 72 Jha (RJD), Veer Singh (BSP), technical committee in the are evenly balanced with mon- ple, by the people, for the peo- Nitesh and his supporters lakh cannabis users and about Vijaysai Reddy (YSRCP), A next 15 days. It will be taken up soon rainfall seen tipping the ple”. Stating that low pay and questioned sub-engineer, 77 lakh opioid users are addict- Navaneethakrishnan in a board meeting of the CZA scales. But for India to become wage inequality remain serious Prakash Shedekar about the ed and need help. (AIADMK), Ravi Prakash which will be chaired by a USD 5 trillion economy obstacles towards achieving bad condition of the roads He said as per findings of Verma (SP), Sushil Kumar Minister (Union Environment (more than double the current inclusive growth, it called for and told the latter that the peo- a national household survey Gupta (AAP), Shamsher Singh Minister) towards this month- size) by 2024-25, it needs to legal reforms, policy consis- ple had to routinely potholed conducted by the Ministry of Dullo (Congress), Kahkashan end, CZA Member Secretary sustain a real GDP growth tency, efficient labour markets highway with mud slush. Social Justice and Perween (JDU) and Ram Anup Nayak said.    !"#$% %   8 1$ &+" '1-"  #$%8 ( 74"  %$%8 (8 %%!)(&8.%&  
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According to this paradigm, the friction and and once in, dismantle Western colo- versial French eugenicist and alleged dangerous impediment, which can use             "    tension within the Muslim world (between the nial supremacy and carve out a mod- Nazi sympathiser Alexis Carrel — who its vast network across the Arab world              ! moderates and the radicals) had produced ern universal Islamic caliphate. often attacked Western modernity — to undermine Saudi influence and       $ $     political phenomena such as Turkey’s AKP and According to Malise Ruthven, in Islam and by the prolific South Asian Islamic trigger populist uprisings, including one  !             later, the democratic coming to power of the MB in the World, the MB became more con- scholar Abul Ala Maududi, who had in the kingdom.        !        ! in Egypt and the Ennahda Party in Tunisia. 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ulation, urbanisation, disposal incomes Fund with a corpus of 8,004 crore last who take care of dairying. Their ination coverage; production and of nutritious feed to our milch animals. sector has to grow, focus needs to be and shift in dietary habits of an year, is a testimony to the priority it direct representation in PoIs — both propagation of better genetics and However, the Government should on training existing manpower and increasingly health conscious popula- accords to the dairy sector. in governance and management — germplasm; introduction of Advanced bring in a comprehensive “animal feed capacity-building of PoIs on a sus- tion. It also depends on the supply RELEVANCE OF POIS will not only strengthen gender par- Reproductive Technologies such as in- regulation” to ensure availability of tained basis. Use of ICT tools and sys- response from millions of small milk As small animal holders constitute ticipation but also encourage socio- vitro embryo production and transfer; quality and cost-effective feed. tems, both in creation of a national ani- producers, aided by various public- the bed rock of Indian milk produc- economic change. The sterling perfor- genomic selection of animals; indi- Animal’s health is farmers’ mal data base to ensure animal iden- funded programmes that are aimed at tion system, it is important that they mance of a large number of all- genisation of sex semen sorting tech- wealth: It is time that a cost-effective tification and traceability and to  0. enhancing milch animal productivi- get a remunerative price for a highly women village-level institutions as well nologies; R&D efforts on cloning and and efficacious preventive and cura- ensure transparent milk procurement ty and providing market access to a perishable commodity like milk. This as large dairy cooperatives/milk pro- synthetic gamete production. This will tive animal healthcare system is put in systems, will make our small holder mid all the noise arising from large number of milk producers is possible by organising village-level ducer firms is testimony to the fact that help in leapfrogging genetic progress place to control and eradicate animal dairy system viable, efficient, transpar- the recent farmers’ agitations, through village-level producers-owned PoIs so as to pool the milk procured women participation can promote sus- of our indigenous breeds like Gir, diseases through mass vaccination and ent, accountable and sustainable. Athe remarkable growth story of institutions (PoIs). The focus in the from producing members in a fair and tained growth of the dairy sector. Sahiwal and Tharparkar. The promotion of Ethno Veterinary Public funding: As the dairy and the dairy sector seems to have escaped next phase of growth should be on transparent manner. PoIs help farm- PRODUCTIVITY GAPS Government has already initiated Medicines, based on ayurvedic prin- animal husbandry sector has the notice. Milk production has been enhancing efficiencies, introducing ers get remunerative price for the milk Animal breeding: Milch animal these programmes under the National ciples to treat animal diseases. The potential to play a significant role in growing at over six per cent per annum innovative technologies and opening and provide them assured market productivity in India is very low Dairy Plan and is now implementing Union Cabinet’s allocation of 13,343 driving growth, employment and during the last five years, thus con- new opportunities for milk producers. access. As per estimates by the (total cows — 4.5 kg/day, indigenous the Rashtriya Gokul Mission. crore to fully control FMD and incomes in rural India, adequate bud- tributing to enhancing farmers’ Recognising the role of animal National Dairy Development Board cows — 2.9 kg/day and buffaloes 5.5 Animal nutrition: Feed and fod- Brucellosis in the next five years is wel- getary allocation is needed. Providing income, reducing rural poverty, husbandry and dairying in contribut- (NDDB), there are more than one lakh kg/day) as compared to other coun- der constitute about 75 per cent of the come. These diseases have direct interest subventions to PoIs to empowering women and strengthen- ing towards the growth of farmers’ villages which remain to be covered by tries. This is particularly true for cost of milk production. Will natural impact in declining milk production, strengthen and expand their process- ing farm resilience to climate change. income and employment, the PoIs. NDDB and its associate organ- indigenous breeds, on whose develop- resource constraints come in the way adversely impact animal and human ing infrastructure and announce- It also ensures national food and nutri- Government constituted a separate isations have already initiated pro- ment the present Government is of our continuing march in milk pro- health and our dairy exports. ment of a major animal disease con- tional security besides generating Ministry of Fisheries, Animal grammes in recent years to set up vil- focussing on in the interest of inclu- duction growth? The good news is that Implementation of the scheme will trol scheme by the Union Cabinet are employment. With a total milk pro- Husbandry and Dairying. This was a lage-level institutions in less dairy sive and climate-resilient growth of in our country, mostly crop residues require coordinated efforts. welcome measures. Sourcing ODA duction of 176.3 MT during 2017-18 landmark move. The Central developed regions. A time-bound dairying. A majority of these animals and agricultural by-products are used Human resources and data-dri- assistance from bilateral and multilat- and a growing milk production base, Government’s announcement of a action plan to provide market access are with small and marginal farmers, as animal feed. There remains a huge ven dairying: All interventions to eral funding agencies such as JICA and it is natural to ask whether the six per 13,343 crore scheme to control and to milk producers in less dairy devel- particularly in backward areas. untapped potential of unutilised bio- expand market access and introduce World Bank for our dairy sector can cent plus growth is sustainable. eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease oped regions, including aspirational Therefore, a multi-pronged approach mass, which along with the adoption productivity enhancement measures be explored by the Government to sus- The growth of the dairy sector is (FMD) and Brucellosis through mass districts, needs to be implemented in to fast-track genetic progress of this of better technologies in securing, are not achievable unless PoIs and vet- tain the growth momentum. primarily propelled by demand-led vaccination as also the creation of a the next phase of dairy development. class of animals should be taken up. enriching, densifying and conserving erinary institutions have trained and (The writer is Chairman, National factors on account of increasing pop- Dairy Infrastructure Development As it is, it is the women members, This includes greater artificial insem- the existing biomass, can be a source qualified human resources. 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Tdeclined to 10.9 per cent in 18,” said the survey tabled in that fiscal federalism strength- In the run-up to the imple- bill” in order to sustain the gov- Act (NFSA). case of rice,” the Economic There are 5.33 lakh FPSs 2018-19 as indirect tax rev- Parliament by Finance Minister ened significantly when the mentation of India’s biggest ernment’s food security pro- The economic cost is the Survey 2018-19 said. and over 23 crore ration card enues fell short of budget esti- Nirmala Sitharaman. 14th Finance Commission indirect tax overhaul Goods gramme for the poor, the expenditure incurred by the These rates were fixed holders in the country as on mates by about 16 per cent, due The Government had bud- increased the share of states in and Services Tax on July 1, 2017, Economic Survey said central government on pro- under the NFSA initially for a March 2019. to shortfall in Goods and geted to collect Rs 11.50 lakh the divisible pool of central the Centre and states had agreed Thursday. curement of wheat and rice at period of three years from the About 3.95 lakh FPSs have Services Tax (GST) mop up, the crore from direct taxes and Rs taxes from 32 per cent to 42 per to set up a GST Council, chaired The government, in its the minimum support price date of commencement of the been automated by installing Economic Survey said. 7.43 lakh crore from GST in cent. “Niti Aayog has helped by Union Finance Minister and interim budget presented in (MSP) and storage. Whereas Act (July 13, 2013). But the the electronic point of sale The survey, authored by 2018-19. The survey said though institutionalise cooperative fed- comprising finance ministers of February, had pegged food the CIP is the subsidised rate at NDA government has not device. “However, the level of Chief Economic Advisor there has been improvement in eralism by setting up teams all states. subsidy bill at Rs 1,84,220 crore which the grain is sold to the revised it. computerization of FPSs across Krishnamurthy Subramanian, tax to GDP ratio over the last six from both the states and the The introduction of the for 2019-20 as against Rs poor. Under the NFSA, the The NFSA provides a States is not uniform,” the sur- also suggested that the cooper- years, gross tax revenues as a central government to jointly GST represented an instance 1,71,298 crore last year. government is providing food- wider coverage than the erst- vey added. ative federalism as depicted by proportion of GDP has declined evolve strategies for addressing where policymakers exhibited “For sustainability of food grains at a highly subsidised while Targeted Public It also emphasised the need the GST Council can be replicat- by 0.3 percentage points in development challenges. States the appetite to introduce bold security operations, the issue of (CIP) rate of Rs 1-3 per kg to Distribution System (TPDS) to further improve the manage- ed in labour and land regulation. 2018-19 over 2017-18. have also been involved in a reform by eschewing loss aver- burgeoning food subsidy bill more than 80 crore poor peo- and with lower CIPs have obvi- ment of food supply in various In 2018-19, direct taxes “Indirect taxes have fallen friendly competition to improve sion, the survey said. needs to be addressed. ...The ple in the country. ous implications for the food aspects in view of lower score grew by 13.4 per cent owing to by 0.4 percentage points of their Key Performance Stating that introduction rationalisation of food sub- The economic cost of subsidy bill, it noted. and rank of India in the Food improved performance of cor- GDP primarily due to shortfall Indicators (KPIs),” the survey of GST barely increased the eco- sidy and greater use of technol- wheat has increased from Rs According to the survey, Security Index 2018. porate tax. However, indirect in GST collections. This has said. nomic policy uncertainty ogy in food management will 19/kg in 2013-14 to Rs 24.35/kg PDS has become more trans- “India’s food security chal- taxes fell short of budget esti- been partly offset by 0.1 percent- Stating that the launch of despite the enormous change ensure food security for all,” the in 2018-19 on account of sharp parent at Fair Price Shops lenges lie in the areas of low mates by about 16 per cent, fol- age points increase in direct the GST in July, 2017, added a that it entailed, the survey said survey, presented in hike in MSP over the years. (FPSs) through technology GDP per capita, sufficiency of lowing a shortfall in GST rev- taxes,” it said adding that GST new dimension to centre-state “this illustrates that path-break- Parliament, said. Similarly, the economic cost of intervention. However, it said supply, public expenditure on enues as compared to the bud- collections are yet to stabilise. and inter-state financial rela- ing reforms that are consistent The food subsidy bill has rice has gone up from Rs there is a need for “holistic research and development get estimates. Revenue buoyancy of GST tions, the survey said “the GST with a well-articulated vision do “risen substantially” over the 26.15/kg to Rs 34.72/kg in the monitoring” along the supply (R&D) and protein quality,” the “Accordingly, gross tax rev- will be key to improve the Council experience provides not create as much disruption as years because of widening of same period. “However, the chain to completely prevent the survey added. enue as a proportion of GDP resource position of both cen- key learning for implementing some people may fear”. ;
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Iranian politics to the right at But Erdogan struck a soft- cations director, Fahrettin Altun, Haftar launched an offen- Jinping announced a truce. negotiations broke down in something Iran denies it wants “Be careful with the threats, the determent of the Iranian er tone after meeting Chinese tweeted on Wednesday that the sive in early April to take the “The United States’ unilat- May after the United States but the deal sought to prevent. Iran. They can come back to people and the entire region,” President Xi Jinping on Tuesday invitation came from the capital Tripoli, seat of the rival eral tariff increase on China’s accused China of reneging on But as tensions rise a year bite you like nobody has been said Ali Vaez, an Iran analyst in Beijing. Chinese side. Government of National exports to the United States is its commitments. after President Donald Trump bitten before!” Trump tweeted for the International Crisis “I believe we can find a Erdogan told his Chinese Accord. 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The FAME-II sub- Always had high expectations out of this one O@O  government talk of the need for private factories, although Panasonic and taxes and registration charges will not sidies by the Indian government, on and this looks so worth it. Judgmental Hai Kya.”    sector to step up, not even looking Suzuki are in partnership to build the fix. The huge fixed costs of batteries. In the other hand, are not even worth Rangoli replied, “Kuch log Kangana ko : across the border at what China has first. a four-wheel electric car, the battery being called that. There needs to be copy kar ke he apni dukaan chalate hain (Some ) $. done with regards to Lithium, Some problems are hyped up to be costs make up between 50-70 per cent far better thinking and thought put people run their shop by copying Kangana),  Palladium and the Rare earths that much worse than they are, the problem of the overall vehicular costs. In a two- towards electrification. Some studies magar (but) please note, they never acknowl- mass-scale electrification will need. The of charging infrastructure, for example, wheeler, the battery will make up and pilot projects conducted have edge her, not even a mention of her name in   government and policy think-tanks which actually can be fixed very easy. between 70-90 per cent of the cost, highlighted the issues that India will praising the trailer. Last, I heard Taapseeji said %! may not like it but this requires govern- There is also the fallacy of there not because really metal and plastics are not face, poor electrical infrastructure Kangana needs a double filter and Taapseeji (   ment intervention, not loud and rude being enough electricity in India, that expensive. And if you have not coupled with ambient Indian summer you need to stop being a sasti copy.” ((  sessions with Indian private sector which is untrue. And even if the elec- noticed, a bulk of the vehicles on India’s temperatures became a huge problem Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap defended manufacturers. tricity is thermal, an electric car is some- roads today comprise commuter during one pilot project. Demanding Taapsee and said it was “really desperate” of % $ But the single-biggest elephant in what cleaner in the long run than a motorcycles, the sweet-spot for the the industry does one thing will not Rangoli. “Come on Rangoli... this is going too L4%% ! the room is cost. And this will be evi- internal-combustion engine car, though manufacturers being the 50,000 mark. make these problems magically dis- far. This is really, really desperate. I really don’t !M dent with the Hyundai Kona, which is given India’s energy mix, it has been However, this industry is suffering a appear. know what to say to this. Having worked with ( $ a Creta-sized electric SUV from Korea shown that plug-in hybrids are the most sales downturn because costs of pop- Electrification will happen, and it both your sister and Taapsee. I just don’t get P ! and the Audi e-tron, Audi’s latest elec- carbon efficient vehicles in India at the ular 100-125cc motorcycles will climb might even happen sooner than we this. Praising the trailer means praising all tric SUV, based on the Q5 long-wheel- current time. Also it has to be noted that 10-15 per cent thanks to BS-VI emis- think in the natural scheme of things, aspects of it. Which includes Kangana.”   %  base. Both these cars will be launched India’s energy mix will change going sion norms, which will make Indian a properly planned out build-up. But Rangoli didn’t stop there. She wrote, (.! in India in the next few weeks. They will forward with more renewables and motorcycles the cleanest in the world. 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Unfortunately we kept losing time is now, after becoming the is the best way and gives us a lot “He doesn’t know how unlucky he is because I’ve than they did.” wickets at regular intervals. If we are in first England men’s team to make of chance of performing. That’s got the smallest hands for a bloke you’ve ever seen,” said Left-hander Latham, 27, made his that situation again hopefully we can cor- the semi-finals since 1992. what we have resorted to in the a grinning Wood. first half-century of the tournament rect a few things.” “It feels great. We’re excited, two must-win games and shows “I managed to just get a fingertip to it. The umpire having previously not passed 14 and he Latham said that New Zealand’s and have a bit of relief as well,” he that we must continue that. wasn’t sure if I’d tipped it, and I said ‘I swear to God I admitted: “It was nice to spend time in players will start preparing for the semi- said. “I’ve been a bit disappointed did’. I knew it had flicked the end of my finger. the middle and get familiar with the finals even though they will not know for “It’s obviously been two tough not to have contributed as much “He was one of the best players I’ve ever bowled at things that I do well but we weren’t on sure they have qualified until Friday. games to finish to qualify, and we as I’d like, I haven’t quite execut- so to get him out any way you can is pretty important. the right side of the result.” He said: “We’ll have a couple of days showed great character to come ed or made the right decision and It saved me bowling at him any more so I was pretty The Black Caps vice-captain was bat- off which will be nice for the guys to through with two very good per- have found ways of getting out. pleased. ting in familiar surroundings at the regroup. Then it’ll be about going back formances. Luckily I still have another chance “In big games, in big moments, you need those Riverside, having played two seasons for to basics and doing the things we do well “We are just very excited to be for another innings or two in the moments. I’m just pleased that in such a big game I Durham in 2017 and 2018. to be successful. in a semi-final. From the start I World Cup. managed to be so lucky.” He said: “It was nice to come back “One you get to the semis it doesn’t think it was the minimum require- “For the country, it’s very Meanwhile Williamson, asked about his freakish and see a lot of familiar faces. It was a matter who you play you’ve got to play ment, the first stage we had to get exciting that we are in a semi-final dismissal, said: “Is it luck or lack of it? It is one of those great day here in the north-east.” two good games of cricket to win the to. and we have had some fantastic things. 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